tl19570608-000 "STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND Juno 8, 1957 Sparkman Discusses Foreign Policy Senator John Sparkman of Ala-barna expressed his belief in a strong, stabilized foreign policy in a speech on May 20, 1957 in the State Teacher College Auditorium. The Senator discussed ""What Lies Ahead in Our Foreign Policy."" He began his talk by retracing steps in foreign policy from 1947 to 1952, citing the work done with the Marshall Plan, Mutual Defense Pact, and the North Atlantic Treaty -- all designed to build the strength of the free world. Since 1953, he stated, there has been a marked vacillation in foreign pol- Icy which has caused one Euro- Pean leader to remark that ""he never knew what to expect day by day because foreign policy Changes so much."" Senator Sparkman mentioned some of the many problems fac-ing us in foreign policy today: co-lonialism, German unification, Communism, and foreign aid. One of the largest problems the Sena-tor remarked was the threat of thermo-nuclear warfare. Brewington Accepts Fullbright Grant Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Brewing-ton will leave July 15 for New Delhi, India, where Dr. Brewing-ton will be attached to the Indian Ministery of Education. On a Fullbright Grant, Dr. Brewington's duties will be con-cerned with lecturing and counsel-ing on the teaching of the English language in Indian secondary schools. The trip will take approximate-ly a month by ship, and the Brew-ingtons will remain in the Indian capitol until July or August of 1958. Pier Five Injects New Jazz Spirit Eight fifteen in the evening on May 21, 1957 brought something new to the Towson campus. It Was the scene of the first Jazz Concert presented in our college auditorium. Sponsored by the Jazz Club, mu-sic was supplied by the Pier Five Jazz Band which consists of drums, bass, piano, clarinet, trombone, trumpet, banjo and guitar. The niaster of ceremonies was Jim Stanley from radio station WWIN. An audience of over two hun-dred and fifty students enjoyed the program, which included such Jazz standards as: South Rampart Street Parade, Saints, Hindustan, 7'in Roof Blues, and some fifteen other selections. An added surprise by the group was a version of Peter and the Wolf in dixie-style. M.C. Jim Stanley informed the au-dience that all of the selections Played during the evening are available on an LP Album en-titled Baltimore Jazz. President of Towson's Jazz Club, Mike Gray, gave the objectives Of the Jazz culb as three-fold; to roster the presentation of good Jazz on the Towson campus, to roster the development of a bet-ter knowledge of jazz by students and faculty, and to foster the Wholesome enjoyment of this dis-tinctively American form of mu-sic. Senator Sparkman of Alabama speaks on foreign policy. ""Foreign aid is a definite part of our foreign policy. As long as we remain a world power it will remain virtually impossible to cut off foreign aid."" He remarked that our basic foreign policy in this country is the same as in the former administration but changes have been made in carrying it out. The aims of our foreign policy remarked the Senator are the fol-lowing: 1. To strengthen free wills and free governments. 2. To show Russia and other ag-gressors that we intend to help free governments. Kappa Delta Pi Honors Instructor Mr. David L. Cornthwaite, in-structor at Towson State Teachers College, was initiated as an hon-orary member in the Epsilon Al-pha chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, professional fraternity in educa-tion, on May 15, 1957. At the 5:15 p.m. dinner meeting, Mr. Cornthwaite was acknowl-edged for the outstanding educa-tional work. A 1948 graduate of Towson, he is now engaged as an instructor in the educational de-partment of the college. He received his Master of Arts from Teachers College, Columbia in 1949 and has done graduate work at American University and Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Cornthwaite taught in the Baltimore City schools for four years and then accepted a posi-tion as sixth grade teacher at Lida Lee Tall, the campus elementary school. In September 1955, he joined the faculty at Towson. At the college Mr. Cornthwaite teaches audio-visual education, block courses, and supervises student teachers. He especially enjoys working with student teachers. Mr. Cornthwaite believes that to best help prospective teachers he can point out the major sourc-es of effective teaching and allow the student to make up his own mind in order to become a creative It is Mr. Cornthwaite's belief that the purpose of teaching is to educate children to appreciate our Democratic values and, if neces-sary, to change their thinking to be consistent with democratic thinking. Besides teaching Mr. Corn-thwaite is engaged in many other types of educational work. He re-cently appeared in a panel on reading for Kappa Delta Pi. He is now writing a manual for teachers to accompany a fourth grade text book in geography. He has also written several articles for the Baltimore Bulletin of Education and taught workshops in Hagers-town and Prince Georges County. Ibsen's ""Hedda"" Well-Portrayed On Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19, 1957, Eva Le Galliene's new translation of Henrik Ibsen's ""Hedda Gabler"" was presented at the Towson State Teachers Col-lege by the Glen Players in the college auditorium. Featured in the cast were Emmy Lee Butler in the title role, James Glass as George Tesman, Hedda's husband, John Butler as Eilert Lovborg, a writer, and Kathryn McIntyre as Thea Elvstead, Lov-borg's lover who inspired him to write a book. Bruce Johnson portrayed Judge Brack, Carolyn Thomas was Aunt Julia, and Marie Holmead played the maid, Berta. Mr. William C. Kramer, a mem-ber of the faculty, directed the play with the assistance of the student director, Gerald Riley. Like many of Ibsen's works of the late 19th century, ""Hedda Gab-ler"" is a tragic drama which por-trays the conflicting emotions, ideas, and personalities of the characters. Hedda Gabler represented a domineering and wicked woman who was bored with her life with the stuffy, pompous George Tes-man. Eilert Lovborg, an old friend of Tesman and ex-lover of Hedda, was ruined by Hedda after an, at-tempt to regain respect and suc-cess as a writer after a former decadent life. Judge