Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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ea-mfzud efawlfllea HE HOUSE LIGHTS DIM -- THE FOOTLIGHTS go up and the Voice of Education resounds once again through the halls of S.T.C. Each year the Lighting of the Way is more impressive and the Freshman Procession by candlelight is lovelier. This year the entrance of almost seventy new freshmen in-to our ranks made the ceremony un- forgettable. To each freshman we extend a hearty welcome. You are now part of the tradition of S.T.C. - one of us. We sin- cerely hope that you'll like us and want to stay. NE, TWO, THREE - yes, count -them again if you don't believe us. Three more men have invaded the campus here at the College. Well, that gives us a batting average of 4 now - that's more than Goucher an-d Vassarf can say Cmeowj. But seriously speaking, boys, not every day is Sadie Hawkins Day at S.T.C., and it's nice to have you around. ' USIC NOTE: MISS WEYFORTH HAS THAT gleam in her eye - Bass Voices in the Glee Club! QNOW Morris can sing regular alto againj R. DUNLAP HAS GAINED A CAPABLE AND energetic assistant and we at S.T.C. have lost a friend and inspiring teacher. Dr. Lynch has left the College to aid Dr. Knight Dunlap in -his studies in California. We all miss her. We miss her guiding hand on the Towlan LIGHT, those lab discussions we used to have, and her friendly counsel that she was never too busy to give. We, at home for the present, will wish Dr. Lynch success in her work and we,ll look to the future when she'll be back with us again. NIONS! UGH! BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT WAS fun! What am I talking about? Why, the Freshman Party that the Dorm girls threw on Registration Eve fand I mean threwj The Dorm gals entertained royally, and we danced, sang and had a swell time. Well, what if we did munch onions for a pastime? fKay Koenig's penalty for a Mop Dance we dancedj It was strictly in fun and no one minded too much. POETIC NOTE: Onions are a perfumed treat, For all the ones that eats 'em. But what about the suffering weak, Who must be sweet and greet 'em. QI mean the ones who eats 'em.j 2 Y THE WAY, IF YOU SKIPPED ANY OF THE Assemblies this summer, you missed some great en- tertainment! fOf the varied type, toolj A breath-taking and surprising entertainer, one of the noted psychologists from Boston University, presented a fascinating program on mind- reading and the magicians tricks of the trade. But it just ainlt so, we shouted, and he agreed. It's all in understanding the human emotions - not evoking the supernatural. And we had a good movie, too - The Maid of Salem, a rip-snorting thriller with hero, heroine and villain. Fred Mac- Murray and Claudette Colbert were the same old lovable team, while we in the audience booed and cheered. Talk about superstitious people - Whewl But the most impressive and well enacted was the Fourth of Iuly ceremony, held on the steps of the Administration Building, a time when we looked back on our fight for in- dependence, and ahead on that which we're fighting to save -and perpetuate today. Then the whole College had a picnic lunch in the Glen. Doesn't that sound good? OT DOGS! WATERMELON! ICED TEA! WATER- melon! Potato chips! Pickles! Watermelon! Rolls! Cookies! Watermelon! Watermelon! The Iunior Class will never forget watermelons after their luscious class picnic in the Glen. It sounds as if they just might have had some watermelon, If at any future .day this fruit shows up in the College, BEWARE! ERE AT SCHOOL WE ALWAYS HAVE NEW faces and fresh ideas among -the students, and now among our faculty there is an addition: Mr. Kaiser. The stu-dents are glad to welcome him to the halls of S.T.C. and hope he'll like us as much as we do him. The science depart- ment continues to carry on. OU DO KNOW ABOUT THE GREAT SCHOOL Spirit aroused this summer over the discontinuation of Summer School Sessions, don't you? Originally the charter specified that three extra terms would be held at this College, the time which -terminated at the end of this last summer. Members of all classes held a rush meeting, drew up a peti- tion for two more summers, signed and pledged themselves, and presented it to Dr. Wiedefeld. Our President has prom- ised to work for our cause. Now we must watch and wait for administrative and state action. fC0ntinued on page 8, THE TOWER LIGHT

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the activities of the College, I write this list of DO's and THE STAFF DONT'S- Art Department Campus Chatter DO - BETTY LEE GRANGER BETTY SIETZ I U i U BERNICE FELDMAN BARBARA WHITEHURST 1. Put spirit and energy Into whatever you are doing - IEANNETTE SAUTER whether lt be work or play. I GI LUCY GOLDSMITH 2. Cooperate - this means with fellow-students, faculty, ' ' Literary Dcpaftmmt and administration gnearly everyone could be a help DORIS GUTMANN ESTHER SPAETH to you if you'd let hlmj. EILEEN LYNCH Professional Department MARY BAUMGARTNER BETTY TOWNSHEND Women's Editor ................ WEBBY SANSBURY Clubs Editor ....................... BERNIGE KNELL Circulation - IOANNE MILLER, CHARLOTTE ZENKER, BETTY IoHNsoN, Lois THOMAS Business - RUTI-I CRONHART, MARY CAPLES COPY - KAY KOENIG, BETTY HOFFACKER, Lots THOMAS Typists - PEGGY CRUMP, BARBARA WHITEHURST, I DOROTHY MILLER, CHARLOTTE ZENKER, BETTY SIETZ 3. Look at your problems squarely - face the issue, don't avoid it or it will only pop up again in a more trying situation. 4. Go out of your way to help someone else. This is one of the best ways to pep up your own morale. 5. Express your opinions, if they are worthy of expression. 6. Keep an open mind at all times. 7. Develop a sense of humor - teaching can be fun for both you and the classes you teach - IF you are will- ing for it to be fun. 8. Be yourself . . . If we want acting, we can wait until the Dramatic Club gets into action. fPlug!j. 9. Have a good time at S.T.C., but not at another's ex- pense. MCH,S Column '- 1- NORMAN SGI-INEIDER, DoN HAMMERMAN Advisory Board - Art ........ ................ M Rs. BROUWER ...................DR.WALTHER Finance .... Literary ......... DR. CRABTREE, MRS. STAPLETON Editor . . . ............... EVELYN MORRIS VOLUME XVIII, No. 10 NQVEMBER, 1944 i i' 'I' Letter to The Freshmen DEAR FRESHMEN: I was going to write this letter particularly for you, but now that I think of it, it wouldn't be a bad idea for those of us in the upper classes to review and revise. I know how I felt when I first entered S.T.C. and I would have been very grateful if some one had taken a little time to point out the liberties and the restrictions that were mine. Maybe you won't need this information, maybe you donlt want it, but for those of you who would like to be in with -the spirit and OCTOBER 1. Forget the other fellow. He ha-s rights and opinions also. 2. Gripe! Try smiling when you'd ra-ther tell a certain individual how you feel about him. 3. Abuse your freedoms. Others have worked hard to se- cure -these liberties and it is your part of the job to use them in the right manner. Assume your share of the responsibilities. 4. Apple-polish - it's a sure-fire way of getting on the outs with your classmates and, anyhow, the professors can spot you faster than you think. 5. Put yourself in a bad light just to get attention. You woul-dn't want your students to act that way. 6. Develop a college accent. Your friends and family won't be impressed. 7. Take -the other fellowls idea and assume the credit that is due him. 8. Forget the TowER LIGHT - IT'S YOUR PAPER!! i Azzever, EDDA ToRR. l 13255555

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G.I. E WERE VERY PROUD TO HEAR THAT MA- jor Ioshua Wheeler has received the Bronze Star Medal. Iosh, a member of the Class of '35, was awarded the medal at an Eighth Air Force Bomber Station in England. The citation accompanying the decoration read: For meri- torious achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States. Good work, Major Wheelerl Lieutenant Cs.g.j Rebecca C. Tansil, U.S.N.R., attended the September graduation at the College and was back for another visit in October. The Glee Club got lots of new Navy songs fall with a Southern accentj, If we could all look as dashing as she, our registrar would have an easier job re- cruiting WAVES than she had recruiting students for S.T.C. We were pleased and surprised to be visited by Lieutenant Crook. Our former science instructor is now stationed in Washington, D. C. That glitter about him was caused by a brand new silver bars. It was good to see Lieutenant Crook at home in the science corridors - wasn't it? l Lieutenant Ken Martin of the Class of '43 was among re- cent visitors at S.T.C. His remark Was: Things at College are much the same -despite the lack of males. Our remark is: That is an entirely masculine point of view. Ken is sta- tioned at Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin, doing work on radio and related matters. ' L P We were also glad to welcome Lieutenant A. H. Baer, Class of '34, who is now at Base Classification, Langley Field, Virginia. Private Stan Mullineaux, who served for many years as State Officer, is now located in the Deshon General Hospital, Butler, Pennsylvania. We were pleased to have him as a visitor recently. 4 fWhat is there about our returning G.Ifs that is so fascij nating? It must be that man about camp looklj Bring CFS Home with 6th War Loan OCTOBER - 1944 CLUBS-l' HE CLUBS HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE THIS summer. In fact, so active that some of -the clubs that have been hibernating came out and showed themselves for the first time in ages. No names will be mentioned, please! If you hear, 'Tm not going to Glee Club practice this after- noon, don't believe a word of it. Every member is there or else - or else she's escorted personally by Miss Weyforth. From the results shown at graduation of summer practicing, one can easily see that none of the members had missed one Monday's afternoon of vocalizing. Perhaps they did miss one, the afternoon that Miss Weyforth gave a delightful picnic in the Glen for her loyal members. The Natural History Group fulfilled its promise and held another breakfast be-tween the trees and the boids. As usual, 'everyone had a super time -- especially the girls who took the science elective. They proved themselves to be quite competent ornithologists while leading the rest of the group on a bird walk before breakfast. The Marshalls have been doing a bit of celebrating also. One Wednesday afternoon they put aside their window sticks and attendance slips, and paraded to the shelter armed with ginger ale, cup cakes, peaches and a guest, Betty Muss- ington. The main event of the afternoon was the giving of awards. Betty Mussington and Mary Shipley received a TC pin for two years of service and Dorothy Beatty an MTC pin for three years of service. If you're planning to go to the convention which the In- ternational Relations Club attends every year, you had better be looking for notice of the next meeting. At the meeting of the I.R.C. this summer it was decided that anyone who does not attend the next meeting of the group will be unable to attend the convention, which will be held some place in Pennsylvania this fall. As you know, these conventions are loads of fun so be sure not to miss the next meetings. Every- one is invited to attend. The Student Christian Association has been entertaining again. The entire club threw a party in the dorm for .the dorm students one night. The most distinguished of the lat- ter wore housecoats, While others were seen in shorts and abbreviated PI's. The Athletic Association was really on the ball this se- mester. A very extensive program was not only planned but also carried out. We can't offer enough thanks to Mary Ellen Perrin, Mr. Minnegan and the rest of the A.A. Board for making so many activities possible. Included in the sports were tennis, archery, and soft ball. 3