Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 134

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Publication date: 1922-1927
Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Number of Pages: 1024

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TOWER LIGHT

December, 1926

WHO'S WHO AT M. S. N. S.

(Continued from last month.)

Just as important a figure in the life of the Dormitory Students is Louise Young, president of the Boarding Student Council Louise carries her many responsihili- ties with an air of efficiency and yet never forgets nor is she too busy for a cheery smile or friendly word for everyone. Her influence is felt in every phase or our dormitory life.

Coming from the Student Council to the Class Organization, we present to you Margaret Haines, the honor- able and earnest president of the Senior Class of '27. She not only works for us, but gives her best to other organizations. Note her sin- cere pleas for the Tower Light). A sense of humor makes her tasks seem lighter. She doesn't forget to smile when units of work, tests, reports, term papers and class business are facing her.

Last, but not least, we present to you the energetic Junior Class presi- dent, Carl Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz serves as a tower of strength for the Junior Class. Already, under his capable leadership, the Junior Class has made great strides toward class organization, a very difficult task to accomplish at the beginning of the year. If both Mr. Schwartz and his class keep up the fine work they're doing, '28 will leave an impression on the Normal School slate which the years may never erase

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TOWER LIGHT

December, 1926.

ON A WEEK OF RAIN.

(August 14-21)

Gray days that glimmer Faint from slatelike gray Into a Stygian black. No dainty pastels

Of the rising sun, Nor vivid splashings In the western sky

To break the gloom; Just gray, drear gray,

An then dark shades of night. -Eleanora Bowling, Jr. 1.

JOY TO THE WORLD.

Oh, the happy, happy Christmas day! "Joy to the world," the church bells say.

The snow-bird sings a happy song, The sun shines brightly, all day long, Beneath the ice the brook runs fast, The trees dance in the winter's blast; The children are so happy and gay, For years ago, on this very day

The little Christ-child did appear- The happiest day of all the year!

By Anne Elizabeth Revis (age 7).

BABY.

Bright blue eyes, rose-bud mouth,

Skin white as cotton that comes from the South,

Little pink fingers and little pink toes,

Glistening white teeth and straight curved rows,

Hair that curls on her little head; I tuck the covers in when I put her abed

Oh! but she is precious to me, She has the sweet name of Betty Marie.

-Jennie Sachs, Grade 6-A,

School 72.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

In Bethlehem, upon this morn, Christ the Savior, as a babe, was born;

The tidings to the shepherds went The tidings which the angels sent

Then next to the Wise Men from afar,

Who were guided by that shining star.

O little town of Bethlehem,

How dear to us you stand;

The greatest in Jerusalem,

The greatest in the Holy Land, The place which held the Sacred Shrine,

The greatest place in all men's time. Geo. Getz, (12 years old) 7th Grade, Pine Grove.

NOT GUILTY.

The fourth-grade teacher had a great deal of trouble through Fred's non-attendance at school. He was |his trouble."

absent so often that she got suspi- cious and wrote the following note to his mother:

"Dear Mrs. Watson :- I am afraid that Fred is playing truant, and 1 would like your co-operation in se- curing a better attendance record from him."

In the afternoon the teacher re- ceived the following reply :

"Dere Teecher :- If Fred is play- ing truant he didn't learn it at home. We are church peeple and hain't got a card in our house."

WE NEED YOU.

If you have a bit of news- Send it in;

Or a joke that will amuse- Send it in;

A story that is true Or something that is new,

We want to hear from you- Send it in;

If it's only worth the while, Never mind the style- Send it in.

-By a pupil of the Montebello School.

SONG OF THE NORTH WIND.

The world is bright and gay, just now My heart is light and free;

Across the fields the north wind sings A song of joys to be.

It sings a song of autumn morns That fly on winged feet;

A song of winter days to come All gowned in ice and sleet.

I see the smooth white winter hills, With children coasting down; I see the still white wooded aisles Afar from smoking towns.

What tho' the North Wind blows today,

Hush! hear the tale he brings! And you will see the joy and cheer, In all the wintry things. -Frances Heaps, Sr. 9.

THE HAND.

(Continued from last month. )

All were inquisitive. Whose is it How did it get there? Where did it come from? How had it been detached from the arm? These were some of the suestions asked of each other. And in each case a personal opinion was the answer.

