tl19501208-000 "TOWER Vol. 4, No. 7 LIGHT STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. December 8, 1950 CURRENT and UNDERCURRENT Chinese Spoil Final Push By E. Curt Walther When General McArthur an-- nounced that he had launched the final drive to ""clean up"" the last remnants of North Korean resist-ance, most all of us breathed a sigh of relief. At last, we thought, this is the end of some rather un-pleasant business and now, our boys can pull out of a very tight spot and be home for Christmas. This could be done with some degree of ""face"" and the dignity that comes from the feeling of victory. In this, we were badly mistaken. Behind the iron curtain a large striking force of the Chinese Com-munist army was being secretly concentrated. Eight or more divi-sions of picked combat troops were given the ""go"" sign just as General McArthur's offensive began to get Student Sponsored CARE Drive by Katharine Baker Only half the human race can read or write. Something like five percent of all human beings in the world have completed high school. Starved minds breed totalitarian-ism and war, just as hungry stomachs do, and figures like these point to famine conditions � a famine of the mind over half our globe. They explain why educa-tional and cultural reconstruction in the war devasted countries is more than just a humanitarian need: The foundation of our civilization has never been broad or solid enough. Now a large part of this foundation has crumbled away. Re-pairs are urgently needed if the whole building is not to collapse. Two esrious problems affect the life of every university student abroad: the acute shortage of books and general equipment, and the lack of proper food, clothing and medical care. Without health and energy the student cannot concent-rate on his work. Without books he cannot learn. The education of these students is important to the whole world. They are the future leaders of their countries. If they are ill-trained, unfed, and poorly informed, their leadership will in-evitably hinder world progress, un-derstanding and peace. The SCA is sponsoring the CARE drive during the week of December 11. Containers will be placed at various places in the Administration Building and dormitory for your contributions. Do you CARE enough to give? ? ? Faculty-Student Council Meeting The next meeting of the Faculty- Student Council will be held at 7:30 P. M. on Monday, December 11 at Glen Esk. under way. We were surprised, shocked and bewildered by the punch that they delivered. Theiu attack was carefully planned and superbly executed. Many of our troops fell into carefully laid traps and were almost wiped out. Only by sheer courage and dogged per-sistence was it possible to prevent a route and ot dithdraw in some orderely fashion. General McArthur was facing a well organized and well equipped enemy in superior numbers with his hands tied. He was given no authority to cross the Yalu River and strike at the supply bases of the enemy. Thus he was denied the effective use of his most powerful weapon, his air-force, while his enemy could still use his most powerful weapon, manpower. One of the most serious mistakes that one can make is to underrate the strength and intelligence of the enemy. Most of us are inclined to think of the Chinese soldier as a rather inferior fighter. Centuries of indoctrination with the Confucian ideal made him more willing to compromise rather than to fight. The much lauded ""awakening"" of China has done away with this. Under the discipline of Communist indoctrination and field training they have become one of the world's best fighting forces. In guerrilla fighting and infiltration tactics he is unsurpassed and has learned the art of maintaining an offensive without the help of air superiority. Indeed, our soldiers are obliged to meet a type of warfare to which they were unaccustomed and un-prepared to meet. Respect for uni-forms and flag emblems has dis-solved. Clean out battle lines have disappeared. A group of peasants or a troop of American soldiers may prove to be the enemy in disguise. (Continued on Page 3) Anna Christie Cast Released Harold Paul, director of the Glen Players has announced the complete cast for their next production, Anna Christie. The cast is as follows: ""Johnny�The�Priest"" Al Seitz Two Longshoremen Jack Gross-man, Francis Markline A Postman Paul Arend Larry, bartender J. R. Lyston CHRIS. CHRISTOPHERSON..James Walters Marthy Owen Lou Scardina ANNA CHRISTOPHERSON....Betty Mariner Three Crewmen Jack Grossman, J. R. Lyston, Paul Arend MAT BURKE Kip Chapple Johnson Francis Markline PRODUCTION CREW Production Manager Robert Good-man Assistant Director Mel Shaffer Stage Manager Robert Goodman Properties Paul Arend Costumes,.Ann Hawley, Paul Arend Lights....H. C. Paul, William Jenkins Dr. Hartley Authors Visual. Aide Guide Dr. William H. Hartley, Professor of Education and Chairman of the Department of Education here at State Teachers College recently wrote a book on Audio-Visual Ma-terials for elementary use. The book is entitled ""A Guide to Audio- Visual Materials for Elementary School Social Studies."" It is being distributed by The Rambler Press, 50 Court Street, Brooklyn 2, N. Y. The book is one of a set on Audio- Visual Materials. The partner to it is entitled ""The Use of Visual Aids in the Teaching of Arithmetic"" by Professor Foster E. Grossnickle and William Metzner. Prominent educa-tional authorities have deemed these books to be of invaluable aid to those teaching in the elementary schools. The books give the Serial Numbers, price and rental fees, and a brief critical summary of the best Visual Aids now available. Many valuable films have been available, and their value has long been recognized, but these two books are the first to catalogue them and make them easily accessible to schools and teachers. The books will aid