tl19501027-000 "TOWER 51 LIGHT U) Vol. 4, No. 4 r- STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD: CURRENT and UNDERCURRENT By E. Curt Walther THE NEW LEADERSHIP ;i- If some divine power could give US the choice of selecting from all the centuries of history in which ex the greatest events were taking Place, I am sure we would choose the second half of the Twentieth Century. In the centuries to come, Posterity will look back upon that time as the era when the great Constructive movements of civiliza-tion were beginning to appear on a world-wide scale. At this time the slow, dull mind of the world be-gan to stir uneasily as it became dimly aware of such things as ""hu-man rights"" and the ""dignity of mankind."" The foundations of the ""four freedoms"" were laid at this time, It is only as we draw away from the happenings of our time that We get the perspective that gives them their meaning. We can note that the movements which are in pregess today convey hopeful signs for the younger generations. We must not forget that it is the youth of the land which is always sacri-ficed upon the altar of the god of stupidity. It is the youth of the nations that is called upon to fight the wars that the older generations Plan and plot. Two great world wars were fought and won with valor and honor by the youth of our country and it is our young People who face the dark prospects of a third ordeal by fire. Finally, Lt is the youth ol! our nation that Will be called upon to pay the bill When the conflict is over. Surely, they can do no worse job than their parents and there is consider-able chance that they might do better. The world needs and awaits their leadership. We are living in an era of bigger and better wars. The armistice of 1945 did not bring peace to the World. Although the shooting stop- Pod the war continued to go on in a different form and shape. There are ""cold wars"" and ""hot wars."" There are ""shooting wars"" and economic wars."" There are ""wars of nerves"" and wars by ""proxy."" There are ""chemical wars,"" ""bac-terial"" wars and ""atomic"" wars still to be tried. There are wars of Propaganda, 'wars of half-truths and wars of downright lies. The radio and the newspaper take their Places beside the rocket and the howitzers as weapons of war. Little wonder that the peoples of the world are suffering from lack of balance and war hysteria. We only hope that they will not destroy in a moment of blind passion the free-doin for which they sacrificed and suffered. It appears, now, as if the Korean ePisode is almost over. As this affair Progressed ,the world watched with anxiety to see if it would be the spark that would set off another Conflagration. So far, it turned out to he a little ""hot"" war, and the damage was limited chiefly to the occupied"" and ""liberated"" sections of the Korean peninsula. Victory, as usual, arrived on the causeway of death and destruction. Now that Korea is ""free,"" what next? In answer to this question new forces become visible. if this incident Would have happened as little as a quarter centry ago, it would have (Continued on Page 2) pi SENIORS TO SEE CAMPUS Today is High School Visiting Day. More than 300 seniors and 50 guidance advisors from Baltimore City and 12 counties are the guests of Towson State Teachers College. After a welcome � this morning by members of the Future Teach-ers of America and registration, the seniors are taken on a tour of the buildings, classrooms, and grounds. Heading this reception commitee is Frank Kaufman, chair-man of registration, and Bucky Ben-eze, chairman of the tours. Following lunch there is dancing in the gym until 1:30. At that time the visitors gather in the auditorium for a film, ""The American Teach-er."" Music is furnished by the Glee Club, Men's Chorus and the or-chestra. The meeting then continues with an address by Dr. Earle T. Haw-kins, President, entitled ""The Col-lege and Its Program."" Dr. G. Franklin Stover, Dean of Instruc-tion, � further developes this sub-ject in ""Qualifications and Oppor-tunities for Teaching."" Dr. Rebecca C. Tansil, Director of Admissions, concludes the program with ""Ad-mission Procedures."" Meanwhile, the accompanying advisors are in rooms on the main : floor to greet their former students. i The name of the school, its faculty I representative, and room number are posted on the bulletin