Ebb Tide, Vol. 21 No. 2 (Nov 1966)

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Barbara La Vorgna Elected Frosh Pres

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Student Nurses Elect 1966-67 Slate of Officers

The beginning of November brought the first elections of the The Student Nurses OrganizaClass of 1970. In the two previous tion of Salve Regina College has months, the Freshmen had the elected its officers for 1966-67. opportunity to evaluate those Named were: President - Eleanstudents who would, through or Clingham '67, Vice-President their zeal, loyalty and judgement, - Roberta Neuert '68, Secretary best lead and r epresent them.

Mary Kolkmeyer '69, and Elected to office w ere : Barbara Treasurer - Carol Rogers '70.

La Vorgna, President; Donna Also elected were delegates b Ritchie, Vice - President; Kathy represent Salve's division :>f Lannon, Secretary; and Patricia nursing to the Student Nurses White, Treasurer. Student Coun- , Association of Rhode Island cil representatives for residents (S.N.A.R.I.). Named were Ann and commuters resp ectively are :M;urphy, Rosemary Kearns, and Joanne Gauthier and Maureen ?.1:ary Kolkmeyer.

Daley. Nancy Wilber and Judy Miss Lucille Sulli.van has been Parsons were elected to the Soacknowledged as a new faculty cial Committee . .Sr. Thecla serves advisor to S.N .O. The first meetas Freshman Class Moderator. ing of the · '66-'67 season was held on November 9th. Dr. O'Brien, the guest speaker discussed tuberculosis and the effects of HAPPY chemotherapy, and on November 10 approximately 70 student nurses represented Salve's School THANKSGIVING of Nursing at a S.N.A.R.I. sponsored Spaghetti Dinner.

New Staff Heads Ebb Tide Dianne Fitch will edit the 196667 publications of Ebb Tide. Assisting her will be Diane Mazzari, feature editor, Patricia Aubin, news editor, Ronnie Foley, managing editor, Billie St. Angelo, exchange editor, Dee Sullivan, art editor, and Kathleen Lannon, photography editor.

All the newly appointed editors, except Kathleen Lannon are junior English majors. Kathy is a member of the freshman class.

Dianne and her co-editors were appointed by the 1965-66 editorial staff after they participated in a three m onth program whereby they acted as temporary editors under the guidance of the senior staff and the faculty moderator, , Dr. Frank E. Greene. The program afforded the girls the opportunity to become acquainted

with the various aspects of newsediting and the responsibilities of handling the newspaper as an effective organ of communication.

In order to expand the role of the newspaper, the new editors plan to continue the student-fac~ ulty discussions of freedom which Ebb Tide initiated last November.

Plans are in effect, too, to publish monthly editions of the newspaper with either four or six pages, depending on the crop of news stories and features available.

Help Wanted The new editors wish to recruit to their staff as many students as possible. Sophomores are especially needed so that they might be trained during second semester to succeed Miss Fitch and her a ssi'stants.

Back row (I ~ r): Belinda St. Angelo, Dianne Fitch, Ronnie Foley.

Front row: Diane Mazzari, Dee Sullivan, and Pat Aubin.

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Education Fosters Freedom:

S.N.E.A. Invests New Officers· At the November 3rd meeting of the Salve chapter of S.N.E.A., the ot~ganization's new officers for the a-cademic year of 1966-67 wer~ invested and presented to the college. The officers, introduced to the assembly by Belinda St. Angelo, First Vice-P.resident of the Rhode Island S.N .E.A., are: Susan Hathaway, President; Marilyn Worst, Vice-President; Mary-Lou · Capuano, Recording Se-cretary; Susan Schiffer, Corresponding Se-cretary; and Rosemary Healy, Treasurer. Among the distinguished guests present at the ceremony were Sister Mary Emily, President of the college, and Doctor Willi!J.m Burrell and Sister Mary Constantia, members of the Education, and

LAFF Plans Program On De-cember 6, at 6:00 p.m.., the Lay Apostolate Finance Fund (LAFF) Staff will sponsor a spaghetti dinner in the Haven for the student body. The proceeds of this and all future functions will once again be used to assist Salve in apostolic work during the summer.

