Vol. 20 MARYLAND ST A TE TEACHERS COLLEGE, at BOWIE, DECEMBER, 19 5 2

Christmas l'Ji119s Staff Increased By Seven Mrs. Minter At the beginning o f the school Opens Series

term of 1952- 1953, M .S.T.C. Mrs. Sara Prettwman Minter, welcomed to its faculty seven new members. They are: Dr. Ethel Turner, Dr. R . J ackson , Mrs. D oroth y Smith , Miss Lil ­lian Gary , Mrs. Mabel P ettit , Miss Mar y Corprew and Miss Barbara L easure.

Dr. Turner rece ived her training at Tren to n State T each ­ers College and Columbia Uni• versity. She holds B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in the field o f education. Dr. Turner, whose hom e is in Trenton , has been

soprano . o f Baltimore, opened the yea r 's concert series on No­vember 14, in a delightful song rec ital. The many appreciative tribu tes from students , faculty :: nd guests were p roo f that h er perfo rmance gave pleasure.

, teaching fo r 14 years. The au­

Whether the se lec tion was from the Old English group, the romantic German Lieder , or the Aria , Vissid' Arte' Vissi d' La mo re, from " Tosca ," wheth ­er it was from the charming con­temporary American Art song group or the traditional N egro Spirituals, the artist exhibited great purity of tone.

Students Enjoy Practice Cottage

thor of several articles, she thinks that Bowie is a " fine proving

Ralph Matthews Lectures ground" for teachers -to-be. Ano ther factor contributing to the success of the recital was the absence of coy mannerisms. Mrs . Minter sings with a grace­ful simplicity and quiet power which lead one to fee l that with her, singing is as easy and as natural as breathing.

Even before his actual arrival ,

The fact that stud ents vie for the students o f State eage rly an­the opportunity o f living in the ticipated the coming of the noted Prac tice Cottage atteSts to its N egro Press Columnist , Ralph populari ty .

Matthews, largely because the Since September activities

M organ College graduate had have been stepped up under the new direc tor , Miss Barbara L ea-sure.

spent months abroad in Eng­

land , Germany, Cuba , France,

Resid ent gro ups are composed Haiti , and Korea.

of six perso ns who live in the Finally the long-awaited day cot tage fo r a period of ix weeks. arrived . D ecember 3, Mr. Mat­The girls rotate every two w eeks

thews talked to us o n Korea ; fo r sleeping quarters . These are some of the ac tivi - said he, " N o t only because it is

t ics ca rried on : headline news but because the

1. The p reparation and serv• Korean situation is affectin g the ing of mea ls. lives of every American citizen

2. Invi ting members of the - politica lly , spiri tually, social ­fa cul ty in to talk on different ly and economically . Korea is phases of living such as recrea- a severely grievous war-torn t io n, bud ge ting, grooming, per- coun try whose occupants are sonali ty development , manners, t rul y peace loving individuals. music and art. These men, women , and chil -

3. Each group ca rries on a dren are hungry, cold , and tired . project w hile living in the ho use They have no t sufficient cloth­that will be of some help to the ing nor energy building foo d, whole ca mpus such as : W ays to nor have they substantial shelter. cu t dow n on the noise in the As long as these condi tions pre­d ining hall or w ays to keep the va il · · · there will be war. N ot ca mpus clea n - free from bot- mere! Y a bl oody, merciless, mur­t les and paper. dero us wa r, bu t rather a war to

4. Recreational act ivities are fulfill the firSt drive of all hu -mani ty, this drive being self preservation.

Mrs . Smith is the director of the English department. She has at tended Bennett College and A . and T. College, Greensboro, N. C. ; N orthwestern University , Evanston, Illinois ; Columbia Universit y, N ew York City ; H oward Universi ty , W ashing­ton, D. C. She has the A .B. and M.A. degrees. H er home is in Washington, D . C. Mrs. Smith was an instructor at Ben­nett for four years ; at Carver Junior College, M ontgomery County , Md ., for two years, and has done high school teach­in g in N orth Carol ina , Arkan­sas and in Washington . She thinks that M .S.T. C. is a fast growing institution where stu­dents enjoy particular advan­tages in that classes are small and each has an opportunity to rece ive individual h elp.

Miss Lillian Gary received her B.S. in Library Science from the Catholic University of America . She w ill rece ive her M .A. degree fro m Columbia Universit y in D ecember. A no­tive of W ashington, D. C., she was fo rmerly librarian at D ela­ware State College, D over , Dela ­ware. Miss Gary says she is im­pressed by the extensive use o f

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She sang a request number :

Mrs. Minter

One Fine Day . aria from " Ma­dame uB ttedly ," and responded to an encore with the lovely " When I Have Sung My Song," by Charles .

A colorful bo uquet of red roses was presented to the artist by M yrtle Wiseman.

carr ied on when time permits, such ga mes as cards, puzzles, guessing games and singing be­ing popular. La nguage Arts Conference Held

The sy mpathetic accompani­men t o f her husband , Mr. T . K. Minter , of the music department here, helped appreciably in mak­ing the performance a satisfying one. 5. Informal discussions with

groups on different phases of living.

