tl19600108-000 "5.1 TOWER LIGHT Vol. XII, No. 8 State Teachers College, Towson 4, Maryland January 8, 1960 'Carousel' Next Glen Players Production Tryouts For Musical Scheduled For Next Week Elston Explains Program To W.U.S. Week Committee Xr. Gerhard Elston, Regional Ex-utive of World ,University Service rti the United States, recently met bh Towson students interested in elPing with W.U.S. Week. W. Elston explained the W.U.S. ram to the students, whose job to organize and promote W.U.S. �'1c, March 6 to 12. During this t*It different activities will be heduled to raise money for W.U.S. Ong the tentative plans is a ketball game featuring members the Baltimore Colt football team. 'S is indefinite at the present time; Weyer, the committee plans to ounce further accomplishments lieu they begin to organize. In his explanation Mr. Elston that the United Nations has lgnated this year for emphasis on ell'gees everywhere. However, he �fl4fled out that the refugee prob-till does exist and itis not just a �`iletri during this year. Although e . recognizes over two mil- �II refugees in the world, Mr. t'Dn said there are actually over ,s tt Y million people who can be �44ed as refugees. Among these gets are large members of stu- _ whom United States stu- 1::ts can help through W.U.S. ""We r this responsibility to help Lto Instrumental Duet, Soto Recital Forthcoming titj 13 up coming music re-cit of Towson will feature piano Violin duets by Mr. Robert jalitle and Mr. Julio Esteban on kr tiarY 13 and a solo recital by S. tsther Coulange on January 19. ts,t4r. Gene, violinist, and Mr. se:ban, pianist, will present their :V 11 recital at S.T.C. in the .1/)""'s Hall auditorium at 4:00 � January 13. th musicians are members of ss _abnclY Conservatory of Music ,`Y. Mr. Gene has appeared th: soloist and also with various .4rtirn Artv. ental groups. Mr. Esteban toi4,1�11slY taught in Europe and has '� in the United States, as well mut'oad. ill is internationally famous group Play duats and sonatas corn-c\,_ for the violin and piano. a f anuary 19, Mrs. Coulange will 411 eah,rei in a program in which liatiMci 1,1 sing several compositions by ""II el, bebussey, and Fauvre. The 1)Y jr,,_"". 'O'(,, aria from Herodiade The . inet will also be included. ""Ql Program will close with the hth Obligato"" by Schubert, /14t141�. Will feature Dr. Wilfred li w0Y accompanied by Mr. John Gerhard Elston and Sue Munaker discuss W.U.S. these students since we are or have been students ourselves,"" remarked Mr. Elston. ""Although W.U.S. lends aid after a disaster, such as flood or typhoon strikes; it is concerned mainly with long-range programs, ""ex-plained Mr. Elston. One of the continuous functions of W.U.S. is to supply material assistance to staff and students in need throughout the world and the principal fields of action are problems of students lodging and living, student health and individual and emergency aid. There is also a move toward estab-lishing more self-help programs. Sue Munaker, N.S.A. Co-ordina-tor and chairman of W.U.S. Week, said that there is still room on the corrunittee for anyone interested in helping with W.U.S. week. Those interested may contact her through the S.GA. office. Special Events Calendar For January 1960 Friday, January 8 LLT Aud. 730 P.M. Film, ""All the King's Men"" Monday, January 11 LLT Aud. 4:00 P.M. Robert Gene, violinist and Julio Esteban, pianist present a re-cital of music for violin and piano. Tuesday, January 19 LLT Aud. 8:15 P.M. Esther Skog Coulange, soprano, in recital, accompanied by John Duro, pianist. Thursday, January 21 LLT Aud. 8:00 P.M. Voice of America lecturer sponsored by The College Club. Towson Students To Visit Museums A group of Towson students, accompanied by Dr. Mildred Zindler, will go ""museum hopping"" in New York City this weekend. The group is leaving by bus early Friday morning and they plan to return Sunday night. Included in their itinerary are the Guggenheim Museum, which was designed by architect Frank Llayd Wright; the Museum of Modern Art; theNCrafts-man Museum and the 57th Street Gallerys. On Sunday afternoon they will at-tend a concert at the Frick Museum. Two Jam Sessions This Weekend Jam Sessions are scheduled for both Friday and Saturday of this week in the Student Centre. The Freshman Class is having a Jam Session on Friday night. Music will be supplied by a Hi-Fi set. On Saturday night the Senior Class will sponsor the annual) Sophomore-Senior