Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 6

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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of a hive of healthy bees; where every effort is intuitively organized and every bee is busy; where the work is carried on with a minimum of waste and a maximum of co-op- eration and joy; where the members of the colony go in quest of build- ing material and honey, and, as a by-product in their activity, carry life into other kingdoms. Yours is an educational colony, directed by human thought and functioning in many ways. Through the columns of the ORIOLE you are telling Mary- land people what the school is do- ing and, as field agent for your school, it gives me many helpful things to present to prospective stu- dents for the school.

I shall look forward with pleas- ure to each number as it is issued.

Sincerely yours,

THOS. L. GIBSON,

State Supervisor of Music.

TEACHER-"Ruth, who was king at that time?"

RUTH-"Louis the cross-eyed." TEACHER-"Where did you see that?"

RUTH-"Right here in the book -XI."

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I have read with pleasure and in- Phone Vernon 4966. terest all the articles in the January (1922) issue of the ORIOLE. The Service While You Wait! four puposes of this "new venture" mentioned by Miss Tall in her intro- Shoes Repaired We Do It Electrically ductory article on the first page of the first issue, have been admirably carried out. As ] read of the many NICK CASTELLO activities in your school, I thought ! 10 Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, Md.

THE ORIOLE

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MARCH, 1922

WHAT MUSIC DOES.

(Continued from last Issue. )

So in social gatherings, in jollifi- cations of all sorts, at picnics, how the class or college song, the love song, or the humorous song, the bal- lad and song of adventure, tend to put us in happy mood, not only with ourselves but with each other.

Of course, in all these songs we try to make them as effective as we can, and strive to make them artis- tic, but the ultimate end of all this type of songs is thelr social value. They make us feel our social one- ness, our companionship and enjoy- ment of each other.

If "we are to' have real artistic enjoyment of music, we must have a very rich and full life, of this lan- guage use of music, which can come every day and . many times a day. It is in this respect that our Ameri- can clvillzation gives us little time and for this reason schools should take pains to bring this practical use of music into everyday life as far as possible.

There is, however, one further analogy with ordinary language in this language use of music. We can tell instantly the difference between refined and self-respecting and vul- gar or yellow-streaked persons by the way they talk. It isn't merely in what they say but in how they say it and what they like to say. The same is true of the language of music.

So many are apt to forget and think that anything that is musical is necessarlly noble. There is noth- ing finer than our mother tongue but how much that is ignoble is

spread by its misuse. The same is son with low tastes in music may true of music. We naturally, in using music as a language, must and distribute it broadcast among have a great deal of it for our ordi- Innocent youths, or, if they have nary mode of life. We cannot ex- good taste, may do just the reverse. press ourselves, all the time, in the! I am afraid this letter to The Ori-Tel. Tuxedo 0549.

language of the great musical mas- ole has turned into a sermon that ters any more than we can in the the little bird will find hard to sing. language of the great literary mas- May I help him by recapitulating? ters. We must have a simple, shall First, we are to bear in mind the I say homely, language of our own distinction between music as an art through which to express ourselves. and a language, and second, we are

There is no doubt that there are to realize that in this language there types of popular music which are is the opportunity to express all the true expressions of certain moods. fun and love of life and also that Even jazz may be perfectly legiti- this can be done in a noble and ef-

STUDENT'S DREAM OF THE TERM fective way or in a low and degrad -- EXAMS. ing manner. If we always strive for the better way, music can be made one of the noblest exercises that the human mind can take part in. Wishing the best of success to The. Oriole readers, I remain, Very sincerely, CHARLES H. FARNSWORTH.

mate but anyone who is really true and sincere can differentiate be- tween this simple music of good feel- ing and jollity and the low and vul- gar music that seeks purposely to degrade and blunt our sensibilities. The difference between the two is not one that we cannot prove by ar- gument any more than we can in the use of ordinary language but we mark instantly by the way a per- son talks whether he has refinement or not and we can tell also, instant- ly, whether a person is refined or not by the kind of music he is habitual- ly desirous of hearing.

THE NORMAL SCHOOL STUDENT BANK.