Those who have lived in the cottage are: Bertha D ennis , Betty Gardner, Royce Goslee, Lorna Glascoe, Lo uise Bell and J anice M orehead fo r the first six weeks; and J eanette L ee, Vivian Nichols, Fay Richardson , Mar­gare t J efferson, Kenneth Stew­art and Arthur D ock fo r the second period.

CHRISTMAS RECESS BEGINS

DECEMBER 23, AT NOON.

CLASSES RESUME

JANUARY 5, AT 8 A.M.

A State Conferenne on Lan­guage Arts met here in the library on N ovember 17 . The purpose o f the mee ting was t o understand through discussion and demonstration:

I . the techniques in group reading inventory ;

2 . direc ted reading ac t1v1ty on differen t iated reading levels .

Mr. Paul Buffington, state supervisor, officiated at the mee t­ing along with Mr. Geo. Craw­fo rd , assistant supervisor. Oth­ers at tending the conference w ere supervisors, principals and spe­cial teachers whose respo nsibil ­ity is to head reading programs

in the county under the direction A reception for the artist fol -of Mr. Thomas A. Edwards and lowed the recital. the county supervisors. Mr. Ed-

wards is a consultant and dem - Tentative Schedule Of onstrato r from T emple Univers- Cultural Series 1952_53 ity. H e used a sixth grade group from our D emonstration school fo r his demonstration. T o em ­phasize the importance of indi­vidual needs rather than group needs, he used reading tests to fi t the ability of each particular pupil. The pupils used 4th, 5th and 7th grade tests . Each child was able to make contri ­butions rega rdless of bis reading ability. This particular method o f teaching was st ressed through the entire meeting.

N ovember 14 - Mrs. Sara P . Minte r, soprano.

D ecember 3 - Lecture - Ralph Matthews.

February 7 - Barter Theatre of Virginia in " The Virginian. "

March (date to be announced ) T ouring Players o f Larch­mont Acres, N . Y. , in Shakes­peare's " T amin g of the Shrew ."

April (date to be announced ) The Bal ti more Singers .

Administration Sidelights

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Our able pres ident , Dr. H en ­ry, welco mes the new members o f the staff and students. There are 32 3 students enro lled in the coll ege with most of the coun­ties of M aryland bein g repre­sented. The new staff members come to us with a wea lth of ex­perience in their respect ive fields and we are assured that the out­look for achieving our goal is a br)ght one.

It is an h onor to have our president participating in both sec tional and national educa­tio nal organizations. Dr. H enry was selected as a member of a survey team by the American Association of Colleges fo r T eacher Education , which in­spected Winston -Salem, N . C., during the week of N ovember 10. H e served with Dr. D avid Kirby , of Concord College, Anthens, W est Virginia.

Dr. H enry is also treasurer of the Eastern States Association which meets in March, 1953. H e attended the planning con­ference of the association and upon his return brought to us an elaborate program for the an­nual spring meeting.

The administration is w ork­ing tirelessly and diligently in an effort to bring further im­provements to our college. A contrac t has been let fo r th e beautification of the T eacher 's Cottage. Our prayers are with the president in a fervent hope that we will be successful in se­curing for us a new gy bnasium. An adequate gymnasium is neces­sary for an eff ective p rog ram in physical educa t ion .

The old road , extensive land­scaping and finer approach to the co llege are all a part of an ex tensive bea utificat ion program.

The college is constantl y mov­ing fo rward in greater strides fo r which the administration 1s deep! y grateful.

-E. H . J .

Two At Health Meet Two members of the faculty,

Dr. Gooden, biology inst ructor, and Mr. P earman , physical edu ­cation instructor, represented this institution at the N ational H ealth Conference in W ashing­to n on N ovember 21.

At this confe rence the leading T eacher Training Insti tutions througho ut Maryland , Virginia, Washingto n and D elaware were present ; also such associat ions as The American M ental Asso­ciation, National Tuberculosis Association , M etropolitan Life Insurance Company , and others.

The general discussion was based on personal and commu­nity hygiene.

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Christmas Editorial Again it is Christmas, the an­

nual church festival kept on D e­cember 25 in memory of the birth of Christ. Christmas, as it has been defined , means much more than its definition. So man y pleasures and traditional activities come into play when we think of this glorious holi­day .

Christmas is a classic that one can take do wn from the shelf t:me and time again to discover ::mew its bea uty , its simplicity, and its pure grace.

N oel ! Noel ! N oel ! Ringing bells herald the Christmas sea­son around the world. In some countries it is believed all who hear the bea utiful bells are evil sp irits. At this time of the year one seems to forget bis troubles and joins 111 the happiness of the season.

The bea utiful decorations we see during this season spell Christmas. Iv y and holly have always been favorite Christmas decorations. It is said that holly is compared to the crowning of thorns and the red berries are the drops of blood shed by Jesus at the C rucifixion.

