tl19481105-000 "TOWER Vol. 3, No. 4 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TowsoN, MD. NOVEMBER 5, 1948 Education Week Stated Nov 7-13 ""American Education Week offers unlimited opportunities to place the panorama of the schools before the People and to engender citizen par-ticipation in securing needed im- Provements."" 'Strengthening the foundations of freedom in America is the main theme of the week. Specific themes for each day of the week will be developed by the ""Future Teachers of America"" group on campus thru bulletin boards and showcase dis-plays in the administration building. /Vfaterials for these displays are being obtained from the National Educa-tion Association. Themes for the Week are as follows: 1. Sunday, November 7�Learning to Live Together 2. Monday, November 8�Improv-ing the Educational Program 3. Tuesday, November 9�Securing Qualified Teachers �4. Wednesday, November 10�Pro-v1ding Adequate Finance 5. Thursday, November 11�Safe-guarding Our America 6. Friday, November 12�Promot-ing Health and Safety 7. Saturday, November 13�Devel- �P1ng Worthy Family Life Other activales during this week Which will be of interest to students are: I) A television broadcast sched- 'lied on November 8, at 3:30 pm on ration WBAL, in which Dr. Haw- 441ns will interview two prospective 'eachers. 2) The assembly period on No-v rriber 9, will have as speaker. Dr. liarold Benjamin, Dean of the School Education at the University of laryland, who is one of the nation's rOr eITIOSt educators. In the words (,)f kr. West, Dr. Benjamin is ""a great 'fiend of STC, and one of the big ll'en in education in America. He 1: a very clever speaker, and I ,rlow the students will enjoy hearing h3) Freshman�Parents' Visiting which is to be held on Friday, ""Wernher 12, under the direction Moser and the Freshman Ad- .'s�rY Council. TCF To Attend poll Conferences ehlihe Maryland Area Fall Confer- Ce of the Inter-Varsity Christian to:tl wship will be held in Annapolis th,ginning today and running Pr'�ugh Sunday. Members of the .,(""Arson Christian Fellowship receiv- 9 notices of the conference and tok TM. ,, f� c of them are planning to at- ' 4Pelegates wil larrive in Annapolis 'li' Friday at 7:00 pm, register, 4,c1� he quartered in the Community ts,""5'0Ice Building. Total costs are illg. Which include meals and lodg-tolle weekend has been scheduled kje'urovide time for Bible study and 1 topi�ssion centering around the ale,' ""What is Faith?"" Speakers ' iq11,;eaclers are Joseph Bayly, Reg-state Secretary for Eastern United 11,4,,8.Inter-Varsity Christian Fel-tqin1P, Mrs. Sadie Paydon, former tt,Iff tnember, and Barbara Dixon, h rriernben eereation over the weekend in- Freshmen Parents To Visit School Program Includes Talks, niours Parents of Freshmen students have been invited by Dr. Hawkins to see ""the college in action,"" and spend all of the day or part of it in visiting the school on Friday, November 12, which has been designated as Fresh-man Parent's Visiting Day. The day's program has been plan-ned by Dr. Moser and the Freshman Advisory Council. At 9:30 am parents will register in the foyer of the Administration building, and at 9:50 will visit classrooms, be taken on a tour of the campus, or have conferences with faculty advisers. A college assembly is scheduled for 11:00 am. The scripture and invocation will be given by a Fresh-man student. Dr. Hawkins will give the guests a welcome from the col-lege and introduce members of the administrative and advisory staff. Warren Stroh will give the welcome from the Student Government As-sociation; Al Seitz will greet the parents on behalf of the Freshman Class. The remainder of the program will be musical, with several selec-tions by the Glee Club, and the first r.,�.:7;forr.ance of the Orchestra before the school. Freshmen and their parents will have lunch, cafeteria style, in the dining hall at noon. At 1:00 pm, parents will agai n be conducted on classroom visitations, campus tours, or conferences with advisers. A Fa-culty Tea for freshmen and their parents will be held in the Auditor-ium of the Administration Building at 3:00 pm, a men's inter-squad basketball game will be conducted in the gym at 3:45, and a women's hockey game against Mt. St. Agnes College at 4:00 pm, will end the pro-gram. The Welcoming and Registration Committee consists of Dr. Dowell, Miss Gerdes, Miss Bersch, Mr. Cox, and members of the FAC. The in-vitations were prepared by Miss Hughes. The Faculty Tea is under the direction of the Faculty Social Committee � Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Guess, Miss Hughes, Mrs. Wasson, Mrs. Weitzel, and Dr. West. Members of the Welcoming Com-mittee will issue schedules for the day to the visitors as they arrive. The FAC will serve on committees to assist on the parking lot, on the campus and classroom tours, and to serve as hosts during the luncheon and tea. eludes a visit to the Naval Academy, and Midshipmen have been invited to attend the conference. The first meeting of the Baltimore Area Inter-Varsity Christian Fel-lowship was held on Johns Hopkins campus on October 29. Members of the TCF attended this meeting. T. C. Hammond, principal of the Moore Theological Seminary, delivered a message to the students concerning the true consequences and purpose ""surrounding the death of Christ."" In the future, the TCF will meet each month with the combined chapters from the campuses of the University of Maryland, Johns Hop-kins University, and various nurses' schools. ""HI Abner"", ""Daisy Mae"" To Visit Election To Be S C A Sadie Hawkins Dance Held Nov. 17 Laura Odergard and Elizabeth Roes ""Lil Abner"" and ""Daisy Mae"" will put in a personal