The necessity for a bank had been realized and talked about for years but no bank had been organized. One morning Mr. Kenney, cashier of the Baltimore County Bank, gave. us, in an Assembly Period, a practi- cal talk on the way a students' bank could be organized and told us that for the small sum of ten cents we could become the happy possessors of check books and bank books of our very own. As a result, for the first time during the existence of this Institution we have a real bank- ing system at the Normal School' with Miss Scarborough as its presi- dent, secretary, treasurer, cashier, teller, and board of directors, all" combined. Later it is planned to have the students fill some of these Important places.

For many years the school has made provision for the safe-keeping of the money of the students and the cashing of checks, but with incon- venience to the office force and to the students.

The present system is much sim- pler. A student deposits her check In the school bank and receives a. bank book and a check book. As yet, not all of the students have

One cannot constantly expose himself to what is below him and keep clean. The struggle for the beautiful and the good is· an eternal struggle and has noble and the taken advantage of our bank but we feel that in a few more weeks all of them will patronize it. the most effective rewards for those who are true to their best selves. There is no one level for everyone we admit, but to everyone the choice Not only is the bank valuable to us as a convenience and as a safe- deposit for our funds, but it also affords excellent training. We learn to keep an account and to write out comes whether to go lower or to aim for the higher. This is some- thing that in a Normal School is of the utmost importance because those who go forth from such schools are and handle our own checks accord- those who set the example and wield ing to modern business practices. a power greater, almost, than any M. J., '23. other one person in soclety. A per-

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THE

CRAFT CLUB

A TRIP TO ANNAPOLIS.

On Thursday, March 2, about thirty of the Juniors and Seniors were missing from Normal. To all who questioned about the gap in our ranks there was the same la-of vessels which ply the Potomac and conic reply "Gone to Annapolis."

The main object of our visit was to hear the Educational Bill dis- cussed in the House of Delegates. It is hardly possible to visit Annapo- lis without seeing the points of in- terest, however, so we decided to spend part of the day in sight-see- ing.

Enthusiasm ran high as we gath- ered at the school station that morn- ing in spite of the cold, damp at- mosphere. Nothing, we were con- vinced, could dampen our spirits. It ated these proceedings meant little and it was not until the following day when we read our morning news- paper that we really became aware of the meaning of these happenings.

was with alacrity that we obeyed the conductor's "Step lively, please!" and boarded the seven-thirty car.

At the W. B. & A. Station we met Miss Van Bibber and Mr. Huffing- ton, the Superintendent of Colored Schools, who had kindly offered to act as guide. After securing our tickets we wasted little time and soon found ourselves speeding to- ward Maryland's quaint old capital.

On reaching Annapolis we went first to the office of the Superintend- ent of Anne Arundel Schools. Mr.

When we finally returned to the Fox very graciously allowed us to|House, it was with much impatience that we waited for the members to convene for "Our bill" was the next business to be discussed.

leave our lunches in his office and offered the use of it during lunch hour. In welcoming us to the town Mr. Fox made reference to the pro- bability of our visiting some of the historic buildings, and in so doing called attention to the fact that the building in which we were, was the home of Maryland's government when it was first moved to its pres- ent capital from St. Mary's City.

Quite naturally, the Naval Acade- my next claimed our attention. Here the Memorial Chapel held our some- what awed attention for some time. We stood in reverence beside the remains of John Paul Jones and let our imaginations, aided by a hazy recollection of Grammar School His- tory, carry us back to the War of 1812.

Mr. Huffington related the thrill- ing story of the burning of the Peggy Stewart and showed us the spot on which this often belittled event took place.

At St. John's we stood under the Treaty Oak while Mr. Huffington re- lated the event which made it fam- ous. We were especially interested, however, in searching for the names of friends and relatives on the class shields in the Asesmbly Hall.

By the time we had visited the state, is the preparation of teachers

Governor's mansion and "Old St. JUNIOR VI. Ann's" it was time for lunch which most of us enjoyed in the building afore-mentioned. Some of us invad- it, three important lines of dévelop- ed a delightful little restaurant ment,-professional training, gener- For we're full of life and vim, acress the street, known as Ship's al growth of the mental and moral Inn-the invitation "Come Aboard" powers and the fostering of an in-

proved more than we could with- spirational attitude towards teach- stand so we went aboard by the sim-ling, au inspiration based on a genu- ple process of lifting the latch and ine "enthusiasm for humanity." crossing the threshold.

