Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 28

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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From the memories of her friends she will never die, and In order to pass along such a noble example of young womanhood, a Scholarship has been founded at Maryland State Normal School and a picture has been dedicated to her memory at Franklin High School.

MIRIAM CRONHARDT.

IN MEMORIAM.

There's a cloud that's dark and dreary

That travels o'er land and sea; It has locked In the bosom, sad- ness,

And holds death as the only key.

It has cast one shadow o'er Normal Its sadness was spread beyond measure,

It took from us our Reese Arnold To hold as its heavenly treasure.

We shall always remember Reese Arnold,

As a prize that was given-then taken;

Her lift was a life full of sunshine And her friends she had never forsaken.

She left us in sadness and mourn- ing

And we wish that we might her recall,

But it is better to live and be taken Than never to have lived at all. LORETTA J. SCHWARTZ.

MY MANY SELVES.

I am a conglomeration of moods, a collection of contradictory char- acteristics. I am made up of so many different selves that even I am unable to recognize my true self.

Sometimes I feel as though I shall like the profession which I have chosen. I am ambitious to make a success of this profession and to do things which will make my name stand out as a somehody. Then again I feel that I shall never make a success of teaching or anything else, and I don't care. I realize that I am incapable of accomplishing any- thing worthy of note and can only be a failure.

There are days when I feel happy, contented and just naturally glad that I am alive. On these days I feel more like working; I enjoy the class periods; I am interested in Assembly and love to be among others. There are days when I am just the opposite. I feel that life is not worth living, my studies are a drag, I am cross with every one and displeased with everything. When I am in this mood I feel indifferent, blase, bored with everything in gen- eral and myself in particular.

There are times when I talk, talk, and talk for the mere sake of talk- ing. My tongue says things that I really do not believe and yet to all appearances I am portraying my in- nermost thoughts and feelings.

I delight In making my friends look at me from the corners of their eyes and gasp at my rash statements. I will argue and try to prove my point of view to them when in reality I am undecided as to my own convictions. Sometimes I will agree with the opinions of my companions; then, again, I will take the opposite side for the sake of being different from everyone else.

I long at times to travel, to go among strangers, to be unknown to the people I am with. It Is my greatest desire to go away from all my relatives, with the exception of my mother, and yet there isn't a family more united or more devoted than my own.

There are times when I am sick of propriety and wish I had been born a native of Africa or some one of the South Sea islands where such things as hooks and clothes have no place in the peoples' lives. At other times I should love to move among the highest society, where formal man- ners and strict convention are the rules. Then again, I feel as though I am better fitted for my present po- sition, that of an ordinary girl in the ordinary life, than for any other.

Although I have so many different selves, I know that I am one and the same person, for the one thing which remains constant, no matter which self predominates, is my quick

temper. I become angry quickly, over mere trifles, but as soon as I have said my say, my anger is ap- peased. After I have spoken harsh- ly I am sorry and humiliated, even more provoked with myself than I had been with the object of my an- ger. I have heen told that my tem- perament belongs to the color of my hair and if this be true, I dare say, I shall always have it.

I have come to the conclusion that I shall never be quite satisfied with any one of my selves. Despite the fact that I abhor my disagreeable selves and admire the composed, even disposition, I should rather be as I am than be exactly like anybody else I know.

ONE OF JR. III.

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4-Junior Edition

THE ORIOLE

PUBLISHED MONTHLY

BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARY- LAND STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, TOWSON, MD.

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MARCH, 1923.

OUR ADVISER, MISS TALL.

In all our trials, in all our woes, She guides our erring paths;

Lifting us up to a higher plane, Away from snares, idle and vain. Character of worth, of purity and pride,

Friend, in whose counsel we'll al- ways abide;

Miss Tall, will we cherish, love, and shyster lawyers, among other things." obey

And to her our tributes we will pay.

Her eyes beam with pride for our dear Alma Mater,

Her heart burns withi love greater still

And earnestly, zealously in every heart

Loyalty', honor, and kindness are wrought,

Qualities of purity, aand richness untold

Inspired by a soul, just as pure as gold,

She stands, a true friend to Class '24 Dear Miss Tall, whom ever we will adore.

MABEL SNYDER.

ACCELERATORS

Faculty

FAMOUS JUNIORS.

