Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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' ,ii- Education Is A Per- Eduggljog Ig Yqugh s0n's Greatest Asses Ream Big Dividendg 1 Vol. 1-No. 1 JANUARY, 1922 Published Monthly by S h ollht M8714 Stale Ncrmal School. Touug Md. AN ELECTION IN THE ELE- MENTARY SCHOOL. As a. result of the efforts of the children in the Elementary School to secure money to build their house it has been found necessary to elect a. school treasurer. As this goes to press the plans are being made for the election, which will, as far as practicable, duplicate the election of a. town or county treasurer. The convention will be held January 10. Following the convention. at which time the children will make nomina- tions for the office, registration, and election by ballot will be carried through. . The Work of the treasurer will be largely the care of Lhe funds which are expended for the house which the children are building. In addi- tion to this they End they have suf- ficient funds to pay part of the sal- ary of the new athletic director and to become active members of the chi1dren's Aid Society of Baltimore County. L. C. W. THE ENGLISH WORK OF JUNIOR SIX. We have had some work and some play in English this session. The most interesting play period was our weenie roast. Late in the past fall the members of the -section donned their walking clpthes and hiked with Mrs. Stapleton and Miss Timberlake to Rogers' Forge for the outing. While there members of the group played games, told stories and acted them out. After partak- ing heartily of hot-dogs, rolls, hard-boiled eggs, cocoa. apples, ba- nanas and marsh mallows, we started back-to the dormitory leaving a bad- ly shaken uv Dprsimrnon tree and the dying ernifrs of the'big bon- fire which had helped to cheer the place and warm the frosty air. The work has consisted of gram- mar and composition during the first term and contemporary literature during this term. N6Xt ieml we shall have expression. Through our composition wqrk we have found out some interesting things about ourselves. The. set or papers, for example, in whxch .we told about our individual hob.b1es. Showed some interesting side-11S11QS upon our varous desires and ambl- tions. .x. 0 CAROLINE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS ENTERTAINED. Thursday morning, December 22, following their Wednesday afternoon game with Catonsville which deter- mined the soccer championship be- tween the Eastern and the Western Shore, the Caroline High School boys lunched ar. Newell Hall. The hostesses with A-Irs. Curry conducted a. tour of the Administration Build- ing and the boys' barracks. Our hope is that they carried away with them such a pleasant impression of us that they will join us next fall. Ag..:..'..j..:..:..:..g..:..1..j..j..g..g..:..:..:..g..g..:..g..g..g..Q..g..j. Iii A gig :XI This new venture of the Nur- 'r' 3, mal School is launched with 'f ,,3, three objectives: 111 To give thn- 'g' 3, students n medium for tellin: 3. oi their life and men- ideals no 3, 5. nil groups oi interested students A 3. in the Stare: Gy To give the ,!, 'fo school its opportunity to place J, 'S' its stamp upon education: 131 J, 'z' To give the State an opporunny .:. '3' to know what one ot Its Normal .f 'g' Schools is doing and is aiming -to 'g' to dog 141 T0 send a mennnze out -xl :gf into the an-honls ot other Staten. 'S' 5, Lust year we published two hs- 3. sues of the school paper. .They 5, .sv had no name: they grew out ot , .:. u need to advertise for nn ln- J, '.- creased enrollment: they were .Xu 'Q' full of creditable school stories .:. 'rt and iniormutionibut they be- of '.' gan and ended there. It ku 77 'E' taken Iour months tlln year to J: 3' grow up to an ideal ot a school 3 '3' paper but the organisation now x 'g' worked out wtrrnltl ul In be- g 'g' llevlng that since the students 'g' 'g' are responslble nanagen the ' promise of giving Il llve num- 2 3, bers hsued promptly the 18th 3, J, oi each month will be fulhlled.. J, 3, The :student body has its own 3, 3. object in controlling and mnnag- 3, 3. hu: n paper: the fneulty 'han hn 3. .Q object. too. In assisting lnd nd- 3. -1. vlnlngg thq principal han her ob- .10 'X' ject. But the e0mblne1l objects 'Sf 't' lead un to believe that the pn- '.' 'S' per can become n medlum for 'S' 'g' lncrenned cnroljrnent more po- '3' 'g' tent than any other propaganda 'g' Ig: which might be disseminatefl. 3: 3, Maryland needs to know that xn '30 3. her two Normal Schools then- 3. 3, should be nn exncllment of eight 3, J. hundred students. Each year 'X' .f, there should be three hundred 3, .:. students receiving their diploma Q. -'- to teach from the Maryland ,L -i- State Normal School :lt Towson. .g. -,v NVQ: have on roll now three hun- ,. ' llrml and eighty students. Next F. 5- - h - ' h a ed f 3. year 'we must. awe sxx 'En r -. .x. og. Oh. noble six hundred.. .We -to g are ready to greet you. Septem- Zz' :zz ber. l922. will bring the answer. 3' Q. LIDA LEE TALL. 1:1 .h' OXO .g. . 3, ..f..4.................... -4 -Q . ,Q-, 3-.QQ.u,-...4............'....-'-o.u....n.u.n.n.u.-..-Q'-.n HOW TEE ORIOLE WAS A NAMED. All the students were asked to :suggest appropriate names. A coin- mittee nanowed the List to the best halt dozen. The entire Assembly voted. The Oriole was the name- ,chosen. and that unanimously. This .name was suggested by one of our Isenam, Mm. Euan Hummwn, or Easton, Talbot County. ,A VISIT T0 THE WOODBERBY COTTON MILLS. Our object in history ia, so tar vaa possible, to connect past history with than of the present time. In pursuance ot this object, we stud- iied the progress of the manufacture of cloth. This we traced from an- iuient limes, to our own colonial :times and from then to the present Ntime, the age of great inventions. It was in the interest ot this phase ,ot study, that weaccepted an invi- tation to visit the Woodberry Cot- ton Mills, in Baltimore City, The representatives of the vari- ous classes of the school, were es- corted through the mills by the man- agers and proprietors. The various steps essential in cotton manufac- tureg cleaning, carding, spinning and weaving were fully explained as the representatives passed from one step in the process to another.. In visiting the mills, several mo- tives were kept in mind, es- pecially the comparison bt present day mill conditions, with those of England before the Industrial Revo- lution. Although we found condi- tions very much improved, all agreed that surroundings could still be made more comfortable for the em- ployees. As we walked through the mills, we could scarcely help wondering at Ithe progress made by man's mind :in allowing him to invent such won- fderful means by which cloth can fnow be manufactured. 5 HAVE ANOTHER CUP! 8 Of sea? Thank you, Miss Ayre. yThis phrase has had several occas- iions to sound this year in the North Parlor of Newell Hall where our social director delightfully enter- tained various groups of girls at af- ternoon teas. Each girl has taken away with her pleasant impressions of subdued light and jolly chatter- ling, presided over by 0111' most icharming hostess, Miss Ayre. 'Q 4. I l l.. - -..i l ' I ai ii i ' -' ' P5123 SiN FTHORE THEWEEZEST 32-Zgtof ugotstogvfgloimdglemildlifgctglg. THE SMH-E ROOM' Third-Economic and Social As- 'pects of the Use of Machinery in the Who doesn't think that the period'Textile Industry, a very interesting from 11.15 until 12.00 o'clook on Italk by Dr. Broadus Mitchell, from Wednesday is the most dellghtfulithe Department of Social Studies at .axe of the whole week! Why that is when we have our regular assem- blies conducted by the various de- partments of the school! We started off this year with an ringing of bells and lively peals of laughter for it was thus that Cho- Cho, the Health Clown, greeted us. Now Cho-Cho likes to talk to chil- Johns Hopkins University. Thesee 'three assemblies gave us a. new con-' ception of the extent and importance of the textile industry. Wednesday, December the 21st, lwas an unusually busy day for us, 'but we gladly stopped for an hour :between five and six o'clock and gathered in the Auditorium to see HYQF11 Yum! Don't I smell SOHD? cried Ma.rY. one of our new students. H I reckon You do, replied Jane. f01' they are making some down ln the cafeteria. :The cafeteria? 'where is that? Why. down on the hrst door. Come, Mary, I will show it to you. If Was Just about twelve o'clock when MEF? and Jane entered a large. clean, attractive room. About the room were placed many tables, at dren, so of course' we had thelone of the most delightful assemhlwhich were seated dozens of chll- Elementary School with us. Nor could he have wanted a more en- thusiastic audience. They answered his many questions and laughed gleefully at his funny antics. With many changes of mood, ffor he iblies of the whole year. It was the dren with smiling faces But why 'Christmas story, old, but ever newlshouldnit they Smile-'theft Were' ln' and dear to our hearts, given in tableaux and carols by the Elemen- .tary School. We went away with a feeling of joy and reverence, of sometimes laughed and sometlmespeace on earth, good will towards weptl, he told us and showed us from the market basket that he car- ried with him what foods he would like to have us eat and why. We meh. These are only a few of the de- lightful assemblies we have had this year. Among the noted speak- all liked this assembly and feel in-fers we have heard was Mrs. Harri- debted to our own Science Depart-Qson, who told us of her experiences lnellli f0l' securing Cho-Cho fI'0m the in 3, Russian riggn, Who can ngw Child's Health Or anizatlon in New D deny that this is the very best per- s York. His fame is widespread. as iod of the whole week? Interest- he has traveled all over the -United States. English Week. This was a banner week. From breakfast time Monday morning until supper Friday night we found impertinent and colorful posters staring us in the face where- ever we went around the school buildings. These posters gave us many warnings and much good ad- vice about our use of the English language. On Tuesday Dr. French. assistant professor of English at Johns Hopkins University, gave us a' very interesting and helpful talk on Personal English. I-Ie told us we should trouble about our speech Brat. because it is ours and second because it is not ours. This sounds very 'contradictory but he made it perfectly clear to us. During this entire week a wood- en coffin lay in our hall and in lt we placed all errors in speech that we wished to hear no more. On Thursday, after a very' dellghiful dramatic representation of the downfall of Bad English and some of his fellow bandits, such as Slang, the Pied Piper came, took the cof- dn and buried lt and charmed many grammatical errors from our classes. Since that time we have not seen or heard of them. C23 Other interesting series of assem- blies were those given by the House- hold Arts, Industrial Arts and His- tory Departments. It was a study of the textlle lndustry given in three programs as follows: First-Early Ways of Spinning and Weaving, a dramatic representation planned and given by Junior II. Second-The Modern Cotton Factory, a govern- ing thlngs also happen on other days than Wednesday. Monday is called Not long after this came GoodiPrincipal's Day ,and the forty min- lute assembly period is used by Miss iTall as she wishes. On Tuesdays and Thursdays we are as clay in the hands of the potter while Miss Shurtz moulds us into Carusos. Glucks and Carmens. ,On Friday the period is given over to any school organization desiring the period, usually the Student Govern- ,ment Orgalilzation or the Literary iSocleties. - ' B. R. C., '23, I CRAFT CLUB. , ...i 'The Normal has a Craft Club. 5 As surely you must know: We delved into the potter's art, And helped put on a show. fWe meet on Tuesday evenings. To be late's against the rule, i'I'o be absent is a deadly sin l If you can be at school. I 5On Friday nights we go on hikes, I And merry times have we! 'We roast our spuds and broil our chops, It is a sight to see! 5 Our watchword is co-operate, Our motto get things done And while we're doing all these things Be sure and have some fun. I M. L., '23. deed, happy because they were stu- dents in our Practice School and could 9350? the provisions for a. happy lunch hour. , They did not have to eat a cold lunch in some quiet, lonesome corner. Cho-Cho says that cold lunches are not good ,for us, especially for growing boys and girls and that is just the reason why our school pro- vides a good, wholesome lunch for its students, explained Jane. A wholesome lunch? What do you consider a wholesome lunch? Exactly what we are serving here-milk, soups, cocoa, simple sandwiches and well-baked muffins, desserts: as, fresh fruit, custards, simple cakes and ice cream. But how do they ever dnd time to prepare all of this food? asked Marv. Oh, that is quite simple, con- tinued Jane, many of the things served are prepared during our class periods in the Household Economic., Department. This is just a type of the work we are planning in our Senior III section. A great deal of the success in our serving here is due to the skillful management o one well-trained supervisor. Hex assistance in serving is chiefly pale student assistance. One feature li her unique plan is to have a Sev- enth Grade pupil suoervlse the smaller ones at each table. This ls surely the mf' 'dl'- ful thing I know of. . -led Mary, and just to think their moth- ers don't have to worry Bbout Pack' ing lunches. How glad my mother would have been had they had B cafeteria ln mv old Sch00lY But, my dear, I am afraid YOU have the wrong idea of 00 Cafe' teria. It not only Pfovldes the pu' plls with a. full lunch. B' well bal- anced lunch, but 21-90 Suvnlenffnm what he may br f0m home-I uoh, I seep - Mary, as the ben for the ,A,, class -quickly called them from the hanny scene. MARGARET STONER. 22. Dnwn's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS. Ensraver 229 N. Charies Sc., BALTIMORE School SuDDHe9 at HERG-EN'RATHER'8 Films and Butterny Hall' Nets l l I I l l '22-THE SENIOR CLASS PLAY-'22, 5 HXVHY THE CHIMZES RANGJ' E Time-Dusk of a day long ago. l Ecezie-The interior or a wood chop- per's hut on the edge of a.. forest. Over, but not forgotten, is the class play that was given by the Senior Class at Normal on the even- ing of December sixteenth. Really one would think we were profes- sionals at the game instead of the amateurs we are. One of the bestl parts for one of its secret beautiesl ' was that each member of the wholel class had a. vital place to dll and actually felt the responsibility of having something good and worth-1 while. The class did everything ex-5 cept write the play and print the' programs and tickets: even the post- ers were designed by the girls. i The hut scene was as real as-oh! 5 but I'm telling too muchg a. number of things happened before The night. The easiest part of the whole thing was to get persons to take they parts and form the various commit-1 tees. Everybody just bubbled overl with a will to do and put thisj through. ! There was a property gettingni committeeg a stage managing com-g mittee: and an advertising and tick-1 et committee neededg as well as oneg for musict The costumes were found to be so simple as to compel us to make them through sheer, wanting to help all we could, and so what did some of our girls do but volunteer to make everything needed. Wasn't that fine? Did you ever see such a. spirit? And to think they were made, and so well thatl some thought them hired, as is the general custom. Miss Amberson. the Domestic Science instructor, un dertook to boss this job and it cer- tainly was done very successfully. But the scenery! We are no ar- tists. We could never paint or con-5 struct scenery that would be goodi enough for that. Oh! such pessi-' mistic remarks. Little did we think we could do when someone thought of the ln- dustrial Arts department and the Craft Club. With the vision of its. wonderful worker, Miss Greenlaw,' there was, and could not be, any' hesitancy whatsoever as to the re- sponse. And folks-what do you think she did? Refuse? I should say notg she and our committee rose to the occasion in much the same manner that a. cabinet has, when it declares its support to its President. And did those people work? Yon' should have peeped in on them. Yong would have seen girls in bloomers, climbing ladders and swish-swishing with paint brushes with all the vig- or of a whole-hearted senior. By the way, wasn't the 'finished product I 1 1 I , I . Fan astounding surprise? Folks do say it was. If you had ventured back of the stage door you would have seen other girls pulling the ropes so as to get the knackg and not let something fall on those who would be acting. Oh! we had our fun and otherwise. Sometimes if a rope or its manager were not quite in gear the whole scenery woulrd tumble in, but did we stop for that? No indeed! We straightened it up and went on conhdently--weren't we real sports? Of course you couldn't help but notice the honest art of the whole effect. Back of it are a few secrets. One big one was Mr. Davis, a Junior, who actually jumped at the oppor- tunity of being our electrician. I leave you to judge of his work. Those humans who have so much time with which to do as they wish say that one should have a bit of poetry, Aa laugh or two and a jolly good song, each day, to keep the blues away. Speaking of music- does a Normal student ever think of music without connecting it with Miss Sliurtz. l'm positive he doesn't especially after the way she helped the senior chorus get ready. Co- operation! Teamwork! Neither the instructor nor the girls can be beat. What made people want to come anyway? Just because it was at Normal? I don't think so. I be- lieve it was partly that effervescent advertising committee. You can vouch with us, they were ever- on the job. Now, weren't they? Who was your coach? Did I hear someone ask? Why, such a ques- tion, Miss Munn, of course. How could we do without her? She sure- ly can and does put one in his right place, at the right time land makes him stay there too.J But the cast. Did you ever see its equal! Everybody who saw them declares them simply wonderful. To see one transform herself from the tender age of a maiden to that of a hungry, forlorn old womang to see another act as a jolly old uncle was really great. But those two little boys. Do you still remember them? That little one who dressed in red and was just ,as full of fun and questions as he' could stick, while the other one was as thought- ful as he could be. I have said be- fore these were from M. S. N. S. ls that suiiicient? Honestly, .my patient reader, in the final tableau, when everything came to a climax and those chimes really rang, folks had tears trickling down their cheeks. You know what a success it truly must have been. Wasn't it a most fascinating and Christmas getting spirit of a play you would want to see? You say you like it? We are all so glad you did. Come again. TOOT, TOOT, HUM, HUM, BANG! It's Monday night again: who could doubt it when he enters the Administration Building and hears Ol-11' Splendid orchestra. Everyone knows that Monday night is get apart for Orchestra rehearsal: not one hour but two, and then time is all too short for the work and the joy we get out of those reahersals. Early in the year when a Normal Orchestra was suggested, a few timid souls thought they might like to play but were not very enthusi- astic. We had a drummer but no drums. a cornetist with a worncut cornet. two or three violins and an accompanist or two. These things in themselves would not make much of an orchestra, but the spirit and how that spirit grew! ' Miss Shurtz was not willing to let anyone who might apply take the directorship of her embryo orches- tra, so rehearsals were delayed un- til she secured Mr. Schoenfelder. Then we made up for lost time! The music department took over the li- nancial burden of some new instru- ments as school property. Individ- uals bought violins, a saxophone. the worn out cornet was replaced by a splendid new one. This was made possible by an agreement be- tween the cornetist and the depart- lment. One of the very interesting facts about our orchestra is, that although there are but seventeen boys en- rolled in the school, we have live of these in the orchestra as regulars, .with tive girls. Each rehearsal finds three or four faithful friends who do not yet own an instrument on play, but who want the hours of good music with their friends. I . So it is, that each Monday night we gather from all corners of the 'Campus for practice. Practice for what? We intend to offer our ser- vices to the Glee Club very soon and suggest that we go into partnership with them for the Annual Concert, heretofore given by the Glee Club and a professional artist. We hope. too, that as we work, t-here will be many calls for ,en the spirits land to flll in lneeded. . i R. GRAFTON, '23. l our services to light- of serious gatherings wherever we may be I , i-..l.. ? Virginia- Oh, Margaret, you've :let my scissors fall on the floor. and iSanta brought them all the way from .the North Pole to me. . 3 Margaret- I couldn't help it Jinny, they froze my hands. Service While You Wait! ,, Shoes Repaired . We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO L10 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED BIONTHLY ei' THE sruosxrs or THE army- LAND srxrs NORMAL sci-root. 'rov.'soN. lin. LHRIAM SH.-XVFN - Advertising' Mgr, DOROTH Y JUMP - , , NOVILLA CA-LLAHAN Circulation Mgrs. Sl-lR'1'HAWOOD - - Buslnesshigr. '-l JANUARY. 1921! THIE ORIOLE. The oriole is a medium sized, well proportioned and beautifully plum- aged bird found most frequently in Maryland. although its range is as far north as the southern boundary of Canada. But it is best known as a songster and an architect. Its notes have a range. a harmony, a lilting joy that no other bird can compass. The Baltimore oriole, our State representative, the architect, truly has high ideals. He builds strong and beautifully on a. sure foundation. As this bird is, so, we believe, its namesake, our paper, will be: ms- dium in size, well proportioned, clothed only in beautiful and worth- while theughts, its circulation most numerous in our own State, the State Normal songster, having a range as wide as that of its feath- ered counterpart. We believe that its notes will always be a joy and inspiration. Ideals such as are represented in Our Oriole's home are the things we shall strive for, the things just beyond, over the next ridge, which will make for better education, education that means ser- vlce and co-operative living. A A. L. M. 'IEE GROWTH OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT. The class of 1921 deserves a great deal of credit for ,having startled student government on its way but the classes of 1922 and 1923 de- serve more credlt, for the fact that student government still exists and is progressing. Early in the spring of 1921 Mlss Tall gave us several talks showing the ditterence between a democratic responsible student body governing themselves versus a benign despot- ism on the part of the faculty. In- vestigation and study by s. group of interested students developed an as-' sembly at which Mr. Walter Cole, president of Student Organization at the University of Maryland. Col- lege Park, explained their system of student government. The same morning students gave reports of student governments ot other Wlu Noi Now? A p i fs-as 4 ,If Ax I I, l i-. Mill 1 . ri A lb ' fra- 1.1 . ,Z Q nj, ii' , . - X 'fif , l is . t 40 schools. Do we want student gov- ernment, was the question on every one's tongue. The girls were afraid -fearful of responsibility. We cou1dn't discuss the question for- ever so the day came, girls voted for it ,girls voted against it. Student government was rejected! In the meantime a committee was appoint- ed and a. constitution was drawn up. At the same time student govern- ment was rejected, the constitution was rejected. The leaders them- selves in the student body got to- gether and began healthy propa- ganda which resulted in the stu- dents having a second chance to vote on the plan. This time it was accepted. Ofhcers were elected and student government started on its way. There were several projects to begin work upon-care ot the lawns and groundsg responsible care of rooms: cafe of the mailg plan- ning a welcome to the new students: and assisting the social director in the students and their callers to have an attractive home atmosphere. School closed, everyone went away feeling that a new era had started for the Maryland State Normal School. During the summer through the student government organization letters of welcome were sent to every new student. School opened again on September thirteenth. Girls. and boys 'came flocking in and were made welcome by the old glrls. Council meetings were held every Wednesday night. We discussed and decided on the best methods for 'the Iife ot the girls and boys together Ln the resi- dence hallsg standards of conduct were set up. The organization be- gan to seek new ways of assisting the Social Director, members of the staff and the principal. The one piece of work for the year that was settled upon for con- centration of effort was the new regulation for study hours. The procter system helped to develop s. working organization. It has not been wholly successful but we mean to push on until the goal of having candidates oder themselves for election is reached. We expect that the time will come when students will feel it an honor to act as a ,procter. This is the process of evo- lution which all student organiza- tions have to go through. We be- lieve our goal is in sight. D. DUDDERAR., Sr. III. First Stranger Cat a partyi- Slow, isn't lt? ' Second Stranger-- Yes, very.',' First Stranger- Let's go home. Second Stranger- I mn't. I'n1 the host. A word to the wise is sumcient, V Now, Jr., hear this tale of woe If you every try skipping, Q You'll soon be dehclent, p And out the back door you will go. f3'5t3UQ P 1 l l 5 naar. ANTD THERE WITH THE PRINCIPAL. Miss Tall. our principal, has had by Thomas L. Gibson, Field Worker for M. S. N. S. With such a. body of workers the Committee for ln- creased Enrollment hopes to reach ,every high school in the State by the end of March. We are confident Uhnder the auspices of the League oflthat their efforts will be rewarded Women Voters, she Spoke in Cam-.by an enrollment for 1922-1923 that bridge' Do,-chester County: prestomldoubles the presenthenrollment. Our Caroline Countv, and Easton, Tal-'Sl0g9-u f0l' 1923 IS SIX Hundred bot County, on' the State Program.Sf1'0uS- a full program these wintry days.I for Schools, which is to be presentedl B- A- W-i '9 - to the Legislature within the next -'il two months. At Ellicott City, How- SEEING TOWSONI ard County, under the auspices of a --- series of community meetings ar- Betty Bowman, Sr. I. ranged by County Superintendent: Towson is situated in East-Cen- W- C- Phi11iDS, She SD0ke Ou theitral Maryland, on the Maryland and same subject. lPennsylvania Railroad, seven miles Leaving the eastern part ot the State, Miss Tall journeyed to Car- roll County, where she and Superin- tendent M. S. H. Unger spoke at community meetings at Silver Run and Westminster. Miss Tall talked on the State Program for Schools while Mr. Unger confined his talk to The Place of Carroll County in Education as Indicated by the Rus- 'north of Baltimore. . 1 It has good railway service. ex- press trains making the time from Baltimore in eighteen minutes. l The town itself is on the road from Baltimore to York. .Ioppa Road running through a portion of the community. becomes the Old Court Road, and is one of the oldest highways in the county. The town sell Sage Rating- iis at the head of Dulaney, Long Going still further into the heart Green and Green Spring Valleys- of Western Maryland another meet- These valleys. on account of their ing was held, this time in Frederick. gextreme beauty are popular residen- On December 17, in the Armory, altial sections, and although Green community meeting was held at Spring Valley boasts of some of the which several topics were discussed.il110St beautiful C0ul1tl'Y D12-C93 lh the State Superintendent Albert S. Cook State, Dulaney Valley includes some explained the State Program fgr of the oldest and most beautiful es- Schools. Dr. William Burdick'slt2.tes in Maryland. The village- topic was Physical Education forlTOWSOH-iS Ou 21 ridge, higher Chau Boys and Girls. Miss Tall spoke any of the others, which makes it on Reading: Its Two Phases, Oral GSDGCH'-11Y delightful and healthy- and Silent. This address was! Towson has both residential and planned for a lay audience which5business sections, the latter proving was interested in knowing the nighlindieputably what a thriving place spots of reading and the expense otiit is. The business section does not reading equipment for schools. laccommodate all of Towson's resi- ' Coming back home again we find that Miss Tall, at present, is direct- ing the presentation of beautiful photographs of the Normal School to more than one hundred of the High Schools in the State. Students selected from each county group are planning speeches to be given at the presentation of the picture. Each ot these students will carry the picture to his or her high school and make thisl event a memorable! dents, however, for, outside of the dorists, merchants, mechanics, bak- ers, etc., many of the business peo- ple go back and forth to ottlce work in Baltimore daily. The town is laid out on such a plan, that, despite .the number of homes, lt does not have the crowded appearance which often results in similar cases, but gives instead, rather a free and open lappearance, and allows each home to appear very individual. The one in the history of the high school. lstreets are unusually wide, well We feel sure that this will bring the,paved and well cared for, as is all high school closer to the Normal. iother municipal and private proper- The work for the future is con- ty. There is no race problem in cerned with the campaign for in-'Towson, a special place having been creased enrollment. The next three'chosen for the colored population. months will see the High Schools of,Towson has a o ulation of a rox the State-being visited for the pur-Q pose of bringing more students to Normal next year. Last year Miss Tall confined her visits largely to the Eastern Shore. This year the followin counties will be the cen g - ter of her activities: Carroll, Fred-' erick, Montgomery, Prince George and Washington. The Increased En- rollment Campalgn will be carried' not only by Miss Tall, but also by' other members of the faculty and, D D DD ' imately 3,500, and is not incorpor- ated, its mother county, Baltimore. having no incorporated towns, and being. in this respect, unique when compared with any other county in Maryland. The people are very homogeneous in character, working together for the welfare of all com- munity interests, and taking it as 21 personal favor that they may make each visltor to the town as welcome as a guest in their own homes. 1 I r Towson naturally interests the new-COHJGP. because it is and has been the county-seat since 1854, and one U3-T-u1'31lY expects a jail and Court House, since these distinguish the COUDCY-Seat from other small towns. -but there are buildings and institutions in and near Towson, of which we are justly proud: The Ma- sonic Temple, The Odd Fellows' Hall, the three banks, the churches. the UBWS'-Duper offices, the Parochial School, Sheppard-Pratt eHospital, Eudowood Sanltorium. the Black K: Decker factory, our own Mary- land State Normal School. and last but not least Towson High School which includes all grades, a tour year high school course. The bulld- ing is very well equipped, being as before said. a. common tie between all the people of the community. A tract of land has been pm-. chased for the erection of a. new Goucher College near Towson. This will undoubtedly bring new people to Towson, new trade. and arouse new and more community interests and then with State Normal here to .help em-won't we make Towson some town. GLEE CLUB DOING-S. What is the State Normal Glee Club-doing? No one at school would ask that question. It isn't neces- sary, the Glee Club speaks for it- selfg on every Thursday after- noon one can hear the mingled tones of boys' and girls' voices fairly filling the building with melody. This year we have a big addition to the old Glee Club of last year. Many Junior girls are joining with the Seniors in taking an active part. and the boys too dually decided that they needed the Glee Club and the Glee Club needed them. Altogether we now have 65 members with Miss Shurtz director, and Miss Spicer, ac- companlst. Besides the pleasure of learning to sing and singing, which the Glee Club affords its members. there is a higher goal toward which we are workingg that is a series of concerts which will be given in the spring. Since the beginning of the year our chief work has been on two, three, and four part selections suitable for' the concert. The members are to wwn their own copies of this music. But it takes practice, practice, and more practice to accomplish Om' Dui'- pose, and although the director has already broken two batons in her ef- forts to keep us all singing together we are going to prove that those two batons were not broken ln vain. n Louise, upon approaching the place where she expected to- loin Evelyn on a hiking party, heard the shrill notes of a bird's warble and said: Why, that must be a peacock l hear! x X L- T. BUICK MOTOR C.-LRS I SSW ,rasmi I 'J u 'if vi 'iz ii ,Y, Ll A -' Q i YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson F. B. S: M. L. PORTS. Props. Towson 525 Compliments of THE BLACK do DECKER COMPANY - Towson Heights, Md. MFG. TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP' Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 5 SONS Tel. Towson 204 ILGENFRITZ 319 N. CHARLES STREET r Artistic Photographer Special Discount to Normal Students OUR WORKSHOP. Margaret Robinson. You should visit our Library and see the beautiful decorations that have been made since our new Li- brarian has been ,with us. For Christmas, we had it all decorated with evergreens and several bou- quets of liowers. Attractive books were put around on diiferent tables just to aiford us pleasure and act las a guide to selecting good books for Christmas gifts. When we re- turned after the holidays. much to our surprise, we found potted plants on each table, and fresh evergreens adorning the nre place. Just before we went home for them, so as to lift the burden from Miss Osborn. All students should learn to use the card catalogue- there you can nnd the number of your book. After finding the num- ber go to the shelf where specihed and look for the book. Don't. look once but again and againg if you can't iind it then ask the Librarian or the student assistant, and we iwill help you. If you do this, you Y Christmas, we had story-telling forf the elementary children by different students before an open tire on the hearth. Since we returned we are planning to have story-telling every Friday afternoon between 2.30 and 3.00 o'clock. This not only gives pleasure to the children,Abut helps the students in learning how to tell interesting stories and to know what -kind of stories interest children. Our Librarian is a busy person. lHer work consists of book ordering 'and book selection with the aid of our Faculty, making the daily rec- ords and charging, reference work, L I 1 etc. The daily work cannot be de-f scribed fully in such a brief com- pass, but every morning the books are returned and then they are shelved with the utmost care so as to avoid confusion. When new books are received, they have to be classiiied, catalogued, accessioned and prepared. During the Christ- mas holidays, what do you think? Our Librarian was new, and, do you know, she worked every day makingl an inventory of all the books that were in the library, as well as those' that were missing. A daily record is kept of how many books are taken out of the Library, as well as the number of students that come in every day to do their lessons. ,These numbers would stafrtle you for really you don't realiie how in- dustrious most of our students are. Later on, our Librarian will give class instruction in library methods. These classes will be very helpful, especially to those who have as much research work as we have. The students help in the Library under Miss Osborn's supervision, fl wouldn't tell you her name before, because we are afraid other people may get jealous of our having her -because she is known in various places as having accomplished won- derful results with small resourcesi. We are allowed to get books out at live o'clock in the afternoon and are requested to bring them back the next morning by 9 o'c1ock so others may use them during the vacant periods. The students are asked to put books where found after using 1 1 i yourself become a more eflicient and a more responsible person. JUNIOR FOUR ENGLISH. Section four of the Junior class has, in connection with their writ- ten composition work, taken as its project to gather and make perma- nent the concrete material concern- ing the history of the Normal School. The members of this section with Miss Timberlake feel that by doing this we are not only going to be helped ourselves but that our work will be a benefit to others in several ways. To the students now attend- ing the school we hope to bring a greater love, respect and apprecia- tion for the school. To those outside the school we hope to give an idea of what a truly great and worth- while institution the Normal School is and how it became such. We feel that we have been very fortunate in collecting and learning things ,concerning Hour project. Members of this section are plan- ning to interview some of the fol- lowing people to get information: Mrs. Newell, twife of Dr. Newell, the first principal of the schoolig Miss Richmond, Csister of the late Miss Richmond, former princlpa-lip Miss Van Bibber, Miss Scarborough. Miss Snyder Call of whom have for some time, been connected with the schoollg Miss Tall, fthe present principalj, and .former graduates. Together with the interviews we are going to consult the writings left to the school by Miss Richmond, the addresses made by Mr. Linthicum and several other similar addresses made by prominent people at the time of the dedication of the pres- ent Normal School buildings, and some of the early catalogues. A letter was also published in The Sun asking for information. We hope to complete and be able to publish a part or all of this his- tory in a later issue of this paper and we hope that those who read it will receive some bienedt from our work and enjoy reading it as much as we enjoy writing it. M. E. J., '23. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' supplies ' TOWSON, MD. RIDERWOOD, MD. Af' 41 SENIOR INDUSTRIAL ARTS. DREAMS COMING TRUE. Ina Herrmann. Did you ever sit alone with your thoughts and build your dream house? Did you ever picture just how you wanted every detail, even to the hangings at the windows and the range in the kitchen? It is a wonderful place. your dream house. but not nearly so wonderful as the one planned by the Seniors and boys and girls of the Elementary School. Would you like to know all about our dream house? Since I cannot hear your answer I will as- sume that you are saying, Yes, and will go on with my story. Last year the school over at Ridge built a house as a project in Indus- trial Arts. This year Miss Greenlaw decided to plan a similar project, making it the basis for the Seniors' drst term of work. Early in' the term she took us all out to Ridge to see the type of house built there. and to show us what our work would be. We all came back full of enthusiasm and eager to begin. As is always necessary, the plans had to be drawn up, and this is where we had a chance to express on paper our individuality. Under the efficient guidance of Miss Green- law, the plans were 'dually complet- ed, and submitted to the Elemen- tary School for approval. Those drawn by Miss Resh and Miss Lau- rina Smith were selected, as each had certain features that appealed to thezn. The final plan calls for a two- room house, ten by twenty. Is any house today complete without a fire- place-? We do not think so, for on every plan handed in, one had been drawn. Sometime in the not far distant future, you may come in and warm yourselves at our 'tire-place. With the completion of the plans we were ready to begin the work necessary for the building of our house. The work was apportioned to different groups. each group working certain periods during the week. There were three or four Seniors to a group, each Senior hav- ing an assistant from the grades. One group dug the cellar, another made the form for the concrete foun- dation, another mixed the cement. another moved the frame from the wall. Each one had his part even to the little tots in the nrst and sec- ond grades. They eagerly picked up stones for the foundation and helped to haul away the dirt. They too, sawed twenty of the eight inch blocks which were used to keep the form in place. When the weather was inclement, work was done inside. This work was of great value to us, because Fountain Pens at HERGENRATBER 'S l 1 I 6 ! l I we acquired a certain skill with saw ,hammer and nails which we otherwise would not have attained. Of course the saws buckled, and the hammers refused to hit the nails, but that was all ln a day's work, and at last we were victorious. Perhaps there is a question as to the value of this work and as to its bearing on school work. Given an interesting problem, with an appar- ent reason for its solution, how easy it is to get down to work on it and solve it. The children are vi- tally interested in the house, and naturally all sorts of problems arise that they must solve. They feel their lack and immediately set about to learn how to correct it. The amount of cement and sand for the concrete had to be figured out, and this gave an excellent opportunity for teaching cubic measure. The amount of lumber to be used had to be estimated, and there was the need for learning board measure. The fire place had to be constructed and the Seventh Grade saw a rea- son for geometry. The measuring necessary before the excavating was done, provided drill in linear meas- ure and the use of the tape. After the foundation was nnlshed, work was at a standstill because of lack of funds. The problem of earning money to carry on the project now confronted us, but all rose to the occasion, and Miss Stone has in bank two hun- dred dollars. The scholars of the Elementary School solicited sub- scriptions for magazines, and real- ized a nice sum in this way. There was a Penny Dance given by the Seniors. The music room was taste- fully decorated, and by the use of crepe paper, shaded lights, easy chairs, sofa cushions and pennants was quite transformed. Music was furnished free of charge by a friend. On the afternoon of December ninth, a bazaar was held in the l worth while problems growing out of this interesting work. The school work will be made concrete, for all the subjects in the curriculum will be related to this project. Think Of U19 Work in the open air, where exercise-ls afforded for the big mus- cles which are so essential to life. This is the type of work that is worth while, and we are hoping to Convert any Skeptics in our midst who question the value of it. , 'THEY stood in the moonlight .to- gether, The sky was studded with stars, She stood in silence beside him While he lowered for her the fence bars. She gazed with soft eyes upon him, But there was no love in them now For he was only a hired man, And she a Jersey cow. Victor Victrolas and Victor Records Exclusively THOS. A. CAULFIELD Sz SON OWINGS MILLS. MD. Start a Savings Account with I THE SECOND NATIONAL .BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY GO. Elementary Assembly, 'and class Manufacturers rooms of the Elementary School. ?.2Ziihi'iiZi.ZQd S5K1?55mZZ'kii.SZf Gmk ww' Ffmmw Jewehf iiicinietfaniida?i?5Z.,0?3ETc1f'e3vE?Q I 213 N- LIBERTY ST- zlgoosjzgiidwhggeeriiayivdiesnz' oI?lEiDeeEgriet?1at1Diam0ndS Fine Jewelry served tea, and sold candy . There was an animal show, and a real livel Educate Your Boys and Girls t0 circus. There was story telling be- fore the blazing wood-tire in the li- brary, where, for a small sum, the children were given a glimpse of the land of make-believe. The crowning event of the day was the supper, which was served in the cafeteria, the members of the Te- pachi Club assisting with contribu- tions and help. It was a tired but proud Senior Class that crept to bed that night, knowing that the funds for the house were secured. ' The work of construction will be resumed in the near future. 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Q' , W ., rx - ' . ' K wg.-'ga -- n 511294 ' 33-I-.H .-.srvc-:vw ' 1 5 .f,.. r ' if If in-,. - .lv ,QI ' .. - '1- ' - '-Q cas-.-7 f f 7 ii? 'ss . -.Tj.gpZJ' .s:. aw- ' .. . 5, suv- 'Q -. X f . -Lg ' X - xr . ' .s -Q-:sl ,tes fs- xi ' ' r'i-'e'-f-s-we ff- s. ta sf... ?..L..f's?.-w ' ' ' THE BEGINNING OF OUR HOUSE - Normal Spreads Christmas Musici Through Towson I wonder if you remember how cold ber how your turecl out? That was the night that the en- tire student body of State Normal toured Towson singing Christmas carols. A few days before a notice had been put in the papers saying that the students would sing carols in front of every house in Towson that had a lighted candle in its win- dow, This plan worked very well at nrst but soon there were so many houses and so many lighted candles that we just had to sing all the time. while we were walking. Occasionally an automobile with some of the faculty in it would catch up to us and inquire if anyone had frozen by the wayside, but more of- ten we left the machine so far be- hind that it would whisk around a short cut to catch up to us. At many of the places where we stopped to sing, the people crowded out on their porches and asked us to sing certain other carols. Some of the carols sung that night were: Oh. Little Town of Bethlehem, ,Silent Night. The First Nowell. Cautique de Noel, Christmas Day in the Morning and Christmas Eve. Miss Shurtz planned and directed the carol sing- ln . it was a mighty cold bunch of girls and boys who hustled into the Dormitory at about 10 o'clock, to get warm, but if our audiences in Towson enjoyed the evening as much as we did l'm sure we will be ready wth some even better music1 next year on the night before Nor- mal closes for the Christmas holi-I days. That's the Belvedere, said the handsome young shopkeeper polite- ly. There was a chilly silence. Then the young woman drew herself cold- ly erect, lixed him with an lcY Stare and asked again: -. Er-and can you recommend the Belva? it was on the night of Decem- 21, 1921. Do you remember the wind blew and the frost bit! lingers and toes if you ven-I AN ACTIVE Y. W. C. A. I i Viola Almony. Sr. I. ' Service is the watchword of the .Y. IV. C. A. this year. Early in the fall the young men students decid- meetings which are devoted to the ihigher purposes and ideals of life. 'Regular meetings are held every Sunday evening at seven o'clock. A .spirit of good fellowship and devo- tion attracts the girls and boys in large numbers. Aside from the us- ual song and devotional service. special programs are given when outside speakers address the group oz' local Y. W. talent is used. Wednesday evening of each week qfrom seven-dfteen to seven-forty-ive :Rev Henry Lee conducts a Bible Jclass. He has been giving a very interesting and thorough study of ithe Book of St. John. The group of ,students attending these meetings 'show that they really appreciate the itine work Rev. Lee is doing for lthem. . . In former years the first part of ,the school assembly period was giv- ien to Chapel service, but this year Lit was decided that that time would ,not be convenient. As usual the Y. ,W. president, Miss Albert, came to the aid of the girls and ohfered to conduct Chapel services every Tues- day and Thursday from 8.30 to 8.-L5 Attendance at these services is ex- zpected. y The Y. W. has found another lfield for service. With the closing rot the school supply room, the stu- idents had to visit Towson for school inecessities. This was an opportuni- ,ty to make an investment that has ,resulted in a booming stockroom business. I Candy! Candy! The organiza- tion has attempted to supply the de- mand of the girls' sweet tooth by lselling candy in the dormitory. Do fthe girls like this idea? Watcn their expression when they are told l ithe new supply of candy will be in inext week. The biggest enterprise on hand lnow is the coming Y. W. play. The .cast will present A Kentucky Belle. February 10. admission ,thirty-five A ed to join with the girls in their! Xa jcents. In this play COIOHQI Mcyil, ilen and an unknown lineman are in ,love with Isabelle Douglas, Isa. belle decides to stake her future on her favorite race horse. If the horse wins, she intends to marry.. Come and see which one she mar- ries! Q MENTAL YARDSTICKS. The old adage, Every day brings something new, surely is trug gf 'Education Each term schedule for 'Senior III brings some new course lover which we all scratch our heads land try to imagine what it can be ,like. Really, we thought we had Estudied something of every phase of lliducation but still our new sched- iule showed Ed. M. What can fthis possibly mean, was the question in each girl's mind. We made all sorts of vague guesses until at last the time came for our drst lesson in this unknown subject. i Here it was that we found the real meaning of Ed. M. -Educa- -tional Measurements. At iirst we thought ourselves terribly ignorant not to have known what the letters meant but. oh! how relieved we were when Miss Birdsong. our instructor. told us that it was a very new course in the field of education. i The aim of this course is to ex- tamine and learn to give reliable sand standard ways of measuring the intelligence of pupds. After sever- al very interesting discussions and .experiments we found teacher's -marks to be very inaccurate. The ,same teacher will, at various times, igrade the very same paper different- ily. Her marks will show Huctua- ftions. Some conditions which con- ltribute to the inaccuracy of a ,teacher's marks are errors due to tthe unequal value of questions and ithe neglect of the rate of doing lwork. We can readily see then that there is a great need for some stand- .ard by which the teacher may test her pupils. - There are at present many stand- -ardized tests, among which are The LBinet Simon Test, Monroe's Silent fReading Test, and The Courtis Si- lent Reading Test, No. II. We have been discusing these tests, us- iing the following reference books: Qlleasuring the Results of Teach- ing-Monroe, Intelligence of School 'Children-Terman, Modern Educa- tion-Parker, and How to Measure -Wilson and Hoke. : Later on in our course Sr. III lexpects to do some laboratory work fin the Practice School. Watch tor lour experiments in the next issue? I MARGUERITE STONER. '22. 3 Miss Dowell: Wh:-' do plants fbreathe carbon dioxide? 1 Brice Maxwell: Because they fhaven't got anything else to do. i YOU ' - ii i I Q 2 r 5 2 2 1 S 1 3 1 l 4 4 I F p in I , X! I' sg ce- . X cation Is A per, Education In Youth E SONS Grams, Asset lu-apt mg Dividends .' vor 1-nl. El C FEBRUARY, 1922 ' 'Q:'.k2S.'st.':.f:'..':s:'.2?..51?isuizifiaifhe MQW i 7 SZIAZ.---3g5:,1-flfg JL..- TLV' ' ii-T L- 1 ' A A-An' M 0' NLEAVES FROM THE HISTORY A GLEE CLUB CONCERT. FOUNDERS DAY AT THE OF M. S. N. S. M. S. N. S. . one of our groups Ur. 41, which is working up the history of the Normal School in digging UD ma' terial in the State Library at Annap- olis found a bound volume of the Educational Magazine and Family Monthly, Devoted to Popular In- struction and Literature. A publl- cation which was issued monthli' during the year of 1868. Among the weighty accounts of educational progress in Maryland were found the following. which will be of interest not only to our stu- dent body, but to former graduates. From the issue for May, 1867, we quote the, account of a spelling , match: . A SPELLING MATCH. ' The young ladies of Grammar School No. 2 challenged the young gentlemen of Grammar School No. 1,ADistrict No. 1, Washington Co.. to a battle in spelling, it ii' ii i' 'F . This arrangement being agreed upon, the battle was commenced at 2 o'clock P. .M. and lasted three hours. At the conclusion it was considered a draw fight, there be- ing .five on each side surviving, hav- ing,.spelled correctly 13,000 words. There was no one on either side over fifteen years of age and one of the victorious champions was a lit- tle lad of nine. rl wonder how well the present Normal School students could have competed with these grammar school pupils in- 1867! M. JONES, Jr. A. K. D. Beribboned, plaited pigtails And middies inside out Long skirts on the thin ones And short skirt on the stout Mary had a little lambg And evening gowns afright Not many will forget A. K. D.'s initiation night. Now: ' The curling iron is put to use The short skirts grow still shorter The evening gowns that were a fright Will do their duty on Saturday night For you will see A. K. D.'go To trip the light fantastic toe In the Music Hall at M. S. N. S. And, believe me, the fun will be the . bestest. Per A. K. D. i 5 Everybody enjoys tl GIGS Club Concert, especially one given by col- lege boys. Old students and friends of our school will experience a thrill of anticipation when they learn that once more the Johns Hopkins Musi- cal Club will give us one of their! charming evenings on March 3. Music, instrumental and vocal: choruses and dances are some of the things that we have come to expect. The Normal School Assembly Hall is not only beautiful, but commo- dious, and be confidently hope to see it filled to overflowing on this- night. The public is cordially in- vited to enjoy with us a delightful evening. Tickets on sale now at the nominal sum of 35 cents. Be sure to come. ELEMENTARY DOING-S. This time we will tell of the work of the very lowest grades in the school. The little people of the nrst and second grades have made a set of rules to govern their be- havior on the street cars. Is not this interesting? 1. Do not talk to the motorman. 2. Give old ladies seats. ' Give ladies with babies seats. Give old men seats. 3. Be quiet and orderly. 4. Don't go in front of the cars. Look before getting on. . Have right change. 7. Wait until car stops before get- ting off. They also have been writing poetry, real poetry, in the Second Grade. These are some of the pieces composed by the Second Grade chil- dren: 5. 6 Once a great, brave snowman Stood upon the snow Watching the little snowflakes go. I never saw a snowman brave as the one in our yard. JACK BYRNE, 2nd G. Pretty little snowflakes Falling from the sky, So tender and so light, So tiny and so bright. HELEN RAINE, 2nd G. Little snowballs in the air, Flying, Whizzing everywhere. JACK BYRNE, 2nd G. Seven little snowflakes Coming in a row To the land of snow. FRANCES RULLMAN, ind G. -I Mrs. M. A. Newell tells of early days. Fifty-six years ago. January 15. 1866, the' Maryland State Normal School first opened its doors. With eleven students and one teacher, the work began in a small room on the second fioor of Red Men's Hall on Paca Street, adjacent to the Lexing- ton Market. Mrs. Newell paid a glowing trib- ute to the wisdom and foresight of Dr .Van Bokkelen and Dr. M. A. Newell, whose untiring efforts led to the establishment of the school which was to be the keystone ip the arch of common school educa- tion in the State of Maryland. She urged the. students to appre- ciate their' advantages today. and to realize that, although there is now nothing tangible left, of, the old school, the same ideals which in- spired the founder still live and grow in his worthy successor. January 20, 1922. Miss Alice Munn, State Normal School, Towson, Maryland. 3 Dear Miss Munn: 3 I am greatly interested to know that you are launching a school journal at' 'the Maryland Normal School. l have been impressed with the splendid development that is go- ing on at Towson. It seems to me that the institution, is gneeting. with un- usual success in 'its efforts to prepare competent teachers for the schools of Maryland. Personally, I'believe that this is the highest form of ser- vice that any educational institution can render. The welfare of the State and Nation depends upon good teachers not only in a few schools but in all schools: not only in the towns and cities but in the open country: not only in the high school or the primary school, but on all lev- els of instruction. The respect of the public for the work of the teach- er is gl'0WiHg. Successful effort in this field is receiving more extend- ed recognition and more attractive material rewards than ever before. Young men and young women who wish to enter a profession of which the keynote is service may well con- sider the opportunities that teach- ing now offers. I am confident thai these opportunities are not excelled by any other occupation. Cordially yours, ' - . ' L AYV. C. BAGLEY. x 3 5 fo 0 49 ' fffff' '1f'J,,, . Q- M-sg BUIOK MOTOR OAKS E , - - ' W ir ' YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson F, B. 85 M. L. PORTS, Props. Fowson 525 ....-.......T... ..-- . .. K.----- .-Ag!-LM Compliments of The t Black 8 Decker Mfg. Co. Twgggtueighu, Md, I I ' TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP 6'ancy'Cakes, Plea, Pastries 1-3 Cream Sodas L. W. HELD dc SONS -fi Towson 104 ILGENFRITZ 1 SI. FU-.IKIIESG STRI-Il-I'l' -'lrtlstlr l'hotoagraphf'r JR. II-PSYCHOLOGY. Grace Harper.. WHY D0 INDIVIDUALS DIF- FER? We have learned in our Psychol- ogy Class, through experiments that all individuals are alike in that they profit by practice: that they show greater gain at the beginning of practice than at any later timeg and that the rate of improvement is ir- regular, some periods showing re- markable gain, others a decided drop in the learning curve, and a decrease in improvement. In study- ing individuals, we find they diner as to initial efficency, final efficien- cy, and the amount of improvement resulting from any amount of prac- tice. Let us now consider the causes of these individual differences. We may think of a human being first of all, as being produced by the two factors, heredity and environment. He is only a living organism that reacts to any situation that confronts him in life. The situations in his environment are the immedate causes of his reactions and the laws of the organism determine what ,those reactions will be. We may say again, that situation tenviron- mentl is the cause of a reaction but the innate make-up of the individ- ual theredltyl determines what the reaction shall be. In teaching chil- dren, we must consider that heredity and environment, the make-up of the child, have a great tendency to promote or hinder the growth of their intellectual power. The two factors mentioned, hered- ity and environment, are important in studying the individual differences of children. It is important that we know something of these causes of individual differences, because we obtain a better knowledge of just what the child is capable of do- ing dally, in his school work, Still there is another reason why individuals differ: that is because of previous training. Trainng may be thought of in this connection as the habits which the individual has ac- cumulated irom previous experi- CIICCS. Those having previous training 'plus original nature, given them by this heredity, are endowed with a higher initial and final efhcency. ,Every time we react to u situation Iwi- add to and strengthen our men- tul make-up. So what wc do at any moment in lite, is due to these three i'ucLm's, the situaton confrontng us. our own original nature, inherited from our ancestors, and our own ac- :quirr-d habits thc result of previous :a'XIlf4l'l6'IlCPl-B. School Supplies :tt HERGEN RATHER 'S I r DOES PSYCHOLOGY HELP ,US IN EVERY PHASE OF LIFE? Although having had but a short course in Psychology, one can see how it does help us in every phase and mode of life. The most important place of psy- chology is in the teaching and train- ing of children. This is true of both home and school life. No teacher can do effective or successful teach- ing without applying psychology. The knowledge of psychology helps the teacher to understand different types of children, how to deal with these children, and how to control and develop the various instincts in the right way. She can determine if a child is accomplishing what he is capable of by giving intelligence tests. Then if a child is doing poor work, by giving him various tests and by close observance she can find out whether he is mentally or phy- sically deficient, if it is lack ot in- terest or if she herself is to blame. In this way she not only helps the child but improves her teaching. Moreover, psychology is the great- est aid tous in all our studies chief- ly because we are able to reason wisely, have better judgment, and use the most efliclent methods of learning. If it is a help to pupils, and at help to teachers training children, it is of greater importance that the mother who has the care and mold- ing of the child from birth should know psychology. The child's life in the hands of the mother is like the clay and marble in the hands of the sculptor. As, the sculptor needs his technique to accomplish something beautiful and be success- ful so also does the mother need that technique in the training of children which psychology furnishes her. Therefore if it is a help to teach- ers, to pupils, to our associates, and to mothers, it is a help to all of us in every day life. I GUESS I ALWAYS WILL. When I was just real little, l always wondered why The cat could purr, the dog could bark And I could laugh and cry. I wondered how the wind could blow, And how the frogs could jump, And when I saw a camel, first, I questioned, Why the hump? I didu't see how birds could slug With such a little mouth, And what the grown-up people meant By nm-th, east, west and south. So on I came from day to day, Climbing lll'e's steep hill, Always asking questions, And I guess I always will. Spa-,-tal imcounr, ro I-'orinal wltwlontsi l llIIli-Q-81111 Butterfly Hair Nets ---By Harriet Luby- THE ORIOLE 5 BEAUTIFUL LAND OF SAND SYNOPSIS OF THE VIKING EVERY DAY APPETIZERS. UNE PLAY. i- D S' ... The Girl-Well, I guess I have a if A Scene I-Queen telling her dream right to tell everything I know if I When the poet said, ln this land to the Iiing. W-ant to! , ,Of 0Ul'S Scene II-The baby is brought be- The Boy-aSh-h-h. you have told 101111 5nd yfiflme Saud as Well as fore King Halfdan. more than that already. Bowers- Scene III--Olaf and Harold in the 1 Nobody lied! When the biologist said. with his eye on his text. That the country was the place to find insects. Nobody lied! But whoever said. Over land and sea, 'Puckum' is the very best place to be. Somebody lied! Now don't be mistaken, or don't be mislead, 'Cause Trickle's alright when her head's in bed. go to bed down here with the iVe chicks And rise in the morning between tive and six! And the kids'i over here are strong ' and clever. All in the same boat. you know- birds of a feather! t ere's dear Uncle Joey. with his pun and his prance, we go over there and Play cards and dance Until almost 10.30. Then home- ward we go Shut up and go to bed just like this you know. M. S. N. S. Senior. '22 But And WHAT ENGLISH SHALL WE TEACH IN THE PRIMARY GRADES? As teachers. going out to work in the elementary schools of Maryland. it is necessary that we understand something of the nature of the small child and the kind of stories that he will enjoy. In considering the stories for the elementary school. we first con- sidered fairy stories. We dis- cussed the values of fairy stories. the kind of storfes that should be chosen for early grades and then for two or three days turned the class into a story telling group and reveled in the beauties of Grimm. Pierault and Dasant. After we had devoted a day or two to the discussion of hero tales and myths. we told some of these stories in class, trying to make be- lieve that We were mere little chil- dren listening to the wonderful ad- ventures of Pandora or Arachue. R. B., Sr. IV. woods telling stories. Scene IV-Harold makes himself a spear-head. Scene V-Harold tells of his fight with a hungry wolf. Scene YI-Harold is made King when he is ten years old. Scene VIII-Harold's messengers before Gyda. Scene VIII-Harold and Gyda's wedding feast. HAIR PINS. Estelle Haines. Of all sex injustices. I think the hair pin is the limit-and any girl who has had any experience with these weapons will back me in this statement. In t?'e first place-they have a most successful way of losing them- selves-particularly those innocent looking invisibles. and once lost. fhev're lost! Having successfully ,secreted themselves in some un- thought of nook-they may be the cause of a declaration of War-for you always declare that your room- mate has taken them-and nine times out of ten. she has! But at any rate. they manage to break up any domestic tranquility that exists. Then. those huge wire spikes that we have to wear! lYhen seated com- fortably in church. did you ever feel one going straight through your head. and you just felt that if you didn't soon get your hat off, the ushers of the church would be es- corting you to the Sheppard-Pratt? Does a man ever have to suffer this agony? Of course not.-he doesn't have to wear the animals Ilthink of all the species, the bone ones are really the kindest. they're not so very easy to lose, and they are a little careful about how they stick you-but they do manage to get broken so easily. and they cost money. What do men have to spend money for. anyhow, they don't use haiipins or nets? I don't know who invented hair- pins-but whoever did surely had a wicked grudge against woman-kind. There must be a more humane way of keepin' one's hair in place than by the use of those cruel wires and bone implements. After I finish Normal, I intend to devote the re- mainder of my life to the scientiiic study of hairpins. and I'm sure if I am successful in inventing some less painful method of managing contrary hair. my name will be in Who's Who In Americof' or else girls are mighty ungrateful Wretches. The time of day I do not tell As some do by the clock, Or by the distant chiming bells Set on some steeple rock: But by the progress that I see In what I have to do. It's either Done O'clock to me. Or only Half past Through. -John Kendrick Bangs. Junior-Are all blondes deceitful? Senior-Can't say. old dear, I know only six. Did you say your girl suffers from sinking spells? 'tYes. she sinks every cent I get. Peg Itnyre. standing in the rear of a trolley car, said to the conduc- tor: . May I get otf this end? Conductor: Why certainly: both ends stop at the same time. WORTH GOING AFTER. They tell me that I'm lazy, But this I do insist, That I'll never be so lazy That I'il throw my girl a kiss. IT IS NOT .-ILXVAYS EASY apologize. begin over. To To To take advice. To be unseliish. To admit error. To face a sneer. To be considerate. To be charitable. To avoid mistakes. To endure success. To keep on trying. be broad-minded. forgive and forget. profit by mistakes. think and then act. To make the best out of little. keep out of the rut. shoulder deserved blame. maintain a high standard. To To To To To To To To recognize the silver lining. But it always pays. THE YEILED PROPHET. I left a valuable umbrella in here at lunch time today, said the man. I wonder if any of you waiters found it? YVere there any identification marks on it? asked the restaurant manager. Yes, I think it had some initials on the handle, but I can't remember .whose they were. 6 THE ORIOLE EXHIBIT OF CHILDREN 'S BOOKS. The Story Tellers League of Bal-' timore City is planning an exhibit of 47Y'ildren's books to be held in the Peabody Art Gallery of Baltimore. from November 23 to December 4. A number of publishers have been good enough to send children's books for this exhibit. The exhibit will be open each day from 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. and the public is cordially invited t0 attend. A bibliography of children's books has been pre- pared. Miss Osborne and Miss Stone of our school, are on the committee for preparing a bibliograohv of books to be read to and by children. SOME OF OUR EXCHANGES. 1. The Oriole, Baltimore City College. 2. Eastern Echoes, E. H. S.. Baltimore. R. YVestward Ho, YV. H. S., Baltimore. f 4. The Collegian, St. John's College. Annapolis. 5. The Courant, Hyattsville, Maryland. 6. The Talisman, Ballard H. S., Seattle. T'Vash. 7. The Carolinianf' Denton H. S.. Denton, Md. 8. Central High School, Wash., D. C. 9. The Owl, VVestminster High, Westminster. 10. Union News. Towson, Md. 11. Bel Air Times, Bel Air, Md. 12. 'Aberdeen Enterprise, Aber- deen, Md. 13. VVestminster Times, VVes.t- minster, Md. 14. Salisbury Advertiser, Salis bury, Md. J UNIORS ! Don't you hear the voice of our' Oriole? It calls to you. lt Wants yon. It needs you! How can you pass it by? It sings of all the things about us. Are you not interested in them? They are so beautiful and our Oriole is just as beautiful. The Oriole flutters over us once a month, in fact, it is about us always. The Seniors heard it call and answered it. but so far the Juniors have not added any great quantity or quality to the poor hird's voice. Without your help, dear Juniors, our Oriole can- ELEMENTARY HAPPENIN GS. How quickly the past month has gone in the Elementary School! There are so many interesting plans being worked out all the time, that 'every one is kept busy. Have you Lbeen keeping up with the Elemen- tary School lately? lf not, just read a few events which have been going on there, On Tuesday, October 30, Miss Buckley's classes, the third and fourth grades. gave aHallowe'en party,i nthe Elementary Assembly of the Elementary School from one to two o'clock. Invitations were sent to Miss Stone, the teachers, 'and the First and Second grades. At the beginning of the party the chil- ,dren were seated on the door while they sang a Hallowe'en song and 'listened to a story. Then the chil- dren played games out doors. Soon every one was invited in to have re- freshments. We all had a lovely time at this party. Don't you wish you could have been there? I suppose you saw the health play given by the lower grades, under t'-e direction of Miss Carey. Miss Carev came to us from a child's health organization, and planned a nlav with the children, which would initiate an interest in health educa- tion. ln. the play the children sang songs which told of health rules to be obeyed every dav. The first grade children cleverly represented little children going to bed early with windows open. The second grade children drank milk and the third grade said they ate oatmeal everyday. The fourth grade repre- sented school children, while the fifth grade represented the vegeta- ble men. The children had very lit- tle work on this play, in fact, only about three ten minute rehearsals. Doesn't it seem interesting that the children gain more knowledge of the health rules from this .form of plav activity than reading facts from books? On Friday evening, November 3, the monthly meeting of the Te-Pa- Chi Club was held in the Elemen- tary Assembly. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mr. Sneeringer. Miss Tall gave a'talk on differences in skill, attitudes, ideals and the physical characteris- tics of the child. It is the business of the school and the home to lead to a steady growth along QI of these ilines. For example, the Salutation not he H Deffeffl SOUSSIOF- D0n'b'of the dag should become to children forget your duty! Why not estab- lish a name for yourselves by being a 100 per cent. friend of the Oriole in our December issue? Remember it's calling you Juniors, and you and you. Betty Worthington, Advertising Manager, '23. Ia ceremony in honor of some worthy ,citizen ot' our country. Another good point brought out in this talk was that all children should know parliamentary procedure. Children lshould begin in the lower grades to conduct meetings, assuming all re- sponsibilities. Then too, the child 1 :should early begin to have civic re- sponsibility in caring for the ap- pearance of school property and keeping the grounds in good condi- tion. Courtesy and responsibility should be developed in the very young child. If a child of twelve rises when some one older than he enters the room, waits quietly for sonic privilege, gives his seat in a crowded place to some older per- son, then we know that this child has had training in courtesy in his younger life. The parents were given outlines of desirable habits and attitudes for good citizenship in the Elementary School, with the request that they check and return these to Miss Stone within the next few days. From these outlines a list of desirable habits and attitudes is to be made. The teachers and parents will work together with the children and form new plans or improve old ones to henetit the school. On Friday, November 10, we cele- brated Armistice Day in the Elemen- tary School. Among the important events of this celebration was the flag salutation, singing patriotic songs, and a talk by Miss Cooley. ln the third grade, iMiss Hillhouse teacher,J the children are going to work out an interesting history pro- ject. If you Walk in this room you will see logs sawed in a pile of uni- form lengths and other logs to be lsawed. The children are going to make a log cabin. If you think they're not good carpenters and in- terest is lacking, then just take a peep in the third grade room some morning between eleven thirty and twelve o'clock. The fourth grade Wrote a Viking play in history class. They present- ed the play to the Elementary School on Monday, November 13. I have told you some of the hap- pening in the Elementary School. This is a happy, as well as a busy place, and one in which we find an interesting place to work. As time goes on the problems progress into units of' successful work. Elizabeth Anderson, Sr. I. Mandy, what is the name of your boy? Hallud, the woman replied. How'd you come to name him that? It's an odd name. No, sah! she replied with ve- hemence. Dat's not an odd name, it's out of the Bible-whar it said 'Hallud be Thy name. ' Mother, said a little boy, these trousers are too tightg they're tighter'n my own skin! Now, my boy, you know that isn't so. It is so too. I can sit down in my skin, but I can't sit down in these trousers! , . +51 DELTA BETA DELTA. Established 1870. Colors: Crimson and Gold. Flower: Poppy. The D. B. D.'s are jolly, Kind, loving, and sincere, Their ideals high, and growing With each succeeding year. What is the criteron for mem- bership in the Delta Beta Delta so- rority? When selecting the pros- pective members of the sorority the Council considers the following characteristics-congenialiity, initia- tive, refinement and good moral char- acter. These ualifications are nec q n essary in order to meet the aims of! the sorority some of which are: to promote comradeship among the students, and to serve as an inspira- tion to its members in their work and social life. in which the make them feel their aims are realized. You noticed ils? You must know more about them if you wish to understand what the name implies. Read this con- versation which once ensued be- tween his Satanic Majesty and the Spirit of the Normal School. The Devil-- Rumor hath it, Sir Spirit, that there is a tribe of girls at your school bearing my name, If this be true it pleaseth me much. Tell me more that I may communi- cate with them. The Spirit iasidej- Hal He really thinks this sorority worships and executes his worldly interests. fAloud-J. Thou knowest Beelzebub that in their noblest moments men spurn thee-yet there is a some- thing about thee which continually fascinates them. Canst tell what it is? It is thy persistent energyg the fact that thou wilt move heaven and earth to accomplish thine ends. Lis- The many activities Devils participate to some extent that not altogether 'un- their name-- Dew this is how these girls are like thee -only in pursuit of their ideals and desires, and not the least important ot these is fun. But ha! not the fun your Majesty instigates. Thy name Devil, implying as it does, persis- tence, is an incentive, not an aspi- ration. If, said Miss Van Bibber, you rhyme the facts of history it will help you remember them. For in- stance, 'In fourteen hundred ninety two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.' That will help you to remem- ber the date of the discovery of America. Next day she said: Mr. Sacra, when did Columbus discover Amer- ica? In, fourteen hundred ninety- three, Columbus sailed 'the dark blue sea, was his answer. Fountain Pens at HERGENRATHER 'S ten! MajeSty, Wince if thou wilt-Q THE HISTORY CLUB. The History Club of the Maryland State Normal School met for the first time on October 7, 1921. This year the aim of the club is to study historical Maryland. At each meet- ing a talk is given about a county by some one representing his local- ity. It is very interesting to learn of the old homes, mansions, churches that are in our own State, that we could easily visit if we just knew where to find them. The data col- lected at each meeting is kept on file. During the last month of the year the club will reorganize th,e material in order to make a guide book for the people touring the State. In connection with the History Club we have a museum. Here will be found old spinning wheels, can- dle molds, old papers, letters, bits of lace, silver spoons, pictures and other things of interet. Many times in the teaching of history in the Elementary School these articles are used to illustrate and make real the times and customs which they repre- sent. Excursions are frequently taken to Historical Museums and historical places. The President of the Club is Marie Frantz, of Baltimore Countyg vice- president, Naomi Pritchett, of Balti- more Countyg secretary and treas- urer, Mary Margaret Mills, of Dor- chester County. Miss Pritchett is keeper of the museum. There are students from the fol- lowing Counties in the club: Dor- chester, Frederick, Kent, Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Wicomico, Cal- vert, Harford, Queen Anne, Somer- set, Anne Arundel, Talbot and Mont- gomery. M. M. MILLS, NE. '22. Any material of historical worth from Maryland will be very gladly received. Help us make Maryland shine! ARMY AND NAVY. Upon a certain occasion Gen. Sher- man was the guest of honor at a banquet, after which a reception was held. Among the line of peo- ple who filed in and out to shake hands with the great war hero, Gen- eral Sherman perceived a face that was very familiar, but which he could not place. Who are you? he asked the man, apologetically aside, as he wel- comed this guest heartily. The man blushed and murmured behind a deprecatory hand: Made your shirts, sir! Ah, of course, exclaimed the General loudly, turning to the re- ceiving committtee behind him. Gentlemen, allow me to present Major Shurtz! F. W. SCHNAUFER 8 SON Ideal Dry Goods, Notions, Ladw' and Gents' Furnishing Store 527 York Road - Towson, Mai. Table Delicacies- enonen H. sfrmsnn, Towson, biaifylumwir A few real bargains in small Farms Very Easy Terms FRED C. JONES, Darlington, Md. Phone Darlington l-7-F-11. Victor Victrtilas and Victor Recmwllf- Exclusively THOS. A. CAULFIELD dl SON owmcs, Mn. Start a Savings Account with A THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLANI Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFAGTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Maniffacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry Educate Your Boys and Girls. ie keep a Bank Account THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK TowsoN, MARYLAND The Bank with the Clock and Chimes Safety! Service! Be Thrifty! Save your money and invest with THE BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK TOWSON, Mn. -. ,Yr ' 'Q' 't :ff THE ORIOLE i l'UnLIsHED MONTHLY , ,,,A,.,,., 31' 'rum STUDENTS or 'rms M.xi:v.I D lwl I mm- srivrn NORMAL sci-toot.. I eff? T , N , TOWSON. Mp. g FM' f ' i -A , 5 f .-e --,4, - l 'Q 1 s1u:i.tzusHAwN - .tm-t.,-time nut-.T E KL it lit ucf1:nTHYJUM1' . ,ul Q A gf r fb Vi Wi N1'Vll.I,ACALLAH.'LN T- HU'Hi'l l Mele- l , -' tx l e1:l:'rH.x WOOD - - Business liar.. A - T K FEBRUARY 111-is .A A ' HA .A , W . ..- 2 ' y V. - -ln- : fi UP. . - ll j A LETTER-.IGB THE ORIOLEU g i' lil.-1 - j! Ig. .... l gm, --.el ,Ai fF'rom Professor Charles H. Farns-5 wif f f , lr, T ' 4 ,J worth, Teachers College. Columbia, , Spam t?niversity.J,, 7 E A note from Miss Shurtz a fewi g P fa weeks ago made the request that 1 send the ORIOLE a letter on School illusic. The pleasant memories of Miss Shurtz's work would naturally make me comply with this wish but E am also impelled by looking over the clever little paper itself. It shows enterprise and enthusiasm, two qualities that go so long a way towards success. I was glad to notice the allusions to music, especially to mas singing. People are too much think of music ag, only is ' is one of of ,, V umviliss an us out oggaggselves and for the time being, un er its influence, we forget our own petty ambitions and likes and dislikes and live for a few mo- ments in an ideal world. We know that is not only enjoyable but bene- dcial from the fact that when the music stops we feel refreshed and ready to go to work with new zest. But such supreme moments in .music require not only very effec- tive musical perfogmance of truly artistic music but require perception and sensitiveness on the part of the listener, two conditions that we are not always able to combine. And while we are constantly striving to improve our knowledge and percep- tion of music so that we can make this artistic use .4 more common 5-i perhaps more rate, and that is a language. We speak of language as a means oc' expressing ideas but ideas are the Christ- iiwliued wfhearth singing of a congregation has an art. ltl the noblest art it takes of it there is still use of music which important to culti- the use of music as not the end of language-5 they are-i tht- means of awakening in the hear- er feelings and reactions that will cause him to respond in the way thc' speaker wishes. Music is just such a language wx- cept that it does nothave to work through concrete ideas, that is thora- of the external world, but through 4'YllSll1il ideas of which wr- are not .wrlinarily f'0IlSf'ltlllS. We art- null' sua... .rua .tl ,. af.. mn- mn! iaware of their effect upon us. This I 4 I lis after all the ultimate end of lan-' fguage itself. , For instance, during the war, how lthe mass singing of patriotic songs ifused all the feelings of every per- ison into an impulse of love and loy- lalty -to one's country. No ordinary ilanguage could have produced a fstronger effect. The same is true in religious exercises. How much the to do with the consciousness of the truth and worth of the religious feelings that they are expressing. , lContinued in the next issue.l Q FULL STEAM AHEAD! - In spite of Blizzards that stop the :usual work of the country and cause lmen to lose their time as well as i ltheir tempers, our principal stays at 'the helm. The most important thing that she is directing at pres- ,ent is the presentation of a charm- fing wall picture of the two Normal 1School buildings to the High Schools ot' the State. The plan has been lto write to the principal of each High School and say that the stu- ,dents have appointed one ot' their jnumber from his school to appear at fan assembly on a certain date, if ,he thinks it worth while. The prin- ,cipals have been most courteous and 'appreciative and have co-operated to ithe utmost. even to the selection of ftho space where the picture shall hang. Their letters show splendid 1-sprit de corps which means worthwhile contacts for the Normal School and the State. The presen- tation students takc the pictures to thc schools when they go homo fm- week-end vacations. Miss Tall hopes to have picturcs in one hun- ,dred lligh Schools by the end of March. The presentation of thc picturcs is indeed a part of the In- rrcascd l-Enrollment Vampaign, ho- rausc it is conducted by the students. i I l i . i 1 l i I I As a part of the Campaign ,these members of the staff, Misses Dow- ell, Van Bibber, Munn, Birdsong and Mr. Dunkle will tour the 'State in March. Our principal expects to attend the Chicago Meeting of the Depart- ment of Superintendence. The Na- tional Council of Normal 'School Presidents meets February 24 and 25. The Department meetings will he held the following week. Just now the Legislative cam- paign to secure a new dormitory for the Normal School is on and this is claiming a great deal of Miss Tal1's time. The Alumni Association, the Tepachi Club, the Towson Town Club and the students are urging the Legislature to continue the plan that was originally made when the school was built. The combined ad- ministration and teaching building, which will provide for thefinstruc- tion of 600 students, was built as a complete unit. The present dormi- tory was constructed as the first unit of a group, to -be duplicated or added to when the conditions so re- quired. Has not this time arrived? Look for a moment at the enrollment for the past three years and the proposed enrollment for the next two years: 1919-20-130 Students 1920-21-234 Students 1921-22-380 Students 1922-23--500 tProposedJ 1923-24-600 tProposedj The Normal School Students think that the time has arrived and in or- der to help make the campaign suc- cessful, they are going to Annapolis. Here they will camp on the trail of the Legislators so that Governor Ritchie's GOO strong .will have suitable surroundings in which to do efficient work. B. A. W., '22, C. E. CAULK Dealer ln Automobile Tires and Accessories Oils and Greases Telephone No. 16 SHAlll l'0WN, MD. You Need Fruit. We Need Money. lluy From Us. Q THE CRAFT CLUB Why of course I have to com- 3 7 WHAT. snobnb TIBACHERS 'rnncm Should I teach children or should ln teach lessons? What a. stupid question! How can you teach lessons without teach- ing them to somebody? There is only -one answer: you teach both children and lessons. Yes, I have heard before that this question is stupid, but some- how it won't let me go. Suppose I ask it in another form: Which should'I care most about, the chil- dren or the Course of Study? I ' I don't know what you mean? Well, which troubles me most, whether my pupils fail to grow, or whether I get behind on the Course -of Study? plete the Course of Study. That's what 'it's for. It tells me how far I have to go in a.term. I mustn't let my pupils fall behind. Then which are you thinking most about, your pupils and how they get on, or the Course of Study and whether it is completed? - I don't seem to get your mean- iing? My pupils get on as fast as they should when they keep up with the Course of Study. ' Then you think about your pu- pils' work to see if they are keep- ing up with the Course of Study and for- nothing' else? I suppose so. Ylfhat else should I think about? Does the Course of ,Study in- clude all that your pupils should learn in school? How do I know? I teach as best I can whatever is in the Course of Study. I don't think it's my bus- iness to go beyond that. Is there any dilierence between learning history and learning to like history? Y Certainly, though I think one who learns his history well is more likely to like it. 'Which do you teach, history or to like history? ' I-Iistoryf' Do you care whether the chil-I dren like it or not? f ' ' Certainly I care, but I can't teach it. How can I make them to like his- tory if they don't? E Have you ever tried? Yes, I've tried. That is. I have thought about it, but of course I can't makerthem like history or any of their lessons. I don't believe 1 ever exactly tried to make them like history. Did you ever make any of your pupils hate history? . I certainly never tried to do so -but some of- them did. l am afraid. p Arid-' you never tried to keep them from hating it? 1'll tell you what I think. 'There are many gthings for children to learn besides the lessons we teachers assign for them. To like history is only one among these. There are many oth- ers. And the trouble is, if We don't take care, that our children may learn them wrong, as a hate for his- tory. Now teachers who concern themselves about such things find their emphasis changing from les- Isons to children. They teach les- sons, yes, but they use the lessons as a conscious means to help the chil- dren. The way you answered my questions makes me fear that you are teaching lessons. but not chil- dren. I had never thought before of fsuch matters. What are those other things? And how can we teach them? WILLIAM HEARD KILPATRICK. Teachers College, l ISaI.nuel Slater and Providence in 11922, ig now listed. Next follows lthe list of original illustrations, some thirty-six in all. of early Rhode ls- land histDl'5'. such as How Weybos- ,set Street Got Its Name, Mrs. Mas- lsasqil Getting Ready for 'Thanks- giving, Captain VVhipple Passing the ,Gaspe-e, Burying the Printing Press land Rochambeau's Soldiers on What tis Now Camp Street. Then comes la list of maps and graphs construct- ,ed by the children after intensive istudy of the topography, population, cities and rivers. industry, agricul- fture, forestry, niaiiufacturing and lsummer hotels. , l Interesting papers follow on YVhy lRoger YVilliams Settled in Provi- ldence, The First Cotton Mill in IAn1erica, Our Hero's Diary tNathan- liel-Greenel, -Roger Williams' Diary. iThe Sharpshooter. Joseph Bucklin. 1 C0ll11I1bia UIliVel'SiII-'- 'Captain Lindsay Going to Provi- - JUDGING CLASS Room IN- s'1'RUc'r1oN. 2 The standard is based on the ac- tivities of the pupils. The impor-5 tant thing is not what the teacherf is doing but what the pupils are do-E ing. The most common criticism ofl our school practice is that it does! nothing but transmit facts: that it? does not develop the ability to think.Q Ing the above standard, the acquisi- tion of knowledge is made snbordi-E nate to the development in pupilsy of the power to work independently., intelligently and economically. Thef school should give a training for3 life that will lit the individual tof do well the thing he undertakes,! no matter what that thing may be.f As an illustration of this a fourth! grade class, ajter,some ten weeks of work, completed a project en- titled, Short Stories of Rhode Is- dence, Washington and Peggy Champlin at the Party, Esek Hop- kins the Brave Man, A Dialogue be- 'tween Roger YVillams and Waban in the Forest, and a Newport Lady's ,Diary in 1772. At the beginning of the undertak- ing two field trips were taken by the class to Prospect Terrace and Newtaconkanut Hill to give the chil- dren a bird's eye view of the histori- cal spots of the city. Later an- other trip was taken to the Esek 5Hopkius House, the children contrib- uting papers after each trip. The project anorded a. fresh pro- blem to the children, the solution of which was felt by them to be worth while. .Their class periods provided for the appreciation of the relative value of things. meaning the cultivation of good judgment. Successful living means good selec- ftion which depends on good judg- iment. Pupils need to learn a sub- g 'ject thoroughly and to talk and land which was made into a book 1015-,x8x1V2 inchesf freely illustrat-I ed by the children. The cover Wasi .write on topics without help from the teacher. This will cause them to organize subject matter. a desir- designed by a member of the groulxlable asset in life. being selecte dafter class competi- tion, the motif of the design being 'suggested by the dome of our own State Capitol. There is an acknowl- iledgment of the work of live coin- Amittees of children namelyg a map. Zan illustration toriginall, a print MISS ELLA SWEENEY. Asst. Supt. of Schools. Providence, R. I. Cornelia- Are von sure that 'the Qing. a neatness and a picture com ithinks of nothing but Youffn 5mittee. Next follows acknowledg- ,ment of help given the class by the, gteacher, the principal, the drawingg isupervisor, the librarian of the? neighborhood library, and the geog-? ,raphy and history experts from our, iNormal School. The dedication off ,the book to the principal of the gschool then follows. The table of, contents, the main headings beings 'Roger Ylfilliams. Nathaniel Greene. :The British in Newport. Commo-1 dore Vlihipple, The Burning of the Gaspee, YVashington and Rocham- beau. .Commodore Esek Hopkins. Catherine- I should say so! Hasn't he just lost his position be- cause he conldn't keep his mind on his work on account of thisnking of me? Mr. Raine- Here, -your letter is ,ove-rweight. f A Janet Duke-'tOver what weight? Mr. R.- It is too heavyg you jwill have to put another stamp on ,its Janet D.- Sure, and if I put another stamp on it, won't itrbe heavier still? GIRL SCOUTS. Hazel M. Wright, '23, Hikes, dances, rallies! Thays the way to win a Scout and any gil-1 who is interested in these activities will be only too glad tg meet the other scout requirements, This, the old scouts had in mind when they chose a wonderful day as well as entertaining games and delicious eats for a scout party hike. One Friday afternoon the scouts taking lead, promised all followers as good a. time as Nature could give. After, a long hike over the country, up hill, through meadows, and elsewhere, a. halt was made in a wooded land where streams rippled by the grassy grounds. Around large fires the whole bunch crowded to enjoy the tempting menu. The evening air was soon filled with harmonic t?l voices as everyone sang of the joys of the time. On Armistice Day the scouts, af- ter giving the salute and pledge of allegiance to the flag, led in the singing of the Star Spangled Ban- ner. This performance took place in front of the Administration Building at two minutes of twelve. October 7 was a day remembered by the old scouts as a fulfillment of the promise of a scouting trip to Camp Merrimarsh. This proved a Red Letter week-end to them. Al- though it rained, the fireplace was a cozy place where' an enjoyable morning was spent. The most in- teresting feature of the trip was the horseback riding, each girl taking her turn for rides. Mentioning eats-they could not be surpassed. The one big hope now is that the next camping trip will result in as happy a time. ' There was a dance given in the Auditorium which iwas enjoyed by the scouts and their guests. Every- one appreciated the work that Pa- trols I, V1 and - gave to make the evening a success. Patrols enjoy breakfast hikes- they are so characteristic of scouts. Early risers and swift walkers de- light in going to the woods and mak- ing big Iires over which to make a hearty breakfast. Everyone takes part in eating his full share. The Girl Scouts' Rally that was held at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore on Saturday, Decem- ber 17, was enjoyed by all of our scouts who attended. The total number of scouts present was one thousand. M. S. N. S. Scout organ- ization was represented by the Cap- tain and two other scouts. After the formation and roll call, salutes and singing of National songs fol- lowed. Merit badges were award- ed, after which all scouts took part in marching. For entertainment, the Western High School gave a play. This was followed by a ban- quet. There is a working side to our scout organization. An organization strong are we, Each day we do a turn To Be Prepared we all agree Respects and laws we learn. Right dress! We salute Miss Dowell as our captain! We have other otlicers toog business manager, secretary, treasurer, banner carrier and cheer leader. Proudly we say we have sixteen patrols, each feel- ing itself strongly bound by nine ambitious scouts. A leader and corporal, are all the necessary of- ficials of a patrol. We are not going to hesitate to sa we have dues which we willingly y . pay at our semi-monthly meetings- for money, you know, comes from the heart as well as the pockets of scouts. As a united group each member is working hard to pass the tender- foot, test which grades a girl as a second class scout. We can't tell how we are getting our uniforms ,but you'll be sur- prised when you see a scout organi- zation fully arrayed in khaki! It's a secret-and girl scouts keep se- crets! The girl scouts have a purpose For work they do each day But their reward is pleasure So the work to them is play. HISTORY. SENIOR ONE RESUMES REG- ULAR CLASSES. Senior One is again found in reg- ular classes. After twelve weeks in the practice school it is natural that they should be a bit rusty and a bit inclined to sit back and look on. Indeed, for the first few days they were as mum as oysters and rather given to assuming pained lexpres- sions at any attempt on the part of their teachers to arouse them from their lethargy. You see they found it hard to become ordinary subjects after so many weeks of sovereignty. But it was in history class that they were particularly lacking. Miss Van Bibber recognized the symp- toms and wishing to confirm her sus- picions before making a diagnosis, promptly woke them up by asking question numerous and sundry on current events. They woke up with a good, big start. They discovered to their astonishment that there was a disarmament conference sit- ting at Washington responsible for such bewildering terms as 4-Power Pact, Naval Holiday, and 5-5-3 ra- tio. They found too, that Lloyd George had finally succeeded in do- ing the impossible by presenting a , coax. at LUMBER co., Down's Wedding Invitations l JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. ohm-lee st., BALTIMORE treaty which the Sinn Feiners act- ually considered. After the first gasp which such breath-taking news brought forth, there was no holiday for Senior One. Everywhere were to be seen the erstwhile student teachers with ,newspapers in front of them, note- books to the right of them, maga- zines to the left of them eagerly searching for news. With what a shining light in their eye did they come back to History Class anxious to air their new-found knowledge. Miss Van Bibber was well nigh tbombarded with questions. Her ifacze was a study in self-control when some sweet, young thing in- nocently asked: What kind of a. law is Bonar Law? Even when this was followed by an equally in- nocent, Who is Dail Eirann? Did she preserve her equanimity, thus setting an admirable example to those few who were prone to show disgust at their classmate's ignor- ance? However not all of the time has been spent in Current Events. Sen- ior One has been deeply interested in the subject of civics and in find- ing such information as the mean- ing of Social Sciences and the names of Social Sciences and then finding out exactly what the terms juris- prudence and anthropology might be expected to mean. It was about this time that the encyclopedia sec- tion of the library looked like at bargain counter. This state of affairs' was fall ibrought about by a little plan which MissVStone presented to this devot- ed section during the first week. It looked quite simple-merely a mat- ter of working out an election that the practice school was to hold dur- ing the winter. But if Seniorl little thought that so commonplace an event as an election would cause any work on their part, they soon found out that what they did not know on this subject would amply fill several volumes. Now, however, the elaborate plan of procedure all worked out by Senior One has been given to Miss Stone and the class anxiously awaits the time when the election will take place. j. Senior One is in the running again' JANET DUKE, '22. Mr. McDaugh: Miss Shawn, what do you call the temp. when the ther- mometer is below zero? Miriam Shawn: Cold. ? ? 7 THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON' Dev-le1'S in C0al. Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies . ITOWSON, MD. RIDERWOOD, MD. ATHLETICS. Athletics? Oh yes, this is one of the main activities of the Normal School. The coming of our seven- teen boys has made a great advance in all athletic activities. The girls always had very good athletics, but not as much interest was taken or was there the feeling of friendly ri- alry which has come into it now. Besides we have started 'an Athletic Association this year. This has brought about a much greater in- terest. . People ask us why athletics are necessary in a school. If they could only hear Dr. Burdick's lectures on .'The Value of Play,' I feel sure they would soon find out. Indeed, he has made us see and feel how necessary these activities are, not only for old- er boys and girls, but for the small children as well. I-Ie has given us very valuable lectures on 'Public Health' and 'Prevention of Diseases! 'This comes in our course called Physical Education. In Physical Training we learn the different folk dances, story plays and games for the playground and school-room. We not only learn these games and dances, but make original ones. 'This is the part we like so well. Miss Cook always has us try out our games ln the class room ln order to find out it the game or play contains different values. Occasionally we see one of our story plays or games tried out in the Practice School. ' My! We .can hardly wait until school is over in the evening. This 'is the time we 'play more strenuous games such as soccer, end ball, vol- ley ball, basketball, relays, and ten- nis. Miss Gaffney certainly makes' us play hard, but we enjoy it all the more. One of the games for the girls which has just been started in the State ls soccer. We won the -first game of girls' soccer played in -Maryland. The game was played between Towson High School and Normal School and Out of the three with other High won two. Although not made a great Maryland State the score 1-0. games played Schools, Normal our girls have name for themselves in soccer yet. they mean to kick the ball with de- termination from now on. Soon the name and tame of the Normal Girls' Soccer team will be heard through- out the State. H We have had some very good vol- ley ball games. We have contested with Towson, Franklin, Randalls- town and Ellicott City High Schools. The games were all full of pep, and our girls fought Well even though they won only two of the games. But--practice makes perfect and they arecoming to the front yet. Watch them! The boys have their 'main athletic! activities after school. Mr. Toiuch- stone has made them work hard. ,Tlggtt Normal They see where they made their bad plays and with his help can correct them . In the early part of the scholastic year soccer was the sea- son's greatest activity. The game last of the season was played with Tome, score 1-0 in favor of their team, We will still think about those most exciting games held on our soccer iield. On the whole, the season was a success, even though we lost eight games out of eleven. We can safely predict, each game lost this season, is a stepping stone to games which we'll win in future seasons. Last, but far from least, comes the boys' basketball. These games are so exciting and ythrilling that our yells almost deafen anyone who is near M. S. N. S., while a game is being played. Our basketball sea- son so far has been successful. We have won two games out of four. Each and everyone of the players deserve credit for his splendid work, but, let's say, Three Cheers for Kirby, for he has made the most baskets so far. Let tus apply our State Motto: Cresclte et Multiplicaminf' to our Normal School which will in turn cause the advancement of our ath- letics in general. Our boys ands girls with great suc- cess Have helped athletics to progress, So with this year, long may it last may as years go past, stronger, and you say, what? Athletic Day. E. W., '23. JUNIOR V-HYGIENE. Maxwell R. Sacra.. Junior V is one of the four junior sections assigned for Hygiene for this term, and we were very glad to revisit Miss Dowell, having attended her Biology course during the first term. YVe were greeted with a warning that it was necessary that Hygiene X-work be more strictly marked, with lheavier requirements, because un- like Biology, it is a part of the ele- mentary curriculum. In our first classes we saw very plainly that our knowledge of Biol- ogy was to be of value in the Hy- giene course. Tests, so pleasantly infrequent in Biology. are supplanted by a series of lfrequent, short, writ- ten lessons in Hygiene. Our tirst topic in Introduction was a good suggestion for linking- up our Biol- ogy work with lower forms, with the the physiology of man. The chap- ter on Skin was not nearly so in- teresting or instructive as the pres- ent one on The Skeleton. The names, uses and locations of the many bones of our bodies brought surprising knowledge to all. The other morning we were very much surprised to see almost an en- tire 'human skeleton on the table in Grow bigger, , Because of 1 front. of Our classroom. The most striking parts, seen at first glance. CODSISUUS of a skull and jaw-bone. the long leg and arm bones, a pile of vertebrae and another of ribs. The spectacle here presented could veritably be compared to the Scrip- tural valley of dry bones. Upon coming into the room. various mem- bers ot the class maintained various attitudes toward this display. Some. very curious, began to examine and lit together parts of the skeleton. while others withdrew in horror. How will all this help to make fu.: better Elementary School teachers? Remember this is a continued story. AUTUMN AT AUNTY'S. Mother, take me out to Auntie. when the oaks are red in fall And the bright Virginia Creeper decks the pretty cottage wall. When the hickories have turned golden, When the maples turn their ray Of crimson and of scarlet through The cool, crisp splendid day. Mother, take me out to Aun'ty's There to pass away the time. Mother, take me out to Aunty's where the whip-poor-wills sing at easeg And the crickets haunt the den, when the day at last has ceased. Take me through those valleys And take me up the-hill, Beside the lake that glimmers And along the singing rills, Mother, take me out to Aunty's Finely dressed in all my frills. -By Elizabeth Parlett. IEF' SJTANQSF STEIFF HALL, 315 N. Howard St. THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, MD. Leading School Supply House of the State. Printers. Stationers, Manual Train- ing and Kindergarten Equipment Art Goods, Leather Novelties. Trav- eling Bags and Suit Cases. Sosial Stationery, Wedding Invita- tions ancl Announcements. Phone Vernon 4 9 6 6. Service While You Walt! Shoes Repaired W'e Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 10 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. rx, f 'T 'f' If 'f I .E eg. Lf LT i 5 if T I' !' L- f D I iii T f ELECTION IN THE NOR- MAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The children of the Normal Ele- mentary School are building a house you know. This required consider- able funds so they held a bazar on December 9 and raised a very large sum of money. The sudden posses- sion of so large an amount present- ed a new difficulty. Who was to as- svme responsibility for the money? The children decided to elect a treasurer and secretary. Miss Van Bibber and the Seniors co-operated with them by organizing a plan for the election, making it, in so far as possible, like a County election. A nomination committee selected three nominees for each office. The primary election reduced the num- ber to two for each OfflC91 Douglas Reed and Jeannette Knight for treasurer. and Charlotte Black and Kitty Frametfor Secretary. The candidates were given the privilege of making electioneering speeches. Each candidate spoke for himself and a friend also spoke for him. Lillian Freburger spoke in behalf of Jeannette Knight and Wal- ter McPhail for Douglas Reed. On the 17th of January the elec- tion was held. Each child regis- tered on the roll book of the ele- mentary School had the privilege of voting. Clerks and judges were ap- pointed and the voting was done by secret ballot. The children went, one at a time, to a small booth, vot- ed, handed the ballot to the clerk, and returned to the classroom. Douglas Reed was elected treasur- er with Charlotte Black as secretary. L. C. W. THE WORK OF JR. I. IN ENG- LISH. - Whaland, Julia. Jan. 9, 1921. lt will not be possible to give a complete account of all we have done in English this session with enough detail to make it interest- ing. YVe have followed the course af- outlined in grammar, cfzmposition and literature Perhaps a few pieces of work which we did in literature will il- .ustrate the way in which we have attacked the problem. While the class was studying the contemporary poets individually sev- eral very interesting personal let- ters were received from poets of such note as Florence Earle Coates, Lizette Wordsworth Reese and Thomas A. Daley. These letters made them seem nearer to the class and will perhaps, be interesting to others. 2024 Spruce Street, Philadelphia. November 19. 1921. My Dear Miss Hetzch: lt has given me great pleasure to receive your letter, and l think you may best find what you wish in the notices l enclose. which were col- lected by my lublishers, the Hough- ton-Mitflin Company, of Boston. Thanking you for your letter and with kind regard. I am. Faithfully yours, FLORENCE EARLE COATES. One of the most interesting fea- tures of the English class room is the bulletin board: The class is re- quested to bring any interesting ar- ticle about, or poems by our con- temporary poets to beg posted here. This has gradually grown in impor- tance and now contains in addition to articles and poems, several pic- tures of poets whose life and poetry the class has studied. Shortly before Christmas the class decided that 'if any of the members were asked what they wanted for Christmas they would say books and that they would bring back with them their gifts for the rest of the class to -read. At the first meeting after Christmas we found that many interesting and valuable books had been received. Among others were Arnold Bennet's How to Live Twenty-Four Hours a Day. Booth Tarkington's The Magnificent Am- bersonsf' Palgrave's Golden Treas- ury. Joseph Lincoln's Shavings and Service's The Spell of the Yu- kon. 2926 Harford Ave., Balto.. Md.. November 9, 1921. My Dear Miss Cameron: - It has been by invariable custom not to give interviews of the kind which you ask of me. I have re- fused both the Eastern and the West- ern High School pupils, and it would not be fair to make an exception in regard to you. I am very sorry and I do hope that you will understand and feel that I appreciate your in- terest in my verse and me. If you are taking up Modern Po- etry l hope that you have not for- gotten Edwin Arlington Robinson, Sara Teasdale, or Edna H. Vincient Millay. l inclose on another sheet some data in regard to myself which you may find useful. Very truly yours, LIZETTE WOODWORTH REESE. A Junior was asked to write a composition on her first impressions of Normal. She wrote: I like Normal very much and the faculty are lovely, etc. Miss Timberlake, correctitng the paper wrote weak across the fac- ulty are lovely. The Junior then wrote: Although the faculty are weak, still they arc lovely. Miss S. tln music classJ: l?lease be quiet, boys. You are not in Sun- day School. l N. E. 4 'For when the one great scorer comes to write against your name, ' He writes not that you won -or lost, but how you played the game. How you play the game may be considered the key word to the Nu Sigma Sorority. Therein lifes itlie' Estrength of the Nu Sigel' for that i group of girls, as real as any of. which Normal can boast, believe in, playing the game. This purpose ap- plies to an equal participation in. school activities as well as in those' of the Sorority. N. 'does not symbolize simply dances, theater' parties, feeds and social meetings, but also the serious problems which. confront any Normal School girl. Nevertheless, we love good times, too, just as all.-wide-awake girls do. lf you do not believe it, you should have seen us at the Emerson Hotel' on the night of our dance and ban- quet. Myl, but it was' fun, even if after all our practice, somebody did eat with the wrong fork. Nobody' noticed it, except the waiter, and he' wouldn't tell. We were all much' impressed with the grandeur of the' occasion and you never would have known the finished society ladies' t?J who looked so ,unutterably so- phisticated and worldly-wise, to be the Mary and Peggy and Sue of t ' Nov-mal School campus. 1 We are a Sisterhood of sihcefp and loyal friends, a number adopted sisters one can turn to any time. and be sure of sympat and encouragement, a.. group whi hopes by their attitude to prom. among all students of-the Nor School This IS what we loolt like This is what we are Name and aim we've shown you N. E.- Nu Sigs we are. ' 'PLAYS AND PLAYWRIGHTS' . :Li a loyalty, high ideals and good' 12:37, ' ' U ,Qt Ethel Jones. l Junior Two under the instruction of Mrs. Stapleton have been read- ing and studying the early rise jot drama and what material was uied in the plots of these plays. .From the early drama we advanced ,rap- idly to modern drama and have read The Piper by Josephine ,Preston Peabody, We have made a, close study, outline and criticism of- th-is most fascinating play. we have read a variety of modern plays tout- side of class. . lf, Through our work we are ,prying to gain some insight into theiiijt df the playwright. It is our purpose. by the next issue of the paperhatc l-ave produced an original- one-tact. play whicl' will be well,,worth,,jjgfo'-- duction at Normal and -GIBQTWIIIQYB, and which will really, proiefitlrsft Junior Two has gained inslghigiiftior- the realm of drama. 'ggjs-V ' ' i ,. , ,Nl -H ur l Ur -. America's future de- The future of educa- ' ' l' s ' I pends upon education. mm 'lfgacrgfxl the Vol. 1-No. 3 MARCH, 1922 Published Monthl-b St de ts fth Mary! d State Normal School?Tol:vsoln, gd. e an THE GLEE CLUB DOES ITS PART. The Glee Club is still continuing to grow in ability and fame. ln- deed we're winning quite a. name. On the afternoon of February 21. a triple quartette chosen from the Glee Club went to Annapolis with Miss 'Tall and several other faculty mem- bers to sing for the Legislators. At that time the State Normal movie The Call of the Hour was shown to the members of the Legislature and the Glee Clgb representatives furnished music at intermissions as well as before and afterward. The Normal has asked for, a. new .dormitory to relieve the crowded conditions here and the Glee Club--is -doing 'its best to sing its way to the hearts and pocketbooks of our State educational representatives and show them that the Normal School is worthy of their consideration. P. E. C. ATHLETICS. Boom-a-lacka! Boom-a-lacka! Bow! Wow! W'ow! -Chick-a-lacka! Chick-a-lacka! f Chow! Chow Chow! Boom-a-lacka! Chick-a-lacka! Sis! Boom! Bah! Normal! Normal! Rah! Rah! Rah! D Such are the yells which you nova frequently hear ringing through the Normal. halls. These yells are a summons for all to come and take part in the game. Fearlessly and with hearts full of determination our boys fight fo! victory. The ball is tossed and the game is on. Breathlessly and fearfully we watch the ball as it approaches the basket. But this is not our basket. Oh the joy when we see the ball smoothly glide across the top, and fall, not in the basket. but on the other side. With a dart, France has it in his hand, and skilfully passes it to Kerby. The audience is on its feet, for we feel sure of a goal. With one true aim he shoots the ball through the basket. lt is then that the yells burst forth from the happy students of Normal. Point by point we watch the score grow. At last. time is called and the score reads: Normal 44-Catonsville 30. WON HIGHEST HONORS IN WORLD CONTEST. S1921 Class attacked the subject with ienthusiasm, determining to learn isomething about world relations as ,well as to contribute to the essay Two of the girls who graduatedlcontest. Making use of the school from the Maryland State Normal'library and the public libraries of School at Towson last June, Lucille!Baltim0re. Iifty girls clelved deep A. Heath and Grace M. Tull, were into the problems of peace and war. awarded tirst and second prizes, re-I From the study of such a topic spectively, in the world essay con-leach senior gained enthusiasm for test, conducted by the American land interest in big vital problems of School Citizenship League. Olivialour present day civilization. This Kerbv and Hester Neild received N honorable mention. LUCILLE A. HEATH The American School Citizenship League, whose president is Randall J. Cordon: honorary president, Wil- liam Howard Taft, and whose head- quarters are in Boston, Massachu- setts, endeavor to arouse interest among the students of our Normal and High Schools in all movements which promote better international understanding. Last year an essay contest was conducted by this League on the following subject. What Education Can Do To Secure Co-operation' As Against Competition Between Nations. - GRACE M. TULL Under the direction of the his- 'tory department each senior of the I iinterest on the part of the citizens of our country will safeguard the Ifuture and will make possible such international gatherings as the re- cent Washington Conference. b namsows AND raisins. f One of the most interesting of our later assemblies was an illustrated lecture on Color, given by Mr. Pond, of our Industrial Arts De- ypartment, and also of Maryland In- stitute. From the very beautiful il- lustrations that were thrown on the screen and Mr. Pond's explanation of them We saw that beautiful colors and harmonious combinations of color are to be found everywhere in plant life. in animal life, in the vegetable kingdom, in dress, in ar- fchitecture, in artand in the land- scapes round about us. From the very well chosen pictures we saw that the seasons each have a very definite color tone, and that even very common things can be made sbeautiful withlthe right color com- binations. The study of color is one of the newest arts and is devel- oping very rapidly. This very interesting and helpful .lecture would not have been possi- ble without a darkened room. This had been arranged by Section B, of ,Junior I, under Miss Greenlaw's su- jpervision. Curtains had been made 'from heavy paper and arranged on ,pulleys so as to cover the entire Iwindow and exclude the light. j Another assembly that deserves ihonorable mention was the Tann- ll13llS8l ' program given by Junior I with the aid of Miss Shurtz, Miss Spicer and Miss Shroeder. This in- cluded The History of Opera by ,Miss Oglet. The Life of Richard Wagner. by Miss Treut. the story of the opera- Tanuhauser by Miss iWhaland, vocal selections by Miss ISchroeder. piano selections by Miss ,Spicer-, and the Pilgrim's Chorus lby Junior I. I Iiuirk YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS F. B. R M. I.. PORTS, Props. Towson 525 Compliments of The Black 6: Decker Mig. Co. Towson Heights, Md. TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 85 SONS Tel. Towson 204 5 ILGENFRITZ . 319 N. CHARLES STREET Artistic Photographer Special Discount to Normal Students QM. s. N. s. oRcHEsTRA-sEA- , son or 1921-22. 1 ln reading of professional orches- ltras we notice that their activities are arranged as to seasons. Our Normal School Orchestra could hard- ly be called professional, but we feel lthat we are having sutlicient activi- lties to entitle us to be in that class. 3 On February 6, 1922, the Normal iScl1ool Orchestra made its debut, ggiving five selections before and af- ter the showing of the Normal School picture, The C3411 of the Hour. Because of the enthusiastic response of the audience, we gave a jazz en- core. VVhen we put away our in- struments for the night, it was with la. feeling that pwe wanted to perform iagain. f Eltorts were redoubled in practice, land our second appearance came on 'the occasion of the luncheon given to the Legislators, Monday, March 6. Seated in the far corner of the dining hall, we red the souls of the 'Legislators with rich melodies and harmonies, while' they made merry over the more material things of life. Our repertoire was classical, patriotic and popular jazz music. We are now anticipating the con- cert which will be given before very long by the M. S. N. S. Glee Club and Orchestra. We are sure it will be good, so advise everyone to watch for the announcement of this event in our season of 1921-22. R. A. GRAFTON. THE TOPICS OF THE DAY. i If you take a course in History, You can hear Miss Van Bibber S3-Y, lf you want to keep right up to times Read -'The Topics of the Day.' 1 No matter if the subject be A monk or industrial fray, Miss Van Bibber will always advise. Read, 'The Topics ofthe Day.' The question came not long ago, What debt must England pay? And she referred us, quick as thought To 'The Topics of the Day.' I Even when I have gone to bed And on my pallet lay, I never sleep, because I'm thinking 'Bout 'The Topics of the Day.' When I am dead and gone And my soul has flown away, The password I'll give St. Peter Will be 'Topics of the Day.' -BRYCE E. MAXJWELL. Y M ySchool Supplies at WY HERGENRATHERNS Films and Butterfly Hair Nets Y. W. C. A. ACTIVITIES. She was bred in old Kentucky, Where the meadow grass is blue. Kentucky Belle, the play given by the Y, W. C. A. was a very great success. The fancy dances and the musical numbers left very pleasing memories. Frequent applause showed that the play was appre- ciated. The war is over for America, but not for the Armenians. Miss Mc- Cormick, an Armenian relief worker, gave us several very interesting and pathetic accounts of the outrages be- ing committed in Armenia. Her talks were emphasized by a movie. Alice In Hungerlandf' giving ac- curate pictures of actual conditions in Armenia. The admission, five cents, was used for the Relief Fund. The Normal School is further aid- ing by collecting discarded clothing and by contributions of money from each Junior and Senior section. The Y. W.'s service is not limited to its own institution. Under the direction of the organ- ization a campaign for better church attendance during the month of March is being waged. Each sec- tion is trying for a 100070 on at least one Sunday. The section having the highest general average for all four' Sundays wins the contest. Is your section going to win? ETA BETA FRATERNITY. The Eta Beta Fraternity was or- gganized here on February 17th with Edward Caulfield as President, and William Hull as Secretary and Treas- urer. ' ' This fraternity will fill-one of the 'greatest needs in the life of the boys 'of the Normal School. The friendly feeling, the ,brotherhood -and broth- erly co-operation among the mem- bers show a fine spirit and reilects credit on its members and on the rest of the school. Aside from its more serious pur- pose of creating a closer friendship among its members the fraternity will take an active interest in the social life of the school. A dance will be given in the near future and this will be followed by other so- cial functions. I The Eta Beta Fraternity at Nor- mal is one of the best young organ- izations in the State and its growth will undoubtedly be rapid. KERBY- Tonsilitis? YUMMIE- No, I drank some wood alcohol and got splinters in my throat. ADDIE- What makes the tower of Pisa lean? BOB- Oh, it was built in the time of a famine. .- THE IVORY ROOM. Essays are a thing of the past with Jr. III. The time has come when they want to be known by their deeds. After weeks of hard study in Home Economics they apply their knowledge by remodeling the dining room of the Home Economics De- partment. ' Imagine yourself entering a din- ing room that appeared dull and gloomy because of the dark doors. walls, woodwork, and dark stained floor. Nothing was cheerful in the room. Even the china closet was a dark, unattractive piece of furniture. Now picture yourself entering the .same room after Jr. Ill has given it many artistic touches. They have changed the once brown walls to a restful cream, and the doors and woodwork to an attractive ivory. On the dark brown floor they have put a light and dark brown Wilton rug. The table, once scarred and -scratched, now looks like new, for it has been given a coat of varnish. 'The china cabinet has even been painted ivory. New shades, green. on one side and cream on the other. have been secured for the windows. New curtains, draperies. and a table .runner of beautiful cream and ilow- ered material have been made by some members of the class. This gives the entire room a pleasing and inviting appearance. Thus you can see that we are not! putting our knowledge on paper, but we are putting it into practice by doing useful things. We are learning to do by doing. MINNIE HOLTSCHNEIDER. V Jr. 111. The essential element in commun- fity progress is the trained mind. The trained mind is not the mind stored with a, multitude of facts, histori-? cal, literary, or scientiiicg but the mind that can solve its own pro- blems, examine the propositions submitted to it, and separate the true from the false and the vital from the trivial. The successful teacher, therefore. is not the one whose pupils know and can recite a multitude of things, but the one whose pupils are learn- ing to think for themselves, to solve their own problems, and to reach their own conclusions as to the truth or falsity of the matters pre- sented for their consideration. I would rather develop one pupil who did not hesitate to contradict me when he thought me wrong than a score who remembered everything that I said and treasured it as truth merely because I said it. WFM. H. MALTBIE, Ph. D.. Formerly head of the Department of Mathematics. Goucher College. !,3 POEMS WRITTEN BY SEN- y IORS FOR 3RD GRADE. I THE SNOIVFLAKES. The snowflakes are falling all around Covering the trees and the bare, 3 brown ground. Oh, where do they come from so pure and white, Dancing swiftly down from the sky of light. Just like the feathers so white and say. lThat mother picked from our goose on New Yeai-'s Day. I guess God doesn't like the world all brown -So he just sends the pretty white g feathers down. f Q MARGUERITE STONER. i i MY PLAYTHTNGS. like to run 'and skip and play Along the road to school. 1 ' 1 like to smell the new mown hay,Q And see the shining pool. '- i I like to fly my nice new kite. And spin my pretty top. throw my ball with all my might To hit the big. flat rock. I But most of all I like my pup. Hes little. lean and browned. If you don't watch he'll eat you up. I-Ie's just a Beagle Hound. MARY PIERCE. MY BOAT. My boat once floated far away, 'I ,never could tell just where, But I surely hope that some ine day It will return to my harbor there. I. 1 It floated away, as I played one day. Close by the little stream, I saw its fluttering sail as it lay H Held fast by a wooden beam. i 'And then it glided away once more As a wave dashed over the beam, And took it farther and farther from shore, ' I Until nothing remained but a i dream. So if' you see my boat so wee Floating away on the blue, Just bring it home again to me, Wfith the captain and sailors true. DORIS OIVENS. January 30. 1922. To the Students of the State Normal School. Towson, Maryland. My dear Co-workers: I have read with pleasure and in- terest all the articles in the January 119225 issue of the ORIOLE. The four puposes of this new venture mentioned by Miss Tall in her intro- ductory article on the first page of the first issue. have been admirably -carried out. As I read of the many activities in your school. I thought J I i of a hive ot' healthy beesg where every 'effort is intuitively organized Hild UVPU' bee is husyg where the :work is carried on with a minimum ,of waste and a maximum of co-op- 'eration and joy: wh-arc the members of the colony go in quest of build- ping material and honey, and, as a iby-product in their activity, carry 'life into other kingdoms. Yours is 'an educational colony, directed by human thought and functioning in many ways. Through the columns of the ORIOLE you are telling Mary- land people what the school is do- ing and. as field agent for your school, it gives me many helpful things to present to prospective stu- dents for the school. , I shall look forward with pleas- iure to each number as it is issued. 1 Sincerely yours, I THos. L. GIBSON. I State Supervisor of Music. L TEACHER- Ruth, who was king at that time? Y i RUTH- Louis the cross-eyed. TEACHERf YVhere did you see that? RUTHa Right here in the book -XI. - . 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The- ,Q , Oriole readers, I remain, srI1:i.ursH.uvx - Advertising Mgr. ' Very Sincerely, ,,,,,,OTH,- JUMP - mi N I t, X F N j V ic., CHARLES H. FARNSWORTH. Novlnmt CALIAI-IA.N if VW a IGH - IE-fm f K 1,..i.,, I l-Z.. ' - - B -' Mg. P 1 ' ' BERTHUOOD Wigs H ffm..- ' 'mm NORMAL scnoor. -- QQ MARCH, 1922 , X X STUDENT BANK. S I Q The necessity for a bank had been WHAT MUSIC DOES- realized and talked about for years 11- l ibut no bank had been organized. tContlnued from last Issue-.J I I f 1 One morning Mr. Kenney, cashier S0 in Social Sail191'iI15S, Ill J0111ii- . , I of the Baltimore County Bank, gave- cations of all sorts, at picnics, hows A : ,. us, in an Assembly period, a pl-acti- the class or college song, the love. I 1 cal talk on the way a students' bank sous. or the humorous Sous. the D21-i M., , J' -. 1, could be organized and told us that lad and S0118 Of Hdventllre. i0Hd.f0f '- 5 for the small sum ot ten cents we Dllt 115 in 118-DDS' U100'-'lv not 0111? With f sm, .- E could becbme the happy possessors ourselves but with each other. , I of check books and bank books of Of course, in all these songs we A ' dp our very Own. As a result. for the try to make them as effective as we can. and strive to make them artis- tic, but the ultimate end of all this type of songs is their social value. The' make us feel our social one- 5 ness, our companionship and -enjoy-' ment ot each other. It we are to' have real artistic enjoyment of music, we must have a very rich and full life, of this lan- guage use of music, which can come every day and,many times a day. It is in this respect that our Ameri- can civilization gives us little time and for thls reason schools should take pains to bring this practical use of music into everyday life as far as possible. ' There ls, however, one further analogy with ordinary language in this language use of music. We can tell instantly the difference between refined and self-respecting and vul- gar or yellow-streaked persons by the way they talk. It isn't merely in what they say but in how they say it and what they like to say. The same is true of the language of music. So many are apt to forget and think that anything that is musical is necessarily noble. There is noth- ing finer than our mother tongue but how much that is ignoble is spread by its misuse. The same is true of music. We naturally, in using music as a language, must have a great deal of it for our ordi- nary mode of lite. We cannot ex- press ourselves, all the time, in the language ot the great musical mas- ters any more than we can in the language of the great literary mas- ters. We must have a simple, shall I say homely, language of our own rhrough which to express ourselves. There is no doubt that there are types of popular music which are true evpressions of certain moods mate but anyone who is really true and sincere can ,differentiate be- tween this simple .music ot good feel- ing and jollity and the low and vul- gar music that iseeks purposely to degrade and blunt our sensibilities. The difference between the two is not one that we cannot prove by ar- gument any more than we can in the use of ordinary language but we mark instantly by the way a per- son talks whether he has refinement or not and we can tell also, instant- ly, whether a person is refined or not by the kind of music he is habitual- lly desirous of hearing. 1 One cannot constantly expose himself to what is below him and keep clean. The strugglerfor the beautiful and the noble and the 'good is-an eternal struggle and has the most enective rewards for those who are true to their best selves. There is no one level for everyone we admit, but to everyone the choice comes whether to go lower or to aim for the higher. This is some- thing that in a Normal School is of the utmost importance because those who go forth from such schools are those who set the example and wield a power greater, almost, than any other one person in society.' A per- son with low tastes in music may carry the poison of such a tendency and distribute it broadcast among innocent youths, or, if they have good taste, may do just the reverse. ! I am afraid this letter to The Ori- ole has turned into a sermon that the little bird will find hard to sing. May I help him by recapitulatlng? First, we are to bear ln mind the distinction between music as an art and a language, and second, we are to realize that in this language there is the opportunity to express all the fun and love of life and also that nrst time during the existence ot' this institution we have a real bank- ing system iit the Normal School' with Miss Scarborough as its presi- dent, secretary, treasurer, cashier, teller, and board of directors, all combined. Later it is planned to- have the students till some of these important places. For many years the school has made provision for the sate-keeping of the money of the students and the cashing of checks, but with incon- venience to the ofllce force and to the students. A The present system is much sim' pler. A student deposits her check in the school bank and receives a bank book and a check book. As yet, not all of the students have taken advantage of our bank but .we feel that in a few more weeks all of them will patronize it. Not only is the bank valuable to' us as a convenience and as a sale- Jdeposit for our funds, but it also 'affords excellent training. We learn to keep- an accountand to write out and handle our own checks accord- ing to modern business practices. M. J., '23. MASON 'S GOVANS EXPRESS COMPANY Let Us Haul Your Baggage. Tel. Tuxedo 0549. Office-Lyman Avenue. You Need Fruit. We Need Money. Buy From Us, Even iazz may be perfectly leglti-'this can be done in a ngblg and ef- T H E C R A F T C L U B' A TRIP T0 ANNAPOLIS, :proved more than we could with-ispirational attitude towards teach- On Thursday, March 2, about thirty of the Juniors and. Seniors were rmissing from Normal. To all who questioned about the gap in our ranks there was the same la- conic reply Gone to Annapolis. The main object of our visit was to hear the Educational Bill dis- cussed in the House of Delegates. It is hardly possible to visit Annapo- lis without seeing the points of in- terest, however, so we decided to spend part of the day in sight-see- ing. Enthusiasm ran high as we gath- ered at the school station that morn- ing in, spite of the cold, damp at- mosphere. Nothing, we were con- vinced, could dampen our spirits. It was with alacrity that we obeyed the conductor's Step lively, please! and boarded the seven-thirty car. At the W2 B. 8: A. Station we met Miss Van Bibber and Mr. Hufting- ton, the Superintendent of Colored Schools, who had kindly offered to act as guide. After securing our tickets we wasted little time and soon' found ourselves speeding to- ward Maryland's quaint old capital. On reaching Annapolis we went 'dist to the oflice of the Superintend- ent of Anne Arundel Schools. Mr. Fox very graciously allowed us to leave our lunches in his oflice and offered the use of it during lunch hour. In welcoming us to the town Mr. Fox made reference to the pro- bability of our visiting some of the historic buildings, and in so doing called attention to the fact that the building in which we were, was the home of Maryland's government when it was first moved to its pres- ent capital from St. Max-y's City. ,Quite naturally, the Naval Acade- my next claimed our attention. Here the Memorial Chapel held our some- what awed attention for some time. We stood in reverence beside the remains of John Paul Jones and let our imaginations, aided by a hazy recollection of Grammar School His- tory, carry us back to the War of 1812. il I ri -T Mr. Hutlington related the thrill- ing story of the burning ot the Peggy Stewart and showed us the spot on which this often belittled event tool-I place. At St. John's we stood under the Treaty Oak while Mr. Hudington re- lated the event which made it fam- ous. We were especially interested, however, in searching for the names of friends and relatives on the class shields in the Asesmbly Hall. By the time we had visited the Governor's mansion and Old St. Ann's it was time for lunch which most of us enjoyed in the building afore-mentioned. Some of us invad- ed' a delightful little restaurant stand so we went aboard by the sim- ple process of lifting the latch and crossing the threshold. ' We found the interior to a great extent the counterpart of the cabins of vessels which ply the Potomac and Chesapeake. The lighting, for in- stance, was by means of lanterns containing electric bulbs. We met at the State House in good time and wandered about the halls, examining the exhibits in the Maryland Geological Museum and otherwise entertaining ourselves un- til we found our way to the visitor's gallery of the House. Bills were discussed and laid on the table, others were passed, but to the most of us who were uniniti- ated these proceedings meant little and it was not until the following day when we read our morning news- paper that we really became aware of the meaning of these happenings. At two o'clock a recess wasyde- clared for one hour which we ac- cepted as eagerly as those of the Legislators who had been kept rather busy. In the interim we found-our way to Carvel, Hall and the Maryland Public Library and Court of Appeals building. When we dually returned to the House, it was with much impatience that we waited for the members to convene for Our bill was the next business to be discussed. W'e were unable to remain for the full discussion, but before we left we had the pleasure of hearing Miss Risteau, the Lady from Harford, and Maryland's first and only woman Legislator, defend the article deal- ing with supervisor's salaries. We were loathe to take our de- parture, especially when things were becoming so lively, but we were re- minded that unless we were willing to go to bed hungry it behooved us to reach Newell Hall for supper. There was nothing to say to that, so we departed. JANET DUKE. . fwnxr SIZIOUIZDI A tNoaM.u. or ' SCHOOL LMEAN ATO -THE STATE? A State normal school is a public institution, therefore it should be a means of public service. Naturally the educational leaders of the State had this service in mind when they planned so liberally for the Maryland State Normal School. This peculiar service, it is hardly necessary to state, is the preparation of teachers for the elementary schools. In the preparation of teachers for any grade of work, there are, as I see it, three important lines of develop- ment -professional training gener- ling, an inspiration based on a genu- ine enthusiasm for humanity. The teacher must have more than professional work in the Normal school. She will need a larger ac- quaintance with the past through the medium of history and litera- tureg she will need a better under- standing of the material world through additional study of science, and most emphatically, she will need to develop her appreciation of the beautiful through the study of art- literature, music. lf time permitted 'I should like to dwell on this last pointy it has to do with a neglect in our national education which many thoughtful educators are inclined to regard as its most serious defect even when regarded from the pure- ly practical. Certainly the teachers who are going to work for the devel- opment of what Pope called the Noblest -Work-of God. An Hon- 'est Man are going to need a broader outlook on life, a wider comprehen- sion of its meaning, and a deeper appreciation of the achievements ot the race, than the high school course can give. Without such opportunity for growth the third element in the pre- paration of teachers is hardly possi- ble. The great sources of inspira- tion are the achievements of men. Great achievements have been made 'in teaching and they 'should be a source of inspiration to the teach- ers, but the inspiration which the teachers should pass on must be drawn largely from other sources Frankly, I believe it can come only from a keen appreciation of the pres- ence of God in the world. An in- spiring teacher must have iaith in man. I have never seen such, 8 faith existing apart from faith in God. We have only to read the ut- terances of such business experts as Babson to realize how common is the belief that what ails American life today is the fact that God is too .muchleft out of it. The normal school, then, should. mean to the State,-a place where its choicest young people are, gathered to prepare themselves for the most important work to which the State summons any of its citizens. It should be a place to foster large mental and spiritual growth, and dually it should through the spirit of its teachers and the whole atmos- phere of the school, be a rich source of inspiration, an inspiration based on deep religious convictions. F. H. WILCOX. Jurnon lvr. We are always in the swim And we're up to lots of tricks, For we're full of life and vim. , acress the street, known as Shilfsgal growth of the mental and moral: Hurrah for us! .We're JUNIOR Inn-the invitation Come Aboard lD0W61'S and the f0Stef111g Of 9-T1 111' tr. p EXCHANGES. Qvlti Lady: Oh, conductor please .snip the train. I dropped my wig -wut the window. Conductor: Never mind madam. there is at switch just this side of the next station, -Carolinian. Some women don't do fancy work be-cause they don't fancy work. Ernest-t'Day are you positive 01' tfhrmative in the debate? Day- I am affirmative. Ernest-i'Are you sure? l A GLEE CLUB. 2 The Glee Club under the direction lof Miss Shurtz, is accomplishing great Ithings. To continue doing this it ,was felt that more time was need-l ed for rehearsing. By a unanimous rote, the Glee Club decided to meet :on Monday and Thursday afternoons jof every week. The first Monday lnight of each month will be given Fover to a social hour, after an hour's lwork. Three absences during the lrnonth bars a member from the so- ,cial meeting and four consecutive labsences cancels membership from l . v ,, A ,. ., .. - - the club. For the past two weeks Bray' I 'im pobmle' Jumorlwe have been meeting twice a week A 'ze' Qand a great improvement in the ,., , , Isinging has been noted. We are now TTEE CRETQET voulpracticing on several new songs and 'ra c o v v . . see me waving at you? we hope in the near future to dem- lonstrate our abilitv in public ap- . JOKES. Q HARRIET- How would you like gto go for your honeymoon in an aero- 1plane? ANNE- Not me, I'd hate to miss :all the tunnels! l l 8.30 A. M. JANET- Oh, sir, I'm here bright and early for your class. MR. -1 tsadlyy- Early per- haps, but not bright. A SAFE GUESS. My uncle brings me lots of things lfrom Australia. ' - X What part of Australia? i Oh, south of the Equator. History Question- What -was the ,outstanding characteristic of the . , , 5 , - . I l on Mir-andy-ies. I-ou fresh thmgtlpearance The enthusiasm and co-lR0mans' nd if Henry were here he'd pastel - ' - , J JUNIOR- Their long, straight you one for it.-Federalsburg Car-5'glfgztxqgsogoggfbllgembers IS sure toinoses that were so prominent that He,-I f ' MARGARET OVVYES they became widely known as the ' Miss Re-ck- What is a tangent? Stanley - Tan-gent? VVh3'- 2 o1ulatto! -Mt. Airy. The students of the Maryland -State Normal School have begun is- suing an attractive 8-page monthly paper The Orio1e. and we are in- -lebted to the Editors for the irst, or January edition. Among the in- teresting articles is that by Miss Margaret Robinson on Our Work- shop. Miss Robinson is one of the attractive graduates of the Bel' Air High School, class of 1921.-Bel Air Times. Ma, did you ever hear a rabbit bark? Rabbits don't That's furtiy .says the ,rabbits bark. -Mt, Airy. bark, dear. , My story book eat cabbage and A newspaper is like a tlivverg the fewer the l-:nooks the better it goes. CSchool papers included.l--Central Bulletin. ,. NOBODY HOME. 4 n E Jumon Music Norms. 1 The Junior Class has since Sep- ltember. been delving into the his- tory, theory and appreciation of mu-1 sic. As an outgrowth of this work, in the regular assembly on VVednes- day, February 1, a most interesting musical program was conducted by members of Junior I. They pre- sented tothe school, the oper Tann-' hauser in an unusual and pleasing manner. Miss Marion Ogle ex- plained fully the meaning of opera and traced its history: Miss Alvina Trent gave us the life of Richard Wagner, the composer of Tannhau- ser and Miss Julia Whaland told, us the story of the opera, It was especially interesting owing to the fact that two of our music depart-e ment instructors, Miss Shroeder and Miss Spicer ,rendered beautifully H several selections from the opera, and the class Ur. IJ sang an ar- rangement of the Pilgrim's 'Chorus. ' Other opera the Juniors have' lstudied are Pagliacci by Leonca- Roman nose. i Dear Teacher- Bobbie, give me ga sentence using 'chagrinnedf' 5 Bright Pupil- I told my sister a. joke and she grinned. l Jane R,-- Why do you call your 'dog Hardware? Sadie U.- Because when I go to whip him, he makes a bolt for the ,door. , l . l Scene-A cozy parlor, with dim gburning lamp. Two persons sitting very close together on a couch-Sw sie and Charles, of course. Sudden- ly Charles' ardor took -a painful form. He burst into verse, sighing: You are gladness, you are sunshine, You are happiness, I trow: 'You are all to me, my darling, F That is lovely here below. Not to be outdone, Susie whis- pered: You are splendor, you are glory, . You are handsome, you are true: IAll there is this side of Heaven ? I behold, my love, in you! ' Raptures! But suddenly a gruil' voice broke in pn their bliss, as father said sternlv from the d ,I ivallo: 'Lo Beheme by Buccinig wav- ' Dor- Nobodf' home but 'he mf and 't S Aida by Verdi: Il Trovatoren by! 1 'ain lightning. I am thunder. gglug out' x'el'di, and The B0hel'DiaI1 Girl I'm a roaring cataract' Nobody home but the fence, andllgalfe . ,I d ' nfs running around the yard, I ' MARGARET GWNES 3 ag falfglqduakes an volcanoes ,, Nobody home but the tree. and, ' f . ' 1 had he preggggziigaa me get. it's leaving became it saw its trunk. 1 U. R ' ' Nobody home but the coffee, audi' CWOP! EGF! Where are .YOU 30-5 . I H it's too weak w stir,-Central Bul- 215- iIJ03gny0u know this is a one5d0.z1gneHaSloIm5rxill. What are you ,.- y s re . Y 1 . 1 . Muni Earl Price: Well, I'm only goin'l H. Reeder: Nothing, Anne. - Tone way, ain't I? 1 A, Somervill: My, but you are THE STHBINS-ANDERSON ' .,..t.i.. ggetting just like Addie Briscoe. COA-L 3 LUMBER co-, L Mary Albert: Are you looking' ' Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware. Builders' Supplies 'for Mildred Cromwell and Louise Cllft? Well, they are occupying our f Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 1'OWSON. MD RIDERVVOOD, MD. room which is empty at present. 229 N. Charles St.. BALTIMORE OH, SMELL THAT GLUE! The Assembly Hall had long been in need of curtains so that illus- trated lectures might be given in there in day time. It was the busi- ness and pleasure of Jr. I-B. to rise to this need and Jr. I-B. rose. Un- der the direction of Miss Greenlaw, we spent Monday and Thursday evenings in making those curtains. We had a delightful time snuifing the delectable U3 odors of glue and feeling the joys of construction. We made the curtains of heavy paper and wood strips, to roll just like real curtains. Miss Greenlaw always regaled her merry workers with candy, choco- late and crackers. Not only did we have heaps of fun and good times, but we derived real benefits, the as- surance of experience and the cour- age to undertake work for ourselves. So altogether let us give a rous- ing cheer for Industrial Arts. A. T.-Jr. I-B. Will we Juniors ever forget the following definitions: Psychology is the science of behavior. Situa- tion is all those details which con- stitute what the child does. 'A bond is tl1e nerve mechanism which connects the situation and response. No, never! They have bee11 pound- ed into our heads so thoroughly that we eve11 dream of them in our sweet slumbers. Don't think for an in- stant that that is all we have learnedg we have had our 'hands and heads full doing all that we had to do. The first work we took up was experimental work. All of us en- joyed the experiments immensely, especially the experiments about learning the alphabet backward and the mirror drawing. These experi- ments not only afforded great amusement, but they were very val- uable. They taught us how a child just learns to read and Write. When we first learnedhto say the alphabet backward we said a few letters and paused in between them. After we said them over a number of times the pauses became shorter, and we be- gan to group the letters more and more. This is just like a child does. At first it will not group letters, but after the child has gone to school some time it will begin to group the letters. A Other experiments that we had were: What factors affect the strength of the bond? How should students be graded? How may one diagnose the ability of chil- dren? We discussed these experi- ments in class. These discussions were very helpful because we had to apply the experiments in teach- Fountain Pens at HERGENRATHER'S ling. On discussing how and why in- l l dividuals differ, it was very inter- esting to see just how greatly even our small class differed on the same subject. These experiments are the foundation of our further Work for the year. We had to learn how to apply these experiments in all branches of study. These experiments though inter- esting cannot be compared in i11ter- est with what we are now studying, the psychology of childhood. Some of the things that we have read about this term are: The value of the human instincts, which are, the individualistic instincts, social instincts, the collecting instinct and the instinct of fear. -Every child at a certain age has the collecting in- stinct. This instinct should be en- couraged and well developed so that it will be a help in the child's later lifeg while the instinct of fear should be checked in early life. The clri-ld should be taught that the night is beautiful, and that God is continually watching over it so that no harm shall come to us. THE NAVAL ACADEMY AT SUNSET. As I walked over the grounds sur- rounding the Naval Academy I was enchanted by its stillness and pic- turesque scenes. In the blue water which lay peacefully before me were mirrored the long, white boats which rested motionless along its edge, a11d the lovely clouds which moved slow- ly overhead. Looking ac1'oss the bay I saw trees and shrubbery painted fby the brush of King Soll a shade of mingling red and orange. With these patriotic colors-the red, white, and blue-before my eyes. what could have been more pleas- ing to the heart of any American than to hear the soft notes of the Star Spangled Banner float upon the still air? All was perfect silenceg not a person moved or spoke, and, in fact, the trees and birds seemed almost to hush and listen to the melody. After the last note had died away I turned my gaze to the West. A more beautiful sky I have never seen! Every color of the rainbow was there in its gayest hue, each shade blending into another to make it more lovely. As these shades iiitted quietly by, the sung hesitatingly left its throne like a dy- ing flame. MARGUERITE STONER. Alma C.- Helen, do you think that Dr. Clough's medicine does any good? Helen L.- Not unless you follow the directions. Alma C.-- What are the direc- tions? 2 Helen L.- Keep the bottle tight- lly corked. I I F. W. sicnmiur-an at son Ideal DVB' Goode. Notions, Ladm' and Gents' lfnrnishing Store 527 York Road - Towson. Mid. Table Delicacies- GEORGE H, STIIEBER. fll ov-vsoii, Mary lnnnnl A few real bargains in small Pfxiu-sf Very Elaszy Terms FRED Cl. JONES, Darlington.. Md. Phone Darlington 17-F-lil. Victor Victrolas audi Victor Raerwrli-inn. Exclusrvely ATI-IOS. A. CAULFllELlDl 455 SUDJN i OWVINGSL MD.. 1 Start a Savings Account with THE X Q snconn nsriiount. BANK E 4 Per Cent, interest TOVVSON .MARYLANIT I Established 1873 QA. H. rnfrrmc Manuracrun.- I 3 ING .IEWJEMHRY CQ. i- Manufacturers Greek Letter IF'r.arie1r1nity Jfewelliry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. ' iDiamonds Fine Jewelry I Educate Your'Boye and Girls 1.5 keep a Bank Account TOWSON NATIONAL BANK TOWSON, MARYLAND' The Bank with the Clock and Chimes Safety! service! Be Thrifty? Save your money and invest with . THE, BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK TOWSON, MD. A COUNTRY STORE AT NIGHT There was only the light from the hanging coal oil lamp in the cen- ter of the little country store. The dusty, untidy, stacks of soap, cough syrup and horse liniment in the cor- ners and around the sides were bare- ly visible in the shadows. The place of greatest importance was around the little wood stove. which was propped up on bricks in a box of sand. In a circle arouud the stove on a rickety three-legged stool, a chair minus its back, a soda keg and soap boxes. were seated six of the male inhabitants of Shantytown. While the fati jolly. red-faced store- keeper waited on his customers who occasionally came in to buy a pint of coal oil, the men around the stove in between the pulis of smoke from their corncob pipes and a chew from a piece of Brown's Mule. could be heard talking loudly and all at once. The topics of discussion were such as: who had the fastest motor boat on the bay, how plentiful oysters were, whether the revenue oflicer had'been arou-nd lately and similar topics of the day. Occasionally some one would tell a joke and they would all show their appreciation by laughing loudly and rocking back and forth in their seats until you held your breath for fear that the back leg on the rickety three-legged stool would part company with the others and cause the big. fat man seated thereon to break the last white button on his eil skin coat. A close observer might see the hand of one of the men quite frequently reach through the wire netting which covered bottom of the counter, and tish soda crackers for himself and companions. On top of the counter, in a of gloves, the old black cat soundly sleeping regardless of noise. The woodbox, in front of the stove, showed only three small pieces ei wood, thoughtfully placed there by the storekeeper to serve as a sig- nal ot' departure for the little group. M ARY PALMER. OLIVE CAULK- W'here is Miss Arnold from? Oh, from British Columbia, I think. OLIVE- VVhat! All the way From South America! the out his box was -ill? Anxious Teacher- Johnny, if we breathe oxygen in daytime. what do we breathe at night? Bright Boy- Nitrogen, ma'am. JUNIOR- There is something preying on- my mind. SENIOR- You should worry! lt will soon starve. 1 KEEPING UP WITH THE , BIG CHIEF. Since going to Chicago, Miss Tall has been concerned with legislative matters, One of the projects before the Legislators at the present is the new dormitory. The present accom- modations crowd 380 students. Next year we hope to have an enrollment of more than 500 students. Ar- rangements are being made to place some of these students in Towson homes. Some large normal schools have to house all of their students in this way. They have no dormi- tories at all. VVe are much more fortunate than they, for one of the most pleasant features of Normal is the dormitory life. The students who live in the town will partici- pate in the life of the dormitory and eat in Newell Hall. They will have the pleasure too, of looking forward to life in their new home, which we hope will be in the process of build- ing during the year. One reason for this hope is the support which we are confident of receiving from the Legislators. Eighty of them honored us with a visit on March 6. They saw the need for a new dormi- tory and were quite enthusiastic about it. We believe that they went away our friends. The other matter that Miss Tall is much concerned with is the cut in the Normal School budget. A cut of 510,500 was made. Of this amount 53,000 was to have been spent in the Rural Education de- partment. This coprse is an impor- tant one in any Normal School, the preparing of students to teach in rural fields. We had a beginning this year in a wonderfully enlight- ening course given by Mr. Edward Broom, Superintendent of Montgom- p ery County Schools. The cut ties' our hands in this line for the present. Y DEFINITIDNS' The otherzcut of 37,500 was to have been spent for extension work. lt is unfortunate thatthed word ex-l tensioni' was used, since one-fourth of the amount was to have been used for extension work and the re- maining three-fourths for'our ele- mentary school. Everybody con- nected with Normal Education knows that the elementary school isj the pivot on which the Normal Course revolves. It is the laboratory in which the students preparing to teach do their work. There theyl are able to watch children grow in the process of education. This year we have only four teachers in our! elementary school and 125 girls in practice. Next year 250 students will be in practice. With the seven Baltimore County teachers who as- sist as critics, this would mean 20 students per day to each teacher. We had hoped to add three new teachers to our elementary school staff so that no critics would have I fmore than 10 students to train. The lextension work that these three 'teachers were to have done, in addi- tion to their grade work, was to help third and second grade certificated teachers build up their training in practice so that they could rise to a grade of teaching that would make them more enicient. So at present .Miss Tall is a bit sad over the out- look of the cut. However, nothing kills our spirit at Normal, even though it may handicap us and we'll forge ahead in spite of handicaps. Watch us grow! B. A. VV.. '22. A Maarormrrn snow. On Friday, March 10, a Marion- ette Show was given in the Elemen- tary School at M. S. N. S. Tony Sarg did not present it, though it was based on his directions for pup- pet plays. The Sixth Grade gave the performance with puppets they made, dressed, strung, and con- itrolled. The play was the result of a. study of the Vikings and Norse my.- thology. The knowledge thus gained was used in the designing of cos- itumes, stage decorating, and scen- ery. tThe play was in two acts, each having two scenes, the plot of which ,was a Norse fairy story.J The work was self-imilated, free work, but there was surely no free or leisure time for the teacher, or pupils during that period. The suc- cessful performance was the culmi- nation of many weeks of hard, in- teresting work. Both the Sixth Grade and Mrs. McCord may well feel proud of this achievement. 1 L. C. w. 1 1 Q --Q 1 ASSEMBLY PERIOD- I I The time when anyone who has ia hobby to ride tries it out on the 'long-suffering student body. 1 MUSIC PERIOD. The period when the students in the next room wish they had never been born. MAIL TIME- Hope personified. LUNCH TIME- '. YVhen training in long-distance running pays. . BASKET BALL GAME- One time when you have to pay to get a sore throat. THE MEAL LINE- An example of The nrst shall be last and the last shall be first. TESTS: Instruments of torture devised by teachers to indict on the already ,over-burdened students. I JULIA M. WHALAND. Jr. 1. il . 5- , l America's future de- ' , The future of educaf- pends upon education. non Tgestchselgl the Vol. 1-NO. 4 APRIL, 1922 'S3.32Sl'13ii. .?E'lHEii!Fitiilfsliifhe Ma'y'a GIRL SCOUTS. .Spring and Summer, Winter, Fall- lt matters not what time at all- The work that Girl Scouts do. we .- -know -Goes on in sunshine, rain or snow! Mark time, Mark! says the Lieutenant and every Girl Scout -thrills to obey orders. Left, Right! .and a uniform stamping is heard. Forward, March! On moves a straight line until Halt is called. One, two. tells Pauline Cadle that everyone is in perfect time. Some time of each meeting is giv- en for such practice Work as drill in Tline formation, marching. respond- ing to quick orders as Right face! and in the repitition of Scout laws, promises, slogans, mottoes and the salute. ' However, the main part of each meeting is occupied in preparation for passing tenderfoot, second class and first class tests. Projects of interest have been worked out by different Patrols. Patrol Il has been furnishing re- freshments for dancers on Friday nights. The proceeds from this will be donated to the library 'for new books. Members of Patrol I and V have been co-operating with the Cl1ildren's Aid Society in cook- ing meals for invalids. Patrol I in- troduced a scout movement in the Elementary school and now their organization is twenty-five strong. Other business that is being con- sidered by the scout organization at the present time is: Athletics, the Scout Play. hikes and camping at Marimarsh. Rah! Girls! Rah! Scouts! Rah! Rah! Girl Scouts! H. VVRIGHT. '2 3 . ,ANOTHER MUSICAL TREAT AT NORMAL. Under the supervision of the Mu- sic Department of our State Normal School, a very attractive concert will be given on the evening of May 12. The combined eiforts of the Glee- Club, Orchestra, and male quartette will contribute much toward giving any one an enjoyable evening. There will also be special outside talent to add to the program. If you do not believe that we can entertain, just come to Normal at 8.15 P. M., May 12, and let us prove to you that we can. ' P. E. C. A SUNBEAM. My aunt, a lady of sixty-eight, was calm and pleasant. No home could have been filled with more sunshine than was hers. Not only sunshine that shone from her radiant face, but sunshine from her soul, sunshine that made others around her happy. Such a cheerful disposition! Even. her soft gray hair, massed graceful- ly at the nape of her neck, her wrinkled but pleasing forehead and her brown, twinkling eyes, told a story not only of cheerfulness, but of love and happiness for every one. She was never too busy to lend a helping hand to one in distress or to speak a kind word to some down cast soul. Her small, graceful fig- ure, with the aid of her thin, smooth hands, seemed always seeking to be of service. Wherever she went she spread sunshine in every nook and crany of the hearts she met and every one felt happier and better for having met this sunny character. Could one wish for a better friend than this dear lady? ELLEN M. HARDESTY. I Y WE HELP. No one can leave the campus un- til further notice. What would We do for Heats? W'here would we get a new hairnet? How could we wash our hands without soap? The Y. W. cabinet got busy and before long 'we had a real store, selling every- thing from hairnets to ham. After all it was genuinefun organizing the lorders, standing in a telephone booth dictating orders for ten minutes, and finally having the satisfaction of get- ting at least one bun and a Yukon Dainty. Sunday was coming and no chance 'of going to church. How could We ever spend such a day? Our blues were cast aside through Miss Scar- borough's efforts. Dr. Humphrey ,came to us with a much appreciated message on Road Building. The last Sunday of church-going .campaign is over. Who wins? Jun- ior III, with a 'final average of 8015. This is a splendid wind-up consider-' ing the many interruptions. Away off in Armenia ive hundred eighty-two starving children will be fed for one day or one child for six- teen months, through efforts of boys and girls at Normal. Beside money. many articles of clothing have been given. This should be a challenge to others! , HOME ECONOMICS. The last lap of the year was start- ed off with a bang in the first as- Asembly after our Easter vacation. 'Normal School students were sur- prised and pleased to hear two very interesting guests, one of whom was Miss Nina Simmons, who has for some time been associated with Doc- tor McCu1lough, of Hopkins Univers- ity, in the field of Home Economics. Miss Simmons' subject was Some Practical Aspects of Nutrition. She said We ought to learn to live, not to exist. This is well summed up ,in the motto of the Camp Fire Girls wo-he-lo, which means Work, .Health, Love. We cannot work well unless we have goodhealth, neither ldo we make enjoyable companions lunless we have that sometimes elu- 'sive thing health. Q The department which Miss Sim- Lmons represents has experimented 'on white rats to iind the cure of beri-beri, scurvy and ricketts. Beri-beri, a disease common to the natives of China, Japan and the Philippine Islands, causes a person to lose control of the body and be- come quite helpless. Swelling of the eyelids may occur sometimes, caus- ing one or Scurvy of us who both eyes to become blind. does not apply to those live on a regular diet, but to men in the Army and Navy and sometimes to babies, who must use either pasteurized or condensed milk. The gums swell and rheumatism is often suspected. Orange juice is a fine preventative. Ricketts is not a disease of the bones as generally supposed, al- though a bone derangement is in- volved. Round shoulders, bow-legs, and' a pigeon-breast are indications of the presence of rickets in the system. The use of vitamines is absolutely necessary for the cure of beri-beri, scurvy and rickets, So if you wish to be healthy include one quart of milk, about two salads of some kind of vegetables, some greens, isuch as spinach, lettuce or celery, and fruits in your daily diet. Above all else let no one persuade you to give up your well earned rest at night! M. P. R. SHAPES. Practice Teacher - John, can you tell us the shape of the world? Johnny fintluenced by home con- versationsj- lt's in a turrible shape. , ,V - ...Q-4.-g ' I 4 --,-L . -,g . I f A is 1 rr A i ' 'r .mv YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson ' BUICK MOTOR CARS F. B. 8: M. L. PORTS, Props. Towson 525 ,..., tram.. tm.. Y . , . ll Compliments of SCALE FOR RATING OF 1 TEACHERS. The scale for the rating of teach- ers is the result of the study of two groups of seniors who realized that some means of measuring their eni- ciency as practice teachers was need- ed. After a study of the material iavailable on the self-rating of teach- ers, an outline was formed. An ar- ticle by Dr. Harold Rugg, of Lin- coln School, New York City, greatly infiuenced the selection of topics. The outline as it now stands has .been made and revised twice to meet the wishes and needs of particular groups of seniors. It is again in process of revision by Senior III. The ratings are made on a basis of High, Medium, Low. At the end of eight weeks of practice teaching, a self-rating is made by the student teacher. Again at the close of prac- tice teaching an evaluation is made and discussed. In this way the final estimate of practice teaching is a composite one, partly formed by the practice teachers themselves. Black 8 Decker Mfg. Co. Towson Heights, Md. TOWSON BAKERY E THE Goonv sHoP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 86 SONS Tel. Towson 204 ILGENFRITZ 319 N. CHARLES STREET Artistic Photographer Specia1.Dlscount to Normal Students, ? The following letter has been re- iceived by Miss Stone in reply to a letter to Dr. Rugg, submitting the two outlines: I . nA DATING SCALE FOR JUDGHYG 1 TEACHERS nv TRAINING JANUARY 1922. I.-Skill in Teaching. To what extent: 1. Does she understand child na- ture? 2. Does she have command of sub- ject matter? Is she gaining power through increased knowledge of sub- ject matter? I 3. Can she organize subject mat- ter in accordance with the needs of a particular situation? Are her les- son plans progressive? 4. Can she impart the subject matter planned, i. e., does the sub- ject matter function as a part of the life of the child? a.--Does she skillfully conduct the iclass discussion? ' Are her questions well planned and spontaneously given? Does she help pupils to analyze questions carefully before making decisions? Do the children ask questions? Does she stimulate thinking? Does she stimulate a desire for more knowledge? Does she help pupils to organize? a.-Do children gain in outlining main points? - b.--Is there a period given to judging? c.-ls there sufficient drill to fix knowledge? d.-Do her assignments lead to ef- School Supplies at HER.GENRATHER'8 Films and Butterfly Hair Nets fective study, not merely giving of pages? 5. Is there a gain in self-initiated projects, which connect child lite with school subject matter? a.-Are these projects worth while? Have they leading-on pos- sibilities? b.-Are they encouraged? II.-Skill in Mechanics of Manag- ing a Class: To what extent: 1. Does she pay attention to de- tails of heat, light, and ventilation? 2. Does she organize and conduct successfully the daily routine of the room? 3. Does order and discipline in- here in the work? 4. Does discipline lead to a. deli- nite gain in self-direction and self- control? III.-Teamwork qualities. To what extent 1. Is she sincere, loyal, and just in her relations to her pupils and to her co-workers? 2. Does she shoulder responsibili- ty for her own acts? 3. Is she interested in the group improvement of the school? 4. Does she enter whole-heartedly into the play life of the school? 5. Does she co-operate with the other teachers in school activities? 6. Is she interested in communi- ty activities outside the school? 7. Are lesson plans and school records handed in on time and in complete form? IV.--Qualities of Growth and Keeping Up-To-Date. To what extent I 1. Does she increase her profes- sional scholarship? a.-Books, Courses of Study, Mag- azines. b.-Observation of other teachers. c.-Discussions with other teach- iers and specialists. d.-Teachers' meetings. 2. Is she gaining the desire for further professional growth? 3. Is she gaining the power of 'self-criticism, through the right at- titude toward criticism? V.-Personal and Social Qualities. To what extent 1. Is she honest with herself? 2. ls she fine-grained Qreiinedl 1' ls she sensitive to social properties? 3. Has she a sense of humor? Does she get fun out of teaching? 4. Has she a sense of relative Nvalues? a.-Does she emphasize the un- important? b.-Does she minimize the impor- tant? have the proper at- teaching as a pro- 5. Does she titude toward fession? a.-Tas' she bigness ot her ities? 6. Does she out ideas? fContlnued on Page 3-Col. Sl a realization ot the job with its possibil- originate and carry A WOODBLOCK. Ruby Trail. In this busy world of ours, it is well for everyone to know something both interesting and useful that they can do as recreation. To make a wood-block, in my estimation, fills both of these requirements, and yet the process is such that any one can do it. When completed it may be used to stamp postals, papers, scarfs, centerpieces and many other things ornamental to the home. It is in the planning and making! however, that we und the real joy. A sharp knife, a piece of linole- um, the size of the design, a piece of soft wood the size of the linoleum and a design, covers the list of ma- terials. First, glue the linoleum on the wood. The wood thus gives a sup- port to the linoleum and makes it easy to hold while printing the de- sign. Next, draw the design on a. piece of thin, but strong paper. The design should be simple and attrac- tive, but one that can be arranged in several different ways. Put a very thin layer of paste on the linoleum and place the design on this. Great care must be taken to put the paper on straight. The interesting work has now, just begun. It is with real live enthusiasm that the knife is plied. The part of the design to be left solid on the block, is the only, part not cut off by a knife, or any small tool available. With intense joy you watch the design stand out and when it is finally completed, you can hardly wait to mix the paint to experiment. With a brush, cover the design with paint and then print it on a piece of paper and decide upon the best arrangement. This done the woodl block is ready for service. If these directions are carefully followed, it will be with great pride that you will stand back at this point, and marvel at your own handiwork. A HEALTH RHYME. ' QAn Acrosticj Elizabeth Lamb. In the early morning, when you pop right out of bed, Make la' special effort to drive' way old sleepy head., . Please brush your teeth, my children until they brightly shine, So that you won't mind smiling when X you,go to school at nine. 'The acrostic given above was in- spired by the desire -of the Imps, our school ,improvement club, to use the health rules which Cho-Cho gave us and which they are putting into the May health pageant: This pageant is being planned by the techers and the ,children of- they elementary school. ' THE KALEIDESCOPE. For the past three numbers we have talked mainly about the admin- istrative duties of the principal. For this month, Miss Tall would like the public to know something of the every day life of the student, the part of his life that really makes for growth and the development of ideals in the student body. We need only controlled and re- sponsible citizens of the right type in this world of ours. Miss Tall wishes to pay tribute to the Student Council and its remarkable president, Miss Evelyn Peacock, of Kent County. She has steered the ship of student government through one year, pro- bably the stormiest, because it was the pioneer year. The rock on which we have stumbled most is proctor- ship. In a year or two we hope the proctors will feel that it is an honor to hold such a position and that she is not a detective but a counsellor, and guide to whom a girl will go with her problems. Then the posi- tion will be so popular that there will be electioneering among the stu- dents. When we reach this stage we shall know that great progressive strides have been made. One thing that pleases our prin-- cipal especially is the number of activities that the students have ini- tiated themselves. The Y. W. C. A. and Church Attendance Groups have done very edective Work. The His- tory Club has iiourished as we never thought it could flourish in its sec- ond year. The Psychology Club: our oldest club, has maintained steady growth throughout the year. The organization of the entire school into an Athletic Association made the students understand, appreciate and boost each other. The school or- chestra is always a source of de- light. This time last. year we had no sign of one and we feel justly proud of ours this year. We can look upon ourselves with real respect and can give untold pleasure to ourselves and the public. But hold! this is not meant to be a report of all the school activities. It is just to show that the vital building up of the ac- tivities of the school is always first in our principal's thoughts. B. WOOD, Sr. 1. Mr. Walters to Sr. II-It's almost impossible to keep your tongues from waggling. A man's job. It would take a man to do that! Mildred frusnihg into the roomy - Oh, Eleanor, guess what I just saw Eleanor fvery excitedlyj- Quick! What was it? Mildred - 'fOh! Everything I. looked at! Ain't love grand? she mused. Yes, he replied absent-mindedly. yn tContinued from Page 2-Col. 35 a.-Does she initiate work with pep and carry it through to a suc- cessful finish? b.-Is she dependable? 7. Is she attractive in dress? Is her dress suitable? 8. Is her health an asset or a hin- drance? 9. ls her self-conndence such that it makes for poise, but does not lead to lack of desire for growth? 10. Can she make herself one of the children and yet hold the respect of the class? ' THE LINCOLN SCHOOL OF TEACHERS COLLEGE New York City April 14, 1912. Miss Virginia E. Stone, Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Maryland. My Dear Miss Stone: The work that you and your teachers are doing on rating scales for judging teachers in training is very interesting indeed. Of course, I agree quite thoroughly with the scheme. It is the kind of thing l would do if I were in charge of the training of prospective teachers. Sincerely, HAROLD RUGG. RUPPERT BROS.-GOVANS TRANSFER Light and Heavy Hauling. 61000 York Road GOVANS, MD. Tel. Res. Tuxedo 0623-W. TIEF SPIANOSF STIEFF HALL, 315 N. Howard St. THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, MD. Leading School Supply House of the State. Printers, Stationers, Manual Train- ing and Kindergarten Equipment Art Goods, Leather Novelties, Trav- eling Bags and Suit Cases. Sosial Stationery, Wedding Invita- tions and Announcements. Phone Vernon 49 6 6. Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired We Do It Electrically NICK GASTELLO . One grand expense. l10 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY Tl-IE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOXVSON. MD. MIRIAM SI-IAXVN - Advertising Mgr. 1l3g5?ILrI5IJbJ,LFI'IP4 HAN Circulation Mgrs. BERTHAIVOOD - - Business Mgr. APRIL, 1922. TONY SARG'S MIARIONETTES. 54 lVest Nillth Street New York, April 14, 1922. Miss Virginia E. Stone, Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Maryland. My Dear Miss Stone: Your very nice letter and the one from the Sixth Grade have just been received and I hasten to answer. I am indeed sorry that it is quite im- possible for me to attend the per- formance that your pupils are giv- inging as I have several lecture dates here in New York at that time, mak- ing it impossible for me to leave. I assure you it would be a great pleasure for me to attend the per- formance as I am so interested in the many children learning the art of making puppets and produc- ing little plays. I thank you for inviting me and please express my sincere regret to the children who so kindly wrote asking me to come. I shall be de- lighted to hear from you again and if you are in the vicinity of New York at any time, I should be de- lighted to have you visit my studio at the above address. Very sincerely yours, 'TONY SARG. THE SIXTH GRADE MARION- ETTE SHOW. A Marionette Show has been planned and staged in the Sixth Grade as a result of an interest in the Tony Sarg Marionettes which the children saw last fall. After a study of marione'ttes, it was decided to write a play, make the marionettes and stage the play. An old Norselmyth furnished mater- ial for the play. The nine marion- ettes, which represented -the charac- A SCENE FROM OUR I respectively: CID the king's feast' hall in the far north land, L21 the home of the north wind, Q33 an old Norse Inn, Q43 the king's feast hall. The king deplores his old age! and announces his decision to give, the crown to some man who cani prove himself capable of ruling thel kingdom. Three courtiers and as young Norse lad start out to prove their fitness. With the help of the north wind, the young lad returns with proof of his courage and hon- esty and therefore the princess mar-i ries him and he is given the throne., Skald's song, written for the mar- ionette play by HELEN LUMMIS, VI. Oh, gallant our King, nobfe is he, Who ruleth the North and the Norse Countree. And far spread his name in this wide stretching land, When he won with his power this sturdy Norse band. When his prowess was known, mighty his name, ' I As the years passed he ascended to: fame. So is he praised by low minstrel's ters, were made by hand and strung: song. and managed by the Sixth Gr3,dellBut S0011 shall his throne to 8.I10theI' children. From the golden-haired! belong. I princess and the monarch in his kingly robes to the little lad in red, Many great nobles throughout this appropriateness of costuming wasl broad land considered. The Stage, made of,Shall come nigh in search of thy beaver board, was built by the Sixth, sweet daughter's hand. Grade boys. The boys also planned Bringing three gifts to this feast the electric light fixtures and ad- justed the pulleys for the curtain. hall some day Three wonderful gifts to before you MARIONETTE PLAY. Q These wonderful gifts for your daughter to claim And thus be the pride of the noble who came. This noble will wish to gain your rich throne claim all your kingdom for him and his own. And SNOWFLAKES. Fourth Grade. ' Out of the sky, the snowflakes fall, softly and gently over us all. Covering trees and hills and lakes Falling so softly, no noise they make. Snow, you have come to make us glad Sun do not melt it and make us sad, Such fun we'l1 have while out on our sleds ' From afternoon till we're called to our beds.. The above stanza was composed by the Fourth Grade. Miss Shurtz, our Supervisor, set it to music. MASON 'S GOVANS EXPRESS ' COMPANY . Let Us Haul Your Baggage. Tel. Tuxedo 0549. Office-Lyman Avenue. You Need Fruit. We Need Money. Buy From Us. The four acts of the play were display. T H E C R A F T C L U B PRIZE AWARDED TO ELE- EDUCATIONAL MEASURE- SPRING TIDINGS. MENTARY PUPIL. The following letter is one that came to Joseph McCord, Grade VII. informing him of a prize awarded for' a composition on linoleum in the con- test held by Hochschild, Kohn 8: Co., several weeks ago. We are proud of Joseph. HOCHSCHILD, KOHN 8: CO. Howard and Lexington Streets, Baltimore. p , April 10, 1922. Mr.,Joseph McCord, Towson, Maryland. Dear Joseph: , It is with a great deal of pleasure that We inform you that your Essay on Linoleum has been awarded the Second Prize of 510.00 in the con- test recently held by us. X Enclosed you will find our check for this amount. Please accept it with our compliments and best wishes. We are sending your essay to the Armstrong Cork Co., believing they will be interested in reading it. Congratulating you on your suc- cess, we are, Sincerely yours, HOCHSCHILD, KOHN 8: CO. THE END OF THE COURSE. We, of Junior II, have just com- pleted our course in Ancient and Medieval History. Of course, all good things must end and so it was with our History. Did some one say good things? Yes, of course History was good, not only in itself, but for us. Did We not all need to know about the progress' of man since earliest times, so that we of today might profit from his many eiorts and. success, might carry on and improve many of his under- takings, making progress continue. Our course in History, carried us over two terms of work, in thinking back now, it seems that it must have been very pleasurable work, because although we often wished for the end of the term, yet today we have a certain longing to once more wend our way to Room 202. We shall of course, study History next year, but it will be another type of work and not the very interest- ing story of the Ancient. Next year, we shall have the opportunity of teaching what we learned this year. This, of course, is one advantage, because it does keep us in touch with History, but you know there is quite a diierence between studying a sub- ject and teaching it. HELEN SCHOULER. Helen-Alma, did you hear the Chefs wife last evening? Doesn't she play.well? . , Alma -- Yes, player-piano's do sound well. MENTS. in the business world there is no room for the man who is not exact, or for the one who guesses when a 'definite conclusion is desired-. In the business of education, the ten- dency in the past has been to guess at results. Now there is a definite measure, the standardized test, with which I am sure most of us are fa- miliar. Senior II has been doing a very interesting piece of work with the tests in the Elementary School, and the results were given at the Te-Pa- Chi Club meeting, April seventh. In the fall Miss Birdsong gave tests in reading, spelling, and the fundamentals of arithmetic. In the spring, tests were repeated to see if there had been any growtlr. We graded the papers, and recorded the scores in graph form, and presented the graphs to the Parent Teachers' Association. The class accompanied Miss Bird- song when the reading test was giv- en to the fourth and second grades, we were all very much interested to see the reaction of the different chil- dren to the testi. The directions lwere given very clearly, and for the most part the response was good. In correcting the papers, an portunity was given to see how minds of the pupils worked. op- the In graphing the results, the fall test was taken first, the spring test .placed second, and a space was left for the final test, which will be given before the close of the term. The results were given in terms of per- cent., using one hundred per cent. as the grade standard. By this ar- rangement, it is easy to check up, and see if any progress has been made. The question is often asked Why give a standardized test? One may as well say, Why use the yard in measuring cloth? We give the tests because they are, a measure, a standardized measure of the ability or achievement of chil- dren. Aside from that, they show the teacher whether she is falling down or keeping up with her work. If a test is given in the fall, and an- other in the spring the teacher may evaluate her own Work. In the scoring, the teacher sees what reaction each individual is making to his work, and what each one needs. In this way, the test is used as a means to diagnose the chil- dren's diiliculties, and to suggest what correctives must be applied to ,bring each one up to standard. INA HERRMANN, Sr. II. Miss S- Billy, do you play on the piano? ' Billy - Not when mother's Qaround! She's afraid I'll fall off. i I ! I Although the birds and the bud- ding shrubs tell us spring is in the air. and for a day or two we even thought summer was here, there are no signs of spring fever in the li- brary. It may be interesting to learn the increased use of books since autumn. In the month of December, 1513 books were circulated with an ap- proximate attendance of 48113 in January, 3703 books, with an at- tendance of 55753 in February, 4347 were circulated, with 6050 attend- anceg- and in March, 3466, withuan attendance of 4850, Had it not been for the enforced vacation, our circulation would have passed the 5000 mark. We are enjoying an increasing co- operation with the Elementary School. Each class has a period set aside each week for a reading hour in the library. The most attractive and best illustrated books We own are put out on the tables, and it is as interesting for us to watch the children's enthusiasm, as it is for them to use the books. From time to time we are able to add a little decoration in the shape of a new picture, posters made by students, and the unusually beauti- ful pussywillows brought by Miss Hisley. The librarian wishesrto express her grateful thanks to the girls who are so thoughtful as to help in tidy- ing tables and chairs and straight- ening books at the end of each period. MARGARET E. ROBINSON. THE IMPS. Lest our name you misunderstand., An explanation is at hand. Though we may look roguish, We never are rude, Though we call ourselves Imps We are very good. 'Tis but part of a name You will like full well, We pray you give heed As that name we spell. I-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t C-1-u-b. Who are we? Who are we? Nor-mal El-e-men-ta-ry. So though it may seem contrary to rule, The Imps seek the good of the State Normal School. JUNIOR VI. We are always in the swim And we're up to lots of tricks, For we're full of life and vim, Hurrah for us! We're JUNIOR VI A STORY OF HISTORY COURSES OF STUDY. Janet Duke. When Sr. II and III began their History Methods' Course last fall they became engrossed in a. piece of work which we feel is quite impor- tant toward the betterment of edu- cation. It is coming to be believed that teachers should have a greater part than they have had in the making of courses of study. The Seniors de- cided that it would be interesting to Und out to just what extent history courses were used in the United States, and if possible to obtain these courses and compare them. A They nrst went to the Education- al Directory, a government bulletin, and secured a list of the names of the superintendents of schools in the forty-eight States. Then letters were written to these superintend- ents asking them if they had special history courses. Forty answers were received. Sixteen States replied by sending general courses of study. Some of these bulletins contained courses for elementary schools only, some for elementary and high schools, and some for primary or grammar grades only. Others were for rural schools and Junior High Schools. In addition, the Canal Zone sent an Elementary Course. Hlonolulu, a course for primary and grammar grades, and Washington, D. C., replied that they had no course available for distribution. Maine's supply of special courses was exhausted, but the superintend- ent sent a local project. Thirteen States sent addresses of places from which their courses could be ob- tained. It is interesting to know that from Maryland we obtained a copy of the High School course of Study. There is a rural school course in manuscript. Talbott, Montgomery, Carrol and Frederick Counties have worked out good courses of study and we are all familiar with the Bal- timore County Course. At the beginning of the Second Term, Senior I wrote to the superin- tendents of thirty-six City schools for special history courses. All an- swered. Thirteen Cities sent coursesg ten had no coursesg nine answered that the history course was included in the General Course, and two sent addresses of places from which to obtain the courses. The next thing in order was to compare the material, methods, and THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies TOWSON, MD. RIDERWOOD, MD. aims as .Eound in these manuals. For a standard, the Baltimore Coun- ty Course was used. It was found that while 3370 of the courses made provision for history-in the 1st grades, 675, did not begin until the 4th grade or later. Most of the courses did not provide for home and community activities in lst grade, but for a study of primitive life instead. It was very interesting to note what different courses emphasized in the methods of teaching history. Most of them seemed to believe that the success of history teaching in the first four grades depends upon the teacher's ability as a story-teller. Some even believed that the bi- ographical idea should continue through the 6th grade. If you re- member, Dr. Johnson says that usu- ally too much emphasis is placed on biography. He says the courses can be made more interesting by group- ing men about events rather than events about meng and by studying men as groups rather than as indi- viduals. A quotation from Seattle says Children love ar good story and if the teacher is a good story- teller she may vitalize her teaching by means of this gift better than in any other way. Thus We saw that some of the courses presented er- roneous ideas. The various conceptions of his- tory aims were even more interest- ing. To quote one course of study The purpose of history teaching in the intermediate grades is to awak- en interest, encourage supplemen- tary reading and present worthy ideals. As an outcome of the work of 5th and 6th grades, the pupils should be able to use a text-book in- telligently. From the Patterson, N. J., Course we take this: The aim of history teaching is to develop the consciousness ing the child of himself and members of the human family and to help him to self-devel- opment as an intelligent and patri- otic American citizen. Upon exam- ination you will find that this course of study is outlined in such topics as: What America owes to Europeg Some Social, Economic and Political Conditions, and Problems of the Present. Jersey City follows a dif- ferent line of thought. The main object in studying history is to ac- quire a taste for it and a love for history reading rather than memoriz- ing facts. Accordingly, Jersey City has outlined its course as a story would be outlined, for exam- ple: Colonial Llfeg The Struggle be- twee the French and English, and so on. Sioux City sent one of the richest and best courses of study. It asserts that the appreciation of our histor- lcal inheritance does not imply a study of the details of general his- tory. ln short, it has to do with the milestones of progress. This course however, is largely based on the Cul- ture Epoch Theory, which is gradu- ally being discarded. All of the courses suffered in com- parison with the Baltimore County Course, which is one of the best in the U. S. Here we have no stereo- ityped outline, but a wealth of prac- tical material. There were about a half dozen courses that came up to the Baltimore County standard. This study has given us an idea of what is generally contained in a, good history course of study. The knowledge of where and how to. ob- tain the best courses of study willf be invaluable in our teaching next year. We will, too, have gained a.- more critical attitude toward courses of study. We know that not all of the States. have the same attitude toward his-' tory. Some of them answered Our course of study is out of print, as. it is being revised, due, no doubt, to the different ideals of history teaching which the war has brought about and the prominence of the- project method. History lends it- self particularly well to this method often involving other subjects. In the new history courses one of the most important things is the statement of minimum essentials. Every child must cover so much ground and those who are capable of going farther than these may do so. E It will be up to us to boost such ideas as much as possible, and work with the courses of study will have helped in making us more capable of doing the job! . of doing the job. SMILES OR FROWNS? WHICH? Oh, there are many girls at school Who always wear a smile, They never seem to break a rule, But make things worth their while. I How oft you've seen them here ancf there With smiles upon their faces, And wished and wished, oh, maidens fair, That you were in their places. I And there are many girls we know. Who always fret and frown, You see them all out in a row, The world seems upside down. You see them and you sigh, Oli me! Those girls seem awful sad, Whatever can the matter be? I wish they'd just be glad. NINA P. MORRIS, Jr. V. Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 220 N. cms-ies st., BALTIMORE WAITING AT THE DENTIST'S. Janet Duke. There is one ordeal to which I shall never grow accustomed, that is, waiting at the dentist's. The min- ute I am ushered into the waiting room something seems to snap with- in.me and at that instant I become ,a different person. The room is empty. I take my .seat and pick up last month's maga- zine or yesterday's paper, and settle back trying to appear comfortable, calm and collected. Before many .minutes I have a companion who sits opposite me and prepares to read a paper. I look up from the printed page which I have only been pretending to read and stare moodily at the newcomer. He presents a rather in- teresting appearance having a pecu- liar puiiiness in his left jaw. Oun eyes meet and we glance hastily away. I look at my watchg he looks at his. I am burning with curiosity to see the inside sheets of his paper. The dentist appears and asks our pardon for being late. It is five .minutes past my appointment but -he asks the other patient to walk intodiis oflice. I am usually ready to stand up for my rights, but now I am meekness itself. Indeed, If am only too glad to postpone my torture. ' 5 I continue to sit, though I am abnormally interested in what is go- ing on in the next room. I hear the low murmur of voices and the doc- tors' soothing This may hurt a lit- tle. There is a hair-raising scream which brings me to my feet. I grab my hat, but thinking again, I drop into my chair. My composure has fled. The picture of the Stag at Bay occupies my attention. The animal assumes amazing proportions and fixes me with a look that simply terrorizes me. I clutch my hat fran- tically and resolutely turn my back on this monster that is about to de- vour me. The ticking of the clock becomes so loud as to nearly deafen me. I am sure murder is being done in the next room. I had better take a look. At this point, the dentist appears and again 'begging my pardon hur- ries on to an important meeting. I smile quite affably and as I take my departure the clock ticks a cheer- ful farewell while the stag smiles amicably. I am to come at the same time tomorrow. HQUEER, AIN'T IT. They have a nice new hearse in Towson! Peopleare dying to ride in it! ' Fountain Pens at - ' 'HERGENRATHEBJS , HOW TO MAKE A CAMPFIRE. Anna Coiiin. One glance at a camper's fire will tell what kind of a woodsman he is. It is impossible to prepare a good meal over a heap of smoking brush. For a lunch, when you have only to boil coffee and fry something, a large fire is not needed. Drive a, forked stick into the ground, lay a green stick across it, slanting up- ward from the ground and weight the lower end with something heavy, so that you can easily regulate the height of a pot. The slanting stick 'should be notched to hold the pot in place, and to be set at such an angle that the pot swings about a foot above the ground. Then gather a small armful of sound, dry twigs. Take no twig that lies flat on the ground, for they are generally damp.' Select three of the best sticks for kindling. Shave each of them al- most through, for half its length, leaving the lower end of the shav- ings attached to the stick, one under the other. Stand these is a triangular form, under the hanging pot with the curls down. Around them place the other sticks in a conical shape, standing each on end and slanting toward the centre. Leave air space between the sticks. Now touch off the shaved sticks and in a moment you will have a fire under the pot. This will steam up in a hurry. Put small Qsticks on when needed. Meantime get two bed-sticks, four or five inches thick, to support the frying pan. When the firewood has dropped to embers, take out the smoking pieces, leaving only the coals. Put your bed-sticks on either side. Set the pan on then and fry the food. In twenty minutes from the time you drove your stake, the meal will be cooked. ATHLETICS. With these warm days come the season for baseball, tennis, field and track activities. Although we haven't played any scheduled games we have played inter-class games. Every one on the team is trying his or her best to live up to the stand- ard in order to win a letter. These letters will not only mean just a prize, but to every one who receives an award it means they can not be surpassed in their school. The girls have chosen the Navy N. This is to be yellow, backed with black. The boys have chosen a similar letter, which will not be backed by black. The awarding of the letters will be the biggest event of the season. One has to maintain a high standard to receive a letter. At the end of the scholastic year we are going to have 'an impressive assembly, at which :Miss Tall will give the awards. F. W. SCHNAUFER 86 SON Ideal Dry Goods, Notions, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Store 527 York Road - Towson, Md. Table Delicacies- GEORGE H. STIEBER, X Towson, Maryland A few real bargains in small Farms Very Easy Terms FRED C. JONES, Darlington, Md. Phone Darlington 17-F-11. Victor Victrolas and Victor Exclusively -THOS. A. CAULFIELD 85 SON OWINGS, MD. Records Start a Savings Account with THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND Established 18 73 A. H. FETTIN G MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry l Educate Your Boys and Girls to keep a Bank Account THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK TOWSON, MARYLAND The Bank with the Clock and Chimes Safety! Service! Be Thrifty! Save your money and invest with THE BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK TOWSON, MD. ,come to school if it weren't for IF YOU'RE NOT A NORMAL, YOU'RE A PEST. Of course. if you've ever visited Normal School, some smart Normal Society Girl has proudly directed your gaze to the little gold medal which hangs in the box marked Normal, in the Main Corridor, and just as surely, some equally loyal Pestalozzi Society Girl has sagely shaken her head and said: Yeh, but wait till next year! All this, dear reader, merely goes to explain that the moment a new student arrives at Normal, he or she is chosen for either the Pestalozzi or Normal Societies. From that mo- ment he is keenly alive to the com- petition between the two societies, which reaches a climax on the night of the debate, and an anti-climax, almost. we may say, on the night of the contest. The winning society in the debate wins the banner, While in the con- test. the prize is a gold medal. Those songs! Those peppy yells! Those students behind the footlights. determined to win or die-and then -that breathless moment when- but say. you'1l know if you come to our debate on April 27, and contest on May 4 at 8 P. M.. in the audi- torium. The Normals rather disdainfullv. 0H! SEE, SEE! l ' You, who are interested in Craft, stop here one minute and see what the Craft Club of the Maryland State Normal School has done this year. Being in its infancy, the Craft Club has made but a modest beginning in comparison to the many possibilities. wNevertheless we think what we have done is worth while. See if you think so. We began our work last fall by diving into an earthen jar of brown, slimy, pasty material-for we were making pottery. By the trial and error method little clay bowls were made. The bowls were sent into town to be fired and glazed. fWhen they returned they would 'really hold water. Soon the annual Senior play was to be given and everyone said: Who can we get to ,make the scenery? The Craft Club limmediately spoke up in a loud, I 5. STOP! LOOK! READ! m !AN EXHIBITION 'ro BE HELD I AT M. s. N. s. The first three weeks in May will oder a treat to lovers of Art. Those who visited the exhibition of Color Prints and Photographs for Ameri- can Homes held last year at M. S. IN. S., will be glad to know that the iCraft Club is planning a similar Revent. This exhibition of good prints in color and photographs, suitable in size and snbject for school and li- fbrary decorations is the direct out- growth of the movement initiated 'by the American Federation of Arts in 1920 under the slogan Art in Every Home. A Although the primary purpose of this exhibition is to make known and available to schools and libraries throughout the country the great lstrong voice' Klwe Wm , and We did'uvarietv and quality of prints within If you Sag th'gP1aqdg1VeQ,3eY0jflgofstheir reach, many of the subjects fgul, resgliditoseglgt nik vo rcgeirhllare suitable for the decoration of lbo-fvuhat he tho chi af it' lfrhi 5 Slhomes, factories, and institutions 1 V. ,, . Hu 9 ' S a iwhere large pictures are desirable. .a b roJect but it was a boom- l , Q , gmgliucgessl During the Winter We' The exhibition includes about one gcompleted making book stands Withvlundred and thirty Subleotsf Whloh .blotter pads to match: as Well asirepresent the .work of about ifteen memory books. Vve have tken ca,-e1d11Terent publlshing houses and ar- iof the Summer months by making tists. The prints may beidivided ourselves smocks of diiferent mater- loto two Classes those Published in atlirm that the old medal is wearinglials. YVe embroidered them with,Am9I'iC-3 and those Published- in a hole in their side of the box, but1many different kinds of stitching. Eofope- Although the Amorloan the Pests vow tl1ey'll drag our colors, down this year. Alright-go to it,' but remember-were from Missouri. we gotta be shown! BETTY BOWMAN. Sr. I. THE LAND WHERE LOST THINGS GO. Where is the land where lost things go? It is in the land of No- where. in the kingdom of Every- where. It is the place where lost wander about at leisure. and nothing returns to its former The lost things themselves. things where home. are carried by fairy hands to the por- tals of this Magic world. Upon ar- riving there, all is in pitchy dark- ness. until gay little sprites, with their magic touch, cause a door to swing hack on its great hinges. When they once enter the kingdom. all becomes beautiful and they im- mediately enter into all the gay festivities in which the sprites take part, Here in the land of Nowhere, the little lost things have no one to tease them. nor anyone to scold them. so they wander around at will, until some former owner knocks at the door of the kingdom and cap- tures them before they can escape. DORIS OWENS. l think there is something dove- llke about you. . Not rea.lly! Sure, you're pigeon-toed! The success we made of these smocks we aren't telling, for if you knew you'd want one right away. exactly like them. Now just to show you how very lfamous the Craft Club is, I shall tell you a secret. We have aihliated our- selves with the largest National Art Organization in the United States, by becoming a Chapter of the Amer- ican Federation of Arts. We ex- lprints outnumber the othersnthere Iare excellent examples of prints in icolor from Engfland, France, Ger- fmany, Sweden and Switzerland. Last year in addition to the resi- 'dents of Towson and the Normal lstudents, the members of the State QEducational Meeting held at Easter Itime, the Govans Improvement, Club, members of the Te-Pa-Chi Club, the lSenior Class of the Ellicott City High lSchool, and the Elementary children :of the Lurnerviile School enjoyed the venes at Washington in May. As azexhibition. There was so great an member of this Orgauizattionl, xthefexpression of enthusiastic apprecia- Craft Club hopes to become even'tion that we teel sure the students more powerful than ever, by the helpla-od C011111111111tY will. giY8 US the we can receive from many sources. 'Same hoalfty 00-Operation In making To become a nlelnber of the Craftlthe exhlbltlon 3. success again Club at M. S. N. S. you must iirst,Y9af- be a student there. Ten new mem-I I -i bers are to be taken in next year.l Playlllg V01ley.ball. u Three of these are to be Seniors andf Dotiul get t11'9d of 001111118 for seven to be Juniors. One month fol-13111191105- lowing the opening of school in Sep- Lorem- I d011'13 I W011ld11'1 pect to send a delegate to a meeting of the Federation of Arts, which con- E. E.. '22. Ed- Hasn't my dancing im- proved? Mary - Wonderfully! It has everything skinned, including my ankles! tember, the Craft Club gives to those wishing to become members a chance to express their desire by being the first to sign up. If you would like to be in our Craft Club next year. you had better come early and avoid the rush. igym fJimJ. 5 Hwnars that? I sez. is a teller wot calls on his girl in a thunder shower a rainbow? -The B. and B. Jay. Dr. Hodge tin hygiene classl- Miss Richardson, what do adrenals do? Miss Richardson-Oh. Dr. Hodge-You need them right HOW. 1 ' I .JJ Uvrl' 1' v 1 .J Ainer'ica's future de- Thgoliufllgsewfggheghltcaf ponds upon education. Teacher. I Vol. 1-No. 5 MAY, 1922 Published Monthly by Students of the Maryland State Nonnal School. Towson. Md. SENIORS COMPLETE THE AN EPITOME OF THE YEARXS THE GLEE CLUB AND OR- HISTORY ESSAYS. ENDEAVOR AS GIVEN BY ' Janet Duke. One of the biggest pieces of work in the Senior year is the writing of the history prize essay. The con- test which is international in scope isconducted by the American School Citizenship League, and is open to Seniors in Normal Schools and' Teachers' Colleges. Prizes of 75, 50 and 25 dollars are awarded for the three best es- says. M. S. N. S. has been rather fortunate in the winning of the prizes. In 1919 Miss Lola Wood won the second prize, and last year. the first and second prizes were won respectively by Misses Lucille Heath and Grace Tull, while two other students received honorable men- tion. The Function of Education in the Promotion of International Under- standing is the subject of the essay this year. The conditions of the contest are these: Each essay must be accompanied by a topical outline and a bibliography with brief notes on each book. The essays must not exceed 5,000 words. A length of 3,000 words is suggested as desir- able. This essay has been a project of many weeks. Indeed the Seniors have not been content with using the material which our library affords, but have made frequent visits to the Baltimore libraries. However, when the essay is completed they feel that tl. 'y have been more than compen- sated for their labor for they have gained not only much information concerning world affairs, but at the same time a broad minded and sym- pathetic attitude toward foreign problems. Of course it is not possi- ble that more than a very few of our girls have written essays which Will be sent in, and of these, there may be none worthy of the prize, but under any circumstances the stu- dents realize that the writing 'of this essay has had a very definite value for'them. After all, should not we as future teachers have as an essen- tial part of our equipment an ex- ceedingly keen sense of the part which education can play in bringing nations to a closer understanding of each other? Biology Teacher: Name the high- OUR PRINCIPAL. Miss LIDA 'inn TALL, Principal. The closing of the year is upon us. At such a time one must needs look backward and again forward to the future. The past lies behind, but its influence projects itself and keeps on determining the present. If in our life here together, this year has made us, as students in the great profession, understand what team- work is, what loyalty isg what faith with work means, what happiness and joy means, what the value of a small child in the whole scheme of society isg what wonders the educa- tional process can work, curiosity about the greatest marvel in the world, wliic his the power of the human mind to learng if in all these things we have got together, we have touched the infinite. In that sense, the students of M. S. N. S. and faculty, too, have grown in spirit together, and the spirit 'of a school is its greatest asset. May the spirit that we are trying to develop among ourselves show in the work we are .trying to accomplish in the teaching Held so that not only shal' we think that we are that which we are, but our co-Workers will believe that we are, and further help us tf realize 1 CHESTRA CONCERT. The Glee Club and Orchestra, un- der the direction of Miss Shurtz, of- fered a most delightful program on the evening of May 12th. They were assisted by Miss Celia Brace, Instruc- tor of Violin in Peabody Conserva- tory, and by Mr. Even Campbell, Tenor Soloist at the Grace M. E. Church. Each artist gave a pleasing ren- dition of selections, chosen both for the quality of the music and popu- lar appeal to true music-lovers. Wienawski's Legende, on the vio- lin, was especially attractive, as well as the ever pleasing Souvenir of Drdla. Mr. C'ampbell's voice won many approving comments with high 'praise for the delightful quality of the high notes. His songs were well received, among them the favorite On The Road To Mandalay, and the,encore, Little Gray Home In The West, while Mendelssohn's Be Thou Faithful Unto Death, from St. Paul, gave opportunity for the greater scope of his powers. Our own Glee Club filled us all with pardonable pride and delight in its achievement. With a delight- fully chosen group of songs, they showed what our students' talent can accomplish in harmony and phrasing, under the skilful leader- ship of Miss Shurtz, our director. Among the varied types, it is hard to choose which was received with most favor, but among the favorites were the Legend Of The Chimes, from Robin Hood, and the Ber- ceuse from Joselyn, while the ii- nale, the Recessional was a tri- umph for both Glee Club and Or- chestra. Our Orchestra, under the leader- ship of Mr. Schoenfelder, has made wonderful progress in this, its first year, and with the Glee Club, has given us one of our most delightful evenings. M. O. FUNNY, AIN'T IT! That Betty likes to Dodge her problems of late! That Eloise and Anne prefer Dr, Hodges' classes! That while others rave over the fiapper Anna C. still prefers the stately Gibson Girl ! A That Virginia F.'s new hobby is collecting Kewple CCupieJ Dolls' . I . ' est WPG Of ammal- 'Our elm- That the Chase model suits HM. Simonds: Giraffe. , BERTHA WOOD, Sr. '22. ,lRhodes best! A 'Tl' -A in REALIZATION. OUR FIRE-PLACE. .. iles x , t - YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS F. B. 8: M. L. PORTS, Props. Towson 525 Compliments of The Black ti Decker Mfg. Co. Towson Heights, Md. TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 8a SONS Tel. Towson 204 ILGENFRITZ 319 N. CHARLES STREET Artistic Photographer Special Discount to Normal Students I l ln the city of Scranton there is a sign which never fails to attract the attention of every stranger. Every night, rain or shine, letters of light urge everybody to Watch Scranton Grow. We have no such device to call attention to our work but, if you will come with me some day to the south end of the school yard, you will see that our house has grown considerably in the last few weeks. The Seniors and pupils in the Elementary School began their out- door work as soon as the weather would permit, and now every day can be heard the sounds of industry as we work with hammer, chisel and saw. It is a good thing to get practical ideas of a working man's hardships first-hand, and not depend altogeth- er on the newspapers for our infor- mation. The experience of the last month have broadened our sympa- thies and understandings of those who work at such trades. We have unanimously decided that we would rather be school-teachers than brick- layers or cement mixers. If you are not ready to concede that they earn all they get, work for an hourhor so at their job, and you will. be ready to hand over their tools and also their wages without any com.- ments. It was our plan to have the house completed by commencement, but we will not be able to do so. You see we do not mean to be selfish, but wish to share our pleasures with next year's class, for it has been a pleasure to work out in the open. The frame-work is completed and the fire-place is in the process of erection. The fire-place has brought many problems and we have en- deavored, when they have confront- ed us, to face them, not to shift xthem. After the carpenter work is done, the project will be turned over to the Home Economics Department and will furnish practical material for making a house beautiful. There 'is no end to the possibili- ties in this work. Year after year, there will be repairing to be done, the paint will need freshening, the style of furnishings will be changed. ls it worth while? We think so. Do not sit in the scorner's seat, Or hurl the cynic's ban But come to the house by the side of the school, And give us a friendly hand. INA M. HERRMANN, Sr. ll. School Supplies at HERGENRATHER'S Films and Butterfly Hair Nets 1 I 1 I P v I I w l 1 1 I I I i I A l i I To build the Fireplace was the special problem assigned to the Sev- enth Grade in connection with the House Project. This responsibil- ity led to a study of fire places which held the interest of every member of the class throughout the Winter term. If enthusiasm had begun to wane it was certainly revived when in April the actual building began. The fireplace became again the center of interest in the Seventh Grade. As the class was responsible for an assembly on May third, it was de- cided that the program should be a brief report on some of the interest- ing phases of the work. The class was divided into four groups, each being responsible for a different topic. The first group traced the- development of the fire- place through the centuries from the rude altar of stone in the center of the baron's hall in the Middle Ages down to the scientifically built hre- place of today. The removal of the nre from the center of the room to the side wall, the addition of hob, projecting hood and chimney were mentioned in order of time. The enormous nreplaces of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with their quaint belongings-tinder boxes, fire irons, ovens, were pictured. The boys discussed the practical side of the work, the essentials of a. good fire place, noting materials, thickness of walls, proper propor- tion of flues to opening, and espec- ially the smoke shelf. They de- scribed how they estimated the num- ber of bricks needed. A third group described the fire- place as the center of interior dec- oration-the most important archi- tectural feature of a room. They stressed the importance of having the fireplace in keeping with .the room. They showed how the over- mantel of the Gothic and Rennais- sance period iniiuenced over-mantel decorationg with pictures they il- lustrated the idea that the fireplace motive does not end with the mantel, but with the cornice of the room, and made it clear that good taste is needed in selecting mantel orna- ments and over-mantel decorations. The .fourth group described sev- eral good fireside paintings and re- cited selectious from literature de scribing fireside scenes. Some of these were descriptions of curious old Dutch fire places with quaint til- ing. Others described happy gather- ings about the hearth. These selec- tions lefl with the audience an ap- preciation not only of the beauty and cheer of an open hre upon the hearth, but also of its spiritual value --the idea of the fire place as the cf-ntcr of the home. MAY TREATS. So numerous have been the treats enjoyed in our recent assemblies that it will be impossible to mention them all here. But ask any of the girls which one they liked best and the response will be unanimous. . To use the populagr language- they all fell for Mr. Souvaine. You will ask- YVho? Where? When? How'? and What? Mr. Souvaine is one of America's noted young pianists who is travel- ing under the direction of the Na- tional Committee for the Advance- ment of Music. The subject of his lecture was the relation of popular music to the classics. He was the very personification of a story book musician, with his dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair and we were immediately charmed even be- fore we had had a chance to hear his delightfully musical voice! Having made such a good begin- ning, he proceeded to reveal' to us and to prove a truth that we had never dreamed of before. I will tell you the secret. Our much berated, popular or jazz music is really the best of classical music. Composers of popular hits either borrow ac- cidentally, or steal, fascinating me- lodic phrases from the works of the bed composers and use them as themes and foundations for modern popular songs. Taking these they change the time and key, and pro- bably a few notes, very often not any, and lo, and behold, they have made a popular hit! If you do not believe this take the the nrst theme from Beethoven's Minuette in G ,and compare it with The Rose of No Man's Land. This melody was deliberately stolen by Al Jolson and made into that popu- lar favorite of the recent war. Af ter he hadytold us this, Mr. Souvaine proved it to us by playing both com- positions. In the same way he howed us how I'm Always Chas- Rainbows came from Chopin's ntasie Impromptug My Castle of Dreams from Chopin's Waltz in A Flatg and Avalon from the opera Tosca. Mr. Souvaine told us all these things to show us that most popular melodies are really written by the masters and are loved by lovers of both popular and classical music. His plea was for people to hear more good musicg that all which is good in music may be enjoyed as well as the short phrases which are bor- rowed or stolen by composers who are not capable of thinking out their own themes. In a really good piece of music we find new beauties every time we hear it. We soon tire of the so-called jazz music simply because there is nothing new after we have heard it several times and because it is so often rendered poorly. Besides illustrations for his lec- ture, Mr. Souvaine played selections representing three types of music: 'foot music, as in Granger's Country Garden, in which rhythm is the dom- inant featureg head music as in Sou- vaine's Viennese Doll, the theme of which follows a story, and lastly heart music, having a very strong, appealing melody. Several of the compositions were played personally, but the use of the Ampico-an elec- tric player-piano, which reproduces the exact performance. It gave an artist's touch to the program. There have been many other en- joyable assembliesf. One that de- serves especial mention is the Mari- onette Show that was given by some of our Elementary School children. And after the show was over what a delightful surprise we had! Tony Sarg, himself, the King of the Pup- pet-makers ,spoke to us for a while. His talk was most interesting and we all wish you could have heard him. He pleased the children very much by drawing for them, in a. very few minutes, a smiling elephant, and as an encore, a nerce tigc-r. The children even took the black board with its nerce tiger down stairs with them and kept it for a while. R. C. PENMAN SHIP. Caroline Read, Jr. I. Penmanship! Such was the name of the monster that confronted every Normal student at the beginning of the third term. For many days over the tops of the cubicles in the Ad- ministration Hall and through the corridors of Newell Hall echoed the all important question, Have you passed it yet? Our terror of it and the subsequent lessons was not to be long-lived, however, for that terror was soon over-come by Miss Edward's explanation of the Courtis Standard Practical Tests. As Miss Edward has spent several .years working with Mr. Courtis and lMiss Shaw in the public schools of Detroit, she is ably fitted to present the course to us. The aim of the course is to teach one to write well through self-direction, self-control, and self-appraisal. To attain this end it is necessary that the teachers have four fundamental steps in mind. The tirst step requires that the teacher have for her aim, To teach 'the child to teach himself to write well. The second step is the re- falization that the child is his own lbest teacher. The third step re- iquires that the child have a definite -objective toward which to work, that he tries to reach it, that he measures his success or failure, that aid is 'given in the case of failure, and that a more difficult objective is given lin the case of success. The fourth step requires that the teacher take search test, at the beginning and end of each term. To carry out her purpose the teacher divides the lesson into a five minute practice period, in which the child endeavors to overcome his dif- ficultiesg a five minute period in- cluding preparation and testing, in which the child endeavors to attain a certain standardg a third period in which the child judges and scores his work. There is little room to doubt the eflicacy of the course be- cause in one month the following gains have been made: Junior I, 26 per cent.g Junior II, 23 per cent.g Junior III, 32 per cent., Junior IV, 30 per cent.: Junior V, 35 per cent.g Junior VI, 31 per cent.: Senior I, 33 per cent., Senior Il, 22 per centg Senior III, 20 per cent. AGAIN--THE IMPS. Industrious, studious and earnest are we, Members of our club in the El-e- men-ta-ry. Perhaps, if you listen closely, you'll hear Some improvements we've made in our school this years. MARGARET RIDER, Seventh Grade. RUPPERT BROS.-GOVANS TRANSFER Light and Heavy Hauling. 6,000 York Road GOVANS, MD. Tel. Res. Tuxedo 0623-W. . I IEF STANOSF STIEFF HALL, 315 N. Howard St. THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N . Charles St., BALTIMORE, MD. Leading School Supply Houm of the State. Printers, Stationers, Manual Train- ing and Kindergarten Equipment Art Goods, Leather Novelties, Trav- eling Bags and Suit Cases. Sosial Stationery. Wedding Invita- tions and Announcements. Phone Vernon 4 9 6 6. Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired We Do It Electrically IUCK CASTELLO an inventory, by means of the re-E10 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE -IORMAL SCHOOL. TOYVSON, MD. MIRI.-XM SHAYVN - ' Advertising Mgr. 2g5?ITIH,YCJ,UIwfP, HAN Circulation Mgr-S. BERTHA XVOOD - - Business Mgr- MAY, 1922. The following letter was received by one of the Fifth Grade girls in reply to a letter written to the Mex- ican Embassy, asking for informa- tion about Mexico. The geography class, in its study of Latin-America, has received much direct informa- tion about the countries studied in response to letters written by the class to people interested in the re- lationship between their country and ours. EMBAJADA DE MEXICO EN LOS ESTODOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA Washington, D. C. May 4, 1922. Miss Mary Alice Wood, Towson, Md. Dear Little Girl: I have received your very inter- esting letter dated the lst of this month. I am pleased to see that you like Mexico and wish to know more about its customs, its people, etc. Under separate cover I am mail- ing you today some literature rela-I tive to my country, the reading of which I hope you will enjoy. I am enclosing you .herewith a picture of a Mexican girl dressed in some 'native costume typical of the peasantry off a certain part of the country ,which you may use to dress the doll that is to represent Mexico at the School Bazaar. You will un- derstand that costumes such as these are not really worn by Mexican girls. Availing myself of your invita-i to the left. As the first speaker of the affirmative side arose, a round of applause ran through the ranks of the Pests-only rivalled by that which came from the Normals, as their speakers came forward. What? Hear that point! They can't refute that--of course contin- uation schools are compatible with our present-day ideals of democracy. But wait! What was that girl saying-- only a temporary make-- shift-an .ideal system will provide for day schools for every child- And then you awoke to find that the Pests were singing their peppiest songs, and the Normals answering back with songs that came from throats hoarse with excitement. Would we get it again? For two years we had held it. What if-- But down the aisle came the judge -on the Normal side. One ear-split- ting yell of triumph, and then those Pests-valiant losers-were cheering us with all the sincerity which char- acterizes any Normal School loser. Three times now. I never dreamed we'd win! babbled excited Normal girls., and the Pests, with loyal determination answered back You did win it honestly, but we'll beat you yet, -while up in Miss Tall's office. a golden banner smiled happily to itself, as it meditated on the eccentricities of these queer mor- tals, anyway! BETTY BOWMAN. '22. ARBOR DAY. The Seventh Grade. The Seventh Grade was asked to name the tree our school planted on the campus on ?rbor Day. Let us name it for oyce Kilmer, said Catherine, because of his beautiful poem on 'Trees. ' We had just planned to recite this poem at the tree planting. We all approved of this name, but Lillian reminded us of the campaign for memorial tree planting started by the American Forestry Association immediately af- ter the signing of the Armistice. There is another reason for giving tion, I will be glad to visit the ele-lthis name to our tree, said she. mentary school of the Marylandi Let us make it a memorial for State Normal School at Towson, iJoyce Kilmer since he lost his life in Md., should I ever pass through thatithe Great War. This idea gave us section of the country. la real thrill. So our tree, planted Hoping that your bazaar will be'on the golden anniversary of Ar- a great success and with all my best lbor Day, will be a reminder not only wishes, I remain, 'oi' poets who have made us love Very cordially yours, MANUEL C. TELLEG. Charge cl'Affaires, ad interim. H00-WINS. Bang! and as Miss Tall's gavel fell on the desk, three hundred and eighty backs stiffened simultane- ously and three hundred and eighty pairs of eyes glued themselves on the four debatersg the Normals seated to the right of Miss Tall, the Pests trees. but also of our great debt to the hrave men who gave their lives for our country. i Lillian Freburger. GOOD SUPPORT! As the old saying goes, Credit give where credit's due. The Craft Club wishes to express its apprecia- tion to Normal,and Elementary stu- dents and Faculty, who gave so gen-- erously toward the exhibition. LEWISTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL , Lewistown, Idaho Oliver M. Elliott, President. April 24, 1922. The Oriole, State Normal School, Towson, Maryland. To the Editors of the Oriole: of The Oriole were by your Miss Welles delight to read them I read every word of I do our own school Two copies forwarded me and it was a. both. I think them, just as publication. Two phases' specially appreciated. The first, the fact that the students from the very lowest grades up through the Nor- mal School actually do the work. I feel that most of our school papers miss a. big opportunity in connnlng the publication to the hands of their selected few. It makes it similar to our athletic situation, Those who are mqst fitting get to play and the others are let go to get along the best they can. So I think you have the right idea in letting every one get his hand in. And second, I heartily appreciated the quality of each article, to the point, expres- sive and well written. Evidently the Normal School at Towson must be doing some admirable work. My best wishes to the whole Nor- mal School and especially the ones who are doing the Oriole. Very sincerely yours, , D. R. Dewey,,,- Dean of Rural Department. of the little paper I She- Do you really love me or do you just think you do? - He- Yes, indeed honey, I really love youg I haven't done any think- in' yet. - Do you want a match? asked the chaperon of the young man car- rying an unlighted Dromedary. No, thanks, er-er-only amuse- ment, he replied, blushing. Boy fto his dadj-Dad ,can you sign your name with your eyes shut?' Dad-Certainly. Boy-Then shut your eyes and sign my report. ' i1VIASON'S GOVANS EXPRESS COMPANY Let Us Haul Your Baggage. Tel. Tuxedo 0549. Office-Lyman Avenue. You Need Fruit. We Need Money. Buy From Us. THE CRAFT LCLUB LOOK NATURAL. Catherine Cohee. There I was, seated in the pho- tographer's spindle-legged, highly ornamental, mahogany chair, with the repeated warning of my family still ringing in my ears. Do try to look natural. Remember the last one you had taken. Fix your hair and hold your shoulders up. But for4'land's sake look natural. Hav- ing never noticed myself when I was looking particularly natural, I knew very little about going about look- ing that way. The photographer had told me to fasten my eyes on the top of the door and hold them there. I did so. Then remembering the admonitions of my family to look natural, I tried to arrange myself accordingly, but 'still kept my eyes fastened, with a far away look, on the top of the door and my lips open about one- eighth- of an inch to give the effect- of a pleasant smile. The longer I held that smile the sicker and more strained my face felt, until I began to think that I would never be able to laugh again. I tried to arrange my hands and feet in a reposeful, yet natural way. My hands seemed to expand to the size of boxing gloves. I tried to sit on one, while I laid. the other in my lap but this wouldn't do, so I gave up. My feet grew- arger and larger. I could feel my hair falling down my back. My smile grew painful and I knew it was getting actually silly. The photographer ,tilted my chin about two inches closer to the ceil- ing, saying, Hold it that way just a second, that's fine, now look pleas- ant. Then he dived under his black cloth and, click, ,the thing was done. ATHLETICS. The following are the results of the games played this year: Girls' Volley Ball. Opponent Won by Catonsville. . . . . .M. S. N. S. Franklin.. . ...M. S. N. S. Won by Towson .... . .. .M. S. N. S. Ellicott City. . . . . .M. S. N. S. Towson .... . . . .M. S. N. S. Towson .... ...M. S. N. S. Catonsville. . ..... . . .M. S.,N. S. Towson .... .... ...... ll I . S. N. S. Soccer. Opponent Won by . Sparrows Point . . . . . M. S. N. S. Won by Towson .... .... ...... li I . S. N. S. .M. S. N. S. Franklin. . ...... . . . . ' Boys' Soccer. Opponent Towson H. S. ...... 5 M. S. N. S. 0 . u i Franklin H. S. ..... 3 1 Towson H. S.... .. 4 0 Polytechnic . . L .. 2 1 City College ...... 0 Franklin H. S. ..... 4 I Randallstown H. S.. 1 5 O 0 Polytechnic ....... 1 0 Catonsville H. S.. . . 2 0 Sparrows Pt. H. S.. . 2 2 , Catonsville H. S.. .. 2 1 Tome School ...... 1 0 . Boys' Basketball. ' Opponent M. S. N. S. Franklin H. S. ........ 30 23 Agriculture H. S. ..... 26l 47 Ellicott City H. S. .... 31 46 Western Md. College.. 47 9 Mt. Vernon College... 11 25 Md. School for Deaf.. 36 13 Washington Co. H. S.. . 10 26 , Co. C, Cambridge... 29 24 j Amer. Legion, Easton. 27 36 Franklin H. S. ....... 25 36 Towson H., S. ........ 29 48 Md. School' for-Deaf. . 44 21 Mt. Vernon College. .. 9 35 Towson H. S. ........ 34 42 Hopkins fMedicalJ .... 32 22 Catonsville 'H. S. ..... 30 44 The season for most of these games is over, but we are sure that M. S. N5 S. will come out with the highest score next year. I A sUNsET. g Virginia Karn. LIBRARY NOTES. The old conception of a library as a place where boolfs are gealously guarded by a spectacled Cerberus, who frowns on any attempt to bor- row one from the sacred shelves, is rapidly vanishing before the modern idea of the library as a tool for edu- cation, and for life itself. V Statistics alone are not adequate to give a clear idea of the work done by the students within the library. However, it may be interesting to know that during the last five months 17,003 books have been cir- culated for overnight besides those drawn for use during the day. The approximate attendance for that period was 26,831. The bulk of the books circulated falls into threegroups: Education, including psychologyg- English liter- ature, and History. Other smaller collections are as widely used in comparison to 'the number of titles ovdhed by the library, and many of these classes need development. lt is our aim next year not only to provide for the immediate needs of each department for reference and research, but also to build up a bet- ter collection of fiction, biography, and illustrated juvenile books. With more book cases and books, and some additional decoration, We feel that the library can fulfill its mis- ilflie train was slowly winding itsl sion of helpfulness during the com- way .gound the so-called Horse-shoe ing year to an increasing degree. Curve. Heal' the Citi' of Pittsburgh-l To succeed in this, however, the It WaS growing la-156 and the S1111 WaSico-operation of all students is neces- sending its lg-St rays 0Ve1' 0119 of the! sary. For that already received and high peaks. ' fits promise for another year, the Li- In Februar the sun hides itselfibrarian wishes to express apprecia- y, . ,- , . early in a place such as this and the train was just in time to let us seed the glorious scene. Everywhere WHS, the snow of several weeks, with She' silver crust of a frozen lake reflect-l ing the sun. Nor was that all. The stately pines which out-witted win- ter only put on their fairy white cloaks and guarded the lake which old winter, with his icy wand, had compelled to be silent. The trees alone did not guard this quiet, magic mirror, but the large black rocks outlined against the per- fect orange of the sky. had their transparent spears ready to protect the expanse of silver against any of King Winter's enemies. Then I noticed the silver glow was slowly changing to gold, as the sun sank lower and lower. As it sank, the pines only seemed to realize their duty more for they became darker and darker, and sent long, black shadows over the lake until the sil- ver of the full moon cast its light upon it as if to be guard for the night. The train now reached a point that hid the scene because of higher peaks, leaving nothing but the beautiful picture in my mind. tion and thanks. M. L. O. A group of girls in Senior ll were wg!-king on a cgujfje of study for Grade l'fA 'V'I r- f ,, 51- First Girl-YVell. mother's worsfx, inside the home is keeping the house clean and getting dinner, what are her activities outside the home? Second Girl-Oh! outside she washes windows, and feeds the chickens. - - IVHAT XVOULD HAPPEN IF- Miss Munn didn't smile? Miss Tall wasn't busy? Mr. Walthers couldn't nnd some- thing to say? Mr. Dunkle left his brief case at home? Miss Van Bibber forgot to give an assignment? JUNIOR VI. We are always in the swim And we're up to lots of tricks, For we're full of life and vim, Hurrah for us! We're JUNIOR .VI. .-.1 A TRIP T0 MARIMARSH. Y. W. CALENDAR. THE CIRCUS PARADE. Tie up your blanket. pitch it in' the truck, and hike, hike, hike. This is what the Girl Scouts did on Friday April 27 After rovis . . . p - ions for food and clothing were made. the Scouts sought shelter where Mother Nature calls her chil- dren. at Camp Marirnarsh. No bell was needed to call the tired, hungry group to partake of hot doggies, rolls, cheese, crack-, ers, lettuce, tomatoes and hot cocoa., No one carried two trays either. In- stead-with plate and cup in hand, each scout ran down hill to a cool spring, where she prepared her plate for the morning meal. Dodge ball, leap frog, racing and frolicking took place on the green hills until evening passed- into night. Then around the fireplace the crowd gathered to sing, dance and tell stories. Some scouts are sleepy- while others are regular owls, 'but midnight found each head upon some bed dreaming of the coming day's adventures. No one dared sleep late in the morning for the sun was beckoning and breakfast-too, inviting, The! wood-peckers pecked away in an old' tree as they watched the girls withi soap and towel in hand, seek the clear spring again. The scouts agreed that in order to .have a delightful day it was wise to start it right. We gathered on thel lawn, a meeting was held, and the' scouts repeated their promise, motto and laws and did other work toward passing tests. The rest of the morn- ing Was spent hiking through Woods, by rivers and over country roads. Many interesting things were seen on this journey but hunger overtook the scouts and soon they were troop- ing, trooping, trooping back to the I Camo. up l V ' .LFS UI Luc l8LL6sL3Ut.u :sped away?-'xitery one was busy making candy, taking pictures, picking flow- ers and packing for the return to M. S. N. S. At three o'clock the scouts began their tramp over the hills, to be wel- comed at supper time by Newell Hall. Next year we are hoping to have iust such wonderful times as they have had this year. They are look- ing forward to a larger organization and to greet Miss Dowell as their leader. Girl Scouts send three cheers to their captain-Miss Dowell! MAZEL WRIGHT, '23. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMIBER CO., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies TOWSON, MD. RIDERWOOD, MD. Viola Almony. I fnderstanding is the basis of ap- ' ciation. The Y. W. has tried oughout the year to give the stu- its visions of social activities car- i on by Christian men and women. diss McCormack, through a vivid ilanation of the suffering among Armenians, easily secured co- fration at Normal. That life ong the industrial workers is not rays pleasant, but it can be and being made more favorable was message brought by Mrs. George all, an industrial worker. Amer- nization and an equal chance for foreigners to learn our customs 1 language is the big aim of Miss arlotte B. Fraser's work. Miss iser, who is from Chicago, told some very interesting work in :ht schools for foreigners and ong mothers in homes. There is another ,group of people, a prisoners, that need a chance. . Hill gave us a glimpse of the rk carried on by the Prlsoner's l. Miss Ruth Roche talked to us Jut the need for student volun- :rs and what an important place ay are taking in social work. Miss iris Crane, Field Secretary ot the W. C. A., described the big scope service open to all Y. W. workers The chapel services on Tuesday d Thursday mornings have been l by various sections of students d by officers of the cabinet. fThe lowing outside speakers have sn with us: Rev. Robert Weech, iv. Koontz, Miss Tall, Miss Dowell, ss Davis and Mr. Walther. New members,-we leave the task You! How broad are you going make the vision next year? MY FIRST SPEECH. Margaret Muncaster. I sat upon the stage All shaky-like, you see, That such a child-my age-- Should make a speech, like me, 4 The chairman of the day Arose and gave my name: I did not dare say nay, I rose and blushed with shame. And was I really blind? Or did the front I reach? I dared not look behind. And-gone was all my speech! The prompter gave the cue, I glanced up at the wall. The words came bursting through Upon the folks to fall. Then silence reigned supreme, A pin was heard to fall! I thought it was a dream, It was--and that is all. Elsie Melvin. - All was hustle and bustle and hur- ry as the first blare of the big brass band told us that the circus parade was coming down Main streetg big ifolks rushed from homes, stores, and i work shops, and little folks scream- ing for joy, at the nrst beat of the drum, rushed pell-mell from the school house, each eager to catch the first glimpse of the big elephants. As the band moved forward, the lady bareback rider caught and held the eyes of the expectant onlookers. Next came the fake Siamese elephant in his pure glistening coat of white- Wash. In his gilded cage the tiger pranced to and fro, his eyes flash- ing fire at the crowd who had the freedom he desired. From the next cage came a grunting and scratch- ing sound,' telling the circus folks that the big, fierce -grizzly would make more than shivers run down their spine if his cage door were tc open just one moment. The mod- estly caged little brown bear, eating his piece of watermelon, looked up eagerly as he passed by. Perched upon her gilded and crimson velvet- ed coach, drawn by a. pair of gold and black harnessed, milk white horses, sat the Cleopatra snake charmer. As the' huge python en- twined himself around -her syilph- like form, she slowly and lazily loosed nimgpeisent his head, and looked brazenly in his eyes. Then a. glimpse of the Wild and Wooly West, Indians and Broncho Busters passed in review. Shrieks of delight came from the throats of the little boys, as the Indians and Rough Riders performed feats, which are but dreams that come once in every boy's life. Three pairs of huge elephants that seemed to jar the very earth as they walked, closed up the parade. As a fresh blare of the band was heard in the street next to Main, every one rushed wildly there to see the circus parade all over again. Louise-What an awful gash you have in your forehead! Mary-O, it's next to nothing, next to nothing.-Live Wire. Campus Productions Corporatio! announces the release of the follow- ing iilms: d Erna Herrman, in The White Ca- et. ' Ernest B. and Isabelle B., in Faithful to the Last. Linford Hartle, in When Frances Smiles. K Catherine Cohee, in Daddy Long Legs. Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE DO YOU KNOW- Why trees have furrowed bark? What feeds a seed when it begins to grow? That green plants make life possi- ble for you? That a cricket has no voice? That every caterpillar, though seemingly 'la creeping thing in the dust is to be a child of the air just a little later on? That plant and animal variations can be measured in a manner simi- lar to our own Missouri System of measuring? These questions and many others have been answered in our biology class room. He have not had to ac- cept everything the books tell us, for we still think, sometimes, that Seeing is believing. We have seen many strange things by means of our lantern and microscope. Nothing can surprise us now, for we expect the impossible next. Why not? We have had some real live animals vis- iting us. Some of these monsters have been moths-from real cocoons, a bat, turtles, and birds. Do not surgeons begin in a. labora- tory by cutting up animals? I aru sure some of us will soon develop into surgeons. Our room has been quite a laboratory and we have be- come proficient in carving specimens -dead ones! We are learning many strange facts from books of Darwin, Men- del, De Vries, that have startled us, yet, they have proved extremely in- teresting and have brought us to our study of the elementary school child. If we have omitted the something of Biology you are especially inter- ested in, just ask Junior I or Il about it! R. REMBERG. BE HIS PAL. The motto, Be His Pal, of Boys' Week, became indeed, the motto of the boys of our Elementary School. It varied somewhat from its origi- nal sense in that each boy became his father's pal. The boys proved the strength of their motto by giv- ing a Father and Son supper on the evening of May 5. As soon as Miss Stone gave them permission to have their supper they enthusiasti- cally began to plan for it. Their first duty was to send invi- tations to the fathers of all the boys' and girls of the school. These in- vitations were written by the boys of the Seventh Grade as a part of their class work in English. After much enjoyable discussion a letter was formulated which they had typed. The envelopes were, how- Having sent invitations, their real work in prleparation for the supper began by planning the menu. Some readers will say to themselves and possibly to others, Now, what does a boy know about planning a menu? Such thinkers, should only have been present to hear our boys, for they do know how to tastefully plan a menu. They did not plan it lavish- ly either for they wanted to serve, as they expressed it, A full meal with as little cost as possible. Did they do it? Ask the fathers who attended. The secret of the success of thc lsupper, as in every other success, lay in its careful organization. In order to work to the best advantage the boys arranged themselves into committees. They had committees for each activity: reception, prepar- ation, serving, and cleaning up. Is the art of cooking and serving pe- culiar only to girls? My answer, af- ter this experience, is most assuredly in the negative. Could you have seen the boys hustling around in the Cafeteria you would have thought they were experienced chefs. We were not only proud of our boys in this part of the work, but also in their manner of entertaining. They responded most excellently to the toasts given by prominent guests. After thoroughly enjoying the sup- per, the fathers and other members of the Te-Pa-Chi Club met in the auditorium for the pleasant climax of the evening. Here the boys gave their guests a most unusual sur- prise by demonstrating their ath- letic ability. No father ever dreamed that his son could perform real acro- batic stunts. Relay races, drills and wrestling thrilled the entire audi- ence to such an extent that the fath- ers wished they were boys again. The enthusiasm which was at fulld height during the games was only a continuation of that zeal with which the boys began their work at 8 A. M. by peeling potatoes, and skin- ning tomatoes. Not once during the whole day did the enthusiasm. wane --not even when the time came for dishwashing. CRAFT CLUB. Now is your opportunity to be- come a member of the Craft Club next year. An invitation is extend ed to four Seniors of 1923 to join us. The first four handing their name, Mary Club, taken Come written on a slip of paper, to Lilly, Secretary of The Craft before May 30, 1922, will be in. Juniors! Seniors of 1923! early and avoid the rush! M. L., '23. ever, addressed by the boys. Fountain Pens at W HERGENRATHER 'S Geography Teacher: What causes ,the rise and fall of tides? I Sacra: They must be full of moon- fshine. F. W. SCHNAUFER 85 SON Ideal Dry Goods, Notions, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Store 527 York Road - Towson, Md. Table Delicacies- GEORGE H. STIEBER, Towson, Maryland A few real bargains in small Farms Very Easy Terms FRED C. JONES, Darlington, Md. Phone Darlington 17-F-1 1. l Victor Victrolas and Victor Exclusively THOS. A. OAULFIELD 85 SON ow1NGs, MD. Records Start a Savings Account with THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND Established 1 8 7 3 I A. H. FETTING MAN UFAGTUR- - INQJEWELRY CO. Manufacturers xx Greek Letter Fraternityxlieyvehfy X. 213 N. LIBERTY sr. Y' lDiamonds Fine Jewelry Educate Your Boys and Girls to keep a Bank Account THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK TOWSON, MARYLAND . The Bank with the Clock and Chimes Safety! Service! Be Thrifty! Save your money and invest with THE BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK TOWSON, MD. TRIP TO WALTERHS GALLERY Kathryn Yerkes. On April 29, the 5th and 6th Grades of the Elementary S-:hoo1, to- gether with Juniors V and VI of the M. S. N. S., took a trip to Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore: this gall,- Iery being regarded as having one of the greatest private Art collec- tions in the entire country. W'e were most eager to go, as Miss Snyder in preparations for our trip, had shown us lantern slides so that we might become better acquainted with the works of sculpture and painting. as seen at the gallery. When eleven o'clock arrlvedg the hour when the gallery is opened, the student who had charge of many of the tickets was not to be found and it seemed as though all of us tseventy in numberj were not go- ing to receive these free tickets, but Miss Snyder came to our rescue with extra tickets and our distressed look was changed. With such a large crowd, Miss Snyder was kept busy explaining to all of us the pic- tures and other interesting Works of art. The following are a few of the in- teresting things we saw. In the back of the Main Corridor of the Gallery is a beautiful marble statue of Ariadne, by Mr. Hans Sciiuler, of Baltimore, for which he received a gold medal in the Paris Sa- lon. To the right among many cur- ious and beautiful works of art we found a Japanese incense burner from one of the great temples of Japan. In the centre of the loggia is a large Italian bronze door of the style used in the XVI century. Near this is a seatnd stone figure and a carved stone rattlesnake from Mexico. Op- posite this is a life sized terra cotta of Adam and Eve. This was done by Della Robbia. To thwt of this are stones with hierog ypnics apd relief figures from the Egyptian tombs. At the 'head of the steps is 21 l0ggia Of 'two stories surrounding a covers-rl'court. In the center is a bronzfystatue by Roderi of Le Pen- Quilt. We then pass into a long room lian carved wood ceiling taken from a palace in the walls of the room wooden panels and two of furniture illustrating art during the French with an Ita which was Milan. On are carved large pieces the carver's Renaissance. Crossing to thc other side of the bnilrling we saw the Louis XII Room. The bronzes and marbles there are of the early XVIII century. In the room is a case of German clocks and u German casket with painting on glass. Another interesting thing this room contained is the Etruscans vases together with a single Greek vase, a stone Venus and six Tamagra figures. Some of the other rooms contain I German, Spanish, Dutch, French and English pictures. The following are some of the most beautiful: Cross- ing the Ford, by Gainesborough. Portrait of a. Lady of Raeburn, Por- traits of the Countess of Wilton, by Lawrence. The Attack at Dawn, by De Neville, The Sheperdess, by Mil- let. Although this short account does not half describe the beautiful things we saw, I hope that lf any other students have the opportuni- ty to go to Walter's Art Gallery, they will avail themselves of the privilege, because there's no other part of the course in Fine Arts more helpful and more enjoyable. MIR. MEDAL SPEAKS. N. MAIN CORRJIDOR. Administration Building Maryland State Normal School May 5, 1922. Mr. D. Bate Banner, Normal Literary Society, Md. State Normal School, Towson ,Maryland. My dear Ban : I see that you are still holding your position with the Normal Liter- ary Society. Since last night, I also am settling down once more to my old job-that of artistically decorat- ing the Normals' side of the contest box. Last night, Thursday, May 4, was contest night. You should have seen how excited the whole Normal School was-both Pests and Normals. . Over me too! Lots of friends and patrons of the school were there to watch the very absorb- ing struggle for me in the big audi- torium. First of all there was the school song and after it the Normal and Pestalozzi Society songs. The Nor- mal's one-act play, Two Crooks and a Lady, was interesting, as was also the Pest story, The Voyage of the Wee Red Cap, told by Isabel Brian. The Normal story, Wee Willie Win- kie, told by Medora Moore was so real that, as I listened, actual chills of fear for Wee Willie Winkie and his companion shook me on my ring. However, the Pest play capped the climax. As I watched the cast Spreading The News. I laughed till I really jingled. I hope that at the meeting of the Alum- ni Association on the tirst Sat- urday in June the members will find a place in the program of its activities for the re-appearance oi' Mrs. Bartley-Fallon and her Udacent comrade. I was sure the Pests had won, so while the judges were making their decision I was preparing to receive blue and gold ribbons to help me the better to decorate the Pest's side ol' the contest box in 1922-23. I really rlld want to change my position as l had been with the Normals three years and a new residence would l i have been ver theless, when me to Bertha Normals, I of it till next year. dorsed the speech of President of the Pests, urged the Pests not to give Ship. - V 3 I My dear Ban, I hope next year, we will be together under 1ilie.Bluo and Gold. If you know any! people who didn't come last Thursday and be interested in aelgood as well as a worthwhile. entertainment, tell theminot to miss the contest next year. Your old friend, LITERARY SOCIETY MEDAL, Per A. PES'I'.t CORNELIA A. WILSON. VIRGINIA H. THOMAS., THE ENGLISHMAN. A glorious charter, deny it who can, Is breathed ip ,the words, 'I'm an Engllshman. ' t - -Eliza Cook. -, The English nation embraces many people of whom, although they are our ancestors, we know veryf lit- tle. Do you know that the .small island which includes the country'-of England, owns one-third of the land of the world, that she controls these countries very successfully, and, that many of these countries are large, rich countries, such as Canada, In- dia and Egypt? These people, who speak the same tongue as ours are a liberty-loving people. Shakespeare said: This England never did, nor never shall, lie at the proud foot of a conqueror. Nor are they seldsh with their lib- erty. Hindu princes remain on their thrones in India, Canada practically governs herself. They are really so fine that Rhodesia wants to remain a crown colony. England contains most of the sue: cessful business men of the world. They can import the raw material, manufacture the products in Eng- land, ship it back and sell it cheaper than the natives who manufacture it at home. Why? Because, the woman's reason, they own their own ships, their business houses are of long standing, they use their gray matter. With England controlling ,one- third of the land of the world, we who would school iight, ,must admit these people are the most successful colonizers. They go there, they stay there, they live there, they die there. Americans, be proud of yourselves, you're their tlrst cousins. NELLIE PERRY. cunt scoU'r DAY Come to the North Campus on Saturday, May 27, at 7.30 P. M. And see what the SCOUTS will do! Admission, 10 Cents. i' TH I I Q iii' -' 'Wi fEn Glhe Qllzum UBI' 1523 WHO HAVE SHARED WITH US' THE WORK, THE RESPONSIBILITIES, THE JOYS, PLEAS- URES AND ERIENDSHIPS OF A HAPPY YEAR AT THE MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL THE CLASS OF 1922 DEDICATE THIS ' O R I O L E THE CLASS OF 1922. Behold! Here is Commencement once more! The season of joy, of remembrance, aspiration and love! Joy, for one's personal successg Remembrance, for the days spent at Normalg Aspiration, for the vision of service, And Love, for the chosen vocation. May the work of thy hands, And the understanding of thy hearts, Be acceptable in the sight of little children Whose opportunities lie in thy keeping. Blessed be the coming generation of men! And blessed be the Class of 1922, For they go forth one hundred strong To battle on the greatest line of defense Any cause has ever mobilizedg And-a little child shall lead them. To each Senior leaving us this year to enter the field next year. the Faculty bids God-speed. If she has been inspired to truly great work, then failures will count only as stepping stones, and the work of education, for all the children of all the people will be carried forward, because a trained and inspired teacher must carry on. Come back to us at the Alumni reunions next year, and there, through the mingling with those who have caught the vision throughout the fifty-six years of the life of our school, we shall all receive new impetus, new faith, and new courage. Sincerely, your friend, LIDA LEE TALL. - , f 1 H ' , FH , .vi 1.- J . 1' . EV .N i H' .1- 'V J . . ' ' v . ,.-in-v' mf' - 1 wg. IJ, ff ov A w . a' r 'E I, l I Uv ,FN 'I' . W , mf: , ,a ,J .. 4. - ay V 'ENJ- ,. ,- 1 W , ' 'Hg h ,.1 ,tuck H. 2 W U ll, ,G ,. V , m r. . , 'V' . 4 - 1 n 'lb' .-4 J, ,'4r,4i !,.. ' ' N .N A lzry.-. , . , -. H' W, 5. . TEACHERJS OATH. Perhaps the teaching profession would be more closely knit together in fraternal feeling if there was an oath comparable to the Hippocratic Oath. The Seniors, this year, became interested in this and framed the following oath which they named The Aristotelian Oath : I do hereby swear, as a member of the teaching profession, to do my duty toward the Nation, the State, the County, the community, and the school in which I teachg to heartily co-operate with other members of the profession in every wayg to willingly recognize and appreciate the good works of my fellow teachers, to do my utmost to further the physical, so- cial, mental, and moral growth of my pupils, to be honest, sincere, and just to myself, my pupils, and my co-workersg to refrain always from speaking in public anything which is, or should be a secret hearing rela- tionship to the profession. SENIOR I, 1922. CALENDAR OF' EVENTS AT M. S. N. S. MAY 20-Senior Dance, Eight o'clock. MAY 26-Junior Evening, Eight o'clock. MAY 27Acout Day Afternoon and Evening, Eight o'clock MAY 30-Normal School Meet, Three-Fifteen. MAY 31-Pageant QElementary Schooll, Seven O'clock. JUNE J UNE JUNE 1-Pageant, tElementary Schoolj, Seven O'clock. In case of rain. ' 2--Pageant, fElementary Schoolj, Seven O'c1ock. 3-Alumni Day, from Three to Twelve. lay Social Greetings. tbl Dinner, Six-Thirty. tel Entertainment, in Auditorium, Eight O'c1ock. Cdl Dancing, Nine to Twelve. JUNE 3-Baltimore County Meet, 10 A. M. to 4 P. M. JUNE 4--Baccalaureate Sermon, Four O'clock. JUNE 5-Class Day, Afternoon. JUNE JUNE JUNE 7-Junior Day, Afternoon and Evening. 8-Commencement, Eleven O'clock. 8-Luncheon to Graduates and Parents, One O'c1ock. CLASS POEBI OF '22. Rosy with visions of youth wegstand' At the gate of an untried fe. Knowing naught of the great world's pain, Naught of its toil and strife. Eager to chase with our flying feet Its rainbows, colors and gleams, Painting the future' with radiant hues, And building our castles of dreams. Happily next year we'll launch abroad, And the teaching profession we'll try, For a teacher's work is a noble work, And '22 will make it high! 3 Sometimes the path will seem hard to tread, And we'1l tlounder about in dismay, Wlieit we see how carefully we planned our work, And it failed to turn out our way. But we must learn the lesson taught In the diflicult school of life, That the greatest heights are won with pain, And that victory's gained by strife. And when at last success is ours And the highest heights we attain VVhen the victor's wreath is placed at our feet And our work's not been in vain. We'll think of you old Normal School And the faculty we had while there. How you helped and cheered us on again When we wanted to leave in despair. E. L. M. YVHAT IS AN EDUC.-VPED PERSON? Anybody making a list of the twelve men whom he considers the best educated in the Uni-ted States today would most certainly include in that list ex-President Woodrow Wilson, Yet when the question- What constitutes an educated person today? was put to him, he replied, The question you propound in your letter of January eighteenth is too much tor me. Ask me something easy. From this answer you may gain some idea of what a momentous question it seems to a mere Junior just begin- ning the study of Principles of Education, Methods Underlying the Teach- ing, ot English, of Mathematics, and of Industrial Arts, and why she should turn for help to books and people wiser than herself. Modern essayists have been brave enough to attack the problem which makes a president pause and causes a school girl hours of ponder- ing. Among these essayists is Katherine Gerould, who says, A riddle is not a riddle when there is no answer. She considers this question unsolvable. But she believes that the answer, if there were any, would be a solution of one of the most inter- esting problems in all the world. She adds that outside of China it can- not be answered so as to satisfy more than a very small number ot' people. To her it seems that each man must make his dwn definition of an edu- cated person. She likens this riddle to the one given by the Sphinx, which was guaranteed unsolvable until the answer of Aedipus. In spite of this she also has attempted an answer, The minimum, then, is: ability to use one's native 1anguage.correctlyg a general notion of the problems of the race, and an idea ot' hbw the race has tried to solve some of them- either mental, spiritual, political or physical: some degree of orientation in time. Proper cultivation of any field of knowledge will give this to any average mind. Some will get it by a nicely arranged smattering. But beyond this, in the direction of the specific, I doubt if you can go. Another noted woman essayist, Agnes Repplier, also agrees that it is uncommonly difficult to define an educated man today. In her essay, Education, found in the Atlantic Monthly for April, 1922, she sums up her view: This is where we stand today. The elimination of Greek from the college curriculum blurred the high light, the supreme distinction. ot' scholarship. The elimination of Latin as an essential study leaves us without any educational standard save a correct knowledge of English, a 4 MRS. EDXVARD W. STAPLETON Honorary Member Junior Class. ,,: Q, A -- -rf 1' , ' f .fs--,J f G.- -9 v- ,. , - ' 4 4: x 1 partial knowledge of modern languages, and some acquaintance, never clearly defined, with precise academic studies. The scientist discards many of these studies as not being germane to his subject. The professional student deals with them as charily as possible. The future financier fears to embarrass his mind with things he does not need to know. As modern essayists did not seem to answer the question very sat- isfactorily, this puzzledJunior turned to famous contemporaries for an answer. Surely, she thought, some of the noted writers, educators and public men of Baltimore City can certainly solve the knotty problem. So she turned for help to them. Mr. Sydney L. Nyburg, writer and historian, in his interesting let- ter says, I have read the Gerould essay and also Dr. Cabot's book on the subject as well as Mr. H. G. Well's sprightly preachment Joan and Peter, which seems to promise so much light at the beginning and has given you so little at the end. Out of reading and thinking, I have come to a most undogmatic viewpoint on the subject. I don't believe a knowledge of Latin or Greek or Mathematics, or any other specific thing or any group of subjects can be taken as a hall-mark, the presence or absence of which may be used to distinguish the educated man from the uneducated. But an educated man must have a love for learning of some kind, and from that love must have sprung a thirst strong enough to have caused him to make his love an intimate part of his life. In my judgment a man is cer- tainly not educated merely because he can do things wellg nor, on the other hand, is the pedant who has acquired a dry, memorized, familiarity with some branch of learning, truly educated. I think there must be as real affection for some particular branch of learning-not necessarily classics-and that the fruiits of this affection and the study it entails- not as a matter of duty, but because the man really wants to know more of the subject which interests him-these must become part of the web and Woof of his mind and emotions. - Next, Dr. Bernard C. Steiner, of Enoch-Pratt Free Library, thinks, A person is educated whose natural powers of intellect have been devel- oped through teaching so that the mind of the person is equipped to meet the emergencies of life as they must be faced. The more power a person has acquired to grapple with and overcome the difficulties which arise throughout his life, the better educated is that person. That ripe old scholar, Dr, James W. Bright, of Johns Hopkins University, has given not only a definition of an educated person, but also his idea of a true scholar. The definition of an educated person may be comprised in two terms: A disciplined mind and nobility of character. The mind must be trained in right methods of thoughtg the sympathy, perceptions and all the truest activities of heart and spirit must be educated and set free from perversities. The true scientist, or scholar, pursues knowledge, devotes himself to the discovery of truth, with deep emotion, with love of truth, with patience, tolerance, open-mindedness and sympa- thy toward everything that contributes to the recognition of what is true and good, and therefore, as Plato says, beautiful. The scholar who does not thus pursue knowledge emotionally as well as intellectually, is not of the highest type. V Now, the scholar's philosophy of life is deeply reverential before the mysteries of human destiny. He belongs to the most truthful because the most truth-loving of men. Nobility of character is conceived by him to be the essential basis of a worthy life. He cannot compromise with unreasoned assumptionsg he hates wilful evasion of truth: but he is most tolerant of human weakness, because he best understands it. Dr. Edward F. Buchner, Director of the School of Education of Johns Hopkins University, has given probably the most helpful definition: I like to think of an educated person as anyone being placed in any situ- ation who is able and interested to- observe the facts most characteristic of that situation, to analyze these data into their constituents and from Such an analysis, to arrive at inferences whose validity will be tested by 5 the success of their application to the problems inherent in the situation which suggest these fundamental types of mental response. One should also not exclude from his idea. of an educated person the ability to use the English language with both individual and group satisfaction, nor the ability to respond to the various social demands made upon a citizen in a modern republic. In brief: an educated person is one who is able to find things out for himself and, when found, to turn them to the good of others. It is interesting to note how a man whose profession has called him into the so-called practical affairs of life, views the problem. Mr. Henry G. Shirley, Roads and Sanitary Engineer of Baltimore County, after discussing very interestingly education, both professional and technical, concludes: Practically speaking, however, I should say that anyone who can read and write and speak the English language correctly and forcibly, knowing how to construct sentences that would be most forcible, keep up with current events, and takes a general interest, would be a fairly well educated person. I am inclined to believe that one who has had reading, and writing and arithmetic, the English branches, and a few of the older languages, sufficient to give him the knowledge of the derivation of words, or who reads the best literature today in an intelligent and absorbing way, would be the best educated person, much better than those who specialize along certain lines, and become very efficient on a, special subject, and remain very deficient on other branches. You are digging into a field that has so many sides to it, that it is practically unlimited, and it is really hard to find a definite conclusion. The greatest education of all however, is an abundance of good, old, hard, common, horse sense. Through nine long weeks this humble student has grown thin and pale in the pursuit of this will-o'-the-wisp. Finally, exhausted by the ef- fort to catch the elusive being, she has abandoned the chase and now ap- peals to her teacher in the words of Mr. Wilson: The question is too much for me. Ask me something easy. RUTH COLE. NOW SMILE NU SIGMAS. Ain't it fine when things are going Topsy-turvy and askew, To discover some one showing Good old-fashlioned faith in you? l Ain't it good when 1ife's dreary And your hope's about to end Just to feel the hand-clasp cheery Of a fine, old, loyal friend? Yes, one fellow to another, Means a lot from day to day Seems we're living for each other In a friendly sort of way. I That sums up the relations of every Nu Sigma girl to every other Nu Sigma, and you don't know how good fit is to find such a bunch of sisters when you dive into the mysteries of Normal School life. Then our social life, too. Hooray for the punch, fun and song of our Nu Sig dormitory parties each month! One of the most de- lightful of these was when the Delta Beta Delta Sorority entertained us. What a jolly bunch when about forty D. B. D. and N. S. girls got to- gether in the North Parlor to get acquainted better and have an evening chock-full of fun-and we had it! 6 Q Lf W1 i, J' I 'R 5 H W i 5, XA xx H T 1 f if A i, 5, lil , QV , Q yi . 44 U ' sl? . I., , Y , :E E S xi ' - , 51 'I 'Q . Q-Q , W N- - ,-v' R gf . Ai I , , I J - 1 w V k N - i F 'L ' E F I M X: L. OL NHVEVI SLLN'Elf'lI'1 LS EIHHHAA- 4 JNICI'Hf1EI NOLLVULSINIIAICIV EIHLL 'HDVSLL ng- .-.:,. '--.V .. ,z - , Our dances too! Who'l1 ever forget the N. S. dance at the Emer- son Hotel on November 11, or the one at M. S. N. S. on April 27, at which the N. S. girls greeted the DL B. D. girls. with multi-colored serpen- tines, balloons, and confetti. Since every good beginning is deserving of a good ending, don't forget the dance the Alumni gave us at the Emerson on May 13 . Unlucky date, perhaps you think-but say not so, for It's always fair weather to us And ,cloudy times never may be For we store sunshine up in our hearts We're the Nu Sig sisters, you see. Betty Bowman, N. S. '22.. LOSING FRECKLES. If you are not the proud C?J possessor of freckles, perhaps all these experiences which I shall relate, will be new to you, but, if you have those cherished brown spots on your face, the story is an old one. Ever since I can remember I have had freckles. When I got them and how I got them, is an unsolved mysteryg but there they are, and there they seem to stay despite all my edorts, trials and pains to remove them. There are several old adages which might tit in this essay very nicely. One, experience is the best teacher, and the other Seek advice, but don't always use it. Experince has surely taught me and I have sought advice and used itg as for the conclusion, I will leave that to you. Now, these freckles of mine did not annoy me for a long time. In fact, I thought they were a part of me and I simply had to have themg but I Hnally arrived at the age when I decided to dispose of them if pos- sible, for they decidedly marred my beautyf?J and I surely hated the names- Freckles or Turkey Egg --and other cognomens of that na- ture. I could not and would not endure it. X Some of my playmates had heard that, if you got up early and went out into the Woods to a hollow stump and washed your face in rain water, your freckles were goners. Several of us who were sorely aiiilicted went to look for the hollow stump, and look where we would, not one stump was hollow. We took it upon ourselves to hollow out a stump and experiment. It took us several days to successfully complete our task, for indeed, that stump was far from old, and I think the stump was either that of a hickory or dogwood tree, for hard does not express it. Finally the stump was concave and we were ready for a nice rainy spell. It would not rain. Indeed, we decided there was going to be a drought. Days passed by but not one spatter of rain fell. One day a very kind thunder shower came to our rescue. We all rushed to our cherished stump and proceeded to wash our faces vigorously in the rain water. Of course, we had not told one soul, because we wanted to spring one grand surprise by suddenly appearing fair and freckleless, so we returned home to await the transformation. But alas! that ti-me never came. Were we disappointed and angry? Indeed we were! If we only knew Who started that, but we did not know, so We let the matter drop quietly. Time passed, and my freckles grew more hideous than ever. Tney just grew by the millions HJ and were the darkest brown. I complained of them continually until some fond friend took pity upon me and told me to get up early some morning and wash my face with dew. Surely this was simple enough, and I would try anything if those freckles would only leave. I would try that the very next morning, so I arose unusually early. It was a lovely morning, but rather warm, and dry. It was my usual habit to sleep rather late and mother always had to call more than once before I would arise, so upon seeing me so early she immediately thought I was ill, and insisted that I must be sick. I could not tell her 7 what I was going to do, but I did coax her into believing that I was per- fectly well. Again, much to my disappointment, I found no dew. Why on earth did it have to be that special day when no dew had fallen? I had to wait a few more daysg but several days later I got nap early again for the same reason and had to go to all the trouble of convincing mother that I was not ill. There was a heavy dew that morning. I had already decided where I should perform the magic, so I went out into our side yard, where the grass was tall and very wet. 1 pulled a. big handful of grass and leaves and rubbed it over my entire face and arms. I repeated this several times, for I wanted no mistake about those freckles leaving. I let it dry in thoroughly and spoke of it to no one. But merciful pity! The next day I could not open my eyes! In my performance of the previous morning I had not only pulled grass, but poison ivy. Therefore, it is needless to go further in stating what followed, but I will say the results were not those desired. Far from it! After this horrible experience, and many heated lectures, I harclly had the heart to try any more cures or curses for some time. I had read in a paper or magazine, that lemon juice and orchid white would remove freckles, so, after waiting a while I finally prevailed on mother to let me try it. She yielded reluctantly, and said if I did something else foolish, similar to my previous act, that I would suffer for it, and I did. Perhaps you know that people who freckle have thin skin. Well, that held true with me. I never knew anything but fire could burn as that did, nor did I dream that anything but itch itself, could terrify as that preparation, but I bore it as meekly as possible, and I might add that I don't think my face had, or ever has been washed as often in one day as it was that one day. I thought I was through forever. I never wanted to try anything again. I would just hide myself somewhere ,anywhere, if I had to always have those terrible freckles. The thoughts of them really made me quite miserable. I made one more attempt. Mother grew so weary of my complaints and knew so well my hatred for freckles that she bought me some very expensive freckle cream, which was absolutely harmless and would work wonders, but it made the complexion peel. I thought I could stand that after all else I had endured, so. I used it and it worked beautifully. My face and arms peeled and I was as fair as could be. Now I was sure that l was free from freckles forever, and I was serenely happy. This happi- ness and bliss lasted only one winter, and when the next March came, lo, and behold, my freckles came back in droves, worse than ever. I was in the depths of despair, but after much thought and many comforting words I decided that freckles were not half so bad as they might be and I guess I could live with them as well' as without them, so I became recon- ciled. To this day I am plentifully sprinkled and I guess I always will be. E. JONES, '23. ,.l..1... IN THE SPRING A STUDENT'S FANCY- Well, tonight is the last night we can possibly go! We must be out giving County tests all next week, and then Commencement. Please, let's go tonight, begged Kitty, ever the ring-leader in nocturnal plans. Why not? asked Phyllis, I want to go tonight, too, and the others acquiescing, the plan was made that the girls of the D. B. D. Sorority, should, as the clock struck twelve, slide down the laundry chute in the main corridor and dance on the North Campus in the moonlight in cos- tumes made for the fairy dance in A Mid-Summer Night's Dream, the Senior Class Play. This was to be followed by a feed at the foot of the big Campus oaks. Ding, dong-and as the tower clock struck twelve, eighteen bare- footed girls dressed in flowing robes of rainbow hue, with dark locks and 8 M N 1 Y f I i S wi' 5, 4 l I i el '1 fi ,g W A 5 I. 1 N ,Z EY I is E4 L 3 W Vl ' 1 ki EI? 19 ik QU ,,3 if Q 'Q T In :I S si V gr if F A X ' N - k'4 .. n Y r ill - r .. .. P . e .. - - CJ Z b - Z G 6 ., E A V - ,fd - -4 5 E1 -O 'n- rw '44 - Gi OLJ C: in LU: 'ja HE' my? 2 .LS Qi 'JIT HAA G11 n-1 ,NSI QISISIFIS '.LVl'I SJ IINV 11,7 .L -- A--..Yli. .--'-li: gold hanging around their shoulders, danced out of the basement door on to the stage provided by nature for their enjoyment. Point heelfpoint toe-curtsy, and away we go. The dance was Ended and the girls, wildly enthusiastic, raced to the corner where the 'l'feed was spread. ' Sufferin' catnsh -came a terrined exclamation from beyond the hedge, followed by a squeaking treble. Oh, Georgie, what d'you s'pose it is? Hush, girls, cried lC'arol Sheridan. There's two youngsters watching us from the road-Heavens. Oh, girls! it's Georgie Fields, one of my pupils-he knows me, I'm sure. Oh, he'1l tell, and I shall never be able to stand before my class again. Oh, what? but here, Cecil, her twin, interrupted. Do be quiet, Carrie. Why, I actually believe they think we're fairies or spooks. Listen to them talk-they're really afraid of us! Oh, joy, I know what you can do. - Emboldened by her sister's discovery, Carol started toward the hedge, tripping lightly on her toes, white arms high above her head. Good night, she's coming. Run, Mary, run! but Georgie's en- treaty was stopped by a stern command: George Fields, come here. What are you doing at this time of night here on the lawns-and Mary with you, too. Honest, if it ain't a real fairy, then I'm a sinner, was Georgie's whisper to his companion, and then in a higher voice- Are you Queen Mah? ' , Yes, said Carol, as a titter echoed from the oaks. I am Queen Mab and I desire that you shall come beneath yonder tree and account for yourself. Please, dear fairy, came Mary's voice from a very dry throat, While a thumping heart accentuated each word, Georgie and me-ve been to Helen Cook's party, and I got out our back door to come over here to watch Georgie smoke. Bill Reed showed him how today. He just started to smoke when you-oh-oh-I'm scared!-Oh, Georgie! At a word from Carol-for the present, Queen Mah-the other sev- enteen Iigures closed in on the two culprits, a titter passing through the ranks as they ran around the circle-talthough Georgie can solemnly swear that their voices were the voices of death and that they flew, rather than walked.J Listen, said Queen Mab, in a stage whisper, You are in the fairy ring and unless you do what we wish, you shall be changed into a bull frog and your playmate into an eel. You must write on this lily leaf fit had served as a paper naper napkinj this message: Serve First lunch tomorrow at 11.30 and send up the lunch that includes strawberry short- cake and chicken salad intended for the supervisorsg they're well fed enough, and keep your bean soup for them at two o'clock. If this order is disobeyed you lose your life at ten tomorrow night. Signed, A FRIEND OF THE STUDENTS. and carry it, continued the Queen, and drop it in yon dragon's win- dow, fthe new chef to this time had resided therel. If you fail to do this you know the penalty, and a fairy wand, previously a preserve ladle, hung dangerously near Georgie's freckled nose. . Yes, we'll do it, promised Georgie, as he scribbled with the legi- bility of a second-rate thug. and then what will you do? Send you home, was the answer, but by that time two pairs of feet, with the speed of mercury, were nearing the Chef's window. Crash! and a white ball attached to a string, landed beside the head of Lars Nelson, the new Norwegian cook. As he awoke from the dream of a pirate ship on which John Silver was handing out black spots -and here was a dream nearly realized. 'K 'F 4' 1' 9 Georgie, Georgie, echoed an irate maternal voice on? the edge of the Campus. and again, as eighteen figures passed the first floor tire es- cape of Carney Hall- George! ' 11.45 A. M.-All's well, at least in the dining room of Carney 1-Iall, where sixty students' eyes round with surprise, plunge forks into heaping dishes of chicken salad to see if it's real. But in the base- ment a terrified young Norwegian straps a black trunk as he glances ap- prehensively, first out of the door and then up the steps, fearful, perhaps, lest either a hungry supervisor or a grinning demon will arrest his flight. And up in the class room of the other building, the low drone of voices is broken by Georgie,-it hurts Miss Sheridan to do it, but, if you can't find how many bricks it will take to build the fireplace of your Industrial Arts house, you may stay in. BETTY BOWMAN, '22. 0' - vm Ducks. I A new story is going around the financial districts about an old Southern negro, who was asked by the proprietor of a store how he hap- pened to need credit when he had a good cotton crop. De ducks got 'bout all dat cotton, sah. was the mournful reply. What do you mean, the ducks got it? Well, you see, explained the old man. I sent dat, cotton up to Memphis and dey deducks de freiguts, dey deducks de storage charges, and dey deducks de commission, and dey deducks de taxes. Yes, sah, de ducks got 'bout all at cotton, an' dat's why l'se here, sah. , wonns. Mase, said the elder colored man, is you married? I a'in't sayin' I ain't, said Mose. I a.in't askin' you is you ain't, I'se askin' you ain't you is? George, said the teacher, is there any connecting link between the animal and vegetable kingdom? Yeth, ma'am, said George. Hash. INITIALS-SR. I. Mary C. 'Albert-M. Cp A.-Most Certainly Admired. Viola K. Almony-V, K. A.-Versed in Keeping Accounts. Lolita L. Bloome-L. L. B.-Likes Love Books. Elizabeth D. Bowman-E. D. B.-Everybody's Daredevil Betty. Addie A. Briscoe-A. A. B.-Awaiting A Bachelor. Ellen E. Brown-E. E. B.-Ellen Easily Blushes. Pauline E. Cadle-P. E. C,-Patiently Endures Classes. Ethel E. Carter-E. E. C.-Eagerly Entering her Career. Anna K. Coflln-A. K. C.-Anna, Keen on Charlotte hall. Mary Catherine Cohee-M. C. C.-Mostly Cutting Capers. Lena E. Crouse-L. E. C.-Longingly Expecting Carl. Mrytle E. Culley-M. E. C.-Merry, Efficient, Conscientious. I. Elizabeth Dent-I. E. D.-Incessantly Enlivening the Dormitory. Luella E. Dowell-L. E. D.-Lovable, Earnest, Demure. ' Janet A. Duke-J. A. D.-Jocufar And Dependable. Frances L. Garber-F. A. G.-Faithfully Loving George. Erna V. Herrmann-E. V. H.--Eternally Vamping Hims. 10 E. Helen Leitch-E. H.. L.-Engrossing Hanson's Leisure. Kathryne O. Monday-K. O. M.-Kind O' Mischievous. M. Medora Moore-M. M. M.-Making Much Merriment. M. Louise Noble-M. L. N.--Meditating Love Nowadays. Mary E. Palmer-M. E. P.-Munches Enormous Pickles. Nellie M. Perry-N. M. P.-None More Persevering. Jane F. Rogers-J. F. R.-Jolly, Frank, Rogulsh, Miriam A. Shawn-M. A. S.-Most Always Smiling. Edith I. Shockley-E. I. S.-Endures In Silence. S. Edith Smith-S. E. S.-Small, but Exceedingly Sweet. Anne P. Somervell-A. P. S.-Always Praising SOMEBODY. Lorlynne E. Taylor-L. E. T.-Late Every Time. Virginia H. Thomas-V. H. T.-Vivacious, Helpful, True. Alma Thompson-A. T.-Appealing, Thoughtful. Ruby E. Trail-R. E. T.-Rather Entertaining Talk. Louise E. White-L. E. W.-Looking Ever Wistful. Bertha A. Wood-B. A. W.-Bert Always Wins. Cornelia A. Wilson-C. A. W.-Capable, Ambitious, Willing. SENIOR II. Mary Alice Benson-M. A. B.-Makes Awful Breaks. Emily Jane Chenoweth-E. J. C.-Ever Jolly and Cheerful. Marian Louise Clift-M. L. C.-Merry, Laughing and Consistent. Lurah Drusilla Collins-L. D. C.-Loves De Colleges. Mildred Virginia Cromwell-M. V. C.-Merry and Very Carefree. Mary Jeanette DeRan-M. J. D.-Meek, Jolly and Docile. Mary Emma Edwards-M. E. E.-Mischievous, but Ever Earnest. Hilda Elizabeth Elben-H. E. El.-Happy and Exceedingly Energetic Catherine Virginia Fowler-C. V. F.-Can Virginia Flirt CYD Lottie Roberta Fishpaw-L. R. F.-Likes Real Fun. Marie Agnes Frantz-M. A. F.-Marie Admires Fairness. Myrtle Elizabeth Gray-M. E. G.-Myrtle Enjoys Grandeur. Catherine Isabelle Hardy-C. I. H.-Carefree, Independent Heart. lna Woe Hermann-I. W. H.-Ina Works Hard. Eleanor Evans Hess-E. E. H.-Eleanor Enjoys Homelife. M. Virginia Karn-M. V. KL-Merry, Vivacious, Keen. Maryy Dorothy Lighter-M. D. L.-Mary Does Love fWho?J Dorothy A. McAllister-D. A. M.-Dorothy Admires Mischief. Martha P. Resh-M. P. R.-Musical, Prudent, Rational. Naomi E. Pritchett-N. E. P.-Naomi's Ever Present. Mary Irene Richardson-M. I. R.-Mary Is Romantic. Anna Louise Short-A. L. S.-Always Laughter and Sunshine. Katherine E. Philips-K. E. P.-Keeps Ever Pacing. Grace E. Moore-G. E. M.-Grace Ever Mourns. Elsie S. Melvin-E. S. M.-Eastern Sho' Madam. 4 Sarah Rutledge Mays-S. R. M.-Steady, Reliable, Mischievous. Alberta Smith--A. S.-4-Always Sunshine, Laurina M. Smith-L. M. IS.-Laughter, Merriment and Smiles, Mary E. M. Smith--M. E. M. S.-Must Eventually Marry Somebody. Mildred E. Swann-M. E. S.-Mischief Ever Seeking. Ethel V-irginia Thomas-E. V. T.-Ever Very Thoughtful. Mary F. Travers-M. F. T.-Mary, Faithful and Tranquil. Elizabeth Frances Webster-E. F. W.--Ever Faithful and Willing. Helen S. Wood-H. S. W.--Hlelen Seeks Wealth. Laura Catherine Willis-L. C. W.-Longs for Courage and Wisdom Julia Madeline Willson-J. M. W.-Judge Madeline Wisely. Blanche M. Chaffinch-B. M. C.-Blanche Must Chatter. ' SENIOR III. Mary E. Fyffe-M. E. F.-Much Enthusiasm and Frankness. I 4 11 A. A. Krout-A. A. K.-Always Amiable and Kind. L. Powell-L. P.--Loyal and Persevering. C. Roe-C. A. R.--Carefree, Amiable and Refined. V. Davis-V. G. B.--Very Gracious and Docile. M. Kaetzel-M. F. K.-Mischievous, Frank and Kind. B. Cotlett-B. L. C.-Bashful, Laughing and Cheerful. E.. Magalis--E. F. M.-Excellent, Fair and Musical. C. Hutchinson-C. E. H.-Charming and lkceedingly Helpful. D. C. Owens--D. E. C. O.-Docile, Ever Clourteous and Optimistic. M. Robinson--Masterful, Easy and Refined. K. Cowan-K..M. C.--Kind, Mischievous and Carefree. Em?1F'1f'1F ?1F7?' I. T. White-I. T. W.--Industrious, Tactful and Witty. M. E. Foard-M. E. F.-Mighty Energetic and Faithful. E. B. Foard-E. B. F.--Ever Bright and Friendly. ' In. F. Dudderar-D. F. D.-Delightful, Fine and Dutiful. E. F. Wilhide-E. F. W.-Ever Friendly and Winsome. L. A. Neikirk-L. A. N.-Laughing, Attractive and Neat. F. A. Steinwedel-F. A. S.-Fascinating and Always Sincere. M. L. Buckley-M. L. B.-Mischievous, Laughing and Bright. W. M. Hornf-W. M. H.-Willing and Mighty Happy. E. H. Powell-E. H. P.-Ever Happy and Persevering. W. M. Shockley-W. M. SQ-Winsome, Merry and Sweet. A. L. Roe-A. L. R.-Always Laughing and Ready. ' H. F. Hanway-H. F. H.--Happy, Free and Helpful. E. M. Hardesty-E. M. H.-Ever Mastering and Happy. M. M. Jerman-M. M. J.-Mischievous, Merry and Jolly. S. A. White-Sincere, Amiable and Willing. E. G. Bishop-E. G. B.-Ever Going and Busy. A. L. Cohee--A. L. C.-Active, Loving and Courteous. B. K. Robinson-Bright, Kind and Ready. Nl. E. Peacock-Merry and Ever Pleasant. M. V. Stoner-M. V. S.--Meets Victories Steadfastly. E. I. Luthringer-E. I. L.--Ever In Lubk. 1-I. H. Reeder-H. H. R.-Happy Hearted and Remembered. M. D. Jump-M. DQ J.-Mighty, Dear and Jolly. Q M. N. Callahan-M. N. C.-Mischievous, Neat and Consistent. M. M. Mills-M. M. M.-Mighty, Merry and Mischievous. B. V. Gardner-B. V. G.-Busy and Very'Gracious. M. P. Pierce-M. B. P.-Meek, But Positive. A. L. Fleming-A. L. F.-Always Loving and Friendly. M. B. Clifton-M. B. C.-Meek, But Courageous. E. S. Henry-E. S. H.-Ever Sighing, Hudnall. E. L. Moore-E. L. M.-An Ever-Loyal Member. NORMAL SCHOOL-A FOSTER MOTHER OF IDEALS. lBy An Alumna.J The greatest work which a training school for teachers can do for its students, is to foster within them IDEALS of the profession. The teacher who grows most rapidly and most surely, is the teacher who has sets of ideals toward which she is working. When she reaches the ideals she has, she strikes out to End new and higher ones. The fail- ures we find among the teachers of a group, are often due, not so much to lack of training, and to lack of ability, as they are to a lack of ideals. Many untrained teachers far surpass some trained ones, because they have more natural aptitude for the work, but unless they gain ideals from Summer School or from visiting other teachers, their growth is limited. They will at any rate make more progress than the trained 12 0 I K. E. Krout-K. E. K.-Keen and' Ever Kind. 91 .1 1 ,.. n I . 11 1 fi I I.. I . 1. f 7 ' .11 ' .- 1,11 .Aff -.11.. '15, v.,-:..-'.,... .- 1 kfii 1, 1A11g1a1' 1 A , 1 ' 1 ' f 1w.,,1 1 Hg, M15 I 4 3312 ' fl1'lUhVf'-'Y 1 , M., W Ja:-T15 g.Qa,1., if-L 1 -, .1 VP-.1 1 . 1 U H1 1 LW 1 -13 1 1rd,-... 1 1.1 ,, 1.. -,M , ', 1-awp , , 51..- . 11, .U 1 5 .-1 ,1 1 -..1 I 1 1 1 ,5,I,1., . L ,. 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H f . - '1-:' .. 1f','- P? 2 1, ,:f,g.. . ,,1' ' '11-'1-.a:j 2-.1,.4f: 1-1.24.11-,-.1 4.1.5 , f... ,x.,:,,4,,4 .ska- ,M A . :lj 1 ra 'U IU H 2 C M J rf fi ED 7.1 rl: 2 C 'T E 'D Z H CD E1 U2 , fl I O Qc gr mf? C23 Z0 C1 Z C ? P Z U O A FZ C '11 -4 I E1 KL' Eli DP 'Z Fi '4 W 'T' C '1' U2 C '13 1 teacher who lowers the ideals she gained in the Normal School, to suit the conditions surrounding her. A teacher of poor ideals is the hardest kind of teacher to help. She has no criteron for judging her own work, or for understanding criticism, especially in the types of work which cannot be measured by the standard tests. She can have no ambition to do better work,-a lack of ideals brings dissatisfaction or despair, either of which is death to pro- gress. ' A Train-ing School or Normal School is the place where teachers get their first' sets of ideals. After some years of experience, during which :ime they reach, or nearly reach, those goals, they go to Summer School or visit with other teachers to get new and higher aims. Ideals of School Room Appointments and Decorations, School Management ,and Control, School Room Recitations, Materials and Equipment, Achievements of the Children, How Children Should Read, How Children Should Sing, are all gained in the Normal School, and teachers should go -out from t-here with clearly defined aims and purposes. A student who graduates from the Normal School, even one lack- ing. in teaching ability, who clings to the ideals she has gained there, and works persistently toward them, not allowing the poor conditions of her teaching position to lower her standards, has as sure a chance of succeed- ing as her gifted sister of natural ability. M. Theresa Weidefeld. THE HONORARY llEMBER OF THE CLASS OF '23. It is not necessary to explain in detail the characteristics of Mrs. Stapleton, the honorary members of the Class of '23, as she is known by all at M. S. N. S. Mrs. Stapleton has been the most intimate friend of this class and besides meeting her at class meetings most of the sections have had Mrs. Stapleton as their English instructor. Many times the class of '23 has had to face difficult situations which seemed impossible until Mrs. Stapleton with her never failing advice and help directed us toward success. The class of '23 will forever be indebted to Mrs. Stapleton for her whole-hearted interest, and co-operation in our work. H. COX, '23. Y WYE CAN AID. Viola Almony. Everyone is invited to an entertainment on the North Campus. Everyone went and everyone took part in his County stunt. This event marked the beginning and not the end of many Y. W. activities. At Installation Service on Sunday night, two hundred girls lit their little candles from the big ones, to signify their desire for membersi-ip. At an early vesper service, the girls who had visited Eagles Mere, told of their trip, as delegates to the convention. It was hinted that such a trip would be open to those girls who had the big desire to go. Throughout the year the vespers have been in charge of girls or outside speakers, who have given an idea of what real paths for service are open to each one of us. In giving aid to the suffering Armenians, we have followed one big path. The cabinet did not hesitate to plunge into work. Indeed their efforts have not been without success for chapel services and Bible Class in addition to regular Sunday night service, have been started. Chapel service, held every Tuesday and Thursday morning, takes the place of the devotional service in the assembly period. ' As a business enterprise, a supply room was opened to meet the gt A 13 needs of the students. Though small in size, it is an undertaking that will grow. An able captain and crew to steer the ship Y. W., has been found in this yea1 s crew. The following were officers: President, Mary Albertg vice-president, Frances Garberg secretary, Cornelia Wilsong treasurer, Har- riet Reederg assistant treasurer, Florence Duvallg chairman of Bible com- mittee, Madeline Willsong chairman of social commiittee, Kathryn Monday. The officers for next year will be: President, Rachel Remsburgg vice-presi- dent, Marian Arthur, treasurer, Florence Duvallg assistant treasurer, Es- telle Essigg secretary, Hazel Wrightg chairman of Bible committee, Marie Hetzch, chairman of social committee, Margaret Owens. May the new cabinet be able to lift the Blue Triangle high. May your goal be a hundred per cent. membership. a AN APPRECIATION FROM THE STATE SUPER-INTENDENT. I am in hearty accord with the purposes and ideals of The Oriole, and of the Maryland State Normal School. ' The development of the normal schools of the State is so intimately bound up with the State program for education that the growth of the normal schools in student enrollment and in effectiveness of results, as shown by the work of the graduates, is a fair basis upon which to judge the progress of education in Maryland. Sincerely yours, ALBERT S. COOK, State Superintendent. MESSAGES FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. If The hope of the world lies in the right education of its people. To this end, teaching is the noblest calling. The proper place to prepare for this work is the State Normal School. ' MARK CREASY, Principal Chestertown High School. THE ORIOLE-may it constantly prove a harbinger of new life to Maryland State Normal! As the need of more trained teachers for the schools of Maryland grows, so may the capacity in students and equipment of Maryland's chief teacher-making Institution increase to meet that need. The schools of Maryland are looking eagerly to the young men and women in our State Normal for well-trained teachers so that the efliciency of our schools may fully equal their cost. JOHN S. HILL, Principal Stockton High School. ,1 . Though we may be graded according to various educational scales and theories, the real measure of a teacher's success lies in the number of pupils we have helped to become useful citizens-of the per cent. of cur boys and girls in whom we have developed latent talents to their full fruit. This is our worthy aim, and years alone can measure our success. ALLEN CARLSON, , Principal Nanticoke High School. The need for better teachers enables us to fully realize the value 14 - Us If YW.C.A. Cnamav l92E n W 422 if 5 F 'Q I V E w ' 1 c ' J 1 .L KC' L 0 361' 'iv 1 fr 'w I Off 5, -v mn 1 V , lv' H .v J Xp, ,rr ' W Fw-J , f --'lk -1--8 ' fic H.-1 . 7 - ., - . - an f V... M, .. ,. , , 0' 5 ...?!. -.,,. , f, :,,fl 7-A ,Yr vw .f f. , ur. ? 1' ,5 54 'Z I ,ids .3 J.: 1 ,' X1 A 11 X , f,.-1 ,A V ., 5 I . . lv- 5? r- A., n'. fV A, .. : 4 .5 1 i f 5' 'L v v of our Normal Schools. It is hoped that lvlaryland, through its Normal Schools, will educate a sufficient number of teachers to fill all positions Within its borders. The best way to improve our Normal Schools is for all principals to co-operate with them in every way passible. EARLE M. SAWYER Principal Sparks' Agricultural High School. Thank you for your invitation to write three sentences for the Oriole. It makes me feel like a character in the Arabian Nights-and there's the nrst sentence. For my second, I can do no better than to con- gratulate you upon your near admission into the ranks of that profession pre-eminently built for service : the profession of teaching. And for my third, I earnestly advise you to have a good time this summer, and to for- get for six weeks at least, everything connected with schools and teaching. ERNEST J. BECKER, Principal Western High School. Let not prejudice, a partisan spirit, nor egotism close the mind. Be alert toward new suggestions, new ideas, and old ideas in new form. If this be your state of mind you will more nearly learn the truth and re- ceive greater gain. - CHARLES H. REMSBERG, Principal Girls' High School, Frederick. To visit the Maryland State Normal is indeed an inspirationg its beautiful surroundings, its splendid squipment and its excellent teachers all make a visit there one worth while. The Rock Hall High School Seniors visited the school recently and came home very enthusiastic, and several have expressed an ardent desire to enroll as pupils in the fall. The courtesy of the Faculty and Miss Lida Lee Tall, the principal, was highly appreciated. She made the day especially enjoyable by ap- pointing the Rock Hall students at the school a committee to entertain the visitors. - W. S. P. STRANG, -5 Principal Rock Hall High School I certainly wish the Oriole every success in meeting, as it has done, a distinctive n.eed, and that need is presenting to our High School Seniors the advantages presented to' Maryland High School graduates by 'our State Normal at Towson. I We feel justly proud of the work being done in the State Normal School, and acknowledge our indebtedness to The Oriole for the admirably effective way in which it has mirrored these facts to our student body of the high schools in our beloved State. . H. H. RANSOM, Principal Cambridge High School. To those who are about to become teachers I would say that 'An undue consideration for the tritles which beset one's path completely ob- scures the mind for an appreciation of the bigger things of life! ' HARRY S. BEALL, Principal Rockville High School. 15 Personal interviews with the graduates of Towson High School who are students of the State Normal School, convince me that they are doing excellent work and that they are finding pleasure in doing so. In my judgment this is attributable to the fact that a democratic spirit prevails and that a spirit of co-operation is manifested by both the faculty and the student body. May the membership rapidly increase so that every school in the State of Maryland will be taught by a teacher holding a First Grade Certificate. ARTHUR C. CROMMER, Principal Towson High School. Through Miss Smith and Mr. Gibson, with his reels of movies, we have become more intimately acquainted with your school. From the pic- tures and the students we have seen, it seems to be a very happy and profitable place for young men and women. J. S. FRENCH, Per C. F. Principal of Easton High School. Let us turn out from our classrooms thinkers who know that the dream of the philosopher today may well be the creed of the nation to- morrow. W. R. IRVING, SupervisorftPrincipalJ The Jacob Tome Institute. 1. , DID YOU EVER SEEg , Allen when she wasn't studying? Alderson with her hair under a net? Barnes in a bad humor? Chichester when she wasn't with a teacher? Cohee unkind to anyone? Cecil without glasses? Compton without candy? Covington walk out of Assembly fat lunchj? Cullen angry? 1 DeRau when she wasn't gigling? Dickerson in a hurry? Friend idle? ' , Hall make eyes? A. Harper without books? G. Harper when she wasn't screaming? Heath eicited? ' Hisley here over the week-end? ' I. Jones not pretty? K. Jones without bobbed hair? E. Jones with her hair up? Lilly not shaking her bobbed hair? Lemen when she wasn't talking? Luthringer with cootie-garages? Linthicum without Watkins? Marine when she wasn't dancing? McLyman not Writing letters? Millard when she hasn't a new beau? Parlett noisy? Perdue in a hurry? Pringle not sweet? - Ruark blush' when teased? Rayme take gym? Stein when people didn't look up to her? 16 Schuolcr not watching Josephine? Scott out of the infirmary?, Shank with a spit-curl? Taylor not prepared? Webster Without a novel? Weant boy-crazy? Winand without Schuoler? Watkins talking? Warner not singing? 41, DEIIFA BETA DELTA SOCIETY. SPRING CALENDAR. APRIL 7, 1922-Our society entertained the Nu Sigma at a feed APRIL 22, 1922-We were guests of the Nu Sigma Sorority at a delightful dance. APRIL 29, 1922-Our annual Alumni dance was held at the Emer- son Hotel, Baltimore. Election of oflicers for Alumni Association. - MAY 13, 1922-Farewell dance was given at M. S. N. S. by mem- bers of 1923 in honor of the members of 1922. MAY 25, 1922-Election of officers for 1923. JUNE 1, 1922-Farewell feed. SORORITY STANDARDS. What is the criterion for membership in the Delta Beta Delta Sorority? When selecting the prospective members of the sorority the council considers the following characteristics: congeniality, initiative, re- finement and good moral character. These qualfications are necessary in order to meet the aims of the sorority, some of which are: to promote com- radeship among the students, and to be, in a true sense, an inspiration to the sorority in their work and social life. The many activities in which the Devils participate make them feel to some extent that their aims are not altogether realized. Here's luck for '23! And fun and pep+0h, me! Farewell to thee-staunch hearts, To sisters tried and true, Our treasured hopes Our love sincere We proudly leave with you. - Member of '22. 'VIRGINIA DOERING. s I wonder how many of us know Virginia Doering of Junior I? I am sure not one of us is familiar with the work which she has so gener- ously contributed to every cause this year. Perhaps some of us have won- dered who V. D. was, when -it was very inconspicuously signed at the bottom of an interesting and striking poster, or a humorous cartoon. Her work, which shows real talent, has helped to make the Oriole the interest- ing paper which it has become. Virginia has been especially busy in the last two weeks making the attractive posters of the curtains which are exhibited in the ma'in corridor of the Administration Building. If our curtains are as pretty as the posters picture them we will feel that our money is Well spent. Unlike most geniuses, Virginia has many other interests. She is, in a small way, a poet, as ardent tennis player, an enthusiastic member of the Glee Club, and, best of all, a good friend. Ann Richardson, '23, 17 Oh, But Oh, And Oh, But And And And And Oh, You T0 THE WIND. they hate the wind and the rainstorrn, And they love the sunshine and blueg oh, Greek youth of the windstorm, I'd fain make a lover of you. you're free, and unfettered, and powerfulf And yours are the land and the sea, yours are the plains and the mountains, And my heart belongs to thee. yes, you're a rough, teasing, tomboy, And your whoops, as you race, fill the airg you're life, and you're courage, and gladness, And you thrill me to do and to dare. we tryst when the wind and the rainstorm Leaves all out of doors to us two: we wrestle and frolic together,- Good playfellows, just me and you. then I can soar with you, comrade, Away from life's troublesome carey my heart is gladdened and strengthened, And I'm eager to brave and to dare! my lithe, brave, boisterous, wind love, You're a message of wondrous worthg 're a symbol of co-urage and daring, God-sent, heaven-given, to earth. Virginia Doering 18 THE JUN OR o ' ' ug: JUNEF. 'Baa W !f54X WJ 9 -4: 'ZW igwf f ff S 'TWEEN amvo 5 r 'SUNDAY P-VI T ,S, , . i 1 A M N V Y' cy- ,lf ' :!:u + 131051 5 . l, , - E, W:- B ., A If Qi 1 i f-bw w ' L ef 1' F- fC9iShf'. f-lag'-nh'cm l mt :QP I2 nb - I V h . 1 ' rqg g no ,t3n.tit's 'slinff ' ' gjjffn ' ML!!! Q e '35 mu 'X' which one na, R70-dxy? Y x Y ' x ' X 3 P - I I ll A if Q l ff' ' Arr, T' ,. ,wir -A f Q V ? NX ' x ' rn, Q ' ...E 1 xx W Ln' N N so NEAR- AND Yer- so' FAR. x , A A, I iff, THE TEACHER' AN UNDP OADENED U an uTx.oon,- .Les - ' m4owLED'-ii X 413 , cnTuzEN5HIP 4 STARTS HND L arms ATHOME X X. K k-X L BR 4 v O .u un s ff if 1 Q59 X V' Y Qi W H CULTURE ' U ' u.owsmP V K FE mix' '. 17 - MM 'flx l N-K '94 .Q A A gv xv' 6' 'I' y . 1: REPORT OF YEARS IVORK, 1921-22. -TE'PA-CHI CLUB Teaclicrs-Parents-Childrens' Club. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. The work of the year has centered about the physical life of the child, with a study of the educational meaning of the play life of the school. The meetings have been as follows: ' I. 1. Discussion of topics to be studied for the year. 2. Discussion of standards to be attained by the elementary school during the year. II. Play as a Means of Developing Character, Dr. William Burdick, Di- rector of the Public Athletic League. III. The Value of Games and Plays in the Physical Development of the Child. Miss'Marion Cook, Director of Physical Education, State Normal School, Towson, Maryland. IV. The Work of Other Parent Teachers' Associations. Mrs. H. Park- hurst, State Secretary of Parent Teachers' Associations. V. The School Cafeteria, Miss Jean Amberson, Head of Department of Household Arts. The balanced meal and how to lead children to select lunches wisely. VI. The Relation of the Physical to the Mental Life of the Child. Mr. J. L. Dunkle, Head of Department of Education and Miss Birdsong, Psychology Department. A study, by means of charts, of the results of educational tests given in the school. VII. Exhibit of Boys' Athletic Work. In charge of Mr. Morris Touchton, Athletic Director, Public Ath- letic League. Two social meetilhgs have been held, each of these having been ar- ranged by members of the club. Outstanding results of the years Work are: 1. The parents contributed S200 ,for playground equipment. A slide, sandbox and see-saws have been secured. 2. The cafeteria was intensively studied by a committee of moth- ers. This has resulted in better food, lower prices, more intelligent selec- tion of food, and improved table manners. 3. The Te-Pa-Chi members have given active support in carrying on the campaign to secure funds for a new dormitory. The building is assured. X 4. School signs have been placed on the road near the school in order to decrease the speed of automobiles. 5. The Club has afhliated itself with the State and National Par- ent Teachers' Association. 6. The policies of the School have been understood and loyally upheld by the members of the Te-PaeChi Club. The officers for the year 1922 are: President-Mr. William Sneeringer, Jr., Orkney Road, Govans, Md. Vice-President-Mrs. Carroll Klingelhofer, Terrace Dale, Towson, Maryland. . ' Secretary-Miss Ruth E. Buckley, State Normal School, Towson, Fxlaryland. Treasurer-Mr. S. S. Thomas, Terrace Dale, Towson, Maryland. The Te-Pa-Chi Club is considering the topics which will be of most interest to the parents of the school in their study of school conditions next year. Among those suggested are such topics for a year's work as: 22 u - i f U u ' . U X 'i,-N1--Q N, ' Ji' tx .4., . X , - '4' cf 117535 5 33 4 8 155 UQ U05 ma QQ? ' ' ' fbi? QQ Fw' , in '35, -' .X '. :9 . st' .L Q igfxgsgi .L Q Q I Q Bovs BASKET BALLTEAM ----- I922 . K f --.....-- , v Q A' 'E' me I bf:-.ew 'ME -as 'W U FJ , S Y p , .L x 30 'A f - ' I 1 Q U QQ, ' me 6 E' Wmwag, V f .Ca ,N-:'. '4? - A V Q 43 5' if I Si Cl N-f' 'w s v ,-:ff 4 fx,- L ' Q P L: S y , V ff.-Q. A N f X . ...V A , .A . . A, ,W UHHH Glens Basvcer Bam., Tm-:AM Hmm 537 II PESTALOZZI PLAY HSPREBDING THE NEWS 44 A I 1 I, ' uv rn yy n' NIU.: 1 , ' ,N .v ' ',,-, 1' 5 , ,Wm ' . A I .1 V .:. I YI V ,U v'Wf'Ay , ' ' 'x5'I.'fV.! 'V 'f-f'9'7.a- Wv' P V . ' Av, ii' U Uigk rf. X ,.,',6x,3,. Eli 4, Q ' n 1 Q w. ,nv 1 i , l - -e I 1 ey :K n .V K '- I ' ':'Vf1f.' , ' :Nu V,, 1 7: I V! is . Q: A 5, W ' . . . 3 , ' . -+ ' H 'fl 'I , 1 V , lf,yQ'i1,5 - E A 1 mf ' w xv' V r' ' 'I 4. . , 19 .v.:-I.. P fn A . -' Ain, 1 f . V ,- v 4 M 1 . v - r N., H ' 1 ' Q . x A study of the school subjects taught to our children. A study of the nature of the child, How parents can help children at home. The selection of a definite plan for the year's work will be made at the first meeting in September, but it is safe to predict that it will be a plan which will continue the present growth. - THE CLASS HISTORY. It was in the fall of 1920. Dr. West, started it by launching his increased enrollment campaign. The old juniors and academics who were now seniors and juniors tried bravely to do the honors, but the sight of so many strange faces proved almost too much for them and they began to wish that Dr. West would come back and help them out of their diffi- culty. However, after the first morning, when we met our new principal, Miss Tall, things began to right themselves. We settled down to work with a will, to become acquainted with faculty, subjects, and our fellow students. We organized as the Class of 1922 with one hundred and twenty members. As a result of that first meeting, we found ourselves with a. governing body composed of Gladys Russ, Presidentg Bessie Robinson, vice-president, Erna Hermann, secretaryg Francis Garber, treasurer, 1nd Bettey Bowman, banner bearer. Miss Cook was elected our honorary member. . Soon we had a class motto and colorsg then we set about in earnest to find a suitable banner and song. The Brown and the Gold was set to the music of The Little Gray Home in the West. Joy reigned supreme in our ranks the morning we marched into assembly singing this song. At our head walked our standard-bearer, holding aloft the new banner- Ah ,but we were proud of ourselves! R In late October there came a supper hike. The faculty were our guests, and seemed to, enjoy the lark as much as we did. But who could resist Weenies and cocoa cooked over an open fire! Shortly after came a dance-being dignified juniors, this was a formal adair. The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays passed away, and before we knew it, we were well launched in the second term of work. It wasn't all work, though, for there was Miss Tal1's reception. Principlesoof Edu- cation and psychology were forgotten for the time because On with the dance! Let joy be unconfinedf' was the slogan of the hour. In the spring, our attention gamely turned to thoughts of a gar- den. Under Miss Dowell's supervision we laid off garden plots behind the dormitory. We hoed, raked and cleared away stones and then, with high hope, we planted the seed. It was great fun, but we felt that even green peas, radishes and strawberries were not too great a reward for our toil. Dn May day, which is junior day at M. S. N. S., we invited the school to our celebration on the North C'ampus. The May pole dance and crowning of the May Queen fSenior Presidentj were the principal fea- tures of the occasion, after which refreshments were served. One of the last grand occasions of the year was the Tolchester excursion. Sailing down the Chesapeake proved a. delightful experience. The voyage back, in the gathering dusk, was even more enjoyable, and when our good ship Louise, reached her dock we found ourselves wish- ing the day had just begun. , 1921-September brought us back to school. Bessie Robinson was now our president, Gladys having deserted our ranks to marry.q Evelyn Peacock became our vice-president. Aside from these changes, the Class of '22, remained intact. We were seniors, but with only one class below us, We found that it required sustained effort to appear even slightly dignified. We eat in cafeteria style and there are boys here-more than a 23' o dozen! were the first bits of news to go to the folks back home. Even thc-se strange occurences soon became commonplace enough to take as matters of course. ' With one of our sections practice teaching, we found it difficult to maintain the old feeling of brotherhood which had existed among us, at first, but we soon realized that, after all, nothing could dis-sever our love for the Brown and Gold. I There was the reception to the faculty on Miss Tall's lawn, with the cold North wind trying its best to spoil ourlfun. Then came the Hal- lowe'en party for the Juniors-a masquerade dance-informal and jolly to the nth degree. We thought the juniors indispensable after this. The first formal dance of thevyear came just before Thanksgiving, and was voted a great success. - During December our Class Play-Why the Chimes Rang, was given to an audience as large as any which had ever graced our auditor- ium. One of the best things about this play was the fact that the whole class helped to make it a success. January was notable for the blizaard, which, despite its severity, could not keep Mr. Broome away from his Rural Sociology Class. Febru- ary brought the valentine party, which Miss Tall gave in honor of the seniors. This was indeed a grand and glorious occasion. , ' Bang!-This is the quarantine which fell heavily upon us on the last of February. The ten days' vacation was gratefully and hilariously accepted. Needless to say we returned to school with renewed zest for study. But the quarantine continued. Just when our hopes were highest, another case of the fever would come to blast theml The Easter holiday was a problem of interesting discussion and vital importance, but we iinally got it by the simple process of swapping Saturdays for school days. In May we had what might have been called a senior re-union. A hike, not toovlong, followed by a supper, a la camp, was the order of the day. As we swung out of the lane at Roger's Forge, just about dusk, we gave a last lingering look toward the clump of vhods from which we had come. The spot is one dear to every senior's heart. The last days are filled with work and excitement. The air is hung with mystery-what kind of entertainment are the juniors going to give us? Class day will be but an introduction to the end, Commencement! And now our history is drawing to a close. As we bid farewell to M. S. N. S. we hear again the sweet refrain of our song and the words we will never forget ring in our ears. We go forth, Alma Mater, with your praises on our lips! THE MAROON AND GRAY. Three cheers for old Normal The school of our pride '23 and her members Will walk by your side To our colors we'll sing In our work and our play, For we love those dear colors, s The Maroon and the Gray. . g. CHORUS: By our deeds, you shall know us, + Our motto we'll sing, Twenty three's praises Through Normal will ring. With a cheer each day For Maroon and Gray, Long live '23. 24 I Nj O O ........i.......- When school days are over For dear '23, We will give all our praises Oh, Normal to thee, For we love our .old school And the classmates so dear, For Maroon and the Gray '23 gives a cheer. Words by E. Jones and K. Taylor-Music by Brice Maxwell. JUST AJIONG OURSELVES. Mr. Broome was talking to one of the Montgomery County girls concerning their schools for next year. Oh, Mr. Broome, she exclaimed. It is going to he so hard for me! You see, I've always used so much slang, and now 'when' I teach I won't dare use any more. Slang! ejaculated the Superintendent. Well, believe me, you'll have to cut that out! WHY? Junior- Why does Missouri stand at the head in raising mules? Senior- 0h! Because that's the only safe place to stand I guess! . Mary- I heard the romantic young man Alice was interested in departed from his ladyvs presence, inspired like a true knight! , Louise- How was that? Mary- Well-her father was booted and he was spurred! . In a lesson' on hygiene, Miss Dowell, speaking of milk, asked: Where is the best place in which to keep milk perfectly nice and fresh, during, say, a hot summer day? Eleanorpromptly answered: In the cow of course. .-. .-. 4 - an A train leaves New York, said Miss S., traveling forty miles an hour. It is followed in thirty minutes by a train traveling eighty miles an hour. At what point will the second train run into the first? - At the hind end of the rear car, answered Betty. Olive C. lon showing a picturejz This is a picture of my aunt and her three niecesg two girls and a boy. ....ii. l. Anna- Did the Doctor know what you had? Libby- Seemed to have a pretty accurate idea. He asked me for 35.50, and I had S6.00. Lawyer-- Don't you think 525,000 cash would be punishment enough for his breach of promise? :b Sarah- No, indeedg I want him to marry meg 25 , Q Man's words to man are often flat, Man's words to woman flatter. Two men may often stand and chat, Two women stand and chatter. -Just For Fun. ! Virginia Fowler, answering in person an ad concerning summer work. What we want, the matron explained, is a useful person, one who can cook, drive a motor, look after a pair of ho-rses, clean boots and windows, feed the poultry, milk the cow, andi- Virgvinia- Just a minute-if the soil 'is clay, I might make bricks in my 'spare time!' ASK , K. Monday about bricks, A. Somervill about cake turners. . Duke about macaroons. J. B. Trundle about launching parties. M. Arthur about Pimlico. Miss Van B.- What island did the Romans take possession of in the first Runic War? Student- Sardiania. Miss Van B.- What people lived there? Student- The Sardinesf' M. Rhodes- Oh, I left my watch upstairs and I'm so tired I can't go after it. M. Long- If you wait long enough, Mabel, it will run down for you. Mr. Brown- I have nothing but praise for the new minister. Mr. Black- So I noticed when the plate went around. 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Wil Evely M. Pierce A. Smith to Dit U1 ... '-s ogany 5. .34 bn F-4 N -C1 ns Q2 M5 go ss.-J-' 1-gg.-Q C r-1 If an if -G' 6-3 'U mi D1 Q 3 O s.. Q 3 O s-4 CU CQ Q r-4 M M5 ,M SEQ Dllrlcn C1 O 'Q ii! GJQE Died EMMA .3 -o-2 .ci 3 E UJUJ fs : :s O 7- cd QJ P ed .n O 0-I 'u O O U 6 O P-3 7- GJ .- M O I5 D3 Q3 :1 v-4 .-Q a. ... bb CI ... .2 F-4 De I-1 :1 cn 'Ci KD .D -Q O D 'U CI td M O 46 .-1 CQ O -4 Flu fd CJ 'U YD B CI - GJ +-r U1 to gels fear an ere Treads wh and K. I'I12. E -4-J G an 'U Z3 4-I VJ -6-7 Cf cu .... .-. .-1 .-1 I-a .Q 41 .i 'cs c C5 r-. U3 S1 'U s-. ti C5 U w s.. Il 9 Nr Gray now u-a O af D .-1 O3 Not gray yet 4-v ..-4 5 L. fu ZA CD C1 O E arnie L Sto Taylor M. L. :- cu D give an ays go She can alw 0 .25 :J O A 'U :: 1:3 U :Pa -4 CJ P H '54 tv o C3 an E o U CP11 E llbe R raill R.T cz 2 s: 'a O of Glee Club's ar- ther I10 A DS Philli K. SS n under gla POW B I1 POW B Woody ood H.W U2 S-a GJ Q4 .-1 CU .SI 4-1 SI 0 'U The Athletic Association will Buckley and Steinwedel Right again You're right brown E. Wilhide S-1 Q2 .Q 2 5 ough said lly 's quiet-En 0 4-I F-4 O Q4 W 'U O O NJ J She K. Krout Wilhide, etc. WI1 l bro HS113, The Sage green ood OIIW 'S Es Em E. Webster rs. 2 .ae O : CQ 2 ,JI Dggfs BETA DELTA MEMBERS 9 Q, - ,V rf. 4. ,lx T nhl Ep - ,, :H . ilu 7' - 1 if i DQ? QQ EV 51 .. 1: : V mi - -N 1 l g g 3 .M' J 1 5Ul lU'5 Snqr-oA Memams 5Ui.lUE x. ,ff N. M1 J . ,. .. f 'x s . - n 4 l, 1 , 4 1 .w.g, V' . ' 1' 5 , A 1 .5 . .1 ww. . w. r 1. 1 f ,vs . ,Q ., uf., .I - f 1 ,T I .J !. J . . .14 1 . 4 1 I 1 ,A K 5 WJ. asv' ' -. 321-Lgfllvlii a,,.- g A. . LIST OF GRADUATES 1922 ll County it Nu null County 0 Num ore County .. s: O 2 IVIARIE AGNES FRANTZ. Baltim P' .11 ashlngton ALBERT, W Y CHRITZMAN unty 2 Mo 40 5: F-4 o E o CD al rr. rr. :- fa I el Q mm 4 5. A fs 41 E Pa 4-a C 3 U d U 9 S E Q r-1 G an b-7 z o E ,A ft z al E .1 E e- 4 M 4 A o 5 .C m ni B o O l: c OJ UD E rr Q1 I-6 ir 4 cs E o Q .J CD al U z S E Z' C Z3 O O 3 'U sf E z ca :cl E 2 .A 4 P+ 4: 4 2 I: O SJ un E .C 30 GS 5 rl: E z 2 4 o 4 J O -1 P I 33 45 -J :S O u L1 Q 9 'E o :T 4 : I: I ef El m 4 N ,- I-I H ,E-4 of! Sw .rl E Z 4a Z 5 O U C O -r E-U .E 3 2 S :r F3 O O ll L11 El E I-I 'Si E4 I-1 I-I G A 1 ..: ,- - O 2 :Z 4 2 B o El I3 cs Q P-4 2 Q . Er Qs 170 go Kgs. QE 9 :L Z- E ul rs ADELINE ANNE BRISCOE, Calvert county HANNAH Fouwoou HANWAY, Harford ELIZA ELLEN BROWN, Caroline county COQUW 1 MILDRED LYDIA BUCKLEY, Hamm re Cr, ELLEN G- MARIE HARDEWY. C21lvGl'f-C0- PAULINE ESTELLE CADLE, Frerlericlc co. Cfg1:JIlI?3,LNEouLQQBELLA HARDY' Prlllfle MARY NOVILLA CALLAHAN' TAIMM CO' ELQISE STEELE HENRY, Dorchester co. ETHEL GRACE CARTER, Baltimore County E SIE EHNA HERRM ANN T lb tt C0 lt mggmiljm MARIE CHAFFLNCH' Caron A INA M. HERIIMANN, ltsalnlrnorl mgounlyun y EMILY JANE CI-IENOWETH, Carroll county MAHTQIA MAHGUERITE JERMANI Wiwm MARIAN LOUISE CLIFT, Kent county ' ICO 4-Olmfv MARGUERITE CLIFTON, Dorchester Co. MQSSHQSTGT DOROTHY JUMP' QUGOH AHWS ANNA AATHPEEN COFmN',CA 0l,me CO' , MILIJRED FRYE KAIQTZEL, F-eaerlclr co. LURAI-I DRUSILLA COLLINS, Wolccster Lo. MINNIF VIRGINIA K XRN Montgomery 00 .. , 1 , . J r , , . ANNA LU ISE Cmfhf' CA'0l'fe, County ANNA AMELIA KROUT. Balnlmor-rf county MARY cA'I'HE1uNlf. QOIIEE, earollrre co. KATHERINE El IZ XBETH KROUT Bam- MILDRED V. CROMWELL, Frederick county more County ' f ' 1gfITZfxIfE?T1gJISg1EE'1gIt CD' ELIZABETH HELEN LEITCH, Calvert co. M- JEANNETTE DGRANI Harford County M1f1g,igc1ltyDOR0T1iY LIIJI-PIER, Xlvashlngton LUELLA ELIZABETH DOWELL, culvert co. SARA RUTLEDGE MAYS, Baltimore county C v-4 C 31 lu P P 5 E Q 35 CI O E wi 4 Q z o E EI .1 cs o sl z P+ I: E E1 1 LZ P. -4-1 S cl CJ E 0 U if E 4 3 Q EI 4 2 5 E ar 'E .I Z 5: 4-I C 5 Q U ci U an l: : 9 E U Z El Q E 'T' 1'-i e E LII 4 E tl ra 4 Q A : rl-4 MOORE, Dorchester County LOLITA EMMA FISHPAVV, B211 timore ROBERTA LOTTIE 6 LJ 9 S E Q ,- rl II! Ii L21 O O E 33 El 'E f-l 4 E Q Q ra U 4 Qi U 5a .J S: 5 0 U 6 U 5 4-I 72 ID .C U s.. o Q H OS O O 2 41 -11 O Q H E E z E E ba 4-I C Z3 O U I C 3 G3 o C5 E E La A as E an D O A U1 Q Z CJ 41 5 Z' 2 : 353 'HC F o 'ES 'cs : wg do 3.9 C E 5-1 H o F5 C1141 5 2 3 E ':4 zi- 'S 41 'SZA 3 rn Z H P 1 O LS H E 41 LENORE County MARY LOUISE County ID E o Q lm ?' nty Ma. +3 U2 tlmore Cou imore lt Ba, D. Brll i3 cf: A B O e. 4 Q he S45 mmm 4 Z 4 F E o hz: -El EEZ fi! 4 E QE PW. .. H P-1 E 4 YJ. :S 5 9 EO LIST OF GR ADUATES-CONTINUED 6 O ot County 32: can gb na Do .54 O .-.i 3-1 413 H, Talb 'U on IJ lr! QP CR LAURINA MAY SMIT BI 522 2 wi 25 REE N ra: 41 lvl E E41 Ma,I'y'S 5: 4-I C1 5 O U St. ELIZABETH PALMER, +3 S! CD M M O O U fn B3 L z P4 .A Ia P 54:1 wiw FLORENCE ANN STEINWEDEL, Baltimore County Ot Talb P' FJ CG H D-1 Z ffl U D3 O 2 F11 P-4 IJ Diol11,.I 405 Ill Enz C 32 0 KATHRYN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS, Queen . Annes County NIEREIUERITE VIRGINIA STONER W n MARY BELLE PIERCE, Bemmere county mgton County ' 'as ' LOUISE POVVELL, Vvoicester County . LORLYNNE ELSIE TAYLOR' Carroll CO' Nfgfxl ELIZABETH P-JTCHETT: Baltlmofe ETIIEL VIRGINIA THOMAS. Hnrfera ce. HAgRmtET HARDEN REEDER, St. Marys VICRJIEILNIIA HENDERSON THOMAS, can-eune 01111 V ' Q , ,, ALMA THOMPSON, Harford County M'ff-fffnt2RENE RICHARDSON' Queen Amer' RUBY EDNA TRAIL, Montgomery county BESSIE K1NG ROBINQQN, Calvert Con tv MARY FRANCES TRAVERS. Wicomico CO. AIERIENNE LORRAINE ROE. Queen Annes Elgfu-QIIEDETH FRANCES WEBSTER' H2-ff-Wd oun y CATHERINE ANNA ROE, Queen Anne'e Ce. IRIS 'FULL WHITE- Wi00miC0 COUHW JANE FRANCES ROGERS, Baltimore Col' LOUISE ESTELLE WHITE, Caroline County MERIAIXI AUGUSTUS SHAWN, Queen Anuew SigfJ12HFfi1Ngb1L1?3NVg'g111Q3iLSi3Y?3eIgSe27V Coifltyt oun y , as Ing on EDITH ELONE ,SI-IOCKLEY, Woreest I- ce, COEHWCATH RIN ILLIS T lb t WILLIE MUMFORD SHOCKLEY, We ester LAU A E E W - PM 0 C0- ceunry JUI IA MADELINE WILLSON, Kent county ANNA LOUISE SHORT, Talbot county CORNELIA ALICE WILSON. Harf ra ce. w 6 PC County lf. 'A-I C1 55 O U Kent OOD, PPINGTON W SA HELEN 4-7 I.. ua Z N O ci O 9 5 U1 ffl Z C5 42 4 E E4 DS F11 D34 :S 'E Q3 gl? oi' Ho OE QS QR' FED S. RE 'v-1 E un 41 E4 I-'li FII 3 2 U1 CC 51 Q BJ rd Down's Wedding lnvi.tations 1 1 ,. , A. - ,,. . A agp rj JA . I-I. DOWNS, Engraver X 229 r . Charles sr., BALTIMORE , i Af 1,4 .fr Z f v A ' ' l r ir '-f. L- l ' l XX f ' Qi? ' Towson pl os , YORK ROAD GARAGE STIEFF HALL, 315 N. Howard sr BUICK MOTOR CARS l THE DULANY VERNAY ggj F. B. Sc M. L. PORTS, Props. 339-41 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, MD. Leading School Supply House of th- State. Printers, Stationers, Manual Train- ing and Kindergarten Equipment Art Goods, Leather Novelties, Trav- eling Bags and Suit Cases. Sosial Stationery, Wedding Invita- tions and Announcements. l'owson 5 2 5 Compliments df ' Phone Vernon 4966. X Service wane You Wan! , BliiCk 8 DCCIKCI' CO. Shoes Repaired T . We Do It Electricallyf Towson Heights, Md- ANICK GASTELLO 10 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md- V . u Fountain Pens at 1 HERGENRATHER 'S 1 l School Supplies at HERGENRATHER 'S T ILGENFRITZ ' Films and Butterily Hair Nets Phone Plaza 2276 - 319 N. CHARLES STREET YATT STUDIOS l Photographers of Excellence - 313 N. CHARLES STREET Artistic Photographer BALTIMORE, MD. Special discount to Normal Students Special Discount to Normal Students 33 MASON'S GOVANS EXPRESS COMPANY Let Us Haul Your Baggage. Tel. Tuxedo 0549. Olfice-Lyman Avenue. You Need Fruit. We Need Money. r Buy From Us. THE CRAFT CLUB JUNIOR VI. We are always in the swim' And we're up to lots of tricks, For we're full of life and vim, Hurrah for us! We're JUNIOR VI. Established 18 73 0 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING .JEWELRY co. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY s'r.U Diamonds Fine Jewelry Start a Savings Account with A THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND . Q ., F. W. SCHNAUFER 85 SON Ideal Dry Goods, Notions, Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Store 527 York Road - Towson, Md. Table Delicacies- GEORGE I-I. STIEBER, Towson, Maryland Educate Your Boys and Girls to keep a Bank Account THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK TOWSON, MARYLAND The Bank with the Clock and Chimes Safety! Service! Be Thrifty! ' Save your money and invest with TI-IE BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK TOWSON, MD. A few real bargains in small Farms Very Easy Terms FRED C. JONES, Darlington, Md. Phone Darlington 17-F-11. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON coA1. sr LUMBER co., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies TOWSON, MD. RIDERWOOD, MD. Victor Victrolas and Victor Records RUPPERT BROS.-GOVANS Exclusively TRANSFER I Light and Heavy Hauling. A' 86 6000 YOI'k Road GOVANS, MD. OWINGS, MD. Tel. Res. Tuxedo 0623-W. 34 .TOWSON BAKERY THE GooDY SHOP O Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 85 SONS Tel. Towson 204 THE FLAG AND PENNANT SHOP Successors to SISCO BROTHERS Flags, Banners, Pennants, Arm Bands, Emblems, Church and Socie- ty Goods, Gold and lSilver Laves, Franges, Stars, Tassels and Beads. Silk Banners for Schools, Societies and Fraternities. 302 Park Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Vernon 2355 35 i I 1 I 1 1 -.r 'g5wg'e Iliff S 'iff . :L?5f?h1'gf51,. N A I . E ' . .,ez, xii ' fQmf?a'f. Q Q J 19 v 1 .-X 1 n E . , Q, - J vt 'V' A I :gg 32,15 'sgipi' J,-r , . ,,. if -'L ,. It I, ,M-, .V FJ., J 'I- 4 1, 4, '-- fm ' ,S -!f:-li 1 ,r 'N 1 4 , i 4 www fu, , ,F j Sv A ,,i,,w, -1. 1 .. . , .V vw X. .gig ' ' A .MBT ' 1' -,wg 1 1, .,.:,.f.. ,, '- 1. 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Vol. 2--NO. 1 Q SEP VEMBER, 1922 23321232353Tiliill?fFl1fli'2FsiLf i Mi y'i t' OUR IDEA OF BLISSFUL BREAKFASTING WHAT STUDENT GOVERN- N, X MENT MEANS. Q . -1. Q CQ What does the name Student Gov- Q 0' ernment mean to you and you and X you? Ask yourself that question. ,X Q Does it mean much thought and con- Q sideration for every one concerned? . I tx '-' , . . 'x, , if 7': s. yur. fb 5 5 Fozgisix Q ., 1 f. I... A -tx L V ,N h . ef-I ,. E - ' 99 'soowlx ' 1 I Q x b CNN ff' , , f Sf? 54,00-X ' 'I I' '55 Q N foie, ff , . ' Qsx P 90s - . ' ' 'q V N. 'Nil . .9 f hd A SSN L '12',: ,'r . J .Q N Q . 0 f . 5 Gee , s .1 - 3 , .Z-4 N' I 9 '. f . - . Z- 7 'Q ii- Af. A ' 'U v 115, ', - E . F 1 .,' ff . .,.. .,,.. i fifty-wafwfaf' 1 '-rf:-fa ,ww-fy' ' f ' ' ' l I4 -Q ff L-31342 'v l AZPRESIDENT or STUDENT Gov- Hee mad help h3fS'b9ili11 rriogt vfaiuag' 3 9 an Hecessafy In e 1 e 0 Ou ERNMENT WELCOMES 'Organization Because of our Stu-Q NEW STUDENTS, dent Government we have many priv- lileges and much freedom which oth- , , , ' ' , ld t h . D ' . It certainly is a great pleasure to erwlse We Con no ave urmg welcome so many old members and such a large number of new mem- tbers into the Student Government Organization Of course you all un-. ,derstand that when you enroll at member to co-operate and Work for the success of the Student Govern- ment. ' HELEN COX. Maryland State Normal School, you, ,automatically become a member of' LOGICAL- ,our Student Organization. There Isabel, aged nine, had just been ,., are, no doubt, many of you who know I told the story of Daniel in the lion's Every little, if anything, about our'den. Then mother asked: And pStudent Government. Our Organi-iwhat do you think Daniel did the fzation is not run by an obscure Stu-,very first thing after he was saved fflrdent Body, neither is it managed byxfrom the lions? il-the Faculty. It is managed throughl Without much hesitation' Isabel Student Government should have a definite place in the life of every student, for every student is a mem- ber. Before an organization can be a success, each member should be thoroughly in sympathy with the or- ganization and live up to its stand- ards. Boost it every day. Girls and boys-here is your op- portunity for school spirit and hearty co-operation. Do not miss it. Student Government at Normal is young, but that is all the more rea- son why we should give it our sup- port and help to mold its growth in a wholesome, whole-hearted way. It is an organization headed and con- ducted by the students and advised by members of the faculty. Student Government has for its purpose, self-government on the part of each student, based on the Honor System. It also aims to make our school and dormitory community a better place in which to live. Through this organization we try to make ouii school and its members the very best to be found by maintaining high standards of living. This year we hope to make Nor- mal a better and happier place to live through a higher and better spirit of co-operation and loyalty on the part of each student. Honesty and Loyalty is our motto. Can you live up to it? Sure- ly you can and you are going to. Every girl and every boy. We are depending on you to help us realize - our hopes. ETHEL JONES. A GOOD JOKE ON ME. VVhen I was a little girl living in Baltimore, my grandmother came to visit us. Mother entertained a few friends in her honor. Several days later one of the ladies called, and upon seeing her coming down the street I ran to meet her. - Grandmother and mother are out, I said. I am sorry, said she. I came to pay my party call. fgthe co-operation of Faculty and Stu- . , ,, t'That's all right, I said, I'll ,vadent Body- We are proud of the in-irephed. Why, he must have tele-,take the money-H Wgterest which is shown by the Faculty phoned 1101116 to 1115 Wlfe to fell bert, ALICE HOFFMAN, :gain our Organization and their ad- he was all right. , Seventh Grade. if . 4 THE ORIOLE Q THE ORIOLE isit up and take notice, and I know,i STAGE CQMMITTEE 1922-23. jif the girls this year back us up the ' - 1 L'm.isHEn MONTHLY lway Phi fins Og last Zeal' did' Wei OFFICERS. lzx' THB s'rr'1-nxrs or' THE MARY- cannot 9 P but are a USG Success-3 M. Facultylhlembers: L.xNr s'r..xT1a N 'll'hl.XL SCHOOL. ' 1SS F9911 8-W. Chairman, ' TUXYSONT Mt.. i Y. W. c. A. WELCOME. , nfs. Mccord, 1.-. i ff I Q Miss Cook, intein.-as innntg.-1-. imxwicnr. salons I am glad to urlng you a Slucere Mr- Walthers, - k'il'x'l.liIIIiUll Mgrr., GICI-lTRL'DlQ SMITH . . iE. XY'U1'lTHlNGTON -N'-'ffUS1'lgMew- fiiaxalezxs Fn.xNcE i l'Rl1'l-I: Une Dollur For Ten C0Di0S.i 1 SEPTEMBER, 1922. i IVIENARIS FRANCE SPEAKS, FOR BOYS' ATHLETICS. I am here to talk directly to the fellows, The girls may listen if they wish. . Fellowg my duty and privilege to-A day. is to welcome you into our part? of the athletics. Considering thel handicap under which we had to play last year our efforts were successful. Of course, if you consider winning as success, our soccer season last year was not a success, for we won very few of the games which wel played. But what I consider thei success of last year's season, was thei sportsmanship and school spirit which we developed. On every field where we went to play we were al- ways greeted as the best of sports, both by players and spectators. And then you must remember that we had but thirteen fellows from which to pick a team and of this number! only three knew anything of the game. So you can easily see what a hard fight we had. Our basket-ball season was a de- cided success from every angle. Out of a schedule of eighteen games, we lost but five. In this sport we had to again contend with the difficulty of developing players. We had but two men who knew anything of the game but under the exceptional coaching of Mr. Touchton, we developed a, very fast team. , Baseball was not much. As you all know, it takes more skill to play this than it does the other sports, and as we had the same difficulty of developing players and not much time in which to do it, we did not succeed very well. But we organized a team and although it wasn't of the highest calibre, it showed the spirit which was in us and which, after all, is the highest thing in sports. Now fellows, when the call is is- sued for candidates, let's all come out 100172 and show our new coach we are in earnest, and mean to back him up every inch of the way, and l 1 as we have the nucleus of last year's I team back, I think we can combine the new and old in such a. way that the larger schools and colleges will greeting from the Y. W. C. A. It is nice to think that we are nearly tive hundred strong. I have great faith in the strength of numbers for our work this year. The Y. W. C. A. is a part of our school. We 'want it to mean much to you and know that you and your! good-will will mean very much to us. Almost all of you have met at least a few of our Ask Me girls. We have tried to give you compe- tent service and we will be glad to continue to serve you as long as you need our help. One of the really big purposes of the Y. W. C. A. is to 'make our school life richer and fuller. With this purpose in view, many social activities have been planned for the school year. The first event will be a Y. W. Reception, to be held on the North Campus, Wednesday evening, September 20th, between 3.30 and 5.30 o'clock. We cordially invite everyone to be present. Each per- ,son-through his own County repre-2 'sentative-is asked to take part. Ask ,the old girls and boys if they did not enjo ythe reception we had last year. Last year we opened a Supply still very young-but 5Room. It is iwe think it worth the trouble to look up when you are investing in school supplies. Our regular Y. W. Services are held every Sunday evening. Special features are being arranged for each meeting. Wednescay evening of each week is set aside for our Bible Class. We do want to make these bible classes worth while. Please do think that the bible class will be full to accommodate you all--we planning for several, if they needed. Early this fall there will be a Membership Campaign. We are go- ing to do our best .to try to hold your Il0f. too 2.I'E are interest until then-and then make, all of you members. 'Again I wish to extend to you a hearty welcome. Please watch the bulletin boards for our notices. RACHEL REMSBERG. President of Y. W. C. A. PSYCHOLOGY CLUB. Alvina Treut, President. Mabelle Basford, Vice-President. Merle Giggard, Secretary. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AM- MONIA AND PNEUMONIA. Ammonia comes in bottles. Pneumonia comes in chests. i Mr. Richardson. ' Student Members: Minnie Holtschneider, Student Chairman, Betty Worthington, fPestJ, l - Ruth Cole, fNormalJ, i Warren Warren, lSeniorJ, ' Donald Davis, tSeniorJ, . Millard Garmon, fSeniorJ, Helen Schouler, KY. W. C. AJ, Daus Garrett, Uuniorj, , Owen Thomas, Uuniorl, , Duties: ' 1 Members of the Stage Committee' ,will be responsible for the stage only ,in the following ways: ' i 1. For events taking place on the ,stage ! a. Getting out scenery. , b. Putting scenery away at the ,end of an event. I c. Returning all borrowed arti- ,cles within 24 hours of the close of ,an event. I d. Seeing -that the stage is left in order, and that all trash is cleared away. 2. To keep stage properties in or- Ider, repairing them when necessary. 3. To care for all stage lights. I 4. To keep the brown curtain lclosed when the stage is not in use. I In order for this committee to ,serve you best the following rules must be observed: i 1. No one is to handle scenery or' iequipment without permission from ,either faculty or student. chairman of the committee. 2. Lighting equipment must be obtained from either student or fac- ulty chairman, and when returned, ,be accounted forj I Requests for stage settings should be handed to the faculty or student chairman at least two days before lneeded. I Any suggestions for new equip- ment should be made to the chairman of the Stage Committee. OFFICERS OF THE SENIOR CLASS .Honorary Member, Mrs. Stapleton. President, Ethel Lynch, lVice-President, Margaret Owens, Secretary, Margaret Hlubbard, Treasurer, Ethel Jones, Banner-Bearer, Caroline Waller. IPESTALOZZI LITERARY Betty Worthington, President. Caroline Waller, Vice-President. Isabel Brian, Recording Secretary. Christina Ruark, Corresponding . Secretary. Ruth Jefferson, Treasurer. Bryce Maxwell, Reporter. THE ORIOLE 5 RURAL PRACTICE ' Senior I and II are practice teaching, about twenty-eight of them, being in rural schools. There they, work under the supervision of their-I respective critic teachers. We are very glad that there has been only one change in this corps of training teachers since last year. Miss Olive. Moore is taking the place of Miss Nellie Gray, who has left Lutherville to become Assistant Supervisor of grammar grades in Baltimore County. The training teachers at the differ-1 ent schools are: Fullerton-Firstl Grade, Miss Grogan, Fifth Grade,7 Mrs. Hopkinsg Sixth Grade, Miss Moffatglautherville - Upper Grades, Miss Olive Mooreg Primary Grades, Miss Conavang Ridge-All Grades, Miss Hipsleyg Timonium - Upper Grades, Miss Logan. - Just imagine that for one day you are one of the girls going out to her school to teach. It is 7.40 A. M. The Normal School truck swoops down the hill to the door and you, With the other teachers, are borne away for a brisk run in the early, morning air. Your head is full of plans for that standard test which you are going to give in arithmetic- or is it that Industrial Arts project?l -but you see the beautiful country through which you are passing. Your observing mind notes some data Which, you can utilize to advantage- in that Nature Study lesson. But here's the school and your work begins.. You see rural pro- blems solved by a skilled hand. You carry out your own plans and ideas perhaps better than you expected, and then the feeling of achievement! which it gives you, more than makesi up for the work of preparation. Per- haps you are not so successful as you had hoped. Then the comments and suggestions of the critic teacher till' you with new plans and new hope and you leave full of determinationtf not to make the same mistake again. and with the comforting thoughti that Rome wasn't built in a day. J. WHALAND, Sr. I. ' With its aims and preparations, for the coming year the Elementary, School looks forward to a year of, successful work. To make the yearl a happy as well as a fruitful one, we need the hearty co-operation of both, teachers and children. May this year be a success! EUGENIA GRAHAM, I THE. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS. Do you know what happened on September the thirteenth? On that day the Elementary School at Normal opened its doors and many children entered. One hundred and seventy- one boys and girls were enrolled the first day, a gain of twenty-one chil- dren over last year's number. The present year in the Normal Elemen- tary School promises to be a success- ful one. If the aims of the school are carried out, by the end of the year the school will be raised to a higher standard of development and education. In the school last year there were four teachers, and this year there are six. Miss Myrtle Eckard, 5-fth grade critic teacher, has taught for the past six years at Franklin High School, Reisterstown, Md. She at- tended Columbia the past summer. Miss Letitia Farrell, seventh grade critic teacher, taught at Annapolis High last winter. She studied at Hopkins last summer, and is plan- ning to continue some work there this year. Mrs. Martha Sibley, critic teacher for the iirst grade, is a grad- uate of the Georgia State College for Women. She has been a teacher in the Atlanta School, and this past summer she taught primary metnods in the Georgia State College. She also studied at Columbia this sum- mer. Miss Ruth Hillhouse, critic teacher for the second grade, is a graduate of the Georgia State Col- lege. She has a B. S. de- gree from Teachers' College, Colum- bia University, and has taught in Georgia and New York State. One large aim of the year is the acquirement of more books for gen- eral reading. To have more books, a greater sum of money is needed. More sets of readers are desired in the first and second grades. lVIore history books are needed in Grades III to VII. There is an especially keen inter- est this year in the physical devel- opment of the child. It has been planned that both boys and girls shall have definite periods each week for athletics under directors provid- ed for this work. Mr. Whiting is director in the boys' athletics. Be- sides the work in athletics, improve- ments are being added to the play- ground to insure the necessary phy- sical training needed by the children. ,The patrons of last year gave S200 for playground equipment. A new ELIZABETH N ER piece of apparatus, ttravelling ringsl A D Sigur I Ihas been added this fall, and will . ' be paid for out of the funds given by the parents. Through the cour- SCHOOIFGIRL COMPLEXION- tesy of Mr. John McPhail, Jr., form- I don't want that school-girller patron of the school, this equip- Q0mpleX:ion3 said the man as he ment is being purchased at an un- dusted off the lapel of his coat. fusually low price. 0 A different form of school room equipment is necessary in the school room of today than that of yester- day. Immovable desks are proving a hindrance to teachers as well as pupils. Tables and chairs are bet- ter adapted to the needs of the chil- dren and so they are taking the place of desks ill the primary grades of the Elementary School. This year the use of the Elementary Assembly has been given to the drst grade. In the rooms where there are tables and chairs, it will be necessary to have book cases or lockers. An interest- ing project is being worked up in the second grade by Miss Hillhouse. The children are going to make lockers of discarded orange boxes. This will include work in Industrial Arts as well as Fine Arts, which will involve painting of the lockers. It is necessary that student teach- ers see more teaching by their critic teachers. This year it has been planned that the critic teacher teach at least once a week for the student teacher, carrying out the student teacher's lesson plan. One of the greatly enjoyed activi- ties of the Elementary School is the planning and developing of projects. In the opper grades, the sixth grade is working on a scheme to equip a. room which is not adapted to them. They are to furnish their room, building lockers and book cases for it. The seventh grade has planned to run a monthly newspaper in con- nection with their English work. The Elementary School :plans to contribute each month to this paper, some of their work, but as the time has been so short, only two articles. are available. THE ENGLISH ASSEMBLY.. Mr. Walther gave us a rush or- der for an assembly on September 27, but of course, we wanted to do our part even though we were the first members of the Junior Class to appear in public on the stage. As we are just beginning the study of written composition, and have been spending our time on problems of planning long themes, we had no papers complete. So we borrowed three essays written by last year's Juniors, and read them. They were Miss Katherine Perdue's on Bobbed Hairg Miss Sara Payne's on The Friday Exodus, and Miss Anna Mur- ray's on Ho1:nesickness. All of them were such clever papers that we hope they furnished inspiration to all Juniors to go to work in earn- est upon the big problem of writing interesting papers, not only for class, but for The Oriole. WHAT DID HE MEAN? Junior: I think I shall take my beauty sleep now. He: Take a good, long, sleep, dear. 6 4 THE ORIOLE THE STEBBINS - ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO., Dealers in Coal. Lumber. Hardware, Builders' Supplies TOVVSON. MD. RIDERIVOOD. MD. 11127- . - Start a Savings Account Witll THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest Towson MARYLAND 1103 MATIHAS GROSS Barber Shop YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD- 110J K YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS F. B. and M. L. PORTS, Props., Phone, Towson 5 2 5 1101 FRANK J. SMRCINA Practical Tailor Special Attention Given to Altering, Dyeing, Cleaning 403 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. 1101 Table Delicacies P GEORGE H. STIEBER Towson, Md. 1107 WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer In Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour And Feed York Road Towson, Md. 1107 g You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Towson, Md. Open Saturday Nights l ALUMNI NEXVS. ' QContinued from Page 3-Col. 23 Shockley, Edith. Rural, Parker- town. Sliocliley, VVillie, grade 6, Snow Hill. Short, Louise, grade 4, Denton. Smith, Alberta, grades 1, 2 and 3, Anacostia, D. C. Smith, Laurina, grades 1 and 2, Berring Sta., Wash., D. C. Smith, Mary E. M., Rural, Ur- banna. Smith, Edith., grades 1, 2 and 3, Sunnybrook. Somervell, Anne, grade 5, Port Republic. Steinwedel, Florence, Edgemere. Stoner, Marguerite, Swann, Mildred, grade 1, 600 N. Gilmer St., Baltimore. Taylor, Lorlynne, grade 2, West- minster. Thomas, Ethel, grades 3 and 4, Chase. Thomas, Virginia, grade 6, Pres- ton. Thompson, Alma, grades 5, 6 and 7, Mt. Pleasant. Trail, Ruby, grades 4 and 5, Bethesda. Travers, Mary, graes 5, 6 and 7, Hebron. Wiebster, Elizabeth, Rural, Cler- mont Heights. YVhite, Iris, grade 7, Salisbury. White, Louise, Rural, Starr. White, Sarah, grades 1, 2 and 3, Quinton. Wilhide, Ella, grades 1, 2 and 3 Beavercreek. Willis, Catherine, Willson, Madeline, grade 5, An- napolis. Wilson, Cornelia, grades 2 and 3, 2708 Guilford Ave., Baltimore. Wood, Bertha, Rural, Chesapeake Beach. Wood, Helen, 'TIS FINE TO SEE THE OLD WORLD. Summer session of 1922 at M. S. N. S. began on July 5. After Miss Tall planned the work for the unit courses for one hundred and twenty- five students, she sailed for a six weeks' trip in England. Loving the water,and knowing how restful it is, she chose a slow steam- er, President Adams, of United States lines, from New York, to take her on a trip of eleven days across the,Atlantic. Imagine now, in England, our wide awake principal spending a vacation -taking in as a pleasure, the coun- try itself, examining their schools and listening to their educators. She landed at London and spent one week there. Especially did she enjoy acquainting her two compan- says an American can understand 'herself better if she once sees from whence her customs came. She stayed in Oxford four days. It so happened at this time that members of a liberal party were holding a summer session where poli- ticians learned how to educate them- selves -in politics. Why shouldn't this prove interesting to Miss Tall? She attended meetings at which Professor Muir, of Manchester Col- lege, and Viscount Gray were speak- ers. The women of Oxford Univer- sity told about fads. Lady Astor at- tended these meetings. The authon of Mirrors of Downing Street calls her the grandmother of iiappers. She seemed to carry out this character- istic well. 4 Visits were made to Windsor Cas- tle, ,Stratford and Kenworth. IQ, Windsor Castle hangs the portrait of Henrietta Maria, for whom Maryland was named. Miss MacKubbin, Mary- land's artist, was entertained here while copying that portrait, which now hangs in the Governor's house at Annapolis. 5 In Bingley there is a training col- lege. which Miss Tall attended. It is situated in Yorkshire, by the side of Ikley Moor, with charming hills at the back and a valley in front The Seniors will remember Mr. Hollam, the Director of Education of this school, from his speech in Assembly last year. - Into farther Yorkshire where the Moors were more restful, Miss Tall ,strayed to walk around through the hills. I Then back to London she went for a fascinating three days' visit. Now she surely must have thought of Van Dyke's I know that Europe's ,wonderful, Yet Something Seems to Lack, for she sailed on the slow ship Saxonia of the Cunard line for home. On board the Saxonia were one hundred and fifty students, taking the International Student Tours. ghere were twelve Americans who ook part in the International Olym- pic games at Paris. Two Normal School graduates brought home hon- ors-Mlss Sabie, of Newark, N. J., Normal School ,and Miss Godbald, of South Carolina Normal. The trip back home lasted twelve days, with glorious sunshine, smooth sea and magic moonlight most of the way. And so there came back some- one full of happy optimism for the coming year's work-and that some- one is our principal, Miss Tall. H. WRIGHT. LEARNING OUR SLANG. Do Englishmen understand Amer- ican slang? Some of them do. Why? My daughter is to be married in 4,5 Interest on Savings Depositszions who had never been abroad. London. and the Earl has cabled me ' ug, ,with the life in London. Miss Tall to come across. 6 o l 5 4 . 3 THE ORIOLE 'S - I THE SENIORS WELCOME TO THE JUNIORS. Ethel Lyncll. This morning, on behalf of the ,Class of '23, I want to welcolne every member of our 116W Junior Class to the Normal School. It is not sur- prising to see a large class of Juniors, for we fully expected an increased ellrollmellt, but it is quite pleasing to see so many of you alld it will be even more pleasing if your class at- tains the success WlllCll its numbers should guarantee. The success of your class depends in a large measure, on whether or not the members of it work together as a unit. In order for this to be possible, class organization is abso- lutely necessary. In high school classes are generally organized under a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. Here, the classes are so large that the work is almost too difficult for four people to handle, so besides these four oliicers, we have a chairman to represent each section of both the Junior and Senior classes. We Seniors are anxious to see you Juniors organized soon. Of course, it is only natural that now you feel as though you do not know the members of your class well enough to know whom to nominate or for Whom to vote, but every one of you should learn to know as many of his classmates as he possibly can within the next few Weeks, so -that when your election does take place, you will each have some idea as to which nominee you think is best fitted for each oflice. I am sure that I speak for every one of the Seniors when I say that we want you to feel free to call on us for help at any time. We are all anxious to see your class become one of the most successful ones that ever entered this school, and since you will have the opportunity to profit by our experiences of last year and this, we, of the Class of '23 should be able to say at the end of this year, that we leave the work of the Senior Class in better hands than our own, when we leave it in the hands of the Class of -'24. NORMAL LITERARY SOCIETY OFFICERS. President-Marion Ogle. Vice-President-Merle Giggard. Secretary--Minnie Holtschneider. Treasurer-Evelyn Flook. Reporter-Alma Cox. SPECIAL. October 11, at Towson P. O. Books of 24 one-cent stamps for 12 and 13 cents 1 book. THE CALL OF THE ATHLETIC! ASSOCIATION. The Athletic Association extends greetings to the new members as' TOWSON 5 AND 10c STORE School Supplies And 1 Novelties, Etc. well as to the old. l .. You become a member of the As-i404IYOrk Read TOWSOI1, Md- sociation on your entrance into the,. WJ Normal. Therefore, if anybody has -, - - the let the other fellow do lt at-l sewn? Whlle You Walt! titude, we want them to bury it andishoes Repalfed gather their forces together to help We Do It Electrically us. Our Association is still an infant compared with the other organiza- tions of the school, but with lihe hearty co-operation of each one of you, I am sure it will grow so that. soon we will be able to take steps by ourselves instead of leaning on a guiding hand as much as we did last year. If you try for a team and don't make it, please don't let that failure dampen your spirit, but come out and root for us at any game. I am sure that with spirit and plenty of support we will go forward, not inerely with steps, but with leaps and bounds. ELSIE HARRINGTON,' Pres. STUDENT GOVERNMENT OFFICERS. President-Helen Cox. Vice-President-Ethel Jones. Sec. and Treas.-Eugenia Graham. Newell Hall Pres.-Hazel Wright. Adm. Bld. Pres.-Virginia Esham. Gym. Pres.-William Quillen. Chairman From Sections: Sr. I-Caroline Read. Sr. II-Helen Schuler. Sr. III-Minnie Holtschneider. Sr. IV-Alma Cox. Sr. V.-Miriam Arthur. Sr. VI-Hilda Ashley. Pres. of Sr. Class-Ethel Lynch. HUMOR IS THE ANTISEPTIC OF LIFE. Famous Sayings. The Advertising Department-It's alright to take things as they come, but it's better to go after them. The Circulation Department-It's never too late to receive. The Business Manager-He payetll best who loveth best. Donald Davis-Motorists can be divided into two classes: the quick and the dead. Ethel Lynch-What is wisdom but having a great deal to say and keep! ing silent? Ethel Jones-The iirst andv last code in good manners is, Thou shalt not fuss. FUNNY. I hear that Dave died. Yesg some one gave him a gun and it tickled him to death. X NICK CASTELLO l K2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. 4 Q10 J - I I Safety! Service! I Be Thrifty! lSave Your Molley And Invest With i THE , BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towsolv, MD. 1103 Q Downs' Wedding Invitations JAS. I-I, DOWNS, Engraver E229 N. Charles st., BALTIMORE A 1103 . THE ATELIER 103 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. SELBY 'S STUDIO D 6101 M W Y M SWEETS-STATIONERY KEENE'S YORK RD. AND BURKE AVE. 1105 TOWSON SERVICE STATION L. J. MASON, Proprietor York Road and 1Vi1low Avenue Phone, Towson 554. ' C105 A WTHE WILSON ELECTRIC CO. WM. A. WILSON, Prop. Everything Electrical 409 York Road, Towson, Md. A Phone, Towson 323. C107 KEEP OUT OF ALLEYS! One dark night while Falconer was walking in Towson he lost his Way. Seeing a sign post he climbed it, struck a match and read Wet Paint. S THE ORIOLE U I LIBRARY GREETINGS. One short year ago, when we, the Class of '23, entered Normal walls for thc first time. we found so much of novelty to confuse and trouble us that at times many of our number were tempted to give up the work they had chosen and go home. The library, a cold, forbidding place ol' tables. chairs. shelves, and books, was not the least among the barriers that seemed to spell our untimely doom. We early sensed that this room was to be one in which we found the tools with which we were to Work, but where and what to look for we knew not. Had We but known, our fears were more than foolish! , Day by day we became more fa-. miliar with the library until at last we grew to love it and to feel as if E certain places there and certaina books were ours, almost as if theyl were a bit of home. 1 l To the Class of '24 the Seniors. extend a welcome to the library' with the sincere hope that it may' soon mean as much to you as it doest to us. The librarians. Miss Holt and Miss Osborn, and our class, are here to be of service to you. We, wish to serve you not only in the matter of finding reference books,l but also by setting an example of, library conduct and of close observ-' l I ance 'of rules that will be wot-thi' following. l As for rules, there are really only, a few -of them, but they have beeng tried and proved. The closer we ob-' serve them, the better the library, serves us, Perhaps there are still. other rules or suggestions that would make our library more efficient and! more attractive. If so, we shall be, more than glad to have them. C. E. R. M. S. N. S. BANK. Banki ng-Hours: Monday-1-3.15 P. M. Wednesday-1-2.44 P. M. Friday-1-3.15 P. M. Such is the notice seen on the bul- letin board at the main entrance of the Administration Building at M. S. N. S. About one year ago the faculty and students of the Maryland State Normal School decided that it would be a very wise and business-like ar- rangement to establish a banking system in this school. After con- ferring with the Baltimore County Bank in Towson, if was agreed that we should have a branch of this bank in the Normal School. This branch was established and proved to be a great success. This bank generally known as The Students Bank, is wholly for the benefit of the students. They, after paying a fee of ten cents for the necessary banking supplies, such as a check book and bank book, place their finances in the hands of the banker so that they need not worry about' loss of money. Then too, another important feature of our bank is thel cashing of checks that the pupils re-X ceive from home or out of town. Our bank was started by Miss Mary H Scarborough, the teacher in mathematics, but since she is unable' to be with us this year, her succes-' sor, Miss Orcutt, will direct the bank. It is Miss Orcutt's desire to have thei students assume the responsibliliity of our banking system. This Will be very beneficial to them because of the valuable experience that it will afford. Boys and girls of our Maryland State Normal School, if you have any money that you wish to have safe- guarded, you had better bring it to the school bank, where we can guar- antee its absolute safety. CHARLOTTE M. GREEN, Senior III. NORMAL LITERARY SOCIETY DOINGS. Marion Ogle. The president of the Petalozzi So-y ciety has told you briefiy about the' history of the two societies, and something about the two most in- teresting events that take place dur- ing the school year. The Pestalozzi and Normal Socie-Q ties are each divided into four, groups, the public speaking group, the authorship group, the dramatic4 group, and the story-telling group. The public speaking group is a very beneficial group to belong to, because in this group the members are given the chance, at least once a year, to participate in a debate. The author- ship group affords the opportunity for students to learn to write edi- torials and other literary productions correctly. This group takes charge of the advertising and ticket selling for all entertainments. In the dra- matic group some dramatic training is given and several one-act plays are presented. The members ot the story-telling group receive instruc- tions in correct methods of story-fell- ing to groups of small children. ' I know that the loyal members of the Normal Society, who are pres- ent, will join me in welcoming all new students, anfl will give those who have the good fortune to be-I come members of our society. a hearty welcome at our next meeting. Now, just to show you what a fine society spirit we have, we will sing our Normal song. E ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. 1 . Are we all here? 'Let's go! Al1! there's the whistle now! Have you ever been at Normal when such exciting times were at hand? I know you have not done so this year, for we have fairly be- .gun our group work, but just you ,come around next month when soc- tcer begins-soccer for girls as well as boys. l Last year we met Towson High on the field twice while Sparrows Point favored us with one call and an in- vitation to meet them at Locust Point. Although no schedule has been arranged for this year, we are 'hoping to meet those and other teams. Watch for the games and come join in, Three cheers for old Normal and Nine Rahs for Team for co-operation is the watch-ward which leads us to success. R. ALLEN. MY VISIT T0 A CANNERY. While I was at Braddock Heights this summer on my vacation, I went ,to a little town just outside the re- sort. . After dinner we went to a corn cannery. First we saw the husks being taken from the ears. Then we saw the grains being cut from the cob. The corn was next cooked in a syrup in'large kettles. I After this we went into a room 'where thousands of cans were stored. !Here we saw cans come down a run- way and pass into another room. In this room one machine. took the cans 1 and filled them, and another machine put on the tops. Next they were ,packed and sent away. DONALD F. PROCTOR, Fifth Grade. J I THEY DID IT AGAIN! I .. I The Washington County students were awarded the first prize for the best stunt given at the Y. W. C. A. vReception,-held on the North Campus lon September the twentieth. Much 'credit is due the boys and girlsxof lWashington County, as it took orig- inality and tact to come out of the contest victorious, because of the large number of other Counties com- peting in the contest. This is the second time Washington County has won the prize. Last year was the first time. This year was the sec- ond-now, Washington County stu- dents, make next year the third time. 5 The stunt was A Dummy Trial. in which about thirty-five students participated. i BETTY WORTHINGTON, '23. I .iw X ninth. 2. . -..IU-I '- 1 li V Ln... .J Live To Your Utmost A Genius Creates, Tal- And Your Best ent Merely Copies. Mol. 2-No. 2 OCTOBER, 1922 Published Monthly by Students of the Maryland Stale Normal School, T. wsen. Md. 'SQA +-N-. Us T72-'53 0 56 l, i' THE CRAFT CLUB. Oh! girls, have you heard about the Craft Club? I just heard two Seniors talking about it, and from what they said, I am simply wild to become a member. This bit of conversation was over- heard by a member of the Club, who, like all other members, was always ready to listen when any one took the name of our Club in vain. Certainly every girl at Normal has met some member of the Craft Club, because you will ind us flitting around everywhere, like the Oriole- trying to make people interested in us. The objects of our club are: first, to get experience and obtain knowl- I edge of various crafts 5 second, to as- sist other organizations of the Mary- land State Normal School and the school as a whole, in carrying out their programs, third, to keep In touch with larger, similar, outside organizations as the American Fed- eration of Artsg Metropolitan, Bos- ton and Chicago Museumsg Walters Art Gallery and others, through join- ing or visiting these various Nation- al Organizationsg and fourth, to ar- range for exhibits at M. S. N. S. Doesn't everyone remember what a wonderful exhibition we held year? Why, of course you do this year it is going to be even ter. Besides the exhibition, we planning to give a play, for which last and bet- are s 'we will make our own scenery and Icostumes. Now, you must admit that lsounds fine! Just imagine being able to say, I painted those rocks, -or I designed that Greek costume. Why there is no better feeling than to stand back and be able to say something like that! But that isn't all We shall do, no indeed, we shall have an opportunity to make some special things for ourselves that we can keep to show our friends, and 'remember the dear old Craft Club of M. S. N. S. Did some one whisper, What do I have to do to become a member of the Craft Club? My, what a simple question! The only membership qualifications are that you must be connected oflicially with the Mary- land State Normal School. You must be able to attend all the meet- ings regularly, more than two ab- sences other than illness, disquali- fies a member. But that isn't hard because you become so interested that you will weep if you have to miss a meeting. Oh! meg I most forgot to tell you -one of the most important things, and one I am sure every one will agree ong it concerns a little brown .leather case that has a bad habit of growing flat every now and then- guess what, girls! We don't have to pay any dues, but we meet inciden- tal expenses through assessment of members by a majority vote. Much better, isn't it? Do we have hikes? Why, most assuredly we do! And we have the best roasted spuds and fried bacon that can be found anywhere. But. I guess I had better bring this to a close because there will soon be no room available for any one else in the Oriole's nest! f M. LILLY, '23, l've seen Alice walk home from many an auto ride. That's nothing! I've seen Peggy swim home from many a motor-boat ride! First Frater: Met a fraternity brother and gave him the grip. Second Frater: What did he do? Third Frater: Oh, he went with it to the hospital. 2 THE ORIOLE Say It lYith Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. Florist And Nurseryman Ollicet Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Md. f 4105 Established 18 7 3 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry C105 TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 85 SONS Phone 204 .Towson 4101 HEADQUARTERS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES Tell Us Your Wants HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Drugglsts 'rowsoN MARYLAND Q1 on LETTER FROM THE FRONT. Coming back to school life,-first, l have twenty-seven children pn roll, ranging from the primary grades through the sixth, but I l13.V9l1't a. seventh. Some of my sixth grade boys and girls are fifteen -much larger than I am. My school is a one-horse-power concern, but just wonderful. Honestly, one ap- preciates working in a place that she and her own dear children can beautify. When I went in, the door was nailed up, several window panes out, no brooms at all, just a water bucket where every one dipped in his cup- nothing sanitary. At present, no panes are out, the door is on hinges, and we have a dipper with which to dip the water. I said something about flowers, and at present we have fourteen potted plants, all sorts of vines,,a lily and a geranium. The patrons are just lovely to me, and indeed the children, at present, couldn't be better. fPray it may continuej. Their parents say they are working harder this year than ever before. In Reading, they are extremely slow, if you have any sug- gestions for slow readers, lend ai helping hand, please. I have done everything I can think of to help them, but it is so disheartening to try to do something different every day. I found out after a few day's reading that the children were sim- ply memorizing, so I Wouldn't allow the young ones to take their books home. I find I .have accomplished much more that way. I had my first trustees' meeting yesterday :they were all prompt, ready to suggest, and really rendered valuable service while there. M. E. R. I THE INDIAN WIGWAM. The ,Indians lived in wigwams which they called their homes. They piled up sticks in the middle of the wigwams and then they got some dint stones and rubbed them togeth- er to make the fire. There was a hole in the top of the Wigwam so the smoke could go out, but some of the smoke stayed in the Wigwam. They cooked their food and kept themselves warm by the fire. They slept on animal skins. They hunted for the skins and their food with a bow and arrow. GEORGIE BOSLEY, Third Grade. Bobbed Hair Junior: I suppose it would shock you if I told you, I be- lieve in free love. A Friday Night Man: Now, that is where you and I agree. I'm tired of spending money on flowers and candy. WHAT DOES OUR PRINCIPAL THINK ABOUT US? A The opening of school on Septem- ber 13, 1922, marked the third an- niversary of the opening of M. S. N. S. for Miss Tall. It was character- ized by'a liner organization and spir- it than was shown in the other two years. Why, do you think? Through Student Government, the students had assumed more responsi- bility. The Senior Class reception committee had lifted work from the shoulders of the office force and the registrar's ofiice. The students- and parents met the Y. W. C. A. Ask Me girls, whose friendly greeting and willingness to show them around the buildings and town, proved very satisfying to strangers. There were fewer homesick girls than in previous years. The students seemed to work out a method of cheerfulness for the girls. After one week, Miss Greenlaw took the home- sick girls for a hike to Stevenson's woods., -A jolly time with Miss Greenlaw is a sure cure for home- sickness. Probably, to Miss Tall, one of the most gratifying phases of this year's work is the enrollment, In 1920 two hundred and thirty-five students at- tended Normalg in 1921, three hun- dred and eighty, and in 1922, tive hundred and four. But the large number is not so gratifying as the character and apparent ability of the Juniors. This indicates that the high school principals and teachers, and the County Superintendents are believing fundamentally in education as one of the most important pro- fessions. Thirty-four of the enroll- ment are boys. We hope that some time in the future we will have thir- ty per cent. of the enrollment, men students. One noticeable factor this year is that the Seniors are pleased with the Juniors. This tells a tale in itself. The school is as the school spirit it represents. May the Class of 1923 pass on to the Juniors this year an enlarged loyalty even finer than that the Class of 1922 passed on to the Class of 1923. HAZEL WRIGHT. . WE WONDER. 1-If Seniors are really wise. 2-Why Owen Thomas and James Kirby were discussing Hope Chests? 3--Why Juniors talk so much? 5-Why we don't have a piano in the recreation room? 6-When the Seniors are enter- taining the Juniors? 7-Why Senior V is going to give a movie October 25 and November 8. THE ORIOLE fs O DOCTOR GEORGE DRAYTON STRAYERHS SPEECH TO THE FACULTY AND STU- DENTS OF M. S. N. S. . My friends and members of the Maryland State Normal School, I think I was terribly frightened in ap- pearing before this group. Per- haps, noting an expression of amused skepticism flit through the audience, he added, That is so. Q Dr. Strayer sought in forceful and earnest appeals to make us conscious of the great possibilities, as well as responsibilities lying ahead of us, and felt there could have been a bet- ter understanding between speaker and audience if, as he said , in- stead of standing up here on this platform we could have the kinder- garten situation where I could talk directly to each and every one of you and you could come back at me with your questions. Then I would feel there was no danger in having in- fluenced or affected you in a manner other than I want to. What I say about education I feel strongly, so strongly, that I want it to affect you, the teacher. The biggest thing there is in ed- ucation, after all the curriculum, is just the manner in which you in- struct as a teacher. From among you boys, possibly some of you girls, will be developed future superintend- ents of schools and leaders in the educational field in your community, and with some, back in your head is the thought that you will teach a while and then study law, or teach and then become a doctor. I stand before you today in the solemn con- viction that for one who would suc- ceed and make his life worth while there is no other profession in which all of us can have so big a chance as in this noble profession in which you are interested. Approximately one of every five persons living in the United States is, or ought to be in school, one out of every five in the total population is either in schol or ought to be in school. From a recent investigation that was made, seeking to discover the in- come of the American people, it was. in terms of dollars, estimated that we had an income of sixty billions of dol- lars. How much can they spend on educationj One-sixtieth of it. One dollar out of every sixty dollars we actually spend on education. Think of the size of the problem, the num- ber of people, the amount of money involved! No other profession in the world offers so many opportunities as the teaching profession. In its true sense it is big because of the possi- bilities that lie in it-the improve- ment and development of all of the people. The great American princi- ple is the principle of giving every body a chance to make the most of himself. This is the American ideal. Abraham Lincoln expressed it by saying, 'A fair start and an equal chance in the race of life! Theodore Roosevelt, 'Give everybody a square dealg' everybody receiving educa- tion in terms of equality which means that all have a chance so that each one can do the best he is capable of doing. How can we do it? Except as we provide education for all the peo- ple-and this is the job of our pro- fession. How can we set out to do it? We set out to do it in terms of our standing as a profession, as the realization of this ideal, We lose sight of it, we who work. We haven't realized our aim yet, but We must carry the torch high and must con- tinue to work for the realization of this ideal. Dr. Strayer said that we can never go back to the time when a few peo- ple could impose their will on the many. We were done with the days of superstition and guess Work and that we were witnessing the results of scientific endeavors, now educa- tion takes on the aspect of a science. Education sought for and gave to us control of ideals, of right habits, a certain amount of knowledge so that certain common ideals permeated the whole groupg so it is the responsi- bility of teachers to see that every- one has knowledge of certain ideals, habits and skills. We question sometimes if the sacrifice of lives in the Wor1d's War was worth while. Let us be glad to know that men died for their ideals. We teachers have some fighting to do for our ideals, but for those who are willing to lose themselves they shall find themselves and for those who are not willing to lose them- selves they shall not find them Cidealsj. Service to all the epople is the keynote of our profession and for those who give service there is no limit to the growth of possibilities. He emphasized the need of attend- ance at Summer School, and said we should never be satisfied with our original equipment or the quali- ty of service given, but should con- tinue to grow in service, in knowl- edge, and in usefulness. To more strongly emphasize the need of professional growth Dr. Strayer referred to Maltby Babcock's philosophy. Go Right On Working. GROW. He referred to the advancement made in the field of medicine. That as the practice in medicine had evolved from witchcraft to a science so was education being transformed from a trade to a science. Just 'as the doctor took his solemn oath, upon being admitted to practice, so should teachers take an oath that they will do their best for those they serve, their greatest reward being the joy of service. We, as teachers, must hold up to tghechildren high ideals, since we and they are making the citizenship of tomorrow. ' Be patriotic in its fullest and best 54911594 1 Then Dr. Strayer repeated the in- spiring words of America, the Beau- iiifulz D, beautiful fbi-1 pilgriml feet, Whose stern impassioned stress, A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness. America, America, God mend thine every flawg Confirm thy soul in self control: Thy liberty in law. MABEL A. PIELERT. Compliments of THE A HLAIIH ii HEGHEH FH. CH. THWSHN HEIGHTS, MH. t10l HOTEL TOWSON Towson, Md. Under New Management. Newly Renovated Rooms With Private Baths New Dining Room Open-American And European Plan Special Attention Paid To Tourists C105 4 THE ORIOLE THE ORIOLE ELEMENTARY DQINGS, children write stories about Indians. PUBLISHED BIONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND sT.xTE NORINIAL SCHOOL, . TUXVSON, MD. Business Mzmagcr, MAXXVELL SACRA Circulation ltigr., GERTRUDE SMITH I , . I E. XVORTHINGTON Adi crtismg Mgrs. ,MENA F115 FRANCE PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. in OCTOBER, 1922. GLEE CLUB. Of course every one knows that the Normal School has a Glee Club. I do not know why I have been asked to tell you about it, but I suppose the reason is because last year I was an enthusiastic member. Then, too, we had no formal organization, hence no president. Last year we gathered in an in- formal group to sing for a good time and to learn new choral music. This year, if the popular demand is great enough, a formal organization may be had. At the head of the Glee Club was Miss Shurtz. Miss Spicer was the accompanist ,and Margaret Owens was assistant accompanist. There were no dues to be paid, but each bought his own sheet music. The enrollment was seventy-ve, eleven of whom were boys ibut they didn't always comej. Sixty was the regular average attendance. Last year we planned a social evening for once a month. The Glee Club and Orchestra both took part in this. The Orchestra really seems a part of us. Although we rehearse separately, we appear in public together. There are some other big items concerning the Glee Club. The Or- chestra and Glee Club gave a con- cert at school. This year we hope to give concerts away from school as well as here. Supper hikes were considered among the best of good times with the Glee Club. Last year we all went out in the woodstand every one had a delightful time. Now anybody can join the Glee Club. There is no voice trial-if you can and like to sing-join! A week or ten days will be given for joining, so watch the bulletin board for the time. The enrollment will be limit- ed to one hundred, so you'd better be early, for the last ones may have What an interesting place the Elementary School is! Have you visited some grade while a project was being developed? If not, do so. Pay a visit real soon and I'm sure you will feel a keener interest in the work which his being carried on there. Suppose you visit the 'first grade. If you do, you will hear the children discussing the gingerbread boy, how he is made, of what materials he is made, and just how a real ginger- bread boy would act. The first grade has been reading The Gingerbread Boy, so they are going to make a gingerbread boy, following a recipe. They will bring wheat to school, grind it, mix it with other ingredi- ents, according to mold it into shape. ished product may Who knows? In the first grade be iuterestd in the ject, which is called Every morning the trip through this land, and by doing so become familiar with the health rules. First they visit Drinkwater, then they go through the village of the recipe, and Perhaps the fin- even run away. room you would sand table pro- A Child's Day. children take a Bathtubville, and Orange Valley. The' village of Oatmeal is next visited, and Hot Soup Spring. Other places of interest are the Milky Way, with its village of paper milk bottlesg Spinach Green and Baked Potato Village, which is represented by real potatoes. Play Meadow has sliding boards made of clay. The children made everything on the sand table. Did you see the Columbus play? Iln the second and the third grade rooms, the Columbus play is the greatest subject of conversation. The play was presented to the Elemen- tary School on Wednesday, October 11, and to the Normal School on Co- lumbus Day, October 12. This play was written by the third grade. They selected the characters, were respon- sible for the costumes. and worked out the stage setting. In the general assembly of the Normal School on Tuesday, October 17, Miss Hillhouse Itold how the play was worked lout of the History lessons. Besides I-History and Industrial Arts this pro- Iject involved language, which in- cluded writing of the play itself and ,invitations to the school and parents. The third grade, Miss Buckley's room, is preparing for an Indian As- sembly. In the History work, the children have been studying about ilndian family life, the Wigwam, and gthe occupations of the Indians. The ilessons will lead up to the way we live today and the improvements which have been made. Industrial IArts will be brought in the project I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I This gives a need for spelling. In music the children will learn an In- dian song, while an Indian dance will be taught, thus giving work in Physical Training. Now you have heard some things about -the lower grades of the Ele- mentary School. If the projects are to be a success the hearty co-opera- tion and interest of every child is needed. If you visit our Elemen- tary School you will see how readily each child takes part in the work. Doesn't this sound interesting? ELIZABETH ANDERSON, Sr. I PROGRESS OF THE ELEMEN- TARY MONTHLY. In composition class we started a paper. Before we could get our pa- per organized we had to give it a name, Elementary Monthlynreceived the highest number of votes, thus giving our paper its name. We then elected the editors, who were: Alice Klingelhofer, Editor in Chief: Florence Potter, drst assistant, and Asa Bird Gardner,' second assistant. The contents of our paper were decided upon next. We are going to have stories, compositions, accounts of interest, athletics, current events, news items and jokes. Then report- ers had to be chosen. In order to tell which ones would be best as athletic reporters the whole class wrote reports on all we have done so far this year in athletics. The ones having the best reports were: Mary Ward, Kitty Frame and Mar- garet Clark. Current Event report- ers are Amabel Price, Helen Brook- hart and EdwardGrochmal. For home work every night we wrote something that would help our paper along. We wrote news items, telling what we are doing in our school. We brought an editorial clipped from the newspaper. We then studied editorials. It was voted upon in class that we have a cover for our paper, which will be made as artistic as possible. Editor of the Elementary Monthly. Alice Klingelhofer. EUGENIA GRAHAM, Sr. I. STANDING UP FOR A REST. The street car was crowded. At one stop it took on another passen- ger. She was young, pretty and gvore a trim sport suit. Up jumped a young man and with a polite bow said to the Miss, Won't you have tzhis seat? No, thank you, replied the young lady. I have been sitting down all afternoon--l've been skat- mg... in the construction of a wigwam,l 10 draw Straws! Iwnicn win be made of rope. paperm One of the best things to have up HAZEL WRIGHT. ,bags, and poles. In language, the your sleeve is a funny-bone. THE ORIOLE GLEE CLUB AND ORCHESTRA -1 I Say it with Music, is a familiari saying and it is now being put into study Senior V has made of primi- tive education has aroused a feeling that today we are combining those principles that were evolved from a effect. by both the Glee Club and Or-ivonscious Heed 011 the Daft Of mall chestra of the M. S. N. S. 1 The Glee Club is pow a permanent organization. At the meeting, Oc- tober 5, Miss Peggy Owens was elect-i ed President. , Miss Charlotte I-lelml was elected Vice-President. The of-1 iices of Secretary-Treasurer and Roll Bearer were tilled by J. Owen Thom-i as and Miss Orr. Of course a social' chairman was needed and Miss Ruth- Cady now fills that office. lt is the purpose of the Glee Club to sing the' best music obtainable. A Cantata.i Columbus. bfi' Hosmer, is being D1'9'q pared at present with several other numbers. It is needless to say that the Or- chestra is permanent. In fact. it has grown considerably this year. A bass viol has been added to the instru- ments formerlv used. Joseph Si- monds has undertaken to master this enormous acquisition. Following the custom of previous years a joint concert between the two organizations will take place in the near future. REFLECTIONS OF SENIOR FIVE. Seated in a corner of the library, unobserved, trying to concentrate on Monroe's Principles of Education, I became conscious of insubdued tones in earnest conversation. I thought to myself, those people are truly in- terested in their discussion. Look- irg up I saw a small group of Senior V. They were discussing the value of Miss Munn's course in Principles of Education. Briefly, the substance of their re- spective opinions was, that our work to date in Principles of Education was giving us a broader conception of the real meaning of education, that it could not be viewed solely from the standpoint of the dollar value in so far as it placed men and women in a position to make moneyg neither could education be construed to mean purely mental and physical developmentg nor should over-em- phasis be placed upon the moral de- velopment of individuals, but rather these three things, the mental, phy- sical and moral development should be carried on along principles that are logical, that have stood the test ot' application and time and which have placed man in a position to be happy only when he is contributing to the moral uplift, the progress anfl social welfare of the community in which he finds himself. In order to realize and appreciate the process of development through which educational principles have that have stood the test of time and application and are embodying them in present day practices. We call them principles ofeducation. lt was interesting to note the con- tributions made by the old Greek p ilosophers. Aristotle and Plato, ad- vocating the need of logical reason- ing and the application of knowledge. Quintilian worked upon the princi- ple that the child is the most impor- tant consideration in the school, that the curriculum must meet the need of the child. Socrates drew a fine distinction between the value of in- teresting opinions and reasoned knowledge. getting away from vague- ness of thought and requiring a definition and reference in order to develop consistency of thought. ' The conclusions of this group I heartily endorse. Tile are building up an informa- tional background that will be of value to us in knowing what prin- ciples of education to base our teaching upon in order that the pro- duct of our public schools represent mental. physical and moral efficiency. MABEL A. PIELERT, Sr. V. THE A. K. D.'S ORGANIZATION The A. K. D. sorority had ve1'y few members when they assembled tor the first timeg and perhaps it was due to the abundance of room that we accomplished so much. YVe were Very sorry that our for- mer president was not able to re- turn, for when one mentions Merle Giggard. they can't help but think pen Vlfe now have another, Ger- trude Smith, and we believe that she is big and energetic enough to take care of our business very well. For our Vice-President we have Mabel Basfordg Secretary, Evelyn Flookg Treasurer. Lillian Duvall, and Re- porter. Emma Neikirk. VVe now have. in addition to our Senior members, Junior girls from all parts of Maryland. There has been no time lost in gaining pep, and already, we have had some very good times togetlierh and we are planning for the year of years for our members. E. R. N. . THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF BIRDS. My Friends: I feel entirely unlike Mark Antony in his speech at Cae- sar's funeral, inasmuch as I have a very live subject to speak upon. Legislators do not spend hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly for I I I birds for purely sentimental reasons. I will take their? viewpoint and speak from a standpoint of dollars and cents alone. Insects in the United States de- stroy 5S60,000,000 of cotton per year. Grasshoppers and insects destroy 533,000,000 worth of hay and 252,- 000,000 worth of wheat. Ten per cent. of our farm products and 2552 of our garden products are yearly fed to the insect pests. Coddling moths and other insects ruin 512,000,000 off fruit per annum. .Apple raisers spend 258,250,000 year- ly to combat this foe. Chinch bugs destroy 520,000,000 worth of wheat each season. Boll Vveevils destroy' an equal amount of qotton. In 1912 the army Worm marched over South Carolina and despite a. barrage of sprays and powders, pra- tically devastated that State. In 1900 Hessian Flies invaded Ohio and absolutely destroyed 2,500.00 acres of the finest grain in the Mid- dle West. The market price of grain land dropped 4054 as a result. Birds are the greatest check to in- sect plagues known. Four Chicka- dees, which usually feed upon plant lice, caterpillars, cankerworm, moths, etc., were found to have eaten at one meal 105 moths. Upon examination it was found that the eggs of the moths on the first hatching would develop into 20.000 moths. Night hawks, examined, have eaten over 50 different species of insects, among them grass hoppers, potato bugs, boll weevils, gnats, mosquitoes. The cuckoo and Baltimore Oriole usually eat so manv tent caterpillars that their stomachs become lined with fuzz. The fiicker is the greatest en- emy' to the ant known, thereby de- stroying large numbers of corn aphis. Hawks and owls feed princi- pally upon rodent pests. Birds also play a large part in the extermination of weeds, many of them dining almost entirely upon weed seeds. Wfith your permission I will con- clnde with a short quotation from Longfellow: The summer came, and all the birds were dead The days were like hot coalsg the very ground Was burned to ashesg in orchards fed Myriads of caterpillars, and around The cultivated nelds and garden beds Hosts of devouring insects crawled, and found No foe to check their march, till they had made The land a desert without leaf or shade. passed, it was pointed ont that thelthe protection and propagation of CHARLES RENN, G THE ORIOLE AN OBSERVATION LESSON. Aren't they the cutest things? Don't you envy Caroline Read and Blanche Alderson? My! how I wish l were teaching first grade! These exclamations, heard as the Srniors came from their first observation of a primary reading lesson, give an index to the way we feel about the teaching of reading. Mrs. Sibley's babies. all seated in a row, in their little brown chairs. looked just as happy as if they were waiting for a game of teacher and class. When their teacher asked them if they would like to read the story of The Little Red Hen. in a new book, and see how different it was from the story' in their own book, there was a chorus of ap- proval. Mrs. Sibley first asked the chil- dren if they saw any words in this book similar to the words in the other book. Excited waving of the pairs of little hands. showed their eagerness. As the children rearl the different sentences and phrases to her. she wrote them on the board until. with her help, they had select- ed all the sentences in which the words were different. The children then read the sentences from the board--later they worked on the nhrases and tinallv on single words. Mrs. Sibley gave the children cards, asking them to tell her the word on the card. and then find the same word on the board. The children's names were all written on the board and as they read the word on the flash card. they went to the hoard and drew a picture. It was easv after the lesson was over to see that all the theory we had been studying about socialized recitations. co-operation, association. initiative, judging, motivation. and all the rest. was involved in one lit- tle reading lesson. More than that, we saw that even beginners could get joy from their reading, for Calvin replied, when Mrs. Sibley asked him which story he liked best, The one in the first book, because I can read it better. R. B., Sr. IV. HUMOR IS THE ANTISEPTIC OF LIFE. MARY'S XVARM. Mary had a swarm of bees, And they to save their lives, Would go wherever Mary went For Mary had the hives. Some people are so dumb they think Rex Beach is a summer resort. Have you ever read Scott's Emul- sion? Babe Ruth doesn't know much Latin, but his motto is: Soc Et Tuum. A PAIR OF SUSPENDERS. He: VVhy not give me your reply now? It is not fair to keep me in suspense. She: But think of the time you have kept me in suspense. REVISED VERSION. A Jack Spratt could eat no fatg wife could eat no lean. You they spent their money for the jit- ney's gasoline. his see P. C. A. TAKE NOTICE. Maudie: What's wrong with car? It squeaks dreadfully. Jimmie: Can't be helpedg there's pig iron in the axles. , THOSE IMPETUOUS LOVERS. Wife fwith newspaperj: Just think of it! A couple got married a few days ago after a courtship which lasted tifty years. Hub: I suppose the poor old man was too feeble to hold out any longer. the REPAIR-ING NEATLY DONE. Irate Customer: I bought a car of you several weeks ago, and you said if anything went wrong you'd supply the broken parts. Dealer: Yes. Irate Customer: I'd like to get a nose, a shoulder-blade, and a big toe. Why, son, when I was a boy my Dad wou1dn't let me stay out later than nine o'clock. It was a deuce of a Dad you had, wasn't it? I Young man, I had a darned sight better Dad than you've got! TOMMY' S VERSION. Sunday School Teacher: And when the prodigal son came home, what happened, Tommy? Tommy: His father hurt him- self. E. E. T.: Why, where did you hear that? Tommy: It said that his father ran and fell on his neck. I'll bet it would hurt you to fall on your neck. Barber: Want a hair cut? Customer: No: I want them all cut. Some people are so dumb they think the foot of Broadway has ten toes. A City dweller trying to buy a horse asked, How many miles will he make on a bushel of corn? A sock on the foot is worth two on the jaw. WA.ITER'S SONG. That's Peggy's Oat Meal. Why a girl's complexion is like a poker game: At 7 it's straight. At 17 it's flush. , At 27 it's bluff. THE MAKE UP. Let's kiss and make up, said she in a huff. I'll kiss you, said heg but you're made up enough. One can buy ten cents' worth of almost anything now for thirty cents . BUSIEST MAN. A one-armed paper hanger with the hives. Do you summer here? asked the visitor. Yes, replied the lady, I also fall here, winter here, and spring here. , ' fContinued on Page 1011 FROEBEL'S LOVE FOR NATURE. We think that men likeFroebel Spent all their time in books, And never thought of Nature, Who all about them looks. But Froebel was a lover ' Of birds and trees and fiowersg He'd stroll amidst their beauty, And stay with them for hours. The thick woods had a charm for him, The winds-a welcome sigh: The movements of all arimals He watched with anxious eye. In hours of lleisure he would steal Away to hear the birds, Or loiter by the babbling brooks And catch the wind,s soft words. He could not see the distant views Of Mother Nature fair, But up above he saw clear sky, And felt the pure fresh air. These things of Nature then im- pressed Upon this youth so true, That God was near the plants and fiowers And near his people too. Not only in that -World of his Was love for Nature brought: But also in this world of our, This lesson he has taught. H. WRIGHT. THE ORIOLE 7 ATHLETICS. Sept. 29. some 1-0 favor M. s. N. s. PHYSICAL EDUCATION ron The Maryland State Normal Schoo Athletic Association is very young but growing and prospering. Wit every member of the student bod supporting with all his strength, ou Athletic Association will soon occu- py a conspicuous place on the mapd progress this year was the increas- ing of annual dues to one dollar, One of our important steps towar which will guarantee good games and better equipment for both girls and boys' teams. OFFICERS: ' President-Elsie Harringtbn. Vice-President-Maxwell Sacra. Secretary-Marion Ogle. Treasurer-Eugenia Graham. Teams And Managers. BOYS: General Manager-Robert Pierce. Soccer-William Quillen. Track and Field-Joseph Simonds. Basket Ball-Bryce Maxwell. Baseball-William Hull. GIRLS: General Manager-Rowanette Al len. Soccer-Anna De Ran. li Y r M. S. N. S. vs. Towson High, Oct. 4. Score 3--0 favor Towson. Wlith all the, boys that we have at Normal this year, there is no rea- son for not having successful teams. For this season we are going to leave it to the Soccer team to show us how it should be done. 1 M. ARTHUR. WHAT THE ELEMENTARY 5 SCHOOL IS DOING. Stop! Look and Read what we have been doing! This month has been a very busy one with every one getting adjusted to his work. How quickly the days have flown by, for there is always something interest- ing to do or be done in the Elemen- tary School. On the play ground we have a lovely .time, not only at recess, but when Mr. Whiting and Miss Cook come. On Wednesdays each one of the grades from the -third through the seventh, has an hour of gymna- sium with Mr. Whiting or Miss Cook. Last week the Elementary boys won a game of soccer from Towson. The score was 2-0. This - l Track and Field-Betty W0l'thiI1g-,week we played again, but this time ton. Basket' Ball-Caroline Waller. Volley Ball-Ruth Cox. Tennis-Ruth Jefferson. End Ball-Beatrice Mortorff. Letters Won-1921-22. MAJOR: Louise Covington, Rowanetta Al- len, Viola Stewart, Elsie Harrington, Ruth Cox, Joseph Simonds, Bryce Maxwell, Menaris France, James Kirby, Wlarren Warren, William Hull, Robert Pearce, Linford Hartle. MINOR: ' Margaret Niemaster, Betty Worth-N ington, Ethel Jones, Teresa Hisley, Anna Dawson, Josephine Emma Nei-1 kirk, Josephine Winand, Marion Ogle, Anna Hopkins, Virginia Stew- art. Track Meet. M. S. N. S. sent girls to the Ath- letic Meet held by Cross Country we were not so successful, but just watch us the next game! The sixth and seventh grades had a meeting Friday afternoon to re- organize their club, which is known las The School Improvement Club. llmp Club for short. Improvement, is the motto of the club. They have definite work planned for the year. It has not been definitely decided how many of the following sugges- tions they will take: Q Care of School Grounds, Balti- .more County Children's Aid, Campus, Reading, Athletics, Qboys and girlsy and Improvement of the Inside of the School. In each room special activities are holding the interests of the children. Every one is vitally engrossed in his own problem. The fifth grade in qonnection with history is find- ,ing an abundance of data on Colonial life. The sixth grade Club at Patterson Park, Baltimore, ,is gathering material on the de- OU 'Sa-tl-Uday: September 30- Those lvelopment of Southern Florida. who went: Louise Covington-Running High Jump, 2nd placeg Running Broad Jump, 2nd place: Shot Put, 3rd place, Points, 2nd place in meet. Anna DeRan-Running High Jump, lst place. Ethel Jones, Josephine Winand, Rowanetta Allen. There were sixty entrants from ,Thursday, five children went in .to Enoch-Pratt Library and read 'quite a number of articles on the ,Everglades, which they reported Ito their class. In connection 'with English the seventh grade is starting a newspaper. Below are some clippings taken from this month's issue. Western Maryland, Western and Eastern High Schools of Baltimore. We are quite proud of these girls from Normal School. Soccer-fBoysj . M. S. N. S. vs. Franklin High-, In a completion test one sentence was: . Mother is -l doughnuts. One little boy filled in the blank space with cracking. I I l YOU, TOO. fBy Margaret Hubbard, Sr. IIIQJ The training of the physical pow- ers of children is most naturally ac- compjlished through games. Our games and exercises are written to develop muscular control and to quicken the sense organs. We have found in our own training of Phy- sical Education that certain instruc- tions should be observed. As teach- ers we should all know that physical exercise should be put before the child in a spirit of play. The man- ner in which we teach the game is more important than playing the game itself. We should always have a definite aim and produce one idea at a time in the mind of the child. - As early as the first grade, both schoolroom and playground games are played, such as the Muffin Man and Luby Loo. These games are continued in each grade by more complex playing. These games and dances have been studied from the primary grades through the eighth grade by the six sections of Seniors. Our first term's work in Physical Education for this year has been made up chiefly of team work and group organization. Such games as Captain Ball, ltLive Tag, Battle Ball and Forcing The City Gates, together with other games of this nature have been thoroughly en- joyed by Seniors III, IV. V and VI. Seniors .I and II are now having the pleasure and experience of teaching Physical Education in the rural and in the Maryland State Elementary School. It should be remembered that Phy- sical Education is not all play, but that it develops team work ,group organization, attention, manners, morals, self-control, patience and many other desirable qualities. What more can we ask of any sub- ject in education than that which develops in the individual qualities which makes the child a social rath- er than an anti-social being yn YOU CAN TELL. You can always tell a Senior When you meet her on the groundg You can always tell a Senior By the way she struts around. You can always tell a. Junior. If, with her you get in touchg You can always tell a Junior, But you cannot tell her much. --Adapted. THE MAID'S PRAYER. Dear God, I'm not asking for any- thing for myself, but plzease give mother a nice son-in-law. S THE ORIOLE THE STEBBINS - ANDERSON COAL Q LUMBER CO., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies TOTVSON, MD. RIDERWOOD, MD. 4107 Y Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND 1101 MATHIAS GROSS Barber Shop YORK ROAD TOWpSON, MD. C107 YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS F. B. and M. L. PORTS, Props., Phone, Towson 5 2 5 4105 FRANK J. SMRGIN A Practical Tailor Special Attention Given to Altering, Dyeing, Cleaning 403 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. 00? Table Delicacies . GEORGE H. STIEBER Towson, Md. C101 WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer In Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour And Feed York Road Towson, Md. 1103 w You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Towson, Md. Open Saturday Nights 4172, Interest on Savings Deposits 4103 GEOGRAPHY. Have you ntoiced, small groups of students talking interestingly in the halls, on the campus-just anywhere and at any timeg and have you won- dered what it is all about? They are the geography study groups. HISTROY. Dewey says, Education is a grow- ing process, and we believe that the ,study of no other subject gives us an opportunity to grow as does His- tory. In History we gain an ever' lwider circle of interests and these After being launched on the inter- interests lead on to further interests. esting topic, The Work of Thef 1 wish to tell you of one project Wind. in its many phases. the Sus-ytnrough which we are broadening SeSli0H Of the SFOIID Hlefhed Of Dre-your horizon of interests. This is our paration WHS immediately acted Current Events Club, an organization HDODZ SiX SFOUDS f0I'!11ed tl1eI11Se1VeS for the study of current events. The fF0H1 the Sfalldpeint Of C0I1SeDi211ify,'club meets one day a week for twen- locality and Wil1iI1gI1eSS to Share 1'e',ty-tive minutes to discuss the topic sponsibility. The chairman of each group keeps tab upon every one and every thing. The activities of these groups af-, ford opportunity for unrestrained self-expression, better understanding of each other, as well as of the sub-' ject matter, by informal disruiszsionsd good-natured differences and check- ings up, with the result that at the recitation period, the group respon-: sible for the summary is able and which it has planned for that week. The organization consists of a per- lmanent chairman, a secretary and treasurer. The chairman appoints a leader to carry on the Current Event discussion for each week. The class is divided into study groups, which meet in the evening for study and discussion of the particular subject for the week. The subjects are chosen from the general subjects of both national and international ready to Dlllf if t11'701fgh- I I Ievents, the class voting on the sub- II1feI1Se 1l1teI'eSC IS belng 11121111-iject it wishes for study, for example: fested in the iine distinctions drawn the Tariff 13111, Railroad Et,-ike, Fed.. between the work of the wind one arid, shore and humid landsg in il- lustrations of hammada and erg 3 the latter with its many formations resulting from agent and tool. eral Injunctions and International Debt. The member is responsible for bringing in some contribution on the topic under discussion, giving him practice in constructive partici- Hlow the students are questioned and encouraged to explain, while pation in group work. We hope by ,this means of study to go deeper into they Str'-lggle thI'0llSh.3- mild f0l'H1Ithe subject not only to give a knowl- , - eres an eve op a ee ing o re- Zie?ph5.S12nd5ES2Xe2i 1?h2?F1?.a..'l?Zi idge.0f TPS' bl? to Wien 'mf in' ful eXD1aHati01'1 of the Cycle Of EV21':sponsibi1ity in, national and interna- sions in its three stages of youth, ,ti0na1 affairg, Hmaturity' 'and old age. Besides making a study of current Imaginative picfturing becomes easy if one but watches the in-. structor's hands. Extension of group work will be featured in the pasting on the bulle- tin board of world interests and pro- blems, and again by the practical il- lustration of a group at work to be given during assembly. Which group will merit the privi- lege? Let's watch. H. BIRMINGHAM. WHY DO JUNIORS THINK A tardy roll is something to eat? A fire drill is something used to bore holes in wood? A butter horn is a musical instru- ment? General science is an officer in the army? A general course is a race track? A lunch period is a punctuation mark? Bon: Are Lis and Lou still on the outs? Ton: Oh, no: Liz gave Lou a box of rouge, and they made up. events, we are making a study of American History from original and secondary sources. We find the sub- ject matter very interesting, espec- ially that given in the original sources. We make a bibliography for every book we read, and also give a critical note on the style and in- formational value. To make the study more interesting each member of the class is given a special report, which is given orally in class, and then written in outline form. From the above description of our history work, you will agree with us in saying that it is a growing pro- cess. MINNIE HOLTSCHNEIDER. Phone, Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 8 00. 324 W. Saratogo Street, Opposite Brager's, BALTIMORE, MD. Original and Special Designs to Order WeC1Can Duplicate Any Pin or Ring. OJ THE ORIOLE 9 GLEE AND CRAFT CLUBS HEAR A CONCERT TOGETHER. Had you been standing at the cor- iier of York road and the State Nor- mal School driveway on the night of Thursday, October 17th, you would have seen and heard about sixty-tive members of the Glee and Craft Clubs. We were wildly enthusiastic, but, of course, well behaved, for we were starting for Baltimore to hear Leo Ornstein, pianist, and Marie Sundel- ins, a soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company, in a. concert pro- gram. We arrived at the Lyric Theatre about half past seven, found the doors closed and waited, fsome with a feeling of despair, for it had been hinted that we might have to stand through the entire performancel. Finally, as if by magic, an important looking man appeared and led us to the stage entrance, where he parked ns behind the scenes. He evidently told the head usher what a fine and enthusiastic group we were, for soon 'that dapper little man appeared and led us into the empty and half-light- ed theatre. YVe were given places along the rear rail of the Orchestra Circle before the doors were opened to the general public. After the sec- ond number, all members of our party had been given seats, not claimed by ticket holders, and we settled down for an evening of en- joyment. We were glad to hear Mr. Orn- stein play Chopin, Schubert and De- bussey' numbers, personally. His own composition, Ulmpersonations of Chinatown, was extremely charac- teristic. Marie Sundelins' numbers were beautifully done and seemed to be chosen for every one to appre- -ciate. An interesting feature of the pro- gram was the use of the ampico, an electrically controlled piano-player, which reproduces to perfection, the playing of an artist. In Liszt's Liebestraum, Mr. Ornstein played part of the selection and the ampico reproduced his playing of the same number on a previous occasion. In other words, Mr. Ornstein sat listen- ing to himself play. Mme, Sundelins' songs were accompanied in part by the ampico, And how much did it cost us? The concert was free and for our courte- ous reception we are grateful to Mr. W. Paul Hamilton, of the Knabe Studios, with whom arrangements were made for our party. L. M. O., Sr. V. Rich Dad: My son is a writer. Friend: You mean he writes for money. Rich Dad fgrimly: Exactly. SYNOPSIS OF THE COLUMBUS' PLAY. Third Grade. ACT I-SCENE I. Court of the King of Portugal. Columbus enters and states his mission. ACT I-SCENE II., Court of the King and Queen of Spain. Columbus enters, states his mis- sion and departs. ACT II-SCENE I. The Priory. The Monks are seated. Columbus enters with his little boy. They rap on the Priory door and are admitted and have food. to rest ACT II--SCENE II. TOWSON 5 AND 10c STORE School Supplies And Novelties, Etc. 404 York Road Towson, Md. p 1101 Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. C103 1 Safety! Service! I Be Thrifty! Save Your Money And Invest With THE Court of the King and Queen of' Spain. King and Queen are sitting and ladies-in-waiting are standing. Mes- senger comes in. Columbus enters and is allowed to tell his story again. The queen gives Columbus her jewels that he may buy ships. ACT III--SC ENE I. The Landing. Columbus, Indians, sailors. Co- lumbus and sailors kneel and give thanks to God. - BOYS' ATHLETICS. Every afternoon from 3 to 5.30 o'clock you may see thirty-five husky boys of the Maryland State Normal School who are prospective soccer players practicing on the North Cam- pus. The Juniors of this group are competing for places on the team while the members of the Class of '23 are trying to retain their old places. The boys have wisely chosen Millard Garman as captain. When the thirty-iive have been re- duced to eleven, we feel that we shall have a team that will win honors for the Maryland State Normal School. The following schedule is pending: Franklin High School, Sept. 293 Towson High School, Oct. 49 Catons- ville High School, Oct. 65 Randalls- town High Schpol, Oct. 113 Sparrows Point High School, Oct. 13: Poly- technic Institute, Oct. 205 Gilman School, Oct. 273 City College, Nov-i 35 Tome Institute, Nov. 11. WILLIAM QUILLEN, Soccer Manager. College President: So you want a job' as a professor? Did you ever earn any money in your business? Applicant: Not to any marked degree. Very good. You will be given a position in our economics depart- ment. BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK TOWSON, MD. f10l Downs' Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles st., BALTIMORE , 4105 THE ATELIER 103 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. SELBY'S STUDIO C105 SWEETS-STATIONERY KEENE'S YORK RD. AND BURKE AVE. 1105 TOWSON SERVICE STATION L. J. MASON, Proprietor York Road and Willow Avenue Phone, Towson 554. 4101 THE WILSON ELECTRIC CO. WM. A. WILSON, Prop. ,. Everything Electrical 409 York Road, Towson, Md. Phone, Towson 3 2 3. , 4101 THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, MD. I Leading School Supply House of the State, K. X' Y,-f I 410, P .13 10 , THE ORIOLE HUMOR IS THE ANTISEPTIC OF LIFE. tContinued from Page 61 CONSISTENT TO THE LAST. The great banker lay on his death- bed. Many friend gathered about his bed. The attending physician whis- pered, I fear he is nearing the Great Divide. Tell them not to divide till I get there, whispered the dying man. Minister fat close of sermonjz Vile shall now sing hymn No. 20. lil. S. N. S. student who had worked in the office on the switch board, roused up from a nap and said: That line is busy. TENDER,-HEARTEDNESS. I Little Willie, in the best of sashes, Fell in the fire and was burned to ashes: By and by the room grew chilly But no one liked to poke up Willie. WAS IT HASHQ? Hygiene Teacher: How many bones in the body? France: 207. Hygiene Teacher: Why how is that? You are supposed to have 206. France: I swallowed one at noon. Mother: Get two pounds of sugar and 10 cents worth of rat biscuit. Son: Aw! Ma! I would not spend a dime on rats. If they can't eat what we got in the house let them move out. Some people are so dumb they think Irving Berlin is the capital of Germany. One girl thought Baton Rouge was a. lip stick. ' PASSING -THE BUCK. Why do we permit Paris to dic- tate our fashions? We wouldn't dare make the kind of clothes we like to wear, answered Miss Cayenne. So we pay Paris a Little extra for taking the blame. MRS. PIELERT tin History Classy- Do you think we should have four sons or two Americans? Miss Munn - Where is Elsie Hereford? I guess I don't know El- sie Hereford. Oh, yes I do, tseeing Elsie's .hand raisedl. Was your name Elsie last year? Luther Burbank, the plant wizard, was arrested by a California traffic clap. Luther was probably trying to cross a street with anauto. Bad habits are like a comfortable bed-easy to get into, but hard to' get out ot. ABSENT MINDED. One day a professor, on entering his office, thought he had forgotten his watch. He felt in his pocket and pulled out his watch to see if he had time to go home and get it. Having an appointment in a different section of the City, he hung a sign on his door, Will be in at three. Hav- ing to return for some papers he had forgotten, he saw the sign on' his door and sat down to await for him- self. ,Mary had, a little lamb, Her father shot him dead, Now' she carries him to school Between two hunks of bread. Do11't expect to enjoy the cream of life if you keep your milk of human kindness all bottled up. Teacher: Johnny, name a bird that is now extinct. Johnny: Our canary. The cat ex- tincted him this morning. Things you should keep: tempers, sunny dispositions, secrets and hair. Things you shouldn't keep, ugly dogs, grudgesl late hours and bor- rowed books. Putting your best foot forward does not mean to kick about every- thing. She: What did you say? He: Nothing She: I know, but I wondered how you expressed it this, time. Look here, said the maiden from Siam, 'il don't want to be kissed, But if you insist, V Lord knows you are stronger than D am. 'fDid you know that Freddie talks in his sleep? No, does he? It's true-he recited in class this morning. Shoe Clerk fto college manl: Do you prefer long or short vamps? College Man: Why, personally, I prefer the short blond variety. A school teacher, while instruct- ing the children in composition said: Now, children, do not Dimitate some one else. Write what is in you. As a result, the following composition was handed in: I'm not imitating some one elseg I've got a heart, a' liver, and a few more little things, and I've also got a half a pie, a soda, a ham sandwich and a cup of coffee. An intelligence test was to be giv- en at Timonium. One test was a list of words, followed by a list of :words that might belong to it, but ttwo of them the word always had One was: Love-affection, display, kisses, sweetheart, attachment. One little girl in the sixth grade underlined kisses and sweetheart as the! necessities of love. One: I hear they've called off the Circus for this afternoon. Two: You don't say! Why was that? - One: The cook left the coffee pot outside of his tent, and the elephant swallowed the grounds. Second Mate fpointing to inscribed place on decklz This is where the gallant captain fell. Elderly Lady Visitor: No w,on- der: I nearly tripped over it my- self. DISMAYED. 'He took her out for an ice-cream treat, His pretty blue-eyed Sal, But fainted when he read the sign, Cream, ninety cents a gal. LIFE IN DoR,M1'1'oRY. On Sunday I get up At ten And comb and bathe and dress And then . My well trained Maid Brings Eggs, coffee, rolls and such like Things. This over, I begin To search For reasons I can't go To church: I count them over one By one The tasks which simply must Be done. . Some letters which I've owed ' For more Than six weeks fa. beastly borej To write: but feeling conscience Smitten, I vow that they shall now be Written. The afternoon and evening Goes In just the fashion you'd sup- Pose At midnight when I turn my Knob I've clean forgot my Sunday Job. of T' sq .tl . 1,1 '- D l 1 tl lc I - , L , if - 1--- L, Y . ' ' i Live To Your Utmost A Genius CPOHYBS, Tal- And Your Best 01111 Merely Copies. Vol. 2-No. 3 NOVEMBER, 1922 ' '5?.R2Sr'li'Li'!.?'52'HX.3T?f'3.'i'2,'ZFf5if1fhe Mm'a d STUDENT GOVER NMENT COUNCIL. HERE AND THERE wrrn 'rim' CLASS NEWS OF '22, For the benefit of the person who wrote in last year's Oriole that an Aluminum was one who stayed two years and lived to tell about it - let us make this amendment: Two years may make an Alumnae, but two years plus two months makes an Aluminum-Oh, how we shine! Now, speaking of shining, how- ever, we ind among the greatest shiner Alberta Smith, who dnds a. red racer helps a lot. Oh, yes, and Catherine Cohee and Hilda Elben, who ride through Federalsburg with onstrating the joys of a Nature Study lesson in the November woods -to her group of U. of Md. hikers Ui. E. Henry also close, still helps. congest the mall system between here and Richmond. Janet Duke is still performing her repertoire of darkey songs, but her audience are no longer the in- mates of Newell Hall, but part of the regular army. V. Fowler, her chum, is still wearing out the steps into C. H. M. A., near which she teaches with Elizabeth Palmer, of '20. Mary Albert and Frances Garber still inseparable, are teaching in Ha- gerstown. Mary is teaching music, and Frances, suffering from ear- strain, has had to lend her ears to the man in the moon. Cornelia 'hock. T. Bloom is happy, in Wil- WilS0D, fYou'd never think itl. liamsport, where she has two pupils hangs her P. A. on her Baltimore who look like Rudolph Valentino. bureau. g'Tis the irony of fate which places Regarding bright things, we've left out Nell Cashell, of '20, and that new pink bonnet ot hers, which travels through Bethesda between Ruby's Trail's curly pompadour fRuby's so in love with her workl and Louise Barnsley's falso of '20J French heels. And shine, heaven's above! Have you seen K. Monday's diamond. Last Louise Clift and Evelyn Peacock in a place which revels in the name of Seat Pleasant. Anne Somerville has gone back home to teach and wait for the Turn 'er the Tide. WN found Elizabeth Jump ,of '21, Bessie Robinson, Katherine Krout and Marie Frantz shopping in Balti- more, Saturday for labor-saving de- vices. time we saw her, she was frantical-I Betty and Miriam are still keeping ly hunting Aluminum saucepans the mails and trains busy between fservice for twol and Axminster Sandy Spring-ish! a quiet neigh- rugs. rborhoodj, and Laurel, fa rich, rare But rising from such menial-m9U'0D01iSl, things as kitchen utensils, Dorothy' But laying all jokes aside, we find Jump was quite high last time we the same sentiment among all the saw her-swinging in a swing on girls who are now out in the field- the far side of the U. of Md. Campus, if I can just make good and show where she was watching C. Roe dem-ithem back at Normal, and most of them seem to be in a fair way of doing it. As to my personal views of teach- ing, I, QB. BJ still am marvelling over the fact of what a little respon- sibility has done for many of us and my advice to the Seniors is-Don't try startling reform, and don't try to tell quite everything you know, to the kiddies, the first day-and fur- thermore, if you're hunting an ideal place to teach, you'd better send in your application tomorrow for lst, 2nd, and 3rd grades-Sandy Spring. Miriam Shawn and Betty Bowman. ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE FRONT. Here I am way up here in Ha- gerstown, and yet it seems that I 'must send down to you for books. 'I am down so deep in my teaching career that I do believe it will take a Baltimore County Course of Study Ito pull me out. How is everything at ole Nor- mal? I think of you almost every gday and wish I were with you. I 'like teaching very well. I have a fourth grade in a wonderful school, only two blocks from home. The children are the most adorable things you will find anywhere. The grades are divided so that I have only the bright group this year. Mary Albert is also teaching in the same school. There are about 900 pupils in the whole school, and 55 of those are mine. Can you imagine me trying to teach that many live wires ? I dearly love every one of them, though. I have subscribed for the Oriole, but have not received a copy yet. I am expecting to get just oodles of suggestions from it, so tell them to pack it full of good news. Marguerite V. Stone. - TEACHERS' OATH. I hereby swear as a member of the teaching profession, to do my duty toward the nation, the state, the county, the community, and the school in which I teach. I will do all in my power to make the school a place to learn right, by living right: to work with interest and en- thusiasmg and to encourage work rather than listening among my pu- pils. I will heartily co-operate with all members of the teaching pro- fession and I will be honest and sin- cere in all my undertakings, both with my pupils and co-workers. 2 THE ORIOLE Say It With Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. Florist And Nurseryman Omcez Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Md. 4103 'Established 1 8 7 3 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers 'Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry C107 TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 8a SONS Phone 2 0 4 Towson C103 HEADQUARTERS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES Tell Us Your Wants Hzaessaarnsa DRUG co. Prescription Drug-glsts TOWBON MARYLAND 1103 A FABLE FROM THE STYX. Once upon a time there was an average senior who graduated from Normal. Now she was only an aver- age girl, having only average intel- ligence. However she was possessed of a desire that was much stronger that the average, the desire to put the many theories :that had been crammed into her cortex into prac- tice. It seems that some how hen experiences in teaching were not just what she had expected and that she came in for a great enlight- ening. Her ilrst day of school was largely responsible for this and as I saw her when the memory of it was still quite fresh, I received a rather interesting account. Her testimony ran something like this: I accepted a position in a rural school some where in that part of the world very properly dubbed The Styx. I knew absolutely nothing of the school when I accepted the place, but I was soon informed that I was up against it. It seemed that the children were very few in numbers, but what they lacked quantity was more than made up quality. Of course, I took all this with a liberal amount of salt, for I had great faith in solving pro- blems through motivation, projects, parent-teacher co-operation, etc. Finally, the eventful day arrived. Following the teachings of the best books on the subject, I arrived at the school house very early and was fully prepared to welcome every child. I was somewhat surprised 'to find a dozen children waiting to give me the once over. Then it was that I began to wonder if my powder was on straight, whether or ,not my ears were showing and such ilike. After an hour of severe crit- licism from forty pairs of eyes. ffor fthe few had grown to be fortyj, the !day really began. - During opening exercises every- thing went rather smoothly and my heart began to beat normally once more. Then, remembering the pro- cedure of practice teaching, I sailed into music period and on asking what they wished to sing, I was fioored by forty voices singing out forty different wishes. Of course, I expected to hear Swing Song or The Kite, and to say that I was surprised by what I did hear is putting it mildly. I couldn't have been more surprised if they had asked for Sole Mio or The Messiah, for every song asked for was the jazziest kind of jazz. Here are a few of the choic- est-Highbrow Blues, Hot Lips, and Nobody Lied. This is the time that Miss Shurtz came to the rescue with Gaily Brays the Donkey. This round seemed to suit their tastes and, at the same time, to break the ice. So much for the music period. Following music came the lessons in in of of the day, each in its turn. This wasn't so bad, for, thanks to the foresight of the teachers at Normal, I had a number of problems ready. This part of the day went on its way repoicing, so to speak. It was the minor details that made me long for the hour of dismissalg Hundreds of questions and complaints of this nature came to me- Miss Jones, mama doesn't want me to set with Mary, she swipes pencils. Miss Jones, my pencil ain't got no point. Miss Jones, kin I git a drink of water, and so on ad iinitum. In vain I explained to them that I had not enteredi that blessed state got twoness. I could get no results, Mis Jones had come to stay. I am certainly glad that it is possible to change my name for if I had to be dubbed Mis Jones all the rest of my days, I should be a fit subject for the scrap basket before many years. Finally the day dragged to its close and I was free., It was over, but its influence was far-reach- ing, for in the one day I had become acquainted with many things that l'd never read of in School Manage- ment or Rural Sociology. I was a real school marm' 'at last. Some weeks later I happened to meet this average girl again. This time she was singing La different song. Naturally I asked the reason and pulling a small yellow paper from her note book, she answered, Yes, everything is going beautiful- ly. I've found out that those forty little heathens are -just like other children when you remove the cover- ing and best of all, here is my pan- acea. My alma mater sent. me this, and, of course, I've subscribed for the year. It's great to look forward to having a real live Oriole bring you the news of your co-workers every month. HIP, HIP, HOORAY! FOR THE SENIOR PLAY. The Senior play will be presented in the Auditorium of the School at eight o'clock on December the iif- teenth. The decision of the Dra- matics Committee was in tavor ot a rollicking comedy. The play which meets this demand and at the same time maintains the dignity of liter- ary excellence is the quaint and hu- morous comedy of Dr. Oliver Gold- smith-- She Stoops to Conquer. This play, though old, tried and true, still bubbles with the eternal mirth of youth. As it has neverbeen produced in Towson, the Senior Class hopes for the enthusiastic sup- port of the community, and a hun- dred per cent. turn out of M. S. N. S. Come and laugh with us. THE ORIOLE rr 0 HOW T0 READ A NEWSPAPER AS TOLD BY .MRS WILSON. Mrs. Wilson, newspaper reporter and war correspondent for a period of twenty-six months' during the: Wor1d's War, addressed the mem- bers of the Normal and Pestalozzii Societies in Assembly Monday, the Iticle frequently loses its value. Mrs. Wilson pictured the young lreporter, inexperienced, out hunting ,newsg he turns in his report, per- fhaps it is 'phoned in, a desk man writes it up, the editor passes upon it and decides into which class it be- longs. Some one who has had noth- ing to do with the writing of the ar- ticle gets up the head lines. If there 23'd mst' . . His much news coming in, the article An almost necessary prehmmarylis cut if on the other hand news is In reportmg an address made by axscarce, the article is elaborated. Woman' is knowing iometlysling ggi-I Mrs Wilson showed the folly of sonal about the spea er. rs. -,, , ', . . son has an engaging personality' an indiscriminate. reading of newspa- alertness and keenness that leads pers' ,She Pomted fmt Wherem Pa' you to conclude She would be a val- pers differ and wherein they are alike lin the character and kind of local, uable asset to any paper. In introducing her topic Read a Newspaper, Mrs asked: What is news? Will get up and tell me the meaning? Lack of response meant that we wanted her opinion. Mrs. Wilson belongs to the newspaper world, and we wanted that point of view. News is any accurate item or fact that is of interest to a great many people. News is not always accur- ate. It is not always of interest to a great many people. In reading a newspaper you must discriminate, N How to . Wilson anybody between news and views. No news- paper has a right to give '!views on the front page, or for that matter on any page of its paper, except on the editorial page. When a paper's views creep over on other pages. that paper is not giving news , but is giving views. A reporter attends a woman's club meeting. What does he do? He reports the appearance of this or notices as being the real is lost. into such that person: perhaps he something that strikes him unusual, this is played up, purpose of the meeting Therefore, you should read articles views not news. The big news of the paper is al-, ways to be found on the right hand: side of the iirst-page. What'is the' psychology of that Your eye nat-! urally follows the direction of your right hand. You skip from the rightl hand side of the page to the left, hand side and then your eye fallsj -on the center of the page. Turningi the page you find the more impor-' tant news on the left hand side, then: your eye follows right across they page tothe right hand corner, and, there you will find blocked off, small, advertisements. g One is not expected to read everything that is printed. As life, is organized you lose time doing that. Learn to skim over the page.5 The head lines are your guide. Ifl you are interested in what the head? lines indicate you read it. The re-i porter knows this, therefore he tries' to condense in six or eight sentences a great deal. In doing that the ar-: national and international news of daily interest to people. We were advised to learn some- 'thing about the family history of the newspaper we read. Who ,is lback of them? What is the policy of the paper? Does the controlling interest represent Republican or lDemocratic views? 1 ln conclusion Mrs. Wilson said: Don't read newspapers indiscrimi- nately. Make some distinction be- ttween signed and unsigned articles, between facts and opinions. Assembly Reporter. ' l 3 NU SIGMA sosomrv. l ' The Nu .sigma Sorority has start- 'ed in with the same spirit as before, to help their fellowmen as well as. to help each other. 5 Our big danceshave not as yet reached the calendar page, but we, have had many social meetlngsl among ourselves and with the: alumni. Besides our regular spreads , which are heaps of fun, with plenty of good eats , we have' 'planned luncheons with some of the, old girls. These have always provedl isuccessful in a business, as well asl a social way. j Our oiiicers for this year are' working with great enthusiasm to-, ward the betterment of our sorority.l They are: 1 President-Eugenia Graham. Vice-President-Mary Lilly, - Secretary-Margaret Hubbard. Treasurer-Isabel Brian. ' Maybe you have noticed quite a, few peculiar looking girls wander-Q ing loose around here. Please do, not believe them to be what theyf look to be for in the near future,! they will prove faithful Nu Sig mem-I bers, and will carry on into next? year the spirit of our sorority, whichi is: loyalty to one another, our class-E mates, and our school. 5 Kaye Perdue, E Isabel Brian. ' When an American lad kisses a! French lass, would you call it For-Q eign Exchange. ' TI-IE PESTS DID IT AGAIN, Our wonderful Auditorium has been beautified by a fourteen-bun- dred-dollar set of curtains, yet the Pests feel that they can contribute still further to the dignity and charm of the hall. To accomplish this end, a meeting was called by the presi- dent, Miss Worthington, who raised the question of How can we make our hall more beautiful? Sugges- tions of all kinds poured forth, but this suggestion held the most promi- nent placeg several palms for the stage, to be used on fitting occas- ions. This suggestion was voted upon and the society has decided to have the palms ready for Governor's Day on November the twentieth. Pests and Pep run hand-in-hand! Compliments of THE BL BH H HEBHEH FH. UH. TUWSUN HEIGHTS, MD. HOTEL TOWSON Towson, Md. Under New Management. Newly Renovated Rooms With Private Baths New Dining Room Open-American And European Plan Special Attention Paid To Tourists: 4105 4 THE ORIOLE THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOWSON, MD. Business Manager, MAXWELL SACRA Circulation Mlgr., GERTRUDE SMITH . . E. NVORTHINGTON Advertising Mgrs. :M-ENARIS FRANCE PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. 1'Hifiini5nR, 1922i THE ELEMENTARY MONTHLY' Staff-Editor-in-chief, Alice Klin- gelhoferg Associate Editors, Flor- ence Potter and Asa Bird Gardner. HOW' THE PAPER GOT ITS NAME The Seventh Grade of the Elemen- tary School started a paper. One of the first things we had to do to get our paper organized was to name it. In composition class these names were suggested: Seventh Grade Monthly, Elementary Gazette, Ele- mentary, and Oriole Junior. After a few minutes discussion about the different names, Elementary Ga- zette was marked out because it sounded too much like a police pa- per. The Seventh Grade Monthly was marked out because it is not only Seventh grade news, but school news. The two left were Oriole Junior and Elementary Monthly. The two were voted upon. Elemen- tary Monthly received the highest number of votes. Our newspaper will therefore be known as The Ele- mentary Monthly. GOOD LUOK T0 THE ELEMEN- TARY MONTHLY! With the ending of the month of October comes a newspaper from our own Seventh Grade to keep in print the happenings of our school. We feel that such a paper is a. pro- gressive step and that the group of children carrying this through is rendering a service to the school. The month of October has been a busy one. Work on the house, plan- i F t other grade needs. The Fifth Grade is planning a Thanksgiving assem- bly for the school. We are all look- ing forward to Armistice Day be- cause Miss Tall is going to speak to the children, telling them what the dag salute should mean. We are proud of our new paper and the school is ready to help the grade which has undertaken this project. Good luck to The Elemen- tary Monthly! VIRGINIA E. STONE, Principal of Elementary School. BIOLOGY FIELD TRIP. Some Juniors of the biology sec- tions took a field trip on a beautiful afternoon in October. You cannot imagine the joy that they had, as well as, the educational value they derived. It was about three c'clock when some twenty or mom girls left the Administration building accom- panied by two of the teachers, Miss Medwedeff and Miss Cooley. The search began immediately af- ter they reached the York road by turning over every stone and log they chanced to see. Some found grass hoppers by the wayside, others found beetles and butterflies. After walking along the York road about three quarters of a mile they turned down a lane which led to a meadow. The banks along this lane were quite convenient to dig out insects whose nature is to bury under the soil. Many specimens of various names were discovered and it kept Miss Medwedeff busy trying to iden- tify them, and to show the girls which specimens were insect larvae and which worms, for it seemed quite difficult for some to remember that insects have distinct charac- istics. They came to a stream in the meadow where the party halted. Some cast their nets into the water in hopes of obtaining water bugs, others searched beside the stream for flying, crawling or buried insects. Various other animals, including-a salamander and a crawfish, were found, besides insects, and when the parting hour came each one had fling of a scpool newspaper' Phe mak'!something in the bottle they carried ing of a Gingerbread Boy in Grade with them- I, an Indian assembly in Grade III, a V W . 1 They started back feeling quite Egklgisusnglabyogg Cgggssbgnznengigljolly over their pleasant search and in Grade VI-these are a few of the every one felt that her time had been spent in a most enjoyable manner rff.Z2p:11gg?z0fef1l5Zlflv?F1:h cgaggigggggand is willing to take another field parties given by Grades HI IV and trip any time the plan is suggested. VI to the rest of the school. ' Hilda M' Nolte' Jr' VI' November launches the magazine contest which will be repeated thisw Bride-Those eggs are too small. year. From every magazine sold' Grocer-They're just fresh from the school receives about 20 per the country. cent. of the money. This money Bride-That's just the trouble- wlll be used for athletics, picturemlthosc farmers pick the eggs before flowers. books, workbenches, and they get full size. WHAT ABOUT OUR ASSEM- BLIES? On the Oriole's flight from zone zone For a message from one and all, He finds he must use a radiophone For a conference with Miss Tall. You must know what she thinks. S0 he says-as he winks- Anyone who reads the Oriole will, from time to time, find we have a splendid articles upon Assemblies. ,We trust the readers are wondering .why we have so many and why they Iare so important a part in the year's 'work. The everyday schedule runs six periods of class room work and one period for assembly. The most important period is Assembly per- iod. 1 To this period, scheduled regular- ly at 10.45 A. M., we bring our best efforts. Sometimes we have a sum- mary of classroom work in History, English, Geography, or Math. Some- .times the Elementary School gives an assembly as an outgrowth of their work. The children present the data and the teachers explains by what process their objectives were accomplished. Another assem- bly may give a charming program of music. Whatever it is, it is vital and usable for our work in educa- tion. 1 This year we have been honored with notable speakers. Professor G. N. Strayer, of Columbia, University, spoke to us about Objectives in Education. Mrs. John Glover Wil- son told us How To Read Newspa- pers. Mr. Sydney L. Nyburg, law- yer and author, gave some Inter- esting Historical Facts of Old Bal- timers. Charles J. Linthicum, an- alumnus of the school, and United States' Congressman, gave a discus- sion on The Constitution of the United States. Miss Carey, of the Child Health Organization, through the Elementary School, started our Health Drive for this year. We have assemblies calling atten- tion to fire prevention. Definite weeks are set aside for such drives as: Fire Prevention, Better English. Better Posture, and Cancer Preven- tion. As a school, we come togetherl once a day to share the schoo'l's work and the world's work as it is made clear to us through our prom- inent guests. Mon ', , - nor's Day. Governor Albert C. Ritchie will speak at the morning' Assembly. During his stay with us he will visit the Elementary School, the dormitories and the athletic fields. He will go away, we trust, knowing us better and believing in us just as we believe in him and his progressive legislature. Hazel Wright. day November 20 is Gover BEAUTIFUL LAND OF SAND DUNES. When the poet said, In this land of ours You'll find some sand as well as flowers. Nobody lied! Vvhen the biologist said. with his eye on his text, That the country was the place to tind insects. Nobody lied! But whoever said, Over land and sea, 'Puckum' is the very best place to be. Somebody lied! Now don't be mistaken, or don't be mislead, 'Cause Trickle's alright when her head's in bed. We go to bed down here with the chicks And rise in the morning between tive and six! And the kids over here are strong and clever, All in the same boat, you know- ' birds of a feather! Butt theres dear Uncle Joey, with his puff and his prance, And we go over there and play cards and dance Until almost 10.30. Then home- ward we go Shut up and go to bed just like this you know. M. S. N. S. Senior, '22. WHAT ENGLISH SHALL WE TEACH IN THE PRIMARY GRADES? As teachers, going out to work in the elementary schools of Maryland. it is necessary that We understand something of the nature of the small child and the kind of stories that he will enjoy. -In considering the stories for the elementary school, we first con- sidered fairy stories. We dis- cussed the values of fairy stories, the kind of storles that should be chosen for early grades and then for two or three days turned the class into a story telling group and reveled in the beauties of Grimm, Pierault and Dasant. After we had devoted a day,or two to the discussion of hero tales and myths, we told some of these stories in class, trying to make be- lieve that we were mere little chil- dren listening to the wonderful ad- ventures of Pandora or Arachue. R. B., Sr. IV. THE ORIOLE SYNOPSIS OF THE VIKING PLAY. Scene I-Queen telling her dream to the King. Scene II-The baby is brought be- fore King Halfdan. Scene III-Olaf and Harold in the woods telling stories. Scene IV-Harold makes himself a spear-head. Scene V-Harold tells of his fight with a hungry wolf. Scene VI--Harold is made King when he is ten years old. Scene VIII-Harold's messengers before Gyda. Scene VIII-Harold and Gyda's wedding feast. HAIR PINS. Estelle Haines. Of all sex injustices. I think the hair pin is the limit-and any girl who has had any experience with these weapons will. back me in this statement. In the first place-they have a most successful way of losing them- selves-particularly those innocent looking invisibles, and once lost, they're lost! Having successfully secreted themselves in some un- thought of nook-they may be the- cause of a declaration of VVar--for you always declare that your room- mate has taken them--and nine times out of ten, she has! But at any rate. they manage to break up any domestic tranquility that exists. Then, those huge wire spikes that we have to wear! YVhen seated com- fortably in church, did you ever feel one going straight through your head. and you just felt that if you didn't soon get your hat off, the ushers of the church would be es- corting you to the Sheppard-Pratt? Does a man ever have to suffer this agony? Of course not,-he doesn't have to wear the animals, I think of all the species, the bone ones are really the kindest, they're not so very easy to lose, and they are a little careful about how they stick you-but they do manage to get broken so easily, and they cost money. What do men have to spend money for, anyhow, they don't use hairpins or nets? I don't know who invented hair- pins-but whoever did surely had a wicked grudge against woman-kind. There must be a more humane way of keeping one's hair in place than by the use of those cruel wires and bone implements. After I finish Normal. I intend to devote the re- mainder of my life to the scientific study of hairpins, and I'm sure if I am successful in inventing some less painful method of managing contrary hair, my name will be in Who's Who In Americo. or else girls are mighty ungrateful wretches. 5 EVERY DAY APPETIZERS. The Girl-Well, I guess I have a right to tell everything I know if I want to! The Boy-Sh-h-h, you have told more than that already. The time of day I do not tell its some do by the clock, Or by the distant chiming bells Set on some steeple rocky But by the progress that I see In what I have to do. It's either Done O'clock to me. Or only Half past Through. --John Kendrick Bangs. Junior-Are all blondes deceitful? Senior-Can't say, old dear, I know only six. N Did you say your from sinking spells? Yes, she sinks every girl suffers cent I get. in the rear the conduc- Peg Itnyre, standing of a trolley car, said to tor: May I get off this end? Conductor: Why certainlyg both ends stop at the same time. 'WVORTH GOING AFTER. They tell me that I'm lazy, But this I do insist, That Iill never be so lazy That I'll throw my girl a kiss. IT IS NOT ALXVAYS EASY To apologize. To begin over. - To take advice. To be unseliish. To admit error. To face a sneer. To be considerate. To be charitable. To To To To To To To To To To To avoid mistakes. endure success. keep on trying. be broad-minded. forgive and forget. profit by mistakes. think and then act. make the best out of little. keep out of the rut. shoulder deserved blame. maintain a high standard. To recognize the silver lining. But it always pays. I THE VEILED PROPHET. I left a valuable umbrella in here at lunch time today, said the man. I wonder if any of you waiters found it? Were there any identification marks on it? asked the restaurant manager. Yes, I think it had some initials on the handle, but I can't remember whose they were. 6 THE onions. EXHIBIT OF CHILDREN 'S BOOKS. The Story Tellers League of Bal- ELEMENTARY HAPPEN ING-S. How quickly the past month has gone in the Elementary School! - -t, - 1 - 41 -b-t 0f,Th-ere are so many interesting plans g,lE?gfeg,IS3b1s0gSal1g1nbiagefgxfnltheibemg worked out all the time, that Peabody Art Gallery of Baltimore,IeVefY one 15 kept busy- Have You from November 23 to December 4. A number of publishers have been good enough to send children's books for this exhibit. The exhibit will be open each day from 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. and the public is cordially invited to attend. A bibliography of children's books has been pre- pared. Miss Osborne and Miss Stone of our school, are on the committee for preparing a bibliography of books to be read to and by children. SOME OF OUR EXCHANGES. 1. The Oriole, Baltimore City College. 2. Eastern Echoes. E. H. S., Baltimore. 3. Westward Ho, W. H. S., Baltimore. 4. The Collegian, St. John's College. Annapolis. 5. '-'The Courant, Hyattsville, Maryland. '6. The Talisman, Ballard H. S., seattle. Wash. 7. The Carolinian, Denton H. S.. Denton, Md. 8. Central High School, Wash., D. C. 9. The Owl, Westminster High, Westminster. 10. Union News, Towson, Md. 11. Bel Air Times, Bel Air, Md. 12. 'Aberdeen Enterprise, Aber- deen, Md. 13. Westminster Times, West- minster, Md. 14. Salisbury Advertiser, Salis- bury, Md. JUNIORS! Don't you hear the voice of our Oriole? It calls to you. It wants you. lt needs you! How can you pass it by? It sings of all the things about us. Are you not interested in them? They are so beautiful and our Oriole is just as beautiful. The Oriole flutters over us once a month: in fact, it is about us always. The Seniors heard it call and answered far the Juniors have not great quantity or quality bird's voice. Without your Juniors, our Oriole can- perfect songster. Don'ti it, but so added any to the poor help, dear not be a forget your duty! Why not estab- lish a name for yourselves by being a 100 per cent. friend of the Oriole in our December issue? Remember it's calling you Juniors, and you and you. Betty Worthington, Advertising Manager, '23. been keeping up wi-th the Elemen- tary School lately? If not, just read a few events which have been 1 going on there. Ou Tuesday, October 30, Miss Buck1ey's classes, the third and fourth grades. gave aHallowe'en party i nthe Elementary Assembly of the Elementary School from one to two o'clock. Invitations were 'sent to Miss Stone, the teachers, and the First and Second grades. At the beginning of the party the chil- dren were seated on the door while they sang a Hallowe'en song and llistened to a story. Then the chil- 'dren played games out doors. Soon every one was invited in to have re- freshments. We all had a lovely time at this party. Don't you wish you could have been there? I suppose you saw the health play given by the lower grades, under the direction of Miss Carey. Miss Carey came to us from a child's health. organization, and planned a play with the children, which would initiate an interest in health educa- tion. In the play the children sang songs which told of health rules to he obeyed every day. The first grade children cleverly represented little children going to bed early with windows open. The second grade children drank milk and the third grade said they ate oatmeal r-vervday. The fourth grade repre- sented school children, while the fifth grade represented the vegeta- ble men. The children had very lit- tle work on this play, in fact, only about three ten minute rehearsals. Dnesn't it seem interesting that the children gain more knowledge of the health rules from this form of play activity than reading facts from books? On Friday evening, November 3, the monthly meeting of the Te-Pa- Chi Club was held in the Elemen- tary Assembly. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mr. Sneeringer. Miss Tall gave a talk on differences in skill, attitudes, ideals and the physical characteris- tics of the child. It is the business of the school and the home to lead to a steady growth along all of these lines. For example, the salutation of the flag should become to children a ceremony in honor of some worthy tcltizen of our country. Another ,good point brought out in this talk ,was that all children should know parliamentary procedure. Children should begin in the lower grades to conduct meetings, assuming all re- ksponsibilities. Then too, the child should early begin to have civic re- sponsibility in caring for the ap- pearance of school property and keeping the grounds in good condi- tion. Courtesy and responsibility should be developed in the very young child. It a child of twelve rises when some one older than he enters the room, waits quietly for some privilege, gives his seat in a crowded place to some older per- son, then we know that this child has had training in courtesy in his younger life. The parents were given outlines of desirable habits and attitudes for good citizenship in the Elementary School, with the request that they check and return these to Miss Stone within the next few days. From these outlines a list of desirable habits and attitudes is to be made. The teachers and parents will work together with thechildren and form new plans orlimprove old ones to benent the school. I On Friday, November 10, we cele- brated Armistice Day in the Elemen- tary School. Among the important events of this celebration was the flag salutation, singing patriotic songs, and a talk by Miss Cooley. In the third grade, tMiss Hillhouse teacher,J the children are going to work out an interesting history pro- ject. If you walk in this room you will see logs sawed in a pile of uni- form lengths and other logs to be sawed. The children are going to make a log cabin. If you think t.hey're not good carpenters and in- terest is lacking, then just take a. peep in the third grade room some morning between eleven thirty and twelve o'clock. The fourth grade wrote a Viking play in history class. They present- ed the play to the Elementary School on Monday, November 13. I have told you some of the hap- pening in the Elementary School. This is a happy, as well as a. busy place, and one in which we ilnd an interesting place to work. As time goes on the problems progress into units of successful work. Elizabeth Anderson, Sr. I. Mandy, what is the name of your boy? Hallud, the woman replied. How'd you come to name him that? It's an odd name. No, sah! she replied with ve- hemence. Dat's not an odd name, it's out of the Bible-whar it said 'Hallud be Thy name.' - Mother, said a little boy, these trousers are too tightg they're tighter'n my own skin! Now, my boy, you know that isn't so. It is so too. I can sit down in my skin, but I can't sit down in these trousers! THE ORIOLE -v A THE PHENOMENON OF LIGHT. It seems as though it is the gen- eral tendency for all of us to dis- regard the common, every day es- sentials that lie about us so abun- dantly. Among these is light. Did you ever stop to think how wonderfully all-powerful it ls? If you have not, then let me tell you something of its properties. Light passes at an incredibly high rate of speed, about one hundred and eighty six thousand, three hun- dred and thirty seven miles per sec- ond. This speed seems so great that one would naturally think light would penetrate to any distance in practically no time. However, as an exam le of the immensity of our uni D - verse, let me cite you the star Polaris, which is so far away that it takes more than forty-two years for its light to reach us. Light travels about iive trillion, eight hun- dred eighty billion, two hundred twenty-two million, eight hundred twenty-eight thousand, seven hun- dred and fifty six miles in the period of a year. Remember that it would take an automobile about forty bil- lion, eight hundred and three mil- lion, four hundred eleven thousand, six hundred eighty six days to make such a trip. Compare this to a transcontinental tour and think how lonely Polaris, two hundred forty- nine trillion, six hundred fifteen billion, four hundred fifty-nine mil- lion, eighty thousand, seven hundred and nineteen miles away in the heavens. It may emphasize theg greatness of these figures if l add' that it would take an average per- son over two hundred twelve mil- lion, six hundred thirty-six thousand, three hundred and six days, to count that far. The earth is about twenty-five thousand miles in circumference. If a man and light were to have a raceg the light would circle the earth one' hundred and fifty times before the runner had traveled one hundred yards. If the man were handed'a hot-dog sandwich ,every time that the light passed, the man would haveto lay off for a three hour lunch period in order to eat them. Light moves pretty lively after all, doesn't it? Most of us understand the phe- nomenon of color, and that a color of an object is every color but the color which we see, but few of us have ever realized that there are col- ors which we cannot see. Reds, so red that they are hot, and blues so blue that they are germicidical, are strangers to most of us, yet it is known that such colors exist. It seems as though we don't ap- preciate a thing until we are de- prived of that thing. Consider a lightless earth, no beautiful colors, no warm sunshine, no vegetation, no air, no beautiful Isunsets, no anything. Never ending nights, nights hundreds of times blacker than any we know, frozen latmosphere, frozen oceans, the con- tinents barren walls of frigid sand, intense cold everywhere, cold so great that even alcohol would be- come a taffy, would characterize this world of ours. Suppose tonight the sun would be extinguished! Charles Renn. I BALTIMORE AS IT IS AND WAS. To Senior III fell the honor of giving the geography discussion dur- ing assembly, and well did they merit it. The subject, The City Of Balti- .more, was treated from the stand- ipoint of industry, commerce, site, izone, beauty and growth. The site of Baltimore, with its ad- vantages and disadvantages, was presented by Lolita Gillespie. The present site grew out of two distinct former sites, Bush River in fHarford County and Joppa. The City enjoys the advantage of a good iharbor, easily dredged because of a iloose sandy soil, and miles of water- front along the Patapsco. Extension of the City is diflicult by reason of the surrounding hills, waterways and marshes. i Hazel Wright told of commercial :Baltimore, with its numerous rail- roads draining the winter wheat ibelt, and having direct connection with New York. Baltimore owes its ,commercial start to tobacco. It is inow the gateway to the wheat and 'cotton belts, a market for the coal iof West Virginia, Pennsylvania and ,Western Maryland, and the iron ore ifrorn the Lake Region. The rapid growth of industrial Baltimore, according to Katherine Betts, is due to its location, direct .lines of communication, proximity to raw material and abundance of ilabor. Among its 123 different in- iclustries mills, as ,in 1788, plant in 'factories the United States, canning and sugar refineries, 1 4 The zoning of Baltimore was il- lustrated by Olive Caulk. I Of Baltimore, the beautiful, An- day's Assembly. Among other things, he said that, in 1820, Balti. more was the metropolis of the na- tion, and had an enormous trade with China and Japan. During the Civi1War the position of Baltimore could be likened to that of Belgium in the World War in that her neutrality was violated by Northern troops, and the battle of Pratt Street was fought. Lincoln said the troops could neither Hy over Baltimore nor creep under, and hence the invasion. - Maryland then determined to secede, but was prevented from doing so by the troops under General Butler, who, under cover of night and a violent rain storm, captured the leaders and imprisoned them in Fort Warren, at Boston, till the end of the war. Among the captured was S. Teakle Wallis, Who, during his incarcera- tion, wrote many war poems. H. Birmingham. 7 2500 B. C. One may hesitate at and ponder over the truth of the old saying, There is nothing new under the ,sun, but we have certainly proved this many times in our Junior His- tory Class. Let me explain. We have been studying about ancient history, even as far back as three thousand years before Christ. By way of example, the other day, being interested in ,the subject, we looked up some in- Fformation concerning the civiliza- tion of the Cretans, a people who lived on the island of Crete, about twenty-five hundred years before Christ, and we ware surprised to find that a very high state of civil- ization existed at that time. They excelled, especially, in ar- chitecture. It was the palace .of Cnossus that interested us most. 5This palace was almost a town, dec- Qorated with magnificent pottery. iThe richest decoration of Cretan 'rooms consisted in elaborate mural .paintings placed between formal borders. In these paintings, pic- tures of ladies, with belt-shaped skirts, with tlounces and ruflles, elaborate embroidery, and fancy may be mentioned, flour early as 1774, glass works the largest Copper 1-efmingfgolden ornaments, contrasted with the soft, white, simple garments oi Ethe men. We can imagine the pic- 'turesque scenes in the halls of the Vpalaces when the larger lamps were llighted, sending a fitful glare metre Twiny told us in her vivid de3'?1f01!gh the Columned Chambers and scription of the residential sectionlhghtmg up the gayly Colored COS' and parks. and of a plan for a park tumes of lords and ladies, listening System Cgnnected bv a boulevardfto sea tales or the adventures of the such as one sees in Paris. lbun Chase' I, , f Ethel Brinsfieid spoke of the! Mlflam Cfollhafdt- 'rapid growth in population. . Much about historical Baltimore Things don't turn up in this was learned from the speech of Sid-5W0I'1d until S0I119b0dY YLUFHS them ney Nyberg, who honored us at Mon- !up. S THE ORIOLE THE STEBBINS - ANDERSON COAL 8:7 LUMBER CO., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies THE OCCASIONAL SPEECH. fBefore the Pestalozzi Public Speaking Club. Nov. 9, 1922.3 Friends: You must excuse me, as chajrman of this meeting, for as- suming first place on the speakers' TOWSON, MD- RIDERWOODY MD' program for today: but, I consider C107 W ,,m,,,,,s?,- Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest ToWsoN MARYLAND 1105 MATHIAS GROSS Barber Shop YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. C105 YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS F. B. and M. L. PORTS, Props., Phone, Towson 525 C107 FRANK J. SMRCINA Practical Tailor Special Attention Given to Altering, - Dyeing, Cleaning 403 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD.I O01 Table Delicacies GEORGE H. STIEBEB. Towson, Md. it a pardonable situation, because of the logical relation of my report to the talks which are to follow. Let me define first, or limit, if you please, the occasional speech. It is a speech for an occasion, but is opposite in character to a sermon, a lawyer's speech to court or jury, to the speech of a member of a deliber- lative assembly, or to the lyceum lec- ture. It is limited and inspired by the occasion, that is the speech ex- ists because of the occasion, not the occasion because of the speech. 1 Next, let us justify this speech for the occasion. Many, many types of an occasion give rise to the speech inspired by that occasion. Among the more common of these are: the K welcome or farewell speech, presen- 'tation or acceptance, giving or re- sponding to toasts, dedications, and a speech in behalf of a cause. The talks following this will be of this 'latter type. Many, many types of people representing many walks of life, in fact every educated person may at one time or another be called upon for such a speech. And, every educated person should be able to lperform creditably before a moder- 'ate sized audience. - For the occasional speaker, these requirements are usually considered essential: a general education, for a background, more or less practice of the following types: the personal, which coincides with the personal beginningg the summary: the horta- tory, which expounds the future pos- sibilities of the subject: the quota- tion or allusion, which gives the speaker a height of emotion to which he may ily, whereas alone, he could not approach with his meagre soul's emotion, this rhetorical splendor, and emotional peak to which some fellow-author may carry him. The essentials of style are brief- ly: clarity, adaptability of speaker, to audience and occasion, and sin- cerity. The delivery is important because of the physical effect upon the audi- ence. A well-pitched voice is pleas- ing: a good medium, between a low, quick, conversational voice, and a shouting auctioneer's tone, results in a tone loud enough for the audience, and a rate slow enough for easy comprehension. Natural ,distinct enunciation is essential to the hear- er's auditory satisfaction. Gestures, movements and poise as details of general posture are important means by which the audience gains general impressions. These points are valuable for con- sideration for those who are begin- ning to study the art of public speak- ing. They give us needed theoretical knowledge, along with our practice. If we learn to accept and appreciate every opportunity for public speak- ing we will further ourselves by the practice rnethodg and if we learn to plan a speech for any occasion, with respect to time, place, circumstances and our ,own abilities, we will cer- tainly be able and worthy public in the art of speaking, and a knowl- speakers. edge of himself as well as his audi-I Maxwe1l'R. Sacra. ence. For the speech itself tliese re- 'quirements must hold the role of PINS TIME T0 BUY YOUR minimum essentials: good begin- ning, obvious structure, logical pro- gress, and a satisfying culmination. . The introduction is important be- lcause of the value of the first im- pression. If the first impression is good, it may cover much poorly done CHRISTMAS CARDS. XVatch for new designs in the show case, and make your selection early. All cards, with, envelopes, are only 5 cents each. The money goes to- ward the extra 8175.00 needed for L-,-,...- Anas . -.--?- thereafter- If it is poor' much good the curtains. Yon see, it's this way: lnziysgil Wasfsg HE rggegihfoi Egiijlmg 3100.00 a piece was pledged for each WILLIAM A. LEE ,P S ' 'I d y 1 g th g ,curtain, but in order to accept the Dealer In E152 tl31re?s!e'0q1?ersonalllie gmgmg hem best' bm we had to pay 31375-00 ' gmnmg' W 'chlinstead of Sl 200.00. We want the Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flourimust be happily chosen between themonm, You 'spend for ohirstmas And Feed iextremes of humility and self-lcards' mid von want our cards so praise, the anecdote. which must be levs get together ' York Road TOWSOII, Md. chosen for its easily understood ' 110m comedy, as well as its bearing upon N - . 'fthe theme: the illustration, made phone' Vemgn 1052 You Are Invited To Bank with lmy comparison or allusion: the gen-F THE ieral introduction, which compares J. TROUKENBROTE O0- TOWs0N NATIONAL BANK lthe usual occasion with the specific' 324 qv, ga,-amgo Street' Opposite the Court House Towson, Md. Open Saturday Nights 'one at hand. ' . , l The conclusion is likewise impor-'Opposite Brager 9' BALTIMORE' MD' tant, because it determines both the I 0,-iginal and Speciay Designs to Q,-der attitude and the information which We Can Duplicate An Pm or Rin 44, Interest on Savings Depositsfthe audience shall carry away. ltd y g' ug, .may be classed in general, under one C101 THE ORIOLE 9 A RED LETTER DAY AT M. S. N. S. It was a red letter day at the Normal School when the velour cur- tains for the windows in the Audi- torium were formally presented. The need for them was felt seri- ously last year when an attempt was made to show pictures in the hall, and the Class of '22 responded to this need by leaving as a gift to this school, some money to start a cur- tain fund. To this class and to Miss Greenlaw, the present and future students of the State Normal School, owe a great deal, for they started the movement which enabled us to obtain within a year, a very expen- sive, but a much needed piece of equipment. The present senior class agreed :to ,follow suit, land broke away from tradition by giving its gift to the school when the need was felt, not at the end of the Sen- ior year. The faculty became very much interested in the matter and not wanting to let the students get ahead of them in such a big propo- sition, they too, made a contribution. When the Alumni Association was asked to co-operate, it responded heartily, and Miss Martha Richmond gave a whole curtain in memory of her sister, Miss Sarah E. Richmond, who was, for a time, the principal of this school, and who always gave her ardent supportgto the institu- tion. Representatives of the various groups spoke in the assembly which was given over to the presentation of the curtains, Miss Robinson speaking for the Class of '22, Miss Lynch for the present Senior class: Miss Richmond for her interest in the matter, Miss Tall for the Fac- ulty, and Dr. Fawcett for the Alumni Association. ' Songs and cheers made the pro- gram lively and the spirit exhibited by the student body was suflicient to convince any one that the efforts which were put into :this project were fully appreciated by those who are now enjoying the results of those efforts. ALUMNI IN ST. 1VIUARY'S COUNTY. Janet Duke, Assistant, Two Room School, Clements, Md. Virginia Fowler, Assistant, Two Room School, Mechanicsville, Md. Harriet Reeder, Assistant, Three Room School, Hollywood, Md. Madam, there's a man at the door with a package for you. What is it, Bridget? It's fish, mum, an' it's marked C. O. D. Tell him to take it back, I or- dered trout. LITERARY NEWS. As most of us are so busy with the daily routine of Normal that we are prone to overlook things of im- portance in our very midst, it is well to face a few statistics at times. How large a part did the library play in our life in October? During that month students used the li- brary 10,000 times, and 4,496 books were circulated, a record exceeding that of all previous months. Aside from the regular work car- ried on in the library, we are in- debted to the librarians for much extra-routine work. Since school first assembled thirty classes ln The Use of the Library have been con- ducted. The story-telling group of the Pestalozzi Literary Society meet here for organization and story-tell- ing. Arrangements have been made so as to give the elementary school children opportunity to come here' to read and study. The first and second grades have spent some very happy afternoon hours listening to stories told around the open fires. Miss Osborn is going to open this field of work to us prospective teach- ers for practice. The elementary' school classes have been so sched- uled as to afford opportunity for story telling by Normal students. Any volunteers who wish to put into practical use that phase of their Eng- lish course which deals with this subject will nnd their services glad- ly accepted by Miss Osborn. C. R. WE 'WONDER If the Juniors know what 'iSchool spirit means? ' Why the Seniors have found it im- possible to study history unless they have a Beard ? Why we are still dancing to a victrola? Why the Juniors aren't making a friend of our Oriole? Why the Seniors take so much in- terest in Principles of Education? Why Owen Thomas likes Rain ? Why lambs are so plentiful at M. S. N. S.? Why Minnie and Donald are al- ways conversing about Red 'and Green lights? Why Peggy Owens likes the piece called The Old Hampsteadu? If the word tag doesn't seem a little over-worked after its strenu- ous week? Wfhere the Baltimore American gets all its news? - Why Seniors are so musical? Why Menarls France looks so lonesome this year? Why Sr. V appreciates Mr. Quil- len? Why the Pests are so happy? Betty Worthington. TOWSON 5 AND 10c STORE School Supplies And Novelties, Etc. 40fl0York Road Towson, Md. Q J Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. C1 J Safety! Service! Be Thrifty! Save Your Money And Invest With THE BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK TOWSON, MD. 4105 Downs' Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE A C105 THE ATELIER 103 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. SELBY'S STUDIO C103 SWEETS-STATIONERY KEENE'S YORK RD. AND BURKE AVE. C105 TOWSON SERVICE STATION L. J. MASON, Proprietor 'York Road and .Willow Avenue Phone, Towson 554. 1103 THE WILSON ELECTRIC CO. WM. A. WILSON, Prop. Everything Electrical 409 York Road, Towson, Md. Phone, Towson 323. O05 THE DULANY VERNAY CO. b 339-41 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, MD. Leading School Supply House of the State. 1101 10 THE ORIOLE IMPRESSIONS CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS. Margaret Hubbard, Sr. III. There, the period is up! What do we have next? whispered an anxious Senior to the next. Physi- cal Education, was the reply. A smile beamed upon each face. Why? Because we like Physical Education. Fun and sport are combined with work in this subject. We will tell you about our work, said one of the girls. This latter part of this term we have been writing schoolroom and playground games for the primary grades. We not only wrote these original games, but we directed them and had the games acted by the pu- pils in our sections. Suggestions and criticisms were made by our classmates. By doing constructive work of this type we receive the beneht of planning our work and of originality. Another phase of our Physical Education work for this term has been that of reading different arti- clesg for example: What Teachers Ought To Know About The Physical Growth Of Children. That teachers should know and recognize the fact that physical growth is the chief business of child- hood and youth. Growth must pre- cede development. The stunted body will dwarf the mind, and the incom- pletely grown and developed organ is a seat of weakness. All the parts of the body do not develop with equal rapidity at the same time. First, the vital organs grow and develop, then the heavy muscles of trunk and legs come. The sense organs and centers of perception in the brain are at the same time developing fast. - If three-fourths of a chi1d's time were spent in the open air, he would store up health and vitality of mind and body. A child between the ages of eleven and fourteen should be given as much exercise as possible. Attention to physical health should not be relaxed during the tlrst year in high school. An ex- cellent training in civic virtues is in group games, with their team play and lessons of obedience to disci- pline for the honor of class or school. An important part of the curricu- lum of our colleges is the lndus- trial and economic training. Our boys and girls are emphatically in- tent today on a life which shall ln- clude, but go far beyond getting a llvlng. Church and school are being called upon today to give an account of their stewardship. Men are asking impossible things of religion, tomor- row they will demand the impossi- ble from the school. Men are throw- ing aside old systems, methods, and habits. They are ready to be led into something higher and better. lt is the student or students of child- hood and youth who will lead this forward march. Two girls looked at their watches. Goodness, we have talked too long! I know, replied the other, but we forgot to tell about our final paper we have to write. Oh, ' replied the other ,Senior, we wil ltell them about that later. HALLOWE'EN AT NORMAL SCHOOL. - Have you ever seen a place where ballet dancers, fairies, clowns, street cleaners, ghosts, witches, and vari- ous other types of beings met for recreation? Such was our Auditor- ium on the night of October the thirty-Hrst when the Seniors enter- tained the Juniors and the Faculty with a little mask party. The hall itself was sufficient to re- mind any one of Hallowe'en, with- out even a glance at the numerous maskers, for there on the stage was a miniature field of corn and pump- kins and all about were autumn leaves. To stand at the door and watch those coming in was an op- portunity not to be missed, for there one saw to the best advantage, the originality and artistic beauty of the various costumes. When all had ar- rived and the crowd had passed into the Auditorium, it was a glorious sight which one looked in upon from the doors at the head of the hall. The crowd appeared as a moving sea of color, in a bockground of colors just as varied and brilliant. The first event was a race among the members of the faculty to see which could chew up a string the fastest in order to get a marshmal- low and Mr. Dunkle was the wlnner.! A grand march followed and the judges were set to the difllcult task! of choosing the best costumes, which they finally accomplished by decid- ing upon Ruth Cole and Marion Ogle. Dancing was next on the pro- gram and now fairies danced with ghosts, street cleaners with ballet dancers and various other strangely matched couples were to be seen on the floor. All of a sudden the danc- ing was called to a halt and the dancers were invited to refresh themselves with things appropriate to the occaslong cider, ginger cakes, pumpkin pie, apples, mints and peanuts. Again the music started and this time it continued until the clock proclaimed the hour of eleven, when Home, Sweet Home was played and the happy five hundred left the scene of gaiety, wishing that Hal- lowe'en came more than once a. year. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL- UPPER GRADES. For the past two months we have been somewhat handicapped in our work because we had to settle down to work all over again after the va- cation. However, the time has come when the majority of smaller details have become habitual and we can put our whole attention upon more important things. With the coming of November, the upper grades have been able to accomplish work that has really been worth while. As an especially good example of what has been done we consider the newspaper being published by the Sevventh grade a thing worthy rpf mention. Several of the important principles of modern education have been involvedg the idea that we learn to do best by doing and that we work best in a real situation, when a real problem presents itself. The paper was started in connection with composition work, but as it went forward it easily became a part of almost every subject taught in the grade. Some of' the problems that the children have had to solve, have been difllcult. Details of business management, mechanical problems of handling a job printing press, problems of accurate measurement, all have come up as the paper grew. We feel that the November issue, the first one, will be a great step toward the final success of our pro- ject. Two sheets have been com- pleted and the children are very proud of them. Of course, mistakes have been madeg funny ones about which we have all laughed. For instance, in Miss Virginia E. Stone's name we have a ligure 8 instead of g . U's appear quite frequently where there should be an n and d's take the place of b's . These have only served to sharpen the sense of sight to a better recognition of the different letters. You will probably be surprised to learn that members of the editorial stad of The Elementary Monthly are a bit superstitious, but such is the case. They hold as a token of good luck, as their four-leaf clover, the brief message sent to them by Miss Stone. She has called it Good Luck to the Elementary Monthly, and it certainly is a means of ln- spiration. ' Sarah Payne, Sr. I. Some of the students walking along the road one day saw a guide post that read: This will take you to Baltimore. After sitting on the sign for two hours they said, I wonder when lt's gonna start. X I . 'w f l-f1-'W W s- l Lin J Live T0 Your A A GOIUUB Creates, Tal- And Your Begg ' A ent Merely Copies. Vol. 2-Noi 4 GOV. ALBERT G. RITGHIE 'S SPEECH TO THE STUDENTS OF THE MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. In introducing the Governor to the student body, Miss Tall remarked that the only preparation we had been able to make was taking stock of conditions in and about Normal Schoolg whetiuer they were such' as would please the Governor, and whether they were such as to please ourselves. Governor Ritchie was greeted en- thusiastically. The group before him were people who admired the sterling characteristics which have so often been seen in the public life of our Governor. My friends, I appreciate the op- portunity afforded to address you. You know when I came into this room a rather familiar sight met me. The manner in which you are arranged makes me feel .that we are attending a political convention. The Governor paid tribute to Miss Mary Risteau, and voiced the opin- ion that the endeavors of Miss Ris- teau represented the type of politi- cal endeavor in which schools should engage. To Miss Risteau, a Balti- more teacher, he attributed the suc- cess of the passage of the Equal Rights Bill. . I think that this very fine student body is a tribute to the public senti- ment of Marylandg to have better teachers. It gives me pleasure to pay tribute to, the splendid loyalty and talent ,represented in this gath- ering and to Miss Tall for thegra- ciousness for which she is so well known. , I am interested in just what your view point may be with respect to the profession you have elected to follow. To some. teaching' is a means of making a livelihood, just like other lines of business, Fut when you men- tion the teaching profession, I would like to think that you regard it not only as a means of earning a liveli- hood, but that you feel toward your profession a love and responsible at- titude and realize the seriousness of your obligation to the State and the citizens of the State. The Governor expressed the opin- ion that from the teaching force the State realizes a ,-benefit second to none. That heretofore, the State has not given freely and adequately the necessary support modern edu- cation demands in furthering the op- DECEMBER, 1922 Published Mommy by students of the Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. L portunities for proper educational, I n sruuenfs susan as me cnmsmns rmunnv ,I I4 7552 'WIWIH 'it ILT- ' ig 5 ' I. ...... 'Z . uzuufai I jbuunvi- lllllll I -i x ...H , p facilities, and this phase of State ad- ministration is one of the most im- portant obligations which the State government has to deal with. Personally, he seemed conddent that there would be a more harmon- ious realization of the State's nuan- cial obligation as well as the per-' sonal obligation. of teachers to -the State. Some people, the Governor said, are apt to regard government as a business organization, the sole pur- pose of which is enforcement of laws, and the thing in which it shows greatest interest is taxes. National administration, State administration and City administra- tion, we look on as great business agencies, they have tyheir business aspects, but there is the greatest dinerence between government and business. Business deals with prop- erty rights, government deals with human rights. 'In the course of events business and government come into coniiict, and when prop- erty rights which are the basis for business come into conflict with hu- man interests, then the property rights have to give way under the human rights, so that the bais of government may not be imperiled or endangeredi, ior .hampered. Es- sentially the duty of the govern- ment is to see that the human rights are protected. You realize the necessity of this the more you come in contact With that class of people who carry the bulk of the load of human activities and endeavors. You can go into the mines of Western I I Maryland, and see that men digging out coal run great danger. You can go into the important railroad work shops and see men stripped naked to the waist, working in boiler rooms. The strength and security of the State is affected by the man- ner in which the .work is done, as well as the safety of the men who are doing that kind of work. State government must never let property rights coniiict with human rights. The Governor referred to the many agencies of State government that dealt with problems of human rights. He specially emphasized the Depart- ment of Health. Hleiexpressed the opinion that in so far as the State recognized and fulfilled its obliga- tions to the citizens of the State in just so large a measure would the citizens of the State realize and ful- nll their obligations to the State. He said the State can never hope to be stronger than the strength of its citizens. Governor Ritchie felt that the Work of teachers was of paramount importance. The public school was the only absolutely vital factor to the welfare of the State. In order to realize the fullest development of the qhildren of today, who become the citizens of tomorrow, they must be capably taught not only the fun- damentals of education, but there must be inculcated in children ideals of honesty, fairness towards all, and the desire to give one hundred per cent. efficiency in whatever the un- dertaking may be. Of great impor- tance in developing this attitude is the personality of the teacher. Teaching will then not only be a means of livelihood, but it will be- come something sacred, It will be- come a profession. MABEL A. PIELERT. THE TEACHER. fMargaret 'Weant.J The teacher is at all times a being of unlimited influence. She deals more directly with a larger group of very young people than almost any other professional person. She di- rects in big and little situationsg she leads in times of schoolroom peace and arbitrates in times of childish warsg she sympathizes with failure or congratulates in successg she heartily co-operates in all phases of work. She is the most dominant personalityinithe life of every child who comes vrlthin her care. Upon her leadership and direction depend the future happiness and welfare of the world. 