The Plainsman Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 21, 1962 Page: 1 of 4
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NUMBER 1
LEVELLAND, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 21,1962
VOLUME 5
Enrollment Up 20 Percent
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CIRCLE K ANSWERS S.O.S.
The Circle K Club of S.P.C. as-
sisted in the oral polio vaccine at
Levelland High School, Sunday,
U. S. POSTAGE
PAID
LEVELLAND, TEXAS
PERMIT NO. 95
SPC Students Enjoy
First Mixer Party
SPC students relaxed and got to
know each other better at the
by Phi Theta Kappa, was held on
the lawn outside the gym and in
the SUB.
Getting acquainted games were
played outside but refreshments
and dancing followed in the SUB.
The moments of relaxation seem-
ed to be welcome relief to most
students who had been staggered
plays, and coach debate. He has
received his B. A. from North-
western State College and his M.
A. from Stephen F. Austin State
College. Hobbies for Mr. Kolb in-
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By DONNA WILLIAMS
With still more students register-
ing, South Plains College is ex -
periencing a 20 percent increase
over last year’s enrollment. At
press time, a total of 644 students
had registered. This is an over-
all high for South Plains College
elude reading, guns, eating and
watching sports. He is a member
of the Speech Association of Am-
erica and Alpha Psi Omega.
George R. Roberdeau, instructor
of foreign languages, comes to
SPC from Southwest Texas State
College where he taught two years.
He is a graduate of the University
of Texas with a B. A. and M. A,
and has studied two years beyond
his master’s degree. He will teach
Spanish and French. His interests
include studying history and in-
ternational affairs.
Jimmy T. Wyatt, instructor of
biology and chemistry, previously
taught at the University of Mis-
sissippi for one year. He is a
member of the National Associa-
tion of Biology Teachers, National
Science Teachers Association, and
the South Plains Archeological So-
ciety. He graduated from South-
west Texas State with a B.S., and
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Delta Kappa Gamma
Regional Meeting
Set At SPC Oct. 6
The regional convention of Delta
Kappa Gamma, international hon-
or society for women teachers, will
be held at South Plains College on
October 6, 1962. Mrs. Frances Wat-
kins and Mi’ss Roger Mae Smith
of SPC faculty are in charge of
convention arrangements.
The convention will begin at
9:00 a.m. with registration and cof-
fee in Texan Hall.
General Assembly will be held
Freshman Students
Will Take ACT Tests
All Freshman students will be
required to take ACT tests on Mon-
day, September 24, at 8:00 a.m.
in the college auditorium.
ACT stands for American Col-
lege Testing Program. Headquart-
ers for the test program are in
Iowa City, Iowa.
SPC participates with other col-
leges in this nation-wide program.
Tests help give the students’ pre-
dicted grade point average in
math, social studies, English, and
science.
All Freshmen who have not had
either the ACT or the CEB test
should report for the test.
Cost of the test is $3.00 per stu-
dent. The fee goes to national
headquarters to cover expenses of
the test as well as grading and
statistical studies.
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THE CHORUS
The South Plains Chorus is a
popular college organization with
membership open to men and
women students. The chorus gives
two concerts in the college audi-
torium each regular season and
makes several concert tours to
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The mornrig session will be di-
rected by Mrs. Muriel Mann, pres-
ident of Zeta Omicron, Lubbock.
Miss Gladys Wallis of Amarillo
will preside over the morning bus-
iness meeting.
Mrs. Frances Lowrance, El Pa-
so, will give as the key address of
the convention a speech called
“New Times Demand New Mea-
sures” at the luncheon in Texan
Hall at 12.30. Miss Dimple Wat-
son, president of Alpha Sigma,
Lubbock, will preside at the lun-
cheon.
A directors and presidents’ break-
fast will be held at the San Andres
Hotel at 8:00 a.m. prior to the con-
vention.
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University. He is especially in -
terested in archeology, entomology,
natural history, hunting, fishing,
and golf.
Mrs. Maurine Elkins is the first
Director of Public Relations at
SPC. She had been women’s editor
at the Levelland Daily Sun News
for eight years. The rest of her
eighteen years of newspaper ex-
perience was acquired when she
worked for the Sealy News, Lub-
bock Avalanche-Journal, and the
Houston Chronicle. Mrs. Elkins is
a member of the Business and
Professional Women’s Club and
considers antiques her hobby.
as there were only 575 registered
last year.
The number of day students is
443 compared with 373 last year.
In the Evening College, 201 have
registered compared to last year’s
total of 202.
Students from Texas, Oklahoma,
New Mexico, Arizona, and Californ-
ia make up the total enrollment.
South Plains College is also well
represented nationally by three
students, from Turkey, Iran, and
Argentina.
Of the 443 day students, 117
are classified as sophomores and
326 are enrolled as freshmen. An- •
other interesting stastic shows
that out of the number of day stu-
dents, only 143 are girls.
