tl19500512-000 "LIG rr Vol. 3, No. 19 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. May 12, 1950 Will You Be There? FTA Drive Opens Will you be there May 31? Will you be there next fall? Would you like to be a part of High School Visiting Day or of the Maryland F. T. A. Convention? Beginning in Sep-tember the F. T. A. service organization of this college will sponsor many projects which are vital to you as a future teacher. . Under Dr. Hartley's guidance, students will be trained in the use of audio- visual equipment and a service center will be set up by F. T. A. members. Miss Yoder will help instruct members in a story-telling clinic. The F.T.A. will participate in the teacher-recruitment drives with Dr Tansil and assist Miss Woodward on the visiting day for high schools. It is one of the aims of this organi-zation' to sponsor a local unit of the United Nations., Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organiza-tion, UNESCO, whose objectives are to wipe out illiteracy, to spread knowledge, to exchange world ideas and cultural achievements, and to remove social, religious and racial tensions. Will you be there? Will you help increase State Teachers Chap-ter of the F.T.A. so that next year the group will be on the Victory Honor Roll again? In 1949 the F.T.A. began with 30 members, this year it has 120 members, an in-crease of 400% . Will you help to double the number of Future Teach-em next year? Everyone is eligible for mem-bership. The annual dues paid to the state eduaction association give in return, a year's subscription to the Maryland Teacher and the NEA Journal; publications of interest to future teachers; privilege to attend conventions; right to purchase and wear the F.T.A. pin; and many other special services. (Continued on Page 5) Over 1000 See Mali Dal Events More than a thousand visitors, in defiance of threatening skies and brief showers, joined State Teach-ers College students and faculty last Saturday in the annual May Day ceremonies. Mr. Von Schwerdtner had hard-ly placed the floral crown upon the head of Miss Jane Warfield, the May Queen, when rain forced the spectators to the gymasium for the rest of the scheduled program. Operation Rose Petal, a new and spectacular feature of the May Day festivities, hit the target despite adverse weather conditions. Stu-dent pilots Joe D'Amario a.nd Ham Grace, cruising at 1000 feet above the campus, dropped approximately three bushels of rose petals and other spring blooms. Concessions, operated by student organizations moved to the dorm foyer to escape the rain. A sched-uled baseball game between the Towson Knights and the Hopkins Blue Jays proceeded without a hitch after the May Day cere- Monies. The May Day dance, biggest hop (.)f the year, drew a record crowd in the evening. Nick Hoddinott Official Election Results STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION 1. PRESIDENT: Clarence Hoddinott 2. VICE PRESIDENT: Carroll Wagner 3. TREASURER: Don Rogerson 4. SECRETARY: Beatrice Hannan 5. SOCIAL CHAIRMAN: Ann M. Wallace TOWER LIGHT 1. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: P a u 1 D. Carre 2. MANAGING EDITOR: Marilou Pritchard MEN'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1. PRESIDENT: Robert Watson 2. VICE-PRESIDENT: Jay Gernand 3. TREASURER: John Lowe 4. SECRETARY: Bernie Wolf WOMEN'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1. PRESIDENT: Arline Compton 2. VICE-PRESIDENT: Eileen Skin-ner 3. TREASURER: Suzanne Pretty JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS 1. PRESIDENT: Maynard Keadle 2. VICE-PRESIDENT: Jack Shifflett 3. TREASURER: Harold August 4. SECRETARY: John Hall SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS 1. PRESIDENT: Lee Smith 2. VICE-PRESIDENT: Mary Smart 13. TREASURER: Lorna Virts 4. SECRETARY: Carolyn Mauman Clarence (Nick) Hoddinott, newly elected SGA president, formally FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS 1. PRESIDENT: Vernon Smith 2. VICE-PRESIDENT: Bucky Beneze 3. TREASURER: Joan Migliarini 4. SECRETARY: Janet Swann 5. DAY SOCIAL: Jim Peeling 6. DORM SOCIAL: Pat Cochran 7. SGA REPRESENTATIVE: Rob-ert Van Horn entered office last Tuesday at the final assembly at which the new officers were installed. In his in-augural address, he illtwtrated a three-fold key that would promote better communication and relations between faculty, administration and students. Shadow And Substance - Final Glen Player Production Variety Show Of 1950 Tonight The Variety Show of 1950, a student-directed vaude-ville depicting the first half of the century, will be presented in the auditorium this week in two performances, Friday and Saturday evenings. The show, featuring skits, dances and songs, is center-ed in one locale, an inn at which celebrities gather. Ralph Piersanti will be the master of ceremonies. Original music for the show was written by Betty Mintz, attractive and talented senior. Mr. Paul, faculty adviser to the Glenn Players, an- Director Paul APO Initiation Set For Saturday Tomorrow evening, the Alpha Phi Omega petitioning group of STC will be formally initiated into the national service fraternity. Professor Kent Schaffer, the na-tional representative will perform (Continued on page 4) 1950 Malt eated 1950 1950 May Court�left to right: Tay Giza, Anna Mae Ca.lson, Barbara Kyle, Mary Gray Swann, Joan Jourdan, maid of honor; Jane Warfield, queen; Sonny Michael, crown bearer; Mr. von Schwerdtner, senior class ad-visor; Jewell Stevens, Mary Shelton, Betty Mintz, Phyllis Strohecker, Mary Liz Davis. nounced last week that the final dramatic production of the year will be Shadow and Substance, a Paul Vincent Carroll poetic drama set in Ireland. The play has reli-gious significance. The play will be given in the auditorium June 1 through June 3 for students and on 10 June for the State Teachers College alumni. The cast for Shadow and Sub-stance includes: The Very Reverend Thomas Carron Sherritt Mel Shaffer Brigid Betty Lou Mariner Father Corn Jim Walters Father Kirwan ....Bruce Godfrey Dermont Francis O'Fling-sley John Zvonar Thomasino Con-cannon Laura Witlam Miss Jemima Cooney.Edna Goodall Francis Ignatius O'Connor Rodney Arthur Martin Mullahone Ralph Piersanti Rosey Violet Betty Mintz The cast for the Variety Show of 1950, although not completed at this date, includes: Beth Early, Marilou Pritchard, Jan Witts, Betty Mintz, Phyllis Strohecker, Jackie Jackson, Evelyn Oursler, Betty Lou Mariner, Deane Wyatt, Jim Walters, Jim Peeling, Chic Martak, Bill Ellis, Paul Arend, Mel Shaffer. Tower Light Names Editors Two women and three men were named today to editorship on the Tower Light for next year, accord-ing to an announcement by Man-aging- Editor Marilou Pritchard. Joan Migliarini, sophomore, will be Assistant to the Editor. Laura Witlam, formerly a member of the paper's feature staff, will be Fea-ture Editor. Bill Ellis will be News Editor. Fred Brown will handle the sports department. Paul Arend will re-sume his duties as Business Man-ager of the newspaper. Other appointments will be made public in the near future. The Aviation Club wishes to an-nounce a field trip to the Smithsonian Institute on Sunday, May 28 at 10:30. Anyone is in-vited to attend merely by sign-ing the sign-up list located on the main bulletin board. "