2 1 THE ORIOLE 4'Say It With Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. Florist And Nurseryman Otlicez Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Glttings and Bellons. Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Md. 4107 Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING Jnwnuiv co. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry C109 TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 8z SONS Phone 2 0 4 Towson 4103 HEADQUARTERS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES Tell Us Your Wants HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists TOWSON MARYLAND I1 03 SOME APPRECIATIONS. 113 E. Washington St., Hagerstown, Md. November 28, 1922. My dear Miss Tall: Your kind invitation to visit my beloved Alma Mater on December the ninth, was received, today. To my deep, regret, I believe it is' al- most impossible for me to be pres- ent on that day, as a very important previous engagement prevents. Nev- ertheless, I shall be Witghi you in spirit, for I know there is a very delightful surprise in store for those of my classmates who can attend. It will be a day like the majority of them at dear ole Normal-a day of pleasure as well as enlighten- ment. I just received my first copy of the Oriole today. Really, Miss Tall, Words can not express my feel- ing as I read the words of that lit- tle messenger. For about three- quarters of an hour I was trans- ferred from Hagerstown to Normal. Nothing could have brought me back, either. until I had read the last word. The Oriole is all right! May every copy bring me as much enjoyment a's this copy and possibly more, if such a thing could really be! I am teaching in a very desirable school, only two blocks from home. Everything is moving along very nicely. We are planning for a big day tomorrow-our Thanksgiving program. I am simply in love with nearly everyone of my youngsters. All of the girls that I have heard from seem very happy about their schools. Again, I must tell you how very sorry I am that I can not accept your invitation to our home-com ing, if I may so term it. May it be just one grand and glorious day for all present! May I also Wish you, in closing, a very happy Thanks- giving with odles of turkey and pumpkin pie. Very sincerely yours, MARGUERITE V. STONER. 2909 W. North Ave., Baltimore, Md. Dear Miss Tall: First, let me apologize for my de- lay in answering your invitation, but with the rush of changing one's residence, a holiday, and the end of the month, I find myself wishing that Father Time had made the days just twenty-four hours longer. I think the home-coming you have planned has brightened up life a bit, for me at least, because I cer- tainly do want to see you and all of last year's class too. so I'll be there on Saturday, December 9, at least for part of the day. I think our County is having a teacher's meeting on that day, and it so, I'll only be able to make the evening entertainment, but if not I'll see you all earlier in the day. I have thirty report cards smiling at me from the other side of my desk so I think I had better attend to them and tlnish out my line when I see you. p . . . Sincerely, P - IVIIRIAM A. SHAWN. ' Brunswick, Md., November 27, 1922 My dear Miss Tall: Your much appreciated invitation to the Home Coming for the Class of '22 was just received. Pleasant memories are still vivid and you may be sure it will afford me great pleasure to attend the Home Coming on the date mentioned. It seems to me that such a day as the one you have planned will cer- tainly be most interesting and pro- iitable for us all, If the latch string is still in its place you may count me one ready to join in all the pleasures of the day. Very sincerely, PAULINE CADLE. Hanover, Md., November 28, 1922. Miss Lida Lee Tall, Maryland 'State Normal, My dear Miss Tall: It is ditiicult to imagine the feel- ing ot joy with which I read your plans for the Home Coming. It will indeed be a home coming for me and I feel sure that my feeling is representative of the sentiment of the whole Class of '22. Unless something unforseen oc- curs, nothing Will prevent me from being present at Normal on Decem- ber ninth. I feel that 'I must express ,my gratitude for having been graduated from an institution that not only puts one in a position to graduate, but backs one up after work is be- gun in the field. Sincerely, DORIS OWENS. Long Green, Md. November 29, 1922. My dear Miss Tall: ' Your letter has just arrived and I am certainly glad to hear of the plans for a Home Coming Day for '22. I makes me feel fand I am sure all of '22 will also! that we are still very intimately and closely connected with Normal regardless of the distance that we may be from her. We will all be ready for the day, I am sure. I am looking tor- ward eagerly for the ninth and I hope to be among those present. It will certainly feel good to be back at Normal once more. Sincerely yours, ETHEL G. CARTER. THE ORIOLE 3 A REALISTIC TALE. ' Last year I loved to sit on the window-seat in Room 14, and picture my school to be. Always, the pic- ture was the same-a large, red brick building, spacious halls, 'at- tractive rooms with tables hand -chairs. Cupboards were most com- plete with piles of colored paper, scissors, crayons and costumes. But my picture has changed. In its place there is a little two-room gray stone school, with an old wooden bel- fry and a rusty bell, which has not been rung for years. The spacious hall is a little boxed in vestibule. The attractive tables and chairs are old, rickety, well cut up desks. Where is my fascinating cupboard? In the front of the room stands a little three by four bookcase and occupy- ing the top shelf is a little stuck- up bottle of mucilage. On the next shelf is a spool of brown cord accompanied by four pairs of loose wabbly scissors. In the front, and to the left of my room stands the furnace-an old coal stove, which has to be fed every hour on the hour. Last, year I would have said them days have gone forever. No, here I am teaching in the school in which the lessons were taught to the tune of the hickory stick, and I, under the same conditions must try to teach present day methods. So I will state my first problem or diffi- culty-CARRYING OUT MY PLANS WITH LIMITED MATERIALS. Frantically I worked for the iirst three weeks of school, teaching three grades and trying to keep all well occupied and interested. How was I to keep one group busy with seat Work while working with two reci- tation periods? While working and gaining with one class the others HD.iSh9d in five minutes my labor- iously planned seat work. At such times, how I longed for Normal! While there, if the earth began to tremble and crumble under my feet, there was always one Stone which saved my life, Miss Virginia E. After returning home, the process of planning began. From attic to cellar I searched for pictures, ma- terials and ideas. Something differ- ent, something original, was my idea of good seat work. Therefore I worked laboriously and late into the night. I have then a second big OF KNOWLEDGE MY TIME. Had I more experience in whole day, with a grades and with all that I would have problem-LACK IN MANAGING had at Normal planning for a whole grade or subjects I feel been greatly beneiited, In the recitation period there came continually the question of How Much? How much of a subject should be taken in one grade? How much should be taken in a daily les- son? These questions may have been answered in the Baltimore Cou11ty Course. But how often I had to stop my planning to make a study of my Course. And this brings me to my third problem- ILACK OF THOROUGH ACQUAIN- TANCE WITH THE BALTIMORE COUNTY COURSE. What was the result of these dif- iiculties? Time was lost while the teacher experimented. Will the 1923 graduate enter into her work in a more eflicient way if she meets these experiences of which I have spoken in her student teach- ing? MILDRED L. BUCKLEY. A BRIEF SURVEY OF CURRENT EVENTS. We often hear people say What is the use of studying current events, they are so uninteresting, I would rather read a good story. People who say that have never tried very hard to become interested. They pick up a magazine or paper and read for a while with their mind on something else and then expect to get information out of what they are attempting to read. Current events are educational because they seem to bea means to an end in studying history. We appreciate the past more if we can connect it with what is happening at present. The read- ing of current events make us more intelligent and broadminded and give us a new attitude towards other nations. I think that one of the most important values of current events is the fact that we are better fitted for citizenship. The following are some present lday problems which concern all of Hus and are well worth reading and understanding: A-International News: Turko-Grecian War. Settlement of the Allied Debt. The League of Nations. Lausanne Conference. Immigration Restriction. Business men and Internation- alism. Fall of Lloyd George Government. Facisti government in Italy. Irish Freedom. Red Cross Movement. German Financial Future. B-National News. Farm Loans. Prohibition. The Coal Problem. Tariff Act. Impeachment of Attorney General Daugherty. Soldiers' Bonus Bill. Outcome of the recent election. Ship Subsidy Bill. Chicago Race Riot. C1emenceau's Plea. The Philippine Trouble. Educational Bill. 1923 Budget. Supreme Court and the Japanese Question. Forest Fires. New Constitutional Amendment. Punishment of Crime. C-Local Affairs: Educational Bill. Maryland School Laws. Street Car Fares. D-General News: Sculpture by Photography. Battle with the Colorado River. Social Unrest. The Klu Klux Klan. Socialism. How many of these subjects can you converse upon intelligently? MAE SCHANZ, Sr. 6. What is the color of the wind and waves in a storm? The wind blue-the waves rose. Compliments of THE HLABH H HEBHEH MFE. UH. TIIHSHN HEIGHTS, MD. 4101 HOTEL TOWSON Towson, Md. Under New Management. Newly Renovated Rooms With Private Baths New Dining Room Open-American And European Plan Special Attention Paid To Tourists i109 4 THE ORIOLE THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMALL SCHOOL. TOYVSON, MD. Business Manager, MAXYVELL SACRA Circulation bfgr., GERTRUDE SMITH . x E. XVORTHINGTON Advertising MSPS- 1 MENARIS FRANCE PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. DECEMBER, 1922. GREETINGS- ' ' RICHMOND HALL. Each month Miss Tall has a spec- ial message for everybody, which she sends in a special way-through the Oriole This time she warns you. Watch the bulletin board in the hall for an entirely new event.',' The plans for the new dormitory unit are nearly completed. Soon will appear the photograph for the new building. The blue prints are now on Miss Tal1's desk awaiting the criticism of the faculty and dor- mitory directors for qhe final prints. As soon as copies are received, they will be placed so that all students may see them. The new unit will be named Richmond Hall, in honor of Miss Sarah E. Richmond, former princi- pal and teacher. The new hall will match Newell Hall in architecture. It will extend up the hill to the Ad- ministration Building level, joining Newell Hall through the bay window at the South end of the main cor- ridor. In the new dormitory there will be a large room, a commons or liv- ing room to accommodate ,two hun- dred students for social, reading or get-together purposes. It will have a large, open fire place in which real logs can be burned. Sleepy-heads, listen! Richmond Hall will have a sleeping porch. There will be sin- gle rooms and many double rooms. The double rooms will hold only two students. The nose of a third one can't be crowded into one of these rooms planned for two. Won't you like that? Mr. Wilson Smith, of Smith RL May, architects, is intelligently seek- ing structural details for comfort and better living. One hundred and twenty-five can be housed in this new building. Where would you suggest they should be drawn from? Towson? Administration Building? We are looking forward to Christ- mas, 1924, when the building is to be finished. Watch the Bulletin board. We think you all will want to live in Richmond Hall. Shall our slogan be Seven Hun- dred Students ln 1923-192-i? HAZEL WRIGHT. THE HOME-COMING OF THE CLASS OF 1922. An old fashioned experience meet- ing was held in the Music Room on December 9 as a part of the pro- gram of the Home Coming of the Class of '22, In this meeting, which was attended by about fifty of last year's Seniors, they talked most frankly of the joys and the sorrows which they had met' during their first year of teaching. After a most cordial address of welcome by Miss Lida Lee Tall, which made all the old girls feel just as if they were back home home again, Miss Virginia 'Stone discussed the changes which had taken place in the Elementary School, and Mr. John Dunkle fol- lowed with an earnest plea for frank criticisms of the work of the Nor- mal School, criticisms which would help the faculty to meet more ade- quately the needs of the present student body. The first speaker, Miss Evelyn Peacock, known and loved as Presi- dent of the Student Council of last year, in a very thoughtful discussion of her problems pleaded for a more varied experience in teaching. Miss Mildred Buckley, like Hamlet of old, asked her audience to look upon this picture and on this, as she painted in vivid colors the school she iwas dreaming of before graduation and the one she was teaching this ses- sion. She urged that the elemen- tary school give more definite and varied places for seat work and that the proper authorities be made to see the importance of providing pa- per, scissors and various other kinds of equipment necessary for a modern school room. ' Mr. Dunkle's request for brief re- ports from many of the other girls present met with a most hearty re- sponse, and for nearly an hour one girl after another told how she had met and solved or failed to solve her problems, and how, day by day, she was realizing the help her training at the Normal School had been in making her an eflicient worker in her chosen field. E. TIMBERLAKE. Little Boy tafter an epidemic of chicken poxl, rushed down stairs one morning very much excited and said: Oh, daddy, I must have the chicken pox, I found a feather in the bed. Doctor: Deep breathing, you un- derstand, destroys germs. , Patient: But, doctor, how can I force them to breathe deeply? Ah, my boy, I owe a. great deal to that woman. Is she your mother? Oh, nog my landlady. I THE PLACE OF BOOKS AS A MEANS OF EDUCATION. Books ,have three purposes, the first of which is pleasure. Books develop an imagination, and as we grow older this imagination grows also, and helps us live through the story with its characters. It is our aim as teachers to develop this imagination with children and give to them the gift which we ourselves enjoy. The reading of good books is one of the best ways to spend lei- sure time. Children read the books that are primarily of interest. It is our aim to develop this interest along the right path, so as to make of it an asset where in some cases it might have been a hindrance. A second purpose is enlighten- ment. First, books are read as sub- ject matter. They give the child a. broader view of what children in all lands have been doing. Books broaden the minds of, children and make them able to grasp the ideas included within the page. Our democracy rests upon the basis of an intelligent citizenship which requires a reading and thinking people, who inform themselves regarding the civic problems and decide their course after careful consideration of the issue involved. Books help form a contrast between present day activities of people and those of yes- terday, and the preceding centuries. The third purpose is that of record. To those who have studied and gone over the libraries of schools, there seems to be a large proportion of dead and unused books of doubt- ful quality. This problem was taken over by the American Library Com- mittee to decide upon books that should be in the Elementary School Library. They judged them as books that would C13 allow for and meet appropriately the child's na- ture and develop instructive inter- ests and good taste. These books should fit the pres- ent stage of the child's development. To do this there would be special books for each grade. The commis- sion decided upon a minimum sum of money to spend in each school and worked out appropriate lists. In most all of the States, the town schools have library facilities, but few of the rural schools have. New England has provided for this handi- cap in this way: the town libraries furnish books to the rural commun- ities by means of autos fitted up with books. 'llhis is a real branch library. Let us, as teachers, if proper li- brary facilitles have not been includ- ed in our future schools, endeavor to the best of our ability to bring about a change, and give to the chil- dren the advantages of being lovers of good books. NELLIE COOK, Sr. I. 6 THE ORIOLE THE WESTERN SHORE. There is a land Where all is fair, Where fruits and flowers grow, In great profusion, and the air Is pure as driven snow, There old Cacoctin's rugged steeps Stand close to Frederick towng While to the West Antietams creeps Through verdant meadows down. Across the shimmering fields of grain, You see the lofty treesg While from the hills comes the re- frain Of many a gentle breeze. ESSAY ON LOOKING WISE. Blanche Bounds. Looks are sometimes deceiving. Don't judge a book by its cover. al- ways. That's exactly what I'd like to say of people-don't judge them by the looks on their faces. Soco-I ilow, is a good-looking man and a criminal. H. G. Wells is a little man' of wizened countenance, but one of the greatest men of our age.i But there are times when the cov- 'er is all we have to judge by, and it isn't always so hard to do. Let us, for one moment, imagine ,ourselves the teacher before a class lof Normal School girls. Vile will fhave to admit that faces are pretty And if you're fond of motoring, Some wondrous sights you'1l see, When coming through from Old Clear Spring, And by Monocacy. Where is this land? you ask me now, Of it we would hear more. This land where milk and honey flows ' Is Maryland's Western Shore. Elizabeth Simpson. POETRY. Poetry may be the thoughts of the soul expressed, But to write it leaves mine in a state harassed, For when I have a beautiful thought to repeat, I haven't used the right number of feet. - Even the license of which all the poets boast, Doesn't help me so very much at the most. For while I struggle with rhyme, rhythm and meter The desire to write it in prose grows so much sweeter. When I think that every line must be scanned, And the most of it will have to be canned, I think that each one should stick to-his line, And writing poetry? is surely not mine. Poets are really born and not made, So why' continue this awful tirade? Let me express my thoughts in good old prose, Then my soul will-be in a state of repose. N. E. K., 1922. They say that a carrier pigeon will go further than other birds, said the boarder between bites. . Well, I'll have to try one, said the landlady. I notice a fowl doesn't go very far. blank looking for the first few days, but they gradually begin to take oni a wise look whether real or manu- lfactured. Those on the front row listen be-I cause they can't help it, those on the back row can't help it because they don't listen. Now and then you see a mouth open, that is be- cause she can't take in enough through her eyes and ears-just let her alone, she is unconsciously looking her ignorance. I The hand that is constantly in the air usually flags an empty head. They are always ready to talk but as far as saying anything,-that's another matter. To look wise would seem a hard thing to do, and it is. One can hard- ,ly look wise-really wise, out of the eyes without something behind it. Learn the lesson of the owl-keep your eyes open when you 'are in the dark, but when you are in the light 'and all smooth sailing, it doesn't 'hurt to dose. JOKES. DIAR-Y'S LITTLE COLD Mary had a little cold, It started in her head. And everywhere that Mary went That cold was sure to spread. It followed her to school one day, ffere wasn't any rule. It made the children cough and sneeze To have that cold in school. The teacher tried to drive it out, She tried hard, but-kerchoo-oo! It didn't do a bit of good For teacher caught it, too. -Practical Druggist. The youth who has just come through his first love affair proba- bly feels as wise and blase as the gold-fish which has been all around his little globe and thinks there is nothing more in the World to dis- icover. Stranger: Have you lived here all your life, my little boy? Little Boy: No, sirg not yet! FROM THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIR-E. lt was during an informal dance at the summer hotel. Mr. Fauxpas, who was an onlooker, turned to the stranger by his side and asked: Who is that disagreeable-looking old girl by the piano? Why, thatis my sister. Pardon me. I mean the one next to her. Oh, that's my wife. Two convicts, one in for stealing a watch, the other for stealing a Icow. They disliked each other, and their conversation was full of in- nuendos. Thus the man who had stolen the cow said to the man who had stolen the watch: Jim, what time is it? Milking time, Joe. What do you suppose has come over my husband this morning, Mag- gie, asked a conscientious little bride, to the new servant. I never saw him start down town so happy. He's whistling like a bird. I I'm afraid I am to blame, mum, 'said Maggie. I got the packages mixed this morning and gave' him bird seed instead of his regulor breakfast food. A NIGHT OF AIVFUL ADVENTURE YVillie's experience after over in- dulgence at a picnic. l. Engulfed in a boundless marsh of ice-cream, with no voice nor strength to utter a single cry for help. II. Chased by a hundred hot dogs over a field of smoking camp-fires. III. Wedged with a live pickle in the opening of a giant glass jar. IV. Continuously gagged by a banana longer than a garden bose. V. Drowned in a lake of lemonade after a desperate attempt to use a doughnut for a life preserver. -Contributed. Englishman: I was on a train in England the other day and we were going so fast that the telephone poles looked like a continuous picket fence. Irishman: Faith, that's nothing -when I was on a train in Ireland one day, we went so fast by a cab- bage patch, potato patch, turnip patch, and a pond of water, that it looked like soup. About a year ago a holdup man knocked me completely senseless. That's too bad. Why don't you see if something can't be done about itqn THE ORIOLE 5 ODE T0 POSTURE. Good Posture is an asset Which very few possess Sad to relate. the favored ones Seem to be growing less. We see the folks around us All slumped down in a heap And the way that people navigate ls enough to make you weep. Some elevate their shoulders Some hollow in their backs Some stiffen up their muscles And some just plain relax. The one who walks with grace and poise Is a spectacle so rare That even down on gay Broadway The people turn and stare. lf you would cut a figure In business, sport or sffool , Just mind the Posture Precepts Obey the Posture Rule. Don't thrust your head out turtle- wise Don't hunch your shoulders so Don't sag and drag yourself around No style to that, you know, Get Uplift in your bearing And strength and spring and vim No matter what your worries To slouch won't alter them. Just square your shoulders to the world You're not the sort to quit lt isn't the load that breaks us down It's the way we carry it. The Physical Erlucationu Depart- ment carried on a Posture Drive the week of November 20th. Posters pertaining to the subject were made by the Juniors. These posters are to be judged for excellence by Miss Greenlaw and Miss Woolsey. The most important feature of the flrive was a talk by Miss Lillian Drew, of 'Jie Central School of New York City. In her talk she gave the values of good posture as follows: the hygienic, economic, social and aesthetic values. E. S. BOOST THE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND. This year the Alumni of the Mary- land State Normal School at Tow- son have given two complete schol- arships to our students. They have loanerl money to five others. This is only a beginning if their future plans for education materialize. llow can they do so much? This ig one way. A Joint Recital for the benefit of the,Alumni Association will be given at the State Normal Auditorium, Friday, January 12. 1923, at 8.15 P. M., by two well known artists, Misses Esther A. Love, pianist, and Maude Albert, Mezzo-Soprano. Tickets will be sold to the general public for fifty cents. Students' tickets, not transferable, will be twenty-five cents. Tell your friends about it, urge them to come. Be there early yourself and secure a first-class seat! NEW BOOKS. The library has made a beginning in building up a collection of books which will serve the double purpose of entertainment and value to vari- ous departments in their courses given. New plays recently added are as follows: Atlantic Book of Modern Plays. Wilde-Eight comedies for the little theatre. Cohen--One act plays by modern authors. Shay-Contemporary one-act plays of 1921. Milne-Tfiree plays: The Dover Road, etc. O'Neill-The Hairy Ape. Mantle-Best plays of 1920-21. The last named contains some notable successes of the New YOl'K season such as Deburau, The First Year, 'Enter Madame',, Lil- iam, Emperor Jones, and others. Poetry is represented by a large and complete anthology The Home Book of Verse, besides New Voices, f'Modern American Poetry, Perry's Study of Poetry, and Lowes' Convention and Revolt in Poetry. The new volumes of essays are: Repplier-Essays in Idleness. Brooks-Chimney Pot Papers. Gerould-Modes and Morals. M. L. O. This is my car, exploded the irate tourist to the garage man, and what I say about it goes-see? Just then a begrimed machinist crawled out from under the 'dead' machine and implored, Say 'enginej mister. T have an appetite like .a ca- nary. 1 Ves, I notice you eat a peck at -1 time. Von are -a singular sort of a. girl, said he. Well. she observed, t,'1at's easily altered. I wonder why they call our lan- guage the mother tongue? Maybe bc:-ause Dad hasn't a chance to use it. BED TIME. ' Charlotte Hostetter. After study hour 318 prepares for bed. Some docilely make all prepar- ations and tuck themselves away fully nfteen minutes before the lights go out. For the majority there is a general scurry in and out of cubicles, returning borrowed finery and speaking a. parting good- night. Above the rustle some one calls, Who borrowed my hair curlers? Whoever has them, please rc-turn them right away. Where's my soap cup? I saw one in the bath room, of- fered a visitor, perhaps that was yours. Girls, please be quiet till I nn- ish my prayersg I can't think. I want a drink. So do I, and I, and I. Practically Jevery one troops off to the fountain or takes a glass to the bathroom. All rush as the first bell rings. Frequently some person who is all ready for bed, and believes in doing things ahead of time, demands that the lights be turned out. Those who wait until the last minute, in- dignantly demand that they be left on. This debate sometimes ends with the former coming out' victor- ious. As the lights disappear groans go up from various corners. I want to address a letter g I had just a paragraph to read in English. I had just a few more verses in order to finish the fifteenth psalm. These people crawl reluctantly into bed. Everything is quiet for about 'live minutes, when a wail is heard. Oh! I have a toothache. Will some- body tell Miss Amberson? Os, it hurts, deed, honest, I have an aw- ful pain in my wisdom tooth. Faint giggles. The proctor says sh-h. But I do have a pain. Giggles grow louder. Be quiet, or I will report you to Student Government. Si- lence again. Who's that snoring? I can't stand it. I am going to find out. Then some one talks in her sleep. Get out of my room. You can't sleep with me. You're not my partner. . For the tenth timeuwe settle down for an eight-hour nap. Sleep comes sure and soon. Ah, reader, it is good to sleep, but it is better to be able to sleep. A man had just recovered from an operation and was talking to a friend The surgeon, he remarked, said he'd have me on my feet again in three weeks. Well, he did it, didn't he? asked the friend. He did, indeed, responded the man. I had to sell my motor car to pay his bill. THE ORIOLE -I I CQNSERVATIQN OF FOR,ES'1'SIplace of deposit and kept there in T. the water until they can be sent to State Forester Besley placed be- the mill. It happens in places that fore the students of Maryland Stateithe current of the stream is not suf- Normal School the general forestrylnciently strong to carry the logs standing throughout sections of theidown, in such'cases, dams are built United States. to hold back the water, then the We feel indebted to Mr- Besleyy water is released to let great iioods because he made us conscous of the f100Se .111 01'de1' 10 Se11d the IOSS d0W11 important part trees play in the,t11e 1'1Ve1- I economy and development of ourl In the maftel' of ,U'e11SD01'1et1011, country. lMr. Besley said that it was interest- Our lumber area has been reduced Img to 110te Speeial CharaCfe1'iStiCS from 325,000,000'ee1-es to 425,000,-ywith respect to certain sections of 000 acres. This conditoin is at-1 tributable to the waste in cutting the trees, and failure to protect our, forests from nres. Forests have, been so badly burned by nres and so' the United States, for instance, 'while we have seen that streams are greatly made use of in the New Eng- land States, in the Lake States, be- cause of the geography of the coun- ruthlessly cut over that we are nowitfyi the logs were 113111911 0111 of in danger of facing a tenlporal-ylC3.IHp by hOI'SeS to be C3.I'l'1ed to U19 Shortage Within the next flfteenirailroad stations. He showed a pic- years. lture of a. team loaded with 100,210 From 1830 up to 1840 the Newifeet .of lumber-ready for delivery to England States produced more lum-la railroad station. In the Southern - fsections, especially the Appalachian Eganglan aqg48th1frf:ct13g5gfbg1,sisection, because of the mountains York gtate produlged most, fmmitransportatlon IS difficult both by - rail and wagon roadg therefore, in- fesaiiq golf6?8g,5I?:JS5?ggE1aihE301l2n21,Zjstead of having one big mill Where of lumber production moved to the Lake States, and in the Lake States was produced the bulk of the lum- ber. It culminated in 1909. Since 1909 it has moved to the Pacific Coast, the only large remaining ithe logs you find are converted into lumber, many small mills. Speaking of the by-products of wood, Mr. Besley said pulp is a very importont consideration It is 'estimated that in the United States area of the United States. And soithe 3-111011111 of D111D 11Sed 2-Ve1'aSe-S we might go on finding where lum-'thirty D01111dS Del' 031111321 Del' 3111111111- ber has reached its maximum pro-QMOS1 of the P11111 is 11191119 f1'0111 Wood, duction and decline- With the en-,and spruce is the chief material. ception of the Pacinc Coast region Need of conservation is recognized the forests have been cut over and 030 tD1g1015f111Ve h111ei1Sl111'eS 1111V1e been left in pretty bad shape. '21 OD e F0118 011 e 001111 PY- Logging operations resniting in -Instead of letting trees remain enormous waste furnishes food for glled ITD 5111 fill? 510111111 as W2-3 n e . The whole country with the 01'111e1'Y 0119, e OES are 11r11e encgption of the Pacino Coast hasi111Q0 21 P01111 S0 that- 111Se01S 0511111013 been wastefully cut as well as badlyig11J111e tthe tgeesthwhlle ltllelghage 111 'njured by ni-ee, e wa er. no er poin a was 1 Ngw a gi-eat deal of our lumber i5'0bS81'VBd that tended to show meas- brought in from the Pacino Coastiures are be111g 3-11011100 to 0011Se1'Ve The greater the distance coupledithe D1'0d11C121011 of lumber, WaS the with excessive freight rates neces-imatter of 011111118 the trees- It W2-S sarily means high priced lumber andistated, thas as tlate 2-S 8 fe? Sgegffl the price of lumber is not going to 11g0. 111 01' el' 0 11101'e 00111 01' 3- Y bg much less than it is tgday, hence :cut the tree, the cutters would leave the necessity of taking care of our Iallslgumptletandiinej 1nTthe 559111141 ag forestg. ig as ree ee. rue IS save Pietni-es of a New England Camp ,back ache, but it also caused a great. were Shown, An interesting faegiloss and waste of valuable lumber, was the manner in which the genglbecause at the butt of the tree. is I-aphy of the Cguntry eenti-oiled thelfound the best of lumber. Realizing developing of the camp and theithe great annual loss and waste, it means employed in getting the logs became a law that no stump should to the mins. In the New England be higher than one and a half feet Camps the roads through the for- fI'0111 the ground. Greater discrim- ests were graded wherever possible, 111311011 is being 11Sed 111 011111118 0Ve1' so that when the lumber is piled a forest and more thought is given upon sleds they make quick ascent so wherever possible the logs are sent down the streams. Before they are sent down the stream they are branded. At stations along the route, the mill owners identify their own logs by means of these brandsg their logs are side-tracked into their to the manner of handling the felled logs so that as little injury as pos- sible is done to the remaining growth. People living in sections that have been ruthlessly and carelessly cut often witness devastation of land ,and homes because of floods, these I i P floods were the results of the great devastation of the surrounding for- ests. It was cited that in France to- day millions and millions of dollars are being' spent in repairing justl such damage as has been done our forests in this country. France is building dams to check the water on the mountain sides until the slopes can get back the tree growth. This lecture was such a splendid follow-up of studies made in geog- raphy classes, that it was with re- gret We saw Mr. Besley leave this subject but partly finished. We ex- pect, however, that he Will come again. Assembly Reporter. Why do you turn out of the road for every hog you meet? she asked rather crossly. The- right of way is yours. Surely, said her husband calm- ly, but my reason is suggested by an epitaph I recently saw: 'Here lies the body of William Jayg He died maintaining his right of wayg He was right, dead right, as he sped alongg But he's just as dead as if he'd been wrong? Sistah Smith, I'se sorry, but I needs must depahtf' Oh, Mr. Johnsing-needsyou must? -Nashville Tennessean. Two negroes watching a buxom negro woman striding along with the air of superiority said: Jim, who is that pouter pigeon woman yonder carrying herself so pertubrunt? Why dat's Miss Many Johnson, down here fum Roanoke on a visit. to R,everent Morris. Well, said Sam, she shore do present herself, don't she? -Elks' Magazine. GEOGRAPHY : When a country is shaped like the leg of a boot, would you call it a. bootlegger? Where is the Cai Mother of Wa- ters? fbi Father of Presidents? What are they doing there? A certain monarchy, much in vogue for peace conferences, has been described as a low-lying coun- try, damned on all sides. Is this right? Teacher: Name the seasons. Junior: Pepper, salt, vinegar and mustard.-Hollywood High School News. W'hat does a volcano do with lava? asked Freddie. Give it up, replied his father. That's right, said Freddie. 8 THE ORIOLE THE STEBBINS - ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies TOWSON, MD. RIDERWOOD, MD. 1103 Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWS ON MARYLAND 6105 - MATI-HAS GROSS Barber Shop YORK ROAD TOWFSON, MD. 1107 YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS F. B. and M. L. PORTS, Props., Phone, Towson 525 1107 FRANK J. SMRCINA Practical Tailor Special Attention Given to Altering, Dyeing, Cleaning 403 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. C107 Table Delicacies GEORGE H. STIEBEE Towson, Md. 1101 WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer In Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour And Feed York Road Towson, Md. noi , You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Towson, Md. Open Saturday Nights 441, Interest on Savings Deposits C109 D. B. D. DELTA, BETA, DELTA. President-Miriam Arthur. Vice-President-Betty, Worthington. Sec.-Treas.-Peggy Owens. We, the Delta Beta Delta, are sup- porting the school in every under- taking and we will carry on our work throughout the year. We have as our ideal, the creation and main- tenance of sisterly feeling, and this we try to attain at all times. Our meetings tend to help us to give comfort and pleasure to others, and we plan for the future with much joy. Believing that social features are conducive to a better spirit, we are planning many affairs that will make the name of our sorority one to be long remembered in the Nor- mal School. We are looking for-I ward to a successful season and would like to take this opportunity to extend good wishes to the N. S. and A. K. D. Sororities. D. B. D., '23. THE ELEMENTARY MONTHLY GOOD SPORTSMIANSHIP. We say that good sportsmanship is the thing that counts in teamwork. Maybe it is not and maybe it is. The soccer team that wins is happy, the team that loses is sad. For in- stance, when the seventh grade soc- cer team was beaten by Towson School they said, Oh! they cheated, they moved the lines. Let us stop this by saying, We are beaten. There may have been unfair gains. Be manly though, and do not forget this: Good sportsman- ship counts. ASA BIRD GARDINER. A PAL. A pal is in the diamond, pearl, or ruby class, rare and precious, but diderent in this way: that rare as a real pal is, he is also priceless. A pal loves, forgives, forgets, sympa- thizes, understands, you don't have to excuse or explain to him. He al- ways comes to you when you need him most, and he isn't afraid if the whole world deserts you-he is there to stay. Don't you see he is your pal and you want him and he wants you? He doesn't keep things back, he is honest, above board, open, and expressive. A pal can make mis- takes and they are just mistakes, but if he isn't your pal then they are blunders instead--and you may resent thefn and be unhappy. But somehow with a pal one doesn't mind. Friendship is the basis of true happiness. Pals are true and steadfast. In trouble as in joy they are ever ready to share with each other what may come. These are the only true pals. BERNARD ANTHONY. WE WONDER How many Juniors will support the Senior play? Why Sacra likes Rice? Why the Seniors are still raving about Saturday night? Why lvliriam Arthur approves of Lynch? I Why Joe Simmonds and Menaris lFrance were so happy on December Ninth? Why Juniors are getting busy? Why Superintendent Cooks likes The Oriole? Why Miss Munn is so happy over The Oriole? Why Rice Can't eat? W'hic,h section will furnish the music for next month's dance? Why Fuss Smith gets advice of the Bishop ? , Why Craft Club is working so lhard? I Who will Stoop to Conquer in the Senior play? Why Cecelia Seipp likes prize- fighters? Who sent M. Arthur the flower? Where the Xmas tree will be? B. WORTHINGTON. There are two times in a man's ,life when he should not speculate: When he can't afford it and when he can.-Mar kTwain. De big pertaters are allus found at the top of the heap, philoso- phised the darkey, but if it wasn't fo' the rest of us dere'd be no heap. L Don't you enjoy listening to the honk of the wild goose? 'Not when he's driving an auto- .mobi1e. A Friend of the Senior Class at M. S. N. S. ISAAC BENESCH da SON I Furniture Store 549 N. GAY ST., BALTIMORE, MD. Phone, Wolfe 2287. Phone, Vernon 1052 J. TROOKENBROT 8 OO. 324 W. Saratogo Street, Opposite Bra.ger's, BALTIMORE, MD. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin or Ring. 1101 THE ORIOLE 9 ACTIVITIES IN THE , ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. As Christmas draws near the spirit of Yuletide is evident in the Ele- mentary School. If you were to go into the school you would find the children at work learning Christmas Carols for their Carol- service, which they expect to give in the-Assembly. The children ,ln Mrs. Sibley's room are making toys for their Christmas tree which they already have on their sand table. They are making gifts which they expect to take home to their mothers. 4 In one corner of tile room there is a doll house which has not been furnished yet. It will not be in this condition long, because the children have already made the curtains and some of the furniture. On entering Miss Hillhouse's room, the first things that greet our eyes are two large pictures of Santa Claus with his bundles pasted on the window panes, The children of the Second Grade are making Christmas booklets in which they expect to write their Christmas stories. If you were to walk into Miss Buckley's room on Thursday morn- ing at the last period, you would find the pupils of the Third and Fourth Grades busily at work, for Miss Buckley has a free work period in which each child has the privilege of choosing his own work. The children a e divided into different committees, appointed by the chil- dren themselves. N There are two cooking commit- tees. Eliza Horner is chairman of one and James Leslie is chairman of the other. These committees have made butter scotch, fudge and pea- nut butter candy. The candy is made in the class room and cooked in Miss Amberson's room. All the materials and utensils are brought by the children from their homes. There is a building committee, with Wilson Andrew as chairman. This committee is making a toy slide for the First Grade. They ,have the steps completed and are now sanding the board! for the slide. There are three printing commit- tees, with Jack Byrne, Robert John- son and Royston Green as chairmen. These committees hope to be able to print some posters. There is a joint activity of all the different grades. Under the aus- pices of the Children's Aid, the school has taken a poor family and are planning to give the children of this family a Merry Christmas. GRACE MARTIN, Sr. III. My dear, I think your daughter recites remarkably well, don't you? Yes, all she needs is a short course in electrocution, to finish her off, as you might say. WORK OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. S. Little, Sr. V. Upper Grades. The upper grades of the elemen- tary school, after mudu planning have at last settled down to work and are accomplishing some real, good, educative work. The seventh grade are still carry- ing on their project of publishing a monthly newspaper. The November issue has 'been published and the class is working hard on the Decem- ber issue which they are hoping to have completed before the holidays begin. They expect this one to be far superior to the former number because gthey have criticised their' paper and made plans for its cor- rection. They gave a very good dramatiza- tion of The Destruction of Grand Pre, under the instruction of Miss Helen Schuoler, which was worked out from their study of Longfe1low's Evangeline, The ability of the instructor .and children was truly visible in this dramatization, and an audience could feel the spirit of those early French settlers who were driven away from their comfortable homes. The children are working out problems to develop their character, being careful tg be courteous, kind, responsible and above all, a good sportsman, acknowledging defeat in good spirit and resolving to win in the next attempt. The sixth grade deserves some mention. They, with the seventh grade, made a trip to Sheppard and Pratt and gave a Marionette play to the patients. They enjoyed this trip very much. In return for their work they were invited into the workroom where they viewed some interesting work done by the patients. They saw a book they had bound, a rug anl shawl they had woven, and some printed programs. After hearty re- freshments, they came home feeling very happy over their trip. ' Some sixth graders who deserve personal mention are: Mary Carpen- ter, who won the gold mounted fountain pen, offered as a prize' by The Sun, to the person writing the best historical account of The Old Shot Tower. ' Mary Alice Wood, Mary Virginia. Harris and Mary Carpenter very creditably took part in The Grass- hopper, given by the Little Play- ers in Baltimore last week. N Two friends, while in town, got thoroughly soaked in moonshine, and finally landed in a gutter. After iioundering aboutfor some time, Jack spluttered forth: f Let's go to another hotel, Jim. This one leaks! TOWSON 5 AND 10c STORE ' School Supplies And Novelties, Etc. 404 York Road Towson, Md. 1109 Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 gljiesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. J Safety! 5 Service! Be Thrifty! Save Your Money And Invest With THE BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK TOWVSON, MD. C105 Downs' Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles st., BALTIMORE , C103 n THE ATELIER 103 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. SELBY'S STUDIO C 1 05 SWEETS-STATIONERY KEENE'S YORK RD. ,ANDK BURKE AVE. 1103 TOWSON SERVICE STATION L. J. MAsoN, Pri-lprietorl ' York Road and Willow Avenue Phone, Towson 554. , C105 THE WILSON ELECTRIC CO. WM. A. WILSON, Prop. ' Everything Electrical 409 York Road, Towson, Md. Phone, Towson 323. r U07 A THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, MD. Leading School Supply House of the State, 1103 10 THE ORIOLE K MERRY IGHRISTMASI my dress and it is the best-looking AN IF FQR GIRLS. thing! ' . . . . I ' ' At last, the old clock in the tower ,,fiFrim in tx1tt'1na'-Eelg0x,lgi?h7- pealed forth the hour-all was fine. If you can dress to make yourself ar ' t e HS mas g Oh! the hall-itlwas lovely, palms, attractive, 1 ing Thru the midnight, loud and clear Closer draw your qhairs together, Hand clasp hand in friendly cheer. Any Normal girl will tell you that you can't go around Towson sing- ing this Christmas carol and not feel a kind o' friendly feeling down in- side you, so that assignments don't seem so long, and even Dearie's candy tastes different. When the Library is decked with poinsettas and a roaring dre sends that friendly little glow all over the Library, even to that remote corner where I see a Senior head bent over a. History Les- son Plan. Away out, in every County in Maryland someone is laughing over or reflecting over some choice morsel brought by the black and yel- low-winged messenger from back at Normal. That little Oriole will see its first Christmas this year, and sure 'tis a brave songster, he must be to face December's snows so cour- ageously, in order to carry his little message. Somehow, it has leaked out that a class of people we will just call Some o' those Juniors, haven't been so interested in keeping that Oriole well-fed. Just let us tell you: by the time you've left Normal, and are well out on your own hook, you too, will eagerly wait for the Oriole to learn of any hints you may find to help in teaching that young idea to shoot, and you'll hope that those classes back at sqhool will fill it full of all kinds of good things, just as we are hoping now that you will. That's all we old folks have to say this time, except to remind you that the Oriole needs much attention during the winter months, and to wish to it and all the Normal Carol Singers- Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year ln 1923. THAN KSGIVING DANCE. A bit of nonsense now and then, ls relished by the wisest men. Saturday night, December the ninth, marked the opening social function of the Class of '23, My! What a day! Up bright and early, and Oh! So happy. Just as busy as bees preparing to make the first dance a great success. From each corner of the hall came a chatter. Ann De Ran in one corner, perched upon a step ladder, furnished us her wit to keep us laughing during our work. From another corner might be heard: l can't walt for night. I haven't seen Billie for so long. Who are you bringing, Helen? Hope my man gets here early. Just got ferns, cut flowers and cozy corners. The maroon and gray hung grace- fully across the hall. My! don't you love it? Our first Senior dance, too! Who'll ever forget it? The glow of the multi-colored lights and confetti. A number of members of the Class of '22 were present, including Misses Bessie Robinson, Pauline Ca- dle, Dorothy Dudderer, Naomi Prit- chett, Mary Smith, Miriam Shawn, Erna Herrmann, Mina Horn, Vir- ginia Davis and Lorlynne Taylor. Too much cannot be said about the committee in charge. They were etiiciency personified. Was the dance a success? Yes, it was more than a success. It takes the seniors to put it across. The dance closed at a late hour, and oh! how short the evening did seem. But Seniors, just console yourselves, for the future has in store for you, in regard to social functions, great expectations. B. WORTHINGTON, Social Chairman. OUR PRESENT ENROLLMENT. You will be interested in the fol- lowing summary of our enrollment for the present year: County Srs. Jrs. T't'l Alleghany .... ..... 1 3 4 Anne Arundel . . . 18 5 23 Baltimore County . . . 32 29 61 Baltimore City . . . . 5 3 8 Calvert ...... . . 4 1 5 Caroline .... . 7 18 25 Carroll . . 6 10 16 Cecil ..... . . 9 8 17 Charles .... . . 19 6 25 Frederick . . . .. 14 18 32 Garrett . . . 2 1 3 Harford . . . .. 18 14 32 Howard .... 6 5 11 Kent .... . . . 5 4 9 Montgomery . . . .. 6 13 19 Prince George . . . .. 10 5 15 Queen Anne . . . 7 18 25 St. Mary's .... 1 2 3 Somerset . . . . . 10 12 22 Talbot .... . . . . 8 7 15 Washington . . . . . 18 34 52 Wicomico . . . . . 13 16 29 Worcester .... ..... 1 7 20 37 Totals fMd. Students. 240 252 492 Other States ....... 5 9 14 Grand totals ....... 245 261 506 Banner County-Baltimore. Number of Boys ..... 11 25 36 said the Look pleasant, please! photographer to his fmore or lessj fair sitter. Click! lt's all over, ma'am. You may resume your nat- ural expression. Yet not make puffs and curls your chief delight: If you can swim and row, be strong and active, But of the gentler graces lose not sightg If you can dance without a craze for dancing, Play without giving play too strong a hold, Enjoy the love of friends without romancing, Care for the weak, the friendless, and the oldg ' can master French and Greek and Latin, If you And not acquire, as well, a prig- gish mieng If you can feel the touch of silk and satin - Without despising calico and jeang If you can ply a saw and use a. ham- mer, Can do a man's work when the need occurs, Can sing, when asked, without ex- cuse or stammer, rise above unfriendly snubs and vslursg can make good bread, as well as fudges, sew with skill,'and have an eye for dust: If you can be friend and'hold no Can If you Can grudges, K A girl whom all will love because they must, If sometimes you should meet and love another, And make a home with faith and peace enshrined, And you its soul-a loyal wife and mother. You'll work out pretty nearly to my mind, A plan that's been developed through the ages, And win the best that life can have in storeg You'll be, my girl, a model for the sages, ' A woman whom the world will bow before. ELIZABETH LINCOLN OTIS. He gives credit to his wife for all his success. Yes, that it not a bad way to convince her that he is a success. A very deaf old lady, walking along the street, saw an Italian turn- ing a peanut roaster. She stood looking at it a while, shook her head and said: No, I shan't give you any money for such music as that. I can't hear any of the tunes, and be- sides it smells as if there was some- ,thlng burning inside! - V.. . Walr- f,l,, r -ou.oON t F LU L , ,N ,,.,i..i.i Dive To Your Utmost A Genius Creates, Tal- And Your Beat ent Merely Copies, Vol. 2-No. 5 JANUARY, 1923 S?.32i'l2'i.iI!.?22'il?,.El?fitiilfiiifhe Mm'i 'd MISS TALL'S INTRODUCTION 4 OF MR. COOK. State Superintendent Albert S. Cook spoke to us at Assembly in De- cember. In introducing him our Principal said that he believed in his profession. He is a skillful diagnostician. He knows strength in a teacher and encourages itg he detects weaknesses and knows what remedies to apply to overcome themg he understands the education of the very little child and knows whether a first grade teacher uses progres- sive methods in reading. He knows that a teacher can make a mistake, but his friendship endures and he helps that one to more fully over- come such. Hhe is generous, impul- sive, keen, witty, and merry. But above all else, nrst and foremost, he is a teacher himself. A CALL T0 TEACHERS. Mr. Albert S. Cook visited Nor- mal School last Monday and each and every one of us is the better as a result of what he said to us. Al though Miss Tall partially prepared us for something very unusual and exceptionally ine, we, ourselves dis- covered our State Superintendent. We feel the concensus of opinion of the student body is, if our Superin- tendent has so much faith in us, so much confidence in the far reaching benefits to be derived from Normal Schools fespecially our Normal Schoolj, that We will of necessity just have to make good, measure up to his standard of the conception of what a teacher should be and be loyal to the ideals and standards set up as a result of Normal training. Superintendent Cook took occasion to express ,bis unqualified approval and delight with the activities of Maryland State Normal School. He said I do not want you to feel that I am trying to say anything iiatter- ing about this school. The State Board of Education and the State leaders are absolutely sincere in be- lieving that the State Normal Schools are the most important things in the State of Maryland. 'The teacher and the teacher's preparation are of greatest importance, and because we believe the prepartion of the teach- er of such importance, we feel that -Normal School are very essen- tial. The State of Maryland now has, in addition to this school, the Normal School at Frostburg and will have another at Salisbury. Our Superintendent expressed the 1 ALBERT S. COOK Our State Superintendent hope that tuition in a Normal School would be free just as our high schools are free. The fact that we have on roll five hundred and five students is pleas- ing and gratifying. The matter of enrollment is a thought which called: forth statements that very effective-I ly answer the cynically critical atti- tude evidenced by some people or factions. Mr. Cook stated emphati- cally No school system ever pro- vides empty rooms. If there is any school system that does, please tell' me. Neither does it provide seats for pupils who are not ready to go to school. Crowded conditions are, bound to obtain for a period of time. lt is impossible to get appropria- tions until we can demonstrate to the people of the State that there is+ a pressing need to remedy existing conditions. ' Looking over the large body of people now preparing to becomel teachers, Mr. Cook remarked: Ii realize that a large percentage of you are not going into this profes- sion as a life job, this is one rea.- son why we have to have so manv .teachers The State it not losing anything by training you because 1 believe that ithe. training you' get here at Normal School is the best possible training any woman can get for becoming a home maker. Re- ferring to a recent address he made to the Sisters of Mt. St. Agnes, lo- cated at Mt. Washington, Md., Mr. Cook said that when he realized he was addressing a body of women who were pledged to a life job in teaching, the experience was such as to cause him to become nervous, be- cause never had he addressed so many women whose avowed inten- tion was to teach school during all the years of their life. ' Referring to a statement made that most of the boys were at Nor- mal School for the ulterior purpose of eventually becoming doctors or lawyers, our Superintendent ex- pressed himself as not believing that they were in school with that idea in mind. He said I believe that the majority of those having entered the profession will stay in it. And why not? Is there a profession more honorable, more worthy of giving the best that is in us, one that is freer from commercialism and fuller of opportunities to be of service to God, to country and to mankind? And for those who complain there is no chance to grow, for promotion, answering in Mr. Cook's own words There is plenty of room at the top. Why? Because there are so few peo- ple prepared to take positions at the top. You may be su1'prised when I say to you I know of at least five or six important school positions in the State of Maryland that will be vacant in the next six months. 'We will fill one vacancy and thus create an- other. The people who are ready to occupy these positions that I have in mind can be counted on the nn- gers of my hand. The tragedy of the situation is that so many go on teaching year after year, looking forward to occu- pying some desirable as well as lu- crative position, but never taking the trouble to prepare themselves for the position. One of the most important teaching positions is that of County Superintendent, and our' speaker added, there is no reason why a woman should not occupy that positiin if qualified to do so. The State Department, through the agencies of the County Super- intendents, the supervisors and prin- cipals, are always seeking to discov- fContinued on Page 41 2 THE ORIOLE Say It With Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. Florist And Nurseryman Odlce: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Md. 4105 Established 18 73 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry t10J TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 85 SONS Phone 2 04 Towson C107 HEADQUARTERS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES Tell Us Your Wants HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription . Druggiste TOWSON MARYLAND C103 I INTERVIEW THE THIRD FLOOR. A. V. Doering. RHYMQES OF THE STAIR-CASE. Tread, tread, tread, tread, A swinging aloft, a step at a time, A landing, then upward in rhythm and rhyme. Up, and up, and up, and up, Every step brings nearer the sky, Nearer the place where rosy dreams lie. I Life's just a staircase,- Bottom, then climb, with brain and brawn, A landing, to view and plan, then on. Up,-up, to the top of life, The last stretch drags beneath our feet. At the top at last, the way was deet. Fit this rhyme to your steps, and sing them in your heart, and your climb to the third door of Newell Hall won't seem half so tiresome and uninteresting. At least, when I took the journey ,to interview this door, it seemed so. And the reward of an interview was certainly Worth the journey, for at the top I met the personality of the third door, and was greatly impressed. You may doubt that a personality may be found on any given floor, but you will agree that a house has a per- sonality, and if a house, why not a section of a house? Indeed, you will find that every door of Newell Hall has a different atmosphere, be- cause of difference in personality. From the top of the stairs I walked into the main hall of the third door. During the working hours of the day you are apt to be repulsed by a long, dark hall, deserted and bare. and fast closed doors, and conse- quently miss a personality Worth knowing. To really know and ap- preciate the third door you must visit it often, or if possible, live with it. The soul of the third door is a composite of many sided combina- tions and temperaments. It is a poet and philosopher. Has it not the broadest and most beautiful view on all surrounding life? Does it not view life more as a whole than any other door? It is an artist and mu- sician. Its many eyes are the very drst to see opal dawn, rosy sunset. blue mountains, winding road and streams and all the beauties of na- ture. It not only sees with its eyes and paints the gold and rose redee- tions on its walls, but fairly im- plores us to see and share with it these beauties. What other door can put you to sleep with the music of the rain on the roof and the whistling of the wind? lt is the most hospitable and gen- ial of hosts. Its lower ceilings, dormer windows, wide open doors, with lamplight and laughter stream- ing into the hall give the cosiest and warmest of receptions. And then, is not the third door the good natured, irresponsible butt for the jests, call-downs, jokes and tricks of the whole building? And, as a result, the girls who live within the arms of this many- sided personality, are the best of fellows, friends, and students. Come and know us. We know it will be 'worth your while. THOSE OF THE 3RD FLOOR. SHOULD WE BE PROUD OF THIS? Normal received a distinguished visitor recently from the Depart- ment of The Interior Bureau of Ed- ucation of Washington, D. C. This visitor and friend of Normal is Miss Dorothy Hutchinson, Junior Special- ist in School Hygiene. On her tour of Normal Schools, she stopped at the Maryland State Normal School to find out what is being done in Phy- sical Education. Several original games were given with which Miss Hutchinson was greatly pleased, be- cause of their originality, and the capable manner of their execution. The games that were played are: Two in a Seat, by Margaret Mun- casterg Whirlwind, by Anna Mae Smith, and Blocks Stack, by Mary Simmons. Miss Hutchinson was so pleased with .the valuable sugges- tions that she wrote Miss Cook a letter, requesting that the material should be sent her, with permission of the girls, to have it put in t-le Teaqher's Physical Education Bulle- tin. Of course you must realize how much this means to the Maryland State Normal School, and how happy we feel that Miss Hutchinson wants our material. A part of every term in Physical Education we have been required to write original games and story-plays, based on child psycholo- gy and physiology work. Every Senior has been taught to make original games and to direct them and they have the satisfaction of knowing that they can do this when the need may arise. Our work in this field has been recog- nized favorably. Keep the good work up Seniorsand show the Jun- iors how, whispers '23. . MARGARET HUBBARD. I punished you merely to show my love for you, said the fond father. after the chastisement. That's all right, sobbed the small boy. But's it's a good thing for you I ain't b-b-big enough to re- turn your l-l-love, that's all. THE ORIOLE 3 CAROL, CAROL, IN THE COLD. Possibly our outstanding pleasure before tghe holidays was the carol singing. One could hear humming throughout the halls. At times, early in the morning, the boys sang on their way to breakfast. Late at night students coming from the li- brary sang out in their clear tones across the campus. The climax came when every one sang carols around the lighted Christmas tree on the boys' athletic Iield. The beautiful pine tree seemed to have grown there solely for that purpose. Through the good services of our engineer, the tree was lighted. The Towson people came and sang with us. There is now one more bond between the students, school and the community. A Christmas party followed with great fun and a good time for every one. School opened on January the third. Wyhen students come back to school from a holiday there is al- ways a happy atmosphere for the principal, because a long recess com- ing in the middle of the year means new pulse, new ideas, and new re- solves. The drive for the next year is then on and the school becomes geared to larger power. The year began with a very im- portant event. The student body sent a delegation of four students to the Trenton, New Jersey, Normal School on January the fifth, to study the student organization in that school and bring back to us ideas and plans for our own further stu- dent achievement., Notice this Oriole for a report of the trip. Dr. Savitz, principal of the New Jersey Normal, gave his entire day to our delegates, which is a courtesy we all appreciate. He was kind enough to say that he expected to get as much from our visit as we got from his school. Time flies when the new year is ushered in. As we look forward into the future, the June closing of school seems very near. We have much to accomplish between now and the second week of June, but we have a fervid spirit with which to achieve The feeling of co-operation and teamwork between students and fac- ulty will push us through to the end, gloriously, we trust. HAZEL WRIGI-BT, Reporter for Miss Tall. Mother: What is the matter darl- ing? ' Small Boy: P-p-pa. hit his finger with the hammer. Mother: Don't cry about thatg you should laugh. Small Boy: I-I d-did. 1 l l ORIGINAL SOURCES. Time is ever rolling the years through the ages.. Fashions are ever changing, events are taking place, men are being born, they live their lives and are forgotten. In the years that follow these long forgotten happenings are brought to mind and men recall all they have heard about the event or what they ,have readg these facts or what are considered facts, they combine and give to the public as history. How do we know whether or not a great deal of the book is not the imagination of the author? We want to know the truth about things. Now comes the question, where are we to look for the true account of these events? There are stories which are hand- ed down from generation to genera- tion, but you know ,how a story changes in its progress from person to person, so we cannot rely on this. We must have something more real, something tangible. In this case, there are the tombs and temples of early Egypt, the buildings and roads of ancient Rome, the old cities of the Peruvians, and the clii-dwellers of our own country. Yet, if we do not know who built these structures or what manner of people lived at the time they were erected, what good do they do us? In some of these buildings have been found written works which give us our in- formation concerning the country, the people and their government. Thus we have the kind of book where we can gain the knowledge we seek, that is, in accounts which were written at the time the event took place. The person who wrote them knew more about what hap- pened, what the sentiment of the people was on the subject and all the facts which go to make upthe incident, than do people who live today. You who are studying American History are troubled with just this thing, that is: finding original ac- counts of the early history of our country. The following books are original sources, where you may find the truths you are seeking. Bowie, E. J.-Spain in America. In this book we find extracts from original histories of the Spanish ex- plorers. Hart-American History, told by Contemporaries. James - Readings in American History. Extracts from letters, pour- nals, etc., of McDonald-Treaties with Spain. Journal of Columbus. His Voyages and Discoveries. Life of Columbus by his son. Olson 8: Moore-Original narra- Atives of American History. Old South Leaiiets. American State Papers. Valasco-Descripcion de las Indias. Journal of Vasco de Gama. Hart-Spain in America. In this book we find many ex- tracts from books written by 15t4l1 centurye historians. Major-Select letters of Columbus. Las Casas-Historia General. This history gives accounts of the early Spanish explorers. Letters of Pasqualigo and Raimondode Soncino. These letters tell of Cabot's voy- age to North America. Letters of Amerigo Vespucci. Here we ind accounts of Vespuc- cis' voyage to America. Castanedo-Journey of Coronado. Alaman-Historia de Mejico. In this book we find accounts of the conquest of Mexico and other in- teresting facts of Mexican history. K. S., Sr. II. 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When they find teachers possessing these quali- ncations and see that they are suf- ficiently interested in their profes- sion to go on developing, learning new methods, attending summer schools in order that they may be the better equipped to handle pres- ent day problems of education and give to their schools the best that the field of education has to offer, such evidence of professional inter- est and growth will surely meet with reward. No man in Maryland knows the school situation better than does Al- bert S. Cook, and no man in any State in the Union has done more towards advancing a school system and the interests of teachers cou- nected with the public schools than has our State Superintendent. There- fore, it behooves us to respond to his call, to be progressive, in order that we may develop a better system of public education. MABEL A. PIELERT. Assembly Representative. A CORRECTION. Dorchester County inadvertantly was omitted in our enrollment list. 'We have twenty-five good and loyal citizens in our Normal from that County. NU SIGMA SONG. Nu Sigma, we're always loyal, VVe love thy colors so true, We'll try our best to do The things we've pledged to you, YVe'Il make you proud that we stand for you Nu Sigma, Keep watch and you'll see us thru, For, We'll stand the test of the very best Sorority in the world. MARY ANN COWMAN, KATHERINE PERDUE, X F, ll , ,eww z is i . ,A ,i I 3 0 if 0,0 .:s3 fx i5 jQ,,,eU, xr . If 'x ,Y .a 1 We KJ , xx 0+ tc l in is X VA ,fki','n ' al lf' - .SN-'Vll1l. , , :. -1 4 -?' ,lx-uf, 'Q-W, ' 'sc I is Q X .Mg I J ,X . .1 ll Q3 k m ' ' SRI, TAKES E A QL ESEI WE WONDER If Owen Thomas saw enough of Rain over the Xmas holiday? Why Joe Simmons always wants A CHALLENGE. This poem comes from an Alumna in answer to one in our December Moore ? 'issue. Why every one always talks of' France ? gYou may talk about your scenery Why Lola Griffith likes the Gar-I And your historical places rare, retL ? 'Of your hills and sparkling stream- Why K. Perdue always plays St. ohn's Forever ? When there will be a piano in Newell Hall? Mhy Mr. Walters calls Brice Max- well Sun-light ? If E. Harrington still Stoops to conquer ? When H. Cox and A. Richardson will start to Washington again? When our monthly dance will be? Why Reilly is so Valliant ? Who calls Frances Walters Fritz '? lf P. Hendrickson will rope in Tibby with the pearls she got for Xmas? Why Alma Cox wore green at St. John's dance? B ETTY WORTHINGTON, '2 3. lets And your flowers that bloom so , fair. ,But have you, when you've had a chance, And from many trials been free, Travelled across the Chesapeake, Our Eastern Sho' to see. ,A purer air has ne'er been breathed, I A fairer place ne'er seen, Than you will find in wending your way Along Chesapeake's cool stream. Our scenery is the quiet sort, Untouched by hills and mountains, But ever here and there, you'll flind Some of Life's purest fountains. THE ORIOLE 5 SOME NOTES ON THE TRENTON TRIP. By H. Moser. The New Jersey State Normal School is situated on one of the main streets of Trenton. The buildings are much older than our, and are by no means, as excellent architectural- ly, as the Maryland State Normal School. Their campus is very much smaller than ours, a fact which seemed very lamentable to us. How- ever, there were certain things of special interest to usg the location ot the school: the main building, and the boys' dormitory. The position of their school is of great value to them. Its proximity to the railroad station, and the boat wharves enables them to increase the number of day students, thus making it possible to accommodate more studentjs in the dormitories They have two hundred and thirty day students. Their main building, the recita- tion building, is situated directly across the street from the girls' dor- mitories. In the basement of the building, they have the elementary schools, the manual training room and the cafeteria for the day stu- dents. The experimental schools are very much like our own. The man- ual training room is Well equipped with machinery and material. Very many girls take the. course and their work is commendable. The cafe- teria, situated under the gymnasium. is about the same size as our dining room. Six students are seated at each table, and the serving is done by girls of the school. Only the day students eat here, the others eat in their dormitories. On the nrst floor they have class- rooms, much like our own, except that every teacher's room has a pri- vate omce adjoining it. At the up- per end of the building 'we visited the gymnasium. This is large and well equipped. On either side of the gymnasium are showers, and the locker rooms for the boys and girls. On the second floor are all of the main oitices, the library, a second gymnasium, and most of the labor- atories which include rooms for do- mestic science, chemistry, biology. and physics. Next to the biology classroom they have a small glass enclosed room that they reserve for growing plants, to use in their ex- periments. The library isumuch larger than ours and appears to con- tain more volumes. It is open dur- ing the school days and on Satur- days, but notduring the evenings for study. All of the text books are given to the students. The second gymnasium is smaller than the' first but is well equipped, so that a class may be held in it while one is being held in the main auditorium. On the third floor they have their auditorium, where they hold their assembly, or chapel, as they call it, twice a week, because it takes too much of the school time to have it every day. Their assembly room is about the same size as ours, and though they have no stage, there is a platform on the side of the room. The boys' dormitory, which con- sists of a private dwelling, made over into a dormitory, is about two blocks from the school. The boys have one very small sitting room. It is furnished with a piano, a table and several chairs. Altogether, the room looks rather bare. All of thc other rooms, except the kitchen, have have been made into bedrooms. Each bed room is fitted with a dresser, two beds and two chairs. Some of the larger rooms are nice, but the smaller ones were not very attrac- tive. The kitchen contained a stove fthat could be used for any domestic purpose that the boys might need it forj, a table and sev- eral chairs. As all of the cleaning is done by a maid, the house is kept in excellent order. On the whole, the quarters for the boys compare favorably with those here at the Maryland State Normal School. MY TRIP TO THE TRENTON NORMAL SCHOOL. Although we were only at the Trenton Normal School about six hours. we did learn something about the different kinds of courses which are given there. They have a general course which is very much like the course which we all take here, but the majority of their students take special work in various subjects. There are many courses which are offered to the students, for instance: physical education, biology, industrial arts, manual training, and perhaps others which we failed to learn about in our short visit. To take a special course it is required of the student that she give a certain amount of extra time to that subject and, that in her student teaching, emphasis be placed upon the teaching of that subject. There is one course which I have not spoken of which interested me most of all. That is a course in special work for the children whose mentality is sub-normal. We visit- ed this class in the Elementary School, and were murh absorbed in it, so much so, that we hated to have to leave without learning more about it. The class consisted of ten children, ranging in age from eight to dfteen years. These children were interested in a society they had formed and were happy in telling us all about it. Special work in this class is given in connection with the psychology department and some of the stu- dent teachers do their teaching in this class. These student teachers have given extra time to the study of such children. Besides the special class, the Big Sister and Brother work is done in connection with the psychology de- partment. In the Elementary School there are just about the same num- ber of children as there are students in the Normal School. Each stu- dent gets fby chancel a little Sister or Brother from the Elementary School. The student keeps this child as her little Sister or yBrothcr throughout the year, giving parties for him, taking him to entertain- ments, helping him with his les- sons, and all the time making a study of, and watching his growth and development. The students take their little Sister or Brother to places of interest and note the man- ner in which he reacts to diiferent situations. Every prospective teach- er considers her little Sister or Brother as a special psychology prob- lem, and all her work in psychology is given to the understanding and the helping of this child, In general, all Normal Schools are alike-their work being to train teachersg but, from the little which I saw of the Trenton Normal School, I am convinced that each has its own individuality and each can learn from the other. Our day was ex- ceedingly profitable, and we are all grateful to Dr. Savitz, the Principal, and to Dr. Bessie Lee Gambrill, who gave their time and help to us. HELEN COX, '23, PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT CHART. The Personal Achievement Chart which the Trenton Normal is using at present, was made with the fol- lowing thought in mind: Personal achievement means individual suc- cess in some worthy cause that will help to make living finer or happier. Accordingly, the various things which they are attempting to achieve were listed on a chart so that all would know the various objectives. The big purpose of this achieve- ment record is to develop all around students. But under this comes minor heads such as developing un- known talent, building up loyalty to the school through making people responsible and developing initia- ive and originality. It is worked in this way: First. the various objectives are listed nn- der several big heads. Trenton Nor- mal has them listed under six big heads: ill social service, which in- cludes such things as--holding oilice, teafhing another to dance, student practice honor. always being cheer- ful, table manners and teaching Sunday School. CContinued on Page 63 6 THE ORIOLE tContinued from Page 51 121 Athletics, which includes pos- ture, walking one mile in a certain time and participation in athletic contests. 133 Health, which includes free- dom from colds for two consecu- tive months and perfect attendance at classes three consecutive months. MJ Arts, which includes the man- ner of your dress and the cleanli- ness of your room. Q55 Nature study and observation, which includes identiticatiionfiof u certain number of birds, trees and flowers. t6l General improvement, which includes taking field trips, dramatic activities in which you may have taken part, and Y. W. C. A. attend- ance. For each achievement planned, and successfully accomplished, a stu- dent receives one honor and a certain number of credits. The credits vary according to the achievement, but only one honor is allowed to each. The honors are averaged at the end of the term and the total number at the end of the year. The high- est seventy-nve in the list, receive a gold star at Commencement time. The question of awarding these honors and credits is taken care of in this manner-The total number of students in the school are divided into teams of about forty-tive each, Each team elects its own team lead- er. The team leader keeps a record of the students on his team, gives the honors and credits, and keeps a record of the same. To Win an hon or a student must perform one of the objectives listed on the chart, under supervision .of another stu- dent. The student who did the su- pervising must then sign a. paper. stating that the other has success- fully performed the test. This is given to the team leader, who gives the student one honor and the num- 'i' of credits which that achieve- ment deserves. This Personal Achievement Chart is held in high esteem by the stu- dents at the Trenton Normal, and l'fl:i produced splendid results, con- sidr-ring the short time it has been in operation. From reports which we get from students, the spirit of loyal- v to the school has been greatly de- vcloped by making students responsi- Ulf- for things which they do on their 'i initiative. Likewise it seems 'hut there are not any students at t' c Trenton Normal who have notli- ing to do outsidf- of school hours. .XI M. S. N. S., it is just the oppo- sitf-. Here it seems that just a few joltl all the ofliccs. not because of popularity or the honor that may go with such positions, but lit-cause th:-rc are too few whoshow enough talent or interest in affairs to hold these oihces. This was the c:f::u:t, state of affairs at Trenton before thu v Achievement Chart was introduced. ow one student does not hold more than one oflice, and those who do not hold an office have plenty to do in passing the tests on the achieve- ment record. Altogether, consider- ing the wonderful results which the plan has accomplished at Trenton, l think it would be wise to introduce the Achievement Chart at M. S. N, S., and, I think, modified to suit our needs, it would produce the same splendid results that it has there. MENARIS FRANCE. SOME LAUNDRY HELPS. Ethel Wilde. What is so insignificant and yet so important as a laundry marker? I wonder if every girl realizes the extra work caused by the absence of a marker or the room number on the laundry slip. The workers have no idea to Whom a garment belongs if it is not marked, consequently, the laundry slip is sought. If that does not supply the desired information, the number of every student has to be looked up. Considering that the laundry does work for tive hundred students, faculty and dormitory, it must be realized that every minute is valuable. Much time is wasted in looking for the markers. Mrs. Wood has asked that the marker be sewed in a specitied place Where it can easily be found. . Those of you who have been in the laundry when the mangle is in operation probably have noticed the big basket that stands beside it. This contains the wet laundry and is of- ten twisted and tangled with many strings and ribbons. Here again time is wasted in untying this mass of knots. This conditiion can be avoided if each girl will remove the ribbons before putting the garment in the laundry. The laundry pad provided by the dormitory plays an important part in the regular routine. This pad must be dated, have the students' name, corresponding laundry num- ber, that which is on the garment, an itemized list of garments. lf piece of clothing is missing af- the sorting, it is found by look- through the lists. A mistake on ilst will probably cause the gar- and one ter ing the ment to tind its way into the basket of unclaimed articles. By remembering these few seem- ingly little things, much time, effort, money and patience will be saved in the laundry. ORCHESTRA PRACTICE. J. Owen Thomas. I wonder how many students, when they heard the product of their School Orchestra, think of the work attached to the preparation of such a number. Allow me to take you into my confidence. Members straggle into the room in groups of two or three and casu- ally begin tuning their instruments. Our pianist, whcfi is an ardent ad- mirer of jazz breaks forth with Early in The Morning Blues. Of course she is accompanied by several other instrumentsg the traps stand- ing out above the din. Mr. Director raps for order and we take our places. We will start by practicing an old number, page fourteen. Where 'is the music? There is a groan as our Concert Master dashes out of the room, into the next room after' the precious music. In he dashes again and distributes said music to the players. We are now ready- to start., All is quiet, ready-sn-ap! Miss Violinist breaks her A-string. She opens her case, but finds that she has every other string but an A. May she borrow one? She does, and 'eeds to replace the broken one. Now her violin is tuned and we heave a sigh as the Director raises his baton to start us again. A blare and we're off, the cornets crashing in our ears. The trombone adds to the so-called music while the drums top the outfit off. The Director raps for order and atten- tion. Wfiat is wrong with the cor- nets? Heavens! They've been playing on page seven at'double time because fourteen is out of their book. Our Honored Sir fixes this matter up and starts us again with a little better success. . The slamming of the door to our backs announces that a late mem- ber has arrived, and each one of ns attempts to see who he or she may be. The result is evident. We get out of time, violins, cornets, drums, 'cel- lo, are all playing different pas- sages. The professor raps for order. He gets it. Our tardy member pro- ceeds to tune her instrument, as do the others in the group. We begin again and this time manage to strug- gle throurh the number. Mr. Direc- tor points out several parts that should be noticed and announces that we will play it again without repeats. Off we start. going line, but, alas! when we hit the first dou- ble bar the pianist and cornets start all over again while the rest of the orchestra proceeds. One by one the instruments stop while his majesty proceeds alone until he realizes that we have stopped. We start all over again and the result is half decent. The second number is announced and off we start like the New York Symphony Orchestra. Oh! if it were possible to have rehearsal and make no mistakes! Above all things ne- cessary to a musician is a keen sense of humor. Even if he hasn't one he must bluff, and make the rest of the players believe that he has. I know from experience. THE ORIOLE -v I THE NIGHT BEFORE OUR XMAS HOLIDAY. Hark, the Normal Students sing, Oh, how their voices ring Over the campus and for many a mile, Everyone was greeted with a smile. All gathered round the tree, Every heart is full of glee, Carols sung from many a rhyme, For 'twas Merry Xmas time. The Xmas spirit reigned through- out M. S. N. S. on Wednesday even- ing, December the twentieth, at seven-thirty, for the students gath- ered around a large tree on the North Campus, which was brilliantly lighted with many colored lights, to sing carols. Many residents from Towson attended the carol service, which lasted about an hour. After the carol singing we met in the Auditorium for our annual Xmas party. You might ask if we had a good party? A good party doesn't express it. The hall was beautifully trimmed for the occasion, with many colored lights, palms and cedar trees. Oh! the Xmas tree was love- ly, and we had a Santa Claus who brought us candy, nuts, figs, dates and ice-cream. Oh, yes, and I most forgot the present. Many games were played, and later some one shouted 'on with the dance,' 'and as usual, we danced u.1- til a late hour. Our party Was a great success, in fact, it was the best one we have ever had. I think we can say the reasons for it being such a success were: First, because we all enjoyed it in one large hall to-. gether, and best of all, the faculty. My, yes, the faculty, they were all there to help enjoy our party with us. At a late hour, when all the Jun-- iors were calm, still and tucked in their beds, dreaming of the morrow, when they would tread their weary way home, the voice of every Sen- ior was heard on the Campus, sing- ing their Class Song, school song, and Xmas carols. They not only' sung on the Campus, but through both dormitories and at our Princi- pal's house. At Miss Tall's, as usual, we were greeted most cordially and she came and stood amongst us when we sang our school song. We departed, shout- ing her a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. This night left an impression upon every student of M, S. N. S. which will.be long remembered. BETTY WORTHINGTON, '23. Here in peace lies Pat O'toole, He got too close behind a mule. -St. John's Collegian. ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Did you ask, 'Was the carol ser- vice a success?' If you had seen the children marching into the Auditorium, singing their carols, led by three small children dressed in red, you would have said, Yes Besides the carols by the entire school, each grade sang a carol alone. The best thing on the pro- gram was the song by the three children dressed in red, entitled Away ln A Manger. The real Christmas spirit was shown, when, gathered around the Christmas 'tree in the Elementary Assembly, the children brought their gifts for the poor family of seven children, whom the school has adopted. When the truck was load- ed, it was found that it would hard- ly hold the good things, the children had brought. January 'dnds us all down to hard work again. The little people of the first grade in Mrs. Sibley's room have been busy painting the doll house they made. You should see the hammocks of dif- 'ferent colored wool they are making for their house. Each child has ,made a little booklet in which dif- ferent objects were pasted and the names of the objects pasted above the pictures. The third grade in Miss Hill- ghouse's room, have become the fam- -ous producers of a movie which they presented to the first and second grades, and the teachers of each. This movie was called, In Eskimo YLand, and was suggested as a re- iview of the geography they had been istudying. The name of the movie !was suggested by a member of the ,third grade, and it seemed .quite :fitting because the picture represent- ,ed every phase of the life of the lEskimos. f ln Miss Buckley's room, the free Iwork period has been a success. gSome of the cooking committees 'made gingerbread and others ginger cookies. The boys are working on -their toy slide and the printing com- .mittees are working with their .presses l During December all the children .of the school were weighed. Of the lone hundred eighty pupils, only nine- iteen were found underweight. To ,remedy this condition, any child, ,whose parents so desire, may have 'milk at recess in the morning. lTwenty-six of the children are now -availing themselves of this oppor- ltunity. We hope, by such means, to ibring all of our children to the nor- imal weight of the average boy and 1 . girl. NORMAL ON THE JOB- LEAVE IT T0 US. One day when we had very dis- tinguished guests in Assembly, we became embarrassed because of the lack of appropriate stage parapher- nalia, to add harmony to the occa- sion. The Normal Society felt that it would like to give something to the school by which it could be re- membered. After consulting with Miss Greenlaw, we found that there was material here that could, with the aid of all the Normals, be made into a beautiful curtain. We put the proposition before the society and they agreed that this would' be a gift, not only beautiful in itself, but useful and beneficial to the en- tire school, not only this year, but for years to come. Any of you who attended the concert last Friday night can bear witness to the effec- tiveness of this, our new cyclorama. TE-PA-CHI MEETING. The Te-pa-chi Club held its regu- lar meeting Friday evening, Janu- ary 5th. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mr. Sneer- inger. The minutes were read and approached. Three new members were elected: Mrs. Wingate Smith and Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Andrew. After various announcements had been made and the business meet- ing concluded the members were given a real treat in the way of a musical concert, arranged by Mr. Samuel Eschenbach. The following program was rendered: Piano Solos-Miss Ruth Spicer. Vocal Solos-Miss Schroeder. Duet-Miss Schroeder and Mr. Eschenbach. Solo-Mr. Eschenbach. Violin selections with Piano ac- companiment-Mrs. Vivian Cordero Friz and her sister, Miss Cordero. This program was enjoyed by all and every one plainly showed his appreciation. OUR FRIEND. 'Iihere is a dear teacher at M. S. N. S. Her name you easily can guess. She works with us for all that's rightg Oh, yes she does, with all her might. We take to her our tales of woe, Because she sympathizes so! She ends our troubles, every one, And changes tear-drops into fun. We Seniors love her, and always Will, Oh., Juniors! just you Wait until You learn to know this teacher dear, You'l1 know her, too, before next year, And then to her you, too, will run, And yell, Three cheers! Here comes, Miss Munn! -A Senior. 8 THE ORIOLE THE STEBBINS - ANDERSON COAL 8a LUMBER CO., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies TowsoN, MD. RIDERWOOD, MD. C103 Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND wp MATEIAS GROSS Barber Shop YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. C101 p YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS F. B. and M. L. PORTS, Props., Phone, Towson 525 cm , FRANK J. SMRCINA Practical Tailor Special Attention Given to Altering, Dyeing, Cleaning 403 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. C107 Table Delicacies GEORGE H. srmsnn Towson, Md. C107 WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer In Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour And Feed York Road Towson, Md. C103 You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Towson, Md. Open Saturday Nights 411, Interest on Savings Deposits C10 OBSERVATION OF THE SEC- OND FLOOR IN NEWELIQ HALL. Ruth Hurlock. The clock in the tower 'strikes three, a bell is heard and there is a grand rush down the hill to the dor- mitory. Crowds file through the door, voices and the patter of feet are heard in the halls. No more peace now until all are snug in be-i. How trying it is for any one who en- joys the silence and quiet of their own little room. Silence! Quiet! Are such things known after school hours? The answer can be given by any who room on the second iloor of Newell Hall. Why are the girls keeping one eye on their work and one on their watch? Oh, yes, now I know, they are wondering if the mail will ever come. , It just seems ages since they have had a letter, althohugh that morning two or three fat ones were resting Deacefully upon their beds. The second floor mail is being de- livered at last! We all just love the mail carrier andcthose who do not follow her, are standingv in their doors, with a sweet smile upon their faces. But, cb, most cruel world, if she should pass them by, from their looks you would think years had passed over their heads. Many are the comments heard by us, in such cases, but the mail carrier hears many, many more. You can always tell who receives mail, when you meet them in the hall, for they have radiant faces, but how quickly your spirits fall when you meet one who has been disappointed, like we They continue their work, quite for- getful of the time, until the blink- ing of the lights tells them it is time to retire. Do they always rest when the last blink comes? The doors come open easily, the light from the hall falls upon the girls sitting, here and there, in the doorway. They, lperhaps, think they can finish what lthey have started. The Proctor lucreeps along the corridor to see that all lights are outg being satisfied, shqh returns to her room. Those in 'the doorwoy are bent to their task once more. Alas! a familiar voice 'is heard not far away, Girls, it is time to go to bed, thus Mrs. Din- gle arrives upon the scene. This scene calls for action. The girls rise and out of courtesy to our Social Director, silently close the door as 'she passes by. Preparations for bed are ,done in 'the dark, because we must not turn ,on any lights, our Proctor may see. In the various rooms, the covers are pulled back by slim, little hands, and the inhabitant of that bed is once more at rest. Thoughts prevail at suqh times until the merciful sand- man exercises his power, which makes memories blank to the days' happenings and brings sweet dreams to reign in their place. J im's My girl girl girl girl is tall and slender, is fat and low, wears silk and satin, wears calico. Jim's My Jim's girl gir is wild and woolly, My 1 is sweet and good, lDo you think I'd swap my girl for l .Tim's I You know darn well I uld. . . wo are so often, because she is feeling. blue and the future holds nothing for her. Six o'clock already! The dinner bell is ringing. Now for a grand rush from the rooms, accompanied by the banging of doors, because there will be a terrible line in a few minutes. A voice from away down the hall is heard, Save me a place. 1Whether the place was saved or not we do not always know. Dinner is over and quiet reigns on the second floor once more. It is now social hour and dancing in the Recreation 'Room is the chief at- traction. Seven forty-five, voices are heard 'ii the hall again. They are return- ing to their rooms, some in groups. talking and laughing in highly ex- cited voices, others in couples, talk- ing low and earnestly, about what. we do not know, probably many could guess. A bell is heard some time later, breaking in on the silence like a clap of thunder. The girls sit up- -'izht and look at each other in awe Study hour over and their lessons not finished. What will they do! -The Courant. A Friend ot the Senior Class at M. S. N. S. ISAAC BENESCH do SON Furniture Store 549 N. GAY ST., BALTIMORE, MD. Phone, Wolfe 2287. Phone, Vernon 1052 J. TROOKENBROT 8: CO. 824 W. Saratogo Street, Opposite Brager's, BALTIMORE, MD. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin or Ring. C101 . l ! 1 e THE ORIOLE 9 THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF STUDENT TEACHING. If you stop to think about it, you will find that there is a humorous side to almost everything and l know that every boy and girl who goes to Fullerton School for train- ing will agree that there is a hu- morous side to student teaching. Which one of us can ever forget that first day out there. It was a rather excited group that piled into old Henry at 8.45 on the Monday af- ter Thanksgiving and started out. The ride was characterized by talk and laughter, with now and then a little tune to suit the occasion. There aren't many bumps on that road to Fullerton, but that old Ford found everyone that did happen to be there and if you had a good imagination, you could imagine that you were on the rocky road to Dublin. Before we had been in the truck very long, every girl had tears in her eyes, but not from crying. Oh, no! You had just as well have onion juice in your eyes as have the smoke that that Ford insisted on pouring in on us. After crossing the Harford road, everyone felt that is was almost time to be there, and William verified our conclusions by saying that it would only take a few more minutes. We rounded a curve and some one said: Oh, there it is! Isn't it pretty? We all looked out, to see some love- ly green and white buildings, with wonderful grounds. What a proud and pleasant sensation it gave us, to think that we would teach in such a lovely place. William began to laugh and when he could check his merriment, he informed us 'greenies' that that-was the Maryland School for the Blind. We all chuckled at our own ignorance. Soon we found ourselves on a hill- top which overlooks the whole town of Fullerton, and there stood the school house, a formidable, but nice looking red brick building. We groaned, but all in vain, for we were there and we could not turn back. William let us' out, promisingto re- turn for us at one o'clock. We en- tered the building, first introducing ourselves to the principal and then meeting our teacher. After opening exercises, our teacher said: Chil- dren, let me introduce you to your' new teachers. My, what a shock to hear yourself called a teacher for the first time. It brought us to our senses and we began to gaze around to get ourselves familiar with our' situation. By the end of the 'morn- ing we had learned some of the children's names and had deter- mined to like our positions, even volunteering to teach on the next day. Oh, that first day of teaching! The children were very good, considering the predicament they found them- selves in, but they must have been interested in becoming acquainted with those specimens of humanity who stood before them as teachers, for after that Hrst day we found that they were just as mischievous as other girls and boys with whom we are acquainted. It is of no use to go into detail about the fun connected with class- room teaching, for everyone knows how funny some of the an- swers which children give really are, and every one is familiar with general classroom humor. ln the fifth grade they had quite a nov- el time for the first week, for one of our Normal boys teaches there, and the children had never before had a man teacher, as they called him. On the first days that he taught, one of the little girls curled her hair for his especial benefit and others tried similar stunts, but he refused to be captured, much to the disappointment of all the children concerned. On the day before the Christmas holidays, it was a lively bunch that bade Fullerton good-bye for two weeks. As we pulled away from the school, William stopped the truck and started to back, saying, Where's Mary? We all bitt, and said: Mary who? Merry Christmas, and William drove on, greatly amused at having been able to catch all of us'in the trap. We made the song Tomorrow ring as we neared the school, for on the morrow we would indeed be happy.. As yet, the truck ride is still a boom for good spirits, especially since we have our new truck. which complies extremely well with Mr. Dunkle's description of it as an open truck. It really couldn't be much more open. We have to keep in jolly spirits to keep us from think- ing about getting cold, and it really works very well. As I watch that laughing, happy group, I often wonder if any of us could possibly develop into a typi- cal old maid school teacher. I'll wager not, will you? ETHEL W. LYNCH. LOGIC. One hot July afternoon a tired and very dusty little colored lad chanced to be passing a reservoir quite some distance from home. The water looked so cool and inviting he could not resist, and a few minutes later found him splashing around to his heart's content. The keeper, upon discovering him rushed up and called out, Hey, there! Come out of that! 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Leading School Supply House of the State. C103 10 THE ORIOLE OUR CIVIC CLUB. Our Civic Club was organized in the month of November, 1922, in the iifth grade room. It was organized because the children of the nfth grade thought it would help them to be good citizens. The last meeting was held Janu- ary 10. 1923. lt was called to or- der by the President, Hungerford Lalllotte. The minutes were read by the Secretary, Homer Shaffer. The 'h'easurer, Carolyn Greene. report- ed that we had 52.30 in the treas- ury. Then some of the members read a story on how good citizens act at home. Then we decided to become members of the Red Cross, and we paid oneldollar for buttons and a window card, and nfty cents for the subscription for the Red Cross magazine. The meeting then adjourned until January 24th, the date of the next meeting. HUNGERFORD LaMOTTE. CRAFT CLUB NEWS. The Knave of Hearts, He stole some tarts! Are you surprised? Yes, of course you are because I know every one Qhinks that we have long ceased to exist! But, the fact is, we have been so busy that we almost forgot that other people were interested in us! Listen folks! Do you know what very charming person is about to have a birthday? You don't, gra- cious, but you should and the Craft Club is going to tell you! It is Valentines Day! Valentines Day! Hearts! Tarts! Immediately all these pop into your mind. They popped into ours and we decided to bring them right to you. So on February the sixteenth we are to have with us The Knave of Hearts! I bet none of you have ever realized that we have a real Knave right in our midst. We have, and won't it be exciting to 'rind out who it is! Come to see him on the sixteenth! You'll be surprised, I know, but it'll be heaps of fun to guess! ls that all? Not by any means! .lust wait-haven't you heard of the poor little Queen who stepped on the ring-toe of her husband, the Kings great-aunt? You haven't. well, you must not go another day without knowing! The sixteenth again-and you will see Six Who Pass Yvhile the Lentils Bulls -thus solving all your problems. Remember-this great event takes place on February the sixteenth, In our own renowned Auditorium, as the King's four clocks strikes the hour of eight! The password is Tarts! M. LILLY. ATHLETICS. One of the largest indoor athletic imeets ever held in Baltimore, took place Saturday night, January 13th, at the Fifth Regiment Armory. Rep- lsentatives from thirty-two schools of Baltimore and vicinity, number- ing 2,208 meet. In the lines thousands tators. Normal the record made by its representa- tives at the meet, which proves that we really can do something in ath- letics. Even those people and teams who did not win points deserve great credit for their whole-hearted, co- operative etfort. Eastern High School won the meet with a total of 38 points. Normal School carrier oc second place, with a score of 24 points, and won the silver cup for the class under 21 years. Western High School came third with 22 points. '. The Junior volley ball team won its nrst game by defeating Randalls- towng score 12-115 but the team was eliminated from further contest by losing its second game to Catons- ville. The Senior team' lost its first, though hard fought game, gith West- ern High School, score 19--14. Mem- bers of teams: Seniors-Rowanetta Allen fcaptainl, V. Carroll, M. Mun- caster, H. Ashleyy E. Harrington, A. De Ran, E. Neikirk and H. Kempg Juniors-Sarah Laird tcaptainl, D. Jones, M. Aaronson, L. Bradford, M. Bradley, P.'Bailey, M. Hayden and R, Hollowell. The throw for basket was won by C. Waller, with D. McLyman second. L. 'Chichester tied for third place, but lost when tie was played off. Other Normal School girls entered were E. Jones, E. Kirby, M. Jones, M. Ogle, C. McCullough. In the neld ball throw I. Covington tied for third place but lost after a hard struggle. Other contestants from Normal were: G, Lynch, B. Joiin- ston, I. Hall, L. Orr, M. I-Ienzsch, A. M. Smith, A. Hfyatt. Normal School took first and sec- ond places in the Throw and Catch Relay. Senior team--C. Read, R. Remsburg, J. Winand, H. Warne1', R. Cole, R. Barnes, G. Athey, H. Schouler, E. Reeves, M, Parsins. Junior team-O. Mitchell, M. Reilly. lL. Valliant, M. Martin, M. Thomas, iB. Griffin, E. Benson, M. Cowman, F. YVatkins and M. Cecil. Many different events were taking place at the same time, so that it was impossible to watch every group carefully. The general impression of the scene was one of intense ac- tivity, and every where one heard comment on the success of the meet. We hope there will be another meet soon, and next time Normal School people, took part in the the balconies and outside on the main floor, were of keenly interested spec- School is very proud of is going to be content with nothing less than iirst place. Basket Ball. School boys have won two out of three games. We are glad to see them meet with such well-earned success, and we are confident their record will be high at the end of the season. M. S. N. S., 565 Sparks, 37-At M. S. N. S. M. S. N. S., 315 Towson, 21-At M. S. N. S. M. S. N. S., 249 Western. Maryland, 52-At Westminster. THE ELEMENTARY MONTHLY RIDDLES. You puzzle, you think, and think and frown, And try to make me some certain nowng Q But after you've made me one or another, You may at last find me just some other. 1-My head is of iron or wood, my foot is of the same. I have ribs of steel, I also contain a spring that jumps up and down. I live in homes. 2-I can be made large or small. I am useful in every way, I guide many people from land to land. What am I? 3-I am long and narrow. I am of very good use to school children and teachers. The task I do is some- times painful. I come from the for- est and sometimes from the mines. What am I? 4-I have no legs or arms. My inside is usually made of a part of a fowl. My bacli and also my front are sometimes very pretty. I can be round, long or square. I can be ibandlpainted or embroideredg I am usually used in the living room or bed room. 5-I am of different colors. I help many when it is very cold. You can stretch me very much larger than Ireally am. Usually I am made in England. You wear me a great deal. 6-I have no legs or arms. I am oblong and everybody loves me. I am prettily painted and go to every State. The government owns me. There are many like me. What am I? 7-My body is of rubber and leather skin covers me. The boys often kick me around, the girls throw me. Can you guess me? 8-They make me of something that comes from a mine. If I do not do as I should, they' shake me very hard and that makes me hot. Guess me. He leap? and he dances without any ee , He lives in the fireplace and produces heat. . -.-XV. SWL H l -maori . I Curiosity is the begin- There ls no Secret of E ning of useful knowl- ysuccess but work. edge. Vol. 2-N0- 6 F EBRUARY, 1923 Sr'i.32si'fSi:2lH ii'll3.5??f?.Fii'.Zf3'iSf e Mmmd OUR BOYS. AMONG THE FACULTY. About our halls at Normal School A clever teacher may be seen, In cheery, or in serious mood, He'll sometimes on your shoulder lean. His is a slender, cunning frame, His eye is lit with knowledge name And when in classroom he'1l pro- claim: You're up! His wits have won the game. We like him for his knowing ways, We know he is a busy beeg But often now on Tuesday night Hle entertains with movies bright. This man, we must commend to you He's mighty kindly, through and through. But when you read this verse, you see- You'll have to guess who he might be. M. R. S., '23, GUESS WHO? There is one of our noble Seniors Who possesses incomparable wit, Because of his jokes for The Oriole In the Hall of Fame he'1l sit. All right, now,-all together! Come on there, you bum! That was punk-try again! Now, we're going some! He tells us he is satisfied, But his eyes are very deceiving. 'He calls for Moore and Moore and Moore, ,That's why we can't believe him. 'Good at soccer, good at tennis, Athletic from head to toe, Slick black hair, two brown eyes, Our Rudolph -Vaselino. ln his sleep we hear him saying, Rockville, Monky, and Ah, dear! We can't exactly iigure out The noises which we hear. Both cheeks puffed, horn, to mouth, He slides from bass to trebleg He plays all jazz with perfect ease, That's why he gets the medal. He is one of our funniest fellows, I wonder if you can guess his name? lt won't be hard, if you think real hard, His first and his last are the same. We know he makes a good teacher, For him his little girls fall, He resembles a bird in just two ways, In name and size-he is small. lf, at some time you hear on your radio, A broadcast from D. D. R. E. Don't be alarmed, just remember He's a student of twenty-three. 5 r l He is chairman of public speaking, Manages the Oriole as well, The many oflices which he holds In four lines we can not tell. 'Widen I tell you his outstanding po- sition, l'm sure that you will say, He must be the favorite member, He is president of our S, A. With a ready wit to tease, With his skill upon the keys, ' VVith his eyes and raven hair, He's a prize for any fair. Basket ball, tennis and soccer, A ball seems to be his tool. That's why we all call him The best athlete in school. If on this youth some joke you play Do not try to get away, For then your purpose will be foiled, Because this lad is surely hard boiled. K You've heard his deep, riqh basso ln almost every place-o For with his Hnines upon a chair-o He can sing you any air-o. He's not tall, but with his form, He'd make the heart of Apollo warm, A man so strong and yet so weak. ls he whom Sara calls her 'shiekf fContinued on Page 25 2 THE ORIOLE GUESS wuo? , He loves a magazine, worships a. usay It xvith Flowery' tContinued from Page 15 book, We have in Tommy Our Harold Lloyd is he. ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. A soul of harmony, Heyhas a new slrl every Week, - For he can play on the violin He S fickle as can be- Flonst And Nurseryman As well as the man with the double . Omce: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5815 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona. Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Md. 1103 Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY co. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry C105 TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 85 SONS Phone 2 0 4 Towson 4105 HEADQUARTERS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES Tell Us Your Wants HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Drugglsts TOWSON MARYLAND l10l chin. Short and good looking, bound to win fame In soccer, which is his favorite game. He says for a fact that he'd rather be dead Than for one day to miss seeing his dear Winifred. A rising violinist, this young lad He hopes some day to rival Zim- balistg We see him sawing on his rusty Strad With many a tortuous, lobared turn and twist. This boy you will all recognize By the shining lustre of his hair, He is some he-vamp for his size, So, all you girls beware! You all know this boy, I suppose, With his classic brow and his Ro- man nose, We all know he is a radio fan, He expects to rival Marconi, if he can. This young fellow is rather lazy, His knowledge of lessons is quite hazyg Little he cares 'bout the fall of Rome, But with pipe in mouth, he's at home. Boonesboro is his native lairg Among the ladies, he is a bear. Studies 'till his back's most broke, But he's always ready for a joke. He is too small to smoke cigars To move pianos or run street cars, But he can paint and he can draw The queerest things you ever saw s Short of stature, black of hair, With his mannerisms fair. This young man you will all know For he comes from theEastern Sho'. In his studies he excels, Little cares he about the bellsg He is bashful and very shy, Guess his name now, will you try? From Williamsport, this sturdy lad Came to us in September. His skill upon the soccer field 'xVe always will reriorihfw. Next. comes our own little Willie, A likeable chap is hey About the girls he's quite silly, Especially our own Miss Twilley. llf- is the pride of Junior Five lu singing and in artg For a certain girl named Mabel llu took 11 flviug start. Tall, slim and handsome, A very studious fellow. The girls gaze with longing hearts As he plays upon his 'cello. A slim, dark-haired sheik , Came to us from White Hallg And for a Titian-haired goddess He heavily did fall. BRYCE MAXTWELL, RALPH FALCONER, HAROLD MOSER. HOW T0 TOOT YOUR HORN. ln a few brief paragraphs I will try to unfold to you some of the se- crets of a great musician upon the delicate art of tooting your horn. First, make sure that the horn, mouthpiece, and other appendages are intact and free from dust. Re- move all surplus debris that may have accumulated. This can readily be done by connecting the horn with a vacuum cleaner or by opening tog- gle valve No. K-521 and exhaling forcibly into the mouthpiece. This should be done on the outside of the second story window for best results. Close the toggle valve and take a breath accompanied with a sigh from the shoulders down. Then place the mouthpiece, with the horn attached, to the lips, at the same time smiling, as if pro- nouncing the letter Q. Hold the in- strument iirmly against the mouth and pronounce the word Schivin- ski. If this does not produce a sat- isfactory tone, you may try some other word of Gaelic origin. Now imagine that x-rays are emanating from your solar plexis and slide the apparatus, known to myself .and other musicians of repute, as No. 492 siphon tube. If no noticeable change is shown, something is evi- dently wrong, and the instrument should be thoroughly washed with a good grade of castile soap and rubbed down with a rough Turkish towel. It is very important to keep all nuts tight and the bobbin free from lint. The valves should be ground evcry thousand miles or the tube will lose compression. With a little persistent practice one will be able to play with a fair legree of credit but it takes lots of experience. E. L. BARTLE. l see they are making shingles out of cement now. Then I recall my wish to be a boy again. THE ORIOLE 3 SHE STOOPS T0 CONQUERX' I'm sure I grow tiresomef' Not in thc least, sir. There is nothing I love so much as grave con- versation. ' To hear of the Senior play again might seem to grow tiresome, but if we stop to think again, we too willsay Not in the least, sir. On' the night of December 12, 1922, there were many fluttering hearts both behind the scenes and in the audience. Some were saying I hope it will be good, and others were saying I hope I won't forget my lines. Both hopes came true because the play was a wonderful success and not one of the cast for- got liis lines. Such fire, such motion, such eyes, such lips. Thus Marlow de- scribed his lady fair, who stooped to conquer and that impression she gave also to her audience. Hier co- uettish manner would have won the heart of the hardest of men and her reward for her trouble would have pleased the heart of any woman. El- sie Harrington, who played the part of Kate Hardcastle, put her whole self into the play. She acted not in the twentieth century, but in the eighteenth, and the quaint charm of her costumes and manners gave the play a delightful flavor. Generous man, I didn't know half your merit till now, said Kate when the true Marlow was revealed. Mar- low was such a capricious character, that by the time we knew him as a modest, stammering gentleman, he had changed and was the bold, for- ward, agreeable Rattle, who in his twin became again the awkward, self conscious lover. This diflicult part was played with splendid spirit by Menaris France. It required long hours of study and training, which found their reward in the applause awarded him on that evening. As for disappointing them, I should not much mindg but I can't abide to disappoint myself. Thus spoke Tony Lumpkin, the spoilt darl- ing of an adoring mother. In her presence, Tony was all for himself, but in spite of his roguery and mis- chief, he played the good angel, and in the end united the lovers whose path of true love he had beset with many difliculties. Bryce Maxwell played the part of Tony with marked skill and insight. He made the char- acter actually live. Constance Neville and Hastings, lovers, were played by Haze! Wright and Irll Beall. Certainly no two people ever had such a hard time of it as they. But love tri- umphed over all difliculties and in the end they were rewarded for their constancy and honor. Mr. and Mrs. Hardcastle were an honorable and lovable old pair. Both tried to be strict, but both had a weak spotg Mr. Hardcastle in Kate, and Mrs. Hardcastle in Tony. Ruth 'Seeger portrayed the character of an old man very beautifully. She did a fine piece of work, as the part required unusual acting ability. Helen Schouler as Mrs. Hardcastie, added greatly to the humor of the play. The Inn scene and the servant scene contributed an atmosphere of joviality and old Englesh cheer. The girls who took those parts acted splendidly. Marlow's father, played by Lin- ford Hartle, and Stingo, played by Louise Covington, were both notable parts. The admirable work of the Craft ilub must be as great a pride to them as it is to the 'Senior Class. The scenery and furnishings which they made were an appropriate set- ting for the play and the skill with which they shifted scenes and man- aged the lights revealed their splen- did ability and co-operation. Their contribution to the success of the Senior Play was no less than that of the actors. Had it not been for the strong coaching the cast had, they would certainly not have come out as they did, on top of their troubles. Trou- ble, trial and tribulation assailed them on every side, but because of the strong backing they had in Mrs. Stapleton, Miss Wells and Ruth Grafton, they pulled together and won. WHY YOUNG MEN COME TO THE NORMAL. The presence of a group of young men at the State Normal School gives the State Board of Education much satisfaction. for it indicates that the public school is again at- tracting men to its service. The purposes which justify public schools in Maryland require that each position in the service be iilled by a carefully trained, and thorough- ly responsible person, and it is the aim of those in authority to secure for all who go into school work, and wh.o demonstrate a capacity to do it well, standing in the community quite as desirable as that held by successful professional people in other iields. It is the policy of the State and County Boards of Maryland to select those who are to be placed in all higher positions from the ranks of teachers in order that administra- tive responsibility shall be i11 the hands of those who have risen in the service. The result of this policy, corn- bined with the fact that matrimony does not interfere with continuous school service in the case of men, land aside from all other considera- tions, will be that a considerable number, and perhaps the majority. of the higher school positions of Maryland will be filled by meng and it is, therefore, a matter of much satisfaction to those who have the responsibility of selecting people to fill these positions to know that there will be in the ranks of school work- ers a group of qualified men from which to naturally many of DR. select those on whom will fall the responsibilities of these important positions. HENRY M. FITZHUGH, President, State Board. FOOD VALUES. Tell me what you eat-and I'l1 tell you what you are. Eat eggs and milk, and butter fat, Spuds, white and yellow, corn and beans, All leafy veg. and fruits, if you Would not be short in vitamines. Compliments of BLACK 6 UEEKER MFE.B0. TUWSUN HEIGHTS, MD. I ! C103 v HOTEL TOWSON Towson, Md. Under New Management. Newly Renovated Rooms With Private Baths New Dining Room Open--American And European Plan Special Attention Paid To Tourists f10l 4 THE ORIOLE THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORLIAL SCHOOL. TCJYVSON, MD. Business Manager, MAXYVELL SACRA Circulation Mgr.. GERTRUDE SMITH . ' ' N Advertising Mgrs. 2 PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. FEBRUARY. 15423. HOW FAR CAN THE ORIOLE FLY? Juniors. do you know what a sub- scription to The Oriole means? Do you know that of the entire Junior Class. 'here are but eighty-five who have subscribed for the Oriole? Do you know that nearly every member of the Senior Class has subscribed? Don't you think that we. the Junior Class. should be ashamed of this record? I have heard many make the re- mark that they would not pay a dol- lar for the paper. Vvhen I asked them why, they said there is nothing in it. Well, I should like to know how the Oriole or any other school paper can have more in it without the support of the student body? i 1 l It I ulwumns , Hvfiilxlfullv I 4 I! 4 T lil J ,l Lg zi lmz. i 'Q-I-vE,,0q'. ..., .... . mn .. i f . 'af'-4:fl ,gf ' , l .mffs-if f- - If ..- E0 . . .x4.yg2g5 . ,L 1 !5fW?f', K 5' '2 1 1 f' i i i f ff . J' fM 1. A I W J e- qf f- -1. , A ' f .' Af fn H n Q WW ' jf v ., .sf-X . l A call Q ff ol, l Q 1 hx l .FW ' X ' ez-4 ' W' f i .5 L ' 1 v A I ,5 L , A Y I , 3-I 5 ' Qgf- V U . 'JJ frlrf 1. 4 -1 , +1 y if ' f xi, ff Q, w' ..-,L . .1 .. - I af ...wff g- f ff ' 'L PA , 4. ' . ,ff . 2:71 - .- ff, .M ' ' fzf' 44, i 1 77. t QW, ff 1 9 4' ,M ' ' 2' . ',2- ' . 4y.,4f , ' 'gif' 7 'X 1 f ft, ' -- sf - . , l . W i 5541,- I -AT' DAWN- - H before our Oriole has flown away to There is a high educational value sunnier climes. in the way in which the motion pic- You may ask me what can be done to remedy the situation? I will tell 'your Last month's issue just finished The subscriptions, which the Juniorsl might have given, would have made it possible for the Oriole to publish an illustrated issue, to increase the size of the paper. to have more car- toons, and to give more students a chance to write articles for The Ori- ole, all of which go into the making of a better paper. five of the ten issues. and if you have not already subscribed to The Oriole, subscribe for the remaining tive is- sues, and bring the Junior subscrip- tion list up to one hundred per cent. before the close of the year. 1 There was a big class that said: i Why 'Can't we raise this subscription, I Oh, my! 3l'm sure we could do it llf We put our minds to it. iYou never can tell till you try. 1 HUGH A. FORD, Jr. III. Let us support The Oriole because! it is our paper, the representative of our accomplishments. Let us re- member our paper goes to all parts l MOTION PICTURES IN THE I SCHOOL. of the country, reaching many high school students, and iniluencing them to come to our institution for training. Some girl. away over in Garrett County. who has read in last month's issue of The Oriole, the ac- Someone once said: Some day our school children will be getting more knowledge from moving pic- tures than from books and lectures. counts of the Girls' Athletic Bleetj has perhaps already decided to come to the Maryland State Normal School, and some boy down on the Eastern Shore is hllel with enthusiasm by J. Owen Thomas' account of orches- tra practice. The second reason why we should support it is because we are estab- lishing a precedcngf, Soon we shall he Seniors and there will be two hun- dred and fifty or three hundred Jun- iors coming to Normal School. Our attitude toward The Oriole will influence them. Just think if the coming .Iunior Class fails to support the school paper as much as we have, it will not be many years k This statement, while anticipatory, is none the less true. for, when we, follow recent tendencies in education ture shows dents. In dents must are conducted by the stu- the first place the stu- select such a picture that they believe would entertain their patrons and would bring a fair pro- fit. Then they must appoint a man- ager, who organizes the work in'such a way as to bring the full energies of the group into play. Problems of advertising, ticket selling, printing, financing, etc., must be considered ,and solved. Students learn to con- ,duct their enterprise in a. business- like way and to make complete inau- cial statements and accounts. The iwhole scheme has proved successful 'and has been splendidly supported lby the students and patrons alike. 1 The students are to be commended for their choice of pictures. The lat- :est and best pictures have been shown and while these cannot be strictly classed as the usual type of educational picture which is, as a rule. dry as dust, or extremely goody good. They are educational in that they compel students to form istandards of judgment and apprecia- tion. . WILLIAM QUILLEN. we find that practically all the older: subjects are being vitalized in the class room by means of the film or slide, or both. The M. S. N. S. is coming to the front ranks in visual education. This school has used the slide since its inception and, hut recently has ac- quired and installed a motion picture machine. It is the intention of tho authorities of the school to make the management of the motion pic- ture shows, a student project. As a result, shows have been' offered weekly by various student groups. You're stuffing me, said the mattress to the factory hand. He- Those two brothers have a circus. . She- What two brothers? 4 He- Ringling Brothers. ' Helen Wells- I see where they've quit sending mail to Washington. Harold- Aw, why? Helen- Why, he's dead, you big silly. THE ORIOLE 5 THE MOVIE OPERATOR. How many times have you readers been on edge, so to speak, about a wonderful scene in a movie, when something goes wrong with the ma- chine? No doubt all of us have had such an experience, but few of us can control our tempers in such a case. Naturally we blame the oper- ator, and call him all sorts of names possible. He is not to blame, how- ever, for such a mishap. Perhaps the carbons have burned improperly. Again, the film may have had a de- fect in it. Maybe the reel is not winding properly. In fact, anything might happen and still the poor operator is blameless. Yet, he is the one who is always blamed and criticized for it. Remember this, readers, it is easy to criticize, out hard to remedy, and this is true about movies. When the film breaks, don't clap your hands and get impatient. Remember that the movie operator is up above you Working for all he is worth to get the picture going again. THE CRAFT CLUB PLAYS. Would you like to know just what the Craft Club got out of giving The Knave of Hearts and Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil ? First and foremost, We got a tre- mendous joy in realizing how very generous people are with their thought, and time, and money. We wish to thank Miss Tall for making it possible, through her contingent fund, to receive help from Mrs. Hen- rietta Baker Low-and to thank Mrs. Low for not sparing herself in order that we gain clear cut enun- ciation, pronunciation, voice carry- ing qualities, and interpretation. We also wish to express our warmest ap- preciation to Miss Amberson and the girls who made the tarts. Besides these, others who deserve mention are: Anne Simmons, who enthusias- tically filled a part in the castg the girls who ushered and took tickets, and Gibbs La Motte, who, with his knowledge ,I of paper-mache, ,helped us with stage properties. Other peo- ple interested in our work donated jam for our tarts. Mrs. McCord is one of our members, but while she is not listening we want to say that we could not have got along without her. Having once decided upon the pro- ject of giving a play, it was neces- sary for us to establish certain stand- ards of accomplishment. Seeing The Book of Job in the autumn, aided us greatly in this. The pro- duction of the setting for the Senior play, helped us in gaining stage tech- nique. After we had set certain standards to be attained, the selec- tion of the play was the next pro- blem that presented itself. Plays that would give opportunity for free expression and originality in design and setting necessarily guided our selection. This led to the reading and judging of many of the best of modern one-act plays. The Knave of Hearts and Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil afforded excellent working up of col- unusual designs in and stage proper- of printing and thc opportunities for or schemes and costume, setting, ties. Knowledge care of the press was obtained through the making of announce- ments, tickets and programs. It is interesting to note that the cast was not a selected group espec- ially talented along the line of art or dramatics. However, it was nec- essary for every member of the group to participate in the work, which fact, led to the discovery of talent otherwise, have remained dormant. Aside from the knowledge of stage craft, costuming, stage presence, and the ability to act, we learned how to work as a unit. The spirit of co-operation and forgetfulness of' self for the good of the or- ganization was the fundamental fac- tor in our success. The Club 'sincerely hopes that it gave to its audience, on Friday, an evening of pleasure and wholesome recreation that typified the joy of creation and accomplishment, which every member of the organization I realized. WHAT THE YOUNG MEN OF THE M. S. N. S. BELIEVE. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and so it is with the young men of the Maryland State Normal School. Every one assumes the responsibility of making the weakest the strongest. Perhaps, ex- pressed in words, this is our creed: Help the other fellow, Be clean in mind, speech, and bodyg Seek opportunities rather than wait for themg be trustworthy, straight- forward and honest in all things and at all times, invest your knocks as you would invest a five dollar bill. Professionally, we believe, we have the biggest job in the world , we are going with full steam aheadg we are enthusiastic 'over our jobg we are working for the good of others and not for ourselves, we are choos- ing the good and rejecting the bad, can convert thoughtless minds we into busy think-shops, we are aim- ing high at every target, we can make a bouquet out of every brick, and above all. we mean to be sin- cere and honest with our co-workers and in all our undertakings. LINFORD HARTLE. Let me give you a piece of advice. What's the matter with it? LIBRARY MAGAZINES. While making a study of maga- zines recently, several sections have discovered a wealth of valuable ma- terial that for many months failed to attract their interest. In order that no other section make the mis- jtake of leaving the magazine shelves unexplored, the following classifica- tion has been made. For current events all the infor- mation you will desire may be found in: American Review of Reviews, Current Events, Current History, Independent, Literary Digest, Out- look, and World's Work. In searching for the newest and on prob- issues of most progressive thought lems of sociology and the the day, go to the Nation, the New Republic, and the Survey. The modern theories of education and the results of research are treat- ed in: The Journals of Educational Method, Educational' Psychology, Educational Research, Geography, Hlome Economics, Rural Education, and of the National Education As- sociationg in the Elementary School Journal, School and Society, Visual Education, and Vacational Educa- tion. The practical working out of ele- mentary school problems and devices are given in the Normal Instructor, Popular Educator, and Primary Ed- ucation. In the field of modern literature, giving the best of contemporary poetry, essays, and stories, we have the Atlantlc' Monthly, Century, Scribner's and Harpers. - The various departments are rep- resented as follows: Physical Education - Mind and Body. Industrial Arts-Industrial Arts Magazine, Arts and Decoration. Home Economics - Journal of Home Economics, Good Housekeep- ing, Good Furniture, Arts and Decor- ation. Music-Etude, Musical America, School Music. History-Historical Outlook. Other magazines, such as Bird- Lore, Nature Study Review, School IArts, and Country Gentleman are re- 'ceived but have not been classiiied, for want of spaceg The Saturday Evening Post and Life, which adds a spice of humor to the collection, are received as gifts. i C. R. Paw, why does Santy Claus wear a beard? Probably because he has so many Christmas neckties, son. Why did the police arrest the blind beggar? Because they saw him blush when a fashionably dressed lady passed. 6 THE ORIOLE PROSPECTS OF SPRING SPORTS. Now that the winter days are drawing to a close, our blood is be- ing filled with a desire to trot out on the field with a bat, mit or ball, or with whatever we need for the sport we are interested in, so it is quite natural to hear someone ask: Have you seen anything of my glove, or I wonder what could have happened to my racquet? The outlook for the spring sports here is quite promising because of the fact that our last year's stars are still here, together with many promising Juniors, who came in the fall. 'We expect to surprise the base- ball fans around Towson by produc- ing one of those teams consisting of players like Jack Bentley and Babe Ruth. Our object is to have the boys of '23 and '24 put dear old Normal on the map. The track team expects to add honors to the school. Those long legs that can be seen moving around are not to be looked upon with care- less concern, for the power of loco- motion which lie behind those limbs will be the means of some opponent going away with the booby prize. Last, but by no means the least, is the great fight which we put forth on the tennis courts. Last year, oiv- ing to the small number that played tennis, we only had a handicap match but this year with a tennis tourna- ment stariug us in the face, we ex- pect to have some holder of a world title spring forth from it. WILLIAM HULL. SIGMA ALPHA FRATERNITY. The Sigma Alpha Fraternity adopts for its purpose the cultivating of so- cial and fraternal spiritg raising the standard of scholarship: and pro- moting the manly, mental and moral faculties among the men students of the Maryland State Normal School. 'We did not organize our fraternity as soon as the idea came to usg in- stead we began a careful study and a thorough search for material con- cerning fraternities. For one year and a half this search continued. During this time we had representa- tives come to us from fraternal or- ganizations in and around Baltimore, XVe sent letters to colleges outside the State. gathering information from all sources. We are very grateful to the mem- bers of the Theti Phi Fraternity of Baltimore City Collr-gt-, for giving us ideas about their organization. and also grateful to Mr. Hilligiest, Registrar of the University of Mary- land, for giving us the technicalities of organization. We want besides. to express our appreciation to Mr. Biedler, who was so instrumental in helping us with the details. I To help further our purpose, we,i ,the charter members, have asked seven Juniors to join us. We feel that these boys will co-operate with us so that we can make the Sigma, Alpha Fraternity an asset to thei Maryland State Normal School. We further feel that this responsible group will do their best to make the spirit of the school live on in them in the years to come. Our motto is, It is only the great heart.- ed who can be true friends. The mean, the cowardly, can never know what true friendship means. The fraternity has been placed under the guidance of an able Presi- dent, William C. Hull, with Bryce E. Maxwell as his assistant. Joseph M. Simonds holds the next important officeg that of secretary-treasurer. The charter members are: Wil- liam C. Hull, Bryce E. Maxwell, Menaris France, Linford Hartle, Jo- seph Simonds and Ernest Bartles. The invitation members are: Har-i Old Moser, Charles Renn, Hugh Ford. J. Owen Thomas, Samuel Troupe, George Houck, John Pryor, and Pauli Hoffmasrer. E 1 1 WHY MUSIC? 1 -1- . Out of the heart are the issues of! life. Every human feeling regis- ters itself in the heart beat. 4 In our normal state we live mosti of our life under the direction of cer-I tai11 of our moods and emotions. To remain normal. we must express our emotions. Unrestrained we will give to our feelings some form of vocal utterance. It may be the shout of victory, the prayer of hope, or the song of joy. It may be the cry of pain, the voice of fear, or the wail of despair. lt was out of these and other feelings, mild or intense, that human voice and language were born. It was from the urge of such' feelings that human voice and lan- guage liave been developed. From them have come a medium for hu- man expression as vital and as per-, manent as human life itself. In form, these vocal expressions were first simple and crude, but always easily uttered and universally under- stood because they were of the heart and to the heart. As we learned to combine sounds, vary and articulate hem, our speech took on beauty and became a medium pleasing to the hearing sense. lt became music-al. i. e., modulated in sound: and poetic, i. e, pulsated into meter rhythm and phrase. Suppress these vocal utter- ances and many of the human vir- tues and helpful human relations would cease and the race would again become savage and dumb. This form of emotional expression is so common, its values are often for- gotten. lt is the first expression of the infant child, and the tender heart of motherhood answers back i I in a crooning voice of comfort and love. This is the beginning of speech in the new-born member of the human family. Throughout childhood and youth, this new mem- ber continues to unfold its hearing sense and to acquire a vocal utter- ance, first from its natural mother and then from the mother-goose lilts and lullabies and finally from Old Mother Nature and all her people and things. This is speech. This is language. This is music. They are all from the same source and for a similar purposeg namely, a medium through which to receive and hand on social experience. They have their beginning and their end in the eternal throb of human' de- sires. Omit. this voca1 expression and there is taken away a heritage as old as the race itself. By its development, social life is enriched and human thoughts and aims are unified. Poetic form of language is older than is prose, and musical ex- pression more ancient than is intel- lectual speech. The heart throb of feeling makes the voice sing, simple and crude or more complex and beau- tiful, according to what has been received through experience and cul- ture. Iu music, vocal expression has been standardized, beautified, and popularized: standardized by giving it definite form in tone and meterg beautified it melody and harmonic expressiong popularized by making it possible for the group to perform it ensemble. Because of their age and permanency, music and language are the essentials and touch life at- more points than do any of the other subjects. We may forget our math- :natics and civics, but the mother tongue and mother song remain with us. A race and a people take on a music and speech heritage as dis- tinct and as vital as is the binding tie of racial blood. We may ask, why music? The answer, is with- in ourselves. It is in the beat of our pulse. It is in the rhythm of our breathing. It is in our voice and language. It is in all our so- cial, patriotic, and religious impulses. THOMAS L. GIBSON, State Supervisor of Music. Lines written by an Alumna after the 1922 reunion. Oh! it's une to meet at Normal, lt's great to meet again, We're proud of our dear friendships, They're greater than the pen. He- I love your daughter, sir, and want her for my wife. ' Mr. Cranford- Young man, your wife can't have my daughter. ' Bride-Dear, if I do the cooking for a whole year, what do I get for it Bi-idegroom-My life insurance. I I I I .. THE. .ORIOLE - A Q g 7 THE BEST DAY OF ALL. Ask some one at Normal which day of all the year they liked best and I'1l 'wager that nine out of ten will answer, Oh, don't you remem- ber the day the County Superinten- dents and the County Boards of Ed- ucation came to visit us? I think that was the nicest day of all. For the benefit of those of our readers not present, let me tell you brieiiy what we did on that day. First of all, I will tell you a secret. We have more than two psychologists at the Normal School. You have heard the old proverb, The way to the heart is through the stomach. We believe in it. so first of all we sent our guests to lunch in Newell Hall, and although I was not there, I am sure they had an excellent lunch. It took them long enough. anyway. Vlfe waited patiently to say our little speeches and sing our songs and we gave them a warm re- ception when they at last joined us. All the students from each County sat together and watched with eager eyes to see when their own Superin- tendent and his helpers should come in. Such clapping as they did do. tPsychology again. Every minute. in every way, we made them like us better and better. l And they meant it, too. Yvhispers would come from every side. Oh. here he comes! Oh, there is Mr. Fogle! or Ours hasn't come yet! See Mr. Robinson laughing! etc. After they had all arrived we sang Maryland, My Maryland, and a few of us proceeded to tell this audience in rapid tire one-minute talks, some of the things we are do- ing at Normal, and some of the ways in which we would like to have their help. After these speeches, Mr. Cook gave us a very short, interesting talk and Miss Tall told them what had been planned for their further enter- tainment. We then saluted the Hag honor of Mr. Cook and sang the Star Spangled Banner. Following out Miss Tall's direc- tions, the visitors from each Countv joined the students from their County, and were taken care of as long as they wished to remain. I 'wuld like to tell you the story of that afternoon, but it would take too much time and space to relate the various happenings. Many stayed to see the basket ball game. I can only say that if our guests en- joyed the afternoon as much as every one of our boys and girls did, they will certainly come again. RUTH COLE. An advertisement on a downtown jewelry Store: We sell watches for women of unusual shape and perfec- tion of movement. I BOYS-AN ASSET T0 M. s. N. S. For many years prior to the fall of 1921, the Maryland State Normal School did not boast of any consid- erable number of men students. here was a reason for this failure of high school boys to enter the teaching profession, but the reason was analyzed and overcome, and in September, 1921, fifteen sturdy, Yeager boys registered at the school. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 During the spring of 1921, the workers of the Increased Enrollment Campaign had talked to Senior Classes in nearly every Maryland high school, and invited them to be-. 'come students at Normal. They in- vited girls and boys alike, and of- fered girls and boys alike the State's new program of a reasonable educa- tion, with a respectable salary scale awaiting them as trained teachers. In answer to this generous invita- tion, the boys came, We're still here, and enthusiastic over our choice. The fall of 1922 brought more boys, there hcinggtwenty-three in he Junior Class. Today we stand thirty-four in all,-a worthy group. And this is not a boy's praise of his fellows, it's just a fact. VVe've brought to Normal, boys' athletic teams, and this has resulted in an organized Athletic Association. he teams entertain and furnish sport for all, as well as promoting loyalty and school spirit. The Ath- letic Association backs the teams and makes athletics possible through its financial backing. The gym dormitory, formerly a girls' gymnasium, is now a place of interest to visitors and to ourselves, as it provides living quarters for the twenty-four boys who live at the school. And the boys are positive quanti- ties in academic lines as well as Z1 the other school activities. Four if our number appeared on the Regis- trar's Scholarship List for tl1e fall term of 1922. So. after giving you this glimpse of ourselves, the boys of Normal, I I return to my former assertion-I we're a worthy group. ' MAXWELL R. SACRA, '23, were social games in the Alumnae Rooms for those who could not dance. For every one there were four fortune tellers, who could tell you of the dim future and the re- mote past. These fortune tellers were the hit of the evening, and many people were disappointed be- cause they could not tell fortunes fast enough to get around to every' one. Time passes as on wings when one is enjoying himself and no one could realize that the orchestra was actu- ally playing Good Night Ladies because it seemed as if the dancing had just begun. After the last waltz had been played the halls rang with this sentiment, voiced alike bv the visitors, the girls and boys of the Class of '23, Many cheers and thanks to Miss Tall! ' We have met, ' Go now and forget If you can. J. M. S., '23. THE NORMAL SYNCOPATORS. Thomas J. Owen. Groups of girls wander toward the Administration Building. Their es- corts await titem at the door of the Auditorium. It is Friday night, that Friday night that comes twice a month. Of course, the thing that makes a dance worth while is the Orches- tra, and the M. S. N. S. has some jazzy orchestra. For those who are unacquainted with this little group of Happy Musicians, I shall name them. Those wicked traps, which make you have a funny feeling all over, are managed by Menaris France. Under the chin of J. Owen Thomas rests that mellow violin which makes itself so well beloved in a slow, dreamy waltz, Ernest Bartles makes eyes, and sometimes faces, over thc horn of his trombone when it utters a discordant note. Last, but not least, comes that won- derful little Ivory Tickler, Bryce Maxwell. These four are known by the well deserved name of Normal Syncopators. During the week a visitor might xenter the Alumni room and see this group of fellows, one perhaps in a gym suit and the others in their COME, LET Us BE JOYFULI tshirt sleeves. But the outward alp- pearance does not make the music. Oh! but to dance all night! IT1191'9 UJ93' S0 HOW Dlaifillg Iv -at This Seems to be the favorite Sayinglcatcliy little melody. Carolina in the of all those present at Miss Tall's1M01'I11l1g-' SQY- SIFIS, What would Reception to the Senior Class onI he M- S- N- 5- do W1fh011I3 the Nor- Friday, February 9, 1923. IH1111 SYDCODMOFS7 The girls all blossomed forth in ----T their gayly colored evening dresses. Johnnie-Say, paw, will you Even though the boys were dressed please gimme a quarter to give to a in quieter colors, the radiant smiles,cripple? on their faces ran a close second tol Father-All right. my song here the gay colors of the girls. 'it is. Now, who is the cripple? Not only was there dancing for Johnnie-He's the ticket-seller at those who wished to dance, but therelthe moving-picture show. S THE ORIOLE EATING. Is there anything a person likes better than eating? If so, then that particular person is suffering from some form cf chronic disease, and would do well to consult a doctor. Very often students at Normal Schools are called upon to write about the thing they most enjoy. Al- ways, some will choose athletics, some will choose sleeping, and some will choose readingg but very sel- dom do any of them choose what they know in their own heart and stomach they most enjoy. For my part I see no reason Why people should not choose eating. Eating is essential, it is a joy, it is soothing, satisfying, and delightful. If it is not an instinct, then it is a very refreshing habit that is culti- vated extensively. Ever since man has existed he has had the friendship of his appetite. A person's appetite controls his work to a great extent. If it were not for eating, chow ,- many people would work? Work is the essence of health, therefore, is not a man's appetite his friend? Since our appetittes are such in- teresting friends, why shouldn't we enjoy and like them? I assure you I like my appetite, and the only thing I like better than pleasing it, is being its friend. During my Christmas vacation we became very intimate, and the pres- ent which it received, was the most satisfying part of my vacation. They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, that no person is well unless he is hun- gry, and that no person is hungry unless he is healthy. Whether I was hungry or healthy or sick, I do not know, but I am positive that during my vacation, the thing which I enjoyed most, was, eating until I satisfied my stomach's desire. ALVEY G. HAMMOND. FINE ARTS. The students of the Maryland i State Normal School are exceeding-' ly fortunate in having one so com- petent as Miss Snyder at the head of the department of fine arts. We are also blessed by the accessibility of material of artistic value. Balti- more and vicinity abound in places of interest to all students of fine arts. That thiss has been appreciated is shown by the large crowds which go, each Saturday. to VValters and to Peabody. Our course here is divided into two branchesg a course in technique and a course in art appreciation. Our time is limited, yet we cover the principles of design, color and drawing. Vile learn to do simple work with the pencil. to use pen and ink efliciently, and to paint with wa- ter colors and other materials. In the appreciation branch of the course we have read much material and made many reports upon art, artists and their work. We receive practical applications. sort of get a dose of the real stuff, in our trips to Walters Art Gallery and to the Gal- lery of the Peabody Conservatory. At these two places we witness many of the masterpieces of the famous artists of all times. At Peabody we witnessed the modernistic tendencies and at Walters we saw the work of past masters. The object of the course is to pro- mote the sense of the beautiful in the school and community. We hope that the ideas started here will grow into tastefully arranged school rooms and desirable neighborhoods. CHARLES RENN. WE WONDER Why some Normal girls go to St. John's over week-ends, when Shep- pard-Pratt is so much nearer? Why Jenny Renn is always want- 'ng to dance? Why Maxwell didn't go to Hagers- town? Wyhy we don't get a ten day va- cation? Why L. Moore thinks Wilson's ad- ministration so successful? Why a few of the Normal girls don't erect a dormitory for St. John's students at Normal? Why we don't patronize those who patronize us? If any body ever went to the post office to attend the graduation exer- cises of a correspondence school? . Why Kirby is interested in wheel- wrighting, Hubs being his specialty? Why Pee-Wee pulls in so late Tuesday nights? Who is the Lovin' Sam of Nor- mal? How long Garrett will be leading man for Griflith pictures? funny? YUMMIE. PRACTICE TEACHING. High, low, or medium, which shall it be? Seeing ourselves as others see us is generally a thing to be found in memory books, but the faculty has found it necessary for us to credit ourselves with what we think we are worth. It wouldn't be fair for us to give the final de- cision, as we would all probably re- ceive a very high mark. so to check up on us our critic teacher possesses a copy of the score card and judg- ment is rendered from the compari- son of the two copies. The phase of practice teaching that we should be marked high on. if the amount of time and hard work is taken into consideration, is the giving of standardized tests. What is done for us, we in turn Iearn to do for our pupils. The rural prac- tice teachers have made and tabu- lated the results of the standard tests which they administered in spelling, composition, reading, and arithmeticg and have them in such fine shape, that you can tell by sim- ply looking at the charts which have been prepared. How every grade in every school ranks in every subject tested. Did you ask if it was hard work? Yes, it was, but it was worth while, for it not only gave us experience in testing. but the results of these tests revealed to us just where our classes were weak and where they were strong and helped us to decide what points needed to be emphasized in our re- spective grades. If our County Su- 'perintendents should ask us next year if we knew how to give and score standardized tests wel could say, yes, thanks to Mr. Dunkle, we do. LINFORD HARTLE. DID EERCULES KNOW THIS? The mind and body are mutually dependent. How do I know? By my course in hygiene I have learned that the body depends on the ner- vous system to govern and regulate it. By psychology I have learned themind governs the body, and that no mind exists without a body. By Physical Education I have learned a strong body makes a better mind, and that a good mind lis useless without a healthy, strong body as a foundation. As further proof of how dependent mind and body are upon each other, take the case of the Seniors land Juniorsj, who attend- ed the Senior dance. They came straggling in to breakfast the next morning rubbing their eyes like so many Bo-Peeps. If the next day had not been Saturday many thefts would have been committed, said thefts be- ing the stealing of catnaps during classes. Hercules had to learn these things by trial and error. Perhaps he never learned them. Pestalozzi, we know .believed it because he said: Edu- lcate the mind. heart, and hand. We believe in it, as exemplified by our interesting course in hygiene, the practice of that course in games and athletic training, and last of all in our Scout course. ROBERT WRIGHT. I Hazel- Most people admire my ,mouth. Do you? : Earl fabsent mindedlyl- I think it is simply immense. ' Lady fto new maidl- Look Maria, I can write my name in tho dust on this table. Maria- Gee, ain't it grand to have za eddication? I 'THE ORIOLE 9 .OUR BASKET BALL RECORD. 111 am-arrging the basket ball sched- mle for the season of 1.922-23, we Qkept two things in mind: Will it keep the ideals which the Maryland State Normal School holds, and Wi1l it mean anything to our school? We now have a percentage of .6007 winning snr games out of ten. We shall play twenty games this season, the last one being played the sixteenth of March. M.S.N.S M.S.N.S 52-Sparks, 39. 31-Towson, 21. M.S.N.S.,24-Western Md. Col., 52. M.S.N.S 35-Mt. Vernon Col. 27. M.S.N.S 51-Phila. Bus. Col., 34. M.S.N.S.,16-Md. State School, 34. M.S.N.S.,31-Hagerstown High, 34. M.S.N.S 24-Millersville Normal, 73 M.S.N.S M.S.N.S 62-Sparks High, 18. 36--Bel Air High, 11. We expect to have ten more games this season: Highland High School, Maryland State School for Deaf, Westminster High School, Baltimore City College, Catonsville High School, Franklin High School, West- minster High School, Centerville County League Team, Easton High School, Teachers' Training School. HOW WE DO IT. Mount Vernon. Give the other fellow a chance, That was what we had for a motto when we played Mount Vernon Col- lege, January 19, 1923. The Nor- mal boys were playing right up ao the notch. The pass work ,cgi both teams was excellent, but our boys had their shooting eyes with them and of course they won out. At the end of the first half the score was 23 to 8, in favor of Normal, so the second team was put in bodily for a little practice. The second team, however, was not able to hold the visitors, so a few minutes before time was called the first team was put back in to check the spurt of the Collegians. The work of the second team, though not measuring up to the first, was very good and showed good promise for next year. Greenfeld ...... F. ........ . Hartle Cooper ......,. F.. . . . . France Barondess ..... C.. . . .... Kirby Fumminello .... G. ....... . Thomas Schwedel ...,.. G. ....... Simonds Feld Goals: Greenfeld 7, Cooper, Barondess, Sopkor 3: France 6, Kir- by 5, Hlartle 2. Fouls: Greenfeldl. Cooper 2, France 8. Substitutes- Sopker for Schwedelg Garrett for .Hartle, Little for France, Sieverts, Kirby, Gardner for Simonds. Ref- eree, Shaffer. Timer, Maxwell. Philadelphia Business College. Those who missed the game on January 20th, -1923, with Philadel- phia Business College, missed a wou- derful game of basketball, perhaps cal door. The Normal boys, fresh from their victory with Mount Ver- non, met in this team, a foe worthy of their best efforts. The game started with a snap and it was easy to be seen that it would be a fast game. In the first half our boys completely ran away with the Phila- delphia boys, displaying a more re- markable brand of pass-work and team-work, combined with an ac,- curate eye for the basket, than they have displayed thus far this year. The basket seemed to act as a mag- net for a ball tossed by our boys, and the first half ended with a score of 37 to 8. In the second half, our boys slowed up a little, and this, together with several substitutes, broke up the team play. The Philadelphia team put in a new guard, named Ross. This new man was a wonder and seemed to be the life of the whole team. The game would probably been closer if he had in the first of the game. The score was 53 to 37 in favor of mal: ' Allen ......... Harris have been final Nor- F.. .... . . . Hartle F.. . . . . France Smith... .....Kirby G Gordon' ........ . ....... . Thomas Gardiner . ..... . Feld goals: Allen 6, Harris 4, Smith 3, Ross 3, France 10, Kirby '7, Hartle 3, Thomas 2, Little. Fouls -Allen 2, France 5. Substitutes- Ross for Gordon, Little for Hartleg Gardner for Simonds. Referee- McCoin. Timer-Maxwell. Maryland School for Deaf. 1 On January 26th, Normal boys left for a trip to Western Maryland. G. . ...... Simonds Friday night they played the Fred- 'erick State School for the Deaf. 'Our boys tried to play a clean game of basket ball and they did. and game, even though the score did show a bad defeat. They are going to play the mutes again on February 17th, and we all are pulling together to fmake the song quite different at the close of the game. Winebrener .... F Downes . ...... . Drinks . . . . . They should be commended not condemned about that . ........ Hartle F.. . . . . France C.. . . .... Kirby ' G Serio . ......... . ....... Thomas Orinski ........ G. ....... Simonds Field giols: Winebrener 6, Seriof 2, Downes 7, Drinks 35 France 3, Wright 1, Hartle 1. Substitutes- lRosenberg for Winebrener, Wright for Kirby, Kirby for Hartley Gard- ner for Simonds: Simonds for Gard- ner. Fouls-France 4. Referee- Mr. Creagher. Timer-Maxwell. Score 36-16. Hagerstown High School Thirty-one to thirty-four .But you see the score didn't soar Because though tired and a little off Our boys put up a good iight but After a game like the night be- fore with the Mutes, our boys were played out and they showed it in the Hagerstown game, Saturday, January 27, 1923. Poor passes and no shooting eye marked the whole game. If they had been up to form, the final score would have been a great deal different, because a quotation from the Hagerstown paper reads: The visitors had played a number of fast teams this season and their defeat at the hands of the locals came not only as surprise to their followers, but to the local fans as well. That is the only bright spot in the whole trip. The only thing we can do is to wish for better luck next time. Steele .... .... F .. . . . . . Hlartle Shupp, I. . . . . . . . France Shupp, F. . .. .C.. . . .. Kirby Gordon ........ G. ....... . Thomas Smith ......... G. ....... Simonds Field goals: Steele 7, I. Shupp 3, F. Shupp, Gordon 2, Kirby 6, France 4, Hartle 2. Fouls: F. Shupp 8, M. France 6. Referee: Wilson. Time- keeper: Hull. BACK HOME AND BROKEN' Senior IV should be congratulated for the splendid picture they brought to our school several weeks ago. This is a familiar slogan among Normal School students, and as a result, popular opinion voted that Back Home And Broke, with Thomas Meighan in the leading role was the best picture so far this year. Thomas Meighan won first place in the Most Handsome Man Con! test, held by the Picture Play mag- azine. This was one reason, per- faps, why his picture was given, but the boys like the manly Tom-and Lila Lee. The plot of the picture was very simple,-one that is used more of- ten than any other, the story of the struggle of a young man for success after he and his mother are left des- titute when their supposedly rich father and husband dies penniless. Aggie Twoddle, the town gossip, gave us a hearty laugh, and relieved some of the tense situations. Lila. Lee, as leading woman, was Very sweet and acted her part with a strength that supported Thomas Meighan very well. If the pictures held at our school in the future are as good as Back Home and Broke, our time and money will not be wasted if we at- tend them. HERMETICALLY SEALED. Little Tony's mother For the winter sewed him in 'Cause she'd never heard the slogan, the best game ever played on the lo-I lost. Ventilate the skin. 10 THE ORIOLE TOWSON 5 AND 10c STORE School Supplies And Novelties, Etc. 404 York Road Towson, Md. 1107 Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. i107 Safety! Service! Be Thrifty! Save Your Money And Invest With THE BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK TOWSON, MD. 1103 Downs' Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., BALTIMORI g G01 THE ATELIER 103 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. SELBY 'S STUDIO C107 SWEETS-STATIONERY KEENE'S YORK RD. AND BURKE AVE. C107 TOWSON SERVICE STATION L. J. MASON, Proprietor York Road and Willow Avenue Phone, Towson 554. C107 THE WILSON ELECTRIC CO. WM. A. WILSON, Prop. Everything Electrical 409 York Road, Towson, Md. Phone, Towson 323. 76,103 Z ,Y W , WM 11. THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, MD. Leading School Supply House of the State. 4103 OUR PRINCIPAL HAS FAITH IN US. When the boys decided to issue a number of The Oriole, their first thought was to appoint somebody to interview Miss Tall and get her ex- pression on several important ques- tions. Wghat do you suppose she said? Do men have a place at the Mary- land State Normal School? I am a. firm believer that the elementary schools need men teach- ers as well as women. When there were no men at the Normal School, it is probable that it was because it was not made clear to the high school students by their advisors that they might possibly possess a definite aptitude for teaching and yet have little special aptitude in any other Held. The advisors of the boys have in the past, pitiably ignored the field of education- they did not make the boys see that this vocation might lead to their highest fulfillment in life. I would not advise all boys to become teachers, for they are not all fitted to be teachers. Low salaries' in the past have kept them out of the profession, but now teaching is main- taining a higher standard, possibly higher than the industrial or com- mercial vocations. Positions at the top will be held by men for many years to come. The State Superin- tendent, at one of our recent assem- blies, made the statement that five big educational positions in the State must be filled soon. He said that few forward-looking men had pre- pared for the positions so he would probably have to go out of the State to secure qualiiied men. High school boys, this is a challenge to you! For several years prior to 1921, there were no boys at Normal School. Last year seventeen enrolled. This was a tremendous growth all at The credit may be laid at the of the Department of Educa- for their progressive and com- prehensive program. In addition to this, there was a drive made by the Normal School staff, speaking be- fore high school students through- out the State. Then, too, wonderful co-operation was shown by the high school Principals, and after all they are the biggest factors in influencing the boy. The two State High School Supervisors were keenly interested, and in a large measure, we owe our increased enrollment to them. The men alumni did their share for they ,had long deplored the absence of men in the student body. In Sep- tember, 1922, the enrollment had increased from seventeen to thirty- six. Perhaps the fact that one may receive two years college credit practically free of charge, is a big factor in influencing the boys. No tuition whatever is charged. Board, once. door tion, laundry and' room cazr be had for one hundred dollars ai year. This: is: a trem-endouss boost to: any' boy' in helping him realize his ideal-to. know that he can. get credit for two years toward his ocllege degree at' so little- expense. Penhaps it was a- photograph of! the Norma1,. hung on the assembly hall' walls of the high schools-, and then. again, it might have been our movie film, The Call' of the Hour. ' Perhaps it was a hitt or miss choicex but whatever it was, here they are, thirty-six strong, working side- by side with four- hun-- dred and seventy women and hold- ing their- own. ' What contributions have- the menu students brought to the school? Their interest in athletics 'ha-sn rganizedl the student body- into an Athletic Association, developingg right standards, right enthusiasm, and right influences for the school. I thnrk I am right in making this- statement, for I believe that there has been no charge of non-sports-- marrshipi brought against us in play-. ing our games. The scholarship standard has not been sub-ordinated to athletics because some of the leading and most skillful soccer and basket ball players' are honor stu- dents in academic' and professional studies. The character of the pro- fessional curriculum is such that it kills off the unworthy members and practically no man student who has withdrawn is a loss to the school, for eventually these .weaker souls would have shown that their strong- est aptitude did not lie in becoming a teacher. Perhaps the spirit of the present group can best be exempli- fied by the spirit in which they have undertaken the organization of the Sigma Alpha fraternity. They didn't organize just becaause they wanted a secret societyg it took them one and a half years of careful study, and after securing advice from the State as well as National fraternities, they put the guidance of the organi- zation into the hands of two former fraternity leaders of the University of Maryland. They carefully thought out a creed and made a ritual with the highest ideals in mind. It might have been better for the men not to have had a fraternity, since they found none here when they came, but they went about it with such intelligence, such respect for making a contribution to the morale of the school, such strong faith and ability to encourage liner men to come into the profession, that this fraternity cannot do harm, but good, if they can drop the mantle on the shoulders of those coming after them. In spite of the diverting ef- fects of athletics, dining room ser- vice, orchestra, social life, two of the Senior men are outstanding hon- or students in their work. Among tContinued on Page 111 THE ORIOLE 11 'THE STEBBINS - ANDERSON COAL 86 LUMBER CO., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies TOWSON, MD. RIDERWOOD. MD. A 110, Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND Q 101 MATHIAS GROSS Barber Shop YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. 4107 YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS F. B. and M. L. PORTS, Props., Phone, Towson 525 4103 FRANK J. SMRCINA Practical Tailor Special Attention Given to Altering, Dyeing, Cleaning 403 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. 1103 Table Delicacies GEORGE H. STIEBEI.: Towson, Md. 1105 WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer In Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour And Feed York Road Towson, Md. I 103 You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Towson, Md. Open Saturday Nights 4170 Interest on Savings Deposits ..-:g OUR PRINCIPAL HAS FAITH IN US. tContinued from Page 109 the Juniors are men of marked abil- ity, but I shall talk about them in the men's edition of The Oriole next year. VVhat are the possibilities for better living quarters for the boys? The housing conditions for men are not satisfactory, but the boys have been good sports about it and through their own efforts and the efforts of the Alumni Association, I think they will iniiuence the next Legislature in making a dormitory appropriation. The old gym ffar im being a. 'andard onel, has been converted into a barracks for the men and though they are living in simplest style, they have organized their life into a fairly satisfactory regimem, in spite of the inconveni- ences. We believe that the thirty- six men now in attendance will be able to convince thirty-six others that the experience at the Normal School will enrich their lives and satisfy their ambitions to such a de- gree that they will never forget the time spent here. If our prophesy is borne out, the enrollment next year will be so great and the need for a dormitory will be so insistent that there will be no question in the minds of the people and their representatives or the Legislature of 1924. Our June! Alumni meeting will bring to thei fore our twelve men graduates. We' extend an invitation now for a re- union of all the men in all the fifty-l seven previous classes. to get to-G gether to show the strength of our, school in developing well-qualified men. Here's to fifty men students f September, 1923. A MODERN BAGDAD. How many of us, as we, on these cold. winter evenings, have listened to the wind howling around the cor- ners. wished that we might have a carpet like the one of ancient lore. Its owner could visit any place he wished by merely stating his desire. VVe can have, for a few dollars, a carpet with qualities almost rivaling those of the old Bagdadf' A wise investment in a radio re- ceiver and your carpet is at your service. .Take it home and settle down in your comfy chair for a trip covering thousands of miles. Slowly, but surely, as you light the bulbs of your set, the little dem-I ons inside of them eagerly await your command. The dial swings past the mark. 5. 10. and as it approaches 13 we hear in our ears a voice saying. You are listening to W. O. C., out where the West begins. Immedi- ately an orchestra springs into life l and you are listening to music in a dance hall one thousand miles away. Slowly the dial revolves and we pass rapidly through spaace to At- lanta, where flowers are blooming, and spring seems to have been brought to you ahead of time, as you listen to the Song of the Mock- ing Bird, played by the W. S. B. 'Night Owl Orchestra. Back swings the pointer and Ha- ivana, Cuba, makes itself known by Q 4 W l w E the popping of corks in the cafe there, which is broadcasting its nightly joy through P. W. X. As you listen to the Spanish songs and talk, the very essence of the cafe seems to linger with youg but the voices of the grand opera singers in Chicago Opera House drown out the cafe music. VV. G. Y. in New York furnishes a delightful sprinkling of Scottish songs. and. as the evening draws to a close, we hear K. D. K. A., the pioneer of radio-phone broadcasting stations bid us all a very pleasant good night. The clock strikes midnight and we jump at the time and the fact that our carpet has indeed brought the world to our feet and will con- tinue to do so. I leave the thoughts of the wonderful possibilities ,of your carpet with you, for I must fold up my carpet and as the Arab does, steal away, to another world. The Land of Nod. DONALD DAVIES. Margaret Muncaster: Do the boys in the gym have a Sorority? What is the matter, Samara? said one of the Juniors, when Sacra fell down the stairs. Did you, skid? A Friend of the Senior Class at M. S. N. S. ISAAC BENESCH 85 SON Furniture Store 549 N. GAY ST., BALTIMORE, MD. Phone, Wolfe 2287. Phone, Vernon 1052 J. TROOKENBROT S: CO. 324 W. Saratogo Street, Opposite Brager's, BALTIMORE, MD1 Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin or Ring. 1103 12 THE ORIOLE THE LAND OF FRANCIS SCOTT KEY. Friends, Romans, countrymen, Lend me your ears, I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him, 'Wie good that men do live after them. These were the famous words of Mark Antony at the funeral of Cae- sar. But today I came not to bury Caesar or to praise him, but to take an imaginaary trip through Freder- ick County, because the history of a place, whether good or bad, lives af- ter it. Just lend me your ears and imagination. Imagine yourselves in the metrop- olis of Baltimore, going west through Catonsville, on the Freder- ick road, for 45 miles till you come to the City of Frederick, with its long, beautiful streets, which cross at right angles. Along the streets are spacious homes, made from Wood, brick and stone, with lawns which especially beautify them. The stores are large and plentiful, with plenty of windows for displaying wares. One chief interest of West Patrick street is the 351,000,000 hotel, which has been opened. Another feature of the City is the great number of banks, which denote the great wealth of the City. The first historical place of inter- est is the Court House, which was built in 1861. In the Circuit Court room is a bronze tablet, bearing the names of twelve judges who were the first to repudiate the British Stamp Act, showing that Frederick County had a part in the Revolution- ary War. Our next stop will take us one mile North of Frederick, to Rose Hill Manor. Here is where the first Governor of Maryland resided until his death in 1819. The Manor is large and the house is beautifully situated among green fields and sur- rounded by trees. This old mansion is now used as a place where trav- elers may stop for refreshment of mind and body. Barbara Frietchie, who has caused talk and discussion lived on West Patrick street. Whittier, in his poem on Barbara Frietchie, made Frederick County, Frederick City and Barbara Frietf-hie famous. The incident of Mrs, Frietchie's actually waving the flag at Stonewall Jack- son, has been proved. by a Mr. Jeni- fer. of Hopkins, as untrue, neverthe- less the sentiment of the poem is very beautiful. The first few lines fire: Up from the meadows rich with corn Clear in the cool September morn The clusterefl spires of Frederick stand Green walled by the hills of Mary- land. About thirteen miles from Freder- ick lies the Catocin Furnace. Here is where cannon and cannon ball were made during the Revolutionary War and operated afterwards for some years. This furnace was first run by Governor Johnson and his: brothers, who made a success of it,. but the reason it closed was on ac- count of the lack of ore. Now, near the site of the furnace, is a number camps, where barrel staves are made. On returning to Frederick we shall visit Mt. Olivet Cemetery, and view the monument of Francis Scott Key, the author of the Star Spangled Ban- ner. No wonder that Frederick is proud of that monument, when one of her sons was the author of that National air, which is honored by the whole world. Thus we see that the County of Frederick played its part in past his- tory and has honored the State by some of the most brilliant men of Maryland, as, for ,example, Roger Brooke Taney. His early life, as a lawyer, began in Frederick. He was one of the most brilliant men ever produced from Maryland. His worth is shown by General Jackson, when he appointed him Attorney General of Maryland, and later made him Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, during which time his decision on the Dred Scott case was given. This defined the right of negroes on the question of suffrage. Since I have used the theory of Herodotus in trying to make this talk interesting instead of sticking to bare historical facts, I leave with you these few examples of Frederick County's history, upon which you may meditate if you wish. IRLL BEALL. Md. State Normal School, Towson, Md. Feb. 15, 1923. My dear Mr. --: I was asked by Miss Tall to write to your son on what I thought of Normal Sqbool, since this is my sec- ond year here. Not knowing your son's name I will ask you to give this to him after reading it yourself. I should say we do have boys here. and when anybody steps on our campus they are not long finding it out, even if we are not so many in number! There are so many things about which to write that I hardly know which one to start on. In the first place, this Normal School has col- legiate rating with any college of Maryland and with Columbia Univer- sity. This fact, with the low expenses, is what caused me to make up my mind to come to this school. After teaching two years, I expect to go to the University of 'Maryland to get my degree. From your l'ather's letter I under- stand that you are interested in ath- letics.. The influence of the athletics' that the boys have started here has. reached far and wide. Our season. in soccer has been very successful. We played- all the surrounding high schools, preparatory schools audi sev- eral colleges. Our basket ball' season is ngow' in. full swing. This coming Saturday night we are playing one- of our greatest rivals, the Maryland' School for the Mutes. In the boys issue of the Oriole you will find a list of the different schools that we play. Though We are only thirty-four in number, the boys stand at the helm in the extra school activities, for in- stance, in the orchestra, we have eight boys, compared with three girls. Besides this orchestra, we have an orchestra called Normal Syncopatorsj' composed of four boys, who play for many of our dances. The boys have many organizations in the school which you will find out when you read the boys issue of the Oriole The organization in which we are most interested, is the Sigma Alpha Fraternity, which was started this year I have not written very much about the academic life here, be- cause I thought that you wanted to hear of our athletic life, as most boys dog but let me tell you that the academic side is always consid- ered before the athletics. I certainly wish that you could pay us a visit and then you could tind out for yourself just what Nor- mal School Iife is like, the type of boys that come here and the type that they expect. Sincerely yours, WILLIAM HULL. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Camp Fire Girls hope to pre- sent the moving picture Oliver Twist, to the Normal School some time in March. It is a picture worth seeing! Every one is invited to at- tend! The History Club will give Quincy Adams Sawyer, a delightful screen story with a wonderful all-star cast on Tuesday, February 27, at 8 o'clock, in the Auditorium. Every one come! THE OARELESS CONDUGTOR. Mike caught the influenza From a lady with the Hu, Because he put her nickel Where he really ought to chew. If you want to change your luck, put a P in front of it. Do you know any one who thinks Chaplin is a priest, and Fairbanks is a scale? 4 luuw-' , r ' ,,,f..l1Lf'.ulJ There is no secret of ' Curiosity is the begin- . b t k ning of useful knowl- Success u wor . edge. . 1 Pbl'hdM thlyb Std t Vfth M l d vol' 2 NO' 7 3 St1atesNizn11allSchool?To:'siJI:1,sl6!,d. e ary an MISS TAI,L'S VISIT T0 0111-1ER,l Platoon and the Non-Platoon Schools. ' - NORMAL SCHOOLS. 1 When Miss Tall was asked to con- tribute an article to the Junior num- ber 'of 'iThe' Oriole, she wondered whathve thought- would- be interest- ing. Her trip-to thefd-ifferent Nor- mail Schooisfin the' West was sug- gestedg' so she'willingly gave us this very interesting material for the ar- ticle. rv- ' The nrst school visited by Miss Tall was the Cleveland School of Ed- ucation.- In addition to thetwo year Normal course offered at this school, there is-a Senior -College Courserof two,-years,--for the Bachelor pfaArts Degree.and B. S. Degree offered at Western! Reserve University. Dr. Ambrose Suhrie is- Dean gof the School-of Education, which isga girl's school. A :very splendid Student Government Organization exists here. -Indeed, so capableis it that the members of the faculty occasion- ally leave in a body, placing the stu- dents in charge from' morninguntil evening. f: . ' - -:The building is old and lacks many of the modern improvements, and much of the beauty found in the nne, 'new type of Normal School. This made Miss Tall think, and should also make usthink, that, ifna build- ing counts, then the student body at M. S. -N. S. ought to do ideal work. While at this school our princi- pal, together with the National Coun- cil of Normal School principals, was entertained at' a luncheon and had the pleasure of--hearing rapid tire short talks upon school activities given by the different students. She -said that these talks made her think of the talks given at our school the day it was visited by the County Su- perintendents and County Boards of Education, which fact proves to us that she- always has M. S. N. S. on 'her mind, where'er she may go. Our Honorary member of the,Jun- ior Class next travaeled from Cleve- land to Detroit, where she visited the Detroit Teachers' ,College Dr. S. A. Courtis, of whom we have frequently heard, is Dean of this school. Here the practice work differs from ours. In the first year for nine weeks the students participate in regular school work, known as tasks, such as mark- ing rolls, graphing the results of tests, keeping track of library rec- ords and making out 1'eport cards. -In--the second year nfteen hours, for, eighteen weeks is' the required amount of practice work. The stu- dent-'teaqhers practice in both the After the students receive their di- plomas, they go out to teach in the City, under the direction-of Supervis- ors. If successful, at the close of this supervised or cadet teaching, as it is called, 'the students receive a. Life Certificate. The Supervisors of cadet-teaching are: members of the staff of the Teachers' College. f Iiithis sqhool. the same as i-n ours, there are Student Government pro- blems. The problems they are con- cerned with are those in regardfto the -giving of honorsf At present they allow their students to belong tdione club only. Miss Tall told the students of our 'interest in develop- ing an Achievement Chart. After' leaving Detroit, Miss Tall traveled to Indiana, Pennsylvaania. There she visited the Pennsylvania Normal School, which institution is very much like our own. 'Slie lived two days in the dormitory, and while there ate in the dining roomgwith seven hundred students. The tables were presided over by the insguctors and seniors., There were tables for the underweights , and overweights, at which the nurses satg and tables for the boys and girls in athletic I training-the team players. A glass case found in the hallway. exhibiting the athletic awards. such as four foot-balls, four soccer balls and four silver cups, proves the in- terest of the student body in ath- letics. On Sunday evening our Principal attended the Vesper Service. All. students are compelled to attend this service. The Glee Club had seats on the platform throughout the entire evening, and took the leading part in the service. The atmosphere in the school was very charming and the courtesy of: the instructors was most pleasing during our principal's visit. Practice work is carried on by the . 'idents in the first six grades of the elementary school, as. well as in the Junior High School. In addi- tion to these nine grades, across from the Normal School, is a country graded school, where practice teach- ing is carried on through the co-bper- ation of the County Superintendent, the Principal and Dr. Keith, the pres- ident of the Normal School Dr. Keith has engaged well trained teachers from as far West as Iowa, and as far South as Texas to staff the school. He expects one thousand students at his -summer session: Mr S. N. S. is afraid she can not compete with Pennsylvania Normal in the matter of numbers for Summer Session, but ,why can she not compete next year with the seven hundred students now enrolled at the.Pennsylvania Nor- : mal? . Leaving Indiana about S o'clock in the evening, Miss Tall started on her homeward journey. VVhile com- ing over. the hills to Blairsville Junction, she passed the blazing chimneys of the picturesque coke ovens, now fast disappearing from the coal industry. Like camp fires, they held her fascinated and made her understand somewhat better the life of that industrial part of the country which is q.uite -different from our own, here in Eastern Maryland. NAOMI HARSH, Jr. II. t I A MESSAGE TO THE JUNIORS. Show your spirit Juniors! We are members of the largest Junior Class ever at M. S. N. S. and are be- ing carefully watched, for great .things are expected of us. Let us Inot disappoint those who are watch- ing us with an ever critical 'and ob- serving eye. Each year more is ex- pected of every Junior Class so that lwe muststrive faithfully with a iirm determination in order to reach the :goal that the Seniors have uncon- 'sciously placed before us. This goal 'can only be reached by believing, as Patrick Henry did, United we stand, divided we fall. We have encountered many diiii- culties during the year, but through 'the kindly interest and trust of our 'faculty adviser, Miss Tall, we have been greatly helped. Our-motto, To be, rather than to seem, gives us still another cause Ito aspire, for the real thing that counts is what we are, and what we seem to be, loses out when the day of final judgment comes. There is the old saying that you can fool ,some of the people all of the time. and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. Therefore we must not seem to be, we must not deceive, we must be what we really should be for others' sake and for our own, so that we may have the finer feeling of satisfaction when the curtain falls on our nnal exit at M. S: N. S. .. f Our aim is not merely a spiritual one. However fine spiritual achieve- ments, are, they are abstract, Our. modern civilization calls. .for some things which are mater- tContinued on Page 7-Col. ll 2-Junior Edition THE ORIOLE Say It With Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. Florist And Nurseryman Otllce: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5815 York Road Nursery: Glttlngs and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Md. G03 Established 1 8 7 3 A. H. rnrnue mnuracrua- ING JEWELRY co. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry 003 TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries lee Cream Sodas L. W. HELD Q: SONS Phone 204 Towson 6101 HEADQUARTERS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES Tell Us Your Wants HERGENRATHER DRUG 00. Prescription lkujsta TOWBON MARYLAND Q10 JUNIOR COMMENTS ON THE MOVIES. UQUINOY ADAMS SAWYER. A nine reel feature picture was given by the History Club on Tues- day, February 27. The History Club received the proceeds from the en- tertainment. The cghief characters of Quincy Adams Sawyer were John Bowers and Blanche Sweet, who are well known among movie fans. The story deals with the experi- ences and adventures of a young lawyer in an isolated little village where he has been sent to protect a. widow's property from a dishonest notary public. The young man boards with the widow and while there her daughter falls in love with him. Hle refuses to take her serious- ly and she seeks revenge. In this she is aided by a crook who wishes to marry her for her money. When the girl whom Sawyer loves is cross- ing the river in a ferry, the cable is cut. She is rescued by Sawyer at the edge of a waterfall. The rescue forms the climax. The plot of the story as a whole was good, but the exciting river ,scenes are becoming too frequent. The number of movie goers was not large because of pending exam- inations, but when these are over we believe that a large number of students will attend the good pic- tures we are having. THE MAN WHO SAW T0- MORROWJ' Thomas Meighan was the man who saw tomorrow in the movie given by Sr. I, on Tuesday, March 6. We saw the popuiar -Paramount star at his best in this, his latest picture. The leading feminine role was acted by Beatrice Joy. The title is an appropriate one as we are all anxious to see the result of last term's labor on our reports tomorrow. CHow happy we may bel. Synopsis: Burke Hammond, a young New York business man is spending his vacation in South America. He is forced to leave his hotel, as the money he was to re- ceive failed to reach him. He wan- ders about the coast and finds the camp of Captain Pring, an English- man, whose cargoes are of rubber- and rum. He falls in love with Rita, the captain's daughter. K He visits a steamer in the harbor and is mistaken for a beaqh-comber and attacked by several of the sail- ors. Burke is badly hurt and when he revives the ship has set sail for New York. He meets the lady Helen, who is seeking a man sud- cessful in love and politics. She falls ln love with him and awaits a proposal. Whom shall he marry, the proud English lady or the sea cap- tain's daugphter? The question is solved by an old friend, who had been traveling in India. While there he learned one of the Hindu tricks of foretelling the future' and 'thus' enables Burke to see the results of his marriage with either girl. He marries the girl of the South. I liked this picture, because of the unusual plot, the story ending with the hero's marriage and the events which followed already known. Thomas Meighan is a typical Ameri- can and is popular everywhere his pictures have ever been shown. If you like the pictures we are giving, tell your room-mate or neigh- bor, and if you -do not, please tell us. BEAUTY. All of us admire that which is beautiful. So it ,has been ever since the world was created. There is no living person who does not admire beauty whether it be found infgirls, animals, pictures or landscapes. That is the reason we all enjoy strolling over the campus of an evening or on Sunday. We are unconsciously drinking in the beauty of it, and realizing to the fullest extent how beautiful our grounds really are. Remember what Miss Tall said when she returned from the trip to Cleve- land: I have not seen a more beau- tiful spot ln all my trip than the Normal School, with its surrpunding grounds. Our large campus with its wind- ing driveways, bordered with trees and shrubbery, form a perfect set- ting for the Administration Build- ing and Newell Hall. To people pass- ing along the York road, our cam- put is quite an attraction. Indeed, there cannot be a much prettier 'sight than that of our school and grounds, viewed from! the road. So then let us take a pride in- our school grounds and see how neat and clean we can keep them. It is up to us as to whether they shall be a. solid carpet of green grass or a plot of ground cut up by paths and strewn with pieces of orange peels or bits of paper. Since spring is com- ing and the grass is beginning to spring up green again, let's see if we can't co-operate and make the campus even more beautiful than it is by not dropping any refuse on it, or cutting campus any more, ROBERT WRIGHT. Jr. V. A Dance A Date Perchance Out late A Class A -Qulzz No pass Gee Whiz! -The Beacon. THE ORIOLE Junior Edition-3 T. REESE ARNOLD. One short-sleep past, we wake etern- ally, . And Death shall be no more: Death, thou shalt die! --John Donne. On .Ianuary 28, 1923, one of our, classmates, Reese Arnold, fell asleep and was taken from among us. She was born August 28, 1904,'and, with the exception of several years spent in California, had lived most of gher life in Glyndon, Maryland. Miss Arnold graduated from the Franklin High School in 1922, and up to the time of her death, was studying at Maryland State Normal School. She took an active part in the life of her community as well as in school life. She was a mem- ber of Glyndon Methodist Episcopal Church, and of its Sunday School, Queen Esther Circle, and was a teaqher in the Junior League. At Normal School she was a proctor and looked after the welfare of ninety- three girls, living in Towson. She was faithful and trustworthy in all that she undertookq Everything she did was in Aa cheerful and Christian, spirit. Through -her spirit of good will, friendliness and helpfulness, she was an inspiration to all those wgho knew her. From the memories of her friends she will never die, and in order to pass along such a noble example of young womanhood, a Scholarship has been founded at Maryland State Normal School and a picture has been dedicated to her memory at Franklin ,High School. MIRIAM CRONHARDT. ' ntmnmonram. There's a cloud that's dark and dreary That travels o'er land and seag It has locked in the bosom., sad- ness, And holds death as the -only key. It has cast one shadow o'er Normal Its sad-ness was spread beyond ' measure, It took from us our Reese Arnold To hold as its heavenly treasure. We shall always remember Reese Arnold, As a prize that was given-then taken: I-Ier lift was a life full of sunshine And her friends she had never forsaken. She left us in sadness and mourn- ing ' And we wish that we might her recall, But it is better to live and be taken Than never to have lived at all. LORETTA J. SCHWARTZ. MY MANY SELVES. I am a conglomeration of moods, a collection of contradictory char- acteristics. I am made up of so. many different selves that even I am unable to recognize my true self. Sometimes I feel as though I shall like the gprofession which I have chosen. I am ambitious to make a success of this profession and to do things which will make my name stand out as a somebody. Then again I feel that I shall never make a success of teaching or anything else, and I don't care. I realize that I am incapable of accomplishing any- thing worthy of note and can only be, aw failure. There are days when I feel happy, contented and just naturally glad that I am alive. On these days I feel more like workingg I enjoy the class periodsg I am interested in Assembly and love to be among others.. There are days when I am just the opposite. I feel that life is not worth living, my studies are a drag, I am cross with every one and displeased with everything. When I am in this mood I feel indifferent, blase,'bored with everything in gen- eral and myself in particular. There are times when I talk, talk, and talk for the mere sake of talk- ing. My tongue 'says things that I really do not believe and yet to all appearances I am portraying my in- nermost thoughts and feelings. I delight in making my friends look at me from the corners of their eyes and gasp at my rash statements. I will argue and try to prove my point of view to them when in reality I am undecided as to my own convictions. Sometimes I will agree with the opinions of my companionsg then, again, I will take the opposite side for the sake of being different from everyone else. I long at times to travel, to go among strangers, to be unknown to the people I am with. It is my -greatest desire to go away from all my relatives, with the exception of my mother, and yet there isn't a family more united or more devoted than my own. ' There are times when I am. sick of! propriety and wish I had been born a native of Africa or some one of the South Sea islands where such things as books and 'clothes have no place in the peoples' lives. At other times I should love 'to move among the highest society, where formal man- ners and strict convention are the rules. Then again, I feel as though I am better fitted for my present po- sition, that of an ordinary girl in the ordinary life, than for any other. Although I have so many different ,selves, I know that I am one and the same person, for the one thing which remains constant, no matter which self predominates, is my quick temper. I become angry quickly, over mere trifies, but as soon as I have said my say, my anger is ap- peased. After I have spoken harsh- ly I am sorry and humiliated, even more provoked'with myself than I had been with the object of my an- ger. I have been told that my tem- perament belongs to the color of my hair and if this be true, I dare say, I shall always have it. I have come to the conclusion that I shall never be quite satisfied with any one of my selves. Despite the fact that I abhor my disagreeable selves and admire the composed, even disposition, I should rather be as I am than be exactly like anybody else I know. ONE OF JR. III. A manufacturer of syrup received the following: I've eaten ten cents' worth of your corn syrup and my corns are no better. Tut nuns t num Mm. tu. TUWSIIN HEIGHTS, llll. 1103 , HOTEL TOWSON Towson, Md. Under New Management. Newly Renovated Rooms With Private Bath! New Dining Room Open-American And European Plan Special Attention Paid To Tourists C101 4-Junior Edition THE ORIOLE THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. . TOXVSON, MD. Business Manager. MAXYVELL SACRA Circulation M'g'r.. GERTRUDE SMITH . . E. VVORTHINGTON Advertising Mgrs. :MENARIS FRANCE PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. MARCH, 1923. oUR ADVISER, Miss TALL. In all our trials, in all our woes, She guides our erring paths, Lifting us up to a higher plane, Away from snares, idle and vain. Character of worth, of purity and ross ' Annum g .W m 'AXQ i Q' -is 'PT s f FAMOUS J UNIORS. Usually salient characters in col- legesfand- preparatory schools never come to public notice ti1l.they have reached the senior years of their work. This, however, does. not hold good here at Normal,-for--already, acknowledged leaders .. in . various fields have advanced from theranks of the Juniors, and have taken their position with the most notable of the 'Seniorsq .. - . . J.. ' This might be attributedato 'the curriculum of the schoolfwith its leadership developing-qualities, but I am more inclined'to'1tl1ink that it is due' to thehhearty co-operationmof the Seniors in' everything that has been undertaken' by the Juniors and their deep interest- in the Juniors as azwhole. 'We are favorably represented in every activity ofthe school. Every club, society and organization ,bears witness to the influence of the Jun- iors. We havein our midst famous singers, musicians of note, artists and cartoonists of recognized talent, actors of 'amazing ability, 2 silver- tongued orators, wing-footed ath- letes and ,craftsmen in,every line. Hurray for us! ' GHARLES E. RENN. . ' What will ex-soldiers get-if the pride, I bonus bill passes? , asked a- con-' Friend, in whose counsel we'll al- ua s abide temporary. .- , They will get a lot of letters from ' ' Y : ' . 'f Miss Tall, will we cherish, love, and shyster lawyers, among otherfthingsf, obey - . - - 4 .-Ar,-, I And to her our tributes we will pay. ,, - i l It takes twenty years for one wo-. man to make a man out of her son Her eyes beam with pride for our , . -- -- ,vi dear Alma Mater, and just. twenty minutes for another, Her heartburns with love greater W01113-11 to make H f001 Ollf- 'Of him- still KMA' f ' 'YL .,v' 'V And earnestly, zealously in every U i 1 heart A EMA - I Loyalty, honor, and kindness are -1,1 wrought. .. ' , U ' Cf? Qualities of purity, aancl richness' 'mil ll,,': ,g:gggf:ig ' . A untold in fig!! ,,Lg,LEE 2-if , r lnspiggald by a soul, just as pure as' 'lux' F She stands, a true friend to Class '24, Q 'ff:',f lv ,nibfilf 4' Dear Miss Tall, whom ever we will' 'I M d' 1 n adore. ,,,Q,,,,n,.f48,, ' ' MABEL SNYDER. P A , WATCH THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS' ANNOUNCEMENTS. i'The Camp Fire Girls, a. lively group of workers, are'putting into practice, their motto, Work, Health, Love. To further the work of their activities, and because they wish to give joy, they arranged- and car- ried out a very successful dance on ,February 2, which was so well attended that the treasury was appreciably swelled! If you: should look in on them any Wednes- day night you would see a group of eager, resourceful .girls hard at work on many useful camp ire pro- jects.- Q, .' I h rl AGATHA COHEE. A' NIGHT INATI-IE GYM. ' Samuel Troupe, Jr. I.. The lights blinked, and-asolitary group of card players began unlac- ing theirfshoes- and slipping out of their clothes in general, Theivlate bather' came running, 'clad- Lin as wreath of smiles. Th6'b00kWDI'lI1 'rose' and carefully placednhis 'treas- 'ured volume of .detective stories on thevtop of his trunkk' 'I','.ie languid one flipped' the last -cigarette into the victrola and wentin search of his bed. Already many were wait- ing for the lights to go od., There- . Darkness reigned, then quiet, save for some late walkers- coming in con- tact with an' ambush of chairs, or the sweet warbling-of three. or four amicably inclined lovers of romance discussing the- Yindennable her. Anon, a Normal snore breaks out upon the still darkness and some wayward shoe iinds a temporary resting' place' against 'a' locker door, at the same .ti.me.lt.emifts,a delicate, well bred slam. 'Then out of the smothering blackness, of space comes a still voice admonishing, Ten thir- ty, boys. Then- U Silence reigns supreme, except for ttfei musical tmkle' of some innocent sleepers' cot, as it is inclined at the dangerous angle of ninety to one hundred' and eighty degrees. The dull, sickening' thud Hot. a mischiev- ous pillow as it forcibly collides with the waste basket in mid air, is scarcely audible- in the subdued si- lence.of tbenroom. The distant mui- Iied whistle of the jerk-water, as it crosses the trestle down by the dis- posal plant can scarcely be heard. And then- ,A crash like the coming of the judgment day. is'heard, evidently the laundry has blown up, but stay, it is merely the enthusiastic meet- ing of a wabbly aeronautic chair and a Normal Junior's sleepy head. then- . A low, musical voice, once more admonishes, Double warning there, Misterlif ,- .. ,, , THE ORIOLE Junior Edition-5 KWESTION KORNER. How could we make more of our athletics at M. S. N. S.? Have the various Junior sections play for Junior Class Championship. Have the same with the Seniors. Then decide the championship be- tween the two classes. F. GRIMES. Have more inter-scholastic games. E. NEIKIRK. Give more loyal support to the school teams. There is too much sectionalism at present. E. HARRINGTON. Inter-section games would put a little pep into our gymnasium per- iod and promote thenumber of good players, increasing the number of victories in inter-school contests. E. WILSON. By closer co-operation of the stu- dents uninterested in athletics. It should be the desire of every mem- ber of the M. S. N. S. to win at least one N. With this end in view there would be much more rivalry for positions on the various teams. J. O. THOMAS. By showing better spirit towards athletics. This is particularly true among the girls. This does not ap- ply to all the girls, but it applies to .hose who are forever objecting to taking athletics. M. OGLE. A large, well equipped gymnasium that would be used mainly for ath- letics, allowing more time and op- portunity for practice. R. COLE. How do you think the school spir- it at M. S. N. S. could be bettered? By resolving that if things are not conducted here like they were at Our high school we will not kick but stand back of the movements of the school. J. OWENS. Have less sectionalism and more social functions involving the entire school. - V E. LYNCH. I do not think there should be so much section rivalry. I think we should work more for the school as a group. D. FLOUNDERS. School spirit is nothing more than the interest members of an institu- tion take in it. So why not transfeif a few of the foreign interests ffor certainly your faculties are not cen- tered in M. S. N. S. to a great de- greel to Normal and Shove it along' instead of.holding it back? Wake up, Gang! While you are here you belong to Normal School first and last. School spirit makes the school, and certainly you want to make Normal School an institution v a I 7 u be proud of. Let's give the Nor- mal Locomotive, and everybody yell together! M. GARMAN. School spirit at the Maryland State Normal School can be improved through lessening individual and sectional prejudices. C. READ. Fi. When your time for matrimony arrives what sort of mate do you desire? He has to be real smartg a gradu- ate of two universities, determined and reliable. H. MURRAY. He must be tall, have dark, curly hair, dark eyes and be of an athletic stature. He must have good senseg must be considerateg must have high ideals and good morals. C. HELM. A man of good physique. One who is tall, has dark hair, dark eyes, wears his clothes well and is a good sport. E. L. DOWNIN. 0116 who is handsome and sensi- ble. K. GANTZ. 'ORIGINAL DEFINITIONS OF EDUCATION. ' Vlfritten by Junior Ones. Education is living a complete life intellectually, morally and socially, according to a high standard of liv- ing. MAUDE TREZISE. Education is 'complete living, in cluding the acquisition of knowl- edge, the establishment .of ideals, making fhysical and social adjust- ments, and obtaining happiness through service. ' CHARLOTTE HOSTETTER. Education' is the effort of an in- dividualto adapt himself to society, and to perfect himself to the best of his abilityg physically, mentally, morally, and socially for the benefit of himself and for the improvement of humanity: - GEORGE HOUCK. Education is the training of one's self for complete living with his fel- low citizens. SAMUEL TROUPE. A TRAGEDY. She laid the still white form be- side those that had gone before. No moan, no sigh from her. Suddenly, 'she let forth a cry that pierced the still air, making it vibrate with a thousand echoes. It seemed to come from the very depths of her soul. Twice the cry was repeated, and then all was quiet again. She would lay another egg tomorrow. - Punch Bowl. I ENTERTAINING SENIOR V. Wvith apologies to The Minister Comes to Tea. J 'The music room looks dandy For we've dusted every chair And we've got the tidies hanging Just exactly on the square. The shamrocks' iixed up lovely, St. Patrick's Day we meet ln the Cafeteria, brimming With bully things to eat. Miss Gibson has her Sunday dress on And she's frizzing up her bangs, Miss Orborn wears her best alpaca And she's asking how it hangs. Senior V looks line as can be, We're all dressed high up in G. And all because we're entertaining Sister Senior V at tea. Oh, the table's fixed up gaudy .With the trays already set! We are going to use the china And the silver spoons, you bet! It's shamrock cakes we're going to have, And mints, and green ice cream and all. , ' We'll apologize like fury And say that everything is bad, Such awful luck in all his cooking We're sure the chef has never had. But you can guess we're only bluff- ing For it's as prime as it can be, And we are only talking just that way 'Cause Senior V has come to tea. Everything will be a-smi1ing- Just as good as ever was, , We won't growl about our lessons As Junior V 'most always does. Senior V will be most jolly, You can tell it by their faces, Miss Munn will surely lead the marches And take part in all the races. Dance we will, and sing and frolic, Every form of fun will thrive, For we will be most awf'ly happy ' Entertaining Senior Five. E. PEARL GREEN, Jr. V.' Boy Scout fsmall but politel- May I accompany you across: the Istreet, madam? ' Old Lady- Certainly you may, my lad. How long have you been- wait- ing here for somebody to take you across? -Boston Transcript. A little boy was sent to the bar- ber shop for a hair cut. What kind of a hair cut do you want? asked the barber. i Wen, if you have to cut it like Isomebody's, just cut it like dad's, with a hole in the middle. Hartle, after reading the urm name, Associated Exhibitors, Inc., asked, What does Inc. stand for,- incomplete? 6-Junior Edition THE ORIOLE THOUGHTS. Lavinia Moore, Jr. III. A penny for your thoughts -- cries the tantalizing onlooker when he sees some one staring blankly into space. Just what does he mean when he says, a penny for your thoughts? Certainly thoughts are worth more than a measly little penny. Sometimes they are so pre- cious that we would not exchange them for the costliest of jewels. Shakespeare, the greatest of writ- ers, portrays the meaning of thoughts exactly, when he has Hamlet say in one of his speeches- There is noth- ing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. This statement goes to show that one's thoughts influence one's char- acter. If thoughts keep crowding into our minds, especially if they are of an evil nature, our character grad- ually becomes the worse. Gossip is perhaps the best illustration of evil thinking. An individual hears a lit- tle speck of news, and if his way of thinking is evil, he will add his evil thought to that little bit of news until it has reached gigantic propor- tions, and the little molehill is transformed into a mound. It wicked or distasteful thoughts come from the harmful thinker, cer- tainly then, lovely and happy thoughts come from the beautiful thinker. The person who has lovely thoughts in his mind must indeed, possess a fine, noble character. Poly- anna. an outstanding figure in Elea- por Porter's well known book, looms up immediately in our minds when we think of pretty thoughts. Her mind was so Iilled with glad thoughts that she iniiueneed the lives of oth- ers and molded them into fine char- acters. One is forced to agree with Shakespeare, and to believe that nothing is good or bad but that just our thoughts make the wickedness or the beauty of the world. Thoughts have always been the basis of all civilization. .The great Maker of Heaven and Earth con- ceived thoughts that were the reali- zation of the creation of the world. Thoughts are our constant com- panions: surely we want good com- panions. Thoufhts are the expres- sions of one's soul. Now. aren't your thoughts worth more thanapenny? GIRL SCOUTS. On my honor, l will try To do my duty to God and my coun- try, To help other people at all times, To obey the Scout laws. This promise came from the mouths of thirty-two girls as they stood in line, arrayed in white mid- dies and blue skirts, at the Investi- ture Ceremony on March fifteenth. Miss Hbwell, director of the Girl Scouts in Baltimore and vicinity, presented the trefoil pins to us, which indicate our three-fold prom- ise. We were no longer on proba- tion, but now were real Scouts. Af- ter the ceremonies were over, the Girl Scouts entertained their broth- er organization, the Boy Scouts, at a party. We were all happy because so many girls had received their pins thus arriving that far in their train- ing to be Scout leaders. We had ac- complished part of the work which was planned in September. We were organized then under the leadership of Miss Cooley and Miss Medwedeff, a true captain and lieutenant. Our troop, the Pine Tree, has fif- ty-six members. Our motto is: Be prepared and We aim to do so, for we are trained to meet almost any emergency through our First Aid work and Domestic Training. Among the many good times which we have had are: a taffy-pulling party, given by one of our patrols, and an illustrated lecture on Camp Cookery, when samples of the food were made and eaten. We have given a dance which many of the Normal School girls and boys en- joyed. It was with a sigh we heard the strains of Home, Sweet Home, which brought it to a close. But we realize that only part of our energy has been expended and we have many things left to do in the future. Our sphere of influence will spread into the communities where we go, so now we must be energetic and faithful Scouts, so that we will be true and influential Scout leaders. We have resolved to be bet- ter Scouts so that Normal life will be happier, and the Scout troops or- ganized under our leadership will have a lasting influence. May we always try to serve our friends and do a good turn daily! ANNA MALLONEE. SCHOOL SPIRIT. I cannot be outdone in my esteem of the value of a good spirit. To my mind it is one of t,'ie most valuable assets an institution can boast of. You may have an efficient faculty, an excellent location and adequate accommodations of all kinds and in all directions, but if you have no school spirit your plans are incom- plete. It isn't the course in French, in Latin, in Mathematics, that attracts a fellow to school these days. What he goes for more than anything else is the college life. He craves com- panionship and the good will of his brothers. He seeks that bigger, broader knowledge of the outside 1 S world which Through his only school days afford. affiliations, he corrects his manners, through his fraternity, loyalty, through ath- he develops lethics, he develops co-operation and teamwork. In brief, he learns to work as a part and not as a whole. He has one common interest, the school. He is one for all and all for his school. That's what we need here, fel- lows, a common interest. The ideal is all set for us. There will be time enough for our little cliques when we get out of college, but while we are here, let's lstick by our school. Have a good word for old Normal always. After all, life is what we make it. So it is with school life. Let's throw a bomb into the old camp. Let that ,bomb be sriiool spirit, and let it blow us up to the sky. When we come down, let us fall as a unit, with every man's shoulder to the wheel. What d'ye say men? Let's go! JAY PRICE, Jr.V. THE CLASS SONG. Rising in state on a hill at the crest Stands our dear Alma Mater, the the school we love best . May We in our efforts, forevermore .Prove loyal to it and to dear twenty- four. Chorus Then up with our banner so bright and so gay -May it never be dimmed or in hearts lose its sway Thy praises we'l1 sing, thy colors adore , And for Normal we'll strive and for dear '24. . ' In all of our work where ere we may - be Thy praises we'll sing, twenty-four to thee May thy light like a fire whiqh burns from within Be a guide to our pathway, and never grow dim. Say, readers, just cast your eyes over those words. Could you find a more fitting tribute to our school and to the Class of '24, than is ex- pressed in those few lines. ' ' For the inspiring words of our Class Song we are indebted to Miss Charlotte Helm and Miss Esther Mc- Dowell. The music is the result of considerabale work by J. Owen Thomas. Mr. Thomas wishes to thank Miss Ruth Grafton, whose ready assistance was invaluable, and Miss Louise Schroeder, whose care- ful criticism of the music helped to make the Class Song technically correct. ,N-Q..- . THE ORIOLE Junior Edition-7 A MESSAGE T0 THE JUNIORS. CContinued from Page 1-Col. 37 ialistic, which really show one's accomplishments, and the Class of Twenty-four must-fill all the require- ments. Here are some: Put through successfully the Achievement Chart just begun. Take a civic pride in the care of the buildings and grounds. Learn to manage our finances upon a -budget basis, so that no one will have to spend more than .his allow- ance while at Normal. A 'I Boost the Y. W. C. A., which is our- service .organization. Find Ways of remunerative em7 ployment for students who need to supplement their income by work. Make 'progress-for--Stutlqnt AQo-op- erative Government bylshowing their responsibility is -so fraught with character-building that students will be glad- to accept oilices and .will be willing to refine their qualifications for the council positions and forthe Wardenships. 1 Remember that .the Principal is steering at the wheel this ship of educational progress. If a student locatesga rotten.. place or a leak in the structure and does not seek to strengthen the weakness, the ship may. go down.. Only by the success- -ful working together of students and faculty can the great opportunities in a'school likei ours be, metyand elm- braced. Growth 'is slow but sure, where we all pull together and Play the Game! . ,f There are fifty -more types of work that we might mention, but4 Look5, around you! ' ' ' ' ' MARJORIIE HAYDEN, n X ' I 5 D, ,lunior President. WI-IATVNORMAL MEANS To- - Normal School to.me,jis the bat- tleiield upon which I,,am,,striv'ing to secure a higher'7edu,cation.' I early realized that to obtaiiiithe 'best'--out df life I must.have tools' with which to work and the onlyqwayl cause- cure these necessary tools is through a higher education. A' 'y , Every one has his or her chosen occupation, the one which helikes best, the one which gives him the greatest satisfaction in performing and the one to which he will stick the' rest of his, life. When I think of teachingfthere immediate- ly ,forms in my mind's eyegia picture of our Normal School, and 'I say to myself, here is the place wnereiwe. learn through trials and privations to' ourselves, and to the -despaiirand discomfiture of our instructors, the habits and attitudes, facts andfthe- petent teachers in the new and larger meaning of that term. At no other ,institution in the State can one obtain a more suitable education, for the tuition, than here at No1'mal School. We know the saying, The Lord helps those who help themselves, well, here we help ourselves a little bit and the State ' Yea, though'w'e work, the rain comes, likened unto tests and the wind blows and great is the excite- -ment thereof. Verily, I say unto you, there is great ambition in the minds of this class. Surely the faculty sees in some ofius amugeriius born or'do they supplies the remaining help neededisay we have piped unto you oh! my' to send us into the class of teachers. For this reason Normal 'School to me- means an institution where my edu- 'cation can be continued at a cost materially less than at any other! State or private institution. my acquaintance is' broadening and I am making new friends, whom I' shall be glad to remember as friends 'and who shall bring pleasant recol- lections to me in after years. Then again, no matter how little I try, I am adding 'each day a few ideas about life and a betterknowledge of human relationship. A I 1 V- i , As for 'athl'etics, Normal- School has -.made it possible for me to de- ,velop my 'ability in both soccer and basketball, 'and I fhope 'baseball. When I graduated from high school Iniy love for -athletics had just readned a point where I began to-en- ,joy taking part in ashem. ' By coming 'to Normal Schoolllilcan continue -ath- I letics and derive 2some..pleas-ure' from them, n J ' .. -i A There are really many more things' 1which Normal will give to me that 'I haven't listed- above, but yet the ,ones mentioned, are, I consider the 'most important and beneficial. 'Therefore, on reading' this .paper I 'hope that you' willvagree with me, if not wholly, partially, in my view points. C. AUSTIN GABQNER. I --l--- .ui A JUNIOR PSAL1VI..,' f And it came to pass, on Wednes- day, the 13th 'of September, there appeared' on the campus.-:of Mary- land State Normal School two hun-Q dred and sixty-iive..Juniors. From- all corners of the:.,S.tate they came, these meek and, mourn-ful young and unsophisticated' girls-and boys. , J -.And seeing the multitude, the.Sen'- iors came to offer their assistance. Yea,'though'we entered the Admin- Listration Building fearfully, the Sen- iors were with us, our rofiklzof sus- taining hope, ' 3 . K , A Hiere we beheld the class room and the ,professors and even Solof mon .in all his glory could non equal one of these. H ,I 5,5 The gate is straight and! the way 'is narrow that leads to ,Seriiorland Thus on Thursday we beganhournrst day of the first year.,at,Normal., V s- But these 'children entegnot into a-pathvpf, 'glory alone, 'there' are brooks to cross ,and oftimes great r cries which will makekuscmore'comL:lponds. K, . I 1, I V. - A -1-7. V . . Normal School means to me that , . I children, and ye have not heard? The coming of the Junior Class is likened unto the parable of the mus- tard seed. We come to sow good seed thatvour harvest may be great. Hearing these determinations the falculty peal' forth' lectures' equal' to Hamlet's soliloquies, Macauley's 'es- says or the word's of Burns, or the psalms of David. A , T-he faculty isyour shepherd. They lead us into fields ofknowl- edge that our minds' may not thirst orfhlunger,--1 . - - Q- ,. - We will remember, oh, teachers, all thy loving k'indness','thy righteous- ness and thy justice. Oh! faculty, in thee we have put our trust therefore when all is said and done, save us, and deliver' us attlase-in tqhe Senior Class. IT . : WESTCQTTQ: .Trlf IM. IVIY HOME IN OILFIWVIRGINIYY. When thezshades of night are fall- ing, And thebirds begin their callingg It is then that I long, To go back to the farm 'Formy home M In ole Virginny. Whenthe sky is grey, theclouds are black, Oh! How I want to go back To,the green -covered hills z z And the rippling, singing rills I .. .. NWT my 9991.9 ' - In' oieuvirgiiny. .Theres anlittle shack, and a 'sky of 1' ' : bluQ, ' The birds a,nd,.bees, I'm longing for too. ' ' ' 'fi A greengrassy lawn:.d.l.,i, Back on the farm, ' ' My home '- V- ---- --f- Q- -- In ole Virginny. It'callsf-me 'back-, that-State divine, To that dear-old home of mine. I want to go back ' Hang 'my 'hat on- the, rack g- In my home . H-In ole yirginny. H. V. W., '24. A little' girijvisitin-g the country for the iirst time, watchedthe farm- er's wife plucking a hen, After a careful scrutiny of 'th'e..-process, she asked: Do.you have to undress it every rifgl'1't'? ' -' 1 4 ' i . , i- S-Junior Edition THE ORIOLE TOWSON 5 AND 10c STORE School Supplies And Novelties, Etc. 404 York Road Towson, Md. C103 Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Unesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. 1101 , Safety! c Service! Be Thrifty! Save Your Money And Invest With , THE BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, no. um .fa ,g., ,: , LIFE IN THE BOYS' DORMI- TORY. Falconer, Jr. III. The boys' dormitory does not pre- sent such an artistics view from the outside, or the inside either, for that matter, but into it are crowded twenty-six of the best fellows I have ever met. They are always cheerful and friendly, even in such crowded conditions. Morning. The place looks like the ground tloor of an East side tene- ment. The tables are cluttered with papers and books. The iioor is lit- tered with Victrola needles, scraps of paper, burnt ends of cigarettes and everything that you could ex- pect to 'lind with a group of harum- 'scarum boys. l am an early riser this morning. I get up about six and shiveringly, proceed to don my clothes, being too lazy to go around and close all the windows. The strong breeze is I ' '- ' coming through the North win- Dowus' Wedding Invitation JAS. H. DOWNS, Bngraver names. emu-in st., saurutonn 4 4101 I I nmumum 103 W. Lexington St., Baltimore. ssLsv's srunio Md. K 1 9 7 SWEETS-STATIONERY x E E E ' s vosx an. AND BURKE svn. 4103 TOWSON SERVICE STATION L. J. MASON, PIODHOCOI' York Road and Will0w'Avenno Phone, Towson 5 54. 4107 THE WILSON ELECTRIC CO. WM. A. WILSON, Prop. Everything Electrical 409 York Road, Towson, ld. Phone, Towson 323. C103 THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 389-41 N. Charles Bt., saurntonn, un. Leading School Supply House of the Silk. an , ve.. it 21.11 ga' dows, causlng.tIz,e papers and debris to ily in all directions. When I have dressed I depart to the bath- room to perform my ablutions, when- I find to my surprise and indigna- tion, that the water has been turned off. Now, I am in an awful predica- 'ment. Eyes still drooping with sleep, hair that will not stay combed 'without a generous application of gH2O. Then I resolve to go back to bed. I. pull off my shoes and lie down to peaceful repose, maybe. Before I lie down I look around the room and see sleeping forms hud- dling under blankets. They are sprawled in all attitudes and are -emitting various sounds which would not do credit to the New York Sym- phony Orchestra. I just doze and begin to dream that it is summer and there are no lessons to prepare when I am roused by the violent ringing of a bell. I awake with a start, and my dreams go glimmering as I hear the noble voice of our senior proctor shouting Six forty-five. Time to get up! Then I hear the strains of Mr, Gal- lagher or 'Carqlina in the Morn- ing tloa.ting,to my ears. I resolve to get up again and this time -am able to take a bath without trouble. By this time several others are dressed and we march over to our breakfast of Ralston and milk, with perhaps, an orange or an apple. When we return to the Gym, the others say Well, what have they got this morning? If our reply is disap- pointing to them, they cover up their heads and return again to peaceful slumber. The thing that puzzles me is how they get dressed in time for an 8.30 class. However, they usually do and we start our dally routine of lessons. Night. Every light turned on full. I The victrola grinding away at top speed. At the tables a few boys are trying to read Silas Lapham, or Work arithmetic amidst the clamour. In this corner one group is arguing about evolution Man did descend from a monkey. Well, if you be- lieve that, you do not believe in the Bible, and so on. In this corner? five or six are playing cards with much discussion and little progress. At the centre table our two chess wizards are engaged playing on a series of games extending over the past three weeks. Numbers of others are lolling in the most unconvention- al attitudes and poses, reading, talk- ing and smoking. The victrola still grinds out the same old tunes as it did in the morning. Good humor is king. Then the lights blink. Five min- utes more, fellows, says the proc- tor. Cards, chess, and magazines are hastily thrown aside. Guess I'll have to take a shave tonight, Bill. Where,'s my bati1robe? Who put this brick in my bed? Much confusion with everyone trying to speak at once. Finally twenty- six boys are in pajamas of as many diiferent colors. A . ' Y The ,lights go off. Exclamations from all and not a. very pleasant ejaculation from the fellow who has stumbled over a chair. We are.alI iinally in bed, singing, laughing, throwing pillows in the dark, some- times with dire results. Then the stentorian voice of the proctor: Ten-thirty, fellows, time to get quiet. ' I ,hear a sleepy voice say Good nl-ght, Pip. I answer Goo' night. All is still. Another day has ended. STUDENT GOVERNMENT. Now, whom shall we have as new Junior ofllcers of the Student Gov- ernment Organization? That was the question which arose in the minds of the student body of Mary- land State Normal School at the close of the second term. The halls were iilled with posters, which sug- gested the qualities these new odi- cers should have and the tlnal re- sults of the election were: President, Miriam Cronhardtg vice-president, Hilda Nolte: secretary-treasurer, Sue Wright. A new term has come, and short- ly it will bring a new constitution. Each one of us will start anew. Let us be loyal to this organization and constitution, which is the combined enorts and labor of the faculty and students. Let us make the Student Government function to its fullest degree and let it be our faithful guide and friend during our life at the Normal School. MIRIAM CRONHARDT. THE ORIOLE Junior Edition-9 THE s'rnnB1Ns - ANDERSON COAL a LUMBER co., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies TOWSON, MD. RIDERWOOD, MD. C107 Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND C 101 AHATEIAB GROSS Barber Shop YORK ROAD 'rowBoN, HD. cm YORK ROAD GARAGE ' Tewsol BUICK MOTOR CAB! F. B. and M. L. PORTS, Props., Phone, Towson 525 C101 FRANK J. SMBCINA Practical Tailor Special Attention Given to Altering, Dyeing, Cleaning 403 YORK ROAD TOWSON, HD.' 4103 Table Delicacies J GEORGE H. STIEBEE Towson, Md. i107 WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer In Fancy and Staple Groceries, Fleur And Feed York Road Towson, Md. 1103 W K You Are Invited To Bank With THE 'TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Towson, Hd. Open Saturday Nights 495 Interest on Savings Deposits usp WO-HE-LO. lt is my desire to become a Camp Fire Girl and to obey the law of the Camp Fire, which is, to- Seek Beauty Give Service Pursue Knowledge Be Trustworthy Hold on to Health Glorify Work Be Happy. This law of the.Camp Fire I shall strive to follow. Forty girls of the Senior and Junior Classes of the Maryland State Normal School, with truest sincerity expressed this desire in the early fall of 1922. They or- ganized the Liheo Camp Fire. ' Our name, Liheo, comes from the desire expressed by the girls to live to held others. Our living to-help others we believe is embodied in the slogan of the Camp Fire, Wo-He-Lo, meaning work, health and love. We work without thought of fatigue for the good of the groupg we strive to maintain good health so that our work may be made more eflicientp and our love is the simple love of sisters. Work: One of the iirst things we had to -face was the need of money to buy materials, with which we might work. It is the unwritten law of the Fire, that Camp Fire girls must be as independent 'financially as possible, by earning their own money. But it was almost as much for our own pleasure as for any thought of the financial side that we gave a subscription dance about the time of St. Valentine's Day. As an- other means of making money we sell candy in the Dormitories. In the near future, March 27, we shall give the movie, Oliver Twist. The work, however, that we en- joy the most is our handcraft, done at our regular weekly meetings. At present we have made only one ar- ticle, a woven flower basket. The next thing we expect to take up will be tied dyeing and we hope to mas- ter the art of printing fabrics with wood-block designs before June. For all of these things and many others as well, we receive a colored wooden bead called an honor. Indeed, it is an honor to have one's ceremonial gown decorated with many of the bright colored honor beads. Health: We try to hold on to health by forming clean habits and living in the open as much as possi- ble. Long hikes into the woods cul- minate in a warm supper, cooked over an open tire. After singing our favorite songs we start home again, happy and tired. We believe a healthy girl is a happy girl, that's why we hold health as such an important word in our slogan. Loye: ,We love each other and we love 'our work, but more than these we love our guardian, Miss Woolsey. We know that she is full of loving sympathy for her Camp Fire Girls, and it gives us a feeling of security and self-confidence. Through our 'life in the Liheo Camp Fire group we ,hope to establish the right atti- tude toward loving service for others. THREE CAMP FIRE GIRLS. . WE WONDER Why Dawes Garett talks in his sleep? Why Sarah Courtney is moon- struck? What Ralph Falconer thinks of the Harrisonburg girls? Why Elinor Parlett likes the Ridout to Annapolis? When the Juniors will have their hop? If Miss Tall enjoyed her trip to Cleveland? Why Sam Troupe is learning to dance? Why Pee Wee Hartle isn't fond of Rice? Who our new faculty member will be? . Why William Frizzell is interested in the Book of Rulin? Who will win the Literary Con- 'test this year? Why Dot Flounders loves the Gym Swing ? ff: Why Beulah Griifln loves Rayne better than sunshine? Why everyone doesn't support the Y. W.? : Why everyone is looking forward Ito March 28? V MARY ANN BRADLEY. A Friend of the Senior Class at M. S. N. S. ISAAC BENESCH 8 SON Furniture Store 549 N. GAY ST., BALTIMORE, MD. Phone, Wolfe 2287. Phone, Vernon 1052 J. I GJ. 894 W. Bar-atogo street. Opposite Brager's, BALTIHOBI, HD. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pla or Ring. C10 . 10-Junior Edition THE ORIOLE A RECENT PROSPECT. My dear Mr. --: Your letter received, and my son, as well as myself, read it with a' great deal of interest. Iwant to: thank you for the information that' you have given us. also for the in-. vitation to visit your school. I asked my son s---- to answer your lette, but he is so busy, being, in the graduating class of the High School, and they have so many activities that he neglected it. Ii realize that you know all about itg If it doesn't inconvenience-you any, l would like you to thank Missf Tall for me for the letter, and the! catalogue she sent -me. We -shall: look forward to receiving The boys, issue of The Oriole. -W vj In April, some Friday afternoonw I will have -i- visit your school., He will be sure to ask for'you to show him around. You certainly must have a nne school. I am very much interested in all schools, I am a teacher, and naturally, I am interested. . , You have my very best wishes in all your school work, and in the two years that you shall teach. Then I trust that nothing will happen to prevent your going to the University of Maryland. Thanking you again, I remain, ' - Very truly yours, THE JUNIOR MEMBERS OF BASKETBALL TEAM. ' M. S. N. S. has a basketball team Of which she is justly proud, And every time it plays a game, It surely draws a crowd. Y Now in this working team of five, The Junior Class claims three, In every gains they strive to gain A glorious victory. First we give three rahs for Kirby, For he's the star of the team, And through his clever playing, Normal's quintet, indeed, does, beam. Then a second sprightly lad From Junior Y, is Robert Wrightg Forever ready and alert, I-Ie makes his foreword, Fight. Last on the team is a flaring one, Owen Thomas, who's worthy oil mention, I - , 4 Through swiftness in seizing the ball - 4 I . He draws the crowd's attention. To M. S. N. S. her team will be Always a thing most dear, But forever will the Junior Class, q For her three members qheer! MARY ANN BRADLEY, '2-l. r WHY JOIN THE Y. W. C. Af? That question has been on the lips of many this week-for the Y. W. C. A. has been having a member- ship campaign. There are many excellent reasons for becoming a member of this great organization. Its widespread infin- ence and membership, in many coun- tries, shows, without-.doubt, that it holds a vital interest. Witghin our own knowledge and experience, we can think of much that the Y. W. fC. A. has done for young' women' in our big cities. 5 - - Each Sunday night the Y. W. C. A. holds' af-Vesper Service, without which, a-Sunday at M. S. N. S. would not be complete. . On Thursday .even- ings we hold afReligious Fdrum,.in which we discuss problems of 'inter- est to us in our every day lives..2 On Mondays -and Fridays we.-- have a short qhapel service between classes, giving all who desire, an opportuni- ty to withdraw for a few moments for quiet meditation. On Wednesday afternoons the 'Y. W. C. A. has an oflice hour, when students may bring to members of the cabinet, problems which confront them in their 'school life. , One of the most important activi- ties of the Y. W.- C. A. is its supply store, with which we are all familiar. The Y. W. C. A. dance on Friday, Marqli -16th should give us a boost financially. A K. GIBSON. KING COTTON'S TRICK. One night I dreamed that a king came to our town with a large mag- net. This magnet was different from other magnets. Instead of at- tracting iron or steel, it would at- tract cotton. It attracted all the cotton goods all over the town. Then the king put it in a truck and took it all away. - ' I When I awoke, all of the- covers were gone. When I reached, the chair where I keep my clothes, I found that the covering on the chair and most of my clothes were gone. I put on what few I had and went into my mother's room. I found that she was also looking for her clothes. Most of her covers and cur- tains were gone. Men were going around in woolen land linen goods. When I started to school I could not find my books, so l did not go. Sometime after, a man was wandering around in a field and 'came to a well. Here he saw books, cnrtainsg clothes, covers, dish cloths and many other cotton goods. Ile came back and said he 'had found the peoples' goods. Many people had at hard time finding their things. When we arrived at the well we had the same trouble. One day an army came- to oun town with a man in chains. ,They asked us to hang him because they said he had taken all the cotton. But i, ie looked' like a king and we asked him who he was. He said I am King Cotton. Everything I took belonged to me. I did it to see if you could do without me. Then we said, If you are telling the -truth, we will not hang you because we could not do withont you. This. is only a dream -which will not come true. This dream shows what would happen if cottolifle-ft iis. FREDERICK COCIQEY, ' Lutfierville School, ' - -- Fifth Grade. BASKET BALL NEWS. Since the last issue of TITS Oriole, both the boys andthe' girls' basket ball teams have participated in some exciting Court tlitlts.. The season, which' is now about to cldsephas proved to be a fairly successful one fOr b0tl2 FQ9P1Sl.-A1th0vsl1..!111e girls were late in organizing, theyhave developed a first class team. They have played two games. .The first was with the Bl1ie'Ridge College girls, at New Windsor. Our girls won easily, the score 'being M. S. N. S., 44, Blue Ridge' Col-lege 2012 .The second game was played on our, own floor with Harrisonburg Normal School,.of Yirginia....a.T.he game was a thriller from the' toss-up to the final whistle.: Our -girls went down to defeat 38-21, but it was a hard- fought and a well-played game. Of late the. boysj.-team has been greatly weakened by the absence of Kirby, our 'star centrej but the team has shown a do or die spirit, and has split even in the last six games, winning three and losing three. The scores were as follows: 41-Higphland High, 22. 24-Md. State School, 25. 27-Westminster High, 40. 48-Teachers' Tr. Sch., 27. 13-Westminster High, 61. 38-Centreville High, 4. remains two more games to be played, one on the sixteenth and the other the followingfweek. We are anxious to win both of these in order that we may improve our record: - , G. K. HOUCK, Jr. I. TWO SENIORS. ' One-I wonder what kind 'of a husband I could get? 4 , Two-You lgave husbands aloneg stick to single men. . M.s.N.s., M.s.N.s., M.S.N.S'., M.s.N.s., M.s.N.s., M.s.N.s., Thel'e Samllo-You know Rastus, every time ah lgiss mah wife, she closes her eyes and hollers! Rastus-Ah say 'she do! Sambo-+Whaat's dat nigger? Rastus-Ah say, do she? The e is no Seclct of Curiosity is the begin- 1 ning of useful knowl- THE oR1oLE Vol. 2-No. 8 APRIL, 1923 Published Monthly by Students of the Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. HOLLOWAY VISITS NORMAL.. I am here today to speak about the 'Professional Spirit' a teacher should have. I have so much to say .in twenty-live minutes that I feel :sure I shall miss something. If I talk too slow raise your right hand: if I talk too fast raise both hands, .said Mr. Holloway, to whom we give a great deal of credit for such an arousing, interesting talk. Mr. Holloway started discussing school law in regard to certificates. 'One would have thought he was a locomotive by the speed he was go- ing. Normal students were wide as they always are, and two from several of the students be seen towering above the awake, hands could heads of others. He grouped his ideas of profes- sional spirit under ten large head- ings. First, is the importance of the preparation and training of the teacher. A teacher cannot teach what he himself does not know. He must know more than his students and must know how to apply his education. Second, a teacher must have an ambition for professional growth and improvement. There are three Well known ways of doing thisg one by use of professional books and journalsg another by attending 'teachers' meetings at which he must make contributionsj and last, but not least, a good brush up by at- tending summer school. Third, loyalty to others in service should be one of the attributes of -every teacher, This can be taken care of through co-operation. A 'teacher must be able'and willing to -co-operate with superintendents and -other educators in formulating and carrying out a progressive program for the reorganization and advance- ment of education. Fourth, a teacher must have an 'open minded attitude toward the su- pervisor. Every teacher must feel that the supervisor is his closest pro- 'fessional friend and advisor. Criti- cism on the part of the supervisor is 'done for the benefit of the teacher .and he should take it as such. Fifth, a teacher must do construc- tive Work. Think out things best 'suited for seat work, parent-teacher 'meetings or whatever your profes- -sion demands. ' Sixth, a teacher must exercise leadership. He should take active participation in the activities of the 'community and be willing and ready' NORMAL GIRLS FUTURE. - tglliifi ' -1-:-G. 1 1 tn. f I-f'fi'f1 . -y 4 K, l, f. 5' X lx Yrwxl. li . I: tw-- f t i wj I 1 I iwfsyp . 'W Q - if I4 5231s fl ',gff-' -- , vi . it A ,galil-...:', ' g I .g,7,. e . O ll' 32:31 3,1 QT! ' . ' x S 'ff 'Q 1'l-.',tSS7.'- l - ---. f SVI Y,:'L.x lm' m . '1 -:Ae ' 2f f 1 I ' It . 3 1. i' 'i..', i Tulsa to help put over the difficult prob- lems of the community. Seventh, a teacher must have a pleasing attitude toward patrons and fellow-citizens. A teacher should note carefully his actions in public. Possibly no one is criticized more than a teacher. Eighth, a teacher must have caur- age,-courage to put his job across. He must make education like Cas- toria, so that children cry for itg like chewing gum so that it leaves a pleasant liavor and taste. Ninth, a teacher must have an.. in- terest in the welfare of children. He should consider children's health as the greatest factor. One should not teach, if he thinks pupils are ma- chines. Cl1ildren's minds are plastic land should be molded very carefully 'and by well-trained hands. Tenth, a teacher must be a good housekeeper. No one can be a teacher of the highest type unless he follows the old adage, A place for every thing and every thing in its place? Q The spirit of the teacher means iso much. The attitude with which one confronts one's task is the first measure of success. The teadher lmust give what he expects to get back. One cannot expect success where attitude of drudgery lurksg where interest and enthusiasm are lacking. There is an absolute necessity of whole-hearted service in the teach- ing profession. All teachers should be equipped with a passion for help- fulness. A true teacher should enter into his work fully and completely and should withhold nothing of interest, enthusiasm or effort in his desire to be helpful to his community. ADDIE M. MOORE, Sr. III. :MISS TALL ATTENDS THE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, D. 0. On March 15th, Miss Tall re- ceived an invitation from Mrs. Her- bert Hoover to join a conference group in Washington on Friday and Saturday, April 6th and 7th, This conference was called by Mrs. Hoov- er to discuss girls' and women's ath- letics. Mrs. Hoover is vice-presi- dent of The National Amateur Ath- letic Confederation of America, which is composed of most of the boys and girls' organizations which include athletics in their program. A meeting has never been called be- .fore just to discuss all problems pertaining to girls and women. The following topics for sections of discussion will give an idea of the conference: Section I. 'tRecognized Aims of Our Various Activities, lead by Dr. Thomas D. Wood, Professor of Phy- 'sical Education, Teachers' College, Columbia University. Section II.- The Means by which We Work: Play and Athletics for Women and Girls, lead by Miss Margaret A. McKee, Director of Phy- sical Education in the Public Schools of Des Moines, Iowa. Section III.- Limitations for Women and Girls in Athletics, lead by Lida Lee Tall. Principal of the State Normal School, Towson, Md. Section IV. Athletic Ideals and Standards, lead by Miss Blanche M. Trilling, Professor of Physical Education, University of Wisconsin. Section V. Standards and Tests for Athletic Achievement, Classifica- tion and Eligibility, lead by Ethel Perrin, Assistant Director of Health Education in the Public Schools of Detroit. Section VI. Organization and Administration. lead by Dr. Wil- liam Burdick, Director Public Ath- letic League, Baltimore. Section VII. Urgency of Our Future Co-operation, lead by Mrs. Lou Henry T-Toover. Section VIII. Report of Com- mittee on Future Co-operation and Organization. The most important questions raised were these: Shall our girls and women be es- ploited for international athletic meets, such as the Olympic Games in Paris last year? Such fetes do not characterize the womanliness We stand for, and they show only in- dividual accomplishment and not fContinued on Page 2-Col. 27 l Page 2-Girls' Edition THE ORIOLE Say It IVith Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. Florist And Nurseryman Office: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Md. 1103 Established 18 73 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry C101 TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 86 SONS Phone 2 0 4 Towson C107 HEADQUARTERS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES Tell Us Your Wants HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists TOWSON MARYLAND 1107 MISS TALL ATTENDS THE ATH- LETIC CONFERENCE IN IVASH- INGTON, D. C. tContinued from Page 1-Col. 35 type of group activity that we believe in for the great majority. The psychology of the spectator, excitement, and cheer leadership was discussed and it was deemed necessary to make some scientific studies to see if it were right to al- low the songs and cheers to distract the players, and urge them to the wrong emotional attitude. It was suggested that there is no survey of the physical fitness of wo- men like that of our men when they were examined to serve in the Army. Statistics show that one third of the men in this country were physically unfit to pass the health examination. It was also suggested by Miss Elizabeth Burchenal, of New York, that our civilized life has taken away the natural means of develop- ing our physical bodies. She praised the work of the High School at Colorado Springs, where their ac- tivities consist of camping, hiking, climbing, splitting wood, skiing, swimming in the open lakes, and skating. lt was proposed that there would be no limitations for girls and women's athletics. The trouble is that we are not sure of the right types of games for girls and women. The puzzle lies here. We have too often had girls imitate boys' games and have not studied girls interests to the same extent that we know the boys' interests. Miss Agnes Waymaii, of Barnard College, and Mr. Harry Brown, of Wellesley College, have done signifi- cant work in developing tests for athletic achievement. These tests follow the principle of the other standard tests. such as: Monroe Reading Tests and Courtis Arithme- tic Tests. Some of the outstanding figures at the meeting were Mrs. Herbert Hoover, who presidedg Miss Blanche Trilling, of the University of Wis- consing Miss Helen McKinstry, at whose school in New York City, our Miss Sammis was trainedg Miss Elizabeth Burchenal, of New York City: Dr. J. Anna Norris, of the University of Minnesota: Dr. C. Ward Crampton, of the National Child Welfare Association: Miss Ethel Perrin, Director of Health Education in Detroit Schools, and our own Dr. William C. Burdick, v-ho was styled the most sought af- ter man of the convention. A luncheon ffor a, small group of thc leaders- was held at Mrs. Hoov- er's home on Thursday preceding the two meetings. Miss Tall was pres- ent at three of the sessions and she said that every minute of the three days was filled with serious and in- spiring discussion to -bring about problem solving for the health and development of girls and women. Miss -Sammis and Miss Cook, di- rectors of Physical Education here at Normal School also attended this conference. KATHLEEN L. GANTZ, Jr, IV.. BATS IN THE BELFRY! 'Twas the hour for study, And all through the house Not a creature was stirring, Not even a mouse. Not even a mouse! A mouse isn't1 a circumstance to the animal that. was stirring on the third fioor, at 8 P. M., on Monday evening, April 9, 1923. Said animal being none other than a creepy, inky black bat! The brave, fearless residents of the third floor were petrified. Doors slammed, windows banged-screams issued from each and every room- silence and semi-darkness and the bat reigned in uninterrupted su-- premacy in the deserted corridor. Suddenly and stealthily from Room 215 crept three of the bravest and most dauntless of the third floor braves. Kimono clad, heads careful- ly covered, they approached the fiut- tering monster, their only weapons being large sized towels. Halt! Hold! What was that flapping noise -the bat? Straight back to 215 they fled, to regain courage. From 207, 204 and 205 strange- looking heads, carefully bound with towels, peeped forth and hastily withdrew as the ferocious animal' fied through the North corridor. In severe unconsciousness, one of the most dignified of our dignified Seniors, having purchased a peanut chew, turned her footsteps home- ward. Face to face met Sen- ior and bat. The bat, terrified by the terrible noise issuing from the Senior's lusty throat, sped to the South corridor, straight into the clutches of the three braves from 215-again on a bat crusade! Screamed at, cried at, hit at-and stared at, by strange looking appari- tions, is it any wonder his sense of direction was hopelessly lost, and at' Emma Neikirk's invitation, Bat, bat, walk under my hat. the poor, deluded animal walked straight un-- der the towel, - To this very day he may be seen enthroned in a quart jar in the Biology Department. The public is' cordially invited 'to call on him any afternoon between the hours of two- and four! ESTELLE G. HAINES, Jr. I. A Genius creates, Talent merely' copies. Do we have any talent here? Oh, g'wan, lend me your notes! THE ORIOLE Girls' Edition-Page 3 .STUDY AFTER TEN FIFTEEN. Have you ever opened the door of the recreation room at ten Hfteen? If not, you have missed seeing one of the rare sights. For the benefit of those who have to miss this rare sight I shall attempt to describe it. The door opens, and if it is the first time you have ever visited that room at that time, your' breath ceases to come for a mi-nute. Next you feel like laughing until you go into hysterics, for behold, there be- fore you is a sight which surpasses any you have ever seen. The tables .are hidden by one big stack of books and papers, the victrola is being used as a stool. some one is occupy- ing the piano stool and using the piano as a desk. The benches are 'all full and, worse yet, the floor is occupied with funny creatures. These -creatures might at first be mistaken for witches and a very few of them for fairies. They are dressed in loose garments which reach to their -ankles. On their feet they wear brightly colored bedroom slippers. 'The headdress which is the last thing necessary to be described, in -order for my readers to get a vivid 'picture of these creatures, is of a very distinct style. Some wear horns, which see mto say Curls in the morningug some wear their hair straight back and a long plat and others wear it bobbed. The bobbed 'haired creatures look more familiar than the others. Considering color 'scheme and all, it makes one think 'of a Japanese flower garden with a few thorns on some of the flowers. However, you are thinking wrong for you are not in Japan, instead you are entering the study room of pro- -spective teachers and these creatures are ,fine looking young teachers 'when morning comes. The activities which go on in this room are as varied as the occupants thereof, some are doing mathe- matics, others history, others lesson plans, and still another is busily en- -gaged in cutting out decorations for some dance to be held in the near future. There are dozens of other -activities in progress, even down to the loafer who came with her friends. to write a letter and escort her friends safely back to her room. Although the appearance of this room is rather hideous for a visitor, it is a place where students go to work and I speak from experience when I say that Work has really 'been accomplished there. I know 'also that many persons have felt a little stiff from sitting on the floor, but what does that matter if the F -is displaced by a D? ' form HOUSE PRESIDENTS AND PROCTORS. l 1 WE WONDER I Why Louise Klair's favorite color lis green? l Why Eva Stotlemever may be seen Vivacious is peifiaps the best wo1'dl--Daleyff- ' ' ' xx 1 1 l l I i one could find by which to describe Hazel W'right, our Newell Hall House President. She is a girl full of life, interesting and entertaining. Per- haps one of lfer most favorable char- acteristics is sympathy. If ever a friend needs helping, Hazel is ready with a kind, helping hand. She was born to be a success, perhaps more in athletics and her studies, than in other things. Her worstxfault is 'hat of taking on too much work. Hazel is such a girl that when asked to do something she cannot refuse, with the result that she is over- loaded with work, which she is not able to do without harming herself. Everything she does she puts her- self into. Her-work is a real part of her. Hazel has made many friends by her kind, thoughtful acts and her interest in them. Perhaps her per- sonality is the most striking thing about her and will carry her far when she leaves Normal to go into tice teaching profession. Quiet, but nevertheless a good pal, describes Irl Beall, House President of the boys. Irl is very studious and it has been said that some day he may become a historian. for he thas already shown 'abality in some l of his work here at school. He is thoughtful and kind to friends and ever ready to help the boy in need. The very fact that he is House President shows that he must be a favorite among the boys. zDoes anything go wrong in the Ad- ministration Building? What shall we do? Go ask Virginia. Be it a broken light bulb or a cold room, we all know where to go for no one has yet gone to her for help and re- turned unsatisfied. Sympathetic and resourceful is she whom we elected as House Mistress of the Adminis- tration Building. Before her cheer- ful assurance our troubles dwindle to nothing, for we know that there is some one behind us who under- stands as well as helps. These House Presidents have un- der them several proctors who help us to remember the rules. They do not forget to tell us either, when we are doing wrong, but it isxdone in a nice way and we feel no' resent- ment toward them. They are thoughtful of us, kind and under- standing, and all of us are willing to co-operate with them in striving to make our school a better one. Our House Presidents and proctors are an inspiration to us, and help us to become better students and a real asset to our school. We are greatly indebted to them and their kind, thoughtful acts. 'EMMA NEIKIRK. I ETHEL BRINSFIELD Sc CO. Eusie55 is 'Little ? ' anyone should desire to Why Why Lynch Ethel? Why Sarah has a Payne ? 1 Why lVIadge's tRobinsonJ favorite song is Who Is Sylvian? Why is Just David ? Why Beulah is a walker? Why Billie tAnders0n'sJ favor lite cake is a cookie ? Why Winifred tThomasJ has de- cided to become a 'iGardiner ? Why Bob had a Funny Fuss ? Why Mary Bounds ? Why Room - has a Porter ? Why A. Cox likes Lilly's ? Why a Doering girl should be 'WVilde '? , BETTY VVORTHINGTON. Hilda Stokes favorite book Compliments of THE HLAUH H IIEEHEH . MFE. BH. 1 TUWSHN HEIGHTS, Mll. 5 1103 4 I-I 0 T E L T 0 W S 0 N 1 Towson, Md. Under New Management. ,Newly Renovated Rooms With Private Baths New Dining Room Open-American And European Plan Special Attention Paid To Tourists C103 Page 4-Girls' Edition THE ORIOLE THE QRIOLE 'or organizations to be among theimingham. Chairmen were elected PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY-r LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, i TOWSON. MD. W Business Manager, MAXYVELL SACRAI Circulation Mgr., GERTRUDE SMITH. . . E. XVORTHINGTON Advertising Mgrs. IMENARIS FRANCE PRICE: 0ne Dollar For Ten Copies. APRIL, 1923. JUNIOR AND SENIOR GIRLS. J unior girls sure have the pep, I l, , just watch us gain our rep. 1 Not one, will disloyal be, 3 I know to this you must agreeg y On the campus, in their classes, 5 Rah! Rah! for 'hese royal lasses.i All about the campus green N ormal girls can now be seen Daring girls with eyes so keen. Senior girls about to leave, Every Junior then will grieve. Nor will many smiles be seen I n this school, in June, I mean. N O r will Seniors happy be E R ushing out to face life's sea. . Graceful let our footsteps tread, I n this world where life is spedg N R ules are made so let us follow, L oyal to our Alma Mater, speakers. carne from the platform.' How many hearts became dislocated? I speak for one! But-- i VVe reached our high schools safe-' ly and our hearts settled back nor-1 mally once more. Were we glad tol be back to those old Halls of, Fame? We were. When our times came to speak, we forgot we were, speechifying and only thought of one thousand and one things we might tell the high school students about Normal that would interest them. We told the students at least that much and if they weren't in- terested in hearing it, they seemed to be. We enjoyed being speakers that time1thinking only of our sub- l iject and our audience. The sub-conscious thought that Times Flies kept us from waxingi eloquent. That was a real red-letter' day for usg thanks to the warm re- ception we received. I do hope many of those Seniors in high school will be allowed to en- joy a similar experience soon-of going back to their old high school ,with a love for it and for their col- llege. Did we make Normal real to those' students? We are anxiously watch- ing the application blanks coming in. Is our High School going to take up our work here when We leave? Just watch us grow! R. REMSBURG. THE GLEE CLUB. for the standing committees as fol- lows: Miss Sadie Uhler, programg Miss Anna DeRan, refreshment: and Mr. Joseph Simonds, excursion com- mittee. It was also necessary for the club to choose what special line of work we would do this year. Looking forward to our work in the field and taking stock of our equip- ment, we decided that we needed to know more about Maryland and the geography of our own homes. At the next meeting, on February 27, the club was named. It was a. rather unique procedure, several re- ports being given on lives of great geographers and Toscanelli chosen from the number. A committee was appointed to draw up a constitution, which was presented for approval at the next meeting on March 13, At. this meeting Mr. Walther started his lecture on the Uphysiographic Provinces of Maryland. At the very start Mr. Walther em- phasized the fact that not enougih. human geography is linked up with the study of physical geography. How interesting it is to know Mary- land's relationship to other- Eastern Statesg how her cities fall in two lines and why this isg how the rich belt of green sands passes through our State. Piedmont plateau means more to us after the origin of the name is explained. . The membership of the Club is, at present, wholly made up of Seniors. All that is required of an applicant for membership is a whole-hearted Senior girls and Juniors, too. Those students who are not memjinterest in geography. Very soon L- SCHWARTZ- ibers of the Glee Club do not knowiwe will ask for members from the what a good time they are missingl Junior Class and next year's oflicers OUR VISIT T0 QUR HIGH Now don't misunderstand me, weiwlll be elected- U . Q SCHOOLS lwork Just as hard as'we play. at, A number of interesting trips are ' lDl'9Se11'l we are W0!'k1I1g 011 II11lS1CIbeing planned by the excursionfcom- T? ffor our concert which will be given ' , ' ' Miss Munn broke the news gent-lthe latter part of May. In quantityfthe Weather Bureau, tg hike to the ly to us. Yes, all of us were going we are small, but in quality-W911,!Green Spring Valley and Studj the back to our own high schools for a just wait for the concert and judge region. Georgraphy is a must fag- mitee We hope to be able to visit visit. We were thrilled. How is for yourself. Icinating study. Why do people of the old High School? What girls, 1 ione region differ so much from peo- are Seniors now? Is Prof. 11 TOSCANELLI CLUB. 'ple in another region? Study the Still there? I'll be glad to seel ,geography of the region and you 9V9FYb0f1Y 01106 HIOFGV' 1 -W ihave gone a long way in solving the The rest of the news came withl 'he Assembly Period. We found that our visits were to be more than mere visits. YVe had a real objec-1 tive1to tell the high school stu-, dents of the advantages of M. S. Ni S. We wanted Normal to seem real. That was why Miss Tall sent us all hack to our high school1with only the tiniest bit of a push. In order' to make Normal real, real girls told! real news in real attempts at real speeches. Two or three of us were! to speak in each high school. Now we're not stage-fright proof, yet fwe expect to hey so a possible five-hun- rlred listened a little more attentive- ly to the news about the speakers. lt might be well for the Presidents! A brand new club has been or- ganized recently in connection with the Geography Department at the Maryland State Normal School. The purpose of the Toscanelli Club is characteristic of the noted Italian' astronomer and geographer for Whom it is named. We hope to increase interest in Geography itself and to learn to appreciate the earth upon which we live. Our first meeting was held Janu- ary 31, 1923, when the club was organized. These officers were elected: President, Miss Sara E. Payneg vice-president, Miss Margaret V. Weantg secretary, Miss Louise Covingtong treasurer, Miss Harriet Luby, and editor, Miss Honora Bir- problem. Many of us were taught in a somewhat primitive way to bound Maryland, name all of the large rivers, and give the County-seat of the Counties. Then if we did not know all of these valuable facts, we- were told something like this: Why, Mary, you have had this all the- week and I see no reason for for-- getting it. Why not give the youngsters some good reason for re- membering rather than merely see- ing that there is no reason for for- getting information given? Through our studies in the Toscanelli Club we hope to be able to find some ways of making 'he study of geography more- attractive. SARA E. PAYNE. Girls' Edition-Page 5 GIRLS' ATHLETICS. Ever since Normal School has been in existence, athletics for girls, has been one of the chief subjects in its curriculum. During the past years the girls of our School have built up a repu- tation in athletics which had to be upheld by the girls attending Nor- mal this year. We have not failed in our trust. We have had various teams sent out to represent us. One of our first experiences was the News' Ath- letic Meet, held at the Fifth Regi- ment Armory. Our teams returned, bringing with them a Silver Loving Cup, The Senior Relay team'won ni-st place in their special event, while the Juniors followed the ex- ample set by 'heir older sisters and trailed along as third. At this time the Juniors estab- lished the title of Good Sports for themselves. So Dr. Burdick said, adding that he thought they had won a greater victory by being Good Sports, that if they had car- ried off first honors. At the same time, Carolyn Waller established an unprecedented record for Basket Ball goals per minute. Consequently, becoming C'ounty and State Champion and incidently Na- tional Cflampion, as there has been no previous record in that line. Dorothy McLyman won herself a place as second in the same contest. Not long after this, Basket Ball became the chief topic of discussion. Tryouts were held and under the supervision of Miss Cook and Miss Sammis, the Basket Ball squad was chosen. Those girls on the squad are: forwards: Carah Laird, Clau- dine McCullough, Marion Ogle, Doro- 'bea I-Iisleyg guards, Rowanetta Al- len, Elsie Harrington, Eugenia Gra- ham, and Mary Thomasg centers, Anna DeRan, side centers: Hilda Stokes, Mildred Jones, Josephine Winand. The nrst game played was with Blue Ridge College at New Wind- sor on March 3, 1923. The line-up: Blue Ridge M. S. N. S. Borask ........ F. ........ Laird Brown . . . F.. . McCullough Gasher ....... S. C.. Stokes, Hisley Deck . ......... C. ........ DeRan Brumbaugh .... G. .... . Harrington Thomas Klein ......... G. ......... Allen The final score was 20-44, in Normal's favor. This was our first and only victory. On March-10, we were honored by a visit of the Harrisonburg CVa.J Normallteam. After a fast and hard fought game, we were forced to low- er our colors to the score of 31-20. We had to admit that Harrisonburg has an almost unconquerable team. It is the fastest team that has ever played on M. S. N. S. fioor. THE ORIOLE Il Harrisonburg M. S. N. S. Long . ......... F. ......... Laird .Rosen ......... F. .... McCullough Wagstaff .. . . . .C. ...... . .. DeRan Belle .. .. .... S.C... .... Stokes Winand Chinault .. . . . .G. .... . Harrington Thomas Coleman . ...... G. ......... . Allen March 23 saw M. S. N. S. girls team piled in the school truck, trusty William at the wheel, with at his side, speeding on Virginia, Harrisonburg destination. Naturally was there to see that along alright. Mr. Dunkle our way to lteing our lMiss Cook things Went We arrived in Harrisonburg at 10.30 P. M., having left M. S. N. S. at 3.30. A little stiffness was the only reminder of our long journey. By the way, one of our stops was in Winchester. At this little town they mistook us for a Vaudeville troupe, and one person even asked Mr. Dun- l'le at which show house we were in- tending to perform. Saturday, March 24, was a very busy day. we had been presented with schedules in the shape of Bas- ket Balls, the night before. On these schedules was tabulated an ac- tivity for every hour in the day. At last 8. 30 came, this was the time scheduled for thegame. We entered with full confidence and faith ,in ourselves, but our exit was not as high spirited as our entrance had been. They defeated us by the alarming score of 45 to 14. We r-layed hard, did our best, but lost.- Lineup: , Harrisonburg M. S. N. S. Long . ......... F. ......... Laird Wagstaff, Z. .... F. .... McCullough Wagstaff, H. . . .C. ........ DeRan lBell . ......... S.C. ....... . Stokes Wallar Chenault .. . . .G. .... . Allen, Ogle Coleman . ...... G. ...... .. Thomas Jones This game was the last game of the season. We were supposed to have a return game with Blue Ridge but the game was cancelled. We hope that next year our Basket Ball season will be a greater success than it has been this year. Inter-Class games was the chief activity of the Basket Ball season. The spirit was wonderful. This method of playing made it possible for every girls to have an active part in athletics. Judging by some of the names of the various teams: Spitfires. Blue Devils, Nine Square, Dumbells, etc., the season had to be a huge success. At present we are working hard on Volley Ball and Base Ball. It is ex- pected that we will have teams rep- PSDY'IflD2.' the school in each sport, .and that not only will we have In- ter-Class games, but also games with 'various schools and colleges. Miss Cook and Miss Sammis, the officials of this department, have worked with us and for us in our athletics. Our aim has been to sup- port their ideals, and to uphold the standards set up by the Maryland State Normal School. We must not, we cannot, we have not failed. Every girl has been working at her special job with all her power, and we can say, really and truly, Our ideals and standards are still intact. MARY THOMAS. SYN ON YIVIS. Ethel Lynch- So mighty, so 'dearf'-Proctor. 5 E'Cil2l Jones.- One of the few 'immortal names, That were not born lto die. --Halleck. Betty Worthington. - Not so .much a desire for fame and career las to justify their faith in her won- lderful ability. -Cincinnati Post. Charlotte Helm.- There is much music, excellent voice in this little organ. -Shakespeare. ' I-I'elen Cox- A lasting record stands incribed against my name. -Gould. Katherine Gibson.- Sober, stead- fast and demuref'-Milton. Ruth Grafton.- And I tenderly laid .my message on 1nusic's out- sprearl wings. -Proctor. Hilda Nolte.- And many a gran- deur far, yet it catches the eye from a distance, like a luminous guiding star. -Anon. Margie Hayden.- I am not bound to win, but I-am bound to be true, I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light i have. -Lincoln. Mary Lilly.-- I would look up- and love-and lift. -Walters. Evelyn Flook.- To doubt her fairness were to want an eye. - Tennyson. Rachel Remsburg. - And kind the woman's eyes and innocent, and all her bearing gracious. -Tenny- son. Virginia Doering. -- Thy lordly genius blooms for all to see. -- Havne. Marion Ogle.- Let be my name until I make mv name. -Tennyson. Caroline Read.- Ye were but lit- tlle at the first, but mighty at the last. -Mackay. ' . Miriam Cronhardt. - Whose worth if praises may go back again, stood--challenger on mount of all t-he ages. for her perfections. -Shakes- 'peare. ' H. V. W., '24, John- Father, what is the Latin word for people? Father- I don't know. John- Populi, fPop-u-lil. I Mother- John! How dare you 'accuse your father of lying. I -Orange and Blue. Page 6-Girls' Edition i THE ORIOLE CELEBRITIES AMONG THE GIRLS. 4 She was just a plain, everyday kind of a girl-at least, so I thought when she first came to M. S. N. S. But now-she's the jokiest, wittiest, story-telling, song-inging, llaughin'- est, jolliest felle1 ' you ever saw. Ask anyone around Normal who the best all around sport is and they will say.- Hazel. You want a favor and can't get it anywhere else, go to Hazel. She is the most free- hearted girl in' Normal, and I guess if you wanted it, and named it to her. and it was hers, slie'd give you the earth. Letis give Hazel a hand- shake-a real, hard one--onne that will make her shout and make us laugh again. Has anyone seen a little girl in a red middy running around Normal? She isn't very dangerous, because she is our Senior President. Watch out for her though when she is play- ing basketball. Wood, guard Lynchie over there, shouts the Cen- ter. I am trying to, says Wood, but she is like lightning. By the time I get over there she will be somewhere else. No, 'our little President is as harmless as rite is sweet. Never a care or a frown she wears. Always light-hearted, jolly, and a smile for everyone. Let's give three cheers for her. Hurrah! Hur- rah! Now make the last one a long one. as Garmon says, H-u-r-r-a-h! Lynchie! . YVho said we didn't have another little bird around Normal besides our Oriole? If you don't believe it, just listen to our Junior Nightingale, who is just so chirpy. . Her singing is,full of the blithest joy. From morn till night we can hear her voice ringing out full and clear, uncon- scious of the joy and sunshine she is spreading around M. S. N. S. Charlotte not only entertains us, but sae also leads us, when, in the ab- sence of Miss Shurtz, We have no music director to heat time for us in Assembly. Charlotte sing, make your neighbor sing, and soon the world will he singing. Where, oh, x-'here is Helen Cox? Gone up to the Hall of Fame. She's gone up for Student Government President. Gone up to the Hall of Fame. Bef-ause of her faithful work with the Student Government the name of our happy, dimple-facerl Helen has bern written in the Hall of Fanie. llut. dear readers, let me tell you that Helen, although quite serious during a Student Govern- ment or Student Council meeting, is also a jolly, smiling girl. Lucky is he whom she smiles on. A full rich nature free to trust Truthful and almost sternly just. Just such,a girl as Hilda Nolte must have inspired Whittier to write these lines. She stands for sympa- thy, good fellowship, sincerity, and honesty. What traits are more de- sirable in the Vice-President of our Student Government. A visitor, on coming to Normal one day, said to me, Who is that young girl over there? Oh, I To 'me We all know Caroline too well to know that We needs any one to describe her. Who is more honest and fairer than she. When we see her surrounded by, a group of little children, ready to absorb the overflowing knowl- edge of Caroline who is acting the role of teacher, you will know that s' e is as happy as she can be. May love and' joy attend you always through life. said, that is Carolinef' that seemed enough to say. A tall, brown-haired girl comes flown the hall. She is very busy and must hurry to keep all her appoint- ments, but she always has a kind word and a smile. She sympathizes with and helps any poor unforunate who hasn't done his lesson. Always help a friend in trouble, is her motto. She looks very serious, but oftimes, out of school, she can be found in a gay or laughing mood. She enjoys a joke as well as any, and her responsibilities do not ruin fer cheerful disposition. Well, when this girl you see, it's Miriam Cron- liardt-the new President of Stu- dent Council. '- Who is our Captain? Anna De- Rau, of course. Everyone who has been to the basketball games knows who she is. She is the jolliest of girls and always has some new joke or slang expression to pull off on' the other girls, .her favorite saying at present being, Now don't get flip on my hands. In the game Ann is a wonder. The floor in the center is usually kept clean because of her wiping it up with her uni- form. Then, again, that smile on 'ter face never wears off regardless of the results of the game for she is a good loser as well as a good winner. Her jovial manner and good sportsmanship have made her fam- ous. Who is a good 'Junior celebrity? l asked of a group of Juniors. Why, Marjorie Hayden, of course, they answered. To he sure, said I. I almost forgot her. Marjorie is too well known among the Juniors and also among the Seniors to need a description. I, personally, like to hear her talk. She has the typical Eastern Shore accent. and has a very jolly manner with everyone. I hear that she is a big -tease and de- lights in playing jokes onpeople. But, with all this, Marjorie is a re- liable, dependable, and energetic Junior. , , . I ' A. C. HYATT, Sr. IV. ASK C'SMANTHY. -1 Dear 'Smanthyz ' What can L 'do to change my color? ' P. GREEN. Dip in the Nile. X p S. Dear 'Smauthyz 'I What am I good for? P A. FISHBACK. A dog's wish-bone. V' S. Dear 'Smanthy: ' ' Do you know Savilla. Burns? , I. T. Yes, so does Bill Frizzell. ' S. Dear 'Smanthyz Did you know summer can't go into winter without a fall? O. G. Yes, neither can winter go into summer without a spring. , S. Dear 'Smanthyz Are there any simple Simonds around M. S. N. S.? M. O. Yes, by Joe. ' S. , H. W., '23. Dear Juniors: . You can't imagine what a. won- derful time we had at our dance Friday night, even if it was Friday, the thirteenth, when our luck usur- tlly runs the wrong way., , f Everyone .looked veryattractive. Some floated about in silks and geor- gettes, while others tripped a light. fantastic toe in simple street attire. The decorations were most appro- priate. 'Our Committee must have toiled long, weary hours, in their work, for the hall certainly did them credit. -Flowers and greens were placed so as to give the effect of a Hower garden. - ' But all too soon the last strains of Home, Sweet Home, ceased, and we sauntered 'to our rooms only to tell the stay-at-home what a mar- velous time we had had. ' Herefs hoping that your Junior Dance will be as great a success as ours has been. Of course we will want you to write and tell us about it. t Sincerely, , THE SENIORS,. B. A. THE ORIOLE Girls' Edition-Page 7 THE DORMITORY STAFF. To them we give our friendship Who look after and care for us all, To them we give our praises, 'Wie staff of old Newell Hall. Miss Ayre, charming and gracious Our social director is sheg The students simply adore her, May we in her memory be. Mrs. Dingle, jolly and happy, Our hats we take off to youg By your sweet and friendly manner You're a pal-proven and true. Miss Wells, petite and peppy, Plans food of just the right sortg At hikes and parties and dinners, We find her a dead game soprt. Miss Matthews, cheerful and kind, Keeps each and all of us well, Indeed, an angel of mercy is she, As many a girl can tell. Miss Amberson, sweet and dainty, The big sister of the crowdg In Administration Hall she lives, Long ring her praises loud. Now let us cheer our dear staff, And let the echoes soarg The dear staff of M. S. N. S., We'll praise for ever more. MARGARET RICHARDSON, Sr.I. THE MINSTRELS. Man's inhumanity to man, makes countless thousands mourn. We think that Burns himself would have questioned the truth of these words could he have seen the large and enthusiastic audience which attended the Towson Min- strels on Thursday night. The per- formance was held under the aus- pices of the Children's Aid Society of Baltimore County, and a spirit of charity and goodwill seemed to per- vade the crowd. The Normal School, which is al- ways interested in community affairs helped boost the Minstrels and also gave the use of the Auditorium to the Society. From the moment the first singer came out until the last strains of the banjo died away the show was a great success. But the best thing of all was that the community should rally so splendidly to the cause of charity. . JULIA WHALAND, Sr. I. Small Boy- What's the use of washing my hands before I go to school, Mother? I'm not one of those fellows who are always rais- ing them. -Orange Owl. l THE CHANGING STATUS OF EDUCATION FOR WOMEN IN THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. Woman seems a different being since she has developed an intellec- tual life of her own, and her rights and wrongs as a human creature can no longer be judged solely by herl usefulness to man. 'Before the latter part of the nine-A teenth century there was little at- tempt on the part of women to break away from their own small area, comprising the home, church and possibly the neighborhood, but since that time there has been a steady, almost rapid, movement toward broader, more essential things that cannot be found in the home. This progress was shown by the rise of seminaries, academies for girls and beginnings of higher education all over the world. This movement was gradual, un- til the outbreak of the World War, which seems to have been the owning point. Then the remark- able ability shown by women to cope with grave problems and also to ad- just themselves to new situations, aroused admiration and respect from all. Dating from that time, there has been a still more rapid progres- sion in the higher education of wo- men, as a result of which, they have not only developed intelligent and vigorous personalities, but are also taking an active part in movements for social betterments. in the vari- ous professionsg law, medicine, poli- tics, teaching Cin which they pre- dominatel, and in numerous other ways of meeting and solving the race problems with as much assurance and capability as their partners, the men, and at the same time, carry- ing on the homes just as efficiently as their earlier tuneducated an- cestors. MARY DRYDEN. LIFE IN 214. If it has never been your luck to live in a cubicle in the Adminis- tration Building, you haven't had the most out of Normal School life. Perhaps many of you will laugh at the very idea-but I speak from ex- perience and wouldn't have missed the life for anything. In the first place, eleven wide- awake Juniors can get loads of fun out of making the life of a dignified Senior the very liveliest one at Nor- mal. The Senior of whom I speak will always be remembered in the hearts o fthose who lived in 214. She, the jolly, good natured, con- siderate, and best of all, true sport, has helped make the life a. real joy. 1 1 I A very worthy member we have found our President. Under hcr' guidance we have carried on our Work as successfully as a national organization. The Mysterious Thir- teen, we call ourselves, and it is: really what we are. Our honorary member making thirteen in number comes from 215, so all respect to 215. We feel very sad to report that at some of our regular business meetings we did not have one hun- dred per cent. present, but we can gladly say that all were present at our regular feeds. Does 214 have an Orchestra? You just bet that we do. A six piece orchestra, and it meets every week on top of the partition. Our director has just reported the breaking of only one knitting needle, and our violin player has made no disdgurements on the tennis racket. As a final report we have furnished beautiful music, with but little ex- pense to the organization. Our con- cert night is June 6, 1923. Naturally, true love never runs smooth and from this arises our many quarrelsg true to life, and also true to the statement that Edi- son did his best work when angry. Did you hit me with that pil- low? . Yes, What are you going to do about it? and then follow the slam- ming of non-compliments. One of the most interesting fea- tures of the day is our two prize- fighters. As yet we have only wit- nessed two flghts, because at the last one, the radiator was directly in front of the contestant, and the dam- age was a burned arm. Even the nurse questioned her statement of I fell against the radiator. We- feel sure that the antagonists strength and skill will improve with practice-, beyond that of Dempsey and Carpentier. 10.15, and the lights go out. All' is quiet-then with a sigh and at groan some one turns over. I can't sleep, I didn't sleep all last night. From cubicle 4, I haven't slept for two nights. That's nothing, says some one else, I haven't slept this week. For goodness sake, I haven't slept since I started here to school, says the girl thinking she has added the conclusion, only to get the reply of I never slept in my life. I have never slept in my life and I am older than any of you, says our superior Seniorg we all turn over and go to sleep just as the clock in the old tower chimes the midnight hour. LORETTA SCHWARTZ, Jr. I. The Owl, Hurloc, Md.: Page 8-Girls' Edition THE ORIOLE TOWSON 5 AND 10c STORE School Supplies And Novelties, Etc. 404 York Road Towson, Md. t10J Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. C105 Safety! Service! Be Thrifty! Save Your Money And Invest With THE BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK TOWSON, MD. 4105 Downs' Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE , 410m THE ATELIER 103 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. SELBY'S STUDIO .Qhi -HLHI .el SWEETS-STATIONERY K E E N E ' S YORK RD. AND BURKE AVE. 6107 TOWSON SERVICE STATION L. J. MASON, Proprietor York Road and Willow Avenue Phone, Towson 554. 1107 THE WILSON ELECTRIC CO. WM. A. WILSON, Prop. Everything Electrical 409 York Road, Towson, Md. Phone, Towson 323. 774105 -H kv- THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, MD. Leading School Supply House of the State. EXCHANGES AND COMMENT. The Whistle, Bruswick H. S.: Bruns- wick, Md.: -We wish especially to commend the low price, the notes for various grades and the goodly number of advertisements. The Spectator, Federalsburg H. S.g Federalsburg, Md.: -We like the variety of original humor i11 the Spectator and nnd it very interesting. It is one of our youngest exchanges and is to he con- gratulated upon its progress so far. The Spotlight, Proctor tor, Vermont.: -Although this is new exchanges it has a place for itself. For ment we may mention H. S., Proc- one of our already won especial com- its magazine form and the editorial and literary departments. The Grapurchat, East Radford Nor- mal, East Radford, Va.: -We like the Grapurchat, but it worries us every time we look at it because we haven't been able in any way to iind the meaning of its name. Will someone, anywhere, please write and tell us what meaning twise or otherwisei lies back of that astonishing name? St. John's Collegian, St. John's Col- lege, Annapolis, Md.: -This is a very popular exchange and rather widely read among our girls. -The youngest it a very ern Sho' its name ticles and witty jokes. Owl is another one of our exchanges and we consider creditable carrier of East- news. The Owl lives up to and gives us many wise ar- The Central Bulletin, Central H. S., Washington, D. C. High School Life, Preston, Md.: -This, another of those from the Eastern Sho', marked Vol. 1, No. 1., etc. We like these new exchanges and we are watching them grow. The Eastern Echo, Eastern High School, Baltimore, Md.: -We found this to be a very ex- pensive looking paper and one of the most interesting we have received. Vile wish especially to congratulate the Eastern Echo upon its splendid sketches and cartoons. The Talisman, Ballard H. S., Seattle, Wasli.: -The Talisman comes to us each week bearing its message across the continent. Evidently the boys and ug, ,girls out there have plenty of pep. lTl1eir paper shows it. We enjoy it and it helps us to know that people are alike the world over. The Henderson Review, Henderson H. S., Henderson, Md.: -We find this a. very interesting little paper revealing plenty of school pep and evidentlly backed by enthusiastic boosters. We wish to congratulate them upon the amazing number of advertisements they have secured and the growth in size since Vol. 1, No. 1, which came out in January, 1923. Surely, with the co- operation of the business men of their own and surrounding commun- ities and their splendid school spirit, they are sure of great success in the future. The Oriole, Baltimore City College. Baltimore, Md. Westward Ho, Western High School, Baltimore, Md. The Courant, Hyattsville, Md. The Carolinian, Denton H. S., Den- ton, Md. The Concord Argos, Concord State College, Athens, W. Va. The Owl, Westminster H. S., West- minster, Md. The Chestertown Transcript, Ches- tertown, Md. The Harford Democrat, Bel Air, Md. Union News, Towson, Md. The exchange shelf is on the right hand side of the fireplace in the li- brary. In our long list everyone should find one paper of especial in- terest to them. RUTH COLE, Sr. I. MISS GREENLAW. Ethel E. Jones. Tall, athletic and charming, A mighty good person to know, A friend who is ready and willing, To aid you wherever you go. Industrious, jolly and happy, With millions of ideas to lend- She is always right there to help you- Who could ask for a better friend? In her work, there are few to excel her, At play, there are few half as gay To know her is really a privilege, That folks don't have any old day. She is just the best kind of a leader, A friend who is helpful and kind, A teacher that equals Miss Green- law- ls not very easy to find. THE ORIOLE Girls' Edition-Page 9 THE STEBBINS - ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies TOWSON, MD. RIDERWOOD, MD. , 6103 . Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND I 103 MATHIAS GROSS Barber Shop YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. C103 YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS F. B. and M. L. PORTS, Props., Phone, Towson 525 C103 FRANK J. SMRCINA Practical Tailor Special Attention Given to Altering, Dyeing, Cleaning 403 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. C103 Table Delicacies GEORGE H. STIEBEI2. Towson, Md. C101 . WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer In Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour And Feed York Road Towson, Md. fiom You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Towson, Md. Open Saturday Nights 493 Interest on Savings Deposits C103 COME ON, CONTEST! For when the One Great Scorer comes To write against your nameg He writes not if you won or lost, But bow you played the game. This is what each Pest and Normal is thinking, and do you know why? In May there is a contest between the Normal and Pestalozzi Societies. How every o11e is already brimming over with pep to fulfil some duty for his Society and make it win! The first chance, for the spirit to bubble out of the cup, will be given at the Contest, May 18. On this night the Public Speaking, Story Telling, Magazine and Author- ship groups of each Society will put on their best talent to give a decla- mation, tell a story, read an original article or short story. But this is not all, for who knows which will be greater The Maker of Dreams or The Man VVho Married a Dumb Wife. Come, on May 25, and find out for yourself. If you want your Society to win, make your songs the cleverest, and sing them with the most pep. Every- one wyho is not taking part in the declamation or the plays is-putting his shoulder to the wheel, and mak- ing every song practice count by by purposeful good attendance and singing. Lovin' Sam might be the winner for the Pests, or Seven or Eleven might be the Normals. I Good sportsmanship will furnish the backbone of the contest. Re- member, It counts not if you won or lost, but how well you played the game. M. HOLTSCHNEIDER. I l St. John's Girls High School, Bal- timore City, is jubilant over the re- ceipt of a letter from State Super- intendent Albert S. Cook, stating that our school has been placed upon the State's best recognized high Schools. When you consider that St. John's has given to the teaching winner for the A r profession sixty-one teachers, thirty-' nine of whom have been or are at present teaching in Baltimore City or County, some of whom are prin- capals in our public schools, it seems but a fitting sequel that this school should rank as a recognized high school. They have a new Home Economics Department, a new gym, and the place is alive with such ac- W Itivities. I hope I am a true pro- phet in saying St. John's is more than likely to better its own record in sending to our profession teachers. MABEL A. PIELERT, Sr. V. Sara- Will you put Angel Child on the victrola? George- Sure, come here. A TALE OF THE BELL. 'Twas in history class. One poor trembling maid Had come with her lesson undone, The room seemed to darken and whirl all around, She felt as if falling headlong. When the teacher looked at her, oh, what should she do? Would the goody in back of her tell? Next question, rang out the teach- er's clear tones, And r-1'-r-ring went the bell! 'Twas in English. The teacher had ordered a test, You should think a long time, ere you write! So one poor lass sat thinking, alas! Her thoughts were ne'er given to light. For ideas came crowding so thick and so fast So mingled and scattered pell- mell, That just as she took up her pencil to write- R-r-r-ring went the bell! 'Twas in music. Recitations were over at last, The day had been tiresome and long, The class felt like taking a three hours' nap, But the teacher demanded songg The voices were squeaky, the notes were all iiat, The Spring Song was sung like a knellg But they stayed there and sang it all over again Though r-r-ring went the bell. ANNA MALLONEE. A Friend of the Senior Class at M. S. N. S. ISAAC BENESCH 85 SON Furniture Store 549 N. GAY ST., BALTIMORE, MD. Phone, Wolfe 2287. Phone, Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 8 CO. 324 W. Saratogo Street, Opposite Brager's, BALTIMORE, MD. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin or Ring. 1103 , , Page 10-Girls' Edition THE ORIOLE STALE CQLUMN- HIKING. Ithree o'clock or some time after Cheer up girls, no matter how hungry you are. you'll always find jam in the lunch room. He was the idol of my stands, He was a pitcher great. YVhen knife and fork were in his hands. He never missed the plate. Why didn't they play pinochle on the Ark? Because Noah sat on the deck. lf your aunt's brother is not your uncle, what relation is he to you? Your father. XVllllfI'6?d--XVll9l'9 are you going? Cally-To Deaf and dumb, and blind asylum. XYinifred-What for? Cally-Couple of chaperons. He who would rise with the sun, must not stay up late with the daughter. Gus-Don't ever tell a girl she is a perfect poem-she may think you scanned her feet. Mrs. NValthers-VVhy don't you ask someone where we are? Mr. XValtl1ei's-Wliat difference would it make? Five minutes from now we won't be anywhere near here. Miss Cooley--What is your 0Din- ion of civilization? Jane L.-It's a good idea. Some- body ought to start it. Falconer-XVill you give me some- thing for my head? I . Yunnie-I wouldn't take it as a gift. Willie to Rowan-Consider the fish-If he didn't open his mouth, he wouldn't get caught. Miss M.-Name the three princi- pal organs or digestion. Bramble-Hand organ. mouth or- gan and pipe organ. Pa, what's un echo? ' Au echo, my son, is the only thing on ear'.'i that can cheat a woman out of the last word. Wright4Give me your Palmolive. 0. Caulk-Not on your Lifebuoy. You ua.n't fool a dollar, even if the nickel is buffaloetl. When is butter ,like little Irish children? When it is made into little pats. Think and answer with nothing but the truth! What phase of the social life here at school do you really enjoy the most? Everyone will admit that hikes are one of the important phases of our social life. Most of our hikes usually have been either supper or breakfast ones, and have been held by sections, organi- zations clubs, or groups of students for mere pleasure. Since the lirst appearances and signs of spring, however, our hikes have assumed a new aspect. Just before our Easter vacation, Miss Cook spoke to us about the events of the Efliciency Tests. The main event, or at least the one that seems to have been most quickly and promptly responded to by all of the girls who are trying to pass these tests, is the hike. The hike re- quired for the first Efficiency Test is .md . 'tg of K X Wo? wg Anita ,,9.,,.u fown-lsltut Adam, im-fait a vs' ' f il E 1 t . its X ,fa - 4 5 3 E 'im ii , I ' I A M. S. N. S. PARADOX. forty-five miles, fifty miles for the second and fifty-live miles for the third. Is it any wonder that our hikes have assumedthis new role when we have to walk so many miles in one month? Early in the morning before the frost has disappeared a close ob- server, or an ambitious one, who chanced to be passing M. S. N. S., would see groups of girls, two, three, or more, starting for their morning hike. Some of these energetic young walkers, will return to the dormi- tory for breakfast at seven, seven- thirty, or perhaps even later. Many other groups of girls, who do not feel inclined to leave their warm beds in the early hours of the morning will begin their hike at classes, returning in time for din- ner. Several of those, who are am- bitious, energetic, and anxious to Hnish their hiking, will walk in the early morning and after classes, too. Perhaps you want to know where there girls go on their hikes. It is a. very easy matter to select a. place or a direction in which to hike as there are so many interesting places iaround Towson. The surrounding country is very rugged and hilly, consequently the View is very pretty !and pleasing to the eye. This is especially true if your home is not in a hilly region, You can see from this bit of de- scription, I believe, that hiking has become an important factor in our daily work. If you happen to see a group of girls, hurrying along some road around Towson, just remember that they are anxious to pass one of the Efficiency Tests and are hiking. RUTH JEFFERSON. THE BOYS' ATHLETICS. 'ltlre close of a very successful basketball season and the opening of the base ball period has been the special interest of the boys' athletics for the last few weeks. We see many of our boys out on the baseball diamond practicing for the opening game at Union Bridge. We areall. hoping for a successful season which we are sure of seeing because of the gain in skill and co-operation in ouv winter games. Boys, remember the girls are backing you in' everything that you undertake: Make this a record-breaking season. CLAUDINE McCULLOUGI-I, Jr. I. OUR ORIOLE. As I walked through the halls today I heard a stranger say, Is it really just a. bird That makes your students gay? It is a bird, a lovely bird, Whose song you must have heard, That makes us feel so very gay And keeps our thoughts well stirred. This bird is black and White, but, you .. Must know he's read tredj all over toog His cry is Won't you help me grow: And read my pages through. 1 I guess you'd like to know the name? Of this good bird of fame I Who lives at M. S. N. S. Qi And knows not any shame. XJ Oriole is his name, you see, ,- 'Tis pretty, you must agree: i I Since you know about this bird ,-it Will you read him regularly? 1 C. M. 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Vol 2-Nos. 9-10 MAY-JUNE, 1923 E?32i2Efl.Sl?1'?AZ.5?iitiilfiiifhe 'l'anf' To the Students: This issue of The Oriole is the first Faculty venture into the jour- nalism field. lVe've given the time to it ill because you've done such a good piece of work with your eight or nine numbersg t2J because we thought we'd like you to know us betterg some of us have a sense of humor, some are not so gay, but each has his side that may be more charming than you realizeg 133 be- cause we thought if we could pro- duce a number in form that would set better ideals for paper and ar- rangement, probably you might be induced to see that quality of paper could be used to good account in se- curing more business. Our adver- tisers may be thinking that their ads do not now stand out to good advan- tage. So--here is the Faculty Oriole! LIDA LEE TALL. LA NUIT. By Mary L. Osborn. In the sky hovers The Mother Moon. Around her dance The tiny glittering stars. There cling to her the Iilmy threads Of little lost prayers Trying to find their way Home. EDUCATION FOR EFFICIENT LIVING. A great American citizen caught a wonderful vision of a world of peace, a world of prosperity and pro- gress, and a world of ever increas- ing happiness. and it depends upon the kind of education given to the youth today whether or not this vision becomes a reality. ln this World of ever increasing complexity, with its great problems, rapidly growing in number and dif- ficulty, the future citizen has had placed upon him the Herculean task of bringing order from chaos, pros- perity from disaster, friendship from hate, peace from war and happiness from sorrows and bitterness. Let us, as teachers, consider what this future citizen needs to best pre- pare him to meet courageously, and solve efiiciently the great problems facing the world today. 1.-Iiie should be physically fit. The body is the, power machine, making possible every activity of hu- man beings, both mental and physi- cal. It is the most delicate, the most intricate. the most complex and the most perfect machine in existence. The work it has to do is a great one, and of an importance not compara- ble to any other thing. Every owner of this marvelous machine should make it his first duty to attain the highest skill in caring for it. To allow any part of it to become out of order is to proclaim his ignorance and his inefficiency. He should study it cell by cell, and organ by organ, until he understands perfectly its construction, its needs. the dangers besetting it, so that he may give it the scientific care its importance de- mands. 2.-He should be mentally alert. In this rapidly changing world, if civilization is to advance or if it is even to survive. there must be men who have the power to think and to think quickly, to look fairly at both sides of a controversy, to size up a situation and to make correct judg- 1Continued on Page 18-Col. ll Page 2---Faculty Number THEgg - i THE VALUE OF FREE WORK. By Ruth E. Buckley. A saw, a hammer, a handful of nails, a few lengths of wood, and a stove! One would scarcely look upon these as aids in the develop- ment of independence and individu- ality in children. Yet were you to ask a member of the first grade you would find him most enthusiastic about the slide planned and con- structed by a group of fourth grade builders: or were you to happen into our school just before noon on any Thursday, you would have a most edible dainty set before you by some member of a third grade cooking group. And straightway you would decide that stoves and tools had been very ettective aids in the case of our third and fourth grades. In September, an enormous pro- blem, similar to tl1at of every teach- er. had to be met: that of dealing with twenty-four boys and eleven girls between the ages of eight and ten, each one of them unusually keen and alert, each one eager to be working at something, each one titled with ideas, but scarcely one of them able to decide what thing he wanted to do, or express clearly any of his many ideas. It was in order to help this situa- tion that the free work period was introduced, the period in which the children work on anything in which they are particularly interested. Each child was allowed to choose for work. the thing he wanted most to do. In order to guide him in his selection, and in order to stimulate the desire for choosing worthwhile things to do, as much material as possible was provided for him to work with. A work bench, tools, lumber and nails were purchased by the school. A couple of miniature printing presses were borrowed and provision was made for the use of the household arts laboratory should any choose to work on a cooking project. After each child had decided upon his line of work, either individually or in a group, he was called upon to draw up a plan of procedure, which had to be submitted to the teacher for her O. K. before he was allowed to undertake the work. No part of the project is more important than tt'ontinued on Page I4--Col. ll HOW OLD IS ANN? A Fable by Nellie W. Birdsong. Once upon a time there was a lit- tle Bug. This Little Bug lodged in the brain of Man and grew and grew until it became a Great Idea. Behold, said the Great Idea, here on all sides there is work to do. Are not the streets alive with people who rush madly here and tl-ere trying to fulfill their destinies? Are not the schools filled with chil- dren who strive in vain to add, sub- tract, multiply, divide, read and write? Are not the factories teem- irg with human beings who cry aloud in their misery for hig'1er things to dog and are not the high places occupied by the great Nuts? So the Great Idea buzzed and buzzed and buzzed. I have it! an- nounced the Great Idea, Today, everybody, no matter who he is flourishes a wrist watch of gold, silver, platinum or diamonds. TIME was when we measured it by notches on sticks, by piles of rocks, or by the noon day shadow. Now, so ac- curate laave these little time meas- urers become that they can tell us whether or not we will reach our destination at the desired hour. Why cannot we conceive of a way to meas- ure man's ability to pick up tnot literally! all he can from his sur- rou11dings? So the Great Idea simmered and seethed and worked in the brain of Man until it produced such measures as these: Underline the right word in the following: A mouse gnaws cheese, shoes, rafters, holes. What is the thing for you to do if you slip on the ice and people laugh? Repeat exactly the following sen- tence: Do re me fa sol la ti do. What is the difference between an ant and an elephant? In what way are a capitalist and a school teacher alike? Name all the words that rhyme with schtzf. Why does a chicken cross the road? Now, said the Great Idea as it contemplated its work, That is very good. For if any mortal can answer all these questions, he shall be put tContinued on Page 14-Col. 21 rTHE ORIOLE g up glfactilty Niiniber---Page 3 THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOWSON, MD. Business Manager, MAXYVELL SACRA Circulation Mgr., GERTRUDE SMITH . . E. WORTHINGTON Advertising Mgrs. IMENARIS FRANCE PRICE: One Dollnr For Ten Collles- MAY-JUNE, 1923. The year is at the close! Let us thank you for your co-operation. One either lives by it in this institution or talls by the way side. There is no place for the discordant note. Some of the elections for association officers have been most ragged and might have caused dissatisiaction, but the most critical students have rallied to put through sane voting even tnough the machinery of voting is tar from perfect. I haven't heard one faculty adviser of any organiza- tion complain, yet I must put the question once morefA1'e we 10017, loyal? 'Ihe Junior Class Motto is '1o be not to seem. That's it! Who is lifting? Who is leaning? Again thanks to all for a good year! May the 1923 graduates go forth feeling lit for the fray because of the mantle woven by themselves that will descend upon the shoulders of the Class of 1925. LIDA LEE TALL. THE MODERN WOMAN AND THE CHILD. The love of chilhood has always characterized womankind. The niod- ern woman loves children as the woman of twenty-tive years ago did, except that her modern point of view changes the responsibility she feels toward the child. Modern life has changed woman- kind by bringing her into as inti- mate a knowledge of the world and the ways of the world as she had in the past in regard to her more guard- ed and intensive life in the home. With her entrance into public life has come a realization of what the future brings to childhoodg of what the child of today needs to become to be the adult of tomorrow. She under- stands, because of a wider scientific knowledge, the characteristics and needs of childhoodg she realizes that the child needs to grow physically, mentally, morally, socially and spir- itually. He must gain informationg but he must also gain habits which lead to ideals. Modern woman sees the child more sanely because she has felt the urge to keep her own youth. The world of today does not grow old. lt plays tennis and dances at the age when people used to be sitting by the fire in the inertia of the even- ing of life. As she lives with chil- dren in a natural and happy corn- panionship, her love of the child carries with it the responsibility of adding to the growth of childhood. Love is often selfish, seeking the joy of a child's self-expression with- out carrying with it responsibility for development and growthg pain. or crossing the desire of a loved child are avoided because it is hard. With an ideal of the possibilities of child- liood, the thinking modern woman bends her efforts to see to what ex- tent the individual child may realize the greatest possible growth. Some- times a modern woman loses her sense of perspective because of the excitement of life and lure of con- tinued youth. This is the negative side of modern life. The thinking modern woman is the best friend the child has ever had. .Ioyfully she meets her responsibilities for child- hood, rejoicing in the opportunity to develop in child nature the greatest possible growth. VIRGINIA E. STONE. Do you know that more than one- third of the graduates this year have done their student teaching in the County training centers,ARidge, Ti- monium, Lutherville and Fullerton? Do you know that the bus makes fifty-six miles daily, transporting stu- dent-teachers to and from these cen- ters? Do you know that eight class- rooms are now being used in which thirty-two students are teaching? Do you know that during the year eighty - five students have been trained in the regular classrooms of Baltimore County? Page-4---Faculty Nunlber THE THE RURAL SCHOOL. PAST AND PRESENT. By The Dunkles. Nearly two decades ago a teacher going into a rural school tespecially when it was a new experiencel, was startled to have the children, after the books had been distributed, come. as a matter of habit, to show her just where there assignments had been in the several text books. More startling was the situation when she learned that there was a good reason for her being given this informationg because in some sub- jects not any two pupils were work- ing on the same problem. As the weeks and the months went an and as the farm duties decreased and then in the spring increased, pupils came and went, some stay- ing only for two or thre months- too short a pe-rio dduring the severe winter weather to get a proper atti- tude toward the schoolroom. The older boys, sixteen and seventeen years of age, were in school for so short a period each year that they never dtted into any promotional scheme, and so their interest counted for little. The addition of each new pupil meant practically the addition of a new class: and the classes start- ed in September, received thorugh- out the year varied degrees of at- tention. On damp or rainy days in the to- bacco-raising section of Maryland. all children except those in the first grade were kept at home to strip to- bacco: and on the fine sunshiny days in spring the children old enough. helped with the planting. During these periods of depletion, the teach- er worked for a few hours daily with the very small children who ewre too young to help with the farm work. This irregularity of attend- ance was discouraging to both teach- er and pupils. Thus the rural school life twenty years ago never became a community interest. and the school never gained that hold upon the child that is con- sidered so essential in modern edu- cation. The rural school picture in Mary- land. even today. is not bright: yet within the last two decades big changes have been wrought. The improvements have come in better trained taechers, better school build- POSTURE EXPRESSES PER- SONALITY. By Ethel E. Sammis. VVe are all blind until we see, That in the human plan Nothing is worth the making if It does not make the man. Why build these cities glorious If man unbuilded goesg ln vain we build the world, unless The builder also grows. --MARKHAM. Are you playing your part in building this world's structure? Are you an eiiiicent or an inefficient prop? The efficient individual is the one who expresses an abundance of health ,is well-poised physically and rnentallyg hence a strong builder. You can be a strong prop only if by effort intelligent and unfailing you have builded a strong body. We are endowed with a physical structure that makes such a building possible. tContinued on Page 19-Col. 13 ings, more and better teaching equip- ment, more regular attendance, and with a doubling and a tripling of the teachers' salaries. There are nearly twelve hundred one-room rural schools in Maryland. Consolidation will doubtless reduce this number by half in the next two decades. The outstanding question then is: Can these rural schools, be- fore consolidation, and those whose location make consodildation impos- sible, be made to do work compara- ble to that of the graded school? Certainly no conclusive answer can be given. Some recent studies of the results achieved by rural and graded schools have been too favorable to the lat- ter. The schools compared were not comparable. Short term, poorlv staffed and inadequately' eduipned rural schools were compared with the tvpical graded school. No one expects comparisons under such con- ditions to be other than they were found to be-highly favorable to the graded school. The Bureau of Educational Meas- urements in Maryland has made some comparisons of the achieve- lt'ontinued on Page 19-Col. ll THE ORIOLElWMgg g Faculty Number---Page 5 THE SPIRIT OF THE HIVE. By Mary L. Osborn. A swarm of bees had just entered a new hive. In the thick darkness they had clung together in a teem- ing mass surrounding their queen. until in the heat the tiny scales of wax began to appear upon their bodies. Quickly the architects and builders of the new swarm had laid out the vaulted dome of wax, and the manifold galleries, and like magic the plan of the whole took shape, even to the tiniest octagonal shaped cells of the comb. Give me room! Out of my way! they buzzed to the other groups of workers. lt is on us the hive de- pends. But when the structure of the comb was completed from the many cells where the eggs should be laid by the queen to the little entrance hallway, still the excitement did not cease and constant murmurings were heard from the workers. Make way for me! I go to feed the queen. Mine is the mostimpor- tant work! shrilled a little grizzly worker, one of those who nursed and fed and brushed the queen dailv in between the arduous periods of her laying. But with what would you feed our queen were it not for us? pet- tishly inquired a bedraggled little bee who was returning home with a bag full of pollen. We who search the nelds for pol- len and nectar have been out since early dawn and we are weary. Our wings are torn and frayed in these few days since we swarmed. We shall die before we have lived a fort- night, because of our incessant ac- tivity to bring you material for food. and you give us not a word of com- fort or of thanks. But you at least smell the sweet flowers and speed through the warm air in the light of the sun, quoth a tired little worker who was fan- ing the air in the galleries to cool it. We who work within, pass our brief span in darkness in unceasing drudgery. It is not even the privi- lege of those of us who fan. to tend and feed the tiny larvae, or like the nurses, to have the joy of attending the birth of the baby bees. You do well to talk! snapped a nurse. who was hurrying by with some royal jelly. Be thankful for your easy lot. We not only have to feed all these larvae who will be the workers, and the useless drones, but we have to tend all those young prin- cess larvae while we know all the time the first one to emerge will kill all the rest and our time and food will be wasted. But as they talked, they became aware of a subtle Presence in the hive. And though they worked as fast as ever, a peace and quiet be- gan to fall upon them. And when their humming and buzzing had been subdued to a low monotone of activ- ity, they heard the Voice of the Presence as it began to speak. And it said to the wax makers. O, children, build well, for you speak truly when you say that on you the welfare of the hive depends, but do not scorn your sisters' Work. And to those who tended the queen, the Presence spoke and said, Blessed be the handmaidens of the queen! For her whole life, except for one brief flight is spent within the hive, and her being has been the source of the life of all in the hive. Then the Presence was heard speaking softly to the worker bees. O, little ones, with torn and flutter- ing wingsl Mourn not for your brief span of existence. 'When you fly forth at dawn, look at the sun and be glad. Breathe in the dewkissed air, rejoice in your flight, and know that for centuries your labors have been Watched and admired by the race called men. Little fanning bees who cool the hive, listen to me, the voice was heard to say. As you wave your wings to and fro, think of grasses bending in the wind and of waves pulsing to the beat of the ocean's breast and of the treetops swaying. Know that you, like each of these, are moving at the command of Life itself. Then the Presence brooded awhile in silence till a nurse said timidly, Have you no word for us. O strange Voice? tContinued on Page 9-Col. 21 Page fie'.1tv.N3nBte--- +E1E0RlQL.'?m-t-.-- H OUR PLAY HOUSE. By Vera Greenlaw. The Elementary School play house started in the fall of 1921, is stead- ily, if not rapidly, nearing comple- tion. with many rich experiences growing out of it. VVhen we decided to build a house, last year, as one phase of Industrial Art. the Seniors in the Industrial Arts course. and children in the elementary school worked together, House plans were made by the seniors, as well as all the children in the elementary school, then, a committee composed of children from each grade, looked over all the plans and selected the one the elementary children wished to have. The plan called for a house 10 feet bv 20 feet, with a kitchen and a living room, including a fire place. Estimates for material were made by the seventh grade and the lumber ordered by their secretary, The building of the foundation was carried on by children from all the grades working with seniors. Ramsey Thomas, of the second grade, was chairman of the committee to haul away the dirt that was excavat- ed, our foundation being eighteen inches under ground. Then first, second and third grade children picked up stones to be used in the concrete foundation, while the fourth grade made a perfectly good mortar box from waste lumber. The form for the foundation was made by the sixth grade, who also mixed and poured the concrete. How weflabored with that founda- tion! When it was finished we thought our house was half built. but little did we know of fire places and roofs, or we would have realized we had just begun. The seventh grade childrqi, with Miss Minnie Davis as their leader, were our fire place experts. They liad made an extensive study of fire places, from the stand points of his- tory, literature, and design, as well as construction. The foundation was made of concrete while the fire place itself was of brick. The selec- tion of bricks necessitated a study of that industry in order to make a wise choice. Several brick companies co-operated with the children in helping them choose the proper kind. Indeed. every one whom we have asked to help has been very willing. During the construction of the fire- place v'e came to a difficult problem, which we couldn't seem to figure out for ourselves, so, upon consult- ing Mr. Sands, of Black and Decker, in Towson, he sent us a man who gave us the advice we needed. The ordering of the door and win- dow frames bv the sixth grade neces- sitated drill in Denmanship, compo- sition and spelling in order to send tContinued on Page 14--Col. 23 42441441551-1'-4457 .l 5- ff . , V, -- v f x.. fl gtk., , ffl: we ll! fs. ..,.. adwftll FE W lv Iv 'III'-:s4: '- N4 Il L ll! Q lrfkga I C..-tl 'Z m ' Eff? W' t5 n' ffl fe, ---I my-1i.,,aiy , r o' ' 9' i, 'Ac-' +L l ' ,494 -l it fl M H' f ' -Q - , I , Kidpgqg S TEL es A L-- -it dw file he -Ll- Tke Pinter Bmlaer THE ORIOLE Faculty Number---Page 7 FELIS DOMESTICA, OR CATS. By Helen C. Stapleton. How sad is the fate of the cat that, like Darius of tne Persians, has fallen, fallen, fallen from a high estate. Felis domestica, once fed upon the rarest birds of the tropics. is now relegated to the precarious output of a mouse hole, once the re- cipient of votives of praise and sup- plication. now a target for old boots and milk bottles. Fuss ends her perilous life not to grace the tombs of ancient Pharaos, but to add her bit to the refuse of the dump. Like the Egyptian processes of embalm- ing and the Phoenician craft of glass making, the appreciation of the cat has become a lost art. In the an- cient East the cat was sacred to the moon goddesses, Osius, and was treated with great respect. In the middle ages, the cat still held her position of trust. Now the people of Hamlin must have sighed for a- cat! And who knows but that the Pied Piper himself may have been one of the tortoiseshell beauties that we see adorning the hack fence? Cats were very scarce in mediaeval Europe, and mustlat that time, have acquired the glamour of mystery that associated them with witches and hobgobblins. That they were still held in high esteem witness the adventures of Dick Whittington, who would have cut but a sorry iig- ure in the world had il, not been for the intelligence and loyalty of the famous Puss-in-Boots. Yet the cat of today is a mere drug upon the market, unwept. unhonored and, with the exception of Walt Whitman, unsung. Surely she does not lack aesthetic qualities. Is anything more daintv or graceful? How she adores the birds that sing in the treetops! How she loves the moon and the stars and the velvet blackness of the night! Surely she should be the friend of poets. Nor is she lacking in intelligence, The babies are washed and fed on scheduled time and that without Tabby's consulting with Holt on the care and feeding of infants. Take her where you will and she will re- turn without the assistance of a road map. The Encyclopedia Brittanica states that a cat conveyed blind- tContinued on Page 151001, 15 A HEALTH PROJECT. First Grade. By Martha Sibley. Do you happen to know Mary Gay? You won't find her name on the roll book of the first grade room, but nevertheless, she is a very important member of that class. She came to school for the Hrst time one morning in September. and when the children met her they were told this child wished to find out all the things she might do to help her grow strong, healthy and happy. With this purpose in view the children decided that the first thing she must do was to sleep ten hours every night with her windows open. Then they set towork to make her bed room, emphasizing the idea of fresh air by having many windows to the room. They were careful to see that her curtains were tied back every evening before they left school. They named her Mary Gay that her name might indicate the'kind of child she was. About this time they decided they would do the same things Mary Gay was doing, so as to be as healthy and happy as she. To this end they made record books, that they might check up on their health habits each day. In a very short time, it was found that a bath every day was necessary, and a bath room was added to her house. Next followed a dining room with a. study of the right kind of foods for children to eat, and a good breakfast. luncheon and supper were worked out. All the while the chil- dren kept close check on their own meals. The last thing that was made for Mary Gay's pleasure was a play- ground, with see-saw, sliding board, hand bars and tennis court. The children printed signs saying Mary Gay sleeps ten hours every night. Mary Gay eats oat meal. milk and fruit for her breakfast, and Mary Gay likes to exercise. In this way the Doll's Health Habits became the life of the children. We believe that only as the project is genuinely the childrelfsgactivities in which they themselves are eager to engage, will they have any large value. Page H'9fefy..N3f13s1fmMsE'5 QR10PE--mm,.,-.,---....- BEAUTY IN ANIMATE NATURE. tBy Minnie V. lleclwedeff. The Biological Sciences have much to offer to students. The most ob- vious value is that the intellectual side of man's nature is given oppor- tunity for exercise. A knowledge of the processes go- ing on in all living things reveals the unity existing throughout ani- mate nature. Wherever there is life, there are certain manifestations of life, dilfering principally in the com- plexity of the mechanisms through which they act. An understanding of the simpler mechanisms paves t.he way for an understanding of the workings of those possessing a high- er organization. This knowledge is not only an end in itself, but it is turned to good account in the prac- tical arts, whose aim is to place man on a higher level of physical effec- tiveness. Preventive medicine is the place for these applications of bio- logical knowledge. Then the aesthetic side of n1an's nature is given opportunity for ex- pression. The Search after Truth re- sults in a realization that Beauty pervades all nature, There is the obvious beauty of form and color, for the appreciation of which no scientific analysis is necessary. One never loses the thrill which the flashing by of the first bluebird evokes. The fiush of bloom on an apple tree stimulates the aesthetic emotion more spontan- eously than do loveliness of color and form in the work of man's hands. Appreciation of the beautiful in Art is the result of the training of one's perceptions. Man is distinc- tive in that his aesthetic emotions are capable of cultivation. But there are beauties in nature which are not known to many. The lakes and seas and the microscope open up a whole new world of living tliings. and reveal the fact that beauty is not exceptional. but is the r-xle in nature. ' Sometimes the beauty is of direct utility to the organism possessing il. The color ol' fiowers attract use- ful insects. More often beauty is nn expression of individuality which has stood the lest of time. llvintinuerl on Page BOACOI. 21 BY-PRODUCTS OF THE PAGEANT. By Clara Kingswell McCord. The Pageant has raised many pro- blems in the Sixth Grade Room. If the people of Australasia were to come to us and present. their gifts, how would they be clothed? How would their clothing and vehicles be made? What gifts would they bring? One serious little group is work- ing out a study of Oriental rugs, their materials, dyes, and the pur- pose for which they are woven. Don- ald is finding that Nature has en- dowed him with a surplus of thumbs, as he braids the straw for his Chinese slices. Virgnia finds an amazing number of Persian Pear designs to use in blocking her tunic. Gibbs has a new appreciation of the beauty of line and proportion in the Chinese circle design which he has adapted for a block print, and the Dragon and Plum Petal are now arousing his admiration. Sue's rose block from the mandarin coat nts its pet- als in with charming curves. Mar- vin and Mary Freburger are learn- ing queer and wonderful things about Batik making and thereby a great respect for the people of Java. Jane is copying her costume after one of Halideh Hanourn's robes and works her decoration out with the needle. Mary Brookhart has a new feeling for the tea picker in the Held since she has learned to carry the weight of her basket supported from the forehead. Copper and iron are being mined, smelted, and manu- factured out of cardboard. Mary Horner is trying to acquire the facial expression of Buddha, so she is bringing us many beautiful say- ings froxn the sacred writings of that cult. Altogether, it is a busy room. Considered from the standpoint of Industrial Art, the Pageant has made ns realize a need for block- printing, stenciling, dyeing, tied- dyeing, Batik, embroidery, ratiia weaving, wool weaving for pyle, cardboard construction. carpentry, wood painting, designing and cut- ting of garments, shoes and jewelry. lt has brought us face to face with the question of effect of the climate and natural resources on design, construction and decoration of lt'ontinued on Page 9-Col. 11 THE ORIOLE , g lTaQty Number--fage 9 UP THE YELLOW SPRING ROAD. By Eleanor T, WVells. The sun was already glinting low through the cathedral woods, and sparkling on the tinkling brook, as our little sulky turned the corner in the winding mountain roadway. There, in an opening, nestled a tiny cabin. Its weatier-beaten sides toned in with the grey and green around it. so one could hardly tell where cabin left off, and nature be- gan. A small, bent iigure crouching in the doorway, peered at us through the curling smoke of an old black pipe she was nursing. Recognizing us she hobbled forward. her grey calico wrapper flapping gently in the breeze. The worn, black sunbonnet had tilted back from her scraggly white hair. Her black eyes gleamerl in recognition, and her small, round. weather-beaten face crinkled into a smile of welcome. Howdy, Aunt Liz, we called. We brought you something from tContinued on Page 17-Col. 13 More than S150 has been re- ceived by members of the Senior Class this year for substitute teach- ing. Nearly thirty students have had an opportunity to tell their own power in these situations. Frequent- ly they remark, I had a wonderful timeg now I am ready to begin my work next year. Providing substi- tutes for the schools of Baltimore County and Baltimore City has al- ways been welcomed because of the opportunity it gives a group of stu- dents of iinding themselves in a new situation, BY-PRODUCTS OF THE PAGEANT. tContinued from Page 8-Col. Zi clothing and utensils. It has led us to the Walter Art Gallery and the Ned Art Museum. and the particular spots in Washington where the Ori- ental life can be studied intimately. It has given us a vast respect and sympathy for our Asiatic neighbors and a great admiration for their ar- tistic skill. SILENT READING IN THE SECOND GRADE. - By Ruth Hillhouse. If you come to visit the second grade in the afternoon, you will of- ten find each desk covered with stiif manilla paper. Should you question a second grader he will explain that this is his silent reading chart, and that he is busy putting together his read- ing puzzle. Observe closely and you will see that slits are cut into the chart and that one inch slips of stiff manilla paper fit into these slits. Questions are written on the slips and are fitted in on the left hand side of the chart. On the right hand side, the children are busy fitting in the slips containing the answers to these questions. At the beginning of the silent reading period, each child selects a story alld reads it silently from his book. When he has finished, he is given the chart with the question slips already arranged in order. The chi1d's task is our method of check- ing up on the ability to get the thought of the story. To keep a record of what each child accomplishes, a class chart was posted in the room containing the names of the children. When a child completes a story puzzle the name of the story is written under the chi1d's name on the class chart. He then begins another story. We have had an exciting race to see who could finish the book first. THE SPIRIT OF THE HIVE. tContinued from Page 5-Col. 25 And the answer came. Second to none is your task. For to Queens is given the power to produce new life, but all would perish were it not for your nurturing care. And again there was silence till the Queen said, Blest Presence, tell my children who you are, that they may do your will in peace and love. And the Presence answered. Some call me the Spirit of the Hive. and others who have traveled far abroad call me Life. and some who have meditated much in quiet places call me God.'l WHO' F on AC ? 'Z 'WHO HE LTY an Page 12---Faculty Number THE ORIOLE IMPRESSIONS OF THE SCHOOL. By E. Ulller. May 18, 1923. I am so busy with your plays and other work. both at Hopkins and at the Normal, that I have little time to make a more appropriate contri- bution to the Oriole than a letter. In this letter I shall tell you what my impressions of the Normal School are. Before I came here, I knew little of this very important institution, except that it stands in two immense, beautiful buildings of Georgian Col- onial architecture, on a hill over- looking a very comely section of Bal- timore County. Now I know the soul of this institution, and I have been so favorably impressed that I must say that I shall always remem- ber with considerable pleasure, the weeks that I have spent here. What has occurred to me as most emphatic, is the unceasing activity on the part of both students and in- structors, and still more to be won- dered at, is your spirit and enthus- iasm in this activity. It would seem that, with the duties of so many clubs, hikes, dances, teas and games, together with the duties of your classes, you would soon tire, and spirit would fail. But it seems rath- er that you spirit, like a stream in a storm, steadily swells, until now, in the days preceding the contest be- tween the Normals and the Pests, it will not subside until it flows into the broad deep waters of a summer vacation. Interest in the drama, especially in the one-act play, has swept the country like patriotism in time of war. At the Normal, this interest is apparently high, and those of you who are imbued with is will find your reward, not only in the pleas- ure of the present, but in meeting the needs of the future, when, as teachers, you will find your dramatic experience exceedingly helpful. As for your extra curriculum ac- tivities, I want to congratulate you, particularly on your dramatic work. You have much talent. You work hard. You choose your plays well. You are very amenable to sugges- tions, and your management is ad- mirable. Helping you has not been work, but rather enjoyment. One day I sat in the rear of the Auditorium while the Y. W. C. A. was holding its daily chapel exer- cise. I was glad to see that the Y. W. C. A. was functioning so earnest- ly. I was sorry, however, not to see more of you there. Lack of space forbids my mention- ing in detail your hikes and teas and dances and numerous other ac- tivities. Yet I want to express my appreciation to you for your invita- tions to some of these functions and my enjoyment of those which I at- tended. I want to thank the boys again for the delightful dinner after the baseball victory over Towson High School. I even enjoyed stand- ing up, when bidden in song by the girls, to do so. CContinued on Page 13-Col. 11 THE ORIOLE Faculty Number---Page 13 IMPRESSIONS 011' THE SCHOOL. tContinued from Page 12-Col. 2y All this has to do to a great ex- tent with your play. I have seen you also at work. I believe that you work just as actively anden- thusiastically as you play. What has impressed me most forcibly and favorably, is that, if the instructor happens to be absent or late, the class chairman, with the co-operation of most of the class, conducts the assignment and accomplsnes a most creditable session. In most institu- tions the class would wait impatient- ly, hoping that the instructor would not arrive, and then after a few anx- ious minutes had elapsed. they would fly from the class room with whoops of glee. Your scholarship, too, is as worthy of mention as your seriousness. On my first day at the Normal, I was curious to know what sort of stu- dents I should find. Although you are of varying degrees of training and preparation, in general I am free to say that I have found my classes to be very intelligent groups of per- sons of the usual college grade. I cannot well neglect to mention the faculty. I have never been in a school where the members of the faculty take such a lively interest in all the activities of the students. The instructors appear to be more than teachers, but rather as friends and advisors. Is must be gratifying to the faculty to be so confided in. Such a condition is complimentary to both students and instructors. In closing, I wish to say a few words about your profession. I am proud to be a member of the great fraternity which you are about to enter, and I look upon you as young- er sisters and brothers of this fra- ternity. s Aan older brother, I wish to urge you to observe four princi- ples: First, know thoroughly the sub- jects that you teach. Secondly, co-operate closely with the other teachers of the school where you are teaching. Profession- al jealousy and SSIHSIIIIGSS and ego- tism should have no place among teachers. You are working for one main end, the intellectual develop- ment of your pupils. Be obsolutely subservient to that end. Thirdly, be friendly with- your pu- pils. Try not to be merely a task- master, Be sympathetic without be- ing imposed upong be companionable without lacking dignityg be capable without being severe. Fourthly, guard the ideals of this fraternity with great care. Remem- Ler that it stands fundamentally for thoroughness and truth. Again I wish to say that I have enjoyed being with you. The few weeks that I have spent with you have tied by lige so many hours. Your attention, interest, and resli-onsiveness in class have been a source of real inspiration to me. Every school should have a par- ent-teacher association. Every Nor- mal School graduate should know the purpose and value of such an organization, how to start it, and how to keep it going and make it give a maximum of help in the edu- cation of the children of the school. The theory and principles underly- ing such community organizations are taught in the regular classes. The opportunity to attend such meet- ings is given both in the Normal Elementary training school and the training centers in the County. It is a safe guess to say that at least 75f7f of the Class of 1923 have at- tended one or more of these meet- ings, Do you know that in one year the deposits in the Students' Bank at the M. S. N. S. have jumped nearly six thousand dollars? In 1922 they were S2,867.87g in 1923 they have totalled more than 58,083.86 ' If 9 ' gig? . 3' Lt'r'.:4.e Y b ' ..-i 1 155. '11 is 1-gif 1 ' Qi N: .,, i it i ' 1'4 iii Page 14---Faculty Number THE ORIOLE p pg THE VALUE OF FREE WORK. tContinued from Page 2-Col. 11 this careful planning, nhicii must be insisted upon. This is the place for the development of independent and original thinking. After a complete set of plans had been approved and the actual work begun, the child was made to understand that he was to work independently. He solved by himself or with his group, all pro- blems that arose. The teacher nev- er stepped in except to save the child from discouragement through too many failures, or to give sugges- tions when help had been asked for. Here. again. was an opportunity for growth in independence and individ- uality. The last and perhaps the most important step in this work of the child was that of bringing the project to a successful finish. There is no surer way of establishing a child's self-confidence than through the joy of achievement. The self-confidence and independ- ence that have grown out of this work have been most. important in influencing the attitude of the pupils toward their regular school work. With only one or two exceptions, the class are able to attack any problem that arises and solve it satisfactorily. There is a spirit of responsibility, independence, initiative and loyalty which makes i ptoissblshrdluaoinlu which makes it possible for the class to plan a lesson, conduct the recita- tion, and judge the results, with practically no aid from the teacher. Besides, the work will have been done so thoroughly that there will be evidence of learning on the part of every child. In estimating the value of free work it is safe to say that the pos- sibilities are innumerable and the results invaluable. The Superintendent and Supervis- ors ot' Baltimore County liave extend- ed many courtesies to the Training Department during the year and foremost among these were the demonstrations and regular teachers' meetings to which the students were invited. About lifty students have attended one or the other of these meetings and have come away en- thusiastic about supervision and the help that such meetings will be to them next year. HOXV ULD IS ANN? tContinued from Page 2--Col. 25 in Class A and sit in the seats of the mighty and boost the price of sugar to thirty cents a poundg but if he fails in one jot or title, he shall be consigned to Class H and spend his days digging coal at S15 a day. The Great Idea spread and spread until it has taken hold of every Nor- mal School, every College, every fac- tory, every shop and every social re- form in the country, and its pro- phet, I. Q. stalks throughout the land warning the unwary that it is the Masters of their Fates, the Captains of their souls. What is foolish about that? OUR PLAY HOUSE. tContinued from Page 6-Col. 23 a presentable business letter to the firm, as well as a study of how door and window frames were actually constructed. Mr. Raymond Allen, a Baltimore architect, kindly had one of his draftsmen make us a detailed drawing of all the essential parts of door and window frames, which the sixth grade studied before ordering the material we needed. Work was not resumed on the house to any extent this year, until after Easter. Then the fire place was completed by the present sev- enth grade. fl-Iere's hoping that it drawsll, the frame work finished by the fifth, the siding put on by the fourth and the intricacies of roof building worked out by the sixth, while the fifth grade wrestled with placing of window and foor frames. At the time of writing this article, the sixth grade is shingling the roof, the fourth grade the sides, and the fifth grade, under guidance of Irll Beall, are glazing the windows-no small job! There are sixty little window panes! The first grade has its innings at times. and recently picked up all the nails we had scat- tered. Next, they piled up the short ends of boards, thus helping us to conserve materials. Next vear we expect to concentrate on finishing the interior of our house and furnishing it-then for a house- warming to all the seniors who have had a hand in our famous building! THE ORIOLE Faculty Number---Page 15 FELIS IXIMESTHFA, OK CATS. tContinued from Page 7-Colfll folded returns to its home by recall- ing in inverse order the odors that have assailed its nostrils on the trip. Such a Hmemoryf stunt indicates mentality of a superior order. Un- like many humans, who make friends in haste and repent the-m at leisure. Puss never makes a mistake in the person upon whom she bestows her caresses. I have noticed that only my most choice acquaintances are attractive to my cats. Many false statements and arti- iicial similes have placed cats in a wad light. Catus aniat pisces, set aquas intrare recusatf' says the Lat- in proverb. Apart from the very sly thrust at cat nature, this is an untruth. I have had no more en- livening experience than that afford- ed by live of my cat friends. They belonged to an old fisherman. When he went to emntv his nets they wait- 1 at the water's edge. and at the sight of the skitf returning with its load of herring, plunging boldlv into the water they swam to meet it. The feverish rush ef modern life leaves the cat unruffled Her imagi- nation needs no arttiicial stimulation -no joy rides, no mc-vies, no jazz. Contentedly she luxuriates in the sun and spreads her claws with sat- isfaction. With careful selection, she makes the best of her surround- ings and, unlike her less fortunate master, after she has made her bed she is content to lie in it. The thought moves us-max' the shade of Solomon forgive our meddling with his composition-if on the day he was in his proverbial mind. chance had thrown across his path not the ambitious ant but the complacent cat, and he in his wisdom, had fore- seen the stress of the twentieth cen- turv, might he not have cast his pro- verb thus- Go to the eat, consider her ways and be wise '? During the last twelve months. the books circulated by the M. S. N. S. Library for overnight use total 43212. The total attendance for all purposesg reading, reference, classes, charging and return of books, is estimated as approximately 79,000 Compliments of THE HLAUH ll HEBHEH Mill. EH. THWSHN HEIGHTS, Mll. U01 HOTEL TOWSON Towson, Md. Under New Management. Newly Renovated Rooms With Private Baths New Dining Room Open-American And European Plan Special Attention Paid To Tourists U03 FRANK J. SMRCINA Practical Tailor Special Attention Given to Altering, Dyeing, Cleaning 403 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. 1101 Table Delicacies GEORGE H. STIEBEI2, Towson, Md. 4103 v Page 16---Faculty lNumber THE ORIOLE g gggggg gg gAAKu-Wm- MARYLAND, A PIONEER. By Marion I. Cook. Maryland has been the centre of interest for the past few years. be- cause of its unique program of edu- cational athletics. lt is the first State to recognize that, in addition to physical education, growth. and health. the play of children and the sports of youth have a definite part in character-building and citizenship training. According to Dr. William Burdick Maryland is the pioneerl State in an attempt to make the ath- letics of the whole State count for the social good of its people. Since the basis of society is activi- ty, Maryland believes in organizing the activities of her boys and girls- not by publishing an elaborate syl- labus of physical education, but by systeniatizing and directing the na- tional activities of youth. The beginning was made in 1914, when the Public Athletic League standardized the program under the direction of Dr. William Burdick. State Supervisor of Physical Educa- tion. In 1915. appropriation was made by the State for athletic meets in every County. These were held. not for the few who excel, but for the benefit of the many. to encourage every boy and girl in the public schools to take part. Since then the annual County meet is a big day in the plans of the school, the com- munity and the County. It is the time when boys and girls can meet others under wholesome conditions. for the enjoyment in participating- for the love of the Sport. The winners of each County meet are sent to Baltimore by the County Boards of Education, to test their ability against other winners from the State. Here the County boys are the guests of the Baltimole City boys, and the girls are entertained at the State Normal School-male ing the social experience as valuable as the physical. Instead of bitter rivalry and enmity. friendly and spcrtsmanlike feelings are estab- lished. which will promote a more harmonious relationship among the coming men and women of the State. Other States are coming to see the value of such a program, so that inter-State contests will follow soon. By working within the State iirst, this program reaches all of our boys and girls, the coming citizens, de- veloping the right kind of loyalty, broadening the view, and providing social experiences which make for better citizenship. CLASS SCORES COMPARED CLASS SCORES COMPARED WITH A 'iTAl'iDAR!l WITH A ST,'itNU,'2tRD 5. JUNIOR CLASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL oo fog 1 I l Egg I-1 Hin d! -- N..- eoo , mg I' 500 K 1, t If l an ' 0 . oo no 'vo .g ....... JUN-IIIIIIIYYI' 6D.13l'.l1lT1I'!'!IJ1I PENVIANSHIP PENIVIANSHZP THE ORIOLE pp Faculty Number---Pa ge UP THE YELLOW SPRING ROAD. fContinued from Page 9fCol. 11 the city. A watermelon, can you catch? Never was one tooth so expressive. Methodically. she knocked the ashes from her pipe and str-wed the pre- cious duddeen in her wrapper pocket. Two long skinny arms stretched out to receive the fruit. She smelt it critically. knocked it ard held it. listening. to her ear. You can't put anything over on Aunt Liz, in wa- terinelons. It's good, she announced dually. Then :nindtul of mountain hospital- ity, You all don't want any of it, -io you? she inquired anxiously. VVe assured her that we brought it cut for her express enjoyment. I'm so glad. she breathed a sigh of relief. 'Cause I ate wega- table soup for dinner, and I ate weg- aiable soup for supper, and I ate right smart. If I ate snvthing more now, I might be sick. I'1l save it for tomorrow. But the shadows were already lengthening on the greensward. And we must needs turn the sulky around, if we would get home before dark- ness sheuld overtal-'e us. At the turn ofthe road, wr glanced over our shoulders for one last glimpse. 'l -e little 'dgjure was rrrinclied again on the doorstep, her skinny arms clasped around the Watern.fl0n, saved F..r anoiher dav. so she would not be sir-k. 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Saratoga Street, Opposite Brager's, BALTIMORE, MD. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin or Ring. 6101 v Page i8--Facultyplfuniber ORIQI-E p ip pwuohkhww I-ZIIUCATKON FOR El-'FICII-INT LIVING. tContinued from Page 1-Col. 29 ments. The greatest evils of present civilization are the intellectual para- sites. They take from others t.1eir opinion upon religion, morals, poli- tics. art, music. drama, and give nothing in return. Education must iree men from this intellectual solvency, make of him a man. free from coercion from without and from prejudices within. He must be kept mentally alert, by giving him an opportunity to think for himself rather than memorizing the thoughts of others. Too much memory work deadens the power to do creative thinking, which thinking is the hope of the world. 3.-He should be economically self- supporting. Every efficient citizen should earn his own living, for if he does not, some one else must needs carry him as an additional burden. In choosing a vocation one should ask himself the following questions: fly-What are the vocations in which I can become self-supporting, that are of service to the world as it is organized today? till Vvhich of these vocations am I best fitted to enter, by sex, race. physical and mental power and by natural inclination? 131 What is the necessary train- ing required t0 do this work well. and is it possible for me to have it? There should be set before the child the innumerable possible vo- cations and he should be assisted in- telligently to choose and to prepare himself for the one to which he is best fitted. 4.-Hc should be a responsible citi- ze-n. Every human being born into this world. involuntarily becomes a citi- zen of many social groups-the fam- ily, the community, the State, the nation and the human race. As he becomes older and develops various tastes and beliefs he voluntarily joins others, such as the church, the school, clubs. etc. Being a citizen of these groups does not necessarily mean that he is a responsible citi- zen. All too often he is not even conscious of any responsibility at all. It should be one of the aims of education to make the child real- ize the responsibilities that these various memberships carry with themg to make him feel that the fu- ture progress of eac.1 one dep'end's upon him as much as upon any other member, and that indifference, neg- lect and ignorance, do not absolvs him from this responsibility, to make him see that it is his duty to study the past history of these social groups that he may -better under- stand their present problems and solve them more efficiently. 5.-He should be able to use his leis- ure time for true recreation. Since the mind's creative genius has increased tue mechanical inven- tion t..at can take the place of hu- man labor, there is an ever ihcreas- ing number of human beings with leisure time. This leisure time makes it possible for man to engage in those activities which will send him back to his chosen vocation, phy- sically refreshed, mentally alert and spiritually exalted, so that perhaps he may, in his day's work, do some- thing so much Worth while that he may leave it to the coming genera- tion as a valuable part of its social inheritance. and thibugh this crea- tion of his hand and brain, realize to some degree immortality. Education should cultivaie in the child a taste for those things which will truly recreate him and a dislike for those things which will weaken him. lt should give him a love for the best of music, of poetry, of fic- tion, of drama, of art, of physical exercise, a joy in nature. its trees, its mountains, its lakes, its buds, its flowers, that they may be for him a never failing, inexhaustible source of re-creative energy. The responsibility for this educa- tion for efficient living rests upon the teachers, for the State and the parents so trust her that they give into her hands the plastic youth to mould as she will. With this great responsibility upon her, the teacher should with prayer and earnest striving, climb to the mountain top and view life as a whole, so that she may herself have a true perspective and a right sense of values. She must realize that her respon- sibility is to the child as an end in himself, and that her subject matter is of value only as a tool with which ttfontinued on Page 19-Col. 11 g g g THE ORIOLR g Faculty Number---Pa ge THE RURAL SCHOOL. fContinued from Page 4-Col. 23 ments in reading and arithmetic, and it finds that the graded schools are doing a slightly better job than the rural schools. Better trained teach- ers and more effective supervision give this superiority. The rural schools in Baltimore County, according to the data gath- ered over the past three years, show the rural schools doing practically as good work in reading and arith- metic as the two-teacher schools and the fully graded schools. The amount of retardations is doubtless greater in the rural schools-giving them an advantage. Granting that the rural school can teach the three r's as effectively as the fully graded school, is it giv- ing to the rural child that same qual- ity as well as quantity of growth that the consolidation or fully grad- ed school gives to its pupils. Not until many other elements of school growth are as accurately measured as reading and writing are today, can a conclusive answer be given. POSTURE EXPRESSES PER- SONALITY. CContinued from Page 4-Col. 25 Moreover, this building is the duty of every human being. You can be a strong builder only if you are building your character on broad, clean lines. Dignity ot line in a building suggests dignity of purpose. Make your human build- ing the outward expression of the inward impulse of your mind. Show courage. purpose, and well-directed energies by erect carriage, balanced weight: in a wordfby your poise. Take for your slogan, By Our Poise We shall Be Known g and re- member that that means mental as well as physical poise. EDUCATION FOR EFFICIENT LIVING. tContinued from Page 18-Col. Zj she is to shape the character of the child, with which she is to awaken and to direct his powers of mind and body and spirit, that he may be prepared to meet courageously all the situations of life, and to do well the great task before him. CHARLOTTE CECIL COOLEY. HEADQUARTERS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES Tell Us Your Wants HERGENRATHER DRUG CO, Prescription Drugglsts TOWSON MARYLAND C103 SWEETS-STATIONERY K E E N E ' S YORK RD. AND BURKE AVE. G03 THE STEBBINS - ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO., Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies TOWSON, MD. RIDERWOOD, MD. A5101 VCL L c I - LL Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND fioy MATHIAS GROSS Barber Shop YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD. 6101 YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS F. B. and M. L. PORTS, Props., Phone, Towson 5 2 5 4101 Page20:-fFafv'fx.N.'eeHef.. THHOFIQEL ,Z it D-Q..- Say It Xvith Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. Florist And Nurseryman Otiice: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Md. C107 Established 1873 A. H. FETTIN G MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry C101 TOWSON BAKERY THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 85 SONS Phone 204 Towson 1101 THE ATELIER 103 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. SELBY'S STUDIO C101 BEAUTY IX ANIMATE NATURE. tContinued from Page S--Col. ll Beauty is successful. Ugliness is eliminated. The discussion of beauty in Thom- sen's System of Animate Nature is a very illuminating one. He re- minds us that the aesthetic emotion is a very complex one. lt has its physical and physiological aspects. When Nvordsworth Wrote, lily Heart leaps up when l behold a rainbow in the sky, he spoke literal truth. Beauty also has its intellectual and spiritual side. The beautiful object arousing the emotion often initiates a sequence of associations, images and the formation of ideals which are not inherent in the object. They are subjective reactions and lift the one experiencing the emo- tion to a plane above the physical. The emotion can be communicated to others and so is a socializing force of a high order. Nature is so harmonious, and beauty permeates it so completely, that it serves as the source of the laws of aesthetics. Color combina- tions in nature are always right. Lines are flowing and movements are graceful. A sfndv of nature constitutes a liberal education. lt develops many phases of man's being, How many of our friends think of the M. S. N. S. Music department as conducting other than school music courses, the Glee Club and the Or- chestra? There is, however, that other branch of the department which is run on the conservatory plan and through which the special- ly talented or the more musically ambitious students can continue their study according to the line of their individual tastes and abilities. under specialists who are maintained as part-time instructors in the Mu- sic Department. This Conservatory branch enrollment for the current year is as follows: pianofort, 165 vocal. 9: violin, 25 'cello, 15 cornet, 1-making a total of 29. Six of these are boys and twenty-three are girls. , :mx A 1 4 , iz ,. -4+ 4 NM! ' K K It '1 I P Q4 ' I 4? N H ' 1' 2 ,A , ' 1?- : 1 Nw ov ' , f-' , ing' 4'.A3k.L: V, ':umL,,' . .nt-l,, why A 1. gy' 45... 912 .. ,, U ,,. , , M JY?-.-, v ., ,. .Q A Af,,W , , '- .xc ,fl .Wfzfg ' S X 12 .1 , , . pl T 15- ll btw' u z Li W. 1 7 Y' :X 1 ,s .mi ' ai xl! ,,. - ., 1 , 2,1 , 4 v l l DEDICATED TO -Mrs. Staplrtun Our teacher. helper, advisor, coxiipaniuu, friend and honorary iueniber, the Class of 723 dedi- cates this book. as a token of its high esteem and friendship. I 4 wa 4'- :.. I n n 4 I if 5211 ' ,Aw ' 5, K ,f -' , . ' 11: 4 .. ,, .- 'Jun-1 1 -' ' ...1 , '1, -1. . . .fx ' .- .' LL 4 , J' ' ' f ' :gr f h J., V . . I ,. -,ig my 'gl 1. V . 1 gg gag -,if - - if ffwirf' LQ ., 1 , - - . , ,I 11. :E QQU.-.,51-.1 ,mg . Q. '- ,. ' 5' W1 gf: ,1,1',: 11 if . 'fa .f .-- , '. . .:, :-,151--in g..-:1.1., , .,.1. Q. A: , 1 ' -E3--'f f 'W -'5,f'1fia,5,f ,'1?r ' WL If If 224, nz. - 2 . jr: ' ' ,, f,JQ'f 'ng . :H .QJP-at, . ' 111: .- '51-arg my' 1 4. V 1.1, , ' ' Y ',+:?'i1- ' . 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Q, , gf 1 -gf- '. 3 ' , . ., . 1' ' -.Q-4' 'mu' if .1 -: f Miss LIDA LEE TALL G0 FORWARD, CLASS OF 1923. 'tLife, liberty and thefpursuit of happiness! How often the words are bandied about! Think through each word with me. LIFE.-Are you thankful for the privilege of living? By virtue of belonging to the human race and of being born in the Twentieth Century you have a wonderful challenge. Are you proud of your personality? Will you invest it well? Do you realize that there is no other human being in the world who is your exact coun- terpart? You, yourself, are your greatest asset. If that is true of you then is it not also true of every child with whom you are going to come in contact? lVill you respect each child? A child is a. mar- velous mechanism of potentialities, capacities. possibilities. and ideals. Will you mould him into a liner creature or dwarf his personality? lt is a great privilege to have children as your materials for ex- perimentation, but a great responsibility. LIBERTY.-No man lives unto himself aloneg therefore, 110 one is wholly free. Consideration for others restricts one's rights. But again, what a tremendous privilege-to give of one self to tit into the group, for the good of the whole. Wliat are you going to do with a little childs opportunity for liberty in the class-room? ls he going to be made to serve the group, and so inhibit his selfish impulses, because you have wisdom and understanding? Is he 5 going to be allowed to develop freedom because of his own indi- vidual instincts. capacities, and tendencies, or are you going to shape him into a mould of your own, regardless of his fitness for your pattern .' NY1- can make wrecks of little Children or We can create almost a race of super men. if we but know how. Knowledge is the basis for liberty. THE Pl'RSllIT OF HAPPINESS.-VVhat do happy men live by? Cabell says by work. health, play. and love. Analyze these opportunities for yourself and then look at the children you are going to teach and decide whether they are to live by Work, health, play, and love. I would add one more word. TRUTH. 0116 who knowstrutli is a seer. lts contacts are far-reaching, and its purpose controls all living. VVill the children you teach be clear-eyed, see visions, dream dreams, speak the truth, think the truth, seek the truth? Go Forward. Class of 1923. LIDA LEE TALL, Principal. ' is MRS. E. G. STAPLETON. Do you know the honorary member of the tflass of 2333 lt you don 't. you had better get acquainted. for it is indeed unfortunate to miss the pleasure of meeting one with such a remarkable per- sonality as that of Mrs. Stapleton. Her sunny disposition and opti- mistic views are unsurpassed. lt really does one good to talk with her. and truly. there are few that could be more interesting' as a teacher. She is a friend to whom you n1ay go and always be sure of finding her sincere. just. sympathetic. and eager to help you out of your difficulties. She seems to know just what constitutes the right thing to do at the right time, and she seemed to take your joys, your sorrows, your troubles. and your pleasures to her heart, and consider them as her own. The Seniors owe her their deepest gratitude for her original ideas. her wonderful leadership. and unexcelled iriendships. and they gladly give it. lt was her high ideal of loyal co-operation. fellow- ship and broad mindedness that set the standard which led the class of '23 aright. and helped it on to victory. That she shall always have the success and happiness which she so completely deserves is the wish of those who respect. love and honor her, as their honorary member. ETHEL JONES. 7 STATE SUPT. ALBERT S. COOK A MESSAGE T0 '23 FROM OUR STATE SUPERINTENDENT. lt is with unaffected pleasure that I commend the members of the Vlass of 1923 to the people of lllaryland. and more important still. to the children in the public schools of the State. All of the money spent for public education in Maryland has hut one purpose and that is to give every child in the State a well-trained teacher, and an equal opportunity to prepare for a life- work and for living. The eyes of the friends of education are on you: their hopes for the progress of education lie in you. and those who will follow you as graduates from the normal schools. Only as you. individually. succeed in teaching will their confidence in you annul in the training you have received he justified. , My message, therefore, is a personal one to each of youg there must he no such thing: as failure in the Work that you undertake. Sincerely yours, ALBERT S. COOK, State Superintendent. S Y SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS MESSAGE T0 THE SENIORS. Dear Class of 23: We have passed through two years of happy existence to- gether and now the time has come when we must. part. We have had faults, it is true, but yet, we have accomplished a great deal that we should feel proud to have credited to our name, and each one of you has had a part in all that has been done. It is only through co-operation that anything worth while can be accomplished, Etlld this class is to be congratulated upon the hearty co-operation which has won the day for '23, The officers which you chose to lead you, have not been handicapped by ill will or dissent on your part, but have been helped and made happy through all of their work and they wish you to know that they appreciate it. Just as you have co-operated with them, so may the com- munity in which you teach next year co-operate with you and may your work be as full of joy as ours has been. Many a time have you sung By our deeds you shall know us. and may this be your motto as you carry on your task, so that everyone will welcome one who belongs to our class. lVhen the Alumnae Banquet comes next year ,may we be there almost one hundred per cent. strong to stand and sing once more L'Three cheers for old Normal, and Long live twenty-three. Best wishes for success and happiness for everyone of you from, '5 Your friend and President, ETHEL LYNCH. 9 I I 1 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING NEWELL HALL 10 '3' SENIOR I SENIOR I ROLL CALL. Billie Anderson, a charming lass, ls loved by all in our Senior class. Dehna Brice is cheerful and gay, She hears froni Henry every day. 'Whenever our road seemed full of ruts, XVe could always be cheered by old Phil Butts. Oh! Mary is a little girl, who is never very loud, But when she speaks in history class-of her we're The talents of Ruth are of long and Wide range, Nellie Cook is very petite, And for cheerfulness, shes hard to beat. Artistic, poetical, a hand to lend, Virginia Doering, the whole school's friend. Florence, the Songbird of twenty-three, ' A Galli-Curci she inay be. 11 ' very proud But she's happiest when reading an t'Oriole exchange. Lillian. ever bright and gay. is always cheering the l'. S. N. A. Here 's to our classmate. Evelyn Flook, NVe can always iind her behind a book. With her mischievous smiles and magnetic charm, Sylvia won 't long he a spinster school-marm. An all around star is our little Ike, NVhether in gy1I1.H at a dance, or a hike. Tall. fair, laughing and stately, NVe think Gene's heard from her P. A. L. lately. S-he is always jolly. helpful. and kind, Such a sport as Ann Griffith we seldom find. Here 's to Harrison, who loves to use slang, For her childish pranks. in our memory she'll hang. Dear old Hetzick with her Y. XV. grin, She makes us happy whenever she kin. If you ask Elsie Hurford what she thinks is nice, Her answer is always sure to he I C' EV Ruthie looks forward to her trips down the bay, Just what the attractions is-we cannot say. Jeff is the captain of the 4'Passing Nine. A real good sport. and an athlete line! Florence Johnson is a good old pal. As for forgetting her. we never shall. ln Senior One is a fair maid named Betty. For a call from Cambridge, she is always ready. A dear. old friend. we find in 'LEd. She enjoys life most. after she's fed. Edythe is full of jokes and fun. She often arrives after class has begun. In Lavinia. a history teacher we see. A second Miss Vooley, we know she'll be. 12 1 1 i Do you need a short story, quick? Send for Murray, she'll do the trick. Pep! jollity! co-operation! vim! 'l'hat's Marion Ogle, an all star in 'tgymf' Evelyn, the smallest member of Sr. 1, ls always jolly and full of fun. Sara is bright. in every line, But she studies birds 111ost of the time. Chairman Caroline's tifonscienee, keeps us all in a wl1irl And anyone can see she 's a very t'cute little girl. Funny by person, funny by name, But in athletics, she wins llttl' fame. The scales with Gertrude unjustly have dealt, Oh, that this too solid flesh would melt! In class Dick wears an intelligent look, lf the truth were known, she's not opened a book. VVith a friendly heart, and smile demure, Madge 's friendship will long endure. At using big words Alvina is a shark, ln music and teaching she'll sure make her mark. Whenever gossip at Normal is found, There is Sadie Aggy1ng around. Jolly C. Waltei'-o111' own Banner Bearer, 'With all her athletics-who could be fairer? Emma 's a real girl, and sweet as can be, S-he'1l prove a good teacher as you shall see, Fair and square Judy, a teacher to be, in some one 's heart she 'll win a degree. We know Ethel as a studious maid of '23, The rumor is Senior One 's first bride she'll be. For Neale VVills-we can think of no rhyme, Except she 's always there on time. 13 'f. Q' 'H '24139 1 ' 754 1 ' if J ' A X , , , ,. ,. f vi, . ' ' v 1 'HQ ,lv F 4 5,l?fT 'ig -f- 'Q' M. - .,,. , yr ' 6 5-F' -A , - T -V 1 1 5.1-1 fain- I ., U - . - ' + ' ,-..::,Qa- nX..- - 13:- '1, - ' i mif- - 'E ' .' N , -' - ,-.- . W, - ,, -fx ,fe :3ff 'f-S -C 'Z' L7 61-f -ze. 39 if ' 7. r , -w , --.Jw -J -s wi. -:Q-. M fn ,,,. ,, - - -il? ,- 7' ' Af ff: 1 1 X 31. fqvhsziia 5 ffwx . - ' Q 2..,fJ?lPw ' fgme- . 'A Q -V, ' ,ejgnl-1 uf Y '- sv-:is . - - Q W,ff1, L'ffE? 1L'Z '4?f '- J 1 , , ,5,-,WWW .pn 1, M ,M js, 1 ., if jx :H fn 'J .XL A:3:EfQ, .. A 'V Q, Mm ,If ,sing . - 4. 1.f NPYQ viiffzf'-SY M215 .ar v ' v .?.Q4 '2i' -. f,'gv:sn., 1 'J4 . A, xr . I. s, 344, q,a.a,g.,-7 .,g.fvY,v-Qian. 6 H. ,,-1,,,. , A 'I .sfx . Q 1 , A , . f' . .2 ex. J Y' ' ' x 1.3 W 1 A 5.1, J '.,. 1 .f..', 1 , ,vv w W 1 1 X' . , f , S' f 4 z 1' 11 4 N x ,. ' uf. -s-4 ,.,, Y F 6 ,N V 4 J . 1 SENIOR II Q EPITAPI-IS OF SENIOR TWO. L. Covington-E. Jones. B. ALDERSON- This curly haired girl to rest Was laid, Because she feared she 'd be an old inaid. R. ALLEN- Here lies Rowan. she was bright as a copper, She learned so much, death alone could stop her C. BARNES- This maiden died with ambitions high. She's an angel now, up in the sky. M. CECIL- A friend to all of just the right sortg She died because she was a little too short. L. CHICHESTER- Here lies Lucy, one dear class-niateg She was too sympathetic, so she inet her fate. A. COHEE- X VVith everyone. she always agreed, But from this task, has long been freed. N. COMPTON- ZHere lies Nell. of Senior Two. She made a 4'rep and now she's through. 15 L. COVINGTON- Rest on, oh, Jada, our athlete hraveg Teaching gymnastics, took you to your grave M. A. CULLEN- gHere lies Sally, her work is done, But. with her wit she had her fun. -A. DeRAN- Here lies Anna, our Senior Two wit, ,She laughed so hard she died in a tit. -G. D ICKERSON- Poor 'little Grace, her path was rough, She tried all her life to talk loud enough. -L. HEATH- Here, under this stone, may she ever rest, She died in the effort to do her best. -T. HISLEY- Her heart was light, her laughter gay, She died for the others, that they might stay -E. JONES- Jones, she made a wonderful rep, All her nedeavors were full of pep. -K. JONES- Here lies Katherine, meek and mild, 'Cause she was Mothers only child. -J. Leinen- Here rest Jane, unable to walk, Her days we1'e spent in idle talk. -M. LILLY- For all of her beauty, and all of her grace, ln Heaven she found a fitting place. -E. LINTHKTUM- Linthicum passed away one day. She thought too hard, is what they say. -C. LUTHRINGER- Her ambition was to grow quite tall, But in disappointment, she ended all. -S. MARINE- She was always jolly and full of fun, liut. her work on earth, is forever done. -D. MCLYM AN- This bright lassie, died of love, To join her K in Heaven above. -L. MILLARD- To rave, it was her nature, true, But all of her ravings now are through. -E. PARLETT- The tasks of this maid, so quiet and sweet, Forever more, on this earth are complete. 16 .Zh '50 331 .il 'fi 3-1 24 ,J ITG 21 u Z9 an .1- f :J -56 K. PERIJl'Efe Here lies Kaye, who was always late, She eaine early one day. and that was M. PRINGLE- hei She vroved to he very sweet and kind. I So she left. a better land to find. G. RAYNE- 'l'o classes she was always late. lint like all the rest. she niet. her tate. t'. RUARK- Here she lies. in this shady spot.. To die. it was her sad. sad lot. H. SCHOVLER- Sehonler lies here, she could not stay, Because her Joe had passed away. S. SCOTT- Poor old Scottie. loved her eats, fAnd thus she died, nninching' sweets. N. SHANK- All her tasks on earth are over, For now she rests in a field of clover. K. STElNf Here lies one, who was so tall, But with love a11d patience she bore it H. WARNER- Singing killed this niaid of ours. So now she rests among' the Howers. -E. VVATKI NS- As you see her now. so she was in lifeg She passed away. without a strife. M. VVEANT- 1 Rest on. oh, Marge. with all your brain, For all your work was 11ot in vain. Hs. WEBsTER- In history class. she did her best, So now from labors. she has a rest. -J. WINAND- Here lies Joe. with her violin, She did her best. and died with a grii 17 1. il 1 1 6. 1: A I, v ,lu Qwwfm H ..F'1F' V. I W , M . , , Hr X.V'k,: 'hr f , ' Q. , yr -ATM: ,L lmu I 1 4 Q ,-- yu . 1- I - -'VMAUH if 1, . fi- '.,'T ' l-7':5.f'.:6? - -. ' mm 5.: mmQaMM ' :0VS'if.1-1-w . 4 3:4-E '-'f:f9I.1 - , 4, 1 ., -. 1 . A W1 nw. ' ,-12- .1 .1 ' :5f5.,,: u ,twig s W Q 'Ma- .zy gg L -4, 2 ' - x , -A ,sw :A+ , .Y EQWN v 1 V- -A . ,,-L I, . :QQ :arg-Q? 'YE .-4- U: if 4 , SENIOR III A B C's OF SENIOR THREES. Taken from 'iSection Goosebookfl Bright, ambitious, but 'tonite contrary. YVe hail Mary Hartol. our section canary. ww A oat is alright. when her litldle she geta. Brainy and logical, Catherine Betts. Brilliant. clear ideas-kindness to reap- Has Ethel Brinsfielcl, 'tour little Bo Peep. Chatty Olive Claulk. is a mighty tire cliuni, But this hun1pty dinnptyf' has always a hum. Vockacloodledoo! l Clever Helen has lost her cue. Ruth must bawl Qballj or crawl for it, So what will the t'oX's do? Daley playing 'tMargery llawf' Delightful Mary has love as her law. Anne Dawson is dainty. but van Stand a good knock She has won her fame dancing D1ckory Dock. 19 Lolita Gillespie is gentle illltl good, H t'1111 llHlll'U illlll play te1111is like 21 noble Duke should lf yo11 want so111eo11e grave Zlllll good 111 the l111t- Get Gladys ll1'11y, sl1e 02111 eure Jack Sprut! 1'llH1'l0tl'0 is jl'l'2ll,'ltl.lll, though 11ot very le:1.1, Sl1e's always l1ip-l1o11pi11g like G1'11ssl1oppe1' Green. fllHl'kl Gunhy is sensible, with plenty of grit, Like little 'l'o111 'llllllllllkn she 's full of wit. Handy. helpful Ellltl quick 11s 11, 'tspider l 'Never fear, you've El friend ill Minnie Holtsclnieider. Mother fllllllkllll c1111 do work of every sort, Peg is Ulll2llll2i.S child, but ifl hearty sport! Like Ci11Cl6l'Pll2l. our Audrey Lar111ore, Gets il Lift by 11 Special 11nd luck at life's door! Little and lively, with suggestions like glue, Off go Olll' bonnets to H. Luhy Loo. Gwen Lynch is 1111 athlete and stands for the right, She sweeps down cobwebsu to show you the light. The Man i11 tl1e Moon never thinks about tears, But of kindness and llllgflllv, 1111d'111er1'y Sue Mears. Mae McAllister's llllllll is modern, and seems Quite full of knowledge and 11 dozen good Lll'82llllS.l A M1illeniu111 builder like Grace builds higrh, N Vhvllilt would l111ppe11 if Martins were baked ill 11. pie 3 Addie Moore is llliSL'lllf'VOUS, with ease she can Sfl'l1lg'llft3l1 out 11 l'Q?ll 'lcrooked HIHIL., For t'be11n stalk j11111pi11g, K. Moore gets the pick, So lllEl0'lC, modest, 111ild Hlltl 1 nick. b l Louise PEll'lit'l', Pl p1'11etic11l ed, tool, Like the Hhhnlllltlll i11 the shoe, is seldom 1111 sehool. Patient P111'so11s, S0lll1'lllllt'S Called Milly, To 11s is El lTl1i?lS?lllf sweet, D11ffy-dow11-Dilly. 20 A Betty Zlllll Helen are our present Parletts, 'l'o eateh such butterflies, we must use nets! Betty. like l'1ll'lj' Locks. wears always a smile, Helen, like the Pipers son, does things worthwhilee She's peppey, but seldom knows NVl12ll Sllf'-S about, The King of Hearts. will XVlI1 Vivian Prout. Soon we think Mabel Rhodes will he wearing a diamond Good luek to a real dancer tllltl our Simple Siinondul Dot Roulette treads resolute where others have trod, l11 the queer lillld of VVynken, lilynken and Nod. Ruth Robinson has a real helpful soul, Ready and royal like old King Cole. You have IIGVEI' seen steady Eva S. puekez- Or ill a spirit like HTOIIIIIIY Tucker. Annette Twilley is trusty, but a tease. She should wear buckles on her knees. Frances Tindall, is thrifty, tidy Zllltll true, And loved. we think, by a little Hoy Hluefl Flora, Watkins is willing any wish to do, That she thinks worth while, like buckling a shoe. XVO11tl61'fUl comrade who loves to eontide, But like Jack Horner. Mabel NVil-hidel A crazy, curly-headed. wight ls that witch-hazel-Hazel VVrig'ht? 21 T-5 63' ' - :., -1 -sg - W -' 1 1, .N raw: x K f ,A fig' .. -'-,Ln w , 2 uk rw Q. ? 15: 1 ,Q 'L ' I Jr A ' el ' F . +G' N. . .. . wel :.. ., J , 'I IA ',1y fn . a Q .WN 4' a , f 5 1 , Y .. J..,., ,N.,e1.f ,. ' 'W P' 'WI Ts'-'+-1,1-g- '-.'-1, ff Q .. it Qtif Ili Y! Q in W 7 wr M ' .RS . . 43? lf -4 'Rf' 6 . 4 1 . .'fZ'fU,,', x . :V M , 4 fa? F:-f-.p f , ' 2 E if -' I A. -Q, -F!-5 5 V -- ,'?+fV' 1 'T ,5 'Nix ' , ' Q 5. ' s, JK' .gJ2 1 '-Q-, , ' .X 4sL,....,1. 5 '-rw SENIOR IV INTRODUCTION T0 SENIOR IV. Miss Grenlaw, our advisor of Sr. IV, Helps us keep our section going: and many things more Louise Bankert, of her duties always thinks, And never an eye. to a boy she winks. Rachel Barnes has history on her mind. Her match in this is hard to find. As long as the lark sings in the morn, Ernest Bartles will toot his horn. Margaret Bennett. what shall we say, Shes always happy and merry and fray. XVith every B that Helen Bevard utters, She stops to think awhile and stutters. Here. there. everywhere-what? Donald Davies' wit-it fills the air. Virginia Eshain. strong. steadfast and true, A worthy member of Sr. IV. too. 23 Menaris 1 ranee with his great determination, Has won fame on held, and class-room recitation. Millard Garman, or Yummie. hetter lfnoivn Has an awful time healing a bone. 3 Eleanore Gibson helieves. as many others do, Have a good time and lessons, too. Bright as a morning hell, ls this little maid, Helen Gingell. Mary Gootee, though quiet she may he, NVill linger long in our memory. Mildred Jones has an alto voice, NVhen she Sings we all rejoice. Here's to Mil Kullick. the smallest of all, Her chief aim in life. is to grow tall. Edna Kretsinger-She will ever speak for herself. For Marie Larrimore-Two letters a. duly, Is all we can Say. Susie Little faithfully does work, No duty does she ever shirk. Lynchie. ive need say no more, XVe're proud to have her in Sr. IV. Helen Muller-a kindly, good-natured child, She smiles a smile with every mile! Although Olive Williaiiis. though not from our State, Vile in Sr. lV, do 'her appreciate. Estelle VVood, one of our band. ls always ready to lend a helping hand. OF Senior lV, VVarren is our Hglleikf' He proposes to a new one every week. 24 H11 SENIOR V SENIOR FIVE. we imagine- Grace Alder taking her A. B. in History? Nannie Armstrong teaching over tivo years? Miriam Arthur, Sr. V Chairman, not on the alert? Grace Athey having her hair Irl Beall taking a, girl to the Honora Birmingham leading Louise Boston without her pen and 11ote book Hilda Boulden not passing her opinion? Mary Bounds obeying the floor proctor? Virginia. Carroll riding in 'Ahern Packard '? Arlene Downs in the Society Circle of another State? Estelle Essig not going to Y. W. Vespers next year? Charlotte Fitzgerald living in Frederick County? Anna Fishback being hilarious? Mary Flemming receiving her Retirement Annuity Fund? Hilda Gary not asking Sylvia 's advice? Gertrude Gosnell setting up type for her future school? Ethel Graves being absent from History Club meeting? Elsie Harrington teaching about France in geography Dorothy Harvey not raving about the t'Bounds ? William Hull going to movies without Lolita Gillespie? Louise Klair being a piano instructor? Marion Lankford teaching without her fire extinguisher? Bryce Maxwell being a Judge? Beatrice Mortorlf not receiving her 4'Bill '? Margaret Muncaster with only a Hsinglen admirer? Gordice Nelson being overweight? 25 disheveled? movies? aesthetic dancing? Q? 4 Lillian Orr being an leader of the New York Symphony Gladys Phillips hiking in IIonora's kniekersf Mabel Pielert being il Supervisor? Miriam Porter not having her way? Myra Powell in love? Mary Quinn having a Fuss ! William Quillen lllilllilglillg a lllloviel? Eleanor Reeves not being curious? Doris Rice getting along without her Will ? l'atheriue Robey not being excited ? Maxwell Sacra happy without his dessert lRiceD? ,Ada Szlffell getting energetic? Ruth Seeger getting lonesome on a week-end? Joe Siinonds being in a hurry? Xxllllll-1'l4tl Thomas being 11 l'Gardiner '? Elizabeth Vvilldllg' not getting her A l'idings '? Elizabeth XVorthington not doing her bit? 26 SENIOR VI WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF Hilda Ashley hadn't guided Sr. VI? Emma Barnes should be bossed or ceased to pout? llfabelle Basford would get her one wish To he thin ? Henryetta Brady ceased to talk about 'LPeter ? Anita Brown should forget to powder her nose? Dorothy Burdette didn't giggle in Mr. Dunkle's class? lllfildred Bishop forgot her smile? Mary Cole would lose her ear puffs? Emily Collins didn't get her long distance call from 'tClitf Lena Connor wasn't raving about a new man? Edna Downs would get in a hurry? Lena Friend missed her nap in Hygiene? Julia Hanley's friend would he a second to Jess VVillard Alberta Hastings forgot to curl her hair? Grace Hartley lost her pocket-book? Mary Hotfmaster had a fuss with Martin Luther ? Roberta Healey didn't monopolize the books of learning? Maude lsenberg wasn't neatly dressed? Helen Kemp should have a non-jazzy dance? Grace Laynor should ever become an artist? Mary Long didn't worship a t'King ? Naomi Lusby wasn't getting in Dutoh ? Alice Moore could sing like Alma Gluck? Emma Neikirk lost her Ernest attitude? Alsie Pumphrey's voice would change? Cecelia Seipp didn't know how to play the latest ragtime Mae Schanz couldn't answer a question in class '? Louise Spear wasn't slow but sure? 27 Lottie Simmons iluglectenl hor books of tiution? Maury Simmons spent ei wvek-vml at Normal? Elizalwth Smith hmln't ll02l!'1l of il 'il3iSllOlJuZ M. Agnes Smith would lJt'UOlllB El PEl1'.iO1lil? A. R. Smith should forget her Grzice ? Gertrude Smith lost llt'l' string of slang? Dorothy 'lloclml would get angry? Nellie Wlieatley wonlcln't trail after lselibergll Mary XVZl1'1't'l1 should grow tall? Iiklilllwll Yerkes XVilS11ii asking for Mo0re'l! 113 EMILY COLLINS LENA CONNHII. STUDENT COUNCIL STUDENT GOVERNMENT. Count that day lost, whose low, descending sun, Views from thy hand, no worthy action done. Wliat could be a more worthy motto for the Student Govern- ment Organization? Let us strive each day to do some Worthy deed which will raise our ideals and standards. . Have We been Working? Yes, but as yet, We have not nridl every day count. Just about three and a half years ago we hail no Student Government, but now we have an organization which each year is becoming stronger and coming' closer to our ideal. Juniors.-we wish you all the possible success for the cotniug' year. Support your Student Government and the leaders you have chosen. Sometimes success seems slow, but nothing is worth having unless it is worth working for. And, remember always the words of Dr. Strayer-'tKeep right on growing. HELEN COX, '21 29 L rx. ' -nz. ,Fl 5 1 H ' ' ' .'2 aging Qs, Ax., I m . -2 -- Wm -f -e .far . ' , W' Q-my -.- 55, V., . X 1. 5 ' ,Sf A , J 's f1f' if L f ,. I .: .bf -4' 'Q ' , -1 , .,-H-h Qi-, :lg-,f I, a, ff --Sw' if Q 413' 4,3 fy .U ,T ,,.. 9. ,wh I 7:11. :yi-fa.: . v Q: . -fm' .rs if 'i ,-A . f u 4 ' L ' it ' ' ' -, -7: Uk 'Wfif 'lsfza-,gldif 1 ,, ',,u1gig,.g,p1-a i fzmg, ,. ,fr-- 1-, - 4 il'. ,A .- 1 , A' 1 f , 1 . X. 1 THE The Normal school. When the felt for a literary and called it the students increased two groups. One other was named NORMAL OFFICERS NORMAL LITERARY SOCIETY. Literary Society is one of the landmarks of this Normal School was iirst organized. a need was society. so all the students formed one society. Normal Literary Society. the number of it was thought best that they be divided into group retained the old name, Normal. and the the Pestalozzi Literary Society. Formerly the societies had separate programs, with a joint meeting occasionally. But it seemed that there should be some form of organization through which every member of the two societies might take an active part in t.he special type of work which interested him. Last year 119225. the societies were divided into five sections: Magazine. Journalistic. Public Speaking. Story Telling and Dramatic. Students are permitted to join any group that they wish. Each group has a faculty adviser. a student chairman. and secretary. The work is planned by the faculty adviser and student chairman. and all mem- bers are given training as well as practice in their special line. The work carried on in each group is of the type suggested by the name. Group work is a great success, Everyone seems to get a great deal of enjoyment and benefit from the meetings, At the end of the year the great event in our Hsoeiety life, which brings the work of the sections before the public. is the contest. On the Hrst night of 31 lllt' contest. the following groups are represented: Public Sp,'aki11g. Story Telling. Journalistie and Magazine. The second night of the contest is given to tl1e two dramatic sections. A This year tl1e Normal Society saw that we still needed more st-age t'l1lllDlllt'Ill. so after consultation witl1 Miss Greenliw. we de- cided to give the school a cyclorama. which was immediately placed at the back of tl1e stage, illltl is used as a background for concerts. iectures. and other public performances. Besides l'llQ splendid work carried on by the Normal Society this year, we feel that it has helped every member socially. lt has endowed them with a spirit of co-operation and loyalty. They have learned to know the members of our school better and this acquaint- ance has developed that sisterly feeling toward each other which is so desirable in any group. Being a member of the Normal Society has developed tl1e spirit of co-operation Ellltl loyalty, in that every enthusiastic Normal strives. by co-operating' with. and being loyal to her group and to tl1e society as a whole .to make the society the stronger a11d finer for having him. Due to the splendid spirit and tl1e able assistance of the Faculty. tl1e NO1'll13l Literary Society has beeii able to accomplish tasks which we hope will be remembered by the school. We heartily believe that the incoming officers and students will have as enjoyable a year as the one we have just spent to- gether. and l am sure. that. as we hand over our job to the new officers. tl1e last stanza of our Normal song. expresses our feelings. 1 As we look back with longing on school days we've passed. There is one clinging memory which ever will last. For by silk chains of golden and red-fast we'1'e bound, So dear Normal, wc'll strive till wc've made you renowned. MARION OGLE. 312 ,-.1 PEST OFFICERS PESTALOZZI LITERARY SOCIETY. President-BETTY VVORTHINGTON. Vice-President-CAROLINE WALLER. Corresponding Secretary-CHRISTIAN RUARK. Recording Secretary-ISABEL BRIAN. g Treasurer-RUTH J EFFERSON. Reporter-BRYCE MAXWELL. Pestalozzi, Pestalozzi, Hip, Hurrah! Hear the cry, hear the cry! Pests we are! Pests, what a. funny name-but it's not all in a nanie. At the beginning of school you could find groups of Juniors stand- ing in the corridors talking to 0116 another. Pests, I hear so many Seniors talking about the Pestsl'-wish l knew what it was all about. But it wasn't long before they fully understood its whole meaning, for one half of the Juniors became loyal nielnbers of our society. They donlt ask now what Pest means, but you can be sure they are the first to tell what it means. But, if you will listen, we will tell you Where We got the name that brings us fame. 33 ,Pestalozzi was an educator of his time, and we of '23 have tried to imitate his line, VVe've watched and fought with great delight for Pest So-ci-e-ty, our own so-ci-e-ty. Our chief aims are to give pleasure and to gain pleasure, to do the things we like to do best, to unite the student body, and to gain some literary knoujledge. We are a, part of the school because the life of our society is closely related to this institution. We gave as a gift to the school this year, four palms, to be used by any organization who wished them. ' Our big events are our contests, at which time, We compete with our worthy opponents, the Normals. Pests -Remember you have quality as Well as quantity. Above all make your society worthy of the leader Whose name it bears, and be loyal friends to all. For the Ollly rose without thorns is friendship. Best wishes for the coming year. BETTY VVORTHINGTON, President. ' 34 ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICERS THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. President--ELSIE M. HARRINGTON. Vice-President-MAXVVELL SACRA. Secretary-MARION OGLE. . Treasurer--EUGENIA GRAHAM. The Athletic Association, even though it is one of the young- est organizations in the school, exerts as much power, if not more, toward bringing the student body together than any of the older organizations. The association was organized one year ago, and in that short time, it has developed a strong feeling of school-spirit and loyalty among the students. As all young organizations have hard times in the beginning, the Athletic Association is no exception to this, but now she seems to have clear, calm seas ahead. 'Athletics to some students, did not have a very deep mean- ing, but since the Association has been in working order, new life has been put in all Worthy sports. There is now a definite goal to work toward during the whole year. Efficiency and perfection are needed before that goal can be attained. That goal is the Winning of a Normal Nfl and the put- ting of our school on the map in the State. Our inter-school soccer and basketball games have done much to bring Normal under the critical eye of the public, and she has 35 Q-omo tlirougli with flying colors. Sho has won and lost and sln- has ll1il1'll0Ll to lllUl'l El ilefozit with the sznnv clieery sportsmansliip siuilv, :is shi- has met all hm' victoria-S. lf tln- Association continues to grow as it has so far, flu-11, in-fore long, its ngro will bv forgotten. anal only its Sll'8ll1Illl :xml power will he seen anal fvll. EIBIE HARRINGTON. 36 Y. W. C. A. CABINET Y. W. C. A. DOINGS. The end of the year seems a fitting time for every organiza- tion to stop for a few minutes and take stock, so to speak, and since the Y. W. is one of our most important organizations, it is not to be left out. Our work really began in June, when four of the members of the Cabinet went to Eagles Mere, Pa.. for ideas and in- spiration. They spent ten joyous days there, working and pllying with other girls interested in the same work. After that it did not take the summer long to pass. and before we knew it, September was here, beckoning us back to M. S. N. S. The Cabinet came back early in order to welcome both the old and new students. 0f course. the newcomers were our biggest. problem. We therefore. organized the early arrivals of the Y. VV. into an army of helpers-each private being labeled, 'tAsk Me. Their purpose was to help serve anyone in any way to get settled and begin to love this institution. f Our next big job was to get members for the Y. W., and so we launched a membership campaign. We held our first candlelight service late in October. ln March we launched another membership campaign and held our second candlelight service on March 18. We now boast of an organization two hundred and 'fifty strong. Sunday night at seven o'elock always found a group of Y. XV. members gathered in the music room for Vesper Services. As soon 37 as spring came we held these meetings every other Sunday. out in the woods. around a camp tire. After supper the Religious Forum has become a regular part of our work. It was planned that Rev. Lee would come to talk to us the iirst three Thursday nights of the month. but on the fourth. the students would meet and have a general discussion. On February 12. Chapel Services were added to our schedule. Miss Tall. our competent advisor. gave the first talk. These Chapel Services were held every Monday and Friday for twelve minutes. Realizing that there are many problems to be settled in every- one's life. and that it is often desirable to talk these over with a capable. sincere friend. the Y. W. held office hours every Wednes- day from 3 to 4 o'clock. The store room was kept filled with supplies needed by the students. and was open every morning from 8.15-8.30, and every afternoon from 3-3.30. , Since it is our purpose to serve in all fields, we held several social functions. Stunt Evening. held the second week. gave every girl some particular part to take in a stunt. In January. we had a birthday party. at which I assure you there were no wall-flowers. On March 16. we had a St. Patricks dance. at which everyone had a good time. On April 17, we gave the two movies. Bunty Pulls the String and An Unwilling Hero. April 27 we presented two one-act plays. '4The Golden Doom. and Joint Owners in Spain. Mr. Uhler. Miss Schuoler, Miss Greenlaw. the Craft Club. and several of the boys aided us. . When we realized that the end of the year was at hand. we decided that the Cabinet members, who are to carry on the Y. W. work and make it more successful. had to be elected. The new officers took charge immediately. but the old Cabinet helped them through the first rough channels. hoping that thus the sailing would he ever so much smoother in the fall. For further training. four members went to the 'Westchester Normal Conference. April 27-29. and several to Eagles Mere in June. Heaps of success to the Y. XV. in 1923-1924. M. P. H. '23, 38 GLEE CLUB AND ORCHESTRA '- we :Lv frfef g .1 ' iz --ff .,., S J ' +- .sf ff ,1 1 f. vii 'VA' Qi ' . .1-I ' Y- t a j - 4 ' ,PQQQZQ LT -1 lisn , L. li 1 f . ff. .fe t .i:...e...a.. .xE x a f 1 eg .gf L a .9 W4 ,,..w '7-vi . f' ! 'Ulla' t , - ! - an ' . 1, , is ,. - ' A . , A 'A fi 1..LL4:.sif2eL:ffrS3 'S six.. 'r iT A 4 Ql ,.e.L:f?4 I THE M. S. N. S. ORCHESTRA. Past. present. future! The past and the present can be told, but the future can only be foretold! .Through the capable direction of Mr. Paul Schoenfelder. the Orchestra started its career. The Orchestra was organized in the fall of 1922. Maryland State Normal School was very proud of this organization. Such rich melodies had never filled these halls before. The first members of the Orchestra were inexperienced, to be sure, but did you ever stop to think that the members of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra had their amateur beginning as we are hav- ing ours! The Orchestra reminds one of wine-'It improves with agel' Five new instruments have been added this year. not only increasing the tone volume. but the richness of tonality has improved. We are 11ow playing more advanced music, which is a proof in itself that our group has progressed. Miore concrete examples can be given to show the growth of the Orchestra. Monday, May 1-L, they broadcasted part of the pro- gram played at the concert the following Thu1'sday night. May 16. The commencement will be another occasion for our public ap- pearance. We. the members of the Orchestra. fully appreciate the long hours of rehearsing. preparatory to public appearances. which lead to a satisfaction in the accomplishment of an aesthetic piece of work. But we also experience enjoyment of a different sort when we join the Glee Club for social evenings and supper hikes. for in our work and in our play, we strive toward the same goal. We hope in two years the Orchestra will have grown from seven members to at least twenty-tive, and that instead of giving only one outside concert, it will be in constant demand. We have fond memories of the past, we are happy in the present, and here 's to success in the future to the Orchestra of the Maryland State Normal School! 39 BRICE MAXWELL. SR. V. GLEE CLUB. President-MARGARET OWENS. Yice-P1-esident-t'HARl.OTTE HELM. Secretary and Treasurer-OXVEN THOMAS. Attendance t,'lerk4LlLLIAN ORR. Social tfhairman-RI'TH CADY. Servant and master am I. One I serve af- I serve all. I know no brother, yet all men are n1y brothers: I am the father of the best that is in them. and they are of me. I AM MUSIC. This app'ies to the Glee Club. which every one hears so often and enioys so much. This club has been in existence for three years. beginning' in 1920, under the competent supervision of Miss F-hurtz. and has grown to a membership of one hundred strong. The tirst year, no outside work was done, but as we passed into the second year. twelve of our members sang' before the Legislature. we assisted i11 many school functions and rendered a concert.. This year we have accomplished still greater things. lie- side outside work. our concert on May seventeenth. was one of the best pieces of work ever put across by this -club. This concert was broadcasted on May fourteenth, by Sanders and Stayman. Balti- more. lt consisted of many difficult compositions, including a can- 1ata. The proceeds from the concert will be used toward buying' a radio equipment for the school. Many of the members who were unable to be in the concert. on account of student teaching, showed their loyalty by helping in various other ways. Believing that social features are conducive to a better spirit, we had several small dances and several supper hikes. We are looking forward to a very successful year in 1923- ISIQ4. and we would like to extend good wishes to the faculty and to the students. BETTY VVORTHINGTON. '21 40 HISTORY CLUB THE HISTORY CLUB. Among the numerous organizations at Normal, of which you already have heard much. no doubt. there is one. particularly dear to its members. and especially valuable in the work it does. The History Club of the Maryland State Normal School, is. as its name suggests, an organization for the promotion of historical study. research ,and interest in history. , Our special project of this year, in connection with accom- plishing our big aim. is the collecting of facts and data from authen- tic sources. on the history of the several Counties of Maryland. The oral report method has ben our chief solution for the task of gather- ing and bringing to our club, this material. These reports furnish interesting and instructive work for our meetings. VVe meet twice a month. and besides our more serious task of writing Maryland History, we have delightful social times, with refreshments and chats among ourselves. Then we have a couple of the most remarkable supper hikes, during the spring season, in which geography. native-lore. and athletics supplant our love of history for that day! From the combined projects of work and recreation. one of which any group must surely offer. our History Club is a most worthy organization. For the benefit of those who are less familiar than I. with this splendid club. l wish to commend your interest. your investigation, and your membership. For next year. let the slogan be: t'Think about us. find out about us. Join us'l-and all set out for a great success in 1924. MAXXVELL R. SAURA, '23. -11 ,v .W ' u If 5 TOSCANELLI CLUB - TOSCANELLI CLUB. VVhat's in a name! To the geography club members, it seemed a very important thing until we l1ad selected o11e. After various members grave reports on some of the most prominent geographers, we chose Toscanelli. not only because it sounds well, but because we hope to achieve in our club just as much as Toscanelli did, even though it is in a smaller way. Under the advice of Mr. Waltl1e1', I am sure we will. Our club is young, having been organized January 31, but we planned many interesting meetings and excursions. A study of the WG3t,l161' Bureau in Baltimore, was made, to find out how weather reports were taken, how weather charts were made. and of what value they are to the people. This information was discussed and each member learned that if it wasn't of use to us now, it would be very useful when we were out in our own schools. One of the most enjoyable and educative trips, was our ex- cursion to XVashington and Mt. Vernon, which offered an excellent opportunity for many Normal girls who had never been there, to see the Capitol, VVhite House, Congressional Library, parks, and other interested things. If on our journey. we were confronted by anything we could not understand. Mr. Walther was always nearby to help us out of our difficulty. l am sure this day will live long in our memories. This only gives you a bare idea of what we have done. but- if you watch carefully. the Oriole next year, you will see how rapidly the Toscanelli l lub is progressing. S. ITHLER. '23, 43 fu x x I ' ' v . w -v ,K 377 Q I 4 6 V -M v I -'2' .lr v ,TI ' v PSYCHOLOGY CLUB The Psychology Club of M. S. N. S. l1as been an organized iiody of students whose interests have lain in the Psychological tield. lt was organized under the supervision of Miss liirdsong and Mr. Dunkle, who are the instructors of this subject at the school. The aim has been to apply the theories learned in classes to our own lives. and the lives of those with whom we associate. One phase of our work has been the study of dilferent types of intelligence. To accomplish this. one of our chief events was a trip to the State Asylum at Rosedale. where we were shown the different stages of human intelligence. Through our work. we are able to recognize and rate human l11tt'lllg611C9. This recognition a11d rating is very important from our professional standpoint as well as our personal standpoint. ln our teaching we may chance to meet with mental delinquents. Our experiences will serve to help us to deal with children in this condition. Next year we expect to accomplish greater things. XVe hope to arouse an interest among the student body in the work we expect to do. Above all. we are aiming to apply our acquired knowledge of human nature. human intelligence ratings and mental hygiene. to our own work in our own school room, when we leave the Maryland State Normal School. MARY THOMAS. 45 . ilk., .. rf: ' 1: ' H 'H 8 jlqiriirgll-', M' 'ITS 1.-959' 5' nf ' W E F 2 5 ,I! x' V I VL' ?e xi., if' ,A yw Y 11 ,pl ni tl J ,ix , pw' F: t7 .5- yi ll Q 5. 1 s ff 4 1 25, H Z1 L. ,, ,. M V. 1 ,P s 1 'f u M' 4 f' 1 V, Azvf ' dv V . , -'1 2.4 .Q j ,W , ' ?f?' - f. -fn 5155? -Q. ..,V:.4rV:-M, .4 L'-wg' 'E ,TV ,,,. . l'- J , N7 wr -uv A ' N c- , ws 11 1 N 1 ', M 1 f AV I -. 39. vf 1 A-4 r X I . . - ., 1 v u '-'a-iff' 255.9 1 Q 'W 1- Q A gm , Q 1 w oy. N - 1 J A1 FM f S W' '4 gg- 2, ., H 1. ,I -,-1,.. 35545 z. 52.10, , VJ A5 N -- N -H.-P'-,'. H. ,rg . '-,, F I -510,3 Y.-uw fx' - ,P ,-gg, 4,1 I ,-pqi In f V V, W, .V 7 Q 2 ,,. 9 rv ,N fv',v.,.,f--. vv. x 'fi' . fi' 11: ix 'ip X' -, R K1 . ,a , 'J,.-.,f4'. . s X v 'JW' 3 'g. .fag ., ..,-, Y, , 5 , J.: . 1 ' ' z:.', A 1 5: xr V' CRAFT CLUB CRAFT CLUB SECRETS HAVE LEAKED OUT. 'tSeven o'cl0ek! Gee, Wliiz! I just know I'll be late, and I havenut a nickel to my name! Whee! Let me by! Off goes one of the famous pianists of Newell Hall, and it is useless to ask where she is going because everyone knows that the Craft Club meets at' this time on Thursday evening. In she comes, panting and blowing, because it is so unlike Kaye to hurry. i'Madam President, May I speak to you a moment, please? asks our secretary, Caroline. t'Certainly, Ilm not proud, replies Ethel. VVell, I just thought that I would ask you it' you would dispense with the minutes tonight, because I have been so busy- writing my theme-talking to Miss Amberson, carrying my books into the diniig room and a million other things, that I havenlt had a minute to spare. Will you. please? Caroline can't fool us though, for we know she has every thing down in black and white sooner or later. The meeting will please come to order, demands our noble president, Ethel. And let me tell you, we come to order, too, be- cause if we don't-well, our president doesn't stand for any fool- ishness. Remember our 'tKnave of Hearts' 'and Six Who Pass Wliile The Lentils Boil ? But let me tell you folks, if you could have seen us working you would have turned your heads, and a long sigh would have been your last word. Oh! those costume making days! If you had been listening 47 in you would have caught such bits of conversation as Say, Ann, my shoe doesn't til Y XVI-ll. mine doesnt either. and what's more. my wig dyes my lace. and everything I have. 0hl Marjorie. what a peach of a cook you make. but l would hate to eat any ot' your famous dishes! He-lp! Help! Miss Woolsey, this thing won't stop. shouts Dean in the midst of all the contusion. t'l'his thing is the adorable little electrical sewing machine that Miss Woolsey loa11ed us to make our costumes. and which we nearly ruinedl. Miss VVoolsey rushes forth-turning over two or three chairs, and at last saves the day, and Dean declares, l'll conquer this thing, and l'm going to buy one with my Iirst check. Nancy, you're the best looking cinnamon jar I ever saw! Oh. yes. a11d cinnamon has a mighty good flavor, but for mercy's sake don 't let me be lost from my peppery-pal, Ella. XVe're spicy enough. and. indeed. so much so that we even had vinegar to neutralize it. l Oh, Nellie. l should think you would he scared to death to stand up there all alone. Aren't you afraid you will forget to answer a question? Ot course, I'm not afraid, because I know that Mrs. lllctford right behind that curtain, and she won't forget me. or anyone. Nell won fame in the Craft I lub for frivine' -1 lone' term of service as our chef. . Catherine. will you please help me with this bookcase next 'l'hursday? 4'l.'ertainly. I should love to. and I know we can depend on Sir Davie Little Boy, because he wouldn't break a promise for a pair of little finger-rings and a whole pot of gold. lf you do11't believe he 's real, just try her out some time. Miss Greenlaw, l'm worried stiff. 'deed I am! The price of oranges has gone up and we aren't making a. thing. Poor Louise B., she's a splendid worker and if it weren't. for her. the girls wouldn't have nice apples and oranges to buy for the small sum of tive cents a piece. But. just ask Louise, she's a good fruit-seller- let 's go! Apples and oranges. The most sacred thing of the Craft Club is its Mlascotl Louise V. takes good care of that. When anyone mentions L'Mascot, up go the windows. out come handkerchiefs. and as many as can get away, sneak out! For the Mascot none other than the famous Glue4Pot. l'lll 'Nuff said! 2- ca f :Q MARY J. LILLY, Sr. ll. 48 CAMP FIRE GIRLS THE CAMP FIRE SPIRIT. Do you remember. at the heginiiing of the year that we l1ad a new faculty member? Yes. and she has been doinfr some work . ' , v D . which has s read through Normal. Every Wednesday I.l10'llT vou . . X - ' '. .U : see a light appear 111 her room 2l1'Oll11d 1.30 P. M. This light is a signal for all of the worthy members of her organization to he present. Maybe you do not realize what this organization means, and what they have done. Follow me through these laws and see whether you can give yourself a better test. Seek Beauty. Give Service. Pursue Knowledge. Be Trustworthy. Hold on to Health. Glorify lYo1'li. . Be Happy. This is how these girls are judged. You certainly can tell 1fll9111 when you see them. always willing to help others at anytime. This band of girls consists of fortv members, com nosed of two - . - . I . groups of the Camp Fire. under one name, L1-He-O, which means '4Live to Help Others. Due to our efficient leader and workers, we have materially helped the school i11 the following ways: VVe have given a movie, 4 9 ' Oliver Twistg a Valentine Dance, tllltl ill the dorlllitory we have been selling Cilllllj' to satisfy that sweet tootll: besides all of tllis, we have lllilllt' a CO1ltI'llJllIlO11 to our Library, These books will aid our outside activities. On ollr hikes we Zlllll to take with us SOIIIQ girl wllo does not have the usual social Opp0I El11llfy. Out ill the woods there is Zlll ll1SPll'kll'l011 itself, Hlltl it ll1EllUfS it so easy for the Camp Fire Girls to tllltill their ideal or Zllll1S ot tlleir organization, 111 ollr weekly group llleetings, we have learned to do basketry work. Zllld construct lIl1:'ll101'y books for our own use. To lJGC0ll1G' all active llI6lIlbQl' it is necessary to first be a. Wood- Q'2iIllt'l'6l'. The following girls have obtailled that rank: Margaret Hilllpson. Mary Flelllllling, Elizabeth Simpson, Ethel Morris, Grace Atlley, Agatha tfollee, Lavillia Morris, A111113 Hopkins, Anna Taylor. Ethel VVilde. Margaret TOlSOll. Those getting the second rank or FlI'l'-lll3lil31', are: Lella CO1l1'l61', Agnes Slllllll. Virginia Carroll alld Sara Payne. The tllird rank, which takes a ll1L1Cll longer tillle to get, is T0l'Cll-liGHl'Gl'. Tllere are ollly two girls wllo have been ill the ilillllll Fire lollg enough to get this rank, they are Ruth Cady alld Margaret IXIIIIICHSIBY. After reading about our worthwllile 0l'g2ll1lZtltl011, woll't you give us your co-operation Hlld help next year, to better follow our slogan Live, to Help Others. VIRGINIA CARROLL. Miss C .- Is anyone absent? ,Elizabeth A.-t'Present. ROKY'31liiiIXLIHSSXVEQIIQY collllllitted suicide alld- ' Jane- Is he dead yet? Mildred Clll HOIIIG Economies QllHSSl-Wllilt are you going to lllillilt today? Marie-Welsh Rarebit, Mildred- VVell, where on earth are you going to get a rabbit at tllis tllllt' of the year? A negro preacher ellaneed to l1l?lli9 use ill the course of his St'l'lllO1I of the word HlJllt'11Oll1EHO1l.U At the close of the llleetillg one of the lllt'llllJttI'S of his congregation asked the llleallillg of the word. The preacher put llilll off lllltil the following Sunday. when he tlllls explained: If you see a cow, that's not a pllenolnenon. If you see a thistle. that's not a pllenolllenoll. Alltl if you see a bird that sings, that's not a pllP1lOlllQ1l0l1, either. But. it you saw a cow sitting 011 a tllistle klllll singing like a bird, Illell that's a Dll8I10ll1G1l01l. E. A. K., Sr. l. 5 0 l l i 1 I GIRL SCOUTS WHY NOT BE A SCOUT! Being a scout has many advantages, because the aims and purposes of the organization are of the highest. The Promise, On my honor I will try to do my duty to God and my County, to help others at all times, to obey the Scout Laws, is the key of the organization.. The result from training received in an organization based on such a promise, would naturally be very beneficial to us when we enter the teaching profession. Ideals, such as honesty, loyalty, thriftiness. usefulness to others, kindness to animals, obedience, and cleanliness in thought, word and deed. are the ideals which, by our example, we wish to instill in the children whom we are to teach. The course in Scout work enables one to become a leader in his community. and by organizing a similar course, p1'epare others for good citizenship. The Scouts organization at Normal has more than fifty mem- bers, all of whom are interested and enthusiastic Workers, under the efficient leadership of Miss Cooley and Miss Medwedeff. The Scouts do not work all the time. In the past we have had taffy pulls, hikes, and a joint meeting with the Boy Scouts. At present, we are having a supper hike every other week, which takes the place of our regular meeting. We have had one. at which we invited the Faculty, and one at which we invited the boys. The various patrols are taking charge of the hikes, and many pleasant times are experienced by tlower searchers, fire builders, and those who love to sing and hear stories told. Juniors, next year you will have the chance to join. Take 51 the hint from an old Scout. a11d don't miss the opportunity! It's great fun! GRAVE HAYNE and HELEN SCHFOLER. WHY THE LEAVES CHANGE COLOR AND COME DOWN IN THE FALL. Once upon a time the trees did 11ot lose their leaves in the winter. but tl1ey stayed pretty and green all the year round. Through- out the long. cold months. the forests were the most beautiful spots in the world and everyone talked about the beauty of the trees. Uf course. the trees were very. very. proud of themselves. because they had heard people that they were the prettisst things in The whole wide world. so they held their heads high and scoifed at the plants that died off in the winter. One day. it grew terribly cold. Hlld the snow started to fall heavily. The little flowers in the forest began to shiver and freeze, and atter a while they decided to ask the trees to send them down some of their green leaves for a blanket. But the trees were so proud of their good looks that they refused to do this. Then the tlowers began to cry. Hlltl they begged and pleaded for just a few leaves to protect themselves from the wind and snow. No, said the trees. we shall not give you any of our leaves, for then we would not be quite as beautiful as we are nowfl Now. Mother Nature had been listening to all that went 011. and she grew so angry when she saw that the tue-es were so selfish. that she told them that all of their leaves would be made to fall off. and they would not be beautiful any more in the winter time. lin- mediately. a big puff of wind came along. and down fluttered all of the pretty leaves. which covered up the Howers and kept them warm and snug. After this the trees grew very sad. so sad that Mother Nature was afraid that they were all going to die, and she knew that she would have to do something to please them. She thought for a long time. and then she hit upon a plan. lt was this: that every year. just before the cold North winds came to blow the leaves from the trees. the leaves would change color. and become all the different shades of the rainbow. This pleased the trees very much. for they knew that at that time. they would be more beauti- ful than anything in this big. wide world, so they became quit- nappy once more. To this day. the leaves of the trees change their colors in th :- tall of the year. and when the cold North winds come they all fall otf. leaving the trees hare and ugly. ETHEL LYNKTH. Sr. IV. Phyllis- Why should Virginia D. never be short of cash? Delma- Because if she knows her business, she can always draw money. 52 BASKETBALL TEXL1 SOCCER TEAM 53 , , ill ? , V,-. LW. ,y 4.4: ,zSL41 ' , 1 Ag. 1 gg: , F 1' V-TTL' IMS? W K -m' I .VI - liz , 1,i?fgVQjfg5 4 Mg I P 4 2' ,. -H ' X - '5c...- S752 'gifl ' X ' , 'wi .' I 1 'rw f N:-'gf -, 4.-1 'rn xffffivi' : ,- ' F ' ' H' .A .viii--f4f2' f - - .2:gL's 'gHf..,:,zw 4 vi? I 9 Jie . 2 figs? ,e-V I 1 Q l fs 4 f ' ' -if , ff? lu' 5 Y L' ,I-1 , 2 ,, 11 V ' V. M ' lf .iw i . ,V . r H f 4 I 1 V, ' V, ,xg .1 N5 1 f f N . ,A '- ,QV . ! Q , . ,, I , ei M Nf , I 'b 5 Q. if I! 'W W , . U Ll V, 1 Q 1'- DELTA BETA DELTA DELTA BETA DELTA. Miriam Arthur-President Betty Worthington-Vice-President, Margaret Owens-Secretary. T 'Tis now June. June-- the month of roses. June, the month that is so eagerly awaited and sometimes dreaded by those who are to take, for the first time. their place in life. Witli the thoughts of the joys and sorrows of Commencement come other thoughts, perhaps a bit more serious. VVhat have We done this year? Did me measure up to the standard of M. S. N. S. in scholarship and in fellowship? Only when one can truthfully say yes, should one feel satisiied. Delta Beta Delta feels that. in spite of some mistakes, we have never for the minute lost sight of the more valuable spirits- Service and Fellowship. We wish to extend our best wishes to Alpha Kappa Delta, Nu Sigmas. Sigma Alpha, and the Facility and Students of M. S. N. S. DELTA BETA DELTA, '23 Teacher-Johnnie, what does your father say at the table, right before you start to eat? Johnnie-My father says AGO easy 011 the butter, Kidg itis sixty cents a poundf 55 , w v i 1, ml w , v L, Q1 iw w. iirl ' 11 f y , .f, V: MN w I ,M E, L. i. 7 H, ,, 5, I N1 V 5. . 15 A ,uw ,, W vi ?i3 Q 1 El rf 'JF at gr if I. '. i H nf 'i sl Il 'Q ai I 1 A w M5 I I 9 was Vx: S 2 -, .ua A Vw. 4 :L , , .4. , H., . 1' Hz,-:V ', 1. 1 7- 5 'H v, .1 ' . .sa ip.: 1 F4 I nw ' . ' ty! '5 J 1 ' ' f, V ,I Z, 4:1 1 L- 4 -y .Wg 5 t A ' ' 'fa Q., ,Q ,xg , . .ff .4-,.-.-.: W ff' 1..- r . -mf N 9 , -.,. 1- ' ' ' -g:3:,,,,, -Q ' ' , ' f' 11- V . f -Q.: ,- , 5 . 1. ', , 1, 'w :1 -- . . ,. i 1 ff' k ' X39 s 1 Q . 1 I Y: ,-: I 1, 9 3. nf' - -- 11. IQV C- P -L 4. EH -+2 v ' lf' X4 4 ' wiv L lv .,.-N-:J ' -7 , W 'J Y I., .- ,I N., gm. f ' xg ' Aiwa-2-f. , f I, -' .,f, V , .. , - Y-,-J . 52 W ' - I' ' -ffl A 4 9 3 - . M, , . :,,, , ,. ,J-Q. .V Q13 Drew, A., Y gen lx --:Ly f. '-1,+vrf1iV!Ia..,x: ,. -2 wi C 1..:.,., ffSU,,,3:fg3fe' , gff 3: 2 Q Y A - .,..,:1-'av . ' se -1 ', S 1 w G ALPHA KAPA DELTA ALPHA KAPPA DELTA. As sisters together and friends to all. Vile make life happy in Newell Hall: Sincerity. truth and kindness shall be Ever the watehword of an A. K. D. 'Ever since September we have been striving' to make this year the year of years for the Alpha Kappa Delta Sororiety. We feel that it has been a very successful year. The friendly spirit existing between the other two Sororities and our Sororiety is a thing which gives us great pleasure. YVe shall never forget the times when we were entertained by the Delta Beta Delta and the Nu Sigma Sororities. lNVe are also thrilled when we think of the good times we had together here at Normal School and we believe we have made some friendships which will mean worlds to us in the future, for when you work and play together for one year. you are bound to feel a warm friendship. We have worked this year. and we have thought hard what. we might do that would make life, for the student body, happy in the Administration Building as well as in Newell Hall. We finally decided that a Cabinet Bulletin Board would at least make the hall- way more beautiful, and we hope it will in this way, make the student body happy, while they are in the Administration Building. Q NVe hope that the Delta Beta Delta's, Nu Sigma's, and the Sigma Alpha's have had as enjoyable a year as the Alpha Kappa 57 lkelta have had, and we wish them success in everything they undertake. 'lo every student in the student body we say Good luck lo you. To dear old Maryland State Normal School, on which we are so dependent, we wish a successful and happy career. E. R. N. NORMAL-ii UESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1922. The lovely Auditorium was in gala attire, decked in autumn Eeaies and corn shocks, with the grim smile of the Jack 0' Lanterns peeping from every corner. NVhat did this all mean? Just this- the Seniors were entertaining the Juniors. by means of a Hallow'een party. At eight o'clock, the orchestra started the fun. XVhat a con- trast of styles and colors, as the live hundred students circled the room, skipping and dancing. 'with all the spirit of the season? Every- one was there to have just the best kind of a time-a11d they had it. too. XYicked witches danced with the daintiest fairies: coal black waiters danced with the fairest ballet dancers: gypsies and clowns tripped about the room, indeed there was no one left out. Those who did not dance joined in the games, and had just the merriest sort of a time. After dancing and playing for a long time. a call was issued to fall in line and get your refreslnnents. Yum! Yum! WE1'911't, they good? Just ask anyone and they will tell you. The cider tasted like more. those pumpkin pies were the best you could want. the ginger cookies were as smart as their names. the salted peanuts and mints were extra good. and those nice. juicy apples were bette rthan good. Shall we forget that night? VVell. I should say not. for the fun we had made a lasting impression on the mind of every Senior. XVon't it be fun to think of it in years to come. when we are far away from Normal, helping some one to have a good time! ETHEL JONES. Miss Shurtz in Music Assembly- l'll sing the men's part tl iougli tirst. and boys, you be sure and listen. Heard during a thundershower at Normal. D Dick- ls it still raining? ' Mr. D.- l can't see anything' still about it. xY2lll'l'll--IIOXV long can a man live without brains :T Agnes M.-I don 't know, how old are you, VVarrenf 58 NU SIGMA soRoR1TY NU SIGMA. t'VVe'll stand the test of the very best Sorority in the world. , Nu Sigs! That's what we are. We stand for and strive for comradeship. The spirit among all the sororities has been friendlier this year than ever before. After being entertained by the D. B. Dfs with a feed and by the A. K. D.'s with a dance, we gave a St. Pat- rick 's party to both sororities on February fourteenth. We felt that- friendly interest was then at its heightg and our hope is for an increase of good fellowship among the sisterhoods in the future. On April fourteenth, Nothing But The Truth, was pre- sented under the auspices of our sorority. and proved to be quite a success. The proceeds of this play went to Miss Tall's contingent fund and to the sorority. Our serious side of life and good work was shown by our sending a check to the Near East Relief. NVe feel that not only should we spend our time and money in pleasures for ourselves, but we try to help those lacking the necessities of life. This exemplifies one of our ideals-hhelping others. The biggest event of our social season occurred in the middle of May, when we gave our farewell dance at the Hotel Emerson. To our classmates. the Nu Sigma Sorority we would like to ex- tend best wishes for successful teaching, to the Seniors of next year, the wish that they may have an enjoyable and worthwhile year, and to the Faculty, thanks for the many happy and helpful hours spent with them. Isabel Brian, 59 tuttherine Perdue. ' P 1' mf wg W .1-,J X ,LE 4 vu 9g..4? g, I: .kr 'iii'- fr Q . ' ' 4 110 . , N 4 ,fa uqn, W W -3 If ffm l , , ' l- '- +:' FP. -fi'-V C' I 7 ,AIT im 1 .i ,, ': V , r wp.. jfvh- vm. , '+ mv, .eaf.3,11-.'1 - - W fi 4 . . X. ,fi , 1 I- 3, 1 - , - .f, ,' '- Q- -' 4 w h- f-by -' .3 -:,'ff , gf w,1- A pq fl' . f , H321 A 'Q-.-'.A-.Q wg.v,g:f,1- . ,,-11. ' -5,5 1, f.,,.:aff , MA -- . -24 w -' .wi .. . W '11 f J4fifT ' Qbf l -fiuif K 1 ' 1, ,i 19' fiimbxf ' 317- ' V - , vim, ., I . , '.-Q. . -'X-.g, W'1nj I'l .L1P ',f P 4, , .,,f,,,, -A,:?.'2g. -1,1-, Aggyruk , ., 1 ffw,-!.a!1l.Qfgy ,hw-L. ' . ' ' ,, -,LH-'ir' ,gk-12:w5.4w32 T'!2 ' ' Y' ,'..x.f:,. r f - '. - 'QA..1Qr411C f-.v ' I' B - f, 5 'Dre -Y f,.4-nf, ' L ' f -- ' bg, . f , fx.: '- V ,.1.,., -. f v 4 ,u an ,Y nf l A- ' X f '7'f2f'ft ,H -r-H1 H 1, .,uI1.,-F 1 Y A A . , 2 '- MXN, : W ww' 1 '. N TH xi ui' 'lux' 'la . ln .Mai M10 Q 'i PHI wg? M. gi f' 'Fig' .. if ' M, Lil. 'ff 11 . r X' 1 M? Q.. X. ii - Y ' ,:- wg I ' 1 W. H, ly v L ' . ,, X ' v ,, , . , F ' 'J-, V' 2 iw. ' sg 51 - w 2 f. 1 ii ,. X. 1 f. 1 mf' 74 '- 'ir-ag SIGMA ALPHA FRATERNITY SIGMA ALPHA FRATERNITY. The Sigma Alpha fraternity has for its purpose, cultivating social and fraternal spiritg raising standards of scholarshipg and promoting the manly, mental and moral faculties among the male students of the Maryland State Normal School. Although the idea came to the boys early last year, it was not until October ll, 1922, that the Sigma Alpha fraternfty of Mary- land State Normal School was founded. They did not organize as soon as the fraternity idea came to them. but instead. made a very careful study and investigation of all material available concerning fraternities. During this study and investigation. they met repre- sentatives from other fraternal organizations and corresponded with many colleges over the country. The fraternity is under excellent leadership, having for its president W. C. Hull, with Bryce Maxwell as his assistant, and Joseph Simonds as secretary-treasurer. ln order that they might make the Sigma Alpha fraternity a. much more valuable asset to the school, they took into their group, through invitation, seven members of the Junior Class. This fraternal group has for its motto, lt is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean, the cowardly, can never know what true friendship means. The charter members are: ERNEST L. BARTLES, A. MENARIS FRANCE, 61 LIXFORD HARTLE, WILLIAM l'. HILL. IIRYL E E. 3I-XXY.'ELL. ,JOSEPH M. SIMOXDS. JR. 'Ile invitation members arc: HUGH A. FORD. PAl'L L. HOFFAIASTER, GEORGE K. HOFLK, HAROLD E. MOSER. LHARLES E. RENN, J. OVVEN THOMAS. SAlIIl'EL t'. TROUPE, JOHN PRYOR. SUPERINTENDENTS' AND COUNTY BOARD DAY. One of the most pleasant experiences that we have had this year at M. X. was Superintendents' and County Board Day 111 January. 1923. On that day the State Superintendent, the State Board. the County Superintendents. and the County Boards of Edu- cation were our guests. VVe had a rousing Assembly. All students were seated ac- cording to their home Counties. The visitors were given an idea of the various phases of our school life by the short speeches that the officers and members of the clubs and organizations gave. Patriotic songs were sung and the flag was saluted. IVhen the Assembly was dismissed. each group of students claimed his own County representatives and took them on a sight- seeing trip around our buildings and campus. VVhen our guests departed. they left us with a feeling ot closer relationship and good fellowship. From the letters which Miss Tall later received from some of the Superintendents and Board members. we could see that they. too. enjoyed the day. They felt that they were better acquainted with their girls, knew more of this school's activities. and could better appreciate the work that we are trying to accomplish. It surely is a splendid thing for those entering the teaching' profession to meet their Superintendent and members oi' the County Boards while at Normal. A day. that is so beneficial to them and to us. is one of NormaI's red letter days, and should be continued. RUTH JEFFERSON. ' Eugenia-Did you get the llth arithmetic problem? Ethel G.-Yes. all but the answer. Mr. V.-Show how the word plenty is used incorrectly. Sam- 'I have plenty of moneyf that's incorrect. 62 ORIOLE MANAGERS-'23 THE ORIOLE STAFF SAYS: Long months ago. in the winter of 1922. when we were Juniors, we were somewhat thrilled at the idea of having a school paper. and very well pleased the day our new project was launched. and christened The Oriole. The five numbers which appeared in 1922 were brave little birds. with lots of pep. and each successive appearance showed that our school paper was here to stay. The Connnenceinent Number of June. 1922. was in Magazine form. and it successfully forecasted our auspicious Senior Edition of June. 1923. The Staff has had a wonderful time keeping this inovenient moving. and we cheerfully. though reluctantly. each leave our posts. to our successors. To the new Staff of T923-1924. we're wishing every joy. and for The Oriole. under their guidance, great and lasting success. MAXWELL R. SAFRA. 23. W Business Manager. Josephine- Carpets are curious things. Helen-4 'Wlig' 4? Josephine-''Although they're bought by the yard. they're worn out by the foot. 6 3 A 1 X 1' 11 A I , il 1 ,E , , Lt Q 1. If 'Wg' ' 1 11250 Q I ,.i:::12'QRf I I 'IJ -4 hx ' DQQYHH S 64 September l-L, 1922. Dear Diary: I was almost tempted to do something unusual tonight, but I have waited to ask your opinion. You must remember to keep my secret. as this is in strict contidence. Promise meal am sure you will. Last year t1Sl219. when I arrived at the State Normal School, l was. of course. as a drop in a bucket. tor there were many others just like me. The catalogue of the school had very proudly an- nounced in black and white that Tuesday, September the twelfth. was Registration Day! But where did you register? And what did you have to do? I guess well. Diary. and so l guess that only three people out of a hundred knew. and those three did well in regard to hiding themselves. The registrar was one of the three, bu tl found her in her hiding place-the otilice. after wading through a line a mile long. Then. to register! The tables were decked with application blanks and the other needed equipment. This sounds simple enough, but how can one write when there are sixteen people interested in having next on one 's chair? The pens. too. were even more scratchy than this one. But at last. I had successfully. CI thougbtl. tilled out the blank and was on my way to divest myself of a certain check. when. after playing peek-a-boo over my neighbor shoulder. l was able to see that her blank was iilled out differently! VVhat was I to do? Vilas she right or was I? There being no one to ask, Diary. l just natur- ally let it go. to my sorrow. VVhen the office force were less busy. I was dragged in for a lively discussion. Such is life. dear Diary, when there are no Ask Me girls. For fear that you will get a bad opinion of the Normal School. I will tell you privately. that Registration Day this year was very much nicer. even if it did fall on September thirteenth. Think of it! VVhen you entered the door an t'Ask Me girl grabbed your arm and swung in step with you, ushering you up to the tables in the hall. You just couldn't go wrong. for someone was there. QI was there. Diaryl. Questions! Questions! If I were born in 1905. how old ani I now? NVhat is the date of today? NVhat are the fees for? How much are they! And lastly, Diary. a gallant young gentleman sighed. HI don 't know how to spell my religion, NVe girls rushed to his aid and found the desired word to be Episcopalian. lVould you have known how to spell that? The registrar was easily found and the fees disposed of. All things just came off finely! Now. for your opinion. dear Diary. Should I or should I not make September thirteenth a Red Letter Day? You know. there are many red letter days. even if I did not consult you about them. R. S. ALLEN. 65 . June T, 1922. Dear Diary: lt has been such a long time since l've written to you. but really. l've bee11 very busy. l'm so tired now, l can hardly write, but l just must tell you about the entertainment we, the Juniors, gave to the Seniors, today-just before they graduate tomorrow. l think we'll all agree it was a Red letter Day for all. Such a busy host of Juniors you never saw in your life as we were this morning! Some of us walked over to Rogers Forge to get ready for the Country Fair. Tents, of bed sheets, were 1n- geniously made upon the trees,-large ones for the bigger events, and smaller ones for gypsy fortune tellers, vendors and side shows. Hy now. the fair grounds were in readiness. Meanwhile, more .luniors were back at the dormitory, preparing prizes for the running events, the prize baby show, and the favor booth, and oh, I mustn't forget the eats! Talk about fun! You should have seen the dignified Seniors being escorted by a mamma and papa Junior, with pockets full of paper money. They began to arrive about two o'clock, and then the big time began. Papa, I wanna balloon! Mamma, gimme five cents to buy some popcorn! HDaddy, please win me a baby doll! could be heard on all sides, for the families were play- ing their parts well. Such happy confusion you can 't imagine, un- less you 've been to a real fair. One family was having its fortunes told by a gypsy in a tiny tent, another went to the minstrel show, where colored gentlemen and ladies made merry with song and dance. Another big attraction was the prize baby booth, where. if you were a good enough shot to put three balls in a box, you then became the proud possessor of a. gorgeous baby doll, which was really a lolly-pop with painted face and vari-colored crepe paper dresses. Another very attractive booth was the one where, with almost no effort, one might obtain a balloon, a bag of peanuts, a package of popcorn, bananas, apples and cool fruit, lunch. and pink lemonade. Then who'll ever forget the side-shows-the singing pygmies, only two and a half feet high, the spineless woman, and the sheik, who. late in the afternoon, came from his tent and strolled amidst the crowds, evoking loving remarks from most of the ladies present. Une of the best and most important events was the 'tTrip to Mars, way up on the hill. Here, adventure loving folks paid their ad- mission and were blindfolded. What really happened after that very few but the Hshow proprietors know, They were told to sit beside the king upon a throne, which, quite unexpectedly. gave way under them. Then they passed on to a high, natural bridge, from which one misstep meant instant death on the 1'ocks below. Last and most thrilling was the airplane trip back to earth. This was really a fast trip in a laundry basket, on two slippery boards, down to the very bottom of the hill and then a dump up. The people 66 who had taken the trip were allowed to stay in the tent and watch the other victims. NVill I ever forget the pleasant revenge we got, sending some of the faculty back to earth? It was worth the tired arms and legs. Or will a11y of us forget the various races staged just before supper. when the illustrious faculty and student body almost broke their necks for a pound box of candy? Or. and l'll mention this only to you dear Diary, the wading party. including Miss Timberlake, of which many snaps were taken. I just notice that l've used up nearly all the space allotted to June the seventh, but I must tell you about the picnic supper. Royal! That hardly describes it. Such heats I never saw before. There were pickles, chicken salad. ice cream. deviled eggs. tomatoes. olives. candy. lemonade. rolls. hot dogs. and oh. many more things which-I can't remember. even though it has been only three hours since I ate it all. The sun looked. as it set on the fair grounds. dotted with all sorts of groups. all eating and laughing or talking. I wonder if some of the girls and boys will ever forget what pleasant, opportunities Stevenson 's Woocls offer in the way of secluded wood- land nooks for farewell talks? After every one had eate11 all they could and a little more. songs were sung around tl1e tire. and then we walked wearily. but happily, home, gathering daises for decorations at Commencementi tomorrow. .f I've just had a cold shower and feel quite well. considering. Did we have a good time all together Juniors and Seniors? We 'll say we did! DOROTHY MCLYMAN. Saturday. December 9, 1922. Early morning of Saturday. December 9th, found loyal mem- bers of the Class of working in the auditorium. and all through the main hall. The very air seemed to vibrate with the tense feel- ing of excitement. Yes. you know. At least some of you do. Of course. it was the Decoration Committee. the bane of Virginiafs ex- istence. making ready for the Senior Thanksgiving Dance. They were working especially hard. and original ideas were floating in large proportions everywhereg in the hall. in the doors. on chairs, and tables, and even to the top of the tallest step-ladder. It was our first Senior dance. and we were going to prove to those members of that we were the very 'tlivest class that had ever come to Normal. And, oh. how good it was to see them all coming back! The morning passed like winged lightning. We worked hard. More Seniors came to help out. and between times .we stopped to greet the Homecoming Alumna. Squeals of delight and yells of greeting were heard on every side. lVe all were Has happy as kings. We 67 missed some and asked about them. And will you believe it? Some we didn 't recognize at iirst sight. How could we? Why. they were decked out in all the glory ot their first three months' salary. New coats. hats. and shoes. Dear me. we said. Just wait until we begin to teach. At eleven o'elock. the Alumna found their way to the music room, where they had a little professional Experience Meeting. which we afterward heard. was very enjoyable and profitable. both to them and to the members of the faculty, who met with them. When the meeting was over, each alumna. was escorted to lunch by a proud and happy Senior. At two o'clock lunch was served. It was extra special to celebrate the occasion, and we were all more than hungry. so you know we enjoyed it. The Auditorium and Hall never looked better than they did that night wit hthe artistic and elaborate decorations-crepe paper, palms. cozy furniture, and Huify pillows. Music, delicious punch, and a lively, good-looking crowd of Alumna and Seniors, finished the beautiful picture. What more could you want? Oh, it 's great to be a Senior at Normal School, when dancing time comes round! R. COLE. M. S. N. May 9, 1922. Dear Juniors: Aren't you getting excited about the Field Day, which is to be next week? We Seniors have noticed you practicing for it, and we are prepared to meet teams just as good as ours, so you may be sure that there will be plenty of well-matched events to keep every one interested. , You know, we can't help being' even more interested than you, For we have such pleasant memories of Field Day last year. Yes, that was truly a red letter day for the Class of '23, and if we had never been recognized as a superior class before, we certainly com- manded attention that day. for the '23 teams won every game of the meet. exeept speed ball, and by far the greatest number of points in the individual events. XVe were only Juniors then. and our opponents were Seniors, but the Class of '23 showed everyone that day what real spirit meant. Of course, we were proud of our stars -Anna De Ran. Louise Covington, Edna Kirby, and Isabel Stevens but far better than that was the pride in our class which we felt so strongly that day, and which even the boiling sun could not seorch away. One of the things we enjoyed most was having Miss Tall award the badges we had won. You know it always makes 0116 feel more eager to do something worthwhile when one knows that she is interested in it. and we certainly appreciated it when she took enough tim efrom her other duties to be with us for an hour. Then. too. we learned so many things that day that will be of .tse to us next year. The organization of events and refereeing, 68 which wc will need to know so much about for meets in our own schools, are much simpler to us now that we have seen the manner in which Miss t'ook and Miss Gatfaney managed it last year. 'Witli such memories, can you wonder why we are looking forward so eagerly to Field Day this year? We are certain that it will be just as enjoyable and profitable an occasion as it was last year, and we are working hard to hold the place we make then. However, we wish you all sorts of good luck, and hope that next. year you can look back on your Junior Field Day with as happy a feeling as we now do o11 ours. Sincerely, A MEMTBER OF 'Qi GOVERNOR'S DAY. Get ready everybody, for the Governor's visit to us on No- vember 20th, were the words that echoed through our corridors during the fall months. Just why should the Governor come to visit us? Is there anyone else in the State that should know better than he just what kind of a dormitory we need here. how we live and just what we are trying to make the teaching profession stand for? As the Governor and other guests came into the auditorium, they were very enthusiastically greeted by the student body. ln introducing him to us, Miss Tall remarked that the only prepara- tion we had been able to make was taking' stock of conditions in and about Normal Schoolg whether they were such as would please the Governor and whether they were such as would please ourselves. The student body saluted the flag in his ht-nor, after which several children from the elementary school came up and took him down to see their school. After a short visit in the elementary school he was escorted back to the alumni rooms. where a buffet luncheon was served. The Governor felt that we, as teachers. have a great work to do and that the public school is the only absolutely vital factor in the welfare of the State. The children of today are the citizens of tomorrow, and they must be capably taught, not only the funda- mentals of education, but there must. be inculcated in them ideals of honesty. fairness toward all. an da desire to become one hundred per cent. efficient in everything. Of great importance in developing this attitude is the personality of the teacher. Teaching will then not only be a means of livelihood, but it will become something sacred-a profession. Wlieii our guests left every student felt a closer relationship with the States chief executive. and we really feel he was inter- ested in our cause and saw our many needs. XVe give three cheers for Governor's day, and may there be one each year at Normal! 69 RACHEL BARNES. CHRISTMAS AT M. S. N. S. Nvhen Mary Pringle wrote her hook, Yule Tide in Many Lands, she neglected to mention how large schools celebrate this annual festival. Surely they have some form of activity, even though they are closed during the actual time of merryinaking. We of the Maryland State Normal SCKl0Ol have an annual custom of singing Lllll'1Sfl1l2lS tarols the night before leaving for the Christinas holidays, which brings us much real enjoyment, and many of the people of Towson have made us feel that they look forward to it with pleasure. ln our Junior year, the entire student body formed in front of Newell Hall, marched around to Miss Tall's residence, and from there made a tour of Towson, singing our carols as we went. The people of Towson had been notiiied, ot our proposed route and many were the homes with lighted candles in the windows, signifying that they would like us to carol for them. In spite of the warm clothing which we had been advised to wear ,all returned very chilly indeed, and glad of the comfort of warm radiators. . After a little warming up, the Newell Hall and Gymnasium Hall students assembled in the big dining room for the last party of the old year. The girls in Administration Hall were not invited, since they had had a party of their own a few days previous. Both parties were highly successful and the little gifts caused a great deal of inerriment. After everything had apparently quieted down for the night the Seniors sprung their annual surprise by forming a long line and parading through the halls, singing carols. Then they wenti outside a11d regaled Miss Tall, the boys, and the girls in Administra- tion Hall with their carols. We had scarcely quieted down from this Senior outburst, when the boys began. Personally, l know of nothing so inelodious as boys' voices, singing in harmony on a clear night, iirst from the distance, then coming closer until they were under our windows, then gradually drifting away again. This year we were afraid the custom of carol singing would have to be discontinued, owing to the illness of Miss Shurtz, but Miss Cooley came gallantly to our rescue and led us through with flying colors Qand flaming torchesl. For various reasons, it was decided to have the carol singing on the campus, and invite the public to hear us. ln front of Miss 'l'all's house, there is an evergreen tree, which seems to have spent its life growing for this special occasion. It is just the size and shape a llhristmas tree should be, and was soon selected by the come mittee composed of our electrician, Mr. Richardson, Miss Greenlaw, and several of the boys. The tree was wired and gaily lighted with vari-colored bulbs. A large star shone from the top. The tree was illuminated the night before the singing that all might see it, and the 70 night before we went home everyone assembled in front of the dor- mitory according to custom, lniss Vooley led the way to our beautiful tree, where our visitors gathered to hear us sing the story of L h1'istmas. After the singing we raced up the hill to the Administration Building, where we spent a gay evening in the Auditorium, dancing, playing games and receiving our Christmas gifts. Q Later in the evening when everyone was supposed to be in bed, we took our turn at surprising the Juniors, and l'm sure we enjoyed our Senior privilege even more than we had expected to when we looked forward to it as Juniors. Then came the boys' turn, this time with an orchestral ac- companiment, much liner than that of the year before. At last our celebration was over and we went to bed, the Seniors happily conscious that their attempts had been enjoyed and the Juniors already looking forward to their Senior days. PHYLLIS BUTTS. JUNIOR I-IOP -CLASS OF '23. The Hop is o11e event in the year, to which all Juniors look forward. The Junior 4'Hop. given last year by the Class of '23, was a great success. It afforded pleasure to everyone concerned. While many were dancing, others were playing cards and having a de- lightful time. All of those who were present realized the artistic ability of the decorating comniittee, when they saw the Maroon a11d Grey beautifully draped about the hall and corridors. The music which was rendered by Mfr. Schoenfelder and his orchestra. gave you a feeling that you could dance all night, instead of dancing to HHome Sweet Home at eleven o'clock. I feel sure that the Junior Hop of this year was just as dear to the Juniors of '21, as the Junior Hop of last year was ro the Class of '23. ERNEST L. BARTLES. Mr. VValther-Every estuary is a large month, but not all large months are estuaries. Lavinia--t When l graduate I shall step into a position of 3420.000 per. Sara-' ' Per what '? ,Lavinia-' ' Perhaps. Jada-'LI-Iow would you classify a telephone girl? ls hers a business or a profession? Ann-L'Neither, it 's a calling. 71 Q9 'va -- N-' Y 6'4- ' in 1 . . K E 1 gh er? t .4 03:1 ' -y . , x NU 1 If-dwg. :TRL Qu,.a,'.1'ir.- , T ' ..:11'MfaQ N . 1'-3:11 'S '? 1QL1.f.'. .. - . fir- ni , 1 M fp il X -2 1 . ERN fri if 5 'V H1 ' ! . 'Q A if L L I . x --f-- ' ...-.-.---i- 'Parsons I CLASS POEM. Ethel E. Jones. 1. Dear twenty-three, upon thy pathway bright, May joy and happiness. thy leader be- And when at last thy goal has been attained, May Normal ever more be proud of thee. 0 May thy success, be but thy virtue true, And twenty-three will make a standard high, By which her loyal members ever strive- To do their very best-or. struggling. die. HT O . ' Thy eolors of maroon and gray we'll fling Upon the breezes of the future brightg Oh. may they be an inspiration rare! To lead a fellow classmate in the right. -L. Into the world. old twentyathree now starts. The trials that are to eome. we know not ofg But may we ever pledge. our best to do. Old twenty-three and Normal, ever love. 5. A rough and stony pathway may be ours. 'Our loads we 'll bear, and always with a smile For after we have reached our hoped for goal. Then eomes a chance to play and rest a while 6. The memories of the past will make us glad- The days at Normal spent. a joy will be- For like a chain of gold that ever lasts. Thy memories will follow twenty-three. 7. The faculty will be our leaders true. To guide us as they did in days of old. Dear twenty-three will always have a place For those who live beneath the white and gold. 8. So Normal, faculty and elass-mates true, As our career at Alma Mater ends, Cheer us upon our path with wishes fond. Of ideals, memories. hopes and loyal friends. 73 CLASS YELL, '23. Chieka-lacka! Chieka-lacka! Chee! Chee! Chee! Hurrah for the Llass of '23. Hacka-racka! Hacka-racka! Hip, Hooray! Cheer for our colors, Maroon and Gray. 1 Booma-laeka ! Booma-lacka ! Sis! Boom! Bah! Normal forever! 1 Rah! Rah! Rah! Ethel E. M. Jone. CLASS SONG. Three cheers for Old Normal The school of our pride, '1'wenty-three and her members, VVill walk by your side. To our colors we 'll sing, In our work and our play, For we love those dear colors, The maroon and the gray. CHORUS: By our deeds you shall know us. Our motto we 'll sing, Twenty-th1'ee's praises Through Normal will ring, VVith a cheer each day, For maroon and gray, Long live twenty-three. VVhen school days are over. For dear twenty-three, NVe will give all our praises, Dear Normal, to thee. For we love our old school. And our classmates so dear, For maroon and gray Twenty-three gives a cheer. Miss M.-VVho wrote the most, Dickens. NYarren, or Buliver? Ruth-XYarren wrote Now and Then, Buliver wrote Night and Morning. Dickens wrote All The Year Round. Little spots of knowledge, Little puffs of wit, Make the simple Juniors, think the Seniors, it. 74 2 - CLASS CREED. When days are dark with ditliculties, when skies are clouded by doubt and diseouragement, the Flass of 19223 tinds satisfaction in ?he belief that out of a mistake comes not failure, but strength to face our task anewg that there is beauty in all of God's creations- in the meanest of our fellowmeng that within every child lies the possibility of a noble mang that joy comes only through servieeg and that, therefore, our lives should be always happy for the nature of our profession-the basis of our calling demands daily service that is unseliish, noble and sincere. f,'AROl,lNE READ. PASSING OF THE ACADEMICS. Listen, my children, and you shall hear, Gf a class to some of us Seniors, dear. The Acadamics, the name of that class, From the doors of Normal, forever will pass. DO YOU KNOW THAT- ln nineteen-twenty-one we entered this school tl Today our class-the Acadamic, passes from Normal forever? . Miss Van Bibber was our class sponsorg Ruth Pole our Presi- dentg Cecelia Seipp, Vice-Presidentg Delma Brice our Secretary, and Florence Duvall, Treasurer? Our colors were Green and Gold? It was Miss Tall's first year as Principal of the school? Mrs. Stapleton taught us English? Miss Van Bibber taught us History? i Miss Greenlaw taught us lndustrial Arts? Mr. Race taught us Science? Miss Amberson taught us Home Economics? , Miss Shurtz taught us to sing ? Miss Cook taught us in the gymnasium K? Miss Snyder taughtus Drawing? Miss Scarborough taught us Mathematics? Miss Sarah E. Richmond was our Dean? Miss Wilsie Bank was our Social Director 'Z Mrs. Helen R. Lilly was our Matron? There are twenty-eight Seniors who were members of that class? . No matter what we did we had to study? ', We always sang Alto in Assembly and did it beautifullyt ll? We had one party the whole year? We went on hikes and had the best kind of times? We were not allowed to have dances? We had oceans of fun the whole year ll 75 The faculty often considered us a nuisance, but had to like us 3' XVe won the banner for Athletics? Final tests were given us on the whole year's work, and had to be taken while the Seniors and Juniors were at Tolchester all day J Each one of us love and honor Miss Van Bibber? Long live our love and memory for her. We all love Normal and hate to leave her? This is all true, as true can be? Each Academic will stand by the Faculty, the School and her Vlass? Here started our friendships and here they have grown? Good-bye, we say, dear Normal, VVe leave you with a sigh, But ever loving our dear school And days that have passed by. The Academic Class has passed, Long may her memory live, And may each member, to Normal Her songs of praises give. ETHEL E. JONES. RUTH COLE. To ye immortals, ye teachers of truth, Greetings: If an Agassiz finds pleasure in digging among the fossilsrin order that he may interpret the great story of prehistoric lifeg if a. Thoreau, by VValden Pond is delighted with his bugs and beetles, if a John Burroughs on his little patch of ground in the Valley of the Mohawk, glories in his life among the birds and beesg if a Luther Burbank is enraptured with his work of transforming a worthless desert cactus into an edible fruit, or in producing a sweeter rose or fairer lily, if these and other workers, Whose names are legion. revel in the love of their work-then, by what term shall we designate the joy that should be the teacher's, who works not with mere fossils, nor with bugs or beetles, nor with birds, bees and tiowers, but with the child, who is at once the most complex, the most plastic, the most beautiful, the most wonderful of God 's crea- tions? Yes, it a wonderful thing to be a teacherg it's a great thing to teach school. FRANK VV. SIMMONS. Ethel-l hear you have broken your engagement with Tom. May l ask why? Rose-l was telling him about my hope chest- Ethel-l see nothing in that. Rose-VVQ-ll, he said he didn't know anything about a hope chest, but he had a beautiful scrap book. 76 A TRUE PATRIOT. It was night and a dying tire made plainly visible the interior of a miserable room. Its walls and tioor were bare: a bed was drawn forward for warmth: a table at its foot and a low broken- bottomed rocking chair before the hearth, completed its furniture. Outside. the snow was falling fast. and the wind moaned. while at intervals the dull howl of dogs proclaimed that darkness had not. entirely quieted the sounds of the disturbed world. A womans figure moved to the side of the bed. restlessly. but quietly. She was fair and young. yet it was a task al.nost beyond her strength to attempt. to lay her hand upon her only son for fear he would not be there. Fortunately. she found him still snug in his bed, and she quickly stole away, back to her room. Wiliiiont had not slept a wink all night. His thoughts were with his college friends, who were going to leave for the training camp the next day. He had not been given per-,nission to go. but. knowing that it was his duty. he had decided that night to accom- pany his friends. ln the morning, without 'a word of warning. he went off to college, where the boys had been training. He departed with the idea of never returning. The old bell, high up in the college helfry. that had once sunnnoned the students to their daily labors. and had tolled out the Angelus for nearly a hundred years. was silent now and in its place the notes of the bugle voiced the call to duty. Outside was all the bustle and noise of the camp.-the boys preparing to leave- within the building was the quiet and hush of the house of da-ith. Some days previously, hurried word had eeine for the boys to leave for the training camp. The day was at hand. and a tall. broad-shouldered student. with dark hair. stood by an open window of the study hall gazing out into space. At the sound of the bugle call the hot blood rushed to his pale face and tears dimmed his large. black eyes. Wiliiioiit tapped him on the back and said in a low, quivering tone, t't o1ne. my dear friend. we must be off. the time has now arrived. This morning I left without saying a last fare- well to my mother. for she was unwilling for me to go and- Clint turned towards him. his piercing eyes staring him squarely in the face. You disobedient, ungrateful scamp. disgrace stares you in the face! Never speak to me again. Wiliiioiit. his blood boiling and angry with his most intimate friend. walked otf and joined his company. At last, the gay crowd of young soldiers boarded the Flyer and they were off at a minute's notice. for the camp. After a short journey they reached the camp, and were introduced to their new surroundings. Then came the bustle and noise of the camp again. The following day they were ready for their hard. yet enjoyable training. This drilling lasted only two months. W'ord came for them to leave for France. VVith this news came shouts and cries 77 of joy, especially from Wilmont, who had now become an otticer. This. by the way, had caused Clint to despise him more and more. Tl1e last evening in New York was spent by the boys discuss- ing the wonderful prospects of their trip across. A chilly, drizzling rain was falling and they were off to their bunks at a11 early hour so they could rise early on the morning of departure. But Clint knew all was over and his manifestations of sorrow and distress made things unhappy for all. tflint was sitting on his bunk with his face half buried in his hands. and as Wilmont looked at him. he longed to go and cheer him up. but he dared not advance a step. On the day of departure. a display of patriotic daring was witnessed. The scene was indescribable. The morning was brightt and cool. the water was calm. in short. everything was favorable for sailing. Now, that the soldiers were aboard, a day of relaxation from the rigorous routine of drill was given them. Orders were given for them to engage in sports and amuse themselves in such sports as they chose. The men. released from the toilsome duties which for weeks had pressed upon them to the entire exclusion of everything like pleasure. entered upon the enjoyment of the occasion with the keenest zest. Fiddles were produced and while in one part ot' the ship dancing was going on, in another part groups sur- rounded VVilmont, their singer. who. to the accompaniment of an old fiddle. was singing songs of home. Others were writing to their mothers. their sweethearts. but Clint sat leaning over the Bible his mother had given him before her death. Some lounged about. some said nothing, others thought nothing. The routine of the ship proceeded monotonously, making the days pass slowly and more slowly. There was no thought or pre- sentiment of the awful scene so soon to present itself, but it is always the unexpected that happens. Suddenly the scene was changed. In the twinkling of an eye. every man was filled with excitement. A submarine had disabled their ship, but it was too far away to do much damage. In the uproar, the Captain glanced out into the water and spied two iigures battling for life. Those safe on board could hear some 0116 saying, 'tSave me, Wiliiiontl Save me! The only answer was I will try. 'Alt is Wiliiiont and ti'li11t, came the sudden cries from aboard. ttWe must save them. Life savers were thrown out and since the boys were drifting toward the ship 's side. they grabbed the savers. 'ln a few seconds they landed both safely on board. Night had fallen and only the conversation between NVilmour and Flint broke the deep. midnight stillness. Forgive me, Wiliiloiit, may we never have cause to he angry with one another again. I owe my life to you. NVith these words he fell, as though lifeless, on his bed. and Wllll101lf kissed him good night without the least feeling of ill-will towards him. 78 They reached France safe and sound after a few days, and their first abode was Paris. At sunrise they could hear the noise of battle, the tire of the German guns approaching nearer and nearer. They were ordered to the trenches. Here and there they could see hundreds lying around, horribly mutilated by the shot a11d shell. These sights only spurred them on. In a very hard struggle, some were killed, others slightly hurt, but Wi'lmont was seriously wounded, and no doubt would have died in the trenches if Clint had not seen to it that he was taken to a hospital. For six months Wilmont lay pale and wan in the hospital. flint never failed to come and see him during his spare minutes. The end of the year had come, yet Wilmont stirred not from his bed, until one cold evening tlint whispered to l1i1n, t'Wilmont, when do you leave for home? He answered slowly, Don't mention it. God only knows when I shall ever look upon the faces of the loved ones at home. I have been thinking, thinking, if, when I should return, llly mother would receive me as her only son. I fear- Clint eagerly interrupted. As soo11 as you are able to get out of your bed, we are going to leave for the good cld U. S. A. Cap- tain Reynolds told me today that we had been so faithful and had fought so well, that we deserved a reward, and that it should be a trip home. XVe are given three weeks. Think of it, W'ilmont. I have no home to go to, but you, you have! 'Wilmont did not seem to breathe. but there was upon his face a deep smile, one of joy, of gratitude. ln a few weeks he was able to leave. Oh, what a joyful trip across the ocean! After landing, NVilmont hurried to his home, Clint accompanying him. For a whole year Wilmont's mother had been praying for her hoy's return and i11 the dim twilight, as she sat by the glowing fire- place, there came a sound beside the noise of the storm without, it was a sound of footsteps, a hand upon tl1e latch, the door was pushed open, letting in a blinding rush of s11ow and icy air. Before the motionless iigure in the chair stood her boy. She sat, oh, so still. but at his touch the blood leaped to her cheeks, and giving a cry of joy so sharp that it rang on the air, she fell forward on his breast. For many minutes they remained without sound or motion, lost in the rapture of their reunion, and only the raging storm outside broke the golden silence within. 1 At last he drew away from her and looked into her face. Wlie1'e were the fair and youthful features he had left behind him -where, the bloom and brightness? As he gazed at her he seemed to see death written on her face. She kissed him and said, HMy dear boy, I am very happy. God has bee11 good, he has heard my prayerg he has brought you back to me. With this she sank ex- hausted in her chair. 79 He went on talking in the wild hope of rousing her. i'W0lllLl you like to hear how I passed this long year away from you? lt's a long, long. story ot marches and battles, with sometimes victory, sometimes defeat, with cold and hunger and fatigue and inntunerable hardships. but we were soldiers, fighting for our country's good. and we did not complain. The hardest of all to bear was the ab- sence from home. without hearing a word. I was wounded and in the hospital, but l came out as strong as ever. , He knelt beside her, she held out her arms to him, whispering: My boy -and then passed into another world. Wilmont now had very little to live for, except his country. After a few days stay, he and Clint, closer friends than ever, boarder The ship which carried them back to France and service. , SADIE UHLER, Sr. I. SELF SATISFACTION. l wish I were possessed of talents which might enable me to conquer that great menace to human society, known as self satis- faction. How much more we might accomplish if this demon did not have such influence over us! Some of us, to a greater extent than others, yield to his ever-increasing power, but even over the most ambitious persons he has some control. Of course, we can't all be leaders in our respective fields, but we can desire to be. It is easy enough to repeat what someone else has done, so why not have a little initiative of our own and start something original ourselves? Let us retiect for a moment on the familiar scene of a country village. In front of the village grocery we find the town constable. l do not mean to cast any reflection on such an important position as this citizen holds, but l should like to use him as an illustration of what l am driving at. There he sits on the old familiar soap box, shoes half laced with old broken twine, socks ungartered and hang- ing loosely about his shoe tops. He is gazing intently at nothing and chewing his cud of tobacco by the same old motion he learned when he was a boy, from the old cow. Then we think to ourselvesg why couldn't that man have been a11 engineer, a professor in a. university, or for that matter, even the president of the United States? Didn't he have the brain? lJidn't he have the opportunity to go to public school and from there to college? Then comes the answer ..... He was making a living. He was satisfied with himself. He had no other objective. He had nothing to tight for. He had no goal ahead, no desire What- ever, to progress, but just to sit there on that old soap box day in :-nd day out and run opposition to the old con across the road. Let us 11ow consider a man of the opposite typeg a. man of ambition and determination. There is no character in history who 80 better represents this type than Alexander the Great. This lllilll. whose ideals surmounted his every difticulty. when he was victorious in battle. and was successful in putting to tlight the mighty host of Persians. did he conclude his con ,uests here? Did he accept the peace proposal of Darius. which offered the Euphrates as a boun- dary line between the Persians and the Greeks. and live happily ever after? No! And when advised to do so by his counselor. Parmenio. he tore the proposal into shreds and made turther preparations. not only for the subjugation of the Pt-rsians. but for a world empire. dominated by Greek civilization. NVhat is the objective of each member of the student body? Each ot us has a purpose in coming here to school. To be sure. some have higher aims than others. but every one has that incentive to climb to the highest possible round of the ladder. Fo then. while we have the opportunity to advance toward our ambition. let us make the best of our chances. Do not be con- tent with being a satellite: be a star of the tirst magnitude. Let us shine through our deeds. through our bodily efforts. through our mental attainments. and above all. through the vision of our spir- itual eye. J. S. PRICE. BLUE BLOOD. lt ain't the guns nor armament. nor funds that they can pay. But. the close co-operation that makes them win the day. lt ain't the individual. nor the army as a whole. But the everlastin' team-work of every blooming soul. -Kipling. Dirty and ugly he crouched in the gunwale of the life-boat. One might truthfully say he was a model of Atlas. on whose shoul- ders. they the world rests. ln the stern sat his opposite. a cleane shaven stalwart so11 of Old England. One could not put forward a single word against the statement that Hblue blood ran in his veins. Hour after hour the two sat there, never speaking. but ever watchful for a friendly sail over the boundless horizon. At last the dirty coal-heaver moved and spoke. VvThat'a we got for grub? The animal instinct had won. Silently. the Englishman moved and took from a haversack thrown over his back. a drink of brandy apiece. and two hardtack biscuits. The sailor took his share and hastily put it away. while the Englishman ate slowly. watching the while.. the sailors animal actions. The day passed slowly. but with the coming of night a speck appeared on the horizon. closely resembling a hugh point on a coast line. Only the Englishman saw it. As night drew rapidly on. it soon faded from sight. 81 Tl1e 00432111 became quiet illltl u11der the starry canopy of the skies. tl1e little boat sped gaily along, blown by the warm South winds. ls it illly wonder lllilt llI1tlt'l' such circumstances these men's thoughts, though widely different in character, sl1o11ld seek expres- sion! The college lllilll spoke tirst. Do y011 k1lOXV tl1at though so111e people are of the opinion that o11ly in the vei11s of the aristocracy is tl1ere to be found blue blood. 1 .believe it is ill nearly every man, and when tl1e occasion arises, it will co111e forth a11d sl1ow itself i11 its true form. All unco1nprel1endingly, the sailor merely expressed himself by a l0lld bah! It's strength that counts with de men. dis blue blood stuff may be all O. K. wid de big bugs, bllt in the coal heavers union, it's all nixy. Tl1e Englishman 1'QIl12li11t'd silent and the other. 1nutteri11g to himself, soon fell asleep. All through tl1e nigl1t, l1e of the blue blood kept watch, in hope of sighting land, but when tl1e faint crimson darts of the sun began to illuminate the dark Waste. only a heaving IIIEISS of billows 111et his tires eyes. Soon tl1e big 111311 awoke, Hlld dividing the last of his rations with l1is COIIIPHIITOII, the Englishman i1111nediate1y fell asleep. VVhen l1e awoke. night had enfolded tl1e1n once more. Silently the little boat swept the waters as it l1ad done tl1e preceeding night, but the men's faces now showed more emphatically than ever, tl1e strain they l1ad been and were under. No sleep that night! Dawn came. day passed and night once more, and before the dawn of a l'1OtllEl' day the college H1311 had on his hands. a stark. raving maniac. Wearily and with weakened hand l1e guided tl1e boat towards a distant object. which rapidly took on tl1e form of an island. The sailor soon passed from the maniac stage, to one of a dead stupor, and fell on the floor of the boat. Unmindful, the llB1I11SlllEll1 kept on a11d just as tl1e golden dusk of the tropical sun plunged into the ocean, beached l1is boat. Dead with weariness, l1e managed to get l1is companion ashore before he fell asleep. exhausted. On awakening. he found his companion in a. delirious condi- tion. Then followed days and nights of endless watchfulness, until he l1ad nursed l1is comrade back into health. Two tl1i11gs worried him. 0116 was tl1e idea of rescue, a11d the other. l1ow to avoid the band of man-eaters wl1o came regularly to il beach l10t far away in o1'der to carry out their practices. One day tl1e outcasts saw a schooner lying at anchor, a11d as day advanced they liurriedly llltldt' a flag out of their shirts a11d waved it ill order to attract attention. Thank God they were seen- a boat put out to tl1e SllOl't'. Ellld scrambling lTONVl1 the hill they started for tl1e beach. Just then a band of savages burst forth from the forest in 82 wild pursuit of the fleeing men. In another moment the Englishman fell, breaking his leg. Go on, go on. he cried. Save yourself. The sailor clambered down the steep elitf, hurrying as fast as he could. Suddenly he stopped. VVhat took place in his mind we know not, but immediately he climbed up the torturous path again to the fallen man. The savages could easily be heard breaking through the brush. Grasping his burden, he quickly lowered himself once more. Arrows fell near the struggling figure. but still he kept on. At last, when he thought he could go no further, strong hands gathered him and his burden, hurriedly placed them in a boat,-in blessed. beloved safety once more. I knew it was in you, 'blue hlood,' said the Englishman. Hah! was the reply. I leave it to you. XVhat was it? DONALD DAVIES. Sr. IV. HOW THE VIOLET GOT ITS PURPLE COAT. Once upon a time all the violets which grew on this earth were white. One day little Sue, who had big brown eyes and beau- tiful curls, went skipping down to the woodside to play. Here, warm sunshine sifted through cool shade: there was a gurgling, drowsy brook, and best of all, there were many spring flowers already blossoming. Sue gathered many blossoms and was just going to go home when she found a large patch of white violets. Soon the violets felt themselves being torn from their Mother stem and they thought they would die. Indeed, some of them were smothered from being so close together away from air. llut when they were taken into a cozy little room and placed in some cool, sparkling water, they began to revive. They looked about and saw an old lady, who was saying in a very weak voice, How these sweet little violets do cheer me, and make me cease thinking about my trou- blesl After this the violets did not mind their fate so much, until they began getting weaker and weaker. and just as all such flowers do, they died and were thrown away. As soon as the old lady missed the flowers, she asked Sue to get her some more. The little girl hurried off to the woodside, but. found no violets. She returned to her grandmother with a sad face. but grandmother said, 'tNever mind. Susie dear, you may look again tomorrow. and probably some more will have opened. The next day Sue visited the violet patch again, but was no more suc- cussful than before. By this time, Mother Nature had heard the story. Immedi- ately she flew off to the woodside and called to the violet plants. 'LAre there any of you who have not bloomed this spring? A At first there was no answer, for the violets who had not bloomed, knew what had happened to their brothers and sisters. 83 Mother Nature was just about to fly away. when a tiny voice called.. l am just getting ready to blossom. f You are very brave. said Mother Nature. and I shall reward you for your bravery. Hereafter. all your flowers shall be a royal purple instead of white. NVith that she vanished. and from that day to this. there have been purple violets with golden crowns. Emma NVQ-EISS, Sr. I. THE VALLEY. The day was fast drawing to a close as we started up the long. rocky slope which led to the jagged proznontory above. O11 we struggled until our very hearts seemed like trip hammers pound- ing against our breasts. At last we reached the top and the sunlit valley. with all its splendors burst open before our eyes like the dooi' of some huge furnace suddenly opened. Hundreds of feet below us it lay stretching away into infinite space. like a huge, green, carpet. indented here and there with fields of waving, golden grain or tasseled corn. like some delicate pattern of art. Here and there a solitary cabin stood. the sentinel of civilization in that lonely, secluded spot. I11 the distance. the slow. meandering river seemed to reflect the beauty of the place as it went murmuring softly on its way. Over all, the crimson beams of the sun just sinking in the IVest'. seemed to throw a magic wand of gold, enriching the whole scene. and. striking the rippling water at :1 thousand different angles. reflected its rays like myriads of diamonds. MENARIS FRANCE, Sr. IV. Mistress-'Why are you feeding bird seed to the cat? I told you to feed the canary. Maid-I know that. That is where the bird is. Mother-Nothing seems to kill that rat. After giving it rat killer. rough on rats. and goodness knows what, it's still running around. Little Kenneth-Mother. why don't you give it ptomaine poison? Judge-Vilhat were you doing singing at 12 o'cl0ck at night! Negro-l'se was a passing away de time. Judge. Judge-XVell. let's see if you can't pass away thirty days in jail. Mr. Dubbleigh- Why do you bring me so much water. 'l'ommy'? l merely asked for a drink. Tommy- l thought you'd need more than a glassful, 'cause sister said you was the dryest old stick she ever knew. 84 . l l T P PEN PICTURES OF THE FACULTY. Drawn by Hazel NVright, Mabel Harrison, Alvina Trent I thil lm 1 MISS MISS MISS Our Normal School Factulty is large, that's true How can we portray each member to you? To sketch you a few things, we'll do our best- So agree with our verdicts and guess the rest. AMBERSON : Pleasant and cheerful and always neat, A kind of person you like to meet: Witli deft, useful hands, willing to lend, Miss Amberson ranks as a true, sincere friend. AYRE- Miss Ayre is our Social Director fair, In work efficient, and charming in play She is always gracious and often gay, And has ever a kindly word to say. BIRDSONG- I Witli smiling lips, and eyes intent, Our specialist in Measurement Of Education, trots along. Long may live, our Miss Birdsong, 1 7 MR. BROOME- MISS MISS MISS MISS He teaches Rural Sociology, He teaches it to you and meg Of Montgomery he is Superintendent, And to the Hall of Fame, he 'll be sent. BUCKLEY- Sweet and charming, Happy and kind, An excellent teacher, Miss Buckley, you 'll find. CARLEY- She 's a small, lithe body, Witli a mind sagacious. Miss Carley, our Registrar, Is friendly and gracious. COOLEYM Miss Cooley stands for history, A word with meaning fraught, And We will carry on with us, The lesson she has taught. COOK- Miss Cook is capable, inspiring and sunny, She sees the serious side, the clever a11d funnyg Encouraging. helpful, with spirit and grace, In every girl 's heart, she has won high place. 85 MRS. DINGLE- Jolly, joyous, Mrs. Dingle, VVhen she walks. her keys do jingle, Her midnight knocks, they make us tingle, Jolly. joyous. Mrs. Dingle. MR. DLTNKLE- MISS MISS MRS. MISS MISS MISS MISS XVho's the man with the smiling face? VVho is he, with the quick, tirm pace? He's Mr. Dunkle, our teacher of psych tsikej, A Faculty Member, whom all people like. ECKHARDT- Miss Eckhardt guides the ship of state, Of thirty-tive youngsters, early and late. Her students love her, 'tis easy to see, As they want to stay with her long after FARREL- Miss Farrel's a black-eyed, raven-haired maid, VVho teaches in the seventh grade. Witli quiet mien, and voice quite mild, Up the path of learning, she guides the child. FOX- Dark eyes and hair, and smiling face, And a pleasant word for every one, You'1l find her willing to talk and help, Though there 's always work that must be done. GILBERT- With buoyant step, and head held high, Miss Gilbert goes about her work, She's lots of fun for everyone, But never, does her duty shirk. GREENLANV- Miss Greenlaw stands as a master of art, You may be cheered by her big, bright heart, Sincere and mannish, this quaint queen's smile, Gives hope and fervor and love worth while. HILLHOUSE- A gentle, retiring, lady is she, VVho guides little youngsters from nine 'till three Her kindly ways have won our heart, Miss Hillhouse has learned the demure are. HOLT- NVitl1 business like. yet gracious mien, Miss Holt about the library goes, She charges books. she charges fines, Of every book, the place she knows. 86 F7 three. l ,Miss I 4 5?MR.s. ' MISS 3-Miss E iMISS l l Miss l I r l it Miss n 'f MISS l x LQ Miss l ll 2 X.,-...an MATTHEXVS- With sweetest of smiles, and bitterest of pills, Miss Matthews charms away all of our ills, She toils for us from morn till night, But our pains are so many, we fear she'll take McC'ORD- Witli firm, and quickening pace she walks, VVith wisdom, and with truth she talks. Of modern methods. she uses the best. The skill of her pupils, her merits attest. MEANS- Businesslike, jolly, industrious and kind. A friend like Miss Means, is hard to find, Ready to help in work or in play, You 'd find her the same true friend each day. MEDVVEDEFF- Miss Medwedeff teaches of flowers and bugs, And mysterious animals pickled in jugs, She isn 't afraid of lizards or snakes, A wonderful Biology teacher she makes. MUNN- Firinness. pep and laughter. Dignity and fun. Put these in our English teacher, There she is-Miss Miunnl ORCUTT- Friendly, loyal, sincere and just, To her our wealth and riches we trust, She puts them in ba11k to make them grow, This friend is Miss Orcutt, whom all of us k11OXV. OSBORN- 5Busy as a bee could be, always on the run, Still with heart for friendship, and with love for fun Miss Osporn's our librarian, a leader strong' and true Giving love and knowledge, her philosophy-for you RICHARDSON- Miss Richardson. teacher of history bold, Knows all about knights, and the days of old. ,Her classes study of Romans and Turks. And she'll soundly scold the student who shirks. SAMMIS- A pal and a comrade.-to all the same, She cares for the player, not score nor gaineg With a heart so true, and mind so sound. Miss Sanimis' equal is not easily found. 87 Hight. M ISS MRS. MISS MRS. MISS MISS MISS sHl'R'1'Z- To have a friend when all goes wrong, Is as helpful as agcheery song: h We all love Miss Shurtz, and we believe, We'Il carry her with us, although we shall leave. SIISLEY- Mrs, Sibley, gracious, and gay. Goes smiling all through the livelong day: She teaches little folks to read and to spell, For her word of praise they're sure to work Well. SNYDER- Miss Snyder's heart delights in art, Her eye in heauty all aroundg She loves all colors, bright and gay, These in our work are always found. STAPLETON- Charining, loving, smiling and gay, ls our Mrs. Stapleton, every dayg She teaches us English, and does it well, As a friend or teacher, there are few who STONE- A soul enriched with noble views, And a mind to rightly judge and choose, Have framed Miss Stone's ideals tall, Her pleasant countenance crowning allq TALL- VVith strength of mind and soul and will, Vlfith love and justice for us all, XVith measured thought and word she acts,- Our Principal-Miss Tall. TIMBERLAKE- Witli Southern, slow, and serene grace, And always with a smiling face, Miss Timberlake gladdened the NO1'll13lllZQ,S And for our school, ever did her part. excel. heart IDR. TOVVLES- MR. I Dr. Towles teaches Senior Hygiene, A much jollier person we've never seen, Good natured, laughing, full of fun, Youll find her a help to every one. 'HLER- A verv fine coach of dramaties is he, The Hlllillilflgll of some of our plays, Hopkins has sent us one of her best, To help us in troublesome days. 88 MR. WALTHER- There is a man in our school, and he is wondrous wise, Into the ranks of famous 1nen he is quite sure to rise, His specialties are geography, and education, too. , And then he's always finding ways of helping me and you. MISS VVATKINS- I Lida May is bright and gay. Working through the busy day, XVith a calm, efficient way, Pretty, charming, Lida May. MISS WELLS- Miss Wells is peppy and full of fun, Her hiker's suppers our hearts have won, And when in clubs or sections we dine, She starts us singing, all down the line. MR WHITING- Spiek and span in his suit of white. Mr. Wliiting is indeed, quite a fair sight, He brings to Normal athletic joys, To gladden the hearts of big and small boys. MISS WOOLSEY- Artistic, ambitious, and full of fun, VVonderfully witty, and can 't be outdo11e, Miss VVoolsey makes true our fairest dream, And we owe to her our love, honor and esteem. And now that our faculty is able to see Themselves as they 're seen by others, We 'll leave them here with a handshake and cheer, And remember them as sisters and brothers. JUST FOR FUN. L'Au revoir. What's that I? 'I'hat's good-bye in French. I 'tWell, then, carbolic acid. WI1at's that? That's good-bye in any language. 'tDid you mail those two letters I gave you. Norah? 'tYes'm, at the postoftice. Hut I noticed that you'd put the two-cent stamp on the foreign letter and the tive-cent stamp on the city one. 'tOh. dear, what a blunder! But I fixed it all right. ma 'am. I just changed the addresses on the envelopes. 89 Teacliel'-Willie, how much is S and 5? -'VVillie-Eight and 5 is 13. Teacher-Very good. VVillie-Very good? H--Y 'l'hat's perfect. Miss C.-Maxwell, tell us about the Mongolian race. Maxwell-I wasn't there-I went to the basketball game. Pat.-Theres gonna be another battle in Ireland. Mike-How's that? Pat-I'm reading where they 've shipped several barge loads of bricks from Dublin for an unknown destination. . Judge-VVhy, my man, you have got guilt written on your face. Bewildered Prisoner-Lemme have a glass, lN3l'd911, so I can rub it off. Pa, what's an idealist? An idealist, my son, is a very young man who believes all women are angels. A ten year old boy entered one of the banks of his town and walked up to the cashier. Mister, he said, HI want a check book for a lady that folds in the middle. A boy sitting on the brink of a stream, with his dog, was fishing. An elderly man approached and asked the boy his dog's name. 'tFish. the boy replied. t'Wl1y' do you call him Fisl1?' '4Because he won't bite. 1 Mr. Tarr-Doctah, wha's de matter wid Brudder Snoops? YVhat 'zeas do he 'peah to be 'flicted wid, in yo' humble 'pinion? Dr. Dingfield-Chronic chicken stealing, complicated wid birdshot in de back, sah. Wlieii the rich old aunt came visiting, little Johnny dragged a big bucket into the parlor and set it on the floor i11 front of her. t'Auntie, will you please give this a. kick? VVhy, bless my heart, Johnnie, why should I do that? 'tIt's this way. I want a new bike, sister wants a diamond ring, and Dad wants a new flivver, but he says we can 't get anything until you kick the bucket. Now kick it hard please. 90 whmaiw 55:3 WBSKE 55 SOEESM EEMEEOQ 6655344 0554 Eawaom mwwgmvw 35,5 EEMEOEQ Eagles? Egg?-S5 :SU SHREULOQ F224 C853 kmgmgwwundq :EEO OBESSS SOEEQQ Vstmesh Eugen EOtNm Qgwczmda :UGO SENP HOSE? :SSO EGM QSMCEWSS dadzxhmism SSHEOU View 625,24 DEQ! M2254 254 NEEDED MO H2323 25053 EEQEOW WH-ZDOO Evra? 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Shoes Repaired We Do It Electricall NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. 4l0l VERXUX 2:53 THE FLAG, BANNER AND PENNANT SHOP Si'L'c1essmfs 'ro Srscu IiRo'I'l1ElfS Flags, l51lIlIl6l'S, Pennants, Arm Bands. Iimlulcms, Cllurch and Society kjcmds, Gold, Silver and Antique Bruicls, Frinqes, Tnssels :mil Heads ' 6: SON y Optometrists and Opticians Consult an OPTOMETRIST, the EYESIGHT SPECIALIST, when 'your eyes need attention. Glasses Furnished I Lenses 'Duplicaied f Silk Banners for 5CllOfJlS, Societiesl nntl liruternities. R. H. TAYLOR 311: lzxmc Avisxtl-1, Bziltimore. Mt :426 Yoleli RUAIJ, TOWSON, MD. 1212 E. 3lUNUN15N'1' ST. . fSeconml Floorj BA LTIPIORE, MD. l 1 100 PORTRAITS FRAMING CLAY ART STUDIO Commercial Thofography II4 CLAY STREET BALTIMORE, MD. Fseiaii PAUL Fiemsi PLAZA Established 1 8 7 3 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry mioy THE ATELIER 103 W. Lexington St., Baltimore, Md. SELBY'S STUDIO 1103 T843 As Always, Advanced Models In DRESSES SUITS COATS The National Garment Shop II8 W. LEXINGTON ST. BALTIMORE, IVID. WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer In Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour And Feed York Road Towson, Md. IIOT You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Towson, Md. Open Saturday Nights 4m, Interest on Savings Deposits .101 Say It IVith Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. Florist And Nurseryman Office: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona. Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Md. i101 101 THE DULANY VERNAY GO.l5f1feiy! Service! - Be Thrifty! 33941 N' Charles St !Save Your Money And Invest W'1th BALTIMORE, MD. .1 THE Leading School Supply House of ther BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK 'W Slate- TOWSON, MD. 9- W- fm We we - eg! 1101 V 1052 Downs' Wedding Invitations Phone' emon J. TROCKENBROT 3 CO. J AS. H. DOWNS, Engraver I 324 W- Sal'8f0g0 Street, Opposite Brager's, BALTIMORE, MD. 229 N' Charles St BALTIMORE 1 Original and Special Designs to Order N 1105 lWe Can Duplicate Any Pin or Ring. 