Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 94

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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Santa then gently lifted a little basket from his pack, and in it was the fluffiest little gray kitten that you ever saw. He placed it beside the bed, so she would see it when she awoke.

"Oh." said Tommy, "won't you give her some of the things you were going to give me I could get along

Santa only smiled, and said, "Well, we'll see about that later.'

They crept softly up the chimney, and into the sled. In few minutes the deer were carrying them on once more. They made many stops, but Tommy could not help wondering

when his turn would come.

"Tommy," said Santa, "since you have been so unselfish, I am going to "Well, Sonny, come along and help me give my gifts," said Santa, as he ! give you "Tommy! Tommy! It's nine entered Tommy's room through the 'o'clock. Come down stairs and see what Santa Claus has brought you," said his mother, as she awakened him.

In a few minutes, Tommy was ready Away they went, as Santa cracked the whip. 'The deer went A gun, ice-skates, a big sweater, a sled, some books, and a few smaller things. In fact, everything that he had wanted was there.

faster and faster. It was so cold and windy that it almost took

Tommy's breath away. In a little while they stopped in front of a large. white house.

"This." said Santa, "is the home of Marjorie Martin. She is a very rich little girl. but she is not spoiled. She is always willing to help some- one, and share her toys with them. Because she is so unselfish, I am going to leave her many pretty pres- ents."

Santa then pulled a doll from his bag, a pair of skates, some books, a little piano, and a great many

other toys. Tommy smiled happily, as Santa kept pulling so many pres- ents from his bag. He knew that

June, 1925.

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THE ORIOLE

December, 1925.

AN APPRECIATION.

it is with keenest regret that I say goodbye to the Junior Fine Art Classes this term, for never before have we had girls and boys more en- thusiastic or zealous in furthering the interests of the school.

Everywhere, dating from the very first week of this term, the students have advertised every activity en- gaged in by students of the school by Of lost love, still divine. making beautiful posters. Each week we were asked for more and The birds seldom fill the air With loving, thrilling notes,

still more, until it seemed that Room 101 was a busy little work shop, each plying pencil and brush.

Interest has never flagged, and we say goodby to one another after The cricket's grating tone twelve happy, ueful weeks of work l and pleasure, with a feeling that we; A swallow homeward flying, have been a real service to our Nor- The season fairly denotes. mal School. May this work bear its fruit in other places. Keep up the good work.

F. A. SNYDER.

MEMORY TEST.

1. What is most used nickname of Jack Dempsey, world's heavy- weight boxer.

2. What American President known as "Old Hickory?"

3. Was Theodore Roosevelt

Mason ?

4. What are the "Seven Wonders of The New World?

5. When with two women, where should a man walk?

6. . What American President was elected by the largest popular and electoral vote ?

7. Why does Babe Ruth knock so many home runs?

8. What name had the city of Con- stantinople formerly?

9. Who was Edith Cavell?

10. What is the Taj Mahal and where located ? H. B.

ANSWERS TO LAST MONTH'S MEMORY TEST.

lock juice.

2. Samuel Colt its inventor.

3. James Russell Lowell.

Oxygen.

5. Charles Monkey.

6. One on right hand of person self-confidence, as old as your fear; | faring down stream.

7. Commodore Perry.

8. 206 bones in body.

cent. genius.

10. Memorial to famous persons, hope, cheer, grandeur, courage and and Navy?"

New York University.

What mood?"

Henry -"The cow."

The Owl.

SIGNS OF AUTUMN.

The sun is sinking in the west, In answer to night's call.

The world is quiet and at rest, While still the night falls.

The faint breeze sends the leaves aflutter,

Their gold and yellow combine; In secrecy they seem to mutter

And their music, now so rare, Scarcely ever floats.

The sun has now set Beneath the great beyond,

And with it we have met-

O, the new season; fair Autumn. MARGARET BABKA, Sr. XV.

YOUTH.

Youth is not a time of life-it is was a state of mind. It is not a matter lof ripe cheeks, red lips and supple a knees; it is a temper of the will, a ¡quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is a freshness of the deep springs of life.

Youth means

a temperamental predominance of courage over timid- ity, of the appetite of adventure over love of ease. This often exists in a man of fifty, more than in a hoy of twenty. Nobody grows old by mere- ły living a number of years; people grow old only by deserting their ideals.

