tl19561016-000 "11! Vol. IX, No. 4 1(aPpa Delta Pi Plans Events STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND October 16, 1956 The Epsilon Alpha Chapter of KaPPa Delta Pi, Towson's chap- :er in this national honorary so-nety in education, welcomes for th e Year 1956-1957 a new adviser, Dr. Unice Crabtree, who is re- ,Placing Dr. Ruth Smith, two years the society's adviser and now a Leacher in Afghanistan. Dr. Crab-tree, like Dr. Smith, will be as- 3isted in her advisory capacity by , r, r. Robert Gifford, junior high s Pervisor of math-science in Balti- 3 more County, who is a Permanent 5 ICIViSer to the organization. Officers for the year are Lee e �Mitzel, president; Willis Tull, first vice-president; Al Morey, second vice-president; Kitty Borchers, secretary; Charlotte Stansfield, C �""rer; and Ann Beckwith, his- torian. kappa plans for activities of ""appa Delta Pi include a break-fast to be given during the Mary-land State Teachers' Convention on Friday, October 19 at 7:30 A'4 at the Hotel Stafford for teachers and teachers' college stu-dents who are members of the so-ciety. Sandra Hoffmaster is tak-ing the responsibility for this breakfast which is an annual af-fair for the Epsilon Alpha Chap-ter. Another undertaking for the M embers of Kappa Delta Pi is the Writing of a booklet to be put out bY the college in observance of its Nintieth Anniversary. Results of er r-esearch on such things as the Origin of the chapel, the sun dial, the Glen, the special china collec-tion, and the swimming pool fund Will be recorded in the booklet. Another interesting feature will be a report on the architecture of the campus buildings. It was they that engaged in a similar under- o tai,; 1 ��ng when State Teachers' Col- 'ege published a booklet on its )11 Seventy-fifth Anniversary. 5, k. or rd is b' )0 g to Hostess Club Meeting Held ye The Hostess Club held its inonthly meeting in the Special 1 .1f 1:3 fling Room on Monday, October 15, 1956. A representative from the May Company gave a demon-stration on birthday and bridal Party flower arrangements. This ealonstration was thoroughly en-j,�� 3'ed by all who attended this �leeting.. A short business meeting was 4180 held on the same evening. D uring the course of the eve- I:ling, refreshments were served 10 the members of the Hostess ii A SCA Plans Fall Program A 11118 Year the Student Christian 'Issociation is moving quickly with 131an5 for a more active organiza-tion. Early in the semester a ernbership drive was held and an interesting calendar of events has been charted. 8arbara Amy, chairman of the inernbership drive for the SCA Was irl charge of the installation service. The service was held in the Chapel Tuesday, October 9. Leadership Conf. Big Success The weekend of October 12 and 13 was a busy one for all of the officers of the organizations and faculty advisers of STC. The Leadership Conference was held this past weekend at the Red Feather Camp, Be! Air. The pur-purpose of this meeting was for the STC student leaders to get together to air out some of their common problems and to become better acquainted with the faculty advisers and other student leaders. The group left from Newell Hall Friday afternoon in order to arrive at Bel Air in time for reg-istration between 4 and 6 P.M. They returned Saturday evening after dinner and a friendly social. The Keynote speaker was Mr. Fred De Marr who is on the Uni-versity of Maryland Student Union Staff. His topic revolved around the subject, ""Why the Need For Leadership Training."" There were various other topics that the stu-dent leaders chose to make discus-sion groups talk about. Some of the topics were: ""How can bet-ter use of the Student Center be made,"" ""How can we have better publicity of activities within the college,"" How can spook night and Freshmen orientation be better handled,"" ""How to get support for sports and other extra curricular activities on campus."" These var-ious discussions were led by sev-eral different faculty members, alumni, and present students of STC. All officers of organizations and faculty members were cordially in-vited to attend. The weekend was begun with a Square Dance Friday night. At-tire for the entire weekend was informal. The weekend was one of fun and hard work for all who attended. The overall coordinator for the Conference was Janet Mahaley. Chairmen of the other committees were: Barbara Nyce, Arrange-ments; Al Morey, Transportation; Johnny Williams, recreation; Shir-ley Hellwig, Food; Nancy Craig, Publicity; and Lu Beth Bevins, Program. Male Chorus Is Recognized The Teachers College Male Chorus, recently reactivated on the Towson campus, is seeking new members who are interested in a recreational singing group. The chorus is directed by John Duro, a member of the Music fac-ulty, and meetings are held every Tuesday evening at 6:30 in room 219. All college men are cordially in-vited to join the chorus, and Mr. Duro stresses the point that there is no testing or trial period re-quired. It is planned to make the organization an active social and musical group on campus this year, and all prospective members are urged to attend the next meet-ing of the chorus. Music to be sung will include folk songs, light concert selec-tions, and special arrangements of Pop tunes. Singing for pleasure and recreation is the main pur-pose of the group. Reception Held For New Faculty A reception was held in the Spe-cial Dining Room for all new fac-ulty members on October 4th at 7 P.M. It was given by the Stu-dent Government Association whose Social chairman is Joy Frizzell. Dr. Volpel, the Faculty Adviser of the Executive Council, also attended the reception. Soon after Dr. Volpel and the Execu-tive Council received their guests, refreshments were served. The re-ception, which was very informal, was given in order to acquaint the new faculty members with the Student Government's Executive Council. Apathy and USNSA by Bernie Hartman At the opening plenary session of the Ninth National Student Congress at the University of Chi-cago in August, Dr. Harold Taylor of Sarah Lawrence College identi-fied today's college students as the ""silent generation."" He used such glowing terms as ""conformist,"" ""negative emotion,"" ""group secur-ity,"" and ""timid"" to describe the products of the depression. Stu-dents