The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1956 Page: 1 of 8
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Vdl. VL No. 6
Lamar State College of Technology, Beaumont, Texas
Friday, October 26, 1956
Campaigning Reaches Climax
Whitman \Ahll SiJ^SkAtjlJbrafy Receives
Annual AlChE Banquet Finishing Touchet
Atomic-scientist Walter
G. Whitman will be guest
speaker at the annual ban-
quet of the SabineArea
S e c t i on of the American
Institute of Chemical En-
gineers on Oct. 30 at the
Gqpdhue Hotel in Port Art-
hur . The topic of Dr. Whit-
man's speech will be
"Atoms for Peace."
Poet Sponsors
Annual Contest
For the information of
Tech students interested
in fame and $50, the
Eleanor Poetry Contest
opens this week. All La-
mar students, carrying a
minimum of 12 hours may
enter the contest.
The award for excellency
in p o e t ry will be divided
this year: $25 will be given
to the best sonnet and $25
to the best poem in blank
verse. The contest is
sponsored eachvearby
Mrs. Eleanor Weinbaum,
Beaumont poet.
Subject matter of the
poems is optional. con-
test rules may be obtained
from any faculty member
of the English department.
Poems must be submitted
to some member of the
English department or to
the English department
office by Jan. 15.
Judges for this year's
contest are Dr. Winifred
Emm ons, Dr. William
Whipple, and Mrs. Naomi
Packwood.
Marie Rafferty, Tech
sophmore, was die winner
of last year’s competition.
Dr. Whitman is h e a d of
the department of Chem-
ical Engineers at Massa-
chusetts Institute of Tech-
nology. He is president of
the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers and
has been a member of the
General Advisary Comm-
ittee to Atomic Energy
Commission since 1950.
Dr. Whitman was Secre-
tary-General of the United
Nations 'International Con-
ference on the Peaceful
Uses of Atomic Energy in
Geneva last year.
Some aspects of this con-
ference will be covered in
Dr. Whitman's speech. In
referring to the confer-
ence, he said, "The stim-
ulus to progress in develo-
ping atomic energy for the
benefit of mankind was
tremendous.
The banquet will be at
7:00 pan. and a meeting
will follow. Dr. Whitman
will speak at 8 pan.
BSU Plans After
Game Fellowship
Witches and goblins take
*to the sides Saturday night
after the football game as
they make their way to a
fellowship at the Baptist
Student Center. There will
be apple duckin', a spook
house, real ghosts and
horn e brew... Witches'
brew.
So grab a broomstick and
meet die rest of the spooks
at the Student Center after
the game Saturday night
and you'll have a goblin of
a good time.
Finishing touches are be-
ing put to Lamar's new
air-conditioned 1 i b r a ry.
This week, lights were in-
stalled and the rubber
flooring was laid. Next
week, new steel stacks will
be installed.
Lamar’s p r e s ent hold-
ings, consisting of around
30,000 books, is gradually
being increased to 50,000
volum e s, which the new
library will accomodate.
The new p o r t i o n will be
ready for use about the
first of December.
All books except those on
reserve will be moved in-
to the new building. The
Reading Room which is
now housing most of the
general book collecdon
will be used for a Reserve
Reading room. Reserve
bo o k s will remain in the
room now used for the gen-
eral book room.
New furniture has been
purchased for the Reading
Room. Sofas, easy chairs
and new work tables will
make studying easier for
many Tech students._
Dr. McDonald Calls
Special Assembly
All classes will be dis-
missed at 10 today for a
special assembly in the
auditorium . Dr. Mc-
Donald will discuss the
students' rolfe in the fu-
ture development of La-
mar.
The library and snack bar
Will be closed while the
assembly is being held.
Election of Homecoming
Queen Set For Monday
Homecoming week for
Lamar Tech will open of-
ficially Nov. 5 with the
first presentation of "Ok-
lahoma!" A full schedule
of festivities is planned
which will include ban-
quets, a parade and the
traditional crowning of the
homecoming queen. Pre-
parations for a bigger and
better h o m e c o ming this
year are already being
made. This week has been
one of hectic campaigning
for Tech-homecoming
queen candidates.
The candidates and their
sponsors are: Marsha
Greer, Kollege Klub; Toni
Follmer, Rho Gamma Sig-
ma and V o c a t i ons Club;
Jean Himmel, Delta Zeta;
Circle K Plans
Champions Hop
Lamar Tech's athletic
club, Circle K, presents
its first annual Dance
Champions Hop next Wed-
nesday night, Oct. 31.
Music will be supplied by
C1 a s s ie Ballou's Tempo
Kings from Lake Charles.
During the evening there
will be a jitter-bug contest
with cash prizes of ten and
five dollars for the winner
and runner-up. There
will also be a ten dollar
door prize.
The night promises to be
a great evening, with hot
music refreshment and a
good time for all. Tickets
will be on sale on the cam-
pus from Circle K mem-
bers and in the student un-
ion lounge.
Mary Gi'eer, Alpha Chi
Omega ;Betty Jean Fertitta,
Engineers and Sciences;
Norma Russel, Kappa
Delta; Nelda LeFloor,
Veterans" Club; Ann Shaw,
Cavaliers; Olive Ann Bas-
co, Curtain Club; Bonnie
Brewer, Home Ec Club;
Nellie Don Stirling, BSU;
JeanCraig, Business
Council; Jo Aim Bockman,
Alpha Delta Pi; and Liz
Benton, C i r c le K and Phi
Delts.
T o make sure that your
favorite is H o me c o ming
Queen 1956, go by T1A
Monday and vote in the pri-
mary election .The run-off
will be tne following
Thrusday, Nov. 1. This
year you will not need to
present your activity card
to vote.
The queen will be pre-
sented Nov .5,opening night
of "Oklahoma!"
The queen will be honored
at the Kiwanis Club
luncheon on Nov. 6 and at
the Rotary Club Luncheio
the Rotary Club Luncheon
on Nov. 7.
Abonfire will blaze at
7:30p.m. Nov. 9. Elvis
Mason, Fish president, is
responsible for the build-
i n g and protecting of the
bonfire. Freshmen boys
will be on guard until the
torch is put to it by the
football boys. The Pan-
hellenic Council will ser-
vice refreshments to the
uardians of the great
ech flame.
Congressman Jack
Brooks will be guest
(con’t page 2)
HOMECOMING QUEEN candidates are shown aa they appeared on the stage at the Kollege Klub Queen presentation._ The
are, left to right, Elizabeth Benton, Nellie Don Sterling, Norma Russel, Marcia Green, Toni Follmer, Betty Jean Fertitta, Bonnie
Brewer. Chrissy Andros, Olive Ann Basco, Mary Greer, Jo Ann Bockman, Nelda LeFloor, Ann Shaw and Jean Craig.
(Photo by Watkins)
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Obenhaus, Leon. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1956, newspaper, October 26, 1956; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499186/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.