tl19530225-000 "TOWER irnL LIGHT Vol. 6, No. 12 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON February 25, 1953 Sophomores Present 'Devil's Holiday' Show ""Devil's Holiday,"" the Sophomore Assembly will be presented to the college March 10. The specific theme of the assem-bly is sill a secret, known only to the Sophomores; however, the class is assuring the college ""an enjoy-able performance."" ""Devil's Holi-day"" is to be strictly a musical comedy consisting of dancing and singing and using as little dialogue as possible. This assembly will have a new twist in that the large singing choruses will not be on stage, but will have their places in front of the stage. No one per-son will have a leading role, in order to enable participation from as many people as possible. Knox, Chairman Don Knox heads the Assembly Committee with Dick McCall, who is serving as co-chairman. Joan Lee Bankard is music director for the production; Dale Thomas, dance director; and Rita Perkins is serving as publicity chairman. Supervising the stage and light-ing is Tony Marchione. Tina Psauris is in charge of costumes and Cicely Katz is in charge of make-up. Don Knox says ""I have been very pleased to see the response that our class has shown in taking part in the assembly. If the Sopho-more Class's spirit and en-thusiasm is, in any way, indica-tive of the quality of its perfor-mance on March 10, our assembly should be one of the best."" Novel Ideal Dick McCall, following up Don's statement says, ""The Sophomore Class has what I believe a very novel class assembly to present to the student body; and all of us working on this program hope Don Knox, Dick McCall discussing assembly plans. that the reception will equal the work put in the assembly by the class members. Dr. Curt E. Walther is adviser of the Class of 1955. March Assemblies Feature Variety of Performances Varied assemblies, including a speaker, a string quartet, a class performance, and a play are on the agenda for the month of March. March 3rd the last performance of the Young Musicians series for the season will be presented. The program will feature a string-wind ensemble which performed in Baltimore last year and is returning upon request this season. Gabriel Banat, violinist; David Glazer, clarinetist; and Marilyn Meyer, pianist are the artists com-prising this group. Mr. Glazer was with the woodwind quintet which appeared at Towson last semester. Talent Committee Sponsors Act Play The Happy Journey, a comedy in one act, by Thornton Wilder will be presented March 4 in the auditorium under the sponsorship of the Faculty-Student Talent Committee. One year ago in November, the Faculty-Student Talent Commit-tee was organized to fulfill the requests of the many students who wanted afternoon entertain-ment. Some of the previous programs have included panel discussions, art forums, talks on coin collec-tion, and musical programs. The purpose of the committee is to bring before audiences the talent of the faculty members and the student body in order to pro-mote interests at Towson. Miss Sherman and Mr. Fallon act as faculty advisers for the group. Miss Sherman has stated that since both faculty and stu-dents are looking for opportuni-ties wherein they can meet to-gether for mutual enjoyment, the committee hopes that the af-ternoon programs will afford such an opportunity. Any student interested in per-forming should contact J. Lyston. A Educationist Dean Melby, from the educa-tion department at New York Uni-versity will appear as guest speaker in the March 17 assembly. During his stay at Towson, Mr. Melby will also speak to a meet-ing of the Parent-Teachers' As-sociation of Lida Lee Tall School. The final assembly in March, which will precede the Easter va-cation, will feature the Glen Play-ers. The plan includes a one act play, which is to be student di-rected. In conjunction with the drama, community and glee club singing will be included in the program. Don Cassocks Second in a series of three eve-ning performances at Towson, will be the Platoff Don Cossacks song and dance group. They will ap-pear on campus Monday evening, March 23. In reference to this program, Mr. Nicholas Geriak, chairman of the assembly com-mittee said, ""This group is one of the finest of its kind in the United States. All who attend their per-formance will enjoy it immense-ly."" News Briefs 1 Sophs Testing A testing program, under the auspices of the Educational Test-ing Service, will be held at the college on Wednesday and Thurs-day, March 4 and 5. Sophomore students will be excused from classes during these hours. TV The men's west dormitory has purchased a 17"" Philico table model television set that is to be used for educational and recrea-tional purposes. Frosh Dance ""Pastel Premeire"" has been chos-en as the theme for the Freshman Class dance to be held Saturday, March 14 in the gymnasium. Blood Donor Although Monday, February 9, was a hurriedly planned Blood Donor Day, there were over 150 pledges and approximately 100 pints donated. The purpose of this donation day was to inaugu-rate a three day a year plan