tl19520111-000 "Council Presidency Won by McElroy Betty Mc Elroy has been select-ed to head the Freshman Advisory Council for the 1952 session. ""Bootsie"" as the new president is better known, is a transfer from Mary Washington College where she had planned to major in psy-chology, but according to the pert junior, ""I decided I'd rather be a teacher."" Civic Opera "" Coming Soon Formulation of plans for the ap-pearance of the Hilltop Musical Company at State Teachers Col-lege March 5 have now become a project of the Student Govern-ment Association. Previously the SCA had been assigned this, but returned the project to the SGA so it would be more college-wide. This will be a major undertak-ing for the SGA, the first of its kind ever attempted. Tickets will be sold for one dollar to both stu-dents and outsiders. There will be no admission by activities card. The Student Government is Working with the civic opera group under an arrangement that Will split the proceeds. The musi-cal company will receive the first $275.00, the SGA the second $275.00, and from there will work en a 60 per cent - 40 per cent basis with Towson taking the lat-ter. All college members are urged to take part and to support the Project in order to make it worth-while. Tickets are being handled by Ursula Oliver, Jackie Finch, �Syl-via Godsey, Jack.te Wagner, and Joan Migliarini. Publicity methods are yet to be worked out in detail, but the col-lege newspaper will work in full cooperation with this committee. The tentative program is still as previously announced, including The Telephone by Menatti and The Inipressario by Mozart. She entered Towson in Septem-ber 1950 and this year was elected as treasurer of the IRC and serves on the social committee of the dormitory. Whenever a dance is slated, it is sure that Boots will turn out prepared with blue jeans and a smile to request, ""When do we start decorating?"" After hearing the results of the election, she replied with a state-ment that reveals the keynote of the new leader. 'I feel very humble that the FAC thinks me worthy of this honor. I shall try my very best TOW Vol. 5, No. 7 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON January 11, 1952 Betty McElroy . . to uphold the high standards set by the past presidents and by all of the wonderful people who have made the FAC what it is today. The finest part of all is such a grand new FAC. It will be a privilege to work with them."" This evening the outgoing FAC will entertain the incoming mem-bers at dinner in the dining hall, after which they will retire to Richmond Hall Parlor for the in-stallation ceremony. The initiation is held by candle-light and embodies the mottos and goals of the society. Review of Lists Show Variety in New Books Several hundred of the new books on order have been received by the library in recent weeks. Outstanding volumes in all fields of study and best selling fiction editions are now ready for circulation. Under biography ad-ditions to the series on the life Girls' Dorm Gets Phones As a result of requisitions Placed last year, three new phones are in the process of being Placed in the girl's dormitory. In the near future there will be a phone on second floor Newell, third floor Newell, and third floor Richmond. Although the phones are to be pay phones, they will not be in booths. It is hoped that the women resi-dents will use these phones for outgoing calls; leaving the three Phones already in operation free for incoming calls. This matter is to be presented later in a general house meeting. When the phones Will be in use is uncertain. But according to the business office installation is progressing rapidly. The house committee also an-nounced that since the Christmas dance experiment with 1 :30 dance leaves for resident women students turned out so well, this Will become a permanent part of rules. In connection with the new ruling, there will be funds set aside to pay a senior student tak-ing the duty at the desk. of George Washington by Free-man, John C. Calhoun by Wittse, and William Carlos Williams' autobiography are contained. Art Books For students with art interest are: The Joy of Hand Weaving, The Complete Book of Pottery Mak-ing, and How to Make Modern Jewelry. In the history category are included: Beirne's The Ami-able Baltimoreans, The Magnifi-cent Century by Costain, The England of Elizabeth by Rawse, and The Bay by Kluigel which deals with the Chesapeake. The author of Three Came Home has added a third in the series called White Man Returns. From the pen of the prominent Irish author O'Flaherty comes Insurrection, while Joyce Caney's Mr. Johnson is the newest release of the popular English novelist. Carson's book on oceans of the world, called The Sea Around Us which made the best-seller list, is also on the shelves. Education Books dealing with actual ex-periences in a classroom include Stuart's Thread That Runs, so True and Heaven in My Hand by Hump-hreys. Stuart's volume is an auto-biography which holds a store of anecdotes based on the author's life as a teacher and later princi-pal in the mountains of Kentucky. The latter is a collection of short stories dealing with happiness in the class room. (Continued on Page 5) News Briefs Resident Fees . . . Mr. Karl J. Moser announced that dormitory fees for the second semester should be paid in the Business Office of the Ad Build-ing prior to registration for the next half of the scholastic year. Committee Presents Plan of Government Passed by the Executive Board last Tuesday, the constitution bas-ed upon representative govern-ment will be presented to the Executive Board . . . student body tomorrow afternoon Until the ratification of the new at 4 o'clock in a special assembly constitution, the �SGA Executive in the auditorium. Board will meet every Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in room 101 of the Ad Building. Organization Treasurers . . . According to Fred Brown, SGA Treasurer, all treasurers of vari-ous campus organizations who have not as yet picked up their allocations, should do so at once in the Student Business Office. Treasurers are also to submit a complete list of expenditures and deposits from September to Janu-ary along with notations of any old, unpaid bills. ""Hamlet"" Production . . . Presentation dates for Hamlet have been set for February 22, 23, 24 by the Glen Players. Sweetheart Dance . . . The annual Sweetheart Dance, sponsored by the SGA, is sched-uled for February 9 in the gym. All students interested in work-ing on a committee for