tl19480114-000 "TOWER LIGHT Vol. 2, No. 1 STATE TrATHERS-COLLEVE, TOWSON, MD. JANUA'RY 14, 1948 Christian Conference Called 'Impressive' By Delegate Scott ""Impressive"" seems to be the one word which William Scott felt ade-quate to describe the Conference he attended at the University of Kan-sas, from December 27 to January 1. Officially titled ""North American Student Conference on Christian Frontiers,"" the conference included 1,000 delegates from all over the world who gathered to learn of the Mission Work of the Church at home in daily life and on the campus and in foreign lands. ""I think having the conference is ./ wonderful idea, because it brings together a cross-section of World wide Christianity,"" Scott stated."" Al-being able to attend the confer-ence gave me the opportunity to :peak with people who have dedi-cated their lives to Mission Work in foreign fields, and to talk to per- Sons who had been converted to Christianity from other religions. All in all, everyone at the confer-ence had something worthwhile to ive me, and I want to sincerely thank everyone who enabled me to enjoy this wholesome 'experience."" Held Every Four Years Dr. John R. Mott, who organized and developed the Student Volun-teer Movement, has attended all 11f-teen Christian Frontier Confere- I nces, which have been held once every four years in' tile United States. Dr. Mott has been instru-mental in developing five interna-tional organizations and the World Council of Churches. The ""Daily Froncon,"" the news-paper which was published each day the delegates gathered, explain-d the purpose of the conference in one editorial. ""The motif of FRON-CON is to so present the present world situation that each delegate ees his own life, training and tal-ents in relation to the totality of human needs and thereby may find what is the will of God for his life, and the ways in which he may work ollectively as well as individually or the realization of Christian com-munity."" To help the delegates better un-derstand this motif, many speakers were presented to them to speak on this idea and others, and also Morning Devotions and evening Fireside Discussions were held, when the students could question and discuss the various speaker's topics. Outstanding People ""I met some really outstanding and interesting people,"" Scott said. ""Of course some impressed me more than others, but since they were from all parts of the world every-thing they had to say was worth listening to."" At the head of the list of speak-ers who impressed Bill was Mr. K. H. Ting, a minister of the Episcopal Church of China. He led the wor-ship service at each Morning De-votion and ""was able to put a par-able into a few simple words, and then from these few key words he expounded at great length, so that the beauty and simplicity of the par-able was made very clear,"" accord-ing to STC delegate Scott. ""I learned the difference between the Hindu and Christian religions from Dr. D. P. Devanandan, a pro-fessor at the Union Theological Seminary, Bengalore, South India,"" stated Bill. ""He told me of the ar- (Con't. on Page 4, Col. 2) WILLIAM SCOTT Assembly Cites Founder's Day A special assembly has been ar-ranged for Thursday, January 15, Founder's Day. Through the efforts of Dr. Thomas G. Pullen, State Su-perintendent of Schools, we will have as guest speaker, Dr. Bernard Drzewieski. Dr. Drzewieski comes from Poland and is the Director of the Reconstruction Section of UNESC. Mr. Paul West, adviser to the Assembly Committee stated: ""We are very honored to have Dr. Drzewieski address the State Teach-ers' College."" An assembly has been scheduled for Tuesday, January 20, by Miss Hazel MacDonald. She has arrang-ed to have some of the fifth and sixth grade pupils of the campus school entertain the students of State Teachers' College with a mis-cellaneous program of singing and dancing. Varieties Show On April 2, 3 ""A bigger and better Varieties Show than that presented last year is coming to STC,"" announced Ken Weber, director of the Variety Club. The show will be presented to the school on April 2 and 3 in the au-ditorium, and proceeds from it will used for various school projects, whenever needed. In response to the call issued by the Variety Club to all students in-terested in participating in the show, forty-six persons signed up for va-rious jobs