The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1952 Page: 1 of 4
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GO WEST, CARDINALS
GO WEST!
The Redbird
GIVE THE BOBCATS
THE BIRDS!
Vol. II, No. 6
Published by Students of Lamar State College of Technology, Beaumont, Texas
October 31, 1952
Decision Will
Come Soon On
Union Hours
A decision is expected next
week on whether the Student
Union will continue night opera-
tions alter a four-week trial. The
trial period ended this week.
The. decision will be arrived at
by the Student Council, Norris
Kelton, dean of student life, and
President F. L. McDonald.
"The union has not been used
as much at night as we expect-
ed,” President McDonald said.
"We will consider all angles be-
fore determining whether we will
give it a further trial.”
The union has been kept open
for student use until 9:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, clos-
ing at 4:30 p.m. on Friday for
the past four weeks.
When the trial period was an-
nounced, Dr. McDonald indicated
that the college was not worried
about financial outcome of the
evening operation, but was con-
cerned solely with use students
made of the new hours for re-
creational purposes.
Seniors to Pose I
i
For New Photos
Members of the senior class
will have formal pictures for
The Cardinal, college annual,
made next month, Cecil Green,
class president has announced.
They will be made by Van
Dyke studio, 240 Fannin. Charge
will be $1 for four poses with
the pose selected for the annual
to be retouched.
These pictures will be used in
lieu of those made during regis-
tration by Provine studio. Green
reminded seniors that if they do
not have new pictures made at
Van Dyke’s, they will not be in-
cluded in the class section of the
annual since the pictures must
be uniform.
Decision to pose for formal
portraits locally was made at a
class meeting Tuesday.
Senior are asked to go to the
photographers in groups of four,
according to the following sched-
ule of last name initials.
A-D: Week of November 3-8.
E-H: Week of November 10-15.
I-N: Week of November 17-22.
O-Z: Week of November 24-29.
ATTEND PERSONNEL
MEETING
Norris Kelton, dean of student
life, and M. L. McLaughlin, ad-
ministrative assistant and dean
of men, were in Houston Tues-
day and Wednesday attending the
annual session of the Texas As-
sociation of Student Personnel
Administrators.
STARTS OPERATION SOON—Billy Knight, above, and Ronald
Holt put finishing touches on installation of a fractionating column
in chemical engineering laboratories. The column, a distillation
column similar to those seen in area refineries, is used to separate
gasoline from crude oils and conduct Other refining separations.
Lamar Tech’s column is a large column for a college laboratory.
Seven Tech Students Join
US Marine Corps Reserve
Seven Lamar Tech students
made application for enlistment
in the U. S. Marine corps’ platoon
leaders class reserve officer pro-
gram Tuesday.
They took physical examina-
tions this week and as soon as
papers are processed, they will be
notified of acceptance, according
to Captain James B. Stevens of
10 New Faculty to be Added
Enrollment to Double by 62
Addition of 10 new members to
the college faculty is anticipated
for next fall, President F. L. Mc-
Donald has announced.
At the same time, Dr. Mc-
Donald said that a study of pros-
pective enrollment indicates an
increase of not less than 10 per
cent per year for the next 10
years with a predicted enrollment
of double the present number of
students between 1960 and 1962.
Pointing out that the enroll-
ment of 2,560 students this fall is
approximately 35 per cent great-
er than the figure anticipated,
Dr. McDonald said, “I believe we
are amply justified in expecting
an annual increase of 10 per cent
for at least 10 years.”
The tremendous enrollment
jump has necessitated raising the
college’s budget request which
goes to the 53rd Texas Legisla-
ture this winter. Lamar Tech
will present a request for ap-
proximately $1,120,000 for each
year of the next biennium (1953-
55).
Salary Raises Asked
The figure represents a request
for educational and general funds
only. It does not include auxi-
liary enterprises as athletics, stu-
dent publications, student govern-
ment, etc., which are financed
locally.
Lamar Tech, along with other
state colleges, is asking for an
increased apropriation for salar-
ies to meet high cost of living
and provide deserved promotions
in rank for some faculty mem-
bers, Dr. McDonald said.
Lamar Tech’s accounting de-
partment received a rating of
“excellent” from the state auditor
for its handling of school fin-
ances during the 1951-52 school
year.
the USMC officer procurement
office.
Making applications were James
A. Abbey, freshman air condition-
ing major from Beaumont; Ken
Davis, sophomore accounting stu-
dent from Orange; Walter C. Har-
der, freshman geology student
from Beaumont.
Lloyd Kilpatrick, junior PE
major from Beaumont; Montie
Miles, Jr., sophomore diesel en-
gineering major from Anahuac;
William C. Shelton, Jr., freshman
business major from LaMarque,
and William L. Stateham, sopho-
more mechanical engineering stu-
dent from Monroe City.
Coach J. B. Higgins, a major
in the Marine corps reserve and
commanding officer of the 53rd
Special Infantry Company in
Beaumont, will swear in those ac-
cepted.
As members of the platoon
leaders class, they will attend
two six-weeks summer training
programs at Quantico, Va., and
be commissioned second lieuten-
ants on graduation. They will be
obliged to serve two years on
active duty and six years in the
Marine reserves.
The platoon leaders class is the
only ROTC-type program offered
by the Marine corps. Members
are draft-exempt until gradua-
tion.
STUDENT WOUNDED
Tom Mouton, sophomore busi-
ness student from Beaumont, was
accidentally wounded with a 12
gauge shot gun on a hunting trip
last week. He is expected to re-
turn to school next week.
Clubs Launch Drive For
500 Pledges of Blood
Four campus clubs launched a
campaign to obtain pledges for
500 pints of blood for use in
Korea from'Lamar Tech students
yesterday at assembly.