Class Party. This year it is in the form of a Jam , Session and the Senior Class is pro- , viding the refreshments and enter-tainment. Both Jam Sessions are scheduled for 8:30 to 11:30 P.M. Dress is casual and they are open to all. by William C. Kramer Tryouts for the great Rodgers and Hammerstein musical hit, ""Carousel"" will be held next week, (Monday through Wednesday) on January 11, 12, 13 from 3 to 5:30 RM. The Glen Players and the Music Department reached a final decision just before Christmas to collaborate on this famous musical. Rehearsals for ""Carousel"" won't begin until the new term in February, when exams Delegates Chosen For Conference S;x students have been named to represent S.T.C. at the Eastern ' States Association of Professional Schools for Teacher Education Con-ference in March. Elected to represent their respec-tive classes are Senior Done Whit-more, Junior Milt Salisbury, Sopho-more Gloria Galuppi and Freshman Jonee Monroe. Ed Schumacher is representing the Student Govern-ment Association and the Student National Education Association. ""Education For What"" is the theme of this year's conference. Before the conference Towson's rep-resentatives will meet with Dr. Heagney and Mr. Burlier to prepare for it. Seventy teacher preparatory in-stitutions from ten states and the District of Columbia are expected to attend this conference. Santa Seen Coming Down Chimney Sophomores Pat Lilly (left) and Arlene Evans (right) show Linda Crowder (center) one of the door decorations on their hall, which tied for first place in the Christmas Dormitory Decorations judging. The theme of this floor, second Newell, was ""The Night Before Christmas."" Fourth floor Richmond tied for first place with their decoration theme of ""Christmas Arottnd the World."" Standing near each door were girls dressed in a costtune of the land illustrated. Honorable Mention went to Second Floor Richmond whose decoration theme centered around Christmas trees which fit certain personalities. One of the doors on this floor, romn 202 belonging to Carol Turner and Susan Mapp, won first place in the individual door decorations. This door was decorated with a tree for a ""College Girl"". The tree was made of clothes hangers and had college menuttoes hanging on it. are over. A large cast of singers, actors and dancers will be needed, as well as a great production staff to mount this elaborate musical. Hit songs from ""Carousel"" include ""If I Loved You"", ""June Is Bustin' Out All Over"", ""What's The Use Of Wonderin',"" the the lilting ""Carousel Waltz"", the ever popular ""You'll Never Walk Alone"", plus seven other hit parade favorites. Music Department chairman, John Duro, and Glen Players director, William Kramer, who headed ""Kiss Me Kate"", Towson's first recent musical, will direct. The Men's Chorus, Charles Haslup; orchestra conductor John Bollinger; and the talented new vocal instructor, Esther Coulange. Unlike or two offers at many musicals with one leading roles, ""Carousel"" least six lead solo parts plus a large men's and women's chorus. A dancing chorus of 20 male and female dancers will be used. (""Men � if you can jit-terbug and waltz, you CAN dance!"" says Mr. Kramer.) The production date for ""Carou-sel"" will be mid-March, which will afford six full weeks of rehearsal before the opening night. ""Carousel"" unfolds an exciting and beautiful love story between Billy Bigelow, handsome and proud barker for the carousel in the local amusement park and Julie Jordan, a lovely young girl who works in a , factory nearby, told in unforgettable songs from the hearts and pens of Rodgers and Hammerstein. This musical play has been a Broadway success three times since it was first acclaimed in 1946. Recently it was made into an outstanding film fea-turing Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones. The locale of ""Carousel"" is a small town on the coast of Maine in the colorful gay nineties. Other melodic songs from ""Carou-sel"" are ""You're a Queer One, Julie Jordan"", ""When I Marry Mister Snow"", ""Blow High, Blow Low"", ""Soliloquy"", ""Stonecutters Cut It On Stone"", ""When The Children Are Asleep"", and ""A Real Nice Clam-bake"". The musical is adapted from Molnar's ""Liliorn"". Founder's Day is January 15 In honor of the founding of the collere. The annual oonvoc-,tion held on Founder's Day will be poqMoned until March when Dr. Earle T. Hawkins returns from Manila. "
