Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 27

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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THE ORIOLE

THE STEBBINS - ANDERSON COAL & LUMBER CO.,

Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies

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MARYLAND

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Barber Shop

YORK ROAD

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FRANK J. SMRCINA Practical Tailor Special Attention Given to AlterIng, Dyeing, Cleaning

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TOWSON, MD.

Table Delicacies

GEORGE H. STIEBEI.

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WILLIAM A. LEE

Dealer In Fancy and Staple Groceries, Flour And Feed

York Road Towson, Md. (10)

You Are Invited To Bank With THE TOWSON NATIONAL BANK Opposite the Court House Towson, Md. Open Saturday Nights 4% Interest on Savings Deposits

OUR PRINCIPAL HAS FAITH IN US.

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the Juniors are men of marked abil- ity, but I shall talk about them in the men's edition of The Oriole next year.

"What are the possibilities for better living quarters for the boys?" "The housing conditions for men are not satisfactory, but the boys have been good sports about it and through their own efforts and the efforts of the Alumni Association, I think they will influence the next Legislature in making a dormitory appropriation. The old gym (far

om being a andard one), has been converted into a barracks for the men and though they are living in simplest style, they have organized their life into a fairly satisfactory regimem, in spite of the inconveni- ences. We believe that the thirty- six men now in attendance will be able to convince thirty-six others that the experience at the Normal School will enrich their lives and satisfy their ambitions to such a de- gree that they will never forget the time spent here."

"If our prophesy is borne out, the enrollment next year will be so great and the need for a dormitory will be so insistent that there will be no question in the minds of the! people and their representatives or the Legislature of 1924. Our June Alumni meeting will bring to the fore our twelve men graduates. We extend an invitation now for a re- union of all the men in all the fifty- seven previous classes, to get to- gether to show the strength of our school in developing well-qualified men. Here's to fifty men students September, 1923.

A MODERN BAGDAD.

How many of us, as we, on these cold, winter evenings, have listened to the wind howling around the cor- ners, wished that we might have a carpet like the one of ancient lore. Its owner could visit any place lie wished by merely stating his desire. We can have, for a few dollars, a carpet with qualities almost rivaling those of the "old Bagdad."

A wise investment in a radio re- ceiver and your carpet is at your service. Take it home and settle down in your "comfy" chair for a trip covering thousands of miles.

Slowly, hut surely, as you light the bulbs of your set, the little dem- ons inside of them eagerly await your command.

The dial swings past the mark. 5, 10, and as it approaches 13 we lear in our ears a voice saying, "You are listening to W. O. C., out where the West begins." Immedi- ately an orchestra springs into life

and you are listening to music in a dance hall one thousand miles away.

Slowly the dial revolves and we pass rapidly through spaace to At- lanta, where flowers are blooming, and spring seems to have been brought to you ahead of time, as you listen to the "Song of the Mock- ing Bird," played by the W. S. B. Night Owl Orchestra.

Back swings the pointer and Ha- vana, Cuba, makes itself known by the popping of corks in the cafe there, which is broadcasting its nightly joy through P. W. X. As you listen to the Spanish songs and talk, the very essence of the cafe seems to linger with you; hut the voices of the grand opera singers in Chicago Opera House drown out the cafe music.

W. G. Y. in New York furnishes a delightful sprinkling of Scottish songs, and, as the evening draws to a close, we hear K. D. K. A., the pioneer of radio-phone broadcasting stations hid us all a very pleasant "good night."

The clock strikes midnight and we jump at the time and the fact that our carpet has indeed brought the world to our feet and will con- tinne to do so. I leave the thoughts of the wonderful possibilities of your carpet with you, for I must fold up my carpet and as the Arab does, "steal away," to another world. "The Land of Nod."

DONALD DAVIES.

Margaret Muncaster: Do the boys in the gym have a Sorority?

"What is the matter, Sacra?" said one of the Juniors, when Sacra fell down the stairs. "Did you skid?"

A Friend of the Senior Class at

M. S. N. S.

ISAAC BENESCH & SON

Furniture Store

549 N. GAY ST., BALTIMORE, MD. Phone, Wolfe 2287.

Phone, Vernon 1052

J. TROCKENBROT & CO. 324 W. Saratogo Street,

Opposite Brager's, BALTIMORE, MD .. Original and Special Designs to Order

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THE ORIOLE

THE LAND OF FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.

Friends, Romans, countrymen, Lend me your ears,

I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him,

The good that men do live after them.

These were the famous words of Mark Antony at the funeral of Cae- sar. But today I came not to bury Caesar or to praise him, but to take an imaginaary trip through Freder- ick County, because the history of a place, whether good or bad, lives af- ter it. Just lend me your ears and imagination.

Imagine yourselves in the metrop- olis of Baltimore, going west through Catonsville, on the Freder- ick road, for 45 miles till you come to the City of Frederick, with its long, beautiful streets, which cross at right angles. Along the streets are spacious homes, made from wood, brick and stone, with lawns which especially beautify them. The stores are large and plentiful, with plenty of windows for displaying wares. One chief interest of West Patrick street is the $1,000,000 hotel, which has been opened. Another feature of the .City is the great number of hanks, which denote the great wealth of the City.

The first historical place of inter- est is the Court House, which was built in 1861. In the Circuit Court room is a bronze tablet, bearing the names of twelve judges who were the first to repudiate the British Stamp Act, showing that Frederick County had a part in the Revolution- ary War.

Our next stop will take us one mile North of Frederick, to Rose Hill Manor. Here is where the first Governor of Maryland resided until his death in 1819. The Manor is large and the house is beautifully situated among green fields and sur- rounded by trees. This old mansion is now used as a place where trav- elers may stop for refreshment of mind and body.

Barbara Frietchie, who has caused talk and discussion lived on West Patrick street. Whittier, in his poem on Barbara Frietchie, made Frederick County, Frederick City and Barbara Frietchie famous. The incident of Mrs. Frietchie's actually waving the flag at Stonewall Jack- son, has been proved, by a Mr. Jeni- fer, of Hopkins, as untrue, neverthe- less the sentiment of the poem is very beautiful. The first few lines are:

Up from the meadows rich with corn Clear in the cool September morn

The clustered spires of Frederick stand

Green walled by the hills of Mary- land.

About thirteen miles from Freder- ick lies the Catocin Furnace. Here is where cannon and cannon ball were made during the Revolutionary War and operated afterwards for some years. This furnace was first run by Governor Johnson and his brothers, who made a success of it, but the reason it closed was on ac- count of the lack of ore. Now, near the site of the furnace, is a number camps, where barrel staves are made.

On returning to Frederick we shall visit Mt. Olivet Cemetery, and view the monument of Francis Scott Key, the author of the Star Spangled Ban- ner. No wonder that Frederick is proud of that monument, when one of her sons was the author of that National air, which is honored by the whole world.

Thus we see that the County of Frederick played its part in past his- tory and has honored the State by some of the most brilliant men of Maryland, as, for example, Roger Brooke Taney. His early life, as a lawyer, began in Frederick. He was one of the most brilliant men ever produced from Maryland. His worth is shown by General Jackson, when he appointed him Attorney General of Maryland, and later made him Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, during which time his decision on the Dred Scott case was given. This defined the right of negroes on the question of suffrage.

Since I have used the theory of Herodotus in trying to make this talk interesting instead of sticking to bare historical facts, I leave with you these few examples of Frederick County's history, upon which you may meditate if you wish.

IRLL BEALL.

Md. State Normal School, Towson, Md. Feb. 15, 1923.

My dear Mr.

I was asked by Miss Tall to write to your son on what I thought of Normal School, since this is my sec- ond year here. Not knowing your son's name I will ask you to give this to him after reading it yourself. 1 should say we do have boys here, and when anybody steps on our campus they are not long finding it out, even if we are not so many in number!

There are so many things about which to write that I hardly know which one to start on. In the first place, this Normal School has col- legiate rating with any college of Maryland and with Columbia Univer- sity. This fact, with the low expenses, is what caused me to make up my mind to come to this school. After teaching two years, I expect to go to the University of Maryland to get my degree.

