Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1977 Page: 1 of 16
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Early enrollment down
___it-j s_ .1 camnuses was ud this Fall
Undergraduate enrollme-
nt at Lamar’s main campus
was 9,274 on Thursday, the
first day of classes, ac-
cording to Norris H. Kelton,
dean of admissions and
records.
This figure is down almost
600 from the 1976 Fall
enrollment figure of 9,863.
Dean Kelton says after all
late registration is over,
however, he does not expect
any significant difference
between 1977 Fall
enrollment and that of 1976.
Graduate enrollment also
appears to be down with 746
students enrolled in
graduate programs com-
pared to 1,124 in 1976.
However, Dean Kelton says
this is an exaggerated loss
because of the way graduate
students are being reported
this year.
Previously, all students
who held degrees and were
enrolled in classes were
reported as graduate
students. This year, says
Kelton, the state requires
that only those students pur-
suing graduate programs
may be classified as
graduate students. Students
taking courses for cer-
tificate or enrichment will
be classified as post-
baccalaureate students.
Enrollment at both the
Orange and the Port Arthur
campuses was up this Fall
semester.
Orange had an
enrollment, as of Thursday,
of 614 compared to 566 last
fall.
Port Arthur’s Thursday
enrollment was 655 com-
pared to a 1976 enrollment of
563.
Dean Kelton attributed
these increases to broader
class offerings at both cam-
puses.
Rates go
up to wed
If you’re single and sear-
ching for additional
reasons to remain that
way, the Texas Legislature
has provided you with yet
another reason not to take
the proverbial plunge.
The J5 marriage license,
almost a Texas institution,
will be obsolete Monday.
Thereafter, engaged
couples must pay $7.50 to
tie the knot.
The bill, approved by the
House on May 12 and the
Senate on May 16, alsr in-
cludes higher charge,, for
other county services. This
is the first time the state
has raised county clerