tl19571211-000 "961 TOWER LIGHT Vol. X, No. 7 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND Club News ewman Club Have you noticed the Christmas rib located on the walk to the tudent Centre? This is one of the iany projects sponsored by the ewman Club for the month of ecember. The Newmanites will also play est at a party for 20 boys at the aryland Training School on De-ember 17. Recreation Class Remember to include on your Christmas calendar the Communi-ty Singing program presented by the recreation class on December 20, 1957, at 9 p.m. in the auditor- Miss Emma Weyforth of the Music Department will speak to Us on the variations and techniques In community singing. Inter-Varsity 113:- On Sa turday, December 7, the VS'. � hter-Varsity Christian Fellow- s Phip held its monthly meeting at !1lie new Hopkins residence hall for rriedical students. Students from several different colleges in the the Ilaltimore-Washington area at- 'ses tended the meeting. be ;er' the for ee' joY to )W' she she Lir Lnd CR' ;he 10 chi lie to ;e$ ef' )111 he re- In the evening Mr. Eric Fife of the North Africa mission and Mis-sionary secretary of the National Inter-Varsity Fellows:nip gave the Principal address. Those interested in attending Inter-Varsity are urged to contact either Louisa Jones, Box 510 or ttob Hughlett, Box 173. Veterans Club The Veterans Organization is baking plans to sponsor a Christ-bas party at a Veterans hospital. l'he Men's Chorus will assist in Nanning a program. Those on the committee to corn- Mete the program are Chuck Rob- Jack Zimmerman, Charles Cooper, Max Friedman, Jack Per-lila, and Carroll Miles. 16 Years Ago Cash Awards Given I,n Safety Contest The College Newspaper Contest On Safe Driving has extended an invitation to Tower Light and to the students of Towson to enter the tenth annual writing contest. Prizes will be awarded to those publications and individuals whose efforts �in behalf of traffic safety are rated best in the opinion of the judges. The awards for nondailY publi-cations are: $500 � first prize; $250 second prize; $100 --- third prize. The individual awards are $100 for each of the following: best single feature; best single ed-itorial; best single cartoon; and best single photograph. If you are interested in enter-ing this contest, contact Ann Branch, Box 64, George DeVaughn, Box 117, or Charlie Allen, Box 6. Please do not waste any time if you are entering for your article must appear in Tower Light be-fore Christmas. The editors and staff of Tower Light urge you, the student to think about the importance of traffic safety. The accident does not always happen to the other guy � one of these days you may be that other guy. In order to pre-vent or to lessen the number of traffic mishaps each one of us needs to practice traffic courtesy. Now is an opportune time to con-sider what part you play in this problem and at the same time you may win a cash prize for your ideas. Yuletide Season Arrives! Junior Class Holds Dance The Class of 1959 extends a cor-dial invitation to the entire stu-dent body to attend the Danse de Noel on Saturday, December 14, 1957 from 9-12 p.m. in the Wiede-feld Gymnasium. The eleven-piece band of Ches Kellam will provide the music for the annual Christmas Dance. Dress will be semi-formal. In keeping with tradition, in-stead of receiving flowers each couple is asked to bring a Christ-mas present for a child. Please mark on the package whether it is for a boy or a girl, and whether the present is for any particular age group. The gifts will later be distributed to the McKim Center. Students are also urged to make table reservations. Reservations costs $.50 per couple. Tickets for outsiders will be $1.00. The general chairman of the dance committee is Ann Orth. Lou White is decorations chairman. Other committee chairmen include Shirley Ensor, refreshments; Dawn Beck, general arrange-ments; Pat Mullikin, tickets; and Jenny Powell and Parker Koons, clean-up. Students Stand - Snarls Snag School The first day's operation of the meant an additional nalf day's loss new pre-registration system re- of classes. suited in one of the worst traffic Whether the attempt at revis-jams in Stephens Hall's long his- ing the pre-registration system is tory, as an estimated 600 students a success will depend upon a long waited for admission slips to the range look at this first try. English and Science departments. The new system is meray a test or experimental thing which has been used in other colleges to success. Dean Browne commented that the departure from the old style of pre-registration was also partly due to the recent flu epi-demic which took many people from their classes. The old meth-od of registration would have The Long Day at Pearl Harbor Sixteen years ago on the morn-ing of December 7, 1941, the Japa-nese air arm struck a decisive blow against the United States at Narl Harbor. With the bombs , Which fell on Pearl Harbor came l a force which changed the Amer-ican ""way of life."" The nation geared itself, mili-tarily, industrially, and