The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 12, 1956 Page: 1 of 4
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Vol. VI, No. 4
Lamar State College of Technology, Beaumont, Texas
Friday, Ocrober 12, 1956
Pool, Gym Planned For Campus
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BEAUMONT
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STATE COLLEG
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TECHNOLOGY
NEW OLYMPIC type swimming pool to be built on Lamar campus. Costing
$150,000, work on the pool will begin as soon as architects complete final sketches.
Atwater, Dekker Plan
Theatrical Performance
"Two's a Company" when
two talented actors, Edith
Atwater and Albert Dekker
come to the stage of Lamat
Tech on Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. to
present an exciting, laugh
provoking evening of
theatrical entertainment.
Believing in the magic of
the spoken word ana the
voice a s the instrument,
they need no other accom-
paniment. They use their
voices and the words of the
authors both modem and
classic. From a well lit
stage, unencumbered by
the usual trappings, they
live and act in complete
communication with their
ever e nth us ia s tic au-
dience.
During the course of their
performance, each plays
many parts with such var-
iety and change of mood
and pace that the audience
gpts the feeling of a stage
Runoff Election
Decides .Officers,
(peopled with many char-
! acters.
The program consists of
scenes and ske tches of
love and imagination cho-
sen by them from the
world’s best literature,the
poetry and drama of wit
and humor through the
ages.
Edith Atwater, a tall,
titian-haired young woman
will b e remembered for
her high comedy style in
"Time Out for Ginger ;"her
warmth and sympathy in
"State of the Union"; her
buoyant charm and beauty
as Maggie Cutler in "The
Man Who Came to Dinner;"
and her cruelty and
strength as Goneril, the
hated daughter of "King
Lear."
Albert Dekker is known to
millions of picture goers
and a great television aud-
ience for his many bril-
liant p e r f o r mances, in-
I eluding "Dr. Cyclops,’’
"Death of a Salesman,"
"Once Upon a Honeymoon"
and "Strange Cargo."
The freshman runoff ele-
ction was held Monday,
Oct.1, to decide all the
class offices except pres-
ident which was filled by
Elvis Mason last week.
Glen Guillet was elected
vice-president; Dianne
Flint, secretary; and Gail
Provost, treasurer. Coun-
cil representatives elect-
ed were Jack Shannon and
Cecil Mason.
The officers will be
sworn in at the next stu-
dent council meeting.
Together they provide an
exciting and laugh provok-
ing, yet thoughtful and in-
spiring evening.
Students will be admitted
free to this unusual enter-
tainment. Students will not
be admitted at the door on
activity cards. Tickets are
available in the Union Bldg,
one for every activity
card.
All tickets that have not
been picked up by the dead-
line at Monday noon will
be sold to the public.
{Engineers Present
’’Slipstick Stomp”
Would you like to help the
engineers select their
candidate for home-com-
ing queen? Which of the
four beautiful hopefuls will
it be? Norma Russel, Jo
Ann Bockman, Betty Jean
Fertitta, or Pat Garret?
Cast your ballot for your
favorite at the Slipstick
Stomp to be held tonight at
9 p .m. in the Lamar dining
room. Your ticket to the
danc*. will be your ballot.
Hal Or ton' s band will fur -
nish the music for the in-
formal get-together. In
addition, there will be a
million laughs and loads
of fun as everyone part-
icipates in the well planned
program.
Tickets for the dance may
be purchased at the desk
in the middle of the engin-
e e r i ng building. Tickets
cost $1.25, stag or drag.
Faculty Presents
'The Male Animal’
"The Male Animal," the
fun-packed James Thurber-
Elliot Nugent play lam-
pooning college life, col-
lege professors and all-
American football heroes,
will be presented at 8 p .m.
Oct. 22-24 in 200 A, with
an all-faculty cast.
Members of the Lamar
Tech production of the
popular Broadway play are
Dr .Winfred Emmons ,Mrs.
Jewel Blanton, Ann Harri-
son, Dr. Frances Aber-
nathy, Dr. William Whip-
ple, Alexander Viner,
Work Will Begin
In Near Future
Lamar plans two new
projects as part of its in- i
creased plant physical and
health education. Pres.
McDonald announced that
construction of a new
$700,000 gymnasium and
a $150,000 01 ym pic-size
swimming pool will begin
as soon as architects re-
lease final plans.
The gymnasium will be
built in two stages. Ini-
tially, it will seat 3,357
persons for varsity bask-
etball games. By using
chairs on the main floor,
an additional 900 may be
NOTICE
.All senior engineer-
ing students will meet
in Room 137E at 2 p.m.
on Tue s day, Oct. 16,
according to Dr. Robert
V. Andrews, dean of the
School of Engineering.
Geology Club Plans
Displays For Fairs
The Lamar Tech Geology
Club made plans to have a
display at the Mid-County
Fair and one at the South-
east Texas State Fair to
acquaint the public with
some of the phases of the
science of geology.
Dean Lowe was appointed
chairman of the Home-
coming Week float com-
mittee .
President John Verrett
introduced officers to the
new freshman members.
Officers are Ed Wright, I
vice president; Kent Mad- |
enwald, secretary; Robert
Thompson, treasurer; Jim
Weldon, chairman of the
entertainment committee;
James DeKerlegand, acti-
vities committee, and
Randolph Owen, publicity
committee chairman.
The next meeting of the
club will be held in Room
108S on Wednesday, Nov.
7 at 7p.m.andall students
interested in geology are
urged to attend.
George Parks, Mrs.Naomi
Packwood, Dr. Robert
Nossen, Mrs. Clarine
Branom and Miss Julia
Plummer.
Admittance to "The Male
Animal" will be byacitvity
tickets. Public admission
tickets will be 75 cents.
seated for commencement
exercises and other pro-
grams which may be held
in the new building.
When completed, the gym
will seat 4,000 persons for
basketball games. This
includes 1,100 permanent
seats and 2,900 fold-away
bleacher chairs.
The new gymnasium will
have three basketball
courts and two classrooms
for all men's physical edu-
cation activity classes
There will be nine offices
for physical education in-
structors and athletic de-
pa r t m ent officals and a
large lobby with concess-
ion stands.
The present gymnasium,
inadequate for a complete
physical education pro-
g r a ffi for both men and
women, will be turned over
to the women's physical
education department.
The swimming pool will
be located behind the
married student apart-
ments being built on Uni-
versity Drive on the west
side of the campus.
The pool will be built in
an "L" shape with the long
end 50 meters long ana
seven lanes wide. Tne toe
of the "L" will contain
one- and three-meter di-
ving boards. The pool will
be of an outdoor variety
with dressing rooms for
men and women students.
There will be an outdoor
play area for sun bathing.
Both the swimming pool
and the gymnasium will be
financed with a Building
Use Fee charged all stu-
dents.
Manning Elected
President of AICE
The Lamar Society of
Civil Engineers announce
| their officers for the fall
semester.
T. A. Manning is presi-
dent, Clint lies was selec-
ted vice president; Howara
Owens was elected treas-
urer, and Pat Garret was
selected secretary.
Meeting dates were plan-
ned by the members and a
scholastic committee was
appointed. Clint lies out-
lined the functions of the
club for new members.
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Obenhaus, Leon. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 12, 1956, newspaper, October 12, 1956; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499466/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.