tl19570524-000 "VoL IX, No. 16 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND May 24, 1957 �James Binko Elected SGA President in Ann Branch Elected Editor: n. Allen to be Associate Editor Ii- , A transfer student from Wash-ington College, Ann ""Twig"" 13ranch defeated Charlie Allen by vote of 245 to 207 in a recent school-wide election for the posi-tion of Editor-in-Chief of the Noer Light. A present Teachers College ,d, Sophomore, Ann has a background of seven years journalistic ex-t? perience. Starting in the sixth grade, she has been active in newspaper work throughout jun- 10'1 a nd senior high school. Here at Towson, Ann has been a con-sistent contributor to the feature Pages of the Tower Light. ""Twig"" is an active partici-pant in class activities, and she is an avid committee worker within the class of '59. Pilling the position of Associate �' clitar-in-Chief will be Charlie Al-len whom ""Twig"" defeated in the Iv, final ballot. Nancy Craig, past Editor-in- Ohief of the Tower Light, will as-ist on the staff as Executive Edi-t, tor; while George DeVaughn, for- 41erlY a feature reporter, will act a's Managing Editor. Marne Reichard will take over the position of News Editor, and Mike DeVita will again serve as 'cii.ture Editor. Larry Hutchins will again be Business Manager, and Ed Schu-inaeher and Dick Myers will co-edit the sports pages, aided by kflet Via as Girls' Sports Editor. The positions of Circulation Ed-itor and Exchange Editor will be filled by Bev Fedock and Penny tenger, respectively. b,r. Counts Explains Kussian Education :School are the best institu-tIone for keeping people in Ignorance."" At least that is the �Pinion of Dr. George S. Counts, teacher, author, and lecturer who ePOke in the auditorium on May 6. 13r. Counts was the co-transla-tor of the ""New Russian Primer"" Eincl the author of ""The Soviet l,stem of Mind Control,"" ""Amer-ican Education Through the So- '1et Looking Glass,"" and ""Educa-tiOn and the American Civiliza-tion!, 'r o illustrate the emphasis which kissia places upon education, Dr. eounts proposed three questions about Soviet education. The ques-tions Were: 1, liow is education conceived in ., Russia ? 4,* What is its scope? � Who controls it? ; � ,n answer to these questions, .r. Counts stated that in the So- 'et ""education is regarded much ,111O re seriously than in the United tates.,, He remarked that Stalin defined education as ""a weapon Wh h�se effect depends on in whose by it is held and who is struck �Y it."" br. Counts concluded that the main purpose of Soviet education Was ""to transform the character of the people."" 1Dr. Counts' lecture was spon- 11�red through the auspices of the International Relations Club in con- Junction with the Program and Special Events Committee. Mr. Drury Cargill will again act as faculty adviser to the new Tower Light staff. A change in the size of the pa-per and quality of the newsprint were among the new plans dis-cussed at the first meeting of the staff. A more efficient schedule of release dates is also in the plan-ning stages. Ann Branch scores another vote in the Tower Light final ballot. Hygiene Classes Host To Speakers The lecture on ""Community Re-sources for the Wayward Child"" given by Mr. Raymond Manella, Chief of Maryland's Training Schools, on Tuesday, May 13 ,at Towson, culminated the semes-ter's activities for Miss Green-berg's Mental Hygiene classes. Previous activities included a lecture by Doctor Kurt Glasser, pediatrician and psychiatrist from the University of Maryland; and a field trip to Spring Grove State Mental Hospital. Each of these activities was in connection with a specific facet of the Mental Hy-giene course. A specialist in his field, Dr. Glasser talked on ""When the Teacher Has a Problem Child."" He discussed largely the problems that education stulents will have to cope with when they enter the classroom. Dr. Glasser concen-trated on questions that had been submitted to him by many of Miss Greenberg's 80 mental hygiene students. � They were interested in knowing how to apply mental hygiene to classroom situations. The trip to Spring Grove Men-tal Hospital was taken on May 8. The students were shown around the buildings and grounds of the institution by Mr. Louis Schwartz, pschologist and Administrator of the Hospital's Children's Ward and two assistants. Particular in-terest was shown in the children's ward which houses some nine emotionally disturbed boys, most of whom are from broken homes. Mr. Manella's lecture on ""Com-munity Resourdes for the Way-ward Child"" gave the mental hy-giene students greater insight in the methods and machinery avail-able in the state to combat juve-nile delinquency. He said the big problem of the state institutions for delinquents is to rehabilitate them, so they can return to so-ciety. SGA Sponsors Sen. Sparkman Senator John Sparkman of Ala-bama, spoke on ""America's Role in International Affairs"" in the Towson State Teachers College administration building auditori-um Monday, May 20, at 8:15 p.m. The talk was open to the general public without charge. The Democratic Party candidate for vice-president in 1952, Sena-tor Sparkman is a native of Mor-gan County, Alabama. He receiv-ed his Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, and Master of Arts de-gree from the University of Ala-bama. Senator Sparkman was a mem-ber of the 75 to 79th Congress from 1937-1947, and he was elect-ed to the United States Senate in November, 1946 to fill the unex-pired term of the late Senator John H. Bankhad. He was re-elected to the Senate in 1949 and 1954. A delegate to the fifth session of the United Nations General As-sembly, Senator Sparkman is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha, and Phi Alpha Del-ta fraternities. Senator Sparkman's talk will be sponsored by the State Teachers College Student Government