Usually salient characters in col- leges , and : preparatory schools never come to public notice till. they have reached the senior year,; of their work. This, however, does not hold good here at Normal, for -already, acknowledged leaders .. in . various fields have advanced from the ranks of the Juniors, and have taken their position with the most notable of the Seniors.

- This might be attributed . to the curriculum of the school with its leadership developing · qualities, but I am more inclined to think that it is due to the hearty co-operation of the Seniors in everything that has been undertaken by the Junior's and their deep interest in the Juniors as a whole.

"We are favorably represented in every activity of the school. Every club, society and organization bears witness to the influence of the Jun- iors. We have in our midst famous singers, musicians of note, artists and cartoonists of recognized talent, actors of amazing ability, silver- tongued orators, wing-footed ath- letes and craftsmen in . every line. Hurray for us! 2

CHARLES E. RENN.

"What will ex-soldiers get if the bonus hill passes?", asked a- con- temporary.

"They will get a lot of letters from

It takes twenty years for one wo- man to make a man out.of her son, and just. twenty minutes for another woman to make a fool out of him.

THE" LUNCHT UNE OF 1924 ..

WATCH THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS' ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Camp Fire Girls, a lively group of workers, are putting into practice, their motto, "Work, Health, Love." To further the work of their activities, and because they wish to give joy, they arranged and car- ried out a very successful dance on February 2, which was so well attended that the treasury was appreciably swelled! If you should look in on them any Wednes- day night you would see a group of eager, resourceful girls hard at work on many useful camp fire pro- jects.

AGATHA COHEE.

A NIGHT IN THE GYM.

Samuel Troupe, Jr. I.

The lights blinked, and a solitary group of card players began unlac- ing their shoes and slipping out of their clothes in general .. The late bather - came running, "clad - în a wreath of smiles. The bookworm rose and carefully placed his treas- fured volume of detective stories on the top of his trunk. 'The languid one flipped the last cigarette into the victrola and went in search of his hed. Already many were wait- ing for the lights to go off. There-

Darkness reigned, then quiet, save for some late walkers coming in con- tact with an ambush of chairs, or the sweet warbling of three or four amicably inclined lovers of romance discussing the. "indefinable her." Anon, a Normal snore breaks out upon the still darkness and some wayward shoe finds a temporary resting' place against a locker door, at the same time It emits a delicate, well bred slam. Then out of the . smothering blackness of space comes a still voice admonishing, "Ten thir- ty, boys." Then-

Silence reigns supreme, except for the musical tinkle of some innocent sleepers' cot, as it is inclined at the i dangerous angle of ninety to one hundred and eighty degrees." The dull, sickening thud of a mischiev- forcibly collides ous pillow as it with the waste basket in mid air, is scarcely audible in the subdued si- lence. of the room. The distant muf- fled whistle of the jerk-water, as it crosses the trestle down by the dis- posal plant can scarcely be heard. And then-

A crash like the coming of the judgment day, is heard, evidently the laundry has blown up, but stay, it is merely the enthusiastic meet- ing of a wabbly aeronautic chair and

a Normal Junior's sleepy heal

then-

A low, musical voice, once more admonishes, "Double warning there, Mister!'

Junior Edition-5

THE ORIOLE

KWESTION KORNER.

How could we make more of our athletics at M. S. N. S .?

Have the various Junior sections play for Junior Class Championship. Have the same with the Seniors. Then decide the championship be- tween the two classes.

F. GRIMES.

Have more inter-scholastic games. E. NEIKIRK.

Give more loyal support to the school teams. There is too much sectionalism at present. E. HARRINGTON.

Inter-section games would put a little "pep" into our gymnasium per- iod and promote thenumber of good players, increasing the number of victories in inter-school contests. E. WILSON.

By closer co-operation of the stu- dents uninterested in athletics. It should be the desire of every mem- ber of the M. S. N. S. to win at least one "N." With this end in view there would be much more rivalry for positions on the various teams. J. O. THOMAS.

By showing better spirit towards athletics. This is particularly true among the girls. This does not ap- ply to all the girls, but it applies to .hose who are forever objecting to taking athletics.

M. OGLE.

A large, well equipped gymnasium that would be used mainly for ath- letics, allowing more time and op- portunity for practice.

R. COLE.

How do you think the school spir- it at M. S. N. S. could be bettered ?

