tl19541006-000 "Vol. VIII, No. 3 TOWER t LIGHT STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MD. Art Exhibition Features Work of Robert Sowers An exhibit of oil paintings, color transparencies of stained glass windows and oil paintings, preparatory sketches for stained glass windows, and sketchbooks by Robert Sowers is being displayed in the Student Centre from Monday, October 4 until Thursday, October 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. The Lost Art Sowers, whose book THE LOST ART: A Survey of 1000 Years of Stained Glass has just been pub-lished by George Wittenborn, Inc., has just completed a 350-square-foot stained glass chancel window for St. George's Mission, Durham, of GeographyClub Plans Schedule The Beta Delta Chapter of the national group, Gamma Theta Up-silon, honorary geography fratern-ity, is planning their schedule for this semester. As explained at the first meeting of the year, September 23, the pur- P�se of the fraternity is to pro- Mote an interest in the study and In the teaching of geography. On the agenda is a field trip this .fall. Regularly scheduled meetings will consist of discussions and also guest speakers. Membership is open to all stu-dents who are intrigued by the wonders of the earth. Interested Persons are invited to participate In the activities and join the fra-ternity. The next meeting is Mon-lay, October 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the � sPecial dining room of the Student Centre. New Hampshire. He will be on the State Teachers College campus to meet with students and other in-terested persons this Friday. Stained Glass Mr. Sowers first became inter-ested in stained glass while pre-paring for a Fulbright Grant awarded in 1950 to study the role of visual arts in architecture. Un-der the Grant, Mr. Sowers was in-structor in design and drawing at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London, where he made an intensive study of medieval glass in England's cathedrals and learned the techniques of stained glass creation. While in Europe he also traveled in France and Italy. B.A. Degree Receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from the New School for Social Research where he studied painting with Stuart Davis, Mr. Sowers took his Master of Arts de-gree at Teachers College, Columbia University. He served as art con-sultant at the Agnes Russell Cen-ter from 1949 to 1950. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1923, Mr. Sowers served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1946 in France and Germany. At the end of the war, he spent five months painting at the Army's American University in Biarritz. Harry Baernstein Becomes New Publicity Director State Teachers College congrat-lliates Harry Baernstein who was recently appointed Publicity Di-rector of the Baltimore Symphony �rehestra. I ' am very honored in having '4n asked to fill this position"", :aYs Harry who is a junior this 'ear at the college. Publicity t The position of Publicity Direc- 0(1r of the Baltimore Symphony ehestra primarily entails sending vi,Ublicity to the Sun and News :/st. This year the Orchestra is in gaged in a 27 tour date schedule, :i r Which Harry is responsible for i411 Phases of publicity. Publicity itleludes advertising the concerts hti local newspapers, and releasing l'iertinent information on the or-director, soloists, director, and any r,ther interesting features of the urehestra. Office Worker t l'ast year Harry became very in-herested in the Baltimore Symp- $t�r1Y Orchestra program and be-eltn working in the office, 800 4thedral Street, in his spare time, :4tis. He says that he enjoyed the ,i()rk there very much and now is tollecially pleased that he was able h4 do this type of work without ving it interfere with his college .ork. During the past year, Harry wrote for the Tower Light, pro-moting the Orchestra at Towson. He also distributed advertisements Harry Baernstein assumes posi-tion of Publicity Director of Balti-more Symphony Orchestra. in the student mailboxes, encourag-ing students to patronize the Bal-timore Symphony. This year again Harry will con-tinue to cover all of the Baltimore Symphony news for the Tower Light. Wednesday, October 6, 1951 Tower Light Staff To Sponsor Opal Enchantment Saturday Dance Committee Contracts Dick Reeves Orchestra for First Informal to be Held in STC Gymnasium from 9 -12 Opal Enchantment has been chosen by the Tower Light staff as the theme for the first dance of the year, which is informal, to be held Saturday in the gymnasium beginning at 9 p.m. and ending at 12 p.m. Various committees have been set up to make plans for the dance. Serving as coordi-nator of all the dance committees is Executive Editor Yvonne Miller. Plans for Decorations Mildred Newcomb and her com-mittee are planning the decora-tions. The walls of the gymnasium will be lined with opals, the birth-stone of October, and calendula, traditional flower of the same Instructor Named Mineral Curator Chemistry Instructor Paul E. Desautels has been appointed curator of minerals of the Mary-land Academy of Sciences. As the new academy aide Mr. Desautels will have charge of the mineral collection which is consid-ered one of the finest collections in the South. Packed in 119 cartons, the collection has been in the St. Paul Street branch of the Enoch Pratt Library since 1944. Director of the Maryland Academy of