Last year LAFF raised enough money to send three girls to deprived areas. Sharon Martin. spent three months working in Michigan while Miss Josephine Moquin, R.N. _ and Betty O'Connell served in Kansas for two months.

With hopes of creating or re ~ establishing interest among the entire student body, the organizing committee held a meeting 10n November 1'5. At that time suggestions were heard and plans materialized. Besides the spaghetti dinner, LAFF will sponsor a curiosity hour, the FacultyStudent Talent Show, and cultivate green carnations to be sold on Saint Patrick's Day.

On November 12, 1966, Salve Regina students had the opportunity to participate in the second student council forum of the year. Karen McCarthy, president of student council, welcomed both the student body and the faculty and outlined briefly several topics of discussion. Students and faculty then divided themselves into small groups to discuss, define and develop the items mentioned.

The plan for a coffee house on campus met with general student approval. Future discussio::I of the coffee house will be brought up at the next student council meetng.

Lively Discussion The subject of campus police brought about lively discussion at the tables. All were in favor.

It was agreed that Salve's campus is .g rowing and some form nf protection is needed. Sister Mary Emily also suggested that the poli<!e telephone number should -b e in a pr9minent place in the dorms so a student could readily call for assistance.

Lethargy on campus found its way into the discussion at one table. It was mentioned that the student body has become more •a ctive and now the faculty should be further motivated. It was agreed that the student council is more active this year than it has been in the past. The student 'body seems to realize mor_e fully that the student council exists.

CUrfews were discussed as always. Different curfews for

Special Education departments respectively.

Purpose The S.N.E.A. is a student organization of future teachers dedicated to furthering the development of education by dealing with the pr}nciples of teaching and learning. According to Bel-inda, as stated in her address, its purpose is to stimulate interest in the teaching profession and to promote the ·cause of education throughout the United States. The S.N.E.A. gives future teachers the opportunity to work with state and national education associations which present Continued on Page 3 to them the various aspects of the teaching profession. The S.N.E.A. benefits the individual Sop~s by developing his leadership poOchre Court provided a fortentiality while fostering in him mal setting for the November the all important professional at- Nocturne' which was sponsored titudes and D;eW interests in the ·b y the Class of 1969, on Nov~m­ science of education. ber 5. Music at the dance was Importance of Education provided by the Saint James SoBelinda went no to outline the ciety of the Naval Base. As faimportance and! necessity of ed- vors the , escorts re-ceived jiggers ucation. It ibrings to the indvii- ·b earing the school insignia and dual a new and rewarding aware- date. Christine Beaulac again did ness of his own and other's dig- a wonderful job on the programs nity and value. The American which depicted a lithograph of ideals of freedom of religion and Ochre Court. A sit-down dinner expression are ·b est realized followed at the Viking Hotel through education. Its. effect is from 12 :00 p.m. to 2:00a.m. Rev. felt in the tone of the nation's ' Anthony Robeiro celebrated Maas strength in that it is a source of in the Chapel at 10:15 Sunday civic unity and through it we morning and a coffee hour folobtain our national leaders lowed in the Haven which their ideas, practices, and pro- rounded-off the weekend. ducts.

A word of appreciation goea The future educator seeks to to the committee and to Sister build the quality and character Mary Wilhelmina, R.S .M., class of' the education profession so moderator, for their efforts. The that it will be worthy of public committee was headed by Kathconfidence. In man, the instinc- leen Riley, general chairman, tive basis of behavior is general and included Catherine Dolan, and va:gue, and can be trans- Linda Farrell, Rita Gallant, Paformed into specific behavior tricia Gavic, Diane Guillet, Mary and patterns only through learn- Helen Kolkmeyer, Marcia Marra, ing. The S.N.E.A. is dedicated Rena Patry, Cheryl Piatelli, Pato this ideal. tricia Sebelia, and Jean Sullivan.

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Political Decision A glance around Salve's campus on Nov. 8 would give no indication that statewide elections were slated for many states in which students reside. The lack of actual political campaigning can perhaps be excused by the distance from Providence, the center of Rhode Island political activities. However, the lack of a basic knowledge and of an inherent interest in who was running and then who had been elected reflects an apathetic attitude and a frightening unconcern for the contemporary political structures which rule the individual states and the United States.

