The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 1, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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THE REDBIRD
Published by Students of Lamar College
VOLUME TWO
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, DECEMBER, 1942
NUMBER TWO
Thespians to Hit Boards
With "Heart of a City’
Storm’s Smash Hit
First Play
On December 10th, the
Curtain Club will present a
Yuletide remembrance in the
form of a three act play.
“Heart of a City” is the initial
production of the organiation
this season.
Very little mention has
been made as to the progress
of the play. However, during
the past few weeks while La-
mar has busied itself with
exam grades an holidays, the
cast under the direction of
Mrs. Billie Fonville has uti-
lized that time to insure a
successful performance.
No small amount of praise
should be given to Mrs. Fon-
ville. Her past record with the
“talented” is respected and re-
membered. She reports rapid
improvement and seems con-
fident that it will receive
much favorable comment.
' “Heart of a City” written by
Lesley Storm was produced
in New York during Febru-
ary 1942 by Gillie Miller. The
story concerns showgirls in
the Windmill Theater in Lon-
don. The scene is the base-
ment dressing room, where
the girls decide to continue
the show despite the blitz.
Mr. Storm’s play will be of
particular interest since it is
so closely connected with the
international situation at
present. It is a superb mixture
of personalities which pro-
duces exciting, romantic and
even tragic circumstances.
The able cast is a follows:
Judy, Lee Jean Cheshire;
Toni, Joline Thompson; Val-
erie, Jean Smollen; Bubbles,
Joy Jones; Rosalind, Mary
Jean Stewart; Joan, Betty At-
kinson; Frenchie, Ann Mc-
Neill; Patsy, Catherine Brown
Lila Faddle, Mary Etta Fol-
som; Gurt, Sue Biser; Mrs.
Good, Mary Bond Campbell;
Daisy, Mary Claire Brodato;
Anna, Jackie Anselin; Tommy
Byrnes Belk; Captain, Bob
Rotan; Paul Mundy, Jerry
Johnson.
There wli lbe a repeat per-
formance on Friday night,
December 11th, to which the
public is cordially invited.
Remind your family of this
date and urge them to attend.
It promises to be an enjoy-
able evening.
By James I vers
Instead of saying, “If I Had
My Way”, I am going to write
this column as if it were com-
ing, from the mouth of some-
one else, and that person was
giving us a little sound advice,
a little- advice that • every
American, barring none,
would do- well to listen and
heed. The person who is say-
ing ■“If I Had My Way” is an
American boy, a soldier, a
sailor,, or a marine, in one of
the four corners of the globe.
We need not know where he
is; we need only know that
he is somewhere in a far-off
land fighting for us, and he
needs every bit of support we
can give him.
“You know, if I had my
way, I’d like to say a lot of
things to the folks back home.
From what I hear, most peo-
ple' are really getting behind
our war effort, and they’re
doing a mighty good job. I
hear our production of guns,-
planes, and ships' are way
ahead of schedule. That’s
really fine; makes a fellow
ou,t there feel good to hear
news like that.
“But you know, I’ve been
hearing- some things that don’t
set very well with me at all.
It seems that these two fel-
lows, Mr. Jeffers and Mr. Hen-
derson, are bound and determ-
ined that they are going to
have gas rationing all over
the country. ’Course we boys
(See If I Had My Way, Page 4) j
U. S. Experiments
tn Film Education
Texas has been chosen by
the United States Office of
War Information, to serve as
an experimental unit for a
government War-Time Edu-
cational Film Program. If the
programs are successful in
Texas they will be shown in
the other forty-seven States!
Lamar College has been
designated as the film deposi-
tory for this district, and the
films are available for circu-
lation to thirty-three school;
of this district, and various
other groups interested. Mis:
Julia Plummer is in charjfe
of the distribution and circu-
lation of the films.
The films deal with sub-
jects of universal interest: the
materials used in war produc-
tion, the activities performed
by the several branches oi
service in the Allied Armies
There are several films on the
governments of South anc
Central America and theii
part in the present conflict.
The entire program o|
twenty films will be showr
to the students of Lamai
College.
Creel, Puryear
Head Khaki-Clads
With the reorganization of
the S.M.T.C., Lamar again
takes on a military aspect.
The bugle calling the men to
drill, khaki uniforms, and the
accelerated program of a
school preparing it men for
war, symbolizes a new era for
Lamar. The men drill two
days a week under the able
leadership of Captains Jack
Puryear and Audie Creel. The
two companies have been di-
vided into four platoons. They
are commanded by Lieuten-
ants Glenn Haynes, James
I vers, Bill Malitz and John
Ivers. Other ofifeers have
been chosen from the ranks.
Army-Navy Plan
Enlists Reserves
In Recent Drive
Men Stay in School
Until Government
Has Need
Lamar College has within
its limits many boys who are
considered property of Uncle
Sam. To see them around the
campus each day you would
not recognize them as boys
who will later be soldiers and
sailors, fighting for our
country.
These boys will be per-
ted to remain in school until
they are called to the colors.
This alows more boys to con-
tinue their education and bet-
ter their chances for advance-
ment in the ranks. Uncle Sam
needs officers and these boys
will be the ones to fill these
positions with knowledge they
gain while in college.
According to Mr. F. S.
Braden, Liaison Agent of the
Lamar College, there are over
one hundred boys who have
applied for one of the re-
serves. However, they have
not as yet received their final
papers.
'The official list of boys
who have complete all re-
quirements and are no\V
classified as either members
(See Army-Navy, Page 3)
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Lamar Girls Don
Khaki in G.M.T.C.
On Thursday, November 12,
1942, the first step was taken
toward the organization of a
Girls’ Military Training
Corps. A meeting of the girls
was held after assembly with
Mary Jane Crais in charge.
