tl19540602-007 "Page 8 TOWER LIGHT Wednesday, June 2, 1951 Gamma Theta Upsilon Competitions for Government Concludes First Year Foreign Scholarships Now Opem Under the leadership of Dr. Oliver Laine, sponsor and Roy Wil-kerson, president of the Beta Delta Chapter of the Gamma Theta Upsilon honorary geography fra-ternity, the group has ended a very successful first year on the cam-pus at Towson. Dr. Laine Sponsor of Gamma Theta Upsilon Curriculum Has More Electives (Continued from pg. 1, col. 1) provision to date is that no more than one-half or fourteen of these twenty-eight elective credits may be in the same field. There might also be some changes in the professional educa-tion program. Although the plans are slightly different for each edu-cation division, the hours will re-main the same. That's Life (Continued from pg. 7, col. 5) cream and milk. I must get back to Economics IV. I am now three weeks ahead in my assignments. I went to the library each night this week. Love, Joe Dear Mom and Dad: Well, I've been back for three months. I'm part of this institution again. Classes are boring. My $5.00 allowance each week doesn't go far. I wrote in my last letter a month ago that nothing much is impres-sive here. The food is strictly no-where. We had ""mystery meat"", lumpy potatoes, stringy spinach, icy ice cream and watery milk to-night. I must get back to Economics V. I went to the delicatessen each night this week. Love, Joe Dear Parents: Three months and I'm dying. If you get any notices from the dean about the classes I've cut�well, I've been sick. I realize that I haven't written to you in two months, but it's only because I don't have money to buy stamps. Please send $100 for stamps and incidentals. We had part of the winner of yesterday's fifth at Pimlico for dinner tonight. I must go back to Economics V. I went to the grill each night this week. Love, Joe Hi: Three months in this hole. Ugh! Send some money. Haven't written all semester be-cause I've been busy. Food stinks. Been before the dean all week. Nearly got kicked out for stealing Economics V exams. Wasn't my fault. I was drunk. I went to pot each night this week. Love, Joe The fraternity officially came into existence at Towson on Saturday, March 27 when an initiating team, consisting of six people, came from Stroudsburg State Teachers Col-lege, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and formally initiated 25 charter members into the national fratern-ity. Meetings are held twice a month; and usually consist of speakers, films, and discussions. The April 8th meeting featured Mr. V. P. Soubhramanham, a stu-dent doing graduate work in clima-tology at Johns Hopkins Univers-ity, who showed a film on India and spoke on the geographical aspect of that country. The weekend of May 15 and 16 was set aside for a field trip to Frostburg State Teachers College when the fraternity planned to see the coal mines in that area and General Braddock's historical trial, as well as other geographical items of interest. At their last meeting of the year new officers were elected. The new president is Keith Whitehurst; vice president, Stan Smith; correspond-ing secretary, Kathy Bradley; re-cording secretary, Mary Jane Ma-tingly; and treasurer, Al Tartal. Absence Policy Cont. (Continued from pg. 1, col. 2) each hour of a double hour course counting for 1 absence.) 5. No absences are permitted on the day preceding or the day fol-lowing a holiday except by prior approval of administrative author-ity. Students may file within 48 hours after their return to college, on the official blank a record of each ab-sence except those for college-sponsored events. Records of ab-sences for medical reasons will be filed at the Health Office; records of absences for personal reasons will be filed at a point to be desig-nated in the Administration Build-ing. Staff and faculty members re-sponsible for a college sponsored event will file with the Dean of In-struction a record of absences re-quired for each such event ten days in advance. Faculty members are expected to maintain complete and accurate records of all absences. Each fac-ulty member will confer with each student whose continued absence is jeopardizing his academic progress. Competitions for United States Government scholarships for grad-uate study abroad for 1955-56 are now open, it was announced by Mr. Kenneth Holland, President of the Institute of Internationl Education. A brochure describing overseas study awards under the Fulbright Program and the Buenos Aires Convention Program has just been published by the Institute, and ap-plication blanks are available at that agency or in the offices of Ful-bright advisers on college an uni-versity campuses. The Fulbright and Buenos Aires Convention programs are part of the educational exchange activities of the Department of State. They will give almost 1000 American citizens the chance to study abroad during the 1955-56 academic year. Since the establishment of the Ful-bright Program in 1947, over 3500 American students have gone abroad under its auspices and al-most 1000 more are scheduled to go in September 1954. Under the older Buenos Aires Convention, awards have been made to 97 Americans since the program's in-ception. Countries where U.S. graduate students may study.under the Ful-bright Program are Australia, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg, Burma, Ceylon, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sweden, the Union of South Africa, and the United King-dom. The countries participating in the Buenos Aires Convention Program are Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Do-minican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicara-gua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Eligibility requirements for these foreign study fellowships are: (1) United States citizenship, (2) A college degree or its equi-valent at the time the award is to be taken up. Alpha Phi Omega Plans New Membership Drive Alpha Phi Omega, the national service fraternity on campus, is making plans to launch a member-ship drive next year. This effort will be initiated at a general address to new students during Freshman Week next fall. This event is part of a long range plan to maintain a constant turn-over in membership within the fra-ternity. Prospective members of APO must serve a pledgeship per-iod before initiation. Upon being initiated, the new brothers are entitled to the privil-eges afforded by a national organi-zation and alumni of more than 75,000 men on 215 college campuses throughout the country. On a local scale they will enoy the opportuni-ties afforded by a close brotherhood