Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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THE TOWER LIGHT make them seem, in the company of their class-mates, strange creatures, if not eccentric ones. Situations will confront them in which they will ind themselves at an utter loss, not having one inkling of an idea of what to meet or how to meet it. In short, they will ind the going tough-all because, it must be remembered, they have not yet mastered the habit of adjustment. In no manner are they any less intelligent than their com- panions, and to maintain that they are, would be distinctly in bad taste and wrong. It is to be hoped that in time these individuals will fall in with the rest. At any rate, it will take time. With themselves they must be, if nothing else, patient and understanding, allowing as little rashness and youthful impetuousity as is possible to govern their thinking and doing. In the end they will win out and they will ind their reward a generous one. LEON L. LERNER, Fr. 4. 69.935 Cinquains A friend Is one we love - With whom to laugh and Cry- Whose love for us will stand unmoved Always. Teacher - Leader of youth - Stimulator and guide- What joy and help a kind one brings To us. Shoot it! I am on side linen Familiar echoes of Basket-ball's happy, exciting Ventures. Letters What do they mean? A.M.g B.A.g M.A. These things for which we try and try Again. BETTY STRAINING, '37, 6

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THE TOWER LIGHT fits no place, he is gawky and lanky and out of tune and out of all pro- portion, he can understand neither himself nor conditions surrounding him, typically, he is never at peace. Such a trend of thought may be found in the works of almost any modern influential student of human affairs: Alduous Huxley, Mann, ReMarque, Maxwell Anderson, D. H. Lawrence, Romain Rolland, Elliot. There are many others. It is a sad and regrettable thing that the greater percentage of the world's peoples are totally unaware of this definite maladjustment at present festering on the human race. But it is even sadder and still more regrettable that they are without knowledge of their own personal malad- jusment. Of such individuals there are many, in every imaginable place, in all walks of life, and theirs is a sad lot. Psychiatrists will tell you that they are people without a purpose in lifeg that they can offer no mean- ingful explanation for any ultimate aim in existing. In fact, meaning itself is above them, few things, to them, have either explanation or mean- ing. Prehension of self-satisfying solution is, as far as they are concerned, a rare accomplishment, and more than often they are left utterly baffled and crushed. It is, indeed, a black state of mind they are in. Exactly what percentage of people, young or old, are thus affected, is not known. It is to be hoped that there are not too many, though it is to be feared that they are numerous enough. The gaging of that particular group among the populations of the world today would be, for obvious reasons, almost impossible. But there are such persons among us. That fact it is well to understand and grasp. It can be seen, then, why the references of Dr. Tall to adjustment carry with them overtones of tremendous importance. It can be seen how directly such references touch the very core of the modern world's troubles. That she should at once advise a class of new students along the line that she did is highly commendable, for advice of such a nature to them is fraught with profound significance. No doubt, most of the new students have, by this time, taken full stock of their surroundings. Their separate reactions to what they have seen and what they have till now experienced are surely manifold. But it is well, in the present instance, not to consider that body as a whole. ' As a singular entity, the new classmen will soon enough ind ways and means of adjustment to their environment. In a short time they will have learned how to fit in with the other several groups of students in the school. Past experiences definitively indicate that. More important, and demanding more attention, are some few individual students. They, because of their distinctive nature and make- up, will find the matter of adjustment difficult and complex. They will be beset by many questions, the answers to which, apparently, will not be easy to find, their responses and reactions to puzzling conditions will S

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THE TOWER LIGHT Baltimore County Tournaments HERE origniated in Europe, during the Middle Ages, a game or pastime that was destined to carry on into this modern world of today. During the Middle Ages, lords and nobles always kept knights to do their bidding. Their bidding consisted mainly of fighting the lord's battles. ,During peace time, however, the knights often grew restless and desired some means of physical exercise. There was, too, a need for the knights to practice their aft of combat. Both of these necessities were realized and fulfilled with the introduction of Ujoustingf' 'floustingn was a very simple game as far as rules and regulations were concerned. The sole object of the contest was to win. The knights, mounted on magnificent chargers, entered an inclosure that was especially built for the game, the contestants lined up at either end of the field and at the bugle call charged upon one another with set spears. The results of these games were often fatal to the losers but the winner was acclaimed as a hero. As years went by the game was modified by giving the knights blunted spears. With these spears they were able to unseat their opponents with out causing fatal injury. This modification changed the aspect of the game because it eliminated almost entirely the possibility of fatal in'ur to either of the articipants. l Y P r In modern times the game of jousting has been modified still further. Today's conception of the game is based on the same principles as those of yesteryear. However, our method of determining the winner is entirely free of any possibility of fatal injury. I shall try to explain our conception of the game but only actual observation will show you the skill, training and sportsmanship that is required of all who participate. First, three arches are erected in a straight line, twenty-five yards apart. These arches consist of two uprights with a cross piece at the top. Hanging downward from the center of the cross piece is an iron rod with a clamp in the end of it. A ring, ranging in size from one inch to three eighths of an inch, is inserted in that clamp. First, the one inch rings are hung in each of the three arches. Each rider, mounted on a horse that has been especially trained for this work, gallops -through the three arches. His object is to secure all the rings on a lance which he carries under his arm. He is given only a limited time to get through the arches, usually about eight seconds to cover seventy yards. The riders who are skillful enough to get all of their one inch rings are then forced to ride at smaller rings. Those who miss are eliminated. The rings are diminished in size until all but one has missed. That man is adjudged win- ner because he has taken more consecutive rings than any other knight. The riding is only a part of the game. The best part is yet to come. 7