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Two
MARCH - 194 9
N U MB E R SIXTH
d\!o&d LauJljE-''- EntedaLn1'WÂŁth '-b7.amatLc cf?t:adLn']1Miss Emm a Cummings, well known lawyer and dramatic reader, was a g uest at Salve Reg ina College on Sunday evening, March 2 0 , entertaining both faculty and students with a prese ntation o f three dram ati c readings. Miss Cummings, w ho spent som e years with M etro Goldwyn M eyer, en acted lvlinttet, CounciL R etained. and Ashes of R oses. W ell chosen reading s and superior execution combined to formul ate an interesting and enjoyable prog ram. A charter m ember of the Black Friar's Guild where she wrote and directed plays, Miss Cummings worked in the sam e capacity with the Sheridan Players as presented by the Mutual Broadcasting Company. Some years were spent with the Paravent Players as well.
9-7.t:nch cf?t:crofutLon ~E.ttLn9 (o7. CD7.amatLc1- (![LLb (J\oductLon The period of political unrest fo llowing the French Revolution is the basis for "Sanctuary"-the one act play recentl y enacted by the R egina Players. The opening situation and all subsequent happening s take pl ace in a convent. This co nve nt is frequently so ug ht as a sanctuary by those unfortunates who find themselves in trouble with the go vernment. Such is the case when M arg uerite comes to the nuns seeking refuge fo r her fiance, Pierre, who is fl eeing from the p olice. However, Mother M arie feels that it is her duty to report the cui prit to the autho rities. Marg uerite staunchly defends her lover , a nd intuitively feeling that it is her duty to save Pierre so that he mig ht have a ch ance to lead a better I ife, states that she will renounce the wo rld a nd enter the conve nt if Mother M arie will g ive Pierre p rotectio n. The nun asse nts, fo r she believes that Marg uerite's sacrifi ce will do m ore toward saving Pierre's so ul tha n anything else. Altho ug h the first feeling ex perienced by the audience was that o f so rrow for M arg uerite, the m o re lasting impression was that while the g irl forfe ited her earthly love she thereby ga ined the greatest Love o f all- G od. ( co n t in t~erl on page 4)
On Sunday afternoon , M arch 2 0 , 1949, the debating branch of Salve R egina' s Intern ational R ela tions Club won its first inter-coll egia te effo rt from the D ebating Union of Providence College. The subj ect for d ebate was: R esoLved :
That the FederaL G overnment ShottLd Adopt ct Policy of Equalizing EdJtccttion in Tctx-SttjJported Schools by M eans of AnnuaL Grants. The affirm ative side of the question was handled by Miss J ane Murph y, '5 1, and Miss Catherine H ogan, '51 , first and seco nd speakers respectively, from Salve R egina College. The negative was d ebated by Mr. Thomas A. M a lloy, '49, and Mr. Francis J . P arente, '50 , also first and second speakers for their college, in the ord er herein. Dr. Michael F. W alsh, Ed. D ., State Director of Educa tion in Rhode Isl a nd, Leo Co nnerto n , Principal , Coggeshaii-Sheffi eld School District in N ewport, R . I., and the Honorabl e Florence K . Murray, State Se nator from Newport and Attorn ey-at-Law , acted as judges. Chairman, Miss P a tricia Whala n, '5 1, and Timer, Miss Barbara O 'R o urke, '51 , were both o f Salve R egina College. It is interesting to no te that the decisio n o f the judges in favor of Salve R egina was un animous.
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Coll ege newspapers, Intercolleg iate Press Conventions and a staff banquet for m ember coll ege publica tio ns , were the topics of discussio n at S. R. C. o n Saturd ay, M arch 19. At two o'clock o n that particul ar afternoo n, Ebb Tide, Salve R egina's m o nthly news-sheet pl ayed hostess to the Rhode Island Intercoll egiate Press A ssociatio n. Seven colleges were represented by their se nior and junio r delegates at this, R. I. I. P . A .'s m o nthl y executive m ee ting . They were : Brown University; Brya nt College; Provid ence College; Rhode Island Co llege o f Educa tio n ; Rhode Island Sta te Coll ege; Salve R eg in a ; Y. M. C. A. Institute. The pro's and co ns o f surre nt b usiness were discussed und er the ch a irm anship o f Arthur R ogers o f Provid ence College, R . I. I. A .'s pres ident. P a tricia Byrne, Edi tor-inchief of Ebb T ide and Rita Belanger, Associa te Editor, were in charge o f refreshments and enterta inm ent, assisted by staff member Barbara O 'R ourke. At the close o f the afternoo n's acti vities, Ebb T ide's g uests were taken o n a to ur aro und O chre Court.