Brack, was the sinister character who finally achieved power over Hedda, driv-ing her to suicide. The forcefulness of Hedda's character dominated the produc-tion. The play was well received by the moderate-sized audience, al-though the play was difficult to portray and the symbolism in Ib-sen's work was not clearly evident to all those in attendance. Student Centre To Expand Next Year After three years of planning and hoping, the Student Centre Directory has made preparations to open the left side of lower Newell as a part of the Student Centre, starting in September. Detailed plans were decided upon on Wednesday, May 22 after preliminary meetings on the pre-vious Monday and Tuesday. At the Wednesday meeting, the blueprints of the original building were studied and the new ideas were approved. Original room partitions will remain except in the lower lounge section. The fur-niture for the rooms will consist mainly of chairs and tables req-uisitioned from the old library, with some lounge chairs to be purchased. The walls will be painted and perhaps panelled with wood later. Plans call for a noisy room with a piano, television set, ping-pong table, etc.; a regular study room; two rooms to be used for study or conference rooms; an FAC of-fice; a Student Centre Directory office, with files available for other campus organizations; a per-iodical and listening room, and a place in which women day stu-dents may change clothes. Meetings are to be scheduled for summer or early September at which the Directory members will decide upon rules and other de-tails concerning their beneficial new project. President Members Hawkins Invests of Senior Class At 10 a.m. on May 28, 1957 the members of the class of 1957 marched into the college auditori-um for their Investiture Assem-bly. Following the singing of ""Amer-ica"" by the student body, Dr. Hawkins invested Jack Jones, class president, in the robes of Baccal-aureate of Science, and symboli-cally invested the entire grad-uating class. In his acceptance address, Jack explained what the degree meant to the class: the ability to lead in the classroom and the community; the posses-sion of a broad stroke of interest, some ability in scholarship, and the ability to meet the problems of the world with an open mind. Dean Kenneth Browne next read the role of academic honOrs for all the classes. Mr. Maynard Webster, past president of the Alumni Association, offered the Alumni's congratulations to the graduates, reminding them that they can be proud of their school, their work, and their aim in life. Mr. Webster offered the Alumni's assistance and cooperation to the departing class and he mentioned the aims of the Association to the school, students, and its members. Vets Re-Organize The president of the Veterans Organization, Lewis Heck, an-nounced the following results of the recent elections for next year's officers: President, Jack Perilla; Vice-President, Chuck Robbins; Secretary, Bud Farrand; Treasur-er, Jack Zimmerman; Publicity. Carol Miles; S.G.A. Representa-tive, Henry Lichtfuss. The newly elected president, Jack Perilla, hails from Baltimore City and is a graduate of Calvert Hall High School where he was active in many student activities. After completing his freshman year at STC, Jack entered the Ar-my Medical Corps where he served for two years in Germany. Upon returning to college he started working with the Veterans Organ-ization and became well known by all the members. Jack is major-ing in Junior High Education and will be student teaching next year in the field of Geography for the Baltimore City School system. The Vets plan to hold another ""Fall Ball"" in October and to en-large their car pool to athletic games. All Veterans are asked to send any suggestions for next year's program to Carrol Miles, box no. 286. A choral rendition of Ode to Joy and College Ode was given by members of the graduating class. Dr. Hawkins introduced the principal speaker, Dr. Theresa Weidefeld, former president of the college from 1938 to 1947. Dr. Weidefeld was quick to capture the attention and admiration of the audience by her warm, friend-ly humor. The former president talked about the gym and its construc-tion. She was pleased to learn that the gym will be called here-after the Weidefeld Gymnasium. Dr. Weidefeld presented a clever parody on ""What's My Line,"" reducing the teacher to ""lowest terms"" by using yes and no an-swers. Since the principal of an ele-mentary school receives a high salary, Dr. Weidefeld ended her speech by telling the graduates to get their goal toward becoming a principal. Jack Jones then presented a gift to the school -- a check to be used for an outside bulletin board. The Seniors expressed their appreciation to Dr. Mann, the class sponsor, who acknowledged this recognition with a few words. This memorable occasion for the class of 1957 ended with the sing-ing of the Alma Mater by the en-tire student body. WRC Elects New Officers For Fall Doris Wimert has been recently elected president of the Women's Residence Council at State Teach-ers College. Serving under her are Joan Archambault, vice-presi-dent; Ruth Sassaman, secretary; Nancy Heim, treasurer; Sharon Romer, social chairman; and Car-ol Hayes, as Student Government Representative. With the close of 1957 the W.R.C. has been busily making plans for the coming year. The temporary settling of the question of when or if Bermuda shorts would be worn on campus was one of the first accomplish-ments of the new council. Their decision was that Bermudas may be worn in the Student Centre af-ter six o'clock from May 4 to June 8. The council will review the question in the fall. Briefly . . Dr. Beishlag, Mr. Nass, Miss Zindler, and Mr. Miller had exam-ples of their art work on exhibit and for sale at the Baltimore Out-door Art Festival on the north side of Druid Hill Park Lake, Sunday May 19, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Carole Holmes, junior at State Teachers College will spend the summer in Arizona as a Bible school and missionary worker with the Baptist Church. Carole was chosen from among college stu-ents in the Maryland area and will leave on June 9, spending eleven weeks in the West. President Hawkins was in Den-ver on May 12 and 13 as one of a group of educators reviewing the educational program of the Air Force Academy. "
