tl19540113-000 "53 - Towson Men Ready for Annual Dance Saturday ""Arabian Knights"" Promise 'Gala Time' TOWER O."" Vol. 7, No. yet tji Or Connie Boon Heads LIGHT STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. January 13, 1954 lIeg 'eat MAID ;rad' [uaV The groll sPe r"" mint; e pe FAC for 1954-55 Connie Boone, newly elected pres-ident of the Freshman Advisory Council will be installed into office February 2 in Richmond Hall Parlor, along with the newly elected members of the council. A dinner for the old and new members will take place in the dining room before the initiation. Dean Pickens, vice-president, is in Charge of the ritual which con-sists of lighting candles, building up the keystone, which is the orga-nization's symbol, and some speak-ing Parts dealing with the FAC's motto Service""(.)f ""Leadership through The initiates are: Jeanne Cooley, Barbara Chappel, Alvina Oberle, Mary Ellen Houghland, Pat Rob-bins, Dawn Wittsdadt, Echo Lantz, Alargaret Tewes, Janet Stine, Jac-queline Walker, Margaret Sadler, Phyllis Burke, Julia Pohlman, N'ancy Green, Marlene Barrel], -Marjorie Cole, Pat Beck, Betty Hartley, Pegge Whiteleather, Marie Zimmerman, June Baldwin, Chris- tina Baugh, Yvonne Miller, Josie Wedderein, Pat Phillips, June Gli- san, Pat Jackson, Claudette Meyers., Kerchrnan, James Addy, Bill Santrnan, Max Friesland, George Calendar, Don McBrien, Abbot M.atrin, Ed. Schwegerath, Dave Yingling, and Bruce Lewis. These newly elected members will serve from February 1954 un- til February 1955. This will enable the More experienced members to Client the February Freshmen. The remainder of the officers will be elected by the new Freshmen Advisory Council at the first busi- ness meeting February 16. At this Polio Drive Opens New Fourth Front This year in addition to previous drives, in the fields of Polio Re- iearch, Polio Patient Aid, and Pro- fessional Education, The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is oPening a Fourth Front�that of Polio Prevention. Fourth Front Open In opening up this Fourth Front igainst infantile paralysis, the Foundation now strikes directly at :be heart of the polio problem. Its )bjective is to extend protection t tgainst the paralytic disease to the reatest number of people�event- tally to all people. A Polio Prevention Program is mssible today because, through Vlarch of Dimes, research, science !or the first time has in its hands )oth a limited, temporary Preven- ive agent and a trial vaccine which nay provide the final answer to in- antile Paralysis. Patients Helped uuring oundationte ustcocnionitnignueyetoarasstihset ur out of every five polio patients d Must keep up its program of ""essional education and scienti-research. But in addition, the 11,,nthltina must provide the Amer- - people with all available gam- ; gi(lbolin, the blood fraction ntroi 'eh has proved to be a temporary over paralytic polio, and 8'11144 a validity test of a vac- e Which is hoped will be the be- lling of the end for this eriP- �trig disease. � do all these things ,the March (Continued on pg. 4, col. 4) same time, the election of the faculty adviser will take place. Dr. Harold Moser is serving in that capacity now. In addition to their other activi-ties, the old members of the orga-nization are helping in planning the tea for the incoming freshmen Members of the '53 Freshman Class waiting to attend and FAC Activity to be held at Glen Esk, Dr. Hawk-in's home, February 16. Although the new members will have been initiated into the group, they will not be expected to work on this project. I News Briefs Examinations Semester examinations will be given Monday, January 18 through Tuesday, January 26, which is the end of the first semester. In the Service William A. Groth, Melvin A. Soboleski, Robert R. Wright, Rob-ert J. Remolde, and Orlan Cowan graduated from the United States Naval School of Pre-flight, Pensa-cola, Florida in December. These graduates attended State Teachers College last year, and entered the Naval Aviation Cadet program in August. They are now engaged in Primary Flight Training. Charles L. Christ, Jr., hospital corpsman third class, USN, who also attended State Teachers be-fore entering the Navy, is now stationed at the Hanshin Air Base in Japan and is attached to the Marine Transport Helicopter Group 16. FTA Conference Last week the Future Teach-ers of America Leadership Con-ference, sponsored by the Mary-land State Teachers Association, was held here. Approximately 70 delegates from high school clubs and college chapters, state FTA officers, and state consultants at-tended the conference. Reproductions of Notable Sculpture on Display Here Another first at Towson is the The original of this cast is artistic-sculpture exhibit which now is be- ally prabably the most important ing displayed in the Student single object in the classical collec- Lounge. All of the pieces on dis-play are reproductions of works that are exhibited at the Metro-politan Musuem of Art and will be here until January 25. The works are grouped by per-iod, such as ancient, medieval and the Renaissance, and also by the section of the world from which they come, such as Egypt, ancient Near East, China, Greece. All pieces on display are for sale. Explana-tory pamphlets in which prices are listed have been distributed around the Lounge. Purchases must be made directly with the Metropoli-tan Musuem. The statuettes which will very likely attract most attention are those which have been placed in the windows. One is of the god, Osiris, who was the Egyptian god of the dead and of fertility of crops, the final judge of men, and ruler of the underworld. As in this statu-ette, he is commonly represented as a mummified figure, wearing the crown of Upper Egypt, and carry-ing the crook and flail, symbols of sovereignty and divinity. tion of the Metropolitan Musuem of Art. The modeling has just that combination of realism and styliza-tion with which Greek art of the first half of the fifth century achieved its surpassing triumphs. this horse once formed chariot group or had Whether part of a rider it is now impossible to a say. The rendering of the mouth sug-gests