'roWsoN SERVICE STATION UO' L. J. MASON, Proprietor Table Delicacies York Road and Willow Avenue GEORGE H. STIEBEIJ Phone, Towson 554. Towson, Md. C101 C105 THE JEFFERSONIAN PRINT. TOWSON. MD. ' 15 5512 'QS GE T-bag .- FWHK , . ,W-'Q 131 :skis 515912693 435,219 102 V 41. HE S ,,-,U , U - ' flfffy 1' ,JA ,H f' .xyvp 'X U 4.u - - .. .,-5.-- ,L... .. . , i ff: , A lf!-0 A 1 L r 5 ,w' iv r ,A h 4 x , J . 1 S., - w -4-,P 1, Xia Ms ,. P x I , We 1... . LJ ' lay? , 1 ' T Q 1 - 15' 4 ml ' ' V -xx dl :ww o l u 1f 2 if' I fr , ',. '11 3 M.- .-, WIJST- ,f, ., ' '1,'.,. , .,-.N ' ALL. , ,W,.,n.,, -',, F' 1 I ,J ,- 5 1, x .,w 9 1 .A E4 N , V, N- .':: ' . 5 . 'R -fx' 'un L 4 1 Ll' 53+ 4 x V , . 1 , LMT. 'L W. I-gl V X ,,, .L , . H, .. Q ,, A, A ,. f- r ' n il 1 FL., , wg 4-v 1 I N 4 N , l, 1 1 E Y N i 1 i Q, w I '94, A w 1 Q 1 x,5 Qu,- af-... V .1 1 1 ,' 1' v ' 4 G 55'-A- s. 'rl el X 0 3 1- l' 'u '. A ' ' f S I' 4' :L 1.i A good nrchcr is not A known by his arrows, but by his aim. Vol. 3-Nos. 1-2 ' '- vw 1,1-ef -Iv: -wn..,w ' ' 4.-sL',' D-r .-in... A AI.I3Il1ILI , I 'V SIIIIIL ItfI.Cf'ffI'f tml' SI 'I' I ' UI I'ffw:f I . THE oRioLEI SEPT.-OCT., 1923 -. l .lt least. oncc a day rc-:ul ai. little poetry, sing an song or look at an picture. ll PUbIIShi1d MODUIIY by Students of the Maryland State Normal School, Towson. Md. WHY IS THE ORIOLE? The Oriole, our school paper, came into existence in January, 1922, and has grown each month since, not only in the quantity and quality of its contributions, but also in its circulation. This paper is the students own, it was named by them, is published through their efforts, and, from the beginning has been self-supporting because-of the loyalty and good work of the student body and alumni in securing subscriptions and adver- tisements. Last year we published from ten to twelve pages monthly as well as a. special Senior Magazine number, consisting of one hundred pages of choice subject matter, car- toons drawn by students, together with most excellent pictures depict- ing the personnel and interesting ac- tivities of the school. Another worth while magazine number was that sponsored by the faculty. ' Our paid circulation at present is nearly four hundred, ranging, g90gl'aD111C3-HY. from Maryland to Washington and California. 1 The students aim, through this publication, to advertise the Normal . I I I I I I I I I A CRAFT THE KRAFT CLUB KNOWS. A pantomime was given by a number of the members. Refresh- ,ments were served under the super- ,vision of Mrs. Glasgow Archer, ofl teresting story and we were all very much pleased when Simkin finally gave the poor tailor the last spool of cherrv colored twist. and its Opportunitifes to the State'fBel Air' after which the Ufeetlllg Then for the main feature of the to broadcast educational material to our alumni and teachers in general and to record important happenings, for desirable reference. He payeth best, in time, literary contributions and money, who 10V- eth best. How shall we put our school on the map this year through wur songster, The Oriole? Step right along lively, with practical as- sistance! CIATION OF STATE NOR- Qwill be held at the Normal School, inear Towson. l -Harford Democrat. I THE FACULTY RECEPTION. I Ralph S. Falconer, Sr. III. ' I On Friday night, October 5th, practically the entire student body and faculty of M. S. N. S. gathered in the Auditorium for the faculty reception to the student body. The chief purpose of this was to make the new juniors more familiar with -ii I MEETING or ALUMNI Asso- I I MAL SCHOOL. About 50 people, alumni of the Maryland State Normal School, and others interested in the cause of ed- ucation, attended a meeting held in the Armory. Bel Air, last Saturday afternoon. The meeting was larger and more enthusiastic than last year. Miss Scarborough, from the Nor- mal School, urged upon all gradu- ates and any who had ever attended the school, the importance of be- coming members of the Association. Another speaker advised every mem- ber to subscribe to the school pa- per, The Oriole, in order to keep in touch with the school doings and its graduates. ,the senior class and the members of the faculty. By 8 o'clock the large auditorium was comfortably filled There were some visitors, most of whom came to see the main feature of the evening. the play The Maker of Dreams. The Maker of Dreams, as you all probably know. was the Normal -Society play in The Literary contest last year. As the clock in the tower struck eight, a hush of expectancy settled 'over the audience. Every one sat tense, waiting. I Miss Gorsuch sang three numbers which served to break the iceg so to speak. She was accompanied by Miss McEachern, the new music teacher. -V ,. , V I Then Miss Osborn told a very in- evening! The fame of the play had been heralded and its coming was eagerly awaited. I think I can say that no one was disappointed. From the first to the ringing down of the curtain the whole attention of the audience was on the play. Vvhen the play was finished, all helped to clear away the seats and games were begun. Every one made a circle and Luby Loo and Farm- er in the Dell , held sway for some time. ' Now the best part of the evening came: refreshments. A corps of Normal lassies served ice cream and cakes to the great enjoyment and gustatory satisfaction of the guests. Last of all. we danced. Several obliging ,alumni played the piano and the strains of Beale Street Mama. Wonderful One and many other reigning favorites rang through the Auditorium. Everyone danced. We were all very sorry when Home, Sweet Home was rendered. but we could say-it was the end of a perfect evening. There are four things that come not back: the spoken word-, the sped arrow, the' past life, and the neg- lected opportunity. ' Page 2 THE ORIOLE FRANK A PERSOHN 85 SON OPTOMETRISTS and OPTI Cl A NS Consult an Optometrist, the Eyesight Specialist, when your eyes need attention. Glasses Furnished Lenses Dupllcated 426 York Road Towson, Md. 1212 E. Monument Street CSeo0nd Floory Baltimore. - Maryland. c lor Say It With Flowers . ISAAC H. Moss, Inc. WLORISYT and N URSERYNIAN Ullice: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nurs:-ry: Gittings and Bellona. Aves. Govan-5. Baltimore, Maryland. 110i TOWSKDN BAIKEICY-THE GOODY SHUI' Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastri--s, Ice Cream Sorlas L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone 201 Towson noi W w GO TO DEARIE'S STORE For Your School Supplies For Your Goodies MIS!-l AGNES ANDERSON, Prop. Yorilg Road - Towson, Md. C I FOUND! A safe place for your money! Maryland State Normal School Ba.nk I-mrrns: Monday 12.00-1,00 W'1:flni-sflriy 12.00-1,00 Friday 12.00--1.00 Checks on any established bank Cashed Pay Your School Bills 'vVlth M. S. N. H. cht-rzks lnrmnx Hlflfll' il' propf-r sn-cudty in give-n fly I A LITTLE VISIT TO THE LIBRARY. Come, go with me to that most interesting of all the rooms,-the Library. It is our true and tried friend, for it never fails us when in trouble, it solves many problems of our school life, and it can give us untold pleasure. We enter. A busy scene presents itself, notwithstanding the golden word Silence on the outside. I want you to meet Miss Osborn,l our very capable Librarian, and Missg Holt, the Lssistant. Now, Het us' look around! As we stroll, we see rows upon rows of books arranged by the open shelf system. There are over 7,0001 'volumes, used for reference and reading through the day, and circu- lating for over-night use. Are these not a splendid collection for our M.l S. N. S.? Oh, here are some new ones ar- ranged on a table. Let us pause a while and examine a few. This- Janice Meredith by Ford, is a Equaint. sweet story, and here are The Three Musketeers by Dumas,j and The Old Wives' Tale by Ar- inold Bennett. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine, , sounds interesting, as does alsol John Halifax, Gentleman, by Miss Mulock. Here are some new works on The Art of Home Decoration, by North- end and three new volumes on trav-N el by John T. Faris. Don't miss Poems from Life compiled by Oli- ver Herford. They are great. Since you are teaching this year, I am sure you will be interested in these new books of juvenile litera- ture. Howard Pyle's Book of Pir- ates is Wonderfully illustrated. The Burgess Animal Book is one of 'fe best of its kind and also Sara Cone Bryant's Stories to Tell the Littlest Ones. You would really, enjov reading The Magic Flshbonen bv Charles Dickens, and The Ara- bian Nights, edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin. The six volumes of My Book House are quite a treat to both children and grown-ups. You must go so soon? Well, l'm sorry. but do come back next month. and l will tell you some more. EVA MOCAULEY. DOINGS OF SENIOR THREE. Ralph S. Falconer. When Normal opened in Septem- ber. exerv one of the old members of Sr. III, except two. returned. Our ranks were further augmented by nine irregular seniors. seven girls and two boys. who came to us after they had had a year or more experi- ence in teaching. and thus were able 1 enter nur Senior Class. Senior Three is going to take ai great part in all the school activi- 'ties this year. Our boys are on the soccer team, and of ,-course wthere will be some from Sr. III on the oth- er teams. There are girls from Sr. III in every branch of the schoo1's activities. We are nearly all paid up on our athletic dues, and I am proud to say that Sr. III was the first section to have 10005, fully paid subscriptions to The Oriole. In the newly or- ganized Dramatic Club about one- fifth of the members are from Senior III. Watch this club make a name 'for itself! Our section advisor is Miss Van :Bibber and we have our class meet- ing once a week. We are very grate- ful to Miss Van Blbber for her aid jand her kind co-operation in every- thing that has arisen. One of our schemes is taking sub- scriptions to The Baltimore Sun. Wlhen we have secured 100 sub- scriptions, our revenue will be about S3 orS4 per week. We are now well on the way to over 100 sub- scriptions. Everyone is urged to subscribe because the newspapers will be used by both Senior and gJunior classes in The Current Events classes. On Wednesday evening, October 3. we entertained our sister section, Jr. Ill, on a hike to Stevenson's woods. There were about fifty stu- dents present and two faculty mem- bers, Miss Van Bibber and Miss Sammis. The truck driver for the school very kindly took the eats out and also an advance delegation to prepare the fatted calf. About 5.30 the main body arrived, tired and hungry, and after very few preliminaries fell to. There was a blazing fire to roast the hot dogs and marshmallows. We had apples, potato chkips and coffeef?l. Two very ambitious young ladies walked about a mile for water for the cof- fee, but when they got back there was no water in the can. They had not reckoned on the bottom of the pail being like a sieve. However, they had exercise. which is always welcome. When every one had eaten all that was possible, we all gathered around the fire and made the woods ring with songs, old and new. About 8.30 we hiked back along old York road, gleaming in the moonlight, till old Normal appeared once more to our eyes. It was an evening of pleasure to all. Miss Carley-Beg pardon, but what is your name? Lillian Lloyd--There's my signa- ture. Miss Carley-That's whatiaroused my curiosity. ' THE ORIOLE Page 3 J OTTINGS FROM OUR PRIN- CIPAL. By a Cub Reporter. Miss Tall had been prepared for my visit, and after greetings were passed on, we got down to busi- ness. Well, well, what shall I say? asked Miss Tall, after we had both settled ourselves in the large and cheerful office which she occupies. Anything, Miss Tall, I replied, as I watched a smile play around her lips, and finally burst forth into a happy laugh. First of all, she began, I want the students here to know that I really and truly am interested in everything that goes on in ours school. If we want to begin where we left off, we'll have to begin with June, won't we? What has this summer done for us? And I tried to think what it had done, but just couldn't seem to get anywhere. Miss Tall continued: Shall we call the incidents of the summer, 'Summer jottings, or jot- tings of the Summer?' So here they are Jottings of the Summer just as Miss Tall saw them, and wants us to see them. HJOTTINGS OF THE SUMMER, HJR. We held the regular summer ses- sion this year and at the close, the graduating class had a commence- ment, which was very much their own. Miss Gorsuch led the singing, the Class made a very attractive pic- ture in their simple white dresses. After the Commencement exercises a special supper was given in the grduates' honor at the Dormitory. Mr. Cook, in his address to the graduating class, which included seventeen irregular seniors of last year's class, said that he thought that the term Irregular Senior was a synonym for the finest type of business person with whom he had ever come in contact. He thinks that any person who has enough business foresight to give up his position in order to broaden and stabilize his education, and thereby gain an increase in his salary, with a first grade certificate, when he takes up his old position, is, in the highest sense, worthy of the title he has so kindly given them. Miss Tall sailed for Paris, France, on the 9th day of August. Her trip was, in a certain sense, a flying one, Her ship docked at Havre. and she spent the nine days before sailing for home, in Paris. Among the things which her trip accom- plished for her was a sharpening of the impressions she received from her first visit, twelve years ago. Another thing. Her trip has l r The man who 'the man who is made her decide that all her winter reading will be on books of Paris. Upon her return, on the 6th of September, she was plunged into the work of reopening our school for the fall session. Another jot of interest which we see every day, is the beginning of the construction work on the Sarah E. Richmond Dormitory. If all goes xell, we will see the completion of this building about April the first, of this school year.. This brings us up to the opening of our school. What are your impressions of us? I asked Miss Tall. The finest spirit I have ever felt in the four openings since I have been here, was her reply. She continued, Organizations are stronger and more perfect, there is little homesickness which I believe is due to strength in the juniors. The seniors have done a wonderful piece of work. Last year's idea of Each day we begin life over again, mistakes of yesterday, are merely used to point out the path of a new day, has carried itself over into this year's work in a most delightful manner. The enrollment among the men is the one thing which stands out most clearly. There has been a steady increase - last year 34, this year 44. I am very proud of our men students, and hope that this in- crease will mean greater things for our school. Our life here at school goes on every day, each day means a new be- ginning. The mistakes of yesterday fnly tend to make us more prepared t.o attack the problems ot' the new day. Our Principal -:has set up high ideals for us. Let us live up to them! MARY THOMAS, Sr. VI. WATCH FOR A DATE! Come One! Come All! To enjoy with us our Evening in Japan - Come to the Auditorium Of the M. S. N. S. at ? ? ? ? Our proceeds are to be used to help the unfortunates of the Japan- ese earthquake. 'Tis easy to love your neighbor as yourself if she's pretty enough. To flirt is attention without in- tention. would succeed is never discouraged turns his failures by studying and by failures. He to good account analyzing them. Service While You Wait! Shoes ltepaired. We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. C107 Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., Baltixnore, Md. 1102 WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer in Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour and Feed York Road - Towson, Md. 1 5 J Table Delicacies GEORGE H. STIEBER Towson, Md. 159 YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS tFour Wheel Brakesj F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 DQSLA c MATHIAS GROSS BARBER- SHOP York Road Towson, Md. 1101 - .ll Slices of Comfort and Style For Men. VVomen and Children THE TOWSON SHOE STORE York and Joppa Roads, Towson, Md. Repairing done equal to new. 1103 Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. 4101 1 Page 4-Girls' Edition THE ORIOLE ' THE ORIOLE l'L'L11,lSl-IELD MUNTHLY I ,entercd Harvard, where he majored in rural economics and agriculture. Between his freshman and sopho- lmore vears he taught three years .-V-Y, ..- 5-.,. lv v Q. .fw' ' I V l I a N 11114 HL LAW H1 'IHL M-UA and between his Junior and senior LAND S'l',V1'lC NORMAL SCHOOL. TOXVSON, ltllfl. Business Manager. S.XAl'l. C. TROUIIE PALTL HQFFMASTEIZ NAUMI HARSH ltl.Xltti.klil'I'l' ltEl'l.l.Y MARY THOMAS l.,xYlNlA MQOHE Atlvn-rtising'Mgrs. L.ll'L'l.11llllOIlA1g'l'S. l'Rll'E: Une Dollar For 'l l'n Copies. SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 1923 WI-IO'S WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT IN OUR NEW FACULTY. EUGENE' BISHOP - History and Principles of Education. Mr. Bishop comes to us from Ne- braska. His tirst bit of education was gotten in a rural school where he went until he completed the eighth grade. He received his high school and preparatory training at Hastings College Academy, from which place he entered York Col- lege tNebraskal receiving his ldi- ploma in 1911. He immediately en- tered the field of education, teach years, he experimented one and a halt years in war service. While in college he taught Americanization classes in Cambridge. After the ,conclusion of his college course he ispent one year on a ranch in Can- ada. He then began to teach again l-spending one year in a rural school. and one year as principal of a consolidated school. He then entered Columbia University for work on his 'Masters Degree. During his work at Columbia, he was director of ex- tra curricula activities in the Junior High School division of Peekskill Military Academy. He received his Master's Degree from Columbia last I.Iune. Mr. Hulsizer is. as yet, unmarried. He too, gives us favorable criticism when he says: I like Normal very much and I'm quite crazy about Maryland, for it is such beautiful ,country. l l EDNA E. MCEACHERN.-A. M. Miss McEachern is a far West- erner, for she comes from the State of Washington. She attended high school in her home town. Lowe, and graduated from Whitinan Col- lege tin Xvashingtonl and did some work at the University of Washing- ing fire in A high School at Kansasmon tSeattlel.f She received her M. Cay ihandasji then teaching In Ne'iA. degree from Columbia University. braska, Mmtary Academy' at Lm'fSince then she has supervised music coin. Nebraska. He did some posttin the Vvpst and led Oommunitv graduate work at Nebraska Vxfesley- Singing in 'a ,Settlement in the' an University, but business seemedlBmnY' This faq qhmmel, She to attract so he left school work forltau in Sunamer gchogl at William business. However. business bowed Eindg M,N,v.S College 'fvirginiav' to its niaster--Mars-so Mr. Bishop Sho Lsdvs Mmcgming Normal. HI turned back agam U' gducfltiou-an,d think the school spirit here is splen 'mliorm' helped tram Lncle Sam S did l'm in love with it alreadv Sainniies. After the war he couldgTh5W,q ,I ,OWN Crowd Of' progregl not return to the old liter of busi-l .ve bifwg ,md gimv. ness, so he entered Columbia llni-'EADIE'IQITZGERALD A M M- versity in February, 1921, for work ' . . T 'Y 'N 1 E1 - on his Ph. D. He majored in Edu- Foilarillpgradgrma e 'rational Sociodogdf' aim mtpects to Miss Fitzgerald was horn in Col- take his examination lm' this degieeilinggwood' New Jersey' Where She mls' Wuxi' , , I ni has attended high school. She graduat- '-'7'-' 'mop 15 marina a I . 'ed from New Jersey State Normal three children. lle said concerninglschool at Trenton' after which She us: l like Normal very much. One notices particularly, the physical en- vironment-for it is lovely. They say that in the West the people are more congenial, more co-operative than in the East. These people here bowever,,seem to be a direct con- tradiction. ALLAN HULSIZER, A. M.-Rural hife Course, Director of Practice in Rural Schools. Mr. Hulsizer, unlike many of our faculty, comes from a neighboring State, New .Iersey. He was born in Flemington, N. .I., where he attend- ed elementary and high schools: He prepared for Harvard at Maryville Collf-ge, near Knoxville. Tenn. , He taught in New Jersey for five years. She received her B. S. and a diploma for elementary supervision from Co- lumbia in 1922, and her M. A. from Columbia in 1923. She taught in the Model School in the University of West Virginia in 1922, and the New York State Normal Demonstration in 1921. MISS JONES.-Home Economics. Miss Jones is also a foreigner, for she comes from Spokane, Wash- ington. She went to high school in Mt. Vernon, Washington. and grad- uated from the University of Wash- ington, receiving her B. S. degrees in 1917. She received her Master's Degree from Columbia in 19-23. She taught three years in Mt. Vernon High School tMt. Vernonj, Wash- ington. and two years in Alabama State College for Women, Where she was head of the department of ,Household Economics. Although the work is of a dif- ferent sort from any that I have ever done, I know that I'm going to like M. S. N. S. very much, indeed. MISS HARTMAN.-English. I Miss Hartman was born in ,Phila- delphia, Pa., where she attended public and high school. After high school, she entered the Philadelphia Normal School and after finishing her work there, she entered and graduated from Bryn Mawr College, receiving her A. B., She taught Eng- lish first in the Baldwin School, then in the Velton School KN. YJ She was assistant director at the Winsor School, Boston. She then had a small school for younger children at Merion, Pa.. She has served on sev- eral boards, doing research work for the Bureau of Educational Experi- ments in New York: beinga mem- ber of Academic Committee of Bryn Mawr College, and being, examiner in English for the Experiment Board of Head-lvlistresses Association. She has studied at Columbia University, lacking but four points toward her Master's degree. Miss Hartman has written two books, The Child and His School , and Home and Community Life. She is now at work on another, which will probably be forthcoming this summer. . She said: I have simply been amazed at the kind of work done here, and the remarkable- school spirit of the students. I was great- ly impressed by the one minute speeches of the other afternoon. MISS SPERRY-Social Director of Newell Hall. ' Miss .Sperry attended 'sqhool flat Northfield Seminary, then attended Teachers' College, Columbia, from where she graduated. She has been director of the Boarding Depart- ment of Berea College, Berea, Ken- tucky. Miss Sperry has told us several times in intimate talks just what she thinks of Normal. We have yet never been able to show our admir- ation for her. So, come on! ILet's give her a rising vote! Thank you. DR, BURDICK-Resident Physician. Dr. Burdick was born in .New- port. R. I.. but became a Marylanden by moving to Baltimore -at theage ot' fourteen. She graduated from Western High School, I and Mt. Holyoke College. She entered Johns Hopkins and graduated from the medical department. She did ,her interning in New York Infirmary for Women and Children, East. Elde, New York City., She tells usz- , ' tContinued on Page ,7J.. . THE oR1oLE page 5 OUR STORE. Direct to the basement, Says a sign on the door Will take you straight to Tue Normal School Store. And there, back of the counter Smiling, dainty and small, Stands the storekeeper, Miss Cora. Tall. At one Sees glance the buyer much that he wants, But, ol1! lack of money, mis memory haunts. Candy, cakes, peanuts, Your hunger satisflesg Ink, pencils and paints, For Miss Snyder, you buy. The bloomers and middies, For Gym you can use. And then you can purchase Some white tennis shoes. Of course, you write home To your folks some time, And we sell postal cards Ten for a dime. When pictures you paste, Or letters you write, If you come to our store, We can fix you up right. So here goes a cheer For the Convenient Store We have told you some, Put please learn more. Hip, hurrah! Sis, boom. ah! Normal School Store, Rah! Rah! Rah! ALINE MITCHELL, Sr. VI. A GEOGRAPHY GLASS REVERIE. Why, yes indeed, we fully f?J un- derstand the causes of earthquakesg we more than comprehend the situa- tion in Japan, we can tell you the number of miles between the North- ernmost and Southernmost parts of Japan. the geography of the window- lands instead of studying the Japan situation. Why, I'm not caring-I mean-my emotions are not stirred, my aesthetic sense is not awakened by a mention of Japan's coast line -and every time I look from this? window, I am thrilled by the beauty which I see beyond me. derful hills, which are covered with trees that have not as yet been robbed of their summer dress. I see far away on one of those glorious hills, a palatial mansion, while on another hill nearby, there is a. wee I see hills on all sides, hills, won- Oh, dear! Why can't we study! bungalow--just alive with romance -to my enchanted eyes. I see just below a farmhouse nestling down in a hollow surrounded by well-planned and symmetrical fields. I have a glimpse of a railroad track which might carry one right into Win- dowlandf' I can hear through my open win- dow, the merry laughter of children at play, the cheery chirp of crickets, the busy hum of the mower and the shrill whistle of the train. QI can rear-as in a distance-more about Iapanese earthquakes and their causes.J I can even get a whiff of the in- vigorating hill air and my hair is blown in my face by the fall breeze. Oh, the loveliness of my Win- dowland! I wonder if I can find it -ever-and if I should Hnd it-I wonder if it will be true, and yet- realities are so far and so different from mental pictures. ESTHER McDOWELL, Sr. 6. who has He has achieved success lived well. laughed often, and loved much, who has gained the respect WHY WILLIE PEAR HAS A FUNNY SHAPE. Once there was a little red apple. This little apple lived next door to a little yellowmpear. The little red apple was named Jack Apple. Now .lack Apple and Willie Pear were great friends. -hey walked together and talked together. ' They went to the circus together. They went to the seashore to- lgether. One day in the summer .lack Ap- ple and Willie Pear decided to go to the seashore. VVe will go in bathing, said Jack Apple. , 'tThat will 'be fun, said Willie lPear. So off they went. When they got to the seashore, they put on their bathing suits. .Tack Apple had a yellow bathing suit with green stripes. 1 Vifillie Pear had a red bathing :suit with yellow stripes. Then thev ran down to the water. I got intelligent men, and the love of 'I-hm, jdmpgd in and ran all ,little children, who has left the l around. world better than he found it, wheth-I fphgv were having a ing time 91' by an improved POPPY1 3- Perfect Help! cried Jack Apple '.'I'm poem, or a rescued soul, who liasisinkingp ' never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express itg who has always looked for the best in others and given the best he hadg whose life was an inspiration: whose memory a benediction. Life is short, avoid causing yawns. My idea of the intellectual per- son is one whose mind is alive to ideas, who is interested in politics, religion, science, history. literature, -bo knows enough to wish to know more, and to listen if he cannot talk.-a person who is not at the mercy of a new book, leading article. or the chatter of an irresponsible sular, narrow minded, or contemp- tuons. The world is full of willing peo- pleg some willing to work and the ,rest willing to let them. I Motorists can be divided into two classes, the quick and the dead. I l-l---1 The game of love is monotonous of you always play against the same iantagonist, and you know every stroke and counter-stroke. V To add a Library to a house is to give that house a soul. It is really the errors of a man lthat make him lovable. I will save you, shouted Vvillie iPear. He rushed into the water, but a big wave had taken Jack Apple far away. If was a bad wave that had taken Jack Apple away. It never brought Jack Apple home i regain. VVillie Pear was so sad that he sat ,down and cried. He cried and cried and cried. He cried so long that his heart began to melt. Q Tt ran down in his shoes. He grew larger at the bottom and smaller at the top. Ever since then Willie Pear's peo- ple have always been larger at the outsider-a person who is not in-I lbottom than at the top. ALINE MITCHELL. Humor is the antiseptic of life. Do you mean to say you shave yourself all the time? asked the barber. Vifell. hardly, said the customer. I stop occasionally for meals! Give your tongue more holidays than your head. The man who can't make a mis- take, can't make anything. Wliat is a great cathedral but the religious emotion expressed in stone. Page 6 T1-In ORIOLE HAVE YOU l+'0liGOTTEN Y0URS'?5telling, and bobbing for apples and'Thomas was back again under the Hurlock. Md., Oct. 15, 1923. The Oriole, Bl. S. N. S., Towson. Md. I Dear Little Bird: w Enclosed. please find a dollar, for which pay I hope you will fly to mel this year. Very sincerely, ETHEL BRINSFIELD. PRINCE JACK 0' LANTERN. One Halloween, Thomas and, Thomas' big sister, Dorthea, were lighting candles in many, many Jack, 0' Lanterns, all around the big din-, ing-room. Dorothea was going to, have a Halloween party and all the: long afternoon, she and Jacky had' been hollowing out big cucumbers' and pumpkins, and cutting tfunnyt all manner ot Hallowe'en games. Thomas watched these for an hour or two, till all the others began to play Marching to Jerusalem. Mother slipped into the livingrroom to play the piano, and Thomas crept into the empty gypsy's tent. His eyes felt heavy, but he was quite sure he didn't want to go to bed yet. There was going to be ice cream and little cakes soon. The tent was lighted only by a big Jack o' Lantern. When they had been making his zigzag top, Dorothea had said: This is the best of all-a perfect prince of Jack 'o' Lanterns. I'll put him in the for- tune telling tent. So Thomas felt quite at home' alone there in the half darkness. He sat down on the stool and began to look into the eyes of Prince Jack 0' eyes and noses and mouths and ears. 3L2ll1'C9I'11, when SODJGUJUIS qlleel' hap- Thcy fastened candle holders and candles inside, and now were light- ing them. YVhen the clock struck eight, everything was ready for the party, and a troop of boys and girls began. to arrive. ln one corner of the din-1 ing room in a tent made of an ln- qlian blanket sal a gypsy girl tellingt fortunes: in another corner was a' large tub of water with red Baldwin? apples, bobbing about, waiting fori some one to pull them out with a careful bite. i Soon the fun began, with fortune' THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER. CO. lit-:iltfrs in Coal, Lumber. Hardware, i:lllifit,'l'Li' Supplies. ling. Ipened. Prince Jack o' Lantern rose with a hop,' and now he seemed to have .a body and hands and funny little legs like a Brownies I-Ie said: Come along with me, Thomas. Well see some line sights this even- So they went away in three hops. ln the iirst hop they were in the middle of the alley back of the house. with a black cat perching on the fence watching them with her great yellow eyes and a big full moon 'shining idown. The second hop landed them outside the town in a narrow little lane. where an owl was calling: To whit, to who0. The third hop brought them to a small clearing a mile beyond the town, where oak trees grew all around this little grassy knoll, and 'tangles of honeysuckle screened it Towson, Md. Rid--rwood, Md.-i tlllj . . .K L- Y I HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. I'r0-acription Drugg'ists .X im--F 1-1 IIYIUE Motto--QUA Ll TY llf-:irl'1l1::i'teu-.4 for solitul Stllilllies siniw- lilo-1. .'w:f-nts for Krtflnlzs and XVLii.El'lll'Lll'S Fountain P- ns Ton sun, - - Mui-ylarid, tlflp Established 1 8 7 3 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Alanufar-t.urcrs tirrr-lt l.t'ttt.-r Fratt-i-nity .Ivwvlry I 21112 N. Illlll-llt'l'Y ST. lliamonrls Fine Jewelryi tlflp from the road. Prince .Tack o' Lantern said to Thomas, Crouch here under this ihazel bush. out of sight. Take a bite of this magic root of sassafras and make a wisli. You may for 30 minutes be anything you want to be. Thomas took a bite of the sassa- fras. and said: I want to be a cap- tain of a big ship. Then, ding. dong, a little silver bell seemed to ring in his ears. and there he was very tall and large, in fl dark blue suit, walking up and down the bridge of a big ship. There was a man steering at the wheel, and another in the lookout's nest. and sailors walking around, coiling ropes, and washing down the clean white decks. And as Thomas was looking through his spy glass at an ice berg in the distance, the first mate came up and said' Eight bells, sir. The little silver boil sound came ringing azainfl and whistg There hazel bush, with the taste of sassa- fras in his mouth. Then Prince Jack 0' Lantern said: Drink the dew out of this acorn cup, which is fairy wine, and you may See anyting you want to see. Oh, wait a minute, said Thomas, is it true that there are fairy cir- cles in 'the woods where the fairy queen rides about with her train, and that if any one steps into that Fairy circle he must go away and live with the little people? Yes, said Prince Jack 0' Lan- tern. something like that happens, but it need not worry you so long as you hold fast to my hand. On Halloween, if it is moonlight, not only the fairies march, but there is ft real carnival of every kind of lit- .le people. Oh, l want to see them, if you will promise to take me back home to my mother, afterwards, said Thomas. Very, well, answered Prince Jack o' Lantern, I promise. Now, Lhe clock on the Court'House is just 'J--ginning to strike twelve. Drink .he dew from this acorn cup. So Thomas put the acorn cup to his lips and tasted a tiny drop of sweet water, and immediately into the clearing there flocked myriads of little people. There were fairies 'lancing about their queen, all sil- very and with shining wings and dia- monds in their hairg there were funny little Brownies turning somer- saults. and pixies scrambling in and f-nt of the brook, and allxkinds of funny little dwarfs and elves and gnonies and little men, some in green caps with red feathers. They all began to march, singing, around the magic circle, shut in by the oaks. the fairies leading and the others falling into the procession. Quddenly, a bent old witch appeared swinging her broom and pulling.the tail of her black cat till it said Meow in time to the music. As she passed the hazel bush, she peered into the depths to see what was hid- ing there, and brought down her broom with a savage whack right on top of poor Prince Jack 0' Lan- tern's head. Ol O! he cried. Thomas tried to run away, and suddenly he woke up to find that he had gone fast asleep in the tent and kicked over poor Prince .lack o' Lantern. Everybody was eating ice cream and little cakes, and mother was f-ailing, Thomas, Thomas! it's time for you to have your ice cream and go to bed. MARY OSBORN1 They're oft ' he cried as he looked at the inmates of the insane asylum. THE ORIOLE Page 7 1VHO'S XYHO AND XVI-IAT'S XVI-IAT IN OUR NEW' FACULTY. tContinued from Page 43 I'm enjoying work with the girls very, very much. MISS REILLY.-Resident Nurse. Miss Reilly was born in Barrie, N. H., but attended school in Barrie, Mass. She received her training in St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, Mass. Since that time she has done institutional Work. I like Normal, though it's so very diiferent from anything I've ever done. I've never met a group of better looking girls. I will be glad to be of any help to them and I hope they will feel free to come to me at an ytime. MISS VVANDELL.-M. A., Dietitian. Miss VVandell was born in Lac Crusis, New Mexico. She Went to the Centenary Collegiate Institute in Hacketton, New Jersey. She en- tered Teachers' College, Columbia University, from which institution she received her B. S. and M. A. de- grees. Since then she has been do- ing institutional work, being con- nected with the Teachers' College, CColumbiaJ, as an assistant in her chosen field. and with Barnard Col- lege, New Jersey, where she did cafeteria work. She said: I like Normal so much. It's so pretty andthe girls are so nice. , E. MCDOYVELL, Sr. 6. INTERESTING ASSEMBLIES. . Tuesday, September 18. 1923. This day claims its own in the list of Red Leter days, because it in- troduced the Juniors to the activities of the school. Student organizations with their 'trapid tire one minute speeches told the Juniors the many and var- ied organizations of our school, whichzthey were invited to join. . Friday, September 21, 1923. Our Athletic Association came to the front and presented their plans andaims. for the year. Mr. Moser, our President, mapped out a plan of attack for the coming seasons. With the material' offered by our Student Body we cannot help but back him ,up and make this year the crowning -year of our Athletic undertakings. , Friday, September 28, 1923. - PEST or NORMAL! This was the eventful day for the Juniors. The Restalozzi and The Normal Literary .Societies decided the fate of the Juniors from that day on-one was either a 'Pest or a Normal. There were many who bewailed their fate. and, in looking over the studenthbody .on this, dayf TEARS were actually visible. ' I p . . Juniors, whatever you are - Pest or Normal, be true to the ideals behin deach one and uphold your Society. Thursday, October 5, 1923. Perhaps this is the most impor- tant and impressive day so far this term. On this day. the members of the City and State Boards of Educationi were with us. The Mayor ot the City had been invited, but due to illness he was not able to be pres- ent. The students took charge of the Assembly, again presenting their rapid tire one minute speeches. The guests were all delighted with our school and our organizations. If we are to take the words of Mr. Bryant, who was acting in the May- or's place, for a standard. then we can say that we are the most edu- cated people he has ever met. Vvhy? Well, because he said that he had! never learned so much in such ax little time as he did on this oc-3 casion. And doesn't it take a veryl much educated group to put overf their ideas in such a limited time' and still make an impression. l Dr. West, former principal of M.l S. N. S.. gave his ideas on our growth and our ability. There is nol need of saying that he was very, much pleased. ' Mr. Mulligan. of the City Board of! Education. and Dr. Fitzhugh. of the State Board ot Education, each gave their impressions of us and our school as a whole. Of course, they. 'oo were delighted with us. ' Last. but not least, comes our own Mr. Cook. It seemed as though he- hoys. due to the training of Coach Callohill and the loyal support of the girls were able to hold the Tow- son team to but one goal. which 1.-anie in the first half. In the second halt, however, we came back and by clever playing and fast work, were able to make a goal that tied the iscore, Thomas being responsible for it. The end of the game saw the score still tied with Towson trying without results to get through our strong defense. This game was a fair example of what our boys are going to do the rest of the season. The first team men are: Burroughs, Wright, Ham- mond. Flater, Houck, Thomas. Mor- ris. Garman, Gardner, Hotfmaster, captaing Schmidt and Gunderlay. The second game of the season was played Friday, October 12, against the heretofore strong Frank- lin team. This time, however, our boys put up such a valiant iight that Franklin was unable to make one goal, but, at the same time, kept us from making but three. The line and back field can be congratulated upon their team Work, as well as Burroughs and Flater for their nice work and ability to shoot goals. It was noticeable that the cheer- ing and support of the girls Wasn't as strong as it was in the nrst game, but it is hoped we will improve be- lfore the next. 1 WISE AND OTHERWISE. All the wor1d's a stage.. a show. l was very. very hungry. and a man' hungry is like a woman scorned. He, 'passed us off with a wave of hisl hand, Oh, of course. I enjoyed it,1 but I was invited out here for lunch-l geon, and as yet I haven't seen a sight of it. I want to eat -or words to that etfect. Miss Tall took pity on the famished ones and con- ducted them at once to luncheon. However. this remains, we had our visitors: we did our best: we hope they'll come again, and we hope they enjoyed themselves as much as we enjoyed their being here. M. T.. Sr. VI. BOYS' ATHLETICS. 1 V There was a blast from the ref- eree's whistle and the Soccer Season' of M. S. N. S. began with a rush. Our nrst opponents were the strong and clever Towson High School team who have been our rivals for ainum- ber of years. Throughout the entire game there were flashes of fast and brilliant plays which made the game ,an ei- citingjland interesting one. , Fling care away And learn to play ' r learn to bear the burden of thy woe. UThe truth is stranger than fic- tion. Perhaps no one ever told me lthe truth, perhaps a flaw in my char- acter has prejudiced me in favor of iiction. Anyhow, I like fiction!- Falconer. OUR SECOND HOME KEENE'S ' York Road and Burke Avenue C105 ' ' , ,. Overnight accommodations' for. 7 ,riiengsbf students, Q York ' 'Burke lAvenne '-Inu, -: --af. fit' ' ' Page 8 ENJOYMENT OF THE LEISURE OF LIFE. l I lt has been said wisely that a per- son's nobility of character and his high attainmeuts in the tiner things ot' life depend upon the manner in which he spends his leisure hours.' I so firmly believe in this statement! that I have chosen it as my subject. Work is good for a person! No' one seriously doubts the truth of! this statement. Adam may have doubted it when he took his spade in his hand for the first timeg and Eve when she scoured her first pots and kettles, but in the course of a few thousand years we have learned to know the value of this honest, troublesome, faithful, extremely ex- acting friend. But, is work the only good thing in this world? No! He has a twin- sister named leisure. In order to get the full appreciation of this wordf leisure, we must see how poor old, work has been overworked. I It is true that many people's work is of such a professional or social nature that it expands every mental and spiritual faculty and makes them completely happy in the ser- vice they are rendering to mankind. But since the industrial changes of the 19th century, there are millions of workers tied to machines or to daily work of such a character that it leaves no chance for the individual finer development because there is no provision for leisure strong enough to overcome deadening fa- tigue. For these, how shall we create a happy, cl' even an endurable exis- tence unless we show them how to spend their leisure time? Even the great scientist, Darwin, regrets that he didn't know how to use his leisure time. When he was young he loved music very dearly: then his mind turned toward scien- tific discoveries' and he entirely for- got music. As he grew older he found that he could not listen to a piece of music because he had so neglected it and he regretted until his death that his interests were nar- rowed to science. Since some cultural activity or re- creation outside our work is neces- sarv for a full and happy life, it is essential that we know how to spend our leisure time. 1 Recreation or leisure may be di-I vided into two parts: C11 Physical.: and r2l Spiritual, or Intellectualm The two are very closely related:, you can't have one without the oth-I er. Some one might ask: VVhat kind ol' recreation do you take? , The answer will probably be: I eat and sleep. This is an excellent way to spend your time lf you real- ly need the food and rest. Of course. this isn't always true. Some other people might say that they I THE ORIOLE 4 'take their recreation in playing ten- lnis, golf, base ball or volley ball. 'This is another excellent way, as the games not only keep the body physically tit, but train the mind into better thinking. The modern woman spends much of her time fol- lowing the directions of the victrola: One, two, three, bend, in order to reduce. If these fair ladies spent their leisure in the right kind of games and exercise, normal amount of they wouldn't have time in reducing. We now turn to side, which includes drama and art. Each of these topics might be divided into two parts- active and passive. Active meaning the playing of the piano, being an actor, reading a book or drawing a picture. Passive means the listen- ing to the above. The English criticize us very se- verely for worshiping the passive form of leisure. They laugh at us because thousands go out to see Babe Ruth knock a home run. If these spectators were called upon to knock a home run, they couldn't do it. Take reading as a form of recrea- tion. It is not altogether your fault that you read The Sheik or Top- Notch Magazine or Stories of the Wild West. If you were allowed to read these stories during your teens it is probable that you will read them now. The mind at this age is very plastic, and if you allow this organ, it will work toward the ani- mal type rather than the clean, higher and finer mind, So. school teachers and mothers, keep the 'snappy story' away from your 14 year old, and substitute something better. There could be another cause for the dislike for the higher types of reading, music, art. etc., and this cause can be traced back directly to the school. There is a great danger of working and overworking a clas- sic so that the child learns to hate it, rather than love it. If you had to spend Your months in reading Ivanhoe or Macbeth, I wouldn't blame a child one bit for turning to the Tarzan stories. The two causes for the dislike of the higher class of reading may be applied as well to music, art and drama. You might ask: How can I tell which is cheap and which is worth- while? Just train yourself to en- jov the higher types of music or reading and then you can easily judge whether to go to a burlesque show or to one of the Shakespearean plays: whether to listen to a jazz concert over Your radio or to a grand opera. You will be able to see the difference between the art we find on the folders of cheap mu- taking only the food and rest, to spend much the intellectual music, reading, l sic and the Angelus, painted by: Millet. I might give just a. hint or a. course of procedure for the use of V leisure time which I have made out-y Oflcourse the eating, sleeping and, exercise comes every day. In thel evenings when most of the time isv, trittered away, read the newspapers. Try not to leaf through and pickg out every crime or suicide which has: been committed. Spend most off your time in reading the front, backtg and editorial pages. If you have? time for a book, read any good mod-1 ern author's that interests you from, Irvin S. Cobb to H. G. Wells or Vamf Loon. From these read on and up? until after a time you will come to? enjoy great classics such as Milto and Dante. Join a literary club an Q talk these writers over with your friends. ,. If you are 'listening in' on you radio, turn the dial until you hear Q good singer or pianist. If you fol ' low this procedure for three or foul months, at the end of that time yo f- will listen one minute to jazz ann ' ten to classical music. On Wednesday night you will pr bably like to see some acting. Yoixf will walk through the streets of Bali timore trying to find a place to go Will you go to the Palace or t Fords. If the type of frivolic which you see a.t a burlesque sh interests you more than a goo' clean vaudeville, then remind you self that you are getting closer . A the animal than you are to the hig : er type of human being. If y choose not only clean, but interes ing and well written plays, like Tags kington's or The First Year, the you will grow to appreciate Barrie works and such of the best of CQ tinental drama. as we see the T' . atre Guild of New York present 'V Thursdav night is open for an a exhibit. You can train yourself enjoy a trip through Walter-'s Gallery as much as Die Walkure Since religion is an instructi thing, part of your leisure time be spent in some thought or obso vance of spiritual things and the practice in your daily life. Civilization is heavily in debt leisure and the success of any .Fig oiety is to be estimated by the gf made of the leisure time. Until begin to understand that there il sauntering through life, but a sue 'Q form of activity. employing all ff faculties and training us to the fl ouate reception, joy and applies, of what is most valuable in lit ture and are-we are still far reaping the harvest of three turies of toil and struggle: we still as remote as ever from the renity through Ilnteltectual ac nlishments of the best satisfact of life. i t . l ., 1 ' f .1 .Rl I . VF, . i, 'I Ka fr. leisure which does not mean an ii, ' n rl jx t 'Pj ' .TV viii! ' 5501- : - 'UL . H -Q. . I L d ' '75 I l r 1 I 1 THE ORIOLE Page 9 ATTENDANCE RECORD, ELE- GRADE IV: Horner, Mary MENTARY SGHOOL- 1 . . inge o er, ue The Elementary School is making Bosley' Georgle Slewikf Jane ta drive for perfect attendance. The ggmngton' J' St' Sparklm' Dorothy monthly percentage for the school C apman' Joseph Taylor, Cathefme was 97.8. The fourth grade had the Coggmsf Ruth Johnsen, Samuel record for the highest percentage. Fooper' Dogothv MCIDQQS- Doufild In our school of 215 children, 136 mme' Pau Themes' Marvm- had perfect attendance. The emi- Gamer, AQQFQY ENROLLMENT dren having perfect attendance are: Garner' Mmam 1 39 GRADE I, German, Margaret H 27 ' Green, Doris Clark, Jack Grimm James III 25 esrrmzsm 3333 gm IX as Milstead, Harris ' Y . VI 36 oenier Howard Kmleyv Afammta vu 25 me asia ms. - Saperberg' Carl Rullman Frances 215 ylnaer' Hfrnry Sibley, Coleman ROLL OF HONOR- AH'ef1'nfI5,e:ncY streming, Amelia I 21 Jenks' Jane Thomas, Ramsey II 18 . , p. Louis, Teressina Winter, Margaret III 17 Sauerberg Helen Zink, Margaret IV 24 Sachse, Carolyn GRADE iv: VZ Hanway, Franklin Andrew, Wilson VH is Hart, Franklin Clark, Donald Myers, John Johnson, Robert 136 Williard, Evans -' Green, Ruth Coleman, Louise -GRADE II: Allen, Billie Christhilf, Stuart Day, Archie Doukas, William Goodwin, Albert Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Klingelhoffer, Carroll Levring, Deccorray Potter, Jack G Thomas, Emerson Thomas, Henry Clark, Marie Cornelius, Jane Haines, Dorothy Hanson, Susan Jacobsen, Rosalie Johnson, Anna Milstead, Marguerite tLate entrants, present and on time every day since enteringl. Roller, Vernon Roller, Vincent Spindler, Jervis Woodbruin, Eleanor ,GRADE III: Cornelius, Thomas Gardiner, Lawrence Horn, John Horner, Paul .. Keen, Edgar Sachse, Jesse Steinmetz, Charles Cockey, Natalie Bond, Jean Leslie, James Philipps, Kenneth Woodward, Wallis Turner, Helen Jacobsen, Elizabeth- Lewis, Norma Horner, Elisa Green, Caroline Collison, Clarence Walton, Robert Price, Virginia Meyers, Thelma RADE VI: German, William Keene, Robert Knott, Edward Leef, Louis Levering Gould McCoy, Louis Packard, George Rullman, George Smith, William Potter, Mary Kirtley. Martha I-Ieim, Jeanette Goodwin, Edna Bortner, Edith Boone, Ruth Armiger. Frank Chapman, Charles Day, Paul Eschenbach, Samuel LaMotte, Hungerford Ruppert, George Shaffer, Homer Streett, Elizabeth Pace, Susanna Gridin, Janet '.Hs.nway, Dorothy GRADE VII: Johnson, Louise Kirtley, Marjorie Kooch, Emily Ketler, Anna - Lnthy, Jeanette Myers. Betty Walton, Dorothy. Armiger, Edith Brookhart, Mary Christ, Margaret Clark. Mildred Dance, Virginia Freburger. Mary Goodwin, Florence WE 'UNS-SENIOR VI. Back among old friends again! Isn't it a wonderful feeling! And to be back with Senior VI again, why that's almost seventh heaven! Last year as Junior VI we tried to be the kind of section that would be an asset to our school, and this year as Senior VI, if we can't be more than an asset-well, we'll call quits Our first venture into limelight activities this year was our tea down in the Glenn. We took it upon our- selves to show Junior VI and Junior VIII, our two sister sections, one side of school life which we hope they'll enjoy--that is, the social side, By the way, talking about sister sections-we really meant our one sister section Ur. VIIII and our' brother sister section fJr. VD. You see, we, ourselves, have no male members, so it is with open delight that we accept what the Fates have decreed. Our second venture, which we are- at present, still venturing is our Geography project which we expect to produce on the evening of Octo- ber 23. Watch for it! It's going to be one of the outstanding accom- plishments of this year! We extend to every body in this school, every new addition, including our electric dish washer and our sci- entinc Water Cooler. and the me- chanical butter cutter, a most happy and cordial welcome. We hope that this year will mean more to us, so- cially, physically and intellectually than any year of our lives has meant to us before. M. THOMAS, Sr. VI. Page 10 THE ORIOLE SENIOR IV ENTERTAINS SIS- 'I'l:LR SECTION. Amin: tt., liaivt- at good time at' that party . You lic! XXL: tlltif The S9lliOl'S are gtiiitl sports und know how toi in ,.,.. t'IllLtI'lll Such were the remarks that werei iieurti by Senior ll' after entertain- ing .luiiitir lX'. her sister section, and, .lunior T. ner adopted sister sectionf at ai tlaiit-if and tea in the Musici pguoui, ,ilontlay afternoon at 4x 4i't'l0t'k. I 4 The t-nit-rtaiiiing of these variousi st-ctioiis shows the sisterll' feeling' ui' uit- Seniors of Ai. s. N. s. towai-dl their .lunior sisters. All year they Senior sisters watch over their, younger sisters. helping them when-Q ever necessary. I Juniors, take advantage of thisi opportunity, let the Seniors help youg let your advisors help you.I Your advisors are your friends and are interested in you. To our faith- ful advisor. Miss Woolsey, we, as Senior IV. cannot give too much praise and honor. l Now, Juniors, get busy! Don't break down any worthy standardsi that have men set up by our pre-H deuessors. Know your Seniors as' friends. Blake them proud of you., BLANCHE BOUNDS, Sr. IV. i PRACTICE TEACHING. Juniors. take advice from the Sen-I iors, especially Senfior I, lwhen it, comes to Practice Teaching, the .Iuniors will he scared to death just as all the Seniors were when they first heard about the awful ordeal that they have to pass through be- fore they nnally attain their long cherished P. A. Q Really. Juniors, it isn't half as bad as you think it is. Just sign up for a Rural School and your trou- hles will all be over. Every morn-' ing you crawl out of your nice, warm: beds. and oh! how cold it is and how vrilrl it will be out in the coun-1 try. But just a few minutes andi vou rush down and jump in the truck. Fold weather, home-sickness,l pains and aches are all forgotten when you go over the first big bump. A few screams from the girls as they fly up to the top of the truck and immediately take their former seats. makes the driver look back in alarm to count his passengers, 1. 2. fl: -another bounce and another sf-rv-am. Ev'-ry one sticks to the truck regardless of the bumps. Sr, I is like had money-you can't get rid of thf-m. r l i I fever attempted in Baltimore, and o Iv Ye -PBTSONS ,....f JUNIORS, WHO ARE THESE? THE ART CLUB MAKES IORIGINAL STORIES FOR. 0 VISIT. The first of many profitable visits coming year, was enjoyed on Sun- day, September 23, when twelve students, accompanied by our Fine Arts Teacher, Miss Snyder, visited the splendid exhibit of Sculpture held at the Baltimore Museum of Art, at Mount Vernon Place. -Outside was a most artistic ar- rangement of statues, by the follow- ing sulptors, Daniel French, Herbert ,Adams and Paul Barnett. The statues were grouped artisticallyj some around a fountain, others with a back ground of Arbor Vitae trees. The exhibit inside the Mary Garrett' home, was beautifully arranged, hav-I ing many statues done by Balti- more's foremost sculptors: Edward Berge, Hans Shuler, E. Keyser and, Mrs. A, Hawks. I On exhibit in the Turkish Roomg was seen jewelry owned, worn and' contributed by the Baltimore branch of the Bonaparte family. This col- lection consisted of pendants curi- ously wrought. and exquisitely ar-, lranged. This exhibit is one of the biggest every student of Art should not fail to visit it. This exhibition lasts until N0- vember 4, 1923, and every lover of Art would find his time profitably r'.-xriirznirw: sf'HNEBLv, sr. I. ispent in visiting it- I Every dog has his day, but it's not s-vf-ry dog that knows when he's la'-'ing it. P. MARGARET DEHNER. Jr. Shun those studies in which the work dies with the worker. LITTLEST ONES THE OWL - Once there was an old owl. He was a. black owl. He had large round eyes. The owl lived in a big tree The big tree was in Marys yar Mary loved to watch the owl fro her window. The window was high so Ma could see him. He sat on a branch near her wx? dow. The owl blinked his eyes at Mar Mary laughed at him. This made the owl, angry so 1 said O-ow o-ow, and flew away He flew to another tree in a to es . - The owl war lonely in the wt forest. One day he met some black bird The blackbirds and the owl- fle ogether. ' They flew high up in the cloud While they were flying they me met some larks. ' . They all flew high together. When they became tired the lar 'and black birds went hfome. The owl said I'm not- going bac to the forest. 1 I will go to the t-ree in Mary' yard. 1 5 He flew back to the big tree' Mary was sitting in her windo wishing for the owl to come bald Just then she heard him' sa O-ow o-ow. y He had come back! 1 .. t. ' fl .fu Q 1 fn U' . er t J r I' 1-' I X I ii il xl l - 5 l . xg . 1 Em.. .31 ' ., E J f planned' -by the Art Club for the - V , , l . . i I A 'z 1 ' 44 H :X t . I 1 f . . L' l ' i ' 1 l n :,, n ' , f g 1 1 l ' :X if .i Qi 3 fl 1 JW . me A good archer is not. 51g,,'ew,,ggw a' dey :Hsin lay hr S frmws' sing aasong oar llgrictrif. u y S ' a picture. i Pu . Vol. 3-N0- 3 NUVEMBER, 1923 s.52il'.?,'3..??.Y'5i'.ll3.5?i'f'3.'lf.'2.'fQf.? e ' OUTG-OINGS AND HOMECOM- ING-S OF OUR PRINCIPAL. By Reporter Mary Thomas. Miss Tall received an invitation to speak at the Kansas Teachers' Con- vention, which was held at Salina, Topeka, Witchita and Independence, Kansas, on October 17-18. She spoke at two places-Topeka and Salina. The topics in both cities were the same. To the Grade Group i.M5iss Tall spoke on The Course of Study and explained the importance of Meth- ods of Teaching as a part of the Cur- riculum. I The College Group heard Miss Tall on Great Expectations. Kansas has a paid up member- ship in the Association of 15.000, teachers. The Association has a paid secretary to whom great credit is due for the well organized meetings. The Rotary Club invited Miss Tall to speak to them, she says+ I found them a lively and en- thusiastic group of men, and to I meet them I primed myself by read- ing the codes of The Rotarians as published in the May number of The Annals, a publication of The Ameri- can Association of Political Science. On the way back I stopped and visited the University of Kansas, at Lawrence, spending a morning' with the Dean of Women and going through the Dormitories with her. I visited for a day in Detroit Teach- ers' College and discussed the course of Study with Dean Stuart A. Courtis. Incidently, in Detroit, I saw Miss Edwards, who taught handwriting at M. S. N. S. during the third term last year, and Miss Shaw, who was here two Summer sessions. ' Miss Dowell, Chairman of the Fac- ulty Committee, now considering stu- using the Detroit schedule to assist our own daily dent programs, is Teachers' College us' in criticising schedules. . On the whole, it was a very stimu- lating trip, and I have brought back near future is the Home Coming of all the Alumni of 1923, which is scheduled for November 17. We hope to make this Homecoming a greater and a better one than we have ever had. The schedule is as follows: November 5, 1923. To the Class of 1923: We promised you 'a Home-Coming' early in the year 1923-1924. It is being planned for Saturday, Novem- ber seventeenth. Our discussion will center around the topic, f'The situations, we, the graduatesof 1923 met when we started this, our-first year of teaching. Fill out the ap- pended blank and send us your sug- gestions with your acceptance' Let ithis be such a rally that the Class of 1923 may set the pace for on- I coming graduates. The following is the planned or- der of procedure for the day: feel as though I, I , more than I gavegl 11-12.30 Discussion of pro- The most important matter in thei tContinued on Page 21 PARTY FROM INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, TEACHERS' COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. L. M. WILSON AND JOHN GRANRUD IN CHARGE. M. S. N. S., .-QQWEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 7 TO 9, 1923. Rev. Henry Dodge, Korea: Revington Lyman Embree, Africag Miss Baidzar G. Bakalian, Armeniag Feliciana. Evangelista, Philippine Islands, Amir Koktor, Egyptg William Henry Gleysteen, Chinag Miss Gertrude E. Chandler, India: Louise S. Hammond. Chinag Chakrabarti Ram Chandra, India, Harold H. Henderson, Korea, Alice Kandaleft, Syriag C. T. Chao, China, C. E. Kao, Chinag Li Yuntin Cheng, China, Miss Tsuruyo Komoriya, Japan: T. T. Chung, China, Florence Margaret Lee, Yhite Plains, N. Y., John- son Chuin Yung Leo, China: Michael Demiashverich, Russiag Peter Wei Lin, Chinag Miss Kathleen Ed- wards, Englandg Eric Maartens, South Africag Ching-Yoa I-Iah, Chinag Andrew Alphonso Torrance, Chinag Miss Maria Meiring, South Africa, Chiu Kit Tse, China: Miss' I-Iannahlftaphael, New York, T. Y. Wang, China: Miss Paz Remoso. Philippine Islands, George Sadler, West Africag George A. Ruplfby. Indiag Luisa Santi, Italyg Mrs. Bozeua Taborska-Stepankova, Czecholovakiag Miss Ruth E. Spence, Canadag Li Shu Tang, China. g V 4 , V W ' Page 2 'ms omou FRANK A PERSOHN 8 SON THE WORK OF THE All the bills which are paid by the REGISTRAR school, go through this office, and ' a weekly payroll is made up. OPTOMETRISTS Marion Holland Sr H Assistance is given from this of- and The two main departments of me in ,the E:-allimg of theibtigggt' , , I money or w ic is appropra y OPTICIANS work in the Registrar S Office are the the State Legislature. Material Consult an Optometrist. the Eyesight Specialist, when your eyes need attention. Glasses Furnished Lenses Duplicated 426 York Road Towson, Md. 1212 E. Monument Street fSeoond Floor! Baltimore - Maryland. K 10 I TOWSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP - Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone 204 Towson U05 G0 T0 DEARIE'S STORE For Your School Supplies For Your Goodies MISS AGNES ANDERSON, Prop. York Road - Towson, Md. C105 SPECIAL OFFER T0 STUDENTS This coupon and 52.50 may be used to purchase six of our regular 88.00 a dozen photographs with one of our regular 325.00 a dozen pho- tographs, if presented during the scholastic year. THE ATELIER i 103 West Lexington Street BAUFIMORE, MD.- C10 registration of the students and the routine connected with the school business. The bulk of the registration comes during the months just previous to the opening days of school. All stu- dents who are graduates of a Mary- land four year accredited high school are accepted for enrollment into the Normal School, All who are not in this group, i. e., have graduated from some out of State school, or who have taught or have had advanced training, and wish to enter the Senior Class, are accepted after their credentials have been ap- proved by Miss Bateman, Credential Secretary of the State Department of Education. Preliminary corre- spondence, however, for all prospec- tive students is carried on in the main office. After enrollment in September, statistics are compiled, showing the number of students in each class and by high schools by coun- ties. At the end of each term the grades are sent to the of- fice by the instructors, entered upon each student's permanent record card and two reports are made out, one for the student and one for the parent or guardian. All the fail- ures are checked up with the indi- vidual students and the next term's work is adjusted on the basis of such failures. The Registrar has charge of the absences and tardinesses. As the absent and tardy slips are sent in by the instructors, they are checked up with the slip sent in by Miss Riley, the nurse. An investigation is made of unexcused absences and tardi- nesses, and the number of each is entered both upon the student's per- manent record card and term report. Many details enter into the man- agement of the school business con- nected with the Registrar's office. All orders for supplies, with the exception of certain items ordered by Miss Sperry, are sent out from this office. Like all Maryland State in- stitutions, most of the supplies are bought through the Central Purchas- ing Bureau, which has been estab- lished during Governor Ritchie's term of office as a part of his reor- ganization plan. Many .conqerenoes are necessary before an order can be placed. Our coal, for instance, is bought on a. yearly contract, and involves the ex- penditure of a large sum of money. A number of conferences with tl1e engineers from the different State institutions were held with a view to making a,wise decision in the awarding of the contract. is also compiled for the annual re- port. Besides these two main depart- ments in the work of the Registrar, there are many details of organiza- tion and administration which 'come up daily. OUTGOINGS AND HOMEOOMINGS OF OUR PRINCIPAL. tContinued from Page 13 blems. fEach speaker will use 3 minutesl. Blanche Alderson Irll Beall, Lucy Chichester, Eugenia Graham, Jane A. Lemman, Eleanor Linthicum, Ethel Lynch, Addie Moore, , Marion Ogle Caroline Read, Maxwell Sacra, Flora Watkins, Nellie Wheatley. The New Year in 'th School, Miss Virginia Stone, Supervising Principal, Ele- mentary School. c. The Rural School, Mr. Allan Halsizer, Head of Department of Rural Education, M. S. N. S. va.. e Campus b. d. We hope to have Miss Simp- son, State Supervisor of Ele- mentary Education, present to give her greetings. 1:00-2:00 Luncheon, Home- comers and Faculty. 2:00-3:00 Athletics. 8:00-10:00 Dancing. Supper Hikes. Craft Club fln honor of the Alum- naej. Rural Club tln the Libraryj. An exhibit of seat-work will be arranged in the Elementary School rooms. lt will be opened at nine o'clock in the morning, November 17. for those who come early. It will remain open all afternoon. F WRONG PARTY. Police Chief-What's the trouble with you fellows?' Old Member of Force-This new guy here captured Jack, the Slug- ger, and then let him go. Chief-Great Scott, man. How did you happen to do that? New Member of Force-Why, he proved to me conclusively, that his name wasn't Jack. , How do we k4now.that Mr. Wal- thers raises poultry? . Because he never carries hisaeggs in one basket. .,-, . te.-A THE ORIOLE Page 3 C0-OPERATION. The dinner bell had rung at last, When down the aisle of assembly passed The girl who hears through storm and strife Her motto with this strange advice, Co-operate. Her brow was sad. Her eyes be- neath Showed traces of the deepest grief. But through the assembly hall had run A whisper, then an audible hum, Co-operate. Yesterday a visitor entered the door, This man was almost knocked to the tioor, His balance was kept by using his feet, Now, in this matter, I repeat, Co-operate. Our dinner will, as you have found, Wait until the hill you've walked down. Now do not repeat this outrage twice, But kindly take this piece of advice, Co-operate. Then from assembly laughing and E3-Y, Slowly the students wended 'their way, And then, as though our peace to mar, A voice resounded from afar, Co-operate. MARY HILL, Sr. VI. 'MANY GIRLS TRY FOR TEAMS AT STATE NORMAL. iBy Polly Carterj Lassies at theyMaryland State Normal School, are to be hand picked ion :the athletic teams this year, ac- cording to Miss Marion Cook, direc- tor of physical education at the in- stitution. With more than 500 girls attending gym classes, and all hop- ing to make the various teams, it stands to reason that there should be some very good material turned out. Dr. Dorothy S. Burdick, daughter of Dr. William Burdick, director of the Playground Athletic League, has been installed as resident physician and is now hard at work giving each student a thorough physical exami- nation. One of the aims of this survey is deciding just which girls are lit to go out for the more stren- uous games and athletic work. Those who are at present unfit will be given corrective gymnastics until they, too, are able to join the ma-3 jority. ' Dr. Burdick was graduated from the XVestern High School here with honors. She then received her A. B. from Mount Holyoke and, coming back to Baltimore, once more attend- ed the John Hopkins Medical School, receiving her M. D. there in 1921. For the past year she has been an interne at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. Dr. Burdick will be assisted by Miss Jennie Riley, graduate trained nurse, who came York. Soccer, which last year, will be fore the outdoor tournaments will sports on the athletic field in front of the dormitories. with her from New proved so popular taken up again be- season closes, and be run off in both DR. HENRY M. FITZHUGH SENDS GREETINGS. To Each Student in the Maryland Normal Schools, greetings from the State Board of Education. Whatever the motive that may have induced you to become a stu- dent in a Normal School, it is cer- tain that by the time of your gradu- ation you will have becometconscious that the vocation of teaching is a social service of the highest and no- blest type, and not merely a job by' means of which you will subsist. In other words you will come to regard teaching, not as a means to gain a livelihood by incidentally ren- dering service, but as a service, a. great and fine, and basic service that incidentally carries with it a living. When you enter on this service you will be sustained by the State, because the State regards as vital the work that you will do, and your? duty in promoting the greatest good of the greatest number will beto do your full part both as an individual, and as a part of an organization in the training of those -who are sub- jected to your influence to make in- telligent and unseliish use of ma- terial knowledge and to adjust themselves without clashing to the social obligations that our common life imposes. The ultimate objective of the great international army ln whose ranks you will be enlisted is to free the human mind from the bondage of ignorance and prejudice. In the minds of many the attainment of this objective will be co-eval with the millennium, but certain it is that a school system dominated by high ideals, manned by consecrated and capable teachers, and having, con- tacts with practically the whole of the rising generation, can and will exert influences more favorable to general intellectual freedom and satisfactory social relations than any agency that the world has hereto- fore known. Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired. We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. C101 Down's Wedding Invitations JAs. H. nowNs, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md.. U03 f WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer in Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour and Feed York Road - Towson, Md. 151 Table Delicacies GEORGE H. STIEBER Towson, Md. C51 YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS ' 1F'our Wheel Brakes! Q F. B. and lil. L. POPLS, Props. Phone Towson 525 4103 F MATHIAS GROSS BARBERJSHOP York Road Towson, Md. 1101 Shoes of Comfort and Style For Men, Yvomen and Children THE TOWSON SHOE STORE York and Joppa Roads, Towson, Md. Repairing done equal to new. i 1101 Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. ' Q05 . .- . Page 4 THE onions THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOVVSON. MD. Business Manager, SAM'L C. TROUPE PAUL HOFFMASTER NAOMI HARSH MARGARET REILLY MARY THOMAS LAVINIA MOORE Advertising Mgrs. Circulation Mgrs. PRICE: One Dollar For 'l'0n Copies. NOVEMBER, 1923. A THOUGHT FOR, ARMISTICE ' DAY. . . , PEACE. Peace! is the cry of the Nation. Peace! as the years roll by War with its desolation ' Must cease and forever die. We are weary of battle's confusion Tired of paying the toll , In the lives of our glorious manhood, In the anguish of body and soul. How are our mighty fallen The humble and poor as well Are met- on a. common level, At the sound of the doleful knell. So we pray- that our glorious ban- ner With its stars and its stripes may float far 0'er a nation at peace with all others, ' ' O'er a, world in' which is no war. D.. R. J.. Jr. VII. ' 'verse conditions. The weather con-!didn't we take the Navy ball for a ditions were damp and dripping, the field soft and muddy, but by using our Normal fight we defeated City. The final score was 1-0. The following game with Poly was a nip and tuck affair, neither side able to score. Poly came upon the field with a do or die spirit, and proved to be very aggressive at times, but when necessary, our boys can show any team a few points on aggressiveness. Final score 0 all. The game with Western Maryland Preps proved an easy nut for us to crack. Our team work was too much for the W. M. Preps, so the best they could do was to play a de- fensive game in order that we wouldn't totally swamp them. When the final whistle blew the score stood 3-0. Our proud feeling for our team was increased measureably when we met and defeated the strong .Navy Plebes.. The team traveled, to An- napolis, knowing that in, order to support our record we would have to play harder than we had ever played this season. The team did its level best with the 'result of a score of 2-1 in favor of M.. S.- N. S. The line and back field worked well together, thus giving Navy a difficult task of getting through. According to custom, the winning team enjoyed a good time at the ex- pense of the Navy. Some of the girls showed their enthusiasm and spirit by going with and supporting the team. The questions unan- swered ,are: Why did our captain kick a goal for the Navy? Why trophy? Again we add a record. Catonsville, stand our organized go down in defeat 2-0. We do, however, congratu- late the Catonsville lads upon their excellent game. M. S. N. S. has heretofore bowed in defeat to Catonsville, but, Those days, we hope, are gone forever. In any game, we can always ex- pect our ends, Houck and Flater, to show clever work. Wright can be expected to give a good exhibi- tion, cleverly supported by Garman and Morris. The full-backs, Hoff- master and Bollinger, perform well. Gunderloy, by use of hands and head, deserves our praise. . Another team's hopes was dashed upon the rocks that make up our team. Although Williamsport played a good gome they were entirely out- classed and outplayed. The team was working at its best Saturday, therefore making it impossible for Williamsport to score. It-may be that many of our fair rooters were a little disappointed to see Williams- port so severely drubbed, -for this town is well represented in our stu- dent body. M. S.-N. S. nevertheless comes first in our choice and root- ing. .- v C. AUSTIN GARDNER. HELPFUL HINT. ' Baynard Little-Now, what would you do if you, were in my shoes, Miss L.? ' ' L.L.-I'd point' them toward the front door and give them a start. victory to our unable to with- attacks, had to to a tune of novs' ATHLETICS A eaow. Comm me moron AT M. sg N. s. .Auegany . . . Soccer. ' Baltimore . . . Our soccer team is at last play- BaltiIH0l'9 City - - ing as it should. It is making a,Ca1VeI't ---. record so far unequalled by -any ofgC8-Ij01i119 - ,- - - our predecessors. The smooth oper-, Carroll - - ation of the team is that of a wellICec1l g. . . . . mademachine. each part doing its,Cha1'leS . - . assigned work. Due to the excellent training- of Coach Callowhlll, we can always be sure, of making a good showing. ' V ,This .last fact is amply proved by the fact that we have. so far, been undefeated, although tied twice. In the game with Sparks, our op- ponents were hopelessly outclassed Enom-the very start. Our team, in the first half, seemed rather ragged, but by tightening up in second half we ran up a tally of 7 goals. The final score was 8-0. Our next game, with City College, however, wasn't so easy. It did. nevertheless, give the team a chance to show what it could do under ad- MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. 1928-1924. . , Seniors Juniors Women Men Women Men Total . .... 7 0 9 0 16 Anne Arundel . . .. . 1 1 '- 8 0 A - I0 I . . . .... 19 5 3.6 6 66 I 5 0. - 6 0 11 . . . .... 0 0 A : 0 . - 0. 0 . . . .14 0 .. 15, . - 1 30 . . . . 10 3 ' -. 8- - 2- ' 23 5 . 1 1. 12 ' 2 - 20 . . . 0 0 1 . 4.. 0- ., 4 . Dorchester . . .... 4 0 14 1' ' - 19 Frederick . . .... 13 4 If 23 2 42 Garrett.. . . 1 0 2 0 3.- .- Harford . . .... 13 1 , 18 1 33 Howard.. 5 0 .45 1 10' Kent ..... 9 1. 8. 0 18 N Montgomery . . .... 14 0, L 4 . 7 0 21 Queen Anne . . . .... 19 0 . . 13 1 33 Prince George . . . . . . 5 0. g., 15 1 21- Somerset .... . . . 8 0 7 0 15 . St. Mary's . . . 4 0 , 3 0 7 Talbot .... .... 9 0 , 3 0 12. Washington . . .... 29 6 19 5 . 59- Wlcomico . . .... .15 0 29 0 4-if Worcester . . . .... 17' 1 25 0 43 Out of State.. 3 0 5 0 8 Totals .... . . .229 23 - - 293. 23 , 56.8 THE ORIOLE Page 5 THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR. tWritten expressly for the Sense and Nonsense Column of The Oriole.J We don't have classes every Sat- urday. 'The earth doesn't have more min- erals for geography class. Doctor Johnson didn't write fifty histories. I have no bibliography. All criticism isn't necessarily de- structive. Sunday comes every week. We have a quiet hour every Sunday. The Gym is for boys only. We are not at the North Pole. We are held together by things other than safety pins. , :The eighth wonder of the world ta shirt, with buttons, back from the laundryj. A hundred years will change things. Your name is not Fujiavinskino- visima. Six and Two are Eight, and Four is a Dozen. Thanksgiving Holidays are not far olf. Tommy Hackett isn't twins. I can't go on forever. GUNDY '24. ACTIVITIES OF RURAL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT CLASS. Mary Potterfield, Sec'y. The Normal School has expanded since establishing a department of Rural Education. Heretofore Rural Education courses have been devel- oped by part time instruction and outside speakers. The rural School Course differs from the regular Intermediate, Pri- mary, and grammar, in that it gives methods and management particu- larly adapted to Rural Schoolg that is, there is no difference made in. reading. writing, arithmetic, and various other subjects, save in point of attack. The Department of Rural Educa- tion this year directs Student Teach- ing in rural demonstration centers and offers a course in Rural School Management as well as sponsoring a Rural Club. 4 The activities of the Rural Club so far, have been the entertainment of the Supervisors and Superintend- ents, by a supper and social evening in Stevenson's woods, and the dra- matization of the rural school in the Assembly. Our next activity will be Home Coming on November 17th. We are going to entertain the Alum- ni in the Library. The work of the class itself has been to develop the philosophy of rural education and to collect practi- cal material for carrying out that philosophy. By reading and discus- sion, two view points on rural edu- cation seem to have been evolved. The first of these was: Rural Education should be specific and tend to agriculturize, the other was general and disintegrating, that is, the preparation of children for worthy home membership, citizen- sh-ip, health relations, proper use of leisure and the fundamental skills and knowledge. The first viewpoint was expressed by Miss Schnebly in the following outline: A-Rural Education should prepare children for satisfying rural life. 1-Too many country youths leave the farm. g 2.-People in general do not real- ize that money will buy food only as long as food is produced, hence the exodus from the country is irra- tional. 3.-Sharp decrease of Farm Pro- duction fo a term of years would give country lite increased signifi- cance in the eyes of the nations. The second viewpoint was given by Mr. Hammond. He stated that: A-Rural Education should not have for its primary purpose, keep- ing children on the farm. 1.-Proof-Since eliieciency in any work demands interest in, and love for that work, all boys cannot be ef- ficient farmers. Many great men, such as states- ruen and inve11to1's came from the farm, for instance, Edison, Ford, etc. Many boys love banking, engineer- ing better than anything else, farm work is considered drudgery. The success of one industry should not be sacrificed for another so the Rural School should help a boy in whatever vocation he chooses. GIRLS' ATHLETICS. Hurrah! for Hockey, Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Hockey! Hockey! Hockey! Such is the cry of almost every girl of the M. S. N. S. Although this is our first year of the game, it has already proved a success. Miss Cook and Miss Sammis are now plan ning a tournament in which all sec-. tions, both Junior and Senior. are going to participate. There are now two teams from each sectiong each team having a very snappy name and captain. The plan for the tournament is: as each team loses, it will be eliminated from the tournament, while the winning team of o11e section will play the winning team of another section. By the process of elimination, the tourna- ment will narrow down to two teams. Will not the section of the winning team feel honored! The names of the various teams and their captains are: 1. Ginger Snaps-Vionna Mitchell. 2. Snappy 17-Hilda Roberts. 3. Yanks--Frances Brown. All Stars-Regina Sheppard. 5. lnvincibles-Gladys Fleming. 6. Red Devils-Lillian Lloyd. Dare Devils-Agnes Dulin. 4. 7. 8. Live Wires-Alma Hudson. 9. Cardinals-Mary Kingdon. . Rolling Stones.-Mary Moss. . GoGetters-Sarah Laird. 12. Hockey Hounds-Martha Aron- son. 10. Stickey Sticks-Anne Gilpin. 14. Smilin' Thru+Helen Aufman. 15. Red Birds-Mary Jump. 16. Yellow Jackets-Mary Yvat- kins. 17. Mudjekewis-Louise Norris. 18. Lucky Strike-Louise Hepbron. 19. G. O. P. Frances Alexander. 20. Spit Devils.--Margaret Reilly. The following quotation, taken from St. Nicholas, tits in very well with our tournament, does it not girls? Now, players all, mark what I say, Whatever be the game you play, Wit against size may win the day. D. HISLEY, Sr. VI. 10. 11 WANTS. Wanted: A name for Mr. Bishop's system of dots and dashes. Vvanted: A room in Newell Hall for Peg Reilly. VVanted: New, green, silk, um- brella for Ella Shockley to use when taking gym. Vifantedz A step ladder and plat- form built out in the hall for Mr. Walther to occupy when assembly dismisses. VVanted: Something to eat - Peg Itnyre. Wanted: Just one more barber in Newell Hall-Sue Wright. Vifantedz A question that Kelly Gardner cannot dispute. Wanted: Someone to deliver Sun- day papers to Room 122 for Tal- madge Strong. Wanted: A good remedy for sun- burn-Katharine Hagan and Helen Perdue. Wanted: A position with the Western Union Telegraph Co. for Kathleen Gantz? Wanted: Someone to enter a talking contest with Rita Hallowell in Principles of Education Class. Wanted: Someone to bring some oil for Miss Munn's chair. BLANCHE BOUNDS, Sr. IV. Bell a-ringing all remind us, We must be at class on time And departing leave behind us. Other sufferers formed in line. M. HILL, Sr. VI. Pafge 6 THE ORIOLE MY FORD AND I. Clankety, clank, clank, bang! NVhat is that, you ask of an old timer holding up a porch post? That? he replies, as he shifts his wad of Gravely to the cheek. Why, that's only a Ford, in a tone half pity, half contempt, not able to conceive of any one unable to recognize a Ford without seeing one. Do you own a Ford, commonly known as a iiivver, Lizzie, roadlouse, etc? If you do, you can sympa- thize with meg and if you don't hearken to these words of wisdom from one who knows, and who has been afflicted with one for quite a number of memorable years. Without a doubt, a flivver is one of the most remarkable pieces of machinery that ever made a man lose his religion, and mine, it seems to me, is a very good representative of a poor man's car, which ex- plains why I haven't a Packard or an airplane. The thing seems to have brains, and its thinking and reasoning at times would make Dewey look like a one-armed cow boy at a roping contest. For tell me, if you please, iw hy it will run, and then it won't? XVhen, after you have exhausted your vocabulary to such an extent that you are at the boiling point, and blue in the faceg after you have spoken to it such words and phrases lnot always grammatically correctj THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. I,Jf-alers in Foal, Lumber. Hardware, Iluilders' Supplies. Towson, Md. ltidci-wood, Md. I 103 HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists Aint-SEltVlI.'PI Motto-QUALITY Il:-aflquart--rs for school supplies since 1004. Ag.-nts for Kodaks und W'aterman's Fountain IR-ns 'l'ou'5on, - - - Maryland 1103 Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers Gi-1-1-k IA-ttcr lfratcrnity Jewelry 213 N, LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry :lop that you had saved for your mother- in-law on some special occasion, it will proceed to hit on all four as is known in garage paralnce, and do it so mechanically perfect tas far as a Ford is able, which is about two blocksj that it would warm the heart of any struggling flivver owner? I maintain that my Lizzie has brains, by virtue of the above actions, and if proof is desired, I can furnish the same from both sexes. I have gone out to the garage some mornings, adjusted the various levers, screws, grease cups, and oth- er loose objects hanging dejectedly on the old bus, and in two turns of the crank tfor mine is a strong arm modell, it would purr as nicely as a Maltese cat when you scratch it under the chin. On one occasion I waltzed out to the same garage in a mood that was as happy and carefree as a youth laving his first love affair, and in Iifteen minutes by the clock, my own mother would not have recognized me. Again adjusting the very same levers, screws, grease cups, and the various loose paraphernalia, I blithely glided around to the front, and after speaking such words as only will come through long asso- ciation and experience, turned it over, to use the lmechanics lan-I guage. Then followed an illustrat- ed lecture on the much abused mot- to, If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. I knew it wouldn't start at the first turn, because no real flivver does, but I thought perhaps I could so shock it from its present dream that it would start before it was wholly conscious of what was going on and before it could get its brain functioning: so 1 continued to turn a wicked crank to the accompani- ment of many grunts and ejacula- tions. But I might as well have tried to be elected President of the United States on a dry ticket, for the harder I worked, the deeper it seemed to sleep. Presently I began shedding some of my outer gar- ments, during which operation thoughts were flying through my head so rapidly that they stared themselves in the face trying to get out of each other's way. Then I started again. All of a sudden it gave a sigh and a wheeze, as though awakening for a moment to ascertain what human nuisance had the gumption to mal- treat it so at such an hour in the morning. l fiew back to the steer- ing wheel to pull down the gas, push up the spark, turn the switch key over from battery to magneto and pull back the brake, ffor it showed a decided tendency to move forward thc instant it got startedl, and pre- vent it from flivvering through the rear wall of the garage. I said I wont back with the intention of do- ing this ,but when I arrived there, the old bus, with either an amused chuckle or a grunt of contempt at my laboring efforts, turned over on the other side and proceeded to in- dulge in another nap. The longer Iworked, the more determined I grew either to start it or fix it so no one else could start it. Then I decided I needed a drink. My insides fairly sizzled as the wa- ter ran down in swallows that would choke a mule. Returning, I made ready to renew the battle. With a do or bust look in my usually placid eyes, a squaring of my chin, I firmly grasped the starter twhich, of course, was the crankj, with my powerful right arm, and, taking a deep breath, I jumped into the fray -and at the nrst turn it started! ! Indeed, it carried on so lustily and noisily that the neighbors ran over to our house thinking that the two heads of our family were indulging in their semi-daily argument, and determined to prevent a wholesale destruction of furniture and cooking utensils. However, I camly told them to make tracks with the heels toward the house, and that if there was go- ing to be a scrap, I would serve as referee ,timekeeper, judge, ticket collector and audienceg and that if I did need any assistance, they would be no good, as I'd probably be forced to call out the State police forc eto handle the situation once it got be- yond my control. After thanking them for their kind attention, I donned the various articles of ap- parel I had discarded in the con- test, I climbed into the cause of it all and started up the road. Starting is my only trouble, for when I do get it going, I see to it that it doesn't have time to catch its breath, much less time to think about stopping in the most outland- ish place at the most inconvenient time, and place me in a most ern- barrassing position. For as sure as I stop for a little while, all the king's horses and all the king's men can't get that old llivver going again -until it feels like it. MILLARD GARMAN. A LONG WAY T0 GO. Colored Recruit-Say, sahjent, lu- cidate to me de s'niIlcance of dis heah numbah which pears on by loominum lavillah. Old Timer--Boy, lissen to knowl- edge. Dat's yo' heavenly billet num- bah in case de ole bony gent witd the crooked razoo axdentally un- hitches yo' soul from yo' galluses. Colored Recruit-I-Iot towel. Sho' hopes mah wings fite bettah dan dese cowhide badges, p'vidin' I has to propel mahse'f to numbah 3,250,357 Pah-disc Avenoo. . n,1.,.1..g., 4. 4 1 1 4 X- .7egag4 ,lu-qwvvnm-14-gy -. ,.-7,5 mv ' THE ORIOLE -Page 7 A LATEST REPORTS OF THE LIBRARY. fHeard at Midnightj. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve o'clock, shouts the old clock in a queer, cracked voice. Wake up, everybody, and let us get to work. We want to hear the latest reports from our members. The chairs spoke first. We are all so grateful for our new rubbers. Some of our masters and mistresses used us so carelessly, but now we do not mind at all, for we can move about without making any unhar- monious sounds. Just then the old desk raised a 'shaking hand, in the form of a well known brown pencil and spoke thus. Do you know, he said, in rather a tragicvoice, that 5783 of our books have beenacirculating about this past month, and that during that length of time, 11,000 persons have crossed our' threshold, perused, our books, 'enjoyed the 'comfort of our chairs- in other words, jhave honored us with their presence? This speaks well for us,'but we can still do bet- ter. 'We must give of ourselves freely and cheerfully. The more wel are used, the more good we are do- ing' inf the world. - I , Good, said the clock, in his -queer, cracked voice, now let us hear from another. , Oh, exclaimed the tables, we are so happy, because of the pretty 'flowers that are always placed- upon us. . Ah, sighed the shelves, 'tis no wonder that you are so sweet, but We, too, have much to be glad about. We have had some dear little folks books, by Beatrix Potter, come to jmake their home N-with us, .besides a number of othersfsuch. as 'Peg O' My Heart,', by J. H. Manners: 'For Days and Daysf 'by Annette Wynne g 'Scaramouchef ,by ,Rafael Sabatineg 'Portygeeg' ,lby JQ C. Lincoln, and 'The Wonderful Adventures of Nils.' Timefs up. broke in the clock. 'fDpn't' forget our next meeting, next month at midnight. 0 1 --Thus the meeting ended' and His Majesty, King Silence, once more reigned in our library of the Mary- land State Normal School. . A ' f EVA K. MQCAULEY. Omron AS CATCH OAN. Donlt rusht away,..old man. I must. My wife's sitting. up and if I miss the last train I shall catch it, but if I catch it I shall miss it: that is, what' I would catch if I didn't catch it,- therefore, It don't want to miss it because' I don't want to catch it. Catch on? AN EVENING IN JAPAN. Wednesday, November 7, Senioij VI presented a program An Even- ing in Japan, worked out as a pro- ject in Geography, under the super- vision of Mr. Walther. The pro- gram was as follows: PART I. 1. Music, .. . . ........ 5th Grade' 2. The General Geography of Japan .... ...... M iss Gibson 3. Home Life in Japan. .5th Grade a. Dance. steal a march on us. He captured an absent member, Miss Knabenshue and changed her name to Mrs. Lewis Duling. Then, would you believe it, he came right into our midst! He wounded one of our classmates, bound her with a band of gold and locked it with a diamond! But now we're on the watch, and if any of you See Cupid you can tell him to Keep Out. MARY HILL, Sr. VI. Gifts in -xrt China, Leather Goods, b. Japanese School. - I ' ' c. An afternoon tea-. . ' Books' TOYS' PART II. I 1. Earthquakes and their. ' THE DUI-ANY-VERNAY C0- causes ..... ...... M iss Dean ' 2. Former Destructive Earth- quakes .... ...... M iss Nolte 3. Earthquake prediction ' Miss Cooper 4. The Tetrahedrl Theory Miss McDowell 5. The Crustal'Block Tlieary ' ' Miss Mitchell 6. Earthquake-proof construc- tion .... ...... M iss Warren PART III. 1. American-Japanese relations - 1 Mrs. McCauley 2. Japanese Customs - Miss Komoriya and Miss Cooper 3. ,Japanese National Anthem ' , Senior VI 4. America, the Beautiful. We are greatly indebted to Mrs. Charles Keedy, of Keedysville, a former missionary to Japan, for her help in lending us the Japanese ar- ticles shown in our Assembly Octo- ber 16, and in our evening program and to the 4th Grade, under the su- pervision of the teacher, Miss Fitz- gerald, and the student teachersg to the .5th Grade uuderlthie supervision of Miss' Eckhardt and the student 'teachers of that grade: to MissjMc- Eachern, for assisting us in the Mu- sical part of the programg to Miss Tsurjio' Kmorija, from Tokyo, Ja- panj a 'guest' of the evening, for tell- ing'usI -of the Japanese customs and to Miss Roelke for her musical con- tribution. ' ' - A 1 To' every 'pne of jthese we gisay Thank you'f and last, but not least, we than-k' Mr. Walther for his guid- anceand help -iirthis project. ' -1 'V SENIOR VI. . .i.i l. WWHATNOTSH OF SR. VI. -- ' Well, you saw us in the' limelights Wednesday night! What did you think of us? Whether you like us or not, I'1lfteil you we worked hard. If you'don't'believe me, ask Mr.'Wal- thei: Wehope youfll see use again soon, but we'i'e awful busy. One of our number, Mrs. McCauley, was called to 'Frederick to' teaich two weeks, and some-ot us are working hard in athletics. In fact, -we were so 'busy that Cupid thought he'd Social and Commercial Stationers 3:25341 N. ohm-les, sm., Baltjniore, 1 Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street ODD- Brager's . Baltimore, Md. Original and Special D i t d W'e Can Duplicatgsgrlilyse Iijlnor er Makers of State Normal Pins 8: Rings 4101 . TOWSON 'SERVICE STATION L. J. MASON, Proprietor , Y0l'kn Road and 'Willow Avenue Phone, Towson 554. 1101 - , , , You Are Invited To .Bank With I THE ' TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Open Saturday Nights ' 4170 Interest on Savings Deposits 009. . ., I' Start' a Savings 'Account With SECOND NATIONAL BANK ' ' -4-. Per',Gent.- Interest goyvsonf gf 'I ,MARYLAND ,Hoon SECOND HoME KEENE'S ' York Road and Burke Avenue 'cioi ' ' '- - Vernon 2356 . - ,. , 1 -THF. -1ift,.AG,- sA1mnsANfn-- 0, .. PENNANTSHOPA Suocessors to Sisco Brothers - ' .V .. '. N. R. H. Taylor, Pa.:-k Avenue I Bnurmonn, I 151 if -- Page a 'nu ORIOLE THOUGHT ABOUT REPRESEN- TATIVE GOVERNMENT. Here comes an officer of the Stu- dent Government. You'd better quit that! Many times this year has this statement floated unintentionally to the ears of the oflicers of Student 1 1 1 1 Government and has tended to make! them unhappy. This is Student's Government! A strong, striving. growing body. It . i is not the government of the few of-Q iicers, who were elected after a longi campaign last year. They are not supposed to rule as a monarch rules 1 over his subjects. They do not want, to do it! Student Government is' modeled ,on a democratic form of' government in which the will, the consideration. and good judgment of each citizen is brought into action at all times. The executive's policy i is not that of a benevolent despot.f Individual opinion in a community, is so important that a citizen dare not break a law because citizens will bring him to justice. The above situation, which I have illustrated. should be identical at Normal School. The oflicers are elected solely for the purpose of en- forcing the laws made by the citi- zens, who comprise the student body. The laws should and do grow out of a necessity. They should be made with the unanimous vote of the stu- dent body. Therefore, it is as much a disgrace in the school community to break a law in the presence of a fellow student as in the presence of a member of the executive branch of the Council. Moreover, it is as much of a disgrace to see a rule ut- terly disregarded and not do some-' thing to relieve the situation as it is to break the rule itself. The sit- uation should not be Will the Stu- dent Council allow it? but Will the Student Body allow it, and should I, as a student of the school, show my lack of principle and lack of self-control, by not upholding my school in every possible way? We can only accomplish big things by doing small things well. Does this strike the keynote of your creed? MIRIAM CRONHARDT. A TALE OF SENIOR 5'S. She was a Newcomer in the land where the Brambles and Flow- ers grew in thick profusion around the numerous silver Brooks, He was a Good man and the Price he had paid to come into this land to hear the little Ren trill and i l I I I l I 4 I 1 warble was 'tremendous Yet he' knew he had chosen the Wright , v.-ay. For that reason he could not see why the little bird should- -'Hydev itself in the deep w0od I and not come Down-in- to the vale? where the bushes were White with blooms. 1 All his life he had lived in a Gar- rett' and feasted mainly on VVyand ' and Lemmens, Nortrj-is that, all. his brother, a lazy Luhn, dwelt with him and earned his living by wagon mending the Hubbs of W'hee1S. I But to return to my story, he spent many days in the the Welsh hoping to find tle bird, and even though though land of the lit- he was aided in his search by a Bigg man on whose face was the Grime of ages, all his attempts proved futile and he was forced to return to his Garrett very despondent. , Sad, sad, tale! I F. E. Flowers, sr. 5. T AN INTERVIEW WITH OUR COACH, HAROLD S. CALLOWHILL. I Yeah, Mr.! Yeah. Callowhill! Yeah, Mr. Callowhill! Come on, boys, make that more peppy. You know you mean it. , They do mean it. Every moth-E er's son and every mother's daugh- ter who goes to games and sees Biff Callowhill push M. S. N. S. on to vic- tory tfor that's what he doesl means that with their heart and soul. ' While Mr. Callowhill was not born a Marylander, the was born in Trenton, N. JJ. he was certainly bred a Marylander, for he moved to Baltimore when he was only two years old. 2 Mr. Callowhill attended Baltimore City College. After graduating from there, he entered Springfield College tSpringf-ield, Mass.J, where he spec- ialized in physical education. I Just after he finished college, the War broke out. so Mr. Callowhill joined the Navy. He did physical training work for a year among the sailors at Norfolk, Virginia. After his work in the Navy, Mr. Callowhill became physical director of Central Y. M. C. A. in Baltimore. Later he was transferred to the Y. M. C. A. in Wheeling, W. Va. The call of Maryland proved too great for him, so he is back here with us. He says: I like Normal quite well. It's a nice school, with nice girls and fine boys. I think the boys here have an excellent oppor- tunity for splendid athletic work if they will only take advantage of it. We have had an excellent spirit in our soccer work-and so far our soccer team is undefeated. To me. the basketball season looks equally favorable. . I -' g E. Ma.D.OW'ELLi. Sr. VI. I MISS MARY O. Here at school we have a wonder- ful opportunity to meet many and various kinds of people, but seldom do we ever meet such a charming person as Miss O. We have long since forgotten to look upon her as a faculty adviser, and have enlisted her into our ranks as one of our own fellows, and one of our best friends. Her ever present smile, her winning personality and her never ending wit and humor won us at once, and we have claimed her away from the fac- ulty and into our own midst. It's too little to say she is good to us. She never is too busy with her work to stop and talk to you on any topic you may mention. Her counsel is sought by all in composition, his- tory, or geography, and yet, like a. fountain always babbling with the freshest Water, she furnishes us with new vigor and new ideals that send us thoughtfully on our way, not about what she has told us particu- larly, but we think most of all what we shall do without her next year. J. S. P. SR.5ANDJR.5ONAHIKE. Although we're late in publishing it, We still want all to know, That we entertained our sister sec- tion, 'VVay before the time for snow. We took 'em to the woods, Where the spooks are brave and bold, And the way we ate and frolicked, Is a tale that should be told. But don't get worried please, dears, - For I shan't take your, time, Trying to get you interested, In my silly little rhyme. my But really though, we ate and ate, Until I thought we'd bust, And then Miss Munn rose up and said, ' To school we'll have to go,-we must. And when we must is said by her, Whether to leave tor learn! we all obey, So thanking Miss Osborne for tell- ing a story We left the land of spooks and play. And now at last my story is over, And I expect to the relief of all, But even though we hike no more We'll never forget our fun this fall. 1 . 4 ' THE omonr. Page 9 WHY I AM THANKFUL. Charles E. Renn, Sr. V. I am not by nature an abstract thinker, I have always worked with things, with that which I can see, near or touch. A problem such as the one presentedg self-analysis, is especially difficult. I am not built to think that way. Perhaps I could till this page with straggling absurdities and random thoughts with no depth or common sense, in fact that was what I was tempted to do when this assignment was given. However, square deal- ing should always begin with one's self and I could hardly do myself justice with such levity. Handl- capped as I am by my mental make- up, I believe that I have some things to be really thankful for. I am thankful, first of all, that I can laugh, that I am not haunted by any memories that come like a shad- ow to mar a pleasant moment. I am thankful that I can enjoy beauty, in nature, in pictures., in mu- sic, in literature and in, thought.. I am thankful that I have some means of giving vent to my emo- tions, to pop oi once in a while. I am thankful that my physical wants are well taken care of. I am thankful that I have friends, that there is someone whom I can depend upon, talk to, with whom I can share pleasures and sadness, and who believes in me. Above all I am thankful that I have not finished my work, that the world still has something for me to do, that I have a tomorrow to look forward to. The Y. W. C. A. invites you to at- tend the Religious Forum each Tuesday evening at 7.30 in Room 221. These meetings are being con- -ducted by four of the ministers from Towson. The Rev. Mr. Lee, of Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, had charge of the first three meet- ings, which proved most interesting and instructive. Beginning with November 13th, the Rev. Mr. Depp, of the Methodist Church, will con- duct four of the meetings. Follow- ing him we shall have Rev. lvlhi. Wickes, of the Baptist Church, and Rev. Mr. Riddle, of the Presbyterian Church. Stop! Look! Listen! ' For the Japanese bazaar given by the Y. W. C. A. . HELEN CURFMAN. He Qrhapsodicallyjz 'I adore every- thing that is grand, exquisite, super- eminent. I love the serene, the peerless, the perfect,inl.life,.,- . .U . She fblushing coylyji 'Oh, George, it so beautifully I . l how can 'I refuse .you when you put: GOOD CITIZENSHIP. The topic of good citizenship seems to loom up every day in our activities here and it occurs to me how little we really know about whether we are good citizens or not. If we should stop for a few minutes and take counsel with ouselves on the subject, would we be satisfied with our attitude or should we find great room for improvement? Here of late, we have been study- ing current events in connection with history and astonishing as it may seem, we are actually ignorant of happenings in our most immediate vfioinities. Furthermore, when we attempt to inform ourselves on the questions bf the day after such a lapse, we fail to choose the things which affect us most vitally. Of in- ternational points of discussion we stand in awe and say that's too deep for me. But it really isn't a joke at all when we think seriously of it, and it is because we don't think seriously that these things mean so little to us. To my mind, the study of current events should occupy about 3 times as much time as it does in our course of study, and about fivetimes as much as it does in our every day life.. .Can we ex- pect to become intelligent citizens, and certainly we must be intelligent, by reading Adamson's Adventures and Mutt and Jeffff and only scan- ning the headlines pertaining to the Ruhr situation, or the article about the Economic Conference? We all concede that humor is very valuable in making for good citizenship. but, as Woodrow Wilson said: In these doubtful and anxious days when all the world is at unrest, it is only common prudence that we should look about us and attempt to assess the causes of distress and the most likely means of removing them. If you haven't thought this over particularly, just thrash it out thor- oughly for yourself. Do you know what is happening around you? Are you a member of a community or are you a citizen of the nations? JAY PRICE. SHEARS AND SUNSHINE. Bobbed heads may not hold ideas, but it seems that they do hold other things, including husbands, tact and bottled sunshine. A San Francisco judge says that no bob haired wo- man has ever asked a divorce in his court ,and the San Francisco emer- gency hospital says that no bob haired girl has attempted suicide there in more than a year. . Considering that, mentally, the bob'haired woman is usually in the katydid classhthe success she is mak- ing of herself-'calls.'.f.or -studyv We I think it is because she wants to please, because she has discovered a novel interest in life, and because- she has given herself a new deal. No woman who can get into that spiritual attitude will ever admit that her husband, or herself or this bad old world is anything less than mighty good fun.-Cincinnati Times- Star. WE WONDER- Why Scientific dances and Mar- tin sings? Why the Sheik always gets plenty to eat? Why Louise Miles doesn't talk? Why Downin' wanted the Junior boys in the Rural Club? Why there is a Morris chair fox! Fritz. X Why Mildred is so strong ? THE NEW VERSION. How dear to our hearts is the old silver dollar, when some kind mem- ber presents it to viewg The liberty head without necktie or collar, and all the strange things which to us seem so new. The widespreading eagle, the arrows below it, the stars and words with the strange things they tell, The coin of our Fathers, we are glad that we know it, for sometime or other 'twill come in right wellg The spread eagle dollar, the Star Spangled dollarg the old sil- ver dollar we all love so well. SENIOR V. RURAL CLUB NOTES New Schools for Old, might well be the motto of our Rural Club, since our aim is to better conditions in rural schools and to lend assis- tance ,to rural school teachers in solving their many problems. It was in pursuit of this aim that we dramatized the Lost Valley School --Before and After, for our As- sembly on November seventh. Of course, one of our incidental aims is to learn to know each other better! As evidence of this we are going to entertain in the Library on Saturday night, November seven- teenth. All who are interested in rural work and a good time, are cordially invited to be present. E. KATHERINE GIBSON. Nov. 9, 1923. THE QUESTION. Now friends and comrades, said the street 'corner politician, after a long speech made in a pouring rain. any questions? Yes, - piped all that remainedof his audience, an urchin, Can I have the-box you're standing- -on to make a 'go-cart -within? . .. A . - ' - Page 10 THE ORIOLE TOWSON BOOTERS TRIM WIL-! LIAMSPORT HIGH. 1 Checking several desperate ral- lies with a counter-offensive that produced goals, the Maryland Nor- mal School soccer eleven booted its way to a 5-to-0 victory over the Wil- liamsport High School team. Bur- roughs was the outstanding star. The Normal School kickers will clash with the Baltimore Country Flub team at Towson on Wednesday U57-UQ! 'GUI IIIIIH-77 mgosfo gwgo:c:o 3' F,-,v-n 1-4 ,,E....g-15'-im :.g'BQ':'. gBUg,g,3::.EQ wvogmm of-. :SEQ ZSHH- . D l UQ6' 0 Q Q.. :DU . iv: Z5 H, . .. fb, -- -..... Laces see-seg... :-Fwarrtweweii Q: - I - 1 1 I ' H. , . ' , . S O' If . ' Q ' ' I I - -Ig-. . .3 : 3 as 1 O East lemme WS3fDmeE no D m'1 HW O 'UPG' mpg asses assess? 1 m:'z'o o'4l:'o::'n.7+ Garman ...... O. Bowser Curry for Burroughs, Schmidt for l-Iofmaster. Thomas for Houck, Pow- ell for Johnson. Goals--Flater, Houck, Wright, Burroughs 121.1 OUR VICTORIOUS TEAMS. Junior III has organized two hockey teams. The captains are Miss Frances Brown, of the Yonksg and Miss Regina Shappard, of the All Stars. On October 31st, the firstf game was played by Junior 4 and the Yanks. The Yanks were vic- torious by a score of 3-0. Again on November 3rd, the All Stars played Junior 4 with a score of 2-0. C. A. PURKS. WITTICISMS OF SENIOR V, ENGLISH CLASS. . Senior V. English Class, reading Hiawatha. Miss Munn appoints sev- eral girls to represent the four winds. MISS MUNN-Miss Lemon, you may be the South Wind. Now tell us in the first person, all about your-! self. MISS LEMON ta small, thin girll-N I am the South Wind, fat and lazy. I loved a mortal maiden, but was too lazy to go down to earth to get' her, etc. I MISS MUNN-But South Wind, I, th'nk I h s' h' 'P' ' Referee-H. Thompson. Time of, LM, ei? you lg mg' . halves- 20 minutes. f -Exchange. I UPS AND DOINGS OF JR. III. Organization of Junior III. At the beginning of the School term, Jr. III met Miss Sammis, ouri Section Adviser, for the purpose of' organizing our Section and electing officers for the first year. The voting resulted in the fol- lowing: Chairman, Huldah Bishopg treasurer, Saville Matthews: secre- tary, Ellen Ardingerg reporters, Dor-, otby Miller and Catharine Purks. lt was suggested by our Adviser, that we appoint a regular day for our Section meetings, so we meet in the Music Room every other Tues-N day from 1.30 until 2 P. M. f It was decided to have no regular, dues. but when money was needed each member was to be assessed for, the amount needed. 1 Each member was urged to have a prompt and regular attendance at all Ser-tion Meetings. Junior III has organized into six groups of six people each, for the purpose of doing better school work. aam I think I hear you sighing. Why- do you sigh? Wh-why, I guess it's because I'm short of breath. I-I have a' cold. J UNIORS! PSYCHOLOGY CLUB' WILL GET YOU IF YOU I DON'T WATCH OUT. The Psychology Club is planning' for a very interesting and beneficial project this year. It was rather hard to choose from the interesting plans that were sug-I gested by Mr. Bishop, our adviser,- aud other members of the group.' But the most vital and concrete one, seemed to be the study of our Jun- iors. So Juniors, we have picked on you, though it is for your benefit and not for your detriment. We are planning to study every individual in the Junior class. We wish to find' those students who are in the habitt of spending their week-ends away,' and those who belong to clubs, and how many clubs they belong to. We are going to compare this data. with the respective marks of the students and draw our conclusions. We will submit our conclusions to Miss Tall to be used in her tiles. HELEN WARREN. THE LARKJ' What is it? A one act play given by Camp Fire Girls. Where is it? M. S. N. S. Audi- torium. When is it? Friday, November 23, at 8 P. M. Who is, invited? Everybody. What will be special? Dancing. GIRL SCOUTS. Work, health and joy-these three things fill the life of the Girl Scout. With Lolita Downin as Lieutenant, and Miss Dowell and Miss Medwedeif to guide us, our weekly meetings and hikes are becoming a. joy to all. Early in December we expect to invest our Tenderfoot Scouts, and not many weeks later to have sev- eral Second Class Scouts. ' Our trips to Stevenson's woods, our dips into wood lore, our experi- ences with camp tires and outdoor cooking, are all making us, lovers of the great outdoors. Scouts, aren't we proud of our or- ganization? Let's make it a real and vital part of our Normal School lives. ESTELLE HAINES. Say It VVith Flowers ISAAC H. Moss, Inc. h FLORIST and NURSERYMAN Crfiice: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. 1107 Lincoln s7f07'P6J Group work is beneficial to each in-' dividual, because we get various cAas,,rRUcKs,.rRAc.roR.e opinions on different subjects. 1Hl-JNRY REUKQRD '1'0w'SON ELLEN ARDINGER, 'KSJ VATHARINE PURKS. Q , , , I-'irst Stenog-Think of those Spaniards going 2,000 miles an al Kalleon. Second Stenog--You can't believe all you hear about them foreign cars. Compliments ol '77115 BLACK G DECKER MFG. CO. T0 WSON HEIGHTS BAL TIMORE, MD. F L,,!.. , I At least once a day MA good arclfler ls not 1-cad a. little poetry, . known by his arrows, Sing a Song or look at but by his aim. a Picture' Vol. 3-No. 4 DECEMBER, 1923 Published Monthly by Students of the Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. THREE SIGNIFICANT EVENTS Three signiiicant events mark the calendar since the publication, of the last number of The Oriole. , On Saturday, November 17, there .fcarme back to the school seventy-five Joi the graduates of 1923, -in re- 'hponse to a call from us for a home- 'goming day. They came to tell us hat we had not done for them in their trainingg and to unfold the problems they were meeting in this. their first year of teaching experi- ence, for which they were not fully prepared. In their appeals for help, they asked for teaching experience in as many grades as possible- dur- ing their student teaching, educative seat-workg help with retarded chil- dren in the normal groupingg over- age children and reading in the 'drst grade. They showed great appreciation for the help their su- pervisors in the field were giving them and gave evidence of a spirit of loyalty that we hope will make them welcome members of the pro- fession throughout the State. The home coming was not all seriousg the dance at night lent an air of jollification and helped to renew friendships -that we hope will con- tinue in their lives. On November 7, forty-nve stu- dents of the International Institute from Teachers' College, Columbia University, came'to visit the school. The International Institute is a de- partment devoted to research for foreign students. The group that came to us is taking a field course in education. Fifteen nations were represented among the visitors, who spent part of two days with us. Pro- lessor Wilson, instructor in charge .of the party, writes us that his class Mill come again next year if we will allow them to do so. The latch 'Tis The Week Before Xmas! amass. i V V ' I -I .'Q I P I1 I I ' 3 5' I' ,p , ' H fi li fl V' I 5 -Qgsfa w- ' ' oMora 8.30'f I Classes! fit' ..-- 2-4 ZZ' f . '-+. 4- J V---as ?'5Y, af , it x H ix ,H ' EE-I N I On December 8 we passed one lmilestone in the year's work. The first term is ended. V For the Juniors it will be an in-, .dication of their ability to adjust toi the new situation here in the Nor- mal and to iind out their capacities. 'and tendencies for the teaching Ifield. For some of the Seniors, ith imeans the end of their first experi-Y ,sffing is Out. We Shall not Soolfence in teaching. They finish these ftwelve weeks either with enthusiasm forget the guest from Egypt who, , , , , I talked with us about King Tuttor dissatisfaction. The enthusiastic Wu-0,0Ug the Charming Itauangthe ones will boost our professional x A rc- E fi xl Wg:-LL:--r, i ix ' if fi U, Q Wil ,,. through a great deal of attention paid to the post and much repaint- ing in white. If one expects to un- derstand the business of the train- ing of children, it can be- done only through much study of children and through study of one's own aptitude for this scientific job of education To the Juniors! Keep your minds and emotions open and choose wise- ly your field for apprenticeship in teaching, will it be rural, aprimary grade, or an intermediate grade ex- perience? To the Seniors! Con- ' gratulations-that the practice is calm' Subtle' poised' fascinating spirit, dissatisfaction will be an in- 'Brahminz nm. the vivid Japanese dication, perhaps, of little aptitude ,Woman ifor a chosen field. The students , ,. 'must take stock of their assets care- We have all felt the seiiousness fully. For the Seniors who have! of such a project as the 'field work' of this International Institute be- cause we realize that what these for- eign students see done in the name of education in this country is go- ing to be used either in constructive or destructive work in their own countries when they return to use their influence to change the educa been scheduled in the regular nor-Q mal courses, the term will have been, a.n indication of growth along all? lines, above and beyond their Jun-' ior class record. A milestone is a strategic sign and points the way forward or back- done or about to begin, or three months away! The goal,-to manage a group of children and interpret them and the curriculum, through their powers to think and act and feel-is no mean task but. one worthy of the highest effort. Ben-So your engagement to Eva 'is off. And I thought she just doted iyou. ward If one expects to keep ai Tom Yes she did 'But her fath- tional systems of their nations. ,white post white, it can be done only er proigi to,be an antidote, Page 2 'rnn onions FRANK A PERSOHN 8a SON ovronnrnlsfrs and OPTICIANS Consult an Optometrist, the Eyesight Specialist, when your eyes need attention. Glasses Furnished Lenses Duplicated 426 York Road Towson, Md. 1212 E. Monument. Street fSecond Floorj ' Baltimore - Maryland. K 1 0 7 TOVVSON BAKERY-TH.E GOODY SHOP ,111- Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries. Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone 204 Towson C105 GO TO DEARIE'S STORE For Your School Supplies For Your Goodies MISS AGNES ANDERSON, Prop. York Road - Towson, Md. C107 SPECIAL OFFER T O STUDENTS This coupon and 32.50 may be used to purchase six ot our regular 88.00 a. dozen photographs with one ot our regular 825.00 a dozen pho- tographs, if presented during the scholastic year. THE ATELIER 103 West Lexington Street BAUFIMORE, MD. no EVOLUTION AND THEORIES OF EVOLUTION. Organic evolution as a definite working principle is comparatively modern, being but little more than 0116 hundred years oldg but the con- ception of evolution, both inorganic land organic, is as old as our records of man's thought. However, there is a sharp distinction between the speculative stage of evolution and the observation stage. The formed is imaginative and philosophical, and could not establish evolution as a factg the latter is scientific and has established evolution as a fact. What was it that led to the open- ing of the eyes of man, and finally compelled him to accept organic evo- lution as a fact? First of all, the growing proof that the inorganic world had been formed by a process of slow evolution rath- er than by a series of miraculous catastrophes, compelled the sugges- tion that the organic world may have' developed in the same gradual way by natural processes. Observations begin to show that plants and animals are often able to respond to changed conditions, and change their own form or structure. This is called adaptation, and is one of the chief sources of the fact of evolution. The small changes ob- served naturally suggests the possi- bility of indennitely extended changes. Through the study of embryology, plants and animals have been traced, stage by stage, from the egg to the adult form. In the course of this development resemblances to other forms appeared, which had disap- peared when the adult stage was reached. The idea developed that here were glimpses of earlier con- nections, and it became formulated, that the history of the individual re- peats the history of the race-a. the- ory called recapitulation. Great changes have also been wrought in plants by cultivation, and in animals by domestication. These changes have been so great, in many cases that the wild origi- nals could not be recognized with certainty. These facts of evolution so impressed scientific men that they searched for an explanation of the process. To accept organic evolution as a fact, and to explain it as a process, are two very different things. It should be kept in mind that the problem is to explain how one spe- cies can produce another. The first attempt at a scientific explanation of organic evolution resulted in the answer that it is caused by changes in environment. This explanation began to take definite form during the last part of the 18th century in the writings of Erasmus Darwin, of England: St. Hilaire, of France, and Gruth, of Germany. These observ- ers saw changes occurring in plants and animals, in response to changes in seasons, exposure changes in cli- mate, etc., and their picture of the process of evolution was that plants and animals are plastic organisms that are being molded by their en- vironment. But it was not long be- fore it was recognized that the changes thus produced are too su- perficial and ephemeral to furnish an adequate explanation of evolu- tion. In the early part of the 19th cen- tury, the first substantial explana- tion of organic evolution was pro- posed. Its author was Lamarck, and the theory has become known as Lamarckism, or, the la wof use and disuse. The conception is simple enough and has a basis in fact. It is well known that use strengthens a muscle, and that disuse deterior- ates it, a deterioration that may reach so far as inability to function. A change in environment naturally means a change in the demands on the structures of plants and animals, and these demands are met by the active exertion of the organism. For example, a grazing animal, with an ordinary neck, is placed in conditions that demand feeding'upon the foliage of trees. The continual stretching of the neck would cause the neck to increase somewhat in length. This slight increase, ac- cording to Lamarck, would be trans- mitted to the next generation, which in turn, would add to it, until a vast number of generations would suc- ceed in the exaggerated neck of the giraffe. For quite a while the consensus of opinion seemed to be that acquired characters are not transmitted from parent to offspring. However, experiments show that if the germ plasm which contains the factors for heredity are also changed, acquired characteristics are transmitted. Lamarck did not know about the mechanism of heredity, and so he thought all modifications were transmissible. The explanation offered by Dar- win, the theory of Natural Selection, lContinued on Page 31 HOLIDAY GREETING The Boot Shop WM. F. ORTH, Prop. Graduate Practipedist 529 York Road - TOW9on, Md. SHOES ARCHES RUBBERB Phone Towson 59-M. THE ORIOLE Page 3 EYOIIUTION AND THEORIES OF EVOLUTION. lContinued from Page 21 proved to be the most epoch-making theory in the history of biological science. The ratio of increase of or- ganisms, lead to over-population and a. struggle for existence. In heredi- ty there is transmitted, not only a likeness to the parent, but also a slight unlikeness, called the law of variation. It is this variation that gives rise to individuality in plants and animals. This slight difference makes one individual better suited to his environment than another. and so he survives while another of the species perishes. In the next gener- ation, some of the descendants have the parent's characteristic of sur- vival value, and through the law of variation may again have a charac- teristic of survival value. These in- dividuals would, of course, survive. while those varying in an unfavor- able direction, by the law of natural selection would. of course, perish. From this, we can see how, in many generations, the original structure may have changed beyond recogni- tion. We come now to the work of the last twenty years. The fact that mutuations, or sudden changes, oc- curred, was given as another expla- nation by De Vries of how evolution came about. His work establishes the study of evolution upon an ex- perimental basis. Through experi- mentation, scientists show that new species were appearing. suddenly produced by the parent form, fully equipped as a species. without any intermediate stages or any building up by selection. This does not ban- ish the theory of natural selection as a factor in evolution, but assigns to it a new role, which is not to pro- duce species, but to select among those already produced. Darwin's explanation, Lamarck's explanation, every explanation hith- erto proposed may be found inade- quate and still organic evolution will remain to be explained. It must be remembered that the work of biolo- gists has been to explain the fact of organic evolution, not to propose it as an idea, and the destruction of no explanation can weaken the fact. From Castle, Coulter, Davenport, East and Tower -'s, Heredity and Eugenicsf' pages 1-20. l'certainly believe in evolution as an explanation of man's origin on earth. If man's origin was not evo- lution, what was it? If man were simply placed on earth as he a.ppears today, where did the lower animals came from ? How can the anti-evo- lutionist. explain the adaptations which we know have taken place in different animals during the ages? Aren't the theories of evolutionists, such as the law of use and disuse, adaptation, survival of the iittest, etc., being proved every day. Doesn't the scientific experimentation of ar- tificial selection by animal breeders and horticulturists prove the theory of natural selection possible and pro- bable? If the anti-evolutionist does not believe in evolution, what does he believe in? What theory can he advance that is backed up as strong- ly as that of evolution? E. TEIPE, Jr. YI. HOW TO ENLARGE MAPS. In working out our Geography project on Japan we found it nec- essary to have an enlarged map of this country, our efforts to find this were in vain. As Japan is situated on the Eastern Coast of Asia, it was impossible to iind a map of any size which could be used. Countries ly- ing so near the Coast are often dis- torted. How were we to enlarge this small map? This puzzled us for some- time, then it was suggested that we use the pantograph. I wonder how many know just what the panto- graph is. As it is something every teacher should know about and be able to use, I will endeavor to give you a brief description of this won- derful instrument. The pantograph is an instrument outline copy of a drawing, either on a large or smaller tool consists of a coupled in such a used to make an map or any other the same scale or one. This useful system of levers way as to form two equiangular par- allelograms. A motion of a given point on the parallelogram produces a relative motion in the correspond- ing point of the other parallelogram. By altering the size of one parallel- ogram the ratio of movement is al- tered in the same relation as the parallelogram. We obtained a small map of .Ia- pan from an old Atlas where the central parallel and meridian crossed in the centre of the map. Then we placed the small map in the lower left hand corner of the larger pa- per on which the enlarged map was to be traced. The tracer was guided over the outline of the small map while the other arm carried the pen- cil point and produced the enlarged tracing. We found the pantograph most interesting and very useful in many waysg many pictures and de- signs can be made, not only on pa- per, but on blackboards by substitut- ing chalk for the pencil. A panto- graph can be bought for the small sum of 51.50 at any art shop or any school supply store. If you are not familiar with the pantograph I advise every one read- ing this to get familiar with it and purchase one for your school. It will be money well spent. M. HOGAN, Sr. VI.. 1 i Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired. XVe Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. C109 Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. C109 WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer in Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour and Feed York Road - Towson, Md. L53 Table Delicacies GEORGE H. STIEBER Towson, Md. Q55 YORK ROAD GARAGE t Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS tFour Wheel Brakesj - F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 lit- .MIAAITM MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP York Road Towson, Md. 6101 Shoes of Comfort and Style For Men. IVomen and Children THE TOWSON SHOE STORE York and Joppa Roads, -Towson, Md. Repairing' done equal to new. 1105 Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With. V The 1' BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. C105 - Page 4 THE ORIOLE THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, TOXVSON, RID. Business Manager. SAM'L C. TROUPE Advertising Mgrs. S-':I6T,IQ'uHI?!IiI1E1I-'QSTER . r I MARGARET REILLY Cin culation Mgrs. MARY THOMAS LAVINIA MOORE PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. DECEMBER, 1923 AN IDEAL NORMALITE. Where I went to High School l learned with much perspiration what I failed to learn through inspiration, that is: the requisites of a subject on which to speak with a good line of datag it must be recent, interest- ing and personal. So, when I write of: An Ideal Normanite, I think I have found one that fills the re- quirements. The subjectis recent, it is about a Normalite, so it will be interesting to Normalites, and it is certainly personal because it features myself. This last will ,no doubt, cause many to register surprise, consterna- tion, and perhaps amusement, so possibly I had better explain my conception of an ideal Normalite. I think he is one who takes advantage of everything the School has to of- fer, one who has the utmost consid- eration for others, and who believes in the traditions of the school- when they are applied to other peo- ple. These qualiiications can best be illustrated by an example of which l know, no less an individual than myself. In classes I have an excellent chance to show that sterling quality: consideration for others. Only one can stand first in the section. Shall I selfishly be the one to rob some- one else of the chance? No! A thousand times no! My ideal Nor- malite soul revolts at the thought. Am I not an ideal Normalite? Then why should I stand first? Some may think that there are other rea- sons, but, no! perish the thought. My unselfishness is solely the cause. My position in regard to what is commonly known as the Student Council is generally misunderstood by most of my brother and sister Normalites. They say that I break rules, regulations, etc., thoughtless- ly. I wish to correct this mistaken idea with a few clear cut phrases and arguments. First, how will one ever become known to the rest of the Normalites if his name isn't bashed around in the Weekly Session, and used by the rest of 1 I I the Normalites for current events? He won't, that's all--unless he is a regular visitor. The whole School hears it and if they hear it often enough, they get to know the person himself. lt is very easy to become known in this way. Now, here's another. I am often campused as a result of partaking of one of these Weekly Rules and Regulations Ban- quets, so it serves me well in two ways. It makes my name familiar to all the Normalites and it makes week-ends at school possible. Being campused is one of the greatest outdoor sports here. Cer- tainly it is the one most indulged in, and the one having the most candi- dates. Some Normalites though, show a marked aversion to being campused, but that merely shows that they lack the qualities that I admit. The Campus is full tiful grass, trees, hedges, etc., which give one ample for intelligently passing time. Then, too, things on side appear much better to of beau- berries, material leisure the out- us when we are inside looking out. How could we better learn to appreciate the desired things off campus? In this school of ours there are traditions as old as the place itself. These traditions are known as Rules and Regulations of Living Routine. They make quite a vol- umeg and are very useful for Sen- iors who wish to teach Juniors how to live in our school. What can't be found in these Rules and Regu- lations of Living Routine, may be found in the Unwritten Laws , which are resorted to frequently in the Weekly Sessions. Some Nor- malites think that we need no rules, regulations, routine, or lawsg but I do my utmost to keep them alive. Suppose, for instance, I cut campus, cut dinner line, do not take the va- cant end seat at the ta.ble,etc., I am immediately reported and get my customary invitation. The Student Council requests your presence at its meeting Monday evening. South Parlor, 6.25 P. M. No Refreshments. Sympathetically yours, SEC. This makes my fellow Normalites remember the laws which they would otherwise have forgotten. But, do they ever thank me for this? No! They laugh at me, but I, martyrlike, continue the good work and so prove myself An Ideal Normalite, for so persecuted they the prophets. It is the same way in the dining room. I break dishes, spill food and water, grab things from others, get two desserts, etc.. only to remind others that it shouldn't be done. I am always misunderstood. I can readily appreciate the big statement of that great statesman, Webster, To be great is to be misunder stood. Some people may differ with me in thinking that I am an ideal Nor- malite, but I console myself by agreeing with Webster. I am ideal from the standpoint that I take ad- vantage of everything the school has to offer. After all I do not want to be con- sidered a model Normaliteg one to be patterened after, although I know that many have patterned after me without any persuasion. If I have not made myself perfectly clear, it is merely because Webster was right. So let it be. I am thankful for that much. GUNDY, '24, Dear Faculty and Class of '2-4: Saturday, November seventeenth, was Homecoming, indeed. How good it was to see Normal again! My heart simply sang for joy when I entered the Administration Build- ing for the Grst time since June. And it continued to sing until time for departure on Saturday night. Every minute was filled with pleas- ant things. Little did I realize what my visit meant until I returned to my school room. I left it feeling that as a teacher I was a hopeless failureg I returned to it with new life and hope. In the weeks I have been back my inspiration has not once lagged. For a month I had worked from a sense of duty: now I only wish for more hours and materials with which to work. It is difhcult to find just how Homecoming wrought this mirac- ulous change, turned :despair into hope. Nevertheless, I know that it did, and I want to thank each per- son who was in the least responsible for the happy day you gave the Class of '23. Perhaps it is not 'too early to wish you every good thing for Christmas and the coming year. Sincerely yours, CAROLINE READ. DO YOUR PATRAONS DO THIS? How much of an air of bon- homie and comaraderie is there per- meating your school system? In the language of Gasoline Alley, do the patrons gather in your educational garage, watch the machinery in ac- tion, get some of the grease of ac- tual contact upon their clothes. chuckle over the absurdities of the pupil Skeezixes, and observe the teachers, Walt-like in their devo- tion to childhood? The advance in medical science will count for nothing unless educa- tion of the people along educational lines progresses at an equal pace.- Mayo. THE ORIOLE Page 5 ROLL CALL OF SR. 4. Abram's is always first each day Because her name begins with A, The next two you see are Bailey and Bounds, Who are always there when the roll- call sounds. Brandenburg and Cronhardt are next down the line, With Davis and Faulkner sitting be- hind. Flounders you see with head up- raised, Fogtman behind her always stays. Then comes Gantz, the Seniors' head, And Gibson and Gaver, as we before have said, Are followed by Griffin and Hollo- well so bold. Then Hayden. Henry and Hancock with all told, You spy ltnyre and Jump, and lo, -Sitting right there are Johns and Jarboe. Then Morris and Kendall with thein pretty smiles, Next to McAllister, Mitchell and Miles, We now see Nichols who has much to say And Neikirk and Powell who hold full sway When then, Elizabeth and Ella Smith you spy You're bound to see Shockley with her wicked eye. Then Sprecher and Snyder who are very small, Are followed by Summers and Saun- ders tall, Then comes Simmons. our section athlete, With ,Thomas 'sitting in the very next seat. Then comes Watkiiis with wit two- fold, And Young and Yoder worth their weight in gold. This is the end of Senior IV, But wait 'till next time and we'll tell you more. PAULINE BAILEY, Sr. 4. THE MISTLETOE. Margaret Hoban. Long, long ago, when the world was young and uninhabited and only' the trees and animals were here, a little vine made its home on an old poplar tree. When winter came and the trees all lost their leaves, this little plant began to get lonesome. It was a bitter cold day and every- thing was so barren that the little plant begun to cry. The tears froze and looked like little berries. Now this little plant was used to living on the poplar, apple and a few other trees, but had never lived on the oak. The sturdy oak, seeing its sorrow, told it to make its home upon its trunk. Long after this little plant was i f called Mistletoe It came abouti in this way: A little bird called the mistle thrusli, had been living on the berries of the Mistletoe twhich were the tears that had frozen on it, during its sorrowj and from the ap- pearance of the twig on which the berries grew, it received its named Mistletoe A certain class of people called Druids, found the Mistletoe on the oak and decided it was some sign from the Gods. This is their story of The Origin of Kissing under the Mistletoe!! We are reminded that even Gods, an.d Goddesses have trouble. The wicked spirit Loki hated Bul- da. He was jealous because Blada was the favorite of the Gods. He made an arrow of Mistletoe and gave it to the God of Darkness twho was iblindl to test. The God of Dark- ness shot the arrow and killed Bal- da. He was later restored to life and the Mistletoe was given to thel Goddes of Love to keep, every one passing under it received a kiss as a proof that it was an emblem of love rather than that of death. Years later it became the old Eng- lish custom to hold House Parties for the whole week during Christ- mas. During this time the relatives and friends entertained themselves? by playing games, dancing, and hav-' ing good winter sports. The house was trimmed for the occasion and the Mistletoe, held a very impor- tant part. It was placed in a little cozy corner and often started' ro-X mance, for in many instances the Knight or Baron was too backward or too sedate to think of kissing his fiancee until she passed under the Mistletoe. Even today that old custom of Kissing under the Mistletoe is a part of the entertainment and en- joyment in House Parties . MARGARET HAGEN, Sr. VI. A PSALM OF SR. VI. Miss Greenlaw is our adviser. VVe shall not want. She helpeth us in all our section meetings. She ask- eth us to sit up in assembly. She restoreth our hopes. She leadeth us in the paths of right for our own sakes. Yea! though we walk through the valleys of doubts and fears, we shall fear no evil for she is with us. Her smiles and kind words, they comfort us. She acteth as a shield for us in the presence of our enemies. She filleth our lives with kindnesses, our joys are com- plete. Surely peace and happiness shall follow us all the days of our life and we shall remember our dear' Miss Greenlaw forever. MARY HILL. . THRIFT. Some think that fortune comes by fate, Some think it comes by luck, While others quite as firmly think It comes to men of pluck. But fortune only comes to those Who tuck the dimes away, And watch them with a careful eye To dollars grow, each day. Such growth of dimes and dollars is A boost toward life's ambition, No matter what one wants to do. Thrift is one requisition. Of reaching heights in any path By which we wish to wend Our way thru lifeg and so I ask, Take my advice, dear friend. But do not think that shining gold ls all there is to save, For other things are needed too, Our road thru life to pave. Our health and strength are great assets , On this Highway to Fame, . And we must garner of them both, The prizes to attain. And time is yet another thing Which we must never waste, So save the minute as they fly V And we'll no sorrow's taste. By nature an example's set. For every one to follow, 'Cause nothings ever wasted there, She e'en abhors a hollow! V In M. S. N. S. you will find Us saving all these things, And thus we're ever fit to meet Whatever duty brings. VVe save our health by proper food We save our strength by ball, Of various kinds for boys and girls As you can well recall. - And never do we waste our time, But work hard every day, And so we're able to compete With others every way. And so, if you'd be in the lead, And stand in the first rank Among your friends, just put your cash . In our trusty Normal Bank. JACK Junior VII. NOT FORGOTTEN. A widower ordered a headstone- for his wife's grave. The inscrip- was W3S l10t tion concluded with: Lord, she thine. When it was finished it found that the stonecutter did have room on the stone for the e in thine. . f . Pa.ge6 THE ORIOLE UFRICTION FACTS. I guess I better Tell you what it is So that you wont Be puzzled Or so that if vou Have read this far And are not held Spellbound, You had better Stop right here. We are having A light cut In the North Parlor. We are allowed to s 'Until eleven o'clock. Thrills! What are we doing? Some of us, Two, I mean, Are studying Bonser. Do you know him? At least you have Heard the Seniors Discuss this worthy topic. 0utlining Bonser. For the last two months One of our group, tThe one in the Japanese Kimonol, is doing School Room Management. I wonder what kind Of Managing she'll do f?J The one in the black And white sweater Is making an informal Test in measuring The intelligence of Some imaginary child. I wonder if that child will be able To uphold the reputation Of other imaginary children.t?J The two over here on My right are telling Us what time it is, Ten of eleven, I hear. Guess I'd better hurry, I just hear. The one sitting on The door in front of me, Heaves a slgh. Another intelligence test On the road to ruin! The one in the Japanese Kimono has just Informed us that She has to wash Before she goes to bed. Guess we'd better Declare a Holiday. There my Bonser Is finished- At least my llght Cut is cut, so This is Free Verse, tay up Goodnight. I thank you. M. THOMAS. Sr. VI. Henderson fin kltchenl - Bay, there's a fly in this coffee. Vlfaiter-That's all right, let him burn to death. KWEER KWESTIONS AN- SWERED. Dear Editor: If you were in Miss Munn's class and she called on you unexpectedly and you didn't know the question, what would you do? WORRIED. Answer: Nothing. Register ex- treme dumbness and pray to high heaven she'll pass on. Dear Editor: What would you do if Mr. Walther called you a. si- lent sitter? X. Y. Z. Answer: Immediately jump from your chair to the top of the table and let out an Indian war whoop. Dear Editor: Please tell me what Mr. Bishop means by his what nots and jist of the matter? ANXIOUS. Answer: Pardon the editor. He doesn't understand Greek. Dear Editor: VVhat is meant by the term scientific? MARY ANN. Answer: Consult Dunsmore Fos- ter. Dear Editor: How can l keep from hearing noises at night? NERVOUS. Answer: Stuff cotton in your ears. Dear Editor: What is a P. A. ? JUNIOR. Answer: The editor hasn't one so doesn't know. Advertise for in- formation in The Oriole. Per F. E. F. THE A. K. D.'s ORGANIZE. All of the members of the Alpha Kappa Delta Sorority were present at our first meeting with the excep- tion of our Titian haired sister, Lola Griliith, who has embarked on the sea of matrimony. We feel sure that our President, Frances Grimes, is energetic enough to take care of our business very well. For our Vice-president we have Hazel Murray: Secretary, Vir- ginia Powell: and Treasurer, Cath- erine Schnebly. We now have, in addition to our Senior members, Junior girls from all parts of Maryland. There has been no time lost in gaining pep, and already, we have had some very good times together, and we are planning for the year of years for our members. HELEN WELSH. Miss Van Bibber-How many in this class are studying Sir Francis Drake? All the Drakes raise their hands, please! SELF-STARTERS. Do you have the classifying habit? If you do, here's an easy one: All people, teachers and taught, may be divided into two groups-self-stare ers and those who have to be cranked before they will budge an inch. Your self-starter teacher is the salt of the earth. She's the get- there, do-something kind. It's she who blazes the trail of educational progress .and -who gladdens the heart of the superintendent. Here are the wheel tracks that mark the road to accomplishment. She is ever on the look out for live, func- tional material. She is never satis- fied with what she is doing, but year after year she tries out new ideas and new methods. She is the real prestige builder for the system. The one who has to be cranked tags after the self-starter and gets her meal ticket from her. She nev- er did an original or contributive thing in hr life. She is never a plan follower and order taker-but an honest-to-goodness educational sales- man.-From Putting Your School on the Map. A PERSPICACIOUS AUDITOR. I want tax reform! he bel- lowed. I want tariff reform! I want trust reform! I want social reform! I want money reform! I want- Chloroform! shouted a man in the crowd.-From The Torch. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER 00. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. lltzvfgfn, Md. Riderwood, Md. HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggistg Aim-SERVICE Motto-QUALITY Headquarters for school supplies since 1904. Agents for Kodaks and Waterma.n's Fountain Pens T0WS0l'I.1 - - Maryland , C103 Established 18 7 3 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY 00. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry 1103 THE ORIOLE -Page 7 EXCHANGE COLUMN. This is the latest venture of The Oriole. Through it we hope to be- come better acquainted with our friends who are exchanging publi- cations with us. Due, possibly, to loss in the mails some of the exchanges have not been received. Those received this month are: Alcohi Mirror-Cumberland. High School Life-Preston. East Carolina Teachers' College News-Greenville, N. C. R. S. N. Grapurchat-East Rad- ford, Va. St. Jol1n's Collegian-Annapolis. Harford Democrat-Bel Air. N. A. N. S., The Pine-Flagstaff, Arizona. The Talisman-Seattle, Wash. Red- Your beautiful hair re- minds me of a beautiful song. Nannie- Really? Red- All over nothing. -R. Sl N. Grapurchat. CRUEL FATHER! Son: Is it true about the ass dis- guising himself with a lion's skin? Father: So the, fable goes, but now the colleges do it with a sheep skin. -The Pine. Mary-How would you like to go for your honeymoon in an aero- plane? Lena- Not me! I'd hate to miss all the tunnels. -St. John's Col- legian. Harold M.- Get away from that radiator: the weather isn't cold. Thor H.- I'm not warming the weatherp I'm warming my hands. - Talisman. MUSIC NOTES. What is your occupation? I used to be an organist. And why did you give it up? The monkey died. -The Pine. CIRCUS PLAY. Small Child-Are you the trained nurse mamma said was coming? Nurse-Yes, dear, I'm the trained nurse. Small Child-All right. Let's see Kbe.S SHRDLUa.oinRDLUoi you do some of your tricks.-Har- ford Democrat. Young wife, treading her new movie scenariol- Two burglars here enter the living hall, and the clock- strikes one. -Alcohi Mirror. Of all the Words These are most sad, I did not get That check from dad! -Radford State Normal- Grapurchat. Of all the words These are most gay, I got that check From dad, today! Of all the words These are most cruel, Daughter, come home From Normal School! Of all the words These are most brave, Dad, I'm sticking, So you can rave! Of all the words I think these win, I'll stick and get That old sheep-skin. GUNDY, '24. THE UNWRITTEN BALLAD. One day our teacher said to us: Now boys and girls all, A ballad for me you must write When on you I shall call. That night when in my room I sat, I thought both hard and long, About some goodly subject On which to write a song. I thought and thought, but all in vain, A subject for to choose, I took off my collar and my tie, And then I shed my shoes. My room-mates tried to held me' out, But all to no avail, I gnashed my teeth, and tore my hair, And began to weep and wail. Then up I got and paced the floor To find an inspirataion, It was this task that caused me Suffering of long duration. At last the midnight hour pealed forth, And oh, alack! alas! For then I knew that I must go Balladless to class. HELEN CARPENTER, Jr. 6. A BOUQUET. Miss Lida Lee Tall, Pres. M. S. N. S., Towson, Maryland. My dear Miss Tall: Just a Word to tell you what a splendid school you have and what a great pleasure it was to meet your students. If any of them are ever in New York, I hope they will drop in to see us. May I also tell you what a pleas- ure it was to meet you personally? As I told you before, we should be very appreciative of .your interest and co-operation in our work. Sincerely yours, PROF. HAPPY. Fierce Lessons. Late Hours. Unexpected Company. Not Prepared. Kicked Out. ' -From the Concord Argos. I 'Gifts in Art, China, Leather G-oods, Books, Toys, T THE DU1.ANY-vE1tNAY co. I Social and Commercial Stationers ,339-341 N. Charles, St., Baltimore, 1107 E 1Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins 8: Rings TOWSON SERVICE STATION L. J. MASON, Proprietor York Road and Willow Avenue Phone, Towson 554. 1105 You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Open Saturday Nights 4170 Interest on Savings Deposits 1103 Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND 1105 OUR SECOND HOME KEENE'S York Road and Burke Avenue 1107 Vernon 2355 THE FLAG, BANNER AND PENNANT SHOP Successors to Sisco Brothers R. H. Taylor, 302 Park Avenue BALTIMORE, MD. 157 Page 8 THE ORIOLE EL TORREDOR Y SI SENORITA There once was a gay senorita Who lived across the main, lVith mantilla black and bandana red, She captured many a swain. Now this gay senorita One time while on a tour, Chanced to meet by unknown fate, A handsome young torredor. This torredor with dashing speed Came riding forth one day, To see his dark-eyed senorita, An da few words to her say. Tomorrow at three at the arena l'll be. Yvaving my colors of red, With tl1e angry bull rushing on to- ward me, Then a stroke from my spear- he'll be dead. YVith her flashing eyes and her' haughty swing. I She smiled at her torredor, And turning away, and smiling once more, I She bade farewell to her hand-5 some senor. So next day at hree Chiquita did go., tF'or that was really her namel To the arena to her her dashing, senor Capture the bull and win fame. Fame you have won, Chiquita did say To her handsome young torredor. Yes. fame l have won, but far bet- ter still, l've won you for my wife. said the handsome senor. THELMA JENSEN, MARGARET OWENS, WILLSIE WILLIAMS, Junior 5. l I a VENI, VIDI, BUT NOT VICI. , Stanley C. Turner, .lr. T I Her mother let me in v l and led me into the porlor. I was told to sit down and Martha would be there in a moment. Then I was left to my own thoughts. Oh! those thoughts! I wondered how I should begin. Should I say Will you have me, Martha? or Will you marry me, or What in the rlickens? I won- dered what my father had said. I half wished it was the Cave man's age, but it wasn't, so I decided to, think of something elseg how did Il look? Just then l looked up andl there was a mirror. My hands stood, out like a--a field of wheat in the, Sahara. I put 'em in my pockets! No! that wouldn't do. I folded them in my lap, but that made me look like an old maid aunt about toi lecture a small boy on the morals of men. Perhaps lf they just hung l naturally, worse! They looked like hams on a string. Just then something made me: jump. My heart came up from its natural abode and proceeded to argue with my palate, the door opened. I stood up on one foot and jiggled the other, fixed my tie, smoothed my hair, put out my hand and uttered a sound that was some- thing between a giggle and a snort, although all this time I was in a semi-conscious state of being. We sat down and talked. I couldn't have told a half hour after- ward whether it was about the weather or the League of Nations. There was a silence. I knew my time had come. How should I be- gin? Must I get on my knees? I decided to drop, my handkerchief and then stay onmy knees. I dropped the handkerchief and got down, and lo! I heard something rip, I couldn't tell whether it was externally or in- ternally. I hoped internally, but I feared otherwise. Martha-er-er Martha willfa--will, er-Martha mai Hadn't you better begin over again? I haven't an idea what you are trying to say? I bit my tongue severely and started over with fresh courage. Martha, will you marry me? I asked, as I grasped her warm hands in my clumsy one. Is that what you have been try- ing to say. No, I rather think we're both too young. I got up, stuttered. stuttered some- thing about a friendship, and flew out of that house with my coat tail so stiff any one could have played marbles on it. I'm off women and anything pertaining to the feminine gender for ever. BOYS' ATHLETICS. Soccer. Surely the Goddess of lll-Luck turned her face upon our Soccer' team in the last games played by us. Although by superior playing we outpointed our two rivals, the final score ended once in a scoreless tie with Tome, and a 1 all with Towson. In the Towson game our team I I l I l I l showed real class and superior play-! ing throughout the scrimmage, but were unable to claim a win at the end. Due to a miscalculation on the part of the referee, which gave the Towson High a goal, we had to be satisfied with a tie. We journey to Tome with a reso- lution that nothing outside of a tie would satisfy us. Here again were we due for a disappointment, for, although playing at our best, condi- tions were such that the ball would not go between the bars for us. The boys did enjoy themselves on the tiylp, due to a breakdown to the truck. The team found refuge from l the cold in a country store, in which place they ate cakes, candy and ice cream while playing Barney Google on the time worn victrola. Bollinger also did his part in creating amuse- ment by playing heartrending selec- tions on the saxophone. We finally arrived at Tome in a Tome bus. If you are anxious as to how bright our boys are, ask one one of them just what they did to the bridgekeeper on their way back. On December 14 and 15 our team journeys to Middletown and Clear- spring for two games that will end a perfect season for M. S. N. S. in soccer. This trip is a befitting end to our soccer career, and we hope an interesting one to our team. Every one of us will anxiously await the results of the two games. In January our interest will be centered upon basket ball rather than soccer. We have already start- ed practice and hope to put upon the floor for the first game a team that will uphold the reputation made by the soccer team. Due to the efforts of Owen Thomas, basket ball man- ager, a program is in the making that will hold the interest of all our faus. We need cheer and song prac- tice so that we can make the audi- torium ring. Below is a complete soccer team line-up, with substitutes. Later we expect to print a picture of our team in The Oriole: Center, Robert Wrightg lef inside, Alvey Hammond, right outside, George Houckg left outside, John Flaterg centre half, Millard Garmang right half, Clifton Morris, left half, C. Gardnerg right full, Paul Hoffmasterg left full W. Bollingerg Substitutes - Owen Thoms, George Schmit, J. Fiery, D. Curry, R. McCann, U. Bowman. BEATITUDES. Blessed is the minister who cuts his sermons short, for his popularity is assured. Blessed is the man who can dance well ,for he will have bids galore. Blessed is the telephone operator who forgets to ask for the nickel, for she is a friend indeed. Blessed is the chaperone who sits on the front seat, for she hath un- derstanding. Blessed is the teacher who does not consider her subject the most important one in school, for she is a rare specimen. , SOUNDS LIKE VACATION. The trees are leaving. We see their trunks. The Oriole may dig and toil, 'Till it's finger tips grow sore, But some poor fish is sure to say I've heard that joke before F. P., Jr. VII. l Q I I E 1. I. l v ll l E ll I E E I 1 K THE ORIOLE Page 9 THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE. There was a school upon the hill, A quaint old school was it, With windows short and small, And doors which did not nt. The teacher there was very strictg Her pupils they were bad, And she was often heard to say, I fear they'll drive me mad. She ruled them with a hickory stick, And thi sshe ne'er laid down, From morn till night, the stick would go, To crack them on the crown. But when the school term did ex- pire, Her children little knew, For ruling by the hickory stick Will never, never do. The next year to the school did come, A teacher bright and fresh, Who handled them with rules quite right, Straight from M. S. N. S. That same old school today, you'd think, 'Twas quite a different place, And in it every day you'1l iind A bright and happy face. HELEN PERRY, HELEN NEELY, Junior 6. FIRST DAYS IN A RURAL SCHOOL. The other day I caught myself day-dreaming in class period. Luck- ily no one noted my vacant stare or there might have been a diierent tale to tell the folks back home. Sometimes daydreams are the only periods we allow ourselves for a look ahead. I was probing into the fu- ture a bit, thinking of what I would do after I finished Normal. The class must have been Rural School Management, for strangely enough, I thought of myself as the Principal of a one teacher school some where in the wilderness. It seems that I had arrived in the neighborhood about two weeks be- fore the beginning of school. Dur- ing this time I had found a place to board and had become acquainted with quite a number of the ordinary citizens of the neighborhood, not to mention the blacksmith and the storekeeper, fthe town was named after-'him, by the wayl. Moreover, I had been to church so that I might get some more free publicity and had noted, to my satisfaction, that everybody was telling everybody else that there was the new school-teach- er and Doesn't he look young and handsome. fThat's one reason why I know I was day-dreamingj. I The day that school began I was on hand fully half an hour before opening time. This gave me a chance to look 'em over and get an idea of what I had on my hands. At nine I put and rang the Lord's prayer ing, followed ments by the some oil on the pump bell. A short prayer, response, and a read- by a few announce- teacher concluded the morning exercises. After collecting the report cards from the children who had pthem and telling the others not to get them tomorrow, I grouped charges temporarily into about groups for convenience sake proceeded with the business of ing classes. The work was a of review or resume of the Iield had been covered the previous for- DJY five and call- sort that yeas: This gave me an inkling of the background the children had been given and an insight into a few of their individual characteristics. I told a Bre'r Rabbit story to the be- ginners, I resolved next day to tell them a bed time story. By this time I had exhausted my first day plans. I had invited one of the trustees to visit the school on the opening day and give a little speech. He turned up about fifteen minutes af- ter I had given up hope of his com- ing, but he landed at the critical timeg I had exhausted my stock flimitedl of ideas and saved me from being in the embarrassing position of having nothing to do. I immediately called -on him for a short speech. He began by saying that he had not expected to be asked to talk, but had come over just to see how we were coming along, which was stretching the truth pretty far, I believe that he only came over to talk. He interpreted short in the same manner that I have heard a lot of political speakers use it. When ?he got tired of repeating his short speech he sat down. I thanked him saying that I hoped he would come again, some other time. During the whole day I main- tained a sort of calm reserve that commanded respect, putting down any threatened outbreaks of disor- der. Whenever I think of that calm, reserved attitude I know that it was a day-dream. Anyhow, I am glad I didn't get caught at it. CHARLES RENN. HOCKEY NEWS. Junior V, aren't you proud of the Red Devils, for they won the Inter- section Hockey Tournament with a total score of eight point! Spark Plub, of Junior VI ran true to form, coming in a close second with a score of seven points. For third place three teams tied. They are Junior VIII, Cardinals, Junior IV, All Stars, and 1JuniorII, Snappy Eleven. Three cheers for the Juniors! When it comes to hockey, they are right there! Our school hockey team played its lirst game with Eastern High School. We were defeated with a score of 4i0. The girls on our team are: forwards, Pauline Hendrickson, Pau- line Arnett, Mary Thomas, Dorothea Hisley and Esther Wolff, half-hacks, Gladys Morris fcaptainl, Mary Klein and Caroline Browng full-backs, Frances Alexander and Emily Evans, goal, Louise Gibbons. In the near future we expect to play the follow- ing schools: Friends, Parks, West- ern High, Teachers' Training and a return game with Eastern High. D. HISLEY, Sr. VI. JOHNNIE AND HIS LASSIE. Oh, have you heard of Johhnie Brown, And of his lassie dear, Who lived in a bright and cheerful town, Not many miles from here? Now Johnnie was a sailor lad, And off to sea he went, - Which made his lassie very sad, But made her dad content. And many months and days passed by. While Johnnie was at sea, Her dad tried hard to change her mind, And brought her beans of three. Though very line young chaps were they, And wealthy as could be, Still Johnnie was to her, the best: 'Twas he she wished to see. Though all was calm and bright one day, - That night she heard a sound, From the outside came a caller, It was her Johnnie Brown. When all was quiet and dad had gone, He took her in his arms, He talked of all his days at sea And of her beautiful charms. As time went on from day to day Their love grew more and more, The preacher made them man and wife, Which made her daddy sore. ELIZABETH MANWAY. EMILY DENNIS, HELEN BOWEN, NELLIE FRENCH, HENRIETTA MATTHEWS, Junior 5. Page 10 THE ORIOLE A BALLAD OF DECEM- BER 7TH. tlVith apologies to Lord Randalll O, where ha'e ye been, my daugh- ter, so fair? O where ha'e ye been. my darling, my dear? I ha'e been to the Normal Schoolg mother, take me back homeg For l'me weary of studying, and fain would stay here. O what did ye there .my daughter so fair? O what did ye there, my darling, my dear? I learned English and Art, Biol., Math., Music and Science, O I'm weary of studying, and fain would Stay here. Why are ye so blue. my daughter so fair? are ye so blue, my darling, my dear? IV hy l am sick at heart, mother: take me back home, For I'm weary of studying, and fain would stay here. Oh, l fear ye have failed! my daughter so fair. Oh. I fear ye ha'e failed. my darl- ing, rny dear. Yes, they've dropped me from school, mother: take me back home, For l'me weary of studying, and fain would stay here. GLADYS E. MELVIN, MARIE OSTENDORFF. Junior 6. PRACTICE TEACHING, WISE AND OTHERWISE. 7.55 A. M., and sixteen laughing teachers fnot yet long enough at their profession to be otherwisej board the Overlea bus. In the midst of the rows of seats is one seat draped in black, marked with the letter PT as a warning to all those who miss the bus or forget their pitch pipes. One of the main events of our morning ride is to count an old white horse standing in a stable near Putty llill. You remember the say- ing, 'Vount one hundred white horses and you will shake hands with Z1 handsome young man.' This particular horse is the only white horse we sw and it gets two counts eavli day. the purpose of education is not to fit pupils for the task of solv- ing problems in future life, we try in give the-ni an idea of our present day problf-ms during their school periods. One day, one of the sixth grade teachers asked her class to give her some problems based on their work in arithmetic. This is one of the problems: A calf weighed 3 tons. The cow weighed 72 tons, was 90 it. long and 45 ft. wide, and swallowed a whole barrel of fish at one time. The pupil looked rather disap- pointed to receive as his criticism, Tl1at's all right, but I see a mis- take in English. We sometimes boast of the way our pupils do what we tell them to do. An instance is that of the first grade. They were asked. while passing through a room in which a teacher was having a class, to go like mice. The teacher was startled by the noise she heard and looked up to see the first grade running through the room, making a great racket. When asked Why the noise? they replied Mice run. Thanksgiving time draws near and all the practice teachers enjoy work- ing up the little feature which hap- pens to be their own Thanksgiving program. Every student has the opportunity to say just why he is thankful. This helps to promote self-satisfaction, good citizenship and many other qualities: providing all don't take the same viewpoint as a boy in third grade did. When the 'request was made by the teacher for all pupils to raise their hands who had something for which they were thankful, his hands remained close by his sides. haven't you anything to be thankful for? asked the teacher. No, gruffly replied the boy. He pretty near ruined me. In spite of the many trials of practice teaching, I'm sure there isn't a practice teacher who be just 21 little bit sorry when the term is over. We feel that we have learned many of the laws of science, and now that we have made this discovery it is up to us to enforce them? That we really mean this is shown in one of the lesson plans for a fifth grade nature study. Teachers Aim: To show the value of feathers on birds. LORETTA SCHWARTZ, Sr. I. i I EVALUATION OF HORN SHIELD FLASH CARDS. The Horn-Shield dash cards are ot inestimable value to the teacher and to her class. As one student said in giving his report It is a thorough system scientifically worked out to give all the aid possible and meet all the requirements of the elementary grades. It is all there. all the teacher has to do is to give out the work as instructed in the teacher's manual and supervise the work. The continued use of the flash cards will decrease the ner- vous tension of the teacher and pu- pils when standard tests and espec- ially speed tests are given. The greatest values of the flash cards are that they teach the pupil to read for thought, increase the speed ot reading, improve the eye movements ttraining the pupil to read by phrasesj, decrease the tendency for lip movement, make pupils realize the importance of reading for thought, bring results in so short a time that the pupil can see that he is improving. The pupil's interest is heightened by the competitive ele- ments of the system, and last but not least, by far, it aids the teacher in detecting pupils' difficulties. The best proof of the success of the oash card system is that it is being used by the best school all over the coun- try. HARRY H. BATCHELOR. Say It With Flowers ISAAC H. Moss, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYMAN Oflicez Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. 4109 Lincoln a Fordson CA.RS'TRUCKS -TRACTORB H E N R-Y RE CKORD TOWSON t 3 J Compliments of '77rE BLACKQ DECKER MFG. oo. Towsozv HEIGHTS BALTIMORE, MD. N OUR LIBRARY. What a place is an old library! It seems as though all the souls of all the writers were reposing here. I do not want to handle, to profane the leaves, their winding sheets. I would sooner dislodge a shade. I seem to inhale learning, walking amid their foliage. -Charles Lamb. We have such a splendid library and I am sure we all appreciate it, even though we do not always show our feeling! The old adage, You never miss the water till the well runs dry, is is quite true and fits in very well with relation to the use of our li- brary in the evening. It is very convenient and gratifying when one is piled up with work and has neg- lected to get a book out in the af- ternoon, either from lack of time or memory, to know that in the even- ing, one still has the opportunity to 'make good' his or her reports for the morrow. Let us deserve this opportunity again. The following is a list, for the past month, of the books that are new to our shelves: Dickinson, T. H.-Chief Contemporary Dramatists, Churchill, Winston-Richard Car- vel, Lewis, Sinclair-Babbit, Quick, Herbert-Hawkeye, Lane, E. M.- Nancy Stair, Barrie, J. M.-Senti- mental Tommy, Harrison, H. S.- Tweed, Galsworth, John-Forsythe Saga, Pyle, Howard-Men Of Iron, Hawthorne, Nathaniel-Scarlet Let- ter, Singmaster, Elsie-Emmeline, Kipling, Rudyard-Puck of Pook's Hill, Arnim, Mary Annette-En- chanted April, Jackson, Helen- Ramona, Davis, R. H.-Princess Aline, Doyle, A. Q.-Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Page, T. N.-Red Rock, Cobb, I. S.-Old Judge Priest, Gras, Felix-Reds of The Midi, Orczy, Baroness-Scarlet Pimpernel, Wells, H. G.-History of Mr. Polly, Haggard, H. R.-King Solomon's Mines, Farnol, Jeffery-Amateur Gentlemen, Mobnar, Franz-Silion, Churchill, Winston-Crossing. - EVA K. McCAULEY, Sr. VI. EVALUATION OF PHONICS IN THE FIRST THREE GRADES. Phonics is beginning to be taught to every child in every school. Did you ever stop to think why it is? Let us first consider what phonics is. It is the teaching of sounds of let- ters rather than the letters them- selves. This is done because. the sounding of the letter and not the saying of the name of a letter will fix it in the mind of the child more rapidly and more accurately. In fact, if the child learns thoroughly how to attack the sound of words THE ORIOLE 11 he can easily attack new words be- cause he will recognize the letters by their sound. In some cases the child seems to be able to sound only the beginning of words. The teach- er, to correct this, must show the Wchild that an the letters in a word depend on one another and in order to say the word correctly he must also sound the letters at the end of the word. When the child is able to grasp words in this way his eat' becomes trained Hlltl his speed in reading is increased. He will listen carefully for what the teacher says and will get it unless he has defec- tive ears. The teacher should be careful that she places her tongue and lips properly so that she will give correct sounds for the letters. If she does not give these correctly the pupils may form the habit of saying them wrong and then they will not be helped in any way by phonics. MARIE GETTINGS. THE NEW PREACHER. To church we went on Sunday morn, The preacher new was he, And all the town was on live wires The preacher for to see. The preacher up the aisle did march, The platform did asceend, He pulled his collar, fixed his tie, And to his wig attend. He plunged into the sermon great, Jumped up and down did he, Till Brother Brown, while fast asleep, Gave a snoring te-e-e-e. The preached looked up very quick, He frowned and bent his head, Will Brother Brown in prayer lead? But not a word was said. A neighbor sitting at his side, Awoke him with a stir, And Brother Brown jumped up and said: It's not my play, preacher. HELEN CATLETT, Jr. 6 EVERYBODY VVILL CAROL CAROLS ! Following a custom inauguarated last year, the residents of Towson and vicinity are most cordially in- vited to meet with the Maryland State Normal School, at a Communi- ty Tree, in front of Miss Tall's resi- dence, on December 20, at 8 o'clock, for an hour's carol singing. Come early, ready to sing your songs of Peace and Good Will! Make this a Red Letter Evening for us all! In case of inclement weather, we shall gather at the same hour in the au- ditorium. LIFE IN THE DORMITORY. You wake with a sigh and a drowsy yawn, The bell has rung, but it's scarcely dawn. I'm too tired to get up, you moan in distress, Since l've bobbed my hair, it takes no time to dress, So I think I've time for another snooze. again, yourself in slumber you lose. And The next you hear is the breakfast g0I1g. You wish the night were ten times as long. Then spring from your bed with a bound and a shiver- Radiator's as cold as an ice-covered river. At the bath room you find a long line ahead, For you aren't the only one who loves a warm bed. A prolonged wait and a hasty splash, Then back to your room you wildly dash. A Your clothes are all twisted and scattered about, For you had undressed after lights were out. At last you are ready-but, oh! un- V You You kind fate. arrive at the dining room one minute too late. were nearly starved, you have nothing to munch, But a half of an apple, 'till it's time for lunch. You wend your way to the bulletin board, The news there staggers you like a sword, For the very lesson you hadn't pre- pared Stands head of the list on your new schedule card. You are tempted to skip, but recall with a wail, That one more absence will cause you to fail. So you face it bravely-that tor- turing hour, And the relief, when it's over, is like sun after shower. Such is a sample of Normal School life- More trials than a man without a wife. I BESSIE ARTERBURN, Jr. 4. HIS LAST MATCH. From the laconic United Press: Mr. Davis, Cedar Rapids, Ia., pass- ing through this city last night lit a match to see if his gas tank was empty. It was not. Age 47. Cedar' Rapids papers please copy. fl . gf 12 ,,, THE ORIOLE A NORMAL HOMECOMING. Just now I remember, 'twas in No- vember, tAnd it actually did come to passl I head some humming about a home- coming Of the dear old '23 class. A neat invitation-then straight to the station I hurried at speed-limit pace. For I had half a hunch that the whole bloomin' bunch Were as eager as I to break trace. YVe met in the hall and that wasn't all, We bumped several times on the stairs, Time was short for greeting, so we flocked for a meeting dis-cussed our own school af- fairs. An tl a few quakiugs followed handshakings, topics of all sorts arose. Did you see all that seatwork? But here's Emma Neikirk, the walls still our laughter echoes. Quite And And VVe needed no song to help luncheon along, Tho' we sang and we joked as we ate, And we each took our tray in the same old way, Then rushed to the Hockey home plate. Many frolics were planned and they all worked out grand, it all scooted by 'most too fast. one was entranced with the dandiest dance, the very best things never last. And Every But I had a fine time, so here endeth my rhyme And the visit has helped me. by heck! Now I work at my task with my reasons unmasked, I think I am earning my check. HAZEL WRIGHT, Class of '23. HOMECOMERS' LETTERS. My dear Miss Tall: Just a word to tell you what a happy time l had at Normal. Each minute seemed to hold a bit more joy. The only thought that chilled my spirits was that of having but a short time to stay. If every girl who returned gained as much inspiration as I did, you may he sure that more work is be- ing accomplished in our schools this week than ever before. There seems to be something in the very air that And makes a body want to do his' best. Every good wish for a ha' py and successful year. - Dear Miss Tall: I want to tell you how very rr tch I enjoyed the Home-Coming ,rlwen to the dear old Class of '23, I.. is wonderful to feel that you are a wee part of such a fine institution as dear old Normal. I was quite happy to get back, home once more with my friends of the faculty and it was simply 'great' to see so many of my class-mates: and to know that they had problems so very much like many of my own. The whole spirit of the day was quite fine I felt, and I thought that everyone seemed so glad to be back once more. I am delighted to see that the , ' D Six lit. '. - al' One tot ' .ike W. Five littl iors, all fps., snore, U One got ca ght, then there were four. Four little Juniors, cheerful as can be, One saw her report card, then there three. Three little Juniors, didn't know what to do, sassed a Senior, there there were two. One enrollment continues to increase Two little Juniors, having lots of and I hope that the Class of '24 Will, fun, find as 11111Ch Pleasure 111 001111115 One got spanked, then there was back again as we people of '23 found in being there Saturday. How good it felt to lead anotherl yell with the same people to help me--and I had been longing to hear the dear old Class song once more. I regret that I could not attend the meeting in the morning, but I had the girls tell me what it was all about and I find that we all are facing like situations. Miss Tall, I wish that we couldl have more Home-Comings, and I feel that a similar meeting in the Spring might prove of real value to the Class of '23, I'd love to come' again. It is my sincere hope that this year will prove to be the brightest and best for my dear Alma Mater, and I'm so proud to feel that I be- long there. If at any time there is any service I can render you or the school let me know, for-l--i 'is still eager to do her little bit. Very best wishes for the future ,and fond memories of the past. E S OUR ASTOUNDING ORATOR. I .Iunior 6 has given to the world la wonderful orator, who. some day twill be one of the world's greatest Tadvisers. He has given several lec- ltures to the boys on Professor lVing Wang. and Down in Aber- deen. He appeared in the Assembly Hall not so long ago and gave a lecture lon a certain phase of Egyptian' lArt. I Every one present, we believe, en-i joyed himself. and, although this was his first appearance on the stage, we hope to see him again in ithe near future. JR. 6 REPORTER. 5 0118. One Got little Junior loafing in the hall, sent home and that was all. MARY GAVER, Sr. 4. MY DAD. There lives a man at Liberty, And a wonderful man is he, A mason good he is by trade, No better could there be. At evening when he comes from work, He greets me with a. And from his duties he Which makes his life smile, never shirks, worth while. His heart is made of purest gold, I love him more each day, To me he never will grow old, Although his hair is gray. A friend from whom I'll never part, For he's the best I've had, I love him with my soul and heart, Because he is my Dad. MARY ETZLER, Jr. 5. Old Maid Hansen was telling her family about an adventure. Yester- day, on my way home I had to pass a dark street. Suddenly a man came out before me. Oh, how I ran. The 16 year old-Did you catch him? A teacher asked a little boy to find the meaning of the words--an- ecdote and trickle, and put them in a sentence. The boy consulted the dictionary and found that an anec- dote was a short tale, and trickle meant to move slowly. This is the sentence that he presented to the class: The dog trickled down the street with a tin can tied to his anecdote. 1 Ebsolutely in the value of games I i filo ... . '. ll 2'-'Ni J. V L4 k 1 1 1 Q . At least once a. day .5:..g '1.. .,:'a'.:i.::2f . a PM-. -b t b M I ,, ' sing a song or look at L u y S ' a picture. .i I 4-H h Vol. 3-No. 5 JANUARY, 1924 'E2i2i'lE,'1.,1I!.?'t'3l.i.ii??5'5.iiT.'ffiSf e Ma'y'a d 'SOCIAL VALUE OF GAMES. -. . Millard Garman. ' The time has arrived when the alue of ames is self evident In g - . fimes past, games were supposed to We of value to the body only, to in- ,rease the physical power and stam- 'na of the individual, which is a 'eason sufficient unto itself to justi- i- them as a factor in -improving ife. No connection,whatever could he seen between the activity af- orded in games, and the subsequent , alue to society. The people failed o see how games aided the mental evelopment of a person, how they unctioned as character builders, which, if directed in the proper man- g er, would ultimately end ,in the aking of better citizens. In other . - ords, the social value of games was ost to them. ' Now, however, the significance of ,n ames as an important factor in de- yeloping those interests, character- istics and capacities that tend to ,mprove society and make for bet- 'er citienship, is clearly and com- rehensively seen. That it ds an finportant and vital agent in life has een proved to us by the ancients. ' Greece reigned supreme for many f earsg during which she made num- rous valuable contributions to civi- yizaation, contributions that are be- fpg put in practical application at g i present time. Without a doubt, gafactor that placed her in this com- p anding position as mistress of the, ivorld was the fact that she believed H nd competitive sports, as shown by , fhe Olympic games. She considered, -hese games so important, so essen- al to her national life, that even, ii the most desperate wars-wars 'f hat threatened her very existence as a nation-when the time for ther , jlympic came during such a situa- yfon, she would cal la truce and holdg '1 hese games. u l ' Then, there is Rome. What a 'ighty power she was and what a 'emendons influence she exerted pon the world then, and now. Ro- janlaws, form of government, and car- And and 'mes was an important element in 'er conquering and holding the 'orld under her control for hun- -teds of years. Roman youths spend 'ours every day in sport-throwing he javelin, handling the sword and proving his general physical con-F ther minor contributions have pied over to the present time. also, her love of sports OUR VICTORIOUS SOCCER SQUAD. Fill V ,flung . Q M, at .. , - V ,V ,fn : W gilwfq weapons, so as to be able to defend' his country or carry on new con- quests. Of course, the motives o fthe Romans differed from ours in that they did this solely from a military standpoint. But that was her idea of a good citizen, and we all know how zealous, how passionate, how com- plete was a Roman's love for Rome. So we see, that in both of these? instances, Greece and Rome, games and sports played a great part in' their life and in their ability to sub-' ject the then known world to her, authority. I Thorndike says that Education is, the production and prevention of, changes. The sanctioning and de-, veloping of games would produce very desirable changes by the letting out of surplus energy that has been stored up in the individual in a beneficial manner to him and to so- ciety, and, likewise prevent others that would naturally rise out of a condition that would extend its en- ergies into some other undesirable channel, due to the seeking of some other avenues for the escape of pent up energies that would be impossible if games were not held. For surely a child must play and an adult must participate in a certain amount of physical activity to be able to really enjoy life. By not doing this, he would lower his own ability and ef- ficiency, and although he may have been fairly active, he could have ac- complished greater and better things had he obeyed nature's laws. I What does it profit a man to de- body? Of course, the superiority of the mind ,over the body is known and can be accomplished to a cer- tain speciflc limit, but the fact re- mains that the mind can function to a greater degree of efliciency if the body is in a condition to perform its regular duties in a satisfactory man- ner. Now, the question arises, how do games make for better citizenship? The Values derived from games that play an important part in improving society are three fold. Theylare physical, mental and character building. Many parents say that the child receives sufficient physical ractivHty in performing his various chores. But all work and no play makes .Tack a dull boy. The difference between work and play lies in its purpose. Work is physical activity directed toward a useful end, while play is physical activity for pleasure and recreation. The essence of pleasure is found in both, but work carries responsibility, discharged ob- ligation, While play is merely for amusement and pleasure. However, there is a more signifi- cant difference. Play involves indi- vidual and group contests not found in work. Contests arouse combative instincts vital to physical develop- ment. These emotions contribute certain bodily secretions resulting in physical stamina which work can- not supply. Another advantage of play over work is that contests enlarge the ition and acquiring proficiency in velop his mind at the expense of his fcontimled 011 Page 27 ' I 1 ' -Q Page 2 THE ORIOLE FRANK A PERSOHN 85 SON OPTOMETRISTS a'n d OPTICIANS Consult an Optometrist, the Eyesight Specialist, when your eyes need attention. Glasses Furnished Lenses Duplicated 426 York Road Towson, Md. 1212 E. Monument Street fSecond Floorj Baltimore - Maryland. 1105 TOWSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone 204 Towson C103 GO TO DEARIE'S STORE For Your School Supplies For Your Goodies MISS AGNES ANDERSON, Prop. York Road - Towson, Md. 6107 SPECIAL OFFER TO STUDENTS This coupon and 52.50 may be used to purchase six of our regular 38.00 a dozen photographs with one of our regular 525.00 a dozen pho- tographs, if presented during the scholastic year. 'ran Arnmnn 103 West Lexington Street BALTIMORE MD. SOCIAL VALUE OF' GADIES. tContinued from Page 13 vital organs during stages of growth, promoting deep breathing essential to health. The growing child needs the spur of contest to promote full- sized growth and full developed ca- pacity. The death rate in T. B. is decreasing yearly due to scientinc study, while deaths of organic trou- ble are increasing, due to neglect. To meet these ends, the contest in games is superior to work. Now, the mental values. First, sports develop power of attention and alertness of mind. The player must have his mind on the game, ready to take advantage of the first break of the game. Nothing goes unnoticed. It is valuable in develop- ing alertness in many class room studies. Gomes develop initiative and abil- ity to originate, to grasp situations, size up conditions, to see what should be done, and to do the right thing at the right time, in the right way. Generally speaking, no person tells a player what to do in a game. His personality acts with- out direction. Sports cultivate individuality and develop the skill of a player. He is part of the team and while he must co-operate with the team, he is an individual contributor. The imagination is developed in games. This is especially true of little children. Their play world, through imagination, becomes a real world. The make believe world which his fancy creates is always intensely interesting and real to him. Quick thinking is also developed by games. The player waits, watches and makes the best of the opportun- ity. To hesitate or misjudge may lose the game for your team. Sure- ly games develop a mind quick to see and act correctly at supreme mo- ments, to find the opposing teams weakness and play on that weak spot, or if there is no weak spot, to figure out the best way to get the opposing team in an awkward posi- tion and so win the game. This re- quires thinking and judging. Mental development is not the only result of sports and games. Character building is equally if not more important. A sturdy character with a slow thinking mind is to be more desired than an active, alert mind with a mean, sneaking char- acter. For after all, you are judged by your character among your fel- low men, and not by your mental make up. fTo be continued.J Howard- Do you dance? Peggy- I love to. in ' . Howie- Then let's love. TAKING A BATH IN NEWELL HALL. This, of course, is something that most of us have experienced, but not always with so much pleasure as it should be. About seven o'clock we pick up our towel and soap and walk very casually down t othe bath- room, looking straight ahead for fear someone may inquire if you are going down to take a bath. It you succeed in getting there with- out being questioned you of course feel very safe to go in. You lock the door and turn the water on. You then proceed to take your bath be- ing careful to make as little noise as possible. You think you are get- ting along famously. When you have on your nice clean nightie, your breath seems to be suddenly taken away, by a cold chill running down your back. All of this is the result of a glass of cold water being dashed on you. Of course, you declare re- venge on the guilty person, but by the time the cold air has pierced you like an arrow you are willing to let your enemy go free. You are now more anxious to get dry than to car- ry out your revenge. LOUISE SULLIVAN, Jr. III. THAT OLE NORMAL LIBR'RY. How dear to our eyes are the books in our Libr-ry, When thought of assignments pre- sent them to viewg The Hygiene, the English, the deep tangled Hist'ry, And all other subjects, before me, rise too. . The Industrial Revolution, condi- tions that followed, The designs in melodics that we. all can tellg Reports in Geography, notes on term papers Are found in our Lib-ry, that we know so well. The time-honored Libr'ry, the cheer- ful old Libr'ry The dear Normal LIibr'ry, that we know so well. EVA K. MCCAULEY, Sr. VI. Monday morning, late to class, Tuesday, quiz, I didn't pa s. Wednesday, had a two-hour day, Thursday found the girl won't wait. Friday tlunked another test. Saturdy's my day of rest. Tomorrow morn I'll sleep 'til one, Anotherweek of toil is done. --The Normal Trumpet. Doug- Have you got change for a dollar? Ray- Yes, Doug-- Then lend me 8. dime. ll THE ORIOLE Page 3 AN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK. We are about to launch our craft? into a new sea full of manay dan- gers, perhaps, and full of unseen dif- ficulties. It might be well then toy follow the example of our wiser predecessors and take inventory of ourselves and give each virtue its! proper appraisal and each vice its deserved scorn. Place each in its position and then resume our jour- ney. And so as 1924 is ushered in we hesitate for a moment and reflect on the past. It seems that never be- fore in our lives have the prospects for the immediate future looked sol promising. Money is plentiful. high- er salaries are being paid and our savings seem to almost double them- selves over night. In the face of such conditions he would be a poor American who did not give thanks for the surrounding conditions and their influence upon him and upon every citizen of his nation. Then when we consider ourselves, we necessarily involve our relations with our own and foreign countries. The daily papers tell us that 1924 has a. bright outlook for rthe U. S. What do we mea.n by this bright out- look? Why, we mean that a great many impediments here before trip- ping us in our efforts to regain our feet have been removed and we are again treading on a sound basis to- ward prosperity a.nd satisfactory conditions. And though the background for Europe may look blacker as the New Year approaches, the economic ex- perts tell us that even the darkest phase of the Ruhr situation is im- proving. The outlook for Rus- sia, Armenia, Turkey, Ireland and Austria is much more promising than we could say of it a year ago. To be sure, each has a massive pro- blem to rid itself of but when we see such advances toward world peace as the League of Nations is propagating, is there not a silver lining to their cloud, and is there not a solution even if remote, to their difliculties? L Even the disasters of 1923 were not all results of mau's inferiority. The great catastrophe experienced by Japan may never repeat itself in his- tory. Earthquakes followed by fires and tidal waves destroyed the greater portion of Yokahoma and Tokio and the surrounding regions. The lava from Mt. Etna poured forth again upon the lands of sunny Italy and destroyed several towns and their inhabitants. These handicaps indicted upon us by nature mar our panorama very greatly, yet in the face of them we fear God and start anew our march to greater progress and more advanced civilization. 1924, is upon us and We have no longer to ponder our course of navi- gation. We may reflect on the old saying: As you have made your bed, so must you lie, and say that it is false. lf we have made a Door start, let us change our course, hit the right path and stamp the pro- gress of 1924 on the annals of time as an epochal year to be remembered long, long after the time when we are gone. JAY PRICE. NEW YEAR'S CONSOLA- TIONS. If one is to speak a word in sea- son to the Juniors , he must nrst know how. There are well-meaning Seniors who make terrible blunders, their well intended consolations some times are not taken too kindly. Any one feels that he could success- fully edit the Oriole, or make an elaborate speech on Assemblyg and there was a time when anybody could give advice, but he can't do it now and get away with it. But we have reason to believe that we really know what we are talking about. Wie wish to express our heartfelt sympathy, for we have learned the lesson of grief and have passed through its shadows. Yes, you have guessed it! Some little critic teacher will get you some day. You have already be- gun to tremble and worry and con- tinually pry into the life of great joy and happiness of the 'fStudent Teachers, and you can hardly wait until you are a Senior. Don't be in such a hurry. You can grow and develop more rapidly if you will stop looking and waiting for something unusual to happen, that will trans- form you into a great teacher with- out any effort on your part. This is just a tip, but get down to business, now, fall in line with the regular work of the school. You cannot be too well equipped for this business of practice teaching. pre- pare yourself with knowledge and ideas that you can put over. Re- member you are going to be a teach- er. Are you thinking in terms of efI'lciency ? Don't get it into your heads you'll never make a teacher, that it's no use trying, that you never could live through the term of practice teaching . .Iust you stick, I know it's Leap Year, but that won't interfere, make every day count and make a teacher of whom dear old Maryland will be proud. A word in season! Seasonable- ness, is the saaving quality of ser- vice. We trust we have been of service to you. We are rooters for the big game,' are players. Let us root other and shout in season, not only ' but we for each to WIN. ELIZABETH McCANN, Sr. V. Everybody likes you so long as they can use you. -Union News. A Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired. TVe Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO cfggiesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. J 2 Down's Wedding Invitations Jas. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. C107 WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer in Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour and Feed York Road - Towson, Md. C55 Table Delicacies GEORGE H. STIEBER Towson, Md. C53 f 4 l i YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK DIOTOR CARS fFour Wheel Brakesj F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 C103 MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP Yoglgj Road Towson , hid. V 6 Shoes of Comfort and Style For MGH, Women and Children THE TOWSON SHOE STORE York and Joppa Roads, Towson, Md. Repairing done equal to new. 4101 Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. K 103 Page 4 THE ORIOLE THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, TOWSON. MD. Business Manager, SAM'L C. TROUPE Advertising Mgrs. SQEIQHHQQQIFQSTER MARGARET REILLY MARY THOMAS LAVINIA MOORE PRICE: One Dollar For 'Pen Copies. Circulation Mgrs. JANUARY, 1924. i CHRISTIANTTY AND EVOLU- . TION. Alvey Hammond, Jr. 5.-Written January, 1923. A few days ago I had the privi- lege of hearing one of the .most prominent men in the world, Wil- liam Jennings Bryan, speak on,, Christianity and Evolution. This lecture, and a discussion with the future professors of Maryland have given me sufficient knowledge of this subject to enable me to discuss it, and I hope it has given me am- ple intelligence to prove to the peo- ple who read this paper that man was created by God in the likeness of his own image and to him are we responsible. There are today two great divis- ions of minds as to how man origi- nated, and what is to be come ofi him when he passes off the face of' the earth. The first and true party or division is positive that, in the beginning God made heaven and earth, Genisis I: Ig and God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind and every- that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and God created man in his own image, in the image of God created He him, male and female' created He them. Therefore they know that since God is the heavenly father of us all they believe in the immortality of the soul and the teaching of divine origin as set forth in the foundation of God's word, the Bible. The other division of people think' that man evolved from one or a few atoms of an invisible substance, the origin and nature of which they know nothing, and that when man.: dies it is his end so far as future life is concerned. It seems to me the best way to prove that Christianity is the only true and sensible reasoning and the theory or guess concerning evolu- tion is unreasonable and false, and that their hypothises concerning the evolution of man is contrary to all the laws of nature, is to start at the, beginning, prove that they have no V beginning, then prove the foolish- ness of the whole theoryg then prove that we are right, and challenge them to question our statements. If I were to ask some of the so- called scientists, or evolutionists, what man evolved or developed from they would say: man developed from the smallest atom or amoeba. If I asked them where this atom caine from they would say, let us suppose that it existed many million years ago, and then endeavor to sup- pose some more about its develop- ment into a man. So we see their beginning is only a supposition, and if they had added another million to their supposition, they pro- would have supposed that this years bably atom automatically appeared. How, why, where and from what, they know not. Since they have such great brains for supposing, let us give them more space for guessing, and not ques- tion their beginning. If they do they will give us another hypothesis of how the small amoeba evolved into a monkeyg for first, iinto a .large tree and then how the great tree lost its branches and took upon it- self arms, legs, hair, eyes, and a brain and became a monkeyg then how the monkey evolved and evolved and evolved, until nnally it became a man, haairless, to be sure, but far superior in strength and intelligence. They will say to some women, but not to all, the reason for men being more intelligent and stronger than women is, that the ape men had to fight neighboring tribes of monkeys, and thus became stronger and more skillful than the women who stayed at home. If we asked for an example of how great things evolve from small things they will tell us how a poor ear of corn, with proper cultivation, can become a large ear of corn, but will not explain a good example of evolution such as, how an onion can evolve into a sweet smelling lily of the valley. Oh, yes, they can prove to us that any shell fish can evolve into a star, and maybe they can prove how a freckle on a yeast plant developed into an eye, but never can they explain how a brain first appeared in a mold. It is doubtful if these learned men can give us a good illustration of how life evolved from snow and rain, but if they do, politely ask them why and how the sun and moon sprang off into the heavens. How difficult for them: and yet how simple for us to turn to that great book of science, history, as- tronomy and law and explain how God created. all things. How did God create all things? Let me ex- plain. A little child once lay under an apple tree gazing off into the clear sky when he saw a little apple hang- 0 ing from this large tree. How strange that such small things should grow on such large trees, said he. If I had made this world, I would have made the little apples grow on little vines and had big pumpkins grow on big trees. Just then an apple broke loose from a. twig and it fell plump on the little boy's nose. I guess God knew how to arrange them alter all, he said. Knowing, as we do. rthat some power has arranged our environ- ments so perfectly, that some great power has made a world, without a flaw in its construction and has created a universe for us to marvel at, how can such an insignificant particle of that great universe, such as man is, question its ability to make man and to give man life af- ter death as man has had life before death? Mr. Charles Darwin says that life is an age between two eternities. To prove that Charles Darwin does not know what he is talking about, let us ask him if an eternity has a be- ginning or an end. We cannot have two eternities and an eternity can- not have a beginning or an end, therefore how could life begin at the end of one eternity and end at the beginning of another. In conclusion, I will challenge anyone to question my statements. MY HAIR IS OUT OF CURL. I'm just as mad as I can be, My hair is out of curl. l'll never be the same agaain, My hair is out of curl. All day I've sat and watched the rain, And hit and splash the window pane, And then I go and look at me ' And oh! the awful sight I see, My hair is out of curl. At eight I rose and dressed for class, My hair was out of curl. I looked again into the glass, My hair was out of curl. Why did it have to rain today? Is all that I can think or say. l know I am one awful sight, And hate myself with all my might, My hair is out of curl. All day, I suffered at the thought, My hair is out of curl. Would blessed evening never come? My hair is out of curl. But everyday must end at last, And to this thought I held on fast, And then that night when all alone, The darkness may have heard me moan, My hair is out of curl. L. V. N., Class '24, Sr. 5. SHOCKINGX If she is a poor cook-Discharger. If she 'elopes--Telegrapher. If you like her-Sparker. -Olathean. THE ORIOLE Page 5 EVEN AS YOU AND I! The Place: Jacksonville, Florida. The time: None better than the present. The Scene: The garden of a small cafe. The tables are sparsely popu- lated with loungers enjoying the air, the newspapers, the passersby, etc. VVe are immediately concerned with but one table, at which are seated: The characters: A man of forty- five, from the North by his carriage and his high-pitched voice, with an air of well-olfness, a business man whose business is a success, and a rather unkempt man of uncertain age, who looks as though life had shaken him violently while young and he had never recovered. A thin, rather anaemic face is dominated by a pair of deep-set eyes. He might be anything from a rent collector to the proprietor of the cafe. As a matter of fact he is a poet. He has a deep, vibrant voice. The Poet tstriking the table flat- ly with his handl: But, I tell you. the search for beauty should be the dominating instinct of everybody. Of what use is money if it doesn't bring beauty? 3 The Business Man: John, you are too much of a visionary. Life is no longer merely living. It is an eco- nomic struggle. The Poet: There you have it. Instead of being permitted to live out his own life, a man must dig in the dirt and muck of a sordid old material world in order to ex-E ist. The Business Man: Yes, but it' is the keenness and joy of competi- tion that makes life worth living, not wandering about looking at the stars, staring at sunsets, and talk-1 ing about beauty. I have no sympa- thy with you, John. You write verses which may give you a certain amount of satisfaction in the writ-, ing, but, what are you doing to help the world along? 5 The Poet: I give it a gilmpse of beauty. The Business Man: Yes, beauty, when what it needs is money. Here, I am, fairly well-to-do. I have plen-I ty for my own and my family's com- fort, and possibly a little more. I am employing nine hundred meng and, I can afford to spend the winter here in Florida, while you have hardly enough to pay the rent of your single room. 1 The Poet: And I would not change a day of my life for a month' of yours. The Business Man: Oh, but lis- ten to reason. This beauty chat- ter is all very well, but it doesnt go in this economic world. Wliatl we need is business brains, not idle visions. Give up all this nonsense about there being beauty in life. There isn't, anymore. That all died with Louis XIV. Be practical. Money is the only thing that counts now. The Poet: You hold as nothing then the masterpieces of art, sculp- ture, painting, music, literature, and everything endowed with the spirit of beauty? The Business Man: Oh, they're all right, I suppose, but the world has changed since all of those were produced. The Poet: You can never con- vince me. Your life is as empty and bare as a deserted house. You who have no use for beauty, have no reason for existing. The Business Man: VVell, I think I am more useful to the community than you are. Stack up all of your beauty. it hasn't done as much in the world as my business. We haven't time to- The Poet: Would you be willing comforts and I have done? : Of course on foolishness accomplishing in the world? to sacrifice all of your wealth for an ideal. as The Business Man not! XVaste my time when I could be somethingg getting on I should say I wouldn't! VVhy live like a day laborer when you can gain comfort by doing useful work? You're talking nonsense, my dear man. He relights his cigar. The Poet, his elbows on the table, his chin resting on his hands, is thinking deeply, his eyes are half-closed in his meditation. Suddenly his face lights up. The Poet: I have it! I have it! flvlotious for the waiter.l YVaiter! Waiter! fThe waiter comes run- ning.J Bring me two gingerales. and a paper and pencil! Quick! The Business Man: What's all the excitement? The Poet: Wait! Wait! The waiter brings the glasses, and the paper and pencil. The poet shoves his glass aside and begins writing furiously. The Business Man sips his drink .and watches the Poet with an amused twinkle in his eye. The Poet stops a second, scratches slowly through a line, and then speeds on. This continues for some time, the Poet occasionally pausing, muttering to himself and scratching his head 'with the pencil. The Busi- ness Man picks up a newspaper and begins to read. The Poet finally drops his pencil, gathers the clut- tered sheets together, and pushes them across the table. The Poet: Read this and see what you think of itf' He leans back in his chair. and watches the Business.Man's expression intently, as if trying to read his thoughts. The Business Man smiles as he picks up the papers and begins to read. In rapid succession, his ex- pression shows puzzlement, interest. l I I l I I I wonder, and finally a deep awe. He shuffles the sheets slowly, when he has finished and hands them back to the Poet, with avfaraway look in his eyes. The Business Man fln a hushed, dreary voicelz John, I think that is the most beautiful thing I have ever read. There is a long pause in which the Poet rereads what he has written. Then, as if to himself: The Poet: I wonder how much I can get for this? As the curtain falls the stage crew is heard laughing uproariously off-stage. GUNDY, '24. Thespian Dramatic Club. GIRLS ' BASKET BALL! We've got the team, We've got the steam. This certainly is true with the Normal Girls' Basket Ball team. NVhat we are doing now is only one- half of what we are planning to do. When try outs for the team began we had about one hundred girls to try. Of course we couldn't use all, so we've dwindled down to twenty. This squad of ambitious players, practice every day under the care- ful guidance of Miss Sammis. Good sportsmanship is the predominating feature in the squad. For our whole season we have about fifteen games scheduled. In all case possible, boys and girls are going to play the same team on the same day. Heaven help the foes of Normal's team! n'E'RE OUT FOR VICTORY. SCHEDULE: Jan. -Western Md. Away. Jan. -Hagerstown High. Home. Jon. -Md. School for Deaf. Away Jan Feb Feb Feb. Feb Feb Feb -Hagerstown High. Away. 1-Blue Ridge. Home. 2-Western Maryland. Home. 8-Teachers' Training. Home Sherwood High. Home. 15-Blue Ridge. Away. -Teachers' Training. Away. ANN GILPIN, Mgr. The opening game of the season for the girls' basket ball team was played at Westminster January 12, 1924, between Western Maryland College and our team. The present line-up is-F., Laird, CiCapt.J C., McCulloughg C., Neilyg S. C., Hanwayg G., Sheppherdg G.. Hisleyg Subs., El VVolf, Kenlong Manager, Gilpin. C. MCCULLOUGH, Sr. I. Miss M.-This is the third time I have had to punish you this week. Why are You so troublesome? Junior-Because grandpa says the good die young, and I ain't taking any chances. -The Owl. Page 6 THE ORIOLE CHILDHOOD REMINISCENCES. My recollections of my early child- hood days are rather hazy. It is all a blur of green fields dotted with buttercups where we played dolls all day long and chewed turnips. These fields ended abruptly in a small cliff of gray, mossyt, rocks, overgrown with columbine. I have never forgotten huttercups or col- umbine. I felt so close to them, as I had only one little girl playmate. I was always very fond of my fath- er and ran to meet him every after- noon-principally for the toos-up in the air he gave me. Disappointed because I didn't turn out to be a boy, he did all in his power to make me one. So I was dressed in romp- ers and overalls, called Daddy's boy, and taught never to cry when I met with an accident, but to laugh and say it didn't hurt. Sitting on my grandfather's knee in the old farm kitchen, listening to the colored boy playing Turkey in the Straw on the mouthorgan, and the boys jigging an accompaniment was a royal entertainment. My first sister was a mystery to me. Seated opposite each other on grandfather's knee, I would very slowly and gravely count over her many marvels. She had two eyes, two ears, a nose, mouth, and hair. Wonder of wonders! I believe my life has been in dan- ger only once. Then, I was at the mercy of a mean ,old, red, cow. She rushed at me furiously, caught me up with her horns, and tossed me on her back. Luckily, Dad arrived in time to foil her plans. It seems to me I must have spent a great deal of time playing movie stars. We always quarrelled over which one was to be Pearl W'hite. These gorgeous productions usually ended in jumping off the loft into a pile of hay-that is, if they didn't end in a fight. I was taught at home for three years. Then I started to school in the fourth grade. The first hours were a nightmare. I watched my chance and ran home at recess. Since then, Father Time has har- vested a few more years with his scytheg years which have given me more dignity and wisdom t?j I have put up my hair, lengthened my dresses and passed the stage when l was scandalized at the use of pow- dcr. My friends assure me that now, l am quite a grown up lady. B. C., Jr. Ill. Sam T. lin restaurantl: Do you serve lobsters here? W'aiter: Yes, sir, we serve every- body. Sit right down. -With apologies to Tolo, DR. FINNEY'S MESSAGE T01 OUR ALUMNI OF 1923. I predict for you busy and happy lives. Busy, because in spite of the fact that normal schools all over the country are turning out annually comparatively large classes of graduates, the supply does not yet equal the demand. The need fort your services is greatg you have re- ceived your instruction and are go- ing out from the protecting walls of this institution, and now, in the language of the street, it is up to you to make good. Yours will be happy lives as well, because useful. Happy in the abun- dant opportunity for service, and in the consciousness of duties well per- formed. for I am sure that the words of counsel and instruction which have come from the lips of your teachers during your years of train- ing, have not fallen upon unwilling ears, but will manifest themselves in your every action. Yours is an honorable profession, its aims and aspirations have ever been of the highest, its accomplish- ments worthy of the greatest praise, its traditions ever stimulating and inspiring-an incentive to the ut- most endeavor upon the part of every one of you. Let it be your constant aim, not alone to keep un- sullied her fair name and fame, but as far as in you lies, by your un- selfish devotion to duty, by your con- scientious attention to the faithful performance of the little things of life as well as the great things, to add some lustre to the name of your chosen profession of teaching. One ship drives East and another West, While the self-same breezes blow, It's the set of the sail and not the gales That bids them where to go. Like the winds of the sea are the ways of the fates As we voyage on through lifeg It's the set of the soul that decides the goal, And not the storms and the strife. I It was my privilege some years ago to attend a memorial service held in the Johns Hopkins Hospital to commemorate the life work, re- cently brought to so sudden an un- timely an end, ot'.oue who gloried in the fact that she was a nurse, and who, as such, in her compara- tively short life, had accomplished so much for the uplifting and bet- terment of her chosen profession. I wish you could all havehheard, as I did, the testimony of those who knew and loved her, as to all that she had been able to accomplishg and of the enduring monument which she had bulit for herself in the hearts of her friends and pupilsg of the vast improvements which al- most single-handed she had wrought in the educational and social status of the nurse. I know it would have made you proud of your noble pro- fession of teaching-for she was primarily a teacher-and would have been a stimulus to larger en- deavor. It may not be given to any one of you to become an Isabel Hampton Robb, or an Alice Freeman Palmer, or a. Daniel Port Gilman, but by the conscientious performance of those duties, be they great or small, which may fall to your lot in the course of a life devoted to teaching the youth of our land, you may achieve a. measure of success and merit a reward that are beyond com- putation. NURSERY RHYMES FOR J UNIORS. Little rising bell, With your jolly tingle, Every morning in my ears Comes your jingle, jingle. Then with feelings very bold, I crawl right out of bed, Gee! it's awfully cold, But my tummy must be fed. MARGARET SIMPSON, sr. v. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies, Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. C103 ' HERGENRATHER DRUG co. W Prescription Druggistg Aim-SERVICE Motto-QUALITY Headquarters for school supplies since 1904. Agents for Kodaks and Wa.terma.n's Fountain Pens T0WS0n. - - Maryland -LEU Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry 1101 THE ORIOLE Page 7 RHYMIES OF SENIOR VI. Christmas holiday over at last, And all the joys of the old year passed, Senior VI, with a merry grin, Decided the New Year's work to be- gin. In English room we met the first, And all the Christmas joys re- hearsed. Then to history we found our way, And so continued throughout the day. That we were sleepy, the teachers knew, And questions they asked of only a. few. We tried to be happy in spite of the fact, That- home and friends were calling us back. Three of our members did not re- turn, But we were all very glad to learn That only a few more days they would linger, Nor was there a diamond on a, fin- ger. And so we are here and expect to do Our very best, the whole year through. And our New Year's resolution will be: Make '24 better than '23. MARY HILL. MEMORIES OF THE PAST. When I was two and a half years old I stopped in Philadelphia for several hours and all I remember is a subway, a trolley car, a long flight of stairs and a delicious breakfast of ham and eggs, eaten while moth- er continually reminded me that we were going to miss our train. We didn't miss the train however, but the only thing I remember about Sa- lem is a little girl with a garden sprinkler. I wanted to help her sprinkle the garden, but mother said that I couldn't because I would get my white dress all dirty. Wlien my brother was little, I al- ways wanted to play him to sleep with music. I considered my drum my most valuable instrument be- cause it would make the most noise. It Wasn't an expensive instrument at, all, just a tin pan and two spoons. One afternoon while -visiting a girl friend, I decided to stay for dinner. When it began to get dusk mother became alarmed and went after me. She took me home with her and by that experience I found out that she was to know when I stayed out for dinner. r There I sat up a willow tree ex- pecting every minute to hear the school bell ring and too scared to jump down. Mother had refused to help me and had scolded me for, climbing up there, but my little brother helped me down and I ran all the way to school. My uncle and my two cousins, a girl eight years old and a boy, eight months old, came to our house to live when my aunt died. It was my greatest pleasure then, to slip up- stairs and wake the baby, if the nurse wasn't looking. I always got tired of playing with him and usu- ally left him crying. One of the hardest things I ever had to do was to put away my play- things. We moved and mother de- cided that it would be a good time to pack my toys away forever, so I climbed to the attic and packed my seven dolls, my baby carriage, dishes, furniture and all other things away in trunks. Even now I some- times go to the attic and look at them and remember when I used to play with them. EVELYN F. PARSONS, Jr. III. A FEW WORDS ON BASKET BALL. The coming of the new year means the coming oi a new sport for our athletic year, namely Basket Ball. As manager of this year's team, there are several facts which I wish to place before the student body. A glance at our schedule will show that our school has been placed on a much higher standard than here- tofore. Consequently, we are facing I might say, the hardest season in the history of Boys' Basket Ball at this institution. Through graduation last year we lost four regulars from last year's team. This means the entire re- building of this year's team. Now, readers, lend an ear for this last and most important point. We want and need the support of every single student in this school. Our games are on Friday and Saturday evenings. The managers of both Girls' and Boys' teams have tried to so arrange our schedules that both the boys and girls' teams play on the same evening. Just think, two, and I might say three, games in one evening. Keep your eyes on our schedule, which is on the bulletin board, and keep these few lines in mind: If you can't get in and play the game, Don't walk away and pout, But back Dear Normal to the last With a hip hurrah, and a shout.. J. OWEN THOMAS, Manager, Basket Ball. Your work counts for more than your talk. SHAJCEPEARES DEFINITIONS. Freshman Year: A Comedy of Errors. Sophomore Year: Much Ado About Nothing. Junior Year: As You Like It. Senior Year: All's Well That Ends Well. -Review. Gifts in Art, China. Leather Goods, Books, Toys, THE DULANY-VERNAY CO. Social and Commercial Stationers 339-341 N. Charles, St., Baltimore, 4107 Phone. Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin lgzglfers of State Normal Pins 8: Rings TOWSON SERVICE STATION L. J. MASON, Proprietor York Road and Willow Avenue Phone, Towson 554. C107 You Are Invited To Bank With A THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Open Saturday Nights 2133 Interest on Savings Deposits Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND C101 OUR SECOND HOME KEENE 'S York Road and Burke Avenue C101 lVernon 2355 THE FLAG, BANNER AND PENNANT SHOP Successor-s to Sisco Brothers R. H. Taylor, 302 Park Avenue BALTIMORE, MID. 151 . Page 8 THE ORIOLE BOYS' ATHLETICS. Soccer and Basketball. This issue of The Oriole indicates in Athletics the end of the Soccer season and the initiation of our boys into the cage game, Basket Ball. There remains from our Soccer season a feeling of disappointment, than rankles deep. The Middletown, lads certainly proved to us that there are many strange breaks inf sport that prove the strength or, weakness of a team and its ability, to adapt itself to adverse conditions under discouraging circumstances' Our season, however, was concluded by a victory over the strong all-star. team of Hancock and Clear Spring' The thing that will remain in the boys' memory the longest, and will often be recalled with a smile, is our eventful trip to Hagerstown. Our coach was the life of the party and we can surely thank him for making the trip so pleasant. There are some things that should remain concealed, but yet, if curious, ask some of the boys for details. Trips like this are responsible for a successful season and add many memories to our' pages of experiences, especially those memoirs that were purloined. The time has now come, however, when we should forget Soccer and center our interest on Basket Ball. Let us all make a wish that next year's Soccer Team be even better thanl this year's and that they will be able to make a superior record. I Our Basket Ball season is now in full swing, having already played Iwo games, one with Teachers' Training and the other with West- crn Maryland. Coach Callowhill is working hard to put out a winning team that will bring credit to our school and we certainly appreciate his efforts. 1 The captain of the squad is yet, unelected, but this duty will soon be attended to we hope. I On Friday night, January 18th,f the Boys' and Girls' teams of Ha-' gerstown, journey down here to give us two interesting games. Let us all see to it that they receive a warm welcome to our Alma Mater. The team would also appreciate the backing of the student body when they play. Let's turn out and cheer! C. AUSTIN GARDNER. , BITS OF CHILDHOOD. My dearerst memories of my mother are the many afternoons she' spent reading to me some verse from, Nursery Rhymes or a chapteri from the Oz Books. Even on the day of her death she read to me as, usual and 1 truly believe it was! through her I learned to love and' appreciate good books. My first day at Primary School was an eventful day. I had just come from Virginia to live with my aunt in Maryland. I am sure if there had been a hole in the floor I would have quietly slipped through. Eyes, strange eyes, and faces con- fronted me, and as I was looking from one strange face to another, a kind voice said: All right, Dorothy, you may sit with Elizabeth. During the drawing period I heard some one back of me exclaim: Oh! Can't she draw good? She , evidently was I, for in the course of time I was entertaining the entire first grade drawing pic- tures. Cowboys and Indians, is a very interesting game, especially if you become so wrapped up in the game you fight real tights. That is what I did. I was leader of the cowboys and Big Chief had stolen some of. my good men. Of course, I imme- diately went up to Big Chief and gave her a real hard slap on the cheek, that stung my hand and brought the blood to the surface in her face. The tears began to roll down Big Chief's face and she rushed to the principal of the school. Af- Big Chief and I went our arms around each agreeing Cowboys and ter school home with other, both Indians, a game for boys and not girls. Being a doctor's daughter, my favorite game was doctoring dolls. I was the surgeon, my dolls the pa- tients, and my friends the nurses. Mary Anne, the big rag doll, was ill, so I was called to her bedside. She was indeed very ill and pink pills were the only remedy. Slowly, quietly, I tiptoed to my father's of- fice and got one of his pill cases. White, gray, pink, red, all sizes, some flat, some round and some fat. After dosing Mary Anne with the pink pill she did not recover, so the surgeon though it best to mix all the pills in water. Of course, the rag doll became normal, but the poor surgeon had to see her doctor about the lovely pills that she had wasted. The doctor prescribed the bed for the doll surgeon and to bed she went. It is indeed, with resentment, I leave the sweet memories of the past and face the problems of the present. Those days will never be forgotten and it will always be a pleasant moment when I recall those sad and happy events that made up my childhood. DOROTHY M. MILLER, Jr. III. Say, pop, do the heathen Afri- cans wear pants? Shh-h, no! Then why'd you put that pants' x l button in the collection they tookl up for 'em today? -Judge. REMEMBER MOTHER. A certain author has said that the simple word Home is the sweetest in the English language. Another claims the same honor for the word Mother. But the two words are almost synonymous, for what is home without a mother? From infancy we are accustomed to Mother's loving attentions, her anxieties and ambitions for us. Con- sequently, we grow to take them for granted, and become thoughtless. Think for a moment, and imagine the happiness you would bring your Mother if you should ask her to a. movie with you, or, if you should spend an evening at home with her and make her know that you really appreciate her love. She is priceless. You know it. Show her that you do! Mothers see, as none others can, the weaving of the web of lifeg its filament of gold and gray, its prizes and penaltiesg its laughter and long- ingg its songs and sighsg its peace and pain. We don't have to tell them. They know. They sympathize. They un- derstand. Their hearts are warm and big and tender. They forgive. They comfort and encourage. They console They give-what do give? And yet, all too often,-God for- give us!-mothers are only in memory, after gone. Let us cherish them now! Write to yours tonight and tell her how much you love her. -St. John's Collegian. and cheer. they not cherished they are AT THE SVVITCHBOARD. Some of the things said over the wires, declared the telephone girl, to a lineman making repairs, are not ht for me to hear. Aw, pointed out the lineman, you can't expect to work around electricity and not get shocked. -From Ladies Home Journel. HOLIDAY GREETING The Boot Shop WM. F. ORTH, Prop. Graduate Practipedist 529 York Road - Towson, Md. SHOES ARCHES RUBBERS Phone Towson 59-M. THE ORIOLE Page 9 MAIL TIME AT 1vt..s. N. s. uses in education like Dewey audi THE ORIGIN or THE Down the hill I walk so fast, For I have a hunch, That I have some mail upstairs, So I hustle through my lunch. Up the stairs I gayly skip, Glance all around the place, Not a letter can I see, Then a gloomy face. -Out the window then I look, Mail proctor's just a coming, I just knew he wouldn't fail me, Then I start a humming. Finally, my room is reached, A letter is thrown in, I quickly grab it up, to iind: Uses We Make Of Tin. ELIZABETH SIMPSON, Sr. VI. MISS TALL SAYS: B, S. A. MEANS MORE THAN BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN. In a most interesting series of fiction for girls, fthough it is said 1nen too, enjoy ith, there is the rec- ord of the doing of a club whose members, having more originality than heroines of their type generally possess, called themselves the B. C. A,s. -or Back to College Again. Even though we are just back from our short holidays, I think we can, with very little cribbing , call our- selves the Back to School Again. I went to talk with Miss Tall the other day, concerning the signifi- cance of being back to school again. She, too, feels that Seasons and holidays make cycles that are stra- tegic points in our lives. Particular- ly is this true of the Yuletide holi- days-for they are the holidays most outstanding in the lives and emotions of our students. The school year is now almost half gone. The students, by this time have adapted themselves to the school and have acquired the school spirit they are thenceforth to exude. All their school habits, all of their professional activities have taken root, by this time and in this Normal School-we are now as we are and as we are going bo be. The New Year is upon us before Christmastide is over. Resolutions are being made. It is a dramatic -timeg it is a most important time. What shall our New Year's resolu- tions be? They shall be: That we develop our ,self-reliance through broader and greater 'knowledge than we now haveg h f h ll'fe seeing ten every p ase o sc oo 1 , opportunities where the person of no knowledge sees only one, and that we shall strive for originality by being sensitive to the needs and ideas and to all the forces that sur- round us. We can not all be geni- Thorndike, but we can, through our power to think, set the world agog with educational ideas if we only will. To every student: May the year 1924 develop your possibilities to ithe fullest extent. You are the spirit of this school. You will soon be a pervasive force in the State of Maryland. What will you do with your opportunity? Such was the message Miss Tall gave me for the students of M. S. N. S. when I interviewed her for The Oriole the other afternoon. ESTHER McDOWELL. CAROL SINGING AT CHRIST- IVIAS. Did you ever come upon a group of people, who were happy and bright and a care or who seemed not to have trouble? Well, such is the sight you would have seen had you come into the Auditorium of the Maryland State Normal School on Thursday night, December 20th. Owing to the inclement weather we could not have the carol singing around the lighted Christmas tree on the Campus as we had planned. That fact was not very disturbing, however, because Christmas was near and we were going home the next day! About 7.30 P. M., the student body and visitors assembled in the Auditorium. Under the able leader- ship of Miss McEachern, the room soon rang with Christmas songs, filling all who took part with the spirit of Christmas, for, as we all know, nothing is more inspiring and heartening than singing those old songs that have cheered and com- forted people for generations past. About 12 o'clock, the Seniors started out again. We sang for Miss Tall and Miss McEachern and then paraded through the dormitories, singing as we went. Only those par- ticipating in the singing know the pleasure derived from it. We could not have been other than happy had we tried that night -a smile was on every face, joy was in every heart. Lessons Werel 'almost over, suit cases were packed, and every one was thinking of home -enjoying in anticipation the pres- ents and all good things that go with Christmas! ' Beneath all the outward rejoicing I think almost every one felt the true spirit of Christmas, thinking of what it really means, and appreciat- ing the significance of it. F. BROOKS, Sr. V. Silver- Oh, I wish the Lord had made me a man. Wilbur- He did, I'm the man. I A l I 1 ORIOLE. Not many years ago-no! Not quite two years ago, there lived a. little girl who was always happy. She was nog beautiful, nor was she rich, but her happiness was brought about by filling the lives of others with sunshine. She delighted every- one with her kind words and beau- tiful songs. One day, a fairy, passing by, saw the little girl seated under a tree crying. Now, the fairy knew that the little girl was usually happy, so she inquired: Why are you cry- ing little girl? I have been think- ing, said the little girl, how many people there are in the world who need someone to sing them cheery songs and speak kind words to them. I have been 'wishing that I could make them all happy. The fairy thought long and earn- estly and then she said: Little girl, I have a plan. We will make all the kinds words you say and all the songs you sing into a little bird. It shall go where there are many, many people and make them happy. As she spoke, they heard music and, looking up, the little girl saw a tniy bird with a yellow breast and black wings. Suddenly he soared away. He flew straight into the Maryland State Normal School and, seating himself on a desk in Room No. 221, he sang so melodiously that Miss Munn closed the window for fear he would get away. But, the little sing- er has never left. He goes around the school and gathers up all the witty sayings, all the songs and bits of wisdom. Every month he sings them with a voice so sweet and clear that all the students of the Mary- land State Normal School pause to listen. We hope he ever continues to sing for we have all learned to love The Oriole. MARY HILL. Sr. VI. PAT'S FIRST NIGHT IN TOVVN. Two Irishmen, fresh from Ireland, had just landed in New York, and engaged a room in the top story of a hotel. Mike retired early, but Pat sat by the window looking out. Soon an alarm of nre Was run in and a. fire engine rushed by, throwing up sparks of lire and clouds of smoke. Another engine soon followed the first. Pat rushed excitedly to the bedside, and, shaking his friend, called loudly: Mike, Mike, wake up! They are moving Hell and two loads have gone by already. Sergeant ito colored sentryb- If anything moves you shoot. Sentry: Yas, suh, an' if any- thing shoots, Ah moves. -Naval Academy Log. Page 10 THE ORIOLE PIECES OF EIGHT. Miss Hartman-Now girls, you must all have your bibliographies in your notebooks. Cal Brown tsuddenly waking upi -Miss Hartman, which side of the page did you say we should put our biographies on? Mr. XValthers-How many of you know what a vestigial structure is? B. Harris taside to her neighborj -Is it anything like a vestibule? Junior VIII will all need spectacles, if Mr. YValthers keeps on saying You see? to us in geography class. Bertha Harris surprised Physical Ed. Class when she was called upon to mock a horse, and said: He- haw! A JUNIOR VIII. THE DISCARDED CHRISTMAS TREE. Since returning to Normal School, I have noticed, while walking through Towson, several Christmas trees lying out in the street. They, had served their purpose and now were dedicated to the rubbish pile. Vvhat a pitiful ending for something, which, only a few hours before had been brilliantly alive and filling the lives of others with happiness! How quick we are to discard those who can oem-25: us DD Bonner. Al. is soon forgot in to their fate. lost in at mo- that they did for us ten and we leave the Faithful friends are rnent. ot anger, loyal wives are nel. 'iev attraction lecfed for some earnest mothers are left to work out their own salvation by ungrateful children who do not wish to re- member the Weary hours spent in giv- ing them proper care and a decent start in life. Poor, forsaken little Christmasi trees! You have the sympathy of those of us who have received theg same treatment from our own friends, and relatives. But you may at least console yourself with the' thought that you did your duty! cheerfully and uncomplainingly, antl,i though you have been cast out,l there is a passerby who has seen and who understands. CATIIARINE A. PURKS. Jr. Ill. 'Twas during the Christmas holidays: When we were so happy and gay, No hooks to study. no worries at all, Ive thoroughly enjoyed each day. But we can't have holidays always, For no knowledge would we gain, So now that we're back at old Nor- mal Let's see how much we can obtain! JR. V REPORTER. HIP! HIP! HOORAY! FOR THE NORMALS AND PESTS! Gradually the interest rises. The time is drawing near. A feeling of excitement, expectancy, and hope till the hearts of all. What is it, a circus, Easter Holidays, or Com- mencement? Well, to be frank, it is none of these. Any Senior will be able to inform you that the contests, are coming. QThe Big-Nights fwilt' be: March 28, Debate by the Public Speaking and Current Events Clubs, April 4, Literarry contest by the Story-telling, Authorship, and Maga- zine Clubsg April 11, two one-act plays, presented by the Dramatic Clubs. ' To the Alumni: It goes withoutf saying that we want you to come? back, and it is hoped that you will, be back for these contests. Pleasei hold the above dates open for visits to your Alma Mater. ' To the Student Body: You will, be there, however, not beause you, have to be, but because you will want to. The Seniors have already ex-I perienced the thrill of contests, but' Juniors, there is a wonderful treat in store for you. OWEN THOMAS, CHARLOTTE HELM, Senior I. UPS AND DOWNS OF JR.. III. Junior III has organized four peppy basket hall teams and has had some snappy games. The captains are: Misses Elizabeth Rencher, Lou- ise Exans, Lillian Whitehead and Catharine Purks. . CATHARINE PURKS, Jr. Ill. , The Li-he-lo Camp Fire Girls pre- sented The Lark, a one-act play, by Katharine Lord, in the Auditori- um, on November 23, 1923. Alter the play there was dancing with honest to goodness music furnished by the Swanee Seranaders, from Baltimore. We believe that the evening was a success and wei wish to thank the school at large for their splendid support. S. E. C. A ,N EW VENTURE. On December 19, th Dramatic Club of Normal made its iirst public appearance, rendering a delightful- ly quaint one-act English play, Hol- ly Berry and Mistletoe. This play was the Club's contribu- tion to the Christmas spirit and to the festivities of the school, and was thoroughly enjoyed by a large and appreciateive audience, The players presented a very pleasing and 'dnished version of this old time English story, and the status of the Club as an entertaining and educative organization is firmly established for the future. This society is a. new product of the school,, having been organized only this year by Miss Munn, under whose able direction, it is proving a. valuable asset to Normal. The club 'has planned a. very active campaign for the next few months, hoping to be able to present two more one- act plays, and one long play. I'm :sure this announcement will be greeted with'delight, and the plays awaited with much pleasant antici- 'pation, since all realize that a treat is in store for them. So wait-watch-and wish for more! M. G. I used to think, I knew, I knew, But now I must confess, ' The more I thing I know, I know, I know, I know the less. -Talisman. Say It With Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYMAN Oflice: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittlngs and Bellona. Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. 4105 Lincoln GYOIGCJ Fordson I CARS - TRUCKS OTRACTORB 1 HENRY RECKORD TOWSON K SJ Compliments of 7HE BLACK Gt DECKER MFG. CO. T0 WSON HEIGHTS BALTIMORE, MD. good archer is not but by his aim I r-rf f- xl. ALJ.. J. U 1W1'-In STATE lL'.,..i,g . rri .MSDN . sing a song or look at a picture. THE ORIG IETL MEN 'S EDITION. - V013 No 6 FEBRUARY, 1924 Published Monthly by Students of the Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. PRINCIPAL PROPOSES TO HAVE A BIGGER AND BETTER SCHOOL fAlvey Hammondl Lookmg Forward. When a person especially a fellow, inks of Miss Tall he would never or a minute dream that such a busy arson as she is could pause for a oment in the whirl and flurry of er busy life and offer you some de- clous candy by way of opening an v terview This provided a stim- us and response right off. First me a smile then candy and last, ut not least ame business. Here again our dreams fall short hen we picture what is in store for the coming year Some of us 1 be leaving but those who return IH next year and the incoming dents will have a. program that ll add much to their professional 1 d social life and athletics will be. e pride of the institution. Next year the professional phase our school life may be changed nsiderably Realizing that people .e specializing more and more in 'il other walks of life we are look- fl gforward to a differentiated cur- lculm here at Normal. There will A ,e three phases of work. One group, specialize in primary grade ork' one based on the intermediate ades' another in rural work andg ' per. There will also be electives! 1 ered determinedby the subjectsl -5- which a student may need the! in help or the subjects in which a' upil may feel strongest, and in' hich he has special aptitude. This. course will not limit his group of' Wi: udies but means that special em-5 fff bhasis may be placed on those of his! , oice or needs. - - This is undoubtedly an advantage: 'ver the present system and should' tice many more students to our. if ormal School. - We next talked over the social anges which would be desirable., ,iss Tall is trying harrd to reducej .fp number of our Student Gov-, rnment rules. She feels that we ,-ffl' reduce our rules to about is workin hard to give, , A . known by his arrows, I ' O9 0 i I . , I . Il . . 5. ' I I ' , ' . ,' I .j U u I : 1 , l V.. . . j. - ' . . 9 : I . . .ill . . . I . , l I I , , ' y I rl , U uf' D L ..: 4 .J , , lv a H 1 Q our. She ' g Q' s a higher and more noble form ofg overning system. She feels that! 'f, e should have a code similar tol if at of King Arthur's Round Table,' I.. ,gifhe following to be the only lahws: l Live pure, speak truth. right , 'your agile men. soccer players. base- A4GROUP OF NORMAL MEN ' Juniors, thereby strengthening the power of union and independence. The next topic, dear to every boy's heart was our future athletics. For some time the subject of football has been agitated here at Normal. Whether or not Miss Tall is going to further the plan to help Normal put a worthy team on the held is the ques-' tion. Football in the high schools is gradually being eliminated and other sports are taking its place. The place for football is in colleges and Normal schools and institutionsf where older and more able men can play. Professor Byrd. of the Uni- versity of Maryland. says: f'Give me l ball players. basketball players from the high schools and I'll make foot-z ball men out of them in college. 1 'Boys, let us hope we'can look fora the old pig skin out on North camp-, us next fall. Football. howeverl will be purely for the men's recre-, ation and not a part of the curri-i culm. It will be something to placei 'in the back of our minds as pleasanti memoriesg something to make lifel richer and deeper. The strength of3 our football team will depend largely on the strength of our athletic asso- ciation. It will mean many more! dollarsr in athletic dues. lVith soc-1 cer, basketball. baseball, and football the athletic dues may be raised to five dollars, but who will regret thel money spent for such a cause. Itl will mean increased enrollment oft men and men are needed in the FOU'NDER'S DAY. On January 15, 1866, the Mary- land State Normal School was found- ed in Baltimore by M. A. Newell, one of the leading educators of his timeg a. man far ahead of all others in the Held of education, with a broad Vision of the future, a vision which has been borne out by the great strides since his time. Since its founding, the Mary- land State Normal School has changed its location to Towson, with new and improved buildings and equipment. The school has set every year new standards of teach- ing and teacher-training, following closely all of the latest and most ap- proved -methods. lt has kept pace with the world of education, watch- ing closely each minute change which has occurred. Each year the school turns out an ever increasing number of trained teachers, going out to fill the vacancies in the State. On January 15, 1924, the school very fittingly celebrated the occasion of its founding by appropriate cere- monies in the Assembly Hall. Miss Tall, the principal. gave the opening address, speaking of the history of the school since its founding. She then introduced Mr. Cook, who after la few brief remarks, introduced the main speaker, Dr. A. E. Wlnshlp. Dr. Winship, having known Dr. Newell personally, gave a splendid eulogy of his ability, earnestness and integrity. He said that his whole -gwrong, follow the gleam. l - . N , 4 5, She realizes that since we are here' DI'fJfeSS10I1- U0 the H1911 Of NOFIDQIZ . or only two years, the Senior Class Ullllk- -,hould uphold the gleam for thel fContinued on Page 14-Col. 39 fContinued on Page 14-Col. 27 , . 4 soul was wrapped up in his work Page 2-Men 's Edition THE ORIOLE FRANK A PERSOHN 85 SON OPTOMETRISTS and OPTICIAN S Consult an Optometrist, the Eyesight Specialist, when your eyes need attention. Glasses Furnished Lenses Duplicated 426 York Road Towson, Md. 1212 E. Monument Street tSecond Floorj Baltimore - Maryland. 4 ion TOXVSON BAKERY-THE GOODY i SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries. Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone 204 Towson C103 GO TO DEARIE'S STORE For Your School Supplies For Your Goodies MISS AGNES ANDERSON, Prop. York Road - Towson, Md. C105 SPECIAL OFFER TO STUDENTS This coupon and 52.50 may be used to purchase six of our regular 58.00 a dozen photographs with one of our regular 325.00 a dozen pho- tographs. it presented during the scholastic year. THE ATELIEB. 103 West Lexington Street BALTIMORE, MD. uc STUDENT TEACHING AT OUR SCHOOL. I don't' believe I shall ever forget my first day of student-teaching. I say student-teaching because Mr. Hulsizer seriously objects to the term practice teaching being used. I was scheduled for Ridge, but at the last moment, I might say, I, with three other students, was sent out to Wilna. I think it might be well just at this point to explain why the plan was changed and I, not know- ing at the time that many unexpected experiences awaited me, was sent to Wilna instead' of Ridge. Mr. Hulsizer had been looking for' a second one-room rural school which he considered offered oppor- tunities for student teachers. The school is about two and one-half miles from Bel Air. Although there are two rooms in the building only one is used for classes. The first day We went by rail on th eM. 8: P. tMisery and Patiencej to Fallston. By us I mean Sue Wright, Lavinia Moore, Ethel Mc- Allister and myself. That first trip is long to be remembered. We left Towson at 7.58 and after going- ahead, backing, and starting again proceeded on our journey to the land of mystery. The stops are frequent, but nnally we got out in the open country, there attaining a speed of nearly twenty miles per hour. Sud- denly and without any warning the train came to a standstill with a dy- ing groan. Mercy, were we being held up by train robbers or had some daring villain placed a bomb upon the track? My fellow students offered all sorts of answers to the riddle. I have heard of an engineer stopping his train to go to his rabbit traps, but never before did I hear of an engineer stopping his train to get his pipe, which he had dropped from the cab window. We arrived at Fallston about 9.40. No one was there to meet us, so we boarded the first milk truck that came by. The Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore had nothing on the music of the milk cans as we rode down the road. We met the man who was to meet us and he carried ns on to the school. The school had an enrollment -of twenty-five in more or less irregular attendance. The equipment offered an opportunity for improvement. The first thing we did was to weigh and measure the pupils. Stan- ford Achievement Tests were given in the Sixth and Seventh Grades and a Monroe Test in Arithmetic in the Fourth and Fifth Grades. At re- cess we played games with the pupils. I have no doubt that Grey was a great poet, but after returning from my first day at Wilna School I firmly believed that a line in his famous poem should have been written The teacher homeward plods his weary way. A good deal of pep was gone from the four of us. We went to music class and found that our names were listed opposite Wilna -Number 13. Horrors! Our school was the thirteenth on the list. I was careful that evening not to break any mirror or walk under any ladders leaning against a building. By going up in the train We ar- rived at school at an hour quite un- becoming to any Normal student. Other arrangements were made and the following morning we were taken to Overlea in the Dodge, where we took the McMahon bus to Lynch's Corner, a cross-roads about a mile from Bel Air. One of the patrons of the school who brings his milk to the. crossroads every morning was waiting for us in The Covered Wagon. Lavinia fell in love with the horse at first sight and this love was only to be increased when she saw what great gymnastic exercises he went through every time he met an automobile. She said she had the place picked where S119 WRS g0i11g to jump if the worst came. If some fair poet could have ibeen there I am sure he would have been inspired upon seeing the situa- tion to write a poem, The Morning Jump of Lavinia Moore that would put The Midnight Ride of Paul Re- vere in the shade. Time jogged on as time will do IWhen life is young and situations are new. lfVe noticed that the pupils were developing better habits. Our health campaign was bringing results. We moved the desks, which had been mounted on cleats, and other equip- ment into the unused room, which was lighter and had been newly painted. To have a clean room to -work in inspired us to greater ef- forts. A Parent-Teachers Associa- tion was organized which will bring the parents into closer relationship with the school. A library from Normal was carried out so that the students might have additional read- ing matter. Hot lunches were pre- pared by the pupils. Christmas has come and gone, and all of us are still on the job. It is not nearly as bad as we thought it at first. After being with those children as long as we have been, studying them and understanding their situations and problems, an interest has sprung up .within us. We find them to be a 'g'reat little bunch and worthy of our best in- terest and attention. They are full of life and quick to respond to any attention shown them. We don'f4 speak of going out to Wilna-school any more--we go out to our school now. The teacher in charge of the school is Miss McComas. She and the parents are helping in every ways THE ORIOLE Men 's Edition-Page 3 WE BOYS. We boys are truer than girls, you know, Observe and you'll see what I say is quite so. Meet at a hop , by the end of a dance You've heard of our first and only romance. She's cute as can be, most adorable smile, She cannot be equaled-the dean little childg From the look in your eyes you know we've the blues, And you wish you could be in our girls' shoes: ' To know while away, meeting so many queens Alone you would be in our happiest dreamsg . You hope and believe that soon you will find Just one more boy, of our type and kind. You have not a worry, you have not a care, You're just broken-hearted because unaware You once lost a man who was true as could be. He went to Normal, and No teacher for me Was the song of your heart as you coldly replied, I never could love you, my heart GUNDY, '24 WE'RE STILL FIGHTING. is my guide. Things are never as they should be. In this issue of The Oriole it was the desire of the team to tabu- late a record equal to that made by the Soccer team. The plans of mice and men oft gang a'glee g so was it with the team. We know not what the trouble is, but surely it is something that has permitted the team to win but one game out of nine. We began our season with a game with Baltimore Training School on their own floor. This was one of our defeats, really our first one. The following day we had a set to with Western Maryland which ended with us at the short end of the Hg- ures. On January 18, Hagerstown High, with much courage, visited us at Normal. While here they Sad to relate, we also lost this game. -score 26-17. The defeat we felt most was when Franklin High came here and on our own floor defeated us to the tune of 37-23. , About this time the team was due for a trip, first to Frederick, and from there to Hagerstown. Al- though the outing was thoroughly en- joyed by every member of the team the spell cast by two defeats had much to do in dampening the ardor of the bunch. The score at Freder- here favored us with a game. ick-27-13, at Hagerstown-29-12. Next came the strong Blue Ridge team to take Normal's scalp, and they didn't leave empty handed, for at the blowing of the final whistle the score stood 41-21. Millersville came next, and we surely thought were our victim. But just as I said before, things are never as they should be, so we chalked up another defeat. But nevertheless girls, don't think we didn't enjoy ourselves, for we sure did. After the game came a big feed, at which feed we learned to appreciate and enjoy being served. Last but not least we were given a dance by the fair dam- sels at Millersville. So we're not sorry. But joy of joys, as you know, we won our first game Friday, February 8. Now isn't it just a grand and glorious feeling? Just think-there is just one feather in our sadly de- pleted hat. We firmly believe that our Jinx is lost, so let us alfl hope and root for more victories. The members of the team that have valiantly sought victory are listed below: -Center-Wright fcaptainl L. Forward-Little. R. Forward-Garrett. L. Guard-Flater. R. Guard-Schmidt. Substitutes-Thomas, Burroughs, Gardner. Now let us pause and review for a second some details of our second team. This year is the first that games have been scheduled for the second team and they're taking ad- vantage of them. They have already played three games, two of them re- sulting in victories. The first game was with Hampstead and proved very entertaining to the audience. Sparks was next, but this spelled a defeatg the game, however, was well played and thoroughly enjoyed by all. The preliminary on Saturday night, February 9, was one of the exciting games of the season. Sher- wood played their utmost and seemed sure of a victory, but Normal's fighting spirit came to the front and scored a victory. The second team contains material of which all good first teams are made. We enjoy seeing our second team play. Let us always appreciate them. CALLY. FINISH IT. The number of men and women who are good starters is enough to surprise us. Tlmost anybody can make a good start. Almost anybody can have a good idea, and be full of enthusiasm for it, and get it nicely started. Then everybody goes to ruin. They lose interest. Just when the idea was going to be put into use it is allowed to lie down and. die. You all hate a quitter, and this is being one of the worst kind. Half the failures in life are made by quit- ters, by persons who made a good start and then don't have the back- bone to see the thing through to a successful finish. Remember it's better to be a person who nevexi starts anything but once in his lite and sticks to it, like a puppy to an overshoe, than to be a person who starts something every day and then quits. JOHN F. GILDEA, Jr. VI. WE AGREE. The man-With-One-Joke should be required by law to keep a list of the people he has already told it to. Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired. We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. 4101 Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. Y 4107 YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS tFour Wheel Brakes! F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 1107 . MATI-IIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP York Road Towson, Md. 4107 Shoes of Comfort and Style FOI' MGH, YVonien and Children THE TOWSON SHOE STORE York and Joppa Roads, Towson, Md. Repairing done equal to new. 1101 Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE eoUN'rY BANK Towson, Md. 41 03 Page 4-Men 's Edition THE ORIOLE THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, TOWSON. MID. Business Manager, SAM'L C. TROUPE PAUL HOFFMASTER NAOMI HARSH ' MARGARET REILLY MARY THOMAS LAVINIA MOORE PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. Advertising Mgrs. Circulation Mgrs. FEBRUARY, 1924. THE MARYLAND STATE EQUALIZATION FUND. CRobert Wrightj ' ln a free country like ours that is based on equality, educational op- portunities should be equal for all children. They are not equal how- ever, when one county in the State has much or a great deal more mon- ey to finance education than another county has. It is therefore up to the State to try and make opportunities equal, and for that purpose the State of Maryland has what is known as the State Equalization Fund. Other States have a fund similar to this, but Maryland has the best method known for distributing money equal- ly where most needed for the chil- drern of the State. The money provided in the State equalization fund is used in coun- ties that are so poor that the taxes do not provide suflicient money to have schools that meet the minimum standards of elliciency in education. The minimum standards are: 1. A trained teacher in every classroom. 2. Textbooks and materials with which to teach so that the learning processes of the child may be stim- ulated along right lines. The principle underlying the fund is as follows: Any county that is not able to carry the new minimum sal- ary schedule for teachers on a county school tax levy of 30.67 on 55100 of assessed valuation, shall have such an allotment from the Equalization Flllld as will enable t-he county to carry the program: provided that not less than 24 per cent. of the current' expense budget must be spent for purposes other than teachers' sal- aries. In this manner the wealthy and poor all contribute toward education. Therefore all are working toward a. common end. the raising of the standard of general intelligence throughout the country. This is essential in the successful operation of a democracy, for the population 1 does not stay put. Rural people move to the city-city people mo- Through the State Equalization Fund the money of the State edu- cates all the children of the State, although the children and the mon- ey may come from different parts of the State. Before the Equalization Fund came about it Was well known that the wealthy counties had three or. four times as much wealth back of each child as the poor counties, yet, in distributing the State School Fund on the basis of the children of school age and the aggregate days of school attendance, a Wealthy county re- ceived as much money for each child as a poor county. In 1922, to en- able the poor counties to carry the new State program on a reasonable local tax rate, an increase of 52,000,- 000 would have been required in the State appropriation if it had not been for the Equalization Fund. With this fund an increase of only 5234,- 000 was needed and the money dis- tributed only in those counties that could not carry on the new State program with a county school tax levy of 350.67 on S100 assessed valu- ation. The money for the Equalization Fund comes from the State Treasury. For example, Baltimore county does not get any money from the fund, but instead helps the poorer coun- ties. Fifteen of the counties share in the fund, getting different amounts, according to their needs, ranging from 351,000 to 335,000 for 1923 with a total of S234,000 for the fif- teen counties. The fund is calcu- lated from data furnished by each county to the State Superintendent of Schools, who is secretary and treasurer of the State Board of Edu- cation. ' The advantages derived from this fund are many. It enables every county to pay the State minimum salaries on a reasonable local tax rate for schools, yet does not forbid the county to pay higher salaries or spend the money for pupils if it so desires. The counties sharing in the fund have a chance to get better trained teachers and yet not increase their local tax rate for schools tabove 50.67 per 51003 in order to meet the increased cost of the better quali- lied teachers. The amount of the Equalization fund each county will receive is calculated every two years, and is written in the State School Budget. It gives a bonus of 55100 extra to Normal School graduates teaching in one and two-room rural schools. This is a great step in advance of most of the States, for the rural schools need the best teachers since they prresent more difliculties than any other type of school. The fund is vitally important to grate from one town to another andl Normal School graduates, for with- from one State to another. lout it perhaps some of the counties would not be able to pay the mini- mum salary the law says a Normal graduate shall receive. As it 1 the fund enables every county to pay well trained teachers, and yet not oxertax the people of the county. Trained teachers mean that super- visors and superintendents have more work rather than less work to do because the higher the level of the teaching corps the greater the mo- mentum for the education of the children. In a nutshell the Equal- izatoin Fund is the child's great op- portunity. HARFORD COUNTY TEACH- ERS AND PARENTS ARE PARTNERS. Churchville, Md., Jan. 1, 1923. Dear Parent: Your teachers are trying to give you just the kind of school you Want -no more, no less. Will you help us to do so by checking the answers you prefer and remailing this letter to us in the enclosed envelope, as soon as possible? Thank you! 1. Should your child be expected to study at home? YeslNo-- 2. Should the school hold enter- tainments to raise money for equip- ment not furnished by the county Board of Education. Yes-No- 3. Should we encourage athletic contests with other schools? YesiNo- 4. Are you in favor of properly chaperoned night socials and enter- tainments at the school? Yes-Nol 5. Do you want your children to belong to the Clubs of the school? Yes-N01 6. Are you in favor of organizing a parents-teachers association in Churchville? Yes-No- 7. Are you in favor of helping us in keeping tardy marks off our records? Yes-No-- 8. Would you likt to see the out- side of the school building beautined rather than have more books added to the school library? Yes-N01 9. Are you in favor of visiting the school during recitation hours to see what your child is doing? Yes-No- You need not sign your name. Very truly yours, HANNAH F. HANVWAY, HAZEL E. TENNANT. Let's make Jan. 7-11 a New Year's visiting week. Mr. DuBiell, a member of the class of 1874, was one of our Founder'a Day guests. He believes in trained teachers. THE ORIOLE Men's Edition-Page 5 M. S. N. S. CAGERS, '24 POSSIBILITIES OF FOOTBALL AT NORMAL. I, a Junior at this school, wish to know the ideas of other students as to the possibilities of a football team at this great institution. A fellow that is going to a college wishes to know whether or not that particular college plays football. If this an- swer is no, then he chooses anoth- er college of the same type of work that does play this great college sport. Do you know that there are seven men in this school at the pres- ent time who have played football in their respective high schools? In a' conference with Miss Tall the question was asked: Do we have men enough? I answered this question in this manner: If the high school gradu- ates know that we play football, they will enroll at our school. Only last year there were three boys that graduated from the same high school as I did, who had planned to come to this institution until they learned that football was not being played. They then went to college, where-they are able to participate in this great sport The other day Missg Tall had Dr. Burdick come out and: talk these possibilities over with her.. His idea of the thing is very good.I He says Football is a fine game forl a college, but I do not approve of ity in high schools. The question wasl Do you have heavy enough men? The last question-and most import- ant is: Do we have the money? The last question is the one that gives us all a great deal of trouble. I have been talking this over with other college men. They think this to be the best athletic asset to our school' for the purpose of building up the enrollment of the men stu- dents. These are the results of my investigations: that we should raise our athletic fees to 'live dollars and have this payable on entrance to the school. Then there must be a change in the amount of money al- lowed by the Athletic Association for the boy's athletics. We shall need three times as much money to equip the team, and then there must be another coach hired, which costs a great deal of money. Then the question comes: What shall we give in return for this col- lege sport?',' This is my answer to the question. We will fight for the school and advertise it through ath- letics. I will now attempt to answer Dr. Burdick's other question which reads: Do you have men heavy enough? A heavy team is not al- ways necessary to win a game, al- though I do admit this is a great as- set to a team. The backfleld must be fast, but the line must be very heavy. Do you know that the high school team on which I played only averaged one hundred and thirty-six pounds? So it is not always a heavy team that wins. Do you remember the Army-Navy game of 1923? This was shown: that a heavy team does not always win, for Navy's team was very much lighter than that of the Army, but the Navy had a very fast team. I was asked Could we get games with other schools? This question is the easiest to answer, for games can easily be arranged with other Normal Schools, many prep, schools and a few colleges. Are we not as capable at playing football as Polly , or City College? Why, of course we are. Have we not the spirit? This needs no answer-just visit a bas- ketball game. . I have given you all the necessary facts. Now, do you want football? I leave this question to the student body. G. SCHMIDT, G. MURDOCK, JR. VT. S R BONDS. At even-ing when I go to bed Jumbled thoughts pass through my head. For after all is dark and dim, Q I often have sweet thoughts of him, I mean my dog, a.nd then perhaps I'1l shed a tear And wish and wish I wasn't here. But suddenly my thoughts will pass And lo! I'm in Psychology class. Why did you leave the other day? I hear the learned instructor sayg And then again in Assembly hall, Valuable potentialities, yea that's ' Miss Tall, You're a selected group, just moti- vate, And the children will cooperateg , You future teachers of Maryland Look up and see what's in my hand: I look, ah yes, 'tis wooden silk Don't eat candy, drink more milk, But now I don't think any more, rAnd like my mates, I start to snore. GRACE JONES, JR. IV. A LITTLE COUNTRY SCHOOL . HOUSE. As you juourney out into the country and gaze at the beautiful scenery along the roadside your eyes are suddenly turned toward a lonely looking little building seated back from the roadside on the peak of a little hill. At once you know it is a little country school house. It is not a very large building, nor is it such a beautiful one. From its appearance it looks as if it must haveyserved as old faithful for at least twenty years. It seems to be separated from civilization, for there are only a few homesteads in sight from the little school. But if you are there when the bell calls the pupils to their work you Will find that it is in the very heart of civil- ization, for you can see the bright and glowing faces of thirty or forty girls and boys filing through the narrow doorway leading into the in- terior of this little country school. Now this schoolhouse may not be one of the nicest places and it may be old and small, yet it is one of the best places after all. LINFORD L. HARTLE. Alumnus of '23. Page 6-Men's Edition THE ORIOLE THE FIELD OF EDUCATION. QA. Hammondb Feb. 11, 1924. Sooner or later every school stu- dent Will be out in the world living, striving and fighting in the game of life. This is what he is getting ready for during his school years. There is a living to be made and a life to lead for all who must get in- to the game. Upon the school and students will depend the preparation for jumping into a game whose con- ditions and rules we do not know. What can man do? What should man know? How can I best prepare myself for the life I am to live? are questions which are asked day after day. Wife want to know what is being done in the life and world about us. We must know this so that we can, better decide where to put in ourl eiorts to the greater advantage. This is not enoughg we must know what has been done in the past, for this will give us an insight to the! present and hints as to how theyi can be improved still more. Know-E i .ing about the lives and works of others give us a map of our own lives and works and will help to plan our future course. Successful people have always had to learn what they had to do with and how best to user it. To bear an intelligent part ini the destiny of the race as well as to make a personal success for our- selves, we must know something of! the race and must know ourselves.l VVhat sort of lands and peoples have, we and what these lands and people! rdo. What can we as a social and' progressive people get out of the lands and peoples and what can we? 1 1 get out of ourselves? We must know the rules of industry and busi- ness and how to be a help and not a hindrance to our fellow citizens. We must have broader visions and logical minds to look at the busy life of our country and of the world to, be able to see it as a great panoramal of human beings and nations work-I ing together to make human life al fuller and happier thing. The life' with the greatest number of inter- esting thounghts and visions is the life which is most full and satisfy- mg. That person who is satisfied with life and himself has become a mo- notonous handicap and a stumbling block for the men who look ahead for greater things and are placing the potentialities of their lives where the greatest good will result for the greatest number. Some man has said: VVhether a boy is from the country or city, rich or D00l'. Weak or strong. talented or not. will and work is sure to win. We need not all work on the road or in the mine, neither need all of us be driving the machinery of the factory, the in- dustrial plant or for the boss of the corporation. but unless each of us are doing the best with what we have and, are striving to promote and en- courage others to struggle for the best, our lives are idle, shiftless motors whose work is still to be done, and Whose burden must be added to the clutch of others. Edu- 'cation can dignify and modify work. Education can inspire and create- masters and masterpieces. It pro- vides us for vicarious experiences and helps us to appreciate life and the lives of others. Education should build for character of the finest type. It raises standards, mor- als, virtues. It forms a bulwark against crime. suffering and immor- ality. Ever since man has become a thinking animal and has had wants and neural responses he has been broadening the held of education. At one time in the progress of the race it was perhaps possible for one man to know everything. But man's activities are constantly changing and growing, each generation has a. generation more of experiences to master. and so we have been develop- ed down through the ages. More ac- tivities. more neural responses, more longings, yearnings, strivings, each branching OIT into new and varied fields, until today we have a multi- tudinous, colossal, unascertainable environment. Each man tries to learn that which will give the great- est satisfaction to the greatest num- ber of people. Consequently there are many phases of education, and many com- ments on what education should be taught in the public tax supported schools. Not only is there the ques- tion of what should be taught, but how best to teach that which should be taught. Some people are built strangely. l suppose at best it seems that way sometimes. Some people love mon- ey. some love wine and some love just for the sake of loving. Either one way or another they must love something. So it is with the pro- cess of education. Some people learn one way, some another, but there are few who cannot learn at all. These are some of the problems that have confronted educators and teachers all over the world and have finally come to M. S. N. S. to be passed on by the students of Prin- ciples of Education taken under Mr. 'Eugene A. Bishop. We talk, we discuss. we argue and disgust our linstructor, but we feel that we are learning much and hearing more, and although at times we are dull and unresponsive we feel that we 'have accomplished much for the field of education. LIFE AT NORMAL. On September eleventh, so fair, Our class assembled here, To learn of a very new life That we should not fear. Our sister group, a haughty bunch Of Seniors did we meet. They told us of this school so fair And us did surely greet. So I will try to tell to you In verses good and true, Of our school life here at Normal, And of what we see and do. Oh, I like my life at Normal School, For it is wonderous fairg I have a dance most every night And do not have a care. I have some difficult subjects, too, But lessons we must getg We must not shirk or lag behind For then we shall regret. But best of all our athletic sports Which give me most of fung At soccer, or at anything else, I'll always take a run. The faculty, they treat me square, And lessons to me giveg I'll like them each and every one As long as I do live. I do not expect to make a man Of myself here at the schoolg But I won't be left so far behind, For I'm not such a fool. GEORGE E. SCHMIDT, JAMES B. THOMAS, JR. VI. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMIBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. C105 HERGENRATHEB. DRUG CO. Prescription Dmggists Aim-SERVICE Motto-QUALITY Headquarters for school Supplies since 1904. Agents for Kodaks and Waterman! Fountain Pens Towson. - - Maryland 1107 Established 1 8 7 3 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY 00. V Manufacturers Greek mmf Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry 4101 THE ORIOLE Men 's Edition-Page 7 YOUNG HACKETT When Normal School began this fall A boy from Queen Anne cameg He's only young in years, you know, And Hackett is his name. . He eats enough for two his 'size It surely is distressing, And whether his belt will burst or not A It keeps the whole bunch guessing. Now with the girls he is a vamp, He goes to all the dances He charms them all, both large and small, As if they were in trances. He is the worry of our life, The way he trarnps about In big house-shoes that make a noise When all the lights are out. So when you hear a noise at night- When all the gym is dark, You may think it someone very ill- It's Tommy on a.1ark. JOSEPH FIERY, RUSH, JUNIOR VI FRIENDSHIP. People come and go in our lives, but friends and memories of them remain with us always. No matterr how far they may be removed from us our thoughts occasionally drift back to them. And it seems too, that it isn't until they are taken away that we really appreciate them most. YVe only remember the good in them then and realize how much they have meant in our joys and sorrows of life. I refer particularly- to a little club that we formed once at school. There were five of us fellows who formed the Tuxara club. We were an unusually congenial group delving mostly in the 'joys of the world, the one great feature of at- traction 'being music. We often gathered around Tom while he played That Old Gang of Mine, little dreaming that in a short time -our friendship would be strengthened by the loss of one from our,midst. He was the jolliest of the bunch too, and I tell you we missed him just heaps. A good sport, full of wit and humor, and most deserving of all was his love for good literature and fondness of his books. He enter- tained us many an evening reading Kipling and reciting his poems, oft times he gave us some of his own. Into each life some rain must fall. The rain in ours came when he left us, and it fell very heavily. It was not death, yet it was like -death to us. It cast a pall over usg one that we haven't yet recovered from. So it is in his fond memory that we write. He was a fine fellow, one sof the finest we ever knew. This is only one case of friendship that might occur to you while you read. Your thoughts, prrompt re- miniscences, and your reminiscences recall friends, friends bring with them joys, sorrows, good and bad. Friendship 'only develops peace. Peace in return brings us happiness. Happiness brings lifeg sorrow only existence. Let us live, live through friendship. A Senior. LIBRARIAN CHOOSES BEST? BOOK LIST FOR BOYS.. The Chicago city librarian was asked a few days ago by the New Jersey Library Commission to name twenty-nve books that all boys should read. He worked at the list for days and could find only twenty- tive. These are the volumes he chose: Mother Goose Rhymes. Anderson's Fairy Tales. Aladdin and the Wonuderful Lamp Perrault's Tales. Pied Piper of Hamlin. Don Quixote. Boutet de Monvel's Joan of Arc. Hale's Man YVithout a Country. Sir Thomas Malory's King Arthur Stories. Jungle Book, tliiplingl. Tom Brown's School Days. Pyle's Men of Iron. Robinson Crusoe. Treasure Island. Franklin's Autobiography. Hiawatha. Tom Sawyer. Oliver Twist. Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare. Swiss Family Robinson. Alcott's Little' Women. Ivanhoe. The Chicago Tribune asks: What book would you select to complete the desired list? The librarian hesi- tatedj But with these twenty-four he states there would develop an understanding of what is best in life, making for courage, fidelity, forti- tude, honesty, humane conduct, tol- erance, patience, sacrince and perse- verancef' -Red St Green. N. Dak. AM I EARNING MY CHECK? That question, when asked of any one should be answered with a. yes, but in the case of a one- room rural school teacher it should be a vehement yes. To further strengthen that asser- tion I will attempt to give you an inkling of the duties of one of the above named persons. Contrary to all former customs I am going to start with the close of the day. 'Let us glance into a little stone building out in the sticks, It is now 3.35 and we see the teach- er coming wearily back from the door where he has just waved a lhappy goodbye ffor more reasons l I I w V v r L l l than onel to all his little darlings. Plump! he falls into his chair and emits one long sigh of -ffor the reader to guessj Unconsciously he falls to dreaming of the year before at M. S. N. S. when-Oh, yes! that Work for tomorrow. His reg- ister marked, he starts on the arith- metic lessons, history, reading, gram- mar, and others follow that. Final- ly he looks up-5.15-my, but the time has flown. He gathers up his papers, books, etc., and gets ready to go home. On his way he thinks of his plans for the week. What is on for tonight? Oh, yes! the com- munity singing class. But when am I going to get that 7th grade history planned? He rushes frantically home, shaves, eats his meal and at 6.15 is at his work again. At 7.15 he gets up, crawls into his coat and starts for the village, where once a week the community meets to sing. After dwelling in the land of music for perhaps two and a-half hours he starts home again, and once there he sleeps the sleep of the just until 7 A. M. At this hour he rises, dresses, eats his breakfast and is at school at 7.45. His work is put on the board and he is ready for the day. At 9 A. M. exactly, the bell rings and forty-some odd charges of dynamite who would do honor to any laclie's sewing circle, rush precipitiously into the room and amid a turmoil of laughter and other sounds fit to deafen one, take their seats. Instantly fsometimesl all is as the night before Christmas. The Lord's Prayer is recited: and the fight is on. He struggles faith- fully through the morning, now and then-mostly then-in cheerful mood and now and then-mostly now-in a fighting mood. At 12 o'clock the Maryland potentialities rush out, during which recess the teacher tries to recover his lost enthusiasm. At 1 o'clock the struggle is on again, with a breathing spell at 2.30. By 3.30 he has taught exactly 26 class- es. Do you know now why I said he waves them a happy good-bye? The preceding paragraph represents one type of work which this teacher must do every day. Add to this now many other trivial matters Qand there are manyj some of which are sure to occur in your daily life, and you have the life of a rural school teacher. A But, dear readers, although this sketch may give you the idea that a rural teacher has no play or fun, don't think for a moment that he hasn't. The singing club means di- version and fung the Boy Scouts mean hikes, boxing and basketball, and the school room means much joy every day. Above all, we can look forward to more and finer accomp- lishments and plan for it. So I leave it for you to answer, Amp I earning my check? An Alumnus '23. Page 8-Men 's Edition THE ORIOLI BUCK. -Buck, you beautiful dog of old, Who lived in a land of bitter cold, Still you linger in the book I hold, You wonderful dog of old. The love that shone in your bright face, Filled with loving kindness and grace, Your love was line, a noble thing, For the love of a dog to bring. O dear, sweet friend, beyond the veil A partner of the trace and trail, A faithful dog, no more you stir, A good and willing friend you were. Oh, memories of you come to me, As I sit by the old oak tree, Sometimes I think you're far away, But in my dreams you by me lay. Oh Buck, you have gone so far To lands where you wanted to stay, Lands far North where the snows still lay, With ancestor wolves to stray. Sixth Grade, Essex School, LORETTA PHELPS JUST THRILLIN G TALES. That is the judgment the public, as a whole, has pronounced upon the works of Sir James Oliver Curwrood. With certain exceptions I heartily agree that their criticism is justifi- able. Perhaps when I State my ex- ceptions they will say that I have changed the whole thought of their criticism. Be that as it may. I shall leave that for them to decide. My first exception is that the just be omitted: and my second, and, last exception is that too broad a scope and too deep a feeling has been set up by this great modern author in his magnificent descrip- tions, to be expressed in a few words called Tales, whether they be simplicity itself or follow the stand- ards of Samuel Johnson. Therefore l, am compelled to discuss this sec- ond one at length. away, LATEST CUTS IN GENTLE- MEN'S CLOTHING. I A' Jan 'iff' I t.p I .97 I 4 I I ' ggi .1-7 IL-5 ' .3 L ,i jftff I I A, .Q .x - -4 Z In great Northwestern Canada, the region about which most of Oliver Curwood's stories center, there is beauty in natural scenery, a country practically untrodden by modern man and undefaced by his progress- iveness, which we people of the East little know about and contemplate even less. If you will read slowly his descriptions of this land of wind- swept mountains, of broad valleys with gleaming white priestly robes, and of singing pines and howling huskies, you too, will sense its splen- dor with awe, and experience -the same feelings as Robert Service did when he was in the great Northland and Wrote: Were you ever out in the Great Alone, when the moon was awful clear, And the icy mountains hemmed you in with a silence you most could hear? In The Valley of Silent Men and I The River's End such descriptions 'are particularly impressive. The motion picture of the former was excellent, but hardly did such de- iscriptions justice. It is a prevalent idea that the, Royal Northwest Mounted Policeman is overdrawn by Curwood. For ex- ample, the rule that a man ot the Ihlounted shall not retu1'n to head- ,quarters until he can' present to the Icommanding ofiicer the law-breaker Iwhom he has been detailed to bring Ito justice, exists only in fiction to 'manyg it is really a law of that mighty organization. In one of our local papers, just a short time ago, ,there appeared a brief account of in R. N. M. Policeman who returned Ito headquarters after an absence of ,about six weeks reported that two Iliskimos, wanted for murder, had been hung, in accordance with the orders that had been given him, and Ithat his brother oiiicer had been killed in making the capture. They are fitting prototypes for the men in Oliver Curwood's stories. A friend iot mine visited one of their head- 'quarters and told me much about them. They are wonderful examples of physical fitness and perfect mod- Iels of military neatness and splen- jdor. Their bright red jackets are a protection to them, rather than a danger, because there are so many hunters in the great northern woods that their presence must be made Iknown and this is the most adequate Inieansf These men walk with the Isoftness of a cat though they remain Irigidly erect and wear heavy leather boots. The R. N. M. Policeman's Igreatest qualification for his defn- igerous out-post duties is his ability to shoot. One of' their favorite tests of skill is to throw a soft ball into a large sand pit and let one man at a time keep it on the bounce as it never bounced before with bullets from his automatic. The ball hard- ly touches the sand before it is off I I I again, and they do this shooting from the hip, which is their cus- tomary position. Thus We see that Curwood has not overdrawn His Majesty's watch-dogs of the North- west. Another point of great importance in Oliver Curwood's Works is that one learns much of the natural wealth and vastness of these lands of modern romance. In his latest book, The Alaskan, this is more marked than ever before, for in it We are brought to the realization that Uncle Sam's ice-box contains fa splendid store of vegetables and a. meat supply that may feed a nation in the not far distant future. Spend a few hours of your time with the big men in the Northwest and you will feel that your time has been prohtably spent. I have no doubt but that you, too, will then appreciate CurWood's works as being much more than thrilling tales. You will be filled with a spirit of the Northland which this author's pen alone can arouse, and you will develop a sense of ad- miration for the country lying to the far northwest. HARRY H. BATCHELOR. I T00 WISE. Some time ago while I Was in an office in Baltimore I learned of a. fellow who was so wise that he did himself out of a good position. Some business men were discussing him as to the ability he had to handle the position, but his greatest fault came out in the discussion. The trouble with him, said one of them, is that nothing can come up that he doesn't know all about. You can offer an opinion without his showing you how mistaken you are. He's always right. No doubt he's a good man, but I'd rather have one who knows a little less. If you look around you at the really big fmen you'll find that you can talk to them without having them dispute every statement you make. They don't know it all, neither does any of us. A sure road to unpopularity is showing everybody how mistaken he is. E. EARLE HENDERSON. I. HOLIDAY GREETING I The Boot Shop WIM. F. ORTH, Prop. Graduate Practipedist 520 York Road - Towson, Md. SHOES ARCHES RUBBERS Phone Towson 59-M. THE ORIOLE Men 's Edition-Page 9 - AN INVITATION. O come with me to the barracks, Come with me to the gym, And three and twenty good fellows Shall you meet there within. Three and twenty good fellows they, No better can be foundg They came from way across the bay And the Western shore around. They came in search of learning, friend, Across the billowy maing Oh yes! and from the Western shore Some knowledge here to gain. Now work alone is not their way, For work alone is sin, But with their Work, they play and love, They are but human men. Oh, I could write and sing and praise These fellows till judgment day- But here and last I ask a boon, Just one more little say. In sport, in work and love are they The finest in the land, So come! good fellow, along with me And join our little band. ' E. BURROUGHS. ' G. MURDOCH, J. PRYOR, Junior VI. JOKES. Teacher-You remember the story of Daniel bie? Robbie-Yes, ma'am. Teacher-What lesson do we learn in the Lion's Den, Rob- from it? Robbie-That we shouldn't eat everything we see. Says Mose to Rastus: What yo' in fo' Rastus? Burnin' a house down. How long yo' got? Twenty yeahs. What yo' in fo'? Murdah. How long yo' Three days. Looka, heah dat? Heah Oh an' gits twenty a man an' gits Yas, but yo' see dey is gwine to hang me Wednesday. What's the matter? My fish has eczema. Nothing serious, I hope. Nog it's on a small scale. Miss Munn- Miss Courtney will read and you may take notes for' your edilication. Miss Riley, what got? ,niggahg how lltuni burns a house down yeahs, an' you' kills three days? .is the meaning of ediiication? Peg- Indeed, Miss Munn, I don't know unless it means note-books. DON'T EXPECT T00 DTUCH. Waiter fabout to leave, to grumb- ling customerlz Steak not tender enough? Do you expect it to jump up and kiss you? Ad in Chicago newspaper: If Wilbur Bland, who deserted his wife and babe 20 years ago, will return, said babe will knock his block off. Frizzell.-I want to buy a revol- ver. Clerk-Six shooter? Frizzell--No, nine, I want to kill a cat. Why can't I play my wind instru- ment in the band? What is it ,bass horn or saxo- phone? Neitherg electric fan. Trying to get something for noth- ing is a weakness of human nature. While something gotten for noth- ing is rarely worth the getting. Be square. Rastus-Ah can't get dis spot off'n yo' trousers. Student-Have you tried gaso- line? Rastus-Yas, sah. Student-Have you tried am- monia? Rastus-Naw, sah, but I'm almost sure they'll Iit. He payeth best who loveth best. Do you know that there is anoth- er Normal School whose colors are the same as ours? No? Well, there is. In this the North- ern Arizona Normal is our sister school, Miss Sammis-Wliat is meant by good posture? Agnes Dulin-Stand erect, and walk on the sole of your feet. Jones-My son, Henry, is not do- ing a thing in college. Why there are only two things that keep him from being at the foot of his class. Smith-That's too bad. What are they, math. and football? Jones-Nog the Smith twins. Sergeant to Colored Sentry-If anything moves, you shoot. 'Colored Sentry-Yessah, an' if anything shoots, I move. Little girl tstubbornlyj-I won't wash my face, I won't. Aunt4Why, child, when I was a girl, I washed my face every day. Little girl-Yes, and look at iti now. -Exchange. NOT SO BAD, EH? Efficiency Expert-You are wast- too much time on your personal appearance. Stenographer-It's not wasted. I have only been here six months and I'm already engaged to the junior partner. -Pine. -TOO COOL ! Tell me, said the lady to the old soldier, were you cool in battle? Cool? said the truthful veteran, why I fairly shivered. Oflicer fjust balled outj-Not a. man in this division will be given liberty this afternoon. Voice-Give me liberty or give me death. Oflicer-VVho said that? Voice-Patrick Henry. Mr. Hultziser-Is there anything that you can do better than anyone else? Mr. Bishop-Yes, sir, I can read my own writing better. A ragged urchin went into the shoemaker's shop and laid a big pair of shoes on the counter. Me fadder wants dese shoes stretched. he said. All right, replied the shoemak- er. Where do they pinch him? Aw, answered the youngster. They don't pinch hirn, he pinched tem. BR EVITI E S. The funny thing.about Who's W'ho is that it mentions so many people that no one ever heard of before. Seventeen processes are involved in the laundering of a collar. Judg- ing from the results sixteen of them are necessary to get the saw edge ef- fect. Before deciding that tonsils make the child dull ,the teacher should take a look at the child's parents. Steinmetz died poor with every one of us the richer for his living. Instead of the three R's many schools now teach the three F's, Football, Fights and Frats. The average man now lives thirty years longer than he did in 1800. He has to, in order to get his taxes paid. A consistent vegeterian is one who won't risk eating chestnuts in the dark. The modern version as illustrated by Europe is, In time of peace, re- pair for war. Page 10-Men 's Edition THE ORIOLE YOUR OWN LITTLE GIRL. ls she lovely and fluffy and small- ls she really not grown up at all? Is she charming and quaintg Neither vixen nor saint? Does she make every newcomer fall?' - Is she boyish, athletic and gay? Does she chase all your worries away? Can she handle a gun? ' Does she ride, swim and run? Is she up to some prank ev'ry day? Perhaps she's a sweet little maid? Does she act rather shy and afraid? Can she make 'licious pies? Vvould her bread take a prize? Is she charming in ginghams- homemade? Is she one of the prevalent styles? As a flapper-a creature of wiles? Does she lure you with sighs? And caress with her eyes? Does she fascinate you with her guiles? Is she nckle, coquettish-a flirt? Does she say things that cut you and hurt? Is she thither and yon - Always leading you on? Rather naughty and teasing and pert? Is she witty and clever and wise? Always ready to help or advise? Does she know what to do When you're downcast and blue? Is she different, unknown-a sur- prise? There are hundreds of types, it is true, And each has its admirers, toog But be sure as the world That your own little girl Is the one who was made just for 'you. GUNDY, '24 WHAT ARE THE THESPIANS? How many of you who, in your leisure time have been reading The, Oriole have run across this title,l Thespian Club ? l think l am? doubtlessly safe when l say that youi have wondered what this club is,i when and why it was organized and! what its aims are. This club is nothing more than a group of intelligent, thinking people' who have realized the great value and prospective benefits of The, Little Theatre Movement and have organized a dramatic tlub. This group of students, under the careful. guidance of Miss Munn, gave the problem considerable study at the beginning of this scholastic year be- lieving that a club of this sort might prove to be a great asset to the school. As a result of these discus- sions this group drew up a plan of organization and a constitution was adopted on October 30. In the making of this constitution we had two great problems to face. The two largest ones were: a name, and the purposes. There were very many names suggested, but the one 'finally chosen, as you now know, was The Thespiansf' Why did we choose this name? How many of you have ever heard of Thespius? He was the first successful dramat- ist the world has known and it is in the honor of the work of Thespius that we have chosen this name, The Thespiansf' The constitution as adopted sets forth many purposes and among 'them these seem to be outstanding: To put on the stage plays of literary merit so that our audiences may be led to an appreciation of the work of real live, thinking dramatistsg to give an opportunity to those having special dramatic ability to cultivate the dramatic tal- ent of othersg to aid surrounding rural schools with their programs by offering our services to those schools in order that they might better se- cure the cooperation of their patrons that they may raise enough money for their extra needs. In the ex- ecution of these purposes We expect to become acquainted with the best plays and playwrights as well as some of the poorer ones. Of course, along with any stage production comes a development of voice and poise and an experience in reproduc- ing and managing of plays which will be of immense value to us in our profession. Not only will we acquire the educational and cultural values, but we shall also derive a great deal of fun and pleasure from our work. We have already experienced some of these values and have derived much fun and pleasure from our work with an old English Christmas play, Mistletoe and Hollyberryf' We worked this up in a short time before the Christmas holidays and made our first public showing at the Wilna School, in Harford county. As you might suppose we had no stage or scenery, but nevertheless we had a very appreciative audience and made a very great success of our tirst showing. The next evening we pre- sented it before the students of the school as our gift to the Christmas spirit. In order to further accomplish our aims we are at present working up several one-act plays. These plays are of various types in order that we may meet the desires of everyone. We expect to put on another public performance at this school sometime durirng March and have accepted several invitations to tentatively appear in rural school ot Baltimore and Harford counties. .When we have these plays worked up to a high degree of perfection we shall begin work on several full length plays which we expect to stage near the close of the school year. , I hope that every one of you can at some time witness one of our pro- ductions. I feel sure that we can satisfy your dramatic taste and give you a full evening of enjoyment. S. C. TROUPE, Pres. NORMAL LITERARY OFFICERS. President-Owen Thomas. Vice-President-Frances Walter. Secretary-Dorothy Flounders. Treasurer-Helen Welsh. Correspondent-Marjorie Hayden. Reporter-Emily Evans. WE WONDER- Which is more overworked in Principles of Ed.-the students or what not? Why Mildred Hoyle likes Strong men? VVhy Burdell loves to hear the mu- sic of the babbling Brooks? . If Japanese earthquakes were made for Mr. Walther? If the ceiling of 221 is an inspira- tion to Miss Munn? - Whether Sr. 6 has obtained a thorough knowledge of Webster's Unabridged? Why the word co-operation is never used in Assembly? EXAMS E-vil X-the unknown. A-gonizing. M-iserable. I-nconvenient. N-asty. A--wful. T-errible. I-nconceivable. 0-bjectionable. N-auseating. S-orrowful. It's hard to sit and study When tomorrow's another day. If the time would just stop moving We all might average-A. -Pine. Jane-Mama, why do they wax people? Mama-They don't. Where did you ever get that idea? Jane-I heard papa tell Mr. Jones that when you were away last sum- mer the parties waxed Mary. -Exchange. Jim-How long have you been go- ing with Sue? .Tam-Oh, about two permanent 1 W8.VeB. -Alcohic Mirror. THE ORIOLE Men 's Edition-Page 11 BALLAD OF ROBIN HOOD. Come let me tell of Robin Hood A mythical creature he, Beloved by all the dear people And sung in minstrelsy. His followers were courageous men, As brave as they could be, ' They have no equal in the land Bold Robin Hood, quoth he. They come to me of their own free will, And of their free will stayg And if they ask, it I have aught I shall not say them nay. So Robin's men, they loved him well, And were good friends and true, And of his exploits, if you wish, I will try to tell to you. He was a very bold outlaw Because of a youthful deed, So forced to flee the good King's men He robbed whenever his need. But he only took from those that had A portion of their wealth, And gave to the poor and needy r And those of right poor health. One day while Walking o'er a bridge He clianced to meet a stranger, Who fought the right of way with him And soon put him in danger. Oh hold, my stalwart friendfi he said, To you the victory I give, I ne'er had such a good drubbing From any man that live. So come with me to the greenwood, And of my good band be, And live off the fat of all the land And much excitement see. So little John, for thus his name, Joined the merry band, And for his valor and his strength His fame spread o'er the land. So, one by one, by a goodly test, He got his merry men, Until they had so many a one, They were ten score and ten. One day the good King Richard, he Came Robin Hood to seek, To find what manner of man was he And behind the curtain peek. So he dressed himself like a friar And wandered in the wood, Out stepped a stalwart handsome man Of course, 'twas Robin Hood. Oh, hold, thou Friar, and eat with with me, Thus Robin Hood did cry, For 'twas his to feed each man, Then charge him very high. The friar stopped, and with Robin Went Deep in the good greenwood, And Robin gave him such a feast That one never tasted so good. And by some skillful questioning The King he did find out, That though an outlaw sought men, For the King was Robin stout. by So the good King thought, and thinking much, This is what he said, Thou say'st thou'lt follow our good King, - E'en though 'twould make you dead? Then spake our Robin with loud voice, - Aye, that I would till dead. Then, said the friar, look on me well, For I'm your King, he said. Because of your great skill with bow Come be my head yeoman, And bring your fellows with you, and The rest shall be freedmenf' ' So Robin Hood went with the King With four good friends and yeo- men, And with the good King's enemies, YVere the greatest foemen. So King Richard, he knighted Robin. Giving to him an earldom, But alas, he died, and left Robin In a deep state of boredom. So he asked King John a leave to give, If only of short duration, The King he To be back to his station. Q granted him three days When Robin Hood came to the wood He fain would not depart. So a bold outlaw he did remain And chased the deer and hart. D, FOSTER, Junior VI BIOLOGY BOILED DOWN. I enjoy the study of biology very much. To go running, jumping, tripping and falling after the gauzy winged, satanic butterfly, to fall in creeks and to climb hills in search of grasshoppers, getting only slightly painful sensations from catching bees and wasps are joys one fondly looks back upon. To get the poison ivy while gathering leaves is only one mild setback which more than compensates one for the experience he gets. I like to think of the joys of going after ilowers with a' fair companion by my side. On the oth- er hand it is, I admit, rather incon- veni'ent to have a meal right after an experiment. I have lost my ap- petite for shrimp ever since my last experiment. Is it not wonderful though, to learn the many parts of a grasshop- per's anatomy? I think of the great benefit one can get from knowing the elementary tract of a frog, or the nervous system of a crawfish. And then evolution! Where, oh where can we Iind a broader, more soul inspiring, awesome subject than evolution. To be able to prove to one's dearest enemy that he is a de- scendant from a monkey! What more exquisite joy can one derive from informing one's parents that they once were jelly fish! Why, it makes one akin to all nature, brothers to a snake, son of a tree and cousin of a toad. And argument- ative material! Just think! Can one find a more soul-satisfying, more gripping subject to argue on, either positive or negative? Join us at once. C. D. F. fScientiI'icQ Junior VI Gifts in Art, China, Leather Goods, Books. Toys, THE DULANY-VERNAY CO. Social and Commercial Stationers 339-341 N. Charles, St., Baltimore, H105 Epnone, Mt. Vernon 1052 , J. TROCKENBROT da CO. Q 324 XV. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. .Original and Special Designs to Order , lVe Can Duplicate Any Pin bakers of State Normal Pins Sz Rings , 1VIASON'S GARAGE XYILLYS-IQNIGHT 8: OVERLAND I SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and lVillow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md. f10l You Are Invited To Bank With A THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Open Saturday Nights 4172, Interest on Savings Deposits C109 Start a Savings Account With THE ' SECOND NATIONAL BANK f 4 Per Cent. Interest I TOWSON MARYLAND C103 i OUR SECOND HOME KEENE'S York Road and Burke Avenue ' 1109 Page 12-Men's Edition THE ORIOLE ZACH SAYS: The Bowman brought a rabbit from the Burroughs, And served it with a Curry of Rice, 'Twas strong with a sauce all Fiery, The Viand tWilliamJ was quite be- yond Price. The Gardner brought herbs from the Garrett, The Hammond would Foster pride, The blessing was asked by the Pryor With a Rush mouths opened wide. The Thomas, who was quite a Motulser, Laid a Wren at the feet of McCann: The Burgess pronounced it a rouser, And so did that Batchelor man. Bo, linger long, said Sunderloy, You all will rue iF later The Blacklock on the door is shut And you have to tip the waiter. The Troupe ate bones and gristle, Sprinkled o'er with g-Eavey They even took a Hack-ett at Frizell Head by little Davy. Now Schmidt, Wright, Hembke, Gar- man, Houck, Gildea, Sieverts, Henderson, Stoier, Johnson, Murdock and Bur- 809, Your names don't rhyme, But I'll use you next time. YOUNG FOLKS. Young folks are living organisms that make old people Wonder what this world is coming to, anyway. They range in age all the way from just a few minutes to a hundred years or so. Lots of them already know things, and all of the others! have the power to learn if the rightg stimulus is provided. i Some people never were young folks. They were born old. Other old people were once young folks,i but have now found peace and quiet, by taking intellectual chloroform. New ideas are to old people just about what a mouse is to a member of the Society of3 Elderly Young Women: it gives! them hysterics. Young folks can be made to become positively chummy with new ideas if the young folks and the new ideas are properly in-. troduced. However. young folks are terribly unconventional at times,l and will sometimes make friends, with New Ideas when no formal in trodur-tion has taken place. This is always terribly shocking to old, people. 1 Young folks might be separated! into two great classes--namely, boys and girls. However, this separation is very hard to make completely., Try and do it! Boys are things which in the pon- headed toward the Penitentiary. They sometimes believe themselves to be hard-boiled. You can always tell old persons because they really believe that these boys are hard- No young folks ever let boys fool them this way. They know that only the shell of a hard-boiled boy is hard, The heart inside is always soft and warm. Boys have different ages and some of them have gray hairs. They al- ways think shocking things, and can always be told from father because they do things which he never did. Most fathers have been boys, but some of them were never caught at it. Boys do some very funny things in the world-like wanting kerosene lamps instead of tallow candles. By the time they brow-beat most old people into wanting this, some other boy stirs it all up again by wanting electric lights. Girls are in another class of young folks. They differ from boys mostly in the fact that they are trying to marry boys, while boys on the other hand are trying to marry girls. Girls are creatures who, twenty years later, get terribly upset by the kind of clothes their daughters want to wear. Most girls have a spell of being crazy about how they look, and are never able to see why other people are not crazy about it too. Later on ,if they stay young, they can laugh about it all. If they get old they will indignantly deny that they ever were that way. Most mothers were once girls. In fact, the good mothers never do get over being girls. They'll just die for you in a pinch, if it will do any good. Like other young folks, good mothers never get over having new ideas. That's why they can mend' a bruised toe or a broken heart. They can always see it as you see it. That always helps. That is one reason why girls will keep on being good mothers as long as the old world stands. 1 That is about all I know about young folks. Goodness knows what we would ever do without them, Even good old people who are ini perpetual despair about young folksi will have to admit that we have to, have them. Otherwise where wouldl we ever get any good old people. I, am in favor of keeping them and do ing the best we can with them. They so muss up tl1e social land-' scape sometimes, and keep us guess ing about what all may happen next,I and drive us almost crazy with their, weird psychological responses to the' phenomena of this spinning little, world. We have to admit it, they' do. But folks, how they can laugh audi smile and sing. How they can grin.' right square through the murk of - I I - I i fpoverty or the sweep of disaster, or derous opinion of old people, arelthe blows of adversity. And how honest they can be if they get half a chance as they grow up. For there are no such things as bad' young folks. There are sometimes young folks doing bad things, but never bad young folks. For young folks always get a new idea and so can al- ways be changed. Only old people are hopelessly bad, for they can not be changed. I make a motion that the world always keep its young folks-just to laugh with and laugh at. EUGENE A. BISHOP. RESPONSIBILITY. ls responsibility a matter of much concern to-most of us? Should,we be personally and vitally interested in the matter of our various respon- sibilities in life? Are your own in- dividual items of responsibility in- creasing in number and are they of increasingly pressing importance? If so, your own standing in the state of society is being elevated. Let us specify ourselves, those of us who have thought the teaching profession a suitable opening, at least, for our careers, whatever they may eventually beg let us choose ourselves as material for a. brief chat on this matter. Do we, as students at Normal, our chosen training station for this pro- fession, have' any responsibility whatever? Stop reading here, and for a moment make a mental inven- tory of the responsibilities which face you-duties, tasks, obligations of every sort which claim your at- -tention from the one week's end to the next. Are these duties,s tasks and obli- gations which await you daily and weekly more numerous than they were for you-the same, living, growing individual, as they were at. the age of six years, at the High School freshman age, at the High School senior age? Were they the same in number and in prressing im- portance as you entered Normal, as they will be when you leave? When you enter your chosen profession next September, or a year hence, will they take a sudden rise? If all these queries upon your in- ventory are answerable aflirmatively, then you are that progressive indi- vidual. accepting those responsibili- ties which boost you forward and upward in the professional, social or business world. If your register of responsibilities falls one degree you have lost an asset to your progress. Accept, therefore, those duties which lie in your path, step aside to embrace other worthwhile tasks, shring not from those ever-pressing obligations. and continue a growing. progressing member of society. MAXWELL R. SACRA, Class of '23 V I THE ORIOLE Men 's Edition-Page 13 I ...-.. -.- -.,.I'ERIOUS VOICE. Some men once were gathered in, And great was their sport, For they were telling tales of ghosts And any other sort. Up spoke an ancient man-said he, I quite remember well, In a house beside the river's brink A pirate used to dwell. One night a strange thing happened. In the year of seventy-four, This bold old man was found Lying dead upon the floor. His treasure chest was at his head, His sword lay at his side, The gold was scattered all about For which he fought and died. That night when all were gathered round, Go Way, a voice did say, And if I find you here again, You'll die at break of day. Mystery did surround the dead Throughout all the night, Then that quaint old treasure chest Was opened with a fright. In there sat a parrot, Go way, his voice did say, And if I find you here again You'll die at break of day. JOHN F. GILDEA, ELDRED JOHNSON, Junior VI WHO'S WHO AT NORMAL. At the Normal School we boys are classed under the general term po- tentialities. However, we think, after a half year of sharing each oth- ers weal and woe that some of us save stood out so far beyond the rest that we feel, in ,order to do them justice, that we can no longer con- fine them under this general heading with the less talented of us. What a highly diversified group We are! Already we can see our little band scattered upon the earth bristling with talents and determin- ation, fighting our way to success over the paths of our calling. In every band nature has fit- ted some few to become leaders. Eager to be the lirst to proclaim the men of deeds in our next generation, I hope that you will forgive me if I pull away the curtain of time and disclose several pages from Who's Who in 1932. Burgess, Lionel-World famous writer and debater. Born and de- veloped in Maryland. He is the or- iginator of the Y. M. A. E. League tyoung men's anti-evolution leagueb. He has won many warm friends and a. few bitter enemies. It is said that the monkeys howl continuously when he enters the zoo. Burgee, Ralph-A noted reformer of the modern dance. He got his start as a bouncer at the Normal School dances. He has attended: several conferences abroad and the information thus acquired, combined with his puritanical ideas, gained for him the respect of the American people and a column in the Freder- ick County newspaper. ' Currey, Delmar A.-Noted Ameri- can tenor and romanticist. Born in the suburbs of Chesapeake City. His exceptional talent was discover- ed and developed while a student at M. S. N. S. Present address-Met ropolitan Opera Co. Favorite song: My Heart Is Like a Red, Red Rose. Foster, C. Dunsimore-American millionaire, scientist, novelist, mu- sician and dancing instructor. He first came into prominence while traveling with a side show at a cir- cus. He is the author of Etiquette of Dancing and a Grand Wizard in the K. K. K. Bowman, Urban- Theatrically speaking, America's greatest toast- master and banquet orator. His fame began when he won a crocheted ornament for the best speech at the Newsboy's Declamation Contest. His speech, The Doing of Nothing on record in the Maryland State Prison is used to console lifers. Hackett, Thomas A.--Prremier American surgeon. Holder of the, Nobel Peace Prize for 1929 by his mavelous Elixir of Perpetual Life, a compound discovered by him by boiling andts and lemon juice in white -mule. His wonderful talent, was handed down from his father, who was a dispenser of bread pills on the Eastern Shore. McCann, Harold-American hu- morist. His ability at humorous comparisons and sayings was devel- oped at the expense of his room- mates at M. S. N. S. At present he is at the head of the Chamber of Commerce, a job which he handles with dignity. Thomas, James-American Olym- pic heavyweight lifter and successor to Lionel Strongfort. His strength was developed by continually lifting a baby elephant. As the elephant grew so did his strength, until now it is said that he carries a full grown beast to bed with him nightly. Thoams, J. Owen--Noted psycho- pannychist connected With the Inter- national League of Scientific Re- search Workers. Mgr. Thomas is a violinist of great reputation, and as a tenor he will some day be buried as deeply as Caruso. Personally he has managed many of the countries most reputable basket-ball teams. In this field he received his start at the M. S. N. S. Troupe, Samuel C.-America!! Philosopher of life. Mr. Troupe started his career as an actor, but after becoming the mixing bowl for several egg omelets he retired from the stage and wrote his most famous book, The Solubility of Insolubles. Wright, Robert K. - American vaudeville performer and dancing in- structor. His ability to act and dance was discovered by Miss-1 when he accidently sat upon a bee's nest in her garden. That the ladies have some peculiar attraction for him is shown by his three divorces. Wyand, William .Ioshua-Promi- nent American barker, now associat- ed with Barnum 85 Bailey Circus. Mr. Wyand won fame by his wonder- ful ability at auctioneering black and white cat hides to the Colgate Per- ufme Co. TALMAGE STRONG, HAROLD MOSER. THE LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE. When Keats found the mixing of physic pills, A trade he pursued for a time, Was one that was utterly lacking in thrills, He turned his attention to rhyme. And though, by devoting hard work to his art, He piled up considerable fame, If he'd had the right kind of a job at the start We'd never have heard of his name The job of a ployboy possessed little charm For the virile and spirited Burns. So he took up the Muse. and aban- doned the farm. With its reaping and sowing by turns. His work gives his countrymen measureless joy, And yet we can truthfully say That if he had had pleasant work when a boy, He'd not have been heard of today. Young Shakespeare tried poaching- and got into jail: The numerous efforts he made At earning a living were destined to fail, So he took up, the playwriting trade. For centuries now have his praises been sung The bays are still green on his browg But if he had prospered a little when young We should not be discussing him now. ' 'The proverb says poets were born and not made And are touched with the heavenly fire, But we notice they try as a rule every trade Ere they twang on the metrical lyre. For writing of rhymes has got mix- ing of pills And pushing a plow beaten hollow, It keeps a man busy and helps him pay his bills, And besides, it is easy to follow! T. W. RICE Page 14-Men 's Edition THE ORIOLE THE HAUNTED HOUSE. There was a house both large and grand. Upon a large estateg It sat beside a graveyard drear, And ghostly was its sight. The folks of town did use their pow'r To End the real true cause, And at midnight when they went round. They always made a pause. For through the window in a room By yellow candle light, Two men at wood did saw and work And made a ghostly sight. And long did this same thing go on The people in a plight, And when a noise was made near by The light would change to night. Now, no one ever lived here long, Because the spooks did roam From top to bottom in each little TOOIII, And circled around the dome, The place was soon put up for sale And almost given awayg Some folks called it an Xmas gift, For it was near that day. That night two men were heard to laugh, As through the snow they wade, And talked of how the place they got. And what a joke they'd played. HAROLD McCANN, Junior VI LETS READ Between the covers of good books are concealed the romances, adven- tures, human joys and sorrows, that give color to history and connect us in sympathy and understanding, with people of far off lands and by- gone days. Through the pages of these hooks we are able to work and talk with the greatest thinkers of all times, or at will, we can swashhuckle downl the centuries with drawn cutlasses and smoking pistols. shoulder to, shoulder with the holdt-st adventur- ers and the mightiest soldiers oft every land and age. W Locked within their printed linesi are the accumulated riches off thought and the dearly bought ex-Q periences or countless millions wliol have met and conquered the prob-, lemg gf life, that this rest oi' us must' contend with today. ' A thousand years at the turn ofi a page--time, distance, places are ull' annihilatffd, as you read in the com-1 fort of your seat by the ilreside, who could tell which is the real and the fancy. Read for pleasure, read for prom., but read to keep open the channelsi of your mind. - The Optimist of Atchison High School. FOUNDER'S DAY. tContinued from Page 11 and the results which he achieved and which we view'today were ac- complished by hard work. Dr. Win- ship spoke of the education of our times and the education of the fu- ture, leaving us wondering what really is coming next and whether or not his philosophy is fundamentally sound. His statements were Well- couched and extremely interersting, making us Wonder how such a great and broad mind could say all the great and beautiful things which he said, so simply. In it all and through it all we gained the idea that the Normal School is the best institution in the State for training teachers and that the teaching pro- fession is the biggest profession in the world. AN ALUMNA MESSAGE. Dear Miss Tall: Regret that I cannot be present on Tuesday, January 15th, to help celebrate the founding of The Mary- land State Normal School. I hope that some report will be given in The Oriole. We shall be glad to hear about the celebration since We cannot participate. Wishing you an enjoyable occas- ion on Tuesday next, I am Yours sincerely, LAURA PHELPS-TODD Class '77 Jan. 13, 1923. OUR SENATOR BELIEVES A IN US. My dear Miss Tall: Please allow me to express to you as Principal of the Maryland State Normal School my hearty congratu- lations upon the fifty-ninth anniver- sary of the founding of this splendid educational institution. It is my earnest. wish that the success achiev- ed by you and your associates in the past may be continued in the future. With kind regards, I am, Sincerely yours, O. E. WELLER. THE PRINCIPA. HAVE A I. .- l BETTER., -- A tContinued from Page 11 This led Miss Tall into thinking out other things in their dormitory life. She spoke of a comfortable social hall, some diversion other than dancing for the non-dancers, of ob- ,taining a bowling alley and billiard tables, a radio setg games, such as chess, ping pong and table tennis. Pause for a moment, boysg think it over, take hold of the lagging trace, put your shoulder to the wheel, let each one assume his share of the load and success must be our reward. Let us all be free to lend a hand, And happy make our fellowmang Let us all be boosters of the band And not the guy who robs the land. l Essex School, Essex, Balto. County, Feb. 5, 1924 Dear Miss Munn: . The Sixth Grade of Essex School has written a poem about a dog whose name is Buck This dog is an adventurous dog. He goes through many hardships. In our review of The Call of the Wild we decided to write this poem because Buck was the most important character in the book. We are sending the poem to you to judge and see if you think it good enough to be published in The Oriole. Yours sincerely, MINNIE FARINO. Say It With Flowers ISAAC.H. MOSS, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYMAN Office: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. Q 1 07 Lincoln aged Fordson , , , CARS'TRUCRS'TRACTORS HENRY RIECRORD TOWSON fbi Compliments of 71113 BLACK GL DECKER MFG. CO. TO WS ON HEIGHTS BALTIMORE, MD. 9 Milf ' F - T., W, V : SUM L. I, M fOWSON L 1 1 1 Lf ill A good archer is not - Agdleafst H2300 3 my kn b hi re a e poe buggy ,ug ,,,,f,,.?mWS- ' I 'HE E sing? ...ng 0. 10.1. at a plc ure. Vol. 3-No. 7 MARCH, 1924 Published Monthly by Students of the Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. MISS TALL DISCUSSES EXTRA WAYS -AND MEANS. There are very few of either the friends or students of Maryland State Normal School who realize just what things there are to help one in ob- taining an education. At Maryland State Normal School there are three chief ways by which a student can be helped. One by scholarships, of which there are sev- eralg another by certain loan funds, and still another by employment either within or outside of the school. Miss Tall began, Just last week upon request of Mrs. Hodges, Presi- dent of the Maryland Daughters of the Revolution, we sent her informa- tion concerning the four students who have received scholarships from this organization. We congratulated the Daughters of the Revolution and ourselves because of their intelligent choice as shown by their selection of scholarship students. We were able to report that one of the four D. A. R. scholarship students has this term proven herself a leader of rare abil- ityg one is an outstanding and vig- orous worker in the Y. W. C. A., still another representing the Craft Club will be sent to Washington this Spring as a delegate to the American Federated Arts Association. - Besides these four there are six School Board Scholarships now held by our students. This means that three School Boards, Prince Georges, Anne Arundel and Talbot, are far- seeing organizations and have invest- ed their dollars with the guarantee of educational interest. These stu- dents of course will return to their GIRLS' HOCKEY TEAM. v urdays. Some have found employ-MPQSSIBILITIES OF MOVING ment in the leading department' stores of the city, in taking care of' PICTURES AS AN AID TO children to free mothers and fathers for a timeg in giving dining-room service to the schoolg in clerical oilfi- ces to the faculty. However, we cannot find in the town of Towson adequate facilities to meet the needs of this larger group. We need more banks, office buildings, larger shops and a larger list of families to se- cure this phase of the work of our institution. The human element in every situ- ation in life is the most potent. The three phases I have here only touched upon, concluded Miss Tall, opens up la most illuminating and gratifying home counties after they have gradu-, ated. Then there is the Sarah E. Rich- mond Loan Scholarship. Of this group we are also very proud, for they have shown themselves to be good investers. Their courage and faith in their aptitude for teaching enables them to incur a debt in order that they may secure a professional education for their chosen field of the elementary school. There 'are three of such students, two from Tal- bot and one from Queen Anne. Another problem closely allied with the field of scholarships is that of student employment. Many ofl our most worthy and outstanding, students desire employment on Sat- evenue of self-realization on the part of our men and women students. ESTHER MCDOWELL, Sr. VI, SAVE MARCH 21ST. The Craft Club will present the Lady of the Weeping Willow Tree- by Stuart Walker. The Lady of the Weeping Willow Tree will be interesting to all former students and friends of real art, as well as to those here at Normal who know the Craft Club. The play will take you in fancy to the flowery kingdom of Japan, Where you will see an interesting love story enacted. Remember the time and the place -8.15, March 21, in the Auditorium. Say it With Flowers to the Craft Club and attend! EDUCATION. ' Flducafion is concerned not only with the study of the people, cus- toms and happenings of today, but more especially with those that have gone before. It is said that history repeats itself, and therefore we study the past in order that we may under- stand thepresent conditions along with their results and outcomes. How do we learn of the peoples of long ago? Through the records which have been found. These re- cords consist of scratchings, drawings and writings on stones and clay tab- lets from the earliest timesg through the writings on scrolls, paliumpsest, parchment of the medieval times and up to the Writings on paperg books and pictures of the present time. The latest form of pictures as a means of recording is the moving picture. It is only within our gen- eration that the moving picture was invented. There are few of us who cannot remember the first moving picture we attended. It was not so very many years back, but the whole picture, the story itself, the produc- tion and the presentation, was of the crudest. But it was a wonderful in- vention, and was listed as a new source of entertainment. Like all in- ventions, it was improved upon until today we attend a picture so perfectly realistic that few of us can help be- 0Continued on Page 91 Page 2 THE ORIOLE FRANK A PERSOHN 85 SON OPTOMETRISTS and OPTICIAN S Consult an Optometrist, the Eyesight Specialist, when your eyes need attention. Glasses Furnished Lenses Duplicated 426 York Road Towson, Md. 1212 E. Monument Street . tSecond Floory Baltimore - Maryland. t10J TOXYSON BAKERY-THE GOODY A DUEL BETWEEN A BRIT- ISHER AND AMERICAN. Come. my boys and you shall hear, This tale of a duel fought ln Baltimore Town, not far from here. In the year of-it matters naught. There was a dance in the old town hall, The belle ot' the town was theref And every lad with her wished to dance, Because she was so fair. There was in the jolly company A Britisher so bold, Who came to this, our country Some matters to unfold. An American of great renown Was also in the hall. Thinking upon his bridal day To capture the queen of the ball. After dancing around three times 'With the Britisher so bold. The charming and fair young lady SHOP l Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries. Ice Cream, Sodas L. W. HELD 86 SONS, Inc. Phone 204 Towson 1109 GO TO DEARIE'S STORE For Your School Supplies For Your Goodies XIISS AGNES ANDERSON, Prop. York Road - TOWSOII, Md- ll-01 SPECIAL OFFER TO S TUDEN TS This coupon and 252.50 may be used to purchase six of our regular 58.00 a dozen photographs with one, of our regular 525.00 a dozen pho-, tographs, if presented during thef scholastic year. 1 i THE ATELIER l 1 103 West Lexington Street B.Xl.'l'IMORE, MD. i Was asked then to withold. But the innocent young lady, So blithesome and so gay. Hetorted by actions so bold By dancing like a jay. Then, asking the Britisher bold, From dancing to desist, He was a brave American, Because he used his fist. This caused the challenge for a duel, Which was arranged for dawn, That brought with it a tragic end To the unlucky one. The Yankee boy, unfortunate, Carried to Howard's hall, Where on the floor alone he lay. Until his ending call. LIONEL. BURGESS. CLIFTON MORRIS. INDUSTRIAL ARTS. Under the careful supervision of Miss Greenlziw, Jr. Ill Part II have made two very attractive bulletin boards. They have been placed on each side of the main entrance door for use by the faculty and students. ' CATHERINE A. PURKSH Jr. lll. BASKET BALL. It great deal of enthusiasm has lJf'K'll shown by .lunior Ill during the bzislzet. ball tournament. Two teams in the Section have won every game. 'flirty are the Spzirklers. whose cap- tain, Louise Evans, and the Cardinals, whose captain is Catherine Purks. 'I'lnfne Iwo teams are still in the tour- nament and they will be among the teams who will compete for the cham- pionship. V.-XTIIERINE A. PURKS.. Jr. III. THE N IN ETEENTH VERSUS THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, l The Nineteenth Century. I. The Victorian era. This was an age of prose rather than poetry. There were 'a. great many books written at this time, for there was a greater demand for them than ever before. ln this cen- tury science began to have a. great influence over the English literature. There was a great wealth of material upon which to' write in this age. Some important prose forms which appeared in this age were the novel, essay, short story, magazine, and press drama. Some of the nov- elists were Scott, Dickens, Eliot, Bronte, Thackeray, Reade, Stevenson and Kipling. Sorne of the essayists were Macaulay, Ruskin, Carlyle and Stevenson. The sho1't story writers were Kipling, Eliot and Stevenson. Although it was an age of prose there were a few great poets. Some of these were Tennyson, Kipling, Stev- enson and Browning. The Twentieth Century. Only a quarter of this century has passed. so we can not say what will be the greatest literary contribution of this century. Science is influenc- ing the uriting of this century very much-especially Psychology. Writ- ers are trying to put their knowledge of Psychology into their works. A new form of poetry characteristic of this age is free verse or Vers Libre. The new poetry is breaking away from the old form, is becoming more poetic, more artistic. The World War brought forth a great deal of literature, both prose and poetry. The war also sta.rted new ideas ot international relationships. The present day writers are extreme- ly interested in present day times. This age will probably go down in history as an age of transition. Coming from behind to victory is even better than leading all the way. The Oriole, State Normal School, Towson, Md.-Your philosophy is a delight to the soul and your little bits of poetry are very good. We do wish you would let us know what an impression we make on you. -Jl'he Meteor, Pocomoke H. S. We feel a deep regret that we can- not comment on each of our ex- changes, but owing to the great number of them, it is impossible. We look upon your paper as one of the Metcors among our High School exchanges. Some articles ot wider interest, similar to the one we have taken from The Spectator this month might improve your paper. GUNDY. A THE ORIOLE Page 3 SOCIAL VALUE QF GAMES. naturally wide awake and full of LESSQNSI KContinued from January Editionl By Millard Garman. Sports develop power of self-con- trol. The player is free to act his part, but he must obey the rules of the game. He holds himself in check, as a violation of the rules may lose for his team mates and even put him out of the game. A sense of honor and justice is cultivated. To cheat or take an un- fair advantage would debar the play- er. To win by unfair means would be dishonorable and perhaps mark him for life. So. the player is under the strongest obligations to play fair. Teamwork and co-operation, char- acteristics important to complete liv- ing are cared for also in these games. A team is composed of individuals but must act as a unit to accomplish anything. The player sacrifices self- ish ambitions for the good of the team. This will be carried over in his later life when he wishes to be- come a citizen in a community where personal welfare and gain stand sec- ond to the improvement of his com- munity. Respect for the law is taught in sports. The participants must con- form to the rules in order to estab- lish a standing with competition. It is a willing obedience to the rights of others. Cultivation of leadership is an im- portant constructive feature in games. But leadership in games is entirely different from leadership in politics. The former is obtained by merit, while the latter is generally secured by pull or money. Vvhich is the better? Last of all, games tend to lessen juvenile crimes. Three-fourths of the crimes committed by juveniles are done during vacation when the children have no direct supervision over their games and no leader to direct them in their play, as they' have when attending school. The over-charged nerve centers explode into crime because society fails to provide a suitable vent for surplus energy. Then, no one can deny that these capacities do not carry over into the later life of the child. and if indulged in by the adults. as should be the case too, will aid them in acquiring the art of complete living. Power of attention. initiative, judgment and will, honor, co-opera- tion, individuality, self-control, lead- ership-all these are developed in competitive sports. Do we not need these capacities in our daily lives? Are these not vital factors in- our daily lives? Games mean health, strength and vitality. Besides, they are the best and most useful recreation for any- body. A person who plays games is pep. They give him a clear head, confidence and courage, which are necessary to cope successfully with the battle of life. Nine times out of ten the boy who succeeds in life has at some time participated in some form of athletic games. Here we come, I think. to the most important reason of all for the sanctioning of games. Our children inherit our bodily and mental char- acteristics to a certain extent. They are weak or strong, depending on the inheritance we have given them. Every parent should realize that his or her defective body is passed on in either a greater or less degree, but passed on in some way just the same to his child. The necessity and value of bodily development from this point of view should be universally recognized. VVhether or not you believe in eugenics, you cer- tainly believe in the value of strength for your child. You want him to be strong physically and keen mentally. Our heart goes out in pity to the weakling child. The parents of such a child should well reproach them- selves, for they have ignored their bodily organisms. They have pass- ed on their weakness and defects to an innocent child. A delicate child is a disgrace to the home and to the nation. Parents can be strong, vital. healthy if they will. A child has a right to an inheritance of health and strength and the parents owe this debt to every future citizen. . JUNIOR EIGHT. There is a part of the Junior Class That you've oft heard about, Of their work and reputation There never is a doubt. They came to Md. State Normal From all parts of the State, And how they came together Was by a trick of fate. With the help of their adviser They all have learned the way Of how students in this Normal school Learn both to Work and play. No matter how hard their schedule They do their very best And all try to pull together In any kind of test. Now, I know you all must wonder Why this ballad I relate, It sjust a little tribute To our dear old Junior Eight. INDA lil. ENGLISH, NANCY B. KINSEY, Jr. VIII. Cromwell-Have you an opening for a bright college student? Business Man-Yes, and don't slam it when you go out.--Crito- graph. g How I would love to live in ease To sit all day beneath the trees, And have no lessons always staring, Nor see a note-book's cover glaring. I have a good time while I'm here, Except for lessons, always near, It's lessons, lessons, all night thru, Because I still have more to do. MARGARET BEAVIN, Jr. IV. Come in and tell me what you think of my loudspeaker. Should love to, old man, but I promised faithfully to meet mine at seven 0'clock. Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired. We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. C101 Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. I-I. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 4107 YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS L fFour Wheel Brakes! , F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 625 C103 MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP York Road Towson, Md. C103 Shoes of Comfort and Style For Men, XVomen and Children THE TOWSON SHOE STORE York and Joppa Roads, Towson, Md. Repairing done equal to new. 4107 Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. . Q1 0 J 4 Page 4 THE ORIOLE Tk THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOXVSON. MD. Business Manager, SAM'L C. TROUPE PAUL HOFFMASTER NAOMI HARSH MARGARET REILLY MARY THOMAS LAVINIA MOORE PRICE: One Dollnr For Ten Copies. Advertising Mgri. Circulation Mgrs. MARCH, 1924. THE HECTOGRAPH. A hectograph is a very useful con- trivance for a teacher to have in her school. She can make many copies of illustrativ ematerial to be used in her work. lf she does not wish to purchase a hectograph, one can be made at a very low cost. There are several recipes that can be used. Some of these recipes have not been tried out. and therefore we do not know whether they are suc- cessful or not, but the following re- cipe that I used proved to be a suc- cess. The materials needed are: 10 ounces fine glue, 1 pint glycerine, 115 cups water and copying inkg method: mix glue with the lbs cups of water. let soak over night. Stir thoroughly because if it is not well mixed the is liable to be left dry. The makes the glue feel spongy. middle water In the morning mix the glycerine in- can be purchased at any stationery store. This copy must be written legibly. Before laying this paper on the hectograph, dampen the hecto- graph a little to keep the paper from sticking, lay the paper with the side written upon down and rub gently for three minutes. Pull off carefully and your hectograph is ready for use. Take one sheet of paper at a time and put it on the hectograph and rub gently for about a minute. Pull off carefully and you have one copy. This copy will make between thirty and forty copies. When you have fin- ,ished and wish to use it for anothert 'type of copy. let cold water run over it and rub lightly. f you rub too hard it will cause holes to be made I I fin it. Be sure to get all the ink out before using for another type of copy. HENRIETTA E. MATTHEWVS, Jr. V, Class '25. !YE CAE PRACTICE TEACHER. High rose the sun to show her the 1 way ,Gae practice teacher rode out one day.. Hatted and coated and armed was she With the best of methods and spirits free. lnto the school room she came tim- i idly. 'And at once all eyes were turned upon she. On and on the hours dragged by t'ntil she thought she'd have to cry. For all the methods that she'd been to the glue mixture, and put in al fflllghft dmlmg boiler. If you havglyt a!.lust got her muddled and came to double boiler just take a larger paul llilllght- . -,mt it its oi out sioons in the1Out Came the Dodge tl11'0ugh the Illtiit f ' .1 . bottom to keep the other can con- taining the mixture from coming in direct contact with the heat, which will more than likely make the mix- ture burn. Fill the larger pan with water until it is a little above the mixture in the other pan, Let the niixturc remain over the heat long enough to melt, and then boil from tivo to six minutes. Take oft' scum and pour into a pan, such as a drip- ping pan. Such a pan as this can either be made at school or home, or purchased at any hardware store. lt' air bubbles appear in thc mixture after it has been poured, it must be liczitttl again until they disappear. After it has cooled it is ready for' nsf-. lit- careful and not let any lllllllli which arf- likvly to be at the bottom of thc pan drop into tho drip- ping pan. it' thcrf- arf- any the mix- ture can be strained tlirongli a wire st l'ninIvl'. 'lxllf' lllf'fll0tl ot using the lwcto- graph is as follows: .Xl'lf'l' your llf'4'lfJf1l'illlll is tirm take 'l'lic- world we are tin- sim- of pap'-r you want and writt- tlizit wliicb you dt-sire written on it with t':irter's liomograipll ink. which i lanes sae fair, 1Out came Mr. Hulsizer 1'iving his hair. l-latted and coated and booked rade i she 'But gone were the methods and l spirits free. 'Her books were torn and her notes 1 were gone, 'And she trembled at thought of com- ! ing dawn. iSaid she to her room-mate, Make my i bed soon. 'For l'm weary wi' teaching and fain I wald lie down. HOPE GREENWELL. Al.lt'E GAARVER. 5 MARY KINGDON. DORIS UROOKI-IART, Jr. 8. KIND LADY! Lady, could yer give me a quarter to get where me family is? t't-rtninly, my poor man, here's a 'quartt-r. Where is your family? At dc movies. living in, is mighty hard to boat, Wt- gr-t, a thorn with every rose, lint arcn't. tht- roses swcct? THE WORK OF THE Y. W. C. A. For a moment let us all turn and look over the past six months of the school yea.r and see what the Y. W. C. A. has tried to accomplish. They have endeavored to serve the faculty and students religiously and socially. First, let us consider the religious side. This was attended to by having chapel services every Tuesday and Thursday morning, religious forum on Monday evenings and the regular vespers every Sunday evening. Second, they tried to serve every- body socially as well as religiously. This was accomplished through the organization being divided into teams. A team each week is respon- sible for calling upon the dormitory staff and inquiring if they can be of aid in any way. The ask me girls and the big sister movement which was carried out at the beginning of tl1e year was conducted by the Y. W. C. A. Besides trying to serve people in our own environment we have done some work for people in the foreign countries. Contributions in clothing and money were made by the students for Near East Relief. Even though we did not accom- plish many things that we hoped to, we do not feel that our work has been in vain. With this as an incentive we are planningfor an increase in enrollment and more social activities. The Y. W. C. A. has done a great deal toward making my life at M. S. N. S. happy. The knowledge, that among the members of this organiz- ation one can always be sure of I finding a friend willing and anxious to lend a helping hand, is a joy and a comfort in itself. To me the chapel services are an inspiration to begin the day right, and the other services give opportunities to step aside from the da.y's monotony and take a survey of our lives here at school. BESSIE ATTERBURN. f The life here at Normal is broader liecause the Y. W. C. A. supplies that side i hich we must have in order to have a well rounded life. Its ser- vices are reminders of those little things which we are apt to forget but which are so necessary as a part of cur make-up. MARTHA BIRD. A DOG'S A DOG FOR A' THAT. Oh, look at those puppies! Aren't they lambs? Yes, they are rather duckiesl' --Punch. If'a woman goes into a convent, what is her status in the social world? Nun. --Jester. THE ORIOLE Page 5 VISITORS IN NEWELL HALL. When to Normal we came last Fall The nicest room' we did iind for all, But lo! not long did it remain so nice, For in a short while we were pested by mice. At first .they were timid, 'cause we were strange, ' - But now they come out in every range, And .gnaw and scratch throughout the room' . So we think our doom must come soon. surely One frigid night not so long ago I 'lhey made such awful noises, so try, To scare them we decided to But they scared us in turn, we can't. deny. The following night we set two traps To catch those monsters and then perhaps A little sleep we thought we d get. But goodness me, those traps are! still set. One morning when the clock struck four, 3 Those daring mice Woke us up once! more, I To gain our freedom was our utmost' aim, I But before it was accomplisher Mrs! Dingle in came. A Girls, girls, why all the noise? A I Said Mrs. Dingle in her 'somber voice.g What do you mean, so early this morn? I The look on her face was sad and: forlorn. I I At first we were frightened, but af-, ter a while, A We found our courage and spoke, with a smile: I Vv'hyQwliy Mrs. Dingle came thel refrain, I Wave been trying to scare those ni-ice again. . She lingered a while, then closed theg door, , And left us alone with those mice once more, I 'Ihe rest of t-he night we spent in awe And in our creams those mice we' saw. 1 'Ihus the height of our story is told,' And we shall no more of this tale, unfold, ' ' But all our hopes in the future we'll stake, , 'lhat those mice will leave and not keep us awake. ' I MARTHA ROYER, sr. vi. No Student ever learns unless he! wants to learn.-Nans. 1 Don't limit your exercise to jump-1 ing at conclusions.-Nans. I THE LITTLE THEATRE MOVEMENT. A history of the one-act play needs to be of necessity very brief since this form of drama is emphatically modern. Just how modern it is, is shown by the fact that Maeterlincks The Intruder, published in 1890, is the oldest play in most collections. Until recently the only drama of the kind presented was that used in vaudeville and curtain raisings in London and America and France, with the single exception of a few! programs of three or four plays giv-Q en in Paris at the Grand Guignall Theatre. To James M. Barrie be-j longs the credit of being the firstl Englishman to attempt the compos-Q ing of several short plays for onel program. His plays were enthusias-' tically accepted in America and else- where. It took, however, some time to make the people fully aware of the new form of literature. Witlil the starting of the Little Theatre! Movement, fame came arpidly. Intimate little play-houses have, seemingly sprung up over night allg over the United States since 1911.5 As early as 1881 Russia, Belgium,I Germany, France, Ireland, England.. and Switzerland have felt touches of, the craze which has now found itsf way to America. Little Theatres in the Old YVorld, generally speaking. simply encouraged the intellectual type of drama being produced at the time in the larger houses. The same purpose gave birth here to a few new play-houses in the larger cities where the tleatrical organizations experi-' mented in lighting effects and stage! decorations. Generally speaking! however, the Little Theatre of Am-I erica is the school assembly hall or: an old motion picture place which? has been remodeled so as to permit the producetion of short plays before a rural community. That is where the most good is being derived. l And do not misunderstand the one-act drama. It is not a condens-, ed Eve-act drama any more than ag short story is a condensed novel.: Present time is reproduced with the past implied and the future inti- iated. IVritten to create an atmos-I phere, nothing better accomplishesl the purpose than a dramatic effectl given from an unexpected point ofl view, There must be a dominant incident and a dominant character, but instead of detailing the charac-5 tex' of each of the dramatis personaey the writer strives for what Poe calls the vastly important artistic ele- ment, totality. or unity of effect . Few generalizations may be reachedf though, since any theme, any length,l and any 'style may be used. Trage-Q dies. comedies. fantasies. and farces' all find their way into the realm of the short play. I Using these dramas the Little Treatres live and thrive and increase, becoming more and more of an ele- ment to be reckoned with here in America because of the favorable in- Huence exerted upon the people along the line of dramatic art.-The Spec- tator. THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAN. Verily, verily, I say unto you, the way of a maid with a man is as old as the hills. Behold, how simple are the tricks of the trade, and how easily acquired. Lo, I say unto you, 'administer tiattery with a lavish handg yea. spread it on thick, for it tickleth man's palate and rusheth to head. Lo, he thirsteth after praise more than after corn whiskey. For be- hold. man is but an overgrown baby. We must humor him and pet him to keep peace in the family. And my daughter, forget not sweet. smiles and understanding looks, for they lulleth his senses and causeth him to be in a stupor of content and comfort, even as a cat purrs when her fur is rubbed. Hearken unto his sayingsg yea. hang upon his words and plead for upon his words and plead for more! Be a cheerful listener unto his crowing and to all tales of his prowess and achievementsg say with a worshipping voice- Yea! thou art my perfect man ! But beware. titter not at'the darling. but content thyself with laughing up thy sleeve. for remember that his vanity is ten- der and lieth close to the heart. Follow these precepts wisely, my daughter, and truly thou shalt be able to lead him about by the nose. And when thou hast ensnared him into captivity and groweth tired of him, snap thy fingers in his face and lead him a chase. Yea, offer him chocolates from .Iim and take other swains to the dance. But drop him gently and gradually. my daughter. for thou mayest have use of him in the future. And verily, verily, I say unto you, if he falleth hard enough in the beginning thou cans't keep him laughing on indefinitely. BETH CAPLES, Jr. III. Cheer np! No matter how many names you're called. 5'ou're the same person.fAlcoholic Mirror. Climb the mountain of character. Let each step be one of loyalty. ser- vice, scholarship and lofty ideals. Avoid the pitfalls of jealousy. self- ishness, dishonesty and hate. It's not the gift but what we shareg for the gift without the giver is bare.+Lowell from The Vision of Sir Ilaunfalf-' Pa.ge6 THE ORIOLE FOR SENIORS FIVE AND SIX. Examinations for the second term are over and we are still safe and sound. Some of us are perhaps a. little shaky yet--some 'failed-buti at least we all came out alive. This is more than some of us expected. At any rate, the best thing we can do at this time is to apply ourselves to our new work and make it all pay dirt. First impressions are said to be lasting. ls that not a tip to Seniors Five and Six? Since we are begin- ning our student teaching isn't it advisable that we make the best pos- soble impression on our pupils? tto say nothing of our critic teachersl. lf. at this time, we make our daily work our very best, we are off with a Flying start g our pupils will de- rive more joy and benetit from our teaching, our chitic teachers will realize that we mean business, that we know that whatever we put into our work ke shall get back with in- terest: and our former instructors will see that we have turned over some new leaves, that Seniors Five and Six are there with the goods. Under thes ecircumstances, what pu- pil, critic teacher or former instructor could fail to help you in every pos- sible way? Not on'e. Possibly you are this minute dis- couraged with your prospects. If so. forget it. Your work may not hvae been what you could have made it. but why worry about yesterday, it lessons are learned: today is here, and tomorrow is always coming. Actg act in the living present, some one said long ago. I Is it not applicable' to us today? I am sure rhat it is: so let's get oft with what Miss Mi-Ear-heron calls the big push, and see what can be done. XVhen I say that we should work hard now l do not wish to intimate that we should make one spasinodic nrtort, that we should try to shine for the first few weeks and then try to hang on to our reputations and 'wliilff' through the rt-st ol' the year. On the contrary, I believe that it we rut in some real. honest work, and do our best during these first few wtf-ltr' most ol' us will he surprised at what wr- really can do, and will not lp- 511ti,4fit fl to ilu any interior work rlurinu the iw-niciiiiilei' ol' the term. W Well bv-gun is half done, Gl'Nl'lY,'1f4. t Sr, X. Si-f-ne Ilad, Nlzimag Allan, whose voiw- trips lightly trout IIPPIDPSI bass Allan- No, but he's got another book and that's just as bad, Dad. He'll ruin his eyes readin' those old books. Why this morning he was even readin' in bed. Dad- That reminds me, Hennie, your grandmother said to come over and you could get some books out of her library. What kind do you like best? Hennie, brightening- Oh, I like those good friction books, All- Friction books! Ha! l1a! ha! Friction books. Me- Mamma, Just look at that child's hands, would youg just look at 'em. Hennie. alarmed- I washed 'em. Me- YVhen? Last week? Dal, just look at those hands. Dad- Leave the table young man. and wash your hands thoroughly. I Hennie, making a last effort-I did wash 'em dad. That ain't dirt. lt won't come off. Daclf Leave the table. Mamma to Me- You'd better hur- ry. it's almost seven o'clock. Dad- Where's she going to- night?' I Me, quickly- Oh, nowhere. I'm not going out. Dad- Well, who's coming then? vu i iThat infant t Me- He's' not an infantg he's iolder than I am. 1 Dad- VVell, see that he tears himself away before eleven-thirty. lt he stays later than eleven I might ,have to come clown and assist him. i Me- Well. I couldn't help it the last time dad. I told him to go. Allan, indignantly- If that isn't just like a girl! I wouldn't have one if somebody gave me one. Me- Oh, you wouldn't, wouldn't you? I dont see you waitin' around for anybody to hand you one. You are alvays out in the car with one ot' those girls. I never get it.. VVhere were you last, night? ' Allan- Oh, Dorcas had a dance. There weren't many boys there. And gee! I-I looked pretty good. Had my new suit on and it-it looks pretty good on me- llama, to Meq You'd better hurry and eat that rice pudding. You don't want to keep him waiting around licfre like you usually do. Alt--f Yr-s m. Dad, will you make llf nnie go to bed early tonight? He's :ilnays prowling aroundfand for 'l'ctf1's saki- mal-ze him take a clock iup in his room or he ll be coming in thr- living room to see what time it is at million tinios. S-.XX'II.l,l'l MATIIIEXVS, Jr. III. THINGS SENIOR V WOULD LIKE T0 KNOW: 1. Why Mary Potterfieldus cheeks are so red? 2. Why Tarbutton s hair is so curly? 3. Why Ellen Lawson likes to go to Washington? 4. l Why Gunderloy just got a hair cut? 5. Why Florence Brooks would like to teach in the Sixth Grade? 6. What T. P. A. stands for? 7. Why Senior- V loves English? 8. Where we are going to prac- tice teach? , 9. Why Helen Welsh is interested in tracing ancestry? 10. Why Senior V has charge of the library annex in the evenings? 11. What would happen if Willie- Wyaud lost his note book? 12. What would happen if Mary Eagon should talke any louder? . 13. Why Wilbur Bollinger is in- terested in the Silver question? 14. Why Mr. Bishop has stopped using whatnot ? 15. Why Louise Norris waits so anxiously for the mail? 16. Why Edna Kirby likes the song Hear the Jingle, Jingle, of the Sleigh Bells ? 17. Why Myrtle Neikirk. likes Day better than night? 18. Why Bill Frizzell is always sleepy? 19. Why Jenny Renn wanted to go to Wilna? 20. ,If Dawes will ever sing When You and I Were Young, Maggie ? THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 65 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber Hardware, Builders' Supplies, Towson, Md. Ridvrwood, Md. 1 1 oi HERGENRATI-IER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists .tim-SERVICE Motto-QUALITY I'Ic'u4lquZtrters for School Supplies since 1904. Agents for Kodaks and Wa.terman's Fountain Pens. Tor son, - - Maryland t10l VYYYYYYj YYY -gn? Established 1 8 7 3 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. tr, lviglii-st tri-lilo every time het W! HIH-iwig Manufacturers spvaltsg Hennie. undying enemy ot! A ninnn'-rs, water and thc like-and: Hell llop t.'XI'ter guest has rung Gi-1-1-k l,gttQp lvpufcl-nity Jewel,-y mysf-lt, tht- family critic, 'tor tr-n ininutt-sl -f- Did you ring. ' V 41-f nf- opt-ns - - had serves thi- sir? ,, , , plates. To Hf'lllll Now l'f'TlIl'llI- fltlfst'-- No, I was tolling. li 21 N' LIBERTY ST' ln-r, Vupid, you arf-n't going to r-att-li tlmugzlit you wort' dt-ad. Imlmumls Fine Jewelry :i train, . I --Wasp. HU, THE ORIOLE Page 7 A WALL FLOWER'S REVERIE. I often go to dances Just to watch the people there, A'gliding all around the room As light as summer air. The dresses so exquisite, All crimson, blue and gold Remind me of a rainbow Whose colors mortals stole. The music is entrancing, The dancers smile in glee, I often wonder why they don't Turn 'round and smile at me, They trip about so lightly with sparkles in their eyes. They seem to me, who 's looking on, Like flying butterflies. They tell me I am clumsy And homely-well it's true. But just the same I'd like to be A dancing with them too. GRACE JONES, Jr. IV. HURRAH ! ALUMNI ! On Saturday, March 1, the Normal Girls' Basketball Team played its last game of the season. It was a game which had long been looked forward to and proved to be one of the most enjoyable games we have ever played. Can you guess who it was with? You never will, so I'll tell you. It was none other than the Alumni Girls' Basketball Team. We certainly appreciated their ef- forts in coming to play us, for it was no easy job considering that the Alumni girls were from all parts of the State. Although the '23 team played a fine game the '24 and '25 team won with a final score of- to Those on the Alumni team are: Anna De Ran, Ethel Lynch, Marion Ogle, Caroline Waller, Josephine Wynand and Rowanetta Allen, sub Emma Neikirk. On the Normal team were: Helen Neely, Hilda Stokes, Sara Laird, captaing Eliza- beth Starner, Margaret Albright and Dorothea Hisley. Once again we want to thank our Alumni for coming back to Normal and to tell that thatg '23's praises through Normal did ring. and will ring. D. H., Sr. VI. PINE'O-GRAMS. Be considerate of others-don't talk while the other fellow is cram- ming. Your work counts for more than your talk. The real scholar is the student who gets his assignments in on time. Do it now is a real slogan, but Mary Q. has a better one. It was L EXCHANGE COLUMN. Otherwise known as XYorthy of our Stealf' Verse and xvOl'S0, Sense and Nonsense, Chit, and Chat- ter, This and That or filling sophisticated crevices with all thats' fit to print. Gundy 24. OUR HOURS. I woke to look upon a face Silent, white and cold. O, Friend, the agony I felt Can never half be told. We had lived together but a year, Too soon, it seemed. to see Those gentle hands outstretched and still. That toiled so hard for me. My waking thoughts have been of one WVho now to sleep has dropped, ,Twas hard to realize, O Friend. My Ingersoll had stopped. -St. John's Collegian. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHAPE HEALTH SAYINGS. t'Professor Happy, of the Ameri- can Child Health Association. who is touring North Dakota, inspired Whimsical Sayings of Three Wise Schools, Central. Humbolt and Johnson High Schools of St. Paul, a number of which are quoted in the Cynosure of Fargo High School, is- sued recently: Don't be afraid to batheg you won't shrink. Eat IS carrot soup. Drink Creamy milk and rise to the top. The unhealthy bird catches the germ. Say it with cauliflowers. Candles are bad when you make them a fad. 'GAMBLING WITH EDUCATION I Shall we gamble with education? We may answer this question either negatively or aliirmatively, depend- ing upon the meaning we give to the word gamble, The dictionary tells us that to gamble is to squander by gamingg to risk, wager something of value upon a chance. WVe sometimes hear the expression, Life is a gamble, but we must not confuse the word gamble with in- vest. The wise man investsg the fool gambles. Shall we. then, gamble with edu- cation? Shall we risk or wager something of value upon a chance of getting an education? Or shall we invest our money and time wisely and see that we get value received for the money and ,time spent on education? Money has value. Time has value. The student who spends his time and Inoney for education without putting forth an ehfort to get all that he can out of that education is a gambler. He is risking something of value upon a chance. But the student who applies himself, works hard, sees his goal. and tries to reach that goal is investing in an education, Such a student will not sit quietly on the sidelines and wait for opportunity to knock at his door. but will break the door down. grasp opportunity with outstretched hand, and thus journey along the road of life.-The Pine. N. Arizona State Normal. i If you don't like our jokes And our paper makes you groan. Just stroll around occasionally. VVith some write-ups of your own. A quartette had just finished sing- ing i'Among the Sleepy Hills of Ten- Eat fish and watch the scales. Some fruit every than beauty clay. Don't say 'Let us Ten-Tennessee. The hostess noticed one of her day is better guests eat.' Say 'Eat madam. I am a musician -Oklahoma Daily l 1ettuce.' Sgany' He who eats cabbage has a good -'NO head. If you re wise you'll exercise. Up nights-down days. THE A tooth brush in time will save . many a dime. -Red and Green. Safety P1115- ,.- Whip-p1n's, Lest we forget! Hair pins. Yes. it's the same Prof Happy. F'raternity pins ml- Diamond pins, If you think-you cannot worry. CIOQIBS D-i11S, If you worry-you cannot think. ROUIHS P1115- .-1-- I weeping by himself She In quired sympathetically My dear man, are you a Tennes SEVEN AGES OF H ONIEN THE XVAY OF THE XVORLD. lf you press forward you will get pushes to keep you going. Those at the back never get a helping hand. The boy who danced with D. Light. Made up his mind to say something bright. It was his decision To use the word vision, done yesterday. Don't slouch while getting an as- But he blundered-and called her a Minnie says You cannot put over'signnIent, make it snappy, get it sight what you put off. liirst. but first get it right. -Pine. Page 8 THE ORIOLE NORMAL BELLS. Hear the early morning bells Rising bellsg What a day of drowsy yawning Their sudden dong foretells, How we shiver, shiver, shiver, As out of bed we creep, Our kimonos round us quickly throw And with speed to windows go. To shut out the world so bleak. Then we dress, dress, dress, In a hurry for the mess Then the warning hand of the clock So faithfully foretells, Time for bells, bells, bells, bells, bells bells, bells, bells, For the dinging and the ringing of the bells. II. Hear the longed for meal-time bell. Welcome bell. ' What a worl-d of satisfaction its ding- a-ling foretells. How it calls. calls at five-fifteen each night, Through both corridor and hall The hurried footsteps fall With loud expressed delight Standing in line, line, line, Awaiting our turn to dine To the clatter of the dishes That so steadily swells At the summons of the bells, bells, bells, At the ringing and the dinging of the bells. - III. Hear the loud alarm bells, Classtime bells. What a tale of terror their turbulency tells ' A How they clang and clash and roar XVhat a horror they outpour As we slowly climb the hill And with fear our hearts stand still When we reach the class room door MASON'S GARAGE wll.l,x's-KNIGHT at OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES. ACCESSORIES York Road and Willow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md. H01 'l'Hl'1 Nl.lNHA'l l'.lN ORC!-ll-IS'l'R.l Al. l'l,AltY, Director. 4805 Richards Avenue, Baltimore, Md. VIIOIIP llarnilton 1903-YV. Gifts In Art. China, Leather Goods, Books. Toys, THE DULANY-VERNAY CO. Social and Commercial Stationers 330-341 N. Charles, St., Baltimore, 1101 1 I i Then we scheme, scheme, scheme So that to teachers bright we seem Until the noisy joyous ringing that the end of class time tells. Until the ringing of the bells, bells, bells. Until the ringing and the dinging of the bells. Hear the warning of the bells, Study bells, Full two hours of steady toil their summoning foretells. How our brows we wrinkle. wrinkle, wrinkle, As we work with all our might After worthless hours on math To a box of eats we make our path With a rapturous delight And we eat, eat, eat Till we're startled to our feet By the bell which the conclusion of the study hours tells Oh, this life is ruled by bells, bells, bells. By the ringing and the dinging of the bells. E. WHITE, C. BROWN. P. ORNETT, ll. SEAMAN, Jr. VIII. CAVE MEN STILL EXIST. Vvhen the Olympic games are play- ed this year. Maryland State Normal School has one competitor to repre- sent America in the chariot race. It is needless to say that this rep- resentative comes from Senior I, and we feel that fate has great success in store for him. 'We hope Miss Cook will be kind enough to give another day of prac- tice for the contestant. If there is ianything i nthe saying: Laugh and lGrow Fat, every member of Senior l i I who wtnessed this practice should be fat. Any of the other sections who have not played the chariot race have ,a great treat awaiting them, but we Icertainly hope. none of them will practice Buster Keaton in The W'I'hree Ages, as Sam Troupe did in lSenior I. l I i l LORETTA SCHVVARTZ. Reporter, Senior I. HE FOUND IT. A well known Indiana man. One dark night last week. Went to the cellar with a match ln search of a gas leak. llle found it.J -From Heart Throbs. Nip: Shay! Where've you been? f Tuck: To a wedding. Nip: 'S'any good? Tuck: Rotten. Nip: Who got married? - Tuck: l did. S-Virginia Reel. LIBRARY FINES INVESTED. Do you know what is done with the fines that you pay Miss Osborne for overdue books? With this collection of nickels and dimes the following books were pur- chased from a second-hand book shop: Smith-Colonel Carter of Carters- ville. ' Fisher-Rough Hewn. Major-Dorthy Vernon ot Haddon Hall. Walpole-Secret City. Davis-Gallegher and other stor- ies. Bindloss-The Man From The Wilds. London-South Sea Isles. Walpole-Dark Forest. Dawson--Vanishing Point. Tarkington-Monsieur Beaucaire. Wharton-House of Mirth. Davis-Soldiers of Fortune. Johnston-Mystery in the Rits- more. Maxwell-Spinster of this Parish. Spearman-Whispering Smith. Tarkington-Guest of Quesnay. Little-Lady of the Decoration. Irwin-Mystery of the Grey Oak Inn. Sabatini-Captain Blood. White-Andivius Hedulis. Burnett-Head of the House of Coombe. Snaith-Araminta. Harland-My Friend Prospero. Hutchinson-The Eighth Wonder and other stories. EVA K. McCauley, Sr. VI. ZSR. VI. PRACTICE TEACHING. Standing in the hall near the bul- letin board is a crowd acting as though the end of the world has come. If you wait a minute, I will give you an idea of the discussion. Ah! where did you get? -grade, at-- Isn't that great! Where did you get? Oh, I got the one l signed for. l'd have died if I had got --grade, at Yes, that's the way we talked. The suspense was great, but now that we know, it isnt bad. Some of us were slightly disappointed, but we don't intend to show it. Already we are becoming enthusiastic and it is not at all unusual to hear the prospective student teacher singing I have a ball. My ball will bounce. as though she had regained her second childhood. We are looking forward to meet- ing all the boys and girls and intend to do our best for every one of them even if they all correspond to the boy whom Lord Bryon describes as A curly-headed, good-for-nothing and mischief-making monkey from his birth. Watch us! MARY HILL, Sr. VI. - THE ORIOLE Page 9 POSSIBILITIES OF MOVING PIC- TURES AS AN AID T0 EDUCATION. fContinued from Page 1,5 lieving for the time that we are not living in the age and going through the emotions depicted on the screen. With the growth in the industry it- self, came also a growth in the ideals of the movies. At first, cheap little novels by well known authorsg then! historical plays, and finally the events of the world were brought be- fore our eyes. Today one of our leading men, Thomas Edison. says Films beat books for learning. 1Vhy does he say this? Because ten years ago he himself taught a group. of children science by using motion' pictures and the results were so con- vincing that he expressed himself on fire to spread this means of edu- cation broadcast. I In the course of an experiment conducted in an Illinois school, sev- eral classes were shown the life his- tory of a butterfly on the screen. It was proved that a better understand- ing of the life of this butterfly was gained from a fifteen minute film ex- hibition than from two weeks ofi textbook study that had been given to another group of children. Children who learn by means of motion pictures visualize dots on thel map as hives buzzing with life and in-, dustry. History is reconstructed onl the screen. Bygone days are lived! over againg .loan of Arc, George: Wasliiiigton, Napoleon, become reall figures. Children learn through the eye without conscious effort. Dry- as-dust descriptions are replaced by unforgetable living pitures. Thus. we see the motion picture is already! at work as an effective educational tool. A recent list compiled for the So- ciety for Visual Education offers school films on a variety of subjectsl Early French explorations are trac-N ed by animated lines moving upon the map of Canada and the Unitedi States, and science pictures show thel country the explorers traversed. Al subtle lesson for Americanism is' taught in the film, UA Citizen and His Government, which shows how, the American Government furthers education and protects life, health! and property. One of the recent ac- tivities of the Government is the distribution of educational films to' schools that have picture-equipment' It is true that there are many edu-f cational films not really adapted to school use. They are preparedg either by showmen, who seek to amuse the children, or by college' professors, who seek to lecture the children. Very few of the so-called educational films have been prepared by practical school people. But as the demand increases, this need will l l 1 r be felt, and good educational pictures: will result. At the present, from the teaching viewpoint, most films are poor. But this is not responsible for the lack of films in the school. Even poor films would be used, and so the quality gradually improved, if the school people were able to get hold of them. The problems which educators in the motion-picture field must face. may be summarized under threei l heads: production, distribution and use. Before progress can be madeq along any of these lines, educa-l tors and producers must arrive at aQ common understanding. There are' inherited traditions whic hmust be' explored. Producers must learn, for, example, and some of the educatorsf too, that the classroom film does not need to be cleverg it does not need, to tell a story. All it needs to do is present material in an interesting way, and in a Way which the child, will understand and 1'emember. l The use of motion pictures forl teaching purposes is still so new! that practically no principles have as yet been formulated. There seem. to be two different theories concern-. ing where the films should be used.! ln some schools use is confined to! the auditorium and several grades' are shown the picture at one time.l The pictures are projected from af stationary machine inclosed in a ire-f proof booth. One teacher takes charge, and usually gives a short! lecture before or after the flllll is, shown. Usually the film is used as, a supplement to the more thorough work of the classroom. More rarely a portable machine is, taken from one room to another. The film is shown on a small screen to the regular class group of thirty. or forty pupils. In such cases the teacher leads the class discussion be- fore and after the film is shown and regards the film as the real basis or, core of her lesson. V Much work needs to be done in, educational experimentation and re-I search having for its purpose thef discovery and development of the best methods for using motion pic- tures in teaching. In this field a start has been made, but the work has not yet reached the point where the results are getting back to the' classroom teachers. 4 Outside of the facts learned by the, children through the moving pictures' other facts must be considered be- fore the pictures are conceded any important educational role. A com- parison of eye fatigue due to ordi- nary school work and due to moving pictures should be made. ' l Besides the possibility of putting too great an eye strain on the eyes. moving pictures are lessened in effi- ciency by the fact that nine-tenths of the pictures the children see out- side their school lessons are frankly fiction, and this is bound to have its influence on the effectiveness of the other tenth. They naturally produce in the student's mind the tendency to regard all movies as fiction. The average person probably realizes that he is seeing shadows and not real people doing real things. Colored pictures and some means of giving depth and plasticity to the represen- tation would help make them more effective agencies of education. Now we are experimenting with a new phase of the educational film. The moving picture is to do its edu- cational work not through its faith- ful portrayal of natural objects, but in connection with the draftsman's work, using the methods that have been developed in connection with so- callechauimated cartoons. Thus we see that moving pictures as an aid to education are in their infancy. Like all new experiments. there are many theories advanced, and many pros and cons given. The optimists argue their pros and the pessimists argue their cons, but as new experiments are tried, and new phases entered upon, it seems very probable that moving pictures will have a great influence on education. References: Literary Digest, Aug- ust 7, 19203 Literary Digest, Sept. 1. 1923, School and Society, August 4, 1923, Oct. 6. and May 26,1923g The Mentor, July, 1921, Elementary School Journal, May, 1923. EMMA TEIPE. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 32-l XV. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Balthnore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins S: Rings U03 You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Open Saturday Nights 492, Interest on Savings Deposits U03 Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND H05 OUR SECOND HOME KEENE'S York Road and Burke Avenue tl0J Page 10 THE ORIOLE MY BALLAD. l know a pretty little lass, Her name is Mary Aung And when she's asked to do She always says I can. a thing. l asked her to write my ballad. She seemed to hesitate. I really think l could. she said, But I know it would be a mistake. Aly teacher used to say to me When I asked her to give me help: If you want a thing well done, my dear. l'm afraid you must do it yo I gave a shriek. I gave a wa Aly friend's deserted me. I really am quite doubtful n lYhat the outcome will be. At once I madly set to work, YYhen no help me availed: And now the world will surel How miserably l've failed. REBEKAH GLADING. .I WHY READ? If you were to ask anyone you his reasons for reading urself. il, ow, I y know. I'. AX ill. to give I dare- say they would be many and varied. Some would give as his reason the pursuit of knowledge: others pleas- ure. The happy medium is bine the two and gain both to C0111- knowl- edge and pleasure. Consider how much reading really contrib the life of people. People x' t N haps, because of environmen cumstances, are forced to lea utes to ho per- or cir- d drab. colorless lives may by reading be u cumstantes utterly toreign t own and come back refresh ready, if not eager. to take burdens again. Think how the world's progress is due ing and the stimulation that gives. ln reading old romances ai of adventure the world in w IIHIISDOYIQCI lIlT.0 COIIIIUIGS 3 9 i. nd cir- o their d and p their much o read- reading id tales hich we really live is swept awayg we live again in the times of our an feel the same things they t' sess for a time their same strength and when we again from the clouds we are bet to tackle the problems oi' o lives and to take up the cu defense- of our ideals. C descend t cestors. lt, pos- rugged er able ur own dgel in IC. XVl'lHS'I'FIlt, .Ir. Ill. 4 I A Senior stood on thc railroad track.' The train was coming fast. The train got oil' the railroad track, To let the Senior pass. i The ont- who thinks these jokes are poor NVould straightway change his views, Could he compare the jokes we print With those we do not use. -The Peptiniist. SENIOR I. ENTERTAINS SISTER CLASS. In January Junior I was highly entertained by her sister Section, Sr. I. VVhen we entered the room we were met at the door by a Senior, who presented each of us with a number written on a very clever de- sign. Each Senior had a correspond- ing one. After we had found our partners we played a number of in- teresting games, directed by one of the Senior girls. Keeping our Senior partners af- ter the games we enjoyed a number of dances together and were enter- tained in this manner for two hours. Then very delicious refreshments were served. and we returned to our rooms feeling we had had a very de- lightful time. Thanks to our sister section. Junior I. J. K. F.-R. E. B. FRIENDSHIP 'S SYMPHONY. How long it takes us to realize that there are only two things in life that really count-one is character and the other is human friendship. In that smooth and gracefully glid- ing stream of eternity there are many fair reflections of friendshipsg those mellowed by grief, tinged with dis- appointment and saturated with sin- cerity and generosity. Let us think of the friendships we have known as a great orchestra. Do not some of these friendships stand out like wonderful solos? Do not some others resound the melodies of brass and of wood? AAre not some a little too loud: are not some lack- ing in harmony. and are not some like the strings-too easily broken? The most that we can do is to begin a friendship-a melody in the or- chestra of life. that will swell the general volume and last on after we have perished. We who give our best to our friends have the assurance that to live in the hearts we leave behind us is not to die. C. S. Jr. VIII. i l ADS. IN SEASON. Say It With Flowers! for There s A Reason. When you stand before a jeweler's window and look at those Genuine Sparkling diamonds a vision comes to you. She is an wonder, with lips which por- tray Miles of Smiles. A Skin You Love To Touch -hair that is Touched With The Magic of Gold Dust and akbreath Delicious and Refreshing. You know She Will Be Always Young and be More Popular Every Day. Although she may grow older she will Find New Beauty. Then you know it is E-Z enough. It simply means Uneeda wedding ring. She is a. Treasure You Can Never Replace so Eventually, Why Not Now? MARY HILL. Sr. YI. XVHY TEACHERS GO CRAZY. 9 1. Shall we write on both sides of the paper? -. I didn't hear the question. 3. What's the lesson for tomor- row? I forgot. 4. Are the papers graded yet? 5. Must we write in ink? 6. I left my work in'my room. 7. Did you say our note books are due today? 8. I studied the wrong lesson. 9. May I open the window? -The Horace Mann Record. Mil, what is that Scout law about being kind to animals? A Girl Scout should be a friend to animals and all the other Girl Scouts. Say It With Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYMAN Office: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. ' Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. t10J ' Lincoln 0227266 I-'ordson CARS-TRUCKS 'TRACTORE HENRY RECKORD TOWSON 181 ' C omplimenls of TIE BLACKGL DECKER MFG. CO. TO WS ON HEIGHTS BALTIMORE, MD. fi Eg. STAT I S E Y I q , -I X. 1 U tlfgleghtugnghiundfa gg You must make tracks THE oR1o1.E -Q V01-3-N0.8 APRIL1924 trrlslzsfrtrlzafaaizrtaarrMm' EQ- THE RURAL TRAINING SCHOOLS OF THE MD. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. I I 1. Li The Maryland State Normal School i-has excellent facilities for training rural teachers in Baltimore and Har- :tord counties. The training centers I-include two one-room schools, three itwo-room schools in which only one grade is usedg three two-room schools Qin. which both rooms are used, and l-two town schools in which four 1 rooms are used. The transportation of students to r lfthese schools requires four bus proutes. Two of these are routes pro- lvided for by the Normal School Dodge 5 fautobusses, seating sixteen people. 5This truck takes students to Luther- lville, Timonium and Ridge at 7.45 5, A. M., returning over this same route fat 12 o'clock noon. This first route icarries eight students to Lutherville altwo roomy, four to Timonium ftwo iiroom, upper grade room usedl, and Iifour to Ridge fone-room schoolj. This bus leaves the Normal School ,again at 8.20 A. M., taking 8 stu- iidents to Bare Hills and Riderwood. iff-Phe McMahon Bus Company also runs two routes. The first of these -eaves the Normal School at 7.55 and Ecarries four students to Baynesville Ctwo-room school, lower grades availablelg four to Putty Hill ltwo- room-school, upper grades availablej, '-and eight students to Fullerton, 'where the first and fifth grades are Egused. The fourth route, the second gone which is run by the McMahon K.C'ompany, is supplemented by the THE CONTESTS ARE ON. Last Friday the second of the ser- ies of three contests between the Pestalozzi and Normal Literary So- cieties was held iu the school audi- torium. The evening was turned over to the story-telling and author- ship groups. The entire program was original and was well received by the audience. The decision, as in the case of the iirst contest, will not ibe given until after the linal contest on May 16. The contest was ushered in with the same spirit and enthusiasm as was the first. The Pests again seized the school tower and hoisted their banner to the breeze while the Normals contented themselves with decorating the trees and shrubs. Not satisfied with just viewing their ,colors swinging on the breeze both igroups decided on an early morning mass, to be devoted to singing the lpraises of Pestalozzi and Normal. Accordingly, both sides turned out at ,an early hour and the fun began. 'The tunes were many and varied, but were continuous until the break- fast bell, like the Pied Piper, led them away with its charms. All day the holiday spirit reigned, much to the chagrin of those who never smile until the hour of the contests. Contrary to expectations and much to the relief of the Pests, the Normal goat did not appepar. However, both sides are thinking-there's an- other day coming, May 16. l ..i.T THE THESPIANS. I The Thespians, our new Dramatic Club, will present two one-act plays I The Ghost Story, by Booth Tark- ington, and Sir David Wears A Crown, by Stuart Walker, on May '5th, at 8 o'clock in the auditorium. l I .WHAT A COUNTY SUPERIN- TENDENT THINKS OF US. Miss Lida Lee Tall, Principal, Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. My Dear Miss Tall: I have receivel aplications from a number of your students who expect to graduate this spring, and one thing commendable in their letters of application is that they desire to teach in the rural communities. This is very gratifying to me, and I am sure you will be glad to hear lthis through the :County Superintend- ent. Trusting you are well, I am, Sincerely yours, G. LLOYD PALMER, County Superintendent. SPRINGTIME. When the chilly winds of winter, And the snow has passed us byg And you hear the robins singing Then you know that spring is nigh. When the dainty, fragrant flowers Y, I Lift their faces to the sk To be kissed by sun and breehes Then you know that spring is nigh. When the gentle springtime showers When the gentle springtime flowers 'Come from clouds up in the sky, To water sweet green grasses Then you know that spring is nigh. When dear Mother Nature's beauty Gleams upon our wandering eye, Then we know that our Creator Helps us know sweet spring is nigh. M. LILLIAN CH EEZUM, it 0Ciontinued on Page 95 Admission twenty-hve cents. Junior II. rf RURAL TRANSPORTATION FOR PRACTICE TEACHERS, E. L I i i E lv L 5? Q. ! Page 2 THE ORIOLE FRANK A PERSOHN 85 SON POINTS OF THEORY AND 'History and Geography are concern- OPTOMETRISTS PRACTICAL HELPS IN 'ed. If possible, get the problem from the children, in a serious, busi- STUDENT TEACHING. Iness-like way, then let them work it and ..... Igut withtlyou. out of a class , Good study or good thinking re- emD01'21Tl if a C i who does not OPTICIAINS quires mst, that ive questions be'show the right spirit, as he will only attention. Glasses Furnished Lenses Duplicated 426 York Road Towson, Md. 1212 E. Monument Street cSecond Floorj Baltimore - Maryland. 6101 'IOXVSON BAIIERY-T HE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream Sodas L. W. HELD 86 SONS, Inc. Phone 204 Towson 1101 GO TO DEARIE'S STORE For Your School Supplies For Your Goodies MISS AGNES ANDERSON, Prop. York lioad - Towson, Md. 4103 SPECIAL OFFER T O STUDENTS This coupon and 52.50 may be used to purchase six of our regular 58.00 a dozen photographs with one of our regular 825.00 a dozen pho- tographs, if presented during the scholastic year. THE ATELIER 103 West Lexington Street BALTIMORE, MD. 00 raised for considerationg then thatifetafdflhe PTPSYGSS of the ClaSS. Next Consult an Optometrist, the Eyesigntifacts be collected, evaluated and or-lwmzkfof qlllef C0Ht1'0l Of the class, , , iganized until forceful and valuablqavoldmg 00116911 W01'k- Never let a Specmhst' when your eyes need iconclusions are reached. That is QHGSUOII he Sidwtfacked to 0116 child. ,what all ethcient people in active lifelb'-lt keep It always before the whole 'do when they 'think,' and one of the 531353 3-Pd 129911 the W11016 Class active ichief duties of the school is to accus-im SOIVIHS lf- Encourage the children ltom Child,-en to that procedure,-1-lto answer in sentences-not words. FFRANIQ RiIc:XIURRY, lWll9D6V61' possible, use the text in i To teach means to aid growth, buticlass and make use Of l-he 1113-D at 2-11 .when we say we teach, we do notftlmes- ,mean that it is up t o us to give allj Agood procedure for teaching a ito the child and receive nothing inllessou in arithmetic is: flj Make a, 'return. VYe must ask and not telldefinite working effort to find what those things which a child can thinkithe class knowsg L21 Plan how to out for himself. The lesson must 'always be centered in the child ratherj than in the teacher. she having made! the work genuine, sincere and child- ilike so that it will appeal to child-' llike interests. 'Work, which will 'call forth the earnest effort of they ichild. must have a purposeg the re qmote purposes are best gained by af fnumber of succeeding near pur- lposes. 1 Although points of theory are very, important. they do not lead to suc-I cessful teachin until some ractical' get it overg 131 Teach itg Q41 Give children a chance to apply itg f5J Test. In deducting a general prin- ciple always take a number of in- stances. After you get the general- ization, test it out by applying. Have the children aware of the fact that they are testing it and after the test let them again assert the generaliz- ation. CATHERINE HINES, M. S. N. S., Sr. III, Lutherville, fUpperJ - 3. - D helps are mastered. The more off ithcse you are able to master duringf Qyour training. the better preparedi jyou are for your work as a beginning lteacher. , 1 The teacl1er's preparation is ofi icourse a most important help. Care- ful preparation and knowledge of' subject matter leads to the teacher's interest and will lead to the chil- drens interest. A number of texts must he used to obtain different au-i thor's viewpoints on a certain sub- ject. and to broaden your own view- point. Collect and bring to class pictures and materials that you can nnd which relate to the subject, unflor discussion. This makes the work more concrete for the child. If there is any opportunity for handg work, such as map-drawing or time Wcharts, use it, since Doing is essen ,tial to the learning process. The next important help is the fchild's preparation. A study les- 'son before the recitation is very es- sential. We cannot expect to get fsatisfactory lessons from a class un- gless they have some conception of iwhat the teacher is driving at. X There are certain qualities whichi a teacher must possess before she, can carry on a class recitation suc-i lcessfully. She must be with her, class in both manner and spirit. Thei curiosity and interest of the child' :must be aroused. This can be done' iby the force, pep and imagination ofi 1 more. :the teacher. g Problem teaching is an excellent: method in the upper grades as far as OUR ALUMNI. March 26, 1924. Dear Miss Tall:- I was so disappointed that you had to be away this past week-end, Really. the play was great. I think ,we have had a number of good plays, but that has them all beaten. Miss Tall, I know it will please you to hear how lovely everyone was to us while we were at school. All the girls who were back are anxious to go again. There is such an im- provement in the meals. I 'dQu't think anyone ever complains any Saturday L. and I just had so much fun with the Craft Club out at their house. I know you would have enjoyed it if you could have been along. There is certainly something about iNorma1 School which holds us and makes us want to come back NVhen I think of that school in the fall of 1920 I wonder if it can be ,the same place It is great to see the little booklets of school rules, etc,, being used Best wishes to you Lovmgly ANOTHER YVISE CRACK A prominent educator sa s' school, Y ' . teachers make the best wives. Ah' well. they are accustomed to bossing inferiors. A THE ORIOLE Page 3 A LOG CABIN PROJECT. tAnna Marie Larrimorej Mr. Bonser has said that a project is a whole-hearted purposeful activ- ity in which each child participates. Following this, the fourth and fifth grades at the Pasadena Consolidated School, guided by myself, planned and ca.rried out a most interesting project. The project was initiated by the class with a twofold purpose in mind. First of all, the Fifth grade studied Life in the colonies prior to the Revolution, during the early autumn months. Into this came the home life which they loved best. One day an enthusiastic pupil said: I wish I'd lived then, for it must have been great fun to build a log cabin. Then came the question of how they were built. Finally several piped in: Let's build one right here. Where will we get the logs. clay. greased paper and rough stone used by the settlers? asked one. This was easily settled, for at the time the school ground was being cleaned of young shoots about one inch in di- ameter. So we had a two-fold purpose. We might help clean the yard and at the same time go back and live with those early settlers who so nobly paved the way for us. Our log cabin must be essentially typical of the pioneer type. Indeed. we would be pioneers until it was com- pleted. Having our purpose in mind to build a log cabin such as those settlers built back in the old colonial days, as a means of finding out the history of the log cabin and to real- ize thy actually doingl the hard- ships and problems which confronted them. We planned our correlation of subjects so that everything might be woven around the log cabin. Arithmetic-'Working out specifi- cations for the cabin. XVe decided to make it 135 feet long, 1 foot wide and 191 feet high. We planned our doorway, window, chimney, roof, etc. in detail. Measuring and notching the logs was aimed to provide drill for the 5th Grade, who were just knee-deep in fractions at the time. Drawing-Fortunately we have an artist in our class who drew a log cabin on a, rear blackboard as we imagine ours would be like when com- pleted. We made a study of the pic- tures of log cabins of those early days that we might draw them. We found Lincoln's, Boone's and many other pioneer homes. In this the 4th Grade assisted us very earnestly. Language-Our written language consisted of paragraphs written about the log cabin. Here the need for spelling of such words as pioneer, early arose. For oral language we Worked up the story of the log cabin I l 1 together and selected one to tell it at a meeting of the patrons during Education Week. During her talk she used our drawing on the board and our actual work on the cabin in our room as an illustration. Geography-Study of the climatic conditions of the part of the country in which these cabins were built, etc. History-The study of the life of the early settlers, including the build- ing and furnishing of their homes. We searched reference books such as histories. stories of pioneer life and others for material. Pictures here again helped us. Physical Ed.-'We had a story play of Building the Log Cabin. We played we were settlers actually doing the things the settlers did in build- ing their homes. Industrial Arts-The most interest- ing of all was the actual building of the log cabin. The next day after we planned the project. the bus driv- er came i11to the school asking ex- citedly: What in the world did those children bring all of those hat- chets and saws to school for? You'll see, we replied, and he did, for one could soon feel the as- mosphere of those early colonial days in those sounds of hatchets ringing through the yard. The children be- gan felling the trees and trimming them almost at once. These they brought into our cloak room and later measured for sawing. Chisels appeared for notching, for we tried to do everything those settlers did. Numerous visits were made to the clay hole for the clay which was prepared by the youngsters for use. The roof was our greatest problem, but we managed it without much difliculty. Our chimney we dabbed with rough stone, as our history said the settlers did it. Ive used waxed paper for the window. which the chil- dren saved from their lunch boxes. What fun we had peeping through that window, but at first we saw only the bare room. Since Thanksgiving was drawing near, I had a sudden inspiration and flew to my much handled industrial a.rt books for help. There I found a large picture in gay colors of a room inside a. Pilgrims log cabin. Two Pilgrims were seated be- side the open iireplace in a cozy, cheerful room. This picture I ccut out and placed against the back wall of the cabin. Then we beheld Pil- grims beside the fireplace when we looked through the window and door. The 4th Grade were deeply interested now because they were studying Pil- grim history. We invited the lower grades in to see and they were delighted. Christ- mas we made a lovely winter scene of the cabin by using moss, pine boughs, imitation snow and icicles. We used the cabin as reference many times in our history. For instance, when studying Abe Lincoln, as a rail- splitter in February the children brought in our log cabin as an illus- tration. Each child loves the log cabin. When the photographer came they asked him to take a picture of it, and he did. You may be sure each child bought one. Our project carried over into the home and we had the hearty co-oper- ation of the parents, who were really interested. Many of the girls have tried to build log cabins at home for doll houses. The boys built one in the village on Saturdays large enough for several to get in. Our project, representing two and one-half months of happy and earnest work on the part of each of us, at the same time furnished much knowledge in practically every sub- ject. We believe in Mr. Bonser's concep- tion of a project, for we have carried out the idea to the fullest extent. Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired. Vile Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. C109 Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. i105 YORK ROAD GARAGE TOWSOD BUTCII MOTOR CARS fFour Wheel Brakesj F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 i107 Shoes of Comfort and Style For Men, Wonien and Children THE TOWSON SHOE STORE York and Joppa Roads, Towson, Md.. Repairing done equal to new. I t10J Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. C1 of ' .4 Page 4 THE ORIOLE THE QRIQLE After habits of good health had Egg- I am an egg and your good been established the second graders friend. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TONVSON, MD. Business Manager. SAM'L C. TROUPE Advertising Mgrs. MARGARET REILLY Circulation Mgrs. MARY THOMAS LAVINIA MOORE PRICE: Oue Dollar For Ten Copies. APRIL, 192-I. HEALTH: HAVE YOU CON- SIDERED IT? Let us rellect for a moment on the familiar scene ot a small community. The largest things usually are first to attract the eye. 'l'herel'ore we are a triile dismayed when we gaze iirst upon a village church. Greater still in size fand importance, in my opin- ionl stands the village school, which blinks at one from its solid walls of red brick as it to say: Gaze upon me, for I am capable of great things. Then we enter this eight-grade school building. Not so bad after all, for there are the classrooms. as usual. However. we must next de- scend the stairs, follow the coal bin to its farmost end, enter a tiny door and there's where my story begins. Many things have happened in this little second-grade room. Perhaps the greatest work carried on is that relating to health. First of all, I began by having the children wash their hands before eating. A chart was made upon which the children were checked up on hand washing. bathing, cleaning the teeth twice a day and sleeping with windows open. Discussions of health rules followed. This called for poster marking, of which the posters What We Eat To Make Us Healthy. and A Child's Day were the most important. Our work on a sand table project which we called A .Iourney Through I-Iealthlandj' delighted the children. This work proved a help to keep the children busy as well interested. For instance, the making of milk bottles for The Milky Way and hathtubs for Bathtubville, furnish- ed some very good lessons on object drawing. lf you visit our second grade room you will notice a chart showing the height, average weight and normal weight of each child. After weigh- ing them I found many children un- zlerweight. So the following day forty-five second-graders were sur- prised to see a large milk bottle drawn on the board waiting to be filled with names oi' those who brought milk for lunch. You may be sure the bottle is nearly full. agreed with me that it would be a very good plan to write a health play. So the forty-five did so and were allowed to give it in an assembly. As you read the play I ask that you remember it is the work of second grade children only-their thought and composition. My work continues. It is my aim to give correct habits and attitudes in regard to health to the future men and women of this community. My greatest desire is to see my forty- live grow to be fine specimens of iinanhootl. being equally benefitted 'physically as well as mentally. A Health Play written by the sec- 'ond grade, Linthicum Heights School. Characters: Good Healt h and his ,workersg Bad Health and his work- ers-.Iohnny and Mary. Act I, Scene I-Good Health is in his garden in Healthland. He is talking to his workers. Good Health- Do you know any llittle children who disobey my health lrules? lVorker- I know two Children whose names are Johnny and Mary. They have disobeyecl your health rules. Good I-Iealth- NVe must go at once to see those little children. Good Health and his workers go xto see Johnny and Mary. Act I, Scene 2- ln the home of Johnny and Mary. .Bad Health and his workers are just leaving the housse. 1 Good Health- What is the matter with you? - l Mary- Bad Health has been to ,see us. He told us not to do the ithings we are supposed to do. John- ,ny has the toothache and I am so sick. 1 Good Health leaves room and re- turns with a big tooth brush in his hand He has his friends with him. Each friend talks to the children. i Good Health-':'Johnny, I will show you how to clean your teeth. I He takes the tooth brush, cleans his teeth and sings: I 'Brush, brush, brush your teeth, Every, every day, Father and mother, and sister and brother, 1 Every, every day.' I Candy- All children like me, but don't eat me between meals. I Good Health- Mary, here is Good Potato. Good Potato- you should eat me roasted every day. I Milk Bottle- 1 am only a bottle, Mary, but I contain white, rich milk. Drink me three times a day. Vegetable Men- We are the little vegetable men. You should eat us twice a day. Miss Oatmeal- Here I am. Do you eat me each morning for break- fast? Orange- 'F' is for fruits, wheth- er fresh, dried or stewed: If dried, at the grocer's, You'll buy them if shrewd. Good Health- Now, Mary and Johnny, if you eat the right foods you may never be sick again. Will you promise me that you will? Mary and Johnny- Yes, yes, we will never listen to Bad Health again. ELIZABETH ANDERSON, '23 Linthicum Heights School. A MESSAGE FROM KENT COUNTY. There are so many interesting things happening every day where I am teaching in the one-room school at Lynch, Kent county, that it is hard to choose something that would be most interesting to you. I have thirteen lively young Am- ericans in five different grades, so you can imagine some of the funny things that happen every day. When I started teaching at Lynch School there was a very active Parent Teacher's Association there. Not only the parents belong to the asso- ciation, but also quite a. number of people who have no children in the school. It is very agreeable for the teachers to have patrons and parents so interested in the welfare of the school. To raise funds for the school we have had two pie socials this season. One purpose of the funds is to pay for the hot lunches that are served free to every child during the winter monthssg another, to help pay a janitor, and still an- other, to pay for the New Beacon Reading and Phonetic Charts that are being used in nearly every school in Kent county for the purpose of bringing up the reading standards in the county. And now you may ask: Do you like your present teaching position? or Do you like teaching school? Sure, I do! MILDRED PARSONS. DRAMATIC CONTEST. May 16th will be a red?letter day. The third of a series of contests falls upon this day. The two dramatic clubs will give the plays which are the culmination ot their yea.r's study' and effort. All loyal Normals and Pests come back for this great event! Come and cheer for your society and --do you want to know whether the Normals or the Pests have won this year All right! Come and iind out! THE ORIOLE Page 5 A TALK FOR STUDENT- TEACHERS-HABITS AND ATTITUDES. We would like you to know that in many of your habits and in much of your attitude we find even more than we had hoped for. We like your willingness to work hard, your desire to succeed, the fine quality of sweetness and squareness we meet in you. You are very heartening and good for the children and for us in ways you may not suspect. Habits and attitudes can not, of course, be built in ten-minute talks. We thought though, we might save time in forming them if we outlined some of our biggest aims in student- teaching. One outstanding thing you will need to do when you come to us, is to assume the attitude of a worker rather than that of a. student. There are several reasons for this. You will enter a room where a teacher's whole time and effort are absorbed by her class. If you are to be taught you must save for her the time in which she teaches you. You can do this, of course, by such helpful work as bringing supplementary material, making graphs and maps, helfping with reports, marking papers, ven- tilating the room, keeping house, etc. Another reason for asking your help is that you may be trained as a. soldier is, under conditions approxi- mating those he will find in action, that you may make good in matters of routine next year. Begin now to learn to do things when there is no time to do them- In thinking of yourself as a work- er, note that while a student is meas- ured by results achieved within him- self, a worker is measured by what he accomplishes outside of himself. Center your attention upon the thing to be done, rather than upon your- self as doer. This doesn't mean your growth is to be ignored, it is an ap- plication of the old principle of los- ing one's life to find it. To be more explicit, when you en- ter a room you will find each grade with a number of subjects, in some cases nine of ten. Find where each is, get your course of study and see what has been accomplished and is to be accomplished by June. If you will begin to assume the responsibility of bringing this to pass, your growth will be certain. We Want to find in you worthy apprentices and co-work- ers. Again, we hope you will recognize the value of high standards in workg that you will appreciate the fact that how a thing is done--its quality of achievement-is of at least equal im- portance with what is done, in the matter of school work, It is easy to recognize the signifi- cance of quality in a big job like that of making the Constitution of the U. S., in the work of an engineer, or even in the making of furniture that is more lovely after a centuries' use than when new, but to see that margins, legible writing, correct spelling, accuracy of statement and careful habits are of corresponding value in the work of a teacher, seems for some of us rather difficult. It is Urevelling in the obvious to say that each profession emphasizes certain requirements. Just as a lay- man's ideas of cleanliness would be inadequate in a surgeon, so a stu- dent's observance of these matters of detail is often unsatisfactory from the standpoint of a teacher. To acquire then, habits of particu- lar work, to emphasize them in a forceful way, to exaggerate as an actor exaggerates his reactions to carry over to the audience, to guard against lapses-in all these ways to inculcate good habits in our children is a very necessary part of our teach- ing job. Your methods' classes have no doubt given you insight into the pre- paration of subject matter for teach- ing. I shall only say here that the mastery of subject matter for teach- ing calls for thorough and lengthy preparation. lt may be possible for you to pass some tests if you draw the mere facts of the story of Colum- bus. You can't teach Columbus. though. unless you've sensed the mat- ter-of-fact and the romantic in his life. wondered how his patience could hold as he sacrificed present pros- perity for a. dream, considered the, steadfast effort by which he finally reached his goal, and wondered a bit why after all this, he could die apparently a'failure. You will need more than facts in teaching. Perhaps the spirit of what I've tried to put into this talk may be had from this extract from Carry a Message to Garcia. It is not book- learning young men need, nor in- struction about this and that, but a. stiffening of the vertebrae which will cause them to be loyal to a trust, to act promptly, concentrate their ener- gies-do the thing. OLIVE MOORE. Aviator- I fooled seventy-five down there were going per cent. of those people then. They thought we to fall. Passenger- Yes, and fifty per cent. of us up here. -Voo Doo. He- I had a good joke to tell you this evening, but I see you are not in a condition to receive it. She- Why? He- Because if your face lights up, the powder will go oth -St. John's Collegian. you fooled ' AN EXPERIENCE WORTH HAVING. To return from a delightful week- end trip, ready and eager C?J to be- gin practice-teaching, and to find that instead we were to spend a whole week just observing-well, it had rather the effect of a dash of cold water. You see, someone was so in- considerate as to contract scarlet fever at that time so that we were 'barred from the county schools. And of course, although we pretended to be terribly frightened and to expect all kinds of dreadful things to hap- pen to us out in these unknown rural schools, we were really anxious and impatient to begin and find out what it was like. However, a week at Normal School 'goes more quickly than you can im- agine. Great was the excitement the afternoon that word went around 'that we were to go out next day- and still greater excitement the next morning as the truck and bus bore away their several loads of hopeful, fearful student teachers. Our feelings and impressions on that first day were crowded into so lshort a time that they can scarcely be described. To those who had never been in a rural school, it must indeed have been a novel experience, while all of us found that we had ,much to learn about them. Of course, it had to come gradually, 'and the three weeks that we have ,been out have served principally to ishow us how little we really know. ln spite of the diiiiculties, perplexi- ties and inconveniences that we en- counter in this work, I can imagine Inothing that could offer more valu- able experience or more real pleasure. For each day we are helping our critic teachers to meet such real sit- uations as we will be meeting in our own schools next year. VVe are llearning to know children and to work with them, we are gaining poise 'and confidence in ourselves and pow- er to manage the routine of the Vschoolroom, to plan lessons, and to put our ideas across to our classes. Best of all, we are seeing each day the work of a professional teacher who has had the experience and train- ing necessary to make a really good teacher. Altogether, I think that of all the helpful experiences that Normal School life offers us, this is by far the most valuable and at the same time the most delightful. E. KATHERINE GIBSON, Sr. V. Miss Munn says it would be ter-- rible if the members of Senior III went out to teach and did not use correct English. She need not worry on that score if we manage to survive her present course. HARRY M. BATCHELOR, Reporter, Senior III. I Page6 THE ORIOLE MY LAST PRACTICE N MY FIRST OBSERVATION. TEACHING. fVVith apologies to Robt. Browningl That's our last group of rural teach- ers, Looking as if they were alive. I call Those girls a wonder now. Mr. Hul- sizer and critic teachers Ivorked busily more than a day and there they stand. YVil't please you to sit and talk with them? I said Rural Teachers by design, for never looked Strangers like you at those smiling countenances, g But to myself they turned tsince none' Knows better the trials of a rural! teacher, than Il 1 And seemed as they would ask me. 1 I if they durst, ' How such a group came there. Sol not the 1 First are you to turn and ask thusw Sir, 'twas not 4 The presence of rural schools only,l that called 1 These girls forth to teach: perhaps ' Their conscience said, A better thing I do If I go forth to teach little children, or None 3 Can hope to give us better training: than rural schools. 1 Such thoughts were real. And cause enough 1 For twelve weeks of work and toil. Sir, twas a fine group. My compli- ments to the teachers. The projects that they featured. The dignity and poise in class control.l The newness of methods which were bold. 1 The black bus they round with round5 the schools, ' And carried with them lunches and tools- All and each. would draw from Mr. Hulsizer ' Tlxe approving speech or smile at least. The twelve weeks ended. Then all girls Stopped work together. Wil't please you to rise? Well meet the new rural teachers then. I repeat. Sir, The initiative and co-operation of the teachersxis ample Warrant for congratulations. And no just pretense of mind Will he disallowed to give them Though the fair A itself. as l: avowed at starting. ls my object. ' SUE WRIGHT. ANNA x1,t1.1.oNEt:, sr. 111 I ee --- 4 GOOD OLD DAYS. I The old gray mare had her faults., But you didn't have to jack her nigh forefoot and whirl it around about seventeen times to get her started' on a cold February morning--Xvaho I N 1 lNebr.J News. . 1 Fullerton, Fifth Grade. Doubtless many of you have heard' a good deal about The Participation Work we Juniors VI, VII and VIII are having, or are going to have. Probably none of you know anything, about it, but some of you have heard how these Juniors go out to observe in the various grades, used for the student teachers to apply their theory course. Mary Kingdon and I were assigned l to Fullerton 5th for our Partici-Q pation YVork. Friday, March the! 21st was our first time to go out. I had to get up at 6 A. M.-something unusual for me-get ready in a cold atmospphere and run over to Newell Hall for breakfast, and pack my' lunch. It certainly tried my soul to go out that early in the cold andf snow. but as I desire a professional attitude, I went. Regardless of false alarms, wet were oi at last. Even though we, were packed like sardines, we werey a jolly bunch that left Newell Hall! Merrily we rolled along over a, road lined with snowy trees till? we came to Baynesville. Here we discarded a few of our passengers. The next stop was Putty Hill. Again! we lost some of our companions. ' We missed our merry acquaint- ances, but made up for our loss in number by an addition of fun. We stopped once on our travels. I thought: lVell. I guess this is Ful-1 lertonf' But alas! not such good, luck! YVe finally arrived at our des-3 tination and wended our way tol the school. Figurative-ly we beheldi a mansion for busy bees. 1 Like a greenie. I stopped and gazed around to see all that could be seen.. I was called out of my reverie when some one said: This way. please. ' and I stumbled up the stairs. Wraps off. we were introduced to Mrs. Hopkins. the critic teacher. Mrs. Hopkins. this is Miss King- don. Glad to meet you. Miss Kingdon. and I suppopse this is Miss Come? No. only Miss Kenlonf' Thus we met The Power That Presides over Fullerton Fifth Grade . Ding. Dong-nine o'clock. In Irooped the kiddies. some with rub- hers. some with boots. and some with only shoes. School began. Vl'hy, I don't know a thing. I never had anything like that. so how can I ever, ever teach the children who will be under my care when I go out to teach? Such were my thoughts, jumbled together. as I list- ened for three hours to Modern Methods of Teaching. Mentally. this is the answer I grasped: Be interest- ed in children and your theory course -strive for the 'Professional Atti- tude' and you will succeed. Now friends and classmates, l ami 1 1 in earnest when I say that I believe in my doctrine, During the rest of my Normal School course I intend to try hard-yes, very hard, to live up to my Doctrine, I feel no longer like a little Junior, but like a. Haig. ni1ied Senior with an ideal for which to strive. This, friends, is what my first observation or participation work, fcall it what you willy gave to me. LILLIAN KENLON, Jr. VIII. WE G0 AFTER VOCABU- LARIFS. As a result of our scores in the Stanford Achievement Test given throughout the State last Fall, Balti- more county has been stressing with Spartan Vigor the growth of vocabu- lary among her pupils, Remembering the well-instilled thumb rules of psychology that 'irepetition strengthens a bond and that we learn to do by doing we are trying to meet this need. With his test score before him, and the appreciation of power ac- C0H1DaDying a broad vocabulary, and a real desire to improve his own, the child is ready for exercise in this par- ticular work. Posters, charts, writ- ing and more formal exercises have proved helpful. But having found a positive correlation between wide- reading and vocabulary ability, it was manifest that the best remedial work is reading. Qur particular school is awaiting anxiously the May test. and hoping that the scores will show progress. May we not be disappointed. ALVFNA TRENT, Sweet Air School, Balto. Co. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL da LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal. Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies, T0W50l11 Md. Riderrvood, Md. 110i HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Drnggists Aim-SERVICE Motto-QUALITY Headquarters for school supplies since 1904. .Agents for Kodaks and Waterman's Fountain Pens Towson, - - Maryland 1101 Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry 4101 THE ORIOLE ' Page 7 PUT RU'iRAL EDUCATION FIRST. One of the greatest problems in the field of education today is to give to the country boy, advantages equal to those of his city cousin. Doubtless when most of us think of the problems of education we con- fine our thoughts to those problems which deal with discipline, training and culture for the city cousin alone -not dreaming that oif somewhere in the quiet of a rural district some country girl who has fared better than most of her companions, or by sheer force of her own will and un- seliishness, is also facing problems which would dishearten the best of our city teachers. and whose DKUGHCG together with her untiring efforts is doing more good in the world about her than any other type of instruc- tion in the worlid. Have you driven along a country road, and after passing several little country urchins trudging along with their books and lunch boxes, to the one-room school by the crossroads, paused in your gay reiiections long enough to consider what difliculties await them and their teacher when the old cracked bell peals forth its solemn knell at nine o'clock3 or have you ever thought of the disadvantages which these country children have with eight grades in a dingy, poorly supervision is becoming more stand- ardized. Coinsolidation, together with better means of transportation, is bringing the country child into closer relationship with the outside world. Institutions for better health, better organization, and better civic improvements are growing and func- tioning all over the State. Health clinics, farm organizations, clubs and societies are slowly but surely edu- cating the people from both the country and city to better and hap- pier lives. I am convinced 'that the time is fast approaching when we shall look with pride on our rural school system in America, and that the time will come when the boy from the country with his prize pig under his arm will be looked upon with respect and not as a bashful, backward, ignoramus or a hayseed. Some man has said, whether a boy be from the country or city, rich or poor, talented or not, will and work is sure to win. Therefore, I believe with a little more effort from the profession as a whole, rural educa- tion can reach a plane of proficiency equal to if not better than the schools of the city, where the streets and not the lure of nature farnish his environment. Therefore, in the future when we hear of the problems of education let us think not only of the teacher ibut let us think of the country 'school as well, and instead of being ia one-celled, self-centered battery, hea.ted, ill-lighted and ill-ventilatedilet us be at part of mg giant dynamo room with only one person to mold' their characters and shape their des- tinies. I fear that many of us, sur- face thinkers at the best, with con- tempt on our face, and sarcasm in our hearts, consider it a trick of fate that some people are so ignorant that the live in such Jlaces with such Y l rough roads, and, stepping on ther accelerator, leave the country and the problems of rural life to take! care of themselves. I say many of us do this, but it so happens that many of us do not al- ways constitute a majority. Abra-i ham Lincoln said: One man and God Almighty may constitute a majority. I suppose it is due to some such ma- jority that the country boy exists at all. The fact is, he is gradually win- ning his fight. He has proved to the world that he is indispensable. More and more do people realize that success for all of us depends uponl the success of each of us. It is with this in mind that taxpayers, public opinion and the democratic spirit of the American people are demanding better and more equal opportunities. The State of Maryland is taking a 'that supplies energy to the whole in- ,stit-ution. A. G. HAMMOND, '24 RECOMMENDATION OF SR. III Certain members of Senior III have made the following recommendation. That we display our knowledge of civic virtues by: Being first in the lunch lineg Leaving our lunch trays for others to carry outg Being first on all street carsg I Being last in class before the bellg Being individualisticg Doing as little work as possibleg Talking loudly and whistling in ihalls during classsesg j Turning in papers on last day of grace, ' Reading newspapers in classes and assemblyg 4 Writing up one notebook for the class and everybody taking copies Qthis would greatly simplify the la-1 hors of both teachers and studentsjg Never saying good morning , Lack of sense in general. leading role in providing for these' opportunities. The equalization Fund is perhaps one of the greatest steps for developing rural education, for it gives the teacher in the rural school a salary equal to or better than that of the city teacher. County, A little girl upon seeing some gor- geous peacocks with their wonderful fans spread, rushed to her mother and exclaimed: Ah, mamma! There is a turkey in full bloom! OUR LIBRARY SERVES. The Library Department of our school is justly proud of its excellent showing for the year just complpeted. Figures just given out by our librar- ian show us that we may compare ourselves favorably with even such an institution as Enoch Pratt, of which there are twenty odd branches. This is the way the good news runs: Enoch Pratt Library and branches have 84 times as many assistants as weg 60 times as many booksg 100 times the clientele, but do only 22 times as much work, as measured in the circulation of books for home use. The number of volumes in our library has been estimated at 7,000, not in- cluding text books, while the numben of books circulated last year amount- ed to 43,852 or approximately 3,400 per month. Besides these volumes distributed for home use we have an attendance of 85,129 or approximately 7,100 per month. These figures symbolize the 'usefulness of our library and the ,value its knowledge gives to the :students better than words could do. HAROLD MOSER. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP I Y York Road - Towson, Md. C105 ' lPhone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 324 IV. Saratoga Street iOpp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. ,Original and Special Designs to Order l XVe Can Duplicate Any Pin hgegkers of State Normal Pins 61: Rings J I You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK l Opposite the Court House Open Saturday Nights 4170 Interest on Savings Deposits 1109 Start a Savings Account With THE 5 SECOND NATIONAL BANK ' 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND C103 OUR SECOND HOME KEENE'S York Road and Burke Avenue 6105 Page 8 THE ORIOLE JUNIOR II MAKES ITS BOW. Heretofore very few contributions to The Oriole have been found from Junior ll, yet we want you' all to know we are a very imporatnt part of what Miss Tall determines The Clan. A WORD TO THE WISE. lf a woman is willing to come BQ way-meter. lf she will come all the way-Re- ceiver. If she want 2 be an angel-Trans- former. lf she is unfaithful-Lever. If she gossips 2 much-Regular tor. If she stammers, and cannot say it -Reliever. If she tells U something--Believer. Whatever U do-Don't Deceiver. If lf lf If If U she falls- Lifter. U want her 2 answer-Ringer. she oes awa --Recaller U 8 Y - want her 2 stay--Detainer. want 2 avoid her-Slipper. lf U can't slipper-Skipper. lf U like her looks-Trailer. If U C she is getting bad-Re- former. If U like Junior ll-Follower. 2 WISE GUYS, Eskridge ti Cannon. WILL IVE EVER LIVE TO SEE? Bennett without puffs. Bowen with a man. Boyd with bobbed hair. Bricker with both eyes open. Brittingham not having her own way. Brown taking anti-fat. Cannon without her chewing gum. Cheezum not knowing everything- Christopher without her comb and compact. Connelly without an ache or pain. MASON'S GARAGE XVILLYS-KNIGHT 8 OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and XVillow Avenue Phone Towson 55-I Towson, Md. t10J THE MA NHATTAN ORCH ESTRA M. S. CLARY, Director, 4805 Richards Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Phone Hamilton 1903-W. Gifts In Art, China., Leather Goods, Books. Toys, THE DULANY-VERNAY CO. Social and Commercial Stationers 339-341 N. Charles, St., Ba.lthn0re, 1105 Cooper in a beauty contest. Crook with her mouth open. Downing staying awake with Psy- chology. Dukes teaching whip-poor-will. Eliott Forgetting Sam. Eskridge without a joke. Farrow saying anything. Fender agreeing with anyone. Knatg without J. Price. Gibbons without her cosmetics. Lane as Cannon's cousin. Leatherbury carrying for the op- posite sex. Martin as a teacher . McDonald at the head of a reform school. Mitchell without her fingers full of rings. Roberts with her Gardner, Skipper skipping class. Sutton grown up. Travers talking above a whisper. Veitch doing anything wrong. Wachowig without powder on her nose. Warren in a gym suit. Zink getting serious. Eskridge and Cannon. THE PRATT INSTITUTE EXHIBITION. In the month of March Maryland State Normal School was honored with a very remarkable guest, who spoke to us only in colors. Now who was this peculiar but yet dis- tinguished guest, you ask? He was the exhibition sent by the Pratt In- stitute, the school of Fine and Ap- plied Arts, of Brooklyn. New York. With much hospitality this exhibi- tion was entertained. Day in and day out not only did the art classes visit it, but one and all of the student body of M. S. N. S. as well. Hanging from the stately walls of one of the faculty rooms in the school one can imagine what a fairyland of colors the exhibition made. As one walked into the room, especially it she or he were a pros- pective schoolmarm, the exquisite il- lustrations of children's stories would iirst attract. So real and full of life were these illustrations that one, as he stood gazing at the one illustra- tion of Wynken. Blynken and Nodd, One Night Sailed OIT in a Wooden Shoe, could feel himself sailing on the beautiful, blue painted ocean with these three charming children in their wooden shoe. Next to these illustrations one would be fascinated by the colorful and perfect line of interior designs. So real was the fire on the hearth in the illustration of the English Country Ingle Nook that if one stood before this picture on a. cold day I am sure he would catch the real warmth, which the artist intended to produce. Then, especially educative were the costume designs, which took for their color schemes, the colors from How- ers as delicate and dainty as the pond lily and colors from birds whose feathers displayed remarkable color tones ranging from bright red to pas- ltel shades. 1 There were numerous all-over de- signs, which were such perfect dupli- cates that we at first vowed they were real tapestries and cretonnes of the Orient. Most entertaining were the port- rait designs taken from real life and drawn in black and white. So nat- ural too were these in their shading and lines that one wanted to speak to them, as they passed by. Most prominently placed were the advertising designs. One could just smell the delicate and delightful odor of the Jonteel powder as they viewed the advertisement and both see and feel the power of a windy day when they studied the children's clothes advertisements, which represented a wash on the line. Last but not least were the wood- block designs, unique and distinctive. So let us who have enjoyed our silent guest's visit show our humble and yet whole-hearted appreciation in ye ole time yell: Two, four, six, eight, Whom do we appreciate? Those who invited the exhibition to M. S. N. S. PAT HARSH, Sr. ll. MUSICAL TABLES. I think that would be a suitable name for the tables which we now have in our primary room, because due to the bright idea of my assist- and and the generosity of our pa- trons, we have made three very nice tables from an old useless organ. To all, I believe, there is a weird fascination as to the manner in which things are put together, so we had heaps of fun tearing up that old organ, even if we had to beware of mice's nests. Soon we had bor- rowed a supply of hammers, saws and other instruments used by real carpenters and in spite of many doubting smiles and shaking heads we made the first table. And then we had a Patron's Club meeting and all of our patrons liked the idea- one liked it so well he asked to make the rest of the tables. Our only expense was the varnish we put on them. because another of out patrons supplied us with all the needeed lumber for legs and rein- forcements. With the proceeds of a. social we have ordered some chairs and hope to have all our youngsters feel like the one who said: I just love to come here now, because it's just like home. It is a good rule to be sure you are right-and then keep still. -a .x iv i. 'Q' 'YL M p THE o1uoLr. Page 9 RURAL TRAINING OF THE ALLAN L. HCLSIZER lend their assistance to the training .- MD. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. ,teacher, supervision being after all a if , . fContinued from Page 11 Qiljformal School Dodge truck. This, -'route takes eight students-four to fthe Second and Third Grades in Bel' Flair, and four to the one-room school fat Wilna, in Harford county. I The induction of students into - practice teaching is gradual. Before ' he student teacher begins her work several days are spent in observation, I 'sin becoming familiar with the chil- -'V-,.dren's names, in learning what ma- xljterials are available and in noting gjzhe methods of the training teacher. 'Next yearns' Seniors will be still bet- ter prepared for student teaching as 1 the Junior sections this year for the first time are participating in activi- ties carried on in various rooms for 'twelve hours during this term. Af- fter preliminary observation of the training teacher the student teacher begins with individual instruction, small groups are taught and finally the student teacher undertakes all- -. day teaching. The student begins 'music and playground Work very early during the twelve week term and continues it to the end. They begin with easier subjects and pro- gress to the more diiliicult. Spelling and arithmetic, particularly drill les- sons, are thought to be-the easiest for the beginner. The student, teaches and studies about these sub- jects for the iirst three Weeks. Read- lng has the emphasis during the next four Weeksg history and geography during the last four. While students are teaching in the, morning conferences and subjectl matter classes are conducted in the' afternoon at the Normal School. These consist of psychology, empha- sizing class-room management and the psychology of the various sub- Jects taught. There are conferences on hygiene-the hygiene of the school room. The direction of rural student teaching has two conferences per Week with students. These con- I which the discussion is based on ac-I schools. The training teachers from the couny schools are an organized groupl continually studying student training. On the first Tuesday of each month' the Training Teachers meet at the Normal School to discuss the prob-E lems incident to teacher training.l One of these problems on which Work! is being done at present is a checking, or marking system for student teach- ers. Business meetings of the Training Teachers' Council are presided over by the Chairman, Miss Olive B.f Moore, Principal of the Lutherville, School. Miss Margaret K. Canovan, IS secretary of the Council. The n 1 -, I I l L Director of Rural Supervision. V personnel of the Training Teacherl group is as follows: l Miss Moore. Luziiemile. 5 Mis Canovan. Lutherville. 1 Miss Katherine Logan. Timoniumm Miss ' Hipsley. Ridge. Miss Feeney, Riderwood. Q Miss Galloway, Riderrvood. i Miss Gertrude Buckley. Bare Hills! Miss Mildred Buckley, Bare Hillsj Miss Miss Norris, Putty Hill. I Guyton. Fullerton. ' 'Walken Baynesville. Miss Miss Grogan, Fullerton. Q Miss Knight, Wilna. , Miss Nellie Bagley, Bel Air. Miss Thompson, Bel Air. For example, in the last meeting of :the Training Teachers the subject for, ferences are discussion groups inf discussion was: f'What Are The Min-Q imnm Essentials For Students in the tual lessons observed in the training!Teaching of Arithmetic and Spell-I ing? 1 The Training Teachers are not onlyi interested in the problem of studenti teaching, but vitally interested alsol in the Whole problem of teacher training and rural teacher training! Their interest in the many activitiesi of the Normal School helps to strengthen the bond between studentl and training teacher. The use ofi the training centers is of course de-Q pendent on the co-operation of thel Boards of Education of Harford and Baltimore counties and on the sup- port and interest of the Superintend- ents and Supervisors of these coun- ties. The Supervisors are helping lteachers in their regular visits and 50143 Of DOS!-graduate teacher train' Th? COUHIY demonstration meetilnlgs wvhich student teachers attend from flllne to time help to start the student ?efglZL1lg In. .the- right direction. IDS ablllfl' IS like ability in most ot the other professions-a ,thins that OIIIY growth and experience C3-121 perfect, growth and experience un er constant supervision. The: Problem of teacher training is One or the most vital to the common- Kteagllh- Y Ollll' ii beginning is possible a ft e Normal School: the placing of firhmlndation for the future structure. wi? P109 Valuable part of all this tfalflllls is the building up in the QOPUS fSaC11-91' of these attitudes- Qfst. an attitude of service to the ofalte tnrough its future citizens-the C lf dfser Sfcond. an attitude of open mindedness Which urges the ,Young teach? IO, kehell abreast of the best in hei profession and linked with this an hattitude which believes in and see 's supervision for c ' development. Ontmuous ALLAN HULSIZER, Rural Education. THE WONDERS GF JR. VIII. lVe wonder- 1- XVII? Moss is called i'Fungi? hoie lVhere Bertha Harris heard 3, go Hee-Haw? 9 Q. Yi'here Klein l t 11 '- Posture? OS er Good -l the - YVhy Broolzhart is always on 'Dot for classes? ' 0 . lf Cronise goes Eshin' often? 6. If Etta is Rich? befeau?dhXEEcilna Grammar likes to Wag-ITIQEQQH' 1011s Edith will be of Martha ever saw the Seitz .10. If Emma is a good B0W- man? u 11. If Kenton will ever stop talk- lng about Fullerton Fifth Grade? 12. If McCallum likes c-Andy? BILLlE,,' Jr. VIII. THE BOOT SHOP WM. F. ORTH, Prop. CGraduate Practipedistj TOW'SON'S REAL SHOE STORE v READY FOR EASTER. Headquarters For Gym Shoes Page 10 THE ORIOLE CONSOLIDATION IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY. ville, which is the most typical con-V solidatfed school in Anne Arundel countv cost last vear sixty dollars- Every citizen of the United States wants to do the most he can for his countryg and better teachers for our '-1 A n per child, 'including transportation I rural schools is one sure step toward Mall? Years ago Ou forefathersand nearly every child is carried atlbetter citizenship. of is the extension of equlgxl. Opllortlixnigies thavt colxsohdated 56190015 do nqt Costlhas in him a bit of soil that will raise Thenlthe rural school was as efllcient am mole to be mamta'ned' If asia' Stalk of corn that H0 other Soil in tmuch, as several rural schools. an the world will raiser- This as the city or village schools. for they Thi S WS what n C0 n is , ' were generally large and taught bY!ing toivalzig consolidzgtiiig sghgsols, get giiiilfntglff 22355, otfliffagi, 'ffe 1152 C01l1s1exP1'gfeSfxllseglglajgegfee ch 1 fthe time is rapidly 'coming' when:Can do its ips up to us to find the sun sfanas infact but eonSdit?0tiiZ'when ellen' County Wlll feahze that job and dv if- HOW do you know have so changed with time that it no ' a Consohdated School Wm better meet V fhaf your job isplt 3' rural School? longer serves its original purpose lille 11-99dS of P119 011115 of today, alldl Don't be afraid of the work in store - - in doing so will lead them to become for the rural teache,-5 Work ln order to re-establish this educa-1 tional quality it is necessary that the' thousands of boys and girls livingl in the rural community have the? same advantage as those living in thel city. so that they will have the samej preparation for their life work. Con-Q solidation of rural schools is thel remedy. and it has been proved thati up-to-date schools today can be foundi in the rural community as well as in the city. , The question now arises as to what consolidation really is. Consolida- tion is a plan to reconstruct the rural schools on a new foundation which will re-establish the ancient principle of equal right to all. It contem- plates the closing up of many small schools scattered throughout the country community and the building of well-graded schools at points that are centrally located. l Anne Arundel county has done more than any other county toward the consolidation of schools and it has been proved that the schools county which are able to do in this the most for the children are consoli- dated schools. There are eight schools of this type in Anne Arundel county. 3h per cent of the rural schools being closed and the children transported to consolidated schools. Many people object to consolidated schools generally, because- of some phase of the tranreportation problem. Anne Arundel county has solved this problem hy having the children trans- ported by motor buses which pass the 1-hildrc-n's homes or else the children it-nik out to the State road and meet the buses. There are fifteen buses ot' this type that haul about 1200 chil- dren: that is. there are more children being transported than there remain in one and two-room schools. These buses cost inbuilt Sill per rlay. Then again the question may arise' as to 'wflicllicr the 1-ost of maintaining. a consoliflatcfl school is less than the cost. of several rural schools. lnl Anne Arundel county the greatest' 1-ost of schools today is the cost of: better citizens in the future. 1 MILDRED LEE DUVALL, Sr. II. A GOOD INVESTMENT. Every year there are a few fortu- nate people at Normal School whog carry away with them a bit of money. to spend in their first school room., Plans of every sort come to one's mind until the ten or twenty dollars one possesses purchases in the imag-' ination things that would cost a hun-' dred. It is well to dream awhile, but, that doesn't solve the problem off where the money should be expended., My own school room is the primary, room of a rural school. the same that I attended as a child. Except for a few slate boards no change has been, wrought. Stained walls, broken! panes of gglass in the too few win-' dows: scarred woodwork and dilapi- dated furniture greeted me. And im-Q mediately my check, which had seem-I ed quite large. dwindled to a dot. My mind sped back to my school days there and told me that the thing I had longed for most was not a pretty room. but pretty books. My decisioni was made. The hearts of my chil-q dren were not to he starved for books as mine had been. life could find beauty and cleanliness in each other, rather than in our dwelling, but nothing could act. as a substitute for books. Now nur library table boasts seven-5 teen volumes that are a joy to ther cyl--, Their soiled pages tell of thei use they have endured, But I alonei know what an incentive they havel proverl to better work. Every dayi has been the happier and the richeri because of them. l VAROLINE READ. H A Rural Teacher. WHY RURAL SCHOOLS? One of the first questions that! is the thing that makes us happy-idleness the thing that makes us miserable. It really depends on the mind set whether a thing is work or drudgery. If we are determined to get enjoy- ment out of our work, we nnd it pleasure, and thus the more work the more pleasure. I To be able to fulfill the qualifica- tions for a rural teacher the Maryland State Normal School gives a course to prepare us for this work. Those who go out into the rural training schools follow a program beside their student teaching not unlike this: 1 Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday they attend group meetings with their rural supervisor, to talk over lessons taught and to give con- sideration to work that is to be taken up. On the first Tuesday of every month a meeting of all the rural tra.1ning teachers is held at the Mary- land State Normal School for the pur- pose of discussing the progress of the student teachers, and the minimum essentials of the different subjects. But the training school is described elsewhere in this issue. What rural training centers try to give is experience in one and two- room schools to specially prepare teachers to serve under rural condi- tions all over the State. LORETTA SCHWARTZ, Senior I. A WORTH-WHILE PHILOSOPHY. Be well assured that on our side The untroubled heavens fight. Though headlong wind and heaping tide Blake us afraid to-night. By force of weather, not of War, In jeopardy we steer. Then welcome Fate's discourtesy, Whereby it shall appear instructors. I 'lfcachcrs draw fromi many of our county superintendents How, wherein the time of our distress 51000 I0 31-50 Def' Yffaf- If thfxask when we are applying for a And our deliverance, too, tear-her has less children than theQschool is: Will you teach in a rural The game is more than the players of average there is a waste. Some of school? the game, the rural schools average less than Some of us say most emphatically And the ship is more than the UWOIVQ DUDIIS. which means over one, No! while others really consider crew. llllntlred dollars per child. 1lillf'l'S- this an oppgrtunity, ,Kipling- I THE ORIOLE 11 NORMAL PESTALOZZI CON- TEST NO. II. Friday, April 5:11, 1924, the Nor- imal-Pestalozzi Literary Societies met in the Auditorium for their second contest. The auditorium was beau- tifully decorated in the colors of the two societies. At eight o'clock the Normals and Pestalozzi marched to their respective places, the Normals 'dressed in red and yellow caps and carrying canes with colors attached. 'Both societies were keyed up to the highest pitch of enthusiasm and in-l terest. Everyone sat on the edge of Qhis seat, breathlessly awaiting the outcome of the second contest' Though none knew the results of the! debate, every fellow was convinced that the other side had won. Af breathless hush fell over the assembly, at thecloseofthesinging of the societyj songs. This contest was composed' of two contestants representing both! societies from the three literaryl clubs, Authorship, Magazine and Story Telling. Mrs. Stapleton then! explained to the anxious societies audi visitors, the details of the contestf and the program opened. The first: speaker representing the Normals, ont the Authorship Club was Elizabeth! Flowers, who read her story called Fulfillment This was followed. by Emma Teipe, a Pest, who read her Ways and Means Committee. Al- though of different types, both stories were splendid. The Normals then sang one of their songs, waving high their decorated canes. The Maga- zine Club was next on the program and the first speaker representing the Normals was Dorothy Flounders, who. spoke on Current Poetry. Corrine Muck represented the Pests and spoke on The Informal Essay. Both of -these speakers received cheers from the audience. The Pests then sang one of their rousing songs. The: Story-Telling Club. the last one on the' program, was represented on the! Normal side by Miss Mathews,f Who delightfully told The Butterfly That Stamped, and on the Pest side, Mary Thomas, who with edual ability told the story of The Cat That Walked by Himself. The schoolj song closed the program and everyone left feeling that his side was the: Winner. 1 Much commendation is due the presidents of the two societies, Owen' Thomas and Charlotte Helm, who' splendidly led their respective sidesl in the singing. The students of the, societies also deserved much praise, in the Way they responded to the, leaders, and inspired their speakersq DOROTHY MILLER, Jr. IIII I L The Freshman cries, I The Sophomore blows, The Junior sighs, The Senior knows. -EX. VOTE NOW! No Age Restrictions! M. S. N. S. Stages An Election! The object of the election is to Iind out Who's Who at Normal. Have you not often wondered who the best looking girl is, which one is most popular, and who the most con- scientious student is? This is a chance for you to lind out. On Page - you will dnd a ballot. Cut it out and vote. Do not write your name on the ballot, Drop it in the box in Miss Munn's room on The result will be published in the next Oriole. BALLOT: 1. Most popular boy. 2. Most popular girl. 3. Biggest flirt. 4. Best all around sport-boy. 5. Best all around sport-girl. 6. Best athlete-boy. T. Best athlete-girl. S. Laziest boy. 9. Laziest girl. 10. Biggest talker-boy. 1 11. Biggest talker-girl. 12. Best line. . Most lucky. . Biggest sheik. . Most in love-boy. . Most in love-girl. 13 14 15 16 17. Best looking boy. 18. Best looking girl. . Best dancer-boy. . Best dancer-girl. . Biggest eater-boy. . Biggest eater-girl. . Most conscientious student. . Most dignified Senior. . Most unselfish student. 19 20 21 2.2 23 24 25 LITERARY SOCIETY SPIRIT ' AT M. S. N. S. The majority of the two hundred and tifty Juniors who drew lots for, society membership in September' knew nothing more of the proceed- ings than the names Pest and Normal. A few had heard of neither and practically all were in- dilferent to society adiliations. When the societies were organized into groups the members attended the various group meetings from a sense of duty and rather because every- body does it than because of the consciousness of 'Tm a Pest or Pm a Normal. This typified the atti- tude of the Juniors. The Seniors were more seriously loyal and had ani air of expectancy: Just wait 'til the! contests begin. The blase Juniors' thought their enthusiasm superficial.' As time went on enthusiasm grew. Rumors from the rival camp acted as an incentive and everyone prepared for a momentous struggle. The ex- citement spread like a dame on a. dry bough. Crowds cheered madly' and the hearts of individuals beat wildly under the colors.. Streamers waved from every available spot and everyone sang as he had never sung before. But the real society spirit lies deeper than mere demonstration. It consists in grinding to put forth the best intellectual product, and in training to be a good sport in de- feat or victory. The philisophy of the contests is admirable: The best will win. We hope we are, but if we are not we'll gladly congratulate the other fellows. They are our best friends, you know! JULIA BLACKLOCK. Jr. IV. NORMAL-PESTALOZZI DEBATE. Look at the Pest banner up in the tower. It was the morning of the debate and the Normals gazed with envious eyes upon the blue and white glittering in the spring sunshine. It seems that the Normals had scored a point. But assembly came, and in the rush that preceded the opening of the program the stage curtain rolled back to display Normal in all her l'lGl'Y glory on the cycle around the back-ground. The shouts of de- light. amazement and chagrin de- picted a hot contest for the night. And it was hot. A bucking. sur- prised billy goat, decorated in Nor- mal colors and bearing the sign The Normals Have Got Your Goat was pulled in, very much against his will. lt seemed that the goat was rather' partial to the Pests, for it stubbornly refused to move from their side. Af- ter the excitement and uproar had subsided, a tenseness Hlled the air as the students eagerly awaited the fray. The question debated was: Resolved, that the honor system should be used in all prisons. The Pests upheld the atiirmalive side: the Normals the negative side. The speakers on the afiirmitive side in the order of their appearance were: Tom Rice, Charles Wren and Grace Jones, The speak- ers for the negative side were Minnie Evans, Harry Batchelor and John Gildea. Nine minutes were allowed for each speaker and four minutes' rebuttal for each side. Both debating teams argued con- vincingly, showed such thorough preparation and delivered with such insight in the field of argument that even the students found it hard to make a decision. BETH CAPLES, Jr. III. A MISUNDERSTANDING. Curtis-Miss Boulden, Mr. Griffith said he was going to dust my thous- ers. What does he mean? ' Miss Boulden-What have you been doing that is Wrong, Curtis? Curtis-I sat down on a dirty board, but I'd rather dust my trous- ers myself. 12 THE ORIOLE .ln THE CALL. A would be Ruralite's vision- Each year from the Md. State Nor- mal School Go teachers prim and sedate, To train for future citizens The children of the State. Of these teachers, trained to rule, The majority choose the rural school. There's a call from the country chil- dren, IVhose pleasures are but few, And who haven't the many advant- ages That city children do. IVe can do many things to help them, And tiill their lives with joyg We can give of the best we have to give To every girl and boy, So we've answered the call of the children And sacrifice we'll make, I And although our job is a man's size one. It's fulfillment we'll undertake. So give a cheer for the rural school, For the rural teacher too. She's doing her bit for Maryland And throwing a challenge to you. M. HILL. AN INTERVIEW. Miss Elizabeth VVilson, Sr. I, did her practice teaching in the lower grades. The following article is one' of her many interesting experiences as she related it to me. When I ardived at the school many problems confronted me, as they have every new teacher. One was to interest one of our third grade boys, who was twelve years oldg really too old for that class in age. especially in his reading. for here. hig lack of vocabulary and self- consciousness made his life miser- able. When called upon to work a written problem in arithmetic which required some reading, it was the same story-only a shake of the head. Something had to be done to make his work vital and interesting to ' 'ded by Xliss Greenlaw I did him. Ai , . . V A mv tirst wood-work, just a tiny rab- bit sawed out of a cigar box. which I dressed in jacket and trousers. Why did I select a rabbit? VVe were reading 'Peter Rabbit' 'tVell. YOU can imagine the result. I almost had a riot ffvffr on whose table Peter could sm, Then eve-ryone wanted to know how he was made and if they coulrl make one-with one exception ..my special problem, who only shook his ht-ad and said: 'l'm not going to try, for I know I can't do it.' When the reading lesson was finished, and finished well by the other children, we trooped out on the back porch with our cigar boxes, which we had to wash and scrape. Soon he was the hardest worker in the crowd, and when we came to sawing out the rabbit he was the leader and helped all the little maid- ens. After the sawing came the cray- on work, and when the judging of rabbits came Fred's was voted as the best. This was only a small part of the success, for soon Fred read aloud for me. Never shall I forget that reading lesson. I believe I beamed on the world for the rest of the day. Our Work did not end here, for the boys were ready for larger things and when asked what they would like to make suggested a sand-table, since they had none. Here again Miss Greenlaw came to my aid with suggestions, materials and tools. We had no industrial arts period, so we used the recess period. Why take their play period? They had never used it profitably, for they did noth- ing but hold up a side of the build- ing. I didn t require them to work. They always came for permission to work and each was ready to take his place as 'boss' when his day came. What did we do while nailing and sawing? We talked of lumber and lumber camps, and it was really a.n education to all of us. Then we dis- cussed measuring, and had some real problems to solve. When the sand-table was com- pleted and varnished we closed Olll' work with a little true and false test covering what we had learned in our work periods. Probably it was easy, for they all had perfect papers. My only regret was that I had to leave before we had worked out a sand-table project. Did I accomplish my purpose? ' LOLITA DOWNIN. OUR LIBRARY. Each week we get a number of books from the Normal School. We keep the books until Friday and then they are taken back. The children should read them because they are lvery interesting. Some of the older people borrow these books too. Some of the books are: Doctor Do- little, The Adventures of a Brownie, The King of the Golden River, Stories of the Gorilla Country, and Betty Leicester, t0O GLADY TROYER, I Grade 6, Hereford School., THE RED SCHOOL USE. How dear to the heart is -the sight of a school house, When near-future prospects pre- sent one to viewg gi The school bell, the play-gnound, the coal house near by itgf And every bare spot where the grass ever grew f The teacher's large desk, the black- board near by it, Erasers and chalk, wbapse use time will tellg .f The hook for the hats, for the coats one close by it 1. All make up the scho room where highest hopes d 1. -l The old little school-house, th V wea- , ther-worn school-house, 'The moss-covered school-house -x , That stands on the hill. MARY HIL Cecil Cou x. 1 SENIOR III'S WONDER- 1. Why Miss Medwedeff persists in calling on Mr. Strange? 2. Why Anna Mallonee delights in riding on a Charles Street bus? 3. Why Catharine Hines likes to visit a certain grocery store? 4. Why Group I doesn't get call- ed on so much in history this term 5. Why Miss sMunn doesn't like us to say: Spring has came and win- ter has went ? 6. Why Elizabeth Benson, our honorable section chairman, is al- ways in a hurry? 7. Why we must continually be checked up ? 8. Why we want to know so much? K. E. H., Sr. III. Say It Tvith Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYINIAN Office: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona. Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. l10l A . .iw , ,. Lincoln 0597266 Forclson CARS'TRUCKS 'TRACTORB HENRY RECKORD 187 TOWSON Compliments or 77?E BLACKSL DECKER MFG. CO. TO WS ON HEIGHTS BALTIMORE, MD. N . ' Q 1 it at 4 'aft' A I v fx '. I Q' I I f',' fi Knowing does not Q' , .come to us by details, Any sincere thought Qbut in Hashes of light is irresistible' ' from Heaven. P Vol. 3--No. 9 MAY, 1924 Published Monthly by Students of the Maryland State Normal School, Towson. Md. 1 BROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND ETHICS OF THE TEACHING CRAFT. By Nicholas Orem Supt. Prince George's County. Only a few years ago educational writers were defending the thesis teaching is a professionng but now happily within the last decade the professional status is that the teach- er is accepted not only by the edu- cational writer but by a large part of the intelligent laymen, who no longer tell the teacher how to teach, but who express in no uncertain terms their contempt for the un- trained person who would attempt to teach. Only comparatively few years ago Dr. Payne said: Teaching is the noblest of professions but the sor- riest of trades. But another writ- er said: Teachers must never fail to rise to the greatness of their vo- cation-even as yet though poorly remunerativef' And still another: 'Human life is the finest thing in the world, the trraining and development of it the finest calling in the world. Thuswe see teaching referred to variously as a calling, a vocation, and while its professional status is rapidly becoming fixed, this status will not and cannot become firmly and tinally established until we who are engaged in its prractice iix for ourselves and our calling certain and definite standards of conduct and a code of professional ethics that are recognized not only by ourselves but by th.e public in gereral. I 4 I 1 What is a profession? Webster' says That of which one possesses knowledge, a vocation if not purely commercial, ,agricultural, mechani- cal, or the like. To classify a vocation a profession, MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY. What Normal is to teachers, What popularity is to the boys, What fame is to the Pests, What grammar is to English, What themes are to History, What projects are to Geography, Yea, yea, and more yeas What sleep is to Juniors, What commencement is to Seniors Gives but a slight idea of what Our faculty is to all of us. 7 P. BAILEY, Sr. IV. those engaged in it must be able to answer in the affirmative these ques- tions: 1. Is there a body of knowledge peculiar to that profession, a content of method, of practice, procedure and technique that can be taught, and which no one not possessing can follow the profession? Lawyers and doctors, yes, but teachers not yet. 2. Does its practice satisfy a public need, perform an essential public service of such nature that those practicing it have the complete respect and coniideuce of the public, who acknowledge its leadership and essential nature? For teachers, 'yes 3. Are the standards of admission to its practice controlled within the craft itself as is done by physicians and lawyers? Not entirely so with teaching, al- though there is a rapidly increasing tendency in this direction on the part of the public. Stated another way: 1. Teaching will become or has become a fully recognized profession only in so far as members of the craft itself will or have fixed and jealously guard the requirements of I admission to its practice, when those' rrequirements are so standardized that to be a teacher will mean for everyone so engaged a certain mini- mum of qualification in its methods. 2. YVhen methods of practice, procedure and technique of those who practice it have become so standardized, as they are rapidly be- coming, and are so exact that to be a teacher will imply not only a thor- ough knowledge of that method, but a real willingnessg nay, even keen desire to maintain and apply an acquaintance with changes and im- proveinents in that method. What can you and I do to help make teaching a Hrmly established profession? 1. Know method and technique. If not, then teaching is but unskilled labor. 2. Keep abreast of the times, for the science and art of teaching is so rapidly improving that we cannot be content with what we know today. Matthew Arnold said: 'I would rath- er my pupils drink from a fresh run- ning fountain than from a stagnant pool. 3. Stand for a high standard of admission. Only last week a com- mittee of the Baltimore Bar Asso- ciation reported: The best place for elevating the tContinued on Page 55 THE EXHIBIT OF THE VIENNA SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS. Talmadge A. R. Strong. I don't believe I ever before saw such a combination of color in all my life as I did when I entered the room in the Maryland Institute where the work of the Viennese chil- dren was on exhibit. Red, green, blue and yellow, in many tints and shades, were the predominating col- ors which caught my eye. The exhibit was especially inter- esting to me because it was the un- supervised expression ofthe chil- dren's own ideas. As you would naturally expect, most of the pictures were of action: such as children at play, farm scenes and animals. Vifhat struck me the most forcibly was that many of the best pictures were painted by children from twelve to fourteen years of age. The picture which I liked best was painted by an Austrian girl fourteen years old. It was evident- ly a picture of springtime, for a little girl is standing with her arms full of flowers, which she had picked from the many which grew around her feet. Little trees. just coming into leaf,, are on each side of her. A little bird is sitting singing in one of the trees. In the distance white clouds float lazily in the blue sky. The wood carvings were equally as good as the paintings and showed great skillp The one of these which I preferred was made by a boy thir- teen years old. It depicted cavalry marching and showed great skill and thought, as even the smallest details were fully carried out. The school where this work is produced is in Vienna.. It is open only on Saturday and Sunday. Any child who desires to may attend. The materials a-re furnished free of cost by the city. There is no in- structor to suggest what to do or how to do it,, so the childreu's own ideas and thoughts are expressed in their work. If the work is continued it seems evident that Italy will have many great artists. XVHAT A DURIB-BELL! One of our girls was heard to ex- claim upon seeing a pumpkin, Oh, there is one of those jack-o-lanterns, but it hasn t got it s eyes open yet. Page 2 THE ORIOLE FRANK A PERSOHN 85 SON ART IN POSTERS. ATHLETICS. OPTOMETRISTS F1-om the old days in England Atglfgicili Stmjgif flfmafflgg it, and when the rail posts which protected 'Cause if yin, Draetice every day OPTICIAYS foot-passengers in the streets were NVhy then, you'll never rue it. . L Consult an Optometrist, the Eyesight Specialist. when your eyes need attention. Glasses Furnished Lenses Duplicated 426 York Road Towson, Md. 1212 E. Monument Street tSecond Floorj Baltimore - Maryland. 1109 TOXVSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream Sodas '- u L. W. HELD at soNs, Inc. Phone 204 Towson C101 GO TO DEARIE'S STORE For Your School Supplies For Your Goodies MISS AGNES ANDERSON, Prop. York Road - Towson, Md. C107 l SPECIAL OFFER TO 5 STUDENTS l This coupon and 52.50 may bei used to purchase six of our regular? 58.00 a dozen photographs with one' of our regular 325.00 a dozen pho- tographs, if presented during the! scholastic year. 3 THE ATELIER 103 West Lexington Street l used ,posters in some form or an- other have had an important place in business. Now we have well designed and well executed posters. At first post- ers were printed in black on white or on tinted paper. In Europe after 1894 the posters began to improve- by having less detail and being bold- er in design. Nevertheless,, it was not until 1889 that any of real merit were produced in the United States. If our American artists have been behind the times in the production of posters, it has not been so with regard to post cards, books and mag- azine covers with such men working in this held as Charles Dana Gibson and others. The poster has become not only an advertisement, but a. real thing of artistic merit. Among the many other thingsi that the Fine Arts Department of' the Maryland State Normal School, has accomplished this year are many, posters hich have been made by ther diiferent students. This is the best kind of advertising for our school, and shows we are alive in our work, for the posters are sent to the dif- ferent stores in Towson and Govans- town. or shown in the nighborhood churches to announce our extra cur- ricular activities. Poster-making means hard and in- tensive work. but the students like it, At present they have a real pride in displaying prospective con- tests of literary societies. Posters give a chance to work with different materials, such as heavy cardboard and tempera, or show card colors. Lettering is dif- ficult and the poster has created a desire to overcome this. The plan- ning of the illustrations also calls for initiative on the part of the stu-l dent. I Special credit is due Mr. Sieverts, Trezise, Miss Keating.. Miss Black- lock. Miss Rich and Miss lvlorlock. who have achieved real success and were never known to refuse a rush order. although it imposed an extral task upon them. Posters shave been designed this, year for the Pratt Club, Y. W. C. A.,l Elementary School Blonstrel Show,' Literary Contests. and for the Dra-' matic Clubs ol' our Normal and Pas-Q tulozzi Socictties. VVe fecl that our Fino Arts llcparrtment has taken a lively interest in all the ac-i tivitics of the school by thus lendingi l ll l'anrl towards the advertising. I Il I l l-lll.lJA t'. A'lWV . 1, f MARIE IC. GETTINGS. BALFIMORE. MD. i nv l'lAltltY H. FlATt'HlCllOlt. It puts a sparkle in your eye, And color in your face, And quickness in your arms and legs, And helps you walk with grace. Think in hockey how glad you are, VVhen a wonderful goal you scoreg Or in basket too, which is such fun, You all just holler for more. In volley and captain and endball too, There's a keen sport in playing them all, And I wish you all would listen hard And heed Athletic's call A word should be said of our teach- ers dear, Miss Cook and Miss Sammis, you know 'em, They want us all to be trained ath- letes, And I hope, by Jove, we'll show 'em. DOROTHEA JACKSON, Junior VII, SR. III WONDERS If you know- That Talmadge Strong says he just loves bobbed hair? That T. B. tTotal Budgetj used in School Management Class does not mean the same as T. B. tTuber- culosisj used in Hygiene Class? That everyone likes t?J to write history term papers? That this is Spring and everybody is feeling ambitious? That there are only four more weeks before we say good bye to Norman? The there are three things in life we cannot escape: 1. Taxes 2. Death 3. Term Papers? That the fifty-minute periods are twice as long now as they were two months ago? That Sr. III has been called the most unruly section in school? That all of the instructors think their subject is the only one that has to be prepared? That if we had any more work to do we'd probably spend our vacation at Sheppard Pratt? That it' space in The Oriole waSn't so valuable we'd tell you some more interesting facts? That il' we weren't so modest we'd sign our names to this article? Think it over! Standing still may be safe, but it doesn't get you anywhere. -v- -.- THE ORIOLE Page 3 THE CRAFT CLUB. There is a club at Normal School, A better one l say You could not find the whole world 'round, Than the Craft Club, so gay. We work and play and sing and dance, And a good time have weg For we love it so fond and true, In it we like to be. We take a. hike for many long miles, You'd think we would tired beg But dear Miss Greenlaw is so nice, We all love her, you see. On Thursday night at seven o'clock A merry group you'll findg All gathered 'round to work and chat, And then sometimes we dine. We hope the Craft Club will always be A club most good and true, And show dear old M. S. N. S. The work that we can do. FRANCES PAXON, Jr. 7. CALIFORNIA AND INTEREST- ING PLACES THERE. Everyone has heard of Califor- nia, the land of fruit and flowers. Most all year the sun shines on Southern California and many peo- ple from the East go there for their health and to see this wonderful State. Many people are engaged in rais- ing fruit. for most any tropical plant will grow in Southern California. so we find oranges, peaches, grapes, lemons and grapefruit. Los Angeles is located in Southern California, near the Pacific Coast. The winter is much like the latter part of our spring. Outside the city is a high mountain called Mt. Lowe. Cars carrying passengers are drawn to the top by heavy chains. Going to the top makes one very nervous if you have not gone up to a great height before. Another interesting trip is that to Catalina Island. A steamer takes you to the islands and then you get on a smaller boat with a glass bot- tom. One can look through the bottom and see the subterranean gardens. These are in the bottom of the Pacific. From the boat one can see many beautiful fish. I saw the sea-weed from which iodine is made. One place I will always remember in California is Chinatown, San Francisco. I noticed especially the deep, dark, musty cellars in which some of the Chinese lived. In many of these deep cellared houses many curious trinkets, brought from China were being sold. The little time I was in Chinatown I felt frightened, I ! 1 V i , l even if my parents were with me, for I heard people talk of how treacherous Chinese were. Many of the Chinese girls have straight, black, bobbed hair. Their mothers wear their hair up on their head. The women and girls dressed very plainly. They wore low slip- pers, and the men and boys wore the usual Chinese costumes which we see in pictures. There were other interesting places and things in California, but those I mentioned impressed me most of all. BESSIE SEXTON, 6th Grade, Hereford School. May 12, 1924. LIBRARY ACTIVITIES IN TALBOT COUNTY. The Library Association of Talbot County, which has a hundred mem- bers, ,has been engaged in the last year and a half in making known what a county library is. how it should serve the several parts of the county-the rural districts, the small and large towns and its sev- eral orgranizations, schools and clubsg and in raising an equipment fund with which to establish a coun- ty library. Its work of propaganda has been done by monthly meetings of mem- bers and by a few large public meet- ings at each of which a librarian has spoken who is familiar with the work of county libraries. Usually music by well-known professionals has done much toward securing a large attendance which has varied from 100 to 500 people. The .Association has worked out a budget for equipment and main- tenance of a county library, based on the budget of a library in a town- ship in New Jersey which has about the same population and area as has Talbot county. This budget totals 35,000 for equipment and 55,000 for maintenance. Items in equip- ment are a book truckg office equip- ment, shelving and fitting up of headquarters, library supplies and books. Items in maintenance are a trained librariang part time untrain- ed serviceg maintenance of book truckg rent and janitor service-5 cu1'- rent books and magazines. The Association has raised 552000 by pledges of S50 each from forty women. It hopes to raise another S1000 by fifty-dollar pledges. It is now working on raising the remain- ing S2000 by a series of social events, entertainments and lectures. It hopes to have the rest of the en- tire equipment fund on hand in a year. As soon as the raising of this first fund is accomplished the Association will make an active campaign for public support of a county library for Talbot. HOW INDUSTRIAL ARTS PLANS OUT. At the school about which I am writing we are very fortunate in having some money to spend on In- dustrial Arts. This money has been made in various ways. For in- stance, before Christmas we had a cantata and a bazaar. The boys of the school made and enameled tin book-ends. These were sold at the bazaar. Since then we have bought materials for Woodblock work. The boys from the Fourth Grade through the Seventh have done this work. The prints turned out well. Re- cently we three girls who have the classes in Industrial Arts were back at school. IYe saw the woodwork which is being done. Our boys have brought good boxes. we have furnish- ed them with coping saws, and such fun as we have had sawing out rab- bits. elephants and animals of all descriptions. A few have mounted the animals on tin preparatory to painting them to use for book-ends. I certainly think it is gri-eat that we learned such interesting work at Normal. YVe three girls from Nor- mal have taught Industrial Arts to SGVGHU'-HVS b0Ys all this year. YVhile the boys are with us, two other teachers, one of whom is a Normal School girl. have sewing classes with the girls. LOUISE CLIFT, ANN GRIFFITH, ELIZABETH SMITH, EYELYN PEACOCK, District Line School, Seat Pleasant. Prince George's County, Md. YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS tFour YVheel Brakesj F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 1101 Shoes of Comfort and Style For Men, YVon1en and Children THE TOWSON SHOE STORE York and Joppa Roads, Towson, Md. Repairing done equal to new. C105 Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. 1101 f 1 Page 4 THE ORIOLE THE ORIOLE the very best in me! From this HQW MUCH ARE YQU PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TONVSON. MD. Business Manager, SAM'L C. TROUPE PAUL HOFFMASTER NAOMI HARSH MARGARET REILLY MARY THOMAS L.-YVINI.-X MOORE PRICE: One Dollar For Tell Copies. .'-.dycrtising Mgrs. Circulation Mgrs. MAY, 1924. STOP NOW AND TAKE STOCK. A message to every member of this school community from Miss Tall: Just four more weeks until the close of school-and much must be crowded into these four short weeks. Thus Miss Tall began her talk with me the other afternoon. The Senior Class must formulate its creed twhich is really the edu- cational code by which its members are to be guided in the future. The principals of this code are based on the lessons which have been learned during the Senior Class's life here. May this code be one made up of the highest ideals! And the Juniors, Miss Tall, what does this time of the year mean to them The .luniorr Class, answered Miss Tall, 'thas a task before them equally difficult. The class election will soon take place. By this time each and every Junior has a definite and determined idea of leadership. Such ideas will be shown in the elec- tion and alittle though it is realizedi these ideas practically foretell the visions of the Junior Class in the fu- ture. It is a stock taking time for everyone. We should stop and con- sider many things. We might ask I very charming way in which he ex- pressed himself, I believe that he has come to know just what a produc- tive thing teaching is. Since I talked with you the last time we have had many interesting visitors. Among them Dr. R. J. Reynolds, Director of the Bureau of Educational Serrvirce of Teachers' College, Columbia Universityg Miss Mabel Carney, head of the Rural Educatioug Miss Halberg, instruc- tor in Psychology at Baltimore City Training School: Miss Mary Lewis, head of the Park'School, Buffalo, N. Y., and Miss Annie Reynolds, Assistant Director of Rural Educa- tion, Bureau of Education, iVashing- ton, D. C. Each of these guests brought a message of encourage- ment from his work. One of them talked concerning a wealthy manufacturer of Phila- delphia, who being quite interested in education, has decided to devote the greater part of his time and for- tune to educational purposes. He 'has further decided to devote all of i I his labor toward better teacher- training, for to him that seems of greatest importance. If the training of teachers is con- sidered so important by a layman, how should one who is now training feel about it? Yes. now is a good time to stop, take stock and press on with more lvigor than ever before. - i ourselves the following questions-, and tl'cn thinking carefully of each one. reply truthfully and conscien- ciously: llave I gained in those things far which the achievement chart was planned? Have l realized and been rcrady to assume those responsibili- ties in the organizations to which I helong'fl'lavv l t-vitlcucc:l any powers of cooperation in my dealings with other-1' Do l rf-alizc my duty to thc community and to the world?'? liven ii after careful consideration we can answer these in a positive way tht- most important question to us .wins lo hc this-Have we a 4 l i l growing sense ot' the significance of I teachitigf' I was quits- pleased the other day to hr-ar one of our men students say: 'Tfachiutz is more difficult than practicing law. lt is a challenge to ESTHER MCDOVVELL, Reporter, Sr. VI. CHECKING UP. This is Spring-the time when everybody checks up in some form. Mother checks up around home by Spring house cleaning. Dad checks up on the coal of the past winter and proceeds to clean out the cellar and the back yard. Little brother counts out his mar- bles and looks forward to a success- ful season. Big brother checks up on his love alfairs, and dives into the springtime, for then it is A young inan's fancy -you know the rest. But how about ourselves-we Seniors-are we eligible to a thor- ough checking up? Are our habits the kind we want to keep all our lives, for nine times out of ten the habits we have now will be ours for- ever ami a day. ls our personality the kind we want other people to use to judge us hy? ls our outlook on life the kiml we want to pass on to the chil- dren who will unconsciously copy thcir teacher ? Seniors, Juniors-all be serious- arc you willing to have your real sell' sec you as you are? Check up on yourself! GWENDOLYN THOMAS. SR. lll. i 1 ! WORTH? Nearly every State in the Union woruld rather pay a teacher three thousand or thirty-five hundred dol- lars a year than to pay him tive hun- dred or a thousand. This, at first, may seem a little surprising, but nevertheless, it is true. Why then, you may wish to know, do they not pay the larger salary instead of the smaller one if that is what they would prefer to do? The answer lies largely in the worth of the teachers to the pro- fession. Some who are getting five hundred dollars a year are getting all they are worthg some who are getting a thousand are getting more than they are worth. The thirty-iive hundred dollar teacher, on the other hand, is worth that and probably more to his superintendent. As teachers jump into the profes- sion they need to realize that they will not for very long receive more than they are worth. Some will look forward, get more training and make the best of every opportunity that presents itself so that they will be ever increasing in value to them- selves ,their superintendents, coun- ties, States, country and the pro- fessiong while some will glide along easily enough for the time being in what is commonly termed the path of least resistance, until they 'dually end in the rut, detriments rather than valuable potentialitiesw to the progress of civilization. In other words, one makes his position. It may be either a mill- stone around his neck or a stepping stone to successf' Faithfulness and reliability are twins which must be met on the road to promotion. They are invaluable. There. are, however, numerous teachers in the profession who have literally adopt- ed these twins, but still fail to get far up in the ranks of education. Possibly they do not put their own brains and imaginations into' their work. They probably do only what they are told and consider their duty done. What are you going to do? The type of teacher who is in demand is the one which is always planning to become more useful in the profession,, the one who through study and practice, is be- coming niorc efficient. Teachers of this type, although they may be fill- ing obscure positions at first, put themselves into those positions as if they were supervisors, as they are or will be, of all that comes under them. Vi'hat are you worth and what are you going to be worth to the pro- fession? GUNDY, '24. I'm nobody's fool, she declared. Be mine, he offered generously. -Tiger. THE ORIOLE Page 5 PQTROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND ETHICS OF THE TEACHING CRAFT. ' tContinued from Page 13 standards and improving the quality of the profession is at the source of supply. Unless vigilant care is ta- ken to admit to the practice of law only candidates of high character, desirable antecedents and adequate training, ,the legal professsion must inevitably fall to lower levels of de- cadence. 4. Know school work and insist that only those who do shall be ad- mitted to its practice. In all the world's work is there anything which should call for more extended preparation, active vigil- ance, a greater desire to grow, and higher efliciency than the work of a builder of human life and character? Write over evey school house: Let noone ignorant of the professsion enter as master here. '5. Then observe the ethics, the rules of conduct, if you please, of thc profession. The bar committee referred to above recommended that knowl- edge of legal ethics should be re- quired of all bar candidates. There has as yet been developed no fixed and dehnite code of ethics, no generally accepted rules of pro- fessional conduct for the teacher such as the canons of ethics pre- scribed by the American Bar Asso- ciation which forbid a lawyer: 1. From communicating or ar- guing privately with a judge about a case in which he is interested. purchasing an interest which he,is conducting. conversing with a juror. using a client's money. advertising for business. employing runners to 2. From in a lawsuit 3. From 4. From 5. From 6. From solicit business, and which permits a lawyer or association to start dis- barment proceedings against one who has violated this code. Similar codes govern the conduct of the med- ical and other professions. While the rules of professional conduct for teachers have not yet become crystallized into a code, there are certain well recognized things which a professional teacher must and will do, certain standards of right and wrong, honor and dis- honor as applied to the profession which are becoming our code of ethics. ,Bagley says that in a profession, In matters pertaining solely to the craft welfare, the members of each guild legislate for themselves. The guild is essentially a close corpor- ation. Its rulings are self-imposed, self-sustained and self-sutiicientf' Not so with teachersg their stand- ards are fixed by statutory enact- ment or by higher officials, because the teachers have not yet seen fit to determine their own standards, their own code of ethics. If a human calling would win the world's respect, it must first respect itself. The true teacher, the teacher with a professional and ethical attitude 1. 'Will consider her vocation worthy and as affording her distinct opportunity to serve society first and herself last. 2. Will strive to improve her- self, to grow, to increase her eiiici- ency, to enlarge her service, and by so doing attest her faith in the fun- damental principle that He profits most who serves best. 3. Will realize that she is in a noble calling, that she is ambitious to succeed, but that first of all she is a professional and ethical person, and wishes no success that is not founded on the highest merit and greatest worth to her pupils. 4. VVi1l esteem the moral, physi- cal, social and mental growth of her pupils her greatest duty. above all personal pleasure and satisfaction. 5. Will consider teaching coordi- nate in rank and dignity with other branches of public service, that its work to be well done must be done by trained specialists. 