Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, 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

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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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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