tl19530128-000 "35 Pledges Pinned in FAC Ceremony 3 Pledging themselves to uphold the name and reputation of the FAC, 35 new members were installed at the Installation Ceremonies 5 in Richmond Hall Parlor on Tuesday evening, January 13. Beginning the evening, dinner was served to old and new members of the FAC, creating a friendly and social atmosphere. The candle light ceremony followed the dinner in Richmond Hall Parlor. Betty McElroy, retiring president, turned the FAC Constitution over to the newly elected president, Marian Sadler. Next, for the purpose of the FAC and the significance of the keystone, sym-bol of the FAC, were explained to the new members as they pledged their membership. Marion welcomed all new members to the FAC and said a few words of farewell to the 28 retiring members, who have served willingly and conscientiously. A short business meeting was then held in order to set up the Nrwly I4ected orientation program for the in-coming February Freshmen. The old members are going to help in this program in order to help new members become familiar with the duties of the FAC. Freshman Ori-entation will begin Friday, Janu-ary 30 and will reach a climax with a reception in Richmond Hall Parlor on February 10. Com-mittees were formed with one old member acting as an adviser of each. They are as follows: In-vitation Committee � Peggy Cross, Elizabeth Kaiser, Pattie Losco (Heads of all school organ-izations are being invited to at-tend the reception ) ; Refreshment Committee � Jo Ann Arington, Sherry Mangold, Franny Torino; Entertainment Committee � Joan FAC Pru,sidrnt Lee Bankard, Jim Peeling. The advisers for these committees are Pat Karl Clarence Young, and Helen Wilson, respectively. After the business meeting, old members pinned the new mem-bers. There was a social gather-ing following the ceremony. Marion Sadler, new FAC pres-ident says, ""Being elected to serve as President of the FAC for 1953 certainly is an honor for me . . I have the greatest confidence in this group and am looking for-ward to the year ahead."" The Freshman Advisory Coun-cil was started back in 1946 by the students who felt that such an organization was necessary to serve as an aid and guide for all freshmen. Annual Sweethearts Ball Features Barnett's Band Keith's Ballroom, strains of Charlie Barnett's orchestra, and the an-nual Sweetheart Contest will be features of the Student Government Association Polio Benefit Dance to be held February 20. Plans have been executed for this semi-formal off-campus event. It is to be a non-corsage affair and tickets will be $3.60 per couple. Initial plans for the dance were unanimously approved by the Stu-dent Council. Expenses of the dance are underwritten by a loan floated by the SGA treasury; profits will go to the Baltimore Coun-ty Chapter of the National Foun-dation for Infantile Paralysis. Committees have been formu-lated: Bill Miller is conducting publicity for the event; the Sweet-heart Contest is being managed by Ginny Cosgrove; Mona Lou Ev-ans, Faye Van Riper, and Clar-ence Young are handling plans for the sale of tickets, decorations and refreshments respectively. Plans and preparations for the Sweetheart Contest are underway with Irene Paul and Barbara Ryk-ken assisting the committee chair-man in arranging the nomination and presentation program. Any campus couple is eligible for nom-ination, provided one or both of the individuals are students at STC. Sweetheart boxes have been placed in the bookshop, ad build-ing alcove, and Newell Hall foyer for nominations. Photographs of the ten top nom-inees will be displayed in the li-brary showcase. The Sweetheart Couple will be selected on the eve-ning of the dance. Tom Evans, newly elected SGA social chairman, is assuring STC ""one of its greatest evenings of enjoyment."" Frosh Class Elect Permanent Office As a result of the frosh elec-tions of January 12 and 16, the permanent officers of the fresh-man class were elected. Jack Harron, who was the teach-ers' temporary president, and Bill Hanle, who was the Junior Col-lege leader, were selected as pres-ident and vice-president respec-tively. Nancy Green and Kitty Rodgers retained their offices as secretary and treasurer. Out of nine nominees for SGA representatives, five dorm stu-dents were chosen: Jake Boeren, liob Brooks, Phyllis Burke, Max Priesland and Carolyn Upton will fill the office. SGA day representatives will in-clude Mimi Davis, Betty Hartley, Prances Parrish and Pegge White-leather. Joan Robinson and Julia Pohl-an will serve as dormitory and clay social chairman, respectively. TOWER 1'17 LIGHT Vol. 6, No. 11 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON January 28, 1953 News Briefs Assembly Vera Franceschi, concert pian-ist, will make her first appear-ance in Baltimore with the Young Musician Series at the February 10 assembly. Miss Franceschi has been acclaimed in Europe and has played with the New York Phil-harmonic Orchestra and the Washington National Symphony. Men's Club Speaker Mr. Francis Beirne, author of the ""Amiable Baltimoreans,"" will address the Junior-Senior Men's Club, February 17. Mr. Beirne, who will address the group on ""Baltimore and the Civil War,"" is known to many as Christopher Billopp of The Evening Sun. Career Conference A country-wide career confer-ence for students interested in go-ing beyond high school was held last week by Baltimore County at Milford Mill High School. The col-lege was represented by Dr. Tan-sil and Dr. Brewington. Dr. Haw-kins also made the main address. Calendar Available A calendar of coming events for the 1953 school year may be ob-tained in Dr. Brewington's office. Players The Gioconda Smile will be the next production of the Glen Play-ers. It will be shown March 19, 20, and 21 in the auditorium. The play was written by Aldous Hux-ley, and this is the first perfor-mance in Baltimore. Symphony Appearance Slated Monday Night by Evelyn Monday, February 9, at 8:15 P.M. in the college auditorium, a concert will be presented