6. Will herself insist that only trained and expert members of the craft shall establish the standards of excellence and efficiency without interference of the layman. 7. Will advance no excuses for work not well done. Not the in- efficiency of the previous teacher, nor the poverty of the homes from which the children come, nor the peculiar conditions of the social en- vironment, nor the falsely asserted dumbness or badness of her pupils can be accepted in lieu of the re- sults demanded. 8. VVill think of teaching as a social service and that the rewards of such service are not to be meas- ured in dollars and cents, for though she may deserve large compensation she will not limit her service to the amount she receives for it. 9. Will know and accept the modern worthwhile tendencies in her profession, believing she should Be not the last to lay the old aside Nor yet the Iirsst by whom the new is tried. 10. Will have a high regard for the sacredness of a contract. while in turn employers should have every regard for the advancement and welfare of the teacher. 11. Will be sincerely and active- ly loyal: a, To administration officials, making constructive criticisms and isuggestions direct to those concern- ed. Ib. To supervision, accepting and using it as one of the effective means of improvement in service. c. To her fellow teachers in sup- porting them in their problems, in co-operation with them whenever possible, and in studiously refrain- ing from trying to undermine them, or in desiring or applying for their position until it has become vacant -for the true professional uses no other intiuence to obtain a position except that of merit. She will dis- dain political or personal pull or that of her friends. d. To her professional associ- ations-county, State and National -to the end that these assosciations may have her support and aid in their efforts to raise our calling to a professional level. 12. IVill meet her obligations: a. To her children first, in giving them a full measure of her time and the best that is in her, abstaining from pleasurable activities that may interfere with this service, either by taking her time direct from her school work or by putting her in such physical condition that she cannot render adequate service. b. To the community, by taking part in those social and community activities that have for their object the betterment of civic, moral and social conditions. c. To her friends and associates, iby being agreeable, by meeting her social obligations, and by refusing to talk shop. d. To her creditors, to the end that none shall have their confidence in her or her profession weakened. e. To herself, by taking care of herself physically, bv attending sum- mer school at regular intervals, by subscribing to professional maga- zines, by accumulating a library, by so dressing and conducting herself that she shall have the respect of all with whom she comes in contact, by cultivating a happy frame of mind. and by preserving her youthful at- tractiveness by keeping the corners of her mouth turned up. f. To those who have taken the responsibility in selecting her and appointing her, to the end that she will justify this selection by deliv- ering the goodsg by rendering such effective service that those who recommend her shall feel repaid for so doing. g. To the law and other regu- lations that govern her work, by making her reports. attending meet- ings and doing those other things that make effective administration possible, and 13. She will develop and main- tain in herself a high educational and professional ideal to the end that those who come in contact with her will be influenced to feel that teaching is a high and noble profes- sion in which only those who are adequately trained may enter. Page 6 THE ORIOLE MONUMENTS AS A MEANS 0F PRESERVING RECORDS. Man's first form of written expres- sion was found in the making of fig- ures on stone. Crude symbolism is our key to the dim dawn of history, the life and pursuits of our ancestors. To the historian the archaeologist and every other intelli- gent human being these records are of priceless value, and they are eager for greater knowledgeg explorations are carried on in the ancient coun- tries continuously. In the recent discovery in Egypt of which the world last talked and marveled for the past year, it was not the value of the rare gems and gold which was found there, but a knowledge of the customs of the people found through the records of King Tutankamen. The carvings on the wall were the greatest find, and it was for these records that Lord Carnavan devoted his life's search. In Egypt the first and oldest of the dead dynasties, the greatest source of history has been the images, py- iamids and idols. For example, should the figure of an animal, dec- orated and built on a pedestal be found, through a logical process of reasoning one could assume that it was a god of the people. Knowing this, one could go further and form a conclusion as to the nature of their worship and thence form an idea of the grade of intelligence of the ancient Egyptians. The phramids give an idea of the scientific and architectural knowledge as well as the government of the people. The Sphinx is the marvel of the civilized world. lt might be called not the fount of knowledge, but the Sphinx of wisdom. In later Egyptian days, and this is the case with the Baby- lonians and Assyrians, histories of thc reigns of kings and their cam- paigns were carved carefully in minute details on stone shafts. known as obelisks. The rule of Cleopatra. last of the Ptolemies, and the world's most alluring vampire, besides being immortalized in legend and the subject of Roman law re- cords was carved in cver enduring stone. the time-honored custom of ht-r ancient land. A key to all these facts of past ages were found in the ltosctta Stone, a Grcck translation of Egyptian languagcs. and the llc- tustian Rock. the translation of the Babylonian tongue. Onr- of the most gorgeous monu- mcnts ot' thc East and probably the world's most. br-autiful tribute to womanhood is the mausolcum known as thc Taj Alaial. The story is that of a king who lovcd his beautiful littlc dark queen passionately--even to hcr dainty Iingcrtips. NVhcn she dir-d hr. dr-tcrniincd to crcct a monu- incnt to her so niarvclous that the world in all agcs would know the l I 1 l story of his devotion to his favorite wife. With this end in view he or- dered to be built a white marble Sarcophagus with every touch of beauty which the artistic geinus could devise. In the newer age when the seat of civilization was uprooted in Asia and carried to Europe, Greece ruled the world of culture. Here again, monuments help us to a more com- plete realization of the Greek life. Their monuments were not the usual type of carved wood, in fact, they are called statuary. In reality, the statues of the gods and goddesses of Olympus are monuments to the Greeks, all representing love of the beautiful, and their exaltation and eve11 reverence of the human body. A pagan idea, but none the less noble. We know this and are richer through the possession of many of these works of art because the peo- ple sought a means of expression and found it in stone carving. A record of the Greeks' knowledge of the science of geometry and architecture is found in the ruins of the Parthe- non and the oracles. Great masses of stones in which the suggestion of former grandeur yet remains are the truest monuments of all. They tell the story of the ages, years of sunshine and storms, sieges, sur- renders, glorious victories, mad cele- brations and the gradual decay which is the inevitable record of passing time. In Roman days, as Well as the later Greek period. writing in its more or less modern form became general and the painful process of stone cutting died out. Yet, Rome's greatest gift to the world was carv- ed on bronze tablets. Always, Ci- cero and the other great law givers considered the bronze tablets as be- ing of too great and sacred content to be in danger of destruction by being kept in the ordinary way. This Roman law refers back some thousand years to another law. The Ten Commandments were presented to Moses on stone tablets. Moses broke them according to the Biblical account, but regardless of that and 'of the skeptic motto of Seeing is l believing, we know that the great- est of all monuments was God's own law. This takes us immediately into the age of Christianity. The churches of the Middle Ages are the world's most gorgeous monuments. Abound- ing in symbolism, enriched with rare carvings and statuary they are the pride ot' the aesthetic. When thc Germans, in their wave of van- dalistic fury destroyed Rheims, peo- ple were outraged. Only an animal could destroy such perfect art. they said, and equally precious was a historical record dcstroyed. Today the custom of erecting monnmc-nts in commemoration of events or heroes is the supreme trib- ute. In France is found the Arch of Triumph, a nation's mute mater- ialization of an idea-that of liberty. Its significance is far greater than mere beauty of figure and design, nobler than any expression of mere words. As an example of hero wor- ship expressedl in stone. England has the monument to Nelson, who won and preserved for her the title Mistress of the Seas. The mil- lions of dollars spent in monuments is returned With. infinite interest in rich sentiment. Why is it that the multitudes are worked up to such emotional heights of patriotism on the occasion of the unveiling of a monument. It is not only the at- tendant ceremony, but the associa- tions carved into the very heart of stone. America can truly boast of her monuments: the Statute of Liberty in New York harbor, the statues of other national charac- heroes of the battlefield, in fact all fields of en- their place in the fickle universe through monu- Lincoln and ters. Many of literature, deavor keep heart of the ments. By this means history is being recorded as surely as on the printed page. MARY CONNELLY, Jr. II. i1 You can't always judge a student by his chest measurement for his lungs may be full of hot air. -The Pine. NORMAL SCHOOL BELTS SOLD BY 'BOOK SHOP OF M. S. N. S. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. DGIIIOFS in Coal. Lumber Hardware, Builders' Supplies, TUWSOTM Md. Ridcrwood, Md. H01 HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists Aim-SERVICE Motto-QUALITY Headquarters for school supplies since 1904. Agents for Kodaks and Wa.terman's Fountain Pens T0wS0n, - - Maryland tl0J Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTUR- ING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers Grcck Letter Fraternity Jewelry 213 N. LIBERTY ST. Diamonds Fine Jewelry t10J THE ORIOLE Page 7 THREE LITTLE KINDNESSES. Three little kindnesses all i11 a row That cheered, and warmed and savedg They were only for me, but others shall k11ow How they smoothed down a road that hadn't been paved. And so for these kindnesses there's always a prayer That you'll be repaid sometime- somewhere. I Miss Munn: You gave on the way a pleasant smile, And thought no more about it, It cheered a life that was sad the while, That might have been wrecked without it. And so for that smile and fruitage fair May you be repaid sometime- somewhere. l Miss Tan: ' You spoke one day a cheering word, And passed to other dutiessg It 'warmed a heart, new promise stirred, And painted a life of beauty. And so for the word, and its silent prayer May you be repaid sometime- somewhere. Mrr. Fox CA. You lent a hand to the fallen one, A life in kindness giveng It saved a soul when help was gone, And won a heart for Heaven. And so for the help you offered A. Co. Supt.5 there May you be repaid sometime- somewhere. TWO HUNDRED AND THREE VISITS IN FREDERICK. Having often received an invita- tion from my friend, Elizabeth Ben- son, to pass some time with her, I, last week, it being the Easter holi- lays,accompanied her to the town of Frederick with my sister and two room. mates. Mrs. Benson, who is Well acquaint- ed with the habits and likes of girls boarding at school, since this is her second daughter to come to Normal. allowed us to sleep late, walk, read or write, as we thought fit. VVe were very much at home, for this family consists of jolly, loving people who tendered us a11 extremely warm welcome. We could not but feel the fatherly interest of our host and appreciate the efforts of our hostess in providing for our comforts, especially that one which results from excellent cooking. curiosity of average girls, we pro- ceeded to stroll over most of the town. Our host, an honored teacher in the school of the Deaf, invited us to come to the school. Eagerly accept- ing the invitation we were ushered into a delightful brick building and introduced to the principal and some members of the faculty. We could not but feel welcome, and I trust we have not worn our welcome out, for such was our en- joyment in being with the pupils and faculty that we went again and again. VVe were impressed with the en- thusiasm and earnestness of the students in mastering their various subjects. Having had an opportun- ity to be closely under observation during a period of practice teaching, we marveled at the composure of the students when called on to recite for our benefit. As we think and talk over the topics written about at such short notice in Miss Groht's class, we have not ceased to be thankful that we were the visitors. Then in telling our friends and par- ents of our visit we always mention the rhythm work and the drilling. for we were so thoroughly charmed by these phases of the curriculm that I fear we made ourselves bothersome by coming every chance offered. Being possessed of the knowledge that this paper may be read by mem- bers of the Deaf School. I desire to send our best wishes to both the faculty and students. It is our de- sire to visit it again if we ever come to Frederick. We are, thoroughly convinced that among all our school mates, some who went home and others who vis- ited, none had a more pleasant trip and made more delightful acquaint- ances than we. 4 Occupants of 203 Admin. Building, M ERLE YODERL Apology to Addison. EVENTUALLY- WHY NOT NOW? There has been in the past few years a great craze for bobbed hair. Every day We see or hear of new lambs being shorn. But why shonldn't the young girl bob her hair if she wishes? lt's her own hair, isn't it? In most cases it adds to her attractiveness, but in those rare instances when it makes her look like-well, like she shouldn't we'd advise her not to do it. Of course, she doesn't know exactly what she will look like after it's bobbed, but she usually has a pretty good idea. For instance, if 'vise the old women to have their hair bobbed either. though many of them are doing it. After having gone all through life with long hair it certainly gives one ta queer feeling and a queer look to ihave those grey locks cut off. But as for the young girls, that is a dif- ferent matter. In almost every case we would say: Go, and God bless you, my children! You are young but once. so try and remain so as long as possible. Bobbed hair is one of -the greatest comforts in the world. Little Miss Bobsy gets up five minutes be- fore breakfast time, dresses in four and one half minutes, gives her hair three strokes with a comb and is all ready, while her long haired sister 'frantically cries for Miss Bobsy to find her hairpins, discovers that her net is torn and Wails that she can't possibly get dressed in time. Some people maintain that a girl loses some of her dignity when she ,bobs her hair. But dignity is not coiled about the head, or hung in flowing tresses. It depends upon the actions. Therefore, if she wants to have a good time, if she wants to be more Iattractive. if she wants to save time iand some money on hairnets-take .our advice and hasten to the barber A at once. I HAZEL JOCELYN, Sr. III. Service While You Wait! .Shoes Repaired. VVe Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md. U03 1 Down's Wedding Invitations, 4 JAS. H. Downs, Engraver l22z0lNl. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 32-L W. Saratoga Street ,Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. !Original and Special Designs to Order lVe Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins 8: Rings 4103 l l THE BOOT SHOP Q WM. F. ORTH, P1-op. 5 tGraduate Practipedistl TOlVSON'S REAL SHOE STORE READY FOR EASTER. I As it pleased our friend, E1izabeth,j she is big and fat with thin, shiny' to point out to us the historic placesihair we'd say to her: By all means' in Frederick, and possessing the leave it on. Then we wouldn't ad- Headquarters For Gym Shoes Page 8 THE ORIOLE REMEMBER, SENIOR III- That Miss Yan Bibber was our ad- viser. That Hilda Atwill was the first on our roll. That Catharine Barwick never cut a. class. That Harry Batchelor was our star student. That Mildred Beauchamp was our musician, That Elizabeth Benson was our hon- ored chairman. That Goldie Blickenstaff never came to class unprepared. Thai Ocie Dodd was chairman of Group IV. That Emily Evans was a good bluff- er. That Ethel Garner went to Boston and St. Lawrence Universities and then- That Emma Gerken was always smiling. That Marie Gettings was an artist. That Louise Gibbons was our clown. That Katharyn Harmon was our spokesman. That Gladys Hartle was a conscien- tious worker. That Katharine Hayden could read her own writing. That Earle Henderson almost rivaled Babe Ruth. That Pauline Hendrickson stored her knowledge in a note book. That Mary Hickman came from Eastern Sho'. That Catharine Hines always took notes in class. That Doris Hopkins did not work any more than she had to. That Hazel Jacelyn took Miss Sny- der's place. That Myrtle Kinnamon was very studious. MASON'S GARAGE wii.l.rs-KNIGHT tc OVERLAND i That Baynard Little reminded our class of an Arrow Collar ad. That Anna Mallonee had a sense of humor. That Lavina Moore as a little miss. That Gertrude Marriner never gave a hang. That Gladys Morris was our star in athletics. That Edna Nolan could not be beat in basketball. That Beulah Shry always came to class on time. That Ruby Quillen was attracted to the Eastern Shore. That Gustavus Sieverts gave splen- did reports in school room man- agement. That Emily Stevenson was interested in Murdock radio head-sets. That Talmadge Strong was the same person as 'Mr. Strange. That Anna Taylor was never in ga hurry. That Evelyn Thomas never hooked athletics. That Gwendolyn Thomas would not teach two years. That Frances VValter had established her reputations as an actress. That Grace YVelty was seventeen years old. That Sue Wright never failed to re- spond in class. That Evelyn 'Weisel was always hap- DY- That Sarah Yoder never found her rich man with brains. That Senior Ill wished all the Sen- iors a successful teaching career. l POEMS BY NORMAL ELEMEN- 4 l i l i SALES AND SERVICE i TIRES, TUBES, .-XCFESSORIES i York Ruud and XYilluw .-hw,-nuc Phone Towson 554 Towson, 3ld.f IIOJ ' Till-I Nl.IXII.I'I l'.lX UIRCHIGSTICA Al. S. Cl,AltY, Director, 4805 Richards Avenue, Baltimore, Md. Phone Hamilton 1903-W. Gifts ln Art, China, Leather Goods, Books. Toys, THE DULANY-VERNAY CO. Social and Commercial Stationers 330-341 N. Charles, St., Baltimore, TARY SEVENTH GRADERS. THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE. Mary 'Virginia Hariss. An Oriole sat in the poplar tree And gaily sang when I hurt my knee. I threw some mud o11 her yellow bill But the Oriole was happy still. .lust then an egg fell out of her nest And yet the song swelled her orange breast. l asked: Don't you ever have a sorrow? IJon't you ever wish you could diel tomorrow? i The Oriole said: Life is sweetj Why should I l Wish that tomorrow I could die? i If my throat were ripped by ai sneaky sparrow l'd rejoice that it wasn't a poison- ous arrow. Mlust now an egg fell out of my nest I reflected it might have precededy the rest, V And was happy in the knowledge that three Eggs still remain for my mate and t'or me. llow much better, if, like the Oriole People would he happy as they go 410, I toward their goal! THE BALTIMORE ORIOLE. Each morning a faint little twitter I hear, Just a call it seems to me. When I look there stands a birdie dear, Beside my window or on a tree. It says, Little girl, it is time to get UD, You are lazy, just lazy, you see. Why, I've had my drink from this little cup, I found on the willow tree. I've eaten my breakfast while you slept, little girl, I've finished my nest so neat, I've had my bath, I've had my twirl, And your smile I wish to greet. So up I get and hurry about, With this little friend so trueg It makes me sing and smile and shout, Now wouldn't this make you hap- py too? CATHERINE TAYLOR. THE SINGER. There's a beautiful robin up in a tree, Singing and trilling as sweet as can beg Red is his breast and brown are his feathers, And he sits there and sings whatever the weather. While it is warm and summer is here You may be sure he will always appear, But when the cold north wind starts to blow And skies are dark and there is snow, Then to the warm springy South he will fly, But he will return when summer is nigh. MARY FREEBURGER. AN INDIAN STORY. One evening about twilight two little boys were in a dense forest. One of them saw a fire in the dis- tance. Then both boys began to crawl near to it. When they were almost there an Indian girl saw them. She at once called her father, who came out and captured them before they had time to escape. Now they were prison- ers. In this new life they were very sly and had to watch carefully to see if any one came to get them. One day their father went past and rescued them. After that they were very careful not to get captured again. So they lived happily. ELVINA HOFMANN, Towson Fifth Grade. April 29, 1924. THE ORIOLE Page 9 M. S. N. S. As I was walking down the street A billboard met my eye. . And what was on that billboard Made me laugh and cry. 1 The wind and rain had come that day, And washed it half awayg And what was on that billboard Made that billboard say M. S. X. S. By night and day the same, Always watchful waiting wins, play this game. down the hill creeps, is always on- It takes eyes to As I walk up and I fairly get the Because the game M. S. N. s. A , and History too, In English, Math Whei-e'e' we take our seats, The same old haunt is always there: DI. S. N. S. HELPFUL HINTS T0 THE UN-l INITIATED IN THE NOBLE 1 ARTS or MODERN DANCING. . Now boys. do this! and Listen.5 4YVorld. X 11,1 Yeiling your ignorance with a masterful look of grim determin-I ation do not hesitate to saunter, boldly over to the best little stepper in the hall and ask her for the first. dance. She may possibly be sur-f prised. but she will no doubt rise to? the occasion with a smile. 3 tlll As she wilts gracefullyg into your arms. seize her--gently, of possible. but firmly at all costs. and. propelling her along in front of you. l .stroll leisurely across the hall. Your! college training will assert xtselfi here. as the result of wandering aim- lessly around the corridors between classes. you will automatically drop 'into the well-known 'Tollegiang zYValk. IVhen you become fatigued Jimmy shyly goes to class, And into his books he peepsg Why not study every night 1 M. S. N. S. Johnny gathers A's and B's, And all good marks he reaps, He's learned the lesson while he's young. BI. S. N. S. Each night from dinner home he goes, And studies till he sleepsg ,,Wh3' go Outf' poor Johnny says, M. S. X. S. NOW Josh and Bob and Del, you know, Haven't seen a girl for weeks. Bashful? No, just cautious! M. S. N. S. Another fellow has a girl Whom he often seeksg But he is careful night and day, BI. S. N. S. . And now let s close this episode, Of one of nature s freaks, The poor thing must be tirel by now, M. s. N. s. 1 GUNDY, '2-1. AN ADVENTURE. E Once I was walking in the woodsl and saw a house. I went in the house and saw a man. I ran up! stairs and got on the rainspout and! ran around it. Then I fell through the roof. I was about ready to fall! through the floor when my mother' said: Happy, come on and get' ready for school. CHARLES AQUILLA BOSLEY. Fifth Grade, ,TOwson. Jan 18, 1924. with the exertion of pushing the girll around, let her push you. A zigl Zag course around the hall is the-L best one to pursue as it enables you to meet everyone in the hall more or less informally. lllll Assume your best air of, uonchalance and keep a steady flow, of conversation about all the dances, you have attended, and you mayf mention for effect the number oft I l .prizes you have won lately at exhi- bition dances. UVB When you bump into a, couple, look the offending man straight in the eye and sulk con-I l temptuously. He will promptly apologize. t y IT Make constant disparaging- remarks about the orchestra. Thisi will help your case when you dis-f cover you have been fox trotting to a waltz. Just pass your mistake on with a superior laugh and explain, that Arkansas Blues was being played so badly that you mistook it' for Uliiss Me Again. QVIJ Should you by any chance: I tread on your partner's toes. once: or twice smile condescendingly ati her and assure her that you did not mind in the least-She is improving' .every minute. I I QVIIW Make her feel your sup- eriority. Do not be too harsh with 4 the poor girl. As you escort her? back to her seat at the end of the-I dance. put her at ease by promisingi her that if you can possibly manage' it you will favor her with another. dance before the evening is ovexzl She will probably swoon with de-' light. I ELSIE SALTZ, Sr. II.i 'l-' I Absence makes the heart growl fonder'-and the marks grow small- er. -The Horace Mann Record. ! STARTING OUR SCHOOL LIBRARY. The library is a new venture at our school this year. and therefore is not large, but we're hoping it will grow rapidly. II'e secured our books from the Enoch Pratt Free Librrary of Balti- more. They are used books. which the library has discarded. so we only had to pay freight charges in order to get them. YVe have an unused room in the school which we have turned into a library, being fortu- nate enough to get tables and chairs from the club in our community. As soon as the books came. We set to work cataloging them. YVe used unlined index cards for both borrow- ers' and chargers' cards, and secured all other library supplies from a lo- cal salesroom of the Library Bureau for about two dollars and fifty cents. Our charging system is exactly like the one used at the Normal School. On a recent visit back to school Miss Osborne gave me many valuable suggestions which have been a great help in organizing this library. The children are interested and are showing this interest by reading all the books they can get, and by bringing contributions of books from their homes. One of the sixth grade girls makes an excellent librarian, and so gives the teacher in charge an opportunity to supervise the se- lection of books for pupils of the different grades. ANN GRIFFITH. District Line School. Prince George's County, Md. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP York Road - Towson, Md. i107 You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Open Saturday Nights 411. Interest on Savings Deposits 1107 Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOVVSON MARYLAND fl0l OUR SECOND HOME KEENE'S York Road and Burke Avenue 1103 Page 10 THE ORIOLE 'J v .- - . 1 JOYS AND SORROWS OF SR. VI. Whv does the world sometimes seem blue? Why do we think that it cou1dn't be true, That once we were happy and free from care, As the birds that sing as they fly through the air? Because we're Practice Teaching! Why don't we skip gayly through the hall? Why don't we play with the Bounc- ing Ball ? YYhy don't we ever skip at all? Because we're Practice Teaching! Why do we read such childish books? Why do we mourn o'er the time les- sons took XVhen we could have been reading in a shady nook? Because we're Practice Teaching! But why are we making such a fuss? Think of the fun we have on the bus. The reason for all this is just Because were Practice Teaching! NVQ only know the friends we've inadeg XYe only saw our fears all fade, lVe only know our -1- grade, Because were Practice Teaching! SPRING-LOVE AND BASEBALL. ln the Spring a young man's ianrv lightly ini-ns to thoughts of lover' and baseball. Surely these' are signs ot Spring. The newly painted green park benches are wit- nesses to their former. nliile the lawns. sprinkled with dantlelions. will vouch for the second. lt is szlid that in Spring everything tal-:esi on new lite--and love isn't an ex- t-t-ption. XYQ cannot say that love. like the flowers. dies in winter, but we can say that uitli the awakening of the flowers and the coniing of thel birds it takes on nr-w vigor and en-Q tliusiasni, Love is said to lm t-run-1 ---hut. in the Springtiinv when lovers ' l sit on the park lnfnclifls and wliisper svvsfqt nothings to eacli other, is this cruelty? liasehall and love, although dn'- ferent in many respects, have two similiar cliarztctf-rs-they rchutl in Spring and their seasons generally end in early Fall. Love is instinc- tive-so is bust-hall. Did you ever watch a hog: from six years up, who when Spring came, almost lived on the diamond, whether it were the hack yard or the athletic field, and praf-ticed until hc was sore, halt' hopeful, half ffexirfnl, always an- xiously waiting the picking of the team? Is this fear, this hope, greatly dilferent from the fear, the hope, manifested when two gallant young men vie with each other for a. lovely girl's heart? Whether these two activities are'nt alike is for you to decide, but you will agree with me that Spring is rejuvenating-base ball is thrilling, and love is grand. KATHARYN HARMON, SR. III. THE BATTLE ROYAL. On the sport page of World's History A great iight was proclaimed, And nearly all the world's leading pugilists VVere among the contestants named. It was a battle royal Between the Wrong and the Right, And since the sides were evenly matched, It was a terrible ight. On the side of the Wrong was Kais- er Bill And old King Ferdinand, And also Charles of Austria, And the Turk from the Pagan Land. On the side of the Right was Gen- eral Haig, And Foch so true and bold, Czar Nicholas and Diaz, And good King Peter old. In the summer of nineteen fourteen, This great nght did commence, And if you will take my word for it. It was a struggle tense. Old Kaiser Bill led with his right, Haig countered to the chin. And Diaz landed an uppercut And Charles struck back at him. And thus this tight continued For full two years or more, And by this time the contestants Were feeling pretty sore. And during this period of battle, New countries joined the iight, Till pugilists from almost every land Were fighting for the right. Czar Nicholas was the first to quit, To internal troubles due, The side of the Wrong rejoiced, The other felt right blue. But from across the deep Atlantic .Came a warrior brave andstrongg His name was John J. Pershing, An opponent of the wrong. As soon as he jumped into the fray The tide of battle turnedg And the breasts of all his allies Then with new courage burned Ferdinand soon cried 'Enough And so did the terrible Turk And only Charles and Bill were left To carry on the work But the fighting got too. hot for Charles And he withdrew from the iight And only Kaiser Bill was left To battle against the Right But numbers would tell old Bil well knew And he soon called Kamerad Then all the victors rejoiced And all the World was glad It was in the summer of nineteen eighteen When the great fight was done And the fighters all returned home, -X victory either lost or won And so the Right did conquer But to whom does the credit be long? Not to Diaz Foch or General Haig But to Pershing brave and strong JOSIAH BLACKLOCK Junior VI ay It Xi 1th Plowex-s ISAAC H Moss, Inc FLORIST and NURSERYMAN Office Cut Flower and Plant Dept. o31a Y0l'k Road Nursery Gxttmgs and Bellona Aves. 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YI, P v J., . 1 -4 H. , v. ! 1 . 6 , .1 A if Ei .. Nx5MJlM0B5.-4.,MARXLAND .r x Q f C 1 I 4 M. J..n' AA J '4,.'-'Q .J rf.-3 n v I qiiru . X4 Y., .I-,4 .'w 'Q' -:mx P ..n, ' v N 1 .11 JY 1 r 4 -llajygrugs . ' 5 U , 'W f ' cg slump:-13 'nz-werhf F Q9 Y -,:.v A1 A ' tvs: .L32Y1.,ffE'4:'5R'.fI..4 ,417-3-'gfv , .1 , . , A, ,--71. Q n . ' , ,,-A I 'A f ' A , , , , . r v-I f, ' 1- X, .-,, -I 'N in. Q ' .. I-. .. L .f.. 1 W . L ' ' V , x , . - xr ' ' . ll X ,I . ' Y - N '. n 1 In ' . f . . mf 'J g l' - s.1', ,I-, E .41 I - I A. V 4.- 51 q 1 1'-f fx, 'W N , ,. 0 , ,I 1 1 f I ' 'Nl' . S . .. I Y . . . . V 'X ,f . -A 5.. s -' , A 1 I' 'lf I A.. M , - It 1 5. 1, WV'- rl . . I 1 I v VJ. rv' ' -V , 1 - A , ' f ,. 5 l 5' N . fg. f Af - V' ' . r v .l'- -.., f ' , M 'vin 'L' 1 1' ' s p-v 1 x +,.. , , Jul! 5 n .1 4' hh nl '.. ff. Jimk MISS LIDA LEE TALL, Principal. TO MISS TALL Our honored Principal, Whose character NVhittier must have Visioued when he wrote these lines: UA full rich nature. free to trust. Truthful and almost sternly just. We, the Class of '24 do dedicate this book as a token of our deep respect. ESTELLE HAINES. ' a , rv . ff 1 1, 4 11 3-I v Ldv, 5..,.l.,'A, . I ' .w '.,-fhf -sgw . - .puwv . , l 1 I 44-1 H, . H X :IT-,k,wv:. ,IFA 3 V- -1 'fu vin luv H4427 'fi' ' ,Www 4Vf.w1-. 3 . ' ' 'll' T : A ' fr, ' I i F5 . ' 4 vu -- . f, 'V ', 71' Q.. , Q- e.- ,.. M '- I '-4 '52 --nf Qf ' , ' -'., X '-.I i8.Vf,.'lJ.y,g,,...h,',. ,,.y,--sl ,,,,. ' 'k1,',I,U' .1 - p .v-A, .N , U A, M, ,4 I v ., 1' ' '- , ' -,z'w:',, ,X ' wi. , 4 I z' V Lghi AJR fm Q ,wwf5.,,'YSf55i,'P4f,','4.l W- If f ww . x V 'Al' ,Q M ' f Hr W gay, :5 ' . vlnww .J,-X. I , . .- N ' W A' -'L J, X 1 I , '. . . . W 1 I .. , , nf h , 1 N y X, , U . V -k w N .ui W X Vt v Q X N 4' .- ' V ' 'nf .. 201' ' 1 51' 'v '4' Qnl , f 5, . - -, 1 ' ws 1' 4 -. , JI I, fS 5' 4 . I 0 Q -1 I ' I X r ' n g 4 fl 1 , Q v 1 4 n A . 1 MISS TALL'S MESSAGE TO HER CLASS. Let your light so shine. we are told. Yes. all down the ages the burning torch of inspiration has ever been the symbol of knowledge and of wisdom. for it is the prepared mind which handles an everlasting flame. There is something very litting in the symbolism that can be read in to the gift of this years Senior Class. for it is through them that the tower is to be lighted. 'Rising in State on the hill at the crest stands the tower. So, night after night the newly illuminated eloek will send out its message of the pass- ing moments. Night after night in the library under the tower, students will read and delve for knowledge and still more knowledge. FOR- YVHAT 2 That they may carry into the schools of this State minds equipped to understand child nature: minds equipped to understand eivic problems. and minds equipped to aid in tl1e solving of national and international atfairs. Out of the darkness of ignorance Comes a call for light-and more light-for it is only truth. aeeompanied by faith and knowledge that can put to rout all the enemies of civilization. May your light shine forth forever. O Class of 24. ESTHER MCDOXYELL. Sr. VI. Reporter. ,dpi Il 1 ' I ,Cty ,e 'l 3 CLASS CREED. We. the tflass of 192-1. feel as we take our places in the great drama of life. that we shall endeavor unceasingly to overcome all difficulties. and that we shall derive the utmost happiness in seeking righteousness as God gives us to see the right. in giving due credit to every worthy deed. in rendering service that will benefit humanity. in loving mankind. not from a feeling' of duty hut with a willingness that is heart born. and above all in trusting to our God in all things. - GEORGE HOVCK. T0 THE CLASS OF '24. Do you remember last year how we as Juniors envied the Class of '23? XVe thought it would be wonderful to be Seniors. and it has been, hasnit it? The ties that bind us to Normal and to one another have been strengthenedg many of our hopes and aspirations have been realizedg some of our dreams have come true. Our biggest undertaking has been our practice teaching. To those of you who found it all that you expected there is this to be said: May you enjoy the real thing as much you have the preparation for it. To those of you who are a little timid and doubtful as to whether or not you are fitted to teach let me say-if after you've done your best. tried to fit in and found it impossible. then. but not till then. will you be justified in choosing another vocation. But teaching is such an interesting, gripping, vital and Worth- while profession I feel sure the majority of us. timid though we may now bc, will find that it is the thing we want to do-the thing which will give us more real satisfaction and pleasure than anything else. May you go forward in the name of the Maryland State Normal School to the high ealling to which your profession so clearly points and with an intelligent and honest-minded outlook on lifeg endeavoring to help others onward and upward as you have in time been helped. remembering always that tolerance and hard work are the requisites of real and lasting success. iVe are leaving our Alma Mater for the wider interests of life, but may we forever keep alive the treasured memories and cherished friendships of our N01'll'l2ll days. f,'YN'l'lllA BLATNE, Honorary Pres. 4 v, ., ' N. ,4,,.L l- Ny-.P ' '-, Q . frlgi, . ' .ul A ' 4 . I , .-- N i 'F 'f .. ' -wo ' 5, 'w J A f, ., W . Y , . 2112-I :-L gg, v. ' ' f5 'lf-kr, V - 'v 1 , 1. 2 f 1' ,, s Q 6 C 5 1 3 U1 U, E 4 A O 1 I 5 as O I P-4 z rf: Ill E 4 E I 4 4 I i I ! 1 SENIOR CLASS. . , , 'f.q . ' 1' 1 T4 'V 1. 5 -. : 1.f , Y. D .rf f '51, ' ' Q---ia? -f 45,5 wi , ,.-- . f 5 1,1g3-g1r'esfi1g- fu ff- , ' 33912 -E' 'Q-1-T' 5 -'-1f'3Af4,: I. 4. - , - 1 -H, Qu nf .. , m,.j, - . 3:- ,X xl. ' Y- Q 1: ,cr 5, 'L A., rf 1 A , , 7 sf- N 4 ., I - - fl J U 1 , , V A , m :bl if 7 v-4-V , 15? -in ,' QS.. .4 , -,.. ,.,3.. ,rv n maxim, H- g r ..- .1 ls ,WG 1 K, I .Q , I f 1 -I - I- ' ,1 SENIOR CLASS POEM. OUR CLASS OF TWENTY-FOUR. NVasn't it pleasant, O classmates inine, ln days when joys and sorrows entwined At Normal-when the work of the day was through And all was planned for the morrow, too, And we would talk and laugh anew Our class of Twenty-Four? lt all stands out so clear today! Though Normal days are passed away- Through all the class-rooms and down the hall, Vile patter again as nieinories call, And Heeting fancies give a picture of all- Our class of Twenty-Four! Our teachers before us now COIHQ into view- Friends we 've tried and found loyal and true. NVe know how they worked that we might be True to ourselves and others, you see. For that's the best kind of loyalty O class of Twenty-Four. Now a fond renieinbrance of those who worked S0 faithfully for us and never shirked. For Hayden and Gantz and Harsh, all three Are just as fine as girls can be, And the others are hard to beat. Ah ine! Our class of Twenty-Four! XVhy. the old rousing cheers are heard once more As Hip Noriuals, Hip Pests, ring o'er and o'er. And there coines that feeling of pride For our Colors. 'Twill ever abide: And we sing their praises far and wide- Our class of Twenty-Four. Before a throng of tive fifty strong Fonies one who helps us choose ight from wrong. She stands for justice-fair play to all: XVe know right away it niust be Miss Tall. VVith sueh a ineinber we can not fall- Our class of Twenty-Four. And O my class inates, though far away, NVhen eyes grow dim and locks turn gray, Let 's keep a spark of friendship, so fine ln our hearts burning and ready to shine, Yes-just for the sake of f'Auld Lang Synefi 0 class of Twenty-Four. And now to those days we'll say good-bye. Our work is at hand. we must not sigh. 9 l wish you success and happiness too. May peace and contentment dwell in you: lint above all things. to yourselves be true O class of Twenty-Four. EVA K. Mct'AULEY, Senior VI. FARETNELL MESSAGE FROM SENIGR I. Lite is not measured by yearss. but by its own intensity and scope. lt has otten been said that some people have more life in seventy years than Methusaleh had in his more than nine hundred years. Shall we measure our life at Normal by two years? By all means, 110. XVllat we have gained and contributed to our school may not be written in a book ol' history. but every day we have added just a wee bit more to our own history. XVe telt mighty green when we lirst launched our bark in the Normal School stream that beautiful fall of 1922. Hut like l3'rer Rabbitt, we didn't say nothini. we just lay low. ,liut behold. in the fall of 1923, when we returned Seniors. we no longer lay low. for during our -lunior year we awoke. and now. we became aware of the tact that Klliarlotle Helm. our song bird, was now Pest President, and Owen president ot the Xormals. Later we realized that Sam Troupe was president of the Thespian tlub. secretary of the Senior Class and business manager of the Oriole, while Ruth Mct rea was made House President of Newell Hall. ln the tield ol' sports we have Sara Laird. captain of the girls, basket ball team. and Harold Moser president of the Athletic Association. Many other minor oI'tieers has Senior l given to lll. S. N. S. In September we had seareely time to congratulate our celebrities as Student Teaching delnanded our undivided attention, We. the members of Senior l. shouldered our P. A. and now that next year is drawing' near. We are trying to cling to what is left of it. VV4- have loved being' together. working even through these last few weeks when we have been too busy to speak, owing to the writing: of history essays and printing ol' Hash cards. VV4- hope we have lived up to our reputa- tion and given to the sehool the best that we had. 'I'he bark sails on into the stream ot' life. we hear the eall of the pro- fessional lite we must l'ollow. we take with us glorious memories. The past! thrills ns. the l'utur'- inspires us. and it is now for us to make the best ofthe I1l'1'sl-Ill. l.UHlC'l l'A St 'IIWAH'l'Z. Reporter. 10 TWENTY-FOUR. Two years ago we wandered here From East and lYestern Shore: Two years we've been before the mast 011 the good ship Twenty-Four. The days have gone and years rolled by And now we've reaehed the goal: XYe've had no journey free from storm From rocky coast and shoal. Our gallant ship has nobly borne bs sately through the squalls. XVl1ieh. as we know. have oft' beset The passage through these halls. Full many a time we've reeled beneath The tempest and the storm: YN'e've met disaster. trouble, pain. ln every shape and form. XVe sometimes thought our ship was lost To hovering Grim Despair. But timber such as ours was made For weather foul or fair. The wayes a few times dashed up high And o'er our bulwarks flowed. To wash off some unlucky mate To whirling depths below. But trouble never conquered joy: Though mirth gives 'way to pain. Gentle breezes follow storms As sunshine follows rain. Triuinplzantly we come to port. Proud of our work that's o'erg And end with joy the maiden trip Oi our good ship Twenty-Four. But this is not our tinal trip: W'e'll soon be ot? once more. To test our ship in sterner seas. Wl1e1'e wilder tempests roar. And we a healthy. hardy crew. XVill take the sea once more To bravely meet the other storms In the good ship Twenty-Four. 11 GU NDY- '24 THE EFFECT OF PERSONALITIES UPON THE WORLD. In the annals of history, as time goes on, we find dotted here and there upon its pages personalities that have most interestingly molded our lives. Since the day when man first planted his foot on the sands of the universe he has been guided by some unseen force, sometimes by man .... always by God. Egypt had her Pharaohs. Greece her Plato Hlld her Aristotle, and Mace- donia had her Alexander the Great. but by now they a1'e only part of our history and not a part of our everyday life. We look upon them With admir- ation and that is our closest connection with them. Vile have no common tie between us and them and we drift apart consequently more readily than we do from people whom we read about and see every day. It is for this reason that I am justified in passing so abruptly to some personality that directly concerns us at the present time. Let us look for just a moment to the life of Jesus Christ. To all the Christian world the name of Jesus Christ is one of respect if not of love and obedience: The Turks follow Mohammed and the Hindu seeks the teaching of Gandhi. but there is a feeling among them even in their most devout moments that the hwhite man's God will finally overcome and rule them. People from every country on the globe, be they barbarians or be they people enjoying the highest type of education, realize that some unseen power gives them food. gives them drink and gives them rest. They may not know yet that God gave His only Son to guide our footsteps here on earth. but they must know sooner or later because He above has made us. so only He can destroy us. Jesus came not as a mystery to man. but as a son of his mother the same as you and l. XVe have read of his supernatural powers, in fact even today we all see the trace of his miracles reflecting themselves in the lives of people. He was the fortune teller. a soothsayer and prophet of his time. Multitudes marveled at his teachings. Thousands gathered to see him heal the sick and comfort the broken hearted. He told His disciples of things that were to come to pass and His congregations of the repentance that must follow their sins. His wisdom was astounding to the doctors and His acts a revelation to the people. Today His works still live and His wisdom is transplanted in the minds of men. People whose works live after them must be the people who shape our lives and determine our destinies. They are the ones who live closest to us even after their death. Bleu cannot lead lives that live after them unless their life be filled with many sacritiees and many concessions. All our plagues come through selfish ar-ts. Christ is only one of His kind. but there are many who have lived a life of inimolation. Martin lAlTllf'l' gave his life for Protestantism and lived to see his belief spread to tlie far corners of the universe. Vtlood- row Wilson shall live forever. His lil'e ot' service and sacrifice to mankind. and his death for the sake ol' peace must be an inspiration to all who knew him and saw his work. These men live today in the hearts and minds of men just as they lived when they were lu-re below with us. They established for us our living 1-mls-3 the ln-ight ol' idealism is in their lives. JAY PRICE. 12 THOSE YOU KNOW. Here 's to our Principal, Miss Tall. A goodly friend is sheg She's happy as a lark in spring And busy as a hee. Mr. Bishop was horn an orator. A line old sport is he: He jollies you in the classroom, And gives you not less than LT. Mr. VValther surely knows his stuff, As you all plainly know: He knows the geography of Maryland. Both Vllestern and Eastern Sho'. Mr. Hulsizer is a rural man And believes in rural schools- ln educating the meek and lowly WVhich cannot be trusted to fools. In history class. oh mel oh my! Vllhat Miss Van Biljvher doesnt know: She refers ns to a book by Johnson. And to it we always go. Our English is in a frightful state: Our knowledge has just begun. v But we may learn-if we liye long enough By going to our friend. Miss Munn. ,In hygiene elass we are taught to use The tootl1l'u'usl1. soap and towel. And if we tlonft it's our own fault: NVe were told to luy Miss Dowell. Those songs we sang in assembly They surely were some sereechers. It hurt our ears. both large and small. And Miss MoEache1'n. our music teacher Mr. Sohoenfelder is our musician XVho trains the Normal Syncopators: They'ye grown in their art and musical skill Like chickens from fine incubators. Miss Schroeder sang for ns one evening: A treat, by all 'twas admitted. That soothed our nerves at the end of day And with our mood just fitted. 13 But when it coines to real iine art I refer you to Miss Snyder, VVho taught, us to paint animals for children. From the elephant to the spider. Miss Medwedeff, please have a. heart ln your geography 1l16il1OCllS elass, And when the roll is ealled in June Oh'Heai'ens! let us pass. Miss Hirdsong is the scientist lYho measures the hulnan inindg She tests hoth bright and duinh ones. Her iueasurenients surely find. Mrs. Slapleton in her English Class lt surely hard to heat. A teaeher of her equal ls one you selcloin nieet. Miss Hartman is a person lrlvhose hearts right in her work: lVheu she 's put right to the test No duty does she shirlc. Miss Oi-eutt is a uiatlieinatieian Of high degree and rank. And that's the reason, I suppose. She has Charge of our Students' llank. Miss Jones is an expert in Home Ee. And teaehes the girls how to sew: They know all about color schemes and sueh Anil will know how to make their own trousseau And now as l come to a person NVhose personage is great and profoundg Miss Searahorough. in classroom nianagenient Hives wisdom that is hoth good and sound. Miss llieliardson in her history class Tells lls things we do not know OF aneivnt lands and customs queer We never heard ol' hefol. Miss Hrewnlaw is a wizard ln industrial arts. l'll say. She made the whole ot' a eity ot Beaver Board in one day. Miss Vlloolsy is real artistic In the art of poster making: l've tried and tried. hut all in vain. My painted hands are shaking. 14 If you want to he young and healthy. And 110t have a weak. crooked spine, Just go to Miss Cook. our instructor. Xvhose methods are just. good and kind. And you may also go to Miss Sammis. A wee little person is she: Yet she buzzes along through the corridor Like a bright little honey hee. Mr. Callowhill. with happy smile, XVas never known to frown: But I heard him say on the soccer field: Boys please keep that old toe downf Q Miss Sperry is the lady who Has charge of the dormitory. One night a girl Came in real late- But thats another story. Mrs. Dingle is a lady who Into human nature sees: She warns ns all of her approch By the jingle of hey keys. Ur. Burdick is the one ' YVho Cares for our aches and pains. But the medicine she gives is terrible And the pills weigh several grains. Miss Reilly is the trained nurse. Shes sensihle and clever: And when we're in the intirmary XVe could just be sick forever. Now that lady of pleasing' personage. A lady-O yes . it 's Miss Stone. 'Who presides with queenly manners. Hello! that you at the phone? Mrs. Sihly works with the little tots And what she does is a wonder. She guides their steps with skill and care: To us they make no blunder. Miss Hillhouse. with the Second Grade. Uses methods with eareful selection. And when she finishes her work with them Tl1ey're mighty near to perfection. Down to the third year once we went To see a lesson there. The way that Miss Buckley taught that class Showed hoth great skill and care. 15 Miss Fitzgerald, in the Fourth Grade room, Has pupils in interesting stages, Her teaching develops their minds. you see, And 11ow tl1ey'1'e smart as blazes. Miss Eekerts pupils are smart enough too, You just simply cannot deceive 'em, The answers they give to your questions- lVell. you just simply have to believe 'em Mrs. Mctford works with the Sixth Grade, I remember one time I was thereg The way she managed her classroom Made me just sit and start. Miss Farrell believes in the project, And successful she is, it seems, The one carried out by her Hygiene Class Just made one live in dreams. Now happy-go-lucky Miss Osborne In the Library holds forth her sway, And drives away our troubles Throughout the livelong day. Miss Holt is her assistant, A very nice person to know. She helps you find the book you want, So that your brains may grow. Miss Carley is the registrar, NVho keeps records for you and me, And if you are absent from classes. Blue slips-four o'clock-G. C. Mrs. Fox is in the office too. And helps Miss Carley thereg Shes a pleasing little person And always on the square. GAL 13- Miss Gilbert greets you with a smile, HVVhat can I do for you? She does her work in a businesslike way And to the service is true. Miss Glass works through the livelongr clay. Slim-'s busy as can he: lint as I entered her office she asked: Did you sign for the postoftiee key? The one I now shall write about Is the same as days come and go: A r-heery smile lights up her face., Am! slim-'s always the same Miss Rose. 16 Miss Merceron surely is a busy one, Shes always on the gog And when you calls her on the phone She's there to say t'Hellol TALMAGE A. R. STRONG. Sr. lll. HIP, NORMALS! HIP, PESTS! April 25th, May ith and May 16th. VVhat do they mean? lt's 11eed- less to say that every true Normaal aand every loyal Pest will remember these dates forever and a day. April the 25th started the ball rollingg May ith gave it added impulse, and by the time it had reached May 16th it was rolling at a speed which only half expressed the momentum at which 563 spirited society hearts were beating. The contest were just three grand and glorious successes in which the loyalty and feverish desire to win was balanced by unparalled sportsmanship and good natured rivaalry. Although each society worked with all its might to win the decisions of the judges. and secure the coveted medal. the thought uppermost in each students mind that the honor was not so much for the Blue and Gold or Maroon and Gold, but for the Wliite and Gold. Though the Pests lost and the disappointment was great. it was the above thought that took the bitterness out of the defeat and painted the cloud with a silver lining. The Normals won. and took their victory as gracefully and modestly as real victors should. They are to be congratulated. One society had to win. the other lose. but after all is said and done it matters not so much whether you won or lost but how you played the game. Both Pests and Xormals played the game with such a spirit of loyalty and co- operation as only true men and women could do. WHY? Why are lessons never iinished? Why do profs give awful tests 'Z VVhy was music ever written? Why are queer black marks called ' YV h y When we use it every day is mind an abstract organ, ? Wliy do some folks always grumble At all things you do or say? Wliy don't folks get tired of living Why is love described as blind? Why do boys and girls like spoonin Why do teachers seem unkind? Why is M. S. N. S. called Normal When we know her l. Q's high? What is life all about. I wonder? Hope lill find out bye and bye. 17 lil X' LOVE IN SPRINGTIME. 'lhey may talk of love in the Springtime, NVhen songbirds return to the nest- tlr think that to love in the Autumn Is really quite the best: They may talk of the pleasure ot' sitting In ti chair that was nieniit for one, Snuggled up to a crackling tire When a winter day done. Your love in the Springtinie is liadling' And not the kind that stays- And love in the Autumn 's snddening, XVith its dismal, lonely days. Though your tireside sc-ene's appealiiig, The flaine niust be tended with care And. in moving to stir up the embers. Your Quit-links may euteh in her hanr. But give ine a starry evening. In the glorious inonth of June- VVith the Only Girl beside ine Beneatli a friendly nioong Or a cozy canoe adrifting lVith the twinkling stars above And nobody else to disturb us Or hear our words of love. True love is abroad in the moonlight. XVhere sounds of the dance are dint-- Antl he lingers awhile in the shadows, That she may catch up with l1i1n. His bell-room zz moonlit garden. His partner is one of the elves: And theres nobody there but the ehup'rons- -lust the moon. the stairs-and tliemselves. GUNDY llere's an hzird geometry problem we worked out the other day tlivenfA rotten potato. , 'I l. A o prove-lt is at beehive. rotten potato is El speeketltztter. 2. A speetattor is n beholder. .L .X bee-lioltler is ai beehive. f 1 -l. lherelore. an rotten potato is an In-ehive.-ltlxeliunge. All joking zlsitle. these intelligenee tests really do llllllf'?lft' tllose XXl10 ruins. Those who llilVt'. don't tzike them.-l'urple Parrot. tl' 4. those guys ure at f'll'L'llS when they get tog'ether. ' , ,.. XX lm Inn num :md Imilev 18 l J paw L . .L f ,qwnffm ,zgaiffff H...- ! fy, M7f, f.., - , f ,-ff 77 Nr' Y DON'T LINGER! ALPHA KAPPA DELTA. l,l'USiLl6l1f-F1'il1lQt'S Grimes. Yice-President-Hazel Murray. Secretary-Virginia Powell. Treasurer-' ' Catz Schnebly. - iliike a tlame that burns O11 through the years and is kindled afresh every year is the spirit of the Alpha Kappa lleltas. Vile have tried to spread our light all through the school in the form of sincerity. truth and kindness. VVe have tried to make life a little better for our having lived in it. NVe believe that bonds of friendship have been made never to be broken: that ties between us and the Delta Beta Deltas and Nu Sigmas have been bound stronger by our social contact, NYe hope that we have given the best that we had-fulfilled all things that had been expected of us and that we have upheld with a broad. never- flinehing shoulder. the name of Alpha Kappa Delta. To dear old Normal we must soon say Adieu l Our flame is fading to be replenished next year by a greater hue. spreading a gleam and bright- ness more than we of '24 did. HELEX XVELQH. ' HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY CLUB. Mildred Beauehainp-President. Talmage Strong-Secretary-Treasurer. Miss Van Bibber. Mr. 'Walther-Advisers. The History and Geography Club is one of the most important organi- zations of the school. for its branches extend into all the Counties of Mary- land. XVe have take11 worth while imaginary tours through the different Counties. observed The most interesting historical places. i11 regard to their geographic conditions. These tours were discussed by the representatives of the dit't'erent t'ounties. supplemented by the aid of the lantern slide. XVe have enjoyment in many other real ways: we have 1'Gfil'0Sl1l11Gl1iS at every meeting: we visit places in Baltimore City. such as: The Maryland His- torieal Society. the History Teachers' Association. which held its meeting on May flth. Two of the members were sent as delegates from the Club to at- tend the subscription dinner at the Emerson Hotel. given by the History Tear-lu-rs' Association ol' the Blimltlle States and Maryland. This dinner was followed by a speeeh from Dr. Heard. VW- are looking forward to the hike. which will eome May 20. This oeeasiou is sure to be a great success in the way of sports. heats. and educa- tion. Thirty-tive ol' the new Seniors are also invited to join us. Next year the History and Geography Club will take in Hfteen Juniors. and if you want to be lui-ky. be one ot' those fifteen. Don't fail! like prompt! MTLTJRHD T3EAl't HAMP. Sr. HI. 20 IHSTORY AND GEOGRAPHY CLUB ALPHA KAPPA DELTAS r v P v f-v - r P 1 - 4' .f Ja . I I 6 .r -L.. 11. ua v p A . sz-Q.-' . . . ,.,sw, 3 5 ' S ,LM .f ,vw vw-4x NH 4. n ,.1..s,wv., v 1 v A '-4,1 L3 231' - fi -:Q ae. H 1-QW -' J' 173' 9.-.1 , J7g'B- 'I 1. , , ' .9-' 1 ' - A ' ' , Q' I Q ' ' x -.i, L 1 ' ,bi .M v ' a.. . 4, if na . vw 0 , v W , 1 DELTA BETA DELTA. Officers: Emily SIUYQ1lS01lflDl'USlClE'l1l. Naomi Harsl1-Vice-Presideiit, Layiuia llIOO1'4,'7SUL'1'6t?lPj'-T1'U2lSlll'U1'. It is now 1lCil1'l1lg' the close of this school year. All oyer the World students Hlltl teachers are wouderiiigz How 11111eh have we aeeomplislied this year? ACl1IQX'Gl1l6lll ea1111ot he 111easured hy seholarsliip 2ll011H. 'l'he1'e is always the l111111z111 ele111e11t. Delta Beta Delta feels that althougli there have been, perhaps. some mistakes Clillfl who of us mortals does not make iuistakesl that we have Llfllll? our best to 1l13liG this year a year i11 which seliolai-ship and f'0lllP?llll0l1SlllD play 2111 equal part. l'd like to ask some Wise person NVho 11e1'e1' makes mistakes. To tell 111e why it 'S night that falls. And day that always breaks. First Student-Fools eau ask more questions than wise 111011 eau answer. Second Stude11t-'l'l1ats why l Clhllllt pass i11 111y exa111s.-EXol1a11g'e. Dude-I see the toot Ellltl iuouth disease has now spread to golfers. Stucle-To golfers? Dude-Yes. they toot it all day illlll 111outl1 ahout it al luight.-EX. Pieture Dealer-A picture for a wedding present? Yes. sir! Herels tl1e very thing. 111ost Cha1'111i11g. The t,'o111i11g' Storm Y -Passing Show. Queer Bugs. JOSl3ll-- RE1'lllE11, I's got Aritlimetie hugs. R1e11be11-''Aritlimetie hugsewliat yo' call 'e111 that for? Josiah- 'Cause they adds to 111y distraction. they subtraets from 11157 atte11tio11. they divides lllj' time, Zllltl they iuultiply like tthe dickeiisf' VVhy LlO11'l you buy SOl11GIlll110' at 111y THlllG?H Cl9H1H11ClE'Ll a girl, at the 1 1 u - C' . 1. Jazaar Beca.use I Ollly blly from the l101l1GlY girls. said the 111a11. 'I'l1ey have a harder ti111e 111aki11g sales. you know. The girl was 11ot otte.11ded Elllll he worked this right dowu the l111e.wEe- hliauge. Bald Headed Teacher. i11 class 0119 111or11i11g said- Ask Ellly fluestious you like and show you 're interested. JH11lO1'-HllI1'.- YVhy Cl011.l' yo11 raise hall' O11 the top of your head? Bald Headed Teacher. very 1111lCl1 surprised- YVhy ClO9S11't grass grow o 11a busy street? JIIIOI'-L'Ol1. I see. it Ctllllt get up tlirough tl1e Concrete. Senior- You're the higgest Cll1111bt?ll i11 school. Junior-HAXV, g1va11. you are. yourself. . ' - 4, f , , 1 . , 77 Mr Hulsizer Qabse11t111111decllyl- Boys. boys. don t foiget. I 111 hei e. 23 DREAMS VERSUS FACTS. Lite is realg lite is earnest! So says one of our great poets. Have you ever stopped to connect up the two thoughts that what you get. out of sehool will in a measure determine what you put into your life when you are through with lessons? Many think that school is the place for pleasure a11d little realize that it' they take all their pleasures now. during four short years of their life, that the rest will he hard pulling. for amusement forms no su'istance or founda- tion for a successtul career. lt is only through work that one learns how to appret-iate and enjoy real pleasure, a memory of a good time will not furnish you with a meal, but the remembrance of education and sundry accomplish- ments is a salable article. It ought not to dampen your spirits or spoil a day to stop and think of the serious side of life. you will not always be under the protection of your parents' care and moneyvand preparedness is half the battle in the cold. practical world of today. Think it over I-Talisman. Dunsmore- Do you know that in all history they never hanged a. man with a wooden leg? Tenor ' '-' ' VVhy 11Ol 1 Dunsmore- They always used a rope. I-Iello. the Vlub! ls my husband there? Not there, you say: But wait-l haven't even told you my name. Say: ladv! There ain't nobody husband here never! was the ,U 7 darky's reply.-Black ad Blue Jaay. Farmer Brown-How's yer son Josh makin' out at collidge? Neighbor Green-Tolerable well, thank ye. Reckon he must be work- in' in some furrin exchange bank or other in his spare time. Farmer Brown-Thet so? Neighbor Green-Yes, he writ hum he was puttin' in a lot 0' time at: the Pole Vault.-Punch Bowl. , Our idea of a ventriloquist is one who can answer two consecutive names at roll call and get away with 1t,.iWldOXV. XVhy do you call your car Paul Revere 7 Because of the midnight rides. -Purple Parrot. Prof. Hulsizer CBL-fore calling the roll in Sr. 5 Hlld 6 Rural Sociologyl -lf any of you are absent do not make a sound when your name IS called! Gundy-Tonimy going to get a job shoe-ing in a blacksmith ship this sumnn-r. Strong-Tommy! Shot-ing horses? Gundy-No, shooing flies. Money talks, but it never gives itself away.-Goblin. First Stude-Are you sure your folks know l'm coming home with you? Second Stude-Tlu-y ought tog l argued with them for a whole hour about it.-Royal Gaboon. Mrs.-I'lave you swept under the da vcnport 'I Maid-Yes. llllllll, s-vt-rytlling.-Purple Parrot. Z4 :ff pi... Xx DELTA BETA DELTAS. Y. W. C. A. CABINET. A I . 'LJ 1 . .l-' ' s-4 . S1 an 4:1 ': D l l ! 4 Q 0 v.. 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I . x 5 1 11- IK 1 1v 3' I1 I 5 . I.: Q 2 4 ,II.5: -IIIM ' Q A 1 I- .- ' ,,, ,, ,, .. ,. .,. ....:,4 .. - ....,. A . ' ' 1:1515 iii . I I, , FI. ff. ' ' 1 '1' +- .I I . . .I . I I . ', .', 1 ' ' 1- 1'E'3Wf., ' - . . 1 f Ii-1 1 1 Q ' , - II I.1I-, ll 1 'Q -. 5 aim. I -1,1 .9 . 1' I . '- V 'rv' ' 31 - - ' 1 . L. 1 5 1 1 1, 1 .J - . I1. I F f 1. I , .3 . 11 ' . 1 A- 1. 1 ,Q 4 1 'Y' - '. Q I', U Y '11 F a-Y 1 ' If ., I -Q 2 , . ' 1 K I 1 - I ' V I, I IIIS 1 s ' - X 1 vr 1 1- 'S .. . ' 1 - ,I '44.'1,- 1 - Y. 0 ' K1 01 - II ' , ,r L . - , 1 -- , !4'4-1 ' 6 Y 'pf '!i..1. 'N!1A, 'Q-x ' ' , 15, I f :-AQ' N 3'7,?5- ' 1 'f .' I. , , . g,,.I ' 1 . I 15 . 5 I 1 ,I 1 I ' u I 1 1 NU SIGMA SORORITY. President--1 'ynthia lllaine. NilC0-Pl'GSlLlt'11lqA1lllKi Sinnnoiis. Secretary-Sue 'Wright. 'l'reas11rer-llllary Ann Cownian. COlIlllll3llU0lll43l1l' is here. Une of our goals has been reaehed. lt is true we have inade niany inistakes. many failures. But tl1ese same failures we feel have led us to strive for bigger Ell1lQl better things. NVe believe that tl1is year has lllbillll 1llllCll to us: we have gained strength. courage and LlGl0l'llll11Elll0ll illlfl have learned the val11e of true friends. Yet we are not satisfied. for we have realized only some of our aspirations, It will be our endeavor next year to 1111ite all lllft good of the past. with the best that new knowledge can bring. Vile, the N11 Signias, wisl1 to express our appreciation for tl1e helpful guidance, E'1'1C0lll'2lgt2lllQ1ll a11d t'riendsl1ip we have received from the faculty Hlld clorinitory staff. To the Seniors of next year Hllll to our classmates, we wish success a11d would say- 'tGod gives you soinething to b11ild todavg lt may be a palace or a back-lane wallg XVllfll9VG1' it is, witl1 a heart that's gay, Go-build it all, NU SIGMA SORORTTY. OCTOBER. And how do we t'eel on 2111 Autunin day? XVhen the skies are blue Hllll the breezes play 'l'l1ro11gl1 tinted leaves of forest deep: How the waters sparkle as tl1e brooklets leap. 0'er dale and l1ill hangs a magic spell, How the clear, crisp calls of the plow111en swell, How tl1e river sl1i1n1ners with golden light, Allll the eagle soars i11 majestic flight. The whole world nods 'neath the S1111 kind rays XVhile nature eroons her soothing lays. GEORGE HOUCK. WINTER ON THE CAMPUS. The wind all day l1ad lQlG911 blowing eold, Over tl1e grasses lll'ONV11 and oldg The skies above hung gray and drear, And tl1e people were hurrying. far Zlllil near For shelter and war111thg b11t onee within Tlll'11PCl to watch the tearing wind. Alltl watching. saw tl1e darkness steal Over the world as if to heal 'l'l1e wounded earth: tl1e snow Made a Coverlet soft a11d white As though to help the soothing night. GIQADYS HUNT. SR. l. 29 THE CRAFT CLUB. The crafty i'l'2lft61'S for tl1eir fun Now take themselves to the Western Run: To a little stone house. witl1 a big' tire place: Beside a stream. and the old mill race. Of loans and donations we're thankful for lots: Lamps. hillows. money. food and cots. Old Murphy the donkey. and Hattie Brown the raft. Have furnished heaps of fun for our worthy Craft. Youye seen the exhibitions we 've put ou display. So you see we like to work as well as to play. Our interests for Normal are many and untold. Because the t'lub stands for the VVhite and the Gold. OUR CAMP-FIRE RHYMES. The Vamp Fire Girls of '24 Have worked throughout the year, Helping others in time of 11eed. NVith VVo-he-lo always near. Our laws were lived up to And each lVednesday nivht 'We all met together By the Camp Fire Light. Seek Beauty in everything. Give Service to all. Pursue Knowledge every day 'lBe Trustworthy to each call. Hold on to Health Be your XVork Gloriliedf' lie Happy with others And to each law abide. XVe worked when we worked. Had fun all the time. er interesting things also he put in rhyme. ' called The Lark C u. And oth NVill Hur play Xlvas il For it helped us to donate 'l'ln To Miss ut-eat success. . .. , . -, .. , aw lnlv liller to M. S. X. N. Vfoolsey, our Guardian. .Xll ilUllUl'S are due: lfiss iil4i71ll'll and Miss Germain don't for A lnfrl' llluj' lI1'!I!l'li ll! Tun. ,Xml now to the chosen one who will strive lo he 1 amp l'll'l' fflrls in tweilty-h'.'e XY' wish to extend in this humble way Um- Wo-l1elo Flllffilll as zz guide for t lf'lI flux' Q I r4 iX'l'lIl'IltIXl'I Sl'IINEl5l,EX NAHMI IIAIIFII. :yo GIRL SCOUTS. CAMP FIRE GIRLS 9 'SW- Gi '7 B, F S 3: 'L -- ' r .., 'f ,, - , , , J V '.f ,, , -2 Q Z ' ,fp jfI4, Ana an D 1 , 'Y '14, 'gif-IF ph Q. ' u , 1 1 L,.' 4 , . ,eww i, . 1 ,guy '. ., I ' ,ff A' X . ' ' 92. 1 . 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'lv , . , . , . ,, i ,', 'iw' 4 ' -4 ... f , .,. 1 s.-.N - ,-. - -. ,- - A I n A f , ., Lil OUR BASEBALL TEAM ATHLETHIBOARD. ,'1 I. rl M 1 . :I Jn 1 s-,M ' PC 1 f P' . 5 n 3- - PQ, gg. 'v :rv vw' 1 1 ,I 5 .- . n I 2, m, l , Q ,H I .'- as r V , 'Y 5 H ! -.. . , x' 'C- ,W A ,, ' -.T ,. fig-.A r ' V ' 'A+' 'V 'Rf , S .-vvgh-3-:dp-sv! 'W ew-vw J, VN .X I 1 -vjl WF , 9 L 4 w. Q v- 7 I I w JN gr J 92. 'lr 'nm .- ' 'uv 1 . - U. ,,'15.ri'.-, ., .,,,5,.,:,,5 W. -vw r , 1 I P O - 7' - 11 xLJ X L.. A 1 n , ' ,4 s ' K, li. Y F 4 A 5 4 8 --I ' lei' .ali THE NORMAL BASEBALL TEAM. This is the lirst year that Normal has had a baseball team. Other years baseball has not met with mueh success. but this year we have a real baseball team. The team has been amply etluippetl by the Athletic Association and really makes a line appearance on the field. Surely we can not say that Lady Luck has favored us. for she has passed us so far. ln many ot the games we lost only by a small margin of one or two runs. Anyway, l think we have made a remarkable showing considering the grade of teams we have played. As was done in the other sports here this year. our games were scheduletl to match Colleges. thus raising our standard of playing and competition. ln the course of our season we visited several colleges of our State. Though defeated. l am sure we had very enjoyable times and the hopeful spirit shown by our players is surely to be eommencled. One interesting and forwarding looking thing about this team is that it is composed almost entirely of Juniors. NVit.h these boys to form a. backbone for next year. and with the additional new students who will enter I am sure our hopes for a. winning team next year will be fulfilled. The line-up is as follows: G. Burroughs. t . R. Burgee. P. R. Eavy, P. Sz 0. F.-113. -T. Pryor. IB 8: 0. F. L Flater, 2B. J. ct Price. S. S. . Morris, S. S. 8: IBB. Blaekloek. 3B. Sz O. F. E. Henderson. L. F. D C ' F . 'urry, C. . Substitutes-D Garrett, 0. F.g G. Schmidt, O. F. E. EARLE HENDERSON, Manager. NORMAL BEATITUDES. 1. Blessed art they who have nothing to say. for they are the teachers pets. 2. Blessed lessons. 3. Blessed a lot of friends. 4. Blessed someone 's else. 5. Blessed audience. 6. Blessed treated kindly. .7 Blessed from eramining. 8. Blessed posed upon. art art art a rt art art they they they they they they who study at night for they may know their who bring candy to school, for they shalt have who neglect their note books, for they shall use who never debate. for they shall never tire their who are not very aggressive. for they shall be whose cocoanuts are big. for they shall not suffer art they who are hard-hearted. for they shall not be im- MARY U. GAVER. Sr. IV. 35 GIRLS' ATHLETICS. Managers-1923-24. General Manager ...................... Mary Thomas Hockey Manager .... .... D orothea Hisley Basket Ball Manager .... ........ An n Gilpin Volley Ball Manager . . . . . .Elizabeth Benson Track and Field ..... ......... P eg ltnyre Tennis Manager ....................... Louise Norris End Ball Manager .............. Katherine Schnebly Never before in the history of M. S. N. S. has girls' athletics been devel- oped as thoroughly as they have been this yearg on the same basis as the boys' athletics. The year was divided into three seasons-Fall, Wintei' and Spring. At the beginning of each season the manager of that season planned her schedule according to the amount of funds budgeted for that period. HOCKEY. Last fall a 11ew game was introduced into Normal-hockey. Because ma11y colleges are not playing interscholastic games we Were only able to play two games. Both of these were with Eastern High School. Although we lost both games we feel sure that if we had played one more game we might have won. Besides this we had a hockey tournament in which every girl at Normal participated. lt proved to be a great SIICCCSS. Although our tirst attempt at hockey can be compared with a seed which has just sprouted we feel sure that the hockey team of '24 will help that seed to grow larger and larger, and then finally become a full-grown plant. D. HISLEY, Sr. VI, Mgr. Basketball. Basketball reigned supreme after Christmas holidays. Everybody was U doing it.', Inter-class games as well as scheduled games. Following is the basketball report and schedule: Nor-1'-r-r-mal l Nor-r-r-r-mal l Nor-r-r-r-mal l Yea Normal! Three cheers for Normal Basket Ball Team! Venil Vedi! Vencil This year our girls made their fame known throughout the State of Maryland. More than once did another team bite the dust before the Normal Six. Our tirst game of the season was with lVestern Maryland College. Although we were not victorious. we made a good showing. and it is the one who starts out poorly who ends vietoriously. The big trip of the year for both boys and girls was at Frederick and Hagerstown. NVe won a very close game at Frederick with the Maryland School for the Deaf. On Saturday we were defeated by two points by the Hagf-rstown High School. Again on Feb. 22 our boys and girls ventured forth together. This time it was to New VVindsor. Blue Ridge being our opponent. VVe won an easy victory, our star forward and captain. Sara Laird. being the star of the even- ing. Our two games with Teachers' Training were the two hardest fought games ol' the year and the two hardest to lose. Because of the close friend- ship between the two schools, every loyal member of the white -and gold was behind us. but even with their rousing cheers in our ears we lost to our opponents. 36 On March 1 our Alumni of 1923 came back for a game with us. Due to the fact that they had had almost no practice together it was an easy victory for M. S. N. S. In spite of this, anyone who saw the game will tell you that they showed ye old Normal spiritfi To the Basketball Team of '21 we wish every possible success, and may their season be as enjoyable to them as ours was to us. Basketball schedule- 9 M. S. N. S. Opp Q 'gil Jan 12-NVestern lllaryland College --- .... . 1:Ja11 18-Hagerstown High School - 33 23 Jan 25-Maryland School for Deaf -- 29 23 iiFeb 1-Blue Ridge ............. -- 41 5 iiFeb --Western Maryland College - 18 23 :iFeb 8-Teachers' Training School - 28 29 :iFeb 9-Sherwood High School -- -- 53 20 Feb 22-Blue Ridge ............. - 31 20 Feb 29-Teachers, Training School - 19 41 dMar. 1-M. S. N. S. Alumni ..... ,, 33 8 324 263 CAt Homej. ANN GILPIN, Manager. Volley Ball. Witli the return of spring Volley Ball and Basket Ball. Volley Ball resulted i11 inter-section tournaments. Senior IV and Junior V came out on the champions of the year 1924. and they only 1 proclaimed the real. victor. - Baseball. End Ball supplanted and finally inter-class top and were hailed as ieeded Field Day to be The iirst blue birds and robins that sang on our campus. to rejoice at the return of Spring, were not half as eager as the iirst baseball enthusiasts. Every day.,,anytime. one could walk up the hill towards the Administration Building, and while walking, watch a wary miss try to steal a. base, or o11e of the clever pitchers make a H. H. Qhard hitterl strike out: or even more thrilling. watch a double play with the bases full and last man up, two strikes and three balls holding the enthusiastic rooters. and the 'batter-up in terrible suspense. Field Day. May 27, 1924, the crowning event of the year. was the last thrill in the athletic calendar. , This day brings out all the proclaimed athletes and the would-be athletes. Volley Ball Teams. End Ball teams. Baseball teams. Tennis, Track and Field Events. badge tests from bronze up through super-gold and all the efficiency tests. girls llOUl1lg2f to carry away individual honors in ball throw for distance, racing, rope jumping-Oh yes-this is the gala day of the year! This athletic year has been a success. If the teams we sent out, lost- they always won in one respect-that of being good losers. Our spirit has been visible throughout-the spirit of good sportmanship. Much praise is due our instructors and friends. Miss Ethel Sammis and Miss Marion Cook. For it is through them we have come to the end of an athletic year which has been overflowing with happiness and joy. To the ideals which they uphold. and the ideals of M. S. N. S. the Seniors of 1924 wish to Seniors of 1925 an athletic year as big and wholesome as the past year has been. MARY THOMAS. Gen. Mgr. 37 RURAL CLUB. LOLITA DOVVNIN-President. LORETTA SCHWARTZ-Vice-President. MARY POTTERFIELD-Secretary. NVILLIAM NVYAND-Treasurer. , Just one year old is the Rural Club. but we are sure that our growth has been prosperous and benelieial. The purpose of this organization is to promote and develop an interest i11 the rural work and to help better condi- tions in the rural connnunities. Under the guidance of Mr. Hulsizer we have not only carried out this purpose. but we have spent many enjoyable afternoons participating in parties, hikes and entertainments. Perhaps you don't know us as well as you know the other organiz- ations. but all things must have time to grow. lt is the hope of this year's members that the elub 11ext year will be more widely known and will grow by leaps and bounds. LORETTA SCHVVARTZ. I DIVERSION IN SUMMER. Regularly at four o'cloek on summer days this personage invaded the tranquility of our streets. He was a more than welcome visitor. especially when the day had been unusually sultry. lt was his mission, not his winning ways, however. that placed him in such high favor, for a more uncouth youth would have been hard to tind. but he was the ieeman. To see him pull his wagon to a halt beside the sizzling asphalt and his lean. lanky form unfold itself. much as the far-famed sofa by day and bed by night arrangement works. caused 0116 to lean forward with the tensest' interest from the depths of one 's wicker chair, placed in the coolest spot on the veranda. and fervently pray that the loosely knit frame would hold to- gether until one 's one share of coolness was safe in the refrigerator. llis head was shaped rather obliquely, and was the ending or beginning, whit'-hever it may please you to eall it, of six and one-half feet of frame-work. the other extremity having fastened to it those things commonly known as t'eet. which were encased in a golden glown eolor of number ten boots. The thing about him that struck one more forcibly tha11 all others was the close proximity ot' his waistline to his neek. proportion evidently having been sadly negleeted when this point of his anatomy had been formulated. The arn holding the iee had a prretty fair start on its journey to his knees. but in-iybe 't was beeanse it was always being stretehed by the weight of iee, but surely the ether arm did not seem duite so long. NVhen he moved forward it wits not walking, but a shifting ol' weight from one foot to the other. then a heat ot' the whole body forward. Seeing him disappear around the corner of the lone' :.e was sure h -'d not hold together to return. but he us rtlly made th trip in ten or tifteen minutes which was an ineredibly short time, all things ton--idered. llaving folded lIllllSt'll.llI1 onee more, he would elatter aimless'y down the street to the next house wlneh had an lee sign ont. JULIA OWENS, Sr. l. 38 ORIOLE STAFF RURAL CLUB. 0' 4 x v .f or- .: 1 J 4? 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V . , X. , K '1'-, '?-il'-. 1 1' , 1. ', 1 11- u . 1 , 1 w 1 ' X L 1 J ' . '.,., , 1 + 1 1 1' 1 'X 1 ' 15 .1131 I 1 , ' Io -' 1 I Y A, 1 x. 2, J A.. Jr 1 1 , ' ,541 1 1 11' 1 1 I , 5 1 1 1: :-4 ,4 Zia .,5 1 1-1 1-f J , . 'Q ' x 1, , 1 W 1- ' A ' a . P N 1511 ' 1 11 1 1 1 1 . x 1 1 ' 1 1 1 J 11 '- - f of - , ' . .1 I i 1 1 1 1 r 1 ' '11 1 . 1, 1 71' xr 1' 'N' 11, 14' I 7 L A 1 f V 1 I ' 1 Z f 151 K , - X 51, . x 1 1 f ' .11 1 1 F , 1 ' 1 1 ' f 4 1 A I ' 11 1. ' 1 1 .. ..11.r 1. ...1 fx. WOOD PROJECTS IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS. Listen, 111y readers. and you shall hear What has been done 111 Room 5-l this year. Down i11 the lndustrial Arts Ronin Senior l has been busy carrying out some of the many wood projects which they found suitable tor tl1e l'lt'lIlPll- tary school children. Some have made the most cunning book-ends, which ca11 be made by the older children quite easily tllltl in a Slll1plUl' and more crude fashion by the smaller children. Others have made the picture frames. meoicine cabinets Ellltl the simple looms, which can be constructed and used in the school-room tor the wearing oi rugs in connection with the study ot textiles. Do we hear that XVUll-XVO1'l1 question-liow shall we teach lndnstrial Arts wnen we are 11ot furnished the necessary erluip1nent.' Every ll1.'ll1.BL'l' of Senior I shouts back the old maxim: Where there 's a will. thereis ll way. The problem of lumber is easily solved. 'l he small Ellltl fragile ob- Leets may be made trom c1gar boxes, a1.u the larger and more durable objects 111ay be made from packing boxes Hlltl scraps ot lumber brought from t.1e Various homes of the children, Any wood project may he carried O11 with the tools listed below. brought for a day at a time trom some home, or bought by the Parent and Teachers' Association or trom the school treasury. Th-- tools below may be gotten at a 5 and ltlc store or at a hardware store for ll ,mall sums ot money, but it' you desire better steel in your tools it may be hid irom Hammacher Schlemmer Ck Vo.. -1tl1 Ave. and llilth St.. New York. N. Y.. for the prices listed below: Hand Saw-51.90. t opirg Saw-lille. BladesAl5c a dozen. Nail Hannner-80e, Chisel-5Oc. Bits and Brace-fI42.l0. Screw Driver-300. Iron fllHlll1lS-300. lI'O11 1121111158-HOC. The members of Senior l made a Very interesting and detailed search for wood projects suitable for the first seven grades. The projects listed bee low are tl1e results of their search. T First Grade. l. lionser Sa Mossman lndustrial Arts for the Elementary School -Macmillan Publishing Co. The making of l. A doll house Zllltl its furniture. 2. A11 apartment house. 3. i Baskets. -L. Looms. Marten Hlllanual Training Hlltl Play Problems''-Macmillan Pni lish- ing Co. 1. Tops. 2. Butterflies. ., . 0. Buzzeis. 4. Garden sticks and signs. 5. Ring toss game. Sand-table. . lll. Horace Mann Elementary School t'urricul1n. -Mzicinillin P1135 lishing Fo. 41 1. Hammocks. 2. Stands. ul .,,. Farm Houses. 4. Eskimo Sleds. 5. XYren Houses. lV. Moore Minimum Fouhse of Study. -Macmillan Publishing Co. 1. Incubators. 2. Chicken Voops. Sl. Animals. 4, Chickens. 5. Dolls. 6. XYashing Board. T. Box for over-shoes. Y. 1Yestern Illinois Normal School Vourse of Study. 1. Seed Boxes. 2. Bird Houses. After the execution of some of these projects one would expect the children to know at least one kind of wood, most frequently 'found in their vicinity and to realize that the trees. the source of lumber, are our friends and we can have them only as long as we protect them from fire and pests, such as caterpillars. Then they should be able to handle in a crude fashion the most common of tools. Second Grade. lionser Mossman Industrial Arts for the Elementary School. 1. Usable Furniture. 2. Screen for Bedroom. 3. Grocery and Dry Goods Store. II. XVestern Illinois Normal School Course of Study. 1. Seed Boxes. ... Brackets. 3. Twine Boxes. -1. Models of village, houses and wigwams. 5. Traps. , . 0 9 6. 13l'ltlf10. lll. Horace Mann Elementary School C'urriculm. 1. Bean Bag Board. 2. Tile Molds. TV. Baltimore Vounty Vourse of Study. 1 ' 1. Furniture for doll house. V. Duluth Pulwlie School Vourse of Study. 1. Store from boxes. Yl. Marten. Manual 'lll'El4illl.g and Play Problems. VVirlig'igs. 2. VVindmills Hllll vanes. Yll. National lflducational Society Magazine. l, Saudtalile. .Ks the years pass we expert the children to know several kinds of wood, its source and use. and to have attained a lietter knowledge of the way to handle tools. Third Grade. I. llouser N Blossmau. Industrial Arts for the Elementary School. l. Simple musieal instruments. 2. Indian ellairs. Zi. IADUIII with lu-nlllle. -1. Mortar alul pestle. N 42 .J II. 9 -'D 9 . Ancient Egyptian comb for carding wool. Speyer School l'urriculum. mentary School 1. Indian wigwaln. 2. Bows and arrows. Sleds. Ill. Horace Mann. Elementary School Curriculum. 1. Brick molds. 2. Framework of a house. IV. 1Yestern lll. Normal School Course of Study. 1. Insect cases. 2. 'Work boxes. o. Weatllei' vanes. 1. Book racks. 0. Plant stands. 6. Spindle and loom. V. Marten. Manual Training' and Play Problems. 1. Knives. 2. Daggers. Garden tools. 4. See-Saw. 5. Sand-boxes. 6. Jointed dolls. T. XYhistles. Fourth Grade. I. Bonser K Mossman. Industrial Arts for the Ele 1. Lob cabin. 2. Candle sticks. 3. Model of Roman home. -L. YVooden toys. o. 1Vindoyv box with butt joint. 6. Sleds. T. Bird-houses. II. Marten. Manual Training- and Play Problems. 1. Fencing rods. 2. Table. 3. Falling see-saw a11d ladder. 4. Garden tools. 5. 11Il16QllJ31'l'01V and wagon. III. 1Yestern lll. Normal School Course of Study. 1. Boxes. 2. Trays. IV. Horace Mann. Elementary School Curriculum. 1. Framework of house. 2. Apartment house and furniture. V. Speyer School Curriculum. 1. 1Vindow boxes. 2. Wiiidiiiills. Fifth Grade. I. lionser S: Mossnian. Industrial Arts for the Ele 1 2 0 -3 4 D 6 . Fotton gin. . Declile and mold. . Bookrack. . Mold for vases. . YVaste paper basket. . Musical instruments. 43 mentary School II V. VI ll. Horace Mann. Elementary School Curriculum 1. Mold for Mosaics. 2. Molds for house foundation and hearth. I. Speyer School Curriculum. 1. VVindow-boxes. 2. Sun dial. 3. One piece window frame. 4. Desk furniture. IV. WBStG1'11 Ill. Normal School Course of Study. 1 . Letter files. 9. Plant stands. '3 4. VVindmills. 6 -. Broom holders. . IVater-wheels. . Tools for clay work. Baltimore County Course of Study. 7. Book ends. 1 0 E 1 2 . Glove boxes. -r . Doll house for iirst grade. . Woocleii animals. . . 1Vooden boxes for tiling card catalogues. 4. Furniture for doll house. . Duluth Public School Course of Study. . Box for drawing' materials. Sixth Grade. I. Bonser 62 Mossman. 'tIndustrial Arts for the Element in School ' 1. Scutch to ripple flax. 2. Comb to ripple flax. 3. Hackle. 4. Egyptian furniture. Modern furniture. 6. Bibliograpliy case. T. VVood blocks. H. Ctllltllt'-S'ElCliS. Sl. NVriting' desk. ll. Horace Mann, Elementary School Curriculum I. Shelf. 2. Clock frame. Il. Picture frame. -1. Necktie rack. lll. Moore. Minimum Course of Study. I. I'il'l'?lfl lroX. 2. Bread board. Cl. Rolling pi11. IV. Spf-yer School t'urriculum. 1. Log cabin. 2. Book rack. il. Loom with adjustalile beam and treddle. Y. Marten. Manual Training and Play Problems 1. Darts. 2. Stilts. -,. Hockey sticks. -l .1 . Roller coaster. . .liontm-fl mlollfone-sixth life size. 44 VI. 1. 0 ..4. 3 4. VII 1. 'J ..4. 3. 4. I. 1. 9 3 4 D. II. 1. 2. 3. 4. III. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. IV. 1. 2. 3 4. V. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. VI 1 . 2. 'PI Pl. J.. J. Baltimore County Course of Study. Sailboat. Scissors rack. Stamp box. Spool rack. Vlfestern Ill. Normal School Fourse of Study. Letter tiles. Plant boxes. Foot stool. Broom holder. Screen with burlap panel. Seventh Grade. Baltimore County l'ourse of Study. Hat rack. Flower pot stand. Nail box. Coat hanger. Bread board. Speyer School Curriculum. Pencil boxes. Serving table. Picture frames. Book racks. Noyes. 'tllesigns Lanterns. Picture frames. Trays. Taboret. Scrap basket. and Construction in Wootl. --Manual Arts Press. Marten. Manual Training' and Play Problems. Aeroplane and glides. Vaulting' poles. Chess boards. Stilts. VVestern Ill. Normal School Course of Study. VVindow boxes. Screens. Book stands. Bird houses. Simple pieces of Colonial furniture. Mcillurry. Teaching of Industrial Arts. f1Iaemillan Pub. 1-'o. Lattice designs. Garden fences and gateways. Flower boxes. Seats for garden. NVhat do we hope to accomplish dren to develop a keen interest in the economic problems: besides. acquiring tools found in the general environment repairs about the home and school. 45 by such work? We expect the chil- wood industry and in its social and some skill in handling material and and the ability to make some simple ELIZABETH XVILSON. Sr. I. .THE AGE OF INNOCENCE. l wish l knew why Johnnie lies. Night and day he makes me ery: Oh that l knew why Johnnie lies: 'l will break my heart in two. t'urst be the instincts that make Johnnie lie. Curst be that. that makes me ery. O that l knew why Johnnie lies, T'will break my heart in two. UU think ye not my heart is glad. NVhen Johnnie lies it makes me sad: lieeause he lies l think him bad. 'l will break my heart in two. She searched the country far and wide To find out why poor Johnnie lied: So as to know what made her ery And break her heart in two. To Normal School one day she came, Ah! truly well she nieantg And Mr. Bishop did reply Its the age of adolescence' l wish l knew what makes me glad, rNVhen years ago l was so sad. But little Johnnie is now a dad. And never lies to me. RUTH F. JONES. Jr. 7. GOLD. Sunset And tall grain waving In the wind. A nightingale singing, At dusk Deep silence of the night. Silver Lace work of icy trees, VVith sun shining On them. Little tinkling sleigh bells, The high-pitched laughter Of young folks ..... FRANVFIS YVALTER. Vilas your son's eollege education a success! HI should say sol The money that l spent in sending him to college s the best invf-stint-nt that l ever made. NVhy, he's going to marry the lghter of a New York millionaire that he inet at a 13l'0ll1iU-Tlg'61'. 46 M X N H BMX! x X x Rl fix xx Xixf xx. fi . N.: , xx fi, x x x ' ff 'f5 1 . x 'X 1, S,-X X X' x ' - im! IL 1 0 gxff I D ug,5'r X t ,L i X x, I X rx M x S V3 WU .A l m my L x 1 02 Q T7 lisj xil L y 55 QU Sxxx ,f: X- rg ..C Q cv x E f fi?-1 '.'.1m'7 QW gr N 3 h -Hbegfwiawf 'fr' 3 V! xygffff H' 1 W f tl? - Hx ,J ....V N1 ,gp Y v I- ,- THE SENIORS Vtlho is the class of twenty-four? VVho's full of cleverness galore? XVho do the teachers all adore? THE SENIORS! XVho gives the school its pep Ellld light? XVho studies hard with all their might? VVho never stay out late at night? THE SENIORS! VVho always end the thing they start? NVho blush when people call them smart? XVho are so good and kind at heart? THE SENIORS! SAYINGS OF THE GREAT. Adam: It was a great life if you didn 't weakenfl 'Plutareh: l am sorry that I have no more lives to give to my coun- trv. Jonah: You can 't keep a good man downfy Cleopatra: You're an easy mark. Antony. David: The bigger they are the harder they fall. Helen of Troy: So this is Paris. t olumbus: l don 't now where I'm going. but l'm on my way. Nero: Keep tl1e home fires burning. Noah: It floats. Methuselah: The iirst hundred years are the hardest. Queen Elizabeth tto Sir XValter Raleighl: '4Keep your shirt on. vw sedentary work. said the college professor. Htends to lessen the endurance. ln other words. butted in the smart student. the more one sits, the less one ean stand. Exaetly. retorted the professor, and if one lies a great deal. one's standing is lost Completely. EXCHANGES. This world is old and likes to laugh New jokes are hard to tind. .X whole new editorial staff t'an't' tiekle every mind. So it' you meet some aneient joke. lleekefl out in modern guise. l5on't frown and eall the thing a fake. -lust laugh-don't be too wise. Girls faults are many: Boys have only two- liverytliiiig they say. and livervthing they do. 48 lililili I GLEE CLUB AND ORCHESTRA. .jk-,Nye M ., -. :1 fi'-W ,, . X .4 4 y ,V, , gy? VIVVV, . . - . . - -- I V . , 2 ,-, 1 '- ,N 145, ' , - -N, ' 1' In :, ,IQ .. ' , ' ' . . 1, ,f,A,1.MfV ' ':t'1f, , . 11'-'pw1ff , , A .ff 35,92 97' ,W Af. ,. f?7?.' ' ' .'-Y-'-3--1 .hx t h'LvMf+i'z mfg, 1 vi f . . x A e r v , L ' gl 4 .- x -fs. . 5 1 - w. I ' V U' 1 V .Ag l Q I --, , ', Q I 4, ., W, . , 4 ,IA-.gf 5 , , - I --, V. w an . 4. , . u 'A ,, 'VV . - V . 'z in 4 I 1 1 1 1 ' n I I . X w w 1 V, . , nv A V. 9 J? IFNQ . VV V V,,' . 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'- S , A w, , Vw . e X N - ' it V V , Y ., 11. - . s. , , ' P T tr.: ' . J V 1 , , r' ' ' X ' .Ss VN , 4 V x ' , W . , . Vgg ff . , , , g cu 'Z 1 1 li: r '4 I , ' , r ' 4' J. V ,, - -4, 5 fnfw 5' , f 'i ,a ,rw ' ' .-mg ' 'g L -..-3,1 , , - , NWS: , , V V X , -. , . , Vg V I X 7 I ' ' x 9- , A-'r N Y- 1 N x U9 - ' ' .L A- ' Lf H . 1' f . . V if H1 1 , nu - I X' 51 1 . C' 1 . . X I , A 1 'x 4' , V . 9 . , A ws x , , ,J .1 ' f .4 u N- V' ' ' of 4 . 9 f , za, -'K A ,yu f g ,Q , ' 4 J I D . . . 1 J X 1. 1- Jn . THE MILL SHACK MYSTERY. All aboard! All aboard! yells tl1e eonduetor at tl1e college station wl1ere Betty is giving a lingering goodbye to l1er College ehums. Goodbye, old LIQEIIIS. and write real soon. she says over l1er shouldei' as she pieks 11p her traveling bag. So Io11g. Betty, from her I't?OlIl'IlI2Ilt2. My love to IIIOI'III'l' and daddy Arnian. Bon't' fall i11 love with those New Hampshire men. Betty. sang out another girl, Ellltl don't do anything I wouldn't do. The tears spring to Betty eyes at tl1e illflllgllf of leaving dear old lVaverly and tl1e girls she has palled with for four years. She hastily boards tl1e trai11. Betty is a typieal eollege girl and all eyes turn llltl' way as she enters the coach. She is rather small. with H11 aristoeratic carriage, and is dressed in snappy traveling Clothes. If o11e l1ad peered under tl1e little black hat tl1at tits snugly over her eurly bobbed hair they IVOIIICI have seen large, misehievious. dark blue eyes. tear dim1ned at present: a fair. oval faee and a sweet and tender smile. The train moves off and she gazes at l1er alma mater until it is no longer visible. She appears thoughtful and sad to her fellow passengers. Betty's trip is very pleasant. but she is very glad when they reach the small New Hampshire station, where IIFI' welcome is as warm as was her fare- well at VVaverly. t'VVhy Billy Paine! how are you? exclaimed Betty as a tall. curly headed boy steps forth Hlld takes her bag. and shouts in his ear: HHow's eainp this year? And is the bathing good? And is there anybody new? HOne at a time, please Betty. begs Billy laughingly, Hbut seriously. it is great.. Bettyg better than ever before, I think. We have a new canoe and now that you are here OIII' eanip is perfect. I think. Now don't get sentimental, honey, but hurry. l can hardly wait. and she steps into the Stutz roadster. Step on it. Billy boy, I'm crazy to see the old gang. and they speed along over tl1e New Hampshire hills, for Billy isn't afraid to let. her roll. He proudly drives up i11 front of Sycamore Lodge with Betty by his side, but she is out greeting her friends and parents before he can stop the car. There is one among the bunch whom Betty does not know. and that night when she and Billy are dancing on the veranda Betty inquires: Billy. who is tl1at tall. dark fellow tl1at was here wl1e11 I came 1? He s11re is a hand- so1ne'ehapl OIL him, Billy exelainis disdainfully, I suppose you mean old man XV?IYt'l't0Il.S son. He comes down here quit e often. ' V1lell. where do they l1ail from. and where are they staying? Dont he so aloof, Billy. for Heaven's sake! Billy blushes and sareastieally replies: You seem to be very interested in him, I do11't understand why you're so antagonistic. Illlt if you won't exa- plain I guess there are those who will. and she eooly goes in seareh of he-1' father. This irritates Billy very greatly. and he swears to disclose Piul XYaverton and his disreputable father before Betty as they really are. Betty learns fro1n l1er dad that the hoy's name is Paul NVaverton. and that he lives with his eccentric father at the Bid Mill Shack. 'tBilly and some other people have very peculiar ideas ahoiit Mr 'Xlfe1i'- ertonf' says Mr. Arman. MXVIIEII they Iirst Came they were tl1e subject of fonversation for some time. but this conversation has died Gown sinee y iii fame, Betty. 51 Well, for mercy sake. why does Billy act so snobbish? asks Betty. beginning to get exasperated. Honey, it's like this! says her father. Billy saw the light burn- ing in the mill shack several hours after midnight on three consecutive occasions. Ile told the others. and they all innnediately thought that the lVavertons were trying to conceal a mystery. Some think he's an ex-convict. but the majority think he's a common bootleggerf' How unjust of them. daddy. XVell. it is rather suspicions, adds Mr. Arman. but Paul seems to be a tine fellow. concludes her father. He is studying law at Harvard. I understand. and working meanwhile to iinance himself. ln the days which followed Paul and Betty became very good friends She soon realized that no one was as good a tennis player as Paul: no one ex- cept an Indian could paddle a canoe as swiftly and quietly as Paul. and dance-why he danced divinely. Betty enjoyed camp very much even though her friends were some- what distant. but she was constantly worried nevertheless about the way her friends ignored Paul. She thought of telling dad. but no-he had his own worries 5 Y One night while sitting at the window she overheard the conversation of her friends on the veranda. lVe'll leave at midnight. in Billy's low-pitched voice. Hand catch the scoundrel at his work. Yes. but we must be very quiet. so that no one will know. says Ann. And Betty moves away. There is no use in listening. for she can do nothing. but she feels that when they return she will know the mystery which sur- rounds Patil father. She retired early. but being unable to sleep. she heard the lively. campers leave the lodge at midnight. Now we'll go by the river. cautions Billy. so as to come upon the shack from the rear. They slunk quietly through the heavy wood a11d 1'eached the Old Mill Shack about 12:30. Yes. the light is burning. nnirmurs Ann mysteriously. as they all draw near to peer into the window. VVe've caught him at it. says Billy exultingly. and prepares to enter. He opens the door and the old man looks up somewhat startled. lVhat brings you here. young man? he exclaims. Vl'e wish to know why you carry on such a sneaky and disreputable business. says Billy. who was spokesman for the crowd. Will you kindly explain the disrepute of my occupation? he caus- tically asks. waving his hand toward the table. Billy stepped up and actually turns white-his humiliation is so great. Why. the old man was actually carrying on an experiment similar to those Billy had had in High School. only more complicated. He was dissecting a tlninea Pig. The sight nauseated Billy and he stepped back with his baffled comrades. whose embarassment reached its height when Patil stepped quietly in. This was no surprise for Paul. I think I can explain this. fellows, he said kindly. My old dad is Pt-ol'. XVaverton of Harvard l'niversity. Ile came up here away from prying eyes to work ont a scientific formula and it is nearly completed now. l think. lle is just putting on the final touches. Mt: lVax'erton, and Paul. said Ann impulsively. we are sorry for what we did tonight. and that we were such nneharitable neiglibors. tlh. don't mention it. says Patil as they all hurried off. He is very happy not to have seen Billy's blue eyes among them. lietty feigns sleep as Ann crawls in with her at 2 A. ill.. and even the 52 next mo rning she asks no questions. ' She learns the story from Paul that afternoon, however, when lllGj'71'C out canoeing. and she is nearly eonvulsed with laughter. That's a good one on old Billy, she laughs. Imagine it! Guinea Pigs! and the hills ring hack the echo of her laughter. c'But seriously, Betty- and his eyes are inte11t upon her. NVell. what is it, Paul? ' she soberly questions. 441 it Could you love a poor scientists son ? he blurts out. Scientist or lwootlegger. it makes no difference. she answers gayly. And then the canoe was in danger of being upset. I t,'ONSTANt E C. MULLINIX. MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. I sat on the tloor till midnight. My books piled up so high: l'd read a line and then glance up As the moon sailed slowly by. Oh. a teachers life is an awful life. VVhen you sit up late at night, And you sigh and sigh and think and think But the moon gives only light. And the light ot the moon is quite alright VVhen you're alone-with someone else But it oan't throw light on a lesson plan, Or a plan of anything else. And so I dreamed as I studied. And dreamed is all I did, I was home again in the moonlight And the moon by a. cloud was hid. 7 For Oh. those were the good old days, And the nights were just as great: strolls and rides and all the rest Are longed for nowitoo late. Th e So I sit on the Hoor and study And the hours fly swiftly hy, Till tinally I crawl away to bed Too sleepy to even sigh. And there with the moon still shining I leave this commonplace earth. And visit the realms of dreamland To make merry with Pleasure and Mirth. L. V. N.. Sr. V. Ie took her hand in his and gazed proudly at the engagement ring he had placed on her tinger only three days before. .- Did your friends admire it. he inquired tenderly. t'They did more than that. she replied coldly. two of them reeog nized it. 53 FULFILLMENT. The sun was sinking in a flaming ray over the distant hillsi It sent ka. mellow. shadowy. pale crimson light into the room where an old man lay dying. Slowly his life was ebbing away into the Great Eternity, that endless space of time. that terrible or beautiful beyo11d that bourne from which no traveler returns. I I say the man was old-in years. yes. but in spirit. he was young still, had been young always and would be young until the last little spark of life tlickered out. The old mans thin white hair contrasted strangely with his luminous black eyes. About his mouth a tiny smile played. He was Doctor Paul. For iifty years he had lived in East Riverg for fifty years he had doetored the ills of its populace. Everywhere his presence was a comfort to the sick: everywhere his smile refreshed the weary: it greeted the new bor11 babe and gave its benediction to the dying. The doctor's wife. kindly and motherly. sat by his bed in her low chair and held his hand. She knew he was dying. knew he was leaving her for a brief time until she should join him. Yet she could not be sad. for she knew he was glad to go. glad to take a rest after years of fruitful toil. As she looked at his dear pale face in the soft light tears came to her eyes. but she choked them back aand a1'ose softly to light a lamp. The doctor's hand reached out and stayed her. His voice seemed far off, almost angelic. Don't make a light. dear, he breathed. Let us sit here in the twi- light as we used to do long ago. Sit here in your chair, Dolly, and hold my hand. The little woman stooped and pressed a kiss upon the faded. wrinkled brow, The doctor's hands crept up to her hair. He drew her closer to him and kissed the snowy locks that had once been chestnut brown. He released her. but still clasped her frail hand against his heart. Listen, Dolly. I want to tell you- She bent to catch the words. but his voice grew stronger and soon rang out as clearly as the tinkle of a silver bell on a white. frozen night. I want to tell you a story. dear.All day I've been thinking of it: thinking of the way one little incident influenced my whole life. Wlieii L was young. Dolly. I longed to be a sailor. I longed for the seag the tang of the brine-and dear. I long for it still. The doctor paused and looked far out in the deepening twilight. Father knew how much l wanted to be a sailor. but he dtermined to keep me from it. and so as soon as I was old enough I was SGIIT away to medi- cal st-hool. I hated the life. hated everything about it. I decided to run away, to deliberately disobey my father. l didg I wanted the sea-to be a sailor. With that in mind l set out to tind a ship that would employ me-one in whieh I Vemlltl go far at-ross the ocean: see other lands and other people. My st-arf-h was finally rewarded. A big sailing vessel which brought spices ty-om the Wt-st Indies to lloston needed another sailor before-tlieemast. so they entployed nn-. 'l'host- were womh-1-t'nl days. Ilolly: days nz-ver to ln' forgotten. I was happy almost happier than I've ever been sinee. 'I'In- sailors. thonQ'l1 l'0ll5l'll and nneonth. were true men. They all seemed to like nie. l used to talk to them about I'Hll1':ft'HIlll,2IH there was no ships surgeon. many times l was eallt-tl upon to In-lp the poor sick i'ellmvs. Une sultry. seorehing afternoon in August the ,captain came to where we were lying on deek. 'Ship Ahoyf lie snapped, 'l'nfnrrl the l'lL1'2'lll-jfilllt from the north- XY:-NIH 54 NORMAL SOCIETY OFFICERS. PESTALOZZI SOCIETY OFFICERS x A 1 w,..'-r +11 A- . - ' ' M2 ,. , 919 L' .: V ' H .Q I f , 'rr N ,F-Q 'r' ' , ' .- .ff -1 V V, '11, ,, 1 , F '-c . -v ,. v,- J wwf? if.. frail! V 'fri 1, ,,J. - ' . .Qu M. ' www? 'fW 'r' if .x- fi ,,, U- W, Q ' 4,3 fk, ' .jkf 1 . N. f fy ,Juv N . 3. -H .wf . ..,. fg- 1 X 4 M .,, 75. x X ' x , N A .1 , R , n . A 713 f - - --Q ' , v V ,V y . MM.. ' ' f , Q : - ,- f ,, 5 F, v , ' , .. ,z.1wg. A . up ,M ' ' H wfria N . ,.,. ,M , - - Mi- L: . , ., Tl. in K Q ' ,lj I , J- ' ' FY P 1 i ,Yr fd-. v 'A ff,-2 , s ,gzv ,,,f,., X .Af-Q In 4 ' 5' ' I Al ,. Y Q ,V 1, A 1 . rv' . 11. , P- I ' V JXP ' 'U ' . G. V A- an X X ..- 4 , , .u 1 MV, f , Q 1. - A . , ,ra 5 ' w. ff-1. nf . , ,X I L L 1 l W M- ,fr . , wr 1 A ,Lu f , nl J ,qu ... r .:,..',,,.,..w.., ,.- N 5 ., 0 4' -1 za .. 'Aye, Aye, sir.' we answered, and scrambled to our feet to do his bidding. Over in the northwest a bank of clouds was forming. low and black against a. yellow sky. We knew we were in for a terrible squall. 'Steer for Yelloy Banksf bellowed the captain. The little port. called Yellow Banks, although ten miles distant, was the closest one to us. We swung around. Tl1e wind began to rise. It iilled our sails and sent us forward with a bound. If we should lose thc race we were doomed to eer- tain destruction. But our ship was a fast one and with wind and tide in our favor the captain felt certain we could reach our destination before the storm broke. The old man paused to recover his failing breath. His wife thought to stop him, but she saw that he was living again those long past days. HOII, it was thrilling out there between the water and the sky, the scowling clouds and the seething billows. I stood on the fore-deck ?l1lCl drank in the roaring beauty of the scene. .I sang in a. lusty voice: 'a wet sheet and a flowing wind and a. sea that follows fast.' Suddenly there appeared ahead of us a tiny craft, a boat with only one sail, a frail little shallop. The waves were buffeting it around merci- lessly, but worst of all, Dolly, it was direrctly in the path of the Emily Rich- ard. The doctor stopped as if to rehearse the horror of the scene that followed. He was again alive, again young, no thought of approaching death now. f'lVIy song ceased. I watched fascinated, horror stricken-we were almost upon the other boat. There were four men on board and I could in my agony almost see their terrified faces. VVe dashed madly on toward them. There was no checking our reckless speed. A jar! The tiny boat disap- peared beneath the waves. The Emily Richard sailed on. I rushed aft. There in the water. that foaming, boiling, turbulent churn were the men. Above the storm and the roar of the elements I could heaar their screams. In the intensity of the moment the doctor half arose in his bed. but the gentle hand of his wife forced him back. exhausted. The thought of that past eventl so filled him with emotion that i tseemed to take his breath away. For some moments a tense silence prevailed. When the doctor spoke again his voice'was mild and soft. lt was terrible, Dolly, terrible. I stood there and wotched them perish. I could not reach out a hand to help those poor men. Right then and there I made a vow to myself and to my God that I would give up my sailor 's life, go back to my medical work. help those who needed it. be a friend to man. Dolly, do you think I have fulfilled my vow I? he asked wistfully. NEO you think l have been a friend to man? t'Yes, dear, a very great friend, answered his wife, the tears stream- ing unheeded down her cheeks. The old man turned his head away. He did not seem to notice thati Dolly was crying. A great calm rested upon him, a peace that passed all understanding. He realized, as that other immortal Paul, that he had lived a good life and fought a. good fight. A smile of triumph played about his mouth. Vtlhen all was over the smile still lingered, a permanent tribute to a. life well spent. ELIZABETH FLOWERS, Sr. V. Ex-Actly. Sam-What am you doin' now? Bo-I'se an expoter. Sam-An exporter? Bo-Yep, the Pullman Company just fired me. -Black and Blue Jay. 57 WHO WINS? llurrzihf Hurrzilil Seniors-Juniors. This is the yell that inziny travellers heard on their way past Nornzil in the evenings. Many stopped to find out what the yelling was for, and when they were told it was for the Volley Hall Tourminient they iurnedizituly iJGC?llllE interested and watched the ganie. Owing to the short time there was to run olf a Yolley Ball Tourna- iuent it was iiecesszfiigx' for eau-h Senior and Junior section to select their rspr X- 5 Seiitutive teznu for the great event. The tournznuent rsnlted as follows: Section Score Vlfinner Junior S ......... ........ fl ll Junior 2 ,... .....,......,.. 1 S ,.....,-.... Jr. ti. Junior l .,.. ............. ' Vi Junior II ...... ...........An 2 5 ....... ---Jr. 3, Junior 6 ---- ------------- 1 Z3 Junior -1 --------------------- 333 --- ---Jr. 4, Junior T --------------------- 19 Junior 5 --------------------- QS - ---Jr. 5. Junior H ---- --------------- . '11 Junior I3 ----- ---------- 1 6 --- ---- ---Jr. H Junior S --------------------- 12 Junior 5 ------------- ------- l T --- -------- Jr, 5, Senior 1 --------------------- 11 Senior 6 --------------------- 37 - ---- ---Sr. 6 Senior 5 --------------------- 17 Senior 2 --------------------- -LO - ---Sr. 2. Senior 3 --------------------- 21 Senior -1 ----------------- ---2-1 - ---- ---Sr. 4. Senior 2 --------------------- 12 Senior 6 --------------------- 17 - ---- ---Sr. 6. Senior 6 --------------------- 11 Senior -1 ------------ -------- 2 -1 ------------ Sr. -1. The rictol-y between Senior 4 and Junior 5 will be decided on Field Day. when lmoth teams will compete for final honors. 'llhe lineup for both teams lx. M l'. ll. ll. A, M M coll:-1-fs arc: S1-lliol' -1. Junior 5. HANTZ. V BRADFORD. . l'l'lHN1IAlllJ'l'. I-I l'LlF 1'ON, IIA l LEY. M ETZLER. IIHlilA'JWl'1lili. I2 IIANVVAY. SM l'l'H. M BROXVN. SIMMONS. li. PRIFE. . NICIKIRK. M IJOWE. . SAI'NlJl'lliS. l. Kl'Il,liI'IY. Mziiiaufn-1' ol' Voll 'X Vhink trurli driver rem-1-nllx' lll'l'Sl'llitli the following lil goes. lll 1-omes :lt 5iit'1'lI1S an on nl. rim.-l rolh. lfour out ol' 1-ren-x' Iiri- Xl'fllll?lll'il'l11'l'N -are U1 58 1 . 1 ey Bull. hill to the' ' nmen.--Me1'vul'y. OVERCOAT OR N0 OVERCOAT. Mannny. l want to see my Vandy Man. 1 want him to tell me about Little Tom Thumb, came from the hot tllltl feverish lips of the little twisted and ill-shaped body. That little wish tlew across the city and hopped into the brain ot' an old cheery-faced gentleman who was seated in the midst of a happy group of children around a glowing fireplace. VV'here are you going. Granc,l-daddy f aasks a little fellow as the oil gentleman arose. l'm going around to see a little fellow who isn't so lucky as you are. Santa probably doesnt know where he lives, so l'll post a lx,-ttr to him, You wouldn't like to wake up tomorrow and lind no new toys. would you. John says his grandfatlier. and with a kiss here and a pinch of the cheek there 111 made his departure. Madge says l need a new overcoat. This one seems warm enoxiglia yes, it is getting worn looking. but no-l won 't. Saying this to himself. the old gentleman steps into a little sshop and comes out loaded down by a. bulky package. Tap. tap. goes his cane down the street beating time with the snatches of God. Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. which the old gentleman whistles. sings and hums in turn. Even his nose wriggles to the music and appears to be trying to see the merry blue eyes above. Yes. it is a most inquisitive nose. always tilting itself upo11 its haunches and gazing upward. but it gets only a peep at the blue eyes. for they are here. then there. darting in this window with a friendly message. then up the street and back again. On he goes, stopping to shake hands here and to send a cheery greeting across the now narrow and dirty street. He reaches a door. climbs up a nar- row flight of steps, taps gently and walks into a tiny room. My tfandy Man, my Candy Man. comes shrilly from the bed in the corner of the room. There lay the same child wreathed in smiles who shortly before was wishing so hard for this old mans coming. Look what Santa brought down for you. says the old gentleman. placing the package on the bed. You are sure Santa sent them to me? Let's open them now, begs the child. The silence is broken only by little phrases and gasps of surprise and happiness. Then: Do you suppose lllammy will know us when she comes back from her washing? asks John as he lays back on his now nicely spread bed warmly clad in a bright colored bath robe with his lap full of toys. His bright eyes fondly follow the old gentleman as he ties a bell in the window and places some oranges and apples in a bowl. Let pretend we are in the park and you are telling us fellows a story like you used to before I was hurt. Then the old gentleman. as of old, begins: Once upon a time- . Story follows story until finally the bright. eyes close and the tiny head falls back on the pillow. The little child is sleeping. hugging one of the toys tight in his arms. Softly the old man pulls up the blankets and goes out. ELIZABETH YWLSON, SR. l. He tto fair strangerl-Pardon me, miss, but do you speak Swiss? She-No, indeed. VVhy'? He-Neither do I. Let get acquainted. That 's one thing we already have in common l-Pennsylvania Punch Bowl. 59 HOLD ON. I felt I must stop. I could not go 011. Yet. day after day saw me hack at the same job toiling and sweating until I felt my back must break. It's too much for me. I muttered. while leaning on my shovel to catch a few hot. dry. dust laden breaths while the burning heat from the huge fur- nace singed my bare arms and chest like tongues of flame from the gates of Hell. For twelve long. weary. torturing hours. day after day. I. a half grown boy of tifteen. was holding down the job of stoking this great hot. ever hungry furnace that would tear the life out of ordinary men. And why did I stick? Time after time I had been tempted to throw myself into those mocking. laughing flames and end it all. but deep in the heart of the glowing furnace I always saw a sweet wrinkled face crowned with silvery hair. a face that smiled so sadly on me. And iiercely I plied my shovel. for once again l could hear my father say: Boy: I'm going. I leave mother in your care. God help you with your burden. son. And we had nothing. I could not lind work. but at last this chance came to me a11d. despairingly. l grasped at it. My earning: were small. barely enough to keep us alive, and my poor dear old mother. now half blind, sewed day and night until total blindness claimed her. and I was left alone with the awful task of supporting us. I was wasting away. I became thin Zllltl pale. and knew I must soon die it I must continue my burden. And I feared to die, with a fear that was haunting and terrible. Not for myself I cared. Init the thought of my mother left alone to starve followed me like a white robed spectre. During those awful days before the furnace I racked my brain for some way to improve my condition. but opportunity turned a scowling face. And when at night I turned my weary steps doggedly yet eagerly homeward I felt the morrow could not possibly see me back before that tiendish heat. Yet words of hope and tender encouragement from my mother always steeled me for the day of body-racking lahor before me. And every night after eating my seanty supper. before going to bed. I read from an old volume of Iiiplings poems that had been one of my father's possessions the lines that titted best and struck so deeply into my soul: If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew, To serve your turn long after they are gone. And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the will which says to them. 'Hold On.' Night after night I read these four lines and with the thought of them ever burning in my brain. dropped quietly otf to much needed rest. At last came the day when I knew I must. fall. Staggeringly. I left? home in the morning. and all through the early hours of the forenoon weakly yet automatically heaved shovelful after' shovelful of heavy black coal into the mouth of that tire-breathing dragon. llefore noon I suddenly weakened and hazily remember falling face foremost in the great pile Of coal. The next I remember I was in a large. well lighted office while a tall kiiul-I-yi-il man dashed cold water on my face. He is coming around, I heard someone say. and I sat up and looked about me. I recognized several of thi. olliee force ol' the great steel mill clustered around. while directly over me. with an empty glaass in his hand stood II.. the owner of the mill. We-akly I tried to rise. 'fllere Jim, help me with himf' said Mr. Hawkins, the mill owner. Sit here. boyf' he said, seating me in a. large arm chair, And lor tloil's sake tell me how ever came you at that job? 'l'o think that . . . - Q Q sueh a thing should be permitted in my mill. 60 Briefly I told him the story of my life, while the entire Oiiice force lis- tened in awed silence. When I had finished Mr. Hawkins spoke tirst. 'gSonny. he said. First I want to otfer you a job in my otiice. and next I want to lend you tive hundred dollars to help your mother. You can pay me when you have made your fortune. VVill you accept Z Tears of gratitude glittered in my eyes as ehokingly I thanked hin1. and as I buried my head into the arm of the great chair those four lines ot IKipling's burned before my eyes like dancing flames. and the brightest of the words were Hold On. GEORGE HOUCK. Sr. I. UNCLE EB LISTENS IN. The other nite I went to visit a triend who had one a these here radio contrapshuus. I ain't never goin' agin. One nite was enuf. I went up to his den where the blame thing was a settin' on a table. It looked harmless. but blow me for a lizard ef the noise that thing giye forth wa 'n't enuf to give a man hart failure. Durned et it didn 't almost come up to a Hivver. I set down to the table eu put on a pair of ear-mutts eu my triend put on a piir too. Then he started to twist some nobs on the outside of a big blaek box. Nothin' happened. He grunted en twisted some more. Nothin' happened. He grunted some more en twisted some more, en somethin' s luealaed like the Dickens rite in my ear. en the man on the other end of the sez Stashun HOP broadeastiirg stand by to - z en then somethin' went e-e-e-e-e-ow-w-w-w. En blame me if the whole kaboodle ot 'em didn 't start to chime in to onct. Then I hears: The title ot tonites bedtime story will he e-e-e-e-e-e-r-r-r-r-r- ow-w-w-w .... base ball scores. Toronto 6-Baltimore I ...... eee-e-e-e- ...... stint-li reports. K P O sittin IJ1'6IIj' OXV-XI'-XV-XVll'3Cl9ES en gentmen. the Jaazzho Five will now render----e-e-e-e-ow-w-w-w-'' By gum. frum the sounds that came through them ear-mutts I'd a thought they was renderin' lard. En then blame me ef the darned thing didn 't get worse. Something started whistlin': en somethin' started groaninf en something started squeal- in'-all to onct. Sounded like a calf with the heebie-jeebies. About IU minutes of this en somethin' else happened. which I was durned glad ot. Everythin' stopped. Oh boy. it sounded so good ter a minit I didn't know where I was at. My host. who had been mum as a oyster up to now sez: Oh. I know. it must a been the grid leak. NVell. sez I. 'tI'm glad you stopped it up. I took them ear-mutts off eu leaned back in my ehair with a sigh of relief. En jest about tive minits later I left-lett with a pair a had ears en a predjudice against all radios. en that one in particular. I'm cured. You couldnt git me in there agin unless a pair a mules was hooked on to my neek. I-Ill goin' to shun that place like a dog shuns a pole-cet. En still they say that radio is the eighth wonder ot the world. XYell. they c:i11't tell Que, cause I know. J. HARVEY RVSH. Jr. YI. Hammond- Do you use IVilliam's Shaving Cream F Phillip- No. he's not living with me any moref Hilda- You say you ttunked in Math? Why. I can 't understand it. Mary- Neither can I. Thats why I Hunkedf' Is your chauffeur economieaal ? Very: he never runs the car on more than two wheels or three cyl- inders 61 WHO KNOWS- 1i.. . A When Martha Aaronson studied a lesson? That Josephine Beatty takes directions from Vtralter Camp? XYhy Laura Bradford stopped buying Florida oranges? XVhy Helen Ilreidenbaugh doesn't get pinched for speeding? That Senior I has a Bird names Martha? 'When Ruth Brown will stop giggling? XVhen Mary Ann tfowman didn 't argue with the teacher? IQlVhen Puss Downs didn't have a tale to tell? 'Why Vera Downs has a tindency to believe there is Usix feet, of perfect manhood ? ' If Elizabeth Duvall has made her NVill? If Ida Gibson knows I3-o-b spells I43ob . and B-i-I-I spells C'Bill '? That lf. E. stands for Charles at Edgewood as well as Catherine Eyler? That Estelle Haines loves primitive man-Adam? That Isabel Haines told a joke? VVhy Alice Harper missed one year from Normal? If there is a subject unknown to Dora Harris? XVhat t'Iick. Flick sounds like to Charlotte Helm? But what the Hickman in Mildred name may Wa5'ne away? Paul Hottmastcr is the orator of Sr. l.? If t'harIotte Hostetter will ever be a boy again? 'Why Miss Munn tells George Houck not to look backward L? 'What relation Gladys Hunt is to Moses? That Sara Laird sits back of George in English A? Vtfhy Dean Mct ullough wont call weinies hot, Doggiew? I-Sut what Ruth Mct'rea will be social director at M. S. N. S. some day? YVhen Marie Michael started a conversation? XVhy Dora Moran goes to Gaithersburg? How Harold Moser uses a hair-pin in working out. an Industrial Arts project ? That Julia Owens came from Sharptown? If music is the cause of Tom Rice always being late for Class 'I NVhat kind of a present Madeleine Spencer's diamond Was? If t'atz Sehnebly will pay her I3ill ? If Retta Schwartz will spend her life in a Maurioe'? chair studying her Gt-neu? That -I. Owen Thomas isn't manager of the basket-ball team? YVhy Margaret Tolson is so quiet? XVhen Maud, Trezise skipped a class? That Sam Troupe took part in 1924 Olympic games? VVhat Sr. I would do if Elizabeth Wilsoii didn't check up on them? NVhy Bee' Wilsriii bobbed her hair? L. SCHWARTZ-E. HAINES. Old Gent tfuriouslyj--You scoundrell VVhy did you elope with my daughter. New Son-in-law-To avoid the insulterable fuss and nonsense of a, society wedding. Old Gent tgrasping his hand I-Thank heaven. my daughter now has a sensible husband.-Iiyre. Did you ever read looking backwards? Yes, once in au exam. and I was suspended. G2 SENIOR V ROLL CALL. MIFS MVNNA- 'l'o know her is to love her. BAL HTELL. EVA- XVhat is glory? What is fame. The echo of a long lost name. BIGGS. MADELlNEh lJo noble things: smile all day long. and thus make life one grand. sweet song. l-ZOLLINGER. YVILISFR- I have much within myself that pleases me. BRAMBLE. ESTEI,I,E- Tile sunshine of life is made up of little beams. that are bright all the time. BROOKS. FLORENCE- The early bird catches the worm. DOXYNIN. LOLITA- XYho to be loved needs only to be seen. EAGON. MARY-- Great modesty often hides great worth. FLOWERS. ELIZABETH- A face with gladness overspread. Bright smiles by human kindness bred. GARRETT DAXYES- The boy with patent leather hair. GIBSON. CATHERINE- Nothing is impossible to a willing heart and hand. GOODMAN. HELEN- NYe must have reasons for speech. but we need none for silence. GRIMES. FRANCIS- She lives at peace with all the world: in friend- ship she is true. GUNDERLOY. FRANK- Greater men than I have lived. but I doubt it. HAMMOND. ALVEY- And when I ope my lips let no dog bark. IIEPHRON. LOUISE- I am who I am. HI'BBS. LOI'ISE- Hang sorrow: care will kill a cat. Therefore. let us be merry. HYDE. HELEN- Patience is the Hnest and worthest quality in woman. JARMAN. MATTIE-i'Quiet. wise and good. KIRBY. EDNA- A noble aim. faithfully kept. is a noble deed. LI-UNISON. ELLEN- The best goods often come in small packages. LI'HN. ETHEL- Brevity is the soul of wit. MARTIN. GLADYS- Little things have their value. McCANN. ELIZABETH- A merry heart doeth good like a medicine. Mc3IAHAN. ELIZABETH- Tell me. where is fancy bred. In the heart or in the head? NEIKIRK. MYRTLE- A creature not too bright or good for human natures daily food. NEIVCOIIER. GER-TRIIDE- She doeth the little kindnesses that others leave undone. NORRIS. LOUISE- And when she will. she will. And when she wont. she won't. And theres an end on't. POTTERFIELD. MARY-A low voice and gentle is ever an excellent thing in woman. PRICE. JAY- Small in stature: Great in mind. RENN. CHARLES- If music be the food of love. play one: give me excess of it. RICHARDSON. JANE- A pleasing countenance is a silent connnendationf' SCHNEBLY. CARRIE- Never an idle moment. but ever thrifty and thoughtful. SIMPSON. MARGARET- Small in stature. but large in heart, 'l'ARBI.'TTON. MARGARET- Come and trip it as you go. On the light fantastic toe. 63 llll ll l'. MARGARET- Horn raised and cultivated on the Eastern Sho' . XX l I SH. HELEN- Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, OHDS. REISELTA NX RH HT. RUHER'l'- noisy it makes. N XYD. Wll,-lilAM- So sweet the blush ot bashfulness 15.611 pity, scarce could wish it less. l l HHN. MAIYYSUIY silence is golden, then l am getting rich. WHY! OH! WHY! lloes Helen always read poetry? ls there only one Miss Burns in history? Hasn't Helen given up collecting money from Sr. llj? Does Thelma not substitute theatrical work for school teaching? Does Mildred like Annapolis? Theres a reason. llo all -lulia's sentences begin: VVell-a ? ls Muriel Ensor called on in English every day? llE. LEOXA- Winning her way with extreme gentlenessf' NN ll SON, VHRISTINE- Tliey are truly great who are truly good. - To live in hearts we leave behind. is not to die.' , . lrue merit is like a riverg the deeper it is the less Does Elizabeth spend all her spare time preparing the next day's lesson! ls Minnie always in doubt? ls Elmira considered original in Art ? ls Anne not a Silent Sitter in Geography? Does Ruth object to spending one week-end at M. S. N. S? Did Lucy bob her's too? lloes Pauline have a little UL2l1l1lJN? Does lrma Hall carry a novel to every class? Does Marion still check up on us ? Does Lois never carry an umbrella up the hill any more? Doesn't Dot hair wear out from curling '? ls lsabel so quiet. quick and cute? Does Hazel blush so often? ls Ethel fond of Derby 's-W'e wonder? ls t'onnie interested in Maxwells? ls Hazel so good at public speaking? ls Elsie called 'tPoolesville ? Does Mary like 'tllear' Heart. ? Does Sallie Perie run out of absence slips in Geography? Does Elsie want to hike to Pittsburgh Q? ls Smitty so good? Because of her 'tMaster. ls Madeline never lonesome? ls Mable so silent in every class 6? ls Sarah interested in the Normal play? lJoesn't Myrtle prepare her lessons before coming to class? Does Mary faint in Hygiene fflass? Does Ruth Teipe object to walking? ls Lorraine planning' a trip to Europe with Mack and Company. lloes Virginia always catch the midnight train for Brunswick? NVas Josephine the only one in Senior ll to get H11 HA in Hygiene 'tl lu-ard something nice about you today. Yes, ' Yes. a l'rf1-nd ot' yours said you resembled me. -Pelican. 64 test 1? SAYINGS OF SR. IV. Mary Gaver- My Roland. Blanche Bounds- ls11 't that the berries? Rita Hollowell- Honey. don't you know? Maary Vllatkins- Go jump up a stick. Beulah Griffin- l thought l'd die. Lola Mitchell-I think you 're crazy. Pauline Bailey- Try and do itfl Virginia Powell- l know it 's so. Audrey Abrams- l'm going home. Peggy Neikirk- Try to laugh that off. Ethel McAllister-My L-. Helen. Ella Smith- Do you think so? Hilda Thomas-t'My dear. Anna Young- lsn't that Pert? Mary Jump-' ' Oh, gracious. ' l Marie Brandenburg- Oh. the mischief. Myrtle Faulkner-' A Oh, my I Dorothy Flounders- It won't be lone' now Marjorie Saunders- l ain't proud. Helen Hancock- Great day! girls, the bell's rung. Caroline Davis- NVho told you that? Louise Miles- Bless her bones. Lyda Morris- Come in and don 't slam that door. please. Miriam Cronhardt-' ' Awfully good ! Kathleen Gantz- For the love of Mike. Merle Yoder- Girls, don't forget your class dues tomorrow. Elizabeth Smith- Hold on to this. Edith. Peggy Itnyre- l'll she does. Chleo Snyder-''Powerful bal-tfamous by Burnsj. Maude Jarboe-Group I History Meeting. Marjorie Johns- That's the dumbest thing l've heard. Elsie Summers-'tyou don't knoyv. do you J? Elizabeth Gibson- Try and find out. Marjorie Hayden- That's right. it 's the truth.' Anne Simmons-' ' Oh, man. Ella Shockley- Oh, darnfl Irma Nichols- Oh, you dear child. Margaret Henry-' 'Jumping caterpillars. Edith Sprecher- My John and l. Louise Kendall-Now. let me tell you something. 5 . 7 GO AHEAD ANYWAY! Somebody tells a story of a fellow who never did anything because he never could be sure that it would be right-and the old proverb orders one to be sure you are right and then go ahead. Why. bless your heart! No one is ever sure he is right-or at least very seldom. There is a veil before the future that is hard to put aside. The man who is so afraid that he will make mistakes that he does noth- ing. can look forward to a long and lonesome residence at the county pnor- house.-Spectator. 65 SR. IV ADS. Lost-My appetite. If found. please return, for I need it- Rita Hallowell. XYanted-Someone to flirt with.-Dot Flounders. Desired-The parlor all to myself when I have callers. Miriam Cronliardt. XYanted-A letter from Harry.-lXlary Jump. For Sale-My full and undivided interest in all men.--Maude Jarboe Strayed or Stolen-My heart. Perhaps it's gone to the nurseries. -Blanche Bounds NYanted-An audience for my nonsense.-Mary Gaver. Needed-A hair tonic.-Audrey Abrams. Found--Burgee's hatch.-Margaret Henry. Found-A eompaet.-Marjorie Johns. Found-A man hater.-Chleo Snyder. Lost-A Voice. lf found. please return. Reward offered.- f Irma Nichols. WantedAAll hooks of knowledge.-Ethel McAllister. Found-Someone to argue.-l,'aroline Davis. A For Sale-Hashfuliiess.-Hllyrtle Faulkner. XYanted-A private telephone.-Elizaheth Gibson. l-'ound-A 'Hullf'-Lola Mitchell. . Lost-A Broom.-Beulah Griiiin. NNY-untm.-d-Two feet of height.-Mary Vllatkins. Lost-A ehanee to tell a good story.-Lyda Morris. 'WantedYA gentleman correspondent.-Morjorie Saunders. Lost-All faith in 1nankind.-Louise Kendall. 'Wantede-Someone to love me.MAnne Simmons, Yfanted-Some anti-fat.-Helen Hancock. Lost-ln A. 8 P. store-my illt2ll'f.-ElSlt' Summers. NVanted-Ten years to linish Normal.-Louise Miles. Lost-Professional attitude.-Kathleen Gantz. lla-sired-A Ted dy Bear.-Hilda Thomas. XYante4l-All elass dues.-Merle Yoder. lfountl-Someone to take Miss Snyder's place in the Art XYorld. -Ella Schockley. XYanted-A ehanee to play volley ball.-Anna Young. XYanted-''Liquor -Yirginia Powell. Found-Another Galli Curci.- Peg ltnyre. llesirefl-A Leatherman ' '-EdithSpreeher. Lost--A schedule. lf found please return in time for Geography. -Marie lgl'Zl11dQ11bl1l'g lfound-An ideal teaCher.-Elizabeth Smith. For Hale-l'heap: all my interest in Normal School.-Marjorie Hayden Lost-A eahlegram.-Emma Teipe. ' Found-A regular sport.- Peg Neiliirk. XYantl-al-Honlelvody who is Frank, -lfllla Smith. Ill-sir--fl - Y-A rt-:lm-ing rec-ord.-Pauline llailey. l'Al'l.lNE BAILEY. MARY HAYER. Sr. IV. 'IW-:um-lien'-Wlxo van tell me what a postotiiee- isf ll'f:llI'l'Hflll--'A plaee wlivrl- most people iill their lllvlllllillll pens. 66 MEMBERS OF SR. VI. Forty-three Seniors with nothing to do. Alexander was so jolly she left forty-two. Forty-two Seniors-all had lots of fun. Anthony was so tiny there was really 'forty-one. Forty-one Seniors tried to look so sporty. Bowles was nicknamed Dolly and left only forty. Only forty Seniors. but they always fel. so lineg Blaine graceful nianner left us only thirty-nine. Thirty-nine Seniors-Ah. cruel was their fate! Coelierhain threw the basket-ball and left thirty-eight. 'l'hirty-eight Seniors-all lit to go to heaven. Cooper was a stately queen. which left thirty-seven. 'l'hirty-seven Seniors were Certainly in a tix. Courtney specialized in English and left thirty-six. Thirty-six Seniors. everyone alive. Dean received a letter and left us thirty-tive, Thirty-live Seniors-happy ever inore. Dennis' beauty won her fame and left thirty-four. Thirty-four Seniors-good they eould be. English studied every night and left thirty-three. Thirty-three Seniors feeling awful blue. Ford laughed so much there were only thirty-two. Thirty-two Seniors. their life had just begun: Gibson tallied so inueh there were only thirty-one. Thirty-one Seniors-each one very pretty. Gray was always playing trielzs and left us only thirty Thirty Seniors. and so goes the rhyme. Hall skipped a class and left twenty-nine. Twenty-nine Seniors and they were up to date. Helser was so winsonie she left twenty-eight. Twenty-eight Seniors: we had lost more than eleven: Higgins died a laughing and left twenty-seven. Twenty-seven Seniors. like friends they'd always mix Hill got in another fuss and left twenty-six. Twenty-six Seniors-that and nothing niore. f Hogan loved athletics too. which left us twenty-ft-in 67 Twenty-four Seniors-left alone you see. Hopkins was so very quiet she left twenty-three. Twenty-three Seniors-they really were a fewg Hoyle looked into the future a11d left us twenty-two. Twenty-two Seniors. and brightly shone the sun. Irving was so cheerful she left twenty-one. Twenty-o11e Seniors. with work and play a-plenty. Knadler loved to play and sing. which left only twenty. Twenty Seniors-lt seemed just like a dream. Lucas painted scenery. and left us nineteen. Nineteen Seniors. their equal had not been seeng Martin was so bashful she left us eighteen. Eighteen Seniors. each a fair colleen. 'Morris tried to grow taller and left seventeen. Seventeen Seniors in learning they were keen ,McDowell loved English. which left sixteen. Sixteen Seniors to work and play and scheme. ,McCauley studied poetry and left us fifteen. .Fifteen Seniors-never could be mean. Mitchellwasourchairman. which left fourteen. Fourteen Seniors: the sky shone serene. ,Xolte was a student which left thirteen. .Thirteen Seniors-into hooks they would delve. Palmer drove a limousine and left us only twelve. Twelve Seniors. scarcely more than seven: Price did not like to teach. which left only eleven. Eleven Seniors-they never knew 'till then. Reilly was all laughter. which left only ten. tlnly ten Seniors-one in heart and mind. Rice loved Psychology. which left only nine. Nine Seniors. but good at any rate. Higgins' ways were quiet and sweet which left only eight Only eight Seniors-to madness almost driven. Rot-lke was onr song lvird. which left only seven. Seven Seniors-we had lost thirty-six. lioyer was a innsician. which left only six. Fix Seniors worked like bees in a hive, bnnpson loved to dance. which lelt only hve. 68 Five Seniors-idleness they deplore, Snyder worked so very hard she left only four. Four Seniors from tasks they 'd never Hee, Stant was kind to others, which left only three. Three Seniors-survivors of the crew, Thonias was a friend of all, which left only two. Only two Seniors, inany victories they had won, Venable sought the sunny side, which left only one. Only one Senior-their race was alniost rung XVarren studied elocution and now there are none. TEN COIVIIVIANDIVIENTS FOR TI-IE JUNIORS. l. I ani thy tl'onnnander-in-ifhiet. Thus shalt have no other principal but Miss Tall. ll. Thou shalt not hring to school any light tiction or any likeness of anything that is in the periodical form. or anything that can in any way conf tribute to thy pleasure: thou shalt not neglect thy studies for light reading of any sort, for thy teachers are stern and strict. inflicting punishments upon those who disoliey these connnandnients. III. Thou shalt not go to dances. tor the teacher will not hold him guiltless who faileth in his lessons on the morrow. IV. Renieniber to keep husy all the days. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thou hast tinie to do. but the seventh day is thy last chance, in it thou shall do all manners of work, hnish note hooks, outlines and all else thou hast to do. For on the morrow thy work must be in. else shall thy teacher flunk thee. V. Honor thy teachers command to study. VI. Thou shalt not cut assemblies. VII. Thou shalt not chew guru. . VIII. Thou shalt not tlirt with the teachers. IX. Thou shalt not horrow note hooks from thy neighbor. X. Thou shalt not covet the Seniors knowledge, nor the Seniors dig nty. nor their manners, nor their pride. nor their leisure, nor anything that is the Senior's. MARY U. GAVER, Sr. IV. THE WAY YOU SAY IT. A funny old niau told this to nie I fell in a snowdrift i11 June said he. went to a ball ganie out on the sea, l saw a jellyfish tioat up in the tree. I found sonie gum in a cup of tea. I stirred niy lnilk with a hig hrass key I opened niy door on niy bended knee, I beg your pardon for this said he But 'tis true when told as it ought to ht- lt's a puzzle in punctuation. you see. 69 I SENIOR III ROLL CALL. Hilda Atwill-Hates Aritliinetic. C2lfllH1'i110 BH1'IViCk-C?lfCl1GS Beaux. Hurry Batchelor-Has Brains. Mildred B6il1lCi1H11l1J-BIIIILI.S Blank CED. Elizubetli BLJIISOII-EX'61' Bluffing. Goldiv I'3licke11sta1FffGet's B's . Ocie Dodd-Opens Discussions. Emily EVZIHS-EEITS Everytliiiig. Etlufl iYi2ll'llC11'-BRIS Guin. Igllllllil G111-l:e11-E11e1'getic Girl. 1Iill'lU GiTll1lg'S-A131193 Good. I,1111is11 llil,1l1o11s-L1111g'l1i11g Girl. ii2IIil?ll'j'll IIEll'lllO11'1i1lOXVS Hisfory Gladys Hzlrflc-Gots Hoff ?l. Ka1tl1111'i1111 II11ydv11-Ki11cl Helper. l+Iz11'l1- II431ltlCl'SO1l-IEVG1' Hopeful. Pz111li1111 IIPH1ll'lf.'iiS011iPElSI Hope. M111-5' IIll?lillli111-IXIOIIIQI'.S Honey. 4'z1tl1z11'i11c Hiiius-i o11sCie11tious Helper NZD. Doris II01?lii1lS-lJOClgE'S History. Huzol J-OCPiY11--IIHIGS Jokes. Nyrtlr IY:l11l1?ll11O11-i.lIilk Hows. iiHj'1l2ll'Li Little-l3l1'igl1t Lad. A111111 Mallo11ee-Always Mad. L111'i11iz1 Moore-Little Miss. Gt'!'Il'lllll' Ill2ll'l'i1lL11'-Gl'21lJS Men. Gladys Morris-Good Manager. Edna Nlbl?11l-EEIIS Nuts. Ruby Q11ill1e11-Ratl1Q1' Quiet. H1-11l:1I1 Slllj'-BI'ig'lli Sunbeain. fillS12lX'llS Hll'Vf'l'ISfCIOOL'i Slacker. lC111ily ST:-1'1111s1'111-E11orgy Suprclue Cllfv. llildn Ht11k1-s-I'Iooks Sc-l1ool. 'l'11I111z1g1- Sll'UIlQ'-T00 Stllf-C'l?1lIG1'64l. A111111 'l'z1ylo1'-''Anti-Toxiii.77 EX'1 lj'Il 'i'll0lll2lS-EX'9l' Talking. fiXVPll4l0lj'Il '1'I1o111a1s-Gets 'l'l1o111as. F1'z111c'es XV11lt1-1'MFig'l1ts XVo1'k 675. Grace NV1'lIj'iGl'G2lf VVit. EVl'lyll -XrNYl'ISffi-EX'l?l' VVaiti11g1'. Sue VV1-ig-l1t-Stoiws XVISCIOIII. S?ll'2Ill Yorlm-rf-Silly Yo1111gstv1'. A 11'o1'1l 1:1111 out ilevpm' 'rl1z111 an l'?lZ0l'. Worse still. it often leaves 110 out- kll'fl lll?ll'li of thv XV0llll1l it 111akPs, A can-vlvss word, fluiigr out in a 111o111e11t of 1-xz1s1.1-1':11io11. may ultvr the conduct of ZIIIYOIIP. may 1111111 alfvr one 's Whole l1l'11, flll tl111 otlwr l1:111d, a word can sootlu- lwttvl' than some patent medi- 11111-Q z11'1- s11ppos1-1l to do. It all depeiids 011 1111- way ill which a word is used. IS llv-AFl1:1ll wel tango? lIr1111'1--l1'sz1ll tlw same to 11111. llvllv--Yrs. I uoliul- llliif.-Vl'lgl'l'. T0 EUGENEI SHOR Iiouorary RIQHIDSF of Junior Clas ...Q . W- - N. MW... ,. .V L AX , 'Q UN ... V .Y ., 4. 4 x,,..,.,, W Mm. xv A .. .. . . .. , , H X. . Vx- x.-mf. MA.. A. .,, ...- . PSYCHOLOGY CLUB. ,nt ,. Q w U I sr , ,rf ' . Q v M .B an J .lu H JL ' u 4 I 1 -r. V, x .Y- . , X A 1 4' . :J . A , A, 1 u -'f ' ' ,, - . 5. 37 , , lr . 1. x.- Tim' - . R . M551 V, , .. .A. , x Qu... vig. - ,- ' 4 -ww, HJ A 143 I ,, 4 7 ' -9'1 1.-'XQMM M.. JNL ,V .-my lp -QM l ws A 4 7 1-'BW qw , , , . ,, 'C 1J'g?,g,..A ' ' .22 X 1 .-'l-1 71.1. -J .- ' 1 N , .!.. 4,4 ,. . ,- .,'1' ' . , , , h , . 'ff Ns a. nm ' 13,3 '. . 5 'Sym ' -1 '.s4 .- E-' 1- .. . . , ... ,, ,5 ' ' .2 K' v . mx '. f J 1, , 1 X ,. - o ,fag-,y'1,l5. ' i I ' fp. I Y, . . 1 .xi - 1 1 1 L X r 'r ,, . a,t f'o 1 X ,',w I v f - A , V A Lv 'vw' 1 1 lJ.n. ' -T' 1' THE SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR COMMENCEMENT. Commencemtn is past and gone. Another mile-stone in your life has, been passed. Your elementary, High and Normal School commencements have marked three definite and distinct stages of development and responsi- bility. It is difficult to decide which mile-stone has been the most important. Not one of them could have been omitted in order to tit you for your work. I believe the instance of the stone cutter demonstrates the point. In break- ing the huge stone, if he had not tapped the chisel the last time with the ham- mer the stone would not have broken. However, it is useless to argue which tap, from the first to the last, was of the greatest importance. The last one of the taps for you, so far, has been added. In a measure you have been prepared for your profession. Already you have commenced it. Your '4commencement', was your starting point. As a High School student l' often wondered why the word commencement was used to indicate one's graduation from school. I won- dered why it was not called by some name meaning 'ttinishedf' or something lik that. Since then I think I have learned something of its real meaning. I believes it means 'ta beginningf' Do you feel that you are just beginning in your profession? If you do, you have caught what I believe to be the wordls significance. Before you lies rare opportunities, grave responsibilities. and unknown happiness. A story is told of an artist. Early i nhis career he sought for a model to pose as an angel. Years later he sought for a model to pose as the devil. It so happened that the same model who posed as the devil had years before posed as the angel. You will have opportunities to develop in children the angelic virtues which they possess. Wlietlieii these virtues are nourished and unfolded will depend partly upon you. Nothing but happiness and gladness could come to you for having helped some boy or girl to realize the highest that there is in life. v Have you vision enough to see in human life such infinite possibilities? Richer gold fields than California or the Yukon are open to you! LIONEL BURGESS, Pesident of the Junior Class. 73 NORMAL SCHOOL INFLUENCES. Each one of us exerts. sometimes consciously and sometimes uncon- sciously on every other one of us influences both good and bad. lt is only by the good that we protit and only toward them that we should tend. Ot all the influences I have ever been exposed to. the greatest and most po-vvertnl are those at the Normal School. For a person to be valuable to himself. to his associates and to the world at large he must be useful. He must appreciate his own abilities. but always seeing his inade1luateness. he must appreciate the genius of others and profit thereby. lt is only when we comein contact with the productions that the world has given for centuries past that we realize that there is an innate power of appreciation waiting to be developed. It is not enough to be able simply to render in correct form the music of an artist. nor is it enough in one sweeping glance to consider the moods and passions of a Rembrandt. Appreciation comes only to us who strive to possess it. We must look farther than the out- ward gloss of the conventional, stereotyped essay or the perfect opera. Let us look into those scenes. perhaps tranquil or perhaps indeed very stormy that prompted the geniuses that gave to the world their lasting memories on canvas. on paper. or more illusively in harmony. Vllhere could we better learn this appreciation than at Normal? Along with this appreciation comes a growth of independence. Inde- pendence is a stepping stone to success. As self-preservation was one of the initial laws of the primitive. and preservation of property was the only con- cern of the man just a little more advanced in civilization, so we have instinc- tively come into our own rightful heritage-preservation of self and property. Normal shows us how to use our heritage to the best advantage. The whole network of the civilization of the twentieth century was changed from the civilization of the Antedilnvian man by the introduction of a single element-self control. Today we would not think of living the life of the once prevalent Vannibal. Self control has cautioned us that we must adapt our wants. our needs and our feelings to those of the peoples with whom we associate. The greatest good can only be derived from the most perfect organization and the most perfect organization existing today is civilized society based on sclt'-control and governed entirely by it. The various good influences so needed for those who intend to come in cuttfttci with the pi-ofessional world can only be gained where many gather under :e 1,-ommon root' and abide by common law. Normal School holds out to all who seek pt-rE'ection in sell'-control. in dependence on self. and the recog- nition ot' the :abilities ot' the past. a tit abiding place. a delightful and pleasing atmn split-re and many bappy moments of work and play. A X NE J. MORLOK. 74 I . 3 5 . 1, A I . X s ' . 1 JUNIOR CLASS. JUNIOR CLASS. M. 1. 24 ' J, , , 4 .-. , x N 1 , .M J- 'mp 1 1 U' 'V ' - 1 sv' .'. -f--' -. 4' n 1 1 x x.. if fr-:P vw ,X-2,3 N JJ. Nm, . if f' 41 ' Q 4 . , . V nz 1. 4 . 4- v , 1 Q -tw , x , X . ' , . f,u x f fs 1 . ,, ,, I -. ...' ' I I., , I 4 W '-V: x 7- 1 , . 4 -A ,ln v 4 , .,-A ' ,. M, 4. '-fm . ,sn fv .Y ff. .,' ' ,u,Y,. 'w f' , .w vi dl hy, '1 OUR LIBRARY. Our library is a large Cheerful room with many windows to let in the sun- shine. and many books with which to enlighten and amuse 0116.3 self. lt is a large establishment and is every day increasing in importance. lVhat is going on in the library this year? First. we are very proud ot our continued increase in the number of books and in the number of students who attend the library. ln July li-123 we had a total of 6270 books in the main room. Since then we have added 1100. making a total of T370 besides those in the Annex. Ot these an average of nearly three hundred are circulated for overnight use daily. besides much use in school hours within the library or building. The total circulation for the year 1922-23 ending in July was 43.582 Already for this school year the circulation is -151329. The total attendance last year was over 85.000 and will undoubtedly be larger this year. Besides the regular library work. Miss Osborn has given the usual in- struction to the Junior flass on how to use the library. ln addition. over 100 classes from the Elementary School have come for story-telling. reading the illustrated juvenile books. or for the regular library circulation period for books to take home. Over fifty stories have been told in such classes. For the story-telling and Literary Society periods a cheerful fire on the hearth of our Fireplace adds much to the atmosphere of the occasion. There have been a number ot things added to the library during the year to make the room better equipped and more attractive. A beautiful hand- colored print of Abbeys t'Sir Galahad has been hung over the tire-place. New Shelving has been put up along the north wall of the Annex. and to the chairs we have given little rubber overshoes. in order that they may be moved around more quietly. XYe have started a picture collection centering around the National Geo- graphic Pictures. which were bought with funds donated by Senior Five of 192223. For these pictures we have secured celluloid picture holders. The whole collection has been much used since it was organized. especially by those students practicing in rural schools. The improvements just mentioned have been purchased from proceeds of gifts. tines and sales of discarded books. ln addition there have been pur- chased a number of books of tiction to build up the collection for recreation. lt is felt that every change for the better in equipment and additional service will render a benetit not only to the student body. but through them to the whole State of Maryland. LOUl SE HARRIS. T9 iff' F Sf, 61 L sv -M1 . ' T4 rfb! li . N. Yu f , . I iff .14 411 vu. Qflbi, IJ.:-,. ,I ,lv ' I I- ' ' . ,, 4 1 .I L - 'Q 5 h In s Q . T r '4 Qllhiw. 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We make! ,resolutions to give us 'heart and: courage and launch 1924-25 upon- its quest. What is its quest? To seek out eager listening ears to hear its message. What is its message? That is for the students of the Nor- mal School to determine. Froml month to month this year you will be reporting the high spots of your: class-room studies, of your campus athletics, and campus life, of your social life, of your practice teaching, of your extra curricular activities and all the other phases of life that make up the twenty-four hours of a student in a teacher-training college. ln ot.ber words, you are a broadcast- ing station, and you should know the public you must reach. Those listening-in will ,hear your news with pleasure. But what will count and intrigue them will be the spirit, the personality you express. What is your spirit? I ask you to analyze it and be conscious of it. I would have it a generous spirit. tolerant, joyous, sincere, scientific, adven- turous, sure, open-minded, convinc- ing, curious, seeking, finding, pro-l :noting une friendships'in the pro- fession. You can and will make it all I express, and more. Think of our possibilitiess this year. Five hundred and ten stu- dents from Baltimore City in addi- tion to six hundred and fourteen from the counties in the State. With the possibilities from the com- bined intellects, emotions and cap- abilities of eleven hundred and twenty-four able-bodied. clear eyed, keen minded young men and women' the far-reaching effects must and will be tremendous. Suppose Edi- son had eleven hundred young men conscious of their aptitudes for elec- Irical engineering, all surrounding 111111, participating in his work of in- vention, what would be accomplished With them for the world's good? Who knows? Some other marvel like the talking machine or the Mazda lamp? ' Butt even more important than an, electrician's laboratory is ours in R training school for the teachers of a State. I submit to you as students that You are a thrilling group with Sour possibilities for making the. lives of thousands of children in Baltimore City and the counties of 1 i i . Maryland finer and more productive in the years to come. September, 1926, will lbe the test for the Seniors after they have taught a year. If you realize what your mobilization here means, make the State and the country feel it! You have your Oriole to carry your message. Let it fly high. RURAL EDUCATION- MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. I-The practical standards for a department of rural education in a Normal School are seven in number. These are as follows: ill Students-Enrolls a distinct group of students preparing to enter rural-school service. 123 Curricula-Offers several par- tially ditferentiated curricula preparing specifically for the different phases of rural-school work. t3J Practice - Provides s o m e practice in typical rural schools under special supervision for every student majoring in rural education. Q45 Extension--Conducts enough follow-up and extension service to keep in touch with its gradu-f ates and to stimulate the gen- eral development of rural school and country life improvement throughout its territory. Q51 Instructors-Employs at least two specialists giving fulli time to rural education courses' and activities. One of these to known preferably as the Director of Rural Education and the other as the Supervisor of Rural Practice. Q67 Quarters and Equipment- be Has headquarters in a special! office and is supplied with enough teaching and extension equipment to insure efficiency. C71 Budget-Possesses a specified departmental budget large enough to meet the demands of the activities specified above. II.-The Maryland State Normal School at Towson meets approxi- mately five out of seven of the re- quired standards for an accredited rural department for training teach- ers. In 1924, for the first time in the history of the school the rural department enrolled a distinct group of students. Sections 13, 14 and 15, about 100 students in all, are dis- tinctly rural sections. Sections 4, tContinued on Page 101 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE SCHOOL. With the exception of hall politics and bulletin board conversations dancing fills the greatest part of the social life at Normal School. VVe have a dance the second Friday in every month for the dormitory stu- dents. The last time we invited Senior Il. Of course, everyone did ,not go. They never do, but the ones who did go pronounced it a big success. It must have been, judging by the time it took to say good night in front of Newell Hall. I Hikes come second in importance. Any time you see a groupp of fresh young Normal School girls with fresh new knickers leave on Satur- day morning to hike to Loch Raven and the same group returning at night with hunger and never again stamped on their faces you may be sure they go eagerly the very first time opportunity offers. 5 All the County Senior Sections en- ltertained the City Senior Sections :with a hike last week. We covered gall the hiking ground in and about gTowson. lt rained, but rain doesn't Eworry a Senior much, especially if Ishe can walk home with a line of newly made friends singing: lt Ain't Gona Rain No Mo. OBSERVATIONS IN THE PRACTICE SCHOOL. The observations in the practice schools by the Junior Class have ,been very valuable as an introduc- 'tion to the profession of teaching. We learn about the development of the child from the kindergarten through the Seventh Grade. We see 'the particular characteristics of each stage of growth. and by these we can readily see our work as a teach- er and citizen. Every child has the right to live, grow and have the advantage of an education. This should be made possible in several ways, but first of yall, through the teacher. who is the Iaxle on which the wheels of educa- 'tion turns. ' Our obsedvations are the spokes of this great wheel of education. Every spoke must be perfect, so every observation must be worth lwhile. Every point, no matter how small, should be emphasized and carried back by us to our group class meetings so that every one is 'benefitted thereby. Q Junior XI. 1 1 , Page 2 THE ORIOLE CLUB NEWS. A school is generally known by its athletic organizations and its clubs. The clubs and societies of the Mary- land State Normal School contribute much to the hue spirit of our school. ,tg you will see from the articles be- low each organization has a larger purpose than the mere enjoyment of its members. Each society has a definite contribution to make in the line of its interests. However. some of the represent- ative clubs of the school are not ready at this time to tell of their plans for the coming year. In a later issue we hope to hear from them. The following clubs will now speak for themselves: Y. ELIZABETH BERGMAN. Jr. 9 Y. XY. C. A. I wonder what it's all about? said Ethel to Jane. as she went in to register as a student of M. S. N. S. This summer I heard lots about the Little Sister movement and now that l'm here I keep on hearing more about it. And look an nil H1258 girls with 'Ask Me' signs on their sleeves, It seems so fun- ny to me. Do you know what they are for? ' Oi1. l dont know much about it either. said Jane. but I do know that the 'Little Sister' idea is great. XYliy. when I came here yesterday morning I didn't know a soul. and l had just begun to wish that I had waited and come down with you, when up came a girl and asked if I were .lane Myers. When I told her Ivsas. she just threw her arms around my neck and said: 'Oh. 3-'ou'rf- My Little Sisterf She was just lovely to me and kept me from being homesick-and the day fairly new. I. too. thought the 'Ask Me' signs a little queer. but those giF1S just take you around and show you your room and answer any questions you vxaiit to know about the school. The:- re all like really and truly Big Sisters. Nov- Ethel and .lane know what 1: was all about. It was the work or the Y, W. C. A. which was help- zng them get settled in their new school and at the same time feel as much at home as possible. Nor was that the end of the Y. VV. C. A. activities. On Friday. night, Sep- tember Tift. we gave a get together party for the entire student body. All through the year we hope to have teas and parties and perhaps go on supper hikes, Along with the pleasure activities there are always to he remembered religious activities. These play a great part in our program. Every Sunday evening at seven 0'clock Yespers are held in the Recreation Room in Richmond Hall. On Tues- day and Thursday at 8.40 a Chapel ! l I I i I i I l service is held in the Auditorium. There is always an interesting speaker at these services, and hear- ing such a one surely seems to pave the way for a brighter and more suc- cessful day. At present we are in the midst of the membership campaign. So far' we have only about eighty members, but befoore the campaign is over we hope to have the greater part of the students enrolled. Remember that we are not only an organization among ourselves. but by member- ship in our Y. VV. C. A. here at school you are also a member of the great national organization. Soo. if you haven't already joined, delay no longer. but sign right away -adopt the blue triangle as your emblem-and help us make the Y. VV. C. A. at M. S. N. S. bigger and more active this year than it has ever been before. BIADELINE EVANS, Y. VV. C. A. Reporter. The History and Geography Club started its activities for the year by going on a hike Tuesday evening. XYe all had a wonderful' time. We have planned for many activities this year which we hope to carry through. One of them is to publish a pamphlet which will tell everyone just what the club is doing. Our enrollment has increased this year to sixty-three members. and naturally we expect the best of results. Heres to a successful year in the History and Geography Club! FRANCES GEOGHEGAN, Sec'y-Treas. SCHOEN Sz CO., Inc. IMPORTERS Fiillinery. Coats, Suits, XYaists. Afternoon and Evening' Dresses Furs :intl Xovt-lties i214 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. The Flag. Banner and Pennant Shop succzssons TO SISCO BROTHERS Flags. Banners. Pm:n:ints. Arm Bands, I-Luiblvins. flinrvh :Intl 50l'if'ff' Goods, Gold. Situ-r mid Antique Bruirls, l riu:.:es. Tas-4-ls. Beads nnd Nov:-Itivs. Silk Banners for Schools. Societies. xc. ll. H. TAYTOR 1501: PAICK AVENUE Baltininrr-. Bld- TOXVSOX'S REAL SHOE STORE THE BOOT SHOP WAI. ORTH, Prop. tGi'adua.te Practipedistj FINE SHOES, ARTICS. GUM SHOES OPEN EYENINGS CRAFT CLUB NEYVS Thursday night stands for Craft club to twenty girls of our school. This is our regular work night. We have assumed the responsibility of arranging the flowers for the school and are making clay bowls and fiower holders to contain them. Our one real hobby is scenery. Besides helping other societies with their plays, we stage one ourselves. One of the things we get most pleasure from is planning for week-ends at our cottage, both for ourselves and others. We hope every one will come out and enjoy our house with us this year. HELEN PERDUE, President. TOYYSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies. Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas ' Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. Down's Wedding Invitations Jas. H. Downs, Eng-raver 229 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOVVSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. -U7, Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights WALTER HOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market Fnmtrs - VEGETABLES PETE'S GOODIES 423 York Road Home-Made Candies, Ice Cream, Sodas, Pastries, Light Lunches Telephone Towson 795 THE ORIOLE Page 3 SKETCH CLUB. i At the first meeting of the sketch, Club the following ofiicers were' selected: President, Evelyn Irelandg secretary, Jennie Alexanderg treas-l urer, Evelyn Pusey. Our nrst few meetings took place, out of doors. Here we sketched the' office of the Towson Nurseriesg the house which the children are build- ing, and the trees on Miss Tall'si lawn. Because the weather no longer permits our working out oil doors, we are working in room 214. Here we are applying our sketches. along with what we learn in regularl art sessions, to calendars and greet-3 ing cards, which we are working upl in color. Later we expect to apply Olll' sketches to block prints, which We will work out on silk. We are also planning to decorate tin and Wooden boxes andto do some batik Work. So far the attendance of the members of the Sketch Club has, been very good and we hope the en-I thusiasm will continue. I EYELYN IRELAND. FLORENCE MESSENGER. INSTRUMENTAL CLUB. l The Instrumental Club is one ot the liveliest clubs in the school. -It has as its motto: Say If Wlth Music. Last year the club con-l tributed much to schoolkspirlt. and took a prominent part'111 campus life. It provided music for porch singing. serenades and cheer songs: We also accompanied the Girls' Glee Club when they Sang for the Governor at Annapolis. The In- strumental Club meets everi' Thurs- day afternoon at four-thirty. If you have a ukulele, steel .guitar. Of banjo, come join the merry com- pany. TI-IE RURAL CLUB. President--John Gildea. Vice-President-Mary Klein. Secretary-Gladys. Grove. Treasurer-Harold McCann. One of the most lively and wide awake clubs of M. S. N. S. is the Rural Club. It is made up of seventy-ve students and two fac- Ulty members, Mr. A. Hulsizer and Miss O'Neill, together with some of the leading educators of our State' and country as honorary members. The purpose of the club is to help rural education. Some ways by yvhich we plan to help is,by publish- mg bulletins containing valuable in- formation for the teacher, such as a general survey of conditions as they actually exist, so that these condi- tions can be improved. A Another thing that we plan to do IS to better acquaint the student- teachers with the teachers in prac- UQG. Our iirst step in the accom- Dlishment of this a.im was the Hal- loween party given to all student-I teachers and all teachers in practice.Q The efforts of the rural club madei it possible to show Jackie Coogan in A Boy of Flanders in our Auditor- ium recently. We plan to have sev- eral good plays staged in the same hall later in the year. M. KLEIN. MUSICAL ACTIVITIES. Pianos going, violins squeaking,l and vocal students practicing. All? these tell us that musical activitiesl at M. S. N. S. have begun. The Glee Clubs. city and county,, have been organized with a member-l ship of fifty each. In addition tol these there is a chorus of nity mem-i bers. The-County Glee Club meetsl Monday evening at 7 o'clock. Both! clubs are working on music to be used in assembly. The orchestra, composed of about fifteen members, has been organized. 'We are expecting a bigger and bet-' ter school orchestra this year thanl ever before. A concert, to be given in the near future, is their goal. The Instrumental Club, composed of ukes, banjos, mandoline. and in fact most anything that will make: a noise which resembles music, met, October 27. This is one of the jol-I liest and most enthusiastic clubs onl the campus. We may expect al varied program from the lnstrumen-l tal Club ranging from opera tot serenades under Miss Tall's window.. These musical clubs expect ther support of the student body. Don'tl disappoint them! l ALICE HAGER. Jr. 14.1 .,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,.,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,.,. E l Compliments I of junior Nine ooooovaooaqoavafeneeqeeooa on.can.-gn.ae.ann,oo.oo'ao.oo'oo.oo.u.u.u.u.u.o4,olon.:-4,500.4 WM. A. LEE GENERAL MERCHANDISE York Road and Ponna. Ave. TOWSON, MD. TOWSON CANDY KITCHEN AND ICE CREAM PARLOR JAMES GEORGE, Prop. The Place to Eat. Drlnk and Enjoy Yourself HOME-MADE CANDIES 0U'R SPECIALTY 523 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD I Compliments TEMPLE DRUG CO. TOWSON - MARYLAND Prescription Pharmacists A FRIEND TO THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON FRANK A. PERSOHN AND SON 37111 :Z ' Q, -If tiff-. . OFFICE HOURS: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. sat. 7 P. M.-9 P. M. EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS -126 York Road TOXVSON M.-LHYL.-IND Photographs , For Christmas This coupon entitles the holder to Six of our regular SE9.00a dozen por- traits and One of our regular 5140.00 a dozen portraits for 52.50. During the past two years this oder met with such splendid success that our Saturdays became known as Normal School Days. IVe are looking forward to serving you again this year. loan A. szuav. Mgr, T H E A T E L IE R 103 West Lexington Street BALTIMORE, MD. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 80 CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin -Makers of State Normal Pins k Ringo Page 4 THE ORIOLE THE ORIOLE FLORENCE A. BOND-' DIVIDED WE STAND. State-Maryland. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOYVSON. MTD. Buxinenn Managers: JOHN GILDEA LIONEL BURGESS Advertising Managerl: MARGARET ESKRIDGE CORNELIA CANNON Circulation Managers: City-ANNA TRAIL County-CATHARINE HAGAN PRICE: One Dollar For Ten CODi0S- NOYEMBER, 1924. one NEW FACULTY MEMBERSL ALTA E. THOMPSON- State-New York. V Subject-English. Degree-M. A. Columbia Univer- sity. MARTHA A. STOLFUS- ' State-Iowa. Subject-Geography. Degrees--B. A. Iowa State Teach- ers' College: M. A. Columbia Uni- versity. LEILA Bl. COBB- State-North Carolina. . Subject-Psychology. Degree-B. S. Columbia Univer- sity. SYLVIA Bl. GRISVVOLD- State-Ohio. Subject-Hygiene. Degrees-A. B. University of Chi- cagog A. Bl. Columbia Unigersity. ALICE O'NElLL- State-YVisconsin. Subject-School Room Manage- me-nt. Degree-Il. A. Columbia Univers- atv. VLARICE EVANS- - State-Connecticut, Subject-Industrial Arts. Degree-B. S. Columbia Univers- ity. MARY MCCLOSKY- State-Delaware. Subject-Physical Education. Diploma-Sargent School. DOROTHY A. DILLINGHAM- State-New Jersey. '- Subject-Physical Education. Diplomas-Central School of Hy- giene and Physical Education, New York City. ' HLANCHE PREM- State-West Virginia. Subject-English. Degrees-West Virginia VVesleya.n College: A. B. Teachers' College. Subject-Principles qt Education. Degree-B. S. Johns' Hopkins. HELEN M. JOHNSON- State-Maryland. Subject-English. Degree-B. S. Johns' Hopkins. MARY C. OTT- State-Maryland. Degree--A. B. Hood STELLA E. BROWN- State-Maryland. Subject-Principle of Elementary School. Degree-B. S. Columbia Univers- ity. PEARL FRUM- State-VVest Virginia. Grad-Second. Degree-West Virginia Wesleyan Collegeg A. B. Columbia Univers- ity. ' CAROLINE E. READ- State-Maryland. Grade-Fourth. - Diploma-Maryland State Normal School. WILLIAM PHIPPS- State-Maryland. Grade-Sixth. St. Johns, Johns' Hopkins, Colum- bia. College. I LUCILLE HEATH- I I I I I I I I State-Maryland. Subject-One-Room School. Maryland State Normal School: Columbia. ' RUTH BROVVN, LULA BRITTINGHAM. Sr. VI Reporter. fTo be continued in next issuel ' ALUMNI NOTES. B. T. T. S.-1924. Thelma Moss is teaching the First Grade at Curtis Bayg Gladys Crowley is in the Fourth Grade at No. 923 Regina Dugan is a music teacher at Curtis Bayg Lillian Heiser is teach- ing commercial subjects at Clifton Park High School. Dorothy Meseke is teaching the Sixth Grade at School No. 31. Francis Guest is at No. 99, teach- ing the Fourth Gradeg Allen Gordon and Sidney Chayb are at No. 2, teaching the Sixth and Fifth Grades respectivlelyg Hudson Quarles is teaching commercial subjects at Curtis Bay School. Ethel Hargrabe, Otta Burroughs, Lois Rebel, Madeline Paules and Herman Barren are all at Curtis Bay. Ethel Byers is at Vvoodlawnp Mar- garet Whitley at No. 113 Margaret Lewis at Roland Park: Dorothy Freeland at No. 435 Elizabeth Eweeney at No. 54, and Thelma Columbia lfniversity M. A. ,IHeim at No. 25. , Friday, October 10, 1924, will go down in many a memory book as a Red Letter Day. On that day the Fates decided who were to be Pests, and who were to be Normals. At nrst, feeling ran high only among the old members, while the new students looked on and won- dered what it was all about. Dur- ing assembly hour, however, every- body seemed to be overflowing with enthusiasm, and could hardly wait until things got started. Envelopes had previously been arranged which contained the society colors and slips of paper bearing the decisive words: Either Pest or Normal. These envelopes were di- vided evenly among the new stu- dents. No attempt was made to orserve order when these were being opened. The new members of the rival societies lined up on opposite sides of the corridor and proceeded to meet the officers, who stood at the doors ready to greet them. The old members were seated at the front of the assembly. Cheer after cheer sounded from that section as the new members walked down the aisle. Thus, amid songs and cheers the Normal and Pastalozzi Literary So- cieties were launched on their re- spective careers for 1924-25. Plans are under way for competitive con- tests to be held throughout the year. The societies have always been an ever-present source of enthusiasm and joy. With the addition of our city friends the Maryland State Nor- mal School expects our societies to be better and stronger than ever be- fore. ANNA DIAMOND, Junior V. KINDERGARTEN ACTIVITIES. The little tots in the kindergarten class are anticipating a happy time -Halloween. They planned to have a real party with real Halloween music. They made pretty hats to wear for the Igala occasion. All sorts of games Iwere played and fun was had hunt- ing for peanuts. , We older folks would love to have peeped in at them in the midst Iof their merry-making. I The children in the kindergarten Iclass always say grace when they eat their lunches together in the school. Several days ago one of the little boys in the kindergarten told his mother that a girl in his class was named Grace. What is her last name? asked the small boy's mother. Thank the Lord, replied the Ichild. 1 Jr. 15 Reporter. I 1- t A I - 4. aw .r .3 t . Tw 's L .,-5, 'ai .. .q A fi: 3: Zi' 'V fig? ,QI I. .3 L1 . :Fi Si? 'ai 'fit ,I if a 1. I iff ,N 'F sill THE ORIOLE Page 5 OUR LIBRARY. Books are silent friends, and as old friends are our best mirrors, we can see ourselves as others see us very well through this medium. At our own Maryland State Normal School we can find many friends in looking through the rows upon rows of books of every size, shape and description. Our library, which is divided into county and city sections, is to the last degree attract- ive and inviting. It is ready to re- ceive with open arms all those who want to come into it and seek new friends, and at the same time enjoy its comfortable and cozy atmosphere. Truly, as far as the appearance of our library is concerned, it is the sunniest, brightest spot in school and seems to fairly radiate good cqieer. Some time when you have plenty of spare. time come into the library and browse- around among the books and see how much knowl- edge is tucked away in' .the utter- most recesses and nooks of the room. Our library is a very important factor or stablishment in the school. Without it workfcould not be carried out to any extent, and the courses that we are taking would be almost worthless, because we could not Hnd suitable references as conveni- ently any other place as here. There are many special advantages in having our library. . ' First and foremost, we secure all of our books from it instead of hav- ing text books as we did when most of us were in the grammar grades, and as some of us did in high school. Second, we can find here enter- tainment. Is there a man who doesn't like to settle down comfort- ably in a chair with a book to his liking and spend a few hours in another place-another wbrld, and under different circumstances? Therefore, as a place to find infor- mation for our studies and recre- ation for our spare minutes our library answers your purpose. No matter what book you find on our shelves you can be well assured that your mind is a wee bit broader and you are better off for having read it Books are a means for higher education and refinement. They add to one's culture and consequent- ly wield a great influence upon us. As teachers, we of the Maryland State Normal School want to realize the benefit of the easy access that we have to a modern and well supplied library. The importance of the library to our school can hardly be expressed or realizedf Perhaps we will understand to some extent the value of the library when we know that during the twelve school days' in September there were 7,610 books given out, and during the first twenty-eight dats in October there were 18,096 I I I I V I s I I I 1 u i i l i l l I I 1 I books circulated. Such is the large circulation of our book land! Not only does the library afford us a means of becoming better teachers, but helps those whom we are going to teach, to some extent. The chil- dren of the elementary school find this a new realm in which they can amuse as well as educate themselves. At a given hour on certain days some of these children come up for a story-telling hour. Here they gather about and listen to some story told them from our shelves and see pictures which illustrate the stories. The kiddies are delighted with this phase in their school life, and by such means they are trained to use books and appreciate books. They are trained during the first six years of their life, and when they finally reach the seventh they are allowed to take books home for a week. Thus we see how children are made to understand and appre- ciate, and love our library. E JENNIE ALEXANDER, Jr. .2 EDNA RAN, Jr. - TEACH THEM TO TALK. The Junior high schools of Rich- mond, Ind., have had for the past four years a course in general lan- guage which is aimed to give the pupil an appreciation of the fact that language is a living, growing thing subject to change. The course is regarded as having been highly successful. XVI SE TAX LAXV. Arkansas has recently put a tax of two dollars a thousand on cigarettes and ten per cent. on cigars for the purpose of augmenting the school fund of the State. It is estimated that by this means two and three millions will be added to the school fund. Hochschild-Kohn 6: Co. 'ET' fx'--------- ------ - L MY PLEASURE PLACE. Fishing, swimming and sailing are all at my door. Every inch of the water is ready for me to explore. I jump into a motor boat and cruise for hours. I idle along shaded waters in a canoe, paddling or drift- ing where I please, with an ever- changing picture before my eyes. Often I embark in a flat bottomed boat for an afternoon with rod and tackle, seeking the spot where I can enjoy the thrills of landing a big perch or trout. I often absorb the beauties of the sunset on they river as the sun sinks, becoming eventually only a lengthening re- flection across the waters. After a moonlight canoe trip I retire to my cottage. There I tumble into my bed. to be lulled to sleep by the sighing pine trees, to slumber with the tang of the salt sea in my nos- trils. This, above all, is the most restful place I can find. M. HAZEL BROVVN, M. S. N. S. Summer Student. THE ROSE BEAUTY SHOPPE Manicuring, Hair Dressing, Facial Massaging, Scalp Treatment, Bobbing and Shampooing York Road and Burke Avenue Telephone Towson 577 Safety A Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson. Md. Telephone Towson 261 and 215 GEO. H. STIEBER Table Delicacies, Select Meats, Fancy Groceries TOWSON - - MARYLAND MASON'S GARAGE IYILLYS-KNIGHT 8 OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and XVillow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md. WILLIAM KOERNER A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. Page 6 THE ORIOLE METAL SI-IELVES ARE GREEN MANSIONS. IT IS HERE- Nnnnnn. Q Those of you who happened to, pass by Mrs. llc-Cord's kingdom of! Industrial Arts tbasement, rear en-' tl-ance. facing Newell Halll were not, surprised during the last month to hear loud insistnt noises issuing from the door. Undoubtedly, many' of the aforesaid passersby thought! seriously of writing to our Commit- tee for the Abolition of Nuisances and demanding strict Psnforcementl of Law No. S-13. This statute stipu- lates that all boiler-makers shall he, duly licensed and their shops equip-1 pen with Maxim Silencers. 1 But ah! VVe, the originators ofl that bing! clang! slam! ozone dis-? turbances are not boiler makers., Spare us! YVe are merely a gro-upi of industrious t?J lads of Senlorl l i 4 XIII, working on a project of tin shelves and pans to serve as model-l ing-clay receptacles. l Our original project was the erec- tion, nnishing and dedication of a housing for volumes tas the cross-l word puzzle statesl namely. a book-l caseg but after a conference we de- cided that fellows who can plane an 8x10 inch plank down to a 2x1 inch toothpick while attmpting to square timbers would not qualify for the bookcase-makers' guild. Hence, we tried metal. Our problem was to cut. bend, solder and otherwise nlutilate a perfectly respectable sheet of tin until it resembled at shelf. This shelf is to hold a pan' which is to act in the official capacity of a clay receptacle. The clay is used in the modeling of art objects such as vases, candlesticks, jugs. i After the plallning we started on the cutting. at the conclusion ofl I l which, to our disgust and discom- nture, no two ends would meet. Consternation and a couple of gee-l whizzes! But the steadfast victory-Q at-any-odds qualities of the true sont of Normal came to the rescue. A' few snips here, a clip there, and it ntted-exit gloom. l The grouj now divided illto in- dividual metal workers and the worki now is progressing progressively lapologles to Mr. LaFolletteJ. l In conclusion, when your best with his ideal, and all are up to date fin other' you have a few rninutesl feast your eyesl comeq putty shelves of theg OT VIII. l one is out your studies words. when in wllich to and see the lloys of Seni .llllljs xl. srank, sr. YIII. l Texas is the leading State in pro-1 viding llflrnes for teachers. There is :J total of 65:5 such llOlllF'S in the Slate. Nearly: Gino of these are in rural rllstrirgrg, 1 l By W. H. Hudson. I realize that Green Mansions is by no means a very recently pub- lished book-it is not a best seller. but the comparatively recent death of the author made me think that the choice would be a good one. Then, too, Hudson's works havel not generally received the appreci- ation that they merit. Green Man- sions is a Romance of the Tropical Forest, as Hudson says. And ,a very romantic romance it is, too! It is, however, notable for the inimit- able descriptions it gives of the for- ests-the green mansions-of South America. With a quiet all his own, Hudson pictures for us the beauty of a place where no one lhumanly speakingj even enters to molest its peace. And so well does he de- scribe it that we can almost hear the monkeys chattering in the trees. As I said, the book is notable for its descriptions. I should also have said that it is unusual for its ac- counts of the native Indians. When we read Hudson's accounts of them, we cannot but feel that the author knew his subject. As for the story, it deals with the romance of a young Venezuelan who, leaving his home for political reas- ons, decides to bury himself in the wilds and study the language and habits of the Indians. Vvhile stay- ing with one of the tribes he ex- plores the forest that they fthe In- diansl do not dare to enter because of a foolish superstition. In this forest he meet Runa. Who is Runa? Yvhat is her his- tory? Vfhy should she live in this out-of-the-way place These ques- October is perhaps one of the most beautiful months in all the year, so far as nature's color scheme is concerned. The forests thrive with beauty. Each tree adorns her- self in her loveliest gown as if for a grand celebration which is in reality the beginning of the end. The leaves soon fade and fall and there remains a woods divested of its colorful raiment. The chatter- ing Squirrels who are busy storing away a supply of nuts in their nests, frisk from tree to tree seeking the last element of joy. Yet with all the life and industry of the forest and the artistic autum- nal coloring, there is a distinct pathos which has been expressed by the famous Hoosier poet in Old October : I love Old October so, I can't bear to see her go- Seems to me like losillg some Old-home relative er chum- 'Pears like sorto' settin' by Some old friend 'at sigh by sigh Was a passing out o' sight Into everlasting night. . Hickernuts a feller hears !Rattlin' down is more lik tears Drippin' on the leaves below- I love Old October so. -The Spectator. THE COURT LUNCH and ICE CREAM PARLOR Cigars, Candy Soda Service VVhile You Wait! tions are answered so interestiriglysl-.ces nepalred. We Do It Electrically ln the book that I wrong Hudson by trying to tell of them. SADYE JACOBS- Sr. II In the University of Hawaii the racial problem is working itself out admirably. Last year the student enrollment was as follows: Caucas- ian. 162g Japanese, 79: Chinese 715 Hawaiian and part of Hawaiian, 25: Koreans, 65 Filipinos, 2. Dr. Lei- brick of the faculty says: They con- duct their student activities by self- government. The student body con- stitutes a small inter-racial democ- racy. There is absolute social, po- litical and athletic equality, and there is no evidence of group action based upon race. ' Frank G. Carpenter, the world famed traveler and the author of the Carpenter Geographical R e a d e r s,, died in China on June 18. The saving of 28,000 small ani- mals frorn the New York City streets by the school children of the city is evidence of the effectiveness of hu- mane education in the city. NICK CASTELLO 2 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Mal. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapealt TOWSON, MD. e Ave nu e KEENE 'S York Road and Burke Avenue TOWSON, MD. THE HERGENRATHER STORES Headquarters for School Supplies VVaterman's Ideal Fountain Pens Eversharp and Ingersoll Pencils Stationery, Kodaks, Films Spalding's Sporting Goods Sweaters and Keds Towson - - - Maryland THE ORIOLE Page 7 THE HOT DOG ROAST. It happened on the twentieth day of October. Until that time we wondered just exactly what an ad- viser might be. The word would certainly lead one to believe that the one bearing such a title would be the very essence of business and Studyg not one to connect them with not-dog roasts and the likeq S0 when we girls of Junior I re- ceived the word that our adviser, Miss Woolsey had invited us to a hot- dog roast down in that charming, wooded valley behind the school, our eyes grew poppy, and our mouths- fiew open. And then it happened, just as l have said. At three o'clock or thereabouts on that eventful day, we met in 214, Miss Woolsey's class room, and from there, laden with the goodies, we 'made our partly precipitous way down into Pleasure Valley. What fun it is to build a camp- fire! What fun to walk through the leaves and pull a pointed branch from one of the overhanging trees! Oh, yes! that is what we did: for on these sticks we were to place our hot-dogs, which, to be in vogue, wel shall call by the more up-to-date? name of Frankfurts. 1 Miss Woolsey told us not to stop.: but to keep right on roasting and' eating-it was evident that she did! not want to relieve us of our appe-I tites-but who can eat when theyj are intensely interested in their ad-I viser? Announcements being com-I pleted, the coffee at the same timei being well boiled, we proceeded tol consume an almost unreasonable! amount of sweet-cakes with an equally unreasonable amount of coffee. ' As Old Sol was lengthening the, shadows in the valley-we left. To say A good time was had by all , would be putting it mildly, for I honestly believe that words cannot iittingly express our pleasure and happiness on that red-letter day ini our young lives. A DIFFERENCE. When I nimbly prance along like' proper steed or bus ! My missus fairly purrs my name,: her own Bucephalus! But when I stall upon the track 5 With cars a honking at my back, ' She anguished cries, O what can ail us? N Please don't stop here, dont Buc-e- phal-us! ALTA E. THOMPSON. An Irishman driving a truck was held UD by a traffic cop. Cp-What's your name? Mike-Me name's on me truck. COD-It's obliterated. Mike-You're a liarg it's O'Brien. AN IN TERESTIING PROJECT. Junior VI heaved a. sigh-a. mighty sigh-when Miss Evans sug- gested that we investigate some problem on Records When we began we had no idea how illumin- ating and interesting our work would be. For an incentive Miss Fitzgerald told us how interested her class, the Fifth Grade, was in the Book of Knowledge and how they were working on Records also. We decided to make a Book of Knowledge on Records for the Fifth Grade. We have awakened the Egyptian mummy from his centuries of sleep with our hungry cries of Records, records! Give us your records! With bated breath and softly treading feet we have entered the monasteries of the middle ages and even the noisy factories of today in our search. A little crack in the door of time was opened to find the origin of the alphabet and even the door was flung open to today to find the latest improvement in stenography and telephones. 'What a lot of work our ancestors have accumulated for us! We cer- tainly enjoyed excavating and pre- paring it and hope our Records will record well with the Fifth Grade! oooooeoooooooooooooooooooo p.u.a.oo,oo.u.u.n.oo.n.n.oo.ov.oo,oo.o:.oo.oo.oo.n.oo.n.u.oo.n,u.oo TOO EASY. The ministry of education of China is opposing the sending of Chinese students to American uni- versities, saying that American col- lege courses are inefficient and de- grees are obtained too easily. In- stead of sending so many students to America, the ministry is urging that more money be spent to send the more deserving ones to European institutions of learning. Reserzied for STEWART Qof. ...................... ,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..g..g..g..g..g. Hub 100 and Granite Silk Hose, 51.85 XVhen somebody adds to the spectrum, The Hub adds to its collection of Hub 100 and Granite silk hose. And new colors are frequent. THE HUB Baltimore fc-:-Q2-:-3-:-:-:-:-':-:-':v:-+-:-x-:-e-:- .-:-a-v-:-:-wr:-r-M-4-as , CHARLES STREET I. X fx . , BALTIMORE AT LEXINGTON bf QL Q MARYLAND APPAREL FOR THE COLLEGE GIRLS ,Hncl all the Smart Accessories DIAIL ORDERS FILLED PRODIPTLY Qoooooooooooooooeoaovooooseoooooooooeooonooooooeoooo o.u.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo'oo.oo.n.a.oo.an.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo,ov.oo.oo.eo.oo,oo.oo.oo.eo.oo.oo.oo.o-o.oo.oo,oo.n,ooAu.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.u.oo.oo.u.oo.n.os,n.u.oo:q 5, 3, N, KATZ, JEWELERS QSILVERSMITHS Cash 105-111 N. CHARLES STREET Credit Page 8 THE ORIOLE THE PERSONNEL OF SR. VI. MR. KIIVIBERLY SPEAIIS IN VVISE AND OTHERWISE. On Tuesday morning, September 16, a rather forlorn looking group who called themselves Sr. VI gath-I ered in Miss Van Bibber's class' room-we were forlorn looking be-I cause the schedule committee or? some one else in authority had' deemed it wise to take a few fromf .Iuniors 1, 2, 3 and 5 and call usl Senior Ti. ' However, soon after our firsti meeting we realized that we should make the best of the situation. sok we organized our section, electing Saville Mathews. chairman: Cather-Q ine Hagan, secretary: Virginia Han- I dy, treasurer, and Kathleen Adams, social chairman. f Miss Birdsong was chosen as our section adviser, and with her' advice, and the cooperation of every mem- ber of the section we hope to make Senior YI known to everyone in' school. Senior YI has organized three suapy hockey teams, with Hilda Roberts. Catherine Hagan and Gladys Porter as captains. Come on girls, show your stuff!' l..et's put Senior VI on the map in ath- letics this year. On Monday afternoon, October 27. Senior VI entertained Senior Ylll on a supper hike. Ask Sen- ior VIII if they didn't have a big time! RUTH BROVVN, - LULA BRITTINGHAM. Reporters, Sr. YI. BIG l-INIIUILBIENT .-VI' STATE ' NORMAL. Eleven hundred and nineteen stu- dents are registered at the Maryland State Normal School. The enroll- ment which almost- doubles that of last year, is the largest in the his- tory of the institution. Men ap- peared for enrollment in increased numbers this year. More than 65 now are listed on the rolls. Four years ago, when the school was opened to them. only 17 entered. Eighteen new instructors have been added to the faculty. Ten of these are former members of the stan' of the Teachers' Training School. Many of the teachers nov: employ- ed by the Kent county Board of Edu- cation are gathered from this State lnstitution. Out of the class that graduated last year practically all of the county girls have accepted schools in Kent county. This coun- ty has many students at State Nor- mal School this year.-Chestertown Transcript. ASSEMBLY. The assembly of Tuesday, October 28th, was in charge of the School- room Management Groupf- They presented to us an able and convinc- ing speaker, Mr. John Kimberly, chairman of the Non-Partisan Com- mittee, and a friend of education. The theme of his talk was that the Bond Issue should be passed to se- cure the needed schools for the children of this county. He said the purpose of education was to make better citizens. and to educate people. and for this we must have teachers, schools and equipment. Money is necessary. To raise the tax of 51.62 on every S100 would be too hard on most of the taxpayers, so the Bond Issue seemed the only alternative. It is imperative that the Bond Issue be passed, and to substantiate this remark Mr. Kim- berly gave us the following facts: Baltimore county has built few schools of any consequence since the ,war In 1915 we had 13,000 school children. Today we have 17,500 children in schools. Balti- more county needs twenty-one schools for white children and seven schools for the Negroes. lt will re- quire a fund of 381,159,000 to build these schools. How are we going to meet it? By the Bond Issue. Vote for the Bond Issue and help to make our children grow to be bet- ter teachers, doctors, lawyers and business men. BETH CAPLES, Sr. 12, ASSETS OF WASHINGTON COLLEGE. 1. A Beautiful Campus. 2. A body of Loyal Alumni. Sl. A Growing Attendance. 4. A Rising Level of College Standards. 5. A Territory of 200,000 Popu- lation. 6. 5416.000 Invested in Buildings and Grounds. 7. 141 Years of Educational Ex- perience and Service. 8. The Growing Educational Hun- ger of the Eastern Shore. ALL VERY INTERESTING. He may not have A little fairy In his home- But he has A little miss In his engine, and A little made in his cellar. Professor-Why are you always late to school? Student--Because of a sign I have to pass on the way. Professor-What has that to do with it? Student-It says: Go slow! School Ahead! I I THE R EVOLUTI ONARY POST OFFIICE. tBy John C. Fitzpatrickl The Post Office of the United States, as a distinct civic establish- ment, is built upon a foundation sup- plied by the energy and enterprise of an American newspaper publisher. A year or more before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War it came into existence in opposition to the Royal Mail Service in the -Colonies and reached such a point of efficiency that, when the Continental Congress established a postal service, it meant little more than taking over and systematizing VVilliam Goddardfs newspaper mail .... 'William Goddard was the owner and publicher of the Maryland Jour- nal and Baltimore Advertiser, a weekly newspaper that espoused the cause of the Colonies with fearless enthusiasm., Because of its pun- gent criticism of British adminis- Itrative measures, his paper was prac- I I I I I i I tically barred from the mail a year or more before the war began. With true American newspaper enterprise, Goddard refused to be balked, and forthwith establishd a line of riders from Massachusetts to Georgia. These post-riders, almost at once, were entrusted with carrying small parcels and letters by the people along the routes. as their service was regular and more dependable than that of the Royal Mail riders. By August, 1774. Goddard's service was in full operation and the reve- nues of the Royal Mail were serious- ly curtailed by the competition. lt was not a peaceful competition, how- ever, and there were frequent per- sonal encounters and much bad blood displayed by the competing riders when they chanced to meet upon the road. These were. in effect, the preliminary skirmishes of the war that was soon to break forth. -Reprinted from The Piper. DON'T BE A SPIDER. Those people who attempt to say the meanest things about other peo- ple are like the ostrich that thinks because he sticks his head in the sand he is concealed. A good rule to follow is: If you are tempted to reveal A tale some one has told to you About another, let it pass. Before you speak, three gates of gold. Three narrow gates-first, t'Is it true? Then, 'Is it needful? In your mind Give the truthful answer. And the next Is last and narrowest- Is it kind? E I.. THE ORIOLE Page 9 ATHLETICS-SENIOR NINE. Senior Nine welcomed the hockey season with joy. We had such a time last year with the continual Vrain every practice day that this Ltvear we are determined to play f while we may. - The class team has been picked, C5115 the girls who Cannot exercise their arms in playing the game are nevertheless going to be right there- on the side-lines at every game rooting and cheering. thereby exer- cising their lungs. I Some. nay. many teachers, havej been heard to remarks Senior Nine has an over-abuundance of pep., Hockey is a favorable outlet for that: energy and pep. V I XVhat's a skinned knuckle: aa bruised' shin. or a scratched ankle? 1lidn't the ball go through the goal'?g Come on. Senior Nine. that's the I spirit! K. de s.ti1BoURG. sr. 91 ATHLETICS FOR GIRLS. 5 The days when it was consideredj fashionable for dainty damsels to! faint upon the slightest provocation pres-N have have long since passed. Our ent-day life demands that we SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE DORMITORY. T' The day students of the M. S. N. S. are very much interested in the social life of the dormitory students. Some say that it must be just ter- rible with so many strict rules and not 'the least bit of fun. Others say what fun and frolic they must have. participate in it. own pet idea of no one is able to of the dormitory YVe would love to Everyone has his what it is like. but get a real picture life until they have experienced it. 'Weeks in advance you can hear the students chattering about what they are going to wear and whom .they intend to invite to the monthly dance which is held in the Adminis- tration Building. Occasionally we see large posters announcing the coming of a movie at the M. S. N. S. How excited and thrilled we areg in fact, we can hardly wait for the eventful night. Every Sunday evening from 7 to 7.30 Yesper services are held by the Y. YV. C. A. These are largely at- tended by the resident students. many of whom wish that they would last longer. The students are always looking forward to recreation. and enjoy it more than any other social activity of their dormitory life. but it' too. is fleeting. lasting but a short half hour each evening from 6.30 to T o'clock. Surely we need more than thirty minutes' recreation before re- gnod. strong, healthy bodies so as to! U h he able to cope with the day's prob-5Sl1l111I1S OUT 51115195- lems as they arise. ' l AGNES PERKINS. Girls who take athletics have thel. Reporter, Jr. Till. feeling of being alive, They have' confidence in themselves. This tal alertness is the result ef physical! ntness. ' The Maryland State Normal School is certainly doing its best to meet the needs of our present-day lilie. lt is succeeding beautifully under the direction of the Misses Dillingham. Sammis- and Cook. livery girl in the school, unless she. iF lihysically unfit. has athletics twog periods a week. During the first half of the period setting-up exer- cises are taken. and during the sec-' ond half we are given instructions in how to play the game of hockey.l Each student has the same oppor-f Ulllili' of trying for the school team.. The hockey team has not yet, been. selected. and each one is using herl Qpportunity wisely. She is practic-1 IHS as much as the limited time will allow. - We are sure that the coaches will! have many good players from which! Io select our winning team. Show that you are interested in our play- ers, lend a helping hand at all times. Xour encouragement and support is what they need. MILDRED F. WOELPER, DIED.- PESTS ARE AT IT AGAIN. The Pests have opened the year with a bang. We have more pep than ever. Charlotte Helm, last year's Pest president. came back and started us 05. That was some kick- oi. wasn't it. Pests? You showed some real spirit that nightg the kind we want from now until June. Go to it! You have the pep. Be the liveliest, most wide-awake bunch in old M. SQN. S. And you. new Pests, welcome to our ranks. You surely are a good looking crowd, and we're proud of you. Be a 100176 loyal Pest. Remember, we're counting on you to back us up, so buckle right down with us, and we'll put over a fine, big piece of work this year and have a good time doing it, too. Three cheers for the Pests. BETH CAPLES. Pest Reporter. THE GIRL SCOUTS. Folks always say The more the merrier, That adage applies to the Girl Scouts of M. S. N. S. Troop I has nfty?six girls, but there were so many more who wanted to be scouts that another troop was formed. and to these new members we extend a hearty welcome. They'll Gnd that we have good times. IVe meet once a week alter- nating between the indoor meetings at which We pass oif tests and do other Scout work. and our outdoor meeting such as was a hike to Lov- er's Lane, a favorite rendezvous of 'the old Scouts. 'While the cooks on this occasion bent over the fire and scorched their faces to appease our hun- ger we most graciously played games and kept out of their way, but not for long-we never :need be coaxed to eat, and things taste a million times better round a campfire. NVhen the last morsel of food had disappeared we packed ,HD our luggage and our troubles and lmarched cheerily along homeward, lsinging, and if, on Thursdays you flock up from your history just in gtime to catch faint strains of music ftloating in your window. smile a bit. l To the new troop and to the new ,Scouts in our troop we say: Come on. folks, you're on the right track! I'Welcome! E Established 1868 Towson Branch of LEWIS H. BENNETT 65 SON, 5 IHC. I Plumbing and Heating Jobbing I 4 Chesapeake Ave.. Towson, Md. .Telephone Towson 505. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. iDea.lers in Coal, Lumber. Hardware. I Builders' Supplies. ffowson, Md. Ridortvood, Hd. l Q YORK ROAD GARAGE ' Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS tFour TVhee1 Brakes! ' F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 TOWSON SHOE STORE - L. EGKER, Prop. York and Joppa Roads, First Class Shoe Repairing TOWSON, MD. THE ORIOLE Page 10 RURAL EDUCATION - MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. fContinued from Page 13 5 and 6 each have a rural quota of about 20 studentsg Sections 10, 11 and 12 a quota of 10 studentsg mak- ing'a total of about 190 students who are enrolled in rural, rural-pri- mary and rural-intermediate work. These students will be given rural courses and rural practice under the direction and supervision of the rural department. Ill-The differentiated curricula. of the rural department during this year 11924-25p are Rural School Management and Rural Problems. Owing to amalgamation necessities the Seniors of this year may have only one differentiated course, but Sections 13, 14 and 15 and rural sections of Juniors will be oiiered the two courses given by the depart- ment. IV-The rural department has practice or student teaching faclities for one hundred and ninety-eight students and offers participation to one hundred and fifty Juniors. This tacliing takes place in twelve centers in Baltimore, Harford and Anne Arundel counties. Seven of the.prac- tice centers are two-room schools in Baltimore countyg two are one-room schools in Baltimore county, a.nd there are three consolidated schools -one in Baltimore county, one in Harford county, and one in Anne Arundel county. X'-The students have three means of transportation to and from practice centers while living in the dormitories and using the library and equipment of the Normal School The school, itself, operates a Ren bus with a capacity of 24 adults, which, making two trips daily each way, delivers the stu- dents to the nine centers in Harford county, and an electric trol- ley with Anne Arundel, ln order to make the best use of the school bus service, some students leave the school at seven, others at f-ight. returning at 12.30 and 1.30. Student teaching and ohservatio-n in each center occupies the entire half day while the afternoon is spent in conference with Supervisors and in preparation of material. All stu- rlents have an opportunity to take part in the work of upper and lower grades in order that the student may view elementary education as a whole. Vkfith all students, too, spe- cial emphasis is put on primary worl: and on the teaching of begin- ning reading. Supervision of the student teaching is of two kinds. general and special. There is spe- cial supervision of Physical Educa- tion. Music and Hygiene. One iull- virne supervisor and one half-time supervisor carry on the other super- visory activities, 'tVith sixty-six students during twelve weeks of practice the ratio of students to supervisors is rather high but on the other hand the critic teachers are supervised also by the county super- visors of their respective zones.. The supervisors of practice, beside vis- iting schools and holding confer- ences with students, meet the critic 'teachers in small groups and, twice a term in one group in order to dis- cuss the specific and general prob- ilems of teacher training. V1-Maryland is building up such a complete system of State and coun- ty supervision that extension work ,by the rural department would prob- ably be a duplicate if not a Waste of effort. The Equalization Fund, making possible the 85100.00 bonus to teachers of one-room schools with Normal School diplomas is a sure means of improving rural schools. The Rural Club of the Normal School, with a student membership of seventy-five and an alumni mem- bership of fifty, through correspond- ence and the columns of the Oriole, strives to maintain a constant inter- est and encouragement to those in the rural field. Another activity of the Rural Club is the bringing of eminent people in the rural field to the Normal School to talk to the students. During the year 1923-24 the following speakers were heard: Dr. Fannie VV. Dunn, Teachers' College, Columbia University, New York: editor of the Journal of Rural 1 Education. ..... ...................... .,..,..,..,..,..g..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,.. Professor Mabel Carney, Teach- ers' College, Columbia University, New Yorkg secretary the Rural Section of the National Educational Association. Annie E. Reynolds, of the Rural Department of the National Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C. Dr. Howard W. Odum, University of North Carolina., Chapel Hill, N, C.: Specialist in Sociology and editor of the Journal of Sociology. In honor of the Rural Club's first commencement, Mrs. Katherine M. Cook, Dirrector of the Rural Depart- ment of the National Bureau of Edu- cation, Washington, D. C., made the commencement address at the Nor- mal School. VII-The Rural Department tone full-time instructor and one part- time instructorj has besides an office, a 57 Workshop where stamp- ing outfits, picture collections and available. to see the Club popping fire, listening an old fash- entertaining nd one is con- reference material are VIII-One has only members of the Rural corn around an open to story-telling or, at ioned country party their training teachers a vinced that there is an energetic, whole-souled, enthusiastic bunch of youngsters eager to teach in Mary- land's rural schools. ALLAN HULSIZER, - Director of Rural Practice. 11. Page 31 and ff. American As- sociation of Teachers' Colleges, Year Book 19241. ooooocosnvononoooosso ..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,.. ..,..,..,..,..,..g..g..g..g. Reserved for ' Joel Gutman Sz Co. 'I-'Z-'Z-IMI-'Z-Du!-'Z-'Z'I-I'Z Z-'Z'2 Z-I-'Z I I ! Z 2'-I Z Z Z ! I 2 I Z I '-'X-'-v'-'-'-'-'-.'-.'..'..' ' - - 0 ' - -4 Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTURING JEWELRY CO. 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'.1.-.-:-:-:-:-:-:':-g- ge555:2ge:2:sa:2s15:s15:5:s:sisisif5gig23252gs:eff:s:sis552552522525Sisis2sE52555si25s?s5eEs2.T..'is2235Fa555525252ESit2is255555522EEESEEEFEEEZEEEIEEESEEI QHOVV MUCH DID YOU HELP THESE? THE INTERNATIONAL INSTI-X 24 COMES BACK DR LATANE SPEAKS INV TUTE OF TEACHERS' ASSEMBLY. COLLEGE. Rising in state on a hill at the - Teachers' College has been the ioneer and leader in the movement or the intensive study by foreign tudents of how the United States does things. The establishment of new republics' and the wider ex- tension of the spirit of democracy iwhich followed the war have served S. 'lto intensify this interest in American I w ieducation so that now the student 'body of Teachers' College has be- ween two and three hundred stu- g ents representing over forty differ- nt eountries of the world. These . I foreign students realize that a nat-, ional democracy can only be attained through education, and that the United States, though with many im- perfections, has achieved much in democratic education. Two thou- sand foreign students have been graduated from this college and have returned to their native lands and are doing Wonders as adminis- trators and teachers for the promo- tion of modern education. They are dedicating their lives to the service of internationalism and to a better fContinued on Page 14-Col. 11 l. crest, stands our dear Alma Mater, Miss Tall presented to us in As- the school we loved best. Never be- fore was this old song sung more fervently or impressed more deeply than on the day the people who in- spired and wrote it turned from their varied fields of experiences and gathered once more at the school, where the old clock tower stands in memory of their loyalty. Those of you who are far on in the profession may have looked upon our coming back as an incident of minor importance, but to us, The Class of Twenty-four, it was a step- ping stone in the life which is before us. Doubtless few of us upon leaving school in June realized what life at Normal had meant to us or with what problems the profession was to greet us. Teaching school seemed far away. When we returned ,on November eighth we came as teach- ers. Each of us knew that Normal training had been of priceless value to us, and each of us were glad to feel that we had friends there who were interested in our success, who would be glad to help us with our fContinued on Page 14--Col. 11 I 1 sembely recently a very able and dis- tinguished speaker, Dr. Latane, a man who is a well known authority on historical subjects. He addressed us on a very appropriate subject, The Effect of the World War On International Relations. Dr. Latane brought out in his speech the very interesting fact that the Seven Years Wars really deserved the name of World War more than the late war because it was fought in several parts of the world and caused even more destruc- tion in proportion to the population than the World War. However, the World War has had a very definite effect in changing international re. lations. During the war the Central Powers first began to violate inter- national treaties. This fact broke down the international morale and gave other countries an excuse for breaking treaties and trampling up- on laws. The speaker impressed upon us the fact that the period following Armistice Day was one of the most important in the history, not only of tContinued on Page 14-4001. 31 Page 2 THE ORIOLE THE DAREDEVIL OF THE SEA. For Fifth Grade. For years he was called the dare- devil of the sea. Some people called' him the demon, while some countries called him the dragon. Bold, daring, adventuresome, afraid of nothing in the world-this was Sir Francis Drake of England. During the reign of Henry VIII's daughter, Queen Elizabeth, English adventure was renewed. A com- pany of daring sea captains were formed with Francis Drake as their leader. He was one of the boldest and most successful seamen. He was very religious and patriotic. He loved his mother country-England -and he loved his queen, Elizabeth, and he was ever ready and willing to do his utmost to serve them. Francis Drake was the cousin of John Hawkins, who was called the English Sea-Dog. Drake accom- panied his cousin on many daring expeditions. ln 1567 they made a voyage to Spanish America, carrying many slaves there whom they had cap- tured in the wilds of Africa. They were attacked by the Spanish fleet and only two of their ships escaped,l one of which was commanded by' Drake. After this Drake devoted his life to privateering, and hisi name became a terror to the Span-' iards. The one desire of England was to challenge the rich and powerful Kingdom of Spain and to strike her source of wealth-the Americas. Francis Drake knew this, and wish- ing to serve his country, he deter- mined to make a voyage around the world to singe the Spaniard's beard. ln 1577 he set sail in Plymouth for this daring expedition. He sailed down the eastern coast of South America, burning the homes of the Spanish people, looting the trading posts and filling his own ships with gold and silver. He sailed along our San Fr'a11CiSCO ilittlt- thinking that some day a Re- public of English speaking people would he settled therel, rounded the Cape of Good Hope and in Novem-X I ber, 1580, rode safely into English waters. His worn-out ship, tho Golden Hind, was hauled on the English shore and a great banquet was held in honor of the hero whose name was loved over all merry Eng- land. Queen Elizabeth herself was there and after the feast she knighted the darcdevil sailor and made him Sir Francis Drake. Of course, she apolo- gized to the Spanish King for the terrible things her faithful servant. had done. This trip around the world was only the beginning- of many of the adventures of Sir Francis. He set sail in Plymouth and crossed the Isthmus of Panama. On this trip, from a treetop on the Isthmus of Darien, Drake caught sight of a vast ocean. As he looked at it he knew no other ship but that of the Span- iards had sailed on that beautiful water. He stood in the tree and prayed to God that he might sail once in an English ship in that sea. His prayer was fulfilled, and on Sun- day, August 7, 1573, he once more sailed into English water, his ship laden with gold and silver. Spain had been insulted and hurt very badly by the English and she could not permit these insults to last much longer. Her King, Phillip, dreamed of adding England to his realm and he knew it was very im- portant to prevent his enemy from gaining any more power, S0 in 1588 the great Spanish fleet called the Invincible Armada set sail for England. There were one hundred and thirty ships, the largest fleet in the world, bearing great big sails to catch the wind and give them great Speed. Sir Francis was right ready to meet these great warriors and he prayed again this time for God to give them grace to depend upon him. Again the English defeated the Spanish, only half of their won- derful ships were able to return home. Queen Elizabeth thanked her hero sailor again for his services to her and to his country. During all of his expeditions and daring adventures he was always kind to the friendly Indians who were so badly treated by the Span- iards. He found them to be people of a free and loving nature, with- out guile or treachery, and he taught his followers to be kind and gener- ous to them. The Englishmen vis- ited their houses, put ointment on their wounds and sores, gave them food and told them beautiful stories . SCHOEN Sz CO., Inc. IMPORTERS lVIillinery. Coats, Suits, Waists, Afternoon and Evening Dresses Furs and Novelties .214 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. The Flag, Banner and Pennant Shop SUCCESSORS TO Slsco BROTHERS Flags, Baum-rs. Ponnamta, Arm Bands, Klllblcelllri. ftllllI'1'lI und Snvis-t.y Goods, Gold, Silver :lull Antique liruitls, I rin1:1-s, 'lhsso-ln, llolnds and Novultimt. Silk llrunnern for St-hnula, Sm-lution, Nu. R. H. TAYTOR of our great and wondrous God. At first the Indians were afraid of the white men. They thought they would be wounded, killed, and mis- treated as they were by the Span- iards. The indians distrusted every move the white man made. Sir Francis made them see and un- derstand that he meant no harm, but that he wanted to help them. Sir Francis Drake served his country and did many noble things. Every Englishman loved him and his name was reverenced by all his fel- lowmen. He was never highly exl cited or hot tempered. He was slow at making decisions and he studied carefully everything he undertook. .He served under Lord Howard in one battle which defeated the Span- ish fleet. Once he kept Lord How- ard from putting to sea until they had finished their game of hands saying: Tl1ere's plenty of time to win the game and thrash the Span- iards too. Our hero died off Porto Bello in January 28, 1596. We will always think of him as the most noble knight of England, who strove to serve his queen and country to his utmost. He did many things for this country for which they will never forget him. EVELYN GIBBONS, Sr. 5. Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St.. Baltimore, Md. 'POWSON BAKERY-THE GOODY I SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. i WALTER HOOS 421 York Road 'rowsoN, MD. Sanitary Meat Market Fmnrrs - VEGETABLES 302 PARK AVENIVE lialtimore. Md. STEBBINS PETE'S GOODIES And 423 York Road Home-Made Candies, Ice Cream., ANDERSON Phone Towson 6 7 Sodas, Pastries, Light Lunches Telephone Towson 795 THE ORIOLE Page 8 WHY I DECIDED TO COME TO! THE MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. ! Upon graduation in June from the Western High School, I felt like a ship without a sail. I was driftingl along with no definite port in view. All my friends had decided upon some deiinite road to travel to reach a career, but I had no particular thing that I especially felt sure I would like to do. I had a number of things in mind, but as for picking out one definite subject for a career, it seemed impossible. The first thing that I had in mind was to study journalism. This has always been my one great ambition. I planned to study at Hopkins. I could visualize wonderful newspaper articles and books that I had writ- ten. I was sure my books would be among the best sellers. However, I soon realized that genius is born, and cannot be made. Upon more critical analysis of my journalistic abilities I decided I would not be able to make journalism as success- fus a career as I desired. I eradi- cated this from my list of possible careers. s I I The next thing that entered my! mind was to study law, At High School I had one year of law. It was only commercial law, but it was enough to give one a general idea of what the study of law would be. It was most interesting to prove cases as we did in class. Some- times when we were about to pat ourselves on the back for having correctly decided a case after the usual arguments pro and con. some little technicality of law would upset our decision. Then the case had to be threshed out again. I decided I would go to the University of Mary- land to study law. I lived up to the saying, a woman's mind is as changeable as the weather. I felt sure I did not want to study law. I felt there was something I could do better. What this was, I did not know, yet this feeling persisted. Law School, as you know. is con- ducted at night. I was afraid that I might take at diurnal tI've been studying geographyl nap in school time. What do you think my third de- cision was? A business career! I had two years of commercial work in my nrst two years at High School. By this time, however, I had lost my speed in typewriting and shorthand. I should go to Business College to regain my speed. I enrolled, and attended exactly six days. I got along very well here, but I felt that even this was not the medium through which I could best express myself. Like a flash the thought of teaching came to me! The president of the Business Col- lege tried to persuade me not to leave. He saw I was determined, and wished me luck. Now that I am a student at the Maryland State Normal School I feel that I am preparing to do the Work for which I am best fitted. I like the atmosphere of the school room, and feel that it is there I can best do my work. I wish to be instru- mental in laying the foundation of education for the little tots who will be the men and women of to- morrow. To know that I will be able to start little children in the path of knowledge and thinking is something. I am especially inter- ested in little children, so I shall take the Kindergarten-Primary Course. I have had a hard time deciding what I wanted to do. From a con- glomeration of ideas I have weeded out the ones I felt were not suited to me. I am satisfied at last. I am a student at the Maryland State Nor- mal School. ROSE L. KORNBLATT, Junior VII I'm glad Billy had sense to marry a settled old maid, said Grandma Winkum at the wedding. Gals is hity tity, and widders is! kinder overrulin' and upsettin.' Old, maids is kinder thankful and willin', to please . . 118963. l -St. John's Collegian. 5 N oooooooooooooooooooooooooo o.oo.oo.n.n.nfs.neoOu....oo.own.oo.u.u.u,oo.oo.oo.o4.oo,oq,oo.oo,o Compliments of l junior Nine ooouoeqoooooovoooeoaooovno 0.04.04 no N oo oo oo,u.u.n'oo,oo.oo.oo oo.u,oo,oo.vo vo oo oo oo 04.00, WM. A. LEE GENERAL MERCHANDISE York Road and Penna. Ave. TOWSON, MD. TOWSON CANDY KITCHEN AND ICE CREAM PARLOR JAMES GEORGE, Prop. The Place to Eat. Drink and Enjoy Yourself HOME-MADE CANDIES OUR SPECIALTY 523 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD Compliments TEMPLE DRUG CO. TOWSON - MARYLAND Prescription Pharmacists A FRIEND TO THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON FRANK A. PERSOHN AND SON OFFICE HOURS: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. Sat. 7 P. M.-9 P. M. EYESIG-HT SPECIALISTS 426 York Road TOIVSON - - MARYLAND BALTIMORE OFFICE: Gay and Monument Sts. Photographs For Christmas This coupon entitles the holder to Six of our regular 59.00 a dozen por- traits and One of our regular 21140.00 a dozen portraits for 32.50. During the past two years this toifer met with such splendid success i that our Saturdays became known as Normal School Days. XYe are looking forward to serving . you again this year. Joi-uv A. SELBY, Mgr, T H E A T E L IE R 103 West Lexington Street BALTIMORE, MD. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 8Z CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street ODD. Brager's Baltimore, Md. 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DECEMBER, 1924. MISS TALL 'S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE. Behold, here is Christmas once more, the season of love, of joy, of giving and receiving, and of new resolutions! Through the ages comes the same message repeated again and again: A little child shall lead them. Particularly at this season of the year is life centered around the little child. One must remember that it is through you, Students of the Maryland State Normal School, that the child life in the future is going to be interpreted more clearly and more intelligently than in the past. Christ became the greatest of all teachers. His Mother understood him as a child, You as teachers must know that a child is made up of capacities, instincts, tendencies, his family inheritances, sex inherit- ances and all the forces of his en- vironment which play upon him con- tinuously to change him. Too much is school a matter of teaching lessons rather than developing children. The Christmas season in the prac- tice school will give you a more intimate phase of child life than any other part of the year can disclose. Is he selfish about his gifts? Is he considerate of others? ls he cur- ious about his toys? Is he easily excited over pleasure? Does he share his own pleasures with others? Does he waste his time during a holiday or is he taught to let each day find some purpose to accomplish? Are these questions applicable even to us for our Christmastide? May our carol singing, our Christ- mas festival and our Christmas holi- days knit faculty and students to- gether in closer bonds of friendship and understanding. I would wish for you all happiness in the coming holidays. MARGARET BOYD. Reporter to MISS TALL. i i I i l 1 l v I A ONE- ROOM SCHOOL IN BALTIMORE COUNTY TAUGHT BY VVTM. C. HULL. CLASS OF 1923. FOUR CHILDREN ARE ABSENT. BALTIMORE COUNTY TEACH- I ERS MAKE EDUCATION WEEK MEMORABLE. ' Dr. James F. Hosic, of Teachers' College, Columbia University, gave a most important message to the Bal- timore County Teachers' Association at the Maryland State Normal School. The occasion was an all- day meeting November twenty-first, called by Supt. C. G. Cooper as al fitting climax for Education VVeek. Dr. Hosic, in speaking on the Course of Study for Baltimore Coun- ty and curriculum making in generali emphasized the following pointszl first, the necessity for a course whichi really is a well organized plan of work, because we require, we must. have unity in essentials and freedom in non-essentials to successfully ac- complish any piece of work. But a course of study is a dead, useless thing unless it includes' teacher participation. You can't have a workable course without the help of the teaching force, for they more than any others, hold the suc- cessful execution of the curriculum in the hollow of their hands. For this reason activities are essential to put meat on this printed skele- ton. The teacher's conception of the manuscript makes it of the ut- most importance, or of none. The spirit and intelligence of the worker will produce just as many different courses of study in Baltimore Coun- ty as there are teachers. because it is through their interpretations that the printed words will be made to live. These real teachers in the process of curriculum making are ever winnowing, gleaning, revising, until actual fruition takes place. The factors in making a course of study may be discussed under four headings: hrst, what are our objec- I tives? Are they definite, definite as we dare make them? Can we make them specific by an analysis of all the subject matter which we wish to include in our course, or, are they like the case of the pup on the train which chawed off his tag? At a. conference of the train crew all agreed that he was a fine pup, but none knew where to put him off. Most courses of study fail to con- sider Activities for the children. Objectives deal with what children shall learn but for a second factor we must have Activities or what the children shall do in order to learn. Children should bring to supplement and vitalize the book actual first hand experiences in order that teaching may be meaningful to them. Vivify teaching through trips, pic- tures, problems. Apply geography i11 actual life. How dependent are we on Mexico? What on our break- fast table this morning came from there? Here, my child, is a book about this country. So we develop interest and quicken and create a de- sire in children to read articles in magazines and collect pictures. So we make a real, live connection be- tween life experiences and, to a child, abstractions, tbooksl. The speaker said he heard a preacher in Yonkers deliver a sermon which well illustrates this matter of Activity. The theme of the sermon was Peace. The divine said, If we want peace we should not talk about it and wish for it alone but go out and seek peace. If we spent as much money for securing peace as we have in the manufacture of implements of war we should have peace. Teaching Method is a third factor to consider in making a course of study. Two conceptions of its pur- pose instantly arise: Do we have method to do something to the chil- dren or with them? Is the pupil on tlze receiving. end as a receiver only. a sponge, an inarticulate, almost in- animate thing that asks no ques- tionsg a thing dominated by a teacher who has the Prussian spirit, or do teacher and pupils join together as co-workers, not merely receivers, and share their experiences? In the latter case they consider subject matter as a means to an end, not an end in itself. Fourth, and last for our consider- ation comes Material. Let us test it by acid tests such as these before including it in the course. Is this of value to the children in school and out of school? Will it continue to be of value. Such is the resume of Dr. Hosic's address given to the Oriole by Miss Jessop, one of our Baltimore county supervisors. Let us as teachers, conscientiously and intelligently fol- low along the lines indicated in this speech and see if amazingly good re- sults will not follow! HOCKEY AT M. S. N. S. Our hockey season closes Tuesday. December 8. We feel that we have had a very successful season. The tournaments in which every girl in school had a part will soon be com- pleted and we are anxiously awaiting the Junior-Senior game. So far. we have had three interesting inter- scholastic contests. The game with Eastern High School resulted in a 2-1 victory for Eastern High. The first game with Park School of Bal- timore resulted in a 2-1 victory for the Normal squad. and the second game resulted in a 1-0 victory for the same squad. lVe will play a second game with Eastern High December S, 1924. The probable line-up will be:, Bl. Polar, R. ALJ M. Considine, R. 1.3 C Hurt. C3 E. Wolfe L. I., H. Roberts, L. W., G. Hilgem- burg, captain, C. H.g C. Dickey, L. Hg F. Brown, R. Hg M. Klein. R. F.: H. Peacock, L. F.3 E. Deitz, G. Other girls that have done their bit for hockey and helped improve our school athletics are: M. Esk- ridge, L. Griest, C. Linnel, P. Ornett. K. DeSambourg and V. Donaldson. MARY L. KLEIN. Manager. THE LAST GAME OF SEASON -FROSTBURG AND US. Through the corridors Friday evening were waited the words: Wait, wait, wait-for what? Our dinner, of course. Why? Because Frostburg soccer team is coming and none of us can eat until they get here. Slippery roads had delayed them, but the visiting team was received and delightfully entertained by the Normal students. Friday night they slept in the Gym with us. And then THE ORIOLE Page 5 at ten o'clock on Saturday the teams lined up for the big game. Our team fought because it was the last game of the season and we just couldn't lose. Frostburg strove with all its might to overcome their defeat on their home field. The teams fought up and down the field for ten minutes until Garrett passed the ball to Jimmie Thomas and he booted it through. Frostburg kick- ed off and while trying to prevent us from getting a goal, one of the Frostburg men kicked the ball out, thus giving us a corner kick. Joe Fiery kicked it and Captain Jean Burroughs headed it through the posts for another point. Again Frostburg led off and soon Dawes got the ball and dribbling in, near the goal, took a shot. Straight the ball went for another tally. Then the whistle blew for the first half. In the second half we had the kick-05. 'Coach Callowlrill ran in the whole reserve team and this made the playing more even. The teams worked the ball from one end of the field to the other, neither able to score. The end of the game was nearing when Cross received the ball and took a long shot, and again it went between the uprights. It looks as if we will have a team next year, too. We all extend our hearty sym- pathy to Van Sant, who received a badly fractured leg while nghting for the Black and Gold. i g EARL C. PRICE. I ' Athletic Repoi-ter.' 5 M. s. N. s. BASKET BALL 1 ' SCHEDULE. NI. S. N. S.: Vs. Hagerstown High School. Jan. 24, away. Hagerstown High School, Jan. home. Millersville, March 14. home. VVestern Maryland, January away. , Davis and Elkins, February 26, home. X City College, January 30. away. ' Frostburg Normal. January away. Blue Ridge, February 4. away. Potomac College, pending. Shepherdstown College, pending. Pa. State Forest School, pending. EUGENE BURROUGHS, Manager. 16. 13, 17,1 Established 1868 Towson Branch of LEWIS H. BENNETT 85 SON, Inc. Plumbing and Heating Jobbing 4 Chesapeake Ave., Towson, Md. Telephone Towson 505. XVHEN AUTUMN COMES T0 NORMAL. The autumn doys are with us now, And frost is in the airg 'The trees are clothed in leaves of gold, , Of red-and colors rare. x So days like these fall on the world, And we are happy here- For autumn is a lovely time, The sweetest of the year. The leaves come down in a merry mood, And dance a ball informal. We see them skipping all around When autumn comes to Normal. RUTH CREST, Jr. 1. Telephone Towson 261 and 215 GEO. H. STIEBER Table Delicacies, Select Meats, A Fancy Groceries TOXVSON - - MARYLAND MASON 'S GARAGE XVILLYS-KNIGHT R OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, .ACCESSORIES York Road and XYillow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md. WILLIAM KOERNER A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. llochschild-Kohn 8 Co. Page6 THE ORIOLE TRIALS AND TROUBLES OF SENIOR 5. Senior 5 is somewhat like the old woman who lived in the shoe. She had so many children she didn't know what to do. We have so many troubles we don't know what to do. We started out in September without a care in the world. The first goal of our journey is reached and we feel like veteran soldiers. We look back to the middle of the term. Yes, there was a mid- term test in history. About one week later the trouble began. What was it all about? Those little per- sonal notes some of us received from Miss Van Bibber. Senior 5 invited Senior 2 to be their guests on a supper hike. Everything was going grand and the great day arrived. Alas, the rain. Even the weather man was against us. Senior 2 returned the compli- ment and entertained us at luncheon. Senior 2 certainly proved themselves, to be very efficient hostesses. Was, it possible that there could be a trial- or trouble attached to such a delight-I ful time? Yes, that too, has its sadl story. The period was too short. l We neared the end of the term and these are some of the state- ments our instructors fired at uszy Your term papers must be in out Friday. Girls, I want your flash cards completed by our next lesson. Your test will be tomorrow. I want to see your notebooks this morning. i There were many more that soundedi so horrible to us! N Our reports will tell whether wel have conquered our trials and tribu-i lations or they have conquered us., Nevertheless, as the new term begins we have this to say: Whether we have won or lost we are ready to play the game anew in our practice teaching with just as good, and if, possible, better vim and vigor thanr we had in the first term. Reporter, Sr. 5. .1..l.l-i 1 JUNIOR I WONDERS Vvhut would happen ife- .lack Stone stopped criticizing. l GLEN ELLEN. A Mystery In Our Midst. Hark! behold adventurers! I have a tale to tell, a romance to un- ravel, an adventure to propose, a secret to unfold. It is nearing twilight. The blue haze of night mist rises over the soft ripples of the lake, colored afresh by a golden glow of the ris- ing moon, beaming in a broad, poorly defined pathway towards me, as I gaze from the westward shore. , A mile away across the water. canopied behind by a steep, wooded slope, half curtained in its hilly re- cess, rises an old structure. A tower, dimly outlined at the right proclaims its castle-like appearance, while numerous chimneys, scattered wildly about a cupola, suggest many rooms, each favored with a broad, ancient chimney place. This is my view by the uncertain light of late afternoon. Long curious for a closer examin- ation of this deserted home, I made my way a-foot to its very doors re- cently, and as a reward found the old ruin open and easy of access through several doors and as many French windows opening on a porch. Glen Ellen is a huge stone building, two stories high and probably forty by ninety feet on the outside. Broken window panes, draped in festoons of fast disappearing wall paper, and floors strewn with frag- ments of plaster and frieze-Work make the old mansion appear to be lingering between decay and com- plete ruin. The most interesting original grandeur I found in the music room, tower and cellars. The former is a miniature rotunda, beneath the cupola, perhaps twenty feet across, extending in a graceful arch through the second floor to the very top of the house, the second floor boasting its balcony railing around our round table room. The upper part of the arch is decorated with flowers a foot in in diameter skill- fully done in plaster. The tower mentioned consists of a superstructure of wood which rises above the house roof proper. It rises to an open observatory with a number of niche-like seats, welcome a dungeon-like cellar so black you can fairly feel the darkness. In other parts of the house narrow slot-like staircases lead to two other such cellars from which modern followers of Volstead may catch suspicious odors, if one's imagination will sup- ply the missing liquors. This, in brief, is my close-up of the palace of by-gone days. Of its history I know little, but these are hearsay facts: Glen Ellen was built about a hundred years ago by a Spanish Nobleman, in replica of his European estate. It was then easily accessible by an entrance now flooded. The gate is at present a mile from a public road. Leave the center of Towson, afoot or by motorg take the East Joppa Road, right turn at Hotelg thence to Towson Heights. Take left turn marked Loch Raven and continue to foot of hill. Travelling thus for three miles brings you to Providence. In this village find the deserted school building and again turn left on private road at this point. This woods road is passable in dry wea- ther for cars, but is steep and rough. One mile of winding descent brings you to the castle I have described ' Within a stone's throw of civiliz- ation, yet spelling desolation! Bor- dering on modern life and luxury, yet eviucing age and decay! Re- sembling a tottering lwreck, yet brimming with romanticism! That is Glen Ellen. MAXWELL R. SACRA. Class of 1923. THE COURT LUNCH and ICE CREAM PARLOR Cigars, Candy Soda MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Avenue TOWSON, MD. MOG ADW! f0Vg0'- his home to the climber, tired from his tor- l work. tnrous ascent of winding stairs. KEENE S HQIIFY WHSKOW nunked 3 test-, , Beneath the ground leved at the , Forty Van Sant stopped laughing. towervs base of heavy Stone work is lork Road and Burke Avenue Elton Mears forgot to take the' . role. Harry liard came early. 1 THE TOWSON' MD' Howard Blight stopped asking ' ' 'H'-' 'A 'A ' questions. Court House Plaza THE HERGENRATHER STORES lgadore Shaverik gave no alibis. TOWSON - MARYLAND Headquarters for School 'Supplies Paul Garfinkle made the soccer Checking Accounts, Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens wam, X Savings Accounts Eversharp and Ingersoll Pencils lsadore Turk won a tennis match. Christmas Savings Club Stationery, Kodaks, Films Thomas Dougherty passed a test. Safe Deposit Boxes. Spaldlng's Sporting Goods lrish Miller quit athletics. -490 Interest Paid on Savings Sweaters and Keds ll. HARD, .Ir. l. I Gpen Saturday Nights Towson - - - Maryland THE ORIOLE Page 7 A SONG OF THE RURAL CLUB. I Oh! 1t's ho! for fun and joy, lads, When you pack your kits and go To the open fields and farms, lads, Where the corn and 'taters grow. The rural lads and lassies Have found that this is trueg So all these lads and lassies Had fun from the things they knew. O They took the bus and journeyed Way out past Towson towng Tien camped upon a golden farm Where the leaves and corn were brown. They played games by the moonlight Then danced out on the lawn. Ths frolic was not over Until the break of dawn. The bf st of all was the husking bee When each lad, friends, took 2 kiss For eiery red ear that he found From the lips of every miss. ,f1i its ho! for fun and joy lads, When you take your kits and go To the open fields and farms, lads NVh.re the corn and 'taters grow GRACE JONES. I ONE WEEK IN BOOKLAND. Who would have recognized Room 223 from November 7 to November 15? It was transformed from.a large, empty, bare-looking room to a Fairyland of Books. Artistic posters on the outside of the door invited visitors to enter and explore the unknown and mysterious reg- ions. A map of Fairyland hung, just inside the door, next to a Mother Goose map. With these di- rections one started on a journey of glorious discovery. T e first stopping place was a large table with piles of books from the ChiIdren's Book Shop heaped upon it. Next the exhibits from Brentano's, MacMillan, Stewart's and Hutzler's were visited. The sunny bay window was Mother Goose's corner, contributed by Du- lany-Vernay. Hochschild's Book Exhibit, full of attractive literature,' new and old, came next. Stokes,' Warner, Rand McNally and the Children's Book Shop, of New York, and Burns' Shop on Charles street.' added a l'ost of other delightful books to the exhibit. I An important exhibit of an old English history, a model of the Santa Maria and other valuable an- tiques from Bertram Berney's Shop on Charles street came next. The walls were hung with pic- tures and stenciled silks from the Baltimore Museum of Art and the i Maryland Institute. Every afternoon from four to five tea was served by the Home Eco- nomics Department with members of the Te Pa Chi Club anl Faculty s hostesses. The discount on the books which were sold and the tea profits after' the expenses of the exhibit were paid, were used to purchase books for the Elementary School Library. During the week the children' from the Elementary School visited the exhibit and selected their favor- ite books. How they marvelled and exclaimed over their beautiful new friends. I A faculty book club was organized! and many attractive books put on 'he list. The honored guests for the exhibit ,vere Miss Lizette Woodivorth Reese, .vho read some of her poetry: Mrs.' iinsolving, who read her poems and poke to us on poetry for children, nd Professor Litz. who read Father ':b's poems and told about this in- fresting poet of our own section of .laryland. I Miss Emma Sutherland, one of the 1tudents, entertained the little tots vith nursery rhymes in song. The hearty appreciation of the :chool and of the many visitors was foiced on all sides. and the exhibit avas considered a great success by everyone. W Junior 3 and Junior 8 were the! tlasses which participated most' ictively, but the enthusiastic coop- :ration of the whole school was given to the project under the sup- ervision and direction of Miss Alta. E. Thompson. One criticism was offered of the exhibit and that was that it should have been much, much longer. One journey through Fairyland revealed many secrets and discoveries, but we wouli all like to go more often and explore the charming Land of Books. I BERNIICE LEGUM. DOROTHY SCHROEDER, Jr. 3 WHY WE HAVE RURAL PRACTICE. . A.. l I asked someone this very ques- tion the other day, and this was the reply: So that we will need trans- portation and in this way give our chauffeur something to do. Know- ing t is could not be the reason I thought about it and believe I am able to answer the question. YVe have a very definite American policy in public education. So far in the history of this country each State has been held responsible for its system of education. Each State has generally adopted a platform on education. This platform is found in the Constitution of the various States and it expresses with more or less elaboration the requirements wlich the State exacts in public education. The provision in the Constitution in nearly all the States is in sub- stance as follows: That the legisla- ture shall provide a system of free common schools wherein all the children of the States may be edu- cated. There we indirectly find the answer to the questionfWhy should we have Rural Practice? There are certain factors which enter into an efficient school: 1. The time for which school is maintained. 2. The school buildings and equipment. 3. The course of study. 4. The teacher. The part of the problem- to make an efficient school system that falls to the Normal School is, the training of the teacher. During the past, little attention has been given the training of teach- ers who in turn train the boys and girls of the Rural Schools. You . ill all agree there is no other insti- tution in America which has made so lttle progress in the last century as the rural school. No longer does America desire to tolerate such a condition. The States are now attempting to meet their obligations to childhood, and comply with the plain demands which have been determined to be the American policy of education. Vifith this policy of equality in education we have the rural school demanding a teacher with as high standards as the teacher of the urban schools. These teachers must be trained through practice and the study of the proper subject matter so that teachers of large vision, and with an adequate outlook on life will go into tlze Rural Schools to train and develop good American citizens from the 11,000,000 children who a1'e in attendance. JOHN GILDEA. VAN DYKE ON WORK. Let me but do my work from day to day. ln field or forest. at the desk or loom, In roaring market-place or tranquil room, Let me but find it in my heart to say. When vagrant wishes beckon me astray. This is my workg my blessing, not my doom: Of all who live, I am the one by wltom This work can best be done in the right way. Then shall I see it not too great nor small. To suit my purpose and to prove my powersg Then shall I cheerful greet the labouring hours, And cheerful turn, when the long shadows fall At eventide, to play and love and rest. Because I know for me my work is best. page 8 THE ORIOLE DEAD DREAMS. l wonder just how often I do the things l should? l've fallen 'way below the mark And I never thought 1 would. l've had dreams and standards toog My dreams were clear and bright, But they're all gone and my faith is gone: They're vanished from my sight. Remorse is less than useless, lt never takes you far: l'm stalled, l'm blind, l've lost my dreams. l wonder where they are? GRACE JONES. LIBRARY TALES. The November Oriole gave you a word on the purposes and ideals of the library, and a hint of the large amount of work with books being done. lt may interest some to know that in October over 21,000 volumes were circulated, besides texts given out for the term. In November 16,374 books were circulated. The librarians feel that the spirit oi' co-operation and helpfulness has increased during the past month and are appreciative accordingly. Such aid frim the students makes the work of the library eisier and brings to them an increased value in more efficient and quicked response to their ow11 needs. The students taking courses in Childrcn's Literature will be glad to know that Miss Osborn selected nearly thirty titles from the beauti- ful Book Exhibit to be purchased for our library. These were chosen partitularly for lovely illustrations, representing such well known artists as Athur Rackham. Gustaf Teng- gren, Edmund Dulac. Kate Green- away and Leslie Brooke. A few of the delightful foreign children's hooks are to he bought also. We are to have them in strong library binding, so that the beautiful plates and pictures will not loosen and fall ont: and while these take a llttlc longer to procure, it is hoped that they will he here for a New Yr-ar's greeting. it' not for a Christ- IIHIS press-nt. D. J. CHRISTMAS PLAYS FOR CHILDREN. Suggs-stions from Drama Book Shop, 29 XVQSI 47th St., New York t'itv' A Christmas Tall- -Maurice Bourehor, iii. cr-nts. A Miracle Play of 15th Century, Paris ---I.awre-in-rl Housenian, 3512. Tha- Story of Ihr- Chilrlhood ot' Christ vo-ry l'll1ll'YlllllLZIj' told. r NVhy The Chimes Rang-Elizabeth Mclfaddeng 35 cents. A Christmas Carol-Dickens-G. M. Baker: 25 cents. The Snow Queen-From Hans C Anderson's storyg 75 cents. Jingle Bells- Lewis: 75 cents. A Christmas Operetta. Eagerheart-.-X. M, Buckstang 5'51.5tl. Birds' Christmas Carol-Kate Doug- las Wigging T5 cents. The Yuletide Rose-iiaihcrine Lord and The Greatest Gift---Little Playg Hook: 31.50. Christmas plays for children com piled by Kate Oglehay, Drama I.:-aguc Hook Shop. 7 East 42nd st. Nm-w York City. lit-tlilr-in-iii T2lhIf'illlX'fUl'lll. The Blessed Birthday-Florence Converseg 75 cents. ,Christmas Candles-E. H. Carter, 51.50. A hook of twelve Christmas plays. thristmas Festivals of Old Eng- lish Customs and Carols-Ar- ranged by F. Zelag 25 cents. The Legend of St. Nicholas-Beulah Dix. Little Folks Christmas Stories and plays. Christmas in Many Lands -edited by Ada M. Skinnerg 51.50. The Seven Gifts-Stuart Walker: 25 cents. The VVaif-Elizabetli Grimballg 25 cents. THE ORIOLE Page9 YE FESTIVALLE OF CI-IRISTMASSE. Monday December twenty-second. Now that the month of Decem- ber is well on its way we are minded to bring tradition into play and' celebrate as we think, from our re-, search would please the spirits of' our English ancestors of the earlyi sixteenth century. Here we are on a high hill which, is most iitting for a Tudor cast1e,l and our great building bums with life as varied as that in the most active old castle. Our assembly room will easily play the part of the, great castle hall. All the clubs of the school will combine in their ef- forts as the guilds of the town in thel old days used to do to make Ye Festlvalle one long 'to be remem- In the great hall we will all fore- gather in the late afternoon of Mon- day December twenty-second. Some of our number, more fortu- nate than the rest by reason of their skill will be the actors. And this shall be the order of the evening. The guests who are be- low the dais--whereon the nobles sit for there is caste among us on, this night-will arrive after the watchman has given out the hour of 'four and take seats according to 'their time of arrival as directed byl the gentlemen-in-waiting. After ,that hour the ladies of the Castle: V I . Ts' . dbered. A , 1 f ' I Awill come up upon the daisy then' 'will enter with joyous song the lords, ladies, squires and pages with igreens to deck the hall. . The Lord of Misrule will preside! 'over the festivtites that follow and fwith the Jester present fun a-plentyf ' is assured. The Waits have pledged' to comeg certain villagers have 1 promised to bring the Yule Log with ceremony dueg Morris dancers plan to come, dancing all the way from town. Certain mummers are re-. hearsing as this goes to press, to give the grotesque old Mummer's play, with Father Christmas, Saint George, the Doctor and, Beelzebubgi and anticipating history beyond the sixteenth century, one will play Oliver Cromwell. A minstrel, the, type so highly honored in the daysg of long ago is almost certain to be' there with a. tale of wondrous beauty. On Yuletide Eve it has been the custom for years unnumbered for, the choir boys to act and sing in the great hall. As is their wont, one of their number will turn bishop, and will lead them all. Some of the boys will sing sweet carols, others,! it is saidn will give a play-a quaint miracle of Luxembourg and called' God's Little Tumbler. That play' promises to charm us all and make' us think of Yuletide Eve as the sea- son of great miracles and loving deeds. In it a simple peasant lad has naught to offer to the Mother of the Christ Child save his own fair feats and song. Gifts from a heart so pure have greatest power and cause a miracle. That is the play the choir boys from the minister will give upon that night. After that, we all sing carols thus giving our gifts of song, and we will give praise that there is a Yuletide Eve, and that, in a world so filled with many troublous things, hearts are still so full of simple faith in beau- tiful traditions that have lived for so many hundreds of years. ALTA E. THOMPSON. MISS REED'S CHILDREN GIVE A DELIGHTFUL DEMONSTRATION LESSON. Last week Senior Eleven had the pleasure of observing an oral composition lesson taught by Miss Reed in the Fourth Grade of the Elementary School. This lesson was an introduction and discussion of a topic, to be written either in prose or poetry for the Fourth Grade's contribution to the Elementary Monthly. Under Miss Reed's care- ful guidance Jolly Jack Frost was selected as the theme for their paper and after a discussion of the old fellow's characteristics and pranks the children were given the privilege of treating the subject as they wished, writing their papers at home for the next day's assignment. You may judge the result of this lesson by the following poems and paragraphs just submitted by the pupils: JACK FROST. There's a jolly, jolly old man, He comes around every nightg He paints the windows nice and fair And leaves them all snowy white. He is dainty, but fierce: little, but strong, He comes in the night, but doesn't stay long: .lack Frose is very bold. He bites our fingers and makes them cold. LOUISE KIRK JOHNSON. JACK FROST. Jack Frost, he comes in the night, He is tricky, jolly and bright: He pinches our fingers and nips our toes, And loves to nibble on our nose. He loves to paint the leaves But mischievously he bites kneesg He is the jolliest fellow And never was known to be yellow. He frezes the milk The jolly old elf, And then he goes flying away by himself. ' DOLLY STREETT. LITTLE JACK FROST. When little Jack Frost comes danc- ing along, And turns all the leaves to the color of a fawn, He spreads a blanket of diamonds on the ground To keep the earth warm, safe and sound. He bites your ears and nips your nose, And makes you shiver way down to your toes. He makes the garden look sad and brown, And spreads on the water a hard, slippery gown. By JOHN BALDWIN. THE STORY OF' JOLLY JACK FROST. I am going to make it cold to- night, said Jack Frost, and I shall be at my old tricks again. I shall go silently and put the flowers to sleep, I shall make fairy castles and mountains on the window panes. The ponds I will freeze with ice and the tall cedars will sparkle like diamonds by the time I'm through tomorrow. . I shall hide away behind the sun beams. MURIEL ELY. JOLLY JACK FR-OST. Jack Frost is a jolly old fellow. He paints pictures on windows, The birds he drives to the south where it is warm. To the mountain he softly creeps, to put a crust of white frost upon them, The leaves he paints a fiery red, On the river he spreads a coat of mail. After all Jack Frosts' pranks he tip- toes home. EILEEN PRYOR. NAUGHTY JACK FR-OST. When I'm in bed and fast asleep, 111 IIIY room Jack Frost does creepg He bites my toes and nips my nose And takes off me the warm bed- clothes: Jack Frost, why do11't you go away, And come again some summer day? For then I'm sure you'll melt away. CHRISTINE DOLLIVER. THINGS JACK FROST DOES. ,When autumn leaves are turning pretty colors, Old Jack Frost come down the hill to make the children run. He covers the mountain and freezes the lakes, He puts frost on the windows In pretty designs of people, flowers, castles, And all sorts of funny things. JEANETTE LUTHY. Page 10 THE ORIOLE THE HOME COMING. How many, many times 1 have stood on a corner of Fayette street and waited for the Towson car. On November Sth, I found myself again on a corner looking for No, 8. I could hardly wait. At last I would see our dear Alma Mater, the school we love best. There were friends to see and questfons to ask and answer. Do you like 'it?' Then the meeting and it wast discussed in its many twists and turns. When I entered the room where the meeting was held there seemed to be a social and profes- sional spirit and to me these made a strong appeal. I I think for the first time I realizedl that just as my previous instructorsf were teachers so was I. It seemed! good to know that others had had! similiar diiiiculties and similiar ex- periences and that I wasn't the onlyi one. It helped so much just to talk' things over heart to heart. l was interested to hear the city students tell of their experiencesg in fact, the talks of the experienced and, inexperienced, alike, were a real in- spiration. Seat work was and is a big prob- lem to me, and the samples in the exhibit I saw helped me to solve it. I was fortunate enough to steal a few minutes of some of the instruc- tors' time. They too, felt and some- times still feel just as we do. They have succeeded. so why can't we? That's just the way they made me feel, and I was glad. The Home Coming appealed to me' socially. First. the meeting seemedl to have a friendly democratic atmos-1 phere. The ser-ond appeal came at the luncheon. The table arrange-l ment,with a faculty member at each table. was a splendid idea. for here again we could talk things over. The kindly spirit bf-tween the City and Towson students and teachers was shown. not only at the luncheon, but at the Home Voming in general. We found that we could spend the night once more at dear old M. S. N. S.. for accomodations had been made wor us in the dormitories. The dance in the evening was the climax of the social events. VVhile dancing in the auditorium, as we had dom- so many times before, we felt as if we were students again instead of the teachers we really are. It is easicr to talk than act. We have seen many projects in practice schools, in schools more ideal than those in which we teach. I wonder if one of us had told of a project. or shown one that he had worked out in his actual teaching, if it would not have helped more? Many of us had the same experi- ences which tended to make the talks monotonous. Therefore I l think that if each speaker had been given a definite topic this overlap- ping might have been obviated. The Home Coming of 1924 proved a success and an inspiration. To those of you who were there I need say nothing further, but to those who were not so fortunate as we, I would say that we did enjoy it and that we missed you. EMILY STEVENSON. SR. 6 WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY- Saville Matthews has so many meetings? Alice Hull goes home every week- end? Cora Bowen talks so much in class? Frances Tull makes so many mis- takes when she reads her summary in History of Education Why some girls in Sr. 6 are get- ting to be nervous wrecks? Why Lenna Baker is in favor of a Student Council? One Graham is such a good stu- dent? Emily Dennis is continually speak- ing of Paul tthe Apostlel? Marie Lowe likes Ford Coupes ? Ruth Brown studies on Sunday nights? Margaret Owens is wild about base-ball fplayersl? Mitzi does not like to go to St. Johns? VVils doesn't like her last name? LULA MAE BRITTINGHAM, Reporter. NEW FACULTY MEMBERS. GRACE NV. MINK- State-Maryland. Degree-Ethical Culture School, New York City. Subject--Kindergarten. ROSE MARIE BARRY- State--Maryland. Degree-Peabody Conservatory. Subject-Music. PEARL BLOOD- State--New York. Degree-Teachers' College, Co- lumbia, M. A. Subject-Geography. IDA BELLE WILSON- State-Maryland. Degree-Columbia University. Subject-History. GRACE RICE- Subject-Nature Study 84 Hygiene. State-Maryland. Degree-B. S. Columbia. NORMAN WOELFEL- State-New York. Degree-M. A. E. Subject - Educational Measure- ments. fTo be concluded in next issuel L. M. B. A PROJECT IN FIFTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY. Every student teacher at one time or another should have taught some geography. When I taught this sub- ject it fell to my lot to be given the Southern States. In order to study these States in a way to develop everyone's interest I decided on a project. This project was just this. In studying the Southern States we took up cotton. I had the children put themselves in the place of a rich merchant who wanted to build a. cotton mill in the South, somewhere. We wrote letters for all information possible on their city as a place in which we might build a cotton mill. I knew that we would not get a reply from the letters for at least two weeks. I therefore had my class study the map of the southern States. In this map study the children learned the locations of the different cities that we wrote to, and for what special reason New Orleans might be chosen in preference to Birming- ham or some other city or cities. At this point we student teachers were changed, leaving me half way in my project. My critic teacher told me that she would carry it on, so I felt better about it. This is what I ex- pected to do. I intended to have the children chose the city in which we were going to build our mill. Then we would take up the study of cot- ton itself. I would have them see the cotton in its different stages and in what stage it would come to the mill and where it went from there until it was made into clothing. We would then be able to answer the question, What difference does cotton make to me? J. THOMAS, Sr. 13. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal. Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS tFour Wheel Brakesl F. BL and M. L. Pom, Props. Phone Towson 525 TOWSON SHOE STORE L. EOKER, Prop. York and Joppa Roads, First Class Shoe Repairing TOWSON, MID. THE ORIOLE Page 11 'ONE COLLECTION AT THE BOOK EXHIBIT. At the recent exhibit there were on display a number of books not only from this country but from England too. The collection was in- deed varied not only in types of books but also in their prices. There were in the same group little paper-bound copies of The Three Pigs and Tom Thumb, illustrated by Leslie Brooke, costing fifty cents, and An Argosy of Fables which cost seven and a half dollars. The books that attracted and held my attention more than any others Were those collected by Virginiia Nisbet, who graduated from B. T. T. S. last year. The other books were interesting in that they were books which were desirable and which could be bought, but Miss Nisbet's collection showed books that she had found desirable and had really used. Here We could see just what one girl had done in the way of collecting books. Perhaps each of us could not get as good and as varied a col- lection as Miss Nisbit, but certainly each boy and girl in Normal, if he would try could get some helpful suggestions from Miss Nisbit's book shelf and buy some of the books for his own use. As far as possible I am giving the name, author, publisher, illustrator and price of each book in the group: Jessie Wilcox Smith-Mother Goose, Jessie Wilcox Smith, Dodd, Mead 85 Co. 55.50. Fairy Flute-Rose Fyleman, Doran, 31.25. Fairies and Chimneys-Rose Fyle- man, Doran, 31.25. A Child's Garden of Verse-Rob- ert Louis Stevenson. Scribners. 33.00. Home Book of Verse for Young Folks-Burton Egbert Stevenson, Henry Holt 83 Co., 33.00. Sing Song-Christina Rose-tti, Mac- Millan, 31.00. Little Songs of Long Ago, McKay, 33.00. The House in the Wood, Warne Ka Co., 32.00. An Argosy of Fables, Paul Branon, Frederick Taber Cooper, 37.50. Age of Fables of Beauties of Myth- ology-Bulfinchg McKay, 32.00. Hagvthorne's Wonderbook, Doran, 3.50. Just-So Stories-Kipling, Kipling, Doubleday. Page St Co., 32.50. A Child's Book of Modern Stories, Duffield, 33.50. Anderson's Fairy Tales H. C. A., Harpers. ..1.50. The Golden Goose and The Three! Bears-Leslie Brooke, Warne St Co., 32.00. ' he Three Little Pigs - Leslie yi rooke, Warne 8: Co., 50 cents. ,fu Thumb--Leslie Brookeg Warne Y 'K gk: xxiq. A ..' ,'. 5 . Q f The Complete Nonsense Book, Duf- field, 33.50. Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe, Houghton, Miiliin 8: Co.. 32.00. The Children's Bible-Henry A. Sherman and Charles Foster Kent, well known artists, Scribner's, 33.50. The Wind in the Willow-Kenneth Grahame, Scribners, 31.75. Uncle Remus-Joel Chandler Har- ris, Appleton, 32.00. HUMOROUS-MORE OR LESS. 'It's great to be an editor And sit up late at night, And scratch your wool, And write, and write, and write. We editors may work and work 'Till our finger-tips are sore, But some poor nut is bound to say Co., 50 cents. 1 Aw, I've seen that joke before. EVELYN IRELAND, Sr. II. -Exchange. STATEMENT OF THE OYVNERSHIP. MANAGEMENT. CIRCULATION. ETC.. Required by the Act of Congress of August. 24. 1912. Egf- THE ORIOLE. Published monthly at Towson, Mary- land for October, 1924. That the names and addresses of the DUb1lShE'l'. editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publishers-Students Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md, Editor-Alice Munn. Towson. Md. Managing Editor-Alice Munn, Tow- son. Md. Business Managers-John Gildea., Earl Price, Towson. Md. Reserved for STEWAQTEQQQ. That the known bondholders, mort- gagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent. or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are none. ALICE MUNN. Managing Editor., Sworn to and subscribed before nie tliis 11th day of December. 1924. XV. CARROLL VAN HORN, Notary Public. My Commission expires May 1, 1925. ......................................... .... . . . . . . . 0, , ..,.,..,..,N...,..,..,..,..,.,.,..,..,..,..,..,..,.,.,..,..,.,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,.,..,..,..,..,.,..,..,..,..g..g..g..g..g. 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I can see the morning breaking. Vtfhen the fire in the sky Is kindling in the eastland And I know that day is nigh. I l can see the frosty covering Over fields plowed with care. And I know there's a reason For such changes every where, v-1 can see the autumn beauty. The leaves of every hue. think that she's the artist Of the seasons-don't you? n-1 1 u-4 can seen the grasses browning, Leaving spots so cold and bare. 1 know that winter's coming, I can feel it in the air. NELLIE MAGAHA, Sr. Eleven. s- THE PRINCE OF THE SEA. A Child's Story. Can you imagine yourself in Por-I tugal about fourteen nineteen? You gaze westward over the vast ocean and wonder where and how it ends. Most likely it is cut off sud- denly and a ship coming to the end would tumble off into-what? To- ward the south is it not just as bad? As the ships reach Africa it is so hot that the air is a flaming red and the, ocean waters boil. X lt was in just such a time thati Prime Henry, the navigator, lived.! People everywhere were supersti- tious and feared the monstrous ocean. Now Prince Henry was dif-I ferent. He was more learned and of course less superstitious. Prince Henry thought that the earth was a sphere with the ocean wrapped around it like a blanket. As I have already said, Prince Henry was very learned, and he was rich toog so he could buy maps and make experi- ments quite impossible for poorer men. This Prince built himself a home on the very southwestern point of Portugal. where he could live. study the stars and build ships. He in- vited all men of learning and all sailors to tell him their stories. For years and years ships had gone along the desert coast of north- western Africa for seven hundred miles or more. But at a certain 1-ape. beaten by hugs waves. these ships all stopped and turned back. Men had named this plafle CHD6 NOD. because they were sure that any ship which passed it would never return. Henry, the navigator. had one de- sire and that was to push on down thc African Coast past this dreaded Cape. Prince Henry formed a nau- tical school, which means a school where they study about the sea, and train men to be good sailors. He spent most of his time and money in teaching his pupils. who were grown men, the use of different charts and instruments used on the sea. The stars were studied, so were maps and different kinds of instru- ments: ships were built and prizes were offered so that people would venture out past the Cape. Prince Henry laughed at the foolish ideas of the flaming air and the boiling sea. To his delight one of his ships passed this Cape Not. As usual, af- ter one dared and was successful, many followed. It wasn't long cape, fierce and the way. Again sailors dared to Cape Bagador. captain rounded before another new uninviting, barred it was years before go beyond this, Finally a daring this Cape too and found the sea on the other side not' boiling or fierce, but as calm as the sea at home. As each new barrier was overcome the sailors became less afraid. They had overcome one, so why couldn't they overcome others. The sailors' began to try new seas, because they wanted to please their beloved Prince, who had given his whole life working on such things. After Gil Eannes passed Cape Bajador, several different men madef landings and got glimpses of the, natives. In fact they thought thati tl'e Prince would be pleased to see3 such people, so they captured ten' men, women and children. Prince Henry thought this a great and use- ful deed. He wanted to make Christians of them and to learn more about their country from them. As a gift for this service, Prince Henry gave his men a small bag of gold and some of the captives for slaves. Just think of having gold and slaves just because one made the African trip. Was that not much encouragement for sea-faring men? Men began to make daring trips to Africa to gain wealth, not to find new lands. Through it all Prince Henry never once gave up his interest in the love of discovery. He kept on studying and prob- ably came to think: That voyage is a proof that Africa has an end to- ward the south. The Indian Ocean over east of it and the Atlantic west of it must flow together at that southern end. If we could round that point we should come into the Indian Ocean and might sail on to China and the Spice Island. Prince Henry's ships had only gone half way down the African coast, as we know it today, when he died. This noble Prince of the Sea had spent forty years, working on things which would aid in the discovery of new lands, These forty years were not spent in vain, for men through his influence had sailed for eight hundred miles westward. They dis- covered that these far-off waters were as peaceful as their home waters. Moreover, they had found rich and fertile land. Through Prince Henry's influence people became interested in such things and retained this interest after Prince Henry's death. Can you not see how much we owe to this one man? Is it any wonder that he is called Prince Henry, the Navigator, or the Prince of the Sea? RUTH FRECH, Sr. XI. HOMILCOMING. Afteryou have graduated from the Maryland State Normal School there is one invitation that makes you truly happy, and that is the one in- viting you back to spend a day with th0S8 folks Who made your Normal School days happy and helpful. I was terribly discouraged prior to November 8, but after that grand and glorious meeting I found that others were facing the same diffi- culties I had been facing. They were trying some methods I hadn't tried, so I came home with some new ideas in my head and put them to the test. The one thing I was happy to see was the fine friendship and spirit ex- isting between the city and county students, At the luncheon this fact was made more evident by the sing- ing of the respective school songs which drew loud applause from the listeners. Summing up briefly the points that made the day inspirational and joyful, they are these: IIJ The morning meeting at which time many problems were dis- cussed and many points cleared up that had previously been mysteries. 425 The luncheon, home-like fea- tures, such as standing in line, and having such excellent food and jollity. - 131 The attractive and enlight- ening book exhibit. 141 Last, but not least, the. dance. In closing, I wish to thank Miss' Tall and all others who made it pos- sible for us inexperienced teachers to hnd ourselves once more. CHARLOTTE HELM. -THE Rosa Bmtlrrv SHOPPE- Manicuring, Hair Dressing, Facial! Massaging, Scalp Treatment, Bobbing and Shampooing York Road and Burke Avenue Telephone Towson 577 l Safety Service Be Thrifty 9 Save Your Money and Invest Witlir The, ' i . BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK I T l owson, Md. I l I f! THE ORIOLE Page 13 WHAT THE STUDY OF SHIAWATHA HAS MEANT T0 ME. I had certain ideas of the Indian, which were formed through a study of history and the reading of stories. I loved the Indian life as I knew it, but until the study of this poem, Hiawatha, I did not believe the Indian to be emotional in any way. Now I believe that they showed high emotions in their every day life and that they failed to show their feel- ings only when they were per- forming some act of bravery either for their own benefit as an Indian, or for the good of the tribe. I have gained knowledge in an- other line-the aboriginee's life. The Indian was educated. I realized he knew of the planets, and he knew nature's abundant offerings to peo- ple, but never before had I consid- ered these things as educational. The Indian religion is a source of wonders. He, as well as the ancient Mediterranean peoples, had an in- stinct of worship. We get the idea through this poem that the Indian wanted to worship the true God. Hiawatha believed that Gitche Man- ito, the Mighty, had sent the pale- face priests for the benefit of the people. When the priests arrived even the Medas came to bid the strangers welcome. When told of Christ and Mary the Indians listened respectfully and promised the men that they would consider what had been told them. ln regard to their philosophy of life, the Red Man is quite unique. The Indian origin of life is pictured most beautifully in the first part of the poem. The presence of the two ghosts is pictured in a weird style. It shows us that the Indian believed that the spirits of the departed hear the cries of anguish of those who are left. The ghosts in this case told Hiawatha to tell the people not to wish for the dead to return among the living, for the departed have no place among the living. They told him too that the dead only needed food to sustain and fire to light their way. The journey of the spirit lasts four days. The Indians believed that their departed went to the land of the Hereafter and that in this land was one big forest full of living creatures for them to hunt-thus the term Happy Hunting Ground. The belief that the soul goes west- ward is beautifully pictured at the close of the poem. We can see that this poem is full of treasures for the adult reader. We have learned that only one thing can possess the mind at one time. Ifithis is true, then, while the child is occupied with good thoughts, lower thoughts are not I l I 4 present. The children love heroes, and Hiawatha as a hero is of the right sort from whom to form an ideal. For example: His Idea of Punishing the Ivrongdoer. He went to Mudjekeewis, who had deserted his mother, and fought with him. His Leadership. He toiled among his people. His work was all for the good of them. He wrestled with Mondamin for their sakes. He cleared the river of its logs and sandbars with the help of Kwasind. He also killed the great Pearl- Feather, the Magician, together with his serpents and penetrated the black pitch-water for the sake of his people. His Persever-ance. Hiawatha kept chasing Pau-Puk- Keuis until he finally succeeded in killing him. He fHiawatha7 had a hard chase, but he won. He succeeded in killing Nahma, the sturgeon, which was the hardest fish to catch. He showed great perseverance while fasting and wrestling with Mondamin. His Patience. He must have had a great amount of patience to have allowed the two ghosts to act in such an outrageous way without speaking, just for the sake of courtesy to the stranger at the door. Nakomis. Nokomis is a character that chil- dren adore, her traits are likewise of the right sort. Good Guardian. She nursed her grandson and brought him up with a knowledge of the great out-doors around him. NVilling, Steady Vforker. Nakomis worked three nights in succession stripping the oily flesh of Nahma. She helped at the wedding feast. She helped work in the corn field with the planting, the growing and the harvesting. Gave Hiawatha Good Advice. A neighbor's homely daughter is better than the handsomest of strangers. She told Hiawatha to choose a willing maiden. Could See Good In Strangers. Nokomis learned to love Minne- haha for her willingness and faith- fulness. She sadly mourned when Minnehaha died. The children love the pretty In- dian maiden-Minnehaha. Her Straightforwarclness. When Hiawatha chose her she did not falter, but bravely left her father and her people and followed her husband. Her 1Vil.ljngness. She helped Nokomis in the house- hold affairs and in the fields. l Correlation W'ith Other Subjects. Comparison of Indians with other people you have studied in History and Geography in regard to legends, ballads, religion. Hiawatha's Brothers touches upon our Civic duties. Hiawatha's nature training is similar to what we should have in Nature Study Chapter III-l. 145. Importance of the Indian corn in development of country - History and Geography. Industrial Arts. Chapter VII. Material required in canoe, how used, and why used--Compare with present day boats. Evolution of writing and keeping of records. Chapter XIV. Excel- lent Industrial Arts. 'Chibiabas as a master musician. Music appreciation. How Indians treated each other, how Europeans treated them and were in turn massacred. ALICE RICH, Sr. 5. MRS. SHAFFTER GIVES SONG REGITAL. One of our most delightful assem- blies was under the auspices of the Music Department, which provided a great treat for us in the form of a song recital by Mrs. Rudolph Shalfter. The first part of her program was composed of, a group of French songs. The first number was Dreadful Sea, composed by Deli- bes 1836-1891. who has written some of the most melodious and brilliant ballet music we possess. The second song was Massinet's E1igie. Massenet is one of the most gifted composers of our time. The closing song in the first group was Song of India by Rimsky- Korsakow. Mrs. Shaffter gracious- ly favored us with an encore: Were My Songs With Wings Provided by Hahn. The second part of the recital was a group of English songs. The first selection, Nymphs and Shepherds, is nearly two centuries old and is composed by the greatest of all Eng- lish musicians, Henry Percell, 1658- 1695. The two following numbers were more modern, written as they were by two worthy American com- posers, Beac hand Rogers. The songs were respectively, Ah! Love But A Day, with words written by Robert Browning, and At Parting. Mrs. Shaffter was again very gen- erous with her encores. This time she sang Ma Curly Headed Baby, by Chitsam. Both the Music Department and Mrs. Shafiter deserve many thanks for giving us the most enjoyable ,assembly of the year. BETH CAPLES, Sr. 12. Page 14 THE ORIOLE THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE hand will forever haunt us and in- DR. LATANE SPEAKS IN on TEACT-11-ins' OOLLEGE. SWG Our great eff0ftS- ASSEMBLY. 1 In the evening many of us at-I tContinued from Page 11 tended the denee and here were tcontinued from Page ll understanding between their own country and the United States. Education such as this furnishes a concrete means for advancing human welfare. To meet this need there has been established and has been in operation since February, 1923. The International Institute of Teachers' College. the foundation of which was made possible by the grant of 51,000,000 in ten install- ments from the International Board founded by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The creation of this institute will permit not only the giving of special attention to foreign students but also will make it possible for us to con- duct investigations in connection with foreign countries. The funds of the International lnstitute will be used to fur- nish scholarship aid to foreign students of ability and promise. The institute will also be in a position to assist these students in visiting educational and social institutions outside of New York City and thus correct th.e ideas of America formed in the metropolis alone. We are very proud of the fact that this group of students visited the Al. S. N. S. last year with Dr. Guy Wilson as their leader and again this year directed by Pr, Tlios. ftlrlx- under. How much did you help in giving a background of American ideas and ideals to these people of other countries who were here in late November? How much did you advance internationalism? Did you know just who these strange people were and just what they were trying to do? I. L. KANDEL.. Data for report taken from article in Teachers' College Record. Sept.. 1923. 2t FUNIFZS ll.U'K lfontinued from Page ll problt-rns and thus lighten the road of those who must follow. Speaking of thc assembly in which we presented our problems and fortunes, one teac er has said: This is the most sci 'c informa- tion hureau l have e ecng from this discussion we can ather data that will hclp us prep e the stu- dents to meet fifty per t. of the problems you people ha .encount- ered. - The Home Coming did not mean gathering and sifting facts alone, however, for the afternoon brought forth still more pleasure and offered us still more welcome. The lunch in the cafeteria, the meeting of the Rural Club in the Library, the old friends and memor- ies that confronted you at every friends and hospitality on every 'hand. Those of you who have once attended a dance at the Normal School can never quite forget the chivalry and good will which domi- nates the crowd and carries over in- to your school life. Vlfe were reluctant to leave our friends and wished that all good things came together, but each of us had work to do. The restless tides of humanity will scatter us to the winds of the earth. To be, rather than to seem is calling us onward. The voice of the Oriole alone can forever unite us. A. G. HAMMOND, 24. The Oriole is much interested and happy to welcome the Wayside YVhistle, published by the Third Grade of Wayside School, Hagers- town, unider the direction of Miss Naomi Harsh of '24, It is a real live. up-to-date paper. We like your name and cover design immensely. Congratulations! May you always whistle as clieerily, and may we have the pleasure of hearing from you again. Europe, but also of America. He lpraised Wilson as one of the most liberal minded men of that period. He commended the glorious efforts on the part of the broken nations of Europe to establish and carry on a League of Nations without our as- sistance and ended by urging us to jadopt a more liberal attitude toward 1 the League. ELIZABETH CHATHAM. Come In Early, So We Can Get Them Ready In Plenty of Time. I Fon Q THOSE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS- i YOUR PHOTOGRAPH! iAt One Sitting You Can Solve All Your Gift Problems. Amateur Developing and Printing Done Promptly. , ensss srumo lCor. 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Batchelor Awarded Honors In Essay Contest. ' PEACE SUBJECT or PAPERS Leagu0's Competition Open To Schools Of Nation And Europe. One student of the State Normal School. at Towson, has been awarded first prize and another student third prize in the world essay contest for 1924, conducted by the American School Citizenship League for the Promotion of Vlorld Peace, accord- ing to a Boston dispatch to The Sun, last night. The prize-winning essay was writ- ten and submitted by Miss Elva Katherine Gibson. The prize was offered to students in normal schoolsi and teachers' colleges for the best essay on Methods of Promoting World Friendship Through Educa-i tion. i Awarded Third Prize. Third prize was awarded to Harry Harris Batchelor, also of the State' Normal School. Each of the 48 States in the coun- try and many foreign countries were represented in the contest. Those submitting essays were consideredi the most intelligent students in the advanced schools of this country and Europe.-tExtract from Baltimore Morning Sunj. NOTICE-NORMALS AND PESTS. All Alumni and Students reserve the following dates for the Normal and Pestalozzi contests: February 13+Debating contest. March 6-Literary contest. March 20-Contest of Scientiiie Club. April 24--Dramatic contest. Published Monthly by Students of Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. ,E. KATHERINE GIBSON U Q. 4- 5. U . : Q , ' ,, 3 I. . , i of Y- me :iw 5 . ig, .:. I , i 1 l. 'i z.. , .b if ...f : Awa rded First Prize In World Contest. . T00 GOOD T0 KEEP. Have you seen the group of en- thusiastic members of the club that meets in the room overlooking one' of the richest and rarest views of the Piedmont Plateau? Have you heard that the meeting is conducted, so informally that everyone wantsg to take part? Have you caught thel magic word that brings a suddenf light to the faces of the enthusiastic members. The password is ex-1 hibit' and the group is the History, and Geography Club meeting in Room 201. It is no longer a secret for the members to keep, but an opportunity which they are offering every one. Imagine-a whole collection that' will tell just why Maryland is the State we claim it to be and just what' part it has taken in the growth and development of our country. Here is your chance to display' your family relics, to exhibit your family heirlooms, to show how inter- ested you are in--. Oh! just ask any of the members.- Your cooperation will be appreciated. FRANCES S. LORD, Assistant Secy. and Treasurer, History and Geography Club. TWO M. S. N. S. STUDENTS WIN WORLD PRIZES. E. Katherine Gibson Awarded First Prize. Han-y Batchelor Gets Third Prize. A brief synopsis of points of Miss Gibson's essay: METHODS FOR PRORIOTIN G XVORLD PEACE THROUGH EDUCATION. World peace is no more impossible than many of the great changes that have already taken place in the his- tory of the world's peace. It is most desirable in spite of the arguments set forth against it by the militarist. In spite of its possibility and de- sirability, world peace cannot be at- tained in a short time or with little labor. lt will require the cooper- ative effort of the whole world for many years. Surely there can be no wiser plan than to build from the bottom. with a firm foundation. This can be done only by the educa- tion of the children of the world, who in a few years will be its citi- zens. Education for world peace re- quires many changes of aim, content and method in curricula. Educa- tion properly directed will stamp out illiteracy in every country. World peace necessitates the education of public opinion. All of this can best be done through schools and educa- ltors. Some subjects yield readily to the introduction of the doctrine, world peace and brotherhood. History, civics and geography are particularly ladapted to this end. Many changes are necessary, however, in the text- books used, the methods employed, and the attitudes and ideals of both teacher and children. -Some special training in Norma.l Schools and Teachers' Collegesis essential. With a positive program for pro- moting world peace in every elemen- tary school, in every secondary school, and in every Normal School, college and university, supplement- ed what is already being done by the various organizations for peace, and the several Christian societies and may we not hope that sometime in the future our ideal will berealized. Miss Gibson is teaching aone-room school at Daubs, Frederick county, Maryland. Mr. Batchelor is attend- ing Johns Hopkins. Both' of our prize winners graduated last June. Page2 THE ORIOLE THE BRITISH EMPIRE EXPO- SITION AT WEMBLY. Last summer while visiting Lon- don I had the pleasure of spending a day at YVembly. It is the British Empire in miniature, for it gives us a bird's-eys view of England and her colonies. Every colony has a build- ing into which are stocked the wealth. interestsg skills, agriculture, trade and transportation of the em- pire. Indeed, it took the combined efforts of about 460,000,000 people to produce so wonderful an exposi- tion, and cost about S10,000,000. To see Wembley thoroughly re- quires about live days, and I should say is most educational, for though it only contains six acres, we can see what we would see in many dis- tant countries of the world. The places which are represented by buildings are Australia, Bermuda, Burma, British Guiana, Canada, Cey- lon, East Africa, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Malaya, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Palestine, Cyprus, Sarawak, South and West Africa, West Indies, the British Government Building, Palace of Arts, Palace of Engineer- ing and Palace of Industry, Then too, there was a beautiful artificial lake which 'beautltied the whole ex- position. I visited the building of Burma. made of carved teak wood. with Buddha in his shrine before it. When I entered it was as though I was in another world. one about which I knew so very little. A Bur- mese girl sat on the floor in gayly colored silksg farther on were tables and panels carved of coral wood. the working model of a ruby mine and a model of a silver and antimony mine. It was all so different, so in- teresting, even the moon of the Bur- mese sky. Indeed, I felt as though I wanted to stay forever. For sale from Burma were gilt, lacquer, ivory, bronze, mother-of-pearl, these things all made by hand, for in this country factory work is not favored. Next I visited Canada, Where the whole continent was staged before my eyes. A model of Niagara Falls was there. a working model of a gold mine and a nickel plant. and there THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Uhecking Accounts, Savings Accounts f7hl 'lStll'lBS Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. 4fp', Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights I' were the many kinds of wood and the fur Canada produces. There the largest silver nugget in the world: was on exhibition. It weighs three tons. There was the apple and the' peach orchard, the fishery and the' dairy section. and many other repre-! sentations of our northern neighbor'sI resources. There is neither time nor space to tell you of more of the buildings, but one thing is surely true, I never learned more of the foreign lands than I did that day at Wembly. The' English were most polite to me, but as soon as I spoke or bought any- thing they smiled and said, From the States, eh? and treated me bet- ter than ever. I EMMA KOCH, Senior 9. LITTLE T00 SLOW. . I work and wait the whole week through For Saturday and Sunday. Then while I wonder what to do They're gone. and it is Monday. -MISS MELVIN. G0 T0 IT, PESTS! The Pests are right on the job! Guess what they'vedone now. They have given three stunning chair covers to the school in general, but to the Pest Society in particular. This gift was formally presented by Miss Nabb at the occasion of the Normal-Pest debate. The flaming gold letters P-e-s-t on the dark blue velvet covers surely do catch the eye. The Pest debaters christened this present and looked like veritable kings and queens seated on their royal thrones. No wonder they made such a ine showing in the de- bate. 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In geography we traveled by the book route to marvelous places. Wei saw mountains in Switzerland and treasures - lovely thoughts n a n d' heroic ideas. I X The poets! Long have they, kstruck the chords of love and death on the harp of life. Into their? .poems they have breathed the spirit: C0llD- ,of their country and of all itries. How eagerly some of thee ,children in school have drunk from? these sources.. while others not sol ,eager still quenched what thirst they ihad at this overflowing fountain. 5 In music we become familiar with gthe plaintive airs of Russia, they glively ones of France, the gay tar- ientelle of Italy, andthe dashing tan- go of Spain. We even jig with the Irish to their rollicking tunes. The ,martial strain of The Marsellaisen brings us to our feet with patriotismw We realize what it all means. Ah,, do we really begin to understand?: Then what is the secret? It isi Knowledge. Knowledge gained. within the prosiac walls of the school-i roomg Knowledge which breaks downl the strangling walls and carries they eager child on a magic carpet to at broad vision of the world-even unto the farthest ends of the earth.. valleys in Russia. The Dead Seag SOPI-IIE MINDEL. ! I I and the equally wonderful Atlantic Ocean held us enthralled. YVe met the yellow man and the black man? and were astounded at their strange ALUMNI ANNOUNCEMENT. 1 8 -1 CHSYOIHS- 'Even OUP European 001154 Xlr and Nlrs Lrohibald C Tindaii Young Romeo- May l hold your hand a. second? Sweet Young Thing- How will you know when a second is up? Young Romeo- Oh, l'll need a. second hand for that. -The Meteor. A FRIEND T0 THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON FRANK A. PERSOHN A.ND SON OFFICE HOURS: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. Sat. 7 P. M.-9 P. M. EYESIGHT SPEGIALISTS real to us when we read about them, ins from across the seas have dit-,announce the marriage of theirs ferent ways than We have' 'daughter Frances Elizabeth to Mr I - Kipidomfs' empires and. fgvubgsfg Jacgb Arwood Cauble, on Tl1ursday,q 426 York Road HOMIE be Ore the EYES of f B S1 December 25th. 1924. in the city of1TOWSON - - BLARYLAND at school. We wonder how a king-.W-ashinzton i dom has become a republic. and pres- ' ' , , , , to-We and out in the Study of his-I At- home alter qauuaryloth. ts-lit BLKLTILIORE OFFICE: tory. Thrilling struggles for lib-.Maruand Av'9nu9'5Ortheabt- 1 erty, the making of laws and the' -i-- 1 Gay and Monument sts' working out of the destinies of the? i H-ISE CRACK. 1 diierent countries are all unfolded: ' ' 1 through the child's study of history.i ...I-Odav-Q Prom girl mav be mmm.-i ' J - ' O - l If is tl-Pe exch Onehqll us Calmotirows chaperone. but from the looksl meet Soma' enee' C Ita and Quafof mv grandma yesterdays chap-I SPECII.OFFER personally. but aren't they just asierOne'iS3tOday.S habperj. in our good literature XVhen we' ' finish a story about Reenee and Amee, the French girls. we surely, A' LEE become acquainted with diferent' ' French characteristics and ideas asf GENERAL PIERCHANDISE well 'as customs. And so it is withi York Rgad and Penna, Avg. the stories of the many in the many countries world. other peoplesf of this large? TOWSON' MD' said: Books may be visitable houses-bo talk, atmosphere, site few of them are ser spacious, well planned uated. 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TROCKENBROT at CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins C: Ring! Page 4 TI-IE ORIOLE g THE oR1oLE We PUBLISHED MONTHLY I BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LANIYSTATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOWSON, IVID. Managing Editor: ALICE L. MUNN Business Managers: JOHN GILDEA EARL PRICE Advertising Managers: MARGARET ESKRIDGE CORNELIA CANNCIN MARY LOUISE HOFFMAN Circulation Managers: ANNA TRAIL CATHARINE HAGAN PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. JANUARY, 1925. MISS TALL AND MISS HAL- BERG STUDY OTHER STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS AN D TEACHERS' COLLEGES. Why did we go? The practice and participation this year has presented many phases for study. Our school performs its stu- dent teaching in the city schools tif we are students from Baltimore cityl. It' we have registered from one of the counties we are trained either in the Campus Elementary School or in one of the fifteen centers in Balti- more county or in one of the two centers in Harford county. Because the City Practice problem is our most recent undertaking, the State Board generously granted the re- quest that Miss Halberg, our Director of City Practice, and I, go into the field investigating what other cities andother States are doing in this respect. Our intinerary included Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit, Ypsi- lante and Butfalo. ! The study was assisted in every way by the unlimited time for dis-, cussion granted us by our various hosts. Dr. Charles Hunt, Dean of the Cleveland School of Education,! called in for consultation his assist-' ant dean, Mr.lrwin, and the Princi- pal and her two supervisors of prac- tice in one of the training schools. Assistant Dean Bow of the Detroit Teachers' College, spent a morning with us, and his very competent D1- rector of Practice. Miss Beazley. studied our training problem andi explained Detroit's Hnost efflcient4 system. Then he and Miss Beazleyt spent an afternoon with us in one of the Training Schools near the col- lege. Dr. Rockwell, principal of the Buffalo State Normal, not only was but he was himself full of ideas and plans. Buffalo has its campus ele- mentary schoolg and practices, as well, in sixty-seven public school classes scattered all' over the city. Dr. Baker, president of the Mil- waukee State Teachers' College, ex- plained the system as planned and promoted by Miss Patterson, his di- rector of Practice, and Miss Halberg found that Milwaukee's problems al- most exactly parallel ours. At Ypsilante we studied the rural practice centers, visiting a one-room training school with Mr. Hopper, and a consolidated school with Dr. Pittman, the well-known pioneer in promoting rural teacher-training in the far West. Dr. Charles McKen- ney, the president,is a charming man and though our day there was a short one, cut off by travel at both ends, he expeditiously routed us to direct sources within his staff for help so that not a minute was lost. The problems studied were these: I.-a. The length of the practice term. b. The number of practice terms. II.-The number of student teachers to a training teacher. III,-The number of children in the practice classes. IV.--The progress of children in practice classes. V.-The relation of the training teacher to the Normal School Staff. VI.-The unity of purpose of the Normal School Staff. VII.-The inherent disadvantages and advantages in each situation. We came back refreshed, stimu- lated, full of ideas, freed from some discouragements, and spurred on to reach new goals. Perhaps the most satisfying result can be stated in the principle: Each city and State has grown individually in establishing its system of training through its local sentiment, the local school law, and the insight and vision its leaders in education have shown. Could it be otherwise? If we change our practice work at all because of our visits to the six Middle West schools it will be because Maryland is where it can take the next step forward in its laboratory program for the bet- terment of program facilities for its student teachers.--From an inter- view by our reporter, Margaret Boyd. A FACULTY ANNOUNUFLNIENT. Mrs. Henry Burdette Herr has the honour of announcin.g the marriage of her daughter, Marian Buford, to Mr. Allan Lynn Hulslzer, Wednes- day, the twenty-fourth of December, 1924., Flemington,.New Jersey. It ls said of Zeus, He fed her amhrosia and nectar. The quaint old practice still persists. DR. HEDGER 'S HEALTH TALK. On January 7th Dr. Caroline Hedger, of Elizabeth MlcCormack Foundation, spoke to the girls of the Normal School on the subject of Health for Teachers. She pointed out that children today need to learn in school how to be participating citizens. Democracy, if it is to last, must rest upon intelligent citizen- ship and upon the willingness of people to do the drudgery of democ- racy. Every citizen in a democracy must do these four things: 111 He must replace himself in the Stateg Q23 He must run a. living democ- racyg C33 He must earn ia. living, and 143 He must have time -to grow a soul. Dr. Hedgers' second point was that as our forebears tried and struggled for freedom and justice, so today women as well as men, must carry on this struggle. To bear her part properly woman must have health, 'which should mean these three things: the highest possible beauty, an unconscious body, and surplus energy that may be called upon when needed. In further discussing woman as a participating citizen, Dr. Hedger enlarged upon Ways and means of promoting personal health. To her mind perfectly healthy women should be neither very thin nor very stout. Dr. Hedger laid down a series of practical health rules: first, for the skinny , and second, for the fat. She spoke of the importance of good posture, of balanced' diet, of rest and regular habits. She advised the skinny to build up tissue, to avoid fatigue, to learn and to prac- tice better postureg but she warned the poor fat that she must lead a life of self-denial. It is neither safe nor wise for her, however, to attempt to reduce without the advice of a physician. With care, it is perfectly possible, Dr. Hedger as- sured the fat girls, to regulate their weight. The talk was both informing and stimulating, and was highly enjoyed by all who heard it. HARRIET KIRK. TOWSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream. Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD at sons, nm. Q tlrr-lc-as in' his inquiry into our study. 4St. .Iohn's Collegian. Phone Towson 204 and '2'01. Page 6 THE ORIOLE AN APPRECIATION FROM Digfiified Dickerson, oh, what al A NOTE FROM CUMBERLAND. siame -W MONTGOMERY COUNTY- People clon't know her by another Cumberland, Md., - 1121 9. D, . 22, 1924. 'The majority of students from m Miss L- L' Tau FC Montgomery county who desire to Toot! Toot! says the Horn with State N0,.ma1'SCh001 become teachers enter M. S. N. S., her poems and such, Towson' Md., ' Towson, rather than M. S. N. 'S.,IMaking the rest. of us feel wo don't Frostburg. Students are -naturally, know so much. eager to go home frequently and the comparative nearness of Towson to Not from Missouri, but willing to their homes and friends, and the learn- ' l Just tell me how, says little Miss siiort time and small expense in-I v volved in transportationg render the: Hemu- school at Towson more lesirable. Oh my Lord, It. Old maids must be There is quick and easy access to Baltimore, for Towson is conveni-Q So dignified, then deliver me! ently 1'eaCl1Gd by ffaill, U'0119Y and-Elopements are not here permitted. automobile. Besides this. the so- So Maloney came back, and was cial life among the large number of, acquitted' students attending this school is l very inviting, and much sport a.nd,Muck's so studious, conscientious, lappiness are derived from it. The too. beautyof the school a.nd surroundings!And tliat's about all one fellow can can not fail to attract studentstl do. Much praise is given the school by the people of Montgomery county, for they know the results obtained from the courses at this Normal School. The remarkable success of many teachers who have graduated here is a strong incentive to students wl'o expect to be teachers. Conse- quently most of the future teachers in the public schools of Montgomery' county will continue to be graduates of M. S. N. S., Towson. CATHERINE RIORDAN, Sr. 15. mmm r Cabbage is Parksy's only need. Since circles depend upon the feed. Still as a mouse we must keep, In order to hear Miss Riordan peep, She Stoops to conquer, one and all. But do be careful lest you fall. Tlte last shall be Iirst, by your names you will pass, So Zebley prepares the first question for class. SEE YOURSELF AS 0THERS 'Owens and Schindell and SEE You. l Harris. .i. iFullest of pep. gayest and fairest: Members of a group of pe1'manent- ly injured intellectuals who have wielded the board of education: Tenderfoots yet, and our only salva- tion Is 'telling them just how to bring up Apples that grow in the top of the U16 1l21lli0H- l tree Look graciously down on you me. and More words per minute Baden can say 1. Than other women can in half a day! Bountiful, bonny, bounteous Bounds.. Bounces to ups but never to downs. A Philadelphia lawyer would retire to the shade If Brownie. to him her little speech made. Byrdie is like a little wren: Here now-and gone again. Cross by name, but not by nature, Headed straight for the legislature. Covey's little, we know it's true. But at playing hockey, she's bound to get through. Early any morning this young Chanticleer Will Cro-nise and loud so all can hear. GLADYS DICKERSON. Reporter Sr. XV. , SCHOEN Sz CO., Inc. IMPORTERS Millinery, Coats. Suits, XVaists, Afternoon and Evening Dresses Furs and Novelties 214 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. The Flag, Banner and Pennant Shop succassons 'ro sisco BROTHERS Fings, Banners, Pennants. Arm llnmls, Emblems. Cluu-ch and Society Goods, Gold. Silver and Antique Druids, Frinzes. Tassels, lie-aids and Novelties. Silk Banners forS1'h0ols, Soc-it-ties. Kc. Dear Miss Tall:- I acknowledge receipt of the copy of The Oriole which you so kindly sent me. I have read same with in- terest, and I assure you of my ap- preciation of your courtesy and co- operation. With kind personal regards, I beg to remain, Very truly yours, TASKER G. LOWNDES. Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Htl. HERE'S AN EvENlNo's FUN! GALA REVIVAL or FASHION IA. C. Mowatt's Comedy of Old New York. With Or'ginal Cast and Production l hat played two weeks at Vagabond l l T eatre. Baltimore. This is the play tfat ran for Seven Months last sea- son in New York. M. S. N. S. Auditorium, Tuesday, January 27, at 8.15 P. M. tBeneflt performance for Baltimore County Public Health Association J. WALTER HOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market R. H. 'r.u'To1: , , , , E302 PARK Avi-:NIKE Balrimm-i-. nm. PRDITS ' X EGETABLES STEBBINS PETE'S GOODIES and 423 York Road ANDERSON Phone Towson 6 7 l Home-Made Candiesnlce Cream, Sodas, Pastries, Light Lunches Telephone Towson 795 THE ORIOLE Page 5 A GENUINE SUCCESS. Ye Festivulle of Christlnassc. Everyone knows that in unity there is strength. and so to produce just the best piece of work possible for a Christmas festival we decided that for once the Pests and the Norms were to be one. The Christmas festival was an un- dertaking. Imagine making our as- sembly hall suddenly become a meiiaeval castle hall. Also imagine our own modern boys and girls changed into ladies and knights and villagers of Ye old days. But it was done, and it was the hand of Miss Alta Thompson, who waved the fairy wand. The Music Clubs, Craft Club, Art Club, the Music De- partment, the Physical Education Department and several other school organizations were her able assist- ants. Miss Helen Perdue was her right hand lady, we might say, and made the stage assume all the dignity of a Lord's throne room in ancient times. The setting was tthe throne room and castle hall of a Lord of high birthg the time was Christmas Eve. Let us become a critic in the audi- ence and view this festival. There is nothing missing. There the Lord and Lady sit with the royal children nearby. The Herald, the Lord of Misrule and the Jester each has his place in the Castle Hall. The Lady of the Castle is Miss Katherine Hagan, and a fine lady she makes with her graceful poise and Titian hair. The Lord is Rudolph Eavey, and he carries his part well. Per- haps it would be more critic-like to make out a cast: Herald-Verna Viett. Lord of Misrule--Jack Stone, Jester-Komazawa de Sambourg. Minstrel-Savilleklatthews. Tumhler-Emma Sutherland. l l i l l i i i l i l , l l l l en the children with their grotesque faces and costumes! But as soon as their antics start all fear is for- gotten in the laughter that follows. The choir boys, led by a boy bishop. chant as they come into the great hall. There are songs of good cheer and of Christmas tide sung by all, and the Lords and Ladies dance a lovely gavotte. A little wandering minstrel strays into the hall and tells a story of a wondrous beauty while the assemb- ly listens with rapt attention. A miracle play called God's Little Tumbler, is played by the , l choir boys. and an unknown boy , . who wanders in to the church gave the performance an ovation by the crowds assembled in the hall. The most beautiful of all is the Holy Vir- gin, who is seen as a statue set in the store wall of a monastery. The Lady of the Castle next tells the ever-wtonderful, ever glorious story of the Christ Child to her little ones, while the whole company list- ens in awe and silence. Thepicture made by this group decked in their mediaeval costumes. with their faces full of joy at being alive this Cliristmas Eve, and the sound of voices mingling together in such a glad chorus are things long to be remembered with a great deal of pleasure. KOMAZAVVA DE SAMBOURG. The Maryland Bulletin-Md. School for the Deaf: Your Christmas number has some good illustrations. The article of Henry Van Dyke's is well chosen for the first article in the paper, for it gives a beautiful story of the joy and love of Christmas. -Exchanges. Reeerved for STEWART QQ. Sr. 9. 4'too00OQOOOOOOO006000009000OOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOh l annual u.n.n.oo.oo.n.oo .nfs .oo.oo.u.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo,oo.oo.oo34.04.043430.00.00Oov.00.91.oo.oo.oo,oo,ov.oo.oo.u.u,oQ.oo.oo.oo.oo.u.0304.04.oo 4 i Hub l00 and Granite Silk Hose, 51.85 XVhen somebody adds to the spectrum, The Hub adds to Vts collection of Hub l00 and Granite silk hose. And ,Hnew colors are frequent. 'me Hub Virgin-Anna Trail. Baltimore I-Hill' flfllildil-Ella PGHFSHUI- ff--!-I-'Z'-I'OZ-Iv!-'Z'-Z-'2'-2 I ! Z ! I-'Z-'IHS'-I'-2-2-'Z'. 3'4'C'+'! 2 b'3 K 3 ! ! 2 2 !'+! 1 3 !'4b I would like to go right through the vast and name everyone, as alll hut we must go on with tlie!CHANLES STREET If . J, BALTIMORE Tire fool tells the story of Poor AT Lexrxcrmx lf if . 014 J MARYLAND Geneva, but it is not met with, ' applause as he had expected, because' if me-11 ffm fm' ffhffamel APPAREL FOR THE COLLEGE GIRLS iiniff. ' The first to arrive to make merry' with thr- castle- folk are the littlel Jqnd all ,he Smart Accessories waitsg they sing the Lancashire Wassuil Song. 'ppp yupl ing is ,Wm brought in by MAH. olam-:ns l II,I,l'II3 PROMPTLY t'-c fort-sters and placed in the great open hrf- place. v f+ . . . 00CO000QOOOOOQO00OOOOOOQQ000OQOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I ll P VIHM gphs vornp SH-'gn-lg, ac- o.n.oo,a.Q-o'oo,n,oo.oo.u.u.n,oo,n.:0.oo.oo.oo,oo,oo,oo.u'o4.oo'oo,oo,oo,oo0oo.oo'oe'won'oo,oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.n,n.oo.oo,oo,oo,oo.q ' l 'll 'ld X !g3iEs :f1f.'. gf3,..I1tgi..I.'3L,.V5,,3ii.,f2L533: S. 84 N. KATZ, JEWELERS SLSILVERSMITHS xl-lm'..Hlr'1lfphl'liij4 hall and make it Cash 105-111 N, CHARLES STREET Cr dit Q Q ,. 'MQ' v l- ', ,Qoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooovoooo ooo ooooooov Ih .Xlnnum I, . llov. thr 5 f right .,..,..,..,.,....,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,M,..,N,..,..,.,..,N,...M,N...,.,..,.,N,.,.,..,.,.,.3...,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,.,..,..,..,..,..,.., TI-IE ORIOLE Page 7 RABBI LAZARON INTERPRETS! PALESTINE. A rare privilege attended us on! December 11, 1924, when Rabbit Lazaron of the Baltimore Hebrew Temple, spoke to us about the beau- tiful country of Palestine as he saw it while there with Dr, Birkhead. As an introduction he said: I am, a teacher like you. Some day you will be ranked among the teachers of teachers with an unusual opportun-1 ity. A teacher paints pictures in! character. He makes and builds characters with God. l I cannot understand, he said further, how any group of people preparing to be teachers can be de- void of religious feeling or senti- ment. Every one of us have a mys-4 tic attitude toward life. A veryl young person wants to relate himself with this life. Building on this sen-F timenft of mysticism we come upon! the concept of God, who is the Su- preme Mind and Will I Palestine is only forty miles, wide and one hundred and twentyl miles long. The distance from here! to Washington represents its width,x and the distance fromhere to New, York represents its length. One, visiting this land understands how, it had something to do with the' messages in the Bible. Palestine has given to Jew and Christian a' wonderful religion, a religion which has transformed the lives of so many people in the world. This country, viewed from the Mount of, Olives Where vistas of infinite space! are opened-slit through by a great gorge 1,000 feet below sea level,! raised to the height of 6,000 feet. high by Mt. Hebron, whose climate is as the Arctic, whereas the deserts of Judea are torrid, and adorned by the marvelous colored Dead Sea to the south-is the stage for the page- antry of the past: As one gazes up- on this scene the history of the Bible rises before you. This Bibli- cal land helped me to better under-I stand my Bible. There are some passages in the Psalms especially which this land helped me to know and understand better. One day while traveling. through a. dusty road with -my friend, while the sun was shining down upon us with its intense heat, we were becoming very thirsty. Sud- denly we saw not far in the distance, in the shadow of the olives trees, a spring around which many people had gathered to rest themselves and to become refreshed by the sparkling crystad waters. Now I can read with much more meaning: 'Hide me in the shadow of thy wing,' 'and my soul thirsteth for thee. my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land where no water 1s.' . ' ' It seems to me that if we are go- ing to mould character we must un-Y derstand this mysticism. It is with- in your power to understand through the all embracing spirit of love. My soul athirst for God must transform mysticism into vital power from God, who is love. We all have Him in common. All about us are perplexing prob- lems. Might and power have never solved them. The law cannot solve them. Public opinion cannot solve them, because it is not sensitized enough. People need an overwhelm- ing motive that will lift their souls into the realm of divinity to charge them with a great faith, a great con- suming faith in God, to solve their problems The Rabbi continued: One night my friend and I went to the Mount of Olives. It was a Palestine moon- light night. Before us was the city of Jerusalem, from which shone the great dome of the Mosque of Mo- hammed, the Tower of the Greeks and Latins, and the Dome of the Synagogue, and all about lay the silence of the night. Do you remem- ber the passage in the New Testa- ment where Christ said unlto Peter, 'Why could ye not watch with me one hour?' Anyone witnessing one of these still, dreamy Judean nights might well understand how sleep must have fallen upon Peter and his fellow disciples on that memorable night. But men and women must watch, not one hour, but many hours. He concluded his talk by saying: In the building of God's Kingdom it is not the potentate, nor the Statesman, but you young men and women who must work modestly and quietly at moulding the character of those who shall be of the Kingdom of God. This is your task. May God fit you to serve Him. LIONEL BURGESS. THE COURT LUNCH and ICE CREAM PARLOR. Cigars, Candy Soda .MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Avenue TOWSON, MD. Established 1868 Towson Branch of LEWIS H. BENNETT 85 SON, Inc. I Plumbing and Heating Jobbing 4 Chesapeake Ave., Towson, Md. Telephone Towson 505. EDUCATION PAYS The youth trying to find himself. The young worker seeking to in- crease his powers. The professional man ambitious to serve better. The statesman wishing to improve democratic government. The farmer eager to make the most of the land. The manufacturer needing reliable workmen. ' The merchant searching for intelli- gent buyers. The person of leisure pursuing the enduring satisfactions. The religionist who wants right con- duct from high motives. Any one who cherishes the full, richer life 'of continued growth and improvement. --From The Journal of National Education Association. Telephone Towson 261 and 215 GEO. H. STIEBER Table Delicacies, Select Meats, Fancy Groceries TOWSON - - MARYLAND MASON 'S GARAGE XVILLYS-KNIGHT 8: OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and Xvillow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md. WILLIAM KOERNER A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. llochschild-Kohn 8 Co. Page 8 THE ORIOLE RADIOS BEAT FOR FUN. Intelligence tests are a. wonderful invention. There has been so much said for and against them that even if they weren't any good they would justify their existence by being a good topic for conversation. Juniors do not know much about them except that they are one more thing they have to go through before entering. But to a Senior, the privilege of having his intelligence tested is a rare scientific treat. This is the way we were indulged here. All the Seniors assembled at 9.00 in the morning with questions in their hearts and expectation on their faces. Mr. Woelfel, sonorous- ly but comfortingly told us what we already knew. Then we went to different rooms. There we sat and waited. We waited until the tests cameg then we started and then we worked. We had one test right af- ter the other. and then we had some more. There were completion tests which if you didn't complete will complete you. Completion tests are exceed-N ingly interesting as they allow more room for imagination. They would permit still more if it were not necessary to make true and sensible statements. Arithmetic tests arei about the worst. They're worse in more ways than one. They make you tired. then they make you mad and frequently make you stop. Stopping is about the best part of intelligence tests. lt's such a relief, for then the fun begins. All the Seniors assemble in groups around the halls. and in low, modulated tones discuss intelligence tests in general and the ones just taken in particular. All the Seniors. 1 think. will agree that intelligence tests are, as has been said before. a wonderful in- Hurry driver,he shouted, I must not tarry along the way. And then he started back again, On the same road he traveled be- foreg My but he was tired and sad As anyone of yore. Out on the balcony stood his wife Calling, hurry, you're late, Come! come in, quick! The dinner's in an awful state. Where are your bottles, asked she: And, oh, guess what he saidg I dropped them, oh! oh! or! But quick, I must be fed. And so the party went on fine, And everyone was gay, so gay, And now they want to wish to you A merry, merry good day. . CAROLYN GREEN. ' Sixth Grade. .lohn Gilpin got upon his horse once more, Determined he, to reach the inn, Though he was very tired and sore. But now the horse was full played out And could carry him no more, But how he reached the inn- l can tell, no more. , JOHN MCCARTY, N - Sixth Grade. The horse, it would not take him there, And sorely did he mourn, :He was to have for dinner there, l Chickens, beans and corn. i 'And so he got himself a horse And rode into the town, And there his good spouse welcomed 1 him vention. They are a good substitute! And bade him to Sit down. for classes. They are peculiarly , interestin and they furnish a com-1 g D . mon topic for conversatiin. GRACE JONES. The Sixth Grade of the Normal Elementary decided in their Liter- ature class that the ballad, John, Gilpin's Hide, needed more stanzas to complete it. The class wanted to see John Gilpin get back to Edmon- ton, where he and his wife were to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Each child wrote what he thought would be a titting conclusion. As to how they fit we will let you decide for yourself. And there he stood. Without a cap or wig. And so around he looked And hailed a passing rig. To Edmonton, to Edmonton. To Edmonton and awayg RUTH PARR, Sixth Grade. He ordered chair And ordered a wig, When John got to Ware They danced a jig. 1 Yet good John Gilpin Dined at Ware, With his thoughtful wife And children fair. So ends the Golden Wedding dayg Good luck to them We hope and pray. NORMA LEWIS, Sixth Grade. She-l don't know anything about football. Tell me the names of the positions. He-Alright, I'll start at the end. 7 She-That's not necessary. Start tat the beginning. WESTERN MARYLAND BASKET BALL TRIP. ll. The Western Maryland trip was a success. We won two games and lost one. Both the boys and girls defeated Frostburg Normal. We lost to Hagerstown High School. The games were well played. Little individual playing was seen, each man played for his team, and that is the kind of work that wins games. We fully expect to win when the Hagerstown team visits us at home this Saturday. VVhat The Gir1s'Did At Hagerstown. We seldom like rain, but we cer- tainly liked to see it rain at Hagers- town Saturday night, January 17th. It seems when it rains, Normal can always shineg and shine we did. Line-up-Forwards-H. Neff, K. Wilson, center-K. de Sambourg Capt.Jg side center-E. Hanwayg guards-M. Albright, V. Donelsong G. Hilgenberg was substituted for M. IAlbright in the second half. The lother subs were: K. Finnell and iW. Griffin, but they werenot put in, ' Wilsoii starred on the free shots. The entire team starred. 'The team- work was excellent. Neff shot four field goals and two free shots. Wil- son shot three field goals and three free shots. The opposite team made thirteen fouls. Our team made four fouls. The final score stood as follows: Frostburg, 155 Normal 18. KEENE'S York Road and Burke Avenue TOWSON, MD. THE HERGENRATHER STORES Headquarters for School Supplies Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens Eversharp and Ingersoll Pencils Stationery, Kodaks, Films Spalding's Sporting Goods Sweaters and Keds Towson - - - Maryland THE ROSE 'BEAUTY SHOPPE Manicuring, Hair Dressing, Facial Massaging, Scalp Treatment, Bobbing and Shampooing York Road and Burke Avenue Telephone Towson 577 Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The . BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. . THE ORIOLE Page 9 FROM THE ANNUAL ROLL CALL OF STATES IN AN EDUCA- TIONAL EXCHANGE. Maryland-Considerably m o r e than normal growth in silent read- ing and arithmetic reasoning in graded and rural schools resulting from October and May State-wide tests and supervisory follow-up work with more ,lthan 65,000 elementary school children: standard results in both subjects achieved in graded schools: standard results in arith- metic achieved in rural schools.- Albert S. Cook, State Superintendent of Schools, Baltimore. January is the birth month of many famous Americans-Betsy Ross on the first, Lucretia Mott on the third, Alexander Hamilton on the fourth, Benjamin Franklin on the seventeenth, Daniel Webster on the eighteenth, Robert E. Lee and Edgar Allan Poe on the nineteenth, and William McKinley on the twenty- ninth. YVHO'S XVI-IO IN THE ADRIINIS- TRATION CLUB. Miss Lida Lee Tall has a big new responsibility this year. The Balti- more City Training School for Teach- ers has been combined with the Maryland State Normal School at Towson, Maryialnd, 'by agreement between the Board of Education of Baltimore and the State Board of Education. Miss Tall is the princi- pal of the new school. Those who know her look for more fine contri- butions in the sphere of the prepar- I 1 ation of teachers. Our best wishes, are with her.-Administration Club Notes, Weekly Bulletin T. C. OPPORTUNITY. tBlynn Edwin Davis.l The teacher has the noblest task The hungering heart of man could ask: To point the way, to educate, To vivify, to recreate, To banish strife, bring surest hope, To light the way for those who BT0139- To ope new worlds, throw steadying light, Remove the doubt, confirm the right, With living fact in diligence T0 motivate intelligence, With patient seeking find the soul And nurture it to perfect whole, With noblest art make those who plod ' Look up and swing in step with God. -Exchange. High: Its organiz- and the ar- The Meteor-Pocomoke We like your paper. ation is especially good ticles are well written. Your page' Flashes From The Meteor is clever and interesting. THE SHOT TOWER. At a Wednesday assembly Miss Harriet Marine. the historian of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, spoke to us about the Shot Tower in Baltimore. The brief history of this historical landmark began with the War of 1812. John McKim, one of the merchant kings of Baltimore, wanted to build the largest shot tower in the world. He sent men to Europe to study and obtain pictures of the various types of such towers. The building of this mammoth structure was a huge piece of work As it now stands it is two hundred and forty- three feet three inches high and rests on a foundation of solid rock. The walls are ten feet thick and are made of the best brick in the world. Most Marylanders don't realize what a significant landmark the Shot Tower is. It is the only reproduction of the Roman Needle's Eye. The American Historical Society by valiant efforts have saved this most famous shot tower. It is the desire of the people to place a beacon light on top of it as a memor- ial for the boys who died in the World War, thus giving it a double significance. BETH CAPLES, Sr. 12. HOXY TO NL-IKE 'THE BEST OF LIFE. We shall learn from geography the importance of environment, and from history the annoying but use- ful truth that all acts have conse- quences, and that these consequences cannot be escaped. Also that so- ciety is forever moving on, evolving out of something into something elseg that there is nothing final or absolute, no goal, but a succession of goals, that everything is always in a state of flux or change, and that this is the very essence and meaning of life! Such knowledge will be reinforced by some study of science in its main principles. Through combining geography and history with some science, and in no other way, shall we become possessed of the supreme idea of evolution forti- fied by the full, conscious conviction that natural laws cannot be circum- vented. Without a realization of this supreme conception, and with- out this guiding conviction, complete living can be naught but a sentimen- tal dream, for the reason that the material is lacking for sound judg- ment of aims, conduct, and life- values.-Arnold Bennett. St. .lohn's Collegian--St. John's Col- lege: You have a snappy paper. Your Campus Column is good and your humorous department is surely on the job. l PRODUCTS DE LUXE FROM l OUR EXCHANGES. l A GOOD INFLUENCE. 1 Education Week, in teaching the 'value of education, calls to mind the question, ls the school a good in- fiuence in the community? There are many beneficial things that the school can do for the pupils and for the community as a whole. A good school can be the making of a com- munity. 55t gives the young people something to interest themselves in, which will keep their minds employ- ed with something worth while. It interests the parents in community enterprises, because they are inter- ested in the school through their children. It serves as an outlet to the enthusiasm which is a part of young peopdle's nature. It gives the young people a chance to develop physically by sponsoring wholesome games and sports of all kinds. There are also 'ways that a school can injure the community. There is a saying, a town is no better than its leaders. The high school pupils of today will soon be the leaders in tl1e country. If a school teaches the actual requirements for a good edu- cation, but instills the wrong spirit of citizenship into the pupils, it would be better not to have a school at all, for, an educated bad man is worse than an uneducated one. It is for the development of good citi- zenship in the school that we are working, and it is to this end that education week was inaugurated. -Alcohi Mirror. GETTING OUT A PAPER. Getting out a paper is no picnic. If we print jokes, folks say we are silly. If we don't they say we are too serious. If we publish original matter, they say we lack variety. If we publish things from another paper, we are too lazy to write. If we stay on the job, we ought to be out rustling news. If we are rustling news we are not attending to the business in our own department. If we don't print contributions, we don't show proper appreciation. If we do print them, the paper is filled with junk. Like as not some fellows will say we swiped this from an exchange- We did. ARCHERY. Why do you use paint? asked a violinist of his daughter. For the same reason that you use rosin, papa. How is that? I Why, to help me draw my beau. -Frederick High Flyer. I w p28 on 1-age 10 THE ORIOLE ov , A Xxx 3'5 .4- 4 Y r pl' VF. tm QQ - 3 we 3-' .. -'r9?L BEAl l'll+'l.'L VIEWS FROM VVESTERN MARYLAND. ADVICE TO PRACTICE TEACHERS-fWISE AND OTHERWISE. A Practice teaching isn't what it's cracked up to be. Its better. Yet look! Some people shudder at the: mention of it. Why is this? Theyl have never experienced the real situ-, atio. l'lltell you whyg it's because some one who was not overly suc- cessful has told them of all the dith- cult problems. Here are some of the things that will probably come to you. Mr. - did not obtain near the mark ing school that Miss - did, yet he ac-I complished more in practice teach-i ing. I wonder why this is? There'sf a reason--Several of them. First we recognize the individual differ- ences in both students and techers. One ofthe first differences is wisdomi Xvhat is wisdom? Here is a defini tion that l found to be very good: Wisdom is common sense used in, an uncommon way. Probably Miss' - could answer factual questions in! discussion better than Mr. I One of the many questions that presents itself to a practice teacher is how to get along? According to my finding. you need to be a good, disciplinarian. To one who has had' no experience whatever this is easier said than done. There are several, possible roads to this goal, but I have, found this to be the best. Speak in a low tone of voice, then the chil-. dren will necessarily be quiet in order' to hear. Smile once in a whileg this: is a big factor towards an orderly, class room. Give plenty and variousi kinds of seatwork. Be on the play- ground at recess even if you only supervise the play. Vlfhen you come to class don't expect the class toy come to order immediately. Allow' them about thirty seconds to get quiet, otherwise it will take several minutes and you will lose in the long l ' l I above suggestions there is still dis- order in tl1e classroom. It's nat- ural. I'd try a teacher out myself. In such a case, although it is con- trary to the theory of moral suasion which is taught here at Normal, I would suggest you take the bull by the horns. In a rural school have plenty of good seatwork for all grades, for Satan tinds mischief for idle hands to do. As I have said before, diversify this. for variety is the spice of life. Connect all subjects in such a man- ner as to arouse interest. Then. too, there is your critic teacher to think ofg a stand-in with her is a valuable asset. You can't tell me. I know. These few sugestions may be helpful. Make all lesson plans three days ahead of time. Use new methods of giving children an understanding of the subject at hand. If you see a thing needs at- tention. attend to it as if it were your own schoolg don't wait to be told. Remember, you can't get more out of teaching than you put into it. Now, here is my conclusion as to why Mr. A got a better mark than Miss - in practice teaching. Little of anything that has to do with your teaching ability can be found in a book. Miss -, like most girls, crarns from books. so has not been able to think out a new method of putting a thing across or find any text book that will make her think automatically in a new situation. The solution to such problems isn't in a book. Therefore Mr. - is a better teacher because he can think for himself when the occasion arises. Another final thought is this: Every teacher. l believe, even if she teaches few facts, should try his or her best to develope good citizenship and initiative. No one should labor long under the false impression that teaching is a snap: it is a great responsibility, it is the biggest job ln all the world. HAROLD McCAANN, CU'LTIVATE A SMILE. Do you want a life of sunshine s And a bright and pleasant way? Do you want the name Good Fel- low From the folks you meet each day lfyou do, get ready for it- You will find the job worth whileg ,Be an optimist and ever Cultivate a sunny smile. :Smiles are catching-more contagi- l ous ' Than the And if you Soon Will Thus the measles any dayg smile then another fall into the way: World will be made brighter, Shorter'll be the longest mile Over which you're called to travel, If you cultivate a smile. -Selected. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMIBER CO. Dealers in Coal. Lumber, Hardware, . Builders' Supplies, Towson, Md. Rlderwood, Md. YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARB tFour Wheel Brakesj F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 I TOWSON SHOE STORE ' L. EOKER, Prop. York and Joppa R0ad.s, First Glass Shoe Bepairlng run. Probably after observing the, Senior 13. TOWSON, MD. l J NJ - L One good Word can To be fond of learn- w a r m three winter ing is to be at the gate months. of knowledge. Vol. 4-No. 5 FEBRUARY, 1925 Published Monthly by Students of Maryland State Nomxal School, Towson, Md. SHAPE YOUNG LIFE WITH- BEAU'I'IFUL MATERIAL. l fMiss Tall's February Messagel Walt Whitman understood the, psychology of growth and develop-5 ment in a child. Do you know hisl poem:-There was a child went forth every day and the thing he looked upon, that object he became. And that object became part of him--the family usages, the langu- age, the company, the furniture, the yearning and swelling heart, his own parents, the streets, men and women crowding fast in the streets, the village on the highland, the schooner, the strata of colored clouds, these became part of that child who went who now goes, forth every day. Sometimes I going forth in our schools day by day never looking upon real beautyl --the beauty of a comforting, clean. room, of a beautiful, soft-tinted wall, of a lovely color print hung to catch the soul's eye and satisfy the spirit.l Sometimes I think all the world-f particularly the children in our American schools are acquiring the obnoxious habit of using a strident voice because the teacher's voice fails to be soft, controlled. rich in tonal quality, and beautiful to the ear. Have you ever listened in the corri- dor of a school like ours between classes? W'hat will the voices of the children of the next generation be like if Whitman is right? The things we look upon, the sounds We. hear, the sights we see-those ob-I jects we become. Sometimes I think the love for poetry and the love for reading poetry just for ourselves, or to a dear friend, is becoming a lost possession. I wonder whether it is because of the very set and academic way in which we dissect and analyze the poems We think we are teaching in our schools. The other day a First Grade child looking at the' snow exclaimed: The snow is like a. sheet along the grass, and the teacher said it made the tears come to her eyes to hear the beautiful thought emerging SDODU-IHGOHSIY from his poetic consciousness. Chil- dren love beautiful things instinc- tively and give out sincere and beau- tiful thought until the Wrong en- vironment engulfs and stifles them. Perhaps not all children can frame their thought as beautifully as did Katherine, in a Seventh Grade when she wrote the following poem, but' who knows until they express them- selves? One way might be to build forth every day, and and will always go think children are for them, through their seven or eight grades in the elementary school, an anthology, every poem of which they would love and some of which they might even create them- selves. Katherine wrote: SUNRISE. I've never seen the great sun rise, For then l am in bed, The sands of slumber in my eyes . Hold down my drowsy head. I think the sun climbs up the sky. And throws the clouds away, Then girds her flaming tunic high And strides to meet the day. Soft kissed by bird's wings is her head- Her feet, caressed by trees, She turns their leaves to gold and red And stoops to drink the seas. . A SAVANNAH SUPERINTEN- DENT'S MESSAGE. Superintendent C. H. LeVitt, who wrote the following articles, received his master's Degree from Teachers' College, Columbia. He is a con- tributor to several magazines and the writer of a prize story in Col- liers. We quote the following from the National Magazine: He Sells Education. Here is an educator who insists that education is a business-the most exacting in its demands, the most far-reaching in its influence, the biggest job in all the world. He believes that the schools have a product to sell, and the more people who can be made to feel a need for the product, the more enthusiastic they will be in spending for it to the limit, With him ,the teacher is the educational salesman de luxe and the pupils are the customers who must be satisfied. If the customers are not satisfied, then there must be something wrong either with the product or the selling plans of the salesman. If the educational stock does not move, either change the sales talk or get a fresh stock of goods. A BIG KICK. Jack- So your father demurred at first because he did'nt want to lose you? Peg- Yes, but I won his consent. I told him that he would not lose me, but gain a son-in-law to boot. Jack- H'm! I don't like that last expression. -Exchange. M E T H O D OF PROMOTING WORLD FRIENDSHIP THROUGH EDUCA- TION. A synopsis of Mr. Batchelor's plan which won third prize in the World Peace contest: ln brief, the plan for promoting world peace includes provision for an international bureau of education to be composed of educators elected by the educators of the individual countries. Maintenance of this bureau would be furnished by each country's paying, on an installment system, one-half of the total amount of its war debts for the establish- ment of an endowment fund. Any country not carrying War debts would contribute to the fund in pro- portion to its population. This bureau should receive the re- cognition and cooperation of the League of Nations to carry out its aims extensively. Among its aims are thesezlto revise text-books from the kindergarten on through the col- lege with the purpose of eradicating all national and race prejudices, in - other words, international text books. l This International Bureau of Edu- 'cation is to extend its influence vthrough the supervision of exchange scholarships, recreation, play writ- Qing, and contests. Each subject of the elementary school and secondary school curricula in each country is lto be carefully investigated and re- vised with the thought of world- wide unification. For scientific in- fvestigation and research this bureau ,is to act as an international educa- tional clearing-house. The ultimate aims of this bureau are to internationally control educa- tion, to work for the preservation of natural resources, and to influence world peace in politics. The foundation upon which the successful operation of this plan is built is plain, every-day education, unlimited participation by all coun- tries, equal opportunities to all na- ltions for democratic educational growth, and, lastly, the election of people of the highest intelligence, education, and enthusiasm to its controlling organization. - , Captain- All is lost! We can- not save the ship! Moses- Do you hear what he says, Ikey? The ship is going to sink! Ikey- Vel1, let it sink! Vat do ve care-ve don't own it! --Exchange. Page 2 THE ORIOLE WHAT ORAL EXPRESSION MEANS T0 ME. li was such a miserable day! The soul moaned-life-what is it-tthe heart beat-l am so weary-and the body echoed-tired - tired--tired! I had to flee somewhere-l had to flee somewhere-anywhere. ln the topmost gallery of the theater I watched the puppet show of women flaunting their beauty, men laughing -clowning-and whose very laugh- ter brought me to tears. And then a voice- No red rose in all my gar- den! Ah, on what little things does happiness depend. ' I have read all that the wise men have written,' and all the secrets of philosophy are mine, yet for want of a red rose is' my life made wretched. Spellbound, I drank thirstily at that foundation of Words. I have put the sound of this treasured voice in a. hidden corner of my chamber of remembrances- And there will I keep you forever, Yes, forever and a dayg Till the walls shall crumble to ruin. And moulder in dust away. lt was not until I studied oral ex- pression that I began to understand why this voice affected me so. It was the melody, the rhythm, the feeling, the delicious quality of the voice that I instinctively responded to-that I now know. ln the case of the teacher a real-. ization has come to just what the voice means not only to her, but tot the pupils. Day in, day out, the, voice of the teacher drones on, on endlessly, But what of this voice? ls it pleasing, soft, low, sweet, sym- pathetic? Alas! how many times it is only a cross word puzzle-with' the emphasis on the cross! What then are some of the funda- mental facts to be considered in re- lation to speaking? An audience almost always sees a speaker's body before it hears its voice, says Wool- bert. Thus a correct DOSUIYG, One which is neither stiff nor awkward, but graceful, should assuredly be cultivated. Stage fright, one of the speakers' greatest enemies, can be cured by relaxation of muscles not needed 10 accomplish the thing you are trying to do. -VVoolbert. lf one were to go behind the Scenes upon hearing a clear, live voice, hr: would find that good health THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court Ilonsf- Plaza TOXVSON - MARYLAND f'Iu-ckiiig .-U1-mints, SIIYTIIKH .U-counts t'ln'ls1n1us Having-4 Club g.1uf,. In-posit lhwf-3-1. VZ. lntt-rf-ug Puiql on Savings reigns there. A sweet voice is the gift of the gods-and good health is the'case for this jewel. The mind that cannot find an out- let is in a prison, and the voice that 'is unpleasant only thrusts the mind 'back into its prison. There are four elements that bring change into the sound of the voice: the quality or timbre, force ' . . or volume, time or rate, and pitch or melody. A voice that is alive need not be loud. The quality of the voice can lbe regulated by correct breathing. Pitch is the agent for delicate shad- ings of meaning and unless quality, force and time are mastered, pitch cannot be mastered. Good articu- lation and pronunciation are also not to be despised. All of the above qualities are good and yet-there is something sadly lacking! - something th at will smooth the rough stones o'er which the teacher must tread, and that is enthusiasm and interest in her work. Words may roll perfectly from I I I l i enthusiasm and wholeheartedness back of them the words will never knock at the doors of her pupils' hearts and minds. Words may roll like the precious stones from the mouth of the cruel stepdaughter in the fairy tale of long ago, but unless they have sincerity back of them they too will turn to foul toads, snakes and mice. Words cannot come from the mouth aloneg they must come from the heart also! 'Can you imagine Patrick Henry saying with his lips only, Give me liberty or give me death ? If he had so spoken his ut- terances would never have echoed until 1925. Last, but not least, comes what to say-and the answer of course is something interesting - anything worthwhile, but it must be interest- gingl And so- Chide me not, laborious band For the idle flowers I broughtg Every aster in my hand Goes home loaded with a thought. the teaeher's lips, but if she has not , SOPHIE MINDEL, Jr. 3. ': T : : : : : :'': : : : : : 2'4 : : Z I : 2 : : : : : : : : : : : :W:W: : : : : : : : : : z : : : : : : :' Compliments of 'WYE BLACKGL DECKER MFG.CO. 7 OWSON HEIGHT S BAL? HUORE, MD. 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The Bureau Of Education, Home Division, Hfashington, D. C., XVill Furnish Transportation. A boy, lying in the shade of a tree one hot summer day, was asked by a passerby what he was doing. I am travelling around the world, sir, was the answer. The thousands who travel in this way may do so for a better purpose and see many more things than those who buy steam- ship and train tickets and go from place to place. Reading is the one thing of which we cannot get enough in school to fulfill our heart's desire. Besides the lack of reading there is a lack of school days. The average is about one thousand days for each person. For many the days are less than that amount. But all, if they will, can find much time for reading after work for schoo-lj hours: Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Form a taste for reading and acquire the reading habit. He who becomes familiar with a large part of the best literature of the world tills his mind with helpful ideas and noble ideals and gains something of the finest culture the world can offer. His mind and heart will become richer and his life happier as the years go by. He will finally become a broadminded, intel- ligent man of the World and a citizen of all time instead of an ignorant, narrow-minded inhabitant of some restricted locality, without knowl- edge of the past and Without outlook on the future. There are many who feel they could accomplish much in the way of reading if they had the proper direc- tion. To help and encourage these earnest and industrious people the United States Bureau of Education has established a Home Education Division, This division offers many courses, sixteen in all, from which everyone is certain to find one to suit his needs. Besides, no one is re- stricted to one course. Five courses have been prepared since the war, and more lists are being compiled. The time limit for each course is three years. With the enrollment blank is sent a leaflet containing the reference books for the course which is selected and all specinc require- ments. Books of all courses should be read once except those of Course No. 1, which must be read twice dur- ing the three years following enroll- ment. Notification should be sent to the oflice at the beginning of each reading and at the end of the read- ing, and a summary should be sub- mitted. Credit will not be given for reading done previous to enroll- ment. When summaries of all books have been written and ac- i i I L cepted by the Bureau, test questions are se11t to readers. If the answers give evidence of intelligent reading. a certificate will be awarded bearing the seal of the United States Bureau of Education and signed by the Commissioner of Education. The Bureau does not furnish or lend books. They may be secured from the local libraries or purchased from dealers or publishers! The following courses are ready I V for distribution: Course No. 1- P 1-Great Literary Bible. 2.-Masterpieces of World's Liter- ature. 3.-Reading Course for Parents. 4.-Miscellaneous Reading for Boys. -Miscellaneous Reading for 5. Girls. 6.-Thirty Books of Great Fiction. -Thirty World Heroes. 7. 8.-American Literature. 9.-Thirty American Heroes. 10.-American History. 11.-France and her History. 12.-Heroes of American Democ- racy. What Yesterday Means for Today. 13,-The Call of the Blue Waters. Consists of Seamanship, Navigation, Marine Engineering. 14.-Iron and Steel. ' 15.-Shipbuilding-the Industry, 1 i the Shipyard, Steel Ships, YVood, i Ships. 1 6 .-Machine Shop VVork. To secure enrollment blank andl list of books write asking for num-W ber of the course to- Home Education Division, 4 Bureau of Education, f Washington, D. Cf sl-,HAH KATZOFF, sr. 9. -li i PATRIOTISIVI. Patriotism should apply to our school feeling as well as our feeling for our country. What is the mat- ter? All sorts of dissatisfied grumb- lings are heard. I rather think it is because we are trying to find the The Courant-Hyattsville High: Your paper is full of news and shows cooperation among the vari- ous departments. We sincerely hope that the rumors of a school orches- tra will prove to be a fact and that you will soon be represented by a musical organization. Teachers' College Heights-Bowling Green, Ky.: Greetings, Southerners of the Bluegrass region! You have a. very attractive group of buildings in a charming location. We are anxious to hear more about your student activities. Phone. Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT :iz CO. 324 VV. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins 8x Rings FRANK A. PERSOHN AND SON 'iii' OFFICE HOURS: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. Sat. 7 P. M.-9 P. M. EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS 426 York Road TOWSON - - MARYLAND BALTIMORE OFFICE: Gay and Monument Sts. faults instead of the good things. Wake up! Get a piece of papel Put down all your grievances on one side, and then compare them with situations that would have to be met in other Normal Schools or accred- ited colleges. Then get out the things that we can do and compare them with the privileges other Nor- mal Schools and colleges have. Some people seem to have the idea that all a Normal School course should have is a course in social behavior, with all the trimmings. Remember that we are being trained to be competent teachers, able to meet any situation, not to be parlor lizards and social butterflies. We cannot become teachers without training and knowl- edge. C. D. F., Sr. 13. TO TUDENTS This coupon and S?-3.0On1ay be used to purchase six of our regular 359.00 a dozen photographs with one of our regular 550.00 a dozen photographs, if presented during the scholastic year. JOHN A. SELBY. Mgr, T H E A T E L IE R 103 West Lexington Street BALTIMORE, MD. Page 4 THE ORIOLE . LTEQEEQEF tu--- PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, TOWVSON. MD. Managing Editor: ALICE L. MUNN Business Managers: JOHN GILDEA EARL PRICE Advertising Managers: MARGARET ESKRIDGE CORNELIA CANNON MARY LOUISE HOFFMAN Circulation Managers: ANNA TRAIL C.-XTHARINE HAGAN l'lCIt'l:I: Une Dollar For Ten Copies. FEBRUARY, 1925. THE HOUSE THAT WE BUILD. On February 2nd, Rev. Mark Depp of the Towson Methodist Episcopal Church addressed the assembly of the Normal School concerning Liv- ing in the House that We Build. The first startling remark was: Nothing is ever forgotten. Often little acts of meanness are done and we think they are gone, but we are only fooled to think thus. Their in- fluence remains with us until the! end. Lady Macbeth tried in vain to' wash the blood from her hands. Her fate is typical of the one which, comes from the sting of unkindness,i from acts of selfishness and untruth-i fulness. Everything we do, feel,l see, becomes a part of us forever. l Life is the house we build, andl we must live in it forever. If we, desire a superior house the founda-I tion must be firm and the materials' used must be of superior quality. We must build this house with a spirit of becoming humilitty. Egot- ism and conceit can never withstand the stormy winds that are sure to come. The foundation, the beams! and the rafters, must be welded one to the other with truthfulness. Hail- stones of hate can never enter in when truth covers every crevice. From the windows of this house there must beam a shining light of unsellishness, liberality on all sides. Then too, there must be confidence and faith in fellowmeng for how can men trust us, if we do not trust others? l Every one ought to do right audi every man can do what he ought to do. llc ought to build this house of, Life in such a way that when the last guest has been received and has de-l parted with a smile he can look thei world in the face and say, 'I am mas- ter of my fate, and captain of my' soul.' : Inspiration came to all of us dur-i ing the address: we enjoyed it and we are hoping for a speedy reappear- anco of Mr. Depp. i I i INTERESTING ASSEMBLIES. The assembly in the auditorium of the M. S. N. S. on Monday, January 19, was indeed interesting and enter- taining. Beth Caples favored us with a solo, The Japanese Maiden From Gaynor. lt was so pleasing and so vivid that we imagined our- selves in the midst of fluttering cherry blossoms conversing in her native language with the little lady from Japan. Dr. Esther Richards, a diagnosti- cian at Johns Hopkins University, delivered a lecture on Habit, Practically all nervous diseases in adults can be traced back to child- hood habits. The moody boy or girl who desires to play alone, who spends hours in idle day dreaming, who thinks the world is at odds with all his wishes and desires, needs special care and attention. These traits are foreign to a happy life when young, so stamp them out. There are three attitudes which must be considered during childhood education' the parential attitude, the teacher's attitude, and the child's attitude. All must be in harmony with each other if undesirable traits of character are to be inhibited. LANIER DAY. The assembly period on February sixth was devoted to the memory of the poet, Sidney Lanier, whose birth- day is February third. Agnes Garrett acted as chairman of the Assembly and introduced each member. Miss Thompson, of the English Department, gave an appreciation of Lanier's life and work in Baltimore as poet, first flute in the Peabody Orchestra and lecturer at the Johns Hopking University. She read The Marshes of Glynn, a poem which embodies the poet's longings for spiritual freedom and shows his great musical genius. Edna Carter sang The Ballad of Trees and the Master, a poem of great beauty enhanced by its musi- cal setting. Vonstanco Haines gave The Song of the Chattahoochee which has a message for even small children who will readily follow its music. Mr. Frank Gottlieb came to us from Baltimore to tell of his ac- quaintance with the poet, next to whom he played in the Peabody Or- chestra. Mr. Gottlieb played on his flute several selections which were the poet's favorites. The profound silence and the happy faces in the thronged assembly hall testihed to our appreciation. To make sure that Lanier Day, with the opportunity it brings for beauty, will be remembered next year, a student chairman was elect- ed from the Junior class. The honor fell to Marie Walschmidt. After the Assembly Miss Thompson and Agnes Garrett went with Mr. Gottlieb to Greenmount Cemetery where in the name of the Mary- land State Normal School Mr. Gott- lieb placed our wreath on the grave of his friend, the poet, Sidney Lan- ier. WHAT IS MARYLAND DOING IN P U B LI C EDUCATION THAT IS OF INTEREST- T0 THE OTHER STATES? On February 9th, State Superin- tendent Albert S. Cook in an assemb- ly presented the students of the Nor- mal School with some topics for thought. The all important theme being, What Is Maryland Doing In Public Education That Is Of Interest to Other States For facilitating discussion the subject was divided into four parts: 113 What are some advantages of the county unit sys- tem?g Q21 How do you distribute the State school fund? Does this dis- tribution tend to equalize educa- tional opportunityifg C31 What is the function of the Board of Measure- ments in the school department?g and t4J, How does Maryland provide for improving class-room teaching? Maryland has twenty-four separate and distinct school systems, com- prised of twenty-three counties and the City of Baltimore. When some: difficulty arises in the State it can easily be traced to the county and still more easily it can be traced to a particular school or instructor. The superintendent of the county schools is appointed by the County Board of Education with the ap- proval of the State Superintendent and he must have met definite requirements, including that of a college degree and practice in the field of teaching. This is a de- cided advantage over the electoral system used in some States where often an unqualified man is elected through political graft. Mr. Cook impressed upon the fu- ture teachers the necessity of being Hpatriotically enthusiastic about the Maryland school system. If the State in which you are teaching is not sufficiently superior, leave it, and go where the school system is good enough for you. Lack of time prevented Mr. Cook from discussing the remaining topics. However, we feel sure that he will keep his promise to speak about them when he comes again in the near future. Miss Blood-Name a good refer- ence book for study of the State of Maryland. Rebekah Glading-Maryland Geo- logical Survey, by Eocine. Note: Eocine is the name of the present geological age. THE ORIOLE Page 5 - SILVER.-SHADE. i A Story For The Children Of The Elementary School. A great many years ago, when fairies,elves, and gnomes were said t.o live, there was a kingdom called SilverShade. In this kingdom lived. the dainty little fairies. They liked! their home and were contented andl happy. The kingdom was called Silver-Shade because of a large sil- ver bell that hung in the queens palace. This bell shone brightly. day and night, and cast a shadow that made one think of the shade in the forest made by pretty trees. Queen Mia ruled Silver-Shade. She was kind and generous and was loved by all the fairies. She had a beautiful daughter Whose name was Favia, and she too, was a great favorite with the fairies. She was ai pretty little fairy, who spent herl time helping others when she was' not in school. Fairies go to school too. There they learn the things that are taught by fairy teachers. When they have studied hard, and, know the things that fairy children ought to know, their schooling is finished. Far away from the kingdom of Silver-Shade was the kingdom of Gomes, which was the home of the gnomes. Their ruler was King Monon. The gnomes had plenty of gold and silver, because they guarded mines, and could take a new supply whenever they wished to. In spitei of this they were very miserly. The gnomes were jealous of they fairies, and were angry with theml because Princess Favia had re-I fused to become King Monon's- bride. Whenever they could do so,i they would try in every possible way! to harm the fairies. One day thel gnomes called a meeting in the pal-I ace to think of a plan to capture, Silver-Shade. They talked andy talked, but could not think of a plan to overthrow Queen Mia's kingdom. At last an old, old gnome, with a long white beard, spoke and said: King Monon, your majesty, I have a plan. Let us take a few of our gnomes and disguise them as elves. who are friends of the fairies. When they arrive at Silver-Shade they can say they came to visit Queen Mia, who always receives her guests gra- ciously. At this time they can examine the fortincations of the fairy kingdom, and see from where Queen Mia gets her magic power. It is a hard task, your majesty, but it can be done. King Monon seemed lost in thought, but he soon spoke. Yes, he said, it is an excellent plan. We shall try it. The next task was to select three gnomes who would make the jour- ney. King Monon selected the three who were to make the treacherous trip to Silver-Shade. After giv- l l ing them instructions and wishing them luck, they started. Now you must know that in Sil. ver-Shade lived a magician who was devoted to Queen Mia. His name was Riquet. He was small in size, but immensely great in power. He could make himself invisible, or change himself into anything he wished. It happened that the very day the meeting took place in King Mononys palace, Riquet had changed himself into a butterfiy. He had flown many miles, and had stopped to rest in Gomes. Every word ofa the gnomes' plan was known to Riquet. Immediately he started to fly back to Silver-Shade. He knew it would take the gnomes at least six days to reach the fairy kingdom, and he would be there in a few hours. In six days, Riquet knew he would find a plan to save Silver- Shade, and a plan to punish the gnomes. The gnomes were on their way, and were thinking of how they would fool Queen Mia. Riquet was' ready with his plans, a.nd was eagerly awaiting the disguised gnomes. His wait was short. The news was spreading through the kingdom that three elves had come to visit the Queen. The silver bell in the palace pealed, calling all the fairies to-' gether. YVhen they had all come into the great chamber where the throne was. they bowed. Queen Mial then spoke. life have the honor of having as our guests three elves from Sevel, their home. They will spend quite some time with us, and we will do all we can to entertain them. Each, one of you must think of a plan tol entertain our guests. Tomorrow wel will meet to talk these plans over. l She then turned to the disguisedl gnomes and said: I hope your stay will be very pleasant. You need only ask for anything you wish, and you shall have it. Thank you. m ost gracious Queen, they said, as they bowed be- fore Queen Mia. The first thing that was planned for the visitors was a tour of the fairy kingdom. Of course, you know that the kingdom was small, because the fairies themselves are such small people, so this sightseeing did not take more than a few hours. They were then entertained by the fairy dancers in the palace. while the fairy musicians played the sweetest music that you have ever heard. A banquet and reception followed in the palace. Hundreds and hun- dreds of fairies came. Some were dressed as flowers, and some were dressed as birds. What a pretty sight it was to watch them as they sang and danced. Riquet was there, and he entertained the fairies with wonderful tricks. He changed him- self into a tiny bird, and then into a big elephant, and gave all the fair- ies a ride on his broad back. He changed himself into an elf, and then looked just like the disguised gnomes. For a moment they were frightened, but they did not think that Riquet would know them, and they felt quite at ease once more. After the banquet everyone went to hed. The visitors were shown to their rooms, which were beautifully furnished and painted by the fairy artists. Vvhen everyone was asleep the gnomes stole out into the court- yard of the palace. Riquet knew that sometime during the night they would try to find out some of the sec- rets of fairyland. He changed him- self into a little mouse, so he could follow them, and hear what they said. The first thing that they did was to rind out what kind of fortifications Silver-Shade had. They had a paper and pencil with them, and drew the wall, which was the only protection of the fairy kingdom in time of war. They put little cross-marks to show where the gates opened. Creep! Creep! The little mouse pattered along. He heard every word the gnomes said, and saw what they were drawing. In a short time the gnomes went back to their rooms. Riquet, who was now a little mouse, followed them. After reaching the palace, he made him- self invisible. He raced from one room to the other, and when he was standing beside the beds of the gnomes he would whisper Traitor, Traitorf' Immediately the little gnomes awoke and were very frightened. They looked, but saw no one. They wondered who could possibly know that they had come on a treacherous visit to Silver-Shade. Every time that they were almost asleep, a mysterious voice would whisper Traitor. Traitorf' This went on through the whole night. In the morning the disguised gnomes went to bid Queen Mia good-morning She was very pleased to see them. Good morning, dear friends. How did you sleep last night? Very well, your Majestyf' said the gnomes, but they were not telling the truth, because they had not slept a al. Just then Riquet entered. Good morning, Your Highness. In honor of our visitors I have planned a special entertainment of magic. It will take place at noon in the garden of the palace. Oh, how niceg I am sure our friends will enjoy it. Vohor, spread the news through the kingdom, and invite everyone to come. Then one of the gnomes spoke: I am sure we will enjoy the entertain- ment. Thank you for taking so much trouble for our enjoyment. Riquet smiled to himself, and thought it would not be so enter- taining for the gnomes that after- noon. for they did not suspect they Pa.ge6 were to be shown as traitors. It was one o'clock when everyone had as- sembled. Good-day my friends, said Riquet. 1 am glad to see you alll here. We shall now begin our en- tertainmentf' .lust as he said this, he dis- appeared. Soon everyone felt his' nose being pulled, or his ears! being tickled. It was Riquet who made himself invisible. In a fewf minutes, he was standing before' them again. He changed himself, into a roaring lion. and fright-Q ened all the fairies by his terrible prs. 'iwpen he was a nigl.itingale,f i . I sang the sweetest song you havel e.t- hiurd. And now came the 3 .ist nm--se-pectecl thing for the 5. .:.-if.. lliquet was standing with th 'i uressvj-d as King Menon. They: were so surprised that they forgot where tln-3: were. They bowed low before their king. The next mom-I ent he was gone. and Riquet stood, before them. Q Your Majesty. saidRiquet, these elves are not real elves. They are gnomes in disguise. They have, come from Gomes at the request of King Menon, their ruler. They have accepted your most gracious hospi- tality, :ind are here for a wicked purpose They came to find some plan to capture Silver-Shade. Theyl art angry because our Princess Favia refused to marry their King.' They should be punished severely.: l should like to put them to work in our mines for their whole lives. , Queen Mia was so surprised that for a moment she could not speak. Riquet. she said, you are a dear friend indeed. I shall not forget. lt is you who have saved us all from our enemies. These gnomes shall, work in our mines for a yearl to teach King Monon a lesson. As, long as you are here, Riquet, I know we are safe. The gnomes were then led away to begin their work in the mines. King Monon soon heard what had bmzonie of his assistants, and knew that the power of the Fairy Kingdom was greater than his. He never tri:-rl again to capture Silver-Shade. All nit-c stories should end hap- pily, and so this one does too. Prin- cess Favia married the King of the ifllvf-s. and lived happily ever after. HOSE L. KORNBLATT, Jr. 3. IDEALS THROUGH POETRY.' To you l'rom failing hands we throw The- lor:-hg be yours to hold it high. x Ymfvff :ill heard those lilll'S bf:- forc-, but tht- hrst. time you heard thr-m. how did you fuel? gipinq you almost rf-acl: out your imnil-4 in rrtrw-ivv i,iberty's eniblfrm. .for 1: rr-ll? You didn't f-lutrvh v' i il in tllf- 'nr hut you difl s'1 '- gy, .,, . ... uv, 1f.5u:irtt-1' to buy za 'Vlirift Sfilllill. THE ORIOLE You hoped, and not in vain, that your stamp would help keep the torch aloft. You learned your iirst lesson in partiotism then, didn't you? A little later you memorized Life's Mirror and recited: Give to the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you. Didn't you quivver a little with the determination to try? that out right away? When you went home you did your history les- son tyou always did despise the old stuffy the best you could. They next day the teacher praised your' work and let you erase the boards' You determined right then, to do the best you could all the time. You've, kept it up. toog that's the part that counts. Then, how about the time Miss, Alice read-was it from Pope?-the' line you can never forget: He builds too 'low who builds beneath the stars. Soon after you gradu- ated you thought of a business course, but you decided to take an academic course at High School and aim for college. You're out of High' School nowg you couldn't go to col- lege, but you're still determined to get your A. B. You'l1 get it, too, and maybe a Ph. D. You'll do it because you must! Looking back over it all, it was poetry that gave you your ideals, wasn't it? Where else could you' lind such burning patriotism, such strong determination to do your best, or such high ambition? 'Did you need those ideals? You needed them as much as you did health, manners. or the four R's. Where would you have been without them? li-IABEL E. POHLER, Jr. 5. I I i STICK IT OUT. When you're downcast and disgusted And you know you're going to fail, Stick it out! lf the weather doesn't suit you, If it snows or if it hails, Stick it out! It does no good to throw your job, i Vtfork hard and dig in deeper. Your common sense will tell you ln the end it will be cheaper To hang on. Don't be a quitterg Stick it out! Il' you just take that attitude You never will go under. 1 You'll have tho strength that tearsi up trees. X And splits rocks asunder. .ind what will bc your niottog .Xnrl what will bc- your prayer , Win-ii you think tl1atyoll'1'uz1 failure., XVlien you think you'rr- in a snare?! Stick it out! .l. li. ltush, Sr. lil. WE'LL ALL TAKE TEA. It was a merry company That tripped across the Normal lea, To sip a friendly cup of tea With our Miss Tall and Miss Sperry. What a strange hum we heard about the halls on Monday after- noon. Are you going? What are you going to wear? We saw young men timidly asking advisers if tucks and soft-boiled shirts were in order. You ask, what was all the stir about? Miss Tall and Miss Sperry had invited the students and faculty to tea at the great house in the grove where we had all so longed to go. So on successive Mon- days the Juniors and Seniors With their advisers became very festive. The social committee warned stu- dents and faculty alike, we heard, to be on their best behavior and to wear the right clothes. Some of us were almost Hlled with awe and per- haps trembled just a little as we walked up the wide stairway, but the moment our hostesses greeted us so graciously all our timidity vanished and we felt at home. Were not Miss Tall and Miss Sperry very happy to see us! The spring flowers seemed to nod to us from cornersg We found there, in the principal's house, faculty wives who we feel sure since meet- ing them play a very important part in our Normal School life. How we should love to have lingered in the library where books and pictures beckoned, but we passed on to the dining room, where we chatted with friends over our tea cups while the cheery fire cracked forth its wel- come. We are happier because of the teas. We have made new friends and strengthened old bonds. To Miss Tall and Miss Sperry we will ever be grateful. Their teas will always be a happy memory. A. D. H. The Owl-Baltimore City College Evening High: Yours is one of the most attractive student publications we have re- ceived. We like your organization. You seem to have several literary geniuses and artists. Your jokes are specially good. The Pine--Northern Arizona Nor- mal School: Northern Arizona seems dread- fully far away, but we are mighty glad to hear from you. You have a iine paper which displays a great amount of school spirit and pep. We admire you for it. Keep up the good Work. THE ORIOLE Page 7 THE TESTING PROGRAM. There are a great many different types of measuring instruments for each subject: for instance, in the field of arithmetic alone some forty of more different tests may be pur- chased, no two of which are identi- cal, for this reason, tests should be used according to a systematic plan in order to obtain the best re- sults. Of the various kinds of meas- uring instruments now in use, threef are of-especial significance to the teacher: C13 survey tests, Q25 analy- tical tests and f3l practice exercises. A survey test may be used most effectively at the beginning and end of a year or semester to show initial standing and to indicate progress. A survey test may be defined as a test whose score is a sampling from all the skills in a given field. It usually devotes but one or two scores or measures for each pupil, because of this it merely indicates the gen-,should be sufficiently diversified tol eral needs of the glass and not theccover all skills that are involved ini individual needs of each pupil, al- though it may give a suggestion of the section of subject matter in which the diiiiculty of a child or class may lie. On account of the gdren are making and of checking tol lbe sure these errors havc been cor-X valuable testl it covers all! and in thisl teacher the? have not yeti rected. It is the most to the teacher because of the necessary skills lway points out' to the lskills which her pupils developed and those which they have! already mastered. It must be keptg lin mind that a test does not remedyi diiiiculties, but that it only pointsz lthem out as a result of this knowl-f edge the teacher may select the' necessary remedial instruction. Practice exercises of the proper sort are necessary between applica-I tions of an analytical test in order to give the children adequate oppor-l tunity to practice the skills in which the tests have shown the need of improvement. Practice exercises1 may be devised by the teacherg butt lit is more effective to use those de-E lvised for the special analytical testl lwhicb has been given. Such prac-l tice materials should have definite, ,characteristicsg they should be flex-E lible so that each pupil may put his lpractice where he needs itg they. 1 l I the section of subject matter under ,considerationg they should offer some means by which the teacher 'may keep in touch with each child'sg progress.-Based on Bulletin No. 1, 1 4 Iimitatigng Qf the Survey test its Pl1bIlC School Pl1bllSIllllg CO., BIOOIII-E should be followed by more specific measures. The skills underlying all subjects appear to be definite and specificg it is therefore the duty of the teacher to develop in each child each sep- arate skill that society will demand of him when he becomes an adult. To get all these matters measured something more specific than the survey test is requiredg this need has been met by the analytical test, which is based upon divid- ing a field of knowledge into parts or upon analyzing a complex abil- ity into simpler abilities. After this division has been made the analytical test gives separate ma- terial on each part and thus af- fords a score or measure of the pupil's ability with respect to each part. This may be done in two ways: first, a test which on the whole, covers a wide range of abilities may consist of a number of short sub- tests, each designed to measure a specific ability, or, second, there may be one or more separate tests, each pertaining to one of the divisions. which the preliminary analysis hast recognized. An analytical test is diagnostic because a teacher by us-, iington, Ill. Q RUTH B. MILLER, Jr. 5. l SENIOR SIX 'S SENTIMENTS. 'The early twilight deepens, l Q A star peeps out on high, Across the rippling waters The summer breezes sigh. K 'Someone's awful lonesome, Watching night draw nearg 'Someone's wishing that you, Only you, were here. Darkness comes and with it l The day is at the end, 'Someone's heart is broken. l 1 Someone's lost a friend. L. M. B.. l R. B., sr. 6. I 5 YORK ROAD GARAGE l Towson ' BUICK BIOTOR CARS fFour Wheel Brakesj F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 ing itumay discover the particular. didiculties of each pupil: it is also inventory because it stresses both the pupil's defects and merits. An analytical test should be used at the: beginning of each section of work' for classification, and as teaching progresses. for the purpose of point-1 ing out definitely the errors the chil-A f Towson siior. s'roRE L. ECTKER, Prop. i York and Joppax Roads, L 1 Q First Class Shoe Repairing TOIVSON, BID. SENIOR THIRTEENISMS. Senior 13 had a very pleasant time at a tea given by Miss L. L. Tall. The boys especially enjoyed themselves and wish to thank Mrs. Dingle for her kind care in seeing that every boy was not neglected. They hope that some refreshments were left for the other sections, but boys will be boys. lt is rumored that the boys in Senior 13 will challenge the boys in Senior 10 to a basket ball game. It is quite the style now for groups to challenge each other, and Senior 13 always keeps up with the styles. YVorli! work! work! One of tthe reasons the Juniors and new Seniors have not heard from the famous Seniors 10 and 13 fnee Junior Sixb is because the honored teachers seem to be in a conspiracy to keep our noses on the grindstone and give us no time for mischief. Or perhaps it is because they want us to appreciate our course in practice teaching, ex- cuse me, student teaching, more? The boys of Senior 13 will not mind being invited to tea by the sec- tions without boys. The chairman is Miss Josephine Costin, who will see that all invitations get to the boys. Now girls, here's your chance. But don't all choose the same date. First come, first served. D. F., Sr. 13. THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N. chases st, BALTIMORE, Md. Leading School Supply House of the State. Say It XVith Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. 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Does he shift the burden upon the shoulders of his fe1lowmen?: lf so, he is an undesirable citizen. On the other hand, if he shoulders cheerfully the responsibilities which come with citizenship, and if, by heeding their call, he makes his duty a pleasure more light to bear,l he is that admirable one-an ideal: citizeng What is this term which falls so, readily from the lips of mauy?1 IVhat characteristics, what traits.' must one possess in order to be, marked with such a favorable title?g They are many, but let us here con- sider the vital quality of Justice. ' Justice! How great a part this plays in the life of every man, wom-' an. and child! How much of the history of a nation, of a race. of af people hinges on this powerful vir-' tue. which, like the quality ot' me-rcy,' Ublesseth him that gives and him that takes and is an attribute to! God Himself. .Justice is based our the positive respect for the individu-1 ality of others, thus commanding us to respect the convictions of others.: however different they may be fromf our own. lt is but ti finer sense of Justice which keeps us from iutrud-X ing on the privacy of others, which leads us to show a proper consider-I ation for the ways and idiosyn- crasies of others, and in general, tof refrain frm encroaching on the per- sonality of others. Thus, a sense, of fairness is au all-important factor! in the character of every individual.' What greater asset has a nation,i what greater treasure has societ.y4 than--the child? That nation must then instil in the mind of its little citizens a sense of fairness and a love and rr-spa-ct for Justice. To. whom is left the responsibility of moulding their characters, of show- ing the youth ot' the nation the straight and narrow path . of teaching right for right's sake?i This work is left to those who devote their lives to uplifting and, enobling characters--the teachers off the nation! lt becomes the privi-l lege, the rluty of each teacher to devise ways by which he may ac- complish this constructive work ini the he:-it possible manner. Respect for the reputation of ourl fellow-men is a lesson to be taught as i v a steppingstone to the idea of justice! SCIENCE VERSUS RELIGIQN. He who has the confidence of others' has wings to bear him along. He Q D who is suspected for any reason, true F01 more than 3 Year the question or false, strikes against invisiblelof science versus religion has been barriers' at every Step. 1We Izllfliuppei-most in my mind. The ques- happmebs m the rfespect of our e ' tion I had to decid was whether 't 1 '- L- - 'L t hl e 1 ow mel' we Bud In 1 a grea ep was possible for socalled reason to life. WVe should hold our judg-I ments in suspense, and not allow in-5 jurious words to pass the lips. Miss' Leonora Carpenter, a very sweet and charming lady, who is loved by alll who know her and remembered by! them for her keen sense of justicet and fair play, says. Never pass judgment or inflict punisl1ment,l while angry. These words well merit consideration. The vast moral importance of being able to hold one's tongue, the golden resources of silence, should be emphasized by the teacher. I We and that there is a positive as! well as a negative side to Justicez' Neminem laede and suum cuique l -Hurt no one and give everyone his due. The commands of Justice are negative but the virtue implied is positive enough, for it depends onf positive respect for human nature. i The real teacher can inspire her! pupils to the point of view wherel they see that they are getting the' best out of life when they are just- just to the thing they undertakei just in all of their judgments, justi in their attitude toward work, just, in all of their dealings with their! fellowmen, hearing all and seeing, everything with an open, unpreju-1 dir-ed mind. and above all-just to, themselves! The real teacher can lead heri pupils along the straight and nar-' row path of honor to the end of the! road-the belief that honesty is thev best policy. The real teacher willi bring from the lips of her hea1thy,i normal lads the conviction, Aw.i she'5 fair! The highest, the noblest,l the most worthy compliment ther youth of a nation can bestow upon their teacher lies in those three free- spoken words. Thus, it is teachers of a acters which one nian's op jccted when NVhat a vast the privilege of the nation to mould char- 'Wnever rejoice when pressed: never are de- another's blessed. duty this is, may be realized when we see that a land. where fair Justice reigns and dis- penses her mercies among the high and the lowly--that such a land! would be a real Utopia, for- Uldarthly power doth then show likest God's When mercy seasons Justice. BICRTI-IA SOLOMON, Sr. IX. i l don't like my Prof. at all! In fact I think he's punk: He sharpened his pencil with my knife , To mark me down a dunk. -Exchange. overcome the natural cravings of the soul. It is easy enough to quiet the mind with many examples and argu- ments from prominent scientists, but the soul will not be quieted by such proof. lt needs God. It has been nurtured on the deeds andthe words of the men of the Bible. It will not allow itself to die. It still continues to reach out, sometimes blindly, for that Greater Power to which it be- longs. It calls upon me to realize that should I disregard my religion I would only be a. piece of driftwood on the sea of life. It insists that my sole aim is not the grave and there- fore should not mark the end of things. It reminds me of the peace and contentment I had on the restful Sabbath days, when I forgot the world of toil, trouble and tumult, and communed with my God. The soul wants me to realize the spirit of courage which God gave me in time of trouble and the spirit of happiness during my moments of joy. And finally my soul pleads for life and urges me to go on living for the better and bigger things in life --for my God. Religion won out over science. I am happy. LEON RIVKIN. KEENE'S York Road and Burke Avenue TOWSON, MD. , , ,.,., THE HERGENRATHER STORES Headquarters for School Supplies Watern1an's Ideal Fountain Pens Eversharp and Ingersoll Pencils Stationery, Kodaks, Films Spalding's Sporting Goods Sweaters and Keds Towson - - - Maryland THE ROSE BEAUTY SHOPPE Manicuring, Hair Dressing, Facial Massaging, Scalp Treatment, Bobbing and Shampooing York Road and Burke Avenue Telephone Towson' 577 Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK - Towson, Md. THE ORIOLE Page 9 A FIRST GRADE PROJECT or' THE CAMPUS SCHOOL IN- AUGURATED BY MARTHA SIBLEY, CRITIC TEACHER. This project, worked out by the First Grade during the seven weeks I was there, grew out of a study of foods necessary to improve the health of the children. Milk, one of the most important, and the first food they studied, was motivated by visiting the Emerson Dairy Farm, after which they made the dairy farm on the sand table. The children, in order to find out more about foods that keep them healthy, and in order to be able to appreciate the Source from which they come, formed themselves into committees and visited five different kinds of food stores in Towson. They visited a fruit store, grocery store, meat store, confectionery store and a bakery. All the children were not able to visit the same store, so the next problem was how were those of other groups to know about other stores than the one seen by that par- ticular group. The little folks sug- gested that they write a story about the shop they visited which the oth- ers could read. The first problem was to write an account telling where they went and what they say. These stories devel- oped their language work. They were printed on charts with pic- tures of foods to illustrate certain stores. The next work was to pre- pare each child to read the stories from the charts. In order to get a better picture and to make it seem more related to their own experiences the children decided that they would like to make the business concerns which they had seen. For this activity the First Grade worked in groups of twos, thereby learning to cooperate and help each other. In constructing the stores, card- board boxes about a foot square were used. Arithmetic was needed by the children in choosing the size? the children may see the value of a' community and its activities, such as stores, schools, homes, churches, transportation and traffic conditions. The first grade cordially invites you to come to their room and take a birds-eye view of their village when the work is completed. ETHEL LEATHERBURY, Student in Practice. WHAT OTHER NATIONS THINK OF US. Other nations do not respect us. 1. We are a money grubbing na- tion. 2. We have no manners. Japs consider others feelings. 3. We use such abominable Eng- 1ish. They say we are wasteful. Amazed to see how Belgium has recovered. We waste enough food to feed a nation. Young people don't know the value of a dollar. 4. We lack thoroughness. We have only three or four insti- tutions in our country that have any standing with other countries. 5. We don't care for lawless peo- ple. Laws are not observed. Eighteenth Amendn1ent-prohibi- tion. Opinion that everybody does exactly as he pleases in America. VOTE FOR YOUR COUNTRY. We do have spirituality and vital- ity and strength. 6. People are not grateful for what one does, but for what one is. We must have character behind what we do. THE COURT LUNCH and ICE CREAM PARLOR Cigars, Candy Soda MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP of the box and for the .measurmg 0flY0RK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Avenue the doors and the windows. The-' doors and windows were cut and in with adhesive stores, counters, cases were made The articles to be were constructed they were painted isinglass was put tape. Inside the shelves and show from card board. sold in the stores from clay and then to make them look more natural. The children later brought pictures and advertisements for decorations. The young storekeepers found that it was necessary to label and know the prices of the articles in the stores. Therefore some of the time was spent in writing signs and labels. The whole unit of work as plan- ned will include a real village on the platform in the class-room so that TOWSON, MD. lTOWSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. ODE TO SENIOR 13. Senior 13 is a class Who by other sections pass, They're the berries. They are all the teachers' pets, Never cause them any frets Or any worries. I Senior 13 has 'a bunch, Never run down the hill to lunch, They're well trained. 'Way ahead in all their work, And their duty never shirkg They're big brained. Senior 13 has a member, Biggest liar, I can rememberg lt is l. Divide what you have heard by half, And anyone who knows will laugh Till they cry. J. A. BLACKLOCK. Telephone Towson 261 and 215 GEO. H. STIEBER Table Delicacies, Select Meats, Fancy Groceries TOIVSON - - MARYLAND MASON'S GARAGE XVILLYS-KNIGHT Sc OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and XVillow Avenue Phone Towson 55-1 Towson, Md. A FRIEND TO THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON llochschild:Kohn di Co. rage 10 THE ORIOLE SALESMEN WITH THE SOUL OF SERVICE. When teachers film themselves as more-yes, inhnitely more-than punctilious nine-to-four-ers clever injectors of facts, ingenious extrac- tors of information, and expert ma- nipulators of educational tests- I When teachers are big-minded enough to rub shoulders with big people, broad minded enough to adapt themselves to many minds, and visionary enough to enthuse, people of many views- Xvhen teachers shall have become sympathetic, forward looking pilots! of plastic youth, skilful moulders ofi public opinion, strong builders of confidence and educational good-i will, prophetic leaders in community- betterment and contributory ambas- sadors to every home- When, because of this service, schools shall have become an influ-I ence so dynamic and convincing that, good people will want to make your, town their town because your schools are so good- i Then,-and not until then-will, the st-hoolmaster conquer the world. E I l il- 1 i OUR ALUMNI ARE DOING i REAL TEACHING. George Houck, one of our .Iunel graduates, is teaching Sixth Grade' at Essex. These two poems came asl a spontaneous reaction to his teach-I ing. The first poem is a result of. the study ot' the castle and its place! in mediaeval history. The stanza by, Hedwig Landa was written after the study of The Song of the Chatta- hoochee. The student thought there should he another stanza, so added this one. The Prince Antl I. The prince lives in a castle, i ln a wee little house live lg But when we look from our win- flows We see the self-same sky. And the f'Ioudland's tleecy sheep And thc same little twinkling stars Look through my cottage windows And through his iron bars. GEORGE BETZ. tith Grade, Essex. Out ol' the hills of llubersham And out of the valley ot' llall, At last l have come to wet the fields that burn, And then the mills began to turng And then through the long summer hours, 1 water the lonely, lovely flowers That call to the hills of Habersham. That call to the valleys of lflall. I-IEDWIG LANDA, 6th Grade, Essex. HAPPINESS. l What is it that makes life worth living? Happiness. Happiness, that elusive and indeflnable thing that teases us into believing all is well and then leaves us so suddenly that we are plunged in despair. Money can't buy itg tears can't coax it, and even the most religious cannot summon it at will. And oh, the variety of folk's hap- piness. From the baby who is made happy in his small way by a new pink rattle to the old millionaire who could only be made happy through a new digestive tract. Do you think that happiness is found only where lights are bright and music is gayg where youth is king and romps unshackled by laws? Do you think true happiness is found o11ly in the hearts of those who are wrapped in ermine and handcuffed with diamond bracelets, those who wear ropes of pearls about their necks, heavy as any hangman's noose? Does noise, bustle, excite- ment, a crowd, loud laughter and ac- tivity constitute your idea of happi- ness? Or reader, do you believe that real happiness must go hand in hand with an atmosphere of church, books on religions and sermons long and longer? Do you know that happiness is a mental condition entirely? Steven- son, so sorely afllicted physically, had a mind full of happy, beautiful thoughts. Beautiful thoughts are happy thoughts, and the person who looks for the good, true and beauti- ful in all things about him is the happy person. The happy people have vital interests: they are never the possessors of sluggish minds. They know what enthusiasm means but unaware that they know it. The happiest person is often the person who has first experienced the most sorrows. You can as truly be happy in another's joy as your own. Man was meant to be happy. He thrives on happiness and fades on worry and sorrow. To make anoth- er happy is to make yourself twice as happy. Few people nowadays realize the difference between happiness and The Flag, Banner and Pennant Shop SUCCESSOR5 TO SISCO BROTHERS l la1.:i4, Haunt-rs, I'unn:nits, Arm Bands. lfllnhlmlls. Ulllll'l'll :tml Scwia-ty Goods, Gnhl, Silver null .lntiquu llruids, l rin::r-rs, 'l'nsru-ls. lin-urls null Novo-Ili!-s. Silk l,!lllIl0l'M for Sm-lmoln. Sovin-tin-s, .Yu-. Il. Il. 'Fil YTOII mere perishable enjoyment. There are so many things near us to be happy about if we only look for them! If something goes wrong, try to right it, of course, but don't hang around it and mopeg go out of doors, take a walk, take a cold shower, you'll feel like a new per- son! Sing, read a, good short story, or have a talk with a good friend! There are thousands of remedies for the blues twhich are usually an overdose of self-pityl. You can 'change them into the joys with 'little effort. Let us all be happy theng let us live, taking fully from each day all the real happiness it contains, and I . . . . I giving back to it all the Joy and hap- I . piness that is ours! ' K. de SMBOURG, Sr. 9. WM. A. LEE GENERAL MERCHANDISE York Road and Penna. Ave. TOWSON, MD. Reserved for ' Srew nr fog Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 302 VA IHC A VICNIVIC lll'llfllll0l'l', Md. QFZEBBINS WALTER Hoos 421 York Road And TOWSON, MD. ANDERSON Sanitary Meat Market Phone Towson 67 FRUITS - VEGETABLES THE ORIOLE Page 11 FOOD FOR FIRST CLASS TEACHERS. Give us the rain, the hail and the snow, the mist, the crashing thun- der, and the cold, biting wind! Let us be men enough to enjoy it. -Dr. L. H. Bailey. Of all human ambitions an open mind eagerly expectant of new dis- coveries and ready to remould con- victions in the light of added knowl- edge and dispelled ignorances and misapprehensions, is the noblest the rarest, and the most difhcult to achieve.-James Harvey Robinson in the Humanizing of Knowledge. Promote. the11, as an object of primary importance. institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened. -President Washington. Farewell Address. 1796. MY CREED. .. To give my body daily doses of fresh air and exercise for the sake of my mind. To give my mind semi-occasional dips into nonsense for the sake of my soul. To give my soul at least one daily glimpse into some great life for the sake of those who are obliged to associate with me. D0n't Be A Trailer. Two horses were carrying two loads. The front horse went well, but the rear horse was lazy. The men began to pile the rear horse's load on the front horse. When they had transferred it all, the rear horse found it easy going, and he said to the front horse, 'Toil and sweat. The more you do the more you will have to do.' When they reached the tavern the owner said, 'Why should I fod- de rtwo horses when I carry all on one? I had better give the one all the food it wants and cut the throat of the other. At least I shall have the hide.' And he did. The trailer ni his class may. think he is getting by while others carry the load and do the work. But Wait until he tries to put on the feed bag out i nthe World. What a jolt he has coming! He'll find slim picking, for there the real fellow- the one who carries his share of the load-is the one who gets the big job, the one who wins success! Don't be a trailer! I can't understand why you stayed outside so long With Such 9- wonderful dancer as Charlie. But he showed me some new steps and we sat on them. -Exchange. WINTER SPORTS. By W. Dustin ,White. My own personal acquaintance! with Jack Frost was in a measure forced upon me, and in this way.. From boyhood up I had been fond of outdoor life, and had devoted much spare time to hunting, f'ishing,l mountain-climbing, and camping. trips. But these outings invariably? came to an end each winter soon' after the lirst snowfall, and, with the hatches bnttoned down on all outdoor activities except a little coasting and skating, I would im- patiently await the coming of anoth-I er spring. YVhen the time came that l must take up some business of my own. I joined the back-to-the-' land brigade and devoted my work-4 ing hours to agriculture. This soon' took all the leisure out of the sum-! mer months, and forced me to take, to the woods in winter or not at all.: It was really a blessing in disguisep for I have since learned the joys of winter in the open and have derived! more real pleasure from the days in the snowy woods than I ever got from the summer outings. i It was not so very long ago that a. man was looked upon as a mild luna-f tic who would don a pair of snow-' shies or skiis and wander off into the woods just for the sport of the thing, while one who would even think of camping out in the dead of, the winter was considered a fit sub- ject for the asylum. Of these things' I speak from a personal point of' view, for I did a little pioneering in, the Held of winter sports, at least so, far as my own locality was con-' cerned. But times have changed, and now I find it hard to keep up with enthusiastic friends who haves learned the game. All that was. necessary was that the vacationist Should grasp the real truth-to know that there were fewer draw- backs connected with a winter holi- day than with a summer one-and the fun of the thing took care of the, rest of it. E The cold is one of the easiest ob- stacles in all the woods to get around. An extra jacket: another, stick on the Iireg a turn at the wood-Q pileg a tramp on the snowshoes- any one of these will warm you in' short order. And is there any such convenient method of cooling off when the summer weather proves too warm? About all you can do then is to peel off another layer of clothing, which only gives the flies a better chance, and, speaking of flies, those persistent little pests of the summer woods are worse than all the discomforts of winter combined. And what is true of mosquitoes and flies will also apply to disease germs -they simply cannot live out-of- doors in winter. The best evidence, perhaps, of our better understanding of .lack Frost is the increasing popularity of all of the snow and ice sports. Our sum- mer resorts have been converted into all-year-round resorts and boast of a skating-rink as well as a cro- quet ground: a toboggan chute as well as a tennis courtg and there is a ski jump on many of the golf links. These resorts actually re- port more business during the win- ter than in the summer. The moun- tain paths of summer are snowshoe trails of winter, and many a camp- ing party goes into the woods in winter, either to occupy a remote log cabin, or actually to pitch a can- vas shelter and thus get close to the frozen heart of Mother Nature. So it looks as if we, as a people, are not only getting acquainted with Jack Frost, but are also finding in him a real friend.-From The Book of Winter Sports published in The Piper. Selection foom history report by Bertha Harris: After the Greeks left the city the Trojans were all jublicated. Boy! Page Mr. Webster. SCHOEN Sz CO., Inc. IMPORTERS Millinery. Coats, Suits, YVaists, Afternoon and Evening Dresses Furs and Novelties 214 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. WILLIAM KOERN ER A shave? Just step this Way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. ,.g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..gag..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..'..g..g..g..g..gag.gagng..3..3..3..3..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..g..'..'..'. o Hub 100 and Granite Silk Hose, 51.85 XVhen somebody adds to the spectrum, The Hub adds to 1, its collection of UI-Iub 100 and Granite silk hose. And new colors are frequent. 'me uh Baltimore Page 12 THE ORIOLE TEACHERS VS. UNDERTAKERS. Some people think that the brain boxes of little children are nothing else but cemeteries where the teach- er digs a grave and buries so much dead matter in the fond hope that on the examination day when Gabriel blows his horn there will be a resur- rection of the dead. It is most un- fortunate that such an idea is far too general, and it is still more dis-1 tressing when teachers themselves get that point of view. I am al- ways interested in what our gradu- ates are doing, for I am eager to find out how the investment that thel Normal School has made in them is realizing dividends. In other words., I want to know whether we have produced a teacher or an undertaker. A few weeks ago I received a let- ter. I opened it and read it with great interest, for it was from one of our gallant boys now out in the field facing the real work of the teacher. The letter said that there was to be a Parent-Teachers' meeting at the, school and that he had decided tol show the parents what he was doingf in geography. His letter read: Il wish you could be present, as I have' planned to have my Sixth Gradel show the parents how they have, worked out the problem 'Why is Newl England. although one of the small-: est sections of the United States. onel of the leading sections?' and I would like to have your opinion of' it r 4 Did I go You bet I did. ll burned up shoe leather gettingy there. ln spite of the bad weather the school-room was dlled with in-2 dulgent parents and interested citi-l zens. The meeting began. and soon? the lesson was in full swing. Thel children had prepared large chartsl and graphs showing the status ofl manufacturing in New England. There were exhibits of cotton, wool, shoe and rope manufacturing. Each child had a part in the program, and each in turn told in his or her simple, straightforward way just what had been done in the study of cotton manufacturing. shoe manufacturing, etc. Each talk was illustrated by exhibit materials that challenged in-, terest and attention on the part of! the parents. There were many il- lustrated folders and pamphlets from the cities in New England. The pupils told how they had writ- ten letters to the secretaries of the Chambers of Commerce of the New England cities. requesting illustrated, material, and in every case their ef- forts were well rewarded. As the lesson progressed I was impressed by the fact that a great thing was taking place. Here was an instance when parents were going to school to their children! Unbe- lievable! Parents as pupils and their children as teachers! Yet such was the case. These children were showing how 'geography functions in the lives of people. They were tak- ing what may be considered mere advertising matter fit only for the waste 1l.per basket ad putting mean- ing into it. The experiences of those children will continue to func- tion throughout their natural lives. In years to come they will have for- gotten their geography books, but they will still be reading advertise- ments and folders, and these will continue to bring their rich message of world lore. I leave it to you to decide. Was this boy of ours a teacher or a funeral director? - E. CURT WALTHER. I Dept. of Geography.j I WE WONDER WHAT JR. XI WOULD D0 WITHOUT- Miss Wilson, our dear adviser? The orations of Sadie Baker? Our preatveress, Kelley tSect. Chair- manl? The team work of Matthews? Our improving Pusey? The advice of Polly? The quaint talk of Butts? The voice of Bryon? The speeches of Mitzi? Our Bonlden's strength? The coyness of Mr. Egan? The charming manner of Mr. Van Sant. The grace of Dowell? The sweetness of our Edythe? Standy, our standby? Reatha, our playmate? Peta, her grace, etc.? The Three Musketeers -Bryan, Rolsh and Fisher The healthful appetite of Long? The arguments of Dean? The playfulness of Gara? Sparkie's knowledge of life? Fulks, herself? The courting of Lovely Lucile? Eskridge's wit? The one and only Madie-our darl- ing? The knowledge of Lloyd? The kittenish movements of Siehler? Singman's own self? The Bell that never fails to ring in our hearts? Kreb's love of geography? Jerry's musical voice? JERRY CAHILL, Jr. VI. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL da LUMBER CO. l Dealers ln Coal, Lumber, Hardware' Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Ridcrwood, Md. 525,000 PEACE PRIZE TO DAVID STARR JORDAN. The plan calls upon the World Federation to study intensively vari- ous subjects fundamental to inter- national understanding and good will through committees appointed for the purpose. There should be, Dr. Jordan says, a general world com- mittee on education for peace to co- operate with the educational associ- ations of different nations, and an- other world committee to cooperate with the peace organizations in all parts of the world. There should be, furthermore, a committee to investigate the present teaching of history the world over, reporting also on textbooks used from the standpoint of international amity. A committee on the teaching of patriotism which shall attempt to de fine its true nature. A committee to consider the spe- cial plans of promoting mutual in- terest and understanding between students of the various ages. A committe to consider the possi- bility of better relations through the international use of athletic sports. A committee to consider the possi- bility of a bureau of conciliation in the Department of State or a peace council connected with the same de- partment. A committee to consider without prejudice the question of military training in schools and colleges. A committee to consider prepared- ness in regard to its educational, economic and social aspects. A committee to consider the standing incentives to war and the possibility of their abatement through legislation, public opinion or other- wise. A committee to study the Hague Court of Arbitration and the World Court. A committee to consider the League of Nations and the problems involved in our adherence to it. A general study through a com- mittee and through individuals of the current arguments for war as a cosmic necessity. A committee to consider the possi- bility of better relations through the international use of athletic sports. For Your New Sport or Dress Coat, Ensemble or Sport Suit, Sport, Afternoon or Dance Frock- Go To Your Favorite CHARLES, Inc., Shop of lndividuality 203 N. Charles St. A A few feet from Corner of Lexington I - f lx , n.-'Jil - .Xl ...IJ Praise youth and it e To be fond of learn- will advance to suc- ing is to be at the gate cess. of knowledge. .,,, Pbl'hdM hl'bSd fMal d Vol' 4 NO' 6 St1atdsNgnnalnStchbol?,T.?:s's2:1tfDt'ld. ryan THE PEDAGOGIQUE SEEMFUNNY ORKESTRA. THE PEDAGOGIQUE SEEM- FUNNY ORKESTRA. February fourteenth is a, memor- able date for the Class of 1925. On that evening Miss Tall held her an- nual reception for the Seniors. A special program of music. interpre- tative dancing, fortune telling audi other divertisements was planned. Probably one of the most enjoyable events of the evening was the sym- phony played by the Pedagogique Seemfunny Orkestra. In introducing the orchestra Miss Barry, the director, said that, like? Walter Damrosch of the New York, Symphony, she felt that she could- not refrain from saying a word to the! audience about the interesting fea-I tures of both the orkestra and the music it was going to play. She toldQ the guests that this important occas-I sion was the orkestra's tlrst publici performance in America, that the: program notes had been especiallyl written .for the performance, andl that the symphony itself had inspiredl Miss Evans to create new types ofg instruments that might bring outl the intrinsic worth of the music.Q These instruments augmented the usual three choirs of orchestral in- struments. The string choir was tContinued on Page 5-Col. 13 WHO SHOULD ADOPT THE PROFESSION OF TEACHING. This is one of the most vital ques- tions that the whole country is fac- ing, and since the problem of this Normal is to prepare teachers for the State of Maryland and the City of Baltimore, we should be making a very careful analysis. Our Easter Student Enrollment Campaign is ap- proaching. Then the students in the go back to their own High Normal Schools to induce other students toi take up the teaching profession. For the last three years this eifort on the part of our students to raise the level of the profession has been most. gratifying, Year by year more off the superior High School studentsi are taking into consideration their, aptitude for teaching, and if it seems! to be beyond all other aptitudes are, joining our guild. A talent is a tal-' ent, and should not be ignored by ani individual, even though a familyl might wish that talent. to be of a dif- ferent variety. YVatcl1ing for signs, of special abilities early in a child'sq career is the one guiding factor that' will lead to the success of that child, when he is grown if only his elders and advisers will heed the signs. ln- variably a father or mother knows that a child is mechanical-minded, or. of the books 011 vocational guidance ignore the teaching profession as one of the businesses of life toward which talented High School students should be directed. the Normal School next study its enrollment. We will move one level higher ability of the student it at- tested. Our faith is based Watch year and believe it when the tracts is upon the visiting campaign of our present Junior and Senior men and women. They go back to their High Schools at Easter, for a day's Visit. They meet their old instructorsg they meet their former classmatesg they tell of the life and the work at Nor- mal. The Principals of the High Schools have been most charming in welcoming home their graduates, and H10Si helpful in giving guidance to their Seniors who are about to take up their new special lines of work. Q Speed the day, when only the lead- ing sttudents from the High Schools, leading in character, in intellect, and in aptitude for teaching shall know their several abilities and come to us with convictions. prepared to take their initial two years in the prepar- ation for teacher-training. Wliat can be a more interesting business than to manipulate the raw mater- ials of education! It is a transmut- ing process more valuable and more significant than any manufacturing artistic, or sews well, or loves musicfprocess in this age of big business- or plays at teaching school. Mosti ' L. L. TALL. Page 2 THE ORIOLE March, 1925. SUCH A MAY DAY AT NORMAL! I-lui-opvnti Traditions Combined For Our Celebration. Winter has just closed her doors. Spring has opened hers, bringing' forth warm sunshine. flowers, green leaves for the trees which for so long have been bare, and birds singing in all their glory. What more beauti- bul scene would one want than this? Then let's celebrate it with a merry. festival. History records that the Romans celebrated the coming of the glorious spring. They would congregate at' some open space and worship Flora, one of their goddesses. after which many games were played to celebrate the occasion. lt was their custom to go about early in the morning to gather flowers with which to decor- ate the town. Even the barbarian tribes in Europe had May festivals. but it seems that their festivities had no connection with flowers, Certainly. it could ll0t have meant much if they gathered no flowers. England celebrated May more glor- iously than other nations of early times, We go back as far as the sixteenth century and we find it a. custom with the people to go out early on May morning and gather hawthorn blossoms. which were called the May flowers. About sun- rise the blossoms were brought and every doorway in the village was de- corated. Then other merry festivities took place. The expedition through the woods hunting hawthorn blos- soms of the May was called going a Alayingf' and the bringing home the flowers the bring home the May. The fairest maiden of the town was chosen Queen of the May. and she was crowned with flowers. The lads and lasses of the villages met and danced and sang with much freedom. lt was such a gay time that even the king and queen came to enjoy the merry festival. Chaucer in his Court of Love writes. Forth goeth all the court. both most and least, to fetch the flowers fresh. Th o May pole seemed to be the most conspicuous feature of the day. lt was always decorated beautifully with garlands of flowers draped over it. .lt one time the Puritans who were enemies of joy and mirth caused f-very May pole to be uproot- ed. but after the Restoration they were all re-erected. May Day as celebrated in England was marked by many characters. The quaint chimney sweeps always attracted the spectators. Among the band arrayed in fantastic dresses was one smartly dressed female and another strange figure called Jack- in-the-Green. He was a man con- cealed within a tall frame of flowers l tw-hich was decorated with a flag at fthe top. These persons stopped here and there on their rounds and danced to the music of a violin and fife. The milkmaids were characters .similar to the chimney sweeps. This procession was headed by dairy women arrayed in pretty frocks with their heads dressed with blossoms. They led a milch cow all garlanded with flowers. At the sound of music the maids would Y'iiillC6 around the cow. France celebrated glory as well as custom regarding the fered a bit from that France a pretty child dressed as a Virgin. May Day with England. Her May Queen dif- of England. In was chosen and She was seated 'on a throne of foliage and was lthought of somewhat as a goddess. They would beg of passers-by. saying t For the May. l The French festival was arranged differently from that of England. A large square was fenced with ropes so as to keep the crowd from the lperformers and from interrupting the procedure. Then the procession be- gan. Six young men dressed as woodsmen with axes on their shoul- ders, followed by village maidens leading a fine cow, entered first. Then came foresters dressed in green ,followed by Robin Hood, who was laccompanied by Little John and Will Stutely. Jolly outlaws preceded ,maidens who came strewing flowers ,for Maid Marian. After Maid Mar- ian and her attendants walked Friar .Tuck. Midge, the miller's son, and the Maypole drawn by oxen. At the rear was the hobby horse and drag- on. After tricks were done with the hobby horse and the dragon had per- formed Robin Hood and his comrades presented a game. which was, to strike a target with an arrow. Robin Hood excelled in the game, so he was crowned with a laurel wreath. The procession then passed on so the vil- lagers could come and enjoy them- selves around the May pole. The famous Morris dancers seem Wto have come from Spain. They iwere introduced in England about the time of Edward Ill, but did not become popular until several years 'had passed. The characters taking part in the dances were usually Maid Marian. Robin Hood, Friar Tuck Little John. the dragon and hobby horse. all dressed in elaborate cos- ,turnes. The two most notable dan- ces which they had were the sword and the ribbon dances. I By combining the traditions of i l i 4 Y . . . . i THE DULANY VERNAY co. 339-41 N. Charles St., nnixrmonn, Md. Leading School Supply House of the State. 'l 'Rome, France, England and Spain, we in America celebrate May Day 'with great pleasure. It is a time that is looked for, especially in col- leges. We at the Normal School are llooking forward with great joy to ,our coming May fete. Following are two poems which are indispensable when May Day is thought about: l SONG ON A MAY MORNING. jNow the bright morning star, Da.y's l harbinger Comes dancing from the East, and I leads with her lThe flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip and the pale primroseg Hail, Bounteous May, that doth in- spire iMirth and youth, and warm desire: Woods and groves are of thy dress- ing, .Hill and dale doth both boast thy blessingg Thus we salute thee with our early song And welcome thee, and wish thee 1 long. l - -JOHN MILTON. tContinued on Page 31 i THE COURT LUNCH l t and ICE CREAM PARLOR Cigars, Candy Soda t 1 l 1 Y W ff- f.?-.-..g.T.-V-1, . l MATHIAS Gnoss l BARBER SHOP l JYORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Avenue I , TOWSON, Mn. I 5 THE sTEBB1Ns-ANDEnsoN coax. ai LUMBER co. iDealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware. 1 Builders' Supplies. iTowson, Ma. Rider-wood, Md. KEENE 'S l York Road and Burke Avenue l l , TOWSON, MD. l THE HERGEN RATHER STORES Headquarters for School Supplies Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens ' Eversharp and Ingersoll Pencils I Stationery, Kodaks, Films t Spalding's Sporting Goods Sweaters and Keds 4 Towson - - - Maryland l.. xl March, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 3 SUCH A MAY DAY AT NORMAL! CContinued from Page 2l GOING A MAYING. Get up, get up, for shame! the blooming morn Upon her wings present the god unshorn, See how Aurora throws her fair Fresh quilted colours through the air. Get up, sweet slug-a-bed and see The dew spangling herb and tree! Each flower has wept, and bowed to- ward the East, About an hour since, yet you not drest- Nay, not so much as out of bed, When all the birds have matins said, And sung their thankful hymns, 'tis sin, Nay, profanation, to keep in, When as a thousand virgins on this day Spring, sooner than the lark, to fetch in May. Rise, and put on your foliage, and be seen To come forth, like the Springtime fresh and green, And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels for your gown or hair! Fear not, the leaves will strew Gems in abundance upo11 you. Besides the childhood of the day has kept Against you come, some orient pearls unwept Come, and receive them while the light Hangs on the dew locks of the night, And Titan on the eastern hill Retires himself, or else stands still Till you come forth! Wash, dress. be brief in praying, Few beads are best when once we go a-Maying. Come, my Corinna, come, and com- ing mark How each iield turns a street. each street a park Made green, and trimmed with trees! See how Devotion gives each house a bough Or branch! each porch, each door, ere this, An ark, or tabernacle is, Made up of white thorn neatly inter- weaver, As if here were the cooler shades of love Can such delights be in the street, And open fields, and we not see 't? Come, we'll abroad, and let's obey The proclamation made for May. And sin no more, as we have done by staying, But, my Corinna, come let's go a-Maying. There's not a budding boy or girl this clay, But is got up, and gone to bring in May. IA deal of youth, ere this is come Back, and with white thorn laden home Some have despatched their cakes and cream, Before that we have left to dream And some have wept, and woo'd and plighted troth, And chase their priest, ere we can cast off sloth. Many a green gown has been given, Many a kiss, both odd and even, Many a glance, too, has been sent From Many out the eye, love's iirmament a jest told of the keep betray- ing This night, and locks picked, yet I we're not a-Maying. P -ROBERT HERRICK. F M. GRACE LYONS, Jr. 13. !TEN SUGGESTIONS Fon , TEACHERS ATTENDING 4 SUMMER scHooL IN 1925. Consider attending a summer, school which offers a complete change of scene and climate. The rural teacher will perhaps enjoy the at- tractions which a large city offers, the city teacher may prefer the sum- mer course given on the coast or in the mountains. 2. Secure summer session cata- logues to find a number of institu- tions as soon'as they are issued. 3. Study summer session cata- logues to find which university or college offers courses in which you! are most interested, what outstand- ing leaders are conducting courses in your held, and what prerequisites are required for these courses. 4. If the membership in a par- ticular class in which you expect to enroll is limited to a small number, mail your application for enrolment in this class as early as possible be- fore registration, 5. Write early for information concerning living quarters. Don't waste the first week of summer school hunting for a place to live. 6. Select one or two courses that will be of greatest help to you in 'your particular work next year. Consider taking' at least one course that is purely avocational. Register for a play course ,learn to swim, or renew your pleasure in tennis, etc. 7. Register for a reasonable amount of work. Change of work is a vacation, but overwork is not. 8. Make contacts with people whom you will enjoy knowing. Re- ceptions, outings, and parties are planned especially for summer- school students. Show your ap- preciation by attending and having a good time. 9. If you are working toward a college degree ascertain whether! 'the courses you are going to take i l l meet the requirements which you think they do. 10. Work hard but have a good time, store up life enthusiasms. -From The Journal of National Education. SCHOOL SPIRIT. School spirit is the vivacity, the life, the enthusiasm, the courage, the love and loyalty, of the students to- ward their Alma Mater. This embodies a far greater field than we at first imagined. It does not mean merely giving support to the school you attend in athletic vic- tory or defeat. We lack school spir- it when we are infringing upon the rights of others. Perhaps we are not always conscious that we are tread- ing upon the toes of our fellows. Loud speaking or laughing in the library, shifting the burden of a task that you yourself can do upon an- other, speaking in slanderous, libel- ous terms about your fellow-man, failing to develop natural ability. This is lack of school spirit. lf democracy, founded upon the pedestal of freedom for all people is to exist we must learn school spirit in its larger sense. Let us therefore as students and as prospective teachers, moulders of the plastic minds of children, resolvd to learn the true meaning of school spirit and live it.-From The Normal Trumpet, West Liberty, W. Va. Compliments TEMPLE DRUG CO. TOWSON - MARYLAND Prescription Pharmacists THE ROSE BEAUTY SI-IOPPE Manicuring, Hair Dressing, Facial Massaging, Scalp Treatment, Bobbing and Shampooing York Road and Burke Avenue Telephone Towson 577 Safety service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. f- TOWSON SHOE STORE L. EOKER, Prop. York and Joppa Roads, First Class Shoe Repairing TOWSON, MD. Page 4 THE omonr. March, 1925. THE ORIOLE ,- PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOXVSON. MD. Managing Editor: ALICE I.. MUNX Business Managers: JOHN GILDEA EARL PRICE Advertising Managers: MARGARET ESKRIDGE C-XNN N CORNELIA - .'.'O MARY LOUISE HOFFMAN Circulation Mznmg'ers: ANNA TRAIL CATHARINE HAG.-KN PRICE: One Dollur For Ten Copies. MARCH, 1925. OUR. FACULTY GOES T0 FIND FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH. Reports On N. E. A. On Monday, March 2, certain mem- bers of the faculty told about their observations while attending a Sup- criutendents' meeting of the N. E. A. in Uincinatti. Ohio, the previous week. Alr. Bishop gave us a messagel brief but vital. Be Human, was his plea. Education is a means tai human living. Educators are deal- ing with means: as long as you keep hopeful. have laughter in your hearts. hold your head and eyes up,i you arc all right. Stay human, you can he human and be a school teacher at the same time. Miss Brown, who has attended thesr- meetings since 1916, stated, that this one to her meant three im-3 portant things: fli It was a means of stimulationg 123 It afforded re-E creation and travel. and Q37 The per-I sonal Contact with educators of the country was desirable, 1 A group of people all working to-, ward the same end are stimulated anew to higher and higher aims. Mr, XVoelfel wen! on two quests. First, he wanted to sec if the rnillen-I ninm was closer. Second, he was in Spar.-li of the fountain of youth.' The arrival of the millennium dc-f pends upon many people doing manyf things well. Cliilflren are being. sent out of school hating to read.l YVe 1-an'l blame thcm, for it is be-I cause they haven't been properly in- ! some plan to make the soul grow in- versely with the growth of the body, some way to make the day before yes- terday becorne the day after tomor- row. In this group of educators he found the way to eternal youthg he saw the light on their faces that never was on land or sea. Each member of that large group of people had some unsolved problem, the solution of which they were ever seeking. If you want to keep young stay awake, lind problems and seek to solve them. Miss Tall was especially interested in the Department of Research. In reading, writing and arithmetic it was found that both the bright and the slow children do better in large classes than in small ones. She suggested that we find information upon Character study in the Pre- School Age by Dr. Haggerty, of Uni- versity of Illinois. WHAT DRAMATIZATION OF CHILDREN'S LITERA- TURE SHOULD BE. Drainatization in the schools is the factor which develops the cl1ild'siudi- viduality ancl gives the teacher her best insight into the peculiarities and capabilities of each child. Aside from its value to the teacher, however, there is another, and infinitely more vital aim to clramatization, to play' for the sheer joy of doing it. As the child is introduced to, and lbecomes familiar with a poem or story, he begins to see himself as the Nhero, and is involuntairly transported to realms of far-off lands. where he goes through the details of the story with delight. His imagination. taxed to its utmost, together with his love for the story, brings him to the point where he wants to act the theme of the tale, interpret it. not extravagant- ly or artificially, but simply and naturally. just as he thinks and feels it should be done. It is a. mistaken conception that the teacher must direct every step in the planning of a dramatization. .The Chlldl'Ql1'S love for the story is their greatest weapon for success and the teaclier is wise who is an adviser, not at director of their ideas. She should sec that thc language used in the presentation is faultlossg so far as possible the exact words of the story. This develops thc child's ap- preciation of exquisite English and lends dignity and grace to the per- strucled how to read. He sug-Ixformance. She should also see that geste-fl to the students that if they, arc deeply interested in preventing schoolroom tragedies they'll use onei dollar and fifty cents 1151.503 in pur- every child is included in the play, if only to take the part of onlooker. In the actual working out of dramat- ization, the choice of the story should chasing at copy of the 24th Yearwbc left with the children, since they Rook of the National Society for' the Study of Education on the sub-, ject of reading. ln sc-arching for thc fountain of youth hc- tried to find' will undoubtedly choose the one which they can do best. The work of planning scenes, number of charac- ters, and other details will be en- thusiastically prepared, because each child will be anxious to cooperate in ,planning his play. The response will be spontaneous, with no mention of a showy prformance with elabor- ate costumes and scenic effects, and a. ready-made audience. The chi1dren's aim is only to experience the joy of living another's party the teacher's aims are primarily to give them the pleasure which is their right and to have them interpret the story for a greater understanding of what they have already learned. The standards for dramatization are few but important, and only a. teacl1er's full appreciation of thein meaning will do justice to the beauty of the interpretation of Children's Literature. YETTA BRINKMAN, Jr. 4. A DESCRIPTION .IMITATING IRVINGHS STYLE. The moon shone full and round, throwing a lurid light on the ma- jestic trees, which made Weird shadows across the narrow pathway. Such was the night when Matilda Sophia Jenkins started home after a day's work at Squire Johnson's. She was usually quite bold as she walked into the night, but this evening the squire had entertained some friends around his flreside with gruesome tales. These weird stories and the intriguing moonlight, with its moving shadows in the woods beyond, seemed to go together. As Matilda walked along, each shadow seemed to take shape and run behind the trees, pointing at her with long, bony lin- gers. Some way ahead, she could discern a dim light coming toward her, which, perchance, might be the blinking orb of some monstrous animal. The closer it came the more frightened was Matilda. It continued in her direction and it seemed to be calling someone's name. Closer and closer it proceeded, until finally Ma- tilda's capable legs were rendered in- capable and she sank helplessly among the taunting shadows. The next thing Matilda knew, this phan- tom had stretched out two arms and had picked her up and put her into a carriage. Poor Matilda, ready to shriek, heard a comforting voice telling her not to be frightened be- cause it was only Hiram Baxter, her fiance. Matilda, under the influence of the ghostly tales and night, had forgotten that Hiram had promised to meet her at that very spot. MARGARET MICHAEL. BREAKING IT GENTLY. Daughter-May I go to a wedding, father? Father-Must you go? Daughter-I suppose so. 1'm the bride. -Exchange. March, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 5 THE PEDAGOGIQUE SEEBIFUNNY ORKESTRA. ttlontinnea from Page ll enlarged by three new sets, the S-R Bonds, constructed along the general lines of the violin, cello and double bass. These were played in the fol- lowing order: S-R small violins by Miss Cobb and Miss Birdsong, of the Psychology Department, S-R cellos by Miss Halberg, Miss Brown and Mr. Hulsizer, Supervisors of Practice, and the S-R bass-viol by Mr. Bishop, head of the Education Department. The wind choir was augmented by the microscope of the Biology De- partment, and was played like a slide trombone by Miss Medwedeff. Mrs. Stapleton blew the horns of the Pest and Normal Societies. The per- cussion choir was surprisingly large. The typewriters, pencil-sharpened and mimeograph machine kept up a steady thump at the hand of Miss Osborn. A small-wheeled cart called motivation was propelled by Miss Evans. A cafeteria tray resounded to the stroke of a wooden spoon as Miss Andres accentuated character- istic rhythms. Miss Snyder worked with her in giving solemn effects with the drums. Cadenzas were played on the nightingaIe by Miss Stolfus. Mrs. McCord effectively managed the xylophone, while light bell tones were given by Miss Wel- din, Miss Johnson, Miss Bonn and Miss Mink. Especially descriptive were the themes by the sand-paper covered blocks played in cymbal fashion by Miss Thompson and Miss Sperry. A pair of dumb-bells was played by Miss Cook, and cymbals and tambourines by Mrs. Sibley and Mr. Phipps. Miss McEachern played the piano, and was assisted by Miss Wolf. Miss Moss steadily clicked the castagnets first in a monotonous drawl and then in spirited animation. Miss Barry directed, and in spite of the vehement applause accorded the orkestra she explained that a sym- phony program is complete in itself, therefore there would be no en- chores. The program notes which fully explain the meaning of the symphony follow: The musical number this evening bears the title A Normal Day At Towson. The program takes the motif of the latest approved lesson plan, so you will notice that the four usual movements of the symphony are, respectively: 1. Introduction-Allegro. stose. 2. C'hild's Purpose-Minuetto. 3. Development-Trio-Rondo. 4. Summary Assignment-Presto. Through the first few measures there runs a parallel of ideas. The opening bars represent the early A morning rising hour and its accom- panying hurry-scurry around the dormitory. The galloping rhythm of the next few measures suggests the race of the city students for the street cars. After this propitious start a long pause depicts simultane- ously the break-down of the com- munity busses and the usual long wait at Greenmount and No1'th ave- nues for the Towson car. The mu- sic resumes with martial-like tread. ln this you hear the trudging tramp of student feet up the long narrow path. Nine bells ring out from the tower. One last mad rush-then all is quiet and serene. We now have the calm of the class-room. The frequent repetition of theme, apparently monotonous, merely de- picts the necessary drill to fix ideas. The increase in tempo and the sprightly notes which culminate in loud crashing chords represent the students' alert reaction. The second movement-the Child's goes more slowly and that the S-R IN MEMORIAM. CTU Lillian Jackson. J Gone from this land of sunshine and rain, The land of joys and sorrowg But what goal would there be for us to attain, If there was not the great tomorrow? You left us dear, when the spring- time came, But your going darkened the hoursg And we who loved you best must bow To the will of the' one Supreme Power. Gone, but not forgotten. Dead-but living still In the hearts of those who loved y0u,.. Purpose. You will notice that this: ,Your friends. your pals- Our Lil. bonds perform with more difiiculty.I The motivation works hard and all RUTH FRANCES JONES, the instruments are called upon to Senior 4. further this theme. - The third movement-The Devel-i 'I opment. This is quite elaborate and' is in trio form, representing not only students and faculty but also janitor- ial service. The music symbolizes the three-fold idea of class-room, extra curricular activities and the dormitory life of a Normal student. The rondo introduces surprises- -probably a faint suggestion of jazz interjected even in a Normal School. Fourth movement-Summary As- signment. This is presto, very brisk land fast, suggesting the accumula- tion of many things to be done and the hurry of the final hour. Thus THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. -UZ, Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights WILLIAM KOERNER. A shave? Just step this Way, sir. the Symphony ends with trudgillsllt hair cut? Take that chair. footsteps at the close as at the begin- ning of the day. ROSE MARIE BARRY, Dept. of Music. CLARISE EVANS. Industrial Arts Dept. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. ooooo sooooooooooooooooooeooooo ooooooooooo :ooo oooo 0.04 oo.oo.u,oo:oo.oQ oo oo oo oo.n.oo,oo,oo.oo 04.0 oo u'oo,oo.oo,oo oo oo,oo,0o.oo.oo.oo:oo.oQ.oo,os.00.04,04.04.oo.oo.oo'oo:oo.oo.oo'oo.oo:oo.oo,vo.oo,4 Reserved for Joel Gutman Sz Co. 0 no oooao co oooaaoo ooooooooo 0 Qacoooooo osooooo I p2oo.oo:oa:oo.o5oo,o,oo,oo,oo,0.020505oogbgov.0,noo0.oo.oo.oQos'oo'oo.oo.oo.oo'oo.nbos,nga.ofogoofc'safe'oo'oo.oo.oo,ov:u.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oa.Q Page 6 THE ORIOLE WOULD YOU LIKE IT? How cosy it feels to sit around the hre-place on a cool night in March. The fire gleams and crackles in de- hance to the whining wind that whips against the windows. As we listen to weird ghost tales , we shiver and glance at the dark corners of the room. which the faint rays of the lamp fail to penetrate, Sometimes our merry laughter darts up the chimney along with the sparks and the smoke as mother tells of the gay barn dances of her youth, or when Daddy recounts the pranks he played on Hallow'een. Best of all, however, are the hours when I may sit here alone and dream. Faces form in the fireglow. Old Omar lives again and breathes his immortal verses: once! more Shelley sings his Indian Sere- nade. Or perhaps Sydney Carton gazes over the throng of pitiless facesi and dies. even as die the embers of the fire. , ANNETTA REHLING. 1 SENTIMENTS. TVe'we worked. we've toiled. we've labored. We've laughed, and we've been blue. Our courage almost left us, And then We began anew. We've burned the midnight candle. We've greeted the blushing morn, Viihen assignments have been heavy In the subject matter form. Some of us were homesick, And some of us were tired. Some few were brave and dauntless., Some wished they could be fired! But when the year is over With diplomas for a sign. We'll remember our Alma Mater As in days of Auld Lang Syne. . R. HORN. Senior. '15.3 l I A UNIT or GEoGRAPHY. 5 The student body of the Normal? School witnessed the final lessons of a! large unit of work on the Southern States when the Sixth Grade gave an assembly in the Auditorium on Feb- ruary 18th. For seven weeks the work had! been carried on with a spirit of in-9 lense interest. The subject had be- gun with Why Should We Study the! Southern States? Next came Whati Question Would You Ask A South-, erner lf He Were Here? It was suggested that the class center their work around the loca-, tion of a cotton mill. The class di- vided itself into a board of directors! with a chairman and secretary, and. stockholders in the mill. This situ- ation readily lead to the problem: HYVIIBI Conditions Are Necessary For the Location of My Cotton Mill? Next followed. To Wliat Extent Are These Conditions Found in the South? This problem, after being analyzed and divided into minor problems, resulted in problems about raw materials, power, labor, trans- portation and market. After the South as a whole had been covered as to its advantages for cotton mill location the group de- cided to study certain cities. New Orleans. Mobile. Charleston, S. C., Savannah and Augusta were selected. The class collected a wealth of useful information by writing to the various Chambers of Commerce in the Southern cities, to cotton mills and other advertising agencies. From this information, from source books, and from newspaper clippings very effective arguments for and against each city were compiled. Each city was represented by a member of the class who designated himself as the representative from his city's Chamber of Commerce. After hearing the delegation from the various Chambers of Commerce, the stockholders and board of direc- tors voted and Mobile won by fifteen votes. This project was valuable for various reasons: 1. It helped develop many geo- graphy habits and skills. 2. lt gave the children new and true conceptions of the South. It uprooted many old opinions and pre- judices. It really developed new at- titudes and appreciations. 3. It made one of our big indus- tries real. 4. It helped the children to judge. evaluate, select and reject. 5. It lead the children to realize that geography is a real, live, vital subjectg that it is simply living fully and in the present. ANNE ARUNDEL IS PROGRESSIVE. Whether the radio will ever take any great part in public education will probably remain a question for sometime to come: but there can be no doubt about the practical part which it may play at times. On last Wednesday, March 4, a. real demonstration of its value was experienced when every word of the inaugural ceremonies at Vvashington, D. C., was heard by the Pasadena Consolidated School. This was made possible through the efforts of the principal, Mr. Frank C. Gunderloy, who spent recess and noon periods, Tuesday, erecting an aerial, making ground -connections, and assuring many pupils that the new apparatus was neither a high clothes line nor an ordinary lightning rod. That same evening, he hooked up the modern six tube set which he ' l s . lhad just constructed, connected the ,two loud speakers, which were to be Iused, and listened to programs from IChicago, Cleveland, New York, Schenectady, Washington and many Iother places in order to log the dial 'settings and be optimistic of the gproper results on the following day. y At 10.05 A. M., March 4, the switch lwas turned, a dial twisted and the inaugural program was on, It, was perfect. The pupils were intensely A interested. Some, who had never had lthe opportunity of seeing or listen- ging to a set in operation, were L amazed. They were learning-what? ,The Presidents Inaugural Address? ,No-few, if any, understood the words of the nation's leader, but they Were enjoying citizenship, hear- ging a thing which they had never iheard before and which some will Inever hear again, fan inaugural ad- idressy broadening their minds by a ,more complete understanding of a I current topicg enjoying history in the tmaking, studying the geographical Ilocation of the nation's capital, en- !J0y1ng .the splendid descriptions, ,awakening to the wonders of science, ,and besides, many were experiencing qthat often quoted thrill-listening to a radio for the first time. I, Is Pasadena behind the times in education? E. F. n Reserved for 1 I lllochschlld-Kohn ti Co. 1 l 1 1 l l SFor Your New Sport or-Dressr Coat, l Ensemble or Sport Suit, l l Sport, Afternoon or Dance Frock- f Go To Your Favorite l CHARLES, Inc., R Shop of Individuality Q 203 N. Charles si. A few feet from Corner of Lexington March, 1925. THE ORIOLE -Page 7 l THE PASSION PLAY or I OBERAMMERGAU. ' At this season of the year it is! particularly appropriate to turn ouri readers' thoughts to the work of the' Oberrammergau players, who, everyi ten years reproduce the principal, events in the life of Christ. i ln this close valley, from the world, divided, l Xvhere rock and pine point upward to the sky, i By thoughtful prayers the soul to God is guided, i Whom in His work she strives to glorify. , Miracle-Play-The Founding of Ettal. l Oberammergau is a tiny village? shut in among the pine-clad heightsi and snow-capped mountains of they Bavarian Highlands. It is the gatei and out-post to a region which mayl well claim to be one of the beauty spots of the world. The chief feature of Oberammergau is the peculiar- Hotel Peak crowned with a colossal cross. It forms a picturesque back- ground for the little village, which seems to nestle under its green slopes. Other peaks, the Zugspitze and Kar-f vendal, two of the most beautiful of! the Tyrolean Alps, hem in the little' town. The houses are, for the most part of wood, built in the Swiss style, with balconies and broad eaves, roomy and comfortable. Each house stands in its own groundsg each has its stretch of meadow-land, its fiower garden and its orchard. The most remarkable thing in the village is the Passion Theatre. It is simply an enclosed space, open to the elements. The stage alone is a per- manent erection, and is made of rough wooden boards. It is 127 feet long and 55 feet deep. It is ar- ranged after the Greek method ex- cept that the center space is hidden, when required by a curtain. This central position is the stage proper. It is used for the tableaux. The foreground of the proscenium is oc- cupied by the chorus of the masses of' people in a mob scene. To the right of the curtained stage is the house of Pilate, with a windowed bal- cony. On the left is a similar house. that of Annas. On each side of these houses are wide gateways which open into the city of Jerusalem. On each side of the proscenium are narrow recesses into which the chorus re- tire during the action of the play. No artificial lights are permitted on the stage. The open air, the sweet, fresh mountain breezes, the passing' lights and shadows that dit over thei scene as the clouds sweep by, the singing of the birds, the soft rustling of the trees and the encircling am- phitheatre of verdant mountains seem fitly to represent the hills surround- ing Jerusalem. The Passion Play or Christus Drama as it is called is a remnant and a survival of the mediaeval form of drama knows as the Miracle-Plays. It passed beyond this stage when in 1662 its text was collated and print- ed. Daisenberger perfected the play and gave to it a unity of design and of religious doctrine as well as of dramatic action. In 1634, when the plague held heyday in Bavaria, Oberammergau quarantined itself against the world. Armed watchmen guarded road and path. On Christmas Eve a villager, who had been employed outside,5 overpowered the sentries and creptl fback to his family. bringing with him: the dreaded disease, The village wasl almost depopulated. Those who re- mained prayed and pledged them- selves to give a performance of ther Passion Play every ten years. From that moment none died. ln 1634, the play was first presented. The decadal period was chosen for 1680 and the Passion Play has been given 'every tenth year, with only two or three interruptions, caused by wars, 'since that time. The ply usually begins in May and lasts until the end of Septemberl It lasts for eight hours every day.l lt consists of eighte -n acts or scenes,T together with a prologue or introduc- tion. Each of the acts is complete' in itself ,and is prefaced by one on more tableaux taken from Old Testa-j ment incidents, each one having somef special refrence to the portion ofi Christ's life which is afterwards to. be represented. The players are Bavarian peasants. simple, art-loving, earnest and relig- ious. They are not, however, mere, tillers of the soil. or hewers of woodgg but they are, both by training and by nature, artists. They possess a nat- ural talent for music. Sons follow' the trade of their fathers. All aref artisans, not mere mechanics, buti creative artists. Every cottage inl the village is a workshop and Ober- 'ammergau is celebrated for its wood carvings. For eight years out of ten,E A FRIEND T0 THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS fFour Wheel Brakesj F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 the people lead industrious lives wholly apart from Passion Play ac- tivities. On the ninth year, a com- mittee to supervise the play is voted. The men let their hair and beards grow. They are selected tentatively for parts according to their resem- blance to the different characters. When the season is over, the men re- turn to their shops. One very great safeguard to the purity and single-mindedness of the peasant players is, that the proceeds of the play are devoted to charitable purposes. Each player is allowed, as honorarium, such a sum as would repay him for time lost in learning and rehearsing his part. Anton Lang, the Christus of 1922 received as honorarium 53.4115 per day. And Anton Lang, the village potter, is one of,the most famous, if not the most famous, of all the actors! The play- ers must he physically as well as spiritually tit. The cross that must be carried by a man in a bowed posi- tion for 15 minutes weighs 150 pounds. Then the Christ must re- main fastened to the cross for another 15 minutes, during which time the blood can not circulate freely. A single false movement made during the impressive descent from the cross, causing the blood to rush too sudden- ly to the head would place the actor in imminent danger of heart failure and subsequent death. No married woman may act, only virgins are eligible. Women have been known to postpone their marriages for years, STEBBIN S And ANDERSON Phone Towson 6 7 Telephone Towson 261 and 215 GEO. H. STIEBER Table Deljcacies, Select Meats, Fancy Groceries TOXYSON - - MARYLAND MASON 'S GARAGE XVILLYS-KNIGHT 8 OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and XVillow Avenue Phone Towson 55-1 Towson, Md. WM. A. LEE GENERAL MERCHANDISE York Road and Penna. Ave. TOWSON, MD. Page 8 THE ORIOLE March, 1925. 1 in the ho me of obtainin the mart of 1 S l Mary Magdalene. This is the most coveted female character just as that of Christ is the most coveted male role. Only villagers are employed for every phase of the work and each person must be spotless Truly it is a great work and I say to yon. Oberarumergau, along with the poet.- As the years roll, as the Time flies, Haply the sons, with purpose high and true. incoming decades shall the vow re- new, Within the world, yet from the world apart. And with the blessing of the pure in heart. Safe in the tastness of their moun- tain home. f Show forth His Passion till the Sav- iour come. BIBLIOGRAPHY. 1.-The Country of the Passion Play, by Miss Segium. 2.-An Art Student In Munich, by Anna Howitt. 3.-Letters of Mrs. Catherine Stanley. 4.-The Passion Play of Oberam- mergau, edited by WOm9ll'S Foreign Missionary Society. i l I l r l I I 4 l i l I l . 5.-Oberammergau Home Arts! Exhibition. 6.-Oberammergau, by 'William Allen Butler. 7.-Anton Lang and the 1920 Passion Play, Literary Digest, Feb. 28, 1920. 8.-The Passion Play at Oberam- mergau, by G. R. Brigham, Art and Archaelogy, January 23, 1922. 9.-Christ in Oberammergau, by Ferdinand Reyher, Atlantic Monthly, November, 1922. 10.--Forgetting the Hymn of Hate, Literary Digest, March 25, 1922. 11.--Christ of Oberammergau, by Anton Lang, Living Age, August 26, 1922. 12 Play, Mentor, August, 1922. 13.-The Oberammergan Playersg drawings, by W. Reiss, The Century, September, 1922. 15.--Oberammergau's Blow at Mammon, Literary Digest. Septem- ber 9, 1922. 16.-0berammergau's Tradition, Living Age, May 27, 1922. 17.-Painting the Passion Players in Their Homes. C. Lank, The Ladies' Home Journal, September, 1922. 18.-The Passion Play Judged as Secular Drama. Literary Digest, September 9. 1922. 19.-Oberammergau's Rebuke to America, Literary Digest, January 5. 1924. 20.-Teaching the Oberammergail Boys to Carve out of Wood, School Arts Magazine. December, 1924. ANNETTA REHLING. with .-The Oberammergau Passionl l Y. VV. C. A.-SYNONYM FOR ACTIVITY. Activity ! That seems to be a well known word at Normal in rela- tion to our work in the teaching held. Not only do we confine it to that part of our work, but our or- ganizations at school seem to think it is also very important. The par- ticular organization l am referring to is the Y. W. C. A. Perhaps you would like to know some of our work of the year. First, we had the membership campaign. Of course, you remember that. Then we organized our members into teams -each team has as its cha.ir- man. a cabinet member, and as its adviser a faculty member. I think you all remember the tea that was given in 215. It was a jolly infor- mal affair and the members got to know each other as well as their chairmen and faculty advisers. Some people think that the only phase of the Y. W. work is the. religious phase. This is not at all the case. lt also includes social phases, but here it seems that there are so many occasions for sociali activity that the Y. W. need lay' more stress on religious activity. So we have Chapel Service every Tues- day and Thursday. Vespers Sunday evening, and at present the ministers from Towson are giving a series of talks that are very interesting as well as helpful. These talks occur every Monday night at 7.15, so if you haven't already been we hope you will come from now on. Perhaps you would be interested to know that we sent several mem- bers to the University of Delaware, to the State Convention of the Y. M. and Y. W. Associations. There they will get ideas and information as to what other Normal Schools and col- leges are doing, and when they re- turn we hope they will give us an assembly program and let us know what they saw and hearcl. E. M. E., Sr. IV. SCIIOEN Sz CO., Inc. IMPORTERS Dlillinery, Coats, Suits, Waists Afternoon and Evening Dresses Furs and Novelties 214 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. I 'Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 86 CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin ,Makers of State Normal Pins Sa Rings Hub 100 and Granite Silk Hose, 51.85 XVhen somebody adds to the spectrum, The Hub adds to its collection of Hub 100 and Granite silk hose. And new colors are frequent. 'HTG Hub Baltimore Compliments of ' 7118 BLACK Gt DECKER MFG.C0. To WSON HEIGHTS BALTIMORE, MD. Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTURING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers of Greek Letter Fraternity jewelry DIAMONDS FINE JEXVELRY 213 N. LIBERTY STREET BALTIMORE, MD HENRY RECKORD TELEPHONE JW THREE WEST TOVN SOA .fi m mvmn W c HESAPEAKE Ava. TOWSON, MARYLAND March, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 9 THE LAST OF THE BASKET- BALL SEASON. i Well, the basketball season is overl and don't say it hasn't been success- ful. From all points of view, this has been the best season the Normal School has ever experienced. The general way of looking at basketball, and of measuring results, is listing, the number of games won. Not nec-1 essarily so with us. True, we havel won the large majority of the gamesl played, but we have won somethingi far more important and lasting thanl the glory attending victory. We' have amalgamated two schools, each! with its own ideas and opinions,, and have welded the two together into a powerful working machine. The morale of the team has been very? high, and in spite of the infrequent visits of our faithful coach, Callow-l hill, the team, under the able leader-3 ship of Captain Flater and Manager Burroughs, has done a fine piece of work toward uniting the spirit oft the school and iso to speakl put, Normal School on the map in ath-5 letics with the other colleges of the! State. Teams were met and beaten thisl year who have been considered far: superior to Normal in previous years.j Hagerstown High school fell twice before the fierce onslaught of our ive for the first time in the history of the advent of men at Normal Tom Mix, otherwise Arthur Price acted like a big man on a little Floor, at Hagerstown, and swept the place Irish Miller's curly head was seldoml seen by his guard until he had shot! his goal and returned for the next! tip-off. 1 Little Jimmy Thomas shot five goals' from between his big guard's legs in the game between Normal and U. of! M. Medical School. ' In the game with Westminster' High School, Chief Red Face, betterq known as Captain Loo Flater, acted! like a demon and scared his formerl pals so badly that it was an easy, matter for Price to drop the ballg through the net from the center of' the floor. Gene Burroughs was, always right there with the goodsq Whenever an opponent thought he! was about to score he felt some kind of an earthquake attack him and his opportunity was spoiled as far as tallying was concerned. Thus, every' man played his position and playedl it well for the team and for thet Black and Gold. Besides the hard work attendingl basketball practice, every man kepti up in his studies. So you see wer have more than athletic ability on, the team. l We cannot close this article with-l out saying a word about the second? team. They did credit to the school, by their playing and showed them-I selves true supporters of the schoolg l i . l l y l and did honor to the uniform they wore. Next week will be the Junior- Senior Game. Last year the Juniors won, but it remains to be seen if they will repeat the stunt this year. The basketball team wishes to ex- press its hearty appreciation of the way the girls turned out and cheered the team to victory. One girl can in- spire a inan to do great things some- times! What couldn't 1,000 girls do? The baseball season is upon us. It is less than three weeks before we play Poly and from the looks of' things, we will. without doubt, dupli- cate the success of the basketball season. EARL C. PRICE, Athletic Reporter. OUR OWN INTERPRETATION OF BOOK TITLES. Once Aboard the Luggerug On the Towson car at last. Flaming Y0uth g Any red headed boy or girl. The Children in the House g The model school. The Forbidden City : Towson after 6 P. ill, .. Paradise Lost : Failure in pro- fessionals. The Uninvited Guest , A Tow- son Dog. The Great Beyond g Out in prac- tice. Friendly Eneniiesng Pests and Norms. The Danger 3Iark : D-. The Charm School : Ours, of Course. A Son of the Sahara , one of our waiters. KOMAZAVVA de SAMBOURG. ' Sr. 9. TOWSON CANDY KITCHEN AND ICE CREAM PARLOR JAMES GEORGE, Prop. The Place to Eat, Drink and Enjoy Yourself HOME-MADE CANDIES OUR SPECIALTY 523 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD A QUESTION. Your blasty herald, Spring, pro- claims himself. He is reckless, dutiful In publishing your coming, beau- tiful, At such time when his brags alld shouts are done. lHis wintry laughter and his gusty cry Are hardly a lit medium for his news Of soft-eyed flowers, Of pastel hues In a new tender sky. gWhy send him, most impetuous of months, And most incongruous as a page to you? Is it because you've mortal girl- hood's love Of striking entrance, when con- trasts enhance. 'Your delicate person, sweet, en- ' ticing. shy? VIRGINIA LOWMAN, I Senior Nine. TUFWSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes. Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. 'Phone Towson 204 and 201. Say It Yfith Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. FLORIST and NUR-SERYMAX Office: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. CH,xHLEs STREET ,f ' . . BALTIMORE ff , . .yr LEXINGTON Lf' MARYLAND APPAREL FOR THE COLLEGE GIRLS ,fqnd all Une Smart Accessories MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROHPTLY 1-age 10 THE ORIOLE I March, 1925. THE HECTOGRAPH. I A hectograph is a vcry useful con-' trivance for a teacher to have in herl school. She can make many copies ofa illustrative material to be used ini ner work. 1 If she does not wish to purchase al hectograph, one can be made at a very: low cost. There are several recipes, that can be used. Some of these recipes have not been tried out by us, and therefore we do not know whether they are successful or not, but the following one that I used,i proved to be a success. The materi-' als needed are: 10 ounces fine glue. 1 pi11t glycer- ine 155 cups water and copying ink., Method: ln a double boiler mix glue, with the 11,65 cups of water, stiri thoroughly, because if it is not welll mixed the middle is liable to be leftf dry. The water makes the glue feel spongy. lf you haven't a double! boiler, take a larger pan. put some nails or old spoons in the bottom, to' lzeep the other pan. containing the' mixture, from coming in direct con-' tact with the heat, which might make the mixture burn. Fill the larger pant with water until it is a little above the mixture in the other pan. Letl the glue remain over the heat long enough to melt and add glycerine,: stirring gently until all is of an evenl consistency. lf air bubbles appeari in the mixture after it has been' poured, it must be reheated again: and repoured. After- it has cooled it is ready for use. Be careful not, to let any lumps, which are likely to be at the bottom of the pan. drop into the dripping pan. Remove they scum and pour into a shallow pan. ' Such a pan as here needed can either he made at school or home, or purchased at any hardware store. A pan purchased at the store should be3 about one foot in width, fifteen inchesj in length, and one and a half inches, deep. A pan made at school is made? either of tin or galvanized zinc. and must have same dimensions as pan! purchased at the store. The method of using the hecto- graph is as follows: After your hectograph is tirm, take paper of the size desired and write or draw what you wish on it, legibly. with Carter's Hectograph lnk, which can be purchased at any stationery store. Before laying this paper on the hectograph, dampen the hecto- graph a little to keep the paper from sticking. Lay the paper with the side written upon down. and rub gently for three minutes. Pull paper off carefully and your hectograph is ready for use. Take one sheet of paper at a time and put it on the herftograph and rub gently for about a minute. Pull off carefully. This inking will make between 30 and 40 copies. Xvhen you have finished, let r-old water run ovcr thc hectograph and rub gently. If you rub too hard i i it will cause holes to be made in the, mixture. Be sure to get all ink off, the surface before using for another, printing. The hectograph will be-I come discolored with the ink. How-I ever, this does not destroy the effici- ency of it. Should your hectograph. become too solid, remelt and add more glycerine. N HENRIETTA MATTHEWS. l Sr. 6. Class '25.1 MUD! --- l MUD! What an insignificant word' to look at. Only three letters. but what a fund of words are back of it., l herewith issue a challenge to anyl reader to find another three-letteri word which has as great a power oft developing words as this one has. ' Possibly I may be talking in the' dark to many of you. To further en-i lighten you l shall relate a littlef story. 5 The rain had been pouring in tor-Q rents all day. so that the water wasl running in rivulets through thel fields when school was over. Gloom-: ily the teacher escorted his young' potentialities to the door and theni proceeded to climb into his own gar-I ments. iLet it be known here that? this particular teacher had four milesl of good road and one mile of bad, road over which he must drive ai flivver.J He mounted his sturdy, steetl and after much spitting andi sputtering finally got 'er going. Thel rain was steadily increasing, and thel poor little coupe was in danger ofl being washed away. He decided tol take a rest at the end of the good! road, so when the blacksmith shop, which marked the beginning of the' mud was reached, he got out to chatl awhile with the old-timers. Almostj jauntily he spurned their warnings, about attempting to drive, even al Ford, through that conglomerate' mass and proceeded to depart. The! first thing he struck was an immense' mud puddle which completely covered2 the windshield, so that it was impos- sible to see. Of course, this had to: be removed before the journey could he resumed. All went well for a short time, when suddenly, all for- ward motion ceased. This was, in- deed, a new problem. Savagely he: tramped on the gas, but to no availgi the thing simply wouldn't move, Gin- gerly he opened the door to look about him. Mud to the right of him,l mud to the left of him, mud all around him and up to the hubs of his Lizzie. Marooned in a veritable, sea of mud! What should he do'?l Suddenly his eager gaze espied SEV-lx eral planks lying near the edge of the sca. Luckily he had his boots these on, he with him, so putting prepared to get out. Fairy-like he' let his one foot down But, unfortunately, he he sank in about one into the stuff. was no elf, so foot of sticky clay. Holding on to his boots so as I i not to have them stepped along, he ting the boards wheels. Now for He almost jumped opened her wide. pulled off as he succeeded in get- under the rear the grand effort! on' the clutch and One convulsive leap and then the motor choked. He stepped on the starter, but remembered that it was broken. Nothing was left to do but crank it. But alas, the mud was so deep that it was impossible to turn it. Only one hope left, and that was the lowly horse. The nearest farm was a quarter of a mile away, so de- jectedly he started for it. Supper was just ready there, so that meant at least a half hour more. Silently cursing Jupiter Pluvius, he slumped into a chair. After three-quarters of an hour he again attacked the bottomless pit with two trusty horses and a man. With the horses, the matter was an easy job, and fifteen minutes later he speeded into his own driveway at the rate of four miles per hour. To cap the climax, supper had been finished one l1our before, so he had to pretend warmed-over victuals were palatable. Do you remember now why I call it the smallest, greatest word-pro- ducing word in the whole English language? ' A. M. F.. One of '23. OUR OPOSSUM SKIN. In our class the third and fourth grades learned that skins of animals were used for clothing, so We thought it would be fun to get a skin and cure it. At first we were going to buy a skin. Then we decided to make a rabbit trap and catch a rabbit for its skin. Some of us boys made a trap. We took it down in the woods, across from school, and set it. Every morning Walter Went down to look at the trap. He moved it and set it again. A couple weeks later the rabbit season would be over and we should not even try to catch a rabbit any more. One day Majorie's brother caught an opossum. He sold us the skin so that we could cure it. H In curing the skin the first thing we did was to scrape oft all the flesh and fat. After most of this was off we rubbed lots of salt on the skin. Then we washed it in salt water. We rubbed hog-foot oil on it to make it fsoft. The fur was brushed to make it iiuffy. Our skin looks soft and pretty, but it is still too stiff. So we are still working on it to make it as soft as the furs we buy. When it is finished we are going to make a fur collar for one of our friends to wear. KENNETH ALEXANDER GASKIN, 3rd. Grade, Tracey's Landing, Anne Arundel County. March, 1925. TI-IE ORIOLE Page 11 THE IDEAL CITIZEN. Qlleisuro TIIIICQ Show me how you spend your Leisure Time and I will tell you what you are. How may we spend our time ---the time which we may do as we please, the time whose use is not required, the time which is not spent in following directions - Leisure time? There are those who spend this time in busy idlenessf' They work faithfully and industriously, patient- ly and laboriously, but-+does it get them anywhere? There is the miser who spends every moment of pre- cious time hoarding his treasureg not a moment does he waste, always do- ing, doing, doing, but-what of it? He dies rich, that's all. A story is told of a shepherd who spent fifteen years of his life in learning perfectly to balance a pole on his chin. Did he succeed? Yes, but-what of it? If we are wise We will spend part of our leisure time in conscientiously seeking the society of those better than ourselves and will strive to imi- tate their example. What is more inspiring than association with one who is wiser and more experienced than we? They enhance our own knowledge of life, we enlarge our' field of observation, profit by their experience, and learn not only from what they have enjoyed, but-which is still more instructive-from their failures. At first in the home, and then in the school, we associate with our companions and imitate their ways. Eventually, however, we are thrust upon our own resources and given the privilege of choosing our own companions. We cannot help imitating those with whom we associate, therefore we must cultivate desirable friend- ships, for in the words of George Herbert, Keep good company, and you shall be of the number. We might also here repeat Burke'sI motto: Remember - Resemble - Perseveref' Leisure time, moreover, may be profitably expended when we use it to cultivate the companionship of good books. Mrs. Browning said that we may never call a child friend- less who has God and his motherg likewise, we cannot call ourselves friendless so long as we have God and good books. What is less fickle than a book? It is as patient and cheerful as it was yesterday, just as ready to receive us and give what it has to offer-in- formation, amusement, advice. It does not turn its back upon us in times of adversity or distress. It is often a true and high bond of union between fellowmen who discover the mutual love they bear for a book. Books wind into the heart, the The poet's verse slides into the cur- rent of our blood. We read poets when young, we remember them when old. VVe read there of what happened to othersg we feel that it has happened to ourselves. They are to be had everywhere and are cheap and good. YVe breathe the air of books. We owe everything to :their authors. Man lives in the Realm of Thoughts. thus the best books are I treasuries of good words and golden thoughts of which life was capable. Remembered and cherished, they be- come our abiding companions and comforters. Books, moreover, pos- sess an essence of immortality, They are by far the more lasting products of human effort. Temples crumble into rning Pictures and statues decay, ' But books survive. Books introduce us into the best societyg they bring us into the great- est minds that ever lived. The great and good do not die, even in this world. Embalmed in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens. Hence we I I I I of its kind. If we choose to attend concert halls, let us choose to hear the best that the musical world has to offer: if we find pleasure in films and drama. let us attend only those which are educational, wholesome, and uplifting as well as entertaining. Those who choose wisely and well, however, will seek a variety of forms of diversion as well as the best of each kind. A great part of leisure time must be profitably spent in forming good habits. How can a character be noble. uplifting and inspiring with- out having woven into his character the traits and habits which society terms desirable ? Courage, self- control. reliability, a sense of duty, sincerity, truthfulness, perseverance -all admirable traits may be culti- vated consciously during one's leis- ure time, and well-spent would be the time. The world owes much to its men and women of courage. Therefore, it naturally becomes the duty and privilege of the teacher- the leader and inspirer of youth -to teach our little citizens the profitable use of leisure time. The teacher should find ample oppor- tunity to show the children that it is not by 'thanging about corners nor holding up lamp posts g not by spending time in vulgar campanion- ship: not by indulging in bad habits: do we develop into admirable char- acters. The teacher will work until ever remain under the influence ofichildish minds grasp the Significance the great men - Iof leisure time. The dead but sceptred sovrans.I BERTHA SOLOMON, S12 IX- who still rule Our spirits from their urns. I Thus a book serves as a true, faith- iful, and loyal companiong it is a Imedium for developing friendships among our fellowmen, and moreover. it is a veritable teacher. It natur- ally follows, therefore. that a great Ipart of our leisure time would be profitably spent were it used in cul- tivating the lifelong friendships of good books. Furthermore, there are other I I I Q forms of recreation which afford ad- - I vantageous disposition of leisure itime. Recreation is absolutely ne- cessary to health, to success, and tto happiness, for it really re-creates us and makes us better able to carry on our real work. It has already been pointed out how the reading of good books benefit ns, but there are other forms of amusement, play, recrea- tion. Some may find wholesome re- creation in hearing musical selec- tionsg others may find pleasure in visiting the moving pictures or the theatres, the art galleries. the mu- seums, or attending lecturesg still others may choose the more active .forms of recreation-tennis, swim- ming, golf, and other out-door sports. However, it matters not what form of social diversion we may choose to 'indulge in. so long as it is the best ONE HAPPY EVENING. On the evening of the first Friday in March the Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs of the Elementary School sang at the meeting of the Te-Pa-Chi Club. Therchoruses sang three songs for their parents. First, we sang Anchored, by Watsong next Cha- marita, which is a folk-song of the Azores. Following this we sang The Little Black Boy, by Grindell. The last number of our concert was the teaching of the P. T. A. song to our parents. After the final song Judge Frank I. Duncan of the Juven- ile Court, spoke to us about his ex- periences with young people. His talk was the most interesting part of the program. Judge Duncan's stor- ies taught us a lesson that will not be easily forgotten. Everyone went home feeling that this meeting was the best one of the year, SIXTH GRADE. Normal Elementary School. He- May I hold your hand? She- Of course notg' this isn't Palm Sunday! He- Well, it isn't Independence Day either. -Exchange. WJOHJ' Page 12 THE ORIOLE March, 1925. YE PESTS. EXCHANGES. IHUNT UP YOUR LAST ORIOLE. , We wish to acknowledge the fol- '-' lowing exchanges: C0RRECTI9NS' We've got the PEP XVe've got the VIM, We are the PESTS And we're out to WIN. NORMAL AND PESTALOZZI LITERARY SOCIETIES CONTEST II. Authorship Clubs-Original story, original poem: Pestalozzi-A Moorish Fantasy, Phyllis Purnell: Dreams, Dorothy Shroeder. Normal-Blindness, Minnie Bachg Visions of Love, Annetta Rehling. Current Literature Clubs- Pestalozzi-A Visit With Mase- Iield, Elsie Corner. Normal-Kipling's Career. Mary Louise Hoffman. Story Telling Clubs- Pestalozzi-The Curse of Echo, Ethel YVarfield. Normal-The Swinelierd, Vyril McAllister. The dramatic contest will close the spring series of literary contests. i i i The Alcohi Mirror, Allegheny County High School, Cumberland, Md. The Chestertown Transcript, Ches- tertown, Md. The Whistle, Brunswick High, Brunswick, Md. The Washington Collegian, Wash- ington College, Chestertown, Md. The Monthly, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. The Poly Press, Baltimore Poly. Baltimore, Md. The Spectator-Federalsburg High School: Your paper shows a keen and lively interest in school progress. Your exchange department is cer- tainly Wusy. We suggest, however, that a special column of jokes would greatly improve your paper. We find your paper very interest- irne owl-Huriock High: a l ing. The article 'on The Person- ality of The Handshake is well written. I-Ioots From The Owl is 'also a very clever department. iFrederick High Flyer-Frederick: It will be at S P. M. on the evening, of April twenty-fourth. At that con- test the banner and medal will be awarded the winners. Greetings on your first birthday. May you celebrate many more. You have a well-organized and lively paper, and one that does you credit. FRANK A. PERSOHN AND SON OFFICE HOURS: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. Sat. 7 P. M.-9 P. M. EYESIGHT SPECIAEISTS T , ln the February issue on the iirst page appeared a sketch of a. noted new contributor, Superintendent C. H. LeVitt, of Savanna, Illinois, and following this were to have appeared two articles of his: Sa.1esmen With the Soul of Service and Don't Be A Trailer. Both of these were printed, but without the author's name attached, and in separate parts of the paper. Subscribers, hunt up your last Oriole, enjoy again the fine philosophy which Mr. Le Vitt ex- pressed so well. Essex Boys Are Truthful. George Betz, of Essex, Sixth Grade, who had a poem called The Prince And I, published in our paper last month, told his teacher that he had help writing the poem and supposed the committee knew this when he gave it to them. Good for you, George. Send an- other contribution of your very own. i Reserved for STEWARTSLIOZ., k 426 York Road Down's Wedding Invitations T Towsox - - MARYLAND S i JAS H DOWNS 4 ' ' 1 'l'hieC0llluull :ind :E3.llliii:iy lwuseil l71'KU1'IN0NE OFFICE: Engraver- to 1' uri-linac six of our l'9L1'lll1ll'2?9.Ull ,, , grlflzq-n1,l1ntugi'zipliswithuncut our fm, and Monument sts' 229 N. Charles St., Baltim0l'0, Md. regular TF54l,l7U1l flrmf-n pliotog'i'apl1s, i A if lrest-utr-fl rluring the svliflzistic ' ' ' 'i ,HZ-, ' The Flag, Banner and Pennant Shop WALTER H093 jf HN A, 551,531 M 1' successorzs TO sisco snornsns J M lflnrn. IfflIll'll'l'w, l':-nnznnls, Arm llnmls, York Road T H E A T E L I E R Billing-Tris,lfhurm-lil :ilnl Sm-it-ty Gnancls, N ta ,s' i-1 . an ls-:' , , ' Iirivizcim 'lgznllrlnviftlc-:meth Nclritvlrlt-is. .TOWSO ' MD 103 WEST. L6X1I'lgt0Il Street NH' :if':: f:,'::,f::3: ' 'W' Sahltafy Meat Market BAIJTUXIOIQPE, AID' :we iauuc .ni-:sri-: muumow-, mm. FRUITS - VEGETABLES 4.'f.E 3f-21 P1'8iS0 301131 8-Hd if ' 'S-Q To be fond of learn- will advance to suc- ing is to be at the gate cess. of knowledge. P bll h d M hl b Vol. 4fN0. 7 APRIL, 1925 s2'..t5N?m....'?'L'ch?,.,i??Z'5i1'I.'fi3ftMa'l'a STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Perhaps not many members of the student body have understood what we have been doing in the last few weeks in a new educational venture. The to-do and bustle in the Elemen- tary School on four recent occasions has concerned the judging of some of the students who have done their practice teaching in the rural schools in Baltimore County. Last year the Towson National Bank offered an honor award of 520.00 to the student doing the best teaching in a one or two-room school during his twelve weeks of practice. So far, the com- petition has brought forth four stu- dents, Mr. John Gildea, Mr, Josiah Blacklock, Baltimore Countyg Miss Lillian Kenlon, Prince George Coun- ty. and Miss Emma Bowman, Car- roll County. The plan has been to choose topics for demonstration teaching which are comparable in, difliculty of preparation, presenta- tion, and educative results. Miss Lillian Kenlon taught history in the Third Grade, Transportation in Early 3laryland g Miss Emma Bow- man taught history in the Fifth Grade, Improvement in Industrial Situations Through Communication -Telephone and Telegraph : Mr. John Gildea taught history in the Fifth Grade, Improvement in Agri- culture Through Inventions g Mr. Josiah Elacklock taught history in the Fiftn Grade, Life on a Southern Plantation, Mt. Vernon as the Type. The instructors who observed and rated the students were Mr. Hulsizer, Miss Brcwn, Miss Halberg, Call di- rectors of practicelg Miss Van Bib- ber, Chairman of the History In- structorsg Mr. Walther, Chairman of the Georaphy Instructors, and head of the Subject-Matter Departmentg the grade teachers, M-iss Buckley, Mr. Phipps, Miss , Fitzgerald, and Miss Lida Lee Tall. are four candidates to be from this term's practice There chosen leaching group, namely, Bessie Ar- terburn. Howard Countyg Evelyn giibbons. Baltimore Countyg Grace Morlock, Harford County. The awards will finally be made the iirst ones. Wicomico County, and Anna' Week in June. The Towson National- Bank has extended to this school a real challenge, and has put the Rural Department upon its metal to such 3-D ejitent that it is growing to be the llveliest Deparment in the school. LIDA LEE TALL, Principal. OUR WISH COMES TRUE. Dr. Kilpatrick Of Teachers' College, Speaks At Assembly. Perhaps the greatest of all the treats given the student body of this year was the address by Dr. Kilpat- rick, of Columbia University Teach- ers' College, Thursday, April 2, 1925. As Miss Tall said in introducing him, he is one of our first ten in education. Often after reading an educational book or other literary work of some author we have wished to see the author and hear him speak. The assembly on Thursday was indeed a dream which came true. Dr. Kilpatrick's topic was Public Opinion, which he divided into sub- topics: L13 What it is and how its actsg t2l How it is built: 133 How it may act badlyg Q45 What we can do to build it up to work right. In the development of the topic 'he said: Each nation at the begin- ning of the World War tried to get Public Opinion on its side. The in- Huence of public opinion is felt in country, State, county and city. Most of all our own course of actions is guided by public opinion. We follow the course taken by the big men in our field. This is true everywhere, even in school, where the Seniors are the big fellows. The rest of us follow rather blindly and do little thinking of our own. In the past this was more notice- able than at present, especially with the women. But look at the women now! When Public Opinion acts at its best we have life at its best. Each one of the group shares the opinion. This gives volume and strength to it. Yvhen this works in this way, everyone counts. Democracy is at its best. Remember that the stand that Public Opinion takes governs the way things go. If we stand for the right. our opinion will go for the rightg if for the wrong it will go for the wrong. Any opinion on a side so that we take active sides, is a response to a situation i. e.-stimulus, response, bond. lf the response takes definite lines, then we say that habits have been built. Practices which give satisfaction build up the opinion. Practices which produce dissatisfac- tion tear down Public Opinion. The sides we take in Public Opin- ion should be thought out carefully in advance. Good argument should govern our acceptance of an opinion, and we should know what causes sat- isfaction. A man you like will be more likely to infiuence you than one you don't admire. Look behind the source to the argument itself. One lnieof the demagogue is to tell funny stories and put over the rest of his argument to us, because we like his stories. Another method is to appeal to our emotions in a way that will cause us to follow blindly and to disregard the substance. Repetition, over and over, since childhood, serves to strengthen an opinion, and we are likely to accept it, not because it is right, but because we have had it drilled into us. You hear often of this opinion when 5011190119 Says He is a bred in the bone Republican. It is all prob- ably due to the fact that his parents were Republicans and they have forced their opinions on him through repetition of views. C21 How is public opinion' built? Any opinion built on stimulus, re- sponse, bonds, is built like any other such bonds, i. e.-by exercise and effect. We must not follow these bonds immediately and without knowledge of their source and con- tent, but should weigh them care- fully and not accept blindly every- lthing put to us. If there is any flaw lin one bond, look each over carefully for other flaws. If the opinion is valid after examination, hold on to it. Be sure, however, that you have good reasons for so doing if you are called upon to defend your opinion. C35 How may people act badly under the influence of Public Opin- ion? Always We mnust look into the source our our opinions. It may have been built by a narrow, selfish people who got satisfaction from its usage. We don't know enough of how the rest of the world thinks or acts. Not knowing all the facts, we must scrutinize newspapers, consider their 'source of information and learn to ,Judge from them. Facts should be dug out and weighed. Emergencies should find us with all our faculties alert, and ready to meet them. All of us get satisfartion from be- lieving things about the other side. This is especially true in war, Our emotions are stirred up. TVe do not stop to reason out the matter, but follow blindly the way our emotions point. In school a situation confronts us. Things that happen in the shcoolroom are likely to ex- lcite us and cause us to take sides tContinued on Page 23 I I I W 1 Page 2 THE ORIOLE Apr-ii, 1925. OUR XVISH COBIES TRYE. fContinued from Page ll and believe those things of the other sidejvhich we Wish to. Public Opinion will so shut up a man that he will not even hear or think an the other side. On the other hand it seizes every chance to browbeat the man who does try to think and reason on the other side of the question. Q41 How can We build up Pub- lic Opinion? First of all, insist on facts. This will squelch the individual who is trying to impose a wrong principle on us. Encourage newspapers to speak out. Read both sides of a question, par- ticularly in an election campaign. Encourage a free discussion of facts. Our duties in rearing the next generation are manifold. Don't segregate or keep them from hearing the opinions of other people. They should know all sides and sources. Sanction and even encourage friend- ships with the people who think dif- ferently from you. Try to build up in yourself an unselfish regard for other people's ways of thinking. Public opinion should be kept up to high standards. An unselfish re- gard of the public good is needed in every 'walk of life. Other things that should be built up are o1.en-mindedness and critical- rnindednc-ss. Practice this with yourself and try to get the children to realize the value of it. One method is to bring to them the fact that different textbooks give differ- ent views of the same question. Give the children as many opportunities as possible to come to their own con-. clusions on matters. Teach them. to have their own opinions, but to' weigh the matter carefully before' sides are taken. A good motto would be More light, less heat. a remark made in a history discussionf recently. For more light skill is! necessary in getting material from' books and knowing how to use that material. It Americas sin today is mob-mind- edness. Our duty is to try to de-, stroy this deterring factor and to' build up open-mindedness. Remem-I ber always to build strength of char- acter to stand up for what you think is right only after you have heard the arguments, got the facts of both sides and have weighed the matter care- fully. 1 HERMAN STOUFFER. Reporter., tl I FULLERTON. , The Fifth Grade of Fullerton alsol publishes a paper which usually hast several poetic contributions. i In the First Grade the children, take charge of the counting inclden-, tal to milk supplied at recess. FIRST GRADE RYHMES. The First Grade children are in- terested in lullabies. The children were asked to sing or recite the songs their mothers had put them to sleep with. They found that many of these lullabies are in Moth- er Gooseg also that Eugene Field, Christina Rossetti and Robert Louis Stevenson had written poems they had had sung to them, and that they could sing to their dolls and baby brothers at home. They learned their favoritesg those that were set to music, the children learned to' sing. K The children found out poems were in sobedoby's mind before: they were written or sung. It was suggested they probably had poems in their minds. This brought about original poems. Mother Goose rhymes were used as patterns be- cause they were short and better known by the children as lullabies. The First Grade Mother Goose Book is the result: See-saw, See-saw, This is the way to marketing. See-saw, See-saw, This is a very glad holiday. ANNA MAY PYLES. Sonny, Sonny, Bees make honey. ROBER THYDE. To the barn, to the barn, To see a fat cowg Home again, home again, Jiggetygjowl Bye, Baby Bunting, The wind blows your cradle That hangs on the trees. ANNE GORDON STEVENSON. Little Sally Cinders Sat in a corner Eating her Christmas pieg Her father came and called her, And told her not to do it. This made little Sally cry. First Grade. Little Bop' Jack, Come mind your sheep: Don't you cry Or go to sleep. TINNY SKUNJ' Lazy Patch, go to the store To buy a very fat boar. LeROY FILT. Great A , Little Bouncing B g Go to the store And buy a key. ROLAND. Johnny, old soul Had a very bad cold: He called for the nurse, He called for his purse, But the nurse made him worse. First Grade. To the store, to the store, To buy a fat hen. Back again, back again, Put it in a pen. First Grade. Little Jackie Uhler A Lost his pretty ruler. ANNE GORDON STEVENSON. Patter cake, patter cake Baker mang Make me a cake as good As you can. MARGARET LAMB. Jack and Jill Fell down the hill. She got up, and she ran home To tell her mother she had come ELEANOR SMITH. THE COURT LUNCH and ICE CREAM PARLOR Cigars, Candy Soda MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Avenue TOWSON, MD. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers ln Coal. Lumber. Hardware, Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. KEENE'S York Road and Burke Avenue TOWSON, MD. THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, Md. Leading School Supply House of the State. . THE HERGEN RATHER STORES Headquarters for School 'Supplies VVaterman's Ideal Fountain Pens Eversharp and Ingersoll Pencils Stationery, Kodaks, Films Spalding's Sporting Goods Sweaters and Keds TOXVSOII - - - Diaryland 77' April, 1925. 1 THE ORIOLE Page 3 ORIGINAL POEMS BY SECOND GRADE. Lincoln was an honest soul, As honest as could beg He never said an ugly word To you or to me. -Mervin and Franklin. I When Lincoln was a little boy 1 He didn't have a single toy. -Class. When Lincoln was a little boy, Helping others was his joy. -Class. 