We found the interior to a great extent the counterpart of the cabins Chesapeake. The lighting, for in- stance, was by means of lanterns containing electric bulbs.

We met at the State House in good time and wandered about the halls, examining the exhibits in the Maryland Geological Museum and otherwise entertaining ourselves un- til we found our way to the visitor's ! gallery of the House.

Bills were discussed and laid on [the table, others were passed, but to the most of us who were uniniti-

At two o'clock a recess was. de- clared for one hour which we ac- cepted as eagerly as those of the Legislators who had been kept rather busy.

In the interim we found. our way to Carvel, Hall and the Maryland Public Library and Court of Appeals building.

We were unable to remain for the full discussion, but before we left we had the pleasure of hearing Miss Risteau, the Lady from Harford, and Maryland's first and only woman Legislator, defend the article deal- ing with supervisor's salaries.

We were loathe to take our de- parture, especially when things were becoming so lively, but we were re- minded that unless we were willing to go to bed hungry it behooved us to reach Newell Hall for supper. There was nothing to say to that, so we departed.

JANET DUKE ...

WHAT SHOULD A NORMAL SCHOOL MEAN TO THE STATE?

A State normal school is a public institution, therefore it should be a means of public service. Naturally the educational leaders of the State had this service in mind when they planned so liberally for the Maryland State Normal School. This peculiar service, it is hardly necessary to for the elementary schools. In the preparation of teachers for any grade of work, there are, as I see

The teacher must have more than professional work in the Normal . school. She will need a larger ac- quaintance with the past through the medium of history and litera- ture; she will need a better under- standing of the material world through additional study of science; and most emphatically, she will need to develop her appreciation of the beautiful through the study of art- literature, music. If time permitted I should like to dwell on this last point; it has to do with a neglect in our national education which many thoughtful educators are inclined to regard as its most serious defect even when regarded from the pure- ly practical. Certainly the teachers who are going to work for the devel- opment of what Pope called the "Noblest Work of God." ""An Hon- est Man" are going to need a broader outlook on life, a wider comprehen- sion of its meaning, and a deeper appreciation of the achievements of the race, than the high school course can give.

Without such opportunity for growth the third element in the pre- paration of teachers is hardly possi- ble. The great sources of Inspira- tion are the achievements of men. Great achievements have been made in teaching and they should be a source of inspiration to the teach- ers, but the inspiration which the teachers should pass on must be drawn largely from other sources Frankly, I believe it can come only from a keen appreciation of the pres- ence of God in the world. An in- spiring teacher must have faith in man. I have never seen such & faith existing apart from faith in God. We have only to read the ut- terances of such business experts as Babson to realize how common is the belief that what ails American life today is the fact that God is too much left out of it.

The normal school, then, should mean to the State, -a place where its choicest young people are gathered to prepare themselves for the most important work to which the State summons any of its citizens. It should be a place to foster large mental and spiritual growth, and finally it should through the spirit of its teachers and the whole atmos- phere of the school, be a rich source of inspiration, an inspiration based on deep religious convictions.

F. H. WILCOX.

We are always in the swim And we're up to lots of tricks,

Hurrah for us! We're JUNIOR VI.

EXCHANGES.

Old Lady: "Oh. conductor please . stop the train. I dropped my wig out the window."

Conductor: Never mind madam, there is a switch just this side of the next station."-Carolinian.

Some women don't do fancy work because they don't fancy work.

Ernest-"Day are you positive or affirmative in the debate?"

Day-"I am affirmative." Ernest-"Are you sure?"

Day-"I am positive." - Junior Breeze.

THE RETORT CRUSHING.

Traffic Cop-Say, you! Didn't you see me waving at you?

Mirandy-Yes, you fresh thing, and if Henry were here he'd paste you one for it .- Federalsburg Car- rier.

" Miss Reck-"What is a tangent?" Stanley - "Tan-gent?

Why, a mulatto!" -- Mt. Airy.