connected with the pro-duction, such as actors, specialty numbers, costuming, directing, tick-et and program direction, etc. Ken has stated that as a result of the recent poll taken of the student body, ""more music, comedy and dancing are desired."" To date, ""four spectacular musical sequences"" are being planned, featuring Doro-thy Dohme, George Levine, Bill Riordan, Bill Scott, Norma Brooks, Al Fort, Tom Fort and his band. The business staff, which will ob-tain ads, make contracts and ar-range publicity, is headed by Bill Wood, and includes John Young, Jeanne Clary, Mike Hooke, Edna Goodall, Robert Goodman, Donald Leuschner, Ellsworth Bunce, and Betty Bradbury. Members of the Variety Club want students to understand that the or-ganization is run for them and by them. All profits from the show will go into school activities, and Ken Weber has said that ""the $222 in the treasury from last year's show will be used in a worthwhile way."" Rehearsals for the coming show have been slated for February and March, and the script of the show is now being written. More news of the production will appear in future issues of the Tower Light. Interview In The Blue Room by Jeannine C. Schmidt ""Can you tell me, please, if this is the Blue Room?"" This came in a meek whisper from an awed, ex-cited high school reporter. When she was assured that she had come to the right place to interview Miss Margaret Truman, the reporter snuck around the doorway until she was just inside the Emerson Hotel's Blue Room, and then stood nerv-ously on one foot and then. on the other, awaiting the arrival of Amer-ica's first daughter, in Baltimore to give a concert. In various uncom-fortable positions around the walls of the Blue Room were . at least twenty-five other similarly awed and nervous high school reporters, several newspaper women-of-the-world from a municipal paper, re-clining in the available easy chairs, and me, striking a pose halfway be-tween the junior miss and the ex-perienced reporter, I hoped. Then appeared a personification of the latest Vogue cover, one of Miss Truman's managers. The already open mouths of the high school journalists dropped a little farther, as the well-dressed woman explain-ed that the ""boys and girls"" should not be afraid to ask questions, since Miss Truman was anxious to see them, and also that they were com-peting with the big papers. (How did she know the Tower Light was represented?) All cigarette smokers were requested to stop smoking, as the luncheon guests had been bid-den earlier, for Margaret Truman's soprano voice had to be saved from injury for her concert the next eve-ning. Silence reigned in the Blue Room while interviewers waited for the applause and clatter of dishes to cease, so that Miss Truman might finally emerge from the Luncheon Room and put an end to their nail-chewing wait. It seemed that most of the ""boys and girls"" felt that they would not contaminate the air which Miss Truman would have to breathe, so they spoke nary a word. And at last they were rewarded, for the door opened, and in walked Mar-garet Truman, hard to find behind the orchid corsage adorning her shoulder. Flash-bulbs began popping im-mediately, and Miss Truman's corn-ments on these sudden flashes of light were not very favorable. She ""can't stand bulbs,"" and when, dur-ing the interview, a flash-bulb drop-ped with a loud pop, Miss Truman thought the photographer must have blown a fuse,"" with a hopeful gleam in her eye. The soprano from Missouri took up a post in the center of the room and, after many invitations, gath-ered the ""newsmen"" around her. ""You may start asking as many questions as you like. I'll be glad to answer them all."" This remark (Con't. on Page 3, Col. 1) Dr. Hawkins Will Be Inaugurated As Third President January 11 PRESIDENT HAWKINS Varsity ""Drag' Features Fort Sponsored by the aVrsity Club, the ""Varsity Drag"" will be held in the school gym on Friday, January 23, from 9-12 P. M. The dance will feature an STC student, Tom Fort, his drums, and his orchestra. Price of admission has been set at $2.00, and the dance will be an informal affair. Warren Stroh, Chairman of the Dance Committee, has announced that the ""Varsity Drag"" has a dual purpose in being a way of raising money for the Varsity Club Treas-ury for the purchase of awards to be given to outstanding members