3 He swung his axe with mighty strokes, ' Splitting logs of great big oaks, And all the time telling jokes, He was so much like other folks. , -Virginia. J Spring is the loveliest time of the year, Making people full of cheer. We are all so glad that Spring has come, So we can go out and have some fun. --Mervin. It is raining all around, How it's falling on the ground So the people can't go to town To see the monkey and the clown. -Class. Spring is here to bring us cheer, With April showers To bring May Bowers. Then comes June bringing Bowers so sweet, And at last the harvest, to make the year complete. . -Carolyn. ln summer, when the leaves are green, All the Bowers can be seen. SCHOOL 99 CONTRIBUTES. The following poem was composed bl' the children in the Second grade Practice Center at School 99. It contains original spring couplets which the class subsequently com- Diled into the Bnished poem. SPRING. April brings the rain and showers, To awaken trees and Bowers. Springs green leaves budding on the trees, . Will soon be blowing in the breeze: And tiny Buify pussy-willows Look like downy fairy pillows. Little yellow daiodils Grow upon the grassy hills, And the pansies blue and yellow, Are such pretty bright-eyed fellows. So the Spring brings sun and showers, To awaken trees and Bowers. EXTRACTS FROM THE GOLDEN FEATHER- A Magazine Published By The G0- vans School Seventh Grade Prac- tice Center Of The Maryland State Normal School. MUSIC. The String Instruments Of An Orchestra. The string instruments of an or- chestra are the violin, the viola, the cello, the harp, and the double bass. The violin is the smallest string in- strument, and is played with a bow. The cello, viola and double bass are also played with a bow. The viola is a larger instrument and has a deeper tone than the violin, which plays the soprano. Next in size comes the cello. It has a deeper tone than the viola or violin. It rests on the floor and the player is seated. The double bass plays bass, and the player stands while playing. All the instruments of an orchestra have four strings except the harp, which has numerous strings and is played by plucking with the Bngers. The harp gives a bell-like note. In a symphony orchestra all of these in- struments are placed in their own groups. MARIE SEYMOUR, 7-A. MTSIC APPRECIATION. The Boy And The Birds. Monday we had a selection on the victrola called The Boy and the Birds. The theme of the selection was the boy's whistling and the birds' singing. We knew that the boy was walking by the rhythm of the selection. It just seemed as if the boy was walking along a coun- try road with the trees and vines overhanging the road and the birds swinging and singing in the tangled vines. The birds' singing and the boy's whistling harmonized so beau- tifully that it did not seem as if it were real. The selection ended with the mos: beautiful melody produced by the birds and the boy. DOROTHY KILLMAN, 7-B. A Book Report-. The name of my book is Betty Zane. The name of my author is Zane Grey. I Bnished my book last week. The list of important characters is-Betty Zane, Ebenezer Zane, Jon- athan Zane, Silas Zane, Lewis Wet- zel, Captain Boggs and John Miller. The most interesting part was where Betty dashed out into the furious battle between the pioneers, the great tribe of Indians and Brit- ish, to get some powder two miles from the fort, where the iight was raging. She reached there safely, and brought a keg of powder wrap- ped in a table cloth. She was such an excellent runner she was shot only in the arm, and did not fall until she reached the fort, which she saved. The next most interesting part was where Betty was dared by a British spy to ride her pony over a river in high tide. Lewis Wetzel saw In- dians hiding over the river behind trees waiting for her to come after she was asked by the Tory. He told her not to try such a dare or he would kill her pony. The character I liked best was Betty Zane, because of her daring and brave ways. RUTH WELLS, 7-A. An Independent Buyer. Salesman- Good morning, I am an agent for the Better Brush Com- pany, and know you will be inter- ested in my brushes. Buyer- I am sorry, but I am too busy to stop to see your brushes and hope you will stop some other time. Salesman-- Well, you see, I only come around twice a year. Wou1dn't you like to give an order? Buyer- I am quite sorry, but I have almost everything in brushes I need. Salesman- Have you the wall brush or the window cleaner? Buyer- I don't think so. Let me see the window cleaner. Salesman- This is the window cleaner. It comes in handy any time. Buyer- It looks very useful. I think l'll give you an order. Salesman- Here is a small sample brush. Will you give me your name? Buyer- My name is Mrs. J. T. Harroll. Will you bring the cleaner as soon as possible? Salesman- I will send it in Feb- ruary. Good day. ELIZABETH HARROLL, 7-A. THE ROSE BEAUTY SHOPPE Manicuring, Hair Dressing, Facial Massaging, Scalp Treatment, Bobbing and Shampooing York Road and Burke Avenue Telephone Towson 577 t Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. TOWSON SHOE STORE L. E , Prop. York and Joppa Roads, First Class Shoe Repairing TOXVSON, MD. Page 4 THE ORIOLE .April, 1925. THE- ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, TOWSON, NED. Managing Editor: ALICE L. INTUNN Business Managers: JOHN GILDEA EARL PRICE Advertising Managers: MARGARET ESKRIDGE CORNELIA CANNON MARY LOUISE HOFFMAN ' Circulation Managers: ANNA TRAIL CATHARINE HAGAN PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. APRIL, 1925. MARYLAND DAY AT MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL. , A tableaux prepared and presented by Senior X and the 7th Grade: Scene I-The Landing of the Col- onists. Scene ll-Indian YVar Dance. Scene III-Toleration Act. Scene IV-Burning of Peggy Stew- art. Scene X-YVashington's Resigna- tion . Although all of us have seen in such texts as Gambril1's History of Maryland pictures of the landing of the Maryland colonists. never before have we actually observed the real disembarking. This took place on March 25, 1925, when we paused from our regular work to do honor to the day: to relive some of the most vital and stirring scenes of our State's history. The Seventh Grade, living over that period in history, with the help of the Senior sections I and Il, re- vivitieci in tableaux those colonial scenes in Maryland history which seemed to them to contribute to Blarylands success and growth. The Seniors, who worked with the Seventh Grade. appreciated their op- portunity to work directly with the childrer.. and the results of those contacts are far reaching. The first tableaux represented bar- ter vrith the lndians, and was se- lected because of the significance of the purchase rather than appropria- tion of land from the Indians-ani unprecedented thing. The second scene was an Indian war dance, which, according to his- tory, followed the paying of the In-I dians in English cloth and imple-' ments for the new land. But perhaps the most distinctivei act in 3laryland's History was made' the subject of the third tableaux, The Toleraticn Act. This table-,aux was symbolical and showed the Spirit of Toleration, welcoming to our State people of different Christian sects. Scene IV depicted one of the most stirring events of history-the burning of The Peggy Stewart, to' show the growing objection to Eng- lish taxation. In Scene V we saw George Wash- ington resigning his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the American Army. The resignation took place in the State House of the historic town of Annapolis. As a fitting close, the Girl Scouts led the school in a salute to the flag, while the entire assembly sang the Star Spangled Banner. CAST: Scene I-Colonists, Senior 10. Scene II-Indian War Dance, 7th Grade. Scene Ill-Toleration Act. a-Spirit of Toleration-M. Al- bright. b.-Religions-Catholic, J. Harry, T. Carmeang Dutch Reformed-M. Smith, Episcopalian-M. Ostendorfg Puritan-P. Linthicum: Quaker-N. Richards. Scene IV-Burning of Peggy Stew- art--Wm. German, Citizens-C. Morris, G. Murdock. Scene Y--VVashington's Resigna- tion-Columbia, Jeanette Heims. Reader-Edna Grammar. CARLOTTA SILVER, Reporter. WHO KNOWS? VVho knows the hours we toil away Patiently, silently? the Night turns into Day. the lengthened shadows fall, As Or As fair Luna holds her sway. Or the vesper's morning call, Each finds us toiling-toiling on- Vilearily. drearily. Mayhap we stop a while to dream With one thought uppermost in mind: Into our eyes there steals a gleam Or Hope-a ray so kind: A Hope that thru our toil will be A soul-uplifted, noble, free- A heart made pure, a mind made strong: To prove our worth-for that we long! BERTHA SOLOMON, Sr. 9. THE ONE-ROOM SCHOOL. The need for a rural school right on the campus, where experiments could be tried out, rural teachers trained, and grouping. alternation of grades, and such things could be demonstrated, has long been felt. The one-room school was started this year to ill this need. Our year of pioneering has been intensely inter- esting and the following articles will show some of the things We are doing. HOT LUNCH. , The one-room school is the near- est thing we have to a rural school on the campus. Because of urban advantages, like a cafeteria, right at hand, we do not have to solve all the problems that face a real rural teacher. We do no have to serve hot lunches in our room, but, since the ability to serve an attractive luncheon is part of the equipment each rural teacher should possess, we decided to give our students training in this by serving an Easter luncheon. EASTER LITNCHEON IN THE ONE- ROOM ELEBIEN-TARY SCHOOL. Had you been in our room at the time it was presented, you would have thought we were just having a jolly chat with the children. But really we were planning 0 u 1' luncheon while chatting. You would have heard the following: I-Introduction- We didn't take our walk this Week because of the rain, and will not be able to take our walk next week be- cause of the Easter holiday. Would you like to have an Easter luncheon just before the holidays? II-Purpose- 1. Teachers: To have the experience of serving hot lunch. 2. Children: To have Easter Luncheon. lll-Development- 1. What shall we serve? Chil- dren suggested hot cocoa. Each child bring his own sandwiches and fruit. 2. To serve hot cocoa, what will we need? Ingredients, cups and saucers, napkins, double boiler. 3. Through an informal discussion it was decided that each child bring his own cup and saucer. and a nickel to help buy the ingredients. 4. The older girls decided what committees were needed and ap- pointed them. Committees appoint- ed were: To serve, to wash dishes, to cook, to entertain. 5. The children also decided it would he nice to make place cards. The small children made them, using original Easter designs. Preparing a hot lunch took a very little, if any, school time. The older children put the milk, which was in a double boiler, on the stove at re- cess. At this time they also pre- pared the paste, so it would be ready -to stir in when the milk was ready. By serving a bot lunch in the school room the teacher has splendid opportunity to help children form the following desired habits: 1. Viiash hands before eating. 2. Carry on conversation in a quiet manner. fContinued on Page 51 .ua .11 hu: r.1.x....isL.u. ..sm1.1a.an.....n.a.Lu' ' ' J . .nu :...a.g..M.a..d.-i-.:5ln..-l ' April, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 5 EASTER LUNCHEON IN THE ONE- HOOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. tContinued from Page 43 3, Sit quietly in places until served, and while eating. If the hot lunch was carried on daily, certain committees could be appointed to provide entertainment while the children are at lunch. Various forms of entertainment can be had at different times such as tell- ing jokes, playing games, uke scan- c1al'!, telling stories, or listening to Tictrola records. Mr. Hulsizer was invited to eat with us. He wrote a very interest- inging letter to the children, thank- ing them for the invitation and complinienting them on their gen- erosity in wishing to share their lunches with him, and 'on the soci- ability as shown by their pleasant chatting with each other and with him. KATHERINE CRONISE, One-Room Rural Campus School. OUR STORE. Did I hear someone say store ? Whenever I hear the word store it always brings to my mind our store in the one-room school. It was possible for us to have the store because of the children's own efforts. The children of the upper grades wrote letters to different com- panies for samples of their articles. A great variety of articles, such as empty Karo, Carnation Milk, Mazola Oil and Calumetis Baking Powder cans and Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Cashmere Bouquet Soap and Minute Tapioca boxes were obtained. The writing of these letters was done in the composition period. After the children received the samples, we wrote thank you letters to the different companies. n The purpose of this store is to help the smaller children with their arith- metic work. It helps them in that it makes arithmetic more real and interesting. This interest comes xrom having the concrete things to Work with and having something which links up with the child's in- terest. Every child goes to the store Some time for his mother, and this Work is so real to them that they learn to love it. ' When I entered the one-room School I had a certain amount, or in other Words, a unit of work to cover. I had no idea how to plan this work and carry out my plan, but as the store had already been introduced, I ad0Dted the use of the store. One would hardly believe how many Wonderful things could be done by the use of this simple thing. It is 50 Simple that positively you can have a store like this in the poorest of schools. All you need to do is mention the word store and watch your children's faces beam with joy -at least that has been my experi- ence. Following is my unit of work for the four weeks that I taught by means of the store. I-Multiplication and division of- A-Three-line table and problems involving use of three-line table. B-Four-line table, also problems involving use of four-line table. Answers to these problems were to be written in good sentences. I tested the children at the beginning of my four weeks land found that they knew practically nothing about the problems. Of course, I expected this to be the case. At the end of four weeks I gave the same test again and found that they had ad- vanced Wonderfully. Indeed, some children had every problem correct in the last test. This was done by the use of the store. Do you consid- er it a Worthwhile thing? Another interesting thing the chil- dren decided they would like to do was to make a book. What do you suppose they wanted to put on the outside of their book? A picture of a store! I asked this question- why put a picture of a store on an arithmetic book? They immediate- ly replied that their store had helped them to learn the things which they had in their books. Is a store valuable? By all means. Yes. Teachers, take my advice and when you go to your various schools use a real store to teach arithmetic to your children. Below you will find addresses of ,different companies, to which we wrote for samples: Corn Products Refining Co., Argo, Ill. The Borden Co., N. Y. Kellogg' Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Carnation Milk Products Co., Chi- cago, Ill. Calumet Baking Powder Co., Cri- cago, Ill. Colgate Q Co., N. Y. I. I I I I I It have a good time playing store yes- terclay? Would you like to play store again today? Purpose- Teachcrs-to drill on second, third, fourth, fifth and tenth tables. fRevieWl. Children-To play store, Development-I drill on above tables to prepare for playing store, using flash cards. Put some ex- amples on blackboard and have chil- oren give answers orally. Children and teacher then go back to store. Children select a person to be store- keeper. This person has to be one who knows when children give cor- rect amount for articles they buy. The children can buy either, two, three, four, five or ten articles, thus bringing in the use of these tables. Money made of paper is put on the shelf and children decide how much theyhowe the storekeeper and give it to him. Storekeeper decides if the proper amount of money was given to him, if not, the person cannot take the article. After having purchased an article it is put on a desk or chair, which is called home. Yi'hen mother has all the articles she needs Cteacher may suggest that mother has all she needs to insure plenty of time to put articles away in class periodl the articles are put back on shelf. Summary Assignment- As the children put articles back on shelf they give the price just as they did when the articles were bought. NVould you like to work on your arithmetic books now? Children were then given problems on black- board involving the two, three, four, five and ten tables. The answers to the problems were to be written in good sentences. The books were made to give to their mothers to show what they had learned in arithmetic in the four Weeks. MARY TRUITT, One-Room Campus School. Postum Cereal Co., Battle Creek, Compliments Mich. One way we used the store in TEMIPI-'E DRUG' C0- class: TOWSON - MARYLAND Introduction-Children, did you P,-escription pharmacists cocoa :neoconsonooQsoQQoooooooooooooonooooooooooooooo sfo.oo.oo.oo.oo:oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo,oo.oo,oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.n.oo.oa.on.n.oo.u.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo,oo,oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.n.oo.oo.oo ov on on no oo oo.:-0.0: oo 01.0 Reserved for Joel Gutman Sz Co. ' P!-'! !'2-'I'4'6'Z 2-'iv!0244-4WNW?'2'?04'G++sW2'?'Z'sWZ'4'Z4'64'44'4'+4'4'4'4'+4'?'3'4'4'4'n?'3 Page 6 THE ORIOLE AP1'i-li 1925- 1 SCHOOL NO. 99. The children at Miss Tyson's practice center, School No. '99, have been working for the past'week on original rhymes and jingles. The children are all very much enthused about their own poems. One child suggested that the class make a booklet of their very own poems for Miss Thompson. Another child offered to type the poems, and still another wants to draw a picture for the cover of the booklet. We teach- ers feel like newspaper editors with all of the jingles flowing in upon us daily. Most of the poems that the children make during their spare time have perfect meter, but others have lines with so many feet that one is reminded of the insignificant centipede. At present the children have nine of their own poems. They are be- ginning to have a keen sense for the rhythm in poetry, and they are learning many new words through the rhyming of them. We feel we have some of the Rossettios and Stevensons of the future. This is one of their very own poems : FAIRYLAND. f Fairyland is far away, And I would like to go To see the land where dollies play, And fairy breezes blow. 'Tis there the elves and fairies play, And the busy dwarfs work all dayg 'Tis there Boy Blue blows his horn To keep the cows out of the corn. Fairylarid's a magic town, Xiihere fairy folk dance up and down. If I could only have my wish l'w sail there in a magic dish. If I could only have my way In Fairyland I'd like to stayg I'd meet my friends from story books And sail along the rippling brooks. THE TWO DANDELIONS. Out in the field on a warm day Two dandelions ran away to playg A big puff of wind came their way And blfw their little skirts away. CIRIL MCALLISTER. Student Teacher. -L-i I CLEANING THE SCHOOL GROUND 'We celebrated Arbor Day by clean-I ing the school yard and buildings. Committees were selected for clean- ing school, cleaning the coal house, and cleaning the yard. Cleaning the yard was the best fun. Sly boys brought rakes andy raked up a large. pile of leaves. Then, We got a match and set the whole, side of the field on tire. About fours o'clock we put the fire out and wenti home. ELVVOOD BILLINGSLEY. April 14, 1925. 6th Grade. PINE GROVE. April 16, 1925. Dear Miss Munn: It- is with great pleasure that we, of Pine Grove, send our contribu- tions to the Oriole. When the request came, we dis- cussed the things we had done and were doing. We made a list of all the things we felt would be of inter- est to other people. Each child was given an opportun- ity to tell what he felt was most in- teresting. During our language class periods the stories were pre- pared. The best ones were selected by vote. We hope that they, at least some of them, will ind a place in the paper. Sincerely yours, MARGARET T. EWING, P. S.-This letter must not end without my saying that the children were very happy in preparing this piece of work. M. T. E. Geography-The Sahara Desert. Of all the studies We have at school, I think the Seventh Grade is? most interested in Geography. We are now studying about Africa, which sems to be a very interesting continent. At every lesson we take a trip to some place in Africa. The best trip, I think, was to the Sahara Desert. It is a plateau of uneven surface with low mountain ranges here and there. It is bordered on the north by the Atlas Mountains. Its area is from three to four million square miles, or about the size of the United States. Much of the soil is fertile and would yield abundant crops, but nature has forbidden rain, and its surface is barren in some places. Caravans cross the desert in order to carry products of Central Africa to Northern Africa. There iare dangers in this journey. Some- times sand storms arise and destroy a small caravan. . The Nile Rive rruns through the desert, and overflows its banks once a year. They are now building a railroad from 'Cape Town to Sairo, which will help to improve transpor- tation. One reason why Africa has not been settled long is because of the Sahara Desert. In the years to icome it might turn out to yield crops. Then all nations will look forward. DOROTHY TAYLOR, April 15, 1925. 7th Grade. CLEANING THE SCHOOL YARD. On Arbor Day we cleaned up the 'school yard. Ruth and I swept and picked up sticks. We washed the boards, beat the erasers and erased the boards. I helped Erna Hinz pick up blocks by a tree that had been cut down. Some of the boys gathered stones by the side of the ischool house. Some of the children burned the sticks and cleaned the coal house. We had a good time, I think. Anyhow, I did. ELIZABETH RICHARDS. April 9, 1925. CLEANING THE SCHOOL GROUND. On Arbor Day we cleaned the school ground. We got the play ground very clean. The boys, who the can and out We the brought rakes, helped to rake up leaves and burn them, so we play. We picked up the stones paper and wood. We cleaned fthe coal house very neat. burned the dry grass around hedge, so that it looked neat. HENRY NEUBERT, Grade 4. April 15, 1925. BOYS' CLUB ENTERTAINED THE PATRONS' At its march meeting the Pa- trons' Club was entertained by the lBoy's Club of the school. We had an orchestra. It played Onward, Christian Soldiers. Leon Carroll, ,our president, gave a talk about our club. We sang two songs, Old Dog lTray and Salute the Flag. The ,parents said that they enjoyed our program. At the meeting a candy pig was fContinued on Page 73 I Reserved for ,llochschild-Kohn 8 Co. For Your New Sport or Dress Coat, Ensemble or Sport Suit, Sport, Afternoon or Dance Frock-- Go To Your Favorite CHARLES, nic., Shop of Individuality 203 N. Charles St. A few feet from Corner of Lexington April, 1925, THE ORIOLE .Page 7 lContinued from Page 61 raihed off, and I won it. I gave it to Iiliss Atwell, because she played for us. x MELVIN GERMAN, Grade I. 5 April 9, 1925. GENERAL APPEARANCE OF OUR SCHOOL ROOM. The boys and girls of Pine Grove School enjoy a well-kept school room. The boys and girls all help. We bring flowers from the woods, and some bring cultivated flowers from the hothouses. Such Bowers as hyaciuths, tulips, arbutus andepan- sies are found in our school room. We have pictures on the wall and when we see them hanging crooked we get a thumb-tack or a pin and straighten them. We get the paper off our desk and floor before we are excused. In this way we are trying to have a happy and pleasant place in which to work. GRACE M. BAKER. April 15. 1925. I OUR TRIP TO camo. In our geography class we were studying about Africa. The part I liked best was when we took a trip to Egypt and Cairo. We saw the pyramids and Sphinx. As we were entering Egypt we saw donkeys all lined up in a row for the people to travel ou. After we left Cairo we visited the Sahara Desert. We en- joyed stories about the Sheiks of the desert and many other interesting things. We all enjoyed our imagin- ary trip to Africa, but I am sure if we could have gone on we would have enjoyed it better. JESSIE MACKENZIE, April 15 1925. Grade VI. OUR EASTER PROGRAM. The ninth of April was the last day of school before Easter holidays, and a day of surprises it was. It has been a custom for the school to have an egg lfunt. So the Sixth and Seventh Grades planned to surprise the other grades with it. Vile all brought eggs and dyed them. One of our parents hid them. After our program, the teacher told then' about the egg hunt. Such clapping of hands and shouting as was heard! It was then announced that the one that found the most dyed eggs would be awarded a choco- late egg. Such pushing and running over the iields! When the egg hunt was over we all came into school. We in turn were surprised by the patrons with ice cream and cake, NAOMI GEHRMAN, Grade VI. April 14, 1925. PINE GR.OYE, .. 1 Paris, France, iWhen we were ready for our third Feb, 23, 1925, lesson we felt that the letters were Dear Miss Read: Please excuse me for not writing to you sooner. I am writing to tell you about Pompeii, which I sawg three days ago. It was beautiful. I got two pieces of mosiac. The houses of Pompeii were like palaces to ours. Beautiful mosiacs in black and white. The House of The Vlfhite Bear was the most beautiful. In the new excavation they have left the things like they found them, and the way they were 1846 years ago. In one shop you could see even the old bronze lamps, the pots and kettles in the kitchen and even on the stove- At each corner of the streets there were stepping stones so the people would not get their feet wet. There were also wheel ruts made by char- iots. The street was a foot below the stepping stones. There were two so the chariot wheels could passi between the stones. 1 In a wine shop we saw the wine' jars and the places where they kept the wine and the wine cups. The next time I write I will tell You about Vesuvius. I miss you all very much and hope to see you be- fore school is over. Lovingly. LAWRENCE GARDNER, Equitable Trust Co., 23 Rue de la Paix. Lawrence Gardner was in Fourth Grade until December, at which time we went abroad with his mother. i FINE ARTS. ' The Fine Arts lessons leading up to our posters for Book Week are developed step by step as a lesson in Arithmetic is developed. We began with the children's background for this work and reviewed them in their knowledge of lettering. , 1 In our first lesson we took all of the letters in the alphabet which! were composed of straight lines O1'l1Y.' In our next lesson we took the rest of the alphabet These were the ones that had curves to them.l A FRIEND TO THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS tFour Wheel Brakesj F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 too straight and formal, so we de- cided to letter our alphabet over again, but this time we were to give more of a swing to our letters. We did this in order to put more grace and freedom into the formation of them. We lettered just one-half of the alphabet. The next time we completed our alphabet and with practice we were ready to print words. Our next step was the spac- ing of words so that they were well placed and.well balanced on the page. The next step was actual work on our own design and the words we wished tc print on the posterf In the next three lessons the children worked on the posters. They put them on cardboard and then drew them in black ink. Thus the poster was finished. EDNA GRAMMER, Sr. X. Student Teacher. In Fine Arts we have been work- ing on lettering and slogans. After we had our new teachers. Miss Wool- sey told us about the Safety First posters. Then she helped us start our posters. First, we put the border on our papers. Then we started drawing our design. Miss Woolsey thought it would be nice if our slogans would be Do Not Play In the Street. After we finished them Miss Vvoolsey took the best ones to town. She said if they were good enough we might get a prize. Last night, in the Evening Sun, we read that one of our class mem- bers. Paul Frame, won fourth prize in the contest for Elementary School Children The class was delighted. CELESTE SIBLEY. BETTY BARNWELL, Grade V. Telephone Towson 261 and 215 GEO. H. STIEBER Table Delicacies, Select Meats, Fancy Groceries TOVVSON - - MARYLAND MASON'S GARAGE VVILLYS-KNIGHT 8 OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and IVi11ow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md. WM. A. LEE GENERAL MERCHANDISE York Road and Penna. Ave. TOWSON, MD. Page 8 THE ORIOLE April, 1925. THE REAPERS. An American, Cyus McCormick by name. Wanting to hasten the reaping of grain, lnvented a machine in 1831 YVith which it was found that this iand everything proceeding in a ver Y formal way. Since that time many interesting things have been done and will continue to be done. If 1-'ou have not heard of this little or- ganization or seen its members proudly wearing their blue and 10-We learn to clean up. 11-To walk when we carry plates and milk bottles. 12-When we read books not to tear them. 13-To take care of other children. 14-Not to hammer nails in the new white buttons you will not have long table. could be done. 'to wait, as it is growing, and its 15-To walk with scissors pointed fvsork will soon be seen by all who down, 11cCormick's machine was soon used are wide awake and seeing things 16'-To say Good Morning to Miss by many, .that are being done in this old world Hi, 3 Because it saved labor and many of ours. 17-To say Excuse Me when we a rlenur: I ETTA RICH. I leave the lunch table. Not only in his time was it a charm,t One-Room Campus. But all over the world it is used' ll on the farm. MIRIAM BOONE, Grade V. WHAT THE KINDERGARTEN I LO! THE CITIZENSHIP CLUB- IS BORN. Early in the fall of 1924, the Campus One-Room School formed I ICHILDREN AT SCHOOL 60 SAY THEY ARE TRYING TO LEARN SO THAT THEY WILL BE READY FOR FIRST GRADE. the Citizenship Club. This club 1-If you find something, to give it was organized by the children audi tg Miss H-- to ask whose it is. the teacher, who served only as al 2-To walk quietly in the hall. guide and adviser. The teacher'sT 3-T0 talk quietly in the hall. big aim ID Slaftillg the club in heri 4-To look out before we cross the school was to give the children anE street, opportunity to assume. in part, the-Q 5--To walk across the street. management of the school and tot 6-Not to be jay'walker. provide for the further development of its members along social, literary and civic lines, The children's big aim was and is to organize a club all their own in which they could do many interesting things and take care of their school-room and make it more beautiful and a nicer place to live. Some of the things they did to improve their room was appoint a committee to see that the furniture was always free from dust, all boo is and materials were neatly arranged in their places- and that the tower vases were never burdened ith dead blossoms. All these things and others were done by groups oi children to make the room attractive and homelike. The drawing up of a constitution was the first problem the class had to face. After studying the consti- tutions oi various clubs. the student government constitution for the ele- mentary school and our constitution of the Normal School they succeeded in working up a document that seemed to be worth while. ln this paper it was stated that there should he four officers: President. Yice- Presidezlt. Secretary and Treasurer, elected by the members of the club in a regular election. This was done in due time and the officers were in- stalled in office. The constitution also stated that the upper grades, all above tllc third grade. shoulrl be active n.-embers, and the lower grades- sflould be associate members. but would not he allowed to vote. The next important thing that was considered was the dues to he paid by each member, The first meeting was a real surg- cess, with the president presiding I I I I 7-To keep quiet when someone THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts, - Savings Accounts I Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. 4fZ, Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights SCIIOEN Sz CO., Inc. IMPORTERS ' Millinery. Coats, Suits, YVaists, die ig talking , Afternoon and Evening Dresses S-To pile blocks straight. I FWS and Rovelfies 9-We learn to work. .214 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. I-lub 100 and Granite Silk Hose, 51.85 XVhen somebody adds to the spectrum, The Hub adds to .its collection of Hub 100 and Granite silk hose. And I new colorsu are frequent. 'me Hub I Baltimore I I l l I V I Compliments of '7J?E BLACK Gt DECKER MFG. CO. TO WS ON HEIGHTS BALTIMORE, MD. Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTURING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers of Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry DIAMONDS FINE JEIVELRY i 213 N. LIBERTY STREET BALTIMORE, MD. HE RY RECKORD TELEPHONE THREE wnsr rowsox as - me an CHESAPEAKE AVE. TOWSON, MARYLAND l April, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 9 ONE OF OUR MUSIC ASSEMBLIES. On Wednesday morning when through the kindness of the Music Department we were honored with the visit from two artists from Pea- body Conservatory, Miss Agnes Zim- misch and Miss Clara Ascherfeld, we felt that we had had brought to us just a little more of that which is divine and that we had had our finite minds carried one step nearer that divinity. Miss Zimmisch is a. mezzo soprano. The beauty of her voice cannot be accurately described, but those of us who heard her will never forget the impression. Miss Ascherfeld, the pianist, shows both unusual ability and great emotional interpretation in her music. Rarely are we afforded the pleas- ure of listening to such geniuses of the musical world, and our only re- XVHO CABLE ONE NIGHT? YVho came one night I do not know, For she came on real tip toe. No one can tell- For she had dingling bells, lBut I think it was a fairy. PHILIP MANGER, Class 3-A 2. THE FAIRIES. A dainty fairy comes at night: Her hair is light, Her wings are bright, She's dressed in white. She kisses all on pillow-down, And says to all goodnight, goodnight. Then away she went when mid-night came, And chased the clouds all around. RUTH ROSEMAN, Class 3-A 2. SIXTH GRADE. gret is that they were not with us fort a longer time. CARLOTTA SILVER, Sr. 13. Reporter. School 86, Mulberry and Payson Sts., April 1, 1925. My Dear Miss Munn: Knowing that you are always ready for contributions to the Oriole, and wishing to do all I can as a subscriber, I enclose three ex- cellent fairy poems written by the children in my class-3-A 2. Last week I read several of Rose Fylemarfs fairy poems for appreci- ation, The children were delighted with them, so I thought I would see how they would respond to writing a poem. They seemed to like the idea, and as a result I had some lovely little poems. I am sending You the best, I think. It is rather hard to make the selection, since there were a number of good ones. l hope they will be of use to you for the Oriole. Sincerely, MARGARET L. MICHAEL, Sr. III. Miss Helen L.erean's Practice Center, School 86. A FAIRY POEM. A dainty fairy came last night, Her wings were white .-'ind her hair was light. She peeped in the window all over the room, To see if I was asleep, or sweeping with a broom. She came in my room, and sat by my bed, One. two, three, dreams she put in II15' head. KATHERINE OI-ILE, Class 3-A 2. l 1 The Sixth Grade of the Normal Elementary School is studying the geography of the Plateau States by taking a trip. On the first day the class planned the route of the tour. We decided to begin at Glacier National Park, and after seeing this park to proceed to the Coeur d' Alene mining district and then on to Yellowstone Park, to Rocky Mountain National Park, to Mesaherde National Park, to Carls- bad Caverns, to Grand Canyon, to Zion National Park tjust opened this yearjg Bryce Canyon, and then on to Salt Lake. The class also considered the cost of such z. trip and the clothing which it would be necessary to take. In our travelling we are using several text books, a. large number of National Geographic Magazines, fold- ers, pamphlets and booklets issued by the Department of Interior, by the various parks and by the railroad companies. In our lessons we find out as nzuch as we can about the parks by reading in our texts, then we find out a great deal more from other members of the class who have booklets or folders from which to talk and with which to illustrate their talks. These pupils are 'iguides and the remainder of the class are tourists. VVe are all keeping diaries of our trips. Each day in language class we write a paragraph of what we have seen that day on tour. YVe like this way of studying geography, and we are almost -as in- terested in our trips as though we were really travelling, -Sixth Grade. The following are some of our diaries: MY DLAR-Y. This morning we went to Iceburg Lake, which is partly surrounded by towering walls of granite. The tops of these walls are irregular and jagged, the sides are banded in rain- bow-colored layers. This afternoon we came upon an Indian tepee pitched beside a stream that reminded us that Glacier Nat- ional Park was the original home of ,the proud Blackfoot Indians. This evening we took a ride on Two Medicine Lake, which is sur- lrounded by mountains. The main one is Mt. Rockwell, which is more than 4,000 feet high. The Two Medicine Valley excells in beauty of mountain grouping with a chain of three beautiful mountain lakes at varying altitudes, combined with a score of surrounding peaks. ALLAN KEMP, 6th Grade. fContinued on Page 101 TOWSON CANDY KITCHEN AND ICE CREAM PARLOR JAMES GEORGE. Prop. The Place to Eat. Drink and lnjoy Yourself HOME-MADE CANDIES OUR SPECIALTY 523 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 8a OO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins ik Rings Start a Savings Account Vvith THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK I 4 Per Cent. Interest TOVVSON MARYLAND TOWSON B.-UZERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 62 SONS, Inc. !Phone Towson 204 and 201. Say It With Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYBL-IN Ofhce: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans. Baltimore, Maryland. Page 10 THE ORIOLE April, 1925. SIXTH GRADE. fContinued from Page 95 GLACIER PARK. South from Sexton Glacier lies a noble massing of mountains. Here, as elsewhere, abound rushing rivers and exquisite lakelets lavishly col- ored by nature. Lake Ellen 'Wilson, fed by per- petual snows, is considered one of the noblest scenes on the Western Hemisphere. The Park Alpine Majesty is the only spot on earth that rivals Switzerland. Gunsight Mountain rises a majes- tic pyramid-shaped mountain, with a Y-shaped peak. Old prospectors called it Gun Sight Peak, and soon named the Mountain Gunsight Moun- tain. Many mountains and lakes feature this park of America's beau- ties of nature. JAMES LESLIE, Grade Six. As an outcime of a geography les- son on Why Should One Move To Canada. and Why Does Canada Grow Wheat? the Sixth Grade in Language wrote the following para- graph. The paragraph is supposed to be one which might have appeared in a farm journal advertising Can- ada: COME TO CAN.-LDA! Canada is an excellent country in which to raise wheat. The soil and surface are best suited to wheat growing. The soil in Red River Valley is fertile and mealy, while the surface is clear and free from rocks and stumps. This land is, level and easy to plow. Akin to soil and surface is climate. This is temperate and in the month of June there is a heavy rainfall which brings up the spring wheat. An- other advantage is cheap land. The average price is twenty-four dollars fer acre. Another good feature is the aid given by the Canadian Gov- ernment. Still another advantagei offered by Canada is the cheap freight rates on the railroads, which are almost entirely owned and oper- ated by the Canadian Government. Altogether Canada is an excellent place for the wheat farmer to locate. -Sixth Grade Campus School. The meanest man I ever knew, A grouch beyond compare. He had a quarrel with himself While playing solitaire. -The Quill. THE SPE UFATOR. Carlton- What makes you think country peo le are bri hter than cit D Z Y people? 1 7 John S.- Vt hy right here in my almanac it says that the population of the city is denser than that of the country. THE OPERA. I Just as Dr. Dewey says in De-i mocracy in Education. If educa-I tion does not afford opportunitiesi for wholesome recreation and train capacity for seeking and finding it,l the suppressed instincts find all sortsi of illicit outlets. Education has no: more serious responsibility thanl than making adequate provision fori enjoyment of recreative leisureg not only for the sake of immediate Eviewing the songs and concluding .health but still more, if possible, forl the sake of 1tS lasting effect upon, habits of mind. Art is again the: answer to this demand and one thing! the Fifth Grade did to satisfy this is' its work in music. In this desiref class music has become an innatef part of the child's life and has been! correlated with every subject in the! curriculum. Just as we said during' the war, A singing nation is a win- Now, we had all of our material, so we started on the real work of learning our opera. The story of Hansel and Gretel was studied in the literature class and the records were played. In music the following songs were then taught: Susie, Little Susie, Brother, Come and Dance With Me, In The Forest, The Evening Prayer and the Finale.' The last thing we did before re- the opera was to play the records for the children and explain them by using the score of the opera. Thus the study of the opera has given us a real, vital need for arith- metic, in keeping the budget: com- position in writing up articles for the Elementary Monthly, literature, in reading the story of the operag and Physical Education in the learning of the dances, and has thus been ning, so a singing grade is a win-,correlated with all those subjects. ning grade because it makes for happy cooperation and provides a. means of expression common to all. My music work this term hasi 'been a project of the opera Han- sel and Gretel, by Humperdinckf' Just as in any piece of work, it was, necessary for us to have it well, planned. We couldn't take the' children to the opera, we had to, bring iaz to the schoolroom. and wet did this by securing the story of the opera, the records sung by Louise Homer and Alma Gluck and the pic- tures. The records were Susie,. Little Susie, I Am the Little Sand-' man, and the Witclies' Dance. i The children were so much interested in making a study of the opera thati ithey agreed to bring money from! their own allowances to pay for the? records and the book. Someiof them' even volunteered to wash dishes and caddy for the money. From this activity grew the keeping of a ibudget. One little girl said she had 'to learn to keep a budget before she could get her allowance. so we all took out our arithmetic books to the: lbudget page in Thorndike and spents two lessons in learning to keep one.i ln Composition Class we wrote ar-l ticles o i1the opera for the Elemen-i tary Monthly, our school magazine. Mrs. McCord procured the score of, ,the opera from Enoch Pratt Libraryi ,for us. We bought twelve picture frames at twenty-tive cents apiece: :cut the pictures from the book of the 'story and framed them. At first we put them on a background of white, but we didn't like the effect, so we 'went down to Miss Evans and she isuggested brown, which we finally 'decided to use. Now, before we could continue we had to learn what an opera was. Int our music class with Miss McEach- ern, which we have once a week, she' gave us the knowledge which has helped us get a real appreciation of lthls opera. ESTHER WOLFF, Sr. X. Student Teacher. iHOW ROBIN HOOD MET WNITH LITTLE JOHN. Robin Hood lay in the forest for over a year. One morning Robin awakened and said to his friends who stayed with him: I am going to seek new adventure, as it is such a fine morning. He had not gone far when he came to a little stream which had a log laid across it. On the other side stood a tall stranger whom he did not know. Robin said, Step back until I get across. The stranger paid no attention and came on. He said, I will not, you X wait yourself. Robin grew angry and started to go across too. He grabbed a large stick from a tree and-kept on. As the men reached the middle they be- gan to fight each other. Neither of them saifl he had had enough or that he wanted to stop. Suddenly Robin gave the stranger a hard blow across his back. He nearly fell backwards. Then the stranger turned around and hit Robin. At this Robin fell into the water. When Robin got out another man by the name of Will Scarlet came along. He said, Master Robin, what has happened to you? Robin replied: This stranger has knocked me off into the water. He would not let me pass first, and there wasn't room enough for us both to pass. ' Then the stranger said, My name is Little John. After this Robin and Little John became friends and never fought on 'st bridge any more. ETHEL TROYER, Grade 5, Hereford School. n-A l April, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 11 T RIDGE. BELAIR CHILDREN MAKE 5-Nail boards flat on top of the r . ORANGE CRATE a I:3liNail board across the back The baseball team in a one-room school is apt to be an assortment of sizes. The Ridge team is no excep- tion, as the team includes members from every grade but the first. The spirit of the team is high, however, and they have sent a challenge to the FURNITURE. We found the Bel Air School with no movable furniture, and the chil- dren in need of some industrial work. Because of these two needs we began a work period in both the Second and Third Grades. Our aim was to leam of the Oneqoom School at the get movable chairs to use in group Normal. work, to form a friendly contact with The school at Ridge is carrying on the children, to furnish a useful a correspondence just now with theiwtlet for their ?f1?TgY and t0,giVe L ation one-room School oflthem an appreciation for furniture demoflsf' 1 Iso they will take care of it. The the 'rpsilanti Normal School, Michi- gan. The two schools are describing the country around their schools. There is also to be some exchange of rock specimens and plants. This .exchange grew out of Miss Tall's western visit. BARE HILLS. VVhile Dr. Kilpatrick was visiting Baltimore last Thursday the educa- tional tt-eories which he expounded were being lived at Bare Hills, not that this day was an exception, but taken for record. The children planned to take their parents other visitors on an imaginary to Japan, to serve Japanese food entertain with Japanese dance song. it is had and trip and and The children of the First, Second and Third Grades of the Bare Hills School conducted the trip. Almost everyone in the school took charge of some part of the program which progressed from Baltimore to Japan by means of oral description, with explanatory pictures. Child leaders directed the order of the children taking part, the teacher taking a seat with the visitors in the back of the room. Japanese costumes and Jap- anese food eaten with chop sticks helped to make the trip extraordinar- lift' vivid. The outstanding observa- tion that one would make of the ac- UWI5' in this room is that the chil- dren are living their subject matter in school time and choosing to play it in their playtime. The children's leadership means the opportunity to 9XGI'CiSe politeness to comrades, to 215k questions of each other so that among several answers the best may he-chosen, and then, too, inattentive Children and children who do not stick to the point are disciplined by their comrades who point out to 'hem that the questions asked have been answered or that the class is Waiting, if inattention is very notice- able. Those who remember Bare Facts of 1351 Year may be interested to know that a paper edited by the chil- dren is published by the entire ffhool this year. children's aim was to make furni- ture they could use. We started this work before we had a special period for it and made a little headway by working before school and during recess. When the class teachers saw that we were do- ing something worthwhile, they gave us regular time on the schedule. The Second Grade has had one per- iod and the Third Grade will start this coming week. Interest had be- gun to lag a little because there was so little time to work and it took away from play timel but this second boom of interest surpasses the first, and we expect to have some nice little chairs around the room. One of the practice teachers made a model for the children. The chil- dren bring their own boxes, ham- mers, saws and nails. VVe are in hopes we can make tables a little later to use for group work and reference work and for library books. Directions for chairs and table fol- low: Ox-angfc Crate Chairs. Use orange crate or similar double box, and some boards two inches wide by one-half inch thick. Chairs XVithout Arms. These chairs are easily and quickly made by Second Graders, but are not as strong as the chairs with arms. 1-Saw off sides just above middle division. 2-Knock off the end and the two loose sides. 3-Nail a narrow board across the back at top, which is formed by the bottom of the box. Chairs XVit.h Arms. These chairs are harder to make, but with help and directions Third Grade children can make them. 1--Saw both sides of one end half way between the middle division and the end. parallel to the middle divis- ion. 2-Knock off the end and the two loose halves. The other halves form the arms for the chair and the bot- tom of the box forms the back. 3-Nail a narrow board across the back, at the top. 4-Nail boards on the outside of the two arms, even with the top edge. from K 7-If necessary, nail strips of boards to the sides directly under seat to strengthen it. CORA BOWEN. Student Teacher. Directions For Making An Orange Crate Table. 1-Get four orange crates and one Ivory soap box, or any box with .fairly long heavy boards. 2-Saw the four orange crates in half, lengthwise, so that the crates will be half as deep as the original ones. 3-Nail two of the orange crates together, side to side, to form a kind of book-case. 4-Nail the other two together in the same way. 5-Rip the Ivory soap box apart. 6-Select the smooth boards and those that at together tightly, for the top of the table. 7-Place the table ends fbook- case effectl as far apart as is neces- sary to fit the boards that are for top, with the open part showing the shelves, facing out. The shelves can be used for reference books. 8-Place the boards for the top, upon these table ends, and nail se- curely. Be sure to use a square to keep the table straight. 9-Mix the paint and apply. Practicabilitly of the -Table. This can be made in any school, for there is little or no expense in- volved. You can get the boxes from anv grocery store, and the chil- dren can usually bring left-over paint from home. If they cannot, paint can be obtained at the ten-cent store for a very small sum. This is especially practical for a one-room school. since very little equipment is required. All that is needed is a saw. a hammer, a square, and a paint brush. All of these can be borrowed in any rural community. A table of this sort can be used as a reading table, where the children do individual reference work, have library periods, have supervised study lessons or do group work. Can any rural school afford to be arm to arm to brace the chair. 'without this useful piece of equip- ment. HILDA COVEY, KATHERINE CRONISE. Student Teachers. For Your New Sport or Dress Coat, Ensemble or Sport Suit, Sport, Afternoon or Dance Frock- Go To Your Favorite CHARLES, inc., Shop of Individuality 203 N. Charles St. A few feet from Corner of Lexington Page 12 THE ORIOLE April, 1925. A HYGIENE UNIT IN 4TH GRADE. By watching the children of Grade 4 buy lunches it was dis- covered that in many instances too much carbohydrate and a very small portion of protein was present in their bill of fare. To aid the pupils in purchasing their food so that their bodily needs might be well supplied a series of food lessons was planned. The work was introduced through stories found in The Land of Health, by Hallock and Winslow. Stories of Fanny Fat, Viola Vitamin, Patrick Protein, Sally Sugar, and their work led the children to real- ize that it was necessary to eat many kinds of food. They then began to study the composition of the foods they ate daily, learning which foods were rich in the various food sub- stances. The cafeteria menus were discussed and balanced lunches were planned from them. This was done with the fact in mind that most of the children had but fifteen cents to spend. From this time on. student teachers checked each child's lunch. As a fitting climax to this work came a luncheon which Fourth Grade gave to Fifth. The children planned and prepared the whole af- fair. In hygiene and composition classes they planned menus, commit- tees, general management, and the writing of an invitation. Fine arts look carrt of decoration, place cards, and a design for the invitation. There was an urge to learn long division so that each of the twenty- eight pupils might learn what his share of the expenses Was. One of the greatest values derived from the work was a social value. The chilcren displayed a high degree of responsibility and cooperation. Each committee attended to its task in a manner amazingly efficient. It was a joy to watch them Work. Both guests and hosts had a chance at the social side of the luncheon. Valentine songs and legends were given while the Knave of Hearts dis- tributed valentines. Each group participated in the program and the fun with happy hearts. The luncheon served as an incen- tive for more composition work. Letters of arpreciation were written to people who gave us assistance and an ac'-ount of the luncheon itself was written for the school paper. CAROLINE READ. WILLIAM KOERNEB. A shave? .lust step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand. slr. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. EXPERIMENTAL ARITHMEIC. Our object in giving the experi- mental work in the fourth grade has been to overcome the deficiencies in both problem analysis and in the four fundamentals. It is remedial work, and has consisted of drills, ac- companied by calculation work. Time records of both were kept. At the end of a series of this variety, an informal test, including types of problems used during the series, is given as a means of checking the work. This work is kept by means of diary sheets, handed to the ex- perimenter and from which she de- termines the following week's work. The work has aided each pupil in remedying his individual difliculty' and has seemed interesting to the pupils and student teacher. - Campus Fourth Grade. ' ' Established 186-8 Towson Branch of LEWIS H. BENNETT 8a SON, Inc. Plumbing and Heating Jobbing 4 Chesapeake Ave., Towson., Md. Telephone Towson 505. FRANK A. PERSOHN , AND soN has LK OFFICE HOURS: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. Sat. 7 P. M.-9 P. M. EYESIGHT SPECIAUISTS 426 York Road TOVVSON - - MARYLAND BALTIMORE OFFICE: Gay and Monument Sts. The Flag, Banner and Pennant Shop succzssons 'ro slsco BROTHERS Flags, Danna-rs, Pennants. Arm Bands, limhlnms. Church nud Society Goods, Gold, Silver nnrl Antique B1-uhig, Frinzes. Tasse-ln. Ile-mis and Novelties. Silk Banners for Schools. Such-th-s. kc. lt. l-I. TAYTOR 302 PARK AVENUE Baltimore. Md. u What do you charge for rooms? Six dollars up. g But, madam, I am a student. Then it's six dollars down. ac n -Puppet. Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. WALTER HOOS 421 York Road 'rowsoN, MD. Sanitary Meat Market FRUITS - VEGETABLE Reserved for STEWARTQQQQ: SPECIAL OFFER TO STUDENTS This coupon and 353.00 may be used to purchase six of our regular 59.00 a dozen photographs with one of our regular 550.00 a dozen photographs, if presented during the scholastic year. JOHN A. SELBY, Mgr, T H E A T E L IE R 103 West Lexington street BALTIMORE, MD. April, 1925. THE ORIOLE - Page 13 READING. The experimental work in reading that has been carried on in the Fourth Grade this year began with the giving of tests. All the children below the grade norm in either the Monroe Reading Comprehension or the Thorndike McCall Reading were given the Gray Standardized Oral Reading Test. The purpose of this test was to locate the specific reading diiiiculties of this group of children. The results from these tests formed the basis for the types of instruction which followed. In order to arouse the interest ot the children in this work and to stimulate their desire for improve- ment. a chart showing the growth in reading made by each individual, in the tests given in November and March. was presented to the class. Each child could see for himself whether he was up to standard and whether he had made the average gain that he should have made. In this way the results shown were used to encourage the children to beat their own individual records. The class was then grouped ac- cording to the results obtained from the tests given. The material used were graded in difficulty to suit the needs of each group, yet diflicult enough to challenge the best effort of each child. Each week a series of exercises, corresponding to the level of difhculty needed, was sent out by the experimenter. Three periods each week were devoted to the giving of this test-determined instruction. Diaries of each da.y's work were kept, in which were recorded the results- gained from each group. Froml these results the experimenter de-I cided what material would be needed for the following week. The material used by the first group, the non-remedial group. con- sisted oi exercises in answering Questions about a selection, formu- lating questions about certain para- graphs or selections read, exercises in skimming to get the main thought and supplementary reading in con- nection with geography, history. na-, ture study, composition and library work. The second group, the children Weak in sentence and paragraph meaning, were given similar types of exercises using less diflicult mater- mal. The types of exercises used 1118? be found in the Maryland School Bulletin on Silent Reading for March. 1924. h The third group. the children weak U1 DOWer of word recognition and word phrasing, were given drills in the recognition of diflicult words, ex- ercises in phrasing, and exercises in answering questions about a reading selection. The results gained from this ex- Perimental Work have so far shown much improvement in the work of each individual in the class. Not only has the work been very interest- ing, but also it has been a valuable experience which I hope will prove helpful to me in my work next year. OLIVIA HEARN. Student Teacher. EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN SPELLIN G. Informal tests were given in this experimental work. The method in which they were given was as fol- lows: I. The word was pronounced, a sentence given with the word, and the word was pronounced again. The pupils wrote only the word on their paper. Example: 417 Red. He wore a red cap. Red. II. The words were written on the board after the test and the pupils corrected their papers. III. The misspelled words were recorded. IV. Study lesson. Pupils miss- ing two or less words in informal test were in Group I for the next les- son. They were given undirected work to do, such as using words in sentences, finding words that rhymed with those words, and words that were derived from those words. Bupils missing three or more words had a supervised study lesson. The method used was as follows: I 1. Teacher wrote word on board and pronounced it clearly. PENMANSHIP IN FOURTH GRADE. During the last few weeks the Fourth Grade has had a delightful and interesting time with penman- ship. Tbey have an individual pro- gress chart which indicates the pro- gress of each child in writing. You will nnd the chart made up of green and orange blocks, which the chil- dren sclected for March and April. The chart represents the number of tests they have passed in each month. In every class we have followed out the Courtis and Shaw method of hand-writing. We spend from nve to eight minutes for practice on the test we are going to take. At this time we remember to do the follow- ing: 1-Write the word once. 2-Compare with that ' in the book. 3-Are all of the letters on the line? '4-Have all of the letters the same size. 5-Are all the short letters the same size? 6-Are all the tall letters the same size 7--Look carefully to see if all the letters are well made. 8-Do you sit in a healthy and comfortable position? 9-Practice letters that you not make well, then write word to see if you have improved. 10-Write the word a number of times so that you can write it quickly I . ull, d ' 2. Called on pupil to pronouncefigg SSRIitinfollnagsrthiasgandard rate and give a Sentence with Word to' In the last fgw finals of this show the meaning. - '. - Call , V 'period vie take our test. Vie are . 3' Puplls Wrote Word Severaliallowed three minutes for each test times on paper' . , and then we write the rate or num- Each word was drilled on in the ber of Words on their paper. above .after which, the list of' The pupils in the 4th grade are words uasvgn eu out fe the puplls toil-:eeping their own Daily Record Card. Se? If thef' had learned the W0rdS'On their Record Cards you will find mlssed' h, , ,indicated the date, rate, quality and 4- ,OH the t gd day the mformalinumber of days it took to pass a cer- tesft mas repeate ' the Same methoditain lesson. The children are trv heme used as In the Hfst days test-ling each day to beat their own re- Criticism of the XVork. mental work seemed rather easy, and there were a number of perfect papers. In the second test not as many pupils had perpeft papers. Each test seemed a little more diiii- cult for the pupils. The drill work seemed to help' those that missed over two words and when the test was repeated all but about two pupils who are especi- ally poor in spelling had perfect papers. I have especially noticed the improvement of a few pupils who were poor in spelling at first. There- fore, I think this experimental work has been beneficial to the pupils. CSignedl MILDRED SCOTT. Student Teacher. I cord. The iirst test given in the experi- LOUISE EVANS, 4th Grade. Student Teacher. HTHE.-1TRE. Producers see no need for critics. Critics see no need for actors. Actors see no need for play- wrights. ' Playwrights see no need for Pro- ducers. All four see a great need for audi- ences. --Black 8: Blue Jay. . Flap-I hear Jack has a new siren for his car. Per-Why, what became of the blonde one? O 11-25 Page 14 THE ORIOLE April, 1925. YE MAY FETE. TO OUR GOOD FRIENDS: Ye eleventh of Maye hath been appointed for revels by ye Schollers of ye Maryland State Normal School at Towson-that being ye daye when her most gracious Majesty, Queen Elizabeth-whom Heaven preserve- hath chosen to visit ye new and stately Halle of Richmond. At half past two o'clock all will gather on ye North Green, where, to the sound of gay musicke the revellers will come to honour in man- ners fitting ye glorious month of Maye. We earnestly hope that it wtill. please our Goode Friends to attend. YE MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. P. S.-Should clouds hang dark or should rain fall on ye eleventh daye ye revels will wait for ye next faire daye. The school is already alive with the spirit of May and in every class preparations are going on for the fete. which should be a joyous and picturesque adair. The Order Of Assembly Upon Upon the Green. I-The Master and Mistress of the Green come out to see that all is ready. Two marshalls await their orders. With them come the best singers-gentles all, dressed in their Snesz. The fool and the town crier come too, with drummers. iiddlers and pipers. Gay summoning. Music by the orchestra. The Town Crier announces each group. Banner bearers precede each group with drummers, nfers and other music. II-Villagers come gaily singing. The fool, under direction of the Mas- ter and the Mistress and helped by the Marshalls show the villagers They dance and sing as they come. The hobby horses cavort and canter merrily, unable to stand quietly in so gay a throng. Song-Morris Dance tune- Come Ye Young Men. VII--Shepherds and Shepherdesses with little shepherds and shepherd- esses are the next to arrive. They have left their sheep upon the hills. They sing Fair A Sight As Ere Was Seen. VIII-Next come villagers with the May Pole, borne aloft on the shoulders of stalwart foresters or mayhaps drawn upon a gaily decor- ated wagon. The orchestra plays the May Pole song. IX-May Pole dancers come hand in hand, two by two, all carrying branches of the May. They sing the May Pole song- Come Lasses and Lads. X-Milk Maids lead their most ex- cellent cow bedecked with flowers. The Milk Maids carry gay buckets or milking stools. They sing as they come- Mary, Molly and I. X1-Millers who desire to be near those fair milk maids, follow in eager procession. They sing There Was A Maid Went to the Mill. XII-Chimney Sweeps with Black Sal and Jack-in-the-Green run upon the green in grotesque fashion. They sing Chimney Sweep Song. XIII-Sword Dancers, all village men, come ready for their part in the fete. Drummers lead the way. XIV-Gypsies steal in furtively and slip into the assemblage. The assembled multitude in high glee sings The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies. XY-Strolling Players who will enact the comic part of Midsum- mer's Night Dream, bring with them the properties for their play. Drummers lead the Wal' followed by banners telling all the world about this wondrous play. XVI-Strolling singers, revellers, tumblers, jllgglefs, DGSSHTS, Dedd' their places, after they have bowedflerg-3 most motely and picturesque This S3119 procedure will prevail ascrew, come to the sound of tabors each group comes upon the Ureenfand drums. S0313-C0FI1iSl1 Mal' Sons. U XVII-Morris Dancers with the 11-New some Trumpeters: Her-Jester, the Hobby and the Saint alds with proud hannersq Marshails'Ge01-ge come with the most fear- with stately treadg Queen Elizabethiggme dragon in their wake. They under 21 san' awrlins and mam' Cour-Lcome m the music of their bells and tiers and ladies. March Cortegc bye Morris Dance tune. fh'iX0VCI1j,9SlFH- I'I'he Order of Events Upon the Green. '- .ohin Hood comes on horse- l-After all are assembled soft, tialck esgrmrtedl bb' hiS C0lI1panions and beautiful music is heard and Titania. 0 Owe ll' is Bal' band of OUUHWS Oberon, Puck. and myriads of wee C3l'Fl'iY1s bows and arrows. all readygfairies flit out from behind trees. for the sports. Robin Hood song-'They dance lightly over the green introducing characters in panto- and take places near the dias, some mlffle- U O on the dias. others on the ground, X-Maid Marian on horseback. some in trees if practicable. Fairy with many maids in waiting, while the assembly sings. music. VI-Morris Dancers with and hobby come in groups of arrive Same jester music from Midsummer's Night N Dream. eight! II-A group of dances show in pantominic the conquest of Winter by Summer. Winter is driven away. gen The fairies may help in this adven- ture. Summer gaily finds her place on the dias near the Queen of May, III-The Queen of May is crowned with ceremony ntting. The fairies throw flowers upon her. Robin Hood stands near at hand. IV-The May Pole is raised with due ceremony, while all the multi- tude cheers. V-Dances about the May Pole are danced by the May Pole dancers, great and small. The gentles, not to be outdone, dance English Coun- try Dances. VI-The Morris Dancers in high glee. VII-Shepherds and Shepherdesses dance while bells in the distance tell of their absent sheep. VIII-Millers and Milk Maids dance. IX-Chimney Sweeps dance. X-The Strolling Players here en- act their play-the comic part from Shakespeare's Midsummer Dream. Song - Strawberry Fair -solo and chorus. Flower girls, who are village maidens, go through the crowd dur- ing the song and sell their May favors. At the conclusion of the song, Mufhn lilen, Pie Men, and other pedd- lers and revellers go about the crowd with their waresg gypsies tell for- tunes. The peddlers have a song which they will sing as they start out to peddle. Oi.l. EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN GRADES 3, 4 AND 5. il In October, Miss Agnes Snyder gave a series of tests in arithmetic, spelling and reading to the Third, Fourth and Fifth Grades. The scores were tabulated and given care- ful study. Each class was divided into two groups of equal ability. One group was termed the experi- mental group, the other, the con- trolled gioup. The work of the con- trolled group is directed entirely by teacher judgment rather than by the results of the scientific tests. For three days each week the experimen- tal group is given work in the tested subjects to meet its needs as shown by the tests. The experimental group is left to the student teachers who follow out directions sent each week by Miss Snyder. At the close of the school year all children will be tested again to ascertain whether the work based on scientific test re- sults has led to a greater improve- ment than that directed by teacher CAROLINE READ. Judgment. ami li Praise youth and it 5 'P' ' ' ' ' ' To be fond of learn- will advance to sue- ing is YD be at U10 gate cess, of knowledge. P bl' h th b f M VOL 4-No. 8 MAY, 1925 si'a:2SNfSdrlf1wai'sui6o1T'?.?fii'::si'ia. mind FOUN'DER'S DAY COMIVIEMO- RATION. On May 24th, 1925, the Maryland State Normal School celebrated the one hundredth birthday anniversary of its founder Dr. McFadden Alex- ander Newell. The Honorable J. Charles Linthicum, an alumnus of the school, presided and gave his tribute as former student to his mem- ory of Dr. Newell. He pictured him as one who never shirked his duty and who always maintained a warm personal interest in each individual student. Albert E. Winship, editor of The Journal of Education, a very inti- mate friend for many years of Dr. Newell, gave A Personal Apprecia- tion. He pointed out to us how far in advance of the time this first principal was in his educational ideals. This man had the vision in 1866 of what had really come to pass in our day Dr. Winship told us how glad he was to be able to speak of his friend in that school which he founded. The principal address of the day was delivered by Dr. William Mc- Andrew, Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools. Dr. McAndrew used the Professional Prospectus of the first school catalogue 118669 as the basis for his talk. He took us back to the days of the anew republic and told us why we have public educa- tion. According to the ideals of Washington and Jefferson, education is not for the sole purpose of gain- ing knowledge, but for the purpose of making good ctizens. Dr. Mc- Andrew thinks educators have lost the real vision of education when they say Study hard and I'll give you a prize. We should not set one student over the other on the basis of scholarship, but we should teach all to contribute to the community according to his ability, and to lead the generous life rather than the life for self, Education is for the purpose of socializing, not for individualizing. Dr. McAndrew gave a bit of personal history. Quoting his old school yell: Tink, Tank, Tink, Tank, Who are we? Who are we? We're the class of eighty-three. As he looks back he thinks they should not have glorified themselves, but the tax-paying citizen, and re- vised their yell into- Who are you? Who are you? I You're the man Who's putting us through. Another thing Dr. McAndrew humorously objected to is the con- ferring of degrees upon people who merely have the time and money to secure them. When colleges have their reunions they dress up their graduates, who sit on a platform and say, 'Look at us, we're educated, you ain't.' 'Why not call us Sir or Count instead of Doctor?' It would be following out the same idea and sound so much better. Dr. McAndrew brought us a real message when he stressed Demo- cratic Educationf' He told us, as the teachers of future citizens, to keep constantly before us the true American ideal of education, the good of the people as a whole, and to use our profession as a means of material and personal advancement. The keynote of the entire address was the need for a truly democratic education that makes for good citi- zenship, the main factor of which is a broad non-sectarian religious spir- it. He interpreted that spirit to be the same as that of true religion which is to visit the addicted in their distress. and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. He be- lieves the school is a proper place to teach morality and to-. teach it directly. In fact. the whowsaddress was one of inspiration to his entire audience. Among those present were Miss Tall, Principal of the schoolg mem- bers of the faculty3 Albert S. Cook, State Superintendent of Schoolsg Dr. Henry S. West, members of the State Board of Education, and Baltimore City Board of Education3 Alumni and members of the present student body. After the exercises in the Admin- istration Building, a social hour was held in the new dormitory, Rich- mond Hall. LILLIAN KENLON, Sr. 4. Dear Mr. Editor-Will you please read the enclosed poem carefully and return it to me with your candid criticism as soon as possible, as I have other irons in the iire. Dear Sir-Remove the irons and insert the poem.-Bison. It's strange how lucky some things are, Sighed poor bald-headed Boppg I wish I were a motor car- It has mohair on top. -Belle Hop! HONOR SOCIETY FOR M. S. N. S. Monday, April 27, was a Red Let- ter Day at the Maryland State Nor- mal School. Many students who had worked diligently since the be- ginning of their Normal career found there was a reward for the faithful. Miss Tall announced the names of those students having a general av- erage of B or over in their schol- astic standing. These students will be eligible to become members of the Honor Society to be established in this school. Several plans for the forming of this society have been considered, but no deiinite decision has yet been reached. The following students were in the lead May 1. It may be that some names will be withdrawn and some added before the end of the scho- lastic year. The following Seniors have the highest scholarship. All of these have an average grade ranging be- tween B and A. Bessie Arterburn, Sr. 113 Frances Ireland,, Sr. 73 Cora R. Bachman, Sr. , Sr. 73 Anna. Seaman, Sr. 153 Parepa Lord, Sr. 153 Evelyn 23 Elsie Munker, Sr. Bowen, Sr. 63 Gertrude 73 Wilhelmina Gluth Trail, Sr. 93 Martha 103 Lyda Keating, Sr. Linthicum, Sr. 103 Regina Sheppard, Sr. 11: Caroline C. Brown, Sr. 13: Hope Greenwell, Sr. 43 Lillian Ken- lon, Sr. 43 Ruth Clagett, Sr. 83 Eliz- abeth Morrison, Sr. 93 Evelyn Gib- bons, Sr. llj Katherine Hurt, Sr. 11, Helen Stapp, Sr. 113 Mary Louise Klein, Sr. 103 Alice Rich,, Sr. 11: Isabel Boone, Sr. 123 Marion Wat- kins, Sr. 133 Beatrice Cronise, Sr. 13. The following Juniors have the highest scholarship. All of these have an average grade ranging be- tween B and A. J Grace Lyons, Jr. 13: Edna Caro. lyll Rall, JF- 15 Helen M. Feaster, Jr. 43 Mrs. Allan Baker, Jr. 63 Leah Evelyn Minnich, Jr. 83 Emily G-ibn son, Jr. 103 Margaret Breitling, Jr. 63 Sophie Mindel, Jr. 33 Mabel Poh- ler, Jr. 53 Louise Siehler, Jr. 73 Lillian Waldschmidt, Jr. 73 Ethel lWariield, Jr. 73 Hazel E. Jenkins, IJr. 83 Helen Harmon, Jr. 93 Evelyn Pusey, Jr. 103 Helen Tindall, Jr. 10. C. BROWN, R. HAMMOND. t Page 2 'run omonn May, 1925. RICHMOND HALLQ A MEMOR- IAL TO MISS SARAH E. RICHMOND. Richmond Hall has been most fit- tingly named for Miss Sarah E. Rich- mond, whose life work for the school cannot be too long nor too well re- membered. For considerably more than half a century Miss Richmond's life was an integral part of that of the Maryland State Normal School. A Marylauder. born in 1843, she was the honor member of the first class to be graduated by her Alma Mater, then located in a small building on Baltimore Street. Mr. lll. A. Newell, nrst principal of the school, recog- nized the extraordinary character and ability of tl1e young woman, and placed her immediately on his facul- ty. From that time until her death on March 4, 1921, she was intimately associated with and devotcd to the school and all things appertaining to it. Although Miss Richmond was con- tinuously a class-room teacher from that early time almost to the very end of her life, she did not cease to be a student. Possessed of an un- usually keen intelligence and a love of culture. she continued to pursue various branches of learning, foreign languages, ,history, education. After many years of service de- served promotion came to reward her fine spirit and unexampled work. First, she was made Vice-Principal and later attained to the greatest honor ot' her life. the principalship of her beloved Alma Mater. To her ability and her effective- ness as a teacher hosts of her stu- dents today bear eloquent testimony Yet her influence did not end there. for to Normal School graduates, above all other impressions of the school, stands that of Miss Rich- mond-the warmth and sincerity of her friendliness toward the students. and the sense of her loyalty toward the school. To the young student coming for the tirst time to the Normal School llliss Richmond may have seemed very distant, very formidable. Of great natural dignity and much re- serve, possessed of a keen, penetrat- ing eye, set in rugged, strong fea- tures, sho was not easy to approach. Yet youth possesses penetration, and her warm sincere heart heating con- stantly for the school, her fine im- partiality in dealing with problems, her personal sympathy for those in trouble, and her unfailing sense of justice-these qualities came soon to be recognized and appreciated. The outgoing graduate thus carried -1 l with her a very definite feeling that' in Miss Sarah E. Richmond she had not only found at all times a wise counsellor, but forever and ever a true and personal friend. These dis- ciples of Miss Richmond's, nlled with her zeal for service, her high ideals and her sense of duty went forth year after year from the Nor- mal School into the four quarters of lllaryland, until her name became synonymous with educational force and progress wherever her gradu- ates went. One of the great ambitions cher- ished by Miss Richmond was to live to see the institution with which she was connected with a dormitory of its own located in the country. This was her oft expressed wish. No one was ever more truly hospitable. and loving young children as she did, it was exceedingly painful to her to think of them with cramped, uncom- fortable living quartersg and so she set her mind and her heart to ac- complish this end. She literally be- came a politician, she enlisted in the campaign her hundreds of 'friends and finally after years of toil, had the happiness to see her dreams ful- nlled. How happy it made her! And so is it not fitting that there should be a Richmond Hall? Is it not wonderful to reflect that the name of so true a friend of youth should be thus forever associated with friendly hospitability to young girls who had they been born a few years before would have known, ad- mired and loved this truly great woman. LENA C. VAN BIBBER, History Department. Our Study of the Aquarium. At Miss Guider's practice center, School No. 54, the children have some minnows and are very much interested in them. After they found out I too liked them, they asked whether they might study them in nature study so they could learn to know something about aquatic life. The result has been that we have studied minnows, goldfish, aquarium snails and plants and have visited the pond at Wyman's Park. The children have learned how to care for these often mistreated and tor- tured members of the nnny world. and many have balanced aquariums and do voluntary outside reading about these creatures of the water. EMMA KOCH, Steuent Teacher. WILLIAM KOERNER A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, slr. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. THE NORMAL LITERARY SO- CIETY INAUGURATES A SCHOLARSHIP LOAN. April 24, 1925. Dear Miss Tall: No one could be with us tonight for the first time and not realize that the Literary Societies are dynamic, a great factor in our Normal School lives. Many times this year, members of my Society have asked me: What are we going to do? As our song says, A longing to do, each Nor- malite true. And so in order to direct this energy into worthwhile channels, we have decided to originate a Normal Literary Society Scholarship Loan. It is with great pleasure that we, Normals, entrust to you, Miss Tall, this one hundred dollar fund, with the anticipation that next year the Junior members of our Society will carry it forward, increasing the sum and thus from year to year make it a living tradition. In thinking over the qualifications for the recipient of this scholarship, we offer just three: C13 That it go to a Juniorg C21 That she must have been of high scholarship and a lead- er for the right in the high school from which she comes, and 133. that she enter as an honor member of the Normal Society, ready from the first to show her true loyalty to us and to our Alma Mater. Very sincerely yours. HOPE GREENWELL, Pres. of N. L. S. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Avenu TOWSON, MD. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. KEENE'S York Road and Burke Avenue T OWSON, MD. THE I-IERGENRATI-IER. STORES Headquarters for School Supplies Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens Eversharp and Ingersoll Pencils Stationery, Kodaks, Films Spalding's Sporting Goods Sweaters and Keds T0ws0n - - - ' Maryland May, 1925. 'rnrfoiuonn Page s ENTHUSIASM. 'NATIONAL LEAGUE OF WO- ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION There is nothing in all the world but life! Even death is only life acting inversely. ' One of the best ways to obtain success is to be full of a radiant energy. We are judged every mo- ment by the law of whether we are the quick or the dead. There are unlimited numbers of dead OHQS everywhere, and these make the great army in failure. You may 30 among the unemployed of the loafing World, and you will find that the quickness of spirit is lacking in them, they are dead to opportuni- ties, dead to enthusiasm, dead in vital understanding and dead to everything that will hold them fast to the great pulsing life current. everyiwhere waiting their own con- scious contact. We can find people everywhere who take nothing out of life and who put nothing into it. If it were not that the hand of Providence feed- eth them they would perish from the earth. There are many people who live in all the beauty of this earth. and yet are blind and deaf to all that nature's voice is saying. The great, wide, beautiful, wonder- ful world, with the wonderful waters around it curled. and the wonderful grasses on its breast are nothing at all to the lives and eyes of the dead ones-they have no value-as friends, companions or lovers, for all these associations call for the power of sight and sense to make them of valueg they have no real worth any- where and are a drag on every situ- ation because they have no power of response to any sort of external stimulation within them. But these failures. within their own be- ing, lying dormant, have the possi- bilities of life and the success that comes from this life. It is our own life stream which rushes us on past valleys, hills and mountains to deliver our possessions to ourselves, and the one who does not generate Within himself the divine energy of enthusiasm is one with the death of his own desires. It takes a very strong heart to al- ways keep enthused in the face of prolonged disappointment and con- tinued opposition, but it must be done if we want to conquer. There are hours in all business undertak- ings, in all friendships, when we must pass along aided alone by our soul's white light, when, as Kip- ling says: There's nothing in us to hold on but the power fenthusiasml which says 'hold on!' SAMUEL C. TROUPE, Class of '24, Don't you know you should sa- lute a man of rank? How was I to know you was MEN VOTERS ORGANIZED AT OUR NORMAL. The Maryland State Normal School, at Towson, recently or- ganized a branch of theINational League of Women Voters, and thus became a unit in a new and interest- ing movement initiated by the League. The women who, since the passage of the suffrage amendment, have been active in furthering good civic ideals of a non-partisan na- ture, among their sisters, have that the best only through people an in- To do this are enlisting come to the conclusion results can be obtained arousing among young terest in civic affairs. more effectively, they the cooperation of wide awake and idealistic young students in colleges and normal schools, feeling that seeds planted in such fertile soil will flourish, and that new fields will thus be reached. 'The importance and dignity of these student branches was empha- sized in the recent convention at Richmond, where young students met weth veteran workers. The Seniors of the Maryland State Normal School have cooperated in this movement most heartily, A few weeks ago, in an Assembly, Miss Lavinia Engle enlisted their interest by a stirring address, Women's Work in Politics. The response was enthusiastic and immediate. A branch league was organized with a limited membership of forty-live Senior students. These young wo- men met, drew up a tentative con- stitution, appointed working com- mittees, and elected the following officers: Lillian Kenlon, presidentg Kath- arine Andres, vice-president, Minnie Bach, corresponding sec'yg Kath- erine Wilson, recording secretary and treasurer. They also appointed as delegates to the Richmond meeting: Katherine Wilson, Senior 'Classg M. Elizabeth Pohler, Junior Class. A get-together tea preceded the formal meeting which was addressed by Miss Dorothy Adams. Secretary of the Maryland Branch of the League of Nations Non-Partisan As- sociation. M. ELIZABETH POHLER. THE ROSE BEAUTY SHOPPE Manicuring, Hair Dressing, Facial Massaging, Scalp Treatment, Bobbing and Shampooing York Road and Burke Avenue rank? -Pelican. ' Telephone Towson 577 ELECTS OFFICERS. O11 Monday, May 4, our assembly was in charge ofthe Athletic Asso- ciation. The object of this meeting was to elect oflicers to fill the various positions for the coming year. There were two candidates for each position nominated by the Athletic Board and one nomination from the floor. Much has been accomplished by the Association in past years and We trust the incoming olhcers will use their influence to raise athletics to a higher plane, thus adding to the honor and glory of the school. The results of the election are as follows: Year 1925-26 Gertrude Hildenberg, presidentg Elizabeth Arnold, vice-presidentg Catherine Finnell, Secretary, Louise Seiler, treasurerg Mable Pohler, Girls' General Manager, Esther Dietz, Hockey Managerg Virginia Donaldson, Yolley Ball Managerg Catherine Dickey, Tennis Manager, Dorothy Schroeder, Athletic Report- er, Margaret Morgan, Field Ball Manager, Jeanith Twardowicz, Bas- ket Ball Manager: Eleanor Purdy, Cheer Leaderg Parley Huff, Boys' General Managerg Joseph Prout, Soccer Managerg Herbert Derr, Bas- ketball Managerg Howard lseminger, Baseball Manager, Foxwell Van Sant, Track Managerg Elton Meers, Athlet- ic Reporter, John Stone, Cheer Lead- EF. C. BROWN, R. HAMMOND. Established 1868 Towson Branch of LEWVIS H. BENNETT 86 SON, Inc. Plumbing and Heating J obbing 4 Chesapeake Ave., Towson, Md. Telephone Towson 505. Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. TOWSON SHOE STORE First Class Shoe Repairing L. EUKER, Prop. York and Joppa Roads, TOWSON, MID. Page 4 THE onions Ma,y,,1925, THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL- TOWVSON. MD. Managing Editor: ALICE L. MUNN Business Managers: JOHN GILDEA EARL PRICE Advertising Managers: INIARG-ARET ESKRIDGE CORNELIA CANNON MARY LOUISE HOFFMAN Circulation Managers: EVELYN IRELAND CATHARINE HAGAN PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. MAY, 1925 OUR CONCERT AT NORMAL. A generalization of the offerings of the Normal School's Day Stu- dents at the Glee Club concert which took place on May 5, may include mention of the unusual variety of moods and styles represented, the good balance of tone, the general artistic shadings and delicacy of feel- ing expressed throughout the pro- gramme. Especially striking was the emotional and intellectual re- sponse Miss Barry, as the result of her own sensitive feeling for music was able to get from the girls. The first number, Schubert's Sere- nade, made an immediate universal appeal, not only through its ever-in- creasing popularity as a vocal selec- tion, but also in this special rendi- tion, through its rich blending of harmony. From the highly poetic qualities of this melody there was an impres- sive emotional sweep to Deuga's brilliant Sing On. Another selec- tion of indisputable value was Il Bacio Ardite's Kiss Waltz. Perhaps the gem of the evening, in the light of its sincere and deep- ly felt interpretation was My Heart at Thy Voice, from the Samson and Delilah of Saint Saens. The solo part was sung by a group of selected soprano voices, while in the chorus the three parts brought the song to its final beautiful close. The solo sung by Margaret Anger, Spring's Awakening, was certainly most appropriate. All the fresh- ness and spontaneous joy that San- derson had in mind while writing this was reflected in Miss Ang0I S voice, which is of the coloratuso type. An encore was charmingly sung. The score of the last group of songs was Dixie Land, and the time was a summer evening. Rockin' Time, by Gertrude Knox, displayed a slow, rhythmic motion: in decided contrast was the catchy syncopation of Scott's Ile Uncle Moon, which made a quick and lasting appeal to the audience. The only criticism was that the volume might have been stronger in all the numbers. Agnes Garrett was a most satis- factory accompanist and showed her ability to follow all the variations of forms. PHYLLIS PURNELL, Jr. IV. THE GLEE CLUB CONCERT. I have heard it said that being in Glee Club must be a terrible task- just think of working on songs early in the morning, snatching a 'bite at lunch and rushing over to prac- tice, and using all your precious study hour time singing over and over again the same song-oh, hor- rors! In spite of the hard work, however, being a member of Glee Club has its compensations. Just think of the night when we were al- lowed to try out the effect of our hard work on the-suffering public. What a thrill we had as we climbed up the winding stairs, and how im- portant we felt as we stepped ma- jestically on the stage and took our places in the limelight! What an impressive sight we must have been to the audience-at least, we thought we were as we sat before the public eye and listened while the orchestra began the program-our program! Then our time came-the City and County Glee Clubs took turns in singing love songs and other legiti- mate Glee Club music, and croon- ing drowsy lullabies to the listening ears below us, while Margaret Ang- ers and Beth Caples sang two per- fectly beautiful solos to us, and the Boy's Glee Club brought in their tenor, baritone, and bass to bewitch the audience as it tired of an other- wise feminine program. Of course, a modest participant cannot laud the glories of the con- cert, but he can say that all the ovations were deserved by the direc- tor, Miss Rose Marie Barry, of the City Glee Club, Miss Edna McEach- ern of the County and Boy's Glee Club, and Mr. Paul Schoenfelder of the orchestra, whose untiring efforts and unfailing patience made the pro- gram all that it was and more than we had ever dared hope it might be. B. C. '25. Senior 13. i,..Mll. Daughter tembracing the fatherl -Daddy, you are a perfect dear, aren't you? Pater-Well, if it's over twelve dollars, l'm not.-Siren. V SCHOOL 54. Sixth Grade. We have been doing many inter- esting things at our center, but the most interesting event that has taken place in my short stay was a bird trip to Wyman's Park. We began our journey last Mon- day morning at 9 o'clock, when the children were bright and happy, and it took very little time to reach the park. Some of the children carried field glasses, and those less fortunate used their natural visual- izers to no small degree. Someone spied a starling sitting very high up in a. tree. Immediately all our eyes were raised to observe its cunning little tricks. We saw a little red-breasted robin that was so fat it looked as though it had been the early bird and had caught all the worms that morning. We also saw the thrifty wood- pecker, the happy bluebird, and the daring red bird. An hour spent with these feath- ered sojourners gave us much joy as well' as many new lessons in na- ture. ESTHER PARKER. Student Teacher. Flower Books. Practically everyone loves the wild flowers that add so much to the pleasure of a hike through the for- ests or across the open fields. Most schools are trying to interest chil- dren particularly in the preservation of wild flowers. At the practice centre in School 54 we feel that this interest will be stronger when the children have learned to know the flowers and have made them their friends. We are making books of pressed flowers. Before we put a Bower in our books we learn what it is. As the children bring in various Bowers to press we talk about them and everyone learns to know them. We are not limiting ourselves to wild flowers, as we feel that there are some common garden Bowers, seen very often, which the children do not know. The children are very much inter- ested in the Bowers. We have been careful to caution them about pick- ing flowers, not only because it is against the law, but because this is the only way by which Maryland can hope to enjoy wild Bowers in the future. We do not expect to com- plete our book until June, but by that time we hope that each child will know at least twenty-five differ- ent varieties of Maryland flowers. Don't you think she should have her voice cultivated? - Yes, plowed under. --Life. . - i May, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 5 MD. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL JUNIOR LOAN FUND. At a meeting and luncheon held in the social room of Richmond Hall, Maryland State Normal School, Tow- son, on Saturday, it was decided to make a two years' drive for 51,500 annually. This money is to be used for a Junior Loan Fundg that is, a fund from which worthy Juniors can borrow to defray their expenses while attending the Normal School. The plan was strongly endorsed by the President of the Alumni, Miss Katharine M. Brattong the Principal, Miss Tall :Congressman Linthicum, Mrs. Thomas, of Annapolis, Miss Bond and others. Plans were also made for cele- brating Founders' Day on May 24th, for the June Reunion, on June 13th. The guests, officers of the Alumni Association, the Chairman of the: County Units, Miss Tall and mem- bers of the Normal School faculty were entertained by the school. At the present time there are 1100 students enrolled in the Maryland State Normal School, which now ranks high in the Preparation of teachers for our schools. To Miss Tall, the principal, is due the high rating of the Normal School, for she has been untiring in her efforts to make the Maryland School the best in this country.-Union-News. WHAT THE COLLEGE SHOULD EXPECT OF A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR. When one is graduated from High School, one has accomplished some- thing worthwhile, but when one en- ters college his thoughts should be centered on higher ideals and a fu- ture still more worth-while than his past has been. Many of us expect to go to college, therefore we should know what the college expects of us. First of all let us consider what was expected of us as High School Sen- iorsg we have heard those require- ments many times-seriousness, dig- nity, co-operation, and etc. If as a High School Senior, one is expected to measure up to these requirements, how much more is expected of one as a. college student? In W. H. S. we have learned co-operation, one of the big factors in any career. In college one will find that these les- sons of co-operation are priceless. The college expects much of every High School Senior because when one has reached the college age he should be able to conduct himself well at all times, he should have a definite aim in life, a fixed purpose and a sense of responsibility. He should measure up in the college curriculum in order to uphold the high standard of his High School. Each college student wishes to grad- uate with the highest average pos- sible, therefore he must apply him- self in the beginning of his college days. Every person who has any thought of entering college, should study well the requirements that his school is going to demand of him in order that he may be up to the stan- dard of an ethcient college freshman. In from two to four years after one enters college he becomes a voter and helps to regulate the laws of his countryg he is then a full- fledged American citizen. If one does not measure up in College, how can he make a success of his lifef work, and if he does not measure up in high school how can he measure up in college? Think this over.-- The Owl, Westminster High School. MESSENGER WIND. Ye Winds that blow o'er yonder sea Bring many tales to me Ol all the people round the world In countries gay and free. Ye tell of little Gretchen there With cheeks of cherry pinkg And how she skated 'bout the town Upon the ocean's brink. Of English Mary, proud and cold Who is so very sweet, She does not need much finery For she is so very neat. Of gay Marquita, Spanish maid, With eyes and hair so black, Who keeps the poor young trouba- dours Always upon the rack. Of little Queer Fay in Japan Comes a message sweet from you, Of birds and shrubs and cherry blooms And silks and rickshaws too. The tales ye winds have told to me Do seem so very dear, I prithee take to them afar A tale of us right here We love base ball and other But We like lessons toog We love our fiag with stripes so red And stars in the field of blue. SDOI'l',S So blow ye winds to foreign lands And tell what I've told youg For we love our little foreign friends Since we're children of the sky so blue. STANLEY TURNER, Sr. 13. A FRIEND T0 THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON Compliments TEMPLE DRUG CO. TOWSON - MARYLAND Prescription Pharmacists CHARLES s'rRr r , f . , BALTIMORE AT LEXINGTON if QL' f df MARYLAND APPAREL FOR THE COLLEGE GIRLS - find all the Smart Accessories MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY cocoa ooccvooooosoooooooooooocooooooooocoovoooo 0 oc 0.04.0030'ufosoofoo.oo30.00.00.oo,oo.p,oo,oo'00,00,00.oofofofo.oo.oo'oo.oo.oo,oe,0.oo.oo,oo,oo,oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.4o,n.q4,n,q..qg.n.Q. 4144.454 ' oo of Reserved for Joel Gutman Sz Co. ' 44 !'1! 9'4 3'Q 3 'e . !'4'4 C's '3 'r'! 2'45'C 846604 O Q Page6 THE ORIOLE May, 1925. WE WONDER WHO KNOWS- That Joe Blacklock can be an attrac- tive girl? Tvhat Gene Burroughs keeps hidden under his reserve? That Urban Bowman likes to argue? That Emma Bowman likes to write term papers? That Cal Brown is going to supervise the teachers of Frederick county some day? YVho Josie Coston means when she says Jarge ? Why Bee Cronise likes to sit alpha- betically in class Why Joe Fiery is such a quiet little mouse? That Dunsmore Foster is from Flor- ida? Yvhy Pung Francis haunts 202 Newell? YVhy Timmy Hackett likes Silver better than Gold? That Bunn Hammond always has her work done? T'Vhy Grace Hess hates lilies? YVhy Mildred Hearne stays home so much? VVhy Eldred Johnson would rather be in Sr. 10? How Nellie Jones finds out so much? Wliy' Harold McCann enjoys being in plays? That Helen Neely is a wonderful hasket hall player? XVhy Teen Nelson doesn't stay here for week-ends? YVhy Frances Payne enjoys being in Rich company? That Arthur Price is going to be a county superintendent? That Helen Perdue is from Salis- bury? That Etta Rich always has a Payne? That Harvey Rush is the best be- haved boy in Sr. 13? That George Schmidt can be actually tender? YVhy Parlotta Silver is lacking in ap- preciation of the girls of Sr. 13? That lilizaheth Starner rooms with her sister-in-law? That Ilcrnian Stoulier is private sec- retary to the faculty? That Jimmie Thomas will some day rule a Kingdom tnl? Whether Stanley Turner is Mr. or Miss? lvhat Marion Watkins' full name is? That Alice Willing lives up to her name? Sr. 13. The schoolroom was unusually still, and all the children seemed to he intent on their work. Suddenly the teacher heard plainly the whis- pered words: Hell and Maria! Who said that? she inquired. Vice-President Dawes, replied xthe 'class cut-up.-Jack-o'-Lantern. WE WONDER WHY- Baker likes to talk about Derry ? Bell is so talkative in class? Booker is interested in Bishops ? Bradford looks for Jack-in-the-pub pit? Brown curls her hair every Friday? Catlett' has VVhite at every dance? Cooper never argues? Farrow thinks Brownie's so fas- cinating? Fleming is so fond of butter- Scotts ? Francis doesn't become the cham- pion batter ? French never studies? Johnson likes Mr. Bennett. Jordan enjoys studying Hygiene? Leach is always on time? Melvin has such good eye- Site ? Rhodes likes to sing Dear Heart ? Rich is always chasing the broom? Travers belongs to the League of Women Voters? Walter is so short? Welsh visits the Eastern Sho'? Wilson is so noisy in class? Senior 14. SENIOR 5. Lest Wie Forget. Apple's-Natural peroxide Archer's-French Bob. Beavin's-Madonna smile? Bennett's-Girlish figure? Boyd's--Faithful cooperation. Bricker's-Team work with Wee and Liquor. iCrapper's-Mouth while singing. Connelly's-Appreciation for Mil- ton's poetry. Croswell's-Taste for Biscoes. S1nith's--Ability to agree with, any one? Eavey's-I. O. U. Viett's-Postals from Europe, Nabb's-Baby whine. McNamee's-Small understanding. Ellis's-Sweet voice. Pearsaul's-Lacking ability to co- operate with Sr. 5. Corbett's-Dislike of Eskridge's teaching. Ke-lley's-Night classes under Prof. Harry. Kelley's-Team work with Bricker in Volley Ball. Logan's-ll-raker crutch after June 16. Gooclric'l1's-Wetltliiig announce- ment. Truitt's-Noise in class. Rice's--Menu: Apples and Cheese. Earley's-Flirtations. Wachowisz's-Boy friend from I hair. Pee Centerville. Geoghan's-Influences over Esk- ridge. Thompson's-Love tar head gears. Whitehead's-Meek voice. Su1ivan's-Desire to become an Eastern Star. ' ' A ' Grin1es's-Coal black hair. Carey's-Broadway strutt. McCauley's--Definition of herself, tDun1bel1.J A Daviss'-Power of concentration. Arr's-Grammatical errors, errors. Marris's-Admiration for some teachers. Leatherbury's-Way of laughing at herself. Webster's-Smiling hair, Wavey eyes, harsh voice. Clifton's-Gift of gab. Downing's-Good note books. Nichol's-Message from Chester- town. Sis Knatz's-Knowledge of Prices. M. ESKRIDGE Variety our Motto. Reserved for llochschild-Kohn St 0. Maryland Confectionery Cor. Penna. Avenue and York Road TOWSON, MARYLAND Phone Towson 795. May, 1925, THE ORIOLE Page 7 EFFECTIVE, SIMPLE SCEN- ERY AT SMALL COST. When it was suggested that we present the Rural Club play Mir- age, to secure funds to buy a pho- nograph for the use of the Student Teachers in Rural Schools, we were much worried about the expense. It seemed as if we could buy two pho- nographs for the amount we would need to present the play properly. This was the scene we wanted: a lower roof of an adobe house in a Hopi Indian village, the scene repre- senting time from early dawn till sun up. W'e secured such pictures from different sources representing Hopi Indian villages and their cus- toms. The Hrst difiicult thing to do was to nnd a desert background. We could not afford a muslin or canvas curtain, so we made one of heavy brown paper, reinforced with mus- lin strips. This was made exactly the same size as the back of the stage, then painted a rich turquoise blue. The background being completed, our next problem was how to make the scene. We found scraps and odd pieces of beaver board, and pieced them together on frames made of scrap lumber. These frames 'set together at right angles, were placed each side of the stage, a nar- row piece and a very wide piece on each side. The frames were about ten feet high. The narrow pieces were set facing the audience, on the extreme left and right of the stage, just behind the front curtain. The broad pieces were then strapped, or laced with ropes to the nar- row pieces, at right angles to the narrow pieces, so that they extended far enough back stage -tofhide the back stage corners from the audience. A low wall about one foot high made of beaverboard. was Set along the back of the roof. The Walls were then painted so as to create the impression that adobe plaster was falling off, in places, or cracking from heat. ' Now our main scene was finished. But we must give it a realistic effect. We made a crude ladder of saplings and propped it against one side. We made baskets of wire, coated them with papier mache and painted them in Hopi colors and designs. These were scattered liberally over the -iioorf A-crude weaving - frame was constructed from saplings, a.nd . a haltwoven rug suspended from it. Many Indian blankets were loaned by our friends, and these were scat- tered around.in effective places. Now our scene was completed. 'The front curtain, when lowered just- enough to cover the tops of the side' walls, inished the illusion. One had the impression of seeing a recently vacated roof dwelling, with other roof dwellings above it, and of look- ing out into a bare, bleak, blue hori- zon. But still there was more to do. The script demanded a change of lighting. How could we do this without expensive equipment? We solved the problem in this mannerg two large receptacles, made of tin and enameled white, each fitted to hold one three hundred watt light, and mounted on wooden stands, were our flood lights. Two blue gela- tine slides and two red slides were made to fit on the reflectors. Wire screens, framed with heavy paste- board, covered each slide, so that the heat would not melt the gelatine. We planned to have one bue light, about twenty-five watts, overhead, and six blue lights of small power, in the footliglits, which were made- by connecting six sockets in parallel circuit across the front of the stage, on the iloor. An extra socket. con- nected by lamp cord, and holding a high power white light, gave us the second circuit for the footlights. The high-power light was on an in- dependent circuit from the blue foot- lights. A large board was nailed across the front of the stage to pre- vent the glare from reaching the au- dience, and shields of cardboard were nailed over the board. Next in order, now everything was ready, was the lighting rehearsal. The scene opened with the blue over- head light. After a short interval the blue footlights were switched on. The two tloodlights, one on each side! of the stage, in the back, concealed from the audience by the false front, were then switched on, one after the other, with the blue gelatine slides in place. After a short time the red slides were gradually put over the blue slides, giving a rich violet color. or purple. Then the blue slides were removed. slowly, so that a rosy morn- ing scene appeared, ,which, by gradu- ally taking the red slides away. gave the effect of rapid change to broad sunlight. After the red slides were removed the high-power light in front was switched on. The sun was now shining with burning intensity The sockets, wire, lamps, gelatine slides and lampcords were borrowed from the Industrial Arts Depart- ment of the Maryland State Normal School, so our expense in lighting equipment was practically nothing. The entire cost of equipment did not exceed two dollars and fifty cents. The major expense was paint. If, however, we had had to buy our ma- terials instead of borrowing ,them we could have presented the play at an cost of less than twelve dollars. . . . ,DUNSMORE FOSTER. ' f - N-. Senior 13. SENIOR THIRTEEN S E is for silence, which we aint got. is for energy, We need a lot. N is for no1lege, that's where we shine. I is for ignorance we left behind. O is for order, we seldom obey. R is our rule, Cut one class a clay. T is for tardiness, unpardonable sin. H is for happiness when vacation , begins. I is for I. Q. that intangible thing. R is for rote songs, how many we sing! T is for teas, we're glad when they come. E is for eats, we always grab some. E is for eagerness to come to every hop. N is 'nuff of this, so we will stop. BUTTS-HARVE-TRIXY l I I THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. 4fZ, Interest Paid on Savings 1 Open Saturday Nights i For Your New Sport or Dress Coat, 2 Ensemble or Sport Suit, Sport, Afternoon or Dance Fr0ck-- , Go To Your Favorite I CHARLES, Inc., Shop of Individuality I 203 N. 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The Iirst to arrive were the vil- lagers, coming from over the hills, the little ones riding in a gay cart drawn by a sturdy horse. They hung over the side waving to the spectators and proudly showing off the garments that their own tiny hands had made, The Cornish May Song pealed forth, and the Green rang with clear sweet voices. Silence! A trumpet was heard- the .Testers danced, the Herald straightened up at every note he blew-it was Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, attended by the Lords and Ladies of high de- gree who were guests at Richmond Hall. The Queen was seated in her royal chair, her beautiful auburn hair shone with the greatest splen- dor-making her crown appear a natural one. Robin Hood was an outlaw bold --his appearance was made with bold gestulations, and Honest Little John came close behind him. Allan-A-Dale marched beside stately Friar Tuck, ,both giving the same admiring glances at Robin. The sword dancers, all prepared for the most gala dance of the year, and a band of brave lads noted for bravery entered singing Robin Hood's very own song. Who comes! Beautiful music sounds upon the green and a very lovely maiden is led in on a big white horse. That is Maid Mar- ian, whispers one lady to another, the most beautiful maiden in the land. And Maid Marian, smiling her sweetest smile, is led to the other side of the green. Whoa-ho! Giddy-ap! Whoap, now -cavorting horses, trying to dance with the Morris dancers they are accompanying-one man goes down. There he is, mounted again, controlling his horse as the other brave knights must do. The Morris Dancers show us how happy they are -their song is a lively tune, Come Ye Young Men, Haste Along, and it suggests dancing ot all kinds on the green. The Shepherds and Shepherdesses come skipping over the green, ,sing- ing of their supreme joy in being I able to attend Fair A Sight they sing, and such a joyful affair. As Ever Was Seen their faces express every feeling of joy. The most important property of the day appears on the scene, the villagers carrying a huge May pole, and beautiful maidens dancing two by two around it, singing Come, Lassies and Lads, get leave of your dads and away to the May pole high, all the while waving their branches of the May. Moo! Moo!! The .Testers shyly peep to see what's coming. They jump and danceg it's the cow coming over the hill with the Milk Maids. who are being followed by bold Millers. The Milk Maids swing their buckets and sing, Mary, Molly and I, while the cow chews con- tentedly at the vines that are hang- ing from her horns. The Millers iiirt and sing There Was a Maid Went to The Mill, all the while teasing the too shy young milk maids. Scores of dirty little Chimney Sweeps come dancing, singing, jump- ing and skipping-they are free for the day! The air, how beautiful it feels as they sing their new song. Jingle, jingle, jingle, jingle, and from behind every tree on the green come wraggle, taggle gypsies, run- ning and dancing, waving their tambourines. One of the very sly maidens is terrilied, but a bold Mill- er comforts her, and she can't help peeping at the gay group from be- hind his shoulder. The Strolling Players are led in by Bottome the Weaver, and their signs suggest an interesting time later on. They bow before the Queen, as every man, woman or child that entered the assemblage has doneg even proud Maid Marian bent her head very low to the gra- cious Queen. The flower girls, wearing their YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS 4Four Wheel Brakesj F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. Phone Towson 525 SCIIOEN 8: CO., Inc. IMPORTERS Millinery, Coats, Suits, Waists, Afternoon and Evening Dresses Furs and Novelties 214 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. Hub 100 and Granite Silk Hose, 51.85 XVhen somebody adds to the spectrum, The Hub adds to its collection of Hub 100 and Granite silk hose. 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The Tailors are there too, and one faith- ful wife straightens her husband's hat before he bows to the Queen. The Jesters laugh and mock till their attention is turned toward more Morris dancers and Hobby Horses-but a wonderful spectacle is about to be seen-St. George ap- pears With a huge dragon, the larg- est in the world, whose great mouth opens and closes in fury at the mas- sive crowd. All are assembled, and at the sound of soft music, Titania, Oberon and Puck beckon their little fairies from under a spreading maple to dance and dance and dance. Tiny' Puck romps with them, leaping about in a carefree manner while the pretty fairies danced in their daintiest way. More dancers-Winter and his at- tendants dancing in all their glory till they are conquered by a more beautiful groupe whose lithe bodies proclaim the joy and splendor of summer. Winter shrinks away, and leaves them to their frolic. The May pole is raised-Hooray! the people are more joyous than ever and some dance up and down, sing- ing 'Then To The Maypole Haste Away, but a silence reigns over the great crowd, and Robin Hood goes forth to claim Maid Marian and lead her to the Queen. She bows in all her glory, and bold Robin places a crown of the May on her head. The Town Crier calls for dances. The Queen has asked for Rufty, Tufty, and her request is granted by a fascinating little dance by the children, who know their steps perfectly, having been waiting and preparing for this day such a long time. Everybody dances: even the Chimney Sweeps, their clean little hearts leaping with freedom. Ha, Bottome the Weaver takes his place in the centre of things. He promises a play-a scene, from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream and his characters appear. Fair Thisbe shys at the fearsome lion, but her lover gives her assured glances of safety. The play is in action and the .lion roars. The lover stabs himself, when he believes his fair Thisbe has been torn to pieces by a lion and moans till she appears to die with him. The play is ended, and cheers rise from the audience. 1 There is a period of rest and re- creation during which the pretty maidens sell their wares and sing Strawberry Fair. What man could refuse a flower from such lovely maids? The Gypsies tell for- tunes, real fortunes, which no doubt are true, and everybody hurries to see the big attraction Robin Hood has to present. There is a sword dance, then archery, wrestling and quoits, and in each Robin excels. Maid Marian awards him her token as the Queen of the May. The dragon becomes restive and dashes forth, but just in time is he met by St. George, who excels im strength and alertness, and in a short time the monster falls to the ground-dead. St. George's sword has killed him. Mid cheers and hand clapping Saint George modestly leaves the field, and everybody joins in The Song of May, which makes Richmond Hall ring with its echoes. Queen Elizabeth leads the way back to the castle, while some of the groups are left romping on the green. May Day has ended. Our hearts are full of happiness for this brief space so filled with joy. Each member of this gay band con- ceded that this is the way to greet the glorious month of May. ELSIE CORNER. MAY DAY CUSTOMS. The celebration of May Day is of very ancient origin. ln the dim past before the dawn of history one may trace the spirit and the customs that later under the guilds of Mediaeval Europe developed into a civic civil- ization. The Druids celebrated the feast of Bel on the first of May by lighting immense fires in his honor upon the various cairns. Now, even to this day, similar customs survive among the Irish and the Scotch Highlanders-both remnants of the Celtic stock. Some of the rites of Molochwor- ship still survive in several districts of the Scottish Highlanders. These superstitious are receding before the invasion of the railway and the English tourist, but it is not so long since the following customs might have been witnessed on May-day even as far south as Perthshire. All the youths of a township or village met on the nearest moor. They cut a round table or altar in the green sod, and in the trench then formed about the altar the whole company stationed themselves. Here they kindled a fire and prepared a repast of eggs and milk, of the con- sistency of a custard. At the same time they kneaded a cake of oatmeal, which they baked on the embers. After the custard was eaten they di- vided the cake into as many portions as there were people in the company. One of these portions was blackened over with charcoal. Then all the pieces were thrown into a bonnet. The company, blindfolded, drew out each a piece, the holder of the bon- net took the last bit, and the drawer of the black bit was made to leap three times through the fiames of the DOIIDFS. In the real Baal ceremony the person who took the blackened piece was literally sacrificed as an offering to Baal, The Irish still retain the Phoenic- ian ,custom of lighting fires at short distances and making the cattle pass between them. Fathers, too, tak- ing their children in their arms, jump or run through them. May-dolls, once common through- out England, are still paraded on May-day in Devonshire, and may even be found in Cornwall and other tContinued on Page IOJ TOWSON CANDY KITCHEN AND ICE CREAM PARLOR JAMES GEORGE, Prop. The Place to Eat, Drink and Enjoy Yourself HOME-MADE CANDIES OUR SPECIALTY 523 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND TOWSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 65 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. Say It lvith Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. FLORIST and NURSER-YDL-IN Ofhce: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Rnad Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. Page 10 THE ORIOLE May, 1925, parts of VVales. The girls dress up a doll, sometimes with another doll in its lap, with many ribbons and flowers, and carry it about on a small chair. In Sweden, May-day is still cele- brated in a manner derived from its heathen origin. On the previous evening huge bontires are built in every hamlet, around which the young people dance, while the older ones draw auguries from the ap- pearance of the flames. On May-day a sort of sham fight takes place be- tween two parties, one representing winter and the other summer. Win- ter. however, always gets the worst of it in the end. He is buried in effigy, and ashes are strewn over the grave. The children on this - day make a point of wandering into the woods for the purpose of robbing the nests of the magpies. The eggs and young are put into a basket and borne to every house, the children singing a song which runs thus: Best loves from Master and Madam Magpie. From all their eggs and all their fry, Oh, give them alms, if ever so small! Else hens and chickens and eggs and all A prey to the magpie will surely fall. Every housewife gives them some- thing for a May banquet. May Day is really the only gala-day of the Swedish children. On this day, also. the Easter witches are wont to sendf their Troll hares to suck the neighbors' cows. The cattle are usually confined in the cow-houses, which are fumigated with brim- stone. In the evening they are carefully inspectedg and if any in- jury is found upon them it is put down to the account of the witches, and a light is made by striking two flints over the creature. This sure preventative avoids any further evil consequences. The date of tl1e institution of May games in England during the Middle Ages cannot be traced. A poem of the fourteenth century, The Ro- mance of Kyng Alisaundc-xr, says: Mery time it is in May: The foules syngeth her layg The knighttes loveth the tornayg Maidens so dauncen and thay play. In The Court of Love fabout 14503 we read: Thus sange they all the service of the feste, And that was done right early, to my domeg And forth goeth al the court, both moste and lests, To fetch the floures freshe, and hraunche, and blomeg And namely hawthorn brought both page and grome, With fresh garlandes party bley and white: And than repoysen in their grete de- light, Eek eche at other threw the Bowers bright, The primrose, the violete, and the gold. This extract shows that the king and queen mingled with their sub- jects in these H119 old English cus- toms. Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon once came from their palace of Greenwich to meet the heads of' the corporation of London, who had been into the woods of Kent to gather May. The custom seems to have been for people to go into the woods in the night to gather flowers and branches and return with them at sunrise to decorate their houses. Other observances were gradually added. The May Queen was crowned and held one day's sway over court. This performance included Morris- dancers, Robin Hood and his band. and generally the villagers and townspeople. A pasteboard hobby- horse ridden by a man was sent around among the spectators to col- lect contributions in a ladle stuck in its mouth. Everybody who wished might dance around the Maypole. The Maypole was usually made of birch, and adorned with flowers and ribbons. In the villages it was often set up for the occasion on May- Day Eve, but in London and else- where Maypoles were planted per- manently in the streets. In England the resusitated May- Day games gradually fell out of fashion, and now they survive only in rural localities. In London the celebration was abandoned first to the milkmaids and then to the chim- ney-sweeps. From about the middle of the seventeenth century it grew to! be the custom for milkmaids to dress themselves up in their best and calll on all their customers, from whoml they received some trifling gratuity.I Later the chimney-sweeps made it al practice on the same day to parade the streets togged out in tawdryi lfinery, ribbons, and green boughs. Hence the London name for the first of May is Sweeps' Day Jack in the Green, wtith Dusty Bob audi' Black Sa1, the latter being usually a man dressed in woman's attire! tprobably a relic of the milkmaidsl,g who would go dancing and capering through the streets, the centre of an admiring rabble. Jack -in - the Green was a man enclosed in a bower made in the shape of a pyra- mid about ten feet high. Sweeps' Day is not yet entirely extinct in London. In Cheltenham the chimney- sweeps hold high revels on May-Day. The dancers have their faces black- ened, and their band consists of a fiddle and tin whistles. The centre of the group is formed by a. large bush, or hollow cone bedecked with leaves, out of which peers the face f of .lack-in-the Green. The dresses of the attendants are red, blue and yellow, and they dance around the a a a a d bush. The leader of the party is clown, who wears a tall hat with fantastic dress. There is also man representing a gridiron, with fcol's cap. and black figures fastene on his white pinafore. Two boys complete the group, one wearing a girl's hat adorned with fiowers. They obtain contributions by holding out iron ladles or spoons, and by striking the bystanders with blad- ders fastened to a stick. The Cambridge sweeps evidently used to have a similar festival, as the children still go round with a. doll, hung in the midst of a hoop wreathed with flowers, singing the ditty: The first of May is garland day, And chimney-sweepers' dancing dayg Curl your locks as I do mine, One before and one behind. In many Cornish towns an open stream of water flows through the principal streets. As soon as the May has been secured, and break- fast hurried through, all the boys of the town assemble at this stream or gutter, where each is furnished with his dipping horn , which is thus manufactured. the point of a bullock's horn is sawn off, and the end of a stout stick, about four feet long, was firmly inserted into the aperture, which is made water- tight. The weapon thus made is reserved for any inhabitant sd thoughtless as to appear without the correct May-Day sprig. Wayfarers happening into town were the usual victims. As soon as a non-conformist ap- peared, whether inhabitant or stranger, male or female, the guar- dians of the rites shouted in chorus, and in tones not to be misinter- preted, Ha, penny or a penny, or at good wet backup and, if the coppers were not instantly forthcoming, the unfortunate Wayfarer was drenched without delay or mercy, and the baptism was mercilessly continued until his or her greater speed had left the pitiless pursurers hopelessly behind. With the passing of the guilds much civic pageantry died and later in Puritan England efforts were made to suppress the May Day re- vellers. Thus it was that May Day fell out of fashion. But, like all good things, it has survived in the hearts of people and at any time may find expression with all the old world joy and abandon. Just such a May Day as charmed the heart of good Queen Bess in those gala days of Merrie England we hope to revive upon the campus of the Maryland State Normal School. April, 1925, THE ORIOLE Page 11 SCHOOL 14. First Grade. All the members of our crew, Misses Nellie D. Smith, Beatrice Wheltle, Lucy Weise, Martha E. Mays, with Missklosephine Krager, wish to say Hello to those at the Maryland State Normal School. Nobody knows, but just we four, How Practice-Teaching we adore, We'Il be sorry when the time is o'er, And Practice-Teaching is no more. Of course we girls love it best, Because of Miss -, I shan't tell the rest.. She is so kind and lovely to us We never think to worry or fuss. But if the people don't try to guess Her name to keep silent I'll try my best. I dare not begin to tell it-lest You'll be quite as wise as the rest. Just a few amusing incidents to afford everyone a good laugh: The youngsters were all very en- thusiastic over the fact that they were to give some health pledges, which were to be combined into one large pledge for them to recite to- gether just as they recite the pledge to the flag. After explaining the meaning of a health pledge, of course, Joseph, always the first one ready to contribute to all discus- sions, was the first one to give his pledge: I pledge myself to eat Hot Dogs every day. The teacher, while teaching the poem All Things Bright and Beau- tiful, was stressing the point that God gives us all the beautiful things which they see on their way to and from school every day. Teacher- Now, have any little people here ever stopped to think who gives us these beautiful things around us? Brilliant One- Miss - gives them to us, There was an old mother cat and her little baby kittens in the base- ment of the school. The teacher of Practice told the children about them and some of them said they would like to take them home with them, so several were given a kitten to take home. There was one little person who happened to be absent that day, so the next morning she came running in breathlessly gasping to Miss --. I c-c-came after m-m-my k-k-kitteng I heard y-you w-were g-giving away c-cats yesterday. Our little First Grade people are now busily engaged in working out their library projectg they are com- pleting the book-case, after which they will make the library table, and I I a chairg then they'll have a really truly library, completely furnished and ready for use. The last notable event was their trip to Druid Hill Park, mainly to see the squirrels, about which they have been studying. They were very glad to see so many of their old friends, such as the white rabbits, zebras, pony and camel. They also enjoyed seeing Mary Ann. From this trip we expect to have several interesting oral composition lessons. MARTHA E. MAYS. Student in Practice. SENIOR THIRTEENISIVIS. Hark ye all and listen to ye ex- ploits of Senior 13. Out of a class of 32 we were well represented on every team in ath- letics, our girls winning the Inter- sectional and Inter-class basketball championship. VVe have accomplished artists, poets, writers, dancers, elocutionists, actors and musicians, so we repre- sent every phase of life in M. N. S. VVe have three honor students and two students in the student teachers' contest for the Baltimore County Bank Prize. We challenge any section to equal or improve this record. We hope that the new Senior 13 will carry on our work and improve it, if possible. BUTTS-HARVE-TRIXY PENSIVE THOUGHTS I know a girlg her name is Pegg She's not too shortg her face is reg, Her hair's not blackg her hair's not white: Her hair's not red, her hair's just right: Her feet ain't bigg her feet are smallg They don't point in. And that's not all- She's Swarthmore schooled, seen Paris, toog She has a line. But boys, I'm blue: To tell you why, I'll not decline: She wears a ring, but it's not mine. -The Log. Johnnie-Pa, won't you please buy me a microbe to help me with my arithmetic? Papa-What good will a microbe do you? Johnnie-I just read in this paper that they multiply rapidly.-Owl, Westminster. Pardon me, but I think we have some common ancestors, began the young man in the bright green cap. No doubt you have, replied Miss Cutting, as she turned her back.- Colorado Dodo. OFF TO MAINE. I was off mer, oif to and rugged pine trees! spirits that to Maine for the sum- the land of many lakes mountains covered with So it was with buoyant I boarded the train at Union Station for the North. There were the usual crowded, dusty seats and the usual conglomeration of races aboard. but these factors did not disturb me in the least, so in- tent was I on plans for the future. My train reached New York at mid- night and one of those grinding, rushing subways whisked me over to the other side of the State in an in- credibly short time. There I board- ed the sleeper that was to take me straight to Maine. I immediately sought my berth and slept blissfully! cn as we sped through several States and into Massachusetts. The min- ute that the train passed from the latter State into Maine I sensed a difference. Perhaps my imagination tricked me, but the very air seemed to be more bracing. Picturesque stone fences came into view and the number of pine trees was noticeably increased. As the train sped on,I became conscious of a growing feel- ing of exhilaration. My eyes eager- ly searched the landscape for famil- iar names and places. The quaint names such as Kizar Falls, Sa- co, Sabago and Issipee seemed to me like greeting old friends. Fi- nally. I reached Brownfield, which marked the end of my journey by steam car. Here I was met by a hilarious crowd. After the babbling and excitement of greeting had somewhat diminished, we all board- ed an extremely ridiculous looking Ford truck. The gaiety of the crowd, supplemented by several bags of stale chocolates purchased from a country store, combined to make the twenty-mile ride over dusty road altogether too short. Wl1.at a picture greeted our eyes then! The beautiful little town of Denmark was surely a satisfying sight to find at the end of a long day and night on the t1'ain. In the heart of the town there was a flourishing hotel. To the east of this inn Moose Pond stretched out its long length for about ten miles. If we followed the pond in one of the motor boats which was busily plying up and down the water, we would have passed by Pleasant Mountain on our left and on our right we would have had a glimpse of white tents and rustic cottages peeping through the pine trees, for six camps for boys and girls lined the water's edge. Only a small part of this in- viting scene can be observed from the centre of the village. We could perceive more clearly the trim little white houses on either side of the road, with their borders of old-fash- U' -11' 1. Page 12 THE ORIOLE May, 1925. ioned flowers on the lawn. No mat- ter in what direction we looked, we saw mountain peaks. The noblest ones, however, were the peaks of the YVhite Mountains, outlined against the northern sky. When- ever we looked at this group of mountains the picture was always painted in different colors. The halo of tinted clouds which sur- rounded the mountain tops ran the gauntlet of colors between sunrise and sunset. The beauty and the quiet, contented air of this little New England town made it very restful. But our party left Denmark be- hind and followed the long white road away from the village for a half mile. At the end of the half mile we saw to the left of us, on a slight knoll, a roomy bungalow cot- tage. This was to be our home for the summer. It was here that I found ample proof of the statement that Maine is the playground of the nation, for there at the foot of the hill was our own little pond, spread- ing out like a silver sheet. Every ripple and wave was edged with sun gold. This body of water is called Granger Pond. Every day my friend Hope and I donned our bath- ing suits and ran down a thickly carpeted aisle of pine needles, until we came to the water's edge. Drawn up on the stones was our old row boat, which was much the worse for wear, but still fit for service. After we had swum or paddled around as long as possible, we hurried back to the cottage. ' ravenous for food. Horseback riding or hiking are other sports that we enjoyed 13-S13 Summef- A nve mile hike took us to a stream with plenty 'of fish. Mountain climbing is another of Maine's fa- mous sports. Two of the most delightful of my experiences in Maine were climbing THE COURT LUNCH and ICE CREAM PARLOR Cigars, Candy Soda THE DU'LANY VERNAY CO. 339-4.1 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, Md. Leading School Supply House of the State. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 8a CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order W'e Can Duplicate Any Pln Makers of State Normal Pins 8s Rings Pleasant Mountain and Bear Moun- tain. Clad in heavy, sensible shoes and knickers our party began the ascent in single file, like geese. Each member was equipped with a stout stick. These improvised canes made the climb much easier. Because of the crooked, winding trail we were not visible to each other much of the time. However, we were all within calling distance and shouted back and forth at one another until the mountain got so steep that We needed all our wind for the climb. When we judged we were about half way up, we chose a. level spot on which to eat our lunch. What we couldn't eat, and this was a very small portion indeed, We hid in the bushes nearby and proceeded to pre- pare ourselves for the most difficult part of the ascent. We had to climb over big rocks, make our way over fallen trees and push through a. dense undergrowth. We got our reward at the top of the mountain. Across from us were other moun- tains with their peaks swathed in clouds. We traced the Saco river turning from one valley into an- other. From the lookout station we caught a view of many lakes in the midst of pine woods. We stayed until the last minute, then began the descent, vowing to come again next year. Is there any wonder that Maine holds such a large place in my heart I have such a happy, carefree time all summer that it is with FRANK A. PERSOHN AND SON L! P OFFICE HOURS: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. Sat. 7 P. M.-9 P. M. EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS 426 York Road TOWSON - - MARYLAND BALTIMORE OFFICE: Gay and Monument Sts. The Flag, Banner and Pennant Shop succsssons TO sisco BROTHERS Flare, Banm-rn, Pennants, Arm Bands, Emblems. Church und Sol-is-ty Goods, Gnld. Silva-r and Antique llrnidn. Princes, Tmueeln. Bands und Novelties. Silk Banners for Schools, Sock-tlofn. 810. IL H. 'FAYLUR 302 PARK AVENUE Baltimore. Md ei-21 buoyant spirias I . face the home-- ward trip. It is hard to say good bye to glorious, rugged Maine. with her crooked stone fences and hundreds of blue lakes fringed with pine trees. The journey to the train was a very much more sombre affair than the journey from the train. As we stepped on the Pullman, we took one last, lingering look at the White Mountains. It is this picture that we carried home with us as being most typical of Maine's personality. BETH CAPLES, Sr. 12. Down's Wedding Invitations Jas. H. Downs, Engraver 229 N. Charles st., Baltimore, Md. WALTER HOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market FRUITS - VEGETABLES Reserved for STEWARTQ of SPECIAL OFFER TO STUDENTS This coupon and 53.00 may be used to purchase six of our regular 59.00 a dozen photographs with one of our regular 350.00 a dozen photographs, if presented during the scholastic year. JOHN A. SELBY, Mgr, T H E A T E L I E R 103 West Lexington Street BALTIMORE, MD. z'-'n-'A - -: 1 ,- . I AA - I IJ' Praise youth and it T0 be fond of learn- will advance fn sue. ing is to be at the gate cess. of knowledge. Pbl'h MthlbStd fM ld Vol. 4-No. 9 JUNE, 1925 siaitswifmaigchioifr..'ieZT.'fi?1d. mm' EUROPEAN TRIP SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS AND -- , 4 ,. HONOR AWARDS. 1Von In 'National Competition By ...Q-fi ,mi -'lllifll S- Dwell, Chaifmim Perhaps the outstanding student Department of Health Edu- in a school like this is one who is cation At Normal. ',', 7 'ifg-QQ-5521: willing to borrow money for l1is edu- . cation, giving a note to return the Miss Anita S. Dowell, assistant to 1 loan with interest after he has be- the principal and chairman of the De- I gun to teach. Perhaps the best type partment of Health Education, has , of student is to be found among the been awarded the European Travel- gift-scholarship students, such gift- ing Feuowship, offered by Metropoli- scholarships as are represented by tan Life Insurance Co. through the - . the Daughters of the American Revo- American Child Health Association, if-L.-e1 lution and the County Boards of and is planning to leave Baltimore early in July for five months' travel and study in Europe, during which time she will attend for a week ther World's Educational Conference in Edinburgh. The contest was open to all Nor- mal Schools in the country which are members of the American Asso- ciation of Teachers' Colleges. Eighteen States competed. Miss Dowell submitted a survey which de- scribed the health program being carried out at our Normal SC11001- She discussed in detail all phases of the health work and offered recom- mendations for improvement in the course. The names of the contestants for the Fellowship were not known to the judges, who were: Miss Emma Dolfinger, American Child Health As- sociation, New Yorkg Presidents Black, Ellensburg State Normal,l Washingtong Highbie, Madison State Normal, South Dakotag MCKGHHY, Ypsilanti State Normal, Michigan, and Dr. Thomas D. Wood, Teach- ers' College, Columbia University- Miss Dowell is a Marylander, the daughter of George W. Dowell, Of, Prince Frederick. She is a ETB-5113-te of Goucher College, where She majored in science and biologY- She has done graduate work at Johns, Hopkins University and was awarded, the degree of M. A. at Teachers'l College, Columbia University, where' she was assistant instructor in phy-f sical education for a year. She WaS in-st to be granted diploma at T- C' for Health Supervision in Normal schools. She has taught at the Towson Normal School twelve years, the last three of which she has been chairman of her department. The following is only one of the many congratulatory messages she has received: Mr. Hillegeist, Registrar ot the University of Maryland, says: Con- es .V I, e 1 .51 . V Mio ANITA S. DOWELL gratulations to the school and Miss Dovvell for winning Traveling Fel- lowship. Glad you are continuing to hold your own in the affairs of the country. COMMENCEMENT ACTIVI- TIES JUNE 4TH TO 16TI-I. Thursday, June 4, to Saturday, June 6-Visiting High School teams four guests in Newell Halll. Friday, June 5-9.00 A. M., State Volley Ball Meet tHomewood Ath- letic Fieldl.g 8.00 P. M., Visiting teams entertained by Senior Class. Saturday, June 13, Alumni Dayg 3.30 to 4.30 P. M., Reception at Sarah E. Richmond Hallg 4.30 to 5.00 P. M., Class reunionsg 5.00 to 6.00 P. M., Business meeting, 6.30 to 8.00 P. M., Dinner, music by School Orchestra and Glee Club, 8.00 to 9.00 P. M., Reception to Senior Classy 9.00 to 12.00 P, M., Dancing. Sunday, June 14-4.00 P. M., Baccalaureate Serviceg Sermon by Rev. Hugh Birckhead, D. D., Eman- uel Church, Baltimore. Monday, June 15-Class Day and Night: 5.30 to 7.30 P. M.-Supper on the campus: 8.00 P. M., Class Night fun. Tuesday, June 16-10.30 A. M., The procession of guests, faculty and students will form: 11.00 A. M., Commencement on the campus. Education. Perhaps after all the best student is not in either of these two classes, but rather is the student who, without promise of reward, day by day, builds up his record until he is voted upon by either faculty or students, or both, for certain achievements, unquestionably fine. This introduction is given to in- trigue the reader into an interest in the following account of the honor achievements of students at Normal. Loan Funds. The Sarah E. Richmond Loan Fund is money accumulated, first, by the gift of Sarah E. Richmond of the two thousand dollars present- ed to her when the Alumni of the school honored her upon the occas- ion of her fiftieth teaching anniver- sary in the schoolg second, by the i11- terest accumulated through the good business investment of this sum by the trusteees of the fund, and thirdjby further additions made by Miss Richmond through her will when she passed away in March, 1921. The trustees of the fund are Dr. VVm. T. Love, Laura P. Todd, Carrie G. Richardson. It is a fund for Seniors only and is loaned, at 6 per cent interest to outstanding Juniors, who will do honor to the school that Miss Richmond so truly and deeply loved. In January, 1922, Reese Arnold, one of the happiest and most popular of the members of the Junior Class, was almost abruptly, after a brief illness, taken from us. The Student body decided to give a gift to the school that would perpetuate her memory. The fund is known as the Reese Arnold Memorial Loan Fund and is awarded an entering student who has achieved honor in his high school life and who without the loan, could not continue his edu- cation. The teaching profession has gained by the intrinsicaly good char- tContinued on Page 21 Page 2 THE ORIOLE June, 1925. S1l'HOIiA RSHIPS, LOANS AND HONOR AXYARDS. tContiuued from Page lj acter of the holder ot this loan It is administered through the school bank and is guarded by the ellicient busi- ness ability of Miss Orcutt, one of our mathematics instructors. The Loan carries with it a 6 per ce11t. in- terest clause, and is due within two years after a teaching assignment is accepted by the holder. In March, 1925, a Senior, Lillian Jackson, after a week's illness from pneumonia, died. The school again resolved that the name of such a student must not perish from our list. So a loan fund to be known as the Lillian Jackson Memorial Loan was created, with the definite pur- pose of putting some outstanding Junior through her first year. The holding conditions are similiar to those of the Reese Arnold Memor- ial, and the loan will be carried by an entering student next year. Gift Scholarships. There are several types of gift scholarships which show the interest that is being taken by lay bodies of thoughtful men and women in teacher training for the State. The Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, through the Maryland Line- Chapter. the Mordecai Gist Chapter and the Carter Braxton Chapter. carry live students each year. We are pleased to report that almost without an exception the D. A. R. students have been honor students not only in scholarships but in teach- ing ability. Other civic organizations are con-I tributing, one of the most active be-, ing The Davidsonville Women's Club! of Montgomery County, which pre-Q sents a gift student to the school, each year. Boards of Education have had thc: insight to pay the cost ot training for some of their own county stu- dents. The one proviso is that the student will return to the home county to teach. They select out-. standing bigh school students for these honors and in the end the re- turn upon their money so invested brings a richer measure in an in- terest that has no parallel in the financial world. for it is without money and without price. The Dorchester Vounty Board has the honor of promoting the first of these Board Schlarships. Today three counties are operating such gifts. Anno Arundel has five, Montgomery County, twelve, and Prince George County. 0110- In June, 1923. the Alumni Asso- ciation of the Towson lligh School decided to award annually what is called the Ted Prince Memorial l Scholarship. Edmund Prince, whoj was known as Ted Prince, after hav- ing completed the four-year high school course at Towson and the four-year course at Johns Hopkins University, entered the theological school at Alexandria, Va.. from which he received the degree D. D. After having served a short while as an Episcopalian minister he entered the World War and lost his life on the battleneld of France. Of the' many gradu- ates of Towson High School who served during the war, he is the only one who did not return. The scholarship of 1923 was awarded to Hilda Atwill, and that of 1924 to Emma Stabler. The Normal Literary Society. In May, 1925, the Normal Liter- ary Society presented to the School a one hundred dollar Loan Fund as a memorial to their work in the school. The loan has already been sought and one of the well recom- mended graduates of an Eastern Shore High School will take the loan next year and be initiated into the Normal Literary Society as its Iirst new member. The Active Alumni Association. During the Spring of 1924 the Alumni Association of the school through its very eflicient President, Miss Mary Lee, of Harford county, presented to the school for the sum- mer session a fund for a Special Lectureship. We were able to se- cure Dr. Harry B. Wilson, Superin- tendent of the Berkeley, California Schools, who came for one week a.nd lectured at the summer session. He used as his theme the title of his last book, Modern Problems in Education. A similiar fund is be- ing presented for the 1925 Summer Session and it is more than likely that such a project will be on,e of the permanent continuing activities of the Alumni Association. In both cases, so far, the fund was raised through theatre benefits which gave the Alumni a chance to share with each other a social pleasure and at the same project their inliuence up- on education in the State in a most outstanding way. The Alumni will propose at the meeting in June to launch a drive for a 553000 fund to become a Loan Fund for Juniors. Fifteen hundred dollars is to be raised in 1925-26, and the balance in 1926-27. WILLIAM KOERNER A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. ,A manicure? This way. 1Tha.t girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. Q lntuei-est of the Towson Bankers. For the last seven years the Bal- timore County Bank of Towson has offered an award of ten do11a.rs for the outstanding scholarship student in the school. The scholarship re- cord must accumulate throughout the two-year course. Holders of this award for the last three years are as follows: Bertha Wood, of Calvert county Class of 1922Q, Ckaroline Elizabeth Read, of Talbot County, Class of 19233 Miriam Cronhardt, of Baltimore County, Class of '24. Two years ago the Second Nat- ional Bank of Towson offered a char- acter award of ten dollars for the outstanding student citizen of the school. Ethel Lynch, of Baltimore County, was elected by the Class of 1923, and Naomi Harsh, of Vtfashing- ton County, was elected by the Class of 1924 as their representative citi- zen. This year the Towson National Bank has offered a twenty dollar award for Rural Practice Teachers and Predicted Leadership for Com- munity Service. Throughout the year the students practicing in the one and two-room schools in Balti- more county, affiliated with the Nor- mal, have been doing their best. Twelve students have been observed by a committee of the faculty and at the Commencement the honor stu- dent will be named. During the year 1923-24 the Hon- orable J. Charles Linthicum, an Alumuius of this school, now repre- senting Maryland in Congress, offer- ed a twenty-dollar award for an essay contest. The Constitution of the United States was the topic selected. Miss Emma Evelyn Flook of Frederick county, won the award. tContinued on Page 31 MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Avenu TOWSON, MD. KEENE'S York Road and Burke Avenue TOWSON, MD. THE HERGENRATHER STORES Headquarters for School Supplies Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens Eversharp and Ingersoll Pencils Stationery, Kodaks, Films Spalding's Sporting Goods Sweaters and Keds Towson - - - Maryland June, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 3 HONOR AXVARDS. tContinued from Page 23 The Anlerican School Citizenship. League. The American School Citizenship League has for a number of years been active throughout America and throughout the world in the pro- moting of citizenship, national and international. This school has had signal success in winning the honors offered by the League. We can not miss this opportunity to pay a tri- bute to the scholarship and ability to guide students, possessed by Lena C. Van Bibber, one of the instructors of history at Normal, for she has been indefatigable in setting up scholarly standards for study and research among the Stl1d9I1tS of the history classes who have entered their essays year by year in the in- ternational contests. The record of the school is as follows: 1919-Lola Wood, 3rd Pfize- Senior Class. 1920-Grace Tull, 21111 prize. Academic Class. 1921-Lucile Heath, 1st prize, Senior Class. 1922-Cornelia Wilson, 2nd prize, Senior Class. 1924-Katherine Gibson, 1st prize. Senior Classy Harry Bachelor, 3rd prize, Senior Class. This year while athletic awards, numerals, letters, etc., were being conferred at an assembly it occurred to a member of the staff that an Honor Society for Scholarship, Char- acter and Achievement in regular school activities and in life should be honored in some appropriate WHY similiar to athletics. S0 the Honor Society was conceived. lt is about to be organized and its membership will be made up of faculty members who have received honor scholar- ships. or promoted achievements, and ot honor students in both Senior and Junior years. Eventually mem- bers of the Alumni who have achieved outstanding honors will be invited to join. The first meeting will be held Friday, June 12, at the Principal's house. If the measure of a school is the interest of the public in its purposes, and the interest of its pupils in the World outside that touches and shapes their professional ends then certainly the Maryland State Nor- mal School can say, We march on together hand in hand-we cannot fail, for education leads and under- standing followeth close and touch- eth deeply. LIDA LEE, TALL Principal, Maryland State Normal School SCHOLARSHIPS, LOANS AND WA FACl'I.TY MTMBER WILL WED.If0110WiHg the diSCl1SSiOI1 each was lasked to design a cover. These de- Mr. and Mrs. George Sutherland Buckley request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Ruth Elizabeth, to Mr. Bernard F. Gehring, on Saturday morning, June thirteenth, at ten o'clock, St. Anthony's Church, Balti- more, Maryland. - i HOW I CONDUCTED A NEWS- PAPER IN MY THIRD GRADE AT HAGERSTOWN,I MARYLAND. iour staff, which consisted of an edi- To in still a love for reading myi pupils have a book shelf, which is' composed of books donated by them.' It happened that on this book shelfi I had placed some copies of The Star, a newspaper published by' last year's Maryland State Normal, summer pupils, and an issue of Bare Facts, published by the pri-3 mary grades at Bare Hill, Baltimorei county. 5 Much interest was created by these papers and finally that interest reached such a. high pitch that it broke into a desire to have a news- paper at Wayside School. So. for one week we took the topic Ourl Newspapern for talks in our oral' English. First. we discussed just what was a newspaper. Following this lesson! we decided how a newspaper would be of use to us., Then we talked about the expense of a newspaper. This made the newspaper proposition look rather gloomy, as we at oncei agreed that we could not afford a printed paper. Finally, it dawned' upon me that a hectograph would be just the thing to solve the publish- ing proposition. I told the children about it and displayed a hectograph. We decided that we would hecto- graph our paper. Next and most interesting was our signs were most complicated and comical. The one which was the best for interpretation was that of a round figure representing a boy whistling. We liked the idea, but not the picture, so we asked one of our friends to draw us a picture carrying out our idea. VVe then agreed that we should have someone take charge of col- lecting the news, etc.. for our paper. NVe found out what names were given to such folks and appointed tor. assistant editor and reporters for games, jokes, riddles and other news. After the organization of our paper we did one hundred per cent. better work in all our lessons, be- cause the best of that work would always be selected by our school mates for our Wayside Whistle. Not enough copies could be issued lfor each of us, so we organized into reading circles. Each circle made out a list of its members, who each had his turn in taking home the paper. You can imagine how anxious we were for our turn to come. True, it is, that we have not had as many issues as we had hoped, but that does not discourage us. We do, however, feel that we have begun something that shows our best work in thoughts, own hand-writing and drawing. As you know, all newspapers have an exchange list, so when you begin your paper won't, you place us. The Wayside Whistle, on your list? NAOMI QPATJ HARSH, Class of '24. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON GOAL 85 LUMBER CO. l Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. choosing a name for the paper. Each'T0wS0n' Md' Riderwoodv Md- child was allowed to suggest a name. . As a reward for the best suggestion Safety Service we decided to feature that one in our B Th -ft first issue. We voted upon these Save Your Me N 371 l suggestions, voting Wayside Whis- oney an nvest Wlth tle as the most appropriate. The Next, we talked about the cover for our paper. As an assignment BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. THE ROSE BEAUTY SI-IOPPE Manicuring, Hair Dressing, Facial Massaging, Scalp Treatment, Bobbing and Shampooing York Road and Burke Avenue Telephone Towson 577 TOWSON SHOE STORE First Class Shoe Repairing L. EIIKER, Prop. York and Joppa Roads, TOWSON, MD. Page 4 THE ORIOLE June, 1925. THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOXVSON, MD. Managing Editor: ALICE L. MUNN Business Managers: JOHN GILDEA. EARL PRICE Advertising Managers: MARGARET ESKRIDGE CORNELIA CANNON MARY LOUISE HOFFMAN Circulation Managers: EVELYN IRELAND CATHARINE HAGAN PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. JUNE, 1925. PRINCE GEORGE'S SUPERIN- TENDENT OF SCHOOLS HAS HIGH IDEALS. Normal School Graduate, Xlfhnt May The Parent Reasonably ' Expect Of You? Many times we hear of the rights of childhood, those rights which the practices of civilization give to the human during the period of its in- fancy. As enumerated under the common law they are the right to shelter, to protection and to susten- ance. To these have been added in more modern times the right to be well born. to he educated, to be af- forded an opportunity for the best physical growth, to be exposed to correct moral environment and ex- ample, and to be trained to earn a living. These are but samples of the rights exacted by modern society from the adult for the child. In view of these rights of child- hood, what are the rights of the parent in relation to the school? What may the parent reasonably ex- pect from you as a teacher? ls it that you shall devote your energy and talent solely to the development of intellectual power and to mental growth, to t.he end that your pupils may rank well in standard tests? Is it sufficient that you shall strive to i'i.lhll the commonly accepted func- tion of the school-to teach books? Let us hope this aim is the last in your list of teaching objectives, for of the many phases of child develop- ment, may we not properly rank as of least importance thc acquirement of hook facts? of low quality to you Newcastle of high ideals and eflicient training, enumerate some of the rights of the parents who next September will send their most precious possession to be in your gentle care and nurture. In thus reposing confidence in you, in thus turning over to you the world's biggest business, the making of men and women, the parent un- deniably has the right to expect: that you will aid the home and the church in making the child morally tit, that by your method of instruc- tion and your school management you will instil into the child's mind those high ideals and develop those habits of conduct that make for right living. In the present social order, this is the supreme function of child trainingg that you Will aid the home and health agencies in making the child physically iitg that you will not only teach the facts of good health, but that you will cause the physical conditions and the ac- tivities of your school to be such that the child may acquire those habits that make for good health, to the end that his body may be free from pain, his mind free from an- guish and his spirit abounding in that happiness that can come only to the healthy bodyg that you will do your part in making the child so- cially titg that you will so conduct yourself and the exercises in your school and on the play ground that the child will acquire those social virtues and that integrity of conduct that will make him a worthwhile land proper member of society-that he may know men better than he knows books: that you will aid in making the child culturally iitg that in the display of your own tastes and by attention to the appearance of your own schoolroom you will de- velop in the child conscious appre- ciation of the best that is in art. music and literature, to the end that ,he may obtain the most wholesome enjoyment from the leisure time that is to he hisg that you will con- tribute to making the child indus- trially fit, that by precept and ex- ample you will instill in the child mind the highest ideals of work and illie dignity of labor: that you will 1 make him ambitious to succeed, to be efiicient, to do better than he would otherwise the work that so- ciety is sure to give him, to the end t.hat he may carry unfailingly and uncomplainingly his social load: last, and perhaps least, that you will start the child on the road to be- coming intellectually fitg that by careful methods of instruction and by ideals of thoroughness you will give to him those tools of learning, the teaching of which is the com- monly accepted function of the school, and those elementary facts Nay we, at the risk of bearing coals! iof history, geography, arithmetic, etc., that are the necessary founda- tion for future mental growth. l Do these things well as a. teacher, tude may say, you may count your- self a success. NICHOLAS OREM, County Superintendent of Schools, Prince George's County. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. The last meeting for this school term, of the League of Women Vot- ers was held at the College Club by the invitation of Miss Van Bibber. Junior nominees were invited to be- come membersg a. temporary presi- dent, Mary Johnson, and a secretary, Mabel Pohler, were elected, and the tentative program for next year was presented. Program 1925-1926. 1. Study of the World Court and the problem of our participation. 2. Survey of Civics Teaching in Maryland. 3. Study of Party Principles. 4. Study of the .Constitution in connection with the Wadsworth- Garrett amendment, and other prob- lems. This tentative program was drawn up at the Intercollegiate Meeting held May 26, at the club rooms of the Maryland Branch of the League. The survey of civics teaching is to be the most important project of the year. The work will be divided as follows: Western Shore, the two Normal Schools-Elementary Schools in the counties. Hood College and Western Mary- land College--High Schools. Goucher College - City High Schools. Notre Dame-Private Schools. Eastern Shore, the Normal School at Easton-Elementary Schools. Washington College-High Schools. In thus dividing the problem among the various educational insti- tutions we hope to get a full report upon civics teaching in the entire State, to be published in a bulletin next spring. LILLIAN KENLON, '25. Inquiring visitor-To what do you attribute your long life, Uncle? Oldest Inhabitant-Well, I don't rightly know. Several of them pat- ent medicine companies is bargain- ing with me now.-Tiger. S. Y. T.-Do you serve a chicken dinner here? Waiter-We'll serve anybody. Valet-Your bawth is ready, sir. Aw, I say, 'Awkins, take the bawth for me-and, 'Awkins, make and regardless of what the multi- it a cold plllllge- -Jlldgfh June, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 5 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Sperry, Maryland State Normal TO THE LAND OF FAIRY- PRO GRAM. The following program and gen- eral information covers the Alumni Association of the Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md., which meets Saturday, June 13th: Saturday afternoon, June 13, 3.30- 4.30 o'clock, Richmond Hall, Recep- tion by Principal. 4.30-5.30 o'clock, Administration Building -- Class Reunions, Unit Meetings. 5.00-6.00 o'clock, Music Room, Administration Building-Business Meeting. 6.30 o'clock, Administration Build- ing-Subscription Dinner, Music. Saturday evening, Auditorium-l Reception to Seniors, 8.00-9.00 0'clockg Dancing 0.00-12.00 o'clockg Bohl's Orchestra. General Information. Miss Lida Lee Tall, the principal of the Normal School, seeks the op- portunity to give a word of greeting to all members of the Alumni Asso- ciation in the Social Room, Rich- mond Hall, on the campus. Unit and Class Meetings-Epecial rooms for class or unit meetings will be assigned to any one who sends for reservation by June 8. Communicate with Miss Mary Hud- son Scarborough, Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. Business Meeting-The principal matters of business to be brought up on this occasion will be: First, the raising of a substantial loan fund for Junior students. Second, reports ot County Units and of committees. Dinner-The subscription dinner will be served under the auspices of the dormitory staff, and the students will provide an attractive musical program. Price, 51.50. Please send your reservations not later than June 8 to Mrs. Laura P. Todd, 224 Prospect Avenue, Roland Park, Bal- timore, Md. Annual dues, 50 cents, should be paid at this time also. Dance tickets will be issued on re- ceipt of dues. Admission cards for escorts will be sent on request. Reception to Seniors-In order to have ample opportunity for the Alumni to become acquainted with new members graduating this year, invitations have been issued to re- presentatives of the Senior Class to the dinner and provision has been made for a reception hour, followed by dancing. The Seniors and their escorts are invited to remain. Out-of-Town Guests - Provision has been made to accommodate forty out-of-town guests at the rate of 81.00 for room and breakfast. Reservations will be honored as re- ceived. Address: Miss Ruth C. School, Towson, Md. The ofiicers of the 1924-25 Alumni Association are: President, Kath- arine Bratton, Elktong Vice-Presi- dent, Carrie Geischel, Brooklyng Corresponding Secretary, L i e l a Beatty, Roland Park Schoolg Re- cording Secretary, Laura Price, Bal- timoreg Treasurer, Mrs. Laura P. Todd, 224 Prospect Avenueg Execu- tive Committee, Mary Weber Lee, chairmang Nellie Ledley, Mary Gran, Wm. S. Love, M. D., George Schlu- derberg. TO NEWELL HALL. We Won't forget-when We grow old The days at Newell Hall, The jingling of the jailer's keys Who kept us in the walls. Or the mad, wild rush at lunch time And the line there used to be, And the little red ticket that admit- ted us And the starved out looks we used to see. And e'er our lengthy assignments were done The old clock in the tower chimed ten, And then a tapping at the door And the lights out call again. And now as we are soon to go, Inmates no more to be, We'll ne'er forget old Newell Hall Where life was fun and glee. The Menu, APPLE, CHEEZE, RICE. LAND FOLK. Can you tell me where to find the fairies And elves and pixies too When they dance in the moonlight yellow O'er the violet's velvety blue. Can you tell me where the gnomes work And toil through the livelong day, Down in the dark, damp coal mines Shut off from the sun's bright ' ray? Oh! walk to the end of the rainbow That glows after April showersg There you will Hnd elves and fairies Fluttering 'mid fragrant flowers. Then walk still farther, I prithee, Down to Where the brooklet endsg There you will find each busy gnome As each to his own task he bends, STANLEY TURNER. A FRIEND TO THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON Compliments TEMPLE DRUG GO. TOWSON - MARYLAND Prescription Pharmacists CHARLES STREET 1, . ,u BALTIMORE AT LEXINGTON gig MARYLAND APPAREL FOR THE COLLEGE GIRLS ,fqnd all lbe Smart Accessories MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY -ooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooo o,oo.oo.oo.oo.oo:oo.oo,oo oo oo oo oo oo oo.oo.oo.oo30.00.oo.oo.oo,oo.oo.oo.oo,n.00.04.0.00.oo:oo:00:40:00Ioo:oo:g,:,,:,,:,,:,.oazuononowououononz. Q ooooooo Reserved for Joel Gutman Sz Co. loov oo ooo ooo ooo gg... , Page 6 THE ORIOLE June, 1925. TIME BUDGET RETURNS. The following chart shows the medians lsimilar to averagesj for each of the Iifteen sections sending in returns. A median is given for each section on each one of the items included on the time budget sheets. lt is unfortunate that more sections did not send in their com- pleted sheets, but on the whole 400 students out of 1100 is a fairly re- presentative sampling. The returns were for seven consecutive days in which a record was kept of activities by half hours between 6.30 A. M. and 11.00 P. M. ':,e1f:vf.'Ji:c:w-4oov-4-:r-i::1.':mv:aN N on-tm'-emcxzoxoxoami-tv-tcxlmw Qt-:Q-omezw-swf:-:claims-tncav-1 I' v-4 . :t-orb-sr-wvrmcsunv-it-r-41-tins: :zen-4:1 -1 censor-1 l dccccccooccczoco I E' f moccocccooocooo .. 1- Z, '!'-aeceiocaacwemeeeomowewm-1' ,., ' 1-lv-1 1-iv-iv-491'-iv-41-nav-lv-cv-1 1 'Di F -eiccozccf-cooccco ' :- T-L' r 'E Aecsrncezeone-rwevriccefazo-4-1-v-1 I- ',-v-v-1 1-41-sv-ov-rv-lv-4'-4-av-if-lv-1 4 E. - ----,., A I4:::1:i.1:c4: ..-..v.1cf:-f Li 9.-lx-rmmtnwcwmcoocw-H C VF- ,-1 v-v-1 v-fr-4'-41-tv-4 A, L, A -f gwvr-11-f:1c1r--1-mt-t-21rDOYi' N' 1-4 v-4 v-1 ? I 2 r-eczrineciwnccm-:mr-e1':l-O - -51,4 1-1 1-4 A rt fi -e-i.1:u:mcv-4acin.crc1c1mr:- 'f- v-4v'1 r-tv-1 v-1 Q., .- - -,..,,.,.,..,..l..-1,-toogociv-4':u-u-4 P,R:1':i:':new-frzsii-tcicioiciczcl l. incczt-uzwmciweczceimw ,Lxrc-r-f--1--r-r-from-2-cieieinn 7 ' :Hunt-':v-fr-11-r-i.':f.t':-r...cf:v-4 'r'r::'f'n::-rin'-r-1-fr-1--: 4'-N111 j 'ff3,.IfQ..f'f.-15 ' .-P-1 .,.., 1.-1: , . -' . '-- if -- . .- ...--A. .. L . 1:,s-z2z2sfezA:4 1 S525-lf!!-'aiwwmmznm C--Classes, assembly, etc. S.-Study, preparing assignments, reading, etc. M-Meals, ice cream, etc. 1-intellectual recreation, novel reading, crossword puzzlis, etc. E-Dancing, social parties, etc. R--Indoor or outdoor physical games, daily dozen. walks, etc. W-Work other than school work. X- ties. D-Personal toilette, dressing, bath- ing, shampooing, etc. T-Teaching. F-Free time, idling, conversations, etc. Y-Office appointments, excuses, pro- grams, etc. A-Assisting faculty members. B-Trips by trolley or auto to school, to home, shopping. Z-Religious exercises, attending church, prayers, etc. -Sleep, rest, etc.g Illness, head- aches, etc. U -Some Interpretations Based On The Chart. 1. The average M. S. N. S. student spends 22 hours a week in classes. 2. The average M. S. N. S. student spends 20 hours a week studying and making preparations for classes. 3. The average M. S. N. S. student spends 13 hours a week eating. 4. The average M. S. N. S. student spends 4 hours a week dancing be- tween the hours designated above. 5. The average M .S. N. S. student spends 5 hours a week in intellectual recreation. , , 6. The average M. S. N. S. studentl spends 5 hours a week in physical exercise and games. 7. The average M. S. N. S. student spends 7 l1ours a week at work other than school work. 8. The average M. S. N. S. student spends 1 hour a week in extra cur- ricular activities. 9. The average M. S. N. S. student spends 7 hours a week at personal toilette, Udolling up. 10. The average M. S. N. S. stu- dent spends one-quarter hour al week teaching. 11. The average M. S. N. S. stu- dent has 8 hours a week Free time. 12. The average M. S. N. S. stu- dent spends one-half-hour a week in cflice appointments. 13. The average M. S. N .S. stu- dent spends no time at all assisting facility members. 14. The average M. S. N. S. stu- dent spends 9 hours a week travel- ing by trolley or auto. 15. The average' M. S. N. S. stu- dent spends two and one-half hours a week at religious devotions. 16. The average M. S. N. S. stu- dent spends 12 hours weekly sleep- ing between 6.30 A. M. and 11.00 P. M. Further Il1tf8l1ll'0t2l.t'i0IlS. Junior Eleven spends the most time in classes. Junior 8 spends the least time in classes. Senior 14 studies longer than any other section. Senior 10 spends the least time Extra curricular school activi-' Junior 8 eats just twice as long as Junior 10. Senior 1 puts in the most time at intellectual recreation. Junior 4 puts in the most time at intellectual recreation. Senior 14 claims not to spend any time dancing. Junior 1 are the champion mara- thon dancers. Junior 12 leads the list in physical exercise. Senior 7 are the hardest Workers cutside of school. Junior 4, Junior 7, Junior 9, Jun- ior 10 work least outside of school. Junior 1 and Senior 13 put in the most time at extra curricular activi- tles. Nine out of fifteen sections :lo not participate in extra curricular activi- ties. Senior 13 spends the most time at personal toilette. Junior 7 make their personal toilettes the quickest. Junior 1 is the only section that did any teaching during budget week. Junior 12 had the most free time. Junior 7 had the least time for .idling. Junior 1 is the only section that spent any time in ollice appoint- ments. No sections spent any time assist- ing faculty members. Senior 1 and Senior 7 spent the most time in traveling. Junior 10 traveled the least. Junior 4 spent the most time in religious devotions. Senior 13 claims to have spent no time at all in religious devotions during Budget Week. Junior 15 slept the most between 6.30 A. M. and 11.00 P. M. Senior 7 and Senior 8 slept only half as much as Junior 15 between the same hours. Compiled by NORMAN WOELFEL, Educational Measurements. THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. 415 Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights YORK ROAD GARAGE Towson BUICK MOTOR CARS fFour Wheel Brakosj F. B. and M. L. Ports, Props. studying. lPhone Towson 525 . June, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 7 OUR AIM. We, the students of lvl, S. N. S., Are striving for more and not for less. The road of life is hard and rough, But we have power and might enough To carry any ship o'er the billowy sea ' And joyfully triumph in the end with glee: So character, loyalty, vim and right Is what we might. In this great throng of ours We hope and resolve to kindle the, tires Of honesty, honor and justice for- uphold with all our! Apple, Rice and Eavery are our spe- cialists in guxn, 'Without it they never into our class come. Early and Truitt and Ellis are so quiet, They're not a bit like Verna Viatt. Knatz and Nichols are very good friends, How will they live when this year' ends. McCauley and Goodrich, though long they have tarried, , VVhen school is over they're gonna' get married. Malinda Bennett is so fat and short,t Ifut despite all this she is still a goods GVGT- . sport. And all wrong from us now we must! V 1 sever ,Dorothy Davis sings so high q To arms! To arms! ye noble band, iller notes reach far up in the sky. i We will foster and better this landu I l i A citizen We Wm be today, ,Downing and Clifton are seen to- Not a minute will we delayg I gather Resolved to live by truth and right,Q1U fail' and in rains' Weather- And enter in the struggle and fight I . 'lPearsaul on the piano does play Let our banners float on high ,Every minute of the day. And trample dishonor and let it lie! Remember, things are gainedlmorris cuts a class a day, through work, And fame everywhere does not lurk., 1 I wonder if she is as ill as they say?y But struggle, struggle, with Godifleoghegan and Vtfhitehead love to ahead, dance And all thy wants will be fed. JULIA BRYAN, Jr. XI. OUR LINE-UP-SR. 5. Mrs. McCord is our class advisor, Everyone in Sr. 5 sure does prize her. Eskridge, the chairman of Senior tive Keeps us all awake and alive. Logan and MeNamee are pals, Both of them are very fine gals. Boyd is both tall and thin, She has freckles ,on her nose and chin. Kelly L and Kelly I Will stick to each other until they die. Croswell and Webster and Grimes all have Hair as red as Rose-Vel salve. Wachowicz, Thompson and Frances Orr Have a room together on the second floor. Cannon and Bricker are two of a kind, Strong in the body, but weak in the mind. Archer comes fro,mBe1 Air so far Every morning on the Ma and Pa. Soon they will go on the stage in France. Margaret Beavin is one of the gang YVho insists on greeting you with ai bang. Connelly, Leatherbury and Caroline Vietch I Are almost dying to go out to teach' Reserved for A l'Iochschild:Ko n St Co. 1 l I Corbett is an awful crank, She puts all her money into a bank. Naomi Smith and Ida Nabb Surely have the gift of gab. Sullivan sings such high soprano, I wonder how she'd look if she slip- ped on a banano. A prim Miss is Lenore Cropper, She always sits so straight and proper. Helen Carey has an awful time When she goes out with a man to dine. MARGARET BEAVIN, Sr. 5. Tourist-What's that beast? Native-That's a razorback hawg, suh. Tourist-What's he rubbing himself on the tree for? Native-.lest stropping suh, jest stropping hisself.-Battab ion. hisself, Established 1868 Towson Branch of LEWIS H. BENNETT 85 SON, Inc. Plumbing and Heating Jobbing 4 Chesapeake Ave., Towson, Md. Telephone Towson 505. For Your New Sport or Dress Coat, Ensemble or Sport Suit, Sport, Afternoon or Dance F Go To Your Favorite CHARLES, Inc., Shop of Individuality 203 N. Charles St. A few feet from Corner of Lexington rock- Telephone Towson 261 and 215 GEO. H. STIEBER Table Delicacies, Select Meats, Fancy Groceries TOYVSON - - MARYLAND MASON 'S GARAGE XVILLYS-ILNIGHT 8: OVER SALES AND SERVICE LAND TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and Wiillow Avenue Phone Towson 55-1 Towson, Md. Page 8 THE ORIOLE June, 1925. RAH FOR THE PINE TREE ories, while the Juniors look forward Oh mother, she answered, I can't ' with hopes of another year fraught and I won't, TROOP- with as many pleasures as those of This book I must finish ere closeth -r the past. Scouts, let's give one my eyes. Although we Girl Scouts have not been making so much noise this fear, we have been accomplishing wonders. In the fall and spring our meetings alternated between in- door, where we spent our time pass- ing tests and playing games, and out- door, where we had ripping good times on hikes. As a result of our Scout work, we have been able to have two investature services, the first conducted by Miss Keating, of Baltimore, and followed by a most delightful candy pull, the second, conducted by Miss Anita S. Dowell. of, our own teaching staff, at which ser-' vice seventeen became Second Class Scouts, the rest taking Tenderfoot degrees. In order to raise money We held a Pussy Willow Sale in the early spring. With the proceeds of the sale we purchased a silk flag for the use of the school. Not content with helping raise money for ourselves 'rousing cheer for Miss Medwedeff, our captain, and Tommy Currens, our little lieutenant, who have helped and guided us in our work and play. l B. C., '25. A PROFESSIONAL POEM. l'Twas the night before professionals ' and there in her room Sat a girl reading swiftly, by the i light of the moon. Her hair was disheveled, her face pale and white And shc looked as if driven by fury that night. The clock was just striking, and three times it struck, YVhen she tugged at her hair as tho she were stuck On a problem that never had been solved before- When suddenly--unseen, a hand' And with this she gave quite a ser- 1 ies of sighs. What book are you reading that keeps you so late, Your health you are ruining, you're in a sad state? - O, dear, I must finish, the daughter replies, This book so entrancing is called 'Sailors' Wivesf RUTH E. BIEN, Senior Eight. He-So your brother made the team? E She-Oh, I wouldn't say that. 'But, of course, he helped.-Life. Sandy, ye sit there like an owl. 2 Say something. I Hoot mon. -Jack-o-JLantern. I I SCHOEN 8: CO., Inc. A I - , - , opened the door! 5.5S5.?Fi2i.'i,fn8L.-115590.25 5v1Tle?.LJ.iT11e girl jumped and screamed ard' IMPORT-ERS long to the Glee Club, to sing at the' benefit of the Baltimore Scouts who were holding a meeting at the Y. W. C. A. building. Among the most interesting of our Scout activities was the annual song contest, which just recently ended. I This year our seven patrols brought' Hub l00 and uGl'21l'lltCv Hose, in quite a variety of songs, set to popular and familiar tunes, and we were at quite a loss when it came time to select the very best of so voted in favor of the song to the tune of 'Marianninaui Over hills and 'cross the meadows green, Hiking Scouts of the Pine Tree are seen, In all nature finding joy serene, Loving ever to be free, Strong in honor, purityg Striving ever glad and kind to be, Ever true, loyal too. Hail to thee! the Troop of the Pine Tree! As a conclusion to our real Scout work we sent a number of our sis- ters to the Scout rally on May 16th to receive merit badges. They all came back with honors, and the number of badges received that clay far exceeds the number ever won before in the history of the school. Our one big social event was the dance which we held early in March, but even more that that did we en- joy our week-end at the Craft Club Cottage. There, though mid rather fgrovxderl conditions, we lived next to nature and roughed it, as we never had before. And now, as the year draws to a close, with new offl- cers elected and Scout work over, We Seniors carry away happy mem- she trembled with fear As these Words of her mother smotel I 1 thus on her ear: 'My daughter, you must stop, you'll die if you don't. . Millinery, Coats, Suits, Waists, Afternoon and Evening Dresses Furs and Novelties ,214 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. XVhen somebody adds to the spectrum, The Hub adds to 'its collection of Hub 100 and Granite silk hose. And many different types. Finally wel Unexv Colo!-SH are frequent. 'Ilie lllgill' Hub Baltimore Compliments of f77':rE BLACK GL DLCKER MFG. CO. TO WSON HEIGHTS BALTIMORE, MD. Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTURING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers of Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry DIAMONDS FINE JEVVELRY ,213 N. LIBERTY STREET sAL'ruv1oRE, Mo ' HENRY RECKORD 'l'FIl.EPHONE wand THREE WEST lrowsox aa ' Q n CHESAPEAKE AVE. TOWSON, MARYLAND June, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 9 TWO EXCELLENT ASSEMBLY TALKS. A Glorious Profession. Teaching is next to life at its fount --a very little sentence, but when you heard that sentence spoken by Mr. Smith, principal of Baltimore City College, you realized its full significance. Teaching is next to life at its fount because we always have the hope- ful, spontaenous Youth with us, and we always have the hope, if not the conviction, that we are leading those young people to higher spiritual ideals, better executive functioning, and that we are helping them to live a happy life for a consistent reason. The life of teachers will be such as they make it, and, though they can never make it lucrative enough to be computed in millions, they can, after all, compare the possession of a million to a life consecrated to guiding others, and ind the balance heavy in their favor. In this mercenary age we ask. What price for everything we come in contact with. It is a trite phrase with us, and alas! we also ask What price teaching. The wealth of teaching is a minus quantity. Its eminence and position are negligible, and we sacrifice com- fort for toil, worry and vexation be- cause we as teachers will be men and women doing a yeoman's work, but when you say What price teach- ing I answer- at the price of la- bor, of toil, at the sweat of my brow, by depressions, by crushed ideals and by sacrifice. I dedicate myself to the vital life and .innate spirituality of a glorious profession -the Teaching Profession. Such was the message of Mr. Smith. Learn To Choose By Choosing. Giving decisions is the hardest work in the world. Indecision causes more human misery than it can cure. Mr. DeHufE, Principal of Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, after speaking these words, gave us such a message of hope and loyalty that I am anxious to pass it on to those, who, perchance, did not hear it. In the history of the past the ef- fect of a choice made-a decision given or withheld has meant much. Egypt, typifying all Oriental civiliz- ations, was absolnte, allowing her people no choice, with the result of retarded growth. Greece was less absoluteg her civilization advanced, grew and spread to all the ancient world. Rome too, was partially in- clined to allow her people a choice and. she became- a combination of independence a n d imperialistic strength. -The Middle Ages admit- qted of no choice-today we refer to them as the Dark Ages. After the Crusades we have the wonderful choice of Columbus, which affected the whole world. i From the educational standpoint lthe importance of choice is out- standing and inevitable. The poli- ticians must choose how much, or rather how little, they can give to the schools. The principal must lchoose the kind of a school he wants. :The pupils' choice must be one of at- ltitude, and the tragedy of the choice of some teachers is that they do not choose to leave the profession. As a plea, and as a warning to .make your choice easier take the subject to the brain and ponder it easierwell Each choice will become leasier and finally, instead of caus- ing misery by indecision, we will learn to choose by choosing just las thoroughly as we learn to play fby playing. l CARLOTTA SILVER, sr. 13. l l l J 'MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, FROSTBURG. Schedule of events for Commence- ment YVeek: Saturday, .Tune 6-Alumni Re- iuniong Business meeting, 3.30-4.005 Tea Dance, 4.00-6.00g Class Re- unions, 6.00-T.00g Banquet, 8.00 f Sunday, June 7, 3.30 P. M.-Bac- calaureate Service, St. Paul's Luth- ieran Church. Monday, June S, 6.30 P. M.-The School Pageant, School lawn. Tuesday. June 9, 8.00 P. M.- Class Day, Beall High School. Yllednesday, June I0, 8.30 P. M.- .Junior Prom, School auditorium. Friday, June 12. 10.00 A. M. Commencement, school lawn. ,iiil COMMENCEMENT. ,June roses-and the pleasing sound Of voices, here, then gone, A bright faceg the fragrance of a l llowerg A tear, quick dried, lest it mar Youth's bright Commencement hour That never more shall dawn. June roses-and the pulsing beat Of many a happy heartg A snowy dress-a melody in the airg The joy of Youth that knows no care, lThe joy of Commencement Day is sweet, Yet sad are we to part. CARLOTTA SILVER, Sr. 13. Switchcraft. The bride Cat the telephonei-Oh. John. do come home. I've mixed the plugs in some way. The radio is all covered with frost and the electric ice-box is singing, Way Out West in Kansas. --Life. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN SENIOR EIGHT IF- l- Bortz did not have an ans- wer ready? 2-Mary Henkel came on time? 3- Bubbles could not explain after class ? 4- Starky did not have some wise crack to make 5-Blanche Farrow got thin? 6- Bowen got thin? 7-Our young man could not use Gus Smear as a reference for everything? 8- Bienie forgot to take her medicine? 9- Dot didn't know her lesson '7 by heart. 10-Miss Andrae was not a little bored? 11-We did not have Alice Ekas to broadcast the latest scandal? 12-Ellis was not pedagoging? 13- Ag lost her big heart? GLADYS BOWEN, Sr. 8. TOWSON CANDY KITCHEN AND ICE CREAM PARLOR JAMES GEORGE, Prop. The Place to Eat, Drink and Enjoy Yourself HOME-MADE CANDIES OUR SPECIALTY 523 YORK ROAD TOWSON, MD Start a Savings Account Vfith THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND TOIVSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. Say It With Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. FLoRIs'r and NURSERYMAN Ofiice: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. Page 10 THE ORIOLE June, 1925. DO WE HAVE RURAL CLUB TONIGHT? Do we have Rural Club tonight? How often that query rang through rhe halls cn Wednesday nights! Yes, we had those meetings, many of them, but most of the memories of Rural Club days that we shall carry away with us will be the fun z-nd frolic that we had together. Our nrst froli-: was rather disastrous. for we gained the reputation of I-:eeping late hours, but how could we help it? Nobody puts faith in a bus. even if it is carrying the won- derful Rural Club on a huskin' bee. But then, we somewhat moderated our reputation by giving three par- ties. one at the beginning of each term, to the teachers of the practice centers and thc students going out for their new experiences. These parties were well attended, especially the one held just before the Christ- mas holidays, for everyone was curi- ous to know what presents the facul- ty were receiving, and how they took the jokes played on them. Needless to say that the curious ones were satisfied, and the recipients were too, we hope! 'Not content with entertaining only tl.e favored few, we gave the movie The Boy of Flanders, fea- turing Jackie Coogan. The proceeds swelled our treasure store to a great extent, but. money mad, we decided to make more The result of that decision was our two plays, The Mirage and Neighbors, under the direction of Mr Hulsizer, and lie wa: certainly pntit-nt with his tempera- mental casts. We hope the audience had as much fun in seeing the per- formances as the cast had in giving them. especially the night we took THE COURT LUNCH and ICE CREAM PARLOR Cigars, Candy Soda THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE, Md. Leading School Supply House of the State. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT it CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins 1 Rings them to Cockeysville and rushed around looking up properties after the plays began. Despite the fact that Mr. Bishop says qualifications for Rural Club membership should be hay seedy and country jakish ways, we have never lacked applicants. We showed the candidates what joining our noble order meant as we initiated them into its deep, dark secrets, and we are glad to say that every entrant stuck to the last in spite of the treatment he received. Maybe it was our hikes which drew students into the club, but we are sure that an in- terest in rural work must have been a drawing card too. We are interested in our work, and we are certainly proud of our- club. Not every organization can boast of our advisory council, for it is the 'first of its kind. It is com- posed of twelve members, leading educators and pioneer thinkers in the field of rural work in our State, and next year they are going to add heaps of pep to our meetings. Now the Rural Club is just a memory to many of us, but it is a. happy and unforgettable one, and next year we may find ourselves wishing we might go to Rural Club on Wednesday nights. B. C., '25, Black chile. what yo' doin'? I ain't doin' a thing, Mammyf' My, but yo' is gettin' mo' like yo' Pappy every day. -Juggler. FRANK A. PERSOHN AND SON OFFICE HOURS: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. Sat. 7 P. M.--9 P. M. EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS 426 York Road TOWSON - - MARYLAND BALTIMORE OFFICE: Gay and Monument Sts. The Flag, Banner and Pennant Shop nuccsssons vo susco anornzns Flags. Banners. Pe nnnts, Arm Bands, Emlxlomn. Church nnd Society Goods, Gold, Silver and Antique llrnldn. Frinzes. Tunnels. Beads and Novelties. Silk Banners for Schools, Societies. lc. R. H. TAYLOR 302 Park Avenue, Baltimore, Md. She-- My brother takes up Span- ish, French, Italian, Hebrew, Ger- man and Scotch. He-- When does he study? She- He doesn't study: he runs an elevator. -The Tattler. Miss R- What is meant by 'floating a 1oan?' Herbert-- I suppose it means to drift along on the water, all by your- self. -The Tattler, Emmitsburg. Down's Wedding Invitations JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles sm., Baltimore, Md. WALTER H008 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market ERUITS - VEGETABLES Reserved for STEWAl2T84of. SPECIAL OFFER 'ro STUDENTS This coupon and 53.00 may be used to purchase six of our regular 59.00 a dozen photographs with one of our regular 9550.00 a dozen photographs, if presented during the scholastic year. IOHN A. SILBY. Mir. T H E A T E L IE R 103 west Lexington Street BALTIMORE, MD. June, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 11 A STATE SUPERVISOR 0FIequally effective. Personal appear- LEIF ERJCSON, SCHOOLS SENDS A MESSAGE. A Warning T0 Applicants. Hamilton Wright Mabie says, There is no mystery about success, no intervention of genii or fairies, no luck or fortune. Luck, fate, for- tune, and chance are words which have no place in the speech of great men. A man's luck is in himself, his chance is in his ability to get something to do, and his fortune in the skill and energy with which he does it. When it is said that a man is lucky, it means that he has brains and uses them, when it is said that things colme his way, it means that he has gone after things. Oftentimes applicants for posi- tions, teaching as well as others, are entirely unaware of the reasons for their failure to be appointed. They feel that they have been discrimin- ated against, and decide that it was hard luck, they had no pull, it was because of politics, their religion, their club aliiliations, their -family connections, or some similar cause. No one tells them just why they Were not chosen for the position and so they go on harboring bitterness and blame against the employer, and spreading the same among their friends and acquaintances. The real reasons, when known, often seem very trivial to the applicant, but in the estimation of the employ- er are indications of undesirable qualities. Many of them could have been remedied so easily, had the ap- plicant only known, but it is the fact that he did not know which means most to the employer. 'Written applications are subject to various kinds of scrutiny deter- mined by the requirements of the particular position, and the likes and dislikes peculiar to the employer Applications are often not even read when written on tablet paper, or scented paper, or pink paper, but are thrown into the wastebasket by the man or woman who is particular about his correspondence. Applica- tions which are long, and rambling, and unbusinessike in their content are put into the pile not to be con- sidered. Misspelled words dis- qualify some, poorly constructed sen- tences cause some to be discarded, and women who sign themselves Mai, or Edythe, or Mayme, run the risk of being met with thedisfavor of matter-of-fact men who dislike such affectations. Surnames convey a great deal of information concern- ing applicants, and there are many and strange reactions to them. Nearly all of the risks one runs through written applications can be eliminated by applying in person, but personal applications are fraught with dangers similarly trivial and I ance means a great deal to most em- ployers and an applicant may be too fat or too thin, too tall or too short to meet the fancy of some. Dress plays an important role, too, and re- quires only a bit of forethought and care on the part of the applicant. Cleanliness and neatness are essen- tial, showiness and the extreme in fashion are inappropriate and not excused. An applicant who talks too much and stays too long annoys, and one who does not talk enough makes no impression. One who is unde- cided and vacillating concerning the position oifered him is as apt to fail as the one who is too sure and ex- pects the vacancy to be made to lit him. An unhappy expression, a rasping voice, a mannerism in speech or in behavior, a peculiar physical handi- cap, or an unconscious telltale re- mark, has causel many an applicant the loss of an appointment, the rea- son for which he has never under- stood. The personal preferences of em- ployers, while playing a large part, can not always be met by applicants and need not cause them much con- cerng but the qualities noted by most employers, those of pleasing personality, appropriateness of dress, indications of fitness for the position at hand, conformity to the conven- tions of proper form in personal and written address, etc., need to be re- garded by every applicant as abso- lutely essential to his being consid- ered, along with other applicants, for the position he wishes. To quote Hamilton Wright Mabie again, The world looks very hard to the young mang all the places are filled, everybody is preoccpied, a11d there seems to be no chance for the newcomer. Let him show a little heroic quality, however. and men are quick to make a place for him, let him put energy, pluck, integrity, and intelligence into his work, and doors begin to open under the pres- sure of his strong hand. M. THERESA WIEDEFELD. Assistant Supervisor of Elementary Schools. Resolution. Instead of Paying my Dorm rent, Getting a New suit, Settling my Frat dues, Squaring my Laundry accts. Meeting my Cleaning bills, And tipping Waitresses- I'M GOING To THE PROM! Adapted To Granunar Grades. 18th Gradej. Slowly the murky mist, stirred by a plaintively sighing breeze, began to lift. In the east, through the rapidly disseminating darkness, a solitary streak of pink appeared, heralding to sky and sea the proph- ecy of the golden dawn that was imminent. As the first of the sun's shafts tentatively penetrated the languidly rising mist, the tranquil sea revealed itself. Sparkling sap- phire were its depths, and not a ripple marred its strangely quiescent bosom. Growing fresher, the breeze began to fill the flapping sails of the tiny vessel, as yet a shadowy phantom in the still, uncertain light. It became quite light, the sun diffusing the ship with its motherly rays. How- ever, with the exception of the helmsman who stood with rock-like immovability in the stern, and the lookout who dozed intermittently at his post in the bow, not a sign of life or animation was there to be seen aboard the little vessel. Awakening from his doze with a start, the lookout-a great bearded fellow-yawned, stretched, glanced hopefully at the gorgeously colored sky, and began to make his custom- arily futile search of the horizon. His keen glance went north, south, and then west. No, not a thing in sight save the shimmering calm of the sea and-. But wait! What was that speck on the western hori- zon? Was it another mirage to mock him? He rubbed his eyes to drive the last vestige of sleep away and with bated breath peered again. A moment he stood thus, tense, al- most frozen to his position, and then a tremendous shout rolled from his lips, reverberating and echoing, through the ship: Land ho! An instant of silence greeted the electrifying announcement and then, for the better part of a minute, pandemonium reigned. Excited queries, ejaculations, fervent songs of triumph, all rose upon the air as the freshly roused seamen rushed upon the deck. Then suddenly they became solemnly mute. From the tiny cabin or hold of the vessel., a tall, fair-headed man appeared. With a few quick strides he reached the prow of the vessel and gazed long at the rapidly growing speck in the west. Then, his face glowing, he turned, slowly sunk to his knees -the men following his example- and bowed his head in ea.rnest and humble thanksgiving. The man was Leif Ericson. His boyhood dream and ambition of sailing toward the setting sun to discover and explore new lands, was about to crystalize. But let us look back a few years. fContinued on Page 125 Page 12 THE ORIOLE June, 1925 LEI lf' ERICSON. tContinued from Page 113 Young Leif came from good Norse or Viking stockg his father being Eric the Red who, emigrating from Iceland, discovered and settled in Greenland. Born among a hardy and restless race of people who had an unconquerable thirst for adven- ture, Leif began, quite early, to avidly absorb the stories of what constituted the chief topics of dis- cussion-discovery and exploration. Before he was fourteen, fully in- fected with the fever of adventure, he determined that he, too, would drink from the noble cup of explor- ation and adventure. Some years went by and then, one day, our ad- venturer, whose name was Bjarni, arrived with his Viking ships and told of a strange shore he had seen while lost in a fog. This caused a great deal of interest and excitement among the people. Feeling that his opportunity had presented itself. Leif, now a grown man of remark- able stature, went to his father and received the reluctant permission that was to enable him to attempt to discover the land Bjarni had seen. So, upon a bright and warm day in the year 1000 A. D., with a small vessel and thirty-five of the boldest seamen, he sailed out of the harbor of Bratthalid, Greenland, on his mo- mentous voyage, Buffeted and almost drowned by fierce wave and wind, Leif. with a fire of determination that was con- suming and a grin of courage that was indominitable, held his tiny vessel to her course. The great fortitude that he exhibited through- out the days and nights of unremit- ting toil and hardships knows no parallel. Vvith the true Viking tenacity of purpose and undeviating perseverance, he sailed on, ever westward. Ah, what triumph must have been his, on the fateful morn- ing ,when he at last set eyes on his hard-earned objective. Little did Leif realize when he went ashore that day that he was llie first European to set foot on the great continent that we today know as America. Finding the land to be i v l l land were great forests, where grew myriads of beautiful flowers. Here gaily colored birds sang melodiously among the trees. Many strange ani- mals were found and so delighted were they with the profusion of wild grapes that abounded every- where that they named the country Vinland. Some people today think Leif's Vinland to be northern New England. The Vikings spent a long peaceful winter in Vinland and then, with the advent of the welcome spring, they loaded their ship with some of the strange delicacies they had found and prepared to return to their own familiar shores. Once home, they received a welcome that was royal. Although the intrepid Leif, or Leif the Lucky as he was acclaimed upon his arrival, never again sailed to the forest-clad coast of Vinland, his Won- drous tales aroused so much interest that his brother Horstein and others were soon sailing to continue his ex- plorations. For a period of nine or ten years the Norsemen maintained settlements in Vinland until forced to abandon them because of the ob- durate and persistent hostility of the Indians. Leif, the Sagos or legends of Iceland that have preserved this story, tell us, lived to a ripe old age, admired, honored and revered by the people. Thus, the story of the man who painted the first color on the canvas of our history, draws to a close. ALBERT SILVERMAN, Sr. 8. tA1l Rights Reserved? THE SEABURY PRIZES WON. The School Citizenship League has for a number of years offeredl prizes, called the Seabury Prizes, to students of Normal Schools the world over. Every year for many years our students have competed in this contest, and on several occas-, ions prizes have been awarded for oru work as follows: I 1919-Lola Ward, Senior Class 3rd prize. 1920-Grace Tull, Academic Class 2nd prize. 1921-Lucile Heath, Senior Class QI almost totally covered with fl:it,1St1PginZe: Qmce Tull' 2.1161 prize' , l stones, Leif and his men named it' - '---Cmnella WHS011. Sewer llelluland and without delaying. cle-imass' 2nd Pfize- parted southward until they reached! I 1924 'KaU2?U'lU9 Gibson- Ssniol' a place whgrc a beautiful riverfglzissk lislt prizjeii Harry Batchelor, , t- 1 -tt t A - t U .emo ass, or prize. lelfreleqtizuzgikigvgseggcitfgd? wil This year about twelve students an ideal place to spend the wintenlllsvs Sent in essays with the 110139 Qf Stores were landed' huts erected for upholding the standard set by their the cold season and then the Norse- fellows- men proceeded to explore the coun- L- VAN BIBBER- try. Strange, indeed, was this land. The man who is a To a man, they had spent their lives er and has a billiard among bleak and loftily forbiddinglgood care of both is mountains where the snow was deeplperson who minds and fell the year round. In this cues.-Stevens Stone .-.l ,i vegetable farm- table and takes l really the only , his peas and Mill. l LIVING AND LEARNING. tW1itten for State Oratorical Contestl I hold before you here two courses that life offers you to follow. On your choice depends your happiness. It is not that the decision can be made once and for all, and that you can then go your way in peace. Ever there is a right way and a wrong way, and between them it is for you to choose: It is not oppor- tunity: that is a mere detail in na- ture's plan than all can seize if they so desireg it is not fateg that is only a failure's excuse for his faults. It is the call of Courage, Honor, Worthg heed it and you have made your own opportunities and deter- mined your own fate. How many among you tonight have felt that life it not worth liv- ing, that there is too much trouble for the pleasure derived, that the scheme of things is all wrong? How many have thought that they would like to choose the easy wayg cut loose from it all, its Work and pain? If I were a minister tonight de- livering a sermon, I think I would take the Old Testament and turn to the nineteenth chapter of the first ,book of Kings. There I would find my text in this verse, And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and said unto him, What doest thou here Elijah? That we may live as we should, resist temptation, laugh at work, and be cheerful in adversity, the most important thing for all of us is the formation of character. You cannot tell when you first began to think. However, this is certain, when you flI'St began to think, you began to form character. Character is 'thought deposited in some manner 'ou the soul. First, then, we must learn to think purely and rightly be- fore we can live correctly. In this, the good will of others is no proof. !Every person, however much he may -be losing from his reputation is add- ing to his character. Between these two there is a vast difference. The one is external, the other internal. You may think corruptly and yet appear well. But you cannot think corruptly and actually do well. Character is durable, everlasting. It determines whether or not a man can consider his own life a success. The Almighty never looks at a. man's reputation to see what it is. He searches his heart for the truth. In the sight of God, as a man think- eth, so he is. And you alone share with him the secret.- Among mor- tals, you are the ultimate judge of yourself. You alone know the truth. Does a master get pleasure from turning out an inferior article? tContinued on Page 131 June, 1925 THE ORIOLE Page 13 LIVING AND LEARNING. tContinued from Page 121 Perfection is his aim. His reward, seeing it and knowing it is good. i It is the game that counts, knowing that you have played by the 1'u16S. and played to a nnish. If you go down, let it be with colors flying and' with the satisfaction of knowing that you did your best. When our forefathers were open- ing up the vast reaches of a conti- nent and laying the foundation for the greatest civilization ever known, did they stop to question what other men would say? While they were wresting a bare living out of the wilderness, were they asking them-1 selves, Will others see our work and praise? No. It was the spir- it of man in them that wouldn't be conquered. They might have died with their faces toward the West, but Heaven or Hell couldn't have turned them back. Friends, there is satisfaction in work well done, that is its own re- ward, and beside which the plaudits of the multitude are small indeed. And for the defeated, there is no consolation like the inward whisper, I did my best. But nature has so moulded us that we cannot stop there. Before us shines this inspir- ation, You have another chance! And though you feel that hope is gone, that the end has come, you must rise perforce, strengthened by experience, Iired by a desire to sur- pass, encouraged by the hope held before you, and tackle your prob- lem again. You will not be num- bered with the defeated. You are still in the ranks of the fighting, and God willing, with them you will live, and with them, die. Others may talk of your social duties, of your democratic principles, of what you owe to your fellow man. I take no issue with these, but to- night l would have you see another phase, from your own point of view. Do you think it is a sermon I am preaching? That I am holding up two alternatives, telling you it is sin- ful to follow one and righteous to follow the other. It is common sense. It is the Way to get the sat- isfaction which comes when you can say with St. Paul, I have fought a good fight, I have run my course, I have kept the faith. And he died happy in the thought that he had tried. Would it have been better if he had taken thefroad to left, and when he had reached the end have' had only thoughts of what he might' have done, visions of what he might, have been? You are paying your, debt to society when you are true to yourself. This above all, to thine own self be true. Thou canst not then be false to any man. ' Whether or not your life has been i successful, depends on whether or not you consider it to have been so. To that end, start now and build. We grow by the work we do. You now have entered upon a man's estate. You are a student at school, a lawyer, a teacher, you are a mem- ber of the Society of Man. But it is only a beginning. The road is long before you, and as you start on your journey upward, it may be months or years before you realize your ideals, but if you are earnest, upright and true, you will finally reach all of that for which your soul so ardently longs. A Look back over a few years of your life. In what do you find your happiness? In the mistakes you have made and the sins you have committed. or in something you have accomplished. in a battle fought within you between good and evil, and in which the good has con- quered? Resolve that the right will always conquer. Make these promises to yourself: You will think clean thoughts, that your actions may be moulded accordingly. You will meet every responsibility, that you may not afterward name yourself deserter. And that you will never shirk work or run from trouble that there may be no need of a whispered term, coward Doing thus, whether you be prince or pauper. you can go to your rest saying with the old Scottish bard, I ha' lived and I ha' worked-All praise to Thee, most High. H-Washington Collegian. For a change, I received a letter the other day. I was getting tired of writing so much without getting any replies. I opened the afore- mentioned letter and received the surprise of my life. These words greeted my eyes, Do you want to earn 310,000 a year? I began to think that somebody at last appreci- ated my talents, but I read a little farther and found the joker-clip the coupon.-Exchange. Feudal England D-4? Della-Oh, dear! I have a paper on Surf-Riding in dal Age. Dulla-My gracious, I serfs always walked. -Chicago Those Kids! Willie- Hey, pop, I made better 'n 90 in Arithmetic today. Father- Why son, your paper is marked 45. Willie- I know, but I wasn't half trying. to Write the Feu- thought Phoenix. THE LIBRARY. Probably no one department has reflected more patently than the Library our large increase in enroll- ment of the past year. To May 31, our figures show a circulation of over 147,000 books, not including text books charged for the term, or books drawn for a period or part of a day. This is about three times our circulation for last year and represents one-seventh the annual circulation of the Baltimore public library system. We have added about 5,000 new books since September, and believe that the titles chosen by the Faculty give the best modern professional outlook in the Held of education. The departments of Education, Hygiene, Geography, and History have received many additions, and to Children's Literature have been added some notable examples of work for juven- iles in story, poem, and illustration. The Library has suffered consid- erably in losses which will not be given in detail, as figures are not yet accurate or complete. Two very gratifying circumstance should, however, receive the special mention of grateful indebtedness. One is the gift of a check for 333.44 from the treasury of the Thespian Club, We value this token of affec- tion from the former Thespians and shall put it into fine books or some durable memorial of the Thespian Club. Another gift that has brought great pleasure is a check from the Treasury of the Liheo Camp Fire Girls for 5817.00 This is given for the purchase of flowers for the Li- brary next year, and it will mean that every week during the school year some flowering plant or small bouquet of cut flowers can brighten the room. The librarians have in the past made considerable effort to do this themselves, and the knowl- edge that some of the girls have ap- preciated this to the extent of want- ing to carry it on, has' proved a delightful reward for any sacrifices entailed. The librarians also wish to ex- press appreciation for the loyal helpfulness of the student assistants. The handling of such great crowds in rush periods and the stupendous amount ,of clerical detail has been handled with increasing efficiency through their help, and we wish to make this acknowledgment of our gratefulness to all who, have assist- ed at loan desk or of library work. MARY office in any kind L. OSBORN, Librarian. Dave happen to the fence? Mae-How did drive his car into Tina-He was trying to advance his spark with both hands.-Oregon Lemon Punch. Page 14 THE ORIOLE June, 1925. THE CAMP FIRE CONTRIB- UTES MUCH TO THE SCHOOL. Last September the Liheo Camp Fire was reorganized with a mem- bership of twenty Seniors. They solemnly agreed to follow the law of the Camp Fire, which is: 1. Seek beauty. Give service. . Pursue knowledge. . Be trustworthy. . Hold on to health. . Be happy. ln the fall we had many supper hikes on which we earned honor beads for preparing the food. Our special aim was to obtain as many health honors as possible, and we all earned at least six. XVe gave the motion picture called Daddies Was it funny? Just ask some one who saw it. When Miss Evans organized a new Camp Fire Troup in October we de- cided to entertain them, so the night before Hallowe'en was agreed upon. Ou that night everyone came dressed in a funny costume. For a while we ate apples and cakes and then we played games and told stories. If you want to know how to make baskets or candy just ask the Camp Fire Girls, for they have spent many evenings making baskets, and Miss German has taught them cooking and candy-making. Once Miss Os- born told us stories while we were working ou our baskets. YVe went to the circus one Wednes- day night, and oh, such fun. We went on the merry-go-round and ate all we could hold of pink lemonade and pop corn. XVe rented the Craft Club house for a week-end and had much fun. There were so many of us that we had to sleep on the floor, but the girls said that was all right since they didn't have to worry about fall- ing out of bed. 0 .1 o 4 5 T I 1 I The stream near the Craft Club, house was lined on each side with wild flowers, and the girls tried to see how many different kinds they could find. l Most of the girls have resolved to start a Camp Fire Group of their own next year in the community where they are going to teach. The money which we have left in our treasury is to be given to Miss Osborn to help buy flowers for the tables in the library next winter, so when you see the plants you will know that a few of them were sup- plied by the Liheo Camp Fire Girls of 1925. Our good work and good times have been due to Miss Woolsey and Miss German, and we all appreciate what they have done. A. CONNICK. 1 A CRAFT CLUB PICNIC CRAFT CLUB DOINGS. The Craft Club concluded its meet- ings for the year with a supper hike in the glen, having the business meeting afterwards. We not only worked for ourselves weekly this year, but have attempted to con- tribute to the school as a whole, Would you like to know what we have done? We presented two plays: The Tragedy of Mr. Punch and The VVonder Hat, making the costumes, the scenery, and designing the pro- grams. These plays, above all else, will remain in cur memories as hard work that made for happiness this year. Since we delight in stage scenery as a craft, we had the pleasure of helping with the stage setting ofthe Christmas pageant and assisted the Rural Club with their plays. The Rural Club in turn gave us much aluable assistaucelwlien we needed it. Of course you all know about the Craft Club cottage on the Western Run. NVE! managed quite success- fully to pay the rent of the cottage by a succession of tea dances, a candy sale, and a theatre benefit. Many good times have been enjoyed at this rendezvous not only by the Craft Club girls but also by other Normal Clubs. Due to Miss Sperry's generosity and cooperation we were able to hold two exhibitions and sales ot' Ken- tucky Mountain weaving and pottery. Another craft that we enjoy is arranging flowers. During the fall we kept flowers in the dining room and gathered bitter sweet for the social room. We also helped Miss Sperry decorate the pots and jars for her winter bulbs as well as mold clay flower holders for the bowls.. At the time of the Johns Hopkins -521 concert the Craft Club aided the Music Department by making and donating candy. In summarizing our year's activi- ties we feel that our Craft Club ex- periences have been most profitable and will carry over into our teach- ing life. ELIZABETH HOFFMEISTER, Secretary. ENROLLMENT BY COUNTIES FOR 1925-1926 TO MAY 29, 1925. Ann eAruudel . ...... . 2 Baltimore. . . 24 Calvert . . . . . . 4 Caroline . . . 16 Carroll . . . 10 Cecil . . .. . 3 Dorchester . . 5 Frederick . . . 20 Harford . . . 7 Howard . . . 3 Kent . . ..... . 2 Montgomery . . . 24 Prince George . . . . 5 Queen Anne . . . 11 Somerset . . . . . 5 St. Mary's . . . 4 Talbot . . .... . 11 Washington . . 17 Wicomico . . . 3 Vvorcester . . . . 14 Other States . . . . 1 Total students ............ 191 Note: The applications from the City students have not been received as they are all sent in at once dur- ing the summer. Ambulances to pick up dogs run over by motorists have appeared on the Great North Road. The only chance a stricken pedestrian has is to growl realistically. - Passing Show tLondonJ. f ,ff 'IJWSON I - 'L W..t..l.1'uiU Praise youth and it To be fond of learn- will advance to suc- ing is to be at the gate cess. of knowledge. P bli h d M hl b S d vol' 5 N0' 1 SllatesN?Jrmallngch5ooIt'Trwsixlxfhtdilivlawlaud THE FACULTY OF 1925-1926 GREETS YOU. Bricks and mortar do not make a schoo13 but the men and women of the faculty and the type of student selected-do. In a school like ours which trains for the profession of teaching, that is, which trains educated young people to teach, there are several types of specialists: ill the train- ing teacher who has charge of the instruction of children and of the student teacherg Q23 the theory teacher of educational subject mat- ter who must make vital and living the philosophy and the principles underlying modern education. All must work co-operatively with unity of purpose that knits together the fabric of teacher-training. The study experience of a faculty, the teaching experience, the travel experience, and the outlook upon life are all influences that permeate the structure of association between an instructor and a student. Since the child is the raw material for this big business of education with vfliicli' we are concerned, it is 'extremelyi important that the contacts of thei faculty with all phases of child lifel be dynamic, constructive, thought- provoking and enlightening. So often it happens that students miss a wealth of human experience and knowledge by neglecting to gain from the faculty the warm, personal, rich communications that friendly' conversations, yes, that even a cas-L ual inquiry might elicit. Atmos-l pliers. charged with stimulation lies about us. Shall we stilie becauseI we will not breathe? I Our new catalogue this year tseel pages 19-ZS! reveals the personell of the teaching staff. Twenty-three members began their careers as graduates from normal schools.. They represent what Pennsylvania,l Virginia, Indiana. New York. Ari- zona, Ivisconsin, Minnesota, Mary-I land, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois. Georgia and Massachusetts believel about teacher training. Southern' colleges have stamped their im-i press upon us. The Johns Hopkins' University, the Mississippi State Teachers College, West Virginia, Wesleyan College, Goucher, Sweet- briar. The Peabody Conservatory of Music tBaltimoreJ, and the Mary-I land Art Institute claim about, fourteen. Of the Northern colleges, Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Syracuse,l Columbia, Harvard and Simmons conferred either the A. B., B. S., or A.l 2, I M. degree upon 1'orty or more. The middle and far West-the University of Cincinnati, Chicago, Washington State. and Leland Stanford-gave tive to us. Four have had experi- fields, in either child in teacher training. graduate nurse from Massachusetts, Hos- School. ence in foreign relief work or One of us is a th.e Worcester, pital Training I challenge every member of the student body to be able to recognize and call by name, every member of the faculty by Thanksgiving. To that end I submit the following hur- riedly thought out partial completion test. Will not a clever student in- vent another such, but a more suc- cinct and vivid one. for the Novem- ber Oriole? Does Miss Van Bibber teach -4 or does Miss Heritage? How can you tell that Miss Mc- Eachern and -1 are from the same State? What influences made Mr. Woel- fel and Miss Catherine Cook adopt -l as their field of work NVhat qualities are alike in Miss Munn. Mrs. Sibley. Miss Fruin. Miss Cra'-tice and Mrs Stapleton that they should all be teiching-i-': Why might we call Miss Agnes Snyder Aristole's Image ? How could you tell that Miss Irene Steele is an alumna of our school? Who went to the Far East-Miss Bader. Miss Willis or Miss Conklin? VVho taught for a while in Brazil? Which of these four had experience 'P l OUR NEW DINING ROOM. The addition to the Newell Hall dining room of the Maryland State Normal School at Towson is rapidly nearing completion. Soon the rear extension and two side wings will be finished, and with the small room now in use will make one large din- ing roorn having a capacity of six hundred. Several years ago cafeteria service was insta.lled because the enrollment lof the school taxed the capacity of the dining room. In May, 1925, plans for the addition were made and 580,000 appropriated. Self service for breakfast and lunch will be continued, but the whole dormitory family will come together for dinner, which will be served in the evening. Small tables, seating four and eight. will replace the long refectory tables now in use in the dining room. The cafe- teria in the Administration Building will be maintained for the non-resi- dent students of the Normal School who eat lunch in the building, and for the children of the Elementary Sr-liaol. Q The audition is built on 1 ldw-r lffvcl than the original room, and a small balcony breaks the height of the new extension. The balcony will be at- tractively decorated, and used for special school functions by the or- chestra. A spacious foyer at the entrance to the dining room is an- other attractive feature. This foyer in the Near East? lwill be furnished in charming style, Who takes care of the planning oflsuitable to the uses the life of a. meals in Newell Hall-Miss Rudd or.large student group imposes upon Miss Gunn? lsuch a building. Time's Up! ' DOROTHY SCHROEDER. LIDA LEE TALL, v Principal. F - 1-'Z ---f- ITHE CAFETERIA CONTEST HEARD IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS: Girls, let me show you 'The Way Out', by Pliilianf' Zip-- You're C. O. D. Zap- What's that? Zip4- Com1ncn, ordinary dum- bell. The teacher was discussing the methods used in reading. and was reading selections from primers so the girls could recognize the 'dif- ferent methods.. Teacher- l am little. I am round. I grow on a tree. Children like to eat me. Now what is it? tmeaning methodl. Pupil- An apple. BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD GRADES. 1 An interesting suggestion was made to the Second and Third Grades on Monday that they see which class could have the best table manners in the cafeteria. There was to be no pushing, 110 loud talking, and no lighting across the tables. The Third Grade did not believe that they did their best, for alas, they seemed very fond of talking. Imagine 'their surprise when one of the Second Grade feacliers came in and said that the Tird Grade had won, because there was an argument between two of the Second Grade boys. Page 2 THE ORIOLE October, 1925 TENNIS. The tennis tournament is nearing the exciting part-in fact. it has all been exciting, but now we have reached the semi-finals. and there is. when they are reached, a tenseness which makes it more exciting. This is the first time we have attempted such a tournament. and feel that the girls and men have co-operated wonderfully. There is better ma- terial here this year than we have ever had before. we believe-and in the spring we are going to make use of it. Right now. let's help the girls play their best by a little interest. The finals will be good, I know, so let's have n, good crowd out! KATHERINE DICKEY, Tennis Manager. ATHLETIC NEWS FROM MARYLAND STATE NORMAL AT TOWSON. This year the Physical Education Department of the Maryland State Normal School will have the modern addition of a class in individual gym- nastics. Informal athletics in class periods furnishes physical activity for the large group, but does not meet the needs of those students, who, by reason ot' some minor physical defect. can not actively participate in, the regular physical training program. The membership of the class in corrective gymnastics will be com- prised of individuals whose non-' participation is due to over-weight, under-weight, malnutrition, weak Zheart. post-operative weakness. in- correct posture and Hat feet. All of such temporary disabilities can be corrected with exercise, carefully! planned to mcet every individual' nced. Miss Mary Conklin, of the Hygiene Department, has come to Normal School to take charge of this branchl of physical education. She has had, experience planning and supervising. corrective gymnastics for three yearsi in Constantinople. Turkey, at But-4 falo State Normal School. and at Teachers' College of Columbia Uni- versity. Dr. Burdick. in the course of theq physical examination of eaclrstudent. discovers the curses requiring cor- rective exercise, and refers them to Miss t'onklin, who arranges the remedial program of gymnastics. She says concerning the type of ac- tivity rccommended: The real pur- poge of ear-h gir1's prescribed cor- rective exercise is to create or re- store balance between the antago- nistic muscles of the body. Such de-1 fects as round shoulders or tlat feet are caused by one muscle being strong and well developed while the, other is weak and flabby. Proper exercise can and will correct the defect. During the week of October 5, a Posture Drive was held to improve the rather prevalent condition of poor posture at Normal. -At Assembly period, Thursday, September 24, the Athletic Associa- tion presented to the school through the managers of each sport the out- line ot this year's program. Miss Gertrude Hilgenburg, President of the A. A., offered in her opening ad- dress the keynote of all the other speechesg the earnest resolution to make this year the best yet in the history of Normal School Ath- letics. The managers of each sport then amplified this thought by urg- ing the students to come out for the several teams, and those who could not. to loyally support the players by cheers and yells at the games. A singles tournament in tennis, arranged by Miss Katherine Dickey and Benjamin Van Sant got under way Monday, September 28. A long entry list gratified the managersi after their diligent labor to get the The remaining men's sports were represented by Hubert Derr, basket ballg Parley Huff, track and field, and Theodore Snyder, basketball. Miss Louise Seiler, the treasurer, reported that in the hrst two days designated for collecting dues, S900 was gathered in by the sub-treas- nrers. Miss Tall then caused a storm of applause by her announce- ment that if the school' paid 100 per cent. athletic dues, she would add S100.00. Spirited cheers, led by Miss Eleanor Purdy, voiced the pep, e11- thusiasm and wholehearted interest of the whole school in the Athletic Association. DOROTHY SCHROEDER. ARE YOU GUILTY? During the Fourth Grade civics lesson it was thought there were too many fruit cores, skins, papers and other rubbish around on the school grounds. The children voted to have a recess to seeswho could pick up the most rubbish. School Court in Shape. ' On October the sixth, the Grade Hockey practice .Started with aiattacked the play ground. Two of large turnout of novices and experi-fthem acged 3-S Carriers, While the enced players Tuesday, September others picked up, each person kept 22. Miss Esther Dietz, hockey man-i3CC011Ut Of 110W IDHHY things 119 ager, enrolled all the candidates for the team and announced regular weekly practices. Joseph Prout. soccer manager, has an aggregation of team aspirants in training who promise to give us a representation to be proud of in competition this year. picked up. In fifteen minutes there was a difference in the appearance of the grounds. Later, the class assembled for arithmetic. Each row added to find its score, and then to find the total for the class. They found they had 'picked up seven thousand nine hun- dred and twenty pieces of rubbish The other sports mentioned at the , . ' Assembly meeting were basket ball'F N0flInagrascn901 Sgtldents! The by Miss Jeanette Twardowiczg held omit. , el is .as Egg your cg' ball, volley ball and archery by Miss Mabel Pohler, girl's general man- ager. Archery is an innovation at Normal School, and its announce- ment was accorded a hearty recep- tion by the student body. opera ion in ceeping e groun s clean. Are you guilty? M. SWEETING, M. TAYLOR, B. WHITE. Compliments of c7?!!E BLACKGL DECKER MFG.CO. TOWSONQ MD. cH.txni,Es STREET , , , BALTIMORE .-vr LEXINGTON Q f MARYLAND APPAREL FOR THE COLLEGE GIRLS find all lbe Smart Accessories MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY October, 1925 THE ORIOLE Page 3 NATURE STUDY CORRE- LATED WITH ENGL-ISH. The Sixth Grade is doing a very interesting piece of work. Several weeks ago the class went on a field trip. We collected leaves from the different trees on the campus. These we pressed in our books. Then we began a study of the trees from which we had collected our leaves. We took one tree each day. We found out such things as the color and kind of bark the tree had, the height of the treeg whether there were thorns or cones on the tree, the sort of bloom, if any, and when this bloom appearedg where the tree was found, and for what it was used. Some of this information was ob- tained from observation of the tree. Such things as the uses of the tree. and where it was found, that could not be learned by observing the tree, were looked up in various tree guides and encyclopedias. Each member of the class wrote a paragraph about the tree. The next day we had an informal discussion of the tree in class. After the discussion several of the best paragraphs were read aloud. The students were allowed to supplement their paragraphs byj oral conversation if they desired. The children mounted a green leaf, a turned leaf, and a piece of bark in their notebooks and wrote their paragraph beneath these. The para- graphs had been previously corrected by the teacher. The pupil having the best looking page made the large page for our scrap book. English has been correlated with our nature study in several forms. The children have composition work when they write their paragraph about trees, and oral expression in the class discussion. This work has been carried on with interest by the pupils. This time of year is especi- ally suited for this sort of work. ' EDITH JONES, ' P. T. Sixth Grade. WORK FOR LITTLE HANDS. The First Graders have taken their paint brushes and nice, smooth paint, and lo! and behold! 'ere long their library table will blossom forth with' a brand new cover. Little chairs' that are waiting to WGICOIDQ the happy First Graders will not be outdone and will show shining sur- faces to their world. Fat little hands and sturdy feet will assist in the hanging of curtains. Who can doubt that they will hang straight? I FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF TEACHING. What are little children made of? Wriggling hands and feet, squirming bodies, rolling eyes, never-closing lmouths, and all such stuff-are little children made of. This was my first impression of teaching when I substituted in the- First Grade in June. Of course, 'it was a warm day, but I never realized children could be so restless, or that they had so many active organs. How could I ever keep them still for 'even a moment, I wondered. A cheerful Good Morning, Teacher, 'made me feel at ease. I shall al- ways be grateful to that little child. After opening exercises, things seemed to move along at a smooth pace. There was something inspir- ing in those exercises to me. Little tots of six and seven thanked thein Heavenly Father for rest, work, food, and play. They were already pa- triotic citizens pledging allegiance to their country. Our first lesson was reading. It was about Baby Bunnyf How I loved that hopping, white little Bunny. It was renewing acquaint- ance with an old friend. Arithmetic followed, and with it came one of the most naive things I have ever heard children say. I put some very simple problems on the board, and gave paper and pencil to each child. A short time after this, little Mar- tha, looking quite perplexed, came to my desk. t'Iliss Rose, she said. ! I can do everything but the answers. I was speechless for a moment, but we soon had the answers too. Singing was an interesting and ,amusing period I thought singing alone was going to be a terrible or- xdeal, but once you get started it's :really enjoyable. It certainly was hard to sing with tor againstj thirty childish voices. Some tones were very shrill. and some were sotto voices. However, it was a period the chil- dren loved. and I too, liked it. Recess! This certainly proved to ,be man's job. The boys loved 'to climb the fence. and I had to keep them off. In another corner of 'the yard there was a little group quarreling, which in a moment re- sulted in a shove, and the fight was on. I always seemed to arrive at the crucial moment. Now it was Esome boy pulling a girl's hair. The next minute, someone else was try- ing fence-climbing. The girls seemed to be indisposed, and were content to stand in little groups and chatter. tlnstinctl. However, we managed to play a few ring games before the recess was over. The class formed in line to march up- stairs. I suppose I must have said at least a dozen times, Children, do not push. Mary, stand still. Thom- as, go to the end of the line. Jos- eph, I said do not push, etc. After many trials and tribulations, we finally managed to march back to our room i11 order. In the afternoon I told the chil- dren a story, They begged for more, and as it was very hot, and the last week of school, I felt justified in taking some extra time for this. I am a firm believer in the theory that stories are a child's heritage, and that he should have as many as we can give him. My supply ran out soon. The children asked for just one more. As I did not know another one, I decided to make one up as I went along. It was lots of fun. I had no idea how or where I would end. Somehow, the story unravelled itself, and the children seemed to enjoy it almost as much as the other ones I had told. I felt amply repaid for my efforts by their enjoyment and appreciation. These are my first impressions of teaching. They will always remain a vivid picture in my memory, as one of the most unusual, interesting and enjoyable experiences I have ever known. ROSE L. KORNBLATT, Senior 3. BOND NOTE PAPER 200 Sheets Printed, 100 Envelopes to Match ..... 31.00 Postpaid Public Service Stationery Co. 723 Munsey Bldg., Baltimore, Md. Remit Xfith Order. MASON 'S GARAGE WILLYS-KNIGHT 8 OVER-LAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and Xvillow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md. ll0chschild:K0hn Si Co. Page 4 THE ORIOLE October, 1925 THE ORIOLE PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOXVSON. MD. Business Wlnnugn-r: ELTON Y. Al ICA RS. Advertising Managers: l-IVELYN MINNICK. CHA RLOTTE Tll.'KNl ill. Circulation Wlnnalrt-r: 1l.Xl'Ul.XHET HAINI-IS Studi-ni Editors: HAZISL BAST. V l.H.vlf:0THY SCHRLJICIIEIL. Managing Editor: ALICE L. MUNN PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. OCTOBER. 1925. THE CHI ALPHA SIGMA FRATERNITY. Chi for Character, Alpha for Achievement. and Sigma for Scholar- ship, denote the name and standards of the new honorary fraternity of The Maryland State Normal School. The honor society was organized in the Spring of nineteen hundred and twenty-fiveg seventeen Seniors and ten .Innirrs were ness and social the twelfth. The fraternity and Juniors who p rating of B plus, and who have been constructive participants in the initiated at a iiusi-, meeting on June is open to Seniors have a scholarshi ATHLETICS. round-sticksg ground-sticks: ground-sticks ! The hockey season ' h ..G is on and I' at Normal. Every Tuesday ursday afternoons the squad of fifty team aspirants hold practice on the athletic Held under the super- vision of Miss Cook. XVith a part of last year's team back and the addition of several promising Juniors who starred at High School. we hope to have a win- ning representation in match games this year. now every athletic represent- .lust ative in Normal is making a desper- ate effort to bring her section's dues 100 per cent. before October up to 20. Athletic dues paid 100 per cent. school would obligate Miss redeem her promise to con- by the Tall to tribute S100 to the cause. Every- body plays-Everybody Pays, so let's all pay up and help promote a bigger, better year for athletics at Normal School. BOYS' ATHLETIC REPORT. Maryland State Normal School has the soccer season. Many opened Juniors in Normal's initial game played with Towson, showed their ability in soccer. The old boys be- gan with the ease of those skilled in their art and are continuing the good work of last year. The whole team is praiseworthy. The games which have been played, and scores are: Sept. 25-Towson, 03 Normal 2. Sept. 30-Sparks High, 05 Nor- DR. CHARLES T. MCFARLANE XVITH US. I Dr. Charles T. McFarlane, profes- sor of Geography, Teachers' College, Columbia University, was the speak- er at the Normal School recently. He is well known for his research work and wide travel experiences. His talk was rich in facts. His mes- sage to the students was that they only know enough geography when they know the history back of it. He emphasizes the point that a teach- er of geography must analyze it into three groups of facts. They are the standard things of the world, the changing things and the spiritual relationship of the people. The first two contribute to an understand- inv of the last. HAZEL BAST. TEACHING. I do not know that I could make entirely clear to an outsider the pleasure I have in teaching. I had rather earn my living by teaching than in any other way. In my mind, teaching is not merely a life work, a profession, an occupation, a strug- gleg it is a passion. I love to teach. I love to teach as a painter loves to paint. as a musician loves to play, as a singer loves to sing, as a strong man rejoices to run a race. Teach- ing is an art-an art so great and iso difficult to master that a man or woman can spend a long life at it, without realizing much more than his limitations and mistakes, and lhis distance from the ideal. But the main aim of my happy days has been to become a good teacher, just as every architect wishes to be a good architect, and every profes- sional poet strives toward perfec- tion.-William Lyon Phelps. Let us learn this lesson from com- mencement in 1925-the curriculum spirit of the school, from the kinder- garten through the universities and professional schools. should create desires and habits which will leave the graduate at commencement time with a sense of obligation so strong civic and social life of the school. mal' 2' . U . . , , The Senior members are chosen atlmgcto 3-F19-llkllll High. 0, Nor- the close of th-3 first, second, and ' ', H . I third terms of schoolg junior mem- mga? 6 SDa'1OWS Pomt' 0' Nor' tirerlilargnglioseii at the close of the' Oct. 7-Frauklm Hlgh' 3: Nor, Alumni who are highly coni-1ma,:,'h L1 H f the ame la ed with mended for their work in the fieldlF EVOSSHQ 1' Vg most yrobqbl, are eligible to membership. Those Iran mu hlgg flash me lzhe gm? of the faculty who have been elected 'hue W1 1 1? bon-ky S la, Sfn b a bad to honor societies or who have vvollliiiqgei la ' at 'meds O 9 y - honor fellowships are invited to join ' ,1 l . . . . the fraternity and constitute the iw gglfioffyneb U: the tutme will be senate, or advisnry committee. l ' l The bresent officers of the frater-i IQSPULT' it hgmeipm Ml. nity are: Bessie Arterburn. presi-'ml 'f Cai ' y ' dent' Margaret Breitling. vice-presi- ?5hrr'e2' ai?-' 'tb It I me dent: Emily Gibson. secretary, and OV' - 1,05 mg' A 10 ' Nov. 13-Catonsville. at home. Anna Trail, treasurer. The plans :if the fraternity for the ,-:ear 1925-1926 have not been fully formulated. but it is expected that they will include social features as wi-fll as narticipatlon in educa- tional events i-:hich are of interest and value to the student-body. HEARD IN FI..-XSS. Mr. W.- And when you reach the Voasl of Africa. what flag would you expect to see? Absent-niinderl Pupil -- lllar'k Flag. ' Nov. 20- Nov. ZZ home. The other games soon. Barton High, at Barton. 1-Western Md. College, at public will be informed of A WRONG lMl'Ill+ISSlON. Mrs. Gehring lin demonstration lessonl- Why are you sure that North is in the direction you pointed? Boy in class- Because Santa comes from there. SOPHIE NINDEL. Senior lll. f'l2illS that he will consider himself a slacker if he faces life without a pro- gram of enlarging intelligence.-J. E. lil. IN THE LIBRARY. Rec-- Have you seen 'Thelma'- Bee-- Yes. She's getting her 9 book checked. Teacher tmotivating her Civics lessoni And what -has caused all eyes to turn today toward Washing- ton? Pupil- The World's Series. October, 1925 THE ORIOLE Page 5 MISS VAN BIBBER VISITS OLD TOWNS OF ENGLAND. ln our May Fete last spring we attempted to catch and portray the spirit of English town life in the days in the 16th century. We often found material scarce and wondered why the people of that time did not leave us more records and descriptions of their manners, customs, and dress. This summer Miss Lena Van Bibber, of our his- tory department, visited those towns and brought back to us a colorful account of what still re- mains today of sixteenth century life in the days of the guilds. Bebolding the hills of England for the first time as she landed at Ply- mouth, Miss Van Bibber was struck by the medieval survival apparent at her lirst glance. The hillside had the aspect of a crazy quilt, divided into many patches, bordered with green hedges. The tiny farms were reminiscent of manorial days. At Plymouth her attention was drawn to the large number of chim- ney pots, each chimney being di- vided into as many chimney pots as there are dues in the house. Col- ored bricks, reci, green, pink, and brown, make the houses picturesque and colorful. At Exeter, the coffee house was visited which Hawkins, Drake and Raleigh made their club. lt was fitted out like a ship of their days. Narrow, crooked streets still exist in some of the towns, so narrow and steep in some places that vehicles can not go through them. Here the medieval donkey has necessarily survived. The low houses are hud- dled together, but each has its tiny garden or window box of gay fiowers. Although some of the places vis- ited were remote and archaic, it was noted that the manners of the chil- dren were perfect. Especially at church, their conduct and bearing Were dignified and decorous. York is a typical cathedral town., with its medieval city wall. Many of thc towns which were once agri- cultural and sheep-raising districts, are now busy manufacturing centers and railroad junctions. Oxford-the name causes us to lean forward and listen intently, but the unwelcome sound of the bell must bring the Assembly to a close, and Miss Van Bibber leaves us therte 3 - in Oxford, where the academic mosphere is so good for students. why Not Try THE TOWSON INN Such Good Things To EM And So Cheap. 7 W. Chesapeake Ave., Towson I I 1 ALUMNI NEWS. Miss Leister Zink, a teacher at the public school, having been taken ill and under the doctoris care, has as her substitute Miss Esther Holzen of Baltimore, vsho already has the affection of her classes.-Union- News. N EAVITT SCHOOL ATTEND- ANCE INCREASED. Additional Desks Have To Be In- stalled To Accommodate The New Scholars-Attendance Very Good. tEaston Star Democratj The school at Neavitt is keeping pace with its standard. This year the enrollment is ahead of last ycar, and as a result the school board has ordered additional desks in both rooms. The Parent-Teachers' Asso- ciation of Neavitt is doing wonderful work in the community, interesting the grown people in the school. Last year. when the school was new, the entire population of Neavitt was interested. The people a1'e very proud of their new building and the large playground about the school. In front of the building the lawn needs some touching up, and it is planned by the association to do something to it this coming school year. Last year the baseball diamond was made back of the school. Ground was leveled and the diamond laid out. This summer the boseball players had a very good time on it. Miss Cowman and Miss Morris are going ahead in their school instruc- tion. They have a faculty of not only teaching the children but keep- ing them interested all the time. Books alone can never teach the use of books, and these two teach- ers have done many other things in the way of instructing the pupils be- sides what the books teach. Cleanliness. politeness, and good behavior are some of the things the examples by measuring the boards, and in other ways the book lessons become realistic and much more in- teresting. N The Parent--Teacher Association met last Monday. They will meet on the first Monday in October to elect oiiicers for the ensuing year. At this time quite an elaborate pro- gram will be presented. Many per- sons from Easton will be there to sing and play. A good speaker will also be on the program. A large crowd is expected. Next month some trees will be planted in front of the school. These will be maples. Captain James Haddaway is chairman of this committee. A hundred more books are needed in the library, and the association will make extra efforts to obtain these during the present year. More playground equipment is needed, and it is said this will not be hard to get. FURNISHING SCHOOL CHILDREN IYITH MILK. Hoagland Gates, who lives on the well-known Long Point Farm near Neavitt, is donating suliicient milk to the children attending the Neavitt school to give each one a half pint a. day. The milk is distributed to the children at the mornng recess. The Public Health Nurse is expected to measure and weigh the children this week and at the end of the month they will be weighed again to de- termine if they are gaining. Mr. Gates is doing a splendid work for the children of that section. The teachers appreciate his hearty co- operation. X '- 1 LET OUR SCHOOL BE: A Live School--Active, progressive, growing: A Warm School-Sympathetic, cor- dial, friendly. A Hopeful School-Optimistic, con- fident., courageous. ,A Serving School Doing for others children take readily lo. Then af at School and goad. little work along manual trainine' A Spiritual School Filled with th lilies has been done. Recently a. A Spirit of God. - ' 9 table was completed. It is a round one. made of wood, and is ve1'y cred- itable to the scholars. When the school received its cer- tificate of standardization one thing was lacking. lt was a bulletin board. This has also been made by the little ones, and now hangs in the hall with notices attached to it. Window boxes are something else the students made. These brighten the school room hlled as they are with blooming plants. They are exceptionally neat and well made and a credit to the youngsters. These bright bits of carpentry Work help to interest the children in practical things. They work out arithmetic H. EAST. A FRIEND T0 THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON Compliments TEMPLE DRUG CO. TOWSON - MARYLAND Prescription Pharmacists Page 6 THE ORIOLE October, 1925 CLASS CREED, 1925. The Class of 1925. as we enter the stream of life. for the purpose of making it richer. fuller and more smoothly tlowing, believe that we need to daily remember- That we must endeavor to brush aside all obstacles. because everl' failure will teach us something if we will btit learn. Our idea is Se-rvice . not to our- selves but for tlte future needs Of American manhood. XVe go forward in the name of the Maryland State Normal School with an openmmded outlook on life endeavoring in all ways to helD others upward and onward. even as we ourselves have been helped. We need to remind ourselves daily. that. no one knows what t0I11OTI'0W may bring forth. But we can have faith: strong and vital faith which will put sureness into our minds, courage into our hearts. and giV9 US such a clear mental vision that slowly but surely our trust. our be- lief, will lead us to be triumphant. No one factor in all the world is worth more to put life. and cheer. and power in a man than the thought that the Divine Being W110 made this universe, made it for us and not against us. We need this sense of the Infinite, together with n little learning. a little play. a little beauty, a little love, and a great deal of workg all of these incorporated in one day would be a life, and- If we should die that night, we would have lived. JOHN F. GILDEA, '25. WHAT MEN LIVE BY. A recent Normal assembly WHS under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A. Miss Ruby Heritage. a new member of Norrnal's faculty. sang 0 llivinp Redeemer, by Gol1ll0d. This solo was most beautiful and most impressive. VVe hope Miss Heritage will sing for tis many times this year. D The speaker of the occasion was the Reverend Mr. XVickes, of the Towf-tori Baptist Church, His mes- sage, in keeping with both his pro- fession and his sponsors, was the need :ind y-aiu., of religion, llis talk was as follows: During the last twenty-five Years religion has become a sub.l9Cl Very pagilv dist-ussetl, Business men use it as a topic- of conversation. The words ol' the Man of Nazareth are featured in newspapers and mai!- azines. live-rywhere men are seek- ing, sf-ekini: something-a concrete religion, But why this seeking? Bef-:ruse ideals have fallen into the trust, not-:ruse idols have crashed and are broken--because our choicest thoughts are dissolved as mist be- fore the rising sun. Men are per- plexed by difficult problems. They become lost in a forest of intellectual doubt. Somehow, they refuse thet path of religion as a way out. We need teachers, philosophers, scien- tists. but only through Christ can our lives be complete. MABEL E. POHLER. DORMITORY LIFE. As l came up the walk on my re- turn to school this September. I felt a peculiar thrill of delight. Only she who has been one of a group of students living at school knows the joys of Dormitory life. We have a great time of it to- gether, working and playing. Break- fast, land almost all of us pull our- selves out of bed for ity is served between 7.30 and 8.15. From then until classes begin we are usually busy in our rooms getting books to- gether for the day. I shall not men- tion the time from nine to fourg everybody knows what we are doing A LETTER FROM NATIONAL CONGRESS OF MOTHERS AN D PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS. Miss Lida Lee Tall, Principal State Normal School, Towson, Md. My Dear Miss Tall- The Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers received so graciously, and entertained so royally by you and Your able associates last Thurs- day, desires to express to you their sincere appreciation of the unstiut- ing efforts put torth in their behalf. and join unanimously in extending to you their heartfelt thanks. The day was one long to be re- membered. Your address of wel- come accorded to us was indeed most cordial and lacked nothingg and your very interesting dissertation on the importance of properly training children in the direction toward which their highest tendencies and I 'talents seem to indicate not only be- then. However, from after classes, until dinner hour there are many things with which we occupy our- selves. On bright days very few of us remain indoors. We walk to Towson or perhaps go to see the game that is being played on the north campus. After dinner, from six-thirty to seven. is the gala half- liour of otir day. Rec. we call it to people who know: to you we shall have to elaborate it to Roc- reationf' Newell Hall foyer is a splendid place tc dance, and we have t A numberless girls who give up danc- trayerl great profundity of loving thought, but was worthy of lasting inscription in the hearts of all who were privileged to listen to your words of wisdom. God bless you, dear Miss Tall, and further inspire you with His wonder- ful message to the children of men. Cordially yours, M. E. D'Unger, Cor. Secty. Mrs. JOHN D'UNGER, 430 Hilton St., Baltimore, Md. NORMAL SCHOOL HEAD TO ing to play for the rest of us. ADDRESS MEETING As soon as the study gong sounds we all flv to our rooms and. - - - - , A. . I Miss Lida Lee Tall, principal of Ejilixlpmgg Tfggf g?u:80?Z5!ma?nl1finaEiIthe State Normal School, will be the nm'n.n imply Th ' b .e lchief speaker at the first season's u 1 e- en we rnti - . out the cake sent from home, or the'g51eggFgA3g0cEg?i0E0N2sg Plialak ,Flgh crackers and Jam, and go around Q a ' ues' to our friends. At ten o'clock lights ont sotinds. This is by no means an unchange- ahle rountine. Many things happen so that no one day is exactly like any other. There are I-louse meetings, meetings ot' Rural Club and Craft t'lub. Very often our good friends ot' the Y. W. C. A. give us a surprise of one kind or another. There is one thing of which l am certaing when we bid our commut- ing friends good-by and say, I ani sorry you have to go -we really mean it. We mean it because we have grown to realize the unique pleasure in the experience ot' living together as we do. MARGARET H. BREITLING. Sr. 14. t day. Principal Glenn Owens will deliver a short talk on Student Participa- tion in School Government. Dr. R. R. Hyde, vice-president, will preside. Child. -Baltimore News. STATE NORMAL CLUB T0 MEET FRIDAY. The first meeting of the Te-Pa-Chi Club, the Patrons-Teachers' organiz- ation of the elementary department of the Maryland State Normal School will be held at the school auditorium Friday, October 9, at 9 P. M. Dr. .l. H. Mason Knox, Jr., will be the speaker for the evening and his subpect will be The Health of the Child. -Baltimort News. October, 1925 THE ORIOLE Page 7 PROGRAM OF ASSEMBLY ON COLUMBUS DAY, OCT. 12. Explanation of program. Singing by elementary grades. Poem, Columbus , by Joaquin Miller. Film entitled New World Found. 1. Birth of Columbus.-In the little village of Genoa, on the north- western coast of Italy, about the year 1446, is born the boy Christo-1 pher Columbus. Part of his boy-g hood days are spent in combing wool in his father's shop and part of theg time he goes to school. Here he learns to write. to do sums, and to draw maps. E II. Columbus as a Boy.-The boy Columbus' heart fills with a de- sire to wander and go abroad on the face of the waters as he sits on the, wharves and docks of Genoa, listen-' ing to the medley of talk among the' foreign sailors and looking beyondl the masts of the ships into the blue distance of the sea. III. Toscaneili's Maps.-It is im- possible to give. with certainty, the exact date when Columbus grasped the idea of going to the East Indies by sailing west. It is thought that this suggestion may have come from Toscanelli, a Florentine physi- cian and. astronomer, who made for Columbus a map of the world. which showed the Atlantic bounded on the west by the Coast of Asia. I IV. Columbus Disappointed.-i No matter where Columbus gets his idea, it is plain that he is deter-I mined to start to the West, to see' what he can find. But he is poor and has no money to buy ships and! hire sailors for such a voyage. Only a king is rich enough for that. So he takes his plans to his native city, Genoa, and to Portugal and Spain.l No one lends him aid. He is told' that he is wicked and foolish to at- tempt such a voyage. I V. Columbus at Monastery.- Columbus, discouraged and at his wit's end. poor and laughed at, jour- neys with his sun, Diego, to Palos. He knocks at the door of the con- vent like some highway beggar, and asks for bread and water for himself and his child. The monks treat him kindly and finally Columbus dares to tell them of his great plan of sa.iling West to reach India. The voyage seems a fine way to carry the Christian religion to the East, so the monks care for Diego while Colum- bus goes to the Queen. I VI. COLUMBUS at the Court of- Isabella.-A year passes before Co- lumbus has a chance to see the Queen. Then when her advisers hear his plan, they think it very un-I Wise and unjust. But Queen Isa-, bella has a love for adventure like! Columbus' own. She tells him she will help him if he waits until the war is over. Finally, after seven years of waiting in Spain, Columbus receives aid and sympathy from Isa- bella, who pledges her jewels to raise money suflicient to fit out the ships. VII. Getting Ready.-Now that it is decided that Columbus is to go. it is necessary to make preparations. Three small ships, the Pinta, the Nina, and the Santa Maria, are given to Columbus. But what about the crew? Men are shy about ventur- ing with this stranger from Genoa. Convicts are taken as an only resort. What a motley party. convicts, royal officials. physicians and interpreters! The voyagers number about ninety and with food, clothing, swords, andi compasses. it is no wonder that the small ships are crowded. VIII. Starting.-Before sunrise on Friday. August 3. 1492. the three ships lie in the little harbor of Palos. The largest, the Santa Maria, is the flagship of Admiral Christopher Columbus, and the others, the Pinta and Nina. are in charge of two of his friends. -lust as the sun comes up over the monastery hill the Santa Maria raises her fiag, the shipsg spread their sails and move slowly, out to sea. The sailors wave their caps to their weeping friends on shore and watch the white monas- tery on the hill until it fades out of sight. They are to sail west into the terrible Sea of Darkness, and many of them fear they will never return. ! IX. The Voyage.-The unknown water is far wider than the brave explorer has thought, and as the little boats steer farther out from the shore of Palos. a panic seizes the sailors. As they sail on and on. day after day, :md week after week. across the untravelled sea, the super- stitious sailors grow more and more frightened. X. The Mutiny.-Columbus can not easily overcome the fears of the sailors. Day after day passes and no land appears They begin to be discouraged. When October comes and there is still no land. they can stand it no longer. And so they plan some night to throw the Admir- al overboard, reflecting who should know that he didn't fall over him-I self Then Columbus talks to his sailors. We do not know what he tells them. but his friend Las Casas says, he was laughing with them while he was weeping at heart. The mutinous sailors give way and the three little ships sail on. I XI. Signs of Land.-On October 11, 1492, a green reed floats by Columbus' ship. The Pinta's anchor' picks up a land plant and the sailors' on the Nina see a small branch covered with berries. At ten o'clock that evening Columbus sees far I ahead a wavering light, like that of a candle carried in a man's hand. What joy runs through the crowd! XII. Landing on San Salvador Land at Last!-For more than three months the little band has sailed into the unknown we-stern sea. Then al- most without warning, land appears! Columbus has sought an old world and has found a new one. At sun- rise. October 12, 1492. the crew reaches shore. Columbus falls on his knees and offers a prayer of thanks to God. Rising to his feet, he draws his sword, plants the stand- ard of Castile, thus taking possession, of the new country in the name of the Sovereigns of Spain. In accord- ance with the pious emotions of the hour, he names the island San Sal- vador. or Holy Saviour. XIII. Columbus' Impressions of the Island.-Probably no man was ever more disappointed than was Columbus in the character of the people whom he finds in this new country. His imagination had teemed with the brilliant conceptions of oriental life, costly clothes, price- ly ornaments, and palatial residences. And yet there is something fascin- ating in the native strength and beauty and in the simple ways of these people whom Columbus calls Indians. He gives them bright sparkling ornaments-gay caps, beads, tinkling bells. In return the natives give Columbus tamed par- rots, immense balls of cotton yarn, and bread called cassava. But the Spaniards find no gold nor spices for which they so ardently yearn. XIV. Wreclt of Santa Maria.- Columbus sails on, finding many new islands and naming each one he finds. But on none of these islands does he find glittering seaports of India, filled with rich spices. On U19 iW9I1ty-fourth of December, a serious misfortune occurs. Colum- bus, having gone to bed, leaves ther Santa Maria in charge of the man at the helm: he too. being sleepy and thinking no harm will come to the ship during this calm, puts a boy at the helm and goes to sleep. Off the coast of Hayti the tide runs high. The swift current carries the Santa Maria on a sand bar from which she can never be taken. XV. Leaving for Home.-The Santa Maria wrecked, Columbus takes command of the Pinta. Co- lumbus sees that he must leave some of his men behind. Forty- four men stay in the new world and immediately begin to build homes. Finally, on January 4. 1493, Colum- bus, with fifteen sailors and ten In- dians, sails for Spain. XVI. Landing at Palos.-In the spring of 1493, all Spain rejoices at the return of the Great Navigator. He is met at the city gates by a squadron, commanded by an envoy, Page 8 Sent by Queen Isabella. A proces- sion is formed of the crew, carrying parrots, fruits, vegetables and other products from the New VVorld. XVII. Columbus' Second Return. -Many are ready to join Columbus on a second voyage. In September, 1493. he sails with a tleet of seven- teen vessels and 1500 men. Many of these voyagers are from leading families of Spain and wish to bring back much wealth from the Indies. They reach Hayti. but find no riches nor jewels. After spending three years in the New World the Great Navigator returns to Spain, disap- pointed and discouraged. XVIII. Columbus' Landing In South America.-On one of his voy- ages Columbus touches the shores of South America. At first he thinks he has come to another island of the Indies. but later on he writes to Queen Isabella saying. I believer that this is mainland. very great, which until today, has not been known. XIX. Columbus in Chains.-The lazy, greedy Spaniards who sailed to the New XVcrld with Columbus. can not get along with the Indians. They blame Columbus for all their trouble and send false reports back to Spain. Bobadilla. a Spanish Gov- ernor in the New IVorld, is jealous of Columbus and has him sent home in chains. Queen Isabella. Colum- bus' best friend. dies soon after- wards. and Columbus spends his last days in Spain. a poor. ill, broken- hearted old man. By an odd coin- cidence, it was Vespucius who gave his name to the New VVorld. and not the patient Columbus. whose cour- age alone won t'or the world two new continents. Presented by Senior XV. STEW RT iof. THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Our So-rvicc Motto: Honest, Prompt, Courteous, Complete. THE ORIOLE October, 1925 MOVIE REVIEW. The Ton Commandments At New Theatre. One of the most sepctacular tion pictures of this season is Ten Commandments. Through the medium of the tion picture drama, one is easily transported to the colorful and mag- netic realms of the one time land of the Pharoahs. The biblical hap- penings of The Ten Command- ments are intermingled with a mod- ern version. proving that the Ten Commandments to the Israelites for living. To the question eral members of dent body, Wl1at do you think of 'The Ten Commandments' as an edu- cational production? we get the following: Miss B. Frum- Tl1e educational value would be in the Bible history it presents, and geographical background, if it is accurate. . Miss P. Blood- The biblical part is very fine be- cause it does bring home to you viv- idly what happened. Rose L. Kornblatt. Senior III.- If we could take the children to see it without shownig the modern iversicn, its educational value is iu- comparable. Elton Mears, Senior IX.- Fillerl with ideals figuratively expressed. it is an excellent educa- tional production. Iiida Lee Grist. .Iunior XIII.- I think that it is the most won- derful production of biblical history on the screen. Dorothy Schroeder, Senior VIII.- The prologue has education value in that it pictures 'The Ten Com- mandments' as a rule for living. ,This is further emphasized and illus- trated in the drama ol' today that follows. the prologue. ALICE KRIEGEL, Reporter. HOW' TRUE! 'When we first cntered Normal, 1 We studied awfully hard- 'So we could graduate real soon. I And get a teaching job. The IDO- The D10- which Moses gave are still a necessity that was asked sev- the faculty and stu- But now we do our lessons. I In hopes that some sweet day, We'll get a job as house maid. Q Or earn a waiter's pay! l 'nm t TOWSON NATIONAL BANK , Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts. l Savings Accounts ' Christmas Savings Club I Safe Deposit Boxes. l 49g Interest, Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights THE MORNING RUSH. With sincere apologies to Edgar -Allan Poe. Once upon a morning dreary, when I awoke tired and weary, Thinking of the good time I had the night before- While I dozed, nearly napping, sud- denly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rap- ping at my bedroom door. 'Tis my sister, I murmured, rap- ping at my bedroom door- Only that, and nothing more. Soon the rapping, rapping, grew louder and more certain, Calling, calling me in a way I'd never been called before: It's nearly eight, hurry or you'll be late, And two latenesses a term meant you'll get the gate. So hurry I must, or sad will be my fate, Save me from this lateness, and l'll have no more. And my sister, never flitting, is al- ways standing, is always ready Where I need her the most, just in- side my bedroom door, And her eyes, always seeming to be awake, keep mine from their dreaming, And the sun streaming o'er her, throws its rays on the door, And my sister and those rays of light, unite so that I Shall be late nevermore! ROSE L. KORNBLATT, Cr. 3. 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Note of comment: A very minute detailed account of Marco Polo. Too long for reference for a story like this one. Q41 The British and Quarterly Re- view: July to October, 1872g Pages 99-125. Note of comment: A good review on Colonel Yule's book. C53 Nation, July to December: Vol. 21. 18755 Pages 4-136-137. Note of comment: Also review on Colonel Yule's book, but not very good. Rather a meandering point of view. U51 Edinburg Review. July, 1872. Note of comment: Short comment on Yule's book. Good review in itself, but not for our purpose. 173 Adventures of Marco Polo , A. B. Atherton. Note of comment: The book itself can be made into a charming short story. A very good reference. f8J ll-lesser Marco Polo: Donn Byrne. Note of comment: A very charming romance about Marco Polo and the Daughter of Kubla Khan. By far it was the most interesting reference I read. 195 The Story of Marco Polo: Synge. TOVVSON BAKERY-THE GOODY Note of comment: A simple story of Marco Polo. Not much in it for reference. lllany, many years ago. Asoa, as we know him today. was quite un- known to the boys and girls who lived then. ln fact, six hundred years ago China, Japan and India were unknown even to the grown folks. Travel then was not as easy and comfortable as it is now. It. was dangerous, due to marauding bands of caravan robbers who mur- dered the travelers in order to steal their cargoes. However. there were many traders then who risked their lives and prop- erty for their leaders. And so cer- tain routes were established along which the traders of the East and those who lived along the shores of the Klediterranean Sea travelled in order to exclizmge their wares. The silks and carpets for which Persia was and still is famous were brought to Europe and in return the beauti- ful glass and gold work of Venice was sent to the East. From China came the beautiful soft silks that were so necessary to the elaborate and costly court life of the countries in Europe. All the spices, such as pepper, cloves. nutmeg and cinna- mon were introduced into Europe from the East. These products showed the people that this was just what they had sought for for a long time. Here was an article which would help them preserve their food, so that it would be quite appetizing a day or two, or even weeks after it THE, HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists And Her-gem-athens Gift Store 509 York Road Are Headquarters for School Supplies Kodaks, Films, Stationery, Spald- ing's Sporting Goods, Keds and Sweaters: Greeting Cards for all Occasions. Supreme Ice Cream and Soda Water. Agents for Water- man's Ideal Fountain Pens. NVhit- man's Delicious Chocolates and Bon- Bons. was bought. You must remember that in those far away days the moth- ers of the boys and girls did not have such extensive refrigerating Systems for the preservation of food as your mothers do now. Perhaps. the spices were the main reason for the people's desire to nnd an ocean route to the East when these passageways were closed by the Turks in 1453, just about three hundred years after these spices were first used in Europe. These were the same routes to the East which 'Columbus tried to find in 1492. Other articles extensively traded were the precious stones of the East. They were very abundant there and very necessary to the colorful life of the West. Most of these jewels from the Indies, such as diamonds, pearls, rubies and em- eralds brought great profits to the tContinued on Page 105 Towson's Real Shoe Store THE BOOT SHOP NYM. F. ORTH, Prop. 529 York Road. Slices for the VVh0le Family Gym Shoes, Rubber Shoes. Open Evenings. BOOKS te N O RM A N . REMINGTON CO. 347 N. Charles St. 'Ilie Hu Baltimorefs Collection of Smart Specialty Shops Temporary Oiiice FRANK A. PERSOHN, JR., Optometrist Eyesight Specialist Oiiice Hours: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. Saturday Nights: 7-9. 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So pleased was he with them that after hearing all about the customs and religion of the coun- try from which they came, he sentl them back to Rome with letters to the Pope, in which he asked that one hundred missionaries be sent tot China to civilize and convert his sub- ects. l The two brothers arrived in Rome in 1269. In the meantime the Pope had died and no one had as yet taken' his place. They waited until a Pope was appointed. He gave them letters to the Khan and also sent two priests who were to convert the Chinese. On the return voyage Nicholas Polo tookf with him his son Marco Polo, whol was :neu a lad of seventeen. 1 And so the two Polo merchants., the son, Marco Polo and the two: priests set forth with their great' train of red snarling camels and' little patient donkeys and slender, nervous horses toward the rising! sun. Behind them the green hills, of Venice faded as a rainbow fades and now there was sand before them. By day the wind was swift and hot. and by night it was black and cold. On their way they passed through Armenia and Ararat. the mountains about which the people lJ9li9V6d thai 'Noe' brought his ark to anchor there: and where it is still. but can not ht- reached because the mountain is so high, cold and terrible. Then they nent through Persia, where the magicians worship fire. Soon they reached Alamooi. where the King of the .-Xssasins lived. This is the story of the King of Assasins or thc Old Alan of the Mountain. Whenever there was a tint' horseman in the old Mans Domain he would invite him to his castle. Outside his castle the horse- man would be given something to drink in which there was a Hood amount of opium mixed to drug the man. Just as soon as he fell asleep he was taken into the castle where ! j KEENE'S York Road and Burke Avenue TOWSON, MD. there were the most wonderful gar- dens. There they would tell him that he was dead and that he was in paradise. It was so wonderful in the gardens that the man really thought he was in heaven. Beauti- flutes, shone by the world. of the ful beings always played on the birds sang. and the sun on the clear lakes surrounded most beautiful flowers in the After a while the Old Man Mountain would call for him and tell him he was sending him back to earth to 1:-unish such and such a per- son. The person who was to be pun- ished, was nearly always an enemy of the Old Man. Again the horseman would be drugged, this time when he awoke the found himself outside the castle with a knife in his hand. Then he would start in search of the enemy. lf he lived to return, he was drugged again and admitted to the supposed paradise. This time Marco Polo and his family escaped the Old Man un-, harmed, they were traveling in the, company of a great caravan. Where- ever they went now was sand, for they had reached the great Gobi Desert. A great terror fell on the caravan, so that one night a third of the caravan and the two priests deserted. Now there was only a haze about them and they looked at saying, 'Were we ever or green way, where or there was sweet maybe we are dead, or is a dream. Let us lie one another, any place birds sang, water? Or maybe this ldown and sleep that we may dream 'againf l But Marco Polo would not let 3them lie down, for to lie down was death. ' With the aid of young Marco l WILLIAM KOERNEP. 3A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. ' You wish to phone? You may, sit. A shoe-shine? Over there. 'A match? The cigar stand, sir. 'A manicure? This way. ,That girl will hold your hand, sir. tThanks. Call again. Good-day. l WALTER HOOS . 421 York Road l rowsov, Mn. l Sanitary Meat Market t FRUITS - VEGETABLES WM. A. LEE General Merchandise York Road and Perma Ave. TOXYSON, Mn. Polo's courage, the remainder of the caravan reached the Palace of Kub- la Khan. The Chinese ruler had a. great feast for the travelers. The festival was held in his palace dining room, the ceiling of which was all gold and silver. and so were the walls. Representatives of beasts, dragons, and birds were used here for decoration. Six thousand people attended the feast the night the Polos were received at the palace. Now Marco, being a' bright lad, learned very readily the customs. of the Chinese as well as their lan- guage. their way of writing and their practice in war. In many ways I-he showed himself wise and know- ling. The Khan, therefore, held him in great esteem and sent him as an embassy to a country which was a. good six month's journey distant. The young man accomplished his II1iSSi0H, when he returned, at once sought an audience- with the Khan in order to report what he had done. lBeing very observant, Marco Polo, besides giving an account of his 'work that greatly pleased the Khan, also described the countries he had 'seen during his trip, about the iContinued on Page 113 TOWSON SHOE STORE L. ECKER, Prop. I York 86 Joppa. Roads Friedman-Shelby All-Leather Shoes. First Class Shoe Repairing. I PHOTOGRAPHS I FOR STUDENTS. We will make six of our 39.00 a dozen Portraits and one of our 340.00 a dozen Portraits for THREE DOLLARS. During the past four years over one thousand Normal School Stu- dents have taken advantage of this same olfer. n This offer holds good from now until Saturday, November 28, 1925. T H E A T E L IE R 103 West Lexington Street BALTIMORE, MD. October, 1925 governments, the different kinds of people. the armies. and, in fact.i everything that he knew would be of interest to the Khan. - The Khan was greatly surprised at the marvelous memory of the youth, and said' If this young man! lives. he will assuredly come to be' a person of great worth and ability. , So he was given the title of Messer. Marco Polo. and from then on. whenever the Khan wished to have a matter carried out successfully, hc called upon Marco. And more and more the great ruler came to love him for his gentle ways and man- ners. He was once given the posi- tion of governor of the city of Yang- bow.for three years, and in manyl ways was a most valuable member of! the Khan's court. When Marco and his father and uncle had spent more than twenty years witl1 the Khan, they began to think of home. I During this period, they had, traded with many provinces in China and had amassed a fortune. the ex-, tent of which cannot be imagined! The country was wealthy and gold and precious stones were easily ob-, tained. 2 Having gathered together such an' immense fortune, they feared lest the Khan would die, and that his suc-i cessor would not be so kind. Buti the Khan refused to hear of their de- parture. He loved them too well to sever the friendship which had ex- isted for more than twenty years. So the brothers had to give up the hope of seing their home. However, it seemed that Fate was watching over them. One day a me-ssenger arrived at the court from! the Khan of Persia. who was al nephew of the Grand Khan. The? Persian ruler had lost his Wife and wished to marry a lady of Kubla's court. The Khan was very eager to comply with the request of his nephew. It was necessary to send the young lady whom he had chosen from Peking, the city of the Khan. to Tobuz, the capital of Persia. The roads, as you already know, were unsafe, due to the bands of robbers and warriors. and besides, a trip overland would be very uncomfort- able for the princess and her ladies. It was decided to make the voyage by sea and to send the Polos as her escort. In 1292. the party left China. The ship was bedecked as truly htted a ship of the great Khan. with gold and silver draperies, and cloths of finest silks and Stins. It was part of the Khan's court transferred on ship board. They landed in Persia two years later after passing through many hazards and nearly losing their lives through sickness and storms. In the meantime the Khan of Persia had died and the Princess married his son. The Polos, having com- i 1 THE ORIOLE I pletefl their last mission for thel Khan,4 bade farewell to the princessj From Persia they made their wayl back to the beautiful little town' which they called home, after an! absence of twenty-six years. I On arriving at their ancestral' home. they were surprised to find? that no one recognized them. Theyy found that their children and grand-' children had taken possession ofi their homes arid divided their prop-E erty. They. the Polos, were counted, as dead. because no one had heardl of them for a quarter of a century.i It was necessary to convince all their: friends that they were not imposters' and so set about doing so. I They spread an elaborate and splendid feast. to which they invited! all their friends They were attire-dl in the most costly of silken and vel-l vet robes. adotned with preciousl sparkling rubies and diamonds., 'lhree times during the meal the? l1l9l'CQHI1lS rose. left the room. and. came back dressed in robes more? costly than the ones they had worn- before. These proceedings caused much wonder and amazement among the guests. At length. when the cloth had been removed. and the servants ordered from the room. they brought forthg the shabby clothes in which they had arrived the day before. Draw- ing sharp knives. they carefully ripped the seams of the rough. worny garments and out rolled vast quan-1 tities of rubies, sapphires. diamonds and emeralds which had been very cunningly stitched into their dresses so that no one t-ould detect the fact. At last the Polos succeeded ini convincing their friends and rela-I tives that they were the selfsamew Polos who left twenty-six years ago., Their wealth was so great thati they were called the Millioni Polos.1 Marco Polo enjoyed a good oldf age. Nothing pleased him so much' as telling his friends of his adven- tures. LAURA SIEDMAN 1 Senior 9. 5 True worth is in being. not seem-! mg. ln doing each day that goes by, Some little good, not in dreaming Of great things to do by and by. For what ever men say in their, blindness i And in spite of the fancies of, youth 4 There's nothing so kingly as kind- ness. And nothing so royal as truth. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 824 W. Saratoga Street i Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md.l Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins Q Rings Page 11 THE DEEP BLACK RIVER- A SKETCH. Chin in hand. he sat. staring and wondering. He was small and in signiticant. scarcely seven years of age. As he watched. a cold chill CFGDI Over him. How black the river was! And there were so many lights-all colors-green. red. yel- low. A shrill siren. a light. and then darkness. The river. so black alld magnetic, fascinated him. Every night he Sat this way-chin in hand. staring at the river. He loved the river at night. How silently gloomy and mysterious it was, with its myriads of inulti-colored lights, flashing and sparkling! O11 clear nights. when the moon was out-the river was a thing to be revered. The icy pallidness of the moon threw a faint glimmer ol' light on the dark- ness of the water. Yiihenever he viewed this sight, he hugged his knees in ecstasy. Beautiful? The child was happily unaware of beauty. That deep black river contained a. magnetic force which drew him to- wards it. It was irresistible. It meant something-but what. he did not understand. Night after night this quaint tow-headed boy sat, like a sentinel on guard, brooding over his'beloved river. IRVING SOLLINS. A DAY OF TEACHING. Teaching is not a dry, dull, tire- some job of cramming knowledge down disinterested throats whether they want it or not. Far, far from it. lf you have any idea that ap- proaches that notion, come down to the Seventh Grade of the campus school and it'll be knocked seven hundred miles north of the North pole. Psychology says A child has unlimited elementary possibilities. I believe it. 'l'l1ey'll grab an idea. tear it to pieces, start at the bottom and build it up until you have a logical thought. They keep you on your toes, they are a1ive,ready and willing. They think. Good, whole- some fun is indulged in at the proper time. Some of the wittiest remarks I have ever heard have comet from these elementary students. So, if you want to enjoy days crammed with work, fun and satisfaction. start teaching. Seventh Grade P. T. TEACHERS MEET. Kent teachers are in a three-day session this week, a full program of which appears elsewhere. Prof. E. C. lfValthers, of the State Normal School, is giving a course in geo- graphy during all three days. Prof. Gibson, of the State Department of Education, is giving a course in musicg while Miss Jamart. of the Public Athletic League is giving in- struction in the teaching of physical education.-Chestertown Transcript. page 12 THE ORIOLE October? 1925 NORMAL NEWS. On October 5th, 1925. the Nor- mal Literary Society held its first meeting of the yea1', at which con- siderable vim and vigor were shown. The new Normals were asked to make their selection of one of the many activities of the society in which to participate. Many Juniors chose dramatics. Miss Mitzie Mc- Donough was made chairman by popular vote, and will be well as- sisted by John Durry, the new vice- chairman, of the Dramatic Club of the Normals. Miss Heritage very kindly offered her services as coach. The other clubs enrolled new members and instilled the true Nor- mal spirit. On the whole, things look very bright for the Normal Literary Society. Reported by JACK STONE. Sr. XI. PESTALOZZI MEETS. The Pestalozzi Literary Society. exercising all the pep, determination and strategy which brought its col- ors to the fore at the end of the con- tests last year, added to its ranks more than four hundred Juniors when new members were recruited. At a recent song practice. the first of the new year, the.old Pests sang and yelled with true championship spirit and a new determination to win again this year. The Dramatic Club has such a large membership that it will be di- vided into two groupsg one to study and oiscuss modern plays and the other to rehearse and present one- act plays at the regular meetings. preliminary to the contest. The Pest ofhcers will meet with Miss Tall soon to 1'-lan a program ot' for this year. year our slogan was, iVe're activity Last Out To Win. This year, with the ht-Ip ot the four hundred promising Juniors our new war-cry is, We're Out To XVin Again. PEP. Voine on you rooters. Lf-t's hear you shoutg Show some action, You've not got the gout. 1X'hf-n the ball gocs up with a ter- rihlc hoot. Ho your filllf: you're there lo fool. Wh'-n you all sing: out with that good school spirit. XVI- pay no :ittr-ntion, Hut we surf- df, hr-:ir it: So rome. you rooters. Ont- and all .-Xml hr-lp us kick That fioggonr- hall. Soccer Team, .IUHN Dl'ltRY, Sr. 15. i l 4 l i i l i V i i i i l l V v J 1 l i i i i i TALES OF THE PINE TREE TROOP. We're off! The Girl Scouts again hiked one of their old familiar trails Tuesday afternoon. This was the first real gathering of the Scouts this year. Everyone got acquainted and enjoyed the outdoor fun. We do not always believe in ramb- ling through the woods, lanes, and dusty roads. This is demonstrated particularly by our indoor meetings which we hold every other week. It is at these meetings we prepare our- selves to earn merit badges and Scout emblems. One can instantly understand that through this train- ing we hope to make better Ameri- can citizens and develop leaders among them. So fun isn't the only thing which figures largely in Scout activities. We try our best to render our ser- vice to Normal School. Last year the Scouts presented a silk Ameri- can flag to the school. This year we hone to render a bigger and better service. MAY SLOAN, Sec.. Senior XIV. CAMP FIRE NEWS. A new Camp Fire Group was or- ganized Moiitluy night in 214, under the guardianship of Miss Vkfoolsey. The following officers were in- stalled: President-Frances Nixon. Secretary--Alma Parsons. Treasurere-Elizabeth Poole. The organization consists of ten Seniors and ten Juniors. as follows: eth Anderson, Laura Bollman, Brix. Helen Cheezum, Mildred Evelyn Driscall, Elizabeth Gertrude Eskridge, Adele . Helen Graham, Frances Het- Elizah Mario Cohee. Ellers. Flood zer, Helen Jennings, Helen Jones, Dorothy Miles. Frances Nixon, Bern- dena Ridenour, Alice Saffell and lilodwcn Thomas. The next meeting which is sched- uled lor Octobcr 12, will be a sup- per hike. We were very sorry that all the girls who applied for melli- hcrship could not he admitted. but tht- Vamp Fire Organization is a National one and the number of iiiciiilit-is for ear-li guardian is lim- itcfl to twenty. All the girls agreed to try to live up ln the Clamp Fire law. which is: Seek beauty, tlivt- service. Pursue knowledge. Be trustworthy, llold on to health, Glorify work, lie happy. IWRANCYES NIXON, President. WQUZ 1 THE RURAL CLUB. Our Rural Club is now three years old, and for its age is the liveliest and most self-assertive organization that is classified under extra-curri- cular activities. , This year we intend to make the biggest in our history With the aid of Mr. Hulsizer, the club was able to arrange a fine program for the com- ing year. This program consists of eleven speakers who are known all over Maryland for their views on education. The first of these speak- ers, Miss Annie Reynolds, of the U. IS. Bureau of Education, talked both to the Student Body and the Club on September 24. Our Club has a recreational side to it, too. We have our hikes, our dances and our plays. There is a. husking bee on the program for the year. Meetings are held bi-monthly and everyone who is interested in Rural 'Life is invited to join. zR. F. F. .LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. The Maryland State Normal School Branch of the League of Women Voters is organized for a successful year's work The work which will be taken up this year will be most 'interesting and helpful to us as future voters. The program for this year will include a study of the teaching of !civics in the Elementary Schools of Baltimore, of the Constitution of the United States, of Parliamentary Pro- cedure and the progress of the World Court. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President-Dorothy Schroeder. 1 Vice-President-Ruth Chrest. l Corresponding S-ecrctary,-- Elsie Thaise. i Recording Secretary-Mabel Poh- ler. . Treasurer-Allena Baker. ! CONSTANCE WALDSCHMIDT. I Reporter. I . To eve-ry man there cometh A way, and ways and a way. And-the High Soul climbs the High way, And the Low Soul gropes the Low, .And in between on the misty flats The rest drift to and fro. But to every man there openeth A High Way and a Low. And every man decided The Way his soul shall go. JOHN OXENHAM. Surely, whoever speaks to me in the right voice, him or her. shall I 1 follow. As the water follows the moon, si- lently. with fiuid steps, anywhere I around the globe.-Whitman. 1 ti TINRY ir! .'. 1 ' ,X fl - in All 1.4. .t fi, at.1P.ld'LAItD 'praise youth and it I To be iond of learn- will advance to suc- ing is tv be all the sate cess. of kll0!Vl6dge. Vol. 5-No. 2 NOVEMBER, 1925 lsftggsrliifnlfiistpdiffiif'f,'1ii'i1'fi7if1fwa'y'a d LEARNING FROM OTHERS Exchange is the life of trade. Ex- change of ideas is the medium of trade in education. Upon invitation of the Southwest Missouri State Teachers' Association, meeting at Springfield, Missouri, Miss Tall spoke before the General Session on Saturday, October 31, and the Senior High School Section on Friday. Her topics were: Edu- cation, a Big Business in this Age of Big Business, and The Contri- bution of the High Schools to Teacher Training. She also spoke before the Art Section, which was in charge of Miss Deborah Weisel who for six months, in 1921, was instruc- tor here at Normal. Miss Weisel organized the work in Industrial Arts, and left us, having been pledged to go to Springfield before she came here. She has made pro- gressive art ideals felt in Missouri, especially in Southwest Missouri. which is keenly alive now to the value of art in the public schools. Miss Tall also spoke before the Sat- urday Club, the leading social wo- n1en's club in Springneld. Garnered by the way, Miss Tall brought back ideas from visits to five teacher- training institutions: The Harris Teachers' College of St. Louisg The Southwest Missouri State Teachers' College at Springfield, where the meetings were heldg Peabody College for Teachers at Nashville, Tennessee, which is the Teachers' College oil Vanderbilt Universityg The Bowling Green, Kentucky, Normal College. and the School of Education of Cin- cinnati University. 1 Our entire faculty at Normal this! year is on tip-toe to develop thel school laboratory. Now, the labora- tory for a school like ours is madey up of children who are being edu- cated through the medium of the elementary schoolg so, every student at Normal knows that theory and practice must clasp hands and work together. Therefore. we'd feel, strange if we did not see principle-sl tried out in class. So Miss Tall was! keen to Hnd out what was being done! in the practice schools of the tive in-1 stitutions she visited. Everybody,i even in education, keeps saying that practice lags ten years behind theory. Miss Tall wants us to help in changing this,t so she looked especially for use of demonstrationi and practice centers, The Harris' Teachers' College has a campus de-l monstration school. Its studentl Continued on Page 2 THE INTERNATIONAL INSTI- TUTE OF TEACHERS' COLLEGE Teachers' College has been the pioneer and leader in the movement for the intensive study by foreign students of how the United States does things. The establishment of new republics and the wider ex- tension of the spirit of democracy which followed the war have served to intensify this interest in American education so that now the student body of Teachers' College has be- tween two and three hundred stu- dents representing over forty differ- ent countries of the world. These foreign students realize that a nat- ional democracy can only be attained through education, and that the United States, though with many im- perfections, has achieved much in democratic education. Two thou- sand foreign students have been graduated from this college and have returned to their native lands and are doing wonders as adminis- trators and teachers for the promo- tion of modern education. They are dedicating their lives to the service of internationalism and to a better understanding between their own country and the United States. Education such as this furnishes a concrete means for advancing human welfare. To meet this need there has been established and has been in operation since February, 1923, the International Institute of Teachers' College. the foundation of which was made possible by the grant of 1ii1,000.0tI0 in ten install- ments from the International Board founded by John D. Rockefeller. Jr. The creation of this institute will permit not only the giving of special attention to foreign students but also will make it possible for us to con- duct investigations in connection with foreign countries. The funds of the International Institute will be used to fur- nish scholarship aid to foreign students of ability and promise. The institute will also be in a position to assist these students in visiting educational and social institutions outside of New York City and thus correct the ideas of America formed in the metropolis alone. We are very proud of the fact that this group of students visited the M. S. N. S. last Friday How much did you help in giving a background of American ideas and ideals to thesc people of other countries who were here? How much did you i I I I advance internationalism? Did you know just who these strange people were and just what they were trying to do? ' DR. I. L. KANDEL, Prof. of Teachers' College. Data for report taken from article in Teachers' College Record, Sept., 1923. AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK NOV. 16 TO 23, CAN BE MADE T0 MEAN- 1. For every child- Appreciation of his obligation to match the privilege of free schooling with good spirit and hearty endeavor. For every teacher- A new and challenging call to serve the children of this gen- eration. For every parent- A fuller understanding of the great adventure of parenthood, its duties, privileges, and oppor- tunities, more especially its part in the education of children. For every citizen- Pride in the public school as the foundation of our liberties, the protector of the achievements of our glorious past. and the promise of fuller life for to- morrow. 2. 9 o. 4. NORMAL SCHOOL TO OB- SERVE EDUCATIONAL WEEK. The opening of National Education Week will be observed today at the Maryland State Normal School, Tow- son, by a book exhibit and a musical and dramatic entertainment in the administration building. The ob- servance will be held from 3 to 5 P. M. every afternoon this week. The book exhibit will include literature for children and adults. The dramatic entertainment will be marked by a series of dramatic sketches showing the evolution of books and by several short addresses. Tea will be served in the after- noon.-fFrom Morning Sun. ARE YOU EDUCATED? A man is not educated in any sense, whatsoever, because he can read Latin, write English or appear well in a drawing room. He, only, is educated who is busy. benencient, and effective in a com- munity.-Ruskin. Page 2 THE ORIOLE November, 1925, LEARNING FROM OTHERS tContinued from Page 1.9 teaching is done in the City of St. Louis, and is in charge of the prin- cipalsg no supervision is given from the college start. Springfield, Pea- body College, and Bowling Green have all recently put. through the Construction of campus elementary schools to take care of their prac- tice work. In each case the building is well equipped and located on the campus in the most strategic loca- tion. This fact attests the attitude of these schools toward practice work. The Springfield Educational Building, as the school is called, shows the interesting and most mod- ern feature of a unit of three? for each grade teacher-a classroom for children: an otlice with glass parti- tions that overlooks the classroom for the teacher and practicing stu- dents, and a smaller section room for practice groups. This is the plan followed by the Salisbury Nor- mal in our own State. Bowling Green had just had its new Training School dedicated, with the Govern- or and State Superintendent in at- tendance. In Cincinnati, Miss Tall went with Dr. Burton, Professor of Education at the University. to see a demonstration lesson in geography given by a Seventh Grade teacher for his senior class. Dr. Burton says that the demonstration facilities for his work are ideal, within easy reach of the Universityg but that the prac- tice schools are scattered all over Cincinnati, so that he must travel at times twelve miles to see a student in training. He is making a plea for one or two practice buildings located close to the University. He paid tribute to the Superintendent of Cin- cinnati schools. Saying Mr. Condon is a Prince to work with, and he felt the aid would come. But Miss Tall said that even though she gained much from her visits, she walked on air last 'Wed- nesday when she came home to Normal, for strange as it may seem. Miss Tall likes this school best, with all its faults. Another event of moment in the cxchange of educational ideas came to the school last Friday. when thirty-eight members of the Internat- ional institute of Columbia Univer- sity visited us for the day., The group, all studying at Teachers Col- lege, rt-prt-sent nineteen nationslof Eurgpr-, Asia, Africa, South America -qiexicq was the one North Ameri- pan nation to send a student. Their lpadqr, Dr. llc! Nlanzo, is keen to have them study well thc right edu- 4-ations! ideals of our country, and not pf. deluded into practices that will not Ht their own D'-'Cllliaf CWM' izations. So ht- shows the traveling Q,-nun Ihr- best and the worst in edu- ,.2,qif,Qg, They are keen men and women, asking most stimulating questioqs, and gave us an example of scientinc attitude toward their work that we, as students of educa- tion, might well copy. Our educa- tional exhibit, expressing objectively the work of the several courses at Normal. was meant to show to them the unity of our school organization as we go through our courses here. So. men come and go, bringing in and taking away ideas! 'What stim- ulation it all is! What poise and thoughtfnlness it calls forth! Oh. for wisdom and understanding! The Reporter for the Principal. THE TEN MARKS OF AN EDU- CATED MAN 1 Albert Edward Wiggaml He keeps his mind open on every question until the evidence is all in. He always listens to the man who knows. He never laughs at new ideas. He cross-examines his day-dreams. He knows his strong point and plays it. He knows the value of good habits and how to form them. He knows when not to think and when to call in the expert to think for him. You can't sell him magic. He lives the forward-looking, out- ward-looking life. He cultivates a love of the beautiful. -From the American Magazine. COUNTY TRAINING TEACH- ERS WILL MEET. First Term Meeting of the County Training Teachers, Saturday, Novem- ber 14, at 9:30 A. M. in Room No. 17. Please be prompt. Topic: What habits, skills, ideals and attitudes do we need to build up in student teachers? As an introduction to the discus- sion a set of questions on the first ninety--four pages of Thorndike's Education are attached. Be pre- pared to discuss them in the light of current practice in your school. The questions are in a sense a re view of what is obvious to many of us. However, throughout this book the fact stressed is that we ignore the obvious. What most of us as training teachers need is not greater knowledge but better means of put- ting into practice what We know and believe. If we reread Thorndike with the idea of putting a stronger light on a familiar situation we may see more clearly. Caution. Freshman to his younger brother at home: ' Yes, sirg we rode down town on that there street car, and as we were going along, a big fat woman reached up and pushed on one of them but- tons, and at the very next street the conductor stopped and put her off. You can bet we kept our hands off of things until we got in sight of the square. -D. S. Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTURING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers of Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry DIAMONDS FINE JEIVELRY i213 N. LIBERTY STREET BALTIMORE, MD. 1 ' ' 'W W 1 ' M- W ' T Compliments of , 67718 BLACKGL DECKER MFG. CO. I TOWSOAL MD. vn.m1,Es s'rnnn'r BALTIMORE .vr LEXINGTON L, L, 00 .1 MARYLAND APPAREL FOR THE COLLEGE GIRLS find all lbe Smart Accessories MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY November, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 3 TENNIS. The girl tennis champion ot the school has at last claimed her laurels. The tennis finals were played Ytfed- nesday, November 4, at 3 P. M. Due, to the fact that the game had not been announced, the two best players of Normal battled in the cold with few onlookers. Both girls displayed good form and skill throughout the match. Esther Deitz, our well-known tennis star from last year, graciously bowed to Lena Reilly, a Junior, and former Western High School player. Everyone has decided that it was a. dence of a tennis match, as all but two games were dence. The score was 5-7, 6-2 and 6-3. Here's to Lena Reilly, our cham- pion, and to a good team in the spring with the two enemies of the tournament working together for Normal. K. DICKEY, Tennis Manager. NORMAL NEWS. The Normal Literary Society is in full stride, even this early in the year-pep meetings, song practice. play practice and serious business' meetings. Quite ambitious, are they not? The Normal Dramatic Club has been subdivided into eight groups, each group working sepa- rately with his own coach, manager, and stage helper. Group One gave their Iirst production with great suc- cess last Friday at the club meeting. The other groups are working to complete their playlets, as these playlets are the basis of judgment for the final competitors of the Nor- mal Society. Miss Heritage, who has been kept quite busy, has shown the patience of Job. The Normal Story Telling Club has also been very busy preparing their representatives for the coming sea- son. This branch of the Normal Literary Society has been prominent several times this year due to the hard work of Miss Helen Horine. their publicity manager, who says, Expect great things and you'll get them. The Normal Authorship Club is E working to develop new stars to re-' place the various vacancies left in the Ncmal's ranks by graduation, and from appearances the Club has been quite successful. This branch ot, the Normal Literary Society has an-. nounced again this year the coming publications of their manuscriptf The -Folio, and all loyal Normals will subscribe to their club-fellows' paper. The Normal Debating Club hast been very quiet compared to the Pests' threats and boasting, but still water runs deep and the Pests may 'justly beware. 'Tis said, A bark- ing dog never bites, so the Normals do llot fear the Pest debaters. There have been several noted members added to the Club this year, and the Normals feel confident, with the aid of this reinforcement. combined with ,old members, of turning the tables lon their most honorable opponents. The other branch clubs of the Nor- mal Literary Societies have been working. The Normal Art Club, especially. has been getting ready for the coming contests. On the whole. things look even brighter than they did last month for the Normals. JACK STONE, Normal Reporter. NORMAL AUTI-IORSHIP CLUB. Friends, we are eight. I wonder how far eight people. working to- gether. can get in this Normal School? At least we command your attention. for our very smallness makes us conspicuous. We are this year's Normal Authorship Club. No matter what we do or do not accomplish this year we have at least made an excellent start. YVe are all interested. That is the biggest thing '-lbO11'i US jl1SI HOW. and it seems to me a rather good foundation upon which to build something worth while. Wie have a book which was started in the Normal Authorship Club last year. It's name is The Folio. As 'our genius inspires us. so shall we write-poetry. stories. sketches and all. I need DOI ask you not to ex- pect too much. You probably won't. but we might surprise you, you know. At any rate. watch for our first copy of The Folio this year and criticise us all you like. That's what we want. iYe'll try mighty ,hard not to give you a chance to 'roast us for the same thing twice. Let me leave you with this, though. ,The Nornil Authorship Club is com- gposed of eight interested and en- lthusiastic members who meet every .other week with their guardian Eangel. Miss Crabtree. Xl'e are quite fBohemian in that we believe in free iexpression of organized ideas and a icomplete disregard of unnecessary formalities. Our Chairman, Ruth ,Cbrest fby the way. all of us hold or ,will hold offices ot some sortl acts las hostess. YVe talk when the spirit moves us and call each other by our first names. YYe read our own com- positions and listen to what the rest say about them. All suggestions which seem reasonable are gladly ac- cepted and used. All in all. ours is a nice club, and we're satisfied with our choice. Do you wish us a successful year? LOUISE K. SIEHLER, Reporterl PURPOSES OF STORY TELLING. Many people say, What is a story? What is the use of story- telling, anyway? A story is a work of art and lends itself to subsidiary purposes just the same as a drama, a comedy, or any entertainment which we all enjoy. lYe all have a part in this world. and so has a story. Its part in life is to give joy. The story-teller who has given her listeners such pleasure may or may not have added a fact to their knowledge, but she has added something to the powers of the soul. She has given wholesome exercise to opened up lines of the listen- but their been en- main pur- three very the emotions and has the imagination to new thought. Not only have ers derived enjoyment, spiritual experience has larged. Out of these two poses of story-telling grow good results: 1. A happy relation is established between the teacher and the pupil. 2. There is a relaxation of tense schoolroom atmosphere. 3. Gradual development of con- centration has been obtained, Many an indifferent child has been won over through the telling of a. beguiling story. So. in this way, a. story has an active part as a peace offering. ANNA R. EIGNER, Jr. 4. XVhy English Teachers Grow Grey. A certain frosh made an English dictation look like this: Lord Palmerston then entered the room upon his head, a. white hat on his feet, large but well-polished boots on his brow, a dark cloud in his hand. his faithful walking stick in his eye. a dark menacing glare saying nothing. MASON 'S GARAGE YVILLYS-KNIGHT 8 OVERLAND- SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES. York Road and KYillow Avenue Phone Towson 55-1 Towson, Md. llochschildeliohll St Co. Page 4 THE ORIOLE November, 1925. THE 913199, no o PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOXVSON. MD. 'lll5illl'SS Mnunprcrrz ELTON Y. MEARS. Advertising Managers: EVELYN MINNICK. L'HAliLU'l l'E TICKNER. Firculation Nlnnngrersiz MARGARET HAINESV BIAIQGAIIET IXREITLING Student Editors: HAZEL BAST, DOROTHY SCHROEDER. Managing Editor: ALICE L. MUNN PRICE: one Dollar For Ten Copies. NOVEMBER, 1925. A PRAYER FOR TEACHERS. 135' Glenn Frank, President of Uni- versity of Wisconsin! O Lord of Learning and of Learn- ers, we are at best but blunderers in this godlike business of teaching. Our shortcomings shame us, for we are not alone in paying the pen- alty for them: they have a sorry immortality in the maimed minds of those whom we, in our bluuderings. mislead. We have been content to be mer- chants of dead yesterdays, when we should have been guides unto unborn tommrows. W9 have put conformity to old vustonis above curiosity about new ideas. We have thought more about our suhjcct than about our object. We have been peddlers of petty accuracies, when we should have been priests and I3T0Dh9t5 Of Hbund' ant living. We have schooled Our students to be clover competitors in the world as it when we should have been helping them to become creative ro- operators in the making of the world as it is to he. We have regarded our schools as training camps or an existing so- ciety: to the exclusion of making them working-models of an evolvillg society. We have counted knowledge mop- precious than wisdom. wi, have tried to teach our stu- rlc-nts what to think, instead oi' how to think. . Wg hzive thought it our UUSIHGSS ln furnish the minds of our students, when we should have been laboring ff, fr:-fe thr-ir minds, Ami wf- f-miforas that we have full:-lx into those sins Of the S'fhQ0l' mon. lic-canst: it has been the easiest way, IL has he-en easier to tell our gluirh-nts :ihmlt ihe motionless past mm, wif can llun nn once for all than I to join with them in trying to under- stand the moving present that must be studied afresh each mo1'11i11g. From these sins of sloth may we be freed. May we realize that it is import- ant to know the past only that we muy live wisely in the present. Help us to be more interested in stimulating the builders of modern cathedrals than in retailing to stu- dents the glories of ancient temples. Give us to see that a student's memory should be a tool as well as a treasure-chest. Help us to we say don'L. May we so discipline will sary. Help us to deepest sense, we cannot teach any- body anythingg that the best we can do is to help them to learn for them- selves. Save us from the blight of special- ismg give us reverence for our ma- terials, that we may master the facts of our particular field, but help us to see that all facts are dead until they are related to the rest of knowledge and to the rest of life. May we know how to relate the coal scuttle to the universe. Help us to see that education is. after all, but the adventure of trying to make ourselves at home in the modern world. May we be shepherds of the spirit as well as masters of the mind. Give us, O Lord of Learners, a. sense of the divinity of our under- taking. 1Copy1'igl1t, 1925, by The McClure Newspaper Syndicatel. We publish the above with many thanks to the Philadelphia. Record in which the article originally appeared, October 12, 1925. say do oftener than awaken interest that be less and less neces- realize that, in the THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. On October 21, the League of 'Women Voters held a meeting at Miss 'l'nll's home. The history. structure, and work of the World Court were discussed. The differ- ence hc-tween the XVOFICI Court and the League of Nations. and Lhe pai which the United States plays in P-:wh were lnouglit out. The meaning of the Community Fund wus explained. Ten lllelll- memlmers of tho League vollznlcvrucl to visit Iiftoen persons in th-sir com- mlmity :md tell those people about. the Community Chest, asking them to contribute in this way. On Nlolulxny, November Ll. the niemherz-1 of tho Lreagur: sul, in on 11 Baltimore City Cfmncil mcctimg. Soon wi- will ho almost z:,l1thox'itieH rm ilie :il'Iair:s ol' the city, State and Nation. s. le, w.iI.IJsc'I1M11J'r, LIBRARY REPORT AND BOOK REVIEW. Since September we have had be- tween four and five hundred new books added to our Library list- most. of which deal primarily With education. Some of them are as fol- lows: Kilpatrick, Foundation of Methodg Kilpatrick, Source Book in Philosophy of Education, several cop- ies concerning Educational Measure- ments and method books, teaching of arithmetic, etc. At the first of the year, it is always necessary to take stock of the books already in use. and to add those which are needed. After these im- mediate needs are satisfied, worn out titles of fiction are replaced by new and attractive material in various tie-lds. Some of the new books of interest recently added are: Robert T. Fla- herty-My Eskimo Friendsg Thomas A, Tanirer-In Old New Yorkg E. BarringLon-The Ladiesg Hughes Ulearus-Creative Youthg Nodd, Lee Wilson-The Sly Giraffeg Mare, Wal- ter De La-Come I-Iitherg Kerfoot, T. B.-How To Ready Finger, C. T. -Tales From Silver Landsg Hillyer, U. W.-A Child's History of the World. These books have been placed 011 one of the tables is the main library, and the person who looks through them will be fascinated with the il- lustrations, and will be eager to read them, I am sure. Some of them are so very inter- 'esting that a few explanatory Words will not be amiss: - In Old New York is abounding in sketches and descriptions of the old city, beautifully illustrated. The Ledies is a biography of famous English beauties-mostly based on fact, but some imaginary like the journal of Mrs. Samuel Pepllys-a parody of which is seen in Life every month. Those who want to read a non- sense book should go immediately to The Sly Giraffe. Lt is very much like the Goof book, only in prose. And then, for the fun involved in working puzzle pictures! The cover ol' A Child's History of the World is pasted on the door of the library- and those who wish to test their knowledge of history should stop and sr-Q if they can identify the people pivturecl there. Creative Youth should be of special interest Lo us. It is about the Lincoln Model School of New York. You recall that our own Miss Tull was principal there. The hook My Eskimo Friends was the basis for the motion-picture Nunoolc of the North, which was shown hc-ro at the school last year. NAN BRIMER. November, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 5' ATHLETIC NEWS The Lady Luck has not smiled upon our Hockey team in its two en- counters with the Park School stick- wielders. The Erst game, played on our own field October 29, was 21 1-0 victory for our rivals. When we in- vaded the Park stronghold for a re- turn game November 6, they enter- tained us to the tune of 2-0. Both games were hard-fought every inch of the way, but our forward line could not rush 11 goal through the solid line of defense the Park girls formed. The Normal team needs practice, and, incidentally, more sup- port from the side-lines. The next game is with Eastern High School. November 10, at Normal. XVe are also the hostess to the Notre Dame team November 14, as a part of the program of Homecoming. In spite of our two defeats there is much elation in athletic ranks over the attainment of one goal, 100 per cent. athletic dues in the school. Everyone must have worked hard and have done his or her part to realize this ambition. An interclass hockey tournament is now under way. Every athletic class may enter two teams in the competition. Each team plays in three games, and receives five points for every game won, and three for every game tied. The games are played during athletic class periods and after school in the afternoon. The Athletic Association announces to the school the coming of the Great Barnum and Bailey Circus to Normal. Owing to a prolonged en- gagement in London the Big Sh-ow will not arrive until the last week in November. When the great day comes, let's all go! Step this way, and consult the wonderful fortune- teller from the Nile! Don't forget to see the beautiful horses from Arabia. the wild animals from the African jungles, the Wild West Show, and all the other features when the Circus comes to Normal. D. SCHROEDER, Reporter. THE ' TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. 470 Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights Why Not Try THE TOWSON INN Such Good Things To Eat And So Cheap. 7 W. Chesapeake Ave., Towson LEADERSHIP It has longbeen the comfortable doctrine that general education was to be the safe foundation of success- ful democracy. The education of the people was at once to diminish the need for great leaders and to create a sullicient supply to meet the need that remained. But the events of the last decade have shaken our faith in education as a panacea for the vforld's troubles. It helps per- haps, but it is not enough. lt does not lift a people beyond the danger of prejudice and misconception and excessive national pride. It does not always produce the man or men needed to direct affairs safely, wisely, steadily toward the goal of peace with justice. Viscount Bryce declared that lead- ership is all-importantg that the stream of events that some philos- ophers have exalted as all-decisive, yields to the direction ofthe master mindg that the effort of an age may easily be frustrated if there are no strong men to embody and guide that effort. Europe would be a very different place, he said, if there had been no Bismarck and no Mazzinif' Certainly the United States would be a very different na- tion if there had been no Washing- ton and no Lincoln. It is the lack of strong, farsighted leadership that makes the international situation to- day so disquieting. Leadership is a matter of charac- ter as well as learning. It appears when a people or a race feels deeply. earnestly. unitedly on the problems of life. Religious feeling, universal and sincere, is perhaps the soil in which it flourishes best. though a so- cial creed is almost as favorable a source. The sophistication, the cool- ing enthusiasms, the fondness fon comfort and leisure that go with a very high state of civilization are not the materials of which leadership is made. If leaders do not appear. the world must stumble on without them. It is fortunately true that most people, educated or uneducated, would pre- fer to live at peace with their neigh- bors and would choose if they knew how, the path of justice. Perhaps good fortune will direct their steps into it.-The Lamp. The lamp--Huntingtown, Md.: Accept our praises upon your worthy little paper. We like your evidence of school spirit and co- operation. Much distinction is added to the book by the attractive head- ings. T. C. Times, Detroit Teachers' Col- l lege: An interesting paper-contains just enough pep,,seriousness and per- sonal contact. We especially liked your Book Reviews. QUERIES What do you think of Rat Rules? M. Gray, Senior'- Tlie seniors haven't been strict Fenough. We've let the juniors think the rules are a big joke. They are a great help when you don't want to stand in line for lunch. E. Driscoll, Junior- l've suffered terribly from them, but it was lots of fun. With a few exceptions the Seniors have been great. ,ui ' Miss B. Frunif V Both classes seem to have a good time with each other over the rules. I think they have done much to create a desirable school spirit. A What is your opinion about the League of 'Women Voters at Normal? H A. Vllaskowg We hear a lot about the League, but we don't get much benefit from it, I'd like to hear some of these discussions. the Locarno Treaty, for example. llt is unfortunate we can- not nominate Mr. Waskow for mem- bership into our Leaguel. ' E. Thaiss- I am a member of the League, and glad of it. We have fine meetings, and all of our activities are import- ant and worth while. Miss M. Eckford- The League is one of the most wide-awake and worth-while organ- izations of the school. Its contribu- tion to the current events work of the school is very important. The group itself is very interesting. LEAVES IN AUTUMN. There's the golden leaf of maple, And the oak f1'98'S russet browng There's the crimson of the elm, f V VVhich after frost comes tumbling down. ' But the evergreen tree draws me, VVhen all the rest are bleak and-bare, Symbolizing hope eternal, - All alert to do or dare. BEULA JONES, Jr. S. Sentry- Halt, who is there? Voice- Anthony and Cleopatra. Sentry- Advance, Cleopatra, and tell Anthony you've got a. date. -The Pointer. A FRIEND TO THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON Compliments TEMPLE DRUG CO. TOWSON - MARYLAND In Prescription Pharmacists F Page 6 THE ORIOLE November, 1925. WHO'S WHO. snuated in a little American colony. 13001' Students- how they Wvuld Der- The Lady From Indiana. Last month Miss Tall challenged c-very member of the student body to he able, to recognize and call by name every meinher of the faculty by Thanksgiving. lt is one thing .to recognize the members, and quite another to know about them. From our catalogues we know that lfllally States are represented in our teach- ing force, Recently. I SDQUY 3- TIfQ5t deliglitf1.r,n.fd charming hour visit- ing with lhfks Bader. We. who see and know our teachers only in the classroom, know 0111? the Serious business side of them. Today I want to tell you about Miss Bader, who is originally from Indiana, a. State very progressive and far ad- vanced in education. Though born and raised and educated a, Hoosier, Miss Bader has now adopted Michi- gan as her home. But it is her trip and work in the Far East that We shall know and be proud of. Shortly after the war closed, which, as you recall, was in Novem- ber. 1918, Miss Bader decided to- visit her sister in China. Chinaf that far away la.nd!. The boat MisS Bader was on, sailed July 12, 1919, from San Francisco. One day was spent in Honolulu, and one day in Yokohama. 1 here interrupted Miss Bader to say that I didn't think I would have seen much of those two cities I would have been so busy thinking of China. She laughingly replied: 1 was terribly excited. On August the ninth, the boat anchored at Shanghai. This city has been greatly influenced by it-S many foreign inhabitants and is not it typical Chinese city. Peking was Miss Ba.der's goal, as her sister lived about twelve miles from there. She teaches in the American Indemnity College. Her visit was to be for one Year- but it extended to four years. No wonder Miss Bader also taught in the college. Her subject was history. 1 mentioned before that this was 1he American Indemnity College. It is quite interesting to know how this college was started in a land where there is little education. After the Boxer Uprising in China that coun- try had to pay indemnity to all countries conf-ernexl. In 1908, dur- ing ltooseveltfs administration, the United States returned this indem- nity fz-n to China. lt was used for the college in Chinese Fsing Hua, which means Spring Flower. The school is six miles from the gate of Peking and was the Palace of a Chinese Prince. This man had fought in the Boxer Uprising and as :L result his palace had been confis- vateil. All of the properly is within ai stone wall. lt consists of zi science building. gyninasium, dormitory and mirlfllr- class room. The school is There are cottages and bungalows made after the American plan. They even have electricity installed. They were built by Austrians and had no cnnbcards or closets, and we missed those, Miss Bader told nie. l had a four-room cottage in which I lived alone except for my servants, she went on. At the time i was there' the school had about 500 students. I had men as well as women in my class, prepar- ing them for American Colleges. This school, or college, repre- sents the middle classes, which are the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Grades and grouped similar to our Junior High School. The work is divided into Eastedn and Western Depart- ments. The Eastern, studies phi- losophy, history, science and litera- ture in Chinese. The students in the Vvestern Department follow the American course of study in Eng- lish. They must know English to get into this department. You know, in China there is no public school system. The poor people of- ten send their children to the mis- sion school, The Y. M. C. A. con- ducts a school. The social work is done by the students of the college. They often have nighit schools for servants. There is more being done at the present time for education than ever before. The government does noth- ing for elementary education. In China the provinces are governed by military and civil governors. If these men are progressive they en- courage and aid education. Our time was limited, so I hur- riedly asked Miss Bader things that I was curious about, I did want to know if the Chinese were as dirty' as we believe them to be. Over there water is very scarce. The rainfall is light. The open Wells which the Chinese have, they use for drinking purposes. Often the poor people just buy enough hot Water for tea from street venders. If they haven't water, how can they wash: and if they do not wash, how can they be clean? Many are so poor they have only one garment. An average Chinese family of eight or nine live in one room and the bath- ing situation is rather a delicate one under those conditions..' Though Miss Bader taught in English, she learned some of the Chinese dialect. There are many words that have several meanings. The meaning is generally told by tho inflection of the voice. One day Miss Bader asked her servant for a fried egg and he brought her a cup of tea. Fuel is as scarce as water, and the Chinese never he-at their homes. In winter they wear padtlecl kimonos. spire in their winter out-of-doors clothes in the American heated rooms of the American college! The Chinese respect foreigners, especially Americans. Their atti- tude is one of friendliness. Most any one can travel by himself and be understoocl. The yellow servant and laborer speaks and understands some English. HAZEL BAST. PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC. The speaker of Friday, October 23, was Mr. John B. Denues, Supervisor of public school music in Baltimore. Mr, Denues very interestingly .told us of his early experience in this field of work. The two kinds of music least pleasing were public school music and Sunday-school music, but since public school music has been supervised it has become a delight. Music is one of the essentials of life. Children love it because it offers an outlet for their childish energies. No teacher is excused from teaching musicg only the deaf and dumb can not sing-so teach and be taughtg so Sing along the way. S. C. WALDSCHMIDT, Reporter. OCTOBEIVS LAST GOOD-NIGHT. October is passing, and through the sombre woods, Arrayed in stately robes of brown and red, 'lhe sunset's golden rays in thin bars slant, And evening wraps the scene in silence dead. Afar the murmuring brook still sings its song, As to their earthly bed the dry leaves fa 1. A mournful wind goes sighing through the trees, An echo sounds the night-bird's call. Then all is still-and from the Eastern sky A silver moon sheds down its pale soft light: In reverent hush all Nature bows her head And waits to hear October's last good-night. DOROTHY SCI-IROEDER. HE.-Ui-D IN THE HALL. ' First Junior- Oh, I must have a. lleard. How will I get one? Second Ditto-- Borrow one from the library: they keep them in stock. sometimffs fur-lined ones. Miss T Ilacler and the other teachers in the 'Willie, what are you doing? colony wore their American clothes, N-nothing. because the college was heated. The' Stop it this instant. November, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 7 THE WORLD COURT. The League of Women Voters held a most interesting and worth- while meeting Wednesday, October 21, 1925. Mighty important we felt, discuss- ing a ,weighty world problem like the workings of the Court of Inter- national Justice. Ah, but it is not difficult to think and discuss worldly problems when one sits in a. quiet, restful place like Miss Tall's living room. And what can better stimulate one to think and speak freely than a warm cup of chocolate and some sweet cakes? Mollie Glassinan gave the history of the Court of International Justice or World Court, as it is generally called. We learned that the idea of international justice took concrete form in the shape of the Hague Court ot Arbitration, formed in 1898. As the name implies, it was only a court of arbitration. If it should make laws, it had no way of enforcing these laws. It could only give forth an arbitrary decision when a case came up. Laura Seidman gave us the per- sonnel of the Court. It is com- posed of fifteen jurists voted unani- mously upon , by members of the Council and Assembly of the League. Warring nations must abide by the Court's decision, as the decision here is final. The fifteen jurists chose a president and registrar from among their number, who must live at the Hague, where court is held. When a nation not belonging to the League and ten girls promptly responded. The evening shadows were falling, personal, everyday affairs Were call- ing, and reluctantly we had to go. Girls, it pays to belong to the League of Women Voters. MOLLIE GLASSMAN, Sr. 8. PESTALOZZI DEBATING CLUB. The Pestalozzi Debating Club, or- ganized during the past month, with Robert Fishel as chairmang Victorine Mumma, as secretary, and Everett Macgowan as reporter, is doing much. IA challenge was issued to the Nor- imal Debating Society for an informal debate, the subject to be decided upon by a joint committee. Enthusi- asm has been shown over the lively round-table discussions of school topics. The subject to be presented at the next meeting will be: Should Credit Be Given For Extra Curricu- lar Activities? Miss Bader, our faculty adviser, is a wise and sympa-I thetic leader in our efforts to achieve' debating excellence. E. MACGOWAN. PEST NEWS ' You say that you're a Pestalozzig ,Pm a ,Pestalozzi, too ! Thus sings each loyal Pest at song practice 4 ,every week. The rest of the song 'deals with the Pests' determination to repeat their victory of last year. or Court wishes to bring up a case! The fl1'St Pest Dlay will be giV611 she may send a. jurist from her country to serve in court during her case, and she must pay all expenses incurred during her trial. The Court meets annually, and the president may call any extra session he finds necessary. Margaret Breitling gave us some definite cases where the Court sub- mitted decisions. The Kiel Canal, case and the Greco-Bulgarian case prove to us the constructive work of the Court. We discussed the stand of the United States in regard to the League and the YVorld Court and the possibility of her joining one or both. The League of Women Voters are of the opinion that the United States shouldjoin the League and the World Court. Miss Tall told us that while she was in Europe this summer she noticed that Europeans were not so very friendly toward Americans, and perhaps the reason is because we are not responding to their attempts at establishing an international peace. Miss Van Bibber helped us to clear up the facts We did not understand, and answered our questions. Miss Tall asked for ten volunteers! Friday, November 13. The Dramatic iClub is divided into teams, and re- Ihearsals are much in evidence about the school every day. With the inspiration of the won- derful autumn setting about our school, the Authorship Club has writ- ten some poetry about the campus and the fall season. 'The Story-telling Club is helping with entertainment for Book Week. The children love the tales the girls tell. l NVe're expecting some advertise- ment from the Pest Art Club soon. The other clubs are planning pro- grams and activities leading up to: the contests. With characteristic enthusiasm. the Pests are eager to meet the Normals in competition. Remember, Pests, We're out to win again ! D. SCHROEDR, , Reporter. The Owl--Evening High School: g You say you are especially proud of your Owl? Well, we don't blame you. Your anniversary number is I worthy of sincere commendation, and' we extend it to you with 6?tl'll8St congratulations. More power to to aid in the Community Fund Drive' The Owl ! I LIBRARY FANTASIES. My, my. said the Encyclopedia Britannica to no one in particular, The library is looking better this year. NVell, it ought to, called back one of the imposing geographies, Look at the flowers the Camp Fire Girls gave this room. Yes, indeed, the old clock chimed in, Instead of spending the seventeen dollars left over at the end of the year for one of their num- erous good itimes, they decided to leave it with Miss Osborn forfsome worthwhile cause, so Miss -Osborn very thoughtfully decided to bright- en our surroundings with pretty flowers which she placed on the tables and in the window-boxes. VVell, we certainly need all the pleasure we can get looking at our new flowers after the day is over, sighed some of the history books in unison. We are being worked too hard this year. Why, can you be- lieve it? Just the other day I heard Miss Osborn confide to Miss Mulford that ten thousand more books have been circulated this year than at the same time last year. Yes, indeed, echoed back a thrilling book of adventure, The students this year are much more- But at tihs moment Miss Holt en- tered the room, and everybody grew silent, for it wouldn't do at all to make any noise in the library, now that the day had begun. H. B. W. WHO KNOWS- Where Miss Heritage gets her smile? Vlfhere Miss Marion Cook gets her D919 Where Mr. Hulsizer gets. his temper? VVhere Miss Andres gets her pa- ? tience? Where Miss McEachern gets her music? lVhere Mr. YVoelful gets his 7 to 13 steps? Where Miss Tall gets her executive ability? Where Miss Agnes Snyder gets her knowledge? Wl1ei'e Miss Orcutt gets her science of exactnessn? NVhere Miss Conklin gets her bloom of youth? I don'f-do you? The Normal Elementary Monthly: Your initial number shows evidence of splendid school spirit and co- operation, From some of the con- tributions. we judge that many of you are on the paths to authordoni and the land of poets. Keep up the good work. Books are your best friends. They don't lie about you when your back is turned. Page 8 THE ORIOLE November, 1925. XYH1' I TEACH. By Louis Burton Ivoodward. Because I would be young in soul and mind Though years must pass, and age my life constrain, And I have found no way to lag be- hind The fleeting years, save by the magic chain That binds me, youthful, to the youth I love, I teach. Because I would be wise and wisdom find From millions gone before whose torch I pass, Still burning bright to light the paths that wind So steep and rugged, for each lad and lass Slow-climbing to the unrevealed above, I teach. Because in passing on the living flame , That ever brighter burns the ages through, I have done service that is worth the name Can I but say. knowledge grew A little brighter in taught, I teach. The flame of the hands I IVE NEED YOU. If you have a bit of news, Send it in: Or a joke that will amuse, Send it in: A story that is true Or something that is new- VVe Want to hear from you- Send it in: If it's only worth the while, Never mind the style- Send it in. -Torch. STEWARTSLQOZ. THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Our gf'l'Vlfff' Motto: Honest, Prompt, Courteous, Complete. I i l . t i TILBURRY DOCK AT MIDNIGHT. Tilbury dock at minight! Picture a vast, lonely dock standing deserted, devoid of human life in a sky of inky blackness. It was early November in London. A heavy fog hung over the city. The flickering kerosene lights helped very little on our long ride to the distant dock to catch an east-bound steamer. In two old battered taxis, the only ones we could find at such an hour, we ambled along over the rough cobbled streets through murky narrow passageways, in spite of our anxious pleas for greater speed. Things move slowly in London. At last we arrived, and found our- selves outside of two huge forbidding looking gates. As grim as death they stood, guarding the entrance to Tilbury dock, the oldest one in Lon- don. Then began an unholy assault upon the nightg our cabbies shout- ed, we fumed, but all in vain. Spurred on by the fear of missing the boat. we made a final effort to rouse the sleeping watchman. With much muttering and grumbling he came forth, expressing his opinion of any and all such night-marauders in rich colloquialisms But our troubles were not yet over. Once in. where and how were we to find baggage men to canry our junk to the steamer? Our friend, the watchman. had already resumed his favorite occupation. Human be- ings, I am sure, never felt more help- less, more in the power of strange elemental forces than we did then, thirty-five miles out of London in the middle of the night. Suddenly out of the blackness the forms of several men appeared. They were two burly sailors and a ragged, undersized urchin. This spry little man informed us that our steamer lay a half mile distant and that he would show the way. Vifill I ever forget it? Blindly following him. I forged ahead, loaded down as he was with bags and suitcases. In and out, over old piles of lumber and seamv tarpaulins we stumbled for hours, it seemed to mc. Once I looked around. None of my party were in sight. A nameless tt-rror went through me. I was alone in this et-rie place with a queer little waif. whom. to tell the truth. I could hardly see through the fog. More- ore-r,l19 was so intent upon his mc-rry whistling that he did not hear mt- fall him. We were skirting the water-front on rt broad, solid stone pier. Sud- denly, I felt. rather than saw, a long blank ohiet-t como swooping down, flirt-1-:ly ht-twten me and my llno of vision. I stopped short and just in time to oscapc plunging into a deep chasm of watt-r. about twelve feet Wide. I stared had so nearly eclipse. It was drawbridge, two , horrified at what caused my total a decrepit, wooden ,feet wide, and was worked by a pulley arrangement. When not in use it hung suspended in the air at one edge of the opening between the two stone wharves. As my two cheerful guides stepped off this feudal relic took wing, as it were, and returned to its nest in a little tower, startling me in its homeward flight. You may be sure I waited to warn my parents of that ridiculous bridge. Not until we were safely aboard the boat was I able to view the incident in its true light, as one of the many manifestations of the eternal fascin- ation that is Londong a charm in which the night, my tuneful guide, the gloomy mysterious dock all had a part. ' EVERETT MACGOWAN Henderson Review CI-Iigh School! November: Henderson, Md.: We like your editorial column particularly. VVouldn't it be pos- sible to have more student contribu- tions? WILLIAM KOERNER. A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, six. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. - MATI-IIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Avenu TOWSON, MD. start ahSavings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest ,TOWSON MARYLAND Safety Service Q Be Thrifty lSave Your Money and Invest With il The 1 i BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK , Towson. Md. , THE s'1'EBB1Ns-ANDERsoN 1 com. at LUMBER co. healers in Coal. Lumber. Hardware. 1 I Towson, Md. llldvrwood. Md. l-Builders' Supplies. November, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 9 HONOR AMONG MEN. There is such a thing as honor among thieves, and altogether in a different sense, there is honor among men. However, I don't mean to compare men with thieves, for men are not thieves and thieves are not men. Honor among men is a social con- sideration a.t this critical moment in world history! There will always be a certain sense of honor whether or no, but what we wish to do at this time is to develop it individually. It cannot be developed by an Honor System, for all systems are formed by some people who have grown tired of the wear and tear of the times and shift their responsibility to an un- prepared recipient.. , One cannot have honor among men by trusting to their conscience, for a conscience is a thing that can be cultivated, and often it is cultivated to suit the personal uses and whims of the individual. Howeve1', one can have real honor among men by following the Golden Rule, not the revised version tDo others before they do youj but the pure and simple Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. This, men, is the basis of that part ot modern society which is most stable. If more people followed this rule and the teachings of the Man of Galilee, there would be no need of these organized criminal hunts, ac- counts of which are continually being brought to the eye of the public. We cannot be hypocrites and be a man at the same time, so let us sup- ervise ourselves with an eagle eye to keep temptation away, and by and by a bond may be formed wherewith we will be able to see it is useless to break any political or social law: Then, and not until then, will we have real honor among men. CREATIVE YOUTH Last Spring the students of Teach- ers' College published a slim little blue-covered magazine which was modestly called the Literary Supple- ment. But it was more than a sup- plement to the T. C. Times, it was a collection of the best bits of living that had been crystalized in the school during the past two years. Some of the contributions were se- lected from the cherished tiles of the English department: some were handed freely to the staff and meni- bers: and some were left unsigned and unseen on the desks of the faculty or students working on the paper. But all were striking evi- dences of the fact that the students at T. C. are working out a literature of their own in which they are de- scribing and interpreting their own lives and experiences. This tendency is not a local one. It showed itself years ago when the group of younger modern poets de- ermined to break away from old con- ventions and write of their own times. In England, some years ago, a schoolmaster wrote of the move- ment in his country in a delightful account of teaching English by the Play Way. The magazines entered in the con- test conducted last spring by Colum- bia University for all high schools east of the Missippi bore testimony to the spread of the impulseto create: and from the far Western coast comes a little magazine, Sil- ver Pencilingsj' which is a collection ef the poems of a strangely cosmo- politan group of students. Perhaps the most interesting of these collections is Creative Youth, edited by Hughes Mearns of the Li11- coln school, New York City. In a very attractive book, he has collected the best of the poetry written by pupils during the past five yers, with a delightful foreword in which he explains how the book happened. - A STUDENT Mr. Mearns, himself a novelist, went , to the Lincoln school tive years ago I VfifflleDggxfglghiogjsgeghiszaud' ito try an experiment. He believed ' that all boys and girls did write and And steelimy boat arming the Clouds could write, and he has proved his And sau along the S Y' fpoinf in the Lincoln school at least, ifor several of the poems in this col- llection have been printed, some in TOWSON BAKERYWTHE GO0DY'Braithwaite's Anthology of Magazine Verse, some in magazinesg and all of them are interesting reading. In SHOP .i-. the Lincoln school, writing, rivals football as a matter of school inter- est. Almost every child leaves his Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY JAS. F. HUGHES CO. Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 81: SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. 205 IV. Fayette St., Baltilnore, DIG. J. VV. Scott-James Francis contributions timidly and secretly at Hrst. and finally proudly on the desk of the English teacher, and Mr. Mearns' pockets are a curious jumble of the latest student verse and his own collections. I saw one poem in- cluded in the collection, in its in- fancy. An 11tl1 grade girl left it on the desk as she came into class. Be- fore the program of the day began, the poem was read to the class, commented on, praised, and changes suggested. Then the class took up its work. The advent of student literature in the class was evidently an accepted and heartily enjoyed ex- perience. If you are interested in reading this book you will find one or two prized copies in the English depart- ment. The Play YVay by H. Cald- well Cook is on the library shelves. And the T. C. Times Supplement is still on sale in the T. C. bookstore. It wilt not be the last supplement, for every class of students writes its own literature, but it is the best that Detroit Teachers' College has col- lected in its past history. You will enjoy reading it-and writing for yourself.-T. C. Times, Detroit Teachers' College. We have two copies of Creative Youth in our library at M. S. N. S. BOOKS it NORMAN. REMINGTON CO. 347 N. Charles St. n . 'llie lli lirs Hulf Baltimore's Collection of Smart Specialty Sliops Temporary Office FRANK A. PERSOHN, JR., A Optometrist Eyesight Specialist Office Hours: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. Saturday Nights: 7-9. 9 West Chesapeake Ave. C2nd Floorj Permanent Oiiice To Be At 24 West Pennsylvania Ave. TOWSON - - MARYLAND Baltimore Odicez Gay and Monument Streets. page 10 THE ORIOLE November, 1925. WHAT THE OLD LADY lfut do not mourn him. He probably: THANK YOUS FROM OUR WONDERS In-111' lfaliluri I xxnmlm' il' il has ever occuwenl ,U Ugly ymmf: folks to wonder about llu waxy they feel tuwurd criticism. 9lllDL'lill143S in locker rooms or along the ::m'1-blurs, one sees girls indus- lriously drying their eyes. 01' Hash- i1.,2' qefimmfc with them. Inquiry al- xvaus hriuus the same reply: Some- one has been critical and has hurt my feelings. Now an old lady looking on at this is rr-ally greatly concerned, for criti- cism ought ntvex' no affect the eyes. PilhQl' to fII'UXVl1 them or to make them hurn. It would real1Y Seem than criticism ought to register its work hf,-hind the eyes. in the space designs-cl for thought. When one looks at the matter squarely and seeks to analyze it, he must admit Hlat criticism di1Te1's in wrnxs of its source and its purpose, If it has come from enemies one ought not In mind it much. They might have given you ground glass or il ticket to Z1 lecture! If it has 1-cane from a friend it may mean one 14' mo things: either, having found a lack in you. his voicing it to yo u was just his How do you do? in recognition of a nature like his own nhe feels better knowing that he 1sn'l, is a con- strained L0 do a hard and hateful task because he loves you and knows that :Eze real function of a friend is to he a Kas!-:muster who holds you up to the highest possible standard of your capacity. This surely is no uccasirm for tears. but rather for re- joicinz. lf thc- rfriiicism has come from a lr-zuglwr rn' qriiic with whom the asso- fiution has been loo briet to honor uith Lhf- name of friendship, there is mf-n If-ss nfzczasion to be upset. Haul you forgotten that you pay good mm-ey to lhO'4Q pvople in order that ymx mighl I-fllfll? If they have ulff-rf-rl you rriticism to facilitate this If-arnin,cf it nlust lm one of three vurielifwg 4-rit.ic-ibnl that was intended mr znzrrrlwr and you goi. it insteudg 1-rilirzism that rlifl not belong to you hwausrg thc- prlrsou had not all the me-ts4 r-rilir-ism that belongs to you hw-caufrf vnu llawe need of it. VVith liw hrsf two you have no mmcern. 'Vhrwy arr lm! yours and do not bo- lung, Im not open your doors to srrunnc gm-st-. To the latter vari- f-IY. hr- is fuolish indeed who does not show himself i'rir1nrlly. Open wide the doors 1-f your mind, put up the 'flnadr-sw and give Ihr., gufrst 21 careful r,r'ruIiny. Wnsen you have recog- llilfd-I1 him, make- him welcome. prnfi' bv rhf: gift he brings you, and lmnnr him as lung as he lives. When he' flfllh, givs- him an 1lef'ent. burial. the only sinnerl. Or, if he friend indeed, he may have been lxved us long as he was needed. When his work was done he died. What more could you wish,-or he? THE OLD LADY. 1 An Exchange. TRY IT. Do you expect some benefit, some reward for everything you do. Do you think you pay in kind for every- thing you get out of life? Certainly we could never pay for all our parents have done for us. There is such a thing as serial tI'3.11Sf91'U that life has provided for, whereby we can pass on from one to another the little kiudnesses and considerations that most us so little and from which we expect no compensation other than the pure joy and satisfaction of do- ling them. I Think of the things we do for our own school, although we know that in a year or so we will leave, and some one else will gain whatever lbenefits may have been derived from our work. XVQ get our greatest joy from do- 'iug things, not because We know we will get something back for our' la- bor, but rather because we feel that someone will be beuehted by what Xwe have dr-ue. There are several attitudes we should have toward our school and 'our classmates, which will stay with us long after we leave Normal and enter the field of our chosen pro- fession. The-y are cooperation, per- sistence, unselfishness, service fox' others, respect for authority, fairness, impartiality, good sportsmanship, and firm loyalty for the school both in- side aud out. If we go about spreading a. few of these ideas in our daily practices and relationships, we will get--well. just try it awhile and see! SCHROEDER' Sr, S. YARIANT. He was a young dentist and also absent minded. He tried to kiss her. As she modestly objected, he said: Now this isn't going to hurt you 11 bit. g WALTE1TZ f-I6O g-A I 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market FRUITS - VEGETABLES WM. A. LEE General Merchandise York Roaul and Pvmm Ave. TOXYSON, MD. FR IENDS. My Dear Miss Tall: I always so much enjoy my visits to the Normal School that I wish it were possible to accept your invita- tion to attend t11e home coming cele- bration of last year's graduates, but I am afraid it will not be possible for me to do so. Please be assured of my good wish- es and sincere appreciation of all of us for the fine group of teachers you are sending us. Cordially yours, NICHOLAS OREM County Superintendent November 3, 1925. Dear Miss Tall: Thank you very much for the notice of National Book Week. I hope I shall be able to make M. S. N. S. a visit. At any rate I wish you a pleasant and successful occasion. Yours sincerely, J. T. HERSHNER, Asst. Supt. Ja.ck's a good fellow, but rather loquacious, don't you think? Yeh, and besides he talks too much. -Notre Dame Juggler. TOWSON SHOE STORE L. ECKER, Prop. York 85 Joppa. Roads Friedman-Shelby All-Leather Shoes. First Class Shoe Repairing. PHOTOGRAPHS FOR STUDENTS. We will make six of our 89.00 a dozen Portraits and one of our 3440.00 an dozen Portraits for THREE DOLLARS. During the past four years over one thousand Normal School Stu- dents have talcen advantage of this same offer. This oifer holds good from now until Saturday, November 28, 1925 THE ATELIER 103 West Lexington Street BALTIMORE, MD. November, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 11 THE CINEMA-' 'THE MID- SHIPMAN. The Naval Academy at Annapolis is the setting for The Midshipmanf' a picture that was enjoyed by most Baltimoreans. It portays the life of a midshipinan from his trying year as a plebe until the year of Com- mencement. There are many humorous inci- dents in the trials and tribulations of the poor plebe, and there is the June ball and a romantic walk down Loverfs Lane. The really dramatic part struck me as being quite a farce, although mother's tears do bring a lump to your throat. Ramon Novarro, admired by most of our attempted ilappers. makes a very handsome midshipman. On the whole, the picture was good in that it took us into the life of the United States Navy, and has historical Annapolis as a setting. Question: What do you think of The Mid- shipman' as a moving picture pro- duction? Elizabeth Arnold, Sr. II.- The Midshipman was a most in- teresting and fascinating movie, although the frivolous side of life was stressed more than the serious. The honor of the midshipman was made quite plain to the audience. R0mola - An adaptation of George Eliot's famous novel. Naturally, a motion picture using as its story Romola, and as its chief actresses Lillian and Dorothy Gish, could be expected to be rated as very good. It is a film that deals with the exciting life of the golden age of Florence, Italy, at the time of the Italian Renaissance. Lillianf Gish-Romola-with her saintly face, plays well the part of the good daughter of the blind scholar, Bardo Bardi. Dorothy Gish is the frivolous little Tessie, who is tricked by a mock marriage to Tito Meleama, the character around whom the play is centered. Although I have rated this picture as very good, may I state that I was a iittle disappointed. The mob scenes did not thrill me as most mob scenes do, and there seemed to be an almost too saintly expression about Romola. This is only my personal feeling toward the picture and it probably does not agree with the other critics, for they have called it one of the ra1'e photoplays of the year. The main value of this picturefliel in its historical background. 1 The ,Stagen--By Alice Kriegel. The Love Song, a Musical Comedy. From the Evening Sun- The Love Song came to the Academy to cast its spell over lovers of light, airy music, clean comedy, and splendid acting. From the Baltimore News- For a musical treat The Love Song, at the Academy, can't be beat. From the Daily Post- Tl1e Love Song is a gorgeous and beautiful thing. All those who saw Blossom Time enjoyed it immensely, and there are 'numbers of people who go to see it 'every time it comes to Baltimore. I believe that The Love Song will have a similar effect on Baltimore theatre-goers. The story deals with the romantic life of Offenbach. the French composer It is true ,Oitenbaclrs music is not quite so ibeautiful as Shubert's. but certainly 'the voices in The Love Song were so tine thai the audience was capti- vateil with its lovely melodies. The chorus sang and danced well, and on the whole acted directly up to the mark. Each of the stars had exceptionally good voices and are very good actors. Odetti Myrtil, who is cast in the part of Hortense. is one who Iitted the part to perfection. She is an artist in every sense of the word. She is a born comedienne, delightful singer, graceful dancer, and she plays the violin as does an artist. She won the hearts of the audience so that every one when leaving the theatre, spoke highly of Hortense. The scenery and costuming are exquisite, really a work of art. The gorgeous scenic details are what puts The Love Song at the top of the list of musical shows. There is little wonder that The Love Song has been so huge a suc- cess. If ever it comes to Baltimore for a return engagement. do not miss it THE HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists And Hen-genrather's Gift Store 509 York Road Are Headquarters for School Supplies Kodaks, Films, Stationery. Spald- ing's Sporting Goods, Keds and Sweaters, Greeting Cards for all Occasions. Supreme Ice Cream and Soda Water. Agents for Water- man's Ideal Fountain Pens, VVhit- man's Delicious Chocolates and Bon- Bons. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order YVe Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins Sz Rings HEARD IN THE CLASS ROOM. One day in class I had a very con- trary little fellow, who believed act- ing the fool was his chief aim in life. Late one afternoon, when I was at the end of my patience, I said to him: Bobby, you haven't even got common sense. Bobby instantly replied: I know I h21V911'i1 there is nothing common about me. I changed my mind. I agreed with him. HAZEL BAST. Desperate Suitorh I'll give you a f111H1'i6I', TOHITIIY. if you will get me a lock of your sister's hair. Small Brother- Make it a dollar, and I'l1 get you the whole bunch. I know where she hangs it. -Cou- gar's Paw. E.-- I can't understand A. very? well. Miss T.- Why not? E-- She has an implement in her speech. If You Have Any Cleaning, Dyeing, Hcmstitching or Pleating to be Done, See Miss E. W. JANNEY 319 York Road Special Rates For Students. HAVE You v1s1TED THE STANOR isrfire NORmall SWEET SHOP XYest Side York Road, above B1u'ke Avenue If Not, Why Not? Music By RADIO. Page 12 THE ORIOLE November, 1925. THE SEASONING OF WOOD The seasoning of wood is import- ant tor several reasons. It reduces weight, it increases strength, it pre- vents changes in its volume after it is worked into shape, and it prevents checking and decay. Wood can be made more durable by submerging it under water. But for almost all practical work. wood has to be dried in order to be preserved. The wood is cut np, when green. into as thin pieces as will be convenient for its use later, for the rate of drying de- pends largely upon the shape anti size of the piece, an inch board dry- ing more than three times as fast as a three-inch plank, etc. There are various methods of seasoning: natural or air seasoning is the most common and in some respects., the best. In this method the wood is carefully and regularly piled in the seasoning yard, so as to be protected from the elements. but provision is also made to have the air circulating freely on all sides of the boards. To accomplish this. strips ot wood are placed crosswise close to the ends and at intervals between the boards. In this way the weight of the superposed boards tends to keep those under them from warping. Firewood is best dried rapidly, but lumber needs to be slowly dried in cool air so that the fibers may accommodate them- selves to the change in form. Good air-drying consumes from two to six years-the longer the better. Another method is kiln-drying or hot air, which is a much more rapid process. Wood seasoned in this way. however. will reabsorb moisture from the air when exposed to it. ln kiln drying there are two meth- ods, the progressive and the charge. In the former, the process is continu- ous. the loads going in at one end of the kiln. and out at the other: the temperature and the moisture is so distributed in tht- kiln that in pass- irg from thf- green to the dry end a load ot' lumber is first moistened, llIF'll heated. and finally dried out. In the charge system. the process is intermittent, one charge being-re- inovt-d before a new one is admitted. Small pieces of wood may he effect- ivcly 4'fCtSUIlf l by boiling in water and the-ii dried. Soaking in watei is also very beneficial when used as :L prcparation for air-seasoning. Often oii is heated. and wood is boils-d in the brew. The oil adds strength and preserving power to the wood. It also prevents glue from stir-king and thus is benelicient to' liandscrews. The last inf tliod used in the season- ing ox' wood is impregnation. The piirpof-4: is to force the preservatives into thc pores of the wood either by yaintinu. soaking. or putting under picsftiiw. linprt-zznation is used ex- tensively in the preparation of rail- way ties, often trebling their life. Finally. in summing up wood seas- oning anti wood preservation, there are three great and distinct advan- tages gained by the above processes. First, it prolongs the life of the tim- bers in use: next, it greatly reduces their cost, and lastly, it makes pos- sible the use of species once consid- ered worthless. ISADORE SHAVRICK, Senior Special. EXCHANGES DO YOU KNOW! THAT Irish stew is a dish unknown in Ireland? Jerusalem artichokes were tnever heard of in Jerusalemg Prus- sian blue does not come from Prus- sia, but from the red prussiate of 1totash'? Galvanized iron is not-galvanizedg it is zinc-coated Sealing-wax has no wax in it nor is it a by-product of the seal? Rice paper is never made from rice? I Copper coins are bronze, not cop- per? India ink is unknown in India? Turkeys come from our own countryg from Turkey never. Very truly yours. AGNES M. SCHMIEDICHE Representative Business English I. Room 304. -The Owl Evening High S l I I wonder what makes the Tower of Pisa lean? The Fat one: If I knew I'd try it. Prof.: When did Milton write 'Paradise Lost'? Back Row lVit: When his wife returned home from her summer va- cation. 1 A little girl of seven decided in 'this way wliilc she was watching an. ,1l0l'O11ll3.IlF'Z Hxvllflll I get big l'd like to be ai- :tviator t-xct-pt that 1 c0uldn't because I am not a boy. Then I wouldn't. anyway bccaust' it is so dangerous. Most t-verything is dangerous. I think l'll keep a storcg but that is dangerous too. Men might come with revolvers and shoot ine. Maybe l'li be a school tcacltcr. That isn't dan- gerousl' W Ted .Ioncs tin Thad's barber tshopi: How long will l have to wait for a shave? Thad tstroking his facei' About two years, sonny: ltastuss- Wltcrc you been, Mose? Most:-- I'sc been looking for work. ltastus-+ Say. man, l'se afraid vouah curiosity gwiue get you in trouble yet. PROPHETIG HEADLINES. Locarno founds the.United States of Europe g Germany is taken into the League of Nations. Europe took the United States in eight years ago. We won't be out for 62 years yet, and can't even say, Look at the other fellow. All we have left from the war is debt. Germany won't. even have that when they get through with him. France has built a statue in honor of Von Hindenburg. They're driv- ing it full of treaties instead of nails. Looking for the meaning of at clause will be worse than trying to find Mr. Cohen in New York. Locarno has made Europe solid again. We never knew their heads were anything else. If bullets and rifles go out of style the next war will be more I:-.trocious than the first. It will be ifought first by the rulers. Von Hindenburg will slap Painleve with the Locarno treaty. He'11 retaliate by a wallop with the League of Na- tions. Tha.t.'l1 knock them both out. It won't be because they're hurt. It'1l be from trying to understand what hit 'em. HAZEL BAST. IKNANSXVERED PRAYER. He asked for strength that he- might achieve: he was made weak that he might obey. He asked for hea.lth that he might do greater thingsg he was given in- nrmity that he might do better- things. He asked for riches that he might be happyg he was given poverty that ho might be wise. He asked for power that he might have the praise of meng he was given weakness that he might feel the need of God. He asked for all things that he might enjoy lifeg he was given life that he might enjoy all things. ALUMNI NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Benson are this year somewhat lonely. both their daugh- ters having assumed positions in ,schools for deaf elsewhere. Miss utlary Benson is teaching at the Hart- ford tt'onn.l School where thorough training and home experience is standing her in good stead. Miss Elizabeth Benson is taking the nor- tmal course at Galladet College. In connection with this course she is teaching mathematics in the college idcpartmcnt. These young ladies, we 111-cl certain, will prove a distinct: lt-redit to themselves and valuable ladditions to our profession. tlfrom Maryland Bulletinl i Tom- Where do you find man- goes? t Allie W.- Where woman goes. ' November, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 13 CURIOUS CUSTOMS. Such curious, thrilling days for the Juniors at Maryland State Normal School because the Rat Rules are in effect at last. The Juniors are now bowing to the will of their big sis- ters. I wonder how many are quaking in their shoes despite their smiling faces and merry voices. Still, everyone admits that their green ribbons are rather artistic. But how pale and grown-up they look minus their rouge, lipstick and eyebrow pencil, with their hair piled high upon their heads. Where are the curls of yesterday? Hither, thither they run on errands for the Seniors, now addressed as Miss. Alas, most drastic of all, they can not speak to the boys in the dining- room nor dance every dance at re- creation hour! At 7 A. M. on Tues- day morning the Juniors were forced to vacate their nice warm beds to perform a goose step around the campus. 'Why do they carry um- brellas on a clear day?--more Senior doings. Woe unto the Junior who fails to obey these rules for after his appearance before the Court or Honor you might see him riding around on a broom stick. AGNES PERKINS, Towson, Md. NEW VENTURES. The newest thing at Normal School is the Senior's Class Stationery. Seniors are particularly proud of it because it bears the class seal and motto. Of course Seniors are going to do an extensive amount of cor- responding now and this may lead to a slump in lessons, but cheer up, teachers, every cloud has its silver lining. N - -Another project under way is the Year Book-this is to serve as al gentle reminder of the carefree days at M. S. N. S. If you don'ti know the seniors now, wait till you get your copy of the Year Book and you'll have a look-in on the family history of each one of them. If all the doughnuts made this week were put end to end tpardon, doughnuts have no endsjg Well, if they were put right after the other down Charles street, what would they be? A nuisance. Dentist- Just a minute, Miss, I must have a drill. Anna Sesmer- For goodness' sake, I can't even have my tooth iilled without a rehearsal. V L. Cassin- I just hate to think of my twentieth birthday. ' Bill W.- Why, what happened unpleasant on that day GREEN. There are many kinds of green. In fact. there are so many kinds of green that I shall mention only a. very few. We have, of course, the verdant green of the spring shoots, glisten- ing with freshness, tender and deli- cate. Following this there is the glowing green of nature in summer --a soft green, restful to the eye. Consider the green of the sham- rock. Shure, in faith, what could be greener? There is the deep green of the sea and the sparkling green of the emerald, winking and blinking at us vivaciously. NVe have greens, spinach and beet, that come highly recommended by the dietitians. One can eat of them in abundance and gain not an ounce. There is jade green, mysterious and oriental. and, my dear, so ex- tremely becoming to red hair! Another of those which come to my mind is the green-eyed monster, which, like the poor, we have always with us. There are many, too, who are ex- tremely desirous of becoming initi-' ated in the arts and uses of Paris green: particularly those wild-eyed desperate creatures, known as stu- dent teachers. who are obliged to write lesson plans and cope with critics. Then, there is the green worm, that fascinating thing with the hor- rible humps, that starts cold, prickly1 sensations playing tag along our lumbar curves. But, what could be more green, more freshly glistening, tender and delicate. more soft, less deep, more sparkling and healthful, more dead- ly or more thrilling, in short, what could be more verdant than a Nor- mal Junior.-T. C. Times, Detroti Teachers' College. MEMORY TEST. 1. lNhat great Greek philosopher and scientist died by drinking a cup of hemlock juice? 2. W'ho invented the revolver? 3. NVho is the author of Bigelow Papers and itThe Vision of Sir Launfal ? 4. IVhat gas in the air keeps us alive? 5. Why is the monkey wrench so called? 6. VVhicl1 is the right bank of a river? 7. Who opened Japan to trade and commerce? 8. How many bones are there in a human skeleton? 9. VVhat was Edison's definition of a genius? 10. Vv'hat is the Hall of Fame and where located? HAZEL BAST. INTRODUCING THE JUNIOR. A Minority Report. If you would like to see what I look like, here is a simple way to find out. Come to almost any one of my classcs and askfthe instructor and all the girls to leave the room. What is left is only I. Of course, it would be hardly necessary to go to all that trouble because the male stu- dents at Teachers College are con- spicuous in any class. The odds are about forty to one, which makes it easy to pick out any particular boy. There is one nice thing about it. that particular boy can say that he is the smartest boy in the class and no one can dispute his claim. The rule works the opposite way also, but we will just overlook that part of it. In the matter of likes and dislikes, I am only average. Any seat in Navin Held, no matter if it is one behind a pole, would appeal to me more than the best seat in English I class. A seat on an old, rotten log, beside a fairly good trout stream. would be far more comfortable than a choice seat in Psychology class. However, one cannot get very far entirely on fish and baseball, so, like the average fellow, it is necessary for me to occupy the class chairs also. My accomplishments are not abm the average. eitherg so I'll mention only that which is my latest acquisi- tion-I can bore a wonderfully ac- curate bole into the crank-shaft of the much abused and ridiculed Tin Lizzie. Last year, with my assist- ance. the Morcl Motor Company made a profit of one hundred and seventy million dollars. It will be interesting to notice how they will make out this year, without me. OUR CI-TADEL OF LEARNING. Complete and perfect it stands on the crest of the gentle hill, Our citadel of learning,, stately as a castle of old, From which there streams a gallant host of armored knights Riding forth to conquer Ignorance with eager hearts and bold! So we ,the knights of a modern day, as strong in in our way as they, lArmored and steeled for the coming I l strife with a glorious sense of Power And Honor and Truth and Knowl- edge and a Golden Opportunity Ride forth to right the wrong. as they did when Knighthood was in flower. HELEN CLAYTON. Mrs. Jones-- And how many evenings will you expect off each week? I never give more than two. New Maid- I'm afraid that won't do, ma'am. You see, Fm a debu- tante this season. -Brown Jug. Page 14 THE ORIOLE November, 1925. THE PROFESSOR 'S HOUSE. By Willa Cather. The publication of a new novel by Willa Cather is welcome news to her enthusiastic admirers. The Profes- sor's House is more likely to corn- mand a greater audience than Miss Cuther's other novels because of its direct interest to American readers. Bliss Cather leaves the Nebraska prairie lands with their sod and su amps. and places her story in Ham- ilton, a respectable suburb in Chi- cago. Professor St. Petcr has just com-i pleted the new home which he built. with the money he received from the Oxford prize for history. The eight volumes of Spanish Adventures in North America built him the new house into which he did not wan: to move. The new house, which is the pride of the half-dozen members ot the St. Peter family, is merely a place for the Professor to change his clothes and endure dinner parties. The sewing room of the old home ist kept as a study for the Professor. In the sewing-room-study, he longs- ior the return of the days when Auguste. the seamstress. came to share the room with him and dressed the black busts in gay party frocks. Here he revels in the memories of his student, Tom Outland. St. Peter' loves to recall the joyous days when Tom played with his daughters :ind dashed in and out of the study. The story of Tom Outland is in-I terwoven into the novel like the: turquoise set in dull silver, He in- fluences the lives of the St. Peter family to the extent that they never tire of repeating his clever tales and niarveling t-ver his glories. Tom's brilliant mind wins him the lasting fI'lE'IltlShlD of the Professor. To St. Peter, Tom is all that is fine and sturfly in young manhood. The true perfection of the novel is not noticed until the end where the Prof-'-.:sor is a single figure. taking his last fart-well of boyhood and pre- I-aring to settle down with his wifc rnfl family in their new home .xguin Miss ffullie-r carries out her usual tlxeme--the struggle ot' some f'lf'1'l indi'.'itlu:1l to outgrow the re- strictions laid upon him-or more fl'f'fllltf'IlIlfv' nr-rein' numbing circum- stances. Xliss Father usually de- pt-nfls upon women as protagonists. .Xlt-Xander Il-ergson in O Pioneers, Thffn Kronhf-rg in The Song of the l.u lt. .znil Antonio Shiniertla in Aly inlonioufztrounrl these women the action primarily revolves. It is quite :i surprise to discover that thc cliici' characters from the Profes- sf-r's Ilousr- :ire men Although The Professors House cannot be classed as one of Miss f'2illlf'I 5-1 ln-st novels, with A Lost l.ady and My Antonia in the fore- ground, nevertheless it is well done and the simply written pages are a delight to any reader.-T. C. Times, Detroit Teachers' College. NORMAL SCHOOL AND ALL POINTS SOUTH. An alarm clock by the bedside shrills a brassy strain, harsh and tin- ny, harsh and tinny, Come, get up again. Vlfith the resignation of martyrs of ,old, I spring up to face a cold, cold world. Breakfast is an art of feed- ing the inner woman while one eye ,watches the clock and the other 'looks at the morning paper. It cul- bminates in a hasty good-bye kiss to ,mother and a rush for the street car. And so to school. How simple that sounds-and so to school. Nay, not sog going to school via the street cars is an ad- venture. full ever of new experiences. One day I squeezed blithely into a. car, and asking for a check with the last of my blitheness, I wilted against some kindly fellow adven- turer. Suddenly I heard a. cling, iclang, rattledy bang above my head. Fearing the inconvenient collapse of the car, I looked up, panic-stricken. My fears were almost realized. Tilt- ing precariously on the head of a, grinning son of Italy were three tin pails, which he was using like a hat. tl learned that this was his unique method of getting them out of the wayl. ' I gazed with fascinated horror at the pails. which. I was sure, would end my earthly career. Every time lthe car sweryed I held my breath. 1 l If 'twere done when 'tis done, then ytwere well it were done quickly, wus my only thought. The gods were good and brought me safely through. i Only yesterday. I discovered al most delightful pastime. Standingl pie':c-ably on the rear platform of la car. I found myself being pushed lrclentlessly toward the steps be-I rtween the body of the car and the ,pl:vtt'oi'i'ii. I was neither up nor ,down when the car gave one of its, lcliarattcristic jerks. 1 reached for a strap, but it hung tuntalizingy out of rent-li. I stretched and strained' in the closcllcss. the seconds crawled: by like years. then the tip of myl ,finger tout-licfl it. Oh, the failure! l ,almost brought tears. I rallied and! it-ontinued 'iptiniistically reaching for fthe moon. Needless to say. my ef- jfortg were futile. but think of the ,novel entertainment! And so to school! l V to no special place-just a rush. Work over, play over, all feet turn street car ward. There all are joined in closer fellowship, one to another, and school becomes a. stopping place between car rides. So to all points south of Normal School. ELSIE J. THAISS, Sr. 8. A PERFECT DAY. Picture. if you can, a large, steep, rugged cliff overlooking the cold, turbulent waters of Lake Superior. Not a sign of civilization anywhere. A most delightful spot, thought I, to- spend a day with my best friend, Victor Hugo. Therefore, early one morning, tak- ing some cushions and my book, I bribed an Indian boy to show me the way to the top of the cliff and ar- ranged with him to come and lead me down at nightfall. There,.'-'rated comfortably under a large tree, I prepared to enjoy my. self for a. whole delicious day, with- out having to speak to a soul. It is always an effort for me to create conversation. One glorious hour passed, and, gazing over the lake, I was lost in thought. Suddenly a feeling of anger swept over me. Someone was coming to spoil my paradise. How clumsy he is, thought I, as I heard a. branch crack. The next moment I was nearly smothered by the embraces of my dog. He wasn't objectionable as a companion, and we sat there together listening to the music of the tossing waves. Into his sympathetic ear I poured -all my troubles and perplexities he- cause I knew he wouldn't betray them nor shower me with unwelcome sympathy and foolish advice. Fin- ally, he became restless and playful and tried to coax me to run back down the path with him. However, I was determined that my day shouldn't be spoiled and I refused ,to run. He. realizing that when I said No I meant it, settled down with a resigned sigh and went to s cop Truly it was a wonderful day and I regretted its end. So here I am and you have prob- ably analyzed my character fairly well by now. Quiet, a lover of books. music. and nature, rather critical, decidedly stubborn, disin- clined to conversation, and secretive, -T. C. Times, Detroit Teachers' Urillege. - School and classes are known to I LOVE' all lagsgogv Sf, no mo,-E. of them. 'Love is ethereal, divine and resplend- l Frcc periods are spent studiously 91134, ,in the library or chattily in the dorms or rest rooms. I 3 The close of the day is marked hy! ia rush. Rush from classes to lock-. ers or to library or to meetings, or' WE-,5 7Er-2 1 Love is a tie that will bind. Love is the base of the whole world's progression, Love is a heaven for all mankind. BEULA JONES, Jr. 8.. l l 3l,',lTiY , ' ' ti Q,V10wSON ' 'I 'V 1' , . , I Sl!-it M ,xl'l.HllD ...T--1--. LM I .. - A ' Hope is the di-cam of Be not simply goodg a- man awake. I E be good for something. Vol. 5-No. 3 DECEMBER, 1925 Published Monthly by Students of Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. A NORMAL DREAM M,- I-N - . i 'V' -of A f- ,N ive-N K XX' ffikfvx- 5 , F VN 1 lx JL Q sag: fl? E JNCI' it If-f iff? Q f rm 'C Vi . , W i f it . sjfixh I,-J w 1-' qi ff I 11-l I 1 A 5 W ..... I Wil f H' --1 if f' if A Il. ' ' r 3 M 5 C A 2 I 'a'C1l,,11,n.' I LCC . I A --- fe..sm.l. .f l '-.Q ix l I O - ' OUR CHRISTMAS. Behold! here is Christmas again, The season of joy, Of good will among men. l W0l1lCl that it were true! said the wise one. Can we make it come to pass? said the thoughtful one. XVhy bother, said the thoughtless one. It seems ntting that one's message should link together the term ending and the Christmastide. Can a school give gifts unto itself? If so, what would yours be? Miss Tall says that if she were omiscient and all powerful, she would give to each of us at Normal a sense of responsibility, intellectual honesty, fair judgment, and the spirit of playfulness. She wishes for us, too, 'a full Christmas stocking and the happiest New Year. Reporter for the Principal. Towson, Md. Nov. 16, 1925. Dear Miss Munn: I received the sample copy of The Oriole, and have remembered that this month's issue must be due. Does one dollar still pay for the ten copies? I e11close my check for that amount, and hope I may receive the old standby. Yours for a. big Oriole year, MAXWELL R. SACRA. I OUR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM. The Girls' Glee Club will give its annual Christmas Carol Concert next Monday afternoon at three o'clock inr the Auditorium. The program is as follows: . .1. .Processional-Bethlehem, Gou- nodg Glee Club and Orchestra. 2. While By My Sheep-Carol XVII Century Glee Club and School. 3. Bible Reading-The Christmas Story. 4. Hearken Every True Believer- Brittany. Carol of the Russian Children-Russia Glee Club. 5. Jesu Bambino-Your Glee C uh and School. 6. Ave Maria--Guonodg Joulius I-Iettleman. 7. Christmas Dawn-Percy Buck. March of the lVise Men-Harvey Gaulg Glee Club. 8. Boots and Saddles--Carol XVII Century Men's Chorus. 9. Oh Holy Night-Adamg Glee Club and School. 10. Shepherds Christmas Carol- Austria. Everywhere Christmas Tonight-hNeving Glee C ub. 11. Silent Night-Gruber: Glee Club and School. Great Mills, Md. Nov. 19, 1925. My Dear Miss Munn: The Oriole was Hue! It made me wish I were back at Normal again. I shall look forward each month for the news of Dear Ole' Normal. Very sincerely, MADELINE EVANS-'25. EACH FOR THE OTHER. A fat and glossy gobbler sat Upon a sheltered limb. If I could just escape, said he, Their Christmas would be slim. He gabbed at the old barn cat And asked for his advice. Puss only licked her chops and thought 'Your bones will taste so nice. To make a perfect Christmas day, The wise old barn cat said, Each one must do his proper part, So you must lose your head. l've watched the rats for many nights, That you might safely sleep, In order that those children there Should have a Christmas treat. So everyone must do his part, A That each may have his clue. Iill watch-you make the Christmas feast- They'll think the most of-you. FLORENCE MENINGER, SP. 5. MARYLAND. Where the broad Potomac's flowing to the sea. Where the Susquehannas ripples call to me, In that land- of milk and honey XVhere men strive for love, not money, Maryland's the place where I would be. Where the hazy Blue Ridge Mount- ains meet the- sky, ,Where the sunny eastern plains re- splendent lie, Where the sea-gulls o'er the bay Swoop far down to catch their prey, That is where I'm going hack before I die. I have wandered, I have squandered, l'm entitled cosmopolitan by the hand, But l'm wishing and I'm longing For the slightest Ching belonging 'TQ those consecrated shores of Mary- land. B. JONES, JR. 8. Denton B.- What was the excite- ment down the street? Herbert- Oh, a man in a. reverie ran into a woman in a tantrum. 6HI0ll+'1WBP9 the machines badly damaged ? -The Owl. Page 2 A BLUEPRINT OF LEADER- SHIP. Madam Chairman, Miss Tall, and Alumnae. Faculty, and Student bers of Chi Alpha Sigma: There was such a friendly spirit pervading the note of invitation which your secretary, Miss Gibson, addressed to me a few days ago, that I refused to let my better judgment interfere with the iinpetuous asser- tion of that imp human nature which is designated as indiscretion. Friend- liness is such an invigorating com- ponent of the atmosphere on the campus at Towson, that it was not a particularly difficult matter to be encouraged to talk even to a scholar- ship group from the alumnae, facul- ty, and student body of the Maryland State Normal School. Despite the ungracious reference to the over- powering action of iinprudence, I am sincere in telling you, that, as I stand in your presence, I am not unduly unhappy. This feeling of being at home may not improve the quality of my remarks, but you may be as- sured that when the cause for knee- knocking aifliction is eliminated, a tremendous change its recognized, both mentally and pliysically. The thoughts which I have formulated for my talk may be captioned, A Blueprint of eadershipf' To he set apart for special leader- ship service, as were certain charac- ter of Biblical history, imposes on the ones selected a solemn respon- sibility and obligation. You are members of the Chi Alpha Sigma scholarship fraternity. This signifies, that on the basis of quality grades in your studies, or the attain- ment of appropriate educational hon- ors elsewhere, you have proven, as it were, a cloth of intellectual ma- terial, the dimensions of which may be measured only by the idealS adopted by your society. The world will never be over- crowded with leaders who are recog- nized for their ability to serve freely. Those who are self-appointed soon lose their grip on the situation. They cannot carry their banners aloft. and must sooner or later be absorbed by the crowd of passers-bY- pseudo tear-hers and leaders live officially only a short while. You, though, who have earned the right and privilege of wearing the emblem of Chi Alpha Sigma, have proved your mettle-that you have in your posession, and under proper control-those qualities and attri- butes which are essential for leader- ship of a true and lmperishable na- t . mich itself, academic philosophy will not create the substance of which those in command should be consti- tutcd. It plays a V9Y'Y imD0I'i2mt part, but, like the stability of con- crete, there must be a mixture of suitable proportions of other ingredio THE ORIOLE December, 1925 ents, the combination of which re- sults in the approved product-lead- ership. Education is a fundamental element. and some of the remaining materials are ability, common sense, sincerity, power tas distinguished from mightl, character, zeal, wis- dom, ethics, magnanimity, personal force, faith tboth in the Divine, and in one's self and workl, humility tin the sense that all is dependent on the power of Godl, and the like. Leadership in the main is practi- cal, and the theoretical aspects must be tempered accordingly. Abstract ideas must be analyzed to make sure they will survive the test. Ambition, unchecked, leads to St. Helena. Initiative, in contradistinc- tion to aggressiveness, is a desirable trait. True greatness is accomplished by paying strict attention to justice, self- confidence coupled with self control, friendship, patience, truth, and similar human characteristics. In the knowledge that kindness and love are vital forces in the progress of peoples, one may reach the very portals of Heaven if this sentiment is practiced without stint. Personal manners. not to be confused with ex- treme etiquette, are most impressive and effective when exercised with in- dividual grace. Rectitude, alone, wil give strength to an effort. It is a primary reason for the creation of respect. Sympathy, and not harsh pity, should be dispensed with reason. The aim of the leader should be to encourage those in the rank and file to seek for advancement in life-so- cially, intellectually, and spiritually. Full appreciation should be accorded to citizenship, and all that is implied by sensible participation in public affairs. The necessaries of life, be they physical, social, or religious, are to be watched carefully. A de- nciency in the supply of one element may cause a breakdown in an en- deavor. . There is so much in life to be en- joyed, that it behooves all to seek diligently for those things which, when utilized properly, will bring contentment--the supreme condition of existence. Service of leadership comes within this category. Satis- faction is a state of mind which comes into being when there is the realization that work is well done. The matter of rewards is inconse- quential. If the honor is the end sought, then the effort to serve and lead is selfish and dishonest and it should be abandoned promptly. Ac- tion shculd be governed by motives unblemished. Magnificence of char- acter, and acceptable and lasting ser- vice may be realities only when the heart is right. He is truly blessed who has the enthusiastic desire to serve and lead in strict adherence to, and loyal compliance with the ac- cepted principle of the golden rule. Human nature is altogether variable. Habits are formed very easily, and broken with great difliculty at times. By precept and example, then, those who guide the multitudes should re- spect the happiness and joy of the followers. Gratitude is one of the alleviating virtues. It is very likely to manifest itself in the relationship existing be- tween the leader and his disciple, if confidence is present. The trust of Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTURING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers of Greek Letter Fraternity jewelry DIAMONDS FINE JEWELRY 213 N. LIBERTY STREET BALTIMORE, MD. Compliments 0. 'YTIE BLACKGL DECKER MFG.C0. TOWSOM MD. CHARLES s'rnEE:r JV Z! BALTIMORE AT LEXINGTON 60 ' Af MARYLAND APPAREL FOR THE COLLEGE GIRLS find all tba Smarl Accessories MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY December, 1925. THE oR1oLE Page 3 those who follow must not be tampf ered with. The qaulincations for leadership make for greater capacity for dis- appointment. The pathway .through life is, at times, a very rugged and 'broken trail. He who has developed to the full stature of a leader is not dismayed easily because the smooth surface is ended and a rough stretch comes into view. He knows that the bad situation will continue only for a limited time and distance. It is to be realized, of course, that dis- aster may and does develop leaders, but this condition is the by-product of accident. To pass through the re- fine-r's tire is one way in which to be purged of all undesirable traits. As teachers, you, above all other groups, are blassed with an ever present opportunity to lead. Each day you have in your classes those who need to be taught and directed. The impressions you leave on the hearts and minds of your pupils, are the iniiuences which will have a de- finite bearing on their future lives. G-uard carefully this responsibility which is yours. The ideals and as- pirations which you inculcate, in turn may be the dynamic forces that will make leaders out of the boys and girls who now sit at your feet. Who can estimate the power of such a heritage? You need not go aliield to iind one who is an exemplar of the character- istics I have included in my word drawing of a leader. Your principal and our friend, Miss Lida Lee Tall, fulfills all of the qualifications for a recognized leader. You cannot go Wrong by emulating her. It must be a. rich blessing to be able to smile and believe during the latter days, that life was not a fail- ure or neglect of opportunity to serve a. deliberate manifestation of a nega- tive mind. This reward in itself is a. justification for consecration to the ministry of men. May the glory of Chi Alpha Sigma he perpetuated through the influence exerted by those who are already on the rolls of the fraternity! - VV. M. HILLEGEIST, Registrar-Examiner, University of Maryland. TEACHING DAZE. VVe, as Seniors and veterans in the field of teaching, have taken upon ourselves the privilege of advising our sisters, the oncoming horde of exuberant students, full of wild plans in which they will take the world by storm with their powers as teachers. This advice is given that they may not trudge along the same paths of disappointment as we have trod. Of primary importance is the cooperation of student and practice teacherg work with her, not against her. To be sure, most of them are jewels, with a lot of humor and pep, but don't make the mistake of wanting to take her out too often. Business comes first. So, if you'wou1d be a successful teacher, heed well the following suggestions: 1. Never leave the room at the end of the day without tidying the desk and boards. 2. Be not discouraged if one les- son ia s failure, let your next make up for it. 3. Save your sorrow until your superior leaves, don't show her that you're frightened. 4. Make yourself known and liked by the principal of your school. 5. Don't be sarcastic to the chil- dren. 6. Don't nag. 7. Be natural. Well may you rejoice that you need no longer be effected with Those Normal blue-hoo-hoos! and 'iT'h-ose wanta get A's and B's, Always get C's and D's Blue-hoo-hoos! This time it will be: Miss, may I leave the room? . That'll you'll hear from now till doom Blue-hoo-hoos! Here's good luck. Ito you. May you have a happy and successful teaching experience! YETTA BRICKMAN, Sr. 7. CHRISTMAS CAPERS OF THEi CRAFT CLUB. ...Ti 0118 Christmas is coming So is the Craft Club tea dance! Lend me your ear, and I'll let you in on the info. December 15th is the date of this big event, which will take place in the Auditorium at 3 o'clock. Every- body come and m-ake merry. If you are lacking in any Xmas spirit, you'll get it here. Come and trip it as you go On the light fantastic toeg And with us sip a cup o' tea For everyone will merry bei' QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. What is the National League of Woman Voters? Groups of women who want, not merely to vote, but to bring about good citizenship. VVhat does it do? Disseminate information on social and political subjects and candidates. Educate women, both native and for- eign born, in citizenship. Work to- ward intelligent registration of every woman in the community. Work for legislation to improve conditions for women, children and all workers. How does it work? By committees working with State regional and local organizations. BASKET BALL NOTES. The iirst game of basket ball will be played with Sparks High School on December 16, 1925. This is a. practice game, but will open our season. lt was announced in assembly that we were to play three 131 Normal Schools in basket ball ithis year. However, the Shepherdtown Normal of West Virginia game had to be cancelled, due to lack of money. The boys have been practicing diligently in an effort to duplicate last year's record. VVe have a tough schedule before us, and we will meet the very best players. We will need the help of the student body too. lVhen we have a game I would like to see the Auditorium filled with enthusiastic rooters who will cheer our team to victory. The seasonls schedule: 1. Dec. 16-Sparks High School at Normal. 2. Jan. 8-Hagerstown High School at Normal. 3. Jan. 15--Md. Law School at Normal. , z 4. Jan. 22-Westminster High Sch. at Normal. . 5. Jan. 30-Charlotte Hall School, at Normal. 6. Feb. 3-Poly, at Normal. 7. Feb. 6-Westminster High Sch. at Westminster. 8. Feb. 12-Mt. St. Joseph, at Mt. St. Joseph. - 9. Feb. 24-Forest Park High Sch. at Normal. 10. March 6-Frostburg, at Nor- y. mal. 11. March 13-Millersville, a.t Mill- ersville. 12. Feb. 19-Frosltburg, at Frost- burg. HUBERT DERR, Manager. MASON'S GARAGE WILLYS-KNIGHT 8: OVERLAND- SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and Willow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Mdt Reserved for llochschild-Kohn S: Co. Page 4 THE ORIOLE December, 1925 THE ORIOLE shadows lengthened we peered eager-G Czecho-Slovakia will be brought ,, ,,.- ly and anxiously around, fully ex- about peacefully. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOYVSON, MD. Business Manager: ELTON Y. MEARS. Advertising Managers: EVELYN MINNICK. CHARLOTTE TICKNER. Flrclllntioll Managers: MARGARET HAINES Al.-XRGARIYI' BREITLING Student Editors: HAZEL BAST. DOROTHY SCHROEDER. Managing Editor: ALICE L. MUNN PIKICI-Z: Due Dullnr For Ten Copies. DECEMBER, 1925. FROM MYRDAL TO BERLIN. Alyrdal in Xorway is situated on one oi me highest points in the Nor- wegian Alps. We reached this place at 9 o'clock at night, just as the setting sun was lsurnishing with copper colored rays, the snow-'clad mountain peaks, the surrounding ice fields and the age-old Hardanger Glacier. Our trip to Myr- cial had hen made from Oslo, the c-apitul of Norway.. by the newly' lJOllSll'llf'lGd railroad which carried us through smiling valleys, fertile plains and rugged mountains gradu- ally risng to an elevation of some live thousand fP6l, Mjsrclal itself is only a station perched on the side oi a mountain int rho midst of if-e fields which never melt during the very short summer. Hero we found the little carioles I which were- to transport us to Floam,I where we were io spend the night. The rfnrioie is the carry-all of Nor- way, It is a little two-wheeled springless cart with only one seat. My friend and I were tucked in under the leather apron which was strapped up to our chinsg the driver took his stand behind us. and with a. br-ul'-III' to his sturdy little POTW- We were started on our ride through the Floam Valley to Fretheim, a little hotel at the head of the Aurland Fjord. Our drive was thrilling! Conversa- tion was difficult. because of the roaring mountain stream that dashed many feet below us on its way to the fjord. The mountains in some instanf-es were so close around us that we knew not when we came, nor whither we were going- H110- rlreds of waterfalls-thin silvery ribbons, or cascades-wound their way down the precipitous mountain sides to join the roaring torrents be- low. Everywhere the shadowy land of Peer Gynt! As it grew later and thei pecting the gnouies and grotesque little elves to bar our path. We reached Floam at midnight, just as the last light in the sky faded. I had been able to see the time, eleven-forty, by my watch, while on the way. Coffee, sandwiches, bed! Tiny narrow wooden beds, placed foot to foot and piled high with downy quilts, filled the entire side of our room. There are no hotels do Luxe in Norway. Our ride had so stimulated us that sleep for a time was impossible. Al one o'clock in the morning we saw the rosy feet of dawn just coming over the mountain tops. Our ride from Myrdal to Floam had consumed three thrilling hours. and brought us from five thousand feet above sea level to the sea itself! The next day we were to take a boat which would carry us through the famous Sogne fjord. the longest and most beautiful fjords in Norway to Stolhenn, Voss and on to Bergen, Where We were to rejoin our ship, but that is another story. NELLIE BIRDSONG. LOCARNO CONFERENCE. October 16, 1925. will go down in history as an important date. On that day, seven treaties were signed at Locarno, Switzerland, which, if carried out, will bring permanent peace to Europe and will go far to- ward permanent world peace. Most important of all of these treaties is the security pact between Germany and France and France and Belgium, guaranteed by England and Italy. Under it, Germany promises never to Hgh! any more, To make good her promises, she sets aside a demilitiar- ized zone along the Rhine River. She will never cross this zone to at- tack France or Belgium, and they will not attack her. If this promise is broken, England or Italy will come to the aid of the wronged. The Rhine territory has been a battle-' ground for 2.000 years. and it now seems to be settled. There are six other treaties which provide rules of arbitration for- fll France and Germany? 129 Bel- gium and Germany: i3J Germany, Poland: Hi Germany and Czecho Slovakia: Q51 France and Polandg C61 France and Czecho-Slovakia. There are many far-reaching con- sequences of these treaties: Friendly feeling between Ger- many and her allies. Germany to be an equal of Euro- pean countries and is to have a seat in the League of Nations. C. Germany takes Allies' word. Blow to European nationalism. Germany has given up Alsace- Lorraine and agrees that any changes in the frontiers of Poland and A. B. D. E. Dream of United States of Europe may be realized. Foreign Minister Stresemann told the Locarno Conference that its pur- pose was the establishment of Eu- rope and its liberation from depend- ence on America! The League of Nation's differences, plus debt settlements, plus Locarno unincation of Europe may be three steps in isolating Europe from America. There is a feeling in Europe that no country of Europe, 'even England, can single-handed cope with America, politically or socially. The treaties all work under the League of Nations. They go into effect as soon as Germany enters the League and when they are ratified in their respective countries. Any vio- lations of the treaties are brought before the League and the League decides if there is any actual viola- tiong if so. the signatory powers Come to aid the wronged. All the powers that are parties to treaties agree to submit all future disputes sto the League for treatment. A These treaties do not outlaw warg they define cases where it is neces- sary. limit those cases, and prevent war-like conditions from arising. America received the Locarno :settlements with applause and wel- Icome. Viscount Grey. former Brit- ish Secretary. says that the Locarno Conference is probably the greatest step toward real and assured peace that has been made since the war. The future only will decide the lreal success of these treaties. J. MARIE KELLY, Sr. 15. CAMPFIRE NEWS. 1 The Camp Fire Girls have their qgroup completed. They will get special honorsffrom National Head- ,quarters for fully organizing a new 'group before December the first. On November the sixteenth, Miss ,NVoo1sey entertained us at her apart- 'ment on Pennsylvania avenue. We had a very good dinner and enjoyed 'ourselves so much that it was difli- cult to settle down to business. But we did get serious and had sugges- tions made for a group name. The lone selected was Liletag this was proposed by one of the girls who sug- gested taking the first two letters of each of Miss Tall's name. On Monday, December the four- teenth we will have our first cere- monial meeting. After Christmas we wil start work on our ceremonial gowns. At present we will wear middy blouses and skirts. Reporuir. Little words of wisdom, Many words of blui Make the teacher tell us, Sit down, now that's enough. k -Green Stone. December, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 5 STEPPING STONES TO WORLD PEACE. At one o'clock on the afternoon of November 11, 1918, President Wilson appeared before Congress to announce that the War of Nations had been brought to a close. This being true, movements for inter- national peace relations began al- most immediately. Speaking on this subject on September 27, 1918, President Wilson had said, Assem- blies and associations of many kinds, made up of plain work-aday people have demanded almost every time they came together and are still de- manding, what it is, exactly wthat it is that they were seeking in this war, and what they think the items of the nnal. settlement should be. Therefore, the question was not Should there be peace? , but What kind of peace should there be? The Versailles Treaty, far from establishing world peace, unfortu- nately created conditions likely to lead to future wars. Adjustments towards peace remained for the League of Nations, the World 'Court and other agencies of peace to ac- complish. Let us briefly review what has been done since the original Armistice Day to promote peace. A.-In the first place, there have been formed popular linternational. a.ssociations, the more important of which are enumerated below: 1. The Inter-Parliamentary Union. which was formed in 1888 and to which members of any parliamentary or congressional body are eligible, meets once a year to consider means of improving parliaments of the re- presented nations. Since the Vlforld W'ar, these meetings have been re- sumed. 2. The Commission of Internat- ional Labor Legislation was appoint- ed on January 31, 1919, by the Peace Conference when discussions began as to the best means of trans- ferring industry from a war to a peace basis. In its report given on March 714. 1919, the Commission offered a draft convention creating a permanent organization for the promotion of international regula- tion of peace conditions. It was ac- cepted, with its amendments, on April 11, 1919. 3. A group of scholarly and zeal- ous men and women have been trying to form an international language, the peace problems wre discussed by the representatives of the different nations. Esperanto, which was pro- posed, was inaugurated in Germany before the war and was taughit in schools there and in certain South American countries. A , 4. The Institute of International Education, which was established by the Carnegie Endowment for World Peace, tries to develop international good will by means of educational agencies and acts as a clearing house of information for Americans concerning foreign affairs and for foreigners concerning American affairs. 5. To promote international re- ligious feeling, the Federation of Churches was formed. B.-In tre second place, since 1918, a number of important agree- ments have been reached by small groups of nations. 1. Probably the most imoprtant of these was the Washington Confer- ence held in 1918, at which the great naval powers of the world considered the limitation of armament. The most important result was that the fears and suspicions were allayed. 2. England and Ireland, after the age-long controversy which excited the sympathy and often threatened the peace of the whole world, settled their argument by the formation of the Irish-Free State in 1922. 3. By a treaty in 1922, Chile, Peru and Bolivia submitted to arbitration a violent quarrel which had for many years been the storm center of South America. C.--In the third place, there have been formed permanent machines for tearing away discord and bringing about real cooperation. 1. In January, 1920, the League of Nations was formed in Paris. It comprises an assembly, a council and a permanent secretary. Under it, all secret treaties have been pub- lished and provision has been made for the publishing of all treaties in the future. Besides this, the League has undertaken to create agreements among the nations to reduce arma- ment. and has instituted an inter- national hunianitarian campaign against the distribution of opium and other habit-forming drugs, and against the White Slave Traflic. Att present there are nity-four nations belonging to the League and it is expected that a special meeting will be called this winter to admit Ger- many. 2 The World Court to which na- tions may bring their quarrels for judication, was established in Sep- tember, 1921, and in the three years since then has rendered eight advis- ory opinions. The first peaceful settlement was between Sweden and Finland over the Aaland Islands. Shortly afterwards, Poland and Lithuania handed over their discus- sin of the Vilna District for Arbitra- tion. Likewise the boundary be- tween Poland and Germany and be- tween Albania and Jugoslavia were fixed. Roumania. Jugoslavia and Greece were engaged in a controversy with Bulgaria concerning various national refugees in those countries. The World Court decided that the refugees be allowed to return to their countries. In a dispute be- tween ltaly and Greece when Italy seized Corfu, Italy was induced to abandon her aggressive manner and peace was made. But during the last few months tthe most encouraging of settlements have been made. The first of these was the Security Pact of Lacarno signed on October 15, 1925. Affter years of contesting, Germany and France have pledged never to fight again. The Rhine Zone, heretofore the bone of contention, is to be neu- tral territory, inhabited by both French and German people. Eng- land and Italy are signatory powers and have sworn that if either Ger- many or France encroaches upon the others rights, or if either invades the neutral territory, they will join the defender t.o combat the intruder. Only a few days later the world was frightened by the outbreak be- tween the Greeks and Bulgarians ini t h e Macedonian frontier. An emergency m.eeting was called by the League and immediaite cessation of troops was demanded. By this enumeration we can see very decidedly that the world is turning toward peace and can feel some assurance for the future. RUTH CHREST, Senior 9. BOOKS de NORMAN. REMINGTON CO. 347 N. Charles si. THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND , Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. 412, Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights XV113' Not Try THE TOWSON INN Such Good Things To Eat And So Cheap. 7 W. Chesapeake Ave., Towson J A FRIEND T0 THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON Compliments TEMPLE DRUG CO. TOWSON - MARYLAND i Prescription Pharmacists Page 6 THE ORIOLE December, 1925 t THE SUBNORMAL PROBLEM. The Psyt-nology Club visited School No. 'PT in Baltimore, to iind out how the public schools are tak- ing care of their subnormal children. XV1th Miss Fitzgerald. principal of the school. as our guide, we first vis- ited the Incorrigible Class for Boys. In all of the subnormal classes the children are examined by a Psycholo- gist and pronounced cases before they are admitted to the class. Every one of the ten boys in the class presents a different problem. Lack of moral training and a poor home environuieut are responsible mr the condition of these boys. In the ll101'l1i!lf2,' they are manageable to a certain degree, and can be taught a little. In the afternoon they be- come incorrigible. The class is situated in the base- ment. and does not interfere with the other groups of the school. In regular Clauses. these boys would dis- organize and deruoralize ten different classes. whereas in a separate group they are less of a detriment to so- ciety. These boys would no doubt develop into rvriminals and immoral 4-liai':1:etm's if vhe school did not Step in and talcrl matters in hand. A totally dinereut situation con- fronted us in the Primary Subuormal Class, He-rp, the children range chronologically from seven to ten years-mc-ntally from three to five years. Afrox- much effort is ex- pended un tho part of the teacher, these f-hilflren learn to read. write, and do some arithmetic in a very elemantznry way. Some of them are excellent in handwork, as was evi- denced by the basketwork exhibited arnuml the room. The imc-rmediote subnormal class! was busv doing ffxarnpies in arith- metic when we entered. NVe were surprisml co find the teacher, no: other than Miss Rose Chayt, whol graduatml from Norma! School ini Junfu 1325. 1 One boy in particular attractedi our aiif,-ntif-n. lie is fourteen yearsi old :md has been in school for seven years. HP draws well, and was very eager lf' show his work to one of our girls. !If- also seemed to taik in- lE'Hi,'.'I 'llilj'. Miss Chayt explained that drawing is his one strong point.. hut he is below par mentally. Thei reason tor this is that he has only! one- thyroid gland. NVQ never thought that an incor- rigihle class fur girls would be neces- gary, ye-L this Qchool has such a class. The girls: range from seven to sixteen vears. The-y seemed to be quite so- Ehible, except that there were marked evidences of the too-loud voice and the too-hold look. The teacher OI this class is very' h0Pf'f11l and thinks that these girls will turn out to be useful citlvens it they remain at school long enough to have iheil' I energies directed in the proper channels. V Quite unexpectedly, we were taken to the class for deaf and dumb chil- dren. There are eight children in class, all of whom were born except one. He became deaf at vvars of age and has retained bahy talk. seems remarkable to us how this deaf four his lt these children can be taught to read lips and make sounds. Their voices are either very high or very low, as they have no sense of iniiection. The mirror and the piano play au import- ant part in teaching sounds. We came out of the school desiring to do something to help this army of subnormal children. Some people question the desirability of trying to educate these people, and question the right of the school to spend so much money on these unfortunate vhildren. To these people we can only say, Am I my brothefs keeper'?i' ANNA DIAMOND, Reporter. TOMMY 'S CHRISTMAS. Tommy yawned a sleepy good- night. mother, and in a few minutes he was fast asleep. It was Christmas Eve, and Tomu1y's mind was filled with all sorts of wonderful things. I-Ie thought of Santa Claus, of won- derful tnys. a big sleigh, and rein- deers. Suddenly Tommy heard a, faint tinkle in the distance. Dingle, dangle, dingle, dangle, merrily rang the bells, as jolly Santa himself stopped at the door with his rein- deer and sled. Well, Sonny, come along and help me give- my gifts, said Santa, as he entered Tommy's room through the chimney. Oh, may I really come with you? I should like to with you. Just wait a minute until I dress. All right, said Santa, but you must hurry. as we have a great many stops to make. In a few minutes, Tommy was ready Away they went, as Santa cracked th-: whip. The deer went faster and faster. It was so cold und windy that it almost took 'I'omn1y's breath away. In a little while they stopped in front of a large. white house. This. said Santa, is the home of Marjorie Martin. She is a very rich little girl. but she is not spoiled. She is always willing to help some- one, and share her toys with them. Because she is so unselnsh, I am going to leave her many pretty pres- ents. Santa then pulled a. doll from his bag, a pair of skates, some books, a little piano, and a. great many other toys. Tommy smiled happily, as Santa kept pulling so many pres- ents from his bag. He knew that Marjorie really deserved all these gifts, and he was glad to know that he was helping to make her happy. Now, said Santa., we must hurry, or we'1l never get through. Up the chimney they went, and into the-,s1ed. Santa cracked the whip, and they were off again. The next time they stopped, it was before a poor-looking house. One shutter was off, and several window panes were missing. Santa. Claus and Tommy crept down the chimney very softly. When they came into the room, Tommy saw a pale little light-haired girl asleep. At the head of the bed was a, pair of f:1'utch.e-S. Tommy,' Santa whispered, this is little Helen, who is crippled. She has no one to look after her except her grandmother. She has always wanted a. kitten, so I shall leave her one. Santa then gently lifted a little basket from his pack, and in it was the fiuffiest little gray kitten that you ever saw. He placed it beside the bed, so she would see it when she awoke. Oh. said Tommy, won't you give her some of the things you were :going to give me I could get along lwithout them if I tried. ' Santa only smiled. and said, Well, we'11 see about that later. 'Phey crept softly up the chimney, and into the sled. In few minutes the deer were carrying them on once more. They made many stops, but Tommy could not help wondering when his turn would come. Tommy, said Santa, since you have been so unselfnsh, I am going to give you --- Tommy! Tommy! It's nine o'c1ock. Come down stairs and see what Santa Claus has brought you, said his mother, as she awakened him. Tommy sleepily rubbed his eyes. Yes, it had only been a dream, but he was glad he had wanted to help some 0119, and not be selfish. He 'hurried down stairs to see his own gifts. What a surprise greeted him! A gun, ice-skates, a big sweater, a, sled, some books, and a few smaller things. In fact, everything that he had wanted was fthere. Tommy jumped in glee. It was indeed the happiest -Christmas he had ever had. He was satisfied, and that was all that mattered just then. ROSA L. KORNBLATT, Senior 3. Us editors we sit around And wonder what to write: We look for news the whole day long, And pray for it at night. So won't you help us editors, With the contribution stuff? ' And just deluge us with newsy news Until we cry Enough. -Henderson Review. December, 1925. -THE ORIOLE Page 7 AN APPRECIATION. lt is with keenest regret that l say goodbye to the Junior Fine Art Classes this term, for never before have we had girls and boys more en- thusiastic or zealous in furthering the interests of the school. Everywhere. dating from the very first week of t.his term, the students have advertised every activity en- gaged in by students of the school by making beautiful posters. Each week we were asked for m-ore and still more, until it seemed that Room 101 was a. busy little work shop. each plying pencil and brush. Interest has never flagged, and we say goodby to one another after twelve happy, ueful weeks of work and pleasure, with a feeling that we have been a real service to our Nor- mal School. May this work bear its fruit in other places. Keep up the good work. F. A. SNYDER. MEMORY TEST. 1. What is most used nickname of Jack Dempsey, world's heavy- weight boxer. 2. What American President was known as Old Hickory? 3. Was Theodore Roosevelt a Mason? fi. Wuat are the Seven Wonders of The New World? 5. liVhen with two women, where should a man walk? 6.'What American President was elected by the largest popular and electoral vote? 7. Why does Babe Ruth knock so many home runs? S. What name had the city of Con- stantinople formerly? 9. Who was Edith Cavell? , 10. What is the Taj Mahal and where located? H. B. ANSWERS TO LAST MONTH'S MEMORY TEST. 1. Socrates died by drinking hem- lock juice. 2. Samuel Colt its inventor. Sl. James Russell Lowell. 4 D ti . Oxygen. . Charles Monkey. . One on right hand of person facing down stream. 7. Commodore Perry. 8. 206 bones in body. 9. 9R per cent hard work, 2 per cent. genius. 10. Memorial to famous persons. New York University. Miss Zonck- Take 'this sentence, 'Let the cow be taken out of the lot'. NVhat mood? Henry- Tlie cow. A -The Owl. SIGNS OF AUTUMN. The sun is sinking in the west. lu answer to nights call. The world is quiet and at rest, While still the nignt falls. 'The faint breeze sends the leaves aflutter, Their gold and yellow combineg ln secrecy they seem to mutter Of lost love, still divine. .The birds seldom fill the air With loving, thrilling notes, And their music, now so rare. Scarcely ever floats. A The cricke-t's grating tone I Thru this stillness harshly floats, QA swallow hoineward flying, I The season fairly denotes. The sun has now set Beneath the great beyond, And with it we have met- O, the new season: fair Autumn. MARGARET BABKA, Sr. XV. Tm.. i 4 1 YOUTH. I i A Youth is not a time of life-it is a state cf mind. lt is not a matter 'ot' ripe cheeks, red lips and supple kneesg it is a temper of the will, a iignality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions: it is a freshness of ithe deep springs of life. I Youth means a temperamental -predominance of courage over timid- ity, of the appetite of adventure over ,love of ease. This often exists in a. Aman of fifty, more than in a boy of 'twenty. Nobody grows old by mere- Ily living a number of years: people 'grow old only by deserting their ideals. Worry, doubt, self-distrust. fear- and despair-these are the long,t long, years that bow the head andf tuin the growing spirit back to dust.i 1 Whether seventy or sixteen,i iihere is in every beings heart the' ,love of wonder, the sweet amazementi lat tile stars and the star-like things and thoughts, the undaunted chal-I ienge of events. the unfailing child-i like appetite for what next. and the 'joy in the game of life. Xou are as young as your faith. as olil as your doubtg as young as your sell'-ronridence, as old as your feargq :as young as your hope, as old asi your despair. I ' ln tlie central place of your heart there is a wireless statioug so long as it receives messages of beauty. lliope, vhccr, grandeur. courage and ipower from the earth, from men audi vtrmn the lllflllllb so long are you young. When all the central place of your hcnri is covered with the .snows oif pessimism and the ice of cynicism, then are you grown ol-Il Iindeerl.-Vtestcrn Maryland Bulletin. TI-IE ADORED TEACHER. What is there more inspiring than to open the door of a school room and find joy and happiness reigning supreme among the little folks gathered there? lf you are privileged to enter, say a third grade. unannounced. and for- tunate enough to be accepted as a real chum by these little people, you are showered with information: Miss Jones gave us a new story this morning. With radiant faces. beaming eyes, and minds overiiowing with this new-found knowledge, each child tries to excel his fellow classmates in relating what he has heard. Miss Jones stands aside during this informal visit, contented and happy. enjoying the recital of the lesson she has so ably given these young aris- tocrats. A brilliant class intellectually? Oh, no' Yet not a duliard among them. One member was rated a drone last year, and another was called bad. Not so this year. Now the drone and the bad boy are, with thc other children, alert and on tiptoe, anxiously awaiting his turn to tell il part of this new and inter- esting story--for story it is, not a lesson. Each child scorns the word. lesson After the children have given the story-lesson, ask them a few ques- tions. You will find interest and at-- tention unsurpassedg also a real knowledge of what has been given them. How do you a.ccount for this joy, happiness, interest and attention in this school room? An unusually bright class? Again, no. But an unusual teacher. A teacher who is Hlled with a love of her work, one who knows the limitations of pupils, one who prepares her work, and gives it in an unbroken progressive form, one who imparts knowledge with so much spirit. interest, and realism that each child has caught that same spirit and interest and love of the work. The teache-r's idea of imparting kno-.vledge is the chilcl's idea. of hav- ing a good time.-Oralism and Aural- isni. PESTALOZZI DEBATIN G CLUB The time for the much-talked-of informal debate with the Normals as drawing ncar. It will be given in Assembly, on Dceember 16. 1925. The subject is: ls Col. Mitchell Justitied in his Attack on the Army and Navy? Norma,is and Pests buried their tomahawks for the time being. and inet on common ground for the first Pep contest. lllodesty for- bids me to say which made the most noise and the vvittiest stump speeches! Page 8 THE UNLOVED TEACHER. Work, work, work. The eternal drudgery of it. the tiring relentless necessity of it. This atmosphere prevades the classroom and cramps the spontaneous effort and initiative of the children. The teacher--honest, hard-work- ing. and conscientious-makes every moment's work a grind. The chil- dren experience no happiness in an- ticipation of good recitations, no joy in having their lessons. There is no praise for work well done, no ap- preciation of individual accomplish- ment. For are not the children ex- pected to do these things? Is it required of them? No radiant faces, no smiles, no not light hearts. No skipping to the blackboard. All must walk to the measured tread. All the lessons are learned because it is a duty. All the papers are written so the teacher may know there has been no slack- ing. Yet the teacher works hard and ceaselessly to accomplish this result. Where is the Spirit of Youth? Where is Happiness? What welcome Play? These bring the reward of Joy in Labor. Without them there is neither Love nor Joy.-Oralism and Auralism. MY JOB IN THE CLASSROOM. My job! How do I regard it? How do I tackle it? What does it demand of me? Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans says, As an apostle to the Gentiles, i magnify mine olIice. As a teach- er of the deaf. do I magnify my job? Do I belittle it? If I look upon it as at great opportunity for service to others and so use it, I magnify it, lf I look .ipon it mainly as a grub strike or meal ticket I belittle it, I believe that my job is second to nonr- in the list of human activities. 'l'ne tiller of the soil may make the desert to blossom as the rose. The inechunir' may construct wonderful :und useful creations ot' wood, iron. and steel. But they work with in- animate materials, and their creations :fre inanimate. But I. as a teacher, work with living. breathing mater- ials-tlie body, mind and soul of the child-and my job is to use these materials in the rr:-ation of men and women ot' intelligence and character My job in the classroom demands may things from me, to the end that l may do it well and acceptably. Some ot' tht-so things I will endeavor to st-t forth. ln order In do good work, it is essential that I gain and hold the 1-onlirlf-nre of my pupils. The bt-st work cannot be done il' the pupils luck t-onlirlencc in the ability or sin- cerity ttf the lF?ilCllffl'. l must lu' prf-par:-rl for my daily' THE ORIOLE December, 1925 work. must know just what I am go- ing to do. Thorough preparation on the part of the teacher for each day's work is one of the greatest factors in doing good work. I must show interest in my work. I must show that I am teaching be- cause I like it, and not because l have to do it. The teacher who does his work in a perfunctory manner cannot complain if his pupils take their cue from him and do likewise. I must not allow myself to get into a rut. I must always be on the look- out for new and better methods of teaching. I must be full of pep if I wish to put pep into my pupils. I must be prompt in my attendance to duty. A slack teacher makes slack pupils. The discipline of my class is of the highest importance. Order and system in the classroom are essen- tial to the best work. If I am too easy going, the pupils may like me, but I doubt if they will respect me. If I am toe severe, they may fear obey. but they will not like me. and I must be strictly impartia.l in my treatment of the class, and avoid the temptation of smiling upon bright pupils and frowning upon the the dull. The dull cannot help being dull, and they most need kindness and encouragement. I must practice self-control. The teacher who cannot keep his temper under the little provocations of the classroom weakens his influence over the pupils. I must endeavor to cultivate a pleasant and cheerful manner in the classroom. A sunny atmosphere is a great aid to good work. If I did not feel well myself. that is no excuse for making my pupils feel ill. In brief. I should take into my classroom daily the best that is in me---physically, mentally, and mor- STEW nr 102. THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Om' 9t't'Vict' Motto: Honest, Prompt, Courteous, Complete. ally, and make use of it for the bet- terment of the pupils. At the Last Supper, the Great Master Teacher explained cer-tain things to his disciple-s, and closed with this admonition, If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. I know these all right. But do I do them? Maybe, to borrow a phrase that I came across in my reading the other day. I am doing about as well as could be suspect- ed. --The Minnesota Companion. Ezra, tomorrow is our twenty- Efth wedding anniversiaryg hadn't we better kill a chicken? XVhy punish the chicken for what happened twenty-live years ago? I Observer tto trombone player, blowing turiouslyl- Look, here, brotlher, if you want to pull that thing apart, get around in front On Saturday Nights. Heeler-4 lt's a funny thing-I get some of my best ideas while washing my hands. Editor- I suggest you try taking a bath. -Punch Bowl. WILLIAM KOERNER A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Avenu TOWSON, MD. -Shtifin Qydngs Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers ln Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. 'I'oivson, Md. Ridvrwood, Md. December, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 9 BOOK CHAT. Youth is the most fascinating sub- ject in the world, judging by the pre- .occupation of the novelists with that theme. And perhaps it is. While we have it, we long to hasten by the milestones and leave it behindg when it is past, some long for its return. One of the new novels of youth is called Monday Morning, by Pat- rick Hamilton. It is a little like Seventeen, but deals with an Eng- lish boy of eighteen with his hopes and dreams of love. In Greenery Street, Denis Mac- kail takes Felicity Hamilton and Ian Foster through their engagement and the first year of their married life at No. 23 Greenery Street. The joys -and trials with servants, bills, social obligations. and the difliculty of un- derstanding the mental processes of the other sex are vividly and humor- ously portrayed. It is like the play, 'The First Year, but in an English setting. Beau Gestel' by Percival Wren, is a thrilling mystery story involving the loss of a magnificent sapphire. Blue lVater, and the adventures of the three loyal brothers Geste in the French Foreign Legion in Africa. It holds interest by the excellence of both plot and dialogue. Two replacements of older favor- ites are worth noting. One is Mase- fie1d's Sard Harker, a good story that men will like. with a thread of romance running through the ad- venture. The other is Bah, a sub-deb. by Mary Roberts Rinehart. Bab's ad- ventures with a celebrity and a burglary her diary and her fleeting love affairs, are sufficiently amusing to make one burn midnight oil with- out regret to pursue them. Hoping you are the same, as H. Togo says, I beg to remain, Your librarian, M. L. O. Nat White- Now, what do you want? Ernie C.- Oh! a rubber band, and ,please make it snappy. GLORIOUS APOLLO. By E. Barrington, was published by Dodd, Mead Q Company. So great has been the reception of this wonderful book, a biography with all the attractions of the novel, that by August. 1925, one month fafter it was drst published, there were three extra printings. Byron, with his ivory pallor and exquisitely chiselled features was of a beauty more delicate and sensitive than a woman's. His gift of writ- ing, his magnetic personality. his wonderful physical attraction brought all London to his feet. If he had been born with other than the Byron taint in his blood, perhaps he Could have fashioned a. career that would have induced the most staid of English conservatists to forgive. if not forget, the wild and unconventional escapades of his father and grandfather. But he did not try to conceal his own pagan ideals in his writings, and the influ- ence of heredity and environment was shown in his intrigues with the wives of English noblemen as well as Greek and Turkish girls. This stone-hearted, immoral man, as the husband ot Anne Milbanke. a. lovely, gifted girl of twenty, was a. miserable failure. After one unhap- py year, Anne went home with her tiny daughter, never again to see the young Apollo. Deliance of all moral rectitude shortly led to the young poet's exile. Travelling with Shelley on the conti- nent he led a more and more dissi- pated life, which ended at the early age of thirty-six. The author treats the poet in a sympathetic manner. and the minute details and information shows care- ful work. By her well chosen words, Barrington makes us see and live with her characters. 'While omitting none of his vices, Bryon seems less culpable when we consider his inheritance, not com- batted by'an unsympathetic mother and environment. While reading the book we are fascinated with the poet, and yet horrified by his wicked- ness his heart of stone and his con i . . - - temptuous scorn of the pain and TOWSON BAKERY-THE GOODY k SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee suifering and broken hearts he caused. Yet scarcely knowing why. we are moved to pity this man who underneath his miserable veneer of vice, concealed a desire for a home, peace and happiness that he might have had. had not the fiend in his nature turned that possible content- ment into misery. We put down the book feeling that indeed. THE LOST WORLD. ' ' An adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel of the same title. All who have seen 'iThe Lost World will agree with me when I say that it is one of the most un- usual photoplays ever released. Its huge animals give one a queer feel- ing like t.hat of a mere pee-wee. How many of you can pronounce the-se?: Brontosaurus, allosaurus, pterodactyl, megalosaurus and :lin- osaur. l'll admit they are jaw- breakers. As terrible as these names sound, so terrible a sight are the animals, Can you imagine one of these very very huge dinosaurs pa- rading down one of our streets and stopping to eat geraniurns out of a window box on the third floor of a house? All this sounds so impossible, and yet in The Lost VVor1d we find evidence of the capabilities of these ferocious animals. i'Tlle Lost VR'orld takes us with a band of explorers to the unexplored regions of the upper Amazon River, which Time has completely forgotten. Here we find the prehistoric animals that roamed the earth some 10,000,- O00 years ago. The explorers are as awe-stricken as we are at the sight of the immense animals and their battlings with each other. Certainly The Lost Wiorld is an exceptional picture in every sense of the world. ALICE KRIEGEL. Sr. 2 'Ilie itl llzs Hut Baltimore-'s Collection of Smart Specialty Shops Temporary Oilice FRANK A. PERSOHN, JR. Optometrist Eyesight Specialist Office Hours: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. Saturday Nights: 7-9. 9 West Chesapeake Ave. C2nd Floorj ! Permanent Office To Be At 24 West Pennsylvania Ave. He left a Corsair's name to other TOWSON ' ' MARYLAND times, L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Linked with .one virtue and at Baltimore omce. P ' thousand crimes. lPhone Towson 204 and 201. -Eastern Echo.- Gay and MODum6nt St1'ee15S. Page 10 THE ORIOLE December, 1925 DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A HECTOGRAPH. Materials: 1 cup of good quality ground glue, 1 cup of water, IBQ cups glycerine, a shallow tin pan 10x10 inches. lf a larger pan is used, increase the proportions of glue and glycerine. Glue and glycerine may be pur- chased irom Mark Harrigan, Holli- day St., much more cheaply than front a drug store. Method of making: Blix cup of glue and cup of water together in a double boiler. Heat over water until melted. Stir in glycerine gently so as not to cause bubbles. Pour into a shallow pan and let cool. The proportions of glue and gly- cerine vary according to the tem- perature. In winter more glycerine is needed than in summer in order to make it sutiicientl flexible. If at y I any time the hectograph becomes rough or the proportions need chang- ing, the mixture can be remelted. Method of using a hectograph: L'se hectograph ink twhich can be purchased from any stationery storej on a firm paper. Write or draw as you would with any other ink. Darnpen the hcctograph with a little cold water, then when the mois- ture lias been absorbed place the im- pression up side down on the hecto- graph and leave for a full tive min- utes, rubbing it to make a perfec t,'0l1tact. Remove the impression paper and the ink will have been transferred to the hectograph. Place the paper on which you wish to make the copy, over the ink and rub for a moment or two. YVhen you have finished taking off all the copies you wish. run luke- warm water over the hectograph, and rub gently until you have removed the impression. The hectograph is then ready for future use. Y. Iilr. Lynch- When one irresist- ible body meets another irresistible. what is the result .lane- They get married. -The Pine. A good dog should bring at least two hundred dollars. I wish my dog would learn to do that. MR. JOHN A. SELBY of THE ATELIER wishes to r-xtend the compliments ot' the season to Normal Students and to thank those who have availed themselves ot' his Student Portrait Offer. after the holidays, this offer will be in effect once more until June 15, 1926. Y. W. C. A. CHAPEL. Xi'hat Ambition Means To You,, will be a topic for discussion in the near future at the very brief chapel meetings held every Wednesday morning from 8:15 to 8:30 A. M. These meetings are becoming more and more inspiring under the chair- manship of Miss Margaret Rohrer. Appropriate songs selected by those who attend are led by Miss Rayetta France. Miss Alfrieda Lloyd pre- sides at the piano. The Swarm of B's that give honey, but never sting, are occupying our thought and attention at pres- ent. Some of these B's tell how to be a consistent, forgiving, prayerful, selfsacriticing. victorious Christian. Bible references are used in connec- tion with this work. One that we, as prospective teachers can profit by, which is worthy of our consideration is, Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a Workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. These meetings are intended to give you encourargement and make you hopeful. The student's cooper- ation and suggestions are always most welcome. VV'en th' clouds look dark with thunder, An' yer feelin's make ye wonder: W'en ye feel as 'ow yer luck 'ad got the sack- Then's th' time to stop and ponder On that streak o' silver yonder- 'Twill push th' gloomy clouds a long way back. OUR EDUCATION. Education is not a matter oi how or where you get to know what you is what you know to apply. If you of a college course then so far as edu- have been cheated. ou are starting your really know: it and know how get nothing out except a degree. cation goes you Simply because y life's work with a degree, you should not. consider yourself better fitted for a job than your fellow worker who has had years of experience, even though he has never gone to high school or a college. We know Ex- perience is the best teacher. also that a little knowledge is a danger- ous thing. You may not be able to sing or play a piano, but if you can under- stand and talk more intelligently than the singer or player. you will be on a higher level than that musician who only knows his work practically. Vvhite collars are not the dividing line when it comes to education. -The Normal Trumpet. l Goon Tmmnn. The tree that never had to iight For sun and sky and air and light That stood out in the open plain, And always got its share of rain, Never became a forest king. But lived and died a scrubby thing.. The man who never had to toil, Who never had to win his share, Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man, But lived and died as he began. ,Good timber does not grow in ease: The stronger wind, the rougher trees. 'The farther sky, the greater length: 1The more the storm. the more the l strengthg By sun and cold, by rain and snows, ln tree or man good timber grows. Where thicket stands the forest growth We End the patriarchs of both, And they hold converse with the ,stars - Whose broken branches show the scars Of many winds and much of strife- This is the common law of life. Selected-Exchange. Scratch the green rind ot a sapling, or wantomly twist it in the soil and a scarred or crooked oak will tell of the act for centuries to come. So it is with the teachings of Youth. -Amiel. TOWSON SHOE STORE L. ECKER, Prop. York 85 J oppa. Roads ,Friedman-Shelby All-Leather Shoes. First Class .Shoe Repairing. . GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY JAS. F. HUGHES CO. 205 XV. Fayette St.. Baltimore, Md. I J. W. Scott-James Francis WALTER H005 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market Fnurrs - vEGE'rABnEs WM. A. LEE General Merchandise York Road and Perma' Ave. TOXVSON, MID: ,. December, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 11 APPRECIATION OF POETRY. Before coming to Normal School, poetry was one of the things I dis- liked most. The word poetry and something higl1brow and dull al- ways associated themselves in my mind. lt was something that I had absolutely no interest in. During the course in Children's Literature with Miss Frum, last Year, I learned that poeltry was every- thing I thought it was not. For the nrst time in my life, I gained a real understanding and love of poetry. Poetry has helped to enrich my lite by enabling me to understand and enjoy the beauty in poems. 'f I can truly say that Miss Frum was the first person who helped me understand poetry, and love it. To her, I affectionately dedicate two of my own efforts in poetry: .I TREE. A living monument to God is a tree, With its leafy arms outstretched even unto eternity. It shelters happy birds in protecting bowers, From colds and many showers. It invites the weary wanderer to rest in its shade, And forms a trysting place for a lover and his maid. Creatures of the earth near the tree abound, Busily seeking food and making no sound. The tree will live on and on, And even after l'tn gone, It will still be a living thing of beauty and joy, VVho lived and died. OUR In Spring. the life anew. Each blade of fast it grew. Slowly, each blossom grows, and grows, And the resurrection of life plainly shows. CAMPUS. budding trees bring grass wonders how Summer comes, and all the world is bright and gay, Birds chirp and chatter throughout the dayg Our campus is replendent in its sum- mer regalia, And in it we like to walk so gaily. I New it is Autumn, and the cool, green carpet of our campus Is slowly losing its brillianat green. The leaves have donned their fall costumes, ' No gayer colors have you seen. They whirl and twirl in gay ecstasy. And frclic about in high glee. Soon they will be laid to rest. To protect Mother Earth, lest- Tbe snow, and ice, and cold Will get too strong a hold, Winter turns our campus into a veritable fairyland, Jack Frost has indeed carved with an artist's hand, The snow-clad earth lies peacefully at rest, Waiting for Spring, when life is at best. ROSE L. KORNBLATT, Sr. 3. A GOOD FRIEND. Perhaps we all long for a good friend more than anything else. l have one who wants to know you. I hear her calling: Are you a real boy or real girl? Then come and follow me. I have many things to teach yon, many wonders to disclose to you, many secrets to intrust to you, many joys and happy days in store for you. I need your help. Come! Have you never heard her? To me her calling IS so strong I cannot resist it. She is a true friend to all who love her. No matter what your race or religion, she is waiting for everyone. She is ever changing, never the same. More fascinating she becomes as I follow her through all her moods and phases. Unnumbered are the pages and great is her book. You need but open and enter, you will never regret it. To many she is like a closed book. To others she is an open one. It makes no difference what page you open to, for on each the story is so interesting, so thrilling, that one must pass on zo the following pagesg and as their secrets are gradually un- covered, keener becomes our search to read to the end of this wonderful story. The leaves turn over one after another. and on and on we go. They become more intricate and more marvelous than we can con- ceive. She is endless-great is her depth, mighty is her height and boundless is her breadth. XVon't you answer her? Only through knowing can you love her, and only through loving can you really know my friend-NATURE. -The Tattler. THE HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists And Hergenrather's Gift Store 509 York Road Are Headquarters for School Supplies Kodaks, Films, Stationery, Spald- ing's Sporting Goods, Keds and Sweatersg Greeting Cards for all Occasions. Supreme Ice Cream and Soda Water. Agents for Water- man's Ideal Fountain Pens, Whit- man's Delicious Chocolates and Bon- And harm the stilled life within. ' Buns. THE CAMPUS. Has God made thee a beauty spot That we may better growg To give us inspiration As down life's road we go? Did He make the trees upon thy breast In this wondrous fairyland That His great power and mighty love We may better understand? The rains from heaven came today And kissed thy 'fairy face. lt seemed to make thee grow more fair, To give thee statelier grace. RUTH OWENS. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 V J. TROCKENBROT 86 CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp- Bragers Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins 8: Rings If You Have Any Cleaning, Dyeing, Hemstitching or Pleat-ing to be Done, See Miss E. W. JANNEY 319 York Road Special Rates For Students. HAVE YOU YISITED THE STANOR fSTAte NORmalJ SWEET SHOP XV6St Side York Road, above Burkb Avenue If Not, Why Not? Music By RADIO. Page 12 THE ORIOLE December, 1925 EVANGELINE IN THE SEV- ENTH GRADE. In the study of Evangeline in the Seventh Grade of the Normal Ele- mentary School the motivation used was the historical background of the poem. The coming of the French to Acadia, their life there, their conflict with the English. and finally their expulsion were explained to the class. Thus a desire to read Evangeline was aroused. The teacher read the whole poem through. stopping each day at a high point of interest. During this reading the class 'was impressed by the vivid pictures portrayed by Long- fellow, and they decided to make a moving picture of the poem. This desire gave adequate reason for reading the masterpiece the second time. During this reading the children read one thought unit each day-a scene of action or description or character study. As the reading progressed and the details of each picture were decided upon, groups of children drew and colored the pic- ures. Two boys built the moving picture machine. A grape box, fourteen and one-half inches high and seventeen and one-half inches long was secured and an opening nine inches by twelve inches was sawed in the bottom of the box for the screen. An old broom stick was sawed into two pieces of the desired length and placed in each end of the box. The pictures were pasted on a roll of brown paper. This film was attached to the round sticks which were turned by a wooden handle. In order to make the mov- ing picture more realistic the girls secured some scraps of drapery ma- terial and made a curtain for the screen. The curtain was placed on a heavy cord held in place by three thumb tacks. The movie was given by the class for their parents during liter- ature period without rehearsing. The pictures were assigned to in- dividuals of the class a few hours prior to the performance. The people with pictures assigned them were given one-half hour in which to decide what they were going to say or read. They were told not to leave :my gaps in the story, but were unaided by the teacher. The machine was operated by two boys ot' the class. and as a picture appeared on the screen the person to whom it had been assigned stood and told or read the part of, the story which the picture represented. The only work done by the teacher was the offering of suggestions on a vital question and the teaching of the story during literature periods E. E. P. ELBERT HUBBARD'S IDEA OF LOYALTY. If you work for a man. in heav- en's name work for him. If he pays wages that supply your bread and butter, work for him, speak well of him, think well of him, stand by the institution he represents. I think if I worked for a man, I would work for him. I would not work for him part of the itime, but. all of the time. I would give him an undivided service or none. If put to a pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of clever- ness. If you must villify, condemn and eternally disparage, why resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content. But I pray. so long as you are a part of an institution, do not con- demn it. 'Not that you will injure the in- stitution-not that-but when you disparage the concern of which you are a part, you disparage yourself. WHO'S WHO-AND WHY? 1. Famous sayings of famous peo- ple: VV'hat lessons do we have for tomorrow? Though his father isn't a flour merchant, our hero's ai. Raymond Miller. 2. Who is that social child who rules the destinies of Normal frivoli- ties? JEAN Swardowicy. 3. From what planet came that in- tellectual junior in our midst-and who is he? Irving Sollers. 4. Big Darnuni and Daily Circus-- everybody come-we had 3000 peo- ple in a London fog. Signed Manager D. Katherine Dicky. 6. What girl has a monopoly on most of the vice-presidencies at Nor- mal? Lib Arnold. T. Do you know the owner of the merriest laugh 'round these parts Chas. Dudderar. 8. What girl was most instrumental in getting 100 per cent. Athletic dues? Louise K. Siehler. 9. YVhat girl has the biggest co- lection of organization pins? Pep Legum. 10. And last but not least, who is it that leads ye Norinalites in goodly council? I I. Turk. A teacher endeavoring to elicit the answer, Bad Habits, from her class, asked, lVhat is it we find so easy to get into, and so hard to get out of? There was silence for a moment. and then one bright student replied, Bed. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. The leaves were hidden by the snow, The wind was fierce and cold, The sun was sinking in the west, The day was growing old. The roads were paved with icy sleet,. The ponds were frozen fast. The pine trees standing on the hill Swayed in the chilling blast. Beneath the banks of the drifted snow, Close by an apple tree, A snug and tiny cottage stood Where happy as could be A group of jolly girls and boys With shouts of merry glee, Were hanging ornaments and gifts Upon a Christmas tree. Ruth Owens. PRINCIPLES or A LESSON or 5 AN APPREGIATIVE TYPE. 1. The selection of subject-matter must be suited to the tastes and in- terests of the pupils. 2. The teacher must appreciate the selection herself and understand the essential value involved. l 3. The teacher should avoid over- analysis and over-emphasis on form values. 4. She must keep in mind the fact that literature is a thing to be ex- perienced, not to be studied: to be used, not to be analyzedg to be pleas- urable experience motivated from within. and not tasks arbitrarily im- posed from without. 5. The zirst step in teaching a poem is the presentation of the poem as a wholeg the second step is the analysis of the poem into its essen- tial elements: the tinal step should be one of synthesis, and new experi- ence of the whole. Questions. 1. Was the subject-matter suited to the tastes and interests ot the pupils? 2. Did the teacher appreciate the selection herself? 3. Did she appreciate the essential value of the selection? 4. Did the teacher over-emphasize details and form values, such as con- struction, classitiwtion, and other matters? 5. Did the pupils manifest a. favor- able attitude of mind towards the selection? 6. Did the recitation lead to worthy ideals, wholesome interests, and right attitudes? 7. What particular emotion did the recitation tend to arouse? i 8. Did the pupils have suflicient fknowledge to appreciate the selec- tion? 9. How did the teacher supply this knowledge? 10. Was the interest of the selec- tion irom within or from without: jsubjective or objective? December, 1925. THE ORIOLE Page 13 MILITARY TREATIES. On the continent of Europe, with its many nations, its widely diver- gent ideals, its jealousies and strifes and its common aim of national ex- pansion and growth of power it has been customary to form defensive alliances for protection from power- ful enemies and offensive coalitions to check the ambition of growing na- tions. The most outstanding of these military treaties are the triple alliance and the Triple Entente. After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 many French politicians made the recovery of Alsace-Lorraine the keynote of their policy and there was talk of a war of revenge. Bismarck decided on a policy of isolation for France and humiliated her at every opportunity. Germany had proved herself so powerful that for the time she became a sort of European lead- er. In 1878 the Congress of Berlin was called for the purpose of adjust- ing the terms of a treaty between Russia and Turkey. Bismarck an- gered Russia by awarding to his non- participant friend, Austria, part of the spoils that Russia considered ihers. Fearing trouble from Russia, Bis- marck effected in 1879, an alliance between Germany and Austria, in which each of these countries bound itself to help the other in case of an attack by Russia or by any other country aided by Russia. They agreed to he neutral in the -event of an attack by other nations. In 1881, Italy, planning for terri- torial expansion and coveting Tunis, became angered at its seizure by France. She also feared French in- terference in the Papal States and so turned to Germany. Thus was the Triple Alliance formed in 1882. The text of the alliance was kept 'secret until 1887, and in the mean- time Bismarck scored another though short-lived diplomatic triumph. Eng- land resented Russian acquisition of territory in the East and relations 'between the two countries were strained. Russia, fearing war, turned to Germany and formed an alliance with her and Austria. which was called the Three-Kaiser Alliance. It was binding for three years and at the end of that time, immediate dan- ger being removed and old distrust of Germany revived, Russia withdrew. So we had the Central Powers of 'Europe-- Germany, Austria and Italy, bound together in the defen- 'sive Triple Alliance. Now France, humiliated and crushed, hating and fearing Ger- many, isolated in Europe, began 'looking about for means of endinfi that isolation and rendering herself less helpless. Monsieur Delcasse, the French Foreign Minister, began negotiations with Russia in 1891 bv which friendly commercial relatior: :and understancling might be estab- lished. In 1894 this was extended to the Duplica or Alliance which provided for the maintenance of peace and the balance of power. A gentleman's agreement by which France and Italy bound them- selves to live on friendly terms with each other was Delicasse's next step. In 1904 Delicasse turned his at- tention to England, which was begin- ning to doubt the safety of his for- eign policy of splendid isolation. Germany was gaining in naval strength, there was a feeling of rivalry and distrust and Edward VII had no special love for his Teuton nephew, and a growing fondness for France. There was arranged then an understanding for better and more cordial trade relations between France and England. They also promised to give each other diplo- matic help --an elastic term. A secret. text to this treaty or Entente Cordiale was never published. In 1907 England and Russia be- came friends and allies, so we had the Triple Entente, composed of France, Russia and England. The European Powers were thus divided into the two camps, each openly, diplomatically and insincere- ly advocating the balance of power' and each doing his best to upset it. Each preached peace and yet covet- ed the spoils of war. Germany, feeling the Entente was antagonistic, became suspicious, ag- gressive and militant. She length- ened her military service period and increased her naval and military armaments. The other powers, not to be outdone, did likewise. i Each country established in every other a network of spy systems to ferret out secret diplomacies and agreements, breach of faith and hid- den hostilities. On several occasions war was nar-- rowly averted as when Germany dis- covered a secret agreement between England. France and Spain regard- ing the partition of Morocco, and dispatched a warship to Agodis. The Conference of Algeciras resulted, in which Germany suffered a diplo- matic defeat. Some authorities claim that this caused the lesser powers of Europe to turn toward the Entente. Statesmen spoke of fulfilling the manifest destiny of their nations, of legitimate ambitions and of patriotic ideals. It was a period of diplomacy behind closed doors-of secrecy that inevitably breeds sus- picion. The people of a country were ignorant of what was really go- ing on. So it was that Europe, as a result of the Alliance and the Entente, be- came saturated with an atmosphere of rivalry, distrust, ambition, sec- recy, and a feeling of tension which finally culminated in that awful cataclysm that shook the world-the Great WVar of 1914-1918. ANNE SCHAEFFER, Sp. Sr. WHO 'S WHO? Miss Mary Conklin. of the Health and Educational Department, comes to us after a short but vivid teaching career. immediately after her gradu- ation from Goucher College in 1919, she sailed for Constantinople. For three years she held a position in the Department of Physical Education of the American College for Girls. Part of her wonderful experience was learning to understand the view- points of many other peoples. She has seen as many as twenty-four nationalities together at a time. Into that strangely civilized Oriental stronghold poured a great horde of bewildered Russian refugees, de- serters from the White Army, rem- nants of Gen. Wrangel's force, all very unwelcome, and in wretched need. Miss Conklin, as part of the American colony, did her share in the noble work of salvage. She is enthusiastic about the new woman of Turkey. The girls she taught spent a year in Prep School, mastering English alone before en- tering the non-sectarian American College. During the summer Miss Conklin made the most of her splendid oppor- tunity by travel in almost every country of Euro-pe. Returning home, she took her Master's Degree at Columbia. One year of teaching at the Buffalo State Normal School made her desirous of further study in the Ileld of science. There followed a year of intensive work at the Cornell Medical Sch-ool. This proved to be too great a strain on her heal-th, and she gave up theidea of being a doc- tor. In the short time that Miss Conk- lin has been with the Maryland State Normal School, she has played a unique and indispensable role in the student as well as the faculty life of the school. E MACGOWAN. FACE LIFE XVITI-I A SDIILE. You hate to face the winter days, VVhat will you do when they come? You can not bear to sing their praise I As for summer you have often done. But there is some joy in winlter days Some joy that you might see, For it hardly seems that God's way Would hold no pleasure for thee. So to you, my friend, let me say Your sadness will last a short while, Soon before you will open a bright way So face your troubles with a smile. Ruth Owens. Poly Press, Baltimore Md.- Your outstanding headlines are most attractive. We like the style of your paper-it seems effervescent ,with school spirit and school events. Page 14 THE ORIOLE December, 1925 THANKSGIVING DAY. One day some pilgrims were talking, Talking in a. whispering tone, Would not it be nice to have a feast. A feast to call our own. And give thanks to the Heavenly Father For all He has done, you know. Thanking him for the beautiful world- The true world here below. To the feast they invited some In- dians, The Indians were full of cheerg They went home with a merry heart And all filled up with deer. They gave thanks to our Heavenly Father In a very mannerly way, And ever since that joyous time NVe've celebrated Thanksgiving Day. By MARY FUSS, Seventh Grade Elementary, Emmitsburg, Md. Teacher, MARY SMITH, '25. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. Alsace-Lorraine. XVhen a country possesses a re- gion of rich economic value shall that country be menaced by powerful neighbors who desire it for them- selves? That is the situation of Alsace- Larrame. Looking back over her history we find the provinces illllab- ited by Germans at the time of Caesar. She was included in the loose confederation of German States known as the Holy Roman Empire. At the end of the thirty years' war, in which she served as a battle ground. Alsace-Lorraine was held by the French in accordance with the terms of the Treaty of lvestphalia of 14148. She did not become imbued with the French nationalistic spirit until the French Revolution, how- ever. After the Franco-Prussian VVar of 1870 .-Xlsaco-Larraine was ceded to Germany. France mourned the loss ot ai province she had governed for over tivo hundred years. Whenever there was a parade in Paris. Etras- bonrg was always represented by a tignre ir mourning. Always there was the fr-cling that the Lost Prov- inf-es would br-come again a part ol' l ra n cr-. JOHNNY Johnny used to Gnd content. ln standing always rather bent Like an inverted letter J. Ilis angry relatives would say. Stand np! dc-n't slouch! You've got a spine, Stand like a lamp-postg not a nine! One day they heard an awful crack- IMPORTANT T0 KNOW 0NE'S OWN STATE. Early History Of Maryland Traced. Wealth, Beauty, And Culture Abound. tCommunicatedJ. It is the duty of everyone to know his own State. When we natives of Maryland turn to pages of her His- tory, duty turns to loveg for we find so much to love and revere. She was one of the little colonies that left Merrie England, braved the broad ocean, and huddled upon a. strange new landg but she was up and doing, and sent word back what a wondrous country she had found. So the Ark and Dove brought more across the water to see for them- selves. She signed the Toleraition Act. and those less fortunate who had settled further North, came down and found what they were seeking--liberty and freedom. Corn- mercially, she soon grew big, and strong in her inineralsg coal, stone and ine marbleg her waters teemed with food for the service of man. Why. the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay pays more revenue than the corn crop grown in one of the big States in the Middle West! She has the largest -nurseries in the world. Her canning industry makes her rank high, and her highways are the admiration of all. Her climate needs no boosters to make her rival that of California and Florida. In beauty she varies from the rugged mountains, pleasing valleys and pla- cid rivers to the shore washed by the unceasiug ocean, these making her indeed a Garden Spot. Intellectually. she'has much to be proud of, and boast aboutg tour of her sons signed the Declaration of Independence. Many of her sons and daughters are famous in art, song, poetry and proseg her uni- versities are among the foremost. She has shed blood for the de- fense of her country, she has the best equipped Naval School in thc world: she has the only Star Spangled Banner that was carried through the Revolutionary War, and waved high in other battles that were fought for freedom. Her ban- ner is now in the State House. an ob- ject of veneration. Her own State flag. '-vith barrings of gold and silver. honor and purity. the quartering of black and yellow. service and strength cannot be excelled in symmetry and beauty. Her seal. hare you over examined it? It is most unique with its quartering and carving, and has been the special seal for ncarly three hundred years. Yet, with history and wealth, beauty and culture, she is most modest, for from her wonderful wealth of native He stood up straight-it broke hislflowers, she chose the little black hack! Ieyed Susan to be her State Emblem. Emma Pounds. Her anthem has been played and ef-ESA' 21 sung far and near fthe sweetest tune, ,patriotic and inspiringj, whenever, wherever we hear it. We bare the head, stand attention, for it is Maryland, My Maryland. PEACE ON EARTH. Edith E. McGee, Norwood, O. When error flooded all the world' with night And wrapped men's souls in dark- ness. like a gem Of purest lustre radiant with light, Rose in the east the star of Beth- lehem. ' When naught but discords harsh of strife and sin Sounded throughout the earth re- echoing wrong, In harmony divine above hate's din Was heard the music of the angels' song. And may the light of love yet nnd its way, Where error's shadows to the earth- still cling, And may strife's clamor cease on Christmas Day So men can hear the songs the angels sing. .--i- , A GIFT T0 A Fl-IILD. William L. Stidger. Detroit, Mich. He who gives a child a book Gives that child a sweeping look Through its pages Down the agesg Gives that child a ship to sail Where the far adventures hail Down the sea Of destinyg Gives that child a vision,-wide As the skies where stars abide Anchored in The love of himg Gives that child great dreams to I dream: Sun-lit ways that glint and gleam Where the sages Tramp the ages. Sweet young thing tin drug storey -- Have you any good hair tonic- Snappy Clerk- Why, yes-but your hair looks perfect. Sweet young thing- Oh, I don't want it for myself: you see, the fur is falling out of my coat. '--Juggler. The Eastern Echo, Eastern High School, City:- You r November number is ex- tremely attractive, interesting and vital. A splendid vibrating echo of all that which goes toward the mak- ing of a desirable school magazine. xi . . ww .4 hi Y , x if ilixlf. - .L -l , , , i..f..l4lvi.11liD L .. Hope is the dream of Bc not simply good, 1. mm, an-ako, I I E be good for something. Vol. 5--No. I It JANUARY, 1926 Published Monthly by Students of Maryland State Normal School, Towson. Md. WINS FIRST PRIZE IN ESSAY CONTEST. Miss Elsie M. Munker,-Of City, Given Awnrtl ln XS'0rltl Competition. Gracluatcd At Towson. Three I Other Normal School Representa- tives Roceixc Honorable Mention. Miss .Elsie Marguerite Munker, a teacher at the Mordecai Gist School, Uakford and Granada avenues. has been awarded first prize, 375, in a .world essay contest conducted by the American School Citizenship League. The subject of Miss Munker's essay was Methods of Promoting YVorld Friendship Through Education. Last May, when the article was pre- pared, Miss Munker was a student at the State Normal School, Towson, and was 10 years old. Three other representatives of the State Normal School received awards, Miss Lillian E. Rawlings, Miss Ellen Mar Moffett and T. A. Yant Sant, Jr., were given first. second and third honorable mentions, respectively. They were graduated last June from the Towson school. The second prize was won by Stanislav Sule, of a nor- mal school in Czecho-Slovakia, and the third prize was awarded to Miss Dorothy M. Gifford. of the State Nor- mal School, at Hyannis, Mass. Born In Baltimore. Miss Munker was born in Balti- more and has spent her life here. She is living with her parents at 9 Doltield avenue. In 1922, when she was graduated from the Western High School, she was awarded a scholarship at the Johns Hopkins University and took a winter and summer course in that institution, specializing in English. At the State Normal School she was a member of the honorary fraternity Chi Alpha Sigma. The first part of my essay was de- voted to refuting arguments tending to show the necessity for war, Miss Munker said yesterday. In the' lat- ter half I suggested ways of advanc- ing the cause of peace that might be helpful if employed in classrooms. Hants Fairness In Teaching. For instance, in teaching geog- raphy, It suggested that the interde- pendence ot countries be emphasized and the help given and received by each country pointed out. In studying other countries I would emphasize the things that each has done well instead of leaving the pupil with the impression that all and only good things come from the 'linitud States. Particularly important is fairness in teaching history. lll the sixth grade we teach history of the World Vifar and I have noticed that the in- structors' personal prejudices often play a very great part in the teach- ing. Of course this cannot be en- tirely eliminated, but in my essay I pointed out that sincere efforts 'should be made by all teachers to- study the case from the side they don't believe in. Recently I was teaching the Civil War period and the boys and girls showed the greatest excitement and most of them had preconceived 110- tions which were all in favor of one side or the other. Both were largely ,wrong. The work ot the teacher. lac-cording to my essay. is to train the 'pupils to look alnays at both sides. Another suggestion which I put forward was the giving of plays with characters representing other na- tions. I also suggested emphasizing the fact that although so many of our best childrens stories were writ- ten in other countries they are ap- ipreciatcd just as much by us. fFrom the Sun. December 315. A THEATRE PARTY. Junior Eleven once more has started planning good times along with study. The first plan of the season is a Theatre Party at Ford's January 26, to see The Show-Off. It is on a 1 Tuesday night too! THE FOG: The l'og was like a soft grey shroud illanging on a deadened world: i The fog--mingled with bluish , smoke ,That downward passed uncurled. 'And through the mist the trees i seemed stooped, sThe lamp lights-Alike distant starsg Then out it the silence came the ,sound lOf the tinkling bells of cars. lRaindrops hung on every twig As tears on a roughened cheek, And softened by the blurring clouds The stateliest house looked meek. When all at once. a ray of sun 'Stole through the darkened mass. And lo! the very world was changed. fli'or clouds--they cannot lastb. EVELYN LANE, Jr. I. I SOCIAL CHATTER. January 23-Alpha Kappa Delta, Nu Sigma, and Delta Beta Delta sor- ities are having their annual in- ter-sorority dance at the Maryland State Normal School Auditorium. January 29 -The Sigma Alpha Fra- ternity are having a subscription dance at Maryland State Normal School Auditorium. January 25hMiss Lida Lee Tall is having her first tea for the stu- dents at her home. February 1--Miss Tall's second tea. February Shhliss 'l'all's third tea, February 13--Miss Lida Lee Tall's Valentine party in honor of the Senior Class. A TRIP TO NEW YORK. A trip to New York is being C011- teinplated. This is for the purpose of visiting the Lincoln and Horace- Mann Schools. Of course, this trip requires money. Several members of Senior 3 are putting their talents to practical use to earn money to make this trip. In any way possible, patronize your fellow-students. Woven reed baskets, bread trays, novelties, etc., may be purchased. It' enough students are interested, a. class in reed weaving will be started, at a nominal sum per lesson. i Block-printed table runners. cur- tains scarfs, may be purchased. Tie-dyed scarfs in various designs will he made. If you want your siicker painted, step this way. This work is all of the first order, and we assure you, it will be most satisfactory. You have tho opportunity of co- operating, and will you. fellow stu- dents, rise to the occasion? lf you are interested. please leave a note in Senior 3's mailbox. with your name and class on it. An ap- pointment will then be made. Prices will cheerfully be furnished. A MESSAGE TO THE FACULTY NVhile 'lhe Oriole is essentially the work of the students of the school. nevertheless. we should like to have more contributions from our faculty. Vile know they have had many in- teresting experiences at home and abroad. This is a challenge. May we expect more faculty contributions to The Oriole? page 2 THE ORIOLE January, 1926. GIRLS' BASKET BALL SCHED-l ULE UP TO DATE. Jan. 14-Eastern at Normal. Feb. JL--XX estern at Normal. Feb. :T-Tfestern Maryland Col- lege at Normal. March u-Frostburg at Normal. Jan. 26- XX'estern. away. Feb. 9--Eastern, away. Fglg, G-'XVSSIEFII Marjrlantl College away. Feb. lit-Frostburg. away. March 121--Millersville. away. Plans are being made to have a second renin. because several high schools have asked for games with our set-ond team. Among those who lim-if written are: Annapolis High St-li.,..wl and Towson High School. RURAL CLUB PROGRAM. Since some people were unable to keep heir iirst engagements for the Rural Club Meetings. it is necessary to make changes in the program. VS'e hope very much that you will be abt? so he with ns on the given dates. The corrected list of dates is as follows: January T-- What is a Rich Life for a Chilfi in the Country? Miss Litla Lee Tall. Principal Maryland State Normal School. Towson. Md. January :YU- My Experience in a. Rural School. -Mr. Albert S. tjook. State Superintendent of Ed- ucation. Baltimore, Md. February 11- Country Life as a. Means of Growth and Education for the Teacher. -Miss Eleanor Smith Supervisor Montgomery County Schools. Rockville, Md. February: 18- The Rural Parent and the Rural Child. -Parent- Teacher-Child Association.-Miss Jennie ll. Jessup. Helping Teacher. Baltimore County Schools, Tow- son, Md. I March 11--- Social Service lll the Country Community. -Miss Net- tie F. Holloway, Supervisor ill- comiqu Vounty Schools. Salisbury. Maylanrl. April 15- Consolidated Sch00lS H110 Their Promotion. --Mr. George For.. Superintendent Anne Arundel t'0:ly1Y'.' Sf'l'l'l0lS, .-XIillH'D0llS. 4 1 1 J l RURAL CLUB NEWS. - XYHEX ROSE AND I G0 OUT 1- T0 TEACH. The last meeting of the Rural --i 'No citi' school for Rose and me Club was held on January 7, 1926. The most interesting feature of the . '., - - . Q.. a topic was an extremely interesting, .- . - .' and appropriate one. The Richnessjrheb N? filled' but do you think we or the Rural Child. mmd- Some of the points touched upon in K her talk were her experiences in rural Oh 110, f0I' W9-Y Olll OH 3 COIIIIUY road schools in Baltimore county and the,WhPF9- ihl'0l1-sh the Slllllmel' the fife- diliiculties which had to be met. She flies glowed. spoke. too. of the importance of thei'Wll0l'9 I'0bins chirp and Sing in E199- intermediate grades. The point wasiflll. Th!-'l'9'S lhe 1113.06 f0I' ROSS and made that at Goucher most of: me! 1 the students take pre-school or! high school work. but leave out F U . .. I-tu t h 1 gmth. that d verbfsgjxlfpigrgant ngizgptliiss our warm cheeks as if to say: 1 , 7 N , fa 9 asa ' 3 of rural life is mental and physical! We hope you nhaveaple nt day' ' activitv. xiigi Tau Suggestg that Qhe propel-?We'll take our children through the equipment for a rural school is: al hills. small printing press. sewing IIl3Chil19,'YVE',ll studs' all the rocks and l'illS, forge. work bench and cooking stove.'W0'1l find the lovely hallllts 3-Hd The books should be numerous and! Flowers, of varied types. In rural schools,'-3115 UIPTP W0'l1 teach, 31110118 the plays should be produced and taken, UOWQFS! into toe urban communities. It was: considered equally as important thatfxature there Shall bg our guide, the country child take excursions to F And not 21 Squirrel from ug Shall hide, the country. M. G. B. THE STORM. V The wind moans and howls. Trees frenziedly sway to the left and to the right. Tossed by a relentless storm. It thnnders, it lightens. the city as that the city child visitiT1iey'll welcome us, and dance in. glee, lThey'll love our school. and Rose and nie. ' ,At night, when all is white with SHOW I 'Ne'er to the movies shall we go, But into a horse sleigh we shall climb And prepare to have a glorious time. The very skies seem about to open.l,tnd when at home we come that It grows darker and darker, ' night. A ' 'Till one can scarce see ahead of him Snug in our beds, all tucked up tight, Fierce and furious is the storm. We'll lie and wish that you could Then slowly. the black curtain rises to heaven. The storm ahates. Thunder and lightning no longer flash through the sky. 'Tis calm and clear, share The joys that we are having there. We'll have our ideals nrm and strong. We'll stand for right, We'll shun the wrong, A higher goal we'll strive to reach. And the turbulent world is at peace when Rose and I go out to teach- once more. V R. L. KORNBLATT. , RUTH OWENS, Sr. 3. April ZQAM..-rw, 5-Cum... Tax pa.,-ew,-t 1-lstabiished18TS and the bl.'llO0l. T3llii slag' A. H. CO. ' ' 'ya pg , Al r Q a e oa ' A, , g.3',,l,,Ya,ig?,,,, f5ll1l?fl.l'l, Maryland. l Manufacturers of tfreek Letter Fraternity jewelry may 1-,.---vw-in is tt mt-it me for at Dt.-taioxns Fixx.: JEn'Et.RY vtnlll in the f.'f1u'1ffr'? -W E'1'f213 N. LIBERTY srnsar BALTIMORE, MD. win ty Brfmnlf-I Superintendelll. Atontznntffri county Schools. Rock-! X'lll'7. 3lt!Y'f'lflllll. Q Cgmplimgnlg 0, Mm' UT- Miss Martha Birkeland- bu-l ,',,.,-t-i,..,t- Washington C o u n l y, -- - Smmls. HugL,,.Sm,,..n' Md' , ' 7HE BLACKSL DLCJKER MFG. CO. Sim ttrolt' v0urS. AIJLLXN Htmstztza. . TOWSON, MD. ltural l'Zrlnf'a.tion. January, 1926! THE ORIOLE Page 3 4.:..uuu WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILI-! TIES FOR TEACHING CITI-i ZENSHIP IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS? As one thinks of the children in, the State of Maryland who attendi the rural schools, one is forced to be-1 lieve there was never a greater op- portunity for boys and girls to be- come desirable. active citizens. Before one can plan to do citizen- ship work, one should ask what is a citizen? A citizen of a country is al person who is entitled to certain priv- ileges, certain protection and owes certain obligations to one's country. It we believe that Uwe learn by doing. then what may be done? First, we must discover the im- portant probleins of desirable citizens and learn how they perform their tasks, That is, if one is to act prop-1 erly anti efficiently, one must have sufiicient understanding and wisdomf and' the desire and power to do. I 'What are some of the privileges of rural children in common with other children in the State and' Nation? Every child is entitled to a public school education, free text books, certain type of buildings and spec- ially trained teachers. Most chil- dren at a certain age will have the privilege of voting and holding prop- erty. Each one may have Uncle Sam carry his or her mail. Every child is entitled to protec- tion from bodily harm. There are trafhc regulations for the protection of the traveling public. Health laws are made for their protection as well as a Bureau of Nifelfare which regu- lates child labor. For every privilege and form of protection there are corresponding obligations. Among many ithings that may bc mentioned, every citizen should carry his or her share of the burden of maintenance. Every citi- zen has a representative right in law- making, therefore it is the duty of every- citizen to uphold all laws passed by 11 voting majorilty until they have been revoke-d. We believe there must be intelli- gent understanding to act wisely. What opportunities lie in the rural school? Every child should have the priv- ilege of discussing and voting on all problems pertaining to the welfare ofchildren in the school. With proper planning, children will help to protect the school property: building, books, play ground equip- ment and yard. They take delight in beautifying their surroundings. Children are always interested in the problems of their parents. If there is a new road to be built, they are interested. If they can in- crease the yield per acre in fruits, grains or vegetables, they want to know how they can get help to do it. lf laws of sanitation are passed that allect the stock farm they are alive to the problem. They are always in- terested in such economic problems as co-operative marketing. If there is I1 game law that affects their fun or pocket money. they are np and doing. If the State or Nation sets apart forest reservation should they know why, aim to prevent. for- est tires and stimulate others to help the cause? Should they know and use every department of government in the lo- cality, State and Nation that will help to improve themselve physically, so- i cially and economically? Radio, transportation improve- ments by rail, sea and air and land are great aids to the rural people. The time has come now, when the person who lives in the remotest cor- ner of the country, should be intelli- genitly interested in all problems that our country is discussing with other- nations of the world. Not until every citizen has an intelligent in- terest in our international problems will there grow a better agreement among peoples and a better invest- ment of our funds for the true bet- terment of our people. Children who are given the oppor- tunity and encouraged to intelli- gently discuss problems and engage in tasks suited to their ability and to their social group will naturally make more desirable citizens. STELLA E. BROWN. Principal of Campus School. SLEDDING. Vifhen the snow begins to fall, The children go forth. one and all, Go to the icy hills not far away, And there they spend the happy day. Johnnie, Be-ttv. and all the others Go down the hill with their broth-ers. And as they are going down the hill One of them takes a spill. V Another sled comes down the hill And bumps the one that took the spill: One of the children got hurt, Of course, he was not alert. l And as they were taking him down the road He slid off and caught a cold, They put him on the sled again And started home as fast as they came. ELXVOOD BILLINGSLEY, 7th Grade, Pine Grove School. A FRIEND TO THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON A FOGGY MORNING. I opened my eyes reluctantly. l-low unusually dark it was! It could11't be seven o'clock yet. I jumped out of bed to look at the clock. Glancing out of the window, I noticed the vagueness of the houses across the street. So' That was it, Foggy, was it? Well. no use to look at thc clock. I wasn't to have those tew extra minutes of sleep after all. I dressed slowly, thinking that it would be no use to curl my hair that day: for no matter how far up into my hat it was tucked. the dampness went right up after it. calmly un- , and leaving it long, stringy curling it and altogether unattractive. yVnat's could not the use in worrying? It be helped. so I might just as well forget iit. A little later I started for school. In spite of the uncurled hair I felt quite cheerful. for, although foggy days seem to make most people drowsy. cross and gloomy. it has just an opposite effect upon me. I love that feeling of dampness against my face. A giant eye of light rushed towards me through the mist. It proved to be the light of my car. I gazed dreamingly through the win- dow. All automobiles and street cars were lighted and their lights were the only visible parts of them 'til they were right at you, Slickers, red, blue, green, gleamed. accentu- ated by their background of grey- ness, the fog, I gazed on. thinking or various things. I wondered if our fogs were like those famous ones of London about which l have read and heard so much. I wouldn't mind liv- ing there at all, I thought. It ought to be rather wonderful. Out in the country the fog SQQHISCI denser. There were few buildings to interrupt it so rudely as did many in town. The car seemed to rush along through nothingncss. Finally it stopped. I got off and started up the hill towards school. still delight- ing in thatwonderful fog. Suddenly someone rushed by. It's nine o'clock, she screamed, break- ing rudely in upon my thoughts. I came to earth with a bump. Rush- ing madly the rest of the way I ar' rived in my class room, a few seconds iafter my name was called. Late+ my first offense. Plague take that fog! lt wasn't so wonderful after? all. , ' ALICE KRIETE, Jr. I. Say It xxvitll Flowers ISAAC H. Moss, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYMAN Ofiice: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. Page 4 THE ORIOLE J anuary, 1926. THE. 03101-E . L L PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOXVSON. MD. Business Manager: ELTON Y. MEAHS. Advertising Managers: EVELYX JIINNIIJK. Circulation Mnnzlsrersb: M.-XRH.-X RET HAINESY A MAIN iAliil5'l' IIHEITLIBIR Fflllllfllf l-Idilurs: lit rSli K4 rllNl'll,.-X'l'T H PIN HY li. XY,XSKtjXY 1'H.Xl-ILES l'l'l,illlCH,Xll,iJil. lI.Xi'Lt,l,X1ll'fT HAINES Managing Editor: ALICE L. MUNN PRICE: Une Dollar For Ten Copies. JANUARY. 1926 MISS TALL'S MESSAGE TO THE STUDENTS. Greetings to all our students for the year 1926! What does the fac- ulty wish for them? Happiness in their work. pleasure in their school, opportunities to serve, and rewards through success as day succeeds day to ro-ind out another year's experi- ence. lt would seem to me that the honor code which we have chosen this year as our strong motto might be a challenge to the whole school, to the students. and to the faculty. Honor Cod:-. For life is a mirror of king and slave lt's just what you are and do So give to the world the best that you have And the best will come back to you. -Bridges. Eve, tho students of the Maryland State Normal School. in order to pro- mote the honor of our Alma Mater and to further her renown, do here- bv in good faith accept the following standards, which we f'2il'll99Uf bCli9V9 to be a br-nelit to our school wld an inspiration to Ulll' livcst We will Honor Hur school at all times as it has given its best to us. H,.mi,.r gervirt- XVhl'1'l'Vl'l' and when- '-vf-r pr-ssililff. V ,:f'iljt'l'l the rights ot' the other tel- low z-url trf-at him as our Hflllalt lmnrii io look lftl' ill 'WH in Pvery' piling Zlllrl 1-veryborly. H, dh.,-1,5-, ppm'-sv with ourselves. l'phold the truth re-ilardless of f'0Sl. :N:rlX'f'l' t-oust-iously hurt anyone by a. partial jiiflilfllrlll- 4 l I 1 I I rip 103-pl to our professional loatlt-rs! and or-bf-ld our ids-als. Honor our tlug and our countri' In truth to the ideals of clf:mof'raf'y. rl,,n,,r me faith ot' our fathers and glorify God. PEALS FROM THE BELL TOWER. New Year-'s Message. Another spoke has been added to the wheel of time, and 1926 is here. What does the new year visualize for you? lt should open vistas of ways and means of conquering the world anew. Rousseau has said that man is born free, but is everywhere bound in chains. Break these binding shackles. and resolve to live your life as you think it should be lived. Blaze your oun path of rightful liv- ing. and you will have to answer only to your God and your conscience. The class motto of 1926 may well be given here: To thine own self be true. Live a little better, and do' a little better. 'With this thought in mind. may the New Year bring about the fulfillment of your hopes and ambi- tions, A Message To The Alumni. XVe should like the Alumni to know and feel that we are interested in what they are doing. We know they are having a variety of interest- ing experiences. At some time or other, we too. shall have to cope with some similar problems. Send us news regularly of what is happening in your classroom! Ad- dress news to Alumni Editor, care of The Oriole. A Message To The Men Students. How about a few more contribu-t tions from the men students? We realize you are greatly outnumbered, so thcre's all the more reason you should let us hear more from you.l Small groups have taken the world by storm, so dcn't give up hope. Keep the good work up! Strap. After weariiy plodding at our la- bors for the day, we come to the rest- rooms to tidy up. We approach' tho door with hopes of being able to indulge in refreshing soap suds, but alas! no soap is forthcoming. May we apply a bit of psychology at this point? Practice as you win perform. For this we need S-O-A-P. Is it not a sad fact that the student rest.