tl19480422-000 "TOWER LIGHT Vol. 2, No. 7 STATE TEACHERS COMEGE,-TOWSON, MD. Hon. E. Anion To Address STC The Honorable Ellis Arnall, lec-turer, author, former governor, and presidential aide, will speak to 'STC students at next week's assembly. Mr. Arnall's ability as a lecturer is widely acclaimed, as evidenced by letters of appreciation from people who have heard him speak. A press release on Mr. Arnall highlights his recent book and pol-itical achievements, as follows: ""As a logical sequel to ""The Shore Dimly Seen,"" best selling book about the south and its politi-cal and economic future, WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT now comes from the same pen with the auth-or's observations concerning the na-tion. Mr. Arnall, former governor of Georgia and principal spokes-man for the enlightened south, is a democrat with a small 'd' who ELMS ARNALL stands high in national councils and was the man picked by the late President Roosevelt to announce the famous fourth-term candidacy to the press. In this new book, Mr. Arnall draws upon a brilliant ca-reer in public affairs, coast-to- Coast friendships and firsthand ob-servations in 47 of the 48 states to Provide a shrewd and informed summary of our domestic and for-eign problems and one man's views of how we might go about solving them. Mr. Arnall is one of the most sought after lecturers in America. He effectively tells the story of his experiences on the lecture platform. A lucid, incisive report on our na-tion from one of our brightest minds, coming at a time when we need it most."" LOST AND FOUND Lost, strayed or purloined from Or. Minnegan's office: one tennis racket, Schreiber and Jones, with green diagonal stringing. Nomi-nal reward and no questions ask-ed- if returned to Dr. McCleary. An advertising manager and an assistant advertising manager are needed for the staff of the Tower Light. Experience is not necessary. Anyone interested May volunteer at the Tower Light office, room 15. Campus News Canteen Name Contest A name for the new canteen next to the book-shop will be chosen from those suggestions provided by members of the school in a contest being sponsored by the Tower Light. Blanks for the purpose of pre-senting the student's suggestions may be secured in the Tower Light Office, Room 15. All entries must be in by May first, and the winner will receive a ticket to the May Day Dance. STC Visitors The State Teachers College will play host tomorrow to high school principals and counsellors from Bal-timore city, who are visiting the school for the purpose of holding a conference. All students of STC who* live in the city and are scheduled to grad-uate in June, 1948 recently attended a conference with Miss Mary A. Adams, Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Baltimore about place-ment in teaching positions in the city. Yearbook Name Contest The Junior class is sponsoring a contest to select a name for the 1949 Senior Yearbook. Boxes will be placed in the Bookshop, Milk-bar, and dormitory during the week of April 19th. The deadline is April 30th. The basis for judging besides or-iginality and appropriateness for use by the class of '49, will be how suitable the name for standardizing as the yearbook name for subse-quent years. A prize, donated by the Junior Class, will be awarded to the person submitting the name selected. In-clude your name and section num-ber with your entry. CHEERLEADERS QUESTION The cheerleaders would like to know if the student body wants their support during the baseball season to lead them in cheers. Please observe the notice in the milk bar. They would appreciate student cooperation in this matter, as the baseball season is already un-derway. Bible Group Organized Betty Anne Spruill, president of the campus SCA has announced that as part of the Christian Heritage program a class in Bible Study will be organized within the next few weeks. Mr. James met with Dr. Earle Hawkins, Mrs. Azile Fletcher, Miss Merle Yoder, and a group of stu-dents to suggest ways of bringing the idea of Christian Heritage to our campus and to discuss other topics of interest to SCA members. The ""Circle of Faith and Action"" idea is being established on campus-es throughout the country through the YWCA, YMCA, and SCA. Lest We Forget by Edna Goodall The Baltimore Chapter of the Red Cross recently asked for volunteers from the women's members of the student body to serve as hostesses in the four local