tl19530916-000 "TOWER 7, No. 2 LIGHT STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON TOWSON WELCOMES 350 NEW STUDENTS Freshman Orientation Week is over now and largely for-gotten with the beginning of classes last Monday. The Freshman Class of 1953 is not to be forgotten how-ever, since it is the largest class on campus at the present time. Approximate figures for the new Freshman class is 350; this includes the 230 students en-tering the teachers college and 86 ilew students in the Junior College Division. There are approximately 30 new advanced students; that is, students transferring from other Colleges to Towson. There are stu- 31 !her dents from all neighboring coun-ties, Baltimore City, Virginia, Texas, Ohio and Delaware. One fourth of the entire influx of new students are male students, 46 entering the Junior College and 35 in the Teachers College. This ratio of male students is smaller than that of last year as then the odds were three to one. With such a large enrollment this year, a large turnout is ex-pected in all campus organizations. All clubs and organizations wel-come as many new members as are interested in the respective activi-ties. The Freshman and transferees were orientated to the extra-cur-ricular activities in a program by the Freshman Advisory Council last Friday. Sophomores Planning Party for Freshman Freshmen and Sophomores will be partying tomorrow evening in the gymnasium at the get-together planned by the Alen 'APhomore Class, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ned: Kat' tly I hart iee taI This annual party is an informal affair, designed to bring the two classes closer together and extend to the Freshman Class the spirit of friendliness which is so prominent at State Teachers College. Good entertainment is being Planned for the party and refresh- Meats will be served. The entire SoPhomer Class extends a cordial welcome to the freshmen and urges all of them, day students as vhiel well as dorm, to go to the affair a nd get in on a lot of fun. jO Committeess have been meeting 01) to ',Op make the evening a big .ie. Heading all of the committees !a e Joan Robison, dorm social Is ��...lairman of the Sophomore Class, I. ,d Yvonne Miller day social It � . airman. Committees which have heen at work are the Publicity )plinittee headed by Julia Pohl-in, Entertainment Committee, Whose chairman in Ina May Folb, Ind nefregiment Committee, of Which Sandy Lubin is chairman. � 1110 1i4 naN: v.ve ty �I Pld St 00' Joan Robinson and Yvonne Mil-have both asked that as many ibomores and Freshmen come 11 and support the party as possi- 14::2. It promises to be a wonderful night with entertainment, dancing, and a general good time for all. Attention Interested Writers First meeting of Tower Light this afternoon at 3:00 Dan. in the Publications Of-fice in the new Student Cen-tre. All interested students Please be present. September 16, 1953 I News Briefs Workshop Last Saturday, Student Leader Workshop was held on campus. Approximately fifty students at-tended this all day session in which Dr. Earle Hawkins was guest speaker. Offices Office space of several faculty advisors has been changed, among these are members of the sciene department, mathematic depart-ment, art department and English department. Room numbers will be posted on the main bulletin board before the first advisor meeting. Faculty Notes Dr. Faye Fisher, of the English department, has taken a leave of absence for the first semester and will remain in Ohio. Mrs. Gleisner, also a member of the English de-partment, will again take Dr. Fisher's place. Dr. Louis Odell, of the science department, has returned to the campus after a year's leave of ab-sence. Dr. Odell will continue to teach Biology. Enrollment Enrollment this year has reach-ed the peak of 900 students. This is a small figure compared to the maximum number of 1100 which was enrolled in 1925. Picnic Through the planning of the faculty Social Committee, there will be a picnic in the Glen tomorrow evening at 5:30 for faculty mem-bers and their family. The Social Committee has had charge of this occasion with Mrs. Wasson and the kitchen staff in charge of food. Campus Receives ""New Look"" during Recent Summer Months During the summer months many improvements in gen-eral have been made on the State Teachers College campus� improvements which should help to mak campus life here as well rounded as possible. The largest and most talked about improvement is the new Student Centre, which consists of student offices, new book shop, a confection section, a lounge and game room and a private din-ing room. This addition will pro-vide students with a place to relax, carry on extra-curricular activities, and meet with friends. Directly above the Student Centre is the Dining Hall, which recently has had its face lifted, in so far as it has been repainted and now has new furniture. Also, the kitchen is now on the same floor as the din-ing hall, rather than in its former location. There has been a great deal of changing in the dormitories as most students, particularly resi-dent students, know. The men's dormitories have been painted and in the girl's dorms provisions have been made to house more students than in previous years. The former Bookshop has been converted into what is now called the Lower Lounge and has temporary accomo-dations for eighteen or twenty women resident students. Also the infirmary was moved this summer from Newell Hall to the cottage by the Glen, to provide space for twenty additional students. In addition to this large number of improvements on campus, State Teachers College, for the first time