tl19541124-000 "TOW ER LIGHT lail4 Vol. VII, No. 7 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. Wednesday, November 24, 1954 Dorm Students Partake 'The Male Animal' to be Next Of Thanksgiving Dinner Production of Glen Players Last night the dormitory stu- varied program. Included in the dents were served their annual in- concert was Respighi's Old Dance formal Thanksgiving dinner at 6 and Aires for the Lute, Beethov- P.m. Men students, as part of the en's Symphony No. 1, Chopin's Thanksgiving tradition at State Nocturne in C Minor and Polonaise Teacher College, acted as hosts. in A Flat Major and Caesco's Before the meal was served the Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1. Student Christian Association un- Reception der the direction of Music Instruc- Following the concert a reception tor Hazel E. MacDonald sang the was held in the Student Centre for grace. members of the Baltimore Sym- Guests Present phony Orchestra and for some of There were several guests pres- the faculty and student body. The ent at the dinner. Among these were Hostess Club served refreshments. the new manager of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Robert E. MacIntyre and his wife, President and Mrs. Earle T. Hawkins, Dean of Students Orrielle Murphy, Miss MacDonald. Dietitian Elsie Was-swl, Assistant Dietition Ethel The Attendance Committee has Gardner, Resident Directors Vir- reported to the Admissions and ginia Gerdes, Mary Pottorf and Standards Committee action taken Josephine Wagemann, and Head with 78 students who were absent Housekeeper Faye Bortell. before or after the Maryland State Teachers Association holiday. Concert Following the dinner, the Balti- Thirty-seven of these students more Symphony Orchestra, under were penalized by being given a the direction of Massimo Freccia, double cut, while others filed what presented a program at 8 p.m. in seemed to be adequate excuses the auditorium before an enthusi- and were not reported absent astic audience. by any instructor. This fact led to discussion in the committee Program As usual Mr. Freccia presented a concerning the desirability of co-operation with the attendance plan by all members of the faculty. The SCA Will Trim Tree committee urged all to try to re-member the mechanics of this plan In Richmond Parlor and to follow it since it is the one which was adopted. Another problem growing out of this report is that a few students are forced to miss classes because of scheduled participation in stu-dent activities. The committee is suggesting that advisers and coaches of such activities inform the Registrar's Office of the names of these students before registra-tion for second semester. An at-tempt will then be made to help them arrange their schedules so that they will miss classes a mini-mum number of times. Group Reports On Attendance Sunday, December 5 at 7 p.m. in Richmond Hall Parlor will be the Student Christian Association's tree trimming. Anetta Stumpf is I general chairman of the project and George Lloyd is responsible for getting the tree. After the tree is decorated, refreshments will be served 11 . The tree will remain in Rich-mond Hall Parlor for the remain- 0 der of that week and the following Week after which it will be taken down. Aler an't , ate. jag te. nc15 io5t you �I trir or to, ard to' the .41 rod' Kappa Delta Pi Invites Eleven New Members To Join Chapter This year 11 people were in- in the Special Dining Room of the ""ted to become members of Kappa Student Centre. Oelta Pi, national honorary society. Kappa Delta Pi is an Honor So- They are Marlene Barrell, Kathy ciety in Education organized to en-tIradley, Betty Hartley, Clifton iiensler, Malcolm Ewell, Pat Mur-ray, Evelyn Pennington, Margaret Sadler, Marjorie Silverman, Ray-rflond Reuschling, and Marie Zim- Inerman. On this campus only per- ""ns with an accumulative average of 3 or better are eligible for Inembership. The next event on the Kappa nelta Pi calender is scheduled for 1)ecember 1, 1954, at which time th ese new members will be initi-ated. The initiation ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. and will be f�110wed by an initiation dinner in the dining hall at 6 p.m. Later there will be a panel discussion on President of Kappa Delta Pi the topic ""Reporting to Parents"" Patti Losco and the members of the panel will courage high professional, intel- ""nsist of a principal, a supervisor, lectual, and personal standards and It. teacher in his first year of teach- to recognize outstanding contribu- Ing, and a teacher with more years' tions to education. It invites to ""cnerience in teaching elementary membership such persons who ex- 1ell�01 mm . Everyone is welcomed to hibit commendable personal quail � - 'Ms discussion which will be held ties. Emmy Lee Butler And Don Rogers To Co-star In Play Opening December 2 Emmy Lee Butler and Don Rog-ers will co-star in the coming Glen Players production The Male Ani-mal to be given Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 2, 3, and ler, Bob Gist; newspaper reporter, Lynch; Michael Barnes, Jay But-ler; Joe Ferguson, Hugh Williams; Mrs. Damon, Margaret Sakers; Ed Keller, Gerald Shargel; Myrtle Keller, Ginger Beaman; Nutsy Mil- Al Cauffman, Emmy Lee Butler Male Animal"". and Don Rogers rehearse for 'The written in 1940, was successful on Broadway and finally