The Tower Light News, July 16, 1942

VOL. I MO. 1 JULY 16, 1942 STUDENTS VOTE NEVA CONSTITUTION MS GOVERNING BODY CHANGES NAME THE NET.V Student Government Association constitution now stands, having been ratified by an overwhelming margin last week. The new constitution ms the fruition of work т eh began last seme Henry Astrin, '42. The final vote in the ratification poll, held after two reading ses¬ sions, one of which was rather stormy, showed I36 votes for ratificatic.and 14 opposed. Miss Betty White , Student Government President, said this week she thought most of the negative votes were in fun. Miss White also indica¬ ted pleasure at the fact that this constitution seems to be a bettor pic¬ ture of the abilities and disabilities of the stu¬ dents than that given by the document' whi ch is be¬ ing replaced. S.G.A.. Supreme A review .•.'of* ...tho nhow constitution shows a stronger emphasis than before on the suprema¬ cy of the Student Govern¬ ment As sociaticn in all phases of student life which are not directly under the control of the administration or faculty. There was comment as in¬ dicated by posters in the lower halls with rego„rd to the poor’ attendance -at the meeting. Of 273 stu¬ dents on roll this summer only '150 were present to vote. ter in the administration of HE BELIEVE SEE NEXT ISSUE OF T.L* NET'S FOR LATEST NEV.’S FROL! S.T.C. SERVICE MSN THAT THE UNACCUSTOMED.. SUMMER SCHOOL LIFE AT S.T.C. IS GOING TO BE DIS¬ TINGUISHED BY BY IDEAS, THINGS, EVENTS UNIQUE AND UNDREAMED OF ON COOL V«EA- T КЕл Cru.IFU 3ES. THM;T LIFE AT S.T.C. DURING THE SUMMER SESSION OF 1942 IS GOING TO BE HISTORY— HISTORY THAT EE- 3ERVE3 TO BE RECORDED. THEREFORE, V.'E PLEDGE OURSELVES TO SEE C CLEARLY AND PRESERVE ‘ЛТК PLEA¬ SURE ALL THESE THINGS FOR THE DELIGHT OF THE PRESENT STUDENT BODY AND THE CONFOUNDING OF FUTURE HISTORIANS HHO MAY ASSERT THAT TIE SUMMER OF 1942 t;as a GRIM AND HOPELESS MOMENT IN TIME. The Staff ENROLLMENT SEOHS STRONG STU¬ DENT SUPFORT OF SUMMER TERM; 10 FORMER GRADS BOOKED Verifying student comment that the campus seemed as crowded as during the fall term, authentic figures from the Registrar's Office show 0. return of 243 °ut of an eligible 277 students, and a June freshman class num¬ bering 19» Ails о nev/ is tho little group of 10 profes¬ sional students who have re¬ turned from "the field11 for summer courses. FACTS AND FICTION ON FRESHMEN In our nation-wide hunt for new freshmen to fill our saaly diminished en¬ rollment we managed to ga¬ ther in nineteen coura¬ geous young souls from such widely diversified a- rec.s as Sparrows point, Sllicott City and Hc.gers- town. They’re a pleasant group and have plenty to offer S.T.C. V'e’re doubly fortunate this year fro v/e have not only the friendly leadership and guidance of our president but also the witty companionship of Dr. V'ieaof eld* s nioce , Theresa. INTELLECT i Esther Spaeth beware I There's a genius at v/ork on third floor Newell, j.t least that's what Edna May Merson announces on her door when she's studying, and doesn't want to be bo¬ thered. .Competition may also come from Могу Carol who's suspected of being intelligent. BEE-YOO-TY Shirley Hensohen with the profile of the ideal girl at Sparrows Point High is already giving our well-established glamor girls stiff competition. Ailso along the gla.mor line are Bernice Feldman and Ellen Hart with the beau¬ tiful eyes. Hilde Poper's not to be sneezed at ei¬ ther (Say it "paper", not "popper" ) . PERSONALITY l Lois Hale, the farmer's daughter, should be an ad¬ ept student in Hiss V.'ooa- (cont. p.2, col. l)