Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 92

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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Locarno has made Europe solid again. We never knew their heads were anything else.

If bullets and rifles go out of style the next war will be more atrocious than the first. It will be

fought first by the rulers. Von Hindenburg will slap Painleve with the Locarno treaty. He'll retaliate hy a wallop with the League of Na- tions. That'll knock them both out. It won't be because they're hurt. It'll be from trying to understand what hit 'em.

HAZEL BAST.

UNANSWERED PRAYER.

He asked for strength that he might achieve; he was made weak that he might obey.

He asked for health that he might do greater things; he was given in- firmity that he might do better

things.

He asked for riches that he might

write ! be happy; he was given poverty that he might be wise,

He asked for power that he might have the praise of men; he was given weakness that he might feel the need of God.

He asked for all things that he might enjoy life; he was given life that he might enjoy all things.

ALUMNI NEWS

Mr. and Mrs. Benson are this year somewhat lonely, both their daugh- ters having assumed positions in schools for deal elsewhere. Aliss Mary Benson is teaching at the Hart- ford (Conn.) School where thorough training and home experience is standing her in good stead. Miss Elizabeth Benson is taking the nor- mal course at Galladet College. In connection with this course she is teaching mathematics in the college ¡department. These young ladies, we feel certain, will prove a distinct credit to themselves and valuable additions to our profession.

( From Maryland Bulletin )

Tom-"Where do you find man-

Allie W .- "Where woman goes."

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THE ORIOLE

November, 1925.

CURIOUS CUSTOMS.

Such curious, thrilling days for the Juniors at Maryland State Normal School because the "Rat Rules" are in effect at last. The Juniors are now bowing to the will of their big sis- ters. 1 wonder how many are quaking in their shoes despite their smiling faces and merry voices. Still, everyone admits that their

green ribbons are rather artistic. But how pale and grown-up they look minus their rouge, lipstick and eyebrow pencil, with their hair piled high upon their heads. Where are

the curls of yesterday? Hither, thither they run on errands for the Seniors, now addressed as "Miss."

Alas, most drastic of all, they can- not speak to the boys in the dining- room nor dance every dance at re- creation hour! At 7 A. M. on Tues-

We have greens, spinach and beet, that come highly recommended by the dietitians. One can eat of them day morning the Juniors were forced to vacate their nice warm beds in abundance and gain not an ounce. There is jade green, mysterious to perform a goose step around the and oriental, and, my dear, so ex- tremely becoming to red hair!

campus. Why do they carry um- brellas on a clear day ?- more Senior doings. Woe unto the Junior who fails to obey these rules for after his appearance before

the Court of Honor you might see him

riding around on a broom stick.

AGNES PERKINS, Towson, Md.

NEW VENTURES.

The newest thing at Normal School is the Senior's Class Stationery. Seniors are particularly proud of it because it bears the class seal and motto. Of course Seniors are going to do an extensive amount of cor -- responding now and this may lead to a slump in lessons, but cheer up, teachers, every cloud has its silver lining.

Another project under way is the Year Book-this is to serve as a' gentle reminder of the "carefree" days at M. S. N. S. If you don't know the seniors now, wait till you get your copy of the Year Book and you'll have a look-in on the family history of each one of them.

If all the doughnuts made this week were put end to end (pardon, doughnuts have no ends); Well, if they were put right after the other down Charles street, what would they be?

A nuisance.

Dentist-"Just a minute, Miss, I must have a drill."

Anna Sesmer-"For

goodness' sake, I can't even have my tooth filled without a rehearsal."

L. Cassin-"I just hate to think of of a genius?

my twentieth birthday."

Bill W .- "Why, what happened and where located ?

unpleasant on that day "

GREEN.

There are many kinds of green. In fact, there are so many kinds of green that I shall mention only a very few.

We have, of course, the verdant green of the spring shoots, glisten- ing with freshness, tender and deli- cate. Following this there is the glowing green of nature in summer -- a soft green, restful to the eye.

Consider the green of the sham- rock. Shure, in faith, what could be greener?

There is the deep green of the sea and the sparkling green of the emerald, winking and blinking at us vivaciously.

Another of those which come to my mind is the green-eyed monster, which, like the poor, we have always with us.

There are many, too, who are ex- tremely desirous of becoming initi- ated in the arts and uses of Paris green; particularly those wild-eyed desperate creatures, known as stu- dent teachers, who are obliged to write lesson plans and cope with critics.

