The University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 1976 Page: 1 of 12
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THE
UNIVERSITY
PRESS
Vol 26 No. 16
February 27,1976
Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas
Speech Tournament
to host 500 students
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Some 500 students are competing
here today in the 1976 Young Men’s
Business League (YMBL) Speech Tour-
nament, according to Joe Mike Bar-
tlett, tournament director.
Events in which students are com-
peting include: poetry interpretation,
broadcast speaking, informative
speaking, original oratory, ex-
temporaneous speaking, dramatic in-
terpretation, readers’ theatre, duet ac-
ting and debate.
The tournament is scheduled to begin
at 9 a.m. with the poetry interpretation
and broadcast speaking contests. Next
on the schedule are the informative
speaking and original oratory contests,
beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Extemporaneous speaking and
dramatic interpretation begin at noon.
Duet acting starts at 2 p.m. These even-
ts are being held in the Setzer Student
Center (SSC), Bartlett said.
The rooms where the contests are
being held can by found by inquiring at
the SSC information desk. Spectators
are allowed to observe all contests,
Bartlett said.
Readers’ theatre events begin at 1
p.m. in the Lamar University Theatre.
At 2:30 p.m. round one of the debate
contest begins. Bartlett said the
debates will be held in the Liberal Arts
Building and in the Education Building.
Semifinals in poetry interpretation,
dramatic interpretation and duet ac-
ting begin with round two of debate at 4
p.m. Semifinals for extemporaneous
speaking, informative speaking,
original oratory and broadcast
speaking begin at 6:30 p.m.
Finals in all events except debate and
readers’ theatre will be held at 8:45
p.m. An awards assembly for winners
in all events except debate will be held
at 10:30 p.m. in the SSC Ballroom.
Saturday, round three of debate will
start at 9 a.m. Round four will follow at
10:30 a.m. Elimination rounds will
begin at 1 p.m.
This will be the fourteenth con-
secutive year that the tournament has
been held here. More than 30 area
schools are represented, Bartlett said.
Historian
to lecture
Tuesday
be the fifth
Bicentennial
Carl N. Degler will
speaker in the
Distinguished Lecture Series Tuesday
night at 8 p.m. in the theatre.
Dr. Degler, professor of history at
Stanford University, will speak on the
topic "The Revolution 200 Years
Later.”
Dr. Degler is one of the most active
American history writers today. His
book, Out of Our Past: The Forces
That Shaped Modem America, is con-
sidered a classic.
There will be no admission charge for
students or general public.
Five LU representatives
attend NES conference
NEW FIXTURE-Katherine Streetman, a Nederland sophomore,
discovers that the new quadrangle fountain is an excellent place to
get in some last-minute studying. The fountain, whose spray can
reach 30 feet, is part of the beautification of the quadrangle, which
will eventually include wooden benches. ,uufph.wbyD«vMG.u.w»y
Columbia prof backs King in plagiarism charge
Fi e representatives of Lamar are
presently in Washington D.C., at-
tending the National Entertainment
Conference which began Tuesday and
will end Sunday.
The conference is attended each year
by colleges from across the nation to
discuss student entertainment. There
are showcases of possible acts that
colleges may book and reduced prices
available through block booking.
Workshops are held for schools to ex-
change ideas about entertainment
programming.
Special guest speaker will be Ted
Kennedy.
Lamar representatives include Larry
Markley, Setzer Center director; Neita
Pittman, assistant program director;
Steve Moore, chairman of the Top
Name Committee; Benny Brocato,
chairman of the Social Committee, and
by Cindy Williams
Kathryn King did not commit
plagiarism in her master’s thesis on
celestial navigation, according to Lip-
man Bers, president of the American
Mathematical Society and professor of
mathematics at Columbia University.
David Read, associate professor of
mathematics, sent Bers, along with
other academicians in the country, a
copy of Ms. King’s thesis and the
charges of plagiarism lodged against it
by Robert McAllister, dean of the
college of engineering. Ms. King has
been sent copies of the replies Read has
received.
Dr. McAllister has accused Ms. King
of copying from other sources without
proper referencing and has accused
Jeremiah Stark, her advising
professor, of encouraging her to do so.
