SALVE REGINA COLLEGE I NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND 02840
TID·E . Vol. 23
SALVE REGINA COLLEGE -
No.5 '
May 1969
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'$ister .. M. Christopher· lnstal.le~d As President ..
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PARTICIPANTS IN COLLEGE CEREMONIES- Principals in Saturday's installation of new Salve Regina College president w ere, from left, Cornelius C. Moore, chairman of board of trustees; the most Rev. Russell J. McVinney and Sister Mary Christopher O'R<!UJke, new )?resident. V By PATTI CANAVAN Sist er Mary Christopher O'Rourke, R.S .M. was insta lled as the fourth President of Salve Regina College on Saturday, May 17, 1969 at 2:00 p.m. Under the direction of Mr. Francis P. Nolan, III, Director of Development and Public Relations here at the College, and his committee, the academic procession was formed at O'Hare Academic Center at 1:15 p.m. Led by the U .S. Navy Base Band, directed by Chief John B. May, the procession left promptly at 1:30 p.m. for Ochre Court where the inauguration took place. Cornelius C. Moore, Esq., the Chairman of the Board of Trustees presided. The Invocation was given by the Most Rev. Russell J. McVinney, D.D., Bishop of Providence, followed by the address of welcome b Mother Mary Kiernan, R.S.M., Provincial, the Province of Providence. Welcome addresses were als~ given by Mary Kay Segar, President of Student Council and the representative of the students; Mrs. Paul Power, an alumnae; and Sister Mary Martina, R.S.M., Chairman of theHistory Department. The Installation of the President by Cornelius C. Moore, Esq., then took place, followed by the response of the new President Sister Mary Christopher, O'Rourke, R.S.M., Sister Mary Emily Shanley, R.S.M. The Immediate Past President of Salve Regina College presented the symbols of office and the inaugural address was then given by Dr. Ray L. Heffner, retiring President of Brown University. The ceremony concluded with
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the Alma Ma ter and the administration of Benediction. Following this, the a cademic procession then proceeded back to O'Hare Academic Center, and a buffet was then held in Ochre Court for some 500 invited guests. Among the invited guests were faculty, administration, local and state legislators and officials, New England and Middle Atlantic educators and presidents of various universi• ties, the class of 1969 and representatives of the other three classes. Sister M. Christopher is the former head of the Sociology Department at Salve Regina and has ser.v ed as the President of the College since September.
Grads Pursue v Future Studies Many members of the Class of 1969 have been accepted to graduate schools and been granted assistantships. Among those in the Nursing department are Barbara Battcher, Boston University for Public Health; Diane Guillet and Ellen McCarthy, also by Boston University, for Psychiatric Nursing; and A. Tschirch, Boston College Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Three Math majors have also received acceptances. Suzanne Bouchard has been accepted by Boston College, with a $2,400 teaching fellowship, Clark University, with a $2,800 teaching assistantship and Wesleyan University in Connecticut. Mary Ann Cronin, who plans to go to Tufts University, was also accepted at iBrown, Syracuse, and the University of Ma's sachusetts. The University of Arizona has offer ed Maria Sciarrotta full tuition and an assistantship of $2,800. She was also accepted at Georgetown Univerity and Boston College. History major, Judy Cadigan, has been accepted at both Lehigh and Syracuse Universities. The Smith College Graduate School of Social Work has awarded a $3,000 scholarship, full tuition and living expenses to Jean Gordon of the Sociology department. Elizabeth Fiore, an English major, has been accepted by Northeastern University in Boston. Two students who concentrated iiJ. French, Rose Mary Healy and Jeanne Schearer, have also received acceptances. Rose Mary has been offered teaching assistContinued on Page S
Additional Faculty Announced By Sister M. Alban Kerwick Sister Mary Alban Kerwick, Dean of Studies at Salve Regina College, has recently announced that there will be several new faculty members at the College next year. Two sisters, Sister M. Noel Elute, R .S.M . and Sister Barbara Colivechio, R.S.M. will be joining the English department. Both sisters have their Master's degrees. Sister Diane Taylor, who received her MFA from Siena Heights, is joining the Music department. The French department is also ganing .two new people. Edward' Van Vleet, a Ph.D. candidate at Brown University, has taught at both Brown and U.R.I. S. Marie Paulette San ·S ouci, R.S.M. earned her Masters Degree from Assumption College. Mrs. Betty Sue Robison will teach Spanish.