appearance at STC on Saturday, Ncvember 13, from 8- 11 pm in the gym. They have been secured by the SCA for their ""Sadie Hawkins Barn Dance"" that evening. Tickets will cost 30e and will admit students dressed In. dungerees or other informal attire. Laura Odegard, chairman of the dance, and Elizabeth Roes, co-chair-man, have announced that a band playing square-dance music and a caller will supply the rhythm for barn dancing, and that there will also be some social dancing. ""The women on campus may ask the men for dates, since this is a Sadie Haw-kins dance,"" Laura said, ""but they must give the men corsages."" The corsage must be made of vegetables, and a prize will be given for the best home-made corsage, according to Elizabeth Roes. The gym will be decorated as a barn, with appropriate props for the Dogpatc.h theme. The committee handling the decorations consists of Caroline Stoner, Evelyn Ludvigsen, Olive Wunker, Jane Nowell, Lee Smith and Peggy Morey. Chess Club Plans Tournament An invitation has been extended to all STC Chess enthusiasts by Mr. Livingston and the newly or-ganized Chess Club. As faculty ad-viser to the group, Mr. Livingston acts as host at the regular Wednes-day meetings held in Room 218 at 4:00 pm. Occasional meetings will be held evenings in Newell Hall. At the club's first meeting on Oc-tober 21, temporary officers were elected. President is Thomas Jef-ferson Clagett, vice-president Carl Rattan, and Bertha Sweet is secre-tary- treasurer. Mr. Livingston has stated that he hopes to form tournament teams to compete against other colleges, and so gives a cordial welcome to all students interested in playing chess. Refreshments have been planned by Dorothy Cochrane and Shirley Duvall, and include cider, dough-nuts, and cokes, which will be on sale. Entertainment for the evening has been plaimed as a skit about Lil Abner,"" ""Daisy Mae,"" and their Dogpatch friends. The hero, ""Lil Abner,"" will be portrayed by War-ren Stroh, the blond heroine by Do-. lores Brown, and ""Marryin' Sam"" by Don Rogerson. The program committee has Lee Degen as Chairman, and working with Lee are Hank Herfel, Lyn Mason, Kathleen Sadler, Duane Verts, and Don Rogerson. Overnight Hike To Camp Kewagan Camp Kewagan, near the Gun-powder River, was the spot chosen by the Natural History Group for their overnight hike on October 16 and 17. The group left the dormi-tory at 2:00 pm Saturday, and travelled to the camp in Dr. Dowell's car and the school station wagon, with their equipment packed in with them. Dr. Dowell and Miss Odell accompanied Louise Carroll, David Byrus �Al Wood, Robert Goenner, Doris Arnold and Deborah Pliskin. Upon their arrival, the campers unpacked the equipment, opened the cabin, and ""put things in place."" They went on a hike, to find a water supply, and found that the ""scenery was beautiful."" After dinner the students sat around the fire and told ""their fav-orite ghost stories, sang songs, roast-ed marshmallows, and ate apples."" Sunday morning was ""full of ac-tivity,"" with wood-gathering, and' preparation of breakfast. A hike followed breakfast, which brought the group out to Gunpowder Falls. Some people gathered snails on the way, while others identified planis and flowers. Following lunch, the cabin was cleaned and closed, the cars packed with equipment, and the journey back to STC begun. Nominees, Mgrs. Present Platforms As a result of the nominations made by each class group of the col-lege, the following people were nominated for the respective posi-tions in the Student Government Association: President�John Norris; Robert Goodman, Donald T. Leuschner, Vir-ginia Ganzhorn. Vice-President�N. Ellsworth Bunce, Norvall McDon-ald. Treasurer�John Hilker. So-cial Chairman�Edythe Carroll, Nor-ma Brooks, Anne Warfield, Carol Hill. Secretary�Gwendolyn Bliz-zard, Rosemary Wallace, Sara Weld, Hazel Davis. On Wednesday, these people in-troduced themselves, or were intro-duced by their campaign managers, and their platforms were presented to the upperclassmen. They will do the same for the Freshmen on No-vember 10. Primary elections will be held on Tuesday, November 16, and the final elections on Wednesday, November 17. Every student is urged to vote in both elections, since the officers of the SGA represent the student body. These people were nominated to fill SGA positions which will be left vacant when the present officers be-come student teachers. The officers to be elected next week will hold their offices until June, when the new schedule of elections will be-come effective. However, persons elected to take positions in February will be eligible for re-nomination and re-election in June to fill the offices for the September 1949 to June 1950 term. Student Room In Ad. Building To provide a quiet corner for students, visitors and parents to meet here in the school, and for a study nook, Mrs. Bernice Brouwer and the Art Department are plan-ning to convert the alcove on the ground floor of the Administa ation Building into a room resembling the former Faculty-Student Room. The alcove will be furnished with study tables, chairs, and two daven-ports. Mrs. Brouwer disclosed plans which will eventually include a car-pet and end-tables on which will be placed student consrtucted lamps. lamps. ""The doors at the back of the alcove will be covered by curtains,"" Mrs. Brouwer said, ""and we plan to place two Della obbia bas reliefs on the wall where they originally had been hanging."" Art students will paint a mural on the side walls using the ""Choir Boys,"" the subject of the bas re-liefs, as the theme. Mrs. Brower expressed the hope that the alcove would ""soon be comfortable, attrac-tive, and ready for use."" "
