Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 49

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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But we can't have holidays always, For no knowledge would we gain, So now that we're back at old Nor- mal

Let's see how much we can obtain! JR. V REPORTER.

HIP! HIP! HOORAY! FOR THE NORMALS AND PESTS!

Gradually the interest rises. The time is drawing near. A feeling of excitement, expectancy, and hope fill the hearts of all. What is it, a circus, Easter Holidays, or Com-

are coming. The Big-Nights /will be: March 28, Debate by the Public Speaking and Current Events Clubs; April 4, Literarry contest by the Story-telling, Authorship, and Maga- zine Clubs; April 11, two one-act plays, presented by the Dramatic Clubs.

A NEW VENTURE.

On December 19, th Dramatic Club of Normal made its first public appearance, rendering a delightful- ly quaint one-act English play, "Hol- ly Berry and Mistletoe."

This play was the Club's contribu- mencement? Well, to be frank, it is none of these. Any Senior will be tion to the Christmas spirit and to the festivities of the school, and was able to inform you that the contests ! thoroughly enjoyed by a large and appreciateive audience.

The players presented a very pleasing and finished version of this old time English story, and the status of the Club as an entertaining and educative organization is firmly established for the future.

This society is a new product of

only this year by Miss Munn, under whose able direction, it is proving a valuable asset to Normal. The club has planned a very active campaign for the next few months, hoping to

To the Alumni: It goes without; the school, having been organized saying that we want you to come! back, and it is hoped that you will be back for these contests. Please hold the above dates open for visits to your "Alma Mater."

To the Student Body: You will be able to present two more one- be there, however, not beause you act plays, and one long play. I'm this announcement will be greeted with delight, and the plays awaited with much pleasant antici- have to be, but because you will want ; sure to. The Seniors have already ex- perienced the thrill of contests, but Juniors, there is a wonderful treat, pation, since all realize that a treat is in store for them.

So wait-watch-and wish for more!

M. G.

I used to think, I knew, I knew, But now I must confess,

The more I thing I know, I know, I know, I know the less. -Talisman.

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UPS AND DOWNS OF JR. III.

Junior III has organized four peppy basket ball teams and has had some snappy games. The captains are: Misses Elizabeth Rencher, Lou- ise Exans, Lillian Whitehead and Catharine Purks.

CATHARINE PURKS, Jr. IIl.

The Li-he-lo Camp Fire Girls pre- sented "The Lark," a one-act play, by Katharine Lord, in the Auditori- um, on November 23, 1923.

After the play there was dancing with "honest to goodness" music furnished by the Swanee Seranaders, from Baltimore. We believe that the evening was a success and we wish to thank the school at large for their splendid support.

S. E. C.

ALBERT S. COOM. LIBRARY STATE TEACHERS WOLLEGE AT TOWSON

"A good archer is not known by his arrows, but by his aim."

THE ORIOLIEN 4, MARLAt least once a day

read a little poetry, sing a song or look at a picture.

Vol. 3-No. 6

FEBRUARY, 1924

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

THE PRINCIPAL PROPOSES TO HAVE A BIGGER AND BETTER SCHOOL.

(Alvey Hammond) Looking Forward.

When a person, especially a fellow, thinks of Miss Tall he would never for a minute dream that such a busy person as she is could pause for a moment in the whirl and flurry of her busy life and offer you some de- licious candy by way of opening an interview. This provided a stim-

ulus and response right off. First came a smile, then candy, and last, but not least, ame business.

Here again our dreams fall short when we picture what is in store for us the coming year. Some of us will be leaving, but those who return again next year and the incoming students will have a program that will add much to their professional and social life and athletics will be the pride of the institution.

Next year the professional phase of our school life may be changed considerably. Realizing that people are specializing more and more in all other walks of life, we are look- ing forward to a differentiated cur- riculm here at Normal. There will be three phases of work. One group will specialize in primary grade work; one based on the intermediate grades; another in rural work, and upper. There will also be electives offered, determinedby the subjects in which a student may need the most help or the subjects in which a pupil may feel strongest, and

in which he has special aptitude. This. of course, will not limit his group of studies. but means that special em- phasis may be placed on those of his choice or needs.

This is undoubtedly an advantage over the present system and should entice many more students Normal School.

We next talked over the social changes which would be desirable. in the back of our minds as pleasant

Miss Tall is trying harrd to reduce memories; something to make life the number of our Student Gov- richer and deeper. The strength of ernment rules. She feels that we our football team will depend largely to about ou the strength of our athletic asso- should reduce our rules

four. She is working hard to give ciation. It will mean many more us a higher and more noble form of governing system. She feels that

we should have a code similar

that of King Arthur's Round Table, the following to be the only laws: "Live pure, speak truth, right wrong, follow the gleam."

