tl19550126-000 "LIGHT TOWER ft Vol. VH, No.`9 \ Vincent Lopez To Play For Sweetheart Dance February 12 At Keith's Saturday, February 12, at Keith's Ballroom, Vincent Lopez's orches-tra, straight from the Taft Hotel Grille in New York City, will play for the annual Sweetheart Dance to be held for the benefit of the polio fund. The dance will be held from 9 P.m. to 1 a.m. and is limited to Towson students and their dates. Students of the college will be admitted on their activities cards Only, and guest tickets will be sold at $1.50 per person. Tickets will be on sale from February 8 to 11; there will be no tickets sold at the door. Sweetheart Contest Highlighting the d..1nce will be the choosing of 1955 Sweethearts. To be eligible to compete for the Sweethearts, at least one person of the couple must be a Towson stu-dent. Betty Goodman Heads Committee The Student Government Associ-ation is sponsoring the dance, with SCA Social Chairman Betty Good-acting as over-all chairman. i�largee Sadler heads the refresh-ment committee and Frances Schramm is- chairman of the deco-rations. Nancy Murphy is making arrangements for the Sweetheart contest and Jack Jones is chairman of the ticket committee. For an enjoyable time of dancing to a ""name"" band, seeing the crowning of your favorite Sweet-hearts, and helping to support the Polio fund�all in one evening_ 8ettY Goodman says, ""Why not conic out and attend one of the big-gest events of the year?"" belegation To Attend Model UN Assembly The International Relations Club is sending a delegation to the Mid-dle Atlantic United Nations Model Assembly at the University of Pe sylvania, Apri nn l 1-3. BY the joint efforts of the IRC, Social Science Department, and the Student Government Association five Towson students will meet With delegates from 60 colleges and universities in this area. 4. 'Candy Foreman is on the Trus- �geeShiP Council Committee; Louis Anderson on the Economic and Social Committee; Madeline March-lune and Delight Pearce, the Politi-eai and Security Committee; and Dresident of the IRC Nancy Brown Is on the Ad Hoc Committee which now working on a revision of the '1\1 charter. State Teachers College will be aSsigned a country to represent and ""Ill discuss two current problems eaCh committee. The SGA will l'uY the expenses of the delegates. t The last meeting of the IRC for 1 he first semester was highlighted 1/r a showing of Kandy Foreman's As an ""army brat"" she spent ""veral years in West Germany. STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. Council Readies Constitution For Ratification By Student Body Constitution To Be Presented In Assembly February 16, 4 p.m. Wednesday, January 26, 1955 The Student Council has finished its revision of the Constitution of the Student Govern-ment Association, and it is now ready for ratification by the student body. At an assembly February 16 at 4 p.m. the revised constitution will be presented to the student body. There has been confusion in the past of who did not make up the SGA. Every student is a member of the SGA. Opposed to popular belief the legislative branch is the Student Council, not has changed two of its personnel. Instead of five Members at Large there will only be three. The deficit will be made up by the addition of another secretary and a National Student Association Co-ordinator. With the increase of secretarial duties it is felt that a division of the job into two will increase the efficiency and not make too large a load on one person. Qualifications for membership in the Executive Committee have also been changed from three semesters to two semesters on campus. This is to allow present freshmen to run for office for the fall term. Laimpar, The only change in the article Members of Judicial Committee who revised SGA Constitution concerning election of Senate Fac-the SGA. The Student Council has rights and responsibilities of ulty Advisers is that they will be the Executive Council as its head. students to the school, the corn-elected in the spring instead of the To clarify this condition the names munity, humanity and God, fall. This will provide for an active have been changed in the new con- do hereby establish this Constitu- governing body at the beginning of stitution. The SGA will be known tion of the Student Body Associa- T the fall term. - as the Student Body Association tion of the State Teachers College i One of the more popular rev and the Student Council will be- at Towson, Maryland."" sions of the new constitution is the come the Student Senate. There is The representation of classes to call for a review in place of a re-i a proposal for the change in name the Student Senate is another vsion in three years. of the Executive Council to the major change in the proposed con- The new constitution now calls Executive Committee. There is an stitution. According to the proposal for a newsletter to be published expressed hope that the change of there will only be one representa- every month containing current names will clarify and not add to tive for every 250 students in place business, business pending, and a the confusion. of the now standing article calling calendar of events for the month to The preamble of the constitution for one representative for every 150 follow. has been changed from a collective students. This change is due to the SGA Parliamentarian Marlene group of scrambled words to the growth of the school's population. Barrell had the following to say hopes and desires of an organized The