tl19560504-000 "TOWER LIGHT 10L VRI, No. 15 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND May 4, 1956 Elaine Saylor Elected One World Glen Players to Present President to MA of FTA One God Washington Slept Here The newly-elected president of the Maryland Association of Fu- 4e Teachers of America is one of Towson's most active students, e ./,ne Saylor. , Elaine was graduated from Westminster High School in 1953, ilere she was vice-president of � IMO UP �11 "" high school FTA. She was also a MN :1Ss treasurer, and member of the AM I :Itional Honor Society and Stu- Mil t Council. AEI I 11 ',She entered Towson in the fall OVI* III1 OMB MN that year, and she has had her S IS 'hger in every pie"" since then. IL '''W k eile *el, ,,t illoior, she is majoring in kin- . , .1 ri .reartenp-ri y education and Of a Presently student teaching in f 's 4 Lee Tall Kindergarten. Aft- I t i graduation, Elaine plans to 'Ieh in Carroll County, where . lives, at a first or second grade Elaine Saylor .11ere at Towson, Elaine has been Young Actor ,111ernber of the M. A. Newell Coming Soon ,la.Pter of the FTA and in 1954- - / 14 served as secretary of the or- Arrangements with Actors Stu Zation. This year she is pres-dio in New York have just been 4. Elaine also holds the par-completed by the English Depart- : :lentarian position in the Host-ment and the Glen Players eitib and her numerous activi-through Mr. William Kramer, for 't James Patterson, one of the Stu- &o, SCA, and Wesley Club. include membershp in the dio's most promising young actors t She will be sponsored as a dele-o speak and demonstrate at Tow- 1 t son on . e by the Maryland State Thursday, May 10 at 5 p.m Akehers Association and the Na and His p.m pic ""Acting Techniques"" 4441 Education Association to the 1,t, onal convention of the NEA used at the Actor s Studio, are ,l'"" the summer meeting of the based on the Stanislovsky Method. ,1 ,Itional Association of the FTA Members of the audience will be ortland, Oregon this summer. used by Mr. Patterson to demon- 'P, "" Mr. ,or her new position Elaine says: strate these techniques 1 very thrilled and excited Kramer said, ""which incidentally ...azh are the heart of creative drama- N Olt this."" ine spends her summers as tics for children."" % relief operator and every Under the direction of Elia Kay-and then works the switch- ) an, Lee Strasberg, and Cheryl ' :Irti here at Towson. She likes Crawford, Actors Studio has re s - cently given birth to Marlon :lie ing (plays the piano), and dramatic entertai enjoy Brando, James Dean, and Kim Stanley, fellow classmates of Mr. (ln-ftt, ' �W that you know something jaPatterson.mes Patterson is familiar to ' 1 4 ':(41t. miss Saylor and how busy television viewers of Studio One, keeps herself, it may take you Kraft Theater, Philco Show, and ,41ile to find and congratulate t on her honorable position. Danger. ay Day to be Held kt Towson Campus May has come at last and it even seems that it may have brought About this time of year seniors start 4.; ng with it. Ah, May Day! else they may feel they have one feeling l' get nervous. What ever so let us all look May Day at Towson."" en outdone the fourth grade from inmon, ""This is my last Lida Lee Tall campus school will 1;141e splendid program of pretty do a creative dance to ""Rende- �.1v4, good music, and both cre-vous"" by Alettis Ile and authentic dances that , arranged by Cornwell. The fifth grade will ,t be presented Saturday. perform a creative dance to vhe program will get under way ""Waltz of the Flowers"" from ,41 recorded music from 1-1:30 ""Nutcracker Suite"" by Tschaikow- With Lee Noel doing the an- )t4eing for the day. At 1:30 p.m. sky. Then comes the college students 1141'`rocession will start and cul-of the dances. These will include two ttl4te with the crowning English dances, it Queen. The Procession mu- ""Ribbon Dance"" and ""Green Sleeves,"" and a Hun-t, Will be ""Marche Noble"" by garian dance ""Cshebogar."" After the college dances the ,11Piollowing the crowning May Pole win be unwound and It. be an interlude for there 1. ti r picture ihg Recessional will start_ Every A 14g. by the audience. one will recess to the music of interlude the orchestra, di the Ye the Father."" will Play ki""ed by Mr. Geriak, When the evening comes, the l ife Blue Gown,. �Two Sketch- ""proces-senior class will present the ior orchestra,"" and 'Cauca' Queen's Cotillion with Jack Rohr's (44 of the Sardar"" from i,ttl Sketches."" orchestra With the dance he May Pole dance will follow the special note of thanks should tunes. Providing orchestra selections. Then go to Miss Frances Schramm for 1 Club will sing ""Echo Song"" the tremendous job she has done y tli Lasso and ""If I Loved You"" this vast program to- ""One World � One God"" was The Glen Players' next production ""George Washington Slept the theme of a Religious Emphasis Here,"" will be given on May 17, 18, and 19. This will be under the Week at the Towson State direction of Mr. William C. Kramer. Teachers College from April 22 This play presents an American family who have to encounter to April 26. the problems of moving from the city to the country into a house that is hardly livable. There are Each campus religious group situations and disasters galore in planned an individual activity un-this three-act farce and they are der the coordination of the State f all wound around the lives of the Teachers College Interfaith Coun- Fuller family. cil. The role of Newton Fuller will General coordinator for the Re- be played by Earl Myers, while his ligious Emphasis Week was Oscar wife, Annabelle will be portrayed Jensen, Jr., a senior majoring in by Carolyn Thomas. Playing the junior