tl19480218-000 "TOWER LIGHT Vol. 2, No. 3 STATE FEBRUARY 18, 1948 'Artistry 'n' Fun' Slated For April ""Artistry 'n' Fun,"" to be presented on April 2 and 3, will, according to director Ken Weber, ""contain much local talent, and several acts import-ed from New York."" Rehearsals are now in progress, and ten acts are being planned. The four musical sequences, ""Down on the Levee,"" ""Western Wonderland,"" with cowboys and In-dians running down the aisles and jumping from the balcony, ""April Showers,"" featuring ""Al Jolson,"" and ""United Nations,"" are to be the feature of the show, said Ken. Help Needed An appeal for talent, back-stage help, men singers, men and women singers for the chorus, people to paint signs and make posters, and to sell tickets has been made and all students who are interested in any line are urged to contact Ken Weber. Bob Goodman, head of all indus-trial contact for the Varieties Show, requests volunteers for an adver-tising staff, refreshment committee, and usher committee. The program for ""Artisty 'N' Fun"" will contain single patron ads which will be sold by Goodman and his staff for $.25. Weber Asks Support Ken Weber wishes to stress the fact that every student of the school is also a member of the Variety Club, and that the proceeds from the April show will be used for any project the student body thinks suitable. ""There is $222 in the bank hOW from last year's show, and whatever we can add to it from this year, we will spend here in the school,"" stated Ken. ""This show needs the backing of every student in every way, so tell us of your talent, and plan to bring (Con't. Page 4, Col. 5) School To Observe Brotherhood Week ""National Brotherhood Week"" will be observed across the country from February 22-29. Sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the observance is an an-nual one, and has as its purpose the furthering of ""better relations be-tween Jews and Christians."" In the regular school assembly on Tuesday, February 24, clergymen representing the Jewish, aCtholic, and Protestant faiths will speak to the student body. Mr. Paul West, chairman of the Assembly Commit-tee, has stated that these three sPeakers will tell of the essential differences in the three religions. Three Clergymen From the Beth Jacob Synagogue will come Rabbi Uri Miller, and Reverend Gottlieb Siegenthaler, pas-tor of St. Matthew's Evangelical and Reformed Church will represent 1""rotestantism. As yet, no represen-tative of the Catholic faith has been Ilained, but Mr. West has said that ""someone will be secured in time for the assembly program."" It is the hope of the assembly committee that through having rep-resentatives of each of the faiths ,speak to the school, students may ,iearn to live together in complete toleration here in school, and ulti-kately gain the goal of under-standing which has been set by the National Conference of Christians ad Jews. Writers Talent Scout Sponsors Contest Writers Talent Scout, Inc. has an-nounced that it is an ""organization set up to search out new, undiscov-ered writing talent,"" and will ""do everything in its considerable power towards fostering that talent."" With Elaine St. Johns as editor, the organization is offering cash prizes for winning short stories, sug-gestions for motion picture plots, ideas for radio show series, and mo-tion picture titles. Students may participate in any or all of the four divisions and may submit as many entries in each field as they desire. Nationally known figures in each phase of the contest will serve on the advisory board and assist the officials in making awards. Cash Prizes The estate of the late Jack London will pay $1,000 cash for the best short story submitted, $300 for the second-best, and $200 for the third. In the Rudy Vallee Radio Division, winning suggestions for weekly ra-dio shows will receive $1,000, $300, and $200. For the best plot submitted from which a motion piicture can be made, Roy del Ruth and Allied Art-ists Productions will pay $1,000 cash and sign the winning contestant to a ten-week contract at $187.50 per week plus transportation. Seven cash awards ranging from $500 to $50 will be awarded by Pine-Thom-as, a subsidiary of Partmount Pic-tures for the best motion picture titles suggested. In all four categories, brevity is stressed. Short stories must be not less than 4,500 words and not more than 6,000 and all manuscripts must be typed. Synopses of motion pic-ture plots are limited to 500 words, suggestions for radio