Tower Light, December 1, 1967

MARATHON KICKS OFF . \.v s. :: . • .. -■ . . . . Saturday Marathon action will find TSC’e ;J°UGH TOWSON TIGERETTES TAKE TO TURF- disf * matched against Villa Julie in a powderpu ff football game. Practice continued into the week tiofj ^SC’s Newell Field. Щ аЦ are E*' irsj irsf an1 M i S1 pW altl by MARY ELLEN TIERNEY The second annual Marathon Football Game for the benefit iof Santa Claus Anonymous kicks off today at 11 a.m. as (teams from Towson State and Loyola College take the field at Parkville’s Double Rock Park. At opening ceremonies, at 10:30 this morning, the Santa tilt was dedicated to the late Joe Oampanella, former general manager of the Baltimore Colts, who threw out the ball at last year’s ceremonies. A car caravan of TSC stu¬ dent from the Nowell Hall Dorm to the playing field got the action underway this morn¬ ing culminating months of prep¬ aration by students of both schools. Weather providing, many personalities will attend the game; TV and press cover¬ age will follow the action dur¬ ing the 74-hour span. In last year’s 72-hour game, TSC captured the win with a 944-580 victory last year, na- ( Continued on page 8) No. 9 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND 21204 December I, 1967 '*vug Use Problem Found at TSC larijuana and other illegal и &s on the Towson campus if '‘smoked everywhere, in IT*18’ bathrooms, and even in student centre.” An inform- °Uree went on to estimate aPprox,imately 200 Towson ei*s have used drugs, and ut 50 are steady drug users. ,a recent letter to the Board .^stees, Dr. Hawkins, TSC Slc^0Pt, discussed the prob- °f drug use on the Towson PPs saying, “we have been Ж^е of the problem for more ^ two years and have kept touch with the Fed- >, | and County enforcement * t8, As far as we can dis- by DALE STEINACKER cover, the illegal use of drugs and narcotics by Towson stu¬ dents is limited to a small fringe, the usual dissident group to be found on most cam¬ puses.” Marijuana, barbiturates, met- (hadrine and other amphetemen- es as well as LSD and hashish are used at TSC with hashish, marijuana and the amphatemen- es being the most commonly used. Although some of the oc¬ casional drug users say they are considering trying LSD, it is generally used only by the stea¬ dy drug users. Informed sources say that al¬ though the major source of irals Contracted о Fill 'Soul Stocking’ к Admirals,” a well u. sound throughout the latore and Washington h ’ "’ill enliven the attend- *■ “The Soul Stocking,” . ,llUlUal Christmas dance, on bber 9. | p Soul Stocking” caper held at the Steelwork - ^ 4 54o Dundalk Avenue, ® p.m. to 1 a.m. under ^loPsorship of the Class of ’69. The garb for the occasion is semi-formal. Invitations can be obtained at the Student Centre during the week proceeding the Dance. A guest fee of $2 will be re¬ quired. Candy Fogarty, Vice-Presi¬ dent of the Class of ’69 is head¬ ing up decorations while Sue Freeze and Shelia Braniff make entertainment arrangements, Jim Kolb, class president is co¬ ordinating the group’s efforts. The tradition of bringing a small gift marked for a boy or girl will once again be en¬ couraged this year. These gifts will be given to needy children in the Baltimore area during the holiday season. A jam session sponsored by the Cla^ss of ’70 will kick off festivities on Friday evening in Wiedefeld Gym. A 3 p.m. Christ¬ mas concert is slated to wind up the weekend’s events on Sun¬ day afternoon. drugs used here is Baltimore City, many student drug users order their supplies from out¬ side of Maryland. Most of the LSD comes from New York, while 'the Washington area is the major source of amphete- menes. Some students import drugs from Mexico or have them sent from California. One student has drugs sent from Ha¬ waii “for safety reasons.” The Board of Trustees has stated that it does not approve of the use of drugs on campus and has directed the State Col¬ leges to undertake an appropri¬ ate program of health educa¬ tion which will inform students of the physical and psychologi¬ cal effects of using drugs as well as the consequences of pro¬ secution under local, state and Federal laws. They have also stated that "any individual directly associ¬ ated with the State College sys¬ tem who uses or becomes in¬ volved with illegal drugs with¬ out proper medical supervision, ( Continued on page 4) The ’68 Santa tilt is dedicated to the late Joe Campanella who threw out the first ball at the first 72-hour game. Coed Accosted on Senior Lot An 18-year old Freshman co¬ ed was the victim of an attempt¬ ed assault Tuesday night on the parking lolt directly north of the unfinished classroom building. The attack, which occurred at 9:20 p.m., was made as the girl was returning to her car after a Biology class in the Science Building. Sharp Object Used The girl explained the events leading up to the encounter with (the male whom she described as “between 20 and 25,” and wear¬ ing a dark car coat and horned -rimmed glasses. Returning to •her car on the Senior lot at 9:10 p.m. Tuesday, she noticed some¬ one standing between two cars several rows up from the new entrance to the lot. Walking faster, she neared her vehicle, when he came out from between the cars and headed for her. As she bent to open the door, he reportedly grabbed her arm and stuck a sharp object in her back saying, “Alright, give me your pocketbook.” The girl turned and told him, “Here, take it,” whereupon he said, “Never mind. Let this be a warning to you and watch your step.” Seeking assistance, she drove the car towards Stephens Hall 'along the road in front of the Science Building and passed the assailant who was walking up the same hill. Leaving her car in the faculty lot beside Steph¬ ens Hall, she attempted to find someone in that building to con¬ tact the police. Police Notified Visibly shaken, she was help¬ ed to the central switchboard where the Security Office was notified. After a fifteen minute delay because the switchboard operator did not have the spec¬ ial Security number, a campus official arrived and notified the County police. Several squad cars cruised ( Continued on p. 4)