The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1966 Page: 1 of 8
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Freshmen Vote
For Candidates
In Runoff Today
FRESHMAN ELECTIONS--Signs covered the campus this week in support of various candidates for
fres hm an offices. Tom Allardyce, (left) is in the runoff for boy cheerleader. Pat Adams (seated)
is in the runoff for secretary, and David Upshaw (right) lost in his effort to become president. (Photo
by Bill Bost). __
The REDBIKD
Vol. 17 LAMAR STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, Sept. 30, 1966 No, 3
To be Nov. 12
Homecoming Plans Begin
Preliminary plans for the 1966
homecoming festivities were
made Tuesday at a meeting of
the joint student-faculty com-
mittee headed by Gordon Grant,
Houston senior.
Homecoming this year will be
celebrated Nov. 12, at which
time the Cardinals will face
Louisiana Tech on the gridiron.
Theme for the .celebration will
be determined and announced
at a later date. Grant said.
Float registration will be made
on a first-come, first-served
basis beginning Monday, Oct.
31. and continuing through Fri-
day, Nov. 4, he explained.
Queen candidates must have
a grade point average of at least
1.0 for her college work at
Lamar and that of the preceding
semester. They must have
completed a minimum of 60
semester hours.
Other qualifications include
attendance at Lamar Tech for
the past two full-time semes -
ters, and they must be full-
time students this semester.
Candidates must not be nor
ever have been married and
each candidate must be a mem'r
ber of one recognized campus
organization.
Organizations planning to
build floats this year will be
able to move their vehicles
into the South Texas Fairgrounds
beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Nov. 6. They will be permit-
ted to work until 10 p.m. that
day.
The pageant will be held Mon-
day, Nov. 7, beginning at 8
p.m. in McDonald Gym, at
which homecoming nominees
will be judged. Three candid-
ates will be selected by judges
and the student body will select
the queen at an all school
election Thursday, .Nov, 10.
Identity of the queen.will be
revealed at halftime ceremon-
the football game Nov.
ies at
12.%
The committee will Continue
to meet Wednesday afternoons
until homecoming, Grant said.
Runoffs will be held today in
the election campaign for fresh-
man class officers. Polls open
at 8 a. m . and close at 3;30
p.m.
Voting is by activity card and
presentation of the brown stud-
ent identification card. Polls
are located in the Student
Union.
Primary elections were held
Wednesday in which some 678
freshmen voted for candidates
in six offices. No race was
decided in the Wednesday
election.
Three c a ndidates head the
race for president: Dick Fuller,
Luke Petkvsch, and Robert
Wortham.
In the vice president's race,
Madeline Alford, Pat Coffey,
Mike Holloman, and Carol
Marsh are in the runoff.
Patricia Adams and Melidna
Hay are pitted in the race for
secretary.
Four candidates will vie for
the office of treasurer: Carol
Cobb, Dw ayne Dull, Kathy
Fleming, and Terrel Newberry.
Girl cheerleader candidates
are Barbara Combs, Jeri Lynn
Fisher, and Bonnie Ownby,
And boy cheerleader Candida
tes are Tommy Allardyce and
Don Amann.
Candidates who were on the
primary ballot, but did not
make the runoff election
include:
President: David Upshaw, Ed
Eastham, and William Ramsey.
Vice president: Glenda Skel-
Hooker, Riley to Head
Theatre ‘Gideon’ Cast
Enrollment Hits High
Of 9,902 to Set Record
A record enrollment of 9, 902
students at Lamar was reported
this week by Miss Celeste Kit-
chen, college registrar.
The record includes enrollment
in the graduate school, under-
graduate school and the school
of vocations. It reflects an
8.4 per cent increase over the
9,126 students registered at
Lamar in 1965.
The completed count was
made over the weekend and
It was noted that the official
state education agency figures
are based on the 12th class day
reports, and the normal number
of students will probably with-
draw for various reasons, re-
during the final count to some
extent.
The Graduate School enroll-
ment hit 352, an increase of
23 per cent, and the undergrad-
uate student body numbers
7, 912, up by 9 per cent.
The School of Vocations
showed a 5.6 per cent climb to
1, 638 students.
Miss Kitchen said the head
count gain amounted to 776
students.
L a m>a r, which held fall re-
gistration for the 16th time
since becoming a senior college
in 1951, currently ranks as
the seventh largest institution
in Texas.
The only other colleges with
more students are the Univer-
sity of Texas, University of
Houston, Texas Tech, North
Texas State University, Arling-
ton State College and Texas
A&M University.
David Hooker and Perry Riley
head the Cardinal Theatre cast
of "Gideon." Hooker appears
as the angel and Riley as Gideon
in Paddy Chayefsky's play
which will be presented Nov.