-rooms have no soap? Soap is a worthwhile investment. It costs little in actual capital, but pays large dividends in personal ap- pearance. Then one must not for- get the hygienic value ol' soap.. Soap is a gcrin-cliascr. NVQ are eagerly looking forward to rf-lreshing soap-suds and germ- chasers in the near future. May we expert them? l Asst-nlhly t'ondut'l. It we could only soc ourselves as 'I ill Hui 1g0l,t,M-.XXI J,-, 7, lothers soc us. what at strong motivc for improvement we would have. However. I think we are all conscious of the fact that our conduct at as- sembly can and should be improved. By our conduct in assembly we are known and judged. We certainly do not want our guests to go away with: a poor impression of our school. First impressions are lasting. Strive to make the hrst impression the best one by refraining from talk- ing and by good posture. Can we do it? I'l1 say we can! Let us put good conduct in assemb- ly with our New Year's resolutions that are to be kept. The proof's in the pudding. Quake the most of the opportunity. Contributions To The Oriole.. The Oriole is published monthly by students of the Maryland State Normal School. ls this statement exemplified to the highest possible degree? You know the answer. The Oriole is your paper. Make it representative of the school. It is the voice of the school. Make it be your niouthpiece. The Oriole will welcome sugges- tions for new features. No matter how insignificant you think your idea is, leave it at The Oriole oflice. It may he just what- we want. We also want criticism, but make it con- structive, and not destructive. We need more contributions, stu- dents. You can give them to us, we know. There are sparks of writing ability lying dormant in many of you. Ignite these 'sparks with enthusiasm. Let them catch tire, and spread. Flvery student, before leaving Nor- mal, should have as one of his, or her aims, at least one article in The Oriole. It's a grand and glorious feeling to see your own name in lprint. Don't take our word for it, but try it out for yourself. You'll agree, we know. Above all things, remember this. If you can't write-B-O-O-S-T! This poem was written at the re- quest of Miss Eckford, who asked me to write a poem describing the way the girls at Normal wear their hats. T0 A HAT Poor little hat. sitting on our highest peak, I Is it wonder you grow dizzy and want to shriek? Its the style, 'tis quite true, Yet we never give a thought to you. We grab you. pull down in back, and over our ears. And run off to play and cheer. Patience has its reward, So dou't you fret, You'll come into your own, I can bot. Then snugly on our heads will you stuy. And be queen of all you survey. ROSE L. KORNBLATT- January, 1926. TI-IE ORIOLE Page 5 MESSAGES FROM JOYLAND. These are some of the responses from the children that keep you smil- ing all the clay: Teacher. What do you have a mother and father for. besides to get food and clothing for you? Pupil: :'So that when we grow up and have children. our children will have a grandmother and grand- father. One little boy came from New York and did not bring a birth cer- tificate. The teacher had been ask- ing him if the certificate had come. He answered: I don't guess my birth mark will ever come. The children had been to the Zoo at Druid Hill Park. The teacher asked: XVl1at had a hump on it? Becky twith much eagernessb: My father's nose. On one of the cards for registra- tion. a father filled in the following: Place of birth-Hebrew Hospital. One day while on an, excursion, Randolph remarked that he could run a car and that some day he would take the kindergarten for a car-ride. And who taught you how to run a car? asked the teacher. Oh, was the reply, I taught my- self on the toy car out Gwynn Oak. Lillian had been home for about a week. When she came back her teacher said: ' Lillian, were you ill? No, replied Lillian earnestly. I was only sick. Mother told her child that if he wouldn't behave he couldn't go to heaven with the angels. Angels! exclaimed the -child. There ain't no angels. Papa put them all in the angel cake. Riddle brought in to the second grade class: VVhat was Adam's and Eve's telephone number? Answer: 2S1.AppIe tTwo,ate one appleJ . SENIOR I. LINKING IVITH PAST EXPERI- ENCE. John, aged three. had just re- tu1'ned from his first visit to Sun- day School. YVell, John, said the kindly, but somewhat skeptical uncle, whom did you study about today? Peter and John, answered John- ny promptly. Then he continued with a slight pucker of his baby brows: Not this E l I'll syncopate 'Most any date ' But to modulate- Froni key of C To X or Z I Bamboozles me! I 'peurcrl in Baltimore as a dancer with fthe Follies. Before I give the substance of my iinterview, I must tell you my im- 'pressions of Miss Rich and Mrs. XVarner. They were both very neat- lly and tastefully dressed. Too often Synonyms: lVIOdulation-Despera- tion---prostration. ' THE AIM-AS SHE SAXV IT. lt was in good 'old fiytime. Mani-' ma. said little Emmy. who was watching her mother opening up! several new pieces of the time-hon-' ored Tanglefoot, preparatory to: spreading them at strategic pointsi I know where you can get some of! that in the store across the street,l with flies al1'eady o11 it! ' Classes may come and classes may go. but Senior 3 has its infant prodi- gy. Louise I-Iudgins has just re- turned to school after an attack ofl the juvenile disease, chicken-pox. 1 HEARD AT BIONTEBELLO.-3RD! GRADE. Teacher: t'What word means thel place where you are going? It's a long word and begins des- tmean- ing destinationl. Child: I know. It's decimal! point. - 9 Several Normal girls were walking? to Towson. A wagon load of hay, drawn by two mules, was passing by.! One of the absent-minded girls ex-' claimed: VVe're going to have shred-E ded wheat for breakfast. I l I A group of girls were congregated in one of the dorm rooms after a day of blues One girl was lazily scratching her head. Just as a visi- tor interrupted this action, she thoughtlessly said: I have a splin- ter in my finger. l THE ARTS. N The Tlleafre. ' How many of you have ever reallyy wanted to meet a movie star? Il know the answer without even look-5 ing to see the hands. N On December 14. I had the pleas-. ure of personally seeing and inter-5 viewing Miss Irene Rich, who ap-I peared at the Metropolitan Movies Theatre. in Baltimore. in conjunctionj with Compromise, a picture in which she appeared. As you can well imagine, everyone was eager to greet her. A single line was formed to give everyone ani opportunity to walk past her. shake hands, and receive her smiling How do you do . You can easily under-l stand how elated I felt ltaking the' interview in shorthand, while talking to Mrs. Vvarner and Miss Rich. As Miss Rich was so busy greeting every-f John tpointing to himselfj,-Petergone, Mrs. 'Warner gave me most of! Rabbit! ' the interview. Mrs. YVarner has ap-5 do people have the idea that actresses cltess in :t Iiashy. bizarre manner. llosl of us Could well take u few les- sons from them. Miss Rich and Mrs. Wurnex' had pleasant. charming voices. And girls-cosmetics were very sparingly used. Let's all note this tact. Miss Rich and Mrs. Warner have just returned from Europe. This is Liliss Rich's First vacation in seven and a-half years. She has been mak- ing pictures for IYarner Brothers. When I breached the subject of school and schoolmarms. Miss Rich was very interested. She has just placed her two daughters in school in Switzerland, and her mother is with them. ' Miss Rich, like 11i0St of us. has a hobby. It is swimming and horse- back riding. She does not diet, and even eats candy' and ice-cream. tThere's still hope for usb. She at- tributes her figure to plenty of exer- cise. Miss Rich admires the athletic prowess of the modern girl. and has great confidence in her. XVDQII I shook hands with Miss Rich to say good night. she asked me not to believe all the fiowery things Mrs. VVarner said about her. I assured her I would take them with a grain of salt. However. aften administering that grain of salt. I find it unnecessary to change a single thing Mrs. Warner told me. I went away with the feeling that Miss Rich and Mrs. Nvarner were real human beings, even as you and I. ROSE L. KORNBLATT. BOOKS is NORMAN. REMINGTON CO. 347 N. Charles St. THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accoun'ts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. -Uk Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights Compliments TEMPLE DRUG co. TOYVSON - MARfYLl'1N'D Prescription Pharmacists Page 6 THE ORIOLE J anuary, 1926. NORMAL AUTHORSHIP CLUB. 'l'H0l'GH'l'S OF Y0l'. I heard a golden-throated lark Singing in the dawn: 1 tout-hed the deep blue violets Like those your eyes have drawn. I breathed the fragrance of a rose Wet with cooling dew: l saw a star fall from the sky- All things bring thoughts of you. ANNI-JTTA REHLING. Sr. Special. Ttlld WIND. Sometimes the wind is full of joy IVl:en whispering through the this-Q XI'hen playing with the fleecy clouds. When wandering der the seas. re-.. Sometimes the y-.ind is full of woe When shrieking over the leas. IThen sobbing. moaning in the pines. When wailing through the trees. MARIE L. BRIX, Jr. 9. THE CHINA CAT. I long to howl on fences at night. To lap milk by the door: I long to purr before the fire As I lie on the kitchen noor. l'd like to mingle with my kind, X And I we-uldn't mind a fight If I could join the rest of the cats In the back alley at night. But none of these joys can be for me As I sit here shiny and fatg I'm used as an ornament for the shelf, 'Cause I'm only a China Cat. MYR.-X I. CHRISTOPHER, Jr. 9. A BROOKLYN SCHOOL -W PROBLEM. U Have you ever wondered if our Christmas trees are like those of other lands? Yes? Well. then. I will tell you about thc fifth t1l'ad9 in one schol. Several weeks before Christmas. when the cltiltlrert WGT0 studying Christmas customs of manfv' lands. they suggested that each group of different nationalities in the school trim Christmas trees. Thr-ir parents helped them get things ready just as they had done in the nm country, Bundles and boxes of furious things were brought to school in the days that followed. Soon. had you chanted to K0 l0 the fifth grade room. you would have seen a liohemian tree decked with nuts covm-eil with silver paper. HHS. gipplf-s, oranges and silver bells. Next to this was an Italian tree shining with Italian candies. orant:ffS- lH'it?,lll hows nf ribbon and a suuar babl' doll. ln tht- Italian cztrdr-n therc i t was a scene in Bethlehem of the stable where Christ was bo1'n. On the Lithuanian tree there were candy canes, candles. Lithuanian dough nuts. dainty little paper chains of many colors and. last of all. a beautiful white bird made from an egg shell! The German Christmas tree was more like our own trees than any of the others. It was decorated with colored balls and tinsel. Besides this there were nuts which had been dipped in flour to be made white. and also many sugar cakes. The children had planned to touch up the tree with snow made of a flour paste, but in the busy days this tinal touch was not accomplished. At this time many amusing things happened in this room. On arriving at school the morning after the Lith- uanian tree was trimmed. the follow- ing sign was found. LITHUANIAN TR EE. 6 pieces of candy. 1115 candy canes. 1 bird. 1 heart. 5 apples. 2 oranges. 25 silver bells. 3 paper chains. 2 doughnuts. ALL THINGS MISSED VVILL BE REPORTED. FINAL. Many good things came out of this project. The children and par- ents and teachers have a better un- derstanding of one another. the chil- dren are better able to work togeth- er. some knowledge of customs of other nationalities has been gained and last. but far from being the least, the children had much real pleasure the whole' time. VICTORINE MUMMA. and MARGARET REILLY. Y. W. C. A. During 1926: I. Try to give God a quarter of ian hour every day. Shut your door and be alone with Him that He may speak to you, and you may speak to Ilim. ll. Take down your Bible from its place on the shelf and make it your company every day. Kneel down and read six to ten verses out loud to yourself. lll, Be faithful as never before in the three-fold relations of life: to your work and to those with whom you work and play: to your own lIf'1lI't1-QI and dearest who have a right to expect from you thc best that the human heart holds of lite and ser- vit-eg and then be faithful to God as von expr-ct him to be taithful with you. Never let it day pass without rwal communion. PEST .AUTHORSHIP CLUB. Our club consists of eleven mem- bers. Not great in numbers, it's true, but watch our progress. We have been writing original poetry, as well as reading the works of mod- ern poets. Beginning with January, our efforts will turn to prose. At our second December meeting, we had quite a treat. Miss Eckford, who heard Alfred Noyes speak. gave us a short talk on his lecture. This aroused so much enthusiasm that the qc-lub as a whole decided to hear Ed- ,win Markham. when he speaks in Baltimore, which will be in Febru- arv. The second treat was a talk Dy Bliss Eckford's sister, Miss Eugenia iEckt'orcl, from the North Carolina iState College for Women, at Greens- iboro. Miss Eckford gave us a talk lon John Drinkwater, who recently gspoke at this college. She said that jMr. Drinkwater used beauty as his :keynote He has the power to take ithc plain. ordinary things in life, fenvelope them in beautiful thoughts iand beautiful expressions, and we know the result. We have some of lMr. Drinkwater's poems in our own i library. We meet every Club Day in Room 216. If you are not afhliavtied with. any club, and wish to become a mem- ber of our group of artistes , come up and join us. , R. L. K. IN THE FOG. 1 . - --- ,Tliere is nothing which holds a more ' subtle appeal ,Than a lavender haze-strewn with I silver and grey. ,Just a fog-that enfolds with in- ' tangible cloak - Mu nie vibrating life which is hem T iutits sway. 1While within is exquisite suspense at l its height, ,From the cautious movements of t things in regime- Ever straining to catch sight or l sound from about- To the guarded alertness of man in. this scheme. ltlow unreal does it seem in such softening tones, .Every noise partly hushed, by the . denseness subdued. 'And the world drifts along just the same. yet apart ,As the dreamer weaves dreams so delightfully huecl. .lust a quiet delight in this modified world- Like harmonious strains of a. far- t away song- illy a fogwithat has softened, renned ' to content. llonk, hunk. honk! Don't park i here! Will you please move along? l LENA 'r. RIQILLY, Ji-. I. January, 1926. THE ORIOLE Page 7 sax A is Eg asm-sgxQix9s'xess 2'-ZW Z1 2-'ff 25? Ze? mee 2021 Ziff? WWE if if? MQ, Effie 21752 are moe in ia ' 7 X M Wzlsorfs Szlent Partner gr Speak - Nh 79 r if mr , QENSIBLE, modest man of remarkable lJ'3V91' V . . ' ,ro i , and influence, which he used only to get thwtdj 2,5 done, arises as though from the dead and unfolds vital and important history of current WA times. The man is Col. Edward M, House, Woodrow Wilson's silent partner. The man -xx whose importance, because of his friendship Wltll our War President, was so great that in Europe and Ameflca ' he was known as Wilsons other self -a President with- out office. Through The Intimate Papers of .Colonel Housev there will come into the limelight the ramifications that make politics so intricate and diplomacy so mysterious. You will see how this man of mysteryi'-Cfmlonel1213150-E A went to England, France and Germany ear y in an 5 there. in the name of Woodrow Wilson, sought to stop the em orcorning war. - N57 W LONEL HoUsE unfolds hrow he supported Wilson for the Nw nomination-how their incomparable friendship started and developed-h-ow Wilson was kept from having a break with if ,dx Murphy and Tammany Hall, which would probably have cost is him the nomination. Here Bryan, Page, 'Baker, ilf1cAd-oo, 42 Burleson Houston, Daniels and other prominent Democratic . 1 1 , 'Qrlf Iisiures, as well as Sir Edward Gray, Clen1enceau,.Won bernstorff. We Lloyd George, the Kaiser and hosts of other figures in current history QQ? V will pass in review, their importance-and unzmportance-revealed. wg? Agx You will be taken behind the scenes and given the proof of so many QV events and of so man ' eo e ia no man or woman, young or o . ry.,- I A y p pl tl r g ld NI, E can afford to miss the opportunity to read. this remarkable senes of kfj, fx one of the greatest periods in our current history. ex MTE t' t P si P . p r RW. se n lma e a e s th rg 9 9 rw. Gi O 0116 OUSB 'UI or Begins January 31-ln the Sunday Je' C A . , . , was W i m ' if -1 'LSL-up -'S . X -- - ,- . It N-N ' . q37l,.3:,.:- 13 N, G- y . .. f-' 45215aifiQeZ1L9ifQf'Q?lfIQQiffififbiqlfieilf of MMM? MCAlfl:QQA4ZE' ZQZF HQ4' ' MATHIAS GROSS Page S THE ORIOLE J anuary, 1926. THE NEW YEAR. The New Tear once again is 'It's time to start today To make new resolutions. 'l'hf- folks around us say. hereg lt' only we could start again Xl'i1h zz new life-every one, .Rnd leave out all the things gone That we 'irish had not been don This world would be a better plac Our lives would be more bright, And almost every home would he A happier place tonight. Alas, we cannot Start anew. But-a quick sigh of relief. lf we tear our lust year's pages o Wifll had a clean, white leaf. l'tUTH OWENS, Sr. SPANISH LEGENDS. tBy one of our students who travel Miss Purnell is going to write Spanish legend lor each issue of Tl and other Spanish-speaking parts the country. She is very interest in everything Spanish, and al These legends have actually been to lness of orange blossoms, served to lincluce dreams. Fanciful ideas flit- ,ted through his mind. It must have lbeen a voice singing, that sound of lrunniug. molten gold. Surely. no 'spirit inhabited the pond? :L That evening, as the stars rose fbigher in the heavens and the moon 'became more silver clear. the trav- bylcler heard that mysterious, lovely G-lvoice. Now it was low and hushed. ldulling his senses like anuold wine 9- from Arabia. He crept to the pond's ledge. Smotth. smooth water only. lThe song eontinuedg a contented 1 Oriole. She has lived in Mexicof of ecll so travels. speaks and writes Spanish. ld ilethargy possessed his being. Looking into the untroubled wat- ers he saw a form gradually mater- lialize. l-lair of entwined moon- 3. l l l l Sl El e . beams trained a face of indescribable ut :beauty Eyes of star-dust and lips of chisled ruby smiled slowly upon limg marble-white arms stretched invitingly upward. Fascinated, the itraveler forgot all else: the cold lwater received him in its black em- brace. Days la'er. a student's body was found floating on the surface of a small pond in the village named Atz- ,capot7alco. Perhaps the spirit of .the Mexican superstition resents mod- 'ern intrusion upon her age-old myths. Quien sabe? to Miss Purnell by the old peons. It, , is very likely that they have neverl PHYLLIS PURNELL' Sl' 7' been written before. We need not -1---W tell X011 that this will be one of the' Judge,-rvhat nan'1e? :nose interesting features of Thei Hu1Q,0,.OuS Aviator-guAnge1, Simi: rio ez ,,. ,qc , . - The Enchanted Pool. lf1.OJnlic-336 Wvhele did you Come The student had boasted of hisl Aviator--1-Heaven' Shoo skeptical attitude toward the story Judge-Hyveui hoxv did you get told him by an old peon. He had heyegi-' even defied the warning given hi lTl. and had set out with a smile of scorn! and words of mockery to prove himself the fallacy in this anciet legend. to it .Iourneying on foot from Mexico City to the nearby village of Atzc potzulco, he reached the outskirts 0 the second night. Alone, he fell into a clreamless slumber. Daylight soon came. The clouds shaken from Aurora's hed were tinted by the glowing finger of sunrise. Morning adorned herself with softest blue and palest rose: dawn. hesitant, slipped into a sleeping world. The traveler started, listened, A voice bubbling with pure joy, leaped. then glided ln glorious melody. He looked about him. Yes, there was the pond ol' clear, still water. But did the singing come from it? VVas it true that tar down in the depths is a wondrous palace of rock crystal whferr- lives the cnchantress, Triana? The voicp name no more. Tliroughont tim day the traveler watciir-d hy the pond. No signs of life did llf' sec. The peaceful waters smiled ny-on him. refiet-ting only the serenity of tropical skies. The acrid fragrance of lr-mon trees, the sweet- aw ll Aviator- Slid down a rainbow, sir. Judgef Well, take six months for skylarkingf' -The Owl, Baltimore. Md. STEW RT tof. THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Our Service Motto: Honest, Prompt, Courteous, Complete. EXCHANGES. The Owl'i--Evening High School, l Baltimore, Md.: Your Christmas number is especi- lally fine. The feature articles are entertaining and instructive. Come Iagainl The Green Stone, West Chester Normal School, NVest Chester, Pa.: The Green Stone seems to re- flect a lively school spirit. How about some jokes? The High School Times, Easton, Maryland : You have a splendidly written paper with plenty of school news. lVVe think a few more jokes would lmake it still better. The Normal Trumpet, West Lib- erty, W. Va.: This latest number is a good one. NVe enjoyed the article on Christmas customs that have come to us from long before the Christian era.. Washington Collegian, Chester- town, Md.: You have a very attractive paper. We are especially glad to congratu- late the entire college upon receiving Grade A classification. Lett us hear from you again. WILLIAM KOERNER A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. ' You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Ave. TOWSON, MD. Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 86 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies, Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. January, 1926. THE ORIOLE Page 9 PSYCHOLOGY CLUB. I PROBLEMS OF A STUDENT , The last meeting of the Psychology Club was an extremely interesting one. and provided a great deal of amusement as well as some material for thought. The chairman read, sections from a psychological satiret by Stephen Leacock. It dealt humor-l ously with the outbreak of psychol-' ogy. therc being a Psychology of Business. it Psychology of Salesman- sliip. etc. lt recommends the em-I plcymcnt tt a practicing psychologisti for the settling of domestic warfaresi just as we call in an emergencyg plumber when the pipe is burst. It defends the possible installation oft sign reading: FSYCHOLOGIST ' Open Day and Night. l XX'e gather from its satirical pagesi that the intelligence tests are essen-l tial materials in the tool chest of thef modern business house. It seems! that in applying for a position, the employer has just to send the appli- cant to a practicing psychologst, who will supply the person with intelli-I gence tests. How much easier is this method than the old-fashioned one of determining the applicant's fitness for a certain line of business. Imag- ine a man who has professed to have followed the celery business for twenty years and who does not know the meaning of psychology. able to judge a man by the number of bumps on his head, and call a man a thinker who can with ease count the scales on a goldfish. YETTA BRICKMAN, Reporter. TOWSON SHOE STORE L. ECKER, Prop. York 85 J oppa Roads Friedman-Shelby All-Leather Shoes. First Class Shoe Repairing. MASON 'S GARAGE IVILLYS-KNIGHT 8 OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE A TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and XVillow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md. TOKVSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS. Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. TEACHER. Before we went out, we were told not to say that we are doing practice- teaching. We must admit that stu- dent-ieuching is a more dignified term. but we still feel that we are practice-tezicliinggpracticingt our de- vices upon innocent children who have done nothing wrong except that they happen to be in a Practice Center. One of the things we had to over- come was laughing at the children's funny remarks. Blessed is he who has ii keen sense of humor. but we often uisltecl that ours were not ignite so keen. Who is there with soul so dead that he would not laugh out lourl when one of the youngsters says that he saw Evolution at the circus? How can you keep your children from telling you their family secrets? In a very few minutes we have been told about the new baby and moth- er's new recipe. 'We do so hate to cnt them short-it seems so un- sympathetic. What do you do with the children who insist on hugging you every time they pass you? How can you hide your embarassment and retain dignity at the same time? YVe done away with most of this, but it is really quite Hattering to have the children make a fuss over vou. One of the children received a sweater for Christmas. It was a brilliant red with white stripes. Could you have kept the class from ha-ha-ing when they saw him? If you can go through all of the above without cracking a smile, and without losing an inch of your dig- nity, you indeed deserve the epithet of professional poise --but what does that mean? your have ANNA DIAMOND. CHRISTIVIAS AND PEACE. Peace is the very essence of Christ- mas Spirit. Peace is the most im- portant single issue in the world to- day. This was the subject of the inost inspiring and valuable lecture given by Miss M. Carey of Johns Hop- kins University at assembly last Tuesday. Miss Carey studied in England after the war and knows well the harrowing effect the war had upon the individual and the devast- ating effect upon the nation. Some of the high lights in the lecture were: Prevention of future wars can only be brought about by an organization working in unity toward YVOFICI Peace. Future wars will be more terrible and more deadly than any tlie world has ever known. Science has brought this issue to pass, be- cause it has reached such a high plane in development of poisonous 1 1 I l l l l gases These gases will destroy and eliminate a large city' in a very few minutes. Think of the millions who will be se.c1'ificetl unless we have World Peace. The etiects of the war in England are still very discernible. in that mil- lions of men are unemployed as a re- sult of discontinued trade with Ger- many. This country vias Englan:l's most valuable customer. These men have been without work for nearly seven years. This impairs the mor- ale of the nation. and is an economic loss to the nation. The men who fought in the XVorltl War who are physically disabled and shell-shocked stiffer from the lack of employment as well as others. Not only the men feel the horrible tentacles of war. but the women who were once sturdy. The strong have become victims of nerves. The bur- den of the war and its effect has add- ed hardships and privations to the women of England. XVars accomplish nothing, settle nothing, decide nothing. but only cause new wars. The Wiorld War was an evidence of this. When the 'carnage was over America withdrew I ber troops from foreign fields and calmly let the other nations take the burden of reconstruction upon them- selves, to progress as best they could. Since this manifestation of obvious selfishness on America's part. most of the nations feel that all our pur- poses have been selfish. What can we do? Within the last two years histor- ians and writers have come to realize the importance of teaching the voung people of this country truth. Text-books of modern writers empha- size peace, truth, and the brother- hood of man rather than hatredp Then. if the text books are advocat- ing World Peace, the teachers have it in their hands to teach truth to the future citizens of this glorious country. So we must press on to the knowledge of right and brotherhood among nations. and join an organiz- ation whose clarions call is World Peace. MARGARET E. MATTHEWS. llochschild:Kohn St Co. Page 10 THE ORIOLE January, 1926. SOME PIECES OF LITERA- TURE W H I C H CAN BE DRAIVIATIZED IN CON NE C- , TION WITH THE STUDY OFl RECORDS. l I 'T'i 1 i .Iunior Eleven in the study of the! history of records. found that a wellt rounded view of how our present book came to be. could be obtained' through a series of dramatizationsl We believe these same dramatiza-' tions can be used to advantage in! the elementary school. 1 Third grade children in their! study of primitive life wish to know! how people communicated with one. another way back in those early! times. Kiplingfs Just So Story The First Letter, gives one an amusing! story of how a litle girl attempted tol send a message to her mother, and how it was misinterpreted. Thel story runs something like this: Long ago there lived some very! primitive people. who made theirt homes in caves. These peoplet speared iish for the major part oft their food. One day Taffy and her! father went out to catch fish. While doing so the spear hit a rock and was broken. XVhile Taffy's father was trying to mend his arrow point. the litlc girl was trying to figure? out how she could get another spear l Start a Savings Account With THE i SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND e liul Baltimore's Collection of Smart Specialty Shops SPECIAL OFFER STUDENTS i i This coupon and 332,00 may be used to purchase :six of our regulari 59.011 a dozen pliotographs with one gf 0111- rggtllgil' 550,011 21 IIOZQII Dlitllll- graphs. if prcsviitcrl during the schol- astic yt-ar. .lonx .x. si':i.m'. Mgr. i THE ATELIER l 103 West Lexington Street 3 I3-AL'l'IMOItl'1, nb. f from their cave. Just then a strang-1 er appeared. The father paid no at-' tention to him, but Taffy decided that she would send him on an errand, to bring her father's other spear. So she set about drawing pictures onx a piece of birch bark. She drew pic- tures of the spear, her home, which was a cave, her mother, the beaver swamp. and the stranger. none oil which the man understood. because! he didn't speak her language. How-1 ever, he thought he would have tol try to carry out Taffy's wish, be-i cause she must be the daughter of a great chief. ' The traveler found Taffy's mother and gave her the piece of birch bark., Now Taffy's mother had never seen pictures before. and when she loul-:ell at this one she thought that the strange man had killed her little girl and husband, and had come to do' them harm. So she called all the wo- men of the camp together, and they beat the stranger, then made him lead them to Taffy and her father. Much to the mothers amazement she found them well and contented. Taffy was rather disappointed that spear. but the that her fam- the stranger. with his life. her letter to they did not bring the mother was full of joy ily was safe. As for he was glad to escape Taffy then explained them all. After dramatizing this story third grade children would have a much greater appreciation of the value of knowing how to read and write than they had before. The fifth or sixth grade would en- joy dramatizing Gabriel and the Hour Book. by 'Evelyn Stein. It gives a very good picture of life in the monastery in 'rnidiaeval times. Af- ter living with Gabriel and Brother' Steven for a little while, the chil- dren would come to realize our great debt to these care-taking monks, for they not only made all of the books at that time. but they made them as beautiful as they could. The seventh grade in studying modern methods of printing would in all likelihood wish to know how these marvelous printing machines came about. The inventor of mov- able type suffered the fate of manyt contributors to progress. How Fust was ridiculed and bedeviled by his townsmen because they did not un- derstand what he was doing. is told by Robert Browning in the poem Frist and llis Friends . After read- ing this por-m one could not help but .resolve to he tolerant of the things we do not understand. Parts of it are adapted to dramatization. Each story. if dramatized, calls for a study ot' the architecture. cos- tumes, furniture and customs of the time, in order to produce the proper setting and costumes for the play. One searches for this information with a ze-st not found when the mo-I 1 2 tive is only to recite the poem to the teacher. lVe have touched on three stories lonly which lend themselves to dra- matization. in the study of records. There must be many others. XVould it not be worth while for the stu- dents making a study of records to add to this list, through the Oriole from time to time. so that at the end of our senior year we will have a fairly complete list of poems, stories and incidents of history re- lating to How the Race Has Put: 'Itself on Record? VIRGINIA FYFFE, ANTONNETTE DARBY, ELIZABETH STEVENS, BERTIE FORD. VERA GREENLATY. - Temporary Otlice FRANK A. PERSOHN, Optometrist JR., Eyesight Specialist Office Hours: 10 A. M.-5 P. M. Saturday Nights: T-9, 9 West Chesapeake Ave. 12nd Floorj Permanent Oiiice To Be At 24 West Pennsylvania Ave. TOWSON - - MARYLAND Baltimore Office: Gay and Monument Streets. GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY JAS. F. HUGHES CO. l205 IV. F2l,'0tlC St., Baltimore, Md, J. W. Scott-James Francis WALTER Hoes I'- 42l York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market Fnvrrs - VEGETABLES WM. A. LEE General Merchandise York Road and Penna Ave. TOWSON, MD. January, 1926. THE ORIOLE Page 11 AN ADVENTURE WITH SIR WALTER RALEIGH. About the middle of the Sixteenth Century. 1522, a boy named Walter Raleigh was living with his father: and mother in a small farm house near the seaport town of Devonshire, in southern England. His family, though not rich, belonged to a fam- ily which l1ad long been rich and powerful in England. - The father and mother were very proud of their son, who was noted in the neighborhood for his beauty. His features were regular. his com- plexion rosy. his eyes large. bright and brown. and his niind quick and active. VVhen a boy, Raleigh was like all other boys. There was nothing he enjoyed quite so much as going down to the wliarves and hearing the sail- ors tell thrilling stories of the sea and the strange countries they had visited. Then Raleigh would say to himself: When l am a man, I too. will discover some new land. He was fond of outdoor sports. and as soon as he uas old enough. was the companion oi his father as he gal- loped over the hills with his pack of hounds yelping at his sides, chasing the fleet-footed deer. VVhen about fifteen, he left his quiet home for Oxford. He entered into his college work with as much zest as he had shown in pursuit ot amusement before. Vtfhen he had been here almost three years, he was offered a chance to try some of the adventures he had so long thought and dreamed of. He received training in warfare while in France during the conflict between the Huguenots and Protestants. Since the time the Cabots crossed the Atlantic. England had not sent out many exploring expeditions. But. as you know. Spain had done so: and her colonies were growing strongen than those of any other European nation. and her trade was greater. Never the best of friends with Spain, England naturally did not like to see Spain gaining more power than she herself had across the sea. So. not to be outdone, the English soon made plans for planting colonies in America. and for carrying on a larger trade with that country. Moreover. England had other rea- sons for wanting to colonize Ameri- ca besides the desire to increase her trade and to hold her own with Spain There was always the old hope of Ending goldg and there was yet a fourth reason. In the time of Queen Elizabeth, the population ot England was about five millions, and there was not work enough ill the kingdom to keep so many employed. Hundreds could find nothing to do. So while the rich in England were growing richer each day, the poor were growing poorer. iVhy not send l l these poor idle people to America? There they would certainly have plenty of wo1'k and a fair chance to make a new start in life. Raleiglrs half-brother, Sir Hum- phrey Guilbert, whose ambition had long been stirred by voyages of dis- covery, had made up his mind to start out upon a voyage himself. He wanted to explore the still mysterious continent of America. He fitted up a squadron of vessels which he him- self was to command. NVheu it was put to sea. Raleigh was on the flag- ship with Sir Humphrey. It was his first experience of life on the ocean and he watched everything with keen interest. He shared the rough life of the sailors, enduring many of the hardships to which they were sub- jected. Unfortunately for Sir Hum- phrey. the expedition was not suc- cessful. and he returned to Ports- mouth with his ships badly damaged and the expedition was given up. On the second voyage. the explor- ers wished to make a settlement in Newfoundlond. The expedition set out in 1583, commanded by Sir Hum- phrey. Raleigh remaining at home. Guilbert reached the coast of New- foundland. but his men became un- ruly and demanded that they be taken home again. Having claimed the land for the Queen, he sailed south to the Kenne- bee River. A great storm arose. Sir Humphrey decided to head for Eng- land. Soon the little ship began to founder in the terrible sea. Sitting near the stern, the brave man called out to his companions on the other vessel: The way to heaven is as near by sea as by land. That night ship went down, and neither he his sailors were ever seen again. Raleigh was much grieved but discouraged by the sad death of brother. As soon as possible Htted out another fleet to colonize New lVorld. This time he thought he would make a settlement farther south and from Queen Elizabeth ob- tained the right to plant colonies in any region not already occupied and also to govern such colonies as he might plant. These charters gave in writing tlte privileges the Queen was willing to grant her colonists, and the nor 11Ot his he -the THE HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists And Her-gem-ather's Gift Store 509 York Road Are Headquarters for School Supplies Kodaks. Films, Stationery, Spald- ing's Sporting Goods. Keds and Sweatersg Greeting Cards for all Occasions. Supreme Ice Cream and Soda XVater. Agents for Water- man's Ideal Fountain Pens, Whit- man's Delicious Chocolates and Bon- Bons. granted him right to explore and settle the eastern coast of America and to make himself governor of any colony he might found. The colon ists who went with him were to have all the political and religious rights and privileges that they had in Eng- land. The ocean was quiet and peaceful, and they reached the shores of North Carolina after a pleasant voyage. Their anchors were cast just off the island of Roanoke, and going ashore. the English found the climate de- lightful. the vegetation rich. and the Indians most eager to welcome them. For several weeks the explorers stayed on the island and such a good time did they have. that. when they got back to England. they gave only glowing reports of all they had seen. Queen Elizabeth was so delighted I tContinuel on Page 12l Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 324 IV. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins Sz Rings If You Have Any Cleaning, Dyeing, Hemstitching or Pleating to be Done, See Miss E. W. JANNEY 319 York Road Special Rates For Students. HAVE YOU YISITED THE STANOR tSTAte NORmalJ SWEET snor. iXVest Side York Road, above Burke Avenue If Not, Why Not? Music By RADIO. On the search for his last colony, Page 12 THE ORIOLE ' January, 1926. AN ADYENTYRE XYITH SIR XY.-KLTER RALEIGH. 1Continued from Page 11l when she heard of the glorious re- gions across the sea. that she named them Virginia. in her own honor. As a reward for his efforts in the new land. Raleigh was knighted and be- came Sir Walter Raleigh. In 1855 Raleigh sent us another company which sailed in a fleet of seven vessels. Ralph Sane was made governor. But from this time mat- ters did not progress. The colonists, were lazy. Instead of exerting themselves in tilling the ground and building homes. they wasted their time. and lived on what they could needed. At first he refused. butiwith crews, arms, and provisions, finally consented as the ships were'w1th Sir Walter as commander, left ready to sail. He expected to return the harbor of Plymouth. The fleet as soon as possible. When he started, reached Guiana in safety. H - -. the colonists told him that if forgiurlled t0 England to get nioreenieg, any reason they left Roanoke Island'but when he reached there, he wasp they would carve on a tree the nameineeded in an attack against Spain of the place where he could find and could not return to America. them. lf he had gone in search of Soon after this Elizabeth died, and them, he would cut a cross above the1K1ng James of Scotland became King. New James did not like Raleigh and itook from him his estates and ofli- name. , get from the Indians. Indians did not like ment. The English burden to them. and rels arose. The new year Sir sailefl up to Virginia Of course. the this arrange- were only a constant quar- Francis Drake to See how the colonists were getting along. He found them almost destitute and terribly homesick. and yielding toi their pleadings. he carried them back, to England. I As far as founding a colony was' concerned. the expedition had proved! a failure. However. it brought about two results which were of great value to England. On their re-I turn, Sir Walters colonists presented! him with two kinds of plants which they found growing on Roanoke ls-i land. which. up to this time, the Eng-. lish had never known. They tried itl and liked it so well that it has ever since been raised in their land. The othr plant was tobacco. which the! colonists had tried and had proved worthy of being carried all the way! to England. I Sir Walter tried the tobacco. and he too, liked it. An amusing tale is told of what happened to Sir VValter one day as he was smoking. His ser-. vant. who had never before seen smoke come out of anyone's mouth, came into the room. He glanced at, his master. thought he must be on fire and rushed out for a jug of water which he promptly poured all over Sir 'Walter to put out the Ere. ln 15257 Sir Walter Raleigh made another effort to colonize in Amari-' ca. This time the colonists included women and children as well as men.I John White was made Governor and. had under him twelve assistants. Ai city was to be built in Virginia and called the Pity of Raleigh. l Soon after they landed on Roan-i oke a little girl was horn. She was, the hrst child of English parents to' be horn in America. Her name wasl Virginia Dare. and she was thei granddaughter of .Iohn Vl'hite, tht- Deputy Governor of the colony, I The colonists united in asking' Governor Wliitc to return to England, and hasten the supplies so much 4 Governor lVhite said: Upon a tree. in the very brow thereof, were curi- ously carved these Roman letters C. R. O.. which letters. presently, we knew to signify the place where I should find the planters seated, ac-1 cording to a secret token agreed upon' between them and in my last de- parture from them. But we found no such signs of distress. and passed on. And on one of the chief trees or posts at the right side of the en- tiance had the bark taken offg and five feet from the ground, in capital' letters was graven 'CROATANXI From thence we went along the water side toward the point of the creek, to see if we could ind any of their boats. but we could perceive no sign of them. I Croatan was the name of an is-' land not far away. But though search after Search was made, not one of the missing colonists was ever found on that island or anywherei else. Saddened and disappointed by the' fate of his colonists, Sir Walter gave up his idea of personally founding an English settlement in America. -I About this time Raleigh secretly' married a young girl who was Eliza-A cers. Some of his enemies claimed he was guilty of treason and he was tried and convicted. He was im- lirisoned in the Tower. where he re- mained thirten years. While in prison he wrote a history of the world. At last he was re- leased. that he might go again to Guiana to Gnd the gold mines gf which he had heard. This expedi- tion was not successful and upon his return he again was thrown into Drison. The old charge of treason was revived and Raleigh was taken from prison and beheaded. Slilnlllafed bl' his expedition, oth- ers followed his lead with happier results. After a few years, more and more English people crossed to America and many English colonies were established along the eastern coast. They succeeded by their hard and earnest work in turning a wil- derness into 'the prosperous 'land of an English-speaking nation-Ameri- ca.-PHEBE E. ROUTZALIN, ' 4th Grade. . DIPLOMACY. AHIllG.', called her mistress, come into the dining room a min- ute. Now look at this. I can write my name in the dust on this table. fx-miie grinned. It'd be a grand thing. she said, to have a eddica- VNV angy and had,Raleigh Sent t0!tion.'EHendersou Review. Hender- the'Tower to punish him. He hadison' been a prisoner there some time V ' 'nl' when some of his ships, which had'hO2Yel?,e51ey D0 you care for been out for Spanish prizes. brought' gef' ld N , in a Spanish vessel loaded with valu- Lordailvafg Q 0' I walt on tables-- ahle goods. As Raleigh was chief, e ' owner of the fleet which had cap- , I V ' i1 lured the prize. he was set free sooulg zfflthu ffll upon the 199- lJeth's maid of honor. When Eliza- beth heard of this marriage, she was that ne might help divide the booty.f uause e fould nqt Stand , Elizabeth was much pleased with her,HeX31wg3tF' gm' 20112 Sfals and Stripes share and upon Raleiglfs return to, --im CSU' atl efland- 7 prison sent word that he might be' le- olma T1Umvef-ll-Va- freed' , Prof.--How in the world do you According to Spanish accounts. ever expect to make a living., Guiana. in South America. was in' ' truth. the land ot gold. Stories were' told of a great city which stood on! the heights in the interior of thei country, where the very troughs at. Sh -NWI , the corners of the streets at which't-OI. biidega-flat color do you prefer the horses were watered were made. H9---white is m, first h i H of solid blocks of gold and silveizi U3 ,.-t f N 5. , c one' naieigii disliked me spaniai-as very mvmsl y 0 A emaska' ewgwanl inncli, and to prevent their gettingl f-The Taltleri- of Emmitsburg in- the land Of gfflfl- he flelefminefl him-,forms us that 'Miss Marv Smith, of self to take possession of it in the the '25 Class of Aid. State Noland 'lame 0f ms Qlmffll hhzabelh- lSchool, is in charge of the 6th and ln 1594 five stout ships provided 7th grades in the elementary school. Dumbell-By writing. Prof.--VVriting what? Dumbell-Home.-Belle Hop. January, 1926. THE ORIOLE Page 13 BELAIR COMPLIMENTS THE ORIOLE. The Oriole. published monthly by students of the Maryland State Normal School at Towson, is one of the most attractive College News sheets that come to this office. lt is mechanically perfect, and the mater- ial contained therein shows an in- tense interest on the part of the 1 l him. lle not only played music which some-one else had thought of- composed, we say- and written down on paper, but when he was Ollly tive years old he made up little tunes which his father wrote down for him., As he grew older he learned himself I 1 how to write them on paper. In :ill his lessons he was quick to learn. but what do you suppose he liked very much? It was aritl1metic,t and it is said he sometimes covered' dit ,N MNH of the writers are the chairs, tables. walls and floors goetcicahllv.inclined and many deligcht-! with. figures' . . i l Ol s 't u l s 1 that h ' ful little' bits ot verse are published .Y muT e'.1 as U' mug Q 9 in these Cmunmsh 3011061 Work Oc-lliltf-rl best ot all. and he worked so cupies much space, which includesf reports of athletic stunts. Space is also given for discussions on the questions ot the day, and there is one excellent article on the subject of the Locarno Conference, and another on Stepping Stone to World Peace. t 4 . , . I Book Reviews turnish another tea-I ture that is interesting. I tClipped from the Bel Air Times of January 1, 19263. .T. KIARIEI KELLY, Sr. 15. IVIOZART. Some months bring us flowers-N other months bring us snow, andl along with the itowers and snow, come birthdays. A hundred and' seventy years ago, in the year 1756, on the twenty-seventh of January, a boy natnel 'Wolfgang Amadeus Moz- art was born in the city of Salzburgy Austria. l We are thinking 'of him today especially because it is his birthdays I think you will like to celebrate his birthday with me when you know what an unusual boy he was. I-Iow would you like to go to a palace to meet a real king-one as 'rich and powerful as those you read about in story books? Mozart, when just about as old as you are, did go to a palace. YVould you like to know how it all came about? Wolfgattg, or VVolferl. as his fam- ily called him, was a happy boy and used to have a. hue time playing with his older sister, but the thing he liked best to do was to listen to' music. The father used to play so beauti- fully on the piano that the little ,boy often forgot all about the game he was playing. and stopped to listen. Sometimes a man would come to See Wolfgang's father, bringing with him a trumpet on which he played. My! Xliolfgang liked this so much that he used to dance while the man played. He liked, too, to hear his sister practice, and sometimes aifter she had finished playing he would climb up on the piano stool and with his baby Engers pick out tunes he had heard. He was very happy when his father said he might take lessons too, and :soon he could play so well that grown-up people liked to listen to hard and played so well that one day his father said: Wolfgang, would you like to go with your sister and me. and play for the king. who has invited us to visit him? Wolfgang thought it would be the nicest thing he had ever done. to go to thc palace and play tor the king. Do you wonder that he was pleased? So in a few days he and his sister started with their father on that wonderful tri-p. The king was so pleased when he found that so smal a boy and girl were going to play for him that he had a regular party for them, and invited some of his friends to come and listen to the little concert. -Wolfgang was a very small boy to play before a king, but he was not' afraid and all were so pleased thatl thep wanted him to come again.: When they went home, beautiful presents were given to the two chil-, dren, and among them one that made Wolfgang very happy. This was a violin! Before long the little boy had learned to play on his violin and the' organ as well as on the piano. Hey kept on making up music, alld Writ-, ing it down so that other pleople, could play it. Their children and, randchildren played it. and now! l l t F E many people right. here in our city are happy to play or hear his music. Sometimes we hear it at big concerts! where there are many instruments,i and sometimes someone plays the' music on a violin or a piano. I havei some of his music here now. Would you like to hear it? Here is a list from which we can choose: from Universal School Music Series, Teach- ers' Bookg Damrosch. Kartlan and tieheken. E Mozart Records for the Primary Intermediate Grades. Lullaby---Columbia 3095. Minuet Don Juan-Columbia. l Romance--Columbia 3157. Sonata No. 11-Columbia 3123. , Rondo-Victor 6497. Mozart songs for the Primary Iu- termediate Grades: Fifth Year Music Book. In Camp-Hollis Danny Fifth Year Music Book. I I A Spring Entertainment-Hollis Danng Sixth Year Music Book. SOPHIE MINDEL, Sr. 3. l WHY Nor BY THEIR , oacussrsat Schools are known by a great many kinds ot extra curricular ac- tivities: the school paper for in- stance, the school teams, the school glee club. Why not by the school orchestra? As tt matter of fact, schools are known by their orchestra. All colleges andnormal schools have them. and now almost every high school has one. You want M. S. N. S.. our school, your school, to rank as high as the others. don't you? Then stand by your orchestra. If you play any musical instrument come to practice. You will be welcome. But there is where the rub comes it. Come to practice twice a week and don't skip halt of them. The orchestra cannot he a success unless you attend each practice. The practices are arranged to suit our schedules as closely as possible. and they are as follows: Saxophones--Monday. 3 o'clock. Strings--Monday, 4 o'clock. Eve-rybody--Tuesday, 4 o'clock. Our orchestra so far has been do- ing splendid work. It is composed of about fifteen members. The hrst 'of the year our star pieces were l W'altzes from Mlle. Modistef' Sweetheart from Maytime, and My Hero, from the Chocolate Sol- dier. You heard them in assembly. Then in November we were asked to fplay one evening in the Towson High School for the Parent-Teachers' As- sociation. Of course, we had to llearn a whole stack of new music, and the whole thing was carried off quite successfully. Next was the Christmas music. You heard the orchestra play that in Assembly on December the twenty-second. You can judge for yourself if you liked it. If you will all help, we will soon have Johns Hopkins' Blue Jay Orchestra jealous X of us -who knows! RUTH NVILLSON. A GRADUATE IN INDIA. Miss S. Elizabeth McCann, a grad- uate of the Normal School in the year 1924, and an experienced Maryland teacher when she came to us, ha.s gone to India to take up the lwork of a missionary. From her home at Ritherdon Road, Vespery, Madras, Miss McCann sent the following message to Miss Tall. with an em- broidered handkerchief done by the little mission Indian girls: May Christmas enter in your door To find you happier than ever be- fore. Miss McCann also wrote that she had been in the hills studying the language this year, which she found very difficult, and that next year she would begin her school work, and that she was very enthusiastic about it C -1 Page 14 THE ORIOLE January, 1926. ASSEMBLY PROGRAM FOR JANUARY. l . 11-Mrs. Kinsolving. . 12-Student Council. . 13-Music. 1-I-Posture Program. Educational Department. Jan. 15-Founders' Day Program. History Department. Jan. ls-Mr. Shafer from the Red Cross. Jan. 19-Miss lNIcKinstry from Cen- tral School of Physical Educationf New York City. -Music. ---Dramatization of Scenes. favorite books. . 22-Literary Societies. . 25-Class Meetings. I Jan. 26-Geography Department. 1 Jan. 27-Music. l 0 -Fine Arts Department,i .lan Jan .Jun Jan. Health Jan. 20 Jan. 2 1 from .lan .Ian Jan. -S Miss Snyder. Jan. 29-Athletic Association. ATTENTION! EVERYBODY! Look Whats Here! The best, comedy of the season- The Show-I OITQ' at Ford's Theatre, Tuesday! night. January 26. Come, .loin thel crowd and share the fun-all for, fifty cents. Buy your tickets earlyl from members of the Craft Club, so NEW DEAL IN CHINA. Permitting China to fix her own tariff regulations is a crucial step in a movement which, in time,,will change the entire political and com- mercial complexion of the Far East. YVith full authority over her reve- nues. China. can collect enough mon-I ey to pay off her debts, amounting to' a few million dollars. Since the Powers represented in the Customs Conference at Peking have granted China unrestricted tariff rights. be- ginning January 1. 1929. the out-1 look for China is bright, for she will, have three years in which to build af stable foundation for the important tasks ahead. China is stirring toward real na- tionhood. The rest of the world is slowly awakening to the fact that' China. as a nation, is the most pow-' erful in the world in point of popu-' lation and man-power-a nation' such as the world has never seen. Through all their ups and downs, the Chinese have come to regard thef United States as their best friend. If American friendship has meant anything to China, America in the' future. will stand at the head of the' line to benefit by Chinese commercial' expansion, certain to result from the movement now under way for eco- as to avoid the rush. Tickets 50c tolnomic and 139155031 independence. 50. 52. Seniors. Juniors. everybody come You're sure to have lots of fun! XVon't have to check your laughs at the door. See a better play than you've ever seen before. SECRETARY OF CRAFT CLUB. Absent-minded Old 'Forty-niner Spending Christmas in Florida - Waiter. bring me a nice fat grub- stake smother with gold nuggets. ten fried sheriffs on toast. two baked bandits in a boiled stage-coach, and a scrap with Indians on a side dish. Pronto! Waiter Ito himself!-I guess he made a million in land over night, and means a turkey dinner.-Black and Blue Jay. I Customer - ..I want a quarter's worth of carbolic acid. Proprietor-''Vell. dis is a pawn shop, but, Mister, we have razors. ropes. and revolversf'-The Quill. Louisville. Ky. I I I ms stool-:s'r1oN. SENIOR XI. SHE XV.-1SN'T GEOGRAPHICAL. Colored Mammy: Ah wants a ticket for Florencef I Ticket Agent tafter ten minutes' lsearch in a railroad guidel: And where is Florence, madam? Mamn1y: Settin' over yonder on de bench. -The High School Times, Easton. Md. Clara Blocher- You know. she swears she has never been kissed by any man. Mary Lib Cox- Well, isn't that enough to make anyone swear? - The Quill. Louisville. Ky. EPITAPHS. Beneath this weeping willow Lies Mrs. John Hink. XYho put her electric iron , Into the sink. -Experinienter. STA'I'I1'. I I I I I I John, dear. what do you want, She-- lt we are going to be mar-'for YOUI' breakfast? rif-d you must give up smoking. Ile- -- Ye-s. darling. She - And drinking. too. Ile- -- Yes, dcarestf Slit- --Now. doesn't anything else Oh, an egg will do, dear. XVant it soft? Y9S. I IWil'ey puts it on for half an hour' ,and says.l IS IT WORTH WHILE? Let me but do my work from day to day, In iield or forest, at desk or loom, In roaring markeit-place or tran- quil roomg Let me but nnd it in my heart to say, This is my work, my pleasure, not my doom! -Henry Van Dyke. All writers of note eulogize work and honor the man who works, whether he be the president at Wash- ington or the most humble laborer on the streets. Work is no longer considered menialg it is recognized today as noble and honorable. The person who wishes to succeed must work. Is it not true of us as we prepare for the profession of teaching? Can we reach our goal, can we become the best teachers pos- sible for us to be without work? Certainly not. Yet all this effort we must put forth can not be labeled mechanically as hard, monotonous work, for with it and from it comes a certain element of enjoyment. This, after all, is the highest type of work -working for the sheer pleasure one derives from it. Then. our work is made far more enjoyable by the frequent occasions for play that are continually creep- ing into our school program. This, of course. is not the highest incen- tive for work, but it helps a great deal when work is the heaviest to think of a playtime fast approach- ing. With added zeal we attack our work, anticipating the time when we shall play.- The Quill, Louisville, Kentucky. CASH AND CARRY. The girl walked briskly into the store and dropped her bag on the counter. Gimme a chicken. she said. Do you want a pullet'? the store- keeper asked. No, saucily replied the girl, I want to carry it. Beautiful residences for rent on Main Street. Five blocks from the Everglades. Apply at Real Estate Office anytime during low tide. Black and Blue Jay. Hubby, do you love me? ..YeS.,. How much do you love me? How much do you need? -The Green Stone. West Ches- ter, Pa. - First Chap- Would you like to suggest itself to you that you can, John. this egg won't get soft. join the Friar's Club? give upon your own accord? I Oh, that isn't your fault, dear, I, Second Chap- You've got me flp A-Vg-rtaiuly: and that is, allil guess a Plymouth Rock laid it. -- wrong. brother. I'm not a cook. - idea UI. mum-yiiig you. IWest Virginian. i'I'he Owl, Baltimore, Md. 521 vi' I H ' I my - rl L X, LJ11f.ll1.gg I Y I A ', I:JiiuIL1llx!D Hope is the dream ot' Be not simply goodg at man awake. I I E be good for something. Vol. 5-No. 5 FEBRUARY, 1926 Published Monthly by Students of Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. MT. VERNON TENOR DE- LIGHTS AUDIENCE. Mr. Albert Newcombe, soloist at Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Church. gave the most delightful concert of the year February 10th. Mr. New- combe sang his Italian numbers with the charm that only one who has studied in Italy could produce. The program was artistic in its arrangement and selection, and thrilled the audience. '.Vhen Irish Eyes Are Smiling was indeed a hit. The following program was given: Group I- 1. Aria-Cillo e Mar--La-Gio- conda-Ponchielli. 2. Duua-McGill. Group II- l. 'Trees-Rasback. 2, Little Mother of Mine-Bute leigh. ' 3. The World Is W'aiting for the Sunrise-Seitz. Group III- 1. Until-Sanderson. 2. WVhen Irish Eyes Are Smiling- Roll. 3. Another Hour-Crawford. ' M. E. M. TEA AT MISS TALL'S HOUSE. Merrily we stroll along, stroll along, stroll along-- Yes. we merri- ly strolled along on our way to tea. The school as a whole certainly wants to thank Miss Tall for the pleasant afternoons it had. If any- one Wants to know exactly how we liked these afternoon teas, let me refer them to the Juniors. Such ex- clamations of delight I have not heard fora long time. For the Seniors it was a renewal of a pleas- ant episode in school life. It was indeed a real treat to everyone. And-as a good time was had by all, we need say no more. --As You sow. so SHALL You REAP. 'f A man genarally gets in return what he gives out. VVe can easily lit this statement to ourselves. A1'e you dissatisfied with what you are doing? Do you think your marks ought to be better? Then analyze your efforts. Have you put the best that is in you into your work? You get no more, and no less than you put into your work. Wo1'k earnestly and honestly always. It is for your. benefit alone. MEET OUR BOYS. - 1 Q. .. 1' I ' ..f:f:1-1 ' 5 5f35555E?E5Er:-. S 1' . e'sE55siig . ' .45EfE1f' -1-.-2122551255 fE5E2: - ':E:i i f5ff3EEEEf 'V f .i.5..:f. -:g:g:g:g:g:-:259 'Z iz. ..,:::3:2:f:i .::Q:f:f:f:f:1. ., -53':5:5:sffs2if:z:s:s:s:5,tt? 5555555 A. I 15.g.5.,5132i5E: 1..14..l1?35E'-i'iff152313ii5E535555E - 13:2:2:1E2E1EfE33w - 452515: E32-Ill :'3fff,'g5f?f'f'fff?if11E1i.. +f'2r:5:2a:'-' .- f '5:5:21-'1.f2:.:2:5:2r5-f . gift! :1:i.-:3.:.,.-ifQf:25fff: I l I. Ps :asP52a2s2s21faEsi1 ' 1. 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Not considered as a. basket- ball quantity last year, he developed into a star of the first magnitude. 1Continued on Page 5-Col. 23 ...M YYW, - . . Miss VAN BIBBER BROAD- CASTS FROM STATION M. S. N. S. Sonia- Surviyals Ot' 16th Century f'iYillZ1flfll!ll In English Towns It was last September that this trip was begun in the Auditorium one bright Monday morning. I in- vited the assembled students and faculty to embark with me on a dream ship that would land us at the quaint. historic seapirt. Ply- mouth. and thence to Exeter. to IY'n- chester. through London. to Oxford, Coventry. York. with a rapid circuit north and west. touching Durham. Edinburgh. the Thossacks. Lake WVindermere. and so on, by way of Liverpool with a peep at Ramsay on the Isle of Man. then back through Manchester to linger a bit in Chester, and then to Bristol and Bath and Wells, swinging south again to Southampton. but only after a re- freshing halt in the shade of New Forest. But alas for the plans of humans! On this occasion the guide. unable to point the arresting hand of Moses at the mounting sun, was suddenly brought back to reality. The gong sounded! With a thud we returned to earth: the insistent call to luncheon is inexorable. So I left the party in Oxford ,absorbing. as I suggested. some of the culture that radiates from the very stones 4Continued on Page 5--Col. ll A GONCEPTION OF ' THE INDIAN LOVE CALL. A wisp of music, resembling thc twittering call of the bird to' his mate, or the hopeless sigh of the wind. as it eagerly awaits the answer to its call. Hardly daring to' listen, yet fearing there will be no answer+ the tone gradually-so gradually fades away-but, hush-there is a sound-so faint and delicate at first that it hurts the very ears to grasp its meaning. An answering call! Just a shade deeper it rises, risesg pleading-tempting one to listen to the bewitching tale that is to be un- folded. A availing, rhythmic cry floats over the trees to the waiting ear of the one it is focused for, and with a scream of exzaltation, the wait- ing is transformed into realization. --Beatrice Jean Flinkman, Sr. VII. Page 2 THE ORIOLE February, 1926 STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Who likes good plays? You do, I do. we all do! Who wants to see a good play? .lust follow these lines and you'll find the answer to your,heart's de- sire. The Craft Club is giving a good. crafty old French play. The Farce of Pierre Patelinf' April 16th. The ac- tion takes place in a picturesque old French village which is being made by the Pratt Club members. Making a village sounds rather impossible. but with the Craft Club, nothing is impossible. There is wit and humor at nearly every turn. so don't come if you have resolved never to laugh again! The costumes are every attractive and although they may not quite a la mode in 1926. you have to admit they're different very odd. The moral is. Do everybody before they do you. The plot well--you come and decide for your- selves. There are seven main characters. and I'ni not exaggerating one bit when I say we have a superb cast. You'll think Sara Bernhardt is still very much alive when you see Mad- ame Guilimitte! To say anymore would be telling too much. and it never pays to tell everything. So you just remember April 16th and begin right now to save your pennies. XVatch for further information in The Oriole for March.-Louise Young. Secy. of Craft Club. look will and else is- A R4-cipc For A Successful And Hap-' py School :Apologies to Foreest Park Pressl One pound judgment. 2 pounds honest, concentrated pur- pose. 1 pound good nature. 2 quarts imagination and origin- ality. ' :Z quarts sincerity. 2 pounds initiative. 2 pounds ambition. Every student a live one. well as- sorted as to disposition. Mix purpose with imagination. and originality. keeping mixture from getting too light. Then drop in your members. Stir in your :ood nature constantly, adding judg- ment. Then add sincerity, sifting in ambition. Finally add initiative. Every member should be happy. Sprinkle over the whole a pinch of constructive criticism from time to aimc. DO NOT SERVE HALF- BAKED, Faculty Message llats off to the faculty. They have accepted our challenge by sending us contributions. Thank YOU. Kffffll if up, Fry Frostburg Tu I-'rzlzzlt-E MEET MENDELSSOHN. Turn the clock back one hundred and sixteen years. Doesn't the World look different? Hurry, hurry! Our Flying Carpet is at the door. We are crossing the Atlantic. I see a little speck of land. I believe -it is Germany. Here we are at Ham- burg. Land quickly and look at the calendar. It is February 3. 1809. Whom shall we visit? Ask this little Luv! lVl1at is your name? , Jacob Ludwiz Felix Mendelssohn. I am twelve years old. Come in and meet my father, mother and sisters. Rebecca and Fanny. My music teacher, Herr Berger, is coming soon. My mother used to teach me. and ,now she sits in the room while I lpractice. because I love to have her Inear me. I am learning how to paint ftoo, and like it next to my music. I compose pieces and Sunday nights fmother lets me sit up and hear an 'orchestra which comes to our house, play my pieces while I conduct them. 4Last year l visited Goethe, the great lGerman poet. I know he liked me, ffor he said to my father, Ach, he is ja iine musician and so modest and irefinedf' i Just a minute, Felix! Our Flying 'Carpet will wait no longer! E Sixteen years before we meet again! YYhat has our boy done? At 'seventeen he is playing his own com- position. A Midsummer Night's Dream g at twenty-seven he gave us his religions piece, St. Paul. VVe hear. too, that he is married to a lady called Cecelia. and that they are liv- ing in Leipzig. Let Us turn the hand of the clock back again to 1838. Away to Leip- zig on our Flying Carpet! The city is in mourning. Our beloved friend ,is dead. Grief stricken because oi ,the death of his sister, Fanny, he be- lt-ame paralyzed and died in 1838. 'True. the flesh may he dead, but the spirit lives In The Vvings of Song. I Records for the Primary and In- termediate Gradesg for rhythm and listening: ! Dance of the Clowns-from A Mid- summer Night's Dream - Victor 5 19608. Fairies' March-Columbia 3161. Fairies' Dance-From A Midsum- mer Nights' Dream-Columbia 3161. ' Records for Intermediate Gradesg for listening. Greeting-Columbia 3164. On Wings of Song-Columbia 3157. On 'Wings of Songg played by Hei- 'fctz-Victor 6152. Oh For the Wings of a Dove-t'?o- llumbia 3154. 2 Spring Song-Victor 2633. g Spinning Song fSongs without words! played by Rachmaninod- 'Victor SI4. f Prelude-played by Shura Cher- ivnssky--Yictor 18759. k I N Scherzo-played by Cherkassky- Victor 18758. For story and dramatization: Overture to A Midsummer Nights' Dream-Victor 35625.-Sophie Min del, Sr. 3. Fool Frostbnrg Freely! CHI ALPHA SIGMA TREATS. At the last meeting of the Chi 'Alpha Sigma Fraternity, held on January 15, 1926, the members were ,given a real treat. Miss Dowell, who belongs to the Senate of the organiz- ation, told about her visits to three very old universities while she was in Europe last summer and fall. 'These universitieshwere Heidleberg in Germany, which the Student Prince has made so popularg Up- sala in Sweden, which is not so well known, and Cambridge in England. with which almost everyone is more or less familiar. The pictures which were flashed upon the screen gave us a much clearer idea of the scenery, the towns and the grand old university buildings of which she spoke. She described the buildings, tell- ing especially of the beautiful chap- cls and the famous old paintings there. Most of these buildings date as far back as the fourteenth or hfteenth century, when the univer- sities were founded. In telling of the student life Miss Dowell mentioned one thing which should be of particulr interest to our Normal School students. This was the insigniiicant part taken by the women in these schools. They were seldom seen except in public gather- ings at Upsala, and both there and in Cambridge were very few in num- ber. In Cambridge, women could attend the lectures and study, but they were not eligible to take exam- inations nor receive degrees. The methods of studyfin the uni- versities differ greatly from ours. There they have few lectures or classes and most of the work is done by the students in small groups un- der the direction of a fellow or a student doing graduate work. The historic sites of these univer- sities must indeed be inspiring to the students who attend them. At Cam- bridge today the students still spend much of their lecture time on the banks of the river Cam, where Milton Let us turn the hands of the clock long ago.-E. G. I-'oil FH-osthurg Forwards! MAYBE William the Conqueror, read the small boy from his history book. landed in England in 1066 A. D. Lillian Dieruf- Well, what does 'A.D.' stand for? Small Boy- Why, after dark, ot course. -The Quill, Louisville Ky. February, 1926 THE ORIOLE Page 3 THE APPRECIATION LESSON.!fectiou of form, provided interest in The appreciation lesson provides for the highest forms of artistic. musical or literary enjoyment or satisfartioii to the learned. It is one of the most important educational means at our disposal for induena.-ing and transforming attitudes, idc-als, and standards of children. Appreciation involves three phases of mental attitudes--enjoyment. ad- miration. and sympathy. lts chief appeal is to the feelings or emotions. In literature, according to Storm- zand, the appreciation lesson has four chief aims: To get pupils to love good booltsg to value and enjoy high and noble thoughts: to uncleistand and sympathize with human nature, and to realize the variety and pos- sible intensity of life. Besides these aims, there ure cer- tain values derived from the appre- ciation lesson. It leads the child to interpret human activity and human feeling, thus broadening his horizon and enriching his experience. This type of lesson also makes available a. source of recreation and enjoyment. lt provides a storehouse of wisdom which the child will find of unknown value later on. In the appreciation lesson it is the teacher who must take the lead. Much of the guidance in such a les- son must be a matter of contagion. To quote Stormzand: If you yourself clearly see the beauties and keenly feel the inspiration, you will com- municate it in simple, natural en- thusiasms that will be accepted in sincerity by your pupils. The teacher should avoid formality ifn conducting the lesson, and there should be about the rooms an atmosf phere of natural simplicity. She should see things from the viewpoint of the child, and lead him to greater heights by the force of suggestion growing out of her own joy in that which shefpresents. She may do this by voice, gesture, suggestion, and explanation, remembering always to keep herself in the background. The teacher should endeavor to cul- tivate a sense of humor, both in her- self and in her children. and should 1-ossess a genuine appreciation of good, wholesome fun. Appreciation belongs to the gen- eral field of feeling rather than that of knowing. In developing this field the chief avenue of appeal is through the aesthetic, or artistic, sense. One does not always have to understand things thoroughly to appreciate ihem. Generally more is lost than is gained in making the child grasp the details of the style. A knowledge of the technique itself may either help or hinder. It will hinder if the consideration of technique is con- stantly uppermost in one's mind. It will help in so far as knowledge gives technique is subsidiary. At the conclusion of au apprecia- tion lesson this question might be asked: W'hat is the influence of this lesson upon the children? The cliildreu should acquire a Wholesome respect for the subject presented. They should ff-el the desire to pene- trate morc deeply into its meaning. 'l'l1ey should appreciate the contri- bution that it makes to the improve- ment of the individual and of society. lf appreciation of literature only made one happy, its use would be more than repaid. To be happy and to make others happy is an aim of life itself.-Senior I. Frct Fl'0Sl.lJUl'g' Frantic! il'1l'llSfl'2ltC F1-ostburg Frequently! SCI-IUBERT. The story of a great man who has lived unhonored by the many to find in death a fame of which, in his greatest hopes, he had never dreamed, has come to you over and over in your studies of great people. 'Widely as great musicians differ in their opinions, on one thing all agree -that Schubert is the greatest of sc-ug writers. Many composers have lived whose songs nearly equal his, hut Schubert was the iirst to put the best of himself into short songs, and he is, therefore, called the Father of Art Songs. The story of his life is short and sad. He was born in Vienna on the last day of January, 1797. His tether was a poor school teacher, and he had neither time nor money to help little Franz with his music. Franz had such a. beautiful voice that he gained admission to a. choir, where he was taught by very good masters. He became an enthusiastic member of the school orchestra and composed many pieces for it to play. When he was sixteen he left the school, and as he had no money to keep on with music studies he be- came a, teacher i11 his fa.ther's school. Poor Franz Schubert! How he dis- liked the monotonous drudgery of teaching. But the harder his lot be- came the more beautiful grew his lovely songs. And how amazingly fast he Wrote them! Exquisite bits of poetry did not seem to enter his mind as words, but as melodies. and he could write them down in a moment. It is said that once when he was eating in a tavern he picked up a, volume of Shakespeare that belonged to one oi' his companions. He chanced to open at the lovely bit of verse. Ham, Hark, the Lark at Heavens Gate Sings. The usual boisterous noise of the tavern, the clatter of dishes, and the crying of children was around him, but Schubert's train of thought was claimed, Oh, if I only had some music paper here! l have a, melody in my head for these beautiful lines. Someone caught up a bill of fare :ind hastily drew some lines across the bar-k. And there, amid El con- fusion of sounds. was written a di- vine melody so lovely as to live in the hearts ot men forever. That was his way. No matter how mean and desolate his surroundings. his music flourished. He himself said, My music is the product of my genius and my poverty, and that which I have written in my greatest distress is what the world see-ins to like the hestf' The saddest pearl of Schube-rt's life story that his songs were almost entirely uulcnowu to the public whilei he lived. He was only thirty when he died suddenly of a fever. XVhat ci wonderful thing is the joy' of music, for even though he had so little else Schulicrt was never really sad. Through music' he must have known great people he never met. visited lands he never saw, :ind hr-en happy in love he never lquezv flurely his rhyllims and liltlgig melodies are the very spirit of youth. M--From Universal School Music Ser- Teachers' Bookg Damrosch. Gart- lan Q Geheken. Schubert Records for the Primary and Intermediate Grades: March Militaire--Columbia, 3126. Marcli Heroidues-Columbia, 3099. Hark, Hark. The Lark-Columbia, 13154: Victor. 64218. Hedge Roses--Victor 567. -' Erl King-Victor, 88342. Unfinished Symphony-Columbia, 65005 D. Ave Maria-Victor, 804. Moment Musical--Columbia 2121. Songs of Schubert for the Primary Intermediate Grades: Cradle Song--Hollis Dann, Third Year Music Book. The Running Brook--Hollis Dann, Fourth Year Music Book. Slumber Song--Hollis Dann, Fifth Year Music Book. The Linden Tree--Hollis Dann, Sixth Year Music Book. SOPHIE MINDEL, Sr. 3. Foil l3l'0Stblll'g F0l1X'3.l'dSf Fool I'1l'09fhlll'2,' Freely! THANK YOU. l Members of the faculty alld stu- dents of the Maryland State Normal School, the Craft Club wishes to thank you in the heartiest of hearty ways, for your loyal supportwin buy- ing tickets for The Show-Off, Jan- uary 26th. NVe hope all of you enjoyed the play and got your money's Worth. . Our profits were over 563. This means six inonths' rent for our 'cot- tage. Come out this spring and help us enjoy it.+Louise Young, Secre- one the feeling of excellence or per-not disturbed. Suddenly he ex-tary of Craft Club. Page 4 rm: onions rem-muy, 1926 THE ORIQLE In ancient times the island was held by Druid priests who built a PUBLISHED MONTHLY circnmtitm Managers: 1f?l1lD19 -111 which they Performed By THE STUDENTS OF THE LIARi'- their rites, including human sacri- L.-,Nn STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. ' ' gt' llhu Ill ' J' Ufeii Lllllelntthe iiland became one - Q ., ment 3 itors: 0' f TOWSOIN' MD' nosrz L. KORNBL.x'r'1' le grea es ortresses on the HENRY YVASKOXY UHARLES DUDDERAR. .ll2. Business -Nlulnngexrrt MARG ARET HAINES LLTON K. NIE.-Xhb. Dlanag-Ing Editor: Advertising Managers: ALICE L. M'UNN EVELYN RIINNICK. PRICE: One Dullnr For Ten Copies. FEBRUARY. 1926 OIIIOLE CONTRIBUTIONS Colne on, students. get those con- tribution in! lVe want more of you to send articles to The Oriole. This is your paper. Let the world at large know it. by many and varied contributions from You-not your neighbor. li you look after your own part. and your neighbor looks after his. our contribution worries would cease immediately. Yx'e have acceded to your requests by publishing more jokes. and a greater variety of articles. Now be a sport and grant our request- send in your contributions. If you do not like The Oriole, write and let us know. Yl'e will al- ways try to please. If you do like it. let us know too. tXYe're human, you see.: Send your message to th 6F01'l1H1, which is going to be a reglllal' column in The Oriole. Let us remind you again-this is your paper. YVe want YOUR contri- butions and suggestions. Are we going to get them? Actions speak louder than words! GO TO IT! ON SEEING MONT. ST. MICHAEL. l You must see Mont St. Michael at sunset, were the parting words of at much traveled friend of mine when I left for France last summer. While in Paris I thought repeilleflll' about the words of advice. Finally, I questioned a Frenchman whose .ac- uuaintance I had made. as to the lm- pnrtanlzg of Mont St. Michael as 2. twenty snot. His verb' WQS1 YOU have not seen France until you have seen St. Michael. l then dfffided to include this famous place in my itinerary. We left Paris at about ten o'clock in the morning. After leaving be- hind us the most beautiful ot all cap- ital cities. and passing close to his- toric Versailles on our right. we were soon enjoying picturesque Normandy. it would br- folly to attempt a de- scription of the beauty and charm nl this st-ction ol' France. - M about two O'clot-k our train sioppl-fl :it Folligny. This town CMI- I I I I I I I sists of 3 tiny railroad station, a group of stone houses with thatched roofs and a broad. sweeping View of the rolling farm and pasture lands. After a stop of only a few minutes we boarded another train which put us down at Pontorson at about three o't-lock. Here we took a. small train of a private company fthe principal lines of railroad of France are owned by the Statel. This tiny train lit- erally crept along a winding route and in about twenty minutes Mont St. Michael appeared. Originally the Mount was an island about two miles off the coast of France at the junction of Brittany and Normandy. This island is now connected with the mainland by a broad dike. This dike is wide enough to accommodate a railroad bed and a roadway for automobiles and pedestrians. As the train crawled along the dike Mount St. Michael appeared clearer and clearer in the hazy August sunshine. It at first appeared to be a huge mass of rocks placed aimlessly one on the other and rising abruptly from the ocean with a tapering pinnacle tow- ering high above all the rest. On approaching H101'E closely we found that the island is entirely surrounded by a very high stone wall which is broken here and there with war-like turrets. This wall and the turrets were built during the Middle Ages when the island was used as base of military operations along the coast. The pinnacle is the tower of an an- cient abbey which has been built on the highest promontory of the island. The dike runs into the stone wall which rises from the water's edge. Here we alighted from the train and took a little wooden foot-bridge which skirts the water for perhaps a quarter of its circumference and leads one into the only entrance to the island, which is on the ocean side of the mount. Once inside the wall we found that all the houses. shops. inns, hotels and other buildings connected with the abbey are joined together. The single street is narrow. paved with large stones. and winds laboriously up the hill to the summit where stands the beautiful ancient abbey. coast of France. VVilliam, Duke of Normandy, once commanded the fortress and held it against the at- tacks of Saxon ' invaders. Finally. the island came under the control of the Church, and an abbey was built. We had arrived at low-tide and could see the sand-bars for more than a mile out from the island. The shining sand was dotted here and there with fish nets suspended on long poles. Many tiny fishing smacks with reddish brown sails were high and dry on the sand near the island. Several old fishermen were mending their nets near the boats. Some tourists were riding in little carts drawn by goats over the S3.lld to another island close by. We walked around the island before the tide came in, returning just in time to climb to the highest turret on the wall and watch the sun sink into the Atlantic. It seems to me that one could not have a liner experience than this. The emotional sensations one has while watching the gorgeous trans- formations of the sky, with feeling the cold salt air blowing in from the sea, and realizing that on this tiny bit of earth so much had happened- so many people had lived, worked. and died. We stood on the turret long after the last color had faded from the sky and wa.tched the stars lappear. The tide had come in with its usual quickness and the water could be heard splashing against the lwalls, of the island. It all seemed Imysterious, eerie, omincus. One felt taken out of oneself-alone- isolated. All the traditions and the appeal of the Old World seemed to sweep over us. The primitive as- pect of the situation reacted on us. We were awed and seemed to sense in one fleeting moment the eternity of thiiigs.-William Phipps, Critic Teacher Campus School. ASSEMBLY CALENDAR. Feb. 15-Mr. Folgar McKinzey. Feb. 16-Film presented by In- dustrial Arts Students. Feb. 17-City College Orchestra. Feb. 18-Miss Sallie Lucas Jean. Feb. 19-Literary Societies. ' Feb. 22-Miss Northrop, Teach- ers' College. 23--Mrs. F. C. Beverley, Feb. Rural Education. Feb. 24-Musical Program. Feb. 25--Class Meetings. . NORBIAL GIRLS BEATNVESTERN I 32 'roi ns.. , , 'I February, 1926 THE ORIOLE Page 5 MEET OUR BOYS tContinued from Page 11 His brilliant long shots have brought thc fans to their feet with cheers. Pug Mahaney, who occupies a guard position, has proved himself of fine calibre as a basketball player. We have no doubt that he will soon be given the name of Sticking Plas- ter, because of his ability to keep fl rival forward covered. Slim Corbin. our other regular guard. is the dashing, fast type ot player who is all over the floor at once. A little more developing promises to make a real star out of him. Pat Garfinkle. who has just missed making a regular berth as forward or guard, is the kind of player that is steady andgdependable no matter what the score. Pat was lirst sub on last year's team, Jules Hettleman has only re- cently been recognized as a player of worth. This is Hettleman's first year at Normal, so Coach Callowhill has his eye on him for development as a forward. Lee Martin, who is of lanky build. makes an ideal substitute center. Lee is of the cool, deliberate type of player. Everybody, because of Lee's popularity, is wishing him all pos- sible success in his basketball efforts. Fracture Ib-ostburg's Feelings! MISS VAN BIBBER BR-OADCASTS FROM STATION BI. S. N. S. fContinued from Page 13 of those enchanting streets. Shall we take up the quest we be- gan on that day. the quest for sur- vivals of Sixteenth Century Civiliza- tion still to be found even today in venerable English towns? Let us leave Oxford, then, though it is the spot of all others where one could linger indefinitely so redolent, is its every inch, of the enduring memories of the past: of literature, of tl1e spirit of undying youth. Ghosts, real live ghosts, meet one here at every turn. YVe walk under avenues of shade with Addison. YVe sup with good King Hal, we bend over missals with Wycliff, we glimpse the tragic figure of young Shelley, we sit by the ancient city walls in the most bewitching spot in all the terraced New College garden and there chat with Sydney Smith. But in Oxford we cannot tarryg we take one last look at it all, the lovely, lovely flow- ers and vines and trees, the chapels, the cloisters, the gray streets-but exercising all our will power, we hasten on to Coventry. It is quite late in the long English day, but still light when we reach the famous industrial centre ,little visited by tourists, Coventry. To English people Imet, except the antiquarians and historically mind- ed persons, a visit to Coventry had to be explained. For Coventry is not a show place and all that most peo- ple appear to know about this town is the legend of Lady Godiva. Ten- nyson's well-known poem, and the fact that the cycle and motor car business nourishes here. Yet there remains in this crowded, smoky lit- tle city, many most interesting relics, and the very fact that one meets no sight-seers, that the Coventry peo- ple are not self-conscious or care-, ful to exploit her past. gives a won- drous sense of reality as one moves unnoticed through quaint. tumble- down, narrow. and I regret to Say. sometimes dirty streets. alld past un- expected charming Tudor facades, beautifully carved and richly coloredi by age. Coventry boasts also an un- usually tine guild house, St. Marys. Stuart monarchs graced it by their presence. Lingering in this busy centre one is struck by the feeling that here old and new meet in a most unusual way-here a charming 16th Century half-timber hospital, there a mod- ern motor factory. here the worn stocks, where culprits sat pinned down iguoniiniously for disturbing the peace or indulging in unseemly words, there an up-to-date movie parlor. showing a Mary Pickford film to bewildered English audien- ces. One hated to break away from so enthralling an experience, but itineraries are inescapable forces, and so, on a certain July morning, the train carried us away across! beautiful green meadows. looking back reluctantly at Coventry's three famous spires until the three slen- der, graceful silhouettes melted slow- ly into the distant sky line and were' gOI19. To go from Coventry to York via Lincoln one pursues an extraordin- arily tortuous course. The patient official at the Enquiry Office spent much time in consulting numerous reference books before he ven- tured to put into writing his advige. Even then he failed to record all the stops and changes. Such a thing in- deed could hardly be do11e. for schedules in England do not appear to be absolutely fixed, but remain always subject to change without notice. After three or four changes I ventured to inquire of a courteous guide, who stuck a solicitous head through the window of our compart- ment, if we should change again at Nottingham. He was very deliberate and cautious: I should think, ac- cording to the ordinary workings, you ought to get there in time to change. And so it happened, we changed and changed again, after so long a time, of a sudden, looking 1 jfrom the windows. we beheld, over- :shadowing everything else, the mar- yvelous bull-: of Lincoln Cathedral. No doubt. had our eyes been keen enough. we could have detected, on fthe ancient minster the torve and tetrich countenance of the devil himself, brooding century after cen- ltury over Lincolnfi i Vifhen one has only two months ito devote to visiting such a country las England. every part of which is redolent with associations. one can- inot linger in every alluring spot. 'The best one can do is to map out an itinerary of the few of the iplaces one loves best and content one's self with repeating the opti- ,mistic formula. l'll stay here a week or a month one of these days and iso, we said of Lincoln as we climbed :Steep Hill and arrived breathless at ,the chief entrance to the Minster- iYard. and so we said again as we leaned out ot' the compartment win- ldows to get a last look at the central ktower and heard the last tone from iGreat Tours giant throat. Now we were obliged to turn cur thoughts to York, for York is one of my towns and one in which I planned to linger. Ah, what a spot for lingering! Here. time has indeed ,dealt gently with the things of the I-past, and here, if anywhere in Eng- land. one can turn a corner and ipresto! The twentieth century had lceased to exist. A 4To be Continuedl 1 i i l Fry Frostburg To Fruzzle! MY CREED1: N I believe in the joy of study, delight of acquaintance with books. the discipline of diligent learning and the re-discovery of the world of na- ture and of men through an open mind. - I believe in character as essential to the highest type of scholarship, I hold that no intellectual achieve- ment. however keen or clever, is ,worthy of deep respect unless it goes Qhand in hand with accuracy, reliabil- fity, honor, humility. tolerance, and truth. , I believe in service, that it is the privilege and responsibility of the enlightened member of any society to minister with kindness and under- standing to the needs of the less for- tunate in talent or in opportunity. l rejoice in the burden of leader- 'shipship which scholarship, character and service lay upon me, for I believe that my torch shall light, others to lives of greater beauty, richer joy, and fuller service. itAs prepred by the students of South Philadelphia High School for Girls. the Page 6 THE ORIOLE February, 1926 THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY. -Xt last the dream of Miss B1'own and the whole Elementary School has come true! The school down- stairs has a cozy library all of its tHX'll. 'l'his room contains duplicates of the most interesting children's books found upstairs in the Juvenile col- lection. Besides this interesting set, there have been added the numerous books purchased from time to time hy the Elementary School. The elementary library will be used for story-telling. reading, and the circulation of books to the ele- mentary school pupils, all of which functions had been performed by the main library. Miss Va.ughan's sixth grade class was the first group to use this library, but it is expected that the scheduled use of the library, :wo hours in the morning and one in the afternoon, will provide for popu- lar and frequent use by all the elementary classes.-Henry B. VVas- linw. I-'rztctnrc Fi-ostburg's lfcelings! Ifrx' lfrustbiirg To Fi-azzlc! THE HARD WORKED LIBRARY. The library touched a new high water mark in circulation of books for one month when it reached the astounding total of over 28,000 books for the past month of Janu- ary. A new record for one day's cir culation was also gained when five o'clock Friday afternoon, January 22nd, had seen 1645 books pass through the portals of the library. It can thus be seen that four cap- able librarians, even with the help ot' student assistants. are under a great strain in the effort to distrib- ute books to everyone. A little cooperation on the part of students in the way of earlier return of books, more even taking of books through- out the afternoon, and a great les- sening of confusion in the library. li. Waskow. Fool I-'rostlmrg Freely. would all help wonderfully.-Henry l I POETRY. Poetry is the soul of liie, The splendor of its glory. The mystery of its everness. The moral of its story, The fervor of the lover's call. The arclor of his wooing, The beauty of the dawn of day. The rose-green grass bedewing. The wonder of the evening sky. The pastel colors blending, The rose, the blue with golden hue The exquisite song unending, The sorrow and the gladsomeness, The eyes, the sight, the seeing, Poetry is the soul of life, The essence of its being. Ruth Chrest, Sr. 9. A PRESSED VIOLET. Violet old that once was blue, Why are you here in this worn V page? Were you placed here by lily hands Now crumbled to dust with age? Violet old that once was sweet, Though a faint sweetness linger 'et. If gWere you dropped here to mark th line Ne'er will I thee forget ? Yiolet old that once was bright, That bloorned in the incense o her breath, Dare I believe ner heart was mine? S G f MASON 's GARAGE YKYILLYS-KNIGHT 8 OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and Xvillow Avenue .Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md TOWSON SHOE STORE L. ECKER, Prop. York 81: J oppa. Roads Friedman-Shelby All-Leather Shoes First Class Shoe Repairing. Compliments of SENIOR SIX A FRIEND T0 THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON Say It 1Vith Flowers ISAAC H. Moss, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYMAN Office: Cut Flower and Plant Dept 5315 York Road Too late! She has iled with Deathl, l I Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Annettn Itelzliug, SY- SDGC121l.l Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. -3 A CHARLES STREET E M ' BALTIMORE AT LEXINGTON f- j ' MARYLAND APPAREL FOR THE COLLEGE GlRLS ,,4nc1 all ibe Smart Accessories MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY 'll '0St 2 i 's! 5 Established 1873 RURAL CLUB CREED. Wo. the members of the Rural ffluh of the Maryland State Normal School, believe that whether in work A. H. FETTING MANUFACTURING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers of Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry DIAMONDS FINE IEVVELRY or play. our aims and DUTDOSGS HTC 213 N. LIBERTY STREET BALTIMORE, MD. ljllfif at-hiffvefl through united effort. ,Amp-M-A-,,x,g IAEA, ,,,,M My common endeavors. City may appreciate country, country under- Compliments oi stand city. All men may see and love beauty, 677715 Bl ,NCKG DECK-ER MFG.CO. wln-llicr made by God or'man. li For so all men may me inspirec to nobler and more united efforts in the :irr of livluu. February, 1926 THE ORIOLE Page 7 . CRAFT CLUB BENEFIT. Three cheers for the Craft Club and its benefit is the cry of nearly every member of the Maryland State Normal School. For, with the mem- ory of the delightful benent perform- t I gmee of The Show Off which we' attended last 'Tuesday night, still tresh in our minds, we are even more than ordinarily enthusiastic over the organization. Nearly the entire Normal School student body and faculty were present when the cur- tain rose at F'ord's. And did we en- joy the play and everything con- nected with it! To the dormitory students the joy of being out on a week night was at thrill in itself. So if any person at all objects to the above mentioned three cheers fon the Craft Club just let them sign on the dotted line and we'll speak to them privately. BASKETBALL. Have you been out to cheer for our team? If not, why not? And let me tell yon, they are well worth your cheering. That game with Poly on Wednesday afternoon was certain- ly a splendid one. Poly was victor- ious with a score of 48-22. But our boys put up a splendid iight and, you know, it isn't always the victory that counts. ,VQn Friday night both the Boys' and the girls' teams play Western Maryland College at Westminster. We are sure that they will be as suc- cessful there as at home-successful not only in defeating our rival team but in upholding the Maryland State Normal School ideals along with its tpennantb banner. Fool Fi-ostburg Freely! LITERARY SOCIETIES. Only a few more weeks now. and the night of the big debate of the Literary Societies will be here. Only at true Normal or a true Pest can tully realize just what that means. The debate is, as usual, the first of a series of contests and we await it with almost hated breath. So much depends on the winning! Eaoh loyal Pest and each loyal Normal is doing his part in cheering on his respective side. For a time all attention is focused on the two Debating Clubs. Theirs to do or die for the next few weeks! A TRICK BEYOND HIM Oh, my! I've lost my little dog. Roineo! What can I do? Why not advertise in the papers for him? Alas! The dear pet can't read! -Fantasio I l i 1 ASSEMBLIES. llany, many times during the week we thank whatever power it was that sent us to Normal School and that we are a part of itg but never, I think. does it more poignant- ly strike us than when we enter the Assembly every morning. It is then that we, to the greatest degree. feel a part ot' the school. Our pro- grammes have been especially good this week. On Monday we had a. demonstration from, the Fine Arts Department. Miss Snyder gave us a. very fine talk on color and color har- monies and then two girls from her classes further developed the subject, illustrating as they talked, with charts which they had designed dur- ing class periods. Thursday we had a rare treat, in- deed, in the form of a very clistin-' kuished and very welcome guest, Mr. Mohler, from New York City who visited our school all day. He taught several demonstration lessons, and then during Assembly period, with the aid of the children from the Sev- ond Gracie of the Campus School, presented another demonstration to the entire student body. He gave us all a wonderful appreciation lesson in music. IVith the use of a victrola, a few records, and his own mind, im- pelling personality, he made us lose ourselves, and we became with the children, butterfiies and soldiers for, sixty minutes at least. It certainly was an Assembly that we wouldn't have missed for a great deal, We are hoping that Mr. Mohler will ac- cept our sincere and pressing invita- tion to visit us again-soon!-Man garet D. Haines, Jr, XI. GRANWIA. Smiles. wrinkles, cookies, 'At spells Gran' I love my gran And she loves She sits me on tight, And tells me stories 'most all night. She just looks at met and says I'm her greatest joy. Don't know what that means, but she's a sport, oh boy! And every night, when I pray, I never forget to say and Gran'ma too. ma to me, 'mf-1, I do, me. too. her lap, and hugs me -Rose Kornblatt. THE BUTTERFLY AND CATERPILLAR. Oh-ho, what good news! saifl Miss Floppy Butterfly, as she hasten- ed out of her house which was situ- ated in the heart of the prettiest, rose on the bush in the garden, I must. run over and toll Miss Caterpillar. She ran over to the tree where Miss Caterpillar lived. and tapped on the door. Good morning. Qlliss Butterfly, said Miss f':iterpillar'as she opened the door, Guess what. fairly screamed Miss Butterfly. there's going to be ai. beauty contest of all the people in the garden-and the prize is to be a rose petal spread--and that's just what l not-d-- l'ni going to get it too. berause I ani surely the loveliest thing in the garden. Do you inteiid to enter the contest? b I suppose so, replied Miss Cater- pillar, A poor chance you have of win- ning a beauty contestln The day of the contest, arrived. and much to the surprise, disgust and embarrassment of Miss Butter- tiy, another butteriiy that she had never seen before in the garden. carried off the prize. Everyone was talking about the remarkable beauty of the winner. Miss Butterfly stopped at Miss Caterpillar's house on ther way home to express her grief, but instead of seeing Miss Caterpillar she saw the winner of the contest. VVhap does this mean? gasped Miss Butteriiy, It means, replied the beautiful butterfly. that caterpillars do not always remain ugly, insignificant creatures. IVhy, even you were once a caterpillar. C Moral--Pride goeth before a fall. -Anne Sullens, Jr. II. Compliments of SENIOR THREE. Page S THE ORIOLE February, 1926 iEASTERN SHORE SOCIETY 'roi Compliments C- limellfs Of HOLD ESSAY CONTEST. 'mp .- TEMPLE DRUG co. II'i-izcs To Be Awarded To County SENIOR' ONE' X Pupils For Best Historical TOWSON ' DIARYLAND 1 Sketches Of Section l Prescription Pharmacists N The fourth historical essay contest - liochschild-Kohn S: Co. Phone. Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROGKENBROT 85 CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order TVe Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins 8: Rings If You Have Any Cleaning, Dyeing, Hcmsritching or Plcating to be Done, See Miss E. W. JANNEY 319 York Road Special Rates For Students. HAVE YOU YISITED THE STANOR fSTAte NORmall SWEET SHOP XVc:-t Sidi- York lionml, above Burke Avenue If Nom, why Not? Music By RADIO. on traditions and history of the Eastern Shore will be held by the Eastern Shore Society of Baltimore ic-ity. Competition is limited to pu- ypils of tl1e high schools of the vari- Ious Eastern Shore counties. X The contest is being promoted, the isociety announced. with the inten-' ltion of bringing to light anecdotes land little-known historical events fconnected with the Eastern Shore. A prize of S20 is to be awarded in each county for the best historical wsketch written by a student of that county. y All contestants. it was announced, must submit their entries to George iL. Radcliff. chairman of the histori- cal essays committee. 622 Fidelity Building. before March 15. A special prize will bee given for the best essay submitted. irresepctive ut the county from which it comes. -The Sun. i Frustrate Frostburg' Frequently! XVISHES. lily a Fourth Gradel. , A suit like my dad's, says Timothyg A pale blue sash, says Elaineg i Old khaki knickers and middy I blouse For me,'i says Jane. l An airplane that soars, says Tim- othyg A pony and cart, says Elaineg A slide down the side of our slip pery straw-stack For mc, says Jane. n 'A house of my own, says Timothy A canary that sings, says Elaine, A shaggy old half-worn-out teddy- bear I For me, says Jane. Professor: There are some young men in the back of the roomhaving a lot of fun with those graceless girls! Pause. -Perhaps when they get through they will give me a. chance! And he couldn't understand why the class smiled!-The Snapper, Millersville Normal. c BOOKS le N O RM A N . 5 REMINGTON CG. 347 N. Charles St. I THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. 4170 Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights THE I-IERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists And Herge1u'athel s Gift Store 509 York Road Are Headquarters for School Supplies Kodaks, Films, Stationery, Spald- ing's Sporting Goods, Keds and Sweaters, Greeting Cards for all Occasions. Supreme Ice Cream and Soda Water. Agents for Water- man's Ideal Fountain Pens, Whit man's Delicious Chocolates and Bon Bons. WILLIAM KOERNER A shave? Just step this Way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. STEWARTQLIOQQ. THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Our Service Motto: 1 Honest, Prompt, Gourteous, Complete. February, 1926 THE ORIOLE Page 9 SOMETHING ABOUT FROST- J. A. SPIECHER RECORD OF FROSTBURG BURG LASSES gggggggggggagse5s5s3sggsg2gsggzg gsgegfeszezasea2'f:2fff2s2sfa1fesifsee:af:ss:as:z:s:s:s:seeestsm2e2ff LADS. ll. Boyd tCapt.l-Forward: V- -f- Gelli-' Wllpf-P-lGua1'ti: Played with Central High iLona- coningl. Holder of State record for individual scoring in single . game. Kiacliillan-Forward: Grad ot Central High of Lona- honing. . Burt-Center: Played guard at Central Highg Shifted to center position at Frost- burg. Cosgrove-Side Center: Made team at Central High. Tunney-Guard: Also from Central High. . Turnbull-Guard: Hails from Barton High. C. Hadley-Substitute: Makes sixth player from High. M. Hendley--Substitute: ' Calls Beall High her Alma Mater. J. Chapman-Substitute: Prepped at Beall High. S. Thomas-Substitute: Barton High School claims her as Alumna. J. F B. J. F Central Frustrate Frostbnrg Frequently! OUR BASKETBALL GIRLS. 'G. He-lgonberg tCapt.l-Guard: Gertie was voted best all-around athlete at Eastern High School in Baltimore, and since coming to Normal has kept up her fine re- .cord. More power to you! Donaldson--Guard. Virginia played at Western before coming to Normal. She was a substitute last year, but she was not to be denied a regular posi- tion this year. France-Center: This is Elizabeth's first year at Normal, but she promises to de- velop into a real star with more experience. Go to it! Grimes-Side Center: Our Miss Grimes tried for a. guard position, but our worthy coach soon saw in her a fine side center 'and shifted her accordingly. She has not disappointed by a long shot! Braun stein-Forward: Miminutive Fanny was too timid to try for the team last year. Luckily for Normal School, she got up nerve to try for the squad this year and immediately nabbed a position. Dickey-Forward : This shitty forward made the Var- sity team in this, her first year at Normal. She starred on her high school team in Cumberland. Y. E. 'G. F. R. Ni 5 fwfr f I f Af? jj!! ff? Q' We xx? Sr '--'W''::::::::::zz::::::::-:-.,:::4:-3'3:,. ., 1 .' 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We speak of the values of athletics in our schools of today under two main types. There is a moral value of athletics balanced by an intellect- ual value. How many of us fully realize how the various athletics are really a great asset toward the bet- terment of the intellect. Let us take for example any one of the basket ball, baseball. or football games. Every player in that game must he alert and he must be able to attack any situation which might appear, he must be able to use his ingenuity on the spur of the moment and in this way each player soon becomes trained and can respond to the im- mediate situation. Then again in any game of ath- letics is developed that important motive of teamwork which is so often brought forth in our life work. In any of our games of sport we see that without the cooperation of all of the players the game is lost and to win they must all work as one or have as we call it, teamwork. This motive of teamwork so often is needed in our everyday life and it takes its beginning in our school athletics. Thus we see how these different school sports are of such great importance in training the in- tellectual mind.--Dallas John, '26. -The Snapper, Millersville State Normal School. Millersville. Penna. F1-et Frostburg Frantic! Played three years at guard posi- tion at La Salle Institute. Given captaincy there. Has played one year at Frostburg. J. A. Speicher-Forward: Made wonderful record at Friends- ville High School before entering Frostburg this year. l'. C. .Xrster--Center: Played at Grantsville High School and Peall High School tFrost- burgl. Holds Garrett county half- mile track record. Has seen ser- vice with Frostburg one year. B. Yogtman--Guard: Performed with Beall High School two years and was elected captain. Regular from Fresthnrg team ot last year. ls holder of Alleghany county half-mile track record. B. By1'nes4Forvvard: C. YY. Qxleniber of La Salle Institute team tor two years with honor of being elected captain there. ls veteran of one year's standing at Frost- burg. E. Conroy-Substitute: Graduate of Barton High School. One year member of Frostburg squad. S. Ebersole-Substitute: Substitute of Frostburg's team last year. S. Sipple--Substitute: Member of Beall High,class team. Has seen service with Frostburg one year. K. Blake--Substitute: Member of Eeall High class team. Substitute for one year at Frost- burg. Tr D. gr I . The Coming Frosiburg Games. February 19th and March 6th are two days to which the whole student bodies of the two State Normal Schools have been looking anxiously. For, on these two nights, the Towson and Frostburg State Normal Schools will contest mightily for the State championships of Normal's basket- ball teams. Frostburg will be the host to our two teams the iirst night, while our own Normal School will entertain the Frostburg players on the latter date. M. S. N. S.! Let's back our boys and girls to the uttermost limit of our lungs! Chcering will help our teams lick Frostburg! Hep! Hep! l.et's go! The Green Stone. XVest Chester, Pa. This is an attractive paper with many good editorials. The Owl. Hurlock, Md. A paper of which to be proud. The jokes are very good and the different departments well represented. J Page 10 THE oR1oLn pebma,-y, 1926 I TOIVSON BAKERY-THE GOODYITHE SILVER MAPLE AND THEI N I PINE Safety Service WCP I - Be Thrifty I have such silvery shining Save Your Money and Invest With Ileavesf said Mistress Silver Maple The Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries. Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. Start a Savings Account Vfith THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest- TOWSON MARYLAND 1: V e mgllu flul Baltimore's Collection of Smart Specialty Shops I takc great pleasure in an- nouncing that the Class of 1926 has awarded the Photo- graphic f'0Illl'iK'l for the Senior nunibei-'ot' The Oriole to my Studio. ' g Our special offer to Normal School Students will still be made for Juniors as well as Seniors. On February 15th. my studio 'will he moved to a temporary location at 2014 X. Liberty St., while our present location is be- ing remodeled IVe will have the same facilities at hand in this new location as in our present one. About May first, I shall open one of the most modern and well-appointed studios in Balti- more. In-re at 1012 XY. Lexington Str'-I-t. .IOIIN A. SELBY, Mi-ir. I I I I I I lo Mistress Pine. They rustle like silk when the wind blows. Listen to them! Don't you often wish your leaves were like mine. instead of old green prickly points? Mistress Pine was so mortitied she could find no words with which to answer the question. She felt so dis- Icouraged. I I I I I I At the approach of the cold weath- er. Mistress Silver Maple r imem- bered it would soon he time tw take off her fine dress. She also tliought of the catty remark she had made to Mistress Pine. and blushed so vio- lently her leaves turned a deen red. IVinter tinally arrived. Mistress Maple was ugly and bare. A little boy stood admiring Mistress Pine. Can he be looking at ugly me? inquired Ilistress Pine. The boy understood the little pine's thoughts and said aloud. Mis- tress Pine. you are beautiful and green the whole year through. In the snow you stand so straight and majestic. You are the sentinel of the trees. but above all. you are the symbol of Christmas. the happiest time of the year. Mistress Pine felt very humble and happy. She also had in her heart a charitable feeling toward the lone- ly. sleeping Mistress Maple Tree. Moral: Don't boast. for others have virtues too. .X BACK RIVER PICTURE. The white snowflakes came down hurriedly. It was very gloomy in the school room. The wind blew tiercely. The evergreen trees rocked back and forth. The white snow- flakes stopped coming down. Then it began to rain. It was very Une. I went outside in the fallen snow. lt came down on my 1111- Icovered head. The snow felt very I I I wet. The snow is very white and wet. XVhen the wind blew the fall- ing snow would whirl and twirl around. Oh dear. I said. with this snow coming down so fast. it will be very deep soon.-Florence Wieneke, Sixth Grade. Back River. Geography Prof.- How can South America remedy her lack of iron resources? Brilliant Student-- By the culture of raisins. THE ATELIER MATHIAS GROSS l'UR'l'RAl'l' l'H0'l'0GRAl'HY '03 xv' Iwxingmn St' YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Ave. 200 N. Liberty Si. I TOWSON, MD. I BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies, Towson, Md. Ridcrrvood, Bld, FRANK A. PERSOHN, JR., Optometrist - Eyesight Specialist OFFICE HOURS: 9 A.M. to 12 RI. 2 to 6 P. BI. Tllesdab' and Saturday nights 6.30 to S 24 West Pennsylvania Ave. TOWSON - - MARYLAND Baltimore Office: Gay and Monument Streets. I GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY JAS. F. HUGHES CO. 205 IV. Fayette St., Baltimore, Md. J. IV. Scott-James Francis WALTER H008 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market Fnurrs - vnomumnms WM. A. LEE General Merchandise York Road and Penna Ave. TOXVSON, MD. February, 1926 THE ORIOLE ' Page 11 ATHLETICS. Normal Crushes Blarylauitl Law. January Sth found the Normalites in real trim, the men's team being bolstered up with the addition of 2 of last years players. Maryland Law School was indeed unfortunate to meet ns that night, for the team, led by the wonderful shooting of Miller and Durry, played with perfect co- ordination. The fourth quarter found us so far in the lead that Coach Callowhill sent in the entire second team, who nobly kept the visitors at bay. The final whistle found Normal leading 53-30. Girls Lose First Game. The Normal sextette, playing their first game of the season January 14th, lost'to the .more experienced Eastern High team. The wonderful playing of the visiting guards proved too much for our game forwards, while the Eastern forwards were able to slip past our guards a few times too many. Half time found the two teams separated by a few points, but the visiting players forged ahead in the second half and were never headed. The final score was 25 to 15. Hail Coach Flater! Licker, with his line Westminster five, came back. saw and conquered on the night of January 22nd, With a line sense of ingratitude, Sir Flater, last ye-ar's captain of the Normal quintet, returned to his Alma Mater to decisively beat the team, drilled by his old coach, Mr. Callowhill, to the tune of 26 to 19. After the end of the first quarter, when Normal led 6-5, Westminster quickly went to the fore, and stayed there. Coach Ca1lowhill's numerous changes to seek a successful combi- nation meant nothing to the closely guarding XVestminster cagers, and the game went to the visiting prep team. Charlotte Hall Downetl. Normal School returned to its real form on the night of January 30, when it soundly trounced the quintet representing Charlotte Hall, to the tune of 40 to 28. After the first couple minutes of the game, the Nor- mal basketeers jumped into a lead which they never relinquished. With the end of the game six minutes away, Coach Callowhill ran in the entire second string, who held the visitors very creditably for the re- mainder of the game. Normal Bows To Poly, A game which belied the final score of 48-20 was participated in by Nor- mal and Poly on our home lioor Feb- ruary 3rd. For three quarters, the game was a rip-roaring, slam-banging affair with Normal School neverfout of sight of the lead. In the fourth quarter, the superior height and weight of the visitors Finally conquered over the grit and gameness of the Normal cagers, and the Poly team got away to a long string of baskets that put the game on ice for the visitors. The stellar work of Hergenroeder and Passarew sparkled for the Poly attack. Normal Boys And Girls Both Lose. The Normal teams made a pleasant visit to Westminster, but were rudely received when their opponents, West- ern Maryland College Girls and West- minster High boys galloped away with both games. , The girls played gamely, holding their opponents to the score of 16-15 at the end of the half, by the indi- vidual efforts of the tall Wilson, op- posing forward, who garnered all her 'team's thirty-one points, which were too much for the Normal lasses. This remarkable player made eight field goals and was successful in fifteen tries out of seventeen foul shots. The final score read 31 to 24, l The boys bowed for the second 'time to Westminster High, this time to the score of 21 to 18. The team. gwhich was hampered by the- absence of Mahaney and Garfinkle, played a strong game, even though unfamiliar playing combinations were used. The strength of the reserve force. which was so well brought out by this close game, is a strong indication that the team has about now become a well-rounded team, one to be feared because of its possibilities. 1 Foil Frostbnrg Forwzlrdsl OUR ATHLETIC HEROES. Last month one of our assemblies was completely devoted to the recog- nition of Normal's representatives on the athletic field, On this day of days athletic letters and numerals were given to those whom Normal delighted to honor. President Hilgonberg of the Alli- letic Association first made a speech introducing Miss Tall. Miss Tall made a fine speech of recognition of Normal's athletes and then the most important part of the program, that of awarding letters and numerals, came, The Girls' Va.1'sity Hockey Team was the first to be honored with its Ns and they certainly were given a fine reception. Next came the award of letters to the Boys' Varsity Soccer Team which was also given a generous round of applause. Hockey Tournament, Senior 12, in the senior division and Junior 14 in the junior division, were recognized with the award of their respective class numerals. The boys' Senior Soccer Team, victorious over the Juniors, were then given their precious class numerals. Miss Lena Reilly, the doughty winner of the Girls' Tennis Tournament, was greet- ed with cheers as she came forth to receive her athletic reward. Yea, the laurels of the athlete are more precious than fine gold. I' racture l rostburg's Feelings! THE FAITHFUL FOUR. 1A true Story 1 - Were going to be Normals, de- clared Ann and Shorty, We're going to be Pentsf' re- turned Ellen and Rennie The scene was the campus of Nor- mal School last year. The char- acters were four close friends all from the same small town out in the county. All had eagerly anticipated the Pest-Normal Contests, about which they had all heard so much be- fore coming to Normal. Already, for various reasons, they had lean- ings toward the two societies. The four friends laughingly sepa- rated as the bell rang for the begin- ning of classes. Ann and Shorty, in one section, went to their class- room and Ellen and Rennie, in another section, went to a different classroom. One day, shortly after this, all of the Normal School students filed in- to Assembly, being seated by sec- tions. Ann and Shorty were thunderstruck as the purpose of the Assembly was told them. This was the day on which the new students were to elect either the Pest or Normal Literary Society as the or- ganization to which they would be- long! The undercurrent of thoughts in all four girls had been to choose one society, so that they could all be to- gether. Here they were, divided in- to two groups, too -far apart in the Auditorium to hold any consultation. Ann looked at Shorty and brave- ly said, We have lost whatever chance we had of persuading Ellen and Rennie to become Normals with us, so in order to keep together. let's join the Pests, Shorty slowly nodded her head and the two loyal girls signed the slips making them Pests, The short period of election was soon over in order to allow the new students to join their respective so- cities. Ann and Shorty ran to re- join their two friends. As soon as the two girls saw Ellen and Rennie they breathlessly cried, We're with you, girls, we joined the 'Pests! ' Ellen and Rennie looked blankly at their two friends and slowly said, Why, we joined the Normals in or- der to oe with you! L'Envoi: Ann and Shorty now swear fervidly by the Pests, while Ellen and Rennie strongly support the Normal Society. Page 12 THE ORIOLE February, 1926 FOUNDER'S DAY. Realizing that dramatization is one of the most effective ways of teaching history, Senior X, in Ameri- can History, compiled and drama- tized the following local history. Each member of the class had a share in this. The leading roles in the play. however, were taken by the following students: Miss Evelyn Pusey. Introduction :Early History of the Normal it Miss Elizabeth Anderson, Grandmother: Miss Anna Prough. Mother. and Miss Margaret Grimes. Daughter. tYx'ritten and drainatized by Senior X. January 15, 1926? Int rod uct ion: Just sixty years ago today the Maryland State Normal School was founded and it has seemed fitting 541111 appropriate to commemorate that day lest we forget its signifi- cance. In 1704. August Herman Franckew at German. :ittenirttl to provide special training for teachers. Since that time the question of training teachers has been of great concern not only to our educators but to alll men of great foresight, In 1743. when Benjamin Franklin proposed the founding of the Academy and charitable School of Philadelphia. he gave as one of the reasons for starting such an institution that some of the students of lesser sort might be trained as teachers. 'We presume that the students of the greater sort would become doctors, lawyers or ministers. However, such a conception is not held today. The Hrst Normal School that was established in America was at Lex-' ington. Mass., in 1839, by James C.. Carter. Maryland was the next State to make such a move toward the education of trained teachers. January 15. 1865. the Maryland State Normal School was created by the Maryland Legislature alid opened in 1866 by Dr. M. A. Newell with eleven students. The school was first locatd in Red Men's Hall, Paca ftreet near Fayette, in one of the noisiest sections of the city. One modcratr- sized hall badly lighted and ventilated served as recitation room. studio and gymnasium. As the number of students in- creased, conditions became intoler- able and through an increased ap- propriation the school was moved to the Athenean Building on the corner of Vharlcs and Franklin streets. In 1ST4 the school was given a perma- nf-nt home at Lafayette Square. Dr. Newell was very anxious toi semi-rf a home for the school where there would be an abundance of room pr-rmitting dormitories and athletic grounds for the students. Unfortu- nately he did not live to see his' dream come true for he died in 1892, having served the State and School for many years in a most ad- mirable manner. ! In 1909 the Alumnae Association 'of the school met and discussed the need of more trained teachers in Maryland and through a well or- ganized campaign acquainted the people of the State as to the true situation. l-Ion. J. Charles Linthi- cum, an Alumnus, introduced a bill in the Legislature providing a bond issue of fF401'l.0tl0.0U for tht- purchas- ing of at suitable site for the proposed new Normal School. The hill was passed and a committee let it be known that it wished to not less than 75, acres of land on il trolley line, making it accessible to Ildaltimore and near 3 railroal and ltown in which were located cliurclies. 'stores and physicians. In 1912 :ft ?lJOlld bill of S6otr.u0o,u0 was passed and the site decided upon, The pres- 'cnt campus contains eighty-two acres 'of land and cost ?HS3,735,lltl, The buildings are of Middle English Architecture. of fireproof reinforced :construction throughout and repre- lsent the latest in modern school ,architecture. purchase I VVhen'the school was first organ-. ized there was v:iilita1'y training for tthe men. Later the Domestic Sci- tence Department was organized and its work particularly stressed. The ltwo literary societies have existed since 1866. XVhen founded the Nor- mal colors were red and gold and the Pest colors were blue and pink. In 1916 the Pest colors were changed to blue and gold. It was not until lMiss Tall became Principal that the various clubs were organized. In order to portray more vividly and possibly more interestingly the history of o11r school to you we have planned a short dramatization. VVe have tried to portray the social life as well as the academic life of the Eschool at various periods and in or- .der to impress upon you its signi- ficance the characters have dressed to portray the period they represent. The dramatization was planned by Senior Ten and the dialogue, cos- tumes and pantomine worked out in class. 'We have done much research work and to the interviews with Mrs. M. A. Newell. Miss Martha Rich- mond, Mrs. Tolson, Miss Tall, Miss Scarborough and Mr. Bruff we are much indebted for our historical in- formation. as well as to Miss Osborne who loaned us hooks and pamphlets dealing with the history of this school. The examination questions used in the dramatization were taken from the catalogue of this school of lisfsc. We are told in our history classes that we study the past to secure a keener appreciation of the past and present in order to improve our fu- kture. VVe have indeed. inherited a rich past, for our school today is a ,product of the untiring efforts of our predecessors. We appreciate those eHorts and we appreciate still more their results but if we are to get the fullest. richest and deepest value from our history, we must not live in our glorious past but make' our present more glorious so that we may leave to the future as rich a heritage as our predecessors left tus. Q llrainatization: Scene: Modern Living Room Time: Six o'c1ock. 4Grandmother and mother seated, with their knitting in handl I Clock strikes six. I !Gl'21lICl1l10Il1Gl'I Six o'colck! How dark it is! Is it :not time for Margaret to be coming thome? Mother: Don't worry. Mother. She has been late quite frequently, There is always a game or a tea. dance or some club to attend. She probably will be coming in late many times in the near future as the school year tis drawing rapidly to a. close and she 'will be preparing for graduation. Grandmother: That brings to mind my happy year at Normal. The first school opened in the little poorly venti- lated Red Men's Hall on Paca street near Fayette in January. We gradu- ated that June, sixteen of us, four received a higher diploma and twelve a diploma of a lower grade. It seems as though I can see that graduation now. I think it was the proudest moment of my life when I received my diploma. VVe were all dressed in white. in dresses something like the one I have on now, and the State Superintendent, fthe Governor could not comel. gave out the diplomas. Enter Margaret. Margaret: Why Mother! and Grandmother! How sweet you look! Where in the world did you resurrect such relics and why do you have them on Grandmother: Why, don't you know what today is? Margaret: NVhy, of course, Grandmother, It is Founder's Day. Grandmother: Just sixty years ago today I started in at the Maryland State Nor- mal School. Well do I remember that day. There was only one room, and all the classes were held there, where we studied each in our different line of work. Although this may seem confusing to you. we did some very fine work. Margaret: Had a test the other day and I got B in it. ! ? Mother: What was the subject? Margaret: Psychology. Would you like to see it? February, 1926 THE ORIOLE Page 13 Grandmother: We did not have psychology in my time. We were taught academic studies, principles of teaching, music, drawing and physical training. Mother: , Is that all you studied? Grandmother: , No indeed We had biology too! Mother: Did you have real practice in teaching the children? Grandmother: Not in a regular mapped out sys- tem. IVe would observe a class and would talk about the lesson and may- be we would teach our own class- mates. This was due to the fact that the Practice School was then what we might call a Pay School. Mother: Yes. it was not until the school was moved to its present location in Towson that the practice school be- came a public school. Margaret: Grandmother. were your tests as hard as the tests we' have today- You know we use such tests as the Thorndike Tests. Grandmother: - XVait. I will read you one that I found today. It was my entrance examination. tShe gets paper from desk.ll Here it is. fReads from pa- perb There are questions in the vari- ous subjects. In arithmetic we had correct and rapid addition and writ- ten arithmetic to the end of vulgar' fractions. Margaret: Grandmother, what is a vulgar fraction? Common fractions are bad. enough, but vulgar fractions- Grandmother: XVhy. they are just the same as common fractions. fContinues to read from papetxl In grammar we had definitions. easy sentences. In spelling we had to write correctly three verses selec- ted from the New Testament. Some of the words we were required to spell were: Reoonnoitre, arraign, ecstasy, idoisyncrasy, perspicacious, ecstasy. idiosyncrasy, perspicacious, synecdochef' Margaret: I ani glad we don't have to spell words such as they. Mother: Margaret, why were you so late? Margaret: The Senior Class is preparing for their monthly dance, and I had to stay and plan for the evening's en- tertainment. Grandmother: 'We used to have monthly dances. too, but the one I best remember was the last one of the season. We danced those beautiful old fashioned steps of which you know nothing. We had a dancing master ot our school to perfect our skill in that line. The last dance that night was the Sir Roger de Coverly. :Dann-ei Margaret: We are having a Pest and Normal debate tomorrow, Mother. Would you and Grandmother care to go? Mother: We would love to go. I well re- member the competition between the two societies, which I understand is true today, is it not? Margaret: Yes, it is. Grandmother, did they have literary societies in your day? Grandmother: Not when I went to school. You see, Margaret. I graduated the first year and the literary not originated until year, 1867. Margaret: That is interesting. exist when you went. they not? To which belong? Mother: VVe did not have the smaller clubs in our societies, due to the small enrollment. I see though that the Normals still have the same colors, 'red and gold: but the Pest colors used to be pink and blue. Margaret: Yes. the Pest colors are now bluem and gold. Mother: It is this way. Margaret. it was not until Miss Tall became Principal of the Normal School that the clubs were formed. But we had our good times. never fear. I was a Normal. Once a month the Pests entertained the Normals or the Normals enter- tained the Pests and everybody made merry over the tea cups. The Domestic Science Department of the school prepared the refresh- ments for these parties. Margaret : I If the girls had Domestic Science,i what did the boys have? Mother: , They also were ,taught Domestic Science in an indirect way in chem- istry classes to show that chemistry lessons are practical. Prof. George L. Smith, one of our most belovedt professors. had his classes make cakes and display them in the As- sembly Hall. To keep the boys from becoming too effeminate they were given lessons in military tactics. Margaret: Since your classes were so small, Grandmother. how large was the faculty? Grandmother: We had four teacherrs and Dr. societies were the following Then they did Mothe1'. Did club did you I i I Newell was Principal. Margaret: I Do tell me about Dr. Newell. Grandmother: Dr. Newell was born in Belfast, Ireland. He was educated in Trini- ty College. He came to Pittsburg to take an educational position and later came to Baltimore where he, served in a similar capacity. He was a leading spirit in obtaining the ap- propriation from the Maryland State Legislature, that made possible the establishment of the school. He was Principal of the school from 1866 to 1800. It was the great desire of Dr. Newell that there be a dormitory in connection with the school, so that the county students would not have to board in the city. He was one of the leading educators of his day and many of the principles he advocated are only now being generally accept- ed in the schools. Margaret : I Tell me something about Miss Richmond. of whom I have hea1'd so much. Grandmother: I remember Miss Richmond well. I graduated in the same class with her. She had 3, very brilliant mind, Mary, was not Miss Richmond Prin- cipal when you went to school? Mother: Yes, from the time of her gradu- ation she climbed higher and higher. Her spirit was felt when as a student she entered the school, then later as an alumna. teacher, principal, meni- ller of the State Board and as a mem- ber of the Building Commission. Margaret: Oh, yes, l remember the Christmas wreaths that hung in Richmond Hall parlor. were given in memory of Miss Sara E. Richmond and very soon we will be able to go there and read the well known Harvard Clas- sics which were once the private property of Miss Richmond. Mother: Margaret, tell us something about your buildings. Margaret: Our school, as you know, is sit- uated on a high hill in Towson, on a farm consisting of 82 acres. Our campus is very beautiful with the artistically arranged trees and shrubbery that are beautiful at' every season of the year. From every window in the building is revealed this picture painted by the brush of nature. Grandmother: I was reading in a book today and in it I found a most beautiful thought. To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high. Do you think you are doing this, Margaret? Margaret: Yes, Grandmother, we are carry- ing the torch to hand down to those who come after us. Thus the old order changeth. Yielding place to new. Frustrate Fl'0SIlDlll'g Frequently! MORE TRUTH THAN FICTION So you're lost, little man? Why didn't you hang to your gmother's skirt? . Little Boy fsobbingi- VVell, I would, only I couldn't reach it. -The Quill, Louisville, Ky Page 14 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. tltotary Club Address. Jan. IT. 19231 On the eve of the anniversary of, Benjamin Franklin's birth I have been :iven ten minutes' time in which to outline the life cf this urea: American. All that can be ac- complished in this brief period is to refresh your minds with those events which are so familiar to every school boy of our land and further by bring- ing together a few of his trit: quo- tations. revealing the character of the man. Born in Boston on January 17th. 17:16. he crowded into the S4 years of his life more of important events than perhaps any American. Thrift is the word which characterizes his every action. XVe recall the story of his humble beginning. his objections to serving under his father as tallow 4-andler and soap maker. the unhap- py apprenticeship in the printing ottir-e with his brother, his arrivinrg in Philadelphia in a penniless state. the subsequent trip to England. where circumstances almost made him an instructor of swimming, and his return to this country to resume his work as editor and publisher. During his life time, Europe conced- ed him to be An1erica's greatest Statesman and Diplomat. also her leading Scientist. So frequently is Franklin quoted that a few of us recognize in our every day expres- sions that we are reiterating the words coined by this famous Pholos- opher. As a literary man he is more widely quoted than any other individual. Here are a few most familiar sayings: Early to bed, early to rise a man healthy. wealthy and God helps those who help selves. A place for everything, thing in its place. Never put off until tomorrow that which you can do today. Honesty is the best policy. The morning hour has gold in its month. One today is worth two tomor- rows. Une should eat to live and not live to eat. Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. Less familiar though equally char- acteristic are the following: It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead. If you would have a faithful servant and one that you like, serve yourself. Diversified as was his training it is not surprising that his writings of his makes wise. them- QVBYY- TI-IE ORIOLE be judged by conditions as they ex- ,isted in his day. For instance, his ireference to commerce in the fol- .lowingz i There seems to he but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. First by war. this is robbery: Second by commerce. which is generally cheat- ing: Third by agriculture. which is 'the only honest way. Perhaps his allusion to a nation's commerce .would also be rated by him as true of the trades people of his day. Nor does he spare the professional men. Of lawyers he says: A coun- tryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats. Of 11 phy- sician. God heals and the floctor takes the fee. . Speaking of the freedom cf the press he says: I shall cheerfully con- Qsent to exchange my liberty of abus- 'ing for the privilege of not being abused myself. . Concerning the church we may quote: If men are so wicked with religion. what would they be with- out it. As to education: Ulf a man emp- ties his purse into his head no one can take it from him. On finance: A few of his nuggets are as follows: If you would know ,the value of money, go and try to borrow some. He that would have a short lent, let him borrow money to be repaid at Easter. If a creditor ,hears your hammer at 5 A. M. or 9 P. M. he will extend your time six months. but if he sees you at a lbilliard table or a tavern, when you should be at work he will call for his tmoney tomorrow. If you know how to spend less than you get you have a philosopher's stone. When asked to express his views on the prevailing high rate of taxes he sur- prised his hearers by stating that while government taxes were indeed high yet there were many others iwhich were much more grievous: Vile are taxed twice as much by our idleness. three times as much by our pride. and four times as much by our folly. Adding that on these taxes the commissioners could allow no abatement. The high standard ol' the Code of Ethics which governed his life is ex- emplified in the following paragraph ot' a letter written to his intimate friend .Iohn Jay. The letter was writ- ten TIPZII' the close of his stormy ca- reer: for. though seventy-eight years of age, ht- was at the time serving as United States Minister to France. I have. as you observe. some enemies in England. but they are my enemies as an American. I have also two or three enemies in America who are my enemies as a Minister, but I lthank God there are not in the whole February, 1926 la human being who can justly say, Benjamin Franklin has wronged me. ,This. my friend, is in old age a com- 'fortable reflection. ln the matter of classification there is no doubt but that he would lhave written without the slightest hesitancy but with considerable flourish. -Benjamin Franklin-Printer. IGNATIUS BJORLEE I-'1-ustratc I-'rostburg Fl-equently! SOME OF' OUR EXCHANGES 3 The Green Stone. W'est Chester, I Pennsylvania. X The Quill. Louisville, Ky. , Vifashington Collegian. Chester- ftown. Md. The Snapper. Millersville. Penn. Poly Press. Baltimore Md. i The Yifhistle. Brunswick. Md. The Owl. Hurlock. Md. The Maryland Bulletin. The Normal Trumpet. 'West Lib- l'erty. W. Va. i Th eCourant. Hyattsville, Md. ' The Chestertown Transcript. February 4. 1926 My Dear Miss Kornblatt: A I am delighted to enclose the 250 words you asked for, to be published in the Oriole. and if you have space in the headlines give the whole school my sincere love. I couldn't 'get that into my article be- cause all my words got used up. And I certainly will criticise your paper. fearlessly and I hope helpfully: but that is an earnest task and I must give it a little thought. I started my own newspaper and ran it weekly' for two years, when I was 11 years old, and I was the editor and printer for both the University of Southern- California and the East Tennessee University of Chattanooga, when I was in school, so I know a little Kabout that angle. ' I think the article I am handing you is much better than anything else I could have written in the space. and hope it will at least give Nyour readers a little laugh. 1 Sincerely. HENRY E. YVARNER Q lfrncturc I+'rostburg's Feelings! HERSELF HER TOPIC Q She is really a nice 'girlz she lnever speaks ill of anyone. I Right you are! She never talks ,of anyone but herself. -Pele Mele ' GOOD MEMORY f So you remember way back to lthe Revolution, do you? I Yassa. De Revolution and Gi'nl iwashington an' all them. Perhaps you were a witness of should cover practically the entirelworld any who are my enemies as a the fall o fRome? field of human endeavor. From theiman. for by His grace. through a Nossa, Ah din' exactly see it, but standpoint of present day businesf-rlong life, I have been able so to con- Ah recollect hearin' somethin' drop! his vit-ws on certain problems must duct myself that there does not exist' -West Point Pointer- February, 1926 THE ORIOLE Page 15 A RAINY DAY. Rainy days are becoming popular! How so? you say. It is true that a rainy day sometimes spoils our plansg makes us carry umbrellasg takes lhe curl from our hairg wash- es the powder from our noses: ruins our clothes: makes us ride in warm street cars, when we would rather walk-in fact. heretofore, when old Sol hid from old Rain, we knew for sure that we were in for a dull day. However, the much discussed young folks of today, who fear nothing, and dare everything, find delight in a rainy day. Yes, they do. else why do they appear on the streets in great numbers with painted slickersx and galoshes? They actually wait for the first rainy day after receiving their new slickers. After all perhaps they like it no more than their ancestors, but are trying to brighten up the rest of the world with their bright- er-than-the-sun -colors. If they continue to increase their efforts to cheer us up in gloomy weather. we shall all buy smoked glasses for use on rainy days.-M. Clishiam. . 1 1 TO v Y'S 8 WEAR 4'S OF SR. 15. 'We wonder- 'Why Van Sant is called Kilpat- rick? VVhy Babka is called Columbus? XVhy Derr gets so much mail? NVhy Full-is is so studious? NVhy Bennett is interested in wed- clings? lVhere Cross gets his rosy cheeks Why Kelly is known as our Great Ainerican Educator? Nvhere Dorsey gets her curls? XVhere Sparks' diamond is? Why Boulden is so petite? 'Why Coggins and Bishop seem so interested in each other? XVhy Williams eats so many buns? lVhy Winger is in the Glee Club? XVhat Robertson would dowithout her sweater? Vlfhy Lockard is a frequent visitor at the Infirmary? Why Riley goes to the Peabody so often? Vv'hy Lloyd and Brightwell like to dance together? Vifhy Morris is such a jester '? NVhy Harkins always drops a blind to the dances? Xvhy Friend dresses up so often here lately? VVhy Howard goes to rec every nite? Why Durry wears a star on his sweat shirt? Vlhere Cullen buys her school-girl complexion? 'Why Custis goes to all the basket- ball games? XVhy Senior 15 has so many feeds in Newell 2247 --Bill tt Jack. Ql'l-Il-Il! NORTHERN FOLKS. VVhile L was in Savannah some years ago! writes T. M. B., I stopped a colored man and inquired the time so as to regulate my watch. 'Does you mean de railroad or de Mediter- ranean time, S2lIl? the old fellow asked. 'The what'??' 'De Mediterranean time, sah, which am de city time, de same as de sun! 'We call it meridian time up Northf 'I reckon dat may be so, sahg de No'thern folks am a triiie quare in what dey call t'ingsg dey have quare way, sah. dey shorely do.' -Boston Transcript. Fry Frostburg T0 Frazzle! I-Ion' do you like your new boss, dear1es? asked Mame of her friend Gertie, the steuog. Oh, S0-SO, was the reply. But he seems to have a one-track mind. HoW come? He thinks ther's only one Way to spell Pl word. -American Legion lVeekly. After the Game: And how are they going to get all the mud off their uniforms? VVhat do you suppose they have a scrub team for? -The Log. STILL THE STYLE It seems that bobbed hair is no longer only a topic of conversation, but it has also become a subject for poetry. The following interests us: Shingle bob, shingle bob. Shingle all the way! All the barber shops are full, It's all the rage today. Shingle bob. shingle bob. Right up to the dome! Ain't it grand. the more you cut. The less you have to comb. -The Purple Parrot. JUST MATCHES Teacher- XVillie, can you tell me how matches are made? VVillie- No Ma'am but I don't blame you for wanting to find out. Teacher- VVhy lVillie, what do you mean? Willie- Mothe1' says you have been trying to make one for years. -The Courant, Hyattsville, Md. Father tover long distancelz Hello, John why didnlt you make better grades? VValker: Can't hear you, father. I say. couldn't you make better grades? I can't hear you, father. I say. John do you need any money? Yes sir, send me twenty dollars. --The Snapper, Millersville Normal. THE BUTTERFLY A.ND THE CATERPILLAR. A lovely. golden butterfly one day alighted on the largest and most beautiful rose in the fiower garden. At the snme time a little ball of some- thing fuzzy was resting on one of the leaves of the same plant. The rose remained silent to listen to this conversation: Why do you insist on coming here every day and sitting on the leaves ot this beautiful rose? You know she doesu't want you near her! Nothing but a crawling, creeping caterpillar, and you think you can decorate a flower as beautiful as this rose! NVhy don't you move on? Indeed, said the indignant little caterpillar, stretching himself and lifting his head a trifle higher, I don't deny that you are a beautiful creature. So you are-in fact, you are one of the most beautiful crea- tures I have seen lately! But what has beauty to do with one's import- ance in life? Just wait until this time next year. Then I, too, will be 21 soft, velvety creature like you, and y'ou'll be, nothing but an old, ragged- winged butterfly scarcely able to move about. l'm not talking about next year, broke in the butterfly. frowning angrily. Just look at yourself now! NVhv, you can't even fly from flower to flower as I can: you have to creep slowly along the ground and it takes you just ages to get where you want to go. Watch how nicely I can fly. and the butterfly lifted his lovely wings, poised himself in the air and gracefully flitted away. But just as he reached mid-air- hang! something heavy came down over him! Hi wings would no long- er moveg they could only flutter weakly. and then stopped altogether! What has happened? thought the poor butterflyg how will I ever get out of this? But it was too lateg he was already doomed to de- struction, for a net held in the hand of the Professor of Biology had caught him. I think I had rather be just a plain caterpillar, murmured the soft little ball of fur. Xloral-Pride goeth before a fall. -Elizabeth D. Hayes, Jr. 2. INDEED What is more desired in an ac- cident than presence of mind? Dunno. Absence of body. -The Courant, Hyattsville, Md. Senior: How do you like my room as a whole? Freshman: As a hole it's fine, as a room-not so good. -Vassar Vagabond. P in Page 16 THE omonn is Feb t L 1 - :ff PSYCHOLOGY CLUB NEWS. The last adventure of the Psycho- logy Club was a trip to the Shepard 'Pratt Hospital. Imbued with a de- sire to explore that asylum. we started enthusiastically to walk that long stretch of beautiful road leading up to the institution. Arrived there. we found it to be a huge. brick build- ing, perched on the top of a hill. with a setting of sloping hills surround-I I ing it. We were escorted to the lecture' room. before which. however., we explored several of the rooms. spotlessly clean. and thc patients' dining room. equally imnizitulate. lui the lecture room. we were given an excellent talk hy Dr. Eleanor Saund- ers. probably the leading figure ini that institution. The main substance of her talk was as follo-.:s: Seventy-dye per cent. of the per- sons in State hospitals are people with chronic complaints. These peo- ple are those who can no longer accommodate themselves to their outside environment. The purpose of the Shepard Pratt Hospital is pri- marily to try to lead the patients back to normal life through the ap-, plication of psychological experimen-' tation. Dr. Saunders discussed the various types of patients housed in the asy- lum. She classified them as patients with functional diseases and those with organic complaints. All of these people have deviated from nor- mal life and are subject to fear re- actions. first, the fear of going to heights or depths, the fear of open- ing a door. the fear which causes trepidation and hesitation in crossing a street. There are some motive as- sociations in such persons' minds which make them act so. The complaint known as irritable weakness is manifested by the pa- tient's constant exhaustion. Vile can readily understand a person being healthfully fatigued, but to tire easily and to he in a perpetual state of exhaustion is the condition of such people. Another type are those who have the tendency to complaints are: those people have introspective makeups in which their minds are entirely taken up with themselves, and their thoughts are only subjective. A deviation from normal is evident in the anxiety attacks, which are evidenced by a state of continuous anxiety. All of their waking mo- ments and sleeping moments are taken up with fits of uneasiness. Some patients are subject to par- tial rcactions, obsessive in character. At such times, the thoughts, usually of an unpleasant nature. recur con- stantly in the mind. even against the person's wishes. Those people. who are a great de- Iviation from normal. have what is lknown as a psychosis. which is a con- dition of mental illness. Their' thinking is normal in content and context. but it shows itself in vari- ous peculiar reactions. Sometimes. there is a state of prolonged elation. ,This elevation of mood continues in ithe presence of death or a situation 'equally grim and serious. Its mani- festations are shown in increased ac- tivity of the patient, noisinefts. de- structiveness. untidincss. and at sing- ular capacity for observation. They are possessed with cutting srrcasm wand wit. They talk incessantly: the talk is natural. but it is too fluent. 1, Often patients fall into a siite of depression. They entertain itl:as of iself-destruction and settle dovsri into slow activity. doing things bt.-cause it is right to do it. but experivnciiig lno pleasure in such tasks. This re- Ntardation of activity is marked by tsparsity of speech. and lack of in- orld. Their mir-fls are the .thing which de- some interest. e. g.. a self pity. jterest in the w 'occupied with prived them of Wdeath or some the aim of Shepard to get the patients to i Since it is rPratt Hospital lieie that thev ale not so peculiar l l accommodate themselves to the out-Q 1 l l I l l l l side environment. they are led to bezl , A 1 . .,! iuntil gradually they tit into a day's iroutine and are constantly occupied. iThe place is called a hospital. not an lasylum, and their treatment is differ- ient from that of other hospitals be- cause their illness is diferent. Their personality rnakes for a cer- -tain tendency of reaction-day they will give up an organic case in favor of a younger patient. The problem. confronting the asy- lum iu gard to patients who finally leave thA asylum, was introduced. Wlieu a person comes to the hospiitl. his past .illness is investigated and followed p. When he is able to re- turn to 11' .original work, the insti- tution enc rages his employer to take him b ck. They suggest some other occupatgi, that the patient would like to A, .anti sometimes they must tell a patient that he cannot do a certain type of work. She discussed the change of atti- tude of the public in their responsi- bility toward bringing in cases to asylums while they are new. Former- ly. there was a stigma attached to a case and it was kept a secret, the skeleton in the family closet. Following Dr. Saunders' talk, we were given a brief lecture by Dr. Richardson. also of that institution. He named the difference between the old descriptive psychology and the new genetic type. He said that it was his work in the asylum to ap- ply psychology to human behavior. giving us the ultimate motive of the placeg the return of the patient to normal life. His last statement was to this effect. Psychology should teach us to stop repressiug ourselves and things around us. ive were then taken to the work rooms of the patients. where we ex- 'amined the weaving department and fdreaming. While we dream dreams iand would be lost without them, yet we come back when our work re-' iquires it: they, however. shift over jinto fancying and stay there. They cannot balance ideas of religion and ibelieve in occult powers: they feel lthat their minds are being read, and .thcy attempt to read other peeople's lminds. They are unable to keep up lwith little things: they drift off in- to queer ideas of dress and behavior. t I lThere is a marked deviation in their, lappearance. YVhen given some fclothes. they proceed to alter them land create some grotesque style. ln addition to-the functional type of illness. we find the organic dis- tturhances which include those who tare born enfeebled. Such people are ,divided into three classes, the idiot. the embecile, and the moron. Dr. Saunders discussed the type of patient who could be helped to greatest advantage. She claimed that they could do more for the young. functional type insteal of the elderly organic type, since the latter life is run and the young person has a greater chance to come back to nor- Vmal. The latter are plastic and can 'be helped to adjust themselves to outside environment. consequently. 521 noted the really beautiful articles which they make from brass, hemp. wood. beads, etc. We were informed that the patients may buy the arti- cles they make. but for those which are not purchased, two sales are heldyearly, in November and and in April. Altogether we had a trip rich in value.-Yetta Brinkman. Re- porter. NIGHT First the dusk, a shadow creeping O'er the plain in silence sleeping. Above the mountains blue with haze. I. below. enchanted gaze: Down. down. 'down does come this mist Until the burdened earth it's kissed. And then the still bewitching night. The moon. a lamp hung in the sky, The soft white clouds go drifting by, And if by chance they pause to stay ,They obscure the Milky Way: The gleaming stars are scattered wide 'Like grains of sand washed by the tide. it-Buch glorious things the night does make Which dawn does fade and morn does take.-A-F. Meyer, Jr. 3. A 41 1 1f,l'- I I 54 hir, I - it gy. . ,px .. 1LQlU,QllLkUfL!QUxyfLWJlLWflLQ1NQLWJ-llfwfug A - A - A - A - - J .J ,A -.A A.. A, ,.- -.A -.- -YA Av- -J -v- -YA A: - -A -v-If-Y-4: 1 1 - - , :L 3 I 1? 4 jr 1' . 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'srlq '- '55 rg--'1vr,1 17 f:2'f,,', ' km:-,gfftlf xy, 1 A-ug,-W,mp5.,9V.j fu-Af:.'f V-.1- wk '.L W' 5 :EE Q- .v - f mf - 'Q , ,- - .': -2-W Q41 2: 1. K' is .nh 1 '1.E1v! .h.,,f Q '. V' . A .3 f-5 ,' 1 'fm' ' .. m,.M . ' - 5 , - .,fl 1 A' ',..:-ff' ftp -. 'C.:',', ' . , 'z '-'. ' ,f 11? .V v, F, 1 ,'r 'W ' . Q -'. - ' , l 3' ' .fl Q , W . .!. f .f V 4 1 1 Hope is the dream of Be not simply good: It TOWER LIGHT be Vol. 5,,,N0. 6 V Published Monthly by Students of Marylald State Nonnal School, Towson, Md. SENIORS. ALL ABOARD! FROM NORMAL T0 NEW YORK. ' The senior- Trip To New York. The group of Seniors left for New York on the afternoon of March 3, for the purpose of visiting certain schools which are putting into prac- tice outstanding educational pro- grams. The students numbered thirty: Marguerite Travers, Sr. 15 Marie Goodrich, Sr. 2g Ellen V. Cable, Sr. 35 Sophie Mindell, Sr. 35 Margaret Matthews, Sr. 65 Mable Hasson, Sr. 75 Jeannette Griffith, Sr. S5 Ruth Chrest, Sr. 95 Phyllis Booth, Sr. 125 Gara Morris, Sr. 13: Mar- guerite 'Dierker, Sr. 1, Helen E. Knorr, Sr. 35 Alice Busenius, Sr. 6g Elizabeth Hartman, Sr. 75 Elizabeth Kirtley, Sr. 95 Elizabeth Sparks, Sr. 155 Lydia Lutz, Sr. 15 Louise Hud- gens, Sr. 35 Helen Feaster,,Sr. 751 Rosalind Kramer, Sr. 95 Jearnettez Raynor, Sr. 75 Thelma Scoggins, Sr.i az Olga Gebb, sr. sg Virginia. nonei-' son, Sr. 75 Vivian Jackson, Sr. 75 Edna Rau, Sr. 15 Alma Martin, Sr. 15 Dolly Schepler, Sr. 95 Virginia Peddicord, Sr. 95 Lida Lee Grist, Jr. 13. The party included five vice-prin-' cipals and two teachers of Baltimore city: Miss Martha Beetham, Miss Mildred Tyson, Miss Claudia V. Did- ier. Miss Eleanor Frush, Missa Josephine Turnbull. Miss Norma' Kramer and Miss Thelma Ditlto. Miss Irene M. Steele, Miss Marguerite Conyne and Miss Agnes Snyder. in- structors of the Normal School, planned and conducted the trip. Miss Emma V. Mcfilayton, passenger representative of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, planned the details of travel and hotel accommodations. The party was divided into three groups. each directed by a Normal School Instructor. On Thursday, the Lincoln School, the Horace Mann and the Ethical Culture School were studied by groups directed respec- tively by Miss Snyder, Miss Conyne, and Miss Steele. On Friday, the City and Country School, the Walden School and School 45 fA11ge1o Patri's Schooll, were studied. Besides study of the above schools, the trip included a visit to the Met- ropolitan Museum of Art, the Aquar- ium, Columbia University, the Ca- thedral of St. John the Divine, the Museum of Natural History, the theatre to see The Song of the Flame, Greenwich Village, and Chinatown. O11 returning, it was found that The Oriole was about LO go to press. Rather than wait another month to share the experience with the other' students it was decided to give in this issue just two impressions tContinuecl on Page 2? Page 2 TOWER LIGHT. March, 1926. ANGELO PATRI. fContinuecl from Page 17 NVQ entered the Qchool building. went up the etairs into 21 room and where stood Angelo Patri-'the man uf whom I had heard so much. I had had an imaginative picture of Hr. Patri, and on the train I saw his photogralfhed picture-neither of the two pic-tures wvre near as im- prpssive and delightful as the living picture. I gazprl at Mr. Patri for a lull minute and neither saw nor hprd anything but Angelo Patri. In that one minute I saw a man who seomed young and yet old: whose face was bright and yet sadg whose voice was calm. low and lovelyg -.vhosv Qoft. -.vhite hair added to the kind Pxpressiou in his eyes. The next thought that came to my mind was: What 11 pleasure to have seen him! I shall never forget him! Mr. Patri has done much in the I'flllf'3tl0I1Zil field. For twenty-seven rears. he has been first. a teacher, and later a principal. He has written several hooks. and among the best known ure: The School That Every- hmly Wants. and A School Master of the Great City. His articles on 1-hild training appear in many news- papers. Rvad them, for you will profit, not only as a teacher but also 1-njoy them as a student. Mr. Patri was born in Italy forty-4 Pifzhf years ago He studied in our sr-howls, was grarluatorl from the col- lege of the City of New York and from Columbia lfniverrity. All that lm has within him. his education, his talent, his personality-he has put into Oduf-ation. The work of his school has clone much for the tene- ment child of Eastside New York. Pan you picture this: A vhild from 1 miserably poor home of probably two rooms, with ugly, flirty surround- ings. QUYQIW this school of artistic Snrrounrlingw, zglvan rooms and is gradually' s'urr0unrlc-rl with the beau- liful in literature, art, music, thoughts anrl rlvorls - surrouurlefl with lnrfzulty' ilsf-lf. Tl1al's the pic- Iliff' l srl-.v, On llw average of every ulmrfle lmnflre-ri 1-hilrlren, a genius is fyilr-rwerf-fl-yfes, 21 gffnius. for though pour in '.V'PI'IfHj' zoorl-4, some of these -'hilrlrf-ln nrf- born artists. While we WI-ru vlwrrl :1 Qf-lllptm'-Tony Filipo. vamf- to visit the man and the Qrzhool 'vflm Hlliflf' him what he is. Vlfhile a Q-l'ilfl :rl Uhr- sf-lmrllf-anrl a very hail ww. it is :1uifl,-Jl'ony's ability and talr-nf zu :1 'wulprm' was discovered nnfl !l6'Vf'l'bIIf'fl. Toflzlv. his art is llrmwn Illlfl r-xluihitml for the appreci- ation of all Thf-rn are others whom Mngflo Pmri hm: flivffrtc-rl from ugly lnrrrmmlings to rhf- beautiful things in lilo. Sur-lx work whivh dries so mm-h f-wr human happiness is thc- l-'l'l'2llf'il, kind pl' wrvrk. Angelo l'IJll'l'4 yr-:mrs nl' slrngglr- haw: been 11-pzlirl 'lll'l'll7lIbF' lm! hy Ihr- gram deur they deserve, nor by the ap-ling existed between the teacher and preciation of all. but by giving hap-:his Dl1Di1S- He Seemed to be 8 'Dig piness to others, The spirit 0f,bI'Ot119I' rather than a teacher. In- Angelo Patri will never die, for the Siead of Calling him MT- S12-VHSOH 35 results of his work live in everyl11l0Sl DGFSOHS would GXDGCC, the Chil- heart of every east-side New Yorkldfefl Called him SlaVY- Because of child who attends his School.-Edna.lIhiS feeling between the teacher and C. Rau, Sr. I. THE WALDEN SCHOOL. The chief aims of the Walden School are to develop work which in- terests the child and which he feels a need an opportunity to function on his own developmental plane, and to have him find out things for himself through his own experience. Mr. S. R. Slavason has tried to carry out these aims in his science work. Whenever it is possible, the science work is linked up with other work The laboratory and books are often used to solve the problems that arise in the work. If several children are interested in solving the same problem they work in a group. If for in order to give the child the children are interested in dif-A ferent things they work individually. Cooperation is not thrust upon the children in the Walden Schoo1fThe teachers think that cooperation, as developed in student clubs and stu- dent government is imposed by the teachers an the children. Therefore, cooperation does not ex- ist unless the children really Want it. Mr. S1avason's laboratory is a very interesting place where very remark- able work takes place. The room is ,not very large but large enough to be equipped with engines, cells, wires, magnets, bells, small dynamos. test tubes, rubber tubes, etc. These materials are used by the children lwho prefer to do free investigation in the laboratory. Through their own experiments and investigations :the children often find out such in- teresting things as what makes a lbell ring, or how electricity is l made. They work entirely by them-4 selves unless they need a little help lfrom Ilflr. Slavason, who remains in the room with them. Boys, as a rule, are more interested in this kind of work but the girls may do the same kind of work if they wish to. Other scientific work such as bi- ology. psybhology, and physiology, are carried on in Mr. Sl:1vason's lah- oratory also. On the day of my vis- ,it to the Walden School a class ot' six girls were discussing digestion Thf- girls had obtained information on the subject from books in the library and had written a, paper about it These papers were read and discussed by the girls and Mr. Slava- son. A chart of the human body helped them In unflerstaml parts of flu-ir lessons. A splv-nrlirl spirit and unclerstanrl- the children and because the chil- dren were allowed to do work which they were interested in and needed, the room was indeed a pleasant place and many happy times are had there. The nature study room of the Walden School is one of the most charming ,places I have ever seen. The children are just as charming as the, room because they are so en- thusiastic over their work. They just seem to be bubbling over. When I was visiting this room, the children were talking about trees. They were trying to determine the names of trees from twigs supplied by the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. The children had gone on an excur- sion before the lesson and they had seen the t1'ees. This lesson might have been uninteresting but the chil- dren were so eager to identify the twigs that it was not necessary to provide motivation at the beginning of the lesson. After the children had drawn pictures of the, twigs in their note books, they were allowed to walk around the room and play with the animals that were there. Such interesting animals they-were, too! There was a mother mouse, a father mouse and flve dear little mice just two days old, several guinea p-igs, salamanders, rats, tur- tles and gold fxsh. All of the animals have attractive names such as Tweed1e Dum, Tweedle Dee Snowflak2e, etc. The children love the animals and study them from all angles. Since the teachers of the Vvalden School are so interested in their work and are striving to carry out the very splendid aims of the school, I am sure that the school can furnish much help to those interested in edu- cation. CITY AND COUNTRY SCHOOL. flntermediatej There were just two of us at the City and Country School interested in the intermediate grades. XVe walked through a11 outside passage- way and in again: we mounted steps. and steps, and steps, until we came to Miss Fie1d's room, where the ten- year-olds studied. I do not remember ever seeing so many activities going on at once in one free work period. One boy was printing reading charts for the seven-year-olds, another pair were sewing aprons to wear during printing work, and still more were pasting large portfolios, to be given The class had :lchai1'man,a. lihrmian. sm-rr-tary. treasurer, a. 'also to the Sevens. March, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 3 yard committee, and a housekeeper. All money to be given out for supplies was to be put into the hands of the children, and they bought all supplies themselvesfrom the school store, which is managed by the eight- year-old-children. The teacher once asked them to economize for they had spent eighty-one cents that week for paper towels. The children could not have been, :AN OUTCOME OF THE NEW YORK TRIP -- THE FAR HORIZON. It is difficult to estimate the out- come of the experience of the New York trip. It is difficult to express the changes that it has made in those of us who went. XVe felt it in each other as we chatted in small groups 1110113 info,-mal if they had been atlin the subway. in taxis. in our rooms home. Indeed I think that the felt , Y more comfortable l1e.re. They sat! in little, pale, green-enamelel chairs at green tables and called upon the teacher continually, never afraid to ask for hclp. Once she corrected a child for talking too much, but this seemed more of a class joke than anything else, for the little girl .iabbered to herself when no 0116 else XVRS 11621.12 Once the teacher said that she would put some arithmetic on the board-but nobody was to do it un- less he wanted. The arithmetic had come out of their work of measuring the portfolios. ' It seemed, however, that the child for whom the mathematics was intended, decided to write a story in- stead, so he pulled out a little book and began a weird bandit narration. He asked for words to be written on the board and after awhile said Miss Field, you can rub that mys- terious off now. .One boy asked how many minutes were left before they would go out- side, and when the teacher answered twenty-five, he exclaimed, Oh, goody, then we'll have time to finish our pasting. When the time came, they ran to their lockers, which appeared very different from what we have been used to, and hurried into their wraps. Miss Field talked to us for an hour 'at least, she showed us her books and told us about her lesson procedure and for the first time I learned what the word correlation means. Her class was studying medieval Europe in history, geography and al- most every other subject. She asked us, out of curiosity, which children we thought had come from wealthy professional homes, a11d which were scholarship pupils, The child that I chose for one of the lower types was the daughter of one of the most in- fluential men in New York, and the two little girls who were so unusu- allyreiined and cooperative came from tenement houses. The teacher herself did not know whether or not they were scholarship pupils, but she did know where theyl lived. It is not so hard to see how much each class of children contrib- utes to the other, or at table Vlfe, who went, have a common understanding that will mean that any exchange of ideas is one of the best outcomes of ex'- perience. We wish that we could 'share with you the thought and feel- ling awakened by it. Perhaps we can, for perhaps you will want to join The Far Horizon. What is it? The Far Horizon is the Travel Club we thought of forming lin order that we may better mobilize our resources for taking us far aiield. Who may be members? The quali- lications are simple. Membership is open to all who believe that the best life is one which has experienced much and, having experienced much. 'responds to, and understands many ipeopleg to all who would seek to understand the people of all places and of all races, both in the common- place details of their living and in the depths of their .thinkingg to all to whom an ODQII road and the smell of the sea possess an irresistible charmg and finally, to all those to lwhom the foregoing means so much 'that they are willing to do without lsome of the material things of life: ,for that which they believe to have a larger value.-Agnes Snyder, Head of Education Department. THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE AT WASHINGTON FEBRU- ARY 25 TO 29. . Meetings may come and meetings may go, But to me. the Kindergarten-Pri mary one lNas the whole row. I only had the privilege of attend- certainly The two ing this one meeting, but it was a red letter day for me. speakers who interested me most. at this meeting. were Lucy Spraig Mitchell, and Dr. Kilpartick. Mrs. ll'Iitchell's strongest point was that the child needed activity. He did not need entertainment. but an ont- let for his activity. She made one statement that is very signilicant. 'The child thinks with his muscles. It sounds queer at iirst, but if you observe an active child, you will see ,that it is very true. I was eagerly looking forward to hearing Dr. Kilpartick speak, be- cause we are studying his t'Fonnda- tion of Method. I was more than anxious to see the man who was the instigator of it all. I was not disap- pointed. Dr, Kilpatrick is a man of striking appearanceg iron gray hair, and a youthful face that is full of life and animation. At the close of the meeting, several of us had the privilege of being introduced to him. Ain't it a grand and glorious feel- ing But now we must retu1'n to the lecture itself. These are some of the things that seem to be most im- portant to nie. l+ldut'ation comes through the way we manage the situation. There- fore, give children opportunities to do, How shall we teach what is to be learned? Vtfe learn o11ly what we practice. I11 practice, we learn to do what we succeed in doing. Learn- ing is behaving. Behaving is the way we respond, whether internal or external. How can we best get the whole child. to work under such conditions as will bring out the best attitudes? Bring the child into active life, help him to succeed best when he prac- tices the best side of nature. This resolves itself into the next were put before the faculty a specific subject? How shall we teach the child? Dr. Kilpatrick plainly showed that the attendant learnings were the most important in the learning of children. Other learnings than the specific subject itself take place. It is inevitable. The child learns, un- der many hea.ds, simultaneously. This subject gives us food for thought. It should make us all give a little more thought when teaching. You can well imagine how I felt when Dr. Kilpatrick discussed something that I understood perfect- ly.. because of previous class work. tHere is a little tip. It does pay to be attentive in classl I was really inspired when I sat with those people who have all prob- ably made some contribution to edu- cation, some. not as great as others, but nevertheless, contributions. I re- solved that some day I would return to another meeting, when I, too. could proudly say that I had made some contribution to education, no matter how small. This led me to think of education in this light. Edu- cation is not stagnant: it is an ever- moving. ever-improving process, and I shall endeavor to move along with it.-Rose L. Kornblatt, Sr. 3. .yy OTERHEARD AT YALE St. Anthony: Say, nigger, what am de best way to keep from fallin' in love at first sight? St. Elmo: ''Circumstansically speakin'. I'd say dat de best way am to take a' second look. Page 4 TOWER LIGHT. - March, 1926. TUWER LIGHT PUBLISHED MONTHLY er 'ri-in STUDENTS or THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL scHooL. TOIVSON, MD. Business Mnnflarert Llilf MARTIN -Advertising Managers: EVELYN MINNICK. Circulation Nlflllllllefi PARLE Y HUFF Student Editors: ROSE L. KORNBLATT HENRY B. WASKOXV CHARLES DUDDERAR. JR. MARGARET HAINES Mnnnglng Editor: ALICE L. MUNN PRICE: 0ne Dollar For Ten Copies. MARCH, 1926 0 1 ff tl rl ., ., ll , ,lg ..,. p it fist ,Sv-. Qt, li il It A ' tigglnuqununhp N Y WHAT'S IN A NAME! D1scovE1uEs IN PARTICI- ---- PATION. And it came to pass, on the atter- -- noon of March 10, that a new name . v I Paiticipation. This is the time WHS fl9Cif10d 1111011 for The 0I'i0l9-,when we Juniors get the first thrill Amid clattering cups and munching!0f actually being WIT-11 Children and of cake, Thc Oriole became Tower I - Y vt . 1 lteaching them. I think we pass 'through this time in a more or less eight. Ahoy, there. The Ship ofidazed' State of mind' not realizing, Success is off thc bow. Wc're COIH lllllll we take time for considera- ing aboard to gtg-ly for 'lQVQl'm0l'Q..',ti0lI, the valuable things we have For weeks wc have been carrying on a campaign for a new name for The Oriole. The committee selected the following names to be used in choosing the real final one: Tow- son Tower Light, N0rmalite, Tower Light, State Norm, and 'Tfampss f'himcs. These names were put together before the faculty for the hnal selection of one of them. Miss Tall presided at the Faculty Heating. She asks-d il' there were any more suggestions. The Normal Curve was Sl1g1.Zf'SIOfI by Air. Woel- fel for Miss Cook. tt'orrcla',ion of Educational Mcasurementsl. Aften discussions pro and con, Tower Light was the victor. lVhile the discussion was going on, I was too QTHIIHII to rake more than a sip of my coffee. You see, il too, was served at the Facility Meeting. Didn't it pay to go? Aft--r the decision was made, the lg!-sllfilllf' was telephoned to The .Iefff-rsonian. at Towson, so printing tn the March issue could begin at ullf'f?. llo you like the new name? W4- hopo von do. Stand by and help u-4 rnakc thc pain-r hr-ttf-r. The new llflllll' was sngcf-slr-tl by Lcr- Marlin. 'learned and discovered. Some, not taking time to ponder over their con- tact, with the school room, will never fully appreciate the discoveries that they have made. Participation has meant much to me. It has shown me, for one thing, that teaching is much more than it is cracked up to be. The discoveries about chil- dren are many and varied. Formerly, teaching school meant teaching spelling, arithmetic. read- ing, a sprinkling of history and geo- graphy, plus a certain skill in hand- ling the hickory rod. But now, pro- fessional school teaching is so com- plex and overlapping that only those who have been present, both in the old and new schoolroom, can appre- ciate the difference. A teacher's day mis principally one of patience, tact, discretion, and application of certain psychological principles. Indirectly, while doing all of these things, the teacher is building character, forni- ing good habits. correcting bad ones, idevcloping unsclsish dispositions and ipreparing the children to be citizens of the United States. All of this and more, I have found, goes into making a teacher's day. These discoveries have made me stop and think, and the question in my mind is: Am I prepared to assume these responsibilities? Have I the patience to answer dozens of ques- tions it day, and the tactfulness 'to answer them so that the child will not fccl dh-it-onragcd or hurt, if the answer is not what he expects? A gr:-at dt-al oi' discretion is required v to explain why l1is mother's method of solving a problem, while correct. is not the most eilicient way, without altering his feeling or opinion toward either the teacher or the mother. The application of the psychological rules of learning and habit formation is coupled with all the work that the teacher does. Many situations call for a combination of tact, discretion and psychology. For instance, all of these are needed to decide the best time a11d means of introducing to the boys the habit of coming to school with clean finger nails and neatly brushed hair. What reasons would I, as a teacher, be able to give which would influence the boys toward the right habit? A teacher's day should mean some- thing added to each child in her class in developing his character, habits. disposition, and in preparing him for citizenship. I feel that this will be one of the important aims of my teaching, for, after all, education is really preparing one to live intelli- gently, honestly, and unseltishly. It is a tremendous thing to think that what thirty or forty children become as adults depends to a great degree on everything that we, as teachers. do or say, and what we give them to start with. A teacher must be with- out any prejudices, so that she can give the children the right and broadininded attitude toward history, our government and politics. In Participation the children them- selves were a discovery. The main discovery which I made about them was the fact that they have minds. ideas, ideals. and suggestions of their own which need to be -recognized by all of us. Some of the children even offered suggestions to the teacher while she was teaching a song, and then stood up and demonstrated to the class how it should be done. The children are bubbling over with en- thusiasm and curiosity, which are made the tools of the teacher. Anoth- er discovery was that special abilities and skill manifest themselves even in children in the kindergarten. Onc child went each chance she got to the easel and painted. Another child wanted to sing alone during each singing period. while one or two other children were the leaders in each activity, The one thing I have learned about children from Partici- pation, which will lie of real help to me, is. that their enthusiasm. their desire for activity. and curiosity will cause them to follow the teacher in any activity if it is presented in the right way. The discoveries I have made in Participation, some dealing with the teacher and others with the children. have made me realize that an honest, and earnest preparation is needed be- fore I ani ready to assume the rc- sponslhility of teaching---Evelyn Arnold, Jr., II. March, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 5 OUR MISS DOWELL VISITS EUROPEAN SCHOOLS. On a day last October, when the thermometer registered only 18 degrees at noon, the Lichtwark- schule, a secondary school of Ham- burg, Germany, held its physical training'classes out-of-doors. How the girls worked! They were by no means warmly clad, for they wore only swimming tights. and tennis shoes. But their running. jumping and strenuous muscular exercise in place made them finish the hour perspiriifg and with glowing. rosy skin. Schools in Germany, in Austria, in Sweden and in England, wherever yards are available, do much of their gymnastic work in the open. These out-of-door classes have been introduced rather recently in the European schools. These schools have maintained splendidly equipped gymnasia, be- cause physical training has long been considered an important subject in the curricula. One would expect such emphasis upon gymnastics on the continent where the Ling system ot special training was born more than seventy-five years ago and where it found its way into so many coun- tries. It is a tribute to this system of gymnastics that it still exists in its native land, Sweden. and in a number of countries where it was adopted. Interesting modifications of the Ling method, however, have sprung up. Besides. the old mili- taristic systems of Austria and-Ger- many have given way to some extent also to new methods. One of the outstanding characteristics of the new systems. wherever found, is that they tend to be, less formal than the Ling and the militaristic sys- tems, and that they claim to be es- pecially adapted to the age of the individual. The Bjorksten method. devised by Elli Bjorksten of Finland, has been introduced into many of the elementary schools of Stockholm and Copenhagen. Miss Bjorksten has written exercises for young girls and children taught according to this method. Pupils of Miss Bjorksten, who are teaching in Stockholm and Copenhagen, claim that the exercises have a psychological, as well as a bio- logical and physiological basis and that they are so selected and planned that, though the movements are en- ergetic, there aims to be no tense- ness or effort to hold position,- Umovements of parts of the body are independent and without all the ac- cessory muscular activity that the Ling system includes. The Falk system, introduced recently into Sweden too. by Miss Falk, a super- visor of gymnastics there, has 'much in common with the Bjorksten ex- ercises, In Germany two new systems ofq gymnastics have sprung up,-4the Mensendieck and the Bode methods. These are alike in that the exer- cises are developed without the use of apparatus. Otherwise they seem quite different. The Mensendieck method is planned for girls and wo- men: all of the exercises involve muscles that women should normally use in their daily activities and the right way of using these muscles is the feature of this training. There is the effect to develop the body of woman,-good breathing and good musculature -- then the body canl do any kind of work - bodily exer- cises for women must be different' from those for men. tTranslationl from Korperkulture Der Frau, by' Bess M. Mensendieckd The Bode system, adapted for both boys and girls of secondary schooll age is one that employs rhythm,2 music, whenever possible. or rhyth- mical counting, sets the time for per- forming each movement. It surpris- es one to discover how strenuous these exercises are and how thor- oughly they bring all the muscles into play. In Austria, Dr. Gaulhofer, Direc- tor of Physical Education and Dr. Margaretta Sticker, Supervisor of Physical Education, have introduced their methods into some of the ele- mentary schoolsf Less formality characterises the commands and there is no insistence that there is only one- way to perform an exercise, just so the student does not assume poor posture or use muscles incor- rectly. The exercises selected for girls are less strenuous than those of the Ling method. The authors also claim a careful biological basis for their system. Dr. Gaulhofer and Dr. Sticker especially emphasize the value of sports and games in their program of physical education. The amount of time devoted to gymnastics in European schools fre- exceeds two periods of forty or fifty minutes a week. Some of the pub- lic elementary schools provide one half hour daily for each class. Some secondary schools, notably the Licht- warkschule, Hamburg, give a period of forty minutes a day to each class. Austria and Germany have revolu- tionized the gymnasium costume. In both countries girls generally wear swimming tights without stockings and without shoes if the class is held indoors. Boys, in the free Hamburg schools, wear sport breeches with- out shirts. Mrs. lilensendieck, in her book Korperkulture Der Frau, condemns the usual gymnasium cos- time that hinders and obscures the action of muscles and is also heating. In Austria, Ggzrmany, Sweden, and Denmark, where pupils go barefoot- ed for indoor gymnastics and where much work is done on the floor, great care is taken to keep the floor, l w clean. It is the custom to wipe up these floors between classes. A school in Denmark exhibited a spe- cial mop of considerable size for so treating the floor, and a machine in which the mop could be easily dampened and even washed. 1 To be continuedl MISS VAN BIBBER BROAD- CASTS FROM STATION M. S. N. S. tContinued from February Issuel. Not a stone's throw from the Minster one plunges into a typical medieval network of the quaintest and most interesting streets and al- ley-ways imaginable. There is the Shambles with overhanging second stories fairly touching one another in a truly neighborly fashion, across the narrow cobbled street. To the right. one passes through a low door- way. into a short alley, scarcely more than four feet wide, that leads di- rectly into bump-court, a veritable cul-de-sac, a tiny court surrounded by small houses with curious leaded windows and strange irregular case- me-nts and bays. with red-tiled gam- brel roofs and dormer windows, and all leaning against one another as though ready to tumble this way or that on the slightest provocation. Or if one should turn to the left and pass down Goodramgate and through a picketgate, standing invitingly ajar, one would find one's self in the most peaceful of medieval church yards. A few steps down a flagged walk past a charming old yew, one steps into a tiny church all innocent of repairs for at least three and a half centuries. Here are -the old high pews with seats on three sides and a fine east window of lovely old glass, two lovely little chapels and an interesting font. Survivals, actual and little dis- turbed, of the sixteenth andearlier centuries abound in New York: the streets themselves, the houses, the shops, the Minster with its gorgeous windows of the twelfth and thir- teenth century glass, the Tudor gild hall still showing its secret staircase and its underground passage to the River Ause, 'the city walls and noble bars, the interesting old churches and rambling old inns-all these, carry one far back acrossthe years. Yet, perhaps more remarkable even than these concrete evidences of a past day, are psychological survivals in people's customs and ways of hought. Here will still be found the self-sutliciency, quite character- istic of English Cathedral towns. For, strange to say, even among non- :onformists of all kinds the Minster itself remains the central thought and pride and delight of life. Still do the people delight in pageantry, still crowd to see the annual corpor- Page 6 TOWER LIGHT. March, 1926. ation parade: still does the lord May- or's butler regard his position as most enobliug, still boasts of the secret of his trade. the secret formulas for cleaning the plate be- longing to ye anciente towne of Eboracumf' There is no spot I know of where this heritage of former days is more perfectly preserved: no place where the stranger can sense more keenly the spirit of the charming past. lt was hard to get away from York and Yorkshire, but other delights beckoned me on, and it is aside from my theme to re-visit with you the charmed upper circuit of my visit already sketched. Let us stop next. though briefly., at Chester, far famed for its unique rows and its well preserved city wall. Here are I0 he seen more exquisite examples of Tudor timbered fronts, somewhat reminiscent of Coventry, but more abundant and much more easily seen. However, Chester's very charms have brought with their rec- ognition a situation which. although quite natural and excusable is never- the-less. to the seeker after the spirit of the 16th century. rather disturbing. Chester has undoubted- ly become all too famed. It is one of the Meccas of the tourist. and ranks in popularity with the lake: district. the Shakespeare coun- try, the land of Scott. so that with the coming of fame, something, lovely and intangible 'has departed. Hasten we now from the fascina- tions of Chester. and turning our l thoughts from Shrewsbury and Wor- cester and Gloucester. let us visit one more of my towns. Bristol, a twisting to the bottom of the hill and. into Christmas street and to the foot of Chrismas Steps. a quaint steep lane with tiny old shops on either side. At the top are placed curious stone slabs and around a corner is an old alms-house, none of it one whit changed since the days ,of good Queen Bess. The home for old women enticed 1ne to linger- also. I admit I was quite worn and lout of breath after my climb. The charming little 16th century chapel to the Magi is quite unique, but the establishment itself is typical of the English old people's homes, whose coziness often made me wish I could grow old in England, and enjoy my little room and grate, my tabby cat and my half-crown a week from the Government, with which to do my simple housekeeping. Then I could sit and dream of the past undis- turbed. by my own fireside, and if I should want for companionship! there would always be a lovely gar-I den in which to sit and walk with other old women. ' I There is much else to see in Bris- tol.-the Cathedral, the Cabot Monu- ment, the handsome new University and library buildings, the lofty and graceful Suspension Bridge, but though the people in Bristol seem to live in the present, they do not for- get that, in the days before the rise of Liverpool, Bristol was the most important port of all England. It is not easy to rush past, without comment, places so lovely and inter- esting as Bath, and Wells, and Glas- ,tonbury, where every turn reveals a 'focus of attention. It is hard to re-F lfrain from expressing ecstatic delight over trees and fields and hedges over place where. as in Coventry. people! I have been too busy to advertise their historic treasures. To a delver into the past. Bristol is full of charm and interest. Here I found one of the most interesting specimens of half-timbcred work and beautiful panelling in St.. Peter's Hospital, ro- mantically situated on that brancn ttf the Avon, called the Floating Harbor. Bristol is rich in histori- cal associations, and. in spite of her commercial preoccupation, you arc continually reminded of the brave old days when the gilds flourished hr-re. At the meeting place of lVinr- Street. Corn Street, Hrcarl Street and High Street, Whorf- the High Cross once stood. one can look up and down the streets to picturesque I-T21-V hles and timbercd fronts conjuring back for onc's still' old-fashioned carts bumping over the cobblcs. and venders calling their wares. Then you can follow your map vcry easily down Broad street past thc old Guildhall and through St. .lolin's Gal-, def-oratf-rl with statues ot' llrcnnus and Belinus, British found- ers of the city, tfor llristol boasts a very ancient linfeauf-,l lieyonrl the massive ancir-nt gate thc street gow-sa hamlets, thatched cottages, and red tiled roofs and the chimney pots of town and village: over inns and their quaint old signs, and Norman towers and Gothic steeples, to say nothing of the grander scenery of Cheddan, of the moors and gOl'g't'-ES, of chalky hillsides with enormous white horses spread across them. But from train and char-a-bane and coach, wherever one goes in Eng- tland. one sees a continual stretch of homely loveliness or of natural beau- 'ty that one can never forget.. l After leaving Bristol I visited another famous sea-port, the last of luv towns, Southampton, from whence I sailed for home. In the one day l spent here I saw many spots I had visited before in im- aaination. Unlike Chester and York thc greater portion of the city walls have disappeared, but enough re- mains to make it quite possible to imagine how it all looked when on llock Tuesday the leet jurors assembled at God's House Gate to perform their yearly circumvella- tion of the walls. Of the six gates, throo only remain, but one can still 'climb to the top of the high wall at Bugle Tower and walk for a little of the distance traversed of old, and one can still see Wind Whistle Tower and Catchcold Tower and feel some- thing of the spirit of the 16th cen- tury. On Saturday following my South- Iampton visit, my time was up. The inexorable finger of fate pointed in my direction and as the sun set over the ocean, my eyes straining to the coast, saw the last of the loved shores of the Isle of Wight and Eng- land. MEMORIES OF MY CHILD- HOOD DAYS ON THE PANAMA CANAL. You've drank the Chagres Water, And the mango eaten free, And strange tho' it seems, 'Twill haunt your dreams- This Land of the Cocoanut Tree. 'Tis true, the 'thoughts of these words, for, as I remember my child hood days on the Panama Canal, the land of the tall palms and cocoanut trees as they reach their leafy branches to the sky, I, too, want to raise my arms in praise and hope of seeing once more the abode of my childhood adventure. I was six months old when I was taken to the Isthmus, a fat, chubby baby, knowing nothing of my first adventure. As I grew older I be- came a true Panamanian, both in color and a desire to rush to the cool refreshing waters of the canal and jump in. Although I was quite young, I soon learned to swim and enjoyed even better the cool waters of the shores of Corozal. Thus, until the age of six years my main sport was swimming, and I was acquiring gradually a desire to ride our horse. I loved our horse, that is. mother's and my horse, Jeri-y. Every Sunday he would take us out into the jungle on the Mexican Trail, where we would camp for the day. One can always remember his first desires to go to school. My first de- sire, came when I was but five years old, but to me nothing mattered, not even my age, I was going to school with my brother! I implored, yes. begged my mother to let me go and so, to keep peace in the family, I was dragged along to school by my brother. V My child, you are too young to go to school, you must wait another year. said the teacher. 0h,, what punishment, and to prove it, I ac- tually cried for days and days after- ward! How funny! I did enter school on the Isthmus, however, but went there only a short while for my mother's health was failing and we were obliged to move to the United States! My father re- mained in the employment of the Government, on the canal, so after March, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 7 three years residing -in Baltimore. we returned to that glorious land. The palm trees gave us a hearty welcome. but the sanitary conditions of Panama had remodeled the land. Houses of wood were changed to houses of concrete, large houses con- taining four apartments. in which lived government employes and their families. Pavements and macadam streets replaced muddy pools, in which lived a tropical enemy. the mosquito. and the malaria germ Automobiles were seen in place of our much-loved horses and the beauty of some of our jungles was gone, but the beauty of the Panama Canal will ever and always be tempt- ing and contagious. The school in Balboa. which I attended my last year on the canal. is concrete. con- taining elementary grades and a high school. The building has an open court which may be seen easily from the higher lloor where some of the classrooms are located. To the front of the building. on the second floor. is an open air space which may be used for athletic classes. Educa- tion there. has bee11 quite modern- ized and no doubt, is progressing. My last days on the Panama Canal consisted chiefly of swimming every day in the Balboa pool, school, and movies at the Y. M. C. A., on W'ed- nesday nights, at which time I was obliged to go early to get a seat, for this was the only night movies were held, and there was only one performance. Thus were my days spent joyfully, and sad was I to hear that I was to leave the canal forever --no, I hope not forever! - On May 2, 1918, we left Panama, the land of the cocoanut tree. and THE STREET LAMP AT NIGHT. I lingered by my window and stared out upon the silver moonlight surrounding the corner lamp post. The light tlickered, dimmed and re- turned to its original brilliancy. Again it tiickeredg my eyes closed to escape the discomfort of the fluctu- ating rays, then opened on the same spot, now covered with indistinct shadows, gradually lightening, until they mantled the entire corner. Now, as though licked up by nur- turing hands. a tiny spurt of flame pierced the lamp. and, as abruptly vanished into nothingness. Silver moonlight! It gave a slight ray of light to the otherwise ebon corner. I could see but indistinctly the lazy outline of the lamp post, looming like a veteran oak out of the dark- ness. Suddenly. an inky. shapeless shadow was outlined on the ground near the post, and immediately a form was seen leaning against it, a bulky, sinister form. although no face was apparent. I peered forth eagerly. but even as I adjusted my position. the shadow disappeared. The flame in the lamp tlickered, dimmed, tlickered' again, but it did not go out.-Yetta Brick- man, Sr. T. Miss Ryon who fell thro the glass door of Richmond Hall, cutting her- self quite badly, was heard to moan, Now I won't get my breakage fee back. Have you heard the Asthma song? Yes, sir, Asthma baby! -Exchange. MASON 'S GARAGE WILLYS-KNIGHT 8: OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and lVillow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md TOWSON SHOE STORE L. ECKER, Prop. York 85 J oppa. Roads Friedman-Shelby All-Leather Shoes First Class Shoe Repairing. Compliments of SENIOR SIX A FRIEND T0 THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON Say It XVitl1 Flowers ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYBIAN Otlice: Cut Flower and Plant Dept 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves Govans. Baltimore, Maryland. started on our terrorizing trip toy ' ' New York. Yes, we were in Qrroiyi for we knew not what minute wel would be spied by a submarine: what' minute we would be at the mercyi of the Atlantic Ocean. Each day a, Compliments, of Spring Greetings , , JUNIOR IV. SENIOR IV. fire drill was held, and each lllghtl we were confined to our bedrooms.I -My ,www V-gg A no lights allowed. i On our fourth day out we arrived! - . . in the bay at St. Mark's, Haiti, audi Comphments of Compliments Ot were rowed over to the shore in rox-ri boats. Our steamer lay over fort several hours, thus allowing us some! JUNIOR VI- 2 JUNIOR I. time in haiti. ' I And so. ' -W --f f- ' - - . -- . I have seen the Chagres Yvater. Established 1873 And the mango eaten free, A. gagagtlhagiliffegllgw15155515154 Manufacturers of Greek Letter Fraternity Jewelry This Land of the Cocoanut Tree. I DIAMONDS FINE JEWELRY --A. Maxine Potts-Junior Speciall213 N. LIBERTY STREET BALTIMORE, MD Intro. tThe little pledge who was compelled to carry her books tol school in a laundry bag.J Miss Cobb- Miss Lee, what is aa definition for mind set? Miss Lee-tAfter her note book and calmly pulls out a dirty blouse. Compliments o. 'YTIE BLACKSL DECKER MFG. CO. TOWSONZ MD. I Page 8 TOWER LIGHT. March, 1926. Compliments of SENIOR ONE. I Reserved for llocl1schild:Kohn 8: Cof l Phone. Mt. Vernon 1052 i J. TROCKENBROT an co. l 324 XV. Saratoga Street . Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order YVe Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins Sr Rings If You Have Any Cleaning, Dyeing, Hemstitching or Pleating to be Done. See Miss E. W. JANNEY 319 York Road I I I Special Rates For Students. ' I HAVE YOI7 YISITED THE ! s'rANoR 5 i tsrate xonmalm g I SWEET sHoP XV:-st Sidi- York Road. above Burke Avenue If Not, Why Not? l Music By RADIO. A I SOLD tThe purchaser leaped into print. with thistl I bought that Ford with its piston ring, its two rear wheels and one front spring. Believe nie boys, it's just the thing. , And ot praises you hear nie sing. Carburetor busted. ,With two slight blows I made a little dent and the old thing goes. Radiators fixed with a piece ot gullli IVho'll now say it's on the bum? DIITGTGIIIIHI greased. removed the squeak: It's all to the good: you hear me speak. Don't have to crank it, start it down the hillg quart of mixture. she's had her hill. One pint of tobacco juice. one pint of gas. There's not another car that she can't pass. One The ten lost spokes aren't missed at all. And there's four more now ready to fall. Tires full of rags, but the speed is there: It doesn't run on the rims and it needs no air. It looks kind of had with its banged-up tin, But she's a darned good Ford for the shape she's in. -IVhite Mule. IJARTISTE Does your son write poetry? Well, most of his cheque book stubs read. AOwed to a bird.. -Orange Owl At the faculty concert some one was heard to exclaim: What part is Lee Martin taking in it? tLet Matin was the Grst selection on the program. u T--1-' l SI'llTRAFTION Say dere. Sam. what io' yo' all call clog Arithmetic, just 'cause he walks on three legs? Easy 'nuf. boy. he puts down: thrvr- and carries one! -Pup. g BOOKS E Qt NORMAN. Q W REMINGTON co. , 347 N. Charles st. i Compliments TEMPLE DRUG GO. . TOWSON - MARYLAND Prescription Pharmacists THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza ' TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club ' Safe Deposit Boxes. 492, .-Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights THE HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists ' And Hergenrathei-'s Gilt Store 509 York Road Are Headquarters for School Supplies Kodaks, Films, Stationery, Spald- ing's Sporting Goods, Keds and Sweatersg Greeting Cards tor all Occasions. Supreme Ice Cream and Soda Water. Agents for Water- man's Ideal Fountain Pens, Whit- n1an's Delicious Chocolates and Bon- Bans. WILLIAM KOERNER A shave? Just step this way, six? A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. STEWARTQJO. THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Our Service Motto: Honest, Prompt, Courteous, Complete. March, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 9 A SENIOR 'S MEMORIES. The languor 'of the tropics now surround us. How different were we from the brisk, keenly alive per- sons who waved an excited good-by to our stay-at-home friends only four days ago. The water was a deep. still blue, vieing with the sky in in- tensity, while the white foam below might easily have been a reflection of the banked-up clouds low on the horizon. The silver of numerous flying tish, darting here and there, about the bow of the boat lent, at mysterious air, which affected the light spirit of the West Indies tour- ists. I went into the cabin. Perhaps my little. friend would be something of a comfort. Carmencita, I asked her, do you feel as terribly as I do? One glance was all that was neces- sary to answer my question. Carmen- cita did. Not only homesick, but very, very sea-sick too, was she. The following morning I arose at five-thirty, foregoing the pleasure of another nap. I was most generously repaid for my sliight sacrifice. The sunrise was glorious. and before we knew it, El Morro, the stern old fortress of Puerto Rico was looming impressively into view. . As we neared the dock, I was quite surprised to see a shining, naked, brown body rise to the surface. Some Porto- Ricans standing by my side threw pennies down into the water for which the brown apparition dived, triumphantly coming up with the coin between his teeth. He shook the water from kinky black hair, meanwhile uttering gutteral grunts and snorts which one was evidently to take as an expression of gratitude. Several more divers, similar in ap- pearance and costume to the first. followed his example. What in the world are those peo- ple? And who are they? I asked Carmencita. They are a curious mingling of Indian, Spanish and negro blood. You know when the Spaniards nrst came to Puerto Ricao, they brought with them negro slaves to assist in sup- p1'essing the Boriquen Indians. They inter-married, and you see the pa- thetic results. Now there are rela- tively few families of pure Spanish blood on the Island, she explained. Shortly after I enrolled at the University of Rio Piedras for the summer session, we all decided to have a picnic ending with a moon- light swim. We hiked over rocks and heavy vegetation, past a tobacco field, which was covered with yards of white cheesecloth to protect it from the merciless sun and insect pests. By and 'by we came to a little Indian village. Here an interested group of jibaros strolled from their quaint straw huts to stare at us. A blind merchant, socially inclined, joined us for a piece With him he brought his tiny pet lizard. Lifting a sorrowful voice, he sang a song about a gypsy who stole a pig, weep- ing gently all the while. Finally reaching the selected spot, we began to prepare supper. The pig lpigs enjoy great popularity thereb sizzled deliciously and was soon well roasted. One can imagine our supping near a tropic grove of mangoes, with slender cocoannt palms hovering protectingly above us. Occasionally a mango would fall with a dull thud. I enjoyed the con- versation, too, for. several reasons. The languid beauty of the Spanish language is one, and another-I con- fess in a whisper-is the graceful and decidedly extravagant comple- ments the people pay. After we'd Hnished eating, a. contented hush fell on the party. Then. under the full, mellow moon. Don Felipe strummed his guitar, and we sang native bal- lads. By this time we were ready for our swim, and soon we felt the cool rolling waves of the Caribbean rusn- ing over us. Up in the heavens, the dancing stars frolicked, too. Even our Faculty forgot their stuffy, peda- gogy completely, and joined in the fun. Then and there, I resolved to study my lessons well during the next week. But all good things must come to an end. IVe gathered our scattered belongings, and tumbled in to the waiting guagua. Our only other passengers that night were two sleepy jibaros. who soon gished a couple of dimes from their ears, paid the driver, and dropped off. The next thing I became conscious of, was the distant, indignant buzz of thwarted mosquitoes, elusive whiffs of jasmine, and cool, cool sheets.-Phyllis Purnell, Sr. 7. A MUSICAL MELANGE. iF1'Oll1 a Graduate Studentl. November 4, 1925 Maryland State Normal School. Towson, Maryland. ' Dear -A-iz I feel like sitting down and writ- ing, Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party. Vllhen Jim and I came to Towson we had no idea that we would get the boost that we did. After that lit- tle talk with you we decided that the work that we had been doing here in the county was not a good example of our abilities. Directly we got back we held a little informal council of war and drew up a few plans for our future aims. We tried to make them real personal too. Some day you may get a look at the original documents. They may be a turning point in the educational history of the world. Monday morning, after I came back, I went to work to put education on the map. I meant, and still mean to make it a good solid thing, and not the kind that sounds good when it's talked in the classroom or from the stage of the Normal School audi- torium. Some things sound good if only the melody line is played but when the full orchestration is deliv- ered is comes out cheap. There are others that are based on simple themesfbut are backed with a true harmony that gives symphonic effect. There's the idea, a symphony, a sym- phony in education. Of course as long as people judge their education by cover and title I shall try to appeal to their fancy, but I hope that when they look through it for the tenth time that it will still pack a kick for them. ' Under the spur of inspiration I'd have written to you a day or so after l started out with the new idea in the old bonnet. However, I thought, ffor I am acquainted with my past.l that I had better wait to see if some of the shine wore off and I had cooled down a bit. About two weeks have gone by and I feel even warmer toward my Symphony than before. Two weeks is longer than I have ever stuck to any one idea in my whole life. I have had such dread of monotony that I used to revise the Lord's Prayer at intervals to keep things a little new and exciting. I hope that there will be a balance of tempo in the introductory move- ments of my initial composition to hold one on the peak of emotion. I shall have to be very careful in balancing my allegro vivaces,, my moderatos, my largos, my movement de Valse, enough of the Allegretto con moto to compensatethe adagio but not so presto as to become nerve racking and give the effects of blar- ing trippling brasses alone, I shall always vary. I shall avoid the dreamy lure of the andante I110d9l'a- to, the movement of the satisfied child, I must startle myself with a few crashing double eff zeds on the cymbal, a cadenza with a trum- pet, and the distant pianissimo of an oboe. Gentlemen, that symphony will be one tepid infant. When are you planning to have your homecoming celebration? You would be doing me a great favor if you would let me know. I should like to come down. Might I hope to hear from you some time about it? Yours very truly., HELP OUT SOMETIMES T00 Shakespeare says, If you can't laugh at the jokes of the age, laugh at the age of the jokes--H.R. - The Quill' Louisville, Ky. Page 10 TOWER LIGHT. March, 1926. 'IAOXYSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes. Pies, Pastries. Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND 'Ilie Hui Btllt.l1llOl'E'S Collection of Smart Specialty Shops I take great pleasure in an- nouncing.: that the Class of 1926 has awarded the Photo- graphic Contract for the Senior number of The Oriole to my Studio. Our special offer to Normal School Students will still be made for Juniors as well as Seniors. On February 15th. my studio '.':ill be inoved to a temporary location at 21170 N, Liberty St.. while our present location is be- ing remodeled We will have the same facilities at hand in this new location as in our present one. About May first, I shall open one of the most modern and well-appointed studios in llalti- more, hr-re at loft XV. Lexington Street. JOHN .-X. SICLBY, Mgr. THE ATELIER l'0R'l'liAI'l' PHOTOGRAPHY 103 XV. Lexington St. 209 N. Liberty St. ANNUAL NORMAL AND PEST-I ALOZZI DEBATE BEST EVER. The annual debate between the Normals and Pests was held on Fri- day, Pc-lmruary 26, 1926. The ques- tion was: t'Resolved, That Coal Strikes Should Be Settled by Coin- pulsory Arbitration. The aflirniative' side was upheld by the Normals and the negative by the Pests. The tirst speaker was Miss Margaret Rohrer, who stressed her points with a very tine poise fort the atiirtnative: Miss Helen Harmon. a Pest. followed her for the negative. The other speakers were Miss Eliza- beth France, Normal: Miss Helen Tiudall, Pestg Mr. Sidney Fishbein. Normal: Mr. Henry VVaskow. Pest Miss Harmon gave the rebuttal for the Pests. and Mr. Fishbein. who claimed that the negative was far ott the hypothesis, gave it for the Normals. From extracts of conversations by the faculty and students, the debate was the best of its kind ever held in the school. There was plenty ot' also wonderful by both clubs. dark secret of withheld until April 30. At pep, good songs and sportsninship shown Of course, the deep, rho is the victor is the Hnal contest on this time the decision of all three contests will be announced. Speed the day when the strong box will be vpttned, and the secret disclosed. Mildred F. YVoelper. Sr. 2. Elsie Corner. Miss Willis-J'What's the differ- ence between an apostle and an epistle Miss A.- Au apostle is a man' and an epistle a woman. Overheard--Tliere are so many short papers that a long one looks like oxtravasance. Mrs. Stapleton+ Do you have a hook of synonyms? Miss W.- I never heard of Mr. ?ynonym's work, Father: Young nian. I under- stand you have made advances to my 'l1lllLQlltGl'.H Young Man: Yes, sir. I wasn't going to say anything about it, but now since yon've mentioned it. I wish you could get her to pay me back. --Siren. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Ave. TOWSON, MD. Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 86 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. A Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. FRANK A. PERSOHN, JR., Optometrist Eyesight Specialist OFFICE HOURS: 9 A.M. to 12 M. 2 to 6 P. M. Tuesday and Saturday nights 6.30 to S 24 West Pennsylvania Ave. TOWSON - - MARYLAND Baltimore Oifice: Gay and Monument Streets, GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY JAS. F. HUGHES GO. 205 IV. Fayette St., Baltimore, Md. J. W. Scott-James Francis WALTER HOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market - rnurrs - VEGETABLES WM. A. LEE General Merchandise York Road and Pennn Ave. TOXVSON, M.D. Much, 1926. Towns LIGHT. Page 11 T0 MISS LIDA LEE TALL. I All LONESOME A THOUGHT I Railynyofu. presence ilispnes Us V A H,-f I ' The :ggi Suggs down in tml' spark- H Into the yery heartuof things, mend jets, 'I ' The has hid behind the silver Qlllrige53112231lsso-merlrzdfgeneflrlutli. h The luminous moon is cold. It Galaga? Show itself' for night is Unerring guide to highest ideals, XVe love and honor you. -Helen Clayton. ON SCHOOL TEACHERS TROUBLES I wonder if you ever sit and think Of all the trials and troubles teach- ers have. Children trip the others and many upset the ink, But Pete, the girl in front, would rather jab. Then thcre's the boy who likes to throw spit balls, 'Till the tloor looks like snow on a mountain. Others like to make disorder in the halls, They break their line and run to the fountain. And when all the school has indoor recess, They go 'round making all the noise they can Instead of trying to see who is best, And who is like a lady and a gentle- man. But here's to the teacher, who, when she goes out, Forgets all- her troubles and doesn't pout. J. Gritiith, Sr. S. MY TRUST I am a teacher - And trusting, childish eyes Look unto me conidingly. Their little hands in mine, To follow me. to anywhere. Be my Way on high or low or ground They follow. Oh, let me feel XVhat mighty trust is mine! middle I am a teacher- And ardent, restless, longing youth Look unto me expectantly, Fuliilment of their dreams to aid. As I lead they follow. Oh, let me take the upper road Leading to the heights And they must follow. A mighty trust is mine! One there was Known throughout the ages And over all the world- The Great Teacher, Who leads forever to the Light., His name I bear. Oh, wondrous thought That challenges my highest. best. I am a teacher. Caroline S. Woodruff, 19254 The air is soft as it stirs the leaves, The song-birds trill their joy', A streamlet coos to its rocky bed, As a baby coos to a toy. There's art in everything I see. And music in all I hear, .Poetry and love in every thought, And memories I hold so dear. The world goes on with its usual ' calm, But to me its joys are few, Sometimes I dream-in solitude, I'm lonesome dear Normal-for you. Ruth Chrest, Sr. 9. , SPRING All the world is full of gladness Xvhen 'tis merry, merry Spring: Not a heart is left in sadness 'And all nature seems to sing. There's a sweet and gentle mur- muring From a tiny tingling breezeg Sudden comes a mighty uproar As the south wind rocks the trees. A sweet perfume fills all the land: Trees. kissed by gentle Bowers Begin to bud. and make the world A fairyland of flowers. The little brooklet hastes along, Happy now and more it flows, It tinkles. and ripples, and plays a tune, As over the rocks it goes. I IA clear sweet voice sounds out afar Tis the robin in yonder lane. He knows that the snow and ice are gone, And that Spring has come again. For there's something now in all the air That brings us life anewg That makes the sunshine brighter seem, And the sky a deeper blue. The world becomes a happier place. 'We're glad to be aliveg ' Our aspirations and our hopes Once dormant, now revive. The human heart with joy 0'-eriiows, And every living thing No matter whether young or old, Awakes to dance with Spring. Ruth Owens, Sr. 3 siffiif wP..r.p.,zd Any girl can be gay in a nice coupe, In a taxi they can all be jolly: But the girl worth while ls the one who can smile When you're taking her home In a trolley.-Berry Blossoms. l The glistening trees leave shadows here and there Upon the earth's cold ground and everywhere, While over all a calm. and such a hush, Recalls to all the wonder of God's touch. Victria Rosenfeeld, Sr. T. A GOOD SHIP The days and weeks rush on- Time relentless, crowded hours. But that each minute we could pawn, A hoarded ticket, when daylight lowers. Masses of lessons sigh- Books forgotten-pure delight. The radiant chorus of the sky. beauty of God-what tongue can recite? The The World eternal, lives our own. dreams sublime do turn the tide, lite and Work-the best seeds sown. world and life are wide- Not But I. M. B., CSP. Ill THE BIEASURED BL-IN Not- , How did he die? But- How did he live? Not- YVhat did he give? These are the units To measure the worth Of a man as a man. Regardless of birth! Not- What was his station? But- Had he a heart? And-- ' 'iHow did he play His God-given part. XVas he ever ready, NVith word o' cheer, To bring back a smile. To banish a tear? Not-- What was his church? Nor- What was his creed? But- Had he befriended Those really in need? Not- i What did the sketch In the snewspapefs say? But- X' How many were sorry When he passed away? Selected. -The Maryland Bulletin, Frederick. Maryland. Page 12 TOWER LIGHT. ' March, 1926. ' .' I ll! 595' 'Wig N 'Ualmllllllll ll I . gr XVOstcrn Swunipod. On February ll, the girls broke the it-e by winning their first game of the season from Western High School by the score of 212-18. In this game the girls showed a xronderful lllll:l'O'-'Qlllidllt in passwork. Dickey starred in caging diflicult shots. The half ended in Normal's favor, lo-S. In the third quarter Normal ran wild. scoring fourteen points to Westeru's 1. ln the fourth quarter Western threatened for a while, but Normal soon drew away' again. Nlrrnval lions To Mt. St. Joe. Normal men received a. severe set-g back when they lost to Mt. St. Joe on February 12. O'Connell scored six-i teen points for the enemy. 1Vhen the smoke hnally cleared. the boysl had lost to the score of 47-28. Ac- cording to the rootcrs, the game was much oettcr than the score indicates. Better luck next time, fellows. You-mul Girls Lick VU:-stern Again. The Normal lasses journeyed in to Baltimore to again meet Western High Hzhool. They proudly returned I0 Normal School with another scalp at their bt-lt. having repaid 1Vestern hospitality with a victory of 23-13. Normal was never very much in danger. ending the first half with a Normal score ol 13-4. They took things easy tht- second half, scoring len more points and allowing West- '-rn to count ten. liraunstr-in and Dickey divided scoring honors almost evenly, the iornn-r making twelve points and the latter counting eleven. Forest Park NYius Close One. Fort-st Park High School played Normal for the first time in the hiis- tory ot' the- school on February 24, and took 1. close one by the score ol' 'r '4 ., . The first halt' ended with the Bal- timore School in the lead by t.he sr-ore ol' ll-1lv, lirown. of the op- ponents, had made nine ol' his team's points in this half, but was rather --l't'et-tively eovr-rr,-rl in the second half. The damage was done, however, and altnougll the Normalites strove mightily, they could not overcome the lf-ad of the lligh School lads. Vaptain Miller starred for tho home- if-am. making fourteen of his lf'U.lll'S tw:-uty-t'our points. XVee-ta-rn Nlarylaml Loses To Girls. Normal girls avenged the loss of .t prtvious garne lo XVr-stern Mary-Q land f'ollf-ge by taking a close game from that school hy tht- score of IT-14. The f.!IIllll', Illilfffll on Nor-I 1nal's'floor, was featured by the close guarding on both sides. The visitors swept offbwith Dame Fortune smiling on them, the score 'at the half being 10-8 in favor of the Western Maryland lasses. Nor- mal's team must have heard a strong lecture in their dressing-room dur- ing halves, for they came back with blood in their eyes. When the whistle blew for the end of the game l l our girls had made nine counters to: their opponents' four. Another vic- tory for our girls! Fanny Braunstein starred by mak- ing ten of her team's points. Potts, 3, new player for Normal, did very well, and made five points in tthe bar-- gain. Normal Men Lose To Frederick School. On the night of February 27, Nor- mal School lost a listless game to the Maryland State School for Dumb. , The lads from Frederick played at wonderful game to win by the score of 34-31, and it was a shame that our boys weren't in good enough form to provide better opposition. Winebrenner and Dulca starred for the winners. Our boys had somehow lost their shooting eyes, but really. no credit at all should be taken from the visitors, as all played a great game. Normal Girls Lose By One Point. Captain Helgonberg took her tteam for a visit tc her old Alma Mater. Eastern High School. For a while it looked as if Gert would lead to e victory over her former school. ilndeed, Normal did lead at the half ,hy the score of 14-13. But Eastern lligh was not to be denied on her town door and finally, after a thrill- ling a.nd close game, won by the score 'ot' 24-22. 1 Sf-hueholz starred 011 the attack .for the Easternmites, while Dickey l carried off honors for Normal. 1 Fierce Fmstlvurg Fx-nys! ,Alum Slater Takes Thrcc Out of Four N 4'onh-sts From Foes. Girls X Split, Boys Take Both. 1 Ou February 26, the -two Normal School teams journeyed to Frostburg to engage in the first games which ln ere to decide the Normal champion- ships of Maryland. The girls were received with a 'Zo-5 tlefcat, while the boys came 'through with a hard-earned victory of' 21-14. ln the first game ol' the night, the girls were decisively beaten by the Frosthurg players. Frostburg's fa- miliarity with the floor, added to Normal's first experience with .the use of the direct pass from guard to forward, as employed by Frost- burg, caused the resulting lop-sided SCOYE. Captain Boyd, of the Frostburg girls, sparkled on the otfense, while Grimes, our representative, should icome in for wliole-hearted praise for playing with an injured neck. Girls' lineup- Normal 1513 Frostburg t20J. F Braunstein . Boyd Dickey F. Maclvlullan France 'C. ' Burt lGrimes S. C. Cosgrove !Hilgonburg tel G. Timmey 'Donaldson G. Tunrbull Substitutes tF'rost.burgl - Allen. Richardson, Handley, Chapman, Thomas. Goals-Boyd,q 4g Mac- Millen, 4-3 Braunstein, 1. Fouls- Boyd, 3-63 Braunstein, 1-55 Dickey, 0-9 ..t. . The Frostburg and Towson men engaged in one of the most exciting games ever staged at Frostburg. Snyder, Normal center, made the first goal in the game, but Frostburg soon scored. The whole first half see- sawed back and forth, although Frostburg was only in the lead once. The end of the half found the Nor- mal cagers leading' Frostburg 16-15. The second half found both teams ldeaermined to prevent the other ifrom winning this half and little ,scoring resul-ted. The end of the third quarter again found Normal leading. 18-16. The final iquarter :opened with a fierce drive by both lteams to win the game. Snyder opened the scoring by caging a. free throw from the foul line. But Vogt- fman brought his team's score to 18. with Normal having 19, by caging a, thrilling long shot. Normal School battled fiercely to hold its lead, and its zeal caused a foul on Vogtman while he was at- tempting to shoot. He was thus given two free tries at the basket. Success with both would mean the seizing of the lead by Frostburg. with the end of the game a few minutes out of sight. With bated breath the crowd watched Vogttman take his first free try. A cheer rent the air. as he suc- cessfully made it and tied the score. Again the crowd waited painfully while he tossed the ball 'toward the basket. A sigh swept from the as- semblage as the ball rolled unsuc- cessfully off the rim.- The game sped on more fiercely than before. The Normal cagers were making superhuman efforts to score and put the game on ice-. Sud- denly Snyder cut in. The ball shot to him and with a. back-hand toss he successfully caged the ball for the lone remaining initiate of the game. The Normal basketeers kept the score at 21-19 until the whistle blew, an- March, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 13 nouncing that the visiting Normalites had won, Boys' Lineup- Normal Frostburg Durry F. Speicher Miller F. Ebersole Snyder C. Custer Corbin G. Getrty Mahaney 'ogtman G. X Substitutes-tFrostbui'gJ, Blake, Byrnes: Normal-Hcttleman. Goals -Miller, 33 Snyder, 33 Durry, 23 Speicher, 3: Blake. 1: Vogtman, 23 Getty, 1. Fouls-Miller, 3-:Og Sny- der, 1-43 Corbin, 1-4: Mahaney, 0-13 Speicher, 1-2: Custer, 0-23 Getty, 0-23 Vogtman, 4-8. V 4 Normal School, on ,the night of March 6, became host to the visiting- Frostburg teams. On that night Normal's colors were hoisted afteri two thrilling games from which the wearers of the White and Gold! emerged victorious. The girls avenged themselves by the- score of 29-23, and the boys again won, this time by the score of 24-13. The girls' game was a rip-roaring thriller all the way through. It resolved itself into a duel be-I tween the two captains. Gert, play ing a splendid game, guarded Cap tain Boyd, Frostburg's scoring ace. Normal started off with a rush, scoring two goals within the first minute. MacMillan brought Frost- l1urg's score up by scoring two goalst before the half ended. At half-time the score was 16-21, favor Normals. Frostburg opened in the second half, a drive that finally put its team ahead at the end of the third quarter. However, Boyd was re- moved on account of personals, and. although Grimes, our star side-cen- ter, was also put out, the Normal team swept on and used its scoring power with great results. The game iinally ended and Normal lead, 29-23. Girls' Line-up-- f I Frcstburg: Normal: Boyd F'. Braunstein MacMillan F. Dickey Burt C. France Cosgrove S. C. Grimes 'Fimmey G. Hilgonburg Turnbull G. Lee Substitutes - tFrostburgJ Hand- ley, Richardson. Normal-Weeder. Goals-Boyd, 53 MacMillan, 53 Braunstein, 4g Dickey, 6. Fouls- Boyd, 2-33 Braunstein, 3-6, Dickey, 2-3. The men's game resolved itself into a close-guarding game. Cforbin opened the scoring with a successful foul shot, but not until the ball had see-sawed beltwgen the two goals for quite a period did Vogtman make a tield goal for Frostburg. This was the only time the visiting lads were in the lead, as Normal, by a burst of scoring, ran up the score to 9-2 be- fore Frostburg again counted. The half ended with the score favoring Normal to the tune of 10-6. Normal opened the second half- with goals by Miller and Durry. This half found Normal unleashing an attack from the floor that putt the game on ice. Frostburg lost two stars, Vogtman and Getty, on per- sonals. their cause suffering materi- ally. lvIiller's scoring sparkled for Nor- mal. while Vogtman, a guard, played well on the defensive. Boyh' Line-up-- Normal t24J: .Frostburg t13J Durry F Speichei' Miller tcj F. Custer Snyder C. Blake Mahaney G. , Getty Corbin G. Vogtrnan Substitutes -- tNormalJ, Hettle- man, Martin, Frostburg-Ebersole, .Toh,nson. Goals--Miller, 3: Snyder, 211: Durry. 2g Speicher, pg Custer. 1: Getty, 1: Yogtman. 1. Fouls-Milk er, .l-63 Durry, 3-6g Snyder, 1-2g Corbin, 1-2. EFROSTBURG VISITORS GIVE THEIR IMPRESSIONS OF NGRMAL SCHOOL--- SORRY TO GO. Frostburg players and coaches. when asked for statements concern- ing their impressions of Normal School gave many and pleasing com- ments. The following are several of the many utterances heard from our friendly foes. Mr. Fretz tboys' coach.l Al- though we lost both games, we will always remember the Maryland State Normal School's hospitality. Butch Spear tgirl's coach! You have a wonderful school, one to be proud of. XVe'll be ready for you next year! ' A. M. Knights tphysical Ed. In- structor,J Many, many thanks for entertaining our teams so splendidly over the week-end. Getty tboys' captaiul Frostburg Normal best evermexcept Towson! M. Boyd tgirls' captaiul I ,tap- preciate your kindness to us during our trip but wouldn't it have been nice if we had won! Byrnes: We were here, we liked it. and we hate to go! Speicher Watch your step at Towson. They're hard! Blake: I will always remember my trip to Towson by 'You'll laugh when I come back' tSome Normal girl knows the meaning of this! J Grabenster: We liked it, abso- lutely! Johnson: Watch the girls. Ye interviewer's attentive ear caught this short phrase.l Oh! Those eyes! Vogtman tPresident of Senior Class.J To visit Towson State Nor- mal is a great pleasure and to leave, l 4 l I l i 1 ! i I 3 I l r l l a great sorrow! t'Vogtman will long be remembered at Normal for his ability at piano playingli Eberole: In the many times that I have visited Towson with teams, I have always got a very welcome re- ceptionf' Hendley: Although we lost both games I enjoyed myself very much. Richardson: Good sports? Say. boy, wow! You have shown us a wonderful time. Towson! Bern Cosgrave: I will always remember Towson for many rea- sons-that of your kindness in- clutledf' Say, Towson Normal students, did you ever see such a crowd of great sports? You'll always be welcome back, Frostburg. THE GIRLS ' CARNIVAL. Action! Excitement rampant! and school loyalty. Thousands of moving figures, and a continuous thunder of shouts and yells--this was a visitor'S impression of the Fifth Regiment Armory on the night of the Girls' Carnival. The vast floor was a maze of black and white. accentuated by dying colors of blazing red. green and gold hands and tics. Surround- ing the scene of action and in the balconies were interested spectators. who frequently waved excitedly as they caught sight of a familiar face. 'When the iioor was well iilled with the girl athletes. a bugle was sounded and the maze of black and white glided mysteriously into line. cadet fashion. l-leaded by Miss Tall and other oflicials on the committee in charge of the event, they circled the floor, followed by music from the Evening Sun Boys' Band. This over. the lines broke up into scattered figures everywhere and for a while pandemonium reigned. Then the oilicials, using large posters on which the events we1'e indicated gathered the groups of contestants to various parts of the hall. Shortly afterward. each event was par- titioned off. Then the action be- gan. Contestants whose time to take part had not yet arrived, paraded around. arm in arm, watching the potato races, dodgeball games and throw and catch relays going on at the same time. Strident inquiries as to the character of participants of a particular contest. shouts of ap- proval and hoarse cries of triumph characterized each event. The dominant feature of the even- ing was that of action, life and color. and, we are happy to say our school won a not unenviable position as third in the carnival.-YettaBrick- lman, Sr T. I Poly lJress -Baltimore, Md.: There is much evidence of lively Page 14 TOWER LIGHT. , March, 1926. HURRIED GLIMPSES OF A HASTY CITY. I New York. how hateful it is! It seems to be a grinning monster. laughing at its millions of inhabi- tants. Look-! A long line of women. on a dark and narrow street. The wind blows mercilessly. It is cold. very cold. And as you look. the black line moves, writhing as if in agony, He shrilled again and again his ware. No result. A shadow of dis- appointment on his face. The car stopped-the child stepped out- struggling with his water-soaked sopping weight. A stout man-red-faced and per- -spiring-piggish eyes, comfortably' recoiling from the stinging lashes of' a huge whip. The figures of the women become huge black blotches wildly gesticulating-suddenly- aw- fully, the figures rush off into space. the women holding to each other- shrieking-hoping to be saved. Oh. God! What a sight! And like wild beasts i11 the struggle for meat, they fight for a bucketful of coal. A few minutes ride on the bus- and I am on Riverside Drive. Pala- tial residences - bright, cheerful windows--men and women laughing gaily-the sun glistening on the Hud- son. A brisk wind-snappy, cold weather-what a beautiful bright viiyl But the tile of ugly black blotches appears once more. II I i I r l r l dressed-sat and stared. Slowly with his tongue, he pushed his stubby black cigar into the left corner of his jowl. Speculatively, he eyed his neighbors. After a pause- Ain't it funny, he remarked as if ruminat- ing. ain't it funny. how some people will do anything for money? , --I. W. Sollins. j THE SEA BEAST -METRO POLITAN. A Baltimore audience has not seen a more thrilling movie this year! Of course. I refer to The Sea l iBeast. This picture was taken from Herman Melvill's masterpiece, a whaling story, Moby Dick. If a motion picture of the sea ipromises adventure and excitement, i The Sea Beast has more than ful- ltilled a promise. John Barrymore. the youngest of lthe Barrymore family is cast in role lvhaf H U'QI119Hd0l1S Oily! A Ciiyxof Ahab Odey, a young harpooner: Of 510119 Hlld 1l'011-9-Hd Sweat! Tilly ,a romantic youth whose enthusiasms diminutive beings walking, running, up and down between the huge massive walls of the sooty black sky- scrapers. They look like toy beings operated by electric magnets- pulled here and there. New York- a city of millions of toy puppets- each one occupying a definitely definite position-what awful bewil- dering regularity! III Yesterday. when I awoke in the morning, I could have shouted from delight. The city-in the long nar- row night it had been transformed- ihe work of some giant-it must have began. I began to repeat- Ulleautiful, beautiful- . A few hours later, alleys of dirt, and yellow, brown slush. There can be no beauty in this tremendous city! IV A pitiably shrill cry- Merican- newspap-uh! The street car was full. A mid- night crowd--sparkling with gayety, wearied with toil-the air was stif- ling. All the windows were closed. It was raining in torrents of pitch- forks-like Neptune's tridents. Jag- lare divided between his great love for Esther VViscasset and the sea. The picture has two big themesg the whale hunt-and particularly Moby Dick, the giant of the sea, a ,monster who has caused tl1e loss of 'crews and ships for years-and the lromance of Ahab and Esther. Ahab has a half-broher who is also in love with Esther. Jealousy causes Dick to push big brother out of the boat while the Whalers are in pursuit of the 'tSea Menace. Moby Dick carries away Ahab's ,leg. Then follows misery and pain for Ahab. A touching scene is the meeting of the two lovers when the ship docks. Ahab misunderstands lEsther's tears for pity and believes his brother's story concerning Es- ,ther's devotion to him tDerekl. Derek causes the afflicted man to turn back to the sea and Ahab's ,enemy-Moby Dick. ' Years later we End Ahab a bitter ,man, roaming the seas in search ofi the whale. He has been robbed of! his leg, his youth, and his sweet-Q lheartg and time has been cruel to, to him. ' T The reel which shows his discov-' ged lightning-and reverberatingxery of lliS bl'0thGl S il'9-1Ch91'y. hisl thunder-the ire of the Gods, itikllling of Moby Dick, and his re- seemed. 'turn to Esther command the atten- A 1-hild-lean, hollow-cheeked, tion of the audience to the utmost. worn of eye-struggled through the? John Barrymore is the whole nauseating crowd. His clothes-lfisliow. llis acting throughout the such they could he called-werexDll'llll'ff iii. U1 Sill' U10 102114. UXCQDU remnants, vestiges of fat pudgy.liou'al, for he can show pain. griel'.N boys. overfed and flabby dripping remorse and Sllfl'f'l'lllfl as no othcr. zlnll spnttcrml, :actor citll. There can be no question but that The Sea Beast is a wonderful production. If you have the chance to see it. don't miss it.-Alice Krie- gel. Senior 2. LOQK THIS WAY! The time is drawing nearer! Near- er to what? Most of you think East- er. of course, but after Easter there is a big event we've been looking forward to as anxiously as to Easter. That Craft Club play, just as crafty and clever as ever: The Farce of Pierre Patelinf' This belongs to a series of farces that came mysteriously into exist- ence as early as the thirteenth cent- ury. Most of these farces have been lost, but fortunately Pierre Patelin is among the few that happen to sur- vive, and shows what must have been the character of all of them. The old farces breathe of the scan- dal of their time. They also chat with fads. f So all of you lovers of scandal and fads-right this way! Vice almost always gets the bet- ter of virtue, thinking is most- scheming, truth is sacrificed to mirth and mirth is the aim of all. This is a sure cure for the blues, and Is guaranteeed to drive away all thoughts of homesickness after the Easter Holidays. Doin't forget! The night of April sixteenth in the Auditorium of your Alma Mater!-Louise Young, Secre- tary of Craft Club. A CUMBERLAND MAN 'S ESTI- MATE OF US. , December 9, 1925 Miss Lida Lee Tall, Towson, Maryland. My Dear Miss Tall: You have sent me such line teach- ers that I cannot help telling you how much I appreciate them. They came with the teaching at- titude, notwithstanding the fact that they teach well, they have appre- ciated the lessons taught in their schools. Although they came with many devices, they are ready and willing to use any I give to them. They are willing to learn the needs of children of their particular school when I try in show these needs, and they wor hard to supply them once they'see them. They are willing to make the most out of their environment, con- ditions and equipment. They are growing. Send us some more like them. May you continue your great work for the Slain of Maryland, Yours very truly, J. J. TIPTON March, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 15 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OF BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT. 1. Surface Features, Mountains and Valleys. 2. Post Oliice. 3. Civil 'War trenches. 4. Trees. 5. Birds. 6. Insects. 7. Flowers. 8. Weathe1'. 9. Erosion. 10.E vidences of Glacial Period. 11. Beginnings of rivers. 12. Minerals. 13. Astronomy. 14. Comparison of industries in valley and mountain. 15. Railway. 15. Forest-iire observatory. . Huntington Falls. . Trapping. 19. Lunibering. 20. Conservation of Forest tMont Forestry Schooll 21. Copper mines. 22. Grist Mill. 23. Water- Supply. 24. Milk Supply. 26. Mason and Dixon Line. 27. Gettysburg. 28. Ferns and Mosses. 29. Live Stock. 30. Roads. 31. Community Library. 32.Early History of Community. Scout Troop. Healthful Climate. -Glenn H. Algire, Sr. 10. 17 is Alto 33. 34. BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR RURAL' SCI-IDOL. 1. The Rural Library, Allan Hul- sizer, Journal of Rural Education. Vol. 4, p. 170. 2. Some Rural School Projects, H. E. Ritchie, J. R. Ed.. Vol. 4, Nos. 9 and 10, p. 433. 3. Ed. Resources of Country Life, J. E. Butterworth, J. R. Ed., Vol. 4, No. 1, p. 6. 4. Dreams and Disillusion, Thom- as Dixon. 5. Ed. Resources of Village and Rural Communities, Hart. 6. The Advantages o fthe Rural Child, Charles D. Lewis, J. R. Ed., Nos. 9 and 10. .. T. A year's Study of Birds. K. Franken, J. R. Ed., Vol. 3. No. 2. S. I wish Every Parent Culd See This Country School, Stanley Frost, Collier's, ay 19, 1923. 9. Pressing problems of the Rural Schools, Dr. Butterfield, Col- lier's. May, 1922. 10. But What Can a Poor School Do? Jolin Amid, Collier's, April 19, 1924. 11. The Future Country School, Smith Education. October, 1921. 12. The Porter School. Mrs. Har- vey, J. R. Ed., Vol. 3, No. T, p. 305. 13. What is the Matter with the 13.'What is the Matter with the Country Schools, F. M. Foster, School and Society, Feb. 7, 1920. 1-1. School-teaching under Difti- culties in Settlements o fthe South- western Deserts, School Life. Decem- ber. 1924. 15. Great Schools in Small Com- munities. C. F. Ansley. The Survey. Sept. 1, 1923. 16. Our Neighborhood, Smith. 17. Desirable Future Develop- ments in Rural Education, Kenyon L. Butterfield. J. R. Ed., Oct., Nov.. Vol. 2, pp 49-51. 18. Handicaps of the Rural Child. Brim, J. R. Ed.. Vol. 2. Schools. E. L. Van Syckle, J. R. Ed.. Vol. 2. 20. Local Fields of Study Valu- able to the Rural School. NV. B. As- pinwall. J. R. Ed.. Vol., pp. 101-111. 21. Seat-work for Rural Schools. Higgins, The School of Arts Maga- zine. Oct.. 1923. 22. An Experiment with a Pro- ject Curriculum, Elsworth Collings. 23. Shackled Youth, Edward Yeo- mane. 24. Creative Y 0 u t h, Hughes Mearns. 25. The Story of a Great School- master, H. G. NVells. 26. Address of Miss Dunn at the Maryland State Normal School, Feb- ruary 26. 1926. ---Glenn H. Algire, Sr. 10. TI-IE LOST ISLAND. Many years ago there was a beau- tiful little princess who lived on an island in the middle of the sea. This island was said to have been kissed by the angels. as everything on it was as beautiful as could be. There were peacocks and birds of paradise with their gorgeous tail feathersg canaries. blue birds, orioles. robins and many other kinds of birds, with brilliant plumage. The flowers that grew were of such delicate shades and such sweet fragrance that they seemed made for princesses only. The island itself, dressed in its vel- vet coat of green, looked like a big emerald, set in a huge sapphire. The little princess lived all alone on this island but she didn't mind, as the flowers and birds were all little playmates who laughed and talked with her. She was like a little fairy herself with hair as golden as a sunbeam. eyes, azure' as the skies above. and cheeks of a soft shade of pink. Now in a far away land. there lived a lonely prince who was so very lonesome that many a queen would gladly have given her only daughter in marriage to him. But the prince scorned their love and this must be so, thought the prince, so. in a little vessel of pure gold he began his search in the seven seas. For days and nights the little ship glided over the blue waves but the prince could find no island. One night as he sat gazing into the heavens the wind began to blow. the moon went behind a cloud and all the stars suddenly disappeared. The big black waves tossed the lit- tle vessel hither and thither until the prince expected to be swallowed by the angry. roaring waves. All at oncef and to his astonishment the :noon and stars came out. The waves subsided and the little prince sat dazed upon the deck looking up at the moon. There. as plain as could be. came the prettiest princess he had ever seen. She was dressed in a white. flimsy veil and came trip- ping gaily down to earth on a moon- beam. As she descended she smiled and bowed to the prince. Closer and closer she came to the little vessel so that the prince could almost touch her as she passed, but just as he reached out to do so, she stepped in- to a beautiful little chariot, shaped like a bird of paradise, inlaid with mother of pearl and drawn by six lovely peacocks. The prince watched her until she had vanished and then he fell into a deep slumber. When he awoke the sun was shining brightly and the island seemed to be brimming over with life. He looked for his princess but 'not a human soul did he see. Surely my dream is true, and I shall search this island until I tind her, so the prince left his vessel nia- rooned upon the sand and followed a little road which ran in and out among the trees. The birds seemed exceedingly gay as they flitted back and forth. chirping among the branches, Soon he came to an open space and there in the centre stood the most exquisite little palace made of gold and that too was in- laid with mother of pearl. Out in front stood the same chariot he had seen in his dreams. A bewitching fountain sent up sprays that resem- bled silver mist dancing in the sinn- light. On the edge of the fountain sat the litle princess himself splash- ing water on the graceful birds that were taking their morning bath. The prince thought he had never seen a more delightful scene and stepped forward in order that he might have a better view. But as he stepped. a twig snapped under his foot and the princess looked up. Though she had never seen a human being before. she wasn't afraid at all and went over to welcome him to her own island. overlooked their beautiful faces andj The prince told her that it was generous offers. ,written in the stars that she should For generations a legend had been handed down which said that this be his princess so they weree mar- ried. and the lost island became the prince would rind his true love onlylkingdom of their own. J. M. Allnut, by discovering a lost island. Surely, Senio r13. Page 16 TOWER LIGHT. March, 1926. CUTTING THE TAX RFS . e . ' t i : e . c ASSEMBLY CALENDAR. to be none other than the Bentztown iBard. Vile had a reading acquaint- ance with this most humane of poets but the person himself was a treat which we looked forward to with joy and a little fear-a fear that he might not be so wonderful as we had imagined. VVhether he was as wo11- derful as we had hoped can best be gathered by the attitude of the stu- Wdents after the assembly. There was so much happiness in every face, so much whole-hearted gladness that the sunshine was indeed brought to us on a cloudy day as the speaker had hoped he could bring it. March 15-Miss Tall. March 113-Mr. lVoefel. March 17-Musical Program. March lS-Dr Ella Lonn-Euru- pean Problems. March 19-Literary Societies. March 22vClass Meetings. March 23-Music Assembly. March 2lQDr. Gilchrist. Johnsi Hopkins L'niversity. ' March 25-Dr. Longley, GOUCIIGT: College. March 26-Music Assembly. March 7 9 .. -Mrs. Laura P. Mor- gan, liducation and Peace. March 30-Dr. XVillian1 Burdick. Physical Education. And then--Easter Holiday. THE BENTZTOWN BARD. They say that personalities are made by the things we do and the +-xperienr-es and interests we have. llow lovely it would be. could we all rontrive somehow to acquire for our very own a personality as rich and full ot' life and joy and gladness as that ot' blessed Bentztown Bard we all love so much. Try as we might we could never accomplish the task, but if personality is an indication ofthe life one has led, then Mr. Folger Mc- Kinsey is to he envied for the heautyl ot' his path through life thus far. zlosr of us did not know just ew- :wily what to expect when we en- Irr'-fl the assembly hall and learned that our spr-ak'-r of the morning was The comments of the students would have gratitied even so great a nheart as his, could he have heard lthem. tlf they sound a wee bit school-girlish they were none the less sincere and true.J He was I precious. He was adorable. He was wonderful. He understood us so well. That was one assembly that every one enjoyed, Wasn'f. he great? etc.. etc., into the next class. Ile had something for us all but I have a ser-rct feeling that it was as much the way he said his poems as the poems themselves which touched our hearts so. He spoke to us through, and with. his poetry. The romantic soul was justly thrilled with the sweet manner in which he gave us A Rose of the Old Regime, and I believe our Beutztown Bard was touched himself when he told us of this Rose of long ago. llow- ever lovely this scenic-d, tht-rc was a selection which went dcepcr, and T really believe touched us more bc- causr- it was within the scope ot' our 553' 21 s'I'ht-y takc the breath away. own experience. The selection was The Stick-Candy Shop. You could just see the little old woman with her hands full of dough, with her sweetly smiling face and her gentle manner as she came to answer the call of tinkly bell. How hard it was for us in those days to push the door open so that the bell would sound. There were the candy jars filled with lemon drops and pepper- mint sticks and hosts of other sticky things, the cookies and the tlaffy and the nice, big sour pickles-all of it was so real. There was a poem about a little boy who went in swimmin' when his mother told him not to after he had taken all manner of pains to hide the fact. This is how the thing ended: You never can depend on wimmin', First thing she said, You've been in swimmin'. If I remember rightly there were two more, the first of a litltle boy with a chip on his shoulder who was always ready for a fight. but who succumbed at the sight of a dime and thought of an ice cream cone. The last was of a boy braggart whose everything was just a little bigger- and a trilie better than the other fel- low's. He was smart enough, how- ever. to hang around until his sister's best beau gave him some money to clear out. lVith this last, which left us all smiling and in the best of humors, Mr. Folger McKinsey bowed his head and retired, nor would he respond to our stormy applause with anything more than a broad and charming smile. If his feet, ever chance to stray in Noi-ma1's halls again he will receive a hearty welcome I can assure you. There is a whisper that he promised to write a poem just for us. lf this be true then I hope he writes 1.1 soon.--Louise Siehler. Margaret E. tstudying Hist.l:- Why do they put B. C. after dates. Charles F.:- Cause they don't know whether the dates are exactly right, so they say, bout correct. I -The Owl. A young lady explained to a print- er the other day the distinction be- tween printing and publishing, and at the conclusion of her remarks, by way of illustration. she said: You may print a kiss upon my check. but you must not publish it. --Berry Blossom,M3rion Hllgh School, Marion, Maryland. A man had fallen overboard and a tragedy was at hand. Throw him a lifesaver! yelled X th c captain. i I Ol, no! shrieked Algy. 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ACTIVITY IN EUROPEAN SCHOOLS. tContinued from lafst issuej Southern England was cold and damp on the twenty-seventh of No- vember, 1325. Clouds hung low and it was not a surprise to me, an Amer- ican, to see large snowflakes whirl- ing down. But snow is not so com- mon a sight in England. The evi- dent pleashre of even adults as they hurried about in the snow indicated that this was one of the very rare occurrences of the winter. By noon time when the sun broke through the clouds, the extensive grounds of Frensham Heights School, near Petersfield, had a feathery white covering almost two inches deep and every English yew was truly ridged inch deep with pearl. Indoors, too, the school seemed dif- ferent. There was an undercurrent of excitement that broke into vigor- ous applause when an instructor an- nounced at luncheon that part of the afternoon athletic period would be spent in a snowballing game. Rules were made for the game and pupils advised as to the suits they should -wear. After the Siesta, which must have seemed unusually long to many pupils that day, the fun began. Generally speaking, the European schools provide as carefully for sports, games and'out-of-door activi- ties as they do for gymnastics, de- scribed in the preceding number of this magazine. Even the United States, with its fine philosophy of games and with its wide stretches of country, fails to take care that its school children frequent the out-of- doors to the extent that many Euro- pean nations do. Some other coun- -tries in Europe present more oppor- ltunities for winter sports than Eng- iland. It is interesting to note that schools, especially the new schools -make use of such opportunities. A recent letter from the principal of a high school in Sweden brought an enthusiastic account of a school day that all her pupils and teachers had spent skiing in the mountains. Switzerland, the winter playground of the world, has every kind of win- ter sport to offer its pupils. But I wonder if you, Normal students and prospective elementary teachers of .Maryland, can quite suppress a feel- ing ot envy toward the elementary instructor in Vienna. Teachers there in the State school system may spend a week during the months of Janu- ary and February at Mt. Christoph am Arlberg, a winter camp in the lmountains, where they may enjoy lskiing, snowshoeing, skating, in a Eword, all kinds of winter sports. Since the Ministry of Education in Vienna controls this camp, the teach- ers have special rates on the railroad, and living at the camp is made as in- expensive as possible. The total ex- Ipense for travelling and eight days at. the camp is approximately 33.50 had this training, she may take her class to the mountains for a week. The Ministry of Education makes it possible for very poor children to go. The most interesting phase of this unusual opportunity seems to be that the Department of Education, as we would term that body in this coun- try. provides for the training of teachers and for the participation of pupils in sports during the school term. In many of the European schools winter sports occupy the time de- voted to athletics when conditions are favorable for such activities. The usual program of out-of-door activi- ty gives way. This regular program. however, in the 'fnew schools of England. Switzerland and in Ger- lnany requires students to spend two hours out-of-doors every school day. During the first of the two hours, an American spectator feels transported back to the United States. Pupils play tennis, football, basketball and many games, such as volley ball, end ball, and Three Deep. In England cricket adds a distinctive feature. But the second hour of the stu- dent'S time out-of-doors is the most interesting, because it is so novel and varied. To the American, the activi- ties frequently seem the tasks that 'country parents assign their children. 5 fVVe must remember that the new schools in the three countries men- ltioned, where these activities are go- Iing on, are. in the main, expensive iboarding schools and so they draw pupils from the aristocratic class in these countries.J Boys and girls of high school age may be seen clean- ing the school grounds. At a school near Zurich, Switzerland, last Sep- tember, boys were responsible for keeping the grass free from leaves. They brushed the grass several times a week with scrags. Pupils work in the school garden, where each has a plot. that he may call his own. No school, perhaps, has done more to interest pupils in the out-of-doors than Hof-Obergirch in Switzerland. When one comments upon this char- ,acteristic of the school, the Head- imaster. Herr Tobler, replies. Boys ,show many interests. I hope to give them a chance to express their in- terests and l know it is fine for 'them to be out-of-doors much. Be- sides the athletic iields and tennis courts, there is a fine tiled swim- ming-pool. All younger pupils and older ones, who wish, have vegeta- ble and flower gardens. They may choose their pets, too. among the per capita. After an instructor hasmany animals housed on the school Page 2 TOWER LIGHT. April, 1926. grounds. There are chickens, ducks. peafowl, rabbits. deer. hares, and foxes. Nearly all of the animals at Hof-Oberkirch belong to the third and fourth generation raised on the school property. Herr Tobler car- ries out his idea of encouraging pu- pils to stay out-of-doors by means of the sallede jeu . play hall, that is built much like the pavilions in Druid Hill Park. with just floor and roof. It is here that the boys can enjoy the games that they would ordinarily play in an indoor gymnasium. The carpenter's shop also is an open-air shed. These buildings, the swim- ming-pool, tennis court, the football field represent more activity for me pupils of Hof-oberkiren than just' their use suggests. All of them were the work of pupils, except where skilled labor seemed necessary to produce much better results than it was possible for the pupils to ac- complish. . Mr. J. H. Badley. Headmaster of Bedales School. England. explained the purpose of out-of-door activity, other than games, that the new schools emphasize.- There are some to whom the usual school games make little appeal and who will nev- er get from them much pleasure or profit. Even for those who do. the cult of games can easily be carried to excess. To suppose that games are the only form of physical activity and of recreation for one's leisure is a poor habit of mind to carry away from school, and one that leads to much waste of time when games are not possible, and to the loss of much pleasurable and healthful recrea- tion. School ought to train in the habit of finding recreation and exer- cise in outdoor work as well as in games. and to bring into conscious- ness the pleasure and the value of many other interests and pursuits. To develop hobbies that give abun- dant interest and occupation for leisure is a hardly less important function of education than to give knowledge and train the powers re- quired for the work of life. -Anita S. Dowell, Dept. of Health Education. TIME. Spt-nt By Students Ot' Nortllwesfcrn lfnivcrsity ls Rt-corded For A KVM-kg Nant To Discover How It ls Spent. XVherever he wont. during the past. week. thr- Northwestern University student carried ri notebook. lf he stepped out after dinner to witness liebe Daniels in her latest master- piece. the r-vent was recorded. YVhenQ the fraternity brother mumbled a.. S'long at the fraternity houso door, ' his notebook received an entry. For an week. Northwestern was a univcrs- Three thousand students kept ac- count oi' time consumed in eating, lsleeping. studying and playing. At the end of a week the reports were gathered by the undergraduate Sur- vey Committee. The attempt is to determine with scientific precision :average distribution of time between social activities and studies. Why did the Committee in sur- veying Northwestern education iirst study the use of time? Here is the reason given: lf we are to make any thorough study of our educational environ- 'ment we must first know the factors at work in this environment. The only sure way to find these factors is to and where the time of the stu- dents is centralized. If there is a centralization of time about a certain lactivity, that activity becomes a fac- tor which inrluences the personality of the students. Then we must know what the comparative value of' the factor is. The amount of time centered about them is one indica- tion. For instance, which receives the most attention, class-room. work and study, or some particular activ- ity? Those in charge of the project emphasized the importance of ex- treme accuracv i-n keeping the record. This is the first time such a survey has been attemptedfi said the stu- dent director of the survey, and we have had requests for the results of our investigation from universities all over the East and West. Just yesterdayl received a wire from lale, stating they were watching our iplan with great interest and want in- formation concerning the result. A report showing how much time nas spent last year on academic work, exercise, and sleep will soon ba made by the Statistics Class of Vassar.--Taken from the New Stu- dent, March, 1926. l l l BASKETBALL SEASON CLOSES. l i l Outplayed by the Towson teams, ioutsloganized by the Oriole, the irnale and female representatives on the basketball court were defeated in thc State Normal Championship lscries by the scores of 23 to 13 and 129 to 22 respectively. The Towson girls' team displayed surprising speed and team work in contrast to their work in the beginning of the season, while the men's team showed they had profited by Coach Callowhill's it-oaching. Towson shine on the basketball court, but thc wholc student body ,gave at lasting impression of whole- llffiIl'lf'fl hospitality.--- From The lla F:-it Mind. Not, only did the Normal School ata FEEDING THE MIND. C tBy Lewis Carroll. A Reviewl. Do you have a Fat Mind, the kind that keeps up the slowest trot in conversation, can not jump over a logical fence, always gets stuck fast in a narrow argument, and in short, is tit for nothing but to saddle helplessly through the world? Do you feed your body three times a day and your mind once every three days? How queer it would ,seem to visit a doctor for mental in- digestion and have something like this happen. Why, what have you been doing with this mind lately? How have you fed it? 'It looks pale, and the pulse is very slow. Well, doctor, it has not had much regular food lately. I gave it a lot of stigar-plums yesterday. Sugar-plums! What kind? Well, they were a parcel of cou- undrums, sir. Ah, I thought so, Now, just mind thisg if you go on playing tricks like that, you'll spoil all its teeth, and get laid up with mental indiges- tion. You must have nothing but the plainest reading for the next few days. Take care now! No novels on any account Why not try 3 balanced diet of mental food? The success is guar- anteed. , First, consider the proper kind of food. We must realize that when we make a meal of an unwholesome novel our slumbers may not be dis- turbed by physical pain, but the re- sulting low spirits, unwillingness to lwork, and weariness of existence which follows means mental unrest. Next, think of the proper amount. 'Over-reading is as dangerous as over- eating, and who would like to try teating two or three loaves of bread al. a time, no matter how good they may be? Then again we must not consume itoo many kinds of mental food at one time. If you were thirsty. would you like to be offered a tray containing a cup of cold tea, one of lniilk. one of water and one of fruit 'juice to satisfy you? If you are mentally thirsty a chapter of a tuorel, paragraph from a history and ta slice ol' science has the same eftectg 'your thirst is still unsatisfied. I Think of these rules, try them. 'Have proper amount, kind, and va- ricty of mental food: allow a few iminutes interval between meals and wc-'ll promise that you-'ll never have I yn , , 4 Helen Feaster. .lat-lc: What are the three sweet.- ost words in the world? Jill: I love you. ity of Pc-pys. ,lfrontlinr-. .lat-lc: Nope. enclosed find check. April, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 3 THE MAN WHO PUT US ON THE MAP. Henry Hudson was an English ex- plorer who belonged to a family noted for its explorations. Al- most nothing of his early life is known except that he spent it on the sea. Just as Magellan set out to dis- cover a way through America from the Atlantic to the Pacino Ocean, so Hudson, in 1607, began a search for a northwest ,passage connecting these oceans. The motive back of this Search was the desire to nnd a more direct route to the Pacino, thus doing away with the long, hard trip around South America. Hudson's nrst voyage was made under the employ of London mer- chants. He explored the coast of Greenland, searching, as he ex- plained, for a passage by the North pole to Japan and China. He started with a. crew of only eleven men and his son John. This voyage lasted about five months, when, after suffer- ing great hardships, he was forced to return to London without discover- ing the passage so much desired. He had, however, gone nearer to the North Pole than had anyone else thus far. The fame of Hudson's daring voy- ages soon spread. and it was not long before the French and the Dutch desired his services. He agreed to sail for the Dutch East India Company. He started this next trip from Amsterdam. Holland. in a little vessel called the Half Moon. He had a crew of twenty English and Dutch sailors. For a second time he found him- self sailing among the silent, white icebergs which crowd the northern seas. He was again making a brave search for a passage that did not exist. The voyage nnally became so dan- gerous that the crew refused to con- tinue, so Hudson decided to turn to the southwest. He had heard from his friend, Captain John Smith, that there was a route to the Pacino, south of Virginia. The crew contin- ued southward as far as the Chesa- peake Bay, 'where they again turned northward along the coast. On Sept. 3, 1609, they came to a large stream of water. At last, said Hudson. we have found the long looked for northwest passage. The Half Moon was anchored near an island which the natives called Manhattan, and Hudson took pos- session of this region in the name of his Dutch employers, naming it New Netherland. 'While he was anchored here, the Indians came aboard his ship. They were clothed in loose robes of deerskin. wore copper orna- ments, and smoked copper pipes. These savages were friendly to white men and wished to exchange their 1:-rreen tobacco and dried currants for knives and beads. Nine days later, Hudson sailed up the newly discovered waterway, hop- ing to nnd the South Sea. as the Pa- citic Ocean was then called. All the sailors were delighted with the :beauty of the country through which irhev were passing. The journey was continued until the Half Moon had almost reached the present site of Albany. Here Hudson stopped and sent a small boat further up the to his disap- he had found a river which But Hudson and, with the stream and learned, pointment, that what was not a strait, but led inland to the hills. was not discouraged, courage which characterized his whole life. he turned his little ship around and sailed down the river whose name is his most glorious monument. On his way downstream he was again visited by the Indians. One In- dian came in a canoe and loitered near the Vessel for some time. At first his purpose was.not known, but, when the sailors were not looking, he climbed up the rudder of thevessel and stole a pillow and two shirts from the cabin. The sailors quickly discovered this and he was shot for this slight offense. At another place Hudson went ashore in a canoe to visit an old Indian Chief. On landing, said Hudson, we were escorted to the chief's Wigwam. It was ci1'cular in shape. and covered with bark. IVith- in, two mats were spread for us to sit upon. Food was brought and served in red. wooden bowls. It con- sisted of two pigeons and a dog. which was considered a special treat. The Red Men were very kind to us. Hudson always ,treated them kindly. so they were friendly to him and to the Dutch settlers. Holland claimed the territory explored by Hudson and 'soon sent men to trade with the Indians and to settle New Nether- lands. The Indians told these white men who came later. that Hudson was the Great,Spirit who visited them. ' On Hudson's return from the voy- age up the Hudson River. he was compelled by the Englishmen in his vessel to land at Dartmouth. Eng- land. He wrote to the Dutch East India Company, in Holland. saying that he would like to make another voyage in search of the northwest passage. However. he was told to re- lturn to Holland. and, when on the point of putting to sea. was ordered by the English Government to re- main in his own country and make further voyages in her interest, he had to obey. In April, 1510. Hudson sailed from England on his last voyage to the New Viforld. It was a voyage of great danger and hardship. during lwhich time his ship made its way in- to a large body of water. since known as the Hudson Bay. Here the ship was held fast in the ice for eight months. Food became scarce and the hardships became almost unbear- able. The crew became mutinous' and insisted upon returning home as soon as the vessel was free to move. However, Hudson refused to give in. He believed he was near the Pacinc Ocean and desired to continue westward. The crew rebelled, bound Hudson hand and foot. and placed him in a small boat with his son and seven sick men and abandoned him. The-rascals then returned to Eng- land. Nothing more was ever heard of the great sailor and explorer, but the map of North America bears evidence of a ntting monument to the heroic, but ill-fated adventurer and discover- er, Henry Hudson. 1YVritten by a Student Teacher. Revised by a member of Senior 35. MARCH. March is a wild and surprising month. lt surprises us any minute of the day. This morning, as I got up. it looked like a warm spring morn. l. went to school without a thought of cold. 'When I got to school -I saw it snowing. The sky turned gray and a wind in all its fury came up. chasing the snow in all di- rections. I thought it was going to be rough weather for the rest of the day. 'When it was time to go home the sun was shining in the sky. That proves that March is a wild and surprising. also mischievous mon-th. ALFRED GAVIN. Fifth.Grade, Brooklyn Md. lllarch 17. 1926. THEY LIKE US. The Normal Elementary Monthly welcomes the new paper-The Tower Light. The name does indicate onc feature of our school-the lighted clock tower: but we do wish that the name told more about the school- what kind of school and Where. However. the newly chosen name is a pretty one, and it is our wish that The Tower Light may so shine that you will continue to'be successful and popular. JOHN MCCARTY, Editor. TOWER LIGI-IT'S DISTRESS- ING ERROR. The Tower Light. of March. in its athletic news, stated that the Normal boys had lost to the Maryland State School for Dumb in basketball to the tune of 34-31. But for the inex- cusable error of the editor, it should have been the Md. State School for the Deaf. A typographical error was the cause of transposing incorrectly to the printed page. the ,true score of 34-21. We hope our Frederick friends will forgive and forget! Page 4 TOWER LIGHT. April, 1926. TOWER LIGHT PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOVVSON. MD. Clrcnlntlon Manager: PARLEY HUFF Student Editors: HELEN FEASTER HENRY B. NV.-XSKOIV IRVIN ' G SOLLINS Business Manrlger: MARGARET HAINES LEE BIARTIN nlanaging Editor: .Silva-rtisim: Manager: ALICE L' MUNN I.jy'i.jL,YX MINNICH. PRICE: One Dollnr For Ten Copies. APRIL, 1926. t . 0 x N l J- . .. . 1, v ,I 5 .9 12' Q X Ik, 'mix L S A' I timinuqunurnhn S, I A NEW TOWER LIGHT FEATURE. This issue ot' the Tower Light is tot be devoted particularly. but not en-, tirely, to the stressing of the im-Q portance of English in our Normal' School work. The task of stressing' the more elementary rudiments off English remains to others perhaps' more sophomoric than we and! surely more capable of dealing withl such a task. We content ourselves' with the discussion of books and magazines to be found in our library. Through a slight connivance-a sort of subtle rationalization on the part of the instigator-we find that books and magazines, or call it literature, written in our language is a phase of the English work in a Normal School. Therefore, be tolerant, as Mr. Van Loon would say. lf, as Dewey indicates, Education is the means of the continuance of social lite, and it consists of trans- mission through communication, and we presume here that Dewey is more correct than some of our more ambitious student philosophers who, could discuss knowingly and for, hours the merits and demerits of 'Tieniocrut-3 and Education. then itf scents to us that books play an im-I portant part in this ever increasing! complexity of life processes we callt sotiety. Books are educative. as ist all literature. since they transniitt ideas, 'Phey are one ofthe means oft contmunication in education. A manl in I'lato's day could much more? easily have read the world's litera-I ture than a man living today. S0-, ciety was not the complex thing it is today. Trent:-ndous strides have bf-en made in thc world's knowledge.l XVI- do not expect you to read all of. thr- books that arc written, in order, tu bt- ednt-utr-ft, but we do insist that, at ct-rtuin amount of reading is neces- sary. Wc know of no one who has tstimutf-fl thc nnmbcr ol' books that have been written sinceq the time when the communication of ideas by books began. Indeed, it seems to be a rather hopeless task, so many new ones are being written. However. we dare say that an estimate could be made if only on the assumption that the number of books since Plato's clay have increased in pro- portion with the increasing com- plexity of social structures. The necessity of books in education is quite obvious. Literature is as much environment as the material conditions from whence it springs, and no one will deny that any form of art or expres- sion is intluenced and even deter- mined by those conditions called en- vironment. Few intelligent people today, especially students in the real sense of the word, believe that ideas float lazily through the air, and at the beck or call of any genius enter the mind of said' genius through his willpower to be transformed into a book. or a piece of art, or a piece of propaganda. Only the Hegelian idealists, who are fortunately and rapidly dying away. could be accused of such childish imagery. We pre- sume that even thc Waggam-ists and t t 1 I t t t Mr-Dougalls must agree as to the im-h portance of environmental intiuence on literature. ln modern educational theories, social environment is important. The school is a special social environ- ment, combining many of the scat- tered phases of environment neces- sary to the training of the young. To those uho read, books is a special social environment. It for no other reason than that books are educative and that most of us are being educated to become educators of the future tpardon the punt. we advise you to read the re- views :und discussions of this issue. and thcn tht- books and magazines tlist-ttsse-tl-tltut ls. utter you have labor-td through this editorial. Ser- iously. howr-vcr. we view with great. t E delight this feature of the Tower Light which is intended to bring be- fore the students books that should be read. It is unique in that it has never been attempted before on the scale that it is now. It is a work that requires the collaboration of many--we urge you to contribute to it--its possibilities are great. Irving Sollins. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO The School of Education April Sixth, 1926. My dear Miss Tall: Thank you very much for your let- ter of March the 30th. I am looking forward with interest to my visit with you. I should like to talk on the general topic Analyzing Pupil Dim- cultyf' Very truly yours, CHARLES H. JUDD. CHJ-NP. MRS. STAPLETON INTER- VIEWED. It was a new experience for me. I had a very vague idea of what I was supposed to do when I asked Mrs. Stapleton if I might interview her. I suggested that she tell me some- thing about herself or her career, but as she was very modest, and I was a very amateur interviewer, we aban- doned that idea. However, Mrs. Stapleton. said that she had always wanted to talk about her pets at Normal School. the Literary Societies. VVhen I first came to Normal School, five years ago, Mrs. Staple- ton said. I became interested in the Literary Societies. Since their first year they had been run on their own momentum, with no facul- ty assistance, the students managing them according to inspiration. Prop- er consideration was not given to the students' age for the programs were so juvenile in subject matter and presentation that both the students and the faculty felt -that reorganiz- ation was necessary. So the English faculty and others put their heads to- gether and decided that the Literary Societies would offer greater oppor- tunities by becoming study clubs and the chance for showing their work would be increased by having three contests instead of one. The first consideration seemed to multiply the work. but organization makes possi- ble more work. This question of in- creased work made the students look askance but they enjoyed the show- off and they decided to mix the bit- ter with the sweet. I feel that these clubs hold a unique position in Normal School where- thc course is given with the idea of professionulizing subject mat- tcr. Thesf- clubs offer opportun- ities tor personal interests and the April, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 5 pursuit of literary activities accord- ing to the minds of the club mem- bers. It's all a question of people carry- ing their enthusiasm into aigroup and having enough to spa1'e. Nothing can be accomplished with luke- warm enthusiasm, but with dynamic leadership the Literary Societies, with the backing of 1,000 can do wonders. It has been said that one man can do only one 11lHll'S work, but that ten men, properly organized, can do thework of a hundred. If 1,000 should combine their ener- gies in the Literary Societies, what might they not accomplish? I like to think of our contests as being similar to the contests in An- cient Greece, where the poets, story- tellers and playwrights came togeth- er. We are apt to think of the Greeks competing only in physical feats but was it not the interest in literary achievements which produced the culture for which Greece stands unique in the world today? Our girls 'are at an age when they have much enthusiasm, vitality and joy. They have a11 abundance of good things to share. The Literary Societies offer them an opportunity for this sharing, both in club work and contests. We are now approaching our third and last contest and we hope that the old enthusiasm, when every member at M. S. N. S. had to be a Normal or Pest will find greater ex- pression in these days of freedom when being a Pest or Normal is a matter of choice. The Literary Societies attract the graduates of five, ten, or even more years ago. They come back because they feel the deepest loyal- ty to the Literary Societies. We who are here today have received the Literary Societies with all the hon- ors, ambitions, hopes, and fears that have been theirs through many years. They are sacred as relics of the past and as hopes for the future. Through them our finest talent may find expression and through con- scientious effort and keen interest, higher standing may be established. We have three banners and a medal to award this year. One ban- ner is for debates, one for literary activities and one 'for dramatics. Each club, by winning in the con- tests, gains a certain predetermined number of points. To the society winning the greatest number of points the medal, representing a horseshoe and star, is awarded. The star symbolizes the motto, Glory to him who deserves it. Perhaps the horseshoe shows that he is a lucky fellow. Who can tell whether the Blue and Gold or the Red and Gold will flutter to victory on the thir- tieth of April? Be sure to come with your colors and enthusiasm to sing and root for your society. There is an invitation and a chal- lenge to you, Pests and Normals. Answer it. CLAIRE LEWIS, Sr. 7. THE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY. tlly G .K. Chestertonl. The Man Who Was Thursday is not a novel in the generally accepted sense of the word, for it lacks the female element. lt is only, as the author tells us, a nightmare. Not a horrible, gruesome nightmare, but a surprisingly delightful and amusing one-one nlled in general with a series of almost impossible adven- tures ot' seven would-be anarchists, and with one of these in particular- Mr. Syme-The Man Who Was Thursday. The book is different. and some- what puzzling from the title through to the e-nd. although in some places interest lags noticeably and the suspense element that might have been emphasized is quite weak and tiresome. ln numerous places the absolute absurdity and ridiculousness of the book strike one forcibly, but these elements are counterbalanced by some excellent witty, humorous and philosophical passages. There is a certain subtlene-ss about The Man VVho Was Thursday that permeates the entire book and comes to the fore especially in the last chapter, which by the way, is the re- deeming feature, and keynote of the book, but I do not pretend to under- stand it, and I still look back on it all with a certain undecided feeling of wonder and vagueness.-Elizabeth France, Jr. III. THE HOUSE OF MIRTH. tBy Willa Catherj. Lily Bart, depicted in The House of Mirth, reminds one of the or- ganization of modern industry. In this age of specialization, each work- er can do one thing well. Taken from his particular niche, the Worker finds himself lost. So with Lily Bart. The opening of the story finds Lily in a rather safe position. Invitations are assured, and all bills are paid by Lily's aunt, with whom she lives. It is understood that Lily will inherit her aunt's fortune. At twenty-nine she tlnds herself still unmarried. She makes several desperate attempts to land a mil- lionaire. but her efforts fail. Seldon, a young lawyer, figures as an influence in determining Lily's actions. She finds herself in all sorts of unpleasant situations through no fault of her own. Quite suddenly her aunt dies, leav- ing her almost pennlless. Then, os- tracized by her own set, she finds that she fits into no other place, and struggles in vain to regain her posi- tion. After several disheartening experiences Lily comes to a tragic end. You begin the story, admiring Lily iBart. At times you despise her, then again, against your will, you begin admiring her again. At heart a sin- cere, splendid woman, she is shackled by the stringent conventions of her set. Only Seldon and one or two others knew the true Lily Bart. Anna D. Diamond, Senior 8. ARROWSMITH. tBy Sinclair Lewisj. UA1'I'ONVSll'lllll is gt comparatively new and modern novel on the life of a young medical student, Martin Ar- rowsmith. It was written by Sin- clair Lewis and runs true to form in respect to its length and detail. It is, by the way, this very prolonged and drawn-out style that makes the book seem less interesting than if it were more condensed. The novel starts off very brilliantly by relating the various typical in- stances in modern college life. Ar- rowsmith is, or at least would be, a very serious and high-minded young man, shunning the commercialism of the medical profession, preferring to do research work after the manner of Max Gottlieb, an earnest and sin- cere worker and teacher. Martin has several love affairs, and finally marries Leora, a pert, modern crea- ture. Max Gottlieb is true, his scorn for the material things of this world is well grounded and unwavering. Arrowsmith is less staunch and to some extent uncertaing his ideals and principles are good. but he lacks the strength to adhere to them. Arrowsmith is, on the Whole, decidedly interesting, undeniably true to life, brilliantly witty, clever in spots, and admirably subtle in others. Elizabeth France, Jr. III. THE WORLD 'S WORK. The World's Work is one of the most outstanding fact magazines in circulation today. lt presents the results of tedious research and study of some of the most outstanding men in their respective iields of endeavor. The fact that it is a magazine pre- senting the naked truth simply and interestingly is alone sufllcient for it to be constantly exchanging hands. It begins very prudently with an editorial conception of the March of Events, which can give one an insight to the magazine's viewpoint on world affairs. True, one can eas- ily discover that that viewpoint is nothing unusual, but the vast ma- jority are not unusual and as a maga- zine to lit the standpoint of the ma- jority, the XVorld's Work can't be beat. page 6 Towi-:R LIGHT. April, 1926. 'That tln- articles written are 1nostitcll-taI-- cal-tl tin' the last page shows MAs0N1s GARAGE antliorativn, one has only to mention such nicn as David F. Houston. Sec- retary of Agricnltureg Lawrence Veil- ler, the student of crime, and I-Iorace Kephart. the best authority o11 the eastern :nountain region, all of WIIOIII arc contrilnitors to the magazine. Occasional articles by such prominent nien as Howard Mingos and Mark Sullivan are excellent references for prospective teachers. Now and then cnc linds a noted book reviewed ta review is often more important than the book itsclfl. In the April issue. for example, the illustrated article by Francis Gow Smith, the explorer. is as much e11- tertaining as it is informing. In another section which is devoted to the study ot' Personalities a brief but excellent example of the in- terdependence ot Science and Re- ligion. lf for 25 cents a copy you would expect to find a waiting li11e eager to see why Yei1ler's.poignant series The Rising Tide of Crime has evoked such a volume of comment, how many would yon expect to find when the whole magazine may be loaned for nothing? The April issue had not been out of the library once when reviewed.-Sidney Fishbein, Junior fi. REVIEW OF SOCIAL FORCES. Social Forces, a journal of so- ciology is published for the Univer- sity of North Carolina. lt is a sci- entific medium of social study a11d interpretation. Queerly enough. Social Forces, and tl1e only other magazine that ranks its equal, the 'wlodcrn Quarterly, are both pub- lished in Baltimore. A recent ex-- r-hange ot' articles betneen the two periodicals is interesting. V. F. Cal- vcrton, the editor of the Modern L'2n:irterly, has contributed to the latest issue ot' the journal ot Social l orces with an article on Social Forces and the Evolution of Litera- ture, 1-.hile Howard XV. Oduln, the editor ot' Social l orces, has con- tributed an article on the New l 1 t that tho inaguzinc was used only once. and that by the reviewer. Irving Sollins. 'l'l1c Nation. 'the Nation is probably the best known and the highest rated of all our liberal weekly publications. The most interesting section of the maga- zine the one devoted to editorials. This is not surprising when one dis- covers that snch names as Oswald Garrison Yillard. Arthur Warner, Joseph Wood Krutch, Frida Kirch- wey. Mark and Carl Van Doren, Ludwig Le-wisolin and H. L. Mencken are on the editorial stall. Topics of political and economic importnce are discussed simply. There is little beat- ing about the bush on its pages. As Meiic-ken said, Right or wrong, the Nation always has something to say. and says it interestingly. The Na- tion is frankly liberal, nothing more. ln addition to the editorials there are some very interesting articles. The ltepartiznent of Books and Music is well worth looking into. 111 the In- ternational Relations section the a.r- ticle on the Hungarian counterfeiting scandal timely and propitious. A glance at the Nation is certain to repay anyone -who will willingly go to the trouble. So far the card on the last page was blank when the, reviewer took out his copy. Arthur Lichtenstein, Jr. 6. Use 'despair' in a sentence. WILLYS-KNIGHT 8: OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and VVillow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md. I Towson sHoE sroms L. ECKER, Prop. York 85 J oppa. Roads Friedman-Shelby All-Leather Shoes. First Class Shoe Repairing. A FRIEND T0 THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON Say It with Flowers ISAAC H. Moss, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYMAN Ofhcezl Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, B8.If,ilH0l'0, Maryland. Compliments of We had a flat tire today so Pop JUNIOR 3. had to use despair, isstabiisned 1873 A. I-I. FETTING MANUFACTURING JEWELRY CO. Haiiufzicturers of Greek Letter Fraternity jewelry DIAMONDS FINE JEVVELRY 213 N. LIBERTY STREET BALTIMORE, MD Compliments o. , , nl ' PHE BIJXCKEI DECKER MFG.CO. M-igro' to tht- Modern Quarterly. 1 ' Oduni'-: work on the Negro is very interesting, and indeed significant, 'llic work of many other sociologists.- ot' note :irc to be tonnd in the issuci ol' this pulilicatioii. Social Forces doals with social problems: it is di-I vided tltpartnlciitally i11 the follow- - 1 inf-I nrdt-r: 'I'ff2ll'lllll5i and ltesearcllit'11A1:I.laS s'I'l:EE'I' XX' f BALTIMORE in tilt- sol-tai stiletto.-S, Public NVcl-' T J, , ,tp-Lg. J MARYLAND fare and Social XX'orlc, Uommunityi and Nr-igliborliood, Church and lit--l ligion, ltacc lfnltural Groups and So-1 cial I7ll'lf'l'4'lllIilllflll, Govcrm1lel1t,l Politics and ffitizenship, Social In-5 dnslrial lit'-lationsliips, and Book lit--1 vir-ws Surf-ly, ful nrt- tear-ltersl Fllllllilqi at lr-:ist llecoliis- acquaiiitcd with this pf-riotlical. Yct the littlcl AT l1l'IXINtlTON APPAREL FOR TI-IE. COLLEGE GIRLS ,Hnd all the Smart Accessories MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY April, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 7 MAGAZINE REVIEWS. ' The Modern Quarterly. The 'Modern Quarterly, a magazine! of the Newer Spirit, is not as yet al full-fledged member of our library.. and it is up to the Normal Schooli students to show their feelings on the: Modern Quarterly about being a tsee the word! matter now. The makes no bones radical magazine radical in the dictionaryb. Its, principal function is the study of sociology - the newer sociology.l Edited by V. F. Calverton tauthor of the Newer Spirit which' may.be found in our 1ibraryJ,! the magazine lists some of the most eminent writers of the modern type! among its contributors. Mark Vanl Dorenyliterary editor of the Nation, is the author of two poems published in the latest issue tFeb.-Aprili. Harry Elmer Barnes, Charles S. Johnson. Rt. Hon. J. M. Robertson, Ernest Boyd, Michael Gold and! James Oneal also contribute to this issue. Such topics as Restoration Literature, 'S0ciology in Ameri-i ca. the New Negro, the Shakes-I peare Canon Chaos, the Liberal Mind, i'Revolutionary Art, and book reviews are skillfully treated by writers who are nationally known as authorities on their subjects. The new liberal spirit is vividly portrayed by everything in the magazine. We must get busy and make it a regu-i lar member of our library. Let us start with this issue-Arthur Lich- tenstein, Jr. VI. The Survey. The Survey is handicapped from the start in comparison with such magazines as the Nation and the New Republic. In the first place the Survey is only published twice at 15th is Coal: Your Joh and Mine. hy Robert W. Bruerc, a very long careful survey tnote the wordi ot the coal situation. Just as with the Nation and New Republic, the: Survey's card was empty of dates. Wake up, ye Nornialitesl Arthur Lichtenstein, Jr. VI. 'Theatre Arts Monthly. The Theatre Arts Monthly should be read regularly as a guide to show us what is good in the theatre. The plays of the month are criticised from an artistic standpoint-in the playwrighting, the producing and the acting. There are also, occas- ionally, interesting accounts of play- wrights and actors. The leading articles in this month's issue are: Doldrums of Mid-Winter, by John Mason Browng A discussion of the plays current on Broadway, the best of which are Eugene O'Neill's Great God Brown, Strindberg's Dream Play, and Karl Capek's Makropoulos Secret. ' In the article For an American, Indian Theatre by Hartley Alex- ander, the author, in a rational man- ner, outlines the need of an American Indian Theatre. He bases his opin- ion on three points, namely: I. The Indian has lived long enough under his own skies to have developed into maturity modes of artistic expression that ought not to be lost and cannot again be devel- oped. 2. Indian themes are beautiful and susceptible of being wrought to forms of beauty. We Americans have not, as yet. become spiritually acclimated to our new home. We live in America, but we still think European thoughts. ,For the Indian this is not so. His race had dwelt during its formation month, whereas the others are week-fin this, to him, old world, and all his liesg and. in the second place, a goodly portion of the Survey is de-I voted to Social NVork, which, to thei layman, is not interesting. How-' ever, of the three magazines, in thei ithought, when it came to artistic ex- pression, took on the character and substance of the forest-land and prairie-land and mesa-land of fur and feather, of hirasa and birch, and ISVIGWGI' S 0D1l11011. the SHFVGY IS T-he of every native image. It is his land one that is most worthy of reading. Especially is this true in reference to Normal students, for there are many interesting articles on educa- tion in every issue, and these report everything new in this held that comes to the attention of the editors. In the issue of March 15th, Those Problem Parents by B. E. Ratliff, and What Would You Do Next by J. K. Hart should be read by anyone really interested in the newer aspects of education. In addition to Edu- cation, the articles in the Survey are listed under the headings of: The Common Welfare, The Community Health and Social Practiceg .Indus- tryg Books, and Communications and Social Ytforkshop. There are also articles of current interest that do not fall under these headings. An interesting one in the issue of March spiritually. To think then that we shall not profit by what he has done for us is to reject long centuries of human experience, during which the soil of our land has been lovingly re- claimed into the living substance of humanity. There are also interesting articles on Franz YVerfel. the Austrian play- wright and actor, and on Patrick Harrigan, the playwright-actor. Herman Sachs, Jr. VI. Literary Digest. Internati0nal Book Review. What the Literary Digest is to Current Events, the International Book Review is to Current Litera- ture. It is a monthly devoted to criticisms of the leading books, to interesting accounts of authors ap- pearing before the public eye. and to other artif-les of interest to book- lovers. Among the articles appearing in the current issue are: The Bookmo- bile stops at the Crossroads, an ar- ticle dealing with the distribution of books in rural communities by the bookmobile. In the Workshop of an American tRealist, an interesting interview with Theodore Dreiser, author of The Genius, An American Trag- edy, etc. The Real Indian and the Brahma- nic Propaganda, a discussion of the Anglo-Indian controversy based on seven or eight books that have lately been published, dealing with condi- tions in India. The American Negro Enters Lit- erature-a very interesting article on the literary products of the New Negro. Such writers as Alain Locke, Countie Cullen. Jean Toomer, Lang- ston Hughes, and YV. E. Dubois have ialready made good in the literary world. Their works reveal the beauty and deep feeling of a race that has been the under dog for many years. They are only the rumblings, warning us of the real quake. when the Negro will come into his own.-Herman Sachs, Jr. VI. Current History. Current History is just what its name implies--a magazine devoted to current happenings and to controver- sial subjects not necessarily dealing with current events. The articles are contributed by universally known students of history, especially pro- fessors from the leading universities, and politicians from many countries. It is read, not by laymen, who are content to read of the current events of the week from the Bear Creek Weekly, but by the intelligentsia, who desire to know the 'whys and whereforesn of what is happening in the world. In other words, it is ,a magazine edited by students of his- tory for students of history. Among the articles in this month's issue are: The Amerian Theatre: A New Era is Dawning-by Walter Pritchard Eaton. F'rance's Responsibility for the XVorld XVar: I. A Frenchman Lays Blame on France, Russia and England-by 'George Demartial. I Il. A Former American Ambassa- dor Defends the French-by James W. Gerard. III. A Distinguished American 'Historian Apportions the War Guilt -by Bernadette E. Schmitt, Pro- ifessor of Modern History at the Uni- 'versity of Chicago. Amazing Prophecies of the World War-by John Bakeless. Germany's State and Church Struggle for School Control-by Prof. Adolf Meyer. Page 8 . TOWER LIGHT. April, 1926. Spain on the lload to Prosperity- h,,' Primo do Rivera. Progressive Steps That Led to Locaruo Put-ts--by Christina Mer- riam. Secretary of the Foreign Policy Association. Herman Sachs, Jr. 6. Hochschild-Kohn 8: Co. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order 1Ve Can Duplicate Any Pln Makers of State Normal Pins 8: Rings I f You Have Any Cleaning, Dyeing, Hcmstitching or Plcating to be Done, See Miss E. W. JANNEY 319 York Road Special Rates For Students. nixvn You YISITED THE STANOR write Nonmaip SWEET SHOP Xl?-st Sidi- York Road, above Burke Avenue If Not, Why Not? Music By RADIO. ENGLISH BOOKS. The Teaching of English in Elemen- tary and Secondary Schools-Can penter, Baker, Scott Longmans Green Co., N. Y. 1916. Method and Methods in the Teach- ing of English-Israel E. Goldwas- sar. D. C. Heath Co., N. Y. 1913. Standards in English-John J. Ma- honey, World Book Co., 1919. Literature in the Elementary Schools -Porter L. MacC1intock, Univers- ity Chicago Press, 1907. Composition in the Elementary School-Joseph Taylor, A. S. Barnes Co., N. Y. 1906. Speaking and Writing English-Beiv nard She1'idan, Benj. Sanborn Co., N. Y. 1922. Literature and Life in School--J. Rose Colby, Houghton Mifilin Co., N. Y. 1906. The Teaching of Poetry in the Grades-Margaret Haliburton and Agnes Smith, Houghton, Mifliin Co., N. Y. 1911. English Composition, A Social Pro- A. Leonard, Houghton, gram-S. Mifflin Co., N. Y. 1911. Mind and Its Common The Child's Branches-Daniel W. LaRue, Mac- N. Y. 1924. Measurements and the Millan Co., Educational Classroom Teacher-Gilland and Jordan, Century Co., N. Y. 1924. Teaching Elementary School Sub- jects-Louis W. Rapeer, Chas Scribner, N. Y. 1917. APPLE POLISHER. Enter: the apple polisherf' He is the man who lingers lovingly about the class-room when all but the professor have fled. If the profes- sor's hobby is free trade, he attempts to make conversation on that sub- ject, if it is golf, the apple polisher talks golf, All his banishments are to the purpose of increasing his pres- tige and, incidentally, his grades. At Stanford University, California, this business of impressing the professor brought on a reactiong it was even rumored that ofllcial action would be taken against the polishers. Sincere students are deterred from asking honest questions and from honest fraternization with the faculty. But the latest news from the faculty is that no action is contemplated against the polishers, also that a professor with brains can tell an 'apple polisher' in a minute. - Taken from the New Student, March, 1926. BOOKS A6 NORMAN. REMINGTON CG. 347 N. Charles St. Compliments TEMPLE DRUG CO. TOWSON - MARYLAND Prescription Pharmacistg THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. 4fZ, Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights THE HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists And Hergenrathefs Gift Store 509 York Road Are Headquarters for School Supplies Kodaks, Films, Stationery, Spald- ing's Sporting Goods, Keds and Sweatersg Greeting Cards for all Occasions. Supreme Ice Cream and Soda. Water. Agents for Water- man's Ideal Fountain Pens, Whit- man's Delicious Chocolates and Bon- Bons. WILLIAM KOERN ER A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. STEwA12Ta.toj.f THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Our Service Motto: Honest, Prompt, Courteous, Complete. lished.-Irene M. Steele. Dept. of April, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 9 OUR EDUCATION MAGAZINES- ' t h e International Iiindergartcln NURIC WISDOM. Some of the most valuable contri- butions to modern literature appear first in magazines, and only later in book form. A notable recent example is Carl Sandburg's Abraham Lin- coln, which was published in a. magazine of the popular type, The Pictorial Review, before it came out in a fine two-volume edition at ten dollars. Many modern poems are to be found in periodicals before -they are collected into more permanent form. Those who are already inter- ested in A. A. Milne's When YVe Were Young, will enjoy the contri- butions to the recent numbers of Harper's which tell of Christopher lZobin's 'WVheezels and , Sneezlesf' and of what he thinks wlhen he is in the dark, and they may also antici- pate another collection with as much charm as the first. What is true with regard to these first opportuni- ties for acquaintance in biography. poetry, and even more especially in fction is frequently true of educa- tional literature. Ki1patrick's Foun- dations of Method illustrates this point. ln serial form the various chapters appeared as articles in the .Journal of Eduotional Method, and were familiar to many teachers long before the book was published. Fre- quently. results of psychological ex- periment are recorded in the Journal of Educational Psychology, or in the Journal of Educational Research be- fore they are incorporated into a book. It would seem that it be- hooves one to know what is in cur- rent magazines, if he is to keep pace with the best thought in education. Our Normal School library is well equipped with educational magazines of the better sort. A complete list includes about twenty of this class-l a sufliciently representative number to cover the varying needs of those interested in education. This esti- mate does not include magazines which are devoted to special subjects, such as history, English, geography or mathematics, but only those which consider education in a more general, or a more inclusive way. For ex- ample, Progressive Education, a quarterly review, aims to keep one informed about such ma-tters as pre- school education, The Dalton Plan, The Decroly Method, the activities of experimental schools, and the like. Caroline Pratt's article on Collective Formulations in Curricula in a re- cent number, is typical of the timely articles carried. Incidentally, this magazine is published in Baltimore, as are several others on the list. It is through such publications that great influence is exerted by the spread of knowledge of the best that is being done in educational systems in America and Europe. A magazine with 3, different emphasis is Child- hood Education, the official organ of' lUnion, which has an especial appeal to those who are concerned with pri- mary education, for it covers the ac- tivities in these combined fields. The Journal of Educaton Psychology is devoted to rather technical articles, but includes a department of general interest: namely, that of notes on articles in educational psychology in current issues ot other magazines. The Elementary School Journal, The Journal of Rural Education, Educa- tional Administration and Supervis- ion, aim to meet the needs of specific groups. There is a type of education maga- zine which is attempting to give di- gests of articles on education, and which promises to do a task similar to that DPI'fOl'HlE'd by SOHIQ of our weeklies in the field of current events, such as The Literary Di- gest, and The Survey. One of these, published by the Colorado State Teachers! College, was new with the January 1926 issue. Its editors believe that it has a service to perform because of the large num- bers of mgazines already issued. They propose to publish abstracts of all worthwhile articles on education. This means that each month there will be a comprehensive survey of magazines published during the pre- vious nionth, to keep busy teachers in touch with important things in education with a minimum expendi- ture of time and money. One especially valuable feature of practically all the magazines falling within the group under discussion, is the section on book reviews. So rap- idly do new books come from the press, that it seems next to impossible to scan the contributions from even a single field, hence the advantage of careful criticisms. Most teachers cannot afford many magazines. All teachers need the help and inspiration which comes from knowing what others are think- ing and doing. Reading is one way of getting it. Membership in organ- izations frequently includes subscrip- tion to its official organ. This is true of the National Educational As- sociation. As for the other types of periodicals, many are worth more than a casual acquaintance. The habit of spending a little time each month on this branch of professional literature is sure to pay dividends in stimulated thinking, in clearer vis- ion, in the fine enthusiasm without :which nothing great is ever accomp- Education. Student Teacher, giving directions to children as they were starting out on a visit to The VVestern Maryland Dairy: Now children, as you go to the dairy, I want you to drink in everything you see. t Thc teeth should not be brushed across or up and down both ways, as is usually done. -Another health hint, from ai lecture this week in I.ondon.'l My child. ii' you would shine today, Attend with care to what I say, The modern rule for health and bliss May briefly be described as this:- Whatever you have ever done Assume that it is wrong, my son: Whatever you have done before You must not do it any more. Don't brush your teeth across or down, Or upg it makes the expert frown. tTo keep them fit as any fiddle, Brush back. and part 'them inthe middlei. Rich foods internal ills provoke: Lunch lightly oft some well-boiled coke. Avoid the soap and water trick: Just scrub yourself with powdered brick. An upright posture strains the headg Try walking on the hands instead. VVhen influenza reappears Try breathing deeply through the ears. Thus every day and every way Give modern methods fuller play. Try writing letters with your toes And hearing through your eyes and nose. But, more important far than that, Oh, keep on talking through your hat! LUCIO, PROGRAM ASSEMBLIES. April 19-Athletic Awards. April 20--Elementary School For- estry NVeek. April 2l-Musical Program. April 22----Miss yViedefeld-Citizen- ship llraining. April 23-Alumni Day. April 'Eli-Mr. Upton, Teachers' Col- lege--Mathematics. April 2?-Mr. XValither-'llhe Sun Dial. April ES--Musical Program. April 29-English-Sr. II, Jr. 7. April 30-Literary Societies. May ing. May 4 May May Zyl a y Nature Study-Tree Plant- fJunior History-May Day. --Musical Program. Dr. J H. Mason Knox. Student Council. Page 10 TOWER LIGHT. April, 1926. Mfilillifli. CRZIIG xvl'bSll'l', 3l1lSSill'hllSl'IIS A moment more and they will gath- er--some With faces shy. and some with eager smiles: With welcoming eyes, and all the little wiles That speak of love and trust though lips are dumb. Soon this hushed room will quicken with the hum Of many voices. and these narrow aisles Will feel the tread of softly-walk- ing tiles- Only a moment more and they will come. I am glad today that I may stand Again within the walls of this glad place: Dwelling once more in L.ife's bright borderland, A tenant in Youth's country for a space: Holding awhile sweet Childhood by the hand- Teacher of little children. by God's grace! TOWSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND e 'tights Hut Baltimore's Collection of Smart Specialty Shops OCR Sl'l'It'l.f1l. UFFICII IN I'H0'I'0GIt.-II'HS IS ONCE MORE l'JX'l'I'IXlH'2ll T0 NORMAI. STFDICNTS. Sntnrfluy Mornings .Irv R1-sr-rvccl for Nl. S. X. S. THE ATELIER PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY 103 XV. Lexington St. 200 N. Liberty St. 'l'Hl'I COMING OI SPRING. Safety Service tr'it.i-eine lug-yer, Jr. uri Be Thrifty 1. Save Your Money and Invest With List to the tune of the lark on the bough, The Watch on the bough as it sings! Wake! All ye wondering world, awake! Wake! to the coming of spring! II. Old Mother Earth has her white cloak To put on her velvet green gown: She calls to the life fast asleep on her breast So gently-a whispering sound. III. The woods. too, has its deep shadow of gloom, It smiles in the bright morning light. And stretches its arms to the heav- ens above ' ln glorious praise to His might. IV. . The river revolts 'gainst its armor of ice. It breaks through with laughter and gleeg lt stumbles, it rushes. it roars on its way To greet a tumultuous sea. V. The flowers from long winte.r rest- ing awake And sleepily wink to the world: The cozy warm sunshine smiles down on their heads To spread forth their petals long curled. VI. So list, to tl1e tune of the lark on the bough, Yllatch on the bough as it sings! Wake! All ye wondering world, awake! Wake! to the coming of spring! THE JUNIOR PROM. Just two weeks from now the Juniors really will be happy! Why? Because the date of our Junior Prom is April 24, 1926. It is small uonfler that we are excited, for it is really going to he a wonderful affair. Our social committee, with the able ai-l of the entire Junior Class, have worked rind planned so faithfully that it cannot help but be a glorious success. Our aim now is to make it at one hundred per cent. attendance. .lust wait until the night of the 24th. and well tell you if our ambitions arf- realized. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK RO.-ID, N1-ar Chesapeake Ave. TOWSON, MD. BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware. Builders' Supplies. ' Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. FRANK A. PERSOHN, JR., Optometrist Eyesight Specialist OFFICE HOURS: 9 A.M. to 12 M. 2 to 6 P. M. Tuesday and Saturday nights 6.30 to 8 24 West Pennsylvania Ave. TOWSON - - MARYLAND Baltimore Oliicez Gay and Monument Streets. GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY JAS. F. HUGHES CO. 205 IV. Fayette St., Baltimore, Md. J. W. Scott-James Francis WALTER HOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market Flwlcrs - VEGETABLES THE DULANY ' VERNAY co. 339-41 N. Charles St., B.n.T1MORE, MD. l.czulin,f: Sclinol-ETSU' House of the State. April, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. U Page 11 THE MORALE OF OUR TEACH- ING CORPS. In every line of endeavor, whether it be industry, science. or govern- ment: in every profession. whether it be medicine, art, law, or teaching, the person who is most successful in real accomplishment and receives most satisfaction from the results of his work is he who dedicates his life in whole-souled devotion to his chosen work. Because the products of teaching are not immediately evident, theyi are not immediately appreciated? Because teachers are not often criti-' cised or appreciated on the basis of their real value to the children they teach, there is frequently an incen-: tive to do the least work possible in order to get by and to leave un- done the thousands of things which would contribute to the development of the children in their charge. but for the doing of which they would receive no credit, if, indeed. they were not severely criticised by the devotees of the static in education. It is a tribute to our teachers and to those in authority, that, in spite of contrary inducements, there are many consecrated teachers in our schools, who have but one object in view-the welfare of those whose development is entrusted to them. It is of these I speak. WVhat is their attitude toward their work, one may ask. Are they those who create a public opinion in favor of higher salaries? They may do this, but for laudable not selfish reasons. They realize that the best teachers can best serve the needs of their children by serving the community. They desire the means to prepare themselves by further study, travel, and culture to be better teachers. They aim to make their profession suflicientiy remunerative to attract to it the best type of young people who may in turn carry on the highest ideals of service. They avail themselves of the op- portunity to commune with othersg they read such literature as is a source of inspiration and guidance to them: they apply whatever of good they get to their own situa- tions. Our teachers realize the pupils' needs for adult life, it is true: but they recognize the fact that Educa- tion is Life, not merely a prepara- tion for future life: therefore, they live with the child, instead of impos- ing adult values upon child activities. They are always conscious of teach- ing boys and girls, not mere subject matter. Consecration is the one element that makes our work rank with that of other professions. It is the devo- tion of the lawyer, doctor, artist. or minister that makes his work pro- fessional. Without it ours would degenerate into a mere wage-earn- ers' organization. Our teachers are best paid by an inner joy and satisfaction from knowledge of work well-done, of an influence that passes on down through the ages, in feeling It is more blessed to give than to re- ceive. They appreciate the chance of as- sociation with the growing mind of youth, which keeps them young in mind and spirit. The work of Cal'- rying on the social inheritance of the race is their problem. It involves participation in the interests of the community-social, religious, athlet- ic.-but such participation is al- ways a means to an end, the better development of the children of tl1e community, Vifoodrow Wilson said shortly be- fore he died, The world is run by ideals. If this is true of the world, it is doubly so of school. We hear so much of the superficial, flippant, even criminal tendencies of youth. Whether the children of today are worse than those of a generation ago or whether modern life offers greater opportunity for misdirected initiative to express itself, we do not know. But one fact is clear. There is great need for high ideals. Our problem is largely one of character development-not training in morals or religion. but character education. In brief, the morale of our teach- ing corps is that of a good tighter They fight ignorance, ill health, im- morality. They oppose all elements of human destruction, and nurse those of conservation and progress. Consciousness of giving their best for all future generations gives them their greatest reward. They are able to say as did Roosevelt when asked the secret of his success. I like my job. --Anna C. Harrison, Principal of Sudlersville High School. THE JOURNAL OF EDUCA- TIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. This journal is devoted primarily to the scientinc study of learning and teaching. Dr. Harold Rugg, of Lin- coln School of New York, is chair-- man of the Board of Editors. Among its editors are Dr. E. L. Thorndike, Teachers' Collegeg Dr. L. M. Terman, Stanford, and Dr. Arthur I. Gates and Dr. Rudolph Pintner. The outstanding article in the March number is 'that by Mark A. May and Hugh Hartshorne, First Steps Toward a 'Scale for Measuring Attitudes. The authors have en- deavored to build up gt scale for measuring dishonesty by finding out the attitudeof school children in the specific case of cheating in examin- ations. The assumption is that by the time the child has reached fifth grade he has more or less permanent sets toward cheating in school work. He may be set against it, or in favor of it, or neutral towards it. On this assumption these sets run from lieu- trality at one end where are those who cannot help cheating, to the other end where are those who are dead set against it. A series of seven tests were given to define behavior. and grades of difficulties were on the-cheating and anti-cheat- ing end of the scale. Criteria for evaluating the scale was-summarized, and a method of scoring arrived at. The scale was tried out on thirty-two bright children in the 5A Grade, and 263 children in an institution for dependents. The suggestion is made that this scale for testing cheating in class-room situations be perfected, that another be constructed for games or play situations, another for situations involving money or business transactions, and ,that such a scale might give a measure of the whole complex of behavior tendencies called dishonesty. Dr. H. Heinus, University of Ge- neva, Switzerland. has attempted to answer the question, It is possible at any age to determine all the in- tellectual potentiality of an individu- al? In an article, A Personal Con- stant, Theodore F. Karwoski and Erwin O. Christensen are the authors of A Test for Art Appreciation. The second article in a series by John VV. Gowan and Marjorie Gorch. University of Maine, has for its title, Age, Sex and the Interrelations of Mental Attainments of College Stu- dents. The study may be summarized as follows: There is no direct correlation be- tween mental ability and chrono- logical age. Women were shown to be equal if not slightly superior to men in their mental attainments in College. Women who go to college are a selected group, much better in their high school attainments than the men who go to college. The dif- ferences between the sexes, however, is not so great in College as in High Schools. C. O Matthews, graduate student in Teachers' College, Columbia Uni- versity, has very enlightening notes in articles in Educational Psychology. New publications in this and other re- lated fields have been 1'eviewed for the benefit of the readers of the Jour- nal of Educational Psychology by M. H. Willing, Gladys Schweisinger, Dr. Lewis M. Terman and Laura Zirbes. N. BIRDSONG, Dept. of Psychology. April, 1926. Page 12 TOWER LIGHT. Q. -. H MN M- H P K 1 li' 'fuel iff I N .tllllillllllii .. , LET'S GO, TEAM! llobins: and April showers may lnrald Spring. but one of the surest signs that Spring is here is the crack as wood crashes into horsehide and tht- ol' pill goes sailing into space. Normal shows prospects of putting out a winning nine. Yi'ith Ted Sny- der and Peck Windsor alternating lit-tween the pitching box and first base, Ston fer behind the bat, Ford at second. Alnhaney at shortstop and Mattingly at third, Coach Callowhill has developed one of the fastest in- tields seen here for several seasons. llutlderar. Derr. Durry. Manakee and He-ttlenian are fighting hard to se- cure the outfield positionsg the three tirst named propably appearing in the initial line-up. The first game on our grounds is with the Army- Navy Preparatory School, April 15. The sclicdule for the entire season follows: April 13 -Forest Park-away. April .--Xrtny-Navy Prep-at Nor- ina .Xpril 'I-llclbonough Preparatory School-at Normal. 'ipril 'Nl .,. Max -Alt. St. .Ioseph's-away. l-Naval Academy-away. May T-Loyola High-at Normal. .llay 14-Sparrows Point-at Nor- ma ' May --Towson High-at Normal. May '-'Briarley Hall-at Normal. Alay 1 A'l'owson High-away. May -Alt. St. Joseph's-at Nor- ma May -. Open. , .lune XYestminster High at Nor- mal. Lee Martin. NORMAL OPENS BASEBALL SEASON. lit-ills I'.'ll'i'Sl Park High, 4-3. Thi- Normal boys on April 12 journfiyerl into Hylon Park, Balti- inore, to 1-nrt-rtain Forest. Park High Si-bool on thi- basr-ball diamond, and tln-y proudly rr-turned with one scalp hanging :lt their br-lt. Tin- ganna was a close pitchc-r's l:attlw- throughout. 'l'erl Snyder hold- Inu thf- lliyli Fldllllll lads lo six hits and whitlinu wlrlveii. whilr- Woodflll of rlnl losers, allowed only three hits, tour riiisrint-: br-hinrl him proving his undoing. Rell- F-lattingly, new third baso- nian for Normal, proved to be the star on tln- attack. lie annexed one ot' his 1'-:iin's thrw- hits. stole two bas'-s anil st-ore-il two runs, Peck Vfillllslvl' 'mas thu' only one- on Nor- 1nal's or the prep sr:h0ol's squad to ring in on a two-bagger. . The Normalites won the game in the eighth inning. Coming to bat in this frame with the score three-all, the Normal lads quickly set out to score their fourth run. Mattingly reached first. stole second, and wait- ed. 'llahaney lifted a high f'1y that one of the opposing gardeners inufiled, and Reds scarnpered home with the winning counter. You got one game, Normal: get after the rest! NORMAL MEN SCORE AT ' ARMORY. ,Place Third In Senior Tl'1lCk 3190i- A scintillating company of Normal 'track stars flocked into the Fifth i I 1 1 I 1 ! Regiment Armory of Baltimore. March 27. to vie with other athletes in the P. A. L. meet. Ted Snyder. record-holder and winner of the high-jump last year. could not equal his 1925 efforts and only got second place this year. Parley Huff nabbed fourth place in the standing broad-jump. But the real thrill for Normal followers oc- curred in the last race, the mile re- lay. 'The team. composed of' Cross. Mattingly. Durry and Windsor, bat- tled gamely to overcome Forest Park's quartet, but were just barely not able to do it. Forest Park's lead-off man grabbed a big lead-off. Mattingly cut the distance down to half on his rival, Durry gained his share of lost ground, and Windsor worked his long legs like pistons to catch the fiying Forest Park anchor man, But the required distance was a little too great and Normal's last stick-holder, finishing strong, lacked a fouple of yards at the tape. More training, and better luck next time. boys! -' NORMAL GIRLS BEAT SALISBURY. liastvrn Sho' basses Battle Gamely. lfm-me-r Normal Girls Return. March 211 saw a disastrous game for the visiting Salisburyites, the basketball sr-ore in the post-season game being 45-17, favor Normal. l-low:-ver, all Normal School takes oil' its hats to the never-say-die, gal- lant spirit of the girls' basketball team from Salisbury Normal School. Without any gym whatsoever these representatives of the newest Normal St-liool in the State grimly practiced to mt-et us. Without any competi- tion at 'ull to prepare them for the game. this being the first and only basketball game on the Salisbury schedule. But Normal's guarding was too much for this spunky team. Nor- ma1's experienced forwards were too crafty for this hard-fighting sextet. So Noi-mal's experience finally con- quered over the grit and determin- ation of the most sportsmanlike bas- ketball team seen here--Salisbury. A touch of color enlivened the game in another way. Three girls, who had been Juniors at Normal School last year, returned as friendly foes from Salisbury. Wilsie Griffin, Edwiua Anderson and Miss Brown, a guard, once more viewed the halls at Towson and renewed old friend- ships. All three played gallantly for their new Alma Mater against their old Alma Mater, urged on by the encouraging cheers of old friends. Salisbury-it was a great gameg we all bow admiringly before you! Normal f45J: Salisbury C177 : Brannstein F. Smoot Dickey F. Griffin France C. Anderson Grimes S. C. Yvebster Donelson G. Townsend Hilgenburg G. Brown Substitution: Fisher tfor Smootlg Goals: Brannstein 7, Dickey 14, Stnoot 6, ,Grifhn 1, Fisher 15 Foul shots: Dickey 3. Smoot 1. THE AGES OF CHILDHOOD. VVilberforce, queried the visit- ing curate, how old are you now? That is a difficult questionf' an- swered WVilberforce, drawing his hand across his high forehead and wiping his glasses reflectively. The latest personal survey available shows my psychological age to be twelve, my moral age four, my an- atomical age seven and my physid- logical age six. I suppose, how- ever, you refer to my chronological age which is eight. That is so old- fashioned I seldom think of it any- more. Dividend: And if a boat load of barbers were to pass-what wouldst call it, my little Mayflower? Pension: l'll bite, Horatio, what would I call it? Dividend: A clipper ship, sweet one. -Dartmouth Jack 0' Lantern. YAY! Many girls often brag about mak- ing a monkey of some boy. but isn't it miraculous what they can make out of themselves with a little rouge, powder and lipstick?-Whirlwind. HAVE YOU A DATE? April 20, 1926. at 8:15 P. M. for Little Scarface, presented by the Normal Literary Society, and The Travellers, presented by the Pesta- lozzi Literary Society. Admission 500. April, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 13 BE NOT LIKE DUMB, DRIVEN CATTLE. tBy Sophie Mindel.b My! It was dark! Would it be a cloudy day? Would it rais this day? Oh, it mustn't! Perhaps it' the shades were raised a little the outside world would look lighter. But, no! Even the trees were only a blur. The Sparrow Family that chirped me awake every morning were not out! Could it be that they felt a storm coming and so would not leave their warm nest? Stupid! It was only live o'c1ock-the sun does not deign to smile upon the earth at such an l1our! Shiveringly, I crept into bed to wait-hopefully-- fearfully. VVould it be a sunny day? Six-thirty, seven-thirty-Hooray! All's well with the world. It's a gloriously sunny day! A last look at the suitcase to see if everything is packed. a bite to eat and a kiss for Mother, and then on to school! Why all the bother and bustle? It is quite a daily occurrence to arise early to seek knowledge in the Mary- land State Normal School. Yes. but it is no daily occurrence to go to New York. New York!- The City of dreams! Months ago plans had been formu- lated for a group of students to go to New York to visit schools. The enthusiasm-the joy of it! What could be more enchanting than to visit such schools as the Lincoln, the Horace Mann, the Ethical Culture. the Angelo Patri. and the Walden? The very thought sent little thrills of expectation down one's spine. A year and a half had been spent in our school, where, every now and then, one teacher or another had re- ferred to the Lincoln School, the Horace Mann School. or to one of the other schools. This had whetted our educational appetites, and we felt as if We would do anything to get to New York. Alas, many there were who fell by the wayside! The spirit was there, but the iiesh was weak-or, rather, tests and term papers wait for no student. At last, on March 3, 1926. the brave little band of survivors, thir- ty-two students and their inspiring leaders. get forth. They left Normal at three-thirty. As at the departure of the Pilgrims of old, there we1'e staunch friends standing by who waved goodbye. Even the very buildings seemed to say, Goodbye! Bon Voyage! - NVe arrived at the station at last, and what a reception awaited us! There were actually two photograph- ers to take our pictures. This was ample proof of how our fame had spread. Toot! Toot! All aboard for New York! Look, there on a window of the train is a large pen- nant saying, MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL . Even the train people had remembered us. What a joy it was to sink into a soft seat and have the world go by! Time fiew. Even the girls who had planned to study found no time to do so. There were so many fascinating questions to discuss. For instance, Is it better to bob or not? Shall we visit the Metropolitan Museum? VVhat is the Prince George Hotel like? VVhom do you want to room with Five o'c1ock-t'First call to sup- pah. VVho could resist the call? No one! Another surprise in the din- ing room-fiowers, yellow and white. Normal's colors again! Nine o'clock- All off! New York! New York! Pennsylvania Station! 'We were actually in New York. Clutching our cases. some of us decided to walk to our hotel, VVe wanted to see as much as possible right from the beginning. A mission house in the heart of Chinatown-at midnight. Men sing- ing-a hymn. Men praying. Men who needed food more than they needed to have their souls saved! A body without a soul! A soul with- out a body! Xvhich is better? The Chapel was on the first iioor. We walked down some rickety stairs. l'Ve stood on tioors of cement and were told that after the men finished praying they could come down here, and if they were hungry they were given a half loaf of bread and a steaming cup of coffee. If they were cold, they could warm their hands at the stove. Then, with their tat- tered coats as pillows, they were al- lowed to lie down on the cement floor and sleep-if they could. Horrible -but it was far better than walk- ing the streets all night in the bitter cold. . The guide pointed out that the Mission House had once been a Chi- nese den. He showed us the places in the walls where bunks had been and where the people lost them- selves in The Opium Heaven. How interesting to know that when once people were gaining forgetfulness. they were now gaining remembrance! The Mission House was full of men. I could not help but wonderpls the saving of the souls of the women left to God? Chinatown houses. The Could it be lived within dramas are sealed doors? haps joy! I nese for not Qu is full of crooked little blinds were all drawn. possible that humans these houses? What enacted within those Perhaps sorrow! Per- cannot blame the Chi- liking to have them- selves exploited, and have tourists come and stare and ridicule them. They are just as human as we are. Wasn't it one of Shakespeare's char- acters who said, Have not we eyes? Have not we hands. organs. dimen- sions. passions? Fed with the sam-- tood. hurt with the same weapons. subject to the same diseases. healed by the same means. warmed and cooled by the same XVinter and Sum- mer as you are? 'We passed two Chinese youths who stared at us. One said some- thing in rapid Chinese. They laughed. Illll wondering if we could have translated what they had said whether it wouldn't have been. Great Buddha, look what's struck Chinatown! A bed to rest my weary bones. a chance to close my sightseeing eyes, a wish to sleep! XVhy is it that when we ask Sleep to come to us. she pauses? While she paused. my thoughts spun round and round. My brain repeated over and over. New York, New York-the City of sorrow and joy that turns day into fathom- less night-happy people, sad people. rich people. poor people-XVhither? lVhither? Dwellers of New York. where are your children? Do they sleep the sleep of happy children or have they cried themselves to sleep '? Do you make the road of childhood hard for their little feet to tread, or have you paved the road of child- hood with iiowers+each fiower one which can be plucked to make the bouquet of life complete? Hurry. Sleep! Let night pass, for day will bring my answer- The Lincoln School on the outside looks like many another good school. It is on the inside that one senses the difference, XVil1 you come with me and spend the morning in Miss VVright's first grade? Today is Thursday and on the blackboard is this program: Thursday. 9:10 Cooking or Science: 10:10- l0:15 Block Play: 10:15-10:30 Lunch Periodg 10:30--11:20 Block Play Out-of-doors: 11:20-12:00 Drawing: 12:00E12:3O Stories and Plays: 12:30-1:00 Music. The children have returned to the room. They have been having a sci- ence lesson. There are thirteen chil- Cll'6l1 in the group. but a few are ab- sent. The children immediately be- gin to work. The room takes on the appearance of a work room. Some children take out large wooden boxes and begin to saw holes in them. The holes are for windows and doors. You see. the children are planning a community, and every community has its houses and stores. The chil- dren have already found that streets are necessary. Out of this will grow studies of clean streets, police, and firemen. Sometimes a child will write a letter. and then the children will study the letter system. YVhat could be more illuminating and fas- cinating than to have a postman ac- tually come and talk to the children? That is what Miss lllright is going Page 14 TOWER LIGHT. April, 1926. ..-,--, w, I -. - I . - - -- ...- to do. That is what every teacher! of many strange and marvelousthe children busy with their hands should do. fthings that had been painted onland not their tongues. Miss Wright M- W . , . , ithem, :called a Quaker Meeting. More overlsfo ,Light 31222 gggsllsgebfagl The Bulletin Board showed signslwork-less tongue. It succeeded. ' ' lthat the children had been experi-l lVhen the children started their best readers of the class. They were reading in a book called. The Magic Book. by Miss TVright. This book will be published soon. It is one complete story. and holds the chil- dren's interest. This book is the children's first real reading book. and it is different from the first reading books that we give our chil- dren. because ours are books of many short stories. while this is one long complete story. The use of this book is one of the experiments in first grade reading. Here is Miss YVright's present method of teaching reading: First. the children have an excursion or some activity. Then they discuss it. and then dictate to the teacher sen- tences about it. The teacher writes these on the board. Then. she makes a chart of it, and it is next printed on the bulletin board. The children have many excursions and experiences. and much reading growing out of them. The First Graders are now ready for their first reading book. As I said before. this book. instead of being the usual Primer, is The Magic Book. Their library table contains many printed picture books to stimulate them to read. When we were there. March 4. these books had been taken away. and on the table were books of the children's excursions with either the children's illustrations or kodak pic-I thres. There was a book called. The Milk Play . which had pictures in which the children were interest- ed. The pictures of the houses of a community were in another book. There was a book of original poems. It seems almost impossible to believe that they made some original poetry. But. there they were! One of the most interesting of the books was the first bulletin. It was called: Ordering Lunch. XVho will eat an apple? TVho will drink orange juice? lVho will drink milk? Who will eat a cracker? How the never-failing food appeal? Before. I said that the room had the appearance of a work room. This seemed different to me. because at Montebello School the rooms always look so much like home rooms. The rooms at the Lincoln School. on the other hand. had the work of the children as the centre of the stage. Another thing that impressed me was that there were'nt many real paintings on the walls. The paint- ings. drawings. and sometimes sr-ribblings were all the work of the children. There were two easels in the room. which if they could talk would tell wise a teacher to thus use 'expression reads verse lmenting with success. for it had onl lit. TVhirl. whirl. whirl! 1 lVhirl the cream 1 Around and around. Shake the cream , In the jar Harder! Harder! , Oh, Look! Look! 1 See the Specks of yellow butter,Q Now the cream is turning intoi butter. i See the white buttermilk. 1 Take the yellow butter out of the' Jar. Now wash the butter with coldl water. ' Now wash it again. Shall we put salt -in it? ' 'What nice yellow butter! 1 I never saw so many blocks in myl life. There were blocks of all shapes! and kinds-big blocks and littlel blocks! Miss Vl'right explained that' the blocks gave the children a chance! for self-expression. l Can you imagine anything niorel quietly with beautiful than to sit closed eyes and listen-while some- voice. full ofl to you? Thel verse was the kind that just swings' along in perfect rhythm in such! beautiful words that even first grad- ers were conscious that God's in his. Heaven. All's right with the world. 3 When I heard Miss XYright readl the poetry ffrom Silver Pennies byl Thompsonl pity surged in my heart.f Why weren't there more Miss. Yvrights?-more people to under-' stand children. to love children? l If teachers want to form a lasting bond between good literature andi children, they need to begin to readi to them even in the 'first grade, thei best poetry and best selected stories! l During recess the children went to a shed where they took very large blocks. They player with them, let- ting their imaginations have full sway. First, they built a ship. and, away they went abroad, They, came back to America only to re-' make their ship into a train and then off they went to California. They liked the climate of California much, for it was so nice and warm fthe weather on Mach 4 was really freez- ingl and they brought back with them the lovelie-st oranges! They one with a soft. quiet lcould not Slay long in California, for it was time to go indoors and back to school. But wasn't that a lovely. trip to make in fifteen minutes? In working with clay Miss XVright commended the children who started well. She brought to the attention, of the others how one coiled his clay frst and then smoothed it. To keep work on the clay. they were told to make an article that could be used in the houses that they were making. One of the points stressed was. Make something that is useable. Another. Do not sit idle. And an- other. No work will be accepted un- less it is good since we do not want to waste the clay. Vl'hen I left the First Grade my mind said. You must have knowl- edge to teach. My heart answered. You must have understanding and, above all. a love for children! Is there a desire within you to do something? Have you wanted for a long time to make a radio, write a play? Perhaps your fingers actu- ally ache to get crayons in hand and draw, draw, draw! The children of the Lincoln School had these desires. Oh, fortunate children to have them realized. On Thursday afternoon children who want to create are given the chance to do so under the supervis ion of their teachers. There is one stipulation and that is that the work if started, be completed. Of course the work must be Worthwhile, that is taken for granted. Boys love to cook. S0 I've been told. but. do you know, I really nev- er believed this? Imagine my con sternation when I observed in one of the Thursday afternoon creative classes boys actually making cookies and candy! Were they enjoying it? lVill I ever forget the face of one boy of ten, a round, fat, pink-faced boy, making cookies? How serious was the expression on his face as he dropped a spoonful of cooky on the pan, another spoonful. till the pan was full. And then what a heaven- ly expression lit up the cherub's face as he licked the spoon. Vlfith a head full of ideas one left the Lincoln School. My last thought was, Such wonderful things going on! I only hope that I can remem- ber some of them to try when I teach. Suppers may come and- suppers may go. but one supper will live on forever. and that is the supper we ate at the International Students' House. A Japanese Supper! What did it matter if fingers were clumsy and chop sticks were fickle? VVe ate of a dish delicious, whose name we cannot pronounce. The indeed auspicious. and. delicious! To ride in a bus in is prosaic. but to ride night is quite another matter. Streets pass in review, all ready for inspec- tion. People come and go. Would that I could go with them! I would delve into their secrets. find out why occasion was oh. the dish the daytime in a bus at April, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. that man sits with a face so sour. Has the world treated you harshly, stranger? Yonder sits a painted lady-her hair a bleached gold-the tinsel gold that fades with the day- light, a scarlet mouth that laughs into the face of the man beside her. Are you haDDY. oh painted lady? The secrets I would know I must not ask, for I am a teacher. Thank God! My business is with children-children whose mouths are clean and whose souls are pure. God created Man and Woman-He saw His mistake, and created children! Listen. music, the sound of a voice. What could be stranger than music on a bus in New York? Ha! Nothing is strange in New York. It is the voice of the driver of the bus. Now his voice rises, now falls-his clear tenor calls, I wanna' go where you go -The voice is drowned by the rush of tratiic- I wanna' love when you love -What a voice! Per haps an unknown genius sings his way through life on the seat of a blue bus. Yes. it is .true. There's many a man whose genius dies before it has a chance to be horn. Angelo Patri is different from any other person. Angelo Patriis oiiice is different from any other principals office. In his sanctuary he is sur rounded by the works of his school children. Do I say his sanctuary? I am wrong-it is not his sanctuary. but everyone'S sanctuary, for every one is welcome. On one wall is a bust of Lincoln- the Lincoln of benign expression- the Lincoln who understood. who sympathized. It is almost unbeliev- able that a boy could have sculptured it! Mr. Patri said that the boy showed so much promise that he had been sent for a year's study in Rome. Now he was back in New York plan- 11i11g to exhibit about seventy or eighty pieces ofhis work at a Fifth Avenue Art Gallery. On the desk of the ofiice was a beautiful vase-also made by a child. In a case against the wall were love- ly modeled animals, jars and what not. Against the walls were beauti- ful paintings. The work of the children not only was in the office but also on the walls of the halls and in the different rooms. Here on one wall were illus- trations beautifully painted of Moth- er Goose Rhymes. On another wall were illustrations of fairy tales: here a picture of a vase of flowers: there a picture of a woman bidding her husband farewell as he sailed away. Each picture had expression in it, each picture told something. Mr. Patri has been able to touch the hidden spring of creation in those Italian children and what treasures he has brought to light! Ill one room some of the children were making boats. How carefully they shaped them. With what pride one boy looked at his craft which was nearly finished! The faces of the children were full of in- terest and joy-interest in their work, joy because of their work. What will you do with the boats when you have finished? I asked. Take them to the Bronx River and see if they will sail, answered a boy. Another face lit up. Perhaps we shall have races with our boats. Another boy showed me some tables that they had made. Still another showed me perfect stools which were waiting to be painted. Everyone was busy making something useful. These boys may he called upon any day to go forth to help earn their bread and butter, and so Mr. Patri is wise- ly teaching them how to make the things that will be of use and how to do something with which to earn their bread. Such a buzzing and humming- such concentration! NVhy not? Weren't the children making radio sets? Just think! To be able to sit down and listen while someone in California sings a song. To us that would mean pleasure-to the children of Angelo Patri's school it means paradise. Children have been known to stand around corners. knowing little and doing nothing. They have drifted, drifted into had company and crime-drifted into the House of Silence, Sing-Sing. How about the children 'of the Angelo Patri School? They have built up interests-some in literature. some in painting. some in sculpture, some in the radio, some in this and some in that. There need be no fear that .they will drift as those others drift- ed, for they are well anchored. The boys made the boats, the boys made the radios. YVhat about the girls? Whether men are rich, wheth- er men are poor-they have to eat. and the women have to cook. The girls of the Angelo Patri School are not only learning this so very neces- sary art, but they are also learning how the most nourishing food can be bought for the least money. There are adventures that come in life and one of them is surely the planning, executing and judging of three meals for iifty cents. ls that all the girls do? Oh, dear no! They learn to sew as well as cook. Shall we look in the sewing room? No? Then we must stop at the Apartment. If one wants tp see out and out joy, one must stop at the apartment. The apartment is modeled after a typical New York one and consists of a bedroom. din- ing room. living room, kitchen and bath. The hostess meets us at the door and with great pride shows the apart- ment to us. The living room is very liveable with its well-placed chairs, its bookcase and its piano. Page 15 lf the living room is liveable the bedroom is truly lovable, An in- voluntary Ah escapes us as the hostess explains that the beautiful bed was made by the boys of the school. Other Ahs follow as the dresser and chairs are pointed out as also coming from the hands of the children! In the bedroom there was also a baby's bed and reposing on the pil- lows was a doll baby. The girls care for the doll. not only learning to dress her but also washing and car- ing for her clothes, I am sure that many a baby brother and sister at home benefits' from this learning. The kitchen was spotless and here the girls planned their meals and cooked them. They learned to set the table correctly and to serve cor- rectly. YVhat contentment to be able to eat at a table where the food is served just right-where there are no clamoring. hungry brothers and sisters to be fed. no crying baby across the table, no poor cross over- worked mother, no poor tired father. The stomachs of the children at the Angelo Patri School may not be filled with dainties such as the Lin- coln School children have, but their heads are filled with exultant ideas! What matters food when on the walls hang pictures-pictures of tears and laughter? A good book is a friend which never proves false. The children sit- ting so quietly reading will soon Hnd this out. The children spend a per- iod every day for ten weeks in the library getting acquainted with books. This is part of their course. Not only do the children read here but they also listen to the stories told by the librarian. The librarian who is both gentle and wise, mel- lowed by the contact with children and books, takes a group of children. every now and then, to the Main Library of New York. Here the chil- dren have a chance to feast on books and become library members. Al- ways, the librarian said, some chil- dren join the library! The books are used so much in the Angelo Library, you must be think- ing, that they are tattered and torn. No! The books on the whole have nice new covers and just seem to- say. Don't I look nice and clean? Pray come and read me. How is that, you ask? YVell, the books are rejuvenated. When the books be- gin to look shabby they are sent to the school bindery and there the children rebind them. Each child rebinds three books and then he may make a book for himself. ' The children in another room learn to print. also. Not only a love for books arises from this. but also an appreciation of the work required in imaking a book. I can wager that at the Angelo Patri School few book- backs are broken. Page 16 TOWER LIGHT. April, 1926. The Angelo Patri School is pri! nxarily a Junior High School. There ure, though. Z1 few lower grades. We went into a first grade. What peaked little faces--cou1dn't these children smile? What a difference between lhese little wrecks of humanity and their older brothers and sisters in the Junior High School. XVhat IL wonmlerful. wonderful school to he able to turn these scared. wistful llllltli into happy C'llildl'9ll. I can still hear one child telling 11 story- Aml Abe said. 'I don't care if my suit slid gel dirty, I have taken the pig out of the muclf Long. lanky Abe Lincoln-do youl rejoive zis you look down on these vl-ildren from foreign shores? D0 you rejoifc that in following you. they liberated themselves? xs I write I look through my win- dow. The shades of night have fallen. I can barely see My Tree -- Aly Tree whose little branches we-111 lo hc- little fingers raised ill fupplirzuioii. I cannot help but see ziuollior pirlure. A little boy asleep at his desks-all of the children gone lroni the st-hoolroom. There is such rguivr in that pic-ture. That was .1 pic-turf? in one of the art rooms of the Angelo Putri School. Wherein lies: the answer to all of the beautiful paintings? The italian children, the line arts tr'-acliers, and, as always. coming back to Angelo Patri himself. That is the answer. Angelo Patri in his grey suit, audi his purple lavender tie4+Angelo1 I'x2lll'l in spotless linen. I Xngelo Patri is speaking a thought! limxwaeri eucli spoken word. There's nothing in the world like teaching. 'l'Iiffr-:'s u thrill to it that is betterl than making a million. or marrying 1: million. A teacher is like God- she is silent. she is thoughtful. and :hr-n sho cronies something. Some- tirnrfs Qllf' releases a soul -Ha beacon I-gh: to guide the faltering steps of the young tr-:ir-lwr'--3 flickering light zo pxlaulflen the lll'fll lS of the olrl H'Hf'llI'l',4, Trwwlir-1'H1 tall: of the Problem 4-hilflf' 'Illwy nrerl shuclrler no long- f-r. for .Xll,2'f'l0 Pzltri holds a magic lcev that will open the heart of the l'1'nhlf-in f'hiIrl. A boy x-:us sf-pt to the Pairi School. Ile- vrns llllIl0HSlblf'! He had been sf-111 from one Sffhflflfl to another till in Fh l'l' flf'Sl-Yl'illl0lI hw was S9llt to .lnzf-Io l'urri's SVIIIHPI, There: he did V'Ty1lllllK llzut n boy frould do to :-nnm I-'.'r-ryrmv. Um- rlzly when he wus :ul his worst. lu- was called lo Fir. l'7l'l'l'S rrllwr-. Hr' stood there Ur-iizimly. wziiring for the words that x-'oulfl si-nfl him'-who-re, to Il reform ew-lion! V.'h:1l llis mouth Olmenml up ii-lmuisliiii--nl, his vnirzo actually 'l 'llllllf lf il was ll'lll'iU9lF-lhlfff Mr. Pnrri lllfl'l'l im-:ln it! llf- 4'ouIrln'f gn mio llif- hiuh -'iphlh grnrlrfg why that was the graduating class and he was only in the seventh grade! He simply couldn't do the work of the eighth grade! Oh yes, Mr. Patri gently hut firmly insisted that he could. Mr. Patri said that he had full conhdence, full faith that he could do the work. The Problem Child left the oflice xiilh tears in his eyes and bewilder- ment in his heart. No one had ever be-fore thought that he could do any- thing. The Problem Child did justily Mr. Patri's faith. He was graduated among the first ten of the class. He also made some beautiful sc-nlptlirerl pieces which Mr. Paitri loves dearly and which today are resting proudly in Mr. Patri's office. The magic key of Understanding and Faith is always waiting for any teacher who wishes to use it. Angelo Patri has rediscovered it. Angelo Patri is right--every schoolroom is a little world of its own, and Angelo Putri has made his world into a. Heaven. And so, I have taken the beauty that I have seen. and the truth that I have heard. and have woven each link till I have my garland of memori- ies, my garland of gold. And the link that is strongest, that holds my chain together, is the link that was fashioned by hand, the heart, the I'-Panty of thought. of a teacher I have known. Her teaching has ever been thus: ln the VVorId's broad field of battle, ln the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be 3 hero in the strife! Not enjoyment. and not sorrow, ls our destined end or way, Put to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today! Let us, then. be up and doing, With a heart for any fate: Still achieving, still pursuing, l.t4zlrn to labor and to wait. SOPHIE MINDELL, Sr. VISUAL EDUCATION. 4By Emily Gibson, Sr. 103 Visual education is of real service to students so the History Depart- ment has been trying out an experi- ment in this field of work. The history classes, having en- joyed many ol' the Chronicles of Allie:-ion sc-ries in their reading were ililniw-ste-rl in see-im.: four of them DOI'- trayed on the screen this year. These pictures dealt with the coming of Co- lumbus, the Pilgrim Fathers, the Civil War and the Westward Expan- sion. 'l'hf.- lust one mentioned was shown quilt- ref-cntly. It was called The F1-lmlir-1' Woman and was adapted from Fiona-rs of the Old Northwest. 'I'Iif- pionc-f-rs had pushed from Vir- 'J 0 . u.vT5 5 k-, 2 1 I ginia into Kentucky and Tennessee. The scene of the story was centered at Wautauga, a little settlement in Tennessee. I Some of these pioneer settlers were Whigs and some were Tories. There was an incessant guerilla war- fare between the two factions. Major Patrick Ferguson, the Tory leader, had made many raids on the Whigs. He had no scruples about killing anyone who would not swear allegiance to the king. The soldiers at Wautauga joined with frontiersmen f1'om Virginia, Georgia and the Carolinas, deter- mined to rid themselves of his inter- ference. They rode away under John Sevier, leaving the women' and children un- der the protection of a few boys and old men. Meanwhile, hostile Indians were preparing to attack the settlement in the absence of its defenders. A Tory trader learned of their plans and of- fered to bring back the men. Margaret Johnston showed the true spirit of the pioneer women when she refused to have the men called home, saying that they should be free to do their duty and their families should trust in God. The men were not called back. They defeated the Tories in a battle on King's Mountain and then began their homeward ride. The Indians knew it would be too late to attach Wautauga then. In- stead they ambushed the returning soldiers and killed the advance guard. Edward Johnston was one of those killed. He sent a trophy of war to his children by Sevier. and died with his wife's name on his lips. The settlement had received tid- ings of the victory. Margaret and her children were joyfully preparing for the father's homecoming. In the midst of their preparations, his rider- less horse came in. Joy was turned to sorrow as they realized that he was dead. Sevier cheered Margaret some by telling her that her husband had not died in vain, but that through the efforts of men like him the great West was slowly, but surely, being opened to civilization. . The picture portrayed clearly the spirit and uncertainty of the times. and gave us a splendid idea of the sacrifices made by those early pio- neers whom Kipling describes so well in his poem, The Foreloper : The gull shall whistle in his wake, The blind wave break in fire, He shall fulfill God's utmost will, Unknowing his desire. And he shall see old planets pass And alien stars arise, And give the gale his reckless sail ' In shadow of new skies. ! 2 2 5 2 5 L 'Il w .QE :SEQ gl 1 , , ..,,L . V, .L ' . a., '04 -., ji - vu ' . .I 1 N-','5 . , 1- ,' tx - 'X if V iv.. - - -, fl 'Ag' .5 '74 5 ,'. .' u 2, f' fi - If ' , uf z 1, ,l Fx 4 A 'U , 'O-1+-A ' ',.g ':.-fy ,N- F. .' , 4 11 ' 'A' ' x V N , -if - 1' I1 ' 1. J, -.' .13fkL,- ' 1 -'- '. 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One need pause to read our list of illus- trious visitors. The latter part of April Professors Samuel R. Powers. DeForest Stull and Clifford B. Upton. all of Teach- ers' College. Columbia University. came to the llaryland State Normal School on a similar mission. though. their interests were dll'9Ct6d toward different departments in the school. .X year ago Dean Russell. of Teach- ers' College. invited representatives from the Science. Geography. Math- ematics and English Departments of :J few Normal Schools in this country. among which the Maryland State Normal School was included. to make a study in their respective subjects of two-year Normal School courses. These three professors are the lead- crs of the science. geography and mathematics group. Dr. Allan Ab- bott. who conducts the group in Eng- lish, visited this school in March. Dr. Powers visited classes that had to do with various phases of science and held conferences with the science instructor, the directors of teaching and training teachers. In much the same manner Professors Stull and Upton studied how geography and arithmetic are handled in the Mary- land State Normal School. The three men were primarily interested in observing this two-year Normal School in action and the part that their particular subjects play in teacher training here. They wel- comed the problems that had con- fronted instructors in the several de- partments. For three days Miss Emma Dol- llnger. Director of the Health Educa- tion Division of the American Child Health Association gave full time to the study of the health education program as it is operating in this school. Miss Dolfinger visited the school plant and conferred with the l111b'sician. the nurse. the health and physical education instructors. Be- sides. Miss Dolfinger addressed the city and campus elementary training school teachers. The morning of April the four- teenth brought a stream of visitors into the auditorium. There were no lesser personages than county super- visors, superintendents. and members of the State and City Departments of Education. Dr. Charles Judd. Dean of the School of Education at the l'iiiversity of Chicago, had been in- vited to speak before the conference of Superintendents and Supervisorsl cf the State. So lliss Tall took ad-' vantage of this occasion to have Dr. Judd. leader in educational thought in this country speak before the stu- dents of the Maryland State Normal School. Dr. Judd gave a skillful and pleasing delineation of child na- ture. and so portrayed most clearly the difficulties and even the pathos that fresuently lies beneath the act of the so-called unruly and lazy child. 'We all welcome and greatly profit by these visits. PEST-NORMAL CONTEST. Another year has rolled around, and glory has gone to the Pests. On the evening of April thirtietli. the traditional contest of the Pestalozzi- Normal Literary Societies was held in a dramatic form. and the winners of the former contests were an- nounced thus: . Normals Pests Debate ........... --- S 4 Literary Contest ------ 4 8 Dramatic ........ .... 5 10 Art ---Q--- ...... ,,--- 0 5 Totals ........ ...., E E Need we say that the Pests nearly tore the roof olf the auditorium. The songs and cheers at this contest were a great improvement on the other contests. and each group displayed excellent sportsmanship. The Pests and Normals of 1926' offer their staunch support for 1927. and as each is praying for victory, they are hoping for the best maui to win. DEFICIENGIES IN ORAL AND! SILENT READING AND sUG-E GESTED REMEDIAL TREAT-1 MENT FOR GRADES 4 AND 5. L Anne Schaefer--Sr. 10. L Dcficiciicics ln Oral Reading And Suggested Remedial XYo1'k. K Case l. A little girl in the Fourth Grade had great difliculty with herf reading. Xlfhen she got up to readl she would stop before many simplei common words and look to the teach-l er for help. If the teacher would? not supply the word immediately the: child said. I don't know that word. Quite evidently she did not have thel tContinued on Page 143 THE SELF-IMPROVEMENT EXPERIMENT. During the first two days of the present school year the 465 students entering the sohool for the first time were measured with a standardized test of general academic ability which purports to measure a stu- dent's resources in the way of men- tal alertness or the ability to profit by instruction of a college grade. This particular test consisted of 158 miscellaneous problems and questions of many different types. The time allowance was thirty minutes. lt was found when re- sults were compiled that the student with the highest score had answered 15-l correctly twhicli is pretty close to the modern definition of academic geniusl and that the student with the lowest score had answered only 3 correctly twhich is not any better than an average eighth grader could dol. Most students answered be- tween 60 and 90 correctly. and the average TR was slightly above the average for 15 other Normal Schools combined and considerably below the average for college fresh- men. Students with high scores in this test could with ordinary effort obtain consistently A and B grades in their courses. and students with low scores in this test would with ordinary effort obtain consistently C, D or failing grades in their courses. lt does not always work out that nay, however, for some high score students will not put forth any effort at all. and receive as a consequence low grades. and some low score students possessed of extraordinary energy and ambition will put forth a tremendous amount of effort and obtain as a consequence high grades. There is some truth still in the moral that we all once derived from the fable about the hare and the tortoise. Seven other tests were given. aver- aging about thirty minutes each. measuring ability in reading. Eng- lish usage, spelling. and arithmetic. ln each case results showed that there were tremendous differences among our entering students. The average in each of these tests showed ability not much above eighth grade level. This probably means that high school students do not continually rebuild in improved ways their habits in what. we still consider among the fundamentals of an education. Perhaps we need to urge our friends who are now at- Page 2 TOWER LIGHT. May, 1926. tending high school to avoid becom- ing old fogies early in life. For one is an old fogy the moment one is satisfied with not growing constantly better in some phase of life that really matters. And reading ability. figuring ability, reasoning ability, spelling ability and ability to use good English still matter somewat. at least in the life of a teacher. Students who made scores in any one of these tests of special ability in reading. arithmetic. spelling and English usage which were below the level of an average sixth grade boy or girl were considered as inade- quately prepared io take training to- ward teacherhood. In former years they were grouped into special non- credit classes in arithmetic and Eng- lish and in most cases forced to drop part of their regular work in order to make up their lack of prepar- ation. This plan was unsatisfactory for several reasons: such a student became at the very beginning of his Normal School career an irregular, always meeting with odd sections at odd hoursg such classes had to be hold early in the morning or late in the afternoon. with consequent hard- ship to student and instructor. Most important of all, the non-credit classes seldom attained the end in vicw, because the students did not assume full responsibility for their deficiencies, but allowed the instruc- tor to carry most of the responsibil- ity. It was decided this year to experiment with another plan for' dealing with insufficiently prepared students. The gauntlet was thrown directly down to them. They were notined hy the registrar of their specific rlcficienf-y and told that they would he Elflllllltfid as full-fledged Juniors with the privilege of gradu- ating alter two years only if they brought themselves up so the mark in fundamentals by January 1. 1526. Carefully planned sugges- tions as to how best to improve one- self along each kind of ability were placed in the hands of these Students and tht-v were challenged to go it alone. Great excitement prevailed for a few days when these notices and suggestions were served on stu- dents. but they soon granted the rcznsoiialalmiess of the plan and ssv-tiled down to some pretty steady dos'-s of sell'-instruction. At the end of two months all those students rn- u-iving flf'flf'l0llf'l' rmtir-es were re- lf-slcd. .Xu rfqn:-I group ot' students vrlio flifl not I'f'fZ 'iVf,' such notices i-:fre also rot:-slr-il in order that at r-mnparison iniprovcnicnt could he made hy students who had attempted to improve by conscious effort and the amount ol' improvement made by students who had all along consider- :-:I tlirernsclves U, K. in everything. In nllif-r word:-i, the ZUIHXVQI' was desire-fl lo Ihr: following question: Did the Sfflf-il1llll'0Vel's rr-ally improve them- Sf'l 'H I Hn-ir af-neral efforts, or would they have improved just as much without any special efforts? When thc- scoring and tabulating was all Hnished and the two groups of students were matched against each other in each subject it was found that in every case much greater gains were made by the self- improvers. In some cases tnotably in spellingj the gain for the self-im- provement group was over twice that for the group which had not received dehcieucy notices. The conclusion is drawn that entering students who are deficient in some of the funda- inentals' can with a little earnest ap- plication over a comparatively short period of time bring themselves up to standard, without the inconveni- cnce and annoyance of taking special non-credit courses. That the stu- dents receiving deficiency notices last September themselves approved of the plan was demonstrated by re- turns from a question-blank filled out by them. Ninety-five per cent of -the group favored the self-improvement plan: five per cent did not.-Norman Woelfel, Department of Educational Measurements. BIOLOGY STUDENTS VISIT WASHINGTON. Forty-one Norrnalites, accompanied by Miss lliledwedeff and Miss Hosmer, started bright and early on Sunday, May second. for XVashington. All of us were eager to get there, for our time was limited and there was so much for us to see. The fruit orchards and dogwood, all in hlooni, made the two-hour ride avery pleasant one. When we landed in Washington,-being real biology stu- dents. our first stop was at the B0- tanical Gardens, A part of the garden was closed to the lT'llll1lC. so we did not see as tlllllffll as we had hoped, but we did 4 i i i 5-ev manv curious tropical specimens of the plant world. After at hasty look around the gar- dens we scurried to our busses and rode by most of the National and llc-partmental buildings, past the Wzuslzixigtoii monument and out to the Lincoln memorial. lt would have been a great dis- zeppointnimii to have visited Wash'- ington without seeing the cherry blos- mms. The milf-s of trees along the Speerlwuy with their pink and white pvrfectly l'ormc-fl blossoms made a lni:iuI,i!'ul pil-ture in contrast with the red tulips :infl yellow jonquils which lIl'l'W ii-'ar the 1-flge ol' the Potomac. Our new! places of interest were Arlington and Fort Myer, Virginia. Duc to lack ol' time we could not may lung :it either place, so almost lulmf- iw- km-w il, wf- were back in Vikishingron again. Front Wzishingtmi we went to Rock l'rf-4-lc Park, where we spent lIi'IIl'l,2' Iwo hours wzitcliing the uni- 'mals, the birds, and the reptiles. The immensity of the elephant, the rest- lessness of the tiger, the massiveness ol' the rhinoceros, and the beauty of the birds charmed us into speech- iessness. ' The National Museum, the most in- teresting place of all, was our next stopping place. Here w.e visited the room of the pre-historic animals, the room which showed representa- tions of the development of man from the savage to the civilized stage. Then we studied the record of the 'evolution of man as shown in the casts of the skulls of our prehistoric ancestors. These were arranged in the order of increased development of higher human characteristics. It seemed as though we had only started on our tour of the museum, when the closing bell rang and we were compelled to leave with many interesting things still unseen. We had about Iifteen minutes left, so we made a dying trip to the Con- gressional library, but again time 'forced us to leave many interesting and valuable things to be seen an- other time. After getting something to eat we resumed our journey toward Towson. We were all-very tired and sleepy, but we sang our school songs lustily and heartily. YVe Surely did have a wonderful trip, but I think most of us were glad to get back to Normal. THE MYSTERY OF LIGHT AND SHADE. I Q Mr. Walther said in assembly that he had chosen as his topic, The Mys- tery of Light and Shadow. The pic- , ture of Stonehenge as it is today was thrown on the screen. He said that ,people used to wonder what these 'ruins were of, and then explained that Stonehenge was a temple to the isun god. 'Phe diagram of Stone- henge as it was and is was then, thrown on the screen, showing a ,circle of large stones within which iwas a circle of smaller stones, within iwhich was a horseshoe of taller islones of the same size as those in the smaller circle, at the large end lot which lay a big stone almost .buried-an altar., Then the picture of Stonehenge. as it used to be, was shown. Mr. Walther told us to par- ticularly notice the man who stood lin the central doorway. He,was about one-third as tall-as the stones lot the outer circle, and about as tall as those of the inner. Next came Iunother picture, also Stonehenge. 'This was probably to keep the crowd ofa' ithe sacred ground. It has been found that the central doorway faces I-in degrees north of east, just tlhe angle at which the sun rises on I.l'une 21. Mr. Walther pointed out I I -llcle Stone which stood just outside 'thc embankment in a line with the 1-mitral doorway, and told us that on May, 1926. TOWER LIGHT: Page 3. June 21, when. at sunrise the shadow of this stone was thrown 011 the altari a human sacrifice was made on the Sacrifice Stone standing just in- side the central doorway, and was later cremated on the altar as an offering to the sun god. A diagram was next shown giving the position of the Hole Stone, the Sacrifice Stone, and 'the altar, also two other stones which faced each other across Stonehenge. ltlr. Walther said that at sunrise at the beginning of the winter solstice the shadow of one was thrown across the altar to the other. but neglected to mention whether ai sacrifice was made on this occasion or not. He said that then only the priests knew what this was, but now the knowledge belongs to astrono- mers and such. The next. picture shown was of at mountain upon whose sides were carved the Roman numerals I to XII. The shadow thrown by another mountain standing near by gave the time. Another picture was of the sun dial in the Library Tower at Prince- ton University. Xifhile this was on the screen Mr. Walther explained the principle of the sun dial, and told us that when an Arab wanted to tell when it was time to pray he would thrust his spear into the ground and tell .the time by the length and posi- tion of the shadow thus cast. Another dial was shown which also told by the shadow of a cross-piece the month as well as the hour. The hell rang. so Mr. Kifalther hurriedly showed several dials with- out comment, ending with the one at Druid Hill. which he said, has 14 faces which tell the time of day in 14 places on the earth's surface, and then closed, saying that he'd leave it. to us to discover how this was done. PRACTICE TEACHING. Practice teaching! iVheneVer I hear those two words I get a vision of thirty-tive lively youngsters in a certain kindergarten in a foreign section of our city. These children come from homes that are crowded and noisy. To these children the three hours of kindergarten mean three hours of paradise-a child's paradise. The children are taught habits of polite- ness, kindness and cleanliness, They are taught dances. songs and games that are the joy of any child's heart. How proud they are when they have arrived at the dignified. age of tive years and can then say, I'm big enough to, go to the kindergarten. Eagerly they look forward to the next day when they can go into ri cheerful room with perhaps three or four teachers who really understand child nature. Can you imagine any student hav- ing at cold, reserved personality in an environment like this? Perhaps the greatest good derived from prac- tice teaching is that of bringing out the best in oue's personality. Smiles are contagious! This certainly is true in teaching If the teacher is smiling and cheerful the whole class 'will take on an atmosphere of Joy and contentment. Then. too, the students themselves get so much joy out of the teaching. I wish I could express the joy and happiness I re- ceived from my practice teaching. Aside from the pure joy of teach- ing we get so many other things. Kite receive actual practice in teaching. It is then that we take the responsi- bility of a whole class upon our- selves. Then it is that we may prac- tice the theory and methods taught in our classes at Normal School. Mav l ask of what value our classes at ,Normal School would be if Practice lTeaching were not given? For three months we have a chance to carry out what we have learned at Normal School. During this time we natur- ally make mistakes, but we are aided by our Practice Teachers. At this point I should like to send up a vote of thanks for the Practice Teachers who have helped us over many diffi- cult paths. Before students go out to do prac- tice teaching they naturally thing that teaching means merely teaching of subjects. XVe have come back a changed group-changed because of the realization that teaching does not me-an merely the teaching of sub- jccts, but the teaching of children. Teach Children was our motto in Practice Teaching. Of all the courses given at Normal School I think the most helpful is that of practice teaching. How won- derful it is that the school gives us a chance tc learn through experience the best way of teaching children. Lydia Lutz. Senior I. XX' H0-W HY-XV HAT 'Z 1-Vtfhat is a sampan? 2-Why do they call it cayenne pepper? 3-Who was Cotton Mather? 1--What convenience is called a in England, but by another I in the U. S.? 5-What is a mausoleum? ti-NVho was XVilliam F. Cody? T-Which planet is sometimes said inhabited? lift ll 21 D1 9 to be Se-Why do they call one's nrst the Christian name? name 9-VVho wrote the most famous biographies in literary history. 'set of 10 --What is a hussar? ! Have you given the goldfish fresh fwater, Janet? No, mum, they ain'L finished the ,water I gave them yesterday. THE LIFE OF A SUBSTITUTE. All of us at some time in our school career have had the pleasure of having a substitute. have looked on at the troubles she had and even sometime joined in the torturing process. After reviewing in my mind the troubles and worries of the poor beings who had crossed my path. it was with a great deal of re- luctance and fear that I finally de- cided to become a substitute. 'My fears were entirely justified, The first two days I spent as a substitute were. as I look back upon them, days of horror and torture unbelievable. My experience. fear, and an un- usually bad class combined to make a chaos out of which little or no or- der evolved. On that Friday after- noon I left that school firmly resolved never to enter another school-room. By Monday, however. I had calmed down, and I again answered a. call. This time I was agreeably surprised to find a lovely class, who soon gave me back some of my ideals of teach- ing which had been so rudely shat- tered. - The experiences 'I have had have been many and varied, among them being mistaken for a pupil during the changing of classes, and being told to get in line quicklys and an- other day finding as a member of my class a man with a moustache. And so it goes-variety. enjoy- ment. sorrow. and despair, all inter- iningled in the daily life. A day here, a day there. with contrasts of locality. types of children and of schools. I can really say that I am enjoying the experience, and am per- ceiving a little of what life means to the many peoples that make up this large city. At present, I have found a sate haven teaching English at a. .Tunior High School, but I cannot help but wonder amidst the calm. to what, and where. I shall next wend my way. - lX'l3l'Y Barker. THE CH HATS PRAYER. A little child is kneeling At its mother's knee, Hands like petals folded XVhile his lips repeat a prayer- A prayer of love and simple faith From the 'wakened heart of the little child To the Father-heart' of God. Helen Clayton. The Drift of the Continents. M1'. XValther- Africa is slowly drifting toward the United States. E. H.- We can readily see that every time we ride on the No. 8 car. These Ix-on Men. E. S. tat Sparrows Pointl- My, but I like the color of that roller. Guide tcatching the last wordJ- All right, l'll introduce you to him. Page 4 TOWER LIGHT. May, 1926. TOWER LIGHT CAN'T WE DO AS WELL? PUBLISHED MONTHLY Circulation Manager: Algimni Subscriptions Double BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, TOXVSON. MD. Business Manager: LEE MARTIN ,X1ll'l'l'tiSillI: Mailing'-'l'1 EYI-ILYN MINXICH. PA RLEY HUFF' Student Editors: HELEN FE.-XSTER HENRY B. VVASKOXV. .NIARGARET HAINES Managing Editor: ALICE L. MUNN PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies. MAY. 1926. mana-tununu 3 .. ' t -- 'J' t5i'ttt tr oi T' il OUR TOWER LIGHT. You've heard the joke about the Irishman. who, when iined the third time for hitting his wife, was advised by the judge to leave her, replied: Yer honor. that's just the trouble. l can't live with her, but begorra. I can't live without her. Doesiut that rather express our school and its paper? . Perhaps there are some things about our Tower Light of which we do not approve. something which we would like to change, some things which we feel could be bettered, but: what would our school be without it? To tell what our paper is and what it means to the school would be to write a history of Normal. Think ot The Oriole of last year, compare it with the new Tower Light. It does look as if we're growing, doesn't it? Heres what the Tower Light has given you: Tests for your memory. Opportunity for writing. lVork of elementary and Normal schools. iflxr-hangf-s with other papers. itevif-ws of books, magazines, ntovif-s. liilf'l'2lI'j' att:-ntpts of your school- mules. Int'orm:l1ion about clubs, athletics. tfltt tif-nts or por-try from promising poets. Humorous and original jokes. Teaching aids which can hr- ugggfl io advantage. .K school pap:-r rt-tier-is the school, 'tis tru'-. NYIty not ghjng up the mirror a bit and have- ou WHAT IS HAPPINESS? Happiness is made up of two con- ditions, absence of undesirable experi- ence and presence of desirable ex- perience. Experiences of happiness vary in their purity tabsence of mix- ture with unhappinessi, in intensity, in duration, and in the degree of participation of the whole or part of personality. All related terms-such as fun, pleasure, ioy, happiness, peace, con- tent, well-being, blessedness, felicity I--describe the same general state. ibut with one or another element pre- tloininating. Peace implies partici- .pation of the whole personality. and ,chiefly the absence of the undesir- iable. Fun suggests temporary and psuperticially desirable experience. Efforts to distinguish between real and false happiness are misleading. i.-ill happiness is real while it lasts. regardless of its ultimate results. -The problem of life is to achieve well-being, which is greatest in pur- lity, intensity, and durationg and it 'can be solved only as individual de- isire is subordinated to the greatest total well-being of all life. present land future.-From Antioch Notes. 1 i t I r THE SUNG Ol-' THE LARK. E A peasant girl at sunrise, happy in beginning work. sings as she ,crossf-s the hold. l She wears a coarse, loose. rough lclotliing. On ht-r head is a loosely ifastenetl cloth. Her skirt is of white lrotton. ill-titting her husky form. E.-Xrounfl her waist is a dull colored apron, baggily tucked up in front: 'from under hr-r apron falls a dark long skirt. A sickle is in hor hand. who is barefoot. , lit-youd the lieltls lies a strip of ,woods against which clusters a group of farm buildings. Behind the woods l t I i . I 1 1 I F Circulation. By Walter B. McFarland. Two years ago the organization of an alumni association was effected by a group of prominent graduates of our high school. Among them was a former editor and at his suggestion the annual dues of the association were fixed at one dollar, seventy-five cents of which was to pay for a sub- scription to our high school news- paper, the V. H. S. News, East Las Vegas. Mex. A A local secretary was elected by the association and all membership dues are paid to her. who in turn. sends the addresses and subscription money to the business manager of the paper. In the beginning a list of all graduates of our high school was prepared from the records of the principal's office and a letter was sent to every alumnus whose address could be found, inviting him to join the organization. A large percent- age responded and we now send papers everywhere from Chili to Alaska. ln return we run a column of alumni news in the paper each month and publish many notices to members that oflicers may send in. The edi- tors tind this to be a prolific source of copy when news is scarce and proves an easy way for officers to reach all members. We believe that the high school paper should not cease to serve students upon graduation. but should continue to keep alive their interest in the affairs of the school that they attended. Instead of running such material as mere mentions under a label of Alumni News we take the most outstanding facts and write them into a regular news-story, placing it un- der a full size double-deck head. It often makes a story of sutlicienff, im- portance to be given front page prominence. The use of a fairly large headline and the form of at news-story makes it equally as at- tractive to other readers as to alumni. Since the organization of this alumni association our mailing list has increased until it now far ex- ceeds the circulation among students. At the same time it relieves the busi- ness managers of much trouble and considerable expense that formerly were unavoidable in securing alumni subscriptions. The plan has given our paper at much needed financial boost and we hope it may he useful ' r paper truly the sun is coming up.AF'rom a Relaylo others.-From Scholastic Editor. Show hm' nm' UV fi h00l IS- School child in 5th grade. ,I llay this happen to us.-Editors. May, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 5 IMPRESSIONS OF SPARROWS POINT. A bristling forest of chimneys, huge blast furnaces, an endless chain of buckets carrying ore, coke and limestone to the blast furnacesg cars of burning coke thell on wheelslg flaming caldrons of melted iron, dinkey yard engines rushing hither and thither, ore boats from South American ports, July 4th all the time, soot, cinders, smoke and ashes: sweating, straining, half-naked steel workers, and above it all gt marvel- lously efficient organization and fabulous capital-that is Sparrows Point. Huge steel sheds covering acres of ground are scattered around helter- skelter, and with no forethought, it seems to us, as to the best place. Our minds can scarcely comprehend so vast an organization where each man, shop and engine is a mere cog in the machine. As we enter the yard a bell clangs, men yell and a dinkey-engine rushes past us with a carload of ingots. Another clang, clang, and before we know it a second has passed witht a huge darkey hanging over the side grinning at us. VVe make haste to cross the rails. In the morning we had gone through every place and had seen everything except the tin-plate mills, and now we were going to go through them. As we approached the huge building our guide told us that few men could stand the heat for more than a few years. College men, he said somewhat scornfully, often come down to try it during the sum- mer months, but few stick it out for more than a. few weeks. Yes, itl takes men to do this man's job, and the puny striplings who hang around drug-store corners in the evening would keel over the first week, if they stood it that long. At the entrance our ears were as- sailed by a bedlam of noise. The overhead cranes ru-shed wildly back and forth carrying steel plates. Scarcely could we see a hundred feet away, for the dust and the fumes of the white-hot steel. All seemed to be in a chaos of turmoil and con- fusion. Gingerly we picked our way down the center aisle. A rumbling roar -was heard and in an instant a pile of sheet metal hd passed over, a few feet above our heads. Soon a semb- lance of order appeared and we saw that the steel plates were deposited on trucks and pushed away by negroes, to be made into galvanized zinc and tin. Along the quarter mile of the length of the building men were itoiling, sweating, straining and heaving on the steel. Some of the younger men, but few seemed to be' over thirty-five, laughed at us. They probably considered us puny and effeminate. As we stood watching them roll out the steel sheets while holding them with their tongs, they beckoned to us and asked us if we wanted to try it. The heat was ter- rific even where we were. Suppose we Should drop the white-hot steel on our toes. We hesitated, grinned un certainly, and moved on. The sweat- ing steel workers laughed derisively. While two men worked at the roll er, tuo more sat upon a bench await- ing their turn. They alternated at intervals of about twenty minutes. A barrel of water stood by in which they dipped handkerchiefs and put around their necks. Some few dis- dained to use so efieminate an ar- ticle and worked unprotected. All of them wore asbestos aprons. Be- hind the two men at the roller the furnace where the ingots were heated to a white heat. The man at the furnace wore a mask of asbestos. At intervals of a few minutes he pulled out a bar of steel with tongs and passed it along to another man, who sent it through 11 small roller a few times until the men at the large roller, seized it with his tongs. swung around was in a half circle, and began passing it back and forth to his partner on the other side. Streams of water played upon it as it lengthened and thickened. In a few minutes it had increased in length from about two feet to over six feet and was three times as wide as be- foreh It was then taken out and passed to a fifth man, who piled it with the others. Other groups of men were doing the same thing all along the line. We came to the end of the build- ing, leaving the smoke and gas for the sunlight and open air. At the extreme end was more noise than before. lt fairly deafened us with its continued crashing and pounding. At last we located it. To the right was a man seated before an immense machine. At his side was a large pile of odds and ends of the steel plates. AS he industriously guided a sheet of metal the heavy punch went up and down and washers were hurled into a canvas sack. Outside of the mill a group of men were batting a baseball around the lot.. TH li THI NKER. Might of the roaring boiler, Force of the engine's thrust, Strength of the sweating toiler Greatly in these we trust. But back of them stands the schemer The thinker who drives things through: Back of the job the dreamer, Who's making the dream come true, -Berton Braley. Glenn ll. Algire, Sr. 10. ON BEING WHAT I AM- FIRST ASSISTANT COOK. Did you ever wake up in the morn- iing and suddenly realize that it was up to you to get the breakfast and get the family out? lf you haven't, you have missed t'?J one of the greatest of life's thrills. What could be more glorious than getting up a few minutes after the sun does, and gleefully adorning yourself in that gorgeous raiment known as kitchen clothes. After' putting the final daub of powder on your nose, you hop, skip and jump down to the second iioor and joyfully inform your aunt that it was time that she turned out if she cared to give the boss a glad good morning smile before nine o'clock. You peep in to see how your sick mother is, and, seeing her still asleep you silently pray that she will soon be well and that you will resume your old position of first assistant cook. Hustling down stairs, you open the front door and go to greet the milk bottles wit.h open arms. lf that idiot of a milk man would only learn that milk sours if it is left in the sun on a warm, ah no, a hot day, maybe I would be able to sleep two minutes longer are your thoughts as you affectionately hug the milk bottles. the bread and the paper to you. After handingeyou can't honestly say serving--the family their break- fast they suddenly realize that they must be off. Then, and not until then. do your troubles begin. The ice man comes to the back door, the laundryman comes to the front door. the telephone rings and mother calls, all at the same time. Finally, you straighten things out and you think that you are going to have a few minutes to yourself when the cuckoo clock announces in a Galli-Curci-like voice that it is three o'clock. Umph! you grunt. Three o'clock, not dressed, nothing for dinner, no one to send to the storeg in other words- no nothing. Someone knocks at the back door. You open it and. behold, there is the vegetable man. You have a desire to throw your arms around him, and you are tempted to believe in fairy' godmothers. but you realize that you are the lady of the house. as all the peddlers at the door call you, so you act the part of a lady. You pur- chase some tomatoes, some fruit for salad, and a few other things. You tell yourself that as it is such a scorching day you are sure that the family will be willing not to have any meat for dinner. You almost have that grand and glorious feel- ing as you proceed to put on a pretty summer dress. The telephone rings and you hasten to answer it. Helen, would you mind if l brought Rose home to TOWER LIGI-IT. May, 1926. Page 6 dinner? your aunt asks you. Not at all, you reply, glad that George XVashington couldn't hear you. Oh death, where is thy stingi you mur- tunr as you hang up the receiver. You grab a hat, rush to the nearest store. cook a delicious dinner-at least you hope it will be delicious- and serve it this time. Dinner over, your family informs you that they :irc going out and for you to stack the dishes until later.. You know that later will never come, so you battle the dishes and wish that you i-.ere twins or perhaps triplets. XVearily you climb up to bed and wonder when your sentence will be over, what your friends are doing on the shore, what a wonderful night it would be to go canoeing, and iinally you fall asleep and dream that you arc a poor little rich girl. Ten weeks later your mother gets up for the first time and you think that your sentence is nearly served. Ala no, every now and then when you come home front school you hear the glad words. Helen, wouldn't you like to get dinner? Helen Medinger-Jr. 3. QUEEN ELIZABETH 'S PAGEANTS. Elizabeth, the daughter of Henry Ylll, succeeded Mary on the throne of England. The day of her coro- nation was a time of much rejoicing, for the last two reigns had been dominated by extreme parties. and the people knew that Elizabeth be- longed to neither party. As she and her train. consisting of gentlemen, barons, other nobility. and a large number of richly cld ladies passed through the city to Vlfestnlinster, they were given a royal welcome. l-'irst a boy. in behalf of the city, re- cited verses in her honor. At the end of Cornhill a pageant took place, rt-presenting Elizabeth seated on the throne ot government, which was supported by virtues treading vices under their ff-et, The virtues were: Pure Religion. Love ot' Subjects, Wisdom. and Justice. Time lead Truth Forward, who gavc the Queen a copy ot' the llihle. the word of 'l'ruth. Many other pageants were given in honor of the Queen, each having a lnornl in it. This pleased Elizabeth very much, for sho was never happy unless she was the cont'-r of attraction. Al- though most people agree that Eliz- :ihcth was not beautiful, everyone agrees that she was attractive. She evidentlv thought that sho was beau- titul, for cv:-n aft:-r she had become old, she trir-d and succeeded in win- ning the hearts of men much younger than ltr-rsclt. She wore very gay clothes of costly. material. Her col- lar was a largf- rult, having a huge linen or lam- 1-ollar lIl'0jf'f'lIlll.j a quar- lcr 'of a yard from the neck all around, and stitfencd with starch newly introduced from Holland. She wore a tightly-fitting bodice with a long V-shaped front. open at the top, and showing a dainty stomacher beneath. Her dresses, which were 1,-added so stiilly and stuffed so thickly that they could stand alone, were trimmed with gold thread, beads pearls, or diamonds. She. wore her hair in high masses on her head, and dyed it to match her dress. England. during Elizabeth's reign, became the center of civilization. Her marines sacked the seas for xbootyg her statesmen held their own against other nations, her poets rose tc an uuequalled eminence, while Bacon. the thinker, was endowed be- yond all other men with the spirit which was to renew the world. Elizabeth made herself the organ of this varied life. She had sym- pathy for' all classes and won an abiding place in the heart of every subject. 1 During her reign, Elizabeth's love of pleasure made her visit many dif- ferent places. In 1575, she rode by boat to Kenilworth. The Earl of Leceister entertained her for nearly three weeks with a daily succession of shows and banquets, The queen 1.-:as met some distance off by her host, with a brilliant cavalcade. The bridge over the moat was ornamented with posts, on each side of which were seen offerings to the heathen gods. Every day had its own entertainment. One day the queen was entertained hy a band of rustics who represented a country wedding, and who afterwards dis- played their skill in tilting. Elizabeth also visited Norwich llere also, a pageant was given in .houor,of her. lltercury, dressed in blue satin lined with cloth of gold, descended from a magnificent car- riage at the queen's door' and in- gvited her to go and see the revels. ,There was an elaborate masque re- luresenting Venus and Cupid, Want- onness and Riot. and other mytho- .logical characters, Wantonuess and Iiriot. after many garnbols, were pun. sto flight by chastity and her train. honored with a visit was Oxford. Ilere. also, many entertainments were prepared for her, because the people knew of her love of pleasure and of her belief that the places she visited were greatly honored because she had condescended to visit them. So each city did its best to entertain her. 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May. 1926. g TOWER LIGHT. Page 7 A PAGE FROM A DIARY The last day at sea was a most thrilling one. An atmosphere of excitement prevailed. The quiet and calm which had settled down upon us after the first two days out seemed to lift suddenly. Everyone was in a state of expectancy. The sunshine seemed brighter, the sea more beau- tiful and the air more invigorating. Almost everyone was on deck. It was then that we saw people we had not seen before during the voyage. Everyone talked to everyone else. Questions cut the air. When do we land? 'Shall we see land before sunset Is it likely that we shall encounter fogs in 'the channel? VVhat is the franc doing today? About how long does it take one to pass the customs? People who had only lounged and read during the entire trip 11ow participateddn deck games or took a very active part in planning a costume dance which was held that night. Until the sun went down behind the Atlantic one could see individual groups scanning the lhorizon to the east, each one hoping to be the first to sight land. Even after the dance many people remained on deck or played bridge inside until long after midnight. Sleep that night was fitful. There was all of the excitement and antici- pation that we have all experienced on the night before Christmas. Al- most half-past three o'clock in the morning, the orchestra, which was composed of a tireless group of Cor- nell boys, began to play Rule Brit- tania. Some one shouted down the corridors that the Bishop's Light on Land's End had been sighted. There was a general hurry to the decks, and I realized then in a measure how Columbus must have felt when he saw the light of the Indian torch in the distance. The day of landing dawned clear and bright. However, no land was in sight during the early part of the morning. At about nine o'clock we noticed to the southeast a gray bank or mound rising above the ocean's surface. At first it looked like a fog bank. As we drew nearer, how- eve1', we found that it was landg three tiny islands apparently float- ing on the sea. Twhe Casket Islands, we were told. ' The name is due to the resemblance to the tops of huge jewel caskets. A little lto the east another island appeared. This was Alderney. We passed very close to this island and could even see the hedges separating the fertile fields and could distinguish the colorful umbrellas and bathing machines on -the beaches. ' During this time the color of the sea had changed. It had passed from that almost midnight blue to a light green. Hundreds of sea gulls had come out to the ship. They flew round and round, followed in our 'wake, encircled the ship or lighted ,on the water-all the while uttering ,their rather melancholy cry. They .were beautiful things, some snow Iwhite and others a soft gray. They :moved with such grace and rhythm that for all their mournful cries they seemed to enjoy meeting the ship. To add to the life .and beauty of its scene, we met and passed several tiny fishing smacks. They were mostly brown or black, with dark red square sails. Almost before we knew it we had left Alderney in the distance and were looking at the shores of Nor- mandy. Then Cherbourg came into lsight. I One secs this port rising above the shore line. It situated on an ex- traordinary promontory. A moiref beautiful harbor I have never seen. There are huge breakwaterg running I l closing a very large and smooth har- bor. The speed of the ship had been reduced considerably. so that we almost crept in and stopped. ,The ships do not go to the docks, but are met by tenders. Soon we had passed through the huge doors in the side of the ship, down a small gang-plank on to the tender. We looked up at our com- panions of the voyage who were not landing at Cherbourg but were going lon to Southampton. Everybody waved goodbyes to everybody else. Confetti came down in showers. Ser- lpentine of all colors streamed over :the ships rail. The bands played the Marseillaise- -airplanes were fly- ing over. bells were ringing-the ship's whistle was blowing-the tri- .color was waving in the breeze- cxcited Americans an 5 excited ,Frenchmen were each speaking his .native tongue. Nobody understood .anybody else and nobody cared. I Joy and excitement held sway for iseveral minutes. There was music, color and action-national anthems, 'bells and whistles-flags. confetti and airplanes-smiles. goodbyes, I I Ftears and laughter. And then Olll' tender steamed towards.the shore about a quarter of a mile away. William Phipps, Critic Teacher, Campus School. THE CITY HALL OF YORK. Sheffield, England. is noted for its cutlery: Cornwall for its historical background, and Matlock for its picturesque scenery. The little city I am going to tell about is noted for none of these things, but yet it fas- cinalted me and has lingered in my memory longer than any othe1'. Perhaps it was because we set out in such high spirits from-Bennett House in Derbyshireg perhaps it was because heaven and earth seemed in tune, perhaps-? York is in the northern part of fEngland. Quite a busy little city, the city after which New York was named. The first thing one notices when approaching the city is the huge, grey stone wall, in perfect condition. on which sentries used to tramp in days gone by. , Before we could enter the city we had to pass under the city gate, which is now merely an arch, the lgale having been drawn up and never lowered for a century. Although we were on our way to Hork Cathedral, on seeing stairs on either side of the arch, we decided to see where they led. Two of us went up one side, and two on the other. The steps were of stone, in the center of the wall. They were so narrow, large person would have to sidewise. , finally found ourselves in al that a go up out from each headland, thus en-I We Ismail. cold room, lighted only by small apertures cut in the thick wall. It was in this room that the guards used to eat and sleep between watches. From this chamber the city gate was raised and lowered. The iron gate still remains and if oiled could still be lowered. The levers which were used to con- trol the gate are just beneath a small peephole through which the keepers of the gate looked down to see who was demanding admittance to the city. A door on each side of the 1'oom led onto the wall. We passed through the door and found ourselves on the wall itself. The wall was dve or six feet wide. In order to keep the guards from fall- ing off the wall if they were sleepy or had imbibed too freely of fire :,water or ale, a wall about three feet 'high and a foot thick was built. From this elevation the whole city looked like a picture with rambling old houses next to four-storied stores. Cobblestone streets, so narrow two vehicles could hardly pass, and in the distance the Cathedral towers rose high in the air, like fingers trying Ato reach and clasp the hand of God. I Youth cannot be suppressed long, 'no matte so it now asserted itself. With um- brellas over our right shoulders fone 'does not go on all-day excursions in. England without an umbrellal and 'doing the goose step, my cousin and ,I paraded back and forth. lVe sa- ,luted trees as we passed and shouted i Who goes there? at some imagin- ary person. l This parade of the guards might lhave continued indefinitely had it 'not been brought to an ignominious fclose by a sharp call from my aunt, Put those umbrellas down, and come here. It didn't take us long to dnd out the reason for this sudden de- mand to return. As we started to obey we glanced over the wall and into the city to behold-what r how impressing the scene, page 3 TOWER LIGHT. May. 1926- si-cnierl to IIS. gazing up ut mouths agape. thc whole populace us en masse with The erstwhile guards of the city made 11 hasty retreat. Gone was the pride of a minute ago. lI0chschild:K0hn St Co. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 324 W. Saratoga Street Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order We Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins 8a Rings Il' You Have Any Cleaning, Dyeing, Hemstitching or Pleating to be Done, See Miss E. W. JANNEY 319 York Road Special Rates For Students. HAVE YOU VISITED THE STANOR fSTAte NORmaly SWEET SHOP KW-st Side- York Road, above Burke Avenue If Not, Why Not? Music By IIADIO. One does not do such things in staid old Engrland. Youth there knows how to behave. tWe gath- tred this from various remarks which floated up to us, now in disgrace in the guard's roonil. The walk on the walls of York even left a feeling of awe and re- spect for the brave men of old. Men who kept weary vigils night and day in order that their loved ones within the walls should remain safe from an attack by enemies. - Betty Wallace. RIDDLES WRITTEN BY MON- TEBELLO 5-B2. WHO? I am an animal that lives in the icy waters of the North. My round fat body is black and slippery. I move along slowly by flapping my fan-like feet. I.Vhile my babies are young I keep them on the snow- covered rocks. You often see my brothers balancing a ball in the cir- cus. I ani sure you would like to have my valuable fur for a coat this winter. Class 5-B2-Miss Lamm, Teacher. WHAT IS IT? The animal I am thinking of is very ugly. When people come down to drink he jumps upon them and eats them. The people are not afraid of his hide when it is a rug. His colors are yellow and black. He is very cruel to the other animals. Elizabeth Shanklin, May 12, 1926. XYHO '? I am an animal that lives in the woods. The forest folk call me their king. I have a thick mane. When I go to the jungle the animals, instead of coming to see me, run to hide. I am much like a big brown dog. I nm a -. M. Linthicum, May 14, 1926. - Language. XYHO? I nm an animal that lives in the hot iungles ot Africa. I have brothers and sisters in zoos and other amusements. I am hunted for zoos My fur is spotted, warm and valuable. I am very big, clumsy and fir-rce. l eat other animals. I know that you would like my fur. Henry C. FFGSQIIIZIII. May I, 14926. BOOKS KWA. NORMAN. W REMINGTON CO. 347 N. Charles St. Compliments TEMPLE DRUG CO. TOWSON - MARYLAND Prescription Pharmacists THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. 1170 Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights THE I-IERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists And Hergenrather's Gift Store 509 York Road Are Headquarters for School Supplies Kodaks, Films, Stationeryj Spald- ing's Sporting Goods, Keds and Sweatersg Greeting .Cards for all Occasions. Supreme Ice Cream and Soda Water. Agents for Water- man's Ideal Fountain Pens, Whit- man's Delicious Chocolates and Bon- Bons. WILLIAM KOERN ER A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir., A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. STEWART 1024 THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE or BALTIMORE. Our Service Motto: Honest, Prompt, Courteous, Complete. May, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 9 WH.Vl' All I? I l ani an animal that lives in the forest. I ani a large animal. My brothers and sisters entertain you in! the zoo and in the circus. People do, not like my hug because it hurts. Ii am a help to some people in thcf winter by giving them my nice fur Coat. John Peters. may 1, 14926. WHO AM l'?- . I am an animal that can be trained to serve man. If people leave me alone and do not chase me just for my fur I will not harm them. I am a relative to another fierce animal that looks something like me. Who am I? Catherine Altevogt. May 14,1926. WHEN WE WERE IN THE FOURTH GRADE. The letter given below was writ- ten by one of us way back in the year 1917, when-we were in the Fourth Grade. Evidently it was written to the teacher in response to an assignment in letter writing. There are many points of psychologi- cal and literary interest to students of education in this rare find. Psychologically, it is a picture of the struggle of a child's mind with an abstract idea. There is an evi- dent effort to group the ideas around the meaning and.the value of co- operation. The meaning is easily disposed of: Now I think the mea11- ing is this, I think getting together or gathering together. You will notice that the emphasis is upon the tangible getting together or gather- ing together, while no attempt is made to deal with the subitler ele- ments involved in cooperation. The same concrete method is shown in the attempt to tind values. Cooperation has done very much for our city of Baltimore to each and to all. It is found lots in nature such as coal you might say it cooperates as layer after layer of things forms' to coal. True, there is no attempt to give evidence as to how cooper- ation has done much for Baltimore. Apparently it was easier to give evi- dence in the coal situation, a truly delightful bit of natural history. From a literary point of view the chief interest centers in the origin- ality of the sentence structure. It is as untrammeled as free verse.: Perhaps it may be a forecast of the possession of the modern literary style of the author. Perhaps there may be more such literary efforts lying about in attics. A collection might furnish valuable data for comparison not only with the writer's present literary achieve- ments, but also with the efforts of children of the same age in 19.116, The letter. without revision, follows' Baltimore, Md.. February S. 1917. Dear Miss -a: This is to let you know what I think about cooperation. There are lots of lessons learned from cooper- ation, for instance. say the little church societies which cooperate and learn so many lessons, and so many other things. In my outline it says the meaning -if cooperation. Now I think the meaning is this. I think getting to- gether or gathering together. Then it says the value of cooperation. I think the value is excellent, for co- operation has done very much for tour City of Baltimore to each and to all. It is founds lots in nature such as coal. You might say it, cooperates as layer after layer of things forms to coal. It is also found in our homes such as sewing circles and different things which is all cooperation. In fact it is found most everywhere I think, SPRINGTIME. Spring is in the air. Don't you feel it? The buds are swelling. and though a bit of ice is still upon the lagoons, spring is near to us-almost here. Eiteryone loves spring. It makes life seem much brighter. af- ter the long. cold winter days. IVe are all busy in the spring, there is shopping to do, holidays to plan, and many outdoor recreations in which to participate. YVe welcome spring, enioy it, and make the most of the bright. sunny days, for we know they will not last forever. This is the springtime of our lives. These are the days when we are en- larging our views, opening our hearts to new friends, new opportuni- ties, new knowledge. YVhat a joyful period this should be, when the world seems bright, everyone happy, and our hopes high. But the harder days will come. Yifinter will be here some time. Snow will again cover the ground, hiding the beauties of springg and old age cannot live en- tirely upon memories of happy days. There must he something solid on which we can stand, something prac- tical, of the earth. even while we are up in the clouds. dreaming: Let us make thc most of our youthful days. Spring will not last forever.- The Normalitef' Chicago Normal College. THEOLOGIC.-IL ITEM. Parson+ You love to go to Sun- day School. don't you, Robert? Bobby- Yes.sir. Parson- What do you expect to learn today? Bobby- The date of the picnic. CHARACTER EDUCATION. The education of children should be built around character development. the ultimate result of which will be the unity ol' citizenship. The Genesis says. Love thy neighbor as thyself,. which is equal to the declaration that character growth makes for greater sympathy and understanding be- tween the citizens of a city, a State or a nation. Education is the molding of char- acter. beginning at the plastic age of youth and continuing through life. Ill shows itself in one-'s reactions to life's problems, in one's conduct as a citizen. There is truth in the old saying: Sow a thought-reap an act, Sow an act-reap 21 habit. Sow a habit-reap rt character, Sow a character-reap a destiny. Yetta Brickman, Sr. 7. EXCHANGES. The Fredonianu--Fredonia State Normal School, Fredonia, New York: We are glad to exchange with you. and hope that it will be a mutual pleasure and privilege. Congratula- tions to Mr. .Iewett on the completion of forty years as teacher in your school. The Normalite --Chicago Normal College, Illinois: A well-constructed paper with just enough good jokes. The Frontline -F'rostburg, Md.: The article on The Leading Pro fession is both entertaining and in- structive, and should be helpful to every student at Normal School. The Carrolltonian, --Clharles Car- roll- High School, Carroll County, Md.: The cover of your paper is attrac- tive, and the paper, as a whole, is wcll edited. We shall be glad to hear from you again. T he following exchanges are acknowledged Z The Quill. Louisville, Kentucky. The Union News. Towson, Md. The Chestertown Transcript. Chestertown, Md. The Maryland Bulletin, Freder- ick. Md. The Henderson Review, Hender- son. Md. The High School Parrot, St. gklichaels. Md. Trap-Hi News. Trappe, Md. , The I-Iottentotf' Cambridge. Md. The IVhistle, Brunswick. Md. iI'ashington Collegian, Chester- town, Md. - The Parrot, Fortuna, North Da- kota. J High School Life, Preston, Md. Page 10 TOWER LIGHT. May, 1926. An' wolzli. SENIOR 15'S MAGAZINE lS21fety A I Service My work is not inine enemy STAND. Save Your hgoilerghlgig Invest with That 1 must tight and put to rout, But rather a friend in whom I see A comrade true to help me ont. l niet it there-tore as l would A i'll9l'lSllEl1 brother, and I try To prove it excellently good, And greet it with a smiling eye. Then since I've made my task my pard, l'vr- never Fortunate learned the in this little Bangs, and it is easy to pick out the one who has found this aid to happi- nt-ss, for he goes about his work humming and smiling. The work is well done, for he is interested in it. Our work is as much a part ot us as our shadow, so we might as well get on friendly terms-eit's the eas- iest way in the end. The more in- terest we put into our work the more interesting it becomes. Has it not almost become a maxim, that we'il get out of anything as much as we put into it found il really hard. is the man who has simple truth expressed poem by .lohu Kendrick H. Hall, '26, High School Life, Preston. Md. Towson BAKER1'-THE ooour 'SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas , Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. Start a Savings Account Vlith THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. lnferefat 'YOWSOBI MARYLAND 'file Hut Baltimore's Collr-r'tion of Smart Specially Shops Ol R r4l'l'1t'I.'ll, 0l ! l'IIt IN !'HU'l'0GIi,XI'HS IS USUN MORE l'IX'l'l'INDlLh T0 NOliNl.U. STCIIENTS. ' Lxy Ifozziizig. .hw R4-st-l'vc-cl for M. S. N. S. THE ATELIER I'0R'l'RAI'l' PHOTOGIRAPIIY 103 NV. Lexington St. 200 N. l,ihm-ry st. ,'I'lif.'- Won1nn's Home Conipauione- l Leon Cross. Current History-f-lylarie Kelly. I i'l'he Voguee-Elizabeth Sparks. Art and Decoration-Regina Har- kins. ,The Writer-Margaret Babka. I l i l i I Vollegiate Wil--Cara Morris. Physiral Culture-Savilla Custis. Good Housekeeping--Ruth Lloyd. Liberty--Mildred Coggins. Youtlrs Companion-lXIyrtle Cullen. Every f2irl's+Hubert Derr. True Romance-Lorena Dorsey. The American Roy-John Durry. The Literary Digest--Evelyn Fulks. 1-Ttnde-Edythe Winger. 'Phe American Girl-Virginia Ben- nett. l-'ree Thinker-Helen Van Sant. Rural EClllCE1l.l0lIY-Fl'311k Friend. Farmers Xvife-Madelyu Boulden. Modern PriscillafElizabeth Howard. Eyeryhody's--GraceRiley. The Country Gentleman-Holmes Lockard. Normal Instructor--Ralph Bright- well. The Needle Woman--Louise Robert- son. Mitzi and Kitzi, Dl1Jlf'INl'l'lONS OF A C0-ED. Co-ed is a person-- Who says she has to study when she means she has a steady. ho claims she likes Art when she really loves him. ho says she is fond of paintings when she really is fond of paint- ing. Who has lots of scents, looks like she has lots of cents, but really has no sense. ho often thinks she looks pretty when she really looks pretty fast. Who thinks Little Red Riding Hood was Robin Hood's wife. ho thinks the fourth month of the year is named April because the lirst day ol' that month is April l ool's Day. lm rushes in where Angels fear to tread.--illic-higan Gargoyle. A NX' XV X 3' Nl' NX' '1'hs-re was an old miner in Butte Who prarfticed each clay on the flute 'Fill a nuiglihor collected all those who objected And told him to stop or thc-y'd shutte. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Nc.-ar Cliosnpc-ako Ave. TOWSON, MD. The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. THE s'rEBB1Ns-ANDERsoN coAL at LUMBER co, Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. 'rowsmg nm. Riaerwooa, Ma. FRANK A. PERSOHN, JR., Optometrist Eyesight Specialist OFFICE HOURS: 9 A.M. to'12 M. 2 to 6 P. M. Tuesday and Saturday nights 6.30 to S 24 West' Pennsylvania Ave. TOWSON - - MARYLAND Baltimore Office: Gay and Monument Streets, 3 . onnnlafxn PHOTOGRAPHY JAS. F. HUGHES CO. 205 XV. Fayette St., Baltimore, Md. J. W. Scott-James Francis WALTER I-IOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market F1cU1Ts - VEGETABLES THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N. Charles St., B.1L'l'lNIOR.E, Mn. lwaulingg School Supply House of the State. ' May, 1926. Q g TOWER LIGHT. Page 11 THE BLUE MOON NIGHT. Once upon a time, long ago, when Mother Earth was young, the fairies all lived in a land of everlasting summer. They were so happy that they all sang and laughed as they worked or played, and no one even thought of being angry or sad. Now. as Mother Earth grew older, sho found she needed more helpers, for although lovely Summer was of great assistance, the work was really getting too hard for them. Mother liarth decided, as Summer illld made the fairies so happy. that the rest of the season family, Spring, Fall and Winter, would also make good helpers. Mother Earth then remembered the fairies and sent word to the lovely fairy queen, Sunset. She did not forget to tell Sunset of the fine qualities oi each of the seasons, of the lovely sister of Summer, Gentle Spring, and the good brothers, Fall and VVinter. The good queen was happy to hear that Mother Earth and Summer would not have quite so much to do, for my, what Work it had been last week with so many poor. colorless butterflies waiting patiently their turns to be painted with the beautiful colors that only Summer knew! Not only the butter- flies, but ten roses that had been promised a deep red color had to stay white, for Mother Earth had been too busy keeping the sea blue to try to work with red coloring, for what would happen if they should mir: and the sea become red and the rose blue? A council was called, when the moon was full, beneath the largest buttercup in Fairyland, and the glad news told to all the fairy families. The gay celebration was then held. and the fairies danced till the moon sailed way into the sunrise. Then each family skipped home to its dainty flower homes, whioh were just opening to greet the sun, all washed sweet and clean by Summers dew, Now all went well in Fairyland until Fall began putting the pretty fiower homes of the fairies fast asleep, The fairies also ,felt the ,cool North Wind, who came to visit Fallg they shivered and were happy no longer. Fall's work was soon finished and Xvinter took his place. The fairies didn't know what to dog the wind was so cold and their homes all gone. Why, even the trees of the forest had lost their pretty green leaves. Only the pussy-willow and the pine trees remained. All this caused Sunset to be very sad indeed, an'd she tried and -tried to think of something she could do to make her little people happy again. ,At last one day Sunset thought of a plan! Away she flew with her lovely wings of Sunset hue, l I for which she had been named, to tho Pine Tree nearest the Pussy Willow, and called. Oh, Pine Tree, I have at last thought of a plan, if only you and Pussy Willow will help me. The Pine Tree hushed its sighing and listened, for he had been so sad and unhappy over the fate of fairyland. and now Sunset had a plan! I know. said Sunset, your needles are very hard and brittle, but I thought if only-you would open them we could line them with pussy fur, for I know'Pussy Willow would give us some, and what comfortable warm homes they would make to live in while Fall and Winter are at work! And North Wind, I'm sure. could not blow through your lovely green needles. Now the Pine Tree was so happy to think that he could help the fair- ies, but he said, Only twice a year when the blue moon shines in Fairy- land can I open my needles, and to- morrow is the night of the blue moon, so dear Sunset, you must hurry and tell all of your dear peo- ple. Then away flew Sunset to spread the happy news! My, what a busy night that night was! 'How surprised that blue moon must have been when he saw thc silvery wings of the fairies flash- ing and shimmeiing in the moon- beams as they made their new homes snug with soft pussy fur But next morning. as the sun rose, the Pine Tree looked just as before, but dear me. thought the good old Sun, the Pussies on that Pussy XVillow do look rather chilly this morning. I won- der what happened to them last night? ' Even today. when North Wind vis- its his companions, the brothers, Fall and VVinter, and you hear him whistling gaily around your home, if only you visit the Pine Tree you will almost see North Wind pause, and gently rock the Pine Tree, and you will hear it whisper Hush, Hush, Hush, for well he knows the fairies are sleeping within his strong green needles as he rocks in the North IVind. There they wait, happy and warm, while Fall and Winter are working, waiting until the second blue moon shall come and they may return to their pretty Hower homes once more. And so, if you watch very carefully for the blue moon to visit Fairyland. when North Wind first visits Fall. you may see tlhe Pine Tree open his needles and the fairies making their new homes snug by the light of blue moonbeanis. lttlargaret Oldenburg. Jr. 13. Have you any close friends? Sure-. they're all close when I'm broke. Co.--i'How cum you flunked out of college? Legiate-- Oh, just a matter of course. ASSIGNMENT FOR KINDER- GARTEN-PRIMARY GROUP IN READING. I. Select a primer meeting stand- ard requirements: 1-Content of book. 2-Physical make-up of book. III. Write 12 chart stories based on ohildren's experiences and activi- tics. using 122 selected primer words, and words growing out of child's ac- tivities that ane necessary in making of charts. lV. Select 5 words from eadh chart story to be lixed as permanent recognition reading vocabulary of child. V. One completed illustrated chart story printed on tag board to hand in. 1-A central theme in story. 2-Sentences short and fairly even length. 3--Sentences should not involve too many difficulties. 4-Sentences should provide fre- quent repetition of words in the basal text. 5-Correct sequence of sentences. 6-Good beginning and a good ending sentence. 7-Phrases should .not be pro- vided. VI. Bases for selection of words: 1-Word with experience behind it. 2-Word needed in primer read- ing. We believe that as a result of six weeks' chart and blackboard experi- ence reading, the child should have a recognition vocabulary of sixty words as a basis for his primer read- ing. We guarantee modern primary reading methods only when we can produce results: 111 By creating a greater desire on the part of the child for reading, Q23 By finding more economical habits and skills and thus insuring a shorter route to maturity in reading: Q35 By definitely recog- nizing stages in the reading process, and checking these stages to be sure there is an accumulation of sincere recognition. Bones-I haven't seen you for a long time. Interlocutor-No. I was on a, trip to Europe. - Bones-Some beautiful cities over there? Interlocutor-Yes. London and Paris are beautiful and very rich capitals, Bones-But Ireland has the rich- est capital. lnterlocutor-How do you make that out? Bones-Because its capital is al- ways Dublin. 1...- .tv I the ,- AN ORIGINAL HEALTH PLAY. Vtttttcn by an Alumna ot 1923 Hazel M. Wright. This play was given as a contribu- tion to the Better Homes Campaign Page 12 TOWER LIGHT. May, 1926. , K V D ' 1-1 . I ll b 7 ' 1 8' ' , I 7 I ' I-zu-ullv Mi-lnlu-rs Stage 'l'In-illing Hutch. One of the most exciting tennis contests seen on Normal courts took place when the redoubtable Mr. Woelfel conquered the game, but panting Mr. Hulsizer with a final score of six games to three. The two served away. keeping their stu- dent adherents on edge with every ball slammed into the net. Every time that Mr. llulsizer fried to place the ball in one of his favorite rural communities in one end of Baltimore county. his rooters groaned. Each time that Mr. Woeltel failed to bat the hull over the median of the court. the net. his partisans wept bit- ter tears. Ent there had to be 3 painful end. Mr. Woelfel used the curve of dis- tribution too well in serving the ball, while Mr. Hulsizcr was unable to exercise effectively the principle of consolidation in gathering his points. Both exhausted instructors gladly agreed to waive playing any more sets to complete the orthodox two- out--of-three sets 1'or a real match. Mr. Hulsizer, the loser, is clamor-I ing for a return match on the basis ot winner-take-all purse. However. Mr. 1Yoelfel. the proud victor, is seeking for more worlds to conqper. lt is rumored that he has already challenged the sedate Alr. Vkialther to play for the championship of the men of the faculty. Seats reserved in advance! Henry R. Waskow. Inter-Flats-. Font:-sts. l'h1e unfI,.'ing rivalry between new F nior and .iuniors again showed it- vlt in lh- itittwclass contests this 31-ar. 'l'ln- Juniors ftullpilll gamely in tfzf soccixi' context. but were Out- 1I1yed lf: tin' inorf- experienced E tliors. who v.' vll by the score ol' luelve to six alter a hard game. llowever. the .Ittniors value into their own when they :lr-tealetl the Seniors in thr- basic'-thnll gzitne hy IT e score of 41 to ZEN. .titer he-ini: lffl for three quarters the .luniois Vlllllfql and ran away vith the Sf'lllUl'.3 in the Inst quarter, scoring ninr- points tu the Senior's tour. An Irishman, 1l2Il'gf't1 with an as- sault, was asked wlnltln-r hw- was guilty. lim-.' can I tc-ll. your llonor, till I ln-ar liar- rfvialf-in'r'Z ' was his rt-ply. - V' .3 ig 8 ' fill , Baseball Facts. The graduation ot the Class of '35 took with it all but one of last years baseball team. An infield of Juniors was rounded into shape by the hard work of continual practice. Ted Snyder and Peck VVindsor pitched an excellent brand of ball. 'l'ed striking out 40 men in 4 games. Of the 6 games played we have won three and lost three. The line-up: T. Snyder, p., 1sft base: F. Stoutfer, c.g C. Windsor. 1st base. p.q F. Ford, 2nd baseg R. Mat'- tingly, 3rd baseg VV. lylahaney, ss.: C. Dudderar, lt.g J. Durry, cf.g Murphy, utility. Having won the first game ot the season, the boys decided to keep right on going and annex the re- mainder. The Army-Navy Prepar- atory School was tihe second victim. the Normalites winning by a four-run margin. Windsor was star batter for Normal. getting two triples, a. double and a single out of four times up. Normal . . 4 ............ 6 15 4 Army-Navy Prep. . ...... 2 6 2 The McDonough School was next. Ted Snyder struck out eleven and held McDonough to four hits, while our team found Perry easy, hitting our 14 singles, a double and a triple. R. H. E. Normal ............... 12 16 5 McDonough .. .......... 1 4 3 and then they stppped. Errors by Normal and heavy bat- work by Mt. St. Joe's was responsible tor the loss ot this game. Eight errors cost 8 runs, while S hits oft Snyder a dn5 oz Windsor accounted lor 6 l'l'lOl'9. R. H. E. Normal ............... 3 7 8 All. St. Ioe's... ......... 14 13 4 Never mind. we get another chance on May 24th. 9'l'lt'K XVURK. The members ot thc baseball team have been competing with each other for highest honors at bat. Below is given the per cent. ol' hits for each month:-r. Rather good for number rl turns 'tt hit isn't it I .l. MM Afn 1 P. Murphy -- ....... ---- T ,428 Hurry ............,. - lil 421 XVinflsor - ......... 19 .168 lit-rr ---- ....... .... 1 El 2216 .tlaltittgly ............ 17 291 Snyder -- .....s. .--.--15 266 Iutrltlfmtti' --. ...... .--lil 210 .alaliauey ........... . 22 130 Floulter ............ ..2!l 130 l ord --. ........ . .... 24 125 on Child Health Day, May 1, 1926. at the Demonstration House in Uni- versity Park by the Primary Grades at the request of the Counity Nurse. Miss Wright's children were cos- tumed. She will send suggestions ur materials and practical advice about making these costumes if you address a letter to her at Riverdale. The play follows: Peter Pan Health Play. Whiney tis a Iilttle girl who comes out ready for bed, whining, frowning, and gruntingj-- I don't want to go to bed. I don't want my windows up. Oh, oh dear, my tooth aches, and o-o-o-o my stomach feels sick. I wish I were a big lady. I wish I were 3, queen and could wear pretty flowers. But o-o-o-0, dear, my head hurts. tShe lies on bed grunting, falls asleepl. Peter Pan tover in the Never Never Never Land, runs out from be- hind trees and singsl Peter Pan Song -tune Peter Pan, the Fairy, tit. I-le creeps around looking for his fairies, then crows, claps hands twice and says. Come Tinker, Come Tinker. The Fresh Air Fairies tfiy out. dancing around, singingj '.'Fresh Air 'Fairies'-tune Sing Song Sixpence I 4 'i .v. Peter Pan- Fairies, do you know what today is? Fairies--- Ye-s. tSingj First of May. one stanza-tune First of May, t 16 J. Peter Pan thushes them and saysl But we have no lvlay Healtlh Queen. Fly away and find me a pretty one. Fairiestnow, throw kiss to Peter and fly away, Peter Pan following slowly. They look around and find closed window----they peep in and saylz l see a pretty girl, but the windows are closed. I will open them. She has a frown on her face. Perhaps she has a pain. Maybe she cats cucumbers. Do you think she drinks coffee? She must have eaten too much candy. Let's give her some fresh air. tThey dance in windows and sing Fresh Air Fairies t2l. Whiney twakes up and says in. cross voiceys VVho are you and what do you want? Fairies tsiug as Peter Pau nies in windows: 'ANQ-ver-NevervNever Land ---tune Marnsaki, till. Whincy--- I should like to be a Queen. but what is the Never Never Nt-vcr Land? Pt-ter and fairies- You Never have at pzting you Never have an acheg you Never feel sick. In-ler.I t'otne and fly wit.h us. Wnincy ttries but is frowning, so tnllsl says--- I c:tn't fly. May, 1926. TOWER LIGHT. Page 13 Peter says You can it you smile. Whiney smiles and they all Hy away to the N. Peter Pan-' dian army. crows5. Army--They time and stand Captain Milk Klappdansn. Vegetables sing song 1553 tune Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow. Cereals sing song 1653 Windmill Song. Fruits sing song 1753 tune nn Man, N. N. Land. 'Here comes my In- 1C'laps hands and come out one at rt around YVhiney. sings song 1453 tune 1. tune. Mute XVater-sing song 13 5 3 tune 'iFarmer in Dell. Tootfhbrush- sing song 19 5 1 tune Jumping Jack. Bathtub-sing song 11155 3 tune Dickory, Dickory Dock. Play Out of Doors-sing song 11153 tune Come Let's Play We're Indians. Sleep Long I-Iours-'sing song 11255 tune I5iddle Diddle Dump- ling. Peter Pan tcrows, then says5: Sh, here come the pirates. The pirates come in one at a time. Captain Coffee-All sing song 1135: tune Here Comes a .lack O' Lantern. Captain Milk goes out and kills Captain Coffee. Too Much ciandy-5.111 sing 11453 tune, Are You Sleeping, Brother John? Fruits go out and kill candy. Cucumber Green-All sing 11551 tune, Grasshopper Green. Vegetables go out and kill Cu- cumber. Peter Pan crows. He says: In- dians, do you want this little girl for our health queen? Army- I don't know. cThen each in turn asks her if she'll eat them every day5. Vifhiney says yes to all and the pirates start up and ask her if she'll eat them. she says No and the pirates are killed again. Peter Pan- Do you want her for 3, Health Queen? Army-'iYes. Peter Pan leads lVhiney to the tl1l'011-E' Hlld Crowns her with a wreath of flowers. All the army place flow- ers around her. All join hands, dance around the Queen and sing song 11 53 tune First of May. May Queen of Health tclaps her hands and says5: Let us give the liiaypole dance in the N. N. N. Land. WVe can all be fairies, queens and soldiers. All go to maypole, holding stream- ers and balloons, dance with partners as they sing song 1175g tune Jolly Miller. At end. throw balloons in air and shout: Ta, Ta, Miss Munn. l'6f0l'. Pun Hvailth Play Songs. 115 Peter Pan Song. Own Tune. O I am just a little boy 'Who never is contrary: I am healthy, happy: Who am I? Peter Pan, the Fairy. 125 Fresh Air Fairies. 'Sing Song Sixpence. -Little fresh air Fairies dancing in 1 the air Little fresh air Fairies dancing everywhere 3 We will make you healthy. NTe will make you gay. If you like us We will chase the naughty germs away. 135 The Never Never Never Land. ,l'iarusaki. In the Never Never Never Land Lives a little boy called Peter Pang We will make you healthy, happy and gay Come with nie and be my Health Queen ot May. It-lil captain Milk. I am Captain Milk, I ani Captain Milk, If you drink nie, you will think me Better than the softest silk. 155 Vegetable Song. lVindmill Song. Wheat-Cream of VVheat Cream of Wheat is good to eat Lots of milk and sugar sweet What a dandy treat! Oh, don't you feel Fine when you have had oatmeal You will haye a breakfast real '1I.'hen you eat oatmeal Yum! Yum! Yum! Here we come, Yum! Yum! Yum! Give us some. 175 Fruit Song. - Mullin Man. O will you eat an apple red An apple red, an apple red C will you eat an apple red That comes from healthy land? O will you eat a juicy prune? O will you eat an orange sweet? 185 IVater. Farmer in Dell. The water in the well The water in the well That's what the fairy said The water in the well Four glasses every clay Four glasses every day 'hat's what the fairy said Four glasses every day 195 Toothbrush. .Iurnping Jack. A toothbrush is a very handy thing It makes your teeth look pretty when you sing You brush the upstairs downstairs You brush the downstairs upstairs, .fx toothbrush is a very handy thing. I hope you use your toothbrush twice a day .X dentist twice a year for no decay You brush And brush I hope you a day. 1105 Bath .-lub-a-dub. XS'ater and Scrub in t at night Yi'ill clean face bhi 1115 Play Come Le Come let's ln the air the upstairs downstairs the downstairs upstairs use your toothbrush twice Tub. 'Dickory Dock. liub-a-dub, dub. dub. dub, soap in a tub, tub. tub. ite morning and scrubbing your body and keep your ght. Out Doors. t's Play lVe're Indians. play out doors and sun I will wear my hat and coat Now won't Come let's ne have some fun? rifle our scooters. l'll race you down the street 'lhe boy who is the healthiest will beat. 1125 Sleep Long Hours. Diddle Diddle Dumplingf' Sleep long hours is a healthy man lie lives in the Never Never Land, Early to b ed and Early to rise Makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 1135 Capt Here C Here come aiu Coffee. oines Jack O' Lantern. s old Captain Coffee 'All black and bitter, too 1 think he' s very naughty ll won't drink him, will you? Go away you naughty coffee And keep I will not You nor y 11145 Too Arg You Too much Too much Makes me Makes me away from meg taste you.4Coffee. our brother, Tea. Much Candy. Sleeping, Brother candy candy sick Sick John?n A little would be dandy A little would be dandy 'Just one stick iJust one stick i 1155 Cucumber Green. Grasshopper Green. Cucumber Green is a terrible thing I wouldn't eat him-no, no, il-le upsets my stomach and doesn't E taste good He won't even let me grow Ile may be alright for the grown up folks If they will chew him up fine But no. no. no, no. no. no, 'No cucumbers for mine. vw i1155First of May-All First of May. 115 Todays the first of May 125 Were healthy and we're gay Page 14 P TOWER LIGHT. May, 1926. 1321 Good bye dear Queen, goodbye Well meet again some day Before the nrst of May We'll meet again some day H1 Goodbye dear friends. goodbye. 1173 May Pole Dance.-All. Jolly Miller. Uh. we all are well and healthy ln the Never Never Land We play with healthy fairies And we play with Peter Pan lf you really want to join us You will have your clothes to pack The Queen steps forward And the soldiers step back. IllfZI ICIENl IES IN ORAL AND SI- LENT READING AND SUGGEST- ED REDIEDIAL TREATMENT FOR GRADES 4 AND 5. fContinued from Page 13 sight vocabulary that she should have had to he on the Fourth Grade level. Perhaps her reading experiences had not been meaningful enough to her to insure an accumulation of sight words. llc-nu-ulial 'l'r4-atmcnt: The child should keep a list of all those words for which she required help. A fter the lesson a drill on the words should follow. The child ought to keep her lists and check one da3 s list against that of the day before to see that the same word. if it appears twice, needs special study. tltead page 23-'24 Year Book pp. Attention to Vocabulary When Dealing Vkfitb Context --Page 85- Page 941. During seat work period the child may be given ten sheets of paper, one phonetic rule being written at the top of each. Then she can list words of the ditferent families, found in her reading material, on their ap- propriate pages. A chart on Jthel wall illustrating by simple words the different rules. may help. Case I. Bertram Higgs, a Fifth Grade boy, read in a hit or miss. pell mell fashion, without any regard for proper word grouping. Even a period did not stop the flow of words and then he would como to an abrupt stop in the middle of a thought unit. ln the diagnosis of his difficulty one might, find that the trouble lay in several or one-of several things. Ignorance of sentence structures and inability to profil hy punctuation marks might be the weak spots. Per- haps his attention spun is restricted so that hr- docs nog anticipate the meaning of that follows. llc may not have been trained to recognize thought units. He may have a. short eye voice span. He-nlediul Treatment: The child should have much drill on phrasrs. He should be taught to pick out from Ihr- sentence the phrasf-s nr groups of words that go V i l N i i l 1 A l i i I 4 i i l i i v i i i l i i I 1 together. During a seat work period he may be given an old book of his grade level, or easier, with instruc- tions to mark all the phrases, i. e: to enclose them in parentheses. This, of course, should be done very lightly in pencil so that the material may be used again I think I would emphasize the me- chanical side of reading, for awhile. by having him state the words that ended sentencesf-making him con- scious of sentence structure. The teacher may have phrase hooks made from old books cut up. On each page one phrase could be pasted. Then the page could be ex- posed for a very short period to the pupil. Twenty or thirty phrases maybe used for one drill lesson The phrases at first would be quite easy and grow harder as the child improved. Let the child illustrate Phrases. He should be taught the punctu- ation marks aud their meaning. Case ll. Bobby Gwynn was in the Fourth Grade. Vifhenever he was called upon to read orally he had periods of confusion. This was due to the fact that he had very little power of word analysis or that the material was beyond his ability. Renif-flial Tresltmcntz Have word drills on the words causing the confusion. Let the child analyze the words into their phonetic elements. The same seat work may bc used herc as was suggested for Case l. Keep a record of the child's growth in word recognition so as to encour- age him. Q Case 1V. Marvin Winkler, a Fifth Grade boy. stumbled over any long or unfamiliar words that were in the lesson. He also mispronounced many words because he guessed at them from seeing the initial letter or supplied what he thought ought to he there. He had not been provided with 'good habits of recognition. He i i l placed too much dependence on con- text and form cues. There was llO mcgthorl by which he had been taught to break up new or long words. Rc-invclial 'l'r1-ahnont: lflave a drill period in which the child is trained lo break up words. Tear-li him lo look for familiar parts in new words. Let him syllabilize Ihr- word. llave phrase drills and emphasize arefruratc recognition. llnvc a num- ber of phrase cards on each of which tho principal word of the phrase be- igins with the same letter. Expose I 1 i ihr- card:-x one at n. time for a very short time and in a varied order. llave phrases on the board and have them read rapidly. Vast- Y. One boy in the Fifth Grade, when c-allod upon to read oral- ly said that he couldnt His responses i l l E 4 1 in other classes were po-or, consist- ing of a word or so or just I dou't know. When the child read orally he halted and stammered and mum- bled rather than spoke. , This boy had evidently had in- adequate satisfaction from his read- ing recitations. so it happened, he had repeated a grade and so no doubt felt that he was deficient. It might have been a case of XVl'0llg placement or that the method used did not en- list his interest and effort. Remedial Treatment: An important point here is to pre- vent discouragemeut and to raise the child's valuation of his own ability. This may be accomplished by getting the boy to read to you away from the group and commending everything good that you found in his reading. Give him nelp when he needs it on the words he does not know. Provide phrase drills or stories that he can read and post them so that he may feel more confident after' realizing some measure of success. Let him take part in or work out a dramatization. Give him easy material if that on the grade level proves too difficult. lieticiellcies in Silent lleadingg And . Suggested Remedial NVork. Case I. A little girl in the Fourth Grade seemed to have great dilli- culty in extracting thought from her silent reading. XVhen asked ques- tions on the material read she was often unable to answer, especially it the question involved thought or judgment. Orally, she read rather well. This deficiency may have been due to several causes. Her vocabulary of words meaningful to her may have been very meagre. Her interest was not captured and held so that she uias at a low level of attention. The assignments might not have been such as to require an assimilation of the material read or to demand se- lc-4-tive thinking and reorganization. Remedial Treatment: Get the child interested in reading. Give her books and stories to read which are about the things she likes. Discuss the books with her and so lead her to see that reading is more than just saying words or getting facts. Give her a purpose for reading. Make your problem big enough to Ideinand the reading of the entire as- signment. and thought provoking 'enough so that it cannot be entirely answered from facts. Hreaik your assignment up into nwinor problems covering each .naught uiit. Let the child select lil 1 libre important irloas. Select easy material and let the 'child pick out the central thought of iriacli paragraph. Lf-t the child illustrate the story. tfnsf- II. A Fiflh Grade boy had vt-ry bad work habits. After getting May, 1926. TOYVER LIGHT. the assignment he would just dawdle over the getting out of his book and the nnding of his place. While he was reading he would glance up-now and then and look around the room and even try to attract the attention of other pupils. Sometimes he would simply stop and stare on into space. VVhen asked a question he, I would sometimes answer correctly, but more often he just said, I don't know. This child had poor a.ttitudes to- ward school or work. The material might be unsuited to the child's in- terests or abilities. The work may be too formal with too much atten- tion paid to the group and not enough to the individual. The boy might have been criticised without, receiving any constructive help. His attitude may be the result of nag- ging. Remedial Treatment: I 1 I i Find where the child's interests lieil and give him reading material based on them, Give him some leads and then an opportunity to choose the reading matter that he wants. Have activities in which the child must read. in order to carry them on. a motion picture, a draniatization, or constructive work of some kind are examples of these activities that may he tied up with reading. In the motion picture let the children, of course, draw the pictures. Help the child when he needs it and commend his efforts. Let him see his weak points. but show him how to improve and make him con- scious of progress. Case III. A Fifth ,Grade girl seemed unable to work out any as- signment. that required reading in a. text book. Aft-1-r periods of inde- pendent study. though she seemingly applied herself. she often could not answer the factual questions that the assignment called for. The books may have been too diffi- cult or the assignments too vague. Her study habits may not have been good or her reading habits may have been faulty. Perhaps her back- ground of experiences is insutiicient and that many words convey no meaning to her. Remedial Treatment: Provide material that is not too diilicult. Let the child make a list of words she docs not know the meaning ofg then guide her to see that she can get the meaning from the context. This may be done by appropriate skillful questioning. When this is not suc- cessful, let her look up the word. Then have a word study in which you give the word as much color and background as possible by tying it up with its meaning, and using it in ways in which the child will 911- counter it. An analysis maybe made of some words that have suiiixes or I i I prefixes belonging to families that the child will meet often. Break up d selection into a num- ber of parts and assign a problem to each part. Give the child the first problem and let her read to find the answer. Repeat for the other prob- lenis. Give one big problem for the entire selection and hold the child respon- sible for the answer to just that. Then ask for contributing factors. llave a drill on matching phrases. Time the child's reading of easy material and thcn check on the com- prehension by questions. Case IV. A bov in the Fifth Grade would very often not answer a ques- tion wholly. He would give a part of-it. but seemed not to be able to think it through to the end. This was due to divided attention or failure to hold the question in mind. Perhaps some elements were over-potent while others seemed in- signincant. lt may have been lack of training in grasping total mean- ings of sentences and longer units. or inattention to relational words and conditional clauses. ilcinetlinl Treatment: Make the child feel that he is re- sponsible for the complete answer. Plan your questions so that they involve the grasp of rather long units. Have drills showing the effects of modiiiers. relational words and clauses on the meaning of the sen- tence. Make the assignment or problem specific :ind clcar. Case V, A Fifth Grade boy who was very bright in most of his stud- ies would frequently make the most absurd statements about things he had read. In class he would some- times give a totally wrong answer and when asked for the source he would give the text book. Wlieii told to verify the statement he opened his book, found the place and re- ferred tlto class to it. Sometimes on reading the material aloud he rc-alized his mistake. but more often the teacher or another-member of the class had to point out the error, Carelessness may have caused this deticiency. or lack of experiences that make for correct concepts. It may have been the failure to recog- nize and realize phrase meanings as units and to organize these meanings while reading, The child may be ignorant of typical sentence struc- ture. The material might be ab- stract. ite-medial '1'rcatn1cnt: Avoid Yes and No questions. Use pictures. maps, and common experiences to er-:plain abstract terms. Provide concrete illustrations to correct erroneous concepts. . Have the child verify the disputed statement by reading aloud from his reference. Lead him to see where his Page 15 mistake lay and have him give the statement correctly. Have lessons in which the child organizes the material around a big problem. Lead the child to anticipate the meaning from thc context and then show the edect of conditioning clauses. Make the child see that he cannot read a part of the sentence and thcn guess at the rest. THE BIBLE GOD'S TRUST- VJORTHY MESSAGE TO MAN. Instrumental And Yocal Solos By Miss Vropsey And Miss Heinemann. The long looked for visit to our Normal School by the famous sur- geon. Dr. Howard A. Kelly, of Balti- more, has passed. His address to the Y. W, and Y. M. C. Afs on Sun- day evening was entirely along the religious line with the exception of one or two illustration drawn from his professional life, The Bible was described by Dr. Kelly as being like the Rock of Gib- raltar in that in spite of all the little guns that men shoot at it, it still stands firm. lt contains the word of God from beginning to end and the pry of the human heart is for God. .lflany mistakes in life came from not observing the saying Audi et alterem partenr'-- l1ear the other side, too. This is something we should always endeavor to do. The power of God is great. When God's new power came into the world. namely, Christ, the world was turned upside down in a spiritual way, a thing which seems impossible in a material sense. The power of God can be found in all those who have followed His command Ye must be born again. Unbelief is illogical, People may say they do not believe in God and the Bible because they don't believe in miracles. Put, if an allegory teaches a lesson much better than a ical truth, then that is the best thing to use. Read your Bible and study it carefully. Don't spiritualize it where it is not meant to be spiritual- lzed and you will be able to learn much more from it. Get to know the Bible and you will not need to worry when questioned about it, for those who know believe and vice versa. Sinners received something which they could not have had except through the Bible and the grace of God.-- 'l'he Green Stone. Yilest Chester Normal. NVest Chester, Pa. RELIGIOUS HANDICAP. Teacher-- Now, Robert, what is a niche in a church? Bobby-'TVhy, it's just the same as an itch anywhere else. only you can't scratch it as well. R. 32 . Page 16 TOVVER LIGHT. May, 1926. ' SENIOR SEVEN STEPS OUT. lt was Q1 jolly hunch of girls that parked into Bliss G1'eenlaw's Ford on an 1-crluin sunny Friclfiy afternoon in May. hound for the Craft 'Club Cot- tage and a good time. All who enter rhm doors of this quaint. little cottage urn- hound to have il good time. lt could not be otherwise. At least. Senior T found such to be the case. Safely arrived Within the portals oi' said cottage. the Hrst thing on Iiw DI'US,l'lllll was supper, And what ll SllD1 E'1'! Already the Country air haul znftbcterl our appetites to an zilurining extent, The Czuidle light and the roaring fire in that heavenly fireplace served in turning our at- tentions even more ussiduously to the nrt of outing. The remainder of 111:11 lirst evening was spent in the 1'UI'Sll2Ull 1 of various pastimes. ac- coriling lo OIVBVS whim. Hiking along il star-lil road, freezing ice cream and ilvncing to the sfrains ofthe portable uctroln muy he mentioned. Sz-tiirflay dauned fziir and bright. Su fair 111111 bright. indeed, that one ambitious mermaid resolved to take 11 morning dip in the creek nearby. li wus not long after that the rest of the merry f-rowd trouped down in bathing: apparel. prepared for the worst. They got it! I daresay. Xvk'SIf'l'll Hun S1211 echoes with the shrill screams of the bathing beauties who rlericlfxi that the water was !'2lihf'l' 1-olcl in the second week of May. The sponson went along, de- il'l'lIlill6'fl not to miss 21 thing. It didn'l even miss the chance of giving one llllSlISIJf'l'lillg white beknickered 1' 'rv-out on the nice. soft, muddy 1'1'1:r-Ii lmlioni. .Xnfl these girls who insist on wailing in their shoes and sim-kings! The real thrill ifalue ui night. The vi-tinge is u relic' from war times unfl hw-ni-rx confuins all the r'l1z1racLe1'isLic features such as trap doors, secluded nooks and the like. Soft musir' was hc-ing: played and il I.f!'IPlll1 of til'f?Z.1Tlly girls were lazily toasting nlurslxnizillows lmefore the lair: fireplace when suddenly scfvewil l'7:hL tune wr-re hezvrrl from L1 not fur- ilisluni pnrt ol' the house. Silenmrc-Y f'f-ulal Choy huvc rzninfr from the 1-cellar? Yes! ihure- they NVHIW' uguin. iouflr-1' this iilllfk Miss G1'f-elilaw hurl spoken ni' nigh! irrowlcrs ll 0lllld ilu: f:o1111rry-sirle, hui why slimlld Ih-Ay flitlillfil us? Tap, tap, lun! snai- rlenly the vs-ry canillces were myster- iously I-xtinguisliffrl. liverylliing Iw- gzin to liuppmi IRL nncre at this june'- turf: of the game. Amid thc- 1-if'I'Fi2llIlS and the attempts to barricade the trap door, in l'llf1ll ll iill'l l' girls who swore lhal, :1 main had ilF'l'Il piirsuing thvni up the ronfi. An oh:-cf-1'v:111t person niifzhl l111'.'f- notif-1-il trawl-s ut' mf-exit, vr-ry 11011143-' lziuulilm' on wr- lnin fill'f'S when Ihr- 4-niniif-s wniw- :11 J l I I i I l 1 l l A i l l I I I Y I lust lighted. Pence was eventually restored, but more than one unsus- pecting girl lost sleep that night.. Let me advise anyone who does not. believe in ghosts to spend a night in tho Craft Uluu cottage and give his imagination fllll play. Then see what happens! Sunday was devoted to an exten- sive survey of all the wonderful spots ot' nature around the place. Alter 41 last swim, with arms full of flou'orS. the tired but happy bunch of girls packed up for the homewzmrd jniirn-bv. Senior 7 advises all other uniiiifialerl classes to just try it out sometime. And as a side tip, let me tell you that Miss Greenlaw as a l'ilHD0l'O!lG HCHIIWQ be beat. Katherine Clare, Sr. 7. THE BEHJTY OF THE coM- Mon PLACE. 'The happiest heart that ever beat, Yfus in some quiet breast Tluit found the common daylight sweet. And left to Heaven the rest. For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and goneg the flowers appear on the earthg the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. In the hustle und bustle of life we feat things and often things. 'Phe coni- in life are the little the things which re too busy even to bird making the with his song, the trampled carelessly . the lirst wild flow- lf shyly-from under and the pure deep blue of tho sky :ire all just as beauti- ful as the freaks of nature ihat many ol' us travel miles to see. search for the g forget The little lIlCll11'l3.L'G things meryclay ihingsg ihe most of ue il nolir-e4the tiny niorning brighter so.l't green grass hrfnealh our fee-I :frm peeping ha lust yez1r's leaves, Some people like the great things, And l1':wel far and wide To look upon the strange things, on sea and nlonniainsirle. llut I love the l'1'iendly things that nuns before my cloor, 'l'li-- frionnlly vllilclrm-11 and the flow- --:-s I'v1- vc-on ll liundreri times he- fore. Slum- pf-nplo like the group lhings. the fill' things and the tall, Ilut thc' litllo lhinngs thu! I love, they do not like ui all: I lnlli to all tho i'l'il'llClly things the I'6!sll1'SS people miss, ,X 1111111-1'fly upon ilu' hush. :1 daisy in thi- grass. 'Fi-unysoii writes of Ihe ministry oi' ffvlllflltlll things and puts one to thinking :ihout the big-little things ol' liff-, lin roinimls ns that the sinnlliir things: arf- l:1:lelm-s stretching In thi' j.fl'l,'IIfUl' ihinue. ll' only r-vr-rymiu could see the lwniity in lhl- vominon things, how 21 INnr in 1 much more beautiful alld richer the ,world would be. Professor James Frederick F'e1'1'ier said: Genius is nothing more than the power of see- ing wonders in common things. Mrs. Browning expresses this thought in the following lines: Eartl1's crommed with Heaven And every common bush afire with God. But only he who sees takes off his shoes. The most common things ill the world are those which -are most valuable to us-sunlight, air, water, flowers, rivers, trees, The common place in literature makes up the peoples 1ite1'atu1'e. Literature of the common-place in lite is a kind which even the hum- blest DGFS011 can understand and a kind in which the haughtiest will find a balm. The common-place things which We see on every side have been glorified' and remade by the poet's pen. Literature includes all writings that express for us what we unconsciously or consciously feel the need of saying but cannot, In reading some favorite lines we often say, That, expresses just what I ,live felt so long but could not ex- '1l1'QSS. For instance, many people fhuve had very beautiful thoughts about Trees, but could never ex- press them in the beautiful way in vshich Joyce Kilmer expressed them. The poet of today takes from life :iny'Lhing which interests him and makes it the theme of a poem. He 'knows thai' he can never write about 2U1Yfhi11S rhat he does not feel keenly. The theme must be the spark that kindles the warmth of his emotion. That is why we are some- times tempted to believe that the contemporary poet, like Peter of Old, has heard a voice crying from Heaven, What God hath cleansed that call not common. , There is no better way to open the door of the child's mind t.o the beauty of the world around him than through the study of poetry. In l1'r,:ading poetry understandingly, the c-hilcl's senses are sharpened, his ixnnginulion stimulated, his sympa- thies broadened. ,-Ulm' all literature is but the in- t1-1'n1'etation of common things. It is the exnrosfsioli of life. It takes the mommon things of life and glorifies lhenl. Wu cannot all he geniuses and wrixe- poetry, but through the work of others we can understand and love the hoauity in things which we have lll'i'Ol'f-l vo11sicle1'ecl no common-placei. 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Q V is-f--all. ,- t 11 I1 ,- , k,,!L,.. r 1 'pf4 .1'lk'4's1 if -V' . 1- K Y' pw 1, X i -.,f Participate in youu' own education Reading maketh a a TO ER LIGHT T 1111 I vol. 5-NO. 9 Published Monthly by Students of Maryl and State Normal School, Towson. Md. MISS TALL HON ORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY- 'LAND. On June 5th. the University of Maryland honored,Miss Tall by con- ferring the honorary degree of Doc- tor of Letters upon her in recogni- tion of the contribution which she has made to the schools of Maryland, both through her writings and as Principal of the Towson Normal School. Miss Tall is the Hrst woman to receive this degree from the Uni- versity of Maryland, and was the only person to receive such a degree at the commencement exer- cises this year. It is a signal honor both to Miss Tall and the school. SENIOR BAN QUET AND PROM. Have you ever wished you could go to the land of the fairies and borrow the invisible cloak, so that you could stroll in forbidden places? Some desirous souls had such a longing in regard to the Senior Ban- quet and Prom. Such a wish was. of course, impossible, but would you like to hear now just what hap- pened? As the clock in the tower tolled six tor maybe it was a few minutes afterj, the doors of the new dining hall swung open, and there entered groups of gaily attired Seniors. Now and then one caught a glimpse of some faculty member, who, like the Seniors, were laughing and talk- ing, and were hardly distinguishable from the girls themselves. Then, too, there were guests who had come to celebrate the occasion. When the members of the party looked about them, they fairly held their breath, for the scene which met their eyes was most striking. The entire hall was decorated in the Senior colors-the maroon and gray. Around the walls were hung balloons and gray Spanish moss. The menus were on gray cards printed in red. The place cards carried out the same idea of balloons and Spanish moss. On each table there was a bowl of red tulips and two stately red can- dles, which, in the twilight, lent a mystic glow. The color scheme was even carried down to gray and red candy mints. Suddenly t h e r e emerged from the kitchen a band of fifty Juniors, who, for the time. were converted into pleasing young waitresses. The dishes they broughtl were rarely chosen and heartily en- Joyed. Music from the balcony by, our own orchestra. and a few songs! between courses added festivity to' the occasion. After the delicious strawberry ice cream had been removed from ordi- nary vision. the toasts were given! The toast theme was The Hllllt,yyI and carried out the idea of students' as hunters. Normal School was the, green wood? in which the hunters, lead their chase. Miss Frum, the: honorary member of the class. wasl the guide for the hunters of nineteen-l twenty-six. Miss Tall was then hostess of all hunting parties. as shei gives encouragement all along the- way. The faculty was compared to! the faithful pointers of the chase. and last. but not least.. the large game for which the hunters were seeking was commencement. After this. two guests. who had viewed the chase from afar. were intro- duced. Mr. May. the architect. who designed the new dining room. said at few words to the Seniors, and then! Dr. XVeglein gave a short address. Then the hunt was over and the dance was on. The girls iiocked in-. to the corridors to meet their es- corts. Some were forced to con-, tinue the hunt and search for, their partners. Finally. all were found. and as Bob Iula's orchestrai played its first strains the couples swung into step and soon the foyer and corridors were filled with danc- ing. merry folks-young and old. At last. after all the punch was gone, and some slippers were begin- ning to pinch. just before the clocki in the tower struck 12 Good Night Ladies was played. Then good night was said and the merrymak- ers departed exclaiming as they went: Oh, I did have a good time: I'm so glad I came. XVasn't it a huge success? The entire affair was a huge suc- cess. and we wish to thank all those who helped make it so. Our own social committee worked hard. To them we are indebted. but had it not been for the earnest efforts of Miss Sperry, Miss Rudd. Miss Gunn., the helpful Juniors. the music de-' partment which furnished delightful! music. and the other willing workers our Senior banquet and prom could not have been the success it was. R. J.-E. Q. J THE GLEE CLUB CONCERT. The Glee Club concert which took place in M. S. N. S. auditorium on May 19th was pronounced by all to be a most successful affair. XVith a well-filled house to inspire them, the members of both the Glee Club and the orchestra displayed their talent at its best. The program contained a delight- ful selection of songs, varying from exquisite melodies such as the Lon- donderry air. XVou1d God I were the Tender Apple Blossom. to the spirituals. including Moon. Mah Lin- Strickland. and Dicht- Little Banjf' A selec- of special mention is o l d negro Ole Uncle dy Lou by mon't Mah tion worthy that weird, fantastic composition by Molloy. Clang of the Vifooden Shoonf' The Girls' Glee Club ren- dered it extremely well, showing to advantage the results of the tireless efforts of itsdirector. Miss Mc- Eachern. YVe verily imagined ourselves lnway down South when the Men's Glee Club rendered their two selec- tions. Dat llfhistlin' Lullaby by XYebb. and Southern Twilight by Churchill-Gfindell. The applause awarded them for their efforts was sutiicient floof of their success. There would have been an inde- finable something lacking that even- ing without the aid of the M. S. N. S. Orchestra to lend atmosphere to the occasion. The concert was well 'started off by a rendition of Strauss' My Hero from The Chocolate Soldier. Two IOVGIY waltzes followed at intervals in the program with a grand climax at the end in the form of Romberg'S The Student Prince. It was a rare treat to observe here the conducting of Miss Vxleyforth. the capable leader of the orchestra. Taking everything together, the annual musical affair of the Mary- land State Normal School was 1n- deed a treat and we look forward to next year's presentation with inter- est. Page 2 TOWER LIGHT. June, 1926 YUFNG UANDLE MAKERS. ....u ' MAKING CANDLES AT BROOK- LYN, MD. ln school this year we studied about how people lived in colonial times. life learned how they lighted their homes. Most of them used candles for light. lVe decided that we would like to make some candles the way they did. Children in our class brought the materials we used. Gordon brought some honey-combs for beeswax. Some of the children brought the paraffin. A friend of ours gave us, a bucket of tallow. We got some cord and cut it in pieces and made wicks. Somebody brought matches to make a fire. The children brought tin cans and milk bottles to dip the candles in. We borrowed a colonial candle mold to mold candles. Before we made the candles some of the boys built a fire-place. YVe dug a hole a Then we took on the sides. pieces of tin outside. foot and a half wide. bricks and piled them After that we took big and put them on the had a fine picnic. The children roasted some hot dogs. The boys and girls that brought eggs scram- bled them. We brought sandwiches from home. Henry. a boy in our class. brought a nice cake and some other things. The girls made lemon- ade in a big coffee pot. We had such a good time having a picnic and also making our candles. BY FRANCES PARKER. GEORGE MARTIN. FRANK KOSTEK. BERNARD ABBEY. EVELYN FRANCE IAN CALDWELL. fNEW HONOR SOCIETY MEM- At last the day came when wel were to make our candles. We dipped some and molded some. XVhen we dipped the candles we put the wicks in the wax and pulled them out. After repeating this many times t fore we made had to Hx the had a hairpin We stuck the the mold and end. Then w bottoni and the top and tied the strings on to them. The tallow was melted in a kettle and poured into the mold. lt took a long time br the candles to harden. They were very smooth and pretty when we took them out. After thc candles were made we hey grew bigger. Be- the molded candles we old candle mold. We and put a string on it. hairpin in the hole oft pulled it out the other e put two sticks on the BERS. Thirteen Seniorsand ten Juniors newly elected to membership in the Honor Society. Chi Alpha Sigma of Maryland State Normal School, will he initiated at the last meeting of the year to be held June fifth. Miss Lida Lee Tall. a member. and Miss Ruth Sperry. of the Senate. will entertain the fraternity at a lunch- eon at Miss Tall'5 home at the close of the meeting. The new Senior members are: Anne Shaefer, Grace Mortimer. Gertrude Dowell. Elsie Quarles. Parley Huff. Edith McCourt. Rosa- lind Repp. Margaret Straughn. Mar- garet Babka. Muriel Bell. Elizabeth Armstrong. Nan Brimer, Everett Mc- Cowan. The new Junior members are: Rayetta France, Margaret Rfohrer, Harriet Prissman, Marjorie Kohler, Lena ltcilly, Mildted Clishiam, I-lelen Scott. ltnth Carico. Lorena Aist. Mildred Herrman. The Greek letters. X. A. E. stand for Character. Achievement and Scholarship. ' AND Now-VACATIONS. lt is my conviction that a summer vacation should above all be long enough to allow one a perspective. lt must be but a poor sort of vaca- tion, I imagine. to lay aside one's regular business after almost a year of confinement to it. and to realize. Now'I have ten days into which to crowd change, recreation. and rest. This is the sort of vacation that wearies, that annoys rather than pleases. The school teacher, I be- lieve, is in this respect an enviable mortal. She works hard during her vine or ten months of business, and no one will deny that she needs and deserves the vacation she gets. But what a wonderful experience it is, when, in the latter part of June. she can look forward to at least two and a-half months of nothing to do! NVhy. a new world opens out to her during those months, and though she knows that the path to the school house waits at the end of the new world. yet it is far enough away to be indistinct and hazy, and to have about it the charm of dis- tance. The school teacher should, how- ever, in her-holiday time, have some plan, provided, of course, she can make the plan herself. I should propose something for her thatt ,might seem anything but a change from school life--namely, summer school. But remember, I say, first of all. she must go on her own initiative. not because she is required to do so by the regulations of some board, or even with the purpose of getting ready for some definite course of the coming year unless she wishes. This might be applying field glasses to that happily distant school house path. I think she would go, ideally, to enlarge her own ideas in a. gen- 'eral way. to get a taste of study and 'thought that is out of her reach in her own limited school sphere, to take a step farther toward some goal that just appears on the horizon as the possible some day. She will have the opportunity to be again a stu- dent. to see new roundings. to view days. persons and sur- briefly her college And then, after scenes and people. summer school by Mistress, go to the the life, the new the work of the all means, School scashore. Do not st-ek. however, the fashionable re- sort. with hotels and thousands of strange people, intent on style. Rather go to some isolated spot that is as wild and Wooly as civiliza- tion will permit. And, if possible, go camping with your best friends. I pause here, and wonder whether l am advising the impossible. Per- haps camping days with one's best friends are 'rare indeed. And yet 'they have occurred to me. Can I ever forget our glee at planning the June, 1926 ' TOWER LIGHT. Page 3 V Aisha: enterprise, our thrill at being pio-I neers. For pioneers we all thought ourselves. about to plant a colony in a wilderness. Can I not st.ill see us as we departed with bag and bag- gage, tents, cots. kitchen utensils. food, buckets, crab nets-some con- cealed and some plainly observable to the curious? Can I ever forget? our joy at the sight of that beauti- ful river, or our glee as our tents rose on the brow of the hill that overlooked it? Even that first night when none of us slept a wink and the mosquitoes almost destroyed us, was fun. For in the morning we felt the joy of primitive life, the lust of fighting for our existence against the hostile forces of nature, and a de- termination to conquer. And con- quer we did, with quarts of citron- ella., coal oil and yards and yards of mosquito netting carefully arranged according to a dozen different in- genious schemes the next day. Be- sides, what mattered any amount of hardship when we immortalized it in such verse as the followi11g?: Chaperons and chillens, come ye campers, come, come, Come to Mosquito Camp an' make yourselves at home, at home, Jes' bring your armour plate and hang it at te door. An' hear sech mosquito buzzin' as ye never heard before.. I could go on forever and narrate the incidents and details that mades that camping life such a joyous ex- perience to mo, and caused it to enter from that time on into my ideal of a vacation. Could it happen again to me or anyone. I wonder. Yes, to be sure, if the vacation is a rare one indeed, that is, if it is ideal. Emerging from the tangle of- the camps, the school teacher finds be- fore her the school path. now broad- ened and distinct in the near future. But it seems new again, and inter- esting because it has not been trod for a. while. and because. the teacher's steps have had'the guidance of the summer school, and have felt the buoyancy of the forest glade. fThe above article was written by a member of the faculty in her young and foolish days, before she was a. teacher. As she does not now al- ways follow her own advice. she will not allow her name to be ap- pendedl. REST A WHILE. Mrs. E. J. Jones fMary Shafer Jonesl, whose sister was a former graduate of our M. S. N. S, will fur- nish excellent rooms and board in her comfortable home, Rest A While, for people who want an ideal rest. Address Mary Shafer Jones, P. O. Box 121, Middletown, Md. NORMAL SCHOOL GOMIVIENCE- MENT ACTIVITIES. Thursday. June 10, to Saturday. June 12-Visiting High School Teams tour guests in Newell Hall. Friday, June 11-9:00 A. M., State Volley Ball Meet tHOl1l6W'0OCl Athletic Fieldl. S200 P. M.-Vis- iting teams entertained by Senior Class. Saturday. June 12-Alumni Day: 3:30 to 4:30 P. M.-Reception at Sarah E. Richmond Hall. 4:30 to 5:00 P. M.-Class Re- unions. 5:00 to 6:00 P. M.-Business meeting. 6:30 to 8:00 P. M.-Dinner. music by school orchestra and Glee Club. 8:00 to 9:00 P. M.-Reception to Senior Class. 9:00 to 12:00 P. M.--Dancing. Sunday, June 13-4:00 P. M.. Baccalaureate Service. Sermon by Rev. Peter Ainslie. D. D.. Christian Temple, Baltimore. Monday, June 14--Class Day and Night- 5:30 to 7:30 P. M.-Supper on the Campus. 8:00 P. M.-Class Night Fun. Tuesday. June 15-10:30 A. M.. The Procession of guests, faculty and students will form, 11:A. M.-Commencement on the Campus. Speaker-Governor Ritchie. AN ALUMNA LETTER. Dear Miss Cook:-- l am enclosing a program of the Apple Blossom Festival in Winches- ter. The first day was the Chil- dren's day and our schools were in- vited to participate in the Dafade- We worked out the D1'0l9Ct Of the apple tree itself, having the tree in bloom. then with bees. birds, butter- flies and rabbits. then the tree bear- ing fruit and following this came the apple pickers, cooks, bakers, spray- ers and everything concerned with the apple industry. Anyway, we won two first prizes of S50 each, so we consider all our work worth while. The second day is on this program. and I could never begin to tell you just bow wonderful the pageant in the afternoon was. I was wishing you were there every minute, for you would have enjoyed it so much. We certainly are indebted to our Superintendent for giving us two days to visit another State and see the type of work done in those schools, and of course, this part of the work interests me more than any other. With best of wishes, Bertha Catlett. LET'S FIX THE OLD HOUSE OVER. Let's tix the old house over. It needs it here and there- Perhaps some shingles on the roof, Some varnish on the stair: A doorway changed, a wall removed, And, my, how matters are improv.ed! For years the wife has wanted it: Lets fix the old house up a bit. Let's fix the old house over, It needs it more or less: Perhaps a parlor or a hall lVould mean mo1'e happiness. lVe're rather crowded now and then: Perhaps we ought to build again, And yet. no doubt. the old will do VVith just another room or two. Let's fix the old house over: lt's here we live our lives, So let'5 make room for happiness lVhen happiness arrives. No doubt a porch across the front 'Would be a rather easy stunt, A table here. and there a nook- And how much better' it would look. Let's fix the old house over. - NVe buy new hats and gloves: Why shouldn't someone spend a bit On something that he loves? It's served us well for many a year, And day by day it grows more dear. A place to meet, to sleep, to sup- Say, folks, let's fix the old house up! MUSIC BOX OF SENIOR XI. Evelyn Minnick-The Spring Has Come: Jack Stone--I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight: Mary Morsell- O What A Pal VVas Mary: Gertrude Eskridge-That Red Headed Gal: Franklin Gilds--Tlianks For 'The PUSSY Riflri Merle Fl'Ztl1ClSe-SIIOW M9 The l.l'ay To Go Home: Audrey Harris-Wha1,'lI I Do: Rachel Mon- dell-lnlly, Dinky Farley VOIISZ Clara Jewell-Look At. Those Eyes, Alma Parsons-Sweetheart of Sigma Chi: Gertrude Dowoll!Sidewalks of New York: Hilda Singman-O1115' A Hose: Joseph Prout--Vlfhy Did .I Itiigg That Girl'?: Emma Stabler- B1-Own Eyes, Wliy Are You Blue'?: Naomi Butts--l.Vhen Irish Eyes Are Smiling: Elizabeth Auten-Some- time: Ellen Price-Sleepy Time Gal: Beulah Martin--Remember: Ethlyn Laird-Then I'll Be Happy: Ruth Vickers-Always: Edith Moore-Just Around The Corner: Jerry Cahill- Paddlin' Madelyn l-Iome. t Jerry Cahill, Page 4 TOWER LIGHT. June, 1926 TOWER LIGHT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PUBLISHED MONTHLY Circulation Mnnnrerx Office of the SB0l'9tal'y BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- PAITLEY HUFF 1Vashington. May 12, 1926. LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. Stmlcm Editors. Miss Gertrude Hilgenberg, TOIVSON. MD. Business llnnnprcrz HELEN FEASTER HENRY B. IYASKOXV ' MARGARET HAINES LEE MARTIN Managing Editor: Advertisinaf ,l1IIlil1Il'l'1 EY LILY X MIXXICH. ALICE L. MUNN One Dollar For Ten Copies. PRICE: JUNE. 1926. . I 9 A tl --i 47' ' fl- - . . f Q 1 X .9 .K A' I !.n1!rt!nL!rwnlef- 'Ta' THE GENEROSITY OF THE BUSY MAN IN INDUSTRY. Teaching is not confined to the school room. nor is a teacher depend- ent on her fund of stored-up infor- mation. A world of rich. authen- tis: first-hand information can be secured for the asking from men engaged in all kinds of industry. iVe have had this magnificently demon- strated thig year in the Industrial Arts course. Industrial concerns have permitted visits. given inter- views to students seeking particular information. contributed exhibits. and written personal letters sharing their knowledge with those who wish to know. 1Ve wished to find out how dishes are made. The Bennett Pottery Co.. of Baltimore, generously allowed six large groups of students to visit their establishment. giving us a guide who made every process clear. Each trip took about two hours. XVas this not a great gift to the students? Again, we wanted to know how steel ig produced. The manager of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Sparrows Point provided a specialist as guide. for fivc all-day excursions. thus giving us information and an understanding of the industry that could not have been secured by any amount of reading. The Baltimore Sun is untiring in hospitality. and year in and year out Mr. Warner guides the groups study- ing ltEf'OIlDS through the plant. with pep and breeze and fun. Moors: 6: Vo. Hook Bindery held back production for 21 period of ten days or more in order to have all types of work going on while the students were visiting them. They also contributed exhibit material to thc Industrial Arts Dr-partment. In tht: visit to the llaltimore llrick Yards, Mr. tiritliss. the man- ager. came out, explained the process in order that the class might get a thorough understanding of it. Dickey Mills at Oella. made our trip to their plant most interesting and valuable. We needed advice on making our kiln. and the sales manager of The Pen-Mar Brick Co. made several trips Qto the Normal to help us out, bring- l ing at one time an expert nre-brick layer with him to give us a practical lesson on the laying of tire-brick. Many firms have films which they will lend to schools. Ginn k Co. has a very good picture on the mak- ing of books which they loaned us. Macmillan has one on ill'ustrators and theri illustrations. Scott's Paper Co, has a reel on the making of paper. Pamphlets, pictures and advertis- ing exhibits are generously supplied to theatres by industrial concerns. Grossett 8: Dunlop. publishers, have Wa loan exhibit called From a Poplar I , , t I l 1 , Log to a Popular Book illustrating modern paper making and book making. One is constantly amazed at the personal attention a letter. asking for information, receives. The two letters published with this article illustrate the great care with which they are answered. Because 'industrial firms are so ng to give us information that go towards a better understand- ot' the world in which we live. as teachers. owe it to them to discretion in our requests. car- for letters and exhibits that willi will ing wc, use ing have permanent value. and allowing lthcni to be used by as large a group las possible. l VERA GREENLAW. Industrial Arts Dept. lt' you have personality cherish ity It'll.'kRI.liS M. SCHNV.XB- lit' you have not, cultivate it. l 1 brains are needed to ca'ry out tlw plans of those who furnish the 1 1 :it ll 112. l I l Maryland State Normal School, Towson. Maryland. My dear Miss Hilgenberg: I have before me your letter of the 10th. It always gives me pleas- ure to hear from the boys and girls who are earnlestly seeking educa- tion. thus preparing themselves to become useful and worth-while and incidentally paving the way for their future happiness and fortunes. I know you will be interested in knowing something of our Home and School at Mooseheart, Illinois, where there are some 1400 boys and girls being educated and trained, acad- emically and vocationally. These are all children whose fathers have died and left them without means for the necessary education to pre- pare them for an equal chance in life. This school is supported en- tirely through the contributions of the 600,000 members of the Loyal Order of Moose. I am sending you a little. booklet concerning this school under separate cover. You might also be interested in reading the Iron Puddler, my au- tobiography, copy of which I am having my secretary send you. I sincerely hope that you will achieve much success in life and at- tain high honors in your scholastic activities. Sincerely yours. JAMES J. DAVIS. Sayings of A. Carnegie, E. Garyi C. Schwab. A. Bell, C. Du Pont. .I. metz. ANDREW CARNEGIE-- Say to yourself. My place is at the top! Be king in your own thoughts. Judge ELBERT H. GARY, Chairman of the U. S. Steel Corporation: Efiiciency is based on a philosophy of life which considers first the claims. needs and deserts of the other fellow. Tho men of the greatest deeds are the men of the greatest faith, and the men of the greatest faith are the men who are fair. ALEXANDER G. BELL, Inventor of the Telephone: Enthusiasm encourages a man to 'concentrate all his energies on his object. And the more he can con- centrate the more his' enthusiasm grows--and it is st combination that is hard to beat. Mr. Bell's idea for every young man: Let him decide what profession or calling he wishes to follow: let him take up specially a certain line of that calling and let him train his mind to concentrate with intense thought on what he is doing. June, 1926 Towns LIGHT. page 5 THE BENNETT POTTERY WORKS. 'Forty-tive years he has been here, our guide told us. lfV.e looked at him in awe. He was a tall, spare man, a little stooped, but his eyes had a kindly, humorous twinkle in them. We wonder that he can laugh after forty-five years of that. He made large mixing howls, the kind in which mother mixes up the dough for pies and cakes. Did we want to see him make one? Yes, sir! IVe crowded close. A boy brought him a lump of clay. With a single blow of the heavy mallet he smashed it flat as a pancake. He put it in the form, stepped on a lever to start the motor, and the whole thing swiftly revolved while he molded it with his hands. He reached above his head and pulled down the jigger. The scraps of clay flew in every direction as it trimmed off the rough places and edges. He stopped the motor. Only two minutes and it was finished. Forty-five years of that-you look at him as he starts another bowl, and move on. Over in the corner was an old man putting handles on cups, the kind of cup we use at Normal. We didn't ask him how long he had been here, but he was a very old man. By his side a boy of twelve was do- ing the same thing. He should have been in school. Well, he will put on a good many handles before his forty-fifth year rolls around. They don't use the coil method here. Only wild Indians, primitive people, and Normal School students use that method. In the corner of the next room two men and a boy were working. Here is where you see real system and organization. The boy is called batter out and mold runner. As one man finishes the plate he has molded, the boy carries it and another to the shelf to dry, grabs a plaster mold in each hand and brings it to the other man to be covered with clay, smashes a lump of clay with the mallet in pass- ing, and takes away two more plates to the shelf. Back and forth he travels, day in and day out. Spec- ialization is the secret of large mass production. Here men are turned into machines to make cups, plates and saucers from which we, at school, eat. I'd much rather eat from them than make them. The guide took us down to the ground floor to see the kilns. Up above, on the third door, we had seen them tapering as they passed out through the roof. The heat was intense ten feet away from the kiln. The guide showed us a little peep hole through which we could see the cases containing the pottery. The interior was red hot. 2250 degrees Fahrenheit. the foreman told us. Near us a kiln was being filled with pottery. The cases were piled up rank upon rank, three times higher than our heads. A man passed in- side with a heavy case balanced on his head. Another man passed it up to the man on the ladder. After pottery has been fired and glazed several times dishes are ready for the design. VVe were taken to the top floor to see this process. Two girls and a boy were seated on.low stools with piles of saucers and soup- plates all around them. Each one had a chisel with which he pounded the pottery. It seemed that they were looking for flaws by trying to break the unsound ones. We after- ward found out that they were only knocking the chips off, the dents made in the clay by the crowfeet which separate the plates when they are put in the kiln. In the next room girls were put- ting on designs from Kalkomanias. In painting lines on dishes they did not move the brush. but set the dish on a movable disc, put the brush at the right place and revolved the disc. For painting the whole plate a uni- form color such as blue or yellow. a spraying outfit was used. Before we left, the guide showed us the pottery made by us in the Industrial Arts class by the coil method. It had been taken there to be fired. It made a. poor appearance beside the uniform, even dishes and bowls made at Bennett's, but we had made it and we thought it was al- right. Turn, turn, my wheel! Turn round and round, Without a pause, without a sound: So spins the flying world away! This clay, well mixed with marl and sand Follows the motion of my hand, For some must follow, and some command, Though all are made of clay! From . Keramos by Longfellow. Glenn H. Algire, Sr. 10. HOW DISHES ARE MADE AT THE BENNETT POTTERY WORKS.' The dishes at the pottery works are manufactured in three ways: by the press method, by jiggering, and by the pouring method. I will not attempt to describe all of the pro- cesses fully, but will only give the main steps in each method. The Press Method.