tl19501222-000 "TOWER LIGHT Vol. 5, No. S Holiday Message from President Christmas this year brings mingled feelings to all of us. The Christmas trees, the holly, the carols, the greetings of our friends, the gifts we receive and give, the message of the Christ child�all of these bring, as always, a feeling of gladness, of appreciation, of ""togetherness"" that no other season in the year can touch. On the other hand, the newspa-pers bring us stories of tumult, of discouragement, of terrific obstacles ahead, to such an extent that it sometimes seems almost out of place to celebrate Christmas, with the world seemingly on the edge of chaos. But let us not forget that when the Christ child appeared the world was not a peaceful one. The Jewish and Christian religions for centur-ies have often been at their strong-est when the hour seemed darkest. Nor is it the first crisis that our country has faced. We have only to go back to the story of Washing-ton at Valley Forge, of Lincoln during some of the bleak days of the Civil War, and of our own situation nine years ago after Pearl Harbor to realize that many, many times Christmas has been celebrated by people whose hearts were heavy with premonition and dulled by discouragement. The spirit of America, the spirit of Democracy, the spirit of the Christ child all have this in com-mon� a fundamental, unshakeable, abiding belief in the worth of the individual, in the eventual triumph of fright over might, and in the abil-ity of common man to work together effectively when challenged suffic-iently by a cause that is all-con-suming. And so as we enjoy the Christmas season and face what may well be the rigors of the New Year, we dare not be anything but op-timistic, we dare not give way to the prophets of gloom, we dare not do anything to divide us, but only those things which unite us as a college, as a country, as a civiliza-tion. And so, in the spirit of Christmas 1950 and the corning year of 1951, I would say to all of you�a heart-felt Christmas and a brave New Year! Earle T. Hawkins, President Service Fraternity Active On Campus An unpretentious but efficient or-ganization on campus, Alpha Phi Omega, has been quietly and capa-bly accomplishing its goal of service to both students and faculty. In spite of its short history on campus, Alpha Phi Omega has add-ed a number of service achieve-ments to its record. The operation of the Lost and Found which is open in the Registrar's office Mon-day, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 to 9:00 A. M. and 12:30 to 1:00 P. M. is one of APO's projects. The general upkeep of the signs in the Glen is another. The biggest news at present con-cerns plans for a used book ex-change. This addition to the campus ought to be of invaluable service as it is on other campuses. Plans for the complete operation of the main bulletin board are also on the agenda. STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. December 22, 1950 Dr. Hawkins . . Resignation Paul D. Carre, editor-in-chief of the Tower Light, has resigned his position. His letter of resignation was read to the SGA executive board by Nick Hoddinott. Joan Migliarini will become act-ing editor-in-chief. January elec-tions will determine who fills the permanent position. Bela ia &off First of the new year's outside assembly attractions coming on January 9, ""The Ambassador Male Quartette,"" promises to be a 'bell ringer.' Acclaimed as masters of harmony in ensemble singing, Mr. King's Quartette will accompany their songs with the clanging of many different sized bells Musical Show by Campus Clubs To Be Assemdly Program by Anne B. Meinhardt ""On the last day of '50"" at Tow-son, that is, ""our five clubs gave to us�a Christmas musical show."" The Glee Club and Girls' Chorus under the guidance of Miss Emma C. Weyforth and the Student Christ-ian Association Choir headed by Miss MacDonald together with the Men's Chorus and the accompani-ment of the orchestra under the di-rection of Mr. Geriak will present the program to the school today at 11 a. m. Community singing also will give the student body a chance to participate. Aside from the solo spotlights of the various organizations, the Glee Club's animated dramatization of the old English carol, ""The Twelve Days of Christmas,"" was a feature. It was the first time in recent years that Towson attempted the enacting of this song which had its debut Wed- Chimes Guild ""Break Thou The Bread of Life"" or some other grace preceded by the ringing of the chimes is a fami-lar sound to all dormitory students before each evening meal. The graces are sung in three part har-mony on week days and played on the chimes on week-ends. The Guild sings appropriate graces for each season. At Christ-mas the singers did their tradi-tional