The Tower Light Why Should I Think Im Great? I Can Stand Up ...

TH E TOW E R L I GH T

Why Should I Think I’m Gre a t?

I can stand up tall on tiptoeArms stretched very highBut I cannot reach the sky.

I hear the organ’

s full rich toneAnd knowmy voice is but a reedWhich cannot reach another’s need.

I feel the sod beneath my feet .Within that sod there’swealth untoldI have no power to unfold .

Why should I think I’m great ?EL IZABETH MCINTYRE .

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M a turity

A child Iwas,and full of faith in life,Real faith in God,and man,and you,who heldUnknowingly,the strings to open up my heartTo all the beauties of a goldenworld .

With soul as trustingas a mother’s eyes,I placed into yourwaiting handsmy love.

Real love itwas,pure,true, and full of hopeThat I might make my very life your own.

You smiled and all my baby dreams came true.

I breathed those days of ecstasy unknownSince that sad night so many years ago,When you kissed my cheek and left me there alone.

"She

’

s just a child,” I think I heard you sayBut Godwaskind— for Igrewup that day.

AN AL UMNA .

Writingis like laughter. To be genuine it must comewithin a man. The power towritewell cannot ‘be handed over to us

by the best teachers; it cannot be extracted from any or all of the booksin the library. It is simply the expression of ourselves,the externaliza

tion of our minds,imaginations,hearts.”

TH E T OW E R L I G H T

Some Eastern Shore FamiliesT is very noticeable that in the more southern counties of the EasternShore,estates,manors,and grants are connected more conspicuouslywith families even than in the upper counties.Dorchester county is the largest county in land area on the Eastern

Shore . This section has several old families and family manors surviving.In 1740Henry Hooper built a home at the junction of the Choptankand Warwick Rivers. He called it “Warwick Manor.” The home

steadwas inherited by Henry Hooper,the son. He divided the estateand sold it outside of the family. The original Col. Henry Hooperwhobuilt Warwick Fort Manor House, as it is nowcalled,is the ancestorof the Maryland families of that name.

Above Cambridge on Shoal Creek,Col. Thomas Ennallswasgivena tract of land . He called his property "Eldon.

” Descendants of

Thomas Ennalls are branches of the Goldsborough,Hooper,Steele and

Bayard families. The oldest dwelling remaining in Cambridge is "ThePoint . It has been added to by peoplewho have lived there. For manyyears itwas in the Goldsborough family. James Steele bought it fromW. Goldsborough. It passed into the hands of Mrs. Eliza Hayward,widowof William Eccleston.

“Glasgow” has been the ancestral home of the Tubman family.

The old estate is nowowned by Mr. Robert E . Tubman of Baltimore.

"Hambrook” is the tractwhichwas given to one branch of the Henry’s.

Families of Dorrington,Hambrook,Caile and Steele have been associatedwith the property. In 1 662 Stephen Gary received a grantwhich hecalled spogot .

”It has been continuously in the family and it

owned by three Radcliffe brothers,the eighth generation descended fromStephen Gary.

In Wicomico county the Ben Davis house is noted . The manoris said to have been the parsonage of Green Hill Church. The propertyof coursewas in the Davis family. Next oldest to the Ben Davis houseand the Green Hill Church is property belongingto members of theHandy family.

“Cherry Hill” has been the home of the Somers and

Gunby families. These families have intermarried and ret ained the oldhomestead .

Col. Isaac Handywas a very prominent gentleman of his day. Hewas the forefather of the Somerset family of that name.

Somerset,Worcester and Wicomicowere considered originally as

the Eastern Shore .

“Beckford, in Somerset,is on the tract patentedto William Stevens. Itwas sold many times. Itwas in the DennisJackson family for many years. In 1 8 8 6 H. F. Lankford bought theplace .

TH E T OWE R L I GH T

Teakle Mansion at PrincessAnne is on a part of the Beckford grant .Itwas bought by Judge Teakle from George Jackson. This home is

the mansion referred to in“The Entailed Hat . The old brick house,

“Makepeace, housed the progenitors of the Roache,Gunby,Atkinson,Sterlingand Cullen families.

Worcester is the most eastern county in the south of the Shore.

Dannock Denniswho settled herewas the first Maryland settler of thisname . Hisgrant of "Beverly” has never been out of the family. Mr.

and Mrs. P. C . Dennismake the old manor their home .

A little south of Berlin is the birthplace of Stephen Decatur.Although his parentswere not Marylanders,hewas a most patrioticson of the state as history reveals. Therewere vestrymen at SnowHillParish delegated to establish Protestant religion. Members of thisgroupwere MathewScarborough,ThomasSelby,Edward Hammond and others.

The Chase House”is accepted as the birthplace of Samuel Chase.

Kingston Hallwas the home of the King-Carrol family. The estatewas bought by a member of the Somerset branch of the Dennis family.His descendants have held the property for many years.

These families are of colonial heritage. The scions of the old namesare more prevalent in these counties however than they are in the

upper five counties.E . WIL SON,j unior VI.

The Social Calendar

N Thursday,September 6, the Freshmenwere entertained at a

Tea Dance in Newell Hall Foyer. We might saywe hoped ithelped them recover from the effect of the morningentrance

tests. Wewould like to thank a male member of the Freshmen Class,who helped this occasion to be a successful one,by furnishingthe music .

The Campus Frolic,or Newell Hall Foyer Frolic, on September1 2,was a bigsuccess in spite of

"old manweather’s obstinacy.” We

hope the Freshies enjoyed it as much aswe upper classmen did .

We feel tha t Campus Play D ay on September 26 brought us all

closer together. A fine school spiritwas indeed evident . A lthoughsome of the results of the daywere stiff legs and sore arms,we enjoyed it .

E. G Senior VI.

TH E TOWER L IG H T

Lycopodiumr is a very easy matter to go to your favorite apothecary and ask for

five cents’worth of lycopodium,which is often used as a dustingpowder for chafed skin. D o you knowwhat this lycopodium is,what its uses are,andwhere it is found?Lycopodium is a club moss known scientifically as a cryptogamous

plant belonging to the pteridophyta or fern group. The powder,whichthe druggist sells, is the spores of the lycopodium plant. Each plantproduces thousands of these spores -each one the same relative size. The

individual spore contains 50% fatty oil (olein) 3 to 6% nitrogen and

44% to 47 of carbohydrates. A lycopodic acid found in the fatty oil

crystallizes,becomingsilky needles,and is doubly refractory like quartz .The spores are notwetted bywater,yetwhen boiled they sink

,to the bot

tom of the container.Formerly this interestingpowderwas used as a decoc tion and em

ployed in cures for rheumatism, and d iseases of the lungs and kidneys.It is used nowon chafed skin,even

'when better grades of powder areavailable . The pharmacist uses it to facilitate the rollingof pills. Often,in homeopathic medicines,when they are pellets, lycopod ium powderis to be found in the container. The spores are used in rockets and fireworks and light up the zenithwith their glare. The inflammable qualities of this powder can easily be seenwhen a little is thrown upon the

flame of a match or cand le ; it explodeswith a brilliant lightning-likeflash. As a result, itwas often used back stagewhen a stormwas inprogress— you know— the crash of sheet tin, the din of rollingballs,the shriek of the wind machine, the lightning-like flash of the

lycopodium!This interestingplant is to be found in Europe,Asia,and North

America . It grows very abundantly in Maryland . Its dainty green adds

color to many Christmaswreaths. The commercial lycopod ium productis collected in Ukraine,Poland,Switzerland,and Germany ; it is shippedin bags to us form Danzig,Hamburg,and London. Why buy it ? Go

collect it . Most of uswill brush it from our clothes after a trampthrough thewoods,and promptly complain about "the lack of rain to

keep the (yellow) dust down.

”

EARL H. PAL M ER,Senior 111 .

Chemistry Prof. What is the most outstanding contribution thatchemistry hasgiven theworld ?”

Frosh— “Blondes — Cougar’s Paw.

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Library and L ibrarian

NEW face greeted us this year upon our first visit to the library.

Yes,Miss Osborn,or Mrs. Odell,as she later became,isgone,andlace has come MissHiss.

MissHiss has had varied experience at teaching. She has taught inthe schools of South Carolina and also in Maryland,both in the elementary and high school departments. Her study for libraryworkwas doneat Columbia .

Iwas,in away,already familiarwith Miss Hiss,since she taughtat the high school fromwhich I graduated,but I never realized shewas so shy about telling of her experiences she just didn’t seem to

think anything she might saywould be of interest . I’

llwager thatbefore the year isoverwewill find out many interestingthings about her.

We are fortunate this year in havingseveral departments improvedin the matter of books for reference use . There are a series of Smithsonian Scientific study books that should prove valuable to those studentswho are now,orwhowill later take science courses. Then, there are

several dozen more of Meredith’

s Hygiene,ofwhichwe all knowtherewas not enough last year. Smalley and Gould have been added to thosegrowinglists of hygiene references.

Amongthe fiction,“Stars Shine over A labama will afford severalhours of pleasant readingfor any interested . Dorothy Canfield Fisherhas her latest book on the fiction shelves.

There are many more newbooks,in all departments. Just take a

fewminutes off some day and youwill be surprised to see all of them.

I’

m sure the alumni have little idea of the growth of the library in thelast fewyears. Iwonder howmany of us realizewe have here at Normalthe largest collection of books dealingwith Education of any collegebelowthe Mason-Dixon L ine.

Wewonderwhy such a spirit prevails in the library every d ay!It is not unusual to find every available chair and table space beingusedfor some study.

Wewonder just howmany books are checked in the course of aweek,or even a day. There is much about the librarywork atwhichwe maywonder. There surely must be somethingintriguingabout it.It seems to hold thosewho do suchwork under a spell. Certainly itdraws a splendid type of person.

By the time for the next issue of THE TOWER LIGHTwe have beenpromised several good reviewsof newbooks. D on

’twait for THE TOWERL IGHT,read enough to make your own reviews.

T. JOHNSON,Senior Sp.

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A FewNotes on MusicAs any one of you ever stopped to considerwhat good musicreally is? Many people,especiallywe moderns,do not care aboutthe musicwritten by the great masters. We think only of the

presentwith the hot -cha blues songs,thewhirlingtempo of the dance

tunes,and the syncopatingrhythm of the j azz music . The popularityof these songs lasts but a fewdays,then a newsong catches the fancyof the modern public .

On the other hand,however,the musicwritten by the great mastershas a .

lastingquality. For several centuries, this music has been sungand played,and yet it always seems to have that certain somethingwhichholds the interest of the public . The masters seemed to have put their“Everyt hing” and theirwhole life’s toil into theirworks. They reallyd iscovered newtunes and strove for originality.

Today’

swriters,or rather composers,are vastly different in regardto their mode of composing. There is no originalitywhatsoever. A

modern composer takes an old song, quickens the tempo, adds a fewsimplewords and juggles the notes around a little,and presto,he hasa newsong-hit ! This song-hit enjoys popularity for a littlewhile and

then a newone takes its place.

I leave the questionwith you. Which Is the better type of music,the typewhich has lasted through centuries or the typewhich enjoysimmense popularity for a short time and then passes into completeobscurity?

CHARL ES A. HASL UP,Freshman VII.

What D o You Think?

HAT is your opinion of music ? D o you like it, are you in

different ? The great ma jority of us like it as far aswe ‘

can

understand it . Let’s skim through the pages of history to findwhat various outstandingcharacters thought of this fine art .

Confucius,the Chinese sage,claimed that he could tell howwell acountry’s governmentwas run just by listening to its music . MartinLuther is quoted as havingsaid,“I verily think,and am not ashamed to

say,that,next to divinity,no art is comparable to music ’

There is deep meaning in the following lines of Shakespeare ’sMerchant of Venice ’ where Bassanio is about to choose one of thethree caskets

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PORTIA : L et music soundwhile he doth make his choice ;Then,if he lose,he makes a swan-like end,

Fading in musicHe maywin,

Andwhat is music then? then music isEven as the flourishwhen true subject bowTo a new-crowned monarch ; such it isAs are those dulcet sounds in break of dayThat creep into the dreamingbridegroom’

s

And summon him to marriage.

”

John Miltonwrote : Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie.

Queen Elizabeth said she could shun melancholy by means of

music of virginals.

I’

ve oftenwondered just exactlywhat George Eliot meantwhenshe said,“

Music sweeps by me as a messenger carryinga message thatis not for me.

”

On the other hand,we find the austere Puritans emphaticallyagainst music . At one time, they sent a petition to parliament :

“A request of all true Christians that all cathedral churches

may be put down,where the service of God is grievously abused bypipingwith organs,singing, ringing,and trowlingof psalms from one

side of the choir to another,with the squeaking of chantingchoristers.However,we can

’t much blame the Puritans’ attitudewhenwefind that the average NewEngland congregation knewonly about fivepsalrn tunes (which each person sang,nasally,in his own individualway) .

The following poemwas found— written on a pewCould poor KingDavid but for once

To— Church repair,And hear his psalms thuswarbled out,

Good Lord ! Howhewould swear.”Overstreet says that music iswhatwewould like life to be.

Some time ago, I heard a man on the street say he never trustsanyonewho has a

“fishy” handclasp,orwho dislikesmusic .

Music is a beautiful art : to some people it is religion. You don’t

have to be a Wagner or a Galli Curci to enjoy it. It is as free as itis varied in its effects. It is a gift given us for our enjoyment . It is a

splendid,worthwhileway to spend our leisure time.

What do you think?EDWARD MAOCUBBIN,Senior III.

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TH E T OW E R L I GH T

Rural Club Report in the Assembly on

September 27,1934Mr. Meyer, a reporter for THE TOWER LIGHT, interviewed Mr.

Wheeler,a member of the Rural Club .QUESTION z— What is the Rural Club andwhat are itspurposes?ANSWERz— The Rural Club is an organization to further the children’

s

welfare, to preserve and develop nature, and give justice and fairplay to humanity.

QUESTION z— Howdoes the Rural Club realize these purposes?ANSWERz— There are many differentways these purposes are realized ;

some of the followingare outstandingI . By travel-study trips.2 . At the regular meetings peoplewho are active in carrying

on community,state and nationalwork,describe theirworkto the club.

3 . Through various projects,especially the Glen Project .QUESTION z— What is the Glen Project?ANSWERz— We are interested in makinga part of the campus a preserve

forwild flowers,plants and birds. Thiswill be used as a laboratoryfor study and recreation by the Normal School students. And,as

a little secret,I’ll tell you this,they’re planningto put benchesundersome of these trees!

QUESTION z— What social functions are planned by the club?

ANSWERz— We are nowplanninga trip to Hagerstown. Thenwe havedelightful tea danceswhich are open to thewhole school.

QUESTION :— Who is eligible for membership to our Rural Club?

ANSWERz— Wewant anyonewho is interested to sign up for our club .

We try to have every county in Maryland and Baltimore Cityrepresented.

D ivid end Re turns

Rekindled imagination is furnished by books of fiction, literature,biography and fine arts.

Refreshed mentality” in books of science,business,foreign languagesand history.

Peace and serenity in books of philosophy and religion.

One-fifth of this read ingwas done by children under fourteen yearsof age.

ARE YOU SHARING IN THESE DIVIDEND S?L osAngeles Public L ibrary.

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AssembliesD R. TAL L

What is there about certain places and things that make uswantto return to them; to knowthem better? Why dowewant some ex

periences to become vivid and personal? There are places in our owncity of Baltimore that history has stamped . Dr. Tall in the first assemblyof the year invited us to visit these places. V isit the docks at LocustPoint and Canton and other places of interest and really knowyour city.

Our principal illustrated this by recallingplaces in Europewhichshe had visited this past summer such as L ubeck thatwere of the typethat youwished to knowbetter. Find the places in Baltimore that youwish to make live in your memory. Don’t neglect becomingacquaintedwith them. D o it now!MIssME DWE D EF F

Jinrikishas, Shanghai, Singapore, Waikiki Beach, deck games,

typhoons,Theatre Street . Wewere given a fleeting glimpse of theseplaces and things of our dreams by MissMedwedeifwho took us aroundtheworld in the course of two very interestingassemblies hittingthe

high spots of her trip this summer. We sawcoolieswith bent backsplantingrice in muddy fields. Clumsywater buffaloes assisted in the

process. We sawthe very modern city of Tokio,aswell as the surf beatingon thewhite sands of Waikiki. Our ambitions grewand our dreamsbecame more vivid . We sawourselves on board a ship— going— yes,goingaround theworld . Andwhen Miss Medwedeif concluded her talk byquotingthe never too much quoted “

Sea Fever” by John Masefield, I

am sure thatwe allwere more inspired,much better informed,and muchfirmer in our intentions some day to answer the call of the sea . MayMissMedwedeff have another opportunity soon to continue herwork inspreadingthis contagious “

sea fever.”MR. MOSER

Faculty members have romance . But what is romance? Thereare Indian trailsweaving in and out of the mountains of WesternMaryland and followingthe rivers’windingcourses. There is a littledeserted village near the Monocacywhere glasswas manufactured in

the United States for the first time by some German settlers. There isa rich treasure buried somewhere on one of these mountains by GeneralBraddock. There is an old homestead on the side of a mountainwherea farmer in ambush behind an ancient cherry tree held off a group of

Confederate raiders. These buried treasures and bloody battles and

Indian trails and desert ed villages are romance .

(Continued on page 1 7)

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Interested?ERHAPS itwould be interestingto note the possibility of an additionto THE TOWER LIGHT this year. Heretofore our magazine has notcontained a fiction column,but due to numerous requests it has

been decided that one is to be established if possible. Nowwhether or

notwe can have this, rests entirelywith you as a student body. To

enable this possibility to materializewe decided to have a contest everymonth,fromwhich the best article is to be selected and published. ~ As

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a reward thewinnerwill become an honorary member of the fictiondepartment and therewill be a fiction columnwith every regular issueof THE TOWER L IGHT.

The judgingis to be done by members of the faculty on an entirelyfair and impartial basis.

The followingis a list of the topics,aboutwhich the contests are

to be centeredNovember— ExpositionDecember— DescriptionJanuary— EssayFebruary— PoetryMarch— PlayApril— Short Short StoryIn May this columnwill be devoted solely to the publication of

the names of thewinners.Wewill appreciate your fullest cooperation. REMEMBER THIS

ISFOR YOU.

E . TURNER,Senior IV .

The Freshmen Express Apprecia tion

The freshmen class take this opportunity to thank the studentsand faculty for thewonderfulwelcome and initiation theywere givenon their entrance to

“State Normal.” The usual treatment of the

freshmen as the least important part of the school bodywas totallylackingin our first days at school,forwewere shown every considerationof equality and respect.

To onewho hasnot had the opportunity towitness such a ceremony,the Induction Serviceswere most impressive and beautiful. We, as a

group,will do everythingin our power to fulfill the pledge thatwasgiven,and help State Normal to growin the estimation of the countryat large.

The Freshmen.

Assemblies(Continued frompage 1 5)

But howdo you go about findingromance ? Forget civilization.

G0 Off the beaten tracks into the unknown. Thiswas the advice givenus by Mr. Moserwho this past summer really found romance in our

own Western Maryland . Take this advice andwith the true definitionof romance, as given to us by Mr. Moser,in mind,go out and see if

you too Can’t find romance. H. ZIE GL ER.

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The Power of SpeechOW mighty is the power of eloquent speech. Howwonderful itwould be ifwe could usewords to make ourworld more meaningful and beautiful . Lovelywords can even add glamour to

geography. Mr. Walther said in talkingabout Chile,“L et the childrenvisualize the rugged AndesMountains being lashed by thewaves of the

Pacific. L et them see vividly the clouds of mist comingacross the

mountains,the tiny streams trickling down the mountain side and dryingup at the bottom in the arid land . L et them picture the people diggingnitrate in the dry land .

”

MissMunn says, Simplicity of expression and talkingto the pointare the things that count. If you try to find a job,when the employerinterviews you,it ’s the personwho expresses himselfwell that has the

best chance . Don’t flaunt big,meaninglesswords. Arrange simplewordsin an interesting fashion. D o you remember Lincoln’

s speech at

Get tsyburg? There are no unusualwords there, just an interestingarrangement . Fewpeople are artists,feware musical,butwe all do

talk. Let’s talkwell.A . WIL HE L M .

Musical MoodsOM P OSERS, through their compositions, induce various moods intoour emotional life . Naturally,some of us are more subject tothis type of hypnosis,ifwe may call it that,than others. Some of

the followingcomposers,in certain of theirworks,create the atmosphereor feelingnoted beside the master’s name.

Restless achingand longing.Wagner Feeling of masked power.Schubert Simple,but highly dramatic .

Haydn and Mozart . Simple grandeur.Verdi Free,soaring,mixed emotions.Liszt .Many moods ranging from the ponderous

dirge to the light fantastic .

Greig .Haunted,restless feeling.

Chopin Freedom and verve.

Sullivan (with Gilbert’s librettos) Varyingeffects.from the hauntingly beautiful to the grotesquelyassinine,many times in sharp contrast.

MacD owell and Nevin .Soothingtranquillity.Scriabin . .Eerie, lost feeling.

MACCUBBIN,’

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Nicky,My D ogc Y is one year old It all happened Wednesdayamid gala festivities atwhichwe shouted the appropriate song,gave him a piece of the becandled cake (which under ordinary

conditions he shouldn’t have) and at last bestowed upon him the gifts.You have never seen in all your life a happier youngone,despite the

fact that Daddy gave him (I blush at the thought) a muzzle. Nicky’

s

carefree attitudewas probably due to the fact that even then hewasplanninghowhe’d tramp home from a subsequent excursion,his licenset agj ingling from the shiny newcollar,his ribbon although a bit de jectedlookingas though slightly droopingat the corners of the mouth,stilltied securely,and the obnoxiousgift gone.

Nicky always has had an air about him. Evenwhen after hisbath he rolls in the mud or friskswith the fuzzy raggle- taggle downthe street, he seems to bear in mind his D oberman ancestry and

eventually shakes his fuzzy friend as he does his muddy thighs. But

now,with the passingof Wednesday,Nicky’swhole bearinghas acquireda maturitywhich is truly admirable. As a consequence,we love the

newNicky not exactly more,but differently from the Nickywe foundat the fireside on Christmas morning. The only trouble is, that now,if on one of his frequent,subsequent excursions,he should encounter avenerable S. P. C . A . officer,we,and he also,willwish he hadn ’t beenquite so crafty.

M. S. L Senior Sp.

The mother had discovered her small daughter,Betty, aged three,busily engaged inwashingthe kittenwith soap andwater.Oh,darling,I don’t think the kitty’

s motherwould like thewayyou arewashing her.

“Well,” Betty seriously replied, I really can’t lick it,Mother.

Pedestrian (to boy leadinga skinny mongrel pup) What kind of

a dogis that,my boy?”Boy

—“This is a police dog.

Pedestrian— “That doesn’t look like a police dog.

Boy—

“No,it

’

s in the secret service.

”— Kingston Standard .

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TH E T OW E R L I GH T

School NewsOUR correspondent,who is by no means a Freshman,has some

sentiments concerningour beginning. We have started over again.

With the Freshmen has come an opportunity to make newimpressions,to do thingswewishwe had done last year. The vacationwasvery pleasant,but who amonguswill say he is sorry schoolwith itsrenewed opportunities has started?

The Freshmen seem to be a promisinglot . The girls are beautiful ;the boys,handsome ; and both seem to be adjusting verywell. Despitethe good job done by the Big Brothers and Sisters, there are many of

the more intimate places on the campus towhich the Freshmen havenot been introduced . Maywe suggest the tower,the power house,thelaundry, the kitchen, and the Campus Elementary School? (Not to

mentionparts of the glen.)SOme faces are gone. Some have graduated. Some have married .

Some have decided theywill be happier elsewhere. We miss them all,even if it is selfish of us.

D o you knowThat it is a good thingevery issue of THE TOWER LIGHT is net a

first issue ? Your correspondentwould be tempted to resort ‘ to verseand one Herman Bainder of the poetry department might object .

That beinga Freshman has its advantages? “I’

m sorry,MissSperry,I did not knowthat,” is a very handy sentence to be able to saywithconviction.

That one of the Senior men has had his nose renovated? He expectsbigthings of it . Who is this Apollo by the art of the scalpel? Ask

Teddy Woronka.

That a term of student teachingmakes a great difference in people ?Observe the chastened aspect of the Seniors. (

“What ! Even Senior III?”Well,hardly chastened,but they “ain’twhat they used to be ”)

That the Elementary School children have devised a shield for theirschool ? It isworthwalkingover to their vestibule to see.

That conditions have been so good the Student Council has beenput to the necessity of thinkingupwork,which is good news! Fewpeople have been hurt by thinking.

That the old elementary assembly room (Room 24 to you) has beenequipped with a stage and a radio? Whenwill some soul be braveenough to use these fine facilities?

That the Men’

s Room has been garnishedwith greens? We haveheardwords of approval. We hope the plants live.

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That for the year 1 9 3 2-3 3, the total cost per Towson NormalSchool student,making no allowance for the service rendered the 270

pupils in the elementary school,was for each day student andfor each resident student ?

The average payment for a day studentwas $2 1,the average fora resident student $ 1 94 . The state met the difference. Since then the

tuition has been raised to $ 100for each student,and a boarding studentpays $ 2 1 6 in addition.

Hits and BitsThe UrsinusWeekly,publication of Ursinus College,announces the

shatteringof a newrecord . The radiowas listened to for one full hourwithout the familiar phrase,“We’re Not Afraid of the Big,Bad Wolf,”

beingheard .

A system of adul t education by radio by means of listeningcentersin the Kentucky mountains has been inaugurated by the University ofKentucky.

The Crimson White tellsus of a certain professor at Wisconsin StateCollegewho recommends the old institution of cramming, because itrepresents concentration of the highest order. He further asserts thatmodern psychologists believe knowledge gained more rapidlywill be re

tained longer.The MorrowDormitory at Amherst has been presented a library of

volumes by Mrs. Dwight Morrow,wife of the late ambassadorand trustee of the Union Theological Seminary. Thiswill be the thirddormitory library at Amherst .

Forty of the 70candidateswho reported for the football squad at

Notre Dame in 1 9 3 3 had been captains of their respective prep schoolteams.

Fraternity houses at Rutgers University employ 140students,whosecombined yearly earnings are Most of these menwork atwashingdishes andwaitingon tables.

Accordingto a professor at Washington University,studentswhoaim for

“A”

grades are barren of personality. Thosewho get “C”are

the oneswho move theworld .

BACK TO THE PRIMITIVEHamilton College, also,produces miracle plays. As a part of the

Christmas celebration last year,they acted out three plays from the old

Chester cycle,whichwaswritten down in 1 600. The originalswerepresented by the guilds of the painters,glaziers,and vintners.

SARA LEVIN,34 .

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WESTERN UNIONTO

FRESHMEN,JUNIORS,ALUMNIGIVING DANCE OCTOBER 1 2 STOP SOFT LIGHTSSWEET

MUSIC STOP FLOOR SMOOTH DECORATIONS SWELL STOPWILL YOU BE THERE STOP SAVE ME A DANCE

SENIOR CLASS

Recital by Mr. JackensE have started our assembly concert seasonwell. On Tuesdaythe 1 8 th,Mr. Robert Jackens,basso,gave us a program of songs.The selectionswereDeath Island (D ie Toteninsel) Hugo WolfThe Wanderer (D er Wanderer) Schubert

The Double (D er Doppelganger) SchubertThe Bowl of Roses Robert ClarkeI Love You Truly .Carrie Jacobs BondAria of the High Priest,Sarastro,from the

“Magic Flute .Mozart

Mr. Jackens sangthe first three selection and the last one in German.

His singingis characterized by excellent tone quality,enthusiasm,anddramatic power. Mr. Jackenswas ably accompanied by Mr. L eo Dooley,pIanIst .

Mr. Jackens is connectedwith the Baltimore Civic Opera Company,which gives Baltimore attractive operatic performances. We are hopingthatwe shall become better acquaintedwith these before the year is over.

I hear your son’

s at college.

Yep.

”

How’s he doing?Pretty good,I guess; he’s taking three courses. I

’

ve just paid outten dollars for Latin, t en dollars for Greek,and a hundred dollars forScotch.

”

3? 3!

The lastword in aircraft z— Jump.

ai a s s

Coquettish Co-cd Howdo you like my newhat ?”Cadet (absently) Fine. But you have a run in one.

”— S/eipper .

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NewD efinition— A monologue is a conversationwith the professorwhose course you are flunking.— Siren.

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Revelations I; 34-3 5HEREwas a time (whenwewere freshmen) thatwe envied theeditor of this column. But neverthelesswe offer to you thismonth’

s

findingswith the hope that the extra-curricular activities of the

student bodywill be a little more obvious and a grea t deal less seriousfrom this time on.

We can’t help butwonder if a Mr. Kulackiwould be flattered to

knowthat it has taken three men to fill his place ; namely, FrankZeichner — o rchestra,Myron Mezick— soccer, and Melvin Cole in the

dormitories. Wewonder.Who can deny that Post has not been faithful to the Eastern Shore?

Surely,Edward is an honorable man. D o they live near each other,Ed ?Wewonder,too,if the dormitory advocates of the fourth year for

the I. A . are growingor diminishingin number?It has been brought to our attention that one girl,a freshman,lost

five hats last year. We might suggest that that ismuch healthier thanlosing your head but once.

If youwould put to test the proverb, Absence makes the heartgrowfonder” keep an eye on Schwanebeck and Johnson,and if you bedisillusioned,turn your attention to Benbow.

Andwe offer as a model of clandestine love,R. and M. Whowouldhave guessed it ?

Cheer up,Malcolm! We overheard a freshman exclaim of a boywho grewup in three years. Wewanted to console Harperwith thisbut the case seems too hopeless.Looks as though Ed Turner is out to put the Big-Brother System

on its feet again. Those in charge of next year’s registration might dowell to observe hist echnique.

Wewould be grateful if Wheelerwould make up his mind . Or

has he lost it ?There are a fewwho cannot understandwhy Charlie Meigs omitted

the Richmond Hall Parlor on the Map of Play D ay. Orwouldn’t heknow?

The fact that a salamander took leave of the science room mightprove some mighty interestingthings about salamanders,of course .

Assumingthat there is a Baltimore Safety Council and assumingthat it is competent— how, then, did it overlook Mr. Minnegan

’

s car ?

Whatwill the twelfth of October bring to Ed Brumbaugh— o r

better yet,whomwill Ed bringthe twelfth of October?24


We understand that the president of the school orchestra has beenconductinga symphony along the railroad tracks. Just an old, old

story in a modern setting.Andwe knowof the youngman,who,when accused of philander

ing, thought that it meant some form of philanthropy. Aswe lookabout uswe are prone to agreewith him in no small measure.

Can it be that those two masters, or rather mistresses of the

terpsichorean art are unaware of the comments they bring forth each

night in the Newell Hall Foyer?Our bestwishes to Jimmy Tear,who,we hear,has been confined

to the sofa in the Parlor for the past twoweekswith a sprained ankle.

Wewould like to use it ourselves sometime,Jimmy.

Glee Club0 you like to sing? We do, too. That iswhywe are in the

Glee Club . A songin our hearts and a song on our lips dowonders toward making us happier persons.

Last Commencement day our hearts sank a bit,when our fortyeight trained Senior Glee Club memberswalked up to get the diplomas

thatwere to take them from us. But thoughwe miss them now,andshall never forget our past comradeship in troubles and triumphs,yetwe are all inspired by our neworganization. We have two “

old”fourth

year Seniorswith us again,FrancesFanton and Mary Rogatchotf. Besideswe have our four year Senior,Mr. Johnson,who has just joined the GleeClub ranks,and Mr. Mezickwho has come to us as a fourth year seniorfrom Salisbury. We have forty old

”Seniors,two newJuniors,eighteen

“old

”

Juniors,and last,but not least,forty-nine newFreshmen,thirtytwo girls and seventeen men. Our total enrollment is one hundred and

thirteen. Counting out the student teachers, this means tha t ourAssembly Glee Club group numbers between ninety and one hundred .

We are strongin numbers,and in ability andwillingness towork. MissWeyforth is bristlingwith songs for the coming year, and everyone iscertain of hard practice,but of happiness,too .

Our officers are

EM IL Y Ross. President

DOROTHY L ORENZ Vice-President

EL INOR WIL SON . .SecretaryABRAHAM BERL IN . L ibrarian

EDWARD MAGCUBBIN Accompanist

TH E T’

OWER L IG H T

The Orchestra0 far this year the

‘

Normal School Orchestra has devoted its energiesto reorganization,sincewewere so unfortunate as to lose by graduation nine members,several ofwhom held key positions. We should

like to keep all of our good members indefinitely but that isnot thewayof schools. However,we are fortunate in that several dependable members are stillwith us to assist in the reorganization. So far our membership is as follows

FIRST VIOL INS

Frank Zeichner,Concert Master

MorrisHofiman,

Asst. Concert MasterMalcolm DaviesLouise Wenk

CEL L O

Herman Bainder

CL ARINET

Harold GoldsteinORGAN

Eleanor LoosCORNET

Eleanor Sterbak Rebecca HowardME L L OPHONE puma

Barbara Bartlett Charles Haslup

Several freshmen students are tryingout for cello and violins. The

successful oneswill be admitted to the Orchestra later on.

As a part of the instrumental activities,a string ensemble has beenformed of violins,cello,and bass. Two or three combinations of in

struments are possible in thisgroup,sometimes all,sometimes only violinsandwith orwithout piano. This ensemble provides further Opportunityfor more advanced players.

On Sunday,October 7,Frank Zeichner played the Bach-GounodAve Maria for the Y. W. C. A . candlelight service.

JapanJapan is a country far across the ocean. The people that live there

are very difl’erent from us. Their skin is yellow. The rich peoplewearlong silk kimonos. The poor peasantswear clothes made from coarsecotton. Theywear a bright sash called an obi. Theywearwoodenshoeswhich they always take ofi before they enter the house. They donot sit on chairs likewe do,but sit on cushions. Instead ofwritingwith

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SE COND VIOL INSHelene DavisPauline MuellerFrancesWaltmeyer

Hilda WalkerMartha HollandDOUBL E BASS

Charles J. HopwoodSAX OPHONE

Ruth Kreis,E flatJohn Klier,C Melody

TH E T OW E R L IGH T

a pen theywritewith a brush. Some of the people still use j inrikishasfor traveling. LOISSHOENHEID ER,Grade Three.

Hamilton School .

Welcome

IM E marches on! After a delightful summer vacation came September and the beginningof another year at Normal. Accompanyingthis newyear came newhopes,newideals and newenthusiasm

in the mind of each Student at the Maryland State Normal School.The returningSeniors and Juniors quickly found their places as

they had left them in June but to the Freshmen this newsituationwasmore difficult to meet. It is to these thatwewish to say

“Welcome.

”

We desire above everythingelse that you,Freshmen, feel your placesof importancewith us. May you begin,at once,to take an active partin all the school activities and may your list of friends be increasedthrough associationwith newacquaintances here. We are all membersof the Student Bodyworkingtogether as one unit.

The year is ahead of us. May our growth continue and our hopes

be realized ! RUTH KREIS.

The Campus School BannerHEN the CampusSchoolwas built,the childrenwanted a designfor a shield to stand for the CampusSchool. Before the designswere made, the school chose maroon and gold for the school

c

pll

qrs. It seemed to everyone that the colors should be used in the

S'

e d.Each child in the fourth,fifth,sixth,and seventh gradeswasgiven

a chance to design a shield . After aweek or two the best Shields fromeach gradewere given to the committee. The shieldswere displayed on

the bulletin board for everyone to see. After awhile the Student Councilselected the best designs. The Seventh Gradeworked the five designsover in the school colors on large sheets ofwhite paper. Then the

children voted for the design that they thought best represented our

school. Iwas very proud and happywhen I learned that my bannerhad been chosen.

My banner has a maroon backgroundwith a gold torch on each

side. On the upper left side is a globe, and on the lower right is a

book. I did not make my design because I liked to draw,but becauseso many people liked it that it made me think of puttingit into thecontest.

Theworld stands for the placeswe study about . The red standsfor sunlight that makes boys and girls healthy. The torches guide andlead us. The book stands for our heroes. BIL L Y BENSON,Grade VI.

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TH E TOWE R L I G H T

School No. 63

Baltimore,Md .

September 14,19 34 .

Dear Miss Rutledge,Our classwants to thank you for your charming talk on England

and for showingus all those lovely things.Thismorninga girl from our class brought in some more nice things

from England. Amongthemwere the British flagand some old,old,English money,some dating back to 1 701 . Another child brought ina couple of plates made in England. One is over a century old . One

little girl found out howmuch your theatre ticket and program cost.Itwas in our money. We hope to learn more things too .

I’

m surewe all hope to see you again real soon and have you talkon that very interesting country,England.

Sincerely yours,BL OOMA KANTER,6Bl .

Miss Herman’

s Class.

L aughsD o you knowhowto tell a professor from a student ?”Oh,all right,have it your ownway and tell it.”

“Ask himwhat ‘it’ is,and if he says it ’s a pronoun,he’s a professor.

3! 3?

She —“I don

’t think that English course did you any good. You

still end every sentencewith a preposition.

”

Schoolmaster— “This makes the

‘ fifth time that I have had to

punish you thisweek. What have you to say for yourself.

”

Pupil— “I’

m glad it ’s Friday.”— Exchange.

3? 3?3b

I recently got twenty dollars for a collectIon of poems.Yeah,fromwhom?The Express Company— they lost them.

9? 33‘ 3?

Priscilla,what does B. C.— A. D. mean?

“Be careful— after dark.

at 3! 33 31°

It isn’t sanitary, protested the traveler, to have the house builtover the pig-Sty like that .”

Well,I dunno, replied the farmer,we ain’t lost a pigin fifteenyears. — Automobilist.

9?

What model is your car?”“That’s no model ; it ’s just a horrible example.

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TH E T OWE R L IGH T

Sports SlantsHE newschool year seems barely to have started and alreadythe comingsports season is underway. The two fall sports— soccerand hockey— of course,hold sway.What are the prospects of the V arsity soccer team? The Maryland

Collegiate Champions of 19 3 3 have a team that is practically intact,Leonard Kulacki beingthe only player missing.

The present varsity season appears to be just as successful as thatof last yearwhen the team remained undefeated and untied throughtwelve games. Already the squad under the most able tutelage of Coach

D on Minnegan,sports two victories. After defeatingthe All-Stars of

the Baltimore Soccer League 2 - 1,the Normalites pounced on the Maryland TrainingSchool for Boys 3 -0.

The encouragingelement in the newseason is the fact that thereare a number of freshmenwho have had experience . Coach Minneganreports an ample supply of reserves making it possible for him to Showtwo players for each position. The newer faces include Mezick,Smith(Towson), and John Wheeler on the forward line ; Bennett,Ubersax,and Resigno,halfbacks; Tipton and DougMeigs,backfield,and Lernerand Fischal.

Notice : (A reminder in case they have forgotten or do not knowis herewith tendered to the male freshmen : that it is the custom of the

members of their class to challenge the upper classmen in sports) .

What have the girls been doingin theway of sports? Newfaces,aswell as old,are seen in thewell-known game of hockey. Competitionto make the teamswill be held the firstweek of November. It shouldbe keen.

The freshmen are showingupwell in practice there being4 5 out .

The seniors,although two classes are student teaching,number about 20,five more than the juniors,the majority ofwhom are from the first orsecond team of last year.

One of the interestingreports handed out states the fact that soona hockey league for men is to be established in Baltimore . Those members of the male sexwho think that the sport is strictly feminine and

uncomplimentary to their “rough and readiness” Should t ry it . Manyof the girls might testify differently as to feminism.

A good number of the V arsity soccer gameswill be played at

home . Those who recall last season, remember the large crowd thatthrilled at our success over Western Maryland College. L et the teamknowwe are behind it by beingpresent on the field . The scheduleprovides for a meetingwith some of the lead ingcollege teams in the state.

THE OD ORE WoRONxA,Senior III.

FAIRFAX BROOKS,Senior III.29

TH E T OWE R L IG H T

Blues Win on PlaydayL UES Overwhelm Reds by Score of 1 50 to 1 30. However the

result may be stated,the important thingis not mentioned. Thefact that everyone participated in an enjoyable afternoon,spelled

success to the fifth annual play day in the history of the Maryland StateNormal School.

On Wednesday,September 26, at P. M. both students and

faculty joined in the exerciseswhich included singing,cheering,marching,and dancing. Who doesnot recall the lining up of the two factions,the cheers thatwere given by both groups, the marching about thefields —or the dancing L ed

,by the booming drum of lanky Ed . Turner,

the Blues and the Reds marched up and down the field in military- likefashion. To the accompaniment of the music of members of the

Orchestra,everyone then sang “Stand Up and Cheer. The newmembers of the school acted like upper classmen as they formed in largecircleswith the others and played “Looby L oo” and

“Did You EverSee a Lassie. The freshmen men especially proved themselves apt .

The dispersal of all participants signaled the start "of sports activi

ties; indoor baseball,volley ball,tennis,kickball,touchdown pass,dodgeball,horse-shoes,miniature soccer,hockey,etc. Faculty played just asenthusiastically as students,so the events quickly got underway.

Before all had been concluded,newchampionswere crowned,newfriends had been made,and old friendships renewed .

THEOD ORE WORONKA,Senior III.

Who’s Who in Good PostureOOD posture is an asset that everyone should strive to attain.

Unfortunately the numberwho maintain this seems to be small.We hope all our students have the knowledge of howtowalk

and stand well, but the .following are the fewwho seem to do so

habitually. We hope that therewill be other names added to this list80011 .

SENIORS

Betty BarnwellCarolyn GrayClaire PiehlerCatherine RiggsEleanore SterbakVirginia Wilson

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JUNIORSDorisMiddletonMiriam Vogelman

FRESHMAN

Edith JonesRuth SpicerElizabeth Trott

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The Poets’ Autumn

A NewCourseBigBugs in BiologyExcerpts fromEx-Columnist'sDiaryIn h agination

Winged Horse SenseA Sane Way for Looking a t Armament andDisarmament

The Roosevelt Revolution and the CounterRevolutionBook ReviewsA DreamReal izedEditorialsThe Lure of Cape CodHis Last StormMeteors for You

Normal School Sportligh tCase StudyAdvertisements

TH E TOW E R L I G H T

Acorns ripe down-pa tteringWh ile the Autumn breezessing

Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield,The ir furrowoft the Stubborn glebe has broke ;Howjo’

cund did they drive the ir team afield !Howbow’

d thewoods beneath their sturdy stroke .

T. GRAY

Season ofmists and mellowfruitfulnessClose bosom-friendsof the maturing sun.

All aroundleavessere and brown,brown rust lingover the ground .As they movelike scuttling mice,awh ispering soundEverywheretrees tall and starkblackly e tched,of leaf-dress"barePiteous creaturesShive ring inthe frosty air.

EL EANOR L . BOW L ING,’

28 .

Then twiligh t pink and amberAnd a passing promise of snowIswh ispered through the velvetwood,When the autumnmoon is low.

DEL L RAL BY .

The banked dark clouds in stem arrayWhere evening meets the night ."

LIL L IAN SUN D ERG IL L ,’

29.

0wildweStwind,though breath ofAutumn’

s being,Thou fromwhose unseen presence the leaves deadAre driven,l ike ghosts from an enchanter flee ing,Yellow,and black,and pale and hectic red,Pestilence-strickenmultitudes.

SHEL L EY.


No sun— no moon!No morn— no noon

No dawn— no dusk— no proper time of dayNo sky

— no earthly viewNo distance looking blue

No road— no street— no“

t’

Other side thewayNo end to any RowNo indicationswhere the CrescentsgoNo top to any steeple

No recognitionsof familiar peopleNo courtesiesfor showing ’

emNo knowing ’

em!0 travelling a t all— no locomotion,o inkling of theway— no notionNogo— by land or oceanNo ma il— no postNo news from any fore ign coast

No ark— no ring— no afternoon gentil ityo company— no nobility

Nowarmth,no cheerfulness— no healthful case,No comfortable feel in anymember

No shade,no sh ine,no butterflies,no bees.

No fruits,no flowers,no leaves,no birds.

November !THOMASHOOD .

All Saint’

s Eve

Black and orange streamersLend an eerie air

Pumpkins,broomsticks,Goblins,sprites,WitchesThere .

We irdDark grimAnd grotesqueHallowe ’

eenworldShadowsglower; lightsPlat ing,flicker then dim


M etamorphosis

Nigh tEmpty of students,desolate,The silent schoolGazes anxiously for the Dawn,Alone

DawnThe eyelidsof the morningOpen cautiouslyTo V iewa grimbuilding,Promise

MorningPulsatingwi th life,A vibrant Norma lStandsupon the campus,RCJOICIHg

LEONARD WOOL F,Freshman IV

November

A rustling,Of l ittle frigh tened thingsBefore awind .A thin cryThe l ine of th in treesstark to the skyThe swift line ofwing,sharp to the sky.

And in the hush

The troubled hushDeep,DeepA bleeding .

M . DOUG L AS.


Prelud e

Handsofmen builded of brick and stoneA school— and placed i t clean in thewindOn a h ill .Deep silence followed clamor .The school looked quietly outOn the h illshugging the ir purple,On the shimmering green of summermists;Felt the tinge ing of autumn leaves,And held close the deep joy of nights alone .

Outside— nature .

Inside the long newhalls— a loneliness.

Echoesof the first footfalls— thin and hollow.

Soon came a thronging of echoes,Camework and children’

s laughter .Some thing began to stirwi th in the buildingA slowclumsy awakening to a spirit .All lonelinessfled .

It seemed as though in two great kind handsWas held a lowl igh t-sh ielded .And a voice from the mists of all BeginningCried,“Here is a building .Youwho are richwith understandingAndwise in thewaysof beautyM ake of this a holy place .

MARGUERITE SIMM ONS,’

34.

ED ITOR'

SNOTE :

In a let ter of Joy Elmer Morgan,Editor of the National Educa tion Association

Journal,toMissRut ledge,we pridefullymore tha t in the AmericanEduca tionWeek acket

for kindergarten-primary teachers,Marguerite Simmons'

lovely poem, Prelu e,"is

beingused . It appeared in a previousTOWER L IGHT,but is again quoted so thatwe mayenjoy it once more .


November

Autumn ingay and daring brillianceFlauntshermagic pennons.

All theworld issanguine,And to itssong there ’

s dance and laughter.

November,bleak and cruel,stripsnature of her lovelinessAnd leaves

'

a gaunt remnant of a former glory.A piercingwindwa ils a lowlamentTo procla im the end of a dreary task .

SOPHIA L EUTNER.

Nightof NightsSoft breezesblew— and the starsshone throu h a hazymistOh,lovely night of nightswhenwe first ha met .

The starsshone brigh ter,the airwas filledwith sweet perfurme .

Silent,beside me he stood— youth and strength .

E . GOOD HAND ,Senior VI .

School 99,Grade 5B

BRIEF SCIENCE FACTS

We have a balanced aquarium in our roomwhich has in it fish,plants,sna ils,and a tadpole .

The oak,sycamore,and honey locust are treeswe have studied .On a

’

science tablewe have some fruits from the treeswe havestudied .Lastweekwe made some leaf t ints.

We have studied all the parts0 the marigold and zinnia .

Edward Burkhardtmade a collection of insectsduring the summerandwe have it in our room.

In our insect boxwe had a prayingmantisand some grasshoppersA turtle also lives in our room.

FromThe Cloa ttcrer* Room28 .

*An experimwt at newspaperwritingbeing' carried on inMissD eppenbrock'

sFifth

Grade class.

TH E TOW E R‘

L I G H T

A NewCourseAVE you beenwondering a t the significance of the table in the

ma in library captioned Educa tion 400? Th is tablewas reservedby the Fourth Year Senior Specials for exh ibiting materia l

of the ir Educationa l Elective Course . By the time th is article appears,the table may be labelled Capita lism,or Fascism.

The Educa tional Elective Coursewas a newone,designed for a

newgrou students voluntarily re turning for a fourth year . Itwasfel t tha t t isgroupwould bema ture enough to benefit from an electiveseminar course,such as is offered graduate students of all h igher universities. Such a course designates the meeting of a group of facultyand students,to discuss vita l questions.

The outcomes of the first meeting,were that all the studentswholeheartedly declared in favor of the course,and thatmeetingswereto be held in the form of informa l discussions guided by chosen problems. Nowwha twere these problemsto be? No intelligent person cantoday glance a t a newspaper, turn on his radio,or sim lywatch the

ordinary flowof life about him,wi thout be ing literal y engulfed bythe present and future issuesof theworld .

The first problemwe a ttackedwas this: Wha t afloat do Capita lism,Communism,and Fascism bane on tbsschools in the countries in mbich thesetypes ofgovernment exist? Th is is a big order . It necessita tesmuch reading,sane th inking,and intepre ting,butwe find i t to be a significantproblem,and a challenge .

Thatwe may both understand the big movementsof the day,andbe able to a ply our understanding intell igently,we have includedattendance 0 specia l meetings,movies, radio programs and outsidespeakers in our scope of activities. We have tried to base our discussionson the resul tsof sane research,ra ther than on the coloring of ourpersonal emotions and a ttitudes. In studying the Communism of

Russia,we considered the Russian background geograph ically andh istorically,through talksgiven by Mr . Wal ther and MissBader . Aninsigh t into the first and second Five Year Plans,gave us a basis forinterpreting the present trends ofRussian educa tion and mode of life .

Canyou see a value in such a course? D o you fee l i t is a good thingfor a teacher to bewell-informed and sane concerning the burning problems of a seething,and nigh topsy-turvyworld— problems tha t mustbe faced,e ither hysterically or sanely?We invite you to talk to us about th is course,and to look over

our materialwh ich may be found in the library and in the browsingroom. We find i t stimulating !


Big Bugs in BiologyIt

’

s a longway from amphioxusIt

’

s a longway to usIt

’

s a longway from amphioxusTo the meanest human cus.

It’

s goodbye fins and gill slits,Welcome skin and hair .It

’

s a longway from amph ioxusButwe came from there .

And so you see howsome of the biology is learned at that one andonlyplace,WoodsHole,M ass. All you Freshmen inScience 101would

be de igh tedwi th your course ifyou could just but knowsome of thesedelightful people thatwrite your booksaboutM itosisand Maturationand Cleavage and all those most awful processes you are striving tounderstand .

The students of the Marine Biological Labora tory learn to knowsuch people asWilson,Parker,Conklin,Morgan,Newman,Stockardand other textbook friends. They are real friends to them. And theysing in thisstrain about them.

There are bugs tha t make ushappyThere are bugs tha t make ussoreThere are bugs tha t spo il our dispositionsTillwe neverwant to see themmore .

There are bugsso very complicatedThat the ir heads from ta ilswe cannot tellBut the bugs tha t fill our heartswith sunsh ineAre the bugs from the M .E .L .

Like all of us,these big bugsdo funny th ingsand have very interesting experiences. Did you knowthat Dr . Morganwho did theworkon drosphila,the fruit fly,won the Nobel Prize last year? You shouldhear him tell about his trip to Stockholm last spring to receive the

prize . It isnice to knowa manwho has had such a distinction bestowed upon him.

I can tell you a funny joke on Dr . Parker . At WoodsHole yourappetite issimply tremendousand you are alwaysea ting betweenmeals.

Wewere all go ing off on a collecting trip on the labora tory boa t . D r.

Parkerwas standing on thewharf eating a 10c pie,watch ing usgetstarted . “

My,but th ispie is tough ! he sa id . We all laughedwhenwe looked up and sawhewas biting through the paper plate,pie andall.

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JULYSunday,I

— Boy! Th is is the life ! Plenty of good books,tins and tinsof tobacco,hours and hours of time and I

’

m in the center of it all !

Don’ twake me up!Wednesday,4

— Celebrated the 4th by shooting fireworks into the millions of stars tha t are visible from the upper decks. The excitementproved a little too much and 2 A .M . found mewrap ed in a l ightcoa t and stretched out in a comfy arm-cha ir on the ore deck . Thegentle Swish ing of thewa ter aga inst the

fprowof the boa t soon lulled

me into’

a doze fromwh ich Imust have allen asleep . I awoke aboutA .M .,a lmost frozen and sl igh tly damp . I’mwriting th is as I lie

here toasting inmy upper bunk .

Sa turday,7— Home aga in! And a le tte r awa iting tha t conta ined an in

vitation to visi tmy bachelor cousin,Carl,inNewYork . Says to comeup the th irdweek ofJuly . Hooray ! At last — oneweek inN.Y . Secretambi tionNo . 5 come true !!

Sa turday,2 8—

4 a .m.

— So this is N.Y. I’

ve been here '

since 5 o'

clockyesterday eve and I believe I'vewalked a t least th irtymiles. Carl metme,checked my th ings,and started me tour . ” I

’

ve seen the EastSide,the Bowery (where the bums sleep on the sidewa lkwith the irheads on old newspaper or rags for a pillow) . Ch inatown,where inspite of my better judgment,my skinwould go all

“ goose-fleshy.

I’

ve seen the business district and severa l millions of buildings as a

side dish Th isCarl is awonderful fe llow. He knows the cost ofconstruction of nearly every building and the r ental on any floor !Whataman! Had a late dinner at the Hote l Taftwhere I l istened toEmil Ve lasquez 'music asI dined Finished u inGreenwich V illage .

Te ll youmore about it tomorrow or shoul I say today?

Sa turday, 2 8 —I o.3 o a .m.

— Dear little book,I don't knowwhere to

start . The V illage is such a kale idoscopic place . We visited nearlyevery place in the V illage,including the a telier of some ofCarl ’s artistfriends The last placewas the “

G ipsy Tavern,” a qua int littleplacewhere in you are ch iseled for drinks,cigarettes,carfare evenyour handkerch ief! Everyone talks as loud,sings as loud,and dancesjust as he feels like do ing the tables arewide boards onwh ichappear the names ofmany of the stage and screen thewalls are

nearly coveredwith pencil and crayon ske tches the orchestra isthe best I ever heard it

'

s all crazy,Bohemian,topsy-turvy .

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AUGUSTTbursday,2

— We ll,I leave for home tomorroweve . Almost a fullweekinN.Y. and I

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ve been everywhere. The Park Central and Joe Reichman'

s

orchestra,the Casino and Eddie Duchin,theWaldorf-Astoria and the irfifty

-piece orchestra . Wha t a lace !! The Art Museum,the Museumof

Na tural History, the newewYork Museum, the Library,RadioCity and the Music Hall Riverside Drive the Bronx 2 00,where in I met many charming artist peoplewhowere sketch ing theanimal life I

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ll be t I haven’ t had thirty hours of sleep since I'vebeen here ! Poor Carl ! I guesshe '

s just about done in!

Friday,3— Surprise ! I’m not go ing home after all !! My cousin,M ac,who has a place in the Berksh ire Hills of M assachuse tts dropped in

Carl 'splace th ismorning and he ’

s takingme up there for a fewweeks!We leave tomorrownigh t .Wednesday,8

— I’

ve been here four daysnowand I still can'tget used tothe cold,cold,weather . Imaginewearing two swea ters and a coa t inAugust ! And the people laugh a t theway I speak they should hearsome of the galsfromSouthernM aryland !

