tl19560307-000 "LSP. po' WER LIGHT STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND ; enator Douglas To no s peak Here March 21 wo The Student Government Association [rtir: Senat ia or Paul Douglas on March 21. I nc Current Military and Economic Position of the U.S."" in the will present a lecture by Senator Douglas will speak on tr,,, Auditorium at e Paul H. Douglas was born in Salenl, Massachusetts, in 1892 and �I 1,spent most of his boyhood on a , dLaine farm. In 1913 he graduated fr�rn Bowdoin College with a B.A. 1 deg'ree. He then took his gradu-ate work at Harvard and Colum-bia Universities, getting a Ph.D. clegree at the latter. He entered a teaching career and later, gov-erlinlent service, then came to the' University of Chicago in 1920, [ 3 there he was promoted to Pro-fessor of Economics in 1925. ll)ouglas has served on many state and national commissions. 11e Was drafted by Franklin D. b lz""osevelt, then Governor of New zl�11c, to serve as Secretary of the taW York Committee to Stabilize tnPloYMent. Also, Douglas was 0 ride of the earliest advocates of oi ; age pensions and unemploy-a"" erit insurance in the late 1920's ' ;I"" 1930's. During this period he rafted the first Old Age Pension iet Passed by the Illinois Legis-an d helped draft the State wil,erriPloYMent Insurance Act. He 144 appointed to the State Hous-t g Colnrnission in 1930 and e iitved to 1933. He led the fight kmthe 1930's to reduce electricity \?e' gas rates and to protect in-thist� Ps in private utilities from eicial manipulation. He was the:tbecl a Chicago Alderman from I , ' ifth Ward in 1939 and made '�table record in urging munici-i chO pal economy. He fought for ade-quate relief for the unemployed. Douglas early recognized the danger to the United States of Hitler's policy of aggression, and twice toured the States in 1941 to support President Roosevelt's for-eign policy. He became candidate for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, but in the Spring of 1942 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, at the age of 50, as a private. He trained at Paris Island in a pla-toon, the average age of which was 19. He requested overseas du-ty and was sent to the South Pa-cific in early 1943, and rose through the ranks to the grade of Lieutenant Colonel. Three years later, he retired from serv-ice, and in 1946 he resumed his position on the Faculty of the University of Chicago. A year lat-er he was elected President of the American Economic Association, which is the highest honor in his profession. The entire student body and the public are invited to attend Sen-ator Douglas's lecture. � Don't Miss � MAY QUEEN ASSEMBLY For May Queen and Court To Present Candidates Thursday � March 15 � 2 p.m. br. Levitt Will Speak on Other Life In Universe q�,13,. I. M. Levitt, nationally-known scientist and Director of Phila- 611 t1,1114's famed Fels Planetarium, will speak here on March 8, at 3 p.m. '11,;:le Lida Lee Tall Auditorium titled ""Other Life in the Universe."" 0(4 talk is sponsored by the Science Department and the Assembly 4141ittee. ititit'swlition to being one of the l'Y's highly respected astron- $Itt:' br. Levitt is also an in- 1Peri ' Among his more intri- N � recent inventions is the 41 Space Clock, which he 11:4 4 n - especially to aid in tirig journeys into space. The 14 4 a first inter-planetary time-i8 designed to show the 4 trative passage to time � by h hour, month and year � $4;1111 and on planets in outer liwittin all .� space explorers, the Would be a matter of life or 1AL death,"" explains Dr. Levitt. ""For instance, they would need it for time departures from earth in or-der to reach destined spots on an-other planet during daylight hours, and at a suitable season. Also, it would be mighty handy in calculating the precise timing of their homeward journeys."" This device, Dr. Levitt adds, is one of the first pieces of scientific ap-paratus which the world's future pioneers into outer space will re-quire. Dr. Levitt designed this first inter-planetary clock for Mars since it is ""the planet most likely to be the first visited by man once he has escaped the gravitational bondage of earth."" Astronomical calculations relating time on other planets could be made as well making provision for the different times it takes each planet to ro-tate. Another of Dr. Levitt's inven-tions is the Pulse Counting Photo-electric Photometer which was one of two articles on electronics to win a place in the 1948 Ency-clopedia Britannica Year Book. An authority on space travel, Dr. Levitt has urged that the United States take the lead in launching a man-made device into (con't. p. 4, col. 5) NEWS BRIEFS Junior-Senior Men's Club To Meet at Glen Esk. The Junior-Senior Men's Club will meet at Glen Esk on March 8 at 8:15 p.m. ""Speech Correction And Public School"" On Wednesday, March 7, Dr. E. McDonald will speak to the Tow-son students on the ""Speech Cor-rection and Public School."" He will tell how the classroom teach-er can help children who have de-fective speech. X-ray Mobile Unit To Be On Towson Campus During the days of April 18 and 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. the x-ray Mobile Unit will be on Cam-pus. Coming Films on Campus On March 20, the Marx Brothers star in the movie ""Duck Soup."" Also shown will be a short film ""Getting Acquainted."" The latter is a silent film with Charlie Chaplin. Dr. I. M. Levitt To Talk at Towson On March 8 Dr. I. M. Levitt will talk on the ""Other Life in the Universe."" Rabbi