The students of the Maryland State Normal School have begun is- suing an attractive 8-page monthly paper "The Oriole." and we are in- Jebted to the Editors for the first, Or January edition. Among the in- teresting articles is that by Miss Margaret Robinson on "Our Work- shop." Miss Robinson is one of the attractive graduates of the Bel Air High School, class of 1921 .- Bel Air Times.

"Ma, did you ever hear a rabbit Dark?"

"Rabbits don't bark, dear." "That's furmy. My story book says the rabbits eat cabbage and nark."-Mt. Airy.

A newspaper is like a flivver; the fewer the knocks the better it goes. (School papers included. )-Central |rangement of the "Pilgrim's Chorus."

Bulletin. ..

NOBODY HOME.

Nobody home but the fire, and it's going out.

Nobody home but the fence, and it'a running around the yard.

Nobody home but the tree, and it's leaving because it saw its trunk. Nobody home but the coffee, and it's too weak to stir .- Central Bul- lotin.

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Dealers in Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Builders' Supplies

TOWSON, MD RIDERWOOD, MD. room which is empty at present." ---

GLEE CLUB.

The Glee Club under the direction of Miss Shurtz, is accomplishing great things. To continue doing this it was felt that more time was need- ed for rehearsing. By a unanimous all the tunnels!"

vote, the Glee Club decided to meet on Monday and Thursday afternoons of every week. The first Monday night of each month will be given over to a social hour, after an hour's work. Three absences during the month bars a member from the so- cial meeting and four consecutive absences cancels membership from the club. For the past two weeks we have been meeting twice a week and a great improvement in the singing has been noted. We are now practicing on several new songs and we hope in the near future to dem- onstrate our ability in public ap- pearance. The enthusiasm and co- operation of the members is sure to make this possible.

MARGARET OWNES.

JUNIOR MUSIC NOTES.

The Junior Class has since Sep- tember, been delving into the his- tory, theory aud appreciation of mu- sic. As an outgrowth of this work, in the regular assembly on Wednes- day, February 1, a most interesting musical program was conducted by members of Junior I. They pre- sented to the school, the oper "Tann- hauser" in an unusual and pleasing manner. Miss Marion Ogle ex- plained fully the meaning of opera and traced its history; Miss Alvina Treut gave us the life of Richard Wagner, the composer of "Tannhau- ser" and Miss Julia Whaland told us the story of the opera. It was especially interesting owing to the fact that two of our music depart- ment instructors, Miss Shroeder and Miss Spicer ,rendered beautifully several selections from the opera, and the class (Jr. I.) sang an ar-

Other opera the Junior's have studied are "Pagliacci" by Leonca- vallo; "'Lo Beheme" by Buccini; "Aida" by Verdi; "Il Trovatore" by Verdi, and "The Bohemian Girl" by Balfe.

MARGARET OWNES.

Cop: "Hey! Where are you go- ing? Don't you know this is a one way street?"

Earl Price: "Well, I'm only goin' one way, ain't I?"

Mary Albert: "Are you looking for Mildred Cromwell and Louise Cllft? Well, they are occupying our

JOKES.

HARRIET-"How would you like to go for your honeymoon in an aero- plane ?"

ANNE-"Not me. I'd hate to miss

8.30 A. M.

JANET-"Oh, sir, I'm here bright and early for your class." MR. (sadly )-"Early per- haps, but not bright."

A SAFE GUESS.

"My uncle brings me lots of things from Australia."

"What part of Australia?"

"Oh, south of the Equator."

History Question-"What was the outstanding characteristic of the Romans?"

JUNIOR-"Their long, straight noses that were so prominent that they became widely known as the Roman nose."

Dear Teacher-"Bobbie, give me a sentence using 'chagrinned."

Bright Pupil-"I told my sister a. joke and she grinned."

Jane R .- "Why do you call your dog Hardware?"

Sadie U .- "Because when I go to whip him, he makes a bolt for the door."

Scene-A cozy parlor, with dim burning lamp. Two persons sitting very close together on a couch-Su- sie and Charles, of course. Sudden- ly Charles' ardor took a painful form. He burst into verse, sighing: "You are gladness, you are sunshine. You are happiness, I trow;

You are all to me, my darling, That is lovely here below.

Not to be outdone, Susie whis- pered :

"You are splendor, you are glory, You are handsome, you are true; All there is this side of Heaven

I behold, my love, in you!"

