The Oriole, March 1923

There is no secret of success but work. Vol. 2— No. 7 THE ORIOLE Curiosity is the beginning of useful knowledge. MARCH, 1923 Published Monthly by Students of the Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. MISS TALL’S VISIT TO OTHER NORMAL SCHOOLS. When Miss Tall was asked to contribute an article to the Junior number of 'The Oriole, she wondered what' we thought would be interesting. Her trip to the different Normal Schools' in the West was suggested;' so she willingly gave us this very interesting material for the article. The first school visited by Miss Tall was the Cleveland School of Education. In addition to the two year Normal course offered at this school, there is a Senior College Course of two years,- for the Bachelor of Arts Degree, and B. S. Degree offered at Western Reserve University. Dr. Ambrose Suhrie is Dean of the School-of Education, which is a girl's school. A very splendid Student Government Organization exists here. Indeed, so capable is it that the members of the faculty occasionally leave in a body, placing the students in charge from morning until evening. The building is old and lacks many of the modern improvements, and much of the beauty found in the fine, new type of Normal School. This made Miss Tall think, and should also make us think, that, if a building counts, then the student body at M. S. N. S. ought to do ideal work. While at this school our principal, together with the National Council of Normal School principals, was entertaiued at a luncheon and had the pleasure of hearing “rapid fire" Short talks upon school activities given by the different students. She said that these talks made her think of the talks given at our school the day it was visited by the County Superintendents and County Boards of Education, which fact proves to us that she always has M. S. N. S. on her mind, where'er she may go. Our Honorary member of the Junior Class next travaeled from Cleveland to Detroit, wihere she visited the Detroit Teachers’ colllege. Dr. S. A. Courtis, of whom we have frequently heard, is Dean of this school. Here the practice work differs from ours. In the first year for nine weeks the students participate in regular school work, known as tasks, such as marking rolls, graphing the results of tests, keeping track of library records and making out report cards. In- the second year fifteen hours, for eighteen weeks is the required amount of practice work. The stdent- teaqhers practice in both the Platoon and the Non-Platoon Schools. After the students receive their diplomas. they go out to teach in the City. under the direction.of Supervisors. If successful, at the close of this supervised or cadet teaching, as it is called, the students receive a Life Certificate. The Supervisors of cadet-teaching are- members of the staff of the Teachers' College. in this sqhool. the same as in ours, there are Student Government problems. The problems they are concerned with are those in regard to the -giving of honors.’ At present they allow their students to belong t'o’ one club only. Miss Tall told the students of our interest in developing an Achievement Chart. After leaving Detroit, Miss Tall traveled to Indiana. Pennsylvaania. There she visited the Pennsylvania Normal School, whic»h institution is very much like our own. She lived two days in the dormitory, and while there ate in the dining room with seven hundred students. The tables were presided over by the instructors aud seniors. There were tables for the underweights , and overweights, at which Vie nurses sat; and tables for the boys and girls in athletic training — the team players. A glass case tound in the hallwav exhibiting the athletic awards, such as four foot-balls, four soccer balls and four silver cups, proves the interest of the student body in athletics. On Sunday evening our Principal attended the Vesper Service. All students are compelled to attend this service. The Glee Club (had seats on the platform throughout the entire evening, and took the leading part in the service. The atmosphere in the school was very charming and the courtesy of the instructors was most pleasing during our principal’s visit. Practice work is carried on by the udents in the first six grades of the elementary school, as well as in tfhe Junior High School. In addition to these nine grades, across from the Normal School. is a country graded school, where practice teaching is carried on through the co-operation of the County Superintendent, the Principal and Dr. Keith, the president of the Normal School Dr. Keith has engaged well trained teachers from as far West as Iowa, and as far South as Texas to staff the school. He expects one thousand students at his summer session. M. S. N. S. is afraid she can not compete with Pennsylvania Normal in the matter of numhers for Summer Session, hut why can she not compete next year with the seven hundred students now enrolled at the . Pennsylvania Normal? Leaving Indiana about 8 o'clock in the evening, Miss Tali started on her homeward journey. W(hile coming over . the hills to Blairsville Junction, she passed the blazing chimueys of the picturesque coke ovens, now fast disappearing from the coal industry. Like camp fires, they held her fascinated and made her understand somewhat better the life of that industrial part of the country which is quite different from our own, here in Eastern Maryland. [written by]NAOMI HARSH, Jr. II. A MESSAGE TO THE JUNIORS. Show your spirit Juniors! We are members of the largest Junior Class ever at M. S. N. S. and are being carefully watched, for great things are expected of us. Let us not disappoint those who are watching us with an ever critical and observing eye. Each year more is expected of every Junior Class so that we must strive faithfully with a firm determination in order to reach the goal that tyhe Seniors have unconsciously placed hefore us. This goal can only he reached by believing, as Patrick Henry did, “United we stand, divided we fall.’’ We have encountered many difficulties during the year, but through the kindly interest and trust of our faculty adviser. Miss Tall, we have been greatly helped. Our motto. “To be, rather than to seem,’’ gives usstill another cause to aspire, for the real thing that counts is what we are, and what we seem to he. loses out when the day of final judgment comes. There is the old saying “that you can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, hut you can't fool ail of the people all of the time.” Therefore we must not seem to be, we must uot deceive, we must be what we really should he for others’ sake aud for our own, so that we may (have the finer feeling of satisfaction when the curtain falls on our final exit at M. S. N. S. Our aim is not merely a spiritual one. However fine spiritual achievements, are, they are abstract. Our modern civilization calls for some things which are mater- (Contiuued on Page 7 — Col. 1)