Gee,th is is God 's country . We’re three and a half miles up a

mounta in side and the same distance from the nearest ne ighbor .I run around in M ac

’

s old Star truck . It possesses fourwheels,verylittle brakes,and steers like a sa ilboa twithout a keel ! Lots of fun

going down a narrow,dirt,mounta in road .Wednesday, zz -Almost threeweeks are gone and I

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ve ga ined tenpounds,picked raspberries,blackberries,huckleberries,and blueberries milked cows,pitched hay,choppedwood,and pumpedwa terfrom awe ll walked out two pa irs of shoes and seen deer,redsquirre ls,mounta in lions and fox learned to do the Square Dance,V irginia Reel,Round Dance,e tc It still seems funny to me

Wednesday,zg— Rece ived ma il from the L A . gang today . Kinsey's a

councillor a t a cam in the Adirondacks M aleski (sometimescalledMose) is a lifeguar a t one of the park

pools,Silverman(who had sev

eral aliases) is a lso councillor but a t a ay camp in Green Spring valley Clayman ismana inga barbecue lunch over a t Park Circle andsayshe ’

s seen numbers0 the Normal School crowd there a t intervalsduring the summer Bachman isalsoworking a t one of the poolsNicholsisvacationing a t Salsibury and OceanCity Gee,but Imissthe bunch there neverwas a better gang of fellows

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SEPTEMBERSa turday,z

— We ll,here I am,righ t backwhere I started from. Goodold desk Little book,even tho '

you are trave l-worn,you still lookgood to me becausewi th in you are contained some of the best experiencesofmy life .

HERMAN M IL L ER,’

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fi fiD‘e—ffib

In ImaginationI amwhat Iwill myself to be .

Though theworld make me a part of itI amstill my own.

If I say to myself,“You are no morta l ; you are a star,Then I am a starAnd I ascend the black skyAnd laugh down a t the earth .

My spirit canmake me the !green earth too .

I cover deep mines of old .

I am a home for a fiel of cornAnd I am richwith ye llowpumpkins,Better than gold .Silk-skinned molesburrowthrou h my heart,And I amhappy because I amLi e .

I can be the richest in all theworldIf theworld shouldwill i t ofme .

I can build happinessOr I can tear it apart .I canmake a na tionOr I canwreck itwith the havoc ofwar.

But Iwould rather sit inmy lonely room,A nega tive among a million othersThan be of reality and buy theworld .Iwant no riches.

Iwant only my thoughts tha t canmake ofmeThe Life and the Ligh t of the Universe .

MARGARET COOL EY,Senior I.

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Winged Horse Sense

was indeed an unusually delightful experience tha t the M arylandta te Teachers enjoyedwhen Joseph Auslander sharedwith them

ofhisthou hts,exquisite in beauty ; and,inso doing,revealeda charmin personality,commensura tewith his poetry . Before readin two 0 hispoems,Mr. Auslander in ur ingus to think a l ittle less0 l ife inmaterial termssa id, I plea for poetic fa ith— in th ingsyou cannot sell or buy— th ings of the spirit The Lincoln I believein is ten feet tal l,whose stove pipe ha t brushes the stars The L in

coln I believe in is lonely,sick at heart The Lincoln I believe in isa lover of people,a dreamer,a

dpoe

twho hasmade mistakes,butwho

saved a nation. I thinkwe nee tha t kind of believingmore and more .

We are too cynical and hard . I shallgowi th the ch ildren,because thechild makes and l ives in hisworld The ch ild doesn’ t believe 'in

dreams; he is a dream. He does not have to enter the kingdom,it iswith in him I love the pure,lovely,horizontal look tha t ch ildrenhave . When a child looks a t a flower,a sunset,a toy or a doll,he istha t flower,or tha t sunset,he becomes tha t toy or doll . WilliamBlakedid tha t,hewas a ch ild all his life . Civilization’

s greatest curse is— growing 1

33 . We become educated The lovely identificationwith

dreams is e neared out of us. We become modern, ood citizensmiserable people . Blake,on comin back from awal on awet daysa id,“

I have just seen a tree full 0 angels and touched the skywi thmy spl

ick. And he did a ch ildwould understand tha t ; it 'sonlywethat on’

t

In rela ting his first experience talkingwith a group of children,Mr . Auslander told howin answer to his question,“Wha t isPoe try?"a l ittle girl of e ight years,who looked as if she had just finishedwash ing her face in a bowl of star-dust— she had tha t star-strickenlook sa id,“ I think I'll tell you firstwha t prose is Prose is allstra i ht up and down the margins. Poetry isW iggly,andwhen youswal owi t,i twiggles inside .

With the reading of two ofhis oems,Joseph Auslander closed hislecture to rush off to catch a tra in orNewJersey,leaving beh ind himan admiring audiencewh ich had become enveloped inanewand delightful a tmosphere of dreams.

M . S. L .


A Sane W ay for Looking at Armament

and Disarmament for theUnited States

Address by D R . JAMEST. SHOTWEL L

O a ttempt to reproduce the fine address given by Dr . Shotwellto the teachers ofM aryland on Friday afternoon,Octoben26,1 934 could do i t justice for the clarity of though t,the sincerity,

and forceful delivery of the speaker h imselfwould be lost . Suffice ithere tomention a fewof the salient factsasunderstood by amore eagerthan capable l istener.Before theWorldWarwe though t peace a mora l a ttitude . In 1914

the problem of peace ceased to be theoretic and became vivid reality .We adopted the slogan: “Th isWar is a War to End War . Howcanwe rid ourselves of the menace ofwar? The problem of getting rid ofwar isso newand the instrument ofwar so old tha t it constitutes thegrea test problemof our time . War hasbuilt aswell asdestroyed civilizations. It has been the instrument bywh ich humanity has been sureof itsgame . Our task liesinusing the inte lligencewe have and awakeningour powers of observation and interpreta tion in dealingwith the

problem.

The problem of armaments aswe knowi t today developed as a

result of the industrial revolutionwhen steel became ava ilable for usein the making of instruments of destruction. The AmericanCivil War

marked the first great epoch in th is transition to the use of armaments.

Since then each country has been trying towin the race in accumulatingmore andmoreweaponsof defence and ofl'

ense . In dealingwith theproblem a country should ask itself,“D o I need armaments? If you

are in a situationwhere you need armamentsyou need the best .M any people believe tha t the World War came out of the race in

armaments. Th is is hardly true . The World Warwas the resul t of asituation inEuropewh ich rested

pfpon the though t tha twarwasneces

sary in order to enforce rights. armaments are legal,then one can

drawthe logical conclusion tha twar is legal . The World Warwas aschool for progress in the science of destruction,for a t its conclusionwe had advanced centuries ahead of theretofore . Progress since thenhasbeengrea ter than during thewar itself.

Howarewe to dealwith th is grea t problem of armaments? In

Americawe tried to dealwith i t by dissociating it fromother problems.

Peoplemust stop th inking that by deciding upon arithmetical symbols

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such as :3 and expecting nations to reduce the ir armamentsproport ionately they have reached the solution. The era of ari thma ic in our

history of armamentsiscontrary to common sense .

The Disarmament Conference recently adjourned and,deemed afailure by many,accom lishedwork of valuewh ichwe have fa iled toreal ize . Although i t di not accomplish the M

possible in ap lying the

arithmetical formulasdesired,i t did carry the nowledge o the problemof disarmament far and gave usvaluable scientific technique of usein the hoped for solution.

The problemofdisarmament isnot yet solved because the countriesinvolved persist in putting armaments before secur i ty . Securi is a

mental state . It acts l ike a state of health . If you have i t you 0nor

knowtha t you do . Only those sufferin fromweaknessofhea l th arriveat a realization. There are two kinds0 securi ty— artificial and natural .Na tural security is the healthy t e of security and l ies in safe ty fromdan er. The grea ter the distance omdanger,the greater the securi ty .In t e broadest sense the United Stateshas the utmost natural security,forwith oceans on e ither side of her she iswell protected frommostfore ign powers. All countries are not so fortunate . Inmost of themarmamentsmust take the place of na tural barriers. The degree of

securi ty becomes less and less asmodern transportation and communicationnarrowsdistance . The rapiditywithwh ich a irplanesmake longdistance flights and prove the ir powers as carriers a t sea shows howeasily they may endanger security .

Canwege t rid ofwar? If so,then therewill be no need for armaments. It is doubtful,however,tha twe shall ever be rid ofwar. At

any ra te,wewill not sto warsbymerely denouncing them. Wemustfind effective substitutes orwar. These substitutesmust not fa il in a

crisis. The morewe trust them the more instrumenta l theywill be ineservingpeace . Today there are three effective substitutesforwariplomacy, the World Court,and arb itra tion throu h the League of

Na tions. Towhat extent theywill be supported an used for the promotion of peace and securi ty rema ins to be seen.

Reported by AD E L AID E TOEER.


The Rooseve lt Revo lution and

the Counter Revolution

By WIL L DURANT

E are to use the termRoosevelt Revolution only very looselyasRoosevelt is a conservatist and his aim is to preserve the

essential factors of the Ama ican Economic System of l ife .

We of the 20th century are viewing a four fold drama : l st,a conflict be tween the East and West,i.e .,a conflict between the Orient andthe Occident -

a conflict inwh ich Japan ismaking a violent effort tothrowOff the dominance of Europe . zud,a ba ttle between religionand athe ismwh ich isof a grea ter importance to every na tion and everyindividua l than the conflict between the East and West . Our verycivilization isbased on be lief in a spiritual power . M any na tionshaverisen and fallen during th is ba ttle butwe,of the 20th century,are tosee the supreme struggle of Christianity for life . 3rd,Democracy vs.

dicta torsh ip— awar of politica l methods. Democracy has made us

rich and today it hasmade us poor . A dicta tor hasspreadwealth buthas taken away the freedom and liberty of the people . True,men are

not created equal— but all can and should have equal righ ts. To th isend,democracywas established ; today only the English speaking eo

ple stand for democracy . 4th,the struggle of Economic Systems. he

Roosevelt Revolution is a result of the concentra tion ofwea lth bya fewpeople . Aspreviously stated,men are crea ted unequal— some aredull,some are bright,and some are clever . The clever oneswill findaway to collect thewealth to themselves and leave the otherswith a

bare existence . The more liberty man has, the more hewants; themore equal ity hewants,the less l iberty he can have . Russia has abandoued liberty in favor of equality . As a result of th ispolicy,the overbalanced condition tends to destroywealth,asdoesa revolution.

Thema in job of the President is to re-distribute thewea lth of the

na tion; to do th is i t isnecessary to have internal mass consumption inorder to keep upmass production. Our system of production dependsuponEuropeanmarkets,wh ich,aswe knowwere closed to us after theWorld War. Not having a marke t for our productsproduced by massproduction our industrial systemcollapsed . Some solution isnecessary ;and there are only twoways out : (1) to ra ise the consumption abilityof the Americanpeople and (2) to close the factories. Trust the Americans to do thewrong th ings;we closed the factories. There rema insbutone solution to the problemnowconfronting us,i.e .,ra ise thewage of

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The Book NookEARSAre So Long ' by Joseph ine Lawrence . NewYork,FrederickA . StokesCompany,1934. M iss Lawrence hasma inta ined tha t“ rolling stoneshave all the sense, but contrary to her viewshe

has rema ined for several yearsa staffmember of the NewarkSunday Ca ll .We are glad that her associa tion has beenwith a newspaper tha t

devotes, in its publication, a department to the answering of legalquestions. For gleaned fromher newspaper experiencesMissLawrencehaswritten a nove l of engrossing interestwh ich presents ,to bothparents and ch ildren a direct and vital challenge .

The principal characters depicted in “YearsAre So Long do not

exist mere ly asone Barkley Cooper,hiswife Lucy,and the ir five ch ildren :George,Nellie,Cora,Richard and Addie . Instead,the old couple,Bark and Lucy,are the embodiment of all old peoplewho in the irdeclining years have become dependent . The five ch ildren are representativemembersof tha t large classofsma llminded individualswhoseimagina tive powers reach only to colorless dwe llings.

We feel genuine pity for Barkley and Lucywhenwe realize tha tthe uneventful serene existence of the ir early life evolves into the nu

pleasant vicissitudesof the ir la ter years.

Barkley Cooper,a t the age of seventy isno longer able to hold aposition. He demands and expects his ch ildren to provide a home forhim. The ch ildren listen to hispa ternal demands,but due to the ir ownfinancial difficul ties force the old man to agree to the ir termsof se ttlement .Bark and Lucy discover none of the serene restfulness,so vital to

the happinessof old people,in the homesof the ir ch ildrenwhere theyare forced to reside separa ted from each other and b turn. All of thehomes lack the seclusion and peacefulness,the comfidrt and relaxa tionwh ich all old people require .

Barkley,consequently,ceases to struggle aga inst the forceswh ichlimit his da ily life,for his ineffectual efforts are thwarted by his ch ildren. We are not sorrywhen he dies— the last year of his life had beentoo pa inful .

M iss Lawrence in her presenta tion of the conflict tha t exists between the members of two genera tionshashandled hermaterial mostadroitly . The views of the old and the young people have been presented almost entirely by the use of the conversational method .

The story offersno definite solution to the

tpro

blem,but the book

isan empha tic treatisewh ich urges a more care ul consideration of theproblem of old age dependency in the modernworld .

THE REV IEWER.

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Men Against DeathBy PAUL D E KRUIF

EN a ainst death— just three smallwords used by all in everywal of life . Tha t iswha t one first thinks,but they screen a

grea t dea l . Men aga inst Death . Who are these mere mortalstha t have the audaci ty togo aga inst death? Why do they? It 's the oldstory— Life is sweet . Paul de Ktuifwrote this book as a tribute to

those menwho have given us the chancesfor a longer life .

First, there are the three doctors: Semmelwe is, Banting, and

M inor. Semmelweis— the saversofmothers wasonly a pla in doctorafit e to find a safeway for mothers to have the ir babies.

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The Hungarian found it,but today 's bi gest medical scandal is the thousandsof needless dea ths every year ofAmericanwomen from ch ildbed feverbecause our donors fa il to practice the forgotten Hungarian'

s simpleart of keeping out blood

poisoning— by cleanliness. There is the story

of Banting 's discovery 0 insulin. Wha t stubbornness and grit ! Theoddshe had to overcome ! Then there isM inot*,who,without Banting's insul in to save his l ife,would never have l ived long enou h to

trick rnicious anemia . Th is is the first utterly incurable ill in 1 his

tory orwh ich men have found someth ing l ife saving . All three,Semmelweis,Bantin and M inot intensely hated to see so much humansuffering— thet efbt e the earnest desire to figh t dea th .

Everyone in the United Sta tesough t to be thankful tha t there is ared brick building on a hill in Wash ington,D C ,overlooking thePotomac River . In thisbuildingwe mee t scientistswhomake usholdour breaths by the “ don't-give-a-damn”way they face the most dangerous ente rprises. No one in tha t building knowswha t it is to giveup. We have Spencer,of the United Sta tesPublicHealth Service,whorisked his l ife to find a vaccine for Rocky Mounta in Spotted fever .Next,we have Alice Evans— just one of the many cowbaCtet iologists.

Itwasshewho removed one grea t danger lurking in the Americanmilksupply— undulant fever . Pasteurization put an end to undulant fever,but i t took time before the American billion dollarmilk industry beganto pasteurize milk . At first men scoffed a t M issEvans's findings,butthewholeworldwas awakened to the dangers of unpasteurizedmilk by the

prevalence of the fever . In the meanwh ile,the microbes

made awrec ofM issEvans's health— taking the best years. She hasnever recovered . Thenwe have McCoy,whowas a true general . Th is

1“D r . Minot,alongwith two other doctors,has just recently been awarded the 1 934Nobel Prize inMed icine for his excellentwork toward curingpernicious anemia .

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director of the red building showed theworld he could do someth ingbesides direct . In 1930— not so long ago and righ t in th is loca litytherewasa sudden spread of parrot fever . Itwasup to those at the redbrick building to stop the spread of th is fever . When thoseworkingon the d isease contracted it,Mccoy figuratively shoved allworkersout of the lab— even the colored boyswho cleaned— andwent toworkto stop the spread of the disease . He did . All kinds of negligibledea ths have been stopped by theworkers of the red brick building .Book III gives the story ofman

’

s fight aga inst tha tpale horror

syph ilis. Schaudinnwas the first to discover the cure o the sicknesswh ich a longwith cancer isone ofhumanity ’s twoworst enemies. Th iswas one timewhen the scientificworld became excited about a discovery. Whowouldn't? Th isdisease had caugh tmillionsand millionsof people from early days to the present . Borde t s

pt ted the pale hor

ror’

s h iding place ; but, as often happens, the amous Wassermann

blood testwas not called by the name of Borde t . Nowonder theSwedesgave Wa ner-Jaureggthe Nobel Prize ! Whowould th ink tha tfever could begiendly? Wagner-Jaureggrelieved thosewhowereafflicted by setting fever go ing in thosewhowere insanewith generalparalysis. He made those pa tients sane . Todaywe have a radio fevermach ine do ing thework tha t it took Wagner-Jaureggyears and yearsto perfect .Lastly, there is the group ofmenwho found tha t the energy of

light may be dea th ’

sworst enemy . Because therewasn’ t enough sun

ligh t in Denmark,Finsen invented a sunmach ine to cure skin tuberculosis. He died before he could improve on thework he had started,but,unknowingly,the ligh t hunter had made far off disciples. Up inthe SwissAlps,Rollier showed tha t Old Doctor Sun not only guardsus from throat and lung diseasesbut also acts as a germicide and antiseptic . Ove Strandberg had the nerve to use mach ine sunl igh t on thosewhowere in the last stages of consumption—

ou thosewho had beengiven the ir death sentence by every doctor . With fewexceptions,allwere cured .

Certa i’nly,one can’ t help landingthese men”

. The biographer'suseof lavish pra ise is readily forgivenwhen one knows tha t had insulinbeen discoveredwh ile Mr . de Kruif

’

s fa therwas alive,hewould nothave had to suffer so much from diabe tes. I, too,give a prayer ofthanks to these dea th figh ters,for i twas only yesterday tha t I heardmy favorite uncle has diabe tes— ar least therewill be the insulin to

re lieve hissuffering . Paul de Kruif’s po int of viewiswholly impartial .Where credit isto be given,i t isgivengenerously ; otherwise,the authorpresents the facts and lets the reader judge for h imself. For example,e Kruif sta tes tha t Semme lwe iswasnot the martyr most biographerspa int him; in fact,de Kruif becomes sarcastic and says they are too

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poetic. Chronic meningitis,a trophied brain,degeneration in one'

s

s inal column are not the result ofneglect or pe rsecution. The biograp or gives credit to Borde t for hisexcellentwork on blood testing andexpla inswhy theworld knows that blood test by Wasserman

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sname .

There isawealth of scientific informa tion in thisbook,accura tely andwellwritten. Mystery,thrills,drama,tragedies,humor,irony— all

in one book so full of interest that it grips one beyondwords.

E . W.,Senior I .

C‘k fibfl

A Dream RealizedAL L housecleaning hasbe un in the Glen. Thewoodland hasbeen freed fromunsigh tly anddangerous iviesby studentmembersunder the Federa l Emergency Re lief Administra tion in prepara

tion for the proposed development and conservation of forest and bird

The program,ava ilable through the M aryland Emergency ReliefAdministration, is under the direction of M iss Stella Brown,StateNormal Faculty Adviser . Mr . Prince and Mr . V anderplogh,represemta tives of the M aryland Sta te Forestry Department,have prepared forthe planting of 800assorted species of trees,shrubs and evergreens inconcentrated sections throughout the Glen; aworthy and invaluablecontribution to the beauty of the grounds and to the educa tiona l facili ties of the student body .

Through the geological and technica l observation by the engineeron the site,facilitieswere discovered for the exh ibi tion ofwa ter plantsin easily accessible Botany Poolswh ich border 11 on na ture tra ils tha twend the irway through Concentra tion Gardgns and over rusticbridges. Shelters,too,will be improvised for classobservation ofFieldGeology and Natural History,where source ma teria l is readily ava ilable . Sectioned a long these tra ils,will be preserves forwild plants,flowers and birds in the ir natura l and appropriate setting .

Aside from its scientific value,the Glen,as a comple ted pro ject,presents a background for the recreation and enjoyment of both the

Faculty and the Student Body a like . L et us look forward to the forthcoming seasonswhen itswoodlandwill resound to the happy laughterof the e lementary student a t play,its tra ils beckon invitingly to the

undergraduate,and itsmirrored pools reflect the smiles of the eldesta lumni .

CARL D . STOREY,Civil Engineer,G len Pro ject .

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Shall Maryland Neglect Radio ?T present,M aryland is ap arently Ignoringwha t

Ipromises to be

come the greatest sing e influence in the deve opment of ournation. Tha t is the magic carpe t in every home— the radio . It

isdifficult to believe tha twhen (in 1 933) twenty-e igh t ormore sta tes24


already ma inta in educational broadcasting stations,a presumably progressive systemsuch asM aryland 's takes l ittle or no action.

Today,i t is easy to see the vast extent towh ich radio programshave affected our everyday life . Our jokes— songs— o inions— q uotations— at e not all these heard through a louds aker? rue,the soundmovie is a ca t power— but the radio is an will become a greaterpower ! At ome,wh ilewe dress in the morning,wh ilewe ea t,a t thecorner drugstore,in the autowe drive towork,the radio isconstantlyimpressing,repeating— ideas— music— song .

Sa id CalvinCoolidge,“A newsocia l force isbe ing developedby radiowaves. The timemay not be far awaywhen i twill be possibleto have a rece iving set in the home tha twill produce a sound motionpicture Central stationsmay be able to rece ive and broadcast tothe eye and

So tremendousa force isdifficult to com rehend . A deep and urgentneed is a t hand for learning to control and

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use these newinventions,lest they prove of real danger in untra ined hands. We dare notwa i t’ til the morrow. L e t usbegin

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a t once ! M aryland educatorsmust notfall behind,but ra ther,should strive to ca tch up in radio educa tion andto take the ir place among thosewho are leading the na tion!

CHARL ESME IGS,Senior III.

1“Wasbington Post,February I4, 1 93 1 .

Freshmen Mothers’ Week-End

HE school event tha t loomsclosest,as the TOW ER LIGHT nears itsvember printing,isFreshmenM others’ Week-End . No schoolprobably nowmore fixedwi th usasan institution,nor

more va luable . Its prime purpose is to establish understanding andcoopera tion between the parents of our Freshman students and the

Normal School,bymaking a contact between the two,and giving theopportuni ty for interchange of ideas and pointsofview.

The pro am,as drawn up for theweek-end,gives one an idea ofthemany-Si ednessof the Interests to be touched upon.

Friday,November 2

Afternoon— Welcome a t Newell Hall .6 OO— D inner a t the dormitory.

— Social hour and group singing.

— Tout of the dormitory,kitchen and infirmary.

— Personal appointmentswith daughters and sons.

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Sa turday,November 3— Opportunity for sight-seeingtrip around Baltimore and L och Raven or shop

pingin Baltimore or seeingschool campus. (For sight -seeingtrip the mbthetsare the guests of the school .)

— L uncheon.

1 .00 — Individual conferenceswith D r . Anna S. Abercrombie,School PhysicianInfirmary.

Topie zThe Health Record of D aughters and Sons.

— Individual conferencesofmothers and daugh tersor sonswith ScholarshipCommit tee,advisers and instructorsof Freshman classes— Foyer.

— Tea served in the Foyer.

— D iscussionmeetin with D r . Tall,advisers and all members of the facultyRichmond Hall . For mothers only.)Topic : Fit tingthe Students to the School and the School to the Students.

— D inner a t the dormitory for all Freshmen,their mothers and membersof thefaculty.

6.30— Social hour in the Foyer.

— Personal appointmentswith daughters and sons.

Sunday,November 4

Morning— Opportunity to visit the churchesand meet the pastors.

L OO— D inner for mothers and fathers of resident Freshmen.

Afternoon— Farewell .

As can be seen, therewill be opportunity for individua l conferences,for serious group discussion,and for,social recrea tion. It is in

prepara tion for th is la t ter phase of thework that the Freshmen and

some of the upper classmen are nowconcerned . An informal entertainment,typica l of recrea tion a t the Norma l School,hasgrown to be

a part of the Sa turday evening dinner and socia l hour . Shallwe riska previewof themnow? Tha t is a dangerousventure,when thosewhoreadwill also have seen and heard be tween thewriting of th is and thecoming of the TOW ER LIGHT from the press. Youwill knowmore thanthewriter of th is article . Youwill have heard the Orchestra playingfrom the balcony in the dining room. Youwill remember the singingand the stunts,so as to knowhowwell the lady passed by,whetherGrandma ’

s Gruntswere musical,whe ther the Spinning Song episodeand the fox hunt reached a happy ending for the fox,whether theSeniors danced as acroba tically aswasexpected,whether old-fash ionedgirlswere rea lly as charming as the ir modern counterparts,whe therpirates are asfierce as those you read about in story books,whetherparking on park benches is as dangerous a pastime as i twas in 1 860;in short,youwill knowmany th ingswh ich no prophet could possiblyforesee,andwh ichwordswould probably fa il to describe . So just checkup to see howmany of the above problems you can solve nowtha tNovember 3 ispast,and add your own comments.

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His Last StormHEwaves dashed unceas assive rocks of the

Never during the

in the corner. Often he had not slept in that cot because he had t e

mained u to make sure tha t his beaconwould lead sh ips to safe ty .He thoug t of the other manwhowas to come tomorrow,andwon'

dered if he,too,would growto love the place .

Slowly he climbed the steps leading to the tower . He made surethe beaconwas Sh ining and tha t even through the storm itwould beseen by passing ships. Hewassad for hewould no longer be able to dohispart in savin the sh ips. A younger manmust come ; hewas tooold ; i twasfeare that hewasno longer able to take care of hisduties.

He returned to hisroom. He put onhisoilskin and ca and openedthe door . A flash of lightning revealed the outsideworl to him. The

rain came down in torrents; thewaves dashed aga inst the rocks in a

seeming effort to break them. The old man stepped out ofhisdoorway

andwas almost pushed backwardsby thewin and ra in. A loud claof thund er and a brilliant flash of l ightning seemed i to end theworl

Allwas calm and serene . In the brigh t blue sky the birds sanghappily . Never had the island seemed so peaceful . Thewaves brokegently aga inst the rocks. The l igh thouse,ta ll andwh ite,stood majestically aga inst the sky.

A dark object lay at the foot of the l igh thouse . Itwas the old

keeper . He,too,was calm and serene . A satisfied Smilewas on hisl ips. HisWhole body suggested rest and contentment . Hewas notgoing to leave the l igh thouse after all .

MARY EL IZABETH McCL EAN,Fresbman VII .

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Meteors for YouHE preh istoric man skulked and shivered in his cave ; the Greekand Roman ran to the oracle and riest,and even today the sava e

tribesofAfrica prostrate themse ves on the ground a t the Sigfitof themeteor . Wha t they sawwasa blindingly,brilliant flash of light

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sometimes followed by a great explosion. They knewnotwhencei t came orwhere i twent . Smallwonder,then,that they should beholdi t as a forerunner of ca tastrophe and ruin. Even as la te as 1492,the

fall of a merot in a small French villagewasbelieved to be the body ofa particularly bad officialwho had been hurled back to earth in the

formof tha t pitted,blackened stone .

Today the entire h istory ofmeteors isknown. Meteorsare formedin severalways. The ma jority are the remains of burned out or exploded comets. Thesewander through space until they happen to fallunder the influence of the earth '

s avity. Another source is sma llplanetoids,remnantsofsome larger Odywh ich has been destroyed .

Themeteor fallsunder the influence of gravity . A large part of thetime i t trave ls oblique ly enough so tha t i t enters the a tmosphere,becomes briefly luminous,and goes out once more towander in outer

space . By spending an hour outdoors some dark,cloudlessnight youwill be rewardedwith many glimpsesof these shooting sta ts. Evenafter the meteor reaches a path to carry i t to the earth certa in conditionsmay prevent it from t each ing us. The conditionwh ich most frequently occurs is tha t its speed causes so much frictionwith the air

tha t it isburned outwh ile still h igh above the earth . It may explodeand fall to earth aspowder or dust . And,in a fewcases,i t may reach

the earth in a beautiful ball offire such aswasobserved over Baltimorea fewweeks ago .

If the meteor actually reaches the earth,wha t happens? Itwillfall in one of two forms; a huge solid mass,or many Smaller masses.

An exam le of the effect of the single,solid mass is found in thegrea tMeteor t a ter of Arizona . The huge mass duga hole several miles incircumference and five hundred feet deep . It threwmassesof bed rockwe igh ing tonsmany hundred fee t away,and i t buried itse lf to a depthof over 1 500fee t . An example ofwha t happenswhen a group ormeteor shower fallswas given inRussia a fewyears ago . The reportof the fallwasheard 1 50milesaway . Treeswere fla ttened and scorchedin a radius of 50miles and a herd of 200re indeer disap cared completely. However,the chances of a human be ing struck y a meteorare very slim. There isonly one verified report of a man dying from the

fall of a meteor . M athema ticians have figured that the chances of

be ing struck are one in Evenwi th th is assurance,the sigh tof a huge,flaming mass racing through the dark sky causes a fee lingof awe and fear to rise in ourminds.

MERTON FISHEL ,Fresbman VII.


Ship Ahoy !EL L th is is certa inly a newway of getting Into a boat, one

ofus remarked aswe began the attempt to climb up the heavyladder to get aboard the D orisHamlinwhere she lay docked

in the harbor a t CantonHollow. But,then,why Shouldn’ t it be? Wewere boarding a boa t quite newto us,the kind one seespictures of orhearsabout but hardly expects to meet in reality . Itwasa fourmastedschooner,one of the fewrema ining vessels of its kind in theworld ;and herewewere at liberty to explore i t and sa tisfy as far as possibleour insa tiable curiosity !We knewth is much about her. She,the D oris Hamlin,had set

sa il from Ha iti in the Caribbeanwi th a load of logwood under thecommand of Capta in George H. Hopkins,had landed safely at the

pier of the J . S. Young Company in Canton. She had been re lieved ofher cargo,for there on the pierwere pilesof logwood fromwh ich darkblue and black dyeswould soonbe extracted .

The capta inwasn't about,but the first mate,a kindly andwellinformed old sea-sal t,willingly offered to escort us around the sh ip .Little did he realizewhat he had let h imse lf in for,forwewanted toknoweveryth ing and seemed to knowalmost noth ing . Wewalkedalong the deck fromport to starboard and back aga in. Itwasunusuallycleanfor a fre ighter . There,between the break of the’ poop or stem andthe fo

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stlewas the empty spacewhere the 10 ood had been deposited . All the debrishad been cleared away . his enabled us to see

the sa ilsmore clearly . Therewere,th is be ing a fourmasted schooner,four ; the foresa il,ma insa il,mizzensa il and j iggerwith the ir correspondingtop sa ils,fore topsa il,staysa il,inner j ib,outer j ib,and flyingj ib . At the prowor bowof the vesselwere four .Smallet sa ils runningoblique ly to the foremast . Since none of the sa ilswere ho istedwecould not enjoy a viewof the schooner in full sail . However,in the

EveningSun,fof Friday,October 26,therewas an excellent picture “

andan interesting article about her. With all sa ilsset shemakesa beautifulpicture,one apprecia ted by

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artist and geometrist a like .

The steam enginewh ichwe sawin a small forward compartmentisused for ho isting and lowering the sa ils. The sh ip,however,movesonly by the action of thewind . When thewind iswi th her,shemakesrapid progress toward her destination butwhen thewind is aga insther and bids fa ir to make her “ play ca tchers" backwards,she is notseriously thwarted,for a system of tacking is then used .

Aid in sa iling is rece ived only as the schooner leaves the harborwhen she is towed out to the channe l by a tugboa t . On all previoussa ilings the D orisHamlin hashad a tugboa t assist her a t least asfar as

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Sandy Point,butwhen she left for Forte Liberte,Ha i ti,several daysafterwe had visited her,she sa iled into the channel under her ownpower . Thewindwas so sprightly and from such a quarter (northwest),tha t Capta in Hopkinswas able to maneuver the craft into the

channel a lone . Quite an event in the h istory of the D orisHamlin!

Aswe continued our explora tion of the ship,themate told usof a

pe rilousex ricuce he had hadwi th Capta inHopkins and hiscrewjustast yearwen sa iling on the G . W. Kobler,another fourmaster . Theywere sa iling on the Atlantic just off the North Carolina coast a t thetime of tha t fierce August hurricane andwere lost in the storm. The

Coast Guard came to the rescue shooting a breeches buoy out to them.

They had spent the night one by oneworking the irway along therope acrosswind andwaves to shore . Intrepid,these seamen! But thema te showed no t a trace of se lf esteem. Hewasmuch more anxious totell usabout the life he loved than about h imse lf. Hiswea ther-beatenface and sea faring appearance made a profound impression onme .

Descending sin le filewe reached the bottomof a ladder and foundourselves in the officers’ quarters— a combined kitchen-dining room,pantry, and two rooms conta ining the bunks. In the pantry thereseemed to be many hooks for the a ttachment of various utensils,nodoubt to keep themsecure a t timeswhen the sea becomesunduly playful . I distinctly remember the cold pork,bread,butter,cheese,andcake spread out upon the table . Itwasclose tomeal time .

Out on the deck once aga inwe explored the stem and the ma tespent about five minutesshowing me the compass and expla ining howi tworked . The effect u onmewas a grea ter realization of the densityof the cranium. The o t ers had,meanwh ile,discovered in one of the

recesses of the deck some clay potterywh ich had been brough t alongfromHa iti . M ade by the na tives there,the jugs and receptacleswerequi te a ttractive in the ir rude simplicity and freedomfromconventionalesrgn.

The viewfrom the stern revealedmost of the harbor in a fa intmist .Almost directly acrosswasFort McHenry and a t ri h t angles the Ligh tstreet excursion iers. I though t for a moment ofthe last time I hadbeen in th is hatSor on a boa t,packed inwith a mob of other excursionists on the Wilson Line. Just one mad experience of souvenirstands,hor dogs,dance floors,and rush for cha irs! It ’s all righ t butit

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s every day conventionalized enjoyment,enjoyment easily,but notdeeply felt . Where can one find opportunity to feel tha t deeper enjoyment,the vicissitude of l ife,tha t comesfrom be ing outwith na ture inher unhampered freedom on the sea? Oh,for a chance to go and fee lwha tM asefield feelswhenhe says, Imustgo down to the seasaga in.

AD E L AID E TOEER .

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AssembliesMISSKEYS

The Lowly Ch inch Bugwas transformed in our eyes by M issKeys from a commonplace bugto onewho has succeeded in ruiningthe crops of hundreds of farmers in the M iddle West . These bugs,according toM issKeys,added th issummer a newtopic of conversa tionto the two much ta lked of subjects; the newdea l and the drough t inth issection of the country .

M issKeys described her visit to a farmwhere the cropshad beendestroyed by this pest and told us howshewalked through a lanewhere the bugswere about an inch deep . The life history and thehabits of the Ch inch bugwere described andwewere made to realizethe grea t harm done by thissmall insecr. In a bottle in the hall M issKeyshad one of the th in sshe

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had brought back fromher summer experiences some quie t, ead,and altogether harmless Ch inch bugs.

M ISSENGLEOur present social and industrial life isundergoing a great change .

The educa tional systemmust adjust itself to th is change . Th issystemcan be just asgood a one asyouwant to buy. The money you ay the

sta te in taxesbuysyour educational system. state can do t is as amasseffort better than an individua l can for the payment isspread overthewhole popul a tion and isfa irly distributed .

Taxes are a means of purchasing th ings tha t you as an individualwant . We,as teachers,should try to make the ch ildren realize thatthemach inery of the government is a part of the ir da ily lives and tha ttaxesare a payment for the servicessold them by the state . We can domuch in putting across the rela tion between the government and theindividual ,and be tween public service and the individual . Each in

dividual has a very important part to play in building up thisna tion.

MISSSM ITHM issSmith from the Na tional Socie ty for the Prevention of Blind

nesswh ich is a branch of the National Health Council spoke to us on

the activi ty of th issocie ty and the very great importance of itswork .A demonstration of eye testingwas givenwith the aid of a group ofch ildren of different ages from the Campus school . We,as teachers,Should take a leading part in the conserva tion of the sight of the children of this country .

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D R. COON

Out civiliza tion is changing . Radio is takin a very importantplace in educa tion for i t has the power to exert a Iasting influence onthe a ttitudes and idea ls of the boys and girls of America . Ifwe doadmi t radio into our schools,our responsibil i ty as teachers does notend here . We must guide the listenin children into educational channels,for the radio has aweal th of e uca tional materia l to offer . L etusadmi t the radio to our schoolsand have i t asa right handman assistingusin our teach ing .

A committee of radio education has recently been formed in our

own schoolwith M issTreut as adviser . A radio hasbeen placed in thestudent council room for the students’

use . Programs are posted dailyandwe are encouraged to use th is radio . Let ’s take advantage of th isopportuni ty and help to further radio educa tion.

COLUMBUSD AYSenior III carried out to the fullest extent the aim of the ir assem

blywh ichwas to give a vivid picture of cultural and political l ife inthe time of Columbus. Members of the section spoke on costumes,fifteenth century Italian painting,scientific instruments,ballads and

l itera ture of the time,aswell as political development . Itwas an interestingand informing assembly .

MISSPRICKETTM iss Prickett living up to all expecta tions spoke to us on one of

her hobbies— the growth of the orchestra movement in the UnitedSta tes. Thismovementwas traced for usfrom 1 896when allmusicwasvocal,to the present day . School orchestras,music cam 3,string ensembles,band and orchestra contests —

all of thesewere iscussed in a

clear and concise manner . Wewere made to rea lize the very grea t progressmade in this type ofmusic educa tion and tha t a t the present timethewhole emphasis is on the value of performance nOt only in the

school but after the pupilshave left the school .

em e rg e

(W ith apologies to Gertrud e Stein)Nutswhen and if the bloom ison for by the game is fewif

all don't come ; so shall so really,really,really,no TOWE R LIGHT nulikely,unevenly evenwithout Ads. Ge t it— the Ads— yes sit l

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School NewsMORE exact title for th is columnmigh t be School Olds because there is very little tha t is newin i t . Th is condi tion has

auses,namely : the quite necessary lapse of time betweenthe handing inofmaterial and the publish ing of the same,wh ichmakesprophecy necessary ifnewnewsisto be atta ined ; and the fact tha t yourcorrespondent is not a prophe t . Julien Turk is your man. Circumstances be ing as they are,we have tried to find Olds” tha t are news,in'

order tha t the reader may see in his present surroundingsmany intriguingth ingswa iting there .

D id you know:Tha t on our campus is a housewhich is over seventy-seven years

old? In the newel post of the sta ir in the cottage wasfound apiece of brown paper onwh ichwaswritten,“Th issta irwaywasby Samuel Hickson - thewriting has faded) Finished January 28,1 857. Therewas also in the newel postwha t seems to have been a

fra ment ofmemorandum. It sa id on one side,“J D . Lusby,Car enteran Builder, on the other, “Haul ing Smith hese

papersare kept in the office safe . Theywill probably be put on exhibitionwith some more of the re lics to be here inaftermentioned . (Whosayswe are not prophe ts?)

Tha t in the safe iskept also the part gold and part black combinationpen and eversharpwithwh ich House bill 177 cha te t 776 authoriziu an issue of bonds,themoney fromwh ichwas to e spent for newlan for the Norma l School,wassigned by the then Governor Goldsborough and the others? Wrapped around thispen isa paper onwh ichiswritten,by a contemporary,itsh istory.

Tha t there are 88 acresof land in our cam us? The reason somuchwas bought is,that in order to buy the desire frontage onYork Road,i twas necessary to buy a lso the back lands of the three constituentparcels of / land .

Tha t the cost of the land for the Normal School at TowsonwasAccording to the *inventory for 1 932-1 933,the value of the

land and improvementswas Th is doesnot,of course,inelude the va lue of the buildings.

Tha t there is a secre t compartment built into the floor of one of

the closets in D r . Tall 's home . We are expecting sliding panels anymoment now.

That during the year 1 932-1 933 therewas,connectedwith the

*Reference— 67 Annual Report ofState Superintendent .


Chi Alpha Sigma MeetingISSFrances R. Dearborn of the Department of Educa tion at

JohnsHopkins Unive rsi ty,was the guest .and speaker a t theChi Alpha Sigma Fraternity mee ting held onSaturday,Octo

ber 27,a t 1001 St . Paul Stree t . She gave a most interestingand inspiringtalk on

“

The Other Side of the Picture,” particularly referring tothe ch ild 'sside . Her leading thoughtwas that the fine trendsin education today must take into account the real ch ild,or in otherwords,not just the school ch ild . Teachersmust have time toget acqua intedwith the individual ch ild and learn his interests,and the ch ild musthave time for hisownpersonal problems.

Four newmemberswere initia ted into the fra ternity at th ismee ting. They are : Eleanor Goedeke,D orothy Lorenz,William Podlich,and Herman Bainder. Others of the Senior Classwhowere taken inat the meeting last M ay are : Dorothy Gonce,M ary “Yaeger,and M aryCoffman.

MARY COFFMAN,Senior VI .

Lawrence Tibbett in RecitalHE reception givenLawrence Tibbettwasa thunderous testimony

the audiences' approval and appreciation ofhis generousperformance . The printed program,supplemented by numerous en

cores

(pro

vide

dawell rounded selection that migh t sa tisfy the most

varie demands of an audience . The old familiar themes,such closefriends as ” Bel ieve Me IfAll Those Endearing Young Charms,” ”

TheRoad to Mandalay, Prologue to II Paggliacci,

” “Sylvia,” ”

GloryRoad,” “

The Omnipotence"

-and others,were sung in a manner tha t

gave themnewcharm;whereasa fewmodern composi tionswere givena delightful introduction.

Itwas in the stimula ting rendition of Sho’

tn1 n Bread that theartist ’s sparkling personality captiva ted the audience . After th ismutual self-finding,the program continued in a rollickingly successfulmanner .

Itwas indeed a joy to hear the true,full,rich tones tha t evenwhenrelayed by radio and sound screen are amazing in the ir beauty,and Iam sure Lawrence Tibbett's return engagement is the anticipation ofmany .

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Music BuildsHERE are many impressions from my childhood, tha t, takentogether,make upmy present love formusic. One of these is inthe formof a story tha twas told mewhen I first started to study

music . Everytime I thought of this story Iwould practice twice as

hard to Showthat I believed in the power ofmusic. Here isthewonderful tale thatwas told tome :Directly after the World War some young man came to apply for

lessons. Hewas a pale,serious,pathe tic-looking young man. Hetold the teacher tha t before thewar he hadworked a t an art schooland had produced many prized productions. Incidentally,he showedthe teacher his right hand . Most of i t had been shot away in France .

He told the vocalist that he had been very seriously shell-shockedwh ile over there . M edicines, t est cures,radium,eve rythingwastried to help him. Noth ing ava iled until musicwasprescribed . Musicbrough t back hismind . He isnowgetting a newstart in life .

Th isstory seems to be one ofmany that showthe power ofmusic .Doctors have real ized thispower for a long time . We find LieutenantColonel Mott,M .D .,an English nerve specia list,saying :

I amconvinced frommy experience a t the Neurological Hospitaltha t vo ice tra ining and choral singing of good music have proved anexcellent heal th restora tive to the nervoussystemof soldiersconvalescent fromwar neurosis.

All of usbelieve thatmusic haspower,or,aswe say, doessomething to us. It can excite and calmus. It can appeal to all our senses.

Who,then,can question tha t it buildsus?SARENA FRIED ,j unior I .

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Child StudyGroupCAM PUSELEMENTARY SCHOOL,MARYLAND STATE

NORMAL SCHOOLRoom 1 23— Administra tion Building, AM .

1 934-1 935

Topic II. The Buyer's Dilemma .

Modern Advertising .Ava ilable Assistance— Consumers'

Research .

November 14,l 934— Discussion M eeting Based on Book Reviews of

ReadingsonTopic II,led byMrs. C. I. Winslow.

December 1 2,1934— Ta1k onTopic II,by Dr . Elinor Pancoast .

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Freshman Officers

The elections of the officers of the Freshman Class 1s over . Withthe help of the Senior Class President,M issKre is,and the League ofYoung Voters,.the Classof ’

3 8 has chosen as its leadersfor the comingear :Y

WAL TER UBERSAXBETTY L EE ROCHFORTED YTHE GONCELORE L L E HE AD L EY TreasurerL A RUE POTTER Socia l Cha irmanED ITH PENNINGTON . . Vice-Socia l Cha irman

With such able leaders and competent followers, the FreshmanClaSs 1s looking forward to a busy and successful year .

ED YTHE GONCE,Secretary .

The Baltimore Civic Opera CompanyHE Baltimore Civic Opera Company, under the direction of

Eugene M artinet,is gaining headwaywi th the music lovers ofBaltimore City . It has been established and developedwith one

main idea and hope— to promote more appreciation ofgood music inth is city . It has certa inly succeeded in i ts p ose . Some of the outstanding members of this company are : H .

“ShemJ ,ackenswho sang

for us in our auditorium,M arionG ilbert,soprano,Herbert Newcomb,and John Engler . The opera hasbeen presenting performances at L ehmann Hall,and hasworked out for this next season the followingprogram:

November L a FavoritaNovember —

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Cavalleria Rusticana and L ’AmicoFritzDecember 10 —

”Aida

January 17,1935,to February 28,1935 L a Travia ta“Lohengrin —Date to be announced .V arious benefit performances.

It 1 8 true tha t,upunt 1l now,opportunitiesfor hearing grandOpera

have been scarce an expensive . Now,however,the Baltimore CivicOpera Company 1s at your disposal for an almost ridiculously lowadmission price .

SYL V IA BERNSTEIN,Freshman I.

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Glee ClubHE Glee Club has beenworking steadily,slowly but surely,building up a newre t tOty of songs. Mozart ’s “

Sanctus and

the spiritual “King csus is a L istenin,"have not proved easy,

but they areworthwhile . Attendance a t rehearsalshasbeen good,andFreshmen, especially, have proved the ir interest, by attending an

additional period eachweek .Practice has been heading toward several special occasions. Oct

ber 27, a quinte t ; Emi ly Ross, Bernice Shapos, Elinor Wilson,Edward M acCubbin and MyronMezick,sang a t a tea given on boardthe City ofHavre down in the harbor . Th iswas fun,especiallywhenwewent for a ride from the iet to a dry clock . The quintet,by theway,would not mind be ingSooked for a longer sea-voyage . Butwemust come back to earth The entire Clubwill sing duringNationalEducation Week . Freshmwmembers are preparing to contributelargely to the enterta inment for the Mothers of the Freshmen,Saturd ay,November 3 . A group of twenty memberswill give a half hour

program before the Harford County Pat ent Teacher ’s Associa tion,atcla ir,December 1 2 . All of uswill take part,of course,in the Christmas program. 80 there ismuch ahead .

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Faculty NotesIKE a certa inwell advertised pa int, the normal school facul ty

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covers theworld . In case you have not ye t caugh t upwi ththe ir summer travels,nowis the time to remove your deficiency .M issTall is a veteran commuter to Europe . Each year she decides

togo somewhere e lse,but in the end She succumbs to the force ofhabit .MissM edwedeff found one continent too confining,sowith her characteristic speed and enthusiasm,she visited four,omitting only SouthAma ica and Australia . (Check : Wha t continentsdid M issM edwedeffvisit?) MissSteele tried to make up forwha t M issM edwedefi'missedby a trip to the West Indies and a eek a t northern South America,wh ile M iss Trent visited Europe 0 y to find tha t the United Sta tesisn’ t so bad after all . M issBrown avo ided the ocean,butwent abroadanyway on a motor trip to the Gaspe Peninsula and maritime Canada .

The rest of the faculty spread themse lves over the United Statesas fat aspossible . Two managed to cross the Rockies. M issBirdsondrove to the Pacific Coast,but M issTansil decided Utahwas a gooplace to sto You may drawyour own conclusions. M iss Pricke ttstudied the armproblem a t first hand inKansas,and M issM acD onald

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issure Iowa is the hottest place in the United Sta tes. M issBader spentsome time in northernM innesota and inM ich igan. M issDowell andM issV anBibber cooled off inM ich igan also . Of course you knowtha tM iss Keyswentwhere the ch inch bugswere . M iss Blood took thet est cure on the shores of Lake Ontario . Mr . and Mrs. M innegan are

sa id to have drop ed out ofsight for threeweeks,whe ther fromchoiceor necessi tywe nownor. M iss Daniels spent most of the summeramong thewoodsand lakesofWisconsin.

After teach ing a t the JohnsHopkins summer school M issJones,Mrs. Brouwer and Mr . Wa lther made the irway to South Dakota,lVIichigan,and Oh io respectively . M issMunn,M issWoodward,M issNeunsinget and M iss Rutledge all aspired to grea ter knowledge andswelled the ranks a t Columbia University . After tha t —well,you ask

themwha t they did .M issCook motored to theWorld ’sFa ir . Mrs. Stapleton did likewise . M issSperry and M issBersch stayed nearer home,spending sometime in V irginia . M iss Scarborough though t M arylandwas goodenough for her . M issRoach says she did noth ing . We th ink She didit in Connecticut . Dr . Abercrombie made severa l short trips roundabout . M issWeyforth visited the Pine Tree State . Perhaps the murmuring of the pines reminded her of the glee club .

Mrs. Stapleton and M issM edwedeff tried to start a Faculty Hospital Club th is fa ll . The venture did not prove popular,though M issScarborough a t one time considered joining it . We are glad to reporttha t noweven the charter members have admitted the ideawas nota good one,and have abandoned the club headquarters.

Lest all th is a

ppear too ancient,we hasten to inform you of the

latest movements0 the faculty . A tea in honor of the newand t e tiringofficers of the State Teachers Associa tionwas be ing held on the

City ofHavre of the Ba ltimore M a il Line . Suddenly the guests foundthemselvesnot at the dock inCanton,but out in the Bay. No ransomoffersweremade,however,so the company landed them,l iterally h ighand dry,in the dry dock a t the sh ip yard,and furnished buses to facilita te the1r arr1val at the ir original destina tions.

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Alumnae NoteM issPriscilla Emmerich,a former gradua te of'

the M aryland Sta teNorma l Schoolwasmarried onAugust 1 8,1 934 toMr . ThomasVernonWalther . The couplewill reside inM arlboro,where Mr . Walther isaninstructor in the h igh school .

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The Beacon

The campus fourth grade has started a publ ica tion called,TheBeacon. The children chose this title because they liked the idea of

the ir aper Shedding light over a grea t space . Into theweekly or biweek y 1ssuesgo interesting experiences persona l and impersonal,realand vacarious. For the first issue the children drewu on the ir summer experiencesfor the ir stories,and in the last issue t ey rel ived theactivities of out early ancestors. Beloware some of the ir stories.

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At the Airport

Itwas a sunny afternoonwhenwe arrived a t CurtisWright Fie ld .Firstwewent to Colone l Tipton’

soffice . He took us to theworkshopwhere one of the mechanicswas taking a Wrigh twh irlwind motorapart . Wewa tched himwith grea t interest . Nextwewent to the fieldto look some of the planes over . The first shipwe looked a twas a

tra ining ship . Itwas interesting . Thenwewent to Mr . Thompson’

s

ship and took a good ride over the city . Wewere sorrywhen i twasover. JOHN SE ID EL .

A Battle

One nightwhen all the Big Bear Clanwas asleep one manwokeup and heard a noise . He jumped upwi th his ax . He looked and sawa l ight and shouted for the othermen. All themen ran outwith the irspears and axes. The enemywas there . Spearsflewand men shouted .Some men climbed to a cliff and threwrocks. They drove the enemyaway .

AD RIAN MERRYMAN .

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Reve lations II ; 34 -3 5

HISmonth ’

s findings are more discouraging than last month ’

s.

We had hoped to followa theme— perhaps one of thankfulness,but,aswe sit and gaze over the items submi tted,we find prae

tically noth ing to give thanksfor unless it be in behalf of those afflictedwith omnipotencewho have in the Junior Class an ardent advoca te ofthe Bra ille systemfor the deaf. What strange cars theywould need !Wewould be glad to offer suggestions to certa in individuals about

the schoolwh ich,if followed,would bring forth not only our thanks,but thanksfrom the school ingeneral . We real ize that it hasnever beenthe pol icy of th iscolumn to concern i tse lfwi th the conduct of the student body,that is,with a V iewtoward bettering sa id conduct butwe

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arewilling to change our course if the student body so desires. We can

promise you some startling revela tions if youwill i t .We are frankly curious about Gus. Ha th music lost its charm?To bolster up the pride of those studentswho ride to school onthe ir thumbs,we disclose the fact tha t onJuly 4,1 934,MissBirdsong,in a like manner butwi th more success,migh t have been seen flagginga car on a lone ly road in the Rockies.

We knewtha t sooner or la ter Myron’

s smilewould spell disasterto Myron. Complete ruin hasnot ye t been established butwe predicttha t in the near future Ca tonsvillewill be the M ecca of Mezick .Did you knowthat Owingswas an authority on the advantages

of Cumberland— (cultural or otherw1se)?And did you knowtha t the resident seniorwho frequently dis

guisesh imself as a teddy bear,owns the most complete collections ofre jection slips from publish ing companies to be found in these parts.

Arthur Bennett seems to have rece ived the mark of feminine approval— and i twon’ t rub off .

And did you knowwhyMr . M iller no longer gives the noticesofthe League of Young Voters in the assembly? We have it on good authority tha t it is because the organization is consistently referred to

as. the League of Young Women Voters.

M ary,M ary,quite the contrary . Some of usknewall the time .

Wewon’ t divulge her name but she roomswi th her sister named Jane .

Wementioned hisname lastmonth andwe hesi ta te to give him too

much a ttention but th is cannotgo unnoticed . It seems tha t a certa inyoung man in his recent and intensive study of beeshasbecome so en

thusiastic over the success of the ir social and economic systems thathe has decided to apply the ir

principles to his own life Allwell

and good,Ed,butwa tch you on’

t get stung !Itwas amusing at a recent committee meeting to see M iss Bol

linger report presentwh ile holding an ice cream sandwich and growembarrassed as the meeting began to growlonger ;

M t . Wheeler frequently and volubly observes tha t the studentswho receive the h igh gradeson a test are always ready to laughwhenthe instructor cla imsthat she doesn’ t see howany one could havemissedso simple a question. We have “

noticed it also, “Josh,” andwe sin

cerely hope tha t someday youwill be able to understand the ir pointof view.

And,Tom,don’ t you th ink it’

s about time you put away yournursery daze” ?We believe tha t itwould contribute noticeably to DallasSmith ’

s

physica l and mentalwell-be ing if hewould use the fourth period asesigned onhisschedule rather thanfor dancingwith the blonde freshman each day in room223 .

42


The Normal Schoo l SportlightIPEE-E-E and a couple of loud yow1e-e-es. The Sta te NormalSchool Indians are on a rampage,andwoe betide the lucklesstenderfee t” tha t try to challenge their doma in. V iew,pa tient

reader, heap big scores” and give a couple of rounds of cheers. The

varsity socceritesare still scalping their foe . Whenwill they stop?Susquehannock Tribe 2-1

Md . Tra ining School for Boys 3-0AnnapolisHigh 4-0Sparrows Point High 4-0WesternM aryland College 4-2

FranklinHigh School 5 -2

Frostburg Normal 7-0Park School 9-0

All of the above arewins for.

Normal .Have you been out to seewhatwe consider one of the best drilled

teamsin the sta te? Of anafternoon,step ye down to yonder soccer fieldand gaze upon ball handling that ratesamong the best . If ourword benot accepted as Official, look soon for the comments of JohnnyNeun in the Sun and viewpicturesof the membersof the Sta te Normalsoccer team illustra ting tricks of the game .

Wha t is the secret of the successof these protegesofCoach Minnegan? Individual ba ll handling,passwork,a team sense,and aggressivenessprove to be the e lements tha t lead to the downfall of somanyopponents. The varsi ty squad isa th inking one .