in its history will have a Chapel. This addition will be located in what was in previous years, the Ping Pong Room, located on the ground floor of Newell Hall. There has also been a change in Tower Light and Tower Echoes Office along with the SGA Office, which are now found in the Student Union. Tower Light Staff Sponsors First Dance This year, as in former years, the Tower Light will sponsor the first social function for the entire college. An informal dance, the affair will be held on Saturday evening, Octo-ber 10, in the gymnasium from nine until twelve p.m. Arrangements are being made by Dean Pickens, Executive Editor of the newspaper, to engage an orchestra for the evening. Yvonne Miller, Feature Editor, will assist Dean in planning the affair. The name of the dance will be an-nounced at a later date when the orchestra is revealed. It has been customary that the Tower Light give favors to the girls upon entering the dance. Re-freshments will also be served throughout the evening. Last year the dance was the ""Pumpkin Poppurri"" and the ladies received small corsages. Governor McKeldin Attends Dedication Yesterday, the student body wit-nessed the formal dedication of the Student Centre. Present for the occasion was the Honorable Theodore McKeldin who addressed the students, faculty and distinguished guests in the college auditorium. Wendle D. Allen, presi-dent of the State Board of Educa-tion and Thomas G. Pullen, State superintendent of schools also de-livered messages to the gathering. Preceeding these addresses, the president of the Student Christian Association, gave the scripture reading. Earle T. Hawkins, President of the College and James Arthur Addy, President of the Student Government Association gave the introductory remarks. The Glee Club and orchestra supplied the music for the occa-sion. Prior to the assembly a buffet luncheon was held in the north wing of the dining room. All four audience sang America the Beauti-ful by Ward. Janice Lee Wickless, NSA Convenes at Ohio State by Patricia Osco What can NSA do for us? That is probably the one question which is asked on this campus whenever the National Student Association is discussed. NSA is a confederation of Stu-dent Governments, and although it cannot represent every or all stu-dents in the United States, it is the most representative voice of the American students. It can only do what the various SGA's tell it to do. At the Congress, which was held at Ohio State University, recently, representatives from colleges all over the United States assembled to discuss student affairs. The Con-gress was divided into several com-missions� Student Government, Student Affairs, National Affairs, and International Affairs. These commissions in turn were sub-divided into sub-commissions which dealt with various phases of stu-dent activities such as National Leadership Conferences, Student Courts, Honor Systems, Admini-stration and Techniques. There are tangible advantages to NSA which many people often overlook, but the most important point, which should not be over-looked, is that the NSA is the place for the exchanging of ideas be-tween the students of American colleges and Universities. hundred guests, consisting of mem-bers of the legislature and various civic and professional groups were present for the luncheon. This is the first time members of the State Legislature have been invited to be on the campus for more than twenty-five years. In addition to the dedication ceremony this was also the annual fall convocation a which time mem-bers of the faculty participate in the academic processional. Alpha Omega Opens Membership Drive Alpha Omega, national service fraternity, welcomes the Class of 1957 and looks forward to the corn-ing year with high hopes for further development within the ""frat"". Towson's chapter, Iota Gamma, is only one of 215 chapters of this national fraternity composed of 75,000 college men throughout the United States. Bright spots in the immediate plans of the group are the regional conclave in Philadelphia in early December and the national conven-tion in Milwaukee early next year. The fraternity which is now under-going a membership drive expects to start a pledge class soon after the opening of school. All male stu-dents, and especially freshmen, are welcomed. Mans are now being made for an informal smoker of brothers and prospective members, to be held in the very near future. Further de-tails may be obtained from Dick Litsinger, president, Walt Weber, plegemaster, or Mr. Desautels, faculty advisor. Organization Officers 2liacuii Centre Pians Presidents of all campus organizations, the Student Cen-tre Directory and class officers attended summer meetings at Glen Esk. The purpose of these sessions were to discuss timely pro-blems dealing with the college. Plans concerning the furnish-ing and managing of the Student Centre along with ideas of furthering the Wednesday morning conference hour were Lill consid-ered. Besides the student representa-tives, there were faculty members Dean Kenneth Browne, Miss Pot-teroff, and Dean Orrielle Murphy present. The Student Centre Directou drew a proposed list of plans con-cerning the hours of the Union and the duties of students in regard to tending the Centre. These rules and proposals were all discussed by the students themselves and the ideas of student duties suggested by them. Practically the entire plan of the dedication program was formulated by this leadership group. At the first meeting, Mr. John Day, president of all - college Student Unions was present. He stated, ""State Teachers has one of the finest 'Unions' in the country."" "