emotion-ally, for the ordeal of a war which took us to almost every point on the globe. How many realized that the tape of Pearl Harbqr was not nlerely the introduction to four Years of global war, but also the embryo of cold war with its air-lifts and iron curtains, of hot wars In Korea and Indo-China, and of the age of Atomic warfare with its awful and thorough destructive powers? On Pearl Harbor Day this year, despite television and its 90 min-ute ""spectaculars,"" despite Cine-mascope and Stereophonic sound, despite cars which are designed ""three years in advance,"" should we feel that we are being pursued by another force which will change our present American ""way of life?"" On December 7, 1957 --- sixteen years later than another December 7th - Sputnik I and Sputnik II will be whirling above Pearl Har-bor. This time Pearl Harbor is the WORLD. Congratulations to otts ,Laupus, Earl Myers, Jim Binko, and Bob Richards who sang at the Hamilton YMCA on Decem-ber 2 at St. John's Methodist Church. That trio of lovely young ladies who did the ""specialty dance num-ber"" in Caribbean Holiday who are still without escorts for the Christmas dance. Come on boys where's your chivalry? Jan Mahaley, 1957 graduate, runner-up prize in national test. wins con- December 11, 1957 Annual Christmas Music Program Given On Campus , - The Music Department will combine talents to present their annual Christmas Music Program on December 12, 1957 at 7:30 p.m. in the college_ auditorium. The Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Emma Weyforth will begin the program with the following selections': Let Carols Ring, a folk melody from Sweden, What Child Is This, an English tune fea-turing Ken Boublitz and Robert Richards as soloists, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming by Praetorius sung by the Men of the Glee Club, The Holly and the Ivy, English carol, and Sing We Noel, a French carol. Next on the program is a group of selections from Handel's Messiah sung by the Women's Chorus. Soloists will be Bobby Derr, Elaine McCormick, Marilyn Williams, Alice Mimer, and Penny Stenger. Mrs. Ka theryne Smoot will act as the student director for the Women's Chorus. Assisting at the piano 9,nd organ respectively will be Francis Moerchel and Dr. Winifred B. Hathaway. During the intermission Dr. Earle T. Hawkins will give a short address to the audience. Don Harward Wins Freshman Election Newly elected president of the Freshman Class, Don Harward. The Freshman elections, spon-sored by the Student Government Association, were held on Novem-ber 19 and 21, 1957. As a result the following sttf-dents will serve as the permanent Freshman Executive Council for the remainder .of the year: Presi-dent, Don Harward; Vice-President, Madelon Wilhelm; RecOrding Sec-retary Judy Pensel; Correspond-ing Secretary, Betty Miller; Treasurer, Brenda Scherrer; Pub-licity Chairman, Barbara Smith; Social Chairman ( Dorm), Bootsie Ga marsh; Social Chairman ( Day), Richard Weisman; Student Cen-tre Directory (Dorm), Susan Leyes; Student Centre Directory (Day), Pat Henry; and Parliamen-tarian, Diane Edgell. The Student Government Asso7 ciation Elections Committee, head-ed by Vice-President Dudley Davis, were in charge of the election. When the votes were counted Don Harward, Bootsie Gamarsh, Diane Edgell, and Betty Miller had a two-tWrds majority in the prim-ary election. The other officers won on the final ballot by having a simple majority. Any freshman was eligible to be nominated for an office. Peti-tions were required to have no less t h a n thirty-eight signatures. These petitions were then handed in to the SGA by the designated deadline. The Tower Light congratulates the new leaders for the Freshman class. The college orchestra is sched-uled to play the following selec-tions: Selections from Hansel and Gretel by E. Humperdinck. A Clrristnias esti ral by Anderson. Wit ite Christmas by Berlin, and Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson. The flute quartet will play March of the LWle Tin Soldiers by H. G. Pierne. The Student Christian Associa-tion Choir directed by Miss Hazel McDonald also has planned a var-ied program to contribute to the holiday spirit. , At the conclusion of the pro-gram the entire student body will join with the orchestra and cho-ruses to sing several familiar and well-loved Christmas carols. Recent Graduate Wins Prize Miss Janet Mahaley, a graduate with the Class of 1957, was re-cently the winner of Runner-up Prize in the National College Queen Contest. Jan \'as ,chosen last year by the Tower Light Stafj to represent Si ate Teach-er's College in 1 is contest, and we of the Tower Light are pleased about .l an's success. The winner of the contest was Miss Beverly Montgomery, 18, of Rice Institute in Houston, Texas. Entrants in the contest are net judged on beauty alone. Person-. ality, school Nactivities service and general knowledge are all con-sidered. If you know of any likely entrants from STC for this year's contest, be sure to let the members of the Tower Light Staff' know about it. "
