The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1964 Page: 2 of 4
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THE REDBIRD
September 25, 1964
Editor*)
As It looks From Here
In the be ginning God created the heaven and the
earth and the facilities used to get this newspaper
together. However, after much deliberation, con-
sultation and a great deal of hard work, it is - -the
first REDBIRD for this year. Good Luck!
Last spring in the all school elections, every
c a n d i date from the senator representing Chucks to
the president of the Student Association suggested,
in fact demanded, that something be done about this
publication. You can now rest assured that something
be done about this publication. Under the watchful
and cautious eyes of a new faculty advisor, (God rest
his soul) a fresh approach has been taken. This
newspaper, owned by every student, is going to serve
every student. Through this medium we are going
to present the most current news possible. We
shall criticize (when needed) until the blood runs,
and we shall commend until tears flow. It is our
de s i re, then, not only to guarantee each student the
news, but also give him the opportunity to speak his
mind about that news. While we have the means to
thatend.it must be governed in order to protect both
the college and the newspaper, and it is with this in
mind that a few requests are made.
When submitting letters or editorial copy, please be
positive that the information you have is correct. If
it is found that c r iticisms are based on mere
assumption, the copy will either be edited to conform
t o our editorial policy or it will be made into paper
airplanes. Nevertheless, it is our sincere desire to
publish all issues on campus, regardless of their
magnitude and notwithstanding who disapproves. This
can only be done, however, if the student body con-
forms to responsible evaluation of its submitted
articles.
This fall semester has already seen numerous
changes that have set the pace for an excellent year.
The leaders of the Student Association, Bo Crawford
and Joe Kerr, should be commended for their un-
precedented efforts in connection with Howdy Week.
It is because of their dedication that Lamar realized
the city-wide recognition that it deserves. For that,
gentlemen, your first gold star.
A second welcomed addition is the new Child's
BookStore. Selcomcanone travel on another college
campus and not see at least two bookstores, and now
Lamar is no exception. While the opening of Child's
will undoubtly hurt the profits at the campus store
and eventually, so it is said, "Student Enterprizes,"
competition may tend to lower some of the prices .
This is definitely to the students' benefit and it is the
hope here that Mr. Childs is successful in his new
business.
Last spring when the new staff took over the
Redbird, a letter was sent to over 100 student organi-
zations requesting that they submit the name of their
publicity man. To date, only 13 have replied, so it
appears the request must be made again. Each
organization is asked to appoint someone to be
responsible for getting the news of their group to the
Redbird office. If your organization is not interested
in news coverage, do not bother to select someone.
However, no news of club activities will be accepted
from anyone^xcept the representative selected. It
is your choigef
Last Mm n day afternoon the Senate held what was
called/a meeting. Although the Constitution says
something about Robert's Rules of Order, anyhint of
parliamentary procedure was not at all evident. The
swearing in of the Senators was a disgrace to the
office as members took the oath with their bodies in
various relaxed positions and grins on their faces.
The oath was mumbled and parts were left out with-
out any effort on the part of the presiding officer to
correct it. These things are not really too serious,
however, when one considers that just under half the
members completely forgot the meeting, it kind of
makes you wonder why certain people ran for the
office in the first place. In order to inform the
groups on campus as to how their particular repre-
sentative is performing in the Congress, the Reabird
is startinga policy of reporting who was and who
was not at the meetings, and what legislation was
covered. If we are going to have a student govern-
ment, we might as well make some effort to have a
good one and if no one bothers to attend the meetings
what is the sonse of having them.
Regardless of the confusion that prevailed at Mon-
day's meeting, one item worth the effort was
d i s c u ssed, It seems that last Saturday night at the
football game the ATOs were not content with having
to hunt for a seat like everyone else, so they just
roped off about 100 seats. It was decided in the
Senate that by a precedent set a few years back this
was unfair and not according to Hoyle. Hoyle, how-
eve r, is not an ATO so no one pays any attention to
him, thus the ropes.
The situation should be improved by next weekend
though and the only ropes that will be up then will
belong to the cazd section.
That's about it for now and from all indications this
year should be a good one. Any questions?
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
"A4 A FRESHMAN, ALICE, YOllVe PROPA0LY NOTlCEP THERE'S
AH APJlISTMEHT to MAPS FROM \\\&W SCHOOL TO COLLEGE,"
President
C o n t i n ued From Page 1
s t r e ssed the fact that the
prices of new books are
rising and that it is nearly
impossible for the book-
store to make a profit on
new books. Most of the
p r o fit from the bookstore
comes from the selling of
used books, explained.
These profits are used to
pay for student enterprises,
such as the proposed
enlargement of the Union.
Since a large number of
Tech st udents eat in the
cafeteria and the dining
halls, Dr. McDonald dis-
cussed complaints about
the cost and variety of the
food. Since the cost of
food is rising, he pointed
out that each student only
pays approximately $1.50
per day for three meals.
He c o m p a red this price'
with the cost of meals at a
public cafeteria, and the
comparison showed a large
savings for the student.
