Ebb Tide, Vol. 16 No. 4 (Mar 1975)

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Vol. XVI, No. 4

SALVE REGINA COLLEGE/ NEWPORT, R. I.

March, 1975

Mythologist Joseph Campbell Presents Lecture-Slide Show by Christine Zaremski Joseph Campbell, one of the world's most well-k;lown mythologists, will give a lecture entitled "Jungian Archetypes" in the Twombley Burden Room on Tuesday, April 8, at 8 p.m. This lecture is the third part of the Jung Series and will be supplemented by a slide presentation.

Joseph Campbell, an active educator, author, and editor, has recently gained a great deal of popularity on the American college scene. Educated at Columbia University, the University of Paris, and the University of Munich, he has been a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, since 1934.

Interim's European Tour Lends Great Experience A brass rubbing done by Martha. Wolf on the tomb of Sir John Harpedon, Westminster Abbey, London. The brass, which is about 5 feet in length, was probably done while the knight was still alive, around 1425. It displays his family's coats-of-arms, the hound, and the lion. Brass rubbing is now a popular and lucrative pastime in England and Ireland. Paper is placed over the brass, and the image is reproduced by rubbing over it with colored wax.

Week of Irish Lectures¡ Opens March 9 On Campus Irish culture will be focused here for a week beginning Sunday, March 9, as part of a presentation of a fourteen-day series of lectures by distinguished Irish scholars. These nightly presentations form the second half of an "Irish Fortnight," a lecture tour sponsored by the Irish-American Cultural Institute and hosted by Providence College and Salve Regina. The first half will be held at the Slavin Center in Providence from March 2 to 8 while the second half will take place at Ochre Court on March 9 to 15 at 8 p.m. Five prominent Irish writers, poets, actors, and historians will be lecturing on aspects of Irish culture. Topics will encompass folklore, poetry, literature, theatre, and history. Each lecturer will be introduced by a resident of Newport. Unifying this year's series is the theme of the Irish contribution to America as the nation approaches its bicentennial year. Under examination will be the effects of Irish culture on America in its early years of development. Scheduled to speak are Tomas OCanainn who will open the program with Essential Folk Music, Brian Ferran who will speak Monday on America. In Ireland in which he will compare selected American and Irish painters, and David Doyle

who will lecture on The Myth of the Famine Emigration and The American Irish and Their Foreign Polley Tradition 1890-1920. On Thursday night Aileen Harte will consider Interpretations of Boucica.ult followed Friday and Saturday by Donal McCartney who will speak on the forms and forces of 19th century Irish emigration. Lectures are open to students an dto the general public; there is no admission charge.

A Sincere Thank You Sixty young women students who take the Friday evening course in self-protection are g r a t e f u 1 to Mr. G e o r g e W a 1 k e r and Mr. Thomas Ziegler, Law Enforcement students here, who conduct the course which is free of charge. Held in Miley Haven from 7-9 p.m. beginning on February 21 and lasting for 10 weeks, the course "is great", says Avgi Ionnidis, liaison person, who "wanted to see it happen". • Women students are most serious about the program, involving strenuous physical exercising and instruction and practice in self - protection. Those who persevere unto the end will receive a certificate.

