tl19560913-000 "WELCO E FRESHMEN TOWER LIGHT STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON, MARYLAND September 13, 1956 PAC Plans Eventful Week For Freshmen The hard-working members of the Freshmen Advisory Council are certainly to be congratulated for the months of effort they have put into Making Freshmen Week such a fabulous success. Barbara Nyce, ?resident of the Council, can now once again be spoken to � Her work Week is over. each new Freshman was handed an attractively bound booklet Which was aptly titled the Freshman Handbook. In it he could find i the various and sundry places that he was expected to be, where and at 1What time, as well as for how long. Monday, September 10, started and pictures, however, were not the week-long Orientation Session, over-looked on these days also. In With an assembly at 9 a.m. in the the way of social life, Tuesday auditorium. This was followed by was the scene of a Freshmen-fac-a Coffee Hour in the Student Cen-ter, a meeting with their Orien-tation Supervisors, and an after-noon of testing and getting pic-tures taken. One cannot overlook the fact 'that Dorm Students began their Week on Sunday. Registration, i ihuving in activities, floor meet- !ings, Vespers and Dormitory Meetings with directors were ainnng the activities. At night, a �?aiaina Party was held in New-ell Hall Foyer for the women, While the men had a stag party in North Dorm Rec. Hall. A skit contest was held at the Pajama ?arty, and the winner was lower 1�unge for their original version Of ""Sweet Violets."" On Monday evening, a jam ses- ' 8iu n was held in the Student Cen-ter with music provided by Riv-ers Chambers Combo. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs-daY were spent in having the new sLudents oriented to different ac-trvities at Towson (such as mu- Physical education, etc.) Tests The ulty softball game. A great time was had by all, and a barn dance in the gym rounded out the eve-ning. Wednesday night new fresh-men could be heard yelling as far as down-town as Baltimore Street, at the traditional Pep Rally and Sing-Song in the Glen. On Thurs-day evening, the Glen Players pre-sented ""The Flattering Word,"" which was warmly received by all who attended. Today, besides attending classes for the first time, rehearsal for ""September Debut,"" the show in which each year Freshmen show-off their talent to the school, is much a part of the activity for the day. All Freshmen are hoping that upperclassmen attend Sep-tember Debut, a show especially for them. Saturday will round out Fresh-men week, with a Swimming par-ty and picnic at Sandy Point Park, and Sunday will be a day set aside especially for parents of the new dorm students. A tea will be held in Richmond Hall Parlor. President Speaks. Corning to college for the first thne often brings a complete change in your way of life. Those of You who live in the dormitory Will particularly find that you are iniloh more ""on your own"" than ever before. Those of you who eurnrnute will find also that you have a great deal more discretion in Planning the use of your time than You had in high school. 'Your success in college will de- 'lend to a great extent on the de- r55 to which you are able to plan WiaelY the use of your time and i lip7, 1b. The main purpose of col-t, 'e i8 le arning � and learning try 1 5 atu clY. All over the coun-aands-"" 8 Year there will be thou-leges. �I freshmen entering col- Ceeerto Most of them will be suc- 4' Those who are not will fail often because they have at-tempted to emphasize the ""glam-our"" of college life rather than the study and participation which are necessary for college success. You will find on the campus many people --- both faculty and students � who are eager and willing to help to make your ad-justment to the demands of col-lege life, but none of them can assure your success. No one but you can do that. My wish for all of you is that as the year prog-resses you will increasingly take your place as a contributing and successful member of our college community. May each one of you be suc-cessful in this venture! EARLE T. HAWKINS, President Fayelle Newland New Assistant Director Towson's new Assistant Direc-tor of Residence, Miss Fayelle Newland, hails from the state of West Virginia, although she has lived in Baltimore for the past ten years. Miss Newland has both a B.S. Degree in Education, which she obtained at the University of Cincinatti, and a Master of Arts Degree in Education from the George Peabody College in Nash-ville, Tennessee. She taught Phy-sical Education at Hamilton Jun-ior High School for five