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: rt’l TOWSON
iYLAND
Praise youth and it
To be fond of leavn-
will advance to suc¬
cess.
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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.