The decorating of the Christ­mas tree has been popular for many years. This lovely tradi­t ion ma y have resulted from the age old customs of decorating bare branches with flowers to sy mbolize the legend of the miraculous blooming of the tree when Christ was born.

Silent Night !, O ' Little Town of Bethlehem , Jingle Bells , Oh, Christmas, we hea r you singing. If at no other time during the entire year we stop to appreciate th is music. When we begin to hea r these familiar songs we truly lea rn and fee l the mea ning of this season. N othing is more

THE CULLt-CiE E Y E

OTHER PAPERS SAY "To the fr eshmen I say ·cool ,'

fo r your journey has just begun. T o the sophomores, juniors, I say 'fasten your safety be! ts . This will be a rough and rocky road.' T o the seniors I say, ' land ahoy, fo r the shore is in sight. H appy landin gs to you'. " -The Famcean of Florida A. and M. College, Tallahassee, Florida.

" Make li fe a unit o f related

Caught In A Storm Without An Umbrella

Have you ever been caught in a storm, without an umbrella ? N ot as you can recall ? W ell , suppose I help yo u. Ca ught in a storm without an umbrella ca n and does mean many things.

L et 's recall that test you were about to take the o ther day . Y o u were caught in a storm without an umbrella. The test

departments ra ther than a num- you were about to ta ke was the ber of separate units. R eligion storm , and the pencil you didn ' t takes work, love, play and all have was the umbrella. Yes , the o ther activities of one's life and test was the storm; the lightning gives them mea ning.·• - Tne clashed, and the thunder roared Lincoln Clarion . in your brain.

The famous statement that , It was all Greek to you. Of '" United W e Stand , Divided W e co urse, you were not prepared, Fall, " applies readily to campus for you forgot to bring your

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GREET THE NEW YEAR '"Now the N ew Y ear reviving are you to say you have worked

old des ires diligently and what are the The thoughtful soul to soli- standards for measu ring faith -

tude retires." fulness and the like ? True - Fitzgerald. yo u may have attended class

All around us we shall soon regularly. B ut w hat d id you ga in there? Were yo u an in fla ted balloon when you ente red into the classroom into w hich no more air ( knowledge) cou ld enter? Why, then, should you expect a good ship (grade)? "

life. On most campuses students pencil, which was the umbrella. set o ut to settle and to conquer are usually clamoring for some Thus, you were not able to cha nge or improvement , and shelter yourself from the storm wouldn't there be much bet ter ( test ) with knowledge coming resul ts if our leaders would from your pencil ( umbrella). ditch petty prejudices and jeal- Y ou were caught in a storm,

be hea ring such greetings as " Happy N ew Y ea r" and '" May Y ou Have a Fruitful Y ea r. " B ut stop and think. What are we planning to do to make our new year happy ? H ow shall w e p rog ress during the span of this o nco ming new year~ Are we dest ined to continue with the sa me complacent trends that have become so much a part of us through the years . .. or shall we move out from the tradi ­tional influences of the past and

Each of us has at one time or other anticipated the 2ctua rea lity of a drea m. W e know that it 1s easy to dream - to drift - bu t the actual test of an individual's merits is his abil ity to dream of an ideal, to bold fast to that idea l, and finally to accomplish.

new unexplored territories? " W e have worked diligently

::i us1es and actually strive for without an umbrella.

all year," we say to ourselves. W e have at tended each class regularly and faithfully and so we patiently await the arrival of our ship (grades) .

As we approach this coming N ew Year , let us crea te within ourselves a determination to work and a will to win. And remember these words o f Charles Lamb : " No one ever regard ed the first o f January with indif fe rence. It is the nativity of our common Adam. " - D. L. C.

something worthwhile? - The The storm continued , and you Famcean . got wet. It was hard to keep Our answer comes from an

old bysta nder who says: "Who " With the faculty working the tears from falling. Gee! I together , a worthy end result hope this exa mination 1s given will be assured , for teaching 1s agai n , you averred. My mother '1 ') t be worn to classes, acco rd­a cooperative enterprise. The re- wid be frantic if I flunk any of ing to the customs of the indi­lation between faculty and stu - m y subjects, you probably vidual campus. dents must be always construe- thought to yourself. The bell The best gloves fo r school are tively helpful. " - T he Varsity, rang, and you left the room, of either heavy leather, cloth

"That Others Might Live"

Miner T eachers College. unaware of your fa ilure to re- or knitted wool.

As the Christmas season ap proaches, once again we begin to think of the things w e have done and can do in order to make others happy. W e also remember that there are others who have devoted their lives to

ceive a passing grade. Jewelry should be extremely beaut iful than to bear such soft Th f h J ere are many o us w o plain, and on y a piece o r two traditional tunes that explain the birth of Christ.

Santa Claus and excitement by young children is Christmas. Along with this excitement and happy celebration adults and parents should not fo rget to in­struct children in the religious significance of Christmas.