Executive Commmittee has on the new constitution. ""The new student body. Using the preamble kept the same number of people but proposed constitution is a lot more of the National Student Associa-workable than the old one. Some tion as a guide, the Judicial Com-mittee has written the following people think some of the changes preamble: News Briefs were unnecessary, but we have tried ""We, the students of the State to keep up with growth of the Teachers College at Towson, Mary-tion Constitution."" school in our Student Body Associa-land, desiring Dr. Williamson Education Instructor Walter Wil-to maintain academic freedom and student rights, liamson is recuperating from an to stimulate and improve a demo- appendectomy at Mercy Hospital. erotic student government, He is getting along nicely and wel-to improve student cultural, sec- conies visitors. Flowers have been ial and physical welfare, sent to him from the faculty and to foster the recognition of the staff. Club Takes Trip Members of the Aviation Club were greatly enthused over their previous trip to Washington. The group was accompanied by its adviser, Science Instructor Louis T. Cox and President Donald Wenck. They made a tour of various buildings, such as the Smithsonian Institute where they saw the Kitty-hawk and the first jet plane. Other places of interest they visited were the Arts and Science Building, Na-tional History Building, National Gallery of Art, and the Lincoln 7eflIO1ii1. Then they journeyed on to Vir-ginia where they stopped at Wash-ington Airport to see many of the new aircraft. Merit Awards At a special program to be held at Eastern High School, Thursday, February 3 at 8 p.m., merit awards will be presented by Governor Theodore R. McKeldin to approxi-mately 300 state employees who have given faithful service for 30 years or more. The following em-ployees from this college will be in-cluded in this group: Agnes De-haugh, George Dyer, Adda Gilbert, Charles king, and Maurice Richard-son. Inter-Faith Council An inter-faith council consisting of two delegates from each of the nine religious organizations has been formed. Ozzie Jensen is chair-man of the council; a treasurer is to be elected. This group is a coordi-nating council whose main work will be to coordinate all the religi-ous groups. FAC Receives 29 New Members, Elects Betty Hartley '55 President The spotlight centers on the Freshman Advisory Council this week as it receives new members and a new president, Betty Hartley. New Members Those elected by the former coun-cil number 29: Barbara Nyce, Mary Lou England, Carol Lee Duckwall, Vivian Jarrell, Katherine Bradley, Carolyn Gosweiler, Lou Beth Biv-ens, Virginia Welsh, Ann Rogers, Marilyn Owens, Audrey Bortner, Kitty Borchers, Carol Grim, Char-lotte Stansfield, Bonnie Miller, Jean Stine, Oliva Helwig, Carol Ann Wickless, Doris Fisher, Kathy Smith, Delight Pearce, Jay Butler, Mike Kennedy, Perry Conley, Jack Jones, Luther Myers, Roger Marks, Thomas Wright, and Angelo Mar-chione. Orientation Program However, before leaving office Connie Boone and her staff have prepared an orientation program for the incoming February fresh-men. Wednesday, February 3, marks registration in the dormitory and a party for the new resident women. The FAC will present an assembly and coffee hour Thursday, to be fol-lowed by registration for classes in the afternoon. That evening the students will be guests of the Coun-c: 1 for dinner and informal enter-tainment. Friday begins the fresh-man placement tests and further orientation for the weekend, which promises to be fun and relaxation for everyone before classes begin, Tuesday, February 8. The Class of 1958 will also welcome the new freshmen with a coffee hour, Thurs-day, February 10. To celebrate its successful year, the 1954-55 FAC and the freshman faculty advisers had a dinner at the Candlelight Lodge in Catonsville, Thursday, January 13. Student Centre Directory Revises Policy Concerning Student Duty Several changes in policy have This group met last Monday and been made concerning the Student also decided in the favor of the stu- Centre. dents. Beginning next semester stu- The biggest change is the deci- dents will take duty in the Centre sion regarding duty in the Centre. only when there is no regular host- The policy in the past has been to ess on duty. have students sign up for duty at There will also be some changes registration. This system required during final exam week. During this a great deal of bookkeeping and a time, the juke box will be heard new and easier method was sought. only in the snack bar. It will not be connected to the rest of the lounge. However, before a different sys- Also free coffee will be served in tem was put into effect, a vote was taken in all class meetings and it the Student Centre January 31 was unanimously decided by the from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. to help classes that students shall have students relax during exams. duty only when there is no regular All this is being undertaken by the Student Centre Directory. The hostess on duty. This decision was brought before the Student Centre senior representatives are Leona Harber and Mary Frantz; the jun- Directory by Chairman Betty Hart-iors are Chairman Betty Hartley ley and after discussion, the Direc- and Nancy Murphy; the sopho-tory decided in favor of the stu- mores are Carol 'Wickless and dents pending the decision of the Peggy liaase and the freshman are Administrative Council. Connie Garcia and Agnes Kardos. "