A Ph. D. Candidate at Brown, Mrs. I;tobison was an instructor at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Mrs. Marie Jedrzejec will teach Public Health Nursing, while Mrs. Dorothea Dutra, a former instructor at the Simmons College School of Nursing will also join the department. The Sociology and Psychology departments are also adding new people. Ronald Fernandez, a Ph.D. Candidate at the school of Social Research in New York, taught Sociology at St. Joseph College in West Hartford, Conn. Dr. Michael Werle who is presently teaching at Northeastern University, will join the S.R.C. Psychology department. Dr. Werle received his Ed.D. from Continued on Page 5
Senior Week S·cheduled For May 25 ·ro ·June 2
Mr. Harvey Cox, distinguished theologian and sociologist from Harvard University, will give the cpmmencement address on June 2, 1969.
Producer Announces Tentative Lineup Of Annual Jazz Festival Producer George Wein has announced the lineup for the 16th annual Newport Jazz Festival. Festivit.i es are scheduled to begin on Thursday, July 3, with a holiday-eve .concert "For the Jazz Aficionado." The program will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will feature Willie Bobo, Kenny Burrell, Bill Evans with guest Jeremy Steig, Young-Holt Unlimited, Freddy Hubbard, Suriny Murray, Anita O'Day, Sun Ra, and others. On Friday, July 4, there will be an afternoon jam session hosted by organist Jimmy Smith with about thirty of today's top jazz instrumentalists. Friday evening's concert will be a major innovation in this year's festival as the c:<ommittee presents ''' An Evening of JazzRock" featuring Jeff· Beck, Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Roland Kirk, Steve Marcus, Ten Years After, and Jethro Tull. Featured in the afternoon session on July 5 will be Art Blakey, Gary Bu,rton, Miles Davis, the Mothers of Invention, and the Newport All Stars with Ruby Braff, Tal Farlow, and Red Norvo. The evening ·concert will include Dave Brubeck and Gerry Mulligan, the Woody Herman Orchestra, Sly and the Family Stone, 0. C. Smith, and the World's Greatest Jazz Band. A solo concert by Jaines Brown will be presented Sunday afternoon, July 6. The festival will close Sunday evening with the "Schlitz Mixed Bag."
A Senior Week,' extending from May 25 to June 2, has been initiated for the first time by the graduating class of 1969. This week will be composed of a series of formal and informal events organized by the Commencement W e e k en d Committee. Mary Hetherington, Chairman, and Maureen O'Connor, Co-chairman, have presented the following tentative schedule: Sunday, May 25 - the "Silver Tea" at 2 :00 in Ochre Court; introduction of Seniors to the Mother's Guild. Monday, May 26 - Afternoon Beach Party and Cook-out at First Beach . Tuesday, May 27 Cla ss Night a t Sullys ; r eading of History, Will, P r ophecy, and presentation of Awards. W~dnesday, May 28 Class Day, presentation of Academic Awa rds. Night Temptations. Concert. Thursday, May 29 - Sports Day at Morton Park. Night "Tavern Night." Friday, May SO - Boatride. Saturday, May Sl Afternoon Picnic. Night Com- · mencement Ball at Ochre Court, from 9 to 12. Sunday, June 1 - Baccalaureate Mass at .St. Mary's Church at 4 :00; Baccalaureate Dinner for graduates and parents at 5:30 in Miley Hall. Monday, June 2 - Commencement. The nineteenth annual Commencement Will be held on the Terrace of Ochre Court at 3:00. Following the Academic Procession led by Mr. Leo A. Bottari, the Official Marshal, the Most Reverend Russell J. McVinney, Bishop of Providence, will present the invocation. Sister Mary Christopher, R.S.M., President of the College, and state and city officials will then greet the Seniors and their guests. The conferring of degrees will be conducted by Sister Mary Christopher, Bishop McVinney, and William P. Robinson, Jr., Ed. D., Commissioner of Education in Rhode Island. The Commencement Address will be delivered by Mr. Harvey Cox, the distinguished Theologian and Sociologist. Before the recessional, Bishop McVilll).ey will present his final address and blessing of the graduates.
SENIORS ••• Best Wishes for Future Happiness
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