are like a bowl of that tired listless cereal, ""Defeaties,"" Break-fast of Losers. They are content to just soak up that much desired liquid, knowledge. Colleges were once thought to contain a few geniuses, many of the intellectually curious, and a few of the variety known as dead wood. Has the ratio changed? Has the apathy and pep rally crowd increased to the percentage he suggests � 60% ? Let us ex-amine our own campus to such an answer. How well are assemblies dances, and athletic events at-of an active organization, commit-tended ? Do you support class and college functions ? Are you part of an active organization, commit-tee or group which helps broaden your interests ? Most of all, do you inquire about factors concern-ing your education � or are you content to be spoon fed? Every year ""important"" prob-lems on the order of these; should we allow students to wear bermu-das in the Student Center, and how can we improve ""Spook Day"" are pondered. NSA assumes stu-dents are more interested in inte-gration, human relations, rising enrollments, international student cooperation, student exchange, ac-ademic freedom, legislative af-fairs, etc. NSA therefore assumes students are interested in education to the point of bringing about improve-ment in their overall program. Your SGA and Student-Faculty- Administrative committees are a direct means of affecting changes. No committee is effective when it is supported by apathetic students. In succeeding issues, problems which vexed representatives from 46 states will be related. Solutions will be suggested. They all con-cern your education. Will you be interested? FOUND 1 pair of white nylon gloves at the Tower Light Dance. Representatives of Maryland STC's To Meet at Towson There will be a joint meeting of Maryland State Teachers Colleges held at Towson State Teachers College on Wednesday, October 17 and Thursday, Octoger 18, immediately preceding the annual Maryland Teachers convention sponsored by the Maryland Board of Education. Participating will be the teachers college of Coppin, Bouie, Salis-bury, Frostbury, and Towson. An attendance between one hundred and fifty to two hundred faculty members of the Maryland State Teachers Colleges is anticipated. Supper will be served Wednesday evening in the cafeteria for those in attendance. Immediately following this, there will be a coffee hour in the Student Center. Mr. Harold Taylor, President of Sarah Law-rence College, will deliver an address. On Thursday morning the group will be divided into sections, where they will have discussion periods on topics they have chosen. The topics of general interest listed by the program planning commit-mittee are: assemblies and public events, faculty welfare, problems in connection with revised curricula, admissions, alumni relations, college and student publications, personnel and residence hall problems, pro-fessional laboratory experiences, student dramatic productions, publici-ty and community relations, and student activities and organizations. Subject matter group discussions will be science, art, physical edu-cation and health, English and Language, Social Science, Mathematics, music, campus school faculty, and library. Duro Presents Newman Mixer Piano Recital Held in S. C. On Monday, October 8, 1956, Mr. John Duro presented a piano re-cital in Lida Lee Tall auditorium. This is the second year that Mr. Duro, a member of the music de-partment, has presented a recital to the members of STC. The program included four numbers by Chopin; Senata in E Minor by Edward Grieg; selec-tions by Debussy, Serge, Proko-lieff and De Falla. For an encore, Mr. Duro did se-veral improvisations of ""Mary Had A Little Lamb."" Mr. Duro said that this was Mr. Geriak's fa-vorite melody. These improvisa-tions were the same ones that were done last year and were so widely acclaimed. These se-lections were done this year by request. 4-H Square Dance Held On October 6 Another Film Shown To Students The Newman Club sponsored a very successful mixer on October 19, 1956 in the Student Centre. Everyone enjoyed this social gathering which lasted from 8-11 P.M. About 75 persons attended this meeting which Towson usually holds each year for the Baltimore region Newman clubs. Members from Johns Hopkins, Washington College, Baltimore University and Union Memorial School of Nurs-ing were present. Kathie Browne, president of the organization and Jannine Chapde-laine, secretary, are planning in-teresting meetings for the future. They are discussing plans for a course in apologetics led by vari-ous speakers.� The Newman Club is also working on a float for the Homecoming celebration. On Friday, October 5, a square dance was held in the gymnasium of Towson State Teachers College. From 8 P.M. until 11 P.M., dancers whirled around to the mu-sic of Don Flowers. Attired in in-formal dress, STC students came to the dance either stag or drag. Dean Murphy, Dr. Pelham and his wife, and Charles and Dotty Sinclair (off-campus advisers) acted as chaperones for the eve-ning. Cider and doughnuts acted as stimulants to the weary dancers. About one hundred dancers sacheted to the square dances that were called by Don Flowers. The chairmen for the evening were as follows: gym co-chair-men, Ruth Keller and Alva Mary Amoss; publicity, Pat Filsinger; refreshment, Barbara Harmony Moore. For Girls Only Have you noticed the new pi-ano in the Chapel ? Congratula-tions girls! You paid for it. The profits from the Student Christian Association's st or e, NVIliCh is located on the second floor of Newell Hall, paid for the new piano. This is certainly one project which is paying off for the benefit of the students -- so, keep eating girls! ""The Foxes of Harrow"" from 20th Century Fox, was presented to the students of State Teachers College on Friday, October 12, in the auditorium. This was a movie in a series of films being spon-sored by the Alpha Psi Omega or-ganization here on campus This movie which was based on a novel by Frank Yerby, present-ed an interesting recreation of plantation life in Louisiana before the Louisiana Purchase. The show began at 7:30 and was attended by a number of STC students. TOWER LIGHT wishes to correct an error in the last issue. The Film Series is being presented by Alpha Psi Omega not the GLEN PLAYERS as was stated. "