-This process consists essentially in shaping a piece of clay, which has been pressed out thin, over a plaster of Paris mold. The outside of the mold shapes the inside of the dish. The outside of the dish is shaped by hand. The articles made by this method are platters and oval shaped bowls. The .Iiggering Process. - This ,process is very much like the press method except that instead of mould- ing the outside of the dish by hand, the mold containing the clay to be moulded. is placed in a rapidly ro- tating potter's wheel. As the mold rotates, a form attached to a lever over the mold, is pressed down on the clay, shaping it to fit the form. The articles made in this way are round dishes such as plates, cups, saucers and round bowls. The Pouring Method.-The pour- ing method differs from the other methods described. The mold is made to fit the shape of the out- side of the article desired. The clay which is put into these molds is mixed with water until it is a thin paste called slip, The slip is poured into these molds. Each mold must be entirely full of slip. The plaster of Paris mold soon absorbs the moisture from the slip touching the mold, thus causing a thin, hard lay- er of clay to form on the. insidesur- face of the mold. When the layer of clay has formed the desired 'thick- ness, the remaining slip is poured out and the clay left within the mold is allowed to dry. Regardless of the method used in moulding the dish into shape. the next step in completing it is the same for each kind. The dishes a1'e allowed to dry enough to handle, then they are put into sagars, tile containers, and put into a pottery kiln. In this kiln they are heated to about 2400 degrees Fahrenheit When this heat is reached. the kiln is allowed to cool oft' gradually. The pottery is 1'emoved. dipped in a liquid glaze and allowed to dry. This dipped pottery is placed in specially constructed kilns and fired for about 48 hours-a com- paratively short time. If you will look carefully on the bottom of a plate, you will see three little scars in the glazing, all spaced an equal distance apart, These were caused by tiny knobs which were. on the pottery to hold it in place during the manufacturing process. When the plates were re- moved from the glazing kiln these knobs were very sharp, like the points of needles. The knobs are knocked oft by tapping them with a small, blunt instrument. If no de- coration is to be put on the dishes they are now ready to be shipped. Preparing Clay For Potteryware. IVhen I visited the Bennett Pot- tery Works I thought I was going there to see how dishes were made from clay, but when I arrived I found that my imagination had eliminated one very important step, the preparation of the clay. Page 6 TOWER, LIGHT. June, 1926 The clay from which the various articles arc madc is not a simple product as some may suppose, but it is a mixture of eight kinds of clay. To prepare the clay for making pot- teryware the various kinds. in prop- er proportions, are put into a mill. This mill is a very huge cylindrical affair. lt serves both to ,mix the clays thoroughly and to grind the mass up until it is very line. In this mill the clay is mixed with water until it is a thin paste. From the mills the clay runs down into a large bin. However, before it reaches the bin it passes over mag- netiszed iron which removes all traces of iron from the clay. The clay ig next forced by powerful pumps into clay presses. where all of the excess moisture is removed. The mixture is now in a usable form tClI9Il1lCallyl but since it is removed from the press in large slabs which are hard to handle, it is put through a machine which molds it into large rolls called pugs. Each pug is about two feet long and eight inches in diameter. These pugs can now be conveyed to any part of the building, where they are made into various articles of potteryware. The department in which the dishes were decorated was a most in- teresting one to me. By far the greater part of the designs are or- dered stamped on paper. The paper with the design printed on it is placed on the dish with a varnish and rubbed with a small brush. The mineral color on the paper comes off on the dish and the paper can easily be washed off. The dish is next fired in a kiln for a short time to fuse the coloring matter into the clay. There were two other methods of decorating, the spray and the de- sign painted on the rims of dishes. In the spray method the coloring was applied in a liquid form. It was sprayed on from an apparatus, somewhat like an atomizer. except' the air was supplied from a com-, pressed aid tank. Q The gilt, which is put on the rims of glasses, tea cups. saucers, bowls. etc.. is applied in a very simple H1811- ner. The dish is set on a rotatiuz pottery wheel. As it rotates slowly, a brush tip which is filled with gilt, paint is T li e I I another tiring in the same manner as first described. The clishesl l l i held to the rim of the dish. s e decorations necessitate the one are now ready to be packed for ship-i incnt.--Purley Huff. 1 ,. ..-L.. i l THANKS, LITTLE FRIENDS. i School No. 25, May ZS, 192 .l llcur Bliss Tzilli-A 1 Thank von for bringing the bus., l was glad to come to your school.y Flows-rs wr-rc growing. Grass wusi growing. lVc was picking flowers too. The dandclions had white hair. We gave some flowers to Miss Kelso. Miss Lutz liked us. Miss Kelso came in the bus with us. We saw chick- ens, xve saw pigs, a cow. We saw nests, we saw a red bird. I saw a robin. Thank you for giving us all that eat. We mean the food. Please come to this school to see the kindergarten. Thanks for the music the girls made. Thanks for the see-saw. Thank you to play the music for us. , ' Good-bye, From Number Twenty-Five Kindergarten. VVASHINGTON COUNTY ENG- LISH COMMITTEES. Normal School is well represented. On eight committees totalling forty we note the following chairmen: Gracie III-Naomi Harsh: Grade 5- Helen Cox: Grade VI--Anne Rich- ardsong Members of Committees-- Grade I. Cleo Snyder, Leonilda Weaverg Grade 2. Alice Garver, Grade IV. Mary Martin, Rachel Itemsburg: Grade VII, Frances Grimes: Grade V, Mary Potterfield, Marguerite Stoner, Goldie Blicken- statiig Grade VI, Lavinia Moore, Lo- lita Downin. Edna Kretsinger, Mar- tha Seamang Grade VIII, Mary Le- men. .IOI-IN D. ROCKEFELLER- 'Be sure that you are not deceiv- ing yourself at any time about actual conditions. ' A CORRECTION. In the May issue of Tower Light the article entitled The Beauty of the Commonplacen is credited to Grace Whitson, Jr. 5. It should be credited to the whole section. The arrangement of material was by the above named young lady. MASON'S GARAGE WILLYS-KNIGHT dk OVERLAND SALES AND SERVICE TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES York Road and Willow Avenue Phone Towson 554 Towson, Md. TOWSON SHOE STORE L. ECKER, P1'op. York 85 J oppa. Roads Friedman-Shelby All-Leather Shoes. First Glass -Shoe Repairing. A FRIEND T0 THE ORIOLE M. AGNES ANDERSON Say It XVitl1 Flowers ISAAC H. Moss, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYMAN Office: Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road Nursery: Gittings and Bellona Aves. Govans, Baltimore, Maryland. fi! CHARLES STREET 0 A . BALTIMORE AT LEXINGTON L ' MARYLAND APPAREL FOR THE COLLEGE GIRLS find all lbe Smart Accessories MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY Established 1873 A. H. FETTING MANUFACTURING JEWELRY CO. Manufacturers of Greek .Letter Fraternity Jewelry DIAMONDS FINE JEVVELRY 213 N. LIBERTY STREET BALTIMORE, MD Complimenls o. '77112 BLACK St DECKER MFG.CO. TOWSO-M MD. June, 1926 TOWER LIGHT. Page 7 f 'A M PUS DAY IN THE GLEN. SENIOR SEVEN PAINTS THE GLEN GREEN. Senior '7's wood project in Indus- trial Arts took us to the Glen. where we planned to ply our skill as car- penters, change the spot into a mod- ern up:-to-date picnic ground, and present it to the future picnicers as a cozy, furnished retreat. The first problem confronting us was how to get down to our place of business. This question was easily solved by those who had discovered the technique of locomotion down the hill: for the others, the trip meant a slow, painful, not- to mention awkward waddle. interrupted by frequent .ejaculations of disgust as a twig probed a piece of filmy hos-', iery. Usually a rapid step near the: foot of the hill initiated a precipit-! ous bolt which refused to halt even: at the injunctions of our sensory neurones. l Arrived at the Glen. we began' work, some putting together a bench: others painting a table, and oth.ers contributing their talent to the erection of an open air cupboard. After a period of labor, both manual and motor. we confessed a desire for liquid refreshment and hailed with delight the appearance of two girls, together clasping a jar to their' chests. On exploration of the in- side of the jar the lemonade was found to be sans a cooling agency, and after a few sips by necessarily parched members, the material was fed to the birds. . On checking up the results of the class' united efforts, we noted withsatisfaction the cupboard, the iron table for preparing food and the serving table, both neatly painted: the several benches, and, as we laid aside our tools and begin the arduous climb up the hill, we looked proudly and not a little regretfully back at 1 the picture we had helped to paint. Our sentiment is, that other things4 being equal. the Glen is now a credit to the school. - Yetta Brickman. DRAMATIZE ROMANCE OF COTTON. A dramatic portrayal of the ro- mance of the cotton industry in the United States was given by pupils of the Girls' Vocational School FQCGIIUY. The story was written and drama- tized by M. Martha Euttner, a teach- er at the school. Miss Buttner is one of the most promising of our '21 M. S. N. S. graduates. A student at thc Girls' Vocational School of Baltimore spends threex hours each day at trade work and three hours in the class room, where she continues her academic training and studies those subjects related to her trade. On May 21, 1926, the Dressmaking, and Design Classes of the new Gir1s'l Vocational School of Baltimore gave a cotton show which was a. summar- ization and a test of their first year's work. The play was in two parts. In 1862, Betty Jenkins, a lovely young daughter of the South, leaves a. stay-at-home suitor to marry the brave blockade runner, Charles War- ren. With the help of her Mammy ltiah, she contrives a. complete cotton troussean. Betty Warren, as sales' manager of the Warren Cotton Mills, plans a cotton fashion revue to enter- tain a young buyer who has placed a large order with her firm. Shel' follows in her granglmother's foot- steps by showing an obvious prefer- ence for the young buyer instead of Mr. Darley, who is more devoted to golf than to the cotton industry. The play provided an opportunity for the review of the American cot- ton industry, which had previously I been studied in the Industrial His- tory Class. The costumes and the dresses in the review were the win- ning designs submitted in a contest by the students and reproduced in the trade rooms of the school. A pro- logue showing King Cotton and his court, which was made up of girls l'9Dresenting popular cotto-n mater- ials, was the direct outcome of the study of Textiles. The initiative and ability displayed by each student in her part in the production were rated and formed part of her class average. SOME INTERESTING LETTERS March 26, 1926. Miss Mary lvlorningstar, Md. State Normal School, Dear Miss Morningstar: We have your postal of March 25th, requesting bulletins on the clay industries. and same pertains particularly to the material we handle. I regret very much that we have nothing I feel that will be par- ticularly useful to you in this line, but take pleasure in inclosing what we have. It might be of general interest to you to know that all structural tile, commonly known as hollow tile or terra cotta. is made out of two dif- ferent kinds of clay, namely: Shale and Fire Clay, The former, Shale, is a stratified. fine grained clay, de- posited in the water, prior to the present geological era, possesses a well defined parallel cleavage and has become more or less indurated by pressure. It is usually red. Fire Clay is a stratified clay, laid down prior to the present geological era, frequently, but not always, as- sociated with tlie coal measures, varying from a comparatively soft to an indurated rock-like structu1'e which shows conchoidal fracture. It usually fires to a dark color and, ow- ing to its lower content of fluxes, is more desistant to higher tempera- ture than the red burning clays. There is another clay that is sometimes used. but produces infer- ior productions and this is known as surface clay, Surface Clay is an un- stratified, unconsolidated, plalstic clay, carrying more or less sand, laid down on the flood plains of rivers or in lakes, or deposited by the glacial ice chest. and hence geologically of recent origin. This type of clay is usually 1'ed burning except when naturally blended with finely di- vided carbonate of lime, when it assumes a cream or buff color upon firing. Salt glazed tile is a product of shale or fire clay that is glazed in burning by the introduction of com- mon salt into the kiln, while hot, which vaporizes and enters into a Page S chemical combination with thc sil- ica of the clay. thus forming a glassy coating or glaze on the ex- posed inner and outer surface of the tile. A salt glazed tile is resistant to the action of most acids and other chemical agencies and vapors, has no surface absorption where glaze is intact. and the Yitrefied Tile is a product whit-ht been fired to a temperature that resulted in incipient softening contraction of the clay, so that open pore space has been partly almost entirely eliminated and structure has become more or impervious to penetration ot' has has and the or the less water. A vitretied tile is nearly im- pervious and generally has a very low average absorption value. These clays are mixed with water and are niasticated until they have the proper consistency and are usu- ally forced through a die coming out in perfect form. They are then cutoff at the proper length with the proper allowance made for shrinkage to take place during the tiring process. This shrinkage factor varies with the different clays, the temperature of the tiring they are subject to, and due allowance may be made for same. Manufacture of brick is based upon the same principle as tile, ex- cept in some cases the brick is l Reserved for llochschild-Kohn St Co. Phone, Mt. Vernon 1052 J. TROCKENBROT 85 CO. 324 XV. Saratoga Street I Opp. Brager's Baltimore, Md. Original and Special Designs to Order Vsfe Can Duplicate Any Pin Makers of State Normal Pins V S: Rings F If You Have .lny Cleaning, Dyt-ing,, lfclnstitcliing or Plvatting to he Done, See Miss E. W. JANNEY 319 York Road Special ltatcs I-'nr Students. TOWER LIGI-IT. J une, 1926 pressed in moulds for the shape and size desired, before they arc tired. There is no indication what color brick will be after it is fired. by look- ing at the original clay. unless a chemical analysis is made of the clay contents. A clay that is a very light color. may produce a dark red brick, and this is also intluenced due to the, position of the brick in the kiln. The brick in the hottest part of the kiln and subject to the great- est heat will be of a darker color. This is just a general outline of the basic principles and the facts in- volved for the manufacture of the productions we make, and of course, it could be very much elaborated upon. If you feel that I can be of any further assistance to you, I trust you will not hesitate to call upon me. Very truly yours, - XVM. V. PIERSON. District Manager. Shady Side. Md.. Sept. 25, 1924. Miss Marjorie Parks. Tracy's Landing, Md. Dear Marjorie: 'Your letter dated Sept. 19 asking for some information regarding lumber is at hand-. There is so much -that might be said on this very big subject-LUM- BERfthat without knowing your special wishes and without the time to give the subject special prepara- tion and thought, I hardly know where to make a beginning. In the short time at my command. I will try to give you a little composition and a few facts which I trust will be interesting to you and your class-mates and stimulate your de- sire to gather further knowledge on a subject which affects the comfort and happiness of every person- 'FREES and LUMBER. When the Pilgrim first landed on the Massachusetts shore, probably his lirst display of manual labor was the cutting of a tree for fuel, and next the cutting of more trees for shelter. Immediately following this ettort for warmth and shelter came the pressing demand for food. neces- sitating the removal of more timber growth, so that by cultivation of the soil a sufficient supply of food was assured. The same conditions which confronted the Pilgrims in Massachusetts were met by Sir Wal- ter ltaleigh's colonists in Virginia, the lluguenots in the Carolinas and BOOKS mt NORMAN. tl' REMINGTON CO. 347 N. Charles St. Compliments TEMPLE DRUG co. , TOWSON - MARYLAND Prescription Pharmacists THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Court House Plaza TOWSON - MARYLAND Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts Christmas Savings Club Safe Deposit Boxes. 4170 Interest Paid on Savings Open Saturday Nights THE HERGENRATHER DRUG CO. Prescription Druggists And Hex-genrather's Gift Store 509 York Road Are Headquarters for School Supplies Kodaks, Films, Stationery, Spald- ing's Sporting Goods, Keds and Sweatersg Greeting Cards for all Occasions. Supreme Ice Cream and Soda Water. Agents for Water- man's Ideal Fountain Pens, Whit- man's Delicious Chocolates and Bon- Bons. ' WILLIAM KOERNER A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut?' Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir. A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day. STEWART D tof: THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Our Service Motto: Honest, Prompt, Courteous, Complete. June, 1926 TOWER LIGHT. page 9 by the Spaniards in Florida and in the Gulf States-everywhere a solid, compact forest front-at every point where our forefathers we1'e endeavoring to make a home the forest was a barrier and a menace to civilization. For more than- two hundred years this practice of for- est destruction. to obtain tillable fields, offered the only opportunity for home building and national growth. As late as 1840 forest products had no commercial value and the feeble attempts to make of wood growth, in any form, a market- able commodity, yielded but a meager reward to labo1', and nothing for the raw material. Nothing was so cheap at forest growth. no build- ing material so available. The more that could be used for fuel, home building, barns, fences. road build- ing and structures of all kinds, the more easily and cheaply would the cultivated field supplant the forest. In this environment our people have grown accustomed to the use of wood as a building material, so that today in the United States the use of wood for fuel and building material is nearly ten times greater per capita than in any other civil- ized country. This free use of for- est growth, still a nation-wide prac- tice, is largely so because it is still cheaper and more available than other materials. Within the last twenty years iron and steel have vir- tually supplanted lumber for per- manent heavy construction. and more recently concrete has displaced lum- ber to a large degree. To what fur- ther extent iron. steel, concrete and glass will be substituted for lumber is scarcely a matter of conjecture, for it is possible further to eliminate wood from the list of building mater- ials. The extent of its future use will depend on the preference of the consumer for wooden structures over steel or concrete and its cost. The future values of lumber as a build- ing material will not be fixed so much by its scarcity as the forests diminish as by the keen competition of its substitutes. After all, this is the usual way that nature and man- kind work out most of the problems pertaining to the necessities of life. We need have no fear of the tim- berless age, for it will not arrive, but we should direct our thought and energy to the sane conservation of what we have, to the reproduction of forest growth on lands unfit for agriculture, and encourage economic conditions which will prevent forest waste, but we need not hesitate to use freely what is needed from the forest, for with the enlarged use of substitutes, the lessening of forest waste and the practice of forest re- production, there will be no lack of forest? products. From the early settlement of our 'country until about 1840, the forests i on both slopes of the Appalachian mountain range were largely wasted by the ax and tire, to make room for home and Held. Since 1840, but more especially since the Civil War, 'the forests have been utilized with less waste. But including all that has been wasted in clearing the land for farming and all that has been cut for timber and other uses, there is still standing and untouched more growth in the United States than all that has been cut into lumber by men since the landing of the Pil- grims. Statistics gathered by the Federal Government as to the stand of tim- ber in the United States tnot includ- ing Alaskal in 1911 was given as 2.826.000.000,000 feet. Of this to- tal 55 per cent. is reported as stand- ing 'in the States of Washington. Or- egon. California. Idaho and Montana. In the three States of Washington. Oregon and California there is re- ported to be 1,31S,000,000,000 feet or 46 per cent. of all the standing timber in the United States. The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California and the Cascade mountain range in Oregon and W'ashington. are practically one continuous range, traversing the country north and south, distant from the Pacific Ocean from 100 to 200 miles. Between this range of mountains and the Pacino, from the Canadian line on the north and as far south as San Francisco in California, there is standing today 40 per cent. of all the merchantable timber in the United States. In this zone of tem- perate climate and abundant moist- ure the forest growth has reached its highest stage for size of the individ- ual tree and density of stand, and beyond doubt it surpasses any other standing of timber on the globe for size. quality and density and acces- sibility to water and rail transporta- tion. The lumber production in the United States has in the past reached the maximum of 42,000,000,000 feet, but for the last two or three years has been averaging around 35,000,000.000 feet. At the present time the Southern pine industry on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts is supplying approxi- mately 12,000,000,000 feet and the production of the mixed woods in Montana, Idaho, NVashington, Ore- gon and California is approximately 11,000.000,000 feet, the residue of the output being produced in nearly every State in the Union in relatively small quantities. At the present time the State of 'Washington leads in production, and Oregon ranks second. Oregon has the largest timber stand in the United States. From these figures you can read- ily see that the bulk of our lumber is- coming from the West Coast' 3 distance of about 3000 miles to the Atlantic seaboard. The great ex- Dense of lumbering in the West Coast montains and the cost of haul- IHS across the continent and by the Panama Canal route to the East Coast has considerable to do with the prices which the retail lumber yards in our locality must ask. The avei-- age railroad freight which we pay on a carload of Red Cedar Shingles from the State of Washington to Baltimore exceeds 2B400.00. To this must be added the cost of the shin- gles at a point of shipment and other handling expense. There are two places in the Ulnited States which the writer has visited where one million feet or more is manufactured a day by one company. One location is Bogalusa. Louisiana, where the Great Southern Lumber Co. manufacture the amount stated a day consisting of long and short leaf yellow pine. The logs to keep this mill running night and day are often brought long distances, 50, 70 and 80 miles or more. , Prac- tically everybody in this town de- pends on the lumber company and the population is ten ,thousand or more. This is a very far-sighted company and while they are cutting down trees at a rapid rate, they are also reforesting the land and it is their expectation, that by protecting the new and young growth from fire, that a continuous supply will be available. The other instance of where a million feet or more of lumber is manufactured in a day is at Potlatch, Idaho, in the white pi11e country. Here the timber stands are closer to the manufacturing base as the tim- ber in this region has not been cut out as in the Souh. The logs to make some of the lum- ber which we sell are hauled 200 miles by railroad to the mill, the timber stand being in North Carolina and the mill on tidewater in Virginia. 'I am compelled to bring this to rather an abrupt conclusion on ac- count of so many other business matters. But let me urge you to take an interest in forest growth and its perpetuation. Protect young growth. If you ever make a fire in the woods. always be careful to see that it is entirely extinguished be- fore leaving, Most destructive for- est fires have been caused by care- less campers. Some in addition to destroying many thousands of acres of valuable growing timber have also burned villages and taken a la1'ge toll in human lives. In the past we have of necessity been wasteful in dealing with this wonderful national resource. It is now our duty to use lumber more wisely, re-forest cut- over lands which are not tilled and above all make it our duty never to Page 10 TOWER LIGHT. June, 1926 start and always help stop any fire in the woods which may destroy the young growth which in thc future may make good lumber for someone. Yours truly, XVILLI.-XM M. THOMAS. Weems Q Thomas Lumber Co. ADVERTISINGIVIATERIAL PERTAINING TO THE STUDY OF METALS. Senior ll has collected and evalu- ated advertising material that will give useful information in the study of metal processes. Below is a se- lected list of the best they have found. Norton Co., NVorc-ester, Mass.- Illustrating tiles. treads and plat- t'orms. Simons File Co.. Chicago. Ill.- Plans of the tile, hack-saw. hand- saw and steel plan. Vaughn and Bushnell. 2114 Car- roll Ave., Chicago. Ill.-Pictures of the story of the hammer and illus- trations of Hue tools. Challenge Machinery Co.. Grand Haven. Mich. - Information on printing plates. Stanley Rule and Level Plant. New Britain. Conn.-Pamphlets on TOXVSON BAKERY--THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201. Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK I 4 Per Cent. interest TOWSON MARYLAND 6 lll ltrs Huh Ilaltimore's Collection of Smart Specialty Shops Ul'R SPI-1t'I.1L OFFER IN l'HOTOGRAl'HS IS UNCH MORE lfIX'I'l-INIJICID T0 NORMAL STUDENTS. Saturday Mornings Ara- R4-sci-vcd for M. S. N. S. THE ATELIER l'0R'l'RAI'l' PHOTOGRAPHY 103 XV. Lexington St. 1.100 N. ltihcrty St. I steel squares and illustrating toolsISafet and charts giving each names and parts. Gallnieyer Q Livingston Co.. Grand Rapids. Mich.-Pictures and explan- ations of union portables and bench type wood-working machines. The Peck Stow Xvilcox Co., South- iugton, Conn.-Book on dimensions and explanations of machines and tools 1'or sheet metal work. J, A, F'ay K.: Egan Co.. Cincinnati, Ohio-Book on selection and oper- ation of standard wood-working ma- chinery for vocational, industrial and manual training schools. The American Tool Works Co., Cincinnati. Ohio-Book of descrip- tions of processes of making lathes and planers. David Maydale Hammer Co.. Nor- wich. N. Y.-A catalogue on ham- mers. Monarch Machine Tool Co.. Sid- ney. Ohio-Illustrations of parts of machinery used in making lathes. Johnson-Meier Co., 115 NVendell street. Chicago. Ill.-Pictures of metal lamps and furniture. Wagner Mfg. Co.. Sidney. Ohio- Pictures and descriptions of cooking utensils. Miss and Sons Co.. Newark. N. J. Shear exhibit, process in making: story of good shears and scissors- pamphlet. Cincinnati Tool Co., Cincinnati. Ohio - Descriptive booklet and samples of Formica. Esterbrook Steel Pen Mfg. Co.. Camden. N. J.-Pen exhibit showing stages in making a pen. A pamph- let called The Making of a Pen. General Fireproofing Co.. Youngs- town. Ohio-Books giving use of herringbone rigid metal lath. Truscon Steel Co., Youngstown, Ohio-Pamphlet, The Home Build- er's Encyclopedia. Associated Tile Mfg., Beaver Falls, Pa.-Basic information and illustra- tions of tiles tsizes. shapes. colors. process 1. Hammacher Schlemmer and Co., Inc.. 13th street, New York, N. J.- Catalogue-Tool Outfits for Home and General Use. ' General Fireproofing Co., Youngs- town. Ohio-Catalogue on Steel, Tile-its value. uses. construction. Dept. of Commerce. Washington, D. t'.--Three valuable pamphlets on metals and alloys: manufacturers of alloys, use ot' metals, development. etc. C. Howard Hunt Pen Co., Camden. Y Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. TOWSOD. Md. Ride:-wood, Md. FRANK A. PERSOHN, JR., ' Optometrist Eyesight Specialist OFFICE HOURS: 9 A.M. to 12 M. 2 to 6 P. M. Tuesday and Saturday nights 6.30 to 8 24 West Pennsylvania Ave. TOWSON - - MARYLAND Baltimore Oiiice: Gay and Monument Streets. GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY JAS. F. HUGHES CO. 205 W. Fayette St., Baltimore, Md. J. W. Scott-James Francis WALTER I-IOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market Fnurrs - VEGETABLES MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Nt-nr Chesapeake Ave. TOWSON, MD. THE DULANY VERNAY CO. 339-41 N. Charles St., nAL'rlMoRn. MD. Leading School Supply 'House of the State. June, 1926 TOWER LIGHT. page 11 N. J.--Peu exhibit-process in mak- ing. American Tool Works Co., Cin- cinnati, Ohio-Efiiciency Bulletin- Lathes, Shapers, Radials: Pamphlet, Ideal in Vocational Training tinte- resingl. South Bend Lathe Works, 423. 425-427 East Madison street, South Bend, Ind.-Pamphlet, How to Run a Lathe lCare and operationi. Pamphlet-Machine Shop Course: pamphlet- Types of Lathes-Cata- logue SG. Lufkin Rule Co.. Saginaw, Mich. -Catalogue of measuring tapes. rules and mechanical tools. Mack 62 Co., Rochester, N. Y.- Story of processes used in produc- tion of Barton Hand-forged ,Edge and Coopers' Tools. ' The D. H. Smith Kc Co., Hartford, Conn.-Catalogue of wrench and brief description of parts of wrench. Useful in describing parts of wrench. Batania Clamp Co.. 37 Center St.. Batavia, N. Y.-Catalogue of many kinds of clamps and description of them. Useful in illustrating clamp. Oliver Machinery Co., Grand Rap- ids, Mich.-Illustration of machinery and shops. Saco-Lowell Shops CCotton ma- chineryl. Boston. Mass.-lTwo gii- tionsl. Good for statistics, illus- trations and machinery of textilein- dustries. Uses in other countries of machinery iwool-cottonl. Henry Disston 8: Sons. Philadel- phia, Pa.---Illustration and history of file and saw in history. Prcesses gone through in makingg chart of saw and file. Crompton St Knowles Lo om YVorks. Worclzester, Mass.-lllus- trating different types of looms. Society for Visual Education, Inc.. 327 S. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill.- Catalogue of pictures that can be used in teaching of different subjects with stereoptican machine. Sheet Steel Trade Extension Com., Pittsburg, Pa.-Pamphlets on value of steel to the farmer. Dublic, etc. A. L. Bernies, 72 Commercial st., Worcester, Mass.-Manual Training Benches and Vices fpamphletl. J. WV. Fiske, S0 Park Place, New York, N. Y.--Pamphlets on uses of iron works, containing vast bronze Sundial, garden fencing, tennis court, back steps, .etc. The L. S. Starrett Co., Athol, Mass.-Very food book on hack- saws' and their uses. American Sheet 8: Tin Plate Co., Pittsburg, Pa.-The Evolution of a Tin Can. P , Vieder Manufacturing Co., Hart- ford, Con11.-Illustrate casting. The Younkstown Pressed Steel Co., XVarren, Ohio, Illustrating parts of steel pumps: illustrating fire- proof m'eta1 products, such as laths, beads, anchors, etc. l l I BUILDING OUR KILN. When we planned to construct a kiln we had no idea of what we were undertaking. VVe searched libraries and inquired at many places about a kiln and its construction, and at last concluded we would build a muffle kiln. We visited several firms and as many men, but the very persons we thought could help us discour- aged us and some even laughed at the idea of our building a kiln, saying it was not possible and that skilled men were needed to build a kiln. But we were not to be beaten so easily. Thrown on our own in- itiative, we ventured forth and what can't five such boys as we are do! Nothing is impossible in our eyes. W'e got together and did some figuring and guessing, and before long we had our list of materials, which consisted of fire brick, cement. iire clay, pipe, sand, tools, arch and skin brick. together with a few other incidentals. A solid cement foundation was our iirst step. The kiln, as you see it, shows its true shape, but the brick work on the outside is for protec- tion and conservation of heat, so you see common red brick. The inner walls are entirely of fire brick. Our difficulties were many. How could we set our oven, how do you make an arch, how do you cut a brick, what do you do when you break a joint, how should we put your chimney ing all of these difficul- ties and many more had to bc 'over- come, but we were victorious over them all. What one of us did not know, another did. If one did not feel equal to a task another did, and so we progressed. .We had laid our last brick, the gigantic structure was finished and we were confirmed masons, carpen- ters, contractors, bosses and con- querors. XVe viewed with pride our achievement, but we had several fears: would our aches fall in, and would our chimney draw? We fired the kiln surreptitiousiy. just to see if the smoke would roll out. We all danced high glee that fall. The kiln, as inches long, 35 inches high in box is 24 inches around our kiln in our arches did not you see it. is 66 inches wide and 53 the rea1'. The fire long, 19 inches wide and 25 inches high at the highest point. The oven is 18 inches suare. The chimney is of terra cotta and stove pipe. and can be made any height. V The oven is closed by putting a slab in the opening and filling the creviceg with fire clay. leaving a small peep hole. An iron door is placed beyond the slab and the space between the two is filled with sand, so as to conserve all the heat possible. The oven is built on three columns of fire brick and is very staple. The fire box has a grate and the draught is regulated by an iron door. which can be lowered or raised. We used the following material in the construction of the kiln, costing in the neighborhood of 2lS50.00: 400 common brick, 350 fire brick, including arch brick: 150 lbs. fire clay, 5 sacks of cement, 112-load of sand, 2 iron doors, 1 slab, 1 piece terra cotta, 4 lengths of stove pipe, 4 small posts, 4 pulleys, wire, weights for doors, several small pieces of iron, 1 grate. - Theodore Snyder. EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF KILN CONSTRUCTION. Any estimate of educational val- ues inust ultimately depend on .edu- cational aims. The educational value of any subject or piece of work must promote the aim of education. The aim of education is to p1'epare for complete living. For complete living the elements by which people live efficiently, cooperatively and harmoniously together must be stressed so that they will be as use- ful as possible and be happy. To be happy one must enjoy his work. One of the instincts of the human race is manipulation. working with the hands. If there is interest and Page 12 TOWER LIGHT. June, 1926 purpose behind the manipulation there is no doubt as to the enjoyment which takes place. In the construc- tion of the kiln all these factors were present. Everyone enjoyed the work because all these factors were present. After the actual work of kiln construction was started, we added the pride of accomplishment. Brick upon brick was laid until the kiln was a finished product. YVe gained a knowledge of the elements of kiln building and some little skill and efficiency in this kind of work. XVe learned the difference between the cements and how to mix them for the various places, and how to lay brick so that there would be no danger of collapsing. and how to handle the tools used in construction. To obtain these different mater- ials for the construction it was ne'- cessary to visit business houses and to talk with business men. Not only was there a social value in these business transactions, but we gained a better understanding of life out- side of the school. Through the la- bor on the kiln we began to under- stand partly the conditions of the in-X flustrial worker. This made us more sensitive to their wellbeing. giving us a sympathetic understand- ing of their life. It was impossible to be so asso- ciated with the primary sources of wealth and not to realize more than ever that all businesses rests upon the products of the earth. The How and Why of indus- trial operations: why we are so de- pendent on them for the necessities and luxuries of life and how they are supplied to us through the la- borers' work so impressed the value of industry upon ug that there will always be a permanent interest in the material processes. products. and achievement of any industry. We learned. too. that efficient or-l ganization and cooperation are necessary to a successful undertak- ing. One man must mix cement. another carry cement, two lay brick and another'help everyone. Each man in his position. helping the others, developed a spirit of co- operation and made us realize the dependence of man upon man and of one group upon another. Besides. we were practically thrown upon our own resources in the construction. so thus was developed among us in- itiative and a sense of responsibility. XVe learned to be more tolerant of mistakes: this produced a group Spirit of responsibility. In a short time the practical use of all subjects in an elementary curriculum were shown in this Dl'0- ject. Mathematics was used to plan and estimate for materials needed and for expenditures to be madr-. In the planning and actual construction, inf-insuring and calcu- lating was necessary constantly. Our plan was derived from a book on kiln construction and here it was necessary to read to follow direc- tions and to formulate ideas. Geo- graphical knowledge was obtained when we learned of the distribution of the materials used over the world and the differences of these materials according to location. History told us of the progress of kiln construction and of pottery making. Attitudes and habits of care were formed in avoiding personal injury to others and oneself. Artistic taste was generated in trying to make this kiln as perfect 'as possible in design. ' NVe believe we are more efficient lin the selection of materials that imight be used in any piece of work lsimilar to this. Ive obtained a Qknowledge of the characteristics of 'the materials used in the construc- tion-fire brick and common brick. lcement and fire clay. together with ,an understanding of all the common 'processes of pottery making. We are able to appreciate good pottery after realizing all of the steps ne- ,cessary for its production. All to- gether it was a hard. intriguing. satisfying project. Lee Martin. Sr. 10. MISS GREENLAW'S TEACH- ING ADVENTURES. One of the busiest persons in Nor- mal School is our Industrial Arts teacher. Anytime that a few min- utes are spent in Room No. 9. you may notice how much attention the members of the school demand of her. She seems to be continually, but most patiently assisting students -to find materials and answering their questions. She willingly comes to their rescue in time of distress. when 'a serious accident occurs- such as when a pottery bowl cracks after several attempts at pe1'fection. Such was the type of diniiculty which confronted me when I tried to interview Miss Greenlaw several times. I waited. hoping that she could give me a spare moment, until at last that much looked f'or time arrived. Probably everyone has heard that Miss Greenlaw is from the West. Arizona. in fact, but very few have iheard any of the interesting experi- lences in her life and her hobbies. MiSs lireenlaw, when urgently requested. told us about her teaching adven- tures. She said that her hobbies were intermingled with those, for they have usually been an outgrowth of her work. Miss Greenlaw's first teaching ex- pcrience came in a spirit of adven- turc and travel. She desired to go somewhere to teach. and didn't care much where that' place was. Like many young people just starting out. she had dreams of the far hori- zon. But unlike the majority. how- ever, her dream was realized. The very afternoon her first per- iod of study at Teachers' College, Columbia University, was completed there came an application from Bra- zil for an Industrial and Fine Arts teacher. Miss Greenlaw was offered the position. Her opportunity had arrived. She hastily accepted it. An adventure it surely was. The school was a model one in Brazil. be- ginning with the first grade and ex- tending through the college years. She was the only woman member of a faculty of about fifty, and of the six American' teachers on the Escola de Engenliaria, she was the only American in the Elementary Depart- ment. As the native language there is Portuguese, she was com- pelled to teach her class of boys in their own language. However, when t11ere's a will, there's a way. She used sign language and gradu- ally picked up Portuguese. The children in this school seem to know considerable about America. The boys were extremely interested in Buffalo Bill. They also wanted to know about the Woolworth Build- ing in New York, being erected at that time. Even then, we see evi- dence of that spirit of international- ism in the school which is so much emphasized today. In connection with her stay in Brazil, Miss Greenlaw said that her hobbies change from one phase to another. Especially was this true while there, when her favorites must be temporarily eliminated from her daily activities. No longer could she engage in the greatest delights of her home life-horseback riding over the mountains and deserts as in Arizona, camping and hiking in the woods and on the'hillsides, for in South America it is considered im- proper for women to do these things. As it was necessary for Miss Greenlaw to be at home at this time, she next began teaching in a small one-room school in the midst of a lumber camp. in which was her fath- ers' own lumber mill. Not only was she glad to find herself in the sur- roundings of her earlier life, but she felt freer to experiment with and try to instill her own ideas. Here she instituted the daily planning and preparing of hot lunches. The meth- od was ingenious. Each child brought to school what amounted to 5-cents a day. Then, as a group, they did their buying of food without exceed- ing the allotted amount of money, and still had a well balanced diet. The food was then cooked on fiat- topped stoves in the school room. June, 1926 TOWER LIGHT. Page 13 The problem child, as in every school, was likewise found in this one. ' On the .first day of school. Mike's brother and sister came, but Mike did not appear. Af- ter about a month had elapsed, one day the father was seen bringing him to school. Mike, you see, had been playing hookey all this time. and it was not until some quarrel arose in the family that his brother and sister told on him. Miss Greenlaw thought her troub- les had just begun. On the contrary, it turned out very differently: it happened that tl1e first day there was somethingthat Mike could do. From then on, Mike caused no trouble: there was always some- thing for him to do. Miss Greenlaw spent one year in that school, but as can be readily seen, it was a full one. The following years of teaching were done in a private school in Pasadena, California. This Poly- technic Elementary School was a great. contrast to the one in the lum- ber camp. Here the children were from very well educated and intelli-I gent families. wealthy enough to give their children all the comforts avail- able. The University of California, Southern Branch in Los Angeles, was the cause of her choosing the type of work which she is now do- ing. This school was very similar to our Normal School. During the year spent there, the desire for Nor- mal training was cultivated. After this experience, Miss Green- law worked one-half year at Colum- bia and then received her degree. As usual, luck was with her tor I should say luck was with us theni for just at this time Miss Tall ap- plied for an Industrial Arts teacher for the Maryland State Normal School. After a meeting with Miss Tall, Miss Greenlaw was given the position in our school.Here, then. began her last and most important teaching adventure--that is, to us, the most important. She has given her reasons for enjoying her work here because of the opportunity for independent work and chance to de- velop her own theories. Then too. our Miss Greenlaw twe have the right to claim her now. for the time being, at leasti has always been able to indulge in her favorite hobbies-- hiking and camping. Nevertheless they were not her only hobbies while here at M. S. N. S. VVhen she first came to Balti- more, most of her time was spent delving into East Side to learn their contents. A brass shops was found and numerous little art shops were located and explored. Miss Green- law considered her greatest find though was Norman Remington's Book Store. There a person is allowed to browse to his heart's content without being hurried or in- terfered with. Pottery making holds a perfect fascination for her. At present she is very interested in steel. She is now studying and finding out every- thing she can about it since the be- ginning of her work on that topic with the students here. In every in- stance, the hobbies a1'e an outgrowth of her work. What a splendid ex- ample of the unified self! VVhen we know Miss Greenlaw more intimately, we learn of her hobbies and wide teaching adven- tures by talking with her. which is a much better way than any efforts to place them on paper. It does seem a shame that more people can't have that splendid privilege. Grace Mortimer, Sr. 7. CLASS CREED. VVe believe that ours is a solemn trust to fulfill, in that the lives and characters of others will be moulded by our example and direction. 'We will strive to be fair, sincere. and generous: we will reach upward Hope and Honor: and we in our hearts a song of and Love. we. the class of 1926, are for Truth. will keep Happiness Finally, resolved to enter our splendid and worthy Field of Service with faith unfaltering in the worth of our ideals. and with the unwavering purpose of improving steadily and surely, and aspiring to the Glory of Achievement, the Vision we have caught at the Maryland State Nor- mal School. Creed of Class of 1926. ACTIVITIES IN A CLASS LIBRARY. Bonser names as one of the four large fields of .purposeful activities, the occupying of leisure in pursuits engaged in for the enjoyment which they yield. The mark of a civil- ized man is the way he uses his leisure, so we want to make all our pupils love reading, and the right reading. -Dean Wim. Inge, Journal of National Educational Association. The library is a valuable addition to every schoolhouse. It aims to- guide and direct the reading of chil- dren into channels which they would never know otherwise. The project ol' forming a. class li- brary' might arise from the child's desire to have access to good books which he can use in his free mo- ments, before 1:15. during library or when he has some surplus period. time after the speedy performance of an appointed task. The suggestion once made, it would have eager en- dorsement: each child will enjoy making and using his library. Thc plan leads to numerous activi- ties, in school and outside. A fun- damental problem would be the dis- cussion of What books shall we choose for our library and how many shall we have? This discussion will bring attention to bcar on the types ol' books to be included in the col- lcction: it will develop the child's judgment in the recognition and cboicc of good literature. They should realize that the books will not only be 1:-urchased. but contributed hy members of the class. and bor- rowed from the neighboring Pratt library. The next problem would be to de- cide where to keep the books. This could be solved by the construction. in the Industrial Arts period, of shelves, or a bookcase to hold thc books, and a desk for the librarians records. They might set aside a corner of the room, a cozy corner. as they would enjoy calling it. The decor- ation of the Comer should be the ch,ildren's sole responsibility. as to pictures. or an inexpensive rug. The painting of the bookcase and desk in a pretty light color would delight the children's manipulatory senses and add beauty to the spot. They should be encouraged to bring in things to add to the lib1'ary. as a stimulant to the feeling of partici- pation. The class treasury would be suffi- cient to buy only a very few books, so it would be up to the class to devise a means for raising more money. As gt furtherance of that aim, the girls, in their cooking classes. could pre- pare candy. to be sold among their classmates for a few pennies a pack- age. With this money, a group of pupils, led by the teacher, would take a trip to discover how and what books are to be purchased. They should be taken, preferably, to such desirable places as the Norman Rem- ington Publishing Company, at Charles and Mulberry streets: the Childrens Book Shop, at Charles and Pleasant Streets: or Hochschild, liohn Co. Now, the pupils begin to bring in their own books. to add to the col- lection. Since they are mostly old, torn. thumb-marked copies, the chil- dren will hesitate to place them with the lovely new books just purchased. Experience shows that the outward form of a book has much to do with arousing or depressing a child's in- terest in it. Often the popularity of a book is greatly increased by the attractiveness of its physical makeup. This problem leads to a suggestion for rebinding old books. The class could be taken to a, lo- cal bookbinder, and there initiated into the intricacies of the art of mak- ing old books new. Encouraged by the teacher to ask questions, the children would bring their problems Page 14 TOWER LIGHT. June, 1926 to the workers, who will explain and illustrate for their heneht. Returning from that expedition. the class should, with the help of paste, heavy paper and binders' vel- lum. convert the lot of disreputable looking editions into fairly good re- plicas of the books seen at the book- binders'. When the class is ready to borrow the tirst box from the Pratt Library. the teacher should take children to select the ones to be included. Here they should learn the value of a balanced diet in books, and should include humor. adventure. romancef fanciful tales. etc. When the books have been as-, scxnbled, the new books, the re- paired. and the borrowed ones from. the library, the children will nat- urally be interested in knowing whether they may take the books home with them to read. The teach- er should meet these questions by in- troducing the need for keeping a record of books borrowed Several lessons should be given on the classi- Fcation and arrangement of booksi and the use of the card catalogue. These should be followed by a trip to the Pratt Library. With the co- operation of the librarian, they should learn. to some extent, how the hooks are numbered, the method of tiling the slips, with name, address! and book number, the marking oil cards. and the checking of cards and? slips in me. Q 'With this knowledge of catalogu-l ing and Sling to intrigue their inter- est. the class should appoint a com- mittee. the chairman to act as chiefl librarian, with the others as assist- ant bookkeepers. These offices should be changed frequently, so thatl all of the children will have an ex-' ,ieriencc as librarian. N The duties of the First committeew l with the help of the class, would be to number each book, and list the? titles and corresponding numbers inl a notebook provided for the purpose' Their ncxt duty would be to distri-i l-ute individual cards among thc! children: then to procure a supply! of slips ofpaper which will keep thel record of books withdrawn. When! 3 child chooses a book to take home.Q he must till out a slip in this man- ncr: Book No. 68 Anna Dudley--SB t March 15, 1926. The librarian should then stamp thc slip and the card. tile the former int :i drawer marked Borrowed, and, the record is then accurately desig-Q nated. l After the trip to the library, the class could write formal letters of, appreciation to the children's librar-Q ian and send them to her at the' library. lt would be a delightful experience' tor the children to find out what l other classes in the city have librar- ies and how they manage them. Since the others' ideas might prove helpful to them. they could write to those people to find out the interest- ing details of managing a library- Schools Nc. 65, No. 40, and No. 653 could supply excellent material. An exchange of correspondence o ithi.S kind would probably lead to Jtho arrangement of an excursion to one of the places, on which occasion thc xisiting children could relate to the others how they formed their library. The library should contain a sec- tion for magazines which children, ln-ing in after they have been read at home. ln addition, there should be a shelf of reference books to which the children can repair if they wish to read further on an assign- ment. The teacher could use these books to assign special reports, or she could distribute the various books and have a library period of reading and reporting on them. Another method of bringing books to the reader consists of making an exhibit or display of attractive books in con- nection with a school topic. ln the case where a School 112.5 several class libraries, that will usually stimulate the instinct of rivalry, with an ensuing contest to discover the best managed library, the library with the best collection of books, dction and reference, the coziest library, or the best library exhibit. The winner of anyone of them :night be presented. by they principal, with a banner of excellence to stimulate other classes to l'orm new libraries. A possible outgrowth of the for- mation of a library would he theor-L ganizution of at F-ltory-telling Club.l to meet weekly in the Coz Corner new worlds to be continually spawned from the ashes of old played-out suns and stars. Quoted from Beneker in The 1l'I61lt0l'I The late Charles Steinmetz in ,speaking of the development of elec- trical power from our running streams, said: 'All this development of natural resources is absolutely use- less unless along with it we develop the spiritual nature in man, in which all that is best in art can help.' CHART STORIES. I. Things We Do At School. We see our teacher. We look at pictures. We play games. We eat our lunches together. we our play - see look ll. Things We Have In Our Room. Vile have two rabbits in our room, They are white with pink eyes. We have a bowl of gold fish. We feed them every day. We love our school room. have they a are in III, Things We Do AL Recess. We play many games. VVe'play outdoors. Miss Edelson plays with us. We eat our lunches. We come in when the bell rings. come eat us with the IV. Things In Our School Yard. VVe have a large school yard. There are many trees on it. We T he We We like the apple trees best. apple tree has red apples. have many fiowers, too. like to keep our yard pretty. and hear stories from several mem- like there has ' tiers. l it keep R9f0l'9I1Ct?S3 l V. Things We Do At Home. The Materials of Reading--Uhl. l 'lbe effect of Physical .Makeup of a Book Upon C'hildren's Selection-l F. E. Bamberger. The School and the Library--lt. If Johnson. , Yetta Brickman. Sr. 7. , fr. coi,miAN no PoN'r- i l If your work does not yield you: satisfaction, money never will. X .LNRIES J. DAVIS--Secretary ofi Lanor: L My hands itchefl for honest labor. and I wanted nothing better than toi he big enough to put a Unger in thisi industry which was building America' bf-fore my eyes. . . l lusteld for, labor. I worked and l liked it. . .i There is something in man that drives him forward to do the world'sI work and build bigger for the corn-' ing generations just as there is some- thing in nature that causes new, growth to come out fvf Old 'HN allfll We XV e help mother to feed the chickens. get up the-eggs for her. We pick flowers for the table. We go to the store. lwe play with our friends. go to help get her Day In The Woods. we went to the woods. little squirrels. They were playing in the trees. We saw little birds too. The birds were singing pretty songs. We found some flowers. saw went fuond wche too VII. What Vife Saw On The Farm, We saw Farmer Brown. Farmer Brown was in the barn. He was giving corn to the pigs. We saw his cows in the field. llis sheep were in the meadow. Farmer Brown has a large farm. was he farm giving his VI. A One day lVe saw June, 1926 TOWER LIGHT. VIII. Our Pet. Ben is our pet dog. Ben is Brown and white. I-Ie loves to play with us. We drive the chickens away. We have lots of fun together. . is and together run drive IX. A Party, , We had a fine party. We told stories We cut out pictures. We ate some candy and cakes. We spent a happy day together. had cut ate told out X. Trip To The Seashore. Miss Edelen took us to the river. We built houses of sand. VVe paddled in the water. The water was nice and warm. VVe like to go to the river. took made cakes build water Xl. Trip To The Zoo. We went t.o Rock Creek Park. We saw a big bear. The bear was brown. We saw an elephant. We saw some monkeys. Monkeys are cunning animals. We like the monkeys best. big some bear an animals XII. My Baby Sister. I have a baby sister. Her name is Anne. Anne has curly hair. Her eyes are blue. Mamma is with A11ne. I love my baby sister. eyes sister love my baby List of 122 words, including the 60 words for drill. Pre, primer, see. our, look, at, play. eat, together, have, two, rabbits, in, they, are, white, with, pink, eyes, a, of, them, love, us, come, when, yard, there, trees, on, it. like, the, apple. red, Itowers, too, pretty, help, mother, chickens, get, up, eggs, for, l1er, table, go. to, one, day, went, woods, little. squirrels, were. birds, singing, found, some. farmer. barn giving ' by pigs. corn, cows, field, sheep, mead- ows, water, bear, baby, is, eyes. hair, away, by, him, games, gold, rings, farm, dog, brown, drive, cats, parts, told, ate, and, warm, an, sister, has, blue, I, his. home, look, room. many, large, cake, happy. cut, out. had, took, build, houses, made, big, ani- mals. name, curly, dress, my, do, song, nice, feed, bell. LIFE OF ELBERT H. GARY. A Story of Steel. Ida M. Tarbell. Miss Tarbellts latest book, The Life 'of Elbert H. Gary, is exactly what its title implies-a Story of Steel. The background of Gary's family is interwoven with the back- ground of the steel industry-the history of the one involves and in-, cludes the history of the other. Part of Gary's childhood was spent on a farm through which the Galena and Chicago railroad was being built. lVhat an impression the construction of this revolutionizing factor of the steel industry must have made upon his childish mind. All of his younger years, and indeed his whole life, were colored by the strict Methodist training which he received Part of this training consisted of memorized pious jingles. This strict training stood him in good stead when he later became a lawyer-a profession in which he was naturally interested since his father had for years settled neigh- borhood disputes in a court which he held in his home. YVell known lawyers appeared before this court. and possibly one of these inspired in Elbert Gary a desire to follow the same profession. Into his training went the same seriousness and con- centration which had cliaracterized his action in earlier years, Once started on his career. his Methodist training showed itself in that he never accepted a case until he him- self was sure that his client was in the right. In the .Judgment of his friends, Gary won one case because he studied nights while the opposing lawyers played poker. So success- ful was he as a lawyer and such a reputation did he gain, that in 1882 he was elected Judge of DuPage County. He held this otlice for two terms of four years each, but refused reelection for a third. Judge Gary's fame spread. and soon J. P. Mo1'gan's attorney called him in to give an opinion regarding Illinois law and practice in regard to railroads. Morgan remembered Gary's ability in this matter, and later. when he was considering amalgamation of the iron and steel industries, it was Gary who con- vinced him of the necessity for so doing. Gary was in charge of the organization of this tremendous company, and when the task was completed Morgan made him presi- dent, with the privilege of selecting the directors, naming the executive committee, choosing the oflicers and naming his own salary. The orgall' ization was-called the Federal Steel Company. One of Gary's business policies was the care of the emDl0Y- ees of his company. both at work and in their homes. Model communities were built near the fa.ctorieS. and modern hospitals were established. A scheme was worked out by mear1S of which the workers could buy stock in the company, and GVSYY ad- vantage possible in the way of training and advancement was af- forded them. The company played a tremendous part in the World Wa1'. f111'11iS11iHg Page 15 materials to the Allies and the United States in record-breaking quantities and at a moderate price. Judge Gary's influence was felt in the matter of fixing the price. He would not allow his company to proiiteer at the expense of the Gov- ernment, and he influenced others to follow his example. Judge Gary's leadership in thc iron and steel world is the logical result of a combination of fine prin- ciples unwaverinlgly applied for'a period of twenty-five years. No man in contemporary affairs has more honestly earned the title of Industrial Statesman. So says Miss Tarbell at the close of her biog- raphy. A better summary of Gary's life could hardly be found. Virginia Donelson-Sr. T. THE CLAY INDUSTRY IN MARYLAND. ' Maryland ranks clay as one of her natural resources. In a geological su1'vey made in 1902 if was found that she ranked eleventh among the States of the Union in clay produc- tion. Most of the clays ?l1'9 found in the eastern and southern parts of Maryland, though some of the most important occur in the central and western counties. These clays belong to different geological periods and are of differ- ent formations. The two big general classifications of clay are sedimentary and residual clays. The former are sometimes called transported t-lays since they were formed by the depositing of sediment in bygone ages. The re- sidual clays on the other ha.nd have their origin in the crumbling pro- cess due to weathering of various kinds of rock. Sedimentary clays are made up of rather uniformly small particles. .al- though pebbles and coarser grains may sometimes be found, Residual c-lays consist. of fine par- ticles near the surface, but the deeper one goes the coarser the par- ticles become for obvious reasons when one considers their origin. The Columbia loams are one form- ation of clay found extensively in Eastern and Southern Maryland. They contain enough iron to lJlll'll a good red color. The particles are line enough to insure the proper plasticity and yet there is enough grit to prevent excessive shrinkage in burning. The Marlboro clay found in Southern Maryland is well suited to the manufacture of both pressed and common brick. The Raritan clay is found in Anne Arundel county. It is also a red- ! burning clay, Page 16 TOWER LIGHT. June, 1926 BIARYLAND CLAY REGIONS. I 2 'liisrtzr' Immun N Ill: lull! lllll u This cut was D1'eDared by Fran 1.-Shalcs 2.-Potomac Clays. klin Gilds, Senior Eleven. 3.-Columbian Clays. 4.-Residual Clays. 5.-Fire Clays. Along the margin of the Coastal Plain and just under the Raritan ist found the Patapsco formation, This! kind is more plastic than the Colum-1 bla Cla? and well adapted to thef manufacture of stiff-mud bricks. The Columbia is too gritty for that particular industry. The Patapsco clay ig of commercial importance then. ranking next to the Columbia in that respect. The Arundel formation is an iron ore clay. It is highly plastic and so easy to mold. In burning it sometimes turns red and sometimes buff. according to the quantity of iron which it contains. Terra cotta and roofing tile are made from! Arundel clay. Potomac clays are found near Baltimore and are suitable for pot- tery of the higher grade. All the formations mention:-d are of the sedimentary type. so that one may have :in idea of the varieties possible under that classification. The residual r-lays of the Pied- monft region wort- formed from granite and limestone. XV h 1- n lnnrnf-d they turn a deep red. Thr-ir plasticity is so great that they must usually be mixed with sand. The shale found near Cumberland is really a sedimentary r-lay that has been consolidated under pressure. It is used in clay manufactures of various kinds. Pipe clay is the term applied to a line-grained, plastic clay of bluish gray color. A Fire clay is any kind of clay that resists a high degree of heat. It is used to make the saggers for hold- ing pottery when it is burned. Besides these clays there are cer- tain porcelain materials found. Flint and quartz are two of them. They occur in Cecil, Harford and Baltimore counties. They must be pulverized first of all and there is a plant for that purpose at Conowingo. in Cecil county. The annual output of this product is 5liS5,000.00. Feldspar. another porcelain ma- terial. is found in Cecil county along the Mason and Dixon Line and in Harford, Baltimore. Carroll and Howard counties. Great care must be taken that this product be entirely free from colored minerals.. other- wise the clay will be stained. Kaolin is a residual white clay that is found best developed in Cecil county. It is used in the manufac- ture of papcr and in tire clay. The annual output of the State is Sllljlflflflfl. t'lay is mined in parts of the State where the vein is quite deep. llowevcr. most of the clays are found comparatively near the sur- face and so thc open pit method is us:-rl. as in quarrying. Mattocks and spades are usually employed to obtain the clay since most owners do not feel justified in the use of ma- chinery. However, at Northeast. in Cc.-il county. the Maryland Clay Company uses u steam shovel to dig thf- clay from the pit. Hincc any clay industry is rather an expensive proposition, and owing to the great variability of the differ- ent clay formations it is usually deemed necessary before starting mining operations to test the clay. The elements tested are the degree of plasticity and the percent of water required to work it. Its ten- sile strength or cohesive power is another important item since if the clay will not hold together under some strain it cannot be manufac- tured into useful articles. The air and tire shrinkage which the clay undergoes is determined. Its fusi- bility is tested: also its color when burned. The general character of the burned product also undergoes an analysis. When it has been determined that the clay has the necessary qualifi- cations and the depth of the vein or strata has been estimated to be suliiciently great then the opening of a clay pit may be a safe financial in- vestment. After the clay has been dug it is subjected to a weathering or disin- tegrating process. This is usually accomplished by laying it out on the ground. thus exposing it to the action of the elements. ' Then the clay is screened and washed to free it from an excess of sand. after which it is usually ready for manufacturing purposes. Maryland ranks seventh among the States of the Union in clay manu- factured products. One of the most important and indeed the most ex- .tensive. since it is found in every section of Maryland. of these pro- ducts is bricks. There are many varieties of bricks manufactured: building, tire, stove and enameled. Tiles. terra cotta and sewer pipes are other important and more lo- calized manufactures. Factories producing these may be found in and around Baltimore. The pottery produced from Mary- land clays is of the inexpensive va- riety. nevertheless it is a valuable in- 'dustry and growing one. Rocking- ham and yellow ware. as well as 'stoneware whiteware and earthen- ware are manufactured. Baltimore is the center where most of the pot- tery factories are located, although they may bc found in other localities. Some porcelain is maiufactured. but is usually made from imported clay since the Maryland deposits are not of sufficient fineness of texture. lt might be interesting to note the uscs of the clay products manufac- tured in the State I. Domestic- l porcelain. W h i t e Earthenware, 'Stoneware Yellowware, Rockingham :Ware for table use. These may be found in Maryland 'Geological Survey, 19025 Maryland Geological Survey, 1906-The prop- crtics and Fses of Clay--H. Ries. Anne Schaefer, Sr. 13. E E a m 7, 5 E 'l E r . -4 I . ll 2 1. Z Q 5 L 'e I 5 3 Q. 2 s E E z E 5 v 3. 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All but blind ln the evening sky, The hooded Bat Tivirls softly by. All but blind In the burning day The Barn-Owl blunders On her way. And blind as are These three to me, So. blind to someone . I must be. To keep you from going blind your thoughtful parents adopted for you the American ideal of education-the high school as a unit. Then because you chose your parents well, they went beyond the average American ideal and have given you two years of education beyond your high school require- ment, and have chosen for you the grcat' profession-teaching. XVhat will you do with it? Loose yourselves from blindness that you may see aright? See whom? See what? See how? Answer for yourselves. Or hearken once more to him who sought the Holy Grail: Speak truth. right the wrong, follow the gleam, else wherefore born. The tower light hangs aloft. Lift up your eyes. Lim. LEE TALL, Your Principal. Honor Code Chosen by the Students of the Maryland State Normal School For life is a mirror of king and slave, lt's just what you are and dog So give to the world the best that you haveg And the best will come back to you. -Bridges. NYe, the students of the Maryland State Normal School, in order to pro- mote the honor of our Alma Mater and to further her renown, do hereby in good faith accept the following standards, which we earnestly believe to be a benefit to our school and an inspiration to our lives: I lfe will- Honor our school at all times as it has given its best to us. Render service vvherever and whenever possible. Respect the rights of the other fellow and treat him as our equal. Learn to look for the best in everything and everybody. Be always honest with ourselves. Uphold the truth regardless of cost. Never consciously hurt anyone by a partial judgment. Be loyal to our professional leaders and uphold our ideals. Honor our Hag and our country in .truth to the ideals of democracy. Honor the faith of our fathers and glorify God. I . alt Qi tl Q af Z 2 W' . -...... . 1 ., . 5, . f.- 'xf QQ X ' . ' '- ' .A xl xr ll l I.. wr THE FACULTY - To Thine Cwn Self Be True BLANCHE FRUM Honorary Member of Senior Class To Thine Own Self Be Truef' Nothing more litting could be said to a group of people who are going to teach boys and girls than that which is expressed in your own motto. True to Thyself, thou canst not go astray. Ask of the inner Yoice, the inner Light, And heaven-clear shall be thine outer sight. Children are a good deal like mirrors: we see reliected there the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly of those people whom they have idealized-- their parents and teachers. XVhen we consider the true end of education, we think not only of ideas, but ideals. It is impossible to develop in a child ideals that you yourself do not have. Every teacher must have a keen sense of values-values to be realized in fulfilling instructional and intellectual functions and values in spiritual, moral and physical development. - Some of the best things of life are caught. not taught. You may teach your children many lessons, and give many rules, but after all the most pow- erful force is your character shaping theirs. You may teach trueness, but your lessons will be not half so forcible as your own trueness. Life is rudderless without a sense of faith in one's potential self. Look upon your daily task as your blessing and not your doom saying, I am the one by whom this work can best be done in the right way and strive to become a good teacher just as any artist hopes to attain perfection in his art. A teacher should symbolize the people who have caught a vision of those ideals of beauty, truth and faith and who say fervently: I will to mine own self be true. RLANCIIIZ FRUM, Honorary Member of Senior Class. 4 ALLYNE LLXUDREY .AIREY A toss of curly head, a sparkle of blue eyes. a sunny smile, a pert little giggle-by these ye shall know our ever cheery Allyne. 2243 XV. Fayette St. KLXTHERINE ALBRITTAIN XVhen love and duty clash, Let duty go to smash. La Plata, Charles Co., Md. JENNIE ALEXANDER Nu Sig, too, Does she draw? XVe're telling you. 306 E. Lanvale St., Baltimore GLENN H. .ALGIRE KHALGEERU Original in word and deed, Glenn Algire takes the lead. 649 XV. Franklin St., Baltimore HELEN VIRGINIA .ALVEY A jolly good fellow and full Of DCP, Sl'ie'll be 26's Gettier, you can bet. 2712 St. Paul St., Baltimore SUSIE BROWNLEY Amos Sue, who is always ready and willing to help anyone with her understanding smile. Rocks, Maryland E1.1zixaETH .ANDERSON MBETHH Beth Anderson has a mighty good hneg In arguing she sure is fine. Annapolis, Md., R. F. D. 1 MosEs APPEL Moses is interested in all that you dog He loves to play tennis. but he loves to teach, too. FRANCES LEONE ARMACOST A pal to many, but a friend to all. Hampstead, Md. ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG This maiden is accomplished. She's a little beauty true! But the best I have to tell you. she's an honor student, too. 601 S. Ellwood Ave. ll.-XRY ELIZABETH ARNOLD Could anyone hold so many offices, and yet have time to participate in so many sports and help all? Yet Lit has proven herself capable of all this. 5 Roxbury Pl., Mt. NVash,, Md. GRACE ARTHUR She tickles the ivoriesg Miss Conklm's hrighthand man in gymnastics. H.ATTlE Arxix sox She craves a career. lX'e think she'll go to U. of M. when finishes here, Hobbs. Caroline Co.. Md. Euzaisern Avrzx Biz, a girl with never a worry. but she always comes out with colors flying. Corbett, Baltimore Co., Md. fl1lARG.-XRET BABKA Bob is the scholar of Sr. 15 and a good sport in all extra curricular activities. Abingdon, Md. Com. XQIRGINIA BANKERT Tall but cheerful. always friendly. Union Mills, Md. H.-tram' Blum You'll know Harry by his tics, '1'hey're oi a brilliant hueg They match this star of Sr. 9, Anil make him noticed, too. HARRY BAUMGARTNER E1.mNoRA Bmrrv An inborn grace that nothing lacked, of culture or appliance, The warmth of genial cour- tesy, the calm of self-reliance. 2404 Guilford Ave. CATHERINE BEAUCHAMP A goo d student, always happy and a true friend. Fairmount, Md. RUTH GRIFFITH BEAUCHAMP Silence is deep as Etemityg Speech as shallow as Time. F vi V Denton, Md. I i . Trzeva R. BECKER With a friendly heart and a smile demure, Treva's friendship will long endure. Taneytown, Md. .--4 , ., IVIURIEL BELL A breath of spring, enchant- ing laughter, airy grace, charm- ing wit-Muriel. 24 N. Milton Ave. ANNA Bnov VVith many a social virtue graced, And yet a friend of solitude. 136 Bedford Cts., Guilford Ave. VIRGINIA BENNETT Our social chairman who did so much to show us a good time. Baldwin, Md. AGATHA E. BENESUNS She's very quiet and studious, too. And a very good friend she'll be to you. 34 Fremont St., Baltimore 'MARY MARGARET BERGIN Mary is a lovely girl, ready to help always. 2840 Guilford Ave. VIRGINIA BARNARD Virginia, a friend always true blue, . VVhen she is gone, what shall we do? Westernport, Md. DOROTHY IYIADALINE BERRY Of all the lovely berries, big, little, red and blue, There's none like our Dotty, whO's in Sr. 2. 1029 Falls Rd., Baltimore AVERX' D. BISHOP Howmzn BLIGHT If Howard Blight can preach, as well as he can teach, There is no greater height that he can hope to reach. IRENE M. BLUMBERG 'Reene's the girl with that winning smile, Original wit and a pleasing smile. 2204 Linden Ave., Baltimore CATHERINE LUCILLE BOND CC The person worth while is the one who can smile, When everything else goes dead wrong. Ashton, Md. PHYLLIS BOOTH HPHILH None but herself could be her parallel. Brunswick, Md. ELSIE BORING I do not know of any way so sure of making Others happy as being so One's self. 4030 Church St., Baltimore BIADELYN BOULDEN Bob's petite Hgure does not interfere with her taking part in all the things we do. Cecilton, Md. lIiLii.x Bownus I1nwtllc , very quiet and tlcmure: Ilut when it comes to meth- ods in math. of this she's al- ways sure. Denton. M-l. Ei.i.1aN Bowrixu XYe wonder what her for- mula is. For as a shaker she's a whiz. Upper Marlhoro. Md. Doaornx' Bizixsnmus Skillful, scholastic, social. FANNIE BimL7Ns'1'n:N Fannie is small, But she plays the game Fine at basketball. Tennis-the same. 2006 Ruxton Ave. AIARGARBT HELEN Bm31Ti.1NG M.xRczE And still they gazed and still the wonder grew: That one small head could carry all she knew. Halethorpc, Md. 'Ymrx lliucmmn A sincere friend, with zi dainty charm, apt at writing for the Tower Light. 230-1 Xkliittier Ave, RQXLPH Bincnrwisu. Senor XV's Stenog He has so many papers he always carries a brief case. Lisbon, Md. DoitoTHx' BinNxiLEY Blue were her eyes as the fairy flax, Her cheeks like the dawn of day. 720 N. Fulton Ave. Ersnz Buooics HBROOKSIEU Her presence drives dull care away. Poolesville, Md. DELLA BUCK Dell is a kindly, good-na- tured child. Upper Marlboro, Md. lXIn.nm2n BURNETT 'Tis heaven to be by when her wit is a flowing. 3714 Ashburton Ave. Arita BUSENIUS XVQ wonder when Alice will not have the last word. Fullerton. Md. A.xoMi O. Buffs Brown eyes. brown hair. Buttsie's smile is always there. Gaithersburg. Md. ELLES CABLE Ellen is an interested. eager student and will climb always upward. Her greatest asset is a pleasing personality. ll.-XRY 3I:XlI'ELYX CAHILL Hang sorrow: care will kill a cat: Therefore, let us be merry. Centerville. Md. LIARI.-XX CAREY Marian would make a good doctor. She knows symptoms. and we know the symptoms and signs of a good teacher. Marian is a good sport. too. HILD.X CARRILL Hilda hails from Hagers- town. She's going back to teach. Success will receive her with open arms. EDNA CARTER Choice word and measured phrase. above the reach of ordinary men. 1746 Johnson St. N' J .FV lliI.lZ.XBETH EMILY CHATHAM Luz Fair to gaze on-yet sweeter to bt-hold. Salisbury, Md. Rosie PHx'LLis CHESLOCK R is for Rose that matches her cheeks: C is for Cheer, hers can not be beat. 201 Howard Ave. Rtrn CHREST For history Ruth has quite a bent, For teaching quite a likingg Betwixt them both the end should be Both interesting and striking. KJXTHERIXE CLARE Eyes blue as the sea. voice molten gold.- Like Orpheus. she enchants with music. 1900 St. Paul St. EMMA CLARK Emma Clark is quiet, But she knows a thing or two. VX hen it comes to teaching children And knowing what to do. HELEX CLAYTON A smile thats worth while. Xliimmgrw Coofstxs Slim lives in town and is allways home to Sr. 15. Towson, Md. LILLIAN COHEE XYherever you go. wherever you pass. there comes a glad- ness. 3807 Roland Ave. ELLEN COLE Her ways are ways of pleas- antness. Henderson, Mil. Ernar. E. COLEMAN SIlOltTY.' If smiles were miles, Shorty's expression would go a long way! Crumpton, Md, Klirmtml Coolc Artistic. poetical. a hand to lunrl. Xlyl Crmk, the whole 5Cl'l0i'vliS friend. Arnold, Md. Ylf,'l l'.X C-flfDl'El4'5TElN Yutta is full of amhitinn, -hell nmke in lug dt-nt in the x-:all of success. ELSIE CORNER Cheerful at morn, she wakes from short repose, Breathes the keen air, and carols as she goes. 548 Park Ave. RUTH CORNMAN Our model school teacher, a quiet, dignified friend. Towson, Md. ANNA CoURsEv HCOTTONH True to herself, true to her friends- True to her duty always. Barclay, Md. IXIILDRED Cox Mildred keeps away from wrinkles, she is neatness per- sonifled. Lowry, Md. VIRGINIA Cox Although Florida's far away, Coxie gets her letter every day. Dundalk, Md. MAD!!-: CRAIG Madie's our star in hockey and class tournament. Brentwood, Md. VIRGINIA CROSBY She of the calm and quiet manner will make a good teacher. Fairhaven, Md. LEON CRoss Palm Olive complexion. Boonsboro, Md. MYRTLE CULLEN We often wonder if all Cris- field people have the same line! Crislield, Md. SAVILLA CUSTIS Bill -Eastern Shore Best Sport of Sr. 15. Princess Anne, Md. MILDRED DASHIELL No matter how rough the road, she wears a smile. Taylor's Island, Md. THELMA DAUGHERTY DOIQOTHX' O. DAVIS Dot Davis, our literary light, To this title has the best right. Quantico, Md. LIIRIAM DAVIS Quiet and studious. THEODORE BAER DAVIS Deacon with his happy laugh Is fond of Ted Snyder, we've only told half. Doncaster, Charles Co., Md. NINA DEAN Greatly interested in rural school management. Cambridge, Md. CLORINDA RITA DE DOMINICIS Quiet and industrious is Clorirtda. 2621 E. Madison St. XIARGARET DERHNER VVise, like Socrates. Hanover, Md. EST!-IER DIETZ Deep brown eyes. running over with gleeg Bonnie brown eyes are the eyes for me. 2252 Brooktield Ave. HELEN DENNY New in Sr. 12. but we like her. Centerville, Md. CATHERINE DENT Don't let anyone bluff you, silence is golden. Cedarville, Md. 4 HUBER1' DERR Has she a sorority pin? Where's Derr? He must be near. Monrovia. Md. Axxix DIABIOND XVith eyes that looked into the soul. 226 S. Eden St. KATIIILRINE DICKEY Live while you live, the epi- cure would say, Anil seize the pleasures of the present day. 716 Bartlett Ave. RIARG LTERITE IXIARIE DIENER Still water runs deep, a thoroughly dependable girl. 2013 E. North Ave. LIXQRA FLORENCE DonsoN VVherever Doddie g o e s you are sure to Find sunshine and happiness. S24 Newington Ave. VIRGINIA DoNELsoN Strong in her work, strong in her play, She'l1 ever make her upward wayg Swimming, volley. basketball, She excels in one and all. 857 W. 36th St. LORENA DORSEY Will Dorsey really teach next year, why then a daily letter? Prince Frederick, Md. GERTRUDE VIRGiN1A DOWELL 'iGERT A leader in athletics and scholastic activities. Sunderland, Calvert Co., Md. ESTHER DOWNING Quiet, wise and good. Nottingham, Md. JOHN DURRY The nightingale from Spar- rows Point. Sparrows Point, Md. FLORENCE EDELSON Happy go-lucky, that dark- haired maid, But one of a trio, so staid CFD VVho wouldn't talk in class- No, not if she were paid. SADIE L. EDLAVITCH Full of laughter, full of glee, Our own Suds with that striking personality. l9-10 Linden Ave. DOROTHY EICHHORN Do you know that good- natured girl, Slow to anger and divinely tall, VVhat a teacher Dot will make- Always willing and never late. ANNA CAROLYN ELLERBROCK She's modern, clever and an artist. 26 York Cou't EVELYN EMERINE First impressions are lastingg a I delightful manner couple.l with scholastic ability. Glarmzuns ESKRIDGE Our Titian-haired, Parisian beauty. Rhodesdale. Dorchester Co. FREDA LOLA ETZLEP Small in stature but large at heart. Libertytown, Md. ERNA EYBES And she was a damsel of delicate mould. XVith hair like the sunshine and heart of gold. S22 E. 33rd St. Baltimore HELEN FEASTER Here's to our much beloved chairman ! May she live to be repaid for her services. 4702 Springdale Ave.. Balto. THELMA FEICK A dazzling smile, real ability. ,ANNA FLLDMAN Good-natured-the kind of a girl you can't forget. 3922 Dalrymple Ave., Balto. K. ELIZABETH FIDDIS Sunny. good-natured Beth will smile her way along the rough road ot lite and win success. 3813 Ya. Ave., Raspeburg, Md. IQATHERINE FINNELI. Hast so much wit and mirth about thee . ' There is no living with thee. RIJRERT FEERIAN FISHEI. BoBBI ' Robert forms the last ibut not least! syllable of the fam- ous trio Le Hira LLeon, Henry, Robertj. Boonsboro. XVash. Co., Md. FLORENCE FISHER Our greatest worker-she scarcely takes times to breathe. Dundalk, Md. BEATRICE FLINKRIAN 'lo see Bee is to hear Ralphie, but that cloesn't limit her knack at conversation. She is frank. sociable and n good old sport. 1052 N. Fulton Ave, Baltimore M ILIIREIP FI.o1yI R HBETTYW Real worth needs no inter- mrl ter I . . . Sykcsville. Mrl. AIAE FOGLER It's May who is quiet. That school-girl complexion. Smithsburg, Md. EIINA FOSTER A Southern belle from Geor- gia-she can sing and dance. Rose Fos'rER Graceful and useful all she does, Blessing and blesses where'er she goes. 1959 W. Lexington St. ALICE MERLE FRANCIS XVhere does the crow fly when she leaves Normal school on Friday afternoon? Phoenix, Baltimore Co., Md. FIQANIC FRIEND What would become of Senior 15 boys if it wasn't for Friend ? Friendsville, Md. lSl'F.I,YN Focus The most studious of her suction. We wish her success in her chosen profession. Gaithersburg, Md. 'l PAUL GARFINKLE Paul will be a big success. NVe have no doubt of that. For many times he might have quit, But he stuck right at the bat. OLGA GEBB Gebby is a rarity-a real blond. She will enlighten her room with her hair and her ability. EMILY PATTERSON GIBSON Alwaysdtalking, never quiet, Emily Gibson is known by it. Chaptico, St. Mary's Co., Md. FRANKLIN GILDS UGILLSH In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. I wonder? Taneytown, Carroll Co.. Md. SARAH GLASS SALI.v VVhen joy and duty clash, Let duty go to smash. Marydel, Md. MoLI.IE GLAssxIAN With too much quickness ever to be taught, With too much thinking to have common thought. 2307 Hilldale Ave., Baltimore Colm GLISAN She's kind, considerate and thoughtful, with a voice both soft and low. LIARIE GOLIIBEIQG Marie comes to school, yes, almost every dayg No, she's never absent, but her mind is miles away. EVELYN R. Goonu AN Goodie has more pep per square inch than Normal has girls in the lunch line. 501 Aisquith St., Baltimore AIARIE ELLEN Go0DRIcH Kind and reliable, steadfast and true. Ready to help you whatever you do. 634 Euclid Ave., Roland Park GEORGIA GOTT Don't judge Georgia by her photograph, 'cause she's not so serious after all. Three cheers for Georgia, she's a good sport. Wallville, Md. HELEN THOMAS GRAHAM GRAHAMY W'ho to be loved needs only to be seen. Barclay, Md. J.-.NE GRAY Not too serious, not too gay. A good sport in every way. Port Tobacco, Md. B'lABEL GRAY XYho brings sunshine into the life of another, has sunshine ln his own. 108 XY. Hamilton Ave. LENA Gm-Qlsr Every horizon has its star- Lena is our athletic shining light. Liberty Grove, Md. JEANETTE GRIFFITH Let the world slide, let the world go, A fig for care, a fig for woe. 1600 Appleton St., Baltimore MAitr3,xRET GRIA1ES PEG Always, Remember, Mike and other songs like these, 'I'he piano is simply talking 'cause Peg is fingering the keys. Reisterstown, Md. Dmffnni' BlERlLl. GROSS Full of fun. life, pep and rc-arly lor anything. M33 Moreland Ave., Baltimore RUTH Gnovies A better sport you'd never find If you searched the whole world thru, To everyone she's good and kind And best of all she's true. 1610 E. 29th St., Baltimore .ALICE HAGER AL She works a little, sings a little- She smiles and is glad! AIARGUERITE HAINES And now abideth faith, hope and charity, But the greatest of these is a sense of humor. 0 RUTH HARE A safe companion and an easy friend. 4213 Belview Ave., Baltimore REGINA HARKINS If Harkie could shoot a line like she can shoot basketsg Oh, boy! What a line! Bel Air, Md. HELEN HARMON Your leadership, faith and clear thinking have won for you many admirers. Halethorpe, Md. AUDREY H.AxRRrs AumJx ' A natural blush is rare these days. Audrey doesn't realize how fortunate she is. Chester, Md. DOIQOTHX' H.AXRTLE May the sun's brightest Ray shine on Dot. 54 N. Cannon Ave. Hagerstown, Md. lW:ARG.-XRET HARTLE PEG Whateer she did was done with much ease, In her 'twas natural to please. Hagerstown, Md. MARY HARTLE UIYIARYH The wise .carry their knowl- edge for their own use, not for others to use. Hagerstown, Md. ELIZABETH HARTh1AN One would think that she loved music, By her constant use of loo, But to us who know her better, There's a hidden meaning, too. 2608 Garrison Blvd., Baltimore MABEL HASSON Hasson a true and loyal friend, proved not only by time but by Jackson and Rennie. By the way, did you know that Mabel spells psychology with a c ? 2422 Maryland Ave., Baltimore RL7TH HAUPT HRUTHIEU Ruthie talks but little-what she says means a lot. Myersville, Md. DOROTHX' HEIJEXIIXN Dot is a sure-shot forward in basketball. She'll shoot knowledge to her pupils with the same accuracy. Dot's an all 'round good sport, BEATRICE HEDRICIQ Everybody knows Bee by her smile, so full of sunshine and cheerfulness. Pocomoke City, Md. FRANCES HETZER And here's to our excitable little friend. She is always rushing here and there finding out and doing the next day's assignments. Wfilliamsport, Md. Iva HICKMAN A representative Eastern Shore girl-socially inclined. GERTRUDE HILGENBERG Here's to Gert, captain of many teams and Normal's star athlete. She's as successful in friendship as she is in basket- ball. 5221 Eastern Ave., Baltimore IvA HILTERBRICK It's Iva who is quiet and sophisticated. She never has much to say and we never know what she is doing until the test papers are given out and then she shines. Taneytown, M cl. BIARX' Honsox Silence is golden is Marys motto. She always has a lot to give. but is Mary bashfulP Maybe she is just living up to her motto. Vienna, Md. ELIZABETH HOFFBlElSTER Huffy seems so quiet XYhen you first become her friend. But the mischief lurking in her eyes XVill haunt you to the end. LIXRTLE HOLLINS How sweet must be the lips that guard that tongue. 4503 Liberty Hts. Ave., Balto. EULA CLEO HOPKINS I have a little secret I must tell: Eula is a pal we all love well, Street, Md. EVE-LLYN HOl'PEIi Couz. No. 2. Mlle. Lenglen better watch out. She can play tennis and teach. vs 3? 'fur ye .mn HELEN HORINE Helen is just the type to make us expect what she says is going to happen. If you don't know what that means look her up and ask her all about it. It's a secret. Frederick, Md. THERESA HOHNER Tres is full of jokes and fun, She always arrives after class has begun. Princess Anne, Md. ELIZABETH HOWAIQU Beware of these quiet con- scientious damsels! Frederick, Md. RUTH Howmzn Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eyes, ln every gesture dignity and love. 3804 Hillsdale Rd., Baltimore LOUISE HLinGINs Daughter ot' a.sea captain- she will travel widely. GRACE HUEG Variety's the very spice of life- That gives it all its flavor. 2230 Ruskin Ave., Baltimore PARLEY HU!-'F When Senior 10's ideas are no more, Parley Huff still holds the lioor. Parkton, Baltimore Co., Md. IVIARY INGHAM Mary is tiny, but she has greater ability per inch because of this. Mary surely can teach and is also a jolly good fellow. ERMA ITNEYER Black hair, blue eyes, Very quiet, but very wise. Hagerstown, Route 5, Washington Co., Md. VIVIAN JACKSON Capable and responsible, with a strong sense of honor-that's Vivian. 2444 Maryland Ave., Baltimore SYLVIA JANCOWER Hair of a titian hue, Lively, likeable, full of fun, A good friend Firm and true. 2442 Callow Ave., Baltimore RUTH NAOMI IARBOE If her eyes are blue as skies-that's Ruth, if she's smiling all the while-that's Ruth, sweet personality, full of rascality-just Ruth. 1121 Sexton St., Baltimore AIJIJIE NOBLE JARRELL Late to bed and late to riseg Addie's motto says-she's wise! Goldsboro, Md. CLARA BERNETTA JI-IWELL HCHICKENU The best goods come in small packages. Grasonville, Queen Anne Co. Hixnriarr JOHNS May we ask, Has anyone ever seen Hariett rutiied? No, I am sure they haven't! Sparrows Point, Md. Donornm JoHNsoN Laughing, carefree, sociable Dit, if you want your wit appreciated, apply here. 1410 William St. MARY JOHNSON Mary is our class chairman. That's almost enough sa1d, but we must also say that-her fame as a story teller is widespread. En1'rH JONES UJONESYH Edith Jones is full of fun, Friend of many, foe of none. Brownsville, Wash. Co, Md. MILIIIQEII ,loxas Mildred is El real girl, sweet as she can be. Shell prove a good teacher, as you shall all See. Colgate. Baltimore Co., Md. .ANNA K.-.I:.asIK .anna has a little knack Of always asking, XVhy, But secrets she can almost keep Though it nearly makes her die. EvELvx K.xTcHERoFsKY Helpful Ev - she's good- natured, happy, Everything that's snappy. 252 XY. Biddle St., Baltimore. IXIARI' M. KEAGY Marie est une petite femme. 'l'hat's it exactly, but she is also a good prospective teacher. Towson, Md. .ANITA S. KELLER Besides having a reputation for efnciency, Anita has a rep for being charming also. 3306 Gwynns Falls Pkwy, Balto. BIARIE KELLY The Great .Ninericsni Edu- cator nho alxvay- docs every- thing right. Hel Air, Md. Douornv VIRGINIA KEI.so And here we have Dot, Not too large and not too small, But attractive and popular- thus liked by all. 5 Belmar Ave., Baltimore RIARY KERR Her motto: It doesn't pay to worry! HELEN KING Helen accepts things as they are and makes the best of them. Frederick, Md. ELIZABETH KIRTLEY Always working. KATHERINE KLINE Fair-and-square Katherine, a teacher to be, l l In someorIe's heart will wm a degree. Ridgely, Caroline Co., Md. IJELEN KNORR Helen is quiet but you kllOW slit-'s there. She blushes charmingly. Ross KORNBLATT If it's being the life of the party-Rose is it. If it's writing a story-Rose does it. I If it's a discussion-Rose leads it. If it's being an excellent teacher-she's it. She's also editor of the Tower Light. EVELYN KRAUS Can we describe her? How? She's just a wonderful girl. All right, go on Angela. 3 XV. Echodale Ave., Baltimore HELEN KREBS Krebsie is quiet and even. dreamy at times but back of it all is quite a lot of mischief. She is one good sport. Freeland, Md. ALICE KRIEGEL Bright and happy all day long. cheerful as a joyous song. That's Alf 1505 N. Bentalou St., Baltimore ANNIE KRIEGER The best thing about Annie is her sense of humor and un- derstanding. She supports the adage, A friend in need is a friend indeed. 2021 Eagle St. Baltimore SARA E11-II-LLYN LAIRD Etz 'is a true friend of the class-never too busy to help others. Gimcn LAIIBERTSON Silence is more musical than any song. Pocomoke, Md. EMILY LAWsoN EM Laughing the clouds away is one of Em's successful pas- times. Crislield, Md. Bl-LRNICE LEGUM i Pep! What a wealth of sig- nificance there is in a name, So glad and vivacious, the life of the game. 3100 Hilton St., Baltimore GL:XIJX'S Lexz Couz No. 1. Always happy is she. Her class will drink in knowledge and be happy too. Rosa FLORENCE LEVINSON Happy, pretty and clever! VVill we forget her? N-ever! 2533 Brookfield Ave., Baltimore LEONA LEW Leona may have troubles. but we don't know it, for she packs them in her old kit bag and smiles. smiles, smiles. :XNXA Lewis Quiet and tall, XYith a soft, slow drawl, Always with heart and hand, Ready to help us all. CLAIRI-3 Lewis Always smiling. always gay, Happy all the live-long day. ISFE Southern Ave., Baltimore EDITH Lewis 'Tis ,virtue that makes her most admired. 6125 Queen St., Martinsburg, VV. Va. RUTH LLOYD Lloyd always knows her stutt in Math Parkton, Md. Homins Lockfxitn NYhat memories does a cer- tain road that branches off the road going to Baynesville hold for Lockard. Xllestminster, Md. NIAHEI- LEE Lorkxvoon Laughing :intl talking always. Her fncnds will never lack for conversation, good cheer and humor. A tonic for blue. 2826 Harford Rd., Baltimore Loursn LOHRFINCH Louise is somewhat like a French doll, but she has brains. ELIZABETH LUTHRINGER Happy thoughts, sunshiny words and friendly actions are the magnetic traits of our charming friend's personality. DOROTHY LUTZ The lilies that bloom in the field are fair, You all will agree, But there's nothing so fair as Dorothy's hair, When the sun paints it gold -just see. 3365 Frederick Ave., Baltimore Lvnm LUTZ Lydia hates nobody-she's in charity with all the world. She meets all the requirements of a true friend. 2038 E. Preston St., Baltimore Galicia Lx'oNs Happiness is the result of work well done. Owings, Md. Evmaizrr IMACGOWAN She joined us beeause she wanted to, and she has surely proven true blue. iM:ILLIE IVIAE RICFADDEN HNIAYDAYU Nothing is impossible to a willing heart and hand. Port Deposit, Cecil Co., Md. OLIX'E MACNIILLIXN Sr. 9's smiling student. BERNICE MALLONEE Old Dutch Cleanserg but she chases the blues instead of dirt. RACHEL LENORA lWANDRELL Mandy is quick-witted in her lessons and whole-hearted in play. Carmichael. Queen Anne Co. PEARL MARGOLIN Be prepared is Pear1's motto. She's just another good scout. 403 Aisquith St., Baltimore GERTRUDE MAROWITZ Life is a jest and all things show it, I thought so once and now I know it. 3809 Garrison Blvd., Baltimore I- :XLMA BIARTIN Alma may seem to be a shy, retiring girl. but the flash of her dimples and her words of wisdom make us all sit up and take notice. 1505 N. Milton Ave., Baltimore EEULAH MARTIN Speech is silver, silence is golden. Hampstead, Carroll Co., Md. LEE LIARTIN LEE All around good sport. Brownsville, Wash. Co., Md. M,xRC..A.RET BIATTHEVVS Yes, its Margaret who has a sweet and delicate air and with it goes her love ot and talent for music. Cambridge, Md. REATHA MCCOMAS How does she do it? XVe envy her her golden locks and school morning air. Monktori, Md. CATHERINE LICCORMICK I cannot check my girlish blush, My Color Comes and goes, I redden to my fingers' tips. And sometimes to my nose. 3618 Old Frederick Rd., Balto. Emrn JOSEPHINE MCCOURT Faithful and loyal through and through, The best of happiness is her due. 4137 Roland Ave., Baltimore Norm BICDOXALD An enthusiastic student- keen about her profession. EL1z.xBErH BICDONOUGH No, not a Modish Mitzi, though she is that. but she is just our Mitzi. She is the cause of lots of giggles that never can be traced. Sparrows Point, Md. BE.x1'R1CE NICGEE Bee, we love you, truly, only. Cross our hearts we do, XX'ith sunny smiles and cheery words You chase away the blues ELIZABETH BICGIXN A personality all her ownl Have you ever met anyone just like Elizabeth? 2502 St. Paul St., Baltimore IXLILE BICGUIIQE A serious-faced lass is Alice, but what wit and humor lie be- lnnfl the mask, as well as brains. ELTON LIEARS Quiet and tall, XVith a soft, slow drawl, Always with heart and hand, Ready to help us all. .AGNES JMERRITT Agnes Merritt is one of our band, And always ready to lend a helping hand. Vlfarwick, Md. Ii.-KTHERINE BIERRITT Her air, her manners, all who saw admired. Courteous though coy, gentle though retired. 4900 Crowson Ave., Govans LEAH AZSIELIA LIESICK Have a smile for everyone you meet, And they will have a smile for you. Quantico, Md. FLORENCE LIESSENGER Xllithout her Uke, Kicks smile changes to a frown. Federalsburg, Md. Douornx' BIILES Miles of Smiles. that's how we remember Dot in Sr. 6. Stockton, Md. EUNA LIILLER Ed is one of The Three Musketeers. Beauty and brams together. ISAAC MILLER Irish is Z1 lacrosse player Of great renown, But as a teacher he will be The talk of all the town. RUTH B. BIILLER Fair as a star, when only one is shining in the sky. 4024 Falls Rd., Baltimore RUTH MILLER Here's to Ruth Miller, the smallest of all. Her chief aim in life is to grow tall. Forest Hill, Md. SOPHIA BIIXDEL One of our satellites-a musician. a teacher. EVELYN LIINXICH Is it any wonder we love Eve F She's a line student, a dandy sport and a good pal. VVhat else could we want? Cockeysville, Md. HELEN MIXTER Charms strike the eye, but merit wins the soul. 3652 Elm Ave. LIARY EDITH NIOORE She should be called Florida because of her sunny disposi- tion. I XNhite Hall, Md. Al.-XRGARET NIORGAN lYe all like Mag, but then, who could help it? She's the likeable kind. 1420 N. Patterson Park Ave. LIARY NIORNINGSTTXIK Mary is a born leader, and everyone admires her not only for her intellectual ability, but for her sunny disposition as well. Gaithersburg, Md. GARA IYIORIUS Morris is characterized by her collegiate wit. Spnrrows Point, Md. IRENE BIORRIS A gal, a pal, a sport. Delmar, Del. RIAIQY RIORSELL S.xm ' Capable. industrious. true- lvlue-these adjectives descrilii: Mary exactly. Frederick, Md. Grams Morarixien She has what personality is. 3027 Harlem Ave. Mi'1+'r1.E ML'RREI,L Another girl from the East- ern Shore who is always there when it comes to teaching First Grade Reading and answering the phone. Marion, Md. LELIA NELSON Baron She is pretty to walk with. and witty to talk with, .-Xnd pleasant. to . to think rin. Hoopersville, Md. KATHERINE Ei,1z.xmzrH N'ICHfvLs Plehold blue-eyed attractive Kay! lYhat more can we say? Fr-AN: as Nlxox All aflmire it. few posses- i'. Rui Hair. how dirl you guen it 5 Brun swick. Mfl. C.ATHr:RlNE NORRIS Every section should have a prima donna-Kitty is ours. Leonardtown, Md. BIARIE Now Marie is our quiet friend and liked by all who meet her. EYELYN CLIPHAN1' Evelyn Oliphant, kind and true, XVill always be a friend to you. Vienna, Md. RI.-XRJORIE OREM Of a pleasing disposition, with beautiful hair and expres- sive eyes - what could be sweeter? 603 Murdock Rd., Anneslie. RUTH Owtaxs Shy, clever. timid, original, and a wonderful poetcss- tliat's Ruth. xl.-RRY PALMER In the spring a maiden's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. Middletown, Md. Nl.-RRY RUTI-I P,xRRIsH Tell me, tell me, maiden fair. Wfhy that far-oft, thoughtful stare? Why the calm and pensive mood? Life is joyous, laughter good. 3502 Hickory Ave. ALBIA JONES PARSONS Boo'I's True as the dial to the sun. Or as the arrow to the pole, Stockton, Md. HANNAH E. PEACOCK Heres to the girl with pep and vIm, In classroom, dormitory, dance hall and gym. Massey, Md. VIRGINIA PEDDICORD Would you like to learn the Charleston, or any other step? just ask Virginia Peddicord, she'll fill you full of pep. JULIA PELCZAR A short, a sturdy lass- A name, a mighty long one- Julia Katherine Mary Anne. AGNES PERKINS Agnes is our reporter. Wye bet she will be a journalist In- stead of a school teacher. CH,xRLorTE PERRIE Charlotte a Pest is thru and thrug She works all year for the gold and blue. Tracy's Landing, Md. IALDELE BERTI-IA PIELKE Dele's a hard worker and a good sport-both contributing tactors to the make-up of a good student. Fullerton, Baltimore Co., Md. .ANGELA NIARY PIEPER Her ready friendship, sympa- thetic nature and sense of humor win our deepest appre- ciation. Z Rueckert Ave., Hamilton. EDNA PIERCE For Edna Pierce we can think of no rhyme, Except that she's always there on time, AIABEL POHLER You know I say, just what I think, and nothing more or less. 413 Lorraine Ave. EBIAGEXE PORTER VVhatever she is doing, she is always in the game. Bethesda, Md. J.-txt: Powsu. .lane or Jimmie, the girl who gets congratulations on her report card. Sorry she isn't going to make a lifetime job oi teaching. Ernst. PRESTON Cheerfulness is an excellent quality. . ELLEX X'IRIGIN1A PRICE Pais Ii you don't believe its best to take life as it comes, ask Ellen, she'll convince you. Randallstown. Balto Co.. Md. Sam PRINGLE Strong. steadfast and true. A worthy member of Sr. 4. Alesia, Md. Bl.-me Przoorox Marie is a little girl, who is always rather loud. But when -he speaks in his- tory class. of her we all feel proud. . Preston, Md. E:.zn.'.' Axzu Pxoupi-1 Puoor Prooi has gut the rep of ala-.'ag.'s being tnll or pep. - Princes- Anne. Somerset CH. Jos. R. PROUTT Joe F ew words-many deeds. Lothian. Anne Arundel Co. HARIQIET ELEANOR PURDY Our class chairman who is al- ways ready, always willing-a heap of fun and a first-class sport if there ever was one. 3413 Gwynn's Falls Parkway. PHYLLIS PURNEL1. Has she got eyes of blue? Yes, and red hair, toog Much pep and an artistic temperament- All of that, and it sure is meant. 2014 St. Paul St. Evamfx Pussy PUssY,' Our section chairman sure is great! It takes her to keep us straight. LOLA PUSEY Pusey or Puss. I wonder if she is still looking for Kil- patrick? Etstig QUARLI-:S Bubbling over with exuber- ance and pep is our cheerful, little brown-eyed vice-president. XVhere there's a will there's a way is Elsie's motto. 103 VV. Clement St. lzlnmx CAROLYN RAU Here's to the chairman of Sr. 1. Her winning manner and sincerity are felt by all who meet her. 2121 E. Federal St. JEANETTE RAYNOR If I were a little child, I'd take myself to school, And walk right in Miss Raynor's class To learn the Golden Rule. PRISCILLA REEs This isn't Priscilla Alden, but modern Priscilla, although we wonder if given the chance whether she would say, Why don't you speak for your- self, l-? Forest Hill, Md. KATHERINE REGESTER Kay is a jolly Sunbeam. She'd like to be a nurse, but she'll teach just as well, and make a success of it. PAULINE REIBLICH POLLY If being nice were money, she'd own the whole wide world. Liberty Heights, Md. VIVIAN REID Viv She mixes fun and work to- gether in such a way as to make both enjoyable. Buck Lodge, Md. Mmzcnxcsr REITZ A loyal friend-ever true. faithful and just. Halethorpe, Md. ISABEL RENNIE Gifted with an extra supply of humor, but balancing this is a generous nature with self al- ways last. 3808 Towanda Ave., Balto., Md. ROSALIND REPP Oh, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make tomorrow cheerful as today. 5212 Florence Ave. LAURETTA RICHARDSON RETz The world is waiting for the sunshine, and Retz takes it with her everywhere she goes. Cambridge, Md. MARGARET RIDDLE Riddle by name, little in size, but overflowing with all those time traits that constitute a pleasing personality. Woodlawn, Md. BERNADINE RIDENOUR A maid who is demure, sweet and also tres petite' Middletown, Frederick Co., Md. RIARY RIGBI' In her tongue is the law oi kindness. Chestertown. Md. GRACE RILEY How can a place be named when Riley is around? Snow Hill, Md. MIRIMI R. ROBERTS Happy and gay, Miriam a teacher to be. In someone's heart she will win a degree, Bivalve, Md. LoI'IsE ROBERTSON Speaking of emotional re- sponse-well, Brandywine, Md. IWARIE ROBINSON From the crown of her head to the sole of her foot, she is all mirth. KATHERINE RoCI4IIoI.n To an old-fashioned blush, add a giggle or two. Then suhstract the mean things that other girls do, Now fliviclin' from afar, we see Sr. 9's own Katherine R. RIARIE RoscH Too bad it isn't rush - that's her slogan. FREIIA ROSENBERG Freda does not need to worry about an appointment - her work 15 good. VICTORIA ROSENEELD -Good for original sugges- tions. An artistic addition to 1926. PIIEBE ELIZABETH ROUTZAHN UPHEBEY' Do noble thingsg smile all day long, make life a grand, sweet song. Frederick, Md. MIARIAN W. ROWAN If you're ever in trouble or doubt, Go to Marian, she'll help you Out. Whiteford, Harford Co. HELEN RUTLEIJGE This is another of Sr. 10's lrisses, Who is always taking notes in classes. Rocks, Harford Co. BERNICE BARBARA RYAN BEE Never let work interfere with pleasure. Middletown, Md. LILLIAN SALTER Lil, a good chairman has always been, To guide us from the ways of sin. ELIZABETH SUTTON SAUNER Generous above all things, and ever ready to co-operate. Old Harford Rd., Parkville. ELIZABETH SAVVYER Good at work and good at play. ANNE SCHAEFER Her voice was ever low and sweet- A lovely thing in woman. HILD-X SCHAEEFER A rural enthusiast. f VY. -r l 9:2121 ,,g,,7'T- E a,+n.,.ai,?-. 3. ,A , A I, K, .4 E12 ,Sv .V Lx 5,. Q lx lr ul Doi.Lx' SHEPLER If you meet a girl with a pretty blue eye And a pretty light curl. And a look that says, 'Why? That'S Dolly. Pro. Scnross Today, whatever may annoy, The world for me is Joy, just joy. DOROTHY SCHOCKET XVa1king up the hall, never in a hurry- You'd think Dorothy never had a worry. IXIABEL SHEPPLER Silence in woman is like speech in man. 4215 Connecticut Ave. LOURDEEN NIARIE SCHRODER To know her is ,to love her. RUTH SCHROETER There is nothing she cannot do-sports, schoolwork, danc- ing. and she does them. North Ave. 'l'HELxi:x SCOGGINS Thelma is versatile. She sings, teaches basketry. besides being at good schoolmarmg hobbies. swimming and basket- ball. 1f.'XTl1.DA SCOTT She and Emerine are modern Damon and Pythias: an athlete and a jolly good fellow. M,xRcL'ERiTE M. SEIPP Hom Sing me to sleep, the shadows fall- Let me forget the world and all, Solomon's, Md. EvELx'N SHAEFFER Eve is a charmer, This statements a iactg Shes clever at studies And can sing, play and act. Gmwsox Auousrus SHANK Grayson Shank is his name. His rosy blushes bring him fame. Taneytown, Carroll Co., Md. laaxtintts SHAVRIQK Author of 'Exasperations and lll'IJl!'Z'lll0llS. .-X depenrlablr lad. '1 . N -Vi? '-J-. i: I at .T 'ii ,V . F- 1'vgQ49ES'-,,-'i 5 :. . gf- - tg K., i 1 I 1 i i 1 I 32 Gll.'XCE SHAFFER Nimble lingers for dainty frocks, excellent at the piano A future kindergartener. DoRo'rHY SHEPPARD ' The rising blushes, which her cheek o'er spread, I Are opening rues in a 11ly's bed. New Freedom, Pa. ELIZABETH SHERNVOOD Betty of the boyish bob, So tall and trim and slim, Artistry is her main job, And. too, she's full of vim. 9 Dulton Ave., Catonsville ANNA MAY SHIPLEY Comeliness plus happy laugh- ter, noise plus dimples equals Anna May. 2864 Harford Rd. HELEN ELIZABETH SHIRLEY HELEN Q n D A noble soul is like a ship at sea, She cuts her way with skill and majesty. R Rock Hall, Md. HlXTTIE SHOCKLEY A noble aim, faithfully kept, is as a noble deed. St. Michaels Talbot CO. L-, -, ,ing LAIIRA SEIIIMAN Laura is so tiny that she fools you for awhile, But there's more to Laura Seidman than a stature aIId a smile. LOUISE SIEHLER Some girls-take care, Some girls--just stare, One girl-in our senior class, Makes responsibility her noble task. RUTH SIMMONS Ruth should have been a physician, She diagnoses all our ills. Bowens, Md. HILDA SINGMAN HSIGGYH Hilda's studiousness doesn't interfere with her being a good pal. Elkton, Md. FERN STITZEI. She lives in noble deeds, For each and all needs. ESTIYIER MAY SLOAN MAY Dame Fortune, she has smiled on thee. H And given the gitt of art to thee. Sparrows Point, Md. '11 O0 KLORA ESTELLA SMITII USMITTYU A noble aim, faithfully kept, is a noble deed. Myersville, Md. LIILDRED BEVERLY SMITH . Mil will always be recog- nized by her good acts and sterling qualities. OLIVE SMITH I There is no wisdom like Irankness. Hagerstown, Md. LA URA S M UCK True characters a balm that never fails e'en in the end, And fortunate are we to call our Laura friend. INIATHEHINE SNooIc To know Snooky is to love her. Lewistown, Md. THEODORE R. SNYDEIQ VVhen it comes to athletic fame, Snyder puts them all to shame. Hagerstown, Md. SvLvx.x Sorororr Paderewski better look to his laurels, tor Sylvia is on the trail. Sylvia has unique and clever ways of teaching. too. XVERA Sospsk A Marion Talley in our midst, Good singing and good teaching go hand-in-hand with Vera. If.-XTHERYN SOPER Soren I Life is ll jest. all things show it. I thought so once. but now I know it. Clarksburg. Mont. Co.. Md. Gaxsvtevn SP.xr.r Baseball is a hobby XYith almost everyone- XYith Genevieve its more than that Because of Uncle Dunn El.rz.fxm2Tn Smit K s Sparkie. one of the influential members of the IS. Dundalk. Md. LILLIAX Smit IIT Calmncss is an arlrnirulih' ut- tribute. Savage. Prince fieorgij- li--, Au.xrH:x SPILLMAN Agatha is our songster. She has a winning manner-and is a clever student. Sovnna Svxxrxmx Spinny's friendship, sincerity and athletic ability are inverse- ly proportional to her size. 2218 Bryant Ave., Balto., Md. EMMA STABLER Calm. serene, dignified- Em- my Lou goes on her way. Freeland, Balto. Co., Md. GRACE STANDERFORD Next year when the superin- tendent comes around I won- der if he will be able to find the teacher. XVhite Hall, Md. KIARY L. STANLEY Mensa A happy disposition is a gift irom nature. Gaithersburg, Mont. Co., Md. ,l tim S'ravENsoN Our Steve is a hard work- cr. but never worries and is always ready for a good time. 1521: Park Ave., Balto., Md. LIAY STEVEN sox May for the Norma1s will always fight and we'll always love her with all our might. Sparrows Point, Md. ALEXINA STIOHAM A A thoroughly dependable girl. EL:-:ANOR S1'112ML1zY Eleanor has ambitions as a composer of music. She is both musician and teacher. JOHN T. STONE Dramatics, athletics and text- books seldom run together, but our Jack is a good mixer. 1626 St. Paul St., Balto., Md. EDITH STRAUOHN Laughing Edith brings with her merriment and joy that en- dears her to the hearts of those that know her. MARGARET STRAUGH Her expression may be seri- ous, but. there is none with a better disposition and way to wm us all. Snow Hill, W'orcester Co., Md, lXlAuG.xRET SWEETING Margaret Sweeting is a good old pal, As for forgetting her we never shall. Rocks, Harford Co., Md. RIARGUERITE TAYLOR XVe wonder if Marguerite's curly head Has anything to do with her prospects to wed. Berlin, lfVorcester Co., Md. ELSIE THAIss On with the dance! Let joy be unconfinedg No sleep 'til morn when youth and pleasure meet To chase the glowing hours with Hying feet. 4608 Liberty Heights Ave. BLODNVEN THOMAs BLon In the class or On the court, XVe'll say Blod is a good sport. ELIZABETH THOMAS Elizabeth, though quiet she may be, 'Will linger long in our memory. Ll.-KRIA THOMAS XVhat shall we say, She's always merry, happy and gay. XYhitefOrd, Harford CO., Md. Ouvi: Tnox1PsoN Olive 'lihompson sure is sweet. Dainty, graceful and petite. Spencerville, Mont. Co., Md. CHARLOTTE TICKNER -Happy eyes, sweet disposi- tion. Fills the biggest requisitiong Crafty leader, clever lady. Here's to 'Ii1ckie. we don't mean maybe. 2701 Roslyn Ave., Balto., Md. HELEN Txxmu. Helen's debating ability has surely made her famous at M. S. N. S. lVaterbury, Md. INEZ Toxin Maiden with the meek brown eyes, .In whose orbs the shadow lies,- Like the dusk in evening skies. 221 S. Third St., Balto., Md. IEVIZLYN TOWERS Short but snappy, Industrious and happy. Preston, Caroline Co., Md. lllil.hY 'l'm-rssiixp i l.ight-lmirefl, lJlll2-k'j'L'fl, merry. jolly Helen. LIARGUERITE TRAvEus Good nature plus generosity plus sociability plus winning ways equals Marguerite. 3501 Gwynn Oak Ave., Balto. IDARELLE TUCKER Loud of voice, but meek, indeed. Annapolis, Md. IsAno1zE TURK An orator, a teacher. One of our most promising and prominent students. Mr. Turk is president of the Student Council. VESTA TURNBAUGH Quiet and independent, we're sure of her success. Glencoe, Md. JEAN Twmmowzcz Speaking of ofbces, just ask Jeannette, She has as many as anyone could get. FRANCES UNGLAUR Sis just one of the many who trenihleil when Everyday Song Books were passed around. Crisfield, Md. Foxx' VAN SAN1' WVhy is Foxy so well known? That isn't hard to say. He'll never let a single thing Turn his light head gray. RUTH VICKERS 'iVICKEY ' VVhat would the Pests do without Ruth and her story- telling ability? Federalsburg, Caroline Co. HELEN VOELKER Because Helen minds her own P's and Q's, appreciates a good time and is a peach, we think she is delicious 700 S. Ellwood Ave. ANNA WAHL Nan is known for her Cata- lac, her flowing tresses and just Nan. She is an expert disciplinarian when it's needed. CONSTANCE WVALDSCH MIDT If fate or seer would prophesy, Or let us know by sign, To what far heights one could aspire, We'd see Miss Connie shine. Br-:TTY WALLACE Here's Betty-Sr. 7's dainty, charming, lovable, little bride. She smiles her way into our hearts. 714 E. 41st St. Pmnl. XVALTER Just ask her and she'll do it And not stop until the end, Tho she studies more than many, She has time to be a friend. 522 N. Kenwood Ave., Balto. ETHEL NVARFIELD Ethel's hair is curly, Ethel's eye is glad, Shes clever and she's witty, And shes never very sad. HENRY XVASKOW' lfVitty, an orator fsoap-bOxD. Never says die. IQATHRYN NVAYS-oN To see her is to like her, to know her is to love her. Davidsonville, Md. ELOYSE VVEANT I am happy, from care I am free: NVhy aren't they all contented like me? New XVindsor, Md. ANNA XIVEEDER Softly, sweetly. gently, too. Such a voice is owned by few. 28 Shipway, Dundalk, Md. MINNA N1-'izlnisxllmlistr-:R In a blend of dreams from other time, This maiden soars sky high. For history lore of other climes Enchains her to their pass- ing by. IYIARGUERITE XVE1.sH A dance at Normal without Marge? Impossible! IRENE VVENDELL Like Tennyson's famous brook. Irene babbles on and on forever. Her cheerful, amiable disposition. however, is something to be desired, for she is never seen with a long face. 3318 Gwynn Oak Ave. Br-:twice XVHITE In class Bernice wears an intelligent look, y If the truth be known she s not opened a book. Centreville, Md. Esrumz Wnmaronn Yes, Es is going to make Z1 good teacher. Too had she re- ceived that Christmas present. Baldwin, Md. ANNA Vtfiuzs ln athletics she shines. KATHRYN M. WILHELM XVillie's charming nature has captivated every one of us. She's there for all the fun and adds more than her share of it. 1625 E. 33rd St EVELYN VVILKINSON Our future physical ed in- structress, and she's a jolly good fellow, happy and wise. 1410 E. Biddle St. BEATRICE VVILLIAMS Bee keeps Held's in busi- ness by buying buns. Marian, Md. DOROTHY Wu.soN Oh, for a seat in some poetic nook, just hid with trees, and sparkling with a brook. But not alone. EDYTHE WINGER VVinger is the sweetest, most lovable and fascinating girl of Sr. 15. Warsaw, New York. Miwmsn WOELPER Mil is president of the Normals. She'll know how to teach and be happy, too. Mil and Teickce are the new edition of the Gold Dust Twins. MABE1. Wooo They are only truly great who are truly good. 919 N. Monroe St. V1Rc1N1A WOOLSEY Virginia of her duties always thinks And never an eye to the boys she winks. MILDRED WRIGHT Very blithe and debonair, Cheery-always free from care. 538 N. Linwood Ave. Ez.Iz.xm:TH YOUNG Last but not least is Lit. Were betting that she won't teach more than one year. Barstans, Md. BETTY ZALIS Be-tty's smile is always on the job. She'll win her pupils through good fellowship. Betty is another member of the Three Musketeers. LILLIAN Zixus She has big brown eyes and a winning smile, But best of all, Shes a friend worth while. 3440 Auchentoroly Terrace. Last Will and Testament u lf. the Class of Nineteen Twenty-six, being as nearly in our right 'ag minds as we can ever hope to be, and considering the brevity of our present life. desire to make arrangement for the disposal of our reiliy worldly goods while we have yet the strength to do so. Therefore, we do hereby declare, make and publish this to be our last will and testament, and rescind all wills by us previously made. After payment of all our banquet bills, class book expenses and sundry debts, the surplus resulting from our class treasury is to be used to buy one bottle of ink, which is to be divided equally among all students of the school, and after cremating all our most valuable notebooks and pictures, the ashes of which we request to accompany us into eternity for future reference, We do hereby will, devise, give and bequeath all that we heretofore claimed as ours tespecially those things that will be of little value to us after we have clepartedl to our beneficiaries as follows: l. To our Alma Mater-Our class banner, with instructions that it shall be taken from the cupboard at least once in every ten years and receive a thorough dusting off. 2. To our Principal. Miss Lida Lee Tall-A photograph of each member of our Class. XYith these we leave one request-that no matter what may become of them they will never be used as cartoons for the Sunday funnies. 3. To our Honorary Member, Miss Blanche Frum-At least five minutes spare time in each day in return for the time she has given us. 4. To the Librarians-All our precious and well-written research works. lf the student body does not find these helpful we suggest they be cut into small squares and be used as confetti at the school dances. 5. To the Faculty fespecially to the Educational lVleasurements Depart- mentl-A distribution curve showing the I Q's of twenty-six to be used in the future as an example of a highly intellectual group. To them we also leave all our bright sayings, which may be used to amuse students when they begin yawning in class. 13. 'l'o the Registrar-A new set of students who may break the monotony by having some other excuses besides our time-worn ones for tardi- ness and absences, 7. To the on-coming Seniors-Our most cherished front seats in the assembly and trust they will use them as often as we have and never cut them. :Xlso to them we bequeath the joy of establishing the rat's rules for the in-coming hluniors. 8, To the in-coming -luniors-Tlie joy of being dictated to, the happiness of being assigned term papers and book reports and the thrill of examinations. 40 9. To both Seniors and juniors-All rooms, rest rooms and lockers. XYe advise all who can to secure an end locker as they allow room for bulging. 10. To the Commuting Students-The joy of hanging all the way Out to Towson on one strap and standing on one foot. lYe can assure them nothing is so helpful in reducing or in acquiring a headache. 11. To the Boarding Students-All our empty roug'e and powder boxes and all torn handkerchiefs and towels. If during the two years immediately following our departure Dame Fashion should rule that handkerchiefs towels are no longer in vogue. they will make an excellent bonfire when male students want to play Indians XVith us we take the privilege of talking at the tops of our voices in corridors. To no one do we leave this right. Wie hereby, after much consideration, appoint the faculty to be executor of this, our last will and testament. Signed, sealed and declared by the Class of Nineteen Twenty-six. in presence of the undersigned witness, this fair day of May in the year of Lord nineteen hundred and twenty-six. ELSIE V. QUARLIZS. , X Kit -, L 1 - p l s I me E E ll 41 and thc the the the our IRENE M. STEELE Honorary Member of Junior Class A junior Message April 27, 1926. Dear f1f!l1l07'.S'.' The end of this school year and the election of officers for the coming year suggests the advantage of preparing at this time a program of activities, a sort of platform, which shall serve as a promise to ourselves of things to be accomplished when we are Seniors. I submit a few headings about which such a program might be organized. - l. Sf110Iar.vl1ifv. Shall we make scholarship the fashion among us-set a goal for ourselves higher than any yet reached in our school? 2. Sllfltll .f1cl1'z'ilics. Shall we prepare a well-balanced program of social life for sections, for the whole class. for the whole school, for the school and guests? Shall we plan to fill our remaining short year with memories of rich social contacts and of Hnc service? i 3, .Sfzidcnl Pzlirlicipflliztfi in Salina! Crfz'rr1im1'n11. Shall wc use all the means available, the section, the class organization, the SlllllCl'llCO1IllCll, the faculty. the school administration to initiate and carry tlirougli measures that will make for sclnml growth? A 42 4. Support of Class and School Enterprises. Shall we support wholeheartedly the athletic association, the health pro- gram, the student council, plays, concerts, lectures, etc., and do our share and more than our share in these activities, because we see their far-reaching influence? - 5. Records. Shall we set a high standard of accuracy, clearness and completeness with regard to our class records? Shall we keep an account of all we do, writing our class history as we go and making available for the next junior class the results of the profitable experiences we have had? 6. Permanent Cofztrilmtiovzs lo flzc Sclzool. Shall we provide for definite contributions to the school in the way of Wholesome traditions, and things of the spirit, as well as in material Ways? 7. School Reputation. V Shall we assume personal responsibility for the impression that the public receives of our Alma Mater, and of the teaching profession? Uther topics quite as important as those listed above might be suggested. You will think of many more, but these are my challenge. With pride in this year's accomplishment, and confidence in you for what lies just ahead, I am, Sincerely yours, IRENE M. STEELE, Honorary Member of Junior Class. Elf ll to Looking Forward ff' Q NYU-'l'l'llRDS of our -lunior year is over. That is really a very serious thought when we consider all we want to bring to our school next year, and that it is up to us to bring it about. just two more short months and the present Senior class will have become Alumni and we will have been called out of our humble junior state to become lofty Seniors. And with this passing of the old order come many duties and responsibilities. Ours will be the duty to guide and direct the juniors of next year-to make their school life a likeable, inspiring one or just the opposite. The responsibility of editing and circulating Tower Lights will have descended to our shoulders, and in this enterprise most of our important work will be carried on. This is the permanent record of our life, our hopes and ambitions, our successes and failures. Ours is the duty to carry it on to strengthen it. Every phase of school life will be ours to mould and to handle. Every single thing we do will leave its impression, however small, on the school. Our influences will be felt. but in what Way? Think it over seriously, luniors--it's up to you. MARGARET HAINES, junior Class President. 'ff' ,-1-. : Wg S 55x our yt - n 3 A, :a k 4' 'sql is 44 A Message From Frostburg's Principal Class 1926: I rejoice with you as you stand on the threshold of your chosen profes- sion, eager to attack its problems and happy to get going, as it were, in teach- ing. During your school life, you have felt a thrill when the horizon of achievement has lifted, as visions of larger endeavor were Hashed to you. Maybe quietly or openly you resolved to push ong perhaps some success here or there gave you renewed confidence to carry on. It is with this thought that I dare intrude at this gala heydey of your career to suggest that you look just a little ahead in planning the next few years both for yourself and humanity whom you serve. Life to be richest, to be most successful in happiness and full service. must reach out in hope, in faith in one's self, and above all, in purposes to be achieved in the days both near and remote. And those purposes will be valuable to the extent that they are clear and definite and to the extent that they are surcharged with dynamic force. Your institution has recognized you as a student seeking truthg you must now continue your habits so well begun and so establish yourself as a student in your profession. Your institution has recognized and stamped you as having high ideals as well as with a determination to live up to themg you will need to confirm these opinions to yourself and to your community and your co-workers. Your institution has conferred upon you the greatest honor within a democracy-that of being a teacher. Those of you who accept this great honor, privilege and responsibility must not forget that you teach at all times-in your homes, and on your vacations, as well as in your classrooms. It is out of every act of your daily living that come the issues of life. The next few years are fraught with the greatest possibilities for you. You have caught the vision. Your chosen profession is full of opportunities for you, if you have the stamina and the intelligent confidence to push on to those rich iieldsiof unexplored production that you have certainly envisaged. J. L. DUNKL12. 45 Do You Mind? Do you mind being called a child, my dear? l'd like awfully much to know, For some folks think you a tiny grown-up, And would not belittle you so. If I were you it seems to me, I'd love my mother to say, Dear child, run along, take your doll and your boat, And stay in the sun all day. I'd think it quite nice if a lady I liked, XYould rumple my curls with her hand, And tell me she thought me a sweet little child, XX'hile she helped me to dig in the sand. A child is a gift of sunshine and stars, A wee lovely bit of the sky, A pearl drop of dew on a shell pink rose, A Heecy cloud -floating on high. Nobody on earth can take from that word The charm it inherently holds, God made the dear creatures to whom it belongs, And carefully changed all the molds. Tell me, my sweet, do you mind awfully much If I use the name for you? I love you a heap and I'd like to know just what you'd want me to do. 1 -Louise K. Siehler '54 1' 'M' 'YT a - jiri , .19 E3 , Q-Q' X .6 46 Transition Apri1's song is tender, Appealing, soft and low, For she is a timid maiden, She dreams, but docs not know. But oh! the call of Maytime, Compelling, strong and clear, For she is a dauntless woman, She knows, but does not fear. VVe've heard the song of April, And paused to dream awhile, But now across the threshold Gleams Maytime's luring smile. ' XYe'll hasten on, we can't resist The mystery and the charms, But yet we leave behind us Sweet April's outstretched arms. XVe'll venture Life with Maytime, VVe'll travel far and long, I Wonder-are there echoes Of April's guileless song? -Dorothy lVil50n - . , , '-' jp g, gfi gg i ' 47 Living Through Play A, HF desire to act and feel as others act and feel is common to all, . S3 ' but it is especially noticeable in children, who abound with energy If-Q' 'N . . . . . . ' Aififmbi which demands dramatic ex Jression. Their action is natural and was 1 f' 'xml spontaneous. lt may be seen in the make-believe of the little child, for all play which induces illusion may be classified as dramatic. The little girl playing house. the boys in soldier's suits, digging trenches and fighting battles, are actuated by the dramatic urge. The child's imagination is not capable of creating new situations. It only enables him to reproduce the action of others. Through his imitative play the little child is being educated. As he grows older the child begins to imitate the idea as well as the thing seen. Now the inner spirit appeals to him and he strives to represent it in his play. It is the life of the object which appeals. lt is not enough for him to go through motions, he must add expression, so -he not only gets into the cart and moves along like a locomotive but to attain complete satisfaction he must puff and hiss and make the sounds of the bell. He thinks everything is possessed of the qualities he finds in himself. He has no difficulty in con- ceiving of fairies in the woods or elves in the meadows. At this age the child is not conscious of his dramatic play. To himself he is living, not playing. But by this practice of impersonation the child's imagination is being developed and his first knowledge of solving his prob- lems, making adjustments and putting himself in 2.I'1Otl1C1 S place is being acquired. As the child grows he enters a period of reality. Imitation continues 'but the child now desires an audience to witness his act. He longs to make his own ideals visible to others. Before, his dramatic instinct was individualistic in its tendency, now it has become social. With the means at hand and the way already prepared would it not be a mistake to overlook drama as a teaching method available for use by the public school. the church and community? The youth is discovering a new world, one filled with people. He is eager to learn of the things that have been done and the chance of action for himself. lt is true that the awkward, self-conscious boy of thirteen or fourteen years does not always wish to appear in public in a conspicuous position, but it is equally true that he enjoys a dramatic situation and is willing to take part in it, for then he forgets himself and becomes the character he is imper- sonating. Ile will cheerfully consent to be King Arthur, Robin Hood or Xlasliington. lle will love to play the flood Samaritan or David in captivity. Something of the thoughts, emotions and deeds which have caused these men 48 td be admired will reach the child and urge him to heroic action and cour- ageous living. VVilliam V. Meredith says: The test of the leader of young people is to use the hidden desires, longings and aspirations of each individual and direct activities which will bring out latent qualities, promoteclean and wholesome living and stimulate high ideals. Educational Dramatics is especially suited to this purpose. It affords an opportunity for creative effort in any number of ways-writing of script, designing of costumes, study of historical facts and interpretation of character. It enables the individual to play for hours in the thrill of exultation which possessed the character he plays, and quickens within him the enthusiasm for righteous living. You would not have children play sophisticated things nor try to play something without a plot. It must be dramatic, it must have action, it must be worth while. Select line material, that which is worth learning. Proper- ties, music and costumes will not make a play. Use play material that will leave them just as sweet and beautiful as they were before. If not, your dramatizing is all wrong. May I quote Mary Masters Neeham, for I can find no better way or words to express this beautiful thought? For to give joy is to givelife-to institu- tions, to people and to living itself. It is Education. i M. S'rR.iUG1e1N, SR. 5. Q 1' a f Veg: .-4 Wig- -93' . - 1539 'Nx 2? Z 1- , 3325555 A' 515592- - . ig -T Wi W ' .s-W. C1535 49 XX .1 THE PR1NCIPAL'S RESIDENCE If f ,f, ,145 A VOLLIQY mm. CAME 50 7-1 '-.4 .,.:n.,,,,f qb,,,.w Tyan- ' A HOCKEY TEAM NORMAL'S NINE 51 , .Q J 1 Q ll I . L55 ir infill? rl if -rl' sql T lf' has L Baseball Normal School started its baseball season with a bang. The team was composed almost entirely of green material, Captain Snyder being the only regular from last year. Thus, the squad was not expected to hit much of a stride. However, the juniors nobly held up their end and enabled Normal to win its first three games handily. lfnfortunately the team slumped and lost the next three games. But the potential ability of the squad is expected to come again to the fore and make a good showing the remaining games scheduled by capable Manager Martin. 52 I TENNIS PLAYERS A BASKETBALL SQUAD 53 1- 3? F tf' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOARD :4 -..il fl cI'o L 4. - NORMAL BOOTERS Soccer The Soccer team completed a fairly successful season by being able to show as many games on the credit side as on the debit, with one game a tie. Normal beat Frostburg here 6 to 2. but lost to its rival upstate at the score of 3 to l. Normal lost a tough setto to Barton. State prep champs in the coun- ties, by one goal. The half-back line, composed of Captain Durry, Mahaney and XYindsor. proved to be the backbone of the team during the season. while Miller. goalie, should also come in for praise. The players all laud Manager Prout for his untiring efforts in their behalf. 55 A 'CAGERS OF M. S. N. S. Basketball Normal's basketball season was successful. Although the men's team lost a majority of their games. they won the Normal School championship of the State by beating F1-ostburg in two exciting games. Coach Callowhill was handicapped with the return of only one regular from last year, Captain Kliller. This last player starred on the olfensive for Normal, while Mahaney, a junior, proved lu be a find with his defensive ability. Manager Derr should be complimented for arranging a hard schedule of games, for that is the only way to develop Normal playing calibre. 56 X . H THE STUDENT COUNCYL ' ... f - -,- 'EF Y. W. c. A. CABINET 57 , :T an-.,.,:-1 ' 1 1 V, ,r -r--:v- x . 17 Tmwq WC- 2 -vx . I : wTf,v:fvae ,Li THE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB -TE. The Girls' Glee Club The Girls' Glee Club plays an important part in the musical life of the school. The girls lead the singing in assembly and provide special music on many occasions. The outstanding musical events of the year are the Christ- mas music, the annual Glee Club Concert, which comes in the spring, and Baccalaureate and Commencement music. Q f fi F ' JS? - N 59 Our Qrchestra The orchestra has to its credit, or will have by the close of the school year, the following Ubookingsf' Several assembly programsg two perform- ances at Parent Teachers' Association meetings in Baltimore County, one at the Towson High School, one at Fullertong a number of joint appearances with the tilec Club, as on the occasion of the Christmas singing, the Glee and Instrumental Club Concert, the Baccalaureate Service, and the Commence- ment. By their pieces ye shall know them. The people in Miss Carley's ohice, over whose heads the practicing is done, will always remember the orchestra by My llerof' from The Clmcolate Soldier, and The Student l'rincc. 60 i RNITY TE CHI ALPHA SIGMA FRA What The Chi Alpha Sigma Fraternity Means To Maryland State Normal School HEX a person sets certain standards for himself, towards which he then strives, he has gone a step forward in the path of life. ln like manner when a school sets up certain standards, towards which its students may strive, I think it has made of itself a better 50 institution. 60 Last year our school set up certain standards of character, I achievement and scholarship in the Chi Alpha Sigma Honorary Fraternity. Those who measured up to standard were elected to membership in the fraternity and were given the privilege of working with it to raise the ideals of the school. The membership of the fraternity is made up of 1. Seniors who have the highest scholarship in their class, provided they also meet the additional requirements of good personal conduct and achievements which constitute a contribution to the school. 2. -luniors who have met these requirementsvby the end of the third term, the number not exceeding ten. L 3. Graduates whose work since graduation entitles them to such honors, and -l. Persons who have become distinguished in education and are acting as the society's adviser and friend is The Senate, composed of such members of the faculty as are members of honor societies or who have Won honor scholarships or fellowships. The aim of the fraternity is the promotion of scholarship and high stand- ards of personal and professional conduct. One of our objectives is a definite contribution to the school each year of something which will be of use to all the students. lX'e have found that it is difiicult for teachers to get interesting material in some of their counties when they are teaching county history. This year we are gathering historic material from all of the counties of the State for that purpose. This compilation will he left in the library of the school. lt may be used at any time hy the students here and graduates are welcome to come back and refer to it. We will he able to add to our project from year to year as we discover new material. At our meetings this year we have been fortunate enough to secure several excellent speakers, two from outside the school, and Miss Dowell and Miss lflalberg from 1-ur own group. Dr. NYeglein also spoke at the beginning of the scliool year to the whole student body on the meaning to a school of an llonorary Society. 62 Our fraternity has a social side, too. In the fall, at our tirst meeting, we had a dinner in llaltimore at Quinby Inn. lt was in the nature of a reunion for a great many of last year's girls were back. At that dinner Dr. Hilligeist. from the University of Maryland, talked to us of our responsibility as leaders. The big initiation of the year is held in june, when our newly elected members are admitted to our ranks. XYe had our first initiation last June at Missa Tall's home. I am sure all of the initiates will remember the occasion as one of the milestones in their careers. lYe are still young-just a year old! lYe have not done anything remark- able as yet, for we are quietly taking' root and gaining a place for ourselves in the busy life of the school. In a few years' time we hope to be better known. XVbether our wish comes true or not will depend in great measure on those who come after us. If in this, its first year of existence, we have begun a type of activity which is of value to the school. we feel as glad as any pioneers must feel when blazing' unknown trails on which we hope many others will follow. EMILY P. GIBSON, Senior 10. 156 0. as L3 a s 63 S fi L. g, . l V ' Vw H.. 5 - ,Q V5 ,I il, f vans , a , wr--vx THE RURAL CLUB Rural Club Creed lN'e, the members of the Rural Club of the Maryland State Normal School, believe that whether in work or play, our aims and purposes are best achieved througli united effort. By common endeavor. city may appreciate country, country understand city. All men may see and love beauty whether made by God or Man. For so all men may be inspired to nobler and more united efforts in the art of living. ' . I '!!! 'l Q7 . l L ,tg , ff Ei 65 Rural Club History many other similar organizations it illustrates the old adage, great oaks from little acorns groin -Xt the time that the club organized there ii ere about fix e hundred students in the NI N X H Rearly all tf these students were tounty students. uho uerc doubtless expecting to teach in rural schools. This would seem to indicate that they were interested primarily in rural activities, yet when the first meeting for the purpose of organizing the Rural Club was called there were very few present. However, at sub- sequent meetings the attendance increased until the club had a large number of willing workers. In fact it has not increased its membership very much since, but has rather endeavored to carry on more andbetter activities. The purpose of this club, as stated in the constitution, was: to engage HL Rural Club of the M. S. N. S. came into existence in 1923. Like 'T 1 1 Q- - - , - . - . in social activities within the social group which will promote fellowship and solidarity among students with the rural field in mindg to hold social meet- ings with training teachers in the rural iield and with adult organizations of nearby rural communities. Since its organization in 1923. the Rural Club has been carrying out this purpose through three main activities. . Social intercourse between members of the group has been brought about through hikes. picnics and parties. These activities are all very informal and are usually arranged so as to provide for physical recreation. ln addition to these informal parties the club has usually staged some Folk plays each year to develop the students' artistic taste. The club members meet adult groups in entertainments given by the club tri the training teachers. The formal activities are usually addresses given to the club by speakers of high educational standing. These addresses are given largely by the mem- bers of the Advisory Council. a body of twelve people chosen by the club for a term of one year. The members of this council are chosen from among State supervisors and other people interested in rural education. The Rural Club has not always been able to carry out all of these activi- ties as well as it would like to do. but it expects to do better each year. Again comparing the Rural Club to the old adage. great oaks from little acorns grow. l would say that. although it is no longer in the acorn stage. it is yet far from the great oak. and that it may take many years to reach its maximum goal. P.ARL15v Herr. Senior 10. 66 , Dio' ' - I, 1 Speakers of The Rural Club N our Rural Club we have not only business meetings and things of social activity, but. through the noted speakers we have had this year, we have gained a knowledge of some of the problems gp and also advantages a teacher has in a rural community. Xlfhen we sit and listen to these speeches it makes us feel that Q the rural school is the place we want to go. NVe have had super- G3 Visors of different counties, State Superintendent Cook and other ig people who are connected with education in some way. Host all ' the speakers have once been teachers in rural- communities. In a rural community the teacher not only meets the responsibility of the classroom, but is looked up to as a leader of the community. The speakers told us of young' teachers who have gone to rural communities, and how they have built up the community and school. They had no easy task, but they had the ambition and initiative to stick to it. Do not get discouraged if the farmer is not interested in school, but be sure you fthe teacherij have sufticient interest. Teach a good school, but explain to the public xvhy you are teaching as you are and get the parents interested in all the school work. Remember when you have an entertainment the teacher should say a few words because the parents like to hear from those who are teaching their children. N. BUTTS. A. DARBY. ,. 67 Our Hike LTRAL CLUB activities start at the beffinnine' of the 'ear. Our u- c 3 tirst social event was a hike which took place in October. Previous to the hike, we had taken in about twenty-live new members from the lunior and Senior classes, and this opportunity 1 Tl a- . . . ' . . ,. . . ' lsgllllj was taken to initiate them into the Rural Club. lhe hrst thing I' . ,. . on the program was ot course the cats. A roomy camp-hre was 1 , ' U . I 14?-f built and the hot clogs on the ends ot sticks were burnt to a I -' . . . irazzle. Following the dessert. ot cake and bananas, the gang' . played games until dusk. Of course, do not expect to read about the mystic ceremonies of initiation in this article. They are dark and deep secrets. NVe will say they are full of fun and all of us enjoyed them immensely. About 7.15 P. M. someone remembered that Miss Sperry had ordered us to be back to the dormitories by 7 P. M. and, reluctantly. we plodded our weary, homeward way. As we walked down the road in little groups of two and three tusually twoj the nukes were plunking In Those Dear Old Normal Days and When I NVas a Student at Normal. The two miles, between our camp ground and the dormitories, were traversed in the record time of about two hours. '.lillI20DORli R. Sxynnn, Senior l0. get ,. 1 Mfmillffliem GS The Husking Bee ' TILLNESS! Save for the light fall of soft and numerous snow- flakes. Such was the night of the annual Rural Club I-lusking Bee, and we had anticipated so many things as: clear night and moon- light. Yet, what difference does such a night mean to a crowd of ,WC 5 I' , young people, especially after they have planned a sport? In i 'i spite of the snowfall, wc gathered and planned what we would do under the circumstances. , K X54-L--GV' About 4.30 o'clock one afternoon before Thanksgiving about twenty-live persons climbed, into one of the school buses and started for a farm about twelve miles away. NVhat a time! Laughter! Ukes! and a puncture! Finally we reached our destination. XVe had our supper in one of the farm buildings, due to the snow. After supper the fun began. Wie went to the barn and there divided into two teams. On each side of the barn were large corn shocks. A time limit was set for the husking match and when the judges cried start one could hardly be seen for the fodder and dust. Everyone went to work with a will, only too eager to see his side win. XVhen time was called the win- ning team was not so far ahead of the losing team as one might expect. After the husking match we went into the house and danced and played games. VVe certainly appreciated the hospitality. About 9.45 we began our homeward journey. Did we enjoy that Uhusking bee P l'll tell you a secret-we have started already anticipating that same trip next year. V. FYFFE '27. 69 The Collegiate Country Life Club of America ' HEX Miss Annie Reynolds, of the United States Bureau of Educa- tion, came to Towson to talk to the Rural Club she told us of a national Country Life Club. f M Miss Reynolds felt it would benefit us greatly if we became fi members of such a national organization. The Rural Club was A3 at interested and wrote to the secretary of the National Country Life Club, asking him for information regarding the club. lx. The secretary received this reply from the club: The pur- Tr , ' pose of the Collegiate Country Life Club of America is to promote fraternal relations among collegiate students and faculty members who are sincerely interested in developing country life, who are willing to put forth serious effort to make the country a more satisfactory place in which to live and work. The club reads and discusses vital issues of the day as they affect country life: the club listens to well-informed speakers and arranges study groups to consider phases of country life not touched by college curricula. The sheaf of wheat indicates belief in and idealization of country living and its insep- arable connection with toil in the soil, that the world may have bread and all things good for both body and soul. An abiding faith in, a sincere sympathy for and an idealization of agriculture, as an occupation and mode of living, are deeply written in the hearts of members. Membership in the Collegiate Country Life Club is not urged upon those who are only 'luke warm' in their acceptance of these ideals. The organiza- tion wants its membership to consist of choice spirits who can work and play together in a common cause guided by an enlightened knowledge and upheld by deep convictions. Urganizations desiring to become members of the club are required to take a pledge of allegiance to its ideals. The members of the Rural Club of the Maryland State Normal School are very much interested in the work of this organization and are enthused over the prospect of membership in this national club. lf the Rural Club as a part of its program were to seek afliliation with a national organization of like character the present isolation of the club would flisappear. IVIARY lVlonNlNi:s'rAR, Senior 13, 1,I'l?.Vl!l7L'1If of Rural Club. 70 I Rural Experience ICTURE, if you can, a little yellow frame building, situated at the foot of Fair View Mountain. It was in this school, after a year's training at Normal, that I began my life as a teacher. At times I hnd myself longing for that little building and those typical mountain children, because I had learned to love them. , ,, .xxx-v . ea-321.... -- 'l ' 'G CJ '4- mais-' I had had very few methods in teaching. Subject matter did not bother me, but the putting it across did. How I wished for someone to contribute an idea, something I might use to train plastic little human beings in citizenship. Many times I became disheartened, but I was there+it was my job to carry on the work of another. I had not started it-neither was it my job to finish the task-but it was my job to fill in the niche. The responsibility was mine. I knew that an enriched, radiant, fragrant, abundant life was the only kind that was needed to lead these children. In order to have this life, I, myself, needed to grow. W'hat sources could I use from which to grow? I-Iow foolish I was to ponder over such a question. Right at my very door was a world of nature which fairly beckoned me to use her. Wlords fail me when I try to convey to you the inspiration I received from this country life. lllorning after morning those little barefoot boys and girls trudged to school. A few of them walked three miles. Nevertheless it was these children, who came peeking out of mountain paths who brought with them their material from nature. Often one had alstory to tell about the first violet, the different kinds of trees or birds he had seen or perhaps one had been stung by a bumble-bee. One instance I remember particularly was the first arbutus brought to school. This led to the study of the beau- tiful poem, The Maytiowersf' by john Greenleaf ll'hitticr. I need not go further to convince you that I love a rural school. For that reason I came back to Normal School. I wanted to get the very best possible so that I might go back with new vigor to that little school in XYash- ington County. I have tried to work especially hard in the subjects in which I felt most deficient. I hope I shall have gained something worth while to give to those boys and girls next fall. I have gained much from classes--a great deal more from actual experi- ence as a student teacher, but one club has really inspired me to do better and bigger work in my rural community next year. I joined this club-the Rural Club-because I wanted to contribute all I could to rural workers and that I might receive much more from them in ideals and standards. I feel this year has not been in vain. It has been a profitable year for all members. We have worked and we have played. One big topic discussed in 71 the cluh was the Uctmsolirlation of schools. NYC believe the time will come when there will be no really and truly rural schools. The little red school- house is vzinisliing from our sight. Consolidation cannot be done in a day or year. lt will take time to work out a plan for taking care of all of the rural children in graded schools. Xlihat we need now is good, true-hearted rural workers with sufficient education to put the rural program into effect with a bang. Are you one? NORA V. IXICDONALD, Sr. Sp. f-43 ri H, ,4!V -rr :.'T1 ',J '-7,-: bf' QQQW. ffl- X! ,WWII ilmli I ll was X 4f F' Jill ' i i Q c'-Tl ig: L-' x :H ,.,. , - nf-- fy S 1 ,Q iw., f 2 ' if . - s - ' -lf' E ' Sf - F5-V ,. gh i.- ,,,,,, J.-W1 fe' 5 xt ft ff f :ff r- J, gg- r -- , r' f +2-, rj 'f fy 72 CLUB DOINGS CRAFT The Craft Club . HE Craft Club was organized in 1914 under thc direction of Miss I Vera Greenlaw. Since the time of its organization the club has been interested in crafts of all kinds. ' Our entertaining at the beginning of the school year 1925-26 was in the form of several tea dances. They were largely attended by those who like to trip it on the light fantastic toe. The huge success of our Art Exhibit, held in November, was due to our members, who have special talent along the artistic line. Our play, The Farce of Pierre Patelin, received many praiseworthy comments. Qur actors and actresses' were loudly applauded and our scenery, designed and entirely created by ourselves, was highly complimented. Throughout the school year the whole student body of the Maryland State Normal School showed excellent spirit in attending our functions and so enabled us to put them all across effectively. The Craft Club oflicers this year are: President, Charlotte Ticknerg X'ice-President, Elizabeth I-loffmeisterg Secretary. Louise Youngg Treasurer, Jeannette Griiiithg Social Chairman, Eleanor Purdyg advisers-Miss Vera Kjreenlaw. Mrs. -loseph McCord. 74 Stagecraft in Public Schools - - -' HAT is stagecraft, we ask? lf we combine the originality to b- design with the ability to construct we have the meaning of stage- crait. XYe all know that interest plays an important part in learn- - jig-Sl ing, and what could be more interesting for both teacher and pupils AQCQDEQ than making the scenery for a play? . The construction of scenery may be combined with many sub- , jects which are uninteresting to some children unless they have a with strong need for them. The amount of material needed must be . -i. estimated. These calculations may be made during arithmetic period. The construction problem will challenge the children to more extensive reading. The play set may call for a historical study of the architecture and life of different periods and people. In constructing scenery there are several things one must have, namely: the help of the person producing the play to say how the stage must be set, enough space for the set, and material means to carry the work through. Material means does not necessarily mean money-it may be the scenery on hand, curtains, flats or stage properties. Stratton suggests several possibilities for scenery. The lirst is the use of curtains, plainly colored, hanging in vertical folds clear of the fioor. Wfhen curtains are used entrances may be had at any point desired by building the doors in frames that will stand alone and fastening the curtains to them. In choosing curtains there are two considerations-material and color. There are various materials to use. Rep gives a very good effectg Canton tiannel with the woolly side to the audience gives a soft, restful appearance. One of the loveliest curtained scenes l ever saw was made by having two colors-red cheese cloth over purple. W'here cheese cloth is used the folds must be heavy, as it is nearly transparent, but it is pretty and inexpensive. The colors used for curtains should be of shades that do not tire the eyes or become monotonous. A built interior may be made as attractive as a curtained or tapestried one. It is also very economical since it can be repainted as often as desired. The materials needed to construct this scenery will be: wood for frames, iron braces to hold the corners iirni. screw-eyes to lace the fiats by, rope, nails, screws, glue and canvas, or unbleached muslim. To make the Hats, first make the frame of wood, making sure the corners are secure with no possibility of getting loose, for if they do so they will not strap easily. Stretch the canvas or muslin tightly over the frames, tacking the inside edge and glueing the outside edge to the wooden frame. In the upper right hand corner of the back of the Hat, fasten a rope as long as the fiat itself. Put several screw-eyes along the sides of the Hats to lace them 75 together and it is completed except for the paint. Kalsomine is the best paint to use and is vcry inexpensive. lt may be bought loose in vivid colors and mixed to the desired shade. A little sizing must be used to make it stick. The children will enjoy mixing their own colors to paint flats with. For most plays a back drop is necessary. A very good sky effect may be had by painting the drop a light shade of blue at the bottom and darker near the top. Blue lights on this give a midnight effect while amber and white give a mid-day scene and white gives the cold of winter. Red and amber against the blue give sunset or dawn. NVhen we begin lighting, footlights are necessary. These should be shaded from the eyes of the audience in some way. There should also be a top row of border lights to counteract the shadowy effect of this. Flood lights are not necessary but often produce a lovelier effect than the others alone. It is very interesting as well as instructive to work up the different effects of lighting in a play. XVhen the children you teach want to give a play try letting them make their own scenery and see if it doesn't increase interest, teach many new skills, and provide for a great deal of new experience. CHARLOTTE PERRIE, Senior '04, . 5 : I nail-2 V girlie!!-rr EYZKITTQ 1? 76 The Romance of A Library T school we arc told that the library is a treasure house of knowl- edge where we may, by diligent perusal of material, gain a few of the pearls of wisdom thus placed at our disposal. The idca is incul- cated that a work atmosphere, a seriousness of purpose, should pervade the place, whether we be searching for knowledge or chasing grades. How do you spend your leisure time ? is a question that the library will answer for us, and so we go there for the amusement that books afford. So interested are we in pursuing our own respective ways, be they pleasure or work, that we do not stop to think of the romance of our sur- roundings. Is just a roomful of books all that a library means to you? lt is possible to reconstruct one from something more than paper and printg to people it with the flesh and blood that really constructed itg to recapture the spirit that breaks from printed pages and yet has no voice to speak. Granted the power, what would we see? Certainly it would be a strange assemblage to our modern eyes. A roomful of people in the dress and hair- cuts of by-gone ages! Old friends and yet perfect strangers in the flesh! One wonders what would happen under such circumstances. lfVhat illu- minating bits of conversation we might hear! VVould Chaucer bemoan the deterioration of the English language? W'hat would John Bunyan have to say to Lord Byron? How many jokes would Mark Twain tell? lfVould Sir NValter Scott and 'loel Chandler Harris Find anything in common? Could Mencken retain his attitude of superiority? These and other questions we might Find answered. Did some of the authors prove so vehement in their speech as in their writings the peacefulness of the surroundings might be somewhat marred. T have said that it would seem a strange assemblage, and yet how deeply, essentially human. There would be success, typified by the author whose ideal was realized, whose works are widely read and well liked. Then we might pick out the strong, purposeful face of the man who had unfurled the banner of his principles for the world to see and cared not how it liked it. Next, perhaps our eyes would light on the dreamy face of a poet who saw visions of beauty and entrusted them to words for the pleasure and inspiration of the race. The iconoclast would stand out by way of contrast and we might feel pity for the man who, hurt by the world, tried to smash the images of its ideals. The determined face of the reformer, the student face of the scientist, the dream in the eyes of the educator, the dogged look of the per- sistent writer who kept on in spite of adverse criticism and at last arrived would all lie before us. A few countenances would be marked with the sign of failure. Starting out with high hopes and succeeding in presenting their 77 ' message to the world, they lived to see it embodied in a dust-covered book, a sight that holds more pathos than we busy mortals sometimes realize. When we have met all of its true builders we might look at the library in :mother sense. It is a wonderful chamber which contains genii capable of marvelous deeds. XYe enter to see prosaic walls lined with shelves of books and then in a few moments we may lind ourselves whisked to far away lands, there Io delight in all the strange sights that greet us. XVe may mingle with princes of the earth or with its humblest laborers. Scholars may speak to us or we may endeavor to interpret the tongue of the savage. XVe may visit any land and be friends with all whom we choose, There can the hand of time be turned backward for a while when we find ourselves in the atmosphere of a long gone yesterday. There can be summoned at. will any spirit that ever actuated man. Is a library just a roomful of books to you? ANNE SCIIAEFER, Sp. Sr. 2' ' i - I ?-Y f JW it N as Q rr XA' ull 7 F i t v s X mi f d o KID! 78 CAMP FIRE A GLIMPSE AT ONE OF THE LIBRARIES GIRLS ni T, ..,.. . ,. ,...::. V. .11-'J 'Eff' . 1- -pk r. , g, . LILETA CAMPFIRE GIRLS 79 Lileta Campfire OLU' IRST of all, we want to ask you if you realize from what source name is derived. It is the first two letters of the three names of 21. certain person we all admire very much. Second, since every organization has a purpose, we, of course Seek Beauty, Give Service, Pursue Knowledge, Be Trustworthy, Hold on to Health, Glorify VVork, Be Happy. V Es Q4 . RP n-'L if .. , . . have one, and we wonder it you know what it is. It is: ' d ut this purpose? NVe have achieved it in the And how have we carrie o . . following ways. At Campfire meetings we made baskets, went out on hikes, where we were taught Camp Cookery, and had taffy pulls. Several times Miss NYoolsey entertained us at her apartment. At Christmas time we filled . 3 . - t a stocking for a little girl who was being cared for by the baltimore Loun y Children's Aid Society. NVe gave Monsieur Beaucaire as a benefit movie, and we expect to use part of the money earned to present a gift to the school. . . . . tl NY l f two Good trips in store for us. Fnst, an annual visit to ie e iaxe D circus and, second, our week-end camping trip down on the South River. This year we shall leave for camp Friday night, April 30, after the contest. There will be ten vacancies in the Camp Fire next year, so if any of the juniors wish to join, make application now. FRANCES NlxoN, President. SO -qt... I :ll ...Ju ,',i, :rf -'x s7',- 4.5 .. 4. V' f! W. 1 M ! l- :El 5 S -1 I , if l if Q3 ,J-. jx x OF WOMEN VOTERS AGUE Fi v-1 -NVQ M, ,' ,1 --1 -. f.s .141 g,, - 2 vi. db K f gf? 4,--4. S1 -,.u.v-Q-af -la- GIRL SCOUTS What Normal Has Done to Me I-IE title for this article might well he What Normal I-las Done For Me or To Me. In such an article one would naturally expect to read about the knowledge and experience I have gained, or the ideals and principles of teaching that I have acquired, or perhaps the many new interests in various things, But it will not be about any of these, valuable as they may be. , ww' At the end of nay high-school career I knew everything under the sun. There was nothing so complex that I did not know all about it. I was not even bothered by girls at that time, and what is so dith- cult to understand as a girl? -QQ .--ills. f 1- agp. md' sl 1 ,, xl 62 ml F la' ' -.ini-.1 AFP As I come to the end of my two years at Normal I know that I don't know so much after all. As some old philosopher said, The less a man knows the more he thinks he knows: the more he knows the less he thinks he knows. It is not a slam at my teachers when I say that I know how much I don't know. It is the highest compliment that could be paid them, XVhen practice teaching began I thought I knew something about teaching. 'When it was all over I began to see how much I didn't know about it. Had Normal done nothing more than that, it would not have done me much good, but it did lots more. It gave me an inquiring' mind so that I am not con- tent to accept everything they tell me or that I read as true. One of our teachers told us that about one-half of what he said was true, the other half may or may not be true, no one knows as yet, NVhen a person thinks he knows everything you may he pretty sure that he is afflicted with the swelled head. He will cease to learn, and stagnate. Therefore, do not consider the admission of ignorance a disgrace, hut regard it as a challenge to your highest mental powers. If you can say to the kids, i'I don't know. but let's lind out, you will do some real teaching. Have you ever noticed how many speakers in assembly tell us that if we do not remember their entire address to at least never forget this one thought I wish to leave with you. Usually the thought has gone hy the time we have completed our hund1'ed-yard dash to the cafeteria. However. I am not writing about thoughts that have gone, but about a thought that ditl not go. In a speech about Rural Education in assembly, Miss Fannie Dunn of Teacher's College, Columbia University, quoted the aim of education as stated by Professor Thorndike to be to increase the sum of human happiness, Every- thing else she said in that assembly has departed from my memory, but the idea of education seeking to increase the sum of human happiness caught my attention, probably because it was so different from any aim of education I became acquainted with in my classes. S3 When l see a man, whose face shows every hump or harsh contact with the worltl, walking along a city street with a little hoy, his son, who is alert, inquiring and joyous. I begin to wonder. Une sees so-many people like old Scrooge in Dickens' L'hristinas Carolug people who have allowed their bumps to sour them and make them bitter and disagreeable. Aly job as a teacher heconiee very clear to me then and I see that I must try to keep that kid from growing up like his parent. Anal when one sees a wizened, dried-up, practical man and rt-Hects that once he was like the youngsters around us, with their lzonnclless potcntialities, it seems a pity that he ever had to grow up. Hur joli is to keep alive in ehilclren the capacity for doing. for living, which they have when they enter school Xlhen we can say regarding' the children we have in our school that we have increased their sum of happiness, then we are teachers and not before. G. H. EXLGIRE, Senior '1O. llhffill XI S4 Teaching---The Biggest Job ln The World . CHIXG! Xlihat a wealth of possibilities in that word! llow far-reaching it is and how signiiicant to every one! Few of us realize that many, many times a day we are teach- ing-sometimes ourselves. sometimes others. According to our about us. y If we are sincere in all we do and say. strive to do right with all our might and work for the welfare of our fellowmen as well as I - Ei - l . . . . type ot teaching, our lives prove a help or hindrance to those 'Qs ourselves. then we are teachers of the highest order. Our com- panions and acquaintances. who are our pupils. will then be learn- ing worth-while things and we. as unprofessional teachers. are giving them the best of our wares. lf our words and actions are not above reproach, then we need to intro- spect and try to make better or best that which is not so good. lYhat has been said deals with unconscious teaching-teaching in which everyone participates all the time, either for better or for worse. But what about teaching as a profession-a life job? llihat has it tc offer us? XYhy should we be interested in that extensive' field of work- teaching? The word itself is potent with meaning and rich in expression. Each letter that helps to make the living wcrd- Teaching -is full of significance. T-XYhat does it represent? The T in Teaching means Training. Yes, teaching as a profession offers training-training in patience, in per- sistence and in citizenship virtues. The proverb patience is a virtue often changes to patience is a necessity when it comes to classroom management. Wie get training in patience and that training carries over in life situati f.'I ns outside the little red schoolhouse. Teaching ably qualities one in the art of persistence. There are blue days and rosy days and the former may often seem to outnumber the latter. llowever. each difficulty surmounted makes one more confident and capable when encountering other discouraging situa- tions. The training we get in citizenship virtues is beyond compare. Hon- esty. co-operation. broad-mindedness and sympathy must precede. accompany and follow classroom teaching. Are not those virtues essential in our living with ourselves and others? The training in citizenship qualities makes one more useful and happy in his relations to society. I ll in Teaching. For what does it stand? E means Enterprising. Perhaps when we further explain enterprising as analagous to adven- turing and undertaking we can see better the part teaching plays in our lives S5 Those who are content to stay in a rut and are satisfied with things as they are, never climb very far up the ladder of success. NYe must be ready to try new things. Teaching develops initiative, for any instructor who wants his pupils to drink from a gushing fountain rather than a stagnant pool must ever be on the alert to start experiments. XVhat suits one child cannot suit all. Teaching helps us realize the importance of being always ready to do new things and wander from the straight and narrow path if the wide and crooked one is better when thinking in terms of our pupils' mental, physical and spiritual growth. Teaching shows us the futility of staying in a rut. A. The :X in Teaching means Achievement. XYe like to feel as though we are doing something worthwhile-are really accomplishing something, don't we? Teaching is czrlzzrfviizg. XYe take children as they come to us with their natural equipment, interests and instincts. Wie try to develop those qualities that are desirable and inhibit the traits that are not good. Every day we are working-achieving. The materials we use are plastic-they are children. NYe are helping them build something more stu- pendous than pyramids. We are helping them mold their lives in the best, the most beautiful pattern. Does not that alone make teaching a big, big job? C. Perhaps the most significant thing that the C in Teaching represents is Character. All of us have a certain type of character, but teaching tends to develop character of the highest order. lVhen we see how our pupils look up to us for guidance, there is something within that compels us to be good so that we can be worthy of their respect and affection. H. There are many things that the H in Teaching means-Happiness, Humor, Helpfulness, Honor and Humbleness, but the greatest of these is Happiness. Teaching is a pleasant occupation because we work with the most interesting materials-children. They are vivacious and lively. They are happy and their happiness is contagious. Teaching imbues one with a sense of happiness because one is helping. Happiness is one of the goals of life. Teaching helps you reach that goal. I. Can you guess what I means? I represents Industry. ldle people are a curse to human societyg industrious persons are a bless- ing. After all, the busy people are the happy people, the successful people. Those who have time to sit and forever fold their hands are not the persons to be envied. Everyone needs to have something in which he is particularly interested and center his activities around that particular thing. NVhy not let teaching he The Thing? R. N is symbolic of Nobleness. Teaching calls for noble words and actions. Self cannot be dominant. The welfare of others must be considered. XVe need to have noble purposes and ideas. Teacliing is a noble profession. 86 G-the last letter of the word-signifies Growth. The moral growth that accompanies teaching is invaluable. lYe learn to stop. look and listen before we judge. XYe dare not, by our conduct. set an example that will in any way weaken the morale of any school. XYe try to look up and lift up. Teaching embodies Training, Enterprise. Achievement. Character. Hap- piness. Industry, Nobleness and Growth. These factors are the foundation of successful living. Teaching is helping others live most and serve best. By fulfilling that mission we can truthfully and fervently say: Teaching is the biggest job in the world. DOROTHY BRASHEARS. 53 ffea- lf -E' if S7 What Normal School Has Meant To Me ' HEY say, Ignorance is bliss, and well I do believe it. XVhen I - finished high school, I thought I knew about all there was to be known. I had no need for studying. Since I came to Normal School, I I GD have had opened to me the world of knowledge. and I have learned QS90 to appreciate and desire knowledge. I am sincere in saying that QE, , my two years at Normal School have meant more to me than all the G-ig I rest of my life. I 1 E I have learned so much about human nature by living with such - , . , a group. It seems to me to he a rare privilege to live with nearly one thousand persons of your own age. I have learned to under- stand people better and. consequently. to like more people. XYhat a shame to form opinions of people before you really know them! People are so diiferent when you know them than what they seem. Teaching is a sacred profession and no one should enter it unless they love it and realize the duties of a teacher. If I should have gone to teaching when I left high school, what a pitiful teacher I would have been! My teaching would have been a failure. indeed. even though now it may not be as successful as I wish it might be. Normal School has given to me high ideals of teaching, the best of present-day methods. and a longing to do the best I can. I have seen many wonderful teachers unsparingly giving their lives for education and so I have been spurred on. I have realized what it means to live a pure, unsellish and clean life. Of cout'-e. all people in any community are not good, but I do believe that the students at the Normal School at Towson are a select group. Morally. the great- est thing that I have from my life here is the realization of the beauty of goodness and purity of a Christian soul. J. AIARIE Kr-tttv, Senior '15 SS Values of Student Teaching HEN we, as seniors, look back on our term of student-teaching, do W, we think of it in the light of values? Maybe, some of us do, but I -y dare say that most of us do not take time to think of student-teaching ra as being of great worth. Here are some of the benefits as I see them. fb First of all, we must look ahead into next year, our hrst trial 44 at rea! teaching. XYith the future in mind, we should aim to get all the teaching experience possible in twelve weeks. Nly reason for , H 5 making such a statement is this: probably, one-third of us will be - fx , I placed in one-room schools, and about one-fourth of us in two-room ' schools. Of course, the students from Baltimore City and some county students will go into graded schools, but we must consider everybody. Our burdens will be lightened if we can use student-teaching experiences to help answer the problems which arise. One does not feel the need of experience until he tries the job of teaching children. I almost shudder when I look back on the Hrstitime that I stood before a class of boys and girls. I was so self-conscious that every muscle in my body was tense. My training teacher said to me at the end of the lesson, I could see you were not at ease, but don't worry, for you will not think of yourself in a few days. Suppose I had been in a rural school without anyone to console me or encourage me! Xlihat would I have done? Nobody knows what the out- come would have been. Since we are sent to two practice centers during the twelve weeks we see different situations. For sake of illustration, let's suppose that a senior is sent to the first grade for six weeks. then to the upper grades of a two-room school for six weeks. Doesn't he get a wider experience by being in two centers than by staying at one the entire twelve weeks? He most assuredly does. He has an opportunity to see many children. to observe how they behave in their particu- lar situation, and how different teachers handle the boys and girls. W'e know that no two children behave alike, and we know that no two teachers teach alike. So we have a chance to get many viewpoints. By having a term of student-teaching we get an idea of the curriculum of the elementary school. It has been at least six years since we were in the grades auu many, many changes have taken place in the schools during that time. Not only nave the courses of study changed, but the methods are very much differ- ent than formerly. It is true that we have courses in methods here in the Normal School, but we are not sure they will function until we have seen them tried. Remember the adage, Seeing is believing. Student-teaching should make one open-minded. I venture to say that a person without any experience would try to force his ideas upon the children. NVe see so many boys and girls during the twelve weeks that we realize they have worthwhile ideas, as well as we. which we should take into consideration. life must remember that although we go into the schools to teach we continue to learn while we are teaching. Student-teaching has many values of which we should he conscious. Ike gain experience on which to begin real teaching, we get a deiinite idea as to the elementary school curriculum, and we should be made open-minded by it. M. GRACE LYoNs, Senior '1-l. S9 Historic Spots in Baltimore County 1. l7ornev's Tavern at Reisterstown. lt was a jolly tavern of olden days, not only serving travelers from Philadelphia but being a popular resort of gay folk. fietsv Patterson made merry here on one oecasioii. 2. Cliannalira Manor and My I.ady's Manor were deeded to Charles Carroll in 1695 and 1705. There is a stone marking the western boundary on the farm of Mr. Curry near Corbett. David Stewart, Aquilla Anderson and NVilliam Slade were among the tirst settlers. Two of Stewartls daughters are burned on what is now Linden Hope Farm, owned by H. R. Hutchins. and their gravestones show the date of their death as 1789. ' 3. St. blames' Church on My Lady's Manor. lt was built in 1752. Here are buried the Slades, the Stewarts and the Andersons. During the Revolution the church was used as an improvised powder magazine for one year and an armed garrison was stationed here. An old school-St. James' Academy-0ccu- pied one corner of the churchyard and the bricks of which it was built are now in the belfry of the church. There are a number of graves of Revolutionary soldiers here. -l. Soldiers Delight Hundred. It was one of the earliest settled tracts of land and at the present day all that retains the name of Soldier's Delight is a tract of land near Owings Mills. 5. Fort Garrison, built in 1693. is still standing in the town of Garrison lt is the oldest permanent fort in Maryland. 6. The Green Springs Home. built 1774, is near Chattolanee Station. Here are the original rooms, one containing niches for statuary. There is also an old daguerreotype of the tirst lady who came from England. 7. Old Sater's Church. Henry Sater. who was a devout Christian man, held prayer meetings in the wilderness of what is now Green Spring Valley. Here we tinrl Uld Sater's Church, built in 1742. in honor of him. He lies buried under the part of the church over which the pulpit stands. This was the first Baptist church in Maryland. 9. Un the beautiful estate of Trentham, built 1746, near Garrison, is an old stone bathhouse. octagonal in shape, where the Craddocks bathed many years ago. Two mahogany bathtubs still are to be seen there. The house near it is also standing. 9. The Elms on the Reisterstown Road. owned and Occupied now by the Misses Gray, was the former home of the son of Francis Scott Key and here the author of our national song spent a great deal of his time. 10. Montrose. about three miles north of Reisterstown, is the home of lilizabeth Vatterson of Baltimore, who married .lerome Bonaparte and whom Napoleon would not allow to enter France. .fXmong other shrubbery is a yew tree planted by -lerome llonaparte and said to have been brought by him from lfranee. ll. The tonfedt-rate Soldiers' Home in l'il4esville was the United States arsenal during the Civil XYar. The old powder magazine is to be seen and there is a relic room where are gathered many things belonging' to the heroes who wore the gray. lfYlil.YN lVllNNIl'll, Senior 'll. 90 ina By Eviaki-i'r'r 1lIAc'iiOXYAN, Sp. Senior, 1926. E found her at the top of an abandoned outhouse, one of a group that surrounded this old Russian mansion. Bare of any furniture, Save an iron cot, this bleak. cold room had been Ninais refuge for months. It was now November, and wintry winds were blowing, bringing snow and a sense of desolation. Nina responded to our knock by a scarcely audible murmur, then shrank back into a corner fg as we entered. At our invitation tu her to make her home with us, she stared at us pitifully, wonderingly. for a moment. then making a deep curtesy to my mother, she shyly smiled her gratitude and overwhelming relief. Nina was without doubt the shyest, most silent little creature I have ever known. Sometimes her silenccs seemed to imply that to her most Americans had nothing to say, but insisted on saying it. She was as mysterious to us as we were to her. It was not until long afterward that we learned her pathetic story and were able to understand somewhat the harsh, bitter. arro- gant streak in her character. Her story is a trite one. I have heard so many similar, so many much worse. Her great-grandfather, a political emigre from Italy in the 6O's, tied to Russia and married into an old Moscow family. Ninas father rose to be a llrigadier-General with the lmperial Forces. His daughters were educated at the Marie Alexandrovna Institute for the Daughters of the Military at Petrograd. Here Nina was taught to be a lady. So thoroughly was she versed in the rudiments of this art that, in spite of everything she suffered, she has remained what she was meant to be-a lady. Russian girls know nothing of the social freedom we enjoy, and yet the well-to-do Russian family of pre-war days was held together very loosely. The children were left to the careless, though usually tender devotion of tutors, nurses and servants. Their moral and spiritual training was often totally neglected. Their mental path was smoothed for themg their school tasks done for them if they desired itg they were treated as children until they graduated at eighteen or nineteen years. They always wore severely plain. dark uniforms to school and theatreg little white aprons were seen only on dress occasions. A party dress without sleeves was unheard ofg such a treat was reserved until after marriage. A Nina told us that up to the day she left Petrograd. at the age of twenty- one, she had never crossed the street without holding the hand of her mother, governess or sister. The one art which was not neglected was the ability to speak foreign languages. In this Nina shone. I-Ier command of French and English was remarkable and to hear her speak them was delightful. 91 ln the summer of 1919, Nina and her sister Sonia, four years younger, were on the old family estate in the province of Saratof. ller mother was in Switzerland, her father at the front. absorbed in military duties. Igor, her younger brother. had just joined the XYhite army. He never saw his parents again. XX'hen rumors began to sift through that the Red army was heading South, pillaging. killing, destroying, General U-l wrote to his children lm remain on the estate with their faithful old nurse until their mother should arrive. lmagine their growing fear and terror as railway communications became daily less secure. Suddenly, an unforeseen calamity occurred. Their nurse died. leaving them surrounded by bewildered, ignorant peasantry, whose faith in their masters was being rapidly shaken. For the Hrst time in her life. Nina was forced to think. Panic stricken, she and Sonia donned soldiers' clothes, cut off their long hair and, taking a few treasures, began the long, lonely. hopeless trek across the Urals, away from the path of the Reds. Ut' course, she expected to return in a few months at most, everyone did. So began the journeyings of hundreds of thousands of frightened, helpless refugees. neither knowing nor caring what their destination might be. Some- times their train would be switched for weeks on to a siding, and the pas- sengers from four cars'be herded like cattle into one. Sometimes they were parcelled olif and allotted a barrack, a baggage car or stable in which they waited. uncomplaining, for the news of deliverance that never came. It was common to see the young folks go on ahead, while their brave parents will- ingly returned to ultimate starvation or death. Thus Nina reached Ekaterinburg. where another tragedy occurred. Sonia became lost and could not be found when the opportunity for release came. Nina was taken under the protection ofasome charitable French officers and, more desolate than ever. continued eastward towards an unknown destination. Months later she found herself in Omsk, where she was adopted by' the American Red Cross. In Ninas own words. the Americans have saved my life for over three years. I will always be indebted to them, but they are a strange people. They have no souls. I cannot and do not like them, although I have tried to, In Omsk she contracted severe rheumatism, suffering a great deal. Two and a half years later she arrived in Yladivostok, one of Mother Allen's band of orphans. Should we condemn her for refusing to be further transported tu Petrograd with the SOO Russian children who were returned to their grateful parents? lrlalf-way around the world they went, at the expense of the American Red Cross. Nina's father and mother both died mourning the loss of their dear ones. llappily, Nina found her brother at this last outpost of civilization. Nina is cruel now and bitter at life. And her laughter is harsh and taunting as she recalls the mocking answer she gave to a shy, ardent young English sub- altern on his way back to lndia to rejoin his regiment. 92 DELTA BETA DELTA M- MED, Eu' I X ffl, ' , .... if The Delta Beta Delta Delta Feta Delta Sorority was the lirst permanent organization of ' ,'o1'1nal School. lt originated in lYashington College in 1876 its kind in the X :mil WHS 1-ut tr, l 'lih c ann ing tl hrought on-r to the old Normal School inthe city in 1910 and later owsl ln. xvlicre it has been in existence ever since. chief aims of the Sorority are to promote the spirit of comradeship nc students and to serve as an inspiration to them both in their work and play. 'Xl'-Q Nfsrqlx ' X3 cu llxv 'Qc' ,im '93 'r S 76 in 'Wu 1 Q x m v-brew W' TY i ' G 'I-Jw. Ti .- Wnfif -. . N -L inb3b?SXff2?74a ' xc 'va ri- slug!- +, QQ I 4 Q'-1 I 1 I 0 . 4, G' if, ll ss.- 1 '-4 -' wr, , V - s, 1. 6 N - ,, TA ALPHA KAPPA DEL 'E 1 x ,x ,9 Q W x, .lr , --A.f G W. 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I said that the Maryland State Normal School had 110t been conceived of, but I may say afar: that old Mr. Jacobson did have a vision of his hill being capped with a great building. He could see girls in fluffy hoop skirts strolling 4' upon his property. He always wanted his dream to come true. Yet he never lived to realize his vision. ln 1909 the Maryland State Normal School, at Lafayette Square, was entirely too small to accommodate the students who wished to be enrolled there. The matter was taken up by the State Board of Education. After the pre- liminaries of the affair were settled the site that was chosen for the new school would have gladdened old Mr. Jacobson's heart, had he known it, for it' was none other than his hill. Could Mr. Jacobson look down now and see his beloved hill, he would see a very different view from that of which he had dreamed. The Maryland State Normal School is made up of five buildings: the Administration Building, Newell and Richmond Halls, the Power House, and, last but not least, Miss Tall's home. At York Road there is a curved, stone driveway, dotted here and the1'e along the side with lights and bits of shrubbery, that leads up the hill and past the Administration Building. Weilook at this building and see that it is of Middle English architecture and constructed of dull red brick. Here are located the administrative offices, recitation rooms and laboratories, the auditorium, the library and reading rooms, the practice school, the home economics department, the cafeteria for day students and the school store. NYe leave the Administration Building and walk down the hill. VVe next come to Richmond Hall. a new dormitory that was added in 1924. There are four floors in the main part of Richmond Hall and six in what is known as the tower. This hall is joined to Newell Hall by an arch. Un down the lighted driveway we stroll and reach Newell Hall. On each end of this dormitory there is a wing and in each corner of the wing there is a door. In the center of the building is the main entrance. Directly in front of Newell Hall there is a patch of green, filled with ornamental trees and shrubbery. Among these are benches where the students sit, either to meditate or to enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Down by Newell Hall we go. around the corner. Just back of the dormitory is the l'owcr House. Here is where we get our heat, light and water. The gymnasium and laundry are in this building. , We turn and look upon Miss Tall's home, a dwelling that is just a little old-fashioned looking with its white paint and green shutters. It reminds one of an old Southern plantation home with its wide veranda. The cindered drive- way with its border of stately trees makes Us think that any moment a lovely girl in hoop skirts may appear. Yes, old Mr. Jacobson would be very proud of his hill could he see it now. Mvmu: Clf1.1.1-:N, Senior 'l5. 98 Reminiscence of Normal Days - HE was just a little lady with silvery hair and a sweet face. a face that had been wreathed in smiles very often. Today. as the first buds of spring were peeping through and the grass had become like a great green car Jet over her lawn. she fi D M U 5-Qf itg sat by her window watching the robins as they hopped about and -' ' dreaming of another spring so long ago. E That s ring, how sweet and all too brief it had been! She L z P s- r:'ifi'2WE remembered her little room in Richmond Hall with its dainty ,ly 52944. - .lamb dra eries and soft lights. How. on Friday eyeninffs, when work c . .5 was done. the girls would congregate with their Likes and sing the popular songs of the day. And the feasts they used to have. such delicious things they used to eat-when lights were out, She saw the beautiful campus stretching away. touched with flowers of white and gold, the school colors. too: strange she hadn't thought of that before. And the great trees that protected them so kindly on the warm june days-when work was forgotten. She saw the big building on the hill. where all her knowledge of lesson plans, child's interests, etc.. was obtained and, thinking thus, she almost heard the old clock strike nine and saw the girls racing from the dorms. Yes, they were the happy days! Days of sunshine and shadow, but as she leaned drowsily back in her chair I caught her quoting the words of our beloved Longellowz Life is checkered. shade and sunshine. JANE Powizu., Senior '6. 's , O ., if 'il ' f i if 99 an gf' ,-.Q-va fv I IHU TOWER. LIGHT STAFF F . n ' A if . i- UL 'TW -e I . 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In'many books which you have read there are passages devoted to the description of beautiful build- ings. There is an interesting one which I recall from my Junior course in Geography: a description of St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice. One of the students had given a report! on Italy in which she mentioned the' noted Italian buildings. numbered thedral. It was described as having among- which was this famous ca-l peaceful surroundings of well-cuti lawns and gravel walks. beautiful arches over the entrances, images. adorning the walls and great spires, towering over all- There have been! thousands of people who have passed' within sight of this cathedral dur-I ing-the centuries of its existence. There are idlers lounging about,l tradesmen putting their wares on its very steps, and beggars basking in the sunlight. Not one of them lifts his eyes to the beautiful cathedral: not one face is brightened by it. Many others do feel the influence of, its stateliness and beauty. I Our attitude toward Normal re-i sembles that of these Italians. We all i profess to admire beautiful buildings, yet often, when they are familiar to us, we take them for granted and,, like the Venetians, forget to appre-l ciate them. Our own Normal Schoo1,, at Towson is, in many respects, one' of the best and most attractive of, all Maryland's school buildings. Sit-i uated on historic York 'Road, top-4 ping a grassy slope, interspersed' with gravel walks, which are bor-I dered with shrubbery, stand the Ad-, ministration and Dormitory Build-i ings. To me they embody the ideals ofthe school. Therefore. it is fitting that we appreciate their beauty, gaze! at them often and let the peaceful-I ness, the dignity and the beauty en-' ter into our daily lives. l Q OUR BEAUTIFUL RICHMOND HALL. A I l i FRIENDLINESS. We are at the beginning of a year. F1-iendliness is a charm word. It may or may not be the spirit of our school. I hope it is. Do the Seniors feel friendly to the Juniors? Do the Juniors sense the friendly atmos- phere the minute they cross our threshold? Two years ago our first grade modeled a dairy after they had visit- ed one in the Green Spring Valley. They called their dairy, The Friend- ly Dairy. Thus, they added the word friendly to their vocabulary, and for sometime the new word gave the character to their environment. They spoke of their parents as Our friendly parents. and of their teachers as '.Onr friendly teachers, and of their classmates as Our friendly classmates. They beamed with delight at the use of the word. ,In one of the hotels in Europe where I stopped this past summer, there hung on the wall a greeting. Trans- lated it means this: Memories of school days are aniongl If you are friendly to this our most cherished possessions, and house, speak about it to these memories always centre about others: a place. When we leave dear old, If you are not friendly, tell it Normal, and go out into the worldi to us. scattering in all directions, let usi Each member of the student body have had such a great love for our,can become a bumper or a shock ab- Alma Mater that our minds and af-,sorber to ease the burden of some fections will return to her in spirit,Sother student. Make the way 62-SYS even though we ourselves do not. lbreak the shocksg show a new stu- dent how to meet the difficulties in Ia situation such as we have here at rNormal. One of the old hymns has it: Throw out the Life Line. That is what friendliness in a school like this can mean. Our friendly faculty! Our friendly classmates! The friend- lly Seniors! The friendlly Juniors! They are all potent in the life of a real school. LIDA LEE TALL. GIRLS' GLEE CLUB ATTRACTIONS The Girl's Glee Club sponsors a number of musical activities through- out the year. - In addition to the Knabe Ampico concert which was given recently, the Glee Club will present Mr. Sigurd Nilssen, basso, in a concert on Wed nesday evening, November 3rdg and Mr. Maurice Dumesnil, the French pianist, in a concert on November eleventh. M1'. Dumesnil, who will give a Chopin Debussy program, is bring- ing Chopin's piano to the Normal School. This is said to be the piano upon which Chopin composed some of his preludes and his funeral march. Mr. Dumesnil will play the ,Chopin numbers on Chopin's piano. 'The piano is loaned by a French Art iSociety for Mr. Dumesnil's tour. and is insured for fifty thusand dollarst --Margaret Rohrer, Sr. 12. ! Page 2 TOWER LIGHT October, 1926 OUR ALUMNI CONTRIBUTE. Doubs, Md., Dear Miss Munn:- I felt as if I had lost an old friend when I opened my Oriole and found it in its new dress and boast- ing a new name. After I had read it, I decided it must still be the' Oriole at heart. I started last month to write andl tell you how much good that little, paper does me. Each month. when! it comes, I feel as though I have had a trip back to dear old M. S. N. S. Somehow we seem so far away, ex- cept for the link that the Oriole makes. 1 May the Tower Light burn brightly and always keep alive the song of the Oriole. Sincerely, E. Katherine Gibson. TEACHERS. Thank God for teachers! Teachers of children, ' Wee children I With souls, and eager eyes and true hearts, U I Rich children. poor onesg American children or foreign born- ' Yet children all, bearing the gifts of the Magi. I Here's Gold-faith and trust in this- My Teacher. I There's Frankincense - love, anal glowing eyes I That prove it, if one is worthy al child heart which reckons all, nor' is deceived. This-all this, If one is a teacher- And believesg And I would believe-aye fervently, In children, in teachers, in teaching. Teaching. a science, a task, with facts to teach. Teaching-a privilege, a blessed gift, with children to learn! t YVith Angelo Patri I look ahead a thousand years, and I see not ships. nor soldiers. neither cities nor wealth,g but children-laughing, shouting' children, andl put my hand in theirs, and smiling, dream of sun- shine, and endless happy days. For I am a teacher! Betty Bowman, '22, I XVI-IAT IS YOUR FIFTH TALENT?i Perhaps your fifth and unknown' talent is writing. Have you ever. thoufzht of it in that light? Tvhy not use just a part of one of your tal- ents- Time -and write for your magazine-The Tower Light? Col- leagues, if you have not discovered your fifth talent. experiment. Vlfho knows but what you may have a hid- den talent for writing!-Grace Whit- son. Sr. 8. THE LISTENING POST. XVI-IAT OF OUR ALUMNI? The wedding of Miss Madeline Willson. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Carroll Willson. of Rock Hall, Maryland, and Mr. Joseph H. Gray, of Elizabeth. New Jersey, took place on Saturday, September the eigh- teenth at St. Paul's Protestant Epis- copal Church. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John W. XVhite in the presence of a few rela- tives and close friends. l The bride graduated from the Maryland State Normal School at Towson and taught school in Annapo- lis during the past four years. Mr. Gray is' a graduate of Cornell University and is in business in New York City. After a motor trip through New York State and New England Mr. and Mrs. Gray will make their home in Elizabeth, New Jer- sey. Miss VVillson was one of the Class of '23,-Chestertown Trans- cript. ANOTHER ONE OF '23 MARRIED. Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Alexander Graham announce the marriage of their daughter Eugenia Hollowell, to Mr. Thomas Newsom Potts, Jr., on Tuesday, the fifth of October, nine- teen hundred and twenty-six, at Sal- isbury, Maryland. IVHY I IVANT T0 TEACH. I want to teach because I can give most. and serve best in this capacity. Teaching is a revelationg always something new: I want to teach because I find children inspiring, or- iginal. ingeniousg they educate me. What a world this would be with- out children! A dismal. uninterest- ing world indeed. Children are amazing, delightful, carefree crea- tures. Best of all. they are sincere. A child tells the truth because he has not learned to lie. May God always help children remain just children! Rose L. Kornhlatt. Class of '26. PRAFTICAI. VALUE OF PRACTICE TEACHING. The two-years' course at the Mary- land State Normal School is divided into six terms. One term of the Senior year is spent in the actual teaching of children in neighboring schools. The term of real teaching is the course which students consider the hardest. but is the one in which the greatest help for facing the real situations is acquired. Such an opportunity affords a. complete change because the chief patience, resourcefulness, tact and persistence. The stored-up subject matter and the plans and methods accumulated during your Junior year are of no value unless they can be used in stimulating and satisfying the intel- llectual curiosities of the children un- der your charge. One day a boy :asked why France helped thge Thirteen American Colonies during the Revolutionary War. Having been used to answering such questions while in class, a student teacher is anxious to answer it, but quickly realizes that she has learned that knowledge searched for is retained longer than that poured in, so she must tell him only where he can find the information he desires. It is didicult to describe the feel- ings of one who has always looked at a class from the pupils' or the students' angle, and who now for the first time stands facing the class. With all self-confidence gone, with hands clutching the desklfor sup- port, a memorized plan before her, she begins to teach the assigned song. Oh, we've had that song be- fore! What to do? With no other song prepared, the only possible thing to do is to change the plans and have a quick review. An inexperi- enced teacher surely does not enjoy such a time. A student teacher for the first time comes in contact with supervis- ors, superintendents, and training teachers. At first this is hard because the teacher writes a criticism wllile the student is teaching. After one has put forth her best effort, to have it adversely criticised is almost heartbreaking. But soon the tide turnsg she realizes that these ex- perienced educators are trying to help with the job rather than merely selecting faults. When she returns to school, her attitude toward class work, subject matter, and the principles of educa- tion is affected by her experience. She knows the class room matter was usable in her practice experience, so she appreciates all help. The best training a teacher can obtain is supervised experience. She studies girls and boysg she watches their instincts at work. She learns their individual differences, their difficulties and their small triumphs, she achieves happiness for herself tlwlrough the knowledge that she can do well the big life-task that she has chosen. Marguerite Welch, Class of '26. SXVITCHED AROUND. So Bill was arrested last .night for being drunk and driving without snhir-ot is girls and boys rather tlianllightsfw' 1 l hooks. a piece of work difficult yet YES: B111 W0-S Ill. but the Cal' pleasant, building in a student, poise,lwaSn't, October, 1926 TOWER LIGHT Page 3 COLONIAL TAVER-N S. Early taverns opened for the com- Iresort of widows of small means to open taverns, just as they take in boarders today. fort of townspeople, for interchange It was the custom for the night- olf news and opinions, for sale oflwatch to go his rounds to call the liquors and for the incidental gossiphhour and weather. He would stum- which would occur. They restrictedble along with a long staff and a dim th e entertainment of unknown strangers. The landlord had to give tllle names of all strangers to the town selectmen, who would warn them to leave town should they prove undesirable. This custom is de- picted in Les Miserables. The bet- ter class of old-time taverns always had a parlor, which was used as a sitting room for women travellers, or which might be hired for the use of some wealthy family. However, it was not as cheerful as the taps room, the name given to the recep- tion room in every tavern. The tap- room was a cheerful room, and in the winter a glowing fire in the open fireplace gave an atmosphere of warmth and welcome. It was usually the largest room in the tavern, with a. bare, sanded floor, ample seats and chairs. Sometimes there was a tall, rather rude writing desk, at which a traveler might write a letter. It was a common thing to find the room decorated with broad hints to cus- tomers. Over the walls hung such verses as these: I've trusted many to my sorrow, Pay todayg I'll trust tomorrow. Another ran: My liquor's good, my measure just, But honest sirs, I will not trust. Another showed a dead cat, with this motto: Care killed this cat, Trust kills the landlord, Still another: If trust I must, My ale Will pale. In the towns a night watch was instituted. Lights had to be out in the tavern at night. If they see liglits, to inquire if there be warrant- able causeg and if there be any noise or disorder, wisely to demand the reasong if they are dancing and sing- ing vainly, to demand the reason and, admonish them to ceaseg if they do not discontinue after moderate ad- monition then the constable to take their names and acquaint the au- thorities. If they find young men and maidens, not of known ndelity,, walking after ten o'clock, modestly, to demand the cause, and if they ap-- pear ill-minded, to watch them nar- rowly, and command them to go to their lodgings. In 1663 it was found that young sparks walking with their sweethearts had to go- home at 9 o'clock. Women kept taverns from early, days. Widows were plentiful, forfg the life of the male colonist wasi hard, exposure was great and many died in middle age. It was then the. Although he inspired npr lantern. fear in the bosoms of people loiter- ing in taverns, still hfis voice gave a certain sense of protection to all who woke in the night, a knowledge that a friend was near. lt was enough to stop any argument when his words were heard. Twelve o'clock. It's midnight now! and at that hour ye know With lamps to meet the bridegroom we must go. Six o'clock: The clock is six! and from the watch I'm free, And everyone may his own watch- man be! We speak of the charm of the tav- erns. Let me describe one in par- ticular. It was usually bustling with customers, yet it was set back from the road. a quiet and restful retreat for weary and heated travel- ers. On either side of the front dooryard grew low spreading trees. One could sit there, cool among the trees, drinking tea, and watch the mail coach rattle up, a flash of color and noise and life, pour out its pas- sengers, and roll away. It was like a scene in a light opera. It was interesting to note the con- tents of a tavern when an inventory was taken. There was rum, cider and other drinks. Punch bowls, tum- blers, decanters, funnels, black bot- tles and nutmeg graters were plenty. Feather beds and pillows were in abundance, and blankets and cover- lets, much pewter and a little china and kitchen supplies of all sorts could be seen. Few ancient taverns are now stand- ing. There is a famous one in Bladensburg, Md.. where still stands the Old Indian Queen Tavern. Travel In Stage Coach Days. There was a closeness of associa- tion in stage coach travel which made fellow passengers companionable. One could feel a decided intimacy with fellow-passengers who had traveled with him for several days. Many pleasant intirnacies and ac- quaintances were begun on the stage coach: flirtations, even court- ships were carried on. I Travelers did not iind much pleas- ure in long journeys by stage coach. They probably enjoyed short trips, but long trips. especially in winter. must have been a slow form of ling- ering death, Coaches were often snowed in and bad to be deserted by passengers, who were rescued in vehicles called pods and pungs. Coaches were also overturned or blown off bridges by heavy winds. It was constantly necessary to bal- ance the stage by all of the passen- gers leaning to one side to prevent it from overturning in the deep ruts. The driver frequently called out: Now, gentlemen, to the right, at which the passengers stretched their bodies halfway out of the carriage to balance on thtat side. Yetta Brickman, Sr. 7, Class of '26. OH ! SHAW! fWith All Due Respectj. We have with! us, as a member of the faculty this year, Mr. Robert M. Shaw, a gentleman from the great open spaces. Mr. Shaw, of very pleasing personality, has already taken over the duties of being the adviser to the boys and, no doubt, he and the masculines of the school will get along very well together. During class periods you may peek into Normal's rooms and observe him teaching History of Education to the fair lads and lassies of the school. Mr. Slyaw is fond of teaching, in fact, he thinks it is just lots of fun. He ought to know, because he taught general science in a high school in Salida, Colorado. Mr. Shaw comes to us very well recommended. He is a graduate of the Denver University, and he spent two years at the Agricultural Uni- versity at Fort Collins, Colorade. Mr. Shaw studied two years at Teachers' College, Columbia Uni- versity, and is continuing his re- search here. He has his master's degree. When in the West, Mr. Shaw, our faculty member, was very fond of the outdoors, hiking and act- ting as guide in the mountains. He does not pretend to be a cowboy. To quote Mr. Shaw's words about his coming to Maryland State Normal School. School: The Maryland State Normal School was my very deliberate choice as the scene for further adventure in teaching. I am quite convinced now of the worthwhileness of becoming one of the big family here. We welcome you to our family, Mr. Shaw, and we are glad to know you.--A. Maxine Potts, Sr. Special. IF.. lt takes a fifty-thousand dollar man to- Guide a client. Develop a coal mine. Put a corporation on its feet- What is the teacher worth who takes that boy of yours and- Guides him. Develops him. Puts him on his feet, and Makes a man of him? Page 4 TOWER LIGHT October, 1926 TOM ER LIGHT PYISLISI-llill MONTHLY N BY THE STYIWENTYS OF THE MARY- LAND ST.-X'1'E NORMAL SCHOOL. TUNVSON. MD. Business folzunagrer FUSTEII FORD .XllY0l'llN5llf-'C !luuu!Il'TN SYBIL LAVIN LOVISE MANUEL Firm-ulutium HIZIKHIJIQI' H 1,1 XY A H1 r l LAJUix Studi-nl Editors RACHEL j'Ul't'EtL ADELIC FLOOR ELEANOILX l'lOVVLlNG Maumfrinix Editor . ALICE I.. MUNN l'i'fl'l'Z1f,lhl' Dollar Fifty Fonts: For 'Fun Copies. Singh- Issues Fifteen Cm-nts. ' A ocroenn. lflitirfiwgr A mwg ww tg. tg it tif kt mt. T ll lx, , L' I Qnsnenenie-. 15 FACULTY MEMBERS XVRITE TOO! GROXVTH IN FREEDOM. tAn Assembly Talkb A ' 'We hear much today in education of freedom. If children are only permitted to be free-free to' move about the room as they wish, free to choose their own occupations, free to enter and leave the building as they wish, free to select their own materials, free to speak in class without being called upon-it would seem that their growth is assured. In some cases. these conditions are the outward sign of the existence of vital freedom. In others. they repre- sent that initial step from which true freedom will be developed. In still other cases, however. such 9, condition is but a mere form and tends rather to cripple than to de- velop freedom. In any event, they illustrate but a very narrow inter- pretatiou of freedom in education, for freedom is not concerned primar- ilv with the material, but is, in its essence spiritual' 21 Riliritual force. freedom can ne1t11'?l' ll? given to nor taken away from one individual by another. In- stead. it can be gradually attained! through the individual's own effort. The best that any individual can do for another is to make the con- ditions such as will permit him to attain freedom. The story of civilization may be l fI5arded, from one angle, as tho story of the groping of the race to- Warll freedom. Ii' we peer back into our dim beginnings we can make YYHHIN' Shari- contrasts betwcon tht- now and then. between the state of lack of freedom on the one band and that of realization of freenom on tho othcr. Thr: savage. coworing in the wilderness afraid of the light- ning bolt that pit-rr-es thc sky is nm, free: an Edison working in his lab- oratory with thr- same element that is present in the lightning bolt is free, for be has gained that control over nature which the savage lacked. The sailor of the Middle Ages creep- ing slowly in his frail ship about the Mediterranean coasts was not freeg the master of the great liner today plowing its way across the Atlantic is free for he no longer has his move- ments curbed by ignorance of tide and wind, for lre has the mechanism which can meet them. A human life about us presents many sharp contrasts between the lack of and the possession of free- dom. Picture the most beautiful dancer that you have ever seen. Vvatch her as she poises. evey mus- cle responsive to her desire. Then think of an infant striking out with arms and legs unable to make any- tthing but random movements which twill not bring him his desire. He stretches out vainly toward the light that he would seize. He makes tot- terins' steps . forward toward his mother. but lacking control over his 'body he is unable to gain what he wishes. The dancer is free: the baby not free. The dancer has gained ifreedom of body: the baby is bound to the earth through lack of control over his body. l If you fro to thc kindergarten you will and paper tacked to easels show- ing the first efforts of the children to express their ideas with paint and brush. The other day one of these children wanted to make a picturei of toys in a house. He wanted both thc toys and the house to show. Lacking' the skill and the knowledge ot' how, to express His ideas, he finally placed thc toys upon the roof! lf you go to the studio of a great artist you will set- perhaps a pit-ture on nn easel which embodies the idea! ot' its !'l'f'!lf0l'. It is beautiful both in form and color, for the artist can niako bis brush obcy bis will. The artist has gained an innr-r freedom to express his ideas because through Yfflll'f'i of effort hc- bas gained control over bis muscles so that hc can mix the colors and flf'ft'l'l'lllllC the line in such a way that both can be used to bring forth the thing that he would express. The child, on the contrary, has but little control: he can not produce the colors and he can not 'make the line that would tell his story. He lacks the control of ma- terial and technique that he must gain before he possesses freedom of expression. ' - A little child playing, shouts With glee, calls out to his' companions, speaks the thought that comes quick- ly to his mind, and expresses the emotion that he feels. What he says or does has little weight, as a-rule, in iniiuencing his companions. They too, are shouting, laughing, calling out impulsive words. Many times they are all talking and laughing at once with no effort to heed what ,each other says. As a. contrast to this, the finished speaker sways his audience with his thought. As he stands before a group he is free to put into words the ideas that come to ,hint His freedom has come through 'the control of his thought, his emo- tion, and the words that express lboth. The great gap between the im- ipulsive ejaculation of the child and .the finished speech of the orator can be bridged only by years of constant effort at control of both thought and lemotion and the words that express them. During a free work period in the first' grade the other day, some chil- idren curled up on benches engrossed lin books, a group at the work bench lbusied themselves putting the masts :into a sail boat they were making, ta group at the table cut out bright colored materials fitting them to the dolls for which they were making dresses. a few children experienced the delight of manipulating clay, while two children stood before an ,easel painting a boat. These chil- .dren were completely free of any ex- gternal control. They answered, with- in the limits of the materials pro- vided in the schoolroom, their own inner urge for expression. They were free that day. Would they be ,free tomorrow? VVe cannot say. The control that they have over materials and technique is sufficient tothem itoday for the expression of their iideas. Out of their desires today must come increased control over materials and technique so that they 'will be able to express their greater 'ideas of tomorrow. Many classrooms today are exter- nally free. The teacher, in popular iexpression. keeps herself in the backiscroundf' A child may occupy the usual pedagogical position in the front ot' thc room. Children rise to 'speak without being called on. They offer suggestions and politely beg to differ with something that some- 'one has said. The teacher is happy over the fact that her classroom is being conducted with freedom. It may be so. The real test does not. however, lie in these externals, but t i i i I i October, 1926 TOWER LIGHT . ,Page 5 in the inner life of the individual. Is he growing in increased grace of body, skill in expression, mastery of materials, control over self? Out of these come that fearlessness in fac- ing facts, that courage in going ahead, that self-reliance in meeting difiiculties which are the true signs of freedom. AGNES SNYDER, Head of Department of Education. THE LIBRARY. The Librarian congratulates the students of the Maryland State Nor- mal School upon the appearance of industry that pervades the Library this year. As an evidence most tan- gible, we present the figures of 16,- 572 books circulated this September, as against -13,422 last September when the enrollment was approxi- mately 200 greater. - We feel that the new little refer- ence room. made by dividing our workroom 109, and sharing it with the students will be very helpful to many. Miss Holt will be there after 10.30 in the morning to an- swer questions, find magazines, and look up pictures and pamphlets. Some delightful ilustrated books have been added to the Elementary School Library by Miss Steele. Some of the most charming are those of My Travel Ship series, and we espec- ially commend Nursery Friends in France, illustrated by Maude and Miska Petersham. Miss IVoolsey can tell you something of Mrs. Peter- sham, who is an old school friend. In our main fiction collection there are new novels or old favorites in new dresses by Terhune, Wi'es. Rine- hart, Grey. Lincoln, Farnol, Tarking- ton, and Sabatini For lovers of dogs, try Lad: A Dog : for exciting adventure Bean Sabreurf' by the author of Beau Geste g and for sheer light amusement some book by P. G. Wodehouse, like Mostly Sal- ly. -M. L. O. THE TEACHER. V Herbert Hoover. The Public School Teacher cannot live apart: he cannot separate his teaching from his daily walk and conversation. He lives among his pupils during school hours, and among them and their parents all the time. He is peculiarly a public character under the most searching scrutiny of watchful and critical eyes. His life is an open book. His habits are known to all. His office, like that of a minister of religion, demands of him an exceptional standard of conduct. And how rare- ly does a teacher fall below that standard! How seldom does a teach- er figure in a sensational headline in a newspaper! It is truly remarkable. I think, that so vast an army of peo- ple-approximately eight hundred thousand--so uniformly meets its obligations, so effectively does its job, so decently behaves itself, as to be almost utterly inconspicuous in a sensation-loving cunntry. It implies a wealth of character. of tact, of pa- Wtience, of quiet competence, to achieve such a record. , YES, THE SENIORS HELP TO siren neon Jrxions. ' Juniors,' Juniors-. yellow-bovfecl ,-iuniors! Tiny little Juniors. with lyour safety pins! How many of you ,have missed your calling? In the cafeteria last week I noticed a Junior. An ideal water-carrier was ishe. Her face was all aglow. She flocked as if she enjoyed laboring for her superiors. After working away half of her lunch hour, she sat down, as I hoped, beside ine. VVouldn't you like to tell 'me what you know of Normal? I asked. Loosening thc yellow' bow around her neck, she answered: I love it. I love every- thing we do, and everything you do to us. I have wonderful teachers. In truth. I even enjoy carrying water to the seniors. - And the Junior Bill of Rights? -here she interrupted by saying, Yes, thatis the cause of it all. . Do you think I would ever have known so many Seniors, if not for this yel- low ribbon? It's lots of fun, but I do wish I was a Senior. ' Rushing out of the cafeteria. I ac- cidently collided with another Jun- ior. A safety pin was on his shoul- der. Pardon me, I excitedly lquestioned, Do you belong to !Senior Three? Noticing the bloom lof youth on his face, I realized that even interviewers make mistakes. so trying to adjust matters, I acldedt but one does mistake Juniors for Seniors. you seep they are not so very different. He smiled. and his smile told me that he knew that I knew that I was wrong. And Normal Schoolg how does it affect you? I asked. I . 'tOli, Normal iskgreat. The- Senior boys are a fine lot. And the girls? I tiinidly asked. YVell, you see, you always find girls a fine crowd, and generally it is the boys who are questionable. So, after all-Juniors, have you not gained much by being one of us? Are you not grateful to us for get- ting you started on the right road to what we hope will be your very hap- piest school year And how, pray. could we ever get a band, so big and strong as yours, going as youwished it to go. if we did not give you some- thing to think about? Have you thought about the Junior Bill of Rights? . Sybil Lavin, Sr, Special. 1 i 1 I MISS HELEN BUTTERFIELD. Whon .I approached Miss Butter- heltl sheivas working, of course- but after talking to her a few min- utes she kindly consented to tell me the big points in her checkered career. I became so interested in listening to ber that I forgot my mis- sion, but finally I asked where she hailed from. Miss Butterfield was born in lvlichigzin fno, I did not ask whenj, and was graduated from Oliver College, in the same State. After graduating from college her father said that she might go to New York and live for a year, and Miss Butterfield said she surely did have lots of fun. In 1923, after teaching for a year in Cleveland, she went to Columbia. Now comes the most thrilling part of the whole story. Miss Butterfield lived on a sheep ranch, in the Rattlesnake Mountains, in Wyoming. She is an ardent lover of the West, especially of Seattle, Washiiigton. and parts of California, but she didn't fail to tell me that she likes it here very much, although it is entirely different from any part of the country in which she has lived. Last year Miss Butterfield taught in Westmoreland College, San An- tonio, Texas, and during the summer went out to California and up to Alaska. When I asked how she hap- pened to come here she said that the chief reason was that it was one of the places she had 'never been. Corinthia Caldwell, Sr. 2. YOUNG PEOPLE FROM FARMS ENTER NORMAL SCHOOLS. Approximately half of the popula- tion of the United States is rural. What per cent. of the public-school teachers come from rural communi- ties? Parents engaged in agricul- ture furnish 65 per cent. of all the students in the five Missouri Teach- ers' Colleges, according to a study made a decade ago-they were then called normal schools. More recent surveys showed that 40? of the students in the Louisiana State Nor- mal College and 33 per cent. of those in the four Michigan normal schools came from farms- The average was 20 per cent, from farms for a num- ber of normal schools and teachers colleges in the States of Colorado, California, Massachusetts, Pennsyl- vania and Connecticut. These figures do not include the somewhat larger per cent, of villages. These data in- dicate that rural sections are loyally sending their 'proportion of recruits to teacher-preparing institutions. Senior- Did you ever take chlor- oform? 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The water seems to sleep beneath our prow, So quiet we go, so soft. There is no wrinkle on the sea's calm brow, So still the breeze, aloft. The moonbeams pave a path of silver bright, , To guide our course, our way. The tree-clad banks in misty light Are lovelier than all day. The lighlt craft slowly glides its silver trail Across the stream The bridge looms up from its sur- rounding veil Of luminous beams. Eleanora Bowling. A FACTUA.L NOVELIST. Ford is, in his own language, a factual novelist. In his two latest novels, which promise to develop into a triology, he has followed this, this consistent stand. In the intro- duction to No More Paradesf' he re- states his attitude in diction clear and laconic: I present therefore only what I observed or heard. In his book, The Critical Attitude, pub- lished in 1911, is found a more elab- orate description of his naturalistic viewpoint. In discussing the Gals- Worthian School as exponents of this mode of doctrine, he declares: They do not obtrude their per- sonalities: they state as well as they can the definite facts of a story. . . This is the modern canon. It will be observed that this elevates the novelist of this school to the rank of a scientific observer. His business is to lay before the reader the re- sults, not of his moral theories, not of his socially constructed ideas, not even of his generous impulses nor even of his imagination, but simply the results of his observations in life. This is the underlying principle of the two novels. It is well, indeed, that Ford has clarified his attitude, for there is vagueness enough in the style, mood and plot of the novels. Despite this laxity of expression, there are several memorable passages in the two books. Especially vivid is the description of a dying man in No More Paradesf' It is , generally Ford's scofling cynicism-sporadic though it may be --that infuses the novels with af bathing sense of obscurity. In strik- ing contrast is the appropriateness of the conversation, which is just precisely adapted to the time and conditions of its utterance. This same consistency is revealed in The Half Moon, an earlier novel, which contains an entirely different type of substance. suited to an entirely different situation. In these novels, Ford has caught something of thb catastrophic chaos of the World War-in fact, of all war. He has dissected and in places even poetized the subtle psychologi- cal reactions of war-madness, With out achieving greatness, he has un- questionably achieved distinction. A CALMER. tPsendonyml -Alan Klein, Jr. 5. STUDIES IN CONTRAST. The game was approaching final- ity' One point behind-a minute to igo-the intense struggle. The star -desperately-shoots the length of .the floor. Swish-ea clean shot- ltne whistle-Victory! Back in the classroom the next day, the Star was struggling to recite the binominal theorem. The battle continued in all its ferocity. Men were falling like cattle in a house of carnage. Behind the lines Hegel was dis- cussing the problem of the Objective Idea. -Alan Klein, Jr. 5. HALF-MOONS. I like half-moons better than full moons, ' Away up in the blue sky. . For the half-moons laugh so merrily. And the full moon only grins shy: And the half-moon rocks in its merriment, 'Till it almost falls from the skyg But the big full moon just holds its peace, And passes silently by. -Louise Staley, Jr. 14. THE JUNIOR. BILL OF RIGHTS... Oh, yes, we have freshman rules at Normal, only they have received the name, Junior Bill of Rights. But I think Senior Bill of Rights would be a more appropriate name because of course, the Seniors have the rights while tHe Juniors pay the bill. However, good sportsmanship is the slogan, and, with very few excep- tions, this has not been broken. l think it is one of the best tests of the sportsmanship of the Juniors, as well as the Seniors, and already it has shown that the greater part of the students at Normal are just real sports. VVe are wearing yellow bows around our necks every day, and occasionally we wear different colored hair so that when we are bows on our A all together we look almost like a walking rainbow. Then, of course, we address the Seniors as Miss and we must never forget to bow. Very often, too, it happens that we reach a door about the same time as a Senior, but it takes only a little extra trouble to hold it open for her. It was funny to - see us going around with our names and pictures on a 6x6-inch cardboard pinned on our backs. As you will imagine, the Seniors took advantage of having our names before them by asking us to carry messages for them, carry books or something of the kind. Another interesting part fthe Seniors sayj is the court. Of course, there are penalties for tllose who dis- obey the rules, but then I think the Seniors use discretion in inflicting punishment, so that the penalties are not too severe. As a whole, I think these rules make the Juniors and Seniors more one group and everybody has noticed the good sportsmanship displayed by all. This is just the beginning, how- ever, of the happy relationshtip which will exist between Juniors and Sen- iors before the year is over. Elvin Bowen-A Junior. JUNIOR PRESIDENT TALKS. How do we like Normal? The answer you get most of the time is, Oh, it's fine, even though the Juniors, that is, most of them, mean to say more. That seems to be the answer I get from them all. The Seniors,with their Junior Bill of Rights, formerly known as Rat Rules, have let us know our places very well. We have been given a square deal by everyone. Whjile we were yet green the Seniors very willingly lent us a helping hand. In fact, everyone helped us to find our way around our new school, which, for many of us, is our second home. Yes, we consider it our real home now just as the Seniors do. We are will- ing to help in every little thing which we can do for the betterment of the school. On September 30th our class had its iirst meeting. An attempt at or- ganization was made. In fact, we got a good start. Our president, vice-president, secretary and treas- urer were elected. I was asked to be president. I will do my best, with the help of every Junior--the best that is in me, to please all and help all those who wish it. I thank them all for the honor they have bestowed on me. We have for vice-president, Helen Nicolsg for secretary, Loretta Harley, and treasurer, Fred Ward. At our next meeting, on October 13th, we will select our class song, motto, banner and colors. This will make us a full-fledged class. -J. Karl Schwartz, Junior 6. Page 8 TOWER LIGHT October, 1926 ,, MAKE TI-IE IDEAL REAL. We are workers at life's loom. The ideals enshrined in our hearts are the patterns which we follow. The noble life has always ideals and visions, stretching far beyond pres- ent attainments. There is a king- dom offered to each one of us: it is the realm of aspiration. In order to be a successful ruler it is necessary to cherish the higher ideals. As the work-a-day garb of the meadow is transformed into beauty by sunset splendor. so in this plodding world of ours the every-day of life may be transformed by the radiance of our ideals. Ideals are the beacon lights which guide us into the harbors of achievement, and lead us onward as did the star the wise men of old. The noble thought must precede the noble deedg the lofty purpose the princely act. A rainbow spans the sky and while we gaze it fades away. So also the ideals which glow before us in vision hour vanish as we look. As the briery branch in the garden gathers nourishment unto itself and trans- mutes this into the rose, so the duties of life are transformed through the alchemy of ideals into sublime real- ities. In order to make the ideal real we must cultivate the ability to see the ideal in the actual. This means living each moment up to our highest ideal. But often when the first star pierces tl1e night's dusky curtain we find the common task of the common day done in the same common way. Our great problem is to transfer the ideal from our hearts into our lives.--Loretta G. Harley, Jr. 11. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. Social activities play a very im- portant part in Normal School life. Every month a dance is given for the students, at which all may have a good time and become better ac- quainted. Once a month we are entertained by a faculty concert. Each organiz- ation, such as the Craft Club, Camp Fire, Girl Scouts and others furnish parties, dances, hikes and entertain- ments. I say, Juniors! make hasteg join some of these organizations, so you too. may have as good times as we. -Gladys Iieister, Sr. 6 Rl'li.-X L CII UB. With a rig-a-jig-jig, and away we gov, Ycs, we are on our way toward another prosperous year for the ltural Club. Although we are very sorry to have lost, our advisor, Mr. Hulsizer. we are indeed glad to have Miss Brown with us. We are sure that she will be an inspiration to each and every member, and we look forward to a very successful year in the Rural Club. Don't you for one instant think, dear prospective members, that this Rural Club holds only dry lectures and meetings. We do have speak- ers, but they are most interesting and highly entertaining. Every montlg we have a hike. Of course, you know what that means! Camp- fire! Hot dogs on a hickory stick! Marshmallows, soft and brown! And hot chocolate right out of the kettle. ,Our dances are full of pep. We en- deavor to put on some form of special entertainment at least once every term. The entertainment committee is already at work, and we hope a big time is in store for us at an early date. Oh, I nearly forgot what we con- sidered the most important event last year-the Husking Bee! Have you ever been to one? Well, don't you dare miss ity it's heaps of fun! l'm sure if you go on one, you will never miss the opportunity to go again. The Rural Club wishes to greet the incoming Juniors, and may we, with your co-operation. make this the best year that the Rural Club has ever seen. Come! ye Juniors, and join our ranks!-V. F. '27. ' ORCHESTRA NOTES. The orchestra is looking forward to a promising future this year. We have in the orchestra a greater variety of instruments than last year. Variety is the spice of life, so may it be for us. We are so fortunate as to have in our company a professional player. Through his splendid playing we are spurred on to accomplish greater things as individual players. But, as you know, to have a worth- while orchestra, we must practice. So we have three practices a weekg once a week for stringed instru- ments, another day for wind instru- ments, and the third day the entire orchestra practices. Already we have had requests to play: one at the dedication of a new school at Cockeysville, and another when the Juniors' mothers are here- We -had to decline both offers, be- cause we felt we had not been or- ganized long enough. Miss Weyforth is orchestra direc- tor. Under her leadership we are sure to be a success this year. Helen XV'illard. Sr. 5. OH! BOY! Its, bad enougl! when it's Raining Pitchforks g but l'll say its pretty rough weather when it comes to Hailing Street Pars. -Smiles and Giggles. LEAGUE OF XVOMEN VOTERS. After a year of most interesting meetings and eventsjthe League of Women voters again called its mem- bers together for its first meeting of the year, in September. A cordial invitation was extended to all those Seniors who desired to join the league and avail themselves of the real pleasures and benefits derived from this club. We had a most wel- come visitor, one to whom we hope to' lend our support. This guest was Miss Lavinia Engel, State Director for the League of Women Voters. Miss Engel ad- dressed the group in regard to the purposes of the League for the com- ing year, and gave a very interesting account of the way in whichi, to vote. She also addressed the school, un- der the auspices of the League, on the matter of how to vote, and spoke of the mock election which we are planning to have in the school very soon to familiarize the' students with the procedure of voting. Our membership in the League of Women 'Voters 'has already greatly increased, and we hope to greet just as many more members at our meet- ings that are to follow. Come, out and join with usyfor then you will realize why we are glad to be mem- bers of this organization. ' Delma Holden, Reporter: ' THE JOY THAT SHOULD BE A I TEAC'HER'S. . . You are a artist--not a Burbank with his plants, nor a Corot, who revels in color, but one who Works with a metal of infinitely greater value-the mind of a child. . Picture with me, if you will, a studio: Corot stands at his easel watching his rapidly growing crea- tures-trees which will some day de- light manyg then let us go to another scene-the schoolroom. In it is a teacher training with measureless care, the mind of a child-a mind which may, some day, guide thous- ands. Then can you realize the trust which is the teacher's-the trust not to create a picture which may be de- stroyed by man or ages, but to mold the mind of a child, which endures forever. A Ruskin says Respect childhood. God makes all things good, man meddles with them and' they become evilg yet things would be far worse witltout this education, and mankind cannot be made by halves, lf we realize, then, the enormity of the teacher's task, should we not delight in learning the best ways .to guide a child that he may be edu- cated and so receive the joy which comes with a knowledge of a work well done. October, 1926 TOWER LIGHT Page 9 ff? .- , +5 ll i':'w'lLi!w . .. X. ?-..mummI. . . . , GIRLS' ATHLETICS. It is no new thing to be told that there 'will ibe fno Iinterscholastic games for the girls this year at Nor- mal School. Don't be discouraged, it is a time in which the best sports- manlike side of every one is called forth.1 Put your whole hearts and souls into your section games, and into your 'year games and make them count. Come out to the different practices with the same enthusiasm as you have shown before. After all, it is our school that counts, it is our school for which we should work, and give to it the best possi- ble. Look forward to the coming games. 'and if you were not fortunate enough to make the teams, come out and cheer for them. You see, you all can play a part in the life and spirit of Normal, and you must not fa-ll down in fyo-uertown particular Dali: ' -Hockey season has started. There will. soon' be practices 'for the two year teams. Then. there will be the inter-section games, the inter-year games, and finally the championship game. The All Star team of the school will be picked and those for- tunate enough to be on one of those, will receive the Varsity N. Girls, it is your school after all. Will you be proud of it? Will you do your best in the athletics? Where are the good sports who are always needed? I hope .they will be found at Normal.-Evelyn Wieder. ' SOCCER NEWS. Maryland State Normal School opened the soccer season with a vic- tory over her old rival, Towson High, 2 to 1. To date, Normal has played four games and has yet to taste the bitter dregs of defeat. The first game with Towson proved to be a thriller, and was by far the best of the four. , Coach Shanks found much good soccer material in this year's Junior class., Six men from last year's team plus the new material seem to have formed a winning combination. - The games which have been played with scores are: Sept. 21-Towson 1, Normal 2. Sept. 28-Franklin 1, Normal 2. Sept. 30-Catonsville 0, Normal 1 Oct S-Towson 0, Normal 1. Oct 13-Navy Plebes at Annapolis. Oct 15-Open. Oct 20-Poly at Normal.j Oct 22-Open. Oct. 27-Poly at Baltimore. November games afef Nov.-Barton at Barton. Nov. 6-Frostburg at Frostburg. Nov, 12-Frostburg at Normal. Nov. 17-City at Normal. Nov. 20-Tome at Normal. Dec 3-City at Baltimore. Decl 10--Junior-Senior game at Nor- mal. 1,1.,1i-ii ATHLETIC OUTLOOK FOR M. S. N. S. MEN. Normal school has started its ath- letic season with a bang. The soc- cer team -is under way and thus far promises a fine season. We have played Towson, Franklin and Catons- ville, all worthy opponents, yet four games have been added to the right side of the ledger. Bill Mahaney has been elected to the captaincy of the team and we are assured that his spirit and skill will bring us a won- derful record, ' l Already Fred Stouffer is preparing a schedule for our basket ball sea- son and he promises us that with the line Junior material, we are sure to make it interesting for our rivals. So far I have made predictions for soccer and Fred has had his say about basket ball, and now along comes Mr. Shanks with his talk of base ball. Already he is thinking of next year and claims that base- ball is his game. He says, if there is base ball in the boys he will get it out. and we all know that there is plenty in us. After all this it looks as if Nor- mal is in for a big athletic year. The boys will set the pace and we challenge the girls to support us. HARRY T. MURPHY. GIR-L'S CHORUS, The Girl's Chorus has been reor- ganized and has started its work. There are about an equal number of alto and soprano voicesq At our first rehearsal we worked on tbgree lovely pieces of music. We are planning to learn many new songs 'this year. The girls, with Miss Prickett's help, are going to hjave many good times together, both in work and play.-E. W. M., Sr. 6. EXCHANGES. The Tower Light is glad to have received exchanges from our friends of previous years. We are enlarging our exchange list this year by ex- clianging papers with Normal Schools and Teachers' Training Colleges from far sections of the country. The 'Green Stone was the first paper to be put on our shelves this fall. The students like this little paper, but believe that it might be improved if you adopted the old adage, Variety is the spice of life. The Quill has penned its Way from Louisville, Kentucky. Your school must wake up early to have organized so much this year. We wish you luck. The Union-News, Towson, Mary- land. Our very own hpme paper with a message for us all. The Chestertown Transcript, Ches- tertown, Maryland.-You have in- deed an interesting local paper, but how about a little national and in- ternational news on the front page and some of your local notices on another page? The Dixie Tattler, Union Bridge High School, Union Bridge, Mary- land.-You certainly have an at- tractive paper school. Don't still -be better partments and partment? The Normal pensburg, Pennsylvania.-This is an extremely attractive magazine. We like your table oi contents. Your articles are well written' The Md. Bulletin, Md. School for Deaf, Frederick, Md.-Some jokes might brighten your more serious write-ups. X for the size of your you think it might if you organized de- had an exchange de- School Herald, Ship- BOOK REVIEYVS. Edna Ferbe-r's Show Boat. Thank goodness that Edna Ferb- er's '1Show Boat ' isn't a small painted picture. The book is big. Show Boat is like a canvas, and this canvas has plenty of color, light, and background, and has a tremen- dous force. Miss Ferber has given a striking picture of the old show boat days on the Mississippi. It is America with- out sarcasm, but with sympathy. The story begins in 1870 with a quaint, theatrical company. You are at once introduced to Kim Ravenal, born on the river, and so-called be- cause her name stands for three States: Kentucky, Illinois and Mis- sissippi. The book takes you from the Mississippi to Chicago, where Kim's father becomes a gambler. The book is so real that you find yourself floating on the Mississisppi as Magnolia Ravenal, a middle-aged woman, and living her life. ' Miss Ferber has woven into her story much that is not romance, but real life with an authentic American background. But why try to de- scribe a book which will be noted for its permanence, and which you will want to read?-Gladys Grimes, Sr. 12. Page 10 TOWER LIGHT October, 1926 JACK FINDS OUT IVHO IS COMING. Elsa M. Mortimer, Sr. III. While Jack was going to school this morning he saw that all the trees iwere beginning to change for various their green dresses bright colored ones. .lack had he was won- golng to hap- spoke to Miss heard of no party so dering just what was pen. He stopped and Tulip Tree. Good morning, Miss Tulip Tree, how are you this beautiful morn- ing? 'bHow am I this morning? Well, I'm just as busy as can be. I'm so worried that I won't get the correct shade of yellow-and my leaves are beginning to fall. O, dear, I won't be beautiful for him! Him? asked Jack, but Miss Tu- lip Teee did not answer. Jack went on his way till he met Miss Silver Maple so he stopped and spoke to her. Good morning, Miss Silver Maple, how are you this beautiful morn- ing? How am I? O dear, I haven't time to answer, Jackie, I'm trying so hard to get the correct shade of red for him! Him? asked Jack, but Miss Sil- ver Maple did not answer. Jack then saw Mrs. Cat Bird, and he hurried over to see her. Good morning, Mrs. Cat Bird! How are you this beautiful morn- ing? Just as busy as a bee, Jack. I must finish teaching my little ones to fly, before he comes! Who ,comes? murmured Jack but Mrs. Cat Bird had fiown away. Well, here comes Mr. Rabbit, surely he can stop. But Mr. Rabbit told Jack he had to hurry along and fix his roof be- fore the company came. Jack was greatly upset, and he walked very, very slowly down the road. Suddenly he heard some one call him. He looked around and saw Mrs. Ant on Her front porch. Good morning, Jack! What is the matter? Miss Tulip Tree, Miss Silver Ma.- ple, Mrs. Cat Bird and Mr. Rabbit were all getting ready for someone and wouldn't talk to me? I can, said Mrs. Ant, I am all ready, after working hard all sum- mer. Ready? asked Jack. But who is it that is coming? Why, don't you know? It is Mr. Winter. He sent Jack Frost and Miss Fall to tell us he was on his way. Miss Fall brought all the lat- est fashions and that is why the trees are so busy with their dress- making, and Mrs. Cat Bird wants to leave for the South as soon as pos- sible, and Mr. Rabbit must have his roof fixed! Oh, is that why? Isn't it funny my mother just bought Thank you must hurry school. And with that he went running down the road. THE DISCONTENTED BUNNY. is all ready, too. She me a new winter coat. so much, Mrs. Ant, I or else I'l1 be late for iMary Wherrette, Sr. 31 One day, poor little Bunny was sitting by his Hole-in-the-Tree- House crying and crying and crying. And while he was crying, Bushy Tail Squirrel came through the woods looking for nuts, and asked what was the matter. Why are you crying, Bunny? asked Bushy Tail. Oh, me! Oh my! You ask why I cry, Just look at my tail and you'll know just why. In fact, I really have no tall at all, and just look what a beautiful one you have. I want a tail that will go Swish! Swish! when I run through the woods I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can- not help yon, said Bushy Tail, and away he went through the woods. Swish! Swish, went his tailg Clip- pety! Clip, went his feet. Still the little Bunny sat there and cried and cried and cried. In a lit- tle while along came old Reddy Fox. Why do you cry? said Reddy. Oh me! Oh my! You ask why I cry. Just look at my tail and you'll know just why. I want a beautiful bushy tail like yours and like Bushy Tail Squirrel's that will go Swish, Swish, when I run through the woods. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can- not help you, said Reddy Fox, and away he went running through the woods. Swish! Swish, went his tailg Clippety! Clip, went his feet. And still little Bunny sat and cried and cried and cried. After a while old Brownie Bear came along. Why do you cry, Bunny? asked the Bear. Oh me! Oh my! You ask why I CYY. Just look at my tail and you'll then know why. I want a nice big bushy tail like yours and Bushy Tail Squirrel's and Reddy Fox's-one that will go Swish! Swish, when I run through the woods. Why, I have no bushy tail, said Brownie. Mine is short like yours, but I can make a. very nice noise when I walk, and he started walk- ing. Round and round and round the tree he went. Clumpety! Clump! Clumpety! Clump! He kept go- ing faster and faster and faster un- til his feet went Clumpety! Clump- ety! Clumpety! Clumpety! Bunny stopped crying and looked at Brownie who looked so funny run- ning round and round the tree, that Bunny had to laugh. He laughed and laughed and laughed. And he laughed so hard that he forgot all about wanting a. bushy tail. THE FLYING MOUSE. A Sketch, Of Russian Life. It was a gala evening at the Fly- ing Mouse or Lituishi,Muizh, as it is called in Russian. 'Under the auspices of charity, this iittle theatre was celebrating the thirteenth anni- versary of its birth. From its be- ginning as the Mecca of Moscow artists, it had become. a. variety theatre whose originalityand artis- tic worth had never been 'marred by material success. .I The crowded, dimly-lit' and bat- hlung cellar still served those con- genial seekers of the flame, but with one difference: whereas, of old, actor and audience were one, their fame now demanded a manager, a box office and regular performances. We arrived about nine-thirty P. M., and found ourselves ln a maze of narrow, winding passages located around a large, square pit. Here were set long, bare tables and benches at which people were dining informally. Waiters hurried to and fro, bringing meats, tea, cakes and liqueurs. Many of those in the audience continued to eat and drink all during the evening. Most of the thirteen sketches which followedwere old favourites, presented by the actors and dancers who had created thqem. The Trial of John Huss stands out from them all, in my mind. A solemn hush pervades the courtroom. Twelve red robed judges, seated in a half- Circle, have just pronounced the sentence of death on the frail Bo- hemian reformer. Suddenly, the pure, lovely tones of a nightlngale are heard. The self-righteous judges, startled out of their sombre reverie, listen wonderingly. The song ceases, and, as abruptly, a judge begins to speak. He tells of hlis boyhood near the sea, of his dreams, of his moth- er's love for him, and urges the oth- ers to show mercy to the accused. Before he is finished, the nlghtingale is heard again, just outside the win- dow. One by one the hearts of the jury are melted and John Huss is freed. Nicalia Balieff added not a little to the gaiety of the evening by his clever and original comments and banter with his audience, as each actor or group was introduced. This fat, jolly Armenian has been the soul of the Bat theatre for years, and his success is well deserved. For ln- stance, as Balieshava, an entranclng young ballerina and her partner, Morclkin, ran out, dressed as Alpine children, Balleff remarked, Now October, 1926 TOWER LIGHT Page 11 we'll have a bit of Swiss cheese. A short, vivid, play by Pushkin, called a Bag of Peppermintsf' was acted with dramatic intensity. It showed the utter loveliness of the Russian countryside in winter. Dur- ing the intermission. we were highly amazed by the staged auction of a bottle of votka, which was then a prohibited article. The bid was knocked down to an officer at 180 roubles, tninety dollarsy. The proud possessor then shared his good for- tune with his friends in a rollicking exhibition of good feeling. We were interested, too, in the fantastic decorations on the walls of thie narrow passages of the cellar. Scenes from the Bible, telling of the creation of man and his life in Para- I l dise competed with caricatures of! modern political figures and events in brilliancy of color and design. Over it all,'the dull, red glow suf- fused by concealed lights in the out- stretched wings of huge bats added to the odd charm of this cellar the- atre.-Everett Macgowan. REVIEW OF THE BLUE XVIN- DOW BY TEMPLE BAILEY. All those who have never read The Blue VVindow by Temple Bailey, have missed something, the loss of which they wish to make up, I am sure. The Blue Window is particularly interesting to all Mary- landers, because it is a Maryland story about Maryland people. The World, to Hildegarde, was only the tiny farm where she lived with her two aunts. In the ordinary course of events, she would have married Crispin Harlowe, her boy lover, who was now away at college, but Hildegarde's mother died, leav- ing her a letter. From it, Hilde- garde learned that her father was not dead, as she had been told. In- stead, herwmother had left him, and had never told him of Hildegerde's birtbj. Now Hildegarde was to go to him and take her place in the home. Alone, she made the long trip to Maryland, and found a welcome in Louis Carew's home, a home such as Hildegarde had never knowng the careless luxury, the life for pleasure alone, struck a responsive chord in her soul. After all, she was the child of Louis Carew. Hildegarde's father's friend and secretary, Meriweather, was at her feet, and Hildegarde, not knowing that lier best friend, Sally Hulbert, loved him with all her heart. was taking his attention for granted. In despair, Sally engaged herself to Neale Winslow, a wealthy and un- scrupulous politician, whom Carew was introducing in society for a price. Louis took Hildegarde to Paris, changed, so Crispin thought-but Crispin believed that in time Hilde- garde would come to him. Carew's financial affairs were in a hopeless muddle, and Louis was dependent on Winslow to save him from ruin. Then came tlle crisis. Wins1ow's fiance eloped with Meriweather, and Xvinslow demanded Hildegarde as his price for straightening out Ca- rew's financial affairs. But Hilde- garde would not consent to marrying Winslow-instead she went back to the farm and to Crispin. Read the story and tell us what You think of the book as a human document. Clara Powell, Sr, 6. A CLIMAXATED ' EVENING. .On the evening of October the sixth, we men arrived at Miss Tall's at eight-fifteen. We announced our arrival by a lusty cheer at the front steps. Miss Tall greeted each of us with a glori- ous hand-shake. and seated us in the parlor. XVe talked and told jokes till Miss McEachern arrived. Then we sang several peppy songs. Miss Tall suggested a discussion of social activities for the men stu- dents The discussion resulted in plans for a pleasant year. The refreshments were the climax of the evening. We had hot dogs. They were big, long, fat. wide ones too-the juicy, goody goody kind. We sang a few more songs and then bade Miss Tall goodnight. It was a memorable occasion.-Roger E. Fogle, Jr. 6. ASSEMBLY CALENDAR. Oct. 18-Miss Cairnes. Oct. 19-Music. Oct. 2 0-Posture, Mrs. Masland. Oct. 21-International Institute. Oct. 22-Hygiene, Oct. 25-Mr. Dennis. Oct. 26-Mr. M bur Oct. Y S- 27-Biology Departmental Meet- 29-Students' Co-operative Gov- ing. Oct. 28-Music. Oct. ernment. Nov 1-Mr. Shaw. Nov. 2-Children's Aid. Nov. 3-Industrial Art. Nov. 4-Music. Nov 5-Literary Assemblies. Nov. 8-Miss Tall. Nov 9-Geog. Dep. Assembly. Nov 10-Music. Nov. Nov. 11-Armistice. 12-Student Cooperative Gov- ernment. Nov. 1 5-1 9-English Week. Medinger- I have felt all day as ifl were losing something. Mohacy-Well, maybe you are and when she came back, she seemed10Si11g Weight- OUR LOVELY TREES AND SHRUBS. Foremost among the many things around our school buildings to make one hundred eighty acres more attractive are the many trees and shrubs- All together, we have about two hundred trees of various kinds. The Silver, Hard and Norway Maples, the American and Slippery Elm, the Tulip Tree, Sycamore, White Pine, Catalpa. Copper Beech, Carolina and Lombardy Poplar, Wild Cherry, White Birch, Box Elder, Hem- lock, Locust, Dogwood, Oak, Mag- nolia, Mahogany, Weeping Wil- low, American Linden, Basswood and several imported trees, such as the Gingko or Maiden Hair, imported from Japan. When passing our campus on York Road you can see that our landscape gardener must have taken great care in arranging the trees so as to make our grounds as attractive as possible. Along the front of the north cam- pus he has placed silver maples, and in each front cor11er one big oak, two spruce pines, and one white pine. The center campus in front of our Newell and Richmond Halls is equally, if not more, attractive than the north campus. Here, along with the different trees, are the barberry bushes with their berries which stay red all year. The campus in front of the Admin- istration Building has few trees, but many ornamental shrubs, including more barberry bushes, bridal wreath, tulip trees and forsythia or yellow bells. The entire campus is bordered along the front with a hedge. If all our trees were to be put in a grove allowing five square feet to each tree and bush, it would be found that the grove would cover approxi- mately one-half an acre. To catch one passing glimpse of our campus with its many beautiful trees will remind one of the poem by Joyce Kilmer: I think that I shall never see A poem lonely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed Against the earth's sweet fiowing breast. A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to prayg A tree that may in summer wear A veil of robins in her hair: Upon whose bosom snow has lain, VVho intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. Emily Lawson, Class of '26. Page 12 TOWER LIGHT october, 1926 PAYS THIRD VISIT. I Inlcrizzttionnl Instituto Of Columbia l'l:ivc1'sity. I Normal assumed quite a Cosmo-' politan air last Thursday when sixty members of the International Insti- tute, Columbia University, visited the school. Twenty-six nationali- ties were represented among themig Japanese, Chinese. Indian. American! Indian, Australian, Scotch, German,' Bulgarian. Spanish. Chilean. Peruv-I ian. Four of the class members ad-l dressed the asfsembly and told some-' thing about education in their re-l spective countries. E l WONDERLAND INYITES YOU. 1 A chill wind blew through the for- est and the trees shed their first few glorious red and yellow leaves. The sun shone brightly in the blue after-E noon sky and turned the woods into? a many-colored wonderland. A few robins flew over the treel tops on their way South. and one said to his mate: Cheer up, I've never seen the woods so bright as they are today. They look as if a painter had touched each leaf with a magic brush and made each tree a fit home for the king of all birds. ' Yes, Redbreast. they are lovely, and I think you would look hand-I some with a coat the color of thatl oak tree for your spring outfit nexti year. Again the wind whistled through the trees, this time ordering a whole army of maple wings to be on theirl way to find a new place to camp,' One extra large maple soldier buzzed through the air and shouted to the troops left on the tree: We are sailing over the fields today and are going to camp where we think we can take root. XYe hope the wind will let us stop near a brook. because! we would like to grow to be beauti-i ful trees by the side of the brook' where the water will sing to us as it flows over the stones to the river. Be on your way! shouted Old General Tree. I have other regi- ments to send in other dire:-tions. I A rabbit hopped out from his' home at the foot of a grand old elm tree. He looked around and blinkedl his eyes at the brightness of the sun and trees. Jack, whispered Peter to his brother still in the burrough. XVe'vel been lucky today. The hunters and dogs hnvr- not come to the woods. IJon't you feel glad that you won't sleep in a pie this evening? Indeed I am clad, answered .lack quietly, lint I hoard some shootlm: in thv- corn fields a little while ago, and it frightened me so I nearly jumped to tht- top ol' this treo. I :tm afraid, and I don't like tho dogs either, especially the hounds. l l l The sun sank lower in the West and cast a rosy tint over the woods and corn fields nearby, where the grain stood shocked in even rows. The Rabbit brothers sat at the foot of the tree commenting on the beauty of the evening and congratu- lating themselves on their luck just as a little girl came into the woods with a basket on her arm. By the child's side trotted a big, black Shepherd dog. Jack and Peter scur- ried into their home under the tree. Rover, confided Alice, we must get this basket full of nuts for the Halloween party. I wish Bobby had come too! We could have car- ried some pretty leaves home and that nice yellow pumpkin out beside the corn shock. Yes, Alice, wagged Rover's tail, but you can't carry it alone, and your mother said 'be sure to be back before dark? Alice looked toward the West and her heart skipped a beat. The sun was slipping behind the purple tnountain. Rover, we must hurry and gath- er this basket of acorns just as fast as we can. Alice led the way to an old crooked oak tree where her paper dolls were hidden. The ground under the spreading branches lay covered with the little nut cups and saucers. Alice sat on the ground and gathered the acorns as fast as she could. The woods grew darker and darker. Rover rubbed against his little mistress and whined impa- tiently. In a few minutes the basket was full, but oh. the woods was so dark! Every tree' which a few hours ago had been so glorious, now took the shape of a giant ghost in the mind of the frightened child, and worried Rover. Alice looked all around her, but, could not see the edge of the woods. She had never been lost before, and she knew her mother would be wor- ried. Alice began to cry and Rover licked her hand sympathetically. On and on they wandered through the forest, but they seemed to be going in a circle. and only felt more tired and terrified. She at last lay down on a bed of leaves and sobbed her- self to sleep. Rover sat by her side and watched. V Suddenly Rover gave a very shrill bark which awakened the sleeping child. Alice sat up and rubbed her eyes. She could not think where she was, it was so dark and she felt so cold. She turned her head in the direction in which Rover was look- ing, and what did she see? She saw a man carrying a lantern, whom she know to be her father. and her brother Bobby was with him. Alice and Rover raced to meet them. ller father was so glad to see his little girl that he picked her up and carried her home. Bobby swung the lantern aloft and raced with Rover. After Alice's mother had tucked her in the little white bed the har- vest moon came out from behind a rleecy cloud and shed some of her silver beams on the tired little face. The wind blew a swift breeze through the trees beneath her win- dow and shook down thousands of lovely colored leaves. On their way to the ground they rustled to the dozing child their leaf message, You need not have been afraid, little one. We keep Mother Earth warm throughout the long cold winter, and we could have covered and warmed you tonight.-Adele Flook, Sr. 12. '-THE STRUGGLE OF 'rAsso. ' !tCome into my parlor, said the spider to the fiyg I've the prettiest little parlor you ever did spy. - The dying sun was beaming through the trunk room window and as I watched its mysterious rays playing on an old box half hidden in a corner I perceived a strange battle: a battle not of armies, not of gladi- ators, nor wild beasts of prey, but between two unequally matched op- ponents. Lolo, the spider, dressed in his coat of armor, velvet green, trimmed in brass buttons, with arms and legs extending neearly an inch each way, was strenuously maneuver- ing, both mentally and physically, to trap Tasso, a normal-sized fly. Tasso, whose appetite had not re- cently been satisfied, was striving in vain to reach a delicious crumb of sugar-coated cookie that hung in Lolo's well fortified fort. Each time Tasso's feet became entangled in the enemy's net she brushed her- self violently with her bronze wings and each time became buried more deeply. For a full five minutes the battle between Tasso and Lolo's care- fully prepared web. Suddenly the web gave way and Tasso fell, down, down, down, and swift as a streak of lightning Lolo Jumped and I closed my eyes to wipe out the horrible vision. The sun sank in the West, and I alone stood witness .to the tragic death of Tasso. Seated in a chariot of silver threads and drawn by Lolo himself, I watched Tasso ascend into Lobo's own parlor. At last the throne was reached and victor Tasso fell gasping on his cushion, not from physical exertion, but from mental anxiety. Thus ended the struggle of Tasso. Nix- The coffee sure looks mud- dv 'Izzy- Well, no wonder, it was ground this morning. October, 1926 TOWER LIGHT YEA NORBIALS. The Seniors already know, and the Juniors believe that the literary so- cieties of our school open vast chan- nels through which anyone's talents may be developed and used. Our president has already told you Mystery lends enchantment. so we believe that even though no direct program lras been given you to fol- low, the Normal Literary Society holds in store for you that which will stir your course, rekindle your hope, in- spire your endeavor, and elevate your ambition. Personal appearance and social contact have displayed to us the ex- cellent characters, the sincerity, and the zealous devotion of the new mem- bers of our group. Little do we know what thoughts are in your mind or what victories are to be won upon those hills of thfnughtg but this we do know--as members of our Society we should enter together into one of the most helpful literary experiences of our career.-Robert Weaver. your heartg perhaps alter HALLOIVE'EN AT NORMAL. Hallowe'en will be celebrated doubly at Normal, October 30. There will be a dance in tl1e Auditor- ium for those who wish to trip the light fantastic, and a masquerade party in Newell Hall for those who do not dance. The Street Car The most convenient reliable, and Economical Means of Transportation United Railways 8 Elec. Company OF BALTIMORE Mary: Oh, gee. are we going to play hockey today? I am just crazy, over hockey! Jimmy frelievedl: Thank good- Page 13 Safety Service Be Thrifty Save Your Money and Invest With The ness. At last I have found out what' you are crazy about. History of education class in dis- cussing the direction of children's ac- tivities. Teacher: WVhat does shooting marbles lead to? Pupil: Shooting crap. Denie- We had the queerest ad for the Timonium Fair in assembly this morning. Nancy- YVhat was it? Renie- Owen Thomas got up in assembly and sang Come To The Fair. TOXVS ON BA KER Y-THE GO OD Y SHOP Fancy Cakes. pies. Pastries. Ice Cream. Sodas Sandwiches and Coltee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201 As A Patron of The Normal School THE TOXVSON NATIONAL BANK fCourt House Plazal Invites You to Open An Account In Its Checking Department. Savings Depart- ment, Christmas Savings Club and Rent A Safe Deposit Box. -I Per Cf-nt. Interest on Savings. Open Saturday Evenings MASON 'S GARAGE York Road and XVillow Avenue TOWSON, MD. Ivillys-Knight and Overland Sales and Service. WILLIAM A. LEE Dealer In l l l I L FANCY and STAPLE GROCERIES' Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes Builders' Supplies. Hardware, Etc. .Q lun luarn,f..'-To' 'l ' ' N 1 -- For Your Drugs, Candy, Kodaks, Sta- tionery. Gifts. Etc. It's never cheaper elsewhere. because it's always cheaper here. 507 York Road. Towson Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND I 1 BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. TIZIE HERGENRATIIER DRUG C0. l'u-scription Drugxrists He'1dquurters for Sclif-ol Supplies. Kn- dalas. Films, Stationery. and Sporting Gocdsg Greeting' Cards for all Occas- sions. Agia-nts for XY:'1te1'rnau's Ideal Fountain P-bus, XX'hi1man's Delicious Chocolates and Bon-Bons. Yictrolas and llc-cords. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal. Lumber. Hardware. Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Ave. TOWSON, MD. WALTER HOOS 421 York Road TOVVSON, MD. . Sanitary Meat Market FRUITS - VEGETABLES if 166 ul CHARLES sr.. AT LEXINGTON BALTIDIORE CORRECT FASI-IIONS FOR COLLEGE With all the smart Accessories Page 14 TOWER LIGHT October, 1926 Laugh It Off l He tat the nioviesj-Can you see? She- Yes. He-Tuls there a draught on you? Slle- No, He- Is your seat comfortable? She- Yes He- XYell, will you change places with me? Dad, what is the direct object of 'she gave me a slice of cocoanut pie? ' asked Mary' Is it 'slice' or 'pie?' I don't know. Mary, answered her father, but the direct object I would go for would be the pie. BUSINESS IS BUSINESS. She--All is over between us, and I am going to give back your ring. There is another man. He-Tell me his name and address. She-You are going to kill him? He-By no means! I want to sell him the ring.-The Carpenter. THE YVRECK OF 97. Doctor, am I a dead man? Certainly, you're a dead man. Thank God: I can make use of my policy now. -Black and Blue Jay. City Lady- Y'Vhat's that awful odor I smell? Farmer- Why, that's fertilizer. City -Lady- For land's sake! Farmer- Yes, ma'am. - The Forester. Teacher- You'll have to remain with me an hour after school closes. Bobby- I don't mind on my own account. but ain't you afraid you'll get talked a b o u t? - YVestern Christian. So you're in a new business? Ye-s. l'm making a new face pow- der that c-an't be kissed off. You don't say? Do you need any help in the testing room? -The Forester. The other day Mrs. Sibley was illustrating a first grade lesson on thc recognition of various types of cows. Suddenly she turned to the girls in thlo class and exclaimed: Yonder is a cow, and yonder is a cow, and yon- der is a cow! 'Waitress in Confectionery-- Did you order this sundaf-, sir? Absent-minded Professor- Gooch ness! Have I been here that long? -Eastern Echo' Blue eyes mean you're true. Grey eyes mean you're gracious: Black eyes merely mean you're blue. Editor- Are these jokes orig-I inal? ' Contributor- Yes indeed, sir. Editor- VVell, you don't look that old. Great Scott! I wonder who wrote Ivanhoe? XVell, who in the Dickens wrote The Christmas Carol? Senior girl to Junior boy in rec -Dance with me. J. B.- Can you dance? S. G.- Impertinent thing! J. B.- Not impertinent, but shoe- shine money is running shortf' Flapper tsoliciting f u n d sl- Please help the 'Working Gir1's Home. Freshman- I'd be glad to. How far away Echo. do they live?-Eastern Mandy- Lissen, Rastus, when we get married? all gonna Rastus- Soon's ever my ship comes sailing in, Honey. Mandy- Dat sure must be one of dem slow freightersf'-Black and Blue Jay. Unlucky motorist thaving just killed the lady's puppyl- Madam, I will replace the animal. Indignant Owner- Sir, you fiat- ter yourself. -The Eastern Echo. First Girl- YVhen you go through the halls of the Administration Building today, keep your eyes open. Second Girl- Why? First Girl- You look such a fool with them shut. PRACTICING. ' Mary, said the English teacher. you misspelled most of the words in your composition. Yes'm, I'm going to be a writer of dialect stories. - Washington Star. Miss Blood- Do river beds con- tinue to erode forever? Lillian- No, when they cut clear through the earth they stop. T0 THE BOYS. Mildred tone of the girls on the Richfmond sleeping porch, who had just heard a fiock of wild geese go- ing overb- What in the world is that? Again came the honk, honk, of the fowls! Esther fabout half asleepl- That is only some of those foolish boys out on the campus. I asked a Junior this morning for an original joke. and she replied,l Plaid- What you don't know won't hurt you. Oddesy- Zat so? I sure am re- lievedg that was carbolic acid you just drank, not water. -Eastern Echo. The house had been rapidly built and as rapidly occupied. Do you find the house substan- tial and satisfactory? inquired the landlord when he called. Well, said the tenant, I go out- side to sneeze. Student tat concert by Miss Kin- ney, accompanied by the Ampico- Oh, I bet Ampico is Russian. Mike ttaking a history testi- Miss Bader, what is the date? Miss Bader- Don't bother about dates. Mike- Well, I want something to put on my paper. TOUGH BIRD. Diner- Here, waitress, take this chicken awayg it's as tough as a pav- ing stone. Waitress- Maybe it's Plymouth Rock, sir. Gladys Grimes- You've colored your ocean unevenlyf' Lillian Fulmer- Why, Grimesy, that's the waves. X-- Can your girl keep a secret? Y-- I'll say she can. She knew we were engaged three weeks before I found it out. -The Quill. Miss 0'Neill to Mr. Walther: Good morning. How is Curt, to- day? ' Mr. Walthers: Not so fresh. - A Bystander, M. B. ' Anne freturning from a period of vigorous exercises on the athletic iieldiz My gracious, I am tarred fmeaning tiredll Elizabeth Cseriouslyl: You are! When are you going to get feath- ered? Judy fatter a girl had answered a question very foolishly in Health Education classl: Say, you must be twins. aren't you? Frances tsurprisedl: Twins! For heaven's sake,' what are you talking about? Judy tjokinglylz Oh, nothing, only I don't see how one girl can be so dumb! FROM PRACTICE TEACHING. Jane fwho is contemplating a trip to Canada! said: I think I'1l take my fur coat. It's so cold there. Practice teacher: Why, Jane, do you have a fur coat? Jane: Well, it isn't exactly fur, In several other places.-The Quillg Honcy, we're all jokes. but it has a fur collar. afhr 1 5113? 11.541-1111 1 1 ..1 1 1 1 1 N 1 10, 1 e ' .1 1 1.1 ' ik 1 1' ' ..4.J S..! . X1. ' 1 ' 11 1 h 11 11 1 1 , .1 1 11 11 YHA. . if - li 1 11',:.1 1., 1 1.I 1 -1 1' -Y 'L cl 1 1 1, J . 1 1.1 1 V11 11 1 1 'rg --11 . , 11 ' 1 . 1 11 1 1 1 1 4 .1 'J 1x 151 1 ' f1'..! 1 1 1 X I1 1 1 1 111 r.-' ' I 1 ' u. 1 15- 1' .1 11- V1 1 A . 41. ,1f' 5 ' 11 1 .1 1 1 '..,qM I 1 I , ' R ,11 , .-1114, - 4 -n1ru1. 1'- 1,- f- , lr. 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I,II II -, Inx- III.. -.IJ II ff ZFX' , '. . I -- , 1 - -. -, w v 1 x , --' ' .. ' . , V. an -. u f-., -. 1 . 'J ' ' A v 1 I III kf.YIf.,- .L I .I - ' . Q -Pz......:,- 'vf - zz - .. I I,,II,Ig- ., . ,, 7I-I ,. I - . .Q ' ' . 1 ' ' '. . . II I . V 1 . 4' ' ' T, 'I -'.-'I . , I . -I K. 7 1 f.-f,-, 1 ' fvt' 4',, . . . 'fu - . lf.: I I,,I 4 ,I v ' ' 1 - . . . . 4 1 Q 1 ,.. . A f A I f-1 .1 f if I -.4 . .J, 4I,IIII I ,-, 1 - . I . . . If A f .,'r, J ' 1 -f.--4 A I ., ,' I 7 II, lf I . .Mfg I ,wa ff '-I H . 1 I A' I TOWER LIGHT Vol. 6-No. 2 Published Monthly by Students of Maryland State Nomtal school, Towson. Md. JUNIOR MOTHERS' WEEK-END. Oftimes we sit down to write with our minds filled with learned words and phrases, intending to compose some article that will display our learning and meet with approbation. Surely no Junior could begin with such intentions if the mothers' week- end visit was his topic. Joyful at having our mothers with us and hav-I ing been able to show them all that goes into making the pleasant en- vironment in which we spend our days we write with hearts filled with gratitude to all those who made it Dossible for us to have our mothers here.- How many times have we endeav- ored, and alas, in vain, to describe some beautiful spot around the cam- pus, a pretty room, the foyer where we dance. or perhaps Richmond Hall parlor, where we gather for more quiet pastimes such as reading or cards. At other times we may have mentioned some person, a new made friend, a classmate or a member of the faculty, and wished that our mothers might have seen them. There are endless times that we long for them to be with us that they might enjoy our good times too. No doubt, many times has some mother lain awake wondering how May or Ruth was coming along at Normal. Is her room nice, is she warm enough, does she have enough to eat. has she nice friends, is she happy? YVe all know they think of us always. or at least most always. tThat isn't too egotistical. is it?I Now all that worrying is over, or should be, because I know they were all favorably impressed. Two days never new by so swiftly and happily for mothers and daughters, and nei- ther will forget it soon. This discussion of the week-end ends. weakly, but perhaps you all are beginning to understand that it is an attempt to express our deep appreci- ation for the hospitality and gra- ciousness of our generous hostesses. Marion Lodge Medinger, Jr. 14. MOTHERS' DAY HEALTH TALK. In talking to the Juniors' mothers on The Health of the Student, Dr. Reitsma emphasized first the import- ance of students coming to the in- iirmary early: i. ei-as soon as they feel the least bit indisposed. Treat- ment is most beneficial at this time. Not only is the duration of the ill- ness considerably shortened, but pos- Y . I I A ROMANTIC SITUATION AT THE SCHOOL DANCE. By Pearl Mohacy. I I w - - L.. -- -e ,gy It : ,.f,. v,v . . ' .- 4 Q -- gifs' xvsr-:-. , ,I I 'fWff2fl1a-.a.,. XXQNQ- QQ? . ll-M, 5 f , if1'.' -T : xfsfll.: ' I I vfIIx, . X I' , N , ai MI- x . . . I ' . X7 ral.-1: 'Illini ,, 52' 1 .- - I L i , ' I , M pup IIIIgFI'z WI I Q ' I I if 55525 wllfw 'fly kg f n ' X 1' ,, III ,I:f'f' EEQHEEELEVQI ' EKG L If ' P! VKX IL 7 I III? ' 'v 'a-n--'r- ---- ' ' ' A' 6 .PIX I Rfk 1 LV . ,W -- . ff -P ,- il ' 4, I1 I ,IL mdil Q Q ' I sible epidemics may be avoided. from the physical examinations of from the physical examinations on the Junior Class: Of 306 Juniors, 223. or 70 per cent. are essentially normal. and TS students, or 25 per cent, have defects which can very Ieasily be remedied. Four have been recommended to have their tonsils removed, these girls have enlarged. diseased tonsils and suffer from fre- quent colds or occasional attacks of tonsilitis. There are 68 girls who have de- cayed teeth. Some of these have al- ready come to the infirmary, com- plaining of toothache. Others are more or less unconscious of their ibad teeth. I I I I I I I It does seem that girls who have intelligence enough to be in Normal School, and incentive enough to take up the career of teaching. should be sensible enough to care for their teeth. A great many diseases are attributed to local infections and teeth are favorite seats for such in- fections. Moreover. these girls will eventually start teaching and would set good examples for the children whom they will instruct. It is hardly fair for them to preach abou-t proper I 'dental care without practicing it , themselves. l Forty-one Juniors are suiering ,from eye-strain, and have been re- Icotnmended to have their eyes exam- Iined by a good oculist. No one ishould let expense interfere with any of these corrective measures, for, in 'the first place, the benefits derived ,from proper treatment are Worth far Qmore than the expense involved, and Isecondly, the girls can have these de- Ifects corrected at nominal rates in 'the various Baltimore clinics. I Last year 70 per cent. of the stu- gdents responded to these recom- 'mendations. and 30 per cent. did not. Is there any reason why there should Inot be 100 per cent. corrections this lyear? The students will be checked up frequently. to see how they are responding. It is possible that these correctives will be required before a girl can graduate from this school. This year an attempt will be made to do more than has been done in Ipast years for those girls who are greatly over or underweight. It is hoped that the girls will co-operate in a plan for special diet tables in the dining room. More frequent baths Qi. e. daily I I Page 2 TOWER LIGHT November, 1926. bathsj. use of deodorants, and mod- eration in the use of cosmetics were stressed. The common occurrence ot onychophagy ipronounced o-nik-of'? a-jeg the morbid habit of biting the nailsl. was deplored. Why not have a class 100 per cent. perfect by the end of the year or sooner? H. W. Reitsma, M. D. JUNIOR MOTHERS' WEEK-END. Isn't it wonderful? I wish l were a Junior. Miss Sperry. why dicln't you do it last year? Thus spake many of the Seniors over the week-end of Friday. November the fifth. for the new dining room and foyer accommodations and the gen- erosity of the Seniors in sharing their rooms enabled us to make real for the first time the visit of the Junior mothers to the Normal School. Just think of it! Eighty county mothers. some of whom were former Maryland State Normal School grad- uates, were with their daughters over Friday and Saturday and Sun- day and ate and slept and played with them. Twenty city mothers joined them for dinner Friday and the ference on Saturday. C011- The festivities opened with a din- ner for mothers and daughters and faculty in the Newell Hall main din- ing room. There was a welcome sign over the door. candles and chrys- anfhemums on the tables and the orchestra played in the balcony. Din- ner was followed by an informal meeting of mothers and teachers. and a sing song such as we have every XVednesday night in the foyer. The gods were good throughout, and the sun shone brightly on Satur- day morning when the girls tucked their mothers in for a drive into Bal- timore and around Loch Raven. At 2:00 P. M. the mothers met for a conference with the advisers and Miss Tall. The daughters joined them for tea. The musical selections rendered hv Miss Aist and Miss Holmes added much to the occasion, as did Miss McEachern's untiring contributions throughout the week- end. On Saturday evening. under Miss Coblfs dirw-lion. the mothers were r-nl'-rtainv-d in the Assembly Hall by .'unior tale-nl, the Iloys' Glee Club. ll Dutch dan'-1-. ll movie and vharades. Sunday wus a quiz-t day, with op- porlunily for church in the morning, tlw- mothers leaving soon after din- ner, Ruth Sperry. Dormitory Director. STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT THE MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, TOWVSON, 1926-27. Juniors Seniors County: Women Men Women Men Allegany . . 6 0 7 0 Anne Arundel . 7 0 7 1 Baltimore . . . A 30 7 35 2 Calvert . . .. 3 0 4 0 Caroline . . 7 1 14 0 Carroll . . 14 4 18 1 Cecil . . . . A 9 0 7 0 Charles . . . 8 1 5 1 Dorchester . . 8 0 5 0 Frederick . .. 25 4 - 23 1 Garrett . . . 0 0 2 2 Harford . . 12 0 12 2 Howard . . 9 0 2 2 Kent. . . .... . 5 0 5 0 Montgomery . . .. 8 0 20 1 Prince George . .. 8 0 9 0 Queen Anne . .. 7 0 11 0 St. Mary . .... 0 0 3 0 Somerset . . . 1 0 4 0 Talbot . . .... 7 1 7 . 0 Washington . . 15 1 18 2 Wicomico . . . 2 0 8 0 Worcester . . . 6 0 7 0 197 19 232 13 Other States . . 7 0 6 1 . 204 19 238 14 City . . 100 12 154 9 Total.. ....... ......... 3 04 31 392 23 Total Students Enrolled . . . . . .750 Total Juniors ....... . . . .335 Total Seniors . . . .415 , Total Men . .. . .. 54 Total Women . . . .696 Total City . . . . . .279 Total County.. . .. .... ...471 KNOW' MISS Xifhen asked to Hall for the Tower HALL. interview Miss Li ht I felt a S keen sense of pleasure, and lost no time in making a date Miss Hall and I were already acquainted in connection with the Normal Literary Society. of which she is the loyal adviser. and consequently I lackedi the usual feeling of trepidation which. is said to accompany interviewers. I Miss Hall's home is in Richmond, Virginia and so she is eo ra hi - . , ,S E D ' cally. our near neighbor. She first graduated from Washington Normal School, in Washington, D. C. Later she received her B. S. and A. M. de- grees from Teachers' College, Colum- bia University. Miss Hall might be likened to a teacher traveling sales- man, for she has samples of teach-. ing from the first on up through graduate work. Quite a record for one pt-rson. I should say- Q In reply to the question as to how she happened to become a member of our faculty, l feel that to prevent an injustice' I must quote Miss Hall's5 words verbatim: ' I heard that this was a wonderful, progressive place. Here real prob- lems of education were being dis- cussed. Here was a live faculty. I crime and find it all true. In addi- tion to the faculty, there is a most charming group of students, wide awake and alert in class-room work, of charming personality, and delight- ful as friends. V As I think of Miss Hall, this thought unconsciously comes to my mind: To know her is to love her! Will you not know and love her, as tlmse of us who know her, do?- Hazel Gambrill. Sr. 9. MISS COOK VISITS M. S. N. S, The faculty and students of M. S. N. S. extended a hearty welcome to one of our best beloved of last year's faculty. who spent a few days with us the first week in November-Miss Marion l. Cook. It was good to have Miss Cook with us again-if only for a short time-and we wish her much suc- cess during her year of study in New York. November, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 3 A LITTLE SISTER-. CMiss Eckford Interviewedl. Doesn't she resemble Miss Eck-, ford. I bet she's Miss Eckford's sister! Yes! Miss Eugenia is our own Miss Eckford's little sister. My, what a charming sister she is! I came in upon Miss Eckford while she was having her lunch. Big Sis i was there too. Thanks to Big Sis, I found out that Miss Eugenia was a sweet, darling, little girl, who grew up into a charming young lady. Miss Eckford hails from Mississippi at place which it is quite apparent,l she's crazy about. Finally Miss Eugenia said: Ser-, iously now, what do you want me to tell you? I told her to tell me anything she wished, especially something pertain- ing to her own school career- Miss Eckford got her A. B. at the Missis- sippi State College. She proudly told me that the college was the first woman's college in the United States. After graduation Miss Eck- ford did the inevitable-she decided to go to Columbia and then to teach. She received her Masters Degree in Art on .Tune 9, 1924. On the eleventh of June, Miss Eckford was teaching in North Carolina College. To use her own words: I started teaching a class of women who were old enough to be my mother, and I tried to make them think that I had been teaching all my life. I surely was dignified. She went on to say that her first year at college, teaching, she lost a good bit of her stiff dignity and be- came natural again. Yes, Miss Eck- ford is very, very natural and full of life. She told me about the way the Seniors at the college made her feel. She said that it didn't take her long to realize that it was useless to stand on her dignity with Seniors, Miss Eckford happened to be just two or three years older than those college students. She taught them for two years, summer and winter. I asked her why she had come East. The immediate answer was: Because of Mary. Now that's a real sisterly love, isn't it? Miss Eckford said that she was becoming better acquainted With us and liked it here very much. She likes teaching just heaps. After talking to Miss Eckford l can readily see why Big Sis said that Little Sis grew up to be a charming young lady. -Sadye Hendler, Sr. IX. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE PEOPLE WR-ITE T0 US. Dr. Del Manzo, director of the In- ternational Institute, some of whose members visited us recently, in a letter to Miss Tall, expressed himself The students were delighted with your institution, and you should know that a number of women repre- senting countries where women do not have the opportunity to rise as they do in the United States, stated that they were more than encouraged and inspired by finding so able a principal at the head of Towson in the person of a woman-yourself. Kenneth S. Cunningham, a mem ber of the group, says: 'I gained much that was of the greatest value to me, many suggestion which' I may some day be able to translate into practiceg but that which I shall most carefully carry back with me to my own country is a recollection of the general atmosphere of the school and the unqualified willingness of ieveryone to assist me in every way.' NILSSEN CONCERT A GENUINE TREAT. Mr. Nilssen's concert on the even- ing of the 3rd was the second one that he has given at the Maryland State Normal School, He was greeted on this occasion by a large and appreciative 'audience who warmly applauded his varied pro- gram. Mr. Nilssen possesses a bass voice of pleasing quality which he uses well throughout a wide range. His program included old English songs, l classics. Norwegian and Russian songs, Negro spirituals and a group of present-day concert favorites in English. The Norwegian group was delightful, singing them as he did with a genuine appreciation of their simplicity. The majority of the audience seemed to derive most pleasure from the Negro spirituals, applauding long and loudly, although some would no doubt feel that the Russian songs were more satisfying. Miss McEachern was at the piano, playing the often difficult accompani- ments with a 'due appreciation of their value in the musical result to be achieved. E. P. IN VVHICH A TTRAVELER, LATE ONE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, PAUSES TO DRINK AT THE SCHOOL PUMP. ' There is a whisper, a rush, and a :thud-the door swings open with a splintering crash and a whirlwind of children dance out. Down the steps they come, one at a time, two at a time. three at a time, whirling, turn- ing and twirling. Lunch boxes clat, ter, books fall rippling and fluttering to the ground, pencil boxes spill hordes of clattering pencils that go bounding along the concrete. There is a scurry to gather them np. The hunt follows through a forest of bumping, pushing and tumbling. Little girls scream, boys stamp and shout.. The big girls hold more se- curely the books in their arms. A little chap in a brown sweater struggles to throw the strap of his bag about his neck and shoulders. He is having a harrd time of it, for his hands bulge and bristle with pencils and marbles. A tiny girl pauses, and throwing her hair back with a toss of her head, begins to gather it in long braids, A few paces safely away from the jostling and shoving a wee tot is prying the lid from his dinner pail. It falls tinkling to the ground, but he saved from the ruins a thick wedge of cake. A moment more and his face is lost, sunk deep in the cake. Little sister holds fast :to big sister's skirt and pulls her cap down close over her eyes. Big sis- ter makes a face at one of the big boys who brushes by. He sticks his hands in his pockets and slouches whistling down the road. A final crash and clatter and the eddy. moving on, loses itself---home- ward bound. , CHAS. R. RENN. Class of 'Z-1. PSYCHOLOGY CHANGES. The members of the Psychology Committee believe it to be best for the students to have all the courses in this subject as a preparation for teaching, therefore the following re- organization has been effected and will be tried out this year. No course will be given in the Senior year. Instead, there are three terms in the Junior year-two hours weekly. The terms are designated ePsychology I, II and III. Psy- chology I, which is given the first term of the Junior year, emphasizes a personal psychology--a project in the development of one's own mind- which will function directly in the student's life and character. The second term's work deals with the psychology of the learning process. This is mainly a laboratory course, and simple experiments are Worked out by the students in order to un- derstand the specific task of teaching and of guiding the development of the mental life of growing children. Psychology III is concerned with the Psychology of childhood. This terni's work aims to describe the normal tendencies of children of school age, and to account for the typical behavior of childhood, fol- lowing this up with practical sug- gestions for training. There will be opportunities for individual observa- tion of children in the Campus School, Montebello and in some cases the homes of students where there are young children. These cases will be brought to the class for discussion N. Birdsong, Chairman as follows: lmoving chubby legs, and there is Psychology Committee. page 4 'rowmn LIGHT November, 1926. TOWER LIGHT l'L'15l.lSHl-ID MONTHLY Cll'l'lflUfi0ll Milli!!!-Tgl' Bi' THE s'rL'oENTs on THE ii.-gnxv HOWARD QFLOOIX LAND STATE NURMAI, SCHOOL, Singing? rowsox, Mu, RQBELE FLOOK Business Manager ELEANOIT-X BZYYLING Fos'1'E1: Ponta .Ulvertising Manulgers Prim-0:-One Dollar Fifty Cents For SYI-:IL L.xV1N Ten Contes- LQVISE M,xNL'l4jL Singh- Issues Fifteen Cents. ' NOVEMBER. 1926 fl ill . . U i V .1 X Lb? r -1- ist Q it ft Q r T it S . K-xx. . x ' K' X S rl Q J - -v-1 x - - . ,X ,gn,ln,13Unl.lnUn- , i NJ OUR PA PER. Sybil Lavin, Sr. Special. Students, students, you talk about your high school papersg 1et's talk about our Normal School paper now. Some say they do not like our paper. They are the ones who have talked behind our backs, but even so, such news comes to the surface, and here is what we have heard: First, the news: It isn't what you want. By the way, do you ac- tually know what you want? Do you want the latest creations from Paris? Do you want the type of news the VVcst Virginia Moonshinen offers? 'Would you like to have Mr. Garland, the Post reporter, write us 3, few snappy stories? Sad to state, students, people of the above type are paid highly for their work. and the Tower Light does not aid toward fill- inu in the lines on thg checks either. And so. if you want what you want. you surely should know what it is. Could you not take us into your ron- fidenf-e'! XVon't you take your pen in hand. and let us have your contri- bution? Nr-xt. the cover: The argument for this reminds me ot' the conversa- tion I oncf- over-hr-ard. Two men were discussing their ideas of ideal dwelling places. The younger man told the older, that, if once he could live within range of beautiful moun- tains. whore, all day long, hr- could sit and gaze at God's wonderful work hr- would never ask for another thing. llc-fore he had linished his very hr-autiful description. his ff-llow man answr-rerli Yes, huflrly, scenery to me, when sending it off to a col- lege chum-but after all, money doesn't grow on trees, for if this were true, instead of accepting your money for the Tower Light, you could prob- ably donate some to the Little Egyptian Snow Diggers, and still oe receiving our paper. And. if you I will look into the matter, and make l l l l l i u i our next issue a one hundred per cent. school paper, that is, that all sections subscribe one hundred pen cent., we will do our best to make ends meet. And last, but assuredly not least- the price. Some have the same old come-back-their high school paper. Won't you please bear in mind that your high school days are over, and that you are now attending a protes- sional school, where everything must be in accordance with the teaching profession? And by the way, students, a teach- er must make use of her reasoning powers, so you might as well begin here. and tell me the answer to the following problem: If, in a. high school, there are twenty-tive hundred students. and two thousand are sub- scribers to the paper, why should the paper not be the same price in a Nor- mal School. where there are seven ,hundred fifty students and three hun- is all right. but you can't make a liv-I in: off of that, So. after all, students-rloos thc f-over count so vr-ry much? l must, admit that a heavier cover, beauti- fully illustrated. moans quite a bit fired subscribers? Please bring your answer before the Tower Light board. and I grant you, you will be well rewarded. Just as a conclusion, I might let von in on a secret. If you refuse to buy the Tower Light, do you think it advisable for us to try to make von subscribe to the Year Book? The secret is, that we do not intend making you. as you are past that age, and so. it' you want the Year Book, you better show us, by Subscribing to tho Tower Light. Won't you let. us hear from vou 3soon? It' you have not subscribed, tho year is yet young. l RlC'VllClVll'ilCR. IF YOU CAN'T BE 'A noosrnn, noN r BE A KNOCK- rn ' 4 . ALL ABOAB-D, JUNIORSl Each new student of the Maryland State Normal School naturally passes through two contrasting periods of mental attitude-that of a spectator and that of a participant. The first attitude, that of a spectator, extends over a comparatively short space of time. In this role of onlooker, the student observes keenly and perhaps severely, all the while carefully cata- loging his decisions. He is sure to make decisions concerning the ma- terial or concrete part of his school life that affect his daily pleasures. Ultimately he decides whether or not his instructors, his courses, his schoolmates, and his equipment are as he would like them to be. And all the while throughout his search- ings. the student consciously or un- cpnsciously ,looks for another less concrete but equally important con- stituent of his new Alma Mater. He searches for School Spirit. Is his search a diihcult one? Must he strive hard to tind evidence of School Spirit? Not at Normal. Since the iirst days of school he must have been aware of the vital current which underlies the support given all the activities--clubs, athletics, pro- ductions-and which fairly carries him along with its zest. Surely each new student will grant that this is true, because the Seniors make it so. And now the time has certainly come when all Juniors must put aside that mental attitude of a spec- tator and assume the new attitude- that of the participant. In the role of the participant we must realize that next year there will be new stu- dents Who, just as we, will search for, that intangible thing called School Spirit: we must realize that if thev are to tind it. we must sustain it now. Is not this sustenance a chal- lenge to the present Junior Class. Helen Nicols, Junior IV. ONE OF OURS. Elizabeth McCann, a graduate ot 1924, who is working at Madras, South India, to educate Indian boys and girls, has announced her engage- ment to Walter Mueller, of Chicago, World Service Secretary from India. EXCHANGES. It is worth' noting the great lati- tude over which The Tower Light shines, Our exchange list has grown since last year, and we now mail a Tower Light monthly to schools of many types throughout the United States. A green but ambitious young man entered a store in Annapolis and in- quired of the proprietor, Can you direct me to the place where Rich- ard Carvel made his home? November, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 5 MEMORIES on THE CAMPUS TREES. By an Alumnus-Charles E. Renn, N. Y. C., Columbia University. It is traditional that all good alumni boast of the prowesses of their former schools or colleges. Any sincerity-I feel that there is usually a great deal-must spring from some seed that has dropped into the little patch of more or less fertile ground that we choose to call Memory. In an astonishingly short time af- ter graduation, even before-the countless thousands of tiny impres- sions- things that one just never could forget, have lost their defini- tion and have melted down into little rounded prominences in a more or less rosy matrix. I hope that it will not be distracting to suggest that these conglomerated m e m o r i e s strongly resemble vegetable soup. In it one sees here a drowned bean, a iioating shred of spinach, or there a waterlogged carrot-all vague re- minders of historic repasts. The ngure renders itself useful in that the broth is usually of such trans- lucence that only by stirring do we really become acquainted with our meal. ' But as I was saying, having given vent to my feelings regarding some of my past Tuesday dinners, one finds the things stowed away upstairs get- ting rather faded and dusty after a little time. The other day rummaging about, I pulled out from beneath a whole pile of dances, friendships, and hatreds, that had been stored in the cranial attic, a memory that seems never to have attracted my at- tention before-a memory of Normal Schoo1's trees. I never knew that there were so many trees on the Towson campus till a group of us were assigned to make maps of the local fiora. It seems to me that I had little difficulty in distinguishing between the firs and the maples, that I could recog- nize the apple trees in the Autumn, that locusts were qualified by their thorns, and that the trees that drooped like veiled mourners on the back campus were weeping willows. My map was not exactly pronounced authoritative. Those same willows many times formed the background for individ- ual camera portraits of the men who, at that time, slept-at intervals, in the barrack. The girls had a way of posing in their white dresses be- fore the dark evergreens upon the front campus, subjects for the kodaks, in the hands of their boy friends from back home, St. Johns, U. of M. or other points where boys were more plentiful. I might digress so far as to say that on these days we chaps were usually relegated to the banks along York Road, where We would 'gather under a tree and watch the stream of cars that clattered by. When Spring came she gathered armfuls of her most lovely blossoms and dumped them, a kaledioscope of verdure. down upon the campus about Miss Tall's house. When subtle Winter crept upon us, he whisked diamond dust into the hardy firs and threw capes of fabrics about the shivering limbs of the other trees There were times when he cased each slender twig with dazz- ling crystal that slid tinkling to the ground in the warmth of mid-day. There were none who appreciated the trees as much as those ardent ones who found the security of a foliage screen ample protection from the maternal espionage that seemed to radiate from Newell Hall. At that time fshall I say even at that timej the system had acquired pene- trating efficiency. The trees at Normal are cheerful trees. They inspire confidence. What secrets they have heard whis- pered to them they have kept. They have seen Normal grow and have grown and branched with it, sending their roots deeper into the earth and their branches higher into the blue- Let us stop here. I don't feel that I could go further without sermon- izing-a disastrous thing. My best wishes to all who find the trees at Normal their friends. LNIPRESSIONS. The excursion of our students to the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition is now a memory. To write about one's impressions is a matter of walking around the gallery of the mind and pausing before this and that picture to admire. to enjoy and to treasure the experiences that each Iportrays. Of course, one cannot say just where one picture begins and the other ends. Unlike a palace of fine arts where each picture hangs neatly in its frame the pictures of the mind overlap, crowd behind each other and even shine through the transparent forms of those in front. An enormous bell grows larger and larger until one is swept away with it leaving but a broad yellow expanse, empty save for some pink and yellow knobs that swell and disappear In bewildering confusion. Through the pink and yellow expanse of the bell, transparent, now, and fading, comes the vision of long narrow prisms, buff, orange and yellow. A tower pushes its imposing form out of the corner and stands, beautiful, for some reason that one can never grasp. The broad, smooth expanse draws itself together, here land there. wrinkling into a design or Iornament. Many faces scatter them- ,selves before the picture and sweep fin on one, like an overwhelming ,flood of driftwood. The gate regis- lters number 2,576,394. II- Strange noises bombard our ears. Some are intended for us, some are not, but one does not heed any of them. Fat Mother Goose disguised as a Hindu Princess glides by on a bicycle. A narrow, low door Qnies to meet you and crowds you in itself. ln a moment you are in the dark dampness of old Fort Pitt gazing through the loopholes at threatening tufts of grass, shrubs and trees con- cealing hosts of hostile redmen. The yellow waters of the Ohio sweep by, mingling with those of the Monon- gahela adding rich Maryland soil to the burden of the river. A flat-boat drifts by, its passengers waving a. last farewell. A large ragged crystal of topaz glass and silver-white alumi- num shining through it. a conestoga. wagon, portage canal boats, black coal, blacker smoke, white hot iron pouring into steaming molds. Such is the picture of Pennsylvania's dynamic, western metropolis. III- Tunis! The map of Africa rises in the mind's eye. There is the boot of Italy witlr the three-cornered island of Sicily in front of the toe, a span of water and Tunis. Will the Italian boot kick Sicily square on the nose of Tunis?. Someone gathered up a bottle of the atmosphere of Tunis and spilled it on this spot. Merchants! Ba- zaars! Such a. babble of voices meaning things that defy our un- derstanding. Perfumes, B r a s s, Rugs, Tapestries! How they make mute appeal! Somehow we know that the glint of gold and the iiash of silver makes us suppress what- ever response we would make to their art beckoning. Turbans, bare feet and sandals, wheezing bag- pipes, thumping drums, a galloping horse carrying half a man, a lady astride a camel looks forward and backward at the same time- The potter placidly plies his ancient art. Who knows? Forgotten Carthage speaking through the deft fingers of the artisan and his wares. Snakes that we do not see but can vividly imagine add to the pungent mystery of Africa. IX- The graceful, fiowing curves of a vase catches your eye. Its beauty is overpowering and holds you a vassal. You unconsciously accord the tri- bute of admiration that it exacts. Then its shape seems to change slowly and you see the great ball of the earth turning before your eyes with magnificent deliberation. The great expanse of the Pacific Ocean sweeps silver-blue before your eyes and then, low strung, a festoon of lush green islands with gleaming white peaks off the coast of Asia. Japan! What beauty lies hidden in so small a part of the world! Here are some of her treasures spread out for you to enjoy. The scent of Page LIGHT NOV6II1be1', 1926. cherry blossoms. silks and brocades DOXVN'S TOWSON' SHOE STORE and smiling and courteous people XYEDDING meet you with all the dignity and INVITATIONS York and JOPPHJ Roads grace of an ancient race. Porcelain and pottery, painting and einbroid- ery. copper and gold. A king's ran- som! The soul of Japan touches you and lifts you up, making you feel nearer to the people of the Land of the Rising Sun for their gracious inspiration.-E. C. W.-Dept. of Geography. Mr. Walther- Where are the Inost Irish potatoes raised? 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Shoes repaired on our new Hydro-Pres Machine with water proof cement Look, Wear and Feel like new shoes. DOROTHY HAT SI-IOPPE 409 York Road - Towson, Md. Now open with a full line of Genuine Felts, Satins and Velvet Combina- tions. Prices 81.95, 82.95 53.95 and 84.95 Also a full line of Children's Hats Specially Priced. THE LINDEN 39 York Road, at Linden Terrace TOWSON, MD. Confectionery, Cigars and Cigarettes Light Lunch. Visit our Ice Cream Parlor Towson 372-J. Reserved for ll0chschild:Kohn 8 Co. November, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 7 POETRY FOR CHILDREN. tArranged by Sr. Bl Q Poetry-like music and painting- as one of the fine arts, and as a fine art, is refining and uplifting. Since poetry is one of the most refining elements of life, it is quite important that children should hear it, see it. read it, and, most of all, love it. All children have a natural love for poetry, and We should be extremely careful to nourish this love and help it to grow and develop as the child becomes older. Poetry is good for children, for it is above the ordinary and common- place. It gives to the child beautiful ideas and ideals which bring joy into his life. Children can be stirred by the words and swayed by the rhythm of a poem, even though they do not understand the full meaning of it. If we trace back the history of civili- zation we shall find that man's first impulses were ones of action, and rhythm, and so it is with children. They love the rhythm, the cadence and the music. ls it not true that a baby repeats a Word many times, not for its meaning, but for the joy of its sound? Nursery rhymes please children more for their melody than for the meaning they obtain from them. In prose, children do not feel the swing and jingle of the words as they do in poetry. Prose seems so practical and matter of fact. while poetry helps to divert one's mind from everyday things and develops a love for the higher ideals of life. In poetry, children are given beauti- ful thoughts, words and phrases in rhythmical language. 'This helps to enlarge the child's vocabulary and gives him new ways of expressing his emotions, thoughts, and feelings. It also enables the child to see that un- discovered world with its many little fairies, elves and other dream folk. A composer of poetry is first in- spired by something he sees, hears, feels, and imagines. This inspiration creates some emotion within him, and from the emotion he develops ideas. Finally, he makes these ideas con- crete by putting them into sentences and words. The reader gets or re- acts to a poem in an entirely differ- ent manner. He first conceives the inspiration in a general way, as a mass, and thinks of it thus as he goes along, and after studying it part by part, grasps the real meaning and gets his inspiration afterward. With the reader, it is the result of the Work, or the effect which has its in- iiuence upon him. In selecting a poem to present to a class, the teacher should find one suitable for the children and one that she herself likes. By selecting a poem that appeals to her, the teacher can do it justice, for she can easily enter into the spirit of it. This at- titude is quickly carried over to the children and helps them to get a bet- ter idea of the poem. In teaching a poem to primary children, the child's mind must be made ready to understand and enjoy the poem. The teacher should establish a mood for it, by music, a picture, a story, or questions leading up to the thought in the poem. When this is done, the poem should be read as a whole. It should be read in a well modulated voice. untouched by sing-song. It should be phrased as in music, in order to give the correct meaning, yet the rhythm of the lines should be pre- served. After the children have secured an idea of the poem as a whole, a study of parts should be made. This is ldone by the teacher asking questions that the pupils can answer from hear- ing the poem. There should be an interesting discussion in which sound words, color words and movement words are brought out. Some ex- planation is necessary, but it must be handled wisely in order that the beauty of the thought and the music of the rhythm may not be destroyed. I Poetry for children is an educa- tional asset. It gives thlem informa- tion, brings them in touch with things in nature, with the lives of other people and with many other things in their realm. It gives them an outlet for ei-:pressing their emo- tions, a basis of enjoyment, and is valuable for leisure time. Children often are inspired to write poetry, by a few beautiful lines of poetry. The outgrowths of poetry to a primary child may be to give pleasure to his schoolmates and principal, to recite it at home for mother, father, grand- mother or sister, so, many times les- sening timidity. It is not only the duty, but the privilege of a teacher to fix beautiful thoughts in the memor- lies of her children, thoughts which ,will live with them, become a part of them and make them better men and women than they would be With- out these lovely, rich ideas and pic- tures. There is just one thing to remem- ber about poetry and children-you can't separate them! They are over- flowing with the beauty and the rhythm of verse, and the careful handling of it is bound to bring forth their own poems. Let us as teach- ers see the beauty, the music, the joy of poetry, that we may better lead the children to appreciate the finer things of life. Poetry 4. People : Education 4. Enjoyment. EMOTIONS, IDEAS. Ideas, emotions. How are they expressed? The same emotion or idea may be expressed through vari- ous arts-Literature, Music, Paint- ing, Sculpturing, and Dancing. On Friday, November 19, 1926, the l I Cl1ildren's Literature Department of the Maryland State Normal School, assisted by the Music Department and the Physical Education Depart- ment. will present an assembly pro- gram showing how certain emotions or ideas may be expressed. The theme is Morning and Even- ing, and a number of famous paint- ings Will be interpreted in poetry, tableau, music, and dancing. Among the paintings are: The Angelus. Morning. Flight at Night. TWILIGHT. Dusk slow lowers its shade of gray, A bushing calm lies over allg The peaceful hour 'twixt night and day Pervades the bower, the hut, the hall. I The flaming banner in the sky Slowly sinks behind the hill. The feathered songsters from on high Cease their calls, and all is still. ' n The busy routine of the day, The strident factory whistle blast, One by one now all give wayg Twilight's shades hold day's light fast. Eleanora Bowling, Junior I. LOST LAND. A port for all world beauty lost For all the lovely air-things tossed Here found a rest. X A land that has no earth. no sky, A promise with no reason why A lost land lit, and only by- A moon. Bright bubbles that had fiown away From tiny children while at play Had fioated far, a11d found their way To this creation. A -a shooting one- only just begun with a beam of sun a mating. A tiny star Had verily, A romance Thus came A little fay from Elfland flew. Lost now, and crying tears of dew But fiashed a smile as she glimpsed through This rest land. A soft cool vesper overhead Hung in air as a fairy bed And quietly pushing-always led Some lost thing here. A port for all world beauty lost For all the lovely air-things tossed Here found a rest. Ruth Nowell Myer, Jr. II. Page 8 TOWER LIGHT November, 1926. TO A series of five poems. The leaves fly about Eddies of color, As though swept by a huge broom in the hands of some erratic giant. How energetically he sweeps Brushing the leaves into large flimsy drifts, And then irritably breathing them apart. ' They disperse Mirthfnl- Scraping the turf Colliding with one another in their careless gayety. Some sail off- All in complete abandon. Leaves whirling Maelstroni of colors Full rich colors A somber but riotous scene. Colors- Reds. browns and yellows 'Whole tones in rapid crescendo and diminuendo- A symphony of mellow melodies Somberness with an undercurrent of abandon gayety- Mirthful- Dreary dead leaves How green in your youth. And now mellow red. I too am dreary We shall both die. I sit here-and you across the room My forehead puckered in thought. I am thinking Thoughts tumultuous and tousled toss through my head- Of what? Before me stretches a forest Beauty amassed- Ripe colors brilliant and scintillat- ing- Colors caressed by the sun. Impotent as I am Can I create A duplicate of this vividness? Of this I think Seated here Staring at you. My eyes no longer grope for yours They move straight forward And meet yours in direct glance. Frank- Comprehending- A visual caress. So deeply brown- An eternity confronts mc In your brown eyes. What for? Useless- No. I cannot- I am impotent Vibrant eyes Brown, deep- Overpowcr mc. Yesterday- Colors bright and brisk- Melancholy dispersed, Breathed along by the wind. Coquettish leaves Flirting with aged earth. Look-today- The coquettes are toothless hags. Leaves-you're mush! Thank God-! The fog envelopes your decay ' And I am spared your misery. Night seeps slowly into soothing orchestration Of sound. The moon dips Molten silver Into snowbanked clouds And is obscured. Now out- The sky glows pregnant- Mellow light floods the night. Even I- In the forest Delicious mustiness of leaves me And sounds in symphony-- Witness this slow melting of moon into cloud. about The caricature of a tree Postured against the moon Laughs at me. Arms heavenward Wistful trees- Pathetic- Your progeny multitudinous Fluttering away Withering, crumbling To nothingness. I powerless, sad trees- To aid you. Irving V. Sollins, Nov. 1926. THE HONOR SOCIETY. The Chi Alpha Sigma Fraternity is the Honor Society of the Maryland State Normal School. It was organ- ized in 1924 with twenty-seven stu- dent members and an advisory coun- cil--the Senate. lt formulated these purposes: , First-it sought to focus th eat- tention of prospective teachers on the desirability of setting up high standards of scholarship and conduct, Second--it aimed to give recognition to unusual achievement in maintain- ing such standards. Third-it aimed to provide opportunities for inde- pendent investigation along lines that would constitute a contribution to the school. Fourth-it proposed to make its meetings a means of pleasant association with others who had similar interests, Juniors and Seniors are eligible to membership, as are alumnae and dis- tingnished persons in the educational field. ln the third term, ten Juniors are sclcctcd by the Senate and stu- dent .members. Selection is made from the list of students having the highest scholastic records. This list comes from the registrar's ofiice. In the Senior year, members are added up to 5 per cent. of the number in the graduating class. Those in the list who have shown such qualities of leadership as responsibility, initi- ative and cooperation in classroom and extra curricular activities and in the daily routine of the dormitory and school, are chosen nrst. The insignia is attractive and sym- bolic of the society's purposes. This year, the fraternity is plan- ning three closed meetings with both social and intellectual features, and three or four general assemblies, to be addressed by speakers invited by the society. Any member of the society will be glad to give any information re- qusted by the students, I am sure. The present officers are: Margaret Breitling, 1926-president. Gertrude: Dowell, 1926-vice-presi- dent. Lorena Aist, 1927-secretary. Helen Scott, 1927-Treasurer. Minnie V. Medwedeff, Chairman of the Senate. PLANS FOR LITERARY SOCIETIES. All the world's a stage. The curtain of the stage of liter- ary achievements in our school has risen. The performance for this year is on, and the Literary Societies are preparing to take a part in which we may offer real service and gain real inspirations. Thus far, everything tends toward success. The Seniors came back this year full of enthusiasm and loyalty. They could not confine such a. spirit and it has permeated to every Junior society member. Our clubs have or- ganized under the leadership of com- petent faculty advisers, and many of them have already started on their programs for this year. Truly we are looking forward to this year's literary revue, spirits high and interest tense.-Sara Yudl- son. TO THY CHAMBER WINDOW ROVING, LOVE HATH LED MY FEET. - Schubert's Serenade. In spite of the strict supervision of the Social Directors' Staff, on a re- cent Thursday, thirty girls crept forth from Newell Hall on deeds of romance bent. The rendez- vous was 'neath the windows of Miss Tall's balcony. 'Mid frantic whispered cries of Where are my tenors? Sopranos over here, Don't tread on the grass, Where are my tenors?- we sang Always in Moonlight and November, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 9 Roses, while the Autumn Leaves Were Falling. The Instrumental Club added their strains of harmony to our melodies. And, wonder of wonders, contrary to the usual, the moon did poke it's face over the tree tops and dimly but beautifully lighted up the surroundings. Then back to Miss Sperry's 'wiindow we went, where we were generously applauded by the dormitory girls as well as by Miss Sperry. Following this, we went to Mr. Cook's house, where, it is rumored, our beautiful and bewitching strains wafted that gentleman into the arms of Morpheus. After a Ting- a-lineg-a-ling to Miss McEachern we wended our way homeward, and thus ended the first serenade when the moon authentically shone. Edna Holmes. THE GLEE CLUB. The Glee Club is really full of g1ee. We have not as yet got over the thrill which attended our recep- tion to Mr. Nilssen following his lovely concert. It was quite as fine as we could have wished it. Rich- mond parlor, in its subdued lights and glowing fire, was certainly at its best. After meeting our honored guest in the reception line and receiv- ing a fleeting smile, the girls impa- tiently waited for an opportune moment at which to make their at- tack. Their wait was prolonged while punch was being served. The moment Mr. Nilssen's cup was put down, that moment the girls bore down upon him. Thereafter Mr. Nilssen was kept extremely busy signing his name to the many pro- grams piled beside him. Needless to say, his manner is quite as charming and pleasingly informal off the con- cert stage as on. At the reception, as in all we do, Miss McEachern was our guiding star. Our only regret was that the entire school wa.s not able to meet Mr. Nilssen personally. Some time in the very near future the Glee Club will broadcast from Station WBAL. Get together, Radio Fans, and tune in on Maryland State Normal School's Own Ann Oldham, Sr. 2. SING SONG. To the fun and good times we have in the dormitory has been added, through the efforts of Miss McEach- ern, a most attractive and enjoyable entertainment. This is Sing Song. Its name alone suggests fun and in- formality, but it couldn't begin to suggest the real enjoyment we all get from an evening spent this way. Sing Song is the gathering to- gether of the students in Newell foyer for the purpose of singing songs during our usual recreation hour. It comes once a week-every Wednes- day night. The songs are either some modern pieces or some peppy college songs. To make Sing Song even more attractive, we have an orchestra. No, not a full orchestra, but one that just fits in with the informality of Sing Song. This is the instrumental club or orchestra, consisting entirely of ukes and banjos.. Miss McEach- ern accompanies them at the piano. We wish we could tell Miss Mc- Eachern just how much we enjoy these evenings, because it is through her work and her desire to make our dorm life more enjoyable that we have Sing Song. Or course, she has helpers, these consist of the orchestra, the glee clubs, who lead in the singing, and the Sing Song committee, who see to the printing, distributing, and collecting of the mimeographed copies of the songs and also the arranging of the benches and the straightening up after Sing Song. after the last and only dance is over. We do appreciate and enjoy Sing Song immensely-and now Wednes- day night is to be anticipated for something more than the Htradi- ional ice cream. A SOCIAL RE VIEXV. By Ellen N. Clark, Senior 2. In the last copy of our Tower Light Miss Tall told us that friend- liness is a charm word. We wish to say that we have a charming way of becoming friends in our school, for we form friendships at our social affairs. , How well the Junior should re- member October 14th. On this date the Seniors summoned the whole Junior Class to court. This was an enjoyable round-up of our weekly court trials and a good means of re- leasing our Juniors from their Bill of Rights. Miss Wieder and Mr. Mahaney sat on the bench. There seem to have been serious charges brought against our new faculty members and the officers of the Junior Class. Each person tried pleaded guilty or not guilty, and was punished accordingly. Perhaps you have never before seen refreshments served after a trial, we served even the guilty ones. On October 26th, each Senior Sec- tion received a very attractive look- ing invitation from the Juniors to at- tend a very solemn and important assembly on the campus. Of course, the Seniors were a little frightened at the thought of a solemn gathering, but Juniors, the apples on sticks gave us new strength. A grave was dug by Miss Wieder, and our Junior friends cast in their last trace of the Bill of Rights. Alas for the yel- low bows! October 30th, with ghosts gazing upon us, and black cats and witches riding around the wall, part of Nor- mal School. in costume, thoroughly enjoyed the Hallowe'en party. Our ancient newspaper would sing the hostesses praises to the sky in order to emphasize its appreciation of them. Today we merely wish to thank Miss Roach and Miss Mc- Eachern-they surely helped to make us enjoy the evening. The program included: 1. Bobbing for apples. 2. Games. 3. Races. 4. Songs. 5. Dancing. Special features of the evening were: 1- Fortune Telling. 2. A costume review. The night grew dark and spooky as masked figures bid each other farewell and vanished from the party. The party was one attraction, but there was another big magnetic force in action that same night. Those ladies who preferred to trip the light fantastic toe tripped to the auditorium and enjoyed dancing to the strains of St. John's Orchestra. Welcome Mothers! These words appeared on a poster above the din- ing-room door, and they surely ex- pressed our feeling toward the Jun- iors' mothers. The mothers had a schedule arranged for them as fol- lows: Friday evening, Nov. 5th-Sing Song. Saturday morning - Sight-seeing trip. Saturday afternoon-Meeting. Saturday evening-Entertainment in auditorium- Sunday morning, November 7th- Church. In this short time, the mothers got a glimpse of our dormitory life. As an expression of their appreci- ation to Miss Sperry, the faculty and the students, the mothers gave some beautiful ferns to the school. The thirteenth will be a lucky date, I'm sure. This is the date of our first Home Coming Dance and we ex- pect to have every member of the alumnae with us. Ellen N. Clark, Sr. 2. LITERATURE AND HOCKEY. Yea Normals! Yea Pests! Yes, they are literary societies, but they are also groups of modern girls, so of course they are interested in sports and athletics. On November 13, 1926, there will be a girls' hockey game between the teams of the Normal and Pestalozzi Literary Societies. The game will be played on the athletic field of the school, and every loyal Normal and Pest will be there to cheer for her favorite. Here's to you Normals! Here's to you Pests! Page 10 TOWER LIGHT November, 1926. V' if -- 1 EQ - -7 'fa III z't1e1.E v.2fP I , it Tlllluilllil . . J THE A'I'HLETlC ASSOCIATION. i r Athletic Association dues! 100 per cent! Pay your dues! This has been the cry or call that has been sounded by our treasurer. The! board had hoped that the school would cross the goal line with 100 per cent. in athletic dues. but not alll hopes and goals are realized. The school has responded very well. so far, and the dues will still he ac- cepted from those who have not paid. At the present time we have about fifteen hundred dollars in our treas- ury, This sounds like a big sum of money, and perhaps, you will won- der what is to be done with this sum. Have you ever thought of the amount of money that is required to back just one sport during its season? For example, in hockey! Vile have about one hundred hockey sticks, each of which cost seven dollars and a half, or more, and seven balls, which cost five dollars apiece. This is just for the equipment itself, not including its upkeep or getting the held into condition. The men need just as much money for soccer, ln fact. they need more. These two sports are just two which must be kept up here at our school, Students, the type of athletics that we have at Normal needs your finan- cial and physical support. Before the board can do anything the question which arises is whether we have enough money. Our advis- cr, Mrs. Smedley, often reminds us of this. This was the question that we heard when we were planning our cntertainment for the Frostbu1'g men, who will be with us during the Home Coming week-end. On the evening of Friday, November 12 the Frost- burg men will be given a pit party at the Maryland. Our visitors. as wcll as own tcarn's cxpenscs will be pairl by our Association. XVhen our ltlfrll so away they are entertained by the Assor-iation at that school. so you sf-e our Association must not fall flown on its job. After all. money is the necessary thing to kreop up our Athletic Asso- ciation. If you have not paid your dues, won't you please do so, just as soon as possible? l Evelyn XVieder. GIRLS' .Vl'Hl.l'I'l'lt,' NICIYS. The girls' athletic system has been changed from that of last year. Wo do not play team:-5 of other schools, but find lots of' l'un, school spirit and rivalry with our interclass and in- tersection teams. There are three divisions of our present system this term: advanced hockey, beginners' hockey- and games. At the beginning of the year we were allowed to select that in which we were most interested. XYe are now running a tournament in hockey and have organized a first. second. third and fourth team within the different groups that take hockey- This tournament will last for two weeks During this interval the regular classes are not helcl, but all students must report to the gam9S and play in at least two out of three. Saturday. November 13, there was a game between the Pests and Nor- mals. Normals won 3 to 1. At a later date there will be a game be- tween the Juniors and seniors. Helen Nicodemus, TENNIS! TENNIS! If you want to play a game. Play a game that has great tame, Play a game of tennis. Tennis for girls here at school has a very prosperous future. The fair lassies may be seen with their rac- quets at any time of the day. If the interest that is displayed now con- tinues to increase, the Athletic As- sociation will have to make more courts. This would indeed be a great pleasure for them. An open tennis tournament is now on. It began November 6th and is scheduled to run until November 23rd. There are twelve contestants in the tournament, who are: Grist. Gough, France, Reily,, Dickey. Shull, Grimes, Sphritz, Kemmet, Niclos, Miller. I feel sure that the results will bring forth a competitor for the title that Helen Wills now holds. With such a splendid beginning of tennis so early in the year, I think it will make the old saying: First impressions are lasting, come true. We are, however. planning for a big spring season. The Question is, what will the spring bring forth in tennis? Louise Manuel, Sr. 12. GIRLS' HOVKEY, DID YOU SAY? Yes, this is an interesting topic, and it is especially so at the Mary- land State Normal School because the girls are just in the midst of a vr-ry promising season. School spirit is being kept alive by having teams pickod from all classes, lluring class periods, and at aftcr-school classes, thc physical instructors are coaching these teams, and a tournament is to be played among the sections. There will be a final game between the Juniors and the Seniors to decide the champion- ship of the school. Who will win? That is the ques- tion. There is splendid material in both classes, and this material is being used to good advantage. Tlzpe games are being arranged and sponsored by the Athletic Association of the school.-Mary Wherrette. OUR SOCCER TEAM. Normal's soocer team is enjoying one of its best seasons. Although we have tied our last four games, we have yet to lose a contest. Our games and the scores to date are: Towson 1. 2 2 Franklin 1 1 Catonsville 0. 1 Towson 0. 2 Navy Plebes 1. 0 Forest Park 0. 0 Forest Park 0. 1 Westminster 1. 2 Barton 2. 3 Frostburg 3, The Frostburg trip was a great success from the team's viewpoint. We enjoyed ourselves immensely and arrived in Barton about 7.30 P. M. Thursday. Coach Shanks ordered everyone to bed early in order that we be in best condition for the Bar- ton game the next day. Practice Friday morning was at- tended with much enthusiasm that undoubtedly lasted until after the game. In that game we partly avenged last year's defeat by battling the Barton team to a two to two tie. Immediately after the game, we left for Frostburg. Most of the boys spent the evening seeing all and buying part of Frost- burg. Mahaney, being afraid of the Frostburg girls. retired quite early. Finally, game time Saturday ar- rived. Mueller passed to Mahaney and the battle was on. Up and down the field the ball soared with no ap- preciable advantage for either team. Suddenly, with little warning, the ball was centered before the Normal goal. and a wild cheering announced a goal for Frostburg. Were we dis- couraged? I should say not. Within five minutes the score was tied by a well directed boot from Ed Mueller's educated toe. The half ended with the score tied 1 to 1. The second half had barely started when Ted Lawlis made his contribu- tion to f.he scoring sheet and ad- vanced Normal to a 2-to 1 position. The game progressed rapidly with Frostburg fighting determinedly, when Normal incurred a penalty in a heated scrimmage before her goal. Frostburg succeeded in her try and thereby tied the score, 2 to 2. The teams took their positions and kicked off, and within three minutes Frost- November, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 11 I burg had scored her third goal.I We are very sorry to lose Miss and farther up the mountain. Soon Things seemed dark for Normal, but1Woolsey, our former guardian, but she grew very tired, so she sat down the old fighting spirit was still there. 1 we are very glad to have as her suc- on a big rock to rest. Now, from The best we could hope for was a tie cessor, Miss McBride. this rock you could look far down score, and we got it. Three minutesl before the end of the game a foul was called against Frostburg and a' free kick was awarded Normal. Everyone held his breath as Capt. Mahaney sent the leather spinning. toward the goal. The Frostburg goal tender made a valiant effort to save the ball, but Normal was not to be denied, the score was tied and the game saved. The only cloud tospoil our pleas-I ures was due to our leaving Frost- burg Sunday without Seiverts. who had been painfully injured in the early minutes of Saturday's game. I Friday, November 12, we play Frostburg on North Campus, and if the predictions of the team mean anything, the game will be well worth seeing.-Harry T. Murphy. ' Y. XV. C. A. NEXVS. The Young Women's Christian As- sociation of the M. S. N. S. was among the first organizations to get under way this year. Almost the first thing that con- fronted our new Juniors were the affiliation cards, and by Sunday morning every Junior knew where she could find her own church. On Sunday evening the Y. W- C. A. held its first vesper services. Miss Tall was the speaker for the occasion. We felt sure that everyone profited by Miss Tall's talk. The Y. W. C. A. holds its vesper services every Sunday evening. We have been quite fortunateg we have had many fine speakers, one of whom was Miss Agnes Snyder. We are quite proud of our coming program, which is as follows: Nov. 14-Miss Hall. Nov. 21-Musical. Dec' 5-Goucher or Johns Hopkins president. Dec. 19-Xmas carols and stories. Every Wednesday morning the Y. W. C. A. holds chapel services which have been most successful, and which promise much for the future. The Y. W. C. A. has been active. We have sent members to other Y. W. C. A. conferences and have given a tea for all the local pastors. At present our big membership drive is on. Don't you want to be a member? Laura Bollman, Sr. 11. CABLP FIRE NEWS. ' The Lileta Camp Fire Organiza- tion of the M. S. N. S. held its first meeting on September 28. An elec- tion of ofiicers was held, the result being: Elizabeth Poole, president. Laura Bollman, secretary. Viola Hatter, treasurer. Our new Juniors are real sports. You should have been with us on initiation night if you doubt our word. Since our first meeting we have had many hikes which have been quite delightful. We are looking forward to a prosperous and successful year, so keep your eyes open as to the whys and whereabouts of the Camp Fire Girls. Laura Ballman, Sr. 11. GR.aNno1oTHEn's PATCI-IXUORK QUILT. Mary Woodward Norman. Sr. 3. Once upon a time there was a little girl named Dorothy, who lived in a little cottage on a great, big moun- tain with her grandmother, who was very, very kind to he1'. ln front of the cottage there was a little garden, and here grandmother raised many pretty fiowers. People sometimes came to the great big mountain because, you see, it was very beautiful, and they liked to look at it, and the people who came to see the mountain always stopped at the little cottage and bought some of grandmother's pretty flowers. Sometimes Dorothy would help grandmother pull the ugly weeds out of the garden. In the warm afternoons, grand- mother would sit in the doorway of the little cottage. with Dorothy at her feet, and wait for people to buy hen' flowers. lt was the evenings just before bed-time that Dorothy loved, She would sit on grandmothers lap and listen to the most wonderful stories. There was one story that Dorothy loved to hear again and again, and that was the story of grandmother's patchwork quilt. When the fire was burning mer- rily, grandmother would take Dor- othy on her lap and tell about this wonderful patchwork quilt. It was just like a blanket, warm and large, grandmother would say, and it was of silk, and made of many kinds many different colors. I began this lovely quilt of colors young gi-rl, and after when l was a it was finished everyone admired it and loved it. But when you were very small, Dor- othy. I had to sell the lovely patch- work quilt. because we were very, very poor. And grandmother would sigh, and sometimes cry, to think that she had lost her lovely patch- work quilt. One day. early in the morning, Dorothy took a. little basket and started off into the woods to pick some berries. Slre hunted and hunted, but she could not find any berries, so she kept walking farther into the valley, and what she saw made her gasp with pleasure. Dorothy ran back to the little cot- tage as fast as she could go, and cried I've found it! I've found it. What? c r i e d grandmother. What have you found? Come, l'll show you, cried Dor- othyg so together they went up the great, big mountain until they came to the big rock, and then they looked down into the valley, far below. Look, cried Dorothy, look! I've found your lovely patchwork quilt. And when grandmother looked down into the valley, she knew that she had found a quilt-but such a quilt! For the wonderful patchwork quilt, which lay far below in the val- ley, had been made for grandmother and Dorothy by Mother Nature, and in making it, Mother Nature had used all those things dear to her: the bright green fields of grassg the silver streams, the dark green-leaved trees, and the yellow roads to make this-the loveliest of patchwork quilts. A CRITICISM OF A DEMONSTRA- TION LESSON. Junior Fourteen observed in the Campus Sixth Grade room during a literary period. Miss Vaughan and the children were reading together TheLife of St. Francis by Miss Jewett. Biography is suited to the age and interests of these children, because of its concreteness, idealism and its interesting relation to history and geography. A member of the class gave a brief synopsis of what had been read be- fore. This served not only as a re- view for his class, but also linked us up with the day's lesson. Then Miss Vaughan fed these beauty-craving minds with some of the most exquisite readings from The Life of St. Francis. She had the power to awaken and direct the children's appreciation of good literature, by her own joyous re- sponse to beauty. Strayer says The fundamental qualification for the teacher is the power to appreciate: she must enjoy to the full that which she hopes to make appear beautiful in the eyes of the pupils. We felt that appreciation could easily be, with this class, a matter of contagion. Miss Vaughan had carefully pre- pared the lesson and was able to skip from one part of the story to another, leaving out the less important part, and still making the story coherent and clear. This is advisable when the story is lengthy, because young children will lose interest if the read- Page 12 4 TOWER LIGHT November, 1926. ing is continued for a long time. But in this story no one showed any lack of interest. During her reading Miss Vaughan interrupted herself several times to call the children's attention to the beautiful expressions used, and also for judgment of the con- tents of the story. She wished to impress upon the children the beauty of the model expressions. To add variety to the lesson and to give the children an opportunity for expression members of the grade were asked to tell other stories of the Saint's life. None were urged, but all were invited. This was again in accordance with Strayer's princi- ples: Children should not be forced to give expression to feelings within them. Nevertheless, the children were allowed to have an active part in the recitation apparently without their knowing it. Stormzard says, There should be an air of informality about a class room. Miss Vaughan seemed more like a companion to the children than a teacher, because of relaxed position. easy manner, simple ques- tions and suggestions. Moreover. the little narrators were at their ease A I V I it's a piano. Fooled again, I'll bet. You know what a piano is. Modu- late from C to G, that's right. I can always recognize C--it comes before two black keysg or is it three? I'm all mixed up again, but I tell you. If you really want to know, ask Miss Weyforth or any of the music teach- -ers. If they can't tell you, I guess nobody can, not even Miss Tall. But this will never do. I started to tell how I was inspired to write this story of my life, but it looks as if this will never turn out to be a. story of my life. I never was much of a story-teller. Naughty, naughty, that was a story theng I wonder if you recognized it? But let's get to 1 the facts. i i K because Miss Vaughan allowed themi to sit down by her and talk in a natural manner. We considered the demonstration a most successful one, because it seemed that appreciation of good literature was being instilled in the I r i hearts and minds of the children.-' Junior 14' AUTOBIOGRAPHY. By Arthur Lichtenstein, Sr. 8. When I was first approached on the subject of an article for the Tower Light, I was stuck. But I happened to be reading the American Magazine a few days later-you know, the one in which all the big butter-and-egg men write their auto- biographies and tell how they became rich and famous, though unable to read or write. I never did believe that stuff, myself, but after reading these antobiographies, I am con- vinced that they certainly don't know how to write. Maybe they can read -a little. As I was saying, I was reading the magazine aforementioned, when an inspiration struck me athwart the prow-er-brow. I! I would do the same thing. Perhaps the story of my trials and success would serve as an inspiration to the Normal School students, and the many others who go to the Normal School. In the words of the Bible-or is it some book of Shakespcare's-perhaps they would go thou and do otherwise. So I took my typewriter in hand ta figure of speechg it's not a portable! -by the way, riddle: What has ivory keys which you strike and they give out sounds? Answer next week- All right, I won't tease you any longerg i 1 5 I was born in the merrie month of May, when iiowers are singing and' birds are blooming: you've heard the expression: those blooming birds- Blooming birds are those like the red-red robin and the bye-bye black- bird, and perhaps the follow-the- swallow. What follows the swal- low? Peristalsis, of course: ask Mrs. Masland. As I had begun to tell, I was born in May. What year, I don't exactly remember, but you could look it up in the Hagerstown almanac. It was the year it was so much hotter in. August than in January. No, not 1776: I'll tell Miss Eckford on you. Anybody knows that was the date of' the Civil War., or was it the War of 1812? No, it couldn't have been the War of 1812, because the War ot 1812 must have been somewhere around 1812. It was the Civil War, I thought so all the time. Well, that's when I was born. I don't recall much about the event it- self, except that I didn't have a sil- ver spoon, in my mouth. Or, if ll did, it was such a small one, that, true to the instinct of manipulation, I swallowed it. My digestion has never been the same. The same as what, you may ask. Ah, that is the question. In the course of time, I reached my seventh birthday. This having been accomplished, in the next ten years I passed my 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th birthdays. At the end of this period I was about 18 years of age. Mentally, I was about 75 or 80, in my second childhood, in fact. The next year came a momentous event in my lifeg I reached by nine- teenth birthday. What u surprise, you may exclaim. Well, life is full of surprises. Didn't the great Scotch poet and cigar manufacturer say, The best laid plans of mice and meni gang aft agleyf' He must have been, a sailor: he used the term aft and: that's a nautical word. I didn't say naughty word, that's something else! again. Many nautical words arel naughty, I will admit, but none of the kind Bobby Burns used. Except maybe when he had been patronizing his bootlegger a lot. He used to do that you knowg he was so patriotic, though, that he drank only Scotch whiskey. Well, maybe he did in- dulge in rye once in a while, but that's named after a Scotch river tComin' thru the Ryel, so he was patriotic there too. But this is not the biography of Robert Burns, but of another great man. To proceed: Having reached my nineteenth birthday and still lacking a good education, I decided to go to the Maryland State Normal School at Towson and learn smething. I wasn't particular what it should be, which later proved fortunate. . . I I am still a student t?J at this school and perhaps will be the rest of my life, or until the next war. Then, if I am young enough to be eligible, and have nothing against me, I'll go serve my country. 'That is my lifelong ambition, but I won't tight in any war if they use this poison gas. I can't stand Limburger cheese either, and I don't think it's fair. To sum up, my favorite breakfast food is oatmeal: I prefer my eggs without the shells, my favorite drink is soda-water tnot like the kind Mr. Burns preferredl and my favorite writer is Immanuel Kant. That is for light readingg for deeper stuff, I prefer Caruso. Not Caruso, the singer-he's dead: I mean Robinson Caruso. I always thought I'd like to live on a desert island-if I could come home over the week-ends, For further information, write the editor, or you may write direct to me, care of C. Coolidge, Washington, D. C. That is my secretary, who handles all my affairs. For twenty- five cents in stamps, I will send you an autographed picture. Please specify whose picture you would pre- fer. SENIOR CLASS PLANS. The Senior Class is very, very busy with its mid-term activities. They are fairly seething with energy. This is the time of the year when our plans are being made and only time will tell how these schemes are going to unfold. The Tower Light is our first and most important thought. We want an annual, one that will be a true reflection of our school and of our class. But before our Annual can be launched, we must first show that we can and will support The Tower Light. After we have proved that, our plans decidedly include a good year book. The Class Gift Committee is also bristling with Dlans. Our gift to our school, the very last opportunity we have of letting her know just what these two years have meant to us must be such a gift with such a spirit back of it, that even decades from now the influence of the Class of 1927 will be felt through that gift. November, 1926. TOWER LIGHT L. . Our class banner is in the process of being designed and made, and when it arrives, a finished pro- duct, we are planning a Httiug cele- bration for such an important event. The Senior Class also wants to raise its scholarship standards and really put 1927 on the Honor Roll. But, above all. we want to have and keep high ideals. Always be- fore us We see these questions: Is the Maryland State Normal School any better for our being here? Have we received more than we have given. or have we truthfully not 'passed this way in vain'? '-Mar- garet Haines, Sr. II. 1VHO'S IVHO AT M. S. N. S. We're going to try to introduce to you some of our celebrities, who Walk the halls or play center on the stage at Normal. You'll probably know the people of whom we're talking, but perhaps we can give you some points of interest which will concern you in relation to them. First on our stage is Elizabeth France, alias Sally, president of the General Student Council. Vvhen we think of Elizabeth our minds' eye instantly pictures the daily as- sembly with her standing before us, making her earnest plea for the Student Council or arousing our en- thusiasm for our coming Sing Song. But who is it that's 10072, for Normal School? Who is it that is raising the standards of our Stu- dent Cooperative Government from the Valleys to the Heights, as Well The Street Car The most convenient reliable, and - Economical Means of Transportation A United Railways 8 Elec. Company OF BALTIMORE I as more than holding her own in her classes? Why, Elizabeth France, l should say. Branching off from the General Student Council we bring before you the steadfast, earnest face of the president of the Day Student Council, and incidentally a member ofthe Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Fraternity. Mil- dred Herman has, during the few weeks since the opening of school raised the standard of the Day Stu- dent Council to a height which it has never reached before. Just watch Mildred's capable methods of hand- ling the situation, and you will learn one of the reasons why our Normal School ranks above the average. fTo be continued next monthi - -, .h -nun.mcnr..s' vo 1' ,+'-1 -Tse N A.. 1: -:mg 5 5 . For Your Drugs, Candy, Kodaks, Sta- tionery. 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Prescription Druggists Headquarters for School Supplies, Ko- dalis, Films, Stationery, and Sporting Goodsg Greeting Cards for all Occas- sions. Agents for XVaterman's Ideal Fountain Pens. XVhitman's Delicious Chocolates and Bon-Bons. Victrolas and Records. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Ridcrwood, Md. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Ave. TOWSON, MD. WALTER HOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market FRUITS - VEGETABLES ef IXGLIZXJ CHARLES ST., AT LEXINGTON BALTIBIORE CORRECT ' FASHIONS Fon COLLEGE IVith all the srikrt Accessories .fa Sf Page 14 TOWER LIGHT November, 1926. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FAIRY TALES AND MYTHS. By Irving Yan. Sollins. Maryland State Normal School 1926. Wiih Fulfillment and Symbolism. All phantasy products, such as the dream. the daydream. the myth and the fairy tales. are chiefly character- ized by the wish-fulnllment elements they embody. Wish-fulfillment is a Freudian term designating the pleltsurable hedonic tone of all products of the imagination. The guiding principle of life. laid down by the psychoan- alyists, is the pleasure-pain principle. or Lustprinzeps. lt is the guiding line of all mental life. The dream is the best-known example of wish-fulfillment. Prof. Dr' Sigmund Freud, in his Traum- deuting tDream Psychologyl has elaborated the wish-fulfilling phan- tasy as the fundamental interpreta- tion of dream life. Day dreams, like night-time dreams, are characterized by the same principle. The myth and the fairy tale are folk-expressions of deep-seated wish- fulfillments. The myth is a folk dream which contains in a cryptic symbolic language an expression of the unconscious wish-excitations and fulfillment-hallucinations of the folk- mind. t The Meaning of the Dream Symbolismf' 'Wilhelm Stekel. Viennai. Myths contain all the symbolic ele- ments characterizing individuals' dreams and fantasies. Otto Rank, in his Blyth of the Birth of the Hero has pointed out the similarity be- tween the individual and the social workings of the psyche. Dreams, myths. fairy and traditional stories present the same kind of psychic structure. To understand the psychological nature of myths and fairy tales, then. we must investigate the nature of wish-fulfillment and symbolism. ln these things is an explanation of the psychological attractiveness of all these things. t'lmractcl-istics of XVish Fulfillment. Vllish fulfillment. usually symbolic, follows the lines of the pleasure prin- ciple. ln neurotics, who are fixated upon low levels of infantile life, the pleasure guiding lines are there- fore of infantile nature. To the matter of infantilism we must next turn. Thr-.two great dominant factors in child life are the father-imatzo and the mother-imago. The mother. in most cases, represents the Great Primorrlial Mother of Jung. to whom we return or regress when reality becomes too hard for us-a great restful refuge frclzp the struggle of existence, The f-' ,per image, on the other hand, is apii io represent a re- pressive and rlominecring factor in the life of the child. It is he who it-onstrains and represses. Fromlunderstood, is a primitive form of l v l I l F I 1 these two imagos are derived the principles which are fundamental fictitious guiding lines of the libido-the great Pleasure and Pain principles which underly all exist- ence. All adult life being permeated through with infantilism, we must look for its characteristics in every mature individual. For each of us, life is a struggle between the kindly haven of the maternal imago and the harsh reptressiveness of the father imago. The struggle of existence represents, regressively, the conflict with the struggle against the father. The rewards of society symbolize the rewards given by the mother to her little child. All subsequent rewards and punishments are reversions to this infantile pleasure-pain constel- lation. Hence all the characters of mental life are found in the study of myths. Indeed. psychoanalysis has taken all the old Greek myths as titles for various complexes. Thus the story of OEdipus furnishes the name and Gestalt for the OEdipus Complex. Electra's unhappy fate figures in Adler's Electra Complex. Narcism is named from the myth of Narcissus. It is because each of these myths re- presents an actual experience in the life of the child that they persist as the greatest myths that the world has ever seen. Each child, like OEdipus, falls in love with his own mother, or, like Electra, marries her father. Each of us, like Narcissus, at one time in our career, falls in love with him-f self. These myths are not impos- sible stories. They alre symbolic re- presentations of experiences we all have had. The elements of infantile life, which we must look for in myths and fairy tales are: the pleasure-pain principle. the OEdipus principle, the Conquering Hero principle, the prin- cipal of psychic re-birth, the principle of infantile reminiscences, etcetera- Uindcrella. In the fairy tale of Cinderella we find all these elements embodied. One of the dominant fantasies of all the libido's strivings is that of the Great Hero. The struggles of paranoiacs to comprehend all human existence is a habit-distortion of an impulse common to all of us. Rank has shown that the myth of the birth of thc ht-ro is thc key-myth of all religious systems, religion be- ing it form of fairy tale also charac- trrizcfl hy escape- from reality. In Cinrlcrf-lla, the Ego, the Mo, the Bound l'romr-theus. is rf-presented by the repressed Cinderella. The .re- pressive forces symbolized by her family are the repressive force we all have felt in childhood from our father-and represent the syndrome of the constellations of the father imago. ldentihcation, it will be :affection or love, hence the derivation of Narcism. The principle of Deliverance, or psychic re-birth, is sympolized by the fairy god-mother who fills all her wishes. All neurotics long and yearn for a time of deliverance, a time of cleansing re-birth. This normal complex is found exaggerated in hebephrenic patients as a desire for death, regression, and then re- birth. Infantile reminiscences are repre- sented by the mice and the mouse- trap which are turned into a coach with six coachmen. In child life, such transformations of inanimate or infra-human life into human life are frequent. The wish-fulfillment involved is quite obvious. The end of Cinderella is another opportunity for analysis. The two sisters throw themselves upon their knees, begging pardon of the re-born Heroine. She becomes rich, beauti- ful, admired-a truly desired psychic ltransformation. She marries the iprince who takes her out of poverty and repressions-a symbolic form of the liberation of the personality from lthe various harsh repressions of reality. The whole tale is an excellent ex- ample of the fairy-tale as a delight- ful escape from reality into the realms of wish-fulfilling fantasy. In the fairy-tale all wishes are fulfilled The degraded personality undergoes rebirth and enters upon a brilliant and carnivalesque society of illus- ltrious hearts. This escape and de- liverance is symptomatic of all neu- rotic desires. It follows closely the lines of wish-fulfillment laid downby the psychoanalytic school. It is of great appeal to all children of all countires because it speaks of the strivings of the libido, and speaks in the universal language of symbol- ism, which transcends the provincial- 'ities of nationality and language. . Dream and Delusion. Novels, as well as fairy tales and myths, being products of the imagin- ation, are characterized by the same elements of wish-fulnllment. Freud himself has analyzed, in a book called Dream and Delusion, the novel called Gradiva, of William Jensen, a German romantic novelist. 'tGradiva tells the story of a. young archaelogist who hunted all over the world for a fantasy-born woman whom he called Gradiva. He finally found her, and recognized her as a playmate of his childhtood. He had been searching all over the world for an infantile reminiscence. He recognized her always by a peculiar beauty of carriage which character- ized her, and called her 'fGradiva after Mars Gradivus or Beautiful- ln-Walking tBe.rtgangl. He re- called her carriage upon the sight of an old Greek plaque which depicted a woman walking exquisitely. November, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 15 1, 1.....-..-. . ......- .- ., - Such is the place of psychological fantasy in the realm of adult litera- ture. Conclusion. Psychology has much of signifi- cance to tell us about the character of myths, fairy tales, and even adult novels. They are all products of the imaginations - all fantasies. And fantasies, by the fundamental rule of psychoanalysis, are constructed along the lines of the Lustprinzeps, The first profound study of fairy tales has been made by men like Ricklin, Rank, Freud and others ot the psychoanalytic school. Many of these studies are still untrans- lated, and hence for us unobtainable. YVunscherfullung und Symbolik im Marchen by Riklin is a fine study still unobtainable. Abraham in his Traum und Mythus which has been translated as Dream and Myth , pre- sents a consummate analysis of this field. The conclusion for us. in the words of the German poet, is: In den Dichtern traumt die Menscheit- mankind dreams through its poets las well as its story-tellersl. GO TO THE SESQUI SOON! Have you been to the Sesqui? If not, why not? Have you thought that the exposition would not meas- ure up to your anticipations? Have you doubted that it is worth the time and the money required to go? If you have, put away all your mis- givings and go. You will be well rewarded. To go or not to go -that was the question of every Normal School girl and man when a trip to the SfJ,qui-Centennial. at Philadelphia, was being planned by the Industrial Arts Department. Over one hundred girls and boys from Normal School decided to visit the exposition, and are now num- bered among the Sesqui's visitors. The Sesqui is a part of the com- mon celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the sign- ing of the Declaration of Independ- ence. Although some of the foreign countries backed out of taking part in the celebration there is still an unbelievable amount to be seen. The United States Government Building is a small university in it- self because of the educational value of its displays. The building covers about 855 acres of land and is 60 feet to the ceiling over the main aisle,Vso is one of the outstanding features of the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition. It would.require more than a day to see all there is to see in this building. with its machinery in operation and its reproduction of forests, lakes, rivers, mountains. etc. After viewing these exhibits, one's appreciation of the opportuni- ties aud wealth of the United States can only be magnified. The Foreign exhibits in the Palace of Agriculture were very interesting iindeed. Among the countries repre- isented were Czecho-Slovakia. which exhibited glassware. china, beads. silk laces and rugsg Japan. which lshowed lacquer ware. paper products, ivory work, green tea. etc.g Persia. lin which place were found Oriental jgoods, rugs, shawls, perfumes. neck- 'laces, amber and numerous other ar- ticles: Spain, royal tapestries, au- tique and modern paintings and rugs. ,wrought-iron work, laces and silkg iTunisia, which was represented by a typical Tunisian Village with all the marked features and characteristics Iof those countries north of the Sa- ihara. and the Indian building, which presents exhibits covering manners, customs and manufactures of India. The Palace of Fine Arts consists of exhibits of sculpture and paint- ings in the United States and in for- eign countries. It has on its walls a great many of the prize-winning pictures of the last ten years. In the Sculpture Section of the United States will be found a room contain- ing a group of portrait heads and works by Charles Graflyg a room de- voted to the works of Albert Laessle. and another to the sculptural pro- lducts of Paul Manship. I In the International Section there are paintings. sculpture, and objects of art from France, Germany. Spain, Jugoslavia, Russia. Japan. Persia and Canada. There is one gallery con- taining many of the works of the late Auguste Rodin. 1 The Pennsylvania State Building is ltypically American and serves to imemorialize an event of 150 years Iago, as well as the present greatness of the State in industry, resources. l lculture, government. and art. i The most unique part of the en- 'tire exposition is a reproduction of fold Marker street, Philadelphia, 1776 istyle. There are more than a dozen tfull-sized buildings, modeled after Qtlte originals. They are furnished itoo. Benjamin Franklin's print ishop is there as well as an old black- smith shopg the oiiice of the Conti- nental Governments secretary of for- Ieign affairs. the town hall. Friend's iMeeting House. a dame school. and the homes of some famous early Americans. The streets. sidewalks land street lamps are of colonial style. These sights are only wonders to be seen at ECentennial Exposition. I alone have served to hearts and minds of the mal School students Philadelphia' Margaret Rohrer, Sr. 12. I I a few of the the Sesqui- but these enrich the Towson Nor- who visited 1 l l l V 1 v i i V I 1 l 1 THE HAND. A hand lay in the gutter, palm down. It had been severed from the arm at the wrist, evidently crushed, for particles of splintered bone could be seen through the jagged edges of skin and flesh. The waxy skin that covered it was coarse and horny, and must have been cast when alive, like the skin of a workman's hands. Deep seams divided the skin into numerous ir- regular patches. The seams had been filled with mud and now the hand was covered with black lines criss-cross like the network of roads on a map. It's long fingers were folded under in a clutching position as though they had endeavored to grasp some- thing. The third finger was gone: it had been lost a short time ago, for the scar was plainly discernable. The curved fingers had intercepted the muck of the gutter as it floated down with the water, and much of it had collected under the hand. There was no blood about. A passer-by stepped to the curb to cross the street. 'i-- he exclaimed, and stepped into the street, 'Ka hand! He gazed at it in wonder and awe for a few moments. A hand-a human hand, mutilated and lying in the gutter. YVhere had it come from? He smiled and glanced about him. Another pedestrian saw him. and wondering at the grin, stepped over. YVhat is it? he asked. A hand! Somebody's hand hereg must have been lost in a fight or something. The other looked. Damn, itis ugly. Sure isfassented the first. Look how it's torn off. And the third finger is gone too. I don't see any blood, though. YVashed away, I guess. I know, but there would be some in the street at that. Perhaps somebody threw it from a window. Can't say. A third joined-then a fourth. Soon there was a crowd peering and questioning. jostling and shoving, all eager to see the object in the mud. One woman fainted at the sight of the nightmare-evoking claw and thus added to the general excitement. Many people turned away and shud- dered in horror' Others were in- clined to be humorous and invented many pieces of wit centering about the dead hand. Still others. given to sentimentality. sorrowfully shook their heads and pitied the poor wretch whose hand it had once been. And a few merely gazed without sen- timents of any sort, fascinated by the dirty hand as by a magnetizer. LTO be continued next monthj Page 16 Towns LIGHT November! Lauglg Off! This notice was posted on the bul- letin board:- Lost, a Human Me- chanism? If found, return to Mary Rhodes. Marion, criticizing first her Geog- raphy Wind Map and then her size- Oh my, I don't like my latitudes. Girls, I am returning these papers so you can see just where you are thick and where you are thin. All rights are reserved for Mr. Shawl. 'What's your topic for Health Ed. term paper? Teeth. Oh, we all have teeth. Miss Keys-- lVhat is the best way to prepare potatoes? Jr.-- With their barks on. Teacher texplaining tensesl- If I said 'I had a car,' that would be past tense. Mary, if I said 'your father has a car,' what tense would that be? Mary- Pretense. In Health Ed. the other day the class was discussing the use of serum in the treatment of diphtheria. Miss Steward- lVhere does this serum come from? Student- lt's taken from the horse's blood and injected into us. Second Student-'-'That gives us more horsepower. Mr. Shaw was seen talking with one of the boy's mothers. Another mother- There goes a little boy with his mother. To bring out the baby's wisdom teeth, let him chew on Daddy's Phi Betta Kappa Key. The Caller ta young manl- So Miss Ethel is your oldest sister. Vlfho comes after her? Small Boy- Nobody ain't come yetg but Pa says the tirst fellow who comes can have her. Oh, Doctor. what shall I do for Willie's ears: thley stick out so? Very simple, Madamg give him a radio for his birthday. The latest song hit:-- She was just a dry goods dealer's daughter, but she had her notions. Slightly Mixed. Miss Medwedeff- Miss Jones, tell us, just what is yeast. Miss Jones tvery contidentiallyl- Yeast is a tiny plant too naked to Professor tto student who has been late once morel- When were you born? Stude- The second of April. Prof.- Late again! There was a great confusion at Farmer Brown's home. Cries came for help from the well near by. The town constable was called to give aid to the sufferer. Neighbors- Oh, do hurry or it will be too late. Constable tlooking down into the welll- I knew there was a woman at the bottom of this. The only man who can really tell his wife where to get off is the con- ductor. Student, being arrestedl- But oflicer, I'm a student. Officer- Ignorance is no excuse. Lady- VVhy are you ' mailing those empty envelopes? Gentleman- I'm cutting classes in a correspondence course. Anna- VVhat place does your boy friend hold on his family tree Ruth- I guess he's just the sap. VVe were surprised to hear the other day that Mr. Mahaney had lost his Beard. VVe immediately pro- ceeded to search for this article, but found neither his moustache nor his history book. Sheik- I guess you've been out with worse looking fellows than I am, haven't you? tNo answerl. I say, I guess you've been out with worse looking fellows than I am, havein't you? She I heard you the first time. I was just trying to think. Miss McEachern tin assemblyJ- Thursday night we are having a. concert here and the pianist is play- ing on Chopin's own piano. It is the piano that he played tmeaning composedl his funeral dirge on. Xvho XYould Have Thought It? Sue tafter the girls on the sleep- ing porch had been discussing how many times they had been kissedl- Well. for myself, boys don't kiss me until I'm engaged to them. Elizabeth- Well for land's sake. Sue, how many times have you been engaged? First Co-ed fspending week-end in country!- Oh, what pretty little chicklets! Second Co-ed tspying several small pigsl- And what adorable little piglets! Farmer- You're mistaken, young be seen with the small eye. lladyg them's hamletsf' Miss Weyforth tin music classl-4: What problem has arisen now that we never had before? Student- Triplets A heavily veiled young woman ad- dressed the clerk at the hosiery counter in'a large down-town depart- ment store: Have you any flesh-colored stock- ings? Yes, madam, replied the clerk: What color will you have--pink, yellow, or black? William pointed to a preacher and asked his mother: Mamma, who is that man? Hush, darling, that's the gentle- man that married me. William tperplexedl - Then, what's Pa hanging around our house for all the time? Dear Annie Laurie: I am in love with two men--one has money, the other is poor. Which one shall I marry? Undecided- Marry the poor one and send me the address of the other. Johnny- I dunked in seven quizzes, dad. and the professor said I was stupid- Dad- Never mind, song your daddy did the same thing 'fifty years ago. If an artist were to paint a picture of a person skating, we suppose it would require a great many sittings. Love thy neighbor as thyself, but don't let your wife catch on. Is football your favorite game? No, quail on toast is mineg what's yours? Miss McEachern tin her talk to the Juniors about Mothers' Weekl- Now be sure you all bring your pil- lows and your mothers to sit on Fri- day night. If you don't think Tower Light jokes are funny, just burn a copy and listen to the tire roar. It was a wet day, and as a pretty girl entered the crowded car a. man rose to his feet. No, you must not give up your seat. I insist, said the young woman. You may insist as much as you please. Miss. was the reply: I'm getting out here. Jonah tinside the whale!- I wish l'd brought my camera along. No- bodv'll believe it. Miss Steward- Why do we call pasteurized milk pasteurized? Student- Because the cows feed in the pasture. 1 1 5 n i ju I A A . . A 1 4 1. 3 6 4 'z .L A 4, H ,.,71.Y7,:.H.9,, L,1,5- .,-- I..- X., - 'Y 3,171 HQ. f '2'gw?g,'f,.-sf. :I -I 13 HT. . . , r 1 . f :..r',', f .wf, , i A -- , ,A ,, 'X 5 :H - '. . , . ' 1 , .,,. Q. dx., V:-.E ,gl IX., ... Jw. 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V, M, nf . .., ' - ., 1 'JL' 'fa ' I . ' - H . fav -L--,417 3 5' . .,. - ,'. fu '- - ' . f-' . .,.-.- Q-gf-,.-Lvl, - 1'-.' Ji'-'wr' '- - 'N ' ' . , ' . ' ,Q 1 ' 'a ' ' , ' - . . . , A. r .- V . . Vx 1 P 1 I 4 . , 4 ,. . , -x. , ' - - - j. ' ' I - I x - F' 1 3 . ,I,,v,,,k1?'.,', ' , -4.4 , Sc .,, 'Z' ' ,lzrlfjf J -, . .I .,, f u'--'-.1 J u 4 y v. Accept From Us This Merry Time, Greetings Warm For Auld Lang Syne. TOWER LIGHT .- U ' V01-6 NO- 3 D1-CEMBER, 1925 SF3LL3'lZclfSl?'g'?iii.5iY1S12'iiZ'lffi?1Sf f y'a A CHRISTMAS THOUGHT FROM LID.-1 LEE TALL. Heap on more wood, The wind is chillg But let it whistle as it will, TVe'll keep our Christmas merry still.-Scott. These lines of Scott's always stir in me some emotion which I call the Christmas spirit. Quite comparable to it are the emotions our Normal School campus stirs year by year- the carol singing in assemblyg the carols ringing clear on the night air, when groups of students stroll across the campusg the lighted Christmas Treeg the scent of thei I pine in the hallways! This year the plans for the Old English Christmas Dinner, to be given in the dormitory' the Tuesday before our holidays will mean a climax never reached before. Delve deep into these traditions of the Normal-give your emotions full play with the charming associations. and let them grow into the warp and: 1 Woof of your loyalty to Towson. A Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year! Lida. Lee Tall. THE OLD YITLE LOG XVILL BYRNI AGAIN. One of the loveliest customs of Merrie England will be revived again at Normal this Christmas. Great preparations are being made to cele- brate a real old English Christmas. The old English architecture of our dining hall will be quite in keeping with the feudal gathering. The King and Queen will be here, sur- rounded by his lords and ladies of' the court. At his feet will sit pages. An assembly of common people will gather to receive their Christmas blessing from their king. The merry- making will begin by the lighting of the Yule Log. This win be followed! by a song. As the NVise Men bore' gifts to the Christ Child, so will we bear gifts to those who have' served us. From the boar's head to the plum pudding, the dinner will take' us back to Old England in the days, of Dickens. The humble servitorsa 4 I 1 while the common people are leaving, the hall. Many treats will await us in the foyer after the dinner, as all sing Masters In This Hall. The cutain will unroll upon a Christmas play. This will be followed by the singing of carols around the Christ- mas tree, after which the Glee Club and a part of the orchestra will sing Wm voice their thanks by singingcarols throughout the streets of Tow- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, l50n- OUR VOICES VOICE CHRISTMAS. Once more Christmas time has come, and once more the students at Normal have been imbued with the spirit of Christmas. This is the in- evitable result of Miss McEachern's ability to give to the school the best carols and songs. The closing event of the season is the program given by the Girls' and Page 2 TOWER LIGHT December, 1926 Me-n's Glee Clubs Tuesday at 3 o'clock, December 21, 1926. The program is as follows: 1. Processional-Bethlehem, Gou- nod: Girls' Glee Club and orchestra. 2. While By My Sheep-17th Cen- tury: Glee Club and school. Il. The Christmas Story-accord- ing to St. Luke. 4. tal Shepherd's Christmas Song -Austrian Folk Song. tbl Harken Every True Believ- er.-Noel Bressaug Girls' Glee Club. 5. Ave Maria - Bach - Gounod: Julius Hettleman. 6. tal The Sleep of the Child Jesus-Old French. tbl A Joyful Christmas Song -Gevaertg Girls' Quartette. T. Masters in the Hall-Old French: Girls' Glee Club. S. Boots and Saddles-English, 17th Century: Boys' Glee Club. 9. Jesus Bambino-You: Girls' Glee Club and School. 10. tai Carol of the Russian Chil- dren-Traditional. tbl Everywhere Christmas To- nighthTraditional: Girls' Quartette. 11. Let Our Gladness Know No End: Girls' Glee Club and School. 12. 'Christmas Dawn-March of the lVise Men: Girls' Glee Club. 13. Silent Night: Glee Club and School. The public is invited.-Margaret Rohrer, Sr, 12. A PRAYER. The day returns and brings us the petty round of irritating con- ecrnn and duties. Help us to perform them with laughter and kind faces, let cheerfulness abound with induStry. Give us to go blithely on our business all this day. Bring us to our resting beds weary and con- tent and undishonored, and grant us in the end the gift of sleep. Amen. Robert Louis Stevenson. FRANCE IN XVINTERV. France in winter! What a pic- ture that bring's to one's mind. How different it must be from the sunny. balmy France of summer and autumn. ln approaching the northern coast one sees not the gay, green island of Alderney. with its fields of young wheat. its flowering hedge fences and the large vari-colored umbrellas along the strip of yellow sand bor- dering this gem of the ocean, but rather one sees a quiet, gray mound of earth rising above the cold, blue Atlantic. The fields are bare, the hedges are brown and tall trees lift thr-ir bare arms up to a lowering sky. And Normandy? It is always quiet, peaceful and picturesque. But now we find the big blue wagons drawn by large white horses no more in the fields. The happy smiling peasant families with the quaint caps and smocks have gone indoors. We miss the honest faces of these people of the soil. We miss seeing the lwooden rakes and the wooden pitch- l forks. No more do we see the red geraniums standing stately and prim on the window-sills. The thatched roofs are encrusted with snow. And the poppies? No more do they blow in these fields of Flanders. Nor- mandy is at rest after a season of labor. And Paris in winter? Ah, this is the Paris that is Paris. It has settled back into its normal mood after a summer of entertaining tour- ists. Paris in winter is like unto a charming hostess who puts her house in order after her guests have de- parted. It is still beautiful, of course. It is still gay. The holiday air is ever prevalent in this city on the Seine. The opera crowds emerging from the old green-grey temple of music into the Place de L'Opera after a light, snow-fall is like dropping an armful, of imperial dahlias on a white marble floor. The Jardin de Luxembourg pre-i sents a sombre aspect. Bare are the' long lines of horse-chestnut trees. Deserted are the benches and chairs. Colorless are the flower plots. No more do the little children sail their boats in the pool. Only the statuesi of France's heroes, heroines, kings' and queens remain unchanged. This is not new to them. They have seen the passing of many summers. - I wonder if the little old men and the little old Women still attend' their book-stalls along the Seine. There is no warm sun now in which to sit and doze with their chins on their bosoms and their gnarled, worn hands folded in their laps. Where have they taken their treasures of rare prints, autographs, bits of jew- elry and precious volumes? How they must miss their browsing pa- trons, the occasional buyer and the easy-going life of the river-banks. I Outdoor cafes in winter? Ah. yes! There they are. All of them just as in summer-Cafe Du Dame, La Rotonde and De La Paix. The same little marble-topped tables, the same little wicker chairs, the same bright- colored awnings. But now there are large, round, iron stoves burning charcoal. There are several under each broad awning. The crowds pull up their chairs near the fire and order their vin blanc and vin rouge. It would not be Paris without these outdoor cafes, even in winter. They are an institution. To see and to know France in summer is to realize unimagined de- lights. its fertile helds, its pictur- esque villages, its historic cathedrals and crumbling chatcaux give one a feeling of being transported almost into the realm of unreality. The feeling which always accompanies dreams which come true! But to know all one must heed the advice of all Frenchmen, which is: You must see France in winter. William Phipps. Seventh Grade Critic Teacher. CHRISTMAS IN THE SOUTH. A Southern Christmas is a thing as warm and sunny as our Southern climate. The Christmas spirit seems to be everywhere, and by Christmas Eve night excitement pervades the very air. In my small southern home every- one is down town by nightfall, burdened with bulky packages. The streets are lined with Negroes, who peer eagerly into the gay windows and greet one another in loud and happy voices. Later in the evening the fire- crackers and skyrockets are shot high into the air. and the sky is bright with their sparkles. Every now and then the noise quiets down and one hears the merry. carolers, who stop before some bright window to sing their good wishes. Then Christmas morning dawns with the early crow of a wide-awake rooster,' The fires roar merrily all over the house. The cook rushes in to catch his Christmas gif and the neighbors send over samples of their finest cookery. The bright lighted tree gives token of the good wishes of all and the merrymaking and feasting last all day. The evening closes with an egg-nog all around, while each and all wish each other health, wealth and life-long happiness. Charlotte Vaughan. Sixth Grade Critic Teacher. BOOK LIST FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Intermediate Grades. Story of the Ship, by Gordon Grant. tMilton Bradleyl 52.00. Charlie and His Kitten Topsy, by Hill and Maxwell tMacmJ 31.00. Charlie and His Puppy Bingo, by Hill and Maxwell, tMacml S1,25. Picture Tales From the Russian, by Carrick tStokesJ 31.25. Adventures of Pinocchio, by Loren- zini tCrowellJ 51.50. Just So Stories, by Kipling tDouble- dayj 51.50. Little Wooden Doll, by Bianco tlllacml 51.00. Poor Cecco, by Bianco, illus. by Rack- ham tljorani 53.00. Little Lame Prince, by Craik tRandJ 81.50. Reynard The Fox, by Evans tDoddJ 52.00. Magic Fishhonc, by Dickens tWarneJ 31.50. I i f 4 l December, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 3 Wonder Clock, by Pyle fHarperJ 52.00. Japanese Fairy Tales, by Williston fRandJ 51.00. Child's Garden of Verses, by Steven- son fScribnerJ 51.00. Silver Pennies, by Thompson fMacmJ 51.00. . Magic Forest, by Stewart E. White fMacmJ 31.00. Chi-Wee, by Grace Moon fDouble- dayi 32.00. Understood Betsy, by Canfield, fHoltJ 31.75. Memoirs of a London Doll, by Fair- star fMacmJ 31.00. Donkey John of Toy Valley, by Mor- ley fMcC1urgJ 81.50. Rabbit Lantern, by Rowe fMacm7 31.75. Bird's 'Christmas Carol, by Wiggin fHoughtonJ S .75. Toby Tyler, by Otis fHarperJ S .75. Adventures of Buffalo Bill, by Cody fHarperJ S .75. Last of the Chiefs, by Altsheler fGrossetJ 51.00. Flamingo Feather, by Munroe fHar- perl 55 .75. This list is but a small part of the many excellent stories listed in The Book Shelf for Boys and Girls, sold in The Book Shop at a small cost. It appears yearly, published by the R. R. Bowker Co., 62 West 45th street, New York. This firm will mail them at ten cents per copy. or less, for quantity orders. There are many beautiful books noted therein costing larger sums of money, but the great need is for fair- ly inexpensive books which are really worth while. There are several edi- tions brought out by good firms, and all the titles in these editions are suitable for cl1ildren's libraries. The following may be noted: Macmillan's Little Library, all the titles of which are only 31.003 Harper's Young Peo- ple's Series, at S .753 Grosset's Every Boy's Library, at 51.00, and the Boy Scout books approved by the official librarian of the Boy Scouts of Ameri- ca. These approved stories are listed in the Bookshelf -M. L. Osborn. Except the Christ be born again to- night In dreams of all men, saints and sons of shame, The world will never see his kingdom bright. Stars of all hearts, lead onward thro' the night Past death-black deserts, doubts without a name, Past hills of pain and mountains of new sin To that far sky where mystic birth begin, Where dreaming ears the angel song shall win. -Vachel Lindsay. EDUCATION-A BIG BUSINESS. The period of the world's history through which we are just passing is called by historians the Age of Big Business. It is different from the Colonial Period, or the Revolution- ary War Period, or the time when the Nation set up business for itself, or the time when the industrial changes were brought about in England due to invention, which infiuences later affected America, and produced a period known as the Industrial Revolution. The Civil War is an in- cident in that period and was caused by rapidly changing industrial con- ditions. Then lCotton was king. The close of the Civil War brought its aftermath of reconstruction and year by year since then the amassing of wealth caused by the development of raw materials and resources and in- ventions has placed the money of the Country in the hands of a few men, though all men, particularly in this country-laborers, employers, bank- ers, and clerks have more money than was ever dreamed of as possible in 1865. The Rich Bourgeoisef' the rich middle class is a familiar term. There are only five big busi- ness enterprises that control the com- modities of lifeg those that center around Q13 the food industries, f2J textiles and clothing, Q37 shelter or the allied earth products: C41 com- munication, which includes news- papers, automobile manufacturing, telephone, telegraph, paper and books, ship building, aeroplane man- ufacturing, and Q51 the tool indus- tries. There is an art side to every industry, and thousands are em- ployed in art in industry. The basis of all industry is the utilization of raw materials-their appraisal, their production, their protection. Scien- tific knowledge of the manufacture of articles from raw materials and utilization of the byproducts is abso- lutely necessary and has become a profession in itself. Coarse clay will not make fine chinag wool will not make cotton clothg crude petroleum has its uses, and coal tar products are the residuum of refining pro- cesses. I recall that not very long ago a cotton manufacturer unfolded to me the romance of his trade. He took a three-inch square of cotton cloth and said as he raveled it slowly, The cotton from which this cloth is made was grown in India. It is a very rare plant. It was milled in special mills in China. Such work is not found to be carried on in any other country in the world. It has a mar- ket in North and South America and is the highest priced cotton cloth the industry commands. The three- inch square had told its story. One wondered how the machinery in those Chinese mills differed from the mills in our own Maryland, or why the cotton fields of the South could not produce the cotton fibre that the cli- mate and skill of India could induce. But, I want to add to all these so- called Big Businesses another busi- ness-that of education. Its raw materials are children and the bud- ding youth of the world. There are 23,239,227 of them in the United States alone, and the United States spends S1,580,671,296 per year-a big business indeed. Do we know as much about the raw materials of education as the cotton manufacturer knows about cotton, or the oil king knows about his oil fields, or the ship builder knows about steel and wood and can- vas? Children are far more com- plex, they have their original nature with which they begin life, and from the moment they are born their per- sonalities are changed and developed by the influence of each experience through which they pass. Take all the seven-year-olds in the country and compare them. They differ, their chronological ages are the same. but their physiological ages may vary from four to nine or ten years of developmentg their mental ages may show a similar distributiong and their educational ages may vary from gross illiteracy to quite definite skill and mastery of fairly difficult reading materials. The problem for the teacher is not as simple as the prob- lem for the potter who molds the clay vessel. The education of a child is the process of taking him, an individual, from where he is to where he ought to be. Albert Wig- gam says, Every teacher should be a student of heredity, and every teacher a geneaologist, a psychia- trist, and a scientist to know how to use scientific data and find out where each child should be on his own scale of progress. In one of the counties of a nearby State, when the third grades were tested with the Stanford Paragraph Meaning Test, the median score for the entire coun- ty was 17, but for one school in the county the score was 33, and in that particular school in the third grade there were some children in the sixth grade ability reading: A little first-grade child looked out at the snow last winter and said dreamily: The snow is like a sheet across the grass. It holds my footprint as I pass. But the child sitting next to him had not a beautiful thought to match his classmate's. A girl making a dress for her doll may use her mother's sewing ma- chine and never wonder at all how the parts of the machine work, but George, a sixth-grade boy, who had never used a, sewing machine before. asked for it when he wanted to stitch the sails for a boat he had made, and -Page 4 TOWER LIGHT December, 1926 he became so fascinated that he thought through with eager intelli- gence the whole interlocking process of the thread and the parts of the machine. and with joy said to his teacher. Miss Florence, come see how it worl-:sg isn't it a beauty? Boys are not like girls, yet some boys are interested in the things that most girls are interested in, and a few girls are most interested in the things that most boys are interested in. Ordinarily, most girls are more interested in traits that pertain to people. and most boys in the factors that pertain to things. The teaching job is indeed complex, for in eachi child there are involved his racial inheritance. his family inheritance. his sex inheritance, and his individual aptitudes. Angelo Patri says. A teacher has divine power like God's. She watches a child and thinks about himg she watches the results, she tries again. She is a creator, a great and divine power. YVho then should teach children? If Angelo Patri is right. and if I am right when I say that children are the most difficult of all raw materials to handle, surely there should go into the Normal Schools of the Country and into the Teachers' Colleges only the ablest graduates of the High Schools. Public sentiment, which is strong for spending money for schools. often operates against rais- ing the standard and quality of the' teachers. for mothers and fathers' will say. I do not want my daughter or son to take up teaching. It is too difficult. Are business men in love with their business opportunities? XYhat say you about John Patterson of Dayton, of International Cash Register fame? Did he work hard? Did he have a good time doing it Or, what say you of Henry Ford. Or John D. Rockefeller, or of any of our own local big business men? YVhat of our great physicians, of Dr. YVilliam lVelsh. or of Dr. John M. T. Finney? Do they not work hard? Then why pity the teacher, particu- larly if her road to personal success and fulfillment is along the path of- directing the minds and the power of the most valuable of all raw ma- terials in the world-the children who are to become the thinking citi-i zens and the wise parents and lead- ers of thought in the next generation., l I We need better school buildingsgi we need better and more adequate' equipment. A modern southern sci-i entilic cotton mill is built on linesl quite different from the older andl more archaic New England mill. Al modern school understands scienti-l fi:-ally what equipment gives with our! l,r-tter understanding of childrenl We need more books in all our. schools, particularly in our ruralq schools. hut above all else. we need abler teachers. And we need more men teachers. Certainly the biologi- cal male mind has a point of view that should be reckoned with in the training of children. Many a young man who would have made real suc- cess as a teacher has been made a misfit in society because he has failed as a business man or as a successful banker, or as a lawyer or engineer, when he might have made a success as a physician or a lawyer or a teacher. Practically every experi- mental progressive school in the country is now trying out the gifted young man teacher in grades from the fourth to the seventh. All who are interested in a campaign for the best type of student to fill the Nor- mal Schools of the country should direct to us only those high school graduates who are able, who are stu- dents, Who like children, who have scientific minds, who have a sense of humor, who have dramatic power, and who care what happens to the little child day by day, hour by hour, and year by year as the forces of his environment play upon him. The warning poet cries: Heaven lies about us in our infaucyg Shades of the prison house begin to close Upon the growing boy. This is what will always happen l l I l l V unless a teacher is wise and sym-' pathetic and able to handle his big business-the biggest and most im- portant of all the businesses of this great and humming industrial world. Lida Lee Tall. VVHY TEACH. How many college students real- ize that some day the profession which they have chosen must earn their bread. fur coats and fiivvers? How many of us fully appreciate the term teaching ? Am I misjudging the major portion of us when.I say that but few of us while at Normal look upon teaching as a pastime, a means to an end. that end being money, more school or a better job: . pleas- did we awhile money to buy our education ure, happiness and success or dream that we would teach and some gold nugget would fall at our feet. Those of us who have taught awhile have lost the idea of teach awhile for fun idea. but we have gained something real. Now our purpose in life, yes, in teaching. is less shallow and flighty. Well do 1 remember the words dropped easily from one of our instructors at M. S. N. S., who said, A man's first and foremost interest must be his work. Are you to be a teacher or just a wage earner? VVill you boost the profession by your own efforts, skills. and visions, or will you by your tongue, pessimism and deceit cast parasite by the martyrs of education? The world today is looking fon leaders. Normal Schools are train- ing young men and women to assume responsibilities, to think, to push their ideas forward for other people and to teach. Have you yourself a vision? Have you anything to teach the world, are you willing to fight for the profession as you fight for your team on the campus? If so, you have the right to teach, and, we, on the firing line want you. Let's make teaching the Tower Light for all professions.-Alvey Hammond, 24, Principal, Chase, Md. THE INDUCEMENT TEACHING OFFERS. Teaching has many inducements acting as magnets drawing us to it. Some of the rewards of teaching are service, happiness, wealth, fame and advancement. It is because of the great range of inducements which teaching offers that so many are drawn to this profession. But now let us see what attraction each of them holds. One of the greatest inducements is service. What is better than to be able to be of some service in this world? What gives more satisfac- tion than to know that you have a mission to fill, that you are here for a purpose? Yes, you may render service to yourself and to others. Everyone, at some time in life, will wish to render some service. That is the reason we wish to keep good health-to serve best. We can be of service by helping to educate the coming generation, but not them alone, for by giving them an educa- tion, we. prepare them to educate others. Growing out of this, is happiness. What we are trying to do day after day is get joy and happiness out of life. So, in striving towards that goal we turn to teaching. Teaching does offer happiness. To be able to work with children and to know that you are an agency in producing good citizens for the coming generation is enough to realize that happiness is offered in teaching. Children are happiness itself, and so through teaching we must get happiness. Mr. Guest said in his poem No Children And now we could not get along V Without their laughter and their songg Joy is not bottled on a shelf, It cannot feed upon itself, And even love, if it shall wear Must find its happiness in care. Not only does teaching give us happiness, but also brings us wealth. There are two kinds of wealth oli- tained through leaching. It offers no wealth in money. But on the other hand there is a more precious highly your lot wbith men and women Qyflprized wealth-that of experience. little courage and be carried on as a We SGld0II1 realize how little we December, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 5 know until we become acquainted with children. To quote from Mr. Guest again: Dull we'd become of mind and speech Had we no little ones to teach. Teaching has another inducement- fame. A teacher often becomes dis- couraged and thinks there is no use trying. She will be nothing but just a plain school teacher forever. But there is a great possibility of her working her way up in the world and becoming a leader of some large edu- cational institution. Although this may never happen, there is a hidden fame which may never be noticed by the public. But, when a teacher dis- covers that the little boy she taught has made a name for himself, then comes her fame. The things she taught that boy iniiuenced the rest of his life. She became famous, when he did. And so advancement becomes an inducement. There are two ways of advancing. First, a teacher may ad- vance from teaching in the grammar school to a position in a college. Then. through teaching, there is a possibility of doing something which will give her an opportunity to take up some other profession. Then I would say, you have chosen a worth-while profession. - Ethel Emniert, Sr. XI. STUDENT TEACHING IMPRESSIONS. By Arthur Lichtenstein. After three days of teaching in a practice center, while it may be diffi- cult to give accurate impressions, some impressions certainly have been registered on Sarah Belluni or Sarah Broom, tl always get those two girls confusedj whichever it is, that regis- ters impressions up there in the brain. You may contend, dear reader, that as I have no brain, my brain cannot register impressions, but there you are mistaken. Due to lack of time, space, and inclination, I will not argue the point with you, but if you insist that I have no brain, and you have fairly good grounds, I will admit, we must proceed on the as- sumption that I borrowed one from one of my student-teaching col- leagues for the occasion. Ha! Ha! That is even funnier than the other way, as you would agree if you knew who my colleagues are. It intimates, you see, that they have brains to spare. Fortunately, I know them better than to ask for the loan of any. Theyfd blow my brains out at the mere' suggestion. The first thing that impressed me as I entered the room where I am scheduled to spendcthe next six weeks in far from solitary confinement, with a pack of wild animals to train, the first thing that struck me forcibly as I entered the room, I say, was a small boy carrying a large pan of water. He wanted the water to water the ferns. If you have ever been in this center, you will immedi- ately recognize it from the state- mentg he was going to water the ferns. The children spend about 47027 of their time watering ferns in this classroom. They are familiar with all phases of fern life and treat- ment. In their biology course, l presume they will next take up mosses, and then flowering plants. I stopped the little boy with the big pan, stopped him forcibly with the pit of my stomach against his elbow. When I regained my breath, I asked, Are you the water boy around here? He looked at me uncomprehend- ingly, and I realized that probably he did not speak English. Why should he? It was only the sixth grade, and the school is located in a section where there is a large foreign popu- lation. Fortunately, I have a large vocabulary at my command. I tried him in Yiddish, but this failed likewise. He continued to busily attend to the needs of the ferns, while I tried him in German, French, Spanish, Latin, Persian. Swahili. and seven different dialects of American Indian. He didn't so much as look up! By this time, the class had come in and were ready for the morning exercises. Then I learned my mis- take. This boy was not in the class at all. He was in the deaf-and-dumb class maintained by the school. I had never thought of the sign language. During the morning exercises I noted one exceptional thing about this class. They don't need anyone to give them the pitch for the songs they sing. All they need is a tuning fork and they get the pitch for them- selves. They certainly do, Miss Wey- forth, and you can come a11d see for yourself. if you don't believe me. To make a long story much longer, we will omit details and come right down to my first lesson. Having come down to it, we see that, after all, there is nothing much to it that would interest the man in the street. tWhy do they always pick on the man in the street? All the writers, all the automobilists, and all the traffic cops do it. so why not I? Thank you for your kind permis sionl. Some time after my first lesson was over, I was rather surprised when one of my pupils came over to me, and in eager, contiding tones, re- quested me to inform him as to when I was going to teach a lesson. This rather took the heart out of me. . . I ask -you, now. However, the in- cident soon explained itself. No, he' wasn't another of the deaf-and- dumb pupils, he's just been absent' when Iwas teaching. Fortunate boy! A most interesting and enjoyable feature of student teaching is keep- ing the roll. I'd better say hastily, right here, however, that I'm joking when I say that, or else I'm likely to be deluged with requests from other student-teachers to keep their rolls for them. As if one weren't enough to occupy the waking and sleeping hours of any teacher! YVhat with net rolls and average rolls, and AM's and PM's. and wondering whether it was George who was ab- sent in the morning or his sister who stayed home all day, or his cousin John who is a P. W., or his friend Joe, who is a T. B. and has been transferred to the fresh-air class, what with all these things coursing through one's mind, it is no easy mat- ter to get down to the actual business of teaching a lesson. If someone would invent some sort of a roll- taking machine which would work automatically, it would lighten the white man's burden an awful lot. Also the White woman's. There is a passage in the Bible or some other much-quoted book, which says something to the effect that there is a purpose for everything on this earth. I have sometimes doubt- ed this in relation to such things as mice and rats, iiies and mosqui- toes, and those big boys that Mr. Mearns touched on briefly in his re- cent speech here. Student teaching has taught me this much: those big boys who sit and look vaguely and disturbingly at you while you are attempting. to teach something, and who contribute absolutely nothing of any value to the discussion, still have their use. They come in most handily to erase the blackboards! Student teaching, as you may have gathered from this brief report after three days of it, is great fun. Per- haps there will be more about it from the facile pen of the writer later. Meanwhile, I desire to ex- press Iny thanks to those who obliged me by looking over portions of this manuscript, and the publishing houses who assisted in verifying the bibliographyg and especially to my faithful guide, counsellor, and friend to whom this is dedicated: my dog. His name is Leslie. Sunday School teacher- What boy in the Bible killed a giant? Pupil- Jack, the giant killer. Junior Cstudying for Geography testl- What is quartz? Classmate- Two pints. Miss B.- Are you two girls sis- ters? Eva. and Alice- No, we're twins. Page 6 'TOWER LTGHT December, 1926 MY IBIPRESSIONS OF MARYLAND. First of all, I will introduce myself. l am, or rather I was, a New Eng- lander. I have been a Marylander for the last nine or ten weeks. Do I have to say that I miss New Hamp- shire, the particular State that I came from-the rugged, wild beauty of the White Mountains, the arresting charm and mystery of the Glen Ellis Falls. the rippling loveliness of Echo Lake. the Great Stone Face of Haw- thorne's story, the villages with their New England prettiness of scenery? I think not.. I have always longed for new ex- periences, new phases of life, new impressions. It is true that I love new England, but I can also love Maryland. She is so friendly, so gracious. and so different from what has been customary to me. It is such a delightfully new experience, for instance, to wear light clothing, to hear the balmy, Southern winds in- stead of chilling, cold winds of New England. Maryland, in December, you are still clad in green. No deep snow covers your rolling, gently sloping landscape. Your boys do not have to shovel snowpaths as yet. Your housewives are not obliged to have frosty windows greet them in the morning. Your tlappers do not have to quit wearing silk hose for a good long time to come. You hold Dame Summer tenaciously and you urge her to remain long in your realm. Your smile is sunny and sweet, and Dame Summer escapes from New England's shores to respond to your plea for a lengthy sojourn in your kingdom. The little pickaninnies laugh and play in the mud and their brown little faces shine with the joy of living. It is warm, and a gentle breeze blows their fuzzy black pig- tails. As I walk I can't help soldiers on who hastily that I tread so calmly. Last week, on one of my rambling walks,I noticed a house on York Road that carried such an old-fashioned,air about it! Immediately my imagin- ation constructed a picture of a crinolined, dark-haired Southern lassie standing on the veranda and waving goodbye to her soldier lad in gray, who was disappearing in the distance. I am deeply thrilled with historical Maryland, the Maryland ot the Revolution, and of the Civil War. It is romantic to live in a State steeped in old historic traditions. I enthusiastically sing with the rest of you llarylanders, Thou shalt not cower in the dust, Maryland, my Maryland! Thy beaming sword shall never rust, Maryland, my Maryland! Susanna R. Weisman, Jr. 5. on York Road to school thinking of the brave foot and on horse tramped the very road BABBITT. tBy Sinclair Lewis-Grossett and Dunlapj. George F. Babbitt is a typical pro- duct of a standardized industrial age. His thoughts, even his very religion,, are the result of some one else's thinking. Sinclair Lewis has drawn us the picture of the Modern Business Man, the man to whom business is a pas- sion, who makes a religion of busi- ness, and business of religion. Babbitt appears to the world at large as a success-but he is a fail- ure-and he knows it. Dimly he wonders what this life he is living leads to. He experiences that vague unrest, but falls back into the old way, because it is easiest. He possesses a convenient moral sense that can be sketched to cover shady business deals and affairs with women, but rises in shocked horror at anything liberal, To men of Babbitt's stripe to be a liberal is to be in league with the Devil. A good fellow, a one-hundred per cent. booster, yet wanting something higher and not knowing what he wanted. At last the dawn breaks- for him. He sees the light-not for himself, but for his son. Babbitt is a true type. We recog- nize in him many of our fellow men. We see summed up in this rough character some of the pitiful weak- nesses of our modern age. Happy should we be if the chain breaks for us as it did for Babbitt. Antoinette Darley, Sr. 6. ART AND LIFE. Dr. Hans Froehlicher, art lecturer and head of the German Department at Goucher College, was the Honor Society's guest and speaker at its dinner Friday evening, November 12. Part of what he said follows: I Let us think for a moment of, beauty in relation to life. What part do beauty and art occupy in life? To answer this we shall have to imagine the world without them. In the first place, our houses would be reduced to mere sheltersu There would be no cathedrals, nori magnificent halls and palaces, but rudely constructed huts would dot the earth. Poetry is art. So, if we remove beauty and art, we take away from- the world the poems which have in- spired humanity and which have given beauty to the world. Music also is art. Can we con- ceive of the absence of melodious harmonies to satisfy the ear? If there were no beauty in the world we would dress only to pro- tect ourselves irom the weather. There would be no social functions. In fact, life without art and beauty would be the same as the world with- out the sun. Earliest man was sensitive to beauty. He spent more time beauti- fying his utensils than he did in mak- ing them, originally. What is the source of this? Beauty is the one product of hu- man effort which does not serve a utilitarian purpose. Honesty is use- ful. The statues on Mount Vernon Place are of no value but to look at. Why then do we always show visi- tors to Baltimore such places rather than some factory where useful things are made? We who are teachers realize the effect of surroundings on the spirit of the children. We want beautiful things in our class rooms-cheerful curtains and pictures, plants, and exquisite cleanliness. Beauty is the only thing we do not need. We get pleasure from it just because of this fact. The Way of producing art is differ- ent from any other activity. We sow seed and expect a. crop. An artist begins to paint, but no one can tell what the end of his work will be. He, himself, does not know. We can tell a person how to build a house, but we cannot tell an artist how to paint. Art in the highest sense is play. Art and beauty are intangible. If we are hungry and see fruit, we eat it and are satisfied. Look on art. The more we see the more We want. We are never contented. Again, we cannot share that which we eat. All of us can share music and still not be impoverished. . In 1893, at the World's Fair in Chicago, the country awoke to the fact that it was poor in art. Build- ings were ugly. There were no standards of architecture. Painting and sculpture were pitifully ugly. No fine music was being written. The next twenty years saw a revolu- tion against ugliness, a war for beauty. We ornament our churches and our homes. A wedding is made more beautiful if it is performed in a beautiful building with fine music and solemn ritual. A child's life is enriched if beautiful lullabies are sung to him when he is little. Most art is symbolic of that which cannot be expressed. A country is gauged most of all by its art. That sums up everything in the noblest way. Whatever there is noble and spir- itual in life, in thought, in deed and in feeling since man began, is best expressed in art. Margaret Rohrer, Sr. 12. i l V I Decenfber, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 7 THE BANQUET SPEECHES. The banquet of the American Country Life Association was held at the Willard Hotel in 'Washington All the speeches were given by people who have visited in foreign coun- tries and have studied the conditions existing in his particular country. Dr. Warren H. Yvilson was toast- master. He is a tall man, very humorous and was equal to any occasion which arose. Dr. C. J. Galpin was the first speaker of the evening and he told about Europe's farm youth. Dr. Galpin is a most interesting talker and you just settle down and make yourself comfortable for a magnifi- cent time when you see him rise to speak. Dr. Galpin spent six months in Europe and visited thirteen differ- ent countries. He -said Europe's youth is just tasting the unaccus- tomed liberties of freedom, and they plead that the farm youth of America. seriously take hold of the rural prob- lem and give them skill in agricul- ture. Dean T. R. Mann of New York City, spoke on Rural Europe's Ten- dencies. He said Norway was the country without a village. so the farm life influence is so very great. There is a great call for land area, and in Italy they are cutting down forests and irrigating the lands in order to have more acreage. In conclusion, he said they were train- ing for a higher type of personnel for the farm youth. Miss Grace E. Frysinger spoke on the Women of Rural Europe. She is a tall, slender woman and a very forceful speakerf She says there are four distinct groups of rural women in Europe. First, those who live on large estates or manors, and are the cultured peopleg second- the laborers, who live on these estates. They have no recreation, but live a hard, crude life. Third. are those in the small village. who live a happy group life. Fourth, are those who own their farms and live independent lives. They are isolated from the community life, but are in a minority in Europe. E. C. Lindeman of High Bridge, New York, is field secretary. He has been working with rural Denmark, and he says they have allowed the speculative motive to enter their mind and as a result they are failing. Next we had the pleasure of listen- ing to a very attractive and unique little Japanese woman. She was quick of movement and alert of mind. Her dress was her native costume and she made quite an impression upon her audience. She said she wonder- ed What her grandmother would say if she could see her then. She said she would most likely say, Michi, come down from that high place! She said something which is very surprising and that is, that the coun-four own, and ways in which we may try people still live as they did in thelhelp our community. feudal days. They know nothing of the outside world and have no desire to learn. She was showing their ignorance of new things and told this story: Once when she went back home from this country she took a swing with her and was showing it to many iof her friends. They all thought it was very strange looking. Finally she presented it to one of the group. The next day the man came to her and said it was a very dangerous thing to have. She asked why it was so dangerous. He said, YVell, my little girl she tried to put her head in first, she fall out and hurt herself awful bad! Then my little boy, he tried to put his feet in first, he fall out too and hurt his head on the floor! I tell you it is a bad thing Nto have! Michi said, YVhy don't you try putting your middle in first? I She said they possessed leadership land poise. but it was quite hard to tell from where it came. E. T. Colton, who is a marvelous speaker, talked on Russia. Russia has been known as revolutionary Russia, but now the peasants are be- ing recognized more and more. They have a new economic policy and are allowed more freedom than ever before. They are becoming more socialized and their political strength is being increased. President Kenyon L. Butterfield, of East Lansing, Mich., is a very serene, calm, collected and affable man. He has thoroughly won the hearts of the Association, a fact which was clearly shown by the ovation given him when 'he rose to make his speech and also at its close. President Butterneld spoke on the International Country Life Conference held at Brussels, where twelve countries were repre- sented. He told what a success he thought it was, but not in comparison with this conference. for they did not arrive at any delinite conclusions as did we. President Butterfield said we were dealing with the human welfare of a billion people, and the time had come for us to take the leadership in every possible way. Theo. Gary. Senior 5. GIRL SCOUTS. . Leader-Miss iVillis. Lieutenant-Rose Famous. Activities of the Scouts. 1. Indoor Meetings- Every other week we meet indoors learn our duties, pass oi tender- foot tests and second-class tests. YVe learn and sing some scout songs and play games. At some of these meet- ings We are able to have scout lead- ers come out from Baltimoire and talk to us about organizing a troop of to I 1 2.-Hikes. Our hikes come in the week be- tween our indoor meetings. We get to learn more about nature, how to build fires, cook and many other use- ful things, but what we enjoy most of all is the spreads. 3.-Red Cross Roll Call. The Girl Scouts had charge of the Red Cross Roll Call again this year. We were very successful in this. The amount taken in was twice as much as that taken in last year and three times as much as was taken in the year before last. YVe received a membership from every section, but were unable to get a hundred per cent. from the faculty. YVe took in 395.812, The Elementary School also cooperated with us in getting memberships. 4-Extra Activities. At the beginning of this year the new Scouts were taken into the troop during an overnight hike. Everyone enjoyed this very much, and are look- ing forward to a similar one in the spring. During the home-coming week-end we had a breakfast hike in honor of the old scouts. This year we are undertaking to raise a sum for the Community Fund. We are also preparing a Christmas basket to be given to a poor family in Towson. ' R. L. B.-G. S. BOOKS XYE SHOULD KNOXY. The Fortunate Youth-XVi1l.iam J. Locke. The Fortunate Youth is a book of adventureg a story of youth, filled with the optimistic. indomitable self- willed spirit of youth. It is interest- ing, it is joyous, and very improbable and hardly possible. It is the story of a vagabond, a beautiful boy, who Csince Locke must always have his vagabondl craves culture and de- lights in books and old paintings. The story is very much like a fairy tale, for it tells of the life of a boy from the time we see him as a dirty little mistreated step-Child, hiding away in a hole in a back lot so that he may read a much battered edition of Ivanhoe to the time after many, many adventures he finally marries a beautiful princess. The tale is interesting, exciting, and on the whole, quite stunning, al- though it has its Weak spots. If you are at leisure and want to be en- tertained, read the Fortunate Youth and you will find the spirit of it contagious. If you like this, why not read the Beloved Vagabond, by the same author. It is just as delightful and in many ways superior to it. -E. France, Sr. 9. Page 8 TOWER LIGHT December, 1926 PUBLISHED MONTHLY Circulation Manager si' THE s'rUDENTs OF THE MARY- HOWARD FI-OOK LAND STATE NORBIAL SCHOOL, Riglgezng TOIY SON. INID. ADELE FLOOK Y Business Mnnnger EL'Iii'xNO1iA 1iglX::LHNG 4 , i auag ng or FOSTER FORD ALICE L. MUNN Advertising Managers Price:-One Dollar Fifty Cents For SYBIL LAVIN Ten C0lli0S- LOUISE MANUEL Single Issues Fifteen Cents. NOVEMBER, 1926 , -it QQQM it lx or for I g D Q f A igl.1nugiiqi.nL-,. . S Y ! THESE ARE THE LAVVS OF THE JUNGLE. Now these are the laws of the Jungle, And many and mighty are they, But the head and the hoof of this law And the haunch and the hump is obey. -Kipling. When I Iirst entered the Maryland State Normal School, one of the drst things I noticed was the absence of a bewildering list of rules, the breaking of which is usually accompanied by punishment. There were no rules which laid down the law as to what one should do in one's free periods, there was no prescribed form of walking in the halls, as many schools possessg and no directions as to which stairways were to be used as up stairways, and which as down Such a rule as this last has been the cause of many a poor freshman's tears and lamentations in the high school from which I came. Unlike the Jungle, the laws, or rules of the Normal School are not many, but they are not the less mighty despite their paucity. On the contrary, I might hazard the opinion that the scarcity of rules, hard and fast rules that are followed because of a fear of the direful con- sequences attending an infraction of them, is one of the main reasons why the students of the school seem re- sponsible for and interested in their school, why their corridors are quieter and their campus cleaner than those of many another higher institution of learning. Because no wise council of elders who preceded the present students has assembled to draw up rules and regulations, whereby the present student body should comport Itself, because these students feel, that in the absence of the rules of higher and more dicta- torial authority, they are responsible behavior of the school, they take an interest in creating a favorable im- pression that the members of a school, shackled hand and foot by commands, often useless and entirely inapplicable to the present condi- tions, never achieve. Standards of action seem to be created as the need for them arises, and then by the students. And, as- suredly, since this is a training school where we are trained in self- control and dependence as well as in subject matter and technique, what better means of teaching control of others could we possibly have than that of learning to control ourselves. The laws of the Jungle are many and mighty. The rules of the Nor- mal School are few, wide-spreading in their influence, and indelible in the impressions they leave. -Eleanora Bowling, Jr. 1. XVI-IAT IS VVORTITWHILE. TEACH- ERS' COLLEGE, COLUIVIBIA UNIVERSITY. tBy Dr. Patty Smith Hilll One of the most interesting speak- ers we have ever had came to us here at Normal, Tuesday, November 30th. 1our visitor was Dr. Patty Smith Hill I for themselves, and therefore for the! of Teachers' College, Columbia Uni- versity. ln addressing the assembly, Dr. Hill said that she and others at Columbia had been watching our Normal School with great interest. We think, continued Dr. Hill, that we own Lida. Lee Tall at Teach- ers' College, and when she left us to come down here to you to do this piece of work for our southern land, we grieved over our own loss, yet I am rejoicing to know that she did come to you in the teaching pro- fesaion. As my topic today I chose a gen- eral topic for students to carry with them in the future, in order to make the profession of teaching worth- while to us. This includes the gen- eral tield of education as well as the field in which I am interested. It is to be regarded, if we are to make life worthwhile to ourselves and in the homes from which the children come. My topic is the sense of worthwhile- ness in the home, school and in life, and the things that are essential to keep this before us. What promotes this sense of worthwhileness, and what hinders it in the home with the parent, and in the school with the teacher? We must have a sense of individual worth. As individuals, we are worthwhile and can lead a worth- while life. We must have a sense of self respect. To be able to get this sense over to society and make it impressive, we must link it with the sense of gratitude. There must be a sense of worthwhileness for little children as well as grown peo- ple. It is a. game to be played and must not be just for a future life, but must be for life in the present. It is this sense of worthwhileness that children naturally feel unless We break this up, or unless we leave children in the home uncared for. I would like to have you spend a day in the tenement district of our great city. It is very sad to find what a large proportion of our children We see reared with grown people who say that things will be Worthwhile in the future and not at the present time. It is the same in our religious life, counting too much on our fu- ture life. It is our part as teachers to help bring about a. better standard in the schools and with our children. It is true that many schools have remained in a neighbor- hood many years, and the life around the school is unaltered. It seems to me that we have failed to realize that the school life should go outside of the schools and the homes. Dr. Dewey, in protesting upon the curriculum of the day, said: Edu- cation is not preparation for life, for the simple reason that it is life. I have outlined some of the things that will help us in teaching: First is physical health. With it, it is easier to keep a sense of worth- whileness in life, knowing that we are well and are strong. The right to a healthy environment, the right to healthful knowledge and health- ful habits make u fresh,, free and 'joyous. This is the one thing to keep with our children and with ourselves. Second, is mental health. Mental wholeness means mental wholesome- ness. Often hours are long, classes are large. Often there are papers to mark in the evenings. With all. of these things, the tendency may be for us to build up a mental attitude that is not good for us to build for our- selves andvfor our children. Then watch yourselves and do not let any acid enter into your thinking an December, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 9 your feeling. Tranquility, respon- sibility and serenity are three things that are especial requisites in the school with little children. Then, there is a sense of fun. We must develop in ourselves and in our children, the sense of enjoyment and keep it alert and active. This, children should always hold on to. Do not develope fear of failure, of defeat, of invalidism, of tendency to be worried and anxious, or a sense of timidity which is so characteristic of children. The dreadful thing is that you never realize all of your ability and possibilities, and with children the keeping of timidity in the back- ground is so important. We have sudered from the grouch type of teacher. All of these are things that, in your own life, you must avoid. Temperament and individuality is a matter of careful training in little children from the very beginning, for training in the right walks of life. People in the wrong line of work often rob children of the sense of Worthwhileness. One must feel the thrill of being in the profession of teaching children. Our natural dis- abilities are to be reckoned-with, and if we do not get the sense of thrill from the development of chil- dren under our care, let us leave it. Next is the sense that we know that we are growing. If we know this, we can help ourselves and help others develop strength, worthiness, and efficiency. These are the things that you are participating in as tea- chers. You are one of those who help to bring about the great pageant of development and growth. If we can thrill with the idea of achieve- ment with little children, it is one of the greatest causes of rejoicing. We must have outside evidences and we must know that other people know that we are growing. The schoolroom organization ought to be such that, if a child can achieve by himself, he should get the knowledge that he not only had accomplished something but that the other chil- dren in the room should rejoice with him because he has made this con- questj There is the sense of freedom. Little children get this sense, and we should know that they are getting it. Every one of us must have some sense of freedom, something to do with the planning of our own lives. Without it, we wither and die. No one can remain well long unless he can have something to say as to what he must do and when to do it. With the growing tendency to shortened hours of labor, it is highly important that we look to it in the sense that children have opportunity to create. We must look to this creative power as a problem of leis- ure. Another phase is human affection. I I I In its finest sense, from our affection comes wholesome living, but we ought not to have an overwhelming dose of it to make us weak. To know that somebody does know when we go and come, that somebody does care, that we make the school a better place, so that our coming is noticed. I often think of our child- ren of the street and those who are looked upon as little pests in the home, who have no great affection poured upon them. IVe should all develop in our personal relations in life the right kind of affection. Good work is done under conditions where we respect and have affection for those people with whom we work. I must speak of adventure. Mothers do not provide for it. In our many schools, we are planning devices by which we can get adven- so large a No when Willing- what you with our ture, because in the homes proportion of mothers say a baby wants adventure. ness to face anything for can do, is all right, but venture there is no progress. We must have and keep the willingness to work ahead, and not just at into things as they are. In proportion to our fitting into things as they are, we have lost our sense of adventure. The right of all of us to have a salary which removes from us the fear of economic danger when we grow old. is another consideration. The teaching profession will help us to get a sense of the economy of life. Salaries of teachers are not large in proportion to other professions. And this is something for us to think about. Protection of life is another point -all of us in every walk of life get protection from something. No one is absolutely free from the need of protection from someone. To feel that we protect someone from some- thing from which they cannot protect themselves, adds to a sense of peace and good living. I again revert to religion in life. These are the things so worth- while that, no matter where you are teaching, nor on what level you are teoching, if you keep them in your mind, you are growing. To feel that you are having and giving the right kind of affection, and that you are keeping that adventure and sense of protection Cas all of these things come to us with hardshipsl make us feel we can stand the storm, and we can say in the end that the game was worth the candle.-Delma Holden, Sr. 3. Teacher- What does the fat do when it gets in the stomach? Mary- Greases the organs. Miss Orcutt fin Math classi- Who has a hand with a minute watch on it? AN ASSEMBLY TREAT-POETRY IN THE MAKING. tGiven by Hughes Mearns-New York University.J In Assembly, Mr. Mearns, after having been formally introduced by Miss Tall, said: I am an adventurer in education, because I went into education as an adventurer. I was very much afraid of work, and saw a little means of making money. YVith a very super- ior air, I stayed in the field of edu- cation for four years before I left. You girls understand that more than the men: I stayed in because I would have romance, and so I am still in. I soon had the opportunity of be- coming an adventurer in the State of Pennsylvania, for I had received a telegram, in which I was offered a job. On the same day, another telegram came, offering a job. One opportunity was to teach in a grade school. with this item: You may be your own boss, and do as you please, without a course of study. This of- fered a chance to live in New York where I was to take a position teach- ing. My family was delighted, and so we went to New York. I felt that if they would let me do what I pleased, I could do it. I really was frightened. Nevertheless, I took the position and went to this school as directed. The children came in, and I saw that they were a different sort of children than I had ever seen in my life before. I remembered with the other type of children I first said, one and they turned. Then I said two and they all sat down. This class did not do that. They squirmed in and sat down. Big boys came rushing in, the kind that look as if their clothes are too small for them. They took a look at me and decided that the back of the room was the best place to get the most out of that hour. I saw some people fighting over a chair. This was a free school. They had mova- ble desks. They really might have been called collapsible. They all sat down, became very still, and looked at me. I did not have a lesson plan: in fact, I wanted to send out for one. But, I said to myself. I am going to take this as an adventure with young people because I am after something -a power and ability that they do not know they have. I did know it. I put my hand into my pocket, in my bewilderment, and discovered some manuscripts. The fact was, that I had just left a young chap, whom I think a great deal of, who writes beautiful poetry. My guess is that sometime you will have to know him. His name is Roy Helton, and he is a Kentucky boy. He is always telling tales about these boys as he Knows them. When his work is really com- Page 10 K Y 0 Y TOWER LIGHT December, 1926 pleted, he is going to call it Ken- tucky Carnals. To continue my story, I had three or four of those poems in my pocket, and I talked about him. He is six feet 3 inches tall, and being a Kentucky boy, he has the Kentucky drawl. Because some of my people were Kentuckians. and I lived there, my memory is one of a drawling voice. So they lis- tened, because in my description, they saw the picture of the man as I knew him. I will give you some notion of what the effect of his poem was on an eighth grade. It was called Old Xmas. In Kentucky, Old Xmas is twelve days after the real Xmas. At such time you must keep your door open because the spirits walk about and might want to come in. So. on the night of Old Xmas, you are in a dilemma, for yon must keep awake and keep the door open. Martha sat up on Old Xmas night. She had heard two shots and wondered who could be hunting at this time of the night. It is only Sue walking in the moon- light, Be'en you come in on Old Xmas, Sue? No, I be'en come in on Old Xmas, Martha. XVhere you been, Sue? I been to the graveyard, Martha. But I heard shot. I-killed the man that killed my man on Old Xmas, Martha, But I heard two shots, Sue! Yes. You heard two shots. One was for me and the other was for my man, I been dead in the graveyard, Mar- tha! They rushed on me, and I was out of poetry. I did not know what to do. I don't remember now what I did the rest of that period. I talked to them and tried first, to talk my way into other things. I was ill at ease. One girl looked at me and Said: Who is this man, and what is he teaching? Reply: He is the English teach- er. Then she frowned, because the pre- vious English teacher had been try- ing an experiment to see if they could carry it out. He had taught them all the grammar he could think of, and they disliked it. She said to mc, Are we going to have grammar? Then they looked at me. The jury looked at me so as to say guilty or not guilty. So I knew we were not going to have grammar. I had forgotten the technique of the classroom. This is it--lit, tin my judgment, this class needs grammar, this class will have grammar. Now, sometimes, teachers do tell the truth. VVe have pumped up a kind of af- fected interest, and sometimes we fool ourselves and are interested. So I said: , I do not think so, I do not use it myself. They looked at me in amazement. My teacher friends do use grammar, but I do not know many teachersu My writer friends do too, but that :si not their real interest. It is writing.: You have written something and you know it is good, or your friend has written a good poem. You say to your friend, 'I would like to see it,' and if you are honest about it, he will give it to you. You read it and what do you do? You are moved in some way by it. If it does not do this, then the work is of no value. The object of writing is to do some- thing to you. The writer can hire somebody to fix it up, grammatically, afterwards. The editor can fix it a little more, but as far as the writer is concerned, he thinks little of gram- mar . We do not know what good usage is and most of it is out of style. In this class, we copied down the words that they used and soon found that they did not need gram- mar. We did find one type of mis- take in the class. They could not use each and every without put- ting a plural pronoun with it. I also found that the staff made the same mistake. So I decided that we would use the word all, and that settled it. I did find work and action in my eighth grade for five years, and that was where my book Creative Youth was compiled. Everyone writes poetry. I get a certain fun out of it personally. I told the class about my writing poetry and that my family did not like it very much. I also told them that this didnt make me any differ- ent and that I just kept on writing it. They broke into laughter at this. floor there that, girls One boy actually fell on the while laughing and stayed roaring aloud. Then I noticed in all this excitement, three stood up like chimney stacks. By that time, I had acquired great poise. That was really my reason for tell- ing them this. It was pretended ef- fort on my part. That was what made us friends. Then, while they laughed and roared as much as they pleased, the bell rang, and I isolated the three girls. I told them I want- ed their poetry. They looked amazed. but boys begin to throw things around. So she quickly said: Well, if I do, you will not get it, for I do not propose to be made a subject of such laughter as the children gave forth. I turned toward the desk, then I turned again and said: ' Do your work and bring it in and hand it to me. I have always waited for a pub- lisher to invite me to write and you may wait a long time too. Then too, I have been invited to write by people who did not pay anything. However, the next day, two commun- ications came to my drawer. Then a third, but the girl watched me for a long time before she put one there. You cannot just lok at a poem and say that it is very good, or touch up ,this punctuation. They expect a dif- I l 1 t They said: i How did, you know we wrote poetry? They thought I had some uncan- ny. mysterious power with me. Two, of them giggled, and the other ac-, tually frightened meg and I have al- ways been ill at ease in her pres-N ence. XVhcn a girl gets scared, shet gels very calm and looks as thought shc has the most poise in the world,I ferent result. I' found out that I could not read their poetry in their presence. It was too much like hav- ing an epileptic fit in public. So I began to put it in a poetry pocket, and they began to pour it intovthis drawer. To me these are absolutely essential methods of technique. There was a volume of poetry of astonish- ing character, and I talked to the girl about it. She asked if I would like to see it, whereupon, I said that I would. I did see it, and in it I found a treasure. I also found out that a boy had some rich material but would not give it to me. I did not ask him, but just waited until it came to me. That is my method. It finally came to me through the other boys who had persuaded him to give it to them. I would like to tell you of some of the things I really did get as re- sults of this outgrowing thing, the writing of poetry. Those children did not know what I came there for and they only came to know about me later. They saw me in the Who's Who, and thought it was my father. Out of the sixty who went through tive years there with me, there was not one but came out with the development of artistic per- sonality, which was measurable in music, or writing, or readings, and other arts. Some of their material at first was very shocking and I of- ten wondered how long I would have to accept this work without scolding them for it, but we really enjoyed it together. They soon became such a. master- ful lot that people used to come in just to see them and admire them. I wish l had a chance to give you some of the material I could not publish. I would also like to show you some of the type of shocking things that occurred. They even argued with me by accusing me that my years were against me and that December, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 11 I had certain prejudices that seemed to handicap me. They seemed to be a pretty hard boiled crowd there at times. But if you go into this kind of adventure, you go into it with a kind of .danger and you may even be accused of corrupting youth. But I know that the total result of all my work and efforts is good. At this point Mr. Mearns read two poems to the audience. One was written by a boy in his class. It was called Confessional. It was truly' a very beautiful poem. The other was called It's Long. DELMA HOLDEN, Sr. 3. Reporter. SOCIAL CHAT. November the thirteenth proved to be a Red Letter Day for our Home- comers! We Normalites gladly wel- COII1Gd our old friends home again. In the morning, the graduates of former years attended a meeting, after which they were given a lunch- eon. The next magnet was the Pest vs. Normal hockey game, at which we all got rid of a great deal of sur- plus energy through cheering. With songs and dance we celebrate the day, And with due honors usher in the May. Figuratively speaking, we did cele- brate the day with dancing, and we ushered in the May-the blossoming teachers. Wiho gave that nice party to the men students of Normal School on December the fourth? In answer to this question our minds recognize our hostesses as Miss Rudd and Miss Sperry. On this date each man chose his favorite damsel, and lead her to our kitchen. Everyone enjoyed making candy. The dance music for the evening was furnished by some grad- uates of our model school. In addition to the good old social danc- ing, Miss Roach introduced some spe- cial dances, including the Broom Dance and the Virginia Reel. Miss Roach, our new athletic teacher, has proved herself a capable leader, serving in any capacity, and we are glad to have her with us. There are many other social af- fairs, too numerous to mention, that make Normal School a live, desira- ble school to attend.-Ellen N. Clark. LOOKS SUSPICIOUS. In music class' Emily- When shall we see Mr. Nilssen? Miss McEachern- Oh, not until Wednesday night. You know I have to keep him under lock and key until then. Atlgics. FROSTBURG LIKES US! November 19, 1926. My dear Miss Tall: Our soccer team won a game last week, but your school won some- thing more valuablevthe admiration and respect of all of our young men. I want to express my appreciation personally, for the hospitality ex- tended to all of us. We feel that, next to Frostburg, we belong to the Maryland State Normal School at Towson. Sincerely yours, RAYMOND M. FRETZ. SOCCER. . The soccer team is still giving a credible account of itself. The lat- est scores have been: 1-Frostburg 3. 5-Forest Park 0. 1-City College 4. 2-City College 1. 1-Tome 1. 1iWestern Maryland 2. Frostburg defeat was a real The surprise to the Normal followers. Ben Artigiana, the Frostburg coach, had his boys keyed to play a brilliant game. Normal lost but proved her Iighting spirit by scoring a goal in the closing minutes of play. The outstanding features of our games are due to the fact that Nor- mal refuses to concede any team as long as the tinues. This was p1'oved lowing games. Early in Forest Park played us to victory to game con- in the fol- the season a scoreless tie, but in our last encounter Nor- mal defeated them decisively 5 to 0. The same holds true of the City Col- lege game. Few teams would have had much heart in the game after they had been defated by a 4 to 1 score, but this didn't seem to phase our boys in the least. The result of this game was a 2 to 1 victory for us. The boys from Western Maryland College, although aided by a four year college course, defeated us by the narrow margin of two goals to one. ' However, we play them again, so don't be surprised if Normal con- tinues the good work and ends the season with a win over the West- minster Collegians. HARRY T. MURPHY. HOCKEY. Speaking of hockey! Let us tell you a little about what we've been doing this year. The first big event was the Pest vs. Normal game, held on the home- coming week-end. You all probably know the score. Normals 2-Pests 1. The next games of importance were the two Senior vs. Junior games: the Seniors being the hard- earned victors. These two teams were composed of the best hockey players in the Senior and Junior classes. Then, too, there were the inter- section games. The winning team representing the Juniors were the Reds, while the Senior victory was divided between The Middies and the Laundry Squad. These last two teams mentioned were unable to get ahead of one another, the result- ing score, in two games played, being a tie. The last game of the season was played on an ice-covered field and seemed more like a game of ice- hockey than field hockey. This was the Hnal game between the winners of the Junior and Senior inter-sec- tion games. The resulting score was 4-O in favor of the seniors. Now that the season for hockey is over, we can look back upon it as being both an enjoyable and success- ful season for all those who partici- pated in this branch of athletics. CRAFT CLUB. Don't you know anything about us? Well, I think you do. We're the only art club in the school. We've been rather quiet so far, but still water runs deep. You'll hear more about us. That's it-say it- Craft Club. We've certainly had some good meetings this year. Oh, by the way, you don't know our officers. Ida Schorr is presi- dentgg Mary Alice Mobley, vice- presidentg Elizabeth Van Sant, sec- retaryg Margaret Peele, treasurer, and Louise Zimmerman social chair- man. Our two ever-ready helpful advisers are Mrs. McCord and our new Miss Eckford. So there, now you know us. Every year it is cus- tomary to take in nine Juniors. Well, we did so, and since we wanted to welcome them, we gave them a little feed, All the Juniors had to express their ideas by drawing on the board. Since then we have been working during our meetings. We've planned to do some special thing in each term. This term to-but I'm not going know. Wait until the cember and you'll see. the Craft Club is doing. Mildred Herrmann, Sr. 8. We're going to let you first of De- Watch what Page 12 TOWER LIGHT December, 1926 ONE OF '26. 'dents about the motionless past that Dear Miss Tall- For a long while I was very un- happy. I truly disliked teaching. All my dreams and anticipations which I harbored at Normal School went to naught. I dreaded each day,l l hated my work. and I believe made- my pupils unhappy. One Sunday evening a friend of mine asked me to read this poem. I awoke. I scolded myself silently and since I have been far. far happier. Everything seems so much easier. Perhaps, Miss Tall, you will be able to help someone else by means of this poem. That is why I send it to you. I want to thank you once more for the lovely time I had at Home Com- ing. It helped a great deal. tNOTE-The poem followsl LIFE'S WORTH LIVING. tBy Glenn Frankl A Prayer For Teachers. O Lord of learning and of Learners, we are at best but blunderers in this godlike business of teaching. Our shortcomings shame us, for we are not alone in paying the pen- alty for themg they have a sorry im- mortality in the maimed minds of those whom we, in our blunder- ings, mislead. 'We have been content to be mer- chants of dead yesterdays, when we should have been guides into un- born tomorrows. NVQ: have put conformity to old cus- toms above curiosity about new ideas. Ive have thought more about our subject than about our object. YVe have been peddlers of petty curios when we should have been priests and prophets of abundant living. We have schooled our students to he clever competitors in the world as it is, when we should have been helping them to become creative co-operators in the making of the world as it is to be. XVe have regarded our schools as training camps for an existing society to the exclusion of making them working models of an evolv- ing society. We have counted knowledge more precious than wisdom. VVe have tried to teach our students what to think instead of how to think. XVI: have thought it our business to furnish the minds of our students, when we should have been laboring to free their minds. And we confess that we have fallen into those sins of the schoolroom bc- cause it has been the easiest way. It has been easier to tell our stu- l l ! i 1 u l l I I l l I 1 l we can learn once for all than to join with them in trying to under- stand the moving present that must be studied afresh each morn-i ing. From these sins of sloth may we be freed. May we realize that it is importantl to know the past only that we may live wisely in the present. Help us to be more interested in stimulating the builders of modern cathedrals than in retailing to stu- dents the glories of ancient temples. Give us to see that a student's mem- ory should be a tool as well as a treasure-chest. Help us to say do oftener than we say don't. May we so awaken interest that dis- cipline will be less and less neces- sary. . Help us to realize that, in the deep- est sense, we cannot teach any- body anytliingg that the best we can do is to help them to learn for themselves. Save us from the blight of special- ismg give us reverence for our materials, that we may master the facts of our particular fields, but help us to see that all facts are dead until they are related to the rest of knowledge and to the rest of life. May we know how to relate the coal scuttle to the universe. Help us to see that education is, after all, but the adventure of trying to make ourselves at home in the modern world. May we be shepherds of the spirit as well as masters of the mind. Give us, O Lord of Learners, a sense of the divinity of our undertaking. OUR FACULTY CHILD. The very smile before you speak That dimples your transparent cheek Encircles all tl1e heart. Miss Roach, Our Faculty Child, has honored us by coming all the way from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to our Normal School, to help train our Normalites to become star athletes. Hiss Roach has been well prepared for her work here. In addition to her elementary and high school training, she attended the Central Professional School of New York City. Her study at the Central Pro- fessinal School was directed along the line of physical education, with a specialization in dancing. Pre- vious to attending the Professional School, Bliss Roach graced the halls of Bridgejort Normal School. where she prepared to be a kindergarten teacher. How lucky for us she pre- ferred to study physical education. In 1928 our new faculty member intends to go to Denmark to com- plete her specialized courses. It is quite evident that Miss Roach was an outstanding character in the schools she attended. She uncon- sciously told me she was exchange editor of one of her school magazines. What does Miss Roach think of Maryland? She thinks Maryland is the nicest State she has ever been in. I like Baltimore as a place to live, and for its scenery, but New York for shopping, confessed Miss Roach. All she can say about our Normal School is, it's just perfect. Of course, our new athletic teacher is fond of sports. She misses the football games at Yale, but most of all she misses swimming. Hockey is another hobby of hersg she played center forward and center half-back on her school team. Our faculty child has a keen sense of humor. She told me she observed one of our goal-keepers allowing the ball pass between her feet and beyond tl1e ,goal line. The goal keeper, as Miss Roach concluded, had recently been horse-back riding. When Miss Roach first appeared upon the scene at the beginning of the year. all of our Seniors decided she must be one of the new Junior students. When she held the door open for a certain Senior, the Senior passed through with a very superior air and turned to our gallant Miss Roach, and shouted, Thanks, kid! The first Sunday Miss Roach was here she was instructed to ring the quiet hour bell in the afternoon. She performed her duty and pro- ceeded to tell all of the students it was bedtime, and that they were ex- pected to be in their rooms. Evi- dently Miss Roach considered our dormitory life a very strenuous one. If you ever hear anyone say with unusual emphasis How interesting! you may rest assured that you have discovered the subject of my write- up, Miss Roach. Irene Young, Sr. 6. DO YOU KNOXV THESE FACULTY SAYINGS? -I challenge you. -Exactly so- ' 3-Sit down! Next! -I'1n very busy, I'll see you later. --Well-a-- 1 2 4 5 6-Distribution curves. 7-Well, I don't know. 'J 8-I want-what? 9-Dash over there. 10-Ah- 11-The strings will play. 12--Beg pardon. 1.,-lt's-a--a 14-In our dormitory life. 15-Very well. 16-Well-yes and no. -eldverybody got do. l 7 l8-Eb- l 9 -Taboo. 20-Well, I declare. December, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 13 L EXCHANGES. The Index, from Northeast Mos- souri State Teachers' College, has come to us for the first time. It has a splendid variety of write-ups and we feel sure that you must have a happy and wide-awake school. Don't you think some original poetry might be an asset? Have you read The Teachers' Col- lege Mirror? If you haven't., you should: and if you have, you can imagine how professional this profes- sional school must be. It happens to be in Greeley, Colorado. The Millersville Snapper is certain- ly worthy of its name. Your snap- shots and poetry add originality and beauty to your magazine. The Eastern Echo is an excep- tionally g o o d magazine, T h e sketches, too, are very clever. Young Citizen's News is edited by the Sixth Grade of East Church Street School, Frederick, Maryland. These young writers seem to have the knack of saying what they want in as small space as grown-ups. DO11't you think a few good original stories or compositions would be an asset? Hoo-Wair - N - YVat? Hagerstown High! Your paper seems to be brimming over with athletics. How about the law of proportion? The Eastern Progress, Eastern State Teachers' College and Normal School, Richmond, Kentucky, ex- presses the spirit of a wide-awake The Street Car The most convenient reliable, and Economical Means of Transportation United Railways 6: Elec. Company OF BALTIMORE I school and some original editors or reporters. I Next month we hope to have space enough to comment on many other exchanges that this month's issue 'could not accommodate. If you don't like our jokes. And their dryness makes you groan. .lust stroll around occasionally With some good ones of your own. Lib- Oh, Lou. wasn't that a terrible storm we had last night? Lou-t'Yes, but I got up and put 1 :on my slicker. Rubber is a 11011- conductor and I knew I'd be safe. ' ,A -ZIUIIR -1' ' ' fi- 'fmi .:.f: ,A5is I n ' '- T. ,. 2. ,s . - - '1- Fnr Your Drugs, Candy. Kodaks, Sta- , tionery. Gifts, Etc. lt's never cheaper clsewliere, because it's always cheaper here. 507 York Rnzul. 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Louise carries her many responsibili- ties with an air of efiiciency and yet never forgets nor is she too busy for a cheery smile or friendly word for everyone. Her influence is felt in every phase or our dormitory life. Coming from the Student Council to the Class Organization, we present to you Margaret Haines, the honor- able and earnest president of the Senior Class of '27. She not only works for us, but gives her best to other organizations. Note her sin- cere pleas for the Tower Lightj. A sense of humor makes her tasks seem lighter. She doesn't forget to smile when units of work, tests, reports, term papers and class business are facing her. Last, but not least, we present to you the energetic Junior Class presi- dent, Carl Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz serves as a tower of strength for the Junior Class. Already, under his capable leadership, the Junior Class has made great strides toward class' organization. a very difficult task to accomplish at the beginning of the year. 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'Ilie Hull V Baltimore's Collection of Smart Specialty Shops I TOWSON SHOE STORE York and J oppa Roads Ladies Don'tThrow Your Turn Sole Shoes Away. We repair them without using nails or stitches. Shoes repaired on our new Hydro-Pres Machine with water proof cement Look, Wear and Feel like new shoes. DOROTHY HAT SHOPPE 409 York Road - Towson, Md. Now open with a full line of Genuine Felts, Satins and Velvet Combina- tions. Prices 81.95, 32.95 83.95 and 854.95 Also a full line of Children's Hats Specially Priced. THE LIN DEN 39 York Road, at Linden Terrace TOVVSON, MID. Confectionery, Cigars and Cigarettes Light Lunch. Visit our Ice Cream Parlor Towson 372-J. Reserved for llochschild-Kohn 8 Co. . December, 1926. TOWER LIGHT Page 15 ON A WEEK OF RAIN. tAugust 14-211 Gray days that glimmer Faint from slatelike gray Into a Stygian black. No dainty pastels Of the rising sun, Nor vivid splashings In the western sky To break the gloomg Just gray, drear gray, An then dark shades of night. -Eleanora Bowling. Jr. 1. JOY T0 THE VVORLD. Oh, the happy, happy Christmas day! Joy to the world, the church bells say. The snow-bird sings a happy song, The sun shines brightly. all day long, Bgneath the ice the brook runs fast, T e trees dance in the winter's blast: The children are so happy and gay, For years ago, on this very day The The little Christ-child did appear- happiest day of all the year! By Anne Elizabeth Revis tage 73- BABY. Bright blue eyes, rose-bud mouth, Skin white as cotton that comes from the South, Little pink fingers and little pink toes, Glistening white teeth and straight curved rows, Hair that curls on her little headg I tuck the covers in when I put her abed Oh! but she is precious to me, She has the sweet name of Betty Marie. -Jennie Sachs, Grade 6-A. School 72. A CHRISTMAS CAROL. ln Bethlehem, upon this morn, Christ the Savior, as a babe, was borng The tidings to the shepherds went The tidings which the angels sent Then next to the Wise Men from' afar, Who were guided by that shining, star. O little town of Bethlehem, How dear to us you standg The greatest in Jerusalem, The greatest in the Holy Land, The place which held the Shrine, Sacred The greatest place in all men's time.I Geo. Getz, 112 years oldl 7th Grade, Pine Grove. NOT GUILTY. The fourth-grade teacher had a great deal of trouble through Fred's l , 1 absent so often that she got suspi- cious and wrote the following note to his mother: Dear Mrs. Watson:-I am afraid that Fred is playing truant, and I would like your co-operation in se- curing a better attendance record from him. In the afternoon the teacher re- ceived the following reply: Dere Teecher:-It Fred is play- ing truant he didn't lea1'n it at home. We are church peeple and hain't got a card in our house. XVE NEED YOU . If you have a bit of news- Send it ing Or a joke that will amuse- Send it ing ' A story that is true Or something that is new, We want to hear from you- Send it ing If it's only worth the while, Never mind the style- Send it in. fRy a pupil of the Montebello School. SONG OF THE NORTH XVIND. The world is bright and gay, just now My heart is light and freeg Across the fields the no1'th wind sings A song of joys to be. It sings a song of autumn morns That fly on winged feet, A song of winter days to come A All gowned in ice and sleet. I see the smooth white winter hills, With children coasting downg I see the still white wooded aisles Afar from smoking towns. XVhat tho' the North Wind blows today, Hush! hear the tale he brings! And you will see the joy and cheer, In all the wintry things. -Frances Heaps, Sr. 9. THE HAND. tContinued from last 1nonth.J All were inquisitive. Whiose is it How did it get there? Where did it come from? How had it been detached from the arm? These were some of the suestions asked of each other. And in each case a personal opinion was the answer. I think, spoke up one gentleman in answer to such a question, 1 think it's the hand of some dirty crook. Must have tried to do some- body and had his hand torn off for A small fellow across from him blinked impatiently. Must have been a darned big man to do that! Maybe it was cut in a fight, in- terrupted another. Not hereg there ain't a drop of blood around, came from a fourth. I think it's a factory man. Got it caught in a machine. See-one finger taken before. The others noted the scar. I guess you're right, said one. Aw, it's a crook's hand, insisted the first. Look how the fingers are curled ready to choke somebody. Sure it's a crook's hand. It's a student's trick, someone offered. Not with nngers like that, said the first. ' Christ, it's disgustinf' said a large man with a wad of something i11 his mouth. This was the fifth time he had used this same phrase. The conversation ceased and many departed to relate to their friends the repulsive thing they had seen, only to be replaced by other curious people. lChrist, it's disgusting, again muttered the big man whose evident aversion seemed incapable of lessen- ing the degree of fascination, and screwing up his cheeks he spat a large gob of brown saliva upon the hand. Gave him a ha11d-full, eh? a wit spoke up. Some laughed. A young man, unable to bear the sight of the brown viscid fluid, turned the hand over with his foot. The three long-nailed crooked ting- ers gleaming above the dirt-laden palm, gave the appearance of some sinister living organism at, the point of grasping its prey. What is it? asked a newcomer, unable to see within the circle. His voice was loud and shrill and ner- vous. A hand, some one answered. A hand? Oh, my God! Oh, what a day! Up-the street a while ago a kid was run over- yep, killed by a street car. The mother tried to save it and was killed too, run over with the kid. Blood-gad, they had to flush the street. And now a hand-hell, I seen enough-yep, enoughf' And he hurried away from the listening crowd. A hush blanketed the gathering. The man who had spat the tobacco juice quickly made his way through and went off. The few wits, quietly and without a glance about, edged their way through and hurried away. Silently the remainder of the group broke and went od in twos and threes. Soon everyone was gone, and the mutilated hand was alone in the mud and rubbish of the gutter. non-attendance at school. He was . hiS tr0l1b19- . George Shugaff JP- 3- rt' AIAA' 47. I . ' i f. D' .1 Page 16 TOWER LIGHT December, 1926 LAUGH IT OFF. NEAR, THE END OF THE TERDI-12.30 A. M. A Punctme in Health Ed. Class. V - I .. f . e H A , During the absence of Miss Stew- II I' I I I I I II ' III ' D ' I I II I II'IT Ifmx ' ard, the chairman proceeded to take I I I I I I I I I dQ,!v1iI1iTI'f1gIQ xl I I I I I ' charge of the class. What would I I1 I ' I I I ,' VI I X xx I- I ff'11fr1 Ig you do in case of a puncture? ,, I EI I' ' ' . L if tmeaning of the skini. I ' 1 I I I' I' I X M I5f5+k!I It II Dot Butts-- Take the tire off and ' I I ' Earn ' ' fax 'tex I In 1 I ' at . mi. I A Joke Sent by Miss Grecnlaw, of C42 0 '9 ' if ' , I , f it E! I I I I Pasadena. 'f?'F5,77fQ.ff77,,,ff'f,f II, . f. gf , 1 I I I I . V - CFGffff'4 f Mf' I Afr o f- ' Dr. Jordan asked his son to wire -3 ,I - ... Q -. 1 3 I . ' ' I' ' I I 4, results of his college exams. The lb - ,. 1 '1 5 I II I I-.II.'IIII I'I . I' I I II 1. I telegram received was: IXZ' 5 , III.: 'II I ' II 4:1 4 X -'Hymn 396, stanza 5, mst une. .A,'If.f ,t,,7 MQ III ,, ,III ' III III I I 1251 22245-SKX Turning to the hymn, his father Ii f- 'ff 'fp' -. I t ZIII-'I II I' I ., . I I 'M read: Sorrow vanishedg 1aborI ?,m?- . f eIIIIIIII - I II 'mil ended: Jordan passed. I. Lg Trng, - A ,V 1 -- - a s . ei ljg-f--f-'fs as ,Bill, seeing two girls kiss each! I, I 'Zag 5 -3- QQ F- 7 ' other: That's another one of those, , :Yi ' ,I ' ..-l 5 thin S I hate. ' -lr Z V? -f 5' f'-111-sl.--2 ' 7f g , -V 2 . ,.- if 4 - - pal! Bob- What's that? Mg - 452251. fe- - V ef 4 4- I Bill - Women doing men's ' '- f --. .if ' T -Y W0!'k. ' Teacher- Imagine the Pacific Ocean being lost as it was in the olden days! Rickets-a. disease of infants that causes bowlegs and the conviction that short skirts are immodest. Mrs. Masland was asking the stu- dents the name of their town pap- ers. She would call a name, and the girl would give the title. Mrs. Masland- Hildebrandt Miss Hildebrandt- Sleeping Jane- What makes you think Bix is conceited? Joan- He had a birthday the other day and he sent a telegram to congratulate his mother. One collegiate says: Early to bed and early to rise. And your girl goes out with other guys. Your watch may have no gender, But you really cannot erase The fact that nearly always There's a woman in the case. XVhich Suit? The employer called his secretary: Here, John. look at this letter. I can't tell whether it's from my tailor or my lawyer. They're both named Smith. And this is what John read: I have begun your suit. Ready to be tried on Thursday. In Health Ed. Class. Teacher- What would you do if a bug got in your ear? Pupil- Hold a light near the ear, and the bug would crawl'out. Another Pupil- Holy Gee! Hold a light near my head, qulck. I I I Such Vulgarity. I A man has written a book on . Bean Culture. That's vulgar. 'Why couldn't he just as well have Icalled it Mental developmentu? I Mike-- I hear the Juniors are jvery weak. I. Ikee- I should say not. I saw lone break a dollar yesterday. Teacher- I hope you have a. Ipleasant Thanksgiving holiday, but when you return, please leave your tongues behind you. ' Class fin unisony- Same to you. He- Have you a date tomorrow night? She fhopefullyj- No, I'm not doing a thing. . He- Fineg I'll give you a good book to read. Ginger- Your sister doesn't look as tall as she used to. Snap- No! she got married and settled down. Co-ed- I want to try on that dress in the show case. Clerk-':l'm sorry, Miss, but that is a lamp shade. Prof.- I will use my hat to re- present the planet Mars. Are there any questions before I begin? Student- Yes: Is Mars inhab- ited? At the breakfast table. First slow-poke- Ah, say, old chap, did the last bell ring this morning? Second slow-poke- No, old dear: they rang so long this morning that the rising bell ran into the warning , bell. Little Boy- My father is a dyer. Bully- Say! How can he be a. dier when you die only once? Little Boy- 'Taint so. He dyes every day. Miss McEachern tin Sing-SongJ-- Now girls, I want you to sing 'Deck the Hall' without Words. The teacher was drawing an ox- bow lake on the board. Pupil- I don't see a lake. Teacher- You just wait a min- ute. I'll get one directly. HOXV MANY D0 YOU KNOW? XVho's Who In Senior XII. 1-Who talks most? 2-Who disagrees with authors? 3-Who's the baby of our class? Why? She wears socks. 4-Who's the most popular with the boys? 5-Who's our 6-Who's the sicalfedl. 7--Who's the 84Who's the 9-Who says for the simple reason ? 10-Who is the explorer? 11-Who's the kidder? 12-Who's the girl with the inter- esting past? 13--Who are our little grey mice? 14-Who are our commuters? 15-Who's our Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum? 6-Who's our champion speller? 7-Who could make her living posing? 18-Who knocks them cold? 19--Who gets letters from Govans? 20-Who has an artistic tempera- ment? vamp? fighting cock?t Phy- politician? 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No Alumni issue of the Tower Light would be complete without a tribute to the woman who, longer than any other member of the succes- sive faculties Of the school kept a continuous contact with its work. For nfty-five years without a break, as student nrst, then as instructor, next as principal, and later as dean of women, she built up the strength of her remarkable influence. One has only to attend a June Alumni meeting to sense the devotion our graduates pay her. No other name comes so readily upon their lipsg no other name is so frequently mentioned: no admiration as warm is expressed for any other of the school's officers. It is a source of never ending Wonder and delight that men and women students, all, pay tribute to the abil- ity, poise, Womanliness, and power of Sarah E. Richmond. Lida Lee Tall, Principal. HOW THE ALUDINI MAY HELP. In a letter sent out from his office 'on January 6, 1927, State Superin- tendent Albert S. Cook said in part: To County Superintendents and High School Principals: This is to call your attention to the fact that there is still in Mary-' land an annual shortage of trained elementary school teachers to the number of about one hundred. At the present time as much of this shortage as possible is taken carexof by the employment of Normal School graduates from other States. As time goes on, however, the annual shortage is likely to increase as the enrollment in the Normal Schools is reduced by the gradual raising of standards, and the supply of teachers from this source will be correspond- ingly less. It is therefore extremely important that a number of our best qualified high school graduates should each year enter the normal Schools. All the State school people, whether engaged in elementary or high school work, should be enor- mously interested in securing the very best type of student for Normal School training. 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I extend to you this greet- ing as embodied in the staunch old building at Carrollton and Lafayette Avenues-a building consecrated by thousands of precious memories, where loyal hearts and true, aglow with the zeal of learning, passed on its torchg where manifold aspirations were enkindled and developed into noble realities: where youth was en- couraged to achieve its best, where the common weal was the common ambition, and the success of each was the desire of all. It is a far cry from the old brick building at Carrollton and Lafayette Avenues, which, in its palmy days, was considered a marvel of architec- tural sumptuousness to the splendid group of buildings near Towsong but, the animating spirit, I believe is much the same, and the public ap-3 preciation of education. as evidenced, by the tremendously increased ex-f peuditures of public money, has enor-' mously grown. I To you. who are carrying on so valiantly, the work begun more than half a century ago, I offer congratu- lations, true and heart-felt. No torch-bearers more zealous, more steadfast, could have been evolved from the illustrious examples of other days. Though methods have changed, motives remain unchanged, and diligence. patience' faith and courage constitute the shibboleth of right endeavor. You must upward still and onward, Who would keep abreast with truth. THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE. lBy J. Chas. Linthicunrl There is nothing like optimism when we wish to accomplish any- thing. It was at a little gathering of the officials and Chairmen of the Units of the State Normal School. which was being held in Richmond Hall, that someone turned to Mr. Linthicum. who was present, and said You know we want to raise 31500.00 to add to the Sarah E. Richmond Student Loan Fund: some members have suggested that we di- vide it in half and make a drive for it during the two succeeding years. What do you think about this propo- sition? Mr. Linthicum replied I .think if you want S15,00.00, the thing to do is to go after it. If a great school like this with its thous- ands of graduates cannot raise 31500.00 for such a laudable pur- pose. then I shall be much surprised. At the next gathering of the Alum- ni at its annual meeting in June, 1925, Mr. Linthicum was elected President of the Alumni Association, and in accepting the office, he said I am taking this office to see if I cannot accomplish the raising of the addition to the Student Loan Fund. During the next few months, work for the raising of this fund was started, Mr. Linthicum taking the lead, assisted by the other officers of the Association. To make a long story short, at the June meeting in 1926, he reported that the fund had been raised, and that instead of S1500.00, more than 52200.00 had been collected as the addition to the Sarah E. Richmond Student Loan Fund. It is needless to say that the work of all the officials of the Association was most laudable. The iirst sub- stantial subscription was made by a former graduate of the School, and a teacher thereof, who upon request TOWER LIGHT JANUARY, 1927. Page 2 from Mr. Linthicum for 5100.00 for- warded the same, and wished the Drive every success. This was our bet- Vir- ginia Couser. who now lives in Evanston, Ill. Mr. Linthicum announced that the work for 1926-1927 would be for the purpose of placing the Association itself upon a better financial basis, through the formation of additional units in the Counties and of addi- tional members of the Alumni Asso- ciation. good friend Mrs. John C. Shaffer. ter known to us as Miss Marian ilii, A CHALLENGE. Dear Alumni: Greetings and a handclasp of good fellowship for each of you, wherever you are: also a challenge for each of us. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE MARYLAND STAT ENORMAL SCHOOL 1926-1927. President, Hon. J. Charles Linthi- cum. Baltimore. l It is often said that men and wo-' men of intellectual, moral and relig- ious culture who are not active forces for good in society are not worth what it costs to produce them. Graduates of the Maryland State Normal School are men and women of special privilege. It costs many times as much in la-' bor, care and money to train us as. it costs to educate the average per- son, and many, many times as much as it costs to raise a boy or girl without any education. Here at Towson it costs, on a conservative estimate. F5500 per year for each boarding student, and S6200 per year for each day student. VVhen you consider that there have been gradu- ated from our school 4500 tin round numbersl of men and women, you can reaoily approximate the cost- money alone at our Alma Mater, for our training. This brings us face to face with the challenge: Are we worth our salt? XVe have had mental training in various branches of learning. XVe ought to be full of intelligence. XVe have had moral discipline. XVe, have had the influence of good ex-N ample. 'We ought to be full of prin-N ciple. t.Iust here' I am sorely tempted to far exceed my limit, ot' 200 words, to pay tribute to those, l fine' noble people who in my Normal! days. as a student. so strongly influ- enced me: Miss Helen Cole, Prof.Q George Smith. Miss Ella V. ltif-ker.f Dr. IC. B. Prettyman and Miss Sarah E. Riehmond.l XVe have had religious HflYZlIllZlKCS.' inducements to choose the better, part. XVe ought to be full of faith. What are we doing with our intel-, ligence' our pdinciple. our faith? It is our duty to make active use ot'N' l them. to serve without stint all the social agencies within our reach. On Jan. 15 our school celebrate--4' I l F Vice-President. Mary Hudson Scar- borough. Baltimore. Corresponding Secretary, Leila Beatty. Roland Park School. Recording Secretary. Estelle Klug Kuper. Baltimore. Treasurer, Mary Webb Lee. Assistant Treasurer, Samuel M. Xvebb. Executive Committee. Katharine Bratton, Chairman: Ella Logan, Mrs, Laura P. Todd. William S. Love, M. D.: Myrtle Bruscup Barnesley, Lena C. Van Bibber. her 62nd Birthday. During all these years she has been emanating light and stimulus in an endless chain throughout the State and beyond. lVe are the links in that chain and make her strong or weak as we are strong 01' weak. Are we worth our salt? Let us make our Alma Mater realize that Alumni Association and enjoy this great gift. MARY WEBB LEE. Treasurer. GREETINGS TO ALUMNI. It is with pleasure that we wel- come the Alumni issue of The Tow- er Light.' It is another step for- ward in our work. We extend a hearty greeting to our readers and hope that the paper will, from time to time, voice the activities of our Alumni Association. May I say a word concerning the needs of our Association? To me the greatest need is an in- creased membership, coupled with keen and hearty interest and co-oper- ation in all our undertakings. Of course we need financial aid but that will come with our work. Other needs are an endowment fund, which could be obtained from life membership dues provided we had a mailing list of all living graduates. 5This list should contain the year ot graduation, the present address, and the married name, if married. With these needs satisfied, and ,they can be, if each of you who ,reads this paper will give your hearty support, our Association will be one of which we shall esteem it an honor to be a member. Again the Association extends a we are, by our co-operation and our' support Fraternally yours, MARY H, SCARBOROUGH, Vice-President. AN INVESTMENT IN FRIENDSHIP. lfrienclship is an investment that pa in rich dividends of love, sym- pathy' understanding, truth and op- portunity. A worthwhile invest- hearty greeting to all who read our Alumni news. KATHARINE M. BRATTON, Chairman Executive Committee. A LIST OF ALUMNI UNITS. Alleghany, Frostburg, Mrs. John -L. Dunkle. Anne Arundel, Annapolis, Mrs. Marie Thomas. Baltimore, 2802 Maryland avenue, ment--perhaps one of the safest and'MiSS Nellie Ledley' the best! I - At the Maryland State Normal Cecil, Elkton, Mary Conner Keith- ley, Katharine M. Bratton. School you were guided by capable' minds to study. to fasten and safe-A 1:uar.l such an investment, and to use it. wisely. The Alumni Association functions to perpetuate and strengthen this in- vestment, not only for you, but for your prosperity and future genera- tions. Can you afford to withhold your support from an ideal that has already given you so much, and still holds out to you the golden gift of t'ricndships'? It champions the keep- ing and renewing old as well as the forming of new associations and at the same time is creating a dynamic force bar-k ot' the School that influ- r-nr-es citizenship today, tomorrow .ind l'orover. We 1-an make what ever entry we choose- in the Daily .lournal ot' Life. Dorchester, Cambridge, Margaret Mills. A Frederick, Brunswick, Gertrude Smith. Harford, Belair, Hattie M. Bagley. Kent, Massey, Evelyn Peacock. Montgomery, Rockville, Mrs. Lucy Barnsley. Prince George's, Washington, D. C.. 3800 14tl1 St., Hazel Wright. Queen Anne, Queenstown, Mrs. Charles Bishop. St. Mary's, Leonardtown, Mrs. Harold Knight. Somerset, Crisfield, Mrs. Christine Horsey. Washington, Hagerstown, Laura C. King. Worcester, Pocomoke, Marion Stevens. Baltimore City, 7628 N. Caroline May you flf?t'IfIff Io enroll with th6St., Mr. Townley R. W0lfe. JANUARY, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 3 COYNTY UNIT REPORTS. The Allegany County Unit. Last spring the Alumni of the Maryland State Normal at Towson living in Allegany County met and organized a unit of the Alumni As- sociation for the purpose of keeping in touch with their Alma Mater and doing such work as may be planned by the Association. .Since we are so far away and were unable to attend the luncheon and conference held on Saturday, Novem- ber 13, at the Towson Normal, we planned a luncheon in Cumberland on that day. On that occasion we received, through a letter from Miss Mary H. Scarborough of the faculty, inspiration and information concern- ing the Association. Miss Myrtle Eckhardt, Class 1913, and a member of our unit gave us a message from the Reunion last June. W'e have rounded up thirty graduates living in our county, and we hope at a luncheon in the spring to have the entire group and a facul- ty member meet together in fellow- ship and true Normal School spirit. MARY T. DUNKLE, Chairman. The Normal School Alumni Associa- tion- Ot' Anne Arundel County. The Normal School Alumni Asso- ciation of Anne Arundel County has been organized for several years. We were honored in having Miss Sarah Richmond inspire us at our first meeting. The members throughout the coun- ty have been enthusiastic and ambi- tious for the Normal School. Many interesting and purposeful meetings have been held. In the spring of 1925, we had quite an exceptional general meeting. fol- lowed by a luncheon at Carvel Hall. At this time we were able to give one hundred dollars 6100.005 to Miss Tall, as a gift to the School. In 1926, when the big drive was on for an increase in the Sarah E. Richmond Loan Fund, Anne Arundel County contributed five hundred dol- lars 6500.003 plus an individual scholarship of one hundred eighty dollars fS1S0.00l to the cause. Great appreciation is here expressed for the efforts of Mrs. Joshua Linthicum, of Linthicum Heights, and of Mrs. Conrad Stoll, of Brooklyn, for con- tributing so generously toward the funds. Much credit, too, can be giv- en the Parent-Teachers' Associations, of the County fortheir support and, deavors of Mrs. Louis Thomas. our present president, for inspiring the people and soliciting aid. This year. we are having a special drive for new members, and are look- ing forward to a very happy and en- thusiastic meeting in the spring. with a greater love than ever before for the institution that has meant so much to us. RUTH PARKER, Secretary. Cccil County Unit lYoi-ks! The Cecil County Unit of the Md, State Normal School was organized March 5, 1920. at a County teachers' meeting. The Unit's first business meeting was held in April. At our first social meeting which was a ban- quet, Miss Sarah E. Richmond was our guest of honor. Since that drst meeting. almost seven years ago, the Unit has grown both in membership and usefulness. Our purpose is threefold: to effect. a closer relationship between the Cecil Alumni and their Alma Materg to create an interest in educational mat- ters: and to promote personal ac- quaintance among members. VVe find that the best way to pro- mote personal acquaintance among our members is to have them work together for some definite purpose, and in doing this we have become one of the outstanding units of the State. During the year 1925-1926 we raised S150 for the Loan Drive and S50 for a' local loan fund. This money was raised by bakes, Japanese sales, and subscription card parties. We have given S25 to the school. have sold tickets for the theatre benefits given by the Alumni As- sociation. and one of our members has been president Of the Alumni. We have attended many of the Bal- timore meetings. Our slogan for membership. We will be glad. read- Cecil County gradu- you to membership to have your co-op- 192T is an increased er. if you are a ate, to welcome in our unit and eration in our work. MARY CONNER KEITHLEY, 17. President. KATHERINE M. BRATTON. '07, Secretary. The Dorchester Alumni Association. The Dorchester Chapter of the Alumni Association is waiting to welcome each new member in June. Stand by your Alumni .Association and it will stand by you. Help to make this Chapter one of the biggest intel-est in the drive- And too and best in the State by giving it much can not be said of the 'your utmost support. Harford County Report. The Harford County Unit of The M. S. N. are planning a meeting for January 15, 1927, at 2 P. M., in the Assembly Hall of Bel Air High School. At this time they hope to launch a drive for a 100Q member- yship of paying alumni members. All lalumni of the Harford Unit are earn- estly requested to be present. Hiss Mary H. Scarborough, of the fkltllllij' of the M. S. N. S. has p1'om- ised to be with us. l HATTIE in the Tower M. BAG LEY. r . 