Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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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

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'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.

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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