tl19561207-000 "nE, I. IC id Val. IX, No. 8 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND TOWER LIGHT It An Evening With ):Ruth Draper Ruth Draper, whose character Sketches have been delighting au- `e diences around the world for the 11 last three decades, once again will Present an evening of dramatic en-t ertainment in the STC Auditori-urn on December 6th at 8:15 p.m. Ruth Draper is, by popular con-sent, the supreme individualist of d our theatre and one of the best C actresses in the world. Much of her triumph is due to her genius ii as a playwright, for she creates all of her own sketches, many of , them with humor and all with an affectionate humanity. Very prob-ably her literary style, which is simple, strong, and clear, is an I inheritance from her grandfather Charles A. Dana, formerly the g, great editor of the New York Sun. Miss Draper's sketches are based on observation, but she is � not a mimic. Her characters are real people -- comic, tragic, lova-ble, or ridiculous, who speak for themselves. She brings them to life on a bare stage with only the simplest ""props,"" and each be- Comes a finished portrait that is a minor masterpiece. John Singer Sargent was so enchanted by an early characterization of a Scot-tish immigrant done by Miss Dra- Per, that he was moved to im- Mortalize it in oils. Miss Draper has been perform-ing as a 'professional since 1920, and successive generations every-where have discovered in this Atnerican actress an understand-ing and a humor that are inter-national. She has played in vir-tually every country in the world. Miss Draper's recent activities have been divided between her ap- Pearances here in the States, and in England and the Continent, Where she tours several months of each year. In the fall of 1950, together with Spencer Tracy, Miss Draper received one of the five awards for outstanding and meri-toriobs services to the theatre and associated arts by the Catho-lic Stage Guild of Ireland. The New York drama critics are Unanimous in their praise of her Work. Her ability to characterize in Words, and her command of mimi-cry, makes Ruth Draper one of the most celebrated solo enter-tainers in the world and certainly not to be missed. N.J. Conference Attended By Six Faculty Members Six members of the Towson State Teachers College faculty Will attend the Seventieth Annual Convention of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Sec-ondary Schools in Atlantic City, New Jersey Friday and Saturday, November 16 and 17. Attending the conference will be Dr. Earle T. Hawkins, presi-dent; Dr. Kenneth Browne, dean Of instruction; Dr. Rebecca Tansil, director of admissions; Dr. Orielle Murphy, dean of students; Miss Plossie Jones, registrar; and Dr. tdward Rubendall, professor of Physical science. During the convention, Dr. Tan-sil will preside at a discussion of ""The Admissions Officer in Guid-ance."" Dr. Browne will attend a discussion on ""The Effective tvaluator."" ""Freedom Fighter"" Captivates Audience At Towson Five lone figures sat around a table on the stage of Towson State Teachers College. Two of the figures, Bernie Hartman and Steve Rohr were familiar to the audience; the other three had never been on the campus before this day. An assembly was about to begin; an assembly that was completely different from any other previous assemblies at Towson. The audience could sense the complete solemness and seriousness of the occasion. At last Bernie Hartman reached for the microphone and began his introductory remarks to the audience. Bernie read a selection from an editorial in LIFE concerning the crisis in Hungary. The editorial gave praise to the fight which brave Hungarians were engaged in for freedom's sake. Bernie introduced the next speaker who was Ralph Della Cava, the traveling companion of the Hungarian student, and a representative from NSA. He gave some introductory remarks on the Hungarian situation and said that the price of liberty is often death � and that is the price being paid by many of the Hungarian people today. The speaker that Ralph Della Cava was about to introduce was a student in Hungary. He had led an army of 5,000 peasants, farmers, workers, and students in opposition to the Russian Army. As Istvan Laszlo was introduced, the students stood in tribute to his braveness and to his cause. Since Istvan Laszlo was unable to speak any English, a translator who was a graduate of Yale University was present at the assembly. Istvan spoke to the audience in his native tongue. No one could under-stand him, and yet the determination and sincerity in his face and voice was easily understood by the audience. Istvan's reason for coming to the United States was to represent his fellow students of Hungary to the United Nations. It was his mis-sion to tell the world why he and his people had taken up arms. He came to tell the world that hundreds and thousands of freedom loving people were being slaughtered while the U.N. took no action on the crisis. After coming half-way around the world, Istvan was refused permission to appear before the U.N. Determined to have his say, he is now appealing to the students of the United States. Why did Hungary take up arms ? They took arms because they had lived for eight years without any freedom. They are not fighting for fascism, but for a well deserved free way of life. Istvan stressed this point. He told the audience that the Russians were using the most brutal means possible to supress the revolution. ""The Hungarians no longer believe all that the Communists tell them."" One night he had watched while 30 Russian tanks moved into the city. When he asked the reason for this action, he was told the soldiers were there to protect the city from the American Soldiers . . . The next morning the tanks attacked the city. ""The ship of the revolution is sinking, but as of yet it has not sunk and it will not sink."" These are the words of a brave person. To the Hungarians, the revolution has not been worthless. Their blood has been shed for a good reason. The Hungarians have laid down their arms because they have run out of ammunition. It takes more than brave men to fight a revolution -- it takes guns and supplies. Hungarians still demand that the Rus-sians leave their land and allow them to live again in peace