Worry, doubt, self-distrust. fear and despair-these are the long, lone who prepares her

long, years that bow the head and tuin the growing spirit back to dust. Whether seventy or sixteen, there is in every being's heart the love of wonder, the sweet amazement at the stars and the star-like things

lenge of events, the unfailing child- like appetite for what next, and the i joy in the game of life.

Yon are as young as your faith, as 'old as your doubt; as young as your

PESTALOZZI DEBATING CLUB

The time for the much-talked-of

old as| informal debate with the "Normals" is drawing near. It will be given in Assembly, on Dceember 16, 1925. In the central place of your heart as it receives messages of beauty, Justified in his Attack on the Army power from the earth, from men and ,

"Normais" and "Pests" buried ifrom the Infinite, so long are you their tomahawks for the time being.

Miss Zouck-"Take this sentence, young. When all the central place and met on common ground for the 'Let the cow be taken out of the lot'. of your heart is covered with the first "Pep" contest. Modesty for-

snows of pessimism and the ice of bids me to say which made the most cynicism, then are you grown old noise and the wittiest "stump" indeed .- Western Maryland Bulletin. speeches!

THE ADORED TEACHER.

What is there more inspiring than to open the door of a school room and find joy and happiness reigning supreme among the little folks gathered there?

If you are privileged to enter, say a third grade, unannounced, and for- tunate enough to be accepted as a real chum by these little people, you are showered with information: "Miss Jones gave us a new story this morning." With radiant faces, beaming eyes, and minds overflowing with this new-found knowledge, each child tries to excel his fellow classmates in relating what he has heard.

Miss Jones stands aside during this informal visit, contented and happy, enjoying the recital ot the lesson she has so ably given these young aris- tocrats.

A brilliant class intellectually ? Oh, no' Yet not a dullard among them. One member was rated a "drone" last year, and another was called "bad." Not SO this year.

Now the drone and the bad boy are, with the other children, alert and on tiptoe, anxiously awaiting his turn to tell a part of this new and inter- esting story -- for story it is, not a lesson. Each child scorns the word "lesson."

After the children have given the story-lesson, ask them a few ques- tions. You will find interest and at- tention unsurpassed; also a real knowledge of what has been given them.

How do you account for this joy, happiness, interest and attention in this school room? An unusually hright class? Again, no. But an unusual teacher. A teacher who is filled with a love of her work, one who knows the limitations of pupils. work, and gives it in an unbroken progressive form, one who imparts knowledge with so much spirit, interest, and realism that each child has caught that same spirit and interest and love of the work.

The teacher's idea of imparting knowledge is the child's idea of hav- ing a good time .- Oralism and Aural- ismi.

Socrates died by drinking hem- and thoughts, the undaunted chal-

ias young as your hope, as your despair.

9. 98 per cent hard work, 2 per there is a wireless station; so long The subject is: "Is Col. Mitchell

Thru this stillness harshly floats,

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THE ORIOLE

December, 1925

THE UNLOVED TEACHER.

Work, work, work. The eternal drudgery of it. the tiring relentless necessity of it. This atmosphere prevades the classroom and cramps the spontaneous effort and initiative of the children.

The teacher-honest, hard-work- ing, and conscientious-makes every moment's work a grind. The chil- dren experience no happiness in an- ticipation of good recitations, no joy in having their lessons. There is no praise for work well done, no ap- preciation of individual accomplish- ment. For are not the children ex- pected to do these things? Is it not required of them?

No radiant faces, no smiles, no light hearts. No skipping to the blackboard. All must walk to the measured tread. All the lessons ure learned because it is a duty. All the papers are written so the teacher may know there has been no slack- ing. Yet the teacher works hard and ceaselessly to accomplish this result ..

Where is the Spirit of Youth ? Where is Happiness? What welcome Play?

These bring the reward of Joy in Labor. Without them there and enconragement. is neither Love nor Joy .- Oralism and dull, and they most need kindness Aaralism.

MY JOB IN THE CLASSROOM.

