The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, October 24, 1969 Page: 2 of 12
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THF. REDBIRD Oct. 24. 1969-Page 2
At Grid Games
Coed Reveals Secret
To Making Impression
By Jeri Ashley
What I know about football could
be engraved on the head of aT
pin with room left over for Ham-
let's soliloquy, which I don’t know
either.
But I do know men are abso-
lutely ape about football and that
a smart girl will act like she is
ape about it, too. This can best
be accomplished by appearing to
have a working knowledge of the
game. Whereas most girls at a
football game enthusiastically
scream, *Go whoever’s going!*
I say things which make my date
think I know all about the silly '
game.
It’s really quite easy. All one
must have is the proper voca-
bulary and timing. Both can be
acquired by watching any football
game on television. It’s thateasy.
PU demonstrate how it works.
If there’s a lot of running ab-
out, but the ball doesn’t advance,
turn to your date and say in
a knowing tone, “Excellent lat-
eral pursuit. Excellent.* I don’t
know what that means, but it
really makes an impression be-
cause every time Pve used the
remark it has been accorded re-
spectful agreement.
When one of those fellows in
a striped shirt, whoever they are,
drops his yellow handkerchief,
nod knowingly and say, “Of
course. A judgement call.*
Given an incompleted forward
pass, don’t just groan like all
the other girls. Instead say se-
verely, “He failed to pick up
his secondary receivers.* And if
the pass has been successfully
completed, waituntilthe cheering
is over and then say, “Very
smart. He set them up for that
with the belly series.*
If one team (the Cardinals pre-
ferably) is running away with the
game, don’t blather incompre-
hensibly about your joy, but pro-
nounce with great emphasis that
“We have captured the mo-
mentum.*
The trick is to say everything
with positiveness which leaves
no room for argument. Pve got-
ten so proficient at it that my
last game date didn’t ask me
to the next home game. He says
it embarasses him to be •with
a girl who knows more about
football than he does.
What Pm doing now is prac-
ticing saying “Who’s that throw-
ing the ball? I’ll bet if you tried
you could throw a lot better than
he does,*
At least that’s what this flip-
hair little blonde who sat on the
other side of us at the last
week’s game said to my date.
And who do you suppose is going
to be his date at the next home
game?
Senior Ring Rung
From Student’s Hand
(ACP) — Daily News, Ball
State University, Muncie, Ind.
The cost of an education is going
Up, Ron Fyffe found out Thursday.
Fyffe, a Crawfordsvllle senior,
while attempting to stop a closing
elevator door, had his hand caught
by the door’s rubber bumper and
his senior class ring was pulled
off as the elevator ascended.
The Redbird Staff
Editor........................................................Mike Ramsey
News Editor............................................Kathy Williams
Business Manager.......................................Linda Reeves
Sport0 Writers...........................................Ronald Scales
Julian Galiano
Photographers..........................................Bobby Dickinson
Harry Kingston
Roger Dillon
Faculty Advisor..,,..,.,.............................R. H. Wilkerson
Staff Writers Judy Hammond, Phyllis Lewis, Carole Marcella.
Reporters (Journalism 231) Jeri Lynne Ashley, Wanda D.
Beyer, Betty Brink, James Rodney Callas, Terry C. Clotiaux,
Karen Donley, Charles Fontenot Jr., Paul N, Fortney Jr.,
Lonzo Fregia, Christine Kreisher, Charles McCraine Jr., H. O,
Overstreet Jr., Donald Z. Pumphrey, Belinda Schexnayder,
Beryl Diane Smith, Albert Melvin Thompson Jr.
The Redbird, an official student publication of the college,
is published weekly on Fridays except during holidays, dead
week and final examination periods during the regular school1
term. Subscription price is $1.25 a semester. Publication
office and newsroom are located in Offices 113 and 115,
Student Affairs Building, campus Lamar State College of
Technology, Lamar Tech Station, Post Office Box 10055,
Beaumont, Texas 77705. Opinions expressed are those of the
student staff and do not necessarily reflect those of the
faculty and administration. Call Ext. 313 for news and adver-
tising matters. Letters to the editor should be typewritten,
double spaced and should not exceed 250 words. They should
pertain to campus policies and activities. The editorial staff
reserves the right to edit letters and does not guarantee
to publish any letter. Each letter must be signed with the
name, address and telephone number of the writer.
Represented nationally by National Education Advertising
Services. Advertising rates available upon request,_
Exchange
Briefs
By Phyllis Lewis
Central Connecticut State Col-
lege—The studentSenate atCCSC
voted to accept a no-curfew pro-
gram for women by a 23-1 mar-
gin.
