The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1956 Page: 2 of 4
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THE REDBIRD
December 7. 1956
THE REDBIRD
Redbird
Freshmen Follies
Presbyterians Plan
Published weekly, except during holidays and exam-
inations, during the regular school term. Opinions
expressed are those of the student editors and do not
necessarily reflect those of the faculty and adminis-
tration. Items of interest may be submitted to anyone
in The Redbird Office.
Mail subscriptions are $1 per year. Advertising rates
on request. Telephone TE5-5311, Extension 58.
STAFF MEMBERS
Editor..................... Leon Obenbaus
Editor.............. James Martin
Assistants...........Virginia Abbott,
Mary Anne Cotton, Sandra Dunlay
Business Manager . ...........Frank Cricchio
Sports Editor.................,A1 Chandler
Feature Editor.............. Betty Jo Watt
Circulation Manager...........Newton Lemke
Fashions Editor ..............Dorothy Barnes
Photographer.............Wallace Shaunfield
Typesetter.............. Bethany Dumas
Typist.................... Joyce Richards
Proofreaders.........Carl Wells . Beverly Lee
Faculty Sponsor Stephen Kirk
Need Larger Infirmary
Lamar College is in the midst of tremendous grow-
ing pains; of this fact students and faculty are keenly
aware. Signs of progress are visible everywhere, and
more buildings, we are told, are in the planning stage.
Among the buildings still in "the future" is the infir-
mary with a tentative construction date of 1958. We
wonder what will happen in the interim. We are afraid
to think of what could happen!
An infirmary of some capacity is necessary to the
welfare of a rapidly expanding campus, but ours is
definitely not growing to meet the needs of student en-
rollment. The matchbox building presently serving as
the infirmary is difficult enough to spot if one is
looking for it; it is virtually impossible if one is not.
The personnel, consisting of one registered nurse who
is doing yeomanlike service with a forty-eight hour
week, and one practical nurse who serves the regular
eight-hour day, have achieved wonders with the mate-
rials they've been given. The student infirmary is
small yet antiseptic, small yet brightly and warmly
furnished. However, the present building can accom-
modate only six persons at one time. So dire has been
the need for space that at least one dormitory room
has been renovated into a part-time sick bay.
There is a general note of tension among the staff of
the infirmary, a tension which belies a fear that some
unforeseen emergency may break out at any time. The
staff holds its breath, keeping its fingers crossed and
wishing fervently that all remains at the status quo,
because if it doesn't something or someone will be
shown lacking. No one seems very eager to talk about
the present situation; perhaps they think that if they
don't talk about it, nothing will happen. A Beaumont
physician makes his rounds three times weekly to the
white - washed little building on Colorado Street; we
wonder if he too keeps his fingers crossed.
Educational Crisis
Dean Wittke of Western Reserve University should be
applauded for his speech delivered at the convention of
the National Council for Social Studies in Cleveland.
Wittke discussed today's American educational crisis.
Early in the speech he denounced "pressure groups"
which he said interfere with teachers. School boards
could well be included as one of these groups. Many
school boards not only designate what text to use but
what teachers must think and teach. Faced with the
fear of losing her job, the teacher is no longer a stim-
ulantfor aggressive, energetic thinking, but a pipe line
of safe and sound thinking.
Dean Wittke stated that hiring and firing should be in
the hands of educators, not citizens. These educators
have been trained in their profession and should be
hired with the confidence of the citizens, and with the
freedom to pursue their profession as their knowledge
directs. Teachers should not be fired for what they
think or say when they are trying to present the truth.
Citizens would not presume to tell a doctor how to
perform an operation, and yet they insist on telling a
teacher, who is also a specialist, how to teach.
There can be no real academic freedom in an envi-
ronment where the teacher must always be on guard
for fear that what she says might cause her to lose her
job. In the classroom a deadening dogma takes the
place of free thinking. Instruction tends to become
sterile; pursuit of knowledge is discouraged; and dis-
cussion often leaves off wnere it should begin.
Ramblin’s
by Bethany Dumas
Sleepy sad sacks report
that holidays are grand,
except for the week after
......these lazy, drowsyish
mornings may be the rea-
son ior Mssr. John Lock-
hart's accident several
mornings ago. As "la pro-
fesseur" reached out
sleepily to cut off the a-
larm clock one morning he
overreached himself and
tumbled off onto the floor.
Ooh, la, la!