A round of applause need be given to deservingmembersof the teamfor outstanding ach ievements; to the half-back combination of BillGonce,D on Schwanebeck,and Melvin Cole for the manner inwhichthey back up the forward line (watch carefully the defensive and offensive value of th is trio in the coming games) ; to the fighting aggressivenessofJud M eyers,MyronMezick,Gene Benbow,George Rankin,and TempSmith ; to the spectacular ball handling and shooting ofTom Johnson; to t he consistent and stellar goal-keeping of JoshWheeler ; to the emergency bootsofEd Post and Ed Brumbaugh ; and tothe fine teamspirit and marked improvement ofNick Rescigno,ArthurBennett,Dave Smith,Allen Harper,Morris Hoffman,Jimmy Tear,John Owings,L ee Tipton,Sid Tepper,Wal t Ubersax,Eugene Rush,and CharlesHopwoo

A fewcheersmigh t also be given to those enthusiastic followersof the gamewho braved the e lements ofwind and driving ra in to see

WesternM aryland soundly trounced .(Continued onpage 48)

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Case StudyRRIVE home a t five sharp . Meditate on howto fill in hour and

before dinner . Realize time is too short to start homeworkstill do i t justice . Already feel l ittle hunger pangs in stom

ach region and knowtha tphysical discomfort hampersmenta l activi ty .

Wander a imlessly about t e house and oddly enough find se lf in the

pantry . Yield to tempta tion and eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich . Answer confidently to Mother tha t one sandwichwill not destroymy appetite . After all,I have been doing thisfor years.

Decide toget intellectua l and take a stab a t the newspaper. Readcarefully through Hollywood News Items and other back page funnies.

Enjoy Christopher Billopp’

scolumnmore than ever . Read Oswa ld butasusua l fa il toget the point . Young brother breaksupmy concentration by turning on some sports re Ot terwi th prominent tonsils. D e

feated in intellectual effort,I ma e a l ist of “ th ings to be done thisevenin Complete tha t ; continue inventory head— next list “thingsto be d

gone tomorrowevening .

Sit down a t piano and allowfingers to play idly around the keys.

Attempt Gypsy Rondo. Thoroughly disgusted— fingers all thumbs.

Determine to resume practicing of scales. Question use of resume,since I never did practice . Substitute ” begin for resume . After agoodwork out in chop sticks,move restlessly to magazine t ack . Inward struggle as to type of reading I can take a t present . Process ofelimina tion leavesme a story about a Ch inese detective . Incapable of

pronouncing detective ’

s name to my satisfaction,so give up the idea .

Look outwindow. Notice tha t ne ighbor ’s lawnneedsa ood trimbeforewinter . Wa tch Jane adjust ska te strap . Amuse myse l bywonderingwha t Jane issaying to skate or herself or both . Promise myself togo skating soon. Knowrigh twell Iwon’ t,but Still

Arriva l of oneworking member Of family starts exchange of ih

terestingtidbits. Learn tha t coats are selling today as compared tolul l of yesterday . Rest of family ambles in from time to time .

Hour be ing fifteenminutes after six,youngbrother retires to bedroom,plays“Come and Get Your Beans,Boys on bugle— a hangoverfrom camp . V ariousmembers of family,responding to familiar callto dinner,gather round the table .

Chewthrough meal,wonderingwhere inworld can time havegone and howinworld I can complete homework .

EL EANOR M . GOED EKB,Senior III.

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The Normal School Sportlight

(Continued frompage 44)Are our girls just as aggressive? Commentsfrom themale stude

are in order . Note : (The problem is strictly an a thle tic one.) Ifdo not be lieve so,(last clause not connectedwi th prevjustify your opinion bywa tch ing the hockey teamsJuniors,and Seniors

two Senior teams.

D o not askM issRoach howtheteamshe th inkswill emerge victoriouyourself. Itwould be quite encouragdents pa tronizing the girls’ fall sportdegree,requires just asmuch skill as

These are the games in the Nlooked forward to ; spiritedand coming varsi ty soccer tiltsUniversi ty,and Calvert High College .

THEOD ORE WORONKA,

FAIRFAX BROOKS

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The Meaning of Christmas

A Uni t on the Beauty ofSnow

Laeti Triumphantes

Extracts fromV irginia Doering Albakri

G limpses of Lebanon

Editorials

School News

Though t inCh ildren’

sPoetry

Alumni

Advertisements

VOL . VIII DECEMBER,1 934

The Meaning of Christmas

1 . TO A FOUR YEAR OL D .

We have a Christmas treewith l ights— all kinds of lights on i t .Santa Claus is go ing to bring me a tra in— big— so I can sit on ir— Oh,an awful lar e one . I

’

ll have an automobile,too,with a rumble sea t,a W indshiel wiper,andwith lights— and they ’ ll go on,too . Santacomesin a a irplane,when it ra inshe ridesin a automobile . And he has

a sled,too,but he keeps tha t in the garage . About tenminutes laterthe ch ild came up to me and sa id,"He has a monoplane too .

Nora — Thischild said in a crescendo, Santa Claus!Toys!Jingle Bells!Trees!

2 . TO LEWISGWYNN OUR LEWIS.

("ChristmasSpirit 4 Reminder and j oy

The spirit and purpose of every holiday is to refresh thememory inreference to some great event,wh ich meansmuch to theworld,or toremember some individual for the outstanding place he he ld in churchor state .

Igreet the ChristmasHol iday a lways,asi t bringsgladnessto everyboy and girl,and reminds us all of the birth of the Holy ch ild .

3 . TO A MAN WHOWORKSWITH HISHANDS.

Peace comes to me a t Christmas time,awarm joy of giving andof being remembered— A great gladness that Christwas born.


ChristmasMood

Drowsy dawn,Rubs her eyesYawns Beaming,She rises,Fleecy-robed,WelcomingFra il sunligh t ;

’

TisChristmasMorn!Soon,a burstOfwide-eyedBrilliant glareFloods the heav’

ns;

Earth reflectsM isty sheens.

Sh ining leavesCheerfullyDance,cracklingWh isperingWarmth and love .

Holy ch imes,Sooth ing peace,SanctityOfworsh ip ;Divine D ay,SpiritualAnd tender .

EarlyW inter

Scrape the gray streets of the city,brown leaves,The ch i llwinterwind isupon us.

Hugyour coat closer,man.

And lift your face to the sting of thewindAnd the cold prick of ligh t snow.

Loud and quick are echoes of hasty feetHurrying home towarmth and safe,huddled love .

Th in and harsh are echoes of leavesBlown all nigh t in the grea t darknessBy earlywinterwinds.

MARGUERITE SIMMONS,’

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Christmas

Iwould ut my hand into yoursAnd hol you fast,a moment,To say these things:GO down into the deepways of the earth,Into the giving of life,and l iving— lovin and dyin

And find tha twh ich is clean,and beautifil,and hofiy.

Turn your face up,And our of the darkness of the Infinite,may light shine upon you ;The l ight of the stars,And l ight from something beyond the stars,Tha tmakesussee in everywoman a M ary,and in eve ry ch ild a glowof

holinessTha t brings the blessedness ofweeping'

to thosewho long have heldthe ir bitterness a lone

Tha t dissolves the barrierswe build be tween us,so tha twe may beunashamed of loving .Christmas

M ay the swelling of itsmusic,and the fragrance of its pineBe sweetwith the meaning of these th ings,For you.

MARY DOUG L AS.

Womanwith a Market Basket

Woman carrying a marke t basket .Wha t makesyour face glowso?It is brighter than the peonyTha t juts its rude old headOver the brown 6 ge of your basket .Woman carrying a marke t baske t,I keep bits of you shiningInmy heart all d ay !

MARGUERITE SIMMONS,'

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Abstraction

Lofty bridges,towering skyscrapers,roaring machinery,Bellowing trade,giant structure,rumbling power,

power,power,power !

Figh t an fury,groan and grumble,joy and sorrow,Life and dea th and

power,power,power !Someone stumbles,another falls—who cares?We

’re all in a hurry .Someone

’

ssigh ing ; another ’s crying,Let ’s stop . Say,where arewe going?

Automats— human automats— hurrying,Scurrying- driving aheadWeary,weary— cold,somber,dreary,I’

mfrightened,I’m sick . Stop ! Wa it !Don’ t ! Oh,God !Grumble,rumble,roar— march ing,M arch ing— fiends ofwarThe growl of the rivet— the pa in of the soulSweat and labor,work andwork,Hour after hour,andPower,power,power !

Science,learning,books and biblesNoth ing,noth ing— bored and blind,The gleamof gold,thewarmth ofwealth,Gem and jewel,crown and tower,and

power,power,power !The

’

screech of commerce,the moan of pain,Grime and goo and grit and dirtBitter hatch revengeful fa teSteel and girder,Hell ’s tree and flower,and

power,power,power !Bloodywar,filthy moralCurse and crime— horror,terrorCrash ing,dash ing,mash ing,slash ingRumble,humble —scheme,dream and

power,power,power !SID NEY TEPPBR,Freshman IV .


But nowImaymove and look around me,Trembl ing andwith shaded eyeFor theworld is too beautiful forme to look upon in all itsglory .

On three sides is the vast pla in,A mass of sh immering flashes,But in front ofmeFar far away a t the edge of the pla in,A gently sloping mounta inRears itsproud shoulder stra ight up toAndwaves great trees a t the sun.

Slowly,slowly the mounta in grows larger inmy eyesAnd nowit is a lmost above me,Its long slope leading upwardLike an ange l ’s ski tra il .

Mywill pushesme onward and upward,The pla in is far beh ind .Grea t treescrown the top of the slope,Standing stra igh t and graceful,A forest of still beauty .Awed,brea thless,Imove on

To stand beneath the trees.

I am so small as I stand in the flickeringshadowsBut I feel as great as the greatest tree there .

Why,I am a tree !I am as tall as they,Asstra igh t and as graceful .Imingle my green brancheswi th the irsAndwhisper and laugh soft secre tswith them.

You see? It isso easyTo bewith God .

Though I have never been as far

As a hundred miles from homeYet have I stood on a grea t pla in tha t glistens in the golden sun,And I have stood on a grea t mounta in though I have never seen one,

And I have seen a tree such asnever I sawhereNay,I have been a tree,A grea t one tha t fillspuny manwith awe .

I have spoken to God .

MARGARET COOL EY,Senior I .


A Unit on “The Beauty of the Snow1 . OBJECTIVES

A . To have ch ildren understandwhy poetswrite poetry .B . To bring the ch ildren to a fuller apprecia tion of the beauty

ofwinter .C. To have the ch ildren create compositions concerning thebeauties ofW inter .

II. MATERIALSA .

"Stopping by a Woods on a Snowy Evening by RobertFrost,from One Hundred Best Poems for Girls and Boys (Barrows) .

B .

“

The First Snowfall by JamesRusse ll Lowe ll,from PoetryBookVI (Huber Bruner Curry) .

III. LESSON I

Introduction

A . There are four reasonswhy a poet migh twrite a poem.

1 . To te ll a story .2 . To describe a beautiful picture .

3 . To showa person’

s character .4 . To express an emotion.

ListeningmotiveA . Wha twasRobert Frost ’smotive inwriting th ispoem?

Read ingthe PoemD iscussion

A . The children replied,after listening to the poem, tha t thewriter h adwritten i t e i ther to describe a beautiful picture orto tell a story .B . When asked to tell the story,the ch ildren discovered therewas not much of a story in the poem. When asked to de

scribe the picture,the ch ildren found tha t not all the stanzasOf the poem contributed to the picture .

C. Finally one of the ch ildren responded tha t the poetwantedto acqua int uswi th a personwho had a deep appreciationofNature .

The class chose the phrase, na ture lover, to expla in the

character of th isman.


D . Another ch ild added tha twe learned someth ingmore of th isperson’

s character— tha t hewas fa ithful to his duty evenwhen hewould like to have enjoyed the beauty of the grea toutdoors.

E . Th is answer brough t about a discussion concerning the

promise tha t themanhad to keep . The classdecided theman

must have been e ither a physician or a postmaster .F . When askedwhether they had any idea fromwha t section

of the United StatesRobert Frost came,the ch ildren guessedthe NewEngland Sta tes.

Conclusion

A . Some of the ch ildren suggested tha t theywould like to

memorize the oem,W h ile otherssuggested that theywouldlike to search ormagazine pictures to illustrate the poem.

IV . LESSON II (First Snowfall)Introduction

A . James Russell Lowell, another NewEngland poet, livedsome time ago in Elmwood, the old . L owell residence inCambridge,M assachusetts. Severa l ch ildrenwere born to

Mr . and Mrs. Lowe ll,butwith the exception of one daughter,M abel,they all died a t an early age .

”

The First Snowfall"waswritten soon after the dea th of the ir first ch ild,Blanche . From the Lowell home,M t . Auburn,the beautifulNewEngland cemetery,inwh ich Blanchewas buried,wasvisible .

ListeningMotive

A . Wha twasLowell ’smotive inwri ting th ispoem?Red dingofpoem

D iscussion

A . The ch ildren replied, at first, that James Russell Lowe llwished to describe a beautiful scene . Then they realized thatjust four stanzasdescribed the picture .

B . Itwasdecided tha t the poemwaswritten to express an emotion — tha t of sorrowand love for his dead daughter .

C. Discussion of the three parts intowh ich the poem dividesitself.

1 . Description of the snowscene (stanzas 1 toa . Th ings towh ich the snowis compared .(1 ) ermine .

(2) pearl .(3) Carrara .

(4) swan’

s-down.

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2 . Author ’s reflections (stanzas 5 toa . Wha t Lowell thought about ashewa tched the snow.

b . Why “

the babes in thewood”were mentioned .c . Wha tM abel thought about asshe looked a t the snow.

3 . Answer to M abe l ’s question (stanzas 9a . Answer to child ’squestion.

(Most emphasiswas put upon the descriptive part of thepoem.)

Conclusion

A . Some of the ch ildrenwanted to memorize the poem. I suggested tha t they learn the first four stanzas.

V . LESSON III

Introduction

A . Towha t th ingsdid JamesRussell Lowell compare snow?I . ermine .

2 . pearl .3 . Carrara .

4. swan’

s-down.

Procedure

A . Can you th ink of anyth ing else towhich snowcan be compared?

1 . flowerpetals.

3 . apple b ossoms.

5 .wool .B . Canyou th ink of any adjectiveswh ichwould describe snowflakes?

C. What verbswould suggest picture the an ionsnowflakes?

l W h irl .3 . flit5 . sail .7. floa t .9 . frolic.

l l


Conclusion

A . Ch ildrenwere asked towrite down the ir reaction to the

recent snow.

B . They realized tha t the comparisons,the adjectives,and theverbshad been l isted on the board to help them.

VI. LESSONSIV,VA . During these lessons the ch ildren read the compositions they

hadwritten. Special a ttentionwas given to appropriatetitlesand goodword choices.

AN IL EA H. BROW NE,’

3 1 .

THE WHITE MAGICIAN

The fast falling snowflakes quickly changed the familiar surroundings into unknown objects. The trees seemed as though theywould break under the ir heavy coverings. Wire fenceswere changed tostringsof earls. Roofs looked like sheetsOf sh ining glass. Wha t oncewere dea rose busheswere quickly changed to bushes of Silver blossoms. The earthwas turned into a blanke t of fluffy cotton. It lookedas though awh ite magician h ad visited the earth .

JOSEPHINE STOUFFER,Age 1 1,6 .

THE GALLANT WARRIORSOne day the bugles blewand the soldiers rushed into l ine . Then

the order came to charge . The snowflakes hurried toward the earthwith glittering bayonets and soon had the ground conquered . The

ch ildren dashed from the houseswi th sleds,skiis,and ice skates. One

boy excla imed . “

There issomeonewho can conquer the earth .

RAYMOND TUCKER,Age 1 2,6 .

SNOW

It looks like blossoms,all fluffyand W h ite,

Like lacy curta ins,trimmed upand down,

It looks l ike a mirror,allglassy and glittering,

It putsme inmind of a ghost-likeshadow.

DORISHEMPHIL L ,Age 1 2,6 .

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FRIGHTSON A DARK NIGHTOne d ark night Iwas sent u to close the chicken house door,which had been left o

pen. When reached there I turned to look out

upon the landscape .

'

m not especially fond of dark nights,and the

sight I sawsent sh ivers through me .

Themoon,halfobscured by a cloud,and ha lfvisible,shone ghastlypale upon the fie lds. The corn shocks glowed radium- like aga inst thewh ite background, remindingme Of ghosts. Someth ing black shOtpast me and d isa

ppeared in a ole .

Th iswas al needed to send me scampering back’

to the house,leaving the door unclosed .

As I ran,an icicle hit me on the head . I thought i twas a man,

sticking mewith a sword . I redoubled my efforts and soonwassafe lyinside the house .

BIL L PORTER,Age 1 1 ,6 .

NATURE,THE MAGICIANOne nigh twhen the ch ildrenwere in their beds,And had gone to the land of the sleepy heads,When allwas dreary,gloomy,and darkOutside,the dogs began to bark .Forwhen they awoke they sawnot a tree,Tha t stood by the gate to guard you and me .

They sawin its place,a soldier in lace,And of the old tree they found no trace .

They sawnor the ground so rugged and brown,But instead a blanke t of soft swan’

s-down.

They sawnot the old,worn,wooden fence-posts,But in the ir place somewh ite-hooded ghosts.

Na ture is a magician,Tha t you ough t to know.

And if you don’ t be lieve me,

Look out after a snow.

LEROY BUTTS,Age 12,6 .

MOTHER NATURE ’

SDESIGNSWh ile Iwaswa tch ingM otherNa ture spread awh ite blanke t over

the earth,the snowwasmodeling itse lf into beautiful forms. It cov

ered the branches on the treeswith ' desi ns,making them look likewh ite lace . The snow-coveredwire lookedl ike beadsstrung across thesky by Jack Frost . The tele hone poles reminded me of giants clad inermine . Of a ll thewonderfu th ingswh ichMotherNature hasprovidedfor the earth,the snowseems the best .

LUGARD A HAW THORNE,Age 1 2,6 .

ED ITOR'

SNOTE — Thisunitwas taught by Anilea Browne,’

3 I,inHagerstown.

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NATURE ’

SHANDIWORKAs I stood looking out ofmy bedroomwindowone nigh t,I saw

millionsof swirlingwh ite snowflakessifting downfromthe sky . Theylooked like little crysta ls,and bea twith soft,muffled sounds on thewindow-pane . Before long the pure,wh ite flakes lay like a fleecyblanket over everyth ing,and all of the treeswere coveredwith the

snow,making it look like a scene fromFa iryland .In the morningwhen I awoke,the snowhad ceased,but all of the

groundwash idden fromsigh t benea th thewh itemante l . The branchesof the evergreen treeswere heavywith crystals. In fact every outdoorObjectwore awh ite hood .

MARTHA YEAKL E,Age 1 1,6 .

Herald

Inmelancholy mood I lie besideThe Still,untramme ledwa ters of the lake .

Enshrouded in the ma jesties Of artLong dead,I seek to break the bonds tha t bindMy soul towh irringwhee ls andwretchedwarsTwixt lord and laborer . Here,as I dream,My thoughtsunwind the musty scroll ofTimeFrom outwhose ancient,age-worn record leapThe l igh ts tha t lit a trodden people ’

sway,The hera lds of revoltwhose beauteous songYe t l ives to cheer a trampled human horde !Awake ! I cry,let not these martyred rebelsL ie buried in the lap of Time ! Ofwha tAva il thewondrousworks ofHesiod,Ofwha t ava il the beauteous art of Kea ts,If,but to die,scarce heeded through the years?Wherefore did Shelley die in penuryA broken outcast fromsociety?Not ye t are dreams and quiet solitudesFor me,wh ile rich and poor rema in,and greedRuns rampant through the streets of cultured men!Awake ! I cry,seek ye the libertyThey sought ; hold h igh the ir flickering torch !

M EL V YN SEEM AN ,Freshman IV .

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Extracts from Le tter of V irginiaDoering Albakri

MOUHAD JERINE,D AM ASCUs

October 3,SyriaDEAR M ISSOSBORN :

I never knowwhere to start to tell folkswha t Damascus is l ike,for almost every deta il of life here is asdifferent aspossible from life inthe United Sta tes. Except for the modernized centra l portionsof someOf the cities,the country ismuch the same as itwas a hundred yearsago,almost asprimitive as life in central Africa .

When standing in the ci ty square of Damascusonemigh t almostfeel onese lf in any city except for the traffic moving through . The

cloaked and robed Bedouin leading his heavily laden camel shufflesa long . There come the baggy trousered peddlers leading donkeyspiledup h ighwith merchandise ranging frombeautifully shaped unglazedearthenwarewa ter jars to bags and basketsof eggplants,onions,andthe l ike . We a lso passpeddlersof drinkswith brass tanksof sweetenedmulberry juice,orange or lemonade,or licorice tea and venderswithrich da te or nut filled cakescarried in a tray on the ir heads. The pedestrians,in the innumerable costumes of the different villages,walk by,asoften asnot sharing themiddle of the streetwi th camelsand donkeys.

But a block or so Off the square in any directioneveryth ing isdifferent . Narrowstreets,innocent of sidewa lks,pavedwi th age-smoothcobblestones or large stone slabs seem towander as they list” and

sometimesbecome so narrowtha t they are complete ly shut off from the

sky overhead by the upper part of the dwellingswhose h igh and blankwalls lin’e the ir sides. The shops are sma ll,so small and li ttered upwi thwareshanging fromeve ry possible place and piled up everywheretha t one must stand outside to make one ’

spurchase . Some times thereis not even room for the shopkeeper . When purchasing one may ex

peet to be asked about twice theworth of an article and then after aseries of protests,arguments,and lower offerspay about ha lf the origina l pricewh ich is aboutwha t the shopkeeper expected . Everywherethe stree t peddler is the modern specialty shop . To buywares fromhim usually involves danger,,for one is apt a t any moment to besqueezed between thewa ll and a passing donkey or camel .

The dirty,narrowstreetshave the ir redeeming features. One Oftencomesupon beautifully carved doors,or a stone basin on a corner or se t

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into a nichewi th a stream ofwa ter spouting into i t,or in turning acorner glimpse the minaret of a mosque sometimes brea th taking lylovely,towering fantastically into the air . If i t happens to be one of

the five prescribed prayer timeseach day he may hear the muezzin fromthe minare t call the Azzan and see through the courtyard the fa ithfulas they bow,kneel,and touch the ir foreheads to the ground inside themosque .

Iwas surprisedwhen I first had the opportuni ty of visitin the

interior of one of the houses a t itsgrea t contrast to the dark and ingyexterior . One steps into the first courtyard,bright and beautiful,pavedwi th marble tile in a ttractive pa tterns and conta ining in the center amarble founta in. The founta in is surrounded,exceptwhere there are

doors,wi th orange and lemon trees and flowering plants. Through thedoorways and openwindows of the rooms surroundin the court onemay glimpse furni ture,inla idwith mother-of-pearl andsilver,beautiful handwoven rugs,and hand made,decorated pottery . The secondand largest cour t ismuch the same as the first one exce t tha t the centerof one side is open and leads up a step or two into t e summer livingroomor parlor . I remember be ing enterta ined by the host as I sa t uponone of the red cush ioned marble bencheswh ich occupied three sidesOfthe beautiful parlor . Enterta ining and rece iving guests is traditiona lamong the people of Damascus.

Since Iwas curious about Damascusl iving customsand conditionsIwas given opportuni ty to make a tour Of the home . A tour”wasquite inorder since therewere twentyrooms. Tha twere none toomany,however,for therewere fifteen in the family and guestswere almostalways present . Since most guests are usually not supposed to see thewomen of the family the ir rooms are usually loca ted a t the front of thehouse surrounding the first court . The kitchen opened Off a th ird courta t the back of the house and conta ined only a large open fireplace and

chimney,a lot of huge potsand kettles,and perhaps a one-burner kerosene stove . Thewomen sit or squa t on the floor to prepare the food anddo all thework . At meal—time the family si ts on the floor around ahuge tray placed on a lowstool and scoops up foodwith large roundshee ts of breadwh ich they fold up skillfully . The dishesserved are allunfamil iar and i t seems almost impossible to make any food taste l ikeours. The only pepper one can secure hasmany different spices in i t,salt is seasalt,and milk,goat ’smilk,wh ich ismilked from a goa t onthe doorstep each morning . Butter is clarified butterwh ich may beanywhere from six months to several years old .

Despite all this stran eness and an occasional spell of homesickness I ammanaging to ma e my own life here and find each d ay someth ing newand interesting .

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A Glimpse of Lebanon

S there anyone W ho knowsnoth ing of the natura l beauty tha t liesh idden in tha t remotemounta inousregion of the migh ty Lebanons?Then i t ismy pleasure to bring before you a glimpse of tha t land

and itspeoplewh ich have become an integra l part ofmy life during thepast three years.

You le t your Stamps honor famousmen butwewould exal t thebeauty of our land,God

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shand iwork,onours. Suchwas the thoughtful remark of a studentwhen in composition class the theme assignedwas ”

A Stamp . In tha t statement is reflected the genera l feeling ofthe people towardsthe ir land for they never cease to speak of itsma tchless grandeur . And the commend able e lement in such expression is,tha t pure love of the land prompts the ir comments.

One of the first questions put to every fore igner upon enteringsunny Syria is, Howdo you see our country? I am glad I could

a lways reply by employing the superla tive degreewh ich never fa iledto make the irwarm,dark eyes glowwith undisguised pride I

soon learned the “

order of procedure in .carrying on a conversa tionwhen visiting in na tive homes. Wi th th isknowledge I could time mycomment upon the fa ir land to come,before the question, and th isbrough t forth exclama tions of de ligh t . Stonelike,indeed,is the fore igner tha twould be insensitive to the scenes of splendor surround inghim.

Comewith me a long awinding road,dustywh ite in the glare of

the noonday sun.

‘As the road leaves the th ird largest Olive grove intheworld flourish ing beside the red sands of the Mediterranean,weascend the footh ills of the Lebanons running parallelwith the sea . 0viewsofmyheart ’sdelight !Iwould tha t Imight use the floweryphrasesof the Arabic tongue,the na tive language,to do justice to th is feastfor the eyes. Na ture hasnot dulled her pa ints. She hasused bold,richsweepsOf,’primary colors to express the intensity of th is land and people ; the blue of sea ; the green of Olive,orange,and pine trees; the redof sands and tiled roofs; the dazzlingwh ite of stone houses; the purpleof sunset mounta ins; the golden yellowand orange of setting sun.

Cactushedgesflank the sta ircase- l ike road tha t goesup,up to our

Damascene home of ten rooms built around an open courtwhere growa rose tree and a tangerine tree . We have reached the exceedingly oldvillage of Shweifa t, the Wh i te Ci ty, so the story goes, towh ichCleopa tra is supposed to have journeyed for her final trystwith Ahthouy before he se t out for the ba ttle ofActium.

Herewe l ived among the people and taught the ir ch ildren. Herein the slow,unprogressive a tmosphere of the Eastwe sawopen before

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Are You Dancing ?

SI sit in the orchestra,I glance over the dancerson the floor . Thereare many types of dancers— good or bad,considerate or incon

siderate,slowor fast,fancy and pla in. Far be i t fromme to

c riticize people ’

s dancing,but improvement canbe made .

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There is the dancerwho dances out-of- time . This type be longsin the same class as the out-of—time singer . A personwho does awal tzstep to a fox trot rhythm is an outcast as far as d ancing is concerned .Dancers— you may double your steps and still be in time ! By this Imean,instead of four steps to a four-bea t measure,take e ight steps.

D o NOT BE INCONSID ERATE ! Wha t do Imean by be ing inconsidera te? As I sit in the orchestra,there is a lways a groupwhowants toshow-off. Wha t does i t do? In the middle of a crowded floor, the"sugar-foot" is

performed . Sugar-footin requiresroom and fastmusic .

If one kickshis ee twildly on a crowde floor,wha t of hisfriends!Goto a corner and stay there if youmust sugar-foot . Be considerate !

The last important thing to consider in dancing is your posture.

Fellowstudents— carry yourse lveswith a more dignified air . We fel

lows knowtha twhen a girl holds herse lf too stiffly or dances a t an

angle,she dances very poorly . G irls— do not try to lead the boys.

Boys— do not try to fool your dancing partners. Knowyour partner ’sways,and ad just your d ancing to them.

As a reminder— d ancing is only enjoyablewhen both dancers are

thoughtful and considerate to each other and the other dancers on the

floon

HowAbout It ?Wha t about having a camera club in the school?Anyone having had any experience in trick photography,develop

ing,or printing pictureswill,I be lieve,be interested in such a club .

To thosewho have not enjoyed the rea l fun in photography,letmesay tha t youwillge t a real kick out of i t .

An up—and-coming camera club can take pictures— na ture pictures,

School pictures,or trick pictures. Wha t is evenmore fun,the club candevelop and print those

pictures. A grea t sport— photography ! The

schoolwould rofit,too, orwith very little expense,picturesofschoolactivities can e printed . Allwe need is a small room and a fewsupplies,andwe ’ ll have a club tha t isworthwh ile and lots of fun. Howabout it?

VIOL ETTE V . HOD D INOTT,Freshman VI .

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The D ay Student Council Ge t Toge therswer to thework of art by that master artist and cartoonist,Me igs,many revelers joined the D ay Student Get Together on

ansformed into a

cornfield for the occasion. Corn stalks adorned even the basketba llblackboards. The program commi ttee,wi th the aid of M r . Haslup,the pianist,and M r . M innegan,introduced many novel ty dances. Themore demure students,and those of the facultywhoweren’t incl ined toparticipate in the dancing enjoyed themselves in gamesof cards,checkers,e tc . The fea tured ba lloon d ancewaswon by a senior couple,M issRuth Kre is and Mr . Da llasSmith . Howthey came through tha t dancewi th an unpunctured balloon rema ins a mystery . A freshman,M issWarmbold,came to the lead in guessing the number of kerne ls in the

jarOf corn. Refreshmentswere then served by hostessesof the refreshment committee . The entire group then participa ted in singing severalsongs. After some de lay the noted senior ma le quarte t assembled andpresented one of itsnumbers. Officia lly,the party then ended but theagreeable M r . Haslup consented to play severa l more selections and thedancing continued . In concluding,may I say,we onlywish tha t allof the resident students could have a ttended our party . We knowtheywould have enjoyed it just aswe did .

J . M EYER,Senior IV

The Thanksgiving Dinner of the

Newe ll Ha ll FamilyHE Thanksgiving Dinner for the resident studentswas a grandfamilygathering . The family tree showed tha t our family included members from every county of M aryland except Garrett .

The immed ia te family included fa ther,mother, and five ch ildren. A

host of cousins and auntswere also present .“ The only guestwas thegodmother,M issTa ll . Her birthdaywas th ismonth,but godmothersneverge t any older .

Afterwe had me t in Richmond Hall andwerewelcomed by ourhost,Fa ther Brumbaugh,wewent to a most delicious dinner of roaststuffed turkey,sauerkraut,mashed pota toes,peas,cranberry ice,andof course,pumpkin

pie,with honey and cream!

When our huge amily had eaten all i t could hold,we aga inwentto Richmond Hall andwere enterta ined by d ifferent members. How

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Did You KnowHAT the reason for the unfinished brick in thewestwall of Richmond Hall is tha t there are potential

Tplans for the comple tion of

a rectangle of dormitory buildings? he rectanglewould includethe girls’ dormitory, dining hall, boys’ dormitory,gymnasium, infirmary, and l ibrary .

Th a t one of the Seniors enjoys greatly the sayings Of Confucius?One of hisfavorite quota tions is,”

Only girls and servants are hard totra in. Drawnear to them,they growunruly ; hold them off,they payyouwith spite . G irls,wha t did you do to him?

Tha t there is an observa tion pla tform a top the girls’ dormitory?Tha t many pleasing Christmas cards have been printed from lin

oleum blocks by some of our ingeniousschoolma tes?Tha t on the Normal School Farm (beh ind Glen Esk and up the

h ill),isa heap ofcabbagesstored for thewinter in true country fash ion?Those city studentswho are notwe ll acqua intedwith such ma ttersmigh t find it profitable to stroll over toward the farm. The experiencewould be educationa l,and extra pleasure could be added by carefulchoice of company .

Tha t the M en’

sRoomhasbeen a veritablemad house? (W ha twiththe Juniors and Seniorsbe ing in the throesof an acute a ttack of “unititus, the clacke ty—clack of cha ttering typewriters or the plop,plop,of stuttering mach ines (according to the skill of the opera tor), to ;getherwith the h ilariousShoutsOf thosewho have just rece ived illustra tive ma terial fromsome manufacturing concernwh ich is nowbordering on the red Side of the ledger . The total effect remindsone of atone oemwith Bedlam as its sub ject .

ha t one of the seniors,in the midst of hisfellowswhowere discussing units,sa t down to a tem orarily deserted typewr iter and le t hisfingersfollowhis though ts,an vice versa . The record of thewanderings of hismind are ava ilable for TOW ER LIGHT readers.

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*Did You KnowThatPapier-mache can nowbe produced from cornstalks?Less than two pounds of radium are ava ilable for use in theworldtoday?

Labradorite is a gray minera lwh ich flashes in ra inbowcolorswhenstruck by sunlight?

Different varietiesof goldenrod conta ining from to per cent ofrubber are known?24


A bill ion billionwatermoleculescan rest comfortably on the head of apin and have room to spare ?

Scientists announce a newchemica l formula to recover gold from the

sea?

FromEurope comes the announcement of a newtextile fiber incorporaringflax and rayon?

Glassmanufacture uses the largest industria l furnaces in the UnitedSta tes?

Arizona residents arewriting letters on copper to promote the state ’

s

leading industry?A togch has been devised tha t can cut steel in a sunken ship a t any

epth?

V IOL ETTE V . HOD D INOTT,Freshman VI .

*Articles in thiscolumn have been collected fromvarioussources; magazines,pamphIets,and newspapers.

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The Rise of Silas LaphamHAT such an honest,upright soul asSilasL a hamcould have so

many ups and downsin life seemsinconceivab e !Here hewaswitha million dollars,two lovely daughters and a comfortable home

and still lifewasn’ t all smooth sa il ing . His unfortuna te venture intosocie ty,instigated by hiswife ’

sbenificence to one of society ’s leaders,left him in a predicament hard to imagine . Th is na ive and simplefamily,uncultured as theywere,seemed perfectly content to lead anisolated life until there entered into it TomCarey,son of the BromfieldCareys. Irene,Lapham’

s younger daughter fe ll straightvvay in lovewi th himand the effortsof the entire familywere bent onwinning himfor her,until all unsuspiciousof the ir ambitionshe proposed to Penelope,the older daughter . Such a struggle as ensued . Irenewas heartbroken,and Penelope refused Tom on the strength that her acceptancewould be fa ta l to Irene . Colone l Laphamwas in a quandary,yet hisbusiness,wh ichwas in a precariousposition ke t him so busy tha t hecould do l ittle to relieve the situation. In his£1 3 1 trouble he lost hisboisterousbraggadocio and became restlessand sullen. Persis,hiswife,stoodwi th him and in her blunt NewEngland manner,pra ised andscolded himwh ichever he needed most,until the situation roundeditself out into quite a sa tisfactory endingwith everyone back in normal spirits aga in. To followthis very real Boston family in the irhumorous adventures is immense ly interesting,and unfortuna te is the

personwho can not find time to make the acqua intance of the Laphamamily inTheRise ofSilasLapham byW. D . Hawells.

C. EARL ,Senior Specia l .

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Faculty No tesITH the coming Of the coldwea ther,the facul ty ska ters,arechamping a t the bi t . In case the younger generation doesnotunderstand the language of the horse and buggy age,wewould

say they ’re ready to take off,they ’re all se t . We though twe sawM issTansil practising the stroke asshe glided down the corridor the otherd ay. M iss G iles is looking for newska tes so tha t she can rea lly doherse lf justice . The others are ge tting out the ir knee pads,and shakingthe moth ballsout of the ir socks and mittens.

Wanted— someone to remind M issV an Bibber of the da tes of thePh iladelph ia Symphony concerts.

M issJones believes tha t Friday is the next day after Wednesday .It issuggested tha t some one fromJunior 6 try to se t her righ t on th ispomr.

For some timewe have been hearing tha t certa in cloth ing manufacturers sendwork out into the homes and thus avo id some of the

labor regulations,and the N .R.A .wage scale . We regre t to announce

tha t one ofour own faculty (wewillmentionno names,but she teachesh istory) is practising th is same method of cloth ing manufacture . As

yetwe have heard no compla ints from theworkers,butwe th ink thema tterwill bear investiga tion.

A conference on science in state teachers collegeswas he ld inWestchester,Pennsylvania,inNovember . Th lSschoolwasrepresentedbyM issDowell,M issBersch,M issBlood,M r . Walther andM r . Moser .

M issRutledge recently gave a talk a t one Of the Parent TeacherAssocia tion meetings in Ba ltimore .

M iss Birdsong is continuing th is year as leader of the parent ’sStudy group of the CampusSchool .

M issTa ll recently spent aweek end in Atlantic City . She can’ t

stay away from the ocean even inwinter .M iss D aniels spent the Thanksgiving holidays in Ossining . Shewent of her own voli tion. Tha t ismore thanmany do .

M iss M acD onald and M iss Crabtree also trekked northward toNewYork,for Thanksgiving .

M rs. Stapleton surprised and pleased the faculty by appearing a tthe last facul ty meeting . M issMedwedeff hasn’ t become quite so ambitionsye t,butwe hope shewill soon.

The faculty correspondentwill apprecia te news items for th iscolumn. Send yourmemoranda to “

FacultyNotes, care of the TOW ER

LIGHT . The slogan of the NewYork Timeswill be the criterion appliedin the selection of the itemsused .

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TH E TOTI E R’ L I G H T

M a dame Caresske rched briefir ,for us something of th e situa tioninEurope a t th e present m e . Her subj ect dealtwith T eamFrontiers.

Th e p eace pacrwas, s e emfl ained,signed m th e spirit ofwar,Atth e end of th e Grea t Vi a l:

educa tion or Otherword iwhj l e fields h asbe en donem Europe,becauseof th e const ant

“war scares tense d bv th e trea t ieswhi chwere so nuTh e Polish Com dor,a pon ion of G-

ennanv given to l’ol and as a

Polish outl et t o th e Sea cuts off Germanv from par t of her people . As

Europe seem In a st ate

of interr upte dwar . The situa tion ne e ds the League of Na tions,and

though th e leaguemay seem t o hav e failed, It has reallv just started t owork . M a dame Carosh as impli d t faith In itswork being,Inpa rt,th eR. KEIR,Senior V

spoke of the

field . Children may

books for all gr ades and subjects. Mr. Wh eeler showed us specimens

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M . D enuesgave us a very inmresnngt al k on the difierent it emsto be considered in classroom prode cure in

cussed such physical items as goo d postnre, an at tractive and clean

He rold uswe shonld be inspired hv music but no t to such an extent

TH E TOW E R" L I G H T

MAD AME CAROS— a ce— November 1 9,1 934.

M adame Carossketched briefly,for us,someth ing of the situa tioninEurope a t the present time . Her sub ject dealtwith Peace Frontiers.

The peace pactwas,she expla ined,signed in the spirit ofwar,a tthe end of the Grea t War . Since tha t time no constructivework ineduca tion or otherworthwh ile fie ldshasbeen done inEurope,becauseof the constant war scares” caused by the trea tieswh ichwere so un

foresee ingly made .

The Polish Corridor,a portion of Germany given to Poland as a

Polish outle t to the sea,cuts off Germany frompart of her people . As

a resul t,there is a lways strifewh ich makes Europe seem in a stateof interruptedwar. The situa tion needs the League of Na tions,andthough the league may seem to have fa iled,it has really just started towork . M adame Caroshas implicit fa ith in itswork be ing,in part,thesolution of th is European situation.

R. KEIR,Senior V

Mr . Wheeler

Mr . Wheeler,Librarian of the Enoch Pra tt Library spoke of the

importance of the library in the educa tional field . Ch ildren maygrea tly enl arge the ir knowledge of a subject if they can find ava ilablesupplementary reading in bookswh ich they can understand . The

Ch ildren’

s Department of the Library has carefully selected lists of

books for all grades and subjects. Mr . Wheeler showed us specimensof the

"Poetry Broadside wh ich the library sponsors.

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Mr. D enues

Mr . D enuesgave us a very interesting talk on the different itemsto be considered in classroom prodecure inmusic educa tion. He discussed such physica l items as good posture,an a ttractive and cleanroom,hea lthy tempera ture,aswell as the actual teach ing techniques.

He told uswe should be inspired by music but not to such an extenttha twe cannot come down to earth and attend to the essential physicalma tters connectedwith music . These are sound teach ing facts.

H. Z IEG L ER,Senior VI .

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Our Afflicted Men

EL IBVE it or not,severa l unparalleled maniashave seized the menstudents in the last fewweeks. Recently,tons ofma il have beenpouring into the men

’

s room every morning and afternoon. Thelunch period din is increased by cries of enthusiasm as bountiful surprises contributed by ph ilanthropic—minded manufacturers appear onevery hand . Christmas comes every day in the men

’

s room! Gra insamples to start a farm,enough sugar to supply a grocery,bottle afterbottle ofmotor oil,wool and cottonsam lesenough tomake a quiltcharts and pictures ga lore these an other of God ’s Free G ifts tothe School Teacher are responsible for the newfrenzy of address-collectingwh ich,it is rumored,has caused certa inwan-eyed seniors toforge t all e lse . Indeed,every nigh t in the library,or a t home one maysee furtive post-card scribblers addressing card after card to ruined anddespa iring Capta ins of Industry .

Any day now,if you chance in the men’

s room,youmay see’

stern,determined youths seated before dark infernal mach ines,grimly peckingat the maze of buttons before them. A ba ttery of typewritershassprung up from all sides,and many of the men students are tryingto learn to type in the ir spare time now!

Pa tronize home industries,please ! The Men’

s Merchant Body(strictlyNRA)will supply youwith everyth ing for the student teacher,fromNa tiona l Geograph ics and note-paper to text-books and Hektographs! Also cut-throat com etition fromcerta in ind

ependents threa t

ens to ruin the old establishe concerns,who are alrea y selling atwaybelowcost, anyhow!

C. C. M .,Senior III .

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Try to Tell a Bigger StoryA very busywomanwas presentedwi th a very expensive Ever

sharp one day,but i t disappeared . She searched for a very long timeand felt quite ashamed of the loss of the present . After some monthsh ad e lapsed,thewoman combed the front of her ha ir,and,to her surprise,the missing Eversharp dropped out . Not only tha t one,but 1 5more came tumbling down. She recla imed them gladly,and sa id thatthey solved the mystery of her pencils steady disappearance .

JUL IEN H . TURK,Senior III .

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Orchestra DoingsINCE the last issue of the TOW ER LIGHT,theOrchestra hasroundedout the first quarter of the year 'swork,wi th the busiestweek ofthe year . On Tuesdaywe gave for our assembly program:

Romance in F .

.Theme from Invitation to the Dance"AndanteHornSolo from Overture to D er Freischutz

Ruegger V iolinTrio Capriccio BrillanteBeethoven Country Dance in C.

OnThursdaywewent to the Elementary School to play for the uppergradeswhere they had been studying the instruments of the orchestra .

Asa part ofour program,variousplayerstold the ch ildrensome thing ofthe ir respective instruments and played a fewmeasures or a scale forthem in order tha t they mi ht coordina te the sigh t and sound of theinstrumentwith the name .

5The children are a most apprecia tive audi

ence forwh ich to play .The sameweek found us playing a t the dinner for the Mothersof

the Freshmen. This time our programwasaugmented by two numbers,by the string ensemble,three violins and cello,playing “Canzone” byCzibulka,and

‘

IWouldTha tMyLove’ byMende lssohn,and bya violinduet by Pleye l . In the afternoon the violin trio had played for the program inRichmond Hall .

After such a seriesof public performanceswe have settled down tothe initial rehearsa ls for Christmas and Founders' D ay. Effort isbeginning to ach ieve its reward and some

Tglimmeringsof be auty are cominginto the

"Andante Cantabile" by schaikowsky and the first move

ment of the symphony “

From the Western World” by Dvorak . For

l ightermoments,though beautiful ones,we turn to Artists' Life ” byJohannStrauss. Nor has the string ensemble been idle . When assemblydoesn

't meet,or there are no demonstrations,we sna tch a rehearsa l ofthe Zwe ite Sona te by Bella or the ancient Sona ta by Young found inmanuscript inSweden. We hope to let you hear these two lovely th ingsbefore the semester closes.

The change in student teaching has re turned one of our membersand taken away three . Our county members are kept from rehearsa lsby the ir schedules,but our city members be ing here on Monday,canand do a ttend thema jori ty of the rehearsals. We are glad tha t they cancome,for having every member present makes for effectivework .

Our newfreshmanmembersare rehearsingwi th usnow: Paul Goldstein,clarine t ; Pa tricia Callahan,cello ; and Ela ine Ward and He lenFleckenschild t,violins.

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Thought in Children’

s PoetryNE of the many values of the departmental system in a smallschool such as Howard Park is the opportunity afforded theteacher of English to trace growth in creativewriting and

th inking . Not only hasshe a rare chance towitness improvement (orlack of i t !) in technica l niceties,but she can observe,particularly inch ildren’

s origina l poetry,growth in ideas. Ch ildren,whowrite at

first descriptive poems of scenes they knowor imagine,later in the irschool years often showa tendency to include in the ir verse some realidea or though t . Perhapswe migh t even ca ll it ph ilosophy . It maybe found in just a line or two,merely a suggestion,ye t it isoften there .

The though t may not occur as a theme developed by the entire poem,but may find itsway in a sudden flash of fee ling into the last line only .It is interesting for the teacher to note these evidencesof growth in theyoung poets of her classes,and to knowa t aboutwha t stage in the

variouswriting ” careers of her ch ildren it isevinced .The following poemswrittenby pupilsof the Howard Park Schoolwere composed in the sixth grade or la te in the fifth,after a fifth grade

and sixth grade experience of the merely pretty picture type of

verse .

EL EANORA L . BOW L ING,’

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The M erman’

s Palace

The palace of a merman is a pretty place indeed .It has everyth ing tha t any humanwould need .It has coral cha irs and servant fishesTha t carry in the dinner dishes.

Big,soft sponges for fea ther bedsWhen at nigh t they rest the irweary heads.

He has a chest of glistening pearlsAnd a mirror too .

Ea ting and V isiting the mirrorAre the most important th ingsA merman has to do .

ED ITH KINCANNON .

I Sawa StreamI sawa streamGo bubbling down the lane .

The streamwas gush ingAs if i twere mad .

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Maryland State Normal Schoo lAlumni M ee ting

annual m of the Harford unit of the M aryland Stateace Sa turday after

agen

ch ees at Normal . Officers of the associa tion for the coming yearwereelected . M issEsther Thorpewill be president . After the e lection the

meetingwas adjourned and teawas served . Dr . Tall,M isses Scarborough and Tansil,and Mr . Purdum,President of the Alumni,werehonored guests.

BETROTHALSAND WEDDINGSMr . and Mrs. T. O. M innich ofCockeysville have announced the

engagement of the ir daughter M iss Evelyn M innich to M r . EvanderFrancisKelly,Jr .,son ofDr . and Mrs. E . F . Kelly OfTexas,M aryland .Dr . andMrs.Samuel L .SalzmanofWindsorHillshave announced the

engagement of their daughter,M issAdele M . Salzman,to Mr . HarryMyersAshman,son ofMr . and Mrs. Henry Ashman ofCa tonsville .

NO da te has been set for e ither of theweddings.

Thewedding ofM issAlma Louise Staley and Mr . Lloyd E . M illerofSmithsburg,took place Friday,November 2,in the Z ionReformedChurch,a t Hagerstown. Thewedding ofM issLo isEla ineM iddlekaufl'

and Mr . Edgar G . Fahenstock of Buffalo,NewYork,was solemnizedrecently at t he home of the bride ’

s parents.

Rex NewsMost standard European tours include a visi t to the Louvre in

Paris,famous art gallerywh ich contains the finest pa intingsby aecomplished and renowned artists.

Although the Rex Thea ter,4600York Road displayspicturesof adifferent type,each Rex presenta tion isalso a carefully selectedmasterpiece a marvel of photography directed,acted and produced bymasters in each fie ld . A list of starswould include the outstandingcelebrites ofHollywood .

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ChristmasChimes

Little Pene lope Socra tes,A Bostonma id of four,Wide 0 ned her eyes on Christmasmorn,And ooked the landsca e o

'

er .

Wha t 's that inflatesmy !as de bleau'

?

She askedwi th dignity ;Tis Ibsen in the original !Oh,joy beyond degree !

M issM ary Cadwa llader Ri ttenhouseOf Ph iladelph ia town,

Awoke asmuch as they do thereAndwa tched the snowcome down.

I'

mglad tha t it isChristmas,Youmigh t have heard her say,

Formy family is one year older nowThan i twas last Christmas d ay .

TwasChristmas in giddy Gotham,And M iss Irene de Jones

Awoke a t noon and yawned and yawned,And stre tched her languid bones.

I'

msorry it isChirstmas,Papa a t homewill stay,

For'

change is closed and hewon’ t makeA single cent today .

Windily dawned the ChristmasOn the city by the lake,

And M issArabel Wabash BreezyWas instantly awake .

What 's tha t th ing inmy stocking?Well,in two jifis I'll know!"

And she drewa grand piano forthFrom ’way down in the toe .

"

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The Normal School SportlightAKEN from all standpoints,we have just experienced a t M aryland Sta te Norma l School one of our best soccer years. What afine series of games have been presented ! M aryland Collegia te

Championsfor 1 934 is our title now. In retrospect,we can say that ithasbeen one of the most close ly followed seasons inNormal ’sh istory .Evidencesfromthe Ca lvertHa ll,JohnsHopkins,andWesternM arylandCollege gamesshowtha t the school isvirtually 100% beh ind the team.

Th is,we hope,will carry over to the basketba ll season.

The Norma l soccer squad hasproved itse lf to be a figh ting group .Not a vestige ofdisgrace isto be looked for in the defeat by CalvertHall .

Th is la tter team,composed ofmany experienced semi-pro players,waskept scoreless for three periods by a charging group of Normal “ Ihdians. Itwasunfortunate tha t the offensewasweakened by the necessary transfer of George Rankin to goalkeeper,due to the absence of

Josh Wheeler . Itwas a lso unfortunate tha t “Tom Johnson, injured,had to leave the game in the fourth quarter . Injurieskept other soccermen fromplaying to the ir capaci ty . Wha tmore can be sa id? The boysshowed up to the best advantage .

A bit might bewritten in summary of the season. The contestswith WesternMd . College both proved to be victories. In the secondgame,JohnWheelergot hisfoot on the ball and scored the goal tha tdefea ted the Terrors 1 -0. JohnsHopkinsUniversi ty Was turned backtwice by the scoresof 5 —0and 4—1 ,and Forest Park fell prey 2- 1 . Winsaga inst other opponents included such teams asAnna olisHigh,ParkSchool,SparrowsPoint High,Frostburg Normal,an FranklinHigh .

These th ingswill a lways stand out in our minds; the thrillswegotwhen TomJohnson rece ived the ball and took it down the fieldthrough many an opposing player,the goa ls registered on fast breaksby the speedy MyronMezick,the fine defensive and Offensivework ofMe lvinCole,D on Schwanebeck,and Bill Gonce,the many saves ofEd . Post and Ed . Brumbaugh,preventing a goa l by clearing the ba ll,the power and force displayed by Josh Wheeler,especially in the Western Md . Game,the aggressiveness Of JustusMyer,the spirit of DaveSmith,Gene Benbow,Temp Smi th,and “Junior” Harper,Josh ’

sblackderby,the pouring of ra in during theWesternM d . game,the emergencygoal-keeping of George Rankin aga inst Ca lvert Hall,and the thrillsconnectedwith the scoring ofCalvert Hall ’s two goals.

In regard to the newer players,some promisingma teria l is a t handto develop .

Itwas truly a good season,butwill our enthusiasm end there?Basketba ll ison itsway,and,ifyou seekmore sport thrills,don'tmisstoo many of our home games.

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M rs. Brouwer once suggested tha t you investiga te the origin ofbuttons onmen’

scoa t sleeves. I shall save you the trouble and unfoldthe ta le forthwith . Th isstory a lso hearkensback to the daysofh istory,when therewas in England— no,i twas Francch a kingwhowas extremely proud of hisregiment of guards,for they had very,very lovelyuniforms. But these demigodswere only human, and in the springmany contracted vicious colds. Then their mouchoirswere very busy .But a las!when mouchoirs .were forgotten, they substituted— yes,you've guessed— coat sleeves. Then the king had a brill iant idea . Hehad buttons,or knobs as theywere then called,put on the sleeves ofhis guards. Th ismade the practice rather difficult,and fina lly itwaswiped out . SO if your ta ilor insistsupon putting buttons on your coa tsleeves,do not take it as a personal insult . He does it fromforce of

habit— just sheer force of habit .MIRIAM JUL ES,’

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Unfinished SymphonyBy SYL V IA THOMPSON

LITTL E,BROWN AN D COM PANY,Boston,1933SYMPHONY embodiesa great variety of instrumentswhose tonesblend harmoniously to give to us a beautiful musica l composition. The composer crea tes in his symphony an ideal . And so

Helenawas a symphony . ShewasLawrence ’

s

fym hony . Lawrence,

a great English Writer,tired of his success,tire 0 hiswifewhom hedidn’ t love,andwish ing his youngest daugh ter to be difl'

erent fromthe people of theworld he knew,took He lena and fled to an islandin the Mediterranean,there to crea te her as a th ing of his own,hisidea l . Here,under the guid ance of a poet and loving fa ther,and in an

environment Of rare beauty and sunsh ine,He lena growsbeautiful, ure

and strong,but in a li ttleworld ofher own. And then— her father ies.

Whenhe dies,there isbroken downHelena ’

sonly contactwith the outsideworld and she stands alone ! Howwill she fit into the socialworldafter fourteen years of seclusion? Howwill she meet her brother,hersister,a mother she hardly knows. Did Lawrence provide for th is?Will Helena yield orwill She stand alone? Read th is book and answerthese questions,andwith in yourselfmake of i t a finished symphony .

M issThompsonwrites in an easy stylewith easy ma teria l . Onedoesn’ t however,knowher characters verywell ; they seem cold,distant and not very sociable .

DOROTHY FASTIE .

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M rs. Brouwer once suggested tha t you investiga te the origin of

buttons onmen’

scoat sleeves. I sha ll save you the trouble and unfoldthe ta le forthwi th . Th isstory also hearkensback to the daysofh istory,when therewas in England— no,i twas France— a kingwhowas extremely proud of his regiment of guards,for they had very,very lovelyuniforms. But these demigodswere only human, and in the springmany contracted vicious colds. Then their mouchoirswere very busy .But a las!when mouchoirs -were forgotten, they substituted— yes,you’ve guessed— coat sleeves. Then the king had a brilliant idea . Hehad buttons,or knobs as theywere then called,put on the sleeves ofhis guards. Th ismade the practice ra ther difficult,and finally itwaswiped out . So if your ta ilor insists upon putting buttons on your coa tsleeves,do not take it as a persona l insult . He does it from force of

habit— just sheer force of habit .M IRIAM JUL ES,’

34.

