Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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3. L . un.. -4.4 . ..'..A,- ' ' S N I C K S ' ' HENRY N. STECKLER With the beginning of the 1939-40 soccer season, Coach Minnegan finds himself faced with his usual hard task of building a soccer team from limited material. Regardless of the final outcome of the season, the stu- dent body may rest assured that Towson will again place a fighting team on the field. Although this year's team will contain many hard- running, fleet-footed boys, we can hardly expect it to top last year's record. As you remember, Towson went through the 1938 season undefeated to win the cham- pionship of the Maryland Collegiate Soccer League. Such line booters as UVVindy Cordon, Paul Massicot, Tom Coedeke, Robinson, Bennett, Cox, McConnell, and others will be difficult to replace. Teachers College will again use the simple formula of outrunning its opponents. The returning veterans, Calder, Cernik, Shock, Hart, Lauenstein, and Captain Lou Cox, together with other seasoned players and like- ly looking Freshmen, will help considerably to offset our graduation losses. State Teachers will shoot the works in every game. The team will be hard to beat. The soccer menu looms as an attrctive one. The following is the 1939 schedule as complete as I have it: Date Friday, October 13 Friday, October Z0 Monday, October 23 Friday, November 3 Tuesday, November 7 Friday, November 10 Team Location Blue Ridge ......,. Towson Salisbury T. C. .,,.,. Towson U. of Virginia ...... Towson VVestern Maryland . .Towson Iohns Hopkins ..... Towson U. of Maryland.College Park VV. NORRIS WEIS SURPRISE! Once again t'So VVhat greets ye olde September Observations upper-classmen and ye newe Freshmen. The thought of your not having someone to report to you the various sundry and obnoxious bits of news that otherwise would not get into print fwith apolo- gies to L. M. MJ so overwhelmed me that I thought it my bounden duty to return and serve you in the aforementioned capacity. fEd. Note - Seems as if this guy took a course in etymology this summerj I know you are delighted with the prospect. Heh, heh, heh! I am, so far as my business is to find monkey- business and report it to you, and I should appreciate any student enlightening me as to the incidents and ob- servations that would be of interest to my many read- ers, both of you. But after all is said and done, So Wfhat? Now to get on with this month's heckling: OCTOBER . 1939 The topography of the Freshman girls is quite up to standard. This is the general consensus of opinion of the upper-classmen and the gentlemen of the faculty. The new Cafeteria system would be an overwhelming success if everyone's lunch period were 120 minutes long. ' It is obvious that the Freshman girls are much more familiar with various spots in the Clen than with thc location of their classrooms in the Administration Build- ing or the books in the Library. Could the Freshman tours with the Iuniors and Seniors have been respon- sible? The girls of the entering class are all inquiring as to the whereabouts of The XVhitey. Can anyone in Sr. ' help them? I

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That her eltorts have been successful has been proved by the fact that many times Milton Cross has read to us some of the letters sent by the listeners. The radio has become the most important medium through which are presented to the public world news. comedy. tragedy. and. most frequently. music. XVhen the Metropolitan first broadcast its operas several years ago. music lovers hailed this iimovation in the hope that it would stimulate a desire in the people to cultivate a taste for fine music. Thus far, these hopes have been amply rewarded. This renaissance has extended its scope to include the symphony and chamber music. The glorious works of the most eminent composers are being presented to the public and are becoming increas- ingly important because people are demanding to see and hear operas which have gone into obscurity such as Beethoven's Fidelio and Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoorf' One week we hear a German music drama by XVag- ner, next an Italian opera by any one of Italy's illustri- ous composers. such as Verdi. Puecini. Rossini. Then we have a setting in France. lapan. or Russia, as in Prince Igor. or in America. A'The Girl of the Colden XVest. To go beyond that, we have presented on the American stage the opera Aida, composed by the Ital- ian. Verdi. which opera's locale is in Egypt. The Metropolitan Opera Company recognizes no dis- crimination in race or creed. It adheres to the policy that music is for everyone to hear and to enjoy. This exten- sion of the musical sphere is another proof of the free- dom which is the very essence of music. Music is essen- tially universal - any who endeavor to restrict it by raising national and racial barriers serve only to place a death sentence on creative expression. Opera on the radio has enriched the cultural experience of the Amer- ican citizen and is of definite value as an instrument of music education. International Relations Club IEANNE KRAVETZ YOUAIE READ of renovations and face liftings. XYell. we've changed our name! Perhaps you have heard of the League of Young Voters - of its interesting meet- ings and pleasant social affairs. The same will continue. We have the same setup, the same purpose. However. we are now the International Relations Club. XYith a new name. we want many new faces. So Freshmen. join now and learn about the world today, meet well-known speakers, join in interesting discussion. Xliiden your horizons by joining the I. R. C. 20 The Orchestra AT OUR tirst rehearsal. Orchestra members had the feeling that it was the Orchestra of 1938-1939 with the calendar turned back to lune. All of the chairs were in- tact with familiar faces at each desk. But with a second look we saw we were welcoming new members, some of whom we saw at new additional desks in the violin