tl19471016-000 "Don't Miss The Harvest Moon TOWER LIGHT B of U Spoils Soccer Debut Vol. 1, No 3 STATE TEariTERS�COLEEGE, TOWSON, MD. OCTOBER 16, 1947 Stagecraft, Drama Openings Offered The Dramatic Club of STC has made definite plans for the corn-ing year whieh have been drawn up in conjunction with the Stagecraft Class in order to provide ample op-portunity for everyone who has any talent or interest whatever that can be directly or indirectly used in the production of plays. One three-act play and at least one one-act play will be produced under the direction of Miss Hughes for public presentation. Members of the Stagecraft Class will direct several one-act plays to present to the student body. The casts for these plays will be made up of those Dramatic Club members interested in acting. For those students whose talents lie in fields other than acting, there will be much more backstage (light-ing, costuming, make-up, coung-struction of sets, stage managing, etc.) and in advertising and busi-ness managing. Classes to increase valuable and practical experience in these fields, especially in make-up and lighting techniques, will be held during the regular club meetings. At a recent meeting of the Dra-matic Club, George Levine was elected president. Miss June La- Motte, member of Delta Psi Omega, an honorary Dramatic Fraternity, was elected to the office of vice-president. The president and vice-president 'will be aikiled in their duties by Miss Rose Davis, secre-tary- treasurer. ""Moon"" Hop To Begin Senior Activities Class Of '48 Reveals Plans For Final Year ""Shine On, Harvest Moon"" on October 25, from nine to twelve in the gymnasium when the senior class will present a Harvest Moon danice, with Johnny Moran's or-chestra playing music for the semi-formal affair. Tickets for the dance are on sale now by all members of the Senior Class at the price of two dollars per couple. All students, their friends, alumni and all faculty members are invited to the dance. Co-chairmen of the dance, Doris Miller, Dormitory Social Chairman, and Sara McFadden, Day Social Chairman, have announced that since ""Harvest Moon"" is the theme of the dance, several lines from the chorus of the song will be pan-tomimed as entertainment. Under the direction of Mrs. Mary R. Robinson, Maizie Wood and Mit-zie Varner, the senior art sections will prepare the decorations for the dance, all of them centering on the ""Harvest Moon"" theme. Posters, which have been placed around the school, were made by Ruby Kemp and Maizie Wood. F. T. A. Chapter Proposed As Activity At S. T. C. Now established in over one hun-dred and seven colleges and junior colleges in the United States and Porto Rico the Future Teachers of America (F.T.A.) is preparing sev-eral thousand students for the teach-ing profession. The F.T.A. made its debut in Baltimore City at the beginning of the present school year. The first club in the city was organized at the Baltimore City College and was founded by In-structor James C. Leonhart of the Dept, of English in the school. In-terested in the purposes, ideals and benefits derived from the organize-aims of the .T.A. and realizing the tion for future teachers Mr. Leon-hart contacted Misses Eva Bunce, Margaret Stauffer, Virginia Spauld-ing, Joan Sorenson, and Ruth De- Hoff to inaugurate a chapter of the junior National Education at this Teachers' College. At present, the F.T.A. is included in the extra cur-ricular activities of Frostburg and Salisbury Teachers' Colleges and Only awaits incorporation into the Towson School to carry the state. N.E.A. Supports F.T.A. - Citing the necessity of, and the demand for more teachers in the Post-war world, the parent body, N.E.A. conceived a movement to enlist more young people to meet the challenge presented by the teaching profession. The idea grew directly from the Horace Mann Centennial Convention in 1937. It is thus the outgrowth of years of effort on the part of the National Educational Association and of va-rious state education associations to quicken the interest of young peo-ple in the professional side of their careers. Organization Meeting Planned There are six purposes of the Fu-ture Teachers of America Move-ment, but the prime, over-all pur-pose is to ""encourage teacher-citi-zen and teacher-teaacher relation-ship in the building of a better America and a better world."" Those interested in becoming a