The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, March 26, 1965 Page: 2 of 6
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THE REDBIRD
March 26. 1965
LT Jubilee to Feature
Sermons, Girlie Shows
LT Jubilee will encompass activities ranging from
religious observances to "Burlesque shows, from
lectures to turtle races.
All the effort usually channeled into numerous
spring activities, few of which are very successful,
w i 11 be concentrated on making a whopping success
of one big, spring fling. The Student Government
Assoc iation hopes that consolidating all the events
into one event-packed week will stimulate interest
that is all too often lacking at Lamar.
Just why par ticipation in campus activities is so
anemic, no one seems to know. With bulletin boards
dotting the campus, a campus newspaper being pub-
lished weekly, and a campus radio station broad-
casting the upcoming happenings at Lamar, it seems
incredible that students are as uninformed as they
often claim to be. The only solution would appear to
be personalized, hand-engraved, special delivery
announcements for each student at Tech. The cost
would be tremendous but so would the effect.
The fact that Lamar is a commuter school accounts
for the 1 ack of contagious enthusiasm supposedly
found among students that live and work together. It
is a poor excuse, however, for the student who
claims it is too much trouble to drive from his res-
idence in a nearby town to attend the event at Lamar
after school hours. These same students show little
reluctanceto drive four times this distance to attend
"social functions" across the river.
A reason for wanning participation in campus events
is not readily pinpointed. Whatever the reason,
Student Government is trying to combat delinquent
a t te n d a nee during LT Jubilee. Many man hours of
work have gone into the planning of jubilee activities
so that all students can find several events which
interest him. A general boycott of off-campus acti-
vities during the Jubilee week would with student
p a r t i c ipation amply repay the Student Government
wo r kers and let them know that all their efforts do
not go unnoticed and unappreciated.
Tech Band to
Aid Symphony
The Lamar Tech Band will assist
the Beaumont Symphony Orchestra
in performing Tchaikovsky's
" Overture of 1812" at the annual
Youth Concert to be at 3 p. m. ,
April 1 at the Beaumont City
Auditorium.
"Dr. C. A. Wiley, the band
director, has most cordially given
us all the extra brass needed to
carry off this rousing work, " said
Ed ward Fendler, Beaumont Sym-
phony Orchestra director. "With
those d eafening salvos from the
orchestral battery, representing
the Battle of Bordino, and with the
whole selection climaxed by the
booming of a cannon, I think
we'U have the audience sitting on
the edge of their seats. "
The Youth Concert is an annual
program for school children of the
area. Itis underwritten by the
American National Bank.
News From Other Campuses
Exceptional students will be able
to earn a Ph. D. degree in just six
years after entering college at
Cornell University in an experi-
mental program held there. A
$2. 2 million grant has been given
the university by the Ford Founda-
tion to support the unique 10-year
pilot program.
Each year 40 exceptional students
will be admitted into the program.
They will earn their bachelor's
degree in three years, their
master's in four and their Ph. D.
in six.
N ormal admission requirements
plus a strong resolve to pursue
graduate work are prerequisutes for
the program. Students will also
submit a list of the books they read
during the previous year, a review
of one of the books, and an original
poem or essay. Final selection
will c o m e after personal inter-
views,_
Home Ec Honor Fraternity
To Install Here April 3
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The Redbird Staff
Editor...............Bonnie Oglethorpe
News Editor................Perry Riley
Features Editor.............Debby Gifford
Sports Editor...............Ross Markwardt
Make-up Editor..............Jan Stewart
Advertising Manager............R°ss Ahlstrom
Circulation Manager............Jana Jackson
Cartoonist.............. Dow Hamblin
The Redbird is published weekly except during holidays, dead week
and final exams during the regular school term. Opinions expressed
are those of the student editorand do not necessarily reflect those
of the faculty and administration. Editorial offices are located in
Office Building #1.
A national home economics
h o n or fraternity, Kappa Omicron
Pi, will be installed at Lamar
Saturday, April 3.
Elizabeth B. Morales of Plains-
field, N. J., national president of
the honor society, and member of
the Alpha Phi chapter from
Sam Houston S tate Teacher's
College will install the chapter on
Lamar’s campus.
A charter group was formed at
Lamar inMay of 1964 to work with
Dr. Wanda Harp, head of the
home department and a member
of Kappa Omicrom Pi, in an
a tt empt to gain a charter for the
group here.
