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SALVE REGINA COLLEGE.JNeport, Rhode Island
December- Januacy
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Mrs. . Catol Storez, Director of Extension Services, pauses brief~ ly amidst the . flurry of her, da.lly activitiee.
by Susanne Neely Moving swiftly across Salve's campus is : the · figure of MI'S. Carol Storez, Director of Extension Services, who graduated · with an A.B. in Political Science from the University of Chicago and came to Salve's Division of Community Education in Augus't of 1972. Mrs. Storez is herself typical of the diversity and expansion characterizing the people and efforts of the division. Community Education (C.E.) strives to offer 'the facilities of the college to the non-traditional t u d e n t , accomplishing this through various outlets. Mrs. Storez first ou'tlined the speci-
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fie needs of the part-Ume student pursuing a bachelor or !iSsociate degree. Two areas operating Jn conjunction under the degree programs are, first, a large number of educational opportunities organized specifically for veterans, co-ordinated by Karl Nykaza, and secondly the Law -Enforcement Division, coordinated by Sister Ann Nelson. Law-Enforcement enrollees comprise the majority of students within C.E. Common areas of minor concentration by this group are history, politics, sociplogy, and psychology. Fulfilling the special needs of unclassified s t u d e n t s desiring
certain courses, she continued, Salve's . non-credit offerings of reasonable cost. Registration for is also the concern of C.E. A-lready possessing a bachelors dethese courses is open to all ages, gree or not pursuing one, such whether a high schooler or senstudents are generally motivated ior citizen (who may participate by personal or professional beneat half-price) . Over 60 people . fit. These courses, often held in participated in the unique op,.. seminar form serve such fields portunity for personal enrichment offered by the first minias nursing interests as in fulfilling possible voluntary ·nurssemester. ing requirements; psychological .E xpanding into the community interests as found in the lecitself is the 'fourth field, that of tures of Dr. Darby on dealing , community associated develo~ with the dying; and educationaL ment in which she works with interests as found in the illSister V i r g i n i a W a 1 s h, Coservice training for teachers. ordinator of Community SerSuccessfully born this fall was vices. Here the college-communthe mini-semester, which has ity .liason directly benefits the commurdty. · brought much at t e n t i o n to
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by Regina Tracy At the risk of sounding un-American, un-Christian, and like a ·person who kick chihuahuas, I have a confession - I ·loathe and abhor Christmas shopping. People have pictures of Santa Claus - I treasure companion mezzotints of Ebeneezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley. My idea of Christmas shopping is to breeze 't hrough Lord and Taylor's or Tiffany's, deftly wielding a credit card with a liveried chauffeur in tow carrying exquisitely wrapped packages. However, .liveried chauffeurs are short in supply (to be fair, my friend, Rick, .:did offer to dress in his tuxedo, but we both 't hought he would look somewhat absurd prowling about in Woolworth's). My shopping forays are such things as nightmares and analysts' incomes are made of. When I cannot put it off any longer (like about 11:45 on December 24) I venture into the business districts. First, I I think I pick the wrong stores. They are rather unprepossessing, and the sidewalks leading to them are covered witl). varied and unappealing items like foaming cauldrons, skeletons of Dodo birds, and battered rabbits' watches inscribed "With love from the whole :Wonderland crowd." As ought to be expected, the interiors are somewhat "different" to employ the euphemism of this or any other century; I generally ·walk ou't with an antique automaton which warbles "The Critic's Song" from "II Literati", gaily festooned packages containing baby snakes, and a vague, undefined fee~ing of nausea. "Straight" stores are almost worse. Steering a path through mama dolls, papa dolls, and mama and papa dolls, I am invariably confronted by signs telling me that what my six year old sister rea.lly yearns for is her very own live giraffe. So now I gauge proximity of Christmas by the increasing severity of migraine headaches. While persuing the classifieds for unemployed chauffeurs I can't help but spare a thought for one of the great, unsung philosophers of our times - Ebeneezer, you were right!
