Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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t I it-HCIDSHQUM Three Little Words These were voted tops as the three sweetest words in the English language: l. I love you. 2. Dinner is served. 3. Keep the change. 4. All is forgiven. 5. Sleep till noon. 6. Here's that five. And the saddest were: l. External use only. Z. Buy me one. 3. Out of gas. 4. Dues not paid. 5. Funds not sufficient. 6. Rest in peace. -College I-Iuinor. :,. :,. ,,. In drv cleaning shops the work is hard only in spots. 12: nk 1,2 American men look at women when Qthey thinkj the women are not aware of it: Englishmen do not look at them at all: but Frenchmen look at them with such thoroughness and intensity that you half expect them to approach and ask dubiously. HIS it washable? -QVV ith Malice Toward Some-M. Halsevj s:: sg: sg: Question: XVhat is a waffle? Answer: A pancake with a non-skid tread. Ever hear the one about the bed nine feet long? XVell, that's a lot of bunk. Would You Say - That YVashington said wc should have no entangling alliances? lt was Iefferson who used this phrase. VVashington, in his Farewell Address, used Upermanent alliances. That umpires watch the plate? I Umpires do not look at the plateg instead, they see an imaginary rectangle, I7 inches wide, extending from the batter's shoulders to his knees. That the poinsettia is a red flower? 1 Only the leaves are red. The flower is yellowish, 1' That Mont Blanc is in Switzerland? I Mont Blanc is in France. l Orville A. Lindquist - Sunday Sun. gOCTOBER - 1939 I P I XVillie: Can I have any sea food I like? Mother: Yes. dear. XVhat shall I order for you? XVilIic: Salt water taffy. YV arm breath on my cheek. Soft touch on my shoulder. Little face. pressed close to mine. Eeek! XVho let the cat in? at sg: sg: The poor man was eifusive in his thanks to his rich friend. This five dollars will help me out of a tight hole, and I'll send it back to you in a few days. By the way, what is your address? The rich man looked solemn. Fairview Cemetery. he replied. UO, nonsense. Thatls not your address. UNO, said the rich man. abut it will be before you Send this Eve dollars back. sg: sg: 11: They call her lX'Iussy Lena 'cause she's the fascist girl in town. Dear Tom: Come tomorrow evening sure. Papa is at home, but is laid up with a very sore foot. See? May. Dear lXfIay: I can't come tomorrow evening. TM laid up on account of your father's sore foot. See? Tom. The girl who does everything under the sun always has shadows under her eyes. Two convicts managed to get a few minutes of con- versation. Hello, mate. said one. How did you manage to get here? 'Tm a victim of my unlucky number. thirteen. I'Iow's that? Twelve jurymen and one judge. -Evening Sun. In darkest Africa two natives were watching a leopard chasing a large fat man. A'Can you spot the winner? asked one. The winner is spotted. replied the other. -Evening Sun. sz 1, sg: Teacher: Name a great inventor and his chief invcnf tions. Pupil: Thomas A. Edison. Ifirst hc invented light bulbs. Then he invented the phonograph and pcrfct't'.zl the radio so people would stay up all night and use his light bulbs.

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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

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Soph: I can tell how much water to a quart goes over Niagara Falls. Fresh.: I betcha you can't. How much? Soph.: Two pints. .-. .-. ic ,,. ,,. ,,. A disgruntled shareholder rose from his seat at a company meeting and shook an angry fist at the chair- man. Sir. he said fiercely. I regard you as a liar and scoundrel and the biggest rascal unhungf' The chairman looked at him scornfully. Sir, he said with dignity. you forget yourself. .-, .c .-. fy- 4- vs- Young man to his friend while horseback riding: A'Shall we take the bridlepath. Pamela? Pamela: Oh, George, this is so sudden! XVhen I looked out of the window, Iohnny, I was glad to see you playing marbles with Billy Simpkinsf' XVe weren't playing marbles. XVe just had a fight and I was helping him to pick up his teeth. Teacher: Now that you have read the story of Rob- inson Crusoe. XVillie, tell me what kind of a man you think he was? XVillie: A contortionistf' Teacher: WV hat makes you think so, XVillie? XVillie: Because it says that after his day's work, he sat on his chest. Mrs. Iones: HI wonder if I could borrow your rug- beater? Mrs. Smith: UI am sorry, he doesn't get home until six o'clock. .-. .-. .-. .,. .,. ,,. Father fto infant son sucking his thumbl : Hey. son! Don't do that. You may need it when you get old enough to travel. Can you type? Yes, I use the Columbus System. XVhat's that? 'AI discover a key and then land on it. 1,1 1,2 13: Iones: Ants are supposed to be the hardest working creatures in the world. Smith: t'Yes. but they still have time to attend pic- nies. .., .-. .-. .,. ,,. ,,. Son: Pop. what is heredity? Father: The force. my son. which arranges that all your good traits be inherited from your mother and all your bad ones from me. 26 Friend: Did you get any replies to your advertise- ment that a lonely maid sought light and warmth in her life? Spinster: Yes. Two from an electric company and one from the gas company. .-. ... .c Teacher: XVhat did the Federal Government do with Negroes who fled to thc North during the Civil XVar? Student: They put them in Union suits. .i. .-. .-. ,,. ,,. ,,. The Governor picked up the phone and called long distance. I want to speak to Killer Demoll, at the State pris- on. he said excitedly. Sorry, a voice answered, but your party just hung up. The gum-chewing girl And the cud-chewing cow Are somewhat alike, Yet different somehow. XVhat difference? Oh. yes. I see it now. It's the thoughtful look On the face of the cow. Movies Are Educational Don Ameche invented the wireless. Tyrone Power built the Suez Canal. Things We Can Do Without Bag rattlers in the movies. Popcorn eaters at the movies. XVe have an American school teacher staying at bed and breakfast with us. She is a small. dynamic woman whose manner suggests very clearly that life had better watch its step. or she will take down its little pants and spank. -gW'ith Malice Toward Some - AI. Halseyl. Fresh.: You said the composition I handed in was both good and original and yet you gave me zero. Teacher: 'tXVell. the part that was original was no good. and the part that was good was not original. Teacher: 'Allhat is meant by 'shining raimcnt'? Student: An old blue serge suit. My wild oats wercn't sown. They were raised in flower-pots. -1VI'ith Malice Toward Some - AI. Halseyl. TOWER LIGHT