by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Massimo Freccia. The performance has been ar-ranged by the assembly commit-tee. The program will open with the Overture to Oberon composed by Carl Von Webez of Germany. Web-er lived between 1786 and 1826. He was eminently fitted, because of his temperament, to be the founder of German opera. The supernatural of this com-position is embodied in a delicate fairy atmosphere in Oberon. Ow-ing chiefly to its weak libretto, Oberon was not very successful at first, although it did depict charming pictures of elfland, chiv-alry and the Orient. His orchestra-tion is Von Weber's most remark-able achievement and his over-tures are compact in form and brilliant in effect. Second to be presented will be Cesar Franck's (1822-1890) great Symphony in D Minor. Franck was a native of Belgium, but at the age of fifteen he went to Paris to study music and spent the rest of his life in France. He invested his music with a rich and blended polyphonic background, from which snatches of melodies con-tinually emerge. Following the intermission, the Orchestra will present ""Prelude 'Hobby Expert' Scheduled for Tuesday's Assembly Edwin A. Rowlands, the ""World's Foremost Hobby Expert and Auto-graph Collector,"" according to the Saturday Evening Post, is appear-ing at the February 3 assembly. During Mr. Rolands' program, My Business is Hobbies, he relates his experience in meeting such people as Henry Fonda, Albert Einstein, Helen Keller, Grandma Moses, Charles Van Huges, Lily Pons, Tom Dewey and Babe Ruth. His lecture is divided into three Edwin A. Rowlands sections: 1. the various classifi-cation of hobbies; 2. how various people have made their hobbies pay; 3. hobbies of famous people. Mr. Rowland has a radio, tele-vision, and sports background. He has appeared as guest star on Believe It Or Not, The Vitalis Hour, Breakfast In Hollywood, Welcome Travelers, and the Dave Garroway Show. He has also been principal speaker and head judge at four National Hobby Shows: Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Pitts-burgh, Pennsylvania. Time, Look and Saturday Evening Post and Coronet have all featured articles concerning him. Regarding his sports back-ground, Mr. Rowland coached the downtown YMCA basketball team of Pittsburgh for three years and managed the Bellevue baseball team of the Western Pennsylvania League. He is also originator of the Pennsylvania All-American College Football team, published in Sport Magazine for the past three years. Pennington and Love Death"" from Tristan composed by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). In 1865 a superb pro-duction of Tristan was given in Bavaria. After the orchestra's rendition of Adagio for Strings by Barber, they will conclude their program with the Overture to William Tell by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868). Rossini's fine instrumentation and choral treatment appear especially in this masterpiece ""William Tell"" written in 1829. Auction Sale Held by APO Alpha Phi Omega will sponsor an auction next Friday from 12-1 in the alcove of the administration building. This auction will include all ar-ticles that were either lost or found during the 1951-52 school year. Proceeds of this sale will be donated to the March of Dimes. Donald Causey is chairman of this project and has stated that any-thing that has been lost during the last semester will be placed in the glass case of the main hall next week. They may be claimed in the barracks from 12-1 daily. Next on the agenda of the APO is the second in the series of fea-ture films which will be presented next Thursday evening at 7:30 P.M. in the auditorium. This movie is a mystery entitled, ""Walk A Crooked Mile,"" starring Dennis O'Keefe. Bob Wright, who has been man-aging the films, announced, ""From the fine turnout of the first fea-tures, the APO feels gratified that the student body is so interested in these films."" Another future project of the APO is the .renovation and gen-eral cleaning of the glen which will begin as soon as weather per-mits. This project will be under the direction of Bud Cornell. The fraternity will also co-op-erate with the Student Govern-ment Association in the Blood Do-nor Drive to be held sometime in February. Juniors, Seniors Received in National Honor Society Nine juniors and five seniors have been elected by the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of the college to a membership in Kappa Delta Pi, a national honor society in Education. The formal initiation ceremony was held last night at 7:00 in Richmond Hall Parlor. The organization, which admits members semi-annually, bases its selections with Dr. Earl T. Willis, of the on personal qualities, scholastic Social Science Department mod-record, contribution to the college, erating and Dr. Faye Fisher and and worthy educational ideals. Dr. Curt E. Walther from the The purpose of the organization chapter as panel members. is to acquire intellectual and pro- There are twenty one students fessional standards among its and ten faculty members repre-members in the educational field. senting the National Honor Sod- Those newly elected to Kappa ety in Education at Towson. The Delta Pi were Charles Foreman, officers of the campus organiza- Janelle Hagerla, Lewis Harper, tion are: Charles White, Presi-and Betty Huber, of the senior dent; Jim Wirth, vice-president; class. Eleanor Bean, Jacquelike Doris Bailey, secretary; George Cunningham, Nancy Godsey, Isa- Baker, treasurer; and Gene Uh-bel Harryman, John R. Lyston, Ian, historian-recorder. Dr. Lucy Fred Ritter, Marion Sadler, Mar- Smith and Mr. John Gifford are � tha von Schwerdtner, and Janice counselor and associate counselor, Wickless were selected from the respectively. junior class. Other forum discussions on im- This group is sponsoring a for- portant issues and problems fac-um discussion on Thursday, Feb- ing educators at all levels are be-ruary 26 on ""Academic Freedom,"" ing planned by the group. "