With the warm glow of the Yuletide Candle reflecting a sim­ple light we see Christmas. It is believed that yule candle in­sures good luck.

Giving is in keeping with the true Christmas. W e give and receive. Sometimes we give and do not receive. D o not be an­noyed. Many people de'stroy and forget the meaning of Christmas when they base their giving a present primarily on the idea of receiving. Children in fo reign countries, separated from their families, who may be starving and ill clothed , and our own boys, cold and lonely 111

Korea, are people we should not forget when we give. In our gift wrapping we must remember that Christmas is a religious fes­tival of joy, the blessedness of giv ing, the goodness of sharing. W e must remember that a gift from the heart stays with us long after Christmas day is over.

And so with the tastes, the smells , the sounds, the exci te­ment , the songs and the sights we know Christmas. Let us un­dersta nd and practice its true purpose and value. Let this be a Happier and M errier Christ­mas than ever before. -M. A . C.

insist on gett ing caught in storms worn at a time. without our umbrellas. This Dinner dances call for evening will never do, if we are to be- dress. Slippers and hose may come successful individuals. Are harmonize with or match the

making o thers happy onl y at Christmas, whole year through .

but not the

we not the future America? Y es. Then, let us beg in today to pre­pare ourselves for the storms along life's way.

Oh , the weather man just an­nounced the weather report fo r tomorrow, and I quote , " Cloudy and raining."

- E.M.J.

HOLLAN D'S HINTS Flash.! Right off the press

comes your charm column of the yea r. Girls, do you click with the crowd ? D o you possess all the necessary touches that will make people look at you more than once? W ell , just 111 case you haven ' t tho ught about these things, here are a fe w hints that will help make you definitely a part of the crowd.

L et us glance first at appro­pr iate dress for the campus. For correctness, wear good knitted suits , well made sports dresses, or modifications of sports cloth­:ng. W ash dresses of cotton, linen, silk, or rayon ma y be worn in ea rl y fall and spr in g.

School shoes must have lower medium h eels . O xfords are the most suitable. Sandals, satin shoes, and pumps should never be worn to school, even if they are no longer desirable for eve­ning wear.

Ankle socks are des igned fo r sports wear, and may or may

gown . When planning to attend a

house party, it 1s best that a guest ask her ]1 stess what clothes will be req uired . She should take these and noth in g

A few weeks ago Sister E liz­abeth Kenny , the invento r o f Polio theraphy, departed from our midst. Certainly, we shall never fo rget that Sister Kenny 's

more. untiring efforts were not in vain. For church, the street cos- With no formal medical train­

tume is correct . The ensemble ing, and in the face of much should be simple, inconspicuous, criti cism , she was able to invent and in the best of taste as to the now- famous " Kenny Trea t ­color and line. Hat, purse, and ment' ' through a combination of gloves are essential parts of the practical experience, common co rrect church costum e. sense and stubborn dete rmina -

W ell , girls , I'll be seei ng you tion. It was for the benefit of at the same time and sa me place o thers ,, especially crippled chil­:n the nex t issue. dren , that she gave unusually

A Teacher's Prayer Lord, who am I to teach the

way To little children day by day , So prone myself to go astray ? I teach them know ledge, but I

devoted nursing care. --H. T. G. ~ C. H.

POET'S CORNER

A Fountain Of Fears E. AUSTIN G Ul\iJBS

know i P o uring forth in all its bea uty H ow faint they flicker and how I Cascading dow n the wind -

low : blown clefts, The candles of m y knowledge I Where many drops have fallen

glow. J Where time bas etched its name, I teach them , Jove for all man- There flows a balm for the ills

kind of man-And all God's creatures, but I Or ra ther an offering for sins the

find the depth behold; My love comes lagging far be- There falls from my eyes, down

hind . my natured cheek-Lord , if their guide I still must

be, Oh , let the little children see A teacher lea ning hard on Thee.

A fountain of tears. " God Help Us !"

I cry for mankind. (October , 1952)

D ecember, 1952 THE C O LLE G E E Y E P age 3

THE MEDLEY I t seems as if music is a great

part of everyone's daily living. Even here at M .S.T .C. this fact is true amo ng o ur students . W e are pro ud of the numerous mu ­sica l orga nintio n here. In this column which has been named The M edley, I shall endeavor to keep you, the readers of THE EYE, well in fo rmed o n the prog­ress of these orga nizat ions and their act ivities.

In this the first iss ue o f the co lumn. I shall int roduce to yo u o ur male orga niza tio n which is called t he M en 's E nse mb le.

The M en 's E nsemble was first fo rmed in the fa l I of 19 49. A group of men, basses and tenors, which sa ng in the col­lege mi xed glee club , met and rehea rsed in an effort to per fo rm two Christmas caro ls o n the C hrist mas program . This effort proved a success and a pleasure. I t was decided by the men that the ensemble sho uld become a permanent orga niza tion o n the ca mpu , and that the fun and fe llo wship derived fro m prac­ticing and going on trips to­gether was well worth a dail y ha lf hour 's pract ice sess ion.