Leslie Ann Matthews of Vidor
was elected chairman of the
petitioning group. Others working
with her for the charter were
Pamela Brandon, Jacquelyn
Davison, Mary Rhoades, Carol
Pupils of blue eyes contract more
in bright light than pupils of
brown eyes.
Riegel, Beaumont; Jane Dilla-
plafn, Nederland; Jeanette Har-
rell, Houston; and Windy Wing-
field, Port Arthur.__
4 Profs to Discuss
Twentieth Century
A panel of four Lamar professors
will be featured in a colloquy
entitled "Trends in the Twentieth
Century" which will be held as part
of the Creative Arts Festiva 1 at
7:3 0 p.m., March 31, in the
Cardinal Room, Student Union.
Dr. R. C. Olson, professor of
English, and Dr. D. H. Weiss,
assistant professor of sociology,
have been selected as two of the
members of the panel, which will
deal with new developments in
various fields which challenge the
old order. Firsthand reports on the
racial situation which has deve-
loped in Alabama will also be
presented.
The other two panelists will be
selected early next week.
The Cornell program will include
summer study, increased course
load, and a forced specialization
even at the expense of receiving a
liberal education, according to
Stuart M. Brown, dean of the
college. Seminars, limited to 10
students will be conducted by
advisers to the students in the
experimental program.
ThePh. D. program is supposed to
eliminate the two periods of edu-
cation during which the "excep-
tional student is standing still, his
mind unchallenged, " the dean said.
These two periods are the freshman
year wh en the student is taking
introductory courses many of which
he has examined in high school and
the f i rst year of graduate school
when courses often are only slightly
more advanced than those in the
senior year of bachelor's work.
A student will be free to transfer
to regular classes at any time he
so desires, according to the dean,
and he may pursue graduate work
at any other institution after
receiving his bachelor's degree in
the special three year plan.
An experimental residence plan,
placing faculty members among
student residents, is being
conducted at the University of
Massachusettes.
A n t i c i p ation an enrollment of
20, 000 in 1970, University admin-
i st ra tors became concerned with
the lack of contact and communi-
cation between students and faculty
members. The aim of the program
is to discover how large numbers of
students can establish ties with
faculty members in social and
cultural programs.
Social events, discussion groups,
and "table-talk" are all included
in the experimental living arrange-
ments. Both students and faculty
have expressed enthusiasm in the
program.
The experiment will continue for
four years under the eyes of an
evaluating committee. Danforth
Foundation is supporting the
program with a $30, 000 grant to
the university.
LT Jubilee Events Scheduled
MONDAY, MARCH 29
8:00 a.m. Sidewalk Art Show begins 3-day exhibit in front of the Student
Union Building.
7:30 p.m. Detective D. R. Mitchum will conduct a seminar on narcotics.
The topic of his speech will be "Narcotics--Our Social Problem."
The seminar will be in the Cardinal Room.
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
7:30 p.m. Texana--a study of Texas folklore will be present in the Lamar
Tech Theatre.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31
7:00 p.m. Twentieth Century Expression--A review of America Today will
be held in the Lamar Tech Theatre.
7:30 p.m. Mental Health seminar given by Mr. W. C. Bruining, assistant
professor of psychology, in Room 201 LA building.
THURSDAY, APRIL 1
2:00 p.m. Classes dismissed
Sigma Chi Derby Day begins.
5:00 p.m. Carnival and Booths open after Derby Day.
7:00 p.m. Hootenanny with Karen Duke and the Tripjacks will be in
McDonald Gym.
Circus performance in the evening.
FRIDAY, APRIL 2
8:00 a.m. Classes resume regular schedule.
Engineers begin two-day open hours.
Engineering lab exhibits will be on display for campus visitors.
Carnival rides and booths resume activity.
Engineering Queen election will be held.
Jazz Concert scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in LT Theatre canceled,
7:00 p.m. Circus performance.
9:00 p.m. Circus performance.
SATURDAY, APRIL 3
8:00 a.m. Carnival rides and booths continued.
10:00 a.m. Special circus perform ance for under-privileged children in
Beaumont and the surrounding area.
12:00 p.m. Barbecue to be served at carnival site.
Saturday afternoon activities: bicycle, tricycle, and turtle races
will be held near carnival site.
7:00 p.m. Circus performance
7:30 p.m. LT Jubilee Festival Ball begins in McDonald Gymnasium.
Engineering Queen will be announced.
Awards will be given to:
The winner of the TSPE paper contest.
Creative Arts Festival winners.
The engineering department for the best engineering lab
exhibit.
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