shows have a maximum limit of 500 words, and the motion picture titles will of nec-essity be brief but capable of ""box-office attraction."" A filing fee for each entry is re-quired by the Writers Talent Scout. For each suggestion the fee is $3.00, and $2.00 for the motion picture titles. Manuscripts will not be re-turned unless accompanied by $.50 and a label which is contained in the official publication which may be obtained from the organization. Writers Talent Scout will also endeavor, as the author's literary agent, to sell all promising material so that stories of ideas of merit will not be forgotten because they failed to win an award. Further infor-mation may be obtained by writing , Writers Talent Scout, Inc., 1067 N. Fairfax Avenue, Hollywood, Cali-fornia. Junior Class Plans Dance, Yearbook Staff Virginia Spaulding, president of the junior class, announced that her class is looking forward to their dance in April and hope it will live up to the class dances previously given. The theme of the dance has not been decided as yet. Students of the junior class have started working on their yearbook. Nominees for editor are Mildred Levy, Andrew Baummer and Ed-ward Biller. Other members of the committee are Helen McDonald, Joan Sorenson, Dorothy Wilson, and Jean Hyatt. It will be necessary for this class to elect a new acting secretary and treasurer since both Lucille Bur-rows and Bina Carbaugh are now student teaching. Phil Rhoades Hypnotist Speaks To KappaDeltaPi Kappa Delta Pi, the college hon-or fraternity, held a business meet-ing February 3 in Richmond Hall Parlor. Pete Galley, vice-president, presided in the absence of Barbara Whitehurst, president. The current business on the agenda was the ul-timate use of money originally set aside as a Scholarship Fund now accumulating unused. After the meeting, members were entertained with a short talk and demonstration of the science of hyp-nosis by James Fischer. The speak-er particularly stressed the three conditions for hypnotizing any sub-ject. First, the person must have sufficient intelligence to concentrate for a period of time. Second, the person must be free from the influ-ence of alcoholic beverages. Most important, the hypnotist stated, the subject must be willing to be hyp-notized. Mr. Fisher corrected a popular misconception by emphasiz-ing the fact that a person will do nothing under hypnosis against his morals. Officers of the fraternity have an-nounced that they will sponsor the sale of tickets to ""Joan of Lorraine"" at the Vagabond Theatre in April. WSSF Drive To Be Held In March Announces Phil Rhoads, Chairman The World Student Service Fund Campaign for the aid of foreign stu-dents will begin on March 1. Philip Rhoads, STC chairman of the cam-paign, has announced that the drive will continue for one week. The WSSF was organized in 1937 when the needs of students in war-evacuated colleges first became crit-ical. Its activities were extended to Europe when war broke out there in 1939. WSSF is the American or-ganization dedicated exclusively to rebuilding the lives and restoring the opportunities of students every-where. Goal Is $555.55 ""By contributing to the WSSF,"" states Phil, ""we are not only helping others, but helping ourselves. We are helping to educate foreign stu-dents and education is the first weapon for peace. We can no long-er fold our hands and say: let the people make their own lives. It is Students Attend SCA Conference The Student Christian Association will hold a conference at Johns Hopkins University on the weekend of February 20-22. Representatives from STC will be Betty Anne Spruill, Beverly Benson, and Katherine Roderick. Other colleges which will send representatives are Western Maryland, Goucher, Hood, American University, and Maryland College for Women. Betty Spruill stated that the theme of the con-ference will be ""planning group work with the individual in mind."" The ""World Day of Prayer"" will be observed on February 22 also. A program planned by the Baltimore Student Christian Council will be held at 7:30 P. M., February 22, at Church of the Epiphany. The STC Choir will provide the music for the evening's program. The Student Christian Association from each of the above-mentioned colleges will participate in the program planned. Meet Your Officers S. G. A. President Is there anyone at STC who doesn't know Warren Stroh by sight? It's very doubtful. Since he came here in September of 1946, Warren has held many offices and helped out with