Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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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-

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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

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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.