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College Scene Is Highlighted Parents' Confidential Statements, applications for financial aid, and other financial aid information for the academic year 1975-1976 will be available after the Thanksgiving recess in the Financial Aid Office. All materials should be picked up as soon as possible, as the deadline for receiVmg this information is March 1, 1975. Applications for state scholarships, federal grants and loans, and work study are also available through this office.

Mrs. Weiss, director, advises students to see her if they have any problems concerning the financial aspects of education.

This year, 80 % of the 185 graduates with A.B. or B.S. degrees in the class of 1974 have been placed according .t o the Placement Office. This includes 59 law enforcement officers, 48 nurses, 3 medical technologists, 30 teachers, and graduate school students in 13 states and Europe.

Twelve members are attending graduate schools in this country and one is a student in Spain. The largest number of graduates are e m p 1 o y e d in Massachusetts.

If Salve is unable to supply you with the book or periodical you need, you can obtain the material t h r o u g h the InterLibrary Loa n Service. A student must fill out a form for either a book or periodical, and these forms are then picked up on an average of four times a week and delivered to Barrington Public Library. If Barrington cannot supply this material, a teletype system is incorporated to send the information to Providence or U.R.I. If these sources are unable to fill the r equest, the information is then sent outside .t he state until it is obtained.

Bu~he de Noel, a traditional French Christmas event, will be held in the State Dining Room of Ochre Court on December 11 from 6 to 7 p.m. Sponsored by the French Club, this festive get-together will be open to the entire college community. It will feature special French cakes, beverages, and other refreshments.

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SALVE REGINA COLLEGE/ NEWPORT, R. I .

December, 1974

"Do not open until Christmas," John Mazzulla tells Valerie Berg.

Lights, music, dining ...

Spirit Of Christmas Is Reflected On Campus Wi t h the approach of the holiday season, several college activities promise to provide students with a chance .t o appreciate the joyous mood of Christm as.

The annual Holly Dinner followed by the Candlelight Ceremony will take place on December 12. F ollowing a special holiday meal at Miley, students, as well as the faculty and administration, attend an evening ceremony at Ochre Court. Sister Lucille opens .the ceremony by delive ring a Christmas message to the college community. Then each c 1 a s s president lights a candle after presenting a short reading or personal expression which reflects the Christian holiday spirit. Beneath a towering, beautifully decorated tree, the college community is united through song as everyone is in-

PoPoPoPoPoPoPoPoPoPoPoPoPoPoWoWoWoWoWoWoWoPoWoWo From Sister Lucille ...

At a time when there is heightened optimism about Salve, its Christian mission, its increased and increasing enrollment, its expanding programs, appreciation is in order to all of you who have contributed to the tone for which all of us have hoped over the past troubled years in the national college scene.

And so I congratulate you who have moved away from that unhealthy scene. You are bringing life, becoming a part of the building of a new college community with new ideas, new attitudes; holding on to that capacity for tree inquiry which allows us to call ourselves a college community, becoming a part of the Christmas message, making all things new.

We encourage you to realize that we are all a part of a Christian commtmity of scholars - a community in which we must have respect for the hopes and needs of all persons within the College and all the persons it touches. This year should be our pledge to each other that we will foster that growing,- t]J,at groaning, that becoming which is the right of each person, as we create the atmosphere in which each of us can welcome the other into that college community which we will have had a hand in creating.

Spread the joyful news! Have a happy, holy Christmas season.

Sister Lucille McKillop, President

vited to join in the singing of popular Christmas carols.

Another musical celebration of Christmas is the annual Glee Club Concert to be held on December 8 at 8 p.m. in Ochre Court. To recapture the spirit of Christmas, .Past and present, the program combines both classical and traditional songs. Following

the concert is a traditional Wassail, which features the hot and spicy C h r i s t m as punch. The Newport College Singers cordially invite everyone to share in their musical tribute to the Christmas season.

Also scheduled for December 8 is an Ice Skating Party at St. George's. This social and recre-

Extra-Classroom Activities Expand Students' Learning A s em e s t e r of internship worth four credits is available .t o juniors and seniors in s ociology. Students work in a community agency eight to ten hours a week, see real problems, and gain practical experience in a related field outside the classroom.