anything he was asked to do. He is known to be a sincere, hard worker. Warren would like for ""everyone to be in or do-ing something."" He would like to work for more harmony between dorm students, day students, and the faculty. To top off his more well known characteristics, he can cook! This is a good chance to get out of the family cooking, girls, and it's Leap Year, too. Warren likes the size of our school because in it you can have a ""more democratic government."" We must all be behind him in the coming year and give our hard work for his. S. G. A. Vice President Bud Ritter is another outstanding member of the student body. Bud is a popular fellow whom everyone likes and who likes everyone in re-turn. He's easy-going and mild-tempered, but the reliable sort of person that can be depended on. He likes his music slow and jazzy and seems to prefer dancing in the Foyer to ""That's My Desire."" His ideal girl must be a green-eyed blonde about 5' 6"" tall. Does that sound familiar to anyone? When asked about his office Bud (Con't. on Page 2 Col. 4) FAC Officers On Tuesday, February 10, the first meeting of the 1948 Freshman Ad-visory Council was held. Under the direction of its president, John Nor-ris, the vice-president, secretary-treasurer, and SGA representative were elected. Mary Gray Swann was elected tary-treasurer, and the SGA repre-sentative is Robert Eads. Thelma Barefoot is chairman of member-ship and Dr. Moser was elected as the faculty advisor for the group. After the election of officers Dr. Moser talked to the FAC on leader- 'ship. one world, and unless everyone co-operates, wars are inevitable. Our goal is $555.55, so let's all give gen-erously to a great cause. Start now to save your contributions for March 1."" Students and teachers in nineteen nations are raising money for their colleges in war-stricken areas. The greatest amount has come from the countries least hurt by the war� Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, the United States. But there are stu-dent relief fund-raising committees in countries hard-hit by war and enemy occupation�China, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and Czechoslovakia are all contributing what they can to the common goal. Understanding Increased ""I have thoroughly investigated the organization and aims of the World Student Service Fund and I am convinced that it is a most wor-thy project,"" said Mr. West. ""I feel that aside from the actual material good which accrues to students in other countries, strengthening of bonds of each international fellow-ship and understanding will be con-siderable. I hope that the student body of our school will liberally support the drive for funds. Some of the most important leaders in our country are sponsors of the organi-zation. These include: John R. Mott, Mrs. Dwight R. Morrow, John Fos-ter Dulles, Albert Einstein, and many others."" Five Phases Of Aid There are five main phases in the program�aid in food, students all over the world are literally without enough food to keep them alive; aid in providing shelter; aid in provid-ing medical care; aid in books and equipment; aid through study-grants. The world budget to carry out this program on a minimum scale for 1947-1948 is $2,000,000. Miss Merle Yoder states, ""I hope everyone will think about hunger and illness among students in the war-torn areas of the world. Sure-ly a small sacrifice of some unneed-ed food or recreation is little to ask of ourselves when so many have nothing. If we do not help the stu-dents abroad, how can we create the kind of world we want to live in? It is not charity, but common sense."" Committee Formed Working on the committee for the campaign are Jack Shifflett, Don Taylor, Maynard Keadle, Joe Clark, Betty Spruill, Maryann Kuehnle, Jeannine Schmidt, Bud Thatcher, Claudine Bloom, Beverly Benson, Elizabeth Iloes, Marion Miller, Irene Gallagher, Edith Paul, Ann Durnell, Sally Weld, Jane Downing, and Dorothy Sandel. Program Planned For Glen Flight The first official flight of the Glen Flight was,, made on February 11, when Paul Barrans, newly appoint-ed Adjutant, went on an observation flight. The CAP group has an-nounced that in the future it is planning such trips for members as a tour of an airport, inspection of a parachute loft, and a trip to an Army airfield. Helen Ackerman, commanding of-ficer of the unit, stated that the of-ficers of the Glen Flight are anxious to arrange flights for as many mem-bers as possible in the near future. "