charter member of the F.T.A. Chapter h'dre at S.T.C. should watch for the an-nouncement which will be posted in the S.G.A. bulletin board in the near future. While the organiza-tion is of primary interest to the teachers, members of the jtmior college are invited to attend the initial meeting of the chapter. . Election Results At the first meeting of the Sen-ior Class, officers were elected for their final year, 1947-1948. Ilia Leonard was elected president, and Jane Dowing, vice-president. The new class secretary is Anna Mae Kerber; Kathleen Miller the treas-urer. Doris Miller was elected Dormitory Social Chairman, and Sara McFadden the Day Social Chairman. Betty Spruill was Cho-sen to act as class representative to the Student Government Commit-' tee, headed by Margaret Hennlein, was also formed, with the initial purpose of planning activities to raise money for the yearbook. The staff of the 1948 Yearbook has been elected, with Jean Ritter and Eleanor Van Dyke as associate edi-tors. Write-up editor is Ellen Carol, business manager is Shirley Vance, photography editor is Mitzie Varner and the art editor is Sylvia Meatless Meal Appeal Met With High Praise Realizing the plight of thousands of starving Europeans in the face of the approaching winter, President Truman issued a statement last week outlining a voluntary pro-gram which will allow America to send more meat to relieve Europe. In response to the White House re-quest housewives, bachelors, and dietitians through the country began to rearrange their meatless Tuesday meals. Miss Wasson, the dietitian for the STC. Dining Hall, announced that she would at-tempt to replace the meat with a substitution of fish, cheese, and other plates which will conspire with the chief executive's appeal and at the same time give the stu-dents lunching in the dining hall the full amount of energy giving foods. The reaction of most of the stu-dents, in a cross section census, is favorable to the president's action. Many of the student body remark-ed, Rosen. The class has made no defi-nite plans for the make-up of their yearbook, but will in the near fu-ture. Business manager Shirley Vance is planning a subscription campaign to interest all under-classmen in purchasing a yearbook. Subscription Campaign ""Those persons interested in buy-ing a copy of the yearbook. may contact the co-editors or the busi-ness manager,"" stated Ilia eLonard. ""We will require a down-payment of one dollar and the price of the book will be announced later and may be paid in full at the time of publication. A subscription cam-paign will be launched soon. to in-terest all members of the school in buying the Yearbook."" Miss Mary Katherine Kahl, class adviser, has expressed the hope that all yearbook material will be in by February 15, 1948, so that class members may begin making plans for further senior activities, and more affairs for the benefit of the school. ""We have set no definite date for the annual May Day celebration, nor have we begun making any plans for our June activities, but will attend to them in due time. For the present, however, we are anxious to make the 'Harvest Moon' dance a success and begin work on our yearbook,"" stated Miss Kahl. Noted Author To Address School Projects In Dormitory Begun _ Dormitory Committees for the year have been announced and sev-eral have begun their activities. The Social Committee, which plans week-end activities for dormitory students, began the year with a marshmallow roast in the Glen on Friday, October 3, 1947. Carol Hill, chairman of the committee, reports that the party was very successful and that the committee has more plans for the future. Included will be a Daisy Mae Drag, a square dance, several informal dances, dances after the basketball games, and possibly a hay ride. Tl committett inchkdes: Lillie Freund, Kathleen Fitzgerald, Shir-ley Grimes, Elizabeth Leanos, Jean Sharp, Jane Warfield, Elaine Nolan, Joan Johnson, Betty Christle, Peg-gy Garriques, Doris Sullivan, Andy Baummer, Thurston Atkins, and Dick Baldwin. Elaine Nolan is chairman of the Art Committee. Members are Dot Meredith, Helen Farnsworth, Sylvia Steigleman, and Bob Bassett. The Bulletin Board Committee, Joan Johanson, chairman, has Merle Younker, Ina Peck, and Don Reade as members. ""Glimpses Of Other Worlds', a a lecture with slides will be pre-sented here on October 28, at 11 A. M., by Dr. Arthur