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Salve Regina College, Newport, R. I.
Decemb er, 1949
Traditional Xmas Caroling and Tableau Highlight Festivities United once a g ai n in Pre-Christm as trad :tion, th e faculty and stud ent bo dy of S. R. C. will con g rega te in th e Grea t Hall on Thursday eve r1 ing , December fi ftee n, after a formal di nner in the cinin g ro om. Students, vested in cap s an d gow ns,
Silent Night. Stud e nts we lcome Xmas with ag e·
and carrying lighted cand les, w ill form
old carols .
a procession around the rl rst b al cony and down the grand staircase sing ing 0 Holy
Night . The program for t he eve ning in-
Holy Year Pilgrirnage Com ba ts Red Menace
cludes group singing of th e Gloria and Venite Adoremus. Be thlehem re live d in Great Hull.
On Christmas Eve, Pope Pius will officially begin the Holy Year by tapping three times on the sealed doors of St. Peter's in Rome to open them for the faithful. Pope Boniface VIII inaugurated the Holy Year in 1300 for the purpose of allowing those repentant sinners who had pledged allegiance to Philip of France, who occupied much the same position as Stalin does today, to return again to Catholicism . This Holy Year of 1950 offers the same forgiveness for ·rhose who have joined the forces of Communism. Numerous parties are sch sduled to leave from America for Rome beginning December seven and continuing through out the year. Our Most Reverend Bishop will lead a pilgrimage in August.
Dinner By Candle ligh t Fi nale For Old Year A Candle lig ht Christmas Dinner •:Jnd a caroling pr ocession to the Christmas Crib in the G rea t Hall on December fifteen, will close the o ld year for the Student Body . Together for the year's last event, \ he students wil l have ;heir dinner by ca ndlelight. A turkey dinner will be served a:1d the classes will spend ·;·heir last moments of t he old year at Salve Reg ina in fe : tiv;ty. Immediately, after dinner students will form a procession around the balconies and sing their way down ·;·o ·. he Crib of the Christ Child in ihe Great Hall and honor Him with carols.
Sancfus from th e Mass, City o f David,
Adeste Fidel8s, Ange ls W e Hav e Heard On High , Sil ent Night , and a recessional Chrisimas hymn, The First No el. A solo part in G e s :.~ Bambino o r Christma s Rose b y Pietro Yon w ill b e sung by Gerald ;ne Wal sh. A nother so lo, Birthday of a King, will b e sun g by Bar ~ ara Mc Andrew. A nat:vity tabl eau, in keepi ng with th e seasonal re li g ious spirit, will b e presen ted d :Jring th e caroling in the Great Hall. Characters in the pageant wi ll be portrayed by the following stud ents: Bl essed Mother, Frances McGuiness;
St. Joseph,
Claire O ' Donnell; Angel of the Nativity, Barbara Kelly;
Adori ng Ang els, Mari lyn
Andrade, Mary Duffy , Delia La ndi, a nd Theresa Scullion.
Spi rit of St. Nick Kindles College The unreformed Scrooge would be more than usually upset were he ·i o view \h e current reign of ol ' Spirit Christmas in the halls of Ochre Court and ·thereabouts. Sober mantles, now bedecked with Yuletide trees, have adopted a gay e xterior which I am sure was never meant to be, and in each overhanging mirror, you ' re likely to spy twinkling eyes ·;·hat :;pill over with thoughts of Christmas. The merry spirit has invaded the campus, and th ere 's not a soul around who isn 't aware of it. Somehow, holidays never have to b e recalled . I suppose the impending gaiety is strong enough to suggest itself; at lea st whenever a vacation from classes is involved in the celebration, that instinct is
partic ul arly powerfu l in college students. But beyond ·t hat natural ability \o " know, " there are ways of ·;·elling ·;·he approach of Christmas ·that wo uld not ·e scape ·;·he accurate observer: the ball of tinsel-twine that stretches from bed to bureau, piled top-heavy wit h gifts for curious roommates . .. the tree so-and-so bought for $2.50 when mine on ly cost me a dollar .. the tender, half-warm feeling that spins yo ur head as you open presents by candlelight and then sing carols while munching a piece of chipped ribbon candy . Our spirit is kaleidoscopic: now happy, now nostalgic, then reverend, and perhaps thoughtful. But whatever the mood, it's always Christmas.
Fre sh Provide Entertainment For Po rents at Reception-Teo The Freshman Class entertai ned th eir parents with a play followed by re ception by the faculty and tea on Sunday afternoon, December 11 . To start the afternoon , the Sa lve Regina Players prEsented " Christmas in th e Viilege Square" by Henri Gh eon in th e auditorium at Mercy Hall at 2:30. When the play ended , th e girl s took their parents back to the Great Hall w here Mother Mary Hilda ,R.S .M ., President, and the faculty members r eceived them . The afternoon culminated with tea and a luncheon served to th e parents by th eir daughters.