Students' Projects Enhance lnteri.m Bicentennial Course The "Spirit .of '76", featured in Salve Regina's ·. January interim .course, will be especially spirited with the ·_added dimensimi of three student projects. Participating are Terri Kubit.schek, Regina Tracy, and Peggy decora.Munson . .in . the dramatic, .
tive and musical arts, respectively. Following research . of the .drama of the colonial period, Terri · Kubitschek will serve as production manager to director Miss Joan David and assistant Miss Paula O'Malley for the
'Majority ·of . Faculty Votes To Retain Modified Core In a majority vote at its November 28 meeting, the faculty . indicated its intention to retain the general education core curriculum for the incoming freshmen next .year. However, some 'modifications will be made. Discussion centered around a proposal submitted by the area chB.irnien and resource personnel of the GEC. Both parts of the proposal were accepted by a majority of the faculty present at the meeting. "The freshman year of the core is to be allowed to stand as is for the present. There will be subsequent cont!!nt modifications found necessary as mere
feedback data are available," the proposal read. "The sophomore year will be restructured so that all students will be able to participate in the core and also meet the demands of their individual disciplines. This restructuring is to be done by reducing the time allotment from 8 to 4 hours .per semester in the sophomore year. Other details will be charged -to the ECO core committee wi_th participation by interested faculty members," it continued. Prior 't o the meeting this proposal had b e e n unanimously passed by area chairmen .and resource personnel.
January 18 production of Royall Tyler's comedy of manners,· The Contrast. Tyler's play bears 't he distinction of being the first professionally p r o d u c e d native American comedy. In capturing the spirit of the times, the theatre division aims to brlng a bit of the early American stage to the corner of Leroy and Webster .Avenues. Regina Tracy ls planning a January 19 ·decorative arts exhibit which will display objects that would have furnished an upper-middle class household in N e w E n g 1 an d prior to 'the Revolution. In effect, the exhibit will show that aesthetics were important to the American colonists. Display objects will indude furniture, pewter textiles ,a nd Chinese export porcelain, all on, loan from the RISD Museum, the Newport Historical Society, and private donors. · With the assistance of· Sister M a r i a n n e Postiglione, Peggy Munson is coordinating a program of colonial music for a January 15 presentation. It is best described as a sing-along workshop, or a "hootenanny" 'w ith colonial music. ·
Co-ordinator of Comniunity Services by Kathy Stevens There is a new person on campus, Sister Virginia Walsh R.S.M., who is the co-ordinator for community services for Salve Regina College. Sister Virginia Walsh came to Salve Regina College this September and joined the Continuing Education Office. The purpose of her job, according to Sister Virginia, is to provide "a lia&.on between the college comm~ity and the general community." . The job of co-ordinator for comlnunity services emphasizes meeting, talking with people in the community, assessing . the needs of the community and then bringing an awareness of these
things to the college community. Sister Virginia is working wth the facutly, students, and administration to help meet 'these needs: The response of the faculty and the students so far has been receptive. The faculty and students,- Sister Virginia says, "recognize the need" to get involved with the community. The success of these programs depends on the efforts of the faculty and students. Students should reflect 191d consider if they could donate a small part of their time working in and with the community. Sister Virginia says, "No matter where one's talents lie, there is something for everyone to do." Types of services that the col-
lege might lend 'to the community are volunteer services, workihops, in-service programs, panel discussions and research work. The first event arranged by Sister Virginia . for the elderly in the community was the Senior Citizen's Night performance of The Prime of Mlsa Jean Brodie at Salve's Creative Arts .Center. Sister Virginia at the moment is trying to meet the faculty and students. She is working on a tutoring p r o g r a m for disadvantaged children at the Martin Luther King Center and the Catholic Information Service in Newport with the aid of faculty and students. At the present time a Meals On Wheels program is being arranged for the elderly in the community.
