"Live your life, do your work, then take your hat."
THE ORIOLE
“There is no wisdom that can take the place of humanity."
Vol. 4— No. 1
NOVEMBER, 1924
Published Monthly by Students of Maryland State Normal School, Towsen, Md.
A FORWARD LOOK.
An interview given to our special reporter, Miss Margaret Boyd, by Miss Lida Lee Tall, Principal of the State Normal School at Towson: —
A new year dawns. We make .resolutions to give us heart and courage and launch 1924-25 upon its quest. What is its quest? To seek out eager listening ears to hear its message. What is its message? That is for the students of the Normal School to determine. From month to month this year you will be reporting the high spots of your class-room studies, of your campus athletics, and campus life, of your social life, of your practice teaching, of your extra curricular activities and all the other phases of life that make up the twenty-four hours of a
student in a teacher-training college. In other words, you are a broadcasting station, and you should know the public you must reach. Those listening-in will hear your news with pleasure. But what will count and intrigue them w-ill be the spirit, the personality you express. What
is vour spirit? I ask you to analyze it and be conscious of it. I would have it a generous spirit, tolerant, joyous, sincere, scientific, adventurous, sure, open-minded, convincing, curious, seeking, finding, promoting fine friendships' in the profession. You can and will make it all I express, and more.
Think of our possibilitiess this year. Five hundred and ten students from Baltimore City in addition to six hundred and fourteen from the counties in the State. With the possibilities from the combined intellects, emotions and capabilities of eleven hundred and tventy-four able-bodied, clear eyed, keen minded young men and women the far-reaching effects must and will he tremendous. Suppose Edison had eleven hundred young men conscious of their aptitudes for electrical engineering, all surrounding him, participating in his work of invention, what would be accomplished with them for the world's good? Who knows? Some other Marvel likе the talking machine or the Mazda lamp?
But even more important than an electrician’s laboratory is ours in 2 training school for the teachers of «State. I submit to you as students that you are a thrilling group with your possibilities for making the fives of thousands of children in Baltimore City and the counties of Maryland finer and more productive in the years to come.
September, 192C, will lbe the test for the Seniors after they have taught a year. If you realize what your mobilization here means, make the State and the country feel it! You have your Oriole to carry your message. Let it fly high.
RURAL EDUCATION— MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
I — The practical standards for a department of rural education in a Normal School are seven in number. These are as follows:
(1) Students — Enrolls a distinct group of students preparing to enter rural-school service.
(2) Curricula — Offers several partially differentiated curricula preparing specifically for the
different phases of rural-school work.
(3) Practice — Provides some practice in typical rural schools under special supervision for
every student majoring in rural education.
(4) Extension — Conducts enough follow-up and extension service to keep in touch with its graduates and to stimulate the general development of rural school and country life improvement throughout Its territory.
(5) Instructors — Employs at least two specialists giving full time to rural education courses
and activities. One of these to be known preferably as the Director of Rural Education and the
other as the Supervisor of Rural Practice.
(6) Quarters and Equipment — Has headquarters in a special office and is supplied with
enough teaching and extension equipment to insure efficiency.
(7) Budget — Possesses a specified departmental budget large enough to meet the demands of the activities specified ahove.
II. — The Maryland State Normal School at Towson meets approximately five out of seven of the required standards for an accredited rural department for training teachers. In 1924, for the first time in the history of the school the rural department enrolled a distinct group
of students. Sections 13, 14 and 15, about 100 students in all, are distinctly rural sections. Sections 4, (Continued on Page 10)
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE SCHOOL.
With the exception of hall politics and bulletin board conversations dancing fills the greatest part of the social life at Normal School. We have a dance the second Friday in every month for the dormitory students. The last time we invited Senior 11. Of course, everyone did not go.
They never do, but the ones who did go pronounced it a big success. It must have been, judging by the time it took to say good night in front of Newell Hall.
Hikes come second in importance. Any time you see a groupp of fresh young Normal School girls with fresh new knickers leave on Saturday morning to hike to Loch Raven and the same group returning at night with hunger and "never again" stamped on their faces you may be sure they go eagerly the very first time opportunity offers.
All the County Senior Sections entertained the City Senior Sections with a hike last week. We covered all the hiking ground in and about Towson. It rained, but rain doesn't worry a Senior much, especially if she can walk home with a line of newly made friends singing: "It Ain’t Gona Rain No Mo."
OBSERVATIONS IN THE PRACTICE SCHOOL.
The observations in the practice schools by the Junior Class have been very valuable as an introduction to the profession of teaching. We learn about the development of the child from the kindergarten through the Seventh Grade. We see the particular characteristics of each
stage of growth, and by these we can readily see our work as a teacher and citizen.
Every child has the right to live, grow and have the advantage of an education. This should be made possible in several ways, but first of all, through the teacher, who is the axle on which the wheels of education turns.
Our obsedvations are the spokes of this great wheel of education. every spoke must be perfect, so every observation must be worth while. Every point, no matter how small, should be emphasized and carried back by us to our group class meetings so that every one is benefitted thereby.
Junior XI.