"I think," spoke up one gentleman in answer to such a question, "1 think it's the hand of some dirty crook. Must have tried to do some- hody and had his hand torn off for

A small fellow across from him blinked impatiently. "Must have been a darned big man to do that!"

"Mayhe it was cut in a fight," In- terrupted another.

"Not here; there ain't a drop of blood around," came from a fourth.

"I think it's a factory man Got it caught in a machine. See-one finger taken before."

The others noted the scar.

"I guess you're right," said one.

"Aw, it's a crook's hand," insisted the first. "Look how the fingers are curled ready to choke somebody. Sure it's a crook's hand."

"It's a student's trick," someone offered.

"Not with fingers like that," said the first. "Christ, it's disgustin," said a large man with a wad of something in his mouth. This was the fifth time he had used this same phrase.

The conversation ceased and many departed to relate to their friends the repulsive thing they had seen, only to be replaced by other curious people

"Christ, it's disgusting," again muttered the big man whose evident aversion seemed incapable of lessen- ing the degree of fascination, and screwing up his cheeks he spat a large gob of brown saliva upon the hand.

"Gave him a hand-full, eh?" a wit spoke up.

Some laughed.

A young man, unable to bear the sight of the brown viscid fluid, turned the hand over with his foot. The three long-nailed crooked fing- ers gleaming above the dirt-laden palm, gave the appearance of some sinister living organism at the point of grasping its prey.

"What is it?" asked a newcomer, unable to see within the circle. His voice was lond and shrill and ner- vous.

"A hand," some one answered.

"A hand? Oh, my God!"

"Oh, what a day! Up the street " a while ago a kid was run over- yep, killed by a street car. The mother tried to save it and was

killed too; run over with the kid. Blood-gad, they had to flush the street. And now a hand-hell, I seen enough-yep, enough "

And he hurried away from the listening crowd.

A hush blanketed the gathering. The man who had spat the tobacco juice quickly made his way through and went off. The few wits, quietly and without a glance about, edged their way through and hurried away. Silently the remainder of the group broke and went off in twos and threes. Soon everyone was gone, and the mutilated hand was alone in the mud and rubbish of the gutter. George Shugar, Jr. 3.

December, 1926

TOWER LIGHT

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LAUGH IT OFF.

A Puncture in Health Ed. Class. During the absence of Miss Stew- ard, the chairman proceeded to take charge of the class. "What would you do in case of a puncture ?" (meaning of the skin).

Dot Butts-"Take the tire off and put a patch on."

A Joke Sent by Miss Greenlaw, of Pasadena.

Dr. Jordan asked his son to wire results of his college exams. The telegram received was:

"Hymn 396, Stanza 5, last line." Turning to the hymn. his father read: "Sorrow vanished; labor ended; Jordan passed."

Bill, seeing two girls kiss each other: "That's another one of those things I hate."

Bob-"What's that?"

Bill - "Women doing men's work."

Teacher-"Imagine the Pacific Ocean being lost as it was in the olden days!"

Rickets-a disease of infants that causes bowlegs and the conviction that short skirts are immodest.

Mrs. Masland was asking the stu- dents the name of their town pap- ers. She would call a name, and the girl would give the title.

Mrs. Masland-"Hildebrandt."

Miss Hildebrandt-"Sleeping."

Jane-"What makes you think Bix is conceited ?" Joan-"He had a birthday the other day and he sent a telegram to congratulate his mother."

One collegiate says:

"Early to bed and early to rise. And your girl goes out with other guys."

Your watch may have no gender, But you really cannot erase The fact that nearly always

There's a woman in the case.

Which Suit?

The employer called his secretary: "Here. John. look at this letter. I can't tell whether it's from my tailor or my lawyer. They're both named Smith."

And this is what John read:

"I have begun your suit. Ready to he tried on Thursday."

In Health Ed. Class. Teacher- "What would you do If a bug got In your ear?"

Pupil-"Hold a light near the ear, and the hug would crawl out."

a light near my head, quick."

NEAR THE END OF THE TERM-12.30 A. M.

Such Vulgarity.

A man has written a book on

"Bean Culture." That's vulgar. Why couldn't he just as well have called it "Mental development"?

Mike-"I hear the Juniors are very weak."

