The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1970 Page: 3 of 16
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STATE BAR SPEAKERS CONFE R--The
speakers at the first State Bar of Texas Col-
lege Speakers Program confer in the Sci-
ence Lecture Auditorium Feb. 5. Seated
left to right are Judge Quinton Keith of the
Ninth Court of Civil Appeals and Judge Joe
J. Fisher of the U. S. District Court Stand-
ing left to right are TedM. Kerr, an attorney
from Midland, and Robert Gibbins, the pro-
gram moderator. (Staff photo by Bobby Dick-
inson)
U. S. District Judge
Speaks at Bar Meet
By Julian Galiano
•Law is the only known de-
vice by which power can be re-
strained,* said Judge Joe J, Fish-
er of the U.S. District Court in
Beaumont Feb. 5.
Fisher, along with Judge Quin-
ton Keith of the Ninth Court of
Civil Appeals, and Ted M. Kerr,
an attorney from Midland, in-
augurated the first State Bar of
Texas College Speaker Program
in the Science Leeture Audit-
orium. The program was spon-
sored by the Responsible Citi-
zenship Committee of the State
Bar.
Judge Fisher, in his opening
remarks on criminal procedure,
said that it is assumed every-
one knows the law and that ig-
norance is no excuse for break-
ing it “Unfortunately this
assumption is incorrect. Unless
one has served as a juror on a
grand jury or criminal petit jury,
as a witness, or at leasthas been
a spectator at a criminal trial,
he might know very little about
criminal procedure,* he said.
Fisher presented definitions
of both misdemeanor and felony
offenses and issued a summary of
court procedures. He also out-
lined the appeal of a mythical
narcotics case from the lower
courts to the United States Sup-
reme Court.
Kerr, speaking on “Freedom of
Speech," said that freedom of dis-
sent is limited only when it in-
fringes on the rights of others to
do likewise, or when it results in
injury to persons or property.
Kerr also mentioned that the
1960’s experienced more dissent
than any other period in our
nation’s history. In his con-
cluding remarks, Kerr said, “I
am glad to be an American be-
cause no matter how unpopular
my viewpoint might be, I can
speak out and tell it like I think
it is.*
Keith, spewing on “Chenging
Times in Our Court System,*
said that the people bring about
changes in our judicial system.
He stated, “Every judge at one
time has been a lawyer, but
though you put a robe on him,
he remains a product of his
times.
The courts move slow, but
our courts have kept up with
the times. They may not lead
the times, but they are never
far behind.* In conclusion Keith
said, “Our courts have met their
challenges, and will continue to
meet them.* A short question
and answer session followed
Keith’s remarks.
George McLaughlin, Dean of
Students, coordinated the pro-
gram, assisted by Dr. Irving
Dawson, head of the government
department. Robert Gibbins, an
attorney from Plainview, served
as moderator of the program.
The next program in a series
of seven scheduled across col-
leges throughout the state will
be held in April at the Univer-
sity of Texas. Among the future
speakers in the program are for-
mer Governor of the state of
Texas John Connally, and noted
criminal lawyer Percy Foreman
of Houston.
Vermont Ski SLOPE
Planned for Students
(St. Michael’s College,CIB)—
Students fond of skiing might
want to head to Winooski,Ver-
mont, and St. Michael’s College,
The students of St. Michael’s
will have their own ski slope
this winter. The students, faculty,
and members of the Administra-
tion have spent two Saturdays
clearing the way for the slope.
In fact, even college President
Bernard L. Boutin helped remove
small trees and stumps thatwere
in the way.
Plans call for the installation
of a portable ski two some 375
feet long, and able to carry 500
skiers an hour to the site.
THE REDBIRD Feh. 13. 1969-Paw a
Bookstore Manager
Denies Allegations
By Edith Huber
O. J. Wilkerson, manager of
the campus bookstore, refuted
allegations this week that the
bookstore was guilty of exces-
sive profiteering in the purchase
and resale of used books. Over-
all, the bookstore operates on a
less than 20 per cent margin,
according to Wilkerson.
If a used textbook is in ord-
inary condition, it will bring
half of its original sale price
when returned to the bookstore.
The mark-up will then be set
at 25 per cent of the repur-
chase price for sale to students.
This, however, does not take into
consideration the dead losses
which must be assumed by the
bookstore.
“For example," Wilkerson
pointed out, “one department de-
cided not to use a certain text-
book again for the second sem-
ester, This information came to
us after we had bought back 38
textbooks from students.
