tl19561005-000 "U., 7th Rated Team Defeated By Towson II TOWER Vol. IX, No. 3 LIGHT (see page 4) STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND October 5, 1956 Disneyland Comes To Towson The Committee The Tower Light is sponsoring the first dance of the school year. This dance will be held on the evening of October 6, 1956 in the college gymnasium. 8eing the first college dance of the school year, the Tower Light has planned to bring something new and different to the college campus. To start the new year out en the right foot; full of fun and frolic and yet with just a touch of romance and imagination, the Tower Light is pleased to in-vite you 'F antasy."" Working in direct contact with Walt Disney Studios, the college newspaper plans to decorate the gym 'l with all of the lovable char-acters of Disneyland including 'Mickey Mouse"", ""Pluto"", ""Dum-ho,"" and least we forget, 'Cinder-ella"". Reading the dance plans are Julia Moran and Nancy Rogers. Working under these co-chairmen is Rae Jean Lorenzen who has the task of transforming a basketball court into a court of a Prince. Planning the refreshments are Lorna Penn and Ellen Poe who rog ram Committee T0 Sponsor Opera On October 15, the Teachers College at Towson will sponsor a brilliant opera gala presented by the Barri Opera Company of New York City under the man-agerrient of Colbert-LaBerge Con-cert agency. This is one of a ser-ies of special events brought to the Towson Campus by the Special Xvents Committee, and communi-ty residents are cordially invited to attend. The program consists of high-lights from famous operas and it Will offer a great variety and color in staging and music. It will in-clude excerpts from Aida, Pagli-acci, Tosca, La Boheme, and Lu- cia di L ammermoor. It will appeal to a large audienee. The roster of singers will in-clude Richard Barri, Jeanne Daly, Marie Rostova, Elena Spina, and the accompanist will be Vernon Qould. The program was chosen with ehe thought in mind � to please and entertain the audience, and With the variety and color of mu- �!e and costumes, it makes for a 117nderful evening of entertain- , ent to enjoy and remember with Ileasure. to a ""Flight into Plans promise a snack worthy of a king. The Publicity Department is un-der the wing of Nancy Craig, while Mike DeVita is inviting the chaperons. Larry Hutchins, the original Davy Crockett, is chair-man of Tickets committee. With such plans being made for a ""Flight into Fantasy,� you'd better be sure you are included on the dance floor the night of Octo-ber 6, 1956 for an evening of sheer pleasure with Bob Craig and his orchestra. and Clean-up Junior Class Assembly Coming Plans are already underway for the Junior Class Assembly, which will be presented on Friday night, November 15. The assembly is titled ""Them Pearly Gates,"" and the theme is an original and uni-que one. No further details of the story of theme can be announced before the performance. At a class meeting on Thurs-day, September 20, the Junior Class elected Sidney Tishler and Aggie Kardos as co-directors of ""Them Pearly Gates."" Also elect-ed were John Eigenbrogt, business manager; Marlene Helmer, chore-ographer, assisted by Pat Blox-ham and Russell Connolly; John Watt, musical director; Kandy Foreman, publicity director; Joan Archambault, programs; and Dot Levin, lighting designer. All Juniors are urged to sup-port their class assembly by work-ing on one of the many phases of the preparations. See You There By Jim Thomas The weekend of October 12 will be a busy one for all the of-ficers of the organizations and faculty advisers of S.T.C. The Leadership Conference will be held on this weekend at the Red Feather Camp, Bel Air. The pur-pose of this meeting is for the S.T.C. student leaders to get to-gether to air out their common problems and to get to better know the faculty advisers and other student leaders. The group will leave from Newell Hall Friday afternoon in order to arrive at the camp be-tween 4 and 6 P.M. for registra-tion and dinner. They will return Saturday evening after dinner. The keynote speaker for the Conference will be Mr. Fred De Mann who is on the Student Union Staff at the University of Maryland. His topic will revolve around the subject, ""Why the Need for Leadership Training?"" There will be various topics that the student leaders may choose from to attend. 'How can effec-tive use of the Student Center be made?"" ""How can we have bet-ter publicity of activities within the college?"" How can Spook Night and Freshman Orientation be better handled?"" How to get support for Athletics and other extra curricular activities on cam-pus,"" will be some of the topics on the block for discussion. These various discussions will be led by several different faculty members, alumni, and present students of S.T.C. All officers of organizations and faculty advisers are cordially in-vited to attend. It is important to remember, since the expenses are being paid by the S.G.A., it will be necessary for an accurate ac-count of all the meals that those who will be going will need. Every student is urged to return the slips which they received in their mail boxes BEFORE the deadline, Wednesday, October 3, to Barbara Nyce, Box 534. The weekend will be climaxed by a Square Dance Sturday night. Attire for the weekend will be informal. Since it will be chilly at night, all are reminded to take sheets and blankets and plan for a weekend of fun and hard work. The over all Coordinator of the Conference is Janet Mahaley. Chairmen of the other coin-mi t t e e's are: Arrangements, Barbara Nyce; Transportation, Al Morey; Recreation, Johnny