The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1956 Page: 2 of 6
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THE REDBIRD
Friday, January 20, 1956
The Redbird
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STAFF MEMBERS
Editor....................Carl Siebenthall
Business Manager............Frank Cricchio
Sports Editors.........Earl Smith, Skip Hannan
Reporters. . . . Tom Metz, Pete Walp, Larry Farmer
Columnists .... Bob Megarity, Lawrence Schkade,
Wayne Patterson
Art Staff............ Lynn Sweat, Eddie Smith
Photographers......Frank Cricchio, James Bruce,
Ed Pearson
Type Setter....................Tom Metz
Typist................... . Belva Siebenthall
Faculty Advisor David Bost
Religious Emphasis Week will soon be here. This
has been a rather nondescript affair so far. However,
this year, through the work of the Interfaith Council,
Lamar is scheduled fora top notch program with the
student, his education and his religion carrying top
billing-in the theme title, "The Decisive Encounter.”
Perhaps you noticed a poem on page two of last week's
Redbird. Its title was, "On Conceit." If you read it,
then I know you will admit it was loaded. If you didn't
read it, get yourself a copy of last week's Redbird
and read it. I think you’ll enjoy it. Congratulations,
Morris Edelson; keep up the good work.
Chow time! How I used to love to hear that call. More
bew-tee-fool than the mating call of a redheaded
rhinoceros. I said I used to love that call. Now, it
brings foreboding. You say the "Blessing" at every
meal, or almost anyway. Well, that's my point here.
Don't miss asking a blessing on that food in the
cafeteria. It's lethal. Last week, I accidentally mis-
sed saying my blessing; I was in a hurry. My fac-
orite dish was waiting. . .Saur Kraut & Wienners, Inc.
I love 'em. Like I say, I missed my blessing on the
stuff and that was all that was needed. It was nip and
tuck for awhile, with tuck getting more than his share
of nips, but in the end it was a "toss-up."
I'm telling you it's getting to where the more you
eat, the less your chance for survival. Tbe good word
is on the way, though. Everyghingwillbe in top shape
next semester. Casualties, casualties, have the brave
died in vain?
I would like to repeat a ioke which I nonchalantly
left in my column last week. It has to do with mus-
taches and eggs; the way I wrote it, "kissing a man
without a mustache is like eating eggs without salt. . .
I know. Who likes eggs?" Well a lot of people laugh-
ed at me and asked what I drank when I wrote SMOKE.
To them, I respectfully submitthis quote from E.V.
Durling's column "On The Side," concerning Sarah
Bernhardt, (one of the better-known smoochers) and
her opinion of kissing a man without a mustache. The
quote was in French, but I can't type in French, so
here is the translation in Latin, "Kissing a man with-
out a musgache is like eating hot vegetable soup
through a straw." This should carburete my state-
ment.
Remember, Religious Emphasis Week is Feb. 7, 8
and 9; Western Week begins Feb. 13 and lasts 'til
Feb. l7;and on Feb. 3, the Cavaliers favulous Mon-
te Carlo. Lots of fun! Girls! Gambling! Girls! Danc-
ing! More girls land just a little ole bit of. . .awww,
you guessed. This gala affair is a sight to behold. It
Has always been one of the highlights of the sem-
ester. Don’t miss it if you can. (I am a Rogue.)
Next week, my column will take up where last week's
left off,but I am afraid I don't believe Anita Ekberg
will replace television. I was thinking. You know, if
television gives you static or if you don't like the
program, you can always turn to another channel.
How many channels would you say Anita Ekbert has.
But I don't care about UHF.
Good luck on your finals. Me, too.
&BURGERLAND
KING SIZE
By Carl Siebenthall
"I shall now i 11 u s t r ate
what I have on my mind,”
said the professor as he
erased the blackboard.
Perhaps your classroom
experiences during the
past semester have not
been quite as "rewarding"
as this, but it brings to
mind many things that have
happened between profs
and students the last four
months.
Some of the following
things happened at Lamar,
and all of the others could
have .The physics prof ask-
ed, "Who split the atom?"
