tl19590213-000 "TOWER fuLD'i LIGHT Vol. XI, No. 10 State Teachers College, Towson 4, Maryland February 13,1.959 Finalists Chosen for Sweetheart Danceon 19th W.U.S. Week Coming The week of February 15-22 will be W.U.S. Week here at Towson. W.U.S. is World University Services, an organization which assists the International Student Community. W.U.S. provides text books, medical help, shelter and food for students all over the world. It also supplies scholarships for students, especially refugee students, who need help to continue their studies. Hungarians in U.S. At the present time there are about 1800 Hungarian students in the United States. Through the so-licitation of W.U.S. colleges and uni-versities offered more than 1000 scholarships. Partial offers were sup-plemented by W.U.S. with cash grants amounting to approximately $300,000. In the first year more than 950 Hungarian students were ac-cepted in American universities. Six hundred of these students are con-tinuing their studies during the cur-rent year. $500 Goal Anne Claire Thomas, S.N.A. Co-ordinator, is in charge of W.U.S. Week and has some very interesting activities planned. Anne Claire has set Towson's goal this year at $500. She hopes that Towson will reach, if not surpass, this goal. Sponsored by Organizations Many of the organizations on cam-pus are each sponsoring one of the (Continued page 4, col. 5) Helen Menken Speaks The original Diane of ""Seventh Heaven,"" Miss Helen Menken will be on campus February 12. Miss Men-ken will speak on the subject, ""The Theatre in Education."" The talk, which will be held at 8:15 in the Auditorium, will be pre-ceeded by a dinner in honor of Miss Menken. A group of Dramatic Di-rectors from the Junior High Schools of Central Maryland will be here to hear Miss Menken at the dinner. Dr. Hawkins has invited these people to hear Miss Menken in con-nection with plans for a special event in April. Their meeting with Miss Menken will be in the nature of a workshop. Miss Menken has a special interest in speech. She is President of the American Theatre Wing and is a member of the Board of the Theatre Guild. She has been active in these organizations since 1945. Before 1945 she appeared on radio and was well-known on the stage. Broadway remembers her as Queen Elizabeth in Mary of Scotland in which Helen Hayes also appeared. The Old Maid is another production in which she shared honors with Judith Anderson. Standing�Dr. Marion Sargent, Miss Amy Winslow, Miss Dorothy Reeder. Seated�Dr. Rebecca Tansil, Dr. Frances Clarke. Tower Light Photo Who's Who In American Women Lists Six Recently six members of Towson's faculty were honored by being listed in Who's Who in American Women. Miss Allene Archer, Dr. Frances M. Clarke, Miss Dorothy W. Reeder, Dr. Marion S. Sargent, Dr. Rebecca C. Tansil, and Miss Amy Winslow are on this list. Miss Archer is well-known in the mathematics and education fields as is Dr. Clarke in the psychology and education field. Miss Reeder is a very well-known librarian and lecturer. Miss Winslow was Head Librarian at the Enoch Pratt Free Library before coming to work here at Towson. Also well-known for her work in education and as a lecturer is Dr. Tansil. Many students will probably remember hearing her speak in their high schools. Dr. Sargent is well-known for her work in English and also for her teaching in Germany while her hus-band, was stationed there. These ladies are also well-known for their wide fields of interests other than education. In the picture above Miss Archer does not appear because, due to registration and other problems, she was not able to have her picture taken. New Faces On Campus The second semester will bring seven new members on the faculty to Towson. Two of these are full-time and five are part-time. Mr. Robert Beckey and Mr. David F. Guillaume are the two new full-time faculty members. The new-part- time members are Mr. Henry R. Hergenroeder, Mrs. Kenneth Sawyer, Mr. Michael Schlessinger, Mrs. Al-fred Holden and Mrs. Jean Fagella. Mr.Beckey is from Hanover, Penn-sylvania and will be teaching mathe-maitcs. He has taught both elemen-tary and secondary schools. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Wittenberg College and a Master's degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Mr. Guillaume was supervisor of art education in Delaware before going to the University of Michigan for his Doctorate. He will be re-placing Miss Zindler who is on a leave of absence. In the mathematics department are Mr. Hergenroeder and Mr. Miles-singer. Mr. Hergenroeder is a faculty member of the Loyola College Even-ing Division and the Eastern College of Commerce. He holds a Master's degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Admin-istration. Mr. Schlessinger, a grad-uate student at Johns Hopkins Uni-versity, will teach Calculus. Returning to the faculty is Mrs. Sawyer who assisted in the English Department during the absence of Mr. Guess. She will teach two of the English courses. Mrs. Sawyer, a professional writer, has been con-nected with Goucher College and McCoy College of Johns Hopkins University. Mrs. Alfred C. Holden will be in the Kindergarten-Primary Depart-ment as a part-time member. Mrs. Holden is a graduate of Towson and has had experience in the elemen-tary grades. Mrs. Jean Fagella will be returning to the faculty as a member of the Physical Education Department. She will be a part-time member of the faculty. Hawkins Speaks At Winter Convocation Dr. Hawkins was the main speaker at the February Convocation the morning of February 4. Dr. Hawkins spoke on The Pursuit of Excellence. In his speech Dr. Hawkins told the student body about the recent pur-chase of 19 acres of land from Shep-pard Pratt. He said that money was being requested to allow the college to purchase 10 more acres and bring the total to an even one hundred acres. In referring to excellence in teach-ing Dr. Hawkins said, ""Good teach-ing can help and poor teaching can hinder, but nothing can stop your development as a educated person if you have intellectual curiosity coupled with the will to work."" The school orchestra played two selections, Triumphal March by Grieg and Song of Jupiter by Han-del with a trumpet solo by Richard Price. Dean Browne spoke about the new students who are entering Towson this semester and he also mentioned that we have seven new faculty members. Larry Hutchins welcomed the new ssucients to the school and also went over the calendar for this semester. He told the students about the dan-ces, jam sessions, weekends, movies, and other activities. This was the second convocation of the year with one more to come. Vacation Possibilities SUMMER COURSES Dean Kenneth Browne has re-leased a list of courses that will be offered in the summer session this year. The courses will begin on June 22 and end on July 31. Students of the previous summer sessions and present college students have indicated a desire for certain courses. Since these courses are doubtful, any student desiring infor-mation on the following courses should check with the Dean of In-struction. Art: Art in the Culture. Educa-tion Department: Reading Program for Young People (primary grades), Introduction to the Junior High School, Physical Education Activi-ties, and Materials and Methods of Reading Instrtiction (elementary grades). English Department: American Literature (2nd semester), and Development of the English Novel. Music Department: The His-tory of Music. Psychology Depart-ment: , Developmental Psychology, Psychology of the Exceptional Child, and Measurement and Evaluation. Social Science Department: Gov-ernment of the United States and Europe Since 1914. Science Depart-ment: (2nd semester), Biological Science. Mrs. Velie will again head the Special Professional Program which is offered during the summer session. Newly - Weds Chosen On February 5 the finalists in the Sweetheart Couple nominations were chosen by a vote of the student body. The finalists are Carol BeaChley and Scat McIntyre, Jane Childes and Milt Saulsbury, Barbara Strong and Ed.Schumacher, Mary and Don Sud-brink, and Melanie Yodzis and Paul Patrinicola. The Sweetheart Couple will be chosen from these five and honored at the Sweetheart Dance on Febru-ary 14. The two winners will be chosen by a group including the President of the college and his wife, faculty representatives, and last year's Sweetheart Couple. Carol Beachley is a member of House Council. Jane Childes is very active in sophomore class activities. Mary Sudbrink v?Ts May Queen 2 years ago and, before her recent marriage, a member of the House Council. The Secretary of Westminister Fellowship, S.G.A. Representative for W.R.C., and Treasurer of her class is Barbara Strong. Melanie Yodzis is Historian for her class. Also active in sports on campus are Paul Patrinicola and Don Sud-brink who are both members of the soccer team. Don is also a member of the wrestling team. Very active in class and school activities are Milt Saulsbury and Ed Schumacher. Milt is President of the sophomore class. Ed is a her-at-large of the S.G.A., President of M.R.C., and Vice-President of F.A.C. Seat McIntyre is a graduate of Towson in the Class of 1958. He is now a Second Leiutenant in the United States Marine Corps. While at Towson Scat was active in the S.G.A. and many sports. The dance will be held at the Fifth Regiment Armory the night of February 14 from 9 to 1. Music will be provided by the Lester Lanin Orchestra. Tickets are $2.50 a per-son or an activity Card. SEE YOU BEFORE WE HAVE A TORNADO! "