Wil-liams; Food, Shirley Hellwig; Publicity, Nancy Criag; Program, LuBeth Bivens. All About Turkey The Art Department of the Towson State Teachers College will present an unusual exhibition of children's art, ""The Conquest of Istanbul as Seen in Paintings by Turkish Children,"" in the col-lege Student Centre from October 1 to October 22. The exhibition will be open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Circulated by the museum of Modern Art, the exhibit includes 50 paintings selected from a large exhibition held in Istanbul in 1953 under the auspices of the Turkish con't Page 5 Col. 2 Glen Players To Present ""Strange Bedfellows"" ""Strange Bedfellows,"" the Glen Players Production, is to be a gay, political romp laid in San Fran-cisco in the colorful period of the nineties. To be presented on Oc-tober 24, 25, and 27, the cast fea-tures quite a few new faces, bol-stered by several of last year's performers. The production will be under the direction of William C. Kramer with Marilyn Miller as Assistant Director. Tamar Belsky, a new transfer student who shows much promise, will be foremost in the battle of the sexes as she rallies the allur-ing constituents. Earl Myers with one major performance to his credit will play the spirited young Congressman who returns home with his unsuspecting bride. Catherine McIntyre, also a new transfer to Towson, plays a comic counterpart to her erstwhile Brit-ish hubby, Craig Gerhard, who is always an interesting performer. Carolyn Thomas who has been a Glen Player for three years brings her stage charm to the role of the Senator's wife, the grand old lady of Frisco. The grand old man of Frisco ( ?) will be portrayed by Bruce Johnson, the Glen Player's president. An attractive twosome supply-ing the ingredient of young love are Elizabeth Zepp and Jerry Ri-ley, both freshmen. Emmy Lee Butler, always popu-lar with STC audiences, brings three years of Glen Palyer expe-rience to the highly humerous role of Madame Sparkler. Wayne Warner, another promis-ing transfer student, will appear as the perplexed Mayor of San Francisco. Senior Glen Player, Al Duke, will demonstrate his versatility in the character role of the Chinese butler, Ling. (Al is appearing through the courtesy of a local summer theater producer.) Upperclassmen making initial STC appearances are Betty Stone, Dot Levin (student director su-preme from last year), Harriet Gampel (last year's prompter su-preme), and Charles Allen. Newcomers include Elaine Volk, Sharon Bond, and Carrollee Block. The production staff consists of many old hands from previous Glen Players productions. Herb August is Stage Manager while Dot Levin is the Business Man-ager. Jim Glass is acting in the capacity of House Manager while the Property Committee is being headed by Robert Petza and Bruce Johnson. The lighting will be un-der the supervision of Jim Thom-as; Helen Nelson will be in charge of the costumes; and Linda Hafer heads the grease monkeys, better known as the Make-Up Commit-tee. Nancy Rogers, who was in charge of all Glen Players pub-licity, last year is again back into the chairmanship of the Publicity Committee. Take A Trip A Spot of Tea By Joyce Harris Wouldn't it be wonderful to get away from it all for a couple of days � two full-packed, informa-tive, educational days at Solomons on the Chesapeake Bay ? There is a chance to take this trip if you enroll in the course the His-tory and Geography of Maryland, offered here at Towson. The course, usually offered only in the spring, is being given this fall for the first time with Miss Pearle Blood and Dr. John C. Mat-thews teaching the geography and history, respectively. Miss Blood has been teaching the ge ography since the course was first offered in the early part of the 1940's. Previous history instruc-tors have included Dr. Willis and Dr. Hartley. But where does the two day ex-cursion come in ? Almost from the beginning of the course the trip to Solomons or the Chesapeake Bi-ological Laboratory has been part of the semester's work. While the class is at Solomons, members are exposed to some phases of the Bay's resources. They study the economic value and conservation of oysters, crabs, and fish living in the bay. Actual pression on the visitors of Glen experience in tonging for oysters Esk, and many of them are still may be another activity while the talking about it. class is there. The faculty and student ad- Competent and experienced visers did a splendid job of get-members of the laboratory give ting the various freshman groups talks, show films, and pass out together. Once the introductions con't Page 5 Col. 1 con't Page 5 Col. 1 By Beverly Fedock The Freshman Tea which is given annually for the benefit of the freshman class was held during the week of September 23. By attending the tea, the fresh-men became better acquainted with President and Mrs. Hawkins and their home which is known to all members of Towson State Teachers College as Glen Esk. Heading the reception line were President Hawkins and his wife, Dean Murphy, Dr. William-son, members of the Freshman Advisory Council, and members of the dormitory staff. After hay-ing passed through the receiving line, the freshman were served re-reshments which consisted of punch, sandwiches, cake, and' cookies. Later, everyone was' taken on a tour of the house. The tour, which was a new ex-perience for the freshman class, was greatly enjoyed. The one ar-ticle which caught the eye of many of the students was a large book in President Hawkins's study. This book was not noticed for just its size but also because it had the one word title of ""Think."" It made quite an im- "
