Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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Um. 14pp.o.in1fmen.15L T WAS EXACTLY THREE YEARS AGO - IN SEP- tember, 1941 - that we entered S.T.C. For some of us, the time passed quickly. In February, 1944, we could hardly believe that we were the seniors who, in seven months, were to slip from under the responsibility of the state and slip into our own responsibilities arising in our own classes. Now we are on the other side of the desk. Because there were so few of us, we were pretty close to each other, but now the vast systems of Baltimore City and Maryland counties will sepa- rate us physically - even though we will Wonder how the others are getting on. There seems to be a concentration of new teachers in southern Baltimore. Curtis Bay boasts a fair percentage of '45 Calias '44Q. Rose Silverberg 'has a 5A fand is she happy, she did her practice teaching in the same gradejg Iudy Flower has a fourth, Vera Schunke delves into second-grade material, and Margaret Dryden is trodding a brand new path in her first grade. Brooklyn added Cecelia Hoffman and Shirley Adams in six and 3B respectively, to its faculty. Louise Davis, also with a third grade, commutes to Brooklyn, but in a different school. Number 84 - the former practice center - claimed three girls. Alice ZieHe in a combination 3A-4B fnbut what a room I -have - no closets! j, Dorothy Beatty in a 3B1 fshe likes the 1 after the gradej, and Edith Weaver in the second ful wish my desks were movablelnj. All three have done one term of their student teaching, in the school, and Alice has her third-graders in her fourth now. Katherine Millman is in Number 4-combination lBlA-- all that seat work , moans Millman. Dorothy Mayers has a 6B in School 92 - with all the fifth and sixth grade science. Poor Mayers - no music at all. West Baltimore schools profit by our experience, too. Kitty Cragg at School 68 in Catonsville, has a combination 5B-5A. It's just around the corner, and she knows many of the people there. Edna Mae O'Keefe teaches a second grade in Irvington - not far from her home, either. Naecarma Collector rides to Ten Hills every day for her combination 3A-4B. In a slightly different direction, Doris Lample puts pictures on her numerous bulletin boards for second graders in School 34. East Baltimore has been slighted a little in number but not in quality. Irma Di Marcantonio has the fourth grade in Highlandtown - just a short walk to school - nice, isn't it? Marguerite Ruppertsberger was scheduled for the fifth grade in the same school, but Henry comes first, so she's in Florida. To the north, Dorothy Cox is situated in Number 99 - fifth grade. How long will it be before you are another practice teacher there, Cox? 6 Because of junior and senior teaching, there is a dearth of news about permanent positions for the county girls. The majority follows in November. Our only two are Mary Shep- ley, who has a combination third and fourth grade in Ger- mantown, Montgomery County fwill your model be the campus school, Mary?j, and Alice Lee Iones. Alice Lee is in Brooklyn Park ful wish I knew what grade I haveuj. Guess she knows by this time. So now we're on our own - Good Luck to 'us all! Strictly Feminine - f Continued from page sy Have you noticed Alice Gartrell's shoes? They have Duke 2 written all over them. Annie Naegele plays the field - but definitely? Flash! The Navy's top man at the moment. Anchors Aweigh. Iean Warfield's interest lies in South Carolina in the form of a certain I-larry. When do we see a ring? Doris Hale's interest lies in the farm, but the Navy seems to be holding it's own. Ellen Carroll, personality plus, likes letters from Cumber- land. Do you ever writelhim some of your clever poetry? Well, Well! Another manahater is Dot Long! What have the men been up to? Playing the field seems to be Ruth Iane PoE's preference, too. When 'are you going to settle down? Pretty Audrey Crawford should put down her books and concentrate on the boy next door. How about it? Cute Eleanor Van Dyke made quite a hit with a dashing soldier at the prom. We hear Severna Park holds an attraction for Leah Koutch. Wonder what he looks like. Ruth de Hoff has been seeing star dust with a boy from Hopkins. Angela Grochowski and Helen Pennock are two very sweet girls who keep their personal life really personal, as do Mar- garet Hennlein and Dorothea Chenworth. Sorry, no info. A certain soldier certainly finds scatter-brain Betty Brooks very attractive. Could be love. Welve noticed Iune Stevens and Connie Gruhn taking at- tractive-looking letters out of their mail'box.,Does anyone know who they're from? Ruby Kemp certainly spends a lot of time in front of the mirror. Which one is she getting ready for? A perfect word to describe Mary Hartman is gadabout. Where does she fin-d the men? Little Louise Koch has one fear in life-that is getting fat. Pardon us while we laugh. fContinued on page 8, THE TOWER LIGHT

