tl19550518-000 "TOWER 0 Ni ,, LIGHT, V ol. VII, No. 17 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. Wednesday, May 18, 1955 STC Junior To Leave For Faculty Artists To Trip To France June 10 Perform Tomorrow / The faculty will entertain the by Joy Frizzell students tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the Dorothy Keller, a State Teachers College junior leaves college auditorium. Friday, June 10 for Washington, D. C. in preparation for her President of the College Earle T. Hawkins and Instructors Sam-trip to France or what she calls, ""a dream come true"". uel McDowell, Eric Miller, and Orientation in Washington in the geography, history, and John Mitchell will participate in language of France will prepare her for a five month stay in the program. that country. ""An unusual performance is ex- Representing Marylr.nd in the change (IFYE) program, these Pected and we anticipate a full- National 4-H Club Foundation of ambassadors sail from Quebec on house!"" commented English In- America, Dottie will join young the Arosa-Star for France to be- structor Nina Hughes, Chairman People from the entire United come members of rural French of the Student-Faculty Talent States to travel abroad as ""Gross- families. Committee. Route Ambassadors"". Under the This trip, far from being only Program International Farm Youth Ex- pleasure, will be a hard-working Dramatic readings and selections experience. Arriving at the Amen- on the piano and organ will be Revised Curriculum To can Embassy in Paris, she will be given by Dr. Hawkins. An original assigned to an above-average farm composition entitled ""Postlude in in some section of France. Report- F"", Chopin's ""Polonnaise in A,"" Be Explained To Juniors, ing at intervals to the Embassy, a Chopin prelude, ""Berceuse"" by her last two months will be spent Jarnefelt, and ""To the Rising Sun"" Sophomores Tomorrow in another section, by assignment. by Torjussen will constitute Dr. Her daily routine will be exactly Hawkin's musical program. The new revised curriculum will like that of the people with whom Dr. McDowell on the piano will be explained for the benefit of all she lives. Examples of her activi- combine with Mr. Miller and Mr. sophomores and juniors tomorrow ties might be milking cows at 5 1\litchell on canvas in an interlude at 11 a.m. in the auditorium. All a.m., gardening, harvesting crops, with music and color. While Dr. College classes will be d oz. cunning foods. imissed McDowell plays in various tempos during this hour. The purpose of her trip is to be- and moods, the art instructors will come acquainted with foreign agri- New System spontaneously interpret what they At this time it will be explained cultural methods and also to con-vince the French that Americans feel. to the students how they may, By means of colored lights and Their le eo ki wo rdha - rng pp. under this new system, concentrate are free painting on a large transpar-in one of four fields: English, stereotyped vision of ""push-button"" life in America should be changed, ent hanging, Mr. Miller and Mr. mathematics, science, or social science. In order to do this a stu- we hope, after Dottie's influence. Mitchell will translate the audio dent may accumulate 28 credits in (Continued on page 6, col. 4.) into the visual. elective courses instead of the pres-ent 10 in Junior High Education Dorm Seniors To Have and 12 in Elemetary Education. one will go with his adviser to a I-ley Day' Next Thursday Following the assembly, every- � discussion room. The following f- culty members will lead the van- Seniors living in the dormitories those persons wishing to serve. ells discussions: Dr. Lucy Scott, will be honored during the annual Dinner will be served by the Dr. William Hartley, Dr. Genevieve Senior Day, Thursday, May 26. freshmen. Arrangements for this Heagney, Dean Orrielle Murphy, To begin the day, the juniors are being made by Norma Main- Dr. Frances Clarke, Paul West, will serve the senior girls breakfast ville. Paul Desautels, Dean Kenneth E. in bed. Ina May Folb is in Evening entertainment in the Browne, and Dr. Earl T. Willis. charge of making assignments for Student Centre will be provided by the sophomores. Chairmen Pat Class Of 1955 Investiture Phillips and Kitty Borchers are planning the program and refresh-ments. Everyone is invited. Service Held Yesterday ""I hope everyone will help to make Senior Day a success�it can The members of the Class of 1955 bilities was made by Mr. Mar- be so much fun,"" commented were invested with their academic chione. former Women's Resident Council costumes yesterday at 2 p.m. The Guest Speaker Social Chairman Nancy Green. traditional investiture ceremony Dean Orielle Murphy was the was held in the college auditorium. guest speaker. Dean Kenneth A. Towson Graduate iors began the program. Carl Dust- had made outstanding academic Exhibits Art ork . A procession of faculty and sen- Browne recognized the seniors who W erhoff, a senior, played the organ achievements. A 1954 graduate of State Teach-accompaniment for the procession Class Gift Teach-ers, Leonard Paul has an art exhibi-and during other parts of the as- The presentation of the class tion at the Little Theater in Balti-sembly. gift was made by Class Vice-Presi-more. There are three large pieces