Unfinished SymphonyBy SYL V IA THOMPSON

LITTL E,BROWN AN D COM PANY,Boston,1 933SYMPHONY embodiesa grea t variety of instrumentswhose tonesblend harmoniously to give to us a beautiful musica l composition. The composer crea tes in his symphony an ideal . And so

Helenawas a symphony . ShewasLawrence ’

s sym hony . Lawrence,a great Englishw‘riter,tired Of his success,tired 0 hiswifewhom hedidn’ t love, andwish ing his youngest daughter to be different fromthe people of theworld he knew,took Helena and fled to an islandin the Mediterranean,there to create her as a th ing of his own,hisideal . Here,under the guidance of a poet and loving fa ther,and in an

environme’

nt of rare beauty and sunsh ine,He lena growsbeautiful, ure

and strong,but in a l ittleworld ofher own. A nd then— her father ies.

Whenhe dies,there isbroken downHelena ’

sonly contactwith the outsideworld and she stands a lone ! Howwill she fit into the socialworldafter fourteen years Of seclusion? Howwill she mee t her brother,hersister, a mother she har’dly knows. Did Lawrence provide for th is?Will Helena yie ld orwill she stand a lone ? Read th is book and answerthese questions,andwith in yourselfmake of i t a finished symphony .

M issThompsonwrites in an easy stylewith easy ma terial . Onedoesn’ t however,knowher characters verywell ; they seem cold,distant and not very sociable .

DOROTHY FASTIE .

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Student Pro ject under the Federal EmergencyReliefAct

What Is a Gentlewoman 9

Are They Useful?America ’

sDeserted Island

The Dangers Of Be ing Satisfied

EditorialsChristmasBroadcastThe Baltimore Civic O era Company ’s

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AssembliesAlumnae,NoteWell !Well !Well !Revela tionsFaculty NotesBook ReviewsSportsAdvertisements

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fil l out and return sta ting the type of aid they needed in the ir departmentsand also any suggestions theymigh tmake asto possible pro jects.

Itwasexpla ined tha t many studentswould be rawmaterial and tha t

each facu tymembermust be responsible for the tra ining in hisdepartment . On the basisOf these returnsand numerous interviewswith various departmental heads and outside agencies the assignmentsweremade . Sixty-two studentswere employed for 652 hours aweek— the

number of hoursdepending upon the programof the student,and uponhis physical condition.

In the first assignments80per cent Of thework covered intramuralpro jects and 20per cent community pro jects. Although the school opcra tes on a semester basis certa in changes take lace at mid-semesterbecause of student teach ing and these changes,0 course,affect some Ofthe assignments.

Some fewchangesweremade on th isbasis. We rece ived numerousrequests from outside agencies asking for additiona l aid,so tha t beginningwi th the second nineweeks the time devoted to communitypro jectshas been increased to about 30per cent and the cam us activi

ties decreased to 70per cent . The number of students a ide increasedduring th is period from 62 to 65 and the number of hours to 661 perweek .

Thework on the campus a t present falls under severa l heads:Library . We have a lwaysconsidered student aid in the l ibrary va lu

able not only to the school but to the students employed . Until twoyears agowe had in our budget an item called ” extra help,” a largeportion ofwh ichwasused for student assistants in the library . Whenth is itemwasno longer included on the budget the librarywashandicapped . Students realizing th is situation built up a voluntary or

ganization called the Library Committee and gave the ir services freebecause many of themenjoyed the prestige of the librarywork and ap

precia ted ,the valuable tra ining theywere rece iving . Nowtha twe are

rece iving'Federa l fundswe are able to pay for th iswork .Labora tory Work,Clerica lWork,Typing. Through the students doingth isworkwe have increased our services to the variousstudent teachingcentersby circula ting music records,picture slides,and illustra tivemateria ls. We have been able to add to our educationa l ma terials bythe typing of selected unitsofwork to be placed in the l ibrary .

Glen Proj ect . We are continually trying to get our students ac

quaintedwithwhatwe ca ll the ” back yard” of our campus. Herewehave a ra ther beautiful na tural glen and the Rural Club hashad chargeof developing th isportion of the campus to make it awild flower preserve . For over a yearwe have tried to secure federa l aid for th ispro ject

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and this yearwe have been given the services of an engineer and fiveor sixworkmen three days aweek . Severa l hundred trees have beenplanted andwe hope to have allM aryland treesrepresented here aswellas allwild flowers tha twill growin th is local ity . Th is glenwill beused for the enjoyment of the students andwill serve as a laboratoryfor the ir courses in na ture study . We have assigned e ight or tenmenstudents towork on thispro ject onSaturdays. In case of ra inwe havearranged certa in indoor pro jects— pa inting,cleaning,e tc.

Community Proj ects. In the extramura lwork there are 29 studentsdoing 1 87 hours ofwork eachweek . These pro jects include the fol

lowing :M aryland Library Advisory Commission hoursBal timore Museum ofArt .

Enoch Pra tt Public Library .

Ch ildren’

sHome Of BaltimoreRoosevelt Recreation CenterTowsonHigh School LibraryTowson High School CarpentryTowsonWoman

’

sClub .

Total . 1 87 hoursMa ryland Library Advisory Commission. Nine studentsworkwi th the

M aryland Public Library Commission. Th is commissionworkswi ththe publ ic school libraries over the sta te and renders va luable service .

Our studentswere first given a tra ining course in bookmend ing,classificat ion and selection of books and other th ingsdealingwith problemsof the sma ll l ibrary . The students are most enthusiastic about th isparticular piece ofwork . Severa l have remarked about thework, D o

you knowthatwha twe have been taught isgiven as a regular collegecourse in library schools?" The nine studentswork every Sa turday .Some are kept in the home Office in Ba ltimorewh ile others are sent tovarioush igh schools in the near-bycounties to helpwith the l ibraries.

These he lpers not only assist in building up the library visi ted but inturn they tra in certa in h igh school students to carry on thework .These students,we feel,will be better teachers in the schoolsofM aryland because of th is tra ining . Theywill knowhowto establish smalll ibrariesin the ir local communi ties and because of the contactwith theLibrary Commissionwill knowwhere togo for advice and he lp .

Enocb Pra tt Public Libra ry . The centra l branch of th is library,housed in itsnewmodern building,is a favorite spot for all Ba ltimoreCity students. The director Of the l ibrary requested tha t some of the

FERA students be assigned to tha t department since he felt tha t the


Norma l School tra ining they had rece ivedwould make themvaluableassistants to hisstaff. He iscoopera ting by planning a diversified program for these students.

Ba ltimoreMaseamofArt . Five studentswork onSa turdaymorningsa t the Ba ltimore Museum of Art . Twowork in the Museum Libraryand Print D e artment and three assist the Ch ildren’

s Cura tor in herregularSatur aymorning classesfor ch ildren. In addition to the Saturdaywork one assistswith the ch ildren’

shour OnSunday afternoon.

Roosevelt Recrea tionCenter. Two studentsspend each Saturday at th isrecrea tion centerworkingwi th groups of children in folk dancing,story telling,games,and various lay activities. Because of a shortageof funds the center has been una le to offer Sa turday classes recently,and these students are thusgiven anopportunity to build up the ir ownprogramunder the supervision of the Director .

Cbiltlren’

sHome ofBa ltimore. Three studentsare carrying on a socia lprogram a t th is orphanage on Friday evenings. One boy,who is a

musician,playsthe piano and the ch ildren are taugh t dancing and singingby the other two assistants. These studentsare seniors and all havehad a t least nineweeks of student teach ing prior to th is undertaking .Th ispro ject hasbeen underway for only a fewweeksbut the studentsare pleasedwith the progressmade th isfar .

TowsonHigbScbool . Two studentsgive some assistance in the h ighschool library eachweek . Two men students are doing various carpentry jobs in the h igh school under the supervision of the Princi al .At present they are repa iring desks in the various classrooms,buil ingl ibrary she lves and helping to install a newcafeteria .

TowsonWoman’

s lab. Two studentsgive a fewhourseachweek tothe President of the TowsonWoman

’

sClub,a newly formed civic organization. The president in additionworkswith the Federated MusicClubs and the students assist in arranging music files,sending outnotices and do ing other clerical duties that arise .

The list of the above pro jectsshows the varied experiencesofferedto the studentsworking under the FERA . The most gra tifying part ofthewhole program is the enthusiasm and earnestness of the students.

They consider i t a rivilege towork and are not unaware of the manybenefitsrece ived . he quality ofwork hasbeenbeyond all expecta tions.

There have been fewcompla ints aboutwork and changes in assignments have corrected these . The services rendered by the students area ttested by continual callsformore student help in the variouspro jects.


Ruskin believed tha t gentlewomen should showkindness,have“understanding,be capable of accura te thought,be modest,have imagination,have pa tience,and have “ taste .

Now,to see howwe have progressed,let us take the womantha t scrubs the floor and add to her; grace,graciousness,the powersofself- introspection and se lf-reproachwh ichwil l bring about a certa indocil ity, contentedness, open-mindedness, and sobriety ; sweetness;loveliness; kindness; understanding ; capability of accurate th inking ;modesty ; imagina tion; and good taste . Wouldwe have a lady? We

th ink so . Personally,however,wewould like a dash of pride,temper,andwit thrown in tomake th ings interesting .

Are They Useful ?AN you imagine tiny creatures,with no hands or feet,havingthedacity of sometimes tickling our throa ts or sending sh ivers

up and down our spine? It doesn’ t take very many to do th is;a fewmill ionwill do the trick . These unusually small ce lls,ofwh ich Iamspeaking,may aid us,too .

Undoubtedly you have heard of bacteria, minute unicellularplants,wh ich are so sma ll tha t thousands could be placed on a pin

head . I shall first tell you about the ir extreme usefulness. In the production ofmany types of food,these smallest of l iving th ings are of

inestimable value . Before creamcan be churned into butter,i tmust beacted upon by certa in bacteria,wh ich give butter its

fpa

rticu

la

rflavor .

Several cheeses are inocula tedwith certa in stra ins 0' bacteria to givethem the ir flavors. V inegar,wine,spaghetti,sauerkrault,and ham all

need the aid of bacteria during the ir production. I hope th issta tementwon’ t kee you from ea ting these foods. In fact,scientists are th inkingof producing de liciousandwholesome foodmade solely ofbacteria !Bacteria are extreme ly useful in agriculture, in tha t they break updead organicma tter into rich and fertile humus. They cause the continuance of the nitrogen cycle,inwh ich the nitrogen of the air isbuiltup into com oundssuitable for use by leguminous plants (peas,beans,clover) . Di you knowth a t before? These microscopic plants are veryuseful to man inmany otherways. There are millions of bacteria inout intestineswh ich kee

pin check the growth of putrefactive bacteria

found there . Don't be a ra id !But now,le t usconsider the harmful or pa thogenic stra insofbac

teria . It is th isgroup ofwh ichwe sboa ltl be scared . They are the causesofDiphtheria,Colds,Hydrophobia,Scarlet Fever,and many other diseases. It isnot the organism itself tha t harmsanimal tissue,but ra ther

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i t is thewaste products i t sends Off. There are many chemical meansbywh ich an animal may a ttempt to rid itself of these germs. We havethewhite corpuscles,anti-toxins,and antibodies(given off by the cellsof the body into the blood) to a id usin our fight .

All in all,considering the various a ttitudes of bacteria,we cansafely say that these minute plants are ma inly our friends and are moreuseful than harmful to us. Does th is reassure you?

MAX BERZOFSKY,Freshman IV

GM QD‘Q

America ’

sDeserted IslandURE LY th is couldn’ t be my own country — Imust have d rifted Offmy course to one of the twe lfth century crusader ’sstrongholds inSyria or to an ancient castle inToura ine ! Bastion and ba ttlement,

round towers,crenelations,ramparts— all anchored steadfastly to the

coral key,and all surrounded by a moa t and a breakwa terwall tha twarred e ternallywi th thewaves. Th is strange,mysterious citadel inthe sea faces the invader,no matter fromwh ich side one approachesit,wi th a stern,forbidding face .

I rememberedmany tragic storiestha t I had read beforemy visi t tothe fort,as Iwa lked in the moonli ht a long the ramparts,down the

spooky corridors,across the jungledcourt,of this haunted place . It

must be haunted, th is placewhere so much suffering has endured,where so many have died in anguish . The nigh t-flying,nigh t-cryingterns,like bats,were still darting about thewa lls. The ir criessoundedsubdued and distressful,like the fa int Clank of cha insdown the archedcorridors,l ike the chanting of slaves dragging cannon to the ba ttlement,l ike the moans ofmany dying men. Wha t fearful,wha t bloodchill ing thingsone canwitnessand canhearwhenwa tch ing and l istening,a lone,in the shadowsOf thismoonl it corpse ! Suddenly,amosquitodrifted past by ear,wh ining its murderous l ittle song— the song ofdea th tha t made the War Department forsake Fort Jefferson. Sh iverinI hurried through the blacknessdown the spiral steps,along the blaciarches,across the shiningmoa t,away from the porta ls ofArcadia,andrequested my friends to take me quickly out to sea .

RESCIGNO,Fresbman IV .

The first th ingwh ich collegework demandsof a student is tha t heshall get th ings stra ight . The most important and most extensive of

hisactivitiesasa studentwill be the Obta ining,the sifting,the relating,and the stating of facts.


NoiseANG ! Bang ! Wi th steady rhythmic sound,the heavy hammersbea t ceaselessly upon stone . A frantic teacher bewa iled th issituation.

“I simply cannot endure tha t eternal no ise, she lamented .

On another occasion, I sawth is scene . A ch ildwas diligentlydrawing . Except for the scra tch ing of his pencil,the roomWas quiet .After a long time, however, the mother, beyond endurance, sa idsharply,”

Stop tha t noise !These two incidentsmade mewonder . Wha t isnoise? Wha t vari

etiesofno ise are there?According to the dictionary,noise is any sound . Such a definition,

however,tends to be prosa ic . The sub ject of noise ismuch more interesting than tha t .

Noise isa vita l factor inmodern l iving . It is interesting,therefore,to note the kindsofnoises. No isesmay be loud or soft,harsh or pleasant ly melodious; they may have musica l qua l ity or be utterly devo idof i t . I am concernedwith noise classified according to the volume oftone .

Loud noises are especially predominant in cities. There is the confused conglomera tion of sounds of heavy trafficwith the ir loud blastsof automobile horns,shriekingwh istlesof pol icemen and the incessanthumOfmotors. Thewild shrill cry of a madly screaming siren is oftenpresent . Among o ther familiar clamorous noises is the boisterousClank of street car bells,the slamming of doors,the raucousyell ing ofstree t venders,and the ear splitting blare of radios.

Soft no ises are in direct contrast to these . There are many lowharmonious sounds in na ture : thewh irring of the swish ing autumnwinds,the trickling,murmuring of a stream as itwashes over pebbles,and the fa int buzzing ch irps of insects. There are other quiet soundssuch as the soft thud of feet on a carpet,the scraping of ancient pens,and the squeaking of rusty h inges.

No ise sometimeshasdetrimental effects. It may be asunpleasantor irrita ting as the rasping of a file . It may be distracting . Often,i t isannoying . Th isisvery truewhen it preventsenjoyment of goodmusicor scintilla ting conversa tion.

These are itsdisadvantages,but i t also hasitsvalues. Itmay drownout an insipid,butwell- intentioned lecture . It may also develop keenerdiscrimina tion. Th is faculty could be stimula ted by constant notingof the number of fla ts or discords the aspiring soprano in the ad joininghouse a tta ins. M oreover,i t can be an exce llent excuse for inabil ity tostudy,particularly if there isa good showa t the ne ighborhood thea tre .

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In D eep W inter

Try to remember the enfoldingwarmth of summerIn cold icy DecemberWhen theworld is a black andwhi te dea th .

The road is a yellowbogAnd the treessigh under the irweigh t ofwh ite snow.

Thewoods are blackFilledwith driftingwh ite,And the sun tha t sh inesmeekly thruSkips around the black shadowsunder the trees.

There isno fragrance of flowers,Only the dead smell of black treesAnd of a ~wood fire burning .There isno sound in all theworldSave thewh ispering ra ttle of leaves— dead and sere,And the quie t trickle of an icy streamDeep in thewoods.

MARGARET COOL EY,.S’

enior I .

To Emily Bronte

Some timesAwild,impassioned spiritSurged,caged and restless,In her tawny be ingTh issilent and coldly aloofCreature of the Yorksh ire moors.

OftenSomepensive melancholy

Burne moodily,fiercelyScorch ing and intense,(Imprinting)with moltenme talThose scenes of

“Wuthering HeightsUnforgetable .

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D eparture

He came from the lonely forest andbeheld

Aworld unlike his own untilno force

Could keep him from the beautytha t he loved,

And so,unheard,he silently returnedTo peace and earth and stilled lovel iness.

LEON LERN ER,Fresbman IV

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Sufferingin Nature

Bare,aching,treesstorm- tossed

Snared in the talons of ra in soakedwind .Swept,sodden,leavestrampled

Ground back,remorselessly,to elements.

RUTH KEIR,Senior V

GK Q Q

Grey skies,Ch ill nigh tSnowflakesflitting,blownBy awind,Drifting,a blanket of downStillness,Sunrise,Diamondsflashin brightO

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er tree and fielEnchantment— glorioussight .

E . TURNER,Senior


Music a Frill ?W0years a 0,when the decrease in the school system’

s budge tnecessitate theweeding out of expensive and unneeded subjeers from the curriculum, the crywent up to drop music and

other "frills.

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teacher recommends him for s ecial music lessons,he may becometomorrow’

sWagner or Verdi . hen he may contribute more musica lgems for the enjoyment ofmankind .

Ismusic a frill? The answer must be made in terms of the individual . To the personwho has had l ittle or no contactwi th it,and,consequently,doesnot understand it,music isa uselessfrill . To a personwho hasheard it in all itsvaried glory,who has enjoyed the thrill ofexploring its beauties,music becomes a tonic for ourweariness andan instructive pleasure for our le isure moments.

J . E . MAcCUBBIN,Senior III .

Christmas BroadcastUR th ird annual Christmas broadcastwas given on Sundaymorning,December 1 6,from sta tionWCAO . The entire programwas as follows:

The Shepherd ’sStoryLullaby,JesusDear

G L EE CL UBGreeting

M ISSTAL L

Carol of the Birds FrenebCa rol,arranged by Noble Ca in

GL EE CL UBO Tannenbaum German FolkTane

MEN’

SQUARTETGloria in Excelsis D eo . FrenebCarol

GL EE CL UBThe members of the Glee Club fee l that they reached a climax inthe ir artistic endeavor,thisyear,in the “

Shepherd ’sStory” by D ickinson. Th iscomposition,with its varied parts,nowtenderfand delica te,nowmagnificent,seems to give expression to every Christmasmood .The three short solos,for tenor,baritone,and soprano,were given byIsadore Cohen,MyronMezick,and Emily Ross. Besides,youwill t emember,there are portionsformen’

svoicesonly,for girls’ vo ices,andfor the entire chorus. Our study and performance of th iswork hasgiven us grea t sa tisfaction.

The rest of the programwassuitable company for the Shepherd ’sStory . “Lullaby,JesusDear, is certa inly one of the -loveliest of theChrist Ch ild carols. The

"Carol of the Birds is a carol of legend ,and

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has about it an air of digni ty

and mysticism. O Tannenbaum, ivenby our senior uarte t, Isa ore Cohen,Theodore Woronka,EwardM acCubbin,andIrvinSamuelson,is one of the simplest and most sincere of folk son 5 . Because i t is sowell known and beloved,i twentto the hearts 0 many of our audience .

”

Gloria,” the verse ofwh ichwassung by Emily Ross,Dorothy Lorenz,EleanorWilson,and DorisM iddleton,isa fine old carol,inspirin in itseffect .

M issTa ll 's address,preceded an followed by carols,was timelyand appropil

ia te,and helped to give charm and meaning to the entireprogram. e are glad to give youM issTall 'smessage in full :

”

If the schoolswere good advertising agencies,es ecially thosewhich believe tha t music is essentia l to the good life,t ey migh t imi tare the Florist ’s Association and ra ise the slogan Say i twithSinging . The two solstices— December 21 andJune 21 — were observedby the pagan peo leswith festival and song . The sun,old Sol,wi thhissolstices,was onored for his power . When he stood still— wha t,they prayed,would he do . When he hid hisface inDecember the daysbecame shorter and the da rkness,tbc dread nigbt,became longer . Whenhe proudly de igned to change the scheme inM arch,the joyous day became longer and the night shorter . Those of the Hebrewre ligion stillhonor the December change in the ir Feast of Ligh ts; the Christianpeople honor it through the birth of Christ,a symbol of ligh t to theworld . Hence,in our Christmascarolsand songs;we say our devotionsIn 1 272 mg.

”

lghe Sta te Normal School a t Towson feels strongly the Christ

mas spirit . For ten days or longer our halls are resonantwith Christmas pine and fir and cedar,and the air resoundswi th carolswh ich ex

press the joy andwonder and apprecia tion of the season’

s spiri t . We

communica te to each other,through singing,the s

pirit tha t is a part

of the larger comprehensive spiritwh ich goes toma e up a real school .To those of our gradua teswho are listening in,the following deta ils about the Glee Club may prove interestin There are 103 members. Ba ltimore City and Ba l timore County lea with the largest numbers. Allegheny County,Frederick County,Harford County,QueenAnne County,Somerse t County,Wicomoco County, and WorcesterCounty are represented .

Especia lly todaywe are singing in honor of all former Glee Clubmembers,who,wh ile a t school,had the pleasure of broadcasting overWCAO . But,to everyone,gradua te or non-gradua te,big or l ittle,oldor young,we sing also,because it is the Christmas tide . M ay th isChristmasseason bring joy and cheer to all peoples.


A Christmas of Light and SongHE merrymaking of the resident students th is yearwas sponsored by Jack Frost and Holly Berry— na ture ’

s rivalswho becamefriendsfor the Christmas tide . Carol singing inRichmond Social

Room,followed by the l igh ting of candles,the open rank processionalto the dining hall,a fine dinner,music,and the vo icing of our Owndeeper Christmas feelings,all brough t us very close to each other andthe real spirit ofChristmas.

Our guestswere M issTall,lVIissCrabtree,and M issPearson.

After the dinner came the grand march, a gay dance amid snowballsand serpentine . Themusicwasfurnished by Dona ld Schwanebeckand hisfriends. M errilywe pranced to ourmidnigh t spreads.

Th is evening of ligh t and son made us fee l tha t ” the clearest,truest Christmas is the Christmas0 the heart .

MARY BUCHER.

The Baltimore Civic Opera Company’

s

Presentation of"Aida

HE Normal Schoolwas fortuna te to have the Baltimore CivicOpera Company present “Aida in the auditoriumDecember 1 1 .

To many members of the school,th is opera company has a per

sona l interest,M issSchroeder and one of our students h aving participa ted in th is production. We,too,were acqua intedwith Mr . Jachensthrou h a concert he had given ussome time before .

he first h igh spot of the o erawas,to thewriter,the singing ofthe ever del igh tful “Celeste Ai a withwh ichwewere familiar,theG lee Club having sung it onoccasions. The rich vo ice ofM r. McComaswasbrought forth in th issong . Another fine point of the nigh twas thedrama tic scene inwh ich Amneris begs for the life ofRhadames. Mr .

Jachens showed both rhythm and grace in his bearing aswell as dramatic power in his singing . Thewriter though t tha t the enuncia tionand clarity ofMr . Richard Bond ’ssinging in the role of the Eth iopiankingwasrefresh ing andwell done . The operawasbrough t to a touchingclose in the farewe ll scene inwh ich M issSchuchhard t showed herself as a real Aida . Mr . M artinet,who staged the opera,deservesnosmall share of the pra ise for the performance of the cast .

Al though th isopera groupwashandicapped by a change ofstage,the changing of sceneswas ra ther smoothly accomplished . The cos

rumeswere splendid and togetherwith the scenery oftenmade a mostimpressive effect . We hope tha t the schoolwill be able to offermoreprogramsof such artistic endeavor in the future .

FRANK ZEICHNER,Senior III.

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M ISSBERSCH— Elementary Educa tion

M issBersch,in her talk on Elementary Educa tion,” informed ustha t teachers in the e lementary field are less stable than in any otherfield ; tha t is,elementary teachersdon’ t stay put

”

in lower gradesbutescape as soon as possible to teach in h igher grades. Itwas once

thought tha t people did not have to knowasmuch to teach elementarygrades as to teach h igh school,but teach ing elementary gradesmeansspecia liza tion in all sub jectswh ile teach ing in h igh school meansspecia l ization in only one sub ject . M aryland requires just asmuchtra ining for elementary teachers ash igh school teachers— four years.

One reasonwhy teachers left the e lementary fieldwas the smallsa laries. M aryland, however, th inks teachers should have h ighersalaries. As a teacher,security is offered . After a person has taughttwo years,he cannot be drop ed from service if he proves capable .

Increases in salaries are offere and an income is guaranteedwhen re

tirement age is reached .M iss Bersch gave us a picture of the supervisor ; one of see ing

the supervisor in the l igh t of a helper,councilor and guide . She showedus howimportant elementary educa tion is,how‘we must interrela tesub jects,build personalities,grasp the point from bOt tom to top and

really specialize in elementary educa tion.

M ISSTALLCan you find yourse lf? was the sub ject ofM issTall ’s ta lk to us

on December 3 . Taking her text fromHamlin Garland ’s Son of the

M iddle Border” she read,“But ashewasbornon the border and alwaysl ived on the border,howcould he find h imself?

Each student should try to find h imse lf,striving to find hisspecialtalent and then sacrificing,if necessary,to develop in that one talent .Student teach ing offers an opportunity for finding oneself. It is a challenge involving,most empha tically,the phrase ”

Can You Take It ?Every one can be an expert ; he has to be,in order to find h imself,andgrowin understanding,personal ity andwisdom. Therefore,do not

rema inon the border but search deep into your life,finding those th ingswh ich are best and most beautiful in you.

MR. ADAMSAustralia— the far-away land so l ittle known,was brought near

to uswhenMr . Adams gave his authentic address. M any peo le are

misinformed regarding Australia because textbook writers 0 not

have facts; therefore M r. Adams emphasized getting informa tion forteach ing ch ildren fromgood sources.

The Blackswere not forced back into the interior of Australia,whenwh ite men came,but ra ther they came nearer to the settlements20


of thewhi tesbecause they (thewhites) supported them. However,thecoming of thewh ite man brought dea th to these natives in the formof

disease .

The development of Australiawas caused by thewar for Independence . In 1770Cook discovered easternAustralia and convictsweree orted fromEngland to the newland . At last the convict settlement

en ed and in 1 849 goldwasdiscovered and men from all over theworldwent to seek the ir fortunes.

In Australia there has been compulsory educa tion for 70years,immigra tion is restricted and,as a resul t,the country iss

parsely opula ted . Mr . Adams ismost loya l to his country and urge us to e to

our United Sta tes.

MISSBIRDSONGFrom an ex eriment,i t canbe seen tha twha t ch ildren have ga ined

from the idea 0 Christmas arema inly these facts: Getting,to the pointof greediness,killing and etting killed (in connectionwith Christ),the Jews are bad,and Godpunishes the bad . The ch ildren had ac

quired these misconceptions of Christmas from people around them.

L e t us, then,turn to ourse lves and seewha t Christmasmeans to us.

The encyclopedia gives the definition— Christmas— feast ce lebra tingChrist 's birthday .

If i t is a feast ce lebra ting Christ ’sbirthday,let usseewha t kind ofa manChristwas. Hewasan outdoorman,sociable andwi th personalmagnetism. Hewasfriendly,sincere,strong and had grea t fa ith in theimportance of thework one has to do . We need to have fa i th . A goodsource for ideas on th is subject is, The M an Nobody Knows, byBruce Barton.

RUTH KEIR .

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Child -Study Group ProgramTopic III . Government Regula tions of Every-D ay Living .

Pure Food and DrugsAct .

January 1 6,1 93 5— DiscussionMee ting Based on Book Reviews ofReadings on Topic III,led by M rs. Dona ld H . Wilson.

January 30,1 935 — Ta lk on Topic III by Mrs. Emil Crockin.

Topic IV . Wha t CanWe D o About Movies and Radio?February 1 3,1 93 5— DiscussionMeeting Based on Book ReviewsofReadings on ‘Topic IV,led by Mrs. 0. Warren Buck .

February 27,1 93 5— Talk onTopic IV by Mrs. Robert B . Wagner .

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TheNational Symphony OrchestraHans Kindler ’s ins

pired direction, the Na tiona l Symy Orchestra presente a varied and enterta ining program

evening,December 5 .

The Leonore ’

OvertureNo . 3'

fby Beethovenopened the program.

It is a magnificently expanded first movement form of the classicalsymphony . Spiritual conflicts are verywell expressed in the overture .

As a contrast almost equa lly pleasin was offered Purcell ’sSuite for Strings, consisting of selections fgromhis incidenta l music

to various plays. Th is instrumental music is tuneful,with incisiverhythms and interesting part arrangements.

M iss Olga Averino,soprano,was the guest soloist,singing themystical “Canticum Fra tis Solis” (Song of Brother Sun) of L oeffler,a l iving composer of the United Sta tes.

Following the intermission, the fitting climax to the evening 5enterta inmentwas themigh ty,somber ‘

SymphonyNo . 2,in D M a jor,Op. 43

" by Sibelius. Th issymphony reveals tra its of the Finns,the ircountry and culture .

In the lobby, a t the conclusion of the performance, the generalmood of the departing audiencewasone ofsa tisfaction and enthusiasm.

H . B.,Senior III .

Birds and the CampusARD INAL ,Junco,Nuthatch,Fl icker,Sparrow,Blue- jay ! Are

these mere names to you,or do they mean cheerfulness,beauty,and friendliness? They should mean the la tter,for birdso re our

friends,and birdsdomake our campusmore beautiful,and even after atest,a bird ’sch irping and singing canmake uscheerful .

Realizing these th ings, the Rural Club and the Campus FifthGrade have started a campa ign to a ttract more birds to the campus.

The ir plans are :1 . To keep bird feeds filledwi th crumbs,suet,seeds,and otherbird delicacies; and to havewa ter dishes in each feed .2 . Tomake and put up a number of bird houses.

3 . To decora te a“Christmas tree” for the birds. D o you re

member the tree last year trimmedwith cranberry strings,sl icesof fruit,tiny baske tsof seeds and corn,and sue t?Winter isNa ture ’

shardest season— will you helpmake flairwintera happy one for our birds?

R. Jacona .

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Anne Arunde l County Revises ItsAlumni Unit

N Saturday,November 10,the Maryland Sta te Normal SchoolAlumni ofAnne Arunde l Countymet a t the home ofM rs. P . C.

Stoll,near Glen Burnie . Therewas a splendid response in a t

tendance frommany sectionsof the county .Wewere honored by havingwith us representa tives from Bal ti

more and HarfordCounties;M issV iola Almony fromBa ltimore CountyandM issHa ttie Bagley fromHarford Countywho inspired usby tellingof the successful efforts of the Units a lready functioning in the irrespective counties.

M issM ary Hudson Scarborough brough t us tha t fine encouragementwh ich bespeaks her genuine interest in our proposed unit . Shealso brought messagesfromseveral of the other County Units.

Our Sta te Alumni Associa tionOfficerswere verygood to us.

Frank Purdum,the President,made us fee lwe already shared vitallythe interests of the Sta te Organiza tion. Mrs. Albert Groshans,Secretary,and M issM ary Grogan,Treasurer,linked usmore -stronglywiththe Sta te Unit . Mr . Caples,Cha irman of the Executive Committee,encouraged us,too,in our loyalty .

As a most excellent conclusion to our enthusiastic meeting,M issLida L ee Tall,Princi al of Sta te Normal School,talked to us as onlyshe can talk . She radia ted those qual itiesnecessary for the forma tionof a very strong unit . M any pro jectswere suggested for the activityof our newuni t .

FollowingM issTall 's talk,ourAnne Arunde l Unitwasorganized .Officerswere e lected asfollows: Mr . JohnStone,President ; Mrs. Clarence Eason,V ice-President ; M issEthe l Cole,Secretary ; and M rs. EthelAndrews,Treasurer .

Teawas poured by Mrs. Julia Norman of Annapolis and Mrs.

WilliamCrisp of Brooklyn,allowing all to enjoy the artistic home ofour hostess. Mrs. De lma Linthicum and Mr. F . C. Stoll enterta inedwith several vocal selections; Our entire group sang "Alma Mater. ”(Mr . Purdum sa idwe sang reallywell .)We trust tha t therewill be a close rela tionsh ip effected between

Anne Arunde l Alumni and the ir AlmaM a ter,and tha twemay assist inthe upkeep of a possible alumni lodge .

The spirit ofAnne Arundel is really alive . M ay its life be reflectedin its activi ties for TowsonNormal

RUTH PARKER EASON .

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Well !Well !We ll !FTER a very pleasant Christmas vaca tion,ye column-editor has

toworkwith a vengeance— in the shape of loftier TOW ER

HT staff members Humbly ye editor scoured the schoolfor news.

Itwas called to our attention tha t a blonde gentleman in the

Senior Class,well-known by all hasrece ived the title, ‘

Poli test YoungM an in School . (Incidenta llywe agreewi th the decision.)

Other awards of titles: “ Best M ale Dancer”was given finally toa county Senior,a frequent visi tor in 223 . The choice had other closecontestants— both Seniors too To a truly studious and industriousmember of the "League of Young Voters” goes “

Most Indefa tigableWorker” Most Naive Young Lady is awarded to a dark-eyedcountymiss of the FreshmanClass Someone always ” bobbing upa t your sidewith a bit of leasantry is our Most Sociable YoungM an. It is cla imed,we ear,tha t he knows personally more youngladies of the school than any other male— be he Senior,Junior,oranother Freshman.

Extend your heartfelt sympa thies to,and by all meansbe patientwi th any distressed and worried-looking Junior misses,who are

skittish" at the thought of student-teach ing . Those of youwho are

experienced,be especially kind !Imagine hisembarrassment ! In a platonic discussion ofVenice,an

instructor herewas asked point-blank by a voluble young lady of theFreshman classwhether he had honey-mooned in Venice .

Sadly have the studentsin themen’

s room lamanted the de arture

of those typewriters. Theywere so comforting (P?) in th ier fi'J

iendly(PP?) cha ttering companionsh ip .We have been requested by mumerousyoung ladies to give a vote

of thanks and appreciation to the conscientious pianistwho appearsra ther regularly in 223,office hours from to everyone isinvited .

Inquiry department :What Freshmanmiss(rather popular,we hear) has the nick-name

of a famous juvenile radio-character? ”

Hey! It’

s

Whomdo some Seniormisses address as ” Billy-bunch P

Who,when in a good humor,gives an improrzptu tap dance in a

roomon the second floor,onMonday afternoons ter ‘

conferenceWha t member of the Senior Class is the basketball statistician?Whose car sta lled on theway home after the performance of

Aida” ? (What did papa say?) What knight of theSeniorClassrescued

these same damsels in istress?

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Who sold the most candy at the opera performance? Whowasourmost suave usher?

Howmany Norma l School students a ttended the opera? Wha tdiminutivemember of the FreshmanClasswasin the chorusof Aida ” ?Who began the craze for exh ibit material?One emotional violinist has taken a sudden interest in percussioninstruments,but asyet has l ittle acqua intancewith th is branch of the

orchestra . Strike up an acqua intance,Mr . First V iolinist !Wha t Junior M iss has been awarded,rather,haswe ll-earned thetitle,"Sweetheart of Senior 3 Look to the lee-ward ! Th is sameyoung lady has stimula ted or ”improved the rhythm of one Senior 3poet ’s heart .

One of our talented Seniormusicians is twanging the heart-stringsof a number ofJunior music-appreciators. A themewith varia tionsmany of them.

Revelations III ; 3 4-

3 5

B find ourselves in the unique posi tion of apologizing for our

in the last issue . Unique in the fact tha t aswe are the first to encounter such a

si tua tion. True,previous editors have apologized frequently for theappearance of the ir column, andwewould probably have used thesame line by and by had our conce it not have beenso grea tly aggravatedby your evident disappointment a t th is

Ipointwewere interrupted

and informed by means of a lengthy psycho ogical analysis of the student body - that the same endwasach ievedwhether or not the columnap eared,in tha t it gave the sa id body an opportunity to air the ir soca led minds thereby producing the same effect— at any ra tewe stillapologize .

Wewish to state here and nowtha t the editor hasnot been tryingto establish a reputa tion for subtle ty . Honestly, fellow-students,they have been ty ographical errors.

The former e iror of th iscolumn reports tha t itwas indeed a revela tion to discover tha t “music ha th lost its charm”

asfar as“

Gus”

is

concerned . He cla ims first “ hand” informa tion to the contrary . Toobad he doesn’ t play a mouth-organ.

We pause a moment to reflectwhether an individual ’sproficiency,even if exh ibited beh ind the closed doorsof the billiard room,wouldn’ ttravel as far and just as quicklywithout personal supervision of the

broadcast .Wewish tha t the former editorwho compared the ability of cer

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Signs of the times; (D ec . 1)-And I do need a newwatch band !It

’

s only awh isper asyet . We are speaking ofJ . O: and P . C.,of

course . Butwe arewilling to bet tha t th iscopywill not reach Dundalk .Etiquette hasbecome the by-word of the FreshmanClass— in spite

of the original pronunciation imposed upon it by our classpresident .Who says the freshmen aren’ t holding up the romanticmora le of

the school? Two of itsstrongest supporters are FrancisJones and Mr.

Jaffa .

It has been observed in the c afeteria tha t a certa in freshman sec

tion has appropria ted a certa in table,and promptly puts to route anyonewho a ttempts to take i t .We are quite convinced tha t the t 1me has come to apologize for

the presence of our column— we apologize .

Faculty No tesNE day not long ago M issWeyforth entered the faculty room,selected a coa t,and put it on. M issNeunsingerwa tched theproccedingswi th politewonderment . When M iss Weyforth

started to leave,however,M issNeunsinger though t the performancewasbe ing carried too far,for the coatwashers. We hope Santa Clausbrough t M issWeyforth one of her own for Christmas.

Overheard in the faculty dining room:M issTreut D o you knowwhere the crest of the Potomac flood isnow? ’ M issCrabtree ‘Whosebook is tha t? ’WhenM issMunn isnot teach ing or trying to corral material for

the TOW ER LIGHT,we understand tha t she takes care of babies inHutzler

’

s rest room.

M issG ilesand M issTreutwere seen cutting figures(suit yourself)a t an ice rink recently . M issTansil,M issG ilbert and M iss Blood asye t are making only more or lessstra igh t lines.

Florida seemed to have a great a ttraction for the faculty at Christmas. M issM edwedeff started the exodus,andwas followed by M issStitze l,M issHolt,M issDowe ll and M issMunn.

We understand tha t some of the Freshmen characterize one of themale members of the facul ty as cute .

M issVan Bibber a ttended the M iddle Sta tesHistory Associa tionmeetings at Atlantic Ci ty during the Thanksgiving vaca tion. She issecre tary of the organiza tion.

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Themeetin sof the National Council ofGe achcrswereheld in Philade phia during the Christmas hol 3 . M iss Blood a ttended .

M issYoder recently gave a talk a t a Parent TeachersAssociationmee ting .

D o You KnowTha t many of the graduates of this institution have jo ined the

Public School TeachersAssocia tion Chorus?That some members of our facul ty are still riding horses? L e t us

hope the sta tuskeepsbe ing quo .

Tha t Bill Gonce has been doing some delica te cabinetwork andlea ther tooling?

Tha t many of our instructors have sayingswh ich have becomealmost classic? Examples follow:Dr .’ Tall : So I challenge you to

M issJones: All the newisnot good,and all the old isno t bad .

M issScarborough : Tha t is a moot question.

MissSteele : And a ll that,and all tha t .M issSteele : What level of learning?

M inne an :“Quite,please !

M issRutlegge : Not by anymanner ofmeans.

M issBirdsong : You all

M issKeyes: ”

I th ink so .

M issWeyforth :”

Now,studentsfi ©fi

M issHopkins,the teacher,was trying to expla in to the fifth gradejustwhat an island is. She fil led a basinwi thwa ter and put a pile of

dirt in the middle,thusshowing tha t an island is a piece of land surrounded bywater .

Now,Tommy, she sa id,wha t is an island?An island is a hunk of dirt in thewash basin, replied Tommy .Teacher : ”Rea lly,Betty,your handwriting is terrible . Youmustlearn towrite better . ’Be tty : We ll,if I did,you’d be finding faultwi th my spelling .Teddy : ”Where does thewa ter tha twewashwith come from?Daddy : ” From the lake .

Teddy : Wh ich part of the lake is hot?

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Spider Woman

PID ER WOMAN by G ladys A . Re ichard is an intensively interesting,authentic depiction of Indian life in the Nava jo tribe . The

author gives a clear insigh t into both the l ives and the mentala ttitudes of the people .

The practical aspectsof the ir da ily life are vividly portrayed . Thereader isgiven an entrancing picture of the ir peculiar homes. The ir extreme skill in the complicated processesof dye ing andweaving colorfulrugs is displayed to him. The ir simple and vigorousmode of l ivingdeligh tshim. He laughsheartily a t the Indianmen’

s ignoring of the irmother-in—laws. To him the ir family rela tions are made distinct .These are just a fewof the practical,every d ay incidents.

Evenmore exciting than these factsare the ir attitudesand religiousbeliefs. They have deeply inbred, radical superstitions concerningomens. The ir marriage ceremonia ls are qua int and distinctive . The irfa ith in the hea ling power of a song is unwavering . Another solemnfeature of tribal life is the ir queer,formal rite of purifica tion.

Th is book is unquestionably effective in instillingwith in the

reader a knowledge of respect for,and a sympa thetic understanding ofthe modern aborigines.

AL D ONA SINUSH,Frerbinnn III .

LAFARGE,OL IV ER,L nngbingBoyThe theme of the book is to portray the ph ilosophy and re ligion

of the Nava jo Indiansand the evil influence of the ir contactwithwh iteman

’

s civilization.

L nnglaingBoy transports the reader into a strange,fore ign civilization and gives him a keen insight into the moods and customs of theNava jos. The language of the book ischaracterized by a certa in crispnesswh ich seems to accent the Indian theme . There is someth ing inthe susta ined crescendo of the last fewchapters that leaveswith the

reader a sense of sorrowand beauty.The author,obviously,has an intima te familiaritywi th the char

acters and customs of the people aboutwhom hewri tes and Infuses a

resentment toward the intrusion of thewh iteman among the imaginative and skillful Nava jos.

MARGERYWIL L IS,Specia l Senior.

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TH E TOW E R L I G H IT

Normal Schoo l SportlightASKETBAL L has arrived and the team is nowin full swing for a

successful season aga inst first class opponents. Th is 0 osition

includesAmerican University,Loyola College,Wilson eachers,Gallaude t,and others.

Drill,drill,and drill has been the keyword since the two defea tsby Ca tholic University and Elizabethtown. V ictory aga inst Ca thol icUniversi tywas of course not expected,for th is college represents one

of the strongest quinte tsin the East . The contestwith El izabeth town,however,showed tha t the Norma l School squad neededwork on fundamentals.

The latter gamewas from beginning to end a hard fough t one .

With the openingwh istle theStateNorma l playersfunctioned smoothlyand ran up a large lead . Elizabethtown could not score . The situa tionwas encouragingwhen,all of a sudden,someth ingwentwrong . Thevisiting team lost its coordina tion and the opposing group pulled upto even terms. At ha lf time,the score stood 1 1 to 9 inNorma l ’sfavor .

In the second half,continued lack of coordina tion togetherwithfaulty ball handlin enabled Elizabeth town toge t a substantial lead .Th is,i tmust be sai wasnot accomplishedwithout lucky shooting onthe part of the home team.

With a fewminutesrema ining before the end,the visi ting (NormalSchool) team found itself,but therewasnot time enough left to closethegap. The final score read 25 to 22 in favor ofElizabeth town.

Th iscontest proved tha t the basketba ll squadwoul d have toworkhard . The result,as stated before,has been drill,drill,and drill somemore . Future games are nowbe ing looked forward to .

Since response to the ca ll for players has been exceedingly grea t,the Normal “ Indians” can boast two basketball teams. The first teamconsists of George Rankin and M el Cole playing guards,Julien Turkand BenNovey,forwards,and Arthur Bennett a t center . Th is group,in a practice contest,played the second team and tried out many of itsplays. A combination consisting of Benbow,Schwanebeck,Smith,JohnWheeler,Woronka,Nathanson,and Cohenwere defea ted 30to 14.

In conclusion— we invite you most urgently to come out and see

Coach D on M innegan’

s charges play the ir home games. As an at

traction,”we promise you to soon see JoshWheeler in action.

THEOD ORE WORONKA,Senior III .

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SportsSlantsN Wednesday October 3 1,six teams of girls anxiously awa itedthewh istle tha twas to start the classhockey games. The firstgame between the SeniorSecond and the FreshmanSecond teams

ended in a 1 to 1 tie . M issSterback scored for the Seniors and M issShipley for the Freshies. The next game (Junior One versusFreshman

Third) ended in favor the Juniors,2 to0. M issesMerryman and Mullerscored . In the last game the FreshmenOne teambarely be a t the SeniorOne team 1 to 0. M issScharpf tallied the goal tha t spelt defea t for theSeniors.

The two victorious teams,Junior One and FreshmanOne,playedit off for championsh ip . After battling endlessly for over an hourwi thne i ther team scoring,the game finally ended 0to 0. As i t can be seenfrom the score,the Freshmen had a very strong team th is year andplayedwell together because each played in her own position.

Thus,the hockey season came to a closewith no classhaving thehonor or privilege of be ing victorious over all of the other classes.

BASKETBALLMonday,November 26,the girls played the Alumnae in the first

game th isseason. Although the Alumnae bea t us21 to 1 3 i twasa verygood game . The ballwas kept inmotion fromone end of the court tothe other,no one teamhaving a monopoly of the ba ll . Considering thefact tha twe have practiced only once to ether,the teamworkwasvery good and the signals thatwere deviseda t the dinner tableworkedquitewe ll . We are hoping to have another opportunity to play theAlumnae afterwe have had some hard practice toge ther . Perhaps,then,we shall reverse the score .

FAIRFAX BROOKE,Senior II .

fi fi-‘Dfl

Teacher : Billy,tell me the number of days in each month .

Billy : “Thirty dayshath Se tember,all the rest I can’ t remember.But there ’

s a calendar on thew1,why bothermewi th th is a t all?”College Senior : Wha twould you advise me to read after graduation?"

English Professor : The HelpWanted Ads.

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State Norma l CagersOutclassedHE State Norma l quinte twas unable to competewi th a short

sing,fast breaking Catholic University basketball mach ine,ich rolled up a score of 53 to 1 1 . The professors’ passing and

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neral ball handling lacked color and speed ; long shotswere unsuccessu

First half score : Ca thol ic University 5 3

State Norma l 4 (result of four successful foulshots.)

The Sta teNorma l five displayed be tter formduring the second ha lf.

Short passes and good ba ll handling helped the professors outscoreCa thol ic University during the th ird quarter of play : 6 to 2 . However,the Ca tholic University mach ine started aga in and rolled the finalscore up to 5 3 to 1 1 .

M r. M innegan and the basketball players honestly feel tha t it isan honor and a grea t opportunity to play Ca tholic University,one of

the best teams in the East . D o not be disappointed by th is game ; ourboys played good ball in viewof the type '

of competition offered byCa tholic University . The State Normal teamis rounding into fine formfor the important games inJanuary . Josh Whee ler ’sre turn to the l ineupwill help the ball club considerably .

I. H. MI L L ER,Manager.

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State Fieldball Championship Game

Lastweek a state championsh ip fieldball game be tween Hagerstown,representing theWesternShore,and North Eastern fromEasternShorewas played on the Normal School field . Despite the cold andsnowthe gamewent on and proved to be an interesting one . Hagerstownwas the deservingwinner,carrying off the gamewith a score of1 8 to 0.

After the game the teamswere taken on a sigh t see ing tour of theschool by some of the students.

D oRIsSHIPL EY,Freshman VI .

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An International RacketA summary ofSENATOR NYE

’

saddress delivered

recently a t theSouthernHotel .HE sale ofmuni tions is an interna tional racket . The munitionindustry recognizes no flag; munition manufacturerswillwillingly sell to the enemies of their own country . The munition

racketeers like best tha t flagunderwh ich they can ga in the grea testprofit forwar prepara tion. Themunitionmakersprofit fromwholesale“ legal ized murder without question or interference . These international racketeers divide the territory and share profits in time ofwar .

Profits— profits the racketeers made profits ranging from 25% to

Yes,the Dupont Organiza tionmade a rofit of on a

meager capita l investment of in 1 917. hese racketeerswilltake no part in awar unless they canmake profit . The Americanmunitionmanufacturers appropria te lar e sums ofmoney annually for lobbies and bribes in order to secure egislation favorable to their enterrise .P

Our attention is drawn to th is profitable international enteryrise

in a periodwhenmore money is being spent for the mach inery 0warthan ever before . Budgets are not balanced ; yet prepara tion forwarcontinues. Uni ted Sta tes leads the pack of na tions. Japan and the

US. are nowengaged in the grea test naval race ever conce ived in history . However,President Roosevel t sees no danger of a navalwarbetween our country and Japan. In Japan,the cry is

“Look out forUS. l” InU.S.,the cry is

“Look out forJapan!” The nava l race is on!No one can predictwhen th ismad racewi ll end . Meanwh ile,a burdenof taxa tion is placed on the back of each na tion. President Roosevel tadvocatesa larger navy; Japanmust keep u wi th theUS. As th isracecontinues,the munitionmakers,shipbuil ers,and drydock organizationsreap large profits.

Are themunitionmakerspa triots? Howdid they help our countryduring thewar? The government asked the Duponts to build a hugeowder factory in 1917. The government ’smoneywas to be used toBuild the necessary plant . Three months of quibbling followed as towha t profit Dupontwould make for building and opera ting the plant .

Men oing towar did not demand to knowhowmuch money theywouldreceive before figh ting ! But,Fel ix Dupont asked the government to uarantee no less than 10% profit on the construction of the

plant ancf1 5% on the opera tion of the plant before complyingwi th thegovernment ’s request . Th is three month period spent in quibblingwas the most critical period during thewar. Itwas surely an un

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pleasant mess but Fel ix Dupont followed the principle of all the

muni tion racketeers: “We are not going to ‘play ball ’ unlesswe makeprofit .While young menwere earning a dollar a day during thewar,the

Duponts made a profit of (simple arithmetic— ap roxima tely$ 1 336 a day for a period of four years) . When questione about th isprofit,Dupont replied, “We earned our profit ;we rendered a grea tservice to the all ies. Today,the US. might be a German colony if i twere mm for the Duponts. Yet the Dupontswould gladly sell munitions to Germany if i twere profitable . Today,the Duponts are evenmore prosperous than durin thewar . Why? The lar e profit ga ineddurin thewarwas investe in other stocks,such as enet al M otors.

There y,the Duponts receive a rel iable steady income and have actually established an industrial empire in our country .

Howdo these muni tion makers prolong the life of the racket?They build u fearsand suspicions. They do everyth ing in their powerto prolong t e difficul ties,wh ich crea te markets for their products.

The US. cla ims the ma intenance of a olicy of neutral ity in the GranChaco,yet Americanmade bullets areheingused by both sides.

One of the muni tionmanufacturerssa id to the investiga ting commit tee : We are in a hell of a business,where people have to be introuble beforewe canmake money ; but ifwe do not get the business,otherswill . He pondered a bit and added,”Wouldn’ t i t be a terriblething ifmy conscience began to hurtme?”

The US. is a partner in this racket . Peru asked the US. government for assistance in strengthening her na tional defense . Our government sent mili tary adviserswho suggested submarines and destroyersas an addition to the Peruvianwar establishment . Peru followed thesugestions. M ore businessfor the munitionmakers and sh ipbuilders.

It id nor take Peru long to go on paradewith these newsubmarinesand destroyers. Colombia opened her eyesand real ized tha t her defensewas inadequate . Surely,the poormunitionmakerscould not have hadanyth ing to dowi th Colombia ’

s thoughts! Where could Colomb ia 0

for aid? The US. had the reputation of being a “ big brother” to t eSouth American countries. United Sta tes naval expertswere sent toColombia ; they suggested submarines and destroyers. Colombia followed these recommenda tions. More munition sales. Thus,the munition racketeers arm theworld aga inst i tself. Similar partnersh ipsexistbetween England and her munition makers,between France and her

munitionmakers,and in other na tions.

End the racket— a t least America ’

spart in i t ! President Rooseveltadmi ts this IS the time to take the profit out ofwar . There isno need


for long legislatures and red tape . Senator Nye ’

ssuggestion to take theprofit out ofwar is asfollows: Upon the declaration ofwar,double thepeace time tax ra te on incomes up to and place a tax rate of

98 or 99% on all incomes over_

Moreover,we must take theprofit out of the '

prepara tion for‘war. In order to do so,the United

Statesmust control and regula te the manufacture ofmunitions and all

types ofwar mach inery .Senator Nye stressed the importance of further investigations ofwartime profit in the sh ipbuilding,steel and banking establishments.

On December 26,President Roosevel t promised to secure additionalfunds for the Nye Committee . Now,the committee is investigatingthe nefarious activities of the steel,sh ipbuilding,and banking establishments during the lastwar . Results of the investigationswill bemade known to the public a t a future date .

I. H . M IL L ER,Senior III .

From Your ValentineEBRUARY the fourteenth,Cupid ’s day . Who started it? Wha tis i t for? Why is there any Valentine ’

sday a t all?

The beginnings of the sweetheart” holiday are very obscure ;many authorities cla im tha t Sa int V alentine had noth ing a t all to dowith i t,butwe ’ ll refra infrom tha t unromantic though t asmere cri ticsmelancholic . L et us ra ther quote fromM istressDiana M ason

'

s introduction to Kermish

'

sM anual for 1797 :“

I have byme a very Old bookwh ich has the following account ofV alentine being confined a t Rome on account of his religion,and commit ted to the care of amanwhose daugh terwasblind,whomValentinerestored to sight,and from tha t time the girl became enamored of him,nor did he trea t her affectionwi th contempt : But after long imprisonment hewas ordered for public execution on the fourteenth of Pebruary. Wh ile in prison,being deprived of books,“he used to amuse himselfwi th cutting curious devices on paper,on one ofwh ich hewrotesome piousexhortationsand assurancesof love,and sent to the keeper ’sdaughter themorningof the execution and being concluded in thewords“Your V alentine . here is grea t reason for supposing tha t to be the

origin of the present custom.

An orch id to you,M istressM ason,King Cupid isproud ofyou! Avery romantic thought andwe ’ll stick by you.

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TeacherT two-th irty,3B2 swarmed joyously to the gymnasium. Nowwhen M iss Drewhad had the th ird grade, the ch ildren hadmarched two by two to the lofty room and had performed exer

cises to the time of“1 -2-3-4,up

-down,across-bend . Why M issEllaDrewhad left,no one in 33 2 knew,nor cared . ‘

They had M issJuneWh iteford now. Shewas some teacher— young— full of fun— yellowcurly ha ir !

M issJune started the V ictrola and the ch ildrenstood still,awa i tingdirections. Themusicwasunfamiliar,a ligh t,joyous lilt,quite unlikeanyth ing they had exercised to before . One little girl impulsively dida hop

-skip motion,and M issJune looked pleased and eagerly noddedThat 's i t . Skip,if i t makes youwant to . Whereupon all of 3B 2

cavorted about on joyous toes. Tha t is,all save M ichael Klinger .He made a half-hearted a ttempt,and then retrea tedwarily toward acornerwhere hewouldn’ t be conspiciuous and in theway. The newteacher spied the sol itary figure in the corner andwent over to him.

