tl19560224-000 "TOWER Vol. VIII, No. 10 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND LIGHT February 24, 1956 p; SCA Sponsors airWUS Drive [Ode COUP e Oh!: With the official endorsement of the World University campaign by the SGA, the way was opened for a VignrOUS campaign to raise mon-ey ' for red' WUS at Towson. [ )ece World University Service is a service organization for the world lirtiversity community. It provides a Inearis for students to help needy students, WUS is a means by Which students at Towson can reach a helping hand across the 8ea to their fellow students. There ai re 38 national branches of WUS .r1 all Parts of the free world. he WUS campaign at Towson Id run for several weeks and will ist Ude many and varied activities 1g raise funds. Below is a list of Sta! these6, activities in their order of ;orfle -etirrence. S cle6 ?T. Nary 20 � Miss Mano scii,nigh, a member of the traveling .74 from India will be in the pecial Room to present an of Dining discussion. pf Pebruary 21 � Ugly Man Con-ibraf' t4t will start. This contest will I lit avt be based o n the physical beau- ),r lack thereof of any male on Pns. It should be more on the Ito . Of a popularity contest in 1e4 Pennies will be votes. �,�?ehruary e� 23 � Dorm Services r t dill begin � various personal and t�41estie tasks will be performed lit's"" 5r a certain charge. esid er h S pe , v 1:, , e-tlary 23 � March 1 WUS Il ft r'oris will be on sale in the foyer e �111 5:30 to 7:00. t to :e bruary 24 � Dorm money it II S e collected. vel p r ebNary 27 �Official opening itoyeear iltPaign with a bake sale in 5:30 to 7:00. e fiP -Uary 29 � Faculty auction 0 br� in laat Student Centre. Articles lag,Year ranged from Dr. Beish- 11,4\v,Ceramic worms to Dr. Bevins ,e0e, IN�ings and included lost and `I articles from the Physical � Ne' 1 � eel ha tl at, ion Department. Come this ,r r le 4 1! and see what you can pick cue' ) /jog . of 4reh 1 � Barn dance in gym th5 to 11:00. , , Ti or t' areh 2 ____ 3 � Late dorm ttiut te date pays $.01 for each lz:.o he keeps date out past -ifl. up to 1:00. ti 0(31.. d l:elarch 4 � SCA concert � Lida Tall tirr Auditorium. Parents, 4 l and friends invited � a ee .1.r tot, hyvill offering will be taken 811 , te"" Us Concert 19' 04 rofe`' thoir larch 4 at 3 p.m. the SCA iiver Liok Will give a concert in the Lee Tall auditorium. Tickets 11�t, be available but a free rotet; tt �tiering at the concert will otio' to tl ePted. The benefits will go ,r006, me,,World University Service as le1.v:1 for the furthering of their holil'I'r q tin lees to students. The principle 4 � srlti ii . n of the WUS is to unite bUiNtri versity community in a it il4Or g effort against poverty, sickness and despair at C'�"" �continue,d Page 6, Col. 3) ph TO THE STUDENTS OF STC: On February 15, the Men's and Women's Resident Councils met to decide whether bermudas could be worn in the Student Centre after six p.m. on weeknights and all day Saturday. The issue was defeated by small margins in both elections. Some of the reasons behind the defeat are as follows: 1. The issue was never clearly presented objectively; it was always shrouded by personal opinions and prejudices. 2. Improper parliamentary procedure was prevalent in the Men's House meeting. (The vote was 39 for, 40 against; I feel 40 people cannot dictate the mode of dress to 39.) 3. The wishes of the day hops as expressed by the Student Centre Directory have been completely ignored by the resident students, if ever presented. Constant reference was made to the fact that the appearance of students in bermudas in the Student Centre (and through the foyer) would be substandard and give visitors a negative impression of Towson. Perhaps the people who made this remark should notice that these two areas are frequently utilized for ""passion pits"" and for public display of affection. I think that visitors are more shocked by these disgusting exhibitions than by young people in informal attire. Let's look at this intelligently; are bermudas important? NO: The issue is this, intelligent students should have the right to dress according to the dictates of good tasts (considering environment and time and they should not be told how to dress. However, in all fairness, I must point out that perhaps the people who are so opposed to this issue see something in the student body which might resemble lack of good judgement and good taste. If this is so let us work constructively toward changing this impression. May I suggest to the people involved (house committees, etc.) that they consider a trial period of two weeks in the spring. Let this trial period serve to demonstrate that those people who wish to wear bermudas will do so as neatly as they wear other clothing. If at the end of these two weeks the project is reviewed (by open minded members of the house committees, Student Centre Directory, SGA, and faculty) and still considered unadvisable then let the sub-ject be dropped once and for all. I have tried to present this problem intelligently and objectively for your review. Let me restate my conviction that tastes cannot and should not be dictated by one group to another. Respectfully submitted, Mike Franko, Vice President Student Government Association ENDORSED BY: * Donald K. Huges Pres., Men's Athletic Assn. Mike DeVita Pres., Freshman Class Carey Bolster Pres., Sophomore Class Jack Jones Pres., Junior Class Denny Psoris, Pres., Veterans Organization Martin Stark Pres., Men's Resident Council Don Gross Chairman, Inter-Faith Council Peggy Haase Nancy Murphy Chairmen, Student Centre Di-rectory Julia Pohlman SGA Executive Committee *(The endorsement of these people does not necessarily represent the concensus of their respective groups. Sweetheart Dance A Success by Bernie Hartman Amid the grandeur of multi-colored tapestries, busy cupids, in-numerable hearts, and the music of Tex Beneke was held the 1956 Sweetheart Dance. To say that the dance was a success would be the understatement of any year. At the main intermission final-ists for the ""Sweetheart"" contest were