tl19610526-000 "!ir la TOWER Vol. XIII, No. 27 LIGHT State Teachers College, Towson 4, Maryland May 26, Graduation Exercises Set June 11; 299 To Receive Coveted Degrees On Sunday, June 11, 1961, Towson will graduate 278 future teachers. This number includes fcurteen former students who previously had graduated under the two or 1961 three year programs. Also fourteen students of the Junior Senior Investiture Monday; Johnston Named Speaker At 10:00 A.M. on Monday, May 29, the Senior Investi-i,, 'Ilre Convocation will be held in Stephens Hall Auditorium. ,verYone is requested to attend since the Convocation is in l'onor of the graduating seniors. Th. e program is basically the same 44e 14 Past years. The program will gal with the processional, ""Pomp alltd Circumstance,"" by Elgar. The 4:1�Cati011 will be given by Polly ''''461in, followed by the Investi- The Summer Session of STC will e of the Class President by Earle 551 � Rawkins, President of the Col-begin on June 26 and continue through August 4. Three programs d Mr. Richard Evans, Presi-ic� erlt of the Class of 1961, will then will be included in this session. A si5 kkaowledge the Investiture. Special Professional Program will A br be offered to aid liberal arts college )11, 41, Kenneth A. Browne, Dean of graduates and others appointed to k truction, will announce the heatienlie Honors, after which Mr. L the""""t *W. Abendroth, Adviser to Class of 1961, will present the t7koiendation for Service. The fZliestra will then play Angelus ed as tel ;ed eS. to Summer Session Plans Announced elementary school positions in com-pleting requirements for full certi-fication. A Program for Under-graduates is provided to enable Towson students to accelerate or make up time lost by illness, fail- Scenes Pittoresque by Mas- ures, or light course loads. A Grad.. rite ttt' trate Program is given for selected r elementary school teachers. e.s� r. Edward R. Johnston, will Idd� The normal student load is six O1 4, vss the students on ""Liberal k' C f, of semester hours of credit for the 4 '13n. The Presentation �lit will be by Mr. Evans. six-week term, to provide time for Aton D. Thompson, President of extensive reading and independent 'llunni Association, will repre- work. Undergraduate students who 44. the Alumni Association in Greetings to the graduating ..$); and invitation to join the .ation. the Alma Mater will be sung by k audience. After the Benedic-t . `3Y Roberta Collector, the Re-bal will be ""Triumphal March"" 4ida, by Verdi. 411.college Day Plan Set ,:�,1 4111. this year, All College Day spent at Tolchester Beach. 141 IS trip has been so success- Past years, the SGA Social 4 1ttee decided to repeat it. tht 8'15 on the morning of June e busses provided by the SGA tiet le`ive from Newell Hall for the (41 Pratt Street. is trans- %tta Th ti itort is provided for all who Whether day or dorm stud- At 0, Net, '''sso, the boat will leave the k'tklheaded for Tolchester Beach o 'ot th the Chesapeake Bay. Tickets kloat e trii) may be bought at the )? . 0,r11�the morning of the scheduled 441141, ne Price for guests is one b Qxeluding husbands or wives �0,1 ents, who are admitted free 4rge. , Aft ha a day spent swimming in 4 rictiYy; walking along the shore, ttt , g on the various amuse- 4.) '40 -e students will leave at to lik�111 41, .tetUrn to Baltimore. They I a ive back at the pier at 5:00. , the a Jam Session will be held to Pati0. tiith tr .tudents are reminded to p 'tlt ror lunch and supper by for this trip and to bring 1/414t, ttiN tickets with them on the \ 641 HOPs must provide their 444 tinch. Everyone must have tt1 4""livity card with them in tr, board the boat. possess superior academic records and have no outside responsibilities may be granted permission to carry one or two additional hours. Such students must have a cumulative average of 2.5 to carry seven hours and an average of 3.0 to carry eight hours. (Continued on Page 6, Col. 5) Dr. Carlos Romulo 17 Faculty Positions Open For Next Year Dean Browne and the Department Chairmen are seeking candidates for seventeen positions on the faculty for next year. Some are additional positions created by the growing enrollment while others are replacements caused by leaves of absence and resignations. Among those who will not be present next year are: Mr. Herbert Andrews, who will be working on his dissertation in Europe on a Fulbright Fellowship; Miss Alma Bent of the Kindergarten-Primary program, who has accepted a posi-tion with the graduate program of her Alma Mater, Wheelock College in Boston; Mr. Charles Haslup of the Music Department, who will (Continued on Page 6, Col. 4) France, Cooper, 'Outstanding A Dr. Andrew Menaris France of Parkton, Maryland was one of three Towson alumni named as ""Outstanding Alumnus of the Year"" by members of the Alumni Associa-tion at the annual awards dinner held last Saturday. The other two alumni chosen for this honor were Dr, Paul D. Cooper ef Snowhill, and Mrs. Lucy Hughes Barnsley of Rockville. Dr. France, a 1923 graduate of Towson, obtained his B.S. degree horn the Johns Hopkins University, 7.nd an M.D. from the University o' Maryland. Before entering the medical profession, he taught in the Baltimore County elementary ' schools. He was one of the first medical examiners appointed in Baltimore County and still serves in that capacity. He has also served on the Baltimore County School Board since 1950, and is a director of the First National Bank of Balti-more in Parkton. He was first pre- . sident of the Parkton Rotary Club and first chairman of Parkton Boy Scout Committee. Dr. France also holds a citation from President Tru-man for work as a volunteer medi-i cal ex3miner for Selective Service :during World War 11. Dr. Cooper, a 1931, Towson grad-uate, has served