tl19681122-000 "196 Imo .10t. rot 744 Good pi Clean Fun... photo by Smith As you can see, the guys who played in last year's Marathon Game sure had a swill time. They got right into the thick of things, right up to their ears. Towson stymied Loyola's team which wallowed hopelessly in despair and in de mud. ""But is was fun,"" muddered Loyola, gritting its teeth. Vol. XXI, No. 9 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21204 November 22, 1968 Letters to legislators Committee requests campaign by FRAN MOULDEN The Committee on Public Infor- /nation of the Faculty Association, of which Dr. Arthur Madden is chairman, issued a request last We for students and their par-ents to write to members of the Maryland General Assembly re-questing that legislators look into the proper funding of Towson State College. The committee assembled a re- Port last month entitled 'tThe Im- Pending Crisis in Higher Educa-tion,' citing, among other things, the need for increased faculty sal-aries. The report was distributed to members of the Board of Trus-tees, the General Assembly and the Press as well as to interested Maryland citizens. At the Trus-tees meeting here November 4, the Hoard acknowledged the work of t.he committee in assembling the Information on administrative and faculty salary scales, the neces-sItY for maintenance staff salary raises, and the need for additional student housing funds. Under the budget submitted to Towson for fiscal year 1970, the current American Association of University Professors' rating of C"" at, Towson would be raised to � 13"". Sometime in December, Dr. **um NOTKEae The Office of the Registrar has announced that students may pick up their Course Request materials and the Schedule Booklet for the 'S,Pring 1969 course offerings be-g'' uning December 4, 1968. a When picking up materials, stu- :,ents must present their identifica- �'�u card�materials cannot be ob-tait cd without Towson ID's. t All requests must be re-fled u l' no later than 12:00 noon, ueeeMber 19. Madden noted, the extent of the cuts made in Towson's budget will be known. ""Unless the Legislature raises new sources of revenue,"" he ob-served, ""there will be no chance of our having a budget any better than last year's."" The budget, with or without cuts in the requested amounts will be passed in April. In all likelihood, any cuts will be made by the Bud-get Bureau, even before the budget goes to the Legislature for its ap-proval. Dr. Madden feels that at the Budget Director's office, the bid ""will be cut to the bone as it was last year."" Alternatives to cuts in the bud-get are the Legislature's looking for other sources of revenue or the Governor's supplemental funds. Dr. Madden furthermore feels that the Legislature can be alerted to the situation by a letter-writing campaign. He appeals to the stu-dents who are genuinely concerned about the quality of their education to contact their elected representa-tives in this matter and to urge their parents and friends to do likewise. Should the proposed budget fail, as is feared by many, the posi-tions of some 300 TSC faculty members may be re-evaluated. While many of the younger fac-ulty members have relatively few ties or commitments to residence or teaching in the area, those with more seniority at Towson face the loss of pension benefits should they seek employment elsewhere. Dr. Madden verbalized a fear of many here that ""some academic departments are afraid of losing good young professors"" who could earn more at other institutions."" In an effort to facilitate com-munication with the Maryland legislators should any person wish to contact them regarding the funding of TSC, Tower Light is printing the addresses of current members of the Legislative Council of the State. (continued on p. 6) Marathon Games feature Mixers, contests, bands and 75 long, long hours The Third Annual Marathon Football Game, 75 hours of con-tinuous play for charity, will high-light ""Santa Claus Anonymous Football Weekend' proclaimed by Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Ales-andro today through Monday. Two simultaneous games will kick off today at noon in the tilt between TSC, Loyola College, Mor-gan State College, and Johns Hop-kins University. This morning a nine mile ""marathon run"" with the game ball began the weekend's events at Baltimore's City Hall. Mayor D'Alesandro tossed out the first pass downtown and student and civic leaders brought the ball along a Charles Street and York Road route to the playing field here. Play begins at noon All-Star teams from the four colleges will begin play at noon today and play will continue until 3 p.m. Monday. At half-time and quarters, girls powderpuff football teams from area colleges and nurs-ing schools will compete. In addi-tion to the four main competing colleges, the University of Balti-more, Western Maryland College, Mt. St. Mary's College, and East-ern College will enter All-Star men's squads in half-time play. Mixer tonight Tonight at 8:00 p.m., college students presenting valid I.D. cards will be admitted to a multi-college mixer in TSC'9 Burdick Gym. Ad-mission is $1.00 for all students and proceeds will be added to the Santa Claus fund. Tomorrow evening at 9:00 p.m. a dance will be held in Burdick Gym with a $2.50 per couple ad-mission charge. On Saturday and Sunday be-tween. 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., the Lang-enfelter Caterers will cater a bull roast at the field. The Baltimore Gas and Electrie Company has installed lighting at the playing site. $90,000 sought The four-day grid effort involv-ing thirteen Maryland colleges in conjunction with the Baltimore Jaycees hopes to net some $90,000 for the Santa Claus Anonymous Charity. Programs and refresh-ments will be sold, donations so-licited, and a special bull roast is slated to reach the 1968 goal by the final whistle Monday. National shirts During the ""Santa Bowl,"" col-lege cheerleaders will urge on some 48 teams from Towson, Loyola, Morgan, and Hopkins. The Na-tional Brewing Company, which has donated 1440 identifying jer-seys, will have an antique beer wagon on display at the field. Also slated are a battle of bands, pass-ing and kicking competition, a Colt film festival, an ROTC drill, folk singers, and, for college students, a mixer tonight and dance to-morrow in Towson's Burdick Gym-nasium. Ample free parking and medical help will be available throughout the game. INSIDE Editorials Thundercolt Sports Bulletin Board Man-of-Year Senate Tobias & Sarah Page 2 8 8 British Debate Team visits TSC, seeks victory in fourth meeting by STEPHANIE PANOS On Wednesday, December 4 at 8:15 p.m., the Towson State De-bate Council will host the British Debate team of James W. Hutch-inson and Victor J. MacColl. The topic to be discussed will be ""that Hutchinson honesty and politics are incom-patible"", with the British team taking the affirmative side. Their opponents will be Miss Helen Pry-or and Ron DeAbrew. Hutchinson and MacColl won the British National Debate cham-pionship, the Observer Mace, in June, 1968. They represented the, University of Strathclyde of Glasgow, Scotland, in the competi-tion. 3 years experience Hutchinson, 20, is a senior at the University, and upon graduat-ing in June, 1969, plans a career in television and journalism. He has served as president of the University Liberal Party, and is currently serving as Director of all University student publications. Climaxing his three-year debat-ing experience, he teamed with MacColl to win the British Nation-al championship. Strathclyde grad Victor MacColl, 24, received his Honors Degree in political science in the spring of 1968, from the University of Strathclyde. He was President of the Conservative Club in the University of Strathclyde in 1966-67, and in 1968 became the Chairman of the Federation of Conservative Students, the largest political student organization in the United Kingdom. Currently he is the chairman of the Scot- MacColl tish Young Conservative Party in Scotland. Miss Pryor, 21, a senior, is the President of the College Debate Council. DeAbrew, also 21, is an exchange student from Guy-ana, now in his second year at Towson and in debating. This is the fourth year the Brit-ish International Debate team has visited Towson. The debate is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. on Decem-ber 4 in Smith Hall, room 140. Admiss:on is free. "