Dr. Stark and Ms. King both contend
there is no plagiarism in the thesis.
Bers’ response to Read, which was
quoted in part in the Feb. 21 issue of the
Beaumont Enterprise, said, “It is my
understanding that in most American
universities a master’s thesis is usually
supposed to be expository.
“Assuming this, I feel that both Ms.
King’s ‘permission for open use’ and
Dean McAllister's charges are out of
context.” Dr. McAllister has charged
Ms. King with plagiarizing Johann
Kepler’s centuries-old mathematical
law. According to Bers, use of
mathematical formulas, drawings and
laws is not plagiarism.
Bers went on to say in his letter, “It
seems to me that Ms. King did a
creditable amount of work, that she un-
derstood the mathematics involved,
and actually carried out some ob-
servations,” adding that he hoped she
got her degree.
Read would not comment on how
many people were sent information
regarding Ms. King’s thesis; however,
Ms. King has received six replies, none
of which support the plagiarism
charges.
According to Ms. King, not all of the
people were sent complete copies (a
point upon which Read had no com-1
ment) but that those who received
copies sent the most favorable replies.
Dr. Stark reported that some of the
responses supported the thesis with no
change, others with only minor
changes.
At a press conference Monday night,
Ms. King released a statement in which
she said that Dr. McAllister appeared
before the Graduate Council to make
The Parking and Traffic Committee
is sponsoring a contest to get new ideas
for a shuttle system.
Any student may submit designs to
the Student Government office, Room
211, Setzer Center, by March 10. A $10
reward will be given for the best
designs.
The four categories for entries are
type of vehicle to be used, proposed
route of shuttle, funding (must be self-
sufficient) and source(s) of initial
capital. Winners will be announced by
March 18.
The Academic Affairs Committee
will be acting in several areas this
semester. They will try to establish a
his charges of plagiarism against her
with material from her thesis that was
excerpted “in such a way as to obscure
the referencing format” of the thesis.
She claims that he made no mention of
an acknowledgement in the preface of
the thesis which she says invalidates
his first three complaints.
Ms. King also criticized Dr.
McAllister’s procedure in bringing the
plagiarism charges against her. She
contends that he violated the precepts
laid down by the American Association
of University Professors (AAUP)
which say that before such serious
charges as plagiarism are lodged
against a person, that person should be
contacted and asked to explain the
referencing used. Dr. McAllister talked
to neither Ms. King nor Dr. Stark; he
Continued on Page 4
uniform system of posting grades in
compliance with the Buckley Amend-
ment, set up a student-faculty com-
mittee to enforce the Student Bill of
Rights and create a campus-wide
honors program.
The committee also plans to poll the
student body concerning the present
system of dropping and adding classes'
and will consider a teacher evaluation
program
The Academic Affairs Committee (as
all SGA committees) is open to any
student who is interested. Meetings are
every Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the
SGA office.
Council secretary.
DeVillier
services held
Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Patricia
Ann DeVillier, wife of Russell
DeVillier, director of public in-
formation, were held Monday at 4 p.m.
at the First United Methodist Church in
Nederland.
Officiating was Rev. Archie Fleming,
assisted by Father William Brooks of
All Souls Catholic Church in Silsbee.
Mrs. DeVillier, a first grade teacher
at Woodcrest Elementary in Port
Neches, died as a result of an
automobile accident early Sunday on
Cardinal Drive near Avenue A exit. She
was returning with five other teachers
from a weekend meeting of the Texas
Classroom Teachers Association (CTA)
in Dallas.
The accident occurred as another car
driven by Sammy K. Franklin, 22, of 316
Avenue L in Port Neches, slammed into
the rear of the teacher’s compact car as
the two were headed east on Cardinal
Drive.
Mrs. DeVillier was a member of CTA
and the Texas State Teachers
Association and held offices in both
organizations. She was also an officer
in two honorary sororities, Delta Kappa
Gamma and Alpha Delta Kappa.
Survivors besides her husband are
two sons, Craig, 8, and Mark, 6; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. McDonald
of Nederland; a sister, Mrs. Kay John-
son of Hurst.
SGA group sponsors contest
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Daniels, Cheryl. The University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, February 27, 1976, newspaper, February 27, 1976; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499625/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.