In this election the Republican party gained 47 national congressional and three senatorial seats, eight state governorships and nin~ majorities in state legislatures. In , this victory are many underlying factors, among them the growing concern with the present situation in Southeast Asia, the well organized national . coordinating committee under Ray Bliss, and most importantly the recognition in most cases of the more qualified candidate.

These results will certainly strengthen the two party system and will" be most influential in nominating the 1968 GOP Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates.

All but the freshman class wil! be legally qualified to vote in this national election. Will the same policies be continued or will th~ country be ready for a change? It is now that these potential voters must discern the views and policies of elected officials (and those who might be under consideration) and to become informatively qualified. The right to vote presupposes the obligation to vote maturely and intelligently.

In New York both the Liberal and Conservative party candidates received a great number of votes. This might well be indicative of a transformation within the political parties in the next decade. Could a third or possil;>ly a fourth major party emerge? Could two parties distinct from the current Democrats and Republicans become of primary influence to the voters? Could the United States operate successfully under a one party system? Or will the Democratic and Republican candidates continue to represent the major party divisions?

And if so which will be the majority party?

These questions are raised not to be answered irrationally in either the affirmative or the negative but to be considered as possibili~ which might face registered voters in an tpcoming election. .

As a college graduate one will be expected to analyze critically the political situation confronting her and to support her conclusions by knowledge, not emotion. In a discussion on Viet Nam, on inflation or on the local sales tax a general background is a prerequisite. To make random statements proves nothing but ignorance. This background comes not necessarily from the classroom but rather from reading articles in newspapers and magazines which deal with different sides of important issues.

Whether one has D emocratic or Republican, Conservative or Liberal inclinations the time is now, not two years hence to initiate a firm foundation for that all important ballot to be cast.

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Retreat How do persons measure their spiritual growth? Is it by how often they frequent the chapel, attend Mass, or repeat the rosary?

These acts are all important, true, but they are exteriors and our Catholic education has taught us that sanctity goes deeper than this.

Spiritual growth is a daily process in which we move closer to God by prayer and offering our everyday tasks to His greater glory. As students, even our study hours may be offered as silent prayer. Salve is such a school which affords us this daily opportunity for spiritual renewal.

1 Why then is there a need for the annual mandatory retreat? The reason may be found in the handbook: "The purpose of this re.treat is personal devotion of each student to prayer and serious th,ought about the state of her soul and her vocation in life." If this is the true purpose of said retreat, what are we doing in a Catholic college?

Wouldn't it seem that this prayer and thought would be a daily occurrence rather than an annual one ?

However, the purpose here is not to degrade the retreat as a supposed furthering of grace, but to propose an idea which has proved successful in other colleges such as Boston College, Newton, and Emmanud This idea is that of an optional retreat. ,.At thif! :rr nt in our lives, we realize that the Christian commitment is a living commitment. We are treated as young adults who have the capability of forming our own ~ecisions in all facets of our life. In the spiritual vein, it is our personal obligation to decide the fate of our soul. Why then is such an important decision as this, determined for us by the school?

In these mandatory retreats, it should be realized that the disposition of the person is important. One might reap the harvest of such a function, but too often, because a student feels that she is being forced into the situation, the disposition becomes less inclined.

Wouldn't it be better to have, for example, five sincere retreatants who gain by a retreat than to have thirty grumbling retreatants who dishearten the sincere five?

This is the important reason that we find for necessitating an optional retreat. If our religion is truly a religion of love, then we should not have the fear of punishment for failure :to attend a retreat as a motivating factor. Granted, there would be a drop in attendance if this idea is made effective. However, it would be at least a sincere movement on the part of those who wished to make the retreat and more beneficial to them.

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Dlk#ENSIONS

Where is the girl who can run all the way down to Sully's to catch the Five Thirty Club ?

Where is the girl who !>eats her boy-friend in tennis regularly? Where is that . gang of girls who will play softball with the boys behind Mercy Hall, or those girls who occasionally take on the Navy in !ouch football? Has everyone's vitamin pill worn off by dinner time?

Does the weekend leave you reduced to a onehundred twenty pound weakling? What is the silent prohibition on intramural basketball at Salve Regina?