in facilitating selection of proper films, in budgeting amounts to be spent on them, and in schedul-ing their presentations. The price of Dr. Hartley's books is $3.50. The mate to the set is $2.00. Fund Recognizes Service by Lou Vadorsky It has been customary for many years at Towson for both faculty and students to contribute to an annual Christmas fund for employ-ees of the college. This practice is followed as a tribute of recognition and appreciation of the services ren-dered by these many individuals. The gift presented this year will be, as in the past, a 'cash gift, vary-ing in amount commensurate with the idividual's number of years in the employ of the college. Contributions may be made in a number of ways. Your contribution may be put into the box that has been placed in the general office, room 105. There is also a similar box on the desk in the President's office. Donations may also be made through the student treasures of the (Continued on Page 2) Wanted: News Would the following organizations cover their activities for the Tower Light and turn in to the News Tditor the news they would like to see printed. The News Editor feels that in this way organization news will be covered more effectively. Glen Players Kappa Delta Pi Freshman Advisory Council Future Teachers of America Tower Echoes Natural History Club International Relations Club Aviation Club Canterbury Club Newman Club All Student-Faculty Committees Marshalls Knights Lace Blues As August Turns In Spectacular Game by Ron Peterson Playing before a partisan crowd for the first time in this infant season, the Towson Golden Knights came through to gain a decisive victory ; thumping the Gallaudet ""Blues"" by the score of 67-52. The Knights were way off their game in the first half but came back strong in the second half to grab the verdict. Led, once again by their captain and chief gunner, Bucky Kimmett, who caged 17 points, the Killianmen were able to post their second victory in five outings. However, the work of Herb August, hustling guard and play-maker, de-serves mention. Not only did he set up many scoring plays and break up many Gallaudet thrusts, but he also chipped in with thirteen big counters. Warren ""Sails"" Turn-er, freshman flash, also hit double figures as he poured seven goals and one foul through the hoop to Beittild 'Me Scenes by Pat Matthews As fifteen or sixteen students re-clined in hard chairs, the strains of ""Stardust"" rang through the audi-torium. ""O.K. girls, let's do it again,"" said a voice from the front of the auditorium. Five or six exhausted dancers rose to their feet. The tune on the piano changed to ""I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby"" and the girls kicked up their heels in a lackadazical manner. ""No, no:"" screamed the voice, ""get some more pep into it, smile. Let's run through it again. One, two, three�"" While that action was taking place, the floor of the auditorium was a beehive of activity. Cheer-leaders were running through cheers, the narrators were strug-gling with their lines, some were resting and others were working on the Charleston. Two or three girls, slightly tired, sat in the back of the auditorium going over the script,. trying to find out where the quartet was, and working on costumes. As the music stopped they started to get up, de-cided against the idea, and with a sigh of exhaustion sat down again. The music switched to the ""Charleston"" and two more dancers worked on their intricate routine. The chorus line sat on the front seats, talking about their dance, boys, and whatever dancers talk about. Would the rehearsal ever end? The piano was quiet, everybody was to hot and tired to talk. All they could think of was the next day, when they had to present the pro-gram to an audience. As the curtain closed on the Freshman Asembly, upperclassmen were heard congratulating mem-bers of the cast and expressing their anticipation to see the Junior Class Assembly December twelth. account for his 15 points. Mike Schaub hit for 11, seven of them coming on fouls. While all of this sounds encourag-ing, the fact remains that Towson could have won by twenty-five or more points if they had been on and played their usual stellar con-test. Bucky missed innumerable shots that he usually makes with his eyes closed. Mike Schaub was also off in the first half, but he rallied in the second half to make (i out of 7 fouls and two field goals. The Gold and White jumped off to a 14-9 lead at the end of the first period despite many missed chances. Galluadet took about 7 minutes to get their offense working, but once they started to click they were not to be denied. Midway in the second quarter, they knotted the court at 16 all. It was here that Bob Lane, on a length-of-the-court pass from Kimmett, tossed in a spectacular driving layup. Here Mike Schaub took charge of the boards and cap-tured every rebound for several minutes which enabled the Gold to N(Continued Page 2) Adjournment Follows Lack of Quorum by Dave Fold The S. GG. A. meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 5, was stall-ed before it started. President Hod-. dinott, after calling the meeting to order, asked for a show of hands of all voting members present, in order to ascertain the presence of a quorum. The count �showed thirteen i members present, but fourteen are I needed to constitute a quorum. President Hoddinott waited for five minutes and called for another count. The count was the same and the meeting was adjourned. The Roll Call for this meeting: Amelia Gregg�Orchestra � absent Marge Klepper�House Comm. � present Bob Goodman�Glen Players � present Bob Van Horn--Soph. Rep. � present Anne Warfield � Cheerleader�ab-sent Jim Peeling�Glee Club � present Vernon Smith�Soph. C. Pres. � , present Anna M. Wallace�Soc. Chairman �absent Joan Migliarrini�Tower Light � (Continued on Page 2) "
