tl19610915-000 "Oriental Students Topic Of Convocation Address Williamson To Discuss Students From University Of Hawaii TOWER LIGHT L1 Vol. XIV, No. 1 State Teachers College, Towson 4, Maryland s' It [0 to September 15, 1961 Science Department Only To Escape Staff Changes Several new instructors have been added to the faculty, and several have come to Towson as replacements for those Who have left. All the departments, with the exception of the Science Department, have acquired new members. Art Department The Art Department will have )7ee new members, who will take yf Mitchell's place for the First 'ernester. All are leading Balt- Le ,41ere artists, and are well-known ig 41ds't�fessionally in their respective , kr. Jonas Fendell is a painter and Lr 'sllgher. A graduate of Syracuse kversity, he has taught in Balti- 8rri�re at the Bryn Mawr School, the \altirnore Museum of Art, and the tarYland Institute. Or. Phoebe B. Stanton performed 4' advanced study and holds de-gr, ees from Stanford University, 10crit Holyoke, and Radcliffe. She ah- also teaching at Goucher College 10 Johns Hopkins University, and ""�14 time was Cultural Affairs /C:eer for the U. S. Embassy in ndon. 1.1t1"". Lowell B. Nesbitt is well- :1�w11 for his painting, print 'ung, and stained glass design-lie has given a number of hoe'lllan shows, won numerous rls3rs ia, and awards, and assisted �v ' Of the designing and execution s�The of the windows of the 4t1trY Cathedral in London. re ig re is it rs� 10 Loan Deadline ePtember 29 qI few loans are available h,r , the present academic year. ti'ication forms, obtainable from Ne,+13t1siness Office, should be sub-to Dr. Walter Williamson, in 116-0, by September 29. lihre av,; e types of loan funds are 1, (.(1 iwoulton Fund: for short-term ;ergecy loans under $50.00. See Orrielle Murphy. 1 011, a�... Loan Funds: for larger * When needed. Obtain forms ;;ge Business Office and file with RQbert Beckey in Van Bok- ) ell Hall, Room 204. quonal Defense Student Loan %.1141, these funds are available 'Y erflat the beginning of each ,hester. Applications or loans to 10 Nvit.""b a,Lle in February must be filed 1)1,' Atoss Hughes in Room 116-0 1,-, 4 November date which will 4nnounced later. 144.4�,044, Education Department Miss Susie Bellows will be an addition to the Kindergarten-Pri-mary Block of the Education De-partment. She has taught in the past at teachers colleges in New York and Pennsylvania, plus Stet-son University and the George Peabody College for Teachers. She attended the College of Charleston in South Carolina, and is presently working on her doctorate at the Peabody College for Teachers. English Department Dr. Charles R. Gillespie comes to Towson from the Glassboro, New Jersey, State College. He will teach speech and several drama courses, along with being advisor to the Glen Players. He received his Ph. D. from the State University of Iowa after completing his undergraduate work at the Principa College in Elsah. Illinois. Mrs. Phyllis Elliott will teach Speech and Freshman English. Her undergraduate work was done at the Kent State University in Ohio. She received her master's degree from the University of Wisconsin. Returning to Towson will be Mrs. Elaine Hedges, who will teach one or two classes in English. (Continued next week) homecoming Theme Meeting Ities ."" Sept. 19 4:30 pin. SGA Office 'Jolson Story' First Film The Special Events Committee and Alpha Psi Omega, the national honorary dramatic fraternity on campus, sponsor a Film Series each year. Films are shown in Van Bokkelen Hall Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. on Friday nights. Admission is Tree and the films are open to members of the college, their hus-bands or wives. The first film will be shown on September 22. It will be The Jolson Story, a technicolor movie made in 1946, which runs 128 minutes. The Cinema Guild said about it: ""Per-haps no classic of the cinema, but nevertheless one of the finest musical biographies made is this wonderful panoz4ama of show business, utilizing nearly all of the songs Jolson made famous. Featured are Evelyn Keyes, William De-marest, and Larry Parks as Jolson. Songs were recordded by Jolson and matched to Park's actions in an academy award dubbing job."" Other films of the series and their dates are: Gilbert and Sullivan, October 27; Tales of Iloffman, November 17; Spectre of the Rose, February 9; The Living Desert. Af.;;reli 23; and Breaking the Sound Harrier. April 6. SGA To Select Committee Members Final appointments of student members of Student-Faculty Com_ mittees will be announced Septem-ber 22, according to John Tallman, Student Government Association president. Delegates wil be appointed to the following committees: Student Life, Building and Grounds, Library Advisory, Publicity and Public Relations, Attendance, Pro-gram and Special Events, Curri-culum, and Health and Safety. ""A strong student voice is a vital part of a college community,"" stressed John. ""'Through these com-mittees, the student voice is heard by the administration and faculty,"" he added. Final choice of members is the responsibility of the SGA. Any upperclassamen interested in be-coming a member of a Student- Faculty Committee should submit his name to John Tallman in the SGA office by September 20. Leadership Conference Dr. Walter Williamson, professor in the Education De-partment at Towson State Teachers College, will be the prin-cipal speaker at the College's opening convocation to be held in Stephen's Hall Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. Thursday. September 21. Dr. Williamson, who for the past year has been on a year's leave of absence from Towson as visiting professor in education at the Uni-versity of Hawaii, will talk on ""Family Background of Students of Oriental Ancestry at