The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 10, 1959 Page: 3 of 6
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April 10, 1959
THE REDBIRD
Page 3
u. s.
Loan
Defense Student
Fund Established
ACapeiia Choir Registration In Student
To Begin Tour Offices Closes At Noon
A National Defense Student
Loan Fund is being estab-
lished at Lamar Tech. The
National Defense Education
Act provides for the Crea-
tion, at American college s
and universities, of loan
fund from which needy un -
dergraduate and graduate
students may borrow on
reasonable terms for the
purpose of completingtheir
higher education.
■ A student may borrow in
one year a sum not exceed-
ing $1,000 and during his
entire course in higher edu-
cation a sum not exceeding
$5,000. In any case, the
loan shall not be more than
the borrower actually re-
quires to meet his college-
related expenses and there-
by pursue his full-time
course of study. The bor-
rower must sign a note for
his loan, evidencing his ob-
ligation and agreeing to in-
terest and repayment terms
established by the college.
The law itself establishes
certain basic conditions
covering student loans, in-
cluding a requirement that
repayment of the loan begin
one year after the borrow-
er ceases to be a full-time
student and be completed
within ten years thereafter.
No interest on the student
loan may accur prior to the
repayment schedule,and in-
terest thereafter is to be
P a i d at the rate of 3 per-
centperyear. The borrow-
er's obligation to repay
his loan in to be canceled
in the event of his death or
permanent and total disab-
ility.
The National Defense Ed-
ucation Act contains a fur -
ther provision that up to 5C
percent of his loan (plus
interest) may be canceled
in the event the borrower
becomes a full-time teacher
in a public elementary or
secondary school. Such can-
cellation is to be at the rate
of 10 percent a year up to 5
years.
Recipients of loans are se-
lected by the college. The
law requires that each bor-
IViiss Glenda Scott
Chosen KA’s Rose
At Old South Ball
Glenda Sue Scott of Beau-
mont was named 1959 Kappa
Alpha Rose at the third an-
nual Old South Ball sponsor-
ed by the Lamar Tech chap-
ter. Shesucceeds Leah Lis-
man who p r e s e nted her a
bouquet of roses following
her introduction to the gath-
ering. A sophomore, Miss
Scott is affiliated with Al-
pha Delta Pi, was class
treasurer her freshman
year, and was 1957 Neches
River Festival Queen.
The Old South Ball was held
from 9:00-1:00 in the Crown
Room of the King Edward
Hotel last Friday night, with
dancing to the music of the
Gene Terry Band. Charles
Stephen was chairman of the
event and Sam Monticello
served as master of cere-
monies.
rower be a full time student
or be accepted for admis-
sion as a full-time student^
that he be in need of the a-
mount of his loan to pursue
his courses of study, and
that he be, in the opinion of
his institution, capable of
maintaining good standing
in his cho sen courses oi
study. The law further pro-
vides that special consider-
ation in the selection of loan
recipients be given to stu-
dents with a superior aca -
demic background who ex-
press a desire to teach in
elementary or secondary
schools, and whole acade-
mic background indicates
a superior capacity or pre-
paration in science, math-
ematics, engineering, or a
modern foreign language.
In addition to meeting the
general eligibility require-
ments, all applicants must
submit a properly executed
loan application form, take
the college placement
tests, and appear for a
personal interview.
Loan application forms
may be obtained from the
Office of the Dean of Stu-
dent Life, Lamar Tech,
Beaumont, Texas.
Politicals Meet
3 p.m. Monday
Because of the constitu-
tional amendments this year
there will be a head cheer-
leader, two boy cheerlead-
ers and three girl cheer-
leaders. The h ad cheer-
leader will be a voting
member of the Student Coun-
cil. The other places must
be signed up for by place
numbers. All candidates
must have an average of 1.0
on all hours taken the se-
mester immediately prior
to the election to be eligible
to appear before the Screen-
ing Board for cheerleader
tryouts in the auditorium on
Friday, April 10 at 2 p.m.
The candidate s must be
certified by a screening
board to be placed on the
ballot.
In addition the candidates
must have attended Lamar
Tech the semester immed-
iately prior to the election,
be in good standing with the
college, and at the time of
filing ce rtify the ir intention
to attend Lamar Tech for
the 1959-60 session.
The cheerleading candid-
ates will meet with all can-
didates for school office for
a briefing on Monday, April
13, at3p.m. in the Cardinal
Room.
(Continued from Page 1 )
the film, the Lamar stu-
dents of German are going
to singa medley of German
student songs, tavern songs,
and folk favorites. Native-
born Germans now residing
in the community are being
invited to come and sing
their songs with our stu-
dents. This is open to all
students and friends of the
college. No admission is
charged.
The A Capeiia Choir will
leave Monday on their an-
nual tour. This year' s tour
will include visits to New
Orleans, Natchitoches.and
Dallas.
The group of thirty stu-
dents will sing in Jennings
and Crowley on Monday,
and will arrive in New Or-
leans early that evening.
Tuesday's schedule inclu-
des performances in New
Orleans and Houma. Wed-
nesday and Thursday will
be spent singing in Nat-
chitoches. Appearances in
Dallas, Coffman, and Gar-
land will highlight Fri-
day's itinerary. The choir
will return to Beaumont at
noon Saturday.
Some of the musical num-
bers to be presented are:
"It was a Lover and His
Lass", 'Done Found My
Lost Sheep", "Cindy",
"I Hear A Voice A-Prayirf',
"One World", "To Thee We
Sipg", and "April Is In Nty
Mistress's Face.
George Parks is director
of the group.
"Few people think more
than two or three times a
year. I have made an inter-
national reputation for my-
self by thinking once or
twice a week......George B.
Shaw_
Registration for Student
Association offices ends at
12 noon today in the Student
Life Office.
All Student Association
offices, with the exception
of freshmen places, will be
chosen in the spring elec-
tion. Campaigning will be-
gin next Wednesday. The
primary elections will be
held Tuesday, April 21 and
the run-offs on Friday, Ap-
ril 24.
Offices to be filled are as
follows: president, vice-
p r e s i d ent, secretary and
treasurer of the Student
Council and of the Sopho -
more, Junior and Senior
classes. Two representa-
tives form each of these
classes, one representa-
tive from the School of Arts
and Science, the School of
Business, the School of En-
gineering, the School of
Education and the School of
Fine and Applied Arts. The
School of Vocations has, by
the passage of a recent con-
stitutional amendment eli-
minated their representa-
tive.
The head cheerleader will
for the first time be selec-
ted in the general election
and will serve as a voting
member of the student co-
uncil. In addition two men
and three women will be
selected for the other
cheerleading slots. The
Cardinal editor will also be
Those wishing to run for
an office must file with Ann
Silva in the student life of-
fice by 12.
‘Grapes’, Fonda
To RunTuesday
Next in the series of great
literary and historical mo-
vies being presented by the
English and history depart-
ments will be Grapes of
Wrath, starringHenry Fon-
da. This movie was select-
edas one of the ten bestpic-
tures in the year in which
it first appeared.
It will be shown in room
101 in the Biology-Geology
building, April 14, at 3:15
p.m. Admission will be
twenty cents._
Dr., Mrs. Cox
Host MEYO
Dr. and Mrs. James Cox
entertained the members of
the Middle East Youth Or-
gan i z a t ion at their home
March 19 with a party.
Fifteen members of the
group attended. Entertain-
ment was by the "Elvis of
Baghdad," Aram Vartanian,
who played the accordian.
He played Arabic, Armeni-
ian. and American music.
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Liby, Nancy. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 10, 1959, newspaper, April 10, 1959; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499463/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.