tl19570412-000 "114 TOWER LIGHT Vol. IX, No. 14 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TowsoN, MARYLAND April 12, 1957 Student Centre xpands To Lower Left Newell At a meeting of the Student Centre Directory at the beginning Of the school year, it was announc-ed by the Housing Committee that the whole lower left floor of Ne- Well Hall would be turned back to the Student Centre due to the new Women's dormitory which would Open in September. For months the news was kept confidential by the Student Centre Directory, since first stage plans had to be completed before it was made known to the student body. It was decided at a recent meet-ing that the time had come for definite planning along the line fo student opinion. Since the Student Centre is epecifically designed for the stu-dents, their opinions will be nec-essary in its expansion program. The space was formerly part of the Student Centre, and was con- Verted to living space for women residents when the space became inadequate. The Chapel was the only portion retained by the Stu-dent Centre. Any suggestions for changes in the present structure of the Cen-tre or additions that will facili-tate the new space are urged and welcomed by the Student Centre Directory. Suggestions may be turned in to Dolores Nickel, Box 301, before April 26. Freshmen Present ""Manhattan Night"" ""Manhattan Night"" was the theme of the Freshmen Assembly presented in the college auditori-um at 8:15 p.m. on Friday, April 5. The script for the assembly was written by a committee, chaired by Sherman Silverman. The theme of the assembly evolved around an eternal triangle in Greenwich Village."" Both plot and script were entirely original. Ellen Hemmeter played the fe-male lead, and Sherman Silverman and Ronnie Budny shared the male leads. Other members of the cast in-cluded: Carol Palmer, Pat Tas-chenberg, Kathi Ireland, Sally Cohen, Tony Buccheri, Carol Miles, Dick Shoemaker, and Bill John-son. The assembly was directed by Kathryn McIntyre. The choreography was directed by Annette. Members of the danc-ing chorus included: Karla Rid-dlesburger, Arlene Kates, Helen Wynne, Barbara Carter, Joannie Baker, Carolyn Coakley, Joan Rob-inson, Mary Pat Dixon, and Win-nie Balzer. Hit songs of the production in-cluded: ""New York, A Wonder-ful Town,"" ""Neew York's May Home,"" ""I'm In Love With A Won-derful Guy,"" and ""A Good Man Is Hard To Find."" Nancy Lee Normine Elected May Queen Walpurgis Night Opens May Day Festivities The annual celebration of Wal-purgis Night, the eve of May Day, will be held in the Student Centre on Friday, May, from 8:30 - 11:30 p.m. According to Dolores Nickel, chairman of the Student Centre Directory, an alumni group will provide music for the night's fes-tivities. The May Day theme, ""Planta-tion Pageant,"" will be carried out by decorations and flowers repre-senting the plantation days of the Old South. In a school-wide election for the May Queen and court held in March, Nancy Normine was elected May Queen, with June MacCauley as her Maid of Honor. Other members of the court in-clude : Barbara Beachley, Kitty Borchers, Carole Lee Delp, Carole Grim, Vivian Jarrell, Mary Lou Kroh, Jane Lilley, Virginia Long, Sally Roberts, and Shirley Thim. Various acts from the class as-semblies will be presented as hig lights of their shows in the Wal-purgis Night program. Wiley Critz Speaks On Neo-Orthodoxy Mr. Wiley H. Critz, Assistant Dean, The Chapel, Princeton University, will speak in the col-lege auditorium on April 10 at 3 p.m. At the present time, there is a movement in religious thinking to return to a definite, organized, or-thodox religion and turn away from a scientific, free thinking, deistic type. Mr. Critz will speak concerning this movement. The title of his lecture is ""Neo- Orthodoxy � What Is It?"" Mr. Critz is an expert in the field of theology. He graduated from the Union Theological Semin-ary, served the United States as a Navy Chaplain, and is now hold-ing the position at Princeton. A coffee hour will follow the lecture. This activity is open to the student body and the public. NOTICE TO STUDENTS The Attendance Policy at school has not been changed. The only difference in policy is the way in which the Attendance Committee follows up cases. People who are reported for the first time by only one instructor are not called in as was previously done. They are called in on their second offense, or if they have been in trouble with the Attendance Committee prior to this offense. Inter Faith Council Sponsors ""Religion In Life Week"" Throughout the week of April 8- 11, Religion In Life Week, en-titled ""The Student Seeks,"" was conducted on the Towson campus under the auspices of a special committee of the Inter-faith Council, chaired by Shirley Hell-wig. The week's activities began with a faculty panel discussion un-der the topic of ""The Faith I Follow."" Members of panel includ-ed: Mr. W. Frank Guess, Mr. John B. Mitchell, Dr. Orielle Murphy, Dr. William Pelham, Mr. Paul De-sautels, and Dr. Edward Neuland-er, moderator. The