and freedom. Istvan said that not even the government of Russia could oppose the opinion of the whole world, and that if the whole world would stand with Hungary, Russia would have to admit failure. He appealed, not for arms and troops, but for the approval of the entire world. Hun-gary's hope lies in the stand which the U.N. takes. Their future lies in the strong hands of the U.N. Will the U.N. let them fall or carry them to safety? With this ending thought, Istvan thanked the audience and offered to answer any questions which the audience might have. Pencils and pads of paper were passed out to the audience. Some of the questions and answers are listed below. How long was the revolution planned? It was not planned. Have the people of Hungary listened to the Radio Free Broad-casts? Yes, they have listened, but the news of radio free broadcasts are not always very realistic. The audience left the assembly with these words still ringing in their ears. � ""The ship of the revolution is sinking, but it has not been sunk and will not sink."" December 7, 1956 Woodrow Wilson Day Soon Towson, Maryland, November 27-- As part of a nationwide Woodrow Wilson Centennial Celebration, Dr. Arthur S. Link, professor of his-tory of Northwestern University; and Dr. C. Vann Woodward, pro-fessor of history at the Johns Hop-kins University; will speak in the Towson State Teachers College administration building auditori-um December 5 at 8:15 p.m. The talks will be open to the public and will be sponsored by the State Teachers College De-partment of Social Science. ""Wilson, the Leader in Philoso-phy and Action"" will be the title of the talk by Dr. Link. The au-thor of Woodrow Wilson and the Progressive Era and Wilson � the Road to the White House, Dr. Link received his Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the University of North Carolina. Dr. Woodward will speak on ""Wilson as a Student."" He is the author of Origins of the New South (1877-1913), which won the Bancroft Prize in 1952; and Re-union and Reaction. Leadership Conference Was Held A meeting was held this past month to evaluate the leadership conference, which was held near Bel-Air, Maryland earlier in the year. The purpose of the meetings was to decide whether or not the suggestions that were the results of the discussion groups were of any help to specific organizations on campus. Several of the campus organ-zations were represented at the meeting. Some of them are: the Student Center Director, Luther-an Students Association, Student Christian Association, Newman Club, Men's and Women's Resi-dent Councils, Gamma Theta Ep-silon, Kappa Delta Pi, F.T.A., M.A.A., Cheerleaders, and the F.A.C. Dean Murphy reported on her work in trying to improve the requisition sheets used whenever college facilities are needed. The decision was made that Jan Mahaley should call a meeting in-cluding all the presidents of cam-pus organizations and they to-gether will organize a specific committee which will plan for the leadership conference next year. We Can Learn About Foreign Affairs Because of the Suez Canal Is-sue and the situation in Hungary, all of us have been watching the actions of the United Nations more closely. We realize not only that these news are history in the making but that some of us may have to participate in settling these issues. The International Relations Club at Towson attempts to ac-quaint students with problems such as these. The club advances the program of the United Na-tions through the student organ-ization called the Collegiate Council of the United Nations. IRC hopes to promote an under-standing of economic, social, and political similarities and differ-ences among the peoples of the world. A varied and interesting pro-gram is offered to the members of the International Relations Club. During November 30th and December 1st they are planning a trip to New York City to tour the United Nations Building and to see the UN in action. During the month of January, an Inter-collegiate workshop will be held on the Towson campus, co-spon-sored by the Maryland unit of the UN. The purpose is to plan and coordinate inter-collegate and collegiate programs for var-ious IRC's and related organiza-tions. On April 4th, 5th and 6th, a Model General Assembly of the United Nations will be held at Princeton University. This year students from over fifty colleges and universities in this region will represent the member nations and discuss and work on problems be-fore the actual United Nations. A model Security Council will be held on the Towson campus sometime in the spring. The first of this was held last year with Maryland colleges representing the eleven nations in the council. Nancy Green. who represented Towson, served as Secretary Gen-eral. The Council had the exper-ience in hearing the accusation against Syria by Israel of ag-gression and deciding who was at fault and what course of action (Continued from Page 1, Col. 5) Student One Actors Presented Last Weekend The directors, who are mem- musical comedy, Irvin Berlin's bers of Mr. Kramer's play produc- ""Annie, Get Your Gun."" Also in-tion class, are Dorothy Ann Levin, ance was one act from the John Bruce Johnson, Earl Myers, ance will be one act from the and Marilyn Miller, respectively. riotous Ira Levin's ""No Time for Working with the student direc- Sergeants."" tors are the capable assistant di- Stage Manager was Bill rectors who are Marlene Nasdor, Kahler while Properties will be Harryette Caplan, Sally Roberts, headed by Dee Brown. The House and Eva Cooper respectively. Managers for the evenings were They used a variety of old Tony Buccheri and Linda Hafer. and new talent. Some of the old Lighting will be under the direc-hands included Seniors Jim Glass, tion of Joe Brown while Nancy Jack Lynche, Jay Butler, and Al Rogers is handling all publicity. Duke. Tho newcomers include Sally Roberts was in charge of Jim Way, Otts Laupus, and Gail the Make-Up committee while Robertson. Kathryn Mc Intyre, who is doing The plays include a modern an excellent job, is in charge of tragedy from the pen of Harold costumes. The Prompters were Stein, ""In Darkness,"" Edna St. headed by Bea Shapiro and Betty Vincent Millay's fantasy ""Aria da Fishbein is in chrge of the Art Cape,"" and the third act of the Staff. "
