tl19510209-000 "TOWER LIGHT Vol. 5 No. 11 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. Friday, February 9, 1951 - The State Of The Union - by David Ford President Hawkins addressed the Student Body with his customary semi-annual speech at the first as-sembly of this semester. Sum.marizing past accomplish-ments, particularly new improve-ments on the campus, President Hawkins briefly out-lined plans for the future. Highlighting these plans are: a proposed extension to the din-ing hall, a new gymnasium with an indoor swimming pool, prepara-tions for Civil Defense Training, a Blood Bank, a new Communica-tions System, and special ""Free Hours"" for interviews with students. Dr. Brewington introduced Pres-ident Hawkins and in doing so com-pared the President's customary speech with the ""State of the Un-ion"" speech addressed annually to Congress. President Hawkins opened his talk by extending a welcome to the nine-teen new freshmen. He then pro-ceeded to give inventory of the school's past and proposed projects. The appearance of Eva Le Gal-lienne was the first of these. Many friends of the College were invited to see her interpretations of great scenes from great plays. President Hawkins went on to report improvements which have been made upon the campus. These ai'e the new $50,000 athletic field, which can be drained dry within twenty minutes of a heavy rain and put into use, and the installation of a new $20,000 boiler in the power plant and modernization of the plant. Those projects still underway are the two new dorms, construction of which is expected to be com-pleted by next fall, and the ac-quisition of an organ. Work on the new dorms, according to Presi-dent Hawkins is proceeding as scheduled in spite of difficulties. The new dorms are costing $460,000 and the Organ Fund still has only $12,- 000. President Hawkins invited sug-gestions for obtaining money to add to the Organ Fund. The proposed improvements men-tioned by the President were a new extension to the dining hall, new kitchen facilities and a new gym-nasium with an indoor swimming pool, which is to take the place of the outdoor War Memorial Swim-ming Pool. Funds for all the new improvements would come from the State Legislature except the swimming pool. The swimming pool fund has $22,000 at present. Pres-ident Hawkins could give no en-couraging words on the new pro-jects, however, due to the uncer-tainty of the Legislature. The President then reminded those men in the draft age to re-member the new draft ruling which permits college students to enlist within 90 days of their physical examinations and yet complete the school semester they are taking. President Hawkins said all new in-formation in regards to the draft would be posted on the Bulletin Board. The President than told of -prepa-rations being made for Civil TV-fense Training, of Red Cross clasges in First Aid, and the setting up of a Blood Bank on the campus for those students wishing to, donate. He also mentioned a summer accel-eration program but could give. no particulars on it. The President continued by re- (Continued on Page 2) War Hits Campus Recent enlistments in the armed forces include Vincent V'alenti, freshman; Joseph Watson, fresh-man; Edward Harvey, sophomore; Alvin Pasquinelli, junior; Edgar Ni-choll, freshman; and Dale Nonne-macher, freshman. The Tower Light is trying to in-clude a complete list of boys leav-ing for the service. It would be greatly appreciated if those of you who are leaving would let us know so that we can print it in the Tower Light. We would also like to include a list of the new addresses of our boys in the service. Anyone know-ing the address of any of our with-drawals, please hand th.em in to the T. L. office. Pvt. Warren E. Stroh, ex-SGA president and star athlete when he was a student at STC, has been as-signed to the 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, N. C., after co*leting processing at the 2053rd Reception Center. Student Ads .. . Tower Light Classified . Anticipated Do you have something you'd like to advertise? Are you search-ing for something you lost? Have you books or services for sale? Then, by all means, be sure to advertise accordingly in the new Classi-fied Ad section of the Tower Light. All future issues of the Tower Light will feature an ad section to appear on page three. This new service to Towson students will be 4- officially opened with the next issue of the Tower Light to appear Feb-ruary 23. In order to facilitate easier reading and general clarity, the Classified column will be sub-divided into as many headings, such as: FOR SALE, PERSONAL, Lost, and etc., as demand requires. Terms are cash payment. All ads submitted to appear in the Tower Light must be \ received at least three days prior to publication. The deadline for ads for the next issue is February 20. Each week the Classified column will inform its readers of the deadline for the next issue of the paper. On all ads accepted for publication the Editors reserve the right to edit accordingly, if necessary. . . Further information and rates may be obtained by directly writing Lou Vadorsky, Tower Light, Box 8-A. For real want-ad results at reasonable cost, patronize your Tower Light Classified! Dennis Dancers Coming to Towson by Anne B. Meinhardt Estelle Dennis, one of Baltimore's better knot& instructors of the dance, will present an educational as well as entertaining program of dance at Towson on February 20, at the regular assembly period. ""Spring Breeze,"" which will open the performance, was first given by Miss Dennis with the New York Philharmonic. Orchestra and is in the DenishaWn style of music vis-ualisation. The mood and pattern of the dance are accentuated by two multi-colored scarves twelve yards in length. The authentically costumed Ori-ental Nautch Dance complete with black wig, 120 yard skirt, ornate jewelry, and bells to tinkle on the toes, will be presented next in an air of Indian mysticism and unusual rhythms. � Opposing the purely classical, ""Dance of the Hours,"" are the classi-cal modern, ""Tragedy of Madness,"" ""Teen Age Ballet,"" and ""The Mod-ern Waltz."" � These will be followed by two Spanish numbers, ""Farruca"" and ""Fiesta."" The first, taken from the Spanish Suite of the ballet, ""Gulli-ver's Travels"" by E. de Torres, is an authentic representation, while