The beautiful Xmas deco-
rations in the snack bar
and dininghallwhich
you've noticed are an an-
nual product of L. J. Con-
den's efforts. A crow of
exultation from the Red-
bird for the beautiful de- |
corations, Mr. Conden. "
A lucky birthday girl last
week received an unusual
and most useful present--
a fraternity pledge for a
day. Among the uses of a
frat pledge are carrying
books, getting cokes ana
coffee, and general enter-
tainment purposes. En-
joy the day, Bob Stripling?
Attempts are being made
to relieve the crowded
condition in the snack bar;
you can help by obeying
such requests as leaving
books in racks provided,
sharing tables and study-
ing elsewhere. Part of the
conge stion will be taken
care of this week when the
new library is open for
use. Comfortable furni-
ture being moved in may
induce sleep rather than
studying, however.
Loss of sleep is not the
exclusive privilege of stu-
dents at Tech. Those bags
under Dr. Emmons' eyes
are not from actual dis-
sipation----he is playing
in "Fifth Season", Stage
Inc.'s newest theatrical
effort, every night in Lake
Charles this week.
Xmas vacation, in case
you don't know by now,
starts Tuesday, the 18th,
at 10 p.m. The round of
holiday parties and dances
is beginning this weekend
with the ADPi's annual
German dance. Held at
Pleasure Pier in Port Ar-
thur this year, the affair
will last from 12 to 4 a.m.
Yawn...one gets sleepy
thinking about those last
couple of hours.
Right now let's catch 30
or 40 winks in preparation
for it.
Retreat Planned
By Newman Club
A retreat for the New-
man Club, Catholic stu-
dent organization on cam-
pus, is scheduled for this
Saturday in China. Mass
and Communion at the
Assumption Catholic
Church will be celebrated
the morning before they
leave; the group will re-
turn to Beaumont at 4:30
p.m. Saturday.
Father Burroughs from
H o u s ton will conduct the
retreat.
Presented at BSU
Freshman Follies, a tal-
ent hour at the BSU Friday
night, will climax Fresh-
man Week at the center.
This, the first project of
the Freshman Council,will
introduce the work of the
following officers: Bob
Stewart, president; Wanda
Stead, secretary; Carolyn
Arnold, student center re-
presentative; Jerry Mit-
chell, publicity chairman;
Judy Appleby .social chair -
man; Rosemay Whittaker,
devotional chairman; Jim -
my Davis, music chair-
man; Janis Riggs .missions
chairman; L o r i n e Mar -
burger, YWA representa-
tive; and Virginia Brous-
sard and Mark Crocker,
co-chairman in charge of
enlistment.
The program is at 7:45.
The affair is open to the
entire college.
Houston Retreat
Nine Presbyterian stu-
dents leave tomorrow for
the Fall Retreat in Hous-
ton. Barbara Roberts, re-
gional chairman, is in
charge of the conference.
Jack Thorpe, a Lamar
night student, is adult ad-
visor for the planning
committee.
Other Cardinals making
the trip will be Frank Ger-
riteets, Ronald Yost, Bet-
ty Welch, Libby Carroll,
M artha Johnson, Anne
M cCoy and Doris Jean
Gloff.
"Chosen Peoples" will be
the theme of three ad-
dresses by Rev. Wm. Lo-
gan of University Presby-
terian Church. Ronald
Yost will be one of the
leaders on discussion
on this same subject.
The retreat will begin at
3:30 at First Presbyterian
Church in Houston. The
registration fee is $2.00.
Salhab’s
Prompt Service
For Midday Snacks
Where You Get
‘The Most Between The Toast’
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IT’S FOR REAL!
by Chester Field
SANTA CLAUS ANALYZED
Why oh why does Santa go,
“Ho-Ho, Ho-Ho, Ho-Ho, Ho!"
Is it just because he’s jolly?
I believe he’s off his trolley.
... Gifts for everyone on earth
Breed hysteria—not mirth
If you had his job to do
Bet you’d shake like jelly too!
MORAL) End your gift problems before they start. Give
Chesterfield in the carton that glows for real—to all
the happy folk who smoke for real! Buy lots—to
do lots for your
Christmas list.
Smoke for rool...
imoka Chesterfield!
160 for ovary philosophical verse
accepted for publication.
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Obenhaus, Leon. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 7, 1956, newspaper, December 7, 1956; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499283/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.