Ebb Tide, Vol. 15 No. 3 (Nov 1973)

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Vol. XV, No. 3

SALVE REGINA COLLEGE /Newpmj, Rhode Island

November, 1973

First Interim Sparks 'Spirit of '76' In Light of .American Bicentennial by Terri Kobltachek "The Spirit of '76" sets the theme of Salve Regina's first January interim program, 'the first segment of the tripartite series, "Education for Our Bicentennial," to be offered by the college in preparation for the nation's 200th anniversary. · In a series of three-week sem-

inars, extending from January 3-23, "The Spirit of '76" will revitalize the forces and the people that shaped America prior to the Revolution in terms of the actual issues and the real-life people involved. After all, state publicity posters, "Ben Franklin didn't just go fly a kite," in. fact, "next to Ben

Winter Trip Provides Jerusalem St~dy Tour by Kathy Stevens

Ben Franklin flashes his Mona Lisa smlle as senior Tara Gavin and Dr. Frank Maguire study the lilterbn bicentennial course poster.

Holiday Drive Fornled By Sigma Phi Sigma by Anne Quigley

The Salve chapter of Sigma Phi Sigma has initiated a Thanksgiving food drive, extending from November 5-19. On Monday, November 19, a Mass of Thanksgiving will be held in Ochre Chapel, followed by a Thanksgiving dinner in Miley Hall. The annual Thanksgiving food drive is a project whereby the needy of Newport are given a Thanksgiving basket filled with various foodstuffs. The food for the baskets is collected throughout the college community, brought together at a Mass of Thanksgiving and presented to the assigned families . two or three days before the holiday. The idea of the drive is to insure some family a tasty and substantial meal at a time when the blessings of a person are counted and appreciated. ·F or the past number of years the annual Thanksgiving drive has been handled by the Sodality and other action groups. But this year the Sigma Society has undertaken the responsibility of seeing that the baskets of food are properly filled and delivered. As their first duty the honors society authorized the House Councils to supervise the collection of food. F~llowing 'this, the group created colorful posters to be hung around the campus to keep interest alive. Sigma has made arrangements for the baskets to be delivered to families in Newport at 't he drive's end.

Miss Brodie (Denise McCarthy) addresses her girls: 1-r, Jenny (Janet Dawson), Mary MacGregor (Roberta Giamottl), San~ (Mariadonna McCarthy) H.nd Monica (Debbie Vierra). Lowther .(J>on McCarthy) obser:ves. · ·. ·

The religious studies department is conducting a three-week study program at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem during the upcoming January interim. The tour group, headed by Sister Jeannette Pivin, R.S.M., will leave New York City . on January 3 for Jerusalem's Hebrew University, one of the top.. ranking universities in the worfd. The courses the students will be taking are "The Bible and the Land". and "Israeli Society." The first, "The Bible and the Land," will deal with history of the Bible with an emphasis on analytical readings of Biblical texts. The second course, "Israeli Society," will conduct a sociolog~ ical examination and analysis of Israeli society. Upon completion, two credits will be given for

each course. While in Isr_!lel, the possibility of field trips will depend upon the situation of the war. The chancellor of New York University is responsible for the safety of all American students in Israel, and student security is of prime concern. The group will leave Israel on January 24 for Rome. The possibility of a papal audience is being explored at 't he present time. The group will leave for New York on January 28. The cost for the entire trip is $860.00 per person. This includes air fare, room and board and tuition. Grant and scholarship information is available from Sister Jeannette.· The response thus far has been good. Brochures have been sent to 55 colleges across the nation.

Theatre department presents . ••

Prime of Miss Jea:n Brodie Salve's 'theatre department presents The Prime of Mise Jean Brodie from November 14-18 at 8 p.m. at Mercy Theatre. The drama, written by Muriel Spark and adapted by Jay Pres~ son, concentrates upon a teacher ... a Miss Jean Brodie, who appears to be in her prime. Teaching at ·an elite girls'

school, Miss Brodie (Denise McCarthy), executes her prime through her students who are "the creme de la creme." Brodie manipUlates the men in her life, Lowther (Don McCarthy) and Lloyd (Jim Anderson), as well as her girls . . . until her Ultimate destruction by one of her own.

The artist . Lloyd .(Jbn Anderson) coaxes Brodie, ·the only love of. his life, into a rare moment of tenderneea.

. . . Henry Kissinger is a choir boy." Each segment of the program offers four college credits Within a chosen area of either history, sociology, political science, philosophy, theology or economics. Participants select one of these disciplines as a "major." Within the major, a thesis is then selected. There are no tests; instead, grading is based on the outline of the thesis and the oral presentation of it at the end of the course. Multi-Faceted Approach

Vi e win g pre-Revolutionary America from a broad range of perspectives, "The Spirlt of '76" will address contemporary America about the what, why and how of our Declaration of Independence. Directing this exploration will be a facUlty consisting of Sister Ann Nelson, R.S.M., Ph.D. and Mr. David Carlin, M.A. in 'the social sciences; Mr. William J. Hersh, M.A. in philosophy and Sister Mary Eloise Tobin, R.S.M., M.A. in theology, Assistant professors in the creative arts will be Sister Marianne Postiglione, R.S.M., M.A. in music and Miss Joan David, M.A. in drama. Guest lectures will be given by Mrs. Anoinette Downing, author of The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island; Mr. John Millar, author of The Arohltects of the American Colonies and Professor Patrick T. Conley, . Ph.D. of Providence College. Appreciation of Life Style A substantial part of the program will involve exploration of

the life style of the 1700's. Tours of Newport's authentic colonial buildings, a 't our of the British frigate H.M.S. Rose, dinner at America's oldest tavern, The White Horse Tavern and a colonial arts weekend including a dramatic presentation of Royall Tyler's comedy of manners, Tbe Contrast, and a concert of colonial music will provide opportunities to study the values inherent in the colonial life style.

Sandy confronts Lloyd in -amazement as she realizes she · has not nsurped Brodie's place in his heart and never wilL


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