Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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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. There is no end to the opportunities for 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.

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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.

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' .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