Presently one student is a t the Youth Services Bureau in Providence and one is at the Public Defender's office in Newport.

Future expansion of .t he internship is planned. Mr. John O'Neil and Mr. David Carlin head the program.

Six upperclassmen are involved in the political science internship program. In addition to the traditional internships at the state and federal government levels, students have the opportunity to work all school year in the Office of the Public Defender in the Newport court system.

Those who are considering careers in law are exposed to the cases of accused persons who can't afford legal counsel, and function as lawyers in the office's more routine aspects. They interview clients and conduct research.

"Schedules are set up on an individual basis. No credit is given beyond the enriching experience itself," says Sister Ann Nelson, chairperson of the department.

There are 18 students involved in the special education internship program. They follow a general academic course during the first two years of study, then spend the first semester of their senior year teaching, under the supervision of a cooperating teacher (it is worth 12 credits).

Sister Kathryn Mary Murphy, head of the department, observes each student teacher twice a semester. Upon graduation, special education majors are certified to teach in Rhode Island.

Direct reciprocity exists with the nine northeastern states.

Students interested in music may learn to perform as members of semi-professional organizations. The Newport College Singers practice four hours a week as part of the members' academic schedule, and have 15 ¡ scheduled concerts.

The Newport College Chamber Choir is presently being formed and is open to males and females . One credit in applied music is given per semester.

ational activity is to be held from 7 to 9 p.m. and .will be followed by refreshments at Miley.

Even the dorms reflect the holiday spirit as bare halls are transformed with twinkling lights, tinsel, and garlands.

Degrees Offered In Management Students may now major in management as part of a n A.S. or B.S. program or may elect a minor in this field as a complement to studies in another discipline.

Courses in the program to be offered during the Spring semester will be scheduled in evening sections. Dr. William Burrell, Dean of the College, explained that most of the initial interest in the program has come from part-time students who attend evening classes. "We anticipate that students who attend day classes will find this program attractive, and we expect to offer courses from .this department in day sections once the need has been confirmed."

The materials developed by the Management Department point out that a variety of careers are available for people with m anagement skills. Those students primarily interested in other areas such as sociology, psychology, political science or nursing may find the minor in m a nagement an attractive adjunct to their degree studies.

The central objective of the program is to provide each student with a .thoroughly professional program which will allow him to master those fundamental skills necessary for continued growth in a rapidly changing field.

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Sftef£ Christmas Fun four little hoofs on four little roofs, clip-clop before a sleigh and when the whip is cracked it's up, up and away! labels and pens, sables and pins, wrappings and saplings and lights, add to the spirit and joy of the lyrical, spiritual, day. .

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I never bothered to speak to her. She just didn't appeal to me there was no particular reason. She was just another girl who ate in my homeroom.

I would see her there, sitting a couple rows away when I had a test to ·study for or some homework assignment to complete. She always wore the same colored plaid skirt, knee socks, and a white blouse. She had long, fly-away, red hair that seemed to never stay in place very long.

And there she sat, staring out the window, eating an apple. I must say I was quite surprised when she put it in my spoon.

Maybe it was Xmas music being piped over the intercom.

Anyway, there I was reading "Siddhartha" for my 7th period class, and munching laboriously in between paragraphs on a pea,nut-butter and jelly sandwich.

For dessert there was chocolate pudding doused with w h i p p e d cream. To eat it, I had brought a small, white plastic spoon.

And that's where she put it, a little chocolate ball wrapped in purple foil. I looked at it, and somewhat astonished, managed to say, "Thank you." She replied, "M err y · Xmas", and promptly flopped into her seat.

It brightly reflected the overhead f l o r e s c e n t s while the " L ittle D rummer Boy" tinted the ai r with its rum-tum-tums.

- marcy remer, '77

Christmas for the Needy The Martin Luther King Center will sponsor a Christmas for the Needy, which will provide toys and gifts for undeprivileged children in the immediate Newport Area. The staff of the Martin Luther King Center is now involved in fund raising programs such as food sale, dance, and personal contributions, to collect money for this meaningful cause.