“What ’s the matter? Don’ t youwant to skip?”M ichael looked stra ight ahead,blinking . “

I can’ t .“

0,yesyou can,ifyou try !I can

’ t .The newteacher swooped down,seized a hand and pulled him05wi th her to the music. M ichaelwas ski ping,his skinny little legs

flewgrotesquely in the air,hisglassesbob ed on hisnose,and hisfacegrewred . But itwasnone the lessa dance of joy . The ch ildren laugheda t him of course,but M issJune sa id out loud so they could all hear,‘

I l ike thewayM ichael skips,because he l iftshisfeet so h igh from the

floor . ” And she smiled,and squeezed his hand . M ichael had neverfel t so happy .

Asusua l,he trudged along a t the rear of the group going back tothe room. M issMorrison and M issSwartzwhowere onhall duty exchanged the customarywinks as he tra iled by,for his incongruousappearance had long been a source ofmuch mirth . But M icahel

’

swoebe-gone appearance concealed a dancing spiri t . Inwardly hewasovercomewi th emotion,a mixture of surprise,gra titude and joy. It gavehim awarm li ttle feeling he could hug. She had smiled at him as

though she l iked him! She didn’ t laugh at him!Tha t night,shut in his roomhe laboriously practiced flinging hislegs about and hop ing. No doubt M issSwartz and M issMorrisonwould have double upwith laughter could they have seen hisfranticefforts.


Evenhisfa ther could see hewaschanged . M ichael smiled,jumpedabout,and stood more erect nowadays. Because the had Only eachother,these two shared a common bond of understanding,tha t needednowords. But this newM ichael,wi th a grea t zest for l ife,wi th an

almost normal boyishnesswassomethin the fa ther didn't understand .It hurt him a l i ttle,not understanding,hut he characteristically nevermentioned it . Heworked all the harder a t hismachine shop by day,and a t night,shut h imself away in his room and pa inted a t the easeluntil i twasquite la te,for an artist he believed h imself to be .

AsforM ichael,in his joy ofworshipping M issJune,hewasaweebit troubled . He h ad always adored his fa ther fiercely, ossessively,beyond all else,and nowhe had two idols. If he loved t em both so

temendously,why the only thing to dowas to bring them together,for na turally they should,correspondingly, love each other . Tha twould reconcile his loya lties. Tha twas the end towh ich he plannedbringing them together .

He brough t M issJune pretty shells and flowerspilfered fromAuntJul ia ’

s garden. But his grea test tributewas the picture his fa ther hadainted entitled “Portra i t ofMyself. M ichael had found it in awasteasket,and cherished it secretly for a long time . He la id it,carefullywra ped onM issJune '

s desk M onday afternoon. He thrilled all nightwit the excitement of giving her his treasure . Tuesday morning henoticed M issJune staring a t him quite frequently . Joy stirredwi th inhim,for he knewshe had seen the picture,and seein i t,had loved itas he did . The realization made him quite giddy, or the timewasripe— they should be brough t together.

Tha t day a t lunch M ichael asked his father togo back to schoolwi th him and see the teacher about something .“Aboutwha t? asked his parent .About someth ing special . Please,Daddy !Mr . Kl inger put downhiscup to stare at hisson.

“

Take your Aunt Julia . She’

s not afra id of em,if you’re fa iling

It isn’ t tha t ; it 'sspecia l . Please Daddy ! Nowin tears.

So they bothwent,Daddy and M ichael . In the building,M ichaelfelt alternately quite bold,then very shy,but hewas so tremulouslyhappy tha t hewasn’ t afra id . He could hear the voicesof other teachers

in t e room,so hemade hisfa therwa it,so therewould be no outsiderspresent,when his two godsmet . The voices became loud,clash ing inraucous laugh ter . Hewouldwa it . His eyes shone,and he quiveredall over . He distinguished the voices of M iss Morrison and M issSwartz in a burst ofmirth . ThenM issJune ’

svoice rose above theirs’ .

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And nowfor the crowning touch let me showyou the picture thelittle bra t brough t me . It must be h isfa ther— the same ears and nose,look,‘

Self‘Look !” More shrieks of laughterThe discord of their voices smote the air ; it broke the quietness

of the halls; i t sha ttered the peace of theworld outside the 0 enwindows. But i t did more than that to a l ittle boywho had hear it .

M . DOUG L AS,Senior Sp.

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My Father : Mark TwainCL ARA CL EMENSGABRIL OW ITCH

HOwas themanwho thought,asa ch ild,that the finest thingin lifewould be to travel up and down the M ississippiRiver,whose fame swept him around theworld,whose personalitywasso compelling tha t he stood out brilliantly at any ga thering,whose

keenwit and erceptionmade hisone of the brightest names inAmerican letters? hiswasM ark Twa in.

M ark Twa inwas indeed a remarkable person. Not onlywashe a

dearly-lovedwriter, but his daughter, in her intensely interestinaccount of his private life,calls him an adoring husband,and a fongand devoted fa ther . Hisgrea t li terary powersin theworld of imagination,his desire to be a close companion to three young daugh ters,andhis rare disposition of sunsh ine and humor— these make the M arkTwa inwhose booksch ildren all over theworld love to read .

The reader is given a glimpse of the beautiful,stately home inConnecticut,the birthplace of the three Clemens girls. He sees the

results of a financial collapse inwh ich M ark Twa in loses all his carefully-savedmoney . Hewa tches the family aboard a steamer bound forEurope,where l iving is cheaper . Then last of all, triumphant andhap y,he travelswith the family around theworld,and is presenta t t e conferring ofM arkTwa in’

sdegree a t Oxford .Clara ClemensGabrilowitch has indeedwritten a very enjoyable

book,and the reader ’s onlywishwhen he finishes is,tha t he migh thave met and known th isM ark Twa in.

SARAH STRUMSKY,Freshman III.

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Kalamazoo,Mich igan. After a fewyears there shewent on to Columbia and herMaster sdegree and fromColumbia to as instruc

tor ih Reading .Her ch ief formof recreation is travel and hasbeen indulged in very

extensively throughout these US. and part ofMexico . Her enjoymentof l ife is supplementedwith an indulgence in bridge,the thea tre,andknitting .

Her ambitions— few— butworthy . Twomigh t better be expressedas professional desires: to see our institutes of h igher learning acceptthe standards of the progressive elementary school— to see the collegeclassroom become a placewhere ideas are exchanged more freely between students and the instructor,in conferencesand smallgatherin swi th less of the lecture type predomina ting ; and secondly,to see t eteach ing profession atta in the sta tus of the medica l profession,encouragingmore students to enter the educational research field . Shewishes, too, tha t each prospective teacher migh t serve a period ofinternesh ip of one ofmore years— according to hisneeds as a meansofdetermining his fitness for the profession ra ther than by the examinationmethod of today .

And as for the ambition she termsunprofessional— to travel andexperience visually h istory,art,social customs,etc .,wh ich she nowhas access to only vicariously— we express our hope tha t in the near

future Hazel JonesofClear Lake,Iowa and pointsWest,will be foundwandering about England, Ireland, and last,Wales— the source ofmany Joneses.

GENE BENBOW .

A Call to Arms!

The cost — a mere nothing,Or at most— very sligh t .Th is on the eveningOfM arch ’

s'first night .

The music — so throbbin so sweet and so low,The l igh ts— almost sha ows— in their soft low,The faculty— engrossed in their cards— perc ance?The TOW ER h e a r — announcing itsBenefit Dance !

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GermsHREE months"Howthe time has flown! It seems as though i t

but yesterdaywhen I firstwalked the mile and a half fromthe isolated Sta te Sana torium for Tubercular Chil

dren. Howbarren and desolate everything looked and howl ittlethe a tmosphere of the place tended to lessenmy morbid fear of beingalone in a large building ! Even nowI shudder to th ink tha t toni htis to be my first on the night shift the deadwa tch” as the ot er

nurses call i t . I am led to believe tha t it isso named because the placetakes on the quiet of the gravewhen you go on duty,for then the

ch ildren have all been asleep for a t least an hour . The only thing leftfor one to do iswork on one

’

s charts from 8 o'

clock,until they arecompleted,about 1 1 o

’

clock . After tha t it ’s the unending monotonyofwa iting for a ring from the bedside of one of the ch ildren a ringthat you can be surewill never come,for the ch ildren seldom awakeduringthe nigh t . HOW I sha ll bear the long hoursuntil I am rel ieved,I don t know. Just nowmy heart sankwith foreboding . Someth ing isgoing to happen. I can sense i t . I shan't be able to sleep all day. Myterrorwon’ t let me .

Frommy swivel cha ir a t the nigh t desk I can clearly hear the clockin the l ittle town about two miles away strike midnight . My chartshave all been carefully checked and filed away for over an hour . In thepast sixty minutes I have l ived a thousand nightmares and sufferedmore than the tortures of the damned . I th ink I shallgo mad if someth ing doesn’ t ha pen to rel ieve th is unbearable agony . My eyes ache

fromfollowing t e hands of the desk clock as theywend their tediouspa th around the dial . I kee

phearing th ings strange noises

creepsr sounds It sounds ike Great Heavens! Wha twas tha t?

The oor to the reception hall? I can swea r I locked it . It opened andclosed . I knowi t . Somethingis in th is building . Wha t whowho iscoming up the God !If only I couldmove or scream.

I am fastened to th is cha ir as though Iwere bolted . My tongue is aiccc of lead in my mouth . Will those steps never end? Dear Lord !ere IT is. He is a roach ing the desk now. I can do no more than

sit here,frozen,heldphy hiseyes tha t burn through and through me as

though theywere two l ive coa ls. His righ t hand is in hispocket andI cansensemore than see,the revolver he hasconcealed there . Hisfaceiswh i ter than thewall a t his back . He is trying to speak . His l ips,asharp bluish-purple gash in his face, are moving spasmodically, as

though hewere trying to s ak,but the only th ing tha t issues fromthemisa sound like tha tmagi: by dry leavescrushed between the palmsof the hands. Finally,I can distinguishwords.

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TH E TOW E R L I G HT

Y’

do l ike I tellsya ’

n’

nut tin’

sgonna happen. Get me? All yergotta do is take me towhere dere ’

ssome“

snow.

”

I’

ll do all de rest .Inmy efforts to answer,thewords h ide themselves inmy throa t

and I can only makeweird,little,inarticulate noises. SomehowI canmanage toget up out of the chair,but onlywi th the full expecta tionof having my knees buckle under me . My heart is beating so slowlyand pa infully. I can almost feel his foul brea th onmy neck as I startdown the hall to the

“ dope chest . Not a sound dowe make aswego down the hall . Nowwe stop in front of the dispensarywh ich isalways kept locked and under the care of the nurse in charge . The

fiend is directly at my shoulder now, and I can hear him begin to

brea the faster a t the though t ofwha t is to come . I have already inserted the key in the lock and turned it . There comes a sligh t click asI turn the knob . Strangely,with tha t click someth ing in my bra insnapped . It seems tha t by some queer reaction my absolute fear haschanged to an intense ha tred and revulsion for th is th ing a t my back .

Though ts race through my nowactive bra in. Ah ! The“germ

chest” ! Just the th ing . I knowit is despera te . I knowtha t I maydestroy myself aswell as the cokie . Wha t of i t? If I succeed,I shallhave succeeded in conquering myself.

To swing the door back and loca te the l igh t switch is but thework of a moment . NowImust forcemyself to go over to the meta lcabinet thatwe call the “

GermChest,” for in i t are conta ined the variousstra ins of germs,or bacilli,tha twe use for testing,experimenting,e tc . The cokie th inks I’m going to the

“ dope chest . Well,he ’

s

in for a little surprise . He has fallen back a fewsteps,confident tha the isnowa t hisgoal . If only I have nerve enough to carry on.

I reach in the cabinet,select a stra in of bacilli ; pull the stopper outuickly and place my thumb over the opening . He can

’ t seewha t I’mdoing because I’m h iding my actionswi th my body

Turning on himswiftly,I ambefore himin two steps. I shake thebottle under his very‘

eyes.

“

D o you see th isbOttle? Well i t conta inssevera l billion tuberculosisRead the label ! Go on,read it ! Seewha t it says? It says

tubercular bacilli. That meansgerms from tubercul ar people . If I takemy thumb off themouth of th isbottle and let you have the contents inyour face you’ ll be dead in aweek ! Now do you knowwha tyou are going to do? You are going to handme yourgun,turn around,and march yourself down the hall to my deskwh ile I telephone the

police !”Al l th istime Ihave beenshaking the bottle under hisnose .

For a moment I fear tha t hewillmake a last des’pera te effort togetto the drugs. Hiswhole body is tremblingwi th desire for the coca ine .

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Living Authorsusually th ink of February as the birth month of famouspeople such asWash ington and Lincoln. Several ofour famousliving authors are carrying out the idea of the February ch ild

in l i terary fields.

WilliamRose Benetwasborn inFort Hamilton,NewYork . Aftergradua ting fromYale,he found a posi tion in the Century office inNewYork . Hisfirst twoweekswere spent addressing envelo es,but hewassoon advanced to associa te editor . With Henry Sei cl Canby andChristopher Morely he started the Literary Reviewof the NewYorkEveningPost in 1 920,and in 1 924,the SaturdayReviewof Literature,anindependentweekly,ofwh ich he is still the editor .

His earliest publishedworks are verse,and he haswrittenmanynovels since . None of his books are in our l ibrary,but among thosehe haswritten are : Merchants from Ca thay (1 91 2) and Moon ofGrandeur (1920) both verse,and The Flying King of Kurio (1926) astory for ch ildren.

Jeffery Farnolwas born February 10,1 878 inWarwicksh ire . Hewas taugh t a t home,and then sent as an a

pprentice to a brass foundry

in Birmingham,butwas summarily sent omewith a note from the

foreman—“

No good forwork— alwayswriting . He took a job inhisfa ther ’sbusiness,writing short storieson the side — occasionally gettingone published .

Aftermarrying,hewent to NewYork,and there,in a rat-infestedroom inHell ’sKitchen he 'wrote “

The Broad Highway, a book fullof Kentish scenes tha t he remembered poignantly from his ch ildhood .Itwas turned down time after time,and hewas about to burn i t,buthiswife retrieved it and sent it to hismother in Englandwho had i tpublished .

A streamofnovelsand other bookscontinued to flowfromhispen,including “An Ama teur Gentleman,” “

Money Moon," “

Charmian,”“Lady V ibart, and

“Guyfford of Wease,

”all ofwh ich are in our

library. “The Broad Highway,wh ichwe have also,h as been tre

mendously popular ever since the day of its publica tion. Th ispopuularity is largely due to the “

Englishness” of it .M argaret Deland,born in Allegheny,Pennsylvania,February 23,

1 857,has colored most of herworkswith ch ildhood associa tions forher home is the original Old Chester” of her stories.

Her aunt,wi thwhom she l ived,had to approve everyth ing sheread— Scott,Hawthorne,Irving,Shakespeare and The Bible formedher l iterary taste . Everyth ing the ch ildwrotewas shown to her auntbecause shewanted to see if her spellingwas improving . The Aunt

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e te to a friend, M argaret is very anxious to send some of her to

ductions to a magazine, and if Iwere perfectly sure the woul be

re jected,Iwould a llowher to do so . Mrs. Deland fel t t a t i twas aseriousmistake to allowa child to suppose tha t anything itwrites isto be taken seriously .

Al though she has produced manyworks,Margaret Deland isnota prol ificwriter . She isslowand pa instaking,and makesmany revisions,even after a story is in type,to the dismay of compositors.

We have two of her books in our l ibrary— "NewFriends in Old

Chester" (1920) and the “

IronWoman

EL E ANOR SCHNBPFE,Senior V .

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Psychology and Reading Detective StoriesGY has often lightened humanitywi th its far-reachever-increasi gleanings from man

’

s ever bewilderingle s here ofman’

sbehavior has,wi th itsusual perseverance and its usua pithy manner,found the reason forone of the most pressing problems of the present era— why grea t menand others l ike detective stories.

Mystery tales reach into the deep sea ted reactions ofman and de

clare tha t the1ps

ycho

lo

gica

lreasonwhy grea t men and others read

sleuthing tales iesin the surprising fact tha t these storiesare sooth ing .They point out tha t through experiment they have discovered tha tthese stories cut the pulse rate,lower the blood pressure,and steadythe nerves. The ex

Iperiments are publ ished by Ray M ars Simpson,

psychologist a t the nstitute for Juvenile Research,Ch icago . His testreadersconsisted of 40university students,21 men and 16women. The

ageswere 1 8 to 41 .

Instruments showed tha t the ra te of breath ingwas consistentlyfasterwh ile reading detective stories,and deeper dur ing the reading ofless exciting man-hunting tales. But— thus speeded up—brea th ingwason a declining ra te ; the longer they read the slower it dropped .

owfor further corroboration of th issurprising fact,I quote thediscoverer (of th is) h imself.

“Reading detective stories, Dr . Simpson

states,“ tends to reduce the pulse ratemore than academic readingmaterial . The blood pressure falls to practica lly the same final level a t theend offifteenminute periodswith e ither detective storiesor geography .Motor steadiness is improved more by reading detective stories thanby reading h istory . In short,the great ma jority of detective storiesare soothing rather than exci ting .

J . H. TURK,Senior III.

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America ’

s Folk Songs in the MakingGrimms— fa ther and son— trekking through village

own United Sta tes,are carrying on the

the 17th and 1 8 th centuries,and revealingcurious newslants on the dark corners of the Twentieth Centurycivilization.

John A . Lomax and his son Alan have been engaged,off and on,

for twenty-five years in recording American Ballads and Folk Songs.

Theirsis a notable effort to preserve for posterity the some-day-to—be

come-famous folk music of the Early M ach ine Age . Loungingwithdeck hands and stevedores, or l istening towork-driven negroes inLouisiana cha in gangs— in sta te prisons of Tennessee or among saddleweary cowboys of Arizona— two men l istened andwrote down thesesongswh ichwere born out of deep human emotions,suffering,labor,care,and hope .

Modern science lendsits aid to these cul tiva torsof our backwoodsheritage in the formof a luminum and bakel ite recordsuponwh ich thesongs are recorded exactly as the untutored singer repea ts them. The

records are filed in the Congressional Library a t Wash ington,D C .

Stran e facts are occasiona lly uncovered . Consider the origin ofthe balla “Ha llelujah,I’m a Bum,

”

a songwh ich a fewyears a o

became a favorite .

“

The songwas found scribbled on thewall 0 a

KansasCi ty Ja ilwhere an old hobo,known as‘

One Finger Ellis’ hadspent the night,recovering from an overdose of rotgutwh isky .

If youwould knowmore about Black Samson and hisqua int protest before the microphone ; if you are interested in a movementwh ichisda ily becomingmorewidespread ; ifyou enjoy reading splendid prosetha t flowsl ike poetry ; thenhere isa book foryou:

American Ba llads and Folk Songs, by John A . Lomax and AlanLomax,N.Y. The M acmillan Company,1 934.

CHARL ESC. MEIGS,Senior III .

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Twas the day of the dance and all through the schoolPeoplewere call ing on friends for a 001

Because,asyou see,i t didn’

t seem rig tTo fa il to support their ownTOWER LIGHT !

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OnM arch the first in thisyear of our LordPeoglewill ga therwith one accord .To ance or play cards far into the nightTo help keep al ive their beloved TOWER LIGHT !

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InspirationAVE you ever sa t down during a few,free moments and triedto relieve your boredom by crea ting something— composing,drawing,orwritin You rack your bra ins; you fidge t ; you

chewyour pencil ; you pon er ; still not an idea comes to the surface .

Youmake a fewmarks on the paper,only to become a lmost instantlydissa tisfiedwith them,and scra tch them out immedia tely . At last,unless sheerwill-power

persuades your sub-consciousmind to release

an idea,you give up in espair,fling down the pencil,toss aside thepaper,and conveniently remember tha t it 's about time you started onyour homework,anyway .

Have you ever been yanked out ofbed,in the silent hoursbetweendarkness and dawn,by a great idea tha t screams aloud to be set downon paper,lest sleep fogyour bra in and i t be lost forever? You throwoff the coversand hastily ligh t the desk-lamp,first shading the transom(so tha t the “

home government"won’ t awaken and interfere) . Preparations are made mechanicallywith a nervous,thoughtless 5 ed ; anypaperwill do ; the scrubbiest stump of a pencil fills the bill . hen you

set towork feverishly,and,without the least signs of fa ti ue,mayfill many pages. (If youwere asked to do half th is amount or one ofyour courses,your groans could be heard all over the building .) Finally,your idea more permanently recorded,you turn out the l ight,crawl back into bed,and,wi th a sa tisfied sigh,let sleep aga in recla imou.yLater you compare (or ra ther,contrast) ap

iece ofwork that yourwill ower forced into be ingwi th one born 0 th is strange urge tha tyou elt in the wee sma '

hours. You can’ t help noticing howsuperior

the la tter is over the former .Why isi t tha t these two bra in-ch ildrenbear no family resemblance?

The answer is tha t the fa ther of the better onewas Inspira tion.

E . M .,Senior III.

W inter Glances

Busy streets arewind brushed as the terse trill of a traffic officer'swh istle splits the W ind . Wh ite sunligh t falls,inadequate forwarmth .

Chapped chins sink still farther down into coa t collars,as simultaneously hands dig deeper into coa t pocke ts— aga inst cold keys,fingernailsin tobacco . Winter isa seriesof pink noses.

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The CastawayHEN the Federal Hill piled herself on the rocks of RoaringPoint Bar,she did the job thorough ly . One evening shewasa ful l rigged schooner ; the next morning shewas— firewood .

as re orted tha t all “hands were lost,but thatwas untrue ; onewas save

When the Federa lHill cast her timberson the bar,a box shot forth,rode in on a hugewave,and bounced h igh and dry upon the mossyrocks. Here the box sha ttered and there tumbled out upon the hardstone, the lone survivor . Hewas a huge-pawed,green-eyed,slashclawed,tuft-cared,stump-ta iled devil known as a bob-ca t .

He shook h imself clear of the debris,jum ed out of theway of thenext roaring,thundering,tumblingwave an hauled h imself upon an

upflungfang of rock . Then,turning,he cursed the deep in a coneen

tra ted,spitting,swearing,torrent of blasphemy . He shook each pawin cat fash ion,cleaned h imself asbest he could,tested his claws on an

old stump,took one last look at the Federa l Hill,and glided silentlyinto the dumb,dark marsh . An animal dealer somewherewas the

poorer by a bob-ca t .

An hour la ter the ca t slid into a glen in thewoodsbordering themarsh . Here,he considered makin his la ir but someth ing movedsomewhere and he became a fla t tene mystery . A hare appeared fromnowhere and limped off into space ; a red fox— grinning fromear to ear

uprose and remembered an appointment elsewhere . Whereu on,the

bob-cat rema ined asstill asdeath for he knewby these signs t a t somegrea twild onewas a t hand .

The bob-cat glided along as though hewere on an invisible ra iluntil a clearing checked him. Here he beheld the biggest,most evilvisaged,slouch ing tufiian tha tNature evermade a mista e inplanning .Hewas a lurcher— one part bull dog,one part grey-hound,and twoparts timberwolf. Moreover, oachingwashis trade . Now,a domestic lurcher is not to be truste but a lurcher gonewild is a mishaHe is one of the mostwicked ca tastrophes that hunts on four legs; hegivesno quarter and expectsnone ; he kills for the joy of killing,andfighting is his specialty . There he stood,eyes burning like coals offire,his long fangsgleaming in the pale moon l igh t .

The bob-ca twished hewere away and tried to execute thewish butthe moon,as it scudded through the broken clouds,caugh t him in a

bare place and he stopped . Awh iff of hisscent,perhaps; a glimpse as

of a patch ofmist dri ting away ; a sl ight cracking of a twig ; all,or oneof these may have caugh t the lurcher ’s attention. In three boundshewasclose to the cause of alarm. Then,very slowly,the bob-cat turned .

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crowinadvertently a ttracted the bird 's a ttention so a ain the cat losthisdinner . Whereupon he flewinto a rage . He ex 10 ed in yellsa t intervals of fifteen seconds andwhen hewasn’t yel inghewas dig inghis dagger-like claws into the earth and snarling and spitting like a

locomotive on an upgrade .

His temper tantrum vanishedwhen he suddenly espied a form,dim and phantom-l ike . Itwas the lurcher slowly emerging from hish idden la ir and like a patch of greymist he passed fromsigh t . Slowlyand cautiously the ca t approached the dog ’s den and entered . Itwasan ill-smell ing

place carpetedwi th bones,carcasses,and fea thers. He

sa tisfied h imsel tha t therewasnoth ing of interest to him and turnedto go . Hewas disappointed and swore softly under his bristlingwh iskers. The cursewasduplica ted fromoutside . Therewas the ca t ’sarch enemy crouch ing a t the entrance,his‘long,dripping,yellowfangsbared,hisnosewrinkled in an ugly snarl,hisba ttle scarred body tense-ready for action. The bob-ca twent out over the lurcher ’

s head asthough he had been propelled by a spring . As the dogwheeled to facehisfoe,he noticed that the bob-catwasnot looking a t him at all,but

past him,over hishead and for the first and last time inhis life,he sawear in the ca t ’s eyes. Then it seemed to the do that the grimmaskreceded suddenly,like a face in a dream,recede andwent out in the

ga thering mist,silently,uncannily . The next instant the clear,sharp,barking reports of two rifles rang out . The dogcollapsed and laystill .

Two gamewardens emerged from a clump of laurel andwalkedover to the placewhere the catwas last seen,hoping to find himdeadbut he had gone . One of the men tellsme tha t he must have fa tallywounded the bob-ca t because no one ever sawhimagain. But tha t isnoreason a t all .

MYRON D . MEZICK.

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Pop-corn Charlie

HE local pop-corn and peanut vendor is known to the denizensof a thletic stadiums as “

Pop-cornCharlie .

”He can neither read

norwrite,but he is loath to admit these very evident shortcomings. Thewagsof the community,at quite regular intervals,rush u to

Charlie and hurriedly request five quartersfor a nickel . Never can t eyca tch Charlie off guardwhere money is concerned ; he knows howtocount . Furthermore,he is thrifty . In fact, thrift is his hobby,al

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though i t leaveshimprone to attack on his personal a pearance . Hisclothes are misfits,donations of discarded apparel . Fgr the last fewyears he has appeared in a bright reen capwh ich sets off his fa t,chubby,ever-smil ing countenance . iscoa t isbrown,variega tedwi thl ivid yellow,red and green pin stri

pes running both vertica lly and

horizonta lly . Th is accoutrement ma es him a human checkerboard .Hispants,which have not beenpressed inyears,resemble old-fashionedstove pipes.

You haven’ t seen your feet in years; your stomach’

s in theway,he is chided constantly .

“Let ’sIpunch Charl ie in the

‘belly '; he '

s a swell punching bag,cal l the chi drenwhen the anut vendor" appearson the street .Charl ie doesn't try to efend h imself hysically from these on

slau hts,but he endeavors to give the chiFdren a tongue lashing instea This is not effective because Charlie '

s ever-sparkling, joyouseyes cannot convey a feeling of anger . The peanut purveyor is

past

forty,but doctorssay that hismental age is ten. He is just aspran ish

as the ch ildrenof the neighborhood ;wi th him i t isa game of give andtake . Charlie sneaks beh ind the ch ildren and tries to scare them bymaking ungodly noises. On other occasions he,alongwi th the ch ildren,teases the pol ice officer on the bea t . Nevertheless,in spite of thefra ternizing in pranks,the children deligh t in trying to annoy PopcornCharlie . Some call him an unfortuna te . Ishe?

N. NEUBERT JAPFA,Frerbman IV

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FogFog,you are MysteryCasting your spell over theworld .You hold a cloak of gloomAnd theworldObedientlyDons i t .Fo you chan e cv thinTh? frowns ofi en 3321 smfies of infants.

You enshroud each one

Wi th a mood of introspection.

God,would tha t therewere no Fog.

F . E . F .

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TH E TOW E R L '

I G H T

Did You Know ThatThere is a thousand timesmore silver than gold in solution in the

oceans of theworld?Wi th in a fewweeksafterRoentgen discovered X -raysin 1 895,phy

sicians had begun using them in examining broken bones?An

“electric nose,wh ich detectseven very small amountsofmer

cury vapor in the air and setsoff awarning gong,hasbeen invented?Creamin a luminumfoil conta iners,holding enough for one cup ofbeverage,issold cheaply in Germany?Swedish museums have evolved a system of artificial ligh ting for

exh ibit halls,so tha t pictures and other objects are seen as if in cleardaylight?

An all-metal office buildingwas recently built inRichmond,Virginia,inwh ich a luminumwas the ch iefmaterial?

ex am

A Liberal EducationHATman,I th ink,hashad a liberal educa tionwho has been so

tra ined inyouth tha t hisbody isthe ready servant of hiswill,anddoeswi th ease and pleasure all thework that,as a mechanism,

i t is capable of;whose intellect is a clear,cold,logic engine,wi th all

its parts of equa l strength,and in smoothworking order ; ready,likea steamengine,to be turned to any kind ofwork,and spin the gossamers aswell as forge the anchors of the mind ;whose mind is storedwi th a knowledge of the grea t and fundamental truths of na ture,andof the lawsof her opera tions; onewho,no stunted ascetic,isfull of lifeand

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fire,butwhose assions are tra ined to come to heel by a vigorouswill,the servant o a tender conscience ;who has learned to love all

beauty,whether of na ture or of art,to hate all vileness and to respectOthers as h imself. Such an one,and no other,I conceive has had a

l iberal education; for he is,as completely as a man canbe,in harmonyW i th na ture .

THOMASA . HUXL EY .

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The Patriot — the MusicianUST three years ago onFebruary 22,we celebra ted GeorgeWashington’

s 200th birthday . Incidentally,another famousmanwas borntha t year— 1732 . Th is grea t personagewasJoseph Haydn. Both

are“

Fa thers” in the ir own field— Wash ington is known as“Fa ther of

his Country Haydn is remembered as the”

Fa ther Of the ModernSymphony . It is hewho expanded the scope and size of the orchestraandwrote a vast quantity ofmusic for i t . It ishewho did more thananyone to lace orchestral symphonymu min itspresent h igh position.

All 0 usknowthe amusing storiesofWashingtonuponwh ichwewere reared . We have many such tales concerning Haydn,but uponinspection of hismusicwe find them true . One of these stories isconcernedwith the remarkable sense of humor Haydn is known to havehad . The story goes l ike th is:

Haydnnoticed tha t hisaudience oftenfell aslee during the adagiopart of his symphonies,so he had a minuet tha t Ollowedwi th fullloud cho

i'dsso asto give the sleepersa start . His SurpriseSymphony

is typicaJust asmany men have tried to reach he igh ts ach ieved by Wash

ington asamil itaristic leader,so havemanymen tried to co y Haydn’

s

genial,vivacious style . All have fa iled . Hismusic stan s alone forsprigh tliness,sweetness,and a certa in refined elegance and finish .

Someone seems to have recognized the ach ievement reached by.Wash ington and Haydn for a Haydn tune has been adopted by somemusicians towords concerning George Wash ington.

Shallwe conclude then,tha t 1732was a year rich for humanity?I th ink so,because i t gave us two great conributors to society .

SARENA FRIED ,Senior I .

Glee Club NotesN Sunday,January 6,the Glee Club gave a concert a t theWilsonMemoria l Church a t Charles Street and University Parkway .The programwas as follows:Lovely Appear .The Shepherds’ StoryLullaby,JesusDear .Carol of the Birds0Tannenbaum.

Gloria in ExcelsisD eo

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On Sunday,January 1 3,the Glee Club assisted in our Founders’

D ayExercises. Once morewemade the “Shepherds'Story our specia l

contribution to the

(pro

gram. In spite of the facr tha t the newsphotogra her showed our Glee Club members singing M aryland,My

Mary and tha t selectionwasnot included on our program. Well,inspirit,a t least,as the reporter sa id,we did sing it,sowe suppose hewas right .

In all,the Glee Club sang the “Shepherds'Story a t an even halfdozen publ ic occasionsduring the Christmasseason. And now,lest onegood song should spoil us,we turn to other things. There are Othersongswritten in eight parts,andwe have already started the businessof

“ putting one together . And still Other songs challenge us. Onething iscerta in: theworkwe do nowwill determine the qual ity of theprogramswe expect to give a bit later . SOwe ex ct tomake the hallsOf old Normal ringwith rehearsals a twh ich 4 1 of our large membershipwill be Ou hand .

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Musicthat Noel has faded into the past, the Glee Club isnchingi tself on a newtour of song . Righ t about this time,are being tossed on the stormywaves of sight reading .

From the depths of lowb,we glide up to G above the staff,and en

counter manymomentsof apprehension in the intervals. At times the

path is smooth,andwe swe 1 our voices confidently,but more Oftenthe tones are feeble in their a ttempts. Everyone ishopeful,however,wi thM issWeyforth guiding our course . When “

Peter,Peter,PumpkinEater” joins our merry crew,the fun begins. Then all too soon the

spiri t of“

Springtide,” darkens our spirits. It is lovely andwe appreciate i t,but the demands i t makes on our voices are quite harassing .With steadymovements,our pro ess a t practice isslowbut encouraging. In the far future,surrounde by hazymist,are the shoresofCommencement,towardwh ichwe are steerin Barring mishaps of going“fla t,

"we expect to reach port safely an joyful ly,whenwe can openour hearts to melody and music .

DOROTHY A . LOREN Z,Senior II.

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School NewsHAVE A HEART

your school friends a valentine by bringing them to the

Junior Valentine Benefit Dance,Friday,February 1 5Good Music

Dancing fromnine until oneAdmission 7SC per couple,tax included

THE JUNIOR CL ASS.

Founder’s D ay -Sunday,January 1 3,19 3 5GOVERNORNICE

Governor Nice gave us two though ts— first that Maryland shouldbeIproud of her schools,and second,tha t he isgoing to do everything

in ispower to help these schools and tha t politicswill not enter theschool system.

Mr. Newell,the founder OfNormal School,welcomed the op or

tunity forwork in the school . Hewas principal ofNormal, resi entOf the State Board ofEduca tion and Sta te Superintendent OfE ucation.

D R. MEADDr . Mead,the next s eaker,is resident ofWash ington College .

The first colle e charter O M arylan wasgranted in 1782 to Washington College . hen it had an enrollment Of 140pupils. Th is earliestOf state institutions developed from a flourishing academy,andwasthe college of the EasternShore,wh ile St . Johns(next established)wasthe college Of the Western Shore . Dr . Will iamSmi th,a Scotchman,holding egreesfromLondonwas the first to build a college inMaryland . William Smith,Rev. John Carroll and Rev. Pa trick Allisonwrote charters joining Washington College and St . John’

sUniversityin 171 1 .

The first Normal class gradua ted in 1 896 . Then the state discontinued the Normal Department of Wash ington College . Now, th isCollege is celebra ting its 1 53rd birthday and the school has increasedpride in itsage . Incoming studentsbring newblood to th isOld institution. Lessons of l ife,health,reverence and good citizensh ip,whereontrue education isbuilt,are carried by the teachers into homesand communities.

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M issCoe confessed tha t shewas very immuurewhen she first entered the profession. M issScarborough,she sa id,was her adviser onhowto overcome th is imma turity . Hopkins’

coursesfor sevenwintersand summers finally equipped herwi th a BS. Then shewas Offered apositionwh ich placed her in associa tion,notwith adul ts,butwithch ildren of the middle grades. She set herself to l ive very intensivelywith the ch ildren. Two years la ter shewas asked to deal alsowi thch ildren from2 years to 4 yearsof age . In order to prepare herself,shetook courses aga in at Hopkins in Kindergarten Primarywork . Shecontinues to growthrough broad reading, through visiting otherschools,and through living in close associa tionwith other ch ildren.

These activities she uses as a substitute for her M aster ’s and Doctor ’sdegrees. Lastly,she pointed out the many opportuni ties our ownNormal Of today presents to us.

M issSisk sa id she felt her imma turitywhen she began to teach .

She taugh t in h igh school,andwhen requirements began to be ra isedwasforced togo to college for further study . She stopped teach ing andwent to severa l universities instead of sticking to one . After sixteenyearsshe Obta ined herM .A . She advisesstudentsto stick to one collegeand get their degreeswh ile young because, in her experience,shemissed the college friendsh ips,and her courses,spread over so long atime,had no continuity . Now,she stated,through the State Norma lSchool at Towsonwe are better endowedwith the good th ings in life,because of the newcontinuous four year course leading to the BS.

degree .

M issScarborough,in her own humorousway,gave two sentences— the first tha t her birthdaywas the fourteenth and shewas one day1qlder than the school ; and second,tha t if shewas a Saint,she didn’ tnowIt .

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OrchestraINCE the hol idays,the orchestra hasbeenengaged inpreparing forFounder ’sD ay and our broadcast . In addition to the usual accompaniment for the hymns,our number on the Founder ’s D ay programwasAgnusD ei by Bizet .The broadcast over WCAO on January 24 came 05 in spite ofgrip snow,and examina tions. Wewere very glad that threemembersof t e orchestra conquered illness in order to be on hand at the appointed time,thoughwe missed the twowhowere unable to be present,one because of illness,the other because Of the close Of the semester.

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It seemed on tha t mornin tha twe migh t be snowbound . But by teno

’

clock the bus driver hagshoveled himself out and the blanket coa thad beenmade for the double bass. At two forty the buswas loadedwi th students buried benea th books,brief cases, violin cases, cellocases,and the big bass,wh ile the center of the floorwas occu

pied by

the tympani and two extra camp cha ir seats. Th is yearwe ad the

pleasure of having M issTall ridewith us. Wewere delightedwhenone of ourmembersof two years ago,happening to be in the neighborhood on business,dropped in to greet us and to l isten from the control

Our programfor the fifteenminutes:VonWeber . (Orcbertro)— Theme fromThe Invitation to the DanceYoun (Qua rtet) — Gravi Allegro Energico fromSonata VIIDr . all GreetingsBizet!. . (0rcbestm) -Agnus D eiSchool Song (Orchestro)— Alma M ater

The Beethoven Country Dance in Cwas played as the announcersigned usOff.

Wewelcome our student teacherswho return to us,but lookwithdismay a t the six absencesfor th isnineweeks; the entire string quartetand two othermembers.

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A V alentine Tale

Little Will,age sixLoved little Jill,age four .His pantswere a lways pressed,His heartwas always sore .

NowJill loved handsome Jack(Will owned freckles and red ha ir)And vowed until her dying dayFor him alone she ’d care .

The moral of this tale,mydears"No ma tterwha t your sta tion,You

’ll alwayswantwha t Others own,In all this grea t crea tion.

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Faculty NotesRD ERS came from the editorial office to fea ture facul ty anni

versaries th ismonth . The faculty correspondent,however,isa peace-loving soul,who bel ieves tha t discretion is the better

part of valor . Therefore you may decide for y ourselfwho ’

swho inFebruary,and believe it or not,therewill be no prizes.

1 . manages a monthly magazine of h igh repute, but lowfinance .

— isnowengaged in landsca e gardening .tells stories grown-ups an ch ildren both enjoy .

-is said to have gone so sound asleep in assembly recentlytha t the da ilynoon rush took placewithout awakening her.

testseveryth ing,including you,a t least once .

has a namewhich beliesher stature .

barricades herselfwi th books onMonday mornings.

has an unknown germwh ich permitsher to eat lunch onlywhensitting ina certa in cha ir .—helpsyoumake yourmoneygO'farther.

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- likes towork inmono-types.

1 1 . isso nea t shewashesand ironsher shoestrings.

An informal teawas given in Richmond Hall parlor on January23 inhonor ofDr . Crabtee and M issPierson. Dr . Crabtree isreturninto her school at Chevy Chase,and M issPierson is resuming herworat the Hopkins. We regret their leaving,for they have both con

tributed to the progressof the school .On January 21,Mrs. Brouwer spoke at the Ba l timore Museum of

.

It’

s an unjustworld . Studentgum-chewin is frowned on by theFaculty . But didn’ twe hear one of ourmost la ylike faculty-memberssta te,in a recent assembly,tha t she chewed pitch?Would you bel ieve that one of the staff members recently con

sumed ha lf a large pumpkinpie,therebywinning awager?’Love inBloom,” a current popular melody is the expressed pref

erence Of one of ourmusic-loving teachers.

am end s

A li ttle dancing nowand thenIs rel ished by our greatest men80be ye great or be ye a mi teCome shake your bones for the TOWER LIGHT !

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Alumni NewsWe announce the following marriages among former graduates:M issSarah Elizabeth Akehurst,’

3 1,and Mr . Harry E . Fisher,Jr .,were married December 21 .

M iss Louise Burns, ’

32, and Mr. Edward Henlywere marriedDecember 29,a t St . M ichaels.

On July 28,M iss Elizabeth McD owell, ’

28,and Mr . Otis Figgswere married at Wilmington,Delaware .

M issFlorence V iele,’

29,and Mr. David Garfield,Jr.,weremarriedJanuary 1 2 .

M issM argaret L . Rohrer,’

27,wasmarried to Mr . Donald Hainesrecently .

The newofficersof the HagerstownAlumni Unit are :TenyHorst,Cha irman.

M argaret Jenkins,V ice-Cha irman.

JeanMcL aughlin,Treasurer.

Te Pa Chi Club Dinner MeetingHE annual dinnermeeting of the Te-Pa-ChiClubwas held on the

evening ofTuesday,January 8,and brough t out a lar e number ofparents. Dinnerwasserved a t small tables inNewel Hall dining

roomunder the direction ofMrs. Oliver Travers,chairman of the din

ner con

imit tee ; Christmas colorswere conspicuousin the decora tion of

the hal

Asthe gueststook their sea ts,a gracewassung by theCh imesGuildof the Normal School . Thewa itresseswere Normal School studentswho are at present practice-teaching in the CampusElementarySchool .

Following dinner,a meetingwas held in Richmond Hall socialroompresided over byMr. Paul G . Ballard,vice resident of the Club,in the absence of the President,Mrs. Ralph D . Fin binder . The speakerwasMr . JamesM . He bron,Secretary of the Criminal Justice Commission,who discusse the science and detection of crime . His talkproved especially interesting to club members in viewof the prominence being given the Hauptmann trial, and hewas called upon to

answer many questions.

Preceding Mr. Hepbron’

s ta lk,a string quartet com osed of pupilsofMr. Hendrik A . Essers,played several selectionswit an admirablefeel ing and precision. Several parentswere heard to express the ho

pe

tha t the youngmenwould appear aga in at future meetingsof the cluF .F .B.

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In Pace RequiescatIf I should die think only th is ofmeAndwrite i twhere theworld may see"Because I thought i t to be rightI danced to dea th for the TOW ER LIGHT !

Reve lationsIV ;’

34’

3 5H me !Oh myl— howfit tingly could thiswriter assume the roleof Pa liacci th is night— wha t,wi th practice teachin in the

imme iate offering and grades for courses just finishe slowlydrifting into the office all following tha t unevadable principle tha tW hatever goes upmust come down -so,pa tient reader,I entrea t ou,

forbear,if these fewi tems appear as excerpts from ”

A Book o the

Dead ra ther than an a ttempt to portray a humorous side of our l ifehere a t school .

To a freshman (city and male) our profoundest sympath ies doweproffer in this,hishour of affliction— on receiving such criticism; "Youare very capable but you lack vision,” he ventures,”

Thank youMissX ,do you th ink glasseswould help?We have no specific objective in kee ingthisname (Schwanebeck)

before youbutwe are l iving in the hope t a t hewill eventually take theh int . We are seriously considering dubbing him Ph ilandering Ph il .

No !No !No !“Swanny, a steamshovel doesnot shovel steam.

And Teddy Woronka cla ims empha tically thatwe need more pre

scriptions to the TOW ER LIGHT . We idn’

t knowtha t suchwere issuedbutwe ’re all in favor of the idea .

0

We have heard in some quarters recently,discussions on the fallaciesin the

preva iling systemof grading— we arewilling towager tha t

in the near uture these deba teswill be grea tly reenforced both "

pro”

and"con

”

but mostly con.

Who is th is ” ducky” that a certa in girl in Freshman 3 is alwaystelling us about?Wha t has happened to the freshman piano player during the lastweek? He seems to have disappeared— temporari ly,we hope .

Our blonde freshman friend seems to go to Ho kins quite often.

I hear tha t some of the freshman boyswish shewou d keep her talentsat home .

We surewould like to see tha t handsome young milkmanwhogave a l ift to one ofour freshmwma idensduring the recent snowstorm.

Have you heard? A newromance has sprung up in Freshman 7.

We hope they don’ t neglect their schoolwork .If you haven’ t heard of the W ildca ts,please inquire . It isbecoming

a very "famous group .37


Sport SlantsASKETBAL L is nowin ful l fling . The elective classes have had

5 . Monday ’s teamwon fromTuesday ’s class and thusright to play thewinner of the Wednesday-Thursday

layed onWednesday,January 23 .

The resul tswere :We nesday’

s team “number one ’ defea tedThurs

day ’s team,but in the next game the team“number two” fromWed

nesday lost to the “Thursday six . Monday ’s team” then played thewinner of the first game and emerged victorious. Those playingonthewinning teamwere : M isses Thomas,Eckstein,Stra ining, Brooke,Lambert,Yoder,and Chaney .

Thus the games of teams,with different classes re

presented on

each,came to a close . Nowelectiveswill be held for eac class in an

ticipation of the classgames to be held Monday,February 1 1 .

M ay the best teamwin!fi Q fi b

Connelly,Marc,The Green Pastures

The theme of the play,as expressed by the author himself in hisintroduction,is "an a ttempt to present certa in aspects of a living religion in the terms of its believers.

The quie t simplicity of The Green Pastures translates into tangibleform the fa ith of the negroes in the South . Even the most humorousscenesarouse a strong im ulse toward tears. To understand the play isto understand the childli e eople aboutwhomit deals.

The conception of Go and the Biblica l stories,vividly ortrays

the ima ination and basic religion of the blacks,and though t e treatment o the play is bizarre and fantastic,never does it smack of theblasphemous.

Asone readsTheGreenPastures,it iseasy to icture the scenesof thespectacle on the stage— the fish fry,God ’s0 cc,the Ark,Pharoah ’

s

court,e tc.

Wh ile the language issimple,and in the negro dialect,there is acerta in poetic rhythmunderlying the entire play .When The Green Pastureswasproduced several ears ago,both the

critics and the public,touchedwi th itssincerity o feeling and expression,rece ived itwith unstinted pra ise andwere quick to recognize in itthe elements of true grea tness.

MARGERY WIL L IS,Speciul Senior.

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VOL . VIII MARCH,193 5 NO . 6

Missminute 9 . Mthtflthtffipassing of M issM innie V . Medwedeff,a member Of the facy of the State Normal School a t Towson,has been a grea tef to the facul ty,the studentsand the friendsof the school .

M iss Medwedeff rece ived her early educa tion in the schools of

Chicago and Charlotte,North Carolina . In 1 91 3 she obta ined her diploma in the Bal timore TeachersTra ining Schoolwhere she led her

class. For five yearsshe taugh t in the intermedia te grades in the Bal

timore Ci ty schools.

In order to followher special interest in general biology and invert ebrate zoology she studied ar Goucher fromwh ich shewas graduated in 1 920. Here her brilliant scholarshipwas recognized throughthe award of the Phi Beta Kappa Key and theWoodsHole scholarsh ipwi th the h ighest commendation from her instructors,Dr . Ralph E .

Cleland,Dr . Will iamH. Longley and the late Dr . Hans Froelicher.

She entered the faculty of the Sta te Normal School inTowson in 1 922as a teacher of biology,elementary science and hygiene .

The summers of 1928 and 1 930she taugh t a t the IndianapolisTeachersCollege . Thewinter of 1 927-28 she spent a t Columb ia Umiversity fromwh ich she rece ived the degree ofM aster ofAr ts.

But scholarsh ipwas not her only interest . Shewas an enthusi

astic traveler,knowing Europe and the tropics. Last summer she tooka trip around theworld bringing back many interesting Objects to

sharewith the school and her friends. The friends ofM issMedwedeffhave always recognized and appreciated her fine character and intellectual qual i ties. Shewas a person of grea t enthusiasms,perseverance,energy,accuracy and reliabi li ty . Shewas interested in many extraschool activities a t the Norma l,having been directing facul ty memberof the school ’sHonor Society,the Chi Alpha Sigma Fra ternity . Shewas also the Class adviser chosen by the Class of 1 932 as itshonorarymember,to followand guide their life during their two-year course a t

TH E TOW E R L I GH T "

the school . Th is abiding interest and leasure in herwork and in thewelfare ofher studentsendeared her to er colleagues,her students,andher friends.

Her connectionwith the TowsonNorma l School,begun in 1922,hascontinued unbroken for thirteen years. She has rendered grea t service to the Sta te .

The love “

and admiration of her friends is shown in this letter Ofsympathy from a former member of the staff,M issAnna D . Halberg,director of practice atWilsonNormal School,Wash ington,D . C. :’DearM issTall :Today I feel a hurt clear through in the lossof ourM innieMedwe

defi’

. Dr . Blackwell of the State Department stopped in atmy office andtoldme about her going,and Imournwi th you,your staff and students.

Only a fewdaysago I told a co-worker shewasone inmanywho couldteach the’factsof scientific l ife and not lose the beauty and magic of itall .

Itwas shewhowhenmy dayswere filled to overflowingwithk— hard tryingwork— taugh t me to play golf. Iwonder ifwe

sufliciently’

often let our students knowwha t a colleague such as shewas,meansin an institution. Therewere no false notesbut a lways lifetha twasvigorous,fine,though tful of Others,and intelligent . For herfine quali ties,hi h spirit,and her many kindnesses aswell as for allshe stood for I a mired her and loved her . Wi th you I feel the lossof afriend and sowi th you Imourn and salute her livingmemory .

Yoursvery sincerelywith kindest persona l greetings,ANNA D . HAL BERG .

Praise

Itwas indeed a severe shock to learn ofM issMedwedeff ’

s death ;I remember her intwo connections. Itwasmyprivilege to visit Towson and to Observe herwork . During the schoo year of 1927-1 928 shewas a student inone ofmy classes. In both of these connectionsshe isremembered as an educa tiona lworkerwi th h igh professional ideals.

Herwork as a teacher and as a student bore abundant evidence of hercom etence . The Sta te Normal School a t Towson has lost a valuablewor er,as has the teach ing profession in general .

S. RAL PH POW ERS,

Professor ofNa tura lSciences.

TH E TOWER L I G H T

A TragedyD o you knowwha t hashappened under the hill?They say tha tI heard tha t .They ’re all of themwhispering

Pan’

s heart is. .

Pan’

s sOngisPan

’

s pipe is still !GERTRUD E CARL EY .

A Teacher’sTributewaswi th a profund sense of personal loss tha t I learned of the sudden dea th ofM issM edwedeff . Shewasmy first pupil in ‘botany‘,andhad occupied in consequence a ra ther unique positionwithinmycircle of friends. But I valued her friendsh ip and regard ch iefly because

of her own fine ,qualities of character and Ofmind . I found her,as a

student,and la ter as an assistant,most capable and eager to learn,enthusiastic over her chosen field,loyal and devoted to her colleaguesand friends,a happy,unselfish,quietly radiant personality . Iwasnotsurprised that she developed into such a strong teacher,and made forherselfsuch a place in the affectionsofher associa tes; for she had all theelements in her character tha t make for growth,andwasbound to increase in the value of her contribution as timewent on.

Her l ifewasunfortuna tely short . One cannot help but thinkwithregret ofwha t she migh t have accomplished,and of the influence shemigh t have exerted,had she been spared . But one cannotmeasure thevalue of a service in termsof itsdura tion. Some of themost otent andlasting influences in human society have been the resul t 0 shortenedministries,such as those of M ozart inmusic,of Shelley and Keats inoetry,ofJesus in rel igion. .SO,I believe,the influence ofM issMedwegefl'will l ive on,in the Standardswh ich she ma inta ined in the school,in the inspira tionwh ich her life hasbrough t to her fellowinstructors,and in the influencewh ich she has exerted in the l ives of the manystudentswho have had the privilege of her guidance . Wh ilewe sor

rowih her dea th,therefore,we re joice in grea ter measures,because ofher life,so graciously lived,so unconsciously andwhole-heartedlypoured out in the service of her students and friends.

RAL PH E . CL EL AN D ,Professor of Botany a t Goueher College.

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Mid -Channel PartingI have sough twi th her

the reachesof the starsthrough the close vastness of the

summer nigh t .The river black benea th us;The nigh t a veilthroughwh ich the glory of the skybeckonedto realms ofwonder and surmise .

I havewalkedwi th herIn thewinterwoodswhere every brown twig offered her

a key,to unlock a secre tof crea tion.

I have exploredwi th her the realmsof though t

until the talk of time and mancarried us to the heart of God inmanHis plan and meaning

for blind eyes and groping hands.

I have sharedwi th her the l igh tof ch ildren’

s eyes,wide a t thewonder of unfolding life,seeking her own,to read thereinthe meaning of the fluttering moththey clasped twixt folded palms.

I havewa tched her seizewi theager joy the new,weigh i t,and place i t in the

patterned scheme,share i t,and in the Sharing,make her joy

a part of him towhomshe

told the tale .


Nowshall I knowno morethe challenge of her though t,hergay companionship,her tender care .

80soon she’

s goneM id-channel,Life ’

s glamor still undimmed !

Wha t intricacies of crea tionnowintrigue her s irit?

Wha t beautiesnowenfold er,

h igher than the reach ofmortal eye or car?

Whatwas the need for herbeyond the ken ofman?

HEL EN STAPL ETON .

Resolutionson the L ossof MissMinnie V.Medwed efi'WHEREASwe havewith fearful suddenness found ourselves face

to facewith the loss by dea th of our dear and beloved friend and coworker,M innie V . Medwedeff.

AND ,WHEREAS,in the years she l ived here among us,she en

deared herself,not only by her generousfriendliness,joyouscomradesh ip and sympa thetic understanding,but more than all by her ownthrill ing and radiant persona lity .

AND WHEREAS,for us all,facul ty and student body,1richer by reason of her fearless love and pracrice Of truth ; her vivid interest in lifewith all itsmanifesta tions; her insa tiable zeal for adventure and for discovery ; her clear,logica l th inking and expression;her passion for social justice and for righteousness.

BE IT RESOLVED tha t,we,who have been thus blessed by herfriendsh ip and enriched by her com anionship,take h igh courage fromher to carry on the torch Of true li e tha t her hands

l

have held steadily.

aloft all the yearsof her brief yet full and zestful earth ly life,and tha twe keep forever fresh thememory of her inspiring and joyousna ture .

LENA C. VAN BIBBER.


M ozart is seen throughout as a genius of uncanny abilities; thefirst indica tionsare Observedwhen he,but four yearsold,isfound concentratingabnormally on a minuetwh ich in ha lf an hourwould bemastered . I experienced strange sensa tions of joy,wonderment andadora tion as I read— when a t th is tender age,Mozart is found busywi th pen and ink

‘wr iting a concerto itwill soon be done,smearing away the blotswi th the palm of his tiny,plump hand— ouwhat his fatherwas soon to discover to be not only a concerto— butone so difficul t tha t no one could possibly play it .

Leopold,Mozart ’sfather,was indeed through his instruction andencouragement,instrumental in the development of agrea t genius,buthisfalse ambition,bigotry and materia l greed— did themost towrecki t .

The boy and his sister Nannerlwere taken on long concert toursthroughout the continent,whereby (he) received overwhelming recognition,wh ichwas towane upon subsequent solicitation.