The idea for this organization
was originated by Geraldine
Kempe and Truth Martin.
After the approval of the
faculty and school officials the
idea -was then forwarded to
the girls.
All were very enthusiastic
and opinions were generously
expressed. The most eloquent
speech was made by Nevaire
Gambrell in which she ex-
pressed the feeling of what
every American girl should
have when the question of
patriotism is aroused. With
the completion of her short
expostulation every girl felt
in her heart that it was her
duty to devote every spare
moment during the school
(SeeG.M.T.C., Page 3)
Editor’s Note—
The sacrifices which must
inevitably be placed before
all of us has, as you know, af-
fected every phase of Ameri-
can life. The printing of news-
papers and other such form
of publication must be rated
on a priority basis to other
publications absolutely essen-
tial to the war effort.
If your paper is late, please
bear with the staff and the
printing service and accept
this inconvenience as one of
the results of Total War.
‘Billet-a-Buddy’ Plan
To Keep Socials Alive
Lamar “Huskies”
Scrap for Defense
Nineteen “huskies” of La-
mar spent last Thursday in a
day of “hard labor” hauling
scrap for their country. La-
mar can well be proud of the
work these boys did in one
short day.
With fifteen members of the
armed forces and ten trucks
from Camp Wallis a record
day was set with something
over fifty tons of scrap haul-
ed from eight in the morning
to five in the afternoon. The
exact record for the day of
“hauling” was something of
a high mark as it polished off
exactly on-third of the one
hundred and fifty tons that
was still fo be hauled Thurs-
day morning, and assured the
members of' the salvage cam-
paign that the “scrap” will
be hauled before the army
trucks must return to Camp
Wallis.
These nineteen boys, who
at the end of the day, were
rather “tired people” were
Floyd Kenny, Bill Tanner,
Sam Robers, James Gaus,
Wesley Hasson," Kenneth
Withers, Wilbur McCullar,
Bill Balitz,. Jack Puryear,
James Ivers, Douglas Dubois,
John Dietrich, Glenn Haynes,
Bert Schreiber, Dale Brous-
sard, Gerald Perryman, Wil-
bert Whitten, Melvin Hucker
and Charles Becker.
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Girls’ Social Club
Plans Yule Dance
Christmas holidays brings
many exciting happenings:
Santa Claus, “school’s out”,
the gang comes home to cele-
brate, AN Dthe Revelers an-
nouce their third dance of the
school year.
So, save your four gallons
of gas for December 26, 1942.
Come on up to the Hotel
Beaumont Roof about nine
and stay ’til one. Pat Halpin
will play fo rthe affair.
Nancy Pat Thompson is
chairman of the, ecorating
committee with Helen Kerr,
Mary Brownrigg and Carroll
Hunter as her associates. Shir-
ley Smith and Catherine
Brown are in charge of bids.
Elinor Domaschk deals the
door list.
Make plans .now. It prom-
ises to be one of the hi-lights
of the egg nog, fruit cake and
“ever’thing good” week.
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Revelers Ship Ahoy
Dance Is Success
Thanksgiving holidays were
made merrier than ever, when
the REVELERS entertained
with a big dance on Novem-
ber 28 at Hotel Beaumont.
Because of dimout regula-
tions, the time was from 9
until 1- o’clock.
Mary Alice Kinnear, chair-
man of the ecoration com-
(See Revelers, Page 3)
Redbird Suggests
Way to Ease
Gas Blow
Students Sought to
Share Slumber
Shelters
Well, it looks like old Leon
Henderson has really pulled
the squeeze play on that
gay life of the college stude,
and someone will probably
have to sabotage the heating
system so “bundling’ ’will
come into its own again. Any-
way, up until a moment ago
the editor of this little fea-
ture hadn’ thought of any
other way to save those P. A.
and Beaumont romances that
will flourish in spite of all
the so-called rivalary.. Some-
thing has to be done. Gas ra-
tioning, although it is patriotic
can’t ruin all those beautiful
romances and those beautiful
friendships which “just hap-
pen”.
Sabotaging., the lighting-sys-
tem is .definitely out, and not
even a broken down caSanova
like yours truly wishes to do
his “smooching” or even play-
ing “knees” or “hand holding”
under the all too scholarly eye
of Mr. Blackshear or amidst
the sweet and quiet tones of
an American French class
which is undoubtedly murder
of the worst sort.
Here it is studes. If you
(See Billet-a-Buddy, Page 4)
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ALUMUNUS GLIDER PILOT
Zane Hunter Graves, a
former student of Lamar,
1939-42, has received the rank
of staff sergeant at the South
Plains Army Flying School,
Lubbock, Texas.
This school, one of the new-
est of Uncle Sam’s growing
training centers is the home
of The Winged Commandos,
and is especially equipped to
teach glider flying.
Upon final completion of
his work, Sfaff Sgt., Graves,
will receive his silver glider
pilot’s wings.
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Orchids to:
MISS MARY CAMPBELL,
who has spent numerous
hours sending Christmas
greetings to every ex-Lamar
student in the service.
GENE PICKETT, for her
entertainment which makes
the lunch hour most pleasant.
MR. PUGH, who is respon-
sible for thos new movable
basketball goals.
Captains JAC KPURYEAR
and AUDIE CREEL on thier
election as SMTC heas.
CURTAIN CLUB on their
splendid progress on “Heart
of. a City.”
MR. JOE REDMAN for his
untiring, efforts which made
this issue of the Redbird poss-
ible today.
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Withers, Kenneth. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 1, 1942, newspaper, December 1, 1942; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499500/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.