tl19550323-000 "Vol. VII. No. 11 I TOWER LIGHT 4- STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. Wednesday, March 23, 1955 Freshman Give Class 'Robert E. Lee' William Manchester Dance This Weekend Is Theme Of To Give Lecture Here Oratory Contest An informal dance sponsored by the freshman class will be held this Saturday evening from 9 to 12 in the gymnasium. Bryden Reidenaur's orchestra will provide the music. A unique theme, ""The Sand and the Sea"" will dominate the decorations. These decorations will feature a 30-foot scene with a crepe paper sunset, a mermaid mannikin, a pier and a beach. Katherine Link and Kath-erine French are co-chairmen of the decorations committee. Committee Chairmen According to Dance Committee Chairman Dudley Davis, various committees have been working to make this dance a success. Those serving as committee chairmen are: Shirley Scott, refershments; July Weitzman, publicity; Ada Bigler, chaperones; Janice Griffith, tickets. Dudley Davis commented that he hoped the dance would prove to be ""another freshman success."" Admission Student Activities Cards will ad-mit State Teachers College stu-dents; tickets for guests may be Purchased for $1 in the alcove of the Administration Building or at the door Saturday evening. New Yew Replaces Old Barberry Hedge The old barberry hedge that stood in front of the Administra-tion Building was removed several weeks ago tind in its place will be Planted a yew shrub, an evergreen Plant. There are hundreds of varieties of this shrub. In front of the men's dormitories there is an example of the bushy type. However, the yew being planted in front of the Ad-ministration Building will be of an Upright type. Clifton T. Perkins Speaks To Club ""Good physical health is neces-sary to maintain good mental health, Commissioner of Mental Hygiene, Dr. Clifton T. Perkins told the members of the Junior- Senior Men's Club in an address, Thursday, March 17. Commissioner Perkins also main-tained that spirituality, ability to ""face facts"" and worthwhile goals in life were among the most impor-tant means of combating mental illness the individual can use. The mind like the body meets ex-ercise and rest to grow. The mind and body are each dependent on one another which can be seen from the fact that in treating mental pa-tients the body condition is one of the first concerns, and until the body is healthy there is little that can be done to help the mind, stated Dr. Perkins. Spirituality is one of the means of treating the mentally sick and one which is absent in Maryland Institutions. Commissioner Perkins said further that he would like to see a chapel, of every faith, set up in each mental hospital in Mary-land. Every individual should attempt to live within his income�""face (Continued on page 3, col. 1) Towson Delegation To Participate In UN Model General Assembly The State Teachers College In-ternational Relations Club is to Participate in the Inter-Collegiate United Nations Model General As-sembly, April 1 to 3, at the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania in Phila-delphia, announced IRC Faculty Adviser Mahlon H. Hellerich. A five-member delegation of De-light Pearce, Madeline Marchione, Lois Anderson, Candy Foreman and Nancy Brown is to represent STC, Participating in the role of Yugo-slavia. ""The purpose of the model as-sembly,"" stated Mr. Hellerich, ""is to teach as participating students the operation, purpose and goals of the United Nations. Just as it exists at its world headquarters in New York, the model UN will be bade up of 60 governments, each represented by different colleges and universities."" Misses Pearce and Marchione will represent Yugoslavia by serv-ing on the Political and Security Committee, Miss Anderson, Econo-mic and Social; Miss Foreman, Trusteeship, and Miss Brown, Ad Hoc Committee, which handles re-visions of the UN Charter. STC is one of two Maryland col- Lois Anderson, Nancy Brown, Mr. Hellerich, Madeline Marchione, Candy Foreman. Delight l'earce. leges scheduled to attend the As-sembly. The other is Loyola Col-lege. Mr. Hellerich will accompany the STC delegation to Philadelphia. With the life of General Robert E. Lee as an inspiration for ma-terial, senior high school and col-lege students of Maryland and sur-rounding states soon will begin fighting it out with words for the oratorical championship of this area and a lion's share of nearly $1,500 in government bonds set aside for prizes. The annual Hearst Newspapers' Tournament of Orators has selected the famed military strategist and general of the southern armies during the War between the States as a topic for the six-minute talks the students will give in competi-tion for top honors. The Baltimore Area includes Maryland, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. The top win-ner in each division of the contest will win a $500 bond and the right to represent the area in the Eastern Zone finals also to be held in Bal-timore. The second place winners will receive $100 bonds, third re-ceive a $25 bond. Enrollment should be made as soon as possible. Elimi-nations will begin early in May with the area finals in Baltimore May 13, the Eastern Zone finals also here May 16, and the national finals in New York May 19.. Anyone desiring further in-formation concerning contest rules should contact English Instructor Arthur Brewington. Talent Contest To Be Held Tomorrow Three modern interpretive dance solos, a ballet number, and exhibi-tion ballroom tango, and two piano duets are featured in a Dance- Piano Recital to be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the college auditorium. The Student-Faculty Talent Com-mittee under the chairmanship of English Instructor Nina Hughes is sponsoring the program. Dale Thomas, Josie Nead, and Eleanor Burkhardt will perform the modern dance solos. They will dance to Tenderly, The Skaters' Waltz, and Ravel's Le Gibet respectively. Theresa Neas will do a ballet in three-quarter time. The ballroom exhibition will be rendered by Stella Seltzer and Joe Gutkoska to the Valentino tango, La Cumpar-sita. Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue will be performed by Betty Hughes and Ann Spencer on the piano. Emilie Janata and Everitt Jarvis will close the program with the Priest's March from Athalia by Mendels-ohn- Bartholdy. The participants are ""veteran"" performers. Dale Thomas and Josie Nead have both directed choreography for their respective class assemblies. Eleanor Burk- (Continued on page 6, col. 1) ""Man, how that man Manchester can write"", was the corn-ment of Burton Reece in reviewing Disturber of the Peace by William Manchester. The last protege of Henry L. Mencken, William Man-chester, is coming to Towson under the sponsorship of the Eng-lish Department of State Teachers College. Mr. Manchester, author of Disturber of the Peace and The City of Anger will speak on ""Mencken and Books of the 1920's"" Tuesday, March 29 in the auditorium at 2 p.m. Mr. Manchester came to Mary-land at the invitation of H. L. Mencken. He is considered the last protege of Mencken. His latest book, The City of Anger is a novel on display in the State Teachers College Library. A native of Springfield, Mass. Mr. Manchester attended three dif-ferent colleges before entering the U.S. Marines. He spent one year as a police reporter in Oklahoma City. Mr. Manchester has been a contributor to Harper' s; Magazine as well as Saturday Review, Look, STC Gives To WUS Fund Co-chairman Anne Frush and Audrey Bortner are to be con-gratulated for Towson's contribu-tion of $205.60 to the World Uni-versity Service. The money, received from many contributers, will be sent to help some student in a foreign college enjoy the advantages of a better education. Thanks goes especially to the various committee chairman: Shir-and The Nation. Disturber of the Peace was his first book. This was about Mencken and was warmly received by the press in 1951 when it was published by Harper and Brothers. Mr. Manchester is the second in a series of three prominent liter-ary personalities to be brought to Towson by the English Depart-ment. Towson Invited To View Evergreen House The Trustees of The Evergreen House Foundation have extended an invitation to Towson students and faculty to visit Evergreen House and its collections. Evergreen House, the former residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Work Garrett, now owned by The Johns Hopkins University, is main-tained by the Foundation, an edu-cational trust set up by the will of the late Mrs. Garrett for educa-tional and cultural purposes. The house itself is preserved and furn-ished as it was during the Garrett's lifetime. The collections include the rare book library and Oriental arts belonging to The Johns Hopkins University, and a fine group of modern paintings and sculpture, the property of the Foundation. ley Thim, faculty; Betty Stone, auc- The Library is of value to stu-tion; Marge Cole, Bake Sale; Shir- dents interested in history, geo-ley Strube, Newell Hall; Ada Big- graphy, English literature, natural ler, Richmond Hall; Harry Lang history and the history of printing. and Jack Jones, boys dorms; Nancy The average length of time for Brown, Dawn Kidd, day hops; a guided tour of the house is about Joyce Greer, Dot Keller, Elizabeth one hour. It is suggested that stu- Holster and Donna Boyd, Barn dents interested in such a visit tele- Dance; Sally Wagner and Jo Anne phone or write for an appointment Vance, Publicity; Harry Lang, Auc- to Miss Elizabeth Baer, Librarian. tioneer; Jeanne Powers, all-around Tours of the collection or a group helper, and to the faculty wives for visit to the Library, must be ar-contributing to the bake sale. ranged in advance. Rabbi Hugo B. Schiff To Visit Towson Campus Next Week Chaplain of the Alexandria Chap- Lectures ter of the American Red Cross Rabbi Schiff will lecture to two Rabbi Hugo B. Schiff will lecture classes. These classes will be open at Towson, Thursday, March 31, to the entire college and attendance under the auspices of the Jewish is encouraged. There will also be Chautauqua Society. an informal discussion period in ""It is the first time we have been the afternoon. able to use an on-campus visitation The first class to be visited by of a Rabbi from the J.C.S.,"" stated Rabbi Schiff will be the 8 a.m. Faculty Chairman of the As- sociology class of History Instruc-sembly Committee Mary C. Kahl. tor Mahlon Hellerich. There will be ""Other colleges,"" continued Miss two topics discussed. The first will Kahl, ""have used the opportunity be ""The Effect of American Culture afforded by the J.C.S. in the past on Judaism"". This will be followed with great success. The approach by a discussion on ""The Jewish Rabbi Schiff will use will be aca- Contribution to American Culture."" demic and non-denominational."" (Continued on page 6, col. 1) "