for giving blood with the hopes of gradually building it to a four day a year. There will be another donor day in the spring. Marshall Anyone interested in joining the Marshalls should contact Jane Shapiro immediately since a mem-bership campaign is in progress. Requirements include one semes-ter in the college and the attend-ance at two Marshall meetings. Summer School A bilingual summer school sponsored by the University of Guadalajars in co-operation with Stanford University faculty mem-bers will be held in Mexico, June 28�August 8. Offerings include art, folklore, history, language, and literature. Two-hundred and twenty five dollars include, six-weeks tuition, board and room. Write Prof. Juan Rael, Box K, Stanford University, California, if you are interested. NSA Veep Visits Towson Campus Leonard A. Wilcox, Jr., vice-president of National Affairs for the National Student Association will appear on campus Wednesday, March 4 and speak before the Stu-dent Council. Towson has recently become a member of the NSA which is a national organization for students to maintain academic freedom, stimulate and improve democratic student governments, develop bet-ter educational standards and im-prove student welfare. Any college, university, junior college, normal school or techni-cal school can join the National Student Association upon ratifica-tion of its constitution and pay-ment of annual dues. NSA's mem-bership includes more than 300 institutions. Mr. Wilcox will explain to the council the advantages of belong-ing to the NSA. There is no stand-ard organization for campus parti-cipation in NSA; each college adapts it own particular extra-curricular program. The advisers of the national organization in- Students Meet for UN Session Students representing sixty col-leges and universities will meet to simulate a session of the United Nations General Assemblies at Cornell University, April 1-3. Each school represents a nation that is a member of the UN. A four student delegation from Tow-son Teachers accompanied by Mr. Mahlon Hellerich, the faculty ad-viser of the International Relations Club, will represent Nicaragua. The delegates will be chosen from the numbers of the IRC through competition judged by the faculty members of the Social Science Department. The two main parts of the competition will be a public speaking contest and a written examination which will determine the competitors' fami-liarity with the present problems of the General Assembly. Last year Towson, which represented Ecuador, was one of the two col-leges in Baltimore to send dele-gations to the Model General As-sembly. elude Harold Stasson and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. In addition to various programs of the Commissions, NSA also operates the nation-wide Student Discount System which establishes discount contracts with some 200 merchants in leading cities. The purchase cards entitles student holders to list price discounts of 10 to 30 percent. State Teachers belongs to the Mason-Dixon Region of NSA, and has recently been represented by Faye Davis, Jack Lapidas, Mel Wagner and Dietrich von Sch-werdtner, at a leadership confer-ence at Hood College. Jack Lapidas, vice-president of the SGA, arranged for Mr. Wil-cox's visit and he has expressed, ""Since this is the first year Tow-son has joined the NSA we will not immediately see the fruits of this labor in its widest scope."" Jack Lapidas, arranged for Mr. Wilcox's Visit. The Association of the Interna-tional Relations Clubs, supported by the Carnegie Endowment, has made available a magazine on cur-rent international problems to the Towson International Rela-tions Club. Various colleges are using this magazine in study groups. The IRC at Towson is inter-ested in organizing such study groups. All students who are interested and willing to give time to study and discuss current problems are asked to contact Syl-via Mecchia, president of the IRC. Charlie Barnett Plays for Sweetheart Affair; 700 People Dance at Keith's Ballroom Friday Evening Kitty Bean and Jules DeFries ""Towson's 1953 Sweethearts"" Seven hundred people danced to Charlie Barnett's orchestra last Friday evening at Towson's an-nual Sweetheart Dance in Keith's Ballroom. The dance was sponsored by the Student Government Associa-tion and all proceeds went to the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Highlighting the evening affair was the Sweetheart contest in which K. Bean & J. DeFries were chosen ""Towson's 1953 Sweet-hearts."" Don Webb announced the twelve top candidates, as they entered from either side of the band stand and danced in front of the judges. Dr. and Mrs. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. John Horst, president of the alumni association, Mr. and Mrs. A. Thackston served as judges. Tom Evans, Student Government Social Chairman, was general dance chairman. Faye Van Riper and Bill Miller supervised the dec-orations and publicity respective-ly. Handling the Sweetheart con-test was Virginia Cosgrove. Clar-ence Young headed the refresh-ment committee and tickets were taken care of by Mona Lou Evans. "
