tl19510606-000 "TOWE Vol. 4, No. 20 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. June 6, 195/ New SGA Officers Go In _ as Zvonar Takes Presidency John Zvonar, Robert Stevens, De-and can not be fullfilled without the borah Pliskin, and Fred Brown were elected to the top positions of the 1951-52 SGA and have accepted the office of president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer respective-ly. Carol Griffith and George Baker will serve as social chairman and parlimentarian in that order. In a recent interview, John stated that even though he did not have a definite platform there are sev-eral points which he hopes to im-prove upon and others which he would like to inaugurate. Foremost on his list of improvements is stud-ent lethargy concerning the SGA, which he feels could be remedied by a SGA publicity committee. He also proclaimed that he will strive for a more open and better attended executive board meeting so that students may discover the inner workings of their campus government. As a member of the Literary Club, John hopes to secure the ap-proval and backing of the College Press to advance student and facul-ty recognition on a literary plane and to further improve the organ-ization to raise the maturity level of the students. Along the lines of inauguration, plans are being formulated for a debating society and a student in-formation and discussion club per-taining to the teaching profession. However, John concluded, all of these depend on student interest cooperation of each and every mem-ber of the SGA. ""I consider it an honor and a pleasure to be able to serve as the Vice-President of the SGA, es-pecially with such people as were elected to the other offices. I am confident we will have a successful year if we have one more thing� namely, your support. The Student Government is a student organiza-tion and will be as strong as the make it,"" stated Bob students Stevens. The veep-elect hopes every stud-ent will feel free to express any complaints or suggestions as they are the framework of better gov-ernment; democracy is a privilege and a responsibility and it can never be destroyed. Debbie Pliskin as. secretary of the organization plans to work in ac-cord with the other officers and to stand up for those things which she feels to be fair and necessary ifor the general improvement of the college. Under Fred Brown, treasurer-elect, a new treasury system which will go into effect in September has been set up and approved by the executive board. This program calls for uniform organization books and a simple SGA master ledger instead of the highly centralized plan now - in operation. Dorms to be Ready by Fall; To Accomodate 112 Men by Anne B. Meinhardt According to the most recent I reports of Dean Anita Dowell and I Mr. Karl Moser, Business Manager, the two new men's dormitories will be ready for occupancy by Septem-ber of this year. This was in turn confirmed by the construction pro-ject's State Engineer, Mr. William Bishop. The two storied buildings are of red brick designed to accommodate fifty-six students, two to a room. These rooms will be equipped with built-in dressers and wash-bowls compactly closed away in cupboards. Modern Furniture An easy chair will add to the com-fort and casualness of the modern metal furnishings in each room, the styles of which have already been selected. Color schemes are now under way to harmonize their vary-ing upholstery patterns with the tinted walls. Mr. Bishop, however, stressed the absolute fire-proof quality of the buildings, pointing out the rein-forced concrete and steel founda-tions, the gypsum interior wall par-titions and asphalt tile floors as well as structural tile bathroom walls. The dormitories lie north-west of the main buildings at right angles to each other. The picture gives a glimpse of one from the back facing east. Due to the sloping, of the land, ample space on the ground level at this end avails the locating of a spacious recreation room flanked on either side by a smaller lobby. This same pattern is to be found in the other building. Another fea-ture of each is to be a roomy apart-ment for the dormitory's custodian which is located just to the right of the main entrance. Work Progresses Many of the arrangements must be left to the imagination, since most of the construction is still at the frame-work, floor, and plumbing stage. The site was bust-ling with the activity of the fifty masons, carpenters and workers, cranes and pulleys, taking full ad-vantage of the clear weather. And although the parked automo-biles, piles of lumber, limestone cornices, and debris all but hid the dormitories from view, a clean sweep followed by an envisioned lawn will make the new buildings a welcome and attractive addition to Towson's campus. Farewell '51 . . Banner Year For STC Students by Sylvia Godsey State Teachers College opened in September '50 on a note of more than usual anticipation and confusion. On June 25, 1950 the Communist forces of North Korea, spearheaded by tanks, crossed the 38th parallel and occupied the capital city of Seoul. American occupation forces were immediately mobilized and put into action against the aggressor. Shortly thereafter the machinery of the UN was put into motion in the hope that this ""border-incident"" could be sublimated, thereby avert-ing a major international conflict. Much of the anticipation on em-barking upon a new scholastic year Tentative Assembly Program Organized for Next Year Tentative assembly program for the school year 1951-1952 has been drawn up by Dr. Arthur Brewing-ton and the