Backed by the Lamar Tech
Veterans club, Kollege Klub,
Southern Belles and Revelers, the
Deadline Set
For Advance
Annual Sales
i
December 1 has been set as the
deadline for accepting advance
subscriptions to The Cardinal,
Lamar Tech annual, at the regu-
lar price of $5 per copy, accord-
ing to David Bost, sponsor. An-
nuals sold after December 1 will
go for $6 each.
Students interested in selling
yearbooks are asked to contact
Mr. Bost or Ray Hudson, annual
editor. Any student selling as
many as 20 books will receive a
free annual.
The annual will increase 'its
size this year from 7%” by 10%”
to 8y2” by 11” it was indicated.
The number of pages will re-
main the same, unless sales are
large enough to warrartt addition-
al pages, Mr. Bost said.
Students beginning sales now
still have an excellent chance to
earn free annuals since sales
have not been pushed to date.
This year’s annual will be pub-
lished by the same printer who
published the 1952 Cardinal with
profuse use of color.
Tech ACE Chapter
Organizes, Elects
A Lamar Tech chapter of
American Childhood Education
International was organized this
week and officers elected as list-
ed below.
David Powell, president; Clyde
Blanchard, first vice-president;
Lou Ella Beard, second vice-presi-
dent; Sue Rogers, third vice-
president; Dorothy Andress,
fourth vice-president; Mary Eliza-
beth Grey, treasurer; Pat Frazier,
secretary, and Helen McCutcheon,
reporter.
Faculty sponsors are George
Parks, head of the Music depart-
ment, and Mrs. Ruth Olcott, di-
rector of the Humanities division
and head of the department of
education.
campaign will wind up the first
week in December.
Ted Brandt, member of the KK,
was “milked” of several quarts
of “blood” yesterday and adminis-
tered first aid by Anne Cox and
Maribel Ware. J. D. Wallace,
president of the LTV, spoke on
the serious need for blood for use
in Korea. .
These clubs are urging all stu-
dents to pledge a pint of blood.
Prizes will be given several
donors and the club with the
highest percentage of participa-
tion in the blood program will re-
ceive a cash bonus.
The LTV’s, Kollege Klub and
Southern Belles already have
pledged 100 per cent participa-
tion.
Students interested in giving
blood can obtain pledge cards
from members of the LTV, wear-
ing a blue arm band with a red
“V.” Cards should be returned
to the LTV when filled out.
Assisting in yesterday’s pro-
gram were Hardy Dodd, C. H.
English, Tom Mount, Ron Gad-
man, Ed Smith and Conrad Tolar
of the LTV in addition to Miss
Ware, Miss Cox and Brandt.
Students Come
From Wide Area
Lamar State Colege of Tech-
nology is spreading its cultural
wings over a vast area this year.
A total of 35 Texas counties are
represented while out-of-state stu-
dents barely outnumber foreign
students 4 to 1.
The surrounding counties of
Harding, Liberty, Chambers, and
Orange contribute approximately
20% of the entire student body.
This number will probably double
at Tech continues to grow into a
powerful four year institution.
Below is a list of counties with
students attending this semester:
Angelina, 1; Bell, 2; Brazoria,
1; Cameron, 1; Chambers, 15;
Cherokee, 2; Coryell, 1; Dallas, 2;
Ellis, 1; Falls, 4; Fannin, 1; Gal-
veston, 7; Gregg, 1; Grimes, 1;
Hardin, 83; Harris, 7; Harrison,
1; Hidalgo, 1; Howard, 1; Jasper,
21; Jefferson, 2134; Lavaca, 1.
Leon, 1; Liberty, 1$; Newton,
7; Nueces, 1; Orange, 343; Sabine,
9; San Antonio, 3; San Saba, 1;
Shelby, 1; Travis, 2; Trinity, 1;
Tyler, 7; Young, 2.
United Appeals Goal
Is Over Subscribed
College faculty and staff mem-
bers pledged more than the quota
established for the college in the
Beaumont United Appeals cam-
paign currently underway.
A total of $1,891 was pledged
over the quota of $1,765,
Faculty to File for Local
Unit of Research Society
Lamar Tech faculty members
nlan to petition the Society of
Sigma Xi, leading scientific re-
search society of America, for an
organization to be established
here, it has been announced.
Sigma Xi is devoted “to the en-
couragement of research in
science, pure and applied.” Hugh
S. Taylor of Princeton University
is national president.
Before a Sigma Xi club can be
chartered at least 12 full mem-
bers or associate members must
be organized as a nucleus of the
organization. There are 11 such
persons on the Tech faculty at
present.
Outside research personnel in
the area will be invited to join
the Lamar Tech club.
Associate membership is open
to persons with sufficient scholas-
ticachievement based on promise
of future development. Full mem-
bership is based on publication ift
a national research journal.
With a Sigma Xi organization
on the campus, it will be possible
to bring some of the nation’s out-
standing scientific personnel to
the campus for lectures and dem-
onstrations.
Lloyd Cherry, head of the
Electrical Engineering depart-
ment is spearheading the organi-
zation effort.
Other Tech faculty members
who hold full or associate mem-
berships in the society are Dr.
Harold E. Alexander, biology: H.
H. Beaver, geology; Dr. W. J.
Conner, mathematics; Dr. H. H.
Eveland, geology; Dr. Edwin S.
Hayes, biology; C. E. Huckaba,
chemical engineering; Dr. Rus-
sell Long, biology; Dr. Robert
Mers, chemistry; Dr. Frank Till-
er, chemical engineering, and
George B. Tims, Jr., industrial
engineering.
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Pitts, Henry. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1952, newspaper, October 31, 1952; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499505/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.