She realizes that since we are here for only two years, the Senior Class think.

should uphold the gleam for the

A GROUP OF "NORMAL MEN

Juniors, thereby strengthening the power of union and independence.

The next topic, dear to every boy's heart was our future athletics. For some time the subject of football

Normal. has been agitated here at Whether or not Miss Tall is going to further the plan to help Normal putlin the field of a worthy team on the field is the ques- tion. Football in the high schools is gradually being eliminated and other sports are taking its place. The place for football is in colleges and Normal schools and institutions where older and more able men can play. Professor Byrd, of the Uni- versity of Maryland. says: "Give me your agile men. soccer players. base- ball players, basketball players from the high schools and I'll make foot- ball men out of them in college."

FOUNDER'S DAY.

On January 15, 1866, the Mary- land State Normal School was found- ed in Baltimore by M. A. Newell, one of the leading educators of his time; a man far ahead of all others education. with a. broad vision of the future, a vision which has been borne out by the great strides since his time.

Since its founding, the Mary- land State Normal School has changed its location to Towson, with new and improved buildings and equipment. The school has set every year new standards of teach- ing and teacher-training, following closely all of the latest and most ap- proved . methods. It has kept pace with the world of education, watch-

Boys, let us hope We can look for ing closely each minute change which the old pig skin out on North camp- us next fall. Football. however, has occurred. Each year the school turns out an ever increasing number of trained teachers, going out to fill the vacancies in the State.

to our will be purely for the men's recre-

ation and not a part of the curri- culm. It will be something to place

On January 15, 1924, the school very fittingly celebrated the occasion of its founding by appropriate cere- monies in the Assembly Hall. Miss Tall, the principal, gave the opening address, speaking of the history of the school since its founding. She then introduced Mr. Cook, who after a few brief remarks, introduced the main speaker, Dr. A. E. Winship.

dollarsr in athletic dues. With soc- cer, basketball. baseball, and football the athletic dues may be raised to five dollars, but who will regret the It money spent for such a cause. Dr. Winship, having known Dr. will mean increased enrollment of Newell personally, gave a splendid eulogy of his ability, earnestness and men. and men are needed in the profession. So the men of Normal integrity. He said that his whole soul was wrapped up in his work (Continued on Page 14-Col. 2)

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MEN'S EDITION.

THE ORIOLE

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STUDENT TEACHING AT OUR SCHOOL.

I was scheduled for Ridge, but at the last moment, I might say, I, with three other students, was sent out to Wilna. I think it might be well just at this point to explain why the plan was changed and I, not know- ing at the time that many unexpected experiences awaited me, was sent to Wilna instead of Ridge.

Mr. Hulsizer had been looking for a second one-room rural school which he considered offered oppor- tunities for student teachers. The school is about two and one-half miles from Bel Air. Although there are two rooms in the building only one is used for classes.

The first day we went by rail on th eM. & P. (Misery and Patience) to Fallston. By "us" I mean Sue Wright, Lavinia Moore, Ethel Mc- Allister and myself. That first trip is long to be remembered. We left Towson at 7.58 and after going- ahead, backing, and starting again proceeded on our journey to the land of mystery. The stops are frequent, but finally we got out in the open country, there attaining a speed of nearly twenty miles per hour. Sud- denly aud without any warning the train came to a standstill with a dy- ing groan. Mercy, were we being held up by train robbers or had some daring villain placed a bomb upon the track? My fellow students offered all sorts of answers to the riddle. I have heard of an engineer I stopping his train to go to his rabbit traps, but never before did

hear of an engineer stopping his train to get his pipe, which he had dropped from the cab window.

We arrived at Fallston about 9.40. No one was there to meet us, so we boarded the first milk truck that came by. The Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore had nothing on the music of the milk cans as we rode down the road. We met the man who was to meet us and he carried us on to the school.

The school had an enrollment of twenty-five in more or less irregular attendance. The equipment offered an opportunity for improvement.

The first thing we did was to

weigh and measure the pupils. Stan- ford Achievement Tests were given in the Sixth and Seventh Grades and a Monroe Test in Arithmetic in the Fourth and Fifth Grades. At re- cess we played games with the pupils.

I have no doubt that Grey was a great poet, but after returning from my first day at Wilna School I firmly believed that a line in his famous

poem should have been written "The teacher homeward plods his weary way." A good deal of pep was gone from the four of us. We went to music class and found that our names were listed opposite "Wilna -Number 13." Horrors! Our school was the thirteenth on the list. I was careful that evening not to break any mirror or walk under any ladders leaning against a building.