Sci-ences Thomson King announces that small parts of the collection will be exhibited in the Enoch Pratt Central Library on Cathedral Street from time to time under Mr. Desautels' direction. Prepares Collection Currently Mr. Desautels is pre-paring a micro-mineral collection for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Mr. Desautels spent many years classifying the mineral collections at the Uni-versity of Pennsylvania where he received his bachelor of science and master of science degrees. He formerly taught mineralogy at the University of Pennsylvania. Glen Players Will Present 'Our Town' Glen Players Director and Ad-viser Richard D. Fallon has begun the scholastic year by casting Thor-ton Wilder's famous play ""Our Town,"" which will be presented in the State Teachers College audi-torium October 21, 22, and 23. Mr. Fallon selected this play for several reasons. He felt that this play would afford an excellent op-portunity to include most of the interested freshmen and upper classmen since the production calls for a large cast. Another reason for this choice is that Thornton Wilder presents some excellent ef-fects in his modern type of play by merely using suggestive scenery. This play won a Pulitzer Prize during the 1930's. ""Our Town"" is basically a warm drama with many elements of humor and comedy. All those people who are either inter-ested in being in the play or help-ing backstage should notify Mr. Future Productions The Glen Players is planning on presenting a variety of plays this season, and among those on the tentative list are Shakespeare's ""The Taming of the Shrew"" and James Thurber's ""Male Animal"". Staff members sell tickets in al-cove to Tower Light dance. month. According to the decoration chairman, ""an elaborate ceiling will be constructed under the direction of Business Manager Angelo Mar-chione."" Secures Orchestra Editor-in-chief Julia Pohlman and Managing Editor Evelyn Pen-nington have secured the Dick Reeves' orchestra to provide the music for the evening. This instru-mental group consists of ten pieces and fulfills engagements in the Baltimore area. Dick Reeves is a member of the freshman class here on the Towson campus. Publicity Anna Zambounis and Norma Wojciechowski are handling the publicity for Opal Enchantment. Posters have been placed in the Student Centre and the Admini-stration Building. Cake and punch will be served for refreshment. News Editor Ina May Folb is chairman of this com-mittee. Tickets Being Sold Staff members are selling tickets at the table in the Alcove. Students of the college will be admitted only by showing their activities cards at the desk at the entrance of the gym or by paying one dollar. The charge for outsiders is one dollar. Invitations have been extended to members of the faculty to serve as chaperones. Editor-in-chief Julia Pohlman re-marks, ""This is an opportunity for the entire student body to enjoy the first big social event of the col-lege year. Good music, fascinating decorations, plus you, will add up to an evening of good entertain-ment."" Jeanne Powers To Work With Campus Religious Organizations Jeanne Audrey Powers, a June graduate of the Mandato State Teachers College in Minnesota, has arrived on the cam-pus to work with college students in campus religious work during the current college year. Miss Powers is one of 25 college and university graduates selected by the Danforth Foundation of St. Louis, Missouri, to help plan the interdenomina-tional religious activities on college campuses throughout the United States. For nine months 11Iiss Powers will serve Towson and seek to be-come acquainted with the religious activities of other colleges and uni-versities in the East. She will work closely with Danforth Associate at Towson Wilfred B. Hathaway and will attend several religious con-ferences in the Baltimore area. Miss Powers and her 24 col-leagues were chosen, after careful screening of college students throughout the country, to receive the $1600 fellowships last spring. They spent five weeks during the summer in intensive training at the American Youth Foundation Camp in Michigan. The Danforth Graduates orga-nize no new movement or organiza-tion on the college campuses. Their aim is to foster, in a modest, un-official, and informal way, all con-structive religious work on the col-lege and university campuses knowing that they are receiving exceptional training for a life of Christian service. Miss Powers is a member of Tau Kappa Alpha, national fraternity in forensics, and the National Col-legiate Players. She is mentioned in ""Who's Who in American Col-leg- es and Universities."" News Briefs Dr. Walther Improving The latest word from Dr. Wal-ther is that he is improving slowly. He is still in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinatti 20, Ohio. Mrs. Walther's address is 6122 Navarre Place, Cincinatti 27, Ohio. Dr. Heagney Elected As a result of the election held in May, Dr. Genevieve Heagney will serve as the MSTA represent-ative from Towson until May 1955. Baltimore Symphony Series Baltimore Symphony Subscrip-tion Program is now in progress. If you are interested in a season ticket for the symphony or would like information about the series. please see Dr. Arthur Brewington or Miss Emma Weyforth. Junior Assembly The junior class elected Phyllis Burke, Chairman and Ina May Folb, Assistant Chairman of the junior assembly. "