The dean of student affairs
commented that he was in favor
of “reviewing the whole curfew
system and putting students on
their own behavior.*
Southern Methodist Univer-
sity— An openseminar was plan-
ned at SMU to discuss the issue
Is God Dead?
University of Orgeon—The
student body president of the
school and a feUow student have
been sentenced to two years each
in prison for 30 minutes of non-
violent protest against the drafC
Temple University— The of-
ficial calendar of events for TU
was a little different this fall
than it has been. Included among
the traditional items were dates
for the Russian, Chinese, and
Cuban revolutions and for the
birthdays of Fidel Castro, Che
Guevara, and Harpo and Karl
Marx. Adjacent to the date of
Oct. 12, 1492 was the inscription:
Indians discover Columbus.
After the calendars were on
sale for a week, the Temple ad-
ministration stepped in. Pres-
ident Paul Anderson, claiming
the calendar contained ‘extran-
eous material* that disqualified
it as a “pure document," ordered
that 1700 copies not yet sold
taken from circulation.
Rice University— A decision
to use a different photograph of
a nude student has caused another
delay in the distribution of the
1969 Rice yearbook, the Camp-
anile.
The controversy arose when
the yearbook editors disclosed
that the yearbook contained nude
photographs.
University of Texas--The UT
administration is investigating
a history professor’s refusal to
teach an Army major and will
report to the regents soon, said
Regent Chairman Frank Erwin.
Insurance Group
Regulations Pose Important Test
Responsibility is an often welcomed,
sometimes deplored task.
Like it or not, the dorms have now been
given the responsibility of setting their own
regulations, thus allowing students another
chance to become involved.
However, it will take more than becom-
ing involved in this matter. The new dorm
regulations must be the result of careful
planning and thinking and must concern them-
selves with rules for the good of all dormi
tory residents.
We urge that these rules be drawn up in
just this manner and that the dorm council
take it upon themselves to see that this is
done.
If the dorms are successful in drawing
up such regulations the youth of this college
can truly pride themselves on having become
involved.
However, failure ultimately may lead to
less and less confidence in the youth and it
will be the so-called “establishment" which
has the last laugh.
Like It Is
By Ken Lewis
Few are those college students
who carry a full load and make
respectable grades; fewer are
those who can work and do this
at the same time; fewer still
are those who can make their
grades and work, and yet find
time for extracurricular ac-
tivities; fewest of all are those
who can handle the first three
and be a leader in the college
community.
One member of this select few
at Lamar Tech is the editor
of this paper. Mike Ramsey has
put together an outstanding school
paper which represents all of
the many and diverse groups on
campus in a greatly impartial
manner which allows an oppor-
tunity for all factions to be heard
and presents an accurate account
of school news.
However, some students have
seen fit to verbally attack Ramsey
both on the basis that the paper
is misrepresenting the students
and on the basis of the beliefs
expressed in its editorials.
The fact is that all students
have an opportunity, .to be heard-
in the paper in a fashion un-
equaled anywhere else on
campus. As for the editorials,
it is my hope that they are ex-
ever-growing number of con-
cerned and educated Americans.
At any rate, the editorials are
representative of the editor of
the paper. As editor o f the
Lamar student paper, Ramsey is
not bound to echo the majority
of the student’s views. Rather,
he is bound to voice his
conscience as a concerned
citizen.
His election by the students
signifies their faith in his ability
to intelligently put together a
meaningful paper. Unless one is
willing to undertake this task,*
his criticism should be along con-
structive lines.
And if someone does feel they
can do a better job, let them
campaign for the job this spring..
It is my opinion that Lamar has
the excellent paper which a young,
dynamic college deserves and a
great deal of the credit is due
to its editor.
Studies Plan
The Student Government spon-
sored Insurance Committee is
now a functioning body. The com-
mittee, headed by Robert Stakes,
is in the process of investigat-
ing Lamar’s present Student In-
surance Plan and evaluating o-
ther plans.
The purpose of the committee
is to find the best possible plan
for the student. Also, they help
any student who has questions
about their insurance, Stakes
said.
“This year the SGA is handl-
ing any claims or complaints.
Policy holders can come to the
SGA office to discuss their
claims.
claims. The office has claim
sheets and instructions on fil-
ing the claim. Besides this ser-
vice, the committee can sell a
policy to any student desiring
insurance after registration,*
Stakes said.
A locust can stay aloft 12
hours at a stretch and with good
winds may range 3,000 miles in
a lifetime, National Geographic
says.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
THl£ \e NOTHIN ~~ VOU SHOULP HAVE SEEN OUK.
HOMeCO/vMN£ fLQAT lASf VEA&."
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