Ebb Tide, Vol. 23 No. 3 (Dec 1968)

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VE REGINA COLLEGE I NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND 02840

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SALVE REGINA COLLEGE - · NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND

Peace Corps College P'r ogram Expanding

Juniors Set Plans For Ring Weekend

The officials of the Peace Corps' ana the State University of New York College at Brockport announced completion of arrangements for continuing and extending the unique Peace Corps/ College Degree Program. This would admit a third group of candidates in June, 1969. The members of the first contingent, completing the fifteen month program combining the upper division undergraduate education with Peace Corps preparation, are now serving on binational educational development teams in the Dominican Republic. The second group is now in the academic year phase of this joint project and is slated for overseas assignment in Latin America in August, 1969. The candidates will be selected from the ranks of students in good standing at an accredited college who are completing their sophomore or junior year by June 1969. Those selected will be able to earn an A.B. or B.S. degree and be eligible for a Peace Corps assignment in one academic year, flanked by two summers of fully subsidized and integrated academic courses and Peace Corps training. They will be expected to major in mathematics or the sciences; those who have completed their junior year prior to entrance into the program will have the opportunity for a double-major.

The traditional conferring 'of rings to members of the junior class will take place on February 14th in Great Hall in Ochre Court with parents and friends invited. After the ceremony, the girls and their dates will follow clues, similar to those used in a Treasure Hunt, in order to reach the surprise location for the night. Lunch will be served at The Surf Club Saturday afternoon followed by continuous entertainment by a band. The Sapphire Ball Saturday night will be held in Ochre Court. The Tune Toppers, who were a huge success at last year's ,Nocturne, will provide the music. Following the formal, a buffet will be held at -S hamrock Cliff. C o.f f e e and doughnuts will be served after'a special mass Sunday morning. Leo Connerton will be featured Sunday afternoon at The Castle in Bristol, R. I. General Chairman for Ring Week-end is Margot DiCarano; the two co-chairmen for the event are Kathy Lannon and Fran Kozma. Heading the various committees are: Connie MeBriar, publicity; Susan Boyle, Mass.; JoAnn Gauthier, entertainment; Susan Keally, refreshments; Dianne Morelli, favors; Jeanne Murphy, invitations; Mari-fran Kelly, raffle; and Susan Dick, programs.

Soph Nocturne mghlights Campus Winter Weekend The Nocturne, the traditional formal sophomore dance, has been rescheduled for January 11, which will coincide with Winter Weekend. The Newport Motor Inn will be the setting for a cocktail party Friday the tenth from 6 to B p.m. Following the cocktail party there will be a skating party from 9 p .m. to 1 a .m. to be held at St. George's in Middletown. To the tunes of "The Baker's Dozen," a group from Yale, Salve students and their dates will enjoy the entertainment at Hurleys Saturday li.fternoon. Late in the even\ng a semi-formal dance will be held at the Castle Hill from 7 to 11 p .m. with music by the "Just Us." The sophomores will attend the Nocturne in Ochre Court which will be followed by dinner at the Viking Hotel. Beginning at 2 p .m. ·on Sunday, entertainment. will be provided at Sully's by Tom Sullivan and Chuck Eisenhardt, two singers from Harvard. There will be a split bid to allow students to attend the functions of their choice.

At the end of the second summer armed with the degree, a teaching license, in-depth cross cultural preparation and fluency in Spanish, the graduates as Peace Corps volunteers will be off on their Latin American assignment. As members of the staffs of teacher training institutions and/ or consultants to secondary teachers of mathematics or science, they will be important participants in the educational development efforts of their host countries. During their two ·y ear sojourn they will have the opportunity to earn up to twelve semester hours graduate credit. Peace Corps and College officials pointed out several features which make this joint program unique including: academic credit for Peace Corps training, two fully subsidized summer sessions totalling thirty semester credit hours, in-depth Peace Corps training synchronized with the liberal arts and specialized professional preparation, individualized programming, opportunity for double majors, and supervised overseas graduate work. This integrated program is based on the two fold conviction that (1) to combine the college and Peace Corps experiences is both niore r e I e v an t and meaningful and the personal product more valuable (2) to provide much-needed skilled specialists - mathematics and science teachers - as Peace Corps volunteers in Latin America js to

make a significant contribution to all concerned.

