tl19500113-000 "Foreign Educators p.4 Recreation Class P.3 LIGHT January 13, 1950 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. Vol. :1, No. 9 Betty Mintz Reinvited To TV Men Lose To U. of Md. Girls Betty Mintz. talented senior, was asked to appear on a special New Year's edition of the collegiate ""Talent Tus-sle"" on WMAR-TV. This program was made up of outstand-ing talent from the different colleges that had participated in the earlier contests 'Of this season. . Betty played an original medley on the piano from last Year's Variety Show comprised of ""Forever,"" ""Yearning,"" ""Be True My , Love,"" and the catchy tune 'which opened and closed the show, ""Alma Mammy."" Interviewed On Radio Prior to the ""Talent Tule,"" Betty Was interviewed on the ""Kitty Dier-k�n'Show."" (Miss Dierk-en, an hon-orai� y member of the Glen Players, took the part of Amanda in the last Year's production of Tennessee Wil-liams ""Glass Menage,. ie."") Betty Was also extended an invitation by Tommy Dukehart, MC of the TV show, to return as a guest on his sPorte show sometime in the future. Three Towson men competed on ""Talent Tussle"" December 19 against three girls from University of Mary-land, and were defeated by one Point. Jules DeFries sang ""When the Mist is Low"" by Mary Lou Wallace, a '49 graduate of Towson. Upper classmen will remember this song as the same rendition Jules sang in last year's Variety Show. Jim Wetzel, another talented vocal-ist, sang ""One Alone"" from Sigmund Romberg's ""Desert Song."" Jim Peeling, accomplished freshman pi-anist, contributed an original corn- Position, -Catorac of Plator,"" which rated a perfect score from the Judges. Betty Mintz Dr. Hawkins To Entertain Juniors Dr. Hawkins will entertain the Junior class at a series of teas scheduled for the following Sun-day: 3. January 22, February 5 and 19, and March 5 and 19. Each student ie to receive a personal invitation from Dr. Hawkins. Ap-proximately twenty Juniors are ex-pected for each tea. ""Sweethearts"" To Be Chosen At SGA Dance On Feb. ii STC'e. sweethearts of the year will be found at the SGA 8weether..rt Dance. This year the annual affair will be held from 9 te 12 in the college gymnasium on Saturday, F'ebruary 11. Tom Fort, Social Chairman of the SGA, is directing the dance activities. . Mary Ellen Harlan headed the committee to set up the contest to find the Sweethearts. Thelma Barefoot, Dorothy Sandel, and Millie Edfeldt were the others who worked on this project. Any STC co-ed is eligible for the contest whether her escort goes to Towson or not. A ballot box will be placed in the alcove on the ground a floor of the Ad Building near the mailboxes. Names may be entered by any student. All contestants will be notified to fill out a form contain-ing the following information: name, section, box number, account of school activities, name of escort, his occupation, status of their as-sociation (whether going steady, engaged, or married), and the length of time they've dated. The deadline for the contest is to be announced. (Continued on page 2) Upperclassmen HearDr.McDougle Dr. I. E. McDougle spdke to the Jtinior-Senior Men's Club at their blonthly meeting on January 11. The meeting was held at Glen Esk With Dr. Hawkins as host. The guest speaker, Dr. Ivan E. keDougle, is currently a profes:.4or Goucher College, but has also taught at Johns Hopkins and Wil- 1iarn and Mary. Besides being a succesful author, Dr. McDottgle is 4 Well known socialogist. Among ,11 is literary accomplishments are (An Economic Study of Lexington"" 4nd ""Slavery. in Kentucky."" After the meeting and Dr. Mc- 130tigle's "" talk, refreshmento were served.� Tower Echoes Goes To Press ""Mid-Centvny"" Theme of Year Before the next semester �begins, the 1950 Tower Echoes, senior year-book, will go to press. The senior section, . including senior portraits and write-ups, is now being printed. For the theme this year, the staff hao selected - ""The 'Awning Point,"" following the idea. that 1950 is the turning point of the Century. Pictures of former years and write-ups containing histories of the or-ganizations as well as this year's activities will be featured. One of the highlights of the book will be a colored picture of the school taken last spring. The cover will be .royal blue and burnished gold� the blue being one of the eenior class colors: Each senior will receive a book with the traditional padded cover and each underclassman