My job! How do I How do } tackle it? What does it demand of me?

regard it? classroom weakens

Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans says, "As an apostle to the Gentiles, i magnify mine office." As a teach-la great aid to good work. If I did not feel well myself, that is no excuse for making my pupils feel ill.

er of the deaf. do I magnify my job? Do I belittle it? If } look upon it as a great opportunity for service to others and so use it, I magnify it. If } look upon it mainly as a grub stake or meal ticket 1 helittle it.

I believe that my job is second to none in the list of human activities. The tiller of the soil may make the desert to blossom as the rose. The inechanic may construct wonderful and usetul creations of wood, iron, and steel. But they work with in- animate materials, and their creations are inanimate. But. I, as a teacher, work with living, breathing mater- ials-the body, mind and soul of the child-and my job is to use these materials in the creation of men and women of intelligence and character

My job in the classroom demands may things from me, to the end that 1 may do it well and acceptably. Some of these things I will endeavor to set forth.

In order to do good work, it is essential that I gain and hold the confidence of my pupils. The best work cannot be done if the pupils lack confidence in the ability or sin- perlty of the teacher.

I must be prepared for my daily

work, must know just what I am go- ing to do. Thorough preparation on the part of the teacher for each day's work is one of the greatest factors in doing good work.

I must show interest in my work. I must show that I am teaching be- cause I like it, and not because I have to do it. The teacher who does his work in a perfunctory manner cannot complain if his pupils take their cue from him and do likewise.

I must not allow myself to get into a rut. I must always be on the look- out for new and better methods of teaching.

I must be full of "pep" if } wish to put "pep" into my pupils.

I must be prompt in my attendance to duty. A stack teacher makes slack pupils.

The discipline of my class is of the highest importance. Order and system in the classroom are essen- tial to the best work. If I am too easy going, the pupils may like me, but I doubt if they will respect me. If I am ton severe, they may fear and obey, but they will not like me.

I must be strictly impartial in my treatment of the class, and avoid the temptation of smiling upon the bright pupils and frowning upon the dull. The dull cannot help being

I must practice self-control. The teacher who cannot keep his temper under the little provocations of the his influence over the pupils.

I must endeavor to cultivate a pleasant and cheerful manner in the classroom. A sunny atmosphere is

In brief, 1 should take into my classroom daily the best that is in me --. physically, mentally, and mor-

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ally, and make use of it for the bet- terment of the pupils.

At the Last Supper, the Great

Master Teacher explained certain things to his disciples, and closed with this admonition, "If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them."

I know these all right. But do I do them? Maybe, to borrow a phrase that ! came across in my reading the other day. I am doing "about as well as could be suspect- ed." -- The Minnesota Companion.

"Ezra, tomorrow is our twenty- fifth wedding anniversary; hadn't we better kill a chicken?"

"Why punish the chicken for what happened twenty-five years ago?"

Observer (to trombone player, blowing furiously ) -"Look, here, brother, if you want to pull that thing apart, get around in front"

On Saturday Nights.

Heeler-"It's a funny thing-1 get some of my best ideas while washing my hands."

Editor-"I suggest you try taking a bath."-Punch Bowl.

WILLIAM KOERNER

A shave? Just step this way, sir. A hair cut? Take that chair. You wish to phone? You may, sir, A shoe-shine? Over there. A match? The cigar stand, sir. A manicure? This way. That girl will hold your hand, sir. Thanks. Call again. Good-day.

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THE ORIOLE

December, 1925.

BOOK CHAT.

Youth is the most fascinating sub- ject in the world, judging by the pre- occupation of the novelists with that theme. And perhaps it is.

While We have it, we long to hasten by the milestones and leave it behind ; So great has been the reception of this wonderful book, a biography with all the attractions of the novel, when it is past, some long for its! that by August, 1925, one month after it was first published, there were three extra printings.

return.

One of the new novels of youth is called "Monday Morning," by Pat- rick Hamilton. It is a little like "Seventeen," but deals with an Eng- lish hoy of eighteen with his hopes and dreams of love.

In "Greenery Street," Denis Mac- kail takes Felicity Hamilton and Ian Foster through their engagement and the first year of their married life at No. 23 Greenery Street. The joys and trials with servants, bills, social obligations, and the difficulty of un- derstanding the mental processes of the other sex are vividly and humor- onsly portrayed. It is like the play, "The First Year," but in an English setting.