Department stores and other organizations are now being asked for money or toys to help with this Christmas project.

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Announcements of each store contribution will be announced on WPRO and W ADK throughout the campaign.

Let's try to make this a more meaningful Christmas for someone less fortunate than ourselves.

Anyone interested in lending a helping hand through donations, gifts or otherwise, please contact either the Martin Luther l{ing Center, Bernard Radiield, or Claybron Jones.

Letters ...

11ne Quigley

Food, Notorious Food!

In such an affluent society as that of the United States, hunger has always been a remote subject not to be thought about.

However, in over 130 nations, hunger is a pressing reality which must be dealt with daily.

Statistics predict that over 10 million people will die from starvation this year alone, and most of these will be children under 5 years of age.

Today's food problem is the worst that the world has ever had t o face. There is famine in Africa, India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. China at present is capable of providing food for its huge population, but it, along with other developing nations, is rapidly falling behind in the race against hunger. Throughout the world, nations are being faced with the reality of a food shortage.

Now the threat of hunger has spread its tentacles to the rich American f a r m 1 a n d s. Largescale hunger is becoming a nightmarish possibility to the

country of boundless food. Few experts feel that America can remain much longer as a land of plentY. Although a world food shortage has been a possibility for some years, more recent causes have contributed to its rapid spread, floods, droughts, and storms destroyed crops in many countries in Asia, the Soviet Union, and the United States.

The world-wide energy crisis also contributed by creating a shortage of fertilizers. Prices for grain and other foodstuffs have skyrocketed. And, to add to all this, world population is continuing to rise steadily. All these factors have combined to cause a crisis in the availability of food.

Because of this crisis a United Nations World Food Conference met in Rome to search for some solution to this problem.

Throughout this and other countries people have been participating in Food Fasts and dras-

tically reducing the amount of food they consume. In all quarters, food is being conserved in an effort to prevent a worldwide food crisis. The United States has the responsibility to act as a leader in the fight against hunger.

As citizens of America, it is our generati~n's responsibility to help fight hunger. It is hoped that wh6JIJ the Student Congress proceeds with its study, It will zero in on food selection and food waste in the college cafeteria. Entire meals have been left on trays and returned to the kitchen only to be thrown away. Milk is wasted carelessly.

Some students return for seconds but do not finish their first meal. Bread is also. wasted without any thought.

Since the food problem is one of such great magnitude, each student should look into himself and decide in what way he can help to alleviate the food shortage.

COLLEGE FORUM Megley reports that procedure for answering such student requests is now in her office.

What are the origins of some of the Yuletide customs?

Candlelight: It is from the people of Ireland that the cust om of placing lighted candles in the windows comes. The Irish place candles in their windows on Christmas Eve as a guide for the Christ Child and an invitation to all who, like Mary and Joseph, may be wandering and unable to find quarters for the night.

Christmas Crib: The Nativity scene or Creche comes from St. Francis of Assisi, who in 1223, construct ed the first Christmas crib and grouped around it the fi gures of Mary and J oseph and the shepherds that came in adoration. He used real animals to make the scene more vivid to the people.

Christmas Cards: This custom originated in England in 1846 when the first cards were put on the market.

Senator James L. Buckley's amendment making educational files available to· students over 18 and to their parents has raised some controversy. This Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act has elicited some confusion.

Mistletoe: The use of mistletoe as a decoration comes from the ancient Druid priests of England.

Will enducational files be open to stttdents here?

The law allows colleges until January 3 to comply with students' requests for records. Dr.

Senator Claiborne Pell has proposed that the law's effective date be postponed until agreement has been reached on certain changes. What about the confidentiality of the letter of recommendation used in the screening of students by the admissions office? Would not per. mission of the writer be necessary before the rna terial is released, since the data it contains was written on that basis?

Or is such data now to be made available if it were written before the enactment of .t he law?

Is the law retroactive here?

Love Yourself: That's Our Gospel

by Father James Healy Love yourself: that's our gospel. But it's not easy. In spite of all the energy you expend on you, you are still your own worst critic. Right? If so, you're not really f r e e to love and give yourself to another. You have got to love and appreciate you first. Jesus said, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."

