Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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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. - . RUPPERT BROS.-GOVAN S i TRANSFER E Light and Heavy Hauling. 6000 York Road GOVANS. MD. Tel. Res. Tuxedo 0623-W. TIEF SQIANOSF STIEFF HALL. 315 N. Howard St. THE DULANY VERNAY C0. i 339-41 N. Charles St., I 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 4 96 6. Service While You Wait! Shoes Repaired We Do It Electrically NICK CASTELLO i10 Chesapeake Avenue. Towson. Md.

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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. .-

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THE ORIOLE STUDENTS DREAM OF THE TERM fective way or in a low and degrade EXAMS. ing manner. If we always strive for PUBLISHED MONTHLY the better way, music can be made BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- M one of the noblest exercises that the Lsxrf srsvrs NORMAL SCHOOL. f 11111112111 11111111 C211 take PM-t 111- 'roWsoN. BID. t 1 Wishing the best of success to. 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'