These programs, according to Sister Virginia, should "assist and improve the situation in the lives of others and help people achieve their human dignity in life." Before coming to Salve Regina College, Sister Virginia had a great deal of experience working with the people in a community, She was a principal at a large inner city grammar school in Providence. On Monday, Wednesday and Thursday Sister Virginia works out of her office in the Continuing Education Office on the second floor of Ochre Court. She also works at different schools setting up special programs for math instruction on Tuesday and Friday.
In this guickly paced life, how fortunate a person is 'to possess the soul of the Christmas season. For true Christmas spirit provides a refreshing opportunity for reorientation of thought. It provides a time to drift backward, to revel iq the · memories of softly colored lights, -the fragrance of evergreen, and a warmth that has pierced human . hearts for 2000 years. • Memories are the "stuff" that Christmas is made of. Best wishes for a memoryfilled - and memorable holiday! Terri Kubitschek
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December- January
Biological Openings
A Re-Touch o·f Class
But In The End . .. Success!! by Leo Bottari Editor's Note: The followf,ng i8 the first of a series of articles presented by t h e department chair~n on concrete career opportunities.
-WantedYoung female with college de.g iee in biology and a strong background in the physical sciences to work in Quality Control Lab. of Revlon Co. Must have some microbiology. Starting salary $13,000 plus benefits. -WantedYoung female with college degree in biology with a minor in chemistry to assist in tissue compatibility study for kidney transplants at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston. Managerial opportunity in one year. Starting salary $15,000 plus benefits. -WantedYoung female with a strong background in biology and a talent for drawing to work with surgeon in operating room of large hospital making anatomical drawings of specific surgical procedures. Salary open. As many freshmen are about to select majors and minors in anticipation of what the future may hold, and seniors wonder
Impressions Enthusiasts Should Love by Regina Tracy I detest interim - not the concept, but time - January. I withdraw in "dead-of-winter" (i.e., anything under 75•). My first impulse on New Year's Day (after forswearing champagne for the rest of my life - or the next twenty-four hours - whichever comes first is to retire to bed with sunlamp, Scotch, blankets, harpsichord records and enough books to last the month. Unfortunately, no college whose administrative IQ has a fighting chance at three digits will deem that predilection worthy of four credits, or indeed, of anything else. Neither, also unfortunately, will my mother. I have come to realize that Robert Redford (aren't you sick of hearing about Robert Redford, people? ? ? ) is not going to appear saying he's forsaking wife, children, and career to take me to Acapulco. (However - hope on, hope ever.) The problem is apparent to the least discerning amongst us - What to do during interim? 1) Learn to play recorder, which is relatively inexpensive and perceptibly easier to carry than a cello. Animal enthusiasts should love it, for the female of the species attracts every canine for miles. 2) Become a pool shark. This is highly remunerative - no one will ever say, "I bet I can translate Chaucer faster than you can." 3) Get subpoenaed by the House on Un-American Activities guaranteed to break up the monotony. Anyway, don't do anything I wouldn't . . . and if you do, try Justin (272-9063) for bail-bondsman.
why they have "suffered the slings and arrows" of this way of life, take a good look at just what you may have accomplished, what you can do with what you've got and what you may be able to do with what you are about to get. The "WANTADS" that are listed above are not imaginary, they are real! !! Moreover they have been filled by people just like you a few short years ago, people who graduated, not from the large
multiversities, not from the Ivy Leagues, but from our own Salve Regina. Perhaps you don't feel you could fill these positions, as I'm sure, the people before you felt. However, the data is there and the facts hold. They did it . . . you can do it. If I may steal the words ·of Winston Churchill, "All we can offer you is blood, sweat and tears • but in the end . . . SUCCESS!! And that makes all the difference.
Psychologist Voices Views Confidentialities Discussed
by Marladonna McCarthy An interview was conducted with Mr. Allen Schor, recently _hired as a consultant psychologist for the college community. Mr. Schor is currently completing his doctoral dissertation in clinical psychology. He can be reached in his office in Angelus Hall via extension 49 every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Q. What is your role as a school psychologist? A. A school psychologist provides immediate, direct services to · students in crisis situations, helping them develop their own support networks for· dealing with common problems. The psychologist consults also with administration and faculty regarding their interaction with their students. Q. What degree of confiden-
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tiality can you assure the students regarding their records? A. All records are the property ·of myself and the Newport County Mental Association. Students' records are not available to the administration nor are they housed on the camptis. Records are available to the students at the discretion of the therapist, although students may authorize people to see their records, contingent upon the discretion of the therapist. Other circumstances in which records are available include: to a professional at the center on a need to know basis (i.e., if I cannot be reached at a particular moment when a student calls in with a crisis situation, another professional at the center will consult her records); ·to other professionals ·when I Wish to get a different perspective on a certain case; and availability with a court subpoena. The criterion are for the protection of both the student and the psychologist. Q. A student is dealing with a critical problem. She wants to talk to someone but the term psychologist and its implications frighten her. How do you find this student? A. Students come on a referral basis. There are three means of referral. 1) self referral 2) peer referral and 3) administrative referral. All treatment is completely voluntary.
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VVhat does one do on a bleak holiday night when the lights are down low, Santa is stuck in the chimney with cooing pigeons and one's last brandy has mysteriously .spilled on the Persian rug? We of Ebb Tide, as we neared our final deadline and perhaps final contact with any semblance of sanity, had begun to ask ourselves this question. Our answer? A taste of culture ... and we have here devised a list of some of our favorite aesthetic pleasures, written and musical: Reading Don't Ask Me If I Love - Amos Kolleck. Poignant Salinger-like boy caught in the account of Arab-Israeli war and his entrance into adulthood. A real tear-jerker. Wonderland - Joyce Carol Oates. Somewhat terrifying account ·Qf the life of a young doctor. A Portion for the Foxes- Jane McClary. Vibrant tale of the romantic South repl~te with fox
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President's Message
Spread Joyful News Dear Students: To all of you I extend greetings for Advent, for Christmas, for the realization .of the message of these seasons - BRING MY LOVE TO MEN. The message is simple, yet complex; . positive, beset by the negative. It is a message which involves Us insofar as we relate to and serve our fellow men. It speaks of making peace at a time when we know our roles as peacemakers can only be fulfilled in causing justice to reign. It is only in the observance of 't he cause of justice that we can talk of bringing God's love to men, of peace. In an age which is par-
Ah, Jeru8alem, how you haunt me sti ll I had hoped to f i nd an answer, instead, you f i ll me with more questi ons that drive at my soul 'till I no longer know what the questions are. A Christian A rab Guide takes me to the Sacred Holy Shrines (full of cold stone and business) "This is the place w here JeBUB 'Walked. This is the place where children beg, and clergy ·with outstretched hands tell of this man - Christ." Oh, Jeru8alem, how confronting, ironical and yet comfortable you are. I have never felt so at hOme and yet so · out of place at the S!J-me time. I ponder on the steep r olling hills of Judea, "What secrets do you keep by your silencef" I gaze upon Nazareth, hidden by a hilltop, close my eyes and let the. wind summon up the past but to no avail. The words of the guide, "This is the spot where," echo in my mind and I laugh. I laugh at myself tor having believed that this would answer m y questions. Ah, Jeru8alem, how you .haunt me still for I have never loved more and underst ood less.
Paula O'Malley CHRISTMAS TIME "and there came to pass . . . " sinking shadows swaying imperceptibly green ferns dancing drolly pine branches l;>edecked with brigll-t holly clothell "si lent night . . . " swerve past the sewer rats scurrying to and fro in streams of orange juice and nicotine "holy night ... " · damn the fools and fascist pigs black power strikes again keep your distance "all is calm . . . " body uneart!£ed · suspect still at large "all is bright . . . " redgreenpurpleblackorangeyellow lights . strung around shrines, trees, houses, statues, mantlepieces twinkling neon "Mother and chi ld . • . " free abortion counseling contact your local planned parenthood center "holy infant so tender and mild . . . " believe in nothi ng godY a w ord they've coined to delude us. blasted fools with molded smi les "sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace." mariadonn~
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Letters ... to the Editor After having 't raveled the University of Delaware, University of ~eiUJ.Sy1vania, (husband Dick's ivy, not mine) . and Boston University ink circuits amidst yawns, I find myself persuing Salve Regina's Ebb Tide with much interest and enthusiasm. Editor Kubitschek's beautifully written Editorial (Vol. XXV, No. 1) on Women and Education gives a woman reader pause to feel the poignancy, to reflect upon the enquiry and to reaffirm one's personal commitment to all human beings. Editor Tracy's delightful JABBERWOCKY . and scintillant THE WRONG SIDE OF PARADISE were marvelous! (I could go on and on, loved REFLECTIONS ON THE JOHN BROWN HOUSE and MY TEMPORARY MENTAL ABERRATION LEADS TO A BACKLESS RECEPTIJ()N.) I've concluded that Miss Tracy has far more charisma and class than · the myopic casting director for Gatsby. Her 'humor therapy' mignt empty Payne Whitney prestissimo! Kudos to you both and your staff for the fine newspaper! Very sincerely yours, Mary-Charles Santopietro Asst. Professor Department of Nursing (Psychiatrk Mental Health Nursing) Dear Editor: You and your staff are to be commended for the interesting, timely, and well written November issue of Ebb Tide. You cap. tured the campus scene very well in news story, editorial, and feature articles. · I was particularly pleased with the poetry corner shared by Nancy Walsh and Mariadonna McCarthy. Cora Collins' illustration for Nancy's poem deserves special mention. The · entire issue shows your own dedication to your duties as editor, as well as 't he cooperation of all your co-workers. The little galaxy of freshmen contributors is particularly heart-warming. You said in your editorial, "Good things are happening on the campus." May I add that not the least of these is Ebb Tide. Co~ally,
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ticularly yours, the word of God takes on meanings which are particularly yours, showing you new paths toward action for peace, paths which are particularly yours. In my contacts with you over coffee, over lunch, in casual conversations I have admired your r e f u s a 1 to fight yesterday's battles lest they deter you from exercising your power to lend 'to the establishment of harmony among you. To those of you who have refused to destroy yourselves from within yourselves, Peace is with you; to those of you who have refused to allow yourselves to be
. May the advent of your opportunities 'to SPREAD THE JOYFUL NEWS bring to you and to .a ll with whom you come in contact, the real meaning contained in the words, BRING MY LOVE TO MEN. Yours sincerely, Sister Lucille McKillop President
Self Knowledge Highlighted by Dr. Beverly M1ller
Academic Dean Traditionally, the average college student has selected an ilistitution he wishes to attend, registered, and allowed the college to decide where he is going and how well he does a:t getting there. In an era when less than 10 percent of secondary school graduates went to college and for one of only .two or three possible reasons, this was efficient, economical, and productive for the student and for society. Today there are almost as many reasons for attending college as there are students so engaged. The needs of most are highly indiVidual, governed by varying degrees of motivation, ability, financial resources, and
personal obligations. Educators across the country readily admit that today's college student is more responsible, more goaloriented, more serious, and more sophisticated than the student of only a few years ago. His experiences have been broader, his mobility greater, and his need for .self"direction more pronounced. The kind of flexible calendar and curriculum we have discussed and now implemented at Salve · not only depends upon a student's definition of his own ·goals, but require ft as well. They suggest that a student must know himself. He must assume responsibility for judging his capabilities and setting his priorities. Is 't his not what real education for life is all about?
Jabberwocky by Regina Tracey
Tempus is fugiting, and Christmas approaches. With dollar signS in guileless eyes, I'm perusing t he windows of Saks. Due to the ominous dwindling of my bank account and scarcity of bicuspids for the tooth fairy, my friends .will receive MacDonald's gift certificates (except Maria, who prefers Burger King). Letting imagination go "crackerdog", I'd like: the Goddard secretary from the R. I. Historical Society; aTR6;
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d e s t r o y e d by 'the dissidences which beset you from others, Peace be with you; to those of you who have shared your own peace with the rest of us, may your goal be as broad as the human race - PEACE ON EARTH.