By going up in the train we ar- rived at school at an hour quite un- becoming to any Normal student. Other arrangements were made and the following morning we were taken to Overlea in the Dodge, where we took the McMahon bus to Lynch's Corner, a cross-roads about a mile from Bel Air. One of the patrons of the school who brings his milk to the crossroads every morning was waiting for

us in "The Covered Wagon." Lavinia fell in love with the horse at first he sight and this love was only to increased when she saw what great gymnastic exercises he went through

every

time he met an automobile. She said she had the place picked where she was going to jump if the worst came. If some fair poet could have been there I am sure he would have been inspired upon seeing the situa- tion to write a poem, "The Morning Jump of Lavinia Moore" that would put "The Midnight Ride of Paul Re- vere" in the shade.

Time jogged on as time will do

When life is young and situations are new.

We noticed that the pupils were developing better habits. Our health campaign was hringing results. We moved the desks, which had been mounted on cleats, and other equip- ment into the unused room, which was lighter and had been newly painted. To have a clean room to work in inspired us to greater ef- forts. A Parent-Teachers Associa- tion was organized which will bring the parents into closer relationship with the school. A library from Normal was carried out so that the students might have additional read- ing matter. Hot lunches were pre- pared by the pupils.

Christmas has come and gone, and all of us are still on the job. It is not nearly as bad as we thought it at first. After being with those children as long as we have been, studying them and understanding their situations and problems, an interest has sprung up within us. We find them to be a 'g'reat little bunch" and worthy of our best in- terest and attention. They are full of life and quick to respond to any attention shown them. We don't speak of going out to Wilna · school any more-we go out to our school now. The teacher in charge of the school is Miss McComas. She and the parents are helping In every way.

Men's Edition-Page 3

THE ORIOLE

WE BOYS.

We boys are truer than girls, you know,

Observe and you'll see what 1 say is quite so.

Meet at a "hop", by the end of a dance

You've heard of our first and only romance.

"She's cute as can be, most adorable smile,

She cannot be equaled-the dear little child;"

From the look in your eyes you know we've the "blues,"

And you wish you could be in our girls' shoes;

To know while away, meeting so many queens

Alone you would be in our happiest dreams;

You hope and believe that soon you will find

Just one more boy, of our type and kind.

You have not a worry, you have not a care,

You're just broken-hearted because unaware

You once lost a man who was true as could be.

He went to Normal, and "No teacher for me"

Was the song of your heart as you coldly replied,

"I never could love you, my heart is my guide." GUNDY, '24

WE'RE STILL FIGHTING.

Things are never as they should be. In this issue of The Oriole it was the desire of the team to tabu- late a record equal to that made by the Soccer team. "The plans of mice and men oft gang a'glee"; so was it with the team. We know not what the trouble is, but surely it is something that has permitted the team to win but one game out of

nine.

We began our season with a game with Baltimore Training School on their own floor. This was one of our defeats, really our first one. The following day we had a set to with Western Maryland which ended with us at the short end of the fig- ures. On January 18, Hagerstown High, with much courage, visited us here at Normal. While here they

a game. Sad favored us with

to relate, we also lost this game. -score 26-17. The defeat we felt most was when Franklin High came here and on our own floor defeated us to the tune of 37-23.

About this time the team was due for a trip, first to Frederick, and from there to Hagerstown. Al-

though the outing was thoroughly en- joyed by every member of the team the spell cast by two defeats had ruin. They lose interest. Just much to do in dampening the ardor when the idea was going to be put of the bunch. The score at Freder-linto use it is allowed to lie down and)

ick-27-13; at Hagerstown-29-12. Next came the strong Blue Ridge team to take Normal's scalp, and they didn't leave empty handed, for at the blowing of the final whistle the score stood 41-21.

Millersville came next, and we surely thought were our victim. But just as I said before, things are never as they should be, so we chalked up another defeat. But nevertheless girls, don't think we didn't enjoy ourselves, for we sure did. After the game came a big feed, at which feed we learned to appreciate and enjoy being served. Last but not least we were given a dance by the fair dam- sels at Millersville. So we're not sorry.

But joy of joys, as you know, we won our first game Friday, February 8. Now isn't it just a grand and glorious feeling? Just think-there is just one feather in our sadly de- pleted hat. We firmly believe that our Jinx is lost, so let us all hope and root for more victories.

The members of the team have valiantly sought victory are

that listed below:

Center-Wright (captain)

L. Forward-Little.

R. Forward-Garrett.

L. Guard-Flater.

R. Guard-Schmidt. Substitutes-Thomas, Burroughs,

Gardner.

