Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 53

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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With the help of their adviser They all have learned the way Of how students in this Normal

school Learn both to work and play.

No matter how hard their schedule They do their very best And all try to pull together In any kind of test.

Now, I know you all must wonder Why this ballad I relate,

It "sjust a little tribute To our dear old Junior Eight.

INDA M. ENGLISH, NANCY B. KINSEY, Jr. VIII.

Cromwell-Have you an opening for a bright college student?

Business Man-Yes, and don't slam it when you go out .- Crito- graph.

LESSONS.

How I would love to live in ease To sit all day beneath the trees, And have no lessons always staring, Nor see a note-book's cover glaring. I have a good time while I'm here, Except for lessons, always near;

It's lessons, lessons, all night thru, Because I still have more to do. MARGARET BEAVIN, Jr. IV.

Come in and tell me what you think of my loudspeaker.

Should love to, old man, but I promised faithfully to meet mine at seven o'clock.

Service While You Wait!

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THE ORIOLE

PUBLISHED MONTHLY

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

Business Manager, SAM'L C. TROUPE Advertising Mgrs.

PAUL HOFFMASTER NAOMI HARSH

MARGARET REILLY

Circulation Mgrs. MARY THOMAS

LAVINIA MOORE

PRICE: One Dollar For Ten Copies.

MARCH, 1924.

THE HECTOGRAPH.

A hectograph is a very useful con- trivance for a teacher to have in her school. She can make many copies of illustrativ ematerial to be used in her work. If she does not wish to purchase a hectograph, one can be made at a very low cost.

There are several recipes that can be used. Some of these recipes have not been tried out, and therefore we Gae practice teacher rode out one day .. Hatted and coated and armed was she do not know whether they are suc- cessful or not, but the following re- cipe that I used proved to be a suc- cess. The materials needed are: 10 With the best of methods and spirits free. ounces fine glue, 1 pint glycerine, 11% cups water and copying ink; method: Into the school room she came tim- idly. mix glue with the 11% cups of water, let soak over night. Stir thoroughly And at once all eyes were turned upon she. because if it is not well mixed the middle is liable to be left dry. The On and on the hours dragged by Until she thought she'd have to cry. For all the methods that she'd been taught, water makes the glue feel spongy. In the morning mix the glycerine in- to the glue mixture, and put in a double boiler. you haven't a Just got her muddled and came to naught. double boiler just take a larger pan put some nails or old spoons in the Out came the Dodge through the bottom to keep the other can con- lanes sae fair, taining the mixture from coming in Out came Mr. Hulsizer riving his hair. Hatted and coated and booked rade she direct contact with the heat, which will more than likely make the mix- ture hurn. Fill the larger pan with But gone were the methods and spirits free. water until it is a little above the mixture in the other pan. Let the Her books were torn and her notes mixture remain over the heat long were gone, enough to melt, and then boil from And she trembled at thought of com- ing dawn. five to six minutes. Take off scum and pour into a pan, such as a drip- Said she to her room-mate, "Make my bed soon, ping pan. Such a pan as this can either be made at school or home, or For I'm weary wi' teaching and fain wald lie down. purchased at any hardware store. | If air bubbles appear in the mixture HOPE GREENWELL, ALICE GAARVER, MARY KINGDON, DORIS BROOKHART, Jr. 8. after it has been poured, it must be heated again until they disappear. After it has cooled it is ready for use. Be careful and not let any lumps which are likely to be at the KIND LADY! bottom of the pan drop into the drip- "Lady, could yer give me a quarter to get where me family is?" ping pan. If there are any the mix- ture can be strained through a wire strainer.

The method of using the hecto- graph is as follows:

After your heetograph is firm take The world we are living in, the size of paper you want and write Is mighty hard to beat, that which you desire written on it We get a thorn with every rose, with Carter's Hectograph Ink, which But aren't the roses sweet?

THE WORK OF THE Y. W. C. A.

For a moment let us all turn and look over the past six months of the school year and see what the Y. W. C. A. has tried to accomplish. They have endeavored to serve the faculty and students religiously and socially.

First, let us consider the religious side. This was attended to by having chapel services every Tuesday and Thursday morning, religious forum on Monday evenings and the regular vespers every Sunday evening.

Second, they tried to serve every- body socially as well as religiously. This was accomplished through the organization being divided into teams. A team each week is respon- sible for calling upon the dormitory staff and inquiring if they can be of aid in any way.

