The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1941 Page: 3 of 4
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Friday, December 19, 1941
REVELERS PLAN
MORE DANCES
The Revelers will continue]
their pafade of social affairs
by giving their annual Christ-
mas Dance on Dec. 23 at Hotel
Beaumont from 10 to 2. Ed
Gerlack and his orchestra will
play for the college set.
Committees for the dance
are: Bids, Margaret Wherry
and Marylyn Arnold; deco-
rations, Donia Phelan, Marie
Brooks, Peggy Clifford, and
Eya Rhea Bell; and door list,
Martha Jane Long.
An open house from 9 to
10:30 will be held for the spon-
sor, the club members, and
their dates at the Markley
home in Rosedale.
To help you relax after the
exams, the Revelers will give
another dance on January 24.
It is to be collegiate. There
will be hovel decorations per
tabling to college life. It will
be on the Hotel Beaumont
roof from 10 to 2.
THE REDBIRD
Page Three
HEADY
LAMAR
SAYS
Musical
Musings
By Marie Lively
American youth faces a
new problem that is as “old
as Time itself.” The war will
change the plans and lives of
college students over all
America, and Lamar students
are beginning to feel the
greatness of these changes.
Iz^c ■ niuCv on
morale of the people must be
kept on the highest level. The
first impact of the war was
quite evident on the campus
and in the lectures, on that
historic Tuesday, but by Wed-
nesday, the profs were all say-
ing, “The show must go on,"
and were trying to keep on
the subject of logarithms and
verbs.
Wednesday, when the Girls’
Glee Club met for practice,
the talk of war and brothers
and sweethearts was upper-
most in the conversation be-
tween periods. Then, when
class started, they were ap
parently * in no mood for
“moody” songs and they flatly
refused to sing any “sob sis-
ter” selections! I think it very
fitting that they opened the
period with a so-called prayer
by singing, “The Lullaby of
Jesus.” After that, the music
was strictly gay!
The Septette gave a per-
formance at the Woodrow
Wilson Junior High School in
Port Arthur on Thursday and
were well received. Some of
the numbers that they sang
were “Serenade,” “Jingle
Bells,” and “The World Is
Waiting for the Sunrise.” I
might add that right now the
world seems to be waiting for
the setting of a certain “rising
sun!”
The orchestra is preparing
for a program the latter part
of January. The date of the
program was set for a day
“right smack” in the middle
oi exam week! Thanks to Mr.
Kanady, the program has been
changed to a later date.
Drama
Notes
King James once asked
some learned philosophers
why it was that you could
put a fish in a bucket already
brimful with water. They
gave manv explanations, but
then the king actually con-
ducted the experiment and
the bucket overflowed.
To start off with a flash,
just what do those rings Mar-
tha Markley has been sport-
ing around mean? They are
the kind that come in pairs
from all stores—Kress, too!
Rumor has it that Harold B.
is responsible. We hate to
spoil their brand new shine,
Martha, but where did Ger-
trude. Morgan’s come from?—
She got hers at the first of
school. Harold, didn’t you
overlook M. A.’s?
Business at L. E. Bell’s must
be growing in leaps and
bounds. His two public mind-
ed daughters seem to be “eat-
ing up profits,” in more than
one way. Those typical “col-
lege clothes,” seen draping
their feminine frames have
caused the green light to ap-
pear in more than one pair of
eyes.
Port Arthur took the spot-
light at a recent skating party.
Old “Steady Johnny” Nickel-
bur made eyebrows take an
uplift when he walked in
with Jeanette Herrington —
and not just because she’s an
attractive lass.
Well, girls, it must be hope-
less. We’ll just have to give
the chase up. With Geraldine
Kempe in the lead and Bud
Herring still not caught, it
seems quite ppintless. It might
be that that masculine spark
ought to be given more air
to cool him off a little.
Howard’s are more or less a
habit with Kathleen Edwards,
as long as they last. We leave
her the privilege of taking
over all explanations from
here.
Fay “Loop” Lane reached
the height of her dramatic ca-
reer recently with the huge
sum of three very important
lines in a one-act play. It
was reported that she stum-
bled over them magnificent-
ly!
None other than our own
Truman Stacey escorted our
very own Joline Thompson
to the movie “Rise and Shine.”
Stacey will probably do a lit-
tle shining of his own when
he sees his famous name in
our still more famous paper.
To add touch of color to this
column ask Virginia Rainey
why she is called Rose Bud.