in education since his graduation from the college. Barnsley Named lulu! Of Year He holds an A.B. degree from Western Maryland College, an M. Ed. from the University of Mary-land, and an Ecl.D from George Washington University. He has served as an elementary school teacher and principal, high school principal, and assistant superinten-dent of schools. Currently he is Superintendent of Worcester County Schools. He is also president of the Delmarva Educational TV project, and president of Worcester County Historical Society. Mrs. Lucy Hughes Barnsley, a Towson graduate of 1901, has taught three generations of children in the Rockville elementary schools. She is known for her success in organ-izing public action for legislation in education; she also organized the 4-H gardeners in Rockville during World War II and was organizer of the ""Young at Hearts Club"" for senior citizens of that town. She has served as president of the Retired Teachers Association of Montgomery County, and in 1957 was selected as Maryland ""Mother of the Year."" Currently Mrs. Barn-sley is chairmen of children's mis-sionary work in the Rockville Meth_ odist Church, and she also served as chairman of Gerontology for the Fifth District Federation of Women's Clubs. Seniors Plan June Week Preceding the day of graduation, the Senior Class will participate in a week of parties and dinners, known as June Week. in the last 25 years, Rabbi Agus The festivities will begin on Sun-made tremendous contributions to Jewish Thought in America and throughout the world. He became known through his writings and College will receive AA Certificates, and seven Masters degrees will be awarded. The ceremonies of the day will begin with the Baccalaureate Ser-vice at 10:30 a.m. The speaker will be Rabbi Jacob B. Agus of the Beth El Congregation of Baltimore. Following the Baccalaureate Ser-vice. there will be a Porch Lunch-eon at 12:00 noon. held at Glen Esk. Commencement Exercises will begin at 2:00 P.M. on the campus, or at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in case of rain. Mr. Jerome Fram-tom, Jr.. President of the State Board of Education, will award the diplomas. The Honorable Carlos P. Romulo, Ambassador from the Philippines, will be the speaker. The invocation and benediction will be given by Rev. William C. Rob-erts, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Towson. Rabbi Agus Rabbi Agus was born in Poland, received his ordination in 1935 from the Yeshiva College of New York, and later acquired his MA. degree and a Ph. D. in the history and philosophy of religion from Harvard. Throughout his Rabbinic career .day, June 4, with the Senior Re-ception for faculty and staff in Richmond Hall Parlor. On Monday at 6:00 P.M., they will enjoy the President's Supper, held on the teachings as one of the greatest scholars, thinkers and philosophers of the present era His four books: Modern Philoso- Patio. The Junior Class will serve as waitresses, etc. Wednesday is All College Day.' The Class Will will be read on the I phies of Judaism, published in 1940; boat trip to Tolchester, and other ! Banner of Jerusalem, published in 1946- Guidepost in Modern Judaism, published in 1955; and his latest, The Evolution of Jewish Thought, published in 1960, have been re-ceived by the scholastic world as great contributions to modern think-ing and philosophy. During the last ten years, Rabbi Agus became very active in the Rabbinical Assembly of America and has served as chairman of the Committee of the study of the Talmud, chairman of the commit-tee' on the Sabbath, chairman of the Prayer Book Committee and chair-man of the committee on Ideology and Philosophy of Judaism. He also served as Treasurer of the Rab-binical Assembly for two years. Barrie, for the new students during Dr. Romulo Freshman Week in September. This Dr. Romulo, a graduate of the play is considered to be Barrie's University of the Philippines, holds most memorable one-act play to an MA. degree from Columbia come out of World War I. University, and has also received Now in rehearsal for the pre- thirty-nine honorary degrees from sentation are Sharie Lacey as the colleges and universities in sixteen old lady in question, Allan Starkey states and the District of Columbia. as the Scotsman, Mary Rose Bel- He has also held a number of dis-singer, Betty Ruark, and Beverly tinquished positions in his own Burner as three emancipated char- country in education, in publishing, women, and Harry Phillips as the and in the Philippines government Cockney reverend who finds the old Since 1943. Dr. Romulo has repre-lady's ""lost"" son. sented his country in various capa- The play is being directed by Mr. cities in the United States and to William C. Kramer, assisted by the United Nations. He has served Patricia Jubb as student director. in the U. S. as Philippines Ambas- Robert M. Keane will be the Tech- sador since 1954, and since 1959. nical Director. has served as Appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-potentiary to Cuba. The Philippines Ambassador holds numerous decoratons which include the Philippine Congressional Gold Medal of Honor, and the United States Legion of Merit with the degree of Commander. (Continued on Page 6) activities will be held. There will be a crab feast and picnic at Sylvan Dell on Thursday, and on Friday morning a rehearsal for commencement is scheduled. The Senior Prom and Banquet will be held on Saturday night at The Blue Crest North in Reisterstown. Glen Players Choose One Act The Glen Players will present The Old Lady Shows Her Medals, a one-act play by Sir James M. Miss Towson Pageant Scheduled for June 9 Entries still open. For information, call: Mr. Vincent Brocato Res.�ID. 3-0964 (after 6) or LE. 9-9900, ext. 2146 (between 9 and 4) "