From your father's letter I under- stand that you are interested in ath-

letics .. The influence of the athletics that the boys have started here has, reached far and wide. Our season in soccer has been very successful. We played all the surrounding high schools, preparatory schools and sev- eral colleges.

Our basket ball season is now in Full swing. This coming Saturday night we are playing one of our greatest rivals, the Maryland School for the Mutes. In the boys" issue of the "Oriole" you will find a list of the different schools that we play.

Though we are only thirty-four in number, the boys stand at the helm in the extra school activities, for in- stance, in the orchestra, we have eight boys, compared with three girls. Besides this orchestra, we have an orchestra called "Normal Syncopators," composeđ of four boys, who play for many of our dances.

The boys have many organizations in the school which you will find out when you read the boys issue of the "Oriole." The organization in which we are most interested, is the “Sigma Alpha Fraternity," which

was started this year

I have not written very much ahout the academic life here, be- cause I thought that you wanted to hear of our athletic life, as most boys do; but let me tell you that the academic side is always consid- ered before the athletics.

I certainly wish that you could pay us a visit and then you could find out for yourself just what Nor- mal School life is like, the type of boys that come here and the type that they expect.

Sincerely yours, WILLIAM HULL.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Camp Fire Girls hope to pre- sent the moving picture "Oliver Twist," to the Normal School some time in March. It is a picture worth seeing! Every one is invited to at- tend!

The History Club will give "Quincy Adams Sawyer," a delightful screen story with a wonderful all-star cast on Tuesday, February 27, at 8 o'clock, in the Auditorium. Every one come!

THE CARELESS CONDUCTOR. Mike caught the influenza From a lady with the "fiu," Because he put her nickel Where he really ought to chew.

If you want to change your luck, put a "P" in front of it.

Do you know any one who thinks Chaplin is a priest, and Fairbanks is a scale?

STATE TE BALILACAL A, MARYLAND

There is no secret of success but work.

THE ORIOLE

Curiosity is the begin- ning of useful knowl- edge.

Vol. 2-No. 7

MARCH, 1923

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

MISS TALL'S VISIT TO OTHER NORMAL SCHOOLS.

· When Miss Tall was asked to con- tribute an article to the Junior num- ber of The Oriole, she wondered what we thought would -be interest- ing. Her trip to the different Nor- mal Schools in the West was sug- gested; so she willingly gave us this very interesting material for the ar- ticle.

The first school visited hy Miss Tall was the Cleveland School of Ed- ucation. In addition to the two year Normal course offered at this school, there is a Senior ·College Course : of two years, for the Bachelor of Arts Degree: and B. S. Degree offered at Western Reserve University. Dr.

Ambrose Suhrie is Dean :of the School of Education, which is a girl's school. A very splendid Student Government Organization exists here. Indeed, so capable is it that the members of the faculty occasion- ally leave in a body, placing the stu- dents in charge from morning until evening.

"The building is old and lacks many of the modern improvements, and much of the beauty found in the fine, new type of Normal School. This made Miss Tall think, and should also make us think, that, if a build- ing counts, then the student body at M. S. N. S. ought to do ideal work.

While at this school our princi- pal, together with the National Coun- cil of Normal School principals, was entertained at a luncheon and had the pleasure of hearing "rapid fire" short talks upon school activities given by the different students. She said that these talks made her think of the talks given at our school the day it was visited by the County Su- perintendents and County Boards of Education, which fact proves to us that she always has M. S. N. S. on her mind, where'er she may go.

Our Honorary member of the Jun- ior Class next travaeled from Cleve- land to Detroit, where she visited the in the Junior High School. In addi- tion to these nine grades, across from the Normal School, is a country graded school, where practice teach- ing is carried on through the co-oper- ation of the County Superintendent, Detroit Teachers' .College. Dr. S. A. Courtis, of whom we have frequently heard, is Dean of this school. Here the practice work differs from ours. In the first year for nine weeks the students participate in regular school the Principal and Dr. Keith, the pres- work, known as tasks, such as mark- ident of the Normal School Dr. ing rolls, graphing the results of Keith has engaged well trained teachers from as far West as Iowa, and as far South as Texas to staff the school. tests, keeping track of library rec- ords and making out report cards. * In-the second year fifteen hours, for, eighteen weeks is . the required amount of practice work. The stu- dent teachers practice in both the is afraid she can not compete with

Platoon and the Non-Platoon Schools.

