tl19671006-000 "Baltimore County policeman checks cars for parking in alleyway. violations Community Concerns Collide; Campus Cars Connected by FRAN MOULDEN The residents of the Burk-leigh Square Community As-sociation are bracing for eight months of ""cold war"" with com-muting students who park in the neighborhood. ""We never had this problem When Towson was a teachers' college,"" remarked one resident. ""It has expanded without con-sideration."" John W. Storke, President of the 120-family as-sociation voiced similar feel-ings. Storke complained that instead of improving, the situa-tion has deteriorated during the last few years. Time Limits Enforced The Burkleigh group embrac-es from York Road to Maryland Avenue along Burke Avenue. It has faced the daily prospect of student parking on its streets and alleyways. Although a time limit on parking is enforced along portions of Burke Avenue, none is imposed on the side streets of Burkshire, Burkleigh Roads and Normal Terrace. Residents report that many cars parked in the neighborhood bear the TSC parking stickers, While others display no campus identification. Residents say they encounter difficulty in finding a Place to park on their return home. Concern Expressed Mrs. Edmund Rosendale and Mrs. Willard Laning expressed concern that emergency vehicles would be unable to get through the congested streets and alleys. Storke observed that only ,one fireplug is in the Burkleigh- Burkshire streets, on the corner of Burkshire Rd. and the south_ ern alley. When intersections are blocked, any large vehicles wouldn't fit, Storke remarks, Repair vehicles encouter simi-lar difficulty in parking when service is required in a home. Visiting by relatives and friends, Mrs. Rosendale notes, has be-come almost extinct. Card groups involving elderly residents have disbanded as a result of the sit-uation. Call For Action Wide-scale attention was first drawn to Burkleigh last Spring. Prompted by mounting com-plaints, Storke wrote to Tower Light in addition to the Balti-more papers calling for action on the part of the college. At the same time, a complaint was registered with Earle T. Hawk-ins, College President, and other college officials. As Starke points out, he ""doesn't blame the students."" (Continued on Page 7) Conference Opens Today; WBAL's Matthews To Speak Towson State students, faculty, and administrators meet this evening to start the annual two-day Leadership Conference at Camp Jolly Acres. The theme of this year's con-ference is ""Quo Vadis,"" literal-ly, ""Where are you going?"" It will stress the involvement and participation of students in stu-dent activities at Towson. Officers of all student organi-zations. on campus have been asked to attend. Faculty and administrative personnel have also been invited. Meals, sleep-ing quarters and even a square dance will be provided for some 200 people. Car pools will leave the cam-pus this afternoon and will ar-rive at Camp Jolly Acres be-tween 3 and 5 o'clock. Tonight, Helen Pryor and Pat Rohde, Co-chairmen of the Leadership Conference, will kick off the conferefice with the Office Skills Workshops. The work-shops will be conducted by mem-bers of the SGA Executive Com-mittee for the benefit of the Freshman Steering Commitee, by MIKE PEARM 1.N the temporary officers of the Freshman Class. The interested Freshmen will learn the duties and responsibilities of class officers. It is hoped that these workshops will interest capable freshmen in Student Government and help them with the skills necessary to do an efficient job. Another series of workshops will begin Saturday and will include; 1) The Experimental College Workshop, chaired by Bob Culli-son, will discuss the feasibility of having students start non-credit courses dealing with sub-jects of interest or controversy, such as race riots, use of drugs, the hippie movement, etc. This workshop will also discuss the possibility of having faculty members donate their time for these courses. 2) The SGA Constitution Workshop, headed by Susan Miskelly, will discuss the re-vision of the constitution-changes proposed last year ,as well as any new suggestions�and the procedures for revision. 3) The Dorm Building Policies Workshop, chaired by Carl Her-bert, will investigate the possi-bility of more new dormitories for TSC and the source of funds for building these dorms. 4) The Course Evaluation Workshop, headed by Susan Mattingly, will discuss the neces-sity and practicability of a course evaluation guide and the problems involved. 5) The Reorganization of Freshmen Class Officers Work-shop, chaired by Jim Kolb, will consider the dispersion of power in the Freshman Glass and the reorganization of the Freshmen Steering Committee. These workshops will meet in the morning to determine the feasibility of their proposals, and again in the afternoon to formulate ideas to make the ideas realities. Helen Pryor, Co-chairman of the Leadership Conference hopes that some concrete ideas will result from these workshops. She stated that investigating committees will be formed after the conference to study and evaluate new ideas. The com-mittees would then report their (Continued on Page 8) Vol. XX, No. 3 TOWSON STATE COLLEGE, TOWSON., MARYLAND October 6, 1967 Lida Lee Cut Short By Debate The prospect of closing Lida Lee Tall Elementary School has created mounting opposition. The debate was sparked by a report given to the Board of Trustees by consultant Dr. D. David Darland which recommended the closing of the five campus ele-mentary schools in the State of Maryland of which Lida Lee Tall is the largest. Lida Lee Tall Elementary School, with a student body of 350, is as old as Towson State College. It was found-ed along with TSC as a lab-oratory school to provide a testing ground for research and experimental teaching methods, but.. primarily to furnish a good educational program for children. Lots oF Parking lots by MARTY STOUT, Traffic & Parking Committee In the September 29th issue of Tower Light a letter apneared from an irate student. That student was protesting the ""dis-honesty"" on Towson State Col-lege's part and the ""fradulent business transactions"" of the Traffic Committee. I wish to take issue with these statements and clarify as many of the ex-isting parking problems and questions that have arisen this semester. First of all, in reply to the student's letter, I must inform her that she is grossly misin-formed as to the nature of a parking sticker. When a stu-dent, faculty member or mem-ber of the administration pur-chases a sticker it does not reserve a space, it merely allows the individual to ""hunt"" for a space; it is, then, a ""hunting permit"" not a ""reservation"". This student who feels that she has been greatly wronged should realize along with the rest of student body that it is indeed a privilege to be allowed parking of any nature so close to the campus. You need only to look at other colleges to verify this. Another point brought out in the letter questioned the legality of students parking on lots other than their designated areas. The policy on this is: a senior or (Continued on Page 5) by DAVE STURM Dr. Darland's report has met with some intense opposition. The TePaChi (Teachers, Par-ents, and Children) of Lida Lee Tall mobilized over 250 members at the elementary school to pro-test the Board of Trustees' re-ported interest in closing the school. Latest to join this opposition is County Councilman George Pierson (D. 4th). He felt it would be ""a serious mistake"" to discontinue the laboratory school where new instructional techniques may be tested. Dr. Darland claims in his re-port that the use of micro-teach- . ing, video-tapes, closed circuit television, and films will serve as well if not better in giving prospective teachers necessary observations and demonstrations. He further states that consider-ing the separate educational problems of inner-city, suburban, and rural schools, prospective teachers should be presented with a variety of realistic situ-ations. It is difficult, he main-tains, to simulate these problems in a single laboratory school. He says there is a need for closer relationships between tea-cher education institutions and (Continued on Page 7) , Lida Lee Tall Elementary School laboratory school since TSC opened, in Maryland. serving as Towson State's is the largest such school "