Raptures! But suddenly a gruff voice broke in on their bliss, as father said sternly from the door- way:

"I am lightning, I am thunder, I'm a roaring cataract;

] am earthquakes and volcanoes And I'll demonstrate the fact." And he proceeded to do so.

Anne Somervill: "What are you doing, Harriet?"

H. Reeder: "Nothing, Anne." A. Somervill: "My, but you are getting just like Addie Briscoe."

Down's Wedding Invitations

JAS. H. DOWNS, Engraver 229 N. Charles St., BALTIMORE

OH, SMELL THAT GLUE!

The Assembly Hall had long been in need of curtains so that illus- trated lectures might be given in there in day time. It was the busi- ness and pleasure of Jr. 1-B. to rise to this need and Jr. 1-B. rose. Un- der the direction of Miss Greenlaw, we spent Monday and Thursday evenings in making those curtains. We had a delightful time snuffing the delectable ( ?) odors of glue and feeling the joys of construction. We made the curtains of heavy paper and wood strips, to roll just like real curtains.

Miss Greenlaw always regaled her merry workers with candy, choco- late and crackers. Not only did we have heaps of fun and good times, but we derived real benefits, the as- surance of experience and the cour- age to undertake work for ourselves.

So altogether let us give a rous- ing cheer for Industrial Arts. A. T .- Jr. I-B.

Will we Juniors ever forget the following definitions: "Psychology is the science of behavior." "Situa- tion is all those details which con- stitute what the child does." bond is the nerve mechanism which connects the situation and response." No, never! They have been pound- ed into our heads so thoroughly that we even dream of them in our sweet slumbers. Don't think for an in- stant that that

is all we have learned; we have had our hands and heads full doing all that we had to do.

The first work we took up was experimental work. All of us en- joyed the experiments immensely, especially the experiments about learning the alphabet backward and the mirror drawing. These experi- ments not only

afforded great amusement, but they were very val- uable. They taught us how a child just learns to read and write. When we first learned to say the alphabet backward we said a few letters and paused in between them. After we said them over a number of times the pauses became shorter, and we be- gan to group the letters more and more. This is just like a child does. At first it will not group letters, but after the child has gone to school some time it will begin to group the letters.

Other experiments that we had were: "What factors affect the strength of the bond ?" "How should students be graded ?" "How may one diagnose the ability of chil- dren?" We discussed these experi- ments in class. These discussions were very helpful because we had to apply the experiments in teach- the directions."

Fountain Pens at HERGENRATHER'S

ing. On discussing how and why in- dividuals differ, it was very inter- esting to see just how greatly even our small class differed on the same subject. These experiments are the foundation of our further work for the year. We had to learn how to apply these

experiments in all branches of study.

These experiments though inter- esting cannot be compared in inter- est with what we are now studying, the psychology of childhood. Some of the things that we have read about this term are: "The value of the human instincts," which are, the individualistic instincts, social instincts, the collecting instinct and the instinct of fear. Every child at a certain age has the collecting in- stinct. This instinct should be en- couraged and well developed so that it will be a help in the child's later life; while the instinct of fear should be checked in early life. The child should be taught that the night is beautiful, and that God is continually watching over it so that no harm shall come to us.

THE NAVAL ACADEMY AT SUNSET.

As I walked over the grounds sur rounding the Naval Academy I was enchanted by its stillness and pic- turesque scenes. In the blue water which lay peacefully before me were mirrored the long, white boats which rested motionless along its edge, and the lovely clouds which moved slow- ly overhead. Looking across the bay 1 saw trees and shrubbery painted (by the brush of King Sol) a shade of mingling red and orange. With these patriotic colors-the red, white, and hlue-before my eyes. what could have been more pleas- ing to the heart of any American than to hear the soft notes of the Star Spangled Banner float upon the | still air? All was perfect silence; not a person moved or spoke, and, in fact, the trees and birds seemed almost to hush and listen to the melody. After the last note had died away I turned my gaze to the West. A more beautiful sky I have never seen! Every color of the rainbow was there in its gayest hue, leach shade blending into another to make it more lovely. As these shades flitted quietly by, the sun hesitatingly left its throne like a dy- ing flame.

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 6

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