Then, there is the green worm, that fascinating thing with the bor- rible humps, that starts cold, prickly sensations playing tag along our lumbar curves.

But, what could be more green, more freshly glistening, tender and delicate, more soft, less deep, more sparkling and healthful, more dead- ly or more thrilling, in short, what could be more verdant than a Nor- mal Junior .- T. C. Times, Detroti Teachers' College.

MEMORY TEST.

1. What great Greek philosopher and scientist died by drinking a cup of hemlock jnice?

2. Who invented the revolver?

3. Who is the author of "Bigelow Papers" and "The Vision of Sir

Launfal"?

4. What gas in the air keeps us alive?

5. Why is the monkey wrench so called ? 6. Which is the "right bank" of a river ?

7. Who opened Japan to trade and commerce ?

8. How many bones are there in a human skeleton?

9. What was Edison's definition 10. What is the "Hall of Fame"

HAZEL BAST.

INTRODUCING THE JUNIOR.

A Minority Report.

If you would like to see what I look like, here is a simple way to find out. Come to almost any one of my classes and ask the instructor and all the girls to leave the room. What is left is only I. Of course, it would be hardly necessary to go to all that trouble because the male stu- dents at Teachers College are con- spicuous in any class. The odds are about forty to one, which makes it easy to pick out any particular boy. There is one nice thing about it. that particular boy can say that he is the smartest boy in the class and no one can dispute his claim. The rule works the opposite way also, but we will just overlook that part of it.

In the matter of likes and dislikes, I am only average. Any seat in Navin field, no matter if it is one behind a pole, would appeal to me more than the best seat in English I class. A seat on an old, rotten log, beside a fairly good trout stream. would be far more comfortable than a choice seat in Psychology class. However, one cannot get very far entirely on fish and baseball, so, like the average fellow, it is necessary

for me to occupy the class chairs also.

My accomplishments are not above the average, either; so I'll mention only that which is my latest acquisi- tion- I can bore a wonderfully ac- curate bole into the crank-shaft of the much abused and ridiculed Tin Lizzie. Last year, with my assist- ance, the Mord Motor Company made a protit of one hundred and seventy million dollars. It will be interesting to notice how they will make out this year, without me.

OUR CITADEL OF LEARNING.

Complete and perfect it stands on the crest of the gentle hill, Our citadel of learning,, stately as a castle of old,

From which there streams a gallant host of armored knights

Riding forth to conquer Ignorance with eager hearts and bold!

So we ,the knights of a modern day, as strong in in our way as they, Armored and steeled for the coming strife with a glorious sense of Power

And Honor and Truth and Knowl- edge and a Golden Opportunity Ride forth to "right the wrong," as they did when "Knighthood was in flower."

HELEN CLAYTON.

Mrs. Jones -- "And how many evenings will you expect off each week? I never give more than two." New Maid-"I'm afraid that won't do, ma'am. You see, I'm a debu- tante this season."-Brown Jug.

November, 1925.

THE ORIOLE

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THE PROFESSOR'S HOUSE.

By Willa Cather.

The publication of a new novel by Willa Cather is welcome news to her enthusiastic admirers. "The Profes- sor's House" is more likely to com- mand a greater audience than Miss ('ather's other novels because of its direct interest to American readers. Miss Cather leaves the Nebraska prairie lands with their sod and

Professor St. Peter has just com-

with the money he received from the Oxford prize for liistory. The eight volumes of "Spanish Adventures in North America" built him the new house into which he did not want to move. The new house, which is the pride of the half-dozen members of the St. Peter family, is merely a place for the Professor to change his clothes and endure dinner parties. The sewing room of the old home is kept as a study for the Professor. In the sewing-room-study. he longs for the return of the days when

Auguste, the seamstress, came to

share the room with him and dressed the black husts in gay party frocks. Here he revels in the memories of his student, Tom Outland. St. Peter loves to recall the joyous days when Tom played with his daughters and dashed in and out of the study.

The story of Tom Outland is in- terwoven into the novel like "the turquoise set in dull silver." He in- fluences the lives of the St. Peter family to the extent that they never tire of repeating his clever tales and marveling over his glories. Tom's brilliant mind wins him the lasting friendship of the Professor. To St. Peter, Tom is all that is fine and sturdy in young manhood.

