tl19531118-000 "195 TOWER nd!Vol. 7, No.X 0 rt LIGHT STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. November 18, 1953 Freshman Parents :Visit STC Campus ;ti d Friday, November 20, has been D Peet aside as Freshman Parents roVisiting Day at STC, in order that Lci freshman parents may become ac-painted with their son's or daugh- , al ler's advisors, instructors, and stu- Ylent friends. This annual affair is being ar-ranged differently from other , fears and instead of the traditional phY program of the past, an eve-wr iing event is being planned, so that )arents who are employed will be tble to attend also. )er s/ Registration will begin at 2:30 a p?.m in the Administration Build-ying, and will continue until 5:30 ).fl. During this period parents 0nay visit afternoon classes, if they ribiesire, or take tours of the campus. r ibinner will be served in Newell Hall OM 6:00 p.m. with the advisors. For l'PProximately one hour, from 7:15 Lin. to 8:15 p.m. there will be van - IUs Panel discussions in different .00rns in the Administration Build-rig With faculty-student participa- )ation, for the parents to visit and )articipate in, if they wish. At 8:30 ""1. the Parents will be entertained by the Glen Players in two one act Dr. Harold Moser is one of the acuity advisors in charge of this frair. Marion Sadler, president of he Freshman Advisory Council, is overall chairman of the various tudent committees that are taking Ainister Speaks 0 Student Body Mr' Prank Olmstead, retired nnister, will be the speaker at the Ihanksgiving assembly being held ext .nesday. The assembly is be-lg Planned by the Student Chris- ."" Association. The speaker has been very active the field of Student Christian rork. .-1-e is a member of the staff ""Monia, located on the Joppa :�ad near Towson, where he in- &r.ucts students to become foreign ilssionaries. SCA's choral group under the di-eytion Present of Miss Hazel MacDonald ''resent several numbers; ""To .r-ee, Oh Jehovah"" by J. S. Bach; u.nbilate, Am en"" by Dimitri Bort- .1""alt3r; and ""Give Thanks"" writ-en 13/' Prancis Williams. Clandette Myers is heading the animittee that is planning the as-eMbly. ) care of such items as registration, tours, the dinner, and the panel discussions. This year, freshman are to personally invite their parents to visit STC and join in on the various activities. Formal invita-tions will be sent out by the col-lege to those parents who are plan-ning to come. It should be noted, however, parents may come for any one part of the program and leave at any time that they wish. It is hoped that the halls of STC will be full of Freshman parents on No-vember 20, because it promises to be an entertaining program. The evening program grew out of the suggestion made by the Fresh-man class of last year. Pick Judges for Contest Three members of the English department have consented to serve as judges for the coming literary contest sponsored by the Tower Light. They are Dr. Edward Bevins Dr. Eunice Crabtree, and Mr. Paul West. Christmas is the theme of the contest which will be divided into three divisions; short stories, poe-try, and essays. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winning entries in each divi-sion. First prize will be $5, second prize, $3 and third prize $2. All prize winning works will be printed in the Tower Light's Christmas issue. The material will be judged on neatness, originality and presenta-tion, and grammatical construction. Manuscripts must be in by the first of December. Have You SUBMITTED Your Entry In The T CONTEST? ublication Announces ""irst Issue Deadline Contributions for The Publica- 1'415 Towson's literary magazine, re,r1,11()%v being accepted. bisp""is Magazine, which is avail-t� the entire student body, is .-sqibuted twice a year, once in and once in May. Poetry, IrS' and both serious and hum-tittesci. shert stories may be sub- Ahtr, editorial team of Jean Kanz- Bill t ace Hanson, Melanie Grimm, evi:1118, J. R. Lyston, and Dr. atel? advisor, read all submitted 1bl -1%41 and select the most suit-e lhanuscripts for publication. L The more entries, the better the selections. No prizes are awarded. The Pub-lication's purposes are to give liter-ary merit to those deserving it and to offer a literary magazine com-parable to the literary output of other colleges of our size and rank. Contributions may be turned in at any time to Dr. Bevins of the English Department. They must have names attached to them but no other special form is necessary. The dead line for entries for the winter issue is December 15. I News Briefs Thanksgiving Vespers The annual Thanksgiving vesper service will be held in Richmond Hall Parlor, Monday, November 23, after dinner. This is a function of the Student Christian Association at Towson. Sophomore Assembly Tuesday, December 1,the Sopho-more class will present its class assembly. Rehearsals for it began last week. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra The Baltimore Symphony Orches-tra under the conduction of Mas-simo Freccia will perform Monday evening in the auditorium at 8:15 p.m. Students will be admitted on their activities cards. Tickets for outsiders can be bought from the SGA for $1.00. FTA Towson's chapter of the Future Teachers of America will hold its second meeting this year tomorrow, November 19, in Richmond Hall Parlor. Following a short business meeting which will begin at 4 o'clock, a half hour movie in tech-nicolor will be shown. The movie entitled ""Skippy and the Three R's"" deals with the experiences of a child in the first grade. Everyone is invited to view the movie. Speech Tests Sophomore Speech Qualifications Tests will be given to Teachers College sophomores on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 1 and 2. Dr. Earl Armstrong Dr. Earl Armstrong, who spoke at the meeting for State Teachers College Faculties at Coppin Teach-ers College, October 31 will speak at