of Senior Class President Tony dent James Addy. This gift is to sculptoring. One is a horse's head Marchione was invested with his be a permanent masonry glass en-and another is a portrait of a man. Cap and gown by President of the closed bulletin board. It will be of There is another smaller sculptored College Earle T. Hawkins. This large size with a presentation table piece of an oriental nature. was symbolic of investing the en- plaque attached. The bulletin board tire class. will be placed on the front campus On the walls are some drawings from which the sculptoring was Dr. Hawkins Speaks near York Road. Dr. Hawkins re-done. Sketches that Mr. P-ul did Dr. Hawkins address3d the as- ceived the gift on behalf of the of his faimly and of himself are sernbly with his remarks being in- college. also being exhibited. clined toward the seniors in par- A talk was given by a member of Mr. Paul's exhibition has been ticular. The speech accepting the the State Teachers College Alumni at the Little for about two weeks ' academic costume with all of the Association, closing the Senior In- and will continue for approxi-associated privileges and responsi- vestiture of 1955. mately two more. College Day Features Trip To Tolchester The annual All-College Day outing to Tolchester is set for Tuesday, May 24. The Tolchester boat, reserved exclusively for State Teachers College students, faculty, their families and friends, will leave Pier 5, Pratt Street at 9:30 a.m. Transportation to and from the pier will be available at 50 cents per person. The Student Government Association has chartered busses which will leave 12:00�Lunch�Swimming�Rides 1 from in front of the dormitory be- :30�Softball games tween 8 and 8:15 Tuesday morn- 3:00�Boat leaves Tolchester ing. 4:00�Community sing and danc Tickets - ing on the boat Everyone who expects to partici- 5:00�Boat docks in Baltimore pate in All-College Day must se- 6:00�Dinner served to day and Se-dorm students in cafeteria, cure a ticket in order to be ad-mitted onto the boat. Student Newell Hall tickets are free. Guest tickets are 7:30�Entertainment and informal being sold for one dollar. dance in the gym. Lunches Bus Tickets Lunches will be provided for Anyone who wishes transporta-resident students. All resident stu-tion on the busses must buy tickets dents must bring their lunch cards. before Tuesday. All tickets are be- According to Miss Goodman the floor of the Administration Build-ing sold and distributed in the dormitory and on the ground outing will be held rain or shine in order to prevent the confusion ing. that occurred last year, when it All-College Day Chairman Betty rained on All-College Day and Goodman urges everyone to attend. people were not notified that the ""The boat has room for every trip had ben canceled. As usual, all college classes are member of the student body, with space to spare, and we hope to being suspended for the day. have a capacity crowd. The outing will be held rain or shine."" Miss Goodman and her commit-tee have planned a program for I News Briefs I the entire day. Program 9:30�Boat leaves Pratt Street Dr. Grossnickle 10:00�Dancing on the boat Professor of Mathematics Edu- 10:30�Entertainment in the ball- cation at State Teachers College, room on the boat Jersey City, Foster Grossnickle will be visiting the Towson campus I R C Sponsors Thursday, May 26 from 3 to 5 p.m. He is being sponsored by the Math Department. Philip E. Jacob Pre-registration An on-campus visitation by Dr. The date for pre-reigstration for Philip E. Jacob was sponsored by the fall semester has been set for the International Relations Club Monday, May 30. No classes will Monday, May 16. meet that day. Centering his discussions around Hilltop Theatre foreign policy Dr. Jacob lectured The Hilltop Theatre�Lutherville to three of the college social sci- will open its eighteenth consecu-ence classes. tive season May 23 with Magda The Role Of the United Nations Gabor in This Thing Called Love In International Relations was the by Edwin Burke. This will con-first discussion by Dr. Jacob in an tinue until May 29. Caine Mutiny American Government class. will follow from May 31 to June3 At 1 p.m. a Western Civilization 5, and Dial M for Murder from class heard Dr. Jacob speak on June 5-12. For reservations call The Direction Of Soviet Foreign VA. 3-2404. Policy Since Stalin. Dorm Party What Should Our Policy Be In Last night the girls' Dorm Coun-the Formosa Crisis was the topic c discussed by Dr. Jacob to a college il sponsored a pajama party in the wide audience at 3 p.m. foyer at 9:30 p.m. Entertainment was provided by the freshman After this final discussion the class. IRC held a tea in Dr. Jacob's honor at which time there were informal Dorm Softball Tournament discussions. In the girls' interclass softball Dr. Jacob, who is a member of tournament the freshman team the Social Science Department at came out as the champ, winning all the University of Pennsylvania, three games. The sophomores were was the editor of The Future of the second winning two out of three United Nations published in The games. Coming in third place were Annals of the American Academy the seniors with one win and two of Political and Social Sciences, losses. The juniors placed last with November, 1954. three losses. "