The "ask me" girls and the "big sister" movement which was carried out at the beginning of the year was conducted by the Y. W. C. A.

Besides trying to serve people in our own environment we have done some work for people in the foreign countries. Contributions in clothing and money were made by the students for Near East Relief.

Even though we did not accom- plish many things that we hoped to, we do not feel that our work has been in vain. With this as an incentive we are planning for an increase in enrollment and more social activities.

The Y. W. C. A. has done a great deal toward making my life at M. S. N. S. happy. The knowledge, that among the members of this organiz- ation one can always be sure of finding a friend willing and anxious to fend a helping hand, is a joy and a comfort in itself. To me chapel services are an inspiration to the begin the day right, and the other services give opportunities to step aside from the day's monotony and take a survey of our lives here at school.

BESSIE ATTERBURN.

The life here at Normal is broader because the Y. W. C. A. supplies that side \ hich we must have in order to have a well rounded life. Its ser- vices are reminders of those little things which we are apt to forget but which are so necessary as a part of our make-up.

MARTHA BIRD.

A DOG'S A DOG FOR A' THAT. "Oh, look at those puppies! Aren't they lambs?" "Yes, they are rather duckies." -- Punch.

"If a woman goes into a convent, what is her status in the social world ?" "Nun."

-- lester.

can be purchased at any stationery store. This copy must be written legibly. Before laying this paper on the hectograph, dampen the hecto- graph a little to keep the paper from sticking, lay the paper with the side written upon down and rub gently for three minutes. Pull off carefully and your hectograph is ready for use. Take one sheet of paper at a time and put it on the hectograph and rub gently for about a minute. Pull off carefully and you have one copy.

This copy will make between thirty and forty copies. When you have fin- ished and wish to use it for another ' type of copy, let cold water run over it and rub lightly. f you rub too hard it will cause holes to be made in it. Be sure to get all the ink out before using for another type of copy.

HENRIETTA E. MATTHEWS, Jr. V, Class '25.

YE GAE PRACTICE TEACHER.

High rose the sun to show her the way

"Certainly, my poor man, here's a quarter. Where is your family?" 'At de movies."

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THE ORIOLE

VISITORS IN NEWELL HALL.

When to Normal we came last Fall The nicest room we did find for all, But lo! not long did it remain so nice,

For in a short while we were pested by mice.

At first .they were timid, 'cause we were strange,

But now they come out in every range,

And .gnaw and scratch throughout the room

So we think our doom must surely come soon.

One frigid night not so long ago They made such awful noises, so

To scare them we decided to try,

But they scared us in turn, we can't deny.

The following night we set two traps 10 catch those monsters and then perhaps

A little sleep we thought we'd get, But goodness me, those traps are

still set.

One morning when the clock struck four,

Those daring mice woke us up once more,

To gain our freedom was our utmost aım,

But before it was accomplisher Mrs. Dingle in came.

"Girls, girls, why all the noise?"

Said Mrs. Dingle in her somber voice. "What do you mean, so early this purpose gave birth here to a few new, morn ?"

play-houses in the larger cities where The look on her face was sad and the theatrical organizations experi- forlorn. mented in lighting effects and stage decorations. Generally speaking, however, the Little Theatre of Am-

At first we were frightened, but af- ter a while,

We found our courage and spoke with a smile:

"Why-why" Mrs. Dingle came the refrain,

"We've been trying to scare those mice again."

She lingered a while, then closed the door,

And left us alone with those mice once more;

The rest of the night we spent in awe And in our aleams those mice we' sa w.

maled. Written to create an atmos- ¡ phere, nothing better accomplishes | the purpose than a dramatic effect

Thus the height of our story is told, given from an unexpected point of And we shall no more of this tale view. unfold,

But all our hopes in the future we'll stake,

That those mice will leave and not keep us awake.

MARTHA ROYER, Sr. VI.

No Student ever learns unless he and any style may be used. Trage- wants to learn .- Nans.

ing at conclusions .- Nans.

THE LITTLE THEATRE MOVEMENT.

A history of the one-act play needs to be of necessity very brief since this form of drama is emphatically modern, Just how modern it is, is shown by the fact that Maeterlinck's "The Intruder," published in 1890, is the oldest play in most collections. Until recently the only drama of the kind presented was that used in vaudeville and curtain raisings in

London and America and France with the single exception of a few programs of three or four plays giv- en in Paris at the Grand Guignal Theatre. To James M. Barrie he- lougs the credit of being the first Englishman to attempt the compos- ing of several short plays for one program. His plays were enthusias- tically accepted in America and else- where. It took, however, some time to make the people fully aware of the new form of literature. With

the starting of the Little Theatre Movement, fame came arpidly.