Because of the rapid growth of
SPC, the college facilities are be-
ing enlarged. Two classrooms are
under construction presently at the
end of the left wing of the ad-
ministration building. Two tennis
courts and a beautiful, large en-
trance marker featuring the school
seal and name are being construct-
ed. Also plans are being made for
a new girls’ dormitory which is
to be completed by September 1,
1963.
The administrative staff of the
college includes: Dr. Marvin Bak-
er, President; Nathan Tubb, Aca-
demic Dean and Registrar; W. L.
Walker, Administrative Dean;’
and J. Frank Hunt, Director of
Evening College.
Dr. Baker has expressed his op-
inion by saying, “The year, 1962-
63, should be the best that the
college has ever known. With in-
creased enrollment and the fine
spirit that the student body has
shown, a most successful year is
anticipated.”
By SUE FENDRICH
Six new day school instructors
have been added to the faculty
of SPC. These instructors were in-
troduced at the first faculty meet-
ing of the year. They are: J. B.
Cearley, journalism and English;
Homer McLean, physics; Robert
Platt, psychology; Basil Kolb
Speech and drama; George Rober-
deau, Spanish and French; Jimmy
Wyatt, biology and chemistry; Mrs.
Maurine Elkins, director of public
relations.
J. B. Cearley, journalism and
English instructor, is a graduate
of Texas Tech. He holds a B. A.
in journalism and an M. A. in
English. Prior to coming to SPC,
Mr. Cearley was eimployed by the
Lubbock Avalanche - Journal for
twenty years. His spare time in-
terests include creative writing,
hiking in the mountains, and col-
lecting rocks from all over the
nation.
Robert Platt, instructor of psy-
chology and sociology, has taught
at Texas Tech for the last four
years. He is a graduate of Mil-
ligan College, Tennessee, with a
B. A. degree, and College of the
Bible, Lexington, Kentucky, with
a B. D. degree. He has completed
all course work for his Dr. of Ed.
degree and is at present working
on his dissertation.
Homer McLean has been added
to the staff as an instructor of
physics. He will also teach algebra.
Before coming to SPC, he taught
at Cuero High School for five years.
He holds a B. S. from Southwest
Texas State and M. Ed. from West
Texas State. Special interestes for
Mr. McLean are mathematics and
physics.
Basil Kolb comes to SPC from
Stephen F. Austin State College
where he taught for one year. He
will teach speech, direct college
Catholic Students
Hold First Meeting
The Catholic students met during
activity period, Monday, Septem-
ber 17, and elected officers for the
year. Bernadette Decker was elect-
ed chairman and Leonard Albus
co-chairman. Kay Lupton was ap-
pointed Sec.-Treas.-Reporter.
Catholic students are urged to
attend all meetings of the club.
Anyone interested in the Catholic
religion is invited to attend the dis-
cussions and ask questions.
This year’s group is the largest
ever in attendance. Those present
were: Johnny Barnes, Bill Brown-
ing, Andy Garcia, Jesse Vasquez,
Terry Quiroga, Robert Guajardo,
Jr, Angel Hernandez, Kay Lupton,
Alcario Baiza, Billy Jungman,
Ralph Simnacher, Leonard Albus,
Jr, Bernadette Decker.
The group decided to meet twice
a month during activity periods in
room A5. Mrs. Frances Watkins
has done graduate study at West
Texas State and Colorado State in the auditorium, followed
September 16. Six Circle K mem-
bers worked two three hour shifts. • near-by cities.
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ENJOY REFRESHMENTS—SPC students paused for refresh-
ments ch the first All-College mixer party held Sept. 11.
Sue G.u.i, and Mrs. Myrtle Lucke.
party held Tuesday evening, Sep-
tember 11. The party, sponsored Celebrate Anniversary
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Dr. Marvin Baker and family
spent the past weekend in Avery,
Texas where they attended the
wedding anniversary party of Mrs.
Baker’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Storey of
Avery, celebrated their 50th wed-
ding anniversary on Saturday.
The Bakers returned to the SPC
campus Sunday evening.
PARVIZ GUERAMIAN
Parviz Gueramian
Is Foreign Student
Parviz Gueramian has trave-d
some 12,000 miles, or half way
around the world, to attend South
Plains College. Gueramian, 24, is
from Tehran, Iran.
His mother lives in Tehran,
where he is a graduate of Sha-
habas High School.
Parviz plans to major in electri-
cal engineering. He is studying
engineering at SPC.
Mr. Gueramian has been in the
United States for about three years.
He attended Parsons Junior Colege
in Kansas for a year and a half
before coming to SPC.
He lives in Lubbock at present
and is commuting to college.
Parviz pointed out that there is
one great difference to entering
college here and in Iran. Prospec-
tive college students in Iran must
take very rigid entrance examina-
tions. Out of 10,000 applicants, only
about 1,500 will be admitted to the
universities.
The universities in Iran are co-
educational, but most of the high
schools are restricted to either
boys or girls.
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New Start Members Three Nations Register
Introduced At College
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