that it was being pulled by reins and a hole partway down the neck indicates that there was once a bridle. Torso of Aphrodite is another of the outstanding statues Aphro-dite was the Greek goddess of love and beauty. In ancient art she was first represented clothed, some-times seated, but more frequently standing; then naked, rising from the sea or after the bath. Finally all idea of the divine vanished, and she was merely represented as the type of a beautiful woman. This statuette of Aphrodite is known as the Anadyomene type. Anadyo-mene was the surname given to her, in allusion to the story of her be- (Continued on page 4, col. 3) February 2nd Assembly to Feature Nathan Sirkin as Guest Pianist Mr. Nathan Sirkin will be guest pianist at the assembly on Febru-ary 2. Mr. Sirkin is a native Balti-morean and he graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of Music at the age of 17. He studied from Conradi at the conservatory. The guest pianist also received addi-tional training from Sklarefski. Although Mr. Sirkin's occupation is not music, he has presented sev-eral piano recitals recently in Vir-ginia and Kentucky. his program will consist of a selection from the classical, roman-tic, and modern periods. Mr. Sirkin will begin his program with Opus #78 in the key of F# in two move-ments by Beethoven. This selection was Beethoven's favorite sonata. His second selection will be a ro-mantic selection written by Janack, a Czechoslavokian composer. It is called V/Mlhach (In the Mist). This will be the first performance of this number in Baltimore. It is a group of four short pieces that are lyrical and romantic, and it is a ""haunting� folk melody. by Janet Mahaley ""Arabian Knights"" is the mystic motif of the enchanting dance to be sponsored by the Men's Athletic Association, Satur-day, January 16, beginning at 9:00 p.m. in the gymnasium. If you attend, you will be dancing to the music of the Delphians, a local orchestra, which will be accompanied by a singing trio. How can you resist an opportunity like this? attraction, and oh what an attrac-tion� agreed? (Now you, you and even YOU won't want to miss this delightful treat!) J. R. Lyston will be the Master of Ceremonies of this program. For everyone that is hungry and thirsty (and with such activities who won't be ?) refreshments will be served at the ""Oasis"". Props and decorations to carry out the Arabian Dance idea, such as swaying palm and cocoanut trees, will blend to make the proper atmosphere, needed. Sounds roman-tic doesn't it ? Come and see for yourself. Speaking on behalf of the entire committee, Chairman Hanson says, ""We, the members of the dance committee feel that this occasion will be one of the more gala of the year. We urge the hearty support of the student body."" Tom Foster, president of the Men's AA de-clares, ""The gym will become a gleaming oasis on a barren Janu-ary campus."" With such comments and draw-ing cards you too, will not want to miss the January dance of the year, the one and only ""Arabian Knights"". Let's make a date to be there. Tom Foster President of the Men's AA Dress will be informal and tickets will cost $1.00 for non-students of Towson. Chairman of the dance commit-tee, Bob Hanson, reports that ""something new"" will be enforced during intermission. There will never be a dull moment, for as you are resting your tootsies at inter-mission, loads of special entertain-ment will unfold before your eyes. The ""Singing Trio"" of the Delph-ians will sing selections following the mysterious Arabian theme. Calling all boys . . . calling all boys! Now hear this! Arabian dancing girls will be a featured Faculty Member in TV Series Participating in a panel group which discusses vital religious phases, Mr. Mahlon Hellerich, of Towson's history department, has been appearing in a series of tele-vision programs, which are telecast the first Sunday of every month over channel 11 at 1:30 p.m. ""Sanctuary"", the name of the program is sponsored weekly by the Council of Churches of Mary-land and Delaware. Each Sunday of the month a different type of program is telecast. The particular panel program in which Mr. Heller-ich appears is arranged by Bronson Staley, a former State Teachers College student. Panel moderator of the program is Mr. Marvin Robinson, who is connected with the Social Security Administration in Maryland. Panel members are Mr. Mahlon Hellerich, history instructor and also advisor to Towson's Lutheran Students As-sociation; Mr. Otto Schmied, Sec-ondary Supervisor of Modern Language in the Baltimore city public schools; Mr. W. D. Johnson, retired counselor of Douglas High School; and Mr. Gerald Monsmna, legal counselor of the Legal Aid Bureau and also chairman of United Chirstian Citizens. The program is intended as an adult Bible class with the purpose of stimulating public interest in the direction of important religious aspects. So far three programs have been prezPnted�the first two concerning prayer and the third, the Bible. On the next program tim panel will discuss the meaning of churkh Eastern States Will Convene Eastern States Association of Professional Schools for Teachers will convene in New York City, March 25, 26, and 27. In the past, Towson has been a chief backer with many delegates attending the meetings, but since expenses have risen, it has been necessary to elect only a few repre-sentatives and to pay their ex-penses. Each of the four classes and the Student Government As-sociation will choose a representa-tive to attend the convention in their behalf. Of the five, only one is a voting delegate. The expenses of approximately $50.00 per person include the train fare and hotel room at reduced rates and a tour of New York. At last year's convention the representatives heard such notable speakers as Dr. Liston Pope, Dean, The Divinity School, Yale Univers-ity; Dr. William Herd Kilpatrick, Professor Emeritus, Teachers Col-lege, Columbia University; and Dean Ernest 0. Melby, School of Education, New York University. Due to the loss of the cuts in the US Mail the Tower Light staff wishes to explain the lateness of the paper and the lack of new pictures "