He knew that you couldn't love the mystery and wonder of another if you hadn't appreciated the beauty and goodness of you.

Complete failure in self-love can lead to suicide: real success can lead to self-donation. If you hate yourself, you can take your life ; if you love yourself, you can give it. This doesn't mean you must first attain perfect

success in self-love and only then begin to love others. But it does mean that your ability to reach out in love will always be conditioned by your understanding, patience, and appreciation for yourself.

If all this makes sense to you, you'll see why it was so urgent for teachers of religion to stop teaching kids to hate sin and dissapprove of their own behavior before making sure they loved, appreciated, and really reverenced themselves as persons. (The argument still continues in some places : must a child make a First Confession before First Communion? How sad the question should have been asked in the first place!)

If your main pitch to children

is to make them see how naughty they are, you are already impeding their capacity to respond to Jesus' most urgent call, to love themselves. Only when they are growing in that direction will they have the freedom to accept their faults without being overwhelmed by them. And when they can accept the imperfections in themselves, they begin to be ready to accept others with patience and understanding.

I might borrow the language of Transactional Analysis to make the same point: Jesus calls us to love our neighbor: to affirm the other as "O.K.", i.e., lovable. Before we can really see the other as O.K., we must be self-assured that we are basically "Q.K;.,. lovable.': .

Catalog Inspires Varied Comments Dear Editor, The new catalog, issued recently, is a gem of lay-out, typography, and photography. Explanatory material is written clearly, and I'm sure that any reader would have an accurate picture of what we are trying to do here, and what our requirements are.

Type on its deep blue pages is a bit difficult to read, however. I also have negative feelings about the use of incomplete sentences in writing exposition, although its use might be defensible in a less formal style, such as rent-a-car ads.

Each s u c c e e ding catalog points to our continued growth, an encouraging sign.

- Sister Mary Loretto Dear Editor, As an alumni and former staff member, I read with interest the October issue. I would like to comment on Salve's partial name change.

It appears to me that the college, instead of being satisfied with its own identity, is at.t empting to trade in on the name of Newport and those . things which "Newport" connotes. At best, this smacks of commercialism.

Then too, we are living in an age which has grown careless with its use of language. As Sister Mary Jean stated "a name becomes part and parcel ... of the object which it identifies." I am sorry to see Salve lose its sense of its own personal style.

-Regina M. Tracy Dear Editor, One campus change which deserves examination is the relocating of Mrs. McGann's office from Miley to Angelus Hall.

While it does make sense for Ms. Leslie O'Brien, Director of Residence, to be located in Miley, p o s s i b 1 y Mrs. McGann could have been moved to another room in Miley.

As anyone knows who lives, or at least eats in Miley, this central location is perfect to drop in if .t here's just a small thing bothering you, and you wouldn't go out of your way to Angelus. Besides, Mrs. McGann now spends her time walking back and forth again and again to the dorms.

- Health-y Hopes

Editor's Message . ..

I would like to extend my sincerest wishes to all members of the college community to have a very happy holiday. During this joyous season, all of us should rejoice in our happiness and pray for those who are not as fortunate as ourselves.

It is my wish that all qf you are able .to discover this Qhristmas the peace for which you have been searching.

So, to all, a happy holiday and an enjoyable ·vacation.

See you in February!

-Anne

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Plato's Republic

Chow Time!

Amy Vanderbilt's Gem Scene I, Miley cafeteria

Sally Salve just finished filling her tray with food. She and her friends settled down around' their favorite table with much scraping of chairs, clattering of silverware, and c l i n king of glasses before the process was completed.

Their incessant chatter was punctuated with boisterous guffaws and hysterical giggles . .Obviously someone had just made a particularly witty remark.

Sally was ravenous and she let the whole cafeteria know it.

Remaining oblivious to .t he paper napkin on her tray, she plunked her ~ elbows down on the table, hunched over her food, and proceeded' to literally "stuff her face"~. Sally was not bothered in the least by pieces of lettuce hanging out of her mouth.