the Univer-sity of Hawaii."" The talk will be based/on research done by the pro-fessor at the University of Hawaii. It will emphasize cultural influences and show the results of the blending of peoples from the world's eastern and western hemispheres. Williamson visited Hawaii on six occasions during World War II, and it was then that he first became in-terested in the Hawaiians' family backgrounds. During his recent visit, he taught a basic foundations course in the University's elemen-tary education program, and super-vised student teachers in seven dif-ferent schools on the Island of Oahu. The majority of his students were of Oriental ancestry. The convocation will mark the official opening of the school year, and the usual procession of faculty in academic dress will take place. Dr. Earle T. Hawkins, president, will preside at the convocation. The new faculty members will be intro-duced to the student body. The Glen Players Announce Tryouts Tryouts -for the Glen Players pro-duction of Euripides' `The Trojan Women"" will begin next week. The tryouts will be held in Stephens Hall Room 8, on Tuesday, Septem-ber 19 from 7-10 p.m. and on Wednesday, September 20 from 3-6 p.m. Freshmen and upperclassmen are cordially invited to read for the some twenty roles of Euripides' tragedy. The play has.major speak-ing parts for both men and women, a speaking chorus of about twelve women, and several non-speaking roles for men and women. Men are needed to portray Greek soldiers and gods. Those who wish to take part in the play in a non-acting capacity may sign up on one of the many committees. Lighting, stage crew, sound, costume, make-up, business, house, art, and publicity committees offer numerous opportunities to participate in this year's first play. Dr. C. Richard Gillespie will direct the production which will be pre-sented November 9, 10, and 11. October 13, 14 Faculty Changes Over Summer Former Members Return; Others Leave Towson's Leadership Conference, sponsored annually by the Student Government Association, will be held at the Fresh Air Camp, Benson, Maryland, October 13 and 14. The Conference will be attended by about 200 student officers and members of the faculty and ad-ministration. The two-day retreat is designed to encourage cooperative discussion and exchange of ideas that will augment college programs. Chairman of the Conference is Lawrence Gibson, senior; Mary Hughes, junior, is Secretary. Several committees have been making preparation at the three summer ""Porch"" meetings. These meetings are called during the summer vacation by President Earle T. Hawkins to enable student leaders to plan for the coming year. Heading committees are: Nick Kolb, sophomore, Accommodations; Fayla Lancaster, junior, Correspon-dence; Judy Dietz, senior, Discus-sion; Dick Disharoon and Hap Harple. seniors, Entertainment; Joy Brown, junior, Food; Howard Adams, senior, Hospitality; Tim Gerstmyer, senior, Program Ar-rangements; Pat Benton, sophomore, Publicity; Judy Simpson, junior, Recreation; Edward Koehler, senior, Transportation; and Paul Swank, junior, Evaluation and Action. Invitations will be sent to mem-bers of the faculty and administra-tion, and to student officers during the week beginning September 18. To ensure more efficient planning for food. accommodations. and transportation, SGA officers request prompt replies to the invitation. This semester Towson has two faculty members who are returning. Also several faculty who were here last year have left for various reasons. Faculty Returning Mr. Harold Mama has been doing graduate work at the University of Maryland for the past year. He has returned to the Science Department. Dr. Walter W. Williamson is re-turning to Towson after spending a year in Hawaii. His family was with him while he taught at the University of Hawaii. Faculty On Leave Of Absence Dr. Herbert D. Andrews received a Fulbright scholarship. He is study-ing in History at The University of Marburg in Germany. Mr. Charles Haslup is engaged in advance study at Columbia Univer_ sity. He will be absent during the First Semester. Several Resigned Miss Alma Bent of The Education Department has accepted a position as director of the graduate program in elementary education at Wheelock College in Boston. Dr. Katherine Gilcoyne of the Physical Education Department has temporarily left teaching to follow other ambitions. Miss Kathryn Louka, instructor in Sociology, was only temporarily replacing Mrs. Ryburn. Mrs. Ruburn resigned after the First Semester last year. Dr. Gerson Miller was a mem- , ber of Towson's mathematics de-partment. He is now in Iowa, teaching at Parsons College. Mi.. Willie Page, Jr. of the English Department will be at Pennsyl-vania State University, where he has acquired a graduate assistant-ship. Dr. Ruby Shubkagle will be work-ing in the Baltimore City School System this year. Dr. Kenneth Stringer has ac-cepted a position as Dean of In-struction at the Catonsville Corn-munity College. Mr. William Kramer of the Speech Department will do graduate work at Northwestern University. He re-ceived a fellowship to the Illinois University. Mrs. Leonora Schwartz will be teaching at Morgan State College. Mrs. Ellen Smith is returning with . her husband to New Jersey. She was a member of the library staff. Students Needed For T.If show Towson State Teachers College will have a program on the Educa-tional Television Station in Hagers-town on Tuesday, October 10. Three students, two men and one girl, are needed to appear in a skit publicizing the College. The production will last out twenty minutes. It is prefered that the i participants in the skit be upper-classmen. since they know more about the College than freshmen. Any interested students should contact Mr. Johnston in the Ad-missions Office or MI. Wanty. "
