The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1959 Page: 1 of 6
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Vol. 8 No. 17
LAMAR STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
February 20, 1959
Cast Named For
Pina
The cast for Gilbert anc
Sullivan's "H.M.S. Pina-
fore" was announced this
week by Mr. George Parks,
head of the music depart-
ment. The nine principal
roles in the comic opera
will be sung by the follow-
ing people: Sir Joseph Port-
er, Jerry Bourgeis; Captain
Corcoran, Joe Galiano; Ral-
ph Rackstraw, Claude Gos-
sett; Dick Deadeye, Ben
Franklin Bobine; Boatswain,
Jack Hughes; Carpenter's
Mate, Sam Havens; Joseph-
ine, Anna Andrews; Cousin]
Hebe, Patsy Beard; and But-
tercup, Valerie Clark. Fin-
al decisions concerning the I
selection of the chorus have
not been made.
The operetta, originally
set to open March 12, has
been rescheduled for March
13 and 14. The postponement
was made because of a con-
flict between the Beaumont
Symphony Orchestra pro-
gram and dress rehearsals
scheduled for the Gilbert
andSulliVanshow on March?
A joint production of the
Departments of Music and
Speech, "H.M.S. Pinafore"
will be under the direction of
Mr.Parks, Dr. Cecil Jones,
assistant professor of
speech, will stage the show;
and Miss Edna Brooks, as-
istant professor of music
will conduct the orchestra.
Bourgeois Wins
A.I.E.E. Competition
Three Lamar Tech stu-
dents presented technical
papers during a meeting of
the Beaumont Section of the
American Institute of Elec-
trical Engineers Tuesday.
D. L. Bourgeois, author of
the paper "An Electrical
Treatment of Dimensional
Analysis" was awarded first
prize and presented a $25
cash award.
Second place went to John
E. Coffman whose paper
was titled "An Alternating
Current Control Safety Vai->
ire," and "Diesel Electric
Oil Well Drilling Rigs" by
W. Ray Busby placed third.
The two finalists received
bash awards of $25 and $10.
D. L. Bourgeois will pre-
sent his paper at the district
meeting of A.I.E.E, which
will be held on the Univers-
ity of Texas campus in April
He will also represent La-
mar -at the meeting gt the
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Slonimsky To^ Appear Judges Chosen For
In Lamar Artist Series Belle Cardinelle Tea
Nicolas Slonimsucy, noted
pianist and lecturer, will
present a program for the
Lamar Tech Artist Series
Monday at 10 a.m. in the La-
mar Tech Theater. Tickets
may be obtained with the
presentation of one's activ-
ity card. Slonimsky,a res-
ident of Boston, has been a
faculty member of the East-
man School of Music and
guest faculty member of
several scnools of music in
the U. S. He is one of the
foremost exponents of the-
ory and composition in the
United States - He edited tne
Harvard Dictionary of Mus -
ic and has conducted many
oFthe major symphonies of
the world.
A native of Russia, Slon-
imsky came to the United
States in 1923. He has spent
much time studying Central
and South American music
and has composed a com-
prehensive work on South
American music.
He is the composer of sev-
eral compositions for or-
chestra, symphony, and pi-
ano, as well as being an out-
standing musicologist. Ac-
cording to Mr. George
Parks, head of the Lamar
Tech Music Departmem
and a former student of
Slonimsky, "He possesses
without doubt one of the
world's greatest analytical
and theoretical minds."
Asaplanlst, he has a lar-
ge repetoire of concert
pieces: classical, romantic,
and mo<fl^fc No two nro-
nrama.iOTfe Jjy N i c aha s
Slonimsky are aiike, tor ne
tempers his presentations
to the mood of the audienci
His wit, cleverness, anden
tertaining manner make
his lecture-recitals lively
and enjoyable occasions.
Contract Granted
For New A Building
The annual Belle. Cardin-
elle tea will be held Sunday
afternoon, February 22, at
2 o'clock in the Cardinal
Room of the Student Union.
The followingare the qual-
ifications necessary to be
eligible tor participation:
1. Each participant must
have a minimum of 24 Be-
rn e s te r hours at Lamar
Tech.