Secretariat (fifteen years ago Dad promised me a pony); New Year's Resolutions: I promise: Not 't o ask Sister Marianne why we stand during the Hallelujah Chorus, to stop filching C h i n e s e export porcelain from the John Brown House,- to get Ebb Tide articles in on time (o.k. Terri??), not to talk 't o strange men - unless they're Robert Redford. Personals: Santa - I haven't killed myself being good - Mae West said when you're bad, you're better-R. Have a very Merry Christmas - don't forget January 7 Millard Fillmore's birthday!
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Published each month by Salve Regina College Newport, Rhode Island 02840 Editor-in-Chief ................................................................ Terri Kubitschek • Associate Editors .................................... Anne Quigley, Susanne Neely, Mariadonna McCarthy · Staff ............... ....... ..... ............ . Regina Tracy, Lynn Burke, Meg Bowler, Mary Reed, Kathy Stevens, Karen Jablonski, Marcy Remer, Nancy Harden, Peggy Cremin, Kathy Brady, Kit Reilly, Meg Griffin, and Cora Collins ·Artwork ......... ............ ............. ... .... ... .. .... ................. . Mariadonna McCarthy Photography Editor ............................................................ Edith Mitchell Business Manager .............. ............................ ....................... . Anne Quigley Transportation ....................................... ....... .... .. Mary Reed and the MG Instructional Adviser .......................... ...... Sister Mary Loretto, R.S.M. The opinions expressed herein ar e the opinions of the editorial board and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the administrat i on, f aculty, or the student body at Salve Regina College. Due to limi t ations of budget and an increase in costs, the possibi li ty exists that EBB TIDE will only appear on a bimonthly basis nex t semester.
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Cross c ·o untry Team Triggers New Pace While Basketball Captures c ·o-ed Interest by Meg Bowler The cross country team, under Mr. O'Neill, competed on November 12 in the Region I AAU championship in Amherst at U-Mass. The three girls who ran the 3 mile course were Debbie Camarata, Tizzy Von Trapp, and F a i t h Zabrieski. They placed 50th, 51st, and 52nd respectively out of 70 starters. This was the last big meet of the season. Congratulations to those girls for running! Keep up the good pace. I asked Mr. O'Neill where the team was going from here. He hopes to see track meets or road races comprise next semester. So, we'll keep you posted! The men's basketball team is rolling. Up to now there is no real formal organization. They get together and practice with Dr. DiPippo making the game arrangements. There -are definitely six members of the team as it stands. They're working on a "full team so they can go intercollegiate and play scrimmages for the · remainder of the year with such schools as Barrington College and Johnson & Wales. As soon as more members are obtained they will go into formB.lized practices and work out set plays. I am informed by a good source· that there is a tentative date set for the guys 't o play the faculty. From what I understand, and I quote my source, "the faculty will be demolished!" The g i r I s ' bas'ketball team played the faculty and unfortunately were held to only 31 points. A special thanks to all the faculty who played and the cheering fans!! The girls play The Tavern, December 9, and Mt. St. Joe's on December 13.
Theatre Executes 'Prime' Production by Regina Tracy Salve's theatre division once again demonstrated that they are a talented and competent group with The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. The play is set in a girl's school in the Edinburgh of the thirties. The central character is Miss Jean Brodie (Denise Foley McCarthy) a teacher, selfprofessed to be "in her prime". She gathers about her a coterie of pupils, whom she terms the "creme de la creme", and exerts a compelling influence over them. Brodie attempts to manipulate all those who come in contact With her. She views ndt only her girls, but also the men in her life as pawns in a chess game where she controls all gambits. In effect, Jean Brodie, afraid to depart from her world of absolutes to face reality, exists vicariously through the students. Only two people can see through her, Lloyd (Jim Anderson) and Sandy (Maria McCarthy). After the death of Mary MacGregor, one of the "elite", Sandy realizes the danger of Brodie and "assasinates" her by causing her removal from the school. Special praise is due Roberta Giamotti who executed the role of Mary MacGregor to perfection, and to Maria McCarthy and Denise McCarthy for the highly e f f e c t i v e portrayal of their characters.
