tl19520307-000 "A. Hilltop to Perform Here, March 20 Students at State Teachers Col-lege will have the opportunity to see the Hilltop Musical Company, Inc. perform when the group vis-its the campus on Thursday, March 20 in the auditorium at 8:00 P. M. Tickets for.the evening perfor-mances are being handled by the SGA, sponsors of the company's appearance at STC. Students of the college are being offered spe-cial prices on tickets in the ad-vanced sales. They may buy du-cats at two for $1.50 until March 17 at which time all tickets will Paper Sends Four to NY Columbia University will be the scene of the Teachers' College Di-vision of the...Columbia Scholastic Press Association's 27th annual meeting March 13-14-15 in New York City. Four members of the TOWER LIGHT staff will represent the newspaper at this convention. They are: Joan Migliarini, editor-in- chief; Fred Brown, executive editor; Dean Pickens and Mary Lou Louthan, co-news editors Clinics, lectures and topic meet-ings provide many valuable points for the group to bring back to the staff for improving the newspaper. Clinics and topic meetings will be held on layout and headlines, edi-torial policies and practices, sports pages, national advertising, fea-tures, organization and training of the staff, photography and news reporting. There will be student sell for $1.00 apiece. A goal of 1000 tickets to be sold has been set by the Student Government, one reason why special prices are offered to Towsonites. The tick-ets will be on sale until the eve-ning of the performance. Two miniature operas will be presented at this time; ""The Im- Dr. Hugo Weisgatl�director pressario"" by W.A. Mozart, and ""The Telephone"" by Gian-Carlo Menotti, under the direction of Dr. Hugo Weisgall. ""The Impressario"" is a delight-ful, comic opera in one act with an added sparkle provided by the amusing dialogue of Dr. Weisgall. The plot of this opera deals with the formation of a local opera com-pany and the conflict of two wealthy socialites both of whom desire to be ""Prima Donna"". ""The Impressario"" will be presented in fi Participation in 'Bloc' Beginning for Juniors Juniors this year have been giv-en an excellent opportunity for bloc participation. The program under the direction of Dr. Fickes, Miss Heagney, Miss Woodward, and Mrs. Garretson, enables the students to participate in different city and county classrooms. There has been a wide variety in the choice of schools attended Assembly Scene Of SGA Voting Official results of last Friday's elections find the five represen-tatives at large to the SGA to be Don Rogerson, Kathryn Baker, Bud Cornell, Ann Spencer, and Faye Davis. Class Representatives Student Council representa-tives for the individual classes are as follows: Seniors � Carolyn Nauman, Anne Williams, Ann Weber, Al Thackston, Shirley Du-vall, Flo Ruland, and Nelson Brooks. Juniors � Paul White-hurst, Laura Witlam, Adelaide such as: Essex, Lida Lee Tall and Stoneleigh representing the county schools and No. 49, No. 99, and Montebello representing the city schools. Participators have stated that they have gained much needed in-formation in regard to teaching techniques and child behavior by their observations. Besides participation a certain required amount of observation is necessary, followed by a seven period weekly class discussion on any questionable material. Eng-lish, History, and methods are part of the curriculum taught in this bloc. Some of the activities included in the project are: to observe the-ory in practice and to discover how it feels to stand before a class and direct its learning activities. It is the last step which preceeds student teaching. Dr. Fickes stated, ""Junior par-ticipation adds knowledge of ma-terial to every individual, and the experiences felt are those that will remain throughout ones teaching profession. TOWER LIGHT Vol. 5, No. 13 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON March '7, 1952 72eata VI 44 Freshmen Exhibit Irish Theme at Semi-formal Tower Echoes Sylvia Godsey was elected as editor of the 1953 yearbook and John McColgan was chosen as the business manager. Suggestion Box Little use has been made of the suggestion box in the Adminis-tration Building. Any Ques-tions submitted and the answers to them will be posted on the main bulletin board. All - College Council March 11, at 7:30 P.M., the All - College Council will meet in the Green Room. College Day Tolchester will again be the destination on College Day but the cruise will start at 2:00 P.M. and end about 9 or 10 P.M. March 28 has been tentatively set as the date for the excursion. MAA Dance Another semi-formal dance is scheduled for this month. The Men's Athletic Association is sponsoring the occasion which will take place Saturday, March 22. Demonstration Night Girls' Demonstration Night is scheduled for next Wednesday, March 13 in the gymnasium at 7:30 P.M. Deferment Tests Applicants for the April 24 Selective Service Qualification Test should remember that mid-night March 10 is the deadline for their requests. Application blanks may be obtained by stu-dents from the nearest local board and it is urged that they do so as