tl19510420-000 "TOWER LIGHT Vol. 4, No. 17 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. APRIL 20, 1951 Musical to be Presented Next Week ""Lady In The Dark"" is now in the final stages of rehearsal for its production by the State Teachers College Theatre. ""Lady"" by Moss Hart is a gayly costumed phantasy highlighted by the music of Kurt Weil and the lyrics' of Ira Gershwin. The Broadway production of ""Lady In The Dark"" enjoyed im-mediate and overwhelming success. The original cast featured Gertrude Lawrence, Victure Mature, Mac- Donald Carey, and Danny Kaye. After its Broadway run, the play took the journey to Hollywood as all successful musicals must. The film version was equally successful, if artistically inferior, production starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. The current production at STC will be the first by any college to use the complete score--a most ambitious undertaking. In fact, ac-cording to Mr. Paul, the director, it: is the most ambitious since '�nc production of Marlowe's ""Dr. Faus-tus."" Featured in the cast are Delores Owings, Maria Fenton, George Le-vine, Bob Colburn, Ralph Piersanti, Al Seitz, and J. R. Lysten. Mr. Richard Gillespie is musical director Dr. William Hathaway, accompan-ist, Maria Fenton and Jane Shapiro, choreographers, and Mr. Harold C. Paul, director. The play will be produced at 8:15, April 26th, 27th and 28th at the STC auditorium. The play opens with Liza Elliott, portrayed so ably by Miss Owings, in Dr. Brooks office, having reached the point where she needs psychia-tric treatment even against her usual logical reasoning. As she tells him something of herself, she hums a snatch of song from her childhood which leads into the first dream sequence. The rest of the play fol-lows through with her struggle to understand herself and to regain her very solid footing in her businesslike world. She has other dreams in which are sung such popular songs as Girl of the Moment, One Life to Live, Jenny, and This is New. What the solution to her problem is is for the psychiatrist, and you, to figure out. The Vocal Ensemble includes: Robert Boublitz, Casey Childs, Dot Cochran, Bob Colburn, Nancy Crist, Jane Cushen, Hazel Davis, Sally Deering, Mary Gallaher, Irene Gal-lagher, Ed Goedak, Anelia Gregg, Carol Griffith, Marion Griffith, Tom Jones, Bob Lane, Jack Leizman, Jane Lochbaum, Pat Methews, Leo-nard Paul, Alice Ann Perkins, Peter Stewart, Caroline Sutherland, Die-trich Von Schwertner, and Joe Win-ters. Dancing in the show are Nancy Crist, Mary Gallagher, Irene Gal-gers, Jane Shapiro, Jackie Silver-lagher, Joan Hattersley! Hallie Od-man, Caroline Sutherland, Bob Col-burn, Bob Lane, Jack Leizman, Ed Goedak, Robert Boublitz, Tom Jones, Len Paul, Pete Sewart, Ditrich Von Schwertner, and Joe Winters. Jack Twist is Stage Manager; Cora Clark, chairman of Props; Ann Hawley and Miss Wagerman, Cos-tumes; and Anita Gorn, is prompter. Ellis Wyman is Business Manager with Laura Witlam and Anna Eis-enberger serving as his Assistant Business Managers. Students Offered Summer Prospects For those students who would like I to make a couple hundred dollars this summer, a look at the bulletin board in the Administration Building would be a valuable way to spend a half an hour. Among the job possibilities listed there are letters from many different types of camps for councellors. The Jewish Education Alliance and the Deer Park Ranch are looking for Day Camp councellors. The YMCA, Boys Division, is asking for young men to work for nine weeks at ten dollars a week. The Fresh Air Society is looking for men and wom-en for five two-week periods. Camp Tapawingo wants women over 19"" who are especially qualified in quite a few fields, and Camp Airy is look-ing for mature young men. 125 instructors are needed at the Aberdeen Proving Ground who can devise lesson plans and instruct courses for military personnel in the ordnance School located there. William Pullen is looking for boys who would like to work part time five hours a night, five nights a week Monday through Friday. As more letters come in with pros-pects for jobs, they will also be posted on the bulletin board. Keep checking