By resolving that if things are not conducted here like they were at "Our" high school we will not kick but stand back of the movements of the school.

J. OWENS.

Have less sectionalism and more social functions involving the entire school.

E. LYNCH.

I do not think there should be so much section rivalry. I think we self for complete living with his fel- low citizens.

should work more for the school as a group.

D. FLOUNDERS.

School spirit is nothing more than the interest members of an institu- tion take in it. So why not transfer

a few of the foreign interests (for side those that had gone before. No certainly your faculties are not cen- moan, no sigh from her. Suddenly, tered in M. S. N. S. to a great de- she let forth a cry that pierced the i gree) to Normal and "Shove" it still air, making it vibrate with a along instead of . holding it back? thousand echoes. It seemed to come Wake up, Gang! While you are here from the very depths of her soul. you belong to Normal School first Twice the cry was repeated, and then and last. School spirit makes the all was quiet again. She would lay school, and certainly you want to another egg tomorrow. - Punch make Normal School an institution Bowl.

be proud of. Let's give the Nor- mal Locomotive, and everybody yell together!

M. GARMAN.

School spirit at the Maryland State Normal School can be improved through lessening individual and sectional prejudices.

C. READ.

When your time for matrimony arrives what sort of mate do you desire?

He has to be real smart; a gradu- ate of two universities, determined and reliable.

H. MURRAY.

He must be tall, have dark, curly hair, dark eyes and be of an athletic stature. He must have good sense; must be considerate; must have high ideals and good morals.

C. HELM.

A man of good physique. One who is tall, has dark hair, dark eyes, wears his clothes well and is a good sport.

E. L. DOWNIN. One who is handsome and sensi- hle.

K. GANTZ.

ORIGINAL DEFINITIONS OF EDUCATION.

Written by Junior Ones.

Education is living a complete life intellectually, morally and socially, according to a high standard of liv- ing.

MAUDE TREZISE.

Education is complete living, in- cluding the acquisition of knowl- edge, the establishment of ideals, making physical and social adjust- ments, and obtaining happiness through service.

CHARLOTTE HOSTETTER.

Education is the effort of an in- dividual to adapt himself to society, and to perfect himself to the best of his ability; physically, mentally, morally, and socially for the benefit | of himself and for the improvement of humanity."

GEORGE HOUCK.

Education is the training of one's

SAMUEL TROUPE.

A TRAGEDY.

ENTERTAINING SENIOR V.

(With apologies to "The Minister Comes to Tea.") The music room looks dandy For we've dusted every chair And we've got the tidies hanging Just exactly on the square. The shamrocks' fixed up lovely; St. Patrick's Day we meet In the Cafeteria, brimming With bully things to eat. Miss Gibson has her Sunday dress on And she's frizzing up her bangs, Miss Orborn wears her best alpaca And she's asking how it hangs. Senior V looks fine as can be, We're all dressed high up in G. And all because we're entertaining Sister Senior V at tea.

Oh, the table's fixed up gaudy With the trays already set! We are going to use the china And the silver spoons, you bet!

It's shamrock cakes we're going to have,

And mints, and green ice cream and all.

We'll apologize like fury And say that everything is bad, Such awful luck in all his cooking We're sure the chef has never had. But you can guess we're only bluff- ing

For it's as prime as it can be,

And we are only talking just that way

'Cause Senior V has come to tea.

Everything will be a-smiling- Just as good as ever was, We won't growl about our lessons As Junior V 'most always does. Senior V will be most jolly, You can tell it by their faces,

Miss Munn

will surely

lead the

marches

And take part in all the races. Dance we will, and sing and frolic, Every form of fun will thrive,. For we will be most awf'ly happy Entertaining Senior Five.

E. PEARL GREEN, Jr. V.

Boy Scout (small but polite)- "May I accompany you across the street, madam?"

Old Lady-"Certainly you may, my lad. How long have you been wait- ing here for somebody to take you across?"-Boston Transcript.

A little boy was sent to the bar- She laid the still white form be- ber shop for a hair cut. "What kind of a hair cut do you want?" asked the barber.

"Well, if you have to cut it like somebody's, just cut it like dad's, with a hole in the middle."

Hartle, after reading the firm name, Associated Exhibitors, Inc., asked, "What does Inc. stand for,- incomplete ?"