T he M en 's E nsembl e has had its ups and downs. They, too, have suffered the experi ence of buildin g, molding and polishing a per fo rmin g group fo r a period of tw o years, o nl y to have their ranks dep icted by Uncle Sam and Co mmencement exercises.

PAGING THE ALUMNI This is your old friend , the

snooper, probing into your af­fa irs to discover your where­abo uts. W e are pro ud o f yo ur prog ress . Keep in touch with us; we intend to keep you in ­fo rm ed abo ut the happenings at " Dear o le M.S.T.C. W e have news from the following gradu­ates o f ' 52. "

Glo ria Brown, Shirley Gaith ­er, Id a Mund ell and Aline Wat­in are teaching in Ann e Arundel Co unty .

Francis D e Sales Turner and Lo la Mills are teaching in Balti ­mo re County. They completed their work here in January , ' 52.

Littleton H arriday , Jr. , 1s principal o f J ohnsville Elemen­ta ry Schoo l in Carroll County.

In Caroline Co un ty, Esther E nnis is teaching.

H enry Barbo ur , M ary Wash­ingto n and Clarice Whalen are teachin g in Charles Co unty.

Richard Thomas and Mary l rene W eedon are teachin g in F rederick Co unty.

Ru th D orsey is in D orchester Count y.

E liza beth Butler, Georgia J enkins, D oris M yles and Clin­to n Steward are teachin g here in Prince George 's Coun ty.

Charl es Pinkney has bee n as ­signed to So merset Coun ty.

M ary F rances Barnes is em­ployed in St. Mary 's Count y.

J ulia Bail ey is teaching in Mon tgomery Co unty.

J ulian King, William N ea l, C harl es Pinkney , Richard Tho­mas , F rancis Tunner, Clinton W aller and Carlton W arren are no w members of the United States Armed Forces.

Louise Bell ======------;:_::;-__ _ The Eye Sa lu tes Louise Bell

L ouise Bell , sophomore, on September 2 6, was presented in concert by the Y o uth Fello w­ship of T owson at the M ount Ca lvary M ethodist Church .

Although a residen t of T o w­son , Lo uise is a graduate o f Do wnin gtown Boa rding School of P ennsy lvania.

In addi t ion to he r concert work , she has sung many times in assembl y and at Vespers here.

A fte r graduation , the buddin g artist in tends to teach and to continue develop ing her musica l ta lents.

JUNIOR JOTTINGS History is rea ll y bein g made

by the J unior class . W e are pro ud to be the parents of the first year book ever to be issued by M aryland State T c:.1 chers College. Austin Gumbs. editor in chief, has chosen a n effi cient staff to aid in the product io n of t his book for the graduat ing cl ass of 195 4 .

T his year the ensemb le is large r than it has ever been. It is composed of twenty men, a large number of whom are fr esh­men and sophomores. During the seco nd semes ter they hope to have lea rned a f!1 0des t reper­to ire of songs which they will combine in a p rogram w hich may be sung here and at o ther insti t utions throughout the State of M aryland.

R oya l Thomas, '50 , is teach­ing in the Jr. High department of Bates in Annapo lis, M ary­land .

N ovember 22 , 1952 , w ill al­ways be a memora ble occasion in the lives of the p resen t Junior

Barbara J ackson , ' 51 , is cl ass. On this day at 6:30 P .M . teachin g in Turners Station 111 Berdel H amil ton beca me Mrs. Baltimore County. William Jackso n at Glenarden

I'm sure we will all look fo r­wa rd to the presen ta tio n o f their 19 5 2 p rog ram under the com­peten t leadership of Mr. T. K. Min ter.

In my next column I shall br in g yo u up to date o n the af­fairs o f our mixed Glee C lub led by Miss C. B. R obinson .

The S. Sheppards ' 4 7 (Evelyn Catho lic C hurch . H er twin , Pritchett ) are parents of a love- Odell , was maid of h onor. M. ly daughter. S T . C. br idesmaids were

Glad ys I. Williams, '42, F.rances Driver , H elena Gayl e, ea rned the A .M. degree from Audrey P ro ut , Margaret J amie­N ew Y o rk University in June. son and N orma W ilson . The

- -G. G.

NEW WORKERS

M.S.T.C. Says Stevenson Stevenson was elected over

Eisenho wer by an overwhelming majo rit y in the mock election sponsored by the Press Club on Octo ber 30 .

M any new workers are here The election had a t wo-fo ld to add to the effic iency of o ur purpose: to acquain t the students worki ng p lant. A mong them o f the school community w ith are t he fo llowi ng : J oshua F. ( 1) t he significa nce of votin g, Smi th , chauffeur: Gus A . J nd ( 2 ) the p roper votin g tech­Rhod es, ni gh t poli ceman ; R ob- niques. crt W . Barkley , mechanica l The ca ndid ates fo r pres ident ha ndy man ; Ja mes E. Williams, were M ano Ceaphus as Gover­k itchen helper ; M rs. Florence L. nor Adlai C. Stevenson , and Ducket t, kitchen helper. Kenneth Stewart representing

Both Miss M abel E . T oney, General Dwight D. Eisenhower. laund ry worker, and Albert T he ca mpaign managers were Smothers, chauffeur , h ave re- ·D onald Thompson as Governor turned to render their good Theodore M cKeldin fo r the R e-services, also.