Intimate little play-houses have seemingly sprung up over night all

over the United States since 1911. her fur is rubbed.

As early as 1881 Russia, Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland, England, and Switzerland have felt touches of the craze which has now found its way to America. Little Theatres in his crowing and to all tales of his prowess and achievements; say with a worshipping voice-"Yea! thou art my perfect man"! But beware,

the Old World, generally speaking, simply encouraged the intellectual type of drama heing produced at the time in the larger houses. The same; titter not at 'the darling, but content thyself with laughing up thy sleeve, for remember that his vanity is ten- der and lieth close to the heart.

Follow these precepts wisely, my daughter, and truly thou shalt be able to lead him about hy the. nose. erica is the school assembly hall or And when thou hast ensnared him an old motion picture place which has been remodeled so as to permit the producetion of short plays before a rural community. That is where the most good is being derived.

And do not misunderstand the gently and gradually, my daughter, one-act drama. It is not a condens- for thou mayest have use of him in ed five-act drama any more than a the future. And verily, verily, I say short story is a condensed novel. unto you, if he falleth hard enough Present time is reproduced with the in the beginning thon cans't keep past implied and the future inti- him laughing on indefinitely.

BETH CAPLES, Jr. III.

Cheer up! No matter how many names you're called, you're the same incident and a dominant character, person .- Alcoholic Mirror.

There must be a dominant hut instead of detailing the charac- ter of each of the dramatis personae,

Climb the mountain of character. the writer strives for what Poe calls Let each step he one of loyalty, ser- "the vastly important artistic ele- vice, scholarship and lofty ideals. ment, totality, or unity of effect." Avoid the pitfalls of jealousy, self- Few generalizations may be reached, ishness, dishonesty and hate.

though, since any theme, any length,

Using these dramas the Little Treatres live and thrive and increase, becoming more and more of an ele- ment to be reckoned with here in America because of the favorahle in- fluence exerted upon the people along the line of dramatic art .- The Spec- tator.

THE WAY OF A MAID WITH A MAN.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, the way of a maid with a man is as old as the hills. Behold, how simple are the tricks of the trade, and how easily acquired.

Lo, I say unto you, administer flattery with a lavish hand; yea, spread it on thick, for it tickleth man's palate and rusheth to head. Lo, he thirsteth after praise more than after corn whiskey. For be- hold, man is but an overgrown baby. We must humor him and pet him to keep peace in the family.

And my daughter, forget not sweet smiles and understanding looks, for they lulleth his senses and causeth him to be in a stupor of content and comfort; even as a cat purrs when

Hearken unto his sayings; yea, hang upon his words and plead for upon his words

and plead for "more!" Be a cheerful listener unto

into captivity and groweth tired of him, snap thy fingers in his face and lead him a chase. Yea, offer him chocolates from Jim and take other swains to the dance. But drop him

Sir Launfal."

It's not the gift but what we dies, comedies, fantasies, and farces share; for the gift without the giver Don't limit your exercise to jump-[all find their way into the realm of is hare .- Lowell from "The Vision of the short play.

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THE ORIOLE

FOR SENIORS FIVE AND SIX.

Examinations for the second term are over and we are still safe and sound. Some of us are perhaps a little shaky yet-some 'failed-but at least we all came out alive. This is more than some of us expected. At any rate, the best thing we can do at this time is to apply ourselves to our new work and make it all "pay dirt."

First impressions are said to be lasting. Is that not a tip to Seniors Five and Six? Since we are begin- ning our "student teaching" isn't it advisable that we make the best pos- soble impression on our pupils? (to say nothing of our critic teachers). if. at this time, we make our daily work our very best, we are off with a "flying start"; our pupils will de- rive more joy and benefit from our

teaching, our chitic teachers will realize that we mean business, that we know that whatever we put into. our work ke shall get back with in- terest; and our former instructors will see that we have turned over some "new leaves," that Seniors Five and Six are "there with the goods." Under thes ecircumstances, what pu- pil, critie teacher or former instructor could fail to help you in every pos- sible way? Not one.

Possibly you are this minute dis- couraged with your prospects. If so, forget it. Your work inay not hvae, been what you could have made it, but why worry about yesterday, it lessons are learned; today is here, and tomorrow is always coming.

