tl19600530-000 "96 TOWER LIGHT Vol. XII, No. 16 State Teachers College, Towson 4, Maryland May 30, 1960 JUNE WEEK FEATURES PICNIC, SUPPER, PROM Evans, Abt, Highsmith Newly -Elected Class Presidenis ,elasses Elect Officers Saulsbury, Levering Commencement Excercises rj For '60-'61 School Year To Attend Congress Student Government Association � For Class Of '60, June 12 bielt Evans, Fred Abt, and Bob glisrnith were elected president next years' Senior, Junior, and liornore classes, respectively. Dick Evans Fred Apt Of the to serve as vice-president Ila t-b Le 1960-61 Senior class is George Sc.i.�1"". Other officers include Janet co,cfler, treasurer; Barbara Mason, keliest""ding secretary; Diane Ed �liel; recording secretary; Ken At- Ori , Parliamentarian; and Betty tris:lillger, publicity chairman. Pat Q rl'3, Andrea Brose Sherwood, and t:tirlie Shortt are S.G.A. represen- 1411,-ves' day and Marian Asay, Mary k .. bc'etsch, and Sandy Swan are clEt.:k. rePresentatives, dorin. Stu-ti: Centre Directory representa- 051:3 are Pat Henry, day, and Sue ooi, dorm. ,t1)ielt Disharoon will be next Jtar ar's Junior class vice-president. / tria a111 134vi50n, treasurer; Connie ' c�r'responding secretary; L i_ Bob Highsmith Linda Blood, recording secretary; and Pat Phaneuf, parliamentarian are among the other elected officers. Sandy King and Mary Jim Hoffa will be dorm and day social chair-men, respectively; while Elaine Stairs and Pat Murphy will serve as dorm and day Student Centre Directory members, respectively. Continued Page 2, Column 2) All-College Day Set For June 8 At Tolchester Swimming, games, contests, and dancing are a few of the activities crammed into the agenda for All- College Day, June 8. On the day after the last exams are taken, S.T.C. students will travel to Tolchester for a day of fun and relaxation. Music on the boat will be provided by Eddie Stringer. Buses will leave Newell Hall by 8:30 Wednesday morning. The boat will leave its Pratt Street Pier at 9:30 a.m. A Beatnik theme has been se-lected and students may dress ac-cordingly. Contests will be held to choose the craziest shirt, the craziest cap, and the ""most Beat."" Students with activity cards and their husbands or wives and chil-dren will go free of charge. Guests will be charged $1.00. A box lunch will be provided for dorm students. Everyone will be back by 5:30 and that night ther will be a jam Session in the Student Centre from 8:30 to 11:00, with music by Bill Moessinger. Anyone who is interested in pro-viding entertainment should contact Barbara Tait, chairman of All-Col-lege Day, through Box 466. President Milt Saulsbury and Na-tional Student Association Coordi-nator Jack Levering will attend the Thirteenth National Student Con-gress as delegates from Towson. The University of Minnesota, at Minneapolis, is the scene of this annual Congress which will last from August 22 to September 1. The Congress is the policy-making body of the National Student Asso-ciation to which Towson, as a mem-ber, is entitled to send representa-tives. Browne and S.G.A. presidents Ed Based on the development of a Schumacher and Milt Saulsbury. responsible and democratic pre- June Week will begin on June 5 sentation of campus opinion, this Congress offers an effective single potential for the development of a unified student viewpoint and pro-gram directed to meet the needs and challenges of present and future educational problems. The Congress also offers a highly concentrated educational experience to the individual delegates. It is expected that they return to the Dancing to the music of the ""Men of Note"" will mark the last event of June Week for the Class of 1959 before their commencement exer-cises on June 12. The Emerson Hotel will be the scene of the Senior Banquet and Prom. This activity is scheduled for June 10. Among the invited guests are Dr. and Mrs. Hawkins, Deans Otrielle Murphy and Kenneth Centre the Senior Prophesy will be read. Thursday will find the seniors at the Bel Air Fresh Air Camp for an all-day picnic. Swimming -and ath-letic games are included in the agenda for the day. At night there will be a jam session with music provided by the Ray Scott Combo. The Reverend Bennett J. Sims, Rector of the Church of the Re-deemer, Baltimore, will deliver the Baccalaureate Sermon. Baccalau-reate with a reception given by the senior June class for the faculty and