tl19600923-000 "Vol. XIII, No. 1 TOWER LIGHT State Teachers College, Towson 4, Maryland Friday, September 23. 1960 STC Welcomes24 New Faculty Members Students Attend NSC New final] Members At U. of Minnesota Come From 12 States Among the group of over one thousand students from all over the triited States who met at the Uni- ,41's1tY of Minnesota this August '15/' the National Student Congress �I'ere a sophomore, a junior, and a senior from Towson. Sue Munaker, Student Govern-erit Association vice-president; 'aek Levering, NSA Co-ordinator ian.d Fawn Wilson, Tower Light 'lariaging Editor represented STC gt this Congress which is spon-si; red by the N.S.A. Sue and vawn arrived on August 17 for fne Student Body Presidents Con- Lrence and the Student Editorial lufairs Conference which lasted ?Te11 August 22. At these pre-Con-ss conferences they heard speak- 7s arid attended discussion groups. ""thack arrived on August 22, the day Congress began. Diuring the first three days of the ,1:311gress, every one attended work- ;�Ps. Freshman Orientation, lead-tt'sliiP conferences, campus pubis- :ions and student counselling and oring were some of the topics seussed in these workshops. rowson STC Plans School Dedication Thursday Next on the agenda were com-mittee and sub-committee meetings at which time resolutions were drawn up to be introduced to the entire Congress. These resolutions dealt with a variety of subjects, running the gamut from hours for women resident students to a stand to be taken regarding Cuba. After the sub-committee and their committees passed some of their resolutions they were sent to the Congress floor. The entire Con-gress met in plenary sessions and deliberated the resolutions pre-sented. At the end of the plenary session, the remaining resolutions were left to be voted upon by the National Executive Committee, composed of representatives from the various regions. Throughout the year Tower Light will include resolutions passed by the N.S.A. ""Since these resolutions are to express the opinions of col-lege students throughout the coun-try, Towson Students should be aware of what resolutions were passed,"" added Sue Munaker. :he Lida Lee Tall elementary 1001 on the campus of Towson te Teachers College will be dedr-h4tted in a ceremony starting at 2 -III,. Thursday, September 29. ii:rincipal speaker will be Dr. a ert Poppendieck, Specialist in ellers Education for the U. S. �f iii:: is Education. Dr. Poppen-ti a graduate of Upper Mont- 4air State Teachers College, New ftr,tse37. He has an M.A. degree 4:111 Teachers College, Columbia, 114 all Ed. D. degree from Rutgers tiplversity. Prior to joining the a; S' Office of Education two years 6,_�' he was associate professor and ijector of Administrative Services kitgess University School of 14.14%115e/1 Backhaus, Director of rYlatid's Dept. of Public Improve-will present the school on p,""""41f of the State to Jerome so 4 arlIk�n, Jr., Chairman of Tow- Of State Teachers College Board ciiATrustees. Local and state offi- ""s will be seated on the platform. :143 1,1s1c will be provided by the Chorus of Towson State tio'eners College under the direc-ber, i, cl Charles Haslup of the Music 411Then t faculty. Ivill�11,1""""ing the ceremony, guests 401001ave a conducted tour of the the Built at a cost of $850,000, krkerleW school has been operating kliwthe beginning of the current 'ear. it, 250 pupils attend grades kindergarten through six, and are drawn from the Greater Baltimore area. Any parent who lives in commuting distance may make application for his child's admission after the child's fourth birthday. There is a waiting list, and children are selected on a ""first come, first served"" basis, priorities being given to children who already have brothers and/or sisters attend-ing the school. The school has nine teachers. Tower Light Expands Staff ""I'm really pleased with the en-thusiasm toward Tower Light shown by the freshmen in signing up to work for the paper, and I hope to see this enthusiasm matched by the upper classmen,"" stated Fawn Wilson, managing editor. The Tower Light, beginning weekly editions this year, is ex-panding its staff. Present staff members are: Editor-in-chief, John Rose; Managing Editor, Fawn Wilson; News Editor, Debbie Mack; Editorial Editor, R. L. Rosenblatt; Feature Editor, Dave Gould; Sports Editor, Ed Lorenz; Exchange Editor, May Hughes; and Circulation Man-ager, George Jensen. Twenty-four new faculty mem-bers, with graduate degrees from 12 different universities, and repre-senting a dozen different states, are joining the faculty of Towson State Teachers College this fall. The new faculty members are: Clifford D. Alper from North Miami Beach, Fla. He has a Bache-lor's degree in Music from the University of Miami, and a Master's degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. Mr. Alper has been teaching in Florida public schooL:, and will teach in the Lida Lee Tall School at Towson. Maynard C. Bowers of Albion, Mich. will teach biology. He has a Bachelor's degree from Albion College, and a Master's degree from the University of Virginia. Mr. Bowers has taught in the public schools of Michigan and Florida. Miss Hazel Bowman from Tampa, Fla., has been appointed Registrar of the college. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Florida State Univer-sity, and a Master's degree from the University of Florida. Miss Bowman has served as Registrar of the University of Tampa, and has taught in the extension division of Florida State University, and in the Florida public schools. Dr. Donald L. Cassatt of Somerset, Pa., will be a member of the Psychology Department. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the Indiana F. Wilson, S. Munaker Elected Officers Of Mason-Dixon NSA Sue Munaker, SGA Vice-Presi-dent, and Fawn Wilson, Tower Light Managing Editor, were elected as Student Government Affairs Vice-chairman and Editor respectively, of the Mason-Dixon Region of the National Student Association. Bill Sitter of Western Maryland College will serve as chairman of this region which is composed of Maryland, Delaware. and the Dis-trict of Columbia. Other regional officers include Nannette Pegram of Howard University, International Affairs Vice-Chairman; Paula Roy of Trinity College, Student Affairs Vice-Chairman; Billie Jones of Howard University, Recording Secretary; Beverly Burns of Notre Dame of Maryland, Corresponding Secretary and Lynn Fay of Dum-barton College, Treasurer. Tim Jenkins, a graduate of Howard University, was elected National Affairs Vice-President of the N.S.A. by acclamation. Tim attended two previous congresses and took an active role in the proceedings. Mason-Dixon introduced a resolu-tion against the Warfield Report at the post-Congress NEC meeting. Sue Munaker was the Mason-Dixon Region's representative at these meetings. The resolution was passed unanimously by this body. Regional Officers planned a meet-ing for the end of September at Trinity College in Washington. A regional meeting is scheduled for a Sunday in October at the University of Baltimore. Towson students in-terested in attending should contact Jack Levering, NSA co-ordinator. Hathaway Talk Keynotes 1st Convocation Understanding one's fellow man and furnishing high ideals which wifl perpetuate individuality are the two main problems facing contem-porary teachers, according to Dr. Wilfred B. Hathaway, head of the Towson State biology department. Dr. Hathaway made the state-ment as a keynote of his speech at the opening convocation of the 1960- 61 school year in the Stephen's Hall auditorium Wednesday, Sept. 20. His speech was entitled ""Evolution� A Biological Boomerang."" Dr. Earl T. Hawkins, president of the college, introduced Dr. Hath-away to the audience. Before the introduction, Dr. Hawkins welcomed students and faculty to the new school year and noted that the 1600 student enrollment this semester is 150 above last year's total. He also made the announcement that the new Lida Lee Tall elemen-tary school will be dedicated Thurs-day, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. Milt Saulsbury, president of the Student Government Association, urged all students to direct their school year toward a well-rounded program which will advocate self-improvement. (Pa.) State College and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Cassatt has been an instructor at the University of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania State University. Until recently he was a supervisor of special education in two Pennsylvania counties. Miss Ann Cimino of Easton, Pa., will be an instructor in the Elemen-tary School Division of the Educa-tion Department. She holds a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree from Pennsylvania State University. She has taught elemen-tary education in Pennsylvania, at San Francisco State College and at the University of Maryland. Miss Mary Lee Farlow of Ashboro, N.C. will become Assistant Director of Residence Halls. She has taught in the Florida public schools, and is completing her Master's degree at the University of North Carolina. Miss Carolyn Graeser of Point Fleasant, NJ., has been appointed instructor in physical education. Miss Graeser has a Bachelor's de-gree from West Virginia University, and has studied at Rutgers Univer-sity. She has taught physical educa-tion in the Frederick County Schools. Mrs. Margaret Watson Hamilton I of Cumberland will teach in the campus elementary school. She has ; taught in the Allegany. Baltimore, and Washington County schools. She has completed work at the State Teachers College at Frostburg, and holds a Master's degree from l'ennsylvania State University. Paul E. Hanson of New York City v'ill be a member of the English Department. He holds an under-graduate degree from San Francisco State College, and is nearing com-pletion of his Ph.D. degree at Nasv York University. His teaching ex-perience includes assignments at the Baldwin School and Barnard School for Boys in New York City, Ameri-can University in Cairo, Rollins College, and New York University. Mrs. Alice Holden of Towson will be in charge of the kindergarten in the Lida Lee Tall school, and will be a supervisor of student teachers in the Kindergarten-Primary Divis-ion. She is a graduate of Towson and holds a Master's degree from the University of Maryland. She has taught in Baltimore City Schools and in the college's Education De-partment at Towson. Miss Helen Ice of Baltimore will teach in the third grade in the Lida Lee Tall School. Miss Ice is a Towson graduate and holds her Master's degree from the University of Mary-land. She has taught for several years in the Baltimore City schools. Miss Nancy Lester of West Hart-. (Continued on page 2, Col. 4) "
