Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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CAMPUS CHATTER AST MONTH MARKED ANOTHER GREAT success to be recorded in the annals of the S.G.A. According to general concensus of opinion, the Autumn Dance Cplus the Melodiersj was one of the most colorful in years. Certainly the beautiful hues of a Maryland Fall well duplicated in the decorations of leaves, plaid wool blankets and a glowing fireplace set the mood for the evening. Everyone had a splendid time, especially the servicemen four guests of the evening! who, needless to say, were overwhelmed by the charm and beauty of Maryland's prospective teachers. PLUG! We're all looking forward to the next social on the calendar and may it be SOON! LUMNAE, MEN AND WOMEN, CIVILIAN and military visited us this month. Especially prominent were Lee McCardle, Ned Logan, and Ted Katenkamp, who tripped the light fantastic at the S.G.A. dance. It means so very much to all of us to welcome all of them back to S.T.C. We at home think of you often and are living in the hope that you'll be back en masse soon again. OVEMBER ALSO BROUGHT THE ADVEN T of Thanksgiving to our doors, a time of feasting, celebration and FREEDOM from school. The oc- casion in the dorm was gala-a formal holiday dinner with all the trimmings. A plenteous harvest this year brought pumpkin pie, cranberries and turkey for many of us, but did we stop to think what Thanks- giving 1944 really meant to us? The Thanksgiving of turkey and dressing is of little importance this year. It is rather a day when we shall remember that God is providing and will continue to provide for our needs. Let us continue to give thanks for American skies unclouded by Axis bombers and a land that is FREE! LECTION DAY WAS NOV. 7th, WHEN A hot and heavy time was had all over the United States. But, boy oh boy, our college certainly repre- sented a slice of American life that day. Campaign posters, pictures, and banners had been conspicuous for several days in halls and classrooms, but the campaign election assembly climaxed our national spirit. Staunch supporters of Roosevelt and Dewy gave vigorous speeches for their favorite candidate for the presidency, and master-pieces of oratory they were too. Then, with all electioneering forbidden, we voted by mock ballot for the future president- our vote was a miniature of the country's. 2 Roosevelt won by only a slight margin, the man who we now accept as the choice of the country. But S.T.C. was right in there pitching, who knows, maybe one of our members will be running for a government office someday! QEditor's note :-Are you trying to evade WATSONPJ HIS FALL HAS BROUGHT SOME REVOLU- tionary changes to our school through the Student Government Association. The most outstanding of all was the separation of the Athletic Association and the Scheduled Gym Classes, and the rudimentary introduction of a Point System on College and Citi- zen achievements. UMM! THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A roasted hot dog sizzling on a stick, held by some of our fellow students down in the Glen, especially in the late twilight and early night hours. Potato chips, hot baked beans, pickles, apples, cocoa, and sticky buns make the picture complete-a tableau of the several weinie roasts held in the Glen this fall. Dur- ing one, a group of day students stayed overnight, bunking with their dorm-sisters on the sleeping porch. Brother! Was that place cold,-but wrapped in flan- nel pajamas, robes, and blankets a foot thick, we sur- viviedg and loved it. At least we can still tell the tale. HEATRE GOERS IN BALTIMORE HAVE had a great treat for the past several weeks. One week the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company pre- sented The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance, Trial by jury, Pinafore, Iolanthe, and The Gondo- liers. Paul Osborn's dramatic production of john Her- shey's best selling novel, A Bell for Adano, set out upon a brilliant career before reaching our city, and was here acclaimed widely. Many of us read the novel this summer, the story of an American major in charge of the rehabilitation of a captured Italian town. Also Anton Chekhov's popular classic, The Cherry Orchard was as delightful as ever in it's season here. HRISTMAS IS IN THE AIR! ALL THE store windows downtown are foretelling the gay holiday season for us. Here at school we're looking ahead to a great Christmas program and a time-honored celebration on our campus, carol singing. It's just around the corner, so . . . Merry Qibristmas 1 I ! THE TOWER LIGHT

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THE STAFF Business Marzagers Men's Club RUTH CRONHARDT NORMAN SCHNEIDER MARY CAPLES DON HAMMERMAN Special Advertising SHIRLEY VANCE Circulation CHARLOTTE ZENKER, JOANNE NIILLER, BETTY JOHNSON, LOIS THOMAS , Art Committee BERNICE FELDMAN, BETTY LEE GRANGER, MARY GOLD Women's Page EMMA SANSBURY Contributing Editor EILEEN LYNCH, BETTY SPRUILL PEGGY JOHNSON, MARCELLE ISABELLE G. I. DORIS GUTMANN T ypists BETTY HOFFACKER, REITA FREIDMAN, DOROTHY MILLER, JUNE STEPHAN, BETTY CASTLE The Challenge Campus Chatter BARBARA WHITEHURST BETTY SEITZ LUCY GOLDSMITH Professional MARY BAUMGARTNER, PEGGY CRUMP Advisory Board- Literary. .DR. CRABTREE, MRS. STAPLETON Art ..................,.. MRS. BROUWER Finance ................... .DR. WALTER Editor EVELYN IVIORRIS VOLUME XVIII, No. 12 DECEMBER, 1944 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. -LUKE 2:14 HRISTMAS-OUR FOURTH YEAR OF WAR -and seemingly no room for peace, little enact- ment of good will. Frivolity would seem factitious when our G.I. personnel are facing death and injury on battle-fronts all over the globe. No, there won't be elaborate celebrations on battle fields this Christ- mas but this holy time does offer one bond that per- haps no other thing or occurrence can Offer-the remembrance of the humble nativity of Christ and the hope that lies in this wondrous event. There will be joy at least for this everlasting covenant, shared universally by those who follow the Greatest Teacher. Christmas-home ties broken, some temporarily, some forever-but all Over the world tonight our boys and girls, our men and women are making an even greater effort to remember and cherish the thoughts of Christmases at home. Merry Christmas, Loads DECEMBER - 1944 of Yuletide Best Wishes the Christmas Cards from that hot, sticky, confining and so remote southwest Pacific isle say. Merry Christmas? Yuletide Best Wishes? These words are not just habit- formed- they are a promise for the future. These words are of even greater significance today than ever before. Christmas-caroling, trimmed and tinseled trees, exchanging gifts, holly wreathes, evergreen sprays, crunchy cookies-this year? Yes, we're keeping up the Old traditions, even though the tenor and bass sections are sadly depleted, even though trees and trimmings are difficult to obtain, even though there is only a limited selection of gifts, even though the whole family won't be home to share in the holiday activities. Those kids of our generation who are out in a muddy trench or in a desert fox-hole find Consola- tion and pride in the thought that these things which we continue in their absence will be here when they get back. It's our duty and privilege to carry on with these traditions. Christmas-1944-a lot different from a peace- time Christmas, nevertheless, Christmas. In years to come, when World War II will be just a portion of some thick, heavy, cumbersome history book, the Spirit of Christmas will be as dynamic and as sound at it is today and has been through the ages. With this in mind and heart, we can give a toast to the future with these words of the past: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. A Christmas Prayer Our Father in Heaven, we thank Thee for the re- turn Of the Christmas season, freighted with golden memories of hallowed associations and relationships. We thank Thee for the tender sentiments, the generous impulses, the altruistic responses that come easily to the very surface of our hearts and send us on our happy road of service in Thy name. We thank Thee for every heart made lighter, for every burden eased, for every path made smoother, for the happiness brought to little children, for ministries extended to the forgotten, for the ennobling spirit of brotherhood abroad in the land. We thank Thee for these benefits of Christmas. May the message of Peace and Brotherhood that first found human lodgment in the hearts of Judea's simple sheperds fill our hearts at the season, and may it become so ingraved therein that its spirit will re- main throughout the trials and tribulations and triumphs of the coming year-Amen. MARCLLE ISABELLE 1

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ORPORAL RUTH ROSEN, MCVVR-CLASS --G. I. COLUMN- Resolution for John Hackman HEREAS, JOHN HACKMAN, DURING HIS enrollment in this college attained a position of especial prominence and respect, Whereas, his standards of scholarship and his rela- tions with fellow students were in keeping with those which this college deems desirable, be it Resolved: That as a student body we shall endeavor to perpetuate the principles so highly prized by him and be it further Resolved: That this resolution shall become a part of the permanent annals of the Student Government Association of the State Teachers College at Tow- son. CSignedj The Student Government Association of the State Teachers College at Towson November 14, 1944 Christmas Greetings T THIS SEASON OF THE REMEMBRANCE of friends, we wish to extend greetings to our G.I.'s. Even a global war cannot extinguish the light of the Christmas spirit. Many G.I.'s will be far from home this Christmas, but we all know that they will not be far from the hearts of those at home. Let's make this Christmas joyful with thoughts and plans for the many Merry Christmases to come. Visitors of '40-flew up from Paris Island, South Carolina in a Martin Bomber. We were glad to have her share in the excitement of our mock election. We hope that you'll be visiting us soon again, Ruth. Lieutenant fj.g.D Harold R. Manakee-'27-visited us while on a thirty day leave. He has just returned from eighteen months service in the Mediterranean area. He sends best wishes to all school grads in the Services. DECEMBER - 1944 ---MENS CLUB-- HE SWING QUARTET IS RAPIDLY TAKING on wider proportions and may soon develop into a full orchestra. Barbara Harper has brought her skill as a pianist and her witty arrangements to the fore. Evelyn Pearl and her violin and Arlene Thomas with her clarinet have come out of hiding. Don has added a cymbal to the battery, while Professor Kiser has supplemented his mouthpiece for a real, genuine Harry james mouthpiece for the trumpet. This he acquired with six Wheatie box-tops and two bits. Sax-tooter Merril furnishes his big time arrangements to our rising little-time band. Now in practice is Stardust, with a snappy piano solo, Tiger Rag for the hep-cats, and Till Then for the smoothies. Auditions will soon be in order for a soloist and then the whole shin-dig will head for the foyer of Newell Hall where they hope to entertain several lunch hours a week. CSounds good, doesn't itl? E.M.j is Who's Who! UR COLLEGE IS ONE OF THE ACCRED- ited institutions of a group of over 600 American universities and colleges which selects students each year. These students are selected by an unprejudiced committee which bases its decision on a point system, to appear in Who's Who Among Students in Ameri- can Universities and Colleges. The purpose of Vxiho's Who is to serve as an incentive to students to get the most out of their college careersg as a means of com- pensation to students for what they have already done: as a recommendation to the business world: and as a standard of measurement for students. Wie should be proud of our girls who made the grade. The 1944-45 issue will include the biographies of the follow- ing: Lucy Goldsmith Barbara Whitehurst Mary Carroll Helen Martin Bernice Knell Ann Landis NVilI you be cho which to work. SCH HCXL Mary Baumgartner Emma XV. Stansbury Patricia VV addy Norma Bretall Mary Ellen Perrin Betty Seitz year? It is an hono r for 3