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Senior Nursing Students' Clinic Has Largest Turnout in Rhode Island · by Peggy Cremin On · October 18, 1973, senior nursing students in Community Health Nursing, together with the staff of the Visiting Nurse Service, organized three clinics. These clinics were for anyone 60 years of age or older or anyone with a chronic illness and were sponsored by the R. I. Division on Aging, N e w p or t Visiting Nurse Service: The clinics were located on Aquldneck Island: The Visiting Nurse Headquarters, Chapel St., Newport; The Parkholm Recreation Center, Parkholm, Newport &nd The Portsmouth Town Hall, Portsmouth. Salve students were involved in various functions at 't he clinics: registering those who came in; taking a short medical history; giving of the flu immunization injection and explaining any side effects to look for as
well as observing for any immediate reactions 'to the shot. Over 400 came to the clinics. It was the largest turn-out anywhere in the state of Rhode Island. Miss Dwyer, Visiting Nurse Service Director, attributes this large turn-out to the assistance and support of the SRC senior nursing students. These clinics were tangible in that they applied nursing learned in the classroom to very practical applications to help serve the Newport community. The four planning committees were: Publicity - Sister Elaine Osborn, R.S.M., chairman; Information Cindi Donovan, chairman; · Staffing Sister Carol Lamoureux, R.S.M., chairman; and Transportation Adele Casale - c h a i r m ~ n. F a c u I t y advisors were Mrs. Maureen HUll and Miss Claire Bartholomew.
Liturgy Committee Augments Concepts by Nancy Harden Salve Regina's Liturgy Committee has been very active this past year. They have had a Liturgy Workshop in North Easton, Mass. and numerous special masses here on campus. In the Liturgy Workshop the c o m m i t t e e helps construct a liturgy for masses for groups and composes music associated with the liturgy and techniques of guitar playing. The committee is aiso trying out new ideas for masses here on campus in an effort to make the Mass more appealing to 'the college community. Student representatives are Janet Blank, Alice McLaughlin, Tizzy Von Trapp, Barbara Richardt and Arlene Sakovich Sister Marianne and Father Johnson head the committee and help students construct music and the liturgy. Father Johnson has asked for more student participation. The meetings are qn . Wednesday evenings at 6:30. Ali help would be greatly appreciated.
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Choral Notes For the remainder of the semester the Salve Regina College Glee Club, under the d.irec~ tion of Glenn Giuttari, will perform a number of concerts ranging from classics to pops. On December 8 the club, aiong with the Boston College Choraie, will perform at the Cathedrai of Sts. Peter and Paul in Providence. This rendition of Benjarn4l Britten's "Saint Nicholas" promise to be a memorable introduction to the Christmas season. Along with the concert in Boston, the glee club is also sponsoring their annual Christmas Concert here on campus. Part one is scheduled for December 8 at 8 p.m. in Ochre Court. A performance of baroque music by the Fara Chamber PlayerS and speciai guest Robert Kulo doing a reading of Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory" will highlight the evening. Par't two is scheduled for December 12 featuring the woman's chorus. Get into the Christmas spirit and join in the "wassail" afterWards. Be sure to watch for the posters announcing the upconiing concerts.