"Act; act in the living present," applicable' to us today ? I am sure

some one said long ago. I Is it not that it is: so let's get off with what Miss MeEacheron calls big "push," and see what can be done. the

When I say that we should work hard now I do not wish to intimate that we should make one spasmodic effort, that we should try to "shine" for the first few weeks and then try to hang on to our reputations and "slide" through the rest of the year. On the contrary. I believe that if we put in some real, honest work, and do our best during these first few weeks most of us will be surprised at what we really can do, and will not be satisfied to do any inferior work during the remainder of the terni. "Well begun is half done."

GUNDY, '24. Sr. V.

Scene -- Dad, Mama: Allan, whose voice trips lightly from deepest bass 10 highest treble every time hel speaks; Hennie, undying enemy of manners, water and the like -- and myself. the family critic.

Scene opens - Dad serves the sir?"

plates. To Hiennle-"Now remem-, ber. Cupid, you aren't going to catch thought you were dead." -- Wasp.

a train."

Allan-"No, but he's got another book and that's just as bad, Dad. He'll ruin his eyes readin' those old books. Why this morning he was even readin' in bed."

Dad-"That reminds me, Hennie, your grandmother said to come over and you could get some books out of her library. What kind do you like best?"

Hennie, brightening-"Oh, I like those good friction books."

All-"Friction books! Ha! ha! ha! Friction books."

Me-"Mamma, Just look at that child's hands, would you; just look at 'em."

Hennie, alarmed-"I washed 'em." Me-"When ? Last week? Dal,

just look at those hands."

Dad-"Leave the table young man, and wash your hands thoroughly." Hennie, making a last effort-I did wash 'em dad. That ain't dirt. It won't come off."

Dad-"Leave the table."

Mamma to Me-"You'd better hur- ry, it's almost seven o'clock." Dad-"Where's she going to-

night?'

Me, quickly-"Oh, nowhere. I'm

not going out."

Dad-"Well, who's coming then? That infant?"

Me-"He's' not an infant; he's older than I am."

Dad-"Well, see that he tears himself away before eleven-thirty. If he stays later than eleven I might have to come down and assist him."

Me-"Well. I couldn't help it the last time dad, I told him to go."

Allan, indignantly-"If that isn't just like a girl! I wouldn't have one if somebody gave me one."

Me-"Oh, you wouldn't, wouldn't you ? I dont see you waitin' around for anybody to hand you one. You are always out in the car with one of those girls. I never get it, Where were you last night?"

Allan-"Oh. Dorcas had a dance. There weren't many boys there. And gee! 1-I looked pretty good. Had my new suit on and it-it looks pretty good on me-"

Mama, to Me-"You'd better hurry and eat that rice pudding. You don't want to keep him waiting around here like you usually do."

Me- "Yes"m. Dad, will you make ilennie go to bed early tonight? He's jalways prowling around-and for Pete's sake make him take a clock up in his room or he'll be coming in the living room to see what time it is a million times."

SAVILLE MATHEWS, Jr. III.

Bell Ilop ( After guest has rung for ten minutes) -"Did you ring.

Guest -"No. 1 was tolling. I

THINGS SENIOR V WOULD LIKE TO KNOW:

1. Why Mary Potterfield"s cheeks are so red? 2. Why Tarbutton"s hair is so curly ? 3. Why Ellen Lawson likes to go to Washington ? 4. Why Gunderloy just got a hair cut ? 5. Why Florence Brooks would like to teach in the Sixth Grade? 6. What T. P. A. stands for?

7. Why Senior. V loves English ?

8. Where we are going to prac- tice teach ? 9. Why Helen Welsh is interested in tracing ancestry?

10. Why Senior V has charge of the library annex in the evenings?

11. What would happen if Willie Wyand lost his note book?

12. What would happen if Mary Eagon should talke any louder? .

13. Why Wilbur Bollinger is in- terested in the "Silver" question ?

14. Why Mr. Bishop has stopped using "whatnot"?

15. Why Louise Norris waits so anxiously for the mail? 16. Why Edna Kirby likes the song "Hear the Jingle, Jingle, of the Sleigh Bells"?

17. Why Myrtle Neikirk likes "Day" better than night?

18. Why Bill Frizzell is always sleepy ?

19. Why Jenny Renn wanted to go to Wilna? 20. . If Dawes will ever sing

"When You and 1 Were Young,

Maggie"?