Concerning consumption
of liquor, he said a law
was passed by the Texas
legislature making it
illegal for alcoholic bev-
erages to be possesed on
campus by a student of a
state supported school. In
agreement with this, Dr.
M c D o nald stated that any
student found in possession
of alcohol beverages would
be suspended.
Dr.McDonald then stated
the co 11 ege's policy and
his own convictions con-
cerning sex on a college
campus. He asked each
student to think seriously
whether the individual
would advise pre-marital
sex relations for their
children or other young
people.
Dr. McDonald said there
would be a holiday on
Friday before homecoming
provided that a high level
of scholastic endeavor and
behavior were exhibited.
Girls9 Tennis
Team Planned
A meeting will be held in
the Women's Gymnasium
Wednesday at 3:10 p.m. to
organize a women' s
tennis team.
D r . Belle Holm, head of
the women's physical edu-
cation department reported
that all girls with con-
siderable high school tennis
e x p e r i ence are welcome
to try out for the team.
The women's tennis group
was f i r st organized last
spring and participated in
the University of Texas
Col legiate Tournament at
Austin. Dr. Holm, who
will coach the team, said
that preperations are
a 1 r e ady underway for the
t e am to participate in two
fall tournaments.
Cardinal Workers
Needed; Meeting
Set for Wednesday
Students interested in
workingonthe 1965 "Card-
inal," Lamar Tech annual,
are invited to attend a staff
meetingat3p.m., Wednes-
day, Sept. 30, Tn the
Cardinal Room of the
Student Union Building.
P o s i t i ons are available
on every section of the
yearbook, Gaynelle Hassel-
meier, editor, said. Pre-
vious annual experience is
helpful, but not necessary,
for staff members.
Persons who did not order
the 1965 "Cardinal" at
registration are reminded
that copies may be re-
served in the News Service
Office, Administration
Building, from 8:30 a.m. -
4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Cost of the annual is $5.10.
Dedication
Continued From Page 1
J. B. Morris, chairman of
the Board of Regents, read
the dedication resolution.
Thurman Crawford, presi-
dent of college student
association, presented the
response.
The R e v . James Wray,
director of the Baptist
Student Center, gave the
invocation.
J. B. Higgins, director of
athletics, accepted the
stadium's key from Dr.
McDonald.
Earlier Saturday after-
noon the Board of Regents
adopted a resolution
naming the stadium "Card-
inal Stadium, the home of
the Cardinals."
In other action, the
regents also accepted the
stadium and Plummer Hall
from contractors. The
latter, a 240-student
dormitory for men, was
construe ted at a cost of
$1,300,000.
Also approved at the
meetingwas the authoriza-
tion by the regents to Dr.
M c D o n a Id to petition the
Texas Commission on
Higher Education to install
a master's'degree in busi-
ness administration.
If the petition is approved,
Tech will offer master
degrees in eight depart-
ments by September, 1965.
First meeting of the
Lamar Tech Camera Club
will be he Id Tuesday at
3:15 p . m . i n the Student
Union Cardinal Room.
The Redbird Staff
Executive Editor............C. V. Isaac, Jr.
Associate Editor............Sharon Ogletree
News Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosy Marino
Features Editor. .......... Janyth Stewart -
Shorts Editor..............Ross Markwardt
Cartoonist.................Joey Taylor
Circulation Manager........• • • •
Faculty Sponsor...... • • • • • • • R- H* Jllkerson
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days, dead week and final exams during the regular_
school term. Opinions expressed are those of the"
student editor and do not necessarily reflect those of
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Artist Series
Will Feature
Montoya, Trio
C a r 1 os Montoya and the
Don Shirley Trio are among
events scheduled for the
19 6 4-75 Artist Series at
Lamar State, Dr. Ted
Skinner, dean of the School
of F ijie and Applied Arts
and Series chairman, said.
Two of the events will be
held in McDonald Gymna-
sium and the remainder in
the Lamar Theatre. All
Artist S eries programs
begin at 7:30 p.m. Students
and faculty members will
be admitted with activity
cards. All Lamar Theatre
seats a re reserved, but
seating in McDonald Gym
will not be reserved, Dr.
Skinner said.
A limited number of
season passes will be made
available to the general
public at $5 each. Inform-
ation regarding these
passes may be obtained by
writing or phoning the
Department of Speech,
extension 336.
On Thursday, Oct. 8, the
Don Shirley Trio will open
the Artist Series with a
concert in the Lamar
Theatre.
"Love in Shakespeare,"
with Mr. and Mrs. E.
Martin Browne, Danforth
Visiting Lecturers, will be
the sec ond attraction on
Tuesday, Dec. 1 in the
Theatre.
Carlos Montoya, world
famous flamenco guitarist,
will make a return appear-
ance at Lamar Tech on
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1965.
He will perform in Mc-
Donald Gym.
Thursday, April i, 1965,
Karen Duke and the Trip-
jacks will be featured in a
"Hootenanny" in McDonald
Gvm.
In addition to the announ-
ced programs, summer
attractions for 1965 will be
added later.
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Isaac, C. V. Jr. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 25, 1964, newspaper, September 25, 1964; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499180/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.