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Vol. 14, No . 1
Salve Regina College, Newport, R. I.
Sodality Discusses Church Structure The Sod al ity, under the direction of Sisr ~r Mary Elois::, R.S.M. offers tO all a chance to further d·::velop th eir spiritual life. Meetings, h:: ld weekly on Thursdays, a re geared arou nd a fo ur poinr progr:un for each month . The first meeting is devoted to spiritual formation by :1 study of rhe methods o f mental prayer a nd irs pracric::. Meetings two and three will be given over to discussion in areas of prayer. leadership, and the Ecumenical Coun c il. The fourth is left open for a social or busin::ss meet ing. Plans a re also underway for ·:: ngagi ng speake rs on the Liturgy and Ecumenical Movement. Patricia Silva '62, Mary Carol King '62, and Mary Rafferty '62 represented the Maris Regina Sodality at the Bos to n College Lay Aposrolare Conv·en rion held from August 30 thru Septe mber 5. While in Boston, they stayed at Cardinal Cushing College.
Alumnae Plans Luncheon At Grist Mill In Seekonk With the coming of fall the Salve Regina Alumnae Association is aga in laying plans for a busy forthcoming year. Under the able leadership of Miss M a rth a O'Rourke, President; Miss Lucy Roberts, VicePr-es ident; Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (MeAlice ) McAlear, Secretary ; and Mrs. Ann ( M anning ) St. Onge, Treasurer, the group is scheduling a calendar of varied events. The first function was p lanned for October 18, when the m embers served as hostesses for an I. F. C. A. luncheon held at Salve Regina. November promises ro be a month of act ivity, opening with a group luncheon at the Grist Mill o n the seventh. This will be followed the next day by a co llege symposium where the Alumnae will direct a n info rmation booth co ncerning Salve R eg ina. This eve nr is to be held at Saint Patrick's Auditorium on Smith Street under the sponsorsh:p of the I. F. C. A. In additi o n to these group activities, the Alumnae is sending representatives to each regiona l organizational meeting of the National Council of Catholic Women. The col lege extends its best wishes ro rhe Alumnae for a prosperous year!
November, 1959
Communism vs. Christianity
Academic Ceremony Awards Caps And Gowns Thursday afternoon, October 1,
1959, the freshmen were invested in their academic robes, at an impressive ceremony held in the Great Hall at Ochre Co urt. Escorted to the Hall by their junio r sisters, they w::re welcomed by Mother Hilda, R.S.M. , President o f th e College. Fathe r Irving Georges, O.P., Chaplain, gave a short address to all present concerning the History of the cap and gown. He traced the robes back to the M edieva l Universities, and told of their significance, even today. Father Georges a lso explained the colors that are used for the differenr deg rees.
Miss Dea nn a Encalada :..::JVe a message of welcome from rh;· entire student body, of which she is presidenr. Miss Maureen McGillicud dy, secretary of the Juni or Class g<~ve co ngratulatOry messages from the class of 196 1. The juniors rhen rerir-::d to the balconies overlooking the Great Hall and sang a medley of songs to th:: Fresh men , including the "A lma M ater". Following the cerem ony, the invited pare nts and friends were served tea in the Stare Dining Roo m.
Mary Carol King To Chairman Sophomore Dance, 'November Nocturne' November Nocturne, the dance sponsored by rhe class of 1962. will be held on Saturday, November 21, at O chre Court, in the Great Hall. from 8 until 11 :30 o'clock. The fall the me will be carried out in the favors and decorations. Last year the class began a gold charm brace let and to it they are adding :1 go !d leaf, with "November Nocturne" and the dare inscr ibed o n it. Ralph Stuart and his orchestra will play at the Grear Hall , and after the dance there will be a reception and buffet at the Pocasset Country C lub, in Porrsmouth , Rhode Isl and. Miss Mary Carol King is general chairma n for the November octurne. The other chairmen are: Refreshmenrs, M ary Con n ley; Decorations. Shelia Kelly; Entertainment, Nancy leonard; Arrangements, WamL! Tereska; Publicity, Helen Murphy; a nd Wrapping, Nancy Shields. The chaperones for the dance are Mr. and Mrs. Peter H ea ley, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dunphy , and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph King. Mary Carol Kin g, chairman, said th at a ll o f the sophomores are enrhused about this, their only d ance this year, a nd that the arrendance should b e large, especially to dance ro the music of Ralph Sruarr. Refres hments and punch and cookies will be served in the state dining room during the dance, and aga in the fall moriff will be ca rried o ut in the centerpiece.