veterans' hospitals. (Con't. on Page 2) APRIL 22, 1948 Glee Club Concert Programs For their concert in the Maryland Casualty Auditorium on April 20, the STC Glee Club presented the following program. Praise to the Lord Christiansen Onward Ye Peoples Sibelius Battle Hym of the Republic Steffe-Ringwald Chorale from ""Die Meistersinger"" Wagner Polka from ""Schwanda"" Weinberger-Sibley Emperor Waltz Strauss-Reibold ASSEMBLY PROGRAM On Tuesday, April 20th at 11 A. M., the Glee sert in the STC auditorium. The program was as follows: Chorale from ""Die Meistersinger"" Glee Club Club presented a con- Wagner Arne Debussy Schumann R Strauss Nevin Becker The Lass with the Delicate Air Annette Saxton Clair de Lune Laura Stevens Widmung (Dedication) Glee Club Zueignung (Dedication) Norma Brooks Gondolieri from ""A Day in Venice"" Hazel Davis Springtide Polka from ""Schwanda"" Jeanie Group Why Do I Love You from ""Showboat"" Triple Trio Margaret Stauffer�Betty Bedsworth�Margaret Henrilein Carolyn Patterson�Audrey Goosman�Virginia Cacace Irene Gallagher�Barbara Ann Dreyer�Dorothy Meredith_ I'm Falling in Love With Someone from Herbert ""Naughty Marietta"" Dehnar Thacker�Don Hammerman�Richard Baldwin�Elmer Shifflett Emperor Waltz J. Strauss Glee Club June LaMotte Weinberger Kern Campus School Welcomes Guest The children of Miss C. Gladys Hughes' class in the Campus School recently welcomed a student guest from STC. Barbara Shanebrook vis-ited the fourth grade to play her accordian for them at the suggestion of their student teachers, Helen MacDonald and Louise Carroll. The class had been studying Ha-waii and Barbara played: ""Royal Hawaii,"" ""Moonlight Hula,"" and ""Aloha Oe."" At the end of the per-formance the fourth graders asked Miss Shanebrook to revisit them and she did so within a few weeks. This time Elaine Tamassia came with her to take some flashbulb pic-tures of the class. Barbara found that the children had learned the songs she had played previously and were ready to sing them with her. She also played two polkas, a schot-tis, and a few popular songs that the children requested. Louise Carroll said that she has seen what a talented person can do for a class, for the children are now more eager to learn about Hawaii than before. She suggests that any-one who has a special talent and is willing to share it with the children of the Campus School and help a fellow student besides, get in touch with one of the student teachers. Faculty Visit Miss Irene M. Steele, principal of the Lida Lee Tall School, has an-nounced that members of the sum-mer school faculty of the Montel-bello School will visit the campus for a conference On Friday, April 16, pupils of the Campus Sahool observed. Arbor Day by planting a tree on the college campus and planned to plant seeds in grounds around the cottage. Phyl Kessling Named Queen Following the school-wide elec-tion of members of the May Court, Phyllis Kesseling was voted Queen of the Court, and Margaret Penn-ington Maid of Honor. The ten at-tendants to the Queen are: Eliza-beth Leanos, Jeanne Kneische, Doris Miller, Doris Hale, Sarah MacFadden, Virginia Franz, Sara Jane Young, Margaret Hennlein, Jane Dowing, and Elva Mae Smith. Observance May 15 Observance of this annual May Fete will this year be held Saturday May 15. The Court will be in ses-sion on the campus in front of New-ell Hall, and children of the campus school, various gym classes, and men tumblers will entertain the royal assemblage. Each gym class will present dances, with every girl dressed in peasant costume. Phyllis Kesseling Also in .front of the dormitory will be stands for the purpose of selling hot dogs ,cold drinks, and candy. Each stand will be sponsored by a class group of the school. Dance in Evening Following the afternoon's festivi-ties, a dance will be held in the evening, from 9 til 12 in the gym-nasium. Walter Hubel wil 1 pro-vide music for the senior-class-sponsored affair. Tickets will sell for $2.00 per couple, and every stu-dent is urged to come, ""to top off the day."" Education Change Called By Comm. Sweeping revisions in the system of higher education in America are called for by the President's Com-mission on Higher Education in its series of six reports recently com-pleted. The Commission, composed of outstanding educators, was appoint-ed by President Truman last sum-mer to ""examine the functions of higher education in our democracy and the means by which they can best be performed."" "