We already had 40 new text-
books on hand. Brand new the
books sold for $8 per copy and
our cost on then was $7.12.
Now, we must wholesale the
new books at $2.50 per copy,
with the used books bringing $2
per book. This makes a total
loss to the store of $260.80 plus
the cost of freighting the books
back. Such transaction losses
are not unusual in our operation,
but must be absorbed.*
Even when a book has been
discontinued, Wilkerson added,
it will still be repurchased by
the store. The price will be
20 per cent less than that which
the bookstore can wholesale the
volume for.
Very few campus bookstores
offer this consideration to their
students for discontinued books,
according to Wilkerson.
For accounting purposes, the
bookstore is regarded as any
other faculty department. How-
ever, salaries, rent, utilities and
improvements as a general rule
must come from earned book-
store funds.
All money received is de-
posited in account 551 and are
treated as auxiliary funds.
From these funds are paid
employee salaries, building bond
reductions, building improve-
ments, and other related cam-
pus works.
“Our profit on new books is
set by the publisher," Wilker-
son said. “On harcover books
we are allowed a 20 per cent
mark-up and on paperbacks 30
per cent.
From this must be duducted
freight charges, which are our
responsibility. Altogether, our
margin is probably less than
25 per cent.*
January’s bookstore receipts
grossed over $100,000 and the
projected figure for the 1969070
year is $600,000.
Good News
Advocates
Fulfill Wish
(St. Joseph’s Coll. “Stuff*,
CIB)—“Stuff*, the newspaper of
St. Joseph’s College in Rens-
selaer, Indiana, has devoted a
column to the people who clamor
for the press to print more
“good* news, a few examples:
“Washington—U nemploy-
ment jumped to four per cent
and Treasury Secretary Kennedy
helf out hope it may soar even
higher. This evidence that the
economy may be slowing down
was hailed by Washington offi-
cials and others with jobsecurity.
The Pentagon — Pentagon
observers estimated that “at
least" two million American sol-
diers were not engaged in crooked
gambling activities, embez-
zlement, gun running and rubbing
out stool pigeons.
Washington -- Unity was
reached in Congress between
hawks and doves on the need
for a moratorium. The doves
agrees a moratorium was needed
on talking about it.
Las Vegas—Bloody Negro rio-
ting in the west side ghetto had
little effect on the glittering
tourist industry.
The U.N.—Many Biafran chil-
dren have not yet starved to death,
in keeping with the fondest hopes
expressed by U. N. debators.*
The column proves that good
news is there, if one looks for it.
Hebrew to Be Offered
At Washington U.
Book Exchange Was
Success Say Sponsors
By Betty Brink
Nelson Thibodeaux, junior gov-
ernment major from Beaumont
and a member of the Young Re-
publicans, and Tommy Myers,
engineering student also from
Beaumont, operated a used book
exchange business, Student Ser-
vices, Unlimited at the beginning
of the semester and plan to ex-
pand the operation into the Fall
semester.
Thibodeaux said that the ex-
change began as an experiment
after hearing many students com-
plain about the prices of used
books at the campus book store as
well as Childs Book Store and the
low rates paid to students for
used books.
The experiment proved to be so
successful, according to Thibo-
deaux. He missed the first two
days of classes due to the num-
ber of students who came to buy
and sell books at their business
location.
The operation began with the
two students copying the titles
of books for the Spring semester
carried on Childs’ shelves. As
soon as it was discovered what
they were doing, they were asked
to leave by the bookstore per-
sonnel, according to Thibodeaux.
They had, by then, some idea
of the books to be used this sem-
ester and they spread the word of
their opening just before classes
resumed after the break.
Thibodeaux said that students
reported that Childs would give
50 per cent of the last sale price
of a book to a student and resell
it for a near 50 per cent increase.
Students also told him that the
prices at the campus book store
were even more critical.
“An example,* said Thibo-
deaux, “was the report from a
female student who bought a text-
book for Math 131 at the book
store on campus and found an
hour later that she could not take
the course. She returned to the
store and was offered 50 f for
(Washington ~'U.)--In response *
to a growing number of requests,
a course in modern Hebrew will
be offered this year at Washington
University in St. Louis.
This is the first time in twenty-
three years the course has been
offered for credit at WU.
The course is aimed at pro-
viding increasing numbers of tra-
vellers to Israel with a basic
skill in reading and conversation.
It is also designed to give per-
sons interested inHebrewlitera-
ture a reading ability of 500 of
the most commonly used words.
Cont on page 7
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Ramsey, Mike. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1970, newspaper, February 13, 1970; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499405/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.