Cheeks bulging? So what! And when her friend told that hilarious story, Sally just lost control: she spit the milk she had in her mouth right back into her glass. "I couldn't help it," was her explanation.

She obviously didn't know how disgusting chewed food looks (or didn't care), since she was chomping away with her mouth wide open. Sally satisfied her hunger by and' by. With a great sigh she patted her stomach, stretched, emitted a gargantuan yawn, put her feet 'UP on a vacant chair, . . . and burped.

She lit her after-dinner cigarette. (Smoke and food mix so nicely.) The ash tray was across the table, so Sally used her p 1 a t e instead. The ashes looked too pleasant among the scraps of food!

Dreams As Gifts PIERSALL HUGG: DUTY AND THE FEAST

By Dr. James Hersh Reviewed by Anthony Kutsaftis Piersall Hugg is an extended personal mythology, a "fairy tale" which has for its source material Dr. Hersh's own visions, dreams, and childhood experiences. Every symbol employed was first encountered by him as unconscious material.

The book sets this material in the context of a fictional situation, .t he Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina of two hundred years ago, and the life of Piersall Intrakin Hugg.

"My dreams come to me as a gift from my subconscious and I pass them on to my students in the same spirit, as gifts," said Dr. Hersh.

The first chapters deal with :the physical journey of Piersall.

He is sexually aroused by his wife but, upon approaching her, he stumbles and hits his head.

This begins his symbolic spiritual journey and, with the aid of The Little Carpenter, Piersall is blessed with his beatific vision.

He returns to live in the physical world but, incorporating the spiritual knowledge, enables his life to become a perfect har·monious blend.

This story can be experienced on many levels as well as being read. It has brought Dr. Hersh .t he henor of being propositioned into writing his first chapter" int0: a:· -terevisiGil script. -

Examined Again Salve's honors program entitled Plato's Republic is a challenge to the college's intellectual cream to find life's real questions. The course will be offered second semester.

Scene 11, An expensive, posh restaurant

Sally Salve is with her boyfriend. The atmosphere is subdued and elegant. Waiters scurry here and there. Candles on the tables cast soft shadows, and it's so romantic!

Sally and her date are very well dressed; she is in a beautiful gown, and he is wearing a tuxedo. They are sharing Christmas dinner. Sally's free hand is in her lap. She pats her mouth with her napkin before each sip of wine. She keeps her mouth closed while she chews. She rests her wrist on the edge of the table.

She takes small bites and chews slowly. She talks and laughs quietly between mouthfuls. Sally is sitting up straight.

She looks so sophisticated, wellmannered and grown-up. When they finished their meal, Sally smiles sweetly and purrs, "My, that was delicious!"

The story you have just read is true (unfortunately). The name was changed to protect the innocent. But everybody's a little guilty. How about you?

Commuters Voice Varied Comments When asked the question, "How do you feei the college could improve its services to commuters?" many commuting students offered suggestions.

Most of the comments were concerned with communications.

Several commuters felt that they were uninformed:, or informed too late of an upcoming event, or a change in scheduling.

Miki Kalkus commented, "I think .t he worst thing for commuters is mail contact in regard to events going on at Salve." It would seem that, for some reason, commuters are made aware of things too late to become involved in them.

A commuter from Tiverton, Kathy Furnas, suggested .that when meetings of student organizations are held, minutes from the meetings might be posted in order that those who were unable to attend the meetings might find out what was discussed.

Also suggested was that any information that pertains to more than residents should be posted in O'Hare, as well as in Miley.

"Salve's cream is being invited to discover whether they are cream . .Elitism is very much a part of our contemporary society and readily, if not always justifiably, identified. The new honors program addresses this reality with an in-depth study of Plato's Republic.," comments Sister Ann Nelson, coinstructor of the course. The seminar is t ough, says Sister Ann, and students should come in with the kn owledge that they'll be doing more work than they've done before.

Martha Wolf pursues journalism resear!!h.

Sophomore Core Stresses Research, Problem Solving

By Sister 1\fary Jean The work of the Sophomore Core is primarily concerned with .the solving of a problem, with a research project evolving from some f a c e t of the Freshman Core. Tl).is may also be the result of one's choice of a major.

