Salve Regina University Digital Commons @ Salve Regina Student Newspapers Archives and Special Collections 3-1-1980 Nautilus, Vol. 33 No. 4 (Mar 1980) Salve Regina College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/student-newspapers Recommended Citation Salve Regina College, "Nautilus, Vol. 33 No. 4 (Mar 1980)" (1980). Student Newspapers. 56. https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/student-newspapers/56 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at Digital Commons @ Salve Regina. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Salve Regina. For more information, please contact [email protected]. .- i.-.l., '; Vol. XXXIII, No 4 THE NEWPORT COLLEGE - SALVE REGINA March 1980 Students Anticipate A .Success/ ul Hugh Ward Shares Irish Folklore Newport County Special Olympics And Song With Salve Community by KATHLEEN BARRY their predecessors. This theme is by DEBBIE ELIASON Ireland, the Land of Lepre­ evident in the song, "Kevin Bar­ For about ten days last Febru­ chauns and shamrocks, or is it? ry." In it, a student was arrested ary, the world met, in the spirit The American, romanticized ver­ and tortured for refusing to in­ of peace, to compete in the Win­ sion of Ireland is in harsh contrast form officials about the plans of ter Olympics. On Saturday, April with reality. Northern Ireland, in his companions. 26th, frcm 10-2 p.m., through the particular, is presently in a sad Mr. Ward continued along this cooperation of Salve Regina Col­ state of dismay and has been for pathway, discussmg the many lege and the James L. Maher Cen­ several h u n d r e d years. Hugh political and revolutionary move­ ter, Newport County will gather Ward's Lecture on Irish History, ments. He emphasized the fact together in the same spirit to presented on March 10, conveyed that the war between Ireland and watch approximately 300 mental­ the lesser known emotions and EnglanC: is not a religious war, as ly retarded youngsters, compete more realistic picture of the many ine inclined to believe. In­ in track and field events. 'Emerald Isle'. stead, it is a struggle for such The day is being coordinated by After a brief introduction on basic civil rights as jobs, the vote, a steering committee including the current events in Ireland, and housing. Other countries, Paul Cardoza, Mary Kraemer, Hugh Ward told the tale of the however, receive a tainted and Sherri Prazak and Rae Danke­ Irish plight, using various songs somewhat one-sided view of the wicz. Others working on subcom­ and poems. "Four Green Fields," dispute>. This is mainly due to the mittees are Cindy McVeigh, John his first selection, set the mood for fact that the major media head­ the evening. The song was sung quarters are located in London! Rok, Donna Canestrari, Kathy sides earning ribbons for winning, According to Cindy, in future O'Brian, Ginny McDonough, Ma­ according to Cindy, the partici­ years, the Newport Olympics will rylou Trainor, Sr. Giles Peresich, pants will experience the joy of move away from the state contest Cindy Sprague, Brian Megley and athletic competition. When the and include, not only mentally re­ Ed Whelan. Paul Cardoza said athletes are not competing there tarded youngsters, but also those that plans for the day are well on will be various clinics in baseball, with learning disabilities, physical their way and should prove de­ and basketball to entertain them. h.andicaps and emotional prob­ lightful for all. The Newport Special Olympics lems. This policy would allow The activities will be touched will follow the rules and general more- young people to join in the off by a parade beginning at the pattern of the State Olympics in games. Boathouse and continuing through all but the logo. The State Olym­ With about 200 volunteers and Wakehurst. Among the celebrities pics use the snowflake as their excellent leadership, the Newport that will be present are Fred and symbol whereas the Olympic rings Special Olympics are well on their Wilma Flintstone and the world will identify the Newport games. way. renowned R2D2, along with New­ port Mayor Donnelly and Govern­ . \ or Joseph Garrahy. Cindy Mc­ Salve Float Combines Spirit of the Veigh said that other celebrities, whose appearances are still ten­ College With St. Patrick's Day tative, will be on hand. proud on March 15, whether they 1 The athletes, who are now in by CARROLL MACKER training will compete in various The Salve Regina College com­ were Irish or not. Besides having from a mother-son perspective. The audience was enthralled for groups according to ability. Be- munity had good reason to be Sr. Lucille McKillop grand mar­ Each son represented