- E. H.J. publican party, and Mrs. E mma H . Johnson as E leanor Roosevelt

ushers were A ustin Gumbs, Ar­thur D ock, Joseph P arker , R obert Brooks and D aniel Smi th .

In addition , the an nual Fa ll Formal was sponsored by o ur cl ass in the gymn as ium . The gy m was transformed in to a col­orful o utdoor w inter scene un­de r the leadersh ip of Tho mas Mull en , chairm an of the decora­tion co mmittee. T he color sch eme was bl ack and orange, typi fy ing the season. F rappe and cookies were served.

Delores R oberts was chosen H arvest Queen by class members attending the fo rmal. Rudo lph C raig se t the tempo of the affair with musical selections from his orchestra.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

P.F.C. Kenneth W. Kennedy , M .S. T.C. cl ass of ' 51, and for mer Press Club member, is no w in Korea in the 15th In­fa ntry R egiment, in a heavy ta nk company. After transfer­rin g from a foo t infantryman co mpany to a mechanized in­fa ntryman company , Kennedy sa id , "Wheels Beat H ee ls In An y M an 's Arm y."

He was awarded the Combat In fa ntr yman Badge fo r Satisfac ­to ry P erfo rm ance o f Duty In Combat Against the Enemy in Ko rea as o f August 1, 1952. H e enplaned in Cali fo rnia last spring, hopping to the Hawaiian Islands and thence to Japan, from which place he soon went to Ko rea, and from which pl ace ( that in Korea) he wo uld be most happy to go almost any­where, but especially w ould b e happy to land back in good o ld M aryland.

On N ovember 2 , Kennedy says, 25 o f them were nearly kill ed by artill ery rounds from the Chinese. H e says they were fo rced to leave their brea kfast and run fo r the tanks and the bunkers, it w as a very close call and they were fri ghtened very badly.

Since arrivin g in Korea, Ken­nedy has attained the rank o f Pr iva te First Class.

- E M . P.

Staff Increased-Con 't. (Continued from P age 1)

the libra ry by both fa cul ty and students.

Miss P ettit attended Agricul ­ture and T echnical Co llege of G reensboro, N orth Carolina , and rece ived a B.S. degree from the insti tution in Commercial Educa tion. She h as worked as

Dr. T urner

Dr. Turner Recorder At National Conference

Dr. Ethel Turner, new in­structor of mathematics, was a recorder at the Conference of J oint Committee of the Ameri­can Associa tion for Advance­ment of Science and the U. S. Office of Ed ucation held 111

W ashington , November 13- 15. The two-fo ld purpose of the

Co nfe rence was ( l ) identifying o f, and providing opportuniti es fo r gifted children with leanings to ward science and mathematics, and ( 2 ) encouraging stud ents to enter the fi elds of science and engineering.

P art icipants were high chool and college teachers and admin­istrato rs from all the states. On the agenda were general mee t­ings to hear selected speakers hold discussions, etc., and group discussions fo r answerin g spe­cific pertinent ques tions. Dr. T urn er served as recorder of the gro up co nsidering suggestions fo r helping small schools.

Dr. Turner gave TH E EYE these results o f the mee ting she deemed pertinent fo r us at

pa rt - time secretary to the Dean Bo wie: of M en, Direc tor of English , W e must aim to be better D ea n o f Graduate School and teachers to also in the office of the reg istrar . (a ) Ch eck fo r giftedness on all Mrs. P etti t's op inio n of M.S. levels. T.C. is that it is a wonderful ( b ) E nco urage children to de-as well as a growing insti t utio n ve lop hobbies. fo r men and women who are be- (c) R efrain fro m buildin g dis-ing well -trained ci t izens in the likes in children. fie ld of E lementary and Junior (d ) R ealize that all children High School Education. have some kind of ability.

Miss M ary Corprew , school (e) Train children to think, nurse, is a graduate of P rovident not merely to memorize. Hospital School of Nursing in (f) Build better atti t udes , Baltimore, class of ' 51. She at- fo r a ll sho uld do their best te nd ed Tennessee A . and I. State Co llege, N ashville, two yea rs. Miss Corprew 's o pinion of M .S.T .C. is that we are o ne big, hppy family all under o ne roof with the welfare and care o f o ur

at all times, and then make a rea l contribu t io n some­time in the world.

