tl19501013-000 "TO WE Vol. 4, N . 3 STATE TEACHERS COLLECE. TOWSON, MD. October 13, 1950 CURRENT and UNDERCURRENT By E Curt Walther THE LINE ACROSS THE MAP The sudden evaporation of the hard-hitting North Korean army after the United Nations' counter-attack is still a baffling mystery. Although a great many of the North Korean soldiers were taken as pris-oners of war and much to their surprise were not put to torture or to death, the mystery still remains as something inscrutably oriental. What had become of them? Where had they gone? No doubt, a great many of these hard-trained veter-ans had slipped into their white, cotton pyjamas and vanished into the rice paddies of the landscape as simple Korean peasants. As such, no doubt, they were given a ""lift"" by obliging American boys who happened to be going that way in their ""jeeps."" In the meantime, the South Kor-eans, flushed by their recent victory crossed center-field and began to carry the ball into enemy territory. That center line was the now well-known 38th parallel. A purely ima-ginary line, drawn straight across the map. Yet, it separated two Widely different ideals and two widely different worlds. The ""Iron Curtain"" was hinged on this line. And yet, the line existed only on Paper and in the minds of men. Many people have asked where the line originated and who drew it. Some condemn it as an outrage against the Koreans. Wrong ideas about it are widespread. Many blame this arrangement on ex- President Roosevelt. They say that he gave in to Stalin too easily at Yalta. The fact is that the line was not thought of or mentioned at Yal-ta. At that time Russia was still at peace with Japan and the con-sideration of the fate of Korea was simply not on the agenda. Russia did not declare war upon Japan until a few weeks before the total collaspe of her resistance. The East Siberian Army was mobilized along the borders of Korea ready to strike at any moment. The Amer-ican armed forces were far away and busy, island-hopping toward Japan. There were no American troops within easy reach of Korea. What was there to prevent the Russian Juggernaut from rolling over the whole of Korea? Nothing. Russia could have occupied the en-tire country in less than a week. Just why this did not happen is a mystery that may never be fully explained. As a matter a fact, this line of separation was drawn by the ""top brass"" in the Pentagon Building. It was a military agreement with the Russian staff to take care of the surrender of the Japanese army in Korea. The Japanese troops north of this line' were to surrender to the Russian army while those south of the line were to yield to the American army. Whether the ar-rangement was for the ""good"" of Korea and the world is an open question. At any rate, it did give the American troops time to reach Korea and complete their job. An important part of the agree-ment was never completed. It was arranged that after the surrender (Continued on Page 2) SINGER SET FOR OCT. 17 By Robert Fritts On Tuesday, October 17, Mrs. Bertha K. Tiemeyer, soprano, will appear before the State Teachers College students and faculty. Mrs. Tiemeyer is a native of Baltimore, and a very talented and lovely per-son she is. Following is her program for that morning's assembly. PROGRAM Wagner ""Dich theure Halle"" - Tannhauser Bach-Bist du bei mir Beethoven-Ich liebe dieh Brahms-""Och, Mod'r, ich well en Ding ha'r"" (folk song) Massenet-""Ill est doux, il est bon"" Pugno-Malgre Moi Duparc-Chanson Triste Bemberg-A Toi Mascagni-""Voi lo sapete""-Caval-leria Rusticana Charles-Let My Song Fill Your Heart Griffes-By a Lonely Forest Path-way Hageman-At the Well Scott-Lullaby Sandoval-Sin tu amor (Without Your Love) Monologuist For the assembly on October 24, Miss Cornelia Stabler, a scintillat-ing blonde, will present her original character sketches. She knows her characters so completely that her monologues are veritable dramatic portraits. Cornelia Stabler's reper-toire includes two programs of short sketches which she calls per-sonality portraits, one monologue sequence-""It's Curtain Time,"" and one sequence of historical Christ-mas stories entitled ""American Christmases."" Delving into history and biography, Miss Stabler has se-lected incidents which occured dur-ing the Christmas season and dra- (Continued on Page 2) WITCH DANCE ON CALENDAR First dance of the semester will be the Witch Hop, sponsored by the Senior class. It will be held in the college gymnasium, 9 to 12, on Sat-urday, October 28. Bob Iula's orchestra will play. The Witch Hop, fashioned after a Halloween motif, will be open to non-college couples for an indi-vidual admission of $1.00. The dance will be semi-formal. The Dance Committees chairmen are Jackie Higgins and Ann Wal-lace. Maynard Keadle is the presi-dent of the Senior class. Bob ItN's orchestra played for the May Day dance at the college last Spring. Pygmalion Pygmalion, the George Bernard Shaw play to be presented by the Glen Players in two