tl19560418-000 "'3"" VIII, NO. 14 TOWER LIGHT STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND April 18, 1956 ARMY BAND TOMORROW ' The United States Army Field land will give a conert here, April 19at 8:15 in the auditorium, spon-te d by the TOWER LIGHT. It 11�Pen to the public and the ad- .rtlission is free. Last year's concert was well re-eived by the student body be-cause of the variety of selection .4.1lich contain classical, popular, Ilti novelty music. The United States Army Field Band is di-ted by Major Chester E. Whit-ilg; be is also the Commanding n 'fficer. The Band is composed of J �Ver 100 of the finest musicians 41thin the army. This unit, 200,- IN Nies throughout the United States Canada, Mexico, Great , itaio, and Continental Europe, , riri, , 68 to People of all countries a ""tter concept of America. It also consists of the famed 30- '')Ice choir called ""Soldiers Char- :3."" Solo parts are sung by ban- Who has sung on the concert Cough-stage. All the arrangements are done by Master Sergeant Earl R. Mays. He is a graduate of West Chester State Teachers. Following the concert, a recep-tion will be given by the staff of the TOWER LIGHT in the audi-torium. Invitations were sent out to the officers of the student body to attend. Soldier's Chorus %ay Day Festival May 5 At this time, Spring and royal splendor are so much in the thoughts 14ainarlY people. Towson State Teachers College had been getting for the celebration of Spring and the presentation of its Queen. annual May Day festival will be held on the college campus 611 at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, the 5th of May. Nancy Green as STC's May Queen of 11rther beauty, both visual and at, will be added to this festive :1:assion by the presence of her Id Of Honor, her court, the May e dancers, the college arches-abc1 the Glee Club. A cordial tit Itation is extended to the stu- I s ' the alumni, the members of qerids. faculty, and their families and ,�hl'he festival will officially begin et' the Queen's procession en-the college green. The pro- .,481�11 will be lead by small child-ftclIn the Lida Lee Tall School, 34.,t�Wed by the Queen's court and ?, 'III laid of Honor. The Queen �Ilow this procession to her Q n the Towson green. Nan- ,8, 'Awl of Honor is Margee Sad-arid her court is adorned by //resence of Regina Albright, Yte Cole, Mimi Davis, Delight e e, Nancy Smith, Diane he as, Carolyn Upton, Pat (.) irriheler, Anne Wilson, and Anna 117nnis. / e gowns will be of embroi- 1 organdy. Miss Green will 'ill gown of white; Miss Sadler . W ;444ear an aqua gown and the rA,11 ers of the court will wear '1,1 a Of pink, blue, yellow, green, .qtl, orchid. For the fashion- 's od, these gowns will be the 'Or able long-waisted models. Nancy Green Queen The high point of the program will be the coronation of Miss Green. Professor Paul Desautels, the Senior Class Advisor, will be-stow the crown. This will be fol-lowed by a series of May Pole dances by the women students, and selections by the college orchestra and the Glee Club. In case of inclement weather, the entire program will be trans-ferred to the gymnasium. The May Day Committee con-sists of Dr. Corrine Bize, Pat Cockrell, Carolyn Gosweiler, Jack Jones, Yvonne Miller, Bill Sant-man, and the co-chairmen, Frances Schramm and Keith Whitehurst. The entire affair is sponsored by the Senior Class. That evening a semi-farmal dance will be held in the gymna-sium at which time the court will again be presented. The dance will be from 9 p.m. until midnight. Music will be provided by Jack Rohr's Orchestra. �Thoughts rt whole difference between 8truth. etion and creation is exact- 18: That a thing constructed 11�11:1.11Y be loved after it is con-but a thing created is before it exists. -Gilbert K. Chesterton The speed with which things move today makes it impossible to keep one's misconceptions up to date. --J. Ray Bell IFC To Sponsor Religious Emphasis Week by Joan Archambault The Interfaith Council of Tow-son State Teachers College is go-ing to sponsor another Religious Emphasis Week � to be held on April 22 to 26. The theme, this year, is ""One World, One God."" Each religious organization is planning its individual activity and the Interfaith Council is also planning a program that will be on the Interfaith level. All of the programs will be opened to any student who is interested. This year, the churches and youth groups of his or her choosing. Randall Mason, who is from Paterson, New Jersey; pastor of the First Congregational Church; leader in the fight for equal rights for all groups in New Jersey; and acclaimed ""Minister of the Year"" by a leading magazine, is coming as one of the major speakers of Religious Emphasis Week. He has made Paterson, New Jersey one of the Christian Youth Centers of the United States. The schedule, this year, is simi-lar to the one of last year. There will be main speakers from each religious organization on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday eve-nings; and individual group meet-ings and programs scheduled dur-ing the afternoons and evenings. The general coordinator for Re-ligious Emphasis Week is Oscar Jensen, a senior, and the director of publicity is Joan Archambault. Change In Film Earlier this year it was an-nounced that ""The Good Earth"" would be shown on April 17. Due to the film being withdrawn from the Museum of Modern Art's Film Library, however, they are sending us ""Trouble in Paradise."" Miriam Hopkins will star in this feature-length film, and will have as her co-stars, Herbert Marshall and Kay Francis. This film will be shown on April 17 at 3 p.m. in room 213 and in our auditorium at 7 p.m. Walpurgis Night Coming by D. Roy-croft By ancient custom, the area of the Hartz Mountains of Germany called the Brocken, or Blocksberg, (the highest peak of the mountains), will be shunned on the night between April 30, and May 1, for that is the time of the Walpurgisnacht, or Walpurgis night. According to German mythology, this is the time when witches, riding broom-sticks and he-goats, rendezvous with their Master � Chernobog, the Black God, or, as we call him, Satan. There they have a mon-strous orgy consisting of dancing, the Black Mass, and other acts too horrifying to mention. The revel is traditionally over at cock's crow. A church bell's ringing can, however, bring a premature end to the festivities. Geothe's master-piece, Faust, has an excellent de-scription of ""Der Valpurgisnacht"" in its pages. St. Walpurgia, form whom this night is named, is the protectoress who wards off Black Magic. She was sent to Germany as a mission-ary by the British Curch in the 8th Century. Her feast days are Feb-ruary 21, and May 1. Fires of twigs or straw were lighted in European rural districts on May Day to ""burn out"" malig-nant influences. Since many con-tracts were made on May 1, and people noted a restless activity around them, there is small won-der that they thought evil influ-ences to be at work. Wanted In just a few weeks the campus will once again be alive with the sparkle, noise, and turmoil of po-litical campaigning. We hope that, as usual, each candidate will seek his election through an am-bitious and energetic campaign. However, for successful service in office there must lie within the of-fice seeker other qualities beyond those which appear on the surface in the electioneering. The sincere candidate and the successful office holder must also be able and will-ing to discharge all the obligations of his office. This spring the election schedule will be as follows: April 23-27�petitions accepted May 3�presentation of candi-dates May 8�primary election May 10 �final election May 15�taking of office The school-wide officers to be elected are as follows: SGA President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Social Chairman, WSA Coordinator, Par-liamentarian, Members-at-large (3). TOWER LIGHT Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor. Women's AA President. Men's AA President. (Cont'd. on p. 6, col. 1) The 20th Year On April 19, at 3 p.m., the Alpha Psi Omega dramatic fraternity will present ""The Twentieth Year."" This is the play written by Robert Petza which won the play-writing contest sponsored by the Fraternity. The play will be called ""Restless Years"" when submitted to the French Playwriting Contest. How does it feel to have a won-derful dream ? Julian Hensen in ""The Twentieth Year"" has had such a dream. A visit from Chuck Wesley makes her dream seem real to her but definitely not to her family. Bob Petza The play will be under the direction of Robert Petza, the wri-ter. Jay Butler will handle the Makeup while Ginger Beaman will be Scenic Designer. Ann Thomas is Stage Manager, while Donald Rogers is handling the publicity. Ginger Beaman will play Julia Hensen with Sidney Tishler play-ing her father and Joyce Rein-hardt playing her mother. Christy Sunday will play the traveling salesman ,Chuck Wesley. Here at STC we do not antici-pate a visit from either his de-based lowliness, Satan, or any members of his Lowerarchy, but we do celebrate the night of Fri-day, May 4, as the night of Wal-purgis. There is traditionally a bonfire in front of the well-deco-rated Gym, a performance by the children from Lida Lee Tall and a dance in the Student Centre, and many other festivities to precede the May Day celebration. Every person on campus should have a good time. All About Air Raid Sirens Every Monday there is the wail-ing of a siren for thirty seconds heard by students on the campus. This steady wailing isan alert sig-nal -- the beginning of an air raid drill. Then there is a silent inter-val of two minutes. Following this, there is the take cover signal lasting fifty-six seconds. In the event of an actual emer-gency, the alert signal would last from three to five minutes. It can be recognized by a steady blast on sirens, whistles, horns, etc. Dur-ing this time you would not use the telephone; you would tune your AM radio to a Conelrad sta-tion (640 or 1240 kc ) for emer-gency instructions: and you would obey your police and civil defense would be a take cover signal last-ing for three minutes. This signal consists of a wailing tone or short blasts on sirens, whistles, horns, etc. You would find a protected area for shelter immediately, and then you would stay put until you got word to come out. In the case of being outdoors when the take cover signal is given, you would seek the best available cover. "