No answer.. .Again he ask-
ed, "Who split the atom?"
; The student answered,
"Don't jump on me. I ain't
touched the darn thing."
Another prof in a similar
situation asked,"Why didn't
you answer my question?"
"I did. I shook my head."
The professor's acid com-
ment was, "Do you expect
me to hear the rattle way
up here?"
Perhaps before going fur-
ther we should define the
terms being used.
Professor: a man whose
job is to tell students how
to solve the problems of
life which he himself has
tried to avoid by becom-
ing a professor.
Student: one who enters
his alma mater dressed in
green and emerges as a
senior dressed in black.
The intermediate process
of decay is known as col-
lege education.
Some profs are very un-
derstanding as was the one
who asked the boys in the
back of the room to "please
stop passing notes."
"These aren't notes,” re-
plied the students. "We're
playing bridge ."The prof's
answer was, of course,
"Beg your pardon."
Then there is the other
type of professor. The fish
asked the senior, "Ish thish
the way to go to professor
hic's classhh." "That's the
only way,” replied the
senior.
One prof was startled
with the answer he receiv-
ed tctahe statement,"Every
time I breathe s o m eone
passes into eternity."
"Why don’t you try Sen-
Sen?"
At his professor's sug-
gestion the student deciced
to reform, The first week
he cut out smoking. The
second week he cut out
dr inking.The third week he
cut out women. The fourth
week he cut out paper dolls.
I wish this had happened
at Lamar:
Prof: If I saw a man beat-
ing a donkey and stopped
him from doing so, what
virtue would I be showing?
Voice in the back: Broth-
erly love."
Or this one.
Prof: I will not begin to-
day's lecture until the room
settles down."
Voice from the rear: Go
home and sleep it off.
Remember, when you
flunk your exams a fool can
ask more questions than a
wise man can answer.
Kollege Klub Will Sponsor
Annual Ugly Man Contest
Texas, suh, is noted for
its good -looking gals .well-
bred horses and handsome
cowhands.
Therefore, it is with a
great air of reluctance that
the Kollege Klub of Lamar
Tech, Texas, announces
its sponsorship of the Ugly
Man Contest during the
coming Western Week fes-
tivities. Without a doubt,
there are no suitable can-
didates upon the campus
for such a contest; but,
since tradition demands it,
all clubs are urged to make
their entry.
The club-sponsored en-
trant’s name must be filed
in the Dean of Vaqueros,
Norris Kelton's, office not
later than Monday of Wes -
tern Week.
Voting will be based upon
a monetary system of one
cent per vote and the cop-
per ballots may be cast un-
til intermission time at the
Friday night W estern
Week bam dance. At that
time winner of this dubious
honor will be announced
and presented with several
prizes of an outstanding
nature. The entire pro-
ceeds from the contest will
be turned over to a char-
itable institution.
Since this will,in essence,
be a contest to select the
least handsome of a splen-
did looking group of young
men, all clubs should im-
mediately rope and hog-tie
their choice and enter his
name, as competition will,
as usual, be as keen as a
two-bladed Bowie knife.
Religious Emphasis Week Is For You
On Feb. 7, 8 and 9 a revival of interest in religion
and its connection with college life will be expressed
in Lamar's annual Religious Emphasis Week.
Rev. Lane Denson of the Canterbury House, host
center this year, spoke recently at student council
asking the support of council members in building
interest among the members of the student body.
Rev. Denson stressed the fact that this will not be
three days of "Thou shalt not." "Rather," he said,
"It will be three days of thrilling and informative
talks from such men as Bishop John Hines. These
talks by Bishop Hines and others will pertain to sub-
jects of current interest to all of us. Such subjects
as segregation, student government and all other
phases of collegeTife will be discussed in an effort
to show the connection of college life and religion."
It is up to you and me, the students of Lamar, to
make a success of these three days. During Western
Week and a good deal of time prior to Feb. 13 we will
give our all to the success of Western Week. It will
take much less physical effort to support and enjoy
Religious Emphasis Week, and it is my belief that a
lot more is to be gained by participation in the ac-
tivities of Feb. 7, 8 and 9.
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