tl19541217-000 "TOWER LIGHT STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. I lillenry S. Commager 'ethrTo Visit STC Campus 8 LOP � Henry Steele Commager, noted historian and author, will appear on the State Teachers College campus Thursday, Janu-col. ar3r 6, 1955. ,I Mr. Commager, who was current professor of history at categ Columbia University and Brandeis University, has won pro-to f�und recognition internationally for the many books he has n.t P written and for lectures he has e vode1jvered. ed Mr. Commager received his Knie naehelor's and masters's degrees in ber.losophy from the University of beani a,Oileago. Following this he studied the 12;' the University of Copenhagen, ehniark. Upon his return from abroad, Mr. Commager received his doctorate from the University of Chicago. ,.11e has been recognized as an n!storian of America and an exten- !lye commentator on current Amer-ica and world problems. Mr. Com- 1.,lager was chosen to be a mem- 'ier of the United States War De-hrtment's committee on the his-to'. y of war eems ,ial disP 7,0tioe Tip baring World War II he went to l-Igland for six months to lecture :American history at Cambridge university. He was elected to Phi 8.eta Kappa in 1923 by the Univer-sitY of Chicago and received the Iterhert B. Adams award of the 4',�14riean Historical Association in '929. Mr. Commager is the associ-ate editor of the American Scholar oillagazine, the Phi Beta Kappa stgall, and a contributing editor of ch olastic magazine. In 1930 he made his first book til contribution to the litera-lire of American history in col- Oration with Samuel Morison. Allen Nevins wrote in the Satur- Y Review of Literature that this �rIc, The Growth of the American e public, may be pronounced the most entertaining, stimulating, and instructive single volume history of the United States. He is also the author of other books such as Majority Rule and Minority Rights, The Story of the Second World War, and his most recent book, published this year, Freedom, Loy-alty, and Dissent. During Mr. Commager's visit on campus he will address all of the American history classes inform-ally at a late afternoon meeting and will make a formal address in the college auditorium at 8:15 p.m which will be open to stu-dents, faculty, parents, and friends. STC Sponsors Panel Exibit Today is the final day of the panel exhibit in the Student Centre illustrating the theme of Columbia University's Bicentennial anni-versary, Man's Right to Knowledge and the Free Use Thereof. State Teachers College spon-sored the exhibit in cooperation with the Columbia Alumni Re-gional Committee for the state of Maryland. Dr. Henry B. Allen, of the Franklin Institute, Philadel-phia, is Chairman of the Maryland-south- eastern Pennsylvania region. The exhibit consists cf 25 panels covering five aspects of the Colum- (Continued on page 8, col. 1) Glee Club Presents Several performances For Christmas tb e'nee again the Glee Club, under `Le direction of Music Instructor .,41111a E. Weyforth, is presenting '' Performances during the Christ- 41aS Season. he first of these performances 414s Tuesday at the annual Christ-tli aS assembly. Wednesday evening th group made a transcription for e Program sponsored by the Ches- 4ePeake and Potomac Telephone 15:111PanY. This transcription will el heard on radio station WFBR uristinas Eve from 8 to 8:30 p.m. d �Ile hunderd out of the 115 stu-t ellts enrolled in the Glee Club 1(1)()k Part in this activity. Vice thl'esident Katherine Bradley made I,. e arrangements in the absence of i:esident Shirley Whitehurst, who 4tident teaching. eccompanying the group are w erett Jarvis at the piano and lifted B. Hathaway at the organ. ,)1C1t1.�1Yil Upton sang the only W � in the program I Wonder as I r.""der an A pplachiatn carol ar- 4nke i 1 lyri t- by Niles and Harton. Caro- 1 ""Nv in her junior year, has )44 . f In the Glee Club since her I I.NInitin year. Gilmore Smith will sing Beauti-ful Saviour with the men's group and will sing the tenor voice in In the Silence of the Night, a Carolyn Upton and Gilmore Smith who sang special parts in re-cent Glee Club transcription. Norwegian folk song, arranged by Dickinson. Gil, also a junior, has been in the Glee Club since his freshman year. For comments concerning the program to be transcribed see p. 3, col. 2. News Briefs Towson Delegates Evelyn Pennington and M. S. Koch visited high schools in Hamp-stead, Manchester, New Windsor and Westminster, Monday, Decem-ber 6. The purpose of these visits was to talk about Towson to any interested people and answer any questions which they had. Dr. Minnegan Director of Athletics Donald I. Minnegan was the guest speaker at the Hampstead Parent Teachers Association meeting during the past week. Mrs. Gleisner Returns Mrs. Virginia Gleisner, who has substituted in the English Depart-ment on several occasions, has re-turned for the remainder of this semester to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dr. Edgar Goold. Committee Plans Coming Programs The Assembly Program Commit-tee with the assistance of all the departments and organizations on campus have planned many inter-esting programs for the remainder of the college year. The highlights of this program