tl19601104-000 "?e4 Vol. XIII, No. 6 TOWER LIGHT State Teachers College, Towson 4, Maryland Friday, November 4, 1960 Towson Prepares Mason-Dixon Regional Conference Urged To Protest Warfield Report Pive Towson students attended the o-Dixon Regional Conference the National Student. Association �11 Sunday at Dumbarton College in lashington, D.C. Representing Tow- 11�' ""f p ri State Teachers College were Sue Jw i�a)cer, Student Government As-s(' ciation vice-president; Fawn Wil-s: 311, Tower Light Managing Editor; 'aek Levering, NSA. Co-ordinator; lie. :e. rilhornore Fayla Lancaster and redanan Susan Mc Donald. er At this meeting delegates dis-ji (11. s's-- plans for future meetings, d various topics were introduced. 010 Munker brought up the sub-ji: tt of the Warfield Report in con-h1,1s."" eti�n with the Special Mason- 17h Resolution of the Thirteenth ational Student Congress in Mm - 1 Ota last August. (This resolution thges member schools to support ter action taken by the state teach-r colleges in protest against the 11, 1.41d Report.) It was suggested 4.at Ner I be 10 )1' 1b11 It the delegates present the reso-br Q, n to their respective Student ,,,t 1 -verninent Associations for further PI. �siseusA,.._ ion and study. eu�-""rig the other subjects dis- Ced vvere the Hexaregional Con- 1 rftrice at Rutgers University (Feb. d:119th) which will be attended by ; Nates a from several regions, How-work 4 with foreign S in cooperation with the In- APPlication Deadline ()1' Federal Loans -nt , is November 9 (Cont. Page 3, Col. 5) � lic,rt,n4 Committee on Loans has an-that December 9 is the fo ""le for receipt of applications kderal kr, aid from the National � th Student Loan Program for h r. semester of this academic 415licati0n forms may be secured ththe Business Office. After fill-out, Cr the students may Nd. thetil to Miss Nina Hughes, ,_ 11 of the Committee on -titne - students in good aca slariding who satisfy all re- Dr4et,en ts of the standards and is;7s of the college are eligible trit:' need for financial aid exists. (rit tata ?r1 the loan is three per Aahl It begins to accrue and re-t. 110 gins begins on any outstanding c't 4 loan one year after the �.11t r ceases to be a full-time student. However, military C 'for no longer than three ' Will -Payrn Prolong the beginning of 4t11, derite,nt and interest accrual. A t'orrower who later becomes st,t0 4-t1 rnr, Public elementary or Dt,;:rY school teacher may have '�ari f Cent of the principal of his �Niven for each year in full- 1'441 ostfrvi,ice as a teacher, up to a ve years. New Curriculum Tentatively Sought A new program of required courses is expected to be approved be the State Board of Educaiton so m e time this fall, according to Dean of Instruction Kenneth Browne. The tentative result of a curri-culum conference held last spring, it calls for a program of required courses which is nearly half of the now one hundred twenty-eight semester hours required for gradua-tion. If put into effect, the new pro-gram will total sixty-three semester hours of required courses. Students will elect the balance of their cur-riculum according to their major, or area of concentration, as the case may be. This proposal was made in order to accommodate the newly-initiated secondary school education curri-culum. A statewide committee con-sisting of faculty members and the Dean of Instruction from each of the five state teachers colleges will propose the tentative plan, through the college presidents, to the State Board of Education for approval. The tentative program of required courses, as reported to the group of faculty members from all the five state teachers colleges, is as fol-lows: art, two semester hours: English, twelve semester hours; speech, two semester hours; music, two semester hours; mathematics, six semester hours; science, twelve semester hours; social science, fifteen semester hours; physical education, tour semester hours; psychology, three semester hours; and phili-sophy, three semester hours. Plans Set For New Health Center Plans are now under way for building Towson's new Health Cen-ter, to be located at the site of the barn behind Glen Esk. This building will be either one or two stories high and will con-form with the general campus archi-tecture. It will contain numerous facilities, including a male and fe-male physiotherapy room. Also there will be eleven rooms and eighteen beds, all with either pri-vate or semi-private bathrooms and running water. For the convenience of the stu-dents, the new health center will be almost directly in the center of the campus. If two stories high, there will be two separate entrances, one for each level. On the second floor there will be a car port where an ambulance could come right up to the building. The structure will be designed for maximum lighting and a quiet atmosphere. For Homecoming Activities Game, Parade, Dance Among Events Planned For This Weekend Several Juniors are shown working on their class float which in tomorrow's Homecoming Parade. will Naturalist Club Maps Plans For Numerous Field Trips Do you like the outdoors , . . hik-ing, camping, field trips and the many facets of outdoor life? Why not join the Naturalists Club and join in on the activities? Many interesting trips and lectures have been planned for the year. November 11-A coon hunt and star observations are planned for this evening. You will listen to animals in their night-time activities and al it grows darker you will watch the stars and meteors if the sky is clear. December 30-The Naturalists will follow up the star observation with a trip to Fels Planetarium in Philadelphia. January 12-Dr. Cloos, of Johns Hop-kins will give a lecture concern-ing geology. February 18-A visit to Longwood Gardens is planned on this date. The gardens contain wonderful conservatories and-show nature at its best while the outdoors remains entrenched in brown. March 3-The Naturalists will ob-serve the courtship flight of the wood cock at dusk. March 23-Dr. Erickson, a faculty member at Towson will lecture on the subject of conservation. April 29-30-The destination is Dis-mal Swamp, Virginia. The group will view the subjects which Dr. Erickson spoke about on March 23. May 6-The Naturalists will go to Cylburn Park to investigate wild flowers which are at their best during this time of the year. They will also be preparing a trip for children the following week. This will give them an opportunity to learn field trip techniques and to practice them with children. May 13-The children's trip to Cyl-bum Park. June 17-To climax an exiciting year, Homecoming will officially begin tonight at 7:30. A bon fire and snake line through Towson will keep the Towsonites warm. All participants will meet on the soccer field for this activity. Every-one will move inside the Student Center at 8:30 for a jam session. Music will be provided by the ""Individuals."" The soccer team, cheer leaders and a Dixieland corn-bo will highlight the evening, pro-viding the audience with their own entertainment. Tomorrow, her majesty, the queen, and her regal court will be guest of honor at the Queen's Luncheon at noon. Students will eat their lunch at 12:30. The parade will form right after lunch on the faculty be parking lot next to Stephens Hall. The grand parade, containing floats contributed by the respective classes the group will take a trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains. This will he an overnight camping trip. Student fees for these trips are paid by the S.G.A. if they are a member of the Naturalists Club. Membership is open to students, staff, faculty, alumni and their rela-tives. Only students may receive financial funds for the trips and three meetings must be attended in order to maintain membership. Sophs Plan Assembly The Sophomore class has chosen ""Towson vs. Warfield,"" a musical satire written by sophomores Rich-ard Rubin and Gary Brager, for their class assembly. November 18, at 8:15 P.M., is the scheduled time for this assembly. Included in the cast are Irene Shepherd, Marlene Bernstein, Car-roll Swam and Ron Sommer. Parents Visit Towson Cam ous Over a thousand parents visited the Towson campus during the fourth annual open house for par-ents of high school juniors and seniors on October 30. The parents and prospective stu-dents met in Stephens' Hall for registration and then toured the campus with student guides. The visitors consulted with the various departments concerning areas of concentration. Small groups were formed in which the college pro-gram, admission requirements, and costs were discussed with faculty members and administrative heads. A tea was given in the Student Center. and organizations will move off at 1:30 through Towson. Miss Cindy Huggins, Homecoming queen will be crowned at 2:15. Following the cor-onation, spectators will take their seats on the soccer field at 2:45 to watch the game between Towson and Lynchburg. The highlight of Homecoming will be witnessed in the gym tomorrow night. A gala dance will complete a fascinating week-end. The theme of the dance is ""Arabian Nights,"" and it will begin at 9:00 and end at the Cinderella hour of midnight. E. T. 1. Offers Student Tours Various tours and services are available through Ed uc a t ion al Travel, Inc. (E. T. I.), a subsidiary of the United States National Stu-dent Association, which provides low-cost foreign travel programs to American college students in close cooperation with similar European student union programs. Tourmates are students from colleges and uni-versities from every section of the country. While in Europe the American students experience educational and social contacts with European stu-dents. Visiting famous sights of Europe with a student guide from that country is not all that is offered. There are student parties at the colleges and universities ; visited. Free time is an integral part of the daily routing of the summer. There is approximately one week of free time at the tour's end. Hotels used are typical of the country and are the type that a traveling Euro-pean would use. There are other services rendered by E.TJ. Over the spring holi-days thousands of students are at- (Cont. Page 3, Col_ 4) "
