Catalog of Lamar State College of Technology, 1959-1960 Page: 27
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GENERAL INFORMATION 27
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location
Lamar State College of Technology is a state supported college located
in the heart of industrial Southeast Texas at Beaumont. The principal
industries in the area are oil refining, shipping, ship building, rubber
manufacturing and other related industries. Rice farming and ranching
are chief agricultural pursuits.
The campus is located on a 75-acre tract facing the Beaumont-Port
Arthur Highway in southeastern Beaumont, Texas.
The city of Beaumont has a population of approximately 120,000 with
adequate schools, shopping districts, churches and transportation to
satisfy the needs of a thriving industrial community.
History
Lamar College was founded in 1923 by the South Park Independent
School District as South Park Junior College, and it was operated under
this name until 1932. Classes were conducted in the South Park High
School Building and its student body was about 250.
In 1932, a separate plant and equipment were provided by the South
Park Independent School District; the name changed to Lamar College;
and several new policies were inaugurated which resulted in increasing
the student enrollment to about 500.
In 1940, it became apparent that Lamar had reached the limits of its
possible expansion under its existing set-up. Consequently, the Beaumont
Young Men's Business League sponsored a successful election for the
purpose of creating a Union Junior College District, voting bonds with
which to construct a new Lamar plant, and electing a Board of Trustees
to govern the College.
By authority of the Legislature and the Governor of the State of
Texas, Lamar College became Lamar State College of Technology, a
four-year co-educational college, on September 1, 1951.
Government
The government of the college is vested in a board of nine regents
appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate for terms of six
years. The direction of academic affairs is delegated by the board of
Regents to the President, administrative officers, and faculty.
Objectives
In pursuance of the provisions of the Act creating Lamar State Col-
lege of Technology, the Board of Regents of the College has established
the following objectives for the institution:
1. To offer courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Business Administration in the
appropriate fields of business, education, engineering, fine arts, health,
liberal arts, and science.
2. To offer courses in general education which will serve to prepare
young men and women for the responsibilities of citizenship in a free
society.
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Lamar State College of Technology. Catalog of Lamar State College of Technology, 1959-1960, book, February 1959; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1486895/m1/29/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.