tl19691024-000 "towerlight Vol. XXII, No..6 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21204 October 24, 1969 Towson Photo by Thomas OCTOBER 15, 1969 was not a usual Baltimore day. At left, thousands of people jam Hopkins Plaza during the 5:00 pm rally for peace. Above, two schoolboys express their sentiments at johns Hopkins University. M-day brings rallies, marches, counter-rallies On Wednesday, October 15, Tow-son State College participated in the National Moratorium on the war in Vietnam, through the activ-ities of the Coalition for New Politics. The day started at 8 am with a folk singing rally on Newell field at which approximately 30 to 40 students attended. Following this, June Wing, chairman of the Mary-land Citizens for McCarthy during last year's campaign, spoke. Again, the attendance was thin. Next Barbara Meyd, a CNP mem-ber, read ,Senator Charles Goodell's (R-NY) bill calling for the with-drawal of all U.S. troops from Vietnam by ,December, 1970, and petitions, supporting the bill, were handed out. Post cards, addressed to President Nixon, were also dis-tributed. People were asked to write on the cards their dissatis-faction with Nixon's handling of the war. Music spurs dispute While the rally took place out-side, a dispute over the juke box, between students and members of the CNP, erupted in the College Centre. The anti-war people had set up a record player and at-tempted to pipe in anti-war folk ballads, but some angry students refused to allow the juke box to be turned off. The students claimed that their rights to hear their mu-sic were being denied. However, according to Warren Moore, a co-ordinator of the rally, the College Centre was requisi-tioned by CNP from Miss Susan Stecker, Coordinator of Student Activities, for October 15; with it, came the impled permission to un-plug the juke box. Moore decided that the issue ""wasn't worth the hassle"" and moved the setup into another room. Following this, an Ecumenical Hour, sponsored by the Towson In-terfaith Council, was held in front of Newell Hall. Mrs. Hedges, an English instructor, read a letter supporting the Moratorium, which was signed by 52 faculty members. However, throughout the day, only an estimated 15 members of the faculty were seen participating in Towson's activites. Along with these, Dr. James L. Fisher, Presi-dent of Towson, and Dr. Kenneth A. Shaw, Acting Dean of the Col- It's that time of the year lege, also participated in the pray-er hour. At 11:30 a.m., Zeke Boyd from the Black Labor Alliance, Chuck Stevens from the Students for a Democratic Society Labor Commit-tee, and Lin Butler, a conscienti-ous objector, spoke. While Butler was speaking, a group of counter-demonstrators, in-cluding members of Young Amer-icans for Freedom, arrived in front of Newell Hall. A group of curious students knotted around the group as, with (Please turn to page 7) Biggest marathon yet kicks off November 21 by FRAN MOULDEN Plans are now underway for the 1969 Marathon Football game, a 76-hour contest among six area colleges for the Baltimore Yule charity, Santa Claus Anonymous. The contest, slated for Novem-ber 21 through 24 on the Morgan State College campus in Baltimore, will find teams from Towson, Mor-gan, Loyola, Catonsville Commun-ity College, University of Mary-land (Baltimore County). and the Community College of Baltimore competing in three simultaneous contests. Registration this week Team registration which has tak-en place on most campuses this week is expected to produce twen-ty teams from each campus for the four-day competition. In addition, powderpuff football teams are being organized for half-time and quarter play. Mr. Boh sought A pre-game bonfire, dances, flag-pole sitters, Marathon Queen con-tests on each campus, and a Mr. Boh Look -Alike contests are among the weekend's events. The 1969 Marathon is being staged in cooperation with the Bal-timore Jaycees and with the as-sistance of the Natoinal Brewing Company of Baltimore. The Santa Claus Anonymous charity annually presents needy Baltimore young-sters with $3 gift certificates dur-ing the holiday season. As a spe-cial feature of the Santa Claus Anonymous drive, the College Mar-athon Games have netted several thousand dollars for the charity each year. Towson holds 3 wins TSC Marathon Coordinator Rick Brown hopes that the '69 game will surpass previous records and that the Marathon Trophy will remain at Towson, the victor in the 1966, 1967, and 1968 contests. Committee chairmen at Towson are currently organizing their com-mittees and are seeking the assist-ance of interested students. Week-ly meetings are on tap for the re-mainder of the month and Novem-ber; students are advised to watch signs and notices regarding meet-ing times and places. THE GOAL POST comr down after Towson gridders captured their third annual Marathon Football victory hist November. Plans are new being made tor the '69 Marathor, November 21-24. "
