Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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me ezazzwe N ANY COLLEGE CAMPUS TODAY WE HEAR that plaintive wail: What's become of all those things that used to make the life of a struggling co-ed worth living? Well, many of the humble items you miss in store shelves these days have marched off to war. But that isn't news to any of us who have asked for tissues, powder puff boxes, Crepe Paper fapologies to Mrs. Brewsterj, mirrors, paper cups, waterproof fabrics, and hundreds of other small items that make life beautiful. Many of these items have gone to war unchanged in gen- eral appearance and they're fighting on all fronts - lend an ear as to how: Iulietta K. Arthur of Rotarian Magazine has made a study of these essential items and the part they're playing in the war. Steel Springs - The bedsprings you can't buy today are in bunks near the bottom of the sea. So when the bed you bounce into doesn't really bounce, remember that subma- rine crews must have real relaxation when they rest. Pipe Cleaners - Dad's pipe smells twice as fragrant as ever before but if you think that's a problem, how about the problem facing General Motors' Diesel engine divi- sion - that is, until someone tried pipe cleaners. Now thousands of them are doing a wartime job. Powder-Pug Boxes - The crystal clarity which gave these cases glamour before the war, now cuts down the num- ber of ammunition dudsg an improperly filled case may be spotted at once. The U. S. Marine Corps uses them, too - to keep nuts and bolts clean, dry and visible, Face Tissues - Cleansing tissues work better than a roller or a blotter smoothing wet decals on airplane instrument panels. An employee at Lockheed Aircraft thought up the idea. Crepe Paper - Used in peace to wrap Christmas packages. It's now doing military camouflage. This valuable item is being woven into patterns through meshes of textile or wire. The result: a sheet resistant to water, fire, mold or mildew. fMrs. Brouwer, please note -- crepe paper is good for something, isn't it? P P Pj Mirrors - Girls, those handy little mirrors that your new purse is likely to lack, are being used by lost soldiers, ship- wrecked sailors, and downed airmen. A special type of signal mirror, which has a full mirror on the face, a round one on the back, and a sighting cross at the center, instantly supplies range data when aimed between sun and target. Millions of other mirrors are keeping our service women and men well groomeclg and still others are used in training, to show would-be Commandos and 4 ordinary soldiers how to coordinate movements and im- prove techniques. Waterproof Fabric - That flexible coating made from lime- stone, coke, and salt, which used to waterproof curtains, raincoats, and junior's pants is now saving fruit groves from red scale pests. Tents impregnated with it now cover trees while an insect-killing gas balloons up inside. There's the story of a few of those items that have gone to war. Grin and bear it, gang, they're doing their job- How about you? POINTS OF VIEW In shaping its policy through the years, the college has kept in mind that education for women must render a dual service. It must Ht them, not only -for their obvious function in securing and insuring the firmness, wholesomeness, sta- bility, and moral integrity of family life, but it must pre- pare them also to be capable economic partners in saving and earning. -- President Wood, Stephens College. Never was there a greater need for an education which looks forward to a world we hope to make and can make. The sordid world we are now in may drag us down, We can improve the present only if we have a vision of greater things to come. - Dean Messenger, University of Idaho. ONE AT A TIME In Eureka College, students take one course at a time. Under this plan a shorter, more concentrated study is made of one subject, This shorter period makes it possible for at least four subjects to be taught each term. The result at the end of the year would be a more thorough knowledge of these subjects. TRAINING FOREIGN STUDENTS A proposal from American educators for the training of fifteen hundred student specialists from the occupied lands of Europe and Asia, has been placed before the State Depart- ment because of the devastation of the cultural centers in the war-torn nations. They urge immediate action to prepare men and women to carry on the scientific, technical, and eco- nomic life of the Axis-dominated countries as soon as they are freed. IN ENGLAND The development of the Municipal Universities during the last decade has been astonishing. Some of them have cam- puses which the best provided American university might well envy. However, only one of them has dormitories. Nearly all are provided with lounging rooms, some have theaters for plays, dances and addresses. The students in most of these universities are day scholars. THE TOWER LIGHT

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--'-'G.I.--?-rr' IN MEMORIAM T IS WITH SORROW AND SENSE OF A GREAT loss that we record the deaths of Lieut. Iohn P. Hackman and Maj. Robert B. Norris. Lieutenant Hackman was killed on October 22 when the Liberator bomber on which he was co-pilot, crashed during a take-off at Davis Monthan Field, Arizona. Lieutenant Hackman was a graduate of Sparrows Point High School and a member of the Class of '45 at this College. In February, 1942, he signed up for air cadet training, and in Iuly, 1944, he was commissioned as a pilot. Major Norris, of the Class of '34, was killed in action on August 19. The War Department telegram stated that he met his death somewhere in France. The memory of these two men will live on at S.T.C. in the minds and hearts of those who knew them. 1: k 'k LATEST REPORTS Ensign Narciss Hutton, U.S.N.R., of the Class of '45, is now serving as a communications officer on a ship somewhere in the Pacific area. Ensign Carlisle Refo, U.S.N.R., a member of the Class of '43. has also been made ship's communications officer. On