tl19500203-000 "L February 3, 1950 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. Vol. 3, No. 10 New FAC Starts Training Frosh Tea Slated On Feb. 9th Election of officers and outlining of plans for _the year were the features of the first meeting of the new F. A. C. last Tuesday evening in the Green Room. Dr. Moser addressed the group on ""The Psychology of Leadership"" in the first meeting of preparation for the F. A. C.'s main job of work-ing with the freshman next Fall. Nancy Redford, President Nancy Redford, named president by the outgoing members of the FAC, conducted the election of other officers from the new mem-bers, with the following results: vice-president, Bill Hammerman; cretary-treasurer, Betty Jane Holloway, and SGA representa-tive, Molly Smart. Two other positions were filled by appointment. Duane Virts was named Membership Chairman, and Bob Hofmeister will handle pub-licity. Fresh Tea February 9 Plans for a tea on February 9 in Richmond Hall Parlor which will serve to introduce new students this semester to leading members of the student body were formulated. Each member of the FAC will act as host to a new student, and com-mittees were formed to handle spe-cific activities. Molly Smart, Lee Smith, Duane Virts, Willie Miller, and Charles Calary will supervise entertainment for the tea. Invitations to student leaders will be handled by Jane Dail and Oliver Dunker. The re-freshment committee includes Bet-ty Jane Holloway, Nancy Sande!, Flo Ruland, and Gene Amberman. Future plans of the FAC include work on High Schooi Visiting Days on April 14 and 17, 1950, and dur-ing the Freshman Week activities which begin September 10. Studytour Plans Essay Contest Internation Study Tour Alliance has announced an essay contest for students, with the chief awards being free study tours to Europe, fellowships, and grants. The competition is open to all students of American colleges and universities, including schools of fine arts and technical as well as professional institutions. Essay sub-iects may be chosen from any branch of learning, but must lend themselves to further research abroad. Length of the composition is limited to ten thousand words with a minimum of two thousand. The completed work must be mailed not later than March 31, 1950. According to ISA, the purpose of the essay contest is to enable to- Morrow's leaders to familiarize themselves with conditions abroad, and appreciate the differences in the Cultures and institutions of the var-ious peoples living together in this World. Complete details may be obtained by writing to International Study- Tour Aliiance, Inc., 12 East 46th street, New York 18, N. Y. Assembly Programs For February The schedule for the February assemblies has been released by Mr. West. On February 7 the Army Ground Forces Band from Fort George G. Meade will present_ a program. The monthly meeting of the SGA will be held on February 14. Speakers from the National Con-ference for Christians and Jews will appear on February 21 in a discus-sion of National Brotherhood Week. A Catholic priest, a Jewish rabbi, and a Protestant minister are to speak. On February 28 the Honorable Ruth Bryan Rhode, first woman minister to a foreign country (Den-mark) ever appointed from the United States is to speak. Symphony Numbers To Be Selected By Students Wednesday Dr. Hawkins announced to the Faculty Student Committee last Wednesday, that the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra would present a selected program in the college auditorium on March 20th. To aid in the selection of num-bers to be played, Reginald Stewart conductor of the orchestra, has sub-mitted a ballot from which the student body will select pieces to be played. This voting will be held in the section meetings during confer-ence period on Wednesday. A sample ballot is printed below. Symphonies (Vote for One) BEETHOVEN Fifth BRAHMS First MAHLER First MENDELSSOHN Fourth (""Italian"") MOZART -Haffner"" SCHUBERT 'Unfinished (Continued on Page 2) FACULTY NOTES Dr. Marie Meier, recently a su-pervisor in the State Department of Education, will be a part time member of our faculty for the sce-ond semester, replacing Mrs. Helen James who assisted during the first term. Mr. William J. Lewis has joined the faculty as a part time instruc-tor in music. Mr. Lewis is a grad-uate of Johns Hopkins and Pea-body and has taught in various Maryland schools and colleges. ""Sweethearts"" To:BeChosen Februar 11th SGA Features Bob Craig's Orchestra 1949 Ann Clotworthy ""1949 Sweetheart"" 1950 Harriett Brohawn Millie Edfeldt Barbara Kyle Lorelle Leonard Betty Lou Mariner Nancy Redford Florence Ruland Claire Stearns Dita Swift Janice Witts A.F.S.C. Announces Service Opportunities Here, Abroad Philadelphia, Pa.