The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1958 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. VII, No. 18
February 21, 1958
Lamar State College of Technology, Beaumont, Texas
Inter-Fraternity
Council Elects
Coffey As President
Donald Coffey, junior
management major of
Rockdale, was elected pre -
sident of Lamar Tech In-
ter-Fraternity Council at
the last meeting. Coffey is
a resident of West Hall and
a member of Sigma Phi
Epsilon.
George Honsberger, Sig-
ma Nu, was elected secre-
tary-treasurer of the
group. Honsberger, a na-
tive of Beaumont, is a jun-
ior general business ma-
jor .
President Coffey issued
the following statement af-
ter his election: "Inter-
fraternity Council is on
the campus to keep the
fraternities up to date on
the latest events and is the
soleoutletfor discussions
of the problems of the var-
ious groups. It is my hope
that we can work together
to create and build a stron-
ger and better IFC, so that
everyone at Lamar can
benefit from the services
rendered by the fraterni-
ties."
Some of the plans of the
council for the year ending
January 1959 include set-
ting laws to govern the
rush system, writing a
constitution for the coun-
cil, and founding an inde-
pendent league for the fra-
ternity intra-mural p r o-
gram.
Class Favorites
Will Be Elected
Here Next Friday
Kappa Delta *s
Black & White Bal
Set For Tonight
Governor Daniel Will Address
TISA Convention In Ft Worth
Class favorites will be
elected by secret ballot on
Friday, Feb. 28. One girl
and one boy from each
class will be elected as
class favorites; each cou-
ple will receive one page
in the Cardinal.
There are three qualifi-
cations for the nominees:
a "C" average for the pre-
vious semester and a "C"
average overall; good
standing with the college;
current enrollment in at
least twelve hours. Six-
teen candidates have been
nominated for each class.
Balloting booths will be
open from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. in the Student Union;
students must have their
activity cards to vote. Al-
pha Phi Omega fraternity,
service organization, will
handle the voting.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sat: Basketball, Southwest
Texas State, 8p.m„ Mc-
Arthur Gym
Mon: Basketball, Texas
A&I, 8 p.m„ McArthur
Gym; Beaumont Sym-
phony, 8:15 p.m.; La-
mar Tech-Beaumont
The first annual Black and
White Ball, sponsored by
Kappa Delta Sorority, will
be held at the American
Legion Hall tonight at 8
p.m. "Little Joe Carl and
His Five Shadows," pro-
bably remembered under
their former name, "The
Dominoes," will furnish
the music. You can buy
your bid for $3.50 either
at a b o o t h in the student
union building or from any
Kappa Delta member.
The semi-formal appare!
in accordance with the
theme, will be dark suits
for boys and black or white
dresses for girls.
Bo Eldredwill be master
of ceremonies for a spe-
cial surprise program,
which will also feature the
Kappa Delta quartet.
The Black and White Ball
joins the other annual soc-
ial events as part of the
growing traditions of La-
mar Tech._
Opera Workshop,
KFDM-TV, 9:30 p.m.
Fri: Lamar Tech-Beau-
mont Opera, "La Bo-
hem e ", Tech Auditor -
ium, 8:15 p.m.
Governor Price Daniel
will be keynote speaker at
at the Texas Intercolleg-
iate Students Association
Convention which will be
held Feb. 27 - March 1 at
Texas Christian Univer-
sity in Fort Worth.
Members of the Lamar
Tech Student Association,
including Council Presi-
dent Dennis McDaniel,
George Markley, Bobbye
Moseley, JoAnn Yianitsas,
Cecil Mason, Jean Craig,
Senya Morrow, and George
4,982 Register For
Spring Semester
Total enrollment for the
spring semester at Lamar
is 4,982 according to Miss
Celeste Kitchen, regis-
trar.
The total has dropped
from 5,556 who registered
for the fall semester. Ac-
cording to the registrar, a
drop ife usuallypredictable
and it is attributed to the
number of students who
fail to keep up with their
studies. Registration tot-
aled 5,129 at Lamar last
spring.
Preliminary Plans For Music Building
Approved By Board of Regents
Preliminary plans for a
$600,000 music building
were approved by the La-
mar Tech Board of Regents
at a meeting fyeld in the of-
fice of Dr. F,L. McDon-
ald this week. Construc-
tion of the building is sche-
duled to begin in Septem-
ber.
Pitts, Mebane and Phelps,
architects, reviewed plans
for the b u i 1 d i ng and Dr.
McDonald was authorized
to advertise for bids on
the music building as soon
as plans have been com-
pleted.
The boardaccepted
$980,000 in federal money
to be used in adding to the
cafeteria and men' s dorm -
itory and the construction
of another unit for married
students. An architectural
firm was retained for the
proposed chemistry, ad-
ministration and vocations
buildings.
The contracts of Dr. F.
L . McDonald, president,
and O.B, Archer, vice-
president, were extended
for a five-year period by
the Lamar Regents.
J.B. Morris was re-elect-
ed as president of the board
to serve a two-year term.
Other officers elected
were Otho Plummer, vice
chairman;.. Garland F.
Shepherd, secretary and
G.A. Wimberly, assistant
secretary,
The Federal Housing and
Home Finance Agency
made the $980,000 loan
which will provide for the
addition of a 120-unit wing
to Morris Hall, men's
dormitory, and construe -
tion of a married students
apartment building com-
prised of 35 units, andad-
ditional dining hall facili-
ties.
Harvey, will attend the
convention.
Registration at the Fort
Worth headquarters will
be Thursday evening, and
the following morning the
convention will open with
a general session. In the
afternoon, delegates will
divide into "Buz | Groups"
to discuss topics selected
from suggestions by the
member schools of the
Association. Among these
are "Student-Faculty Re-
lationships," "Making TISA
Work for You," and "Honor
Systems."
In the General Session
Saturday, officers for the
coming year will be elec-
ted.
Entertainment highlights
for the weekend will be
dinner in the TCU ball-
room Friday evening, and
a banquet and dance Satur-
day night at the Ridglea
Country Club.
Misplaced Something?
How do you dispose of:
(1) a man’s wedding ring;
(2) eyeglasses of various
sizes and strengths; and
(3) an assortment of un-
matched earrings? This is
a question that will have to
be answered by the Student
Council unless the students
who lost these and many
other items s h o w up to
claim them in the Student
Life Office by Friday,
Feb. 28. Watches, coats,
sweaters, slide rules,
pens, pencils, and scarves
would probably be easier
to sell, but those in author -
ity claim they would ra-
ther return the articles to
the original owners. If you
have lost anything since
you entered Lamar, take
time during your next cof-
fee break to stop by the
Student Life Office on the
second floor of the Union.
The trip upstairs might
pay off handsomely.
A MUSIC BUILDING FOR LAMAR STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY BEAUMONT, TEXAS
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Barnes, Dorothy. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 21, 1958, newspaper, February 21, 1958; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499038/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.