It was recenrly announced by the Pr:.:sid :::nr of the College that a ne w pr-Jgr;un of p ubli c lecrures would be given during the school year over a period of four m onrhs. The top ic uf thes-e !ecru res is Conlllll!Jli.r711 .or Cbrirtia11ity and the co ll ege has selected four spe.1kc:rs, emi nently qualihed, ro speak on the nature, strategy, a nd spirirua l danger of commC1nism. The fi rsr lecru re of the se ri es was held Sunday, October 25 , 1959, at R ogers· Auditorium, Newporr, at 3 p. m. The speaker was M r. Douglas H yde, a former member of the commu ni st parry, who was rec-e ived in to the Church in 19!(8. The ropic of hi s discussion was Com111 /lllirt Goba! Strat eg y. The second lecture will be held Sunday, November 22, 1959. The speaker will be Dr. Edward T. Gargan, associate professo r el f Mode rn European Hi srory at Loyola University , Chicago. Dr. Garg:111 is an expert srucl ::nt of the papacy and the history of the Church ;,nd is presenr ly writing a biography of Pope Pius XI. ln view of this background h:: is cerr:~ inl y qualified to :;peak on T be Cti!bofit Cbm cb and Modem
T ot tt! iI aria;; i.1 1i1. Th e third lecrure will be held Sunday, December G, ] 959. The speaker at this lecture will be Dr. Thomas H . D. Mahoney, a professor of Hi s tory at M. I. T. Dr. Mahoney is a humanist in the midst of rhe sc ienr ih c-liber.d a rrs educn ion problem, an amhor and schol ar, coauthor of T iJe U11it ecl States l 1t 11?oriel H i.1t ory. and an outstanding !ecrurer. The rop ic of his ]ecrure will be /1 Reali.rtic l.ook At Tbe tli.rtory and Nat;;rc of Co!l/7111t11ism. The fmal lecture o f the series will be hdd Sund.1y, January 17, 1960. The spe.1ker at this final lecture will be Baroness Elizabeth Von Gutte nberg, a woman who knows what a totalitarian reg1me is like. The Baroness, her husband. and friends were very i11fluenrial to the reb irth of post-war Germany. ln the war that followed she lost her husba nd and rwo sons. She also is very qua li fied to speak on Tb r.: SjJirit11al Batile
of 01tr Times.
tria Regina Sodality's 1ristmas party for un~ed children in Newport the most rewarding of t's projects. All students j to share with the Sonbers the joy of givin~ outing gifts of toys and or 30 young guests. At ·, held in Mercy Hall e second week of DeSalve Regina's "fairy rs" enchant the children ·ogram of delights and and are, in turn, amply by the excitement and mirrored in the eyes of ~ visitors. lreath .emnity of the Advent kept in focus by oble ceremony of lighting nt Wreath. Beginning freshman class on the lay evening, each group in the Great Hall to week with the simple, ~ prescribed prayers and :he candle which syme coming of the Light rid. The Advent Wreath Ll beauty is fashioned 1ted by Home Economts. tt procession :eful elegance of Salve's tg room is an appropri5 for the annual Holly LY faculty members are .ests and are feted by j junior resident stu:J.e name of the student litional Noel festivities hrough the week in all CJ.alls. iately, the merriment feasting is replaced by solemnity as the stulcipate in the tradition~andlelight procession. ~in the upper balconies, garbed in caps and j c a r r y i n g lighted ·oceed down the broad .ircase to the darkened . Highlight of the cere:he placing of a wax the prepared creche. : traditionally belongs 'sident of the student this year, is Marie B e f o r e the creche, ~ lighted by each class ) represent the homage Infant King by every nian. ~d
- bound s t u d e n t s they share in the three E ve Masses which eliRegina's observance birth.