The Women's Recreation Association (however futile its efforts may be) has organized and attempted to promote dormitory competition in basketball. So far there have been three games defauited . because certain dormitories have failed to produce teams. Surely the excuse cannot be that everyone in the dorm has to study, or that everyone is too sick or tired to play basketball. What is it that keeps so many women from participating in healthy, competitive fun?

Perhaps we are harboring the mistaken notion that sports are just for boys (merely a masculine interest or to promote masculine interest). Perhaps Salve Regina girls feel that becoming Salve Regina women means abandoning youth and vitality for intellectualism and sophistication. Perhaps it is that our energies have not been exhausted but that they have simply been channeled to other "sports."

We are here to assume a well integrated collegiate way of life. Salve Regina College and Newport have abundant resources to provide for our development. We can only fail in our neglect to take and use what has been offered to us. But we must answer with the fact that the action is overwhelming within us, and we are willing to let it escape and color all our campus activity. Inh·amural basketball is oniy one phase which we are neglecting. Elaboration is unnecessary; we are generally aware of the apathy which creeps into our collegiate scene. Yet intramural basketball can be a launching pad for development . of enthusiasm and activity which, hopefully, will become a pervading characteristic of Salve Regina.

What Happened To Loyalty Day? Spirit is the intangible element which determines the attitudes and actions of the students and faculty in a school. Spirit cannot be seen, but it can be felt, and is expressed through the loyalty of a student body to their school.

A lack of complete understanding between the student body and the faculty prompted part of the Sophomore Class to sponsor Loyalty Day on Nov 8., so that the students could have the opportunity to express their school spirit.

Ironically, the cause of the failure of Loyalty Day was an absence of enthusiasm. Plans for the day had been discussed at a Student Council meeting, but there was a deficiency in the advertising of the idea to the student body.

A few posters were the main participants of Loyalty Day. The general reaction on campus could be defined as astonishment at seeing a poster stating "Phil for Loyalty." What was it for? One Fr~shman reaction was: "What's Loyalty Day? It sounds like a nice idea if I knew what it was!" A Sophomore states: "I thought the signs were pretty, but I didn't know what they were for." Two Juniors discussed the matter: , "There was definitely not enough advertising. Whatever the plans were, they were very indefinite. I don't think anyone participated because no one knew what it was.

It's a very good idea if they'd make it more explicit."

Obviously, there should be a second Loyalty D ay. Student reactions show there is definitely enough enthusiasm to make the next one a success. If plans. are made for a repeat perform- 11 ance, let everyone be included /

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Quinlan Returns Glorybound Sponsored by the Folk Music Society, Mr. Paul Quinlan, S.J. appeared in concert in the Great Hall, Nov. 9. Accompanied by Richard Regan and Steve Seery, both students at Holy Cross in Worcester where he is currently teaching Philosophy, Mr. Quinlan created a unique and simultaneously Christian and folk experience.

His spritely presentation of folk psalms is contagious and within two songs the audience no longer is content to sit back and listen but clamours for involvement. This singing and clapping of hands unites the audience to Mr. Quinlan, to each other, and to the Lord. He leaves an indelible spirit of love. The clear cut American influence is exemplified by the use of contemporary imagery and one notices through this the universal application of the psalms.

Psalm 104 sung at the Offertory (of Mr. Quinlan's Folk Mass) and Psalm 48 manifested the reality of the experience, calling men to praise the Lord through His Creatures. Psalm 6 was a lamentation on loneliness, the response to Heidigger's existential view of loneliness and anxiety being assistance and support from Christian brothers and sisters.

Mr. Paul Quinlan, S.J. Mr. Quinlan also communicated to his audience his thought on contemporary problems. Ode to a Canon Lawyer is a result of his reaction to several magazine articles on the conservative Father Gomer DuPau a year ago. Enraptured by the captivating presentation, personality and art of Mr. Quinlan one would find it

Schedule Change At the direction of the film distributors, Frederico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" will not be shown as part of Salve R egina's International Film Festival this year. It has been recalled by the producers for use in commercial · theatres, and will not be available to us until O:::tober of 1967. However, we have arranged to replace this film with an earlier work of Fellini "The Nights of Cabiria" (1957). This film stars Giulietta M a s i n a , Fellini's wife. It will be shown on December 1 in Mercy Hall at 7:15.