the dance may sign up on the SGA bulletin board. Bulletin Board . . . The TOWER LIGHT requests the immediate return of the bulletin board that was taken from the publication's office last week. Science Speaker . . . Baltimore Science Fiction Forum has invited members of STC to attend a lecture on Nuc-lear Reaction to be presented by Dr. Albert F. Thompson of the Atomic Energy Commission. The talk is scheduled for January 16 at 8 o'clock in the Sear's Com-munity House on North Avenue and Harford Road. Fund Drive to Continue Bill Hammerman, editor-in-chief of the yearbook has an-nounced that the patron drive for the annual will continue until the end of the semester. Also concerning the Tower Echoes, Hammerman disclosed that the theme will portray stu-dent life in an informal day to day style. This year the book will be 81/, by 11 inches and con-tain approximately 128 pages with a supplement to cover spring ac-tivities. Two new staff promotions have been added: Robert Stevens to the position of associate editor and Nancy Sandel to the post of senior section editor. Other editorial staff members include: Lou Draper, activities; athletics, Frank Cramblett and Flo Ruland; and features, Delores Mazzatenta. Photography and art depart-ments are being handled by Will Strack and Don Rogerson respec-tively, and Paul Arend is business manager. Underclassmen assisting the staff are Joan Gerke, Jean Wastler, Patty Ryan, Janet Stine, Robert Kane, and Mary Lou Lou-than. At this time any corrections or revisions of the document will be in order. Vote will be cast by secret bal-lot for acceptance or rejection of the constitution next Friday. A majority of the entire student body is necessary to validate the new form. Polls will be located on the up-per floor of the Ad Building by the balcony door. New Planned Deferments Major General Lewis B. Her-shey, Director of Selective Ser-vice, today announced that Selec-tive Service will not make any special provisions to give students 30 days after the end of their academic year to enlist in the ser-vice of their choice. General Her-shey explained that such arrange-ments are not necessary this year as the 1951 amendments to the Selective Service law provide that students are henceforth to be de-ferred instead of having their induction postponed. They will, therefore, have ample opportunity after the completion of their aca-demic year to enlist in the service of their choice. Act of 1948 The Selective Service Act of 1948 provided that any student who, while satisfactorily pursuing a full-time course, was ordered for induction would upon presenting the facts to his local board have his induction postponed until the end of his academic year. At the end of the year, the student be-came liable for immediate induc-tion. The 1951 amendments to the Act changed this, General Hershey pointed out, by providing that any student pursuing a full-time course who was ordered for induc-tion would, if he had never before had been deferred as a student, be deferred in Class I-S until the end of his academic year, but he could receive only one such defer-ment. Ordered for Induction A student who is entitled to a statutory I-S deferment must be ordered for induction, General Hershey pointed out, before he can be deferred by his local board. The law says that he shall be de-ferred ""upon presenting the facts"" that he is satisfactorily pur-suing a full-time course at the time the order for induction is issued. A student who is ordered for induction should not be thrown into a panic, it was explained, all that is necessary is for him to re-quest the Dean or Registrar to im-mediately give his local board of-ficial notice that he is a full-time student doing satisfactory work and that such work actually com-menced prior to the date the order for induction was mailed. Enroll-ment, acceptance and registration do not count, actual attendance R.t classes is the prerequisite. CONSTITUTION Preamble: We, the students of the State Teachers College at Towson, Mary-land, in order to promote the par-ticipation of students in the gov-ernment of this institution do hereby derive the following powers from the Administration of the State Teachers College at Towson. All powers hereinafter defined derive from the Student Govern-ment Association and are dele-gated by it to such bodies of its own creation as are needful to carry out the functions of student self-government. The right of student self-gov-ernment is granted by the Admin-istration of the State Teachers Col-lege at Towson to the Student Government Association, provided that the Student Government As-sociation maintains the high standards of the college to the satisfaction of the Administration. ARTICLE I The Student Government Assn. Section 1. Membership: all stu-dents enrolled in the college are members of the Student Gov-ernment Association, hereinaf-ter referred to as the SGA. Section 2. Meetings A. The SGA shall meet four times a year for the purposes of (1) presenting the form and func-tion of the SGA; (2) a mid-year report; (3) candidates for the SGA offices; (4) and a final report and the installation of the SGA officers-elect respect-ively. B. Special meetings may be called by the president of the SGA. Section 3. Powers and Duties A. The SGA shall have control of its own constitution, officers, legislation, and activities. 1. The SGA shall elect the Stu-dent Council and the Execu-tive Council as described in Articles II and III. 2. The SGA shall vote by ballot on amendments as provided for under Article VI. (Continued on Page 3) K-P Block Lists Teaching Posts First definite assignments for student teachers next semester were received by the kindergar-ten- primary block under the di-rection of Dr. Ruth Smith. Ann Hawley and Jerri Jarrel will join Mrs. Riefle in the Roland Park kindergarten in February. Others being placed in kindergar-tens in the city are Pat Rosendale and Marion Griffith in the George Washington school with Miss Mansfield. County kindergarten place-ments are Ethel Burkins, Sally Cross and Sylvia Godsey with Miss Velie at Lida Lee Tall. Miss Fairfax Broke's first grade at Montibello is the placement of Hope Brown and Sylvia Mecchia. Dail Currier and Sally Cross, later, with Mrs. Gillis at Stoneleigh; and Dot Spielman with Miss Cronhardt at Lutherville are the county first grade placements. Mrs. Hammond at Guilford will have as her assistant in her sec-ond grade class, Effy Brown. Dot Groves and Mary Gallaher will be in Miss Bramblett's second grade class at Lida Lee Tall. "