Staff Increased-Can't. considers M.S.T.C. as an ad -

students uppermost. There is a va ntageous experience to get her fee lin g of friendliness, and sin- fi rst yea r o f teaching. H er be­ce ri ty and tend erness here in our lief is that M.S.T.C. is the type school because of our close con- o f school where each of us , the tact with each o ther. As a col- faculty and students , has a lege, I feel that it is literally a chance to grow, and she believes cross road to " Humanity. " that if we have enough fa ith

Miss Barbara Anne L easure and courage to go, we will soon is a graduate of Bennet t College, some to the rea liza tion tha t Greenboro, N . C. , w ith a B.S. M .S.T.C. is a spl endid place to deg ree in H ome Economics. She grow not onl y in sta ture but is from M adison , N. C. She also in wisdom.

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The Inq uiring Reporter How do you feel about Eisen­

hower's victory ouer Stevenson?

Lillian Gooby-Even though Eisenhower ma y be a good mili­tary man and a good politician, I still feel Stevenso n would have been a b ette r choice.

Mr. P ea rman-Eisenhower's victory ma y help to straighten out matters , and since he was a military man he may help to bring the war to a co nclusion.

Francis Rolley - H e may prove to be a good political man and effic ient for the job, but at the present man y are doubting the powers of the R epublicans beca use of what bas happened in the past.

Violet Jones-We' ll have to give him a try b efore we come to any conclusion.

Annie Hull- There is a pos­sibility he might serve the peop'.e in the manner they want to be served.

-G.E.

Laboratory School News

THE COLLEGE EYE

Peeping In On The Professors

To uring various classrooms THE EYE finds t hat the classes

DID YOU KNOW THAT The hanging of mistletoe is

a carry over from pagan fes­tivals before the English were Christianized. The Druids re-

th us fa r have enjoyed much of garded mistletoe with reverence their work . when growing on an oa k tree.

The Freshman class nam es N o w-a-da ys when a girl steps one subject that stands out to them and that is English , which is being taught by Mrs. 0 . S. Smith . Mrs . Smith has taken them thro ugh an extensive st udy of the mos t enj oyab le literature such as "Enoch Ard en" and " The Highwayman."

Physical science and English literature hold the exc itement o f the Sophomores. Mr. E . E. Jones' endless efforts to show the class how important their physical universe is to them, has created a great likeness for the subject.

Mrs . M. Law has b elped the Sophomore class in realizing tbe se rious ness of living in a world of turmoil, through her effici ent treatment of Sir Thomas M ore 's " Utopia. " The class enjoyed it so well that they wrote their o wn versions of an ideal society.

under the mistletoe it is an invi­tation to exchan ge osculatory greetings.

Christmas carols became pop­ular before the fourteenth cen­tury . In England the singing of carols is an important part of the festival season.

Sir H enry Cole origin ated the idea of the greeting cards and Josepb Cundall was the fir st publisher of greeting cards. Cards became popular around 1862.

In D enmark Christmas dinner is not complete without rice por­ridge. A blanched almond is hidden in one of the portions and the o ne who happens to get the almond is entitled to an ex­tra Christmas gift called the "almond gift."

Santa Claus is rea lly a native of N ew Y ork. The Dutch set-tier brought him to new Am­sterdam as a pale sa int dressed in antique bishop 's robe. After N ew Amsterdam beca me N ew

SPORTS ROUND- UP The annual roundup for the

Bowie Bulls begins with much vigor and vitality. Many new members approach the floor hop­ing, striving, to become a part of the varsity squad. Through encouragement and hard play ing, the following persons have suc­ceeded in becoming members of the 1952- 1953 squad: Ran ­dolph R obins, Harrison Thom­as, James Thomas, Paul Butler . James W atson, Ed mo re Adams, Ha ro ld Jones, Kenneth Stewart, Daniel Smith , R ay mond J o nes, D onald Thompson, P ete r Brown, Lewis W ood and Grant Martin .

The student body wishes much success to Coach P ea rman and his sq uad when they attack Delaware State on D ecember 6.

Scarlet Eagles Win Intra-Mura l Volleyba ll

The volley ball season closes with the Scarlet Eagles winning the championship; the State R ockets were runners -up , with the Born bers close behind.

This year the teams were more evenl y matched. The new cap­tains are Kenneth Stewart, Scar­let Eagles; Daniel Smith , State Rockets; and James Watson ,

The Laboratory School open­ed th is year with all of the same facu lty members returning with much enthusiasm to do a splen­didjob. A group of special stu­dent teachers bega n work in this department on N ove mber l 0th.

The Junior class also fo und their interest divid ed. Those who are majoring in E lementary Education think art has been their most exciting class , not only because of its capable in­st ructor , Miss C. B . Robinson ,

York , Clement Moore trans- Bombers.