Caroline Ruocco Chairman, Film Festival

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hard to take offense at either the lyrics or the ideas even though a basic agreement might not emerge. A true artist is appreciated by those who agree as well as by those who recognize within themselves a doubt as to the validity of a particular theme. He communicates not a dogmatic approach but an individual's enthusiasm to worship the Lord and to share his understanding with his fellow men.

Mr. Quinlan, a friend who has appeared before on campus and a Jesuit seminarian who is a nationally known recording artist, has been busy the past . year presenting his sacred folk music to great audiences in New England.

At Holy Cross, he has initiated the Limbo, a campus coffee house.

His recording Glory Bound has been described as "an open hearted response to the Psalmist's invitation 'Make a joyful noise unto the Lord' ".

To rephrase the lyrics of one of Mr. Quinlan's songs, "Bless this work which he has begun."

Ecumenism Reviewed A lecture given on November 6th by the Reverend Robert Winters of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, sponsored by the Cultural Committee of Salve Regina College, could well be cited as an example of Ecurrienism in action. In his lecture entitled "Impressions of Vatican II", the Episcopal minister viewed the purpose of the council to be the fostering of unity. The council was "a manifestation of the power of God at work to call men to be the power of Christ at work." Only a truly Catholic Church, however, would be able to fully respond to the changes that the church is being faced with. The council demonstrated the humanity and understanding of the church in relation to non-Christians and non-believers.

Besides the spiritual aspects of Vatican II, Reverend Winters noted the human aspects as well.

"The council in many ways represented any other large convel').tion in its closing stages. There was pressure, weariness, frustration about unfinished business and hurried conferences."

The Parable 'Fhe twenty-three minute film, Parable, produced as part of the offerings of the Pmtestant Pavilion of the New York World's Fair, was shown rbefore a recep.tive audience at Salve Regina on November 15.

"A prologue opens the film in which the narrator gives the 'for instance;' Life is very much like . a circus parade, the caravan of peoples and nations. Some are pai1ticipants, some are spectators. The first scenes contain the symbols of power-circus wagons bearing the emblazoned names of powerful nations, a Roman soldier driving his chariot, the Indian Chief, the Maharajah, the powerful cacophony of the calliope, the indoor scene of Magnus the Great, the puppeteer, the power of gentleness, love and concern as it makes its impact on the power of advantage, force and numbers. As Parable develops, the various degrees of

Is Paris Burning?

McNulty's Madness:

Goes To The Skoal Room What to do on a dreary Saturday or a Bleak Sunday. is never a problem to the Salve girl with a little ingenuity and a large capacity - for laughs. In case you want to ·be let in on this secret way to be active, the place to act is the Skoal Room, Newport's cupid in concrete form .. Many of us are satisfied customers who love navy blue and manage to double-time it to "The Room" · even on sunny weekends entertaining sweet hopes of ro~st beef 1 dinners and dancing at the Datum as added incentive for the long walk up Bellevue A venue.

Those who complain about so.cial life on the island must either have ·bad eye-sight, or .be oblivious to 2,000 eligfble young naval officers wibh weekends of spare time and great ideas of how to spend it. Where else but at the Skoal Room, does an intelligent young lady have ·t he opportunity to make herself known

in these special plans, by becoming a partner in the workings of Fate, and maybe even beating Lady Luck to the punch?

If you want variety in your date-life, you can find many different types of 'bachelors all con·gregated in a room not even the size of the Miley cafeteria! It takes ·a while to get used to your surroundings, mainly because of the thick atmosphere of cigarette smoke which bellows out every available opening in the walls, but after a few minutes of steeling yourself to the lack of oxygen, (who needs it, anyway?) , you will discern hundreds of smiling, eager faces, and will be more than anxious to join th~ throng.

Have I persua ded you? Then, if you're ready for adventure, action, excitement, and an escort, join me next weekend at the Skoal Room, Newport's answer to the Dating Game!

gentleness, love, and ·c oncern are portrayed."

Through a series of amusing anecdotes, Dr. Thomson related many of the idiosyncracies of the nineteenth century poet. A frequent reader of the Scriptures, Byron enjoyed utilizing quotes about the devil for his writing purposes. Byron · employs the devil to point out all those things which he himself condemns. Sending the devil around the world and having him delighted at the state of things as they were during the 1800's gets Byron's satire across .to his audience. The only theological views which interested the romanticist were those c oncerned with evil, and he felt that the best thing to do wilth the world the way it was at the time was to laugh at it .