Ike-"I should say not. I saw one break a dollar yesterday."

Teacher-"I hope you have a pleasant Thanksgiving holiday, but when you return, please leave your tongues behind you."

Class (in unison)-"Same to you."

He-"Have you a date tomorrow night?"

She (hopefully)-"No, I'm not doing a thing."

He-"Fine; I'll give you a good book to read."

Ginger-"Your sister doesn't look as tall as she used to."

Snap-"No! she got married and settled down."

Co-ed-"I want to try on that dress in the show case."

Clerk-':I'm sorry, Miss, but that is a lamp shade." reason"?

Prof .- "I will use my hat to re- present the planet Mars. Are there any questions before 1 begin ?" Student-"Yes; Is Mars inhah- ited ?"

At the breakfast table. First slow-poke-"Ah, say, old chap, did the last hell ring this morning?"

Second slow-poke-"No, old dear; they rang so long this morning that Another Pupil-"Holy Gee! Hold the rising hell ran into the warning bell."

Little Boy-"My father is a dyer." Bully-"Say! How can he be a dier when you die only once?" Little. Boy-" 'Taint so. He dyes every day."

Miss McEachern (in Sing-Song)- "Now girls, I want you to sing 'Deck the Hall' without words." The teacher was drawing an ox- bow lake on the board. Pupil-"I don't see a lake."

Teacher-"You just wait a min- ute. I'll get one directly."

HOW MANY DO YOU KNOW?

Who's Who In Senior XII.

1-Who talks most?

2-Who disagrees with authors?

3-Who's the baby of our class? Why? She wears socks.

4-Who's the most popular with the boys?

5-Who's our vamp?

6-Who's the fighting cock? ( Phy- sical (ed).

7-Who's the politician ?

8- Who's the old reliable?

9-Who says "for

the simple

10-Who is the explorer ?

11-Who's the kidder?

12-Who's the girl with the inter- esting past?

13 -- Who are our little grey mice?

14-Who are our commuters?

15-Who's our Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum? 16-Who's our champion speller?

17-Who could make her living

posing ?

18-Who knocks them cold?

19-Who gets letters from Govans?

20-Who has an artistic tempera- ment?

TOWER- LIGHT

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TOWER LIGHT

Vol. 6 -- No. 4

JANUARY, 1927

Published Monthly by Students of Maryland State Normal School, Towson, Md.

SARAH E, RICHMOND,

No Alumni issue the Tower Light would be complete without a tribute to the woman who, longer than any other member of the succes- sive faculties of the school kept a continuous contact with its work. For fifty five years without a break, as student first, then as instructor, next as principal, and later as dean of women, she built up the strength of her remarkable influence. One has only to attend a June Alumni meeting to sense the devotion our graduates pay her. No other name comes so readily upon their lips;

no other name is so frequently mentioned; no admiration as warm is expressed for any other of the school's officers. It is a source of never ending wonder and delight that men and women students, all, pay tribute to the abil- ity, poise, womanliness, and power of Sarah E. Richmond.

Lida Lee Tall, Principal.

HOW THE ALUMNI MAY HELP.

In a letter sent out from his office on January 6, 1927, State Superin- tendent Albert S. Cook said in part: "To County Superintendents and High School Principals:

"This is to call your attention to the fact that there is still in Mary- land an annual shortage of trained elementary school teachers to the number of about one hundred. At the present time as much of this shortage as possible is taken care of by the employment of Normal School graduates from other States.

As time goes on, however, the annual shortage is likely to increase as the enrollment in the Normal Schools is reduced by the gradual raising of standards, and the supply of teachers from this source will be correspond- ingly less. It is therefore extremely important that a number of our best qualified high school graduates should each year enter the normal Schools.

"All the State school people, whether engaged in elementary or high school work, should be enor- mously interested in securing the very best type of student for Normal School training."

All loyal Alumni of the Towson Normal have their chance, also, to steer into our student body the type of student this school should attract in order that it may have a share in upholding high standards for the profession. A word spoken in the mously grown.

SARAH E. RICHMOND.

nick o to the superior high school student in your community may produce the first generation of super_teachers.

SALUTATIONS AND CONGRATU- LATIONS!