soon as possible. Talent Program Faculty- Student talent will again be on display in Richmond Hall Parlor next Tuesday, March 13, at 4:00 P.M. The program will consist of a story by Miss Yoder and vocal numbers by Jim Peeling and Phyllis Beshore. Sure'n the Irish spirit will be a bloomin' at the Shamrock Shuf-fle, a semi-formal dance spon-sored by the Freshman class, Sat- Franny Torino�dance chairman urday March 8 from 9 'til 12. Music for the affair will be pro-vided by the Modernists under the direction of Tommy Thompson. Although this orchestra may be unheard of here it has proven to be a success at Mount Saint Ag-nes, Goucher, and Loyola. Preparations have been under-way for three weeks with Fran-ces Torino acting as chairman. Dean Pickens has been doing some extensive planning for decorations which will take on the Irish hue, with the help of Arlene Baylin, Phyllis Lacy, Irene Paul, Louisa Evangelisti, Madeline D'Ambrosia, Tony Marchione and Gus Peters. Gus has also been in charge of handling all publicity receiving aid from Thelma Broil and Dione Crowther. Even though the theme of the dance was revealed the extent of the decorations was not mention-in the gymnasium Famous Violinist Plays Here Tuesday Evening Oscar Shumsky, violinist, as- gave his recital in Carnegie Hall. sisted by Albert Sternkler, pian- Mr. Shumsky has received the ist, will appear at State Teacher's highest of praise from such news- College on Tuesday, March 11, at papers as Washington Times-Her- 8:30 P.M. aid, New York Times, New York In the program, there will be in-cluded well known selections by Bach, Tartini-Kreisler, Beethoven, Scaler�, Suk, and Vieuxtemp. Shumsky has appeared in this vi-cinity before; therefore, his selec-tions for this program have changed. Mr. Shumsky's appearance here had been scheduled for April 11th, but the date was changed to March 11th. This change was due to a scheduled six month tour of Europe which will begin immedi-ately following his performance here. This accomplished artist began his career as a child prodigy solo-ist who appeared with the Phila-delphia Orchestra at the age of seven. Shumsky was the young-est student to be accepted by Leo-paid Auer; and when Auer died, he studied with Efren Zimbalist. While in the service during World War II, he was solo violinist of the United States Navy Band's Symphony Orchestra. After com-pleting his service in 1946, he Oscar Shumsky--violinist World-Telegram, Philadelphia In-quirer, and many others. The New York Post stated: ""The name of Oscar Shumsky must be included among those of the great violinists of our time."" Tickets are issued to the students free of charge. ed. There seems to be a shroud of mystery covering the prepara-tions and they will not be known until tomorrow night when the festival begins. Refreshments including punch with the traditional color prevail-ing will be taken care of by Jo-sephine Colons. Irene Paul has made arrangements for tickets which will cost outsiders one dol-lar. Other details have been cov-ered by Dione Crowther, Katie Fockler, Ann Smart, and Mona Lou Evans. Fran Torino stated that a lot of spirit has been shown by all com-mittee members who are doing their best to make this the first Freshman semi-formal dance, a big success. What we hope for now is the additional support of the rest of the student body and their friends. The IRC again handled flowers on campus and have had their cor-sages on display in the alcove for several days. New Series to Continue With the hope of influencing the future musical life of young Americans, a musical plan was started in Baltimore two years ago which has been established on a national basis under the aus-pices of the Leventuth Founda-tion with headquarters in New York. Mrs. Charles Thad Collier de-rived this plan to present music on an adult level to children of all ages because she felt children instinctively know and appreci-ate the best. She believes it is wrong to force mediocre perform-ances on them. Mrs. Collier's idea has been ex-tended to a nation wide basis by the Leventuth Foundation, a non-profit organization called Young Audiences, Inc. This group pro-vides financial help and advice on program and methods pre-sentation. Three of the four young mu-sicians series performances at Towson have taken place. These included: The New Music String Quartet, the eminent New York recitalists; Joseph and Lillian Fuche, a violin and violin duo; and Thomas Brochman, pianist. Students Begin Teaching Phase Thirty-one Towson seniors started student teaching at vari-ous Junior High Schools this Feb-ruary. Garrison, Hamilton, School No. 49, Clifton Park, Kenwood, Towson, Bel Air and Roland Park are some of the -schools visited by these Seniors who might be found teaching Science, History, Eng-lish, Geography, Core, or Math. This program which includes visits to two schools by some of the students extends from Febru-ary 11 to May 2, 1952. Towson Junior High School alone has thir-teen student teachers, two of which will transfer to Roland Park on March 24. Coming to the end of their college 10es, these seniors are getting their most valuable education, experience. "