was made into a movie. According to Director Richard Fallon, ""Anyone coming with a de-sire to laugh will be supplied."" Lighting Equipment The Glen Players planned to use the new lighting equipment for Our Town, but it was not installed in time; however, it is ready to be used for this production. The light-ing system has been installed on the right side of the stage. Eight new lights and four sets of border (Continued on page 2, col. 5) Plans Begun On The Glen At the Glen Committee meeting held recently to ascertain what could be done to improve the Glen so that the resident students could make better use of it, these things were accomplished. Money was al- 4 at 8 p.m. in the State Teachers Honey Alvorez. As is the policy of located for the purchase of flower College auditorium. the Glen Players, several members bulbs, and more money is to be al- Emmy Lee will assume the role of the cast will be making their located for the purchase of picnic of Ellen Turner, wife of Tommy first appearance on the Towson equipment which is to be used by played by Don. Other members of stage. the resident students. After the the cast are Cleota, Carolyn Comedy equipment is purchased it will be The Male Animal by James Thomas; Pat Stanley, Harriet kept in the women's dormitory. If Honnikberg; Wally Meyers, Al Thurber and Elliot Nugent is a any student would like to use the equipment he should consult his ad- Cauffman; Dean Damon, Jack standard American comedy with viser. the popular humorist subject, the Deadline Set For battle of the sexes. The humor The Glen may be used by any resident student who obtains the situations and characters are seen Contest-Dec. 15 in a college setting. It is not a necessary permission. comedy of insults or witticisms, The deadline for the Alpha Psi but a look at the petty problems of Omega one-act playwriting contest life. There is also a slight overtone is Wednesday, December 15, 1954. This contest is open to all stu- of academic freedom. dents and alumni of the Towson This three act play which was State Teachers College. The rights of the winning manu-script shall remain with the author Revised Curriculum To Permit or authors of the winning manu-script. The winning author shall Increased Number Of Electives have the privilege of supervising the production of his play, but the It is expected that all student,, Specific changes in the three final decision will remain with the except present seniors, will be able fields of the professional program, sponsoring organization. to take advantage of a revised Kindergarten-Primary, Elementary, Awards curriculum that will permit a stu- and Junior High, are now being The fraternity will award the dent to take twice as many hours considered. In all three programs, winner of the contest in the follow- of the elective courses now avail- only 15 credits will be given for ing ways: able. student teaching instead of the 1. A 25 dollar royalty fee will The new curriculum was pro- present 16, and Children's Litera-be paid to the winner. posed during 1953-54 by faculties ture and History of Education will 2. The winning play will be en-of state teachers colleges and ap- be eliminated as required courses. tered in the next Annual Samuel There will be no change in the proved by the State Board of Edu- French Playwriting Contest. ti last summer. The plan pro- present system of student teaching. caon 3. The winning play will be pro-vides for a four year program duced in the second half of the including 65 semester hours of 1954-55 academic year. Tower Echoes Staff general education, 35 of profes- The rules are as follows; sional courses, and 28 of electives. 1. The play must be the maxi- The faculty took a step toward PhotographsSeniors mum of one-act and must have a this goal at their meeting, Novem-minimum presentation time of ber 11, when they voted to require Senior portraits for the 1955 15 minutes, a maximum of 45 min-all new freshmen to use this new Tower Echoes are now completed. utes. plan. Seniors, this year, must earn Prints of the portraits are in the 2. The unfolded manuscript must their degrees under the present hands of the staff, and individuals be typewritten in double-space plan. Those students transferring have received their own selections style using only one side of each in September, 1954 or later and of portraits. This much being corn-sheet of paper. former students returning for part pleted, the senior section of the 3. The name of the author shall time study may use the revised book will be finished very shortly. appear only on a 3 x 5 card at- curriculum immediately. Junior College portraits are now tached to the manuscript. The Principle changes in the present being taken and at the present time 3 x 5 card shall include the name general education requirements the response from this group has of the play, the name, address and will be a reduction in the English been poor. telephone number of the author. requirements from 17 to 14 hours College activities are being coy- 4. The manuscript shall be and in social science from 24 to 18 ered as they happen and are bein; (Continued on page 3, col. 5) hours. added to the book. Many students think that the Glen is only for looks. The commit-tee says it can be accommodating as well, for it is the ideal place to take your family and friends for an outdoor gathering. "