Student Council Lists / Intercollegiate Bulletin Student Council is planning to initiate an Intercollegiate Bulletin containing information from nearby colleges including . Providence College, Brown University, Rhode Island College, University of Rhode Island, Bryant College, and Roger Williams College. The object of this publication is to facilitate communication among the schools and to increase awareness of the various school sponsored activities. Also in the planning stage is a Coed Day to be held sometime in February. Male students from nearby colleges will spend the day at Salve attending classes: and eating meals with Salve students. Plans are also in the formutative stage for a ·mixer to conclude the day's activities. College Council Meeting The first College Council meeting of the year held on December 3, discussed the problem of al-

lowing boys on campus during the week. Presently male visitors are allowed on campus only on weekends. Student Council formulated a bill calling for freedom to entertain boys in the Haven and in dormitory lounges until curfew on weekdays as well as on week-ends. Also discussed was the possibility of initiating grace minutes. With this policy in effect, lateness woould no longer warrant a minor campus or a Judiciary Board appearance. Rather, the student would subtract the time late . from the alloted grace minutes. On December 9, Salve's Student Council entertained members of P. C.'.s Student Congress. Following dinner Mary Kay Segar and Danny Ryan, presidents of the Student Councils, presided at the informal discussion in Miley Lounge.

December 1968

Sr. Mary Donald Egan Resigns In an official bulletin from the office of the President, Sister Mary Christopher O'Rourke announced that Sister Mary Donald Egan has resigned from her position as Dean of Women as of June 2, 1969. Sister Christopher also · announced that of that date Sister Mary Thomas Aquinas O'Brien would assume the position. Sister Mary Donald came to Salve Regina College in September, 1949 as an Assistant Professor of English, a position she still maintains. Sister received her :B.A. in English and Philosophy from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and her M.A. in English and Dramatics from Boston College. In addition, Sister Donald studied summers at the University of Notre Dame and Oxford University, England. While studying at Oxford during the summer of 1960 Sister travelled through Italy, parts of Germany, France, Ireland, Wales and England. She was appointed Dean of Women of Salve Regina in September of 1961 and is a member of the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors. As for future plans, Sister Mary Donald commented, "The future is yet undecided, but it most certainly will have to do with teaching English which is what I like to do best." Sister Mary Thomas Aquinas will work with Sister Mary Donald during the next semester before officially assuming the position. Sister Thomas Aquinas fil'st came to Salve Regina in September of 1967 when she was appointed Librarian of the college. Sister received her Bachelor of Education from Catholic Teachers College and her M.S. in Library Science and Guidance and Counselling from Catholic University. Before coming to Salve, Sister Thomas Aquinas taught both in grammar and high schools, and was Vice-Principal and Director of Guidance at St. Xavier's Academy in P:r;ovidence, R. I. While speaking of her new ap-

pointment, Sister Thomas Aquinas said, "I will always be open to ideas from the students - even though I may not always agree with them.'' She stressed that she is most interested in establishing a good working relationship between herself and Salve students.

Eight Salve Girls On P.C. Cheering Squad Eight Salve girls have been chosen to join the Providence College cheering squad for the 1968-69 basketball season. Those selected were Sophomores: Nanette Robillard, Mel Turley, and Muff Horack and Freshmen: Bet fi Casey, Pat Eagan, Leslie Friend, Pat Mullany, and Janet Robinson. The girls will cheer with the PC squad at various home and away games as well as at the Holiday Festival in Madison Square Garden on Dec. 26-27. At the latter ev·e nt, Providence College will take on the UCLA team.

Congratulations! ''But we loved with a love that was more than love • . ,"

Edgar Allan Poe

Congratulations to ... Jean Maigret '69 on her engagement to Bill Potuchek. Kathy O'Dell '69 on her engagement to John Tufarolo. Mary Watterson ' 70 on her en·gagement to Michael Trainor. Terry Martin ' 71 on her engagement to Randy Cirner. ~ue Murphy '71 on becoming the pinmate of Don Carbone.

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