"Beau Geste," by Percival Wren, is a thrilling mystery story involving the loss of a magnificent sapphire, "Blue Water," and the adventures of the three loyal brothers Geste in the French Foreign Legion in Africa. It holds interest by the excellence of both plot and dialogue.

Two replacements of older favor- ites are worth noting. One is Mase- field's "Sard Harker," a good story that men will like, with a thread of romance running through the ad- venture.

The other is "Bab, a sub-deb." by Mary Roberts Rinchart. Bab's ad- ventures with a celebrity and a burglar; her diary and her fleeting love affairs, are sufficiently amusing to make one burn midnight oil with- out regret to pursue them.

Hoping you are the same, as H. Togo says, I beg to remain,

Your librarian,

M. L. O.

Nat White-"Now, what do you want?" Ernie C .- "Oh! a rubber band, and please make it snappy."

TOWSON BAKERY-THE GOODY suffering and broken hearts he caused. Yet scarcely knowing why, SHOP we are moved to pity this man who underneath his miserable veneer of vice, concealed a desire for a home, peace and happiness that he might have had, had not the fiend in his nature turned that possible content- meut into misery. We put down the book feeling that indeed.

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GLORIOUS APOLLO.

By E. Barrington, was published by Dodd, Mead & Company.

Byron, with his ivory pallor and exquisitely chiselled features was of a beauty more delicate and sensitive than a woman's. His gift of writ- ing, his magnetic personality, his wonderful physical attraction brought all London to his feet.

If he had been born with other than the Byron taint in his blood, perhaps he could have fashioned a career that would have induced the most staid of English conservatists to forgive, if not forget, the wild and unconventional escapades of his father and grandfather. But he did not try to conceal his own pagan ideals in his writings, and the influ- ence of heredity and environment was shown in his intrigues with the wives of English noblemen as well as Greek and Turkish girls.

This stone-hearted, immoral man, as the husband of Aune Milbanke, a. lovely, gifted girl of twenty, was a miserable failure. After one unhap- py year, Anne went home with her liny daughter, never again to see the young Apollo.

Defiance of all moral rectitude shortly led to the young poet's exile. Travelling with Shelley on the conti- nent he led a more and more dissi- pated life, which ended at the early age of thirty-six.

The author treats the poet in a sympathetic manner, and the minute details and information shows care- ful work. By her well chosen words, Barrington makes us see and live with her characters.

While omitting none of his vices, Bryon seems less culpable when we cousider his inheritance, not com- batted by an unsympathetic mother and environment. While reading the book we are fascinated with the poet, and yet horrified by his wicked- ness, his heart of stone, and his con- tempiuons scorn of the pain and

"He left a Corsair's name to other times,

Linked with one virtue and a thousand crimes."

--- Eastern Echo.

"THE LOST WORLD."

An adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel of the same title.

All who have seel "The Lost World" will agree with me when I say that it is one of the most un- usual photoplays ever released. Its huge animals give one a queer feel- ing like that of a mere "pee-wee."

How many of you can prouounce these? : Brontosaurus, allosaurus, pterodactyl, megalosaurus and din- osaur. I'll admit they are jaw- breakers. As terrible as these names sound, so terrible a sight are the animals. Can you imagine one of these very very huge dinosaurs pa- rading down one of our streets and stopping to eat geraniums out of a window box on the third floor of a house?

All this sounds so impossible, and yet in "The Lost World" we find evidence of the capabilities of these ferocious animals.

"The Lost World" takes us with a band of explorers to the unexplored regions of the upper Amazon River, which Time has completely forgotten. Here we find the prehistoric animals that roamed the earth some 10,000,- 000 years ago. The explorers are as awe-stricken as we are at the sight of the immense animals and their battlings with each other.

Certainly "The Lost World" is an exceptional picture in every sense of the world.

ALICE KRIEGEL, Sr. 2.

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THE ORIOLE

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DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A HECTOGRAPH.

Materials: 1 cup of good quality ground glue, 1 cup of water, 112 cups glycerine, a shallow tin pan 10×10 inches.

