tl19520917-000 "04"" Students Attend Leader Workshop Approximately sixty-five student leaders returned to the Towson campus several days early this year in order to take part in the Leadership Workshop Conference. The Conference was planned to better acquaint student leaders with their jobs and to provide ma-terial for a student leadership manual. Plans for the two-day workshop which opened September 9 were Miss Faye Davis completed during the summer by a planning committee on which fa-culty, administration, and the stu-dent body were represented. Jack Lapides, vice president of the SGA, was chairman of this group. Mr. Lapides opened the initial session by commending the mem-bers of the planning committee for their work. He then yielded the chair to Miss Faye Davis, presi-dent of the Student Government Association. Dr. Hawkins Miss Davis in turn introduced Dr. Earle T. Hawkins, president of the college, who outlined his ex-pectations of the conference and its success. The address by Dr. Hawkins turned out to be the key-note address of a very successful two day campaign. Sub-conferences of similar offi-cers met to revise the outline set up by the Planning Committee and to make tentative plans for each organization during the coming year. These groups contributed materially to the unqualified suc-cess of the conferences. Material Edited Material gathered at these sub-conferences was compiled by the entire group of leaders in a gen-eral assembly, and this data is in the process of being edited by a committee which was set up by the Workshop Planning Committ-tee. The manual for student leaders will soon be available for use. It is hoped that the manual, as it is improved upon year after year, will prove to be very helpful to newly-elected officers of any or-ganization. Numerous Improvements Noticed Around Campus Numerous improvements have been added to the campus over the summer vacation. Enlargement of the cafeteria along with kitchen facilities has already amounted to $210,922,76. Fluorescent light fixtures have been added to the class rooms, the halls in the administration building and the dormitory. Also facilities for both lighting and paving have been added to the grounds. Seeding and conservation of trees and plants have been car- Math Urged For I Future Teachers 1 Bowling Green O.- (I.P.) -Teach-ers attending a mathematics con-ference at Bowling Green State University were told recently of ways to remedy the paradoxical situation which has developed in Mathematical education in the United States. The principal Speaker, Dr. J. R. Overman, Dean of Faculties and former chairman of the mathematics department at the University, described the paradox this way: ""Our entire way of life, and our Position in the world, are based Upon scientific and technological development and these, in turn, are based upon mathematics. We can not maintain our way of life, or even our safety as a nation, unless we progremm and keep ahead, or at least abreast, of the rest of the world. This means More mathematics but, in spite of this, we are teaching less and less mathematics to fewer and fewer people."" The situation is desperate but not hopeless, Dr. Overman con-tended. For the remedy, he urged: Work for better teaching through better preparation in Mathematics itself and a more comprehensive a n d up-to-date knowledge of modern psychology and of the learning process. ried on to beautify the campus area. The West End cottage has been painted and is to be used for speech correction class and test-ing. Floors in Lida Lee Hall, in the gym and Richmond Parlor have been sanded, scrubbed and recoat-ed. Renovation of the kindergart-en floor will follow shortly. In the administration building, the rooms on the first floor have been painted, and roof repairs amounting to $15,000 have been made. An additional cupboard door has been added to the regis-tar's office. Since the completion of the new parking lot, regulations which were comgiled last year will be strictly enforced. All cars driven on campus are to be registered with the business office so as to procure a parking permit. Men's Chorus Plans Schedule Men's Chorus will hold its first rehearsal of the '52 � '53 year Wednesday evening September 17 at 7:00 in room 220 of the Ad-ministration Building. Along with old members any new members interested in singing with the organization are invited to at-tend this meeting regardless of previous experience. The Men's Chorus performs at school functions such as open house, dedications, seasonal din-ners and various assemblies, in-cluding those taking place on holi-days as well as the music programs The group also entertains sur-rounding area schools and com-munity meetings. Visiting Baltimore high schools to publicize the college is also an integral part of this semester's agenda. Mr. Nicholas Geriak, a member of the Music Department, will once again direct the chorus. TOWER I LIGHT Vol. 6, No. 2 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, TOWSON September 17, 195 News Briefs Office Hours Dr. Phelan's new office hours have been changed to Monday through Friday from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. Tower Light Dance Tower Light will sponsor the first informal dance of the season, Saturday, October 11. New Student State Teacher's College is for-tunate in having among the ranks of the Freshman class, ""Miss Ti-monium"" � Diana Thomas. Freshman Entertained New students were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Hawkins at a tea held in Glen Esk, Monday and Tuesday afternoon. Chorus Rehearsal Men's Chorus will hold its first rehearsal this evening at 7:30 in room 220. Guest's Visit Undecided As yet it is