Grimm,a sponsor of Mozart,ima letter to Leopold best describes the reason forMozart ’s lack ofmaterial success. He is toosincere,not active enough, too susceptible to illusions, too littleaware of themeansof ach ieving success. Here,in order to succeed,onemust be artful,enterprising,and bold ; for the sake of his fortunes Icouldwish he had less ta lent,and twice asmuch of the qua litiesI havedescribed,and Iwould be lessembarrassed for him.

After a heart-breaking experiencewi th aworthless young girl,Mozart, thinking the convenience of a home andwife— especiallysince hismother’

s dea th— necessary to him,he married theworthless one

’

s sister,Constanze,forwhom he had no spiritual love butra ther a supreme devotion and camaraderie . Despite the fact tha t herlife and hiswere overwhelmedwi th billsfor infant funerals,hisworkcreated during their married life is undoubtedly the grea test . Itwasduring th is period that the famous Figaro and D on Giovanniwerecomposed .

Constanzewasnot all tha t could be desired as awife,mother andhousekeeper,yet her pleasing disp

osition and the fact that shewasoneof the feweligible socially— ma e her an excellent companion for thecomposer . M ozart ’ssocial classwasanunusual one since hewasabovethe artisanyet beneath the gentry . His profession facilitated hisconneCtionwi th royal ty and society and therefore hewas always dressedbefitting such possible situations.

Notwi thstanding the fact tha t hewas extolled in Munich,andPrague asa composer— and inV ienna as a concert pianist,due to courtintrigueshewasunable to secure a rmanent position as court musician until la te in his brief l ife . T is posi tion netted himvery l ittlema terially and served only to lessen his professional standing . Hence


i twasnecessary forMozart to l ive by teaching (a degrading voca tion)and by composing prolifica lly for hispa trons in society .Wi thalM ozart had a t timesa remarkablyli h t

-hearted na ture andwasparticularly fond Of dancing,drinking and avinggay timeswi ththe ladies. Hewas

dprone,however,to put off his copyingwork until

the lastminute,an asa resul t,we see h ima t one timewri ting an overturewh ichwas alread

ycomposed in hismind,wi th Constanze sittingbeside himin order to cep h imawakewi th silly pra ttle .

The constant stra in underwh ich Mozart l ived finally told uponhim and a disease,wh ich,had he been in normal health he mighthave thrown off,took hold of him,termina ted the life of a manwhosemusicwas to become immortal .

Reading th is biogra bywas a soul reach ing ex rience for me,nowthe Eine Kl ine Noc tsmusik— The Sona ta VII tha t I love,yetmurder so terribly) mean evenmore— for I feel an identifica tionwiththeir immortal composer— Mozart .

MARY STEWART LEW ISSr.,Sp.

Canton

It is dusk in the slushymoonl i t streets of Canton

And the curving car ra ilsgleamuncerta inly .

Menmerge theirweary breathsInto the muddled airAnd trudge the sidewalksheavily .

A softwh ite blurs the darkof housetops

As the boa t callsmuffthe grind of brakes.

The frui t sho 8 showtheir gold ut haltingly

In dingy W indows;Andwomenwi th large h ipsCome out to call theiryoungstershome to supper .

And cuff them affectionatelyWi th kind red hands.

MARGUERITE SIMMONS,1 1


Musical Notes

HE piano” inWash ington’

s drawing room a t Mount Vernon isa harpsichord . It cost Wash ington gave it to NellieCustis,his adopted daugh ter .No one is posi tive of the origin of ei ther Yankee Doodle or

America .

Thomas Britton, an English cul tivated coa l heaver of the

eigh teenth century,held musica l concerts in his home (originally astable),tha twere a ttended by people of nobility . Here is an exampleofmusic’

s power to break down socia l barriers.

An old poster tells us tha t therewas a“Jew’

s Harp Club in

Salem,M ass. wh ich a ttempted such numbersasHandel ’s Hallelujah Chorus” from his

”

M essiah .

Franz Joseph Haydn lost his head after his dea th . There is goodreason to believe tha t,after travell ing over most of Europe in an in

terestingthough gruesome Chase,the old master ’shead nowrests in a

museum of ana tomy in V ienna .

Did you knowtha t negro spirituals are ofwh ite origin? Tha t ’sWha t Dr . George P . Jackson ofV anderbil t University says.

Wh ilewe are on th is topic,we musn’

t ignore the "movies. L on

Chaney, the man of a thousand faces, was a gifted musician and

orchestra leader . Buck Jones isqui te aperformer at the piano,and has

taugh t th is instrument to hiswife an daugh ter . Lawrence Tibbettwas not good enough to make his school ’s glee club ; some progress,Mr. Tibbett !

Musica l instruments assume many and varied proportions. JohnSeeley,1 8,made a viol in an inch and a half long,tha t can be played .The seventy- two bells of the carillon ofRiverside Church,NewYork,in contrast,weigh one hundred forty tons(the largest bel l aloneweighsforty thousand two hundred ninety—six pounds) . Then there ’

s the new”

bum jassbass —an instrumentwh ich seems to be a crossbetween a

floor amp,a banjo,a ” bass-fiddle,” and a one-stringed Ch inese lute .

There isonly one contra -bass clarinet in th is country,and not agrea t number of full-sized bassviols.

The folk tunesof countriesreflect their geography .E . MCCUBBIN,Sr. III .

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1930to acce t a position in a private school conducted by WilliamRussell and our years la ter returned to Boston and opened the famousTemple School . In the school he repeated the experimentsof theCheshire school,and introduced innova tionswh ich shocked the pedagogicrepose ofhisconserva tive contemporaries. He had asassistant teachersin the Tem le School twowomenwho la ter became distinguished inAmericaneduca tion and letters: Elizabeth Palmer Peabody and SarahMargaret Fuller . Miss Peabody ’s book “

Record of Mr . Alcott ’s exemplifyingthe Principles of Moral Culture” gives an admirable penpicture of the Temple School . BronsonAlcott ’s daugh ter Louisa M ayAlcott inher book “LittleMen utilized many of the incidents of theexperiment inher imaginary Plumfield School .

In 1 836 Mr.

’Alcot t published the first volume of his ConversationsW i th Children on the Gospels,” and a year later the secondvolume appeared . These booksmetwith a stormof cri ticismfrom the

ultra-orthodoxwh ich ultimately caused the downfa ll of his school .The Boston experiment met the hearty approval of suchwell-knowneduca tional leaders asHorace M ann,Henry Barnard,ThomasH . Gal

landet,Ralph Waldo Emerson,Wa lter R. Johnson and Will iamElleryCharming ; the opposition fromconserva tive and traditional schoolmenruined the financial support of the school,and it had to be given up in1 839 .

Harriet Martineau,after her return to England fromAmerica in1 837, ublishedwha t she intended to be a carica ture of the TempleSchool? It came to the a ttention ofJamesPierrepont Greaves,anEngl ish ph ilanthropist and former associate of Pestalozzi. He sawin herburlesque the genuine Pestalozzian spiri t and me thod,and at once began a correspondencewi th Bronson Alcott . He pronounced him the

true successor of the Swiss reformer . An English Pesta lozzian schoolWh ich Greaveswas organizing a t Hamwasnamed the Alcott House,inhonor of the American teacher .

The last fifty years of his l ife Alcott devoted to the study andteach ing of ph ilosophy . He is known as one of the founders of thetranscendental school of ph ilosophy . The transcendenta l school ofph ilosophy is a reaction aga inst Puritan pre judices, old-fash ionedmetaphysics and Ph ilistinism. Alcott ’s contributions to the l i tera ture of educa tionmay be found in the Ama ican Journal of Education (1 826- 1 83 1 ) the

“American Annals of Educa tion” (1 83 1 -1 837)

and the early volumesof the American Institute of Instruction. Duringhisclosing yearshe took an active part in the conduct of the ConcordSchool of Ph ilosophy . BronsonAlcott,a manwho contributed muchtoAmerican educa tion,died inConcord,M ass.,M arch 4,1 888 .

NANCY BURKE,Sr. Sp.

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"j ava Head

BY JOSEPH HBRGBSHBIMBRTHEME : The difficul ties of adapta tion tha t are necessarywhen the

son of a sta idNewEngland familymarriesa Ch inesewife .

REACTION : This bookwas,no doubt,more colorful and drama ticwhen i twas firstwritten. To the present-day reader i t appears decidedly

“ da ted . There are vivid surface impressions— a li ttle too the

att ical,perhaps— of the sleepy town ofSalem,M ass.,in the early nineteenth century,of the exotic Taou Yuen,the Ch inese W ife of GerrittAmmidon, and brill iant suggestions of the romance of Far Easterntrade . Yet all thisis inadequately held together by aweak plot and bya certa in feel ing tha t one has ofMr . Hergesheimer'ssetting out to domore thanhe ach ievesin the book . Th ismay be due to the artificialityof the settin s and situations,aswell as to the rather tri te philosophywh ich meanders throughout “Java Head .

MARGERYWIL L IS,Senior Specia l.

She Strives to Conquer”

BY FRAN CESMAUL EShe Strives to Conquer" by FrancesM aule is one of the new

books in the l ibrarywh ich is in grea t demand .Th is book concerns i tself primarilywi th business behavior,op

portunitiesand jobrequirementsforwomen. It tellsWha t isandwha t1 8 not

“the th ing to do according to resent day requirements in the

businessworld . You may easi ly app y such chapters as“Dressing

The Part," “Wha t D o They M ean! Personali ty?" and“Are You Fit

ForYourJob?’

to yourself asa prospective teacher .She StrivesTo Conquer may ra ise your standards of efficiency

in ei ther the business or professionalworld andwill provide food forserious though t .

M IL D RED LUMM,j unior V .

TH E TOW E R L I GHT

A Prophecy

Your ch ildren are not your ch ildren.

They are the sons and daugh ters of Life ’

s longingfor itself.They come through you but not fromyou.

And though they arewith you they belong not to you.

Youmay give themyour love but not your thoughts,For they have the ir own thoughts.

Youmay house the ir bodiesbut not their souls.

For the ir souls dwell ln the house of tomorrow,which you cannotvisi t,not even in your dreams.

Youmay strive to be l ike them,but seek not to make them like you.

For life goesnot backward nor tarrieswi th yesterday .KAHL IL GIBRAN ,“

The Prophet .InLoco Parentis 1 929 ; HenryWa tsonCh ildren’

sAid Society ofBaltimore .

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HowPrettyboy D am Received ItsNameFARMERwho l ived in the northern part of Bal timore Countyowned a col t . The col twas a very beautiful anima l,therefore

y . Prettyboy had the run of the place and

drowned . The farmer to the end of

turned aga in and aga in to the scene

section ca lled the stream Prettyboy .boy. Some say the frigh tened neigh of Prettyboy can be heard in the

valley . Others say tha t a t a certa in phase of the moon the shadowyformof the unfortuna te col t canbe seengalloping over themarsh alongthe streamwh ich snuffed out his l ife .

Baltimore Ci ty decided to send engineers to the h ills of Devil ’sBackbone to select a dam site for increasing the city ’swa ter supply .They selected the sitewhere the Prettyboy Brook babbled into the

Gunpowder . The nowcompleted d amholds gallonsofwa ter . Wha t a memoria l i twill be to the colt tha twas lost in the

streamandwhose spiri t playsover the h ill a t midnigh t !JEAN MI L L ER,Fr. VI .

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AssembliesRfiRs. BrmVVER.

Mrs. Brouwer introduced us to a character from one of E . H .

Youn’

sbooks; a genius,Who never learned tomake adjustmentsandthere orewent miserably through life,complaining that “nobodytold him anyth ing . Perhaps,if he had been alert,he could havefound for himself,things tha t are lovelywhichwould havemade himhaPPYWe should a tune ourselves to the beauty around us,beauty in

music,inna ture and in thewrittenword . Wemust open our own eyesbeforewego out to open the eyesof children.

D R. BAMBERGER“Educa tion and Socia l Progress was the theme of D r. Bam

berger ’s address. From the beginnings of time up until the resent,man has been acquiring knowledge . Th is knowledge is the eritageof the people of today and must be transmi tted to the ch ildren of theschools. It is,of course,the teacher ’s place to convey th is heri tage .

The two th ings forwh ich knowledge is useful,are : to give factualmateri

fal to the child ; to aid the ch i ld for the purpose of interpretingthese acts.

The criteria for judging if the educa tiona l system is functioningfor the betterment of socie ty are :

1 . Larger,andmore effective peace groups.

2 . Higher levels of hea l th .

3 . In our democracy,therewill be a steady decrease of corruption in public affa irs,special privilegesfor certain classes,andof pre judices.

4. We shall have no slums.

5 . We shall have grea ter crea tivework .6 . We shall have social insurance .

The schools are rela ted to th is cri teria in tha t they are a stabilizinginfluence and help to establish the ideal ofgoodworkmanship .The teacher ’s responsibil i ty,in the educa tiona l field is the interpretation of pro jectsand activi tiesand so passing on the heri tage .

MISSSIMPSON :

Wha t are you looking for in school?Wha t are you doing to a ttain your desire?To be educa ted includes be ingwell informed socially . Teachers

need a broad outlook on l ife,and the M aryland Sta te Normal Schoola ttemptsto provide for cul tura l broadening .

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THE TOW E R L I G H T

Certa in qual i tiesof educatedmen andwomen are

1 . Deep abiding interests.

2 . Less deep,more varied interests.

3 . Adaptabili ty to social conditions.

4. Intellectual independence .

MR. LECOMPTEBirdshave an economic aswell as an aesthetic value in our l ives.

They keep down harmfulweeds and ea t harmful insects. Many farmershave destroyed the habitatsof birdsby burning dead treesor destroyin old stumps,(wh ichwere to the birds ideal homes) or haveallowe hunters to destroy helpful birds. Th is has caused a decreaseof certa in species. The increase ofwi ld bird life is checked by parasi tes,diseases,weather conditions and hunters. An increase can beaccomplished by ood environment for homes,feeding the birds inthe W inter,estab ishingbird ba ths and boxes,and planting certainkindsof trees,lowshrubs and vines. The red menace of the birds,or fire,destroys acres of trees each year,and effective aswel l as preventive means of doing awaywi th th ismenacewould undoubtedlyincrease thewi ld bird life of our country .

MISSBROWN :

Today for the first timemanhassufficient leisure time to improvehimself and develo his interests. M any such activi tiesare carried onin the home,but t ere is a decided tendency for people toget out-ofdoors.

Na turewidens the appreciation ofman'

s relation to his environment,and mil l ions seek h iking,camping and mounta in climbing astheir leisure activi ties.

Bear Mounta in Park,easi ly accessible to both NewYork andNewJersey,has an educa tional program planned for na ture seekers.

There are nature tra ils,“open-air" museums,inwh ich to study na

ture in its true setting,aswel l asponds and exh ibits alon the tra ils.

M any sta teshave begun to develop th is idea of recrea tiona educa tion.

M aryland h assevera l Sta te Conserva tion and Game Farms.

Every school is near some beauty spot and the Normal SchoolCampus is especially beautiful . The Norma l students,facul ty andCampusSchool have all contributed to makin the grounds lovely .L et usall begin to see and identify the plantsandtreesso near to us.

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D r. Henry M . FitzhughN the death ofDr . HenryM . Fi tzhugh,not only Carroll County butthe State ofM aryland hassusta ined a grea t loss. Asa citizen,hewasmost outstanding ; as a banker,most reliable ; as a public servant,

most sacrificing ; as a physician,most eminent ; and as a friend,most

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exhausted and footweary,all for naugh t . And yet the public eriticizesand blames ‘theseyoung ‘reds'who donot knowwha twarmeans1Wouldn’ t it be more sensible to educate the future backbone of the nation in political finesse and peace inspiring activities? Why not instructthemmore fully inways and means of bettering .and stabilizing ourown government? Why not teach themhowto handle interna tiona laffa irs tactfully? Surely,peace iswhat the na tionwants but cannotobta inwh ile youth is taugh twarmaneuvers. L et usstrive to see intothe future and save ourmen,our country,and our peace . L e t us allowthe youth to enter college and pursue knowledge that buildsna tionsnotwith soldiering andwar. Most of all,let us help youth to lovepeace and preserve it .

HEL ENE M . WHITE,Freshman IV

My Heart W asCryingUnder a newday ’s sun,Brave in its blue-gold birth,My heartwas crying .Under a moon-cloud sky,Pa led by a frost-Whitewind,My heartwas crying .Surely they did not guessThe people I knewtha t dayTha tmy heartwas crying .Surely they could not knowIwent the usualwayMy heartwas crying .Only the Fa ther of HeavenLooked a t my heart belowAnd fel t its crying .

Only the Love of HeavenCan kindly and sweetly flowAnd quie t a heart ’ssoft crying .

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You are here .

Theworld is peaceful,andMy heart ’3 a t rest .

I feel our presenceAn am comfortedBy your quietingwords.

You are goneTheworld 1s black,andThere Isno ace .

But still I hee your voiceSaying,“Love longI amnot gone to you.

ex am

WhyWhymustwe take the turns of l ife so hard,

They followeth sure as does the nigh t and day.

Yetwe can’

t but feel our happiness ja rred,When the hand of the Lord upon his child does

We thank the God for helping us to knowA personwho hasgiven us such cheerful aid .

We thank thee for the times tha twe have,In some smallway repa id .

E . GOOD HAND ,Senior IV .

a e ’m

Early MorningHave you ever risen in the young hours of the morning,and from

your openwindowwa tched d ayybreak? The th in,gray sky hangs low.

Amystifying silence pervadesand the air isfil ledwi th an awe inspiringquiet . Then,through th is stillness, the fa intwh ispering of stirringbirds is heard . The ir far murmurings herald the d ay. Even as youwatch,the sky becomes l i h ter. In a nearby house ayligh t 1s flashedand figures hurry back anfforth aga inst the l ighter framework . Theodor of smoke finds Itsway to yourwindowas a furnace 1s coaxed tolife . Just as a fa int lowof pink rims the horizon,a savory breakfastbidsyou hurry . Earar ymom hasbecome daybreak .

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The Physio logical Effects of Exerciseproblems of greatest importance in regard to exercisepoint of viewofhygiene are (1)wha t isthe value of regemarie exercise and (2) isvery strenuousand exhaustive

These problemswill be discussed on the basis of

Al though there is a universal opinion tha t regular exercise is ofbenefit to heal th there is no experimental or sta tistical evidence to

prove tha t regular systema tic exercisewill prolong life or protect theperson aga inst degenera tive or infectious diseases. There is,however,abundant evidence to showtha t i twill lead to a more efficient condition of the body in the sense tha t the person ismore capable ofworkand better able towi thstand exhaustion. A personwho has taken exercise regularly differs from the personwho has led a sedentary life inthe following respects(1) the skeletalmuscles are lar er,stronger,andhave increased tone ; (2) there isbetter coordina tion o movementswi thlesswaste energy ; (3) there isa grea ter reserve power of the heart . Theheart bea tsmore slowly a t rest and responds to exercisewi th less increase in pulse ra te butwi th a grea ter output per bea t ; (4) the vitalcapacity of the lungs is increased .

M any persons bel ieve that very exhaustive exercise may cause

some permanent damage to the heart and tha twhen a person is “ tiredout

” they are more susceptible to infectionssuch as the common cold .The modern point of viewwith regard to the heart is tha t in youngpeoplewith normal circula tory systemssevere exercise isnot injuriousto the heart . Th is however is not true in caseswhere there are pre

existing pa thological changes in the circula tory system or in olderpersonswhen senile changesmay be present . It is true tha t the heartmay become largerwi th tra ining just as the skeletal muscles increasein size and i t is a lso true tha t during the exercise the heart isprobablydila ted due to the grea ter venous inflowbut these are a t present considered physiological ad justments to the needs of the body and not asevidences of or leading to pa thologica l damage . With regard to the

effect of exhaustive exercise on resistance most of the experimentalwork on animals indica tes tha t animals fa tigued to exhaustion are

sl igh tly more susceptible to infections than similar control animalsespecially if the infection is already present before the exhausting exercise . Sta tistica l da ta on sickness ra tes in heavy industries tends toconfirm thisbut th is type of evidence isof extremely questionable valuebecause there are many other factors in addition to the muscular fatiguewh ich are much more closely related to the sickness rates. At

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MidnightThe brea th ofnight pulsesslow.

A clock ticksundaunted thru slumber hours.

My house hunchesalone a t the end of the shadowedI cannot see thru the blackness tha t isthe nigh tBut I knowmywindowsitsacrosson thewall .Thru thewindowand out to the yard,My eyes lead to a shadowed hillWhere thewhea t growsdeepAnd rustlesand si hsAs the nightwin glides.

The birdshave tired of songBut a rooster in a hurryBursts into hoarse a larm.

When the noise isdone the night shutsinAnd its quietness drowns all sound .Wi th theweird dreams ofmidnigh t,I th ink— could the frogshave drowned in the pond?I cannot hear their deep chugging in thewoods.

But my bed iswarmAnd the clock ismy companion.

My eyesareweary— trying tofpi

e

rce the dark .

I know nigh t— is or -sleep

A Promise

Blackwasearth formany a day,Snows and tempestwh irled andwh irled,

Nowthe flowers are on theirway;April ’s coming down theworld.

Joywent by on brokenwing,All the leaveswere dead and curled .

owthe dreams begin to sing ;April ’s coming down theworld .

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Social Calend er February

One heard the soft,sweet strummin of music,tha t kept timewi th the rhythmic pulsations of dancers, oa tingamid hearts,cupidsand arrows. Itwas the Junior Benefit dance ; the clever Juniorswithwhomwe are all acqua inted . We Seniorsand Freshmensurelywant tocongra tula te you on your huge success, and a most delightful fourhours.

Monday,February eighteenthmarked the day,long antici a ted byfacul ty and student body . Itwas the annual tea given by Dr . Il'all andMissSperry a t Glen Esk,where students and teachers intermingleand share confidences between del igh tful music and sips of tea . We

thank you for amost enjoyable afternoon.

EL IZABETH GOOD HAND ,Senior VI.

Faculty Notes188 TALL and several other members of the faculty a ttendedthe meetings of the National Educa tion Associa tion in Atlantic City . M issTall presided at one of the group meetings,

and also had a

Ipart in the forum discussion held . Among the otherswho a ttended a or part of themeetingswereM issBrown,MissTreut,

M issJones,M iss Tansil,M issWoodward,M issRutledge,and M issBirdsong .

Mrs. Stapleton and M issPrickettwent to themee tingsof the Progress1ve Educa tion Associa tion inWash ington. Mrs. Stapleton spokeon the use of puppets in school .

Mr. Wa lther spent February 26th and 27th inSt . M ary ’sCounty,where hewas the speaker a t a meeting of the county teachers.

Would you bel ieve i t ifwe told you tha tM issScarborough forgotto carry” a nine? We have heard tha t it isso .

It issa id on good authori ty tha t M issKeysbakesexcellentmince

M issDaniels recently appearedwearing her opera glasseswi thhergymclothes. The Special Seniors induced her tomake th ischange .

It isrecommended tha tM issWeyforth spendmore time practicingfolk dancing,so tha t next year shewill be able to keep upwi th the

mus1c .

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A W inter Carnival

My,I'

m glad Igot to go to this birthday party ! Th iswaswha t the resident girls sa id after the November-December-JanuaryFebruary birthday affa ir . The faculty guests having birthdays thesemonthsnumbered eigh t . The party represented awinter carnival a twh ich many goodieswere ea ten amid snowbranches (wh i te-washedsticks) . After dinner came the ski jumps -(the skis barrel staves) .

Indeed evenM issRutledge agreed it isn t so easy to ski. An honestto-goodness ice hockey game then took place in the foyer,inwhichM issRoach proved to be the star . La ter,the benches of the foyerwere turned into forts and newspaper snowballsbegan flying in everydirection. The grand finale of the eveningwas a tafl

'

y-pull . Here

sticky fingers became the heigh t of fashion.

M . BUCHER.

Child Study Group ProgramTopic V . Educa tion for Tolerance .

Social and olitical intolerance .

Race preju ice .

Religion and the present genera tion.

March 1 3,1935— DiscussionMeeting Based on Book ReviewsofReadingsonTopicV,led byMrs. JamesWoodTyson.

March 27,193 5— Talk on Topic V by Dr . Raymond P . Hawes.

April 10,1 935— BusinessMeeting .NE L L IE BIRD SONG,Leader,KATHRYN H . JOHNSON,Cha irman.

Alumna .DeceasedM issTenyM ae Horst,a gradua te ofTowsonNormal School in ’

28,died February ninth a t JohnsHopkins Hospital,of meningitis,following an opera tion. M issHorstwas a most efficient teacher in the

Surrey school ofHagerstown. Her scholarsh ip and fine characterwasrecognized by her election to the honorary socie ties of the Norma lSchool and the JohnsHopkinsUniversity . Profound grief from bothfacul ty and friends is expressed for our grea t loss.

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More Musical Notes

The composer Handel had a fine method to keep temperamenta lsingersin their places. A famouscontem orary soprano,Cuzzoni,wasto sing in one of his operas. On the ni t of the erformance,she refused togo on. Handel minced nowor s. He pic ed her up,held herout thewindow,and threa tened to drop her unless she promised tosing . She sang .Lucrezia Agujari,probably the highest soprano of all time,could

reach F in the altissimo octave (tha t is,the h ighest F on the piano) .

High sopranos strut if they can reach tones over an octave belowAguiar1 smaximumrange . Mozart says tha t her tone qualitywasgoodon these h igh notesalso .

Elson says,“It iswell to get past the days of stage frigh t,but

a due amount of nervousness is not a t all bad if it keeps the singereager to do hisbest possiblework .

M endlessohnwas born Jewish . He la ter became a Christian,anda t the same time (for no apparent reason) added hismother ’sma idenname to his: M endlessohn-Bartholdy .

Professor Karel Absolon of Bruno Universi ty foundwha t is probably the oldestmusica l instrument known. It isa -year-old l ion’

s

toothmade into a signa l pipe to sound the tonesG and D . These tonescan still be played perfectly .

The many thrills,grace-notes,and other embellishments,characteristic of the eigh teenth century had another reason for existing besides the ir decora tive effect . Nei ther the harpsichord nor the clavichordcould susta innotesfor any length of time .

Before Bach ’

s time the thumbwasnot used in piano-playing .J . E . MACCUBBIN,Sr. III.

ca rom

The L and ingof the ColonistsThe colonists landed inM aryland,Our State .

Sixteen th irty-fourwas the landing da te .

The Arcwas the boa t,and the Dove,itsmate .

At last they had reached M aryland ’s gate .

They had sa iled on oceans,they had sa iled on seas,

And nowwere in the midst ofwilderness and trees.

The crosswasput up,and on their kness they knel tAnd told to the Lord howthankful they felt .

DOROTHY SCHEERER,j A

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VOL . VIII APRIL,1 93 5 No . 7

Easter in Litt le Things0T only in the joyousburst of celestia l gladnesswhich contrastsso triumphantlywi th the gloomofGood Friday,can be foundthe true spiri t ofEaster . In the unnoticed im licationsofcount

less little things,crowding upon us on all sides,b oom the profoundtruths of life . To the seeing eye,hope everlasting is revea led in the

opening of the tigh t littlemaple buds,in the ha tch ing of the tiny insecte g,in the da ilywonder of the sunrise . Sma ll human acts,benea th a

c oak of va in trivia lity,often disclose intangible spiri tua l yearnings.

The casting aside of garments,worn and faded by the rigorsofwinter,to be replaced by gay and brigh t ra iment symbolizing the promise ofmg; the joyousmovementsof youthful dancers,who can cast aside,ha py rhythm,dull care and foreboding— each of these evidences

the in estructible spring of hope . Thus,a ll around us,dee ly plantedin all burgeoning na ture,can be felt the eterna l purposes0 an all-wiseomnipotent Creator,Who can bring from darkness,light ; from death,

life a undant in a gloriousResurrection.

ANONYMOUS.

Blue misty air,Blue gray s

pace,

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Tha t sky and ground are both lost in i t,And only bare brown boughsfork through i t .

MARGARET KNAUER,Sr. II.


The Year’

s at the SpringPRING isu on usa lmost beforewe have stopped shivering fromthecoldwin sofwinter . All na ture seemsa live and stirring . Even themost casua l observer among ushasseenthe newleavesunfolding

on the treesand bushes— hasseen the budsbursting forth into bloom.

The hillsidesafford an ever-changing panorama of color . First,theForsythia contributesagaynote to the graynessofwinter ’

spassing andnot long after,the M agnolia buds burst into fullness. The pale greenleavesof Shrubsand treesare nowbeginning to darken; thesewill soonbe followed by the blossoming frui t treesas“ they present their delica teshadesfor our inspection : the apple,the cherry,the plum and others.

More vivid noteshave been furnished by the gaudy tulip and the jonquil,while the modest violet and crocushave revealed themselvestothosewho have frequented their haunts.

Andwha t of the student? He,too,ischanged . No longer doestheclassroom thrill and intrigue himasin thewinter season,for he isthevictimof

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spring fever ’ that delightful sta te Characterized by a feelingof enerva tionwhich findssolace and interest in a more intima te associat 1on

'with the beautiesof na turewh ich everywhere surround him.

Spring isfleeting !D o not let itsbeautiespassunheeded !Avail yourse lf of thewoods and countryside to observe the anima l life as it

launchesits activity . For youwho are equippedwith field glasses(oropera glasses) bird life affordsmuch pleasure . Howmany different birdshave you seen thisspring? It isfun to kee a notebook,you know,andrecord the da tesof the earliest arriva ls. he Blue Jay and the

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Cardina lhave beenwith usallwinter,but youwill see more of themfromnowon. They are gayly colored and call loudly to a ttract a ttention. Lookfor the White—throa ted S arrow,the Junco,and the Hermit Thrush .

The Chickadee and Phoe ewill be here soon,the Maryland Yellowthroat about the end of April,and a little la ter,the House Wren.

For youwho are fortuna te enough to possess m1croscopes, thepondsare full of beautiful Protozoa and sma llmulticellular organisms,the Rotifers and Hydra,green and brown.

The surest harbingersof thisdelightful season are ourcheerful choristers,the frogs,which sing inmany keysdown in the ravine back ofThe Cottage . In our immediate environment maybe found tree frogs,grassfrogs,spring peepers,leopard frogs,and bull frogs. Quite earlythisseason,the pondswere full ofmassesof frogs’ eggssurrounded by” jelly ’ Many of you have collected these and arewa tching the developing tad oles. Why not use thewarm springdaysfor getting betteracquainte with these common but interesting crea tures. Read Doris


Pittsburgh and the Eastern Conferencebelieve inmusic out there in no doubt

ty-minute

uSicwork being rovidedand all sorts 0 crea tivechild and every child for

music isput into effect in a thorough-goingmanner . In the past,theysay,singing onl wasaccorded to every child,instrumenta lwork havingbeen l imite to the ta lented few. Nowthe elementary schoolsareputting instrumenta lworkwith in the reach of all aswell as the few,and are crea ting chora l groupsfor thosewhowish practice in singingin addition to tha t provided for everyone .

Itwasour privilege on the first day of the conference to visi t theclassroomsand see the Children atwork . Iwent in themorning to twoelementary schools. In the first,I sawa sixth-grade lesson in play bandorchestration and in sigh t singing ; in the second school,a performanceof a Christmas pageant and canta tawhich the children of the uppergradeshad given a t Christmastime . I do not knowwhether Iwasmoreimpressed by the fact tha t thewordsand musicwere all crea ted by theChi ldren,or by the beautiful tone qua lity of the chorusand the sincerityof thewhole performance .

In the afternoon I sawa teacher tra ining class inlpu

bli

cschool

music a t the Carneg1eTech . TowsonNorma l 1snot the on y placewherestudents take turns in teaching their fellowclassmates.

The Pittsburgh schoolscontinued to play the part of a very generoushost throughout theweek . During the three daysof the Conferenceroper,they gave us a “

Pittsburgh Panorama ” in nineteen episodes.

he episodeswere given on the stage of the ba llroomat the hotelmuchasdemonstra tion lessonsand other typesof rograms are iven in our

auditorium. The episodescovered all phases0 musicwork rom kindergarten to h igh school . The elementary school divisions included kindergarten eurhythmics,percussion bandwork,the beginning of notereading in Grade II,sigh t Singing,piano instruction,class instructionin instrumentsand schoolroom orchestra,and crea tive pro jects(origina l playswi th music) . The Junior High division included chorus,orchestra, and crea tivework . The Senior High included chorus,orchestra,chambermusic and bandwork .

In addition to all this,the Pi ttsburgh schoolsgave an evening concert in a huge auditoriumknown as the Syria Mosque . An elementaryschool chorusof four or five hundred,a h igh school orchestra of aboutninety,and a h igh school chorusof four hundred contributed . The de

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signer and organizer of all thiswasDr . Will Earhart,who has beendirector ofMusic Educa tion in the Pit tsbur h schools since 1 91 2,andwho is recognized as being one of the lea ersinMusic Educa tion inAmerica .

Asthe conferencewasin session li terallymorning,afternoon,andh i ht, therewasmuch more still . Therewas,for exam le,an intercoIlegia te contest ofMen

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sGlee Clubs,whichwaswonb ennsylvaniaSta te College . Itwas thisGlee Clubwhich gave,just or fun— not as

part of the seriouscontest— the story of “Old King Cole ofwhich,bytheway,youmay soonbe hearing an echo . Then therewasthewonderful banquet,whennine hundredmusic teachersdined together,laughedat more than one funny story,and joined their voicesinmore than onesong . Therewas the grea t concert given by the Eastern ConferenceChorus,consisting offour hundred selected hi h school singersfromall

over the eastern states. And therewere,besicfes,many sma ll meetingsand many luncheons,aswell ashundredsof interesting thingsto lookat in the exh ibi tsof publishers.

SuchwasPi ttsburgh and the EasternConference . It isnot hard toenumera te some of the ma in events,but tha twh ichwasmost vi ta l Icannot recall for you; namely,the beautiful sound of tha t music . Butthere isaway out of even th isdilemma . You can supply the deficiencyby making the beautiful sounds yourse lves. A conference must haveechoes. Elsewhy the conference?

EMM A E . WEYFORTH .

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Songof the V anquishedItwasa hard fought race todayI tried,I lost,Igo,Notwi th the soul crushed out ofmeNotwi th m head bowed low;Butwi th a fhith newborn inmeBecause I did my best,Andwhenmy conscience tellsme that,My Godwi ll do the rest .


National Symphony ConcertNDBR the directionofHansKindler,theNational'SymphonyOrchestra closed the nineteen-th irty-four series of concerts inBa ltimore onM arch 19 . At thistime Harold Bauer,noted pian

ist,appeared asguest artist . In response to the enthusiastic reception ofthe Schumann A Minor Concert,Mr . Bauer played a “

Novelette” bythe same composer . In both of these compositionswere displayed thefine technique forwhich Mr. Bauer isfamous.

The symphony of the concertwas the Fourth of Tcha ikowsky .Th isfamiliar selection iseverwelcome in the concert ha ll .

The programopenedwith a,

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Chorale Prelude ’

of Bach and closedwith the"Traume

"and a stirring rendition of the Overture to Tann

hauser,byWagner .The Nationa l Symphony Orchestra,whose concertshave been sowelcome in thiscity,promisesto the music-loving Baltimoreansaddi

tional opportunitiesto enjoy finemusic . Therewill be a seriesofSunsetSymp

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l onies played in Washington twiceweekly during the summermont 8 .

These concerts,played out-of-doors,will be available at popularprices. Certainly,many ofusare looking forward to themwith pleasantanticipation.

am end s

Foreign Beauty5 a rule,we Americansarewont to overlook the beauty all aroundus. Nevertheless,there isonemagnificent scene ofnature tha twe0 apprecia te . This lovely gift,whichwill arrivewi th itscom

panion Spring” a lwaysseems to bring a message of friendship to us;the benevolence of a race fromover the sea !Yes,thepink flowershavea name !They are called "Japanese Cherry Blossoms’ With their delicacy of color they formamost fitting background for ourC

apital . There

these fragrant blossomsenclose a body ofwa terwith their ark bodies.

Far andwide,the people of our nation come to see thisspectacle . Aswedrive around the lakewe are mindful of the beauty given so freelyby the pink-colored branches. If only other nations could seek andstrengthen friendship by the lovely giftsof nature,ra ther than by elementsmade from it,howthankfulwewould be !

ED ITH JONES,Fr. I.


(a) Teacher asks ch ildwha t picture he sawwhen he saidthat— ch i ld says tha twhenwinds are blowing thecloudsmove fast .

(h) Teacher explains about the shadows and brightness ofthe sky as the sun isa lternately h idden and exposed .

(2) Winds rush ing through the valley Children tell theirimpressionscaused by these W ords.

(3)“

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Blast Th isword gives speed and movement to the

picture .

c— Chi ldren choose suitable title for first stanza StormyM arch ” .

6— Content of each of the rema ining stanzasdeveloped in the sameway. These are some of the pointsbrought out .

a —Poetic languagH oth ; thou.

h— Figuresof speech—a llitera tion, glad and glorious

c— Meanings ofwords and phrases— “passing few"train

el— Resemblance or one stanza to another.

7— Discussion of rhyme scheme ofwhole poem.

8— Individua l children read each stanza a loud .9— Children read phrase or sentence they like verymuch .

10— Summary for thispoemTeacher saysshe isgoing to have the poemon the board and ifthey like itwell enough they may copy it .

B March —Wora’sworth.

1 — Introduction.

a— Teacher gives idea of poet ’spersona lity- lover ofna ture .

h— Teacher suggests question for them to answer la ter— See ifyou thinkWordsworth isasthough tful aboutMarch asBryantwas.

2— Teacher readspoem.

3— Discussion ofmood .a— Poem is like a j ingle ; i t ishap y ; it issuited to poem.

h— Wordsworth isnot as thought ul asBryant— he justwritesdown all the picturesof spring that he sees.

4— Comparison of rhythmwith Bryant ’spoem.

S— Teacher re-readspoem.

III— SUMMARY .

Suggest pa inting some of these thingsin art .

References: Hayward, The Lesson inAppreciation

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Strayer and Norsworthy Howto Teach — The

chapter— The appreciation lesson.

Reported by K . BUCKL EY,M . KN AUER,F . L OOYMANS,forSenior II.

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Interpretation of an Oral CompositionLesson

Taught by EV EL YN GIRARD IN,Grade 1,Montebello

HE big genera l aimof the ora l composition lessonwasto developthe chi ldren the abili ty to express themselves freely and cfiec

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oflfhe lessonwere to have the ch i ldren express

themselvesin ood sentences,use correctwords,and be able to carry onan effective te e hone conversation.

MissGirar in stimul a ted the chi ldren through the selection,organization,and presentation of her subject ma tter . First,she selectedma teria lwhichwasof vital interest to the classand on their level . Inthe organization and presenta tion of her ma teria l She used pictureswhichwere vivid and simple,andwhich the ch ildrencould understand .Through these she Started a discussionwh ich led to their

persona l

interests and experiences(telling about their own dogs) . She ept the

conversationgo1ng by asking guiding and stimula ting questions. Beforethe telephone conversation M iss Girardin also made them ready byhaving the ch ildren discuss the thingswh ich theywould consider inbuying a dog. She did not,however,prepare themfor the conversa tionof the store-kee r .

M issGirardJ

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n in developing her a ims,first,showed a picture of adogwhich the chi ldren discussed . Next,they read the story under thepicture . The teacher then askedwh ich of them had dogs andwhichpicture looked like their dog. She asked guiding questionsto stimula tethe chi ldren to ta lk . MissGirardin asked the ch ildrenwh ich dogtheywould like to have andwhy. The pupilsta lked about “pet sho s

"andwhat theywould say and ask if theywere going to buy a dog. inally,they dramatized a conversation,carried on over a telephone,between a

man desiring to buy a dogand a clerk in the pet shop"

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Man thingswere being learned indirectly through this lesson.

The ch il renwere learningwhat consti tuted good telephone conversation. Theyweremademore familiarwi th the variousnamesand breedsofdogs. Throughout the entire Classtheywere reminded that theymustbe courteous and considera te of Others.

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Thereweremany integra tionsmade during th islesson. MissGirardin used reading in her introduction of the lesson. She began by havingthe ch ildren read a chart orally about the dog,Spot . Th is lessonwasintegratedwith their na ture study course inwh ich they had beenstudyingabout dogs. In th is lesson they ta lked ora lly in a Clear,organizedmanner about persona l experienceswi th dogs,food of dogs,and petshops. A very important connectionwasmadewith hea lth . The children talked of the va luemilk and green vegetableshave for dogsand forthemselves.

Asawhole the lessonwasvery good . The children showed a senseof freedomwhen ta lking over the tele hone andwhen ta lking abouttheir own dogs. Although at the end 0 the period the Ch ildrenwere notmaking com lete sentences therewas grea t improvement shown. Thepupilsseeme interested throughout the lesson and th iswasdue largelyto the fact tha t they had been properlystimula ted by interesting picturesand a topicwithin their own experience .

Reported hy frs. III and IV

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What Is Life ?IFE isone continuous journey acrossa vast sea . Whenyou are born,you become a member of a crewofwh ich your fa ther is the capta in. At first,you glide a long unaware ofwha t is happening

about you . You are consciousonly of the fact tha t the capta in and hisma te are doing all in their power to protect you from a grea t manywindsor other disturbanceswh ich migh t cause you to lose your pa th .

Dayscome and daysgo . One day your fa ther takes the boa t to shore,never to return. It is up to you nowto brave the sea . You,and youa lone,must steer the sh ip . Many timeswhen there isa stormraging andthe gush ingwavescause the vessel to rock to and fro,you feel asthoughyou must give up,but,instead,you cling to hope . Often after theseraging storms,the sun sh inesbrightly,sending uponyou raysofhappiness and hope . Sometimesyoumeet people passing by in other ships.

Some of these peopleget to knowyou better and stick by you until youreach the other Side . Some leave youwhen you need themmost . Youmust reach tha t land beyond some day,but the path you take dependswholly onyou,for you,and you a lone,are the captain of your destiny .You are responsible for theway your ship comesto port .

LUCIA R. SERIO,Freshman I.

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A Gentleman

TRUE gentleman doesnot have to be aparagon of all virtues,but

hemust possessa certa in number in or er to qualify . To bemoreexplici t,hemust at least be honest and tactful . A gentlemandoes

not have to be a SirWa lter Rale igh,but it countsmuch in hisfavor ifhe is able to showsome of the Ra leigh courtliness. and grace to theworld . He should be able to play up to thewh imsand idiosyncrasiesofpeople and should have sense enough to Steer clear of their touchypoints. He should be aman of theworld in tha t he can adapt himself toqueer or unna tura l si tuations. To look after the comfort of the otherperson,and to consider h imself last,isa trait tha t should be cultiva tedby everywould-be gentleman. A gentleman should be kind and considcrate of the unfortuna te,and he should be able tomeet childrenon theirgroundwithout losing any of hisdignity . A true entleman should berespectful to his superiors and should not begrud

gge anyone his good

luck . If he discovers tha t he isin error,he should be the first to apologize and to make amends. He must reliable,and most empha tica llyhe should not be ashamed to thank God for hisexistence . The aspiringgentlemanmust be honestwhen the occasion demands; tactfulwhen thequestion of someone else

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sfeeling isa t stake . He should be straightforward in all of hisbusinessdea lings. To sum i t all up,he should be ableto do the correct thing,at the proper place,in the righ tmanner .

PATRICIA CAL L AHAN,

Ode to a Cusp1dor

O,thou— essentia l need ofmen,Target of unjust derision,Well-beknownst to mortals’ ken,Degraded by impa ired precisionHast been banishedwi th thy gloryFrom thy place in parlorsstaid ;Exiled to the farthest storyThere thy golden gleam to fade .

ARTHUR SHAPIRO,’

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Dirt,Darkness and DeathHE silent sizzle of the sunwasfel t .Wewere onehundred feet belowthe surface of the earth,but the bright,burning rayspenetra ted tonsof coal above us. Wewere sweltering . Backs ach ing and muscles

taut,we strn‘ gled hopelessly to maintain the rhythmic hammeringupon the petr1 ed treesmanwasexploi ting . The age-old rock crumbleunder our blows,whi le each resoundingwhack throbbed in our ears.

Damp,ill-smelling gasesconstantlysipiralled into our nostrils. Our feet

slushed in awarm,black,oi ly liqui Werewe Russian criminalssenttoSiberia that soweworked? N0,but thisdark dungeon h idden in thedepthsofAmerican soilwasno heavenly haven ofmercy . Noise,dirt,putrid,stinking smells,and heat,unbearable hea t,all lent themse lvesto the op ressiveness of our task . Wewere coa l miners,entombed inthe bowe sof the earth at day,only to emerge from th isdarkness,intoa newdark . Here,where men gave their livesto a futile task,werewe .

Blindly,guided only by spluttering lightson our foreheads,we droveour axes into the crumbling mass about us. Always,the thud,thud,wi th forceful returnsechoing from thewalls. Tha t incessant dri driof oil ; that beating noise of axes; and that steady rumbling o hangcarsnearly drove usmad . Thud,thud,thud,ever reminding usof ourtorture . Thewidening cave seemed to be closing in,squeezing,crushing,killing us. Sowasi t,ever throbbing,ever beating,ever trampling ustodirt and death .

MAx BERZOFSKY,Fr. IV

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ThoughtTime after timewh ile thinking a t nightIwonder and marvel a t thewrong and the right,’

Ti ll mymind 's all agog and I? well,a sightfromfrui tless though t concerning our plight .Nowa t last I’ve decided th is thought is in vain,And so,my conclusion not to start i t aga in,For indeed,you know,t ’would be quite insane,To th inkwhen our thoughts are all thought in va in.

E . TURNER.

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S. O . T.

S. O. T.,S. O. T.were the distress signa ls flashed forth from the

good sh ip Norma l .At first,the assengersaboard Norma lwere amazed and then dis

tressed . They hadh’

t realized tha t one of their favorite members,Mr.

Tower Light,wasoverboard . The news spread likewild fire and the

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TH E TOWE R‘ L‘I G H T

Pawns of ChanceIRGUSday! Circus tents!Side shows! Barkers! Fat ladies!Swordswallowers!Animals!Confused shouting !Thron s and throngsof people ! Everyonewas there !Money,hoarde Since the last

circusd ay,had urchased those tickets. Thrills!Danger !Balloonsandlaughter ! Fleet ooted ladsflewhither and yon,crying at ‘

the top oftheir lungs:

“Pop corn!

“Hot-dogsand mustard free !

The grand paradewas on. The audience cheered . The actorswereready to give their best in a gripping drama .

In one of a rowof cars,where the lightwasdim,an old d ownwasdressing for hispart in the show. Ashe fastened hiscostume,hemusedto his dog,Rover :

Rover,old fellow,thisis the last time you and Iwill be doingth is. It doesn’ t seemtrue after all these years. Years?Why,it seemslikeyesterday tha t Janewas here . Dear Jane . Remember howshe used tomake us laugh for her? Shewas the rea l thing,while I— I am only aclown. It isso hard to grinwhen the one you love best isgone fromthisearth . At last,Iwill have rest,too . Retired !Bah !HowI loa the it . To

be away from the life and lightstha t I have a lwaysknown.Why,I canclose my eyes and see Mother,as the circus queen,—and tha t nightwhen she fell Whatwill happen to us,Rover? You’ve been a faithful

pal . Good old dog. Let ’sgive the gang out there a surprise . We’ll have

themfa lling off the benches. After tonigh t there is time enough to

mourn for the past . After tonight therewill be no reason for living .Ready,boy?”

Farther downin the carswere Peter and Laura . Theywere bubblingoverwith youth,gaye ty and love . Todaywas theirwedding day.

‘Hurry,” urged Laurawith new-foundwifely dignity, We can'

t

be late for our very last act in the Big-Top.

Howcan I hurry,when I have you?” Peter had eyesfor no one

else . Tonigh twasto be their fina l performance . The idea l of home andfamily life had long burnedwithin the heartsof these flying children.

After thisshow,theywere to quit the circus. Peter had secured a position asa district agent for a rea l estate concern. With the position,hewasgiven a cozy little cottage and a small garden.

Fina lly theywere ready . Together,they stood,young and vigorous. Theymust performfor the restless,thrill-seeking crowd . MysteriousFa te,wha twill you dowi th your actors tonight?

The parade had started ! First came Sally,the leader of the ele

phants. Sea ted h igh on the anima lswere beautiful girls. Running between the anima ls,our Clownsomersaulted and jumped . He swung high

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on the trunk of one elephant over to the trunk of another . The crowdloved it . Behind these came bare-back riders,l ion tra iners,snake charmers; a ll the championsof dangerousarts. And then— confident,charming— d arin Laura and Peter,pulsatingwith life . The crowd leaped toitsfeet an boisterouslywelcomed the famed acesof the trapeze . The

loversbowed graciously . Pop— everythingwashappening at once . All

the circleswere hummingwith crackingwhips as trainers took their

petsthrough varioustricks. Eyesshining,chce sflaming,handsstronlg,

musclestaut,the tra iners,through the vividnessof their own persona ities,forced seals,bears,lions,snakes,camels and horses into flashing,difficult maneuvers.

And silence !Allwasquiet . Laura and Peter climbed to their loftyplaces above the crowdsuntil they bent their heads to avoid touchingthe canvasa t the ti -top of the Big Tent . To and fro— high,never low,went the swings igher,faster,turning in air— hanging in air— risking everything— daring everythin —

all for the sake of the crowd .Deafening applause filled the air . he couple bowed .

ItwasLaura ’

sturn,alone . Peterwasdown on the ground,wa tchingher . Somehowhe hadwanted to be beneath her— looking up. Heworshipped her so . Laurawiped hermoist hands,grasped the bar,andbegan to swing . She gazed about her “

Thank you,Fa ther . Afterall these years— peace,rest,not doing crazy things to sa tisfy a crazycrowd . But Grace and ease,rhythm and beauty,swinging and turning. Somersaults!Catching a lower bar !Up and down!Faster !Faster !Push ! Pull ! Oh — The force, the rhythm to swinging ! Turn! Turn!Hold by one hand,hold by one foot !Swinging !One,two,—

she skippeda count, the bar sli

pped away . The crowd set up shrill,clamorous

voices. Women shrie ed !Men swore !Down below,Peter felt the break in the rhythm. Hisheart pounded

- He gulped and ran forward . He reached for her blindly— asshe fell .Crack ! Crush ! Both of his arms broke . His chestwas crushed . Sheslipped to the ground . Peter lay beside her,hisownmisery dulled by

his ear for her. Laura opened her eyes.

“Peter,beloved," the voice faded .Therewasno answer .Over on the side linesthe Clownwatched,shaking . Tiny beadsof

moisture broke out onhisforehead . Hiseyespopped . Hishand clutchedhisheart . He started toward them. Tearscoursed down hiswea theredcheek . Hewas left,a discard of circus life,never to find contentment,never to be sa tisfied,wh ile a t hisfeet youth lay— together forever .

MI L D RED ME L AMET,Fr. II .

Nora— Ara readingofFreshmanstories,sponsored byMrs. Stapleton,the abovewasselected as the best in the contest.

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A Smart FellowY,it feels good to be a live Steve thought as the liverieddoorman of NewYork ’s finest hotel hel d him out of hiscar.

“Only peor fishwork ; smart people on

'

t have towork .Theworld owesme a living” . After getting a roomat the hotel,Stevethough t he could use a little cash,so— he must get it .

Hewent to a nearby candy Shop and looked around . He noticedthe clerkwas a pretty,young girl of about twenty . A simple youngflapperwi thout a grain of sense,though t Steve . After noting tha t thestore had plenty of customers,he decided to lay his trap .

The young clerk came up and asked himwha t hewanted . Stevesaid hewould like tha t 7SCbox of candy there in the showcase . Asthe

girlwasgetting it he engaged her in a genera l conversa tion. The girlchattedwith himhappily . He drewout a bill to pay her— a one-dollarbill . Carefully folding the bill to hide the number,he handed it to theClerk . She rang up the sa le and gave him the 25C change . Steve ’

s trapwas then set .

He said to the girl, I gave you a ten-dollar bill . The irl,smi lingblandly,informed himtha t he did not . Steve loudly demandged the othernine dollars. Other customerswere taking an interest . The girlwasfrankly puzzled . The manager,noticing the disturbance,came up and

asked the trouble . The girlwas a lmost 1n tears. Steve then played histrump .

He informed the manager tha t he a lwayskept the seria l numbersof his bills and hewould give the number of the ten if the managerwished . He read off the number,K 344. Sure enough,among the tenswas the seria l number . (They didn’ t knowtha t Steve had sent a bellboy into the store a short time before to change a ten.) The managerapologized and ordered the girl to give himthe nine dollars. Themana

ger then told hisclerk to report to hisoflice . Goodbye,job!AsStevewas leaving,a shout arouse, Hold that man! Severa l

customers immedia tely seized him. The girl asked someone to get a

policeman. When the officer arrived,the clerk told him tha t the management had recently been getting bad ten-dollar bills and th ismanhad passed one . As the policeman seized him,Steve though t fast .Counterfei tingwas a serious offense . In cheating the management ofthe store he could only be held for a misdemeanor,but for counterfeiting— ten yearsat least .At last,Steve— the smart man— broke . I didn’ t have a ten-dollarbill” ,he pleaded, I only had a one-dollar bill,I guessed the seria lnumber .

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Girls’ Demonstrationmany a nervousexclama tion and many a yell the nigh t of

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in. Th iswas truly the girls’

night .ghtwastheir chance to showwhat they could do .

Everyth ingwent offwell but therewere some things tha tweresufficiently outstanding to merit special a ttention. We commend :M issesNeunsinger,Keys,Treut,Daniels,and Roach for their va luablehel in planning and carrying th in s through ; the Juniors,Freshmen,an Seniorsfor their goodwork an fine spirit . The Juniorsdid a mosteffective Indian D ance . Senior 5 performed their stunts in excellentfash ion. The Student Teachersdidwell even though theywere not inNormal for the practices. M issDanielswasmost efficient in the partshe took in the SeniorSpecials'Dance and Senior 2were outstanding in‘

Topsy . The Freshmendid rea lwork in their games,especially .TheSeniorClasswon theCup! Final score :Seniors— 423 2/ 3 po1nts;

Freshmen— 422 -2/ 3 points; and j uniors— 409 points.

Sport SlantsOW tha twe are bavin chwarm,sprin .weather,the sports11 ch to outdoor an we sha ll soon have

electives. Workwi ll probably be benear future and the tennis fanswi ll

enjoy action. If Spring Fever has come uponmany,theway it hasupon some,we are surewe sha ll have numbersout for spring electives.

Senior Two recently defeated Senior Five in basket-ba ll and thusholds the Senior classsectionChampionship . Two defea tedSeniorSix,and Five defea ted Senior One . Then came the play-off. Thiswasa veryclose game,the score being 2—0. Those playing for thewinnerswereClabaugh,Ay,Lorenz,Schikner,L ooymans,Summersand Brooke .

More next time about base-ba ll and volley-ball .FAIRFAX BROOKE,Sr. II.

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The Tower L ight D ance

The face of the old Tower clock looked down on a happy andgayscene . It seemed asthough i t knewwha twashappening . Perhapssomeli ttle bird hadwhispered the news tha t a dancewasbeing given in itshonor,and i twas trying itshardest to send out a stronger light thanthe lowand misty moon.

The fragrance of sweet peas and rosesin the air reminded one of abalmy nigh t in June,yetwe knewi twasonly M arch first . Thrilling !Romantic! and a StupendousSuccess! (To the tune of cleared !)

D o You Remember?