As an invaluable ·aid to such a venture a research guidance program was organized. Its purpose is to introduce the student to the theory and practice of the basic methods of research. The course is divided into four main areas.

Considering .t he nature of inquiry, the first emphasizes such items as the thesis, authority, values, norms, and perspectives.

The second explores the basic concepts in the research methods within the behavioral sciences.

Here such ideas as questionnaires, control procedures, statistics, and the e x p e r i m e n .t a 1 method are explained and clarified.

In the third section research in the p h y s i c a l sciences has prime time. The lectures are centered around such topics as the proper selection of a project, experimental data related to it, the final outline and time schedules, the ordering of equipment, progress reports, and completion.

Last, but by no means least, is library research in theory and practice. Basic information relating to systems of classification, the use of various indices and of the card catalog are combined with such m a t .t e r s as

Listed as P olitical Science 399, the course is being offered by Sister Lois Evelth and Sister Ann once a week on Wednesdays from 8:30-10:15 to twenty s.tudents who have attained Dean's List status. Plato's best speeches will be the topic and guest lecturers from other departments will help students in .their search t o find answers to his searing questions.

reference books and the building of a working bibliography.

The student is now ready to set out on his journey under the guidance of a faculty member.

He charts his course, weathers the storms, and hopes for a happy landing,

'Beggar's Opera'

Students will attempt to produce a perfect paragraph a week and to write a thesis suitable for publication.

Cast Is Chosen Joan David , director of 'The Beggar's Opera', now has many aspiring knaves, cutthroats, and prostitutes to fill the roles of J ohn Gay's play.

To be presented on December 13 and 14 in the campus theatre, the cast is headed by Mike Radkovich· as MacHeath, Janet Dawson as Polly Peachum, and Cindy Killavey as Lucy Locket.

Selected for other parts in the play were Rose McGann, Liz Marcuson, Ron Jennings, H oward P asswater, John Cook, R ay Arauto, P aul Holbrook, Lisa Barry, Linda Seigrist, Paula Picard, Marianne Murray, and Camille Forsthoff.

Glenn Guittari is the musical director, and' Paula O'Malley is production manager.

The play, a lusty comedy that Gay wrote to satirize the hypocritical tendencies of the government of his time, premiered in 1728, and met with insta nt success. It also spoofs .t he Italian opera.

The growing attitude .t owards specialism disturbs Sister Ann: "We are graduating specialists who know m ore and more about less and less . .Education is for life, and we can never know enough."

The course is an attempt to bring vi tal issues back into perspective. It will investigate ancient doctrines and test their validity in modern society. The goal is to define the real questions and not necessarily to find the answers.

It was Plato's belief that through a thorough investigative study of the State one could learn much about the individual.

He believed the wrong people were in power and that govern ment should be in the hands of intelligent and righteous m en.

"We are trapped in a materialistic world and Utopianism beckons us. It is a life fl oat being thrown .t o a people drowning in their own luxuries."

Student Congress President's ~Message Dear Student Body, We are ending a semester of college life at Salve. My main purpose in writing this letter is to ask you to reflect upon the past three and one-half months and ask yourselves a few questions, "How satisfied am I with the way student life has been going? Are my needs being met?

Could I have effected change?

Are organizations meeting the needs of the students?" Is power being concentrated into the hands of few? Do too many hav'e power?

I suppose I am asking you to evaluate events that have takep . place coricernmg~~~ alf.:.: "r.ealmS .. of

the college community, but particularly, I am asking you for an honest evaluation of Student Congress.

Student Congress in the past has been a necessary and viable organization on camp u s. As representatives of the entire student body, we have effected change in the past, if that is what the students wanted. If you notice, I refer to "in the past"; a student congress cannot fight old battles for new people. With new students, new changes must be precipitated.

You now might ask yourselves .the question, "so what is Student Congress doing about it?" ~

I return the question to you, "so what does the Student Body want us to do about it?" Student" Congress is not a separate entity, we are not just concerned with residents or commuters; we are concerned with the word "total." We need student support to get things off the ground, to bring about change and to retain the right of studemt government.