M. Harding, A. M., Ph. D. of the University of Arkansas. Dr. Harding has given lectures in the forty-eight states and Canada. He is the author of ""Astronomy, The Splendor Of The Heavens Brought Down To Earth."" He has written numerous magazine articles, several weekly syndicated features and seven mathematical textbooks. Dr. Harding is a Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy. CLUBS PREPARE FOR BIG YEAR AT STC Glee Club Boasts Of New Record Surpassing all previous Club en-rollments the school music group this year boasts a roster of one hundred and thirty-two members. Included in this record breaking roll are twenty-one new men, which added to the twelve from last year gives the club an over all mascu-line enrollment of thirty-three members. The ladies of the Glee Club form almost three-fourths of it with forty-two new members combining with the fifty seven voices from last year to make the ladies ninety-nine strong. Al-though the girls are superior in numbers the men do better than hold their own against the so-pranos. There are many plans on thile group's agenda, the first of which was gotten underway last Monday, October 13, when the annual pic-nic was held in the Glen. The out-ing also broke a Glee Club record, as over ninety members attended the festivities. While this occasion was open only to the club mem-bers the future plans will be to the over-all interest of the school. Board Named For Varsity Show Ken Weber, Director of last year's Variety Show, ""Sulphur and Mo-lasses"" was elected to direct this year's production, at a meeting of the Variety Club on Wednesday, October 9. Bill Wood, last year's genial Advertising Manager for the show, was elected President of the Committee Board, and also Busi-ness Manager of the Production. ""Kip"" Chapple, new veteran stu-dent in the Teachers College, will fill the position of Vice-President. Mr. Chapple will also serve as Stage Manager of the coming show. Miss Glyndon Bell, who did an ex-cellent job on the advertising pro-gram last year, was elected Treas-urer of the Board. Al Fort, Dotty Dohme, Hoby Wolfe, Betty Mintz and many other members of the old cast of ""Sul-phur and Molassess"" were on hand to make plans for numbers in the new show. The Tower Light Signals Although three editions have been successfully published there are still openings on this staff for all those hard-working students in-terested in journalism. The jobs still available include reporters, typists, re-writers, proof readers and feature writers. All persons interested are especially urged to see Editor Ed Cline or Bill Wood in the TOWER LIGHT office in the basement. Student Christian Association programs for the month of October have been announced by Glyndon Ball, program chairman. A Chapel Hour will be held every Wednes-day morning at 8:15 A. M., in the dormitory. The services are open to both Dormitory and Day stu-dents and will be held in either the foyer of Newell Hall or Richmond Hall Parlor. A Vesper Service will be held on Tuesday evening, October 21, 1947, in the dormitory. Reverend Galloway will speak to the mem-bers of the S. C. A. at that time. On October 15, the speaker was Mr. West, faculty advisor for the Student Christian Association. June LaMotte will lead the meeting on October 22, 1947, and on October 29, 1947 Reverend Denton will speak. Plans are also being made for a Fellowship iNght to be held Sun-day, October 26, 1947, in the Glen. Recreation Rooms Planned For Dorm Plans for several new lounge rooms in the dormitory have been announced by Mrs. Azile M. Fletch-er. The alcove on the third floor in Newell Hall and the alcoves on the fourth and fifth floors in Rich-mond Hall are prospective sites. When completed it is planned that these lounges will be equipped with easy chairs, tables, lamps ,maga-zines, and playing cards. The smokers on second floor Newell Hall and third floor Richmond Hall will be retained. Mrs. Fletcher hopes that two basement rooms in the dormitory can be made into a recreation room. It is planned that these rooms will contain two ping-pong tables, and when completed they will be open for use by the dormitory students and their dates whenever the foyer is open. The Flower Committee, which places flowers in the foyer and the dining-hall is headed by Ilia Leon-ard. Her committee includes: Bet-ty Babylon, Jo Briggs, Betty Anne Spruill, and Maynard Keadle. "