Now let us pause and review for a second some details of our second team. This year is the first that games have been scheduled for the second team and they're taking ad- vantage of them. They have already played three games, two of them re- sulting in victories. The first game was with Hampstead and proved very entertaining to the audience. Sparks was next, but this spelled a defeat; the game, however, was well played and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

The preliminary on Saturday night, February 9, was one of the exciting games of the season. Sher- wood played their utmost and seemed sure of a victory, but Normal's fighting spirit came to the front and scored a victory. The second team contains material of which all good first teams are made. We enjoy seeing our second team play. Let us always appreciate them. CALLY.

FINISH IT.

The number of men and women who are good starters is enough to surprise us. Tlmost anybody can make a good start. Almost anybody can have a good idea, and be full of enthusiasm for it, and get it nicely started. Then everybody goes to

die. You all hate a quitter, and this is being one of the worst kind. Half the failures in life are made by quit- ters, by persons who made a good start and then don't have the back- bone to see the thing through to a successful finish. Remember it's

better to be a person who never starts anything but once in his life and sticks to it, like a puppy to an overshoe, than to be a person who starts something every day and then quits. JOHN F. GILDEA, Jr. VI.

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THE MARYLAND STATE EQUALIZATION FUND.

(Robert Wright)

In a free country like ours that is based on equality, educational op- portunities should he equal for all children. They are not equal how- ever, when one county in the State has much or a great deal more mon- ey to finance education than another county has. It is therefore up to the State to try and make opportunities equal, and for that purpose the State of Maryland has what is known as the State Equalization Fund. Other States have a fund similar to this, but Maryland has the best method known for distributing money equal- ly where most needed for the chil- drern of the State.

The money provided in the State equalization fund is used in coun- ties that are so poor that the taxes do not provide sufficient money to have schools that meet the minimum standards of efficiency in education.

The minimum standards are:

1. A trained teacher in every classroom.

2. Textbooks and materials with which to teach so that the learning processes of the child may be stim- ulated along right lines.

The principle underlying the fund is as follows: "Any county that is not able to carry the new minimum sal- ary schedule for teachers on a county school tax levy of $0.67 on $100 of assessed valuation, shall have such an allotment from the Equalization Fund as will enable the county to carry the program; provided that not less than 24 per cent. of the current! expense budget must be spent for purposes other than teachers' sal- aries."

In this manner the wealthy and poor all contribute toward education. It gives a bonus of $100 extra to Normal School graduates teaching in one and two-room rural schools. This is a great step in advance of most of the States, for the rural schools need the best teachers since they prresent more difficulties than any other type of school. Therefore all are working toward a common end, the raising of the standard of general intelligence throughout the country. This is essential in the successful operation of a democracy, for the population does not "stay put." Rural people move to the city-city people mo- The fund is vitally important to grate from one town to another and i Normal School graduates, for with-

from one State to another.

Through the State Equalization

Fund the money of the State edu- cates all the children of the State, although the children and the mon- ey may come from different parts of the State. Before the Equalization Fund

came about it was well known that the wealthy counties had three or. four times as much wealth hack of each child as the poor counties, yet, in distributing the State School Fund on the basis of the children of school age and the aggregate days of school attendance, a wealthy county re- ceived as much money for each child as a poor county. In 1922, to en- able the poor counties to carry the new State program on a reasonable local tax rate, an increase of $2,000,- 000 would have been required in the State appropriation if it had not heen for the Equalization Fund. With this fund an increase of only $234,- 000 was needed and the money dis- tributed only in those counties that could not carry on the new State program with a county school tax levy of $0.67 on $100 assessed valu- ation.

The money for the Equalization Fund comes from the State Treasury. For example, Baltimore county does not get any money from the fund, hut instead helps the poorer coun- ties.

Fifteen of the counties share in the fund, getting different amounts, according to their needs, ranging from $1,000 to $35,000 for 1923 with a total of $234,000 for the fif- teen counties. The fund is calcu-

lated from data furnished by each county to the State Superintendent of Schools, who is secretary and treasurer of the State Board of Edu- cation.

The advantages derived from this fund are many. It enables every county to pay the State minimum salaries on a reasonable local tax rate for schools, yet does not forhid the county to pay higher salaries or spend the money for pupils if it so desires.

The counties sharing in the fund have a chance to get better trained teachers and yet not increase their local tax rate for schools (ahove $0.67 per $100) in order to meet the increased cost of the better quali- fied teachers. The amount of the Equalization fund each county will receive is calculated every two years, and is written in the State School Budget.

would not be able to pay the mini- mum salary the law says a Normal graduate shall receive. As it is the fund enables every county to pay well trained teachers, and yet not oxertax the people of the county.

Trained teachers mean that super-

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 49

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