Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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i r IN OUR MAILBOX luly 30, 1939 - The S. S. President Roosevelt carried our former President, Dr. Tall, to France last Iune. Dr. Tall toured the continent, first going to Paris and then to the Alpine Republic. From Lucerne she went to the German capital, Berlin. Evidently, she was in Ger- many while secret military preparations were be- ing made for the Polish war. XV e are thankful she was not there at the outbreak of military operations. Dr. Tall left Cermany and visited more neutral-minded countries. ln Finland she attended a meeting of the American Association of University VVomen. This was the real purpose of her trip. Dr. Tall was in Stockholm. Sweden, when war was declared. lt was here that her plans were changed and, like other Americans abroad. she began to arrange for her passage home, She arrived safely on board a Nor- wegian ship on Thursday, September the fourteenth. August 15, 1939 - Ponca City, Oklahoma - Mary McClean, graduate of 1938, B.S. degree, spent the summer visiting oil wells and Indians in and around Oklahoma. August 25, 1939 - Mammoth Co., Kentucky - Ethel Troyer. graduate of 193-1 and Gladys Troyer, Class of 1931. enjoyed a third tour of the South as far as Nashville. MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEXIISNTS luly 5. 1939 - Anna Marguerite Schorr, graduate of 1936, to Stan- ley R. 1Vhipple. luly 14, 1939 - Massey. Md. - Mary Evelyn Peacock. graduate of 1939, B.S., to Lee Clifton Clark. Chestertown, Md. luly 20, 1939 - Helen Alma Taylor, graduate of 1937. to XValtcr Ernest Uebersax. graduate of 1937. August 10, 1939 - Ruth Regina Chrest, graduate of 1926, to Charles S. Dennis. A Prunetta Kopp. graduate of 1925, to Charles E. Caltrider. August 12, 1939 - Eileen Carvan McHale. graduate of 1937, to XVar- ren Collier. August 13, 1939 - Louis Cox. graduate of 1939. B. S.. to Bernice Eileen Klemm. August 19, 1939 - Olney, Md. - Katherine Lansdale Riggs, graduate of 1933. to lohn Iustus Meyer, lr., graduate of 1936, B.S. CALENDAR ITEMS N. M. M Sunday. September 17 - The lirst vesper service of the Student Christian Association, the Y. YV. C. A.. that has enlarged to include men students. was held in , Newell Hall foyer. Dr. XViedefeld spoke to the stu- , dents concerning religion as a means of preserving de- . mocracy. Quite appropriately. she turned the search- lights on a group of future teachers, advising them to l . . r take stock of themselves in the light of a moral code basic to religion universally. 1 O O l 1 1 Tuesday, September 19 - XV ith violin meditation For yOCTOBER . INS l the Beauty of the Earth. the Student Christian .-Xsso, ciation assembled for morning devotion in thc council ring in the glen. Singing of hymns. Bible reading, and prayer made the sanctuary a fresh. living impression. O O First 1Veek - Study hours ended and selected groups of pajama-clad Freshmen gathered in Miss Crccris room. lt's a most attractive room with fnrnisliing of blue. rose and tan. Punch and cookies added nnwli to the half-hour of fun and chatter in our ilornntory direetor's room. J

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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.

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Democracy IN THE CAMPUS SCHOOL KATHERINE IACOB TODAY democracy is being questioned. XVC are won- dering what kind of education has brought about Fas- cism and the other L'isms . But in the Campus School there is no question of democracy. Here the children are working together and cooperating with the other factors of the school organization. The Student Council, whose active members are the children from the third grade to the seventh, inclusive. is most important in seeing that the responsibilities given to the children are carried out. Each class has du- ties to perform and their various committees make re- ports at council meetings. Complaints are heard and suggestions are given by the children themselves. Miss Steele is the faculty adviser of these meetings. The duties of the grades vary. The first grade dis- tributes and collects the absence slips from each of the classrooms. Every afternoon the third grade sees that the tops of the pianos and phonographs are closed and that the plants in the hall and Auditorium are watered. The Lost and Found Department is in their charge. The Campus Committee of the fourth grade is com- posed of conscientious workers. The students of the Col- lege have had to be reminded by them of their responsi- bility. The mail is carried between the Campus and the Administration Building by the fifth grade. In the Cam- pus School there is a milk fund for children too poor to buy milk. The lifth grade has charge of this. A most democratic gesture is being carried on by the Student Council. Visitors are invited to the Council meetings. The fifth grade issues the invitations. This pre- vents the meetings from being 'tclosed-door affairs. The author suggests that other Student Councils should note this. The playground is divided into sections and grades are assigned to the various sections. The sixth grade set- tles complaints that arise from this. They also care for the playground equipment. In the seventh grade are the committees for general safety. They have charge of posting radio schedules and assembly announcements. A duty new this year is that of being cashier for the lunchroom. XVith everyone working together. discussing his own problems and solving them, they are building a better school organization. More important still. they are de- veloping an appreciation for democracy. 24 THE BIG FOUR P. HERNDON XV hen you see a girl who's walking In a daze and also talking Ot the boy she met this summer at the shore, Of how Cable always thrills her - Of how working nearly kills her - Of the skirt she can't get into any more, You'll know she's a Freshman. W' here you see a girl who's walking Rather briskly, and is talking Of the Math test she will have sometime next week, Of the mysteries of Science - Of the German-Russ. Alliance - Of the Freshmen, who are anything but meek, You'll know she's a Sophomore. Wfhen a girl looks somewhat worried, Rather flustered, tired, hurried. And she talks of Student Teaching all the time, Of a lovely desert island Vlfhere she'd rest and play a while and Vlfhen there'd never be a Unit - lhow sublimell You'll know she's a Iunior. If you see a girl rvho's Walking Rather languidly and talking Of examinations - tnothing need be said Of her natural elation At her coming graduation And the hope that all her marks won't be in redj You'll know she's a Senior. So I'll close this, budding students. tVVhoni I've told about with prudencej This last I have to say won't take much time - Heres a fact: land well I know itj I shall never be a poet For I've had one awful time to make this rhyme! The Foreign Situation Probably the shortest book ever written would be W'ho's W'ho in Germany. -The Evening Sun. .-. .-, 4, The Awful Truth Never ask for second portions: Always show you are well bred. Youll be known for your gracious manners, But you won't bc well fed. TOWER LIGH'I