If a larger pan is used, increase the proportions of glue and glycerine. Glue and glycerine may be pur- chased from Mark Harrigan, Holli- day St., much more cheaply than from a drug store.

Method of making:

Mix cup of glue and cup of water together in a double boiler. Heat over water until melted. Stir in glycerine gently so as not to cause bubbles. Pour into a shallow pan and let cool.

The proportions of glue and gly- cerine vary according to the tem- perature. In winter more glycerine is needed than in summer in order to make it sufficiently flexible. If at any time the hectograph becomes rough or the proportions need chang- ing, the mixture can be remelted.

Method of using a hectograph:

Use hectograph ink (which can be purchased from any stationery store) on a firm paper. Write or draw as you would with any other ink.

Dampen the hectograph with a little cold water, then when the mois- ture has been absorbed place the im- pression up side down on the hecto- graph and leave for a full five min- utes, rubbing it to make a perfect contact.

Remove the impression paper and the iok will have been transferred to the hectograph.

Place the paper on which you wish to make the copy, over the ink and rub for a moment or two.

When you have finished taking off all the copies you wish, run luke- warm water over the hectograph, and rub gently until you have removed Education is not a matter of low the impression. The hectograph isfor where you get to know what you

then ready for future use.

Mr. Lynch-"When one irresist- ible body meets another irresistible, what is the result "

Jane-"They get married." -The Pine.

"A good dog should bring at least two hundred dollars."

"I wish my dog would learn to do that."

MR. JOHN A. SELBY

of THE ATELIER

wishes to extend the compliments of the season to Normal Students and to thank those who have availed themselves of his Student Portrait Offer.

After the holidays, this offer will he in effect once more until June 15, 1926.

Y. W. C. A. CHAPEL.

"What Ambition Means To You,,

"The Swarm of B's" that give honey, but never sting, are occupying our thought and attention at pres- ent. Some of these B's tell how to be a consistent, forgiving, prayerful, selfsacrificing, victorious Christian. Bible references are used in connec- tion with this work. One that we, as prospective teachers can profit by, which is worthy of our consideration is, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."

These meetings are intended to give you encouragement and make you hopeful. The student's cooper- ation and suggestions are always most welcome.

"W'en th' clouds look dark with thunder,

An' yer feelin's make ye wonder; W'en ye feel as 'ow yer luck 'ad got the sack-

Then's th' time to stop and ponder On that streak o' silver yonder- 'Twill push th' gloomy clouds a long way back."

OUR EDUCATION.

really know; it is what you know and know how to apply. If you get nothing out of a college course except a degree, then so far as edu- cation gocs you have been cheated. Simply because you are starting your life's work with a degree, you should not consider yourself better fitted for a job than your fellow worker who has had years of experience, even though he has never gone to high school or a college. We know "Ex- perience is the best teacher," also that a little knowledge is a danger- ous thing.

You may not be able to sing or play a piano, but if you can under- stand and talk more intelligently than the singer or player, you will be on a higher level than that musician who only knows his work practically. White collars are not the dividing line when it comes to education. -The Normal Trumpet.

GOOD TIMBER.

The tree that never had to fight

will be a topic for discussion in the For sun and sky and air and light, near future at the very brief chapel meetings That stood out in the open plain, And always got its share of rain, held every Wednesday morning from 8:15 to 8:30 A. M. Never became a forest king. These meetings are becoming more and more inspiring under the chair- But lived and died a scrubby thing. The man who never had to toil, Who never had to win his share, Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man, But lived and died as he began. manship of Miss Margaret Rohrer. Appropriate songs selected by those who attend are led by Miss Rayetta France. Miss Alfrieda Lloyd pre- sides at the piano.

Good timber does not grow in ease: The stronger wind. the rougher trees. The farther sky, the greater length; The more the storm, the more the strength;

By sun and cold, by rain and snows, In tree or man good timber grows. Where thicket stands the forest growth

We find the patriarchs of both, And they hold converse with the stars

Whose broken branches show the scars

Of many winds and much of strife- This is the common law of life. Selected-Exchange.

Scratch the green rind of a sapling, or wantomly twist it in the soil and a scarred or crooked oak will tell of the act for centuries to come. So it is with the teachings of Youth.

-Amiel.

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 94

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