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THE ORIOLE

THOUGHTS.

Lavinia Moore, Jr. 111. "A penny for your thoughts"- cries the tantalizing onlooker when he sees some one staring blankly into space. Just what does he mean when he says, "a penny for your thoughts?" Certainly thoughts are worth more than a measly little penny. Sometimes they are so pre- cious that we would not exchange them for the costliest of jewels.

Shakespeare, the greatest of writ- ers, portrays the meaning of thoughts exactly, when he has Hamlet say in one of his speeches-"There is noth- ing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

This statement goes to show that one's thoughts influence one's char- acter. If thoughts keep crowding into our minds, especially if they are of an evil nature, our character grad- ually becomes the worse. Gossip is perhaps the best illustration of evil thinking. An individual hears a lit- tle speck of news, and if his way of thinking is evil, he will add his evil thought to that little bit of news until it has reached gigantic propor- tions, and the little molehill is transformed into a mound.

If wicked or distasteful thoughts come from the harmful thinker, cer- tainly then, lovely

and happy thoughts come from the beautiful thinker. The person who has lovely thoughts in his mind must indeed, possess a fine, noble character. Poly- anna. an outstanding figure in Elea- nor Porter's well known book, looms up immediately in our minds when we think of pretty thoughts. He mind was so filled with glad thoughts that she influenced the lives of oth- ers and molded them into fine char- acters.

One is forced to agree with Shakespeare, and to believe that nothing is good or bad hut that just our thoughts make the wickedness or the beauty of the world.

Thoughts have always been the basis of all civilization. . The great Maker of Heaven and Earth con- ceived thoughts that were the reali- zation of the creation of the world.

Thoughts are our constant com- panions; surely we want good com- panlons. Thoughts are the expres- sions of one's soul. Now, aren't your thoughts worth more than a penny?

GIRL SCOUTS.

"On my bonor, I will try

To do my duty to God and my coun- try,

To help other people at all times, To obey the Scout laws."

This promise came from the mouths of thirty-two girls as they stood in line, arrayed in white mid-

dies and blue skirts, at the Investi- ture Ceremony on March fifteenth. Miss Howell, director of the Girl Scouts in Baltimore and vicinity,

presented the trefoil pins to us, which indicate our three-fold prom- ise. We were no longer on proba- tion, but now were real Scouts. Af- ter the ceremonies were over, the Girl Scouts entertained their "broth- er" organization, the Boy Scouts, at a party.

Our troop, the Pine Tree, has fif- ty-six members. Our motto is: "Be prepared" and we aim to do so, for we are trained to meet almost any emergency through our First Aid work and Domestic Training. Among the many good times which we have had are: a taffy-pulling party, given by one of our patrols; and an illustrated lecture on Camp Cookery, when samples of the food were made and eaten. We have given a dance which many of the Normal School girls and boys en- joyed. It was with a sigh we heard the strains of "Home, Sweet Home," which brought it to a close.

But we realize that ouly part of our energy has been expended and we have many things left to do in the future. Our sphere of influence will spread into the communities where we go, so now we must be energetic and faithful Scouts, so that we will be true and influential Scout leaders. We have resolved to be bet- ter Scouts so that Normal life will be happier, and the Scout troops or- ganized under our leadership will have a lasting influence.

May we always try to serve our friends and do a good turn daily! ANNA MALLONEE.

SCHOOL SPIRIT.

I cannot be outdone in my esteem of the value of a good spirit. To my mind it is one of the most valuable assets an institution can boast of. You may have an efficient faculty, an excellent location and adequate accommodations of all kinds and in all directions, but if you have no school spirit your plans are incom- plete.

It isn't the course in French, in Latin, in Mathematics, that attracts a fellow to school these days. What he goes for more than anything else is the college life. He craves com- panionship and the good will of his brothers. He seeks that bigger, hroader knowledge of the outside

world which only school days afford. Through his affiliations, he corrects his manners, through his fraternity, he develops loyalty, through ath- lethics, he develops co-operation and teamwork. In brief, he learns to work as a part and not as a whole. He has one common interest, the school. He is one for all and all for his school.

