tl19720908-002 "September 8, 1972 Towerlight, Towson State College Page 3 Fisher begins fourth year; thre years by Sylvia Weaver Embarking upon h is fourth year at Towson State College, Dr. James L. Fisher, college President talked about the college, the students, and improvements stating, ""I look for an exciting, productive year."" Over the past three years, the progress at Towson has been overwhelming. When Dr. Fisher came to Towson, it was the ""most traditional status quo institution in the state of Maryland."" Even the credit association termed TSC ""too conservative."" With many changes, the college administrator reflected, ""The progress is considerably beyond what I expected."" All areas are to be touched by renewal of change-admissions, curriculum, courses, etc. Despite ""moments of despair and defeat"" the changes have come sooner than expected and Dr. Fisher is ""very pleased."" Physical improvements were observed last year with the erection of the Student Center, Administration Building, and Residential Tower. In November, the Fine Arts building should be completed. Housing art, music, theatre, faculty offices, classrooms, exhibition room, and an auditorium. It will be the largest arts building in the state. Another physical change has been the deliberate expansion of student enrollment. With 2300 progress considered new Students, the total enrollment for day and evening schools number 12,000. Transfer students from community colleges have priority but space at Towson is a problem that still needs to be remedied. Looking back to campus violence last spring, Dr. Fisher felt that the leaders did not try to bring attention of the country's issues to the unconcerned, but rather demonstrated their own commitments. Although he does not endorse the methods that were used, he understands them. He has been making efforts over the past months ""to convert them to make meaningful their concerns."" Dr. Fisher also felt that these violent efforts did not raise the level of concern in others at TSC. The SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) had a program designed for summer orientation of pamphlets, books, films, and talks which the president was pleased to see and felt their involvement was on a higher, more sophisticated plane. In his words, ""To beat the system, you still have to work within the system."" I n crease of out-of-state tuition was raised considerably and according to Dr. Fisher is ""just beginning."" A Board of Trustees decision, it was not an effort to decrease the number of non-Maryland students but it is the prime responsibility of a Mailer, Marceau highlight Public Performance Series Appearances by Norman Mailer and Marcel Marceau plus four other major performances will highlight Towson's 1972-73 Public Performance Series. All performances will be presented in the Stephens Hall Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. The series will get underway Friday, October 6, with a lecture and film by Norman Mailer, considered one of America's greatest writers and a major contributor to the cultural development of the decade. Mailer will show his film, ""Maidstone,"" which explores the Potentiality of human character. Filmed in the summer of 1968, it tells the story of a filmmaker Producing his newest work. The central character, Norman T. Kingsley, is a thinly disguised caricature of Mailer. Mailer's essays and non-fiction pieces have appeared in all major magazines. In addition he has written several best selling novels and is the chief spokesman for the artistic community in New York. Mailer has also been active in politics and ran as a reform candidate for mayor of New York City in 1969. The second event in the series will be a performance of ""An Entertainment for Elizabeth"" by the New York Pro Musica on Monday, November 6. Widely acclaimed for their artistry and authenticity, the group is returning to Towson State by popular demand. Saturday, December 2 the Batsheva Dance Company from Israel will be featured. The thirty member troupe performs in the techniques of Martha Graham. A performance by Marcel Marceau, universally acclaimed as the world's greatest pantomimist, will be the next attraction Friday, February 2. His artistry has been applauded as far East as Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, in Africa, in Russia, Australia, South America and throughout Europe. Without the benefit of props, scenery or the spoken word, Marceau has the unique ability to hold his audiences spellbound. He first felt the urge to study pantomime when he saw his first Charlie Chaplin movie at the age of five. Performances by the Manhattanville Project and the Street Theatre in February and March will conclude the 1972-73 season. Series tickets are available at the College Box Office for $18.00 for the general public and $12.00 with a Towson State I.D. Individual tickets will go on sale September 25. For additional information contact the College Box Office, extension 568. state college to educate its residents. Maryland tax dollars are the resource base for Towson. Since out-of-staters do not pay Maryland taxes, it is felt that they should pay what it costs to educate them. Dr. Fisher remarked that these tuition increases are ""happening all over."" Over the summer months, there has been a reorganization of student services--a deliberate action to include a third party--students. Gradually the Towson curriculum has been geared away from expressly teacher education and turning towards more arts and science fields. To aid the students in their careers ""we want to advance the credentials of these students,"" said Dr. Fisher. In conclusion, President Fisher had one statement--""Time will be the answer."" Photo by Erick Hoopes President James L. Fisher, entering his fourth year at Towson, expects an exciting year. Parking gate only remnant of fundless master plan by Kathy Wichita During the last few days of the 1972 Spring semester, the parking lot between Burdick Hall and the Student Center acquired a new security gate. According to Sargeant Bill Morton, Superintendent of Parking and Traffic, the parking machine was part of a master plan which later fell through. Morton explained the ""master plan."" He said, ""The state was going to provide gates for all the lots to help keep the visitors outside, and from taking the student and faculty spaces."" He continued, ""We ordered the first one and the state was going to back us up with the rest of them. After we ordered, the state reneged and said it wasn't economically feasible, so we were left with one gate."" There are however, plans for the security gate. Members of the Traffic Committee will meet on or after September 11 to discuss operation hours and use of the gate. Morton remarked that the machine will probably be put into effect around the latter part of September. Before the security gate is put into effect, however, there are several methods of operation which must be considered. If the committee decides on the card system, then the machine will admit only those students, staff or faculty who possess the required card. Another method, which is less restrictive, involves coin operation. Therefore, the Photo by Erick Hoopes This new parking gate at the College Center-Burdick Hall Lot will moniter all parking, but the exact method has yet to be decided. Funds for additional gates was not available after the initial planning. machine will admit anyone who pays, visitors included. Morton stated however, that the Traffic Committee may decide to allow only students into the parking lot during the day and then leave it open for coin operation at night. These methods do not prohibit visitors from parking on the campus, as it would seem. They may still park in the metered areas and at times, specially allocated sections in parking lots. With regard to additional parking spaces, Sargeant Morton revealed that three other parking lots, which were delayed because of difficulties with the contractors, will be under construction as soon as the problem is solved. The location and size of these lots are as follows: a 500 space parking lot across from the Fine Arts building, a 300 space parking lot near the old No. 5 lot and a third one is tentative for the area near Newell Hall. Blankenship named Chemistry head Dr. Floyd A. Blankenship, associate professor of chemistry has been named chairman of the chemistry department for the 1972-73 academic year. A physical chemist, Dr. Blankenship is a graduate of the University .of Georgia and received his doctorate from the University of Illinois. He has been a member of the Towson State faculty since 1966. Before joining the Towson faculty he served as a research chemist for Rohm and Hass Company in Philadelphia. "
