The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 23, 1956 Page: 3 of 6
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November 23, 1956
THE REDBIRD
Rage 3
Mr. Belk Retires After
Teaching Twenty Years
Mr. Norman C. Belk,
long-time history pro-
fessor at Lamar Tech, will
retire from the faculty in
Januaryof 1957, and about
this retirement he is ex-
tremely pleased. Few
s t u d e nts have graduated
from La mar without at
least three semester
hours spent with Mr. Belk,
for his American history |
is a "must" for all majors.
Mr. Belk began with La-
in a r nineteen years ago
while this school was still
in infant's robes. He's
seen the school through
its junior college days,
through the terror of the
second World War, and
through the infant growing
pains. Mr. Belk has great
faith in Lamar’s possibi- |
lities,believing firmly thac j
with energy and foresight
it may some day be the |
greatest school in the
South.
The outstanding memory
of his nineteen years as a
faculty member is the La-
mar College of several
years ago, replete with an
A d m i nistratior. building,
a Vocations building, and
a Library. "The school
has grown almost over-
night into an energetic
giant," says Mr. Belk.
He re me mbers vividly
the classes he taught dur-
ing World War II, for they
were almost entirely com-
posed of women students.
This reporter asked Mr.
Belk if the enrollment of
women students in the past
few years had grown
greatly; he answered that
proportionately there
were fewer women stu-
dents today than during the
early yearns because of the
school's stride toward
technology during recent
years.
Not all of Mr. Belk's ex-
students have traveled the
glory path,but Jack Brooks,
and Edgar Berlin, State
Representative, are twc
exes well known to Texas
politics. J. T. Kotulan,
Engineering instructor,
also took his American
history from Mr. Belk.
Always inspirational in
his treatment of history,
this reporter for one will
always remember Mr.
Belk's admonition, "Don't
believe that all of your
government and its offi-
cials are corrupt and dis-
honest, students; they're
not!"
Nursery Held In
Economics Building
Ten Tech students en-
rolled in an Economics
Nursery School course are
picking up some practical
experience at a real school
for two to four-year-olds,
many of whom are children
of Tech faculty members.
The Nursery, instituted
in 1952, is held on the sec-
ond floor of the Home Eco-
nomics building.
Director of the class is
Miss Doris Davis of the
Home Economics depart-
ment. Tech students tak-
ing part in the "lab" are
Bonnie Brewer, Lucy lie
Bourgois, Norma Brous-
sard, Joyce Harris,Estelle
H e 11 e 1, Marlene Sadler,
Laverae Vaughn, Wanda
Waltrip, Dixie Wilkinson,
and Jo Ann Young.
Miss Davis sets up the
schedule for the course but
encourages students to
plan and direct the child-
ren's activities, according
to Miss Rosa Jean Tanna-
hill, head of the Home Ec-
onomics department.
IT’S FOR REAt!
by Chester Field
PHILOSOPHY FOR TODAY
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Drama Department Will
Present Greek Tragedy
"Oedipus, the King," a
Greek tragedy,will be pre -
sentedby the Lamar Dra-
ma Department Dec .13 and
14. The cast for the on-
coming production has
been announced by Allan
Hitchcock and rehearsals
are already underway.
Playing the leading role of
Oedipus will be Zellard
Brooks, an outstanding
young dramatist who has
appeared in many Lahnar
productions. Jocasta, his
wife, the main female role,
will be portrayed by Sam -
mye Julian, a freshman
speech major.
Tommy Wiley, a fresh-
man from Baytown, plays
the part of Creon. Creon
is the brother-in-law of
Oedipus and plays an im-
portant part in the plot oi
the tragedy, which has
been translated by David
Gomo. Teiresias,old blind
prophet, will be played by
Paul Jones.
Howard Burris is the
Priest of Thebes, the place
where the story centers.
Camille Alexander and
Betty Sue Mangano are
servants to Jocasta while
Shutterbugs
Plan Meeting
The Shutterbugs, photo-
graphy club on campus,
will have a meeting and
Pin-up Instruction Session
T u e s d ay night at 7:30 in
the Art Department. Mr.
Jerome Hock, commercial
art instructor, will be
guest speaker. Models for
the session will be Anto-
n e 11 e L u parello and Pat
Hubbard.
After the modeling ses-
sion there will be a short
talk on "Success of Mem-
bers with Available Light
Photography." Wallace
Shaunfield and John Wat-
kins, both staff photogra-
phers for the school, and
Frank Cricchio, presi-
dent of S h u 11 erbugs, will
demonstrate some of their
work in the field. There
will also be a short busi-
ness meeting to discuss
plans for the annual "Miss
Photo Flash Contest."
Future sessions of the
camera group have been
planned around these top-
ics: advantages of elect-
ronic flash, available light
vs. electronic flash, how to
select a model, techniques
o f the camera angle, 35
mm. photography, color
printing and color nega-
tive processing, techni -
ques of enlarging, taking
advantage Of depth of field ,
pre-focusing for sports,
and simple portraiture
lightning.
All members and inter-
ested persons are cordi-
ally invited to be present
Tuesday night. Camera
and film should be brought.
Persons interested in join-
ing the club should see
F ran k C ricch i o. The re a re
no dues of any kind in Ihc
club.
Buddy Boutte serves as
Oedipus servant. Ed
Perry and Roy Langlois
depict the first and second
messengers. Jerry Bour-
geois will play the role of
a herdsman.
An outstanding feature of
this unusual production
will be the speaking chorus
representing the people of
Thebes. Those included in
the twenty member chorus
are: Jim Glanville,Charles
Guajardo, Pat Hall, Kim
Jones,Ann Harder .Truman
Harris, Sam Havens, Hen-
ry Parson, and Anna Lee
Hopkins. Also Cherrie
Hunter, Ann McGrew, John
Quin, Betty Sue Mangano,
Virginia Abbott, Buddy
Boutte, Chrissy Andors,
Jean Tribble, Nan Blanch-
ette and Camille Alex-
ander. The choruswill
be a c c o mpa n ied by John
Chan, who is, composing
the musical score which
will be used.
Com mittees have been
named to undertake the
important and unusual
work backstage which will
be necessary tor"Oedipus,
the King,"outstandingpro-
duction by the Drama De-
partment.
Students will be admitted
upon presentation of ac-
tivity card at union desk
to get tickets.
Mrs. BreiningSubs
For Ailing Teacher
Mrs. Jane Breining, ex-
concert soprano, has been
added to the Lamar Tech
m us ic department. Mrs.
Breining has studied in the
United States and abroad.
She lived in England for
three years where she
appeared in many concerts
and opera productions.
For the past three years
she was a member of the
North Texas State Teach-
ers College music depart-
ment. Mrs. Breining has
joined the Beaumont Opera
Company and will appear
in many of their produc-
tions .
Mrs. Breining is the wife
of a Lamar Tech educa-
tion-psychology p r o f e s-
sor, Dr. W. C. Breining.
Ann Harrison, newest
member to the Lamar
Tech music department,
is seriously ill in an
Amarillo hospital. Miss
Harrison will be hospita-
lized two to four months.
Miss Harrison has the
role of Lauretta in the
Opera's forthcoming pro-
duct i on Gianni Schicchi,
If she is unable to return
for the production she will
be replaced by Mary
A nde r son, an ex-Lamar
Tech student.
The m u s ic department
has employed Mrs. Brein-
ing, wife of a Lamar Tech
education-ps ychology
professor, to teach in Miss
Harrison's absence.
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Obenhaus, Leon. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 23, 1956, newspaper, November 23, 1956; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499523/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.