'll c wanted to put Light Sonic Pretty Good thrilling tales- 1 PPIIICB George's ,But rcnicinber we're County Q And not the Prince of XYales. Our Contribution Is- lVe have a County unit In our county called P. G. XTe're from and for Old Normal That's plain as it can be. So our unit had a meeting And just thirteen came-all told But we weren't a bit unlucky. Worked and sang 'tThe YVhite and Gold. A membership drive has been started. Make our unit whole per cent! And our mailing list-Alumnae- To our Alma Mater sent. Busy? Yes-but always ready .lust to show appreciation To our school as the members Of the Alumni Association. HAZEL TVRIGHT. Oldest County Alumni Unit Heard From! Montgomery County Alumni held their first meeting in September, 1919, at the home of Mrs. Barnsley. It included such prominent people as Dr. and Mrs. West. Miss Rich- mond. Miss Snyder, Miss Scarborough and nearly a hundred others. Our unit is renewing its activities and sends New Years Greetings and best wishes to all. Mrs. LUCY BARNSLEY. Chairman. XYashingt0n County Is Lively. The 1Vashington County unit of M. S. N. S. has been in existence since illlay of 1926. It has a three-fold aim -to keep in touch with its Alma Mater. a social aim. and a beneficial one. The last one seems to be para- mount, for it has been working for sincere and whole-hearted en- Margaret Mills, Class of '22, funds with which to help a worthy Page 4 TOWER LIGHT JAN UARY, 1927. student secure a Normal training. This has been done by voluntary subscriptions, cake sales and an Evening in the Sunny South-a mus- ical and literary entertainment.N The Unit held a box social in September at the City Park in Hagerstown, and sent representatives to the meeting of the Alumni at the N0l'H18.1 School in November. LAURA C. KING. XYHO SHOULD CHOOSE T0 TEACH? Theoretically, yet absolutely truly, only those should choose' to teach who, like the violin virtuoso, 'tfeel the call, love the material and love the instrument, those who have a sense of the high calling of the teach- er. and feel within themselves both the determination and the power to make a success of the calling. A friend once said of her two boys: We have a violinist and a Gddler in our family. Explanations were su- perfluous. The statement contained the whole story. One labored and dreamed. The other diverted him- self. The teacher-elect should be inter-. ested in people, a student of human nature under all sensible social con- dit.ions. The recluse soon dries up. and should blow away. but does not. Of children and of herself she should learn that a healthy atmosphere, in school and out, is based upon quiet- ness and confidence. Noise, combat. suspicion work evil in the home and in the school. She should cultivate attention to details without becoming the slave of detail. No well-ordered home nor school neglects them, and yet, in the most successful homes and schooll they seldom appear to the casual ob- server. The teacher-elect should reg- ister a vow never to say I told you. that once, but cheerfully insisti twice or several times as necessity requires' that the thing be done ac- cording to directions. The teacher-elect should be of al hungry mind, an eternal seeker af- ter truth, a student in many tields. She may not know what bit ofi knowledge or information may awak- en the interest and kindle the en- thusiasm ot' some eager mind.l nor to what heights of accomplish-, ment that experience may lead. i sAnA c. Bnooks. ' st. Pain, Minn.-'Q JOYRNALS OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY. A new book has just been added to the library containing a history of the first normal school in Ameri- ca. now situated at Framington, Mas- sachusetts-The Journal of Cyrus Peirce, the Principal, is written at Lexington, beginning July 3, 1839. Some of the entries are of interest because of the similarity of his problems to ours of today: others because of their quaint difference. Some items are: July S, Monday-Sdhool opened this day with 3 pupils, Hawkins, Smith and Stowe-one Miss Rolph added during the day Exercises Con- versation-Grammar Ka Arithmetic. Three of the Scholars promise well. Aug. 121S6VGl'3.l scholars absent this day because of the rain. This I was sorry to see. It augurs ill. Sept. 9-The school now consists of twelve scholars. They seem in- dustrious 8: interested: and nearly every one of fair capacity. But many of them are yet backward They want language-they want the pow- er of generalization, and of commun- ication. Nov. S-Two or three of my pu- pils Normalites seldom make any answers to questions. Misses X. 8: Y. especially. I have little hope of ever making either of these quali- tied and eiiicient teachers. There has been more of laughing in the room today than at any previous time. l Nov. 21-Received a complaint from the Steward about the girls making a noise-especially by Danc- ing. Met a committee of Conference from the Young Ladies--talked over the matter. Nov, 23-This day learnt authen- tically that one of the pupils of the Normal School is under Matrimonial engagement. The School will not suffer a great loss. , Dec. 23-Most of the lessons have been well recited. Several of the Scholars went home last Saturday, and have not returned: this is the Evil of leaving School: it is always a great inconvenience and interrup- tion. Dec. 30-The Exercises today im- perfectly prepared. The girls not un- frequently speak of the want of time, I have urged the propriety of having no more studies than they can prepare well and in season. Jan. 29-No session. Cleaning stove-funnel. May 15-Friday. Warm and pleas- ant. P. M. Rain. Exercises-Geog- raphy. Anc. AQ Mod. Arithmetic, firammar. Ment. Philosophy. Cons. of Man, Mental Excitement. Reading, Spelling, Orthoepy, Q Rhetoric. Per- formance fair-School visited by Mr. Oakes and family of East Cambridge. May 28-Many deficient-imper- fect Performances in every part of the Schoolroom. I never knew a good School next day after a holi- day. Tuesday, Aug. 4-Held much Con- versation with my pupils on various Topics-especially Physiology and Matrimony. I gave them to under- stand that I thought there were but very few of them, who did not violate the Laws of Physiology in the matter of tight lacing. I hope, it may do good. its it bk This engaging' book has also ex- cerpts from the journal of Mary Swift, a student of the school. Mary's .point Of view is as enlightening and entertaining as that of her Principal. 1 -M. L. o. Adventures In School-Teaching. Sept. 5-It is Monday night. To- morrow I open school at --. Sept. 16-I am plugging away pretty hard at teaching even tho I don't know what it's all about, I manage to keep things going tho and that's something. I get along with the children all right, but if they know what it's all about, I don't Oct. 16-I entered upon teaching with high ideals and a purpose to teach by modern methods of peda- gogy. I made the mistake of start- ing with the children on a higher lev.el than the one on which they were living. Since then I have stead- ily retreated from my lofty notions of teaching and am more nearly on the chi1dren's level. From now on begins a struggle to raise them to a higher level. Oct. 22-I should have worked on my lesson planning tonight but I didn't feel like it. Oct. 31-I have been reading when I should have been making lesson- plans, but I don't give a kitty. I will get along somehow and then at the end of the week I will plunge industriously into next Week's work. Nov. 1--I discovered that I can get thirty-tive books from the Md., State Library Commission for four months. Nov. 15-Today I brought a pair of boxing-gloves to school. It was a regular circus. Many damaged noses and black eyes were taken home as souvenirs. There seems to be diificulty in get- ting three people up here to sign the application blank for the books from the State Library Commission. I'll get them to sign or know the reason why. Nov. 17-This is Friday. It has been one Dickens of a week. Disci- plinary problems are uppermost at present and unless I change or they change, somebody is going to get a J ANVUARY, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 5 ' NPN ttCY:A -Q' 1 . .. , ,. .. .... . .. . 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My kids enjoyed it a. lot and said Just you wait 'till they come up to our school. We'll show 'em. Nov. 29-It is stimulating to buck up against a lot of high-spirited boys who will not docilely comply with one's demands. Of course order must be maintained or there could be no school, but I wouldn't give a cent for a boy who didn't get into mischief occasionally or defy the teacher. Dec. 6-I whipped a boy today. I didn't realize what it would be like until I did it. I would do it again if it was necessary but I hope I Won't have to. If I am faced at any time with open defiance or rebellion I will tell them to step up and have it out right there. It is debasing to whip a boy. It does more harm than good to both the iniiictor and the receiver. However others may talk of its neces- sity, I deny it, and hope I won't havel it t.o do again, unless I tackle some- one my own size. Dec. 'YWI was mistaken when I' thought some time ago that there was no problem of discipline. I have a bad spirit of disorder and rebellion rampant in the school. Several whom I told to stay in ran out a little before four o'clock. Tomorrow they will stay in twice as long and I will be at the door. Then let them try running out. . Dec. S-Things are becoming in- teresting. There seems to be no dan- ger of stagnation. It sure is interest- ing to observe how the children re- act to me. I'm liable to throw a couple out tomorrow. Dec. 10--We are getting 1'eady for a Christmas Entertainment. Today one of my larger boys remarked that he wished 4he had school tomorrow fSaturday5. Most of the boys show a fine spirit of co-operation. We got the lumber for the stage .and made shelves for refreshments. The boys are going to put up the stage tomor- row. Dec. 15-The supervisor was up today. The youngsters were like an- gels, and she said to me as she left, What marvelous control you have over those children, Mr. -l. I am very much pleased. y ONE or 226. A CHAT XVITH PRINCIPAL THOS. C. BRUFF, ONE OF OUR OLDEST ALUMNI. The Maryland State Normal School was established in 1868 in Red Men's Hall over a tire engine house on Paca street' near Fayette, by Principal M. A. Newell and Miss Sara Richmond, his assistant, so Mr. Newell and Miss Richmond are well known as the father and mother of our Maryland State Normal School. Phenomenal growth demanded that the school be moved from Paca Street, in 1873, so a building was rented at Franklin and Charles streets, called the Athe- neum Club. The years passed rapid- ly, and Normal School so increased in popularity that it was found neces- sary to move it to Carrollton and La- fayette Avenues. The fourth step taken landed us at the beautiful plant in which we are now residing at Towson. Among those graduates of the time our school was in Baltimore. we have a former city principal now living in Towson whom it was my privilege to interview. Mr. Thomas Bruff has done much for the Mary- land State Normal School and has taught and supervised a generation who bless him for all of the knowl- edge and ideals which he gave them. He opened the Waverly School in page 6 'rownn LIGHT JANUARY, 1927. ISTUD and taught there until 187-Ll and then was transferred to Balti- more County High School at Towson. After Mr. Bruff had taught two yearsl in high school. he was given the D0-5 sition of county examiner. nowl known to us as that of County Su-t perintentlent. During his adminis-t tration. he brought to Baltimore, County the grade system, which made, a marked improvement over former, methods. Mr. Bruft revised the Bal-l timore County Course of Study, and gave each grade certain brief assign-l ments for the year. l Mr. Yan Sickle was made superin-l tendent of schools in Baltimore Cityt in 1890. and at, that time every, building had a principal. In the Su-t perintendent's reorganization. hel changed principals to vice-principalsl and appointed a number of group, principals. each one being assigned a district to supervise. There were-t twenty-one group principals. Six of these group principals were former, Normal School graduates. Nine of them had served as principals of Bal- timore County. Mr. Bruff was one, of these. Among our other promi- nent alumni is Dr. Richard Grady, who was founder of the Polytechnic School. I There were twenty-one principals.l and out of these, eight are living who! were graduates of Maryland Statel Normal School. There is only onet principal remaining in Baltimore: City who was a graduate of Mary-' land State Normal School. He is Mr. Rosall Berryman. principal oft one of the largest Junior High, Schools in Baltimore City. I Dr, Love, a former graduate, has become a successful physician and isl now living in Baltimore. Dr. J.! Charles Linthicum has led a veryl successful life and is now one of our' Congressmen of Maryland to the United States House of Representa-i tives. l The Alumni have promoted our growth by teaching over the State,l and bringing to the students the need of normal trained teachers. YVe owe much to Miss Sara E. Richmond fort the advanremmit and success of Maryland State Normal School. She was throughout the State an inspira-, tion and a much beloved teacher andl principal. Speaking from our present stand- point, we sec the standards of Mary- land State Normal School much high-I er today than they were in the earlyl life of Normal School. This situa-I tion has been marlc possible only byl thu rapid growth of Normal School and the great numbers of well-. train:-d Normal teachers we are get- ting both in Baltimore City and throughout thc State of Maryland. RACIIIHL POWELL, Sr. 12. ' Reportenl l l t l A RE.-XLISTIC PLAY. Foundr-r's Day Observed 1926. Introduction- Just sixty-one years ago today the Maryland State Normal School was founded, and it has seemed fitting and appropriate to commemorate that day lest we forget its signin- cance. In 1704 August Hermen Francke, a German, attempted to provide special training for teachers. Since that time the question of training teachers has been of great concern not only to our educators, but to all men of great foresight. In 1743, when Benjamin Franklin proposed the founding of the Academy and Charitable School of Philadelphia, he gave as one of the reasons for starting such an institution that som'e of the students of a lesser sort might be trained as teachers. We presume that the students of the greater sort would become doctors, lawyers or ministers. However, such a concep- tion is not held today. The first Normal School that was established in America was at Lex- ington, Mass.. in 1839, by James C. Carter. Maryland was the next State to make such a move toward the education of trained-teachers. January 15, 1865, the Maryland State Normal School was created by the Maryland Legislature and opened in 1866 with eleven students by Dr. M. A. Newell. The school was 'first located in Red Men's Hall, Paca Street, near Fayette, in one of the noisiest sections of the city. One moderate sized hall, badly lighted and ventilated, served as recitation room. studio and gymnasium. As the number of students in- creased, conditions became intoler- able. and through an increased ap- propriation the school was moved to the Athenean Building on the corner of Charles and Franklin streets. In 1874 the school was given a perma- nent home at Lafayette Square. Dr. Newell was very anxious to se- cure a home for the school where there would be an abundance of room permitting dormitories and athletic grounds for the students. Unfortu- nately he did not live to see his dream come true, for he died in 1893, having served the State and School for many years in a most admirable manner. ln 1909 the Alumnae Association of thc school met and discussed the need ot' more trained teachers in Maryland, and through a well organ- ized campaign acquainted the people of the State as to the true situation. llon. J. Charles Linthicum, an Alumnus, introduced a bond bill in the Legislature providing S400,000 for the purchasing of a suitable site for the proposed new Normal School. The bill was passed and a committee let it be known that it wished to purchase not less than seventy-five acres of land on at trolley line, mak- ing -it accessible to Baltimore and ,near a. railroad and town in which were located churches, stores and physicians. In'1912 a bond bill of 5600,000 was passed and the site decided upon. The present campus contains eighty-two acres of land that cost S83,735. The buildings are of Middle English Architecture, of fireproof reinforced concrete con- struction throughout and represent the latest in modern school archi- tecture. When the school was first organ- ized there was military training for the men. Later the Domestic Sci- ence Department was organized and its work particularly stressed. The two literary societies have. existed since 1866. At first, the nor- mal colors were red and gold, and the Pest colors were blue and pink. In 1916 the Pest colors were changed to blue and gold. It was not until Miss Tall became Principal that the various clubs were organized. In order to portray more vividly and possibly more interestingly the his- tory of our school to you we have planned a short dramatization. We havetried to portray the social life as well as the academic life of the school at various periods, and in or- der to impress upon you its signifi- cance the characters have dressed to demonstrate the period they repre- sent. The dramatization was planned by Senior Ten, and the dialogue, cos- tumes and pantomime woked out in class. We have done much research work, and to the interviews with Mrs. M. A. Newell, Miss Martha Richmond, Mrs. Tolson, Miss Tall, Miss Scar- borough and Mr: Bruff we are much indebted for our historical informa- tion, as well as to Miss Osborne, who loaned us books and pamphlets deal- ing with the history of this school. The examination questions used in the dramatization were taken from the catalogue of this school in 1866. We are told in our history classes that we study the past to secure a keener appreciation of the past and present in order to improve our fu- ture. We have indeed, inherited a rich past, for our school today is a product of the untiring edorts of our predecessors. We appreciate those efforts and we appreciate still more their results, but if we are to get the fullest, richest and deepest value from our history, we must not live in our glorious past, but make our present more glorious so that we may leave to the future as rich a heritage as our successors left us. Difamatization. Scene-Modern Living Room. Time-Six o'clock. tGrandmother and mother seated, with their knitting in handl. Clock strikes six. JANUARY, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 7 Grandmother-Six o'clock! How dark it is! Is it not time for Mar- garet to be coming home? ' Mother:-Don't worry, mother. She has been late quite frequently. There is always a game or a tea dance or some club to attend. She probably will be coming in late many times in the near future, as the school year is drawing rapidly to a close and she will be preparing for her graduation. Grandmother:-That brings to mind my happy year at Normal. The first school opened in the little, poorly ventilated Red Men's Hall on Paca street, near Fayette, in January. We graduated that June, sixteen of us. Four received a higher diploma and twelve a diploma of a lower grade. It seems as though I can seetlogical forms and parsing that graduation now. I think it Wasgentences, In spelling we the proudest moment of my life whenrwrite Correctly three Verses I received my diploma. We were al1'f1-Om the New Testament. dressed in white, in dresses something like the one I have on now, and the Were: I-econnoitl-ey al-I-aigny your tests as hard as the tests we have today? You know we use such tests as the Thorndike Tests. Grandmother:-Wait, I will read you one that I found today. It was my entrance examination. tShe gets paper from deskl. Here it is. fReads from paperj. There are questions in the various subjects. In arith- metic we had correct and rapid ad- dition and written arithmetic to the end of vulgar fractions. Margaret:-Grandmother, what is a vulgar fraction? Common frac- tions are bad enough, but vulgar fractions-. Grandmother:-Why, they are just the same as common fractions. fCon- tinues to read from paperl. -In grammar we had deiinitions, etymo- of easy had to selected Some of to spell ecstasy. the words we were required State Superintendent,-the G0V9l'110I'iidiosyncracy, perspicacious, vicissi. could not come-gave out the' diplomas. Enter Margaret. Margaret: -Why Mother, and Grandmother! How sweet you look! Where in the world did you resur- rect such relics, and why do you have them on? Grandmother:-Why, don't you know what today is? Margaret:-Why, of course, Grand- mother, it is Founder's Day. Grndmother:-Just sixty years ago today I started in at the Mary- la11d State Normal School. Well do I remember that day. There was only one room, and all the classes were held there, where we studied each in our different line of work. Although this may.seem confusing to you, we did some very fine work. Margaret:-Had a test the other day and I got B in it! Mother:-What was the subject? Margaret: - Psychology. Would you like to see it? Grandmother:-We did not have psychology in my time. We were taught academic studies, principles of teaching, music, drawing and phy- sical training. Mother:-Is that all you studied? Grandmother:-No, indeed. We had biology too. Mother:-Did you have real prac- tice in teaching the children? Grandmother:-Not in a regular mapped out system, We would ob- serve a class and would talk about the lesson and maybe we would teach our own classmates. This was due to the fact that the Practice School was then what we -might call a Pay School. Mother:-Yes, it was not until the school was moved to its present lo- cation in Towson that the practice school became a public school. Margaret: - Grandmother, were' tude, loquacious, hyperbole, doche. Margaret:-I am glad we don't have to spell words such as they are. Mother:-Margaret, why were you so late? Margaret:-The Senior Class is preparing for its monthly dance, and I had to stay and plan for the even ing's entertainment. Grandmother:-We used to have monthly dances, too, but the one I best remember was the last one of the season. We danced those beauti- ful old-fashioned steps of which you know nothing. We had a dancing master at our school to perfect our skill in this line. The last dance that night was the Sir Roger de Coverley. SYIISC- ' Dance. Margaret:-We are having a Pest and Normal debate tomorrow. ,Moth- er. Would you and Grandmother care to go? Mother-We would love to go. I well remember the competition be- tween the two societies, which I un- derstand is true today, is it not? Margaret:-Yes, it is. Grand- mother, did they have literary socie- ties in your day? Grandmother:-Not when I went to school. You see, Margaret, I graduated the first year, and the lit- erary societies were not originated until the following year, 1867. Margaret:-That is interesting. Then they did exist when you went, mother. Did they not? To which club did you belong? Mother:-We did not have the smaller clubs in our societies, due to the small enrollment. I see, though, that the Normals still have the same colors, red and goldg but the Pest colors used to be pink and blue. Margaret:-Yes, the Pest colors are now blue and gold. I Mother:-It is this way. Margaret. it was not until Miss Tall became Principal of the Normal School that the clubs were formed. But We had our good times, never fear. I was a Normal. Once a month the Pests entertained the Normals or the Nor- mals entertained the Pests, and everybody made merry over the tea cups. Pantomine. The Domestic Science Department of the school prepared the refresh- ments for these parties. Margaret:-If the girls had Do- mestic Science, what did the boys have? Mother:-They also were taught Domestic Science in an indirect way in chemistry classes to show that chemistry lessons were practical. Prof. George L. Smith, one of our most beloved professors, had his classes make cakes and display them in the Assembly Hall. To keep the boys from becoming too effeminate they were given lessons in military tactics. Margaret: - Since your classes were so small, Grandmother. how large was the faculty? Grandmother:-We had four teach- ers, and Dr. Newell was Principal. Margaret:-Do tell me about Dr. Newell. Grandmother:-Dr. Newell was born in Belfast, Ireland. He was educated in Trinity College. He came to Pittsburg to take an educa- tional position and later came to Bal- timore, where he served in a similar capacity. He was a leading spirit in obtaining the appropriation from the Maryland State Legislature, that made possible the establishment of the school. He was Principal of the school from 1866 to 1890. It was the great desire of Dr. Newell that there be a dormitory in connection with the school, so that the county students would not have to board in the city. He was one of the leading educators of his day and many of the principles he advocated are only now being generally accepted in the schools. Margaret:-Tell me something about Miss Richmond, of whom I have heard so much. Grandmother:-I remember Miss Richmond well. I graduated in the same class she did and she had a very brilliant mind. Mary, was not Miss Richmond Principal when you went to school? Mother:-Yes, from the time ot her graduation she climbed higher and higher. Her spirit was felt when, as a student, she entered the schoolg then later as an alumna, teacher, principal, member of the State Board and as a member of the Building Commission. Margaret:-Oh, yes: I remember the 'Christmas wreaths that hung in Richmond Hall parlor were given in Page 8 TOWER LIGHT JANUARY, 1927. memory of Miss Sara E. Richmond. and very soon we shall be able to go there and read the well known Har- vard Classics which were once the private property of Miss Richmond. Mother:-Margaret, tell us some- thing about your buildings. Margaret:-Our school, as you know. is situated on a. high hill in Towson, on a tract of land consisting of eighty-two acres. Our campus is very beautiful, with artistically ar- ranged trees and shrubbery that are attractive at every season of the year. Grandmother:-I was reading in a book today, and in it I found a most beautiful thought, To you from fail- ing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high. Do you think you are doing this. Margaret? Margaret: - Yes, Grandmother. XVe are carrying the torch to hand down to those who come after us. Thus the old order changeth, Yielding place to new. A BUILDING FOR THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. The following interesting details taken from the reports of the Prin- cipal of the Normal School to the sev- eral Governors of the State during whose administrations he served will induct the reader into the history of the three sites the Towson Normal occupied before it finally settled on the Towson campus: Baltimore. January 15, 1872. To His Excellency, lvilliam Pinckney Whyte, Governor of Maryland:- It is hoped that the call of the Commissioners' Association for a new building for the State Normal School will be promptly responded to. VVhile St. .lohn's and the Agricultural Col- lege make ample provision for the free education of young men, in spa- cious halls and comfortable rooms, the young ladies for whom the State has undertaken to make a similar provision. have been confined for six years in a single rented hall, and a single recitation room, both of which they must share occasionally with the male students. The school has pros- pered to a very remarkable extent in spite of the almost insurmountable difficulties with which it is sur- rounded: but it has reached its limit, with its present, accommodations, and numbers of Maryland students are seeking for Normal instruction outside the State. The catalogue of one of the seven State Normal Schools in Pennsylvania shows the names of twenty residents of Mary- land. Tho blind are magnificently housed, in great part at the expense of the State. The deaf and dumb will soon occupy a handsome and spa- cious edifice, the gift of the last Legislature. The insane have been comfortably lodged. We confidently anticipate that the liberality which has so generously provided for the blind, the deaf and dumb, and the in- sane, will also make provision for those who are seeking earnestly after knowledge and the best means of im- parting that knowledge to our chil- dren. While we hope that all our benevolent institutions will continue to be supported by that Charity which never faileth, it must be borne in mind that no charitable in- stitution, however strongly it may appeal to our sympathies, is so ex- tensive in its influence, so compre- hensive in its aim, so far-reaching in its results, or so vitally connected with the best interests of the whole State, as that which instructs and trains the teachers of the young. Baltimore, January 14, 1873. To His Excellency, William Pinckney Whyte, Governor of Maryland:- It was generally expected that the Legislature, at their late session, would provide a suitable building for the schoolg a bill was introduced for that purpose, the main principles of which were almost unanimously ap- provedg but unfortunate difference of opinion with regard to the choice of location, prevented hamonious action and caused the bill to be indennitely postponed. The premises on Paca. street, corner of Baltimore, known as Redmen's Hall, which has been occupied since January, 1866, had become not only inadequate, but very objectionable. The increasing busi- ness of Lexington market brought a dense crowd to the front pavement on market mornings, While a 'drink- ing saloon was next door' to the school-house on the north, and an engine-house on the south. Achange was found to be absolutely necessary, and after patient searching and ad- vertising, the Board finally obtained at a very reasonable rent, the spa- cious and handsome house at the northeast corner of Franklin and Charles streets, later known as The Athaeneum Club, perhaps the only building in the city at all adapted to the wants of the school. The Normal and the Model Schools, and the office of the State Board of Education are now, for the first time, under one roof-a con- venience which can be appreciated only by those who have tried to con- duct a similar business in three sep- arate buildings, half a, mile apart. The location is not excelled by any other in the city for health, beauty and convenience, and the propriety of the selection has been fully justi- tied by the fact that one month after opening, there was not a single va- cancy in any of the schools. The expenses of moving and refitting, and the increased current expenditure for creased income of the model schools, but some indispensable permanent improvements were made, amounting to less than S1,000, which have not yet been paid for. The building contains three large school rooms, four recitation rooms, three hat and cloak rooms, an office and a library: it has ample accommo- dations for 120 students in the Nor, mal School, and 40 in each of the Model Schoolsg and if it should be purchased by the State, it'could be enlarged, at a comparatively low cost, so as to accommodate nearly double these numbers. It was not possible to get possession of the house on any other terms than as tenants from year to year, so that if the next Legislature should fail to make suitable provision for the school, it may be left houseless and homeless. It is to be hoped that there will be no more disputing about sites. If the Legislature will appro- priate the money, and leave the se- lection of a site and the arrangement of details to the Governor, the Mayor of Baltimore, and the President, of the State Board of Education, there can be no reasonable doubt that the trust will be faithfully discharged. Baltimore, January 15, 1875. To His Excellency, James Black Groome, Governor of Maryland:- 'fln pursuance of the Act appro- priating S100,000 for a building for the State Normal School, the Board of Public Works has purchased a site, adopted plans, and placed the build- ing under contract. The location chosen is in a healthy and pleasant section of the city, opposite the southeastern corner of Lafayette Square. The design is at once hand- some, simple and convenient-prom- ising the maximum of accommodation for the minimum of cost. If no un- looked for contingency occurs, the house will be completed in the Fall, and at an expense not greater than the appropriation. tFrauk E. Davis was the architectg Messrs. T. C. Basshor Kc Co., were the contractors. The school took possession of the not fully completed new building in February, 18765 and the building was finally delivered to the State Board in June, 18761. KENT STANDS HIGH. Following a survey of the public school teachers in the State of Mary- land, it was found that 78 per cent. were graduates of Normal School, or the equivalent. ' Kent ranked sixth among the coun- ties of the State with a, percentage of 88. Queen Anne's stands among the first, with 100 per cent.-Ches- rent, etc., will be met by the in-Jtertown Transcript. JANUARY, 1927. 'rownm LIGHT Page 9 THE PAST AND PRESENT of THE MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL 1.5. -.. .-:.:::,:.:.::g::: 5 -1 .-.'-' --L1 :-:' 11155 '.'.r 2?ff55r?'r ,,,,,5 ..., ,.,.,. . .4,.., 1 H P. 2 .. 6. 1 ' 3+- '-:1:1:' 1. ...,,,.. .....,. . ff. 51:l.fE E'E'fE'E'E.E':2:2f2E'I'1- 55151515 1151952 fi'1EfE1E151f if g:5:qK:555E1:::5f- , :5::: :f5f:E5'f55553 5551555 .ff 55?5i5155 - .1 r55E1I 5I15 'I'E5I5i515r'E5555' 5-'11155frE5E'f'-'55 ' ':f2f522..222s1a2s2121-52112-12221 L.5,. 1 E5 '151391 551'? 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'V'5:5r.1'1'51-T'1f'3t''3:7F:5:3:3:5:i:f:5:25:5 533:i:7:5:5:5:1:5:7:3'3:'5:5.13-.-f:7 '3 5N7 '3.1!-SIE. ' 3' ' 3' ' . ' - . A 1 ..t.. 'Z- . '- i- 'Yi 5:i'-'CK' iv ' ' 525555gE5E55555E5g55E5E5E555555555i555E5325f55j5'55Er2-A5g5E'5??zi5f- N 'V+ -5'i5?r535355E21f25555N 155515252555551535iW535?5i?if5:5351'5'25.5555-:SSAT-151x665 fnigsg-31.715EEm.I?LZ55'5f5iS35Q'3iiErf5a'f5ib.':-11-I-2-.FW 0:1 E.. --1511:515111I11111215121111-:1r:5E1 5-1sf1SE35.?5'5 KI .ax -2. Fw r x. 115'525'515 ' 1fh25353fE2Er55?5Y?5?i4S5'557 5'N'55?Sk' Upper Left-First location on Paca near Fayette street, Baltimore City fRed Mews Hall, 1866-1872. Upper Centre-Second location, Athenaeum Club, Charles and Franklin sts , Baltimore City, 1872-1 876. A Upper Right-Third location, Lafayette and Carrollton avenues, Baltimore City, 1 876-1 91 5. ,Bottom-Present location at Towson, Md, Page 10 TOWER LIGHT JANUARY, 1927. TOWER LIGHT PUBLISHED 'MONTHLY LIY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- l,.-XNII STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOXYSON, MD. Business Manager FOSTER FORD .hlvt-rtisilig' Dlunillxer GLADYS GHIMES Fin-ulntion Manager HONYARD FLOOK Student Editors LOUISE MANUEL ADELE FLOOK ELEANORA BOWLING ELLEN CLARK Managing Editor ALICE L. MUNN Price:-One Dollar Fifty Cents Ten Copies. For Single Issues Fifteen Cents. JANUARY, 1927 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ALUMNI NUMBER. lt is fall. A class enters the por- tals of a new school. For half a year-a long, and to some an almost agonizing half a year-it struggles to become accustomed to its new and strange surroundings and to learn to love the institution and all it stands for. The rest of that year, and all of the ensuing year is spent by that class in doing what it has been learning to dog in fitting into the general scheme of things and in hon- oring aud loving its Alma Mater. .lune comes. The class graduatesg leaves, to all appearances, the school that has fitted its members for their professions and for their contact with the humming, seething business of the world, for good. But that class does not leave the school entirely. It is not easy to break off completely and instantly ties and associations that have been forming for two years, and the graduating students still feel themselves. and rightly too, an active part of the Normal School. Some return, later, to visit their old haunts. and to share experiences with their former classmatesg but others, too far away or too closely absorbed in their chosen work to break away. find the closest bond between them and their school, that school's publi- cation, The Tower Light. The Alumni number ofthe Tower Light is significant in that the paper comes forward and proclaims itself what it has always been 'lalthough silently and unobtrusivelyl a medium of af- filiation between the students now studying in this school and those who have- finished their work here. We are given an opportunity to read of our Alumni's experiences, and to sr-e exactly how they have learned to core with various problems arising in their profession. We learn of Alumni who have become famous, or who,are leaders in their line of work. Perhaps it is fitting, therefore, to re- :ard this issue of the Tower Light as somewhat of a bridge, a bridge that spans the years that are here and lhosr- that have gone before.-lflleam ora Bowling. Junior I. I l i 4 4 l I I i THE NORMAL SCHOOL IN THE SERVICE OF THE STATE. By Ambrose L. Suhrie, Professor of Teachers' 'College and Normal School Education School of Education-New York University. The paramount problem in public education in this republic of ours is to secure for every classroom - for every group of children--a competent teacher, a leader, a companion, a foreman who can create worthy ideals, right attitudes, and permanent life interests, who can help them to find worthwhile work to do, Whol knows how to promote co-operation and to develop the team spirit, who as an expert workman herself is able to direct the efforts of others to suc- cessful achievement. To find young men and women of good health, of line intellectual capacity, of high moral purpose and to train them for this leadership the Normal Schools and Teachers' Colleges of America have been called into being. No other type of professional school has had committed to it so great a re- sponsibility for the future security of our beloved country and for the wclfare and happiness of our people. May her friends be multiplied and may her enemies be converted-or confounded. May her resources be abundant and her courage unfailing to the end that we may in the next generation speak as proudly of our million dollar teachers as we have in this generation spoken of our millioni dollar school buildings and to the end also that in that better day the number of such teachers may be fully equal to the increased and ever increasing demands that are certain, to be made upon our American public schools. STIMULATION AND TRAINING OF MARYLAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. By Sally Lucas Jean. Several hours 'are required to make the trip between New York and Towson, but in a moment my thoughts carry me through space and into your midst. The buildings, the campus, your president, the fac- ulty, and the students are all dear to my heart, because of the stimulation and training the Maryland State Nor- mal School gave me many years ago. Six members of my family have passed through the school, and though we are scattered throughout the country, the infiuence of this in- stitution continues to enrich our lives. One forgets much of the subject matter studied during student days, but the spirit of the school serves as a guide and as an inspiration during the years. The field of activity chosen for my life work is the direct result of'E1la Ricker's magnificent teaching of psychology and hygiene in the old Maryland State Normal School, more than twenty-eight years ago. It is possible to draw upon facts, ideas, and methods she im- planted then, in practically every project it is my privilege to under- take. Miss Richmond taught me to think in her classes in the history of education, and Professor Austen opened my eyes to the world around me in his nature work. Space does not permit further allusion to indi- viduals, but I cannot pay too high a tribute to the faculty who gave me so much. You can imagfne my delight a year or two ago when a nation-wide con- test of the Metropolitan Life Insur- ance Company and the American Child Health Association resulted in the selection of a member of the Maryland State Normal School fac- ulty as the successful candidate for a Fellowship to travel and study in Europe. Best of all, this honor came as the result of institutional effort to develop a functioning health pro- gram, so it can be regarded as a dis- tinction to everyimember of the fac- ulty and student body. The school health program of this country and of every other country in the world has been somewhat in- fiuenced by the Maryland State Nor- mal School. This fact, of course, adds to the responsibility of every student to raise her own personal health standard, and to pass on to the children in her classes an ideal of healthy living as well as a. knowl- edge of how to attain this goal. January 5, 1927. JANUARY, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 11 MR. JOHN M. CARPENTER BY HIS DEEDS XYE KNOX? HIM. One day last June Mr. Norman Woelfel, a member of the Towson Staff, quietly walked into the prin- cipa1's oiice. He laid upon the desk a check for S400 and explained that Mrs. John M. .Carpenter of YVells- ville, New -York, was presenting it to the school as a memorial to her husband who in May had died quite suddenly. It was Mr. Carpenter's request that the fund be used pre- ferably for loans to men students. The readers of this paper will be in- terested in a few facts of Mr. Car- penter's life. TVe quote from the YVellsville tNew Yorkj Daily Re- porter: The older citizens of 'Wellsville will remember Mr. Carpenter as a druggist in the Hall Drug Store. Of later years his chief business interest has been as an oil producer. Pos- sibly no other man knew the oil lands of this vicinity quite as thoroughly: as did he. He was actively inter- ested in several diierent companies formed for the purpose of developing' oil leases. I Mr, Carpenter was a member of Ithe First Congregational Church and for several years a valued member of the Board of Trustees of that church until his health prevented him from ,serving further. He always dis- .played a lively interest in all that concerned the church. Mr. Carpenter was also a member of l'Vellsville Lodge No. 230 A. F. 8: M. .-it his request he will be buried with Masonic honors. A quiet, kindly. thoughtful man, Mr. 'Carpenter leaves behind him a gracious memory cherished by a host of friends. Had Mr. Woelfel not joined the Towson staff as instructor in Educa- tional Measurements and had Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter. the parents of Mrs. IXVoelfel. not visited Towson often. this generous gift and this fine Imemorial tribute would not have lbeen bestowed upon the school. Let us show our gratitude and apprecia- tion for the J. M. Carpenter Memor- lial Loan Fund by steering into the ,school in 1927 two worthy men stu- dents who will do honor to the teaching profession.-L. L. T. I I I 1 I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I u i I I I I I I l I I SCHOLARSHIP LOAN FUNDS. Perhaps the outstanding student in the school is one who is willing to borrow money for his education, giving a note to return a loan with interest after he has begun to teach. YVith the view of helping such stu- dents, the Sarah E. Richmond Loan Scholarship Fund was established through the gift of Sarah E. Rich- mond of S200000, presented to her when the Alumni of the school hon- ored lier upon the occasion of her fiftieth teaching anniversary in the school. The capital investment of this fund has increased it until many students whose records warranted their being recommended for a loan here had the advantage of borrowing from it. The Trustees of the fund are Dr. YVilliam T. Love. Laura P. Todd and Carrie G. Richardson. This fund has been used exclusively for Seniors. ln 1926. however. the various units of the Alumni Associa- tion throughout the State added 52000.00 to it to be used by either Juniors or Seniors. Realizing the value of the Sarah E. Richmond Loan Scholarship Fund. Miss Martha Richmond established the Martha Richmond Junior Loan Scholarship in 1925. This was the first single scholarship to be estab- lished for the Junior students. ln addition to this fund there are a number of individual Loan Scholar- ships which are awarded to students who have achieved honor in their high school life and who. without the loan. could not continue their educa- tion. Among them is the Reese Ar- nold Memorial Scholarship given by the student body in memory of Miss Arnold. a Junior student. who died in January. 1922. Another is the Lillian Jackson Memorial Fund, which was given by the student body in memory of Lillian Jackson. a Senior student. who died in March. 1925. The Normal Literary Society established a scholarship in May. 1925. and the Pestalozzi Society met this with a loan scholarship in 1926. Both of these scholarships are for Juniors. and the Societies stipulated that the Juniors to whom they should be awarded would automatically be- long to the Society who bestowed the scholarship. In 1926 the John Carpenter Me- morial Loan Scholarship Fund was established. Loans from this fund are made preferably to men students of outstanding character and ability. Among the gift scholarships which have greatly benefitted the students at the Towson Normal School. are those given by the Daughters of the American Revolution. who. through the Maryland Line Chapter. the Mor- decai Gift Chapter and the Carter Braxter Chapter. have given sufficient funds to carry them through the Page 12 TOWER LIGHT JANUARY, 1927. school, to four or five students each year up to the present year. The proposed plan of the Daughters of the American Revolution to establish the Loan Scholarshipson a national basis will in the future. cause stu- dents to receive scholarship loans from this fund instead of having the money given outright. The Davidsonville YVomen's, Club of Montgomery county has also been interested in giving a scholarship to a student each year. Boards of Education in the State have had the insight to pay the cost of training for some of their own county students. They select excep. tional high school students for these honors. and also teachers who are holdin second and third grade cer- S tificates. who wish to raise their cer- tihcation. The teachers whom they select have unusual ability. The Dorchester Board of Education has the honor of promoting the first of these scholarships. At the present time the Anne Arundel, Montgomery. and Prince George's boards are also awarding scholarships to students at the school. The school looks upon the holders of scholarships with much interest. since they form a group whose asso- ciation in the school as students, and in the State as teachers. show splen- did character. keen ambition and un- usual ability.-Gertrude Carley, Reg- istrar. Y.-KLFE OF A MONTE TO A NORMAL SCHOOL. ln 1920. an active campaign was launched for better schools in Mary- land. One of the objectives was a trained teacher in every class-room of the elementary school. lt was found that the supply of trained teachers from the normal schools was away below the need. The total at- tendance at Towson at that time was less than one hundred and fortv stu- dents. The State Board of Educa- tion and the Principal of the State Normal School at Towson felt that something must be done at once to induce more high school graduates to come to the Normal Schools. Two unusual steps were taken. The tuition and living expenses per stu- dent were reduced to one hundred dollars per year. A twelve hundred foot movie film. showing the build- ings, the location. the scenery. the student body and many of the activi- tics of the Towson Normal School, was made and exhibited in practically every county of the State. Up to that time, strange to say. few people in Maryland knew there was such an institution as the State Normal School and fewcr still had any real conception of the function of such a school and its equipment to carry on its work. lt, was impossible to bring lthe patrons and high school pupils to ,the Normal School to see these ythings, and so this mount of mystery land learning was taken to the un- iinformed but inquiring young Ma- ,homets of the mountains and shores fof the State that they might see and lbelieve. Through the use of a port- ,able movie machine, transported in ia Ford car which had attached to its lengine a generator for supplying an jelectric current to run and to light the film projector. this film was shown for two years in all parts of ithe State. As a result, high school lstudenrs caught the spirit of me new Iactivity and came to the Normal iSchool actually by the hundreds. The lattendance has continued to increase Euntil now, though there is not yet a 'sufficient number of Normal School igraduates to till all vacancies as they foccur, there is a more highly selected ,group attracted by the 'Normal !Sc-hools and an active and intelligent linterest in the teacher training prob- lems throughout the State. We propose a toast to the Class of 1920 and to its talented member, 1Miss Mary Lee, who, through her ad- lventure as the leading movie actress 'in this notable film, gave to the State Ithe conception of a charming teacher lin the person of Miss Mary-Land. Thomas L. Gibson. I State Supervisor of Music. I T I CHRISTMAS SOCIALS. Merry Christmas! The very spir- it with which we salute each other has made Christmas throughout the ages the happiest. merriest holiday of the year. On Christmas, if at no other time, everyone remembers his many friends and he uses some cus- itomary means of expressing his good wishes for them. The idea of the Christmas spirit has been recognized by children who have discovered a jolly name for it-Santa Claus! ,Christmas is the only holiday of the lyear on which distinction of social 'classes is ignored. YVhy, then. 'shouldn't the happiness of Christmas be contagious? Every Normalite caught the Christ- ymas spirit. Our celebrations were linitiated by our Christmas dance De- fcember 11th. My, what a dandy ftime we had! That Merry Christ- imasf' which appeared on the cur- tains, filled us with thoughts appro- priate to the season, The dance was followed by carol .singing around the Christmas tree. For about two weeks the dormitory students, led by Miss McEachern, I voiced their spirit through carols. Then came the big climax iof all our celebrations-our Old English dinner. There is a com- lment we wish to add to the write-up lof the dinner in our last Tower fLight : the dinner proved to be a huge success. We feel sure that had Dickens been present he would have been inspired to write another book. Since our dinner was crowned with success. we are looking forward to calling it one of our school traditions. Another year-of course it will be Ia happy one! We are looking for- lward to the first monthly dance of 'the new year to be held on January 8, 1927. Y 1 Ellen- N. Clark, Sr. 2. rn onpn ENGLISH -onznlsrxns DINNERL -. While living the present, is it pos- sible to live the past? .If you had been at the MarylandfSt,ate Normal School on Tuesday evening, Decem- ber 21, 1926, that question would have been answered 'foi you. The students-very'much alive in the present-really -lived a scene from the past, an Old English family dinner of long ago when feudal lords were masters. ' One peep into the parlor of Rich- mond Hall made 'one oblivious to the present, and carried one back to the days of the feudal castle. Lords and ladies and villagers entered the great hall to be present at the Yule Log ceremony. Menin doublet and hose. ladies in sweeping gowns. When the lords and ladies and all the guests had assembled, two court jesters came running in, tumbling over each other, making way for the Yule Log. The Yule Log, twined with ivy, was brought in and placed on the hearth while the Yule Log song was being sung. The log was then put in the fireplace and tired or lighted by the Lady 'of the Castle. What a merry Christmas glow it cast? One caught the Christmas spirit from its ruddy flames. - After this, came the procession to the dining hall of all the lords andx ladies and assembled guests. The guests lined up on either side of the doorway and formed an aisle, down which passed the great personages, followed by the pages, the carolers bearing greens: Father Christmas and his children, and finally, the guests, who followed in line. This grand procession filed into the great dining hall, singing Deck the Halls as they went. The dining room in Newell Hall is patterned after an old English din- ing hall, and with its coats-of-arms along the side walls, and the dais at one end, it gave just the right atmos- phere. , Grace was sung as a solo just be- fore the guests were seated. The Steaming Boar's Head and the the Blazing Plum Pudding were ,brought in by two of the' dormitory servants, while the rest of the help ,sang the B0ar's Head Carol. Their JANUARY, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 13 hearty voices fairly rang thro ugh the' 1:11:51-EI ' -21325 335115:1:5:-:1:I:1:5:1:1:32:1:1:1:1:E:E:E:E215I223215212CEI:I:l:1:l'l5:?:f:f:2:2: halls. 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The Lords and Ladies were rep- resented by the Boarding Student Council. Mr. Carl Schwartz, presi- dent of the Junior Class, was the Lord of the Castle, and Miss Louise Young, president of the Boarding Student Council, was the Lady of the Castle. The School Glee Club led all the singing, and the School Orchestra added much to the festivity of the occasion. Many of the students and faculty members were in costume, which of course helped very much in turning the calendar back many years to the time when these Christmas celebra- tions were held in England. This Old English dinner was an event that will remain long in the hearts and minds of the students ot the Maryland State Normal School. -Mary Wherrette, Sr. 3. GLIDIPSES OF RICHMOND HALL PARLOR. Richmond Hall Parlor completed in February, 1925, was dedicated to Miss Sara Richmond. We are look- ing forward to hanging a picture of Miss Richmond above the fire-place in the room. The parlor, by night, is most in- viting. Upon entering the room one immediately notices that this room echoes and re-echoes the color com- bination-blue and henna. At one end of the room a lovely nreplace gives ,that home-like appearance 1 which makes a room so attractive. Above the fireplace, is the Maryland Seal. The many lamps throw their soft glow on a very cozy sofa. Desks, tables, and chairs, beckon to one to make himself comfortable while spending an evening reading some book from Richmond Hall Library. An additional glance about the room, would assure one that the flowers about the room add to the interest of this parlor. Another evening! One may see an assemblage of students seated on the 1'llgS eagerly listening to one of Miss Osborne's famous stories. The fire in the fireplace crackles as our story-teller carries interested stu- dents into unknown lands, and gives them new experiences that satisfy their adventurous natures. It's six-thirty-let's go down to the parlor! What game shall we play? There are many from which to have already chatting and It is seven the evening. choose. Some groups chosen games and are playing. A bell rings. o'clock! We enjoyed Will you play with us tomorrow evening? On Sunday afternoon. Richmond Hall Parlor is used for teas. Mem- bers of the staff pour tea and con- verse with students and their friends. Everyone is welcomed to these teas as well as to the Y. W. C. A. teas that we give. Miss Sperry finds the parlor a charming room in which to entertain the Towson hostesses. Many classes enjoy holding their class parties in A 1 Y J this room. Other organizations, in- cluding The League of YVomen Vot- ers, use the parlor for both busi- ness and recreational meetings. VVhat is this? A vesper service or perhaps chapel! Now, our parlor is turned into a place for a religious gathering. In short, we use Richmond Hall Parlor for many purposes. We re- ceive and entertain our friends there. We were p1'oud to entertain Sigurd Nilssen in the parlor this year. When you visit Normal School, drop in to see our parlor. Of course, some fiowers and more library books would improve our room, but never- theless, we are very fond of Rich- mond Hall Parlor and we feel sure you will like it. ELLEN M. CLARK, MINSTREL SHOXV SOON. Of course, you are all coming to the Minstrel Show out here at Nor- mal. The show is being given for the benetit of the Athletic Associa- tion, which includes most of the members of the student body. Forget your lessons, lesson plans and tests and have an evening full of laughs. The date set aside for the show is February 24, so bring your friends and help us along. The time is eight o'clock, so please don't be late, be- cause you may, in fact, you will, miss something you may regret. EV'ELYN WIEDER. Page 14 TOWER LIGHT ' JANUARY, 1927. AS OTHERS SEE US. A study of the average man has furnished ample material for the in- spiration of an innumerable host of writers. students and statisticians. but never, to my knowledge, has any- one professed to discover a whole profession so characterized by their mediocrity that they have come to be known as plain. average human beings. This, however, is very near- ly the situation in the teaching pro- fession if we are to judge by what others think of us. The public sel- a group few ex- neutral. and re- rises to dom becomes associated with more obviously, and with so ceptions, whole-heartedly Mentally. physically, morally ligiously, the teacher seldom lofty heights of popularity or promin- ence and equally seldom does he sink to the other extreme-that of becom- ing ignoble. Tradition teacher the high degree of intellectual ability, but the closer association of the teacher and the patrons, 'as encour- aged by modern education, has dis- illusioned the public so that they be- lieve even in his own acknowledged stronghold, the school room, that the teacher cannot rightfully be classed as more than average. Perhaps pa- trons are nearer the truth when they say that the teacher is a product of wide and varied experience and that it is this experience that comes to his aid in situations where a high de- gree of mental ascendency is re- quired, rather than his innate capac- ity for intellectual predominance. has always accorded the reputation for having a Iteligiously he is Seldom an atheist nor can he be classed as a fervent and ardent follower of the straight and narrow path. Rather he is in- clined to indulge in petty sins and shortcomings, always intending to repent and reform, but forever post- poning the day. Thus, again, he takes the middle course. I'hysir-ally, he never was nor never will lite a, sensation. Experience and ill-:irlorrlr-d dt-ductions from his sal- ary have taught him the virtues of hygienic living. but outside of the ordinary rules of health and similar precautions, he is very likely to take the Live to be a hundred enthus- iasm with the proverbial grain of salt. Ncvertlieless, acquaintanccship with hirn is broadening. His friendship is soothing to those afllicted with high blood pressure as well as stimu- lating to thc anaomic. No list of arqiiaintances is r'omplet.c without such an influence.-.--ll. IC. Moser, Class ol' '2ll. i i A R-ECENT ALUMNA ENJOYS LIFE. New York City, December, 1926. Dear Elizabeth:- ' I wish you could drop into the cute little apartment Margaret and I have for a cup of tea before our fire. We are downtown, some distance from the sobering influence of Teachers' College, but alongside of the Italian vegetable man and the Polish night- watchman so we manage to live very happily. Imagine some one saying to you: I want some books-nice binding- by a good author. I won't read them, they are for my book-ends. Selling books is fascinating Saturday work. Most interesting customers come-well-meaning Mrs. Babbitt, handsome Russians, beautiful Ital- ian women, absorbed couples, jealous school teachers, and others. Even a frugal teacher has dith- culty in financing a fireplace here. Think of my delight in getting a job as costume model at the Art Students League. All I have to do is to pose in a Spanish shawl or anything color- ful and let the brushes and pens do the work. Bright vases adorn our mantle. I got them in North Carolina. When looking at them I remember how thrilled I was while watching old Mr. coiet shape the yielding clay on his wheel, with fine long lingers a sculptor would not despise. Some- how his work seemed like poetry and l love the vases. School is interesting, too. Dr. Bag- ley is a dear, with his white hair, big dark eyes, and endless plans for participation. Dr. Alexander and Miss Carney tof the Rural De- partmenti continually disagree about rural education. They really believe the same thing, but she stresses the rural and he the education. There are so many things to hear and see and dog if only one didn't have to sleep. Don't you have to come up to a convention or some- thing, I'd love to see you. Yours, LUCILLE HEATH, Class of '21, A CARRIER- OF LIGHT. Blessings brighten as they take their flight! Perhaps it is only after one graduates that an Alma Mater assumes its true proportion in life's perspective. During school days the student is too close to the center of things to really appreciate the worthi who has passed beyond the school's portals! However, it is the student within the gates who must. carry on the tra- ditions of the institution. So it was with the idea of showing the Senior Class how vital are the principles and ideals of the Normal School that the Alumni Association staged an Alumni Assembly in the spring of 1926. The Associations distin- guished president, Hon. J. Chas. Linthicum, addressed the soon-to-be graduates upon the history of the school and of the Alumni Association. He told of the Sarah E. Richmond Student Loan Fund-how it had al- ready helped deserving studentsg how it was being augmented through the splendid work of the county units. Representatives of those county units were called upon to in- form the Seniors what was being done in their various sections to bring the State Normal to the atten- tion of its graduates. An invitation was cordially extended not only to become an active member of the Alumni Association, but to affiliate with a county unit. After all, to those graduates who remain in the teaching profession is their Alma Mater most dear. ln pioneer days there were times when the home tire became very low or went out altogether. In some places a central fire was maintained, where one might borrow enough to renew the home fire, or a. neighbor was perhaps called upon to replenish the dead or dying embers. Let us change the figure again. Back in olden times torch-bearers-trusb worthy and intelligent-were needed to guide the traveler on his way. If the torch-bearer was not sure of his road, if he were not to be trusted, the traveler might land in the wilder- ness or he might fall among thieves. ,The graduate of a professonal school carries forward the light of educa- tion and guides the learner safely among the pitfalls in the wilderness of ignorance. And back to a central tire, back to the source must come the torch-bearer for revival of spirit, for renewal of knowledge, for re- newal of inspiration. Our State Normal, our Alma Mater, is that source! Elsie I. Wilson. FINE ARTS AN ASSET. There are many opportunities open to the teacher of Normal School stu- dents in various subjects of the cur- riculum, but I shall endeavor to men- tiouuonly one of those relating to my own hobby, viz.: Fine Arts. What can the Fine Arts do for the student now and what can it do for them later of the school. But the old gradniin life? If we would concentrate knows! Who keeps alive the senti-'more on the art appreciation side, we ment of the place? Who talks of might instill a greater love for that the good old days-3 ? The studentiwhich is appropriate in school-room JANUARY, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 17 .x,. Also On His Cuff. First She fwhisperingl- I think he is a poet. Second She- How can you tell? First She again- Don't you see the lines on his face? He- Say, tl1ere's to be a big dance at Union Station tonight. She texcitedlyy- Oh, 1et's gog wh0's giving it? He- Two trains are going to Charleston. Knock! knock! Who is it? It is I, Opportunity. You can't fool me. Opportunity knocks but once. ' Visitor- Are the mosquitoes bad around here? ' Native- Bad! Say, you never heard of a mosquito being converted. clid you? Do dentists beat their wives? No, they crown them. Agent- How many boys are stay- ing here? Student- Twentyg why? Agent-- May I speak to some of them? Student- Sorry, but they are all taking a bath. Jim- Do you dance? Gin- Yes, I love to. .Tim- Fineg that beats dancing any time. ' The Street Car The most convenient reliable, and Economical Means of Transportation United Railways 8 Elec. Company OF BALTIMORE Im glad to meet you. l'm mighty glad to let you meet nie. irate Father- What's this I hear about your bank balance? Son- I think the story is OV6l'- drawn '11 Why do they always give a Shower for a girl who is going to be married? Merely a quaint old custom, my boy, to symbolize the beginning of a reign. Servant- The doctor is here, sir. Absent-minded Professor- I can't see him, tell him I am sick. ' I KING' For Your Drugs, Candy, Kodaks, Sta- tionery. Gifts. Etc. It's never its '07 cheaper elsewhere. because always cheaper here. .1 York Road, Towson TOYYSON BA KER-Y-T HE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD at soNs, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201 As A Patron of The Normal School THE TOYVSON NATIONAL BANK CCourt House Plazay Invites You to Open An Account In Its Checking Department. Savings Depart- ment, Christmas Savings Club and Rent A Safe Deposit Box. 4 Per Cent. Interest on Savings. Open Saturday Evenings MASON 'S GARAGE York Road and Willow Avenue TOXVSON, nm. IVillys-Knight and Overland Sales and Service. WILLIAM A. LEE ' Dealer In FANCY 'and STAPLE GROCERIES Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes Builders' Supplies. Hardware, Etc. Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND Safety Service Be Thrifty , Save Your Money and Invest With' The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson., Md. THE HERGENRATHER DRUG C0. Prescription Druggisls Headquarters for School Supplies. Ko- daks, Films, Stationery, and Sporting Goodsg Greeting Cards for all Occas- sions. Agents for XVaterman's Ideal Fountain Pens, IVhitman's Delicious Chocolates and Bon-Bons. Yictrolas and Records. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Ave. TOWSON, MD. WALTER HOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market FRUITS - VEGETABLES STEWARTSLQQQ. THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Our Service Motto : Honest, Prompt, Courteous, Complete. Page 18 TOWER LIGHT JANUARY, 1927. ALUMNI OF MD. STATE NORBI.-Klii SCHOOL, TOXVSON, BID. Principals ot' Baltimore City Schools. High Schools. Miss Laura J. Cairnes, E. H. S.. Principals of Elementary Schools. Ella L. Smith. Laura Phelps Todd. Roberta Porter, Nicholas H. Hope, Carrie G. Richardson. Townley R. lYolfe. Clay T. Joyce, Thos. C. Bruff. Clara E. Smithson, Mary C. Kerr. Ida R. Magers. Jenny M. Barrett. Annie C. YVilliams. Elizabeth Sakers, F. Otho Lang. Rozell Berryman, Marshall Stitely. Anna Melvin. Mary L. Broening. Vice Principals. Louise H. Kerr. Supervisors. Ethel Melvin, Margaret L. Kirsch- man. K Senior High Teachers. Ella H. Harrison, Augusta F. Dit- ty, Maud Brown. Virginia Lee, Edith A. Smith. Marg. Foley. Rhona M. Gayleard. Louise Thalwitzer, Flor- ence R. Bonn, Mary A. T. Bunworth. Junior High Teachers. Ruth lVeaver. Hattie C. Langley. Georgia XV. MacDonald, E. I. Bar- ton, Ada Andrews. L. M. Mercer. Marg. E. Brady, Blanche C. Shar- green. Practice Tcachcr. Helen G. Tilghman. Tcachcrs In Elementary Schools. Jane T. Pillsbury. Lela M. Beatty. Eugenia Jones. Helen J. Davies. Frances Evans. Clara L. Allemand. Myrtle E. Groshans, Charlotte Clarke. Evelyn M. Ditman, Ethel E. M. Jones, Edna M. Carl, Catherine L. Tames. Edna B. Hall. Ethel A. XV. Frank, Bessie P. Stevens. Ida May Bowers. Magdalena Schmuck, Lillian Jewell. Lillian Rhodenhi. L. Ava Vtleedon. Catherine T. Valentine. Ida Benson. Ellen Doyle Taylor, Mary Erdman, Elizabeth Kirk. Marion V. Thomas, Helen Sm-himpf, Louise Noble. Mig- non Lrfrp, Elizabeth Landwehr, Mary Carr. Lillian Howland, Katherine M. Jones, Esther J. Shamberger, Mary l-1. Appel. Mildred G. Corson, Mary E. Holland, Lucy M. Ball. Mazie Smith Stoll. Irma Cromwell. Sadie Marshall. Maric ,jVelcli, Frances O'f'onnor. Marg. Price, Emma Barnes. tMrs.r Thos. Y. Casey. Cath-N arine ltohf-y. Miriam A. Shawn, Lil-. lian A. rzmftflinu. num K, tzohinsfml llf-lf-n M. llaltmi. Kath. A. Muhlbat-k.i Edith E. llzirman, Evalcna Oyf-man. llf-lr-n A. Scliul:-r, S. Leonora Hailey Ai. limi.. in-rt-it-if. Lillian N. ivif-riff-A man. Mildrcd St-sann. Eniina 'l'hurle-y.i Florence E. McCauley, Eva V. Knight, Mary E. Martin, Fannie I. V. Kopp, May B. Snyder, Eliz. C. Son- dershoff, Eliz. M. Devan, Edna M. King, Eliz. R. Payne, Sadie E. Sped- den. Dorothy R. Roulette, Eliz. R. Kelley. Emma NV. WVebster, Isabel Carr. Alma L. Bourke, Marg. Fitz- gerald, Alice Emory. Emma Thomas. Emma Kailer, M. Ellen McFaul, Ella ljams, Stella Perkins, Alice Carter. Thelma lVeild, Eliz, Noppenberge1'. Anna Connor. Anna Shamberger, Mary E. Braun, Ethel M. Jones, Mary A. Schritz. Laura G. E. Tales, Anna C. Kavanaugh, Mary B. Jack- son, Annie Barton. Edith Yost, Helen' E. Robinson, Mary J. Lilly, Blanche King, E. Kath. McMaster. Elizabeth Hobbs, Mabelle Basford, Marie'Van Slyke-Harrison, Anna Travers, Grace A. Cole. Irene Baer, Anna L. McGee, Agnes Anderson, Rebekah P. Aitken, Ethel S. Vlfilliamson, Eleanor Evans, Eleanor Heavey, Ida A. Wholey, Katharine Roney, Anna L. Baldwin, Ellie I. Murray, Ruth Pund, Grace E. Knell. Josephine R. Wellmore, G. Kruska Kelim. A. Gertrude Stewart, Fanny B. Driscoll. Mary E. Bayne, Mary Baldwin, fMrs.l Raymond N. Stricklen. Marie M. Bing, Iona Aps- ley, Ethel Curtis, Ethel Graves, Mary K. Evans' Beatrice M. Jones, Loulie T. Clarkson. Anna T. Hufiington, Florence L. Cassidy, Ella C. Lindsay, Mary G. Fallen. Margaret Buckley, Anna C. Hahn, Anna E. Ehrman, Ida F. Fastie. Lydia C. Rnark, Lois M. Ashley, Alinda Sheats Sparks, Min- nie Ruse McCabe. E. Fannie Thomas, Alice B. O'Donnell, Emma J. Bryan, Eleanor E. Darby, Stella I. Clifton, Edith Powell, Mildred L. Kullick, Katherine Carroll, Julia Griffith, M. Chaille VVal1er, Sallie E. Weedon, Frances L. Stevens, Dorothy B. Gard- ner. Josie M. Shea, Helen Thompson, Kath. Marsh, Gertrude M. Rhodes, Eva C. Bowen, Margaret G. Gore, Emma E. Leilich, Rosa C. VVoolford, Olivia G. Harrison, Ida Brown, Mir- iam Porter, Ethel L. Matthews, Mary E. Hahn. Lillian Soper-Bockmiller, E. May Parker-Cohee, Marie L. Mor- row, Nancy R. Fulton, Alice Mclntire, Anna C. Cramblitt, Sara L. Maguire, Alice M. Sickel-Sloan, Mary E. Dan- ner, Marg. E. Feldeman, Grace S. Bacon. Annie Hilberg, Florence Rich- ardson, Mary E. O'Neill, Erla I. Read. Nannie Corrigan' Katherine Erl- maier. Elizabeth Norris, Eleanor Bar- Brown, Nannie Weller, L. gEltiz. Andrew, Kath. Tunney, Edwina For- est-Lynch, Genevieve Bohland, tMrs,J Madge Burnhardt, Marg. M. Kapfer, Harriet L. Hopkins, Janet Bassett, Olivia Orem-Osborne, Ca- mille Chenoweth, Florence M. Say- man, Estelle A. Snyder, Emma F. Welch, Ariana Cole, Blanche Chip- man, fMrs.l Henrietta M. Smith, Su- sine Ruby, Florence Phipps, Cor- nelia A. Wilson, Bessie King-Robin- son. Clara M. Langford, Louise Rob- inson Mary W. Lee, Anna E. Purvis, Bessie Purvis, Ellen M. Simmons, ,Frances Kane, Grace Sharnberger, Cath. E. Jackson. Grace M. Shank, Eleanor Shank, Daisy L. Botts, N. Frances Standiford, Ella Stansbury, Margaret M. Everist, Cath. L. Barnes, Annie J. Godfrey, Eliz. M. Cahill, Lil- lian Braun, Marg. Ford, Nellie P. Garton-Byrnes, Mildred E. Fahrney, Harriet Kerchoff, Carrie Edmondson, Jeanette V. Perkins, M. Catherine Cohee, Vallie E. Smith, Louise Stieg- ler' Lillian Grenzer, Frances Button, Minnie R. YVatson, Annie J. Godfrey, Estelle Richardson, Viola Larnm, Vi- vian Spann, Mabel Laken, Adele Bryan, Mary Bell, Mary Adele Hil- berg,, Bessie G. Evitt, Rosa B. Dubel, Jessie A. Forsyth. SENDS A GLEAM TO ALUMNI. Y. XV. C. A. many ties that bind us Mater. During the few years of training for our chosen pro- fession, we consciously or uncon- sciously spin about ourselves webs of thoughts, feelings and interests. My interest in Y. W. C. A. work formed a cord which not only held me while I was at school, but it has reached out to draw me back to pleasant as- sociations. Through the kindness of Miss Scarborough and the Y organiza- tion the ex-presidents of the Y. W. C. A. of the Maryland State Normal School were invited to be present at the Candle Light Service for new members on Nov. 21, 1926. We ex- presidents were delighted to come back to our old campus. And some of us were astonished to see the rapid growth of Normal since we left it. We enjoyed the pleasure of be- ing supper guests of our school tthanks to the courtesy of Miss There are to our Alma ron. Mary F. Coster, Ethel Jenkins.lSperryJ. We enjoyed a. visit with lvlaude Lamm, Iva Jenkins. AmeliaQMiss Scarborough, a loyal friend, who Sweitzcr, Mary Rogers, Margaret has worked faithfully, in the interest Ilubhard. Essie ltoche, Freda Sig-Iof the Y. W. C. A. The president, munrl. tIt1rs.y Ella Richardson. Mary,Miss Neikirk, and the cabinet Sopc-r. Marion Langford. Blanche .lohnsmr Frances Erlmeier Austin, .lt--auf-ite Simms Brack, Estelle Hop-1 Each ex-president gave a kins Norman. Emma C. Monroe, address as part of the Candle made us feel as if we were back home and one of them. short Light Mahcl ll. Rhodes, Lillian lt. Town-kservice. 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Miss Arterburn ,of the class of 1925, voiced a strong plea for girls to follow the gleam of the candle light. The entire service seemed to fill the lovely reception room of Richmond Hall with an atmosphere of lofty inspiration. With the memories of the night of November twenty-first in mind, I predict for the Y. W. C. A. of the Maryland State Normal School a happy, helpful and prosperous growth in the New Year of 1927. GRACE M. TULL, Class of 1921. IVE MAY C0-OPERATE XVITH TEACHERS' COLLEGE. Teachers' College of Columbia Uni- versity is co-operating through Pro-. fessor Clifford B. Upton with the De- partment Of Mathematics of the Maryland State Normal School in an effort to improve the teachers' course in arithmetic now offered to normal school students. The alumni of the Maryland State Normal School can assist in this experiment by writing to Miss Tall or to Miss Scarborough, telling them any important things concerning the teaching of arithmetic for which they have found a need but which they did not get in their nor- mal school course. it DEAR BENCHES on OLD! Ivhen the first school building on the northwest corner of Carrollton and Lafayette avenues was completed in 1876, there was very little money to be used to purchase furniture. The two study rooms, and the as- sembly room, as it was then called, were without furniture. Senator Francis Stevens and his brother, Charles S. Stevens, of the 'firm Charles S. Stevens 85 Co., paid the building a visit, and upon seeing the bare condition of the rooms agreed to make the red cedar benches now brown with age and wear, at a 'very low figure QS-1.505 four fifty, 'and wait for part of the money. ' These benches are dear to the heart of every Normal School gradu- ate. Their commercial value has :risen to seven or eight times their gcost price, but their associational value cannot be estimated. They are priceless.-Townley R. Wolfe. TRAINING FOR TEACHING ELE- MENTARY SCIENCE. Teachers College in co-operation with the Towson Normal School ini- tiated sometime ago a curriculum project for the study of problems connected with the t1'aining of nor- mal school students to teach elemen- tary science: that is, the science of the first six grades. The general plan has been to develop. first of all, a course of study in elementary sci- ence which shall be acceptable for these grades and then to construct a professional course which shall be appropriate for training prospective teachers to do the work outlined in this course of study. Experimental work with instructional material for these grades is now in progress in the Campus Training School at Tow- son and in the Horace Mann School of Teachers College. The science teachers of the Normal School facul- ty are at work upon the professional or training course for the normal school students. Five other normal schools are co-operating in this pro- ject. The next conference for dis- cussion of the project will be held at Teachers College on January ZS and 29. This conference will be attended by representatives from each of the six co-operating normal schools. S. R. POWERS, Teachers College. Replying to your request of Jan. 4th, I believe the State Normal School of Towson, Md., can best help in the co-operative experiment which we are undertaking by trying out units of professionalized subject mat- ter which have been submitted and by giving more attention to the ex- change of materials and suggestions between the various members during the intervals between conferences. Also, we need the benent of your practical experiences in a successful teacher training institution. Sincerely yours, DeFOREST STULL. LAUGH IT OFF. 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'f x ' , .,, . - . , ,.., , Q: , 'ff , - . '-' , f fv,a,,,.L. - - ,. -1' -19' .1 . ', - zz. ,YN g ,' ' . -,,,,-Q ,I .,,, , I ' .'- XA ,,-1 . Tin?--. 4'.f,,- '.g.- 1 V . J,-L, Q.. - ' 1- ., gf' 3 1' ' .-fp,-'J . AY. 1 ' A' ,f ,.. . , . ' . f T'r V 1 ' L , ' V A .. K .N 1. fl .-. , , , . , , . .. , .- . ' . . vi' , ' V.: , A , ' I .V S 3 ' - V 4. , X M.. Al.2 TOWER LIGHT Vol. 6-No. 5 FEBRUARY, 1927 Published Monthly by Students of Maryland State Nonnal School, Towson, Md. MARYLAND S TA TE NORMAL ' SCHOOL STUDENTS' ANNUAL TRIP T0 NEXV YORK. Leave Baltimore fMt. Royal Sta- tionl 3.57 P. M., Wednesday, Feb-T ruary 9th, Dinner on Diner en route. Arrive Jersey City 8.06 P. M. Board Motor Coach for McAlpin Hotel. Cross Hudson River on Ferry Boat and see the marvelous skyline of New York with its myriad of lights. Arrive McAlpin Hotel 8.40 P. M. Leave McAlpin, Hotel 9.00 P. M. In sightseeing cars of Luna Com- pany to visit The Great VVhite Way, Broadway, Lower Fifth Avenue, Washington Square, Lafayette Street, Chatham Square, Bowery, Lower Eastside, Second Avenue, Fourth Avenue and return to starting point. A stop will be made in Chinatown and the party escorted through by a guide. In the course of the trip the Metropolitan Building will be passed, the Flat Iron Building, the Criminal Courts Building, Tombs Prison, Bridge of Sighs, Mulberry Bend Park, The Jewish Quarter, the push-cart market, Tammany Hall and the Lit- tle Church Around the Corner. To McAlpin Hotel to bed- Thursday, February 10th-To B. 8: G. Sandwish Shop for breakfast, 48 West 33rd Street, opposite Mc- Alpin Hotel. No. 1-Cereal with Rich Cream, Toast, Coffee, Tea or Milk. No. 2-Fruit, Eggs, Toast, Coffee, Tea or Milk. Visit schools. Return in early afternoon to hotel to rest and dress. Attend Teachers' College classes 4.00 to 5.00 P. M. Dinner at Alice McCollisters, 5.30 P. M., 8th Street near MacDougal, Greenwich Village. TO THE OPERA! Z Z Z ! ! Friday, February 11th-To B. 8: G. Sandwich Shop for breakfast. Visit Schools. Lunch. Return to hotel early afternoon to rest and dress for meeting with Dean Russell, Columbia University 4.00 to 4.30 P. M. Return to hotel. 5.26 P. M.-Leave McAlpin Hotel by Baltimore and Ohio Motor Coach. These coaches are run on schedule the same as trains and party must be-ready to 1eave at that time. MAKE EDUCATION EFFECTIVE! fFrom a Member of the Alun1ni.l To make education effective there must be a competent, well-trained teacher in hearty accord with Ameri- can ideals, in every public school po- sition in the United States. For a large percentage of the teachers of the State, the Towson Normal is charged with the responsibility of giving the quality of training and so- cial leadership that will bring suc- cess or failure as the teachers meet their tasks of guiding the develop- ment of the children entrusted to them. The Normal School at its best can only continue the education of the young people who enter its doors. Since education is the most impor- tant social function of the State it would seem that the best of our youth should be trained for the pro- fession of teaching and it is reason- able to assume that the most intelli- gent, gifted and capable young men and women should be directed to the profession of teaching. Those of us interested in teaching owe to the Normal School and to the State our eiorts in directing this type of stu- dent to the Normal School. Teaching is a fascinating occupation for those who have the desire to render a real social service and in rendering such service many people find the richest and most satisfying values of life. The Normal School will set up standards which you as teachers will strive to attain and my hope is that the field in which you labor will be so progressive that as soon as you get in sight of your goal a new pin- nacle will be set up as a challenge to you and that you will be watch- ing for opportunities to sweep full lengths ahead.--Lillian C. Compton, Supervising Teacher, Allegany Co. THE NEYV GIFT . The new samovar that has been given to the school by the three sor- orities is a beautiful one. It adds very much to the beauty of Richmond Hall where it can always be seen un- less it is being used elsewhere. The insignia of the sororities will be engraved in a triangular shape on one side of the samovar. - This electric samovar will serve fifty cups of tea. It has made the teas that are being given so much easier. We, all, want to thank the sorori- ties of our school for this beautiful gift.-Gladys Grimes. A TRIBUTE TO THE UNKNOWN TEACHER. And what of teaching? Ah, there you have the worst paid, and the best rewarded, of all the vocations. Dare not to enter it unless you love it. For the vast majority of men and women it has no promise of wealth or fame. but they, to whom it is dear for its own sake, are among the nobility of mankind. I sing the praise of the unknown teacher. Great generals win cam- paigns, but it is the unknown soldier who wins the war. Famous educators plan new sys- tems of pedagogy, but it is the un- known teacher who delivers and guides the young. He lives in ob- scurity and contends with hardship. For him no trumpets blare, no char- iots wait, no golden decorations are decreed. He keeps the watch along the borders of darkness and makes the attack on the trenches of ignor- ance and folly. Patient in his daily duty, he strives to conquer the evil powers which are the enemies of youth. He wakens sleeping spirits. He quickens the indolent, encourages the eager, and steadies the unstable. He communicates his own joy in learning and shares with boys and girls the best treasures of his mind. He lights many candles which, in later years, will shine back to cheer him. This is his reward. Knowledge may be gained from books: but the love of knowledge is transmitted only by personal con- tact. No one has deserved better of the republic than the unknown teach- er. No one is more worthy to be en- rolled in a democratic aristocracy, king of himself and servant of mankind. Henry Van Dyke. COME ALONG. Do you know that a series of six lectures have been planned by the History Department of our school so that we might have an intelligent understanding of some of the vital topics in the current history of to- day? Do you know when history- the type which centers around the problems of nations-is being made? The series was begun by Dr. Ella Lonn, of Goucher College. Her lec- ture, China and the Far East, gave a very clear idea of the events lead- ing up to the present trouble in China. It was intensely interesting and vivid. The mind was centered Page 2 TOWER LIGHT February, 1927 at once upon the problem of that nation. If you had heard the lecture you would sympathize with China in her present crisis, and realize the vastness, the seriousness and the great importance of the struggle to this nation and other nations. You would not say that current history is a matter of dry, uninteresting facts. The next lecture will be a discus- sion of Economic Imperialism. Come to this lecture and see if you don't think current history is very interesting and very important as a part of your life. The course is as follows: February 14-Our Neighbors to the South and Our Interest in Them. February 21-Relation Between European Problems and the League of Nations-Miss Lena C. Van Bib- ber. February 28-Congress and the United States-Miss Mary W. Eck- ford. March 7-The United States to the Eyes of the XVorld-Dr. John H. Latane. MARYLAND STA TE NORMAL SCHOOL HAS A NEW FLAG! The Student Co-operative Govern- ment Association-a name long enough to mean something, isn't it? And it does mean something. It is really the finest organization of the' Maryland State Normal School. It in- cludes all the students as members, and carries a program that touches every individual in the school. It promotes an extensive system of' so- cial, civic and personal responsibili- ties. The regular monthly meeting of this association was held on Friday, January 28th, and it seemed quite fitting at that time, to have the cere- mony for the hoisting of the new flag. An American Flag was presented to the school by the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. It is a custom of this order to keep a flag floating over every school in the State, and since the old flag was rather tattered and faded, they pre- sented the school with a new one. While the flag was in the assem- bly hall, reafly to he hoisted. the students sang America the Beauti- ful, gave the Pledge of Allegiance, led by a Girl Scout. and sang the Star Spangled Banner. After this, the flair was hoisted to its proper place at the top of the tower, where it may be seen flying in the sun- light.--Mary 'Whcrrette A FLEA! Field trips in connection with the courses here are very numerous, and we hope, beneficial. At this time both Juniors and Seniors arc very busy acquiring knowledge from first- hand experience. Juniors visit th Peabody Library, the Book Binding Companies and the Sun Building. Seniors extend their tours to the Filtration Plant at Montebello, and the Steel Plant at Sparrows Point. We who have not been included in these trips should like to see vivid accounts of them written up in the Tower Light.-Alma Green, Sr. 10. THE CLASS GIFT. The gift committee for Twenty- Seven' reported at the last class meeting that a step was needed at the car station and that a cutain was needed for the stage in the auditor- ium. The latter 'need seems to strike the majority of students as being the greater one. The value of having a good-looking curtain cer- tainly cannot be over-estimated. The present one, with the inartistic de- coration down the middle of it greets the eye as soon as the heavy front curtains are parted. What better thing could Twenty- Seven do than to make this time, assembly period, when the school is together, more pleasant? Miriam King, Sr. 10. DR. GALLAGHEPJS ADDRESS. When Dr. Katherine Gallagher, of Goucher, came to speak to us 'in As- sembly on January 12th, probably all the student body expected a talk on her work at Goucher, or perhaps some phase of history. But not so: our speaker of the morning chose for her topic the much-talked-of theme of the United States and Nicaragua. This was something that all of us had seen in head-lines or had heard touched on in classes casually so we were ready to listen with eagerness to what our visitor had to say. The talk began with a brief refer- ence to some facts with regard to the population of the little republic of Nicaragua, of whom 70fZ, are of Indian blood and 7511 illiterate. These people. said Dr. Gallagher, are not very well able to look after their own government: plainly they needed guidance from without. She called attention inferentially to the appar- ent fact that our interest in this small and backward country does not lie in its commercial possibilities but in its nearness to the Panama Canal region. Military necessity, not business, lies back of our inter- est in seeing that this country does not hopelessly become involved with other nations. A further point made in this inter- esting talk was that although the f-nurse of the present administration in landing marines in Nicaragua had been severely criticised, both in this country and elsewhere, the present Lpolicy is but the logical outgrowth 1905. In 1912, she said, marines had been first landed in the Central American country and had been kept there continuously until 1925 when they had, for a short time, been . withdrawn. Dr. Gallagher felt that liberals who tend to criticise the policy of Presi- dent Coolidge should at the same time be ready to advocate what she felt to be the only consistent course -that is, they should be ready to see the United States abandon all ef- fort to control Panama Canal. Final- I ly, she herself declared that while she saw no reason to object to our establishing our protectorate over our small neighbors to the south, she did plead for an avowedly imperialis- tic policy and deplored the use of . marines in maintaining authority in our protectorates. V Dr. Gallagher's presentation of - this most important topic was most valuable to us perhaps because it stimulated us to reconsider our own - point of view in this matter in the 1 light of actual facts. - A BALANCED DIET-M. S. N. S. A Balanced Diet tbody foodl is . one of the essentials of a normal 1 person's life -- A Balanced Diet E tbrain foodl is one of the essentials . of a Normal School student's life. Maryland State Normal School stu- dents have a well balanced curricu- lum, and a well-balanced extra-ac- tivity program. It is impossible for 2? one student to take advantage of all 4 the opportunities offered, but there is really a splendid selection--The Menu is wholesome and varied. On Tuesday afternoons at 4 2 1 5 o'clock, during February and March, a course of music appreciation lec- '1' tures will be given. A The first one was given on Febru- Li ary lst by Miss Edna McEa.chern, who is in charge of the Music De- partment of the school. Her topic 'gl was Nationality in Music, and she . talked on Norwegian, Russian and Hungarian music. She gave exam- ples which illustrated the points she brought out, showing by playing the' music. the chief characteristics of . each type. This first lecture, was very well at- tended, and the students are looking forward to other lectures which are' as follows: I American Music-Miss McEachern. :wi Instruments of the Orchestra-Missgi Vtfeyforth. Orchestral Types-Miss Weyforth. Opera -- Italian and French - Missij Prickett. 'A Opera-German-Miss Prickett. Miss Weyforth and Miss Prickettq are both members of the teaching- 5 .li '1 e ii Q. .3 l e of the course of 'everypresfdeht 'since staff of the school.-Mary Wheretteg A if February, 1927 TOWER LIGHT Page 3 OUR NEW PIANO. fAgnes Eustace, Sr. 8.1 Have you seen the new piano in Richmond Hall Social Room? It is an Emerson Baby Grand-and speak- ing of grand, you'd realize that it is grand if you leaned over the balcony a. minute or two with the rest of the girls and saw the sun shining on its mahogany case. It is an instrument of the immor- tals! With Miss McEachern touch- ing its ivory keys, with her skillful fingers, you'd almost think you could hear celestial voices! If you want to see a beautiful cre- ation, hear a beautiful song, visit Richmond Hall. The program given by Miss Mc- Eachern last Sunday evening fol- lows: Prelude ........... C. Sharp Minor Rachmaninoff. Waltz-A Flat ...,....... Brahms Prophet Bird .......... Schuman Musical Snuff Box .... .... L iadou The Lake ......,... . . . Boyle March Migonne ........... Poldini Clare de Lune ........... Debussy Impromptu C Sharp Minor -Rheinhold. CALENDAR FOR FEBRUARY. Feb. 7-Miss Eugenia Eckford, Prints. Feb. 8-Dr. Roscoe Hyde, Health Education. Feb. 9-Musical Program. Feb. 10-Music Practice: Feb. 11--Class Meetings. Feb. 14-Oyster Culture, Mr. Swepson Earle. A 1 Feb. 15-History Assembly, Jun- ior Class. Feb. 16-Miss Keys, Household Economics. Feb. 17--Music. Feb. 18-Literary Societies. SOCIAL CALENDAR. January 8-Our monthly dance! Our dance expressed our sincere love for that sort of recreation. From month to month, we anticipate with great pleasure the arrival of 'our next dance. January 27-Guest' night! The candles on our tables burned high, as happy social chairmen ush- ered their- faculty advisers to our evening meal. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the privilege 'of chatting with his adviser. We understand that guest nights will be repeated un- til every dormitory section will have been given the chance of' entertaning their much respected faculty mem- ber. The ice cream, molded in dif- ferent shapes, was a dessert most itting for the celebration of our first 'guest night. February 2-Birthday celebration! Aren't the decorations lovely? As we passed from the dining room into the foyer, murmurs to this ef- fect were heard. The candles on the cake burst into flame. Old St. Val- entine surely was present to gaze upon Miss Rudd as she received flow- ers from the student body. The lights were partially concealed by hearts that Mr. Cupid had attempted to pierce. Mr. Cupid had dressed the table in a snow-white gown designed in hearts and arrows. The faculty members and students, in response to their names, formed a circle around the table and received a Val- entine hat and a slice of their birth- day cake. Happy birthday to you wished the student body. Then, we voiced our appreciation to Miss Sperry and sang some of our Normal School favorites. Our party was con- cluded with a short dance. February 7, S, 9-Alumnae bene- fit at Ford's! We are anticipating seeing Madge Kennedy play her part in the comedy of love, laughter and lies. It is in- teresting to know that Miss Kennedy learned her part while riding on the top of a New York bus. We Normal- ites, are anxious to judge the success of her lofty inspiration. Candy and flowers will be sold during Love In A Mist by some of our attrac- tive looking young ladies, as Miss Scarborough expressed it. Have you noticed our new Russian samovar? This lovely gift was pre- sented to us by the three sororities of our school and bears their insignia. We are grateful for this giftg it is being used at Miss Tall's teas for the students, for after dinner coffee served by Miss Sperry to groups of students and to promote social life in general.--Ellen N. Clark. THE FEDERATION OF PARENT- TEAUHER ASSOCIATIONS IN BALTIMORE COUNTY. In the State Normal School Audi- torium on November 19, 1926, was held the third annual meeting of the Baltimore County Parent-Teacher Association Federation. Unrolling a map of Maryland, on which shone resplendent a single large gold star visible to all in that vast audience, Mrs. Harry Parkhurst, State presi- dent, said: This gold star was awarded Baltimore county at a re. cent meeting of the National Con- gress at Annapolis, for the largest Parent-Teacher Association member- ship of any county in Maryland. Baltimore county is proud of its Parent-Teacher Association work. It. is proud of its Federation, which re- presents nearly every school district in the county. It is proud of its semi-annual general meetings, always held at the .State Normal, and always crowded to capacity in spite of heat, storm or cold. It is proud of the speakers at these meetings, which have included Dr. Elbert Fretwell, Dr. James Hosic, Dr. Henry Briggs, all of Columbia University, Dr. Shaler Matthews of Chicago Univer- sity. and Dr. Wm. M. Lewis, presi- dent of George Washington Univer- sity. In its brief existence the Feder- ation has launched several worth- while projects: fll increasing school attendanceg C25 improving school property: 133 publishing a paper, School News, which has grown from a four-page sheet printed five times yearly to one double in size and frequency of issueg 143 sponsoring the idea of a county-wide library system, which will place us on at least an equality with other countiesg 651 advocating a health program, ar- rived at only after the most intense study of like programs all over the country-one which embodies the best points of each and eliminates the non-essentials. Most of all is Baltimore county proud of the staunch men and Women back of the educational movement, men and women who willingly 'give time and energy to the carrying out of ideas and ideals of progressive education. Elsie Hichew Wilson. THE BUTTERFLY AND THE CAT- ERPILLAR. Once upon a time there lived a beautiful Butterfly and an ugly Cat- erpillar. The Butterfly scorned the attentions of the Caterpillar because she thought she was far too beautiful to even speak to him. But one day the Caterpillar disappeared. No- body in the woods saw or heard of him for a long time: then. a new Butterfly appeared. He was the most beautiful Butterfiy the wood folk had ever seen and so the first beautiful Butterfly fell deeply in love with this new Butterfly. Strange to say the new Butterfly would pay no attention to her at all. One by one, the flock of Butterflies went over to the side of the new Butterdy. Soon the first Butterfly was left all alone, so she too was forced to join the flock. She fluttered her wings and tried to at- tract his attention but all the new Butterfly said, was, You are too beautiful to talk to meg I am only an ugly caterpillar. Moral:-Pride goeth before a fall. ETHEL R. MELCHER, Jr. II. Page 4 TOWER LIGHT February, 1927 TOWER LIGHT PUBLISHED MONTHLY ' THE 'TUDENITS OF THE MARY- BXLAND STATE LNORINIAL SCHOOL, TOIVSON. MD. Business Mnnnger FOSTER FORD Advertising Munmrcr GLADYS GRIMES Circulation Manager HOXV.-XRD FLOOIx Student Editors LOUISE MANUEL ADELE FLOOK ELEANORA BOWLING ELLEN CLARK Managing Editor ALICE L. MUNN Price:-One Dollar Fifty Cents For Ten Copies. Single Issues Fifteen Cents. FEBRUARY, 1927. tw ., -. fw-'tt -9 4. :Jer tk tx ft gl, tty .1 Q K A I m.ln11nHnunb-- Q, 'lj NOISE IN THE CORRIDORS. Every day, about ten minutes be- fore the close of every period, there arises a buzz from somewhere in the corridors, which increases H1 momen- tum as the end of the period ap- proaches, and reaches its climax with the ringing of the bell for dismissal. This condition is due entirely to' thoughtlessness. When you go out into the corridors you don't give a thought to the students in the class room. You know that you must speak to your friends and the only way to do it is to shout to them. It is toward the end of the period, usually, that the most important' part of the lesson occurs. Imagine yourself in other students' places. Suppose, just as you reach the most important part of a discussion, you are suddenly disturbed by a commo-l tion in the corridors. Suppose your-N self taking a test in which it is neces- sary to put all your concentrative power, and you are forced to with- draw your attention from your work because of the noise in the corridors.a We are certain that if you would putg a little thought into the matter you. would have more consideration fory your fellow-students. lt is your duty as a good citizen of this school community and as a prospective teacher to be as quietl and orderly as possible at all times. VVH.-IT SHALL IT BE? Ilavf- you ever thought about the expression which a. smile and a frown' put on your face. The light just' shines forth from thc eyes, and the entire face, in fact, in a smile. A frown is vastly different. Instead of Sunshine there is a shadow on the face. The corners of the mouth turn down. making the face unpleasant and disagreeable. I For just a minute try to think of the effect of a smile or a frown. A smile makes other people smile and be happy. Very often someones burden is made lighter by 8 Cheerful smile. If a frown was given instead of the smile they would feel more depressed than ever. In the class- room the- general atmosphere is either helped or hindered by the absence or presence of a smile on the instructor's face. Which shall it be-a smile or a frown?-Esther Woollen, Sr. 10. ATHLETIC NEEDS. The girls athletics are now in full swing. Our first Junior-Senior game in basket ball was proof of that. The spirit aroused was very good, and the A. A. hopes that this spirit will continue. School spirit is a very 'necessary thing in winning games. When our men have their game at home, don't you think that everyone should shoulder some responsibility and do his bit in helping to win? Come out to all the games. If you don't en- joy them at first. come again, and after that you will be quite eager to attend all these affairs. Will the correct sort of school spirit be prom- inept? XVhen a. player on the oppo- site team is taking a free shot and misses it, that is no time to cheer. Good sports don't glory at or over their opponent's misfortune. If a player on the opposite team makes a poor play keep still and do not cheer hecause of his lack of ability. The last. two instances mentioned have been evident in Normal and that is not the kind of sportsmanship that the students of this school should possess. Have a feeling for all the players on the floor, they are playing their best toward the goal, which is to win for their team. NVQ not only want a clean type of athletes, -but a high and loyal type of school spirit, and good sportsman- ship. It is up to you, shall we have it?-Evelyn Weider. NEIVS ITEMS FROM THE CAMPUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. One of the best campus-school as- sembly programs of the year was giv- en recently by the Fifth Grade. The dramatization of Robin Hood was staged in the auditorium as a climax to the study which the class had pursued for a number of weeks. Forest scenery was used, and it gave the illusion of taking the audience immediately into the greenwood. The scenes selected from the many which had previously been played in the class-room were: I.-Robin Hood's Meeting with Little John: 11.-Rob- in Hood's Meeting with Will Scar- letg III.-Robin Hood's Meeting with Maid Marian. - Though simple in outline and' in presentation, the play had a charm which was easy to recognize, but dif- ficult to define. The actors played for the love of playing rather than to impress the audience. .They had no self consciousness and they per- formed their parts with zest. No doubt the fact that the children had identihed themselves with Robin Hood and his band, as they read and sang and played the story, had much to do with the assurance with which the play progressed. Then too, the children had dyed the materials for their costumes, had cut the patterns and the materials, sewed the gar- ments, made their bows, arrows, swords, and quarter-staffs. No at- tempt at perfection was made, yet play was satisfying: it was the type of child activity which makes us think of teaching as a fine art. The relief-map of Maryland which was made for the Sesqui-centennial Exhibition, and which was later dis- played at the automobile show in Baltimore, has been presented to the Normal School by Governor Ritchie. It has been set up in the alcove of the corridor of the elementary school. The cost of the map is estimated at ten thousand dollars, a rather large inheritance for a school to receive: but the interest of the children from the first grade to seventh, as well as that of normal school students, par- ents. visitors, and workers about the building. indicates great appreciation of the opportunity which such a. splendid piece of equipment affords. Through the Junior Red Cross, four grades of the campus elementary school are sending books to foreign lands. The kindergarten book is covered with craft paper.which the children crinkled and dyed. The contents show a wide range offactivl- February, 1927 TOWER LIGHT Page 5 ties which hawe been carried on. Children's drawings, pictures which illustrate American ways of living, original stories which the teacher has recorded and typed, and photographs of children at work, should interest children of another land, as well as teachers, in what we consider worthwhile in kindergarten. The second-grade booklet is substan- tially constructed and is covered with cotton print. It shows the study of Eskimo life which this grade has made, The fourth-grade book is de- signed to interest readers in some American authors. The sixth-grade is sending a portfolio containing at- tractive pages of colored tonal paper on which are mounted hand-printed and decorated records of the numer- ous things which the grade has done this year. All of the school-subjects are represented in the portfolio. and the children have keen satisfaction in seeing how much has been accom- plished. The school is proud of these books, samples of its work. and hopes to have duplicates made in some in- stances, so that the record will not be completely lost to us. ,We are glad to make the contribution in the in- terest of international good-will, and for the educational advantages which accrue to us in the doing. but we are also eager to build up an exhibit of work which will be suggestive to the many students and teachers who pass by. On the afternoon of March Sth. the campus elementary schocl will hold a Spring Fete. A short program of plays and dances will be given in the auditorium, after which flowers, cake candy. books, photographs of the school, and other arti- cles will be on sale in the lower corridors and classrooms. Chil- dren, parents, teachers. and student- teachers, are working together to make the event an educational, a so- cial, and a financial success. At the February meeting of the Te-Pa-Chi Club, Doctor Florence Bamberger, professor of education at Johns Hopkins University, spoke on the topic, Discipline Dr. Bamberg- er treated the subject in the wide sense of its being concerned with the process of building life habits. She laid great stress upon the importance' of the early years in the training of a. child, and of parental influence in setting up a favorable environment for growth. She enriched her dis- cussion with many concrete illustra- tions and anecdotes. Her excellent talk, together with the music furn- ished by the Normal School Orchestra under the direction of Miss Weyforth, combined to make this one of the most enjoyable meetings of the year. It was a record breaker, too, in at- tendance.-Irene M. Steele, Campus School Principal. . VMONTEBELLO CHILDREN IVRITE l WELL! Mm-y's Surprise In School. Once Mary's teacher said the one who gets the highest mark in the class shall get a prize. They all worked very hard to get the honor of the arithmetic prize. When the teacher had marked the papers. she said: I am ready. She called Mary because I want to sleep till seven 0'clock. It pulls the covers off me and wants to play. It is impos- sible to sleep, so I have to get up and go down stairs. The alarm is my litle baby sister.-Wilmer M. Bimestefer' 6-B Montebello School. CRAFT CLUB NEVVS. ' The school has for the past few up to the front of -the class. Sheldays been enjoying an exhibit of gave her a little box. Mary opened the box. There was a shining gold pencil that was the very thing that Mary wanted. Mary went home hap- py that day. -Madlena Forster Grade 4-B. Jack And His Grandfather. ' One day as Jack and his grand- father were walking across the bridge, what do you think happened? Jack fell overboard. His grand- father threw a rope to him. Jack put the rope around his waist. Then he began to swim. Jack's grand- father was so surprised he could not talk. His grandfather was so happy that Jack could swim, he gave him a party.-Alvin Helfenbein, Grade 4-B. A Good Alarm Clock. The people next door to us have a very nice baby, but there is one thing the matter with him. He al- ways wakes up and starts to cry about five o'clock in the morning. He never failed once to cry later than half past tive, or earlier than half past four, and wake us all up. One day my father had to get the six o'clock train to a distant city and as our alarm clock was broken he depended upon the baby next door. to wake him up. But can you guess what happened? That baby never started to cry till half past seven, too late for my father to get his train. I think that you will agree with me that that baby is a very good alarm clock when not wanted.- Henry Deimel, 6-B, Montebello. My First Swim. In my 'first swimming lesson, I was the teacher and pupil both. I was on the shore, but was not having much fun, and decided to go on the raft. I waded out with my father. As soon as I got on the raft my father left me. There I was standing on the raft, cold and scared. All of a sudden a boy pushed me off acciden- tally. It was in the eight foot depths. Can you guess what hap- pened? It was sink or swim for me. so I decided to swim.-Paul Krolus, 6-B, Montebello School. A Good Alarm Clock. ln the morning something wakes up in our house at six o'clock. I don't like getting up at six o'clock German and Austrian Block Prints and Etchings, which was brought here and put up under the auspices of the Craft Club. The block prints stand out in their clear cut dark and light lines and spaces and catch our attention imme- diately. The mezzotints with their soft lines next compete with the block prints in the contrast they make. Everything about the mezzotints is so hazy and perhaps fa littlel mysteri- ous. Two of the most attractive ones are Ruprecht's Church and Sailboat on the Lake. The Craft Club hopes that the ex- hibit has been enjoyed by all and because of this hope the Club ex- pects to bring several more exhibits later in the year. The next one that can be looked forward to is an ex- hibit of tools and plates used by etchers. This exhibit is to be loaned by Mr. Norman C. Munder, of Balti- more. At the last meeing of the Club many plans were discussed for social gatherings and trips to the Craft Club cottage. Last fall the Club did not have much chance to use the house, but they hope to make up for the lost time this spring. The cot- tage is usually in great demand when we begin to have beautiful, balmy weather. Many delightful picnics and week-end trips are held out there each year in the spring and fall. So get your applications for the house in early.-Mary Alice Mobley. KEY T0 PICTURE OF CLASS OF 1887-'88. Left-Mr. William Calbert. First Row-Mary E. Henry, Katie Murlock, Mary Thorne, Bessie Coy- ner, Nellie Frances, Fannie Robey, Mary E. Thompson, Bertie Penning- ton, Laura Tripp, Sallie Grafiin. Second Row-Fannie M. Stuart, Florence Gross, Minnie Caulenback, Tillie Strott, Lew Blum, Mattie Nel- sony Florence Whiting, Hattie Scaggs, Grace Martin. Third Row - Emma McCauley, Willie Wicks, Grace Martin, Alice Brown, Mattie Nelson. Fourth Row-Marion Knight, Margie Riggin, Sadie Green, Hattie Miller. Jeannie Hagerty, sittingby , fern, Miss Richmond's neice. Page is Ii'ebrua.ry, BASKET BALL NEXVS. opened its basket ball season January 18, by defeating Vllestminster High School at the latter place 20 to 13. The game was played on the armory floor and a large crowd witnessed the contest. Devilbliss showed little re- 4 - is . A 6 7 I 9:5 Il '.jr.,.5m, 9-I . X .9 'iulnmnll . J s. N. s. G. F- T- . Devilbliss, f. . . . . .' .1 0 2 Hettleman, f. . . - - -0 0 0 Maryland State Normal School Lawns, f. -.-, ,,,4 0 8 Bader, f. . ...O 0 0 Ward, c. .. ---6 012 Windsor, c. . . . . .0 0 0 Rankin, g. . . - - -1 0 2 Chernak, g. . . . - -0 0 0 Gentry, g. ... ---0 0 0 12 0 24 gard for his old alma mater and was easily the star of the contest with four Held goals and one foul. WVestminster High G. F. T. Wooley, f, ......... .... 1 0 2 Benson, f. ......... .... 2 0 4 Brown, c. ....1 0 2 Benson, g. .. .... 1 0 2 Robineth, g. .. .... 1 1 3 6 1 13 M. S. N. S. G. F. T. Devilbliss, f. . .... 4 1 9 Hettleman, f. . .... 0 0 0 Lawlis, f. ....0 0 0 Fishbaugh, E. . .... 0 0 0 Ward, c. .... .... 2 O 4 Windsor, c. .. .... 0 0 0 Rankin, g. .. .... 3 1 7 Chernak, g. .. .... 0 0 0 Gentry, g. .. .... 0 0 0 9 2 20 Score by halves: VVestminster High School.6 7-13 M. S. N. S. ............ 9 11-20 Referee-Mr. Williams. Normal won its first home game by defeating Sparks High School here January 21, 24 to 16. The su- perior height and weight of the Nor- mal boys proved the deciding factor. Ward with six field goals was the leading scorer of the game. Pierce played best for the visitors. Sparks High G. F. T. Parks, f. ....... .... 4 0 8 Burton, E. ....... .... 0 0 0 Pierce. c. and g. . . .... 4 0 8 Hoover, c. ...... .... 0 0 0 Huff, g. ...... .... 0 0 0 Peregoy, g. .. .... 0 0 0 Ensorvgm.. ....O 0 0 8 0 16 Score by halves: l Sparks High School ..... 12 4-16 M. S. N. S. ............ 16 8-24 Referee-Mr. Ford. Coaches Fretz and Wilson brought their Frostburg Normal basket toss- ers here all primed for victory but went back to Western Maryland with the short end of a 44 to 27 game. The first half was extremely fast and was marked by close guarding and rough play by both sides. The half ended in a tie. Seventeen all. Shortly after the start of the second half Krim, the visitor's center and star, around whom the offense had been built, was put out on personal fouls. From then on it was only a matter of how large Towson's score would be. The locals played a line fioor game the results of good coach- ing and much hard drill. Krim and Monahan were the best point getters for the visitors. Ward and Rankin played best for the home team. Frostburg N. S. G. F. T. Monahan, f. ...... . . .5 2 12 Alderton, f. ..... . . .0 0 0 Turnbull, f. . . . . .2 0 4 Krim, c. .... . . .3 2 8 Miller, c. .... .. .0 0 0 Carbaugh, c. .. ...0 0 0 Speicher, g. . . . . .1 1 3 Bond, g. .... .... 0 0 0 11 5 27 Towson N. S. G. F. T. Devilbliss, f. . . . .1 1 2 Lawlis, f. ...0 0 0 Ward, c. ...... . . .7 2 16 Rankin, g. ...... ...6 1 13 Gentry, g. and f. .. . . .5 1 11 Chernak, g. ... ....O 1 1 19 6 44 Score by halves: Frostburg Normal ..... 17 10-27 Towson Normal . ......17 27-44 Referee--Mr. Schaeffer. - BASKET-BALL. Something different is being tried this season in basket-ball. We are not playing inter-scholastic games, but confining our competition within the classes. This makes a keen sense of rivalry between the two classes and much interest is manifested by the respective members. On Thursday, January 27, came the iirst clash between the Juniors and Seniors. This resulted in a vic- tory for the Juniors by the score of 30-20, which was quite a shock to the student body as a whole. The Juniors also surpassed the Seniors in cheering as they seemed more en- thusiastic and full of pep. The next game of the series will be played February 16, at 4 o'c1ock, in the Gym. Everybody come out and do your bit in backing your team. Seniors, it's up to you! If the Juniors win again, the championship of the season is theirs: on the other hand, if the Seniors are victorious, the score in games will be 1-1, and the deciding game should be a thrilling one.-Manager. NHURRAH, NORMAL! fMay Mercer, English, Sr. 10.1 Hurrah for Towson Normal! Did you see the basketball game between our team and Frostburg's team last Saturday? You shouldn't have missed it. Our boys played with unequalled' pep and vim backed by a spirit of loyalty and the hope of winning honors for their Alma Mater. You should have been there to add your encouragement anti gcheer, afnd to shout with them at their victory. The first half of the game was in- tensely exciting. First Towson Nor- mal made a score, then Frostburg, so you were kept on the alert to see who would be the victor. Even the 'scorekeeper became so excited that he sometimes placed the score beside the wrong name, and only through the gesticulating and clamoring of the cheerers was he made aware of his mistake. During the second half Towson rolled up their score higher and even higher. It was a well-matched tight and the hard work and co-operation of the boys of each team cannot be minimized. However, Towson was victorious and for her we shout. Hurrah, Towson Normal! Three cheers to our basketball team! February, 1927 Towne LIGHT Page 7 HASH. Is that title a suggestion of former Normal dinners? lt is not! lt's a key to the gist of this article, which is what any perfectly good title should 'be, as Miss Munn will tell you. If you had expected to find a splendid example of coherence, co- hesion, unity, and all those other re- quisites of perfect composition within these paragraphs I beg Of YOU, kind reader, to turn to another Dage. You see, there isn't a school teacher living who could connne her com- ments to a single subject-there are too many interesting things in her life which demand expression- which explains why you will find re- corded here a series of rather un- related impressions. Then't00. Wflll- ing for the Tower Light's pageS Dre- sents an 0DDOrtunity for every 111.6111- ber of the Class of '23 to COIIVIUCG her younger Normal sisters that they are preparing for an exDS1'19HCe Of continuous delight as well as for worthwhile service. I The thing which IIIIDPGSSGS file most profoundly today is that feeling of gratitude I have in being a school ma'am of Maryland rather than of Texas. If you have read the Febru- ary number of the National Geo- graphic you are probably already S0 area with state pride that you feel a bit snobbish, but here is another boost which you might add. Has Mr. Walther told you about those black waxy roads they have in Texas? Well, he told our class about them and from that minute Ia long cherished dream of mine to v1s1t Texas perished. Imagine starting to a basket ball game, a funeral or a wedding, getting stuck rightifastnand having to remain there until SDFIUS! Doesn't it make you shudder too? Now here is the nice thing about Maryland-the road to my School isn't black or waxy either, but a Def' fectly beautiful shade of YGHOW, which makes a much prettier color schemeg and soupy is really 21 IHOFG desirable form of mud than the waxy variety. When one trudges four miles a day to and from one's school these comparative values become sig- nincant. You see, even though 1 have collected several hundred pounds of true Maryland mud for souvenirs I haven't been marooned overnight yet, While if I werelm Texas I might right now be standing in one of their choice spots patiently awaiting spring and deliverance. So much for the essential but un- attractive ingredients of the hash. The seasoning improves the product greatly, and I can think of nothing which helps fire one's interest more than the hundred and one unexpected speeches and deeds of the childen with Whom one works every- day- Ever since I can remember, a surprise has been the most enjoyable thing of life, and there isn't a day goes by without at least one real surprise. No, they aren't all pleasant, but if they were perhaps they would become monotonous. I had never supposed that anything new could ever again be said or writ- ten about the staunch and honest Lincoln until I received a Fourth Grade paper the other day beginning: Abe was a Lincoln, Not a Ford - Now doesn't that put a new light on the old hero's character? This is certainly the age of automobile supremacy. - I am not an agent trying to sell positions in rural schools, neither am I a paid advertiser of such in- stitutions. It is merely an applica- tion of the principle, Out of the heart the mouth speakethj' which prompts me to tell you what I think of working there. It used to be the fashion for every girl leaving Normal and looking for- ward to work in a one-room school to have regular nightmares and hyster- ics in anticipation, but every bit of that is wasted energy. If every girl who enters a city school could look forward to half the consideration from her community which most country teachers enjoy I truly be- lieve her happiness would be in- creased. If every city teacher -had to feel that upon her rested the responsibility of bringing the many outside interests into the lives of her pupils she would have to respond with all the fervor in her. One of the greatest joys of my work lies in being able to measure the progress of my pupils-not only in classroom subjects-but in their enjoyment of life. This is possible only when a. teacher knows her children inti- mately and personally, a thing which is difficult with large groups and dif- ferent groups each year. ' Of course, there is the matter of equipment and conveniences which are often lacking in a rural school, but even these drawbacks can't spoil for me my little one-room cottage of possibilities. Now, dear reader, such are my im- pressions of this teaching job, but a note back to M. S. N. S. would not be complete without telling you that those Normal days are still a help and inspiration. We appear to lose interest in our Alma Mater when we leave, but in reality We don't. Some of us neglect our dues, fail to return to reunions, and all sorts of careless things, but there isn't a one who misses a chance to say a good word for M. S. N. S. and to be-gin a con- versation, Do you remember that time we -i? the very instant she meets a friend of Normal days. From this grand conglomeration you may extract this essential base: Our happy experiences at Normal will live forever green in memory's precious store. It was both life in itself and a preparation for the life of today, which is also happy, he- cause of the philosophy with which we were taught to meet it. E. Evelyn Flook, Class of 1923. EVERYONE'S BLONDE. Not only gentlemen prefer blondes -everyone seems to admire them when it comes to our blonde. With her smiling face and sweet per- sonality she charms all of us. The twinkle of her blue eyes is an inspir- ation to all who know her. She needs no introduction-this gracious little lady of ours. Miss Dowell has come back to us-her Alma Mater-and has brought with her many ideas, along with much pep and sunshine. Could we but claim her as our very own , the student body re- marks-but we cannot. She is a part of everything and everyone. We hardly know where to begin when talking about ll'llS5 Dowell. She be- longs to the student body, the Fifth Grade, the faculty, and is one of the headlights in our dormitory life. To save all hard feelings, we will say she belongs to our Alma Mater. We are proud of her, and we can- not help feeling sorry for the school which she has left in Calvert county, even though their loss is our gain.- Helen Iola Jones, Senior XI. A BACKXVARD GLANCE-T0 BEGIN ANEVV. Another year has drifted byg another sun has set, and there come other moons in their mysterious way: other dawns of dazzling sunrise to gladden fainting hearts. The world cannot question these constant revo- lutions, for they are children of the Great Father Time, to whom the fate of man is but one small cog in the wheel of uncertain destiny. The perilous eras through which we are so swiftly wafted should mean to us much, yet literally, they mean so little. The human mind seemingly has not the power to grasp, nor the ability to hold within the bounds of treacherous memory, that a yesterday can never be todayg today can never be tomorrow, and past years can never be the future. The act that was born in careless execution is safe from erasure. in- delibly stamped upon the record of infallible timeg the thought that burst forth in heedless utterance has passed the harbor of recall, and is tossing among waves of unscrupulous publicity. Like an unending thread, hourly spun, history is woven each fleeting day, from the lives we live and the record we make in the cycle of human life. And now, as we walk down the long halls of nineteen hundred twen- ty-seven, let us halt near the en- trance before a picture hanging page 3 TOWER Lienr rebrum-y, 1927 there on the wall and read below its painted surface this inscription: Your journey through '26. With what feeling does that masterpiece impress us? Is it one of deep despair, sad memories and bitter shame, or do we feel a rising joy, a drift of ten- der emotions and a touch of self- earned pride? Conscience in this pensive moment plays a leading part, and gives to each individual the merited verdict. Be that, what e'er it will, for no painter's brush can now improve or mar, that living por- traitg its day is past, its task is done: but 'tis the future that is ours to mold, ours to conquer. It is, today, to-morrow, this year that counts. With the well learned lesson of the past, we may start ahead with a firm and sure step, ready to do our shart, no matter how small or hard it may seem. We will hope and try to make successful this year, not only for ourselves and our interests, but for our community, our school, and our fellowmen.-Lillian E. Sun- dergill, Jr. II. THE UN LOVED LOVER. fBy Sidney Fishbein, Sr. Sp.J A sudden jolt on the piano-the music stopped. Glimmering, exquis- ite shoes stopped their gay gliding. A short, obese man, whose oleagin- ousness was enveloped by a lustrous tuxedo, elevated himself to a con- picuous height and began to address the gathering in effeminate tones. Ladies and gentlemen, he said, we have arranged a little treat for all of you and hope our efforts will meet with your most gracious ap- proval. Please clear the center of the ballroom as much as possible, for we shall begin immediately. There was slight commotion, and soon enough space was cleared to provide ample room for the oncoming event. -A breath of silence, and then-a plump, little dancer, dressed as dancers dress, walked sprightly into the clear area. Most spectators smiled: some laughed audibly, some looked serious, and one shuddered as if a chill had abruptly gripped him. And this is supposed to be a 'treat' for Medical Students, one could hear Sam Sekinsky mutter. A close observer would see a satiric twitch of Sekinsky's upper lip. His friends, the few he had, dis- regarded his undertoned remarks as they would the barking of a dog out- side. Certainly they knew that he was a bitter opponent of modern dress and customs, but this was not the time to be grouchy and dissatis- fied. lf he dislikes abbreviated clothes, let him go! Who cares, they must have thought, for their faces plainly showed their disgust. The dancer interpreted many of the current dances. Again Sam mut- tered, this time, Wild and worth- less. Martin O'Connor, long an ad- mirer of Sekinsky's mental capacity, became enraged. , He could endure such a sarcastic attitude no longer. His lovely lined countenance with its sweet. unctuous smile, was trans- formed as if by magic into an abom- inable grimace. Had he been a dragon, his nostrils would probably have exhaled fire at that moment. Such behavior on the night of thc neralded Senior dance, The Annual Skip, was intolerable! For God's sake, shut up, Pig- face! he growled as he jabbed his rig-ht elbow against poor Sam's ribs. Although it did somewhat appease Martin and lull Sam, Pig-face did' very well betit Sekinsky's physio- gnomy. Sam was extremely ugly,' indeed. The most noticeable of hisl unsightly features was his set of teeth-none were missingg they were all perfectly healthy and strong, but they bulged out in a most repulsive manner. The tops of his ears hung over so much that an impartial ob- server would easily have mistaken them for dog ears. That was not all -his aquiline nose almost coincided with an eagle's beakg his large deep- set eyes were nearly hidden by his bushy eyebrows, which in turn served as a striking contrast to the vast area left vacant on his forehead. The whiteness of his huge brow stood out against the redness of his face like a silver plate on an ebony tab- let. On the whole, he was a tall, awkward, unsightly, red-faced crea- ture. Sam's mental characteristics, how- ever, seemed a remuneration for his hideous physical features-probably another example of the eternal law of compensation. But his mental capacity he would never ascribe to God, or any other supernatural force: he was a confirmed atheist, although constantly declined to discuss his stand. All his knowledge, all his thoughts, all his actions and reac- tions, he probably attributed to one thing-the book. He was unmistak- ably an intellectual genius, for his nineteen years of life, even though he had such tempeamental prejudices as that of denouncing the modern type girl. His unusual mental facul- ties aroused comment not only from the professors and students of the University of Maryland, where he was taking a pre-medical course, but also from every person who knew him. Sam ceased concerning himself with the dancer. His wandering eyes, now indifferent, indolently glanced at the group of spectators. By chance he noticed a girl, who seemed likewise disinterested in that part of the program. standing near Martin O'Connor. His momentary glance became a steadfast gaze-a gaze of profound admiration. Sam forgot the pains in his ribs and even the fact that he was attending the greatest school event of the school year-The Annual Skip! Of course, Sam was not a. social bird tprobably his face interferedl, and naturally despised formalities. Why, then, was he here? He had no dancing partner and was incapable of securing one-what business had he on a ballroom floor? He had not the slightest idea concerning every- day dancingg he had only known of artistic, aesthetic dancing-the danc- ing that is so seldom seen on a mod- ern dancing door, that the ordinary dancer would probably be frightened by the mere sight of it, as a born hermit would be by a sudden glimpse of New York's commercial districts. The only perceivable reason for his presence was: either Sam wanted to see the other side of life Knot through books as hitherto, but through actual personal observationj, or, possibly he was assured that there would be something good, something new in the programme offered by the financial managers of the affair, who really were more concerned with swelling the class funds than bettering the aesthetic tastes of its members. So here was Sam Sekinsky, stand, ing idly by, while the onlookers- Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors were all immensely absorbed in the meaningless dances of the little plump girl who seemed to imagine herself a modern terpsichorep yet who, in Sam's opinion, displayed but the talent of an ordinary caba- ret dancer. Sam stood like a be- wildered, ostracized beggar. But Sekinsky was not bewildered, he was enticed and enamored with the elegant simplicity of that disinter- ested girl standing near Martin O'Connor. Why this girl had come to an affair that seemed to be uninterest- ing to her will perhaps forever re- main unexplained. This much only was known: she was brought here by an old friend of hers-but this friend had forsaken her fas good friends often dol, for a male friend, whom she now heard laughing merrily and heartily as they mutually watched the whirling, and bending, and eyeing of the dancing coquette. Being estranged, she began to iind herself -she seemed to be lost in an estami- net! She was one of those extra- ordinary ordinary girls. Beautiful- but dumb! One whose paint and powder are redundant, superfluous- one whose beauty makes you forget her ignorance. It is she who speaks with her muteness-her skin, fleshy ivoryg her hair, human ebony. She -who pacifies the infuriated, stops the executor, transforms the cynic, converts the scorner, animates the torpid-and still she was one of those weaklings whose word is as strong as God's-sometimes stronger. She was the sole person who can operate without exertion, do things that require brains without brains. Februa:ry,1927 Towns near Page 9 She could commit the greatest crime and go unharmed. She could be treacherous and yet evoke a polite apology from her victim. She had effeminate femininity. She accom- plished by sheer presence. She was one who does not understand-and does not have to-this was the girl who was not attracted by the dancer -not because the dancer was rude, but because the male audience was a better attraction than the main at- traction! When the entertainment was over, Martin O'Connor, who, as you know, was nearby, addressed the girl with his winsome smile. Er, a, ah, pardon me, young lady, but haven't I met you before You look so familiar-but I just can't place you. Why, my name's Mary Lee. I do not know you I've never seen you before in my life! Ha, hag that's quite amusing. But I-I just don't seem to under- stand why on God's earth two human beings can not talk to each other without a formal introduction. Well, that's custom! Indeed, but when customs inter- fere with the free, self-expression of human beings, customs should be broken, don't you think so, Mary? At first Mary Lee was astonished at being called by her first name, but he was such a nice boy that she readily remarked with a smile: Surely, especially on a merry day like this. Besides, we're all school mates. Martin never lost an opportunity like this, for he was an experienced sheik. But, strange to say, his whole introduction was body and soul the invention of Sam himself. Mar- tin had learned many things from this ugly Sekinsky. As advised, Martin said: By the way, Miss Lee, my car's waiting out- side-it's just crazy to take you home! Mary's heart was crying to her withall its might, Go-by all means --go. But her father was a preach- er and her mother an ex-nurse, and she, the only child. She had been brought up within the tight reins of her foolish parents, who suppressed her every girlish prank in an effort to prevent possible immodesty. No, thanks, Mr. -. Martin O'Connor's my name, he smiled. Please come, Mary, won't you? Waiting for no answer, O'Connor, grasping her dainty wrist, drew her outside. They entered Martin's bright green two-passenger Cadillac -Mary somewhat reluctantly yield- ing-and sped off. fWhat happened to Martin-in March numberb. VISITORS' DAY AT NORMAL. tBy Arthur Lichtensteinj. The clocks of the village had just struck sixw-for no good reason at all except that it was about six o'clock. In a blaze of glory, the sun was slowly sinking to rest in the Pacific Ocean, to rise next morning fresh from its overnight bath, and unwear- ied by the long swim from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Night was falling. . . Crash! Did you hear it fall? Two weary travelers continued on their way, regardless of the falling of the night, except that Tony, the shorter of the two wayfarers, dodged slightly to make sure it did not fall on him. Say, Tony, said the short way- farer to his even shorter companion, we ought to be in Towson shortly. The short man did not reply. He only said, Say, Shorty, if you don't close your trap, and stop using the small supply of wind you have left, we won't get to Wiltondale with its city conveniences and county taxes fdrive inl in time for tea. Thus, in silence, the two men con- tinued on their weary journey from Baltimore to Towson. Why were they going to Towson, you ask. Why should anyone go to Towson? We reply to your question with another. There are so many other places to go. . . As a matter of fact, though, teachers with the the travelers were student coming out for a conference director of practice. That is why they were walkingg student teachers never hurry, least of all to a confer- ence. An automobile approachingxrapidly along the macadam of the York road, startled the wanderers. Let's ask him for a lift, proposed Tony. Don't you know it's against the rules of the Maryland State Normal School to ask for lifts on York Road? asked Shorty in amazement. Tony hung his head in shame. He had managed to pick up a smattering of English along the road, and it was on this he hung his head. It's much lighter this way, he cried in glee. Why don't you try it, Shorty? But Shorty couldn't.' He only spoke Baltimorean, and that with an acute accent. He was thus forced to continue with his head on his shoulders, and had a. hard time keep- ing up with his less burdened com- panion. The tower of the Normal School soon became visible in the distance. The travelers were not deceived, how- everg they knew it must be a mirage. It's easy to tell that's a mirage, spoke Shorty. Tony seemed to be having some difhculty in speaking, probably due to a lack of neuro-muscular coordin- ation. Shorty, however, answered his companion's unspoken question. You can see that the tower is a mirage. he explained, because the clock is right. Tony nodded his head, a simple process, involving no use of the liga- mentum nuchae. That's true, he assented. - His voice sounded a little peculiar to his pal, but the latter attributed it to fatigue, and to the great disap- pointment of the mirage. He tried to encourage the little chap. Are you sure it's a mirage? he asked. As many times as I've backed my car in and out of a mirage, do you think I could fail to recognize one on sight, or at least on second sight? asked the semi-detached voice of Tony. And so it proved to be. The prophecies of the generals were vin- dicated, and this battle became the turning point of the whole war. As soon as any of the armies reached this point, they turned around. To make sure, however, they had a traflic signal installed, with auto- matic lights, and nobody could get by, because all the lights were red. But to return to our mustardg as soon as the travelers reached Towson, they' went into the Normal School. There Tony forgot all the English he ever knew, as is the custom of stu- dents entering the sacred precincts of the M. S. N. S. Immediately, his head. deprived of its sole support, fell to the floor. With characteristic politeness, a flock of Normal students rushed to the head and began kick- ing it around, as soccer balls are scarce during the tennis season. Shorty was too quick for them, how- ever, and soon had the head where it belonged, in the trophy room, with all the other athletic awards won in recent years. If you see it, you may mistake it for a loving cup, but on closer inspection it proves to have eyes, and whoever heard of a loving cup with eyes? At this juncture Tony stooped down and came up with something sharp and pointed in his hand. What is it? queried Shorty. Somebody's fingernail, answered Tony. This is a, rough place, said Shorty thoughtfully. Deadly weap- ons left lying around in profusion. Confusion, corrected Shorty. I said profusion, and profusion was what I meant, insisted Shorty. They sent Tony to Miss Tall's office to get a dictionay, and thus the matter was settled without blood- shed, as both admitted that Shorty was right. Loud sounds were heard proceed- ing from the auditorium. They paid no attention to them, however, they guessed that it must be an argument about the respective merits of Pesta- lozzi, Mussolini, and Tetrazzini in a Pest-Normal debate. Other loud sounds proceeding from the respec- tive graves of the three parties in Page 10 g TOWER Lieiifi' February, 1927 dispute indicated that they were busily occupied in turning over and over in protest at the way their names were ruthlessly being taken in vain. . . Vvhat? Mussolini is not dead yet. you say? As often as he's been shot at, too! Think of it. He certainly deserves credit. Any large department store will be delighted to give it to him, if he can furnish satisfactory references, and wants to open a charge account. z But. coming back to our custard: so Tony said to Shorty, So this is the Normal School? And they both left and went to Sheppard-Pratt. THE HIKING CLUB. iltlargaret One day Miss class. and, after Frere, Sr. 13.3 Sammis came to our calling the roll, said enthusiastically: How many are go- Hiking Club? Al- ing to join the most in perfect concert, the class ex- postulated: Why, we don't know anything about it. Miss Sammis then smilingly re- plied: I know you don't, and for that very reason I want all who are interested to meet me Wednesday at 3 o'clock in the Auditorium. NVednesday, 3 P. M.!-A small, but enthusiastic group awaited Miss Sammis in the-Auditorium. There we learned just what the Hiking Club meant. The Hiking Club may consist of any number of members who are di- vided into squads of ten with a chair- man over each squad. There is a President and secretary appointed for the entire club. The secretary's duty is to write interesting accounts of our hikes. This club is counted among the electives. If a member is present for 8092, of the number of hikes' he gains ten points as in Basket Ball. A definite time was set aside each week for the hike. The group de- cided that Wednesday, 3.45 P. M. was the best time. A discussion of the distance for each .hike was taken up. Miss Sammis suggested first tak- ing three mile hikes and then gradu- ally going on longer ones. The group adjourned with high anticipa- tion for the forthcoming hike. Again Wednesday, 3.45 P. M.! A group is seen standing in front of Newell Hall. The sun having given up the great battle of light and rain retired beyond the silvery sheet of clouds. A misty rain en- veloped the atmosphere. But this did not stop the hikers. Soon they could be seen walking along the road to Itorlgers Forge. To the casual on- looker we might have appeared as a group of Fifth Avenue strollers, clad in fur-trimmed coats and spike heels, another group in a more conventional garb-the middy and skirt, and a third group of four, I hardly think I am stretching it too much, clad in knickers. The forty hikers gave vent to their joy by singing every- thing from Alma Mater to Every- thing Is Gonna Be Alright. Upon returning to Normal School, it was discovered that a distance of three miles had been covered in fifty- three minutes. Not at all bad on a rainy day!! - 'ACTIVITIES OF THE GIRL SCOUTS. You haven't heard much about our organization since Christmas, but we've been busy. The Christmas basket which we gave to the poor family in Towson was quite a success and was greatly' appreciated. The Scouts are going to give a St. Patrick's Dance on March 18th. We are depending on every one of you to help make this a real success. On January 25th the troop hiked to Sheppard and Pratt. The grounds were beautifu1 and we certainly did enjoy our hike there. We have passed off most of our Tenderfoot tests. At our last meet- ing two Scout leaders came out from Baltimore headquarters to talk to us. One leader helped the Junior Scouts with their Second Class work, while the other started her course on lead- ership with the Senior Scouts. We are all looking forward to our sledding party and the week-end hike.-D. H., G. S. GIRL SCOUT DANCE MARCH 18. The Girl Scouts will hold a St. Patrick's dance on March 18th. The admission will be fifty cents a couple. All the faculty and students are cor- dially invited to attend. There will be card tables furnished for those who do not dance. Prizes will be given. We assure you a good time. All come. XVI-IO'S YVHO AT M. S. N. S. There's no better month than Febru- ary to introduce famous people, be- cause look at all the famous people which February has given to all of the world. Since this is the month of famous people we want to intro- duce you to two more of our Normal School celebrities. As president of the Pests Miss Betrice Schlimme proves herself the energetic, capable young lady which justifies her election last spring. B has worked hard and faithfully for the Pests, and the society re- flects her efforts. Everybody knows B by her smiling face and win- ning personality. B will not be soon forgotten, her name will long be known-long after her class has passed on. Hazel Gambrell, president of the Normal Literary Society, marshal and ardent class worker, needs no introduction. Ever since last year, if you ever wanted anyone to depend on, you always went to Hazel. As sure as the Pest Society is grow- ing under supervision of B Schlimme, so is the Normal Society prospering under Hazel's leadership. Hazel does her student teaching next term, and we're wondering what we'll do without her. fYou will hear from us again in the next issueij. JUNIOR CLASS BUSINESS. Class Business. Oh, what an interesting topic to write on, don't you think? I love to write on it. When they asked me I said I would do my best. This is my best. On January the eighteenth I asked Miss Tall if she would come to our Junior Class meeting and tell us what she thinks of us as a class. Miss Tall indeed made us all feel very proud, that the Class of twenty - Eight is the best 'class that will ever graduate from Normal. This, according to psy- chology, is perfectly natural, and it is only instinctive on our part. So please don't criticise us for our loy- alty. According to Miss Tall, we have made great progress since we have already selected our colors, motto, flower and banner. After Miss Ta'll's talk, the oflicers who up to this time have held office only temporarily, were put into ofllce per- manently. This business was not finished in one meeting, but was car- ried over until the next day, when it was completed. This, I consider, has been the greatest recent event. All the temporary officers were re- elected, and I, as spokesman for them all, wish to thank each and every Junior for his trust of confi- dence in us. Our re-election has not only shown us the confidence which the Juniors have in us, but also the thanks they have to give for previous services which we did in the best Way we couldj With all this behind us and you on our side, our success is certain if we pull together, with all our might. If this article hasn't been so in- teresting to you I hope you at least know a little more about the Juniors. -J. Karl Schwartz, Jr. 7. February, 1927 TOWER LIGHT Page .-L.. MAKE A DATE MARCH FETE CAMPUS SCHOOL AFTERNONN MARCH 8. W e CHARLES ST., AT LEXINGTON BALTIMORE CORRECT FASHIONS FOR COLLEGE With all the smart Accessories The Street Car The most convenient reliable, and Economical Means of Transportation United Railways 8 Elec. Company OF BALTIMORE FIFTY PEOPLE OCCUPIED ON MONDAY AFTERNOONS BE- TWEEN FOUR. AND FI VE 0'CLOCK. Do you recall the announcement made regarding dancing at the Ath- letic Association meeting in January? At that time the enrollment of the dancing class was the big sum of THREE. At present there are titty or more girls in the class. all prog- ressing splendidly C?Jg so don't miss the demonstration that we hope to give soon. It promises to be spectac- ular.-Audrey Deppenbrock, Sr. 7. . SE 1 For Your Drugs, Candy, Kodaks. Sta- tionery, Gifts. Etc. It's never cheaper elsewhere, because it's always cheaper here. 507 York Road, Towson BAKERY-TI1E GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coiee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. 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THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO.- Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. MATI-IIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK RO.-LD, Near Chesapeake Ave. TOWSON, MD. WALTER HOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market FRUITS - VEGETABLES STEwA12Ts4oQ. THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Our Service Motto: Honest, Prompt, Courteous, Complete. Page 12 TOWER LIGHT February, 1927 IS YOYR MIDDLE XAJIE ADS ? Do you realize that the Tower Light needs your help? We need and want advertisements for the school paper. When you walk into a store to buy something, do you ever stop and think if the store has an ad. in your paper? Any advertisement that anybody ma ' brin in for the Tower Light 5 S will be appreciated! Leave all sug-1 gestions that you have in Miss, Munn's office. Let's get busy and get a lot of business for the Tower Light.- Gladys Grimes, Advertising Manager. A Hindu philosopher refuses to marry because it might interfere with! . 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ANNA KAY, Importer Shampooing and Curling WM. KOERNER 505 York Road Towson, Md. 33rd Street at Greenmount Avenuei Gowns, Coats, Millinery, Lingerie and Hosiery. SMART APPAREL For the College Girl and the pleasure of receiving cour- teous service amid spacious sur- roundings. HUTZLER BFOTHER5 C3 e lluk Baltimore's Collection of Smart Specialty Shops TOWSON SHOE STORE York and J oppa. Roads Ladies Don'tThrow Your Turn Sole Shoes Away. We repair them without using nails or stitches. Shoes repaired on our new Hydro-Pres Machine with water proof cement Look, Wear and Feel like new shoes. DODGE BROTHERS Motor Vehicles YORK ROAD GARAGE TOWSON, MD. THE LINDEN 39 York Road, at Linden Terrace TOWSON, MTD. I Confectionery, Cigars and Cigarettes Light Lunch. Visit our Ice Cream Parlor Towson 372-J. llochschild:Kohn 8 Co. February, 1927 TOWER LIGHT Page 13 D. B. D. INITIATION. Delta Beta Delta held their initia- tion Friday, January 7th, from 6 to 10 P. M. One by one the little pledges were led down many flights of steps, blindfolded and stumbling- flnally, down in the depths of no- where, they were led into a dark mysterious room-how quiet was everything-the silence was broken by a whack-the rest of the evening the pledges spent in a daze-and much amusement to the old D. B. D's. 133 old one's were there.J When the Junior emerged from this room, they were beyond recognition -really, no one realized that the new members were Lula Bichy, Sara Clark, Libby Coale, Laura Emory, Jean Horner, Anne Ives, Mary Keech, Helen Shortall and Betty Van Sant. fThelma Watson and Kennie Caldwell, the new Seniors, helped with the initiation.J After the fire-works were ended the Juniors took their solemn oath and then received the surprise of their lives-a feed! treally they didn't eat muchy. After the feed Laura and Mary were returned to their reserved beds in the innrmary and the others limped painfully but happily home.-H. E. B. START ON THE LEVEL. At the foot of the Catoctin moun- tain, on a picturesque spot in Fred- erick county, has stood many years a red brick school house. Many les- sons it has heard taught- both good and badg lessons in which both pupil and teacher learned. When I first entered that school- room I found a large group of chil- dren with smiling faces, eagerly watching me as I prepared to dis- tribute books. I stopped for a moment and wondered who would learn the most- the children or my- self. But I finally decided that this would be determined later. The next day I started to do some real teaching, at least I thought I did. I had just graduated from Nor- mal School and my bean was crammed full of method and subject matter. I even had some canned goods in my trunk. which were available in case my bean failed me. So I began to explain history, geography, arithmetic, etc., but very soon the children popped up and said, Mr. l, what does this mean? Here I stoppedg I began to think- I never did much thinking-but this was one time I really thought. And do you know I suddenly realized that I was teaching on a peak that was too high for the children. So the only thing for me to do was to throw my mental food in reverse and bump down to a lower level.. After I had reached the lower level I found that I had lost some of the high ideals that l once possessed. To my great surprise I discovered that I was on the level with my children, and we were all in the Ford together. Be- fore, I was high-minded, and rode all alone. Now, while we were together, I resolved that we would try again. I cranked the Lizzie, and we started to chuck along over the bumpy road to higher standards and ideals. At first we found the road full of ter- rible bumps, and we had a hard time to get over some of them, but we tried to master every situation. Day after day we tried to learn something new, which would bring us a little closer to our ideal. The year is now about half over, and I hope we are half way up the high peak. Vile believe when June arrives it will find us on the high peak looking back over the roads we have passed, some rough and bumpy. while some were concrete. After all the hard work on the top we hope to find the sun shining, and that will banish the cares of the past.Then we shall cast our eyes to a' higher peak and say, We shall tackle you next, and hope to find one. So, after all, much diierence a Packard or a to start on the peak of life step by step.-L. H. D., '26 you better than this it doesn't make so whether you ride in Ford. We all have level and climb the JOKE. One day Adele Flook was prepar- ing for a socialized recitation for the following day. She assigned the topic Trouble in Kansas to Bob Dickey. Of course Bob's mind was far away and this was her reply: Who said I had trouble in Kan- sas? Soliloquies of a Sub-Normal. George's family is very well-con- nected. They are hooked in on every place on the line. My room-mate quotes Angelo Patri: A teacher is like God. Some- times she releases a soul. But the irreverent girl adds that the only way she will ever release a soul will be by murdering some one. Mr. YValther. in a fourth period geography class, talking of Amund- sen's trip to the North Pole, said: And the nrst thing they had was sandwiches. Margaret Baker, who was supposed to have been in this class. but had forgotten and gone to lunch, came in about this time and hearing Mr. NValther's remark, said: No, we didn't, we had soup first. LAUGH IT OFF! Mary-Mother, aren't sheep the dumbest animals you ever saw? Mother-Yes' my lamb. Two colored men who had just re- duced the population of a farmer's hen roost, were making a getaway. Laws, Mose, gasped Sam, why you s'pose them flies follow us so close? ' Keep gallopin', nigger, said Mose, them ain't fliesg them's buck- shot. Teacher: Now children, I am going to tell you about a hippopotamus, but you won't know what a hippopotamus is unless you pay strict attention and look at me. We heard one of our colleagues re- mark: I got my winter coat today. It's not so hot, but it keeps out the cold. Miss McEachern, directing music: When I put my hand up I want A , and when I put it down I want men. The modern version should read that a miss is as good as a male. When anything goes wrong in Italy nowadays, Mussolini apologizes to himself. That young doctor is quite con- ceited, isn't he? Yes, he's an I specialist. Dot: You look as if you'd suffered terribly. Rach: Thanks! Am I as thin as all that. Americans, we read, are gradually acquiring a culture .of their own. The only trouble now is where to park it. Is she intellectual? No. I find her very intelligent. Dancing, we readv, is on the wane. Still, there is a good deal of dancing on the Wax. Miss Eckford fshowing a group of picturesl: This is a very poor pic- ture of Stevenson. Miss Flook: What did he do? Oh! he wrote the Scarlet Letter. She-Who is that fellow with long hair? He-He's from Yale. She-Oh, I've often heard of those Yale locks. Page 14 THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE. Ot all the beauties around us No tongue can ever tell. But our souls just grow and broaden, Our bosoms are caused to swell. r By the glory of the blazing sunset, And the glimpse of the rosy dawn, And the myriads of stars in the heavens 'When twilight's deep curtains are drawn. We gaze at the brook in wonder And think of its ceaseless flow, lt's laughter and tiny ripples, And the music it gives as it flows. Carelessly on to the ocean. Where it's drawn by sunbeams play. Up in a golden chariot To cloudlets far away. in XVe look at the verdant meadows, So dotted with little flowers, Which lift their heads to the heavens And are grateful for tiny showers. l The mountains arise in the distance Majestic against the sky: Their purple heights in splendor With heavy storm clouds vie. From the amber fields of waving grain, To the ocean's vast expanse, The glory of God is manifest Wherever the sun's rays glance. YN'e see His love in nature, For nature is only God Showing His love for His children Thru the beauties which come from the sod. Lorena Aist, Sr. 4. THE SKATEIVS SONG. I sing a song as I speed along. And I fling out my arms in glee, l bend and sway oer the smooth ice away, Merry, and glad, and free. The chill winds blow, and the clouds hold snow, But I laugh in the face of a gale. The clear ice- gleuins and the cold light streams. As onwzirfl :inrl luster I sail. The banks, snow white, are, a dazzling sight. And the tr:-es like sentinels stern, Yet in patches of green. spring echoes are ser-n, Showing whf-re the ir-e no longer is lirin. The steel skates ring, and the song they sing. Thrills on the frosty nirg While the blustering breeze, with its breaths that freeze Blows away my sorrows and care. Eleanora Bowling, Jr. I. TOWER LIGHT February, 1927 ALMOST NIGHT. Almost dusk-a tender grayness Enfo1d's earth's tiredness: Almost dusk, and yet the sun Still lingers e'er the day is done. Q Almost night! a breath of promise Warms earth's weary cheek- A silent stirring in the branches Sighs Sleep, earth sleep. And still a. lingering farewell Of twilight kissing hills and dells: Then stillness, greyness, darkness tells- That it is almost night. ' L. Higbee, Sr. 6. ' TO F. B. Her dress is grassy green With tiny touches of cream' lace. A kindly countenance Showing slight traces Of Ages line etchings. Soft brown eyes Moving wearily Under -tired lids. Like slow moving water Is her liquid voice Soothing and lulling Beautiful-years ago Even more lovely now. She dares not meet My deep searching glance. The secret of her , Remains my own. M. S., Jr. 5. THE LADDER OF LIFE. The diamond in beauty never would glow If it were not polished with care: Thus the dross of our lives may be refined By the hardships we must bear. Out of these trials comes all our strength To battle in life's hard school, To win the fight, in spite of its length, And portray the golden rule. lt is not by easy steps we climb The summit of 1ife's domain. But by mounting obstacles in our way XVe do reach the highest plain. Lorena Aist, Sr. 4. A TEAf'HER'S LABIENT. tWith due apologies to my friend, James Whitcomb Rileyl. When the snow is on the roadside And the river's frozen o'er, And you'tl like to go a skatin' With some friends o' yours once more, Oh, 'tis then you get to thinkin' 'Bout them good old Normal days If you could live them once again iYou'd change 'em lots o' ways. When you hear the bell a ringing And you know it's time for school, And your job is just to make them kids Obey the Golden Ruleg 'Tis there you don your dignity And try to look most wise When you find yourself a gazing Into thirty pairs o' eyes. I N You'd try to 'preciate the things The teachers did for you, Instead of acting kinder smart As all of us would dog You wouldn't mind someone's cross words, Nor someone's searching gaze If you could travel back again To them old Normal days. A resolution might help 'out- Then yes, my word! I'l1 make it, And swear by all the stars above That I shall never break. it. If old maid school marm I must be I'1l just accept my lot' And spend my days in learning kids To be-what I was not. Constance Mullinix, one of '24. SEVENTH GRADE POEMS. THE STORM. Off in distance came a funnel shaped cloud, Closer and closer it came. Taking up everything in its path, The people grew scared and ran everywhere. It took up the houses and blew them away. Even the children stopped their play and ran hurrying and scurrying everywhere, after the storm there was noth- ing left but the gallant Oak. Edwin Kimble. SUN BEAMS. Across the snow the sunbeams glide, Dripping pearls clad in endless And white. The earth is a beautiful, wonderful bride. . No sky was ever so line and bright. The sunbeams whisper in their sleep, .N An write upon their hidden scroll, The Alpine path is so rugged, so steep, How am I to reach that treasured goal. Th espring comes with its dew so clear And whispers in the sunbeams ear, The autumn is coming with loving soul It will help you reach your treas- ured goal. Helen Winter. .-1. vv 1 'T L 4.. Y,- 9. AI X a 1 '- FY ..f ' fJY 'f'l W .-'faftf . 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Ataloa, a Chickasaw con- give a concert of Indian e Maryland State Normal School on Monday evening, March 28, at 8.15 o'c1ock. The program which will take the form of a lec- ture recital, will include Kiowa. Chippewa. Sioux and Zuni tribal songs, also Indian Dances which will be given in native Indian costume. Princess Ataloa will be x'emembered as one of the Foreign Students who visited the school last October. A TRIBUTE T0 THE UNKNOWN TEACHER. , And what of teaching? Ah, there you have the worst paid, and the best rewarded, of all the vocations. Dare not to enter it unless you love it. For the vast majority of men and women it has no promise of wealth or fame, but they, to whom it is dear for its own sake, are among the nobility of mankind. ' I sing the praise of the unknown teacher. Great generals win cam- paigns, but it is the unknown soldier who wins the war. Famous educators plan new sys- tems of pedagogy, but it is the un- known teacher who delivers and guides the young. He lives in ob- scurity and contends with hardships. For him no trumpets blare, no char- iots wait, no golden decorations are decreed. He keeps the watch along the borders of darkness and makes the attack on the trenches of ignor- ance and folly. Patient in his daily duty, he strives to conquer the evil powers which are the enemies of youth. He awakens sleeping spirits. He quickens the indolent. encourages the eager, steadies the unstable. He communicates his own joy in learn- girls ing and shares with boys and the best treasures of his mind. He lights many candles which, in later years, will shine back to cheer him. This is his reward. Knowledge may be gained from ibooks, but the love of knowledge is 'N transmitted only by personal contact. No one has deserved better of the republic than the unknown teacher. No one is more to be enrolled in a democratic aristocracy, king of himself and servant of mankind. Henry Van Dyke. CREATIVE ART. 1 One of the principal topics of pres- ent-day conversation among educa- tors is creative art. What is cre- ative art? By creative art, we mean the spontaneous expression of ideas which children conceive and enter- tain. The work in the art classes in the Normal School Department is off the same nature as the work in the art classes of the elementary school. Many of the students who come to the Normal School have never had art work of any kind, therefore we begin at the beginning. There are two divisions of the courseg letter- ing and poster-making, and illustra- tions of stories or poems suitable for elementary grades. The hardest part of all is to get started, for no student becomes independent merely by being told to think for himself, nor original merely by being ordered not to be a copy cat. Most of our work is original. but sometimes in order to get a start we copy work, using a different medium of expres- sion. For example, a small black and white sketch will be reproduced 'in a large colored cut paper poster. For economy's sake, we use news- paper to cut our pattern and after we get satisfactory ones we trace the outline on good colored paper, cut out the forms and paste all parts on our background. In making our posters we try to keep in mind the following rules: 1. Make the wording at in as a part of the poster. 2. Keep all the areas flat and simple. Put the softest colors in the largest areas and the brightest ones 'in the small spots. Any part to which we wish to call attention may be in bright colors. 3. Make believe you are some passerby who is looking at your poster for the first time. Does it Page 2 TOWER LIGHT March, 1927. attract your attention? Would you stop to read it? Does it make you want to do the things it tells you about? In these posters which you see re- produced in the Tower Light we have tried to fulfill all these requirements. The order of procedure for illus- trations is entirely different. We decide upon the story or poem we should like to illustrate and then we take our paper and draw as much as we can without any help. VVhen a student gets to the point where he can go no further he either gets help from the teacher or looks up apic- ture in the library which will help with that part. XVhen a picture is found which satisfies the require- ments he studies it carefully. closes the book and reproduces it in his picture, This is the same way as that in which an illustrator proceeds. He has a large supply of illustrative material from which he copies ideas needed to complete the background or foreground of his picture. When we work with the children, we allow them to illustrate their fa- vorite story or poem, drawing the part which appeals most to them. The results obtained are quite amaz- ing, After the picture is completed the teacher talks to each child about the story he has illustrated. I am glad the day is past when each child is required to make a drawing exactly like the one the teacher puts on the blackboard. This method was stultifying to the child's creative power. while our procedure today devdops his originality and power of self expression in a truly satisfying way. Gertrude S. VVoolsey. Dept. of Fine Arts. .IN EXVERPT FROM THE MONTH- LY BULLETIN OF GARRETT HEIGHTS SCHOOL, HAMILTON. Food for thought was supplied by the speakers of the evening-Miss Lida Lee Tall. Principal of Maryland State Normal Schoolg Mr. Carleton E. Douglass. Assistant Superinten- dent of Public Educationg Mrs. Harry FZ. Parkhurst, President of the State P. T. A.g Mrs. Harry Mitchell. the first. president of the Associationg Miss R. Jane Gilmour. Vice-Principal. and Mr. Folger McKinsey. The lat- ter better known to some as the Bentztown Bard. carried us back to Child Land through his Poems, cleverly and delightfully depicting the stir-k candy days. Cobwebs were brushed from old memories and more than one found himself wishing they were kids again, doing what they did then. In short-a good time was had by all!-Christina S. Hesshan. ANOTHER PROMINENT ALUSLYA, MARIA QBRISCOEI CROKER, . POETESS. Maria Briscoe Croker, one of the best known and most cultured women of Baltimore. and-a poetess of no mean worth. is an alumna of the iMaryland State Normal School. She graduated in 1893 and was both his- torian and valedictorian of her class. In the same year she wrote the class qessay for the VVorld's Fafir. She ltaught in the grade schools of St. lMary's County. was principal of the High School at Mechanicsville. and later became an English teacher in the Berlitz School of Languages in Baltimore. Like many other of our gradu- ates. she married and has five chil- ldren. all of whom are college gradu- tes. She. too, has continued her in- .terest in things literary, and finds ldiversion in writing poems andhis- torical sketches. She contributed a group of patriotic poems to the Maryland State Historical Collection and for four years wrote poems ,which were published in Antholo- gy of Newspaper Verse. by F. P. I Davis. Her latest, a collection ofi ,poems entitled Vision and Verity, thas just been published by The Nor-' man. Remington Company. A copy of this book may be found in our li- gbrary. , The following express some of the ibeautiful thoughts she has: - THE t'ARDINAL'S FLOXYERS. 'That spring has surely come again ' We know in Baltimore, iYhen tender little crocus flowers I Bloom by the Cardinal's door. iln tints of yellow. pink and blue. 1 The wee. sweet, dainty things. I've seen them down old Charles street These many, many springs. iThis year they're blooming all in' I white. N Beside the Cardinals door: And sadness Dlls the hearts and N homes Of his loved Baltimore. I FORSYTHIA. .The banners of the Spring are out, Forsythia is here. ,Gay hits of saffron loveliness I Are shining far and near. I This is the word it brings. wwf-'ve listened for the message 1 These -many happy Springs. j The flowers are coming every one. The Wintr-r's ice-locked reign is o'er.x 1Spent is its chilling sway: Forsythia's blooming down the lanes.i , And Spring is onlits way! THE EASTER PARADE. Tripping down Charles Street See, they come thronging A bright promenade! Baltimore beauties On dress parade. Alluring, entrancing. This bright Easter day, Sweet as the spring tiowers That bloom on their way. Belles of Old Baltimore, Dainty and sweet, Tripping so merrily Down old Charles Street! Sunshine and blossoms. Laughter and chat, Blend with the beauty Of costume and hat. Grey eyes and blue eyes And soft eyes of brown, Dear little maidens Of Baltimore town! Beaux in attendance. Gallant and fine. Walking together, Vvalking in line! Glorious youth In the glorious spring! Dreaming of love That the future must bring, Tnipping down Charles Street Where sunshine's aglow Just as their grandmothers Did long ago. VVhen Baltimore smiled In the ancient regime ' Of the dear bygone days That are only a dream. That dream lives again, they walk as before In the Easter parade, down Charles Street once more. They have stepped from the portraits of Bordley and Peale Such charm to display and such grace to reveal! No lovelier ladies in all the wide land With grandeur and grace and proud air of command. Their beautiful garments once more are astir With the scent of musk roses and sweet lavender. Such frills and such furbelows, such rare old lace! That froths like white sea foam around each fair face. stately gallgants bend courtly and low, white hands-that were laid in the dust long ago. the spell of a moment-they vanish in air. the charm of their presence I feel everywhere. I know that their spirits have somehow touched mine. In communion and fellowship ten- der and fine. I wake from the spell of a day that is dead Tall Oe'r 'Tis But And March, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 3 To the grace of the glad living pres-' e11t instead. The sun is still shining along old Charles Street Where 1ove is still lovely and youth is still sweet: Where beauty of form and beauty of face, Still blend in a picture of color and grace. No scene more alluring, more charm- ing and gay Than the Charles Street parade on a bright Easter Day! THE CALL. Oh, let's away from the city's harsh din, Its traffic, its turmoil, its strife and its ding We'll seek the broad freedom of wide, open spaces. The dim green of forest, the mysti- cal places, Where leaflet and blossom, and bird- soxig and bee Are calling with rapture for you and for me. O, fling all the cares of the city aside, Its sham and its fashion, its pomp and its pride, And seek the sweet living by cliff- steep and shore, Where the surge of the great waters H beats evermore, And the roar of the waves and the -song of the sea Are calling with rapture for you and for me. HONOR SOCIETY NOTES. At the meeting of the Chi Alpha Sigma Fraternity, held March 5th, in Richmond Hall. seven alumnae. whose post-graduate work was con- sidered outstanding- were unani- mously invited to become members of the society. Their names follow: Miss Mary Hudson Scarborough. Honorable Charles Linthicum. Miss Laura Cairnes. Miss Theresa Wiedefeld. Miss Agnes Snyder Miss Irene Steele, Miss Florence Bonn. Three members: Laura Aist. Ray- etta France and Margaret Rohrer. gave county history reports that showed careful and painstaking in- vestigation. It was decided that the material on seven counties collected so far, should be compiled by the history committee and duplicated by- a CO11'lIl'l91'Cl3.1 multigraphing concern before the close of the school year. The copy containing photographs and other illustrative material will be placed in the library of the school. Other copies will be sold at cost to subscribers. This county history project will be continued until material on all coun- ties of Maryland not easily obtainable elsewhere will have been incorporat- ed into this work. It is hoped that teachers -interested in stressing the history of their counties will find this material helpful. A pleasant social l1our at the close of the meeting gave the members an opportunity for informal conversa- tions with one another. THE TRIP TO VVASHINGTON. Earlier than usual last Saturday there was a scramble and hustle to go to breakfast-feet went hurrying up the steps after gulping down some breakfast. A wild dash was made for the trolley, and we missed it- suddenly and quite unexpectedly an- other car rolled up the tracks and we Caught that One! . Our minds were probably not educationally benefitted while riding on thetrolley. except for reading several ads on how to become beauti- ful. how to have white teeth and by looking longingly at a handsome youth. Finally, our destination w a s reached, and we stood patiently on the street corner laboriously ,wiping dust from our eyes and holding our skirts down. Our special bus ar- rived and we, with some of the fac- ulty members, hopped in and found that we had three too many, so three half sat and half stood all the way over. There was a constant jabber- jabber until about 10:30, when sud- denly voices stopped and paper bags began to rattle-ah, lunches! The dormitory had remembered that we are always huHgI'Y3- HOW good those sandwiches tasted, and the bananas and cake! We finished lunch just in time. for the bus drew up before the capitol, the capitol of our nation! lndeed, it should thrill us immensely-we were full of ex- pectations, for we were to visit the House of Representatives and the Senate. We went into the office building of the Houseg there we met Mr, Linthicum, Maryland's repre- sentative. He kindly showed us the way to the tunnel leading to the House itself. We saw some gor- geous paintings and a room of statues! Then we went into the balcony of the room where the Re- presentatives come together to de- bate questions of the day. Mr. Long- worth was the speaker and he seemed to have a terrible time getting the House to come to order. There was much confusion, and we were unable to really know what was being dis- cussed. We did hear them speak of the Farm Relief Bill and something about an important letter that was taken from the files. Our knees actually shook and we felt guilty when this dark foreign looking man accused someone of taking it! The confusion was so great that we soon left and went to the Senate. It was so crowded that we were al-, lowed to enter for only three min- utes. We heard the roll call a11d part of the discussion on the Farm Relief Bill. The Senate came up to our expectations and we were reluc- tant to leave. We then visited the Supreme Courtroom, which was most solemn looking, and then we went into the balcony of the Congressional Library and looked, down into the huge, quiet reference room with row upon row of books. The cafeteria was visited next, for Washington ice cream was very tempting. Our visit was over all too soon, and we rode around from building to building, ending at Lincoln Memorial. The visit was one which we shall never forget-more reasons than one-for we had our pictures taken on the steps of the capitol with Mr. Linthicum the center of attrac- tion!--and then the bus rumblecl on to Baltimore, and M. S. N. S. was reached at 5:00. Harriett Brewer, Sr. IV. THE SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. On February the Sth, Dr. Roscoe Hyde, Professor of Immunology at Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, gave a most in- teresting talk in our assembly. He cited briefly the history of this fam- ous school as an experiment for sev- eral years before it was officially opened on October 22, 1926. This is the best endowed, largest and most thoroughly equipped, school of its kind in the world, and it will serve as a. magnificent example for the founding of other schools which may follow. Hygiene and public health is a topic of world force. It is one thing about which all nations may think in common, striving together for the prevention of disease and the pro- motion of health. There are many departments or- ganized in the School of Hygiene and Public Health. Some of these are: departments of distribution of dis- ease, nutrition, physiology, medical zoology. and immunology. Dr. Hyde described briefly the work of each department recalling the work of Dr. McCollum on vitamines in the de- partment of nutrition. As a closing point, Dr. Hyde said that no agent could do so much to- ward improving hygiene and 'pro- moting good health as the teacher, in disseminating scientific knowledge that is accumulated at such a school as the Johns Hopkins School of Hy- giene and Public Health, LENA REILLY, Reporter. Teacher-Wls this composition original? Dot- I don't know, I forgot to ask my rooII1rnate. Page 4 TOWER LIGHT March, 1927. ' TOWER LIGHT l'L'l3I.ISHl'ID MONTHLY Lil' THE S'I'llllEN'1'f5 OF THE MARY- I..XXll STATE NURBIAL SCHOOL. TOXYSON, MD. Business llaumircr FOSTER FOTID .hlvcrtisinpg llanmzzcr GL.XDYS GIIIMES Circulation NIZIIIIIEJUI' HtllV.XI'tD FLOOK Student Editors LOUISE MANUEL ADELE FLOOK V ELEANORA BOVVLING ELLEN CLARK Nlflllilgillg' Editor ALICE L. MUNN . l'ricc:-Une Dollar Fifty Cents For 'Pcn Copies. Sing-lc Issues Fifteen Cents. MARCH. 1927 WHAT Bll'SIt' CAN D0 FOR ELEMENTARY Cl-IIIJDREN. By T. XV. Rice, Class of '24. Principal, New Market, lild. Irving Berlin or Beethoven? Slap- stick musical comedy or grand opera? Corned beef and cabbage or fricassee of chicken? For which of these does the public clamor? Which takes precedence over the other in thc mind of l-lomo AIIICl'lt'?llIllS '? Glance around you, observe your fellow men, and yon will have answered these questions. In fact, it would do no harm to apply a self diagnosis! The school has an issue to face which it must not shirk. Children come in contact every day with the worst in music and in other arty sel- dom does the best enter their lives. In the movies. through the radio, the victrola and piano we get jazz. All of these mediums of expression tend to accentuate the current tendency towards degradation and dissolution in art. Good music is rare in the homes of our land. Of two hundred typical homes investigated last year in Fred- crick county. in which there was some form ofmusic. 85 per cent en couraged only jazz! Of the remain ing 15 per cent, 7 per cent encour- aged both jazz and classical musicg 8 per cent encouraged only the best in music! These figures are start- ling. yet 1 feel safe in saying they are pretty much the same the coun- try over. This means that the school has a great obstacle to overcome because of the lack of cooperation on thc part of parcnts. The radio. victrola and piano could bo used to advantage in tho home by furnishing music of a sober and lasting quality, When WHAL, a Baltimore radio station, was inaugurated, it devoted itself al- most nxclusivr-ly to classical music. Une of my patrons at that timc, a very successful business man and father of four children. informcd inf: that hr- always avoided WBAI. be- cansr- thc music got on his norvcs. XVith this attiturlr- on the part of thr- arlult public. can we hlamc children for exhibiting a poor taste in music or in othcr forms of art? The school must strive to lay a 'solid foundation in musical knowl- edge. This can be best done by ,giving the child a chance to gain a i sense or feeling for what he ihears, and encouraging him to care- Qfully discriminate between what is good and what is poor. The child will learn to love and appreciate fully only that which he enjoys. The safest rule in teaching music is to eliminate drudgery and devise new and better methods for holding the interest of the child. Music is one of the greatest of all the socializing factors in education. There are more latent possibilities in music than in any other subject in the curriculum. There is a fine chance to develop group and individual responsibility ithrough music training. All chil- dren should be given an opportunity ,to exercise the natural human re- isponse to rhythm and melody, which all persons possess. A child should be encouraged in self-expression and imusic offers a wide field for its de- velopment. W i th responsibility comes self-control-control of the voice. hands, feet and mind, Every child will respond to rhythm to some degree. This training in sensing rhythm is perhaps the greatest work we can do in the Elementary School. ' Of probably equal importance is the development of a pleasant sing- ing voice. with a repertoire of good songs. ltlonotones may be easily eliminated in the early grades. Every normal child likes to sing if the words and music are interesting. Throughout all this work, of course, runs music appreciation. I believe itrat the best way to gain true ap- ipreciation in the early elementary grades is through the rhythm, exer- 'ciscs and songs mentioned above, and not through records of classical se- ilcctions. These records may come 'later in the grades and will reach ,their fullest development in High School. . Music should humanize the child. ll should give him a chance for initiative. It should make him for-I that he is an integral part of :1 group--an indispensable part. Wo train in citizenship through thc dcvclopmeut of responsibility. sc-If-control, initiative and active par- i i i l ticipation. If possible, all schools should encourage elementary and primary orchestras, glee clubs, as- semblies ancl entertainments. By means of these agencies the child will learn to love that for which he had little liking. Music better develops good thinking habits than arithmetic and some other subjects. It builds character and aesthetic ap- preciation. In short, the correct study of music makes for a better and richer lite in all respects. To summarize: by giving the child a foundation of good music we build character, good citizenship, a. social attitude, intelligent thinking and above all, a love for the beautiful. The school can do much, but the help of the parents is essential to success. We must encourage the child to grasp and retain that which is permanent and good and to avoid and nullify that which is transitory and un- worthy. RELEASE. Hide thee, my soul. The world shall never see Thy tender form. The windows of my heart Make fast, and thru the shutters on the mart Of life, peep forth. How many men there be. Clalnoring and striking, ere they can agree To trade the gilded wares they call their art! From scorn and elbowing rude, hide thee in me: For go I must, and offer that for sale Which thou and I have woven since the dawn. . With gossamer threads of hope and faith. Too pale The colors mid this garish throng. I mourn At dusk comes love! Ope, Soul, thy window! He And thou, and I, we three, hold revelry. HELEN STAPLETON, THE GIRLS' CARNIVAL. A girls' carnival, under the aus- pices of The Evening Sun newspaper, will be held at the Fifth Regiment. Armory. March 12. Schools from Baltimore city and Baltimore County will be represented by various athletic teams and person- al entries. Normal School is sending two vol- ley ball teams. According to reports from newspapers and instructors, we have a cond chance to win our games. Volley ball teams. we're backing you! Here's to all success possible! March, 1927. TOWER LIGHT A Page 5 THE UNLOVED LOVER. tiny children, just beginning theirlfalher. Seeing an approaching tContinoedJ When Sekinsky got home that day he was a mental wreck. And why? All the years of his life he had de- nounced girls--because not knowing them, he had alienated himself from them. He had seen the world as one mighty stage-and every person a player - like Shakespeare. The great majority of the performers- sheiks-fools toying with their own lives. On the other hand, he had visualized men and women, unfor- tunately but truly in the minority, studying and studying and studying. Yes, he thought, they are indeed the truly great-the immortal. But what of it? The greatest live the most miserable lives and die the most wretched deaths. Think of Lincoln-born wretchedly poor, ac- complishing wonders, only to be re- warded with a fatal bullet. Picture Caesar and Cicero being mobbed and brutally murderedg Poe, dying in the gutter! Is goodness. is intellect, ap- preciated? Decidedly not! Geniuses either die unknown, or die deplora- ble deaths. Thus Sam had judged the world as one vast horde of ignoramuses, and those few that are not, suffering because of those that are. Now he had at last realized that part of his philosophy was fallacious. Condi- tions had thrust him among girls, girls, girls! He had denounced girls, because he had conceived them as clowns -he had never known that there were also others-not flappers. Sam was inexperienced -poor child. Now he had seen one with his own eyes-just the girl of his dreams-only a few hours ago. That lonely girl-that disinterested girl-that-she. But-she was love- lyg he was loathsome! So sat Sam in a shabby old chair of his home thinking of the girl he had seen that clay. The Sekinskys, a family of eight, occupied three small, back rooms in a dilapidated, woful flat with furni- ture befitting such an unlovely en- vironment, a conglomeration of cob- blestones, backyards, children and rats. Benjamin Sekinsky, the fath- er, was a plain, honest-to-goodness workerg his factory wages were too meager, too paltry to permit the chil- dren to be educated. Mrs. Sekinsky, however, was perfectly willing to suffer hunger, only to see at least one child go through college-almost an impossibility, but she believed in where there's a will there's a way. Hyman, the oldest son, was forced to abandon school in the sixth grade- the financial distress was so pressing. Minnie, the next child, discarded edu- cation in the ninth grade because she despised study, and' although Mrs. Sekinsky urged her on, the ninth grade was her limit. The rest were schooling. Sain was her only child who displayed any love for studyg her only child who had entered a uni- versityg her wisest child, her most delicate childg her ugliest, and there- fore her most friendless child. Mrs. Sekinsky was not a beautiful woman. not an educated woman, not an in-I telligent woman-she was a mother. Mrs. Sekinsky battled conditions with all her maternal energy to send her child, her Sam, her only Sam, to college. She gave him falthough he renounced itl the choicest foods her pocket could affordg the best clothes her scant money could buy, and best of all, shared his joys and sorrows, his successes and failures. Mrs. Sekinsky had heard the door close when Sam entered the house: so she walked from the last room where she had been into the first, room where Sam sat meditating on a second-hand, deformed chair. She storm , Sam sought a refuge, and so to dodge trouble, he walked outside and about the house, leaving his bit of chicken untouched. He met Fannie Gold as he started dowurthe street. Fannie was an old acquaintance of his, an acquaintance that never blossomed. She liked him because he was a brainy fel- low, as she termed himg but he treated her as a pal, and only as a pal. Fannie Gold was very refinedg but although Sam adniiredrefine- ment. he disliked her passionately, utterly. He could not give any de- finite reason for this-he disliked her. and that ended it. Where are you going, Sam? she inquired, greeting him with her usual reverence. Oh, nowhereg I'm just walking around a bit. He strained a smile as he spoke and passed on. Fa ie l t . . . 'nn was iur as usual-he noticed a peculiar expression ont, - , - - Sam's face and asked, Sammy, why so down-hearted today? Had any trouble in school? UNODH Well, what on earth are you worrying about? Nothing Tell me, Sam, don't be afraid of father's scolding. I won't tell him anything about it. Tell me what's on your mind-perhaps I can help you. Shouldn't a mother know what's ailing her own son? Aw ma, I can't tell you every- thing I have on my mind-you know I can't. I'm not a baby any more. All right then, go eat something. Don't sit there wondering when the moon'll turn green. That's right, mom, I am hungryf-' He sat down to supper. The whole family was seated around the poor. but neatly prepared square table. Pa Sekinsky renewed the old argument when he discovered his wife giving him plain meat and his son chicken. Jennie, he said sternly, 'tl can't and won't have this any longer. I am your husbandg I work and sweat day in and day out, and I get plain. everyday meat. Sam don't work at all-walks around and takes life easy. Besides, he's only a song so I should get as good, if not better, than he. And besides, he's not the only one in the family and you shouldn't treat him like it. But he's so blood pressure-that's why I treat him better. - I'm just as cate' as he is! family, and what I say goes. Is that so? Well, we'll see' about that. Thus the argument between the mother and father over Sam grew tenser and tenser as he ate. The other children, jealous of Sam's bet- delicate-has high 'weak' and as 'deli- I'm the head of this ter treatment, joined the-side of his' avoided hei-she felt it. Yet, de- spite all this, and despite his un- pleasant features, she could not deny that she loved him. Sam, on the other hand, was thank- ful when he had passed her. She gets on my nerves-that girl, he mumbled as he strolled on. Then a picture flashed-Mary Lee! He paused, elatedg his heart beat volup- tuously. Another picture-he walked on-dejected. Well, I'll go homeg l'll read and forget, he thought. Sekinsky returned home. The ar- gument was over, the storm sub- sided. He sat down to study, to read his book. It was a big, thick. dry book: Immanuel Kant's Cri tique of Pure Reason. It was not ten o'clock yet-but all indigent families go to sleep early to forget their emptiness. The father was sleeping already. for he had to be at the factory at 6.30 in the morning- and it took almost an hour to get there. The small children had been fast asleep for an hour already, and the two larger children were just go- ing. -But the mother sat up, a beaten but valiant Warrior, waiting for her Sam to come-and perhaps finish his supper. Sam, she called, come here. He walked f1'om his dimly-lighted study-room into the kitchen. What do you want? I want you to eat your supper. Gee, ma, Can't I take care of my- self? Why don't you go to sleep? I won't go 'till you finish your supper! But I can't eat now, mom, I'm not hungry any I1'lOl'9. If I'd eat now, it'll be just like overeatingf' ' Oh! so you ate outside, did you? Sam was glad of the misinterprete- tion. ' Of course, he lied with relief. All right, then, Good night, but don't go to sleep as late as you did yesterdayl' You can't live without sleep. don't forget. ' Page 6 TOWER LIGHT March, 1927. All right. ina. good night. He turned out the light in the kitchen and returned to his DOOFIY- lighted Sil1dy,I'0Oll1. It was Friday night-the city-hall clock had just struck ten. His school assignments he postponed until Sunday night. Sam knew that to retire was ridicu- lous--his mind would not permit sleep. He picked up that old. big book and sat down to resume his reading-maybe he would forget. He tried to lose himself-he read a page, two, three-and that was all. All words: hyphenated, italicised and capitalized: all punctuation, indenta- tion. spacing and bold type offered no variation-it was all one big. black, blurred solid mass! Perhaps his eyes failed him? No, his vision was perfect-it was not deficiency of sight: it was exuberance of sight. His eyes were only obedient to his mind. On those blurred pages he beheld once again that girl-as dainty and as real as he had seen her that day. His eyes opened wide with ecstasy, but alas! Mary Lee curled back with disgust, My, what an ugly brat. Ugh-h-h. she shud- dered. Read on in your dull, dreary book-don't stare at me soy l'm frightened. , Sam became delirious and hysteri- cal. He laughed out loud. he stooped and tears rolled down his red emaci- ated cheek-bones. He straightened ag, he stood up, walked rapidly to- ward the mirror, stood very close to it, and beheld a bewildered, dis- tressed, half-sneering countenance- such as he never had seen before- such as would repel even Fannie Gold. Oh-h-h! he writhed and became a contorted gorilla. He hastened back to that treacherous ibut inno- centp book, lifted it madly with both hands. and with full force sent it reeling at the spacious mantel mirror covering the entire wall above the low mantel. The glass crashed and fell in almost as many bits as pellets in a hailstorm, while the heavy book thnndered as it met the floor. Se- kinsky reached for the light-darlv ness. Still frenzied, he hastened on his toes into the kitchen, groped in the dark and located, as if by in- stinct, his hat and a small fruit knifeg plar-ed the knife up his sleeve, hur- riedly donned his ill-shaped hat, and slipped out the back door. He tripped over rats as he dodged clothes-lines. Finally he found himself on the street, walking toward the nearby flocks. There was a flurry of sleepy. half- flrffsserl dwellers of the old tenement house that fronted on Pratt street near the wharves. Oil lamps and candles flir-keretl tiny lights. Mrs. Sekinsky. who had hardly fallen asleep. slipped on her overcoat and hustled toward her son's room. She turned on the gas light. Shocked by thf- suggestive appearance ofthe room plus the absence of Sam, she instantly shrieked, My God-my: boy! She fell to the floor in al swoon. Pa rushed in, and for- tunately with a dash of cold water' 'succeeded in reviving his wife. What's the matter? he inquired. Sam, was all she culd say as she came to. She pointed to the over- turned chair and the shattered mir- ror. He ran about wildly. seeking the son he wronged. Ma was fully revived now. It's no use looking now-he's gone, she sobbed. It'S all your fault-your fault. - -'My fault? Yeah-you hollered, you yelled. you screamed-all over a piece of chicken. All the other children and tenants collected in that small, but memor- able room. Pa Sekinsky satisfied the neighbors by explaining that his son took revenge on his father and broke the best treasure in the house -the invaluable, antique mirror, and ran away from home! The mendi- cantg tor shall I say residentsl re- turned to resume their sleep and, quiet their babies, but the Sekinsky family was destined to shameful dis-', integration. All night long the mighty giant Jealousy was untiringly combatted by the weak but valianti little midget, Maternity. In the meantime, Sam was wan- dering between the lumber piles that faced certain piers-the sleeping: abode of those hopeless paupers more hopeless than he. He walked aim- lessly-blunt, broken. wasted. It was as still as a graveyard. The' sweet night breeze became blended with the pungent odor from the, banana and watermelon piers, so that it made him quiver when it reached him. The full moon shown brightly in the clear sky as Sekinsky gazed sullenly at the pictures it painted on the water from his recumbent posi- tion on the woodpile at the edge of the wharf. Ships were not to be seen on this side of the dock. As he sat contemplating- his mind freed- impriscned thoughts-not vengeancel on his father, but vengeance on Mary Lee. He saw her full, glorious formi on the water. Still insensible, he drew the shiny steel pointed knife. He raised his hand to strike the im- pudent coquette. He reflected. his hand dropped loosely to his side. His stray, long-repressed thoughts now battled each other furiously in the form of a soliloquy. She may have powder on the ont- side, rouge on the outside, lip-stick! and brow-pencil on the outside, but -you can't deny the fact that as sure as faces have features, there's an! inner goodness, an inner refinement. an inner simplicity, an inner culture in that girl-and there's no escaping the fact. G'wan. fool! Away, hypocrite! Arr- you blinding yourself to actuali- l I ties? Dreamer! Come to life! Shake off your stupor! Obliterate your phantasies! She's a plain, or- dinary coquette. Can't you see - gallons of paint-barrels of flour? Are you blind? I say you are! Why argue-it's useless. You. mighty ant. can you control, can you alter her opinion of you? What vac- uous nonsense! Suppose you found her just your type- But she isn't and you know it! All right, but suppose you were satisfied with her. Now what about her? She might despise you: and what's more she DOES. Sekinsky! VVhy, the name alone suggests re pugnance. Then you, yourself-Se- kinsky, the dead-head, Sekinsky. the heathen, Sekinsky, the un- sightly! By this time, Sam had raised his hand high above his head-he tightened his grip on the knife as he spokeg he placed his left hand over his right. Bah-h-h, he sneered madly aloud. His two fists tone within anotherj clutching the keen-bladed handle drew swiftly to his heart. His large, beaming eye- balls were becoming blood-shot: his usual red face was growing sallowg and his bright, shiny, red lips were taking on a dull, blue tinge. t t 41 if The next morning a stabbed corpse was found fioating along the Pratt street waterfront, The mother, it is said, is pacing the fatal spot-shrieking, tearing her disheveled hair and tattered clothes. laughing and crying, uttering inco- herent syllables, phrases, and clauses out loud and to herself, and gesticu- lating violently. Sidney Fishbein. XVI-IY PROFESSOR-S GET GR-AY. These are some ot' the reasons: The bluffer. The boy with the loud voice and empty head. The fel- low who took the course before . . . The sweet little co-ed who doesn't know what it's all about, but who needs at least a B in the course. The silent bird who might have something worth while to say but who keeps this somehing hidden. The colleg- ian who hasn't read that far in the text and attempts to stage a filibuster and throw the class off the track. The deadly serious young radical who knows only that he's radical. The equally serious young conservative who believes only what his grand- father believed. And the boy who is taking the course just for the credit. 'The sleepers clon't count unless they ISIIOTE. Four years of class discussions have given ns sympathy for the pro- fessor. No wonder he gets gray.- Ohio State Lantern. March, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 7 XVANTED PILOTS! NOTICE! I XVANTED PILOTS! By Clara Powell, Sr. 61 To pilot the good ship Community through the dangerous straits oft Progress. Applicants must give re- cords of training and accounts of past experience. - Apply to People of Any Communi- ty in United States. Such was the advertisement which a group of graduates from the Mary- land State Normal School at Towson saw pasted on a bill-board before them. They began immediately to discuss it: Let's apply for the po- sition, they all said, almost in chorus. We can give our record of training at the Maryland State Nor- mal School, and our experiences there, too. Then they began to look back into those Normal School days. We had the Student Government Fleet, which needed many pilots, to guide so many ships through the narrow inlet Prejudice, and out into that danger- ous bay, known as Co-operation: and then through the straits of Pro- gressf' We helped the pilots of the fleets, known as the Normal Literary So- ciety and the Pestalozzi Literary So-I cietyg and the third fleet made up of other clubs and organizations at Normal. How carefully we had to proceed and how carefully did the pilots guide these mighty fleets over their courses. Every man, including the humblest cabin-boy. had to carry out orders, exactly as they were given, or the whole fleet might have been destroyed. Each man had to choose his own post, and stick to it through thick and thin, because fail- u1'e in one small thing. meant fu- ture destruction for all. Shall we ever forget that mighty ship, The Tower Lightg it was so large, and its welfare affected so many people. For these reasons alone, it had to be carefully guided through the many rocks and shoals. it might encounter in the sea of Cir- culation. Do you remember when the Tower Light was in the dreadful Northern inlet, Lack of Interest: and do you remember how skillfully the pilot, and we, as his assistants avoid- ed the destructive icebergs? I am so glad that I was on that voyage: because I think that I learned enough to pilot a small ship through the same inlet. ' Then, there was the passenger ship, Recreation, with its Social Af- fairs, Music and Athletics, which had to be guided on its long voyage. Even though the course of the ship lay through pleasant and calm seas, there was ever the danger of.not making the harbor safely. Last, but not least, is the freight- er, Student Teaching. with its valu- able cargo of so many different com- modities. The pilot needs so much training from the Master pilot. These apprentice pilots are skillfully trained and become master pilots in time. There is always the need for master pilots, because so many pilots leave the sea, and make homes on land. The master pilots have to be so very trustworthy, because the cargo of the ship, Teaching' is so very, very valuable. Eagerly had the group listened to its members, as they recalled the voyages and the ships, with which they were so familiar, Then again, came the response, which they had made. after first reading the XVant Ad. Let's apply for the position. we can give our record of training at the Maryland State Normal School, and our experiences there. too. Then the group dispersed, for they were anxious to send in appli- cations to The People Of Any Com- munity in the United States. WASHINGTON EPITOMIZED. 'First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen. It can truly be said that George Ivashington was first in the hearts of Senior Twelve the week of February the twenty-second, as well as several weeks preceding that. It was the endeavor of Senior Twelve to brush away the mist of criticism for years descending upon NVashington, so that the audience might once more see him as he was so many years ago. - In discussing Washington as a boy. as a man, as a planter. as a politician or as the first president of the United States, he was found to exhibit the self-same mildness, kindness. firm- ness, and judgment Thomas Jefferson oncetcrediter to hom: Perhaps the strongest feature in his character was prudence, never acting until every circumstance. every consideration was maturely weighed, refraining if he doubted. but, when once decided, going through with his purpose, whatever the obstacle opposing. His temper Washington's Political Career- Alargaret Rohrer. lVnshington as a Planter-Gladys Miller. Characteristics-Louise Manuel. Mount Vernon..Pauline Stephens. ATHLETICS OLD TIMERSU SHOOT A SUR- PRISE! At G.-15 P. M,, the majority of the student body, or at least all those basket-bally inclined, were all set for the big game of the season. The Scouts first appeared on the scene looking well and hefty, which was quite in contrast to the Faculty, who, entering la. bit later. looked like the result of the Civil or some other, more- or less recent war. The game looked very promising. at the end of the first quarter for the Scouts, but with the aid of Mrs. ,Smedley who was shifted from guard ,to centre, the tide soon changed and ,the score on the Faculty's side rolled l l F i 1 up. Mrs. Smedley was aided by Miss Spitzer, who fioated around like Alice In NVonderland, looking every where to see what it was all about. The star work of Miss Roach also- prevented the Scouts from gaining the victory. She was as busy as a one-armed man at a free .lunch counter, and made at least ten of the baskets during the game. Miss Sammis, her left-handed man. was right there ready to shoot when Roachy missed. During the quarters Mrs. Masland. lthinking she was teaching correc- I A i I 1 was naturally irritable, but by re-1 flection and resolution he had ob- tained a firm and habitual ascendency over it. lf, however, it broke its bounds, he was most tremendous in his wrath. He calculated every man's value and gave him a solid esteem proportional to it. It may be truly said that never did nature and fortune combine more perfectly to make a man great and to place him in the same constellation with whatever worthies have merited from man an everlasting remembrance. The program was as follows: Poem-Irene McDormand. Introduction-Adele Flook. Washington's Ancestry -- Elsie Sommerfield. Washington's Boyhood - Rachel Powell. tives. I suppose, was as frisky and blithe as she could be. somer-saulted over the floor of the gymnasium. wiggled her toes at the audience and caused much laughter for all, But- Poor Miss YVillis, the fight was too much for her at first, she had to call time out and rest. but neverthe- less without her the faculty would have been out of luck. The Misses Cook. Blood and Med- wedeff, acting as substitutes. were ready to hop right into the fray at a vninute's notice. The Faculty won this time. but let's see what they can do next YVed- nesday. the 16th. at 3.30 o'clock in the Assembly Hall. Everybody be present, the excite- ment will be great. DICKEY AND BUTTS. Line-up: Scouts Faculty Laird .. . . . G. . . .... Smedley Streaker .. . . . G. . . . .. Masland Jones .... . . C. . . . . . YVillis Miller .....,. S. C. . . . Spitzer Fridinger .,... F. . . . .. Sammis Gary ......... F. ...... .. Roach Subs. - Muncaster for Miller: Trayer for Streaker: Stephenson for Jones: Cunningham for Laird, Med- wedeff. Blood, Cook. Referee: Evelyn IVeider, P. A. L. Score--23-31, Favor Faculty. page 8 TOWER LIGHT March, 1927. YSEFUL AND BEAUTIFUII FINE ARTS A AN ART STUDENT IN PARIS. I was graduated from Pratt Insti- tute Art School in June, 1917, and at once laid my plans to go to Paris for the purpose of continuing my study of art. Many and varied were the difiiculties I had to meet in order to obtain a passport. None was given except to war workers. My sister, who was a nurse in charge of one of: the wards at the American Military and Red Cross Hospital, situated at Neuilly, helped me most effectively. She went to the French Government and inquired what I could do to get a passport. The ofiicials finally de- cided that I might have permission to come to Paris if I should agree to pay all my own expenses, both pass- age and living. and, in addition, work as an auxiliary nurse at the hospital. I cabled that I was willing to fulfill the agreement, and accordingly the French Government sent word to the American War Ofiice that I might have access to their country. Never shall I forget the day I sailed! Nature had made it a beau- tiful day. but it was not one to me. My relatives were so unhappy about my crossing the ocean at such a dan- gerous time that they delayed me with directions as to what to do in case of a submarine attack, and be- tween the lulls in the conversation they filled my hands. arms and pock- ets with candy. fruit, flowers. money and sea-sick remedies. We were supposed to sail at three o'clock, but we did not shove off until seven. The voyage was a series of thrills. About ten o'clock the boat stopped and a Government tug pulled along- side ot' us, and on board the French lincr came Mr. Sayre, the late Presi- dent iVilson's son-in-law, and Prince Udine, together with the whole Ital- ian Commission. NVe travelled un- der sealed orders, without lights, and lon three occasions saw submarines ,in the water. We had life boat drills iand each person was assigned a ldefinite place in these boats and knew 'just exactly what to do if the alarm lsignal should be given. Many people Inot Presbyterians, slept on deck every night in their uncomfortable lsteamer chairs, thinking it would facilitate their escape to the small boats in case of need. One man lived in his life preserver, but it affected his disposition noticeably. Nine days passed before we were on terra Erma with all preliminaries over, such as inspection of passports and baggage. We travelled from Bordeaux to Paris in a camouflaged train, Everywhere women were working in the fields and every bit of the country had been cultivated. On one side could be seen waving fields of grain, dotted with red pop- ,pies, and on the other side acres and acres of grape vineyards. The people on the train informed me that this section furnished the famous Bordeaux wine. At last Paris was reachedg Paris. the city of my dreams! I could not believe my eyes. I thought I was to be in a strange city, and it was all familiar. As I travelled along in the queer little French taxi. I felt as if I had been to Paris before. and I found myself unconsciously watching for certain buildings and monuments which gradually came into view. It was all that I had expected it to be. But let me picture it for you. Paris is situated on the Seine, which fiows southeast to southwest through the city after receiving its chief branch. the Marne. The forti- fications of Paris were constructed in 1840, and were greatly enlarged about 1871. The inner enceinte, twenty a11d one-half miles iii circum- ference, is protected by bastions and a moat. A series of seventeen out- works form a second enceinte about two miles from the city, while another circle of forts, still farther off, have been constructed on the heights commanding the valley of the Seine. The area included within this complicated system of fortifica- tions is 400 square miles, and in- cludes the capital itself' besides the seven towns of Versailles, Sceaux. Villeneuve. St. Georges, St. Denis, Argenteuil, Enghien. and St. Ger- main en Laye. The outer circle of forts is seventy miles in length. I can't see the use of this elaborate construction. The part of the Seine within the city is about seven miles long and is crossed by thirty-one bridges. The river contains two considerable islands. the Ile St. Lousis and Ile de la Cite, each formed by the uniting of several islands. Paris is thus naturally divided into three parts: the quarters on the right bank, the Cite with the island of St. Lousis and the quarters on the laft bank. The life along the Seine is very interesting. You will find yourself in a new world. one full of interest and life. You see the riverside bar- ber, a queer character. His outfit is limited. in fact consists of but one razor, one cake of soap, one pair of scissors and one towel. He cuts or shaves anyone for two sous. Men do not seem to mind his meager out- fit because he always appears to be busy. The dog shaver also has his place in riverside life. He washes and shaves dogs belonging to the March, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 9 women of fashion. These women not only bring their dogs, but sit encouraging the animals, as moth- ers do, children, while the process goes on. It would take many pages to describe the fishermen of the Seine, for just think-fifty thousand Parisians fish in this muddy stream. Why they fish, I do not know, be- cause the fish they sometimes catch are small, useless little creatures. There are many book. stalls along the quayg,sometime's one finds rare editions and autographed volumes, but usually these stalls are filled with school books and religious works. It seems as if the people of Paris were in their homes only to sleep. For their news and their pleasure they go out into' the streets and boulevards. The most frequented street is called The Boulevard. This thoroughfare extends from the Rue Royale to the'Rue Dranot. There is always some excitement on the boule- vard. Here all kinds of newspapers are to be bought, and here one meets his friends. 'In the streets of Paris the fiowers of the season are always to be obtained. There you may buy a simple bunch of violets or an elab- orate bouquet trimmed with- ribbons and colored papers. Along the boulevards you .see shops, draper's, inilliner's, hair dresser's and florists There are many boulevards in Paris -boulevards of fashion, boulevards of communication, boulevards for the rich. boulevards for the poor. The Louvre, the most important public building in Paris. famous both for its architecture and its treasures of art, is located between the Rue de Rivoli and the Seine. The construc- tion of this palace was carried on during the reign of many kings, but it was finally completed in 1868. The Pavilions de Marsan and de Flore are included in the palace. All these buildings form the largest and most splendid palace in the world, cover- ing an area of about forty-nine acres. The north wing contains the Minis- tere des Financesg all the other parts are used as a Musee. The collec- tions in the Louvre are still the largest and most valuable in the continent. The rooms in these buildings are so numerous that it takes two hours to complete a walk- ing tour through them. On the first floor are many collections of sculp- ture, mosaics and curiosities, brought from all parts ofthe world, but the picture galleries are by far the most worthwhile. Here we find original pictures of Giotto, Fra Filippo, Leon- ardo da Vinci, Raphael, Correggio and Titian, and many others. The ceiling paintings are vey unusual. The shops are most untidy-ready- made garments are thrown ,in piles on the counters. and look so wrinkled and soiled. The only resemblance to our department stores is the exterior appearance of the buildings. Well I remember an experience I had in one of these stores. I wanted to get a narrow black ribbon to tie back my hair. and after looking around for some time I discovered on a counter the kind I wanted, so I proudly walked up to a clerk and asked in my meager French for a yard of rib- bon, as I thought. but she laughed at my French and made me under- stand that I had asked for a mile instead of a yard. One of the most curious churches is the Church of the Madeleine, or Church of St. Mary Magdalene, built in the style of a Roman temple. It is surrounded by a magnificent Cor- inthian colonnade. The relief in the tympanum represents the Last Judgment. This church is famed for its sacred music and orchestral performances at the time of great festivals and during Passion Week. The organ, one of the best in Paris, has five keyboards. This church would not be popular in America ex- cept with lovers. It is too dark. The Cathedral of Notre Dame is noted for its facade, which is the oldest of its kind and has served as a model for the facades of many of the churches in Northern France. The facade is divided by buttresses into three sections, and consists of three stories exclusive of the towers. The church includes a nave and double aisles crossed by a single short transept. The rose window and the quaint gargoyles are suitable subjects both to study and sketch. To an art student the most popu- lar part of Paris is the Latin Quar- ter. At the beginning of the month the cafes in the Latin Quarter are gay places. Many art students re- ceive an allowance from home, and as long as it lasts they celebrate. For the first week after their allowance arrives they forget, about that won- derful picture they are going to paint and have hung in the salon and just enjoy themselves. It is when they have spent all that they go to work in earnest again. I remember one little restaurant, in this section, pre- sided over by an Italian woman, whom we used to visit when we were very hungry. Art students came in and while they were waiting for their orders to be served they would draw on the wall portraits of the presiding genius. These jolly Bohemians were always wise enough to draw the Madam as a young and beautiful woman, even though it was not a true representation. When one called for his check, the lady would enter the dining room with a dish cloth in one hand and a piece of chalk in the other. She would figure up the cost of the food on the marble- topped table and then wash it off with her dish cloth. This restaurant made itself famous by the quality and cheapness of its food. Q Much hard Work was done in the studios with little encouragement. I can remember working all day- drawing hands from casts and having the instructor look at the finished product and say: That is a nice bunch of bananas. Many times we had living models pose for us. It did not take me long to discover that in order to have student work please the instructor it was necessary to !C0DY h'iS Style. The most fascinating part ot the work was street sketching. We used to go out along the Seine and sketch the women washing their clothes in the river. They made the smooth stones along the river bank serve as a rubbing board. We drew Street groups too whenever we found an unusual situation. - Many types of students were there in these studios. Some were rich. some very poor, some were serious, some were only amusing themselves, some were French. and many were foreigners. Altogether, this capital. with the atmosphere it alone can give a student of art, is a very won- derful place in which to live and W0l',k. The one desire of my life is again to be in the Latin Quarter, but with a studio of my very own, Gertrude S. Woolsey, Fine Arts Dept. MUSIC IN THE AIR. . On Wednesdty, March 2, a very de- lightful musical program was given at Normal School by the Baltimore City College Orchestra. As the stu- dents entered the auditorium the or- chestra Played a march, then when all were seated, the following selec- tions were given: Tannhauser March ........ Wagner Anvil Chorus .............. Verdi Cornet Solo-Just a Song .... Mollov Sextette from Lucia di Lammermoor -Donizetti.. A Hunting Scene ,descriptiveJ-Bu- calossi. Wintermarchen ...C'zibulka Dandet Violin Solo-Andante Religioso- Francis Thome. Bells of Normandy . .... Wiegand Feuilles Volantes .......... Seredy . The program was pleasingly var- ied, containing selections from grand opera as well as lighter compositions. The boys. though still amateurs. were splendid musicians and re- sponded readily to the leadership of their conductor, Mr. Ellis Freed. Before the rendition of the last number, Mr. Steele, an honorary member and leader, spoke for a few moments about the work of the boys and the various places they had vis- ited, furnishing entertainment. This is the third year the City Col- lege Orchestra has honored us by its lperformance, and we hope that the levent may become an annual one. to be enjoyed by those who follow us when we are no longer students at Normal. E. Sommerfield, Sr. 12. Page 10 TOWER LIGHT March, 1927. THE Jl'NlOR.,SENIOli BASKET- BALL GAME. To the Juniors this has a pleasant sound. To the Seniors it is not so pleasant. The Juniors defeated the Seniors in the second game of the Junior-Senior series. As two out of three games decide the winner for the year. this was the last tilt be- tween these friendly enemies. The Juniors surprised themselves and everyone else by walking away with the first game. This last game found them deter- mined to keep their record untar- nished by any defeat. On the other hand, the Seniors were intent on winning the game and having a third deciding contest, Needless to say, at the toss-up, all twelve players were on the qui Vive to let no flukes or mistakes of theirs mar the passes of their team. The playing was fast and hard, but the Juniors took the lead and kept it to the end. A XVORD FROM THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS. All winter the Camp Fire Girls have been having work and fun to- gether. Every Tuesday evening we have met. sometimes just for a social chat while we cooked and ateg several times to learn about Camp Fire leadership. But the winter's work has not been entirely mental. On George Washington's birthday we played a memorable game of basketball with the Girl Scouts. The Scouts. after winning, made us feel quite happy by entertaining us to a regular Scout supper, so we are not discouraged, but are willing and ready to play another game with the Scouts. We will fight hard to win, even if we can't play as well as the faculty team. We are planning a campaign trip for a week-end in May. We are an- ticipating this camping trip with more joy than you perhaps imagine. All the work of the winter will cul- minate in this one grand and glor- ious expedition into the beautiful wild haunts of the woods to watch the breaking of the waves along the shore of the Bay. ALPHA KAPPA DELTA. Do you know what the Alpha Kappa Deltas are doing? 'We had a wonderful time at our subscription r-ard party at the Emerson Saturday, February 256. Ask someone who went, and she will tell you about the very sweet prizes we had for each table. On the twenty-sixth of March we are having our open dance in the hlne room and exhibition room at the limerson Hotel. We are all working hard so that we may show all of our guests a delightful time. Won't you cfomf- and be one of them? Ask one 'of the A. K. D. girls and they will tell you all about it and sell you a ticket if you want to come. We know you do! ' Adele Flook. SOCIAL GOSSIP. Curiosity caused many students, on February 15th, to stray from their 'usual courses to conveniently gaze into their vacant mail boxes in search of nothing at all. Thanks to the placement of these treasure chests. from them once can obtain a clear view of Richmond Hall parlor. The parlor was being decorated most at- tractively. for, as we discovered, a staff valentine party. Some students enjoyed dressing the parlor in its loveliest gown for the great occas- ion. The students especially found great pleasure in Hstringing the celebrities of our school a 1ine. These lines led the guests a merry chase for their partners. Among the guests were Mrs. Keech, Mrs. Sammis, Miss Andres, Dr. Baker and Dr. Burdick. Refreshments were served by Miss Rudd, aided by a committee. Now I'm not the old Dutch clock in The Duel, but don't fancy I exaggerate because I got my news from Miss Riley's slate. A room of fluttering hearts-of lovely ladies-of many dancing iig- ures amid a few card champions! You may recognize this broken Eng- lish as a means of describing our dance of February 19th. We wish to pay tribute to Miss Tall, who so kindly gave the Valentine dance to the Seniors. lt was a lovely dance! Many students deemed it the best dance of the season. The social dancing was made more interesting by the introduction of many special features. There was a grand march and a Paul Jones. Everyone par- ticipated in the Lucky Number Dance. In this dance each couple received a numberg when the or- chestra ceased playing its gay tunes everyone stood motionless and lis- tened for his number, the unlucky ones became observers while the lucky couples danced with additional pleasure in their feeling of victory. The couples continued until but one lone couple remained on the floor. This couple was not crowned with a wreath of laurel, but they received something more practical, more use- ful, something of which they were more appreciative-a balloon to amuse them in idle moments. My account would be incomplete without thanking Miss Roach for being responsible for those most en- joyable dances, The Minuet and The Band Box Dance. The danc- ers in this case proved to be some of Miss Dowell's promising Fifth Graders. On with the dance! Let joy be unrronfinedg No sleep till morn, when youth and pleasure meet. As quoted from Byron, this was the spirit of the Sigma Alpha Fra- ternity. Their buffet supper of March 5th was followed by a dance. Old fraternity brothers greeted new brothers, and there was a real fam- ily reunion. The Frisco Five is a fine orchestra, but, as yet, they have been unsuccessful as musicians playing in the dark. Yes, brothers, one method of learning is by trial and error. Ellen M .Clark. OUR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION S. Deck the halls with green crepe DHDEF. Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la3 Watch the girls that dance and caper, Tra-la-la-la-la,la-la-la-la. What- Another month of birth- days? Yes, and this time St. Patrick himself presided. And best of all, we had Miss Tall with us. The girls, in white, received green aprons and green bows, and the boys. looking more charming than we have ever seen them, in their green feathered bonnets, green neckties and pipes which could hardly be seen, marched around while Wash- ing Lee Swing was being played. There was one among us whose birthday we especially honored be- cause she has done, and still is doing so very much to make our school life happier. Of course, you know whom I mean-- dear Miss M'cEachern. Then there was a surprise for us- Kitty Miller, in her green apron and cap, sang an Irish song, and Charlotte Harn, Eleanora Bowling, Kitty Miller and Mary Keech danced an Irish jig. We enjoyed this immensely, but the sad part of all.was yet to come. All those who did not have birthdays in March were requested to leave. We do not know what took place, but I know the cake was all gone the next morning. iPerhaps the members of the 1-ogues' gallery ate it. LAUGH WITH JUNIOR NINE. Streaker tgiving a report in H. EJ - Clothes of today are more sani- tary than they were years ago. For one thing, the skirts do not sweep the floor. Miss Keys- No, not ,by a long ways. Miss Hall- Now girls, after to- day'g lesson, how many of you are going to say 'drug' for dragged? Miss Stup, are you? Alice- Not unless I'm going to the drug store. Miss Blood-- What man is going to the North Pole? Lucille- Byrd. Miss Blood- Yes, how is he go- ing? Lucille - Fly, isn't he? March, 1927. 'TOWER LIGHT Page 11 THE LINDEN TOWSON SHOE STORE Safety Be Thrifty Service 39 York Road, at Linden Terrace York and Joppa' Roads Save Your Money and Il1V9St With A Ladies Don'tThrow Your Turn Sole The TOWVSON, MD. Shoes Away. NVe repair them without using nails BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Confectionery, Cigars and Cigarettes Light Lunch. Visit our Ice Cream Parlor Towson 372-J. SMART APPAREL For the College Girl and the pleasure of receiving cour- teous service amid spacious sur- roundings. HUTZLER BFQTHEK3 Q The Street Car The most convenient reliable, and Economical Means of Transportation United Railways 8 Elec. Company OF BALTIMORE or stitches. Shoes repaired on our new Hydro-Pres Machine with water proof cement Look, Wear and Feel like new shoes. DODGE BROTHERS Motor Vehicles YORK ROAD GARAGE 'rowsoN, MD. Ladies' Up-to-Date Hair Bobbing Shampooing and Curling WM. KOERNER 505 York Road Towson, Md. 3 ' WRIGHT' 1 vo, A For Your Drugs, Candy, Kodaks, Sta- tionery, Gifts, Etc. It's nf-ver cheaper elsewhere, because it's always cheaper here. 507 York Road, Towson TOXVSON BA KERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD Sa SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201 As A Patron of The Normal School THE TOVVSON NATIONAL BANK tCourt House Plazaj Invites You to Open An Account In Its Chet-king' Department, Savings Depart- ment, Christmas Savings Club and Rent A Safe Deposit Box. 4 Per Cent. Interest on Savings. Open Saturday Evenings MASON'S GARAGE York Road and 'Willow Avenue TOYVSON, MD. Willys-Knight and Overland Sales and Service. Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON MARYLAND Towson, Md. THE HERGENRATHER DRUG C0. Prescription Druggists Headquarters for School Supplies, Ko- claks, I lYilllS, AStationery, and Sporting Qoods: Greeting Cards for all Occas- sions. ,Agents for XVaterman's Ideal Fountain Pens, Whitman's Delicious Chocolates and Bon-Bons, Victrolas and Records. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Ave. TOWSON, MD. WALTER HOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market FRUITS - VEGETABLES STEWARTSQOZ.. THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Our Service Motto: Honest, Prompt, Comteous, Complete. Page 12 TOWER LIGHT March, 1927. WHY I THINK MY 1-IDl't'ATION HAS BEEN A I-'AlLl'RE. By Chas. Renn Il. Alumnus of '2-4. Young men and women, says the college bulletin on my desk, realize more than ever before the full value ot' a general education. This, as the opening paragraph. led me tc read the dissertation that formed the first few pages of the pamphlet and planted the seeds of my present introversively gloomy state of mind. I learned. as I had long suspected, that the young man who started in life without having breathed deeply of the atmosphere of campus life and without the benedic- tion of a diploma had as much chalice of becoming a successful social leader as the modern individual has of escaping pyorrhea. I gathered'tl1at all life was one continuous battle and that only those whose hearts were strong. whose ideals were high, and whose hands were ready could reasonably entertain hopes of coming out unpuuctured. Not only was it necessary for one to possess a goodly array of perfect viscera and a list of alibis that would shame a Sunday School teacherg but one had to come armed to the fray! One needed a tough shield of Latin. a brittle hel- met of mathematics. burnished armor of natural science. an unyielding lance of classic literature, kneeboots of medieval history. a broadsword of political science and about two hun- dred pounds of miscellaneous cutlery. At first, as I read the description of the young knight prepared to grapple with the shady powers of Ig- norance. I felt the glow of pride that passes from the scalp to the sole when one steps into the street in a cool. new suit. In a few moments. having examined more minutely my personal armament. I was plunged in gloom. There was my shield of language. It was dented and rusted clear through in spots. Two hundred years ago the gentlemen of the Eng- lish courts entertained with original compositions in Latin. I could no more recite Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star in Latin tbanl could sing Maryland My Maryland in Can- tonese. If Saint Peter should test my eligibility for entrance to the celestial campus by asking me to read three paragraphs of high school Caesar, I should be condemned to everlasting blister. Because of my wilful ignorance of Latin I had shut myself off from the subtleties of the Muses and the exactness of the sci- ences. I now blame my poor spell- ing for it. Who would have thought that a thing so ancient could hurt so much. The gloom hung heavy. heavy about my bowed head, there was Thunder on the Left. My footwear was of deplorably fragile stuff. Certainly it could nr-vcr carry me over the rocky and DOWNS WEDDING IN VI TATION S Cards for All Occasions Every Kind of Stationery DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Fha:-les St., Baltimore jagged heights of an intelligent con- versationg my feet would be blistered by the burning sands of a simple chat. Some day my best friend will 'MQW' find that I cannot name all of the Presidents of the United States in order and that I am not familiar with the family secrets of the Wong dy- nasty. Then he will turn upon me with his face black with scorn and- say. To think that I have been ac-f quainted with such ignorance! Of political science I found I was innocent. Since the days when I fervently recited from the little red history I had believed that all men' were created as alike as two peas and that the Monroe Doctrine was a gift of God Himself. Now I am laughed! at from,every editorial page. The light hurts my eyes and I feel that I shall never be able to put' up a pre-N sentable scrap with the forces ofi darkness. , In the biologic sciences, Ig thought, sitting up and wiping my' reddened eyes, I shall at least stand! a chance. But no! I have climbed only the outside ridge of hills. the mountains are miles away, there arel jungles to penetrate. The paths are' lnarrow and winding. the light is dim. my echoes will deceive me. I do not' know enough physiological terms to, bewilder a third grade youngster.l For years I have been biting intol wormy apples and have never feltg the sympathy for the cute little lar- vae that lay cuddled in the core that I should have felt, as a lover of na-' ture. Since the sixth grade I have, thought that moths flew toward thel light simply because the light at-i tracted them. Imagine my surprise! to find doctors' dissertations writtenl upon so obvious a phenomena. I learned that these gay little moths had nervous systems, which, when diagrammed on paper. looked like the upper Mississippi Valley. I have since come to understand that my original observations upon the pe- culiar gelatinous homogeneity of squash-ed moths were all wrong: that they possessed internal' convolutions. and concavities that approach the complexities of a plumbing system. I tremble with fear lest my barber Shall find what a dolt I am. Un- doubtedly he will make merry quips in Latin with the other barbers be- hind my scarlet face. t The other day I had lunch with a, book-keeper. Over the coffee hel said to me. X is a perfect ignor-' amus. He still thinks that the' molecular weight of serum globulin' Baltimore's Collection of Smart Specialty Shops ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. FLORIST ana NURSERYMAN Officeg Cut Flower and Plant Dept. 5315 York Road BALTIMORE, MD. Reserved for llochschiId:Kohn 8 Co. 'lik 1 lfvxillltslf' 1 rnflr! Y- -dna tml. ' W3 l March, 1927. TOWER LIGHT g Page 13 is about eighty thousand. lA SERIES OF FIVE POEMS You don't tell me, said I. The idiot. How could he be such a dumb-bell? Yes, continued the book-keeper, I asked him the past Wednesday evening by way ot' jest if the echino- derms and the hemichordates of the chordate series had free swimming cilliated larvae and the dunce said that he didn't know. Imagine such ignorance, said I, stirring my coffee furioso, but after all, life is so short, perhaps we have I been hasty in condemning X. The book-keeper glanced across the table at me and I scalded my throat with boiling coffee. Heavy, blue, soggy clouds gather on the horizon. I collect my rusty hardware. I heave great sighs. I reach for my biology text to find what an echinoderm is. CAN YOU IBLAGINE Weeder dressed in fairy clothes? Miss Spitzer playing basket ball? A row of Stutz cars in front of Newell Hall? Margaret Rohrer skipping assembly? Pauline Stephens corresponding with a Sultan of Persia? A Bill Mahoney writing an editorial? Mrs. Masland with poor posture? Miss Brown not being distressed to death over her student teachers? Foxy Van Sant in a fight? Miss O'Neil without a smile? Chester Davis not talking to girls? Miss Prickett not saying Well ? Swartz being 4 feet tall? Mrs. McCord not being in a hurry? Waltz riding in a certain Dodge coupe? Dickey not on an athletic team? Little Gus being lost in New York? Our fraternity boys expecting the or- chestra to play in the dark? Irene Young not being a modern Shylock? Ellen Clark being ambitious? Margaret Haines without her nour- ishment? Lida without on account of ? Sally France broadcasting Moon- light and Roses over Station W. E. A. F.? Miss Roach being out of Miss Riley's room? Miss Sperry not attending breakfast? HIGHLIGHTS OF SR. 9. Isn't Ace a trump? Jeannette says so? I wish Miss Lusby would give the class the benefit of her recipe forQ keeping that schoolgirl complexion. 0, for the bluffy powers of-Sally! Don't you think it's time for Bessie to stop cheating the barber? Won't someone ask Miss Graff's hairdresser's address fand pricey? Well, anyway, soon we all will be resting in Potter's Field after this pottery-making course in I. A. Mary Joe Stack, Sr. IX. THE PRINCESS ANINA. lBy I. V. S.l SUN SCENE Molten gold And a clot of blood The sun This day. Rinsing the sky Bathing the trees Denuding the earth To its latent beauty. DULCINEA ill Duleinea-e The longing in your lovely lan eyes Singing doubtful dulcet lies Xvarning yet enchanting me- Foolish man, be wise! ' llll Duleinea- The crooning of your soulful sob song This shall weaken me ere long Fold me deep in arms of loye- Do not be too strong! FOLLY OF LOVE. Ln folie fl'2lIl1U'lll' est entree TO guid b i n g dan s le monde. -Anatole France. lll Even unto folly do you love. Man-fool The wind visioned this to me Look on This is for you to see. fill A A tree embossed upon the moon Has beauty Yet neednot love. A tree stark naked, grim- In its curtsy to the breeze Has reason Yet need not love. A tree leaved in a film of green Sighing shelter to the birds Has pity Yet need not love. ' IIIU Man-fool A Gawk astride two legs Look on This is for you to see. Even unto folly must you love. QUESTION. KI l One moment of beauty One moment happy- Yxiarm, deep, understanding Passionate this moment. flll Could I have held you In my arms this moment And loved? ' Awake my life anew? lllll But is one moment's joy And forever after pain Enough to reawaken life So long has dormant lain? A Why do you brood My dear? XVhen Your lips are food For honey bees? fill Why do you fear- Must you groan? Of doubt stand clear And cease questioning. You alone Cannot love. GLITTERING GOLD. As the dew that clings to the rose at dawn, And glitters, gem-like, in the sun, Whose many sparkling points of light , Are gone ere the morn .is done: 'So o'er the span of years we sail In our glittering sail-ships of gold. We think that the sparkle will carry us on, That our fame the sparkle will hold. And yet, 'tis not the glistening dew, But the rose itself that we love, 'Tis the rose which clings in the dark of the night While the rays of the sun are no longer above 1It's only ourselves that honestly count I Not the glory' the gilt, nor the i wealth, The -own individual self! MARION L. BLOSS, Jr. 7. i A WORQTHY PROJECT. R THE XVEEKLY REPORTER: l Journal Of Literature, Art And I School News Events. Published By Grade Five-B Of The Govans School Every XVeek. Editorial Staff: Peter Eugene Costello ...... Editor Joseph Costello .......... Assistant Reporters of The Weekly Reporter: School News-Helen Bennet, Virginia i Zink. Class.News-Edwin Geigan. ,Literature and Art-Robert A. Harner. ' POETRY. A When the sun is setting Far below the hills The birds seem to sing With soft and happy thrills. Then comes nesting time, Then all is stillg Then from afar cross the meadow comes The call from the whipporwill, Far away comes the call from his mate, Then all is still. Eugene Costello. She was only a taxi-driver's daugh- ter, but you ought to meter. Page 14 ' TOWER LIGHT March, 1927. STUDENT TEACHLING. Of the six terms spent at Normal School. a student has two terms in which he gets a taste of teaching. The first opportunity comes in the Junior year in the course known as Participation. This course is only one day a week. In Participation little teaching is done, but the stu- dent gets a broader view of the du- ties of the teacher. The second op- portunity a student has to teach is in the Senior year tStudent Teachingl, which is the work of an entire term. This means that every day for twelve weeks we teach or rather, attempt to teach. The student teaching term is di- vided into two parts each consisting of six weeks. Only six weks are spent at a center. The reason for this is that it gives the student a chance to get a look at two city schools and therefore she gets a broader view of education in the ele- mentary schools of this city. You can't appreciate Student Teaching until you have had the pleasant experience yourself. Of course it's like everything else in this world. anything that's worth while and you want, you have to work hard for. You feel rather queer when you walk into a classroom for the first time and know that you are to do part of the teaching. to guide and de- velop these little people morally as well as mentally, to mold and shape human minds, personalities, and souls. But yet. you have some con- fidence in yourself. It is left to your practice teacher to decide when your teaching shall be- fzin. Some teachers let you observe the first week. others let you teach the second day. I had the pleasure of teaching the second day. I was pet- rified when my teacher told me to have a Nature Study lesson on wild flowers. What knowledge did I have of wild flowers? All I could think of were a few technical names from my course in biology at high school. such as some parts of a flower: leaves. pistil, stamens. etc. Did wild flowers have these parts? .lust what were some kinds of wild flowers? Well. you can guess what I did that afternoon when I went home. I went on a search through the woods for some wild flowers. I picked what I thought were some wild flowers. but I knew the name of only one-the golden- rod. I might add the month was September. I decided then and there I would attempt to teach a lesson on the goldenrod. I gathered 'enough goldenrorl for forty children. That night I wrote my lesson plan. The meaning of a lesson plan can easily he expressn-rl in one sentence, but only thc- Students from the Maryland State- Normal School know the phy- sical and mcnfal activity involved. The next morning going to school I looked like a walking woods. The schedule read: Nature Study, 9.10. My. I was so excited, but I forgot myself completely when I faced forty bright little faces. As I was new to them and they were new to me, there was a mutual interest. But after the lesson when the practice teacher said to me, that wasn't half bad, I didn't know how to feel, but she smiled when she said it, so I supposed for a first lesson it was passable. VVhen once the ice is broken you never mind getting be- fore a class no matter how large or how small. Your knowledge of the technique of teaching grows as you observe your practice teacher and you your- self have more experience at teach- ing. You enjoy your Student Teach- ing more and more as the days. pass and by the time the first six weeks are over you don't possibly see how you can leave your first center be- cause the first class seems to make the deepest impression on you. But you soon become used to your second class and like it almost as much as the first one. The first six weeks seem to be more or less a learning period and the second six weeks you are trained to some degree and you are expected to put into practice the knowledge you have gained from your first six weeks of experience. The teaching profession is like any other profession in that this training period is the most practical part of our course at Normal School. fOne of the speeches given at the Eastern High School of Baltimore City in the enrollment campaignj AUDREY DEPPENBROCK' '2 7. CLASS NEXYS. On January 6, 1927, we had a meeting and decided to publish a weekly paper. We elected an editor and an assistant. Eugene Costello was selected as the editor, and Jos- eph Costello as the assistant. The editor is in charge of everything that goes on in our paper. The class is going to write poetry. compositions and stories. The class elected four reporters, one to write the class news, one to write the school news, and one to collect literature. Edwin Geigan was elected reporter to write the class news: Robert Harner was elected to collect literatureg Helen Bennet and Virginia Zink were elected to collect the school news. After the reporters have collected one wcek's literature, it goes in the Weekly Reporter. Mr. Sollins has planned to have the class literature printed and put into a separate book. The class has decided to call this book The Weekly Reporter. -The Editorial Of This Xvcekz As chief editor of The Weekly Re- porter, I welcome all our reporters and thank them for the articles con- tributed to our pages. We pledge ourselves to the best interest of this school news and invite all to make this the snappiest and most instruc- tive of all school papers by assisting our staff. Let us include as much instructive information as possible along with class news. All must show a great interest in our paper and have pride in its growth. We will comment on the worth of all news and expect great competition for the place of reporter-in-chief, which title will be given our best re- porter. P. E. C. NOTICE. If you see anything important in the newspapers that would be inter- esting for our weekly magazine. bring what you found interesting and hand it to one of our reporters. J. C. As I look out the window What do I hear? I hear a band of robins Flutter overhead. They're going South! They're going South! O what a sorrow We shall miss them tomorrow. O what a sorrow All the birds are going tomorrowg O what a sorrow. Lee Wallis. Oh sun! O sun! so high in the bright blue sky, ' Why are you so lovely, O sun? Said the sun to me, The time is nigh When I must go to light the other side of the sky. Wilson Cocks. As I look out the window I see the birds fly high- They fly in groups of five- They fly so high in the sky that They look like a little eye in the sky. David Weinstein. Un The Beach. 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M, -- I f ...JY 1.. sw , x V ,,, ,-1 , ,. 4 , 1 by 1 1 ,+.f,v 1 vgfw A' 1 4 sm ,pi 'IA 'v X. ' fi f 1 'W , 1, 1-1: ,.. ' 3 '- . :H ' 1- --:S l . ' Lvl ' w1,- sl I., . -I, .1 .. .-1,-' 1, f N. 1 1 f Q-'I , ' 1 . 1 1' ,L 4-X .. r ,-. K, .' -I 1 . U min! -149 ' '11 , J. 'f' ' 1 I , ,, ,.,'- 1 , .-1' ,.'-.-- 21.1 ' ,, 'n ft, x. ,. I' ' x'1g QT U , 5, ...4l.,. . Q . ' 2-1,41 ' . A ' - ' . N I -Af. ,5, , 1: .- 71,- M ,- r 4...., u Y V ix 1- - dnl H ,M , h' J' 'vw-' , .,A,.,,: 5,1611 ' 5 . '1- - ' . ' ' - jf s. ,e'1 Y nf? TOWER LIGHT Vol. 6--No. 7 APRIL, 1927 TENTATIYE STUDENT COUNUIL PLANS FOR- NEXT YEAR. The officers of the Student Council have not had time to formulate new policies, due to our inability to get together, but We do have gellefal principles and duties that should be known to all. Our first steps in the exercise of our duties next year will be directed to the incoming Juniors. Under all circumstances. we will do every- thing in our power to make them feel welcome and at home. It is our de- sire to acquaint them with the Stu- dent's Association for Cooperative Government so that they will under- stand our position and lend us their aid. The needs of such an organiz- ation will be shown them at an early opportunity. We shall explain the origin and growth of the organiza- tion, its aims, standards. and what it should do fbr the student. It would be well also to bring home to the Juniors the unique value and purpose of a Normal School. Emphasis should be placed at the start on the importance of good scholarship and high standards of conduct. It would be well to impress upon the Juniors early the importance of honesty and sincerity in all their dealings with school and school life. We must have them realize that they are attending a professional school and are no longer high school students, that they are now pursuing a career that fits one to instruct and handle children. We desire to show them the need of courage, persist- ence and sustained effort ,and above all, loyalty to one's self and to one's school. Further it will be most necessary to hold regularly semi-monthly coun- cil meetings. Next year's oiiicers. who will be looked upon for leader- ship and as representatives of the student body should put forth every effort to be punctual and regular in attending council meetings. These meetings will be conducted in a purely business-like fashion, charac- terized by cooperation and good order. It will be our purpose to handle everything that comes under our jurisdiction. without discrimin- ation or evasion, regardless of the diiiiculties or unpleasantness in- volved. The Student Council will, as usual, conduct monthly meetings of the stu- dent body. Here measures acted upon in the council meetings may be submitted for the approval of the student body. Students will be aiforded the opportunity of present- ing problems that they themselves 'are confronted with, or policies in I 1 l i l I I which they are interested. Vile hope. however, that our organization will not be looked upon merely as an agency for keeping order. We hope that in the coming year the student body will inaugurate progressive measures for the welfare of the school and the students. In conclusion. our organization hopes to promote cooperation be- tween student and faculty under the supervision of the principal, and for the best interest of the school. Carroll S. Rankin. CAMPUS DAY. Those of you who were here last year remember Campus Day-show we scrubbed, painted, cleaned out closets. pulled dandelions from the lawn. built a kiln, and ever so many other things that made the campus a pleasanter and more beautiful place. You remember also our pic- nic lunch, our ivy planting. the field events and the crowning of the May Queen. Those of you who were 11ot here will participate this year for the first time in this event. We hope to make it a very happy and profitable day. Look about you, both indoors and out, and note what might be done to improve our school. Think what you yourself would like most to con- tribute to its improvement. Vile have set the date for Tuesday, May 3. This will give us time to think and plan carefully so that the day will be a real success.-Agnes Sny- der, chairman. . MEMBERSHIP IN THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT TOWSON. 1. Membership is continuous- Once a member, always a member -provided dues are remitted regu- larly. 2. Membership year-the school year-September 1 to June 30. 3. Membership fee-31.00 per year. 4. Payment of annual dues entitles one to the privileges of an active member. The Alumni issue of the Tower Light g notices of meetings and active participation in the annual business meeting in June. a. VVere you one of the 240 active members in 1925-1926? - b. Did you receive your copy of- the Tower Light ? c. Do you know that there are approximately 5000 graduates of your Alma Mater? Published Monthly by Students of Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. d. Will you secure a new active member for this year 1926-1927? 5. Annual Alumni Business Meet- ing and Banquet, June 11. 1927. a. Come and bring your old-time pal , b. Pass the word along. INTER-SORORITY TEA. The three Sororities were e11ter- tained at Glen Esk by Miss Tall, on the afternoon of March 22nd. Miss 'iall has assured us that Sororities are here to stay as long as they prove themselves to be of some value. Miss Tall had as her special guest for the afternoon, Mrs. Williams, an alumna of Goucher a11d a Sorority woman, who gave a short talk on school loyalty and the real meaning of sororities. Sororities can be either a benefit or a menace to the school. Mrs. Williams suggested to us ways in which we can prove our- selves valuable to the school. We can so raise the standard of the sororities that the girls who wish to belong to a sorority will work to improve their scholarship and there- by raise the standards of the school. Mrs. Williams gave us some excellent 'suggestions to make next year bigger, better and more successful. Tea and cakes were served and the girls mingled together for a few more minutes, thus linking the three So- rorities with a stronger bond of friendship and a determination to prove their value to Normal. EXCERPTS FROM THE DALLAS t 'ON VENTION. Stop And Think. Sometimes a warning Sign may be of real assistance. The following list points out ways in which a teacher may actually prevent the develop- ment of right attitudes and ideals. Practices which invariably produce negative results include: Giving assignments which are too difficult. Punishing a whole class for the I wrong conduct of a few members. 'Forcing a child to make an apology. Being over-sentimental in an effort to win the children. Making a child do a piece of work without helping him see the need of it. Humiliating a child in any way. I Discouraging children. Failing to give children an oppor- tunity to do things. Telling a child that he must not do a certain thing and then allowing him to do it. Page 2 TOWER LIGHT April, 1927. Failing to show appreciation of good work and right conduct. I -Hazel Aldrich Finegau. in Course of Study Bulletin, Los Angeles City Schools. Individual Instruction. I The individual technique as it basl been developed in the public schoolsg of Winnetka. Illinois. makes it pos-' sible for children to progress through their ordinary school subjects as in- dividuals, QHC4l child mastering each unit before going on to the next. neither hurrie:l nor retarded by his feIlows,' said Sur-t. Carleton Wash- burne. The individual technique itself consists of three common-sense steps. These steps may be taken in any school system to the distinct advant- age of that school system. A survey of the Winnetka Schools under the Commonwealth Fund of New York showed that among the results of the Individual Technique are no grade repetition, no failures, somewhat in- creased rapidity of progress, better mastery of knowledge and skill sub- jects. better success in high school, no additional cost, and far more op- portunity for self-expressive and so-, cialized activities. The three steps of the technique may be summarized as follows: ily Specify exactly what knowledge and skill each child is expected to master: l2l Prepare or select complete diag- A I I nostic tests ,which will determinel exactly where each child needs help' or training: 131 Make the materialsl of instruction self-instructive. like correspondence lessons. I In non-technical terms. the tech-f nique simply consists of knowingg what you are trying to teach, tinding, out where each child needs help, and' making it possible for the child toi learn what he is expected to learn. These things can be done scientifi- callv to the great. advantage of the children, Through them it becomes ll0SSi l9 to fit the schools to individ- ual diiTerences. -The Gist. I l Over a hundred school systems: have agreed to co-operate in a large undertaking for the purpose of de- termining in what grades the differ- :-nt processes of arithmetic can be inrst r-ffcctivcly introduced, said Varleton Washburne. Superintendent of Schools. Winnetka. Illinois, The schools of today arc teaching arith- mrrtic in about the same grades as Ihcy were one or two generations ago. l 'l'h1- l'llIll'S'3 of study in arithniclif--l i' ict llflf-4l'tl upon any sf-ientitir rtndie-s wliatsrwve,-r. Sonic schools inlrodnm- formal arithmetic in first grmlr-. many in second, and a few as lalc as third. No one has cvcr Thi- Vlilcing ot' .xl'illlIlli llt'. found out whether it makes any dif- ference in which grade the subject is begun. The Committee of Seven of the Superintendents and Principals' As- sociation of Northern Illinois has in- augurated a program to extend over a period of several years, by which such questions as are raised above may be answered in a scientific way. The superintendents of schools in. over 100 cities in the central Statesl have agreed to co-operate with the Committee, teaching various topics? in various grades under carefullyl controlled conditions and measuringf their results. As these results are received by the Committee of Seven,l they will be tabulated and interpreted and used in recommending modifica-l tions in the present traditional pro-' ceduref ---The Gist, Dallas, Texas. Non-School English. The test of our teaching is found, in the habits and standards of our children when they are away from the teacher's influence. declared Dr, E. J. Ashbaugh, Assistant Director, Bureau of Educational Research, Ohio State University. The Eng- lish which they use in their letters to their friends reveals these habits and standards in this subject more adequately than any test given in the school or theme written for class room purpose. ' Dr. Ashbaugh has collected about two thousand letters written by chil- dren of grades seven to twelve and rent to their friends through the mail. The following are some of the outstanding conclusions drawn from ex critical analysis ot' a sampling of these letters from grades seven, nine and twelve: I 1. On the average. about two per rent of the words in the letters from thildren of these grades are mis- spelled, Ninety-eight per cent ac- curacy is considered excellent in most activities ol' life, but not in spelling. 2. From fifteen to twenty per rent ct' the declarative sentences and albreviationg are not followed by periods. 'lhis is not lack of knowl- fudge. but lack of correct habit or standard. I LL On the whole. though the for- mal ride does not improve greatly from seventh to twelfth grades, the' content does. The seventh grade children st-ein to have nothing to say and arc merely answering a letter, while the twelfth graders largely' have something ot' interest to rclatel and a real desire to communicate it. The Gist. Dallas. Texas. .K 'I'iibutc To My Xlotlitzi- To iny tnolhcr. who taught hcr 1-hildrt-n thc dccp things ol' lifc: I and for all His lowly creaturesg obedience and devotion: sincerity and simplicityg patience and perse- verance, self-denial and self-reliance: kindness and helpfulnessg content- ment while striving to attain: joy in gerviceg and satisfaction in work well done. With a culture not learned in school-for her island home af- forded but little in the way of schools-but with that richer culture that comes from companionship with a few great books: from communion with God and nature: and from a life well lived, its diiliculties faced and its problems solved with an uncon- quered and unconquerable spirit, she taught us by what she did, to dog and inspired us by what she was, to be- come. -From the speech by Presi- dent Randall J. Condon on The Qualities of a Great Teacher. A LIBRARY STARTED. Millersville, Md., March 16, 1927. Dear Miss Osborne:- I thought perhaps you would be interested in a little library work we are doing at our school. I Several weeks ago a'patron gave us two hundred forty old books. books of all kinds, but mostly all valuable in the Elementary School. We had no money for library supplies, but from the school board we man- aged to get three packs of cards: white cards to use in the books and orange cards for the borrowers. We had the children cut pockets for the books from heavy brown wrapping paper Two Fifth Grade girls helped make the inventory in a composition book we are keeping for that pur- pose. Several other girls and boys helped write out the cards and match them to the books. Now all our books are ready for circulation, and our children feel an added interest in the library because they helped with all the work. We also have borrowed eighty-six books from the branch of the Library Commission in Annapolis. I am coming to see you sometime. I often think of you, and every day I realize how much my work with you helped me. Sincerely, CARLOTTA SILVER An old gentleman said to some girls who were talking very loud at the opera. My dear young ladies, please talk a little louder: the music makes such a noise I can't hear half you say. ---Exchange. llantllady-sl think you had better hoard elsewhere. loarder-AYos, l often had. duty, honor, truth: courage. fnitli. l,:indlady-Ol'ten had what? hopc. love oi' homo and ol' country: Illoardex-AHad better board else- i't-vcn-iicc for God. for each other, wlierc.-'Yoo Doo. April, 1827. g Towns LIGHT Page 2 SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES 01 Q STUDENT TEACHING. Student Teaching offers many op- portunities other than teaching. The teaching, of course, is the biggest op- portunity, but aside from this, tnere are certain social opportunities that enrich the life of a student teacher. The student teachers at No. 25 school, along with several of the regular teachers in the school, at- tended an entertainment given by children at the Jewish Educational Alliance. On the program were several musi- cal selections and a play. Among t.-e musicians who performed was Shura De'Voriene, a child prodigy. He is three years of age and plays the piano remarkably well. He played several selections and played them all by note. His little hands are too small to stretch an octave. but he plays them by jumping quickly from one key to the other with his thumb and little finger. At times while he was playing, one little foot swung under the bench, keeping time to the music. ' As a musician, Shura is a genius, but in every other way he is just a normal little boy. Judging from the progress that he has already made. one may predict that he will some day be one of the world's famous musicians. When this happens, we shall be proud of the fact that we heard him play when he was but a little boy of three. M. XVherrette. - STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCES. Wouldn't it be a splendid thing if all the students in the Normal School could know something of what the student teachers are doing in the dit- ferent practice centers? The kindergarten at School No. 25 -a city practice centre, Miss Zelma Thompson, teacher in charge-is per- haps one of the most interesting places in the city. The kindergarten children are just natural sweet little boys and girls. even though they are foreign born or are children of foreign born parents. There are Polish children, Russian Jews, Greeks and Italians. A kin- dergarten the world over means the same thing-a garden of children- and this one is a real garden. The children have learned the meaning of the word, and they love it. When asked what i'kindergarten means. their faces beam and they answer! A garden of children. This garden is like a garden in April, when the showers and the warm sunshine come. One can al- most see things grow. Some of the children, when they enter the school. cannot understand much English and do not speak it, and it is interesting Ito watch tftem and see how quickly pthey learn. With many of them the 'kindergarten is the only place where their growth is directed along the right line. for at home they are left to grow as they will. One day the children were drama- tizing Little Miss Muitettf' A little boy was Miss Muffett. VVhen the Spider came crawling up to frighten 'him away. he calmly sat and con- itinued to eat from the bowl he had lin his hand. When the teacher said: WVhy you didn't even run. You tdidn't act a bit scared.'-' he said, Ah. I ain't scared, Miss Thompson sometimes wears a string ot amber beads. One day a little girl sat looking intently at the beads. but apparently listening to the conversation on spring. Suddenly she jumped up from her chair, went up to Miss Thompson, touched the large bead in the centre of the string and said: The lother time she .large bead was that the others 'ten children. N It seems that .rave taken Miss tor a little boy pointed to them and said: 'tThey are the kindergarten mother bead. An- remarked that the Miss Thompson and were the kindergar- the student teachers Thompson's position, teachers. and pointing to Miss Thompson, said: and that is Miss Thompson. l Every day something interesting and funny happens. If you want to get a thrill out of teaching. if you want to iind joy an'l Ihappiness in living with little chil- dren. just come to School No, 25 and visit the kindergarten. You will love it, even as we do. We are hoping that students from ,tlre other centers will tell us some- thing about their children, and about the funny things that happen. : - M. XVherrette. JY!-ET CHILDREN. . Something great. a revelation I be- lieve, is offered to everyone who has worked with or observed the children at Bond and Fleet streets, , Can you picture a large, airy kin- 'dergarten room in which thirty tiny foreign babies work, play, and get ltheir Iirst. iine ideals? Can you look 'further and see how these children tlove and appreciate what kinde1'gar- iten offers them, how everything at scliool is in direct contrast to every- thing at home? Here these children are allowed to play with toys and blocks such as 'they have never seen before. They are treated as individuals whose opin- lions are worth listening to. Can you see them, their little faces light- ing with pleasure as their teach , lMiss Thompson, listens interestedly while they tell how they help at ihome? I On every face is written just what athe child behind it is thinking. They respond eagerly to the slightest stim- ulus. They take the greatest trouble learning to be polite. Even though politeness is not a factor at home, they love it and will do anything if it is polite to do that thing. Other children, in different neigh- borhoods, may draw, paint or mould masterpieces. These little tots, with t'ew experiences, put into their work just what others put into theirs-and get amazing results. The game period is a pleasure to the beholder as well as to the children. Thin, un- cared-for little bodies in scant clothes seem to graceful as they seem as and we. nursery day, as Miss Mu change and become moving figures, breathing gallantry dance the Minuet . They children of another century looking on, admire their rhymes and stories. One they were playing Little ftett , Miss Thompson asked if she might play with them. They assented and sat looking intently as he sat down to eat her curd and whey. When the great. black spider sat down. Miss Thompson straight- way jumped up and ran away. The children were delighted, and after several more had played it. Morris, a most interesting, lovable little craracter, asked if he might be little Miss Muffet. As he sat contentedly eating his curd and whey, the black spider sat down beside him. To everyones dismay, Morris kept right on eating as though nothing had hap- pened, Thinking that he had not observed the spider, Miss Thompson said, Oh Mor1'is, there is the 'black spider. I know, replied Morris, but I ain't askured. Little sayings such as this one make these children so lovable. On one occasion, after a health talk, I asked: VVhat will happen if you put your pencil in your mouth? To this, the ever-ready Morris answered: If you put in your mouth your pencil you get dirt in it, and if you put a pistol in your mouth you be dead. They are so sincere and real, that they sometimes make you feel that you are not as fine as you might be. and at once yon become their pupil. Twenty-Five loves visitors, and those of Us who have been there urge you to pay them a visit. The kinder- garten has many boosters' and every one of us is rooting for the success of those little children in whom, with Miss Thompson to guide them, we have every confidence. Ann Oldham. Sr. 2. An Irishman was telling of his war wound. He said, Au' the bul- let went in me chist here, and come out me back! But, said his friend, it would have gone through your heart and killed you. Faith, an' me heart was in me mouth at the time! -Exchange. Page 4 TOWER LIGHT April, 1927. SOME liESl'l.'l'S OF JUNIOR l'ARTlCll'A'I'l0N. If the Junior students who partici- pated in teaching in the Kindergar- ten of School No. 25 could have been present at the theatre party given by the 2-B class. they would have been thrilled. for they would have seen a specific outcome of the work they did in the school. During the winter term, when the Juniors were participating in teach- ing. many interesting things were done. Among them was a puppet show given at Number 25 for the kin- dergarten. The' first and second grades were invited in to see the show. The story they dramatized was Little Black Sambo. The story itself left a decided impression on the children in the kindergarten and in the first grade, but the actual workings of the show inspired the children in the Second Grade to cre- ate. They made two shows of their own--Epaminondas and Red Riding Hood. Several little girls who were ex- tremely interested in it, started mak- ing puppets at home. When the other children saw what they were doing, they immediately wanted to help. Some made puppets, others collected materials and offered sug- gestions or made scenery. When the puppets were made, the children realized that they needed a stage. so they made one out of an orange crate. The stage was quite unique in that it was divided into two parts. Since the orange crate was in two sections, the children conceived the idea of using one section for the out- door scenery, and the other section for the indoor scenery. This made matters quite simple, since it made possible a change of scenery without the necessity of changing scenery. All they had to do was to move the puppets from one side to the other. The scenery was a class project. and the only part that was in any way directed by the teacher. During one work period. the children were allowed to draw scenery, and the children themselves judged the work and decided which was the best to use. The members of the class chose different ones to carry out the pro-' gram-one to tell thc story, others to assist with handling the puppets. drawing the curtains and making arrangements. When everything was planned in detail, an invitation was written to the children in the Kindergarten and in the First Grade, asking them to come and sec Ihr- show. Needless to say, the invitation was accepted. lf the Juniors could only have sc-cn the faces of tho:-lc children-the pro- ducers joyous over having accom- plished something, and happy br-- cause they had an opportunity to do something for someone- r-lsc. I As the show progressed, enthusi- 'asm increased on the part of the on- lookers. One of the little kinder- 'garten children persisted in standing in front of the stage. This, of course, kept the other children from 'seeing Because of this, he had to be taken from the room. When he :was spoken to for having kept the lother chilren from seeing, he said: 1 Why we go in there to see a show. We have our own show in Kinder- garten. We make show. VVe make lB1ack Sambo. We make Black Mumbo. We have show in Kinder- garten. f After these classes went back to their rooms, other classes were in- vited, and in presenting it to the older children, the chairman of the group gave some hints as to how to go about making a showfsources of material, methods of constructin, etc. The Seniors who are doing their student teaching in this school had the pleasure that the Juniors should have had. They would not have Imissed seeing it for all the high- lpriced seats in any theatres. This tshow was worth more than any ,money could buy. It was the hon- est. sincere work of children. I M. Wherrette. DUTCH ENTERTAINMENT. Class 6-A-Miss Mary Carroll on 'April 5. 1927, 8 P. M. t i Program- l I-Song: A Little Dutch Garden Class. y II.QDutch Dance-Sophia Wein- stein. Rose Benzoin. III4Play: Courage. Scene - A ,Dutch Kitchen. Character: The lMother. Rose Scheerg The Father, iJoseph Fineg Greta, Anna Goldnerg Hlosef. James Tawneyg Franz, Dora Davidsong Hendrick, George Kelso. IV-Dutch Dance-Anna Goldner, Dora Davidson. V-Re-citation: The Leak in the Dike-Miss France, Sr. 9. VIWDutch Dance: Lillian Bellin, Frank Zafren, Jeanette Lubitch. George Schreiner. Albert Kilberg, Mollie Levin. Yll--Vocal Solo: Miss Musgrave, Sr. EI, accompanied by Miss Bond. Sr .9. VIII--Dance: Aliss Weider, St'. Special. 213. Surrounded by the feminine repre- sentatives of' Math, K. P., Music and !I'syclmlogy, with Student Teaching. lllistory, Physical Ed, Geography. tl'enmanship and Biology nearby. one hesitates to embark on such a testi- tmonial. Miss Van Bibber will now have a chance to see some of the 'thought processes that go on in those meditative spells. during which she ,says it would he a huge satisfaction lo throw a large hook. 4 t l But nrst, listen again to some of the snatches of conversation: Miss Prickett, I ani going to teach music next week, an-. Gracious, is that the last bell? Do you mean to tell me you didn't have the chil- dren do this? Mr, Shaw, I won- der if you have a dark suit the 'Southern Gentleman' in our assemb- ly program might wear? How much do students divine our reactions to them as they come and go from this rather handy room? Well. sometimes we are really busy, and it might be a good idea to in- quire about this. But usually, though. some of us- are almost entrenched behind a formidable fortress of units, we are ready to re- ceive friends upon the giving of a proper countersign. In our absence. however, it is not so good to just take the precious material for your next teaching lesson, is it? Now for our own family in 213! A man, of course, as well as a woman, will seek association with man tpart of the timel. So it isn't astonishing that sometimes, particu- larly if general conversation has veered to romance languages, ap- parel, friends of mine or even a theatre party, that one experiences a. strong urge to retreat around the corner to masculine rendezvous. How- ever, even such controversial subjects as ventilation, automobiles or sched- ules do not keep the weather from being prevailingly fair. I suspect we have missed the deeper atmosphere of this or any similar room. or any school, if it is seen mainly as the place of routine business which leaves the character of the teacher relatively untouched and isolated. The nature of our en- deavor and craftsmanship is much too complex and full of feeling for that. Instead, may it not be well looked upon as one of the settings in the associative drama of a group of lives. varied in gift and maturity, but united, deep down, here and there, by the size of the job and the satisfaction of interplay with kindred spirits? R. W. S. Does my practicing make you nervous? asked the man who was learning t.o play a saxophone. lt did when 1 first heard the neighbors discussing it, replied the man next door. but I'm getting so now that I don't care what happens to you. -Tit Bits. Fresh-water fish must sing bass, because they never reach the high SGH. Guess what the Professor said about you the other day.' I haven't. the least idea. Oh, so he told you, too? -Har- vard Lampoon. Q April, 1527. TOWER LIGHT Page 5 SIGMA ALPHA FRATER NIZE. The week-end of March 5 was a signal for much activity on the part of Sigma Alpha Fraternity. For those not acquainted with Sigma Al- pha 01' its work we will say that it is the boys' fraternity of the Mary- land State Normal School at Towson, Md. Its major purposes are to de- velop character, friendship, scholar- ship, sociability and loyalty to the school. - Although the return of the alumni of Sigma Alpha created the fraternal spirit between those of the present chapter a11d the alumni, it was illus- trated during the basket-ball game on Saturday afternoon. The alumni team, composed of men of the Classes Of '23, 24, 25. '26, were met by five of the active members. The teams proved to be evenly matched. At no one time did either team lead by more than a basket or two. VVith the score tied and only 0116 minute left to play. some unfortunate alum- nus fouled one of the resident team and he promptly made his free throw for what proved to be the deciding point of the game. This instantly caused much excitement, as the throw was made after the referee had blown his whistle for the final time. We commend the alumni on their effort, although handicapped by age and lack of practice. Line-up- Alumni Members - France, fg Thomas, fg Morris, cg Schmidt. cg Flater, gg Simonds. g. Resident Members-Ford. fg Price, fg Windsor, cg Muller, gg DeVilbliss, gg Referee-Mr. Fiery. At night the fraternity entertained its members by holding a dance in the auditorium. The music was furnished by the Frisco seven- piece orchestra. The dance was well attended and many of the alumni members expressed it when they said, It was the best social in the history of the fraternity. Our entire day was a success, and we are using this as a means to show our appreciation for those who helped to make it such. Sigma Alpha Miss Tall entertained the Sigma Alpha Fraternity, of which she is a honorary member. at a buffet luncheon at Glen Esk. A short time was spent before dinner in getting acquainted. Our hostess was very interested in everyone and everything, and used most of the time to recall old memor-- ies and renew old acquaintances. The most pleasing part of all followed this: namely, the dinner. It, of course was superb and, needed only the presence of our charming hostess to make it quite perfect. After dinner Dr. Hillegeist. of U. of Md., who helped to organize the fraternity four years ago talked to the members in an interesting and inspiring fashion. DOINGS OF THE Nl' SIGS. NVl1at are the Nu Sigs doing? Any- one who attended the Nu Sig sub- scription dance or the Nu Sig card party could answer this question. The Nu Sig dance was held at the Emerson Hotel February 26, with Bob lula furnishing the music. The Nu Sig card party, held at the Emer- son March 19 was one of the biggest affairs of its kind during the Lenten Season. Many of the guests were fortunate enough to be the winners of one of the door. table or raffle prizes. Spring pledging took place Mon- day, April 4. At this time four girls were pledged into the Nu Sigma Sorority. They are May Angle. Mil- dred Buckingham. Ethel Melcher and Leila McCabe. After the pledg- ing service, a pledge supper was served. We had as our guests our Alumni president, Cornelia Wilson. and the 1926 Nu Sig president, Mil- dred Mitchell. DELTA BETA DELTA SUBSCRIP- TION DANCE. On the evening of March the twelfth. any observing person stand- ing in the lobby of the Southern Hotel would have seen many happy couples trooping to the elevators. If he had followed one of them he would have seen the pair get out at .the second floor and enter the ban- l n l l quet hallg he would have seen D. B. D. banners hung at each end of the room. If he were at all keen he would have realized by this time that the annual Delta Beta Delta sub- scription dance was on. Jack Lederer was at his best. and the Footloose men and girls tripped the light fantastic to his Fascinating Rhythm. Everybody heaved a wistful sigh when the strains of Home Sweet Home sounded. ' M. E. VV., '28. RED LETTER DAYS. t'All the world is a stage Where every man must play his part. The parts portrayed by various individuals are as different in their nature as the individuals are unlike. Some of us play the nonessential or obscure roll, while others carry cities off their feet with their startling prominence. An illustration of the latter type is recognized in the three so1'orities of our school. which stand in the headlights and dazzle us with their splendor. Recently each soror- ity has given a subscription dance at one of Baltimores famous hotels. Hark! a modern Pied Piper, Jack Lederer, lures us to join the dancers in the Emerson Blue Room. VVe en- ter and gaze upon golden haired princesses and dark princes gliding along to the dreamy tunes of a fairy I. waltz. The music fades, and we be- come conscious that the next dance will be a Paul Jones. A trick ver- sion of a Paul Jones followed. An- other interesting feature was a 'tdash dance,' in which the Olympian cham. pion was able, by using a hundred yard dash, to procure one of the ladies wearing sweet peas or some other fair damsel. 'Tis true that many a flower is born to blush unseen, and many a talented person dies unrecognized. We discovered in Charlie Phillips a professionalist whom Broadway has not praised. We feel certain that if any famous theatrical manager had been present when Charlie gave his interpretation of the Black Bottom and Charleston they would have forced him to sign a ten-year con- tract with their company. The sweet peas presented were a lovely means of expressing the Sorority's appreciation of their charming chaperon, Mrs. Sibley, and their president, Miss Leister. Ellen N. Clark. SCOUTS GIVE DANCE. The Girl Scout dance, given on March 18. was quite a success. The largest crowd which attended any of the school dances was present at this function. The auditorium was beautifully decorated with green and white crepe paper. balloons and shamrocks. Irish flags also added to the decorations. The balloon dance was enjoyed by all. The Lucky Number and Paul Jones were hilarious numbers. All too soon the time came when the dance must break up. We are look- ing forward to another next year. O. Hauver, Jr. XV. CONTESTS. , K Contests-yes, we fthe elementary school! can have contests. This spring we are starting some- thing new in the campus school. Our school is divided into a Gold and a White team. grade we have four and girl's gold team girl's white team. This week tApril ing our first contest. The teams within each grade play each other. Points are given to the winning team. We are going to have contests every three weeks from now to the end of the term. At the last the team that has the most points wins the meet. Every- one is working hard for his team. The student teachers are having the opportunity to coach the children and to referee the games and see the result of coaching. ' Gladys Grimes, Sr. 12. ' Within each teams-a boy's and a boy's and ll we are hav- ls she intellectual? No. I find her most intelligent. --Jane. A ,,...,.+.f-r-vvzrv-.. f,. ..... ----ff page 6 TOWER LIGHT April, 1927. . TOWER LIGHT l l PUBLISHED MONTHL1-MARX Student Editors l or Tut: srconxrs or THE . '- L , MAVUEL l t..txn sT.xTE NORMAL scnooi.. XBELE I.-QOOK I TOXVSON, MD. Business Manager FOSTER FORD .hlvertising Mauairer GLADYS GRIMES Fin-ulntion Nlnnalrgr HOXY.-XRD FLOOIx ELEANORA BOXVLING L ELLEN CL..-Xl-IK Dlnnnging Editor 1 ALICE L. MUNN l'rlct.-:-One Dollar Fifty Cents For , 'Pen Copies. 1 1 Sinfxlejsslws Fifteen Cc-nts. ' 1 APRIL. 1927. f Y YWYYALVH 1 YYL1.'jll4L-----vff V . -i T E d 1 t o r 1 a l I 1 USE AND ABUSE, 'pected to speak. But have you everl These two words are somewhat alike in appearance. although if you look at them closely you will per- ceive a difference. In meaning, how- cver, the difference is tremendous. Some Normal School students do not seem to realize this. Instances of this lack are numerous. but we offer ltut one example: the tennis courts. The distinction between abusing the tennis courts and merely using them. is. to some extent, apparent to everyone. By abusing the courts we mean not wearing tennis shoes while playing: walking or running across reach some destination have been arrived at by going aroundg using play baseball or soccerg the courts at all. the in the category. the courts to wh'ch could just as easily the courts to or not using worst offense Playing without tennis shoes. as you may know from bitter experi- cnce. raises unsightly lumps. with corresponding pockets, in the courts. and if a ball should chance to strike one of these lumps or pockets the re- sult might be surprising, and disas- trous. The same edect is produced by walking across the courts in or- dinary shoes. especially if they have high heels. Playing baseball or soc- r-er r-n the tennis courts is not only highly anachronistic, it also spoils the courts for those who might de- sire to use them legitimately. And that brings us to our last point: not using the courts at all. They are your courts, and you pay tin partt for their upkeep with your Athletic Association dues. There- fore. why not use them? If you don't use them. they are left free so that others may abuse them. Arthur Lichtenstein, Sr. R. ASSl'lNlBl,Il'IS. Almost everyone at Normal will :itrvv Iliul 2I'4! flIlllllt'S art- rlt-liglttftil :IfI':tirs and that most ol' tha- students r-njoy ntl:-nlling them. especially wlw-n one of our favorites is ox- I t I I 1 thought of the queer ways in which some of us express our appreciation? On days, other than those sched- uled for musical assemblies, when there is someone to address the' s'hool, we have wondered how the. audience must look to the speaker. Some of us have never stood upon, tlat stage and looked out upon that, vast sea of faces. Those of us whol have. on some happy or unhappy oc-Q casion. with a sinking heart and a' mouth fast becoming dry. were not! too nervous to notice the attitude of the student body before us. It would, no doubt. surprise many of' the students if we should suddenlyl realize all that a speaker observes. In one direction perhaps there is at group of eager, attentive Iistenersg' but what of Susie. who is feverishly' telling Mary all about that most ter- rible Psychology test plus all the questions askedg and, suddenly a bang! It is only some poor student with a one hundred and fifty pound body frantically trying to adjust him- self in a two-by-four space between bcnchesg over in the corner senti- mental demonstrations are given by members of the male sex for the 'imuement of those about and as a sign of evident boredomg last but not east, we must include those who, listen but do not hear. who sit theret with perfectly blank faces. minds farf away. I We ask the students of Normal toy out themselves in the place of theq apeakcr. Let us make our assembm lies occasions to be proud of, and earn some truly merited praise from 'he faculty. It will give us satis-I faction, too: if only the satisfactionl of realizing that our ditty as Stu-i dents of the Maryland State Normal School has been well done. Anna R. Eigner, Sr. 8. l 4 I I I A l 4 l XIOXICY! MONEY! MONEY! t -- l It' it is true that the desire for' money is tht- root ol' all evil. then it' is certain that the members of ther .tthlf-tic lloard arc headed straightl for the dogs. We members of the board spend all of our waking hours, and most of our sleeping ones, think- ing of moneyg not because of an abundance of it, but because of an appalling lack of it! Money is needed to buy equipment for the ath- letic classes as well as for running the various school teams and the class teams. This is indeed unfortu- nate, but since the Legislature does not make any allowance for athletics at Maryland State Normal School in the budget of expenses, we must grin and bear it. Our only source of income is from the athletic dues. the mere two dollars that you pay, or are supposed to pay, at the begin- ning of each year. All of which brings us right up to the point-do you know that almost half the stu- dents have failed as yet to pay their A. A. dues? , This is really a shame, especially in view of the fact that last year we had a 100W subscription. It is never too late to mend. If your conscience doesn't hurt you enough to make you pay your dues. then in the name of humanity relieve the sufferings of a wan and thin athletic board. We know who the delinquents are. and we shall be watching them closely for the next week or so 'i i' Remember - Two Dollars-Ath- letic Dues! Harold R. Manakee. ONE OF THE FAMILY. My tirst name is Day: my second is Student. and my last, the family name, is Council. l'm just one year old. 'Ihat year has been prontable, inspiring and beneficial, yet discour- aging. For being so young I think I have been of some good on this earth anyway. because my first year of life has been really life. Let's see nowg has my life fulfilled some purpose, because l'm so dependable upon my qualities to help me. Surely, I've set up certain laws and rules by which I may guide my paths through the future. My selfishness seems to be in the foreground because I've tried to make myself comfortable in the rest rooms by dressing in the proper room and by eating in the cafeteria. My meals have been di- gested quite well since I know why I must pay a certain price for my food. With the help of my sister- county. we hope we have made our parents quite proud of our work in trying to keep the grotmds in good condition. Again, I realize that af- ter all, life is worth living. I have, l'm sure. accomplished several pieces of work. but can't I do more? Jun- iors and Seniors, my qualities are, and have been. excellent. Will they continue to he strong. cooperative and t'ull ot' spirit 0h.,please let me livt- and grow to something worth v. hilc. Mildred Herrmann, Sr. 8. April, 1327, TOWER LIGHT Page 7 'FO THE PRINCESS ANINA. 'Un I thank Our All VViSe Father AN EARTH SONG. tBy I. V. SJ Spring Rain The rain beat My upturned face into a smile Of anguish and despair. i My blood beat Your lovely face Visioned in night Of anguish and despair. The Dawn Is Here Cursed day is dawning Pallid medallion sun fSee its futile glimmerl Calls strength to rise and toil. Evening Comes Downing disc of sun Dismal day is done. Shrill siren of whistle At eve neoulous dust Glamour of feet and tongues Coarse meat-thick blood Sudoritic strength. Power of mass Belched forth In this dismissal From work. A BIEMORY. .lust a lonely, winding pathway. Winding o'er a lonely hillg Just beside a wintry woodlandg Blown by breezes, wild and chill. See, it winds up to a dooryard, Dreary place, by weeds o'ergrowng Covring up the lonely pathway. Leaves dead, browng by cold winds blown. Then a dull grey house, so silent, Not a sound disturbs its gloomy E'en the rays of golden sunshine Scarce dare peep into a room. I Soft, I tiptoe thru its hallsways. Ancient walls stare down at meg In a tiny room I st.umble, Look! an old rag doll I see! Frances Heaps. WHEN NIGHT TI3IE'S DRAWIN' NIGH. I love to set an' listen As the eventide goes by To all the dear earth creatures When night time's drawin' nigh. The cricket and the katydid A-singin', cozy like Kind'a breaken up. all cheery, The sadness of the night. And I look again with sorrow At these useless hands o' mine, All wrinkled up with rhumatiz. Tho' they !16'6l' wuz very fine. In this twilight time of life For the memories he gives me For to Calm up like, the strife. All the time I setfjust thinkin', As the e'ven tide goes by. Of all lif'e's kindnesses to me When night time's drawin' nigh. V. Mumma, Sr. 5. ON RETURNIXG TO THE RIVER. On returning to the river We leave ere long the blistering heat That August brings to the city street, And. the stifling air. With the wind in our faces we speed along To the whistle's blast and the wheels' gay song. To a region fair. ' I The green fields, dotted with trees. dash by. Over us still smiles the blazing sky. With its golden ray. Hamlet and town and village we . I il sing of earth. lA sweet song of strength Of masses, and iron. alltl coal. . II ll sing of birth, ,A sweet song of spring lOf sweat for dew ,Of brawn for earth rAncl steam for strength. r III ll sing of mirth. Of life and love Of work and play That will be to you When the summer conies+ VVhen masses gain their strengthh When coal, and iron, and sweat. and brawn- ,Sing of pleasures in toil 1And not of blackness and despair. l I. V. S. p AN OLD FASHIONED GARDEN. l In the dusk of the twilight meet. I love to wander away All sleeping and quiet in the noon-.Into the land of the long ago' day heat, At the close of a summer's day. Dozing away. On goes the train, but never so slow Rush forward our thoughts to the place where we go, To a river's bank steep. Where reaching up skyward arch green trees and tall. Where smiling blue waters dimple and call, ' And shadows lie deep. 4 Eleanora Bowling. SPRING. I feel it coming over me As a sweet and mystic spellg My spirit seems to higher be 'Tis just around the corner here. Or hiding over thereg For something tells me 'tis quite near, This charm of beauty rare. I I I hear it in the tree-top high. I see it in the grassg And all around me, oh! quite nigh. Fantastic beings pass. The days seem filled with dreamy hours, Of happiness and playg And o'er the earth made gay with flowers Mysterious whispers sway. Does no one know what it's all about. Why all the birds do sing, Why all the children run and shout. And what the breezes bring? I Yes. from the woodlands far away, Comes singing soft and clear. lntoned more sweetly every day, 'Tis springtime of the year. Lillian C. Sundergill, Jr. XI. In a land where pleasures dwell.ll I fl I see an old fashioned garden, Sweet with the perfume rare Of roses, hollyhocks and poppies, And larkspur a goodly share. The crickets are sweetly singing A lullaby soft and low To each little sweet scented iiowerlet As deep into sleep they go. I seem to see in my vision A maiden with soft white hair, A maiden resembling my grand- mother, , Awaiting her lover there. My vision now grows dimmer As night creeps slowly on, But the beauty and fragrance still lingers In my heart when the dream is gone. -Lorena Aist. Bobby had been reading Treasure Island and other pirate stories, and his mother was quite surprised when he went to say his prayers to hear him say: Give us this day our daily bread. Yo, ho! and a bottle of rum. -Exp change. The old gentleman was a trifie be- wildered at the elaborate wedding. Are you the groom? he asked a melancholy-looking man. No, sir, the young man replied. I was eliminated in the preliminary tryouts. -Studebaker Cooperator. Dot- NVhy do you suppose there .is so much electricity in my hair? Ruthh Be-cause it's connected to a dry cell. Page 8 TOWER ' LIGHT April, 1927. ef' X Manager Sachs has prepared the el, VN ' following schedule for the tennis gl? Q: Q team that will represent Normal 3 Q, ' x7 School this season: Ii' '1 f5 7--'ml Q Wednesday, April 6-Forest Park, X, ' I home. ' 'm I ' Tuesday, April 12-Mt. st. Jos- NEWS l-'RUM Tl-IE IIIANIONIJ. Coach Shanks has issued the call for baseball candidates, and about twenty men have answered the sum- mons. They have been practicing hard for the last two weeks. The outlook is only fair this season in spite of our having seven letter men back from last year's team. We are going to miss the fine work of Ted Snyder in the box. Peck Windsor and Foss Ford. who are endeavor- ing to take Ted's place are round- ing into shape nicely and expect to get going right in a week or so. This year we are fortunate in hav- ing with us a real baseball man- Uoach Shanks. He certainly knows his stuff. Under his guidance we expect to round out the season nicely with the majority of games on the right side of the ledger. Sunny Stouffer will probably do the receiving. Our own Peck Windsor and Foss' Ford will take up the hurling duties. and alternate at first base. Bill Mahaney will ably take Care of everything that comes to, or near, short. Second and third will be open to newcomers. pobably Mueller an d Dudderar. Murph, our own Greek god: Sei- verts and Rankin look good in the outer gardens. There is a host of men-good men-who are lighting' hard for positions, and who are li- able to displace any of the above named men at any time, for the line- up given here is only Hscientilic guesswork. Included in these men are: Reck, Fishpaw, Baumgartner, Yfard. Lawliss, Burns and Brown. This team looks good on paper, and it only remains for ug to wait until April 8th to see how it looks in action. The schedule is as follows: April April 8th-Loyola. lflth-Gilman. April 21st--Mt. St. Joe. April 25th-Forest Park. April 27th-City College. May Ilrd--McDonough. May Sth-Briarly Hall, May ll-Mt. St. Joe. May lflth -flity College. May lil--Shepherd College. May May 20-Briarly llall. 25th---Calvert I-lall. May Zifltli-Falvrfrt I-lall. June 1-Forest Park. .lnne fl-.lnninr-Senior. A REVIEW UF ATHLETICS. One of the delightful things at the Normal School is the fun of ath- letics. There are many changes from last year. We do not have any inter- scholastic games for the girls, though we do enjoy section and class con- tests. We also have contests be- tween the Pest and Normal societies. In the fall we began with our 'hockey tournament. first between Isections. then between classes, the winning section representing the two classes respectively. The Seniors were the victors. There was also a picked team from the Juniors and 'Seniors who played two games. in which the Seniors were victorious. .The Pests and Normals tried their luck in hockey also. the Normals be- ing the victors. , Our winter work began with floor work. stunts. folk dances, and bas- ' ketball. I11 baseball there was a team ,picked from each class who played two games. both of which were won by Juniors. There were two interesting games .of basketball between the Scouts and ,the Faculty, resulting in a victory for .the Faculty first. and for the Scouts in the second game. VVe hope 'they will play again to break the tie. I On March second we had a demon- 'stration of class-room work. Judges ,were appointed to decide which class did the better work. The result was a victory for the Juniors. , When all points are summed up the Seniors are ahead by a few points- Fight Seniors, Fight Juniors. for the Hnals! Results ot' the Soccer Team repre- senting Normal the past season are as follows: Games Won-Towson High School 2. Forest Park High School. Navy Plebes. Sparrows Point High School, Westminster lligh School. Franklin High School. Vatoiisville High School -J l Gaines Lost- -City College, Frost. lhurg Normal. Western Maryland Col- llege . ! Tie Games- -City College. Tome ln- stilute, Frostburg Normal. Barton lligh School, Forest Park High S1-hool, Western Maryland College. The following players represented Wr- nrf- looking for n large turn-'thc swliool, Alalianey. captaing DeVil- mul ul mot:-i-s at r-vr-ry ganif- playf-rlxhliss. Ward. Windsor, Byers. Burns. at hoinf- .rlon'l disappoint ns! lSit-vr-rts. Muller, Stouffer. liawliss. ll. lt. Alanakec. Alzinuuf-r. l'rir-1-. Fishpangli, Gentry. V l I l eph.s, away, Friday. April 22-Calvert Hall. home. Wednesday. April 27-City Col- lege. home. Friday, April 29-Loyola, home. Friday. May 6-Poly, home. Friday. May 13-Calvert Hall, away. Monday, May 16--City College, home. Saturday. May 28-U. of M. Phar- macy, away. ' Friday. June 3-Mt. St. Joseph's, home. A RESUME. Saturday, March 12, the third an- nual Girl's Carnival was held at the Fifth Regiment Armory. Forty-six schools were represented but we, as students of the Normal School, are mainly interested in our own representatives for volley-ball honors. Two teams, the AZ composed of Driscoll, Creamer. Laird, Lane. Grimes, Medinger, Streaker and Pohl- man, and the B , composed of Berry, Main, Webb, Harmon and Sullivan participated. The results were as follows: Team A' defeated School No. 22-27-53 Sparrows Point-40-05 Frederick- 17-4g 'Anne Arundel-12-7. Towson defeated Team A , Team B defeated School No. 70 --17-9. Towson defeated Team B . The playing of both teams is worthy of mention. Team A de- feated all opponents. and won its way to the finish. The championship game. Normal vs. Towson, was one of the most -exciting events of the daypor at least was declared so by the P .A. L. workers and the specta- tors. Both teams fought hard, and the first half ended 7-5 in favor of Normal but Towson came back in the second half and Normal bowed to her in the final score of 13-9. Team B deserves much praise for sportsmanship, courage and ability. Of the eight members of the team only live were present at the games. but the girls decided to play with this number and won the first. How- ever. the task of covering the ground of three extra players proved too great, and the next game was lost Hllefi. lleurts-And what did they do with the girl who was shot for trnniping her partncr's ace? 'l'rnnipsf'l'l1ey buried her with lsimplc honors.--Chaparral. April, 1827. TOWER LIGHT Page 9 SPRING SPORTS COMING INTO FULL SWAY. Our third and last term finds us on an entirely new schedule. Among the changes from last term we had a delightful schedule in athletics planned for us. You have often heard Variety is the spice of life. The instructors surely had this in mind when organizing the new plan. Two courses were offered, either one of which we were allowed to choose. Course No. I. First day: Dancing, Basketball - Inside Work. Second Dayx' Formal Exercises, Calisthenics -Inside Work. Baseball-Outside Work. Course No. II. First Day: Dancing, Basketball - Inside Work. Second Day: Training for Track and Field -Inside Work. Track and Field-Outside Work. So far we have been doing all in- side work but after the Easter holi- day we expect to do outside work. THE Y. W. C. A. ELECTION. The Y. W. C. A. held its election in the South Parlor on Tuesday, April 5. The following ofiicers were elect- ed: President, Teny Horstg Vice- President, Mary Elizabeth Browningg Secretary, Lillian Sundergillg Treas- urer, Christine Simpsong Musical Chairman, Iva Heathg Religious Life, Mary Rhodesg Undergraduate Rep- resentative, Naomi Wright, Social Chairman, Monterey Jones: Publicity Chairman, Norma Louise Leonard. The association is considering plans for a Spring social event. HOV' TO TEACH. tBy An Expert In Telling Howl To the beginner in the field of pedagogy tnote: that word is a sig- nal to you to get your dictionary ready at once, because you will need it before this is overl these words are addressed. They are addressed, but not mailed, because, like most struggling young authors. the writer does not have the price of a postage stamp. The editor will see this and act accordingly-maybe. Everybody knows that teaching is an interesting field, one which is greatly different from such occupa- tions as bricklaying, engineering on 9, railroad, policing. running a gamb- ling joint, etc. That's the reason most everybody goes into it that does go into it--because it is so different 1 I The difference lies in the fact that bricklayers, engineers, policemen and gamblers work for their money Teaching, then, is a soft snap. as everybody who never taught school a day in his life knows. It is a cinch: short hours, a three-months vacation in the summer, and many other holidays. and no boss to bother you. except a supervisor or two every day or so. Of course, the teacher marks some papers at nights and perhaps spends some time pre- paring for the next clay's work, and is expected to take courses at some University or other, but what does that amount to? Or rather, to what does that amount tRule No. 1 for prospective teachers: Never end a sentence with a prepositionj. VVhy? An analysis of the word tells why: pre-positiong Pre meaning before LLatinl and position meaning posi- tion tAzteCl. preposition-position I l 1 r l before, not after. Philology comesi in handy for we pedagogs-I mean, of course. us pedagogs. tRule No. 2: The object of a preposition is in the objective case. You will learn that after you take a few objective testsl. As we were trying to say. 'when we caught durselves up on a gram- matical error or two. the teacher leads an easy life, whereas firemen and street cleaners follow a difficult difference is quite he who runs may we fear is that he may run. To keep going to use an in- or technique. We profession. The obvious. so that read. The thing who reads tthisl you here. we are teresting device, are going to ask you a riddle. but we are not going to tell you the answer till you reach the end of this article-if then. Thus you will, willy-nilly-silly. have to read the whole article. unless you happen to know the answer to the riddle. That would be just too discouraging. To make the thing coherent with due regard to the rule QRule No. unity, coherence, and emphasis are . . . are something about composi- tion! we shall ask the riddle with reference to our topic. The riddle is this: Why do firemen wear blue suspenders, Whereas teachers tmen teachers, of Course! wear plain white suspenders? Now, having given you something to think about while you read this. we shall continue with the previous discussion. Please do not ask for the answer now: it will come at the end of the article. as promised you. but it will do you no good to turn there and look now. because you won't understand it unless you read the whole article through tif thenl. As we were saying, when you so rudely interrupted. the teacher's life is an easy job-Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of hektograph ink. And what is more, there are .unparalleled op- portunities for advancement in the from the above named industries.iprofession. Everybody will assure 1 l 1 I you that teaching as a business is picking up. Picking up what, they don't say, but I suspect, it means spitballs. lf you are a good teacher it is apt to be spitballs. but if you are not so good it may be almost anything from dead cats, on. Yes. picking up is the right phrase, indeed. Yes, Johnnie, suspenders are gal- luses. but you should keep quiet and pay attention to the lesson, and the answer to the riddle will come in due time tif thenj. Little more remains to be said. The affirmative has presented its case. and the verdict is almost overwhelm- ingly in favor of the other guys. But the reason for that is clear-they haven't presented their side yet: when they do, it'll be a whole lot closer. We are through. Any ques- tins? What? Oh yes, the riddle? Well, l sup- pose most of you have guessed the answer. but for those few who have not it is this: To hold their trousers up. Be gramatical, at all costsg that's my motto. Everybody satis- fied? I thank You for your kind at- tention. Please pick up the spit- balls yourselves. Arthur Lichtenstein. IS RAISED. HOIY TEA lThe following veloped by the Fo paragraph was de- , urth Grade at Lin- thicum Heightsl: - wn and sprouted in here the young and set out very plantations. Some- dred are grown O11 Dlants must be for very carefully. Tea seeds are so a nursery. From plants are taken close together on times several hun one acre. These weeded and cared Tea DIHHFLS grow about five feet high, When they are three years old the tea is picked. The leaves are light gfeentand tender. The tea is gath- ered 111 large baskets. There are three pickings 'a year. Tea is grown Bn China. Japan. India, Ceylon and ava. Willie was dejectedly walking from school and his woebegone ap- pearance attracted the attention of a klDd,l1921l'tBd old lady, XVhat is troubling you. my little man?' she asked. DYSDepsia and rheumatismf' re- plied VVillie. lVhy. that's absurd, remarked the old lady. How can that be? Teacher kept me in after school because I couldn't spell them, was VV1llie's dismal answer.-Christian Evangelist. F'irst Prof.-I call my 8 o'clock French quiz the Pullman class-three sleepers and an observation section. Second Prof-Very apt. I call my 9 o'clock Cicero class the pony ex- 'press-Bison. Page 10 TOWER LIGHT g Ap.-11, 1927, I WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL. N A great yellow moon shone through! the tips of the trees. Somewhere ai shrill cricket sang sleepily. A feel-3 ing of joy crept over me as I lay ing my tiny white crib, gazing up at the moon. Please, Mistgr Moon, I said, won't you come down and take me a ride on your great round shoul- ders'!' Of course, I never expected my wish to be granted, but, sudden- ly, as I watched, Mister Moon began to grow bigger and brighter until he stood right out side my window.. Good evening! he said as he po-Q litely tipped his hat. I heard you' say that you would like to take a ride on my hack. It is not very often that a child asks to take a ride on' my back, but I love so very much to take them that I often become sad! because they do not ask more fre- quentlyf' Oh, Mister Moon, I gasped, I, should like so very, very much to go with you! 1 Very well, replied the Man in the Moon, hop on my back and I'll take you for a nice long ride. Soon we were sailing, swiftly along through the soft white clouds. Every little while a tiny fairy would bring us a drop of dew from a nearby cloud so that we should not get thirs-I ty. The little stars twinkled and threw out a cheery greeting as we passed between them. , The first stop came at the land of! Mother Goose. I had hardly alighted from Old Mister Moon's back when Jack-the-Nimble jumped up behind me and made me a sweeping bow, whereupon I made him a dainty curt- sey. He led us straight to Mother Goose who was playing a tune so that her children could dance. When she saw us she clapped her hands and cried, Oh, 3-list-r Moon, I am so glad that you have found a little companion to go with you to- night. I-low-do-you-do, my dear? she asked, turning and shaking hands with me. I'm quite well, thank you, I re- plied meekly, being quite ahashed in the presence of such a great person- age. She took me by the arm and said, Come over here and watch my chil- dren dance while I play for them. So she took from her apron pocket a den notes that no one could keep from wanting to dance. The first thing li knew Little Tommy Tucker had come over and asked me to dance with him. So he and I danced to- gether. Little Bo-peep danced with Little Boy Blue. Jack and Jill danced together. Little Miss Muffet and Little Jack Horner were partners and Jack Sprat danced with the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. We all had a jolly time and to conclude it all the cow jumped over the moon. Our next stop was at the land of Toys. Here lived all the toys of the whole world. In the Toy Hospital' was every toy that had ever been broken or cast of by master or mis- tress. In another part of the land were all the teddy-bears of the world. Eagerly I rushed over to see if my beloved Brown Teddy was there and sure enough I saw him coming to meet me before I had gone half- way across the lot. Oh, darling! I said as I grabbed him, Aren't you coming back to me? Oh, yes! Don't you worry! he replied, I'll be back in the nursery safe and sound to-morrow morning but every night we must come up here to frolic and play. In a nearby apartment house lived all the beautiful dolls. Farther away were all the steam engines and the noisy toys, and such a noise as they were making! But we didn't stay there long as Old Mister Moon saidi we had better be hurrying along. We stopped last of all at Fairy, Land, where refreshments were! served. XVe were first presented to the i ff aff' :X , J CHARLES ST., AT LEXINGTON B.-KLTIIIIORE I l I C O R R E C T l 'FASHIONS Fon , r COLLEGE 'llie Q Hut Baltimore's Collection of Smart Specialty Shops 'ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYMAN Ofliceg Cut Flower and Plant Dept 5315 York Road BA LTIAMORE, MD. Reserved for llochschild-Kohn ti Co. tiny flute which gave forth such gol- i nowvs , l WICIDIDING , INHTATIUM' With all the smart Accessories ? Vzirrls for All Urwasions v 5 livery Kind of Stallion'-ry l DOWNS, i l':ll2l'1lVl'I' 220 X. f'll2ll'Il'H St., ,liziliinmru I i April, 1827. TOWER LIGHT Page 11 THE LINDEN 39 York Road, at Linden Terrace TOXVSON, MD. Confectionery, Cigars and Cigarettes Light Lunch. Visit our Ice Cream Parlor Towson 372-J. SMART' APPAREL For the College Girl and the pleasure of receiving cour- teous service amid spacious sur- rounclings. H TZLER BFQTHEIE Q The Street Car The most convenient reliable. and , Economical Means of Transportation United Railways gi Elec. Company OF BALTIMORE ! TOWSON SHOE STORE 5 York and Joppa Roads Ladies Don'tThrow Your Turn Shoes Away. XVe repair them without using nails ior stitches. Shoes repaired on our new Hydro-Pres Machine with water proof cement Look. Wear and Feel like new shoes. DODGE BROTHERS Motor Vehicles 5 YORK ROAD GARAGE TOXVSON, MD. Ladies' l'p-to-Date Hair Bobbing Shalnpooing and Curling WM. KOERNER 505 York Road Towson, Md. Cf For Your Drugs, Candy, Kodaks. Sta- tionery Gifts. Etc. It's never cheaper elsewhere. becausel it's always cheaper here. 507 York Road, Towson TOWSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes. pies, Pastries. Ice Cream. Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201 As A Patron of,'I'he Normal School THE TOYVSON NATIONAL BAN'.K tCourt House Plazay Invites You to Open An Account In Its Checking Department. Savings Depart- ment, Christmas Savings Club and Rent A Safe Deposit Box. 4 Per Cent. Interest on Savings. Open Saturday Evenings MASON 'S GARAGE York Road and XVi1low Avenue TOWSON, MD. lYVi1lys-Knight and Overland Sales! i Sole' Safety Service 5 Be Thrifty ISHVG Your Money and Invest With The BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK l l Towson, Md. 1 Q THE HERGENRATHER DRUG C0. E Prescription Drnzzrists Htirrtdquzirters for School Supplies. Ko- claks, Films, Stationery, and Sporting: Goridsg Greeting' Cards for all Occas- sions. Agents for XYaterman's Ideal ,Fountain Pens, 'Whitman's Delicious Chocolat-3-s and li'-on-Bons. Yictrolas and Records. ' THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal. Lumber, Hardware. Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Ridcrwood, Md. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Ave. TOWSON, MD. i WALTER Hoos I 421 York Road A I TOWSON, MD. 5 Sanitary Meat Market FIIUITS - VEGETABLES I V I STEWAEIEQQQ. I I THE BIG l FRIENDLY STORE N or BALTIMORE. : and Service. K I Start a Savings Account With E , THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. interest Our Service Motto: Honest, Prompt, Courteous, I Complete. Towson MARYLAND ? Page 12 'rowmn LIGHT A April, 1927. 1 I . . Fairy Queen, who sat on a throne of' T30 YOU 3116 3 5931013 huh? ln' pink-satin rose petals strewn with pearls. Then four little elves came in bearing tiny platters and cups of honey and dew, star cake and milk- weed sugar. When we were ready to go the Queen called her magnificent golden carriage to take us to the Outer Gates. As she said good-bye to us she slipped a tiny package into my hand and told me to come visit her kingdom again soon. I thanked her and soon we were on our way. I opened the package and found it to be the daintiest of dresses just made to fit me. It was made of the palest piece of blue sky. caught on the shoulder by a sparkling star. Over it were shining cob-webs made by a great silver spider. There was also a necklace of dew drops to wear with it. Soon we were home. Oh, Mister Moon, I said, I thank you ever and ever so much for the wonderful time you have shown me. I must go to bed now as I am-so-sleepy! I jumped through the window and ran for my tiny crib, but I never got there for the next thing I knew I was sit- ting up in bed, watching the sunshine as it poured through the windows. Mother was standing beside me, tell- l quired the curious one. Naw, sald the weary one, I'm u Ku Klux in mourning. lst Student-That girl you've started going with is a smart li'l gold I digger. 2nd Pauper-Then all I've got to say is, she's a damn poor geologist.- Dodo. Instead of God protecting the working girl, the police should pro- tect the man she works. It is said that a beautiful dimple jmay be acquired by sleeping on a col- t l 1 l i lar button. Can you imagine anything more interesting than being in the inflrm- ary for a week and being given a Funeral Directors' pencil to write with? Whose name is on more people's tongues than any other? I'll bite. Smith Brothers. ing me that it W2-S time to get UD 2-Hdl When were the first books of the go out and chase the dew off thelgible written? leaves. Immediately I felt for my During a baseball game. dew-drop necklace. It was gone andl 'Wvhat do you mean, in a baseball so was my dress! I told mother th3t,game? ' I thought that the sun must have uwell, it Starts out In the Big In- made them vanish. She thought thatlningf' it must have been a dream. but I don't think it wa? a dream- do youm Many an accident has occurred be- LOUISQ Stale? JV- 14- 'cause the man at the wheel refused Hello Jake said the farm hand to release his clutch. I Why aii1't you been comin' to the Hwlalterf Papa is giving us a check weekly dances down at the Grange hall? Ho,ho! Dances? said Jake. I couldn't never learn to dance. You could, too. ltfs dead easy. replied the farm hand. All you for a wedding present. Fine! Then we'll be married at lnoon instead of two-thirty. l 'tBut why, dear? 4 'The banks close at three. She tfuriouslyl- I loathe you, got to do is to keep turnin' round and YOU Conceited W0l'm! wipin yer feet. -Exchange. He- Worm? Perhaps, but that, Me.- Ga ing I. Ale- Ga rope .- ln Georgia if-hest swell- Were you raised there? .--- They tried it once. but the hroke. glJ. li. my dear lass, does not make you the 1 ' H Wehre were you born? Ready bird' l 1 i Do you mean to say that stuff' will remove my beard if I just pour Wit on my face? Absolutelyg the other day the boss Qspilled some on the rug and the next Nervous Youth- Darling you arelm0f'HinII when I came in, I found thl- breath of my life. klinoleumf' Fair One-g Well, why don't you hold your breath? --Public Service! Girls have ,qearpr minds than I l men- -. Patrick, YOU told me YOU fleffdfdd' 'I'hf'3' Plianf-ZF' them oftener.-Red that alcohol to clean the XVlTld0l.'s'Sif'I1l. with, and here I fjnfl you drinking! Sylvia All my ancestors were U, Faith mum il'- a drinkin it and Thr olhfr hull' Then vou come Qhlonrles. , . s g - 2 . A- . , , breathing it on the Blass Oyim doing. from pre-ferr:-fl stock.---Punch Bowl. l l l A Nannie-goat and a rooster had a fight, in which the goat chewed off the rooster's tail. When the farmer milked the goat that afternoon, in- stead of milk, he got cock-tails. He--I don't think you should wear that bathing suit 011 the beach, my dear. She-Gosh. honey, I've got to! You know how strict they are on the beaches. When more Volstead jokes are written the Congressional Record will publish them. ' - . Diner- Are you the young lady who took my order? Waitress- Yes, sir. Diner- Well, you're still looking fine. How are your grandchildren? Where are you going? I'm taking my son to the mu- scum. Great guns, man! What is pe- culiar about him? We're off Key, said the orchestra leader as he tore up all the copies of the Star-Spangled Banner. He- And we stopped to see the Union of South Africa. She- Oh, myl. Who played the Wedding March? Maid- Shall I take this little rug out and beat it? - Girl- That's no rug, it's my -room- mate's towel. ' ' He- I want to marry your daugh- ter. Father- Have you seen my wife yet? He- Yes, but nevertheless I pre- fer your daughter. It's just as well to remember that old flames are apt to flash up when things are turned down. Bill's nowhere near as big a fool as he used to be. Has he reformed? No, hc's dieting. Teacher- What was the Tower of Babel? Student-Wasn't that when Solo- mon kept his 500 wives? Have you heard the story of the wicked flea? Well? The wicked flue when none pur- sueth. -. 1 , . Y U f V 1, X' .AV i 'A .. .1 v 1 vxi' Y . . , x A A fx., - 1 T. 1. ,- iyi., X.. ., V. V v . ,, , - . A V 5. .-.V 1 - ' . ,-,V H-.,V:. 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'i2' V -V - ,H 'f, A, 1 - . .:.+?'.'25?5f .' z . fa LiZ5'?'V C:H'l-?'1,'- 35' V' ' T.: f I fy 'Q Q5-,fa ua. v' ' -sr V.-iff Y- '- U Sf.-' '-I 1 U! x' V 2V.:iX'Vi- - . ' ' . fr A . ,,A..l, V H. K. V , I is V- .- - ,yr V Af EH 4' VPC! VY. ' Kg ,En V- YS ,, , V mf. V'.f,. 1'9 -1' f A . P5-.4.:-1 f :- . f ' -'g -'s - r x' , 1 V 1 1 f ff' 1 v .ry xf Q --I 1 . Q -iltw Ib- fry. -. .. -f r.',,,' , '. ze lj, .,x , 2 1 L- , t x , 1 4 v Q ' h I I I.. 4- 1 I ,-1 W? 5' 'flu 1 -4 vw, -. 4 In f J nf ,4 v ,f , - ' v , 5 .- , JK , . vw I UNIOR CLASS EDITION R IGET MAY, 1927 3:41 , P-' 51 LJ -- ' ,sf Pu I :n LAQIQISTY J.- ,5 V ,- 4 Nvq H. 4 - 1 y an ,. w' ' r-I .- .1- 'X 'r W' . 7: -mf uf! vt. -x , --Ag., ' X . A 4' 14' 44'-, ' '. Km ,,v. ,vl .. . . . N4 JJ, ll A ,- 1 ,, .Y W.,-., ., .3 -'l ,s fl b, .,' MI ,1 H'-4:,':1v . f : -S' 1. -v ' 5, , .js ' L- . xi a - , -N I A-1 if uv A, , 'V Q .3 r , 4 H A 1 . Ji ' , X 1 1 n .V ' .- A -5' - r ', 1' x .'.w ' . A ,I I ,'.- ,, .1 , ,. vv W N . . ga- 1 , . .- I, I , K 4. x V .i , - - u 1? .. 9 W. . w Q . ' no. 1 . T L vi ,WL A-.,' V ' ' 1 1' 01' 1 ,H .V Q.-'Wu , ' 513. az ,ur-,fy . . 1 7 , X ..,,. ,' ' . Y 'ri 1 Q .5 ,I . . ...JF ,, -.. ,-L A 1 w ,-- ' ' f w 'f x, 1 .f. W. x rf 1 1 , 4 ff 1 . vp.. 1 ., is . rv-1 TO ER LIGHT Vol. 6..N0. 8 M AY, Published Monthly by Students of Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md. DEDICATION. We, the members of the Junior Class, do dedicate this, the Junior Tower Light, to you, our big sisters and brothers, the Seniors. In this small way do we attempt lo show our appreciation for the many sporting things you have done in our behalf. May you iiud success and happiness along the many paths you choose, thus bring- ing honor and fame to our Alma Mater.-Helen Nichols, President. sl .3 3 x xg.. , I vw - 'X ' . fi , A .. I 1 ,,.V K. I ,Q f . ' .Q s Q I f - . ti ,ia r, VIRGINIA POOLE KARL SCHWARTZ L. FRED WARD C. HELEN NICOLS Social Chairman Junior President. Treasurer Vice-President I REMINISCE. 'will that I workedyfor the Juniors, VIRGINIA POOLE, OUR SOCIAL Last September, nineteen twenty- six, right after the beginning of school, I was asked to come to the orchestra practice with Miss Wey- forth, I physically went to orches- tra practice, but mentally I was down in the auditorium where the Junior Class was electing officers and organizing for the coming year. That is the only reason I can give for my poor drumming that day. I was fumbling my drum sticks when a Junior opened the door and told me I was wanted down in the audi- torium. The news that was in store for me--the honor, the surprise, the happiness! A Junior who was at the meeting, can tell of my reactions bet- ter than I can. Since that time I have tried to live up to what was expected of me. It I did not at times, it was a slip-up on my part. It was with the best of. and I wish to thank them heartily for re-electing me to be the perma- nent president later in the year. I was glad to see that they still had faith in me. and were satisiied with what I had done. That, to me. is the best way to have appreciation shown to you. I felt as though the world was mine to think that they still wanted me as their president and were evidently satisfied with my pre- vious work. Together with the Juniors I worked in the best of spir- its, and together we accomplished much. We selected our colors, flower. motto, banner, and song. Mrs. Sibley was my rlht bowerg Miss Haines, president of Senior Class, my left. They deserve much credit for our successes. There is plenty yet to be done. Juniors. Back Miss Nicols as you did me, and you are sure of success. Remember, she can do nothing with- out you, and do you not need her? I give you the best wishes for success in 1928. and offer my services to help toward that success. J. Karl Schwartz, Jr. Class Pres. CHAIRBIAN. Along with many other Juniors came Virginia Poole and enrolled as a student of dear old Maryland State Normal School. To me she has always seemed a part of the equipment here. How well I remember her smile that seemed to say, Welcome, fel- low student, when all around me I could see nothing but tear-stained faces. With her smiling face and sweet personality she charms all of us. The very wink of her dark brown eyes is an inspiration to all who know her. She is perpetual motion itself. She is always up with the early bird and is the last to be sleep's victim at night. How often have I heard her sigh and say. Virginia, if you could only be two people. yet it seems to me that the burden placed on her shoul- ders is never heavier than she can bear. At all times she is able to sense responsibility and is willing to make sacritices for the good of oth- Page 2 TOWER LIGHT May, 1927 ers She is always bubbling over with school spirit and has been our guiding star all this year socially. Julia Crumm. Jr. 12. SIGMA ALPHA PRESIDENT ! TREASURER OF .JUNIOR CLASS. Dimple cream for sale! Right this way! Indeed. it's none other than Fred Ward. smilingly showing his two large dimples. probably resulting from this little white jar. We won- der if it's these dimples that seem to have captivated a certain member of the Alpha Kappa Delta Sorority. Upon considering. we waver and decide No, for Fred has a personal- ity which not only girls admire, but boys also appreciate, a proof of this being Fred has recently been elected president of the Sigma Alpha fraternity. No wonder the Juniors were immediately impressed with Fred. and placed in his hands their contidence by making him treas- urer of the Junior Class. Jeanie Ross, Jr. 3. OUR NEW JUNIOR SECRETARY. One day. as I was walking down the hall, I was stopped by one of our elite Juniors, and was asked to an- swer a few questions concerning one of our notworthy classmates, so I began: She is quite ambitious-yes. l mean in studies. for she rarely goes to class unprepared. She is a good sport. Shall I say in athletics? I think so. for she does do very well. Ilowever, it is not only in athletics: she is always ready for anything, no matter whether it be school or social life. Just as I mentioned this last word. social, to one of my listeners. I was asked, Does she dance? Well. so to speak. Is she popular? Yes, I believe that that is the right word. At least I have under- stood that she had 'one' fair ad- mirer. Who is he. did you say? Why he is--oh. you should know. haven't you heard? Then you should have asked her if I have made an error in mentioning this. Another listener asked me about it hom I was speaking. To be sure. it is Lula Bichy. I.ula is the secretary for next yr-ar's Senior Class. and is at present secretary and treasurer of Junior IV. Lula. as you all know. or really should know. is an all-around girl, liked by many. and it is hard to hnd a trur-r friend or a bf-ttf-r companion. Ann FI. Ives, Hliustus. is my bawth warm? Yf:SSah. the wahmest alt was cvah in. --B. B. Jav, ' MEET MISS DOBLER, BOARDING STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT. The Juniors should feel very fortu- nate for their trustworthy oflicers who have so willingly promised to keep up with the standards of Normal School. lThere is one out of this group I wish 'particularly to mention. This person is none other than Elizabeth Dobler, of Junior Three. A5 everyone knows, next year will be only the second birthday of the Day Student Council. llt is Miss Dobler who has just re- 'cently been elected as president of this young organization. This, as you know, is a very responsible office, which I feel sure she will successfully carry on. Let us all show our true school spirit and cooperate with her ,and help her make the Day Student Council a success. Miss Dobler takes a great interest lin the work of the League of Women 'Yoters. She was made vice-president of this organization for the rest of this term. Then, too, she acts as chairman of the Magazine Club, which is a branch of the Normal Lit- erary Society. This club has been rather successful in its work. She is not only a worker for the school. but also for her class. She is the faithful librarian, and is always ready to give suggestions which will aid the class. . Miss Dobler. besides being a good worker, is a good sport, always in for everything. Therefore. I am sure that next year's work will be successful with Miss Dobler as one of its leaders. M. Elgut. FRIDAY . VICE-PRESIDENT BOARDING STUDENT COUNCIL. Watch that bacon! A rustle in the honey-suckle as someone rushed hurriedly forward from cover, where the shower had driven the courageous Scouts. To keep that precious bacon from burning was more important just then than keeping dry. Who rescued the bacon from the fire? Friday. of course. Shoot, Juniors! Don't get alarmed-it is not a blood-thirsty command--just Friday again. of lthe .Iunior Basketball Team, bending every effort that her dear Junior Class may win the game. Who has played a better, cleaner game of basketball than Friday ? In assembly, you hear a marshal ,directing traffic. You turn to See lwho is giving directions and again bf-hold the subject of my write-up. wllosr- air of determination warns you ilu has-fl her commands. I don't know where I am. or where I am supposed to go was heard from this meek Junior the first day of school last Fall. A Sen- I I ior was being addressed. Immedi- ately she took this Junior in charge. directed her to the dormitories and to her room. A Hazel Fridinger's worth was again recognized on the election day of Boarding Student Council oflicers, when she was nominated from the floor and was elected vice-president. In the few words she spoke on that day we saw another side of Friday, To me a member of the Boarding Student Council should be a girl that all students will feel free to go to in all times of trouble, and one who should be a 'big sister! Our Friday possesses a strong personality, a sense of humor and loyalty, and is a clear thinker and 3 dependable person. SIDNEY CHERNAK, PESTALOZZI PRESIDENT. An all-round man-good in stud- ies and athleticsg a popular man4 up to the neck in extra curricular activities, plays, social' affairsg a lady's man--he has to carry a big stick to keep the girls off-g who is this person, anyway? - Oh, I beg your pardon, but have you seen Miss --? We turn-to see a handsome, well-built young man, all smiles, bending toward us inquisitively. Before we can answer, however, a group of girls sud- denly appear, drag him away, and -yes, you've guessed it! he's none other than Hon. Sidney J. J. Cher- nak, President of Pestalozzi Society. AP. Sr-J. J. is synonymous- to Jolly Junior. KARL IS TREASURER. Meet a tall, heavily built young man, wearing a marcel wave, peering through his glasses with an air of intelligence which is probably as- sumed. This information is given in response to a general call by the females of Maryland State Normal School. When last seen he was in the act of acting in a one-act play, but lo and behold! he was caught in the act. Immediately he was suspected of having been seen buying railway tickets for Canada since he was elected treasurer of the Senior Class. Swartzie is to be congratulated on the results of his work as president of the Junior Class. Very few peo- ple realize the work Karl really has done for the Class of '28. We wonder if Catonsville will send us another. just like Karl. Indeed we hope so. ' B. L. Sieverts, Jr. One ingenious shoe dealer bought his son an automobile so that he could make the girls Walk home. Ghost. .May, 1927 Q 'rownn LIGHT Page 3 PRESIDENT OF GENERAL STUDENT COUNCIL. It is a fact, regretable but none the less true, that the greatest characters in our history have all possessed some fault which has prevented their be- ing recognized by posterity as per- fect. Even with Caroll Rankin is this the case. He is cursed with an unfortunate proclivity for being late. To be, sure, his latenesses are not petty ones, such as strolling into a class-room some minutes after the bell has rung. In such matters he is punctuality itself, his shortcomings evidencing itself only in affairs of much greater portent. Even upon so momentous an occasion as his birth was he late. he himself being authority for the statement that since he was born upon December 26, he is a delayed Christmas present. lSome few, whom we hold in too great scorn to afford them even the satisfaction of a denial, contend that this statement is untrue, and that he is, instead, a premature April Fool's Day giftl. Carroll was again late in deciding to lend our institution the dignity of his presence, doubt- less because of the very intricate workings of his mind, until three weeks after we lesser mortals had placed our proverbial noses in con- tact with the equally proverbial grindstone, before he decided, to our eternal beatitication, to grace us by entering this establishment. It is futile to tell his schoolmates that he has more than regained the lost ground, since his achievements speak for themselves. Despite his honors, however, Carroll still retains a be- coming modesty, for, when ap- proached upon the subject of his ac- complishments, he insists, almost tearfully, that the credit be- longs not to him, but to his fellow- students, whose iiawless judgment, remarkable penetration and keen dis- crimination are very nearly beyond belief. GENERAL STUDENT COUNCIL ' VICE-PRESIDENT. Eleanora Bowling is the vice-presi- dent of the General Student Council for the school year 1927-1928. The mere fact that she holds that position clearly shows in how much esteem the school holds her. Although Eleanora executes her duties faithfully and well, she indul- ges in ,several hobbies. too, dancing, fencing, reading and swimming claim a large share of her attention. She says that her idea of a perfect sum- mer day is to lie in the hammock all morning reading. to swim all after- noon, and to dance all night! Eleanora did admit that she spent a part of her summer days in scrib- blillgf' but when we read her poems in Tower Light, we are not inclined to consider them scribblings, for where would we be without them? Eleanora is a member of the Alpha Kappa Delta, and she is also inter- ested in the Normal Authorship Club. Charlotte Harn. STATISTICAL -BACKGROUND Ulf' THE JUNIOR CLASS. On Tuesday, the seventh of Sep- tember, one hundred and twenty-six assorted speciments of humanity from Baltimore city came to Normal School to enroll as Juniors of the Class of '28. The next day two hundred and four more seekers af- ter knowledge registered as county or out-of-State Juniors. Thus began the history of our class, destined to become one of the best which has ever graduated from Normal. tAsk any Juniorj. l'll wager not a single Junior has forgotten his or her first impressions of Normal, impressions which began on the boat, train, or car, when you wondered if that girl in the blue coal was coming to Normal too, and she tried to muster up courage to ask you that same question! Finally you did timidly ask her, and she said Yes. Then you asked her from what school she came, and you'd never heard of the small town from which she set forth. But, strange as it seemed, she's never heard of your high school either! However, you couldn't ask every Junior her school and county, and I know you've often wondered just how many high schools and counties were represented in our first Junior Class meeting away back in Septem- ber. It is easy to classify the city students. There are just five high schools represented. Forty students entered from Eastern, thirty-one from Western, nine from Forest Park, seven from City, and one from Poly- technic. In addition, there are a few students from various private schools. It isn't so easy to classify the county students. because there are twenty-one counties and sixty- two high schools represented. St. Mary's and Garrett counties a.re the only counties which have not swelled our ranks. Frederick High has the most students of any high school- twelve. VVe also have some out-of- State students to help hold our ban- ner high. The enrollment statistics tell the distribution of our Juniors at Nor- mal: County and High School. Allegany County-Allegany County, 5g Oldtown, 1. Anne Arundel-Annapolis. 23 Tra- cey's Landing, 4g Glenburnie, 1. Baltimore County-Catonsville, 53 Franklin, 33 Sparks, 2, Towson, 73 Sparrows Point, 6. Calvert County-Calvert County, 2, Huntingtown, 1, Caroline County-Caroline County, 23 Preston, 49 Federalsburg, 1. Carroll County-Westminster, 65 Mt. Airy, 55 Taneytown, 3: Hampstead, 15 Union Bridge, 1, Sykesville, 1. Cecil County-George Biddle, lj Chesapeake City, 1, Cecil County, 1, North East, 3. Charles County-Lackey, 25 Glasva, 4. Dorchester County-Cambridge, 7. Frederick County-Frederick, 12g Middletown, lg Emmitsburg, 25 Thurmont, 33 Brunswick, 3. Garrett County, O. St. Mary's County, O. Harford County-Aberdeen, 13 Bel Air, 53 Jarrettsville, 13 Slate Ridge, 15 Highland, 2. Howard County-Ellicott City, 25 Lisbon, 3: Clarksville, 2. Kent County-Rock Hall, 3. Montgomery County-Poolesville, 15 Gaithersburg, 6. X Prince George's County-Upper Mari- boro, 15 Baden, 3, Hyattsville, 23 Laurel, 2. Queen Anne's County-Church Hill, 23 Centreville, 35 Stevensville, 2. Somerset County-Crisiield, 1. Talbot County-Easton, 15 Trappe, 55 Cordova, 1. Washington County - Hagerstown, 105 Williamsport, 23 Clearspring, 2- Wicomico County-Wicomico, lj Nanticoke, 1. Worcester County-Snow Hill, 33 Buckingham, 2. Mary Emily Walls, Jr. 13. WHO NVAS IT? A loud screech was emitted from some part of the chassis as the brakes were applied to the wheels of a No. 8 car marked Towson. This servant of the Baltimore public had stopped at the little wooden shack which marked the entrance to the pedagogical factory of Maryland. A lone passenger descended, and quietly stepped aside while the car slowly gained momentum and sped along the tracks toward its destina- tion-Towson. The person in ques- tion, no longer a passenger, but re- duced to the rank and nle of a pedes- trian, glanced toward the shack and read the sign which bore three words, State Normal School. Thus re- assured, he slowly picked his way across the road and began to pain- fully ascend the sloping gravel walk which led to the Administration Building. While our subject is pur- suing his way, let us survey him. Were it not for the fact that the XVorld War had seen its end in 1919, one might have been led to have sup- posed him a veteran just returned from the front. ln his right hand he carried a heavy black cane which as- sisted him in walking, since he seemed to be greatly impeded by a leg injury. His black tousled hair Page 4 TOWER LIGHT May, 1927 pushed its way above a neat white bandage which covered his right eye. The thick coat of tan on his face and forehead told of a healthy outdoor lite. To add to the ferocity of the intlividual's appearance. his upper lip supported a bushy moustache which was badly in need of trim- ming. Now to return to our hero. At this stage of the account he had succeeded by dint of a laborious struggle to mount the numerous steps and enter the building. Here for the tirst time since his arrival he noticed some sign of life, Here the hall was thronged with cliques of girls who shunned the blistering heat without. After filling out a large informational card at a desk. which barred the entrance to the in- terior. he was allowed to pass on to the actual registration desk. When he presented himself at the regis- trar's, desk he immediately became the subject of many interrogative glances. The glances were followed by whispers, nudges. and murmurs. There was not a girl in the place who was not sure he had overridden his destination, which must have been the Shepherd Pratt Hospital. Aren't men stupid? But no, he must be right: the registrar has taken his money and is giving him his receipts. He in turn pocketed the slips of paper and turned to leave. The tap- tap of his stick on the hard door was now easily distinguishable in thel large hall. No sooner had he passed through the door and down the steps than a scramble ensued as the girls rushed to the door to watch his de- parture. He hobbled down the walk. unconscious of the eyes that followed him. He hailed a 'trolley and clam- bered aboard. The girls returned to the registrar and in answer to their inquiry were informed that Mose Gentry had registered. Sidney M. Chernak. J UN It DR-SEN IDR l'0N'I'l'I!-IT. In thc Junior year one of thc most exciting occurrences twitb the excep- tion of the Junior-Senior basketball games, was the .lunior-Senior Com- petitive Demonstration. ln the beginning the average com- petitor did not seem lo fully realize exactly what was going on, but was very much impressed by the way things were being run off. You know when your turn came, what you were supposed to do. but did not fullb' understand the score:-i which wort- bf-- ing put up on tho blackboard. lt was all vt-ry l'llyHi1'l'iflllS, Wr- wf-re confccioos of tbl- fact that tlir-rc werf- iltrcf- very important strung:-rs in our ntiflm, so rather bungrily wt- .luniors kept our eyes on them. smilf-rl when they smiled, frowned when they frowned. or in other words, mimicked We also I Finally, in the midst of the antici- pitlfl onQaaaoeooofffss.-Q...-44, an.oo'oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo.oo,oo.oo.n.oo'n.ootoo.u,oo.oo.n.oo.oo.n'o S0 VERY, VERY TRUE. There are no idle words where chil- dren are. Things spoken in their hearing carry far, ilfroducing fruit of evil or of good lTo our great future human brother- 1 hood. The word dropped lightly from our I careless lips Into the fertile child mind seeps and drips. , And intertwines with thought and impulse so It may decide the path some soul to go. . The eager child mind may not know it hears- The words may fall upon unwitting ears. But, na'the1ess, the record's graven deep, lSuhconsciousness a copy clear will i keep. To speak not thoughtlessly when they are byg . Your words fall not on sterile soil or dry. Thoughts sown in plastic minds are carried farg There are no idle words where chil- dren are. I Strickland Gillilan. tPublished by permission of the i author l . 'QQQoooohoooobooblbbbbiohlb .,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,.,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,.,..,..,..,.,..,..,..,..,. I watched longingly our own gym I department. and wondered if they too twere excited. They looked so calm, and gave orders so clearly and dis- tinctly that down deep in every girl's heart an admiration grew for our own athletic leaders. Things were continuing, the folk dancing which the Juniors won by 6-ltt ot' a point and the tioor work created some excitement. but when the real excitement arose was someone announced that the was tie--Everybody howled when score tread softlyt some whistled and stamped his feet. and one faculty member was heard to say 'lsn't that pip.' The waltzing contest next on the iprogram created such excitement that. Ithe waltzc-rs became so excited that 'they looked from the distance like corks on waters. but upon closer in- tspection one saw a determined glint l in 4-:teh eonlestant's eye. 'I'ht- result was that the Juniors won that contest, Thus. tht- demonstration continued 1-:tcli contest creating more excite. ment than the previous one. 2 bis. taint strains of music were hoard. which calmed the hall as if by magic. We were then told that the girls who took individual gymnastics would perform-and perform they did! Much to the astonishment of the audience. Feeling arose anew when the girls who had been taking elective dancing came tripping out in cos- tume-for every Monday afternoon religiously, a group of on-lookers gazed in the auditorium behind closed doors at the dancers and their instructor. so it was with pride we were at last to see them a finished product. Perhaps it was because they had such a competent teacher, but anyway, our expectations were not greater than our realizations. Thus the day ended with a score of 21 to 19 in favor of the Juniors. DOES THE BOARDING STUDENT COUNCIL MEAN ANYTHING ' T0 YOU? What has the Boarding Student Council meant to you this year? For most of us, it has had many ,meanings-for it has played an im- gportant role in our school lives. Though at times we don't greet a rule with a cheer and fifteen rahs. we know that they are very necessary. They build up in us honor and a sense of responsibility, and the abil- ity to work with the faculty and our fellow students. It is the Boarding Student Council that sees that these rules are lived up to by helping us toe the mark. And when some of our weaker sisters fall a little out of step. the Boarding Student Council gives them a push to help them get back in une. 4 Then there is the social life! Will we ever forget that Olde English Christmas dinner, those singsongs, the birthday parties, and the very many other things that make for our enjoyment? What shall we do as the Boarding Student Council for next year? What are our aims? Mainly to carry on! To carry on and maintain the standards of dormi- tory livingg to hold high the ideals of our school and make them of the best. We cannot do it alone. We need your help. We are counting on you. You won't fail us, will you? Elizabeth S. McDowell. ALUMNI CARD PARTY. A subscription card party, given for the benent. of the Alumni Asso- ciation. will take place in the State Normal School building on June 2nd. at 8.20 in the evening. Tables may be made up by subscriptions or upon arrival. Table prizes and door prizes will be given. Subscriptions are 552.00 a table, or 75 cents for single tickets. Tickets may be had at the door. V v .4 7 Wh R Av-A O S ,THIS IS wha? ,P 4 ' MOST W7 I Yi . PDRTANT. Q D LISTEN' A- -... , sees , Q W 'SE3 ,.. .9 '- Y N .5 X . , Qsfimmiwcfx N W . , . N' . N :Vi I . . K, ' :ff DIKE'C-YK --ff' FUN ff' GEM! cfm -5 1 Q ,,CHf-D-'Angra 4, l W . ik , WB' ll 'E 1 H552 . .1.,,,,,. ' f g f +V ',' if Am xxuxunu 1 QA YK 1 . J W ,ggi 1 Youre use X 06 V 000, my L www BE Wren f,,,0-TgN-1vAff TV 9 ,.,, ,.,, , Q up ey THE 9 QWE5 4. 1 S STUDENT .CouNc1 Y y 5 fri 'r I, 4' , Z -I S A 2 U i X ' K : 9-5 2 X E Q53 5 x 25 :K'p:kv1-S h . X -vi flw E N 5 1 E -,-Y Z. Q' . L e?5,::. 2: ,L 2, . N 3 Q X , 5 mu 'I xv S 'v Q S ' f -1 '9 S ' Q, S i KN Y A' ffllwmumlnuunnwl the :lf U A fy 'f 025 var vs gpm W 0 C wtf, ' Q . 42 . W' X . al e K ' A X Mig' . 71' . is ,QJ Page 6 DIH A1'I'lYl'l'lES OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT TOXYSON. Sl report given at the Student Fac- ulty conference of the Normal School and Teachers College Sec- tion of the New York Society for the Experimental Study of Educa- tion, Hotel Pennsylvania, New York. Saturday, April 30, 1927, by Marjorie Gwynn. Secretary-Treas- urer of Boarding Student Council, The Senior Class of the Maryland State Normal School at Towson has sent me to tell you all about our School-in ten minutes! Eight miles from Baltimore, on the York Road. the three buildings of the school rise from a gentle slope. The buildings are the two dormitories and the administration building, all of true Tudor architecture. Vi'e students are fond of believing our campus the most beautiful in Mary- land. 'ln 1924, the Baltimore Training School was merged with the Normal School. so now we have two classes of students-resident and day. The proportion is about 470 resident to 280 day students. The county or resident students come from the twenty,three counties of Maryland, and there are a few from other States. The day students are from Baltimore. When I began to write my talk f today all whom I asked were quite sure that the ideals and activities of the organization of their particular interest should be explained to you at length. This, of course, would be an impossible task. so in order that you may know the relationships of the organizations at Normal School we have mimeographed these out- lines. which you may take from the table. I shall tell you some of the things which are outstanding at our school and which we consider are signs of our progress. lf, when I have fin- ished, there are any questions about anything which I have failed to tell you. I shall he very glad to answer them. One suggestion which I found everyone quite insistent about was tell them about our handbook. You know we took the idea of the band- book from the last year's conference, The little yellow book is a phrase often heard on the campus, A uni- fiue feature of this hook is the calen- dar in the back. lt is arranged in diary fashion and all of the import- ant Normal School days are written in--so we all know when it is time to pay our dues and when Campus Ilay comes. If you wr-rc .coming to Normal School nf-xt yt-ar you would rf-I-1-ive one of these during the summer, and you would be surprised at the amount of information contained therein, In A TOWER LIGHT May, 1927 fact, one student suggested that I bring 300 of the little books up here and conduct an oral reading lesson on them instead of making a speech. The Juniors seem better able to adapt themselves to the new environ- ment of the school as a result of hav- ing these books. The need to have the new students from small schools adjust themselves to the surroundings and work of Nor- mal School was met this year by hav-i ing the Juniors come two days earlier, than usual. They. with the faculty! made a tour of the 88-acre plant: they had an out-of-door supper with the teachers and got acclimated gen- erally. There was a standard pro- gram in fundamentals, so that those who were weak might be given a chance to improve early in their Nor- mal School career. When we Sen- iors came back two days later we were a little bit jealous of the way in which the Juniors seemed to have appropriated the campus. Since we realize the value of a close understanding of our life by the mothers of the students. we had the mothers of the Juniors spend a week-end at the dormitories. The mothers lived in the same rooms with their daughters. ate with them, met with them and played with them. This was one of the liveliest week- ends'we have ever had at Normal. There was only one thing wrong- we. the Seniors, couldn't have our Oylnothers there, too. if Y If you were to come into the front entrance of Normal and inquire for the student having the greatest re- sponsibility there, someone would straiglitway find for you the president of the Student Council. We have a very active system of student cooper- ative government. It is worked on a basis of three councils. There is the General Student Council, which is for all of the students whether day or resident. The presidency of this is the highest office held by a stu- dent. We have had some fine stu- dents fill this oflice. Some of the qualincations necessary are leader- tactfulness and scholarship. council is composed of president, president, secretary - treasurer Several members at large. There ship. The vice- Rand Ware four faculty advisers. including tour principal and our social director. l'I'herc is the utmost cooperation, and ll is leant get along without each other, gat least that is what the students Ithink, and we flatter ourselves that the faculty thinks the same way about us. I Alectings are held monthly during assembly time, when the presidenti a pleasure to work together. We l tnkcs cliargc. The duties of this 1f'tlllllCll arc manifold: they superin- tend elections, uphold the honor lsystcm. initiate policies. are ready at 'all times to lend a helping hand to' fellow-students and to present their' wishes to the council with the faculty' advisers. This council is the stu- dents' mouthpiece, so to speak. Subordinate to the General Council there are the Day Student and Board- ing Student Councils. It is obvious that one council could not serve the needs of two groups of people whose interests so differ. The Day Student Council is elected by the day students. It takes care of the day students' problems and has supervisory care of the administra- tion building. There is a rest-room committee appointed by this council which is responsible for the appear- ance and pleasant atmosphere of the rest rooms. The Boarding Student Council's field of action is the dormitories, There are two dormitories, Newell and Richmond Halls. The two houses each have a student-president who sits with the councils. Regular meetings are held every Monday night. Previous to these the presi- dent or some other oilicer has con- ferred with the social director and has learned her plans. As a discip- linary group this council investigates and punishes violations of living regulations. As leaders in promot- ing the social welfare and happiness of the boarding students through the social committee this council helps arrange birthday parties, Sunday teas. sing songs and guest nights. It also has charge of the half hour after dinner given to recreation. The .campus committee is responsible for the appearance of the campus at all times. The dining room committee has charge of decorating the dining room for special occasions and de- votes itself to keeping a social atmos- phere in the dining room, where a table accommodates six students, one of whom is hostess. Each iioor of the house has a student-proctor who is respsonsible for noise, lights, and light,cuts, ,, , I could not truthfully represent Normal School to you unless I told you of our social life. whch we hold to very high standards. There are monthly dances to which the girls may bring escorts. We have a Jun- ior and a Senior prom of which we are justly proud. Last year Twenty- six's colors were red and gray, and the decorations for the Senior prom and banquet, carried out in Spanish moss and red balloons, were very effective. There is a monthly birthday party for all students whose birthdays come in that month and as the oc- casion calls for it there are other parties. such as the Hallowe'en and the Easter egg-dyeing party, and our never-to-be-forgotten Olde English Christmas dinner. Everyone comes to this dinner in costume to re-live the old dinners of long ago. We have the hoar's head and the peacock pie and the plum pudding, with an elevated table for lords and ladies and long lines of retainers seated be- -May, 1927 'rowsn LIGHT Page 7 low. This is a chaming event which we hope to make a tradition. In our athletic program at Normal we have made a step forward in hav- ing only intra-mural games for girls. This has just been begun this year. The boys still play other schools, their small number making intra- mural games impossible. This year we have many new electives such as dancing, hiking. tennis and track. Since we realize the necessity ot. extending our education beyond the confines of Normal School, for the past two years groups of Seniors have come to New York and spent two days visiting the experimental schools here. They come back much in- spired. We have a monthly school paper, the Tower Light. You would soon see the appropriateness of the name if you rode up the York Road at night and saw the light in our tower illuminating the clock. There is a staff of students whose duty it is to assist the faculty member sponsoring the paper. Articles are written for the most part by our students, al- though faculty members frequently send us contributions, and are quite as well pleased as we are to see their creations in our publication. A custom which, I believe, is not general to all Normal Schools is that of having thirty minutes every day when all of the students and many of the faculty come together as a group. I wish I could tell you about the many different and enlightening things which make these assembly periods so valuable. They include lectures of general interest by out- standing people, music, talks by faculty members, departmental days and student cooperative government and other organization meetings. One day this year the fine arts depart- ment brought their work before the school through an assembly in which three students made three dif- ferent kinds of posters, explaining as they worked. A few of the programs which come to my mind are: the lec- ture by Patty Hill, the one by Hughes Mearns, and the one by the Foreign Students from Columbia. Normal School has an honor fra- ternity. whose objectives are scholar- ship, character and achievement, and these ideals are upheld and insisted upon constantly. Faculty members who were honor students in their re- spective Alma Maters constitute a Senate. They and student members decide on student candidates for membership. During the past year this society has worked with the D. A. R. in compiling Maryland histori- cal material. I have told you something of the beauty of our campus-would you like to know how the students make definite contribution to this beauty? Every spring there is one whole day known as Campus Day. Next Mon- day we shall have Campus Day. The entire student b o d y and facility spend the day improving the campus. The special interest this year is in making a nature trail through a very lovely glen behind the school. The' students intend to bring back wild flowers from their home localities to plant along the trail so that we may have all parts of the State represented in this nat- ural garden. These things will give you just a glimpse of our life at Normal School which students think is rich and full and challenging. NVe would like to think that some suggestions from us might be carried to another campus. ON LETTING YOUR HAIR GROXV. When in a moment of loss of self- control you decide to let your hair grow, your troubles have just begun. Perhaps your heroine of the moment has long hair. perhaps your best friend is wearing hers unbobbed, or perhaps a boy friend likes long tresses-whatever the cause-the re- sults are all the same. Every morn- ing for a week you awake expecting to find at least an inch more added to your mane Extreme disap- pointment is experienced when you find that your hair apparently has grown none at all. You almost de- cide to apply the shears once more. but encouraged by parents and friends, you continue the struggle. Finally, the day comes when the tips of your ears are covered! Hur- rah!-but wait-the new button earrings won't show! What shall you do? You try sticking your hair behind your ears. take one peep into the mirror, and hurriedly pull your hair down. Assuredly you are not the Naldi type. Then you try parting it in the middle, and drawing it back so as to' show the ear-tips No, that won't work either. Neither the still In great and unmitigated disgust. the earrings are laid tearfully aside, and you sally forth without them-your locks straggling unevenly about your face! You are invited to a big dance. Again you struggle with the wayward hair. Still it refuses to behave as well-bred tresses should. At last it is up. the combs are placed, the beau- tiful pearls show in your ears! Un- bounded joy and happiness prevails. In your glee you dance a few steps! Alas! the fall of Jerasalem and Babylon is as nothing compared to the fall of your coilfurel The combs remain where they were placed. but the hair has escaped from them. In horrible disgust and profound sor- row you regard yourself. Then a flash of genius comesg hastily seizing your coat you rush to the nearest barber. After half an- hour has elapsed, you start home again. happy are you a Madonna, nor will too-short locks stay put. 1 V 1 boyish bob you have ever had. 'Stopping by the gutter and drawing ttwo objects from your pocket, you ldrop them in. Then you shake your tcropped head, rutile up the hair, and ,whistle cheerily. The combs are jgone. and your hair is short, the iworld is sunny. and half an hour lot attempting to put up your hair at ,least ten times a day is saved. Your ,troubles are over! . 4 Charlotte Harn, Jr. II. Nl' SIG NOTES. i iWhat's the matter with Nu Sig? Oh! they're all rightg Whos all right? Nu Sigs! Nu Sigs! If you don't believe me, just listen to what happened on Saturday, May 7th, 1927. Our annual Spring For- mal was held in the Blue Room at the Belvedere Hotel. Who couldn't have a delightful time when every- tthing lent itself to the occasion? You can't stand along the side lilies when Bob lula's around, Don't you just love to wear funny caps, and torment all your friends with confetti and serpentine? I do. Best of all. tliere were the favors. If by any chance you see someone sporting three little silver bracelets bound together with a Nu Sig seal, yon'll know where it came from. And if by any chance you see someone else displaying hamme1'ed silver cuff links you know where they came from too. The programs were very attract- ively designed, the outside cover be- ing ivory with the Nu Sig seal in gold. The girls just cannot resist filling out such programs as those. A grand march was one of the main features of the evening. led by our alumnae president, Cornelia Wilson. '22, followed by Mildred Mit- chell. '26g Mary Ryan, '27, and Delma Holden. '2 7. There were noticeable signs of spring on every hand, from the flow- ers to the lovely pastel shades in evening gowns. ' It was so good to see the girls who had graduated some time ago. They were there in full glory. School teaching hasn't deprived them of any pep. The girls of the Sorority have also been busy getting ready for the com- ing year. The officers for the year 1928 are as follows: Virginia Poole-president. Helen Nicols-vice-president. Mary Harrison-treasurer. Mary Mathews-secretary. The Sorority picture is to be taken next week. All in all, we're just as busy as we can be. Instructions To Travelers. YVhen in America, don't take any wooden nickels. When in Paris. don't take any and comfortable, with the shortestjLatin Quarters. Page 8 TOWER LIGHT May, 1927.1 TOWER LIGHT l'l'Bl.l5lll5l.l MONTHLY DY THE STIIDENTS UF THIS IXIARY- L.-XNIJ S'l'.XTE NORMAL SKJHUUL. TUWSON, MD. Business Mzumger FOSTER FURD Advertising Manager GLADYS GRIMES Cin-ulntion Manager HOIV.-XRI I FLUU K Studi-nt Editors EI.l'lANO l LX UO XV Ll Ntj ELLEN t.'l..X llli .Xl':1i.Xll:XNl S-THIN l L'.X'l'l'l ICHINIG MISSICL SIDNEY t'l'll'1llN.XK L'.Xl1lliOl..L ILXNKIN Dlllllilgillg Editor ALICE L. MUNN Price:--One Dollar Fifty Cents For Ten Copies. Single Issues Fifteen Cents. MAY, 1927. . 0 C 5 tg... an ., S -A' :Qt t, lt fl tl- fly ll Q i A , m.in.u31u,nuru.-.- 'Q' SCHOOL SPIRIT. The term spirit is similar to the term personality , in that both are indefinable, mysterious qualities. However, they are recognized as be- ing present in human activities and persons gloriously successful in life. For instance, the success of our own nation has depended largely upon the spirit prevailing amidst the struggle for democratic existence. The Spirit of '76 is a familiar phrase to us all, and reference to it serves as an incentive in putting things over today. Wliat this won- derful thing is that makes us or con- ditions, as we and they are can- not be answered in mere words: it can only be felt. What a tremen- dous gripping force it is. It is especially true of schools. For it is a means to develop a school along lines that are good and fine. However, in Maryland State Normal, School there is only a mere shadow of a school spirit compared to that which should predominate among the Normalites. NX'here is it needed, and lacking? For instance, our Towerl Light. It is worthwhile and impor- tant, but it needs our contribntion'a,5 suggestions and whole-hearted co- operation. ls it helped to be a snr-l t-ess? Then there are the Student Coun- cils. They need hacking. ls Nor-' mal giving its backing? What of the various clubs, notably the Ath-I letic Club and its functions in gamol activities. Does it or its members receive a one hundred per cent. sup-t port? Are all the members of the clubs loyal? We should all work in all the af'- tivitieg of NOVIIILII School and' dt-- velop them. Then we will hclp Nor mal School Spirit. There is another phase of school spirit. VVQ: should bf- honest with ourselves and with our tcacliurs. l Strive to give our best, and help oth- ers who cannot. Work at all times to keep the school standards high, and the school itself far above other schools. School spirit is lacking in Normal School. It shouldn't be. and it is up to the Seniors and Juniors, with eliicient faculty leaders, to show that there is a school spirit among us, though at present it seems to be lying dormant.-Josephine Fischer. Sr. 8. HEY H EY! JUNIORS! The Class of 1928 will soon he the Senior Class of the Maryland State Normal Schoil. Soon, did I say? Why, it is just a matter of weeks. All too soon -so run the thoughts of the Seniors. Much too soon, say the instruc- tors, with a sigh. Just about tllllfinj that's how we feel about it. Time -that is the keynote of the whole matter, t'or this is the time of the year when we must think of the times of next year. IVith the acquisition of the new title- Seniors-thore will come many new experiences. First ot' all. there will he many changes in the type of courses included in our Senior scehetl- nles, the most drastic change being the student tt-aching course. Have you looked through the catalogue re- cently to soc just what we will have to buck up against in the line of subject niattcr? llo so! l promise that you will lilld it ol' interest, at lt-asl, As nf-xt yr-ar will bc the last one many ot' us will I-vt-r spend in an edu- cational institution as an organized group. we want that yr-al' to bc a crowning-sut-t-oss. Ilavc you con- ti :.'t z 'tt-1' ' 12-2.2 :ods-rt-tl thc rlvt-nts that arc to Illlllilt Ili tht siciil til ndit ot 1l7 '4 Have those individuals who will hold ez-ccutive positions in the various school organizations and clubs next year planned a program? lt we are to have a Senior year that will be crowded with activities of the type we want and appreciate, you execu- tives must make your plans now, as that program will be arranged during the coming season. Put the cause of the Maryland State Normal School and the Class of 1928 in your hearts when you make those plans and do your utmost to make next year a year of years. ln making plans for a year ,of years. we confront the old blockade -tradition. Sometimes we follow the paths of tradition because senti- ment Ieads us there, but often we follow because that is the path that demands the least exertion. Tradi- tion suggests many of next year's activitiesg shall we follow the easier path entirely or shall we explore a bit? For instance, what is your at- titude toward the Bill of Rights? Did you think that it was a suc- cess this past year or did you con- sider it rather important. Shall we inflict it l1D01l next yea1 S Junior class? Do you want a year book? Support the Tower Light! What big social activities do you want the Senior social program to include? These are some of the questions that you must consider and decide upon before next year. Think them over so we van start things off with a bang. Here's to a glorious vacation! May we come back next September all pepped up for the year of years. , Helen Nicols.. MY VISION. I see countless little feet Trudging down Life's way, Down a path by others made. By them made dark or gay. As I with them wend my way Whether with grief or song, I see the path is just the same, Tho' it be short or long. I see the little eager hands, The eyes. so questioning, true And vow, that tho' my best is poor My best I'll teach-and do. Frances Heaps. Business Ethics. Oo-hoo! I saw you kiss Sis! cried one ol' those small brothers,- sntltlenly materializing from nowherel at all. Er-ah-here's a quarter, my Iittlel man, otfered the embarrassed suitorgl And here's tifteen cents change, l countered the little man. One price, to allf- that's the way I do business. l ' Cynic. ' May, 1927 ' TOWER LIGHT Page 9 XVITH SAIL ANDQPADDLE. summer villas of the city wealthy! Imerely the prices we had to pay for -1 ' I experience. To me the quick birdlike motion. the puff of the wind in the white sail. and the tiny wavelets curling back from the bottom of an onrush- ing sail canoe constitute the most de- lightful motion in the world. I have tried to experience the same exhilar- ation that has thrilled me at the helm of the canoe. in a swiftly and smooth- ly running automobile, but the purr of the'high-powered motor had not the music of the lapping waves. and the cool air was not that of the salty river, crisp and invigorating. I have tried to feel it in a great aerial swing. but the continuous circular motion grew irksome. and the roar of the motors louder. and there was neither romance nor beauty. There is no feeling even akin to the rebellious tug of the sheet rope in one's hand. or when that is safely fastened. the pull of the current in the paddle serv- ing as a rudderg and no sound so musical as the lapping of the waves. and the napping of the sails when the errant breeze has died away. I sit in state, half crouched on the stern seat, and, holding the guiding paddle. gaze at the wake of disturbed, fast-receding Waters behind us. I look at the gleaming breeze-filled sail, and feel as if I were a part of some great bird. The canoe skims lightly over the water, gayly breast- ing the mock waves of the river, and dips and sways with the graceful abandon of a sea gull. But the comparatively tranquil waters of the river are not like those of the great Bay. and at the mouth. where the river has widened. the shores are farther away, and the rapidly increasing space of water be- tween them is troubled aud white- capped. It is often thusg calm with- in, rough without. I have sailed there often. and I have experienced both joy and fear. for the Bay can be most alluring. with its softly whispering waves and gold-flecked foam, or harsh and re- pelling. with slate gray. towering. crashing waves that may break over the canoe. K It is in a canoe that one can best observe the moods of the water. In a well-appointed, luxurious yacht one may have engines and a certain kind of speed. but it is the small craft sailor who really appreciates the mysteries and the charms of the water. He is closer to it. He has only, if he wishes. to lean over and drag his hand in the swift-flowing current, and by this simple act feel more strongly the vague. yet imper- ious call of the sea. And the places where the small boat may venture-unexplored lakes. accessible only by narrow. grass- grown openingsg winding creeks. some bordered bv forest-clad hills. I I I I The urge of exploration has led me and my canoe into strange and sel- dom frequented places. One of the most interesting. although by no means pleasant. discoveries was a mill race with a particularly fast current. YVe had been loitering idly along one day, as always. in search of the new. when we came to the mouth of a creek which we had never be- fore explored. It was. therefore. with not a little interest that my friend and I swung the bow of our trusty little vessel into the channel. A channel was necessary. for on either side the water. so it seemed to us that day at low tide. barely covered the sandy bottom. IYe did not have much difficulty at first in keeping to the deeper waterg but suddenly we felt a quiver throughout the sensitive frame of the canoe, and realized that we had gone aground. A small matter. but just as we pushed off with a herculean effort, we felt the, boat being carried along by a strong. irresistible current. It was too late even to attempt to re- gain the channel. There was noth- ing to do but to go ahead. and ahead was a stone bridge built far out into the Water under which the stream. thus narrowed. rushed at double speed. When I saw those stone walls I had a sudden feeling that I would like to slip down into the bottom and close my eyes tightly. at feeling of complete helplessness. of-. Then. before I even realized what I was doing. I renewed my hold on the paddle. and shouted some- thing to my friend in the bowg, then we were swept at an alarming pace under the bridge. And as we went we saved the frail craft and ourselves too. perhaps. from destruction by keeping the canoe. with our out- stretched paddles. free of the stone walls. . YVe were shot into the calmer. shal- lower water on the other side with such force that the canoe floated for some distance before either of us took a stroke. In spite of the some- what popular belief that satisfaction is the fruit of toil. we felt that our present position added insult to in- jury. For the inland lake in which we now found ourselves after our struggle was certainly not attractive. The surroundings were flat. although wood-covered, and the water at OHS end was rank with slimy growth. YYe made haste to leave, although we were in no hurry to face again that mill race. But. if we wished to leave. we had to accept the .inevit- able and so exerting our strength. we fought our way out. with the total casualties of two good tempers. a sweater which fell overboard while our attention was centered on the race. and a long zigzag crack in my I I I I I 4 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I must confess. though. that this episode rather frightened me, and for a while I was content to stay on dry land. But not for long! The sight of that dear canoe drawn up on the beach, carefully enveloped in a canvas cover. was too tempting and once more I weighed anchor and set sail. This time. accompanied by another canoe bearing congenial spirits. we set our course for the Bay. It was a beautiful morning with a fresh breeze that filled the white sails, and a sun that considerately remained behind a sheltering cloud. The occu- pants of the little shore homes we passed were just arising. and there was a stir and bustle in the summer settlements that suggested bees emerging from a winter in the hives. A gay American Hag was run up a flagpole and fiapped briskly in the morning air. And as we left the cottages and approached the bridge, we saw truck farmers driving their products to market. At the wharves of the summer homes of the wealthy. pretentious craft lay at anchor, and with one of these. moored some dist- ance from its dock. a disreputable fishing boat rubbed noses. On down the river we went, until we were so far away from the banks that we could hardly ascertain the movements of those on shore. It was 'now growing warmerg the sun had climbed higher and higher. and though we were even closer to the Bay than ever. the breeze had died away and the sails luffed helplessly. Physical labor was now necessary. and at each stroke of the paddle the sun became hotter and hotter. and the air thicker and thicker. Even the water felt oily and warm to the touch. The air was becoming more sticky and oppressive. but there was not a single cloud in the sky. only the merciless sun. Although some of us became alarmed and prophesied a most se- vere storm. our protests were drowned by the inipetuosity of the more venturesome. and we continued on our way. By the time our tieet had reached Thomas' Island in the Bay. the crew was worn out. YVe ran the canoes up on the beach. and with one accord rushed for the cool- ing shelter of the woods and sank gratefully upon the moss-covered ground. too exhausted to speak. After that broad expanse of dazzling water. helpless under the flaming sun. the shadows of the trees were most inviting. and under them we re- covered somewhat from our weari- ness, as we ate our lunch. and dis- puted ownership with the various habitants of the creeping and crawl- others by gently, sloping fields andIf3V0l'iY9 Paddle- Bill we bore UIGSQI But we could not stay there long. ing world. I dotted with old farmhouses or the losses bravelfv' and I'eg3l'd9d U19111 115 The search for water led us farther Page 10 TOWER LIGHT May, 1927 and farther inland. Although most of us were too tired. too warm. and too thirsty to appreciate it, it was really a pretty walk. The path led for the most part through the woods. thickly overgrown, and showing an abundance of holly and laurel. The shy summer flowers were beginning to disappear, but here and there we saw a. gleam that proclaimed the early goldenrod. And at the edge of the woods a trumpet vine with glow- ing red blossoms ran riot over an old. tumbledown fence. That fence bordered a plowed field, and a plowed field meant human habitations. We plodded wearily through the deep furrows. It seemed to us that the sun had never shone so pitilessly, and coming as we did from the sheltering woods with lurk- ing gray-green shadows, the change was doubly startling., Weary and dusty, we reached the calm of an old Negro uncle who directed us to his pump', and seemed disposed to talk. He spoke so glowingly of a certain view to be obtained from the top of a nearby hill, that, tired as we were, we toiled up. When we reached the summit, we felt that we were amply rewarded for our climb. In front, behind, and on one side, was water: the Bay, mysterious. far- reaching, stretching away to the horizon, over which peeped the tips of bright sails: South River, curving back inland, fiinging out her arms into innumerable, hill-bordered tribu- taries. and Fishing Creek, blue and placid, and faithfully reproducing in its calmness the surrounding scenes. ln spite of the elevation there was no breeze, and we were warned by the suspicious stillness of the water and the rising temperature to hasten back to our fleet. Scarcely had we embarked, when we noticed with alarm the fishing smacks sneaking in behind the point for safety. But be- fore we reached it, the storm broke, one of those sudden Bay squalls which threatens all day by extreme heat. but which never shows a dark cloud or a drop of rain until it bursts forth in all its fury. VVe were fairly caught. The water, which had been so quiet, now heaved and rolled and smashed dangerously against our frail craft. To our companions in their sponson canoe these waves could not mean so much, but we in our straight side watched every foam- :-rested billow with rising fears. But we had faith in our little vessel. Even in our anxiety we noted with pride how she obeyed every stroke of the driving paddles. how gallantly she rode the angry waves which we had expected to break over us. lt is quite true that some did carry out their threats to fill the bottom ofthe canoe with water. but that was not the fault of our brave little bark. It was due to the faulty management of her pilots. For it is hard and de- ceiving work, paddling in a severe storm. The paddler sees a great bil- low approaching and makes ready to dig his paddle with all force into ity but the canoe rides the wave, which rolls away under the boat, and the paddle is vigorously fanning the air! That happened several times to us, throwing us somewhat off our course, and by the time we had entered the river, the storm had slightly abated. We were drenched, our soaked and bedraggled clothes clung to our bodies, the water ran off the ends of our hair and trickled down our necks. But the rain had now stopped. The thunder rolled away in the east and a faint golden gleam struggled through the black mass of clouds. And over all, colorful, imposing and beautiful in its symbolism of a great trust, arched the resplendent rain- bow. Then for the first time I saw the end of the rainbow. One sees this gorgeous arch in the city, but merely the arch, and ofter wonders Where it starts and where it ends. I saw the end. It climbed down a steep bank and slid into the gray water. The end of the rainbow, and safe harborage after the storm! Eleanora Bowling, Jr. 2. THE JUNIOR PROM. April 30, 1927! Nine o'clock! Normal Schoil ablaze with lights against the black of the sky! Auto- mobiles-big and small-whiz up to the tower on the hill. Pretty girls in blues, greens, pinks, and all colors of the rainbow, chattering and laugh- ing as they gaily and expectantly climb the steps to the auditorium, on the arm of the man. Music bursts upon our ears and we slowly wend our way to the receiving line. With a sigh of relief we finally escape to the fioor, and begin our first dance. As we whirl around the floor we hav? time at last to analyze the pleasan impression conceived when we first entered the hall. The dancing space is surrounded by white lat- tice work, with red and white roses rambling in lovely confusion. Sofas and cushions under latticed arbors afford pleasant havens of rest be- tween intermissions. The orchestra, on the platform, in a setting resembling an outdoor scene, is softly shaded by a pale blue light. The white and red banner of nineteen hundred and twenty-eight is resplendent as it hangs between the white latticed gateway in the dist- ance. Card tables at the back of the hall afford amusement to many of our teachers and friends when not en- gaged in dancing. Seniors in white dresses, red aprons and CZDS, serve delicious punch to the thirsty, never- weary revelers. Cheer, good will land fellowship radiate as the hour of twelve draws near. Ah! Our Junior Prom is overg the curtain of reality has dropped upon our night of nights as it slowly fades into the distance. Seniors, we thank you! You have truly helped to make our prom remain a treasured night of memories. Lula Bichy, '28. M. S. N. S. VIGNETTES. Famous Places At Normal. The Main Library. Books. Many of them. Long windows. Light. Flowers. Mar- garet Haineg looking lost. No won- der! She's seldom here. A run on the history shelves. Where are the Tickners ? Fiction being taken out to be read during the holiday. A long line waiting for books to be checked out. Miss Osborne patiently answering questions. The noisy click of a typewriter. The Annex. More books, of course. An excited horde demanding Prometheus. Sur- reptitious recountings of last night behind the concealing covers of a book. Miss Stitzel chasing an elusive volume among the shelves. Chernak and 'Bader pretending to do science. Shouts of the elementary school chil- dren who are playing underneath the windows. THE ROOMBIATE PSALM. My roommate is mynemesis, I live in want. She maketh me to sit up to do her notebook. She leadeth me to appear green in my own classes: She never restoreth my soap. She leadeth me into ice cream pare lors to save her own change: Yea, though I talk a volley and fuss 'till I'm out of breath, She plays her uke the louder. She is ever with me, . Her belts and ribbons, they discom- fort me, She anointed her head with my bril- liantine. Sunday blueness and gloom shall not follow me all the days of my life, For I won't have to dwell in a room with her forever.-The Index. There was a young fellow named Sid, Who kissed a girl on the eyelid. She said to the lad, Your aim's mighty bad, You should practice a while. So he did.-Barnard Barnacle. Little Girl- Mother, there's a man in the kitchen kissing the cook. Mother- What! In my house! Send her upstairs this minute. Little Girl- April fool! It's only ,father. -Lehigh Burr. Page ii - Q May, 1927 . TOWER LIGHT It 1 a e i' s ll X filllluiilllll . J JUNIOR SPORTSBIEN. that our soccer team was one of the It would seem rather unthoughtful and unappreciative to start this ar- ticle telling of the success of Juniors in sports during the year, without considering the most important factor for the fine results obtained by the Juniors. I feel impelled to speak. hrst of the man behind the gun, as it were. The young man to whom the coaching reins were given this season deserves a rousing vote of thanks for the miracles he has performed as coach of our competitive teams. The athletic profession is one to be proud of, but like all other professions, it has its incongruities, This last statement refers to the difficulties that confronted our coach. Our di. rector had a doubly hard road to travel. In addition to being a new- comer to our Maryland soil, and not being acquainted with the athletic officials and boards of the institutions promoting athletics, he was obliged to divide his attention so that other schools could receive the benefit of his instruction. Then, considering the difliculty of his situation, don't you think we should feel honored by having the services of a man who will give all he has to realize success? We know that in order to coach a team a man must first of all under- stand boys. I must confess here that the young man referred to under stands human nature as well as An- drew Mellon understands finance. Next, he must. if he would prove suc- cessful, win the confidence and re- spect of his charges. There is no need, as far as we can see, why we should comment 011 the preceding statement, for it is an accepted fact. Third, anl most important of all, he himself must possess the ability he would desire others to have. It should be said here, that he has oftimes been quoted as saying that his sole interest in athletic activity is not confined to that of preparing a few men to excel in a particular sport. but to promote group exercise so that all will share equally the benefits of athletic training. I think the mis- sion of a man who is trying to help us build a stronger and sounder body to face this cruel, cruel world, is a sacred one, and one to be really proud of. Mr. Shanks, permit the Junior Class to offer its most sincere thanks for your wonderful work. Mr. Shanks took up his duties dur- ing the soccer season and succeeded in rounding out a well-balanced club that proved its mettle throughout the season. It should be not oveI'100k9d strongest combinations in the State, having been defeated only on two oc- casions. With the advent of basket- ball, our subject in question experi- enced a great deal of difficulty in de veloping a formidable quintet to cope with the worthy opponents that had been scheduled. Although the re- sults realized in this sport were not as marked as in soccer, it was in no sense of the word a refiection on our coach's ability to produce a winner. Now with the coming of spring, buds, fiowers and other important food for thought, We have the return of the national pastime. It is quite obvious that this season's nine is the best that has ever donned the uniforms of the Maryland State Normal School. The coach's untiring efforts and un- flinching determination to produce a team that would reflect credit on the school and on him, will not go un- rewarded. Here, too, mention of Mrs. Smedley for her good work should be made, but due to the writer's unfamiliarity with her, he will be compelled to con- fine his remarks to mere recognition of her splendid cooperation in guid- ing the destinies of the athletic or- ganization. We are all fully aware of,the administrative ability of this person, so it will not be necessary to elaborate on what she has done and intends to do. Now, coming to the points that we were asked to cover. It is the aim of this article to show everyone the extent of Junior participation in ath- letics for the entire year. Everyone realizes, however. how weak and fruitless are any efforts of mine to put forth in a clear and vivid fashion all that the instructors referred to have done. The writer begs the humble pardon of any person who is unjustly depicted or represented in erroneous statements contained here- in. After reading this introduction, I blame no one who rambles on until he meets the peroration which is this missive's most commendable feature, as far as rhetoric is concerned. Well, here goes. No matter how good the instruc- tion, how strong the spirit, or how willing the heart, in order to have a good team. a coach must have work- able and appropriate material, which is somewhat lacking here in school. We can say, without reflecting on our keen sense of modesty that the Jun- iors have contributed largely to every sport, no matter what form it took. I said we must have material, and that do I emphasize. The soccer J team was a composition of Juniors and Seniors with the greater part of the burden resting on the shoulders of the former. Because of the writ- er's late entry and little interest manifested in this activity, he will be obliged to refrain from comment- ing on the personal abilities of the players. Gentry, Ward, Bader, Law- lis, Sieverts, Fishpaugh tand any other unmentionedj were the big- town men who toiled laboriously on our soccer team. I previously men- tioned that these men were Skilled booters of the leather air container, so We will be content to let it rest at that. However, I must say that anyone who subjects himself to the many abuses that attend the playing of this haughty English pastime, cer- tainly has my sympathy, which, of course, doesn't mean a single thing, To be in danger of being bruised, kicked, shoved and tossed about in general as these were, requires oodles of nerve, barrels of grit, plenty of school spirit, and a total disregard for the evil 'consequences derived from such gruesome struggles. It is not to be taken, however, that we are trying to discourage this manly sport-not in the least, but just bringing to the students' attention that they should be proud to have men of this type working for them on the athletic held and with them under the same roof., We take this Obportunity, you erstwhile athletes. to warmly congratulate you for the manner in which you have won our respect and admiration. Second Episode-Enter the Drib- blers-- During the winter when the bitter cold and inclement weather refused to look with favor upon outdoor ex- ecise, a game known to many as basketball, commanded interest and attention. Here. and even more so than in soccer, did the undergrads give excellent account of themselves. Without showering ourselves with self-praise twhich goes but a short wayl we must confess that the in- ferior element in oui' school were IT . We had a complete monopoly of all positions on the varsity team, as you probably already know. The person to whom the hardship of writ- ing these boring and uninteresting lilies is given, expresses his entire dis- satisfaction in using names of in- dividuals for the purpose of bringing their work to light, He is well aware, however, and totally unaffect- ed. by the opinions formed of him through the writing of these senseless lines, but will do so for-no matter what for. It must be said that the progress of our basketball team was somewhat impeded due to cancella- tions, infrequent practices, and ir- regularity of schedule. Those to whom we are indebted for their meritorious work are Devilbis, Law- lis, Ward and Gentry. Comments will be made according to position TOWER LIGHT May, 192'f Page 12 played by the person and in order as named above. First trecently with- lil'ilXYlll is at rather tall. awkward pol'- son u ho consequently t3Xll0l'iGllt'etl tl great dt-nl ol' ditlicully in navigating on his pt-dal extremities. Second. showed great need for further season- ing. although at close of season he did show at least 50 per cent im- provement over his pt'e season form. lt should be said that the need for his services was urgent. Next, was a very ilnportant factor in the of- fensive power of the aggregation. Ile was at all times cool, ready and vt-ry dependable. and a mainstay of the team. Last tnot that he belongs there naturally, but because we are taking the men according to their height! was all that could be ex- pected. ln addition to being a heady player. he had team play, and not individual glory at hea1't. With a few players of this same variety, our bids for victory could be made a great deal stronger. The other com- ponent part of the.team. because of his strategic position, does not see lit to waste his thoughts and words on his own ability as a courtman. The last of the major sports that is now in full swing will be next in line for discussion. The same con- spicuousness that marked the absence ot' Seniors from the basketball team. applies to the Juniors in baseball. lt seems as though the only thing we are contributing to the baseball team Ollllltg in the form of moral support. XVe poor insignificant creatues do not feel the least bit jealous because of our poor representation in this sport. for we take great pleasure in letting the hopefuls of this year's graduating class go about conscious of their importance these last few days. Out of the nine positions only two are filled by .Iuniors, the other seven being reserved for the purpose of Senior participation. lVard and one other audacious youngster are ex- tended the courtesy of an outfield berth. lt must be truthfully said. liowf-vet', that the team is ag strong as Ilcrcules ever pretended to be. If this article were lllfflllli to include Seniors, l would scc tit to sing words ot' approbalion to our faithful toiler of thc billock, the pugnacious young tnan who cavorts the inncr rlet'ensc and who ave-rs to be thc- real back- bone ol' thi- tr-am, our guardian of the initial sack. who hasn't the least de. sirf- to bf- ostt-ntatious as well as the host, ot' othr-rs who are in every sense of tht. word creditable performers. The last sport that concerns the most ot' us is that which involves the driving ot' a lively pellet over a net. llcrc. as in other lines, the Jlllli0l'H haw- proved lilt'lllH4'il'f-'H distinguished ivlllliii aspirants, No doubt you have 5,4-l'll that 1-longalt-d, sf-rf-tic and taci- turn young lllilll who bt-longs to thc ints-tligt-ncia roaming about our col'- ridors. lt' you have not made his acquaintanf-t-, thi- writer feels as A though you are being deprived of an essential part. of your Normal School education. VVell, anyway, the sub- ject in question swings a wicked racquet and has every intention of having his name engraved on that coveted David Cup Team Trophy. Bill takes his tennis as seriously as Mussolini takes his Fascisti and oft- times resorts to the same methods as the Italian dictator in his scramble for victory. Bill, as he is some- times addressed. is a real benefit to our somewhat wobbly and dilapi- dated team, and we do entertain the hope that when this adolescent finds his real stride we will be able to see his name appear more often in the win column. Little Mose ide- rived from the fact that he is 2 inches taller than Napoleonl finds time when he is not engaged in his fa- vorite indoor sport--whatone-better were it to remain unsaid, to give the tennis fans a real treat. Mose's usual calm and coolness is as evident here as elsewhere. More should be said, but the writer's limited supply of paper will not allow him to become extravagant with his thoughts. The other Junior member of the team hasn't the least desire to be looked upon as an accomplished tennis player. In dividing his time be- tween the two sports now in the limelight, he finds himself unable to render any valuable serviec to the racquetters, not that he could if he saw fit to. You. as well as I. should be glad to hear that the conclusion is now being written. The writer'S only hope is that the Juniors of next year will be as generous with their ser- vices as were the members of that group this year. v Carroll S. Rankin. TENNIS. The men's tennis team this year is the best that the school has yet pro- duced. Three veterans of last year's team: Lichtenstein, captaing Sachs. and I-Iettleman. and three ex- cellent, new men: Rankin, Bader and Gentry, form a dangerous sextet. The chief drawback is that Rankin also plays baseball. and unfortunately for the tennis team, many baseball games occur on the same dates as tennis matches. Considering this, we have done well so far. Our three strongest op- ponents have been met. Forest Park defeated us 5-1, Mt. St. Joseph's by 5-2, and City College by 6-0 t2nd doubles tiedl. ln the first two we were minus the services ol' Rankin. t'ity College, with the best prep team in the East for the pa:-it five years. was expectd to wilt handily. All the individual scores have been quite close. Poly , scheduled to meet us May G, failed to appear. so we may claim thc match by forfeit. We meet City and Mt. St. Joe again later in the season, on our courts, and expect to do .considerably better against both. In addition, matches with Calvert Hall, Hopkins Fresh- men, Loyola, Marston's and Univers- ity of Maryland Pharmacy School are scheduled. Bad weather early in the season has caused many postpone- ments and the schedule is quite crowded for the latter part of the season. To the many who are interested in tennis at Normal, we suggest that one of the best ways to learn the game is to see it played well. Come out to the matchesg the schedule is posted on the bulletin board.-A. L. BASEBALL NEWS. To date, nothing can be said about the baseball team that is not compli- mentary. The fellows have all rounded into shape nicely, pleasing even the critical eye of Coach Shanks. So far we have won four games and lost one. As for the percentage, use this for a motivating problem in Miss Scarborough's arithmetic class and find it out for yourself. We started off right by defeating Loyola 4-2 in a well-played and ex- citing game, featured by the hitting and pitching of Peck Windsor. Our next game-with Gilman-was won by Jnpe Pluvius, the rain bringing reminiscenses to the old in- habitantsof the Johnstown flood. Then we travelled to Irvington, where we were handed our first defeat. Against Mt. St. Joe we displayed a. brand of ball that was way off form and Mt.. St. Joe took advantage of the fact, finally winning 11-6. With the score in games won and lost standing one and one, in favor of the umpire, we proceeded to deal out a 5-2 de- feat to Forest Park, Peck's pitch- ing again coming into the limelight. Old Jupe again slipped over a fast one. and the next two tilts with City College had to be called off on ac- count of rain. But we came back strong to hand out a 9-4 licking to McDonough. Then, bubbling over with confidence, we scheduled a game with Tome's strong team, only to have it called off when a miniature cloudburst almost washed away Port Deposit. In our last game we enter- tained Briarley Hall to the tune of a 7-3 defeat. In the last mentioned game Windsor again came to. the front, striking out seventeen men, allowing only five hits and then com- ing through with two hits himself, one of them a homer, The team lines up as follows: Ford, 1:-it base: Murphy, l. f.! Mul- ler, 2nd baseg Mahaney, s. s.g Stouf- fer, c-.1 Rankin, c. lf.: Ward, r. fp Dud- derar, 3rd base: Windsor, p. Substitutes carried on the squad are: lteck. Lawliss and Chernak. The team is playing heads upf' ivray, 1927 TOWER LIGHT Y Page is y ball, and we are all looking forward to St. Joe'S visit here, when we ex- pect to avenge our defeat by a good trouncing. Windsor and Stouifer, the battery. are working together well and are both hitting the ball with vim, vigor and vitality .Mnller and Mahaney are also hitting well. In a few more games we expect to get going right and open up a murderer's row which will shower base hits on the opposing pitchers. The attendance to date has been very poor. A schedule of games has been posted on the bulletin board op- posite the entrance. Please consult it. come to the games, and root hard for Normal! H. R. Manakee, Mgr. DOINGS OF D. B. D'S. Delta Beta Delta elected its officers for 1927-28. Its new ofhcers are: President-Libby Coale. . Vice-President-Lula Bichy. Secretary-Julia Mohler. Treasurer-Mary Emily Walls. . Social Chairman-Mary Keech. We wish them success for next year. f Come Lassies and Lads. Get Leave of Your Dads And away to the Southern hieg For the D. B. D's. are good little speeds When a dance is coming by. The Blue Room at the Southern was a whirl of gaiety Saturday night. May 7th, when the Delta Beta Delta Sorority staged its Spring Formal. Jack Lederer was in the Ujazziesti' spirit, Hand his band followed unanimously. A merry chase was on 'til 11:30, when everyone stopped for breath and supper. Salads and sand- wiches took away that empty feeling, and the delicious little cakes and ices just hit the spot and topped off the lunch. At the winding up of La Grande Promenade,' 'the favors were given. The girls were presented with gold bracelets and the men were given leather cigarette cases, engraved with the Sorority seal. Among the guests were Miss Alice Munn, Dr. and Mrs. Hillegeist, Miss Ruth C. Sperry and Miss Cobb. Louise Young. ALPHA KAPPA DELTA. The Juniors of A. K. D. are beginning to feel very important indeed, for now, with the election of oflicers completed, they dimly sense the responsibliity that will be theirs next year. These oflicers are: President-Claire Shullg vice,presi- dent- Ding Prestong secretary- Jeanie Rossg treasurer, Eleanora Bowling. And yet. with this sense of elatiou that is always felt when one is to be the whole thing. there is genuine sadness as the time for the graduations of Olll' Senior sisters draws near. Our closed dance, held May 7th at the Alcazar, was a night that will not be forgotten soon. It was, socially, the last event of the year, and it was a fitting climax. As an anticlimax, however, the Juniors are making plans to entertain their Senior sisters at an all-day party on a South River shore LEAGUE OF IVOBIEN VOTERS. The League of 'Women Voters is an organization which came into exist- ence to meet an emergency in Ameri- can life. At the time of the passage of the Woman Suitrage bill some million new voters were admitted to the electorate. The question im- mediately arose: How can these new voters be equipped to play an import- ant part in our public life? It was so the League of Women Voters came into existence. We have today forty- tive State Leagues with their branches. Of course. you know our League he1'e at Normal is a branch of the Maryland one. Now that we have organized our League, what is its purpose? The purpose is to train and equip our new voters for their political lives and to promote clean politics. In order for our League to carry out this purpose we have held bi-monthly meetings, some of which we1'e conducted by the members. Besides, we have been very fortu- nate in securing several speakers of authority among political circles. The most recent if these was Miss La- vinia Engle, who spoke to us on The Correct Procedure in Parlia- mentay Law. We conducted an ex- cursion to Annapolis for the purpose of hearing the State Legislature in session. This year has been a very successful one for our League. Next year we hope to go forward with greater strides and make our League of Women Voters mean more to Normal.- Mildred Shanklin, Reporter HONOR SOCIETY NEIVS. The following Seniors have been elected to the Chi Alpha Sigma Fra- ternity, the Honor Society of the school: Jeannette Goldberg, Bernice Mundy. Marjorie Gwynn. Ruth Read, May Mercer, Mildred Nikirk, Eliza- beth France. Willma Walleiistein. Eighteen of the Senior Class now belong to this Society.. The following Juniors have been elected members: Gladys Almony, Irene Andrews. Susan Emily Brom- well, Eleanora Bowling. Mary Eliza- beth Browning. Helen Cousins. Te-nai iHorst, Charlotte Harn, Gladys Moore and Abraham Stein. The initiation of new members will take place Saturday, June 4, 15127, preceding a luncheon given by Miss Tall and Miss Sperry to the fraternity, at Miss Tall's home. At this meeting the county his- tories compiled by a history com- mittee composed ot' Margaret Breit- ling, chairman: Grace Lyons and Emily Gibson. will be presented to the school. Many members of the fraternity have contributed to this piece of work. A LOVELY PARTY. Pastel shades and The Coin have always set me adrift in the land of memories. I unconsciously associate both of these with the visualization of a lovely personality or perhaps a lovely face. If an artist were to paint Sara Teasdale's safe-kept memory of a lovely thing. he would find in those fascinating idelicate shades a tit medium of ex- pression. In your book of lovely things. Normalites. why not date a page May the Hfth in memory of a Maypole birthday party that displayed beauti- ful pastel shades. Perhaaps, narcis- sus and wild mustard added their hues to the nicely decorated foyer. Many girls, garbed in pastel colors received caps, balloons and cake in honor of their birthdays. These girls, scattered among some men stu- dents, formed an attractive picture which our photographer enjoyed taking. Miss Haines and Miss Grist re- ceived tulips as an expression of appreciation from our Senior Class. What would we do without our god- dess of music at such a party? It is Miss McEachern who promotes the happy spirit of all our social gath- erings. A YVORD FROM THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS. All winter the Camp Fire Girls have been having work and fun to- gether. Every Tuesday evening we have met, sometimes just for a so- cial chat, while we cooked and ate: several times to learn about Camp Fire leadership. However, the win- ter's work has not bee11 entirely mental. On George Washington's birthday we played a memorable game of 'basketball with the Girl Scouts. The Scouts, after winning, made us feel quite happy by entertaining ns at a regular Scout supper, so We are not discouraged, but are willing and ready to play another game with the Scouts. We will fight hard. Page 14 TOWER LIGHT May, 1927 MY BlU'l'HI-Ill. ,-X, Qlxw-ll. yvl not in royal train, A sovereigll. still no throne-3 But ull the world lf0l1IlI'1'IlS her reign, ln ull lands her name is known. Tu some she answers, lu boune 1uere . She too. u1udre may be: Then home I slay lu find her there. Fuiresz of ull to see. My Mother! Iler Crown may be of golden gloss. Or midnighl's darkened sheen. The snowy down of ho11or's floss, L'1-on the hrow may gleam: Hut still I wend my llolnewurd way. And bow with hended knee Tu one. be her halo what it may. Wlnfs love, itself to I1lQ. My Mother! Poets have praised their laides fair. ln gifted eloquence. But men forget that souls are rare And faces mere pretense. The light that shines from outward show Is not the one that lives: But sacrifice. leaves after-glow The kind that she will give- My Mother! Oh. Life is filled with joys untold, XX'irhiQ rich coffers deep. ll' one will choose the purest gold In plar-e of dross. to keepg And su, the world may take its ull. Its vain be-quests of Time, H111 lm my lips alone recall. Thu! naune so near Divine. My Murhffll Lillian C. Sunrlergill. Jr. Xl. THE lil l l'Elil I,Y. I Saw 21 llllllf-'l'f'lY A-Hullr-ring thru Ihr' nil? He lit right on Z1 little hush Hut it was zllrnust hare. 'flu-lx il flew up In 11 Irffrf XVhPrf' Illf'l'l' was Fllllll' llrwnf-y. liul lu: was vllasfefl by an hurnhlf- lwlf. Aly, hut xln. pnir lfmklzrl funny. .Iuhn Sunnah. Xlnlxtv-by-Ilan 4-.L fwnr lilllr- lily. I low- HH. lmwn in ilu- llflllfl wlwrl' HU' lil!-' pulls grow. Thu- 217158 is so gr--f-n :unfl you arf- Sw whilfr. lnmkilxg Ill you is pure rl:-light. l':llZIlllf ll linlh. llulltvsln-llu 4-.L 'I'H If f'I,Ul'lD!-2. Thr- vlmlrls arf- looking so uruy. lr lmlks likf- lhvy arf- :Angry Imiuy. llilly Hzlrkf'l'. Kllllllhhl-H0 -1-A, THE LOVELY LITTLE CLOUD. Pretty little cloud Away up in the sky, Do you ever think of me While you are sailing by? Fleecy little cloud. Floating all around, Will you ever. ever Tumble to the ground? When the sun is bright. And you float on high, Many lovely shapes you take Up there in the sky. Gentle breezes come Blowing lightly thru. And the daylight fades away. Hiding earth and you. Lovely little cloud Sailing near and far, XVhen you gently glide away Out peeps a twinkling star. The Class, Montebello 4-A, THE LITTLE ROBIN. The robin with his breast so red, Vvaking the people to have himself fed. He wants some crumbs that the people throw Out in the garden where the flowers grow. Evelyn Boughter, Montebello 4-A. The bees are humming all day long, The brook is singing a tinkliug song, lt will flow out yonder to the ocean far away. Gooclhy. little brook, we will meet again some day. Robert Wiegand. Montebello 4-A. THE RPNNING BROOK. Merry little brook Singing on your way: Won't you stop to talk to me Un this pleasant day? lm you love the spring With its gf-ntle breeze, Azul the golden sunlight Shining thru the trees? Tull mf-, lilllv brook. Why you haste along. You must ln- very weary liunning ull day long. The Class, Montebello 4-A. The violets playing ln-side the leafy trees: Thr- daisies ure 21-swaying In lhl- MPIHII: breeze. Charles Gronert, Montebello 4-A. HENRY FLEETE SCHOOL, NO. 25. Children are children the world over -ox' so the saying goes. When 'it comes to charm, experiences of joy and sorrow, general physical and mental characteristics, this is trueg but when it comes to environment, and certain experiences, groups of children are vastly different. Children born and brought up in, a neighborhood where the inhabitants are all foreigners are quite different from children in a community where the people are all cultured Ameri- cans. Since they are different, they must be dealt with differently. In communities where the living conditions are rather bad, it is often necessary for the schools to supply all the right sort of experiences. Teachers of these children usually get much joy out of their profession. They have a feeling of helpfulness, and a sense of having served others. The people in a. community of this type usually look up to the teachers of their children. Oftentimes the teachers are almost worshipped by the children and by their parents. School No. 25 is in a community where practically all the people are foreigners, and where the teachers are regarded with the greatest re- spect. The teachers in this school are really a part of the community because they have worked in the community among the people. They understand the living conditions: they have made a study of the chil- dren in the schoolg they have learned to know the parentsg and above all, they have filled one of the greatest needs in the world-understanding and appreciating the joys and sor- rows of the people in the community. The people in this community ap- preciate the interest that the teach- ers take in them. This is evident by the fact that parents are always very anxious to explain absences or negligence on the part of the chil- dren. Some of the explanations are rather crude and amusing, but they are always sent in a spirit of grati- tude. One day a little girl named Jenny was absent, and the next day the teacher received a note from Jenny's mother, and this is what was in the note: Please excuse Jenny for be- ing absent. She is dead. Another time. Johnny brought a note to the teacher from his mother. The teacher was quite surprised when she read: Please do not send Johnny to the hathhouse today. He is touchy on the breast. and I am afraid he will have a relapse on-the bronichal. The.idea was there, even if it was not expressed as you and I would have expressed it. The children in this school are very anxious to learn, and they do make wonderful progress. If, for some May, 1927 TOWER LIGHT Page 15 reason, their work has not been very satisfactory. the children themselves usually give some explanation. The first-grade teacher was almost at a loss to know what to say when a little girl told her that she failed all on account of doughnuts. The teacher's first impression was that the child had eaten too many dough- nuts, she had had indigestion and consequently could not do her work. When asked to explain, the child said: You see, it was like this. My father is a baker and my mother helps him bake. One time my moth- er was sick, and I had to stay home from school and stay in the shop while my father made doughnuts, and so all on account of doughnuts, I failed. Because these people are foreign- ers. their lives are different from ours. They do not understand things as we understand them. They often get strange conceptions of things. They do not speak our language. when they come here. and so when they hear strange words, they try to interpret them and say them as we say them. Sometimes they are suc- cessful, but more often they are not. One woman was speaking to another about a friend who had died, and she remarked that her poor friend had died of Swellen Glances -meaning swollen glands. To tell all of the interesting things that happen in this school and in this community, it would be 'necessary to write pages and pages. To be a teacher in this school is one of the greatest privileges one could have. As a student teacher, I have had just a taste of what real teaching is, and I shall treasure my experience in the Kindegarten of School No. 25 as a very choice portion of my school life. M. Wherrette. MOTHER EARTH GETS A GIFT. One day Mother Earth got a pres- ent. I know you cannot guess what it was. It was a new dress of green. Each flower gave her a different colored dot in the new dress. The buttercup gave her a yellow dot. The daisy gave her a golden and white dot. Her dress was so filled with dots that it became the sign of Spring. Lydia Moyer, Govans. An Irishman applied for a job at a power plant. What can you do?' asked the chief. , Almost anything, sir, said the Irishman. Well, said the chief, a bit of a. joker You seem to be all right. Could you wheel out a barrow of smoke? Shure, till it up for me. ' Exchange. XVAITING FOR SPRING. There lay a little boy ill, waiting for spring. It was cold, so cold, for a little boy whose mother would cling to his hand day and night. This hurt his mother's throat. Then one sunny day a little girl put a flower pot on the window-sill. The flower was called F'orget-me- not. Then this little boy became Strong again. He sat up for one day only. One day the snow came down and covered up that little tiower, the Forget-me-not. Through m a n y weeks the little boy suffered and waited. The spring Came, but the little boy could not wait. Charles Neilson. Govans. ROBIN IN A TREE. I saw a robin up in a treeg He looked as though he were talk- ing to me. He was chirping as with glee! I thought he was happy away up in a tree. The robin had just flown from his nest, made of twigs and hay, For the bluejay had taken his eggs awayg But he was still thinking of the Spring, So he forgot all misfortunes and started to sing. Edwin Geigan, Govans. A THIP T0 THE XVOODS. One day the teachers took the class to the woods to see birds and scenery. At first we started with about twenty boys, but every time we boys started to run we would lose about two boys at a time. When we looked around we saw that there were only tive boys left. so we sat down by the lake. We saw a blackbird taking a bath. First. the bird would hop on the water lillies and then the bird hopped into the water. Then the bird flew away. We went to look around, and we saw the whole class of boys. so we ducked in a water-mill. Then came the boys. This is what one of them said: Let ug go down and see if they are down there. One boy said, I saw'them duck underneath the fence. Then they went back with the rest of the class. Then we went to see if they were gone. Just then a boy came after us five boys. We came home with our teachers and I had a good time. John L. Criswell, Govans. XVHEN SPRING COMES. I love the flowers, I love the spring. I love the song that the birdies sing, I love the sunshine. I love tl1e dew, I love all these things best. Don't you? La Verne Ohle, 6-A. Miss McLain, School No. 86.' I A 'I'Rl1lE. Many years ago, so folks say Two trees were planted on Arbor Day. 'One said he didn't want to grow, He didn't see any use, and so He toppled over and fell to the ground And was soon gone, ne'er to be found. l I The other tree grew from day to day And soon was well upon his way. His branches were big, his trunk was strong, And he lived happily all day long. A man with an axe came to the woods one day, Cut down the tree and took it a.way. He was taken to a lumber yard, 'tis true. And here he lived for a week or two. He was Cut into pieces, and the poor tree sighedg Oh. if l'd only done like my brother and died Many years ago instead of wasting my time. . But soon he found he didn't have to shirlc, For from his parts were being built a large frame workg He became a homeg he thought this allrightg He kept people happy from morn till night. This tree lived happily from that day till this, Because he was willing to do his best. Joshua Wheeler, Sixth Grade, Timonium School. TH IC HIGHXVAYMAN. , 1. ,Clop! clop! the sound of hoofs rang ' clear Along that old Highway. As the highwayman came galloping On the hot dark night of May. He was clothed in gold from his head to his feet. As he rode along that old Highway. And his horse, as he galloped. had a timely beat On the hot dark night of May. As he galloped along he did not know That along that old Highway A troop of British soldiers as thick as the falling snow Had camped on that hot, dark night of lllay. George Getz. Seventh Grade, Pine Grove. He- Did you read about the 'Tong' war in the paper this morn- ing? She- Yes, and I think it'S a shame the way the authorities let those ice men carry on. Page 16 TOWER LIGHT May, 1927'i SIDELIGHT ON STUDENT TEACHING. ' A On this page are published a few poems: the efforts of some of the pupils in Miss McLain's practice cen- ter at School No. 86. This work was created wholly by the individual's own initiative and desire. This list perhaps represents those selections best suited to this season and are but a few of those which we receive. Some are due. perhaps. to poetic stimulation as the result of appreciation lessons in poetry. Oth- ers are the direct expression of the artistic nature of certain of these children. VVhat an inspiration to the student teacher to receive one of these gems. scribbled maybe on some dirty scrap of paper! But such un- sightliness is totally forgotten in the thrill and joy of the creation itself. though it may be a little crude ae- cording to poetic standards. The things that a few years ago were thought impossible. are now be-N ing accomplished daily before our very eyes. Do we find some new ideal or goal for which to strive? Surely anyone in the teaching pro- fession can realize the wonderful pos- -:ihilities that lie before us. awaiting an awakening or stimulating touch. Hazel Gambrell, S. 9. Student Teacher. YALIJIQI OF EDUCATION DIS- ITSSI-ZD AT CONFERENCE. The 34th District of Rotary Inter- national held its annual conference at Salisbury March 20 to 22nd. Twelve members of the local club were in at- tendance: among these was Superin- tendent Bjorlee. who gave a discus- sion on the subject Back-to-School campaign. emphasizing the import- ance of such a campaign. its practical value as demonstrated at various places. :ind the important part a thorough education plays in the life of Zi boy. The following illustrations. drawn from Rotary pamphlets. were used in the course of the discussion: Without a grammar school education 1 in 15ft.ft4't wins distinction. XVith a grammar school education 4 in 150.00 become distinguished- M'ith a high school education 87 in 15fI.fttt0 reach distinction- Xt'ith a college education 800 in 150:- tiott win distinction. Maryland Bulletin. DOWN'S WEDDING INVITATIONS Vards for All Occasions Every Kind of Stationery DOWNS, Engravcr 220 N. Charles St., Baltimore Two won1.Ds. l To each who walks this earth There are two worldsg I And one is narrow, petty, grim witht care, Beset with sorrows, grief, and rout-i ine's ceaseless urge, 1 Hemmed in by structures tall thatl cleave the skies And leave no room for even stars to peep into this world. And one is wide. far-flung. and ever new, That basks and lies enshrouded in a golden haze Through which Hit phantoms of the dreamer's mind To solace him for what is really not. The other land is one created for us, The second land is one we make our- selves. Imagination. where romance holds full sway. And now a boon I beg. Forget this first dull world, Prosaic, stodgy things of everyday Must fade into a mist, and leave you free To lift the drear, gray curtain of reality For one brief glimpse into the golden world beyond. Eleanora Bowling, Jr. 2. THE MODERN CHILD. How old are you? inquired the visitor of his host's little son. That is a difficult question, answered the young man. removing his spectacles and wiping them renee- tively. The latest personal survey Shows my psychological age to be 12. my moral age 4, my anatomical age 7. and my physiological age 6. I suppose. however, that you refer to my chronological age, which is 8. That is so old-fashioned that I sel- dom think of it any more. -Success Magazine. ' Master of Clumsy Dancing- May I have the pleasure of the next dance., Syhle? i Syble twho knows himj- Cer-l tainly, if you can find a partner. t - 1 t FOR THE Q CAMPUS SVHOOL .K ILXNVIC Rl'X'l'l'AIi l Under the Auspices of TE-PA-CHI CLUB IN Tlll-I .1l'DlTORll'M 1 .Xt S 0'clock MAY 27, 1927. Adults, 50c. Cliiltlrcn-25C-Studcnls L 'Ilie Q Hub ' Baltimore's Collection of Smart Specialty Shops ' ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. FLORIST and NURSERYMAN, Ofliceg Cut Flower and Plant Dept 5313 York Road BALTIMORE, MD. Reserved for llochschild-Kohn ti'Co. May, 1927 TOWER LIGHT xo . Page 17 THE LINDEN TOWSON SHOE STORE Safety Service Be Thrifty 39 Y0l'k R031 at Lilldell TCITRCB York and Joppa' Roads Save Your Money and Invest With TOXVSON, MD. Ladies Don'tThrow Your Turn Sole The Confectionery, 'Cigars and Cigarettes Light Lunch. Visit our Ice Cream Parlor Towson 372-J. SMART APPAREL For the College Girl and the pleasure of receiving cour- teous service amid spacious sur- roundings. HUTZLER BFQTHEK5 it The Street Car The most convenient reliable, and Economical Means of Transportation United Railways 8 Elec. Company OF BALTIMORE Shoes Away. lVe repair them without using nails or stitches. Shoes repaired on our new Hydro-Pres Machine with water proof cement Look, Wear and Feel like new shoes. DODGE BROTHERS Motor Vehicles YORK ROAD GARAGE TOWSON, MD. Ladies' Up-to-Date Hair Bobbing Shampooing and Curling WM. KOERNER 505 York Road Towson, Md. m lllll RIGM , TO L' Al ' I ' For Your Drugs, Candy, Kodalis, Sta- tionery. Gifts, Etc. It's nevcr cheaper elsewhere. because it's always cheaper here. 507 York Road, Towson TOWSON BAKERY--THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 85 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201 As A Patron of The Normal School THE TOVVSON NATIONAL BANK A 1Court House Plazay Invites You to Open An Account In Its Checking Department, Savings Depart- ment, Christmas Savings Club and Rent A Safe Deposit Box. 4 Per Cent. Interest on Savings. BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK A Towson, Md. THE IIERGENRATHER DRUG C0. Prescription Drmrugists Headquarters for School Supplies. Ko- dalcs. Films. Stationery, and Sporting Q00dS: fificeting Cnrrls for all Clvcas- smns. Agents for xXA?1lE'l'lll?Lll'SIflOHl Fountain Pens, lVl1iln1an'5 Delicious Chocolates and Bon-Bons. Yictrolas and Records. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal. Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Ave. TOWSON, MD. WALTER HOOS 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market FRUITS . VEGETABLES STEwAnT2.1oQ. Open Saturday Evenings THE BIG MASON'S GARAGE FRIENDLY York Road and NVillow Avenue STORE TOWSON, M'D. ' VVillys-Knight and Overland Sales OF BALTIMORE- and Service. Start a. Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. interest TOWSON MARYLAND , Our Service Motto : Honest, Prompt, Courteous, Complete. Page 18 TOWER LIGHT May, 1927 , DO 1'Ol' KNOW Our class song? Postage stamps were the first mov- ing pictures? Banana peelings make the best slip- pers?-Oriole. The Civil l'i'ar is over? Chewing-gum is the most common impediment in the speech of the American people? Sir Lancelot went to knight school?- Hoo Wair. giraffes neck is so long because its head is so far away from its body? you tell a man there are 267,545.- 201 stars he will believe you, but if a sign says Fresh Paint? he will ,make a personal investigation? The P. S's. of Normal? Days are shorter in winter because cold contracts. Sidney N. Chernak. A If Tl-IAUHI-IRS GIVE SCHOLARSHIP TO FELLOW TEACHERS. A scholarship fund, established by the Indianapolis tInd.l Grade Teach- ers' Association, is maintained from unexpended membership dues. To be eligible for the scholarship a mem- ber must have taught five years in public schools of the city, and dur- ing that time must have accumulated 12 semester hours of college credit. A teacher who has been the recipient of either two scholarships awarded under the management of the school board for work of special merit is not eligible. The beneficiary of the as- sociation scholarship agrees to con- tinue in the service of the Indianap- olis public schools for at least two years, or to refund the amount ac- cepted. The value of the scholarship for thc summer of 1926 was 5200. Yr-ry lla rc. Why is a blush like a girl? Because it becomes a woman. Lehigh Burr. Mil and Lib were watching the faculty baseball game on Campus Day. Alil- Oh, look! Mr. Shaw caught a fly. Lib ther mind far awayi- Thank goodnvssg that makes one less for the summer. Ilugh- Ho, Tappingdorf, have a raisin. liad'st had thy iron today? Zounds- Yes. Lovelace. Ditl'st chew my nails an hour ago. Flamingo. say, Sumbo, what am a paradox? Nigr.gali. you is thc most ignoran- tist pusson I ever did sec. Naturally it am two wltat'vcS. TEACHERS ELECT MEMBERS OF SCHOOL BOARD. According to a bill prepared by the Czechoslovakian Government. a central educational council will be constituted to administer the public elementay and urban, or grammar. schools of Prague. The primator, or chief alderman of the city, will be chairman of the counciL Of the 15 members, 5 will be representatives of the teachers and 10 will include representatives of citizens, and the chief central educational oliicers of the city.-Emanuel Y. Lippert in School Life. Take That. Old Lady- Heres a penny-poor man. Tell me how did you become so destitute? Beggar- I was like you, mum. always givin' away vast sums to the poor. 'I Some of our students smoke noth- .ing but baseball cigarettes-ground- 'ers and pickups. Daughter-- Has my mail come yet? Mother- Daughter, you must quit using that terrible slang. The height of truthfulness is this: A student continually bothered by others asking him for a cigarette took around with him an empty box which had written on it the world. Then, when his friends asked him for a cigarette he could reply: I haven't a one in the world. XYISE OR OTHERWISE. The Girl Scouts report that they took their first tramp last week. tDear Ed: Please look into this: who was the tramp and where did they take him?,l. A proposal is an overture-but by a gold band: not a brass one. It is a striking fact that the heavy end of a match is the light end. To Thc Married Mt-n: lf you want harmony in the or- chestra of matrimony play second fiddle.-Bulletin. Paw! Yes. little one? iVhy does a piston ring?-Log. - It is better to he a widow's second linsbatltl than her first. A diamond is the hardest mineral there is-to get. SOME WORSE VERSE. They wiped up Jimmy with a mop, He would leave cars before they'd stop. It was a mighty struggle, He had to give ing She raised triumphantly His fraternity pin. Black 8: Blue Jay. Any girl can be gay In a nice coupe. On a taxi they all can be jollyg But the girl Worth while Is the one who can smile When you're taking her home in a trolley. . She was angry I fear, and her scorn I deserve, For her lips were so near and 1 hadn't the nerve.-Sour Owl. LAFFOGRAPHS. 'Have I any mail? What's your name? You'll find it on the envelope. My dear, called the wife to her husband in the next room, what are you opening that can with? With the can opener, came the reply. What did you think I was opening it with? . Well. returned the wife, from your remarks, I thought you were opening it with a prayer. --B. B. Oh, ma! c'mere quick! What is it, May? Look! Johnny ate all the raisins off the sticky brown paper. -Jug. Heard at Junior Prom: He- Listen, Mildred, do you know the difference between riding in a street car and in a taxi? She- No, I don't. He- Then we may just as well go home in a street car. - Magician tto youngster he was calling up on stagel- Now, my boy. you have never seen me before, have you? 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' -'u , , ,. - Ar H- . - ,' H . l 1 - - 1 , 'ai -. - 4.5, 'MHS 4' 'I '.I -, , Ian- . . I ' I 1-'iI. ' ' . -1. 1 3 ,X -4. .Y--,Q I.' . I 1.,II II , ., . - - v I' ' H s- - ' f 1. ' '4 X ' ' I. 1 5 1 - W ' Q I .1 V t ,QQ-1' I, I - - ff' I P , 7 ' f. ' 'W - 5, .' u -lf .1 I- ' I A -. . - I - -' -L, f 4 1 1 1 ,I ,c, 3. LI IW TOWER LIGHT ... P bl M V01-6 NO- 9 JUNE, 1927 SF..??l3?...???liE5iL'iii2.'?i2Wa'Y ' SEA FEVER 'winter'-:'+:'f:f-:-zs':ez-:-:eraseza-:-:-:nz-:-:O-:Q-:Q-zerf i SUMMER SCHOOL I I must go down to the seas again, To the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship And a star to steer her by. -John Masclield. The author of this poem has known and loved the enticing enchantress- the sea. In a similar way, we have known and loved- our alma mater and will find, when sailing in so-me un- known port, that our very frame will long to return to our sea again. But wait-! The Seniors, ar- rayed in their finest silks, enjoyed chatting a while in Richmond Hall parlor before boarding our ship. Lit- tle did-they know of the trip they were about to take. Their faces radiated delightful amazement as they neared our ship. Two midshipmen greeted us as we sprang across the gangplank. Then followed a banquet on our majestic steamer in which the idea of a voyage was carried out so beautifully that several ladies pro- fessedto have had an acute attack of seasickness. Well-groomed sailors, who served us in grand st le, con y - 'lirmed our opinion that ours was no ash ship. - Our whole life at Normal School was compared with a voyage on the ocean. The first toast was given to our home, the ocean. The toasts that followed carried us through the build- ing of our ship and the choosing of a strong crew. Tribute was paid to our oflicers, Miss Tall and Mr. Walthers. Wewere .honored by the presence of a distinguished Hrst mate, Dr. Weg- lein. Shall we ever forget the verbal pictures that these artists painted for us which crowned our voyage with success? Our ever faithful alumnae sent Elsie Quarles to voice their best wishes of success to the voyagers. 'Could we h-ave loved Alma Mater less, we would have been happier when singing to her. Our toast mls- tress was witty and quick to sense the sad atmosphere created by this meaningful banquet. The assembly is dismissed! was her final bit of wit that caused every- one to laugh heartily. OUR PROM A mass of gray moss and blue bal- loons, Japanese lanterns illuminating the peaceful night without, and punch served at every step, this is a flash- light picture of our prom. The nov- THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL At Towson, Maryland Commencement Activities, June 8 to 13, 1927. PROGRAM: Wednesday, June 8-Class Day- Supper and fun. Thursday, June 9, to Saturday, June 11-Visiting High School teams COur guests in Newell Hallj. Friday, June 10-9 A. M., State Volley-Ball Meet fHomewood Athletic Fieldl. 8 P. M., Visiting teams en-' tertained by Senior Class. Saturday, June 11-Alumni Day: 3 to 4 P. M.. reception at Sarah E. Richmond Hall, 4 to 4.30 P. M., class reunionsg 4.30 to 6 P. M., business meeting, 6.15 to 8.30 P. M., dinner, music by school orchestra and Glee -Club, 8.30 to 9 P. M., reception to Senior Classy 9 to 12 P. M., dancing. Sunday, June 12-4 P. M., bacca- laureate serviceg sermon by Rev. S. Tagart Steele, St. David's Protestant Episcopal Church, Roland Park. Monday, June 13-10.30 A. M., the procession of guests, faculty and students will form, 11 A. M., com- mencement on the campus fweather permittinglg speaker, Gov. Ritchie. ooooooooooooooooooooooooeo 40oo.oo.oo.oo'oo.oo,w,n,oo.uae.4430Ou,n,o4'u,n.n,u,u,u.oo.u'n'o elty of promenading was enjoyed to the nth degree. As the tune of 'tHome, Sweet Home faded away everyone heaved a huge sigh as if they had suddenly been dropped from a wonderland and seized with the real- ization that nothing now is left but a majestic memory. MAY BREAKFAST Breakfast on the lawn! Lo Nor- malites, the mere mentioning of breakfast on the lawn implies some- thing special. May I quote the menu as written on an attractive straw- berry-shaped lealiet and leave it to my junior friends to draw their own conclusions as to whether we enjoyed our breakfast? MENU Maryland Chicken Maryland Beaten Biscuit Strawberry Shortcake Coffee Milk Do you see why we sang to the members of our staff who prepared the breakfast and served us? ELLEN N. CLARK. The elementary school has some very interesting plans for its two- room vacation school. Contrary to general belief, we do not believe our six weeks' school should be eithera punishment or a panacea for work clone during the winter term. Instead, we feel it should be a pleasure and an additional ch-ance of development for those who have proved their' ability to make the most of it. 'No credit will be given for work done in the summer school nor will -the remedying of subject matter' de- ficiencies be our chief aim. A great part of the three school hours each day will be spent outdoors in construction work and nature study. Our glen and nature trail offer many opportunities. All the subject mat- ter work will be connected with this outdoor work. While demonstrating the best mod- ern educational practice, we shall not forget the individual weaknesses of the children. One period each day will be spent in helping each child with the thing we think he needs most help on. In this way we hope to do the most possible for the inspiration and development of each child who attends the vacation school. ONE OF OURS. MARYLAND WOMAN, MISSION- ARY TO INDIA, WEDS IN TOKIO, JAPAN Miss Sara E. McCann, Of Streett, Marries Rev. W. E. Mueller- Couple Reported On VVay To U. S. A A Word has been received that Miss Sara Elizabeth McCann, a missionary to India, and daughter of Mrs. Wilbur McCann, of Streett, Harford county, Md., was married Saturday to the Rev. Walter E. Mueller in Tokio, Japan. Nearly three years ago Miss Mc'- Cann left Maryland as a missionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was assigned to a girls' school in Madras, India. There she met Mr. Mueller, who was secretary to Bishop Frederick B. Fisher, of India, and she became engaged to be married. Assigned To Commission Mr. Mueller was assigned to accom- pany a commission of the Methodist Episcopal Church in making a survey Page 2 TOWER LIGHT June, 1927. of the foreign fields, and the tour in- cluded Japan. Miss McCann met her fiance in Tokio, where the wedding ceremony was performed by Bishop Herbert Welch, assigned to Korea and in charge of missionary work in Japan, and the Rev. Dr. Ralph 'E. Diffendor- fer, one of the secretaries of the For- eign Missionary Board of the de- nomination. Couple On Way To U. S. The cable announcing the wedding was sent by the bride to her mother, with the information that she and her husband were on their way to the United States. They will be in New York in September. Before going into missionary work Miss McCann was a secretary at Monument Street Methodist Episcopal Church. WHA-T IS TEACHER TRAINING? fReprinted from School and Society, Vol. XXV, No. 640, April 2, 1927.1 Plenty of people can remember the time when teaching was hardly thought of as a profession. Young men and women and older men and women took it up to make a living or an extra penny when nothing' better seemed at hand. Any plan of profes- sional preparation, as for law or medi- cine, was nowhere in the landscape nor even on the horizon. One may have a heretical doubt whether the profession of teaching can ever be, in a techn-ical way, quite on a par with law and medicine. For while the thing we call personality cuts a figure in whatever any one does, it is in teaching that personal- ity cuts deepest. So much is this the case that one may confess to doubts about our thinking of teaching along quite the same line as we do of other professions. It is in our favor that we do not have to be quite so pro- fessional as other professions. For the more a professor of anything can continue to be just a human fbe- ing, the better. All of us know per- sonally numbers of fine teachers who have not had professional training. There is no use in denying this. It is a fact. And it is a fact quite apart from the way any one could call a doctor or a lawyer fine in his work who has not had the regular profes- sional training. There is a difference in the teaching profession, and even those of us who most wish to mag- nify our profession must acknowledge the difference. And yet this of course is true, teaching has become a profession. As such it demands some technical prep- aration. Not, however, so very much. It can easily be overdone. It can easily fall into the vice of killing originality and making molds. And when it runs too glibly into psychol- ogy, it is in danger of getting on dubious ground. There are writers on the subject of teacher training who speak as if some problems in psy- chology were settled which are not. There are questions in psychology that have been positively settled, like problems in philosophy, in a dozen different ways in the last thirty years, and the same problems will probably be settled in 'another dozen different ways in the coming thirty years. But aside from such cocksureness in psy- chology, there is a body of principles founded on experiment, experience and practice with which every candidate for the profession of teaching ought to 'be familiar. There is undoubtedly a solid basis for a certain amount of strictly professional training. The good teachers with gifted personali- ties who have not had the special training would be the first to recog- nize help from such training. So it has come about that we are provided with normal schools, depart- ments of education and teachers' col- leges galore, all directed toward pro- fessional preparation. To so great an extent at this stage of the game is the professional side emphasized that we have for some time been on the edge of the danger of emphasizing the purely professional side too se- riously. This movement has been per- fectly natural. It has been a natural, if an excessive, rebound from the days when nobody questioned that anybody could teach school! Evidences are thick around us that the rebound has been excessive. There are all too many teachers today who have had the professional training and yet have a very thin knowledge of the subjects they are teaching. This lack of scholarship, lack of full and accurate knowledge of subject- matter, has of course a most hurtful effect. The pupils imbibe the loose- ness and superficiality of the work. They get used to being shallow and inaccurate. Not once, but many times, one may hear professional and busi- ness men complain that it seems al- most impossible to find high-school graduates who have the spirit of thor- oughness and accuracy. There must be some truth in the charge. Those who actually examine pupils are more often surprised than not surprised at the lack of accurate knowledge which they find. This is due to the lack in the teacher, and the lack in the teacher arises from the fact that we have been laying emphasis too much on the professional technique and neg- lecting the wcighticr matter. V When today we use the expression Teacher Training, nine out of ten of us think of the professional training rathcr than of the education that ,ought to precede and accompany the professional training. It is for this reason that even professors of educa- ti-on, certainly some of them, are com- ing to dislike the expression Teacher Training. If somebody could hit on a better word, or combination of w-ords, it would be taken as a welcome change. We need a name that savors not only of the process of profes- sional training but of the spirit of scholarship. A change of name would help. But even keeping the mislead- ing name we have come to the point where we ought to understand, very distinctly, that teacher training im- plies thorough and accurate knowl- edge and the training that comes from acquiring such knowledge. It is this which ought to antedate the spee- ial training. It is this, and only this. which can form a firm foundation of preparation for the teacher's work. J. H. DILLARD. Charlottesville, Va. THE LIBRARY LIMELIGHT This year has seen a considerable advance made in the amount of li- brary service given per capita to the student body. On this date of com- pilation fMay 301 our circulation has advanced 10,000 'over the records 'of books circulated last year at the same time. In addition to this increase in work done, a special branch of service was inaugurated which has shown- that it is well worth the time and effort in- volved. I have in mind the work of the little Reference Room in Miss Holt's charge. In this one tiny work- ing space the following' materials have been circulated since September: Seven hundred and seventy-nine pic- tures, 234 pamphlets, 1,092 periodi- cals and 91 music records. This makes a circulation of 2,194, with an attendance of 4,209. ' In this connection, the bibliograph- ies of units- which students compiled will be most helpful to us, and we urge upon all to furnish us with a copy of each list of references. It will not only save our time, so that we can serve the- student body more promptly and efficiently next year, but these lists are a valuable contri- vbution to the tools for research in the school. 'Even if the lists contain ref- erences to books not in our own li- brary, they are equally useful, since we can direct students to specific titles of works in Baltimore libraries that will help them in their particu- MARY L. OSBORN. The sense of honor is of so fine and delicate a nature that it is only to be met. with in minds which are natur- ally noble, or in such as have been cultivated by good examples, or a re- fined education. -ADDISON, In the Guardian. lar problems. June, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 3 FACULTY VISITS FOR VOCA-N TIONAL GUIDANCE Mr. E. Curt 'Waltl1e1', Maryland State Normal School. My dear Mr. Walther: The pupils to whom you so gener- busly gave your time on Tuesday eve- ning have asked me to tell you how much they appreciate your coming. I know of no more valuable way of receiving information and aid in the choice of an occupation than a chance, such as you gave our boys and girls, of talking over the field from every angle with a person who can speak from experience, and I am grateful to you for your cooperation. Very truly yours, IRENE D. COONAN, Counselor Vocational and Educational Guidance. MARYLAND'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS, 1920-26 First of a series of short articles to appear in this paper on the progress of schools in Maryland. The quota- tions are extracts from the report of Dr. Albert S. Cook, State Superin- tendent of Schools in Maryland, to Governor Albert C. Ritchie. Twelve Hundred More Teachers Trained to Teach Out of a staff of 3,071 teachers in county white elementary schools, nearly 1,200 more had first-grade cer- tificates and 600 fewer held provi- sional or third-grade certiiicates in the fall of 1926 than in the fall of 1921. Those holding first-grade certificates have graduated from normal schools or covered an equivalent amount of practice and theory, those holding third-grade certificates have not, for the most part, completed even a high school education and have only a very limited amount of professional prepa- ration. In the school year lbeginning in September. 1926, of 3,071 teachers, 2,438, or 79 per cent, held first-grade certificates, 426, or 14 per cent., sec- ond grade, and 207, or 7 per cent., third-grade certificates. Five years ago 41 per cent. held first-grade cer- tificates, as compared with 79 per cent. at present, 37 per cent. held sec- ond-grade certificates, compared with 14 per cent. now, and 22 per cent. held the lowest grade of certificates in con- trast with 7 per cent. in October, 1926. Increasing numbers of school pa- trons now see the advantages of trained teachers and demand them for their children. In 1930 Maryland in- tends to have a well-trained teacher in every school. Kent County has shared this prog- ress quite as much as the other coun- ties of the State. Exact information regarding the qualifications of teach- ers for the year 1920-21 is not on file. In September, 1921, 24, or only 36.4 per cent., of the teachers in the white elementary schools held the first or highest grade of elementary school teacher's certiiicateg 26, or 39.4 per cent., held the second-grade of certifi- cate, and 16, or 24.2 per cent., held certificates of the third-grade only. Of these certificates four of the first- grade, one of the second-grade and three of the third-grade were on the provisional basis. In September, 1926, 52 teachers, or 89.6 per cent., held regular first-grade certificates: 5, or 8.6 per cent., held regular second- grade certificatesg 1, or 1.8 per cent., held provisional second-grade certifi- cates, and not one of the teachers held the third or lowest grade of certifi- cate. This increase in the number of higher grades of certificates does not represent fully the improvement along the line of the teachers' qualifi- cations for the reason that the re- quirements for the higher grades of certificates have been increased. Normal Schools Satisfying Need for Trained Teachers Normal school students have in- creased from 149 in the junior and senior classes at Towson and Frost- burg for the school year ending in June. 1920, to 1,110 in the fall of 1926 at Towson, Frostburg, and the new normal school at Salisbury. The en- rollment of 1,120 at Towson in the fall of 1924 was nearly doubled be- cause of the 518 students who came from the Baltimore City Teachers' Training School, which was closed. Additional facilities for the normal schools in the' way of classrooms, dor- mitories for the normal schools in the way of classrooms, dormitories and dining halls have been secured through the bond issues appropriated by the Legislatures of 1920, 1922 and 1924. The following figures compare the enrollment in normal schools for White students for the school year ending in June, 1920, with the present enroll- ment and the graduates of June, 1920, with those of 1926: Towson in 1920, 105 students, 37 graduates, in 1926, 750 students, 435 graduates. Frostburg in, 1920, 44 students, 14 graduates, in 1926, 202 students, 84 graduates. Salisbury in 1926, 158 students and 82 students. The normal schools have accom- plished a stupendous task in sending out 1,585 graduates for the county white elementary schools from June, 1920. to 1926, in addition to 453 for Baltimore City. Of the graduates going to county schools, 55 per cent. took positions in rural one or two teacher schools. and nearly two-thirds returned to teach in their home coun- ties. The Transcript. COMPOSER OF CHILDREN'S SONGS Do you know who made the great- est contribution in composing songs for children? It was in the good old times before jazz was the music of the day, when a little girl home from school singing a song that was then popular- Ain't It Pleasant With Your Sweetheart Riding In a Sleigh. The mother, Mrs. Jessie L. Gaynor, heard her daughter singing this song and resolved to attempt to make the music of public schools so it would be suited to the needs of the children. Mrs. Gaynor realized her desire and became one of Missouri's greatest composers of child'ren's music. Prac- every wide-awake teacher to- familiar with Gaynor's Songs Child World. All of her chil- music is loved throughout the Came tically day is of the dren's universe. The Slumber Boat is probably the best of her compositions, and it has been sung in many lan- guages. She also won recognition in the composing of two sacred songs, Birth and Resurrection and The Star of Bethlehem. She published six hundred songs, operettas and games that are used to- day in the public schools of the United States and in some of the for- eign countries. Besides this, she for- mulated a method of teaching music to children in the primary grades, and this system is now used in the schools. In 1901 Mrs. Gaynor went to St. Louis and established the Gaynor Studio, thus winning a place in the city's musical circles. At St. Joseph she organized and was the- first presi- dent of the Fortnightly Musical Club. She died in Webster Groves on Feb- ruary 20, 1921.-Rewritten from Bowling Green Times. THE VALUE OF A SMILE The thing that goes farthest toward making life worth while, That costs the least, and does the most, is just a pleasant smile. The smile that bubbles from the heart that loves its fellowman Will drive away the clouds of gloom and coax the sun again. It's full of worth, and goodness, too, with human kindness bent- It's worth a million dollars and doesn't cost a cent. -Selected. First Student-How many terms do they have at Normal School? Second Student-Three. A fall term, a winter term, and a spring term. First Student-I guess I'll be so fortunate Q?J as to have a summer one too. Page 4 TOWER LIGHT June, 1927. TOWER LIGHT A PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. TOXYSON. MD. Business Manager FOSTER FORD Advertising Manager Student Editors ELEANORA BONVLING ELLEN CLARK ABRAHAM STEIN SIDNEY CHI-IRNAK Managing Editor ALICE L. MUNN GLADYS GRIXIES Price:-One Dollar Fifty Cents For A A Ten Copies. Circulation !l:msU-Ter 1 . , 1 HOXVARD FLOOK Single Issues Fifteen C ents. JUNE, 192 7. iff al l ., . ll . -fe is fi to r Q l- A V ig.lnJqugui-tu.. -'M XYHY THE CLASS OF '28 SHOULD SUPPORT THE TOWER LIGHT Next year our class, the Class of '28, must be the one to launch The Tower Light on its successful sail. This means that every member of the Class of '28 should cooperate. Schools are often judged by their school paper. It is the mirror of school life, the mouthpiece of student opinion. and a forum for intelligent discussion. Hence it becomes us, as Seniors next year, to give as good an impressIon to others as we ourselves hold about our school. This means not merely subscribing to the paper, but contributing to its columns. Another thing: we are training for a professional career. The Tower Light, as the magazine of a profes- sional school, often quotes eminent educators and prints articles from other professional papers. Our men- tal horizon is broadened by this. There is a third point-purely a selfish one. Juniors. do you want a year book next year? l know any of us who have high school year hooks treasure them, often look over them, and proudly exhibit them to others. Xl'e realize the pleasure which we get from them and the memories they contain. We know that at Normal this year there will be no year book. The Seniors are disappointed. But they have told us how to reap the benefit of their disappointment. .lun- iors, let us profit by their mistake- do what thc Seniors did not: support The Tower Light as Seniors! M. E. W. I 1 l i ia teachcr's opinions wrong-headed or PRES. GLENN FRANK ON ACA- 1 lllillll' FICEEIIOM As long as I am president oi' the i lfnivcrsity of Wisconsin, completcl and unqualified academic freedom will not only be accorded to the mem- bers of its faculties but will be vigor- ously defended regardless of the pressure, the power, or the prestige that may accompany any challenge of this inalienable right of scholarship. The University of Wisconsin cannot permit political interests, economic interests or religious interests to cen- sor the opinions of its teachers with- out sacrificing its self-respect and de- stroying its value to the State that supports it. The university has the right and the duty to require from the members of its faculty scientific accuracy and intellectual honesty in their handling of facts. In their expressions of opin- ion. the university has no right to re quire from the members of its facul- ties conformity to any prevailing theo- ries or policies of the State in par- ticular or of society in general- whether the theories in question be political. economic, social or religious. Any member of a faculty of the University of Wisconsin is and must remain as free to agree with or dis- sent from any political or economic policy of the State of Wisconsin as he is 5:1-e to agree with or dissent from a ivliggious rite in Liberia. And rs long as I am president of the University of Wisconsin, this complete freedom of thought and ex- pression will be accorded with utter impartiality alike to teachers who entertain conservative opinions and to teachers who entertain radical opin- ions. The fact that I may think that: an ofllcial ot' the State may think, or that a citizen of the State may think. 4-vc-n dangerous, will not alter this lfilicy. For the whole of human his- tory present: uiialiswcrahle proof that only through the open and unham- pt-rid clash of con,,t1-ary opinions can teacher's opinions, however widely ,they may differ from prevailing poli- cies and beliefs at the moment, can not, with my consent, be made a sub- iject of university discipline. -The Index, Kirksville, Mo.. THE JOY OF TEACHING If an Agassiz finds pleasure in 'dig- ging among fossils in order that he may interpret the great story of pre- historic lifeg if a Thoreau by Walden Pond is' delighted with his studies of bugs and beetles, if a John ,Burroughs on his little patch of ground in the valley of the Mohawk glories in his life among the birds and beesg if a Luther Burbank is enrap- 3tured with his work of transforming a 'worthless desert cactus into an edible fruit, or in producing a sweeter rose or fairer lilyg if these and other work- ers, whose names are legion, revel in the love of their work-then by what term shall we designate the joy that ishould be the teacher's, who works inot with mere fossils, nor with. bugs ,or beetles, nor with birds, bees or fiowers, but with the child, who is at once the most complex, the most plas- ftic, the most beautiful of all God's creation. Yes, it's a wonderful thing to be a teacherg it's a great thing to teach school.-Frank W. Simmonds, in Educational Review. RAIN VVHEN I AM SAD Music of rain on the sod Earthworms and I are rejoicing. Cadent tears of God In tempo of peace are downing. Vigorous odor of earth, Earthworms and I are rejoicing. My sadness is horn of mirth -Mirthful, the rain is but sobbing. IRVING SOLLINS. THE SENIOR PRESIDENT A PATTERN. Phillips Brooks once said, I pity from my heart the man who has no pattern man whom he can thoroughly admire and esteem. Admire, yes, won- der at, look at as something beyond, above and truly better than himselfg honoring his friend so purely that he himself is purified and dignified by the worthiness of the honor he be- stows. The Junior Class would cer- tainly not need Mr. Brooks' sympathy, for we have in our midst a friend worthy tif such admiration-and l think wt- realized this in our recent class election. for we bestowed on her iour highest means of appreciation. 'truth he found. lllelen Nicols, our Senior President- To put the matter bluntly: A'our leader. J. ROSS. June, 1927. I TOWER LiGH'r Iilage Ei A XVI-I0'S WHICH Q - 'mx 1.1'r'rl.ia lJL'T1'H c,:.xI:nEN A Q- .afli :.Fv'.,, 'Tax A Special Department in This Issue of U Qff-'Xl A F Q . the Tower Light Which Has No ' Qi ' ,nf-f ,H Connection With Who's Whoa -ff 1 A I b I. H. M. .ff Nlffff' ,J .i , cur y lond with Irish eyes and a ' - I ill.. coat of healthy tan il Who makes the girls pull their best 1' 3 'li sighs, Oh, you cruel man! ,f I eg Plays outfield on the baseball team, --J, Te,- and bows a wicked fiddle- f ' ' - 4 It really does seem awfully mean-he '. ' should love the girls a little! II. A. E. T.,-.mu wfiij The teacher's waiting for the keyg the' 1 , ' I class seems stricken dumb, 1 f ,I ' Then Annie's hand going up you see- 1, .. she quotes the book, by gum! . J' 111. W. B. A A ,. When Walter first let Hy some words, ' the classroom threw a titg A lf. N -V J In Nature Study he knew his birds- 1 f' A . ,ce .' the class got over itg . -- , '. I ,- fe- In Geog. his herds, in Math, his surdsg ' fl' ,' he 11, N the class respects his wit! 7 ' - M I X . XIV. E. F. , , Q ' I wonder what's become of Sally, that l ' 5, - .f , old pal of oursg , t ' , Af'-7 . The ten-pins tumble down the alley Z 5' D -44 Ever since the day that Sally'went ' t ' l' ' away It c 'K jf ,U ' i To do her student teaching on the , If . f' A ns V' road to Mandalay. F L X I H She plays some nifty basketball, her ',,,,,,-,., , ,-- g on ' ' 7 if- f 'A tennis sure is swell: .g -B-'fn She led the Student Council, and leads i?.f:lf-,T-4-.. -gapjf 4 her class as well. IX. S. Y. XIII. P. W. V. W. M. Always spoiling for a fightg never yet been treated rightg But when you put him in the light, his outer shell comes off, he's white- He leads in almost every sport, but keep him off the tennis court! VI. R. L. Miss Munn calls her the laziest white girl in the world, can she be right? . Babe Ruth on the baseball fieldg Helen Wills a-playing tennis, Galli Curci on the concert stage-3 but her heart is where the men is. VII. F. F. His witty wisecracks keep us gayg baseball's the game he sure can Play: You never hear our hero say he flunked in anything today. VIII. H. M. At every game he takes the blame that baseball bosses get, Despite his name he's earned great fameg he toots the first cornetg But all the same, ain't it a shame ?- !She composed our marching songAl bet it didn't take her long! Reads a notice from Miss Tall-vote I for white or black, ,The section chairman doesn't care- somehow they get the knack! See how many of the above you Iknow. They're all prominent mem- bers of the Senior Class. Here are two more that are also members of the Senior Class. U! r X. S. K. Always late-ain't he great? Seems like he's pursued by Fate. If he keeps on at the present rate he'll be too late to graduate! XI. A. L. Small of stature, sharp of face, But at tennis he's an ace. Thinks he's witty-what a pity- Always writing up some ditty. Yet he means well, we refiect We all like Ots, we do by Heck. , A. L. , Xu. F. w. Big tall Fred, from down the Point, Loose and wiry in every joint. He is a fine athlete and popular be And if you don't believe this ask in' ua This big boy was a good man onceg Played a mean right half and could sure field bunts, And with the girls-is he fast? I make this short prophecy- ' He won't last. -P. W. XIV. C. R. He doesn't say much, but what he does say must mean plenty-ask S. F. CARROLL RANKINQ When you have solved all the puz- zles send the answers carefully typed and enclosed in a self-addressed, sealed envelope to yourself and you will receive a prize. M. H. She hails from Ellicott City as one can easily tell, Yet she's leader of the class and she surely leads it well, But she has a few faults, she just won't behave, And when she's really mischievous l she'd make anybody- rave- Especially her father. IRG. he's not the teachers' pet! 1 F. W. N A real argument for heredity. Page fi TOWER LIGHT 1 June, 1927. SHAVING A DIMPLE Dimples were made for members of the fair sex-not for men. A man with a dimple is the victim of some practical joker, with the peculiar sense of humor common to such nit- wits far up in the land where they make animals with a small amount of intelligence and call them human be- ings. The dimpled man, through no fault of his own, is a transgressor from the paths of masculinity and, the way of the transgressor is hard. He, or the dimple, is adored-hated, petted-insulted, smiled upon- frowned upon, he envies the man with the clean-cut chin and he himself is an object of envy. But, looming above all of these things with the dominance of Pike's Peak over the surrounding country, is one .reason why the dim- pled man is to be sympatbized with and considered unfortunate in the ex- treme-and that has to do with the removal of excess hair from the said dimple. I speak from experience, for I am a dimpled man. Cursed be the joker that made me so! Since the 'beginning of time bearded and smooth faces have come and gone in cycles-cycles complete in them- selves, and as regular as the other, and less important, historical cycles. Because of my great affliction, I was interested enough to investigate at great length these cycles, and I here- with submit my report. The life of the early cave man was a long, continuous struggle against the growth of lengthy and matted beards. By the time of the Romans, man had gained wonderfully on his enemy, and one will find many clean- shaven men. Then followed periods of rapidly alternating bearded and clean- shaven faces, until a generation or so ago the world was in the grasp of an- other period of beards, as intense and as well liked as is the modern smof th- faced age. How much simpler the study of history would be if it were divided into-The First Bearded Age, The First Shaven Age, et cetera. We are told that there is a reason for everything. The reason for these cycles is-Dimples. Men, having spent hours of ceaseless toil endeavor- ing to steer a razor of some sort in, out and around a dimple in their chins, while searching for a way out of their dilemma very naturally let their beards grow instead of trying to cut them Qthe dimples, oil' along with the rest of their chins. After an Age of Beards the members of the opposite sex got busy, through their mysterious underground channels, over their back fences, and in their sewing circles, they planned a cam- paign against the beard of the male on a platform of-Horridly Ugly, Very Unsanitary, and last, but not least, Extremely Ticklish. What chance has a man got against such a platform, especially against the last plank? He is powerless. He submits. The world enters once more upon a period of beards. Not having lived in one of the pe- riods of unshavility that divided an Age of the Shaven from one of the Unshaven, the only first-hand infor- mation that I can give is my own struggle against a beard. First of all, I do away with all ex- cess hair on my upper lip and on my cheeks. This is easy, for there are no dimples there. This is the calm before the storm-the slow, andante move- ment of tlfle strings and of the wood- winds. However, the minute the good ship Gillette enters the treacherous waters of Mychin the storm breaks, the brasses crash and the tympani rumble, the strings and the wood- winds change from their andante to a wild Tempo di Storm. The Gil- lette, fearful of hidden shoals, strug- gles along on a south-by-southwestern course, goes into reverse and strug- gles back. Courses set at all angles of the compass follow in rapid succes- sion, and when finally the UGillette docks her captain reports a rough voyage with frequent bloodshed. So, after a careful and tedious toilet, I proceed to my destination to be met with remarks not at all complimentary to my ability as a pugilist. Two things, though, keep me in the depths of despair-the little cleft in my chin is never as clean-shaven as the rest of my face, no matter how many voyages the Gillette may make. And in spite of the erosion- or rather the cutting away-of my chin, the dimple persists in staying the same depth, at least it never gets any shallower. So all that I can hope for is that the cycle will swing to the other extreme and then I shall blos- som forth in all my glory with a Van Dyke. HAROLD R. MANAKEE, senior 8. M. S. N. S. VIGNETTES Richmond Hall Social Room Cool comfort. The gleam of old brass. Candles. Panelled walls. The brightness of blossoms in a blue vase. A deep fireplace. Wing chairs. A davenport inviting repose. Bookcases in the walls. Lamps. A view of the postoftice. THE piano. The Campus Trees. Some labeled. Volleyball nets. Athletic classes hard at work. Chee-ring. A baseball game in prog- ress. Stately Richmond and Newell in the background. Spectators outside the hedge. Students strolling around pitying those who are working. Straight 8's going by. Automobiles driving up to the Administration Building. DENNIS DANCERS On Friday, May 27, the Te-Pa-'Chi Club of the Elementary School con- tributed greatly to the pleasure of many by bringing to the Normal School Auditorium 'Miss Estelle Den- nis and her class of children dancers. Both costumes and dances were lovely and of a very gre-at variety. In fact, it was hard to tell whether those performing or those looking on had the best time. During the intermission' commit- tees of Te-Pa-'Chi Club members sold home-made candies and ice-cream. Through their efforts and those of Miss Dennis and her class the Te-Pa- 'Chi Club has attained a little more financial poise and some yery pleas- ant memories. J IBIMIEJ' It is well there is no one without a fault, for he would not have a friend in the world. If this is true, surely Jim should have multitudes of friends, for she has two very serious failings, namely, gym and gym teach- ers, but in one weakness she excels- gym work. No game would be quite complete without her presence, either as cheer leader or as a player. When Jimmie first came to Nor- mal she was labeled as The freshie that took Normal by storm. When -one hears a group of girls laughing one knows that Jim7' is in their midst, probably telling them of some mistake she made, such as: Teacher- Miss Emerine, please hang my sweater on the right-hand side of the closet. Lapse of five minutes, faint voice from within closet- The right-hand side going in or the right-hand side coming -out? But not far below Jimmie's hu- mor one finds straightforwardness, truthfulness, trustworthiness and frankness. She's a true friend. What more can be said? J. ROSS. 'Quoted from William Hazlitt. THE ROOMMATES 'tSay, Bob, can I borrow your pen ? Sure thing. Got a sheet of writing paper I can use? Reckon so. Going past the mail box when you go out? . Uh-huh. Wait a minute till I finish this let- ter, will you ? All right. Want to lend me a stamp ? ll'Yeh.!7 Much obliged. Say, what's your girl's address? -California Pelican. June, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 7 67' ' H entirely new here at Normal, a mixed Nl UN U doubles tournament. This was start- , Q: Q led rather late in the season, and sev- 9 ' ,5 Aging? 8 eral defaults have occurred due to III '2dyf'L, Jian lack of time, but 14 teams entered, . it .ullllllllllli . J ' and prospects are bright for complet- ing the tournament by June 8. This ---nf is mighty good for the first ye-ar, next BASEBALL - all good teams in every sense of the gfO2?g5SLI:g52ZifSFub1eS Should be much Since the last issue of the Tower Light all the baseball news that has newsed can be summed up in one small word-'Rain. If I am ever so fortunate HJ as to be elected a base-N ball manager again I am going to de- cline on the grounds that I would make a much better weather prophet. If you remember, in the lastqnum- ber we were looking forward to Mt. St. Joe's visit to our diamond. Well, we are now looking backward to it with just about the same amount of thankfulness. St. Joe has the heap big Injun sign on us-we beat teams who beat St. Joe, and yet we lost to St. Joe. They say that Philadelphia lawyers can solve Chinese puzzles, well-we invite all the descendants of Bill Penn to go after that one. Any- way, St. Joe had the long end of a 12-4 score. The May Tower Light was strictly a Junior Number, so we did not men- tion the fact that the Seniors defeated the Juniors, 11-8, in a wild-and-woolly imitation of a ball game, played on Campus Day. It would not have been in keeping with the high, even tenor of the issue to have mentioned this little disturbing element. However, since this is practically a Senior Issue, we want the fact to be well known, broadcasted from the house- tops, as it were, hence all this gibber- ish. The members of the Senior team will receive their class numerals. So far, I have not made this article as long as my last one, so I must con- tinue my ravings. A brief resume of the year's sports is in order. The soccer team enjoyed an excellent sea- son-the best in years. Very strong teams such as Naval Academy Plebes, Western Maryland College and Tome Prep School were met, and Normal fell by the wayside only twice-if I remember correctly. The basketball team, while not so success- ful as the soccer team, finished with the majority of games on the right side of the book. They had an ex- cellent, well-balanced team, and really went out of their class to win-and they did win. As for baseball, the total still stands+won, 45 lost, 2. called off because of rain, 9. One look at these figures would send a baseball manager insane-or is it feeble-mind- ed, I never can keep my psychology straight!-yes, thank you, I am quite sane-I am not a manager, I only pre- tend to'manage. Anyhow, they were word. lt is one of the misfortunes of a two-year college that the fellows do not stay long enough to get going well. By the time a team is well de- veloped about three-quarters of it graduates and the coach, with the patience of Job, must begin again. Such all-round men as Windsor, Ma- haney, Stoulfer, Muller, and single- sport men such as Ford, Murphy, Reck and Dudderar are going to be very much missed next year. For next year the basketball team should have clear sailingg the soccer team should have but little trouble, but in baseball an entire new team must be developed. This is just one of the tough breaks that any team is liable to get-it is a part of the game. So then, to the teams of next year, the Class of 1927 wishes an abundance of material in the new Juniors, and all the luck and success in the world. H. R. MANAKEE, Mgr. THE TENNIS SEASON The tennis season has thus far been infinitely more successful than last year's, as a comparison of the records of this year's and last year's teams will show. Last year the team played only three matches, with City College, Marston's and Severn. Every match was lost by scores, respectively, of 9-0, G-0 and 7-0. Not so good! This year, at the time of this writ- ing, of seve-n matches completed, two have been won, and five lost. The lost matches were by scores of 5-1, 5-2, 4-3, and 4-2, with only one shut- out, City College's 6-0 victory, in which one doubles match was tied. Our last match is scheduled with Mount Saint Joseph's at our courts for Friday, June 3. They defeated us early in Ap1'il by 5-2, but the match was played on their courts, and one of our best players was missing f1'om our line-up. Thus we feel we have fairly good grounds for expecting a victory this time. By the time you read this, you will know just how good the grounds Were. The Junior-Senior tennis match is scheduled for June 6. The Seniors are one ahead in the sports series for the year, so much depends on tennis. The match promises to be a close one. A number of tournaments have been run this season, including men's singles, girls' singles and something 1 I l Tennis is a game that is becoming more and more popular every year, and deservedly so, as everyone who plays will avow. This popularity has been reflected here at Normal with a much more successful season this year than last, and with prospects bright for a still more successful one next year. Here's luck! ' ARTHUR LICHTENSTEIN, Mgr. SUNSET fAs seen from my window.J I Out in the darkness and space beyond, Shining through the tall black trees, Faintly seen is a gleam in the dis- tance. A light beckons welcome to thee. II Shading from faint rose to deep blue, Yellow and green in between, K Gray slowly creeps like a blanket Over the beautiful scene. . III ' Outlined against the sky at sunset, The feathery likeness of a tree, The smokestack rises tall and giant- like. What more could beauty be? IV Slowly the film has enveloped The sky's colorful sunset dress. At last the gmay has deepened ' Into a robe of peace and rest. V Gone is the outline of the tree, Fainter the gleam of the light. ' At last it has settled to darkness, Nature has wished us good-night. JANE LA MOTTE, Jr. 3. THE CIRCUS Every year Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey's Circus comes to town for two days, but weeks before children all over the city are looking forward to it. Is there anything that is of greater interest to a child than the circus? To go to the circus is one of the big thrills of childhood, but children do not always wgit for the circus to come to themg they often create one of their ownx in some form or another. Two weeks before the big circus came to town this year, the children in the second grade of No. 97 School Page 8 TOWER Lieirrif ,F June, 1927. tJackson Placel began to think aboutf the circus, to talk about it, and to. make one right in their classroom. l This class at No. UT is a practice centre for students of the Maryland State Normal School, and the students who were teaching at the time were also learning a great deal themselves, and were getting as much of a thrillt as the children did in working on it., It was an experience that was used, to gain and hold the interest of the children, and it did hold the interesti of every boy and girl in the class. Through this interest they were not only learning many things about thel circus, but they were learning facts about nature, hygiene and geography. Their games, music, literature, read- ing and handwriting also centered around the circus. All this, of course, was lots of fun, but re work period was the best of all. for then they had an opportunity to make a circus. With old boxes, nails, hammers, saws, clay, cardboard, paper, crayons, scissors, paint and paste they made a circus of which Mr. Barnum himself might have beenl proud. The next best thing to going to the circus was going to the Zoo. So one bright, sunshiny morning forty chil- dren and two teachers climbed into a big bus and went to Druid Hill Park to see the animals. They were just the same animals that one sees in the circus, and so these animals were the' topic of conversation for several days' The trip offered many suggestions for oral composition lessons and forl the sand-table project. ' This circus that lasted two weeks was a keen pleasure, both to the chil- dren and to the teachers. On the very last day of the two weeks, the chil- dren themselves gave a circus, using the games and songs they had learned about the circus. It isn't always possible to take a class of forty-three children to the circus, but it is possible to bring the circus to them. MARY WHERRETTE. .-I IIARIC HILLS I IlO.Il'lf I'. The pupils of the sixth grade at Bare Hills Elementary School have been making trenchers. These trenchers, or wooden dishes, were used during the Middle Ages. The period of history that they are studying is about the thirteenth cen- tury, when monasteries were very popular. The children have placed themselves back in that age and have written' stories about their labors. A carved wood back for a book is, in the process of making. This will be painted. The leaves of the book will he made of tag board and will be decorated like the books were deco- rated in the Middle Ages. GLADYS GRIMES, Student Teacher. IIONV MUST I DECORATE MY PAGE? My work is stopped. I do not want to decorate my pages all alike. My book must be lovely, as it is for Queen Mary. I can get no inspiration from the bare walls of my work room. I will take -a walk in the meadow. fLaterl An ideal I shall decorate my page with beautiful trees and How- ers and shall paint a brook 'babbling over rocks on my pa'ge. If it is pos- sible I shall have the most beautiful pages in my book of any book that has ever been made. I must hasten back to the monastery and begin my work. ELIZABETH AKEHURST. PAINTING AND DYES As I was sitting at my high desk thinking thoughtfully about my pre- cious book a thought passed through my mind, picturing magnificent col- ors. I will have to know how to make dyes. In order to make the dyes 1 must kindle the fire, then get a sauce- pan and in it place the water in which the bark has been steeping. I must dip out the thick liquid into little bags. After the bags are filled I must put them outside. Day after day passes, then I find the bags are filled with a black powder. As I use it I melt it until it is made into a 'black ink. Then I have my gold to prepare. Many of my dyes come from vege- tables. When my painting is finished I will fasten silver nails and carye silver corners on my book. This will be a labor of love. BIRDIE BURNS, OLIVE SMITH. SOME EIIICSIENTARY SCHOOL POEMS. These poems are a direct spontane- ous outgrowth of a unit of literature which was composed entirely of prose and poetry written by foreign-born Americans. AMERICA America the beautiful - The land where all are free America the wonderful ' I give my heart to thee. You did not throw us in the dust, You took us in your nation's trust, Your sky so blue, your love so true, I will give my life to you. If your flag should ever call We would come one and all, You need no laws to keep us true, For we have a great love for you. I will give my heart to thee, America thc beautiful, The land where all are free. EDWARD ANDREWS. Grade 7, Campus School. l l TONY I am-a Tony da wop. I sella peanutta alla day longa And some time I s-ella da banan. - I worka hard alla day long. When I coma home I worka alla harder- My wifa she makea me Washa da dishes. I playa too witha da boy Ah! he isa a gooda boya. He isa going to be a greata American some day. Anda whena we goa on da street He talka all he wants. He talka English, Da En-glish to me. To me he say: You gotta speaka da English When you go on a da street. Ah! he is a gooda boy. PAUL FRAME. Grade 7, Campus School. FOREIGNERS Foreigners from lands op-pressed Emigrate to America to seek peace and rest, Some are poor and some have riches, Such the farmers usually have to dig ditches. Some yell bananas - bananas While others sit down and. play pianos. EDWARD WEBER. Grade 7, Campus School. A BIRTHDAY PARTY There is something about No. 25 School that cannot be explained. It is something that is just a little dif- ferent from other schools. Perhaps it is the size of the school, perhaps it is the atmosphere of the place, per- haps it is the attitude of the teach- ers-but whatever it is, one doesn't seem to be able to get away from the lure of it feven if one wanted toj. Even the pupils who leave and go to other schools, always want to come back, and they often make special efforts to visit the school. One day, not long ago, a woman came into the school with a big bun- dlc in her arms. She said that it was her little gii-l's birthday cake, and that the little girl had sent it to the teachers. Yes, it was the whole birth- day cake that had never been cut. The little girl's name was written across the top in large w-hite letters, and inside of the bundle was a note for each teacher. The notes were really poems, for each one was label- ed at the top- poem. It was such a loving tribute, and really the cake looked so good that June, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 9 it was cut with great ceremony. At lunch time the teachers assembled for the cutting of the cake. Each teach- er in turn read her poem and then ate a big slice of the cake. First there was a poem to the school-all the teachers: To the School No. 25 When I had my birthday on April 23rd. I was so happy and proud and a little mad. I wanted the teachers from School 25 To sit around the table and cut the cake with a knife. I wanted all my teachers to sit around the table that day. But now I am inviting all the teach- ers on my concert the 3rd of.May. I will play in the orchestra as a solo- -ist by myself. I hope the Lord should help me and give me the best of my health. SYLVIA ANGEL. Sylvia also wrote poems for each teacher she had while she was at- tending School No. 25. tShe was transferred to another school in the city last year.l This is the poem she wrote to the Kindergarten teacher, Miss Thompson: To My Dear' Miss Thompson Miss Thompson was the teacher who learned. me so nice and good. I'll never forget Miss Thompson in all my childhood. She used to play with the children so nice and with me Ifllwnever forget my .dear teacher, ' Miss Thompson nor how she used tobbe. VVhen I started to learn music she was happy and proud. I love Miss Thompson with all my heart. SYLVIA ANGEL. To -the first grade teacher she wrote: To My Dear Teacher, Miss Ethel When I was by Miss Ethel In grade number one! Miss Ethel used to tell us Stories full of fun, For speaking loud she used to get mad f But my dear teacher, Miss Ethel, Never gets out of my head. SYLVIA ANGEL. The first one was an invitation to attend a concert in which she was to play. Needless to say, the teachers accepted the invitation and went to the concert. Sylvia, who was just nine years old on the 23rd of April, is a Peabody student, and the concert was a student recital in which she was one of the violin soloists. She is quite talented musically as well as poetically, and with it all, she is a charming, lovable child. I T0 THE FIFTH GRADE 1 ' ' .When we came to the library We did not surmise That the Fifth Grade had for us A lovely surprise. A book case all polished, I And shiny and new,- To serve to remind us Of your thanks and you. We'll fill it with fiction And books of all kinds, To lighten your spirits And improve your minds. TO MISS YODER AND MISS OSBORN. You always tcll such nice stories, 'And in them the Fifth Grade glories. FRANKLIN LESLIE. TO MISS YODER The stories you tell are like gold. They are not so young or they they , are not so old. By MELYIN SCI-IMEISER. A POEM OF THANKS TO MISS E .... YODER lln this little poem I want 1To thank you for those tales that 1 haunt, lWhich you have told to me and the class, In the hours that have passed. WM. GARTEN. This is our librarian Who always likes to tell About all the Arabians IIYho get water from the well. Sometimes they are ghostly And sometimes they are not, But they are always mostly Good to tell about. WILLIAM DOUKAS. SOMEBODY Somebody thinks of you after each clay, SOIIIQEOCIXSS lonesome when you're away. Somebody trusts you and counts on you so, Somebody's fond of you-more than you know. So when you are weary or when you are blue, Remember that somebody's thinking of you. Blue eyes mean you're true. Gray eyes mean you're gracious. But black eyes mean you're blue In several other places. . -Penn State. SOME WORSE VERSE Last night I held a little hand, So dainty and so neatg ,Me thought my heart would burst with j0i', So swiftly did it beat. ! !No other hand into my soul g Could greater solace bring Than that I held last night, which was Four aces and a king. 5 iSt. John's Collegian. POOR SIMP Simpson fell for Mr. Cupid, And he checked the single lifeg E'er his friends were even knowing, He had got himself a wife. When folks asked, Are you the skipper Of the good ship Married State? , Simpson sighed, I wed a widow, . And I'm only second mate. -Georgia Cracker. SOME WORSE VERSE Play the game of put and take. I play it just for fun, I put one girl out of mind And take another one. -Log. FAMOUS SAYINGS f In both Johns Hopkins and M. S. N. S. I have come to associate a lack of chalk with education. The only habit to form is the habit of not forming one. WISE OR VICE Said the missionary to his flock of cannibals: It's a great life if you aren't eaten. A bean on the fork is worth two in the lap. , The height of embarrassment: 'IHvo 'eyes meeting through a keyhole. ' Summer bachelors, some are mar- ried.-Mink. 'Why look at weather forecasts If .Normal has a baseball game rain is 'the order of the day. If February can't March, April May. Among the Scotch, a man usually finds the closest friends.-Jug. The four horsemen were: Paul Re- vere. Buffalo Bill, Jesse James and Barney Google. Girls are like pearls-so easy to string. Greatest war song ever written: Here comes the bride. Page 10 TOWER LIGHT June, 1927. DREAMS Dreams are such kaleidoscopic things,I Shifting, hazy, and confusing. They weave half-finished myths and legends, I Characters, and queer, unreal events., They flit in dark, disordered phantoms , Through the deep hallways of the mind, Then find a place secluded in its: depths, I And hide. Awake we seek, but can- not find Their forms again. Remembered frag- ments, Linger in the brain, but half-recalled -in part, I A splash of scarlet and the sheen of,yet'? iridescent silk, 1 The billowing masses of the foam-I fiecked sea, 3 A purple mountain dark against the, distant sky, Hideous shapes and forms with demon's eyes, I And cries and wailings from the wil-1 derness- I The half-remembered part of dreams., ELEANORA BOWLING. I COME, HAVE NO FEAR! I l. I Green, waving mass of leaves- I Trees. bending low to breeze. Blue, deeply hued the sky-. I Clouds, sweeping soft on high. I Red, coughing blood the sun- I Breathe, dying soon is done! I See. not one tear! IRVING V. SOLLINS. ' HOVERHEARD PERSONALS X Peck: You're the biggest moocher I know. Dudderer: Then it's time you goti acquainted with yourself. Miss Medwedeff: Why can't we keep frogs in the house ? Stein: If we do they'll croakf' I I I Burns: Yep, I had a beard like yours once, and when I realized how it made me look I cut it off. Chernak: Well, I had a face like yours once, and when I realized that I I couldn't cut it off I grew this bcard. I I I Bull: My intellect is my fortunc. I Loretta: Ah, well-proverty isn't a crime! ' DOXVN'S WEDDING INYITATIONS Cards for All Occasions Every Kind of Stationery DOWNS, l'1l'lEI'1H'f'l 220 N. Charles St., Baltimore I Biz: Let's play some tennis? He ' : ' Can't, the net's broken. Fine! The net's always in the way when I play. Biz: Helen Lee: What is the most deadly poison ? Sieverts: Potassium cyanide. Helen Lee: Naw, embalming fiuid. 'You're dead before it touches you. Sally 'Clarke was recently overheard Qto say that she knew a mail-buoy in Qthe Navy. fThese Normal girls do Qmake the most ambiguous state- Iments.l Miss Gross: Is your room made up Helen Lee A.: Yes, mam, she got up at 6.30. Miss Medwedeff: What have you done to preserve our timber? Kowalskyz I shot a woodpecker once. No, Dorothy, the Silver Crusade was in no way similar to the Gold Rush of '-19. Bill: Didjever see thuh sea sick? Murph: No, but I seen the ocean blue. Fred Ward Con the phonel: Hello, Betty, may I come over? Girlish Voice: Hello, Jack, sure come on over. Fred: This isn't Jack. Girlish Voice: This isn't Betty either. fi V, 0M IeoffJ. CHARLES ST., AT LEXINGTON BALTIINIORE CORRECT FASIIIONS FOR ? COLLEGE With all the smart Accessories 'Ilie Huh I Ba1timore's Collection of Smart Specialty Shops I I I ISAAC H. MOSS, Inc. I FLORIST and NURSERVYMAN IOfiiceg Cut Flower and Plant Dept 5315 York Road BALTIJIORE, MID. I I I Reserved for Illochschilddlohn ti Co. I I I I I June, 1927. TOWER LIGHT Page 11 THE LINDEN TOWSON SHOE STORE Safety Be Thrifty SGTVICO 39 York Road, at Linden Terrace York and Joppa' R03'd'5 Save Your Money and Invest With Ladies Don'tThrow Your Turn Sole The TOIVSON, MID. Confectionery, Cigars and Cigarettes Light Lunch. Visit our Ice Cream Parlor Towson 372-J. SMART APPAREL For the College Girl and the pleasure of receiving cour- teous service amid spacious sur- roundings. HUTZLER BFQTHEE C? The Street Car The most convenient reliable, and , n Economical Means of Transportation United Railways 8 Elec. Company Shoes Away. We repair them without using nails or stitches. ,Shoes repaired on our new Hydro-Pres Machine with water proof cement Look, Wear and Feel like new shoes. DODGE BROTHERS Motor Vehicles YORK ROAD GARAGE TOWSON, MD. Ladies' Up-to-Date Hair Bobbing Shampooing and Curling WM. KOERNER 505 York Road Towson, Md. ,QD nuumanr :ro 1 i s LU For Your Drugs, Candy, Kodaks, Sta- tionery, Gifts, Etc. 1t's never cheaper elsewhere. because it's always cheaper here. 507 York Road, Towson TOIVSON BAKERY-THE GOODY SHOP Fancy Cakes, pies, Pastries, Ice Cream, Sodas Sandwiches and Coffee L. W. HELD 86 SONS, Inc. Phone Towson 204 and 201 As A Patron of The Normal School THE TOIVSON NATIONAL BANK tCourt House Plazay Invites You to Open An Account In Its Checking Department, Savings Depart- ment, Christmas Savings Club and Rent A Safe Deposit Box. 4 Per Cent. Interest on Savings. Open Saturday Evenings MASON'S GARAGE York Road and IVillow Avenue ' TOVVSON, MD. Willys-Knight and Overland Sales and Service. Start a Savings Account With THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK 4 Per Cent. Interest TOWSON Y MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY BANK Towson, Md. THB IIERGENRATIIER DRUG C0. Prescription Drugglnts Headquarters for School Supplies, Ko- daks, Films, Stationery, and Sporting Goodsg Greeting Cards for all Occas- sions. Agents for XVaterma.n's Ideal Fountain Pens, Whitmarfs Delicious Chocolates and Bon-Bons. Vlctrolas and Records. THE STEBBINS-ANDERSON COAL 85 LUMBER CO. Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies. Towson, Md. Riderwood, Md. MATHIAS GROSS BARBER SHOP YORK ROAD, Near Chesapeake Avia. TOWSON, MD. WALTER H008 421 York Road TOWSON, MD. Sanitary Meat Market FRUITS - VEGETABLES STEwAnTg.!oQ.', THE BIG FRIENDLY STORE OF BALTIMORE. Our Service Motto: SHonest, Prompt, Comteous, Complete. F.1- , ul - 1 U1 A: uw A ig. s- :L -- - - K A ' - . .4 5-,M , 5 1- Hgawmqq , . -V.. f . ' V- .J-1 v' 'a'- 1-fr A ' 1 ,f 4 ur a ' ' 1. 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