by Martha Wolf Twenty members of the college community recently experienced a most intriguing interim in the British Isles. The first of a twopart series, this article will attempt to relate the group's adventures in Ireland; the second will focus on encounters With England. Entitled "Druid's Legacy", the trip could be taken on a credit or non-credit basis. The tour focused on the Celtic heritage of ancient Britain; and lectures on the music, art, and myths of the people greatly enhanced the depth of experience. Embarking on the adventure December 29 were Glenn and Joanne Giuttari, Jim and Crane Hersh, Sister Solina Hicks, Debbie Camarata, Julie, Marie, and Denise Elles, Mary Galkowski, Ellen Hayes, Priscilla Hillman, Carolyn Konrad, Denise Kress, Kebra Nider, Ann Rinke!, Joan Smith, Mary Borsuk, and Martha Wolf. Throughout the journey, there were few flies in the ointment, and those were small flies, indeed. After arriving at Shannon airport, the eager group shuffled expectantly onto a tour bus whose driver proved to be informative, accommondating, and even amusing. Driving off into the mysterious Irish haze, all that seemed visible were deep green fields, small stucco houses, and a seemingly endless chain of stone walls. After viewing the ancient stone tower that W.B. Yeats restored for his wife, George, the group moved into the warmth of an Irish pub. Here, many became acquainted, or reacquainted with the famed Guinness, and thus were fortified until reaching the hotel in Galway, Spending three days in this small city, many became attached to it, and were reluctant to leave. It had a friendly pub, a snug hotel, and a warm spirited people. A day trip to the Aran Islands proved unforgettable, particularly so for those who were forced by the elements to spend more than the day there. These are islands of rock; the only soil has

been laboriously built up by the people, and consists of decomposed seaweed brought up from the rocky shores. A small plane took the group to one of the islands in 2 trips, and many spent the day plunging through mire and over walls in the quest of a prehistoric stone fort. At the day's end, the fog ensnared the island before a second plane could land, forcing 5 of the visitors to spend the night in this rugged place with its handful of inhabitants. Dublin brought sharp contrasts: the noise and commotion of the city, and the powerful stillness and quiet of day trips to passage graves. These were long, Megalithic tombs built into high hill-tops in the form of a cross. Dating back to about 3,000 B.C., many symbols embellished the sacred rocks within the tombs, particularly the circle, and the spiral.

Among the many books he was written and edited are The Flight of the Wild Gander and an important four-volume study of world mythologies entitled The Masks of God. His most famous literary work, Hero With a Thousand Faces, h as sold m ore than 110,000 copies and has become a bestseller on campuses across the nation. The book establishes a parallel between the ancient hero myths and the timeless problem of man's search for identity. Along with Carl Jung, J oseph Campbell is consider ed t o be the world's leading expert on psychic symbolism. Jung's theor~es of the collective unconscious have had a profound influence on many of Campbell's ideas about the relevance of mythology in the life of m odern man. Reflecting a strong Jungian influence, Campbell believes tha t "myths are vehicles of communication between the conscious and the unconscious, just as dreams ar e." The only difference between dreams and myths according t o Campbell is that "myths are public dreams" while "dreams are private myths." He suggests that myths t ell just as much about humanity as dreams t ell about an individual. Both the lecture and slides will focus on Jung's theory of ar chetypes, which is based on the idea that there is a special group of psychic processes or symbols shar ed by all men.

Mini- Semester Courses Attract Many Students Eleven mini-semester courses are being offered here from March 3 to May 9, Monday through Thursday, from 7:30 to 9:30p.m. Costing $35 per course, all are held at the O'Hare Academic Center. The one exception is the children's guitar class whose fee is $20 and which will be held on Saturday mornings from 10 to 12 at O'Hare. Offerings for t h i s 8-week semester follow: Newport and Rhode Island in the American Revolution, 1760-1790; Children's Rights; Adult Guitar Class; The Process of Aging: Crisis in Survival. Couples are encouraged to attend this latter course together as there will be discussions on social security, medicare, leisure time, education and recycling, volunteering and community -activities. Pastoral Counseling: A Group Experience; Alcoholism; Ireland Since 1922; Questions People Ask About Death, Newport: its

historical legacy, art and genealogy; America : A History of the Last Thirty Years ; and the children's guitar class round out the courses. Sister M. Renata Cremins director of these non-traditionai studies, designed the program. No classes will be held from March 27 to April 4.

West Side Story Coming in May Rehearsals are now underway for West Side Story, theater division's musical slated for April 8, 9, 10 and 11, in the campus theater at Mercy Hall. "Each part is important, exciting, and individually r ealized in this Bernstein-Sondheim collaboration which relies on the concepts of ensemble acting and the creation of social realism," states Miss Joan David, director.


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