Student Congress is functioning for you. Please reflect upon the above and help us t o be a truly representative body.

Sincerely, Meg Bowler President - Student Congress

Sister Ann believes that the different beliefs and opinions of the instructors form an exciting blend and will m ake the course interesting for the students.

Over 900 Sent To Help Hungry Nine hundred twelve dolla rs was sent as a contribution to ·the hungry as a result of the recent day of fast, campus ministry reports.

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Ways and means of making this type of project an on-going thing are being discussed at present. A report will be forthcoming,

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Gan1e Schedule Is Set;

Need For Cheerleaders

by Meg Bowler Since basketball season is officially here, I decided it would be appropriate to inform the student body of the men's and women's game schedule for the upcoming weeks.

The women's s c h e d u 1 e of games is as follows: Mt. St. Joseph on December 10, away, 8 p.m.; Annhurst College on February 3, away, 7 :30 p.m.; Providence College on February 17, home, 7:30 p.m. Other games include those with URI Junior College Varsity on February 24, away, 6:30 p.m.; Mt. St. J oseph College on March 5, h ome, 8 p.m.; and Stonehill College on March 13, home , 7:30 p.m. However, m ore games will be scheduled.

The m en's game schedule is this way. They will be playing Massachusetts Maritime Academy on November 21 at 5 p.m.; Dean Junior College of F oxboro, Massachusetts, on November 23,

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"I try to listen to the music of a poem, how it flows, letting the rhyme fall where it would," remarked versatile p8et Burrows Younkin, who wrote "Bronze Shades".

In a reading and discussion of his poetry that t ook place here last m onth, Mr. Younkin read from "Midnight Daisies", a collection of his nature poems, and from "An Insult t o the H eart", which are his r om antic poems.

Mr. Younkin prefers poetry tha t is "basically understandable," not so allegorical that people can't relate t o it. "Anyone can write a poem," he claims, "as long as it's true to you. Words are all around us.

You have to r each out and pull them down t o use them."

He further commented that his poetry is mostly inspired.

Citing "Bronze Shades" as an example, he stated that it was "something I just had to write."

He added, "I think that everyone can interpret r eality over different time spans. They can create some very valid things, but they h ave to t ake the time to get it down."

"Bronze Shades" r emains his favorite of all the poetry he has written. It describes his experiences when he was a m arine in Vietnam for nine months. He got part of the title from Plato, who talked about the land of shades or ghosts. He r emarked that he and the other men in Vietnam seemed to be shades, because "you felt nothing, only existed."

Dust storms were frequent there, and after one of these, all of the men were coated with bronze-colored dust. It occurred to Mr. Younkin tha t they looked like statues, and from this came the rest of .the title for "Bronze Shades".

Mr. Younkin now has little time for poety, however. H e is a Ph.D. candidate in the biochemistry department of URI.

at 10 a.m.; Gordon College of Wenham, Massachusetts, on December 5 at 6 p.m. Other games include one with the U. S. Naval Prep of Newport on December 11 at 7:30 p.m.; Westfield State College, Westfield, Massachusetts, on February 1 at 6 p.m.; Bridgewa t er State Co 11 e g e, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, on February 4 at 6 p.m.; and the U. S. Naval Prep of Newoprt on February 11 a t 7:30 p.m.

Both the women's and the men's basketball teams have been diligently practicing at the Boys' Club every week. Let's hope that their hard labors will be rewarded by victory.

Anyone who is interested in being a cheerleader for either team, please contact Ms. Leslie O'Brien for details. I'm sure .that it would mean a great deal to each team if they had some people out there cheering for them every game.

While you are at it, before you go home for the Christmas holidays, be sure that you buy your Christmas cards and note paper from the members of the women's basketball .t eam.

Fencing Club is meeting on Tuesday and possibly on Sunday nights. With all that practice, maybe we can persuade some of the members to demonstrate some of the pointers that they have learned in practice.

same time maintain a sense of responsibility to the tribe. The young men and women socialize freely and without formality, their favorite pastime being dancing and singing.

by Judy Gotham Drug abuse, high crime rates, and racial tension are not problems for the people of Tanzania, explains freshman Melkiori Ma.tavi. These are not problems there because they do not exist.

