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Vol. 9, No. 4
Salve Regina College, Newport, R. I.
April - May, 1956
Caroline Swetnam Heads S. G. Officers For 1956-57 By a m a jority vote, underclassme n recently elected Miss Caroline Swetnam p resident of the Student Government Organ ization for the academic year, 195 6 -5 7 . Those chosen for o ther lead ing officers include : Miss Sh eila McEnness, vice-president; M iss N an cy D upont, secre tary; and Miss Joan Shields, t reasurer. Miss Swetnam, a resident of Saint Louis, Missouri, held the position of class president in her sophomore year and has actively participated in the International Relations Club, and Athletic Association. She is an English literature major. H er ''Gray Bread" will be presented chief scholastic interest chemistry, by the dramatics club on J~ne third Miss McEnness, the new vice-presiin honor of the graduating class and dent resides in Newport. Extracurtheir parents. Maureen Lynch plays the part of ricular interests include glee club, Riga, the embittered old grand- athletics, and science clubs. Junior officers, N ancy D upont mother who is wise in the ways of and Joan Shields, hail from Fall the world. Gertrude Amaral portrays her daughter, Solda. Patricia River, Massachusetts, and ProviI_n novating the annual Spring Weekend this year, a moonlight Dunphy becomes Yo l a nd e, a dence, Rhode Island, respectively. dreamy-·eyed young girl who falls crUise, sp o nsored by the Soph om ore Class, in itiated the fes tivities in love with a travelling man. Miss D upont pursues a business major, while education is Miss on Friday even in g ·f rom 8 - 1 1 p. m. Patricia Woods plays Matka, a little Shields' field of concentration. Miss Joan La ng h orn, ex-officio general chairman, and the student girl who is friendly with Yolande. Dupont held the position of student council was assisted in the arra ngements of th e weekend by ch air-' This play centers its action around council representative in her freshm en elected by the in dividual classes. T h ese included : Miss Eliza- a peasant family and its problems. Sister M ary Siena, R .S.M., is man year at college. At present beth Hoffman '56, Misses Shelia directing this ~me act play which Miss Shields holds the office of McEnness and Shirley Lopes '57, Prefect To Crown secretary of the athletic association. will be presented in the gym. Mary Jane Traficante and Carol In Procession Flynn '58, and Miss Susan Hatfield Students will pay special homage '59. To commence the weekend, stuto the Blessed Virgin Mary by participating in the annual May Proces- dents and their escorts joined in a moonlight cruise aboard the Ranger sion on May 22. Miss Maureen O'Rourke '57, was address for the victor in the contest Prefect Phyllis McCaughey will which sailed up Narragansett Bay. crown Our Lady's statue enshrined Music for dancing was supplied by elected tO the office of recording for corresponding secretary, while outside Ochre Court. Leading the a youthful three piece combo below secretary of the New England re- Miss O'Rourke, then junior delegion of the National Federation of gate, gave a talk on "Leadership in procession, M iss Joan I.anghorn, deck. Catholic College Students at the Student Government" to an assemMiss Hatfield , chairman of the president of the student body, will Tenth Regional Congress of the bled group of interested students carry the college banner. The Misses Freshman Class project, planned the Sheila Doyle and Claire Phelan, re- beach party held on Saturday after- organization at Holy Cross College from the New England area. A featured lecturer of the day, on April 20, 21, and 22. cently elected members of Kappa noon at Third Beach. Headed by Mr. James Rourke of Reverend William Kenealy, S.J., Under the direction of the Misses Gamma Pi with Miss Langhorn, will bear the national and state flags McEnness and Lopes, the Junior Fairfield University as president, the Dean of the School of Law at Bosrespectively. Youngsters from N ew- Class conducted the major event of newly chosen executive board in- ton College, was introduced to the port will constitute Miss Mc- the weekend on Saturday evening. cludes Miss Anita Oliva of Albertus body by Miss Langhorn. Father's 'the annual Junior Prom consisted Magnus College as vice-president, topic concerned "Intolerance", a Caughey's retinue. All members of the student body of a dinner dance open to all parti- Miss Ann Mooney of Anna Maria grave impediment to the disseminwill join in the procession, the cipants in 'the weekend. D ance College as corresponding secretary, ation of Catholic principles throughreci'tation of the Act of Consecra- music was furnished by the D ee and Mr. John Kingston of Saint out the world. H ighlighting the Congress's banMichael's College as treasurer, as tion, and the singing of appropriate Francis orchestra. quet, the Most Reverend John H . well as Miss O'Rourke. To climax the weekend's actividevotional hyms. Academic dress At the same conclave, Salve Wright, D .D., Bishop of Worcester, ties. Reverend Edward Fay, O.P., of will be worn. This activity will serve as the Saint Pius Parish in Providence, Regina delegates participated in re- delineated the theme of the Conculmination of a series of sodality celebrated Mass in the college gional business proceedings as well gress: "In Lumine Christi". H is projects for the month. Each class chapel for all students and their as general commission workshops Excellency emphasized that it is held a crowning; on May 1 a escorts at 9: 30 a. m. After Mass, held at Holy Cross on Saturday, only in "the light of Christ" that Catholic College Students may sucMadonna exhibit was displayed; a the weekend came to a close with a April 21. cessfully pierce the spiritual darkThe senior delegate, Miss Joan "Mary Sheet" was distributed on communion breakfast served in the Langhorn, delivered a nomination ness presently enveloping the world. dining room. May 8.
Dramatics Club To Offer Play
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Moonlight Cruise Highlight~
Spring Weekend Calendar
May
Maureen O'Rourke Joins Slate Of N. F. Regional Executive Board
a Regina Sodality's tmas party for unchildren in Newport e most rewarding of projects. All students o share with the Soera the joy of givin~ ng gifts of toys and 30 young guests. At held in Mercy Hall second week of Delive Regina's "fairy enchant the children am of delights and d are, in turn, amply the excitement and rrored in the eyes of sitors. th nity of the Advent pt in focus by obceremony of lighting Wreath. Beginning shman class on the evening, each group the Great Hall to k with the simple, rescribed prayers and candle which symcoming of the Light I. The Advent Wreath beauty is fashioned by Home Economrocesslon I elegance of Salve's room is an approprior the annual Holly faculty members are s and are f eted by dunior resident stuname of the student onal Noel festivities ough the week in all Us.
tely, the merriment ting is replaced by Iemnity as the stuate in the traditiondlelight procession. the upper balconies, bed in caps and c a r r y i n g lighted eeed down the broad case to the darkened flighlight of the ceree placing of a wax he prepared creche. traditionally belongs dent of the student this year, is Marie e f o r e the creche, lighted by each class epresent the homage tnfant King by every an. - bound s t u d e n t s 1ey sha r e in the three ve Masses which eliR egina's obser vance lrth.