( By Charlotte Newell )

From the mists and shadows of nearly forty years of memories, I sa- lute you, the present-day representa- tives of the Maryland State Normal School. I extend to you this greet- ing as embodied in the staunch old building at Carrollton and Lafayette Avenues-a building consecrated by thousands of precious memories, where loyal hearts and true, aglow with the zeal of learning, passed on its torch; where manifold aspirations were enkindled and developed into noble realities; where youth was en- couraged to achieve its best; where the common weal was the common ambition, and the success of each was the desire of all.

It is a far cry from the old brick building at Carrollton and Lafayette Avenues, which, in its palmy days, was considered a marvel of architec- tural sumptuousness to the splendid group of buildings near Towson; but, the animating spirit I believe is much the same, and the public ap- preciation of education, as evidenced by the tremendously increased ex- penditures of public money, has enor-

To you, who are carrying on so . valiantly, the work begun more than half a century ago, I offer congratu- lations, true and heart-felt. No torch-bearers more zealous, more steadfast. could have heen evolved from the illustrious examples of other days. Though methods have changed, motives remain unchanged, and diligence, patience. faith and courage constitute the shibboleth of right endeavor.

"You must upward still and onward, Who would keep abreast with truth."

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.

(By J. Chas. Linthicum. )

There is nothing like optimism when we wish to accomplish any- thing. It was at a little gathering of the officials and Chairmen of the Units of the State Normal School, which was being held in Richmond Hall, that someone turned to Mr. Linthicum, who was present, and said "You know we want to raise $1500.00 to add to the Sarah E. Richmond Student Loan Fund; some members have suggested that we di- vide it in half and make a drive for it during the two succeeding years. What do you think about this propo- sition ?" Mr. Linthicum replied "I think if you want $15.00.00, the thing to do is to go after it. If a great school like this with its thous- ands of gradnates raise $1500.00 for such a laudable pur- cannot pose, then I shall be much surprised."

At the next gathering of the Alum- ni at its annual meeting in June, 1925, Mr. Linthicum was elected President of the Alumni Association, and in accepting the office, he said "I am taking this office to see if I cannot accomplish the raising of the addition to the Student Loan Fund." During the next few months, work for the raising of this fund was started, Mr. Linthicum taking the lead, assisted by the other officers of the Association. To make a long

story short, at the June meeting in 1926, he reported that the fund had been raised, and that instead of $1500.00, more than $2200.00 had been collected as the addition to the Sarah E. Richmond Student Loan

Fund.

It is needless to say that the work of all the officials of the Association was most laudable. The first sub- stantial subscription was made by a former graduate of the School, and a teacher thereof, who upon request

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JANUARY, 1927.

from Mr. Linthicum for $100.00 for- warded the same, and wished the Drive every success. This was our good friend Mrs. John C. Shaffer, bet- ter known to us as Miss Marian Vir- ginia Conser, who 110W lives in Evanston, 111.

Mr. Linthicum announced that the work for 1926-1927 would be for the purpose of placing the Association itself upon a better financial basis, through the formation of additional units in the Counties and of addi_ tional members of the Alumni Asso- ciation.

A CHALLENGE.

Dear Alumni:

Greetings and a handclasp of good fellowship for each of you, wherever you are; also a challenge for each of us.

It is often said that men and wo- men of intellectual moral and relig- ious culture who are not active forces for good in society are not worth what it costs to produce them.

Graduates of the Maryland State Normal School are men and women of special privilege.

It costs many times as much in la- bor, care and money to train us as it costs to educate the average per- son, and many, many times as much as it costs to raise a boy or girl without any education. Towson it costs, on a conservative estimate. $500 per year for each boarding student, and $200 per year for each day student. When you consider that there have been gradu- ated from our school 4500 (in round numbers) of men and women, you can readily approximate the cost- money alone at our Alma Mater, for our training.

This brings us face to face with the challenge: Are we worth our salt?

We have had mental training in various branches of learning. WVe ought to be full of intelligence.

We have had moral discipline. We have had the influence of good ex- gitar .! such an investment, and to use ample. We ought to be full of prin- it wisely. ciple. ( Just here' I am sorely tempted to far exceed my limit, of 200 words, to pay tribute to those fine, nohle people who in my Normal days, as a student, so strongly influ- enced me; Miss Helen Cole, Prof. George Smith, Miss Ella V. Ricker, Dr. E. B. Prettyman and Miss Sarah E. Richmond. )

We have had religions advantages, inducements to choose the better part. We ought to be full of faith.

