The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1956 Page: 1 of 6
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Vol. V, No. 24
Lamar State College of Technology, Beaumont, Texas
Friday, March 23, 1956
Annua! Easter Ball Is Tonight
Mrs. Bess Gentry Will
Represent Lamar At
National Deans Meet
One phase of the conven-
tion Mrs. Gentry will at-
tend is the sorority expan-
sion program, which will
be a group meeting of
deans, national sorority
presidents and secretar-
ies interested in introduc-
ing nationals on college
campuses.
Netherlands Plaz# Hotel
in Cincinnati will be head-
quarters for the Associa-
tion's meetings.
Mrs. Bess Gentry, dean
of women, will attend the
National Association of
Deans of Women annual
meeting March 22-25 in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
On the four-day agenda
for the convention are
panels and discussion ses -
sions on various phases of
problems confronting wo-
men in college and how
deans of women answer the
resulting requirements of
their position.
Sigma Tau Frat.
Initiates Nine
The Sigma Tau Engineer-
ing Fraternity held formal
initiation of new members
Sunday evening in the Stu-
dent Union.
Following the initiation,
a dinner meeting was held
at the Calder Manor for all
members and their dates.
Professor Ernest C.Hol-
dredge,head of the mech-
anical engineering depart-
ment, was the principal
speaker.
New Members are Bob
Woosley, Ch arles Butts,
George Nelson, Felton
Colvin, Jim Peacock, Gene
Martinez, Robert Dwyer,
Gerald Fontenote and Tom
Nerland.
Plans were also made for
a Spring Formal to be held
May 5 in the Dining Hall.
The dance will be for jun-
ior and senior engineering
students and will be spon-
sored by Sigma Tau.
Receptions, banquets and
symphonies are scheduled
for the deans who will at-
tend the Association's
meeting from colleges and
universities all over the
United States.
Dr. R. W. Setzer
Speaks At S F A
Dr. Richard W. Setzer,
dean of the School of Bus-
iness, will be guest speak-
er at the annual banauet of
the Ellen H .Richards home
economics club at Stephen
F. Austin State college
Saturday.
Topic of his talk will be
"Money Management," a
subject he spoke on re-
cently at the Texas Home
Economics A s s o c i ation
meeting in Galveston.
Numerous former stu-
dents of SFA and others
have been invited to hear
Dr.Setzer speak, accord-
ing to Miss Edna Wilkin,
head of the SFA home eco-
nomics department.
Brass Choir
In Festival
Nine members of tjjie
Lamar Tech Brass Choir,
directed by Richard Burk-
art, assistant band direc-
tor, are invited to be the
featured event at the Day-
ton Music Festival this
Saturday.
The Festival will draw
high school bands and or-
chestras from over the
Southeast Texas area to
play before an outstanding
critic.
Tech's Brass Choir has
been invited to demon-
strate the skill with which
musicians can perform.
To be playing at the Fes-
tival are David Lowry and
Frank Brewer, trumpets;
Marilyn Randle and Arden
Van Vleck, French horns;
Waymon Bullock and Mel-
vin Radke, trombones, and
Robert LeBlanc, tuba.
Numbers on the program
include "Two Trumpet
Tunes and Ayre," by Pur-
cell; "Water Music Suite,"
Handel; "Finale from The
String Quartet, Opus 18,
No. 2," Beethoven, arrang-
ed for brass quartet;
“Sharagan and Fugue^' Al-
len Hovahness,and "Morn-
ing Music." Hindersmith.
BELLE OF THE BALL—Will be chosen from one of these eight candidates to-
night at the Easter Ball. Seated are Iver Beth Schley, sponsored by Lambda Tau
Sigma; Frances Wimberly, Cavaliers; and Toni Follmer, Rogues. Standing are
Camille Alexander, sponsored by the Kollege Klub; Colleen McDonald, Phi Delta;
Joanne Yianitsas, Revelers; Bertha Hebert, Sigma Phi Gamma, and Gloria Heard,
Zeta Chi. "—Photo by Cricchio.
‘ Old South ’ Is
Theme Of Dance
The annual Easter Ball, presented by the Southern
Belles of Lamar Tech, will be held in the college dining
hall tonight. The theme of this year's dance is "The
Old South," and will be carried outwith decorations of
wisteria and magnolia
blossoms suggested by
traditional splendor of the
South.
The selection and pre-
sentation of the Belle of the
Ball is always the highlight
of the Easter Ball. This
year the plans have been
carried to the ultimate for
perfection in presentation.
Each guest at the dance
will be allowed to vote for
his choice for this honored
position.
Music for the dance will
be provided by Harry Vau-
ghn and his orchestra. Bids
for the formal affair are
$2 and may be obtained
from any Southern Belle
member.
Immediately following
the dance all members of
the Belles and their dates
will be guests at a break-
fast at theSeaCastle res-
taurant. Frances Berry is
in charge of the reserva-
tions for the breakfast, and
Sue Davis with the help of
Carolyn Cox and Dianne
Daigle will display her
decorating ability at the
breakfast.
Anita Bond, business
manager and general
chairman of the dance, has
announced the completed
plans and committees. The
committees handling the
task of providing the dec-
orations, entertainment
and other vital details of
the dance are made up of:
Orchestra, Jane Swartz
and Nanette Daleo; decor-
ations, Pat Sparacino, Col-
leen McDonald, Nancy
Parker, Agnes Bailey and
Donna Sterling.
Bids are being handled by
Joyce Pool. Juay Powell is
chairman of the program
committee on which Toni
Follmer and Bobby Mosley
are working. Shirle.y
Woodell, Liz Benton, Silvia
McKinely and Bette Stead
have been responsible for
the pre-dance publicity.
Tech Annuals
Will Be Out
In 4 Weeks
Delivery date for The
Cardinal annual is approx-
imately four weeks away,
according to Bette Stead,
editor.
Miss Stead returned this
week from a trip to Cam-
den, Arkansas, where she
delivered final copy of the
annual to the publisher.
This was the fourth and
final deadline for copy, and
Miss Stead delivered it
personally to be on hand
for last minute revisions
and consultations.
Hurley advised Miss
Stead that completed books
were usually delivered
within one month after re-
ceipt of final copy.
(See Easter, Page 6)
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Siebenthall, Carl. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1956, newspaper, March 23, 1956; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499475/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.