of the club, and to instill pep and school spirit into both the students and members of the basketball team for the game with Elizabethtown Teachers' College the following eve-ning, January 24. Important Game ""Elizabethtown is rated as one of the best college teams in Pennsyl-vania,"" Stroh said, ""and we want to get as many people as possible out to cheer the team on to victory."" Also included in the evening's program is the presentation to stu-dents of several projects now being considered by the Varsity Club for approval, and ""some overdue praise"" for the soccer team, which will be honored at the dance. The Enter-tainment Committee, of which Bud Ritter and Warren Stroh are mem-bers has stated that these issues will be presented during the inter-mission. Jack Schilling, Warren Stroh, Bill Jaeger, Jules DeFries, and Bud Rit-ter are the members of the Deco-rating Committee, and those persons on the Ticket Committee are Gene Krouse, Miles Markum, Dick Hand-ler, Bud Ritter, and Warren Stroh. Fort's First Appearance The performance of Tom Fort and his band at the ""Varsity Drag"" will be their second public appearance, but the first at STC. Tom has ex-plained that ""due to the fact that the band is still in an entirely ex-perimental stage, its future is lim-ited."" Tom has been playing with other orchestras as a ""spare man"" for some time, but he figures that with the music business in the sad state it is ""the only way to get work is to go out after it under your own name."" The inauguration of the third president a the Maryland State Teachers' College since its creation as a teachers' college in 1935 will take place Saturday, January 17, 1948, at 11 A. M. in the school audi-torium. Dr. Earle T. Hawkins, who is succeeding Dr. Theresa M. Wied-efeld, as president of this institu-tion, will be inaugurated at the ceremony by Dr. Tasker G. Lown-des, president of the State Board of Education. Dr. Hawkins was preceded in his position by Dr. Wiedefeld, who served as president from 1938 until 1947, following Dr. Lida Lee Tall, principal and president of the school from 1920 until 1938. The Maryland State Normal School was officially named the Maryland State Teach-ers' College at Towson, Maryland, in 1935, thereby giving Dr. Tall the title of president. Address By Dr. Hill The inaugural ddress will be presented by Dr. Clyde Hill, pro-fessor of Education and head of the Department of Education at Yale University. Other distinguished guests who will appear on the pro-gram are the Honorable William Preston Lane, Jr., Governor of the State of Maryland, and Dr. Thomas G. Pullen, State Superintendent of Public Schools. Represented at the occasion will be Yale and Columbia Universities, William and Mary College, and sev-eral other schools in the East. Pre-ceding the formal inauguration will be an academic procession of the delegates. A buffet luncheon, un-der the direction of Miss Irene M. Steele, Principal of the Lida Lee Tall School, will be served to 600 guests after the ceremony in the school dining hall. Speaks Of Inauguration Speaking of his inauguration, Dr. Hawkins said, ""The occasion of my formal inauguration brings even more sharply into focus the chal-lenge and the obligations attendant upon the office of President of this institution. My hope is, and will continue to be, that Towson State Teachers' College will be regarded as one of the outstanding institu-tions of its kind in the country. To the realization of this objective I pledge my constant effort."" Dr. Hawkins began his education-al career upon his graduation from Western Maryland College, when he began teaching in Frederick Coun-ty. A year later he became Vice-principal of Bel Air School, and in 1928 was appointed Principal of the high school at Chesapeake City. In 1929, Dr. Hawkins returned to Bel Air as Principal, where he remain-ed for nine years. Doctorate At Yale From 1925 to 1928, President Haw-kins attended Columbia in the sum-mers, obtaining his Master's degree there. He went to Yale from 1931 to 1933 in the summers, attended Hopkins summer school in 1937, and obtained his Doctorate at Yale in 1942. Before assuming his position at State Teachers' College, Dr. Haw-kins was director of instruction in the State Department of Education for two years, and in the seven years preceding that he was State Supervisor of High Schools. "