years and loved every minute of it. This is Miss Newland's first experience in Residence Work, but in just two short weeks she feels that the peo-ple she has met and worked with are among the friendliest and she is very pleased with the fac-ulty and students at Towson. Miss Newland, the feeling is mutual! Frosh Enrollment Reaches 450 Over 450 new students got their first look at the campus of Tow-son State Teachers College on Monday, September 10, when they began an Orientation program prior to the commencement of classes Friday, September 14. Of this number, over fifty are students with advanced standing who have transferred from other educational institutions or have returned from service in the armed forces. The students met together for the first time at an assembly in the administration building audi-torium at 9 a.m. Monday. The students also met their faculty advisers for the first time on Mon-day. Each incoming Freshman will be assisted in his first college weeks by a memberof the col-lege's Freshman Advisory Council. The FAC member acts as a ""big brother"" or ""big sister"" to the new student. Members of the FAC are elected to the organiza-tion because of high academic standing and social qualifications. A major portion of Orientation Week was devoted to testing, reg-istration, orientation to the li-brary and college departments, and meetings with faculty ad-visers. College President Earle T. Hawkins spoke to the new stu-dents at a general assembly on Thursday, September 13. A highlight of the Orientation Week will be a picnic for new students and Towson State Teach-ers College faculty. at Sandy Point Park, Saturday, September 15. Women's Dormitory Receives New Director Earthel E. Anderson, the new Director of Residence in the women's dorm, who is replacing Miss Gerdes this year, was born in Denver, Colorado. At present, when not at Towson, she lives in Tupper Lake, New York. Miss Anderson completed her undergraduate work at Courtland State Teachers College in Courtland, New York. She obtained her B.S. Degree at the Teachers College at Columbia University in New York City, as well as her Master of Arts Degree in Guidance-Student Per-sonnel Administration. For awhile, Miss Anderson donned a Uniform and worked with the American Red Cross, aft-er teaching for several years in New York State. This is not Miss Anderson's first experience in Residence Work. Her last position was as Director of Residence, Counciling and Stu- Miss Earthel E. Anderson dent Life in Manhattan. She has a very favorable impression of STC and also the students. Miss Anderson believes in a well-balanced program of study and recrea-tion, and she practices what she preaches. She is anxiously looking forward to the completion of the new Residence hall, and she has loads of company anxiously waiting with her. Miss Anderson is a delightful person to talk .with and those stu-dents who knew Miss Gerdes will find an equally delightful ""mother"" In Miss Anderson. I Am A Freshman! First impressions are always in-teresting to note, and our roving reporter caught up with a few newcomers to uncover a few opin-ions. Former Easternite, Alice Minor, hailing from Mount Washington Way, was impressed by the friend-liness of the school. Alice hopes to make K-P her field. The Junior High program will attract Betty Rowe, who recently graduated from Patterson High. Betty commented on the informal atmosphere of college in compari-son to high school. The novelty of a male element pleased Catherine Alviro, a former Catholic High student. Catherine has decided to choose between ele-mentary or primary education. Another Easternite, Sally Ensor, enjoys the relaxed atmosphere of STC. She is quite sure that ele-mentary education will be her field. Carroll Miles, who has spent some time in U.S.M.C., chooses to teach history in Junior High, ""to start with."" Carroll's only com-ment was, ""They serve very light lunches."" Another vet, Kenneth Vryner, worked for two years before en-tering Towson. Ken hails from Pennsylvania, and thought that STC was 'a very quiet place. (e.n. Wait til the upperclassmen get back!) An enthusiastic newcomer, Bar-bara Shepard, said, ""I'm just crazy about the place."" Barb leans toward the upper elemen-tary grades, and is a graduate of Douglass High. ""I like it here very much,"" corn-mented Frances Butler. Frances calls George Washington Carver her alma mater, and is a Junior College student here at STC. With such favorable comments, our college seems to have made a good impression on the frosh. �c-7 -p Sophomores Salute To The Freshmen September 21 Casual "