caroling through the corri-dors and around the biulding and to Eudowood. Their Yuletide pro-gram was extended this year lo include two homes for the aged and a convalescent home. The singers are conducted by the president, Irene Gallagher. The chimes are played by Charlotte Parks, who is Vice-President and the roll is taken by the secretary; Jeanne Schneider. Teachers Visit A group of teachers from the experimental school, Lida Lee Tall School, here on the State Teachers College campus, visited several new public schools in Washington, Mont-gomery and Anne Arundel Coun-ties on Friday, December 8, 1950. The observation of these schools has served as a foreshadowing of the days to come when a new pub-lic school will also be a reality here. nesday night when it was given to the soldiers stationed at Camp Meade along with the rest of the program. To a large extent, the students taking part, made their own cos-tumes. To utilize what was at hand, they converted boys' wrestling pants into lords' tights and well-disguised girls' gym suits into pages' cos-tumes. Betty Osborn received ""my true love's"" gifts made by members of Mrs. Brouwer's Section 2 Funda-mental and Design Class in a scene where they were brought by stu-dents of stair-step size. Nancy Crist presented George Patterson's ""par-tridge in a pear tree,"" while ""on the second day of Christmas,"" Beverly Schwartz and Margaret Price made the ""two turtle doves"" carried by Fay Van Riper. Mildred Motsko offered the ""three French hens"" of Eleanore Zawila, Ocie Holsinger, and Margaret Lau-pas, while ""on the fourth day,"" Mary Connolly was found with the ""four mocking birds"" that Solomon Karen, Nessie Klein, and Mary Reed formed. Wilma -Miller made her own gift of ""five golden rings"" as well as the ""six geese a-laying"" together with Joyce Walger and Mary Lewis that Janet Perkins presented. ""On the seventh day of Christ-mas,"" the seven swans, made by Estelle Konieczny and June Mc- (Continued on Page 2) Current and Undercurrent World History Out of Joint by E. Curt George Bruce Chisholm, the Ca-nadian psychologist, believes that the history of the world is so badly out of joint because there never had been enough mature people in the right places. Much of the emer-gency which faces the world in gen-eral and the United States in par-ticular can be credited to this more than any other single cause. There is not the least doubt that the con-fidence with which the Korean ad-venture was undertaken was based on a deep, subconscious feeling of the invincibility of American arms. A feeling of come what may there is always that trump card, the high productive capacity of the Ameri-can industrial machine and,� the atomic bomb! Russia, too, may have the atomic bomb but in the race for production she might as well give up for we could produce a dozen or more to every one that Russia can make. Our stock-pile of bombs is so much larger than that of any potential or real enemy that it would be useless for him to try a decision by force of arms. Questionable Superiority Such a feeling of superiority leads to a false sense of security and raises grave doubts among our friends and allies as well.. It has led us into an adventure in an area that not only in favorable to the enemy but is very unfavorable to the use of modern arms. It has permitted an armed contest to take place on a terrain that allows the enemy to use his strongest weapons, guerilla warfare and manpower. The heavy mechanization of the forces of the U. N. held them to the highways and the lowlands while the lighter equipped enemy could use the trails and mountain ridges to by-pass our defenses. Knowledge of the minute details of toppography is a tremendous advantage in such a case and we must keep in mind that the North Koreans were fight-ing in their own villages and back yards. Inaklequate Backing There is every reason to believe that the Victorious Chinese armies are inadequately and poorly equip-ped. For most part, they are sup-plied with weapons taken from the Japanese armies and with Ameri-can arms taken from the National-ists. What heavy armor they may have, has come from Russia while the total airforce is believed not to exceed five hundred planes. Most of Walther these planes are rather old but there are a few modern ""jets"" supplied by Russia for morale building pur-poses. There is no evidence that the fighting hordes of Mao Tse-tung are bavked by an industrial ar-senal capatile of maintaining a con-tinuous flow of material to the front. Reinforcements and replacements must be prepared to equip them-selves with the weapons of their fallen comrades or with those of the defeated enemy. Quick Power The show of force and determina-tion of the enemy in Korea give (Continued on Page 2) "