of students dedicated to serving their school through a program of Announcement service as well as social activities. According to Dick Litsinger, president of the fraternity, the last membership drive was launched in 1952. Dick Litsinger. president Walt Weber, vice president of APO This year's officers were Dick Lit-singer, president; Walt Weber, vice persident; Jim Porter, treas-urer; Ken Morelock, secretary. Of- The Parent Teachers Association ficers for next year will remain the of Parkville School have recently same with the exception of the of-announced that it is offering a $100 fice of treasurer which will be re-scholarship to some student at placed by Don Hughes. State Teachers College. STC Sends Whitehyrst, Holh to NSA Congress George Hohl, president of the Student Government Association and Keith Whitehurst, National Student Association representative from Towson will attend the Sev-enth Annual National Student Con-gress of the United States National Student Association which con-venes at Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, on August 22. Over 800 representatives from American colleges in every part of the land and the largest number of overseas observers in USNSA's history plan to attend, according to James M. Edwards, USNSA presi-dent. ""Responsibilities of Freedom"" will be the theme of the Congress. ""There is now a pressing need, Ed-wards explains, ""for American stu-dent leaders to discuss the prob-lems which all have in common and the responsibilities which fall to each in today's complex society."" Registration is now being ac-cepted at USNSA's national office from all member and non-member student governments. Each mem-ber school will send from one to seven delegates, depending upon the size of the school. All delegates will be elected by their student governments to student bodies to attend the meeting. A workshop for the exchange of ideas, techniques and programs on campus student problems will be part of the meeting. The Congress will also vote on a complete policy program for USNSA during the 1954-55 academic year. Meetings of about 25 delegates consider everything from student-faculty - administration r el a tio n-ships and academic freedom to the student press and inter-collegiate athletics. Commissions on the role of stu-dents beyond the campus probe the meeting ground between students and government, and between USNSA and national student or-ganizations abroad, including the Communist-controlled International Union of Students, currently spreading propaganda throughout the world. Letters Explain Crisis in Dorm Letters were recently sent out to various individuals in the state in-forming them of the critical dormi-tory situation at Towson by the administration. In a letter to Dr. John Fischer, Superintendent of Public Instruc-tion in Baltimore City, Dr. Earle T. Hawkins told of the lack of men applicants for the next year. Of 117 applications only 22 of them are boys. He went on to say that the percentage of men at Towson in recent years has been running from twenty-five to thirty-five per cent of the total applying for teachers college. Dr. Hawkins also sent letters to all high school principals informing them of the conditions and urging all men to apply before June 30 if they wish dormitory accomoda-tions. From the office of Dr. Rebecca Tansil, Director of Admissions, a letter was sent to the high school counselors detailing the problem and offering information concern-ing students from their school who have applied for admission and for those who wish to apply for admis-sion to the college. (3) Knowledge of the languag' of the country sufficient to carry or the proposed study, and (4) Good health. Final selection of Fulbright, V grantees is made by the Board of � Foreign Scholarships appointed 1)1 the President of the United State. 1 The Institute of International Ea' cation, central private agencY 111, Si the U.S. administering prograro for the exchange of students, teach' ers, and specialists, is the agelleF S( designated by the Board of Foreign Scholarships and the Departnienl of State to screen applications., ; Under the Buenos Aires Conval tion, the Institute makes the pre. c, liminary recommendation of candi.i dates, with the cooperating cowl' tries making the final selection of Ji IT1 candidates for study within their borders. Fulbright awards are made en"" Si tirely in the currencies of partici- T: pating countries abroad. The Fill S bright Act authorizes the use of' p foreign currencies and credits ac"" v quired through the sale of war s surplus property abroad for ecio. cational exchanges. The awards p cover transportation, tuition, books ,., and maintenance for one academic t'v year. Awards under the Buetl�5' S Aires Convention include tran', �, portation provided by the Unite r 1 States Government, and tuition al� E maintenance allowances provided 11: by the host governments. Competition for the 1955-56 ae3' E demic year closes November l' A 1955. An exception is the prograill for New Zealand, for which Oct�1 ber 15 is the closing date. I Towson Enrollment T 0 Continues to Rise P September enrollment for the Vs year 1953-1954 was 959 students. 1 one of the greatest numbers ever had at Towson State Teachers Col-lege. 1 ' N No definite figures have been re' s_ leased yet from Dr. Rebecca Tan- 1 sil, Director of Admissions, e�11- s . I cerning next year's enrollment' .1 However, it is expected to top the current year. Applications In comparing the number of ar, plications which had been receive� ' last year this time as to those which have been received thus fin this year, it is found that there are 75 more applications for ne:4t year's enrollment. Applications are coming in evell day and the probable 1954-55 en' rollment will very likely continoe to increase during the summer. Student Centre Cont. (Continued form pg. 1, col. 4) ter the Directory has begun to re-vise loopholes in the Constitutior!; to re-edit its ""request for facilities slips and plan for an expanded Pr�� gram next year. Included 111 next year's facilities will be the Ping Pong room and Chapel. Als�' a brochure�to be used in the gni-dent orientation�is to be com pile for September issuing. Those who have served on this year's Directory look forward te the year, in the somewhat distant future, when. with student supPort and state appropriations the Centre will be open around the clock. With increased acceptance of the Centre and respect for the Dire' tory the Student Centre will be able to better serve all of Towson students, faculty, and friends. The entire Student Centre Di-rectory says ""See you in Septeny ber . . . in the Centre."" "