0you remember the dashing D’

Art agnan,the kindly old L ’

AbbeConstantin, and the h igh ly intelligent Cyrano? If theywereyour old friends a t h igh school,they can still be your friends

nowtha t you are at the M aryland Sta te Norma l School .There isa French Club nowat M . S. N. 8 . At the firstmeeting,on

March 1 5,those interested in renewing acqua intancewi th French or

ganized the club and discussed future plans for their organiza tion.

They enjoyed a delightful talk by Mr . James Frederick Moore,outstanding in the French department at the Forest Park High School . Hesuggested tha t the club d 1vide into groups interested in one particularphase of the subject . Mr . Moore briefly reviewed some of the h istorica l,musica l,and li terary high points in the life of the French .

In future meetingsof the Club,we hope to carry out Mr . Moore '

s

suggestions,sing French songs,dance French dances,gradua lly becomebetter acqua intedwi th the language,and have a good timewh ileweare doing all these things. If you are interested,we sha ll expect to see

you every other Tuesday inRichmond Ha ll Parlor .LUCIA R. SERIO,Fr. I .

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AssembliesDR. WEGLEIN :

Dr . Weglein brough t Sta tisticsto the studentswh ich showed tha tBa ltimore Ci ty israpidly placing Norma l gradua tes,and expressed thebelief tha t in 1 937 therewill be a shortage of teachers. He then proceeded to his address,the topic ofwhichwas,”Democracy and Educa tion.

In a democracy,everyone ispermitted to have an equal voice and

equa l opportunities; so,in an e ucational system,democracy meansequa l opportunities to all children and an equa l voice for all participants. Rea l democracy is being put into educa tion in Ba ltimore Ci tytoday,for the varied and useful curriculum ismade for menta lly andphysically abnorma l ch i ldren aswell asnorma l children; teachershavea say,too,in suggesting and revising th iscurriculum. In the 1 9th cen

tury therewere no equa l opportuni tiesfor ch i ldren,and asa resul tmanydid not even complete elementary school . Nowwe have opportunityClasses,vocationa l centers, and junior h igh schools all making forinterest and betterment of the system.

In the secondary schoolsthere isa lesser amount of equa liza tion ofopportunities and democracy in educa tion.

ResearchWork inRadio and Movies

MRS. BUCK :Mrs. Buck gave us facts ga thered from a recent experiment conducted in the CampusSchool,the da ta ofwhichwere composed offiguresperta ining to children,the movies,and radio .

The ch ildrenwere given questionna ires both for themselves andtheir parents,and itwasfound tha t 25 parentswent once aweek,and27 parents took their ch ildren twice aweek . The ch i ldren preferredmovies to everyth ing else,in the th ird,fourth,and fifth grades,but inthe sixth and seventh,a thleticswas the favorite astime . As to imitation,the 3rd grade ch ildrenwere ardent copiers0 Sh irleyTemple ; nextin importance being M ayWest,Janet Gaynor,Clark Gable,and GraceMoore . The 3rd grade ra ted romantic storiesh ighest,the 4th and 5 thwere artial to cartoonsand anima l pictures,and the 6th and 7th preferre musical shows.

The radio question is a serious one . Itwas found tha t 1 6 childrenlisten 30minutesa day,1 8 chi ldren listen 45 minutesa day,33 childrenlisten one hour,and 62 ch ildren listenmore than one hour . Two ch i ldren in the 3rd grade listened to 9 and programs. However,thech

ildren confessed a preference for playson the stage ra ther than on tne

t a 1 o .

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Faculty NotesHE faculty ska ters have reluctantly put their socks and mittensback into themoth ba llsagain.We expect tha t some of thosewhodid origina l figure ska tingwi ll be asked to take part in the ice

carniva l next year,thoughwe doubt tha t the figurescanbe duplica tedISM issTreut going to take up avia tion? It hasbeen observed tha t

she circles the parking place before coming to a stop .MissSperry recently spent some time visiting the Maryland State

Norma l School at Sa lisbury .M issDowell,M issVan Bibber and MissScarborough motored to

Chambersburg a short time ago to visi tMissWillis,a former instructorof the Norma l School .

Certa inmembers of the staff have recently divulged considerableknowledge of theworkingsof the occult . Should you become aware ofanyth ing queer in the mien of a faculty member,a ttribute it to the

powers ofmysticismwh ich are probably being concentra ted on yourpa lm,your handwriting,or the bumps on your head .We may expect one of our geography instructorsto be pulling out

for Hollywood at any time now. The Camera Club hasbeen exhibiting

hser

iiesof the tria l photographs,of varioussizes,on the ma in bulletin

oar

M issWeyforth spent severa l daysin Pittsburghwhere she visitedmusic classes in the schools,and a ttended the Pittsburgh and EasternMusic Conference .

MissJonesaddressed the Dunda lk and Roland Park Parent TeacherMeetingsrecently . We Sha ll hearmore of thisnext month .

The h istrionic performance ofMrs. Brouwer at a recent entertainment in the CampusSchool left the audience grea tlymoved .

M iss Birdsong has difficul ty in keeping track ofmany of the at

tractive furnishingsof her room. Whe ther it be a fern,a table or a vaseyou need in a hurry,you are bound to find just the righ t kind in herroom.

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on ba lmy daysand all the effects tha t may accom an them.

on our spunky dancing faculty . (folk dance assemblyonmore doughnutsin the dormi tory .on a profitable and joyousN. Y. trion the seniorswho havewea thered t e stormand are back inhomeport .

on progressbeingmade in the development of our glen— may i t bethe scene ofmany happy ga therings.

on the inspired contributionsto the Tower Ligh t .on the one point bywhich hung the fa te of aworthy class.

on theo

splendid spirit shown by all classes a t the Girl ’sDemonstrat lon.

on everyonewho helped make the Tower Ligh t dance a genuinesuccess.

on the nursery— may i t blossom soon!

on the regularitywi thwh ich the busappearsfor student teachers.

on jay-wa lking— it ’sunhea lthy .on theguywho invented spring fever .on the never-ceasing music for freshman dance tests tha t floatsthrough the garden and into sudents

' rooms.

on thosewho persist in talking during assembly periods.

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TH E .TOW E R L I G H T

CampusSchool ExcursionsD UCATORSknowtha t a trip to see howa vase ismade or howwa terispurifiedmakesa farmore vivid and lasting impression thanmaterial read from books. Then,too,after a trip,printed ma teria l

becomes increasingly clear and meaningful . To knowhowthe cu wedrink from da ilywas transformed from earthy clay“ to the glaze andainted porcela in,isbut an example of howseeing for one ’

sselfmakeslife richer and more interesting .

In the CampusSchool excursionshave been takenwhenever learningva lues justified such activities and transporta tion facilitieswereavailable . The following is a partia l list of trips taken by the CampusSchool,a longwith the studywh ich occasioned the trips. The list isarranged from lower to upper grades.

STUD Y

ClothingShelter .Communication

ColonialSoapMakingTransportation

Ancient EgyptianLife

Moon and StarsChina,CaribbeanSea,MexicoBa ltimore CityMedieva l Life

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Colonia l Life

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Sheep in Druid Hill ParkHousesUnder Construction a t RogersForgeTowson Post OfficeParcel Post Building in Ba ltimoreCampusFarmDulaney Va lley Poultry FarmEssex Dairy FarmProcter Gamble Soap PlantCamdenSta tion in Ba ltimoreExhibit ‘

at Hochschild Kohn’

sAirportWa lters’ Art Museum(E tianArt)Ba ltimore Museum of Art Lecture and SlidesEgyptianArt and Architecture)

GlassFactoryAcademy ofScience Observatory (Orion)Academy ofScience Lectures and Pictures

Ba ltimore HarborBaltimore Art MuseumLecture and

.Slides

Goth ic ArchitectureCollecting Tr?

) on Campusand GlenObserva tion rip on Campusand in GlenBaltimore Art MuseumLecture and SlidesColonia l Homes and FurnitureBaltimore Art Museum— American WingRidgely Mansion on Dulaney Valley RoadCarroll Mansion at Mount Cla ire Park


The next personwho interruptsor saysanything irrelevant duringthis reci tar1onw1ll be put out of class.

“Hurrah for the professor .

Women can keep a secret ju t aswell asmen,but generally it takesmore of them to do 1 t .

Forty of the 70candida teswho reported for the football squad atNotre Dame in 1 933 had been captains of their.respective prep schoolteams.

Fraternity houses at Rutgers Univers1 ty employ 140 students;whose combined yearly earningsare Most of these menworka twash ing dishesandwa i ting on tables.

According to a professor a t WashingtonUniversity,studentswhoaimfor A

” gradesare barren of persona lity . Thosewho‘

get C”are

the oneswho move theworld .

Tha t book you sold mewas awful— terrible .

What do you have to compla in about? You have one . I have

thousands.

Algernon (reading jokes) Fancy this,Percy . A chap here thinksa football coach hasfour legs.

”

Percy— ”

Ha,ha,ha,ha . And howmanywheels has the ballything?”

Little Izzy is a funnyAnd eccentric sort Ofwaif;

Swallowed all hissister ’smoneySa id tha t hewasplaying safe .

From the Smith College Weeklywe learn tha t : Success consistsnot so much in sitting up nigh ts asbeing awake in the daytime .

An extension classat the University ofHawaii holdsitsclassesonthe rim of a volcano so tha t the studentsmay better study botany,geology,and volcanic henomena .

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sTalking" is sa id to be the most excitingpicture in a decade .

C O N T E

God ’sGift

ConservationWeek at

The Life and Mind ofEmily Dickenson

To Marc Connelly

Pre judice

Glee Club Programat Cockeysville

Editorials

Thun Lake

CircusAdvertising

Faculty Notes

A Lonely Lit tle NewEnglanderAdvertisements

VOL . VIII MAY,1 93 5 NO . 8

God’sGiftREATED by an infini te power sent from heaven,God molded andtransformed it into a preciousform called “Mother . Del ica te,sweet,and pure,He made her. Into the mold,He poured some

th in unknown tha t makes her able to face and experience the th ingsof l'

e . Herpatternmigh t not have been lovely and beautiful to a I,

but to her c ildren her grace and charm beam above the rest . Like a

guardian angel doesshe hover over us and guide us. In our trials andmoments of sorrow,mother a lways rema ins fa ithful . M any a night,mother liesawakewith a troubled heart and eyes that pierce the dark .Why? It is for her child ’s sake . It is hard for her towi tnessmanyscenes,butwith her everlastin courage,she does abidewith us. To

her,we can turn for advice an words of encouragement . Howmanyth ingsshe does for our happiness! Ifwe had onewish,we should desire that her leasuresmight a lwaysbe as delightful as the deeds shedoes for us. he is the sole necessity of our life— she molds us; shetransforms us; she controls us; she makes uswha twe are . Arewe inturn apprec1at 1ve of her?

No,sometimeswe are ungrateful for the th ingsshe does. Yet,withour tiny tokensof love and by little deedsof courtesy only understoodby a mother,we make her happy . In all situations,we place her on a

pedesta l andworsh ip her and her ideals.

ED ITH JONES,Fr. I.


ConservationWeek at M . S.N. S.

MISSSTEL L A E . BROWN gave the followingradio ta lk over WBAL on

Na ture Trails,onApril 1 1,for the Federated GardenClubs ofMaryland .

NATURE TRAILSHE trail has layed an important part in the history of our

country . The 1Buffalo trails of prehistoric time became the trails.

of the Indians. They la ter became the arteries of communica tionused by the pony express and coveredwagon. Asmigra tionsmovedwestward these same tra ils determined the routes of the railroads andpaved h ighways. Thuswere the early tra ils absorbed by moderntransportar1on.

But the love of the tra il still lingers. Na ture lovers,hikers andcampersseek the foot pathsfor release from the ardors ofmodern life .

For some,th is experience spells adventure ; for others,friendsh ip andprotection; for many, peace and communion; and for still others,inspiration and creation.

M any Officials are laying out trails through the ublic arks forthe benefit of citizenswho like to stroll Where the lan scape as interesting physica l features and vegeta tion. BearMountain Park a long theHudsonRiver is one of the places that offers this form of out-of-dooreducation. The developmentwas directed through the coo cra tion ofthe American Na tura l History Museum of NewYork an the Commissioners Of Pa lisade Intersta te Park . Thousands of ch ildren accom

panied by teachers,parents and friends visit the park for the purposeof enjoying and studying the plant, insect and animal life in theirnatura l habita t . Here they learn the principle Of conserva tion, l iveand let l ive .

The tra ils are narrowfoot pa thsa mile ormore in length,Ofl'

eringever changing moods of na ture to thosewho seek their charm. The

success of a tra il is due ch iefly to the a lluring,well-written,nontechnical labels tha t give the namesof the specimensand the importantfacts regarding them.

M aryland,with its varied and beautiful scenery,iswell suitedfor the development of outdoor recreation and informal educa tion.

The arbutus,gentian,trill ium and dogwood,aswell asmany of ourforest trees,are fast d isap earing . Algae,fernsandmossesarefrequentlydisturbed in their struggFe for existence . Even the lawfa ils to protectthem in h idden places.


THE QUOTA CLUBOnTuesday evening,April 23,theQuota Club ofBaltimore,which

has given severa l loan scholarsh ips to Normal School students,wereenterta ined at the school . The G irls' Service Committeewith the

Quota Juniorswhom they have helped in securing an education,metat the entrance of the glen in the la te afternoon andwith a short,impressive service

planted three beautiful Japanese Cherry Trees on the

slo es amidst a ackground of hemlock,bitter sweet,tiger lilies andWe ets contributed by other Quotarians. In connectionwith the program a beautiful poem,entitled ”

On the Hill Top,was read,afterwh ich Joyce Kilmer ’s "Trees”wassung by Ruth Hershfield Forward,one of the Quota Juniors,whowas accompanied by Frieda Etelson on

the violin. M issAnna Trentham,Chairman of the Girls’ Service Commit tee,in the name of the Ba ltimore Quota Club,presented the treesto the School Glen. Theywere accepted by Edith Crouse,a QuotaJuniorwho isa student and amember of theRural Life Club . ‘

Americathe Beautiful”wassung,and Ar thur Guiterman’

spoem,“Blessing onthe Woods”was read as a benediction.

CONTRIBUTIONSFOR GLEN PROJECT

Mrs. Edward Shroeder,of Perry Hall,Ba ltimore County,gavesix beautiful arbor vitae trees,four box and some small plants.

Mrs. Elmer Ha ile sent one hundred German iris bulbs that havebeen planted along a trail .

Through the enthusiasmofM issAnneTrenthammanymembersofthe GardenClubsofBaltimore County have offered liliesof the va lley,iris,forsythia,and l ilacs. Thesewill be delivered as soon as the menOf the WorksDivision return forwork in the glen.

Sena tor Mary Risteau,a member of the Sta te Board ofEduca tion,has offered one hundred trees fromherwoods.

Mrs. Louise Clark,chairman of the Blue Ridge GardenClub,donatedwild flowers from the Nature Trail” at Sabillasville for our

h illside near the Council Ring .1

Colonel Edward Carringtongave 'us four hundred trees includingdogwood and red bud thatwere planted last fall under the supervisionofM r. David Prince of the Sta te Forestry Department

Other contributionswill be named later .We are still in need of the following trees: hemlock,hawthorne,

cypress,mulberry,fruit-bearing trees for the birds,nut-bearing trees,and flowersfor the tra ils.


SpringGreen pasturesFlowers frill ing,Frogs trilling,World thrilling

To a"song” of spring .

Blue skiesSwallowsskimming,’Life beginning ;a ture flin ing

The beauty 0 spring .E . TURNER.

&®m

SpringMagicThe World is very Old ;But year by yearIt groweth newaga inWhen buds appear .The World is very old ;And sometimessad ;Butwhen the da isies comeThe World is gladThe World is very old ;But every SpringIt groweth young aga in,And fairiessing .

CICEL Y MARY BARKER .

(Exchange)

SkippingRopesSomedayJune shallHave,sheHopes,Ra inbowsFor her

SkippingRopes.

BY DOROTHY AL D IS.

Fromher book Everythingand Anything, p . 99.


I sit on a high hill andwa tch the tra insgo by .I th ink they lagat the bottomofmy h illSO tha t I can see into their mysterious recessesWhere youngwomen powder their pretty nosesAnd fat old men read their newspapers,Where tired,dirtyworkmen lean their headsagainst thewindowsAnd W ish that theywere home,perhaps,Where sh iningblack faces bend obsequiouslyOver fussy old ladies’ tablesAnd curse the old ladies in their hearts.

My friendwould l ike to be on a t rainGoing somewhereBut I staywhere I am and travel too .

MARGARET COOL EY .

GK Q L J J'

D

Prelud e to SpringRa in-drenched AprilSpread her soft,wet blanketOver dusty,dry earth .

The th irsty land drank heavilyOf the blessed,heaven-sentwaters.

Clouds ofmany moods,With threa ts orgay capriceHold unchallenged sway .Soon thewarmsun

’

s raysPenetra te the dewy,dark depthsOf rich earth . In the groundA quickening bea t of pulsating lifels felt . The bursting bud sThrob into blooming sprays of color,As dark,drab forests assumeBrilliant,gay hues.

Spring's prelude !H . B .


The Life and M ind of Emily DickensonBY GENEV IEVE TAGGARD

ENEV IEVE TAGGARD’

S The Life and M ind of Emily Dickensonis both a tribute to and a defense of the poetess. M issDickenson is revealed as a human and very sensitivewoman,not as

the sour recluse tha t legendmakesher . In th isbiographer ’seyesEmilycould do nowrong ; shewasmerely a victimof circumstances. It seemstha t M iss Dickenson had a fa therwho loved her mightily andwasaccordingly jealous of everyth ing thatwas hers— books, flowers,friends,lovers. For that reason,Emily forgot them all and stayed inher room to ruin her eyesigh twriting poetry by candleligh t .

If one doesnot study the story carefully,he is apt to find h imselfsomewha t muddledwhen he has finished reading . M issTaggard givesanynumber of da tes,but shemixesthemup in amost a larming fash ion.

The ma inpurpose of the book,as the title indicates,is to describe thel ife and mind of Emily Dickenson. M issTaggard keeps to her avowedpurpose,dividing the life of her sub ject into several periods,each ofwh ich tellssome facts of the l ife of the poetess and the correspondingeffect upon hermind . It is easy enough to point out these periods,butit is exceedingly diflicult to place in chronological order every individual fact in the book . To remedy such a situation,M issTaggard hasin the Ap endix a chronological table called Ninety-nine years’

calendar 0 datespertaining to the l ife andwork ofEmily Dickenson.

Butwhy shouldwe quibble over such an unimportant matter as dateswhen a biographer presentsuswith suchwell-selected and interestingma teria l asM issTaggard hasdone? She hasmade use of contem orarybooks,letters and papers,la ter books about M issDickenson an eventheworks of the poetess. The letters and poems have been usedthoughtfully throughout the book to illustra te many important factsabout thema jor characters. The illustrations— picturesofmanuscripts,of peoplewho figured in Emily ’s life,and of scenes in Amherstwheremost of the action

_

iscarried on— serve to build a clearer picture of thecharacters and the setting of the story .

There have been so many legends about Emily Dickenson and somany conflicting statements about her life tha t it must have been a

difficult task to choose the facts tha twere true and cast out those tha twere merely myths. I believe M issTaggard has had some measure ofsuccessin compiling a true story fromall the evidence she had a t hand,and she haspresented her information in a thou h tful and interestingmanner . The story movesslowly,but not pon erously,for it is too

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much al ivewi th the mind of Emily Dickenson to be boring . At times,there are possib ili ties for d rama,but M iss Taggard skips over suchsitua tions by bavin Emilywrite a letter about the joy or sorrow,wh ichever it might e,and letting itgo a t tha t . We are never allowedto feel any emotion toward Emily save tha t of unbounded admiration.

Humorous situa tions and thoughts too are ignored . Emilywas a

bright,gay ch ild ifwe may bel ieve M issTaggard,but according toher the lonely oetess had no sense of humor . But I am incl ined to

disagreewhen mily says to me :I'

mnobody . Who are you?

Are you nobody too?The biogra her

’

s point of viewis ever judicial . S_ _

he consults all

her references, ecides from the evidence pooledwha t is correct andthen she resents the facts to her reader . But M issTaggard does colorEmily ’s characterwith her own opinions. Shewill accept no accountstha t seem to deny her own idea tha t M iss Dickensonwas a ra therunhappy ch ildwho had grown old too soon through the selfishnessof a jealousfather andwho had learned to existwith only her thoughtsfor companions.

In spite of the fact tha t little ofM issDickenson’

sworkwaspublished before her dea th,she hasbeen represented as a part of theworldof oetry of her time — not in action,but a t least in though t . Shestu led Shakespeare,and shewas vastly interested in her contemporaries,El izabeth and Robert Browning . She read avidly and a lwayswas she influenced in herwriting bywha t she read . She had but onecontactwi th the outsideworld and tha twas through her letters. Shecarried on eager correspondencewith severa l friends andwith ThomasHiggenson,a man of letters of the time .

I had read so many stories about Emily Dickenson,all representingher as a dour hermit tha t if I had not read some of her poemsbeforehearing these stories,I should not have been interested in her a t a ll .

Even now, after reading M iss Taggard ’s decidedly enlightening account,I am not a t a ll sure tha t I have thewhole truth . SO I sha llcontinue to study Emily Dickenson through her poetryh for to knowher poetry is to knowthe poetess.

MARGARET COOL EY,Senior 1 .

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OOD reading is not only a magic carpet to take us beyond the

mysteriouswalls tha t usually h ide rom us other l ives aswellas other lands and times. It can startle uswith sudden new

understanding of ourselves,of th ings in ush idden from eyes tha t havegrown dull,or even crossed by staring at the immedia te realitiesof ourda ily existence .

Goodwriting hasbeen defined significantly,if ra ther too simply,as just a ma tter of using the rightword . The rightword is thewordtha t expressesmy meaning exactly . In the fullest and best sense,it isnot only thewordwh ich givesmymeaning litera lly and correctly,butthewordwh ich also suggests all tha t Imay feel or experience in con

nectionwithwhat I amsaying .The rules of good expression are sim ly genera l definitions or

descriptions of howthe mindworks. hey set thewide l imitswith inwh ich all minds— yyours and mine and Aristotle '

s and M amieO

’

Rourke’

s and Shakespeare ’

s— mustwork if they are to function infull health,freely and vigorously,in accordancewith their na ture .

By conformin to the rulesand lawsof goodwriting I amsimply beingmyself in so Far asmy mind is by its na ture like the minds of othermen. Rule and lawwill help toward really goodwriting onlywhenthey are made integral and vita l in our though t .

Coming to knowother minds,bywatch ing them atwork,is oneof the most clearly evident rewardsfor engaging in bouts Of talk . Butusua lly an even more important return than th ismay come from a“session. Th is arises from the necessity— so often apparent in informal discussion -

of clarifying thought and defining terms,of knowingwha twe really mean by the termswe use and by the thingswe saywe believe .

M an isnot only an argumenta tive animal ; he hasdreams,moods,tastes. There are still thosewho gaze at the moon on summer nigh ts,and noweven thosewho l ike tomato juice . L et usbe thankful for ourpre judices says the American critic,Huneker ; they lend to l ife a

meaning . They do add meaning to it,by making it more interesting,by giving it "gusto and flavor .

But the grea test reward from th iswriting to share experienceoften comes to us in the form of a newrichness and depth in the ex

perience itself,ga ined through the a ttempt towri te about i t .

If ever I am a teacher,itwill be to learnmore than to teach .

”

Mad . D eluzy.

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PrejudiceCHUBERT

’

S Ave M aria was gliding from the organ of PastorW.

’

s church . Th iswasmore than the pastor had bargained for .

Should he movewith stately tread to the organ and scornfullytell the organist tha t th issort of th ingwasnot tolera ted inhischurch?He hesita ted . Then the pastor la id his impulse on the a ltar of etiquette,and kept his place, promising h imself,however, to fire tha t neworganist righ t after the service .

M issPriscilla,in the congrega tion,pricked up her earswhen thefirst stra ins of the gorgeous melody greeted them. Wha t beautifulmusic !Tha t neworganist is awonder !With one eye fixedwarily onPastor W.,shewh ispered her feel ings to her friend beside her,andasked her the name of the piece .

The friendwhispered back, Tha t ’s ‘Ave M aria ’ by Schu

Shewent no further,since shewas interrupted by a shocked gaspfromM issPriscilla,who threwup her hands in holy horror . The nextinstant,shewas holding her breath in fear ; Pastor W.was gazing ather . Expecting to bewilted by one of hissearing,reprimanding stares,she received a pleasant surprise . Hewas smiling a t her —

an understanding,ashamed,tight—l ipped ghost of a smile . Then he,too,sawwhatwaswrong . M issPriscilla sighed her relief.

Th is l ittle episode remindsone of a letter received by a prominentgroup of radio enterta iners. It requested them not to use the term“

comrade, since tha t is the term that the RussianRedsuse in speakingto each other .

Perhaps It is a l ittle prema ture to e

xpect many church-goers to

adopt anyth ing but biased views towar religion. It does seem a

shame,however, that these peoplewill give vent to the ir ch ildishfeelings on beautiful music.

E . M .,Sr. 3 .

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Glee Club Program at CockeysvilleN Thursday,M ay 9,a t P . M .,the Glee Club sang for theParent-Teachers’

Associa tion a t the Cockeysville School . Theprogramwas asfollows:

SANCTUS Mozart

FOREWORD FOR A SONG BOOK (adapted fromCM inor Symphony),Bra /am;

Chorus

THE SPIRIT FL OW ER Campbell-Tipton

EmilyRoss,BerniceShapos,EleanorWilson,EdwardM acCubbin,MyronMezick .

SING,SING BIRD S ON THE WING Na ttz’

ngEmily Ross,Bernice Shapos,DorisM iddleton,Eleanor Wilson.

I GOT SHOES.

M ax Berzofsky,MorrisM iller,Leonard Woolf,Merton Fishel .

AN OPEN WoodmanM ary Stewart Lewis.

ROL L ING DOWN To RIO Eda) . GermanMyronMezick .

PETER,PETER . Old GermanTuneChorus.

OL D KING COL E . Forrytb

Isadore Cohen,TheodoreWoronka,Edward M acCubbin,Irvin Samuelson.

HEY MARINKA . Bobemz'

an FolkSongCucxoo .Sbaw

G irls' Chorus.

BROWN OCTOBER AL E . D eKooen

M en'

sChorus.

LUL L ABY Mozart

Chorus.


Orchid Given to MissTall(FromTboBa ltimoreNew)

NOTHER Ba ltimorewomanwho set a special ized standard acable to the na tionwas singled out today for recognition

esent ation to M iss Lida L ee Ta ll,president of theTra ining College,with an orchid .

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flowers for tha t girl friendwho is so sweet . Animals, too, are

stricken by Spring Fever ; dogs lie basking themselves in the sun,contentedly blinking one eyewh ile ca ts stroll nonchalantly by . Birdsa lone seem to esca

pe infection and glorify springin their songs,wh ilewe poor mortals eel our faculties becoming uller and dullerwith

each ch irp .Wha t canwe do to overcome th is powerful enemy,Spring Fever?

He,ingeniousone tha t he is,creepsupon usso subtly and strikeswithsuch speed and force thatwe are powerless to overcome him. Sciencehas cures and reventives for all other fevers,but Spring Fever,theblack sheep 0 his family, is left unh indered towreak his annua ldestruction upon theworld . D o you desire to be famous? If so, justrid the earth of th is pesky disease,and youwillwin not onlyworldwide popularity,but a lso the deep gratitude of every living person!

V IRG INIA HAGERTY,Fr. I .

Thun LakeY favorite picture a t the art exh ibit at TowsonHigh School isThun Lake by Zuricher . Beyond the splendor of a virginforest a picturesque lake nestles snugly in the motherly em

brace Of the old lavender mounta ins. These mounta ins cast slendershadows in the mirror-l ike Ilake . A long zigzag pa thwinds its dustybody through the lowgrasslands leading toward the peaceful sol itudeof the enchanting lake . Stately pineshumqua int lullabiesrhythmicallywith thewind . The pastel shades of the autumn leaves blend harmoniouslywith the other scenic views. The deep cleftsof an enormousrock in the foreground are coveredwith autumn flowers,tell ing theonlookers that the cold season of the yearwill arrive in a short time .

AGNESMUL L EN HICKS,Towson Elementary School,Grade 7,Age 1 2 .

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CircusAdvertisingwo thousand dollars a day for advance advertising ! Have youeverwondered howthe circus posters reached their places so

long before the company a rrived in town? The circus accepts nooutside help and follows a definite plan of organization. Threeweeksahead of the circus comes the “ Bill Car” conta ining itsown boiler formaking aste,lockers equippedwith billing,and papers to last twomonths. here are,too,sleeping quartersfor the twenty to twenty-fivemenwho tack banners and paste posters. Alongwith th is comes theencral contractin agentwho arranges for grounds,billboards,exibition and para e l icenses,bannerswh ich overnight appear on the

front of trolley cars,and food for the entire company and menagerie .

Following the “ Bill Car" comes the No . 1 Car,whose duty it is topaste more billing and tack more banners. Some bills are placed fortymiles outside the ci ty . Two more cars,one twoweeks,the other,oneweek before the circus,re air the billing that hasbeen torn or blown.

In addition,these cars fig t o posing circuses,advertise in the paper,and check up on thework 0 the cars tha t have gone ahead . A daybefore the circus arrives the twenty-four-hour man" is on duty . Hesees tha t the fire department has a man staioned a t the fire plug nearestthe circus grounds to supplywa ter for the sprinklin carts,horses,elephants,and lemonade . He a ttends to the clearing o the grounds inthat h ighweeds are cut down and the holesfilled . Sidewalk crossingsarewell providedwith boarding to protect themfrom the heavy circuswagons. Using small red flags,the “ twenty-four-hour man” lays outthe plan of the circus. After checking up on twenty or th irty otheritems he may go to bed until four in the morning,when he mustawa it the arriva l of the showcars,arouse the crew,and direct thefoodwagon to its place . Perhaps nowyou can see that there ismoreto a circus than the show.

M ARGUERITE SCHORR

With the fearful stra in that is onme night and day,if I did notlaugh I should die .

— AbrahamLincoln.

Love really has noth ing to dowithwisdom or experience or

logic . It is the preva il ing breeze in the land of youth .

— BrnnoLast ing.

As charity covers a multitude of sinsbefore God,so does pol iteness before men.

—Greoz’

lle.

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AssembliesOn M arch 22,1 935,Senior One presented an origina l version ofHansel und Grete l . ” Th is presentationwas the outgrowth of a

Ch ildren'

s Literature course . Harmony between scenery and cos

tumeswas one of the aim$ of the play,which made it necessary forthe class to make its own scenery .

D R. CALDWELLDr . Caldwell,of the Lincoln experimenta l school at Columbia,

talked recently at assembly . He mentioned at the beginning of hisaddress tha t M iss Tallworkedwith him in promoting this school,and that her influence isstill felt there . We should have,Dr . Ca ldwellStated,education for our goa l,but in order to achieve thisbiggoa lwemust achieve smaller goals as tools forwork . A first graderworks atthe first steps of reading,then as his experiences vary,he adds to hisvocabulary . Th isstep achieved,he then readsfor interest and leasure .

Wha t to read is a grea t problem. We must choose by stan ards notbased merely upon those of best sellers and newspapers.

Self-res ect is essentia l to progress and ach ievement of goals isnecessary . hese goa ls if ach ieved properly are hel s on the journeytoward educa tion. We Should always take our smal er goalsseriouslyand not overlook one aswe travel toward our topmost pinnacle .

RUTH KEIR.

DR. MANN :

Dr . M ann,a Professor of Ph ilosophy at the University of Jena,gave us a vivid description of present-day Germany under the Hitlerregime . She traced for us briefly German development from before theGreat War to the present time .

Germanywas defea ted in thewar. She lost a great deal,but underthe splendid leadersh ip of President Von Hindenberg she made rapidprogress. At the death ofVon Hindenberg,Adolf Hitler took over thereins of government,ruling Germanywith an iron hand . Today,Germany is Nazi Germany . M ilitarism in all phases is a potent factorunder Hitler ’s direction. Press censorsh ip,Jewish persecution,strictsupervision over governmental teach ing in schools,and loss of per

sonal freedom characterize Naziism. A plot to overthrowHitlerwaspn

fiovergd,and the speedy tria l and execution of seventy-seven persons

0 oweInefficient leaders,according to D r. M ann,can cause grea t ca tastroph ies. Good leadersmake good na tions.

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Montclair Teachers’ Collegecame up a st urvingdrive on a bright Thursday morn

buildings set among trees and Newof the Student Council greeted us corroomswh ichwewere invited to visit .

These included h igh-school classes in French and English or collegeclasses in American pol itica l biography, economics and Germanciviliza tion,but since in the la tter class discussionwas entirely inGerman,we found ourway to one of the others.

At'

the end of the classperiodwe a ttended a meeting in the lovelyparlor of one of the dormitories. Therewe met in groups todiscussextra-curricular activities in both schools. One of the members of theStudent Council explained itsfunctionsand membersh ip . The treasurertold us tha t the Student Council are financed by a ten-dollar fee,wh ichis appropriated to the organiza tions by the Council . In the dormitorywewere served an appetizing luncheon duringwh ichwewere entertained by amusical trio .

After luncheonwe had a choice of a ttending either a meeting 1 11wh ich the editorsof the school publica tionsex lained howthesewerecarried on or a deligh tful concert by the schoo choir . Wewere interested in finding there M issM acEachern,who helped compose our ownAlma M ater . She is a t present a teacher ofmusic in th isschool .Leaving Montcla ir about we had leasant memories,not

only of beautiful buildings and campus but a so of a beautiful spiritamong the students.

MARGARET CL AYTOR .

“Justgot back from a trip around theworld .”

Grea t !Did you stop In Egypt?”Oh,yes.

"

GO up the Nile?Sure !Swell viewfrom the top.

According to the Pennsylvanian,Denison University,Sta tisticsShowtha t wa lking da tes’ are 62 per centmore popular than any otherkind ; church da tes are on thewane,while movie da tes are consideredout of the question.

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ThingsOur NewYorkersWill Talk About

1 . Forty-three bucks; ooh ! (Pa t the forehead rhythmically, threetimes,with the pa lm of the right hand .)Our punstersG) .

The pig pa rties.

Free samples of illustra tive materia l (or Where Meigs Put One

Over on oor Davies.

M r. Flower 's “

ecstasy .“

Seven O'

clock,and the sun is shining . (Oh,yeah?)Two-th irty M ass a t St . Pa trick ’s.

M iss Neunsinger’

s nose after a bout of Pig on the Montcla irtrip .The beautiful,unique staging in The Grea t Wa ltz .TheM an on the Flying Trapeze with spotlight accompaniment .The spider-lady . Ohh !Ahhh !”

Eleva tor-ears” from going up in the Empire Sta te Building .The elabora tely uniformed gentlemanwho guided us through the

studios and,as incidental learning,gave us a lasting impressionof superiority ; he sa id tha t some of the studios are so large tha t“ they conce it” many hundreds.

Trying da intily to sip tea in a swerving dining car.

Heavy lidded eyes onMonday morning .

GK Q Q

L e Cercle Francais

L A derniere assemblee de L e Cercle Franca is,notre conseillercharmante,Madame Elliot, parlaid avec nous de son amiebonne . L a conversation etart tres interassante et delectable

chaque membre de notre ecot prendit bien son temps,specialementequand on serva i t les refraichessements. Nous desirons que tout lemonde viendra a l

’

assemblee la foisprocha ine .

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Faculty NotesIss

,DANI ELS and M issKeys a ttended the College Conference onBody Mechanics in Wash ington on April 1 3 . M iss Danielswas secretary of the Conference and assisted in arranging the

program.

During the past month severa l Normal School instructors havetalked before parent-teacher or other organizations. Mrs. Brouwerspoke in Towson and Bel Air,M issJones in Baltimore and Dundalk,M iss Rutledge in Ba ltimore, and M iss Birdsong in Ba ltimore and

Towson. M iss Brown gave a radio talk on conserva tion.

M issTansil attended a Registrars’ Conference in Rale igh,NorthCaro lina,during the spring vaca tion.

M iss Sperry ’s garden is beginning to give promise of its usua lloveliness.

If you ever need a speaker at the lastminute,don’ t hesita te to ask

M ISS Birdsong . It is rumored tha t she discovers her topic by askingstrangers en route to the meetingwhat the talk is to be about .Who says tha t men’

s styles never change? Wa tch Mr. M innegan.

Several faculty members visited NewYork during the springvacation. Amon thesewere M iss M acD Onald,M iss Diefenderfer,M issDaniels an M issWoodward . M issJones and M iss Blood drovetowesternNewYork . It issa id tha t M issBlood needs instructions asto howto read a road map. M issYoder visited in Easton,M aryland ;M iss Stitzelwent to Hagerstown and Pennsylvania,and M iss Holttraveled to Ph iladelph ia .

We suggest tha t M issDowell look in her pocket for her glasses.

Don’ t try to pick up M iss Bersch on York Road . It doesn’ twork .A mul ti le-eared,full-time correspondent is really necessary to

keep upwit the faculty,but the financial difficulties of the TOW ER

LIGHTmake such an employee impossible . M aywe remind you,therefore,of the request made early in the year, tha t contributions to”

Faculty Notes” be sent to the TOWER LIGHT office?

Gossip has beenwell defined as putting two and two together,and making it five .

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OrchestraINCB the opening of this,the last quarter,the Orchestra has t eturn'

ed to the full schedule Of rehearsals.

For the enrollment campaign at the City College,wewererepresented by the violin trio— Frank Zeichner,MorrisHoffman,andM alcolmDavies,accompanied by CharlesHaslup.

On the evening of April 1 1,the Orchestrawent to Cockeysvilleto play ‘

a short program as a preliminary to the annual Cockeysvillephysica l educa tion demonstration for the parent-teachers’ association.

Our programwas:Festal M arch in C CadmanArtists’ Life .

Romance in F .

Theme,from Invitation to the DanceCountry Dance in C .

We eni ed the kindly reception given us by the Cockeysvilleaudience,andywe should have l iked to stay for the demonstra tion,butlessonsto do compelled our early return. Asitwas,we had the pleasureofwatching from thewings of the stage one or two numbers,whilewe ate the delicious ice cream generously served at the behest of theprincipa l of the school,Mr. Hammond .

For the rest of the yearwe turn our a ttention to music for thecommencement programs. Not many

,Mondays rema in,which means

tha t each rehearsal ‘hour W l ll be crammed full ofwork .FIFTH-GRADE DIARIES

For the ast nineweeks the fifth grades of the ctiy have beenstudying the hirteen Colonies. An integra tionwith Englishwas thewriting of diaries tha t migh t have beenwritten byColonial ch ildren.

Here are three interesting ones tha t the SA1 of Brehm’

s Lane Schoolwrote . These compositions Showthat the childrenwhowrote themknewtheir history,and knewhowto “

spice it up.

D ear D imCan ou guesswha t a dreadful sin I have committed? I have been

arrested or swimming onSunday ! D o you think Iwillget the duckingstool? IwonderwhatMotherwill th ink ofmewhen Iget out of prison?

Your friend,KENNETH AND ERSON .

(Continued onpage 30)


A Lone ly Litt le NewEnglanderNOCH hurried down the rocky,irregular path that led to the pondwhere the boyswere going to look for three-le ged turtles tha tafternoon. Hewas later than hewanted to be,Because,unfortu

na tely,the school master had deta ined him. There had been somesl igh t trouble durin the arithmetic lesson. Instead of adding and subtracting,ashe shonfil have been doing,Enoch had been counting nails.

Cl ick,click,cl ick the had gone,as he had emptied hispockets andla id them out on his esk. He had been beamingwi th pride over hiscollection,whenMr . Southworth had so unexpectedly and so sharplytapped himon the shoulderwith hisbirch rod . Thatmeant giving upthe precious nails and finish ing his sums after school .

Enoch had hurried through hiswork because outside theM assa

chuset ts sunsh inewaswarm and the scent of purple andwh ite l ilacscoming in the openwindowsmade i t hard to keep one '

smind onsums.

M ay inMiddlesborowas the mostwonderful month of the year .And nowhewasfree aga in,hisna ils j ingling in his pockets ashe

hurried down to the pond . His round,solemn l ittle facewaspuckeredup in awhistle .

The other boyswere all there paddling around in the l ittle puddles. Some had taken off their shoesand stockings andwere squeezingsmooth black mud between theirwh ite toes. Somewere on the rocksOf Betty ’sNeck examining for at least the hundredth time the marksthere . Thesewere sa id to have beenmade by Indianswho used to livein the very placewhere M iddlesboro nowis.

"Look,Enoch !” Johnshouted as the la te arriva l came into view.

Here ’

s his big toe just as plain as can be !”

Enoch scrutinized the rock closely and nodded in agreement . Thenhe threwh imself down on hisstomach and flung hisarms in the pond .He brought up a handful ofmud and something else

‘I foundmore ironore, he called out .

‘When Iget big I’mgoingto make na ils out of all the iron ore inMiddlesboro .

So Enoch Pratt grewup andwent to school inMiddlesboro andBrid ewater,a l ittle town nearb When hewas just fifteen he graduate from the Bridgewater Aca emy. A fewweeksbefore graduationhewrote a letter to a friend in Boston asking for a position. Thereare no records to tellwhat sort ofwork th iswas,butwe do knowthat heworked at i t until be became of age . Then he did somethinwh ich has perhapsmade the l ife of every Baltimore boy and girl different than i t might have been.

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Nearly one hundred years ago,in 1 83 1,he came to Baltimore . Hehad not forgotten about those fascina ting na ils of his boyhood days,and before long he established an iron business. Ifyouwalk down to 23and 25 South CharlesStreet youwill see just the placewhere EnochPratt began his company . There is a story that at first he used todel iver the th ings he sold his customers in awheelbarrow.

When hewaswell fixed and thingswere going along smoothly,hewasmarried to M aria Louisa Hyde .

A few/years later he and his brother became partners in a hardware business,and after tha t,for fifty-six years,hewas president ofthe Farmers’

and Planters’ Bank . Hewas also interested in ra ilwaysand steamsh ips,and for awh ilewas finance commissioner on the citycouncil .

ItwasM ay,many years la ter than the one fwe just ta lked about,in a place far away from tha t little M assachusetts town. Trivoli,thelovely estate of Enoch Pra tt,stretched out on all sides,wide and

spacious and green. In those days the York Road and WoodbourneAvenuewere far,far into the country . Mr . Pra tt had just driven homefrom the citywith his bay horse and top buggy . He got out of hisbuggy andwandered around the house by the kitchen. Seeing thegarbage pa ils by the door,he l ifted the lid from one and ered in. Hefrowned . The apple skinswere thick andmuch apple ha beenwasted .Endsof celery thatwere good had been thrown out . He tapped on thekitchenwindowsharplywith hisumbrella and nearly frightenedAlice,the housema id,to death . She flewto the kitchen door,her hand onher heart .

“

Oh,Mr. Pratt, she panted, such a fright as you gave me !Mr . Prattwaved his umbrella at the garbage pail . Alice, he

sa id,“ is it necessary for you towaste so shamelessly the food the goodLord has provided? You must use more care in removing skins and

eels.PThen he turned on hisheel and marched around to the side of the

house . It did make hisNewEngland Scotch blood boil to see th ingswasted . He buttoned up his faded,Shabby old coat ashe climbed hisporch steps.

M aria, he called,a smile l ighting his ra ther lonely face .

Hiswife answered from the side porch,and he hurried to her. Hekissed her fondly and sat beside her .

“

M aria, he sa idwith a l ittle quiver of excitement in his voice,I’

ve though t it all out about the library . I’mgoing to bui ld a l ibraryfor all the people in Baltimore . It

’

s going to be free for everybodywhether they ’re rich or poor,black orwh ite . And I’

m going to see

that it gets built and begun just right . I thought I’d offer the mayorfor the building and about $ 833 000to get started .

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(Continued frompage 2 6)

A fewweeks ago I told you Iwas go ing to make a visit to the

South . Iwent,but I didn’ t have a good time . They had differentclothes,and Iwas ashamed of Cousin Catherine The childrenworewigs,or had the ir ha ir curled . They danced,and played games thatI had never heard of,orwould care to play . Iwish you had beento correct them,as Iwasspellbound .

Your friend,CHARL OTTE ANNA MED L EY.

We had a fine time at a husking bee yesterday. A friend ofmine,named Jack,found a red ear of corn. I suppose you knowwhat happened then?

Your best friend,GLORIA ScHWARz .

Housewife Don’ t bring me any more of that horrid mi lk . It isabsolutely blue .

M ilkman It a in’ t our fault,lady . It ’

s these long,dull eveningsasmakes the cowsdepressed .

Youth (to fa ir companion)— Have you ever tried listening to a playwith your eyes shut?Voice (from behind) -Have you tried listening to onewith your

mouth Shut?

Jones Tha t manSmith isgoing around telling liesabout you.

James— “I don’ t mind that,but if he begins to tell the truth I'll

break hisneck ! —L og.

Wha t is the name of the great dipper?John the Baptist .

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The Class of 1935Evolution and Resolution .

The Registrar LooksStatistically at the Class193 5 .

Raising Standardsfor Gradua tionThe Fourth YearClassOflicersof the Senior Class.

The Seniors’ Farewell .Installa tion ofOfficersfor 1935The TelescopeSenior Banquet and PromClassHistoryCelebrities of 1935’

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Evo lution and Resolution

HERE shall be located in the city of Baltimore a NormalSchool Thus simply did the legisla tors ofM aryland in1 865 frame the paragraphswh ich rovided for the creation of

heMarylandSta teNorma l School . One 0 the first sevensta tes to provide an institution for the tra ining of teachers,M aryland hasheld herleadersh ip in teacher tra ining,and hassteadily improved her facilitiesfor th iswork .

There is abundant evidence of M aryland ’s ever rising standardsshown in the h istory of the Normal School,first in Ba ltimore (1 8661 876 then in other localities (Frostburg,1902 ; Towson,191 5 ;and Sal isbury in Consider,for instance,the early advances inthe use of the experimenta l school,the continua l enrichment of thecurriculum,the expansion of the school into larger quarters,the increase in enrollment brough t aboutmainly by the growing prestige ofthe teach ing profession,the rise to a full two-year professiona l course,the selective admission plan and the advance to a three-year course .

These stages ofgrowthwh ich seem so cold as they are set down inprint,did not just “ happen Theywere reactions brough t about byshe

.

personalities of certa in leaders in conjunctionwith favorable coni tions.

To sense some of the romancewhich is interwovenwith the

Normal,therefore,i t isnecessary to acquaint oneselfwi th some of thecircumstancessurrounding the improvements,aswell aswith the deedsof the leaders. Visualize,if youwill,the Statewhen an elementaryeducationwas all that most youn people from the counties ofM aryland could hope to obtain free ofcost . Consider the extra load th iscondition laid on the Norma l School . Not onlywas professional maret ia l needed,but a lso the academic subject ma tterwhich is now'taught in h igh school . Remember a lso tha t itwas possible for one to

Obtainby examination a teachin certificate for any chosengradewithOut attending Norma l School . he fact that the school had grown tothe point atwh ich it seemed fitting to ofl

'

er twowhole years of professional training after two years of academicwork at the NormalSchool,isam le and recognizable evidence that real progresshad beenmade . Since t is developmentwas brought about as early . as itwas,the names ofMr. Newell and Sarah E . Richmond,whose hardworkand selfless efforts, in combination with the labors of otherworkers,really supplied the energy necessary for the taking of such a

step,l ive on as those of “saintswho nobly fought of oldThe paucity ofstudentsat theNorma l Schoolwasmade evenmore

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acute by the effects of the World War. Government jobswere open tothosewhowere ambitious,and teaching positions a t comparativelylowsalaries had no appeal for thosewhowere not aspiring . In 1920,however, there occurred three eventswh ichwere to help solve the

roblem of enrollment andwh ich affected the school immeasurably .Free secondary educa tionwasmade universal throughout the counties,the standardsfor certifica tionwere ra ised,and the present President ofTeachersCollege a t Towsonwas appointed . To try to evalua te each ofthese occurrencesas to itsrelative Importancewould be a difficul t task .Suffice i t to say,after the above changes,the period between 1 920and1 925wasone of growth in enrollment des ite the alluring offersof easyposi tionsat h igh salarieswh ich the perio of infla tionwasbeginning topresent . 1921 sawthe end of the academic course,for,with universa lsecondary education,therewasno longer a need for h igh schoolworka t Normal . By 1 927 the number of students desiring to enter Norma lhad grown to such a degree that itwaspossible to put admission on a

selective basiswithout impa iring the supply of teachers. Th is in

nova tion resul ted in a reduced number ofstu ents,but raised the standard for entrants,so Strengthening the position of the Norma l School asone of the institutions in the country offering superior facilities fordelightful and valuable dormitory and student living aswell asworkdirected toward a specific end .

In keepingwi th itsstandard of leadersh ip,the Norma l Schoolwasmade a three-year institution in 193 1 . The advantage to the studentsofthischangewas twofold . It made ava ilable at no increased rate of costanother year ’seducation,and i t helped reduce the temporary over supply of teachers by keeping a graduating class out of the field for oneear .yThere isno need tomention aga in the fact tha t these later develop

mentswere not ”

happen stance Suchwere not gifts from the Heavens. Both sprung from the Guiding Spirit of the School,stanchlybacked by a sympathetic administration and a generousState .

Suchwas the h istory and status of the M aryland State NormalSchool in the beginning of fa teful 193 1,the yearwhen the destinies ofthe peoplewhowere to form the Class of ’

3 5 became unitedwith the

destiny of the Normal School .Numerous,grave,and variedwere the forces tha t acted upon those

destinies. Therewas an economic de ressionwh ich necessitated a decreased State appropriation for the ormal School bud et and somadei t expedient in 1933 to require a tuition fee from studints. Assurancetha t the si tuationwaswell and thoughtfully met l ies in the fact tha ta lthough enrollment slumped the first year,the number of enteringstudents is rising as the standard is accepted . Coincidentwith thisdevelopment,trendstoward purposefulness,and mutual understanding


among the studentswere observed to deepen. Evidently,a preciationOf the real but not necessarily prohibitory sacrifice involve in a ttendingNormal didmuch to discourage the irresponsible and tomature theresponsible .

Then therewasthe fact tha t grea t advancesineducationwere beingmade all over the country . The results of the steps taken during andafter theWorldWar to correct the disturbing conditionsexposed by thearmy tests and the investiga tions,were being felt . More trainingwasbeing demanded of teacherseverywhere . TheGuidingGeniusofNormalSchool had vision to see tha t the tendency inmore advanced institutionswastoward a four-year course . She grasped time by the forelock,and became one of the leaders inmaking the arrangementswhich inMay,1934,culminated in the additionof the fourth year to the course atMaryland Sta te Norma l School . We owemuch to the acumen andwisdomof the Sta te Superintendent ofEducation,Dr . Albert S. Cook,andthe understanding and insight of our most capable State Board ofEducationwhomade thisste

ppossible . The advantagesof th isadvance

are legion. It makes availab e four years of educa tion a t a very muchlower ra te than other colle es charge,itmakespossible the immediatetaking of the basic B . S. egree uponwhich graduatework may bebuilt at once,and it raises the level of the teaching profession in the

State ofM aryland .There hasbeenglory in all the history of theNorma l School,but itwould seem that no single three-year period since the founding of the

school has been so significant as that between 1932 and 193 5 .

Class of’

35,we are profoundly privileged . M any of the samefactorswhich concerned the fa te of theNorma l School have affected us.

We,aswell as the Normal School,have been seasoned by the depression,worked under the guiding influence of a rea l leader,M issTall,andhave been stimulated under the care of a progressive state for three ofthemost impressionable yearsof our life . M ay the effectsof these conétactsbe assignificant to us as theywere to the Normal School .

WIL L IAM POD L ICH.


And nowsha l lwe digressa little and reviewthat registration dayof September 6,1 932when the freshmen presented themselves for ad

mission. Theywere a sizable group ; two hundred thirty-three at the

close of the testing period . Th ismeans tha t 101who entered that fa llare not graduatingwith the ir class. Some of thisnumber after samplingthe teach ing profession chose other fieldsofwork and entered tra iningfor those voca tions.

This entering class of September 1 932 a lso made h istory for theNorma lSchool by itsexcellent Showing in theThurstone Psychologicaltest that fa ll . For the first time since the testswere initia ted themedianScore of the freshman class surpassed the median score of the

students entering the colleges and universities giving the test . Thisimmd iately set a h igh standard for the group and an examination ofindividua l recordswill showhowthese talentshave beenused .

Norwill the sta tistics of the class endwith graduation. Aswestart our statistica l picture of the freshmen next fa llwe sha ll continueour figures of the Class of 193 5 . An Ih —Service record isset 11 for each

member of the gradua ting class and on this is l isted i ormationregarding lacement,further study,specia l honors,and other interestingdata . hismaterial,of course,can only be complete if thegraduatescooperate by sending us information from time to time .

Andwhensetting up our sta tisticsfor theClassof 1936who knowshowitsnumbersmay be augmented by themembersof the Classof 193 5who return for fourth year,next fa ll? I am sure they knowthewarmwelcome theywill receive .

Sowe couldgo on ad infinitum regarding sta tisticsbut in all the

complexity of the fi ureswe do not forget tha t the Class of 193 5 is afami ly of 1 5 8 indivi uals. But herewemust limit ourselves to a studyof the group,because a study of the individua lswould be another story .

REEECCA C. TANSIL .


Raising Standards for Graduation at

Towson in the Past Fifteen YearsROM to 1 93 si ificant progress has been made in teachertrainin inM arylan Thewise and able leadership ofDr . AlbertS. Coofi, and the farseeing and si ificant action of the State

Board of Education have made possible ti se forward steps in the preservicework in the prepara tion of teachers:September, Secondary Education in the Normal Schoolswas abol

ished, because all counties by that timewere able to providefour-year h igh-school facil itieswithin their own organizations.

Only gradua tesof accredited four-year high schoolswere admittedin Se tember,

1 927: All our-year h igh school aduatesfrom accredited h igh schoolswere admitted,butwere ivided into two classifications— thosewith no conditions aga inst them,and those on proba tion. The

Standard passedwas tha t a studentwho presented a recordper cent A ’

s and B’

s,40per cent C’

s,and no D’

s,would beaccepted . All otherswere to be given an examination set by eachNormal School according to itsvisionfor the selecting of studentson a h igh plane . Health standardswere set upwh ich applicantshad to meet .

1 93 1 : The coursewas ra ised from a two-year curriculum to three years,a requirement for all students. At th is time the student teach ingex eriencewas lengthened from twelveweeks to e ighteenweeks.

e coursewas ra ised from three years to four,and the Degree ofBS. inEducation granted . By request of the Baltimore City BoardofSchool Commissioners the State Department of Educa tionwillcontinue to grant a three-year diploma to City studentswho ask towithdrawa t the end of three years to teach in Ba ltimore Ci ty .The courses addedwere extended Oral and Written English,and

English Litera ture ; Principles of Literary Criticism; Economics and

Sociology ; Physical Science including Astronomy, Electricity

andChemist Ph ilosophy of Education; and an Educa tional Con erencecompose ofSeniors and Facultywhich discussesvital problemsfacingeducation in theworld today . The four years really provide a ma jor inEduca tion,a ma jor in the Social Studies,and a minor in English .

The advantagesof a continuousprogramof four years is that nowsince a BS. degree istheminimumStandard,gradua te studywill surelyfollow. The h itch-h iking for the undergraduate degreewh ich hasbeenso expensive and sowasteful of time,energy,and moneywill be abolished . There should be an awakened intelligence on the part of teacherson the elementary school level .

LID A L EE TAL L .