Only yesterday, 1 discovered a most delightful pastime. Standing The true perfection of the novel is not noticed until the end where the Professor is a single figure, taking "pieceably" on the rear platform of a car, I found myself being pushed relentlessly toward the steps be- his last farewell of boyhood and pre-Itween the body of the car and the raring to settle down with his wife | platform.

ind family in their new home Again Miss Cather carries out her usual theme -- the struggle of some elect individual to outgrow the re- strictions laid upon him-or more

a strap, but it hung tantalizingy out of reach. I stretched and strained in the closeness, the seconds crawled frequently ner-by numbing circum- by like years, then the tip of my stanres. Wiss Cather usually de- finger touched it. Ob. the failure almost brought tears. I rallied and continued optimistically reaching for pends upon women as protagoniste. Alexander Bergson in "O Pioneers," Thea Kronberg in "The Song of the the moon. Needless to say, my ef- forts were futile, but think of the Lark." and Antonio Shimerda in "My Antonio"-around these women novel entertainment ! the action primarily revolves. It is And so to school! mite a surprise to discover that the School and classes are known to chief characters from the "Profes- all lasses, 30 no more of them.

sor's House" are men

Free periods are spent studiously chattily in the Although "The Professor's House" in the library or

cannot be classed as one of Miss dorms or rest rooms.

Cather's best novels, with "A Lost

The close of the day is marked by

Lady" and "My Antonia" in the fore- a rush. Rush from classes to lock- Love is a heaven for all mankind. ground, nevertheless it is well done ers or to library or to meetings, or

to no special place-just a rush.

Work over, play over, all feet turn street car ward. There all are joined in closer fellowship, one to another, and school becomes a stopping place between car rides.

So to all points south of Normal School.

ELSIE J. THAISS, Sr. 8.

A PERFECT DAY.

Picture, if you can, a large, steep, rugged cliff overlooking the cold, turbulent waters of Lake Superior. Not a sign of civilization anywhere. A most delightful spot, thought I, to spend a day with my best friend, Victor Hugo.

Therefore, early one morning, tak- ing some cushions and my book. I bribed an Indian boy to show me the way to the top of the cliff and ar- ranged with him to come and lead me down at nightfall.

There .. mnated comfortably under a large tree, I prepared to enjoy my- self for a whole delicious day, with- out having to speak to a soul. It is always an effort for me to create conversation.

One glorious hour passed, and. gazing over the lake, I was lost in thought. Suddenly a feeling of anger swept over me. Someone was coming to spoil my paradise.

"How clumsy he is," thought I, as I heard a brauch crack. The next moment I was nearly smothered by the embraces of my dog. He wasn't objectionable as a companion, and we sat there together listening to the music of the tossing waves.

Into his sympathetic ear I poured all my troubles and perplexities be- cause I knew he wouldn't betray them nor shower me with unwelcome sympathy and foolish advice. Fin- . ally, he became restless and playful and tried to coax me to run back down the path with him. However, I was determined that day

my shouldn't be spoiled and I refused to run. He, realizing that when I said "No" I meant it, settled down with a resigned sigh and went to sleep

Truly it was a wonderful day and I regretted its end.

So here I am and you have prob- ably analyzed my character fairly well by now. Quiet, a lover of books. music, and nature, rather critical, decidedly stubborn, disin- clined to conversation, and secretive. --- T. C. Times, Detroit Teachers' College.

LOVE.

Love is ethereal, divine and resplend- ent,

Love is a tie that will bind.

Love is the base of the whole world's progression,

BEULA JONES, Jr. 8.

and the simply written pages are a delight to any reader .- T. C. Times, Detroit Teachers' College.

NORMAL SCHOOL AND ALL POINTS SOUTH.

An alarm clock by the bedside shrills a brassy strain, harsh and tin- ny, harsh and tinny, "Come, get up again."

With the resignation of martyrs of

ing the inner woman while one eye watches the clock and the other minates in a hasty good-bye kiss to mother and a rush for the street car. And so to school.

How simple that sounds-and so to school. Nay, not so; going to

school via the street cars is an ad- venture, full ever of new experiences. One day I squeezed blithely into a car, and asking for a "check" with the last of my blitheness, I wilted against some kindly fellow adven-

turer. Suddenly I heard a cling, claug, rattledy bang above my head. Fearing the inconvenient collapse of the car. I looked up. panic-stricken. My fears were almost realized. Tilt- ing precariously on the head of a grinning son of Italy were three tin pails, which he was using like a hat. (I learned that this was his unique method of getting them out of the way).

I gazed with fascinated horror at the pails. which. I was sure, would end my earthly career. Every time the car swerved I held my breath. "If 'twere done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly." was my only thought. The gods were good and brought me safely through.