sec- tion and one. a new organist. Besides those of us re- hearsing now, a number of students are trying out for the instruments owned by the college. These students will come into the Orchestra as fast as they succeed. YVe'll tell you the winners in due time. Our new music stands are most welcome: and we do need them, with the largest Orchestra ever. The upper- elassmen remember that sudden shower which fell as we played last Commencement. It dampened us then, but the new stands are our reward, so let bygones be by- gones. and we will hope the new ones are never in a rain! Seniors. join your wishes to ours when you think of May Day and Commencement. Our work for the year is under way with rehearsals for the assemblies. a broadcast. and a program for the State Teachers Association claiming attention. XVith so many students learning instruments. the director hasn't had time for our group ensembles, but before long we hope you will hear them practicing as now you hear some of the brass section, if you come to school before nine. XVe have some plans for our part of the Towrzn LIGHT also. Perhaps you would like to know more about what it takes to be a good Orchestra member, so we are going to try to tell you. XVe hope you like it. NVatch this space in your next issue! EVOLUTION OF A FRESHMAN ESTA B.-xBL.-iN Terrific trouble it is indeed To make a plant grow from a seed. Every farmer knows 'tis so - And yet, the little seedlings grow. In the same manner we may note That a Freshman is but a tiny boat. If you Seniors acknowledge that as true Some day. perhaps. t11ey'll be ocean liners . too. A young husband was trying to teach his nervous wife to drive a car. They were on a narrow country road and she had been driving only for a short time when she ex- claimed: Take the wheel quickly. darling, here comes a tree! TOWER LIGHT

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Did You Know That - Miss XVeyforth is seriously studying the theory and philosophy of hula dancing? The hand gestures should come naturally. Mr. Crook was offered a position on Admiral Byrd's expedition to the South Pole? Ruth Nizer. Freshman girl, is the first logical candi- date for the college Lu-lu group? Nice work if you can get it. Ruth. Because of her excellent qualifications. we have agreed to crown Marie Parr as Queen of the Play? L. L. L. has originated a sure-fire method for obtain- ing quick dismissals in the elementary school? He mere- ly says. Children, the last one in the cloak-room is a monkey. Twice he was trampled in the rush. One of the newcomers asked if Mr. Miller were a Senior? . XVillie Ranft is still a single man? lsn't that good news. girls? O O Dorm Notes XVhat Senior girls were repaid with a box of Martha XVashington fnot an advertisementj candy and Nether- land stamps for the loan of two umbrellas on a rainy night? Some Seniors fl suppose I should say only onej re- ceived two dozen red roses this week-end just for the heck of it. Confidentially, the Mgang would appreciate candy more! Hats off to the men of the dorm! XV hy? They treated all the Senior girls of the dorm to pretzel-sticks. coca- colas, sundaes. and nickleodeon music at the Arundel. Senior privileges really have their advantages. Another one of our group received a U. of Md. brace- let. C-uess why? Maybe C-. I. can help inform us. XVhat engaged Senior, while dancing on one of our nights out lhave you ever danced on a night out? lt's better than most dance Hoorsj turned her ring around? lt was really fun! Bercha' - Beteha' we'll have hamburgers in the Cafe this year. 120 to 1.1 Betcha' Miss XVeyforth will not have 7.500 miles on her Chevrolet by Christmas. C100 to 1.1 Betcha' Coach will find at least ten Fancy Charlies among the Freshman lads. I5 to Z.j Observe the foyer at noon. Betcha' Luther Cox will have ample motivation for his soccer this season. 115 to 1.1 Betcha' Dr. XVest doesn't miss more than two college dances this year, C3 to Z.j Beteha' Kitty Hepburn will find something definitely lacking from her Senior year. 1500 to 1.1 Betcha' I can tell when I've seen Marie Parr's brown eyes turn green. I 12 to l.j Betcha' Fred Tiemeyer won't shoot off any more Bre- craekers around a certain psychology professor's house. 190 to 1.1 Betcha' Harry Russel1's English marks will soar to un- known heights this year. fl0 to l.j At least he's trying hard, eh what? . . Freshman Retorts Mr. Crook: XVhat is the name of an animal whose main diet is made up of cellulose? Another Frosh: I know, teacher. XVoodpecker. O I Finale And at last we come to the most enjoyable paragraph of this bibulous conglomeration of alleged writing. XV e close with a contribution for joe Miller's joke Book fCopyright l886j which came to us by our consistent I-I. R.: Our brilliant jokester. passing. cast a reflective eye into the sky and drawled, 'AXVell. I guess it's going to be tough sledding today. 'tVVliy? we answered. kicking ourselves for biting. No snow, said he. going immediately into its of laughter. So. until next mouth - So Long and So VI'hat? ATTENTION ! !! Students: XVouldn't you welcome the opportunity to have one of your most pointed letters to a faculty member made public and be assured of a solid stu- dent backing? XVon't you share with our gullible readers just a bit of that personalized pen prattle that drifts from hand to hand. unknown to most of us? Of course you will. XVe'll save a place for you in the next issue of the Towna LIGHT under the heading. Scriptopia. 22 Faculty: XVhere is the letter from that bewailing student teacher at his rope's end, that informal note sent in the greatest of haste with those peculiar errors so unbecoming to a teacher and your prize antiques written in Old English? XVe hope you'll also want to have published one of those regular letters to another faculty member. YVe're counting on you to do your part. N. B. - You've always wanted to read your neighbor'S mail. Heres your chance. Feel free to write to whom- ever you please in the college for publication. TOWER LIGHT.