tl19510309-000 "TOWER LIGHT Vol. 5. No. 14 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. MARCH 9, 1951 New Regulations Set Up For Fire Drills On Campus OC Program Presented Here For those students not overly anx-ious to join their ""Uncle"" in foreign climates any time in the near fu-ture a Reserve Officer Candidate program was presented at STC this past Monday afternoon. Lieutenant Reicherdt spoke to a gathering of about ten women and forty men. Since a good educational background is essential for candi-dancy, selection is restricted to col-lege students. It is also restricted to men seventeen years of age and over, and women eighteen years and over. Women over eighteen do not have to have parental consent, but they cannot be mothers or have children under eighteen. Candidates enrolled in this pro-gram do not receive pay, paid schol-arships, or any other financial sup-port from the U. S. Navy during the academic year nor are they re-quired to take any additional stud-ies in college as a reStilt of this program. They must maintain a good scholastic average, however, or they will be dropped from the program. Young men who have received a Selective Service classification of 1-A are not eligible for enlistment in the U. S. Naval Reserve and therefore are not eligible for the ROC program. Participation in this program requires the student to have enlisted status in the U. S. Naval Reserve and to complete the two six-week summer training per-iods at ROC School. Applicants who are not at present members of the Naval Reserve may apply for en-listment in the Naval Reserve at the same time they make applica-tion for the ROC program. Successful candidates for the ROC program will: (a) Recieve pay for the six-week training periods at approxi-mately twenty-five dollars per week. (b) Receive travel expenses from their home or college to the ROC school and return. (c) Receive uniforms, food, and lodging at the school. d) Receive a commission as ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve upon the successful completion of the two summer courses and the receipt of a bachelor degree. (e) Women cannot receive a commission until they are twenty-one. (f) Retirement plan is the same as the active reserve plan. Unsuccessful candidates for the program: (a) Will, under the present pol-icy, remain in the U. S. Naval Re-serve until the expiration of their enlistments. As members of the Naval Reserve they could be ordered to active duty in the Navy should the national situation so require. (b) May apply for a commis-sion in the U. S. Naval Reserve upon graduation from an accredited college, even though they have had no previous Navy training. Selected candidates will be re- I. quired to sign a ""deferment agree- (Continued on page 2) Fire drill procedure has been re-vised as promised by Mr. Louis Cox in the recent SGA assembly. The revisions have been made pri-marily to expedite student traffic out of the school building without using the front exit. In the past use of the front exit has contin-uously resulted in crowding the front driveway. In the event of a fire this crowded condition would interfere with the handling of fire equipment and perhaps cause undue injury to student bystanders. Mimeographed copies of the re-vised procedure are to be distri-buted throughout the school in the very near future. A copy shall be posted in every school room. The instructions with revisions ere as follows: 1. THE SIGNAL�The first signal is a continuous sounding of the fire gongs (located in all halls) for two to three minutes. REGULATIONS FOR PROCEDURE FROM CLASSROOMS 2. Close doors, windows, and trait-soms of the classroom. 3. Walk quickly by twos to the ,exit designated. Note that no one is directed to use the main front entrance. 4. Classes on the top floor use the nearest center stairway to the ground floor and leave by the exits nearest these stairs. 5. Classes on the main and ground floors use the nearest end stairway or exit (The stairway by the library desk will be used in this emergen-cy). 6. All exit doors should be fas-tened or held open by members of the first group to reach them. 7. Maintain silence while leaving building and keep quiet enough at all times so that any necessary di-rections may be given. 8 Walk far enough from exit to leave room for other groups and to avoid blocking any driveway or door. 9. Persons with cars on the camp-us will stand by their cars and move them if necessary. 10. Return quickly to classrooms when signal is given. DIRECTIONS �FOR PROCEDURE FROM AUDITORIUM 1. The door marshals will fasten or hold open all of the auditorium doors. 2. Students seated in the right and left side section will proceed to the nearest end stairway and use the exit nearest these stairs. 3. Students seated in the center section will use the center stairs to the ground floor and leave by he exits nearest these stairs. 4. The spiral stairways backstage will be used only when the front exits are blocked by fire or smoke. Students To Go 'Under The Sea' Move over, King Neptune! The Sophomores are taking over your domain for their dance next April 7. Entering the STC gym, the danc-ers will become part of a fabulous under-the-sea world at a ""Nep-tune's Frolic."" Music will be pro-vided by Carl Hamilton and his orchestra. Auction Spurs Service Projects With the $19.37 which the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity netted at their auction Tuesday, February 27, they will continue their work on service projects around the school. The next auction will be held during the latter part of May and will include all articles found be-fore May 5. The articles will be on display during Lost and Found hours and closed bid will be ac-cepted. Everyone may participate in the auction. Be sure to claim lost articles before May 5. Freshman Give Candy Capers Have you ever been to Candyland? Many young children dream every night that they are in this place of make-believe. But for the first time in the history of STC, the freshman class is goring to give every guy and gal on campus the chance to travel to the land of make-believe. Student Apathy Makes SGA Assemblies Compulsory Children: Topic of Conversation Every Tuesday around 12:00, a large group of students teachers can be seen in the snack bar dis-cussing