What are we doing with our intel- ligence our principle, our faith? It is our duty to make active use of them, to serve without stint all the social agencies within our reach.

On Jan. 15 our school celebrates

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE | Alumni Association and enjoy this great gift. MARYLAND STAT ENORMAL MARY WEBB LEE, Treasurer. SCHOOL 1926-1927.

President, Hon. J. Charles Linthi- cum, Baltimore.

Vice-President, Mary Hudson Scar- borough, Baltimore.

Corresponding Secretary, Leila Beatty, Roland Park School.

Recording Secretary, Estelle Klug Kuper, Baltimore.

Treasurer, Mary Webb Lee.

Assistant Treasurer, Samuel Webb.

Executive Committee, Katharine Bratton, Chairman; Ella Logan, Mrs. Laura P. Todd, William S. Love, M. D .; Myrtle Bruscup Barnesley, Lena C. Van Bibber.

her 62nd Birthday. During all these years she has been emanating light and stimulus in an endless chain throughout the State and beyond. We are the links in that chain and make her strong or weak as we are strong or weak.

Are we worth our salt? Let us

Here at make our Alma Mater realize that we are, by our co-operation and our support

Fraternally yours MARY H. SCARBOROUGH, Vice-President.

AN INVESTMENT IN FRIENDSHIP.

Friendship is an investment that pays in rich divinends of love, syni- pathy, understanding, truth and op- portunity. A worthwhile invest- ment- perhaps one of the safest and the best!

At the Maryland State Normal School you were guided by capable minds to study, to fasten and safe-

The Alumni Association functions to perpetuate and strengthen this in- vestment, not only for you, but for your prosperity and future genera- tions. Can you afford to withhold your support from an ideal that has already given you so much, and still holds out to you the golden gift of friendships? It champions the keep- ing and renewing old as well as the forming of new associations and at the same time is creating a dynamic force back of the School that influ- ences citizenship today, tomorrow

and forever.

We can make what ever entry we choose in the Daily Journal of Life. I

GREETINGS TO ALUMNI.

It is with pleasure that we wel- come the Alumni issue of "The Tow- er Light.' It is another step for- ward in our work. We extend a hearty greeting to our readers and hope that the paper will, from time to time voice the activities of our Alumni Association.

May I say a word concerning the needs of onr Association?

To me the greatest need is an in- creased membership, coupled with keen and hearty interest and co-oper- ation in all our undertakings.

Of course we need financial aid but that will come with our work. Other needs are an endowment fund, which could be obtained from life membership dues provided we had a mailing list of all living graduates. This list should contain the year of graduation, the present address, and the married name, if married.

With these needs satisfied, and they can be, if each of you who reads this paper will give your hearty support, our Association will be one of which we shall esteem it an honor to be a member.

Again the Association extends a hearty greeting to all who read our- Alumni news.

KATHARINE M. BRATTON, Chairman Executive Committee.

A LIST OF ALUMNI UNITS.

Alleghany, Frostburg, Mrs. John L. Dunkle. Anne Arundel, Annapolis, Mrs.' Marie Thomas.

Baltimore, 2802 Maryland avenue, Miss Nellie Ledley.

Cecil, Elkton, Mary Conner Keith- ley, Katharine M. Bratton.

Dorchester, Cambridge, Margaret Mills.

Frederick, Brunswick, Gertrude Smith.

Harford, Belair, Hattie M. Bagley. Kent, Massey, Evelyn Peacock.

Montgomery, Rockville, Mrs. Lucy Barnsley.

Prince George's, Washington D. C., 3800 14th St., Hazel Wright. Queen Anne, Queenstown, Mrs. Charles Bishop. St. Mary's, Leonardtown, Mrs.

Harold Knight.

Somerset, Crisfield, Mrs. Christine Horsey.

Washington, Hagerstown, Laura C. King. Worcester, Pocomoke, Marion

Stevens. Baltimore City, 7628 N. Caroline

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 134

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.) Publication date: 1922-1927 Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.) Number of Pages: 1024

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Publication date: 1922-1927
Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Number of Pages: 1024