Using an epic vein for satirical results, Byron saw mankind as a "mass of dupes."

Having begun as an "angry young man," over and against the world, the poet's interest was in finding a basis for faith.

However, he still felt th e religious influences of his youth all his life. As the narrator in his epic poem Don Juan, Byron very often injects his ideas and visions.

Following the lecture, which was attended by more than 100 people, a coffee hour was held.

Thomson Discusses · Byron Dr. Paul van K. Thomson, Vice-Presdent of Academic Affairs at Providence College, delivered a lecture on October 26 in the Great Hall of Ochre Court.

The topic discussed was "Byron and the S8itanic School of Poetry.'• A member of the Providence College faculty since 1949, Dr. Thomson received with honors his A.B. in English Literature from Columbia University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Brown University. He also received the Bachelor of Sacred!

Theology fr.om the Berkeley Divinity School and the Master of Sacred Theology degree from Geneval Theological Seminary, New York. ConsuLtant to the U. S. Office of Education on "Project English" in 1960, Dr. Thomson is also a member of the Modern Language Associ81tion of America and the Authors Guild of America. The author of two 'books, he is currently serving on the editorial staff of the Providence Visitor.

Accord!i.ng to Dr. Thomson, Byron is considered the father of the Satanic school of thought.

(Editor's Note: Anne Benedict is the godchild of author Larry Collins, and attended the movie's American premiere.)

It is difficult to grasp the impact of the realization that by the strength of one command, one deadly blow, the most beautiful city in the world would be destroyed. The leader of the Nazi occupation forces in Paris received this command from Hitler in 1944. The internationally bestselling book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre, Is P a r i s Burning? graphically recalls the decisions and events which led to the redemption of the French capital.

This month Paramount Pictures presented their screen adaptation to the American public. As is most often the case, the movie fails to capture the depth and breadth of the book. Although three hours in length, still a great many significant and moving incidents have to be excluded from the movie. The cast is composed of a great number of international stars, but unfortunately only incidental glimpses of characters are given. Leslie Caron does a fine job as a young wife who witnesses the slaying of her husband at the hands of the Nazis. JeanPaul B e 1 m o n d o is his usual charming self, as is Alain Delon.

But Kirk Douglas as General Patton is not true to the character himself nor is Gert Frobe as the German General Von Cholitz.

The book is able to capture the suspense, intrigue and emotion of not only the French fighting for their capital and their lives, but also we see in the book the great burden of responsibility and doubt which faces Von Cholitz. The film tends to weaken the character to a mere victim of overwhelmin~ly unfavorable circumstances.

The film is definitely a French orientated production. There is no evidence of the conflict of French factions striving to free the city, nor is there any sign of those Frenchmen who collaborate with the German forces, and furthermore the assistance of the American forces who were instrumental in the liberation is minimized.

Is Paris Burning? as a movie is entertainment and excitement, thanks to a. multitude of stars and a fundamentally good story, but as an adaptation of the book or as a historically sound documentary, the production falls short of its ultimate capabilities.

- Anne Benedict

Council Forum Continued from Page 1 escorted girls and unescorted were suggested. There was also a question of permission for dates during the week.

Students suggested the possibility of having boys in the cafeteria. This met with favorable approval of most students in the discussion groups.

This student council forum can be termed a success. It aroused the dormant interest of Salve's students. It has brought about the long awaited ties between faculty, council and students.

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We Extend A Thank You An editor's job, if nothing else, bute to her success is the fact would seem to connote a position that she has completely andi with of !honor, given to an individual full confidence given over her because of her ability to perform, duties and responsibilities to the her past experience and all the new editor and staff. This is true other rare and varied talents success.