Ten' chances to one that crim
son shade will start creeping.
Notice: To all girls who are
afraid of being taken in by
those unnameable charms of
Gerald Kempe’s. A little car-
dinal told yours truly that
two weeks after enrolling at
Lamar, Gerald deserted his
faithful steady from high
school days. Although that
fact appears to be flattering
to the coeds on our beautiful
campus, it reveals a fickle na-
ture.
Two “angels of toyland” are
Dorothy’s Hayes and Rey-
nolds. Their sweet and gentle
dispositions no doubt won
them their heavenly places.
But H. M. Culpepper can tell
you from a recent experience
at a party, that Dorothy R.’s
red locks were put there for
a definite purpose.
The eternal triangle was
broken up the first of this
current week when Leo Sin-
gleton “seen his duty and done
it.” Consequently the navy
leaves chic Betty (pardon
please—Elizabeth) Adkisson
with only her knitting now.
Coem on, Marion. You two
made a go of it once before,
so the all-clear signal is on
| at present. J. F. LeGros just
The Curtain club presented
a program on K. R. I. C., Tues-
day, December 16, at 7:30. It
was a program for the Na-
tional Tuberculosis Associa-
tion. Those in the cast were
Gerald Mangum, Marcisso
Waddail, Herman Comeau,
Truman Stacey, Joe Jones,
Herman Whitaker, and Char-
les Ware.
Woodhead Talks
To Press Club
The play Nellie McNabb
has been presented to a num-
ber of audiences during the
past few weeks. It has been
given before the Business
Women’s League, at the First
Presbyterian Church, the Port
Neches High school, St.
Mary’s Catholic School of
Port Arthur, and the Port Ar-
thur Junior High School. Go-
ing on the road again, Thes-
pians?
Those interested in sending
Christmas greetings to bur
former drama student, C. M.
Miller, may address them to
Hotel St. James, 109 West 45th
Street, New York City, New
York.
FORMER LAMAR STUDENTS
ENLISTED IN U. S. AIR CORPS
Lamar College has receiv-
ed communications concern-
ing two former students, now
in the air corps. The letters
received are, as follows:
Public Relations Office
Air Corps Gunnery School
Las Vegas, Nevada
Press release to - -
Lamar Redbird
Lamar Jr. College
Beaumont, Texas.
December 9, 1941
Las Vegas, Nevada—Priv-
ate first-class, John R. Kirby,
a former student of the Lamar
Jr., college is now on duty,
with the 353rd school squad-
ron at the Air corps Gunnery
school here. Working as an
armorer, the mathematics and
physics that Pvt. Kirby stud-
ied while at schooKare put to
good advantage. He enlisted
in the army air focre on May
26, 1941, at Houston, Texas.
By the time of publication
the tryouts for Our Town will
be over.
Mrs. Fonville announced
that she wanted the main
characters of the cast to have
their scripts so that they
came back from the Christmas
holidays they would know
their lines perfectly.
The stage crew had spent
so much time in building the
set for Manana Is Another
Day that they didn’t want to
tear it down after the play
was over. Part of it is still
standing.
An informal talk on “Jour-
nalism As* a Career,” was
made by Ben Sykes Wood-
head of the Plummer Printing
company to the members of
the Press club on Wednesday,
December 3.
Mr. Woodhead has been as-
sociated with newspaper work
for some time, and is now the
Beaumont correspondent for
the Houston Post, mm .
In his talk, Mr. Woodhead
emphasized the various divis-
ions of a newspaper and the
fact that each department has
highly trained men and wo-
men at its head. For example,
editorials are written usually
by men and women who con-
tribute no other items to the
newspaper. They must be well
informed on current happen-
ings of importance, and must
give their opinions on situa-
tions as they view them.
A reporter, on the other
hand, gathers news and re-
ports the actual facts. His
feelings in regard to the mat-
ter must not enter into his ac-
count of the event. His story
should be unbiased.
The great need and oppor-
tunity for skilled workmen in
the mechanical “side” of a
newspaper was also mention-
ed by Mr. Woodhead. The
huge machines that roll daily
to print the news from all
parts of the world are compli-
cated and require trained op-
erators. Too, the process of
“making up” a page, or put-
isn’t one of those fellows you
find on every street corner,
and a certain cute party al-
ready has him spotted -and,
believe it, she can keep him
spotted.
The driver of a very good
looking car may be trying to
keep the attractiveness of one
Yvonne Humphrey to him-
self, but it just can’t be done.
