tl19600120-000 "1,01 r$ �10 TOWER LIGHT Vol. XII, No. 9 State Teachers College, Towson 4, Maryland January 20, 1960 1960 Sweetheart Dance To Feature Larry Elgart F.A.C. Changes Procedure Jam Session Dance Is February 13 Of Selecting Members January 30 At Fifth Regiment Armory A new system for selecting mem-bers of the Freshman Advisory eetincil has been adopted, accord-illg to Pat Taschenberg, President �f the F.A.C. Under this new system members lire recommended on the basis of tertain qualifications: They must ill�1,v a sense of responsibility, have II satisfactory academic record with 4 least a 2.0 cumulative average 1latd 11 ot be student teaching during Year they will be a member tile F.A.C. Recommendations are de by the Women's Residence e(). Wien, the Men's Residence Coun-ei. l, the Student Government Asso-e, lation, the Freshman Advisory I'lle-il and members of the faculty 141t1 Adm in i st ration . Those recommended will then be Ireeried by a special committee 41cw.I members of next year's F.A.C. ,111 be selected. Other changes in Program of selecting members blelude she elimination of class 41,41ificatien and the limiting factor Lterving, only one year. In pre- ""41., years the President was the 014.. Z. member to serve two years. qaletY-five students have been ts I. recommended and of this group about 65 will be offered member-ship in the F.A.C. On February 29 the new members will be initiated. Results of the recent election for the president of next year's Fresh-man Advisory Council will be announced tomorrow night at the FA.C. dinner at the Candlelight Lodge in Catonsville. Included on the ballot were Paul Patrinacola, George Sparks, Madelon Wilhelm, Lee Hildebrand, Sue Wal-lace and Lincoln Sparks. Faculty Advisors and guests as well as members of the F.A.C. will attend this dinner. In an effort to provide a break from studying for examinations, the Sophomore Class is sponsoring a Jam Session on January 30. ""We have planned this Jam Ses-sion in the middle of Exam Week,"" explained Wanda McGee, dorm social chairman, ""because we real-ize that students need sotrnething to give them a rest and relaxation in between studying."" The Jam Session will be in the Student Centre and it is open to all. Dress is casual and it will last from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. W .U.S. W eek Committee Draws tip Tentative Program Members of the committee plan-ning World University Service Week have drawn up a tentative schedule of events. Scheduled for March 6 to 12, the purpose of W.U.S. Week is to raise money for World University Service, which helps students throughout the world. Running throughout the entire week will be an Ugly Girl and Ugly Man Contest. Each class will elect two students for each contest. There will also be a Mr. X and Miss X in the contests. The winners of the 4iespective coniteslts will have a date with each other. Monday there will be a basketball game between the faculty and either members of the Baltimore Colts football team or Towson students. On Tuesday Victor Cereubim, a W.U.S. traveler from Ceylon, will speak. The Faculty Auction is scheduled for Wednesday. At this time items contributed by faculty members will be auctioned. Also scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday is the Penny Walk. Thursday a Faculty bon Sudbrink Gene Cherewko A th fetes Honored sva r S Timer Light Skit is tentatively scheduled. On Friday night there are a variety of activities planned. In-cluded are the Date Auction and a Carnival-Jam Session. This is also Late Date Night. Saturday there will be bowling. Sue Munaker, N.S.A. Co-ordina-tion, also added that if any students who attended W.U.S. Week activities last year and have suggestions con-cerning changes in the procedure they should contact her through the Student Government Association office. Kappa Delta Pi Initiates Tonight Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, a National Fraternity In Education, is initiating nineteen pledges tonight. Epsilon Alpha, Towson's Chapter, is holding a dinner meeting tonight. Guest speaker at the meeting is Dr. Harold Moser, Dean of Instruction. Juniors and Seniors who meet the requirements were invited to pledge the fraternity. Pledging was on January 6. Among the list of pledges are Selma Ruth Burkom, Marion Feeh-ley, Geraldine Gramerman, Susan Margaret Harris, Clair Rivers, Bar-bara Ann Smith, Ruth Schwier, Madelon Wilhelm and Ruth Wirtz. Diana Lewis. Frances Bouis, Mar-garet Downham, Millie Gage, Rose Marie Galleone Steiner, Myrna King, Barbara Mauyg, Marie Marshall, Anita Greenfeld and Ann Zimmer are also pledges. Officers of Towson's Chapter are Hilma Swenson, president; Mary Plumhoff, membership vice-presi-dent; Mary Alice Cissell, program vice-president; Mary Jo Kane, sec-retary; Bill Mackinson, treasurer; and Carol Lindsley, historian � recorder.' Larry Elgart and his orchestra, which is acclaimed ""First Choice of Dancing America,"" will provide the music for Towson's 1960 Sweet-heart Dance, sponsored by the Student Government Association. February 13 is the date for this dance which will be at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore City. The hours are from 9 pm. until 1 am. Valentines' Day is the theme and the decorations will be mainly red and NN,ilite with touches of the school colors, gold and white, ac-cording to Dance Chairman Robin Swithers. Towson's Sweetheart couple will be chosen at this dance by a group of judges. FinaliE ts far the contest will be voted on by the student body. Larry Elgart has played the saxo-phone in the bands of Woody Herman, Jack Jenny, Tommy Dor-sey, Red Norvo and many others. In 1953 lie was able to have recorded his idea of the best sound for music lovers. Later known as the ""Elgart Sound,"" this type of music Sandy Hawk To Attend White House Conference Sandra Hawk, president of the Maryland Association of Future Teachers of America, has been in-vited to attend the White Hause Conference on Children and Youth March 27 to April 2. Sandy, president of the Towson's chapter of the Student National Education Association. is one of three delegates representing a nine-state area. A \lake House Conference is called every ten years by the President of the United States. There will be 7,000 leaders from agencies concerned with the youth of the nation who will meet to discuss and plan for the betterment of the youth. was associated with the Les Elgart Orchestra which was fronted by Larry's brother. In later years the two brothers jointly conducted the Les and Larry Elgart Orchestra. A little over a year aso Les and Larry sepsrsted because Les decided that he would like a band of his own. At present Les is located on the West Coast, while Larry confines most of his appearances to the East Coast. One of the unique features of Larry Elgart's 15-piece orchestra is that there is no piano. The pieces include a guitar, drums, bass, four trumpets, five saxophones and three trombones. Carol Sloane is the vocalist featured with this orchestra. Not only is 36-year-old Larry Elgart noted for his musical achieve-ments, he is also a nationally recog-nized authority in the field of soundcraft and electronics, He has a studio equipped for his experi- , ments with cinornatograrhy, photog- ' raptly, asouEtics and recording techniques. ' Towaan stedents with activity cards will be admitted to the d -nee , free. Tickets for outsiders will be on sale in the alcove in Stephens H.111 opposite the Post Office on February 8 from 12 to 3 p.m. They Nvill also be sold that week in the S.GA. office during all office hours Price of admon is $V 0 per person. "
