Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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THE TOWER LIGHT Chords I have filled my hands with sunlit hills And flung my arms with ecstasy Around a woods of gnarled old juniper, pine, And quaking aspen, whose white bark Gleamed like giant slants of rain upon the slope. I have breathed the purple mists of canyons In wonder. On my heart has fallen the ageless silence of mountains Awakening a long-muted glory Like the deep tones of temple bells Pealing forth in mellow sounds On days of special worship. Humbled, I seek a quiet spot in lowly fields. Close to the common grass I pray. MARGUERITE SIMMONS 0:0 Alas! The pleasure of a broken heart Is not to be forgone, The joy of saying, 'tNow we part! And being left forlorn. 0f course we have to whine and wail And say we want to die. We moon around and watch the mail And think we ought to cry. We stay at home and don't go out And act as if we're hill. We try so hard to keep our pout. We never eat our fill. And for a while we like this role. But then it starts to bore- Especially since our heart is whole And we're in love once more! 14

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THE TOWER LIGHT Faces at the Race Track AM glad that my comparative poverty permits my attention to wander from the all important dope sheet to scan the faces of the less fortunate who surround me. Less fortunate because their wealth limits their attention to the form sheets rather than to the dope printed so plainly on and between the lines in the faces about them. They do not see the momentary dark flash in that small woman's eyes as she furtively glances lest observers should hear, before she plead- ingly says to the man in brown, Don't bet any more. Those unlucky ones are not refreshed by the smile that spells- I won on the face of the girl absorbedly leaning on the rail, her program and pencil in hand. Nor do the brown eyes that look brilliantly black in their exultation of victory transmit their joy to the dopesters.', Even the pale, plump infant, kicking his round little becotton-stockinged legs as he sips beer from his father's glass, soiling again his crushed dress, fails to arouse our oblivious friends rightful indignation. The much facialed face of the woman in the club house, whose toilet was prepared for admiring eyes, was groomed in vain, for eyes today are unseeing-unseeing except for the horse of the race and the price on the odds board. Hence, I am well contented, even though I did not hold the ticket for the long-shot in the sixth. I feel richer I know, than my neighbor who did. You see, I could see his face. MARY-STEWART LEWIS, Senior IV. 9:0 Pike-Town AM sympathetic with the pike-town. It owes its very existence to the pike that is cut mercilessly through its entrails and fairly breathes indebtedness. As disagreeable trucks gnash their teeth in shifting the gears to ascend a graceful slope, they heed not the houses that face obediently the highway, some reeking of newness, some mellow with years and a few of all types shamefacedly whispering,- Tourists I would that I could incite these houses, this town, to rebel against this ill smelling, monstrous thing, the pike, stealing its way, crawling, full of four-legged leeches that make slumber fitful and break the fragile silence. Rebel? Ah, that would be to die, for because of, and by this monster, our town exists. Without it, the houses would close their shutters and the churches mute their chimes. It is life. Without it- the pike-town dies? MARY STEWART 'LEw1s, Senior IV. 13

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THE TOWER LIGHT ' The American School in Mexico EAUTIFU1. Mexico! What a glorious vision of loveliness and ro- mance surrounds us there! And no less beautiful and magnihcent is an American Educational Institution which lives and prospers in this wonderful city of Mexico, namely Q'The American School Foundationf' Mexico City, besides being a modern, civilized and progressive city, boasts of having some of the best historically and archeologically known marvels of the world. The pyramids, the great caves of Cacahuamilla which never have been completely explored, the floating gardens of Vichimilco, and innumerable spots which seem to inject into our present times some of the indescribable beauty of various epochs. Words are not enough to describe the charm, the splendor and grandeur of colonial times which predominates even with modern customs, arts, and religion. One of the things Americans believe of highest importance is public education. This is true because from the earliest days of settle- ment it was understood that the virtues of citizenship and strength of a nation rest ahnost exclusively upon the enlightenment and public spirit of the people. As enlightenment and public spirit can't exist without training the mind and character, therefore, wherever Americans go, their first care is to insure for their children the advantages of education. Those who established and maintain the American School Foundation were guided by this fundamental idea. In one of the most picturesque parts of the city is located one of the most modern school buildings. It is built in colonial style and composed of three main parts: a front building which includes ad- ministration oifices and high school department, and two wings which contain the elementary and junior high schools. The school day consists of five hours Q8 a. m.-1 p. m.j divided into 45-minute periods. The courses are formulated by the Southern Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. The general curriculum does not differ from any one of Maryland's high schools. The high school furnishes to boys and girls an atmosphere for developing in each individual the knowledge, interests, ideals, habits, and powers by the use of which he or she will find his place and use it to guide himself and society to nobler ends. Twenty-seven different nations are now represented in the insti- tution. The association of the Mexican children with those from United States and other countries tends to produce an interchange of ideas and a better knowledge of each other. This eventually will lead to a better understanding between the two countries and will form a strong friendship between the United States and Mexico. Geoncn MA1u1ENsoN, Freshman III. 15