Towson at a Faculty Meeting, Tuesday afternoon. Drama Fraternity Recently Organized Iota Sigma Cast, chapter of Al-pha Psi Omega, national dramatic fraternity, has recently been orga-nized on the Towson campus. Installation of officers was held November 4 in the auditorium on the stage. The following will serve as officers of the group: president, Don Rogers; vice president, Cicely Katz; secretary-treasurer, Nancy Harrison. Mr. Fallon is acting as faculty advisor. Dr. Brewington, Miss Sherman, Mr. West, and Mrs. Frances C. Bowen, head of the Children's Theatre and acting� head of the Adult Theatre at Hop-kins, are honorary members of the fraternity. The fraternity is open to all stu-dents who have worked with the Glen Players and have earned the privilege of being members, not only as actors, but anyone con-nected with productions in any manner. Proof of eligibility is given through a point system set up by the national chapter. The group has undertaken an ambitious schedule with the follow-ing possibilities: a one act play� writing contest with cash awards, an Alumni production, a faculty production, and sponsoring a speak-er for an assembly. Initiation ceremonies will be held in the spring. All new members must have completed one year at Towson. Symphony to Make Second Appearance by H. Goldstein Under the baton of Massimo Freccia, the Baltimore Symphony orchestra will present a concert at the State Teachers College audi-torium Monday evening, No-vember 23 at 8:15 p.m. This will be the second time that Mr. Freccia has conducted a con-cert at Towsosn. Massimo Freccia was born in Florence, Italy in 1906. Entering the conservatory at the age of eight, he studied with both Respighi and Pizeti. Mr. Freccia has con-ducted the following European orchestras: Vienna Symphony Or-chestra, Budapest Symphony, and the La Scala orchestra in Milan and the Augesteo and Basilica Massenzipoin Rome. Dr. Freccia made his debut in the United States in 1938 as a guest conductor of the New York Philharmonic Symphony. Since then he has conducted a number of or-chestras from coast to coast. In 1950 Tulane University con-ferred upon him the Honorary De-gree of Music, citing Dr. Freccia ""as a musician and scholar of not-able attainments, having won re-spect and acclaim, contributing abundantly to the enrichment and culture of this region"". Dr. Freccia was appointed con-ductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in March, 1952. Mr. Freccia will begin his concert with ""Overture to Poet and Peas-ant"" by Franz von Suppe. Suppe wrote light-operas which were a combination of the Viennese Waltz and the French Opera Buffe. Next on the program will be Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8, in B Minor (""Unfinished""). The orchestra will play the two move-ments I Allegro moderato and II Andante con moto. This unfinished symphony was found hidden in a drawer thirty-two years after Schu-bert's death. Another selection which the or-chestra will render is Richard Wagner's ""Siegried's Rhine Jour-ney"" from Die Gotterdammerung. Mr. Massimo Freccia This selection is a chestral interlude. Mr. Freccia has adapted a few of Fritz Kreisler's violin selections for the orchestra. Of these we will hear ""Liebesleid"", ""Schon Rosmarin"", ""Caprice Viennois"" and ""Tambou-rin Chinois."" These graceful and melodius selections stem from old Viennese dance melodies. Concluding the concert will be heard ""Fantasia,"" ""Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32"" by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky. In this selection Tchaikovsky tries to depict the un-derworld which Dante has des-cribed in his Inferno. descriptive or- President Crowns Nancy Green 1953 Homecoming Queen Dr. Earle Hawkins crowned Nancy Green, queen of Homecom-ing Day, Saturday, November 7. The crown was presented to him Pegge Whiteleather, the queen of last year. Because the snow interrupted many of the planned activities for Alumni Day, the crowning cere-mony was held in the auditorium. Festivities began in the auditor-ium at 2:00 p.m. when the Home-coming Court walked to the stage to piano accompaniment by Pat Karl. The Freshman and Sopho-more classes made their appear- Nancy Green, 1953 Queen ances representing what would have been their floats in the parade. Dr. Hawkins welcomed the Alumni to the college after which John Horst, president of the Alumni Association spoke. He extended his appreciation to Al Frantz, chair-man of the Homecoming Activities Committee, on behalf of the Alumni for the interest of the students in the Alumni and for the spirit shown despite the weather. He also presented the award for the best decorated dormitory, which the judges decided was the girls' dorm. Money that was to be awarded as prizes in the parade is being held by the Association for use by the Student Body when needed. The ceremony was concluded with the singing of the Alma Mater. Student Faculty Display Talent Wednesday afternoon, November 4, the first Student-Faculty Talent program of the year was held in Richmond Hall Parlor at 4:00 p.m. The performers were Leticia Dryden, William Gilmore Smith, and Maxie Neas. Miss Dryden rend-ered a piano solo, and Mr. Smith sang a group of Spanish songs ac-companying himself on the guitar. To conclude the program, Miss Neas performed two ballet dance numbers. Immediately following the pro-gram, coffee and cookies were served to the 35 people who at-tended. Mr. Smith played his guitar while everyone took part in informal singing. The student officers of the group are: Gus Bisbikus, chairman and Toby Wagman, secretary-treasurer. Other members on the committee are Dione Crowther, Donald Knox, Janet Makaley, Yvonne Miller, and Carolyn Weil. Members of the faculty on the committee are Miss Thelma Sher-man, chairman; Miss Weyforth and Miss Hughes. Two more Student-Faculty Tal-ent programs have been planned for the second semester. "
