Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

Page 25 text:

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

Page 24 text:

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

Page 26 text:

THE TOWER LIGHT Try These OU enjoyed The Good Earth ? Then enjoy yourself again and read another book with a similar theme but an entirely new setting and new story. As the Earth Turns, by Gladys Hasty Carroll, gives a vivid picture of the life of a large New England family dependent upon the soil for its existence. As the earth turns the winter into spring, spring into summer, summer into fall, and fall back into winter again the Shaw family experience birth, romance with a foreign neighbor, death, family revolt, and the success of one son in the outside world. Out of all these experiences, Jen stands forth as a central figure and a true daughter of the soil. As a reward for her untiring efforts in sharing both the good and bad fortune of the family, she gains a--. What would you like her to gain? Read the book and I think she will have received the reward you would want her to have. If you do not wish to read the novel of the Maine family, then I might suggest another book: Anne Boleyn by E. Barrington. There is no need to say more, because you,ll remember: Henry the Eighth, to six wives he was wedded, One died, one survived, two divorced, two beheaded. Who wouldn't enjoy a king's romance? Anne, the most beautiful of all the wives, resolved to capitalize her beauty for her own ends, but these were the days when what was a woman's virtue one way or . . . ,, ' another in the great game of kings and kingdoms? Still there are others! 100,000,000 Guinea Pigs by Arthur Kallet and F. J. Schlink will tell you how well the Food and Drugs Act protects consumers of foods, drugs, and cosmetics. Search the shelves of new books for yourselves and select a book of your own taste. E. TROYER, Senior IX. 16