That's what we need here, fel- lows, a common interest. The ideal .is all set for us. There will be time enough for our

little out are cliques when we get of college, but while we here, let's We were all happy because so many girls had received their pins thus arriving that far in their train- ing to be Scout leaders. We had ac- complished part of the work whichistick by our school. Have a good was planned in September. We were organized then under the leadership of Miss Cooley and Miss Medwedeff, a true captain and lieutenant. word for old Normal always. After all, "life is what we make it." So it is with school life. Let's throw a bomb into the old camp. Let that bomb be school spirit, and let it blow us up to the sky. When we come down, let us fall as a unit, with every man's shoulder to the wheel. What d'ye say men? Let's go!

JAY PRICE, Jr.V.

THE CLASS SONG.

Rising in state on a hill at the crest

Stands our dear Alma Mater, the the school we love best

May we in our efforts, forevermore Prove loyal to it and to dear twenty- four.

Chorus

Then up with our banner so bright and so gay

May it never be dimmed or in hearts lose its sway

Thy praises we'll sing, thy colors adore

And for Normal we'll strive and for dear '24.

In all of our work where ere we may be

Thy praises we'll sing, twenty-four to thee

May thy light like a fire which burns from within

Be a guide to our pathway, and never grow dim.

Say, readers, just cast your eyes over those words. Could you find a more fitting tribute to our school and to the Class of '24, than is ex- pressed in those few lines. . .

For the inspiring words of our Class Song we are indebted to Miss Charlotte Helm and Miss Esther Mc- Dowell. The music is the result of considerabale work by J. Owen Thomas. Mr. Thomas wishes to thank Miss Ruth Grafton, whose ready assistance was invaluable, and Miss Louise Schroeder, whose care- ful criticism of the music helped to make the Class Song technically correct.

Junior Edition-7

THE ORIOLE

MESSAGE TO THE JUNIORS.

(Continued from Page 1-Col. 3) ialistic, which really show one's accomplishments, and the Class of Twenty-four must fill all the require- ments.

Here are some:

Put through successfully

the Achievement Chart just begun.

Take a civic pride in the care of the buildings and grounds.

Learn to manage our finances upon a budget basis, so that no one will have to spend more than his allow- ance while at Normal.

Boost the Y. W. C. A., which is| our service organization.

Find ways of remunerative em- ployment for students who need to supplement their income by work.

Make progress for Student Co-op- erative Government. by showing their responsibility is so fraught with character-building that students will be glad to accept offices and will be willing to refine their qualifications for the council positions and for the wardenships.

Remember that the Principal is steering at the wheel this ship of educational progress. If a student locates a rotten. place or a leak in the structure and does not seek to strengthen the weakness, the ship may go down .. Only by the success- ful working together of students and faculty can the great opportunities in a school like. ours be met and em- braced. Growth is slow but sure, where we all pull together and "Play. the Game!"

" There are fifty -more types of work that we might mention, but-"Look around you!" .

MARJORIE HAYDEN, Junior President.

WHAT NORMAL MEANS TO ME.

Normal School to, me is the bat- tlefield upon which I am, striving to secure a higher education. I early realized that to obtain the best out of life I must. have tools with which to work and the only way I can se- cure these necessary tools is through a higher education.

Every one has his or her chosen occupation, the one which he likes best, the one which gives him the greatest satisfaction in performing and the one to which he will stick the rest of his .

life. When I think of teaching, there immediate- ly forms in my mind's eye, a picture

The gate is straight and the way of our Normal School, and I say to is narrow that leads to Seniorland. myself, here is the place where we. Thus on Thursday we began our, first learn through trials and privations day of the first year, at Normal. to ourselves, and to the despair and . But these children enter not into discomfiture of our instructors, the a path of glory alone, there are habits and attitudes, facts and the- brooks to cross and oftimes great ories which will make'us more com -; ponds.

petent teachers in the new and larger meaning of that term.

- Yea, though we work, the rain comes, likened unto tests and the wind blows and great is the excite- ment thereof.

At no other institution in the State can one obtain a more suitable Verily, 1 say unto you, there is great ambition in the minds of this class. education, for the tuition, than here at Normal School. We know the saying, "The Lord helps those who help themselves," well, here we help Surely the faculty sees in some ourselves a little bit and the State of us a "genius born" or do they supplies the remaining help needed say we have piped unto you oh! my to send us into the class of teachers. | children, and ye have not heard?

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 28

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