weeks, will feature Betty Holloway as Mrs. Higgins. The original cast as it ap-peared in the last edition of the TOWER LIGHT is unchanged. Ralph Piersanti is set manager. Mr. H. C. Paul is the director of the Glen Players. Rogerson Censures Board; Budget Report Is Delayed By Paul ft Cane Absence of a quorum 'In the crucial second session of the Student Government Execu-tive Board this week seriously delayed the financial report of the Budget Committee and caused further postponement of a final settiement of student fiscal matters. The Budget Committee, after weeks of ivigorous inquiries into the budget requests of the student organizations, was stymied in its scheduled attempt to have its recom- Mendations approved. Mr. Don Rogerson, chairman of the committee, censured the Executive Board in a statement 'The the entire to the press. He said: Executive Board owes an apology not only to the Budget Committee but to student body for its failure to provide a quorum to settle the budget problem. As a result, the actual operation of the Student Government SENIORS TO VISIT HERE WHEN: Friday, October 27, 9 a. ra. - 3:30 p. m. PURPOSE: To afford high school students a chance to become better acquainted with oppor-tunities offered by Towson State Teachers College. FOR WHOM: (I) Seniors who may be interested in a teaching ca-reer, or who are undecided about the college they may at-tend, or who have expressed di-rect interest in Towson. (2) Students interested in at-tending a junior college and transferring to another college at the end of two years. ACCOMODATIONS: Visiting stu-dents and faculty members will be guests of the college for lunch. It is anticipated that a faculty member will accompany each student group. PROGRAM FOR DAY: A copy of the tentative program is en-closed. 9:00-10:00 RECEPTION OF STU-DENTS Visiting students will be wel-corned by college students. REGISTRATION Visitors will register at tables according to alphabetical sur-names. Immediately after re-gistering they will go into the auditorium to be assigned to a group and a guide. 930-11:50 TOUR OF BUILDINGS TO CLASSROOMS AND GROUNDS, AND VISITS 11:50-1:00 LUNCH 1:00-2:00 SOCIAL DANCING-GYM 2:00-3:00 MEETING IN AUDITOR-IUM ""The College and Its Program"" -Dr. Earle T. Hawkins, Presi-dent ""Qualifications and Opportuni-ties for Teaching""-Dr. G. Franklin Stover, Dean of In-struction ""Admission Procedures"" - Dr. Rebecca C. Tansil, Director of Admissions Music by Glee Club, Orchestra, and Men's Chorus 1111.11111110110. BULLETIN Student activity cards have been received from the printers. They will be distributed to stu-dents. treasury is delayed another week. ""This is a specific handicap,"" said Mr. Rogerson, ""to those organizations which have waited patiently to have their business transactions completed. Unless there is more cooperation from the Executive Board, the success of this year's Student Government is in grave danger."" Of the 26 voting members in the Executive Board, only 11 were present for the budget hearing. Quorum had been established, with some difficulty, for the early part of the session. (The quorum is 50 percent of the membership plus one, or 14 votes.) Those present at the Executive Board meeting were Anelia Gregg (Orchestra), Margie Klepper (House Commit-tee), Robert Goodman (Glen Players), Robert van Horn (Sophomore Class), Anne Warfield (Cheerleaders), Jim Peeling (Glee Club), Vernon Smith (Sophomore Class), Nick Hoddinott (President), Don Rogerson (Treasurer), Beatrice Hannam (Secretary), Ann M. Wallace (Social Chairman), Paul D. Carre (Tower Light), Don Leuschner (Tower Ec-hoes) and Jean Pontius for Lee Smith (Junior Class). Three members-Jim Peeling, Anelia Gregg and Vernon Smith-left the session prior to the budget proceedings. This reduced the voting strength to 11, three below quorum. (Mr., Rogerson stated afterwards that Miss Gregg left because of illness). Those absent without notice from the entire session were Molly Smart (FAC), Jan Davis (NHG), Rosemarie Wallace (Senior Class), Maynard Keadle (Senior. Class), Christine Olson (SCA), Jane Kasper (Junior Class), Car-roll Wagner (Vice-President), .Arline Compton (Women's Athletic), Robert Watson (Men's Athletic), Gordon Blank (Aviation Club), Harold August (IRC) and Charles Beneze � (Marshals). Even in the absence of a quorum, Mr. Rogerson read the full Budget Committee Report: Organization Original Request Suggested Allotment Committee AllOtment Senior Class 685.00 500.00 500.00 Junior Class 200.00 200.00 200.00 Sophomore Class 150.00 150.00 150.00 Freshman Class 100.00 100.00 100.00 Marshalls 125.00 75.00 80.00 FAC 250.00 250.00 250.00 Orchestra 30.00 30.00 30.00 Tower Light 3,500.00 2,800.00 3,000.00 Cheerleaders 60.00 60.00 60.00 NHG 96.00 60.00 60.00 FTA 150.00 112.00 100.00 IRC 218.00 125.00 125.00 House Committee 100.00 100.00 95.00 Glen Players 1,500.00 1,350.00 1,350.00 Culture Fund 1,500.00 1,350.00 1,400.00 Handbook No bill has been received. (Continued tar Page 2) "
