tl19680426-000 "V01. XX, No. 22/ TOWSON STATE COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21204 April 26, 1968 Committee Submits Frat Program, Sets Up House Standards, Rules The proposed regulations for fraternities and sororities at l'ewson State College were re-viewed by the Student Life uncil 'at their monthly meet-tag Thursday, April 16. The measure was tentatively %roved by the members of the eenneil thus clearing the way, for its review by the SGA enate at a special meeting to �e held this Tuesday. ,If approved there, the report Come back to the Student Life Council, then go to the Fa- '1.'4 Senate, to President Haw- 925 Students Sign Petition Supporting Quality Education Pollowing the rally for high-el' faculty salaries, 925 stu- (1""te signed a petition in sup- Dext of quality education in the bate College system. L l'orn Tate and Jim Haupt this petition to Annapolis 1' Norman Taylor, assistant to ""le assistant to the Secretary af, State, who forwarded it to 4eve1.nor Agnew. on April 9, Haupt received a i!DlY from Agnew stating that Petition ""is being referred ,,,`e the Board of State College tIlistees for consideration and l'ecenunendation."" t, i With a 4,000 student popula- , 925 signatures would seem tnaignificant. However, ""it is ex-l'e'nelY difficult to get signa- 'tee,"" explained Ray Wacks. 1�4'We go t 925 signatures with- Only four hours while it took 4 five months to get the 1,100 We needed to amend the SGA c)rlstitution."" kins, and then to the Board of Trustees for final approval. The report, formulated by a committee headed by Pat Rhode, outlines fraternity and soror-ity standards, procedures for organization, and requirements for �membership in addition to rules on rushing, pledging, ini-tiation and financing. One of the most important sections of the report concerns the establishment of a Govern-ing Council consisting of a rep-resentative of the Dean of Stu-dents, two faculty members, )and four students. This council will be a branch of the SGA and will be empowered to establish and enforce rules and regula-tions and organizational Proce-dures for fraternities and sor-orities at Towson. It was pointed out, however, that this council, along with the proposed rules in the report, are only temporary .measures winch will help the initial organiza-tion of fraternities and sorori-ties. According to the report, the council "" . . shall function until such time as the fratern-ities (and sororities) have suffi-cient strength to organize their own governing bodies."" One item in the report which � caused considerable debate was the section which states that the fraternities and sororities, should they be establgshed at Towson, MUST be chattered by a national group within 5 years after their organization. A ma-jority of the council members felt that the question of nation-al affiliation should be decided by the students themselves. As no conclusion was reached on this matter, it will have to be decided by the SGA Senate. Most of the opposition to the 'Siegfried Line? Photo by Wootton No. Just a close-up of a piece of the construction equipment moved in to cleared ground for a 200-car parking lot between Towson's Stephens Hall and the Blue Cross Building. The lot will have lighting, curbs, steps, lines � . � all this in only four weeks. proposed measure is centered around the idea that fraterni-ties and sororities are Merely formalized cliques which foster forced social stratification and ""in-crowdism"". Advocates of fraternities and sororities for Towson, however, point out nu-merous advantages saying that the houses occupied by such groups would help the housing situation and also help to at-tract more out-of-state situdents to Towson. The houses would also provide a base for commu-ters who could then, it is ar-gued, become more involved in Towson affairs. The committee hopes that stu-dents will express their opin-ions, one way or the other to their SGA representative so that whatever happens to this mea-sure on 'the Senate floor will be (Continued on page 10) See my kite? It's green and Gliding in its mystic flight. All that's between us is a little yellow string, And we like each other more than any other thing, And we run around together in the field behind my house, And the laughing wind blows gayly thru my hair and 'cross my blouse. And Mom and Dad and Uncle Bill don't realize Kites are fun. white. Photo by Backot Glen Slated for Clean - Up by BILL BLANTON When TSC first moved to its present location the area known as the Glen was in the posses-talon of the Md. and Pa. Rail-road Company. Then, in the ear-ly 1920's Towson acquired the land. Stella Brown, then principal of Lida Lee Tall, envisioned the Glen in 1925 and through gov-ernment grants finally began her dream about ten years la-ter. Donations of trees, flower bulbs and bushes flowed in as early as 1935 and the Glen be-came a reality. ChoirConcertl The Towson State College 'Concert Choir will give its an-nual Spring Concert in Lida Lee Tall auditorium this coming Wednesday, May 1, 1968, at 8:15 P. M. The concert is open to the public free of charge. The program will be as follows: M1 Breathing Life, Sing and Praise Ye the Lord J. S. Bach I Will Not Let Thee Go J. S. Bach Sanctus (St. Cecelia Mass) Gounod The Song of Fate Brahms Spring (Varen) Grieg Gettysburg Address (George Drummond, Baritone) George Lynn Five Mystical Songs (James Gilleran, Baritone) Ralph Vaughn Williams In addition to the above, the newly formed Towson Madrigal Singers will perform in their first concert appearance on cam-pus. After the Glen was estab-lished, Towson State College be-gan a tradition known as Glen Day. Students (college and ele-mentary), parents and adminis-tration all ""met just as friends, to enjoy supper and group sing-ing . . . and to watch pupil en-tertainment."" Tradition Dies Later, as the school continued to grow, the tradition regressed a bit so that instead of an out-ing, Glen Day became clean up and beautification day for the Glen. Students were given half a day off from classets and took rakes and shovels to the Glen. Today this tradition As all but obsolete and the presebt condi-tion of our Glen verifies that fact. Because of student disin-terest in the preservation of the Glen it has recently been dan-gerously exposed for transfor-mation from Glen to high-rise garage. Crusaders Live There are, however, a few Glen Crusaders still around on Towson's campus. Dr. Lois D. Odell, Professor of Biology and Campus Conservation Represen-tative prepared a presentation for the Campus Planning Com-mittee in the form of a request. Her address, which has been recommended by Towson's Biol-ogy department and presented to Candill, Rowlett, and Scott, Campus Planners, expresses the great practicality for preserv-ing the Glen area southwest of the science building as a nat-ural science field laboratory. Her first consideration is stu-dents. She indicates other fac-tors such"" as vehicle transporta-tion, time slotting, and super-vision impracticalities having to do with using off-campus fuel* ities. Coeds Raked Others who would have the Glen retained (as well as im-proved) are 'students and stu-dent organizations. During the Easter break, five members of the Eudowood dorm raked, hauled, and swept several areas of the Glen. There is planned for Satur-day, April 27, a renewal of Glen Day. Work will be done toward removing litter, rebuilding the footbridge, as well as clearing weeds and restoring the trails. Mr. Herring of the Towson's maintainence department has agreed to lend those needed tools and accessories. Those in-terested are asked to bring a lunch and come early and stay late (8 A. M. to 1 P. M.). INSIDE PAGES Letters Kellner Review Thundereolt Dean's List Revisited Sports Bulletin Board Draft Counselling Registration 2 3 3 5 8-9 10 10 10"