staff. ; Commencement e x e Freshman Paulette Goddard will ; scheduled to begin at play the piano during this recep- tile outside area north of the Glen tion, which will be in the Richmond Ek. However. it will be in the Hall Parlor from 2:30 to 5:00. Towson High chool auditorium if the weather is unfavorable. Dr. June 6 is the date of the Senior John H. Fischer, Dean of Teachers' Supper given by Dr. and Mrs. College. Columbia University, will Hawkins. Appetizers will be served' deliver the commencement address. at Glen Esk followed by dinner on The Invocation and Benediction will campus well prepared to be more the Student Centre patio. Members ti be given by the Reverend Milton L. aware of the student's role as a vital of the junior class will serve this Snyder of the Valley Baptist Church. resource assisting in the solution of dinner. Lutherville. the complex problems facing higher education today. Seniors will travel to Tolchester Tentative plans for June Week service will begin at 10: 30, 12 in the auditorium. rcises are 2:00 p.m. in Two other delegates from Towson on All-College Day, June 8. On include a crab feast. Seniors are may attend the Congress but, as Tower Light went to press, this was not definite. the boat the Last Will and Testa- urged to check the senior bulletin ment will be read. That night at board for further details of this the Jam Session in the Student and other activities. FAC Committees Complete Four Outstanding Plans For Orientation Week Alumni Named ""Six hundred 'green' freshmen have not been too many for the Freshman Advisory Council to plan for,"" explained Madelon Wilhelm, president. All the Orientation Week corn-mittees have completed their jobs, and only a few minor final plans need to be made. Madelon feels confident that the 1960 Freshman Orientation Week will be an enjoy-able and successful one. Provided for the freshmen is a social calendar consisting of the traditional events: Vespers, smoker for men, pajama party for girls, jam session, square dance, Glen Players production, talent show, beach party, picnic supper, patents' tea, and church. Several changes in the traditional activities include a coffee hour limited to only transfer and married students, a talent show including transfer students, and a song fest and game period following the picnic supper. Also, the F.A.C. has voted the Freshman Orientation Week-end to be a closed one, meaning dormitory freshmen are requested to remain on campus Saturday and Sunday. Chairmen of the committees are Four graduates of S.T.C. were Carol Davidson (Vespers), Charles honored as outstanding alumni by Rittler (smoker), Audrey Fairall the Alumni Association on Alumni (pajama party), Gary Ham and Anne Claire Thomas (jam session), Nancy Thomas (picnic), Ida Mae Wimmer (square dance), Dick Di-sharoon (Glen Players), Ed Kohler (talent show), Susan Mapp beach party), Elsie Hanssen (parents' tea), and Andrea Sherwood (coffee hour). McCleary To Speak At Investiture Dr. John McCleary will speak at Senior Investiture Monday at 10:00 a.m. Included in the program will be the academic procession of the S.T.C. faculty and a procession of the graduating seniors. Dr. Earle Hawkins, president of the college, Mr. Quinton Thompson of the Alumni Association, and Pete Coutros, Senior Class president, will also address the seniors and guests. The invocation and benediction will be given by the Reverend Roy Jollenbeck. Mr. John Duro will play the organ and a musical selec-tion will be sung by Mrs. E.sther Coulange. Day, May 14. Receiving the award were Miss Mary A. Adams, '17, Assistant Superintendent of Education in charge of Elementary Education in Baltimore City; Mrs. Maria Briscoe Croker, '93, Poet Laureate of Mary-land; Miss Laura Lee Pratt, '15, who has worked for the State De-partment throughout the world and has been associated with the Voice of America; and Dr. Lena C. Van Bibber, '94, a former S.T.C. faculty member who has received awards for her work on the Citizen's Plan-ning and Housing A3sociation. Mrs. Carrie Ogelsby Robinson of Miami. Florida. was honored as having traveled the greatest dis-tance and the Class of 1920 won the silver attendance cup with 47q of their living members present. Other events of Alumni Day in-cluded the adoption of a resolution opposing the War-field Report by a unanimous vote. The Class of 1915 gave $50.00 to the Alumni Association. "