Richard Sternberger Coming Rabbi Richard Sternberger is coming On March 12. Father Courtney to Talk On ""Religion in America Today"" Father John Courtney Murray, S. J. is coming to Towson on March 14. He will talk on ""Reli-gion in America Today."" American Friends Announce Plans The American Friends Service Committee has announced a num-ber of work and study projects available to college students in this area. Beware The Ides of March March 10! Don't forget it! Joe Dowling will be here � won't you? Yes, it's the Sophomore Dance, being held in the gym from 9-12. Informal attire is the uni-form of the day. The theme will be a Romanish one, ""Ides of March,"" with a new and unusual ceiling. The Sopho-more class has gone to great ex-pense to hire a foreign ticket taker. It is rumored that he will be a real ""Romeo"" so fellows watch your dates. Carey Bolstor has promised that there will be plenty of refresh-ments and music � in fact, plenty of everything. So everyone come and add plenty of people to the plenty of everything else. The dance chairman is John Williams with Doris Wimert as decoration chairman. Sarah Jane France will head the publicity ccmmittee. Wilma Lang is acting as refreshment chairman and Jo-anne Russell as program coordin-ator. The ticket committee will be headed by Ada Bigler. Carey Bolster is acting as general co-ordinator for the dance. March 7, 1956 Another Part Of The Forest Coming March 151 16/ 17 The curtain will rise on the Glen Player's lavish production of ""Another Part of the Forest"" on March 15, 16, and 17. Laid in the deep South of 1880, the comedy-drama intrigue reveals Lillian Hell-man's fascinating characters that comprise the Hubbard empire. Striv-ing to control the destiny of the family fortune is the oldest son, Ben, played by Bruce Johnson. His younger brother, with more amor-ous pursuits in mind, will introduce Craig Gerhardt to local audiences. SCA Choir Plans Coming Program The Student Christian Associa-tion choir under the direction of Miss Hazel MacDonald has an in-teresting and varied schedule for the next few weeks. To begin with the choir will sing on March 7 at St. Thomas Episco-pal Church at 31st and the Ala-meda at a night performance. On March 16 in the Music room of the Govans Presbyterian church the choir will perform for the PEO club, a Woman's organization here in Baltimore. This performance is to be given at three o'clock. On March 18 the choir will journey to Christ Edm on d s on Methodist Church for an evening perform-ance. Then on March 27 the choir will sing for our own Easter ves-pers. Mr. John Duro of the Music De-partment will accompany the choir. Mr. Duro has also written a special number for the choir which is called ""Softly Through the Mellow Starlight."" This num-ber was introduced at a perform-ance by the choir on March 4. Some of the selections to be sung by the choir in their various performances include ""Gloria in Excelsio"" from the 12th mass by Mozart, ""The Lord is my Shep-herd"" by Franz, and ""The Hallelu-jah Chorus"" by Handel. Soloists for the choir include Carolyn Upton, Gerry Hall, Bar-bara Derr, and Raeann Boone. Faculty Wives Club Hold Square Dance The Faculty Wives Club and guests had a glorious time at the square dance on Saturday night, February 25, 1956. The square dance began at seven and lasted until �. Before the square dance began there was a covered dish supper, where each couple brought a covered dish of food. This activity took the place of the reular monthly meeting of the club and it was held in the Lida Lee Tall auditorium. The purpose of the Faculty Wives Club is to contribute to the under-privileged. The lovely ladies in question will be played by Cathy Smith and Pa-tricia Griffen on alternate nights. The witty but willful daughter, Reginia, has been cast with the versatile Carolyn Lyle who be-comes emotionally involved with a dashing cavalry officer in the per-son of Jim Glass. Helen Nelson plays his charming but. disillu-sioned cousin Birdie. Birdie fig-ures very prominently in the se-quel ""The Little Foxes."" Guiding the fortunes of the Hubbard clan is the tyrannical father, Marcus, portrayed by Den-nis Fry who along with his es-tranged wife, played by Emmy Lee Butler, provides some of the most dramatic moments in the play. Representing the Ku Klux Klan as Colonel Isham is a newcomer Douglos Roycroft. Other new fac-es to grace the Towson stage are Herb August and James Bersch as members of a string trio, Kay Keeler and Robert Gould. Dorothy Levin and Al Duke have the many and varied duties of student directors, supervising in the numerous production staffs and assisting the director, Mr. Kramer, at all rehearsals. Pro-duction coordinator is the Glen Player's president Roberta Reed. Recreating the grandeur of a southern mansion is the job of Pat Filsinger in charge of the stage setting staff who had coordinated the suggestions and ideas offered by the art students in Mr. Miller's class. Making these plans materialize is the job of stage manager Rob-ert Miss and head technicians James Bersch and Joe Brown with James Thomas and Ed Schneider assisting. The handling and selecting of the eye filling costumes which are rented are the responsibilty of Marge Gross' costume staff which includes Jean Rogers, Grace Geor-gandis, Phyllis Lavy. and Carole Cyrus. From swinging chandeliers, pearl handled pistols to sofas are the quest of the all important property staff which has arranged for the loan of the Victorian fur-niture and numerous hand props. "