The Fourth Year

HE bel ief is becoming more and more preva lent that a teacher

uld be awell-rounded,real person. Present-d a living is soone cannot help but meet problems0 politics,ecoscience,socia l conditions,interna tiona l strife,etc.

More than any other humanitarian,a teacher must understand theseforces that mould theworld (she,too,can be a moulder) . She musthave a broad cul tura l background bywhich she may interpret life,make it meaningful,and copewith its increasing controversies.

Howdoes the addition of a fourth year aid in preparing betterteachers? The subject ma tter of the fourth year doesnot concern itself

primarilywith teaching,butwith enrich ing the student tomake hima

eep-thinking,mature individual,and thus a finer teacher .

The terms tha t come to my mind as I consider the fourth year,andwhat it hasmeant to me,are,— contaet,and perspective. Not onlydoes the student inhisenriched course come into contactwith the bigvita l present-day problems,but a lso the subjectsoffered seemto contactwith each other : the principles ga ined in Philoso

fphy of Education

seemed to build ri ht into the structure and fabric 0 Science,Psychology,English,an Economics.

By perspective I mean the ma turi ty of vision,thought and ex

pression tha t enriched cultura l experience brings.

If you feel tha t,at the end of three years,youwill have an adequate background,that youwill not need to groweducationa lly”,thendo not think of remaining for the fourth year !It isnot designed forthosewhowish to cease creative growing,but for thosewhowoulddelve deeper,to be stronger .

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TH E TOW ER L I G H T

Installation of Officers for 19 3 5

the accompaniment of its class song,the Senior Class of’

3 5arched to the front of the auditorium and rema ined standingile itsmemberssang the song composed asFreshmenbutwhich

t tingly expresses the h igh ho es and devotion of the class today.The retiring presidents o the student councils and classes intro

duced their successorsin amanner adding seriousnessand dignity to theoccasion.

M issEhrhart,in resenting theSenior Classgift,said tha t those of1935 had tried toworl?coopera tively and harmoniouslywith the schoolthroughout the three years ofNormal life . She cited two definite examples of this: the class song,which issung as an obliga to to AlmaM ater,and the classgift,wh ich isa share in the purchase of a telescope .

The classgiftwasselected because of a felt need for it in the sciencecoursesof the curriculum and because it symbolized sowell a forwardand upward looking class.

MissTa ll accepted the gift for the school and congratula ted theclass on itswise selection.

Immedia tely following the assembly,the Faculty served theSeniorClass a delicious luncheon inNewell Hall .

W. EVANS,Sr. 4.

dfi fi bfl

The Telescope

HE Classof ’

35 hassharedwith the school the gift of a telescope .

hasa double symbol ism. Just astheSeniorClasshasa lwaysnot for its own glory,butwith all the student-body,for

the betterment of thewhole school —so the gift remainsnot asamerememoria l of the Seniors,but as a practical,useful thing tha twill serveto enrich the Whole school formany years. Then,too,the Seniors liketo feel tha t a telescope is an expression of theirway of striving tosearch beyond,for truth .

Wha t does a telescope mean to you? Funk and Wagnalls’ Diction

ary defines it as an optical instrument for enlarging the image of a

distant object,as a star,upon the retina of the eye1 2


Eur i tmeansmore than that l Think back to the dayswhen menobserved the sun,moon and ma jor planetswithout instruments. Theytried to find reasons for the motionsof these bodies as they sawthem;theywere filledwith superstitiousfear . People came to believe that theearthwas the dominant center of the universe,with the sun and moonand planets revolvingabout it on crysta l tracks,making eternal sweetmu m to the glory 0 crea tion. Itwas a comforting idea . It made menfee l secure,important in the scheme Of th ings. But in 1 609,Galileo,putting to astronomica l use a princi ls discovered b a Dutch optician,constructed the first rea l telesco hen he turne i t on the heavens,he made startling discoveries! e perceived that Venushad phases l ikethe moon; tha t Jupiter had four sa tellites revolving around it (notaround the earth l) ; that Sa turn had “ rings” of some unknown ma

terial,and tha t the sun and moonwh ich had a lways reverentl beenconsidered to be rfect bodieswere not perfect— the Sun ha grea tspots on its S ace, and the moon seemed to have craters andmountains!

These th ingswere most revolutionary to theworld,and Galileowas persecuted . But other men followed him,improved the telescopeand carefully recordedwha t they sawwith its aid . And so passindown through the yearswith Newton,Cassegra in,the Herschels andothers,we come to the present daywith its increased store of knowledge . Wha t a step it is from the simple contraption of lenses tha tGa lileo used,to the giant Cassegra inian telescopewith its 200-inchobject glass,nowin construction. It seems hard towa i t for its completion to knowwha t itwill reveal .

If you are the dull personwho never lifts his eyes from the humdrumhappeningsof th iseverydayworld— a telescopewill seemonly acumbersome instrument throughwh ich one sees uninteresting littlespotsof l ight . But if you are onewho hasbeen caugh t by the beautyOf the ni h t,and looked deep into the sky at the Stars and moon,andwondere and maybe sh ivered a l ittle a t themystery of it all,thenyouwill find the telescope a magic avenue .

When you become sickwith the t an led affa irs ofmen,and l ifeseems to shut you inwi th drab,sordidwalls, the telescopewil lreveal such grea ter mysteries of existence aswill make the sorry misfortunesofmenseemunimportant . Earthwill drop away,and youwillbe a lone in time and space,with thatgreat unknown force tha t seemsto order the universe . Youwill be able to turn back to theworld ofmen,a l ittle saner,finer for having stood insuch a presence .

M . DOUG L AS.


Senior Banquet and PromAT,drink and be merry seemed to be the philosophy of theSenior Banquet . Why shouldn’ t it have been,Since the banquetincluded a combination of M iss D iffenderfer

’

s savory foods,merry songs,and Short (oh,very short) speeches.

And the Prom—we had looked forward to it for three years,wehad l ived in joyous anticipation for threeweeks— andwe had a

“mar

velons’ time for three hours! “Heavenly Harmonies’ ’and theSoutherners invited us to dance in the foyer and dining roomwhere all our

sorrowsand careswere forgottenin the romantic surroundings. For the

evening,we danced among the starsof the heavens. Wha t futuresweredreamed of and foretold by Venus and the Moon only timewill tell !

EL EANOR STEREAx .

ClassHistorySept .

’

32 Appearance of shy and unassuming group of freshmen at

Sta te Normal . Freshmen register proper expressions of fear a tentrance exams; joy at tea dances; inspiration from InductionService ; animation at entire freshmanweek .

Oct .

’

32 Class organizes— girl elected for temporary president . Wha tho ! Such unprecedented behaviour . M iss Treut becomes classadviser .

Play D ay givesFreshmen the opportunity to play their favorite games— Looby L oo and Mulberry Bush— without beingscorned . Ripping hockey game terminates Play D ay,and bringsout the power of freshman girl a thletes.

Nov.

’

32 Freshmen fa irlywell settled . Knack of library systemmoreor less in hand . Science shelves particularly famil iar .

Reportsof radical uprisings issue from the problemsectionneedwe be s cific?

True ca iber of Freshmen shown by S lendid rogram for

Mother ’sWeek End . Will you ever forget chnitze anch”?

Large crop of bangs very much in evidence . Garbo,the oldstyle "

setter,is at it aga in.

D ec.

’

32 Freshmen deep inPaleol ithicAge . Heredity and environmentholdsitsown. Severa l couplesnotedwho are

“ thatway" —Freshmen come through aga in!

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Nov.

’

33 Juniorswho are student teaching have found the Strawthatbroke the camel ’s back,they are nowa t the end of their t o es.

Circlesunder eyes tell their ownsad story . Thanksgiving holi ays

greetedwith enthusiasm.

D ec.

’

33 Christmas at Normal again a happy and exciting time . An

nual request for Christmas tree compliedwith . Trend for balldecora tionsseem to be all one color . Leaders at GovansSingseeml ike old friends.

Olde English Dinner celebrated by one and all . Ye lordsand yeladies most gracious. Kris Kringle, himself (whowould haverecognized honored uswith hispresence . The court jester(tha t ta ll, lean Englishman) held forth inwitty rhymes. Ah,would tha t all dayswere Christmas inMerrie England !

Feb.

’

34 Girls’ Demonstra tion really testsJuniors’ a thletic stamina ;wha twith the Highland Fling,triple somersaults,and a snappygame of dodge . Mother Goose and all her gosl ingsmake a uniquestunt— King Cole stufl

'

ed to the proper diameter and HumptyDumpty broken effectively .Marc/2

’

34 The Men’

sRevueb bevy of beautiful girlssally frommen’

s

rooms. The hero of Schnitzelbanch becomes a blushing bride .

Junior girlsall of a suddenbecome aware of a combinationcrooner,tiger leaper,ma le fash ion pla te,andwha t have you.

April’

34 Disappearance of male section for student teaching givesschool a much needed rest . Librarians particularly relieved— no

longer heckled by group studying” in itsworst form.

May’

34 Juniorsuncomfortably insignificant .l ane

’

34 School year com leted— Juniorsmourn loss of Senior Class.

Ready to become hum le Seniors.

Sept .’

34 Freshmen receive pearlywords ofwisdom from venerablesages— alias the class of 193 5 .

One Senior reported studying for professiona ls.

Oct .'

34 Life goes on very smoothly . Seniors hardly aware of theirprominent positions in the school . History courses cause dailymigra tions to l ibrary -ar three o ’

clock . Emphasisplaced on candlewicks and games of Puritan children.

D ec.

’

34 Seniors,after 3 yearsofexperience,are nowacclimated to coldof Towson and rea lly a preciate the beauty of the snow. Severalbards inspired by the ovely sight take pen in hand for TOWERLIGHT contributions.

Christmas celebration joyousbut tingedwith melancholyOur last year at Normal?

fan.

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35 Sixmore Seniors begin studying for professionals.

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Feb.

'

35 Seniorswin Girls’ Demonstra tion! Three Cheers! Trickycostumes of Uncle Sam’

swould-be defendersmake quite a hit .

March'

35 Seniors nowknowwh ich is annex andwhich is ma inl ibrary .

April’

35 All Seniors return to fold after student teaching.Bil l to cal l us “

M aryland Sta te TeachersCollege” passed bythe state legisla ture . Rose fromM issRisteau’

s bouquet nowingold andwill become an arch ive .

NewYork Trip : April 10- 14. Wordsfa il— remember the $43,the ra in,the gardenias,the push cartson Broadway,NewYork a tnight,from the Hotel Pennsylvania ’

s roof, the ride across the

river on the ferry,and so on and on?

The Men’

s Revue of all Men’

s Revues. The Student Teacher

turnsout to be a real masterpiece . We heard that Ringling Brothers tried to contract the Stooge for the tiger leapers. Congra tulations,men!

May'

35 M ay!makes all Seniors veritable social butterflies. Seniorsshare in a telescope to school to symbolize looking onward andupward . Installa tion assembly followed by grand luncheon servedby faculty .

M ay day celebrations crowned th is festive day. M ay Queenand her lovely attendants gracing the Campus, are a beautifulsight . Can’ t resist adding that the M ay King fitted into his partexceedinglywell .Heavenly Harmony on M ay 1 8 disguises the familiar foyer

and dining hall .With the Southernersand all your friends around,howcould the night be anyth ing but perfect?

j une’

35 Professionals!ClassTrip and ClassNight llGradua tion!l!The Seniors leave Norma l as students but they takewiththem the memories of three happy years.

EL EANORM . GonD ExE,Sr. 3 .


Ce lebrities of 19 3 5have been asked to bring to your a ttention the students ofClass of 193 5who have beenmost outstanding in their

3 here . We submit the following list of deedsandpersonages— dutifully arranged in a lphabetica l order— for your ap rov

al . Ifwe have neglected anyonewho th inks that he should be inc udedin the ranksof the grea t,please let usknowofour omission andwewillsurely make retribution.

First comesCa therine Aywho isfamousfor the fact that shegother name inChristo her Billopp

’

scolumn. Forwha t?Why,for havingthe shortest name t at appears in the telephone book .

Fa irfax Brooke rates a meda l for being the starriest athlete the

girls can boast .Isadore Cohen,Izzy for short,ex

pendssomuch energy onhissing

ingthatM issWeyforth hasbegun to ear for hisvocal cords. Butwesaythatwe need a good tenor to make our Glee Club a success.

HelenCole is the ever pleasant and smi ling President of the Resident Student Council .

MelvinCole (no relation) had hispicture in the paper,girls!He isour star soccer player . If there isanyth ingmore forwhich he isfamous,please tell us about it at once .

Muriel Cookmanages. Muriel Cookmanagesfall sports. ShemanagesGymRevues. These managingwomen!Kathryn Coster rates th is column because she is the one normal

note in an otherwise illustriousgroup . Casey is a fine student and a

good sport . We hope tha t there are many like her in the coming SeniorClass to build awilling background formore prominent students.

M arguerite Ehrhart atta insglory through her ability to step in at

the last moment and lead our class to fame and to Commencement .Wemust not forget to bring to your a ttention the sweet disposition

and the charmof Bobby Ensor . Strange to say,both the girls and themen apprecia te her.

Eleanor Goedeke isguilty of a sense of humor . Inspite of th is,thestudents and the faculty insist that she has led the school through a

year of penury and virtua l starvation to a brigh t and sh ining Springtha t actually reveals a sur lus in the treasury of the Genera l StudentCouncil— or sowe hear . A ded to her executive ability is the ta lent forcomposing verse — maywe call i t poetry,please?Bill Gonce isde

cpendable,good-na tured and fa ithful— especia lly to

old flames. He serve uswell asour President and nowhe isholding ourmoney bags for us. Wa tch himclosely !

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D o you knowthat they call themselves the Orphansbecause they haveno one to love them? Seniors,see that you do someth ing about th isifyou have the opportunity .

Senior 3 has presented a musica l quartette thatwe think is thebackbone of the orchestra . When Herman Bainder,Ma lcolmDavies,Frank Ze ichner and MorrisHoffmango into their harmony,thewholeschool sitsupand takesnotice . Mr. Bainder is doubly famous in tha the plays the cello and com osespoetry— one th ing at a time,ofcourse .

Mr. Zeichner is a power ul rival of one of the gentlemen alreadymentioned .Jimmy Tear is the India-rubbermanwith the Southern accent . Helooks studious,but ishe rea lly?Josh Wheeler is famous for his athletic ability and for his adlibbing Get Mrs. Brouwer to tell you about the M a tisse fromthe Art

Gallery and Josh ’

s impromptu appreciation lesson.

We have thrown bouquets— and some gentle brickbats— untilweareweary . Address all criticisms to M issMunn

’

soflice . There is a finewaste basket there .

DISCRETION .

sm egma

’

TisSaid That

HelenCole has a lready spotted her position for next year .Thewillowtree isstillweepingwith the departing Seniors.

Muriel Disney is to grace next year’sSenior Specia l Class.

Both the Senior Goncesreceived “A’

s”inStudent-Teaching .

There are such things as professionalsfor city Seniors.

Therewill be some songs in our Commencement Exercises.

Charlie Meigs could not decidewhether to hit a Street car or a

truck,so he hit both .

TheSeniorsare having difficultyindeciding howto distribute theirqll

l

l lntuplets (5 commencement tickets) among the many members of

t eir famil ies.

A Senior 4 and Senior 3 old,old friendsh ip has been renewed .The Seniorsdon’ t knowwhether they ’ve reached the dignity of a

Miss”or

“.Mr asyet . (On ca lling cards.)

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Superintendents are getting to knowtha t there are such things asgradua ting Seniors.

Herman Ba inder can give a perfect intepreta tion of the symptomsof pediculosis. (Men

'

sRevue) .

Muriel Cook has been the sa lesman for snapshotsof the M ay D aycelebra tion. in orders)A member ofSr. 6 hasnot missed a day of school in 1 1 years.

A member ofSr. 1,never having heard of Dr . Morgan,made thisfact known to awomansitting beside her. (ItwasDr . Morgan'

swife) .Edward M acCubbin can hit 20on the homeward trip fromCock

eysville .

One Senior comesfrom the placewhere the sun rises. (Rising Sun,

Th is year ’sSenior Classwas the first in severa l years towind allthree M ay poles correctly .

Th is year ’sM ay procession is sa id to have been composed of themost a ttractive girlswho ever graced Norma l School .Joshua Wheeler knows all the bumpson Kenilworth Avenue .

Will iam Podlichwa ited for 3 years to obta in an op ortunity to

make a long speech in assembly (Tha t made onM ay D ay%It isn't fair forSeniorSpecial boysto send out invita tions to gradu

ation aga in th isyear . One present for gradua tion is enough .

SomemembersofSr. 5 do not knowthe difference between a giraffe,a tul ip,and a four-legged ostrich .

A member ofSr. 3 singed his eyelasheswh ile smoking hissecondcigarette .

Donald Ta lbot is anxious to knowhowmuch a pound of iron oreweighs.

Ruth Kreiswill not return to Norma l School next year as she is

to be married .Sr. 4 is always obliged to repeat a joke for the benefit of one of

itseminent members. (His initials are D . B . S.)

TH E TOW E R L I G HT

ClassNight Class of 3 5RE is a certa in someth ing in the air asour l ife at Normal nearsend . It envelops all of us,and transforms even the hardest

nto a personwho is awed by the realiza tion that he isabout to beg 'n anew;who isexulted at themany festivities during thistime ;who is deeply impressed by their intima te implica tions.

On the evening ofJune the tenthwill occur the '

climax ‘

of all otheractivities— our ClassNigh t . During th isrevel the Whole gamut of ouremotionswill be played upon. We sha llwitness ana ctual demonstration of that old saying, going from the sublime to the ridiculous” .

Therewill be a resume of our class’s illustrious history ; del ightfulparodieson the h igh l ightsofour career ; take-offsonour revered faculty ;and,woven into thewhole pattern,will be the unifying force '

of our

schoo l and classsongs.

Th ismirthful occasionwill be one of lastingmoment . Shall youcome?

’

ROSAL IE JACOBSEN .

Commencement Activities,JUneSixth to Eleventh

V isiting High School teams arrive (our guests at Newell Hall) .

P.M .

— Visiting teamsenterta ined by theAthleticAssocia tion.

Friday,[zone 7A .M .

— State Volley Ball Meet (StadiumAthletic Field) .

6 :00P .M .

-Supper onCampus.

P .M .

-Step Singing,Athletic Stunts.

Sa turday,j nne 8— Alumni D ay.

P .M .

— Reception inSarah E . Richmond Hall .P .M .

— ClassReunions.

P .M .

— BusinessM eeting.

P .M .

—Dinner,Music by School Orchestra .

P .M .

— Dancing .Sunday,June 9

P .M .

— Baccalaurea te Service,Auditorium of School .Sermon by Reverend M ark Depp,Rector of St . M arksMethodist

Episcopal Church .

Monday,[zone 10P .M .

— CampusSupper,ClassNight .Tuesday,fnne II— Commencement D ay

103?A .M .

-The procession of Guests,Faculty and Studentswillorm.

A .M .— Commencement —Campus (Wea ther permitting)

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A Summer Night

Air heavywith the perfume of rosesHangsstill in the quiet nightAbove— stars— steady and brilliantIn a deep slumbering skyAdd silver to the sleeping earth .

The bay,quiet and sa tura tedWith a spreading ribbon ofmoonlightUnprotesting in the peaceful ca lm.

My soul-filledwithwonderIsmotionless— afraid to speakAfra id lest God ’s creative peaceBe broken!

H . ZIEG L ER.

fi fi bm

The MockingBird’

sSongI heard a mocking bird singingIn the gray of a dull May morning .Hissong told of tears and of heartacheHis ca llwasmout h ful,melodiousIn the still of a gray Maymorning .I heard a mocking bird callingIn the hush of a blue M ay morning .His ta lewasof hope and of reverenceHissong,an encouraging measure,In the mist of a blue M ay morning .The mocking bird ’s lilt is a glad oneAshe tellsof the May and the spring,Ashisheart and mineSeem to echo each l ineOf hissong in a glowing Maymorning .

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Moonlight Sonata

The stream flows gently ;Above my head,The pine tree sighs;And shrilly through the moonl it night,Awild bird cries.

The mounta in breeze stirssoftly ;O

'

er and o'

er

A nightingale sings,And thoughts of you drift to my heartCmcrimsonwings.

LORE L L E HEAD L EY,Fr. 1 .

Twilight and NightThe Great Outdoors is call ing,callingCan I rema inwith inWhen gentle twilight 'ssteal ing,stealing ;And summer light grows dim?The brill iant sunset fades,Wh ile twilight takes itsplace .

It coverswoods and glades,Revealing not its face .

Then black of night is fal ling,fal ling,Replacing dim twil ight ;

And o'

er me steals a feeling— feelingOf the mystery of night .

EL EANOR BOUND S,Sr. 4 .

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A Summer Night

Air heavywith the perfume of rosesHangsstill in the quiet nightAbOVH tars— steady and brilliantIn a deep slumbering skyAdd silver to the sleeping earth .

The bay,quiet and satura tedWith a spreading ribbon ofmoonlightUnprotesting in the peaceful ca lm.

My soul-filledwithwonderIsmotionless— afraid to speakAfra id lest God's crea tive peaceBe broken!

H . ZIEGL ER.

fi Q fi

The MockingBird’

sSongI heard a mocking bird SingingIn the gray of a dull Maymorning .Hissong told of tears and of heartacheHis callwasmournful,melodiousIn the still of a gray Maymorning .I heard a mocking bird callingIn the hush of a blue May morning .His talewas of hope and of reverenceHissong,an encouraging measure,In the mist of a blue M aymorning .The mocking bird ’s lilt is a glad oneAshe tellsof the May and the spring,Ashisheart and mineSeem to echo each line

Of hissong in a glowing Maymorning .

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ReflectionsJune,the time for reflectionsaswell asgraduat ionsandthe TOWER LIGHT in retrospect swings its beam over

year passed,and takes th isopportunity to thank individuallyeveryonewho throughmental and physica l labor,sacrifice of time andmoney,and helpful publicity hasmade th isyear’

spublicationa success.

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And to the seniorswhose hearty cooperation and generosi ty hasmadethe June magazine a reality,we dedicate this issue !

THE ED ITORS.

Beethovenhaus,Bonn -J uly 20,19 3 4Beethovenhad symbolized someth ing of afar back asmy memory reaches. Visitin

an ambition that the trip toogre of a pilgrimage .

to be suffered in thisPilgrimageexcept those incid tchy knowledge of the Germanlangua e .

Aéer several misunderstood inquirieswe found the l ittle interurban electric train that runs between Cologne (Koln) and Bonn,thenatal town of the grea t maestro . The short journey seemed asfla t andmonotonousasthe country along the lowerRh ine and sowewere overanxious to have donewith it . M isunderstanding the conductor’s announcementwegot off at the edge of the town and had towa lk severa lmiles to the ma in station in order to get a cab. And this after manyhoursof trudging over the rough and twisted streetsofColo e earlierin the day !Eventuallywe found a cab and,to our grea t relic itsdrivercould understand our English andwe could understand hisGerman.

In a fewminuteswewere driven through the busyma in section of

the city to the older streets running along the bluffs overlookin the

river . Neatness and good carewere characteristic of the house ontsalong th is street . Beethovenhaus

"is distin ished from the Others

only by a simple plaque . We rang the bell an after several minutesofwa itingwere admitted by a buxom,blond “maedchen” in blue . A fee

of a fewfennigs pa id,wewere free towander over the l ittle housealone an a twill .

The newer house fronting on the street had been joined to a

smaller,older one making nowan L -shaped building . It is th is l ittleOld house inwh ich the ch ild Ludwigwas born. U narrow,twistedsta irs andwewere in the room intowh ich he came . hisroom,with a

ceiling so lowone can casil touch i t andwith a rough,uneven floor,isutterly bare of furniture to ay . Awrea th from a Shakes arianSocietyand another from the Goethe Society lie at the foot OIf

C

a pedestal onwh ich isan excellent bust of the composer . Wha t a triumvira te of greatsouls thus represented in so humble a chamber !A tinywindowlookingout over the garden admitted little enough l ight at just this twil ight

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hour to leave most of thewhite-washed room in kindly,mystic shadows. The spell of th ismusical Bethlehem brings the observer to newrealizationsof'the rela tivity of the great and small .

In other rooms of the old house are kept some of Beethoven'

s

original manuscripts,pictures,etch ings,aswell as instruments of hisown and ofhiscontemporaries. Among the collection are sixCremonaslBut it isin the tiny roominwhich hewasborn and in the garden belowthat one feels the spirit of hisearly years. The l ittle garden fitsinto thespace left by the L of the house and isfilledwith the usua l greenery . Inone corner is a very strange oldwooden pump about twelve feet tall,arelic of the earl ier years. A simple stone memoria l to Beethoven’

s

mother bearshis immortalwords about her :“

Shewasso good and lovable a Mother : my best friend .All too soon had come the hour for closing the house andwe had

only enough time to buy some pictures and to chat for a minutewiththe pleasant girlwho had admitted us. Out aga in in the lighted street,wewere recalled by the activity of a busySaturday night to the Bonnofthe twentieth century . We drove back past the famous University,thebeautifully kept city parkwith its inevitable swansand petunias,backto the station atwh ichwe should have a lighted . Young Nazison paradewere bugling and drumming theirway, about the streets. Stormtroopers,inuniformstha t looked brand-neweach day,made themselvesas conspicuous as always aga inst the mellowbackground of centuries.

Amere tourist doesnot dare to add hiseulogy to those of com e

tent critics of Beethoven. He had been termed “The Libera tor," he

M anWho Freed Music" by biographers and students. The artist him

selfwrote, ‘

Hewho truly understandsmymusicmust therebygo freeof all the miserywh ich others bear aboutwith them. ,Awomanfriend of his early years called him the rare genius,the great artist,the good man.

”And Father Tabb,a oet and teacher of M arylandwrote to Beethoven and to Michelange 0 this crowning apostrophe :

One made the surging sea of tone

Subservient to his rod ;One from the,sterilewomb of stoneRaised children unto God.

”

AL V INA TRBUT.

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section entitled The Hero discusses the place of the Eroica and CM inor Sym honies in the spiritua l development of the composer .

Mr. Su livan thinks tha t the Eroica Symphony is his firstworkthat hasa really profound and spiritual content . Beethoven’

srealiza tionof the victory that may be ach ieved by heroism in sp

l

ite of suffering isdepicted in that symphony aswel l as the CMinor . hisMr. Sull ivanca lled the second period but concludeswith still another period inwh ich Beethoven rea lized hisse aration from theworld and an entryinto a different and more exa lte region.

Mr. Sullivan’

sinterpre tationsof Beethoven’

scompositionshave asincerity and loftinesswh ich is remarkable . One marvels at the understanding and sympa thywhich the author had for the grea t composer .Al though one may not have reached the stage of understanding inBeethoven’

smusic to feel completely the spiritua l significance ofwhichMr . Sull ivanspeaks,hisinter retationscannot fail tomake one all themore anxious to hear more 0 that immorta l music .

FRANK ZEICHNER,Sr. 3 .

Eleven Books for a Deserted IslandN a questionna ire distributed among the faculty of the M arylandState TeachersCollege the following bookswere chosenin the orderinwhich they occur,by count .

The BibleDictionariesAnthology of poetry and verseHugo,Victor— L esMiserablesWells,H . G .

— Outline of HistoryCarroll,Lewis— Alice inWonderlandBrowning— CompleteworksG ibbons— Decline and Fa ll of the Roman EmpireZweig,Stefan— M arie AntoinetteDickens— The Tale ofTwo CitiesComstock— Handbook ofNature Study

Other bookstha twere chosen included subjectssuch asthe following: —Music,Travel ; Science ; Astronomy ; Botany ; Cook books; Geology ;Medicine ;Mining ; Advanced M a thematics; Campcraft ; Zoology; and last but not least Sears and Roebuck Ca ta log .

Some of the reasonsfor the varied selectionsfollowThe Bible ‘

It isa tremendously powerful force just initself.Poetry of Shakes

speare

—“My father noted Shakespeare a

great deal . Reading hakespeare’

s plays uring the later highschoolperiod led to an interest not so much in drama as in poetry

general y .30


Plutarch '

sLives This,Ifirst read after an illnesswhenIwasbut th irteen,so old Rome and Greece l ive for me in the l ives ofthese breathing dynamic personal ities. Later when I grewinterested in the Commercia l Revolution,Yule 5 M arco P010, and

Piafet ta'

sVoyage of M agellan and Guilmard'

sVasco d a Gama,held my interest completely .

Gayley'

sClassicMyths Th isis the first book I boughtwithmy own earned money .

"The books chosen must be the kind that one could read

again and aga in to seek diversion,understanding of l ife,courageand inspiration. My selectionwould touch the AncientWorld,theElizabethan Period, the V ictorian Era,and Modern Time . Onewould have to depend upon the

‘tried and true '

under the con

ditions described . ’“ Because I shall never have time to read themuntil I amcast

off somewhere !“No particular reason for any except tha t I l ike them; I l ike

to read arts of them any time I can.

"

I' choose an islandwith abundant flora and fauna . Since

there isno society,books about any social phenomenawould beundesirable as theywould lead to subjective th inking eventually .

“ Best possible anthology ofWorld Poetry . Onewould misssound very much . Musicwould be rather im ssible . One couldread the

Ipoems a loud for sound ; a lso models orwriting poetry .

If had to l ive alonewith Nature I should feel intima telythe resence of the Creator of Na ture . Hence,I shouldwant firstthe salms and then other l iterary means of giving expression to

my humangraslp

of the intangible as recorded by thewriters ofthe Bible ivingwi th Nature,I shouldwant to cul tiva te herlanguage in my ownway and I should need the Handbook toNature and Astronomy . Even on an island funny th ingsmust happen and I shouldwant to appreciate them if they did . I bel ieve Ishould rema in human longerwith a dash of Humor

”

Searsand Roebuck Ca talogwould be one of themost helpfulof books,Iwould see th ings tha t I couldmake,a lso inventionsofmen of the past .D o you th ink our facultywould be happy Crusoes?What do booksmean to you? The following inscriptionon thewall

of theWelch Memorial Library a t JohnsHopkinsUniversity aptly expressesmy opinion. For booksare not absolute dead things but doconta in a otency of life in them to be as active as the soulwaswhoseprogeny t ey are . Nay,they do preserve asin a viol,the purest efi cacyand extraction of that l iving intellect tha t bred them.

JOHN F . OwINGs,Sr. 4.

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The Pumpkin Coach

By LOUISPAUL

OUIS PAUL author, is newto the literary field of novels, The

Coach”

ishis first offering . However, The Pumpkindoes not reekwith the odors of clumsy,groping first

attempts and a smug egotismwh ich often is evident . In fact,one isable to forget th isstory has an author it ismerely the song Of thehumming life of these United Sta tes suddenly evolving intowords.

The story has a hero,Uan Koe,a ,brown Samoan boy here in

America ; butwhen one closes the cover he knows noth ing of thishero,“

Uan.

”Uan hasmerely been the staff uponwh ich the notes of

life have been recorded ; he has had the feel ings of human be ings revealed to him in the ir true sta te ; he has looked into the hearts and

souls ofmusicians,lawyers,writers,workmen,vagabonds and artistsand looked at l ife through their souls’

eyes. Uan has been the recordfor the impressions of the beauties ofwater,sky,rain,earth,cars,tra ins,tall buildings,ferry boats and city streets; he has taken the

commonplacewh ich escapes our everyday notice andwoven it into a

symphony of color,pattern,harmony !One must admire Mr. Paul ’s vocabulary— his clear,concise,detailed and vividword pictures; but,not in the usua l use of a descriptionof actua l happenings. One isable to see the picture of rain-drenchedUan crawl ing into the hay loft,pulling hisprecioussketchesfromhisbrief case,but one is also able to feel his tiredness,his exalta tion at

being alonewith the beauty of rain,his concern and eagerness for hissketches— and the true picture is one of emotions.

To read Pumpkin Coach" is to study psychology,to apprecia tea newstyle and attack in thewriting game ; to feel a strangewonder atthe l ifewhich goes on day by day suddenly snufl'

ed out only to leavememories; to be carried away on the tide of a stranger ’s emotions and

knowthem to be your own.

The PumpkinCoach" is a truly refresh ing novelwith an a

ppea l

ingstyle all its own. It rises above most a ttempts at real ism in tsucceeds in touch ing our emotions in the most human and fundamenta lly realway in a beautiful,rather than a sordid,uglymanner .

PORTIA CRAPSTER,Sr. 4.

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A Willow Weeps

wasa still,humid summer nigh t,and dark,0 pressive cloudshungowin the heavens. I stood looking out o mywindow.

"

There,ilhouet ted aga inst the sky,stood a lonelyweepingwillowtree,itslong,slender, ndulous branches motionless exceptwhen a gentlezephyr breathe through them. In the far horizonhung darkmassesofcrowded treeswh ich formed a soft blue curtain asa background for thissad ch ild ofNa ture . Suddenly,a crash of thunder,followed by the blueglare of l igh tning and a terrific gust ofwind,ushered in the storm. Thewillowrocked and swayedwith a confusedmovement asthe torrential,smothering rain drenched itssummer finery . Each time thewildwindrushed through,thewillowwept a loud and tried to lift her arms indefense of the aggressor ; but the stormhad sappedwhat little strengththey had,and they could only bowlim ly to Mother Earth . Withmagica l suddenness, the rain ceased,an the thunder clouds driftedaway,leaving a brigh t,cleanmoon in theirwake . It shone radiant lythrough thewillowtree,making her graceful leavesglisten like satintassels.

VIRGINIA HAGERTY,

Father Son

A newnotewas struck in the school ’s social programwhen thefathers of the men students gathered here on the campus to partake ofdinnerwith the ir sons and the faculty and to be entertained by themodest talent conta ined in the ir composite progeny . The occasionsuch aswas inaugurated on M ay fifteenthwill,we hope,cla im a

permanent date on each year ’scalendar . The response to our invita tionsand the favorable commentsexpressed a t the conclusion of the festivities augurswell that our hopewill be fulfilled .

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And About the Bachelors

Antsbefore one of themostmomentousoccasions in l ife,the air isfull ofm sterious packages,parties,and congratula tions. The

ni ht ore the great event is to take place,a farewell party isusual ly fanned . At th is affa ir,one is told,many reminiscences are exchange and many toasts to the future,are drunk . Ga iety,h ilarity,and 00d fellowsh ip are the order of the day.

Should one venture in to the Seniors' Bachelor Party a fewdaysbefore the event,onemight hear someth ingwh ichwould sound l ike :Did you knowtha t two of our number are be ing seen a grea t dealwith prominent NewYork and Baltimore physicians?

'

s ring is a beauty .The Metropol itan Opera Company has approached . .with a

contract .Guy Lombardo requests. . to jo in his orchestra as a soloist for

special Ch inese numbers.

It does seem unusua l for . . to become excited and,shallwe sayangry,but take ourword for i t,i t is possible .

The State of Marylandwill be enhanced by a system of summercam which . . aspires to organize .

he twinsare joint ed i torsof aweeklymagazine, The SeminarWho is the fiendwho is responsible for breaking the carefully

cultivated finger na ils of the Senior Specials?Our beauty s cialist seems to bring added vigor andmorale to her

art of“Beauty pecializing

"after each of her frequent jaunts to

Westminster .We l ike red neck ties,too,Tom,but nufs

' ’

nuf.

D o you remember the good old timesof the astronomy coursewhenwe congregated in thewee sma '

hoursof themorningmuttering Bakerand Pa th under our brea th?

Performing the Russian dancemay have enr iched our appreciationof folk dancing and Russia but ourmusclessufl'

ered .

Wewonder if . .would really be able to express herself if herhandswere tied behind her .

D o you suppose the book FromSong to Symphony” isthe recordof our crea tive endeavors as inspired by our music course? Ask to see

some of our original manuscripts.

Slowly the party became quieter andmore thoughtful . A toastwassed that incorporated the fineness of the group,the ssibilitiesrengthsof the individua ls,awish for success,and a c allenge for

all to serve andwork for the happiness ofmankind .35


The toastwas drunk . And thosewho thought of the meaning oflifewent out unafraid,confident,with hope .

THE OL D BACHEL OR.

em em

In the BeginningIn the dark silence of the night,Far over head thewild geese flew,Their h ighwild cry echoing back intoThe brown earth sighed,Turned over in‘

itssleepBut rested less easily now.

And in t he morningwarmrains cameTowash the earth and make it pure,To purge the h ills of lingering snowAnd leave a field for grass togreen;To clear the skies of hovering grayAnd set a pathwhere birdssha llwing .Nowthe earth brea thes againAnd slender trees droopUnder green lace leavesThat ripple soft in a gentlewind .The star disc of the dandelionGleamsyellowon the tender grassAnd violetspurple the h ills.

Thewarm air carries the scent of lilacs,Lavender andwhite,far away and faint,And dogwood splashes the river ’s edgeWithwhite and roseate glory .An impudent bird ca llsfromitsnew-made nest,Bids theworld rise,come out,re joice,Lift up its voice in one sweet song ofSpringTowelcome May.

MARGARET COOL EY.

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An InterludeFTBR the first fewat tempts one can arrange himself quite com

a ra ilroad tie,using for a head-rest one ra il and forother . Sowerewe ga thered in tha tmidsummer dusk

lazily hoping that the tickswould prefer the rust of the ‘gondola overus to our sweaty bodies. Thiswasnot a chance ga thering . It occurredevery evening at this time,unsuppressed by the bosses. Perha

pstheyrealized tha t thisinterludewasessentia l if thesemenwere towor well .

Perhaps they sawtha t such groupsfrom time immemoria l have met toexchange tales imagined or real .

A cough,an ominous cough,interru ted Mike as he began to

speak . The newcomer smiled apologetica ly. It seems awkward toterma physica l fea ture of a man asbeautiful,but inno otherword canI describe tha t smile tha t transformed his ordinary visage into amanet that a ttracted all,and dismissed hisfrail body . Themenwere blinOne s

poke shortly, “

Hello,Wo The others ignored him. He sat

himse f on the ground,the effort ringing forth a seriesof coughs thatwracked his sl ight frame . M ike showed some irrita tion at having hisstory interrupted but continued,

Yeh,Inever had any trouble collecting fromthe old lady . Mikehad peddled insurance in Ba ltimore years before .

“Sometimesshe paidoff in change but she nevermissed . Her policywas just a small oneonher husband . I stopped around at her house one day— just a fewdaysbefore Christmas. The shadeswere pulled and nobody Camewhen Iknocked . Iwas just decidin’

to leavewhen a neighbor ca lled over fromnext door .

‘Nobody lives there now. The old lady died two days back . ’ Itmade me feel pretty sad because I kinda l iked her,so I askswha t hagcd .

‘

Pneumonia,’ the lady next door told me .

‘

And besides s e'

dn’

t have anyth ing to eat and no coal . ’ Well,where the hell isherhusband,I asks? She shrugged,“

He died two '

years ago .

’

Howmuch did youmake on the deal? ’ someone asked,but Mikeonly grinned .

One of the old men began to ta lk now. An ex-marine . Womenwould domina te the discussionfromthispoint . Itwasusually amusing,but tonight I found their storiesrepulsive and before they stopped Iwasfeeling physically sick . I lanced over at the “Wop,

"but hewasn’

t

listening . His gaze travele stra igh t ahead ."Iwish to God I couldget rid ofmine I heard someone say and

the thoughtwasechoed at least six times. It came tome through a fog,tha t theywere talking about theirwives. I had listened to many oftheir sins but for the first time I 'was shocked . I looked again at the

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Wop He had heard thistime and hisfacewore a puzzled expression.

One of the Others noticed him and fa irly yelled, You're married,

ain't you?

"

Yes,I, began the Wop and then h“Howlong you beenmarried?" thi

Eight years,"was the answer .And I su pose if you had i t to do over aga in you’d do the same

g?"Offere the ex-marine .

“

Yes, sa id the Wop,and as if to add emphasishe added quietly,Yes,and to the same girl .Their laughwas a jeer but somehowI felt better .The Wop 's" contribution ended the discussion andwe got ubrushing the Cinders from our clothes. One by onewe began to dr '

Off but stopped short at a nigger running down the tracksyelling Hey,Wop,

" breathlessly .‘

D eywantsyo’

at the Oflice, he gaspedwhenhegot close enough .

“Anythingwrong?" theW0 asked ashe picked up hisgloves.

You — Yorewife — she just ied !" the idiot blurted out .

The Wop swayed for a moment,hishands to hisface,then beganto run towards the Oflice . He stopped after a fewpaces and almostdoubled u to cough thenstarted on aga in. He never reached the Office .

We found imat the door Of the building lying at the end of a short tra ilOf blood .

Collapsed lung, theywh ispered around the next nigh t . I don’tknow. The men do not lie under the empty freight car any longer .

GENE BBNBOW .

a go.“

AssembliesMIssLOGAN

M issLoganspoke to uson the to ic inwh ich she ismost interested— teaching . In the ex rience Of teac °

n both students and ch ildren,M iss Logan has foun that certa in stan ards fuse together to make a

successful teacher : honesty,inte ity,neatness,courtesy,cooperation,self-confidence,and openminde ess. The beginning student may notalwayshave all of these,but he canwork to acquire them.The student,however,should be equi pedwith a clear enunciation,correct spell ing,and good penmanship. mastery of these skillswil l give confidenceand al lowconcentrationonOther vitally important teach ing points.

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MR . MORGAN

Mr. Morgan,editor of the National Associa tionJournal,spoke tous on the opportunities offered teachers enrolled asmembers of th isassociation. The N. E. A . is a state and loca l associationworkingnationally . The h istory of the associationwas traced for us by Mr.

Morgan fromitsforma tion in Ph iladelph ia in 1 857 to the present . Thework of the association todaywasdescribed and Mr.Morganconcludedby giving two reasonswhy every teacher in America should belong .First,wewant to growasindividuals,and second,wewant to help infurther improving American education.

H . ZEIG L ER.

Glee ClubT the close of an academic year,aword in retrospect and a forward look are appropriate . We have been proud of our GleeClub record,this year . In addition to contributing to

,all im

portant school functions,we have given four independent programsoutside the school,and have lent some of our singers to a number ofh igh-school

fpro

grams as part of the enrollment campaign. Not least

among our unctions is participa tion in the Bacca laureate Serviceand the Commencement,wh ich are nowclose a t hand . To the Bac

calaureate Service our s cial contributionwil l be Sanctus, byMozart,and “

Pra ise to hee,Fa ther, by Bach . For the Commencementwe shall sing Springtide, by Greig,wh ich,with its e ightparts and diflicult harmony,constitutes such a challenge aswe havenot often accepted,and a

“Foreword for a Song Book, a chora le

adapted fromBrahms’ “CM inor Symphony .

The Glee Club closes this yearwith a membership of ninety . Ofthese,th irty-eight are Seniors. Twenty-two of themhave belonged tothe Glee Club three years; thirteen,two years,inmost cases the Juniorand Senior year . One member,Mr. Mezick,who entered the school asa Senior,has belonged,of course,one year . We are roud of the stability ofmembersh ip in the Glee Club,as it is one 0 the factors thathas enabled us to build up a repertory and ach ieve such success ashasbeen ours.

Whenwe see the Seniors receive their diplomas,we shall feel sadindeed . But their part in such favorites as

“The Pilgrim’

s Chorus,dear old “

L uh,L uh, and"The Shepherds' Story,"will not be for

gotten. Surely,having sung togetherwill bind all more closely toNorma l School and to each other . Longfellowhasexpressed th is truthin hiswell-known “

Arrowand the Song"40

TH E TOW E R - L I G H T

two occasions. The ensemble provides an opportunity for itsmembersto have the pleasure and experience of playing in th is,themost exactintype ofmusical erformance . We hope before the year closes to recorthe laying of t isgroup,as a part of our permanent records.IThe third phase of ourwork is tha t of those studentswho learnto play the ir instruments after they enter the school . The purpose Ofth iswork isto add to the instrumentation of the Orchestra,and to giveto those studentswhowould like to play an instrument an o portunityto learn,and to have the experience of playingwith others. attemptismade to develop solo players. However,with the aid Of the experienced layers,the studentswho have taken thiswork,have becomedepen able membersof the Orchestra . If theywish,some of themmayqualify for other ama teur orchestras or ensembles,when they leavethe school .

And nowas the school year draws to a close,we are sorry,indeed,tha twe must lose by graduation some of our most able and reliablemembers. We re joice,however,that somany excellentmembersremainin the freshman and junior classes. We hope that each one of themwillbewith us again inSeptember . We hope,also,that the incoming classof next fallwill bring to us some students,who may help to fill thevacancies left by our present seniors,andwhowillwork toward evenhighermusical standards.

&®m

Faculty NotesCL OSEwa tch of the extra-curricular activities of the faculty atpresentwill reveal thatmany of themare taking a forward look .M issTansil,who spends her days juggling figuresand fortunes,

has taken to computin howmuch she cansave by chaufleuringherselfand some friends (preferably sma ll) around Europe . We suggest thatshe begin teach ing her car to obey foreign trame Signals. M issDowelland M issVanBibber have been poring overMediterranean cruise litera ture,and rumor has it that M issVan Bibber has a lready purchasedsome chewinggum. We have not,however,noticed her practicingwithit . M issLogan hasbeen turning her eyes toward the grea t open spacesof the West, and M iss Scarborough to our neighbor on the north .

M iss Bersch has been considering trying to earn a tripwith dimeletters,but to date she hasnot purchased a ticket anywhere . We haveno dime,but aswewould like to be helpful,we suggest that there is asoap contest being conductedwhich Offers possibil ities. Dr . Abercrombie doesn’ t usually take the longway around,but this summershe ismaking an exception,and is planning to go to the West Coast

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via the Panama Canal . Some of the poorer members of the facul ty arejust planning to sleep under a bush and eat berries,but that doubtlesshas i ts compensations

0University cata logues are coming in for their share of attention,for summer study always beckons the ambitious. MissHill and Mr .

Moser expect to com lete this summer the irwork for their Masters’degrees at Columbia . issYoderwill go for the fifth year toWesternReserve University inCleveland . She says the school ofLibrary Scienceis the attraction. M issRutledge and MissWoodwardwillwork atColumbia .

Some of the faculty find tha t they et out of

lpractice unless they

teach during the summer a lso . Among t ese Mrs. rouwer,M issJonesand Mr. Wa ltherwill aga in teach a t JohnsHopkins.

We fear that having a car has impa ired MissNeunsinger’spowersof locomotion. We recommend that shewalk a fewminuteseach d ayhereafter .

MissKeys recently enterta ined at her home MissEdith Johnson,Librarian of Berry College inRome,Georgia .

Chi Alpha Sigma Fraternity Notes

N M ay 9,the Chi Alpha Sigma Fraternity,the Honor Societyof our school,held an assembly,atwh ich time Dr . Tal l intro

0duced to the student body the following newmembers: Seniors;

Adela ide Tober,M argery Will is,M arguerite Ehrhart,Eleanor Loos,Mary Bucher,Kathryn Coster,Will iam Evans,Isadore M iller,andM alcolm Davies; Juniors; Miriam Vogelman,Muriel Jones,EmilyLewis,and Hortense Jachman.

OtherSeniormembersof the Fra terni ty are ;MaryYaeger,DorothyGonce,Dorothy Lorenz,Eleanor Goedeke,Herman Bainder,Will iamPodlich,and M ary Cofl'

man.

The Fraternity isnowlooking forward to the annua l 8 ringmeetingwh ichwill be held onM ay 25,on the lawn in front ofDr . Tall ’shome . At this time officerswill be elected,newmembers initiated,anda grand reunion of friendswill be possible . Some fraterni ty membersare going to speak of the interesting th ings they have been doing sincethey graduated . Thisshould prove very stimd ating.

MARY COFFMAN,Secretary-Treasurer.

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W e Defeat Elizabethtown Collegeollege baseba ll teamvisited our institution a t

Towson onM ay I Q and struggled very hard to ra ise the scalpsofthe future teachers. The resul twas another consecutive victoryfourth to be exact— registered by the squad of Coach Minnegan.

The scorewas 1 0 to 6.

In the early inningsthe scorewas tied at 3 all . Ed . Brumbaughwaspitch ing for the Teachers. As the game rogressed, the home teampulled away to 8-2. beh ind Brumbaugh ’

se ective hurl ing . The score at

th ispoint indicates that George Rankin,MyronMezick,MelvinColeand Harry Jaffewere sendingmany runsacross the home plate .

The Home team added severa l more runs before Seagrist,from thevisiting team,put themout . In the sixth inning,TomJohnson relievedBrumbaugh,so both should be creditedwith the victory .

The gamewas a“ thriller with many s

‘pecta tors. The victory

certa inly has to be a ttributed to the clever coac ingof D onM innegan.

The visitorsouth it the Teachers7-6 but by base-running (stealingmorethanhalf a dozen bases) runnerswere put in a positionwhere they couldbe brought home by base h its from the ba tsofGeorge Rankin,MelvinCole,and the Others. We hope

'

to see manymore games l ike this.

THEOD ORE WORONKA,Sr. 3 .

a tom

Normal School SportlightL AY ba ll !The baseba ll season is in full swing . Already the teamhas sent many a hot l ine drive singing into the outfield . Let ’s

dget right into the game and find out howour boys have been

om%p to da te the teamhaswon all three games layed . The Varsi ties

of Charlotte Ha ll,Franklin High,and the Mary and Tra ining Schoolhave beensubdued by runswh ich total 5 3 ; the 0 posi tionhascounteredonly three runs. Wha t has enabled the basebal team to score so manyruns in three games? The answer lies in the strong power tha t hasresulted in h igh batting averages. TomJohnson,thus far,is leadingthe regularswith an average of .643 . Jaffe,Chrest,Meyer,Smith,Cole,Mezick,Josh Wheeler,and John Wheeler are all h itting .300or better. Thepitch in of course,hasbeen excellent . TomJohnson,EdwardBrumbaugh,an Ed Turner are carrying the burden.

TheTeachersCollege squad hopes to continue itswinningways incoming meetswith Ho

pkins university,Elizabethtown College,and

Loyola College . We,0 course,are expecting you to come out and

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V irginia Morin ’

30.

Edna McCardell’

21

LoisHelm ’

30Thelma Marshall ’32Charlotte Hauver ’

32

Ca therine Cox ’

32

HelenReid ’

28

HelenCushen ’

27Jane M artin ’

3 1

Annilea H . Browne,’

3 1

Hazel Fridinger ’28Lucille M iller ’

30Margaret White ’

30Louise Staley M iller ’

28

Mae Angle '

28

Crow’

sNest

If ever one has been in a lonely spotwhere the stillnessisbrokenonly by hisownmovement,he knows the solitude of the lookout of anocean-going steamer. His perch is a hundred or more feet highwithbarely enough space to prop his body .

The four never-ending hours of hiswatch are a monotony brokenonly by the tolling of the ship ’s bell at each passing hour. All is in

harmony ; the swaying crow’snest,the soundlessstars,the ghost of amoon,and the regular dip of the prowinto the sea . Howquiet is thesentinel of the de a s he pursueshis duties— his thoughts'constantlyreverting to this, is home in the clouds.

A look out experiences the seemingly never-ending vastness and

lonelinessof the sea . Inspite of the many shipsconstantlyplying theirway acrossthewatery path,fornights,the horizonremaine unbroken,

At last, the long expected happens. A startling clang announces a

stranger-boat ’spassing .But it isnot always calm,for there issometimes the nightmare of

the storm at sea . Ninety slippery steel steps to climb,straight up,burdened by his dripping sou caster,hisshiny,heavy rubber coa t,hisnine-league boots,hewendshisway against the lashing storm to his

adopted perch . One slip,and hewould hurtle down through space tothe hard,steel deck below. On these fearsome occasions,the reliefwatch isa Dispensation ofProvidence .

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Elsie M . Horst ’

28

Mary E . Helser ’

24Olive Myers ’

28

Hilda Varner ’21Olive Smith ’

26

Isabel la Beckenbaugh ’

17Martha Seaman ’

25Geneva Krontz ’

29Pearl C. Rhodes '

29Helen L . Snyder ’

34Dorothy Hart le Semler ’

26

Mary Clark ’

30Emily Mason

’

3 1

Josephine Byers '

3 1

Margaret Jenkins ’

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After twelve long dayswithout the si ht of tetra firma,the leamingcliffsofDover stand out over thewaterfike a vastmounta in0wh iteaga inst a blue background . For the lookout this is awelcome si ht .

Lonel iness isnowover. His perch,as the ship a proaches the bar or,affordshima complete viewofvessels,docks,cli scrowdedwith clinging,picturesque houses,steep streets,people moving to and fro— his

first V iewof a foreign city .GEORGE RANKIN,Sr. 3 .

fi ne lm

On the Use of Concrete V isual Materialsin TeachingUnits

(A suggestion for a thesisfor someone towrite on something.)

NE of the richest,and in someways,the most idea l approa ch tocertainformsofsubjectmatter,isa lmost universally overlookedby teachers. A relatively unexplored field lies in the use of

actual sca le or realisticmodelsin the classroom. Little hasbeenwritten,e ither as to methods of handling such ma terials,or their sources andconstruction.

It is logica l that the bestway to learn about a certa in th ing is tosee i t and examine it . It therefore follows that the idea lway to learnabout geogra hical types,h istoric buildings,or ships,is to see them.

But the trave theory of education isnot new,furthermore,it is bothimpractical and expensive . Various substitutes have been proposed tobring simulations into the classroom— pictures,such as stereographsand movies.

Nowwe ropose the model . It isnot really new. Models are olderthan h istory . ut the use Of them in educa tion has been l imited . Educational modelswere generall confined to museums,where their veryprofusenessand intricaciesso d)azzled the casual beholder tha t littlewasearned . There are two reasons for th is. First, the teacher has notreal ized the tremendous teach ing valuesof a goodmodel . Second,manyare handicapped by lack of familiaritywith the technique and requirementsfor constructing good educational models. Goodmodelswe venture to ropose,can,if capably handled,aecom lishmore real teach ingabout t eir originals than any other teach ing evice . In otherwords,amodel of a Goth ic ca thedra l can be used more effectively to teach theimportant featuresofGothic arch itecture than a visit to a real cathedra litself rovidingthe periods of time involved are the same in bothcases.With the model,one sees the real ca thedral,but unified ; any side

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can be viewed in an instant,and the arch itectura l details of its crosspattern,flying buttresses,etc.,can be readily perce ived . In a ha lf hourthe ch ild is on speaking termswith all Goth ic architecture ; itwouldtake hours towa lk about RheimsCa thedral .

These though ts lead one to practical specula tion. We have librariesfromwh ich books and pictures on a lmost any subject may be drawn.

Whowill be the first to establish a circula tinglibrary of educational

models? That is an untouched field for anyonewho dares to strike out

alone !(This is the first of a seriesof essaysonmodelsin the classroom. Otherswill appear

early in the fall.)

LORD ,guide our footste s to a new,fuller life,thatwe,in our

humbleway,may each 0hispart in the tumultuousworld toenhance the beauty of liveswhichwe touch . Ever maywe

strive for the righ t,though thewaymay be narrowand twistedWe pray,Lord,thatwe a lwaysmay see the loveliest in this,Thyworld . May our eyese ’

er be open to the s lendorwhich Thou hasdisplayed so lavishly for our viewing . Grant hou,thatwemay continueourway inhappiness,but temperedwithgrief,for only by sorrowmaywe ever growstrong enough to bear the burden of living .

Thisisour prayer,aswe journey beyond these,Thy hallsof learnO Lord,hear our prayer and grant, if Thywill,these th ingswhichwe voice from our hearts. Amen.

FRANOEsE . FANTOM .

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