It is Melkiori's estimation, however, that "the women generally come behind the men."

This is meant literally as well as figuratively. It is the male who must make the decisions, and the woman does not challenge his final judgement. When walking, the woman follows the man at a certain distance : "If my wife were to have too many things in her arms to carry, I would probably help her with some of them."

Melkiori is a member of the Masai tribe and is from Handeni, a rural district in Tanzania. There are m ore than one hundred tribes throughout this East African country; thus there are as many cultures represented as there are numbers of .tribes.

He describes his own background by illustrating the physical and social arrangement of the family in his tribe.

The Masai is a nomadic and a polygymous society. The wives 'and their respective children reside in individual units or households, all of which are situated within one Boma (or large corral) and under the authority of the husband. Melkiori points out .t hat "In general, each family is a small society where every member knows and acts accord· ing to his place. If there is trouble with one, the rest of the members will act together to solve the problem." This selfregulation of behavior by the individual families helps to serve the integration of .the tribe as a whole, and in most cases, elimin-

Melkiorl Matavi ates the need for outside intervention by the government.

In discussing the youth of Masai society, Melkiori states that "when a young man reaches the age of seventeen or eighteen, he goes through the circumcision ceremony and then becomes a warrior. The warriors like to go out and travel around by themselves; they can go as far as they wish as long as they are back the next day to do their work." The youth of the Masai, it seems, learn to be self-reliant at an early age; however at the

Melkiori came .to Salve this year as a result of his contacts with Father Healy at the seminary in Arsha and his desire to further his education after completing the twelfth grade at a local school in N airobi, Kenya.

Melkiori's interest is in sociology; he is a member of the Swimming Club and the Campus Ministry, yet would like to become more involved In the college activities.

"I find that there is a lot of sharing at Salve, the people are very friendly and seem eager to learn, which is good because I have much to learn for myself," he concludes.

Student Congress Sets Up Self Study; Budget P'ublished Student Congress has initiated a student self study of the campus under the d i r e c t i o n of Dean Megley.

The study has been divided into 5 committees which will cover all the aspects of campus life. The committees are academics, administration, residence halls, student activities, and student services. Each of these committees will be sending out evaluations to the student body.

The questions that these evaluations will deal with are, "What is the school doing for us now and what should it be doing for us as students?" This is one way in which we can find out what changes have to be made.

After each of the committees

has finished its evaluation, Mary Jo Finn and Molly Curry will pull the findings of the five committees together.

In order for this study to be a successful effort on the part of the college, Congress needs the help and support of the student body. There will be signs in O'Hare pretaining to committee meetings; anyone may join in and help.

Recently the Budget Committee published the budget for this year. Last year there were some disputes over whether the budget had been evenly distributed. Some felt that more money than necessary was given to some clubs, and not enough to others. The general feeling of the

committee is that the budget is more evenly distributed this year and will be even more so next year.

Projected revenue was $20,380, and total money allotted was $20,380. Student Nurses Association and the Media Club have not yet requested money.

The club allotments follow: Reader's Theatre, $1260; Fine Arts, 600; Regina Players, 1500; Ebb Tide, 1990; French Club, 30; Freshma n Class, 200; Newport College Singers, 2360; Sigma Phi Sigma, 150; Junior Class, 200; Senior Class, 400; Social Committee, 260; Sophomore Class, 200 ; Spanish Club, 100; Student Congress, 1040; Athletics Com- j mittee, 2000; Coffee H ouse, 500 ;

Regina Maris, 6000; Psychology, 100; Speakers Committee, 1000; Washington Interns, 250; and Health Council, 100.

Members of the Budget Committee are Dean Megley, Ms. Leslie O'Brien, Mrs. Vicki White, Sister M. Eloise Tobin, Mr. Bottari, Carolyn Creighton, Molly Monahue, Kate Kochis, Cindy Southerland, and Ray Walker.

Mrs. Healy of the business office reports that full-time day students are billed for their activitfes fee when they pay bills for the first semester.

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