Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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THIS TOWER LIGHT cooperation. Students, let's give Dr. Xviedefeld and our college the best that we have so that her stay here may be counted among the happiest and the most successful years of her life. 35935 Enrollment - September 1938 REBECCA C. TANSIL One needs only to look at the assembled student body on Monday or the cafeteria waiting line at the noon hour to realize that there is a material increase in the number of students in the college this year. A count at the end of the registration period shows that five hundred and fifty students have enrolled for the present year. This is approximately one hundred more than the number registered a year ago. The present student body is divided by classes as follows: Freshmen -- ...................... 213 Sophomores ,..... ...... 1 40 Juniors ,. ,... - ..,.. .131 Seniors -. .- 30 Specials .................,.......... 36 The freshman students have entered from the various public and pri- vate high schools of the State and among the special students will be found transfers from the following colleges: Goucher, Gettysburg, Mount St. Agnes, University of Maryland, Juniata College, State Teachers Col- lege, Farmville, Virginia, Hood College and Western Maryland. Among the freshman students are many brothers and sisters of former graduates as well as several daughters of graduates. These students know something of the traditions of the college and can carry back to their families news of the present college and its activities. Pall f , Z 'iss' , M I g hu' , i Al ' Egg s ,I ' 3

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THE TOWER LIGHT Two Leaders Is it true that our president is retiring this year? So the rumor passed from one to another of the student body last year before Dr. Tall's retirement was officially announced. Everyone seemed to feel the same regret at lo-sing one who had ever been a source of inspiration and help, but another sentiment quickly replaced the deep sense of loss. May she enjoy that leisure which she has so certainly earned through years of self- sacrificing labor in the field of education. Dr. Tall, a native of Dorchester county, was graduated from West- ern High School in 1891 and took her degree of bachelor of science in education at Teachers College, Columbia University, after having taken the normal extension courses at Johns Hopkins. In 1926 Dr. Tall received her degree of doctor of literature, an honorary title conferred upon her by the University of Maryland. Doctor Tall's position as president of the college was not her first connection with the college, for, from 1904 to 1908, she was an instructor at the Teachers Training School in Baltimore from which she was pro- moted to assistant superintendent of Baltimore County schools. Then she returned as the president of State Normal School. With the exception of the years 1919 and 1920, when she was principal of the Elementary School of the Lincoln School of Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, Dr. Tall has worked untiringly in the services of her own state. The students here at State Teachers College consider it a privilege to have studied under the direction of one who had such sympathetic under- standing and such national recognition as had Dr. Tall. We are grateful for that privilege, and we wish only the best for her future. She is at present living at Cambridge Arms Apartments in Baltimore. In Dr. Tall's place has come Dr. M. Theresa Wiedefeld. For three years she was assistant primary supervisor in Baltimore County. From 1914 to 1919 she served as principal of our Campus Elementary School and then became elementary supervisor of Anne Arundel County. In 1924 Dr. Wiedefeld entered the State Department of Maryland as State supervisor of elementary schools. In 1937 Miss Wiedefeld received her degree of doctor of education from Johns Hopkins University. The sub- ject for her thesis was An experimental study in developing history read- ing readiness with fourth grade children. Our new president comes highly recommended by prominent educational authorities of the state, and she is backed by the confidence of those who have worked with her. She comes to us with awareness of the elementary school problems of Maryland. She has seen us as others see us.', She can help us grow, but only with our 7

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THE TOXVER LIGHT Beauty Spots in Baltimore County EE Baltimore County first! I.et's go on a beauty-spot seeking ex- cursion right here in this county! If we were showing a stranger the sights,', we would probably begin with Loch Raven where the huge dam across the Gunpowder River controls the water supply for Baltimore City. We approach the breast of the dam and pause to watch the great volume of water swirling out and on and wish we had something to feed the huge fish in the deep green water behind the dam. The curving road follows the stream, deep woods along one side, water on the other. In the afternoon the sun sends long shadows over the water and we get the full effect of this as we cross the bridge over the river. The road now winds along the opposite bank through a forest of pine trees which prevent soil erosion and thus conserves the water supply. At the crossing of the stream near the junction of the Dulany Valley Road we cannot help turning to look at the scenery. Green Spring Valley is approached from Towson via Joppa Road. After a mountain-top View of pretty Dulany Valley we reach the junc- tion of Falls Road and Joppa Road, and enter the Green Spring Valley. It suggests to our minds a vast, beautifully landscaped garden, with winding roads, small lakes and pools, and homes Cof rare architecturej, some of which are on the hills framing the valley. What a panorama to have spread before one at every hour of the day-and in the moonlight! Turning left from the York Road at Cockeysville and continuing for a mile of good road one comes to the top of a hill overlooking a long meadow, about 71 acres belonging to Mr. Bishop. In this valley are sixty lily ponds. In the morning, particularly on an early July morning, all the lilies are open and make a wonderful display. At the foot of the hill stands an old stone mill built in 1791 and now used as a salesroom for Hsh and aquatic plants. One needs some time to see the rock gardens, rustic bridges, and courses by which the water has been drawn from the old mill race to transform the plot of ground surrounding the mill into such a beautiful site. And there is a waterfall and an undershot mill wheel. The familiar York Road itself affords charming scenery as it winds over the hill tops. We cross the Gunpowder River on our way and turn left at a sign, To Prettyboy Damn. We have a good view up stream where the water is backed up between ranges of low wooded hills, re- flecting green in the water. We cross the bridge at the breast of the dam, park the car and descend the long flight of steps leading to the overflow stream. There is a beautiful bit of landscaped garden illustrating forcibly how so necessary a feature can be made a thing of beauty.-We follow the 9 .IQSQMSPQ