tl19540414-000 "TOWERLIGHT April 14, 1954 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. Vol. 7, No. 15 IRC Group Visits Model UN Assembly Towson State Teachers College was among fifty-four colleges from the mid-Atlantic states who at-tended the Model General Assembly measure adopted by the committee on the refugee problem. Mary Lou England was active on the Trusteeship Committee and Ocie held 9-11. Towson, Loyola College, and Morgan State College were the Only Maryland Colleges in attend-ance. Ocie Holsinger. Ruth Lehman, Mary Lou England, Nancy Brown, and Janice Wickless, accompanied by Mr. Mahlon Hellerich, repre-sented The Netherlands in the as-sembly. Ocie was the representative of the Netherlands on the political and Security Committee. She succeeded in having two provisions for the Peace in Palestine incorporated in the final resolution adopted by the ecIrmnittee and the General As-sembly. Speaking for the Netherlands on the Economic and Social Commit-tee was Ruth Lehman. She also had two provisions included in the final Holsinger Mr. Mahlon Hellerich at Alfred University, April Addy Appoints New Committee Jim Addy, President of the Stu-dent Government Association, set 111) a special committee concerning June week plans in order to offset any misunderstanding on the part (If the student body. As a result of the SGA meeting, Joint hearing was scheduled be-tween faculty members and inter- ,ested students to discuss the prob-elY1 further since a new light has leen shed upon the senior problem. What was the senior problem? 'Arhat was the SGA's problem? What was the problem of the ftleulty ? �The senior class in arranging `41eir June Week schedule included at last two activities open to the 4adent body. This fulfilled the re- 4.111rements of the SGA's stipula-tt( lrl which was a direct outgrowth Of the financial policy adopted this /;,ear and the policy of June Week. '�ncerning this point: in essence; 1541�Iley paid by the entire student MY to an organization of what- !vet' description, should reflect the iterest of every student in the col-lege. I-Jnforseen until very recently Was a direct conflict in the exam ehedule and June Week activities 411d it was the opinion of the ad-stration as voiced by Dr. 't1,4Wkins, President of the College, gat students should not be put in 4 Position of deciding between an 4etiVity and studying for an exam. This open meeting resolved it-el. f into the above mentioned meet- 144. Ruth Lehman Nancy Brown represented the min-ority point of view on the Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative and Financial Questions. Janice Wickless served as rap-porteur of the Ad Hoc Committee. She was responsible for keeping all records of the committee. One committee meeting was held Friday night and three were held Saturday. One plenary session was held each day. News Briefs New Library Architects for the new library building will be Finney, Wolcott and Associates. They have visited the campus with Mr. Reid of the State Department of Education and held a preliminary conference with President Hawkins, representatives of the library staff, and the library committee. Dorm Social A pajama party was held in the girls' dormitory Thursday, April 8 at 8:30. The entertainment was provided by means of prepared skits by each floor. Refreshments were served by house committee members. Chapel The dedication service for the col-lege Chapel will be held Wednes-day, May 5, at 7:00 p.m. Details of the program will be disclosed later. Holidays State Teachers College will offi-cially close tomorrow at 4:00 for the Easter holidays. Classes will be resumed Monday, April 26. Easter Assembly Features All Musical Organizations The traditional Easter assembly was held yesterday, April 13, with all of the music organizations on campus participating. Among the groups who performed were the Glee Club, SCA Choir, Men's Choir, and the orchestra. The processional was conducted Miss Hazel McDonald Director of the SCA Choir by the SCA Choir to the hymn ""On-ward Christian Soldiers"" by Sulli-van. The Glee Club began the pro-gram by singing ""The Lord's Prayer"" by Malotte. Next on the program was ""Gloria from the Twelfth Mass"" attributed to Mozart. Another rendition of the Glee Club was ""Psalm 150"" by Franck. Mylin Barr and Sam Ober-holtzer sang a vocal duet ""Cruci-fixus"" by Faure. At this point in the program the orchestra played ""Song of Jupiter"" by Handel, and ""Themes from Piano Concerto No. 2"" by Rach-manioff. Toby Wagner, Arlene Wolf, Judith Wright and Patricia Orye, members of the string quartet played ""Barberini's Minuet"" by Hasse. Another feature of the program was a clarinet duet by Craig Ger-hard and Ray Scott. They played ""Alleluya"" by Wolfgang Mozart. For the first time in several years there is a men's chorus which consists of fourteen men. This was the first occasion to per-form before the student body. Their selections were ""Fairest Lord Jesus"", a German tune and ""Hark the Vesper Hymn is Stealing"", a Russian air. The SCA choir then rendered several selections. The first one was ""Hast Thou Not Known"" by Carl F. Mueller. The next selection was ""Panis Angelicus (0 Bread of Life) which is from Messe Solon-nelle by Cesar Franck. The choral version for this selection was by Victor Harris. Katherine Smith was the soloist. Their final selection was ""Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring"" (Cantata 147) by Johann Sebastian Bach. This hymn was arranged by Rich-ard G. Appel. The program was concluded by the whole school sing-ing ""God of Our Fathers"". May Day Scheduled for Saturday, May 1 Marion Sadler, 1954 May Queen, will be crowned at the annual Tow-son State Teachers College May Day celebration Saturday after-noon, May 1. The maid of honor, Aliceann Perkins, and the court attendants, Libby Baugh, Frances Bruning, Sue Cunningham, Kitty De Fries, Dee Owings, Jackie Pfarr, Mary Ann Sadler, Joyce Walger, Doris Ying- Marion Sadler 1954 May Queen ling and Eleanore Zawila, were elected by preferential ballot after presentation to the student body at the annual May Court assembly. Walpurgis Night, a traditionally pagan night of revelry similar to Halloween, will be celebrated Fri-day night, again making this year's festivities a ""May Day weekend"" celebration. The traditional May Day will be-gin Saturday afternoon with the procession of the May Court and the crowning of the queen by the senior class advisor, Dr. John Mc- Cleary. Following the crowning, the traditional winding of the May Pole will take place. Tentatively listed on the program agenda are exhibitions in tumbling; acrobats, jugglers and clowns; dances by Lida Lee Tall students; performances by the college glee club and orchestra; and dancing by the women students. The unwinding of the May Pole Vopel Announces Bridge Champions Ann Kilgour, Jean Arnold, George Hohl, and Richard Lefler, are the 1954 campus Contact Bridge champions at Towson State Teachers College. The titles were conferred today by Louis D. Day, Jr., director of the National Inter-collegiate Bridge Tournament Com-mittee. Teams representing Purdue University and Dartmouth Col-lege won the national champion-ship. More than five thousand students at 173 colleges and universities in forty-four states and the District of Columbia took part in the tourn-ament. At Towson a total of 16 students participated in the contest. The tournament was directed by Dr. M. C. Volpel. will follow the demonstrations and the recessional of the court will close the afternoon ceremonies. Class and campus organization booths will again sell food and drinks. The booths have not yet been designated by the S.G.A. Jim Addy, president of the council, said, ""Due to pressing unforseen busi-ness at the last student council meeting, we regret that May Day booths were not assigned. However, it is expected that this will be done April 14."" May Dance There will also be a May Day dance Saturday evening from 9-12. Joe Dowling's orchestra will play for this senior sponsored dance. During the intermission, the May Court and their escorts will be pre-sented. The May Day program is being planned by the student-faculty May Day committee. Miss Jean Sargent, of the physical education depart-ment, is chairman. The social co-chairmen of the senior class, Hallie Odgers and Barbara Richardson, are in charge of the publicity, dance, booth and Walpurgis Night aspects of May Day. Barbara Richardson commented, ""The Senior Class is looking for-ward with satisfaction and antici-pation to the forthcoming May Day. It is their hope that they will be able to provide an enjoyable program. They further hope this May Day will meet with as much success among the students as the Senior Class assembly."" College Day to Be at Tolchester Taking a vacation from classes, the entire student body of State Teachers College will participate in the annual College Day celebration to be held at Tolchester, Thursday, May 20. The boat will weigh anchor at 9:30 a.m. and dock at 5:00 p.m. Several of the Tolchester conces-sions will be open for the excursion including: the pretzel, bumper cars, whip, hot dog stand, and soft drinks. Swimming and boathouse facilities will also be open. Students of the college will once again provide the entertainment, but details of this feature are not ready. Two years ago STC students spent College Day at Tolchester. When they returned to the campus, a picnic supper was served in front of Newell Hall followed by a barn dance. As yet, nothing has been planned for this year's campus ac-tivities for College Day. These will be disclosed in a later issue. Work on College Chapel Progressing; Oscar Wollridge to Speak at Dedication Service Set for May 5 Work on the college chapel is progressing and plans are being made for the dedication service which will be held on Wednesday evening, May 5, at 6:45. (The serv-ice will be over in time to permit attendance at the army band con-cert.) Members from the various religi-ous organizations under the chair-manship of Barbara Cornog have been busy putting up pine panel-ing, painting, making curtains and doing various other jobs to\ trans-form the old ping pong room into the college chapel. Isabel Harry- /Ilan is directing the committee in drawing up operational policies for the chapel and Elizabeth Keiser is chairman of the committee making plans for the dedication service. Upon its completion, the chapel will be available to all students and groups of the college for either group or private worship. It will be under the operational jurisdiction of the Student Christian Associa-tion as the overall religious group on campus. Policies for the use of the chapel are being set up and will be posted in the near future. Mr. Oscar B. Wooldridge, Jr. will be the speaker for the dedication service. Mr. Wooldridge is an As-sistant Secretary for Student Work of the Central Atlantic Area Coun-cil of the YMCA and also a staff member of the Middle Atlantic Region of the Student Christian Movement. A minister and an ac-tive worker with campus Christian groups, he is especially qualified to speak on this occasion. All election petitions must be in the SGA Office today by 4:00 p.m."