�Service oppor-tunities in work camps, seminars, institutes, internships in industry and cooperatives, and in mental and correctional institutions are being offered to college students again by the American Friends Service Com-mittee, it was announced today by Clarence E. Pickett, Executive Sec-retary of the Quaker organization. In New Jersey, at the Clinton Farms State Reformatory for Wom-en and at the Overbrook Essex County Mental Hospital, 14 Institu-tional Service Unit members, serv-ing as attendants, are helping to meet the needs of the delin-quents and mentally ill. Campers will help build commun-ity facilities or conduct recreational programs in various parts of the United States. The camps will be held in the slum area of North Richmond, Cal.; the fishing villages surrounding Southwest Harbor, Maine; and on Indian reservation in a Southwestern state. In Maryland, Tennessee, the campers will con-struct a community center-clinic building; in Washington, D. C., they will conduct interracial playgrounds; and in Philadelphia, Pa., they will work in a depressed area with the self-help redevelopment plan ad-ministered by the Friends Neigh-borhood Guild and the Service Committee in cooperation with va-rious government agencies. Opportunity Abroad The Service Committee will send approximately 60 Americans to par-ticipate in work camps in 13 coun-tries in Europe and in Jamacia. The volunteers will work in refuge camps and will harvest fields, clear land, rebuild homes, schools, com-munity centers and playgrounds. Other young men aid women will study problems of international co-operation and peace in seven-week International Service Seminars and in ten-day Institutes of Internation-al Relations. In both projects, well-known authorities an international affairs serve as faculty members, discussion leaders, and advisers. In-stitutes and seminars will be located in New England, the Middle West, i and the Far West. The Service Com-mittee will also sponsor seven semi-nars abroad, five in Europe and two in Asia. The seminars in Eu-rope and in Asia will be attended by people who are already studying in these areas. The Committee does not have funds to send people abroad to participate in seminars. For further information about any of these projects, get in touch with the American Friends Service Com-mittee office at 20 South 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Fashion Article May Win $500 The annual College Fiction Con-test of Mademoiselle Magazine is now underway. All women under-graduates are eligible and entries mui i. be postmarked no later than midnight April 15, 1950. Stories which have appeared in undergraduate college publications are acceptable but only if they have not been published elsewhere. En-tries must be from 3000 to 5000 words in length. It is required that they be typewritten, double-spaced, on one side of the paper only, and accompanied by the ...contestant's clearly marked name, home address, college address. and college year. The editors of Mademoiselle are the judges and their decisions will be final. Each of the two winners will receive $500 for all rights to their story including publication in the August 1950 issue. The editors reserve the right to buy any other acceptable stories at their regular rates. On February 11 the SGA Sweet-heart Dance will be the scene of the final judging for STC's 1950 Sweethearts. The ten contestants with their escorts will appear at intermission. Finalists are Harriett Brohawn, Millie Edfeldt, Barbara Kyle, Lorelle Leonard, Betty Lou Mariner, Nancy Redford, Flo Ru-land, Claire Stearns, Dita Swift, Janice Witts. The committee which selected these girls from the 22 nominees included Mr. von Schl.verdtner, Dr. Hartley, Georgia Wisner, Mary Ellen Harlan, Doro-thy Sandel, and Charles Calary. Mary Ellen Harlan, Chairman of the Sweethearts Committee, has an-nounced that five people have been approached to act as judges at the dance. Dr. McCleary, advisor to the SGA has accepted the request. The Christ Brothers (Phil and Cream-puff) Baltimore radio comedians; , Ann Clotworthy, Sweetheart of last year's dance; and Ginna Ganzhorn, 1949 May Queen, have also been invited to judge. Decorations for the dance have been planned by Eileen Skinner and Charles Royer. The Refresh-ment Committee with Thelma Bare- 1 foot as chairman, have made ar-rangements for punch and specially designed cupcakes to be served. SGA Social Chairman, Tom Fort, who is directing dance activities, has announced that tickets for out-siders will be on sale for $1.00 at the ground floor ticket booth all this week. Freshman Class Seeks Song Charles Calary, newly elected freshman class president, an-nounced that the class is now con-ducting a contest for an original song, Melane Wagner and Jim Peel-ing, co-chairman of the rules com-mittee, have submitted the follow-ing regulations: 1) Words must be written by a member of the Freshman class 2) Any form or type will be ac-cepted. i.e. pep form, serious, etc. 3) Song should not exceed two verses with chorus sung twice 4) the tune must be original (no other schoolsong melody will be accepted) 5) If you can't write music, the words without the music will be accepted. If the words are chosen as best turned in, the music will be added by Melane Wagner and Jim Peeling. 6) The two best songs will be presented to the class � one with music added by M. Wag-ner and J. Peeling 7) Give your results to either M. Wagner or J. Peeling. 8) ""Start now. Time is wasting"" 9) The deadline for all entries will be posted later. "