undecided as to whether or not the Student Gov-ernment Association will sponsor a foreign student on campus this year. However, a Nicaraguan fifth year transfer student will be here under the sponsorship of the United States Government. It has been a policy of the school to invite a student from another country to attend State Teach-er's College for one year with all expenses paid. This was inaugurated in 1949 by the Freshman Advisory Council. At the time a majority of the organi-zations contributed a sum of money to a Foreign Student Fund. Since that time the entire undertaking has been turned over to a newly-formed Student Committee to which the necessary funds have been appropriated. Faye Davis, SGA president, has sent some letters in request for students but as yet she has re-ceived no reply. There is a possi-bility however that a guest may come from February till Febru-ary of next year. AlMad Hatter's Hop Theme or Party Sophomores will entertain,the Freshman Friday, October 3. with the Mad Hatters Hop. This is to be an informal party so that both classes may get better acquainted. Hilarious looking hats are to be the theme and are to be worn by all. Prizes will be awarded for the most original, most comical, largest, and prettiest hat. Festivities will begin in the glen with choral singing and the roast-ing of marshmallows. Activities will then switch to the gym where there will be dancing, entertainment and refreshments consisting of cider and donuts. Personal invitations will be sent to all new Towsonites urging their presence. Kitty Katz and Franny Torino are acting as co-chairmen and will handle the refreshments and en-tertainment. Tony Marchione will arrange for the music. Decora- STC Enrolls T ransierees Twenty-nine transfer and fifth year students have entered State Teachers College this semester. These include five re-entry stu-dents: George King, William Low-man, Joyce Maczis, Leonard Paul, arid Caroline Rekse. A special Nic-araguan, Valvivia Sandoval, who Is being sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education and the Uni-ted States Government, is also taking special courses. The fifth year students are Ruth Ann Hicks, Bertha Lang-behn, and Margaret Stackhouse. Baltimore Junior College claims the largest percentage of trans-fers with six Western Maryland ior College three, and University of Maryland one. Some other states represented in this group are : Virginia, Dela-ware, New York, Kansas, Texas, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Katz, Torino, Co-Chairmen tions and publicity have been un-der the supervision of Thelma Broil, Gus Peters, and Ken VVray. Mr. Fallon Serves as Director of Dramatics Mr. Richard Fallon, one of the new members of the English De-partment of STC, is also serving as the director of dramatics for the coming year. He is qualified for the position, having studied at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, receiving his Bachelor's and Master's de-grees from Columbia University, and learning much in dramatics from the Old Vic Theatre School in London where he also directed ""Philadel-phia Story."" Mr. Fallon recently taught at Hartwicke College, in Oneonta, New York. Before entering the education field, he was a profes-sional stage and radio actor, hav-ing acted in such programs as ""Young Dr. Malone,"" ""Jack Arm-strong"", and ""Suspense"". Besides acting and teaching, Mr. Fallon was assistant director of the Gala Theatre in London while station-ed there as a member of the Arm-ed Forces. As advisor of the Glen Players, Mr. Fallon has planned a full schedule for the coming year. Be-sides at least two major produc-tions each semester, there have been two assemblies planned so far. The club will be a larger organization with activities in which all interested may partici-pate instead of just the few who are in the major productions. The first play on the agenda is Jean Anouilh's Antigone Oct. 30, 31, and Nov. 1, which is Home-coming Day. The first organizational meet-ing of the Glen Players will be held in the near future, at which time the entire year's program will be planned. Mr. Fallon in-vites anyone who is interested in any field of play production and wants to be active in the Glen Players to come and speak with him in room six. Glimpses into Future Presented by Dr. Sibley Astronomical phenomena will be the theme of Towson's second as-sembly program which is to be pre-sented in the auditorium, Septem-ber, 24. Presenting this interesting and unusual demonstration will be Dr. Ruroy Sibly, Consulting Geologist, who is noted for his ""down-to-earth"" interpretations of astron-and will give the audience the first Mr. Ruroy Sib fry omy. It is to be a film � lecture glimpse of what can actually be seen through the ""Big Eye"" of Palomar. Dr. Sibly became interested in promoting a wider use of photo-graphic products for visual aids in education in the form of photogra-phic prints, specialized lantern slides, and later motion pictures. He has checked over 40,000 slides made by scientists over a span of 22 years. It has taken him five months of research to piece together just a few minutes of fun in order that it would be absolutely perfect. Close-ups of Mars, Jupiter, Sa-turn, the Sun, the Moon and galax-ies of stars extending out a dis-tance of five hundred million light years will all be shown. Dr. Sibly has been a public lec-turer for more than 40 years. Dur-ing the past 18 years he has di-rected his efforts particularly to the interpretation of aatronomy for general audience. ""The Universe of Palomar,"" is his latest motion picture and was made in cooperation with many American observatories and the as-sistance of numerous scientists. "
