The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 10, 1959 Page: 4 of 6
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THE RFOBIRD
THE REDBIRD
Published weekly except during holidays, dead week and
final examinations during the regular school term. Opin-
ions expr ssed are those of the student editors and do not
necessarily reflect those of the faculty and administration.
Items of interest are solicited and may be submitted at
the REDBIRD office.
Editor....................................................Nancy Liby
Associate Editor...................................Joanne Webb
News Editor.........................................Stuart Kinard
Sports Editor.....................................James Mellard
Make-up Editor.......................................Hank Smith
Editorial Columnist..................................DLAnn Vick
Business Manager.....................................Tom Dixon
Staff Writers.............Howard Perkins, Tune Ann Rag,—
land, James Mielke, Ruby Rives,
Hank Smith, Lillie Caldwell.
Reporters.................Bill Green, Benita McClurkin,
Marilyn Reel, Ruby Rives, Mari-
john Rowe, Linda Cowan, Esther
Chand, Jo Marie Klebba, Wanda
McAdams.
Typists............................................Madge Channing
Glenda Fuller
Faculty Sponsor......................................Gayle Wyati
Opportunity Is Up To You...
College has much to offer the individual academically--
alibrary, a faculty, classrooms, and a bookstore. Many
students, however, feel that this is not enough. They ex-
pect college to give them understanding, knowledge, and
heightened perception, as well as a degree, in exchange
for tuition and, perhaps, attendance.
When the student fails to acquire that which he feels the
college should provide him, immediately he attaches the
blame to the institution. He fails to realize that he has
misinterpreted the college's role in the learning process.
The college provides the student with the facilities and
instruction needed to develop his intellect and conse-
quently prepare him for the vocation of his chioce. Act-
ual development and growth, however, must come from
within the student.
The opportunity college offers is boundless; the limit-
ations are imposed by the student himself. He sets a
limit on what he will do. Thus, he limits what he can do;
and he blames the college for his failure._
No One Asked
Me, But...
If You Must, Please—
Once, twice, three times a day and some times even more
often almost every student ducks into the Union for a
cup of coffee or a coke. Often, however, one finds it
impossible to remain in the Union long enough to finish
his beverage. So, he takes his cup of coffee or cold drink
bottle and leaves the Union. Thus, plastic coffee cups
and cold drink bottles are found distributed over the entire
campus. Needless to say, this situation is undesirable ano
expensive and makes for inconvenience for students and
Snack Bar personnel.
Therefore, next time you are in the Union and there's a
possibility that you might not be able to finish your coffee
before it's necessary for you to go, take your coffee oi
coke in a paper cup. It’s better that way all the way
around. _ _ _ ■
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
by Dick Bibler
'WOW! H0W9 TH' CHOW TOOM?«
By Diann Vick
The motivatingconceptbe-
hind The River Line, the
CurtaiiTClub's KEW prod-
uction, is the violence which
many consider character-
istic of our age. It is not a
serene play, nor in one
sense, is it a comforting
play. Rather it is a tense,
tortuous evolution of ideas.
The playwright is deeply
concerned with the problem
of r e s p o n sibility and the
general tendency to shirk
responsibilisy. This, seem-
ingly, is the major weakness
of Western Civilizations,
individuals cannot, and will
not, accept the responsibil-
ity for their actions. Na-
tions seek the protection of
geographic and ideological
barriers, failing to realize
the folly and futility of es-
capism.
Briefly, the play deals with
an incident involving an at—
tempted smuggling-out of
the country a group of mil-
itary men stranded behind
German lines by members
of the French underground.
The incident is retold in a
flashback when one of the
survivors visits in the
country home of another.
Although the play itself is
not drama of the first wat-
er, the acting and directing
of this production are. Dr.
Cecil Jones deserves no lim-
it of praise for the skill he
has displayed in pacing the
work. While not forced, the
action moved rapidly and co-
gently to the conclusion.
Frank Van Breeman and
Carolyn Wallace are splend-
id as Commander and Mrs.
Wybarton. Each has large-
ly mastered the difficulties
of dialect, both have probed
deeply into the natures of
the characcers theyportray.
