Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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THE TOWER LIGHT NEW NON-FICTION 1. North to the Orient by A. M. Linbergh The special charm of this book is that it is written by a woman who though she knows her subject thoroughly, is still able to maintain a 1ayman's point of view. She knows how to present revealing details which a professional aviator might take for granted. Her account of the flight to the Orient by way of the Great Circle Route-from Long Island to the northernmost reaches of Canada and Alaska, along the coast of Siberia to Japan, then up to Nanking-is full of vivid and colorful pic- tures. Mrs. Lindbergh gives full and clear cut pictures of peo- ples and places, her experience as a radio operator, long hours of flying through fog on an unknown route and strange recep- tions in foreign lands. The book is indeed individualistic, not so much for its account of an epoch-making flight, but as a travel book of the air. 2. Mary: Queen of Scotland and the Isles by Stefan Zweig Mr. Zweig's purpose in writing this biography is to present to the reader a dispassionate and unbiased reconstruction of Queen Mary's career and character. Almost anything a historian needs to know is contained therein. There are court records, letters, memoirs, and trial testimonies. Abilities and weak- nesses Calthough they resulted finally in political and econom- ical benelits to her country but meant tragedy to herb are ac- curately presented. Mr. Zweig, noted for his tolerance and wis- dom, has written another biography that is sure to become as popular as Marie Antoinette. The Pulitzer Prize Winner, Now in November by Josephine Johnson, and the Harper Prize Novel, Honey in the Horni' by H. L. Davis, are now in our library. These are only a few of the many new books you will find good reading. W. J., 4th Sr. Ql The visitor called at the village library. May I have the 'Letters of Charles Lamb? he inquired. You're in the wrong building, Mr. Lamb, said the new clerk pleasantly. The post oflice is just across the street. 22

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THE TOWER LIGHT The 'peeves will be printed in next month's issue-and maybe your peeve will stare you in the face proclaiming you the happy winner of a year's free subscription to the Townx LIGHT. SID TEPPER, Contest Editor. 3.9.65 The Library---At Your Service HE Towmz LIGHT is offering for the first time a new library service. New books, ready to be put into circulation as the TOWER LIGHT comes out will be reviewed. We hope this will be of great value to you in selecting good books. NEW FICTION : 1. 2 Vein of Iron by Ellen Glasgow Miss Glasgow's new novel is a variation of an old theme. In Vein of Iron, she depicts the real frontier spirit, in John Fin- castle, Ca philosopher and free thinkerj, expelled from the min- istry, in his courageous wife 5 in his staunch and stately old mother, in his daughter,-Ada Fincastle, the heroine of this story. The Fincastles had lived in Virginia for so many generations that they had become as much a part of it as its hills and valleysg it was their strength, the vein of iron which held them together. It was this same strength that supported Ada through the tragedy of her thwarted marriage to Ra ph McBride and helped them together through the ruts of their life-illness, poverty, dis- appointment and depression. This novel is everywhere true, sincere and faithful throughout to a profound and stirring reality. Honey in the Horn by H. L. Davis Without being in any sense an imitation of Mark Twain, this novel irresistibly reminds one of Twain. The scene and time are the scene and time of Twain's great stories. Even the hero, a sort of Tom Sawyer, has a girl companion who shares with him the adventure of Northwest Cpioneer days. One feels the great expanse of years when the ti e of settlement moved west. Odd characters, molded by a common cause, give the story an in- tangible quality. The story is peculiarly American-it moves fast and with sanity. It is a novel to enlarge one's knowledge of western pioneering. . t 21

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THE TOWER LIGHT . Seven s is the case with the mystic number three, the number seven is found widely distributed. Seven is scattered throughout the Holy Bible. In the beginning, our Bible tells us, God created heaven and earth in six days, and rested on the seventh. Thus, we have a seven-day week, and the seventh day is a day of rest. God is conceived as embodying seven spirits: the spirits of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Power, Knowledge, Righteousness, and Divine Awfulnessg there are seven spirits around His throne, Michael, Gabriel, Lamael, Raphael, Zachariel, Anael, and Oriphel. Ten times seven Hebrews went into Egypt, and were kept in bond- age for ten times seven years. There were ten times seven elders. Pha- raoh's dream, as interpreted by Joseph, signified seven years of plenty and seven years of famine. The Egyptians mourned for Israel threescore and ten Cseventyl days, Joseph mourned for his father seven days. Moses married Zipporah, one ofthe seven daughters of Reuel, the priest of Midian. Mosaic Law states that a bought Hebrew servant shall serve for six years, but shall be free in the seventh year. Male oxen or sheep were to be with the dam for seven days, then sacrificed. The three great Jewish feasts last seven days each. Levitical Puri- flcations lasted seven days. Q The seven senses of man, as given by the Bible, are animation, feel- ing, speech, taste, sight, hearing, and smelling. Our Three Graces comprise the first three of the seven virtues: Faith, Hope, Charity, Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance. The seven deadly sins are Pride, Wrath, Envy, Lust, Gluttony, Avarice, and Sloth. Christ said we are to forgive our offenders seventy times seven offenses. The Lord's Prayer is divided into seven parts. We have the seven words from the Cross. In the New Testament, we find the parable of the seven wise and the seven foolish virgins. The Book of Revela- tion, in fact, is literally packed with sevens. There are the seven joys of the Virgin Cthe Annunciation, the Visi- tation, the Nativity, the Adoration of the Magi, the Presentation in the Temple, the Finding of Christ with the Learned Men, and the As- sumptionD, and the seven sorrows of the Virgin CSimeon's Prophecy, the Flight into Egypt, Christ missed, the Betrayal, the Crucifixion, the TakingDDown from the Cross, and the Ascension when she was left alone . The seven churches in Asia were those at Ephesos, Smyrna, Per- gamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. 23