tl19710205-000 "Smokey strikes against Fine Arts fire by George Mattingly For most of the week, a faint aroma of burning wood has prevaded certain segments of the campus prompting some of the PoPulousto ask ""What the hell's burning?"" The ""something"" is a large pile of trees and brush that have been stripped from the site of the new Fine Arts Builiding. Last Friday when the blaze was first ignited however, the aroma was far from faint. Damp, green wood doesn't burn very well of its own accord, and when the hard hats tried to coax the fire to life with liberal applications of kerosene, all they got for their efforts was a lot of dense smoke. A short time later the evil smelling black cloud filtered through the Glen and descended upon Smith Hall, promoting a concerned environmentalist to complain to the Baltimore County Air Pollution Control Agency as well as Towerlight. Some 15 minutes later, an inspector from the Air Pollution Control Agency and a reporter arrived at the scene. After reviewing the contractors burning permit, and observing where the majority of the smoke was going, the inspector ""suggested"" that the fire be put out until the winds abated. By the time this reporter climbed back up the hill to Smith, the smoke had disappeared. The Office of Air Pollution Control told Towerlight that air pollution statutes sanction open burning under ""controlled"" conditions and that they would keep a ""close eye"" on the Fine Arts Building site for violations. Somebody over at the site must know what they're doing, because there haven't been anymore complaints from TSC students - but you should hear what the people who live in the apartments overlooking the site have to say. What the hell's burning? Words of the prophets see Pages 6-7Towerlight Vol. XXII, No. 15 Towson State College, Baltimore, Maryland February 5, 1971 Fine Arts Building Dr. Fisher appointed to regional education council Dr. James L. Fisher, TSC president was recently named to the Eastern Regional Council of the American Association for High Education. Dr. Fisher is one of 13 individuals, including students, educators and laymen from throughout the East who will serve on the council. Funded by a W.K. Kellogg foundation grant, the council seeks to provide faculty, administrators, students and laymen with an opportunity to meet, exchange views, and seek solutions to major campus issues. One of the major concerns in appointing the members of the council, was that they should represent as many differing points of view as possible. In addition to a balanced viewpoint, the council is politically strengthened by a member of the state legislature. At the Presidential Commission Dr. Fisher was appointed to last October, he emerged as the most radical member. President Fisher is also currently serving as a consultant to Robert Finch, former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, and at the present time, Counsellor to President Nixon for Educational Affairs. Fine Arts groundbreaking today by George Mattingly Ground breaking ceremonies for the latest addition to the TSC campus, the Fine Arts Building will be held 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Osler Drive entrance to the construction site. Scheduled for completion in time for the 1972-73 academic year, the four-level complex for the Art,, Music, and Theatre departments will cost the State an estimated 6.1 million dollars. The first level of the structure includes the student entrance and provides for future expansion of the Art Department. The second level is divided between the Art and Music Departments, while the third contains the concert hall, auditorium and various facilities for all three of the departments. The fourth level will contain the Music Department's practice rooms, studio offices and control rooms for sound and lighting facilities in the concert hall and auditorium. Plans for the Art Department area for interrelation between the media and techniques closely related in today's art. Included in the plans are two ceramic kilns, a ""burn-out"" kiln, a foundry, and wood and metal working tools are in the same area. Students will be able to move from one technique to another, or to combine techniques. Also providing for individualized learning is a resource centre for use by all of the arts. Students will be able to utilize study carrels containing tapes, films, slides, and video tape machines. This particular facility should be especially useful to the students planning careers as art teachers. The TSC Art Department is the major source of art instructors for the State of Maryland. A 375 seat studio theatre will provide the TSC Theatre Ensemble and various community theatre groups with a flexible seating arrangement making any seating configuration possible, including theatre in the round. The larger main theatre will have a thrust-stage, a deep apron, and continental seating arrangements without a center aisle. Also included in the main theater will be a voimitory entrance similar to the one at Center Stage, enabling actors to move naturally on stage from the direction of the audience. Plans for the Music Department wing provide for a recording studio, a center for electronic music, and a video tape resource center. The resource center will be equipped with tape decks and turn tables to reproduce music representing all periods of composition. Included in the center will be facilities for recording and an electronic synthesizer. Freshmen can open campaign by Kelly Seifert All interested freshmen are being asked to consider candidacy for their class positions. Elections take place this month, the process taking three weeks altogether. Warm and full bodied by Mike Dilworth The internationally acclaimed Fine Arts Quartet, artists in residence at the University of Wisconsin, will perform in concert at Towson State College Thursday, February 11, 8:30 p.m. in Stephens Auditorium. Members of the group include violinists Leonard Sorkin and Abram Loft, Bernard Zaslav, viola, George Sopkin, cello, and Reynaldo Reyes, guest pianist. The Quartet will present the following program: Haydn - String Quartet in E flat Major, Op. 64 No. 6. Debussy - String Quartet in G minor. Brahms - Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 (Reynaldo Reyes, Piano). The Quartet recently performed at Goucher College and received critic raves. Elliot W. Galkin of the Baltimore Sun said ""The Fine Arts Quartet is a robust and straightforward ensemble. The sound which they produce is warm and full bodied. Their bowing is broad and expansive, their phrasing overt. The Quartet brought the evening to a rousing conclusion."" One of America's great ensembles, the Fine Arts Quartet has been hailed by concert audiences the world over. In the United States, this Quartet has been a major factor in the growing interest in chamber music. For eith consecutive years they were heard Sunday mornings on the American Broadcasting Company* network. They have been regular guests on the Today Show. They have appeared also on the Ed Sullivan Show, the Bell Telephone Program and the N.B.C. Recital Hall, and have made many videotaped programs on chamber music for the National Educational Television Network. For ticket information call the Towson State College Box Office, 823-7500, extension 624, or tickets may be purchased at the door the evening of the event. All seats are reserved. Many officers are needed for the Freshman class; further more, tenure extends into sophomore year. Officers to be elected are: the President, Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, CUB (1 dorm, 3 day-hops), Social Chairman, (1 dorm, 1 day-hop), Parliamentarian and Historian. There are no set qualifications for candidacy; however, each of the candidates must have their petitions signed by 100 members of the FRESHMEN CLASS. In addition, eighty senators will be elected. They must have 200 members of the ENTIRE student body sign their petitions. Senators will be representing their class at the Student Government Association Senate meetings held at least every two weeks. Their main duties will include reviewal (cutting and making additions) of the SGA Organizational Budgets, approval of the SGA Executive Budget, and the proposal of various policies and recom-mendations. Senators may also initiate committees to investigate campus matters. The following dates are important for those considering campaigning for class officers. Remember, there are 21 positions to be filled�Freshmen are urged to participate in these elections. If you have gripes or complaints, this is the best area to air them, and to do somethhing concrete about them!!! The dates are: February 8-12: Petitions to be secured from the SGA office and returned by 5:00 P.M. on Feb. 12. February 15-19: Publicity (includes posters, banners, letter to Towerlight and appearance at an open forum. February 22, 23, 24: Elections in the Student Centre, February 25, 26: Run-offs. if necessary. WARNING!!! Anyone graduating in June of this year must have their graduation application forms into the registrar by Feb.9 "