one of four a full two hours. And, as the pre­ shal of Newport's 24th Annual St. provinces of Ireland, the most ob­ sentation drew to a close, Ward Patrick's Day Parade, Salve was vious being Ulster, the northern mentioned the symbolism of the also represented in the parade by province. Its few verses managed Irish flag. Its green, represents a very impressive float. to evoke emotion from even the the Irish nationalists, its orange The float was designed by Rita coldest heart. the British unionists and, located Sevigny and Kathy Goonan, both Ward's second selection empha­ between the two, its white St. S a 1 v e sophomores. They were sized tte role that martyrs have Patricl:'s Day, our celebration of joined by fr es h man Kathleen played in Irish history. Sadly Ireland, the Irish culture, and St. Mueller and sophomore Peggy enough, the fate of the Irish rebels Patrick's peace, which must be Mullarkey to form the construc­ of today are following the path of the ultimate result of this conflict. tion committee. The colorful float sat on a 28 A History of Ochre Court .•. foot flat-bed truck. The general theme (conceived by Kathy Goo­ nan) was "From the Emerald Isle Fron, The Goelets To You of Saints and Scholars - Salve In September of 194 7 when Sal­ secondary educational institution Regina College." One end consist­ ve Regina College opened its doors in Newport. ed of ~ three-dimensional back­ to its first freshman class Ochre The Goelet family heritage goes board representing an Irish coun­ Court was the college. It served back to seventeenth c en tu r y tryside. In the toreground was as the academic center, adminis­ France. In 1621 the family of Chris Arnold portraying St. Pat­ tration building, and residence Philip Jensen Goelet fled from La rick. The opposite end showed a hall. Today, it retains this central­ Rochelle to Amsterdam for po­ Newport scene and had fuur stu­ izing function in serving as the litical and religious reasons; they Salve Group Attends Ballet dent - scholars: Ken Bradshaw, college's administration building were Huguenots. In Amsterdam by DENISE PAINCHAUD and actions begin to follow in se­ Marcia Dion, Kathy Goonan, and and religious and soda! center. So the family prospered as mer­ Andy Tuma. The two displays On Saturday, March 1, nineteen quence. as you read on, look into the past chants. Peter Goelet I made his members of the Salve community We see the host of the ball were largely made from plywood and recall the days when Mrs. name through the sale of musical attended the Boston Ballet at the greeting his guests, and we recog­ and paper mache. Connecting Ogden Goelet greeted her guests instruments and real e s t a t e . them was a rair}bow made from Ocean State Performing Arts Cen­ nize one of these guests as a poet. at the bottom of the vestry stic>ir­ Through his wife the family ga.. , ter, in Providence. The poet immediately becomes in­ chicken-wire and covered by hun­ case which leads you to your I ay­ ed land on Manhattan Island. , · dreds of different colored tissue The matinee included three bal­ fatuated by a young coquette, who check or semi-annual registration. son, Peter, left a $50,000,000 f , flowers. lets: Taylor's Aureole, Blana­ is forthwith claimed by the host. Ochre Court is the former sum­ tune to his children. T. <\ re« 1 es­ Many students devoted their 1 chine's La Sonnambula, and Cun­ The other guests have since moved mer cottage of the Goelet family tate b,1,iness would cc 1.ti11 .e to time and effort to make this float, ningham's Estuary. inside, and the poet catches sight which donated the estate to the ser ~ ~.~, source of family in- and they should be commended La Sonnambula seemed to be of a beautiful woman, whom he Bishop of Providence, the Most c, ·P for :er Goelet III. for their results. the favorite among the audience. soon recognizes as being a som­ Reverend Francis P. Keough with ,vther, Robert, had two Its gothic scenery and masked nambulist. stumbles onto the stage and dies. the expressed intent that it be sons; Robert born in 1841 and Og­ dancers created an air of mystery The poet pursues this woman, The performance closes by fo­ used a'! an educational facility. den born in 1846. These rival sons and a desire to discover a clue to unaware that she is the wife of cusing on the awe of the guests, Consequently, when opened by the inherited thn family fortune. In the plot. Blanachine ere long sat­ the host. When the host is in­ as the somnambulist returns and Sisters of 1'.-• • - ~' it was the first the earl:· 1890's •vhen Ogden had isfies this desire, as the stage formed of this activity we assume carries away the body of the poet.