Pennsylvania Normal in the matter After the students receive their di-, of numbers for Summer Session, but plomas, they go out to teach in the! why can she not compete next year with the seven hundred students now enrolled at the . Pennsylvania Nor- mal? City, under the direction of Supervis- ors. If successful, at the close of this supervised or cadet teaching, as it is called, the students receive a

Leaving Indiana about 8 o'clock Life Certificate. The Supervisors of in the evening, Miss Tall started on

her homeward journey. While com- ing over . the hills to Blairsville Junction, she passed the blazing chimneys of the picturesque coke ovens, now fast disappearing from the coal industry. Like camp fires, they held her fascinated and made her understand somewhat better the life of that industrial part of the country which is quite different from our own, here in Eastern Maryland.

NAOMI HARSH, Jr. II.

A MESSAGE TO THE JUNIORS.

Show your spirit Juniors! We are members of the largest Junior Class ever at M. S. N. S. and are be- ing carefully watched, for great things are expected of us. Let us not disappoint those who are watch- ing us with an ever critical and ob- serving eye. Each year more is ex- pected of every Junior Class so that we must .strive faithfully with a firm

A glass case tound in the hallway determination in order to reach the exhibiting the athletic awards, such! as four foot-balls, four soccer balls goal that the Seniors have uncon- sciously placed hefore us. This goal can only be reached by believing, as Patrick Henry did, "United we stand, divided we fall." and four silver cups, proves the in- terest of the student body in ath- letics.

We have encountered many diffi- culties during the year, but through the kindly interest and trust of our faculty adviser, Miss Tall, we have

Our motto, "To be, rather than to seem," gives us still another cause to aspire, for the real thing that counts is what we are, and what we seem to be, loses out when the day of final judgment comes. There is the old saying "that you can fool - some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, hut you can't fool all of the people all of the time." Therefore we must not seem to be, we must uot deceive, we must be what we really should be for others' sake and for our own, so that we may have the finer feeling of satisfaction when the curtain falls on our final exit at M. S. N. S.

Our aim is not merely a spiritual one. However fine spiritual achieve- ments, are, they are abstract, He expects one thousand students Our modern civilization calls. . for at his summer session. M. S. N. S. some things which are mater-

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cadet-teaching are: members of the staff of the Teachers' College.

In this school. the same as in ours, there are Student Government pro- hlems. The problems they are con- cerned with are those in regard to the ~giving of honors. At present they allow their students to belong to one club only. Miss Tall told the students of our interest in develop- ing an Achievement Chart.

After leaving Detroit, Miss Tall traveled to Indiana, Pennsylvania. There she visited the Pennsylvania Normal School, which institution is very much like our own. She lived two days in the dormitory, and while there ate in the dining room with seven hundred students. The tables were presided over by the instructors and seniors. There were tables for the underweights and overweights, at which the nurses sat; and tables for the boys and girls in athletic training-the team players.

On Sunday evening our Principal attended the Vesper Service. All students are compelled to attend this service. The Glee Club had seats on the platform throughout the entire heen greatly helped. evening, and took the leading part in the service.

The atmosphere in the school was very charming and the courtesy of the instructors was most pleasing during our principal's visit.

Practice work is carried on by the ndents in the first six grades of the elementary school, as well as

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THE ORIOLE

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JUNIOR COMMENTS ON THE MOVIES.

"QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER."

A nine reel feature picture was given by the History Club on Tues- day, February 27. The History Club received the proceeds from the en- tertainment.

The chief characters of "Quincy Adams Sawyer" were John Bowers and Blanche Sweet, who are well known among movie fans.

The story deals with the experi- ences and adventures of a young lawyer in an isolated little village where he has been sent to protect a widow's property from a dishonest notary public. The young man boards with the widow and while there her daughter falls in love with him. He refuses to take her serious- ly and she seeks revenge. In this she is aided by a crook who wishes to marry her for her money. When the girl whom Sawyer loves is cross- ing the river in a ferry, the cable is cut. She is rescued by Sawyer at the edge of a waterfall. The rescue forms the climax.

