The Oriole, October 1925

STAIl : rt’l TOWSON iYLAND Praise youth and it To be fond of leavn- will advance to suc¬ cess. 1 LJH IE ORIOLE ing is to bo at the gate of knowledge. Vol. 5— No. 1 OCTOBER, 1925 Published Monthly by Students of Marylaod State Normal School, Towson, Md. THE FACULTY OF 1925—1926 GREETS YOU. "Bricks and mortar do not make a school;” bu; the men and women of the faculty and the type of student selected — do. In a school like ours which trains for the profession of teaching, that is, which trains "educated young people to teach,” there are several types of specialists: (X) the train¬ ing teacher who has charge of the instruction of children and of the student teacher; (2) the theory teacher of educational subject mat¬ ter who must make vital and living (lie philosophy and the principles underlying modern education. All must work co-operatively with a unity of purpose that knits together the fabric ol teacher-training. The study experience of a faculty, the teaching experience, the travel experience, and the outlook upon life are all influences that permeate the structure of association between an instructor and a student. Since "the child" is ths raw material for this; big business of education v.ith v'hieh we are concerned, it is 'extremely i important that the contacts of the I faculty with all phases of child life' be dynamic, constructive, thought-1 provoking and enlightening. So: often it happens that students miss a' wealth of human experience and' knowledge by neglecting to gain from the faculty the warm, personal, rich communications that friendly i conversations, yes, that even a eas-j ual inquiry might elicit. Atmos¬ phere. charged with stimulation lies' about us. Shall we stifle because! we will not breathe? Our new catalogue this year (seel pages 19 -2 SI reveals the personal of the teaching staff. Twenty-three; members began their careers as graduates from normal schools. They represent what Pennsylvania, Virginia, Indiana. New York. Ari¬ son?. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Mary-' land, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois.] Georgia and Massachusetts believe' about teacher training. Southern colleges have stamped their im¬ press upon us. The Johns Hopkins University, the Mississippi State Teachers College. West Virginia Wesleyan College, Gouclier, Sweet- briar. The Peabody Conservatory of Music l Baltimore), and the Mary¬ land Art Institute claim about; fourteen. Of the Northern colleges,' Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Syracuse, Columbia. Harvard and Simmons conferred either the А. В., B. S., or A. M. degree upon forty or more. The middle and far West- the University of Cincinnati, Chicago, Washington State, and belaud Stanford — gave five to us. Four have had experi¬ ence in foreign lields, in either child relief work or in teacher training. One of us is a graduate nurse from the Worcester, Massachusetts, Hos¬ pital Training School. I challenge every member of the student body to be able to recognize and call by name, every member of the faculty by Thanksgiving. To that end I submit the following hur¬ riedly thought out partial completion test. Will not a clever student in¬ vent another such, but a more suc¬ cinct and vivid one, for the Novem¬ ber Oriole? Does Miss Van Bibber teach - or does .Miss Heritage? How can you tell that Miss Mc- Eachern and - are from the same State? What influences made Mr, Woel- fei and Miss Catherine Cook adopt - as their field of work? What qualities are alike in Miss Munn. Mrs. Sibiey, Miss Frnm. Miss Crakf.ee and -Mrs f-tapletm that they should ali be teaching - Why might we call Miss Agues Snyder “Aristole's Image"? How could you tell that Miss Irene Steele is an alumna of our school? Who went to the Far East — Miss Bader, Miss Willis or Miss Conklin? Who taught for a while in Brazil? Which of these four had experience in the Near East? Who takes care of the planning of meals in Newell Hall - Miss Rudd or Miss Gunn? Time’s Up! LIDA LEE TALL. Principal. HEARD IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS: "Girls, let me show you ‘The Way Out’, by Philiar:.” Zip — “You're C. O. D.” Zap — “What’s that?” Zip — “Common, ordinary dum- bell." The teacher was discussing the methods used in reading, and was reading selections from primers so the girls could recognize the 'dif¬ ferent methods. Teacher — “1 am little. I am round. 1 grow on a tree. Children like to eat me. Now what is it?” (meaning method). Pupil — "An apple." OUR NEW DINING ROOM. The addition to the Newell Hall dining room of the Maryland State Normal School at Towson is rapidly nearing completion. Soon the rear extension and two side wings will be finished, and with the small room now in use will make one large din¬ ing room having a capacity of six hundred. Several years ago cafeteria service was installed because the enrollment of the school taxed the capacity of the dining room. In May, 1925, plans for the addition were made and $80,(100 appropriated. Self service for breakfast and lunch will be continued, but the whole dormitory family will come together fur dinner, which will be served in the evening. Small tables, seating four and eight, will replace the long refectory tables now in use in the dining room. The cafe¬ teria in the Administration Building will be maintained for the non-resi¬ dent students oi the Normal School who eat lunch in the building, and for the children of the Elementary "I. audition is built on i lower levc-i than the original room, and a small balcony breaks the height of the new extension. The balcony will be at¬ tractively decorated, and used for special school functions by the or¬ chestra. A spacious foyer at the entrance to the dining room is an¬ other attractive feature. This foyer will be furnished in charming style, suitable to the uses the life of a large student group imposes upon such a building. DOROTHY SCHROEDER. THE CAFETERIA CONTEST BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD GRADES. i An interesting suggestion was mads to the Second and Third Grades on Monday that they see which class could have the best table manners in the cafeteria. There was to he no pushing, no loud talking, and no lighting across the tables. Tile Third Grade did not believe that they did their best, for alas, they seemed veiv fond of talking. 1 magi lit -thdir surprise when one of the Second Grade teachers came in and said that the Tird Grade had won, because there was an argument between two of the Second Grade boys.