will receive a book with a hard backed cover with the same design. A suppplement containing spring ac-tivities � and sports is also being planned. Dorothy Sande! Sines!, the student body is financ-ing a large part of the book, the staff ie endeavoring to make- the yearbook more of a chronicle of all phases of student life and activities than it has been in former years. Members of other classes have been, and will be asked, to assist in pro-ducing the book. Jim Wetzel of the sophomore class, Wayne Crau ee of the freshman class and Frank.Kauf-man of the junior class have already assisted the senior staff. Senior members include: editor ness manager; faculty Bud Kyle and Jim Dorothy Sandel, in chief; Warren Stroh, section; Ritter, busi- Thelma Barefoot, Dolores senior Keller and section; Barbara Bowerman, sports section; Roberta Goenner, activities secticn; Mary Gray Swann, photo-graphy; and Marie Sanderson, as-sistant to the business manager and copy editor. Mr. Von Schwerdtner is faculty advisor. (Continued on Page 4) Nancy Redford Elected President Of FAC Nancy Redford, recently elected president of the FAC, was installed on Tuesday, January 10. In addition to this office, Nancy is social chairman of the dormitory and dorm social chairman for the Junior class. The president of the FAC is chosen from and by the current membership. This person is the only one who serves two years in the organization. Jo Briggs was preeident of the group for the past year. Dr. Moser is fa-culty advisor. A dinner for both the out-going and in-coming members was held in Richmond Hall Parlor. Several faculty members, including all Freshman class advisors, were in-vited. Dr. Hawkins also attended. Nancy Redford The induction of the thirty-four new FAC members took place after the dinner. The induction ceremony is a traditional one in which the entire .organization takes part. Entertainment was provided after the formal meeting by Irene Gal-lagher, Bill Simmons, Molly Smart, Duane Vins, Jan Davis, Willie Mil-ler, and Ann Jackson. Glen Plaqers To Present Thesis Work Of Mr. Paul After a period of indecision as to choice of productions. the Glen Players will present the thesis work of their direc-tor, Mr. Paul, Christopher Marlowe's ""Dr. Faustus."" Mr. Paul has adapted and revised it to)play in the traditional Elizabethtown five-act play division. All scenes not in keep- Ihg with Marlowe's style have been cut. In some places the text also has been altered, and some characters have been changed to make for greater dramatic unity. Since this production is based on Mr. Paul's thesis work, the lighting and sage settings are all his own design. The play will go on the STC stage on the evenings of February 2, 3, and 4. Faustus Real Person Dr. Faustus was not an imagi-nary character�he actually lived in Fourteenth Century Germany. He was a quack doctor whose ex-travagant claims led to weird legends and myths about him. By means of ""Faustbuch"" the legend was brought to England, and Christopher Marlowe immediately used the idea for his play ""Dr. Faustus."" Goethe based his play on Mar-lowe's and Gounod used Goethe's play for his opera ""Faust."" While Goethe's play is more poetic, it must be remembered that he spent several years on its composition, while Marlowe dashed his play off in several days. The three principals are Dr. Faustus, played by John Zvonar; Mephistopheles, played by Francis Barnette; and Chorus, played by Mel Shaffer. An interesting attraction for the males in the audience will be Helen of Troy, played by Betty Lou Draper. January 15th Founders Day In 1865 an Act of the General Assembly .of Maryland provided for a Stale Normal School for teacher training. The school opened on January 15, 1866, in a building known ac Red Men's Hall at 24 North Paca Street. There were eleven students present and four faculty members� the Principal, and teachers of draw-ing, music and calisthenics. M. A. Newell was the first principal and was largely instrumental in the practical founding of the school. In 1866, through Mr. Newell's efforts, a model school, used pri-marily au a teacher-training center, was located in a rented house on Broadway. By the close of the school year. June 8, 1866, there were forty-eight students enrolled, and at the first Commencement there were sixteen graduates. One of them was Sarah E. Richmond, who later became Vice-Principal and �Principal of the school. (Continued on Page 4) "