The plot of the story as a whole was good, but the exciting river scenes are becoming too frequent.

The number of movie goers was not large because of pending exam- inations, but when these are over we believe that a large number of students will attend the good pic- tures we are having.

"THE MAN WHO SAW TO- MORROW."

Thomas Meighan was the man who saw tomorrow in the movie given by Sr. I, on Tuesday, March 6. We saw the popular Paramount star at his best in this, his latest picture. The leading feminine role was acted by Beatrice Joy.

The title is an appropriate one as we are all anxious to see the result of last term's labor on our reports tomorrow. (How happy we may be). Synopsis: Burke Hammond, a young New York business man is spending ·his vacation in South America. He is forced to leave his hotel, as the money he was to re- ceive failed to reach him. He wan- ders about the coast and finds the camp of Captain Pring, an English- man, whose cargoes are of rubber- and rum. He falls in love with Rita, the captain's daughter.

He visits a steamer in the harbor and is mistaken for a beach-comber and attacked by several of the sail- ors. Burke is badly hurt and when he revives the ship has set sail for New York. He meets the lady Helen, who is seeking a man suc- cessful in love and politics. She falls In love with him and awaits a proposal. Whom shall he marry, the proud English lady or the sea cap-

tain's daughter? The question is solved by an old friend, who had been traveling in India. While there he learned one of the Hindu tricks of foretelling the future and thus enables Burke to see the results of his marriage with either girl. He marries the girl of the South.

I liked this picture, because of the unusual plot, the story ending with the hero's marriage and the events which followed already known. Thomas Meighan is a typical Ameri- can and is popular everywhere his pictures have ever been shown.

If you like the pictures we are giving, tell your room-mate or neigh- bor, and if you do not, please tell us.

BEAUTY.

All of us admire that which is beautiful. So it has been ever since the world was created. There is no living person who does not admire beauty whether it be found in girls, animals, pictures or landscapes. That is the reason we all enjoy strolling over the campus of an evening or on Sunday. We are unconsciously drinking in the beauty of it, and really are. realizing to the fullest extent how beautiful our grounds Remember what Miss Tall said when she returned from the trip to Cleve- land: "I have not seen a more beau- tiful spot in all my trip than the Normal School, with its surrounding grounds."

Our large campus with its wind- ing driveways, bordered with trees and shrubbery, form a perfect set- ting for the Administration Build- ing and Newell Hall. To people pass- ing along the York road, our cam- put is quite an attraction. Indeed, there cannot be a much prettier sight than that of our school and grounds, viewed from the road.

So then let us take a pride in our school grounds and see how neat and clean we can keep them. It is up to us as to whether they shall be a solid carpet of green grass or a plot of ground cut up by paths and strewn with pieces of orange peels or bits of paper. Since spring is com- ing and the grass is beginning to spring up green again, let's see if we can't "co-operate and make the campus even more beautiful than it is by not dropping any refuse on it, or cutting campus" any more.

ROBERT WRIGHT. Jr. V.

A Dance

A Date

Perchance

Out late

A Class A Quizz No pass Gee Whiz!

-The Beacon.

THE ORIOLE

Junior Edition-3

T. REESE ARNOLD.

One short-sleep past, we wake etern- ally, And Death shall be no more: Death, thou shalt die! -John Donne.

On January 28, 1923, one of our classmates, Reese Arnold, fell asleep and was taken from among us. She was born August 28, 1904, and, with the exception of several years spent in California, had -lived most of her life in Glyndon, Maryland.

Miss Arnold graduated from the Franklin High School in 1922, and up to the time of her death, was studying at Maryland State Normal School. She took an active part in the life of her community as well as in school life. She was a mem- ber of Glyndon Methodist Episcopal Church, and of its Sunday School, Queen Esther Circle, and was a teacher in the Junior League. At Normal School she was a proctor and looked after the welfare of ninety- three girls, Ilving in Towson. She was faithful and trustworthy in all that she undertook. Everything she did was in a cheerful and Christian, spirit. Through her spirit of good will, friendliness and helpfulness, she was an inspiration to all those who knew her.

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 27

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