Thank you is such a small which go toward the making of any position of responsibility and ~hrase; it serves every occasion importance. Anne Lancellotti had from passing the 'butter to savall of these things ,when she first ing a friend's life. It comes to became editor of the "Ebb Tide" our rescue when there is too in her sophomore year, but she had more than this. She had the perseverance and courage not to plod along in the same furrow that had been half-heartedly plowed by the editors of the past, but to strike out on her own, to try and mold a newspaper that would be alive and vital, that would hold the interest of the student body so that they actually would be waiting for the next issue, and most important of all to build around her a staff that was interested, creative, and , equally as persevering. She sue-, ceeded. But in doing so, she has left behind her a curious collection of anomalies that will never be forgotten by those who know !her and especially by Anne herself: h'e adline-writing coffee clatches in the wee hours of the morning, deadlines that were stretched and stretched, folding and pa;cking thousands of newspapers to send to parents and friends, re-writing a story ten minutes 'before it's due at the printer, and the standing joke Anne Lancellottl whenever an interesting fact or a complaint was brought up much to say or not enough. It is "We'll write an editorial about so tiny that it can obe lost in a it!" All of these things are a sea of gushing gratuities, yet so part of the newspaper that she bi•g, so blazing when it stands loved and hated, the newspaper alone, almost uns;lid ·b etween that was sometimes a joy, but two hearts. This is the kind of more often a burden, and all of Thank You we would like to these things are a part of her •g ive you. From our heart to your achievement. But Anne's crown- heart, Anne, a blazing Thank ing glory and the only real tri- You!

·Retreat Continued from Page 2 The idea of the optional retreat may then be supplemented by the following: 1. A Day of Recollection held during the week, once every quarter or semester where the entire student body would have several opportunities to give thought to the state of their soul. At present, only the resident students have an actual opportunity to participate in spiritual activities since they are held over weekends. 2. The Liturgy Club, if vitalized, could become a source of energy for students who are seeking to fulfill their Christian commitment. 3. Informal discussions or forums where religious problems could be discussed and their solutions mad.e practical to our needs.

If one objective of our education is to produce mature and responsible Catholic women, it is suggested that we be given the opportunity to become so now, and on our own initiative.

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November ·,. .J66

Salve Regina College

Salve Swings In The Style Of '52

Salve Cagers Start Season December 6th marks the opening of another exciting, and, we hope victorious, basketball season for Salve Regina. The team will play Vernon Court Junior College as the opening game at the "Hut," our home court. Last year's team won all contests played except one. The defeat came by' the hands of Rhode Island College in a hard fought contest. But Salve, not to be put down·, defeated RIC in their following encounter in a game not easily forgotten!

The starting line is made up of Mary Ryan, Sue Ellis, Dee Sullivan, Mary Ellen Woods, Alberta Morresett, Pat Flack, and Jean Balboni. The team practices every Thursday from 6:15 until 7 :30 at the Hut in Newport, under the guidance of coach Jane Hale.

Games are played at home and away. The team has traveled as far as Nashua, New Hampshire and finds this aspect of team membership one of the most enjoyable. Mary Ryan, President of WRA, expressed feeling for a good season, despite the loss of several players by graduation.

She adds that some of the players to watch will be Dee Sullivan and Alberta Morresett.

Games scheduled for the '66-'67 season are with Cardinal Cushing, Anna Maria, Barrington, University of Rhode Island, Annhurst, Rivier and Bryant Colleges.

(Editor's note: I would like to thank Mrs. Pat Walsh, formerl!f Patricia Sullivan of the Class '52 for her very kind assistance in. making this article possible. ) The Scene:

The Spring Dance of Salve .Regina College, May 1952.

The Place:

The dance floor of the Great Hall of Ochre Court.

The Time:

Approximately 10:20 p.m.

Characters: Barbara Bobbysox, resident student of Salv~.

Sam Saddleshoes, star fullback of Holy Cross College.

Barbara:

It was a lovely dance, wasn't it Sammy? I'm so glad you could come.

Sam:

My pleasure, Poopsie! Well, I guess it's goodnight.

'

(They shake hands. She exits with Carol Curl and Lydia Longskirt.)

Barbara exits? Alone? No my dear reader. That was not a typographical error. In the infant stages of our fair college, yon gallant escort bid his tender Guinivere a fond farewell at the dance, and was warned by the great Merlin that if he ventured to escort her to her castle . . . well, who could say "'[hat would have happened!

The Salve of 1952 is in so many ways a completely different and strange world from the Salve of 1966.

The most noticeable difference is the enrollment. Statistics of the year '52 show .the following: Freshmen - 34, Sophomores 23, Juniors - 21, Seniors - 36.'