duty in the South Pacific, Ensign Maynard Webster, Class of '43, is seeing quite a bit of action. He is serving aboard an LCT. We'll expect him to be able to give his geography classes first hand information on New Guinea. ir 'k 'A' VISITORS We were recently visited by Lieut. Aaron B, Seidler, U.S.N.R., Class of '42. He has just completed his training in multiple engine school at Atlanta, Georgia, and has been assigned to duty at Pearl Harbor, where he will fly for the Naval Air Transport Service During a three-day delay, prior to leaving the country, Pvt. Robert S. Bishop, '43, visited us. Bob is with the A.T.C. He says, Sure would like to have some of the faculty to help entertain the transients as they come through. Could itibe that Bob is referring to our own Happy Hartley for maybe Waving Weyforthj? NOVEMBER - 1944 The Greatest Profession N THE APRIL, 1944, ISSUE OF TEACHERS' DI- gert, an article condensed from The Bismarck QN. DQ Tribune, sounds a new note in praise of the teaching pro- fession. Referring to the teaching profession as The Greatest Pro- fession, this article describes the decline of prestige through- out the years. At one time in the history of our country, the most respected citizen of the community was the school- master. When the quest for money overcame the quest for knowledge, the profession suffered. Then came the years when jobs were scarce and teachers plentiful. Result - a pro- fession grossly underpaid. In recent years, some improvement has been made but much remains undone. The teaching profession must be rescued not only from civilians who presume to impress their ideas on a learned profession, but from those, as well, who have grown up within the ranks of teachers and have contributed to their decline. A great many wrongs must be righted. Teachers who honor their profession by giving it the very best they have are following closely in the footsteps of the Greatest of All Teachers, who gave the world both divine inspiration and a new way of life nearly 2,000 years ago. We, who are preparing to enter this Greatest Profession should realize the important part we must play in restoring our profession to its former heights, Resolve to do your ut- most, even though your contribution be small, to raise the status of teachers. Teach your class - yes - but through them, their parents and the community. It can be done and must be done if the America of the future, as an America better educated, and more appreciative, is to be considered. In your hands rests the future of your chosen profession. The outcome - remains to be seen. . G. I. Visitors- fContz'nuedQ Lieut. Rebecca Tansil, U.S.N.R., visited the College be- fore going to Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, where she will act as liaison officer in charge of placement and supervision of new personnel. She is always a welcome visitor. What recent visitor to the College could be the author of an opus bearing the title, 1 Fly by Night, or ulourney into Darknessn? Most men try one branch of the service at a time, but Ensign Ned Logan, U.S.N.R., Class of '43, tried to use Air Corps tactics aboard a battlewagon. Take it from him - it doesn't work. At least, he bears scars of his two- story flight which began with a take-off from an open hatch. 3

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hicffqge ' ' Soph. 5 - It must be true love when a Southern doctor sends a girl red rose buds for her birthday. How about it, Town- shend? Wonder how Crump got her new nickname - Wings ? Where did Hurley get that Marine pin? I thought Bill was in the Navy. It hardly seems possible that personally delivered ice cream cones come all the way from France. Towson's much closer, isnt it, Arelyn? At the present time the Navy seems to have the inside track to Spurrier's heart, but the Fireworks will begin when the Air Corps gets home this Christmas with a brand new pair of wings. Maddy Iackson Hnally made up her mind this summer - the Best ! ' ' A-f-9 l Soph. 2 - Why do Brach's week-end visits to Eastern Shore to see her female cousin result in those dreamy-eyed expressions Monday morning? S64 Question - Carmen Lavara is wearing a diamond but she doesn't know if it's an engagement ring or not. If she doesn't know, who does? Ieanne Sowter-How's the British N-i-vy these days? Ginny Hurry sure knows her stuff when it comes to jitter- bugging. Urey's the charming petite Miss who seems to know all the answers, She and Smyrkie make a constant two-some. lean Harbaugh, aspirant to opera, is making a beginning by singing in the tub. You know, soap-opera. Miss Weyforth thinks that I-Iokey has a Hair for con- ducting. Hokey's energy knows no limits so she should do O. K. Where is Miss Serio today? The Ienny Lind of Soph. 2 - Coryne Harmison. And of our dormitory hidden talents tending towards charm and beauty - Mullens will cut it for you. Lehman will set it. With old clothes, Harper redesigns 'em. Causing endless numbers of strained necks and popped eyes, Yokel's luscious marine lands. And that situation seems to be well in hand. Darn! We were looking for something just like that handsome specimen ourselves. NOVEMBER - 1944 P0et's Corner ONLY THEN . . If I possessed the heav'nly power To make a bush burst into flower In the midst of winter time In a cold and barren climeg Had I the power to tear a star From out the sky where God hath placed it, And in some way its beauty mar So its light would e'er be wasted, If, to the rainbow God hath made, I could add a newer shade Of color, more unique and rare Than any tint already there, Were I strong enough to change the flower, The star, and e'en the rainbow's hue, Only then would I have the power To make myself stop loving you. - Paco PLEASE NOW - Some bestowed with talents are, Yet never deign to use them. Y IoHNsToN While others share the mite they have, With efforts to suffuse them. Yes, these two types, alas, exist, CAnd pray, do not confuse them.j Condemn the neither of the two - THE TOWER LIGHT could use them! QHINTQQ EDDA Tonk