presented by Keith White-hurst, President of the SGA. After a few anxious moments, the judges announced that Margee Sadler and Bill Santman were the ""Sweet-hearts of 1956."" Mr. and Mrs. Mal-colm Ewell, last year's winners, were on hand to congratulate their successors and present them with flowers. Credit for the success of this year's edition of the dance belongs to Franny Schramm, SGA Social Chairman. Her leadership in or-ganizing and co-ordinating the ef-forts of the various subcommittees was excellent. The student body, faculty, and alumni owe her many thanks for their enjoyment of the 1956 Sweetheart Dance, an event worth remembering. Major Roles Cast By Glen Players by Nancy Rogers The major roles in ""Another Part of the Forest,"" the forthcom-ing Glen Players production, have been won by Dennis Fry, Carolyn Lyle, Emmy Lee Butler, Craig Gerhardt, and Jim Glass as an-nounced by Mr. William C. Kramer, faculty director of the group. From the pen of Lillian Hell-man, who is currently represented in New York by the hit drama ""The Lark,"" ""Another Part of the Forest"" will be presented on March 15, 16, and 17. Miss Hell-man wrote ""Forest"" as a sequel in reverse to ""The Little Foxes"" (Continued Page 6, col. 2) New Students Enter Towson During the month of February, Towson State Teachers College had an addition of seventy stu-dents to its enrollment. Forty-one of these students entered as fresh-men � thirty in the Teachers Col-lege and eleven in the Junior Col-lege. Eleven of these seventy stu-dents were in advanced standing in the Teachers College, and two were in advanced standing in the Junior College. The students rep-resented ten colleges: Brigham Young University, University of Miami, High Point College, Balt-imore Junior College, Western Maryland College, Johns Hopkins University, American University, Wilson Teachers College, Univer-sity of Maryland and Centenary Junior College. Towson was happy to welcome back fourteen students who were re-entering the college. Twelve of these students re-entered the Teachers College and two re-entered the Junior College. FAC Elects New Officers The FAC is an organization de-signed to welcome new students to the Towson campus and to help orient them to the college life here. Recently in January the elections were held for the offi-cers and members for the second semester and for first semester next year. The new FAC staff for this se-mester and first semester of next year are as follows: Barbara Nyce, president; Kathy Browne, vice-president; Phyllis Dennis, secretary-treasurer; AllenBryant, SGA Representative. The other members of the FAC are: Carey Bolster; Richard Clem; Ann Dix; Pat Filsinger; Sarah Jane France; Joyce Frizzel; Eleanor Gareis; George Gott; Bar-bara Harmony; Bernard Hartman; Shirley Hartwell; Sandra Hoff-master; Harriet Honnikberg; Ev-erett Jarvis; Agnes Kardos; Mary Lou Kroh; June Macauley; Saran-na Miller; Clarence Morey; Mary Jo Norris; Nancy Ocker; Sally Roberts; Steve Rohr; Elaine Say-lor; Edmond Sistek; Shirley Strube; Shirley Thin; Sally Wag-ner; Joan Walter; Ann Webster; Doris Wimert; Ronald Wartman. IRC Makes Future Plans The International Relations Club, at its January meeting, laid the groundwork for its projects during the second semester. A Model Security Council will be held here at STC on March 16, and March 17, sponsored by the Collegiate Council for the United Nations and the IRC. The CCUN is a student organization of the UN. The foremost issue confronting the Security Council. (Continued Page 6, Cols. 4,5) News Briefs President Hawkins is ill. We are sorry to hear that Pres-ident Hawkins has been ill and hope he is soon well. Mr. Crook Ill Doctor Frederick Cunliffe, of Alexandria, Virginia, has returned to substitute for Mr. Crook, who is in the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Coffee hours increased The Sunday and Friday dinner coffee hours will be continued. Second semester will witness many more of these popular gatherings. A new coffee hour will be in-itiated after the freshman dance in March. Coffee will be served from one to two o'clock a.m. for the girls and their dates. Women students must sign in at one thirty as usual but they may remain in the foyer with their friends until two a.m. More food for students continued An adequate budget and the re-duction of meat prices are war-ranting the continuation of the new food policy. Small, medium, or large portions of food may be requested. Two cartons of milk are allowed with lunch and dinner. Occasionally second desserts will be given at the end of the dining period. Waste must be cut down if this policy is to become per-manent. Day hops may bring lunch to cafeteria Day hops are invited to bring their lunch to the cafeteria when Student Centre is overcrowded. For a small price, lunches may be bought in the cafeteria by the day hops. This will alleviate the crowded conditions in the snack bar. New sign out cards Sign out cards of month long duration will be ready for Septem-ber. They are lighter in weight than are the present cards. Keep off the grass President Hawkins has request-ed that students refrain from walking along paths on the grass and use walkways instead. Side-walks and roads are created for this purpose. The only area that may be crossed is the field on the northeast campus. Here the new residence hall will be con-structed starting in June. New roster A roster of every person living on cammpus will be installed be-hind the desk in the dormitory business office. It will accommo-date information for one-thousand persons. It is a gift from the business office. The dormitory serves as the business office from four to eleven o'clock on week-days and all during the weekend. This roster will aid their girls on duty in locating people. Presently there are five hundred eighty dor-mitory students and fifteen Junior College students living off campus. Welcome freshmen The House Committee, in behalf of the staff and resident students would like to welcome seven new freshmen and fifteen upperclass-men to the dormitory this semes-ter. "