Assembly Committee, featuring such celebities as Charles Laughton and Cornelia Otis Skin-ner. Musical highlights of the season will include a Baltimore Symphony Orchestra visit in November and four appearances of the Young Mu-sicians Group; one in January, March, April and May. The Young Musicians' Group is a series of young successful artists in both in-strumental and ensemble groups, sponsored by music lovers of Bal-timore. The series will include prob-ably one woodwind and one string ensemble, and two instrumentalists. February Performances Other than the February perform-ance of the distinguished actor, Charles Laughton and the appear- , ance of the authoress, Cornelia Otis Skinner in April, another outside Ifeature is to be the Frankel Ryder ' Dancers scheduled to perform in October. The many clubs and organizations of State Teachers College are to take an active part in the assemblies next year. Students will participate in the Kappa Delta Pi and Brother-hood Assemblies in October as well ' as in a program presented by the International Relations Club. Students Participate In November, the Freshman Ad-visory Council and Student Christ-ian Asociation will take charge re-spectively. After the annual Christ-mas Program, the Glen Players will conclude the first semester's sched-ule with a dramatic presentation. Student participation will contin-ue in the new term with an Art Club Assembly, a program given by the Mens' and Womens' Ath-letic Associations, and a College Music Program. The Student Gov-ernment Asociation will hold seven meetings, one in each school month except January and May. Class Program assemblies are to be held by the Sophomores in December, the Juniors in February, and the Freshmen in March. Official presentations will be headed by the Faculty Convocation at the first assembly in September and Dr. Earle T. Hawkins' address, State of the Union begining the second semester, while the last two assemblies will be devoted to Stud-ent Recognition and Investiture. College Day Towsonites loaded with lunches, sun glasses, shorts, bathing suits, and receding as far as possible into heavy sweaters and coats blithely headed for the Tolchester ferry Thursday, May 24. Thus began Col-lege Day, 1951. The cruise from Baltimore to Tol-chester, though breezy, was far from uneventful. The Men's Chorus went along as The Men's Chorus� bow ties and all. Under the direc-tion of Mr. Nicholas Geriak, they sang a number of tunes famiilar to Towson students, including their own inimitable rendition of ""Dry Bones."" For those with an ear for the in-strumental, the boatride offered an ensemble unique to College Day '51. Many took advantage of the sup-plied ryhthm and did a little danc. ing. Highlighting this aspect of the trip was the Hokey Pokey, a new college ""rag."" The famous-for-fun Dr. Hartley entertained the crowd with his con-ducting of Dixieland music and singing of ""Does the Spearmint, Lose its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight?"" While returning home, the sky began to clear. And when the boat pulled into Baltimore, the sight of a blue afternoon sky was a fitting end to College Day. was not so much concerned with whether male students would achieve good grades but whether they would be here to take the courses at all. The war scare also precipitated a move for an accel-erated course. The final outcome was the defeat of the accelerated course proposal, the loss to Towson's campus of 20 men, and the taking of deferment tests in May by a good percentage of the remaining male population. The United States Air Force claimed Herb August, Bucky Ben-eze, Bill Clapp, Edgar Nicoll, Dale Nonnemacker, Vernon Smith, Vin-cent aVlenti, and Robert Van Horn. Armed Services Bill Dilworth, Joe Gutkoska, Tom Reinhardt, and Dave Scliuman are ""in the Army."" The United States Army Security Agency received a new recruit in Ed Doerr. Ed Har-vey left when his National Guard division was activated. Orrie Hiett went into the Navy. George King. Tom League, Henry Muller, Alvin Pasquinelli and Joe Watson also entered the service. With the registration of 900 stud-ents, nine new faculty members also became part of STC. From Buffalo, New oYrk, Mr. Ralph Beelke came to the art department. Miss Marie Baldridge, native of Kansas and Miss Genevieve Heagney of Penn-sylvania joined the education de-partment. The English department received Miss Thelma Sherman whose home address is Denver, Colorado. A home town boy, Mr. Nicholas Geriak entered STC, a member of the music department. Coach and instructor, Mr. Earl Killian joined the physical education department. Coming to us from New England, Dr. Wilfred Hathway became part of the science department. And Mr. Oliver Laine, another Pennsyl-vania native, increased the social science department. Marks Of Progress Student government commenced under the leadership of Nick Hoddi-nott, President of the SGA. ""We must progress,"" Mr. Hoddinott's famous byline became a reality dur-ing the year. With the co-operation of the Executive Council and all of the groups connected with the SGA the following points were covered: 1) class assemblies were instituted; 2) the alcove smoking area in the administration building came into being; 3) non compulsory SGA as-semblies established; 4) parlia-mentary procedure bill passed en-tailing the office of parliamentarian; 5) revision of the SGA constitution q.ccomplished, and the constitutions of all other organizations, with varying degrees of success were urged to revise their constitutions; 6) the treasury system was revised; (Continued on Page 3) "