As-sociation. Memorial Services Held For Dr. Scott Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 14, for Dr. Lucy Scott, director of student teach-ing and professor of education at the Towson State Teachers Col-lege, who died suddenly Saturday, May 11. A memorial service, with Dr. Kenneth A. Browne, Dean of In-struction officiating, was held at the college Tuesday afternoon. Interrment will be in Ladonia, Texas, birthplace of the promin-ent educator. As director of student teaching for the elementary division of the college, Dr. Scott worked with both Baltimore County and Balti-more City school systems, and was well-known throughout the state by large numbers of teachers and former students. A member of the Towson State Teachers College faculty since 1936, Dr. Scott received her Bache-lor of Arts degree from Trinity College, Waxahachie, Texas, her Master of Arts degree from Teachers College, Columbia Uni-versity, and her Doctor of Philo-sophy from the University of Iowa. She was a member of Pi Lamb-da Theta, national honor society in education, and for many years served as faculty delegate to the Eastern States Association of Professional Schools for Teachers. Recently, she had been state ad-visor to the Future Teachers of America. Dr. Scott is survived by one sis-ter, Miss Elizabeth Scott, of the home at 251 Stanmore Road, Bal-timore 12, and three brothers, Neil T., of Dallas, Texas; Harry B., of Santa Monica, California; and John P., of Ladonia, Texas. Only 521 Students Vote Sophomore James Binko defeat-ed Ed Sistek for the office of President of the Student Govern-ment Association by a 353 to 148 vote in a school wide election on May 7. The combined votes of the two candidates totalled 521, represent-ng only 40% of the total enroll-ment. Jim is a graduate of the 1955 class of Dundalk High School, where he participated in the All State Glee Club, yearbook man-agement, and Senior Prom pre-parations. During his two years at Towson, Jim has been a member of the Freshmen Executive Council, the Jim Binko casts one of 353 bal-lots for his presidential election. Music Dept. Presents Concert On May 16, 1957, the music de-partment of the State Teachers College at Towson presented the Annual Spring Concert at 8:15 p.m. in the college auditorium. Directed by Miss Emma Wey-forth, the one hundred voiced Glee Club delivered renditions of ""The Lord's Prayer,"" ""Now Thank We All Our Lord,"" ""Come And Sing"" from ""Die Fledermaus,"" and ' Al-leluia."" The orchestra, under the direc-tion of Mr. Nicholas Geriak, of-fered ""Grand March"" from ""Aida,"" ""Iphiginia in Aulis,"" ""Procession"" from ""Die Fledermaus,"" ""Russian Sailor's Dance,"" and ""Gypsy Life."" Directed by Miss Hazel Mac- Donald and accompanied by Mr. John Duro, the Student Christian Choir rendered selections of ""The Lord Is My Shepherd,"" ""Gloria in Excelsis,"" and ""Lo, My Shepherd is Divine."" One of the interesting features of the performance was the ap-pearance of several students as conductors as well as soloists and accompanists. A rendition of the ""Consecra-tion"" from ""Parsifal"" by th egirls of the Glee Club was conducted by Richard Wolf. Don Corrieri and Catherine Smoot conducted an arrangement of ""In These Delightful Pleasant Groves."" ""Widersprunch,"" which was rendered by the Men of the Glee Club, was conducted by Arthur Laupus and accompanied by Albert Cauffman. Lutheran Students Association, and the Glee Club. He is the Stu-dent Publicity Chairman for the college, and was a Member-at- Large in the SGA during his sophomore year. In the race for the vice-presi-dency, Dudley Davis championed over Dave King and Earl Myers in the preliminary ballot. Dudley came to Towson from Catonsville Senior High School where he serv-ed as class president for two years. Dudley spent three years in high school as a varsity track and cross country star. Dance chairman and various other class activities comprised his extra-cur-ricular hours. Dudley was president of his freshman class here at Towson and served as decoration chairman for the dances and assemblies. In the race for the Treasurer's position, Ronnie Wartman defeat-ed Parker Koons in the primary ballot. Carolyn Williams defeated Pat Mullikin in the race for the cor-responding secretarial position. After eliminating Nancy Girk-ins and Fran Mullendore in the primary ballot for the position of recording secretary, Joan Ar-chaumbault emerged as the victor of that election. Peggy Mullican defeated Beth Brodkins in the contest for the Parliamentarian's position, while Otts Laupus championed over Johnnie Williams for the title of National Students Association Co-ordinator. The offices of the Members-at- Large were filled by Mike De- Vita, Scat McIntyre, and Larry Hutchins. Dr. Laine Completes Student - Faculty Talent Committee's Program The presentation of a collection of slides on Ethiopia by Dr. Oliver H. Laine at 2 p.m. on May ?,1957, in Room 213 completed the list of activities prepared by the Faculty Student Talent Committee. In January, the Committee spon-sored a dramatic reading of the play, ""The Rainmaker."" The cast included Dr. Arthur Brewington, Mrs. Thelma Brewington, Mr. Wil-liam Nugent, Mr. Frank Guess, Dr. Marvin Volpel, Mr. Al Duke, and Mr. In April, the committee, in co-operation with the Religion and Life Week Committee, presented a reading of Herman Hogedornas ""The Bomb That Fell On Amen- Members of the cast were: Miss Ann Willey, Mr. Robert Callahan, Mr. Paul F. Cawthorne, Mr. Bruce Johnson, and Mr. Sidney Tishler. Dick Shortt is the president of the committee, and Carolyn Thomas is secretary-treasurer. Betty Hughes arranged for re-freshments at all of the produc-tions. Other members of the com-mittee include: Miss Nina Hughes, chairman; Miss Adele Cort; Mr. Nicholas Geriak, Mr. Charles Onion, Miss Mildred Zind-ler, Penny Ortel, and Al Morey. "