Ring Ceremony Set
December. 9··wu1 mark the day upon which the Junior class will be presented with their college rings during a special Mass in the Chapel at Ochre Court exclusively for 't hemselves .and their c e r t a i n invited guests. These guests include: Sister Lucille McKillop, Dean Beverly Miller, Sister Renat~ Cremins, Miss Lucy Ann Shannon, Father Christopher Johnson, Sister Marianne Postiglione and Miss Rosemary' Heaiy. Sister Lucille will d.istribute the rings to each· student after which they will be blessed. Then Father Johnson will deliver a sermon to the girls emphasizing the significance of the reception of their class rings. After the Mass there will be a champagne brunch served in the state dining room to celebrate the event. As a fitting climax to the receiving of the rings, the Ring Committee, composed of Donna Bae:t:, Meg Bowler, Debbie Breggia, Lynn Burke, Molly Dona-
hue, Mary Jo Finn, Mary Ellen Kachanis, Ellen Peterson, Barbara Richardt, S a II y Regine, Paula Rousseau and with chairman Denise Coletta, iS sponsoring a Ring Weekend to be held on the weekend of February 15. Friday night will consist of a new and different type of Sully's Party at which all Juniors will be admitted free. Admission will l;le charged to ail other guests. Pizza, peanuts and · beer will be served free of charge. An evening at the Chateau. de Ville will be enjoyed on Satur.day. The play "Never Too Late" will be shown. Kline Innsbrook will be the destin!ltion on Sunday where skiing, skating, and tobogganing will take place. That night the class will retire to the lounge of the ski resort for a quiet party by the fireplace. At this time a scroll will be read relalliig ail that the Class , of '75 has experienced during its three years at Saive. Monday there will be a brunch at Shamrock Cliffs.
Readers.' Theatre for Children Signals Upcoming Debu.t by Terri Kubitschek Children are a wonderful audience. They like material about people, animals, clouds, birds, and anything they can visualize, whether real or imaginary, They like poetry with a clear rhythm and a rhyme. In an effort to address such an audience, Mr. Robert J. Kulo is currently developing plans to implement Readers' Theatre for Children into the Readers' Theatre program at Salve Regina. Plans are currently being negotiated with area e I em en tar y schools for presentation in the early part of the spring semester of Richard Bach's Jonathan Livingston Seagull. This first Readers' Theatre for Children, under the direction of Mr. Kulo, will involve musical and photographic enhancement. ¥r. Glenn Giuttari is presently creating an original soundtrack for the produc'tioh. And Mr~ Rob ert Hubbard is involved in taking pictures of ocean scenes and
the seagulls we ail know and love to be produced on 35 mni. slides to be shown througqout the performance. In . other words, what will be produced is the first multi-media production in the current Readers' Theatre series. Essence Is Enjoyment Readers' Theatre for Children is like traditional Readers' Theatre in that its ultimate goai is pure enjoyment. But because a child perceives differently from an adult, the readers must create the images in a different manner for an audience of children. In · traditional Readers' Theatre, conveyance of images is possible with voice inflections, faciai movements and limited gestures. To enact this same scene for children, the readers not only have to employ these tech,niques; . 't hey aiso have . to make the story come a:Iive through pantomime. S~ Techniques In bringing · imagery to life
for children, literary selections should be relatively short. Transitions within them should be handled · with care in order 'to connect what children know with what the literature is saying. Stories, of course, are great favorites, and children enjoy having the character made vivid by more explicit vocai and physical characterization than ·would be appropriate for a mature audience. This does not imply that productions are limited to children's literature exclusively. For children enjoy the sounds and the basic references in such literary works as Gerard Manley H<;>pkins' "The Starlight Night" or "Pied Beauty'', Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" or even Robert Frost's "Choose Something Like · A Star". Upcomlng Presentation The final presentation this semester w i t h i n the regular Readers' Theatre program will be the· December 19 production
of Memories of Dylan Thcnnas, performed by the R e ad e r s ' Theatre workshop.
Donors Respond· On November 14, the Saive Regina Health Council, Jl10derated by Mrs. Rose McGann, initiated a B I o o d Bank on c a m p u s in coordination with Newport Hospital. Situated in Saive's Haven, haspital blood technicians saw 60 donors. 57 units of blood were deeme!l acceptable by the hospital. The blood is available to the Salve coinmunity, the elderly .in Newport and anyone. who has a great need for it. Operating on a contlnuai basis, the Blood Bank will be held again in March, 1974. Administraticin, faculty and staff ·Win be asked to donate. ~ .. Slips to procure blood are availaDle from · Missy· Mitchell, Ochre Lodge.