1-5 in the Lamar Theatre.
Jim M e Id rum will appear as
Shillem; Terry Ryals, Malchiel;
Russel Dowden, Joash; Jack
Dowding, Hezekiah; Caroline
Goodrich, Orpah; Clytie Rudes-
Goodrich, Orpah; Clytie Rudes-
eal. Tamara; and Billy Jones
Shethulah.
Others in the cast include
Port Arthur Pair
Endow College
With $1,000 Sum
Mr. a’ndMrs. C.E. Rowe of
Port Arthur have given Lamar a
permanent $1, 000 endowment,
income from which will be used
for an annual poetry award.
The gift will be known as the
" Rowe Poetry Award" and winner
will be recognized and presented
a cash award at the annual
honors night program next
spring. It is the first permanent
endowment ever received by the
college.
Pres. F. L. McDonald, com-
mentingonthe gift, said, "One
reason we are especially pleased
with this gift is that it assures
the college of a permanent
poetry award. We are grateful
to the Rowes."
David Ofiel as Helek; Nolan
Terril, Abime leeh; Mike
Phillips, Jether; Beverly Brisco,
Mahlah; Jayme Moore, Tirzah;
William Carter, Jahleel; Ronald
King, Zebah; Butch Carabin,
Zalmunna;JoeAntosiak, Purah;
Larry Williamson, Onzi; and
Woman of Succoth, Linda
Tipton.
S. Walker James, associate
professor of speech, is general
director for the showjWhite A.
Jacob, as sistant professor of
speech, is technical director.
Mrs. Vera Campbell, assistant
professor of speech, is in
charge of costumes; Miss
Rebecca Obenauf, instructor in
physical and health education,
will stage the dance sequences.
The administration building
will be closed each day from
12 noon to 1 p.m. for the lunch
period, according to Pres. F.L.
McDonald.
144 Students Teach
At 58 Area Schools
Lamar has 144 student teachers
in 58 participating schools this
fall, according to Dr. E.L. Self,
professor of education and head
o f the student te'aching program.
The different divisions include
7 teachers of speech and hearing,
13teachers ofspecial education,
54 element ary teachers,. 55
secondary teachers, 8 home
economics teachers and 7 *iusic
teachers.
ton, RayMimentel, Richard
Bryan, and Irvin Lytton.
Secretary; Gail Gardner,
Vicki Stone, Diane Evans, Pam
Stockman, Peggy Crow, Darlene
Galassi, and Linda Rilfbrd.
Treasurer: Sassy Layton,
Gulf Gives
$2,000 to
Engineers
The Gulf Oil Corp. this week
made a $2,000 unrestricted
grant to Lamar's Chemical
Engineering Department, Pres.
F. L. McDonald reported.
The grant is one of 63 that
the co rp oration is distributing
this yearto selected departments
in as many universities or col-
leges under the company's aid
to education program.
With other sections of the Gulf
program, the grant will result
in the distribution of about
$2, 000, 000 to students and
institutions of higher education
for s c h o 1 are hips, fellowships,
and other education purposes in
1966.
The grants are intended to
contribute to the suppoit of
de pa rtments of particular in-
t e r est to Gulf and any depart-
ment in an accredited college
or university within the United
States and its territories may be
considered for these awards.
R. J. Metcalf, refinery ma-
nager, presented the check to
Pres. McDonald. Also present
was Dr. R. A. McAllister, head
ofthe Department of Chemical
Engineering.
New School
Considered
On Campus
The Texas Legislative
committee on services for the
deaf visited Lamar Monday to
observe the speech and hearing
f a c i 1 ities and study the needs
of the de partment, according
to Rep. W-ill Smith, Beaumont.
Rep. Paul Ford, chairman of
the committee, said he would
recommend a school for teach-
ers of the deaf be added to the
curriculum of Lamar and a
five-day res idential school be
built in Beaumont for the deaf.
Rep. Smith said that a number
of bills concerning the needs of
the deaf will be introduced in
the next legislative session by
thes committee. One of the
bills w i include a salary di-
fferential tor special education
t e a c h ers, especially te achers
of the deaf.
Visiting members of the co-
mmittee included Rep. Floyd,
Allan Bubeck, state president
of the Texas Association of the
Deaf; Lewis Orrill, Dallas;
Richard West, research asso-
ciate for the committee.
And Don Pettingill, Dallas;
and Mrs. Gladys Drake, Texas
Women's University; and Rep.
Smith, who requested that the
committee come to this area.
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Goode, Charles. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 3, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1966, newspaper, September 30, 1966; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499534/m1/1/?q=%22Lamar+University%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.