1 was neither up nor

down when the car gave one of its characteristic jerks. I reached for

$21

swamps, and places her story in Ham- old, I spring up to face a cold, cold ilton, a respectable suburb in Chi- world. Breakfast is an art of feed- cago.

pleted the new home which he built looks at the morning paper. It cul-

ALBEIT C. COOK LIBRARY STATE TE . ... COLLEGE AT TOWSON BALTIMORE , MARYLAND

Hope is the dream of a man awake.

THE ORIOLE

Be not simply good; be good for something.

Vol. 5-No. 3

DECEMBER, 1925

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

A NORMAL DREAM

OUR CHRISTMAS.

Behold! here is Christmas again, The season of joy, Of good will among men.

"Would that it were true!" said the wise one.

"Can we make it come to pass ?" said the thoughtful one.

"Why bother," said the thoughtless one.

It seems fitting that one's message should link together the term ending and the Christmastide. Can a school give gifts unto itself? If so, what would yours be?

Miss Tall says that if she were omiscient and all powerful, she would give to each of us at Normal a sense of responsibility, intellectual honesty, fair judgment, and the spirit of playfulness. She wishes for us, too, a full Christmas stocking and the happiest New Year.

Reporter for the Principal.

Towson, Md. Nov. 16, 1925.

Dear Miss Munn:

I received the sample copy of "The Oriole," and have remembered that this month's issne must be due. Does one dollar still pay for the ten copies? I enclose my check for that amount, and hope I may receive the old standby.

Yours for a big "Oriole" year, MAXWELL R. SACRA.

OUR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM.

The Girls' Glee Club will give its annual Christmas Carol Concert next Monday afternoon at three o'clock in the Auditorium. The program is as follows:

.. 1 .. Processional-Bethlehem, Gou- nod; Glee Club and Orchestra.

2. While By My Sheep-Carol XVII Century Glee Club and School.

3. Bible Reading-The Christmas Story.

4. Hearken Every True Believer- Brittany. Carol of the Russian Children-Russia Glee Club.

5. Jesu Bambino-Your Glee C ub and School.

6. Ave Maria-Guonod; Joulius Hettleman.

7. Christmas Dawn -- Percy Buck. March of the Wise Men-Harvey Gaul; Glee Club.

8. Boots and Saddles -- Carol XVII Century Men's Chorus. 9. Oh Holy Night-Adam; Glee Club and School.

10. Shepherd's Christmas Carol- Austria. Everywhere Christmas Tonight -- Nevin; Glee C ub.

II. Silent Night-Gruber; Glee Club and School.

Great Mills, Md. Nov. 19, 1925.

My Dear Miss Munn: The "Oriole" was fine! It made me wish [ were back at Normal again. I shall look forward each month for the news of "Dear Ole' Normal."

Very sincerely, MADELINE EVANS-'25.

EACH FOR THE OTHER.

A fat and glossy gobbler sat Upon a sheltered limb. "If I could just escape," said he, "Their Christmas would be slim."

He gabbed at the old barn cat And asked for his advice. Puss only licked her chops and thought

"Your bones will taste so nice."

"To make a perfect Christmas day," The wise old barn cat said,

"Each one must do his proper part, So you must lose your head.

"I've watched the rats for many nights,

That you might safely sleep, In order that those children there Should have a Christmas treat.

"'So everyone must do his part, That each may have his due.

I'll watch-you make the Christmas feast- They'll think the most of-you." FLORENCE MENINGER, Sr. 5.

MARYLAND.

Where the broad Potomac's flowing to the sea,

Where the Susquehanna's ripples

money, call to me, In that land of milk and honey Where men strive for love, not Maryland's the place where I would be.

Where the hazy Blue Ridge Mount- ains meet the sky,

Where the sunny eastern plains re- splendent lie,

Where the sea-gulls o'er the bay Swoop far down to catch their prey, That is where I'm going back before I die.

I have wandered, I have squandered, I'm entitled cosmopolitan by the

band;

But I'm wishing and I'm longing For the slightest thing belonging

To those consecrated shores of Mary- land.

B. JONES, JR. 8.

Denton B .- "What was the excite- ment down the street?"

Herbert-"Oh, a man in a reverie ran into a woman in a tantrum."

enton-"Were the machines badly damaged?"

-The Owl.

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THE ORIOLE

December, 1925

A BLUEPRINT OF LEADER- SHIP.