board. Homecoming Plans Set The annual homecoming of STC graduates will be Saturday, No-vember 11. The faculty committee has arranged an interesting pro-gram for this affair. At 10:30 the marshal's and mem-bers of the student body will regis-ter and receive the alumni in the administration building. This com-plete, the alumni will assemble in the auditorium where there will be two discussions. The first by Dr. Lucy Scott will be concerned with interesting students in teach-ing; the second by Dr. William H. Hartley introduces new ideas in teaching. These lectures will contain valuable information for those new-ly experienced in the teaching field. I At noon there will be lunch at Newell Hall. At two o'clock the graduates will witness an impres-sive ceremony of the laying of the cornerstone for the new dormitories. On the agenda for entertainment, at 2:30 there will be a soccer game on the new field against Elizabeth-town College. Dinner in Newell at six will be followed by informal singing. At eight o'clock a present-ation of Pygmalion produced by the STC theatrical group will con-clude the events of the day. BULLETIN All men students who are qualified and registered Jai vote are urged to take part in the November 7 election, Those male students who do not live in this immediate vicin-ity and wish to vote are asked to obtain excuses for lateness and absence for next Tuesday from Dean Dowell. October 27, 1950 . Knights Stymie B.U. Bees As Burgee Masters Cage By Ron Peterson Playing an inspired brand of ball, the Towson Golden Knights scored a moral victory over a heavily-favored Baltimore University soccer team by holding the Bees to a scoreless tie. Baltimore University, Mason-Dixon Conference champions last year and favored to repeat this year, was expected to win handily over a Towson team that has had difficulty beating the bad breaks this season. Baltimore entered the game boasting a clean slate thus far in the season and feeling very sure that they would preserve this unbeaten, untied streak. The Bees felt that the ""teachers"" would furnish them little or no opposition. They were obviously shocked and dismayed at the resulting battle and were glad to settle for a tie. Pygmalion On Boards By Lou ""Lights! All right, let's take it again from Liza's last line,"" shouts Mr. Harold C. Paul, sponsor of the Glen Players. This is a typical scene nowadays on the Towson stage, where the Glen Play-ers are almost daily rehearsing George Bernard Shaw's famous, five act comedy-romance, Pygmal-ion. The production is presently scheduled to be given Thursday Friday and Saturday nights, Oc-tober 26, 27, and 28, respectfully. Title � Roles Title roles in Pygmalion are Henry Higgins, portrayed by Mel Shaeffer; and Liza Doolittle, enact-ed by Betty Lou Mariner. Having previously starred in numerous other roles necessitating an Irish accent, Betty Lou admits that occassionally she has had to stop reading her lines in Pygmal-ion after discovering that she's been saying them with an Irish brogue, instead of an English ac-cent as the play requires. Liza's greatest line in Pygmalion, (so she claims), is ""Ohhh-eee-iii-000! I'm' a good girl. I am!"" said with a most undescribable frown on her face. ""Pygmalion is really great. I'm en-joying playing the role of Liza Doolittle immensely. It's a lot of fun."" stated Miss Mariner in a re-cent interview. Greeting me next with a hearty ""Hello there, Colonel. You're from Cheltenham, Harrow, Cambridge, Vadorsky and India."" (a line from the play), Mel Shaeffer, leading man in Pyg-malion, was next to speak to me. Mel, in his apparently easy, free style of speaking, could well make any Englishman of the present day accept Win as a fellowman because of his fluent English accent and style of speaking, so necessary and important in Pygmalion. ""This, our first play of the year couldn't be better chosen. Pyg-malion is Shaw at his best; Shaw is comedy at its best; and comedy is entertainment at its best. Should prove to be an 'egg-cell-ent' show"" were Mel's closing words when questioned about the play. Both Mel and Betty have re-cently starred in the title roles of the Glen Players' former produc-tion, Shadow and Substance, by P. V. Carroll. Others in the Cast Others included in the cast for Pygmalion are: Betty IIolloway, Lou Vadorsky, Marcelle Jenkins, Jane Nathan, Patty Levendosky, Dick