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everything but God. God ! I began to pray as hard as I'd ever done before. No. I didn't get down on my knees, but I prayed silently. Please God, hear me now! Don't let Mrs. Dawson get any worse! Make the doctor hurry! Please, God! I think some tiny hope in miracles kept us going as the minutes ticked around the kitchen clock. The children were getting restless-Irm was beginning to whimper again. I wasn't able to do much for Mrs. Dawson, so I turned to the children. How about trimming the tree? Your mother would like to see it all finished before the doctor gets here, I'm sure. They agreed and the tree began to bloom like a flower, first with balls, then tinsel. The kerosene lamp shone on it and it sparkled into a haloed triangle. The children quieted down, became interested in their fascinating work Mrs. Dawson rallied a bit. I bent low over her, and she murmured in semi-delirium asking if we could sing Christmas carols. We began with Silent Night, Holy Night. The children's sweet young faces and voices seemed to give deeper meaning to the comforting message, and to lend some sort of calm to the harassing situation. Mrs. Dawson at last fell into a troubled doze. The doctor came about an hour later, took one look at the patient, and decided that he must operate immediately-one of the many kitchen-table emergencies the country phy- sician must face. Ben and Irma were becoming frightened again, so while Ev helped Dr. James, I put them to bed, with promises that Santa Claus would surely visit them be- fore morning. Poor tykes, they were exhausted, and fell asleep immediately. One of the hardest things I had to do was resist the temptation of crawling into bed myself. But I dragged downstairs to help as much as I could. Ev was holding a flashlight for the doctor, for the glow from the kerosene lamp was too feeble for the delicate operation. lt was like a bad night- mare-so vivid and grotesque, and seemingly so long, although over so quickly. When Mrs. Dawson was in bed and the red swabs and gauze cleaned from the floor and table, Dr. James left us with careful direc- tions, saying he would come early next morning. All night, Ev and I took turns watching Mrs. Daw- son. Though tired, we were relieved and happy in the knowledge that it would not be too sad a Christ- mas, after all. By morning, Mrs. Dawson was completely out of danger. The doctor brought her more good news in a letter he had picked up at the general store, giving her word of Mr. Dawson's safe arrival overseas. DECEMBER - 1944 As Ben and Irma put it, when they opened their gifts, Gosh, we're pretty lucky after all. Santa took care of just everything! Yes, he did, I assured them. And don't forget that God helped us all, and that He will always help us all! EILEEN LYNCH Clubs HE MEMBERS OF THE LITTLE THEATER Guild have rolled up their sleeves and gotten to work. A committee is cleaning out the costume room Cwhich most of us didn't know existedj in the Ad Building. Now don't think they're not doing any- thing in the line of drama. The members are planning a program to be at a Christmas assembly. They also have visions of presenting a play in the spring. Having the twenty some Goucher girls on the campus with us has brought about a feeling of, Gee, you're nice, I want to get to know you better. The Hockey game held Wednesday, November 15th helped our girls to really get acquainted with some of the Goucher girls. After the game the Athletic Associa- tion provided cider and doughnuts for the players. By the way, the score was one to one. The Natural History Group wasn't satisfied with furnishing those deligtful breakfasts which we en- joyed so much in the Glen. The members gave a supper with Mother Nature as hostess one evening and talk about fun! And the food? Delicious! Although the orchestra hasn't made an official ap- pearance since the Clubs Assembly last month, it has been functioning, and very well too. The member- ship has increased just about double. One little blonde senior has even taken to playing the trumpet. If you just can't wait for the orchestra to make a public appearance stop outside the auditorium some Friday morning between eight and nine and you'll hear some music what sends you. Mrs. Cuthbertson, secretary of the Middle Atlantic region of the Student Christian Movement, visited the campus this month to talk with and advise the officers and members of the S.C.A. Mrs. Cuthbert- son gave some very helpful suggestions to the Student Christian Association for spreading its membership to the day students of this college. To start this move- ment the S.C.A. presented a chapel assembly. 5

