The Plainsman Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, September 13, 1965 Page: 1 of 8
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SEPTEMBER 13, 1965
LEVELLAND, TEXAS,
NUMBER 1
VOLUME 8
Registration To Begin Monday
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Summer School
Enrollment Tops
Previous Record
Special Activities Set For Students
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HOWDY,
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WELCOME
TO
DEAR OL’
Tex-Anns Attend Drill Camp
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LET'S MAKE
THIS THE
College Plans For Record Enrollment
Lamar Hall Dedicated Saturday
BEST YEAR
EVERI
That famous "Welcome Carpet” of SPC has been rolled
out to greet an expected 1,000 students. An expanded college
plant, several new instructors, coaches, staff members, im-
proved services in the Sub, and a completely new food ser-
to all students by Dr. Marvin
Paker, college president, on be-
half of the administrative staff
and instructors. Dr. Baker re-
quest that each student strive
to make this the most success-
ful and enjoyable year ever at
SOUTH PLAINS
COLLEGE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 16
Students will be entertained
with an All-College Western
Dance. Music will be furnished
by the Maines Brothers Western
Swing Kings from Post. The
dance will begin at 8:00 p.m.
and will be held on the Tennis
Courts, weather permitting.
South Plains College.
An expanded college plant is
again ready for students. Lamar
Hall was dedicated in special
ceremonies Saturday and is now
open for men students.
Students will enjoy the im-
proved facilities in the Student
• Union Building this year. A
complete new food service sys-
tem will be in use beginning
Monday.
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NEW DORMITORY—The latest addition to the rapidly expanding facilities of South Plains College
is this beautiful residence hall for men. The ultra-modern structure has 41 rooms and will accom-
odate 88 college boys. The dorm was dedicated Saturday and named Lamar Hall in memory of the
late Lamar G. West, former chairman of the college Board of Regents.
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An unusual slate of enter-
taining activities of special in-
terest to SPC students for the
first two weeks of school has
been announced by Administra-
tive Dean W.L. Walker.
These activities include:
SUNDAY, SEPT. 12
All dormitories open for stu-
dents- at 1:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 17
Student Council meeting will
be held in room A-3 at 10:15
a.m. All members of the coun-
cil are urged to be present.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 24
An all-college assembly is
scheduled in the Auditorium
for 10:15 a.m. for the purpose
FRIDAY, OCT. 1
An all-college assembly is
slated to begin at 10:15 a.m, in
the Auditorium in the interest
of Departmental Clubs. All stu-
dents are requested to attend
this special assembly.
vice are ready for students this year.
A cordial welcome is extended
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15
8:30 a.m. Classes begin for
all students.
10:15 a.m, All-College assem-
bly in the Auditorium for stu-
dents and faculty.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 23
A special Student Social Act-
ivity is scheduled in the Student
Union Building (Sub). The party
will begin at 8:00 p.m. and is
open for all students.
Sub,
All sophomores who have not
pre-registered with Mr. Yates
during the summer are to re-
port to the Library on Monday,
Sept, 13, beginning at 9 a.m.,
for registration. Complete in-
structions will be available in
the library.
All freshmen students are to
report to the college Audi-
torium on Monday, Sept. 13, for
general instruction and college
orientation.
Registration for freshmen
students will begin at 9 a.m.
on Tuesday, Sept. 14, in the
college Library. Complete in-
structions for registering will
be given each student at that
time.
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PLAINSMAN PRESS
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Approximately 550 students
have pre-registered with Mr.
Yates, college counselor, dur-
ing the summer. The student
who has pre-registered should
report to the Administration
Building Foyer, beginning Mon-
day.
Report to the desk and pick
up your registration packet.
Then proceed to room A-10 or
A-11 and complete all cards,
adding your college address and
phone.
Remove the red class ad-
mission cards, declaration of 34,
residence and the trial sche-
dule from your packet. Give
other materials in the envelope
to the room supervisor.
Take the admission cards, *'
trial schedule, and Declaration •
of Residence card to the Busi- V "
ness Office for payment of fees.
Books may be purchased in
the college bookstore in the
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of discussing the religious or-
ganizations at the college.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 30
An all-college Game Night is
scheduled for the Gymnasium
and Student Union Building. Fun
will begin at 8 p.m., and all
students are urged to attend.
Six members of the popular
Tex-Anns Drill Team of SPC
attended the National Drill
Team School that was held on
the Stephen F. Austin State
College campus at Nacogod-
oches the week of July 18-23.
SPC were Carlene Benson of
Klondike, Gayle Price of Le-
velland, Linda Carlisle of Lub-
bock, Georgia Gaunt of Brown-
field, Annice Watt of Levelland,
and Sue Barnett of Crosbyton,
Mrs. Roy Watson, bookstore
manager at SPC, attended the
camp as special sponsor for
the girls.
Members of the SPC group
went to the camp in the coll-
ege bus, with J.L. Funk as
driver. Mr. Funk is a sopho-
more student at the college
MONDAY, SEPT. 13
Sophomore registration be-
gins in Library at 9:00 a.m.
Freshmen orientation and test-
ing starts at 9:00 a.m. in the Col-
lege Auditorium. All dormitory
students will meet at 7:30 p.m.
A special Student “Get Ac-
quainted Party” will be held in
Texan Hall, beginning at 8:15
p.m. All students are urged to
attend this entertaining party.
and was employed at the coll-
ege this summer.
More than 300 girls, mostly
from the Dallas area, were in
attendance at the Nacogodoches
camp.
While in the school the girls
learned new drill routines that
will be performed during half-
time periods of Texas basket-
ball games and at other spe-
cial occasions. The girls will
teach the new routines to in-
coming members of Tex-Anns.
Mrs. Myrtle Lucke, women's
physical education instructor
at the college, is sponsor of
the Tex-Anns girls.
In addition to the drill classes
at the camp, the SPC girls took
part in swimming and other s-
ciai activities.
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The largest summer school
enrollment in the history of SPC
attended college during the 1965
summer terms. A total of 163
students registered for the first
attended the second summer
term.
Courses offered thefirstterm
included biology, English,
math, algebra, sociology, econ-
omcs, history, govern 'ent,
physical education, 7 aata
processing.
Zoology, English, history,
government, physical educat-
ion, and data processing were
taught during the second term.
During the 1934 summer, 127
students attended the first sum-
mer session, and 28 attended
the second semester.
A total of 88 students attend-
ed the one term offered in 1963.
The 1962 summer session had
an enrollment of 46.
The summer term of 1961
had a total of 83 students en-
rolled. 1959, the first summer
term offered by the college,
saw 46 students taking courses.
More courses and instructors
will be available for the sum-
mer school program in 1966.
Dean Nathan Tubb announced
that the college would meet
the needs of students. The sum-
mer school program is growing
and many students are taking
advantage of this opportunity,
states Mr. Tubb.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 14
Freshmen registration will
begin in the Library at 9:00
a.m.
An All-College “Howdy”
Dance will be held on the Ten-
nis Courts, beginning at 8:00
p.m. Music will be furnished
4 by the popular Avantis group
from Brownfield. Admittance
is by activity tickets for stu-
Ip dents. Every student is invited
t to attend.
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The Plainsman Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, September 13, 1965, newspaper, September 13, 1965; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1476292/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting South Plains College.