The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1969 Page: 4 of 12
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THE REDBIRD Sept 26,1%9-P«ge 4
THERE SHE BLOWS--A huge puff of smoke gushed from the barrel
of Big Mac during a pep rally Thursday Sept. 18 in front of Campbell
Hall. The cannon was formerly used at Lamar football games but has
since been outlawed by the Southland Conference. (Staff photo by Bob-
by Dickinson)
Artist Series To Present
Four Attractions This Year
Accreditation Extended
To Lamar Engineers
Four attractions have been
scheduled for the 1969-70 Art-
ist Series.
Opening the season on Oct-
ober 13 in the Lamar Theatre,,
will be Max Morath in a one-
man show, ‘An Evening at the
Turn of the Century.* The Chic-
ago Symphony String Quartet will
be presented on Sunday, Novem-
ber 9, in the Lamar Theatre.
A return engagement by the
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
from New Orleans.. La., will be
field on Tuesday, Feb. 24,
1970, in McDonald Gymnasium.
Closing the regular season on
Wednesday, April 1, will be the
Metropolitan Opera bass-bari-
tone, Giorgio Tozzi, who will
perform in the Lamar Theatre.
Morath does ‘rags, waltzes,
blues, shouts, novelties, ballads,
and stomps.* He is an entertainer
who is said to have almost sin-
gle-handedly revived the turn-oi-
the-century art of ragtime piano
and singing styles.
The Chicago Symphony String
Quartet consists of the concert
{manager of the Chicago Sym-
phony Orchestra, member of the
first violin section, principal
viola player, and solo cellist.
The Preservation Hall Jazz
Band features Percy Humphrey,
Dave Oxley and “Sing* Miller,
Dr. de Schweinitz
To Address NCTE
Dr. George W. de Schweinitz,
professor of English, will speak
on ‘The Creative Writing Teach-
ers: Some New Strategies and
Fresh Appraisals* at the Fifty-
Ninth Annual Meeting of the
National Council of Teachers of
English to be held in Washington
D. C. on Nov. 27-29.
Dr. de Schweinitz has recently
had his poem, “Heart Case,*
published in the July 1969 issue
of Poem magazine.
In Duncan, Okla., according to
“Time Capsule 1959,* bank tell-
er Lavern Parks developed a
rash on her left hand, learned
from her doctor that she was
alergic to money.
In addition to appearing at the
Metropolitan Opera, Tozzi has
performed at the San Francisco
Opera, La Scala, Teatro Com-
munale in Florence, Italy; Nat-
ional Theatre Munchen, Salzbur-
ger Festspiele, and Alx-en-pro-
vence. '
All events will begin at 8 p.m.
and admission will be by stu-
dent or faculty activity card,
Lamar has again been selec-
ted to administer one of four geo-
logy scholarships being initiated
by Pan American Petroleum
Foundation, Inc. in the 1970-71
academic year.
In notifying Dr. Frank A. Tho-
mas, college president, of the
scholarship, foundation vice-
president J.C. Johnston said La-
mar Tech has continued to dem-
onstrate its excellence in the
field of geology.
Dr. H.E. Eveland, head of the
Department of Geology at Lamar
Tech, said a high school senior
wUl be selected for the scholar-
ship on the basis of demonstrated
ability and potential without re-
gard to means. The scholarship
provides the recipient a minimum
of $3,400 for a four-year period.
The department will receive an
annual $300 grant, and the re-
cipient's high school wUl re-
ceive $200 for the purchase of
scientific equipment.
Dr, Eveland said forms for
requesting scholarship appli-
cations will be made avail a-.
TRI BETA TO MEET
Beta Beta Beta Honorary Bio-
logical Society will hold its first
meeting of the year, Tuesday,
Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in Room 200
of the Biology building.
Pack eggs small end down
to keep the yolk centered. An
egg in covered container helps
prevent loss of moisture through
porous shells while eggs are re-
frigerated^
season ticket or general admis-
sion ticket.
Season tickets are available
through the office of the Dean of
the School of Fine and Applied
Arts, Lamar Tech Station, Box
10050, Beaumont, Texas 77705.
Season tickets are good for all
events scheduled through the off-
ice of the dean of the School of
Fine and Applied Arts.
ble to high schools, and the La-
mar will extend an offer for the
scholarship next spring.
Dr. Andrew J, Johnson, vice
president of academic affairs
at the coUege, said he was
“gratified to see the continued
recognition of high scholarship
by such a program."
An extension of its formal
accreditation has been granted
the Department of Industrial En-
gineering by the Engineers'
Council for Professional De-
velopment, Dr. Frank A. Thomas,
Jr., president of the college, has
announced.
The Executive Committee of
the ECPD made its recommend-
ations for the extension at a meet-
ing of the Council in New York,
N. Y. this summer.
The Industrial Engineering de-
partment was commended for im-
provements made in all areas
since the last ECPD evaluation.
All five of the engineering de-
partments at Lamar Tech have
been accredited by ECPD, and
each undergoes periodic inspec-
tions and evaluations by ECPD
teams for the purpose of extend-
ing accreditation.
In a statement from ECPD, it
was noted that “the addition of
faculty in Industrial Engineering
...provides the opportunity for
future stability and growth in the
department...The advances made
in salary levels are commend-
able.
“Commendable development
has occurred in the Industrial
Engineering curriculum.
“Considerable improvement
appears to have been accomplish-
ed in teaching loads...and the
provision of additional facilities
for Industrial Engineering is
commendable.*
Formal approval by ECPD,
which is composed of official
representatives of major engi-
neering organizations, includes
recognition of competent faculty
and proper academic course con-
Lamar Registers
10,585 Students
The Lamar Office of Public
Information reports 10,5 8 5
students had registered as of Fri-
day, Sept. 19,
Due to a breakdown of the
computer, final registration fig-
ures will not be available until
Sept. 29,
In 1967, 18,585 Texans visited
Hawaii.
tent in addition to consideration
of budgets, students, building
space, library, salaries, teaching
loads, and attitudes of apprecia-
tion for intellectual development
and research as well as com-
petence and proper support from
divisions of the college outside
the School of Engineering.
Dr. David G. Gates is pro-
fessor and head of the indus-
trial engineering department, and
Lloyd B. Cherry is dean of the
School of Engineering at Lamar
Tech.
Fellowship
Is Awarded
Tq Drinnan
Carol Van Atta Drinnan has
received a National Science
Foundation Graduate Fellowship
and wiU work toward her Mas-
ter’s degree at Lamar.
Mrs. Drinnan is the first
recipient of a NSF Graduate Fel-
lowship to study at Lamar Tech.
During the Spring semester,
Mrs. Drinnan was a teaching
feUow of chemistry at the col-
lege, and took courses needed as
preparation for graduate work
leading to a Master of Science
degree in Chemistry with orien-
tation towards biochemistry.
A magna cum laude graduate
of Rice University with a Bach-
elor of Science degree in bio-
logy, Mrs. Drinnan also has a
strong background in mathe-
matics and science.
Mrs. Drinnan scored in the
99th percentile on all parts of
the Graduate Record Examina-
tion, according to- Dr. Harold
T. Baker, professor and head
of the chemistry department.
She will do her graduate work
at Lamar Tech under the dir-
ection of Dr. Margaret D. Cam-
eron, professor of chemistry.
A native of Fort Worth, Mrs.
Drinnan is a graduate of Mc-
Camey High School. She is the
daughter of W. L. Van Atta of
Beaumont, and is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa, national arts
and sciences honor society.
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Ramsey, Mike. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 26, 1969, newspaper, September 26, 1969; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499265/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.