the other is a satire on the tradi-tional native dance, the Sandungo. SGA Executive Board Meeting No Executive Board meeting was held this week due to the lack of a quorum, The � deficiency of re-presentatives. was � so apparent that no roll was called. President Hoddinott decided to hold what he called a ""Con-fab"" while waiting for representatives to show up. No legislation of importance was on the agenda, as the Sweetheart Dance is the main pre-occupation of everyone's mind, according to President Hoddinott. During the ""Con-fab"" the sub-ject of School Spirit was brought up and those present made sug-gestions and criticisms. Following this, a representative of the Tower Light read a letter from Paul Arend, financial head of the Tower Light, requesting $200.00 for cuts and pho-tographs for the paper. This brought the subject of the budget up. President Hoddinott said the S.G.A. now has but $1,000.00 in its treasury. $200.00 to the Tower Light, $450.00 to the foreign student, and $100.00 for a New York trip will diminish the funds of the S. G. A. out of any danger of going in the red. Notice To Day Students Students who use the BTC as means of transportation to Towson are reminded that new transit school cards are now available in the Registrar's office. When applying for a new card, students are asked to forfeit their old card issued in September. The new cards will be valid for usage from February to June, and should be obtained as soon as possible. Annual Sweetheart Dance To Be Held Tomorrow Night by Ann Noland As St. Valentine's day looms in the near future, Towsonites are busy planning their Annual Sweetheart Dance. The Dance, to be held tomorrow night in the gymnasium, will feature two orchestras, Tom Fort's and Brayden Ridenour's. The highlight of the evening will be the crowning of the Sweet-hearts of 1951 by the judggs, Margery Klepper, Casey Britton, Ed Ku-linsky, and Paul Whitehurst. The girls who will be judged Were nomi-nated by classmates who put their choice for Sweetheart in a box which had been on the bulletin board in the Book Shop. Nine girls have been chosen to compete in the contest: Rose Marie Davis, Cora Clark, Roland Sanchez, Anne Warfield, Millicent Pagel, Irene Gallagher, Martha Hoy, Flo Ruland, and Betty Lou Draper. ""Rosie"" Davis has twa main interests, ""Snuffy"" and kindergarten children. She is an avid wrestling fan, partciularly when Snuffy is fighting for supremacy of the mat. A tiny gal with a voice, Rosie likes dorm life and people, hamburgers, Ellicott City, and summer vacations. She has been going steaady with Jim ""Snuffy"" Montgomery for two years and five months. Both are active in the FTA, and Jim is well known in the sports circles. Cora Clark, a senior, is an active member on the stage crew of the Glen Players, while Paul Arend, whom she has been going steady with for two years, has been in many of the plays. Paul and Cora are avid bridge fans and can be seen almost any evening in the card room challenging and usually beating the challenged in bridge. Cora is dark, fairly short, and always laughing. She's mad about actors, knit-ting argyles, ping-pong, music, and first grades. Reland Bassett Sanchez is also a senior, dark, and rather short. She met Moises when his team from Havana U. played Towson's soccer team last year. He came to Baltimore to study at Hopkins where he is working for his doctors. Reland and Moises were mar-red last summer and spent their vacation in Cuba. Reland, whose ,. home town is Landover, Maryland, has been active in sports here at school. Anne Warfield, who is from Pikesville, Md., and Gene Amberman, from ;Stewartstown, Pa., got together seven months ago and have been going steady ever since. Anne is Social Chairman of the House Com-mittee, cheerleader, and an enthusiastic supporter of school spirit. Called ""Smiley,"" she's very friendly though conservative. She speaks only when she has somthing worthwhile to say. Never upset�Anne's tall, attractive, blond, has dark eyes. Millicent Pagel, who is engaged to Bill Becker, an employee of the Mitchell Construction Co., has been going with him for four and a half years. Millicent has dark brown wavy hair, a beautiful com-plexion, brown eyes, and a pretty smile. She has been active in the FAC, on dance committees, and on the, Social Committee. Irene Gallagher and Robert Colburn, who are both students here at Towson, have been going steady for five months. Irene, who likes to dance, is blond, ""nice and friendly,"" and very attractive. She has been very active in school activities with emphasis on the PAC, Cheer-leaders, Glee Club, and SCA Choir. She is president of the Chimes Guild, and has been in the Variety. Show. Marty Hoy likes weekends, diamonds, her twin brother, and Gehe Reid to whom she is engaged. Marty, who is of medium height, cute, and a smart dresser, has been active here at school in the FTA and - on the Tower Echoes. Gene is a Sophomores Elect New Officers After many attempts to hold nomi-nations for their new officers, the Sophomore Class finally elected three new officers on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 6. One hundred thirty-eight sophomores voted in the election, choosing Paul Whitehurst for Pres-ident, Jim Gede for vice-president, and Jane Wunder for SGA repre-sentative. These officers were elect-ed to fill the vacant positions left by Vernon Smith, Bucky Beneza, and Bob Van Horn, who enlisted in the Air Forcf4s recently. Following are the exact results of the voting: President: Paul Whitehurst Melanie Wagner Vice-President: Jim Gede Ellen Bevard SGA Representative Jane Wunder 99 39 94 43 117 cost accountant and is in his third year at Loyola night school. Flo Ruland, a junior, is a very active organizer and planner of class activities. She takes innumer-able electives, works on make up crew for Glen Players, and was on the FAC until February. Flo has a pleasant smile, tawny hair, dark eyes, and is slightly reserved. Al. Thackston, to whom she is engaged, is from Glen Burnie, Maryland, and is also a student here at SW. Betty Lou Draper, author of Fe-male & Fancy for the Tower Light is as smart a dresser as the people she writes her column for. She's tall, blond, ""real nice,"" and supports a certain team religiously. Lou goes steady with that famous Golden Knight, Bucky Kimmett. "