it for further notices. Course Still Open to New Students Dr. Bulkley, school physician, who is teaching the Marriage & Family Relations. Course, has extended an invitation to all students who are interested to attend the Wednesday afternoon classes. The program of guest speakers to be heard by the Marriage & Fam-ily Relations group in the future is: April 18�Dr. Neulander�Choosing A Mate April 25�Dr. McDougal�Sociologi-cal Background of Marriage May 2�Dr. Alan Gutmacher (Oh-stetrician)� Bearing a Child May 9�Dr. Bessie Moses�Planning a Family May 15�Dr. Matthews�Running a Family May 23�Mr. Moser�Family Budgets May 30�Dr. Whedbee�Topic to be announced Originally, the course was to be restricted to Seniors and Juniors and students contemplating marriage in the near future, but due to the poor showing Dr. Bulkley decided to open the course to all who wish to attend. The course is being held in Room 114, every Wednesday at 4 o'clock. Recruiting Committee Visits High School Under the leadership of Dr. Re-becca Tansil, Dean of Admissions, a recruiting committee engaged in visiting high schools thoughout the state of Maryland has been formed. The purpose of this group is to talk to upperclassmen in various high schools on teaching as a career, and to give them the student's viewpoint on Towson State Teachers' College as the place to pursue their studies. To date the committee consists of Dr. Tansil, and D. Donald Min-negan, faculty advisers, and Marilou Easson and Fred Brown, student members. These people plan the programs but other students who are familiar with the high schools vis-ited participate. Wednesday, April 11, the group spoke to students at Hagerstown, Hancock, Boonesboro, and Smith-burg High Schools in Washington County. Dr. Tansil, Graeme Easson, Bob Hull, and Doris Knode were accompanied by Catherine Beachley, Director of Guidance for Washing-ton County. May Dag Program Planned for 12th Plans for the May Day Program have been completed and the various groups participating in the annual affair to be held May 12 have started rehearsals. The day's events will start with the procession of the May Court and the crowning of the May Queen. Besides Glee Club and Orchestra selections, there will be clowns, a May Pole dance, dances by the 3rd and 6th grades of the Campus School, dances by the college physi-cal education classes, a skit, and the May Pole unwinding. The Re-cessional will end the afternoon's agenda. May Day Activities will close with the traditional May Day Dance sponsored by the Senior Class in the gym, from 9 to 12 p. m. The ""Spring Carousel"" will fea-ture Brydon Ridenour's Orchestra, the instrumental group that previ-ously played at the SGA dance. During intermission the May Court and May Queen will be presented. Marion Miller is chairman of the dance, Irene Gallagher and Margy Klepper are co-chairmen of refresh-ments; Betty Ann Sturgis is chair-man of publicity; and Ann Wallace and Penny Datilio are chairmen of decorations. The May Day committee consists of Wilda Miller, Betty McElroy, Ann Wallace, Penny Datilo, Betty Ann Hollinger, Lorraine Mulford, Bea Hammon, Betty Ann Sturgis, John Zvonar, Mr. Mitchell, Miss Carlton, Miss Daniels, Miss MacDonald, Mr. Paul, and Mr. Weaver. Miss Nina Hughes is chairman of the commit-tee. Play Day Cancelled Play Day which had been plan-ned by the Women's Athletic Association has been cancelled due to the fact that there are 30 many othr activities scheduled for the remainder of the year. Informal Hop Slated for Tomorrow Night Regardless of its name, The Robin Hop, being held tomorrow night in the gym, will be anything but ""strictly for the birds."" This annual affair, sponsored by the Tower Light, is featuring some-thing new in Towson Teachers dance attractions. Since informality will prevail, corsages are naturally not required. But a spring dance would Towson Girl Takes M AJC Presidency Jane Ford, Junior College Fresh-man, was elected president of the Student Organization of the Mary-land Association of Junior Colleges at its 4th Annual Convention held at St. Mary's Seminary on Saturday, April 7. Hoping to bring about bet-ter cooperation among Maryland's six