the topic foremost in their minds at the time: problem children. Mrs. Trina Halpert, who is stu-dent teaching in the fifth grade at School #232 likes teaching very much. ""I'm thrilled about it."" She took her class to visit a negro school during Brotherhood Week. Lois Miller and Pearl Rappoport are teaching at the fourth grade at Falstaff Elementary School'. This school is new and has pastel walls with kidney shaped desks. The chil-dren in the fourth grade are work-ing with language arts�making book jackets illustrating books that they have read, originating plays, drawing cartoons, and are running a whole library system themselves. Miss Miller exclaims, ""It's wonder-ful."" Clifford Rosenberg and Roy Sparks are teaching at Montebello, grades 6A and B, under practice teacher Mr. Jaffa. They are now working in the field of Social Science and the children have just visited the Art Gallery. Mr. Rosenberg's com-ment was, ""If we don't consider the financial future, there is a great deal of self-satisfaction in helping children to see the shining future."" Henry Muller and Bob 'Billingslea are student teaching at Loch Raven. They are working on group activ-ities at the present. ""There is a great deal of professional satisfac-tign in student teaching but the normal reaction between student and teaching is lacking. Student teachers are not well inegrated with the faculty,"" states Mr. Muller. In sixteen days, Mr. Muller will be serving his country as an instructor in basic training. Frank Kaufman and Frank Cram-blitt are also teaching at Loch Rav-en with Miss Ewing as practice teacher. Mr. Kaufman is going to try a Music Appreciation Class with his youngsters. Said he, ""You can expect an entirely different situa-tion than your college preparation."" This gives students an idea of the variety of activities that come up in student teaching. Emergency legislation on the For-eign Student Fund was pushed through by the Executive Board here this week due to the lack of a quorum at the recent SGA as-sembly. Other issues were referred to their respective investigating com-mittees. These were: a request from the Glee Club, referred to the Fi-nance Committee; the College Day trip to Tolchester, referred to the Social and Activities Committee; a study of the Student Dollar break-down, referred to the Operations Committee, Reflecting student apathy recently displayed at the SGA assembly, the Executive Board got off to a late start. President Hoddinott finally called the meeting to order at 4:15 after enough members had arrived to substantiate a quorum. Meetings are scheduled to begin at 4:00 o'clock. A request from the Glee Club for $80.00 in additional funds was made, along with a letter apologizing for the tardiness of the request. The request was referred to the Finance Committee. All requests for additional funds, it was decided by the Executive Board last year,. were to be made early this past February. Members of the Finance Committee are: Don Rogerson (chairman), Arlene Compton, Slyvia Mecchia, Jan Davis, and Cassandra Britton. The coming trip to Tolchester on College Day, May � 24th, was referred to the Social and Activities Committee which is to meet with Dean Dowell in the near future to discuss preparations for the trip. Members of this committee are: Ann Wallace (chairman), Marge Klepper, Jan Davis, and Milly Rhoads. A motion for a study of the Stu-dent Dollar breakdown was called for by President Hoddinott. A Wy-cliff, Glen Players representative, questioned the advisability of such a motion, claiming that it would confuse student thinking. He and President Hodditgott discussed the matter, passing derogatory remarks now and then in a good natured way, until Mr. Wycliff was satisfied that such a study could be made and presented without ambiguity. The study was then referred to the Operaions Committee. Members of this committee are: Bill Hammer-man (chairman), Penny Datillio, Molly Smart, and Amelia Gregg. Emergency Legislation was then used to pass a FSF loan of $400.00 with the clause that all money re- (Continued on Page 2, Col. 2) Tomorrow night, Candyland be-comes one of Towson's semi-formal dances. In the past, the themes 'for the dances have been selected from pertinent topics, usually prompted by a holiday of annual custom. The freshman class dug into their bag of tricks and came up with the ""Candy Capers."" Just imagine walking into the gym, and no sooner do you enter than your eyes gaze upon giant candy canes and other delicacies, and your at-tention is also drawn to the soft music being played by one of Bal-timore's well -known orchestars. Rivers Chambers Yes, the music will be furnished by none other than Rivers Cham-bers and his aggregation. This or-chestra was mainly responsible for popularizing the . Mexican Shuffle here in Baltimore. Every Jack and Jill will have the chance to dance to his music from 9 to 12. The decoration committees headed by Fay Van Riper and Hallie Od-gers, along with their helpers, have gone all out to make this semi-formal affair one of the best decor-ated. Members of the committee include: Publicity for Dance Poster for the dance have come from members of the Publicity Com-mittee which is headed by Sue Crumley. This group consists of Marilyn Miller, Mary Ann Sadler, Anna Belle Miller, John Jedlicka, Tom Davis, Doris Yingling, George Fox, Jackie Pfarr, Margie Laupas, and Eleanor Zawila. Refreshments have been prepared and will be served by members of this committee who are Barbara Kramer, Barbara Rhodes, Dot Hacke, Nancy Poole, Jane Loch-baum, Sue Crumley, and John Jed-licka. Lorraine Cronmiller is chair-man of this committee. Cleaning up the gym Sunday aft-ernoon will be Hal Stufft, George Fos, Tom Davis, and John Jedlicka. Admission to the dance will be by Student Admission Card. The charge for outsiders will the usual $1.00. NHG Travels To Washington Saturday, Marah 31, the Natural History Group is planning to take a trip to Washington. The group will leave from the dorm at or around 9:30 a. m. by chartered bus, and will return in time for dinner at 5:30 p. m. An approximately cost of 75c per stu-dent has been estimated. Among the places of interest to be visited will be the Natural Mus-eum of History and the FBI. The students plan to eat lunch at the Tidal Basin. "