Lyston, Paul Arentdt, Bob Colburn, Nancy Pool, Jim Walters, and Betty Bradbury. Tickets eluding presently admitted for the play are $1.00, in-tax. As usual, students attending Towson will be free. For two hours of true dramatic entertainment, don't wait, make your plans to see Pygmalion, now! NOTICE Mr. Moser requests that faculty members who drive cars to school leave their names and license numbers in the Business office mail box. ON CAMPUS To increase the beauty of the campus and to prevent further soil erosion, several improvement projects have been planned. One of these included cutting down two maple trees between Richmond Hall and the Administration Build-ing. These two trees, one diseased and the other damaged by lightning, prevented grass from growing. Sod has been planted in this area in hopes that the roots will keep the soil from eroding and �� that grass will grow next spring. Students have been asked to co-operate � with this project and not to walk on the newly sodded ; ground. Future plans include the paving !. of direct paths between the build-ings and other paths around the ! campus; also, the sodding of other I eroded areas. Council Meets For Discussion The Faculty-Student Council, in its first session of the current year, set up machinery for its own op-eration and allowed more than three hours for general discussion of campus situations. Dr. Hawkins, presiding officer, in-vited the ""frank"" participation of members. All meetings will be open to the college community, except those labeled ""closed."" The minutes of the session will appear in the Facul-ty Bulletin. The next meeting of the Council will be at 7:30 P. M., November 6 (Monday), in the Richmond hall Parlor. BULLETIN All student mail received in the Registrar's Office before 4:30 P. M. will be delivered the same IzlIty. Mail after 4:30 P. M. will be held for delivery the next morning. Towson Puts Forth The Killianmen were up for this game, every man putting forth his maximum drive to try to win this game for John Lowe, Towson's ace fullback, who reports for active duty in the armed services next week. Knowing that a win or a tie with the ""Maroon"" would give them a successful. season .as well as an apt going-away present for Big John, the Gold and White came up with 'their best game of the season. While It is true that the offense could not click, the pitchmen combined to play a sterling defensive game. This fact is borne out by the fol-lowing statistics: B.U. S.T.C. Shots Attempted: 32 5 Saves by Goalie 1 21 Shots Made: 0 0 Burgee Stands Out No one man should be singled out for special praise, since every man on the team was in there fight-ing and hustling all the way. How-ever, if any one of the players had an edge over the rest, the laurels would probably go to the Knight's freshman net-tender, Amon Burgee, who more than fills the shoes of the great Ducky Kimmett. Burgee was a complete master of the situa-tion, as is indicated by his 21 saves. Many of his stops were of the razzle-dazzle variety as Burgee would go flying through the ether to haul in the hand shots which rained con tinuously upon the State Teachers goal. The game developed into a seige of the ""teachers' "" cage by the Bees, who had possession of the ball for 85 percent of the time. The nearest thing to a goal encountered by the Knights came in the fourth quarter as ""Zip"" Pomroy blasted a screaming drive which Don Butte.- more, the B. U. goalie, managed to grab for his only save of the day. Tempers which had been building throughout the game exploded in the third period when B. U. appar-ently saved a goal. Burgee grabbed the ball before it was in the net. Rostek, B. U.'s center-forward, bull-ed Amon into the cage and a gen-eral melee resulted. The game was exceptionally rough. Towson's first casualty was Bobby Watson, who had to be car-ried off the field on a stretcher. A few minutes later, Groth went down. In the fourth stanza, Jim Gede injured his leg and had to � be removed from the field. These injuries served to weaken the team, but the replacements played excel-lent ball and carried on in a true Knightly fashion. Much credit for the performance should go to Coach Earl Killian, who had his charges up for the tilt. Killian has had some bad breaks this year, but this game more than makes up foRr all the heart-breakers he has experienced this season. "
