Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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THE TOWER LIGHT The Educational Camp UST as the field of education is ever changing to meet the demands of a changing civilization, so is the camp changing its function and activities to meet the demands of society. When we speak of education today, we mean the continued growth of the individual throu h ex eriences in which he ac uires habits, skills, a reciation and g P u q j 1 PP U knowledge which leadtto the greatest enrichment of his personality and life. We can see from this new interpretation of education that the camp has an opportunity for becoming a recognized institution, just as the home, the school and the church. When we speak of camp today we no longer think of just a place where children are sent to exercise, play and have a ez - is - 1 - f - 1 b good time . The educational camp includes all oi these, certain y, ut it Goes farther. lt assumes the res onsibilitv for the li fsical, social, an 0 . ' P . l P 5 mental, emotional and spiritual development of the child. The educational camp is an organized society. The chief adminis- trator is the camp director who is essentially an educator. Under his direct leadership is the staff: program directors, counselors, camp doctor, kitchen help, etc. However, the majority of the citizens are the campers themselves. The child is the center of the camp life and from him we should work. Let us take a camp in which the chronological ages range from eight to eighteen. If we divide this group into three age sections: from eight to twelve, twelve to fifteen and Hftecn to eighteen, we may possibly work most advantageously. Each group is led by a program director. This means that program directors and counselors are selected according to their ability to handle programs for the age group they are to lead. lt means that a boy or girl of twelve years is not competing with one of sixteen. lt also means that each unit can be set up according to the physiological and psychological interests and needs of the camper. How is a camper adjusted to the activities of the camp? When the child arrives, he is taken on a tour of inspection to become acquainted with the natural landscape as well as the equipment that the camp pro- vides. He may participate in boating, fishing, swimming, canoeing, hiking, baseball, tennis, volleyball, trips, group games, campfire programs, horse- back riding, brass taping, leatherwork, basketry, nature lore, dramatics, music, stunts, etc. He selects those that are of interest and from these the program is arranged. The activity does not stop here, however. lt is the duty of each counselor to develop a wide range of interests for each indi- vidual camper and to inter-relate them. A group may decide to go on a hike and they may see a beautiful sunset, a strange tree, or a bird track. They are then encouraged to come back and either draw a picture of the 15

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THE TOWER LIGHT In the hospital at the same time was her three year old brother whom I saw die with tuberculous meningitis. A few months later, after his death, his mother gave birth to another child also destined to contract the disease unless something could be done to take the child away from her. We have no law requiring that a mother give up her child. We have no law preventing that woman from marrying a man whom she had met in a tuberculosis sanitorium. This is a pathetic state of affairs. We as teachers, are interested in children of our nation. We are an intelligent, well informed group and should turn all our efforts toward the channels by which such laws can be introduced. It is for us to arouse public sentiment, for it is the public who pass the laws. It is not an easy job. What natural mother would want her child taken from her? How many of you would want to submit to a clinical test before marry- ing the partner of your choice, who would also submit to a similar test? It is, therefore, a challenge. Let us spend our money for prevention which will make cure no longer necessary and so develop a healthier citizenship. DOROTHY FARMER, ,34. GQQQQMP A Freshmarfs Opinion of Freshman Week The name, Freshman Week, put somewhat of a feeling of fear into my mind as to what each freshman was expected to do, and when I approached the entrance to the Campus and beheld the towering halls of masonry before me my pulse quickened perceptibly. Everything seemed so strangely large-the buildings, study halls, dormitories, and dining hall. I seemed lost in a maze of bewilderment, but this was quickly thrust aside when I was met by my big sister and several other very congenial students who seemed to take special delight in showing me about and helping when and wherever needed. Finally, I was located in my dormitory room and was kept from becoming homesick by the many activities planned for us during our first week. Again, I saw huge sinister shapes in the form of tests rise before me which for a time turned joy and pleasure into almost a nightmare. When the 'ftestsv were no longer a thing of worry and apprehension everything seemed to take on a rosy hue once more. After meeting many of our instructors for the coming year Iwas ready to settle down to the general routine of the school, feeling that my worries and fears were gone and forgotten in the pleasant and social atmosphere of the various depart- ments, and I look for a happy and instructive year before me. BETTY L. WOODFALL, Freshman 5. 14

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THE TOWER LIGHT sunset, make a leaf print of a leaf from the strange tree, ind out the type of tree they saw, or make a cast of the bird track in order to recognize the nature and type of bird that had inhabited the area. These are just a few of the activities and pleasures of a camper. There are many more. From this leadership and these activities, the camper, when he leaves to go home, should be a changed individual. The child has been stimulated by his own interest, the counselor has picked out the things that would fur- ther these interests and he has learned by experience a wide variety of activities. Dewey says, t'We learn by doing, and many parents find when their child returns that we sometimes, Do by learning. PAUL O. MASSICOT, Soph. 4. NCQ? To the Seniors Awed and timid did we enter State Teachers College in September, 1934. We were just freshmen then with little understanding of our pro- fession, immature in mind and body. Three years have swiftly passed and behold we are seniors. Many things have happened, we have made many friends, we have met new situations, we have solved difficult problems, we have learned to work togetherg we have enjoyed pleasant experiences of college life. Stop - think a moment then, for we have but one short year left in which to enjoy such advantages as we find here. Therefore, make the most of it, Seniors! CHARLES HASLUP, Sr. 7. EMD A City Mood The room is dark save for the glow of an amber radio dial. Music fills each corner- lilting, swaying music . . . The swaying of pecan trees in Southern evening breezesg Profuse garden scents and birds chirping sleepilyg A palm frond as a pattern against a yellow moon . . . Outside a trolley crashes by, Harsh gas lights glare on cold hard streets. EAF I 6