2. She must have a mini-
mum one point grade aver-
age for the preceding se-
mester.
3. She must be carrying at
least 12 hours and be in good
standing.
4. Once a girl is named a
Belle Cardinelle she retains
that title for life so in order
to give more girls a chance
to receive the title, a Belle
Cardinelle is n o t eligibl e
to participate again.
The six girls chosen Belle
Ca r dine lies will /each be
dfea tured on a full page in
the 1959 Cardinal.
The judges for the event
are: Frank Cricchio, Port
Arthur, Cricchio's Studio;
Jerry Lynas, Beaumont, Re-
porter Beaumont Journal;
George Williams. Port Arr
fchur, Assistant Manager
The construction contracts,
for the new administration
building were awarded or
Tues day and construction
will begin immediately sc
thatit can be ready for oc-
cupancy by November.
The Thaa Dederick Con-
struction Company of Hous-
ton was awarded the con-
tract for construction. Nap-
kin of Houston and Beaumont
won the contract for both
Service Station
Proceeds Benefit
Scholarship Fund
The Lamar Tech Scholar-
ship Fund will receive a
boost from the Student Coun-
cil next week in the form of
a day's receipts from a
neighboring service station.
Council members, assisted
plumbing and mechanical by the members of A.P.)
work which includes heating by the members of A.P O.
ventilating and air condit-
loning. The electrical con-
tractor for the building will
be Hi no te Electric Co. ot
Beaumont.
The total base bid tor the
building was $269,402, but
after the architect fees are
paid and alternates picked
up it is estimated that the
total cost of the building
will be $400,000.
The Chemistry and Music
Buildings are scheduled: for
occupancy in September a?
is the new Vocations Build-
ing.
Tne Dining Hall addition
will double tne present cap-
acity of the fUnfng hall. Tne
addition is west of the pre
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fraternity, will operate Ba-
bino's Humble Service Sta-
tion from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday, February 26.
L o c a tea directly across
the Lamar Tech Campus on
the Port A r t h u r Highway,
Babino's station will be
turned over to the students
for the entire day. All pro-
fits will go to the Scholar-
ship Flmd.
George Markley, Junior
Class President, has been
named chairman of this pro-
ject. George has Indicated
that the best profits c&n be
expected from washing cars
and the sate-sd gasoline. So
he urges everyone to have
their cars serviced on that
date.
Chamber of Commercef;
Stella Sandel, Beaumont,
A&SShop; Mrs.Tohana Faji
Port Arthur, KPAC-TV; and
Mrs. Bob Ohmstead, Beau-
mont.
Ronald Hulin, feature edi-
tor of the 1959 Cardinal is
chairman of the event. He
is assisted by Fred Dishmau
dnd Conley Todd, registra -
tion; Ada Beth McCord, Kay
Creswell, Dottie Honeycutt/
ind Barbara Jo Best, re-
freshments.
"All eligible girls are not
miy Invited, but urged to at-
tend," stated Sandra Vratis*.
Editor of the 1959 Cardinal*,
Western Week
Eliminated At Polls
Western Week at Lamar is
no more.
A special student election
Tuesday failed to provide
the necessary vote to con-
tinue having Western Week
as an annual all-campus
activity.
Votes in the election totaled
only 644, almost 200 votes
less than the required 25
per cent of the student body.
Western Weekas a campus
ictivity was under fire be-
cause of the apparent lack
Df student interest. The Stu-
dent Council la s t week heard
arguments for and against
the proposed campus event
oefore laying the tinai ae-
cision before the student
body.
'Viva Zapata'
To Be Shown
T he English and History
Departments are presenting
the movie, "Viva Zapata,
os Feb. 26 at 3:15 in room
101 of the Biology and Geol-
ogy Building. There will be
a fee of 20$.
The setting of the film is
in Mexico, and the life of the
revolutionist and Mexican
patriot, General Zapata, is
retold. Featured in the film
are Mbrlon Brando, Jean
Peters, and Anthony Quinn.
This is the third of a series
if outstanding films offered
to the students of Lamar.
The public is invited to at-
tend.
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Liby, Nancy. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1959, newspaper, February 20, 1959; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499170/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.