will be the Gymkana Group from the University of Maryland, who will appear in the gym Friday, January 7, at 8 p.m., and the Army Field Band who will conduct a pro-gram Tuesday, February 5, at 8 p.m. in the auditorium. Later in the season a modern dance duo, Frankel and Ryder will display their talents. William Manchester will deliver a speech entitled ""Henry L. Mencken"" and Books of the Twentieth Century."" Writer for the Saturday Review of Literature John Mason Brown will visit the campus at a later date. Friday, December 17, 1954 Orphan's Party And Dinner End Holiday Holiday festivities at State Teachers College reached their peak last night with the annual formal Christmas dinner and orphans party. In accordance with STC tradition, men students acted as hosts at the dinner beginning at 6 p.m. Before and after We Student Christian Association choir sang carols for the enjoyment of special guests�Dr. and Mrs. Earle T. Hawkins; Dean of Students, Orrielle Murphy, and Mr. and Mrs. Hart. Contests The House Committee sponsored contests to choose the best center-piece display at the banquet tables and the most original door decorations in the girls' dormi-tories. Everyone was urged to join the holiday spirit by participating in these contests. Prizes were awarded after the judging. The traditional orphan's party took place in the Student Centre immediately following dinner. This Olmsted Bros. Survey Campus A long range landscaping plan has been completed by Olmsted Brothers�landscaping architects of Brookline Mass.�for State Teachers College which provides for 10 additional buildings and a division of the campus into four main areas�academic buildings, dormitories and living accommoda-tions, athletic facilities, and cam-pus school and adjacent play-ground. New Auditorium Part of the proposed plans arc to remodel the auditorium into classrooms and to build a new audi-torium on the south lawn of the campus. This building would serve as a dramatics and fine arts build-ing as well as an auditorium. Dormitories Two new women's dormitory units are part of this plan also and will be able to accommodate 300 more resident women when com-pleted. Another men's dormitory to house from 100 to 150 resident men has been planned too. There will also be improvements in the physical education facilities with additions to the gymnasium, additional tennis courts and athle-tic playing fields. New Library The new library building, which is the only building so far for which the State Legislature has al-located funds will be placed in the area between the gymnasium and the Lida Lee Tall School. In the Olmsted plan, the present administration building would be connected to the Lida Lee Tall School. The campus school would be converted to classroom space and a new school would be built in the rear of the campus. Also included in the plans are additional parking areas which will accommodate 300 additional cars. A new infirmary unit, according to the plan would be at the south end of Richmond Hall, and there would be a new Service Building adjacent to the power plant. Although these plans are not final they have been approved by (Continued on page 8, col. 3) year 25 orphans from Dolan's Aid Orphange, Baltimore, came to the college. Dottie Keller and a special committee made arrangements for an evening of entertainment for the youngsters followed by refresh-ments for all. As the traditional Santa Claus, Dr. William Hartley reigned over the party with gifts and laughs for the little ones. Carolina A quick change from formal attire to dungarees prepared Tow-son's carolers for a tuneful trip in the neighborhood of Towson. Everyone was invited to join one of the two groups of carolers who visited the Presbyterian Old Age Home, the Methodist Chil-dren's Home, the Eudowood Sani-tarium for Children and then re-turned to serenade Dr. and Mrs. Hawkins at Glen Esk. House Committee Social Chair-man Nancy Green wishes to thank everyone who helped decorate Newell Hall Foyer on Wednesday, December 8. She commented that the group really cooperated and did a fine job with the decoration of the hall. Christmas Assembly Held Tuesday By Music Organizations The annual, traditional Christ-mas assembly was presented Tues-day at 2 p.m. in the auditorium by the organizations from the Music Department. The groups performing were the Glee Club, under the direction of Miss Emma E. Weyforth; the Student Chris-tian Association Choir, under the direction of Miss Hazel E. Mac- Donald; and the orchestra, under the direction of Nicholas Geriak. A double quartet from the Glee Club sang Beatuiful Saviour, a crusaders' hymn. Soloist Carolyn Upton sang I Wonder as I Wander an Applachian carol. Other selections which were sung by the Glee Club were: Lullaby on Christmas Eve by Christiansen; Shepherds, Hark the Song and Silence of the Night, a Norwe-gian carol; ""Hallelujah"" from the Mount of Olives; Silent Night and I Saw Three Ships, an Eng-lish carol. The SCA Choir sang Christmas Hymn, a seventeenth century carol; Little Jesu of Brago, a Portugese carol; and 0 Come All Ye Faithful. Excerpts from The Messiah by Handel highlighted the orchestra's presentation. A Christmas Festi- Val, by Leroy Anderson was also played. "