■That dark-eyed miss has
charms that definitely speak
for themselves.
What’s this about Herman
Comeau furnishing Eva Rhea
with indelible lipstick. Oh,
just for practicing a lovely
scene in a play !Well, leave
it up to Herman—he convinc-
ed Mrs. Fonville that a priv-
ate practice would be neces-
sary to get the job done.
Nevaire Gambrell is re-
ported to have a very versa-
tile mind, for she can discuss
intelligently any subject be-
ginning with Harold LeBoo.
Dorothy Talley is now able
to receive her flock of admir-
ers at home. She has really
been missed at school, hav-
ing recently disposed of her
appendix.
The idol of the typing
classes, J. D. Wilson, will soon
leave his fans to a sad and
lonely—Christmas. The Val-
ley is calling him and as yet
we haven’t been able to ob-
tain her name.
Merry Christmas to all,
Yours truly.
P. S. Bonnette’s phone num-
ber is still 9155-W.
If you want to pick up a
couple of sous, bet a friend as
to which is farther west, Los
Angeles, Calif., or Reno, Ne
vada. Chances are he’ll be
wrong.
ting the articles and headlines
in place with the desired ef-
fect and the required number
of words, is, not only a tre-
mendous job, but somewhat
of an art.
Mr. Woodhead concluded
his talk by giving the mem-
bers of the Press Club some
helpful criticism of the last
issue of the “Redbird.”
COMING EVENTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Public Relations Office *
Advanced Flying School
Barksdale Field, La.
Cadet William A. Hennessy,
27, son of Mrs. Stella Hennes-
sy of 773 Ewing St., Beau-
mont, Texas, was one of 64
aviation cadets from 25 states
graduated November 29, 1941
from the Bombardier Train-
ing School, Barksdale Field,
Louisiana.
Cadet Hennessy will receive
his commission as a second
lieutenant in the U. S. Army
Air Corps Reserve, in the near
future. He received his ap-
pointment as an aviation ca-
det April 23, 1941, and was
ordered to Palo Alto Airport,
King City, Calif., for primary
training. Cadet Hennessy ar-
rived at Barksdale Field, Lai,
July 15, 1941, to enter the Ad-
vanced Training School.
Cadet Hennessy attended
Lamar Junior College, Beau-
mont, Texas.
Immediately following
graduation, Cadet Hennessy
will receive a regular assign-
ment in theyU. S. Army Air
Corps as an instructor or with
one of the tactical units.
December 19—Christmas hoi-] OOltllOtt AttCIldS
idays begin.
December 23—Reveler Christ-
mas dance.
January 5, 1942—Holidays
end; Students return to
classes.
January 20-27—Exam Week.
February 23—Shakespearean
troupe.
Orchids to:
THE BUSINESS CLUB for
saving us many trips to the
drug-store to purchase typing
paper and shorthand books.
THE REVELERS AND
KOLLEGE KLUB for adding
to our enjoyment of the
Thanksgiving holidays.
STUDENTS RECEIVING
PINK SLIPS: They need
something before everything
is over with.
THE LETTERMEN: They
certainjy earned that “L”.
THE GOLF CLUB for their
cooperation with the Beau-
mont Golf Association in the
sale of tickets for the forth-
coming tournament.
REV. JOE Z. TOWER for
making Mirabeau B. Lamar a
real personality to us.
BOB AKERS for his up-to-
the-minute analysis of the
j news and the war situation
for the students.
Southern College
Association Meet
Dean D. W. Boitnott was
the official representative of
Lamar College at the 1941
meeting of the Southern As-
sociation of Colleges and Uni-
versities. This was Dean
Boitnott’s eighteenth year to
attend the meeting.
The association, which sets
the standards for colleges and
universities, met in Louisville,
Ky., December 1-6.
• Interpretation of the spirit
of Democracy was the theme
of the meeting. The theme
was discussed from the stand-
point of the family, of reli-
gion, of the business world, of
the schools, and of politics.
Tuesday was devoted to the
junior colleges.
Students attending colleges
belonging to the association
may have their credits trans-
ferred to any other college or
university.
Lamar has been a member
of the association since 1929.
1941 was the year to submit a
complete report, which is re-
quired of the college every
three years.
If you lived in Southern
Rhodesia your favorite daily
newspaper would probably be
the Bulawaya Chronicle.
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Leclere, Herndon. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, December 19, 1941, newspaper, December 19, 1941; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499476/m1/3/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.