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.fillmaay Glimpses in Retrospect ESTERDAY I CAME TO TOWSON - MADE that first second-fare ride from Dunkirk - made my way up the hill to the structure I soon called fwith everyone elsej the Ad Building. Yesterday? Well, nearly so . . . At least it seems so . . . Sounds crazy, calling 1942 yesterday when so much has hap- pened since and I've advanced from lowly freshman to lofty senior. No, not really . . . Believe me, not really . . . You know . . . You've experienced that . . . here seemingly no time at all but nearly through four college years. If you haven't experienced it, you will. These years will go all too quickly. Yesterday . . . that first class with Dr, Lynch . . . Science . . . What would it be like? What would it do for me and . . . to me? Someone came into the room to talk to the in- structor. I had time to look around. Stuffed owls in the case . . . an evolution chart on the wall . . . a snake skin . . . embryos preserved in formaldehyde . . . and the sign up high on the wall - Nothing is constant but change . . . Sounds paradoxical. No - change is the only constant, everything else changes . . . Getting involved. The most revolutionizing of classes - the one with Dr, Lynch . . . Makes you -think . . . really think . . . challenges you . . . your attitude changes . . . I know what it is - for the first time. You're really beginning to understand and even to USE the scientihc approach . , . take -nothing for granted . . . experiment . . . prove - . . The Scientific Approach. Yesterday . . . a freshman , . . really green . . . College was so new . . . no homeroom classes , . . Free times on your schedule . . , use it as you please . . . in the library usually . . . or under the trees on the campus . . . maybe even in the Glen . . . Picnics in the Glen , . . lunch there sometimes . . . So different from high school. Men in the College . . . faculty members . . . seniors . . . juniors . . . new. That one there . . . Who's he, a senior? Must be . . . so young . . . even walks like a senior . , . the only senior with a green 'bagslun-g over his shoulder . . . wonder why? Walks like a senior . , . more reserved than most, -though . . . Who is he, I wonder? . . . beautiful voice . . . nice smile . , . quite dignified - more so than most seniors . . . A faculty member? Him? Good heavens! What's his name? Millar? How do you spell it? MILLAR . . . there's a Miller here, toog both teach English . . . both swell . . . Millar from Harvard . . . jolly. A faculty member! . . . Looks like a senior. Yesterday . . . my first Girl's Demonstration Night . . . OCTOBER - 1944 more fun with the class stunt . . . all faces 'were funny . . . seniors were the best . . . always are . . . Dances and games , . . ga-mes were most exciting , . . Newcomb . . . that slam stunt of mine . . . helped win our game . . . other side used it, too . . . almost lost 'because of it . . . Iuniors won that night . . . Mr. Crook's class . , . Felt awfully disappointed because we came in last . . , freshmen usually do . . . dances count most . . . wc're not so good at them . . . give us time . . . Weill win before we leave . . . fdid, tooj. Sang Alma Mater in conclusion . . . wonderful song . . , brings tears to my eyes . . . makes me really proud . . . makes me want to shout . . . means Teachers College to me . . . my song . . . my Alma Mater . . . wonderful song. Yesterday . . . a sophomore . . . established now . . . been here a whole year . . , know all the faculty members . . . by names at least . . . have for a long time . . . Things changed that year , , . most of the men students gone . . . graduated . . . armed services . . . Lots still here, though . . , not for long . . . This is war . . . Lot changed that year . . . elected to Student Government Board . . . Remember that induction service? . . . just a freshman then, but quite impressed . . , Henry Astrin coming into office . , . impressive service . . job . . . You'd like to be there someday, wouldn't you? . . . Hitch your wagon to a star. Got a new gym that year . . . saw it grow from first plank up . . . took a long time . . . not really long . . . we were just impatient . . . finally completed . , . Remember dedication assembly? Such hilarity . . . Dr. Walther in farmer cos- tume . , . Miss Weyforth a riot . . . Warren Wendler was best . . . Superman . . . stole the show Momentous event that year . . . new faculty member . . . Who is he? What's the like? . . . on our schedule -- Golly! . . . American History . . . had it in high school . . . Wouldn't like it with him . . . new faculty member . . . I ate 'my words . , . class is solid . . . History really lives . . . teaches so humanly . . . instructor super . . . not what he says it's how he says it . . . became the j-oy of the campus , . . student's pet . . . H. is for Harrison . . . fellows named him Curly Bill . . . versatile as anything . . . Irish wife . . . better 9!10th . . . better 1!10th . . . 'Tm just nothing at all . . . Could write volumes . . . clon't have to - others already have . . . suilice it to say, College wouldn't be the same without him . . . Great Guy. Yesterday . . , a junior . . . took a long time . . . were freshmen 3 semesters, sophomores 3 semesters . . . finally 'became juniors - Iunior 6. This was the year . . . all men gone . . . all but one - a freshman . . . that's all right . . . Took an individual advisor this year . . . quite a time de- 7