tl19680209-000 "QI XX, N., 13 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21204 Feb. 9, 1968 onald Reagan � - East gnew Expels Labs, Scholarships by DAVE STURM ill a move that some observ-have likened ta California vetnor Ronald Reagan's bud-eut- backs, Maryland Clover- SlYiro T. Agnew has intro- () ad �4 a budget that would end 10 imancial support for the eher tuition waiver program, d laboratory ,schools such as C's Lida Lee Tail School, as 4,1 as freeze faculty salaries the state colleges. The propo'- Which was made public last lith, has met with fierce oppo-teLn from parties concerned h gher education through-the state. Lab Need his Paper emphasizing the for the laboratory school, ,Robert Erhlinger pointed � . the achievable level Pflblc education in Maryland be impaired for years to e, if Lida Lee Tall were to lasolved � "" and ""Its state vsorship is vital for the p0- al of its contributions in etional research and teach-education."" The State of i'lland desperately needs in-httt1� 11a in education tech- ""eie� Maryland schools, es-allY those in inner-city Bal- �'e, show a tendency toward g7I'ation that must be arrest-researc: h carried on in .4 Oratory schools served as lillarY agent in the progress proved teaching methods. . kgenew's proposal will en- 'Ke the lack of innovation e growing stagnancy in ut,'""d's school. However, t'sWkins recently stated in t ,4of further developments . The door seems to be open 4Unther utilization of T ida it irall."" Mr. Dad Cornth- , added that if Gov. Agnew I es, to include Lida Lee Qodget an the state sun-rital budget (yet to be de- ""), the school will reop-the fall. He added that Lida Lee Tall would thea serious financial harm educational systems of the county or the city. 1 'reacher Demand (If the State Colleges in Laod combined managed to h el �I-It about 200 qualified a5.,5 Per year. The annual go for new teachers ex- t it 400. No statement could Ore truly for retaining seher-education scholar- One student remarked, elsvincr a misernble nit- L'Y ending the teach-edu-t 4:scholarships, Agnew will increase teacher salaries Wants to keep Maryland e'tc Maryland's school s.,, Some hold different 1,1e� One student ex- `,,4m:: ""There are already h,41:1Pl1cations for Maryland olni lobs than jobs them-s� This is due to the influx of state teachers. If we Want to retain those techers we have and increase their number, it would be best to put the saved money into better salaries for teachers."" The student add-ed that he intended to teach but Was also paying tuition. It Might be noted that Mr. Agnew has made no proposal to in-crease the salaries of Maryland teachers. A petition has been written to Governor Agnew deploring his proposal to eliminate teach-er education scholarships. Sig-natures are being collected in 'the student center until Friday, Feb. 9. By Thursday afternoon, 1260 students had signed. Other groups, ,such as the Public School Teachers Association, have expressed ""shock"" at the new proposal. H. Orville Ber-wick, the executive secretary, reported that the P.S.T.A. was ""adamantly opposed"" to the dis-continuation of the present pro-gram. In his 600 word pre-election message to Towson State stu-dents (Tower Light, Oct. 31, 1966), Spiro T. Agnew man-aged, remarkably, to say virtu-ally nothing. We cannot ac-cue him of breaking a campaign promise. Gov. Agnew has man-aged to take a great backward stride in education in Maryland. new has achieved the nickname It is no wonder Mr. Spiro Ag- ""Ronald Reagan-East"". Sweetheart Couple, Court Cavor to sound of Basle Band, Brasil Operatic Icons Shatter Taking a break from rehearsals of the Glen Players' ""La Boheme,"" Mildred Meyers and George Trout discuss the alterations on classic opera from introduced into Towson's first opera by Dr. John t Manlove. The announcement of the 1968 Sweetheart Couple and Court at the annual Dancen ext week will highlight the events of the traditional Towson !Sweetheart Weekend The Feb-ruary 17 Dance will be kicked off at 9 p.m. at Baltimore's Fifth Regiment Armory. Count Basie and his Orchestra will provide entertainment with the theme ""A Man and A Woman."" Members of the court, chosen by election this week, are: Mar-gy Dean and Lonnie McNew; Joan Fowler and Tom Kinsey; Susan Hall and David Sonner; Peggy Mack and Buck Jones; and Pat Walker and Greg Far-aes. Wrapping up the weekend's events, Sergio Mendes and Bra-sil '66 will perform at the con-cert on Sunday, February 18, at 3 p.m. in the new Burdick Gym-nasium. Organizers of the weekend events urge students to watch for notices and announcements of ticket sales and times. In Players' 'La Boheme' Towson State's Glen Players Will present Giacomo Puccini's opera ""La Boheme"" on Febru-ary 15-17 and 21-24 in the Stu-dio Theatre nightly at 8:15. ""La Boheme"" is the first op-era the Glen Players have pro-duced. It is also the first pro-duction by Dr. John Manlove since he joined Towson's theatre department this past Septem. her Heading the cast are George Trout as ""Rudolfo,"" Milred My-ers as ""Mimi,"" and George Drummond as ""Marcello."" Oth-ers are Joan Gartner, Joe Men-nit, Jerry Whiddon, Lynn Sum-merell, and Gerry Tuck. The set designs are by Len Harmon, the costumes by Linda Strickland, and the lights by Linda White. Mrs. Kathryn Busen is piano accompanist. Mr. Trout, who is serving as musical consultant for ""I3ohe-me,"" has performed with the 'New York Opera Co., Baltimore. Civic Opera, Philadelphia Lyric Opera Co., and Washington Op-era Co., in ""Merry Widow,"" ""La Boheme,"" ""Tosco,"" ""Trial by Jury,"" ""Madame Butterfly,"" and others. In addition, Mr. Trout is the assistant director of the Cameo Opera Co. or, as he explained it, ""opera in min-ature for young people."" This company, which is under a fed-eral grant, performs operatic highlights in Baltimore area schools. Tickets�are available on a res-ervation- only basis. Guests tick-ets may be reserved by calling 828-1416 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Tickets for students are, as always, Free. Commenting on the produc-tion, ,Dr. Manlove said, ""Any opera performance as an enor- Mous undertaking and Towson has never tried a major one be-fore. ""I wanted to break with tra-dition by presenting the work in an intimate setting with on-ly a piano accompaniment; not only does this limit Puccini's musical presentation, it probab-ly will also serve to offend many an operatic traditionalist who prefers his Italian opera in Ital-ian (we're doing it in English) with the finest of voices, behind a large orchestra and in front of ha elaborate setting. Shapiro to Direct Balto. Symphony Concert Tonight At 8:16 p.m. tonight, the Bal-timore Symphony Orchestra will appear in concert in Tow- Son's Stephens Hall Auditorium. Guest conductor Elyakum Shap-iro will be featured in the pro-gram which is open free to the public. Of special interest on the slate this evening is the Balti-more premier of Karl Ditters-dorf's Symphony Concertante for Viola and Double Bass fea-turing Guillermo Perich and John Matthews, the symphony's principal violist and bassist. Also included on the program :are Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Weber and Schumann's Sym-phony No. 2 in C Major, Opus 61 The Baltimore Symphony is a nationally-renowned orchestra playing more than 200 concerts in its current system. "