high school teaching. Mr. role of Rena Leslie will be Nancy Jensen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, and her husband will be Oscar Jensen, Sr., 253 South Ell- depicted by Bruce Johnson. Sid-wood Avenue, Baltimore 24. Mr. William C. Kramer ney Tishler will play the role of Uncle Stanley, and Rae Lorenzen, the role of Madge. Steve will be portrayed by Jim Davidson and Mrs. Douglas, a kindly neighbor, will be played by Irene Derwin. The caretaker will be played by Dr. Ruth Smith, one of State Teacher's Education Department Jim Thomas, while the two cooks, Katie and Hester will be depicted Supervisors, is leaving campus on a thirteen-month leave as a mem-by Marge Gross and Carolyn Lyle, ber of Columbia University's Education Team for Afghanistan. She respectively. Al Cauffman will leaves after graduation in June. portray the dynamic role of Ray- There are three parts to Dr. mond. Other members of the cast Smith's unusual job. First, she is include: Jeni Decker, Emmy Lee A Look At The to be an adviser to the Minister Butler, Dick Myers, Joe Brown, and Al Duke. This play is being student-di-rected by Dorothy Levin and Herb August. Those working on the production staffs include: Joe Brown, as stage manager; Marge Gross on properties; Jean Rogers on costumes; Nancy Rogers on publicity; Emmy Lee Butler on make-up. Moss Hart and George S. Kauf-man's ""George Washington Slept Here"" promises to keep the audi-of Education in the establishment ence howling. Newton Fuller, the man of the house, in his late thir- of a program for the education of ties, has a boyish enthusiasm for women teachers in Afghanistan. It the country and is apparently will be the first time for a pro-gram of this type in the history completely undaunted in the face of disaster. He spends most of of the country. Secondly, she will his time pacifying his wife. An- help to co-ordinate this program nabelle Fuller who is not in the with the program that is already least keen on the idea of living established for men. Thirdly, Dr. in the country. Smith will help to identify capable young women for further educa- Throughout the whole play An-tion and preparation for carrying nabelle makes cracks about the on the program after the service comforts of the city compared to of the Education Team is termin- the almost barbarous life of the ated. country. While Annabelle con- Dr. Smith is the only woman con-stantly loses her temper and New-ton humors her, their daughter, Elected as Miss Green's maid- member of the team, and was so of-honor was Margee Sadler, distinguished because no foreign Madge, presents a few problems daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. men are allowed direct association of her own. To complicate mat- Sadler, 4115 Tennyson Road, Hy- with the women of Afghanistan. ters an actress, Rena Leslie and her husband, Clayton Evens, ap- attsville. Dr. Smith leaves on a direct pear on the scene. Rena is a so- Serving as members of ""Queen flight from New York to Bangkok, phisticated summer stock actress Nancy's"" court will be: Regina Thailand and from there to Kabul, who is bored with life, and her Albright, Baltimore; Margie Cole, Afghanistan. She will return by husband can undoubtedly be called Silver Spring; Mimi Davis, Tow- way of Europe, visiting friends in 'Casanova"" of the spring. son; Delight Pearce, Mt. Ranier; Holland and Germany. To make the happy little circle Nancy Smith, Lutherville; Diane Interestingly enough, Dr. Smith Thomas, Taneytown; Carolyn Up- will have to pack a lunch in New complete there are: Mr. Kimber, the caretaker; Raymond, a fif-ton, Glen Burnie; Pat Wheeler, York to last her from Peshawar, teen-year-old ""terror""; Uncle Baltimore; Anne Wilson, Balti- Pakistan to Kabul because of the Stanley, a hearty, jovial windbag; more; and Anna Zambounis, Bal- low sanitation standards found and Steve, Madge's fiance. timore. there. She will be unable to eat The May Day weekend will be- or drink anything other than what gin at traditional Walpurgis Night she takes in this area. This lunch go with her on the plane, 200 lbs. must last for at least twelve hours. of unaccompanied air luggage and activities Friday evening, May 4, with a bonfire and dance on the She will be provided with a sun 2,000 lbs. of steamer luggage. campus. Festivities will continue house decorated in Swedish mod- She will be literally ""late for Saturday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. ern furniture which will be provid- school"" since the school vacations with the crowning of the queen ed by the state. However, when in Afghanistan are begun in mid-by Paul Desautels, professor of traveling from school to school the winter. School will be already in chemistry and sponsor of the State education team will camp out progress when she arrives. Teachers College senior class. The rather than stay at inns. This will While Dr. Smith is away, the May Day weekend will conclude necessitate her bringing along Kindergarten - Primary program with a semi-formal dance in the with her an air mattress for camp- will operate as usual, under the college gymnasium from 9 to 12 ing out. Her baggage total will able direction , of Mrs. Regina p.m. Saturday. include 66 lbs. of air luggage to Fitzgerald and Mrs. Zenith Veley. Dr. Smith Plans to go To Afghanistan 1956 May Court Nancy Green, 22-year-old senior from Baltimore, has been elected May Queen by students of the Towson State Teachers College. Miss Green will reign at Towson's annual May Day festivities May 4 and 5. A 1952 graduate of Dundalk High School, Miss Green is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Green. 70 Yorkwav, Baltimore. Margee Sadler Dr. Smith "