The pa rents are show ing

formed the charitable saint into our present -da y St. Nicholas.

much interest and coopera tion, but they never knew a painting which they exemplify by the could revea l so many things. CAM PUS CH IT CHAT

Tl b f h J · 1 A certain boy from Fair-manner in which they respond , 1ose mem ers o t e urnor · I h • · · J · mount Heights has a num-especia ll y in Parent-Teacher As- c ass w o are maJonng in urnor

H . h S h J Ed · h ' k ber of girls raving over him . sociation attenda nce. New offi - 1g c oo ucat1on t 1n d · Look o ut for the winner. cers were elected at the opening e ucati on has been most invit -

. Th. · h b 2 Have you all met the " Ma -meeting in September. Mr. Cal- ing. 1s course 1s ta ug t y · vin Bllard of Bowie was elec ted Mr. H erman Brown. dame Smi th '" who spea ks

French, as well as E nglish ? presid ent; Miss Martha Hamil- Everyone looks forward to 3 D id you see Vivian N ichol's ton of Ducketsvill e, secretary; the time when he or she can go ·

escort at the Pre-Thanks­and Miss H elen M . Matthews, out and put into practice what giving Ball ? H e rea l! y kept State Teachers College, chairman they have been ta ught. Our Sen-her fill ed with punch and of program committee. ios r are now doing j ust this . W e

The 4-H Club has been re- find them practicing at Highland organized in the 5th nd 6th Park, Lincoln and Fairmont 4 · grades for this term under the H eights E lementary and High direction of Mr. H erman Brown School.

cookies. I wonder if the seniors a re well adjusted to their ea rly morning hours made neces­sary by their practice teach­in g schedules. H ow about it , seniors ?

With the addition of well­rounded athletes from o ur pres­ent freshman class, the race this year should prove an easy one in every field of intra-mural sports.

Faculty Speaks At Vespers

The weekly vesper programs have been under way since M. S. T. C. opened the doors this fall fo r another enjoyable year of work. The purpose remains the sa me as for the years before. The stud ents here at the college need guidance al tho ugh they do not tend to anticipate those be­havior patterns which are not conducive to coll ege standards. To guide the students in their ed ucat iona l st ud y and social act ivity, we find a well selected

and leadership of Kenneth Stew- The Seniors have developed art. Members were orga nized such unit topics as Science and into gro ups and anticipate car- Health, and many have develop­rying out many helpful projects ed topics on certain states and S. that will be henceforth in home- countries.

Did you know that Berdell gro up m o ur teachers and in­Hamilton beca me a bride

making. Prior to the closing of school

for the Christmas holidays, pu­pils plan to enterta in the parents and college depa rtment with an operetta - Christmas With the Old Womn Who Liued In A Shoe.

Senior's Square Da nce C ups of cider icy cold Dozens of ginge r snaps freshly

sold Plenty fo r everyone who came Seconds given but st ill food re­

mained The night of our square dance.

Oecora tions in colors of orange· and black

Pumpkins, ribbons , and shocks all stacked

corn

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Gave our gym an autumn glow. Morale was high , nobody's was

low The night of our square dance.

Lots and lots of jolly fun Continued all through as if

freshly begun All was happy as could be For this happiness, you see Made our square dance.

W e m ust thank Miss Brown who with delight

Gave h er sponsorship for the dance that night.

Also the o ther sponsors since '49 Who have planned with us in

leisure time For our annual square dance.

structors. during the month of No-vember? She is now Mrs. Jackson. Who will be next?

6. Mrs. Cutchember. the for­mer Viola T o urney, has made a rank. She has one degree, if she doesn 't get an­other .

7. Mr. P ea rm an is sporting a '52 Ford, and Mr. H erman Brown a '52 D odge.

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December, 1952

Girls Active In Sports Since September the girls have

been play ing intramural volley­ball o n W ednesda y nights under the supervision of Mrs. Waters and Mr. P ea rman . The stand­ings fo r the tea ms are :

Bea ntow ners won six: lost no ne.

Radica ls won o ne: lost four . Fireflies won one; lost five. There are two more ga mes to

Radica ls vs. Fireflies; December radicans vs. Fireflies; O ecem ber 10 t he Fireflies vs. Beantowncrs.

Basket ball practice fo r the girls began in D ecem ber. Stu­dents trying out for the tea m ar2 Bernice Turner , Zelma J ones, Wiona Paige, Sus:e Bowen, Clara Furr. Ollilian Mi tche ll, E llen Lee, Audrey Wright, L ou­retta Murry , P earl Jarman, D e­lores Williams, Ida Jarmon, Barbara Conway. Lillie John­so n. P atri cia Makel! , Catherine Wright , Harriet Mills, Catherine Tylor, Mary Jackso n , V ero nica Johnson, Mary Albert , Lorraine Fitts, Delores Wheat ley, Gloria Price, Mary Elzy, Sylvia Wat ­kins and Hannah Scott. The managers are D oris Craig, Cath­enne Cawthorne and Ollie J ones . The first game of the seaso n is scheduled fo r Th ·.'. rs­day , D ecember 12 , with Prince George's T eachers . W e are look­ing forward to having a year of good sportsmanship 111 o ur rec­reational activities.

WE SYMPATHIZE THE EYE so rrows with Dr.

R . Jackson, a member of the coll ege faculty, in the death of his father, who was a prominent retired citizen of Ohio. It also grieves with Leola Armstrong and with Marga ret Kane in the loss of their grandmothers.

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