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THE ORIOLE

A WALL FLOWER'S REVERIE.

1 often go to dances Just to watch the people there, A'gliding all around the room As light as summer air. The dresses so exquisite, All crimson, blue and gold Remind me of a rainbow Whose colors mortals stole. The music is entrancing, The dancers smile in glee;

I often wonder why they don't Turn 'round and smile at me,

They trip about SO lightly

with

sparkles in their eyes. They seem to me, who's looking on, Like flying butterflies. They tell me I am clumsy And homely-well it's true,

But just the same I'd like to be A dancing with them too.

GRACE JONES, Jr. IV.

HURRAH! ALUMNI !

On Saturday, March 1, the Normal Girls' Basketball Team played its last game of the season. It was a game which had long been looked forward to and proved to he one of the most enjoyable games we have ever played. Can you guess who it was with? You never will, so I'll tell you. It was none other than the Alumni Girls' Basketball Team. We certainly appreciated their ef- forts in coming to play us, for it was no easy job considering that the Alumni girls were from all parts of the State. Although the '23 team played a fine game the '24 and '25 team won with a final score of- to

Those on the Alumni team are: Anna De Ran, Ethel Lynch, Marion Ogle, Caroline Waller, Josephine Wynand and Rowanetta Allen, sub Emma Neikirk. On the Normal team were: Helen Neely, Hilda

Stokes, Sara Laird, captain; Eliza- beth Starner, Margaret Albright and Dorothea Hisley. Once again we want to thank our Alumni for coming back to Normal and to tell that that;

" '23's praises through Normal did ring," and will ring.

D. H., Sr. VI.

PINE-O-GRAMS.

Be considerate of others-don't talk while the other fellow is cram- ming.

Your work counts for more than your talk.

The real scholar is the student who gets his assignments in on time. "Do it now" is a real slogan, but Mary Q. has a better one. "It was done yesterday .. "

Minnie says "You cannot put over : signment, "make it snappy, get it what you put off."

EXCHANGE COLUMN.

Otherwise known as "Worthy of our Steal," "Verse and Worse," "Sense and Nonsense," "Chit and Chat- ter," "This and That" or filling sophisticated crevices with all

thats' fit to print. "Gundy" "24.

OUR HOURS.

I woke to look upon a face Silent, white and cold,

O, Friend, the agony I felt Can never half be told.

We had lived together but a year, Too soon, it seemed, to see

Those gentle hands outstretched and still, That toiled so hard for me.

My waking thoughts have been of one

Who now to sleep has dropped,

'Twas hard to realize, O Friend, My Ingersoll had stopped. -St. John's Collegian.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHAPE HEALTH SAYINGS.

"Professor Happy," of the Ameri- can Child Health Association, who is touring North Dakota,

inspired "Whimsical Sayings of Three Wise Schools," Central, Humbolt and Johnson High Schools of St. Paul, a number of which are quoted in the Cynosure of Fargo High School, is- sued recently :

"Don't be afraid to bathe; you won't shrink.

"Eat 18 carrot soup.

"Drink Creamy milk and rise to the top.

"The unhealthy bird catches the germ.

"Say it with cauliflowers.

"Candles are bad when you make them a fad.

"Eat fish and watch the scales. "Some fruit every day is better than beauty clay. "Don't say 'Let us eat.' Say 'Eat

lettuce.'

"He who eats cabbage has a good head.

"If you"re wise you'll exercise. "Up nights-down days.

"A tooth brush in time will save many a dime."-Red and Green.

Lest we forget! Yes, it's the same "Prof. Happy."

If you think-you cannot worry. If you worry-you cannot think.

THE WAY OF THE WORLD.

If you press forward you will get pushes to keep you going. Those at the back never get a helping hand.

Don't slouch while getting an as-

GAMBLING WITH EDUCATION

Shall we gamble with education? We may answer this question either negatively or affirmatively, depend- ing upon the meaning we give to the word "gamble." The dictionary tells us that to gamble is to squander by gaming; to risk, wager something of value upon a chance.

We sometimes hear the expression, "Life is a gamble," but we must not confuse the word "gamble" with "in- vest." The wise man invests; the fool gambles.

Shall we, then, gamble with edu- cation ? Shall we risk or wager something of value upon a chance of getting an education ?

Or shall we invest our money and time wisely and see that we get value received for the money and time spent on education ? Money

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 53

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