Those were the days of "small college, individual attention!"

The campus was a barely visible dent in the city of Newport. It consisted of Ochre Hall, used as

dormitory and classrooms; Moore Hall, dormitory ; and last, but not least, Mercy Hall, used as dormitory, laboratory, and of course gym, auditorium semper fidelis!

Weekend curfews were in the area of 10:.30, and "The In" spots were .the Skoal Room and M-K. Uncle -Sam was already doing his good deed for the red~blooded American college g:irl of Newport as the flow of OCS men was steadily in motion, and Holy Cross was The Place To Go. Due to the small enrollment, all dances, including special class such as the Ring Dance, were open .to the entire student 'body.

The general path we follow today was established in these early years. Almost every club found in our 1966 yearbook can find its counterpart in the year• book of 1952 ... and then some!

Do I hear a motion to reinstate the "Future Business Leaders Club of America Club"? The month Miss Ma;cDonald is. going traditional dances, weekends and to have all the seniors register ceremonies that mean so much with her office whereby she will to us today were of equal imporinterview each •g irl, and together tance to the co-ed of '52, and she they will discuss the .g irl's . in- too looked: forWard to reading terests and plans. She will keep "Ebb Tide" and "Regina Maris.'' a folder containing credentials The 'faculty was composed of on each girl so that any firm, many of the teachers that today industry, or school can interview still gMICe our campus and classthis girl with qualified informa- room with their distinguished tion already a;t hand. In this presence. Among these are Sr. way, the pla;cement will act as a Mary Donald, Sr. Mary Jean, Sr. liaison between the student and Rosina, Sr. Therese, Sr. Phileemployer to driscuss the senior's mon, Sr. Martina, Sr. Venard, Sr. immediate career plans.

Christopher, Sr. Mercedes, and The bureau is also encourag- Mrs. Ramos. The College Presiing and coordinating recruiters dent and Dean of Women were, to come to the campus to inter- respectively, .the late Mother view girls as desired, and to talk Hilda and the late Sr. Constance. to them about prospects in the Yes. Time has passed and the world of business. This will main- enrollment has risen to new and tain good public relations be- unexpected heights. Salve is now tween Salve Regina and industry, an intricate !(>art of .t he city as well as expand its image for through its massive and still those interestedi in Salve .g radu- rg rowing. physical plant, and its ates. economic contribution to com, As a 1part of counseling ser- munity concessions. The faculty vices, Miss MacDonald is avail- is becoming more a:ble in a regular counselor ca- and grand in size with el!.ch pacity. She very enthusiastically Change, Growth, Maturity. says, "My office and my assis- how much have we tance are available to anyone changed? We still run for who knocks on the door. I am phone ; we still gaze one ' . more than willing to help them time in the mirror to make in any way I can." With a cer- we look Just Right before tain zest in her :f.iace for the love· his name comes from the of her position, with a vitality in Providence or the base; we her manner, and with a gleam of read a 'bout "Morte d' Arthur." reassurance and understnding in still look to the future with her eye, she says, "No magic answers ~ but assistance guaranteed!"

Growth, Action Pace Placement .

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Crash! Bang! Telephone rings!

Boy, what's going on? All the heads of the people studying in the library look up to the second floor. Desks are ·b eing moved in; people are running in and out, and now .b oxes of books, catalogues and pamphlets from gradnate schools, letters from industries, and all up-to-date material from the outside world is invading McAuley. This is the scene on the second floor where Miss MacDonald very calmly runs her placement office as a function of Salve's new counseling services.

Everyday this office is gathering new information which is being assembled in answer to the specific requests and needs of Salve girls. The placement bureau is a source of information for future careers for the girls, whether they decide to enter the world of business or advance to pursuits of further study. The . office functions as a Vocational, Educational an~Advising Career Service. Miss MacDonald is ready and more than willing to assist og irls in finding a position in the 1bi:g business world as well as aiding them in finding a graduate school where all their needs will be fulfilled. She expects one thing - that the student c ome to her with at l~ast an idea of what she would like to do or what type of career she would like to embark upon. Miss MacDonald cannot choose a career for a student; she can merely assist her in her choice.

But as Will Shakespeare would say, this is just the beginning of the rising action. Later this

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