discussion was held at 4 p.m. in Room 220 after which a question petiod was held. Kappa Delta Pi Sponsors Panel ""Spiritual and Moral Values in the Public School"" was the topic of a panel discussion sponsored by Towson's Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi National Honorary Society in Education, held on April 8 at 8:30 in the Lida Lee Tall Auditorium. The panel disucssion was open to the public. Members of the panel were Dr. Samuel Glasner, Director of the Board of Jewish Education; Mr. Abe Granek, President of the Bal-timore Ethical Society; Mr. Mar-shall Sutton, Executive Secretary o the Yearly and Monthly Meet-ing of the Society of Friends, Stony Run; Father Richard Swift, pastor of St. Monica's Catholic Church; Dr. L. Ralph Tabor, pastor of the First English Lutheran Church; Rev. Edgar T. Hutton, pastor of the Norside Baptist Church; and a representative of the public school system. Pro-fessor William F. Nugent was moderator for the panel. A coffee hour followed the dis-cussion. Monday evening's activites be-gan with a vespers service con-ducted by the Newman Club at 7 p.m. in Richmond Hall Parlor. At 7:30 p.m. Mr. William Gib-bons spoke in Richmond Hall Parlor on ""Religion and Politics."" A coffee hour followed the lecture. On Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Rich-mond Hall Parlor Mr. Samuel Kling spoke on ""Religion and Mar-riage."" At 7 p.m. vesper services were held by the Jewish Students As-sociation. Rev. Mr. Stuart Plummer spoke on ""Religion and Psychiatry"" at 7:30 p.m. in Room 220. A coffee hour was held after the lecture. On Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the college auditorium, Dr. Wiley Critz spoke on ""Neo-Orthodoxy -- What Is It?"" Vesper service was held in the Chapel by the Student Christian Association Choir. Wednesday was designated as ""Religion and Culture Day."" Dur-ing the day art exhibits were on display, featuring works of the faculty and students and many works from the Baltimore muse-ums. At 7:30 p.m. in the Lida Lee Tall Auditorium a dramatic read-ing of ""The Bomb That Fell On America"" was given by the Fac-ulty -- Student Talent Committee. The reading was directed by Dick Shortt and starred Bob Cal-lahan, Bruce Johnson, Syd Tishler, George Cawthorne, an Ann Willey. Following the reading a pre-sentation of ""Aria deCapo"" was presented by the Glen Players. The one-act play was directed by Bruce Johnson. Members of the cast were: Bob Petza, Pat Griffin, Jim Way, Jay Butler, and Dick Shortt. On Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m., film strips on the great reli-gions of the world were shown in Room 213. The religions featured were: Buddhism, Hindusim, Islamism, Ju-daism, and Tooism. Shirley Ensor, Publicity Chairman; Betsy Puisiver, Vespers Chairman; Carol Holmes, Coffee Hour Chairman; Dick Shortt, Fine Arts Night Chairman; Beth Brodkin, Secretary of ""Religion In Life"" Week; and Shirley Hellwig, Chairman of ""Religion In Life"" Week, discuss plans for the many activities of ""Religion In Life"" Week, entitled ""The Student Seeks."" At 7:30 p.m. in the Lida Lee Tall Auditorium, a panel discus-sion, entitled ""religion and Life,"" was given by the speakers of the week to tie up and correlate the events. Publicity for the week's events was handled by Shirley Ensor, while Don Gross took care of all room arrangements, auditorium requisitions, and speakers. The programs were arranged by John Eigenbrodt, and Dick Shortt made all arrangements for the ""Cultural Night."" The purpose of the week was not to set aside one week a year to think about religion, but to set aside a week in which to evaluate the religionship of reli-gion to the various aspects of our daily life, namely teaching, poli-tics, and culture. Briefly � � � On Wednesday, April 3, Mr. Koch spoke to the Women's Club of Haverford. His topic was ""The Child in the Gray Flannel Suit."" � � * Congratulations to Mr. Miller whose oil painting ""February No. 3"" is one of 76 paintings out of above 900 entries chosen for the Maryland Regional Exhibition by artists of Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, March 24 to April 21, 1957. * * * Second polio shots will be given on April 23 and 24, the days on which we return from the Easter vacation. 800 Students Receive First Polio Shots Miss Marianna Ward, Director of Health Service for State Teach-ers College at Towson, announced that over 800 students had re-ceived their first polio shots on March 26 and 27. Each student received one c.c. of the Salk Vaccine with the first innoculation. The shots were administered in the Glen Players room of the Ad-ministration Building of the col-lege. Dr. Patrick Phelan, the col-lege physician, Miss Ward, and Mrs. Ronald Blake, a graduate nurse of Sacred Heart Hospital in Cumberland, administered the shots. Miss Ward was pleased with smoothness with which the pro-cess moved. Mr. Ka ll Moser, Business Director of the college, remarked that the first stages of the process could have been more efficient. "
