Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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THE TOWER LIGHT Orchestra HE Orchestra has organized and begun work on its program for the year. Though we regret the loss of our graduating members, Michael Saltzman, leading second violin, Eunice Burdette, first cello, and Margie Tribby, second violin, we are rejoicing that all but one of our other members of the 1932-33 Orchestra are with us. , Two promotions have been made among the second violins, Mal- colm Davies to leading second violin, and Erma Grafton to irst player at the second desk. Herman Bainder has been promoted to first cello. Eleanor Loos is playing the organ during the first nine weeks and Eleanor Sterbak the first cornet for the same period. Several freshman students are working in individual rehearsals in order to qualify for membership in the Orchestra. As soon as they can prepare themselves they will be accepted in full membership. The present membership is: Clarinet First Violin Cello E1W00d Beam Leonard Kulacki Herman Baindef T ,mi Frank Zeichner Han-is mi Morris Hoffman Organ Eleanor Loos Comets Second Violin Vivian Cord Malcolm Davies gwellopbmfe Eleanor Sterbak Louise Wenk Bar ara Bart ett Saxophone Erma Grafton Double B458 Dorothy Olert Dorothy Hendrix Dorothy Smith On Frolic Night the Orchestra played an arrangement of the Students Serenade from the Student Prince, and at Assembly on Club Day played Romance by Rimsky-Korsakov. Now we are planning to play in assembly within a week or two and to give a full assembly program during the first week in November. vie Camp Fire Girls The La Li Ta Camp Fire Girls of Maryland State Normal School are planning at their fortnightly meetings to do three types of work this year, beads, reed, and leather. Each girl works for campfire honors and makes as many as possible during the year. We expect to take several hikes very soon. Join now! MURIEL DISNEY, Secretary. 23

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THE TOWER LIGHT that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried .... We half express ourselves, and are ashamed of that divine idea which each of us represents .... Trust Thyselff' However, we moderns are skeptical, we immediately ask ourselves in our supercilious manner, What does modern science think about it?', Let us then, turn to one of our newer sciences, biology, which has made such gargantuan strides in the last quarter of a century, and direct its searching gaze upon all this antiquated philosophy. H. S. Jennings in his small book, Prometheus, and his larger one, The Biological Basis of Human Behavior, gives us a good conception of the results so far reached in genetics. He states: Beyond all other organisms, man, is distinguished by the possession of many sets of inherited characteristics . . . The educated man has characteristics very diverse from those he would possess if uneducated .... The inheritance of man is not alone what he is horn with, hut what he can develop. Perhaps with this preponderant mass of thought all inclined to the maxim Know Thyselfv we might choose to accept this rule and live by it. Not the comparing of ourselves with others, but the cultivation of ourselves, should be the steadfast purpose of us all. Do you agree? Your opinions on the subject would be heartily welcomed' HENRY KJTT. , x'Italics mine 0 9.0 The Glee Club UR organization is back again truly bigger than ev-uh,-than last year. It remains to be seen whether or not we can be judged to be better than we were previously. From my vantage points as both a senior member of our group and an oflicer therein, I can let it be known that we have promising material with which to work-student material and new scores to be interpreted. After various manipulations of each of these, we shall have, I am sure, an interesting, and, I hope, a successful season. Definite plans for our work of the year have not as yet been made. It may be expected that there will be the usual Christmas, radio, and commencement performances, however. I have heard that the piece de resistancen for the coming graduation is to be the Choral from Wagner's Die Meistersingerf' We hope to do it justice. Let me extend here a final invitation to you, regardless of class affiliation, to join our club and partake of the enjoyment that comes from singing. ARTHUR SHAPIRO, Vice-President. 22

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THE TOWER LIGHT Mummers' League HIS is one organization of the Normal School which has two pri- mary aims. The first and most important is the developing of latent talent, whether it be in acting or in stagecraft. The second is furnishing those who have already developed their talents an oppor- tunity to further enrich their experience. Here, at the Normal School, many rich opportunities present them- selves. Here are chances for play-work galore. The league usually presents three, sometimes four plays during the course of the school year. In addition to these assembly plays, there is usually an afternoon play, to which an admission fee is charged. The Mummers League has outside interests. Last year it arranged to have Mrs. Quinn, of the Vagabond Theatre group speak during an assembly. It also helped arrange the Shakespearean presentations of the Ben Greet Players, a group of English artists who were stopping in Baltimore. Thirdly, the Mummers' League obtained special rates on tickets from the Theatre Guild, and even conducted a backstage tour for its members at one of the Guild performances. This short article shows just a few of the many sides of the Mummers' League. If you want more information, attend one of the League meetings. This is your organizationg give to it and it will give to you. J. LEONARD HIRSCHHORN, Senior III. 0:0 Campus School Vagabonding Our Trip to Lake George This summer we spent part of the summer at Lake George. We stayed at Gleneyrie which is on Lake George. We had a grand time and climbed the mountains nearly every day to see the view. We went in swimming about three times a day and every place we went we paddled there in a canoe. On the way up it took us two days to go and coming back it only took us one day. The trip is 400 miles. Coming home we left Glen- eyrie at 5 o'clock in the morning and got home at 7 o'clock in the evening. LAURA Hlss, Grade 6, Campus School. 24