Madam Chairman, Miss Tall, and Alumnae, Faculty, and Student bers of Chi Alpha Sigma:

There was such a friendly spirit pervading the note of invitation which your secretary, Miss Gibson, addressed to me a few days ago, that I refused to let my better judgment interfere with the impetuous asser- tion of that împ human nature which is designated as indiscretion. Friend- liness is such an invigorating com- ponent of the atmosphere on the campus at Towson, that it was not a particularly difficult matter to be encouraged to talk even to a scholar- ship group from the alumnae, facul- ty, and student body of the Maryland State Normal School. Despite the ungracious reference to the over- powering action of imprudence, I am sincere in telling you, that, as I stand in your presence, I am not unduly unhappy. This feeling of "being at home" may not improve the quality of my remarks, but you may be as- sured that when the cause for knee- knocking affliction is eliminated, a tremendous change is recognized, both mentally and physically. 'The thoughts which I have formulated for my talk may be captioned, "A Blueprint of eadership."

To be set apart for special leader- ship service, as were certain charac- ter of Biblical history, imposes on the ones selected a solemn respon- sibility and obligation.

You are members of the Chi Alpha Sigma scholarship fraternity. This · signifies, that on the basis of quality grades in your studies, or the attain- ment of appropriate educational hon- ors elsewhere, you have proven, as it were, a cloth of intellectual ma- terial, the dimensions of which may be measured only by

the ideals adopted by your society.

The world will never be

over- crowded with leaders who are recog- nized for their ability to serve freely. Those who are self-appointed soon lose their grip on the situation.

They cannot

carry

their

banners

aloft, and must sooner or later be absorhed by the crowd of passers-by. Pseudo teachers and leaders live officially only a short while.

You, though, who have earned the right and privilege of wearing the emhlem of Chi Alpha Sigma, have proved your mettle-that you have in your posession, and under proper control-those qualities and attri- hutes which are essential for leader- ship of a true and Imperishable na- ture.

In itself, academic philosophy will not create the substance of which those in command should he consti- tuted. It plays a very important part, but, like the stability of con- crete, there must be a mixture of suitable proportions of other ingredi-)

ents, the combination of which re- sults in the approved product-lead- ership. Education is a fundamental element. and some of the remaining materials are ability, common sense, sincerity, power (as distinguished from might), character, zeal, wis- dom, ethics, magnanimity, personal force, faith (both in the Divine, and in one's self and work), humility (in the sense that all is dependent on the power of God), and the like.

Leadership in the main is practi- cal, and the theoretical aspects must be tempered accordingly. Abstract ideas must be analyzed to make sure they will survive the test.

Ambition, unchecked, leads to St. Helena. Initiative, in contradistinc- tion to aggressiveness, is a desirable trait.

True greatness is accomplished by paying strict attention to justice, self- confidence coupled with self control, friendship, patience, truth, and

similar human characteristics. In

is practiced without stint. manners, not to be confused with ex- treme etiquette, are most impressive and effective when exercised with in- dividual grace. Rectitude, alone, wil give strength to an effort. It is a primary reason for the creation of respect. Sympathy, and not harsh pity, should be dispensed with reason. The aim of the leader should be to encourage those in the rank and file to seek for advancement in life-so- cially, intellectually, and spiritually. Full appreciation should be accorded

to citizenship, and all that is implied by sensible participation in public affairs. The necessaries of life, be they physical, social, or religious, are to he watched carefully. A de- ficiency in the supply of one element may cause a breakdown in an en- deavor.

There is so much in life to be en- joyed, that it behooves all to seek diligently for those things which, when utilized properly, will bring contentment-the supreme condition of existence. Service of leadership comes within this category. Satis- faction is a state of mind which comes into being when there is the realization that work is well done. 'The matter of rewards is inconse-

quential. If the honor is the end sought, then the effort to serve and lead is selfish and dishonest and it should be abandoned promptly. Ac- tion should be governed by motives unblemished. Magnificence of char- acter, and acceptable and lasting ser- vice may be realities only when the heart is right. He is truly blessed who has the enthusiastic desire to

the knowledge that kindness and love are vital forces in the progress of peoples, one may reach the very portals of Heaven if this sentiment serve and lead in strict adherence to, Personal [and loyal compliance with the ac- cepted principle of the golden rule. Human nature is altogether variable. Habits are formed very easily, and broken with great difficulty at times. By precept and example, then, those who guide the multitudes should re- spect the happiness and joy of the followers.

Gratitude is one of the alleviating virtues. It is very likely to manifest itself in the relationship existing be- tween the leader and his disciple, if confidence is present. The trust of

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 92

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