Junior Colleges, Jane and her newly chosen officers plan more meetings and social activities for the coming year including a Junior Col-lege Day in October. Other Officers From Frostburg Junior College, John Moulton was elected Vice- President, while St. Mary's George Bennett will act as Treasurer. The schools represented were Montgom-ery Junior College, Hagerstown Jun-ior College, Frostburg Junior Col-lege, St. Mary's Junior College, as well as Baltimore and Towson Jun-ior Colleges. Since all had considerable dis-tances to come, they were welcomed with coffee and donuts. St. Mary's was at the same time historic and hospitable. Doors opened to the balmy outside, to the first flowering bushes, to the green lawn sloping down to the St. Mary's River, to the 300 year old Episcopal church, to the reproduction of the first State House. In these surroundings, the faculty and student representatives listened to Dean Francis Horn of McCoy College develop the theme of the convention, ""Improving Junior Col-lege Education in Maryland."" First, Dean Horn felt that although educa-tion would not solve all the pending problems of the world, more and better education for more people holds hope for the world. He further expressed the expectation of seeing two years of college made as com-mon and as available to the students as high school. Meanwhile faculty members cov-ered Curriculum, Legislation, Public Relations, Student Personnel, and Teacher Preparation problems. Dr. Earle T. Hawkins headed the dis-cussion for Teacher Preparation while Dr. Rebecca Tansil assisted in Student Personnel problams. Oth-er faculty representatives from Tow-son included Mr. Paul West, Miss Mary Catherine Kahl, and Mr. W. Frank Guess. not be complete without flowers, so flowers there shall be. By special arrangement, Hawaiian orchids for each and every gal have been acquired, and will be presented to them as they enter the gym. The Deans of Rhythm are plan-ning to serve up a little bit of eve-rything in fine style from 9 to 12 P. M. Following the spring theme, the decorations committee, headed by Fred Brown, promises everything but live robins. And though there may not be ""a bluebird on your window sill,"" the ""rainbow in your sky,"" is assured. 'In the spring a young man's fancy Lightly turns to thoughts of . . . Things a gal's been thinkin' about rtll winter. Or so the ""well known"" quotation goes. Therefore, in order to take full advantage of the season, decor-ations are planed to include a lov-ers' lane. (Street lights are pro-hibited by law.) And whether strolling down lov-ers' lane or dancing, come time for ""the pause,"" refreshments prepared by chairman Pal Hoglund and her crew will be close at hand. Cookies and punch, served in a unique style, is the special on the evening's menu. For the past week, the posters appearing her and there over the college have been, to a large ex-tent, th handiwork of Laura Wit-lam. Tickets were handled by Jackie Wagner with the help of other Tower Light members. There was no particular chairman of the entire dance preparation, nor even specific members on specific committees; staff mmbers and others just pitched in where help was needed. Remember, Chinese Robin from Aw Foo Province say. Bird who stay in nest on Saturday night, miss good hop. Blood Donor Center Mali Open Soon According to Dr. Mary S. Bulkley, college physician, the Blood Mobile unit for blood donations will visit the college early in June or in the fall. College students 18 through 21 may donate blood with the permis-sion of their parents or guardian. Those over 21 may donate blood without permission from home. No donors will be accepted, however, if they do not meet with the medical standards. This blood will be taken under the supervision of physicians and graduate nurses. It is to be noted that these donations will in no way compete with the blood used in hospitals. Mrs. Giddean Stieff, chairman of the committee for blood donor re-cruitment, reported that whole blood will be flown to Korea or where ever it is needed. A certain amount will be made into plasma which will be kept in good condition in a stockpile to be used in an emer-gency locally."