Glenda Scott as Valarie
Barton was also excellent.
The pivotal role of Phillip
Sturgess was played by
George Anderson. Obvious-
ly quite nervous, Mr. And-
erson was not too satisfact-
ory in the first act. How-
ever, he largely overcame
this fault in the two remain-
ing acts, and the third act
was of an a 1 m o s t profes-
sional calibre; so well did
he handle the subtle emo-
tions of the young profes-
sor.
In supporting roles, Henry
’arsons, Charles Poston,
ind Virginia Abbott were
'or the most part quite good.
Jut the real scene stealer
vas C. N. Fransis as Pierre
Dhassaigne. It is remark-
ible that a young man can
tarry off so well a real
i :haracter part.
Quite obviously the Cur-
tain Club has worked hard
and accomplished wonders
in less than a month. The
last performance of The
River Line will be this ev~
ening at 8:15. Try to make
itl _
"Doing nothing is better
than being busy doing noth-
ing."...................Lao-tse
Little man on campus
April 10, 1959
by Dick bibler
AMP NOW, PR ClOPPATE, WO WILL RELATE HIS EXPERIENCES
AMONfi THE HEAP SHRINKING NATIVES Of CENTRAL AMERICA7'
Mental Gymnastics Furnish Aid
For Remembering ‘That’ Marne
With four simple rules,
you can train yourself to be-
come virtually infallible at
remembering names, says
an article in the April Read-
er's Digest.
Author Frederic Sondern
Jr. points out that forget-
ting names can cause more
than temporary embarr -
assment; it may cost you a
pleasant friendship or a
profitable business contact.
Politicians, businessmen
and others in public life re -
cognize this fact and work
at the business of remem-
bering names. General Eis-
enhower once impressed a
group of French military
leaders by remembering
their names even though he
had met them only fleeting-
!y years before. Former
[Democratic National Chair-
man James Farley has es-
timated that he has in his
mind the names, faces and
backgrounds of 20,000 peo-
ple. Former President Har-
ry Truman, FBI director J.
Edgar Hoover and hotelman
Conrad Hilton are others
whose ability to remember
names has been an impor-
tant factor in their success.
The four rules for remem-
bering were f o r.m u 1 a t e d
years ago by Dale Carnegie,
They are based on his be-
lief that accurate memories
are not necessarily gifts,
but can be taught just like
other skills. The rules are;
Get the name clearly when
you art introduced. If the
name is not clear, ask the
introducfte to repeat it. But
don't ever ask a third party
present - he may not know
himself.
Give the name a chance tc
sink into vour mind. The
best way to aothis is to re-
pea t it a few times in the
ensuing conversation.
Learn the face while you
are 1 e a r n i n,g the name
Look at the face, the pos-
ture, any distinguishing
marks. Learning to assoc-
iate names and faces will
make remembering easier.
Try to make a mental pic-
ture to cement name and
face together. The author
says one of his favorite
ways of doing this is by
making up a rhyme about
the person. For example:
"Mrs. F u r n u m should be
with Barnum." It may not
be true, but it will cement
Airs. Farnum's name and
face in your mind.
Another way is to create
a picture of the person do-
ing something associate d
with his name. Mr. Hamil-
ton, for example, could be
pictured as a human head
with a ham's body, weigh-
ing one ton.
Learning these mental
tricks, says Sondern, can
be much more than a plea-
sant way to improve your
mind. It can pay dividends
in terms of improved busi-
ness and personal relation-
ships .
The article, "YouCan Re-
member Names," is con-
densed from Chr1' stian Her-
ald.
Don Lee Wins
Art Scholarship
Don Lee, Lamar Tech art
major, has been offered a
scholarship to the Instituto
Allende in Mexico. The sc-
holarship was offered for a
poster pre sented in the
Latham Foundation National
Contest. In the same con-
test last year, Lee received
$50 for a poster submitted.
Veila Grjndratt won first
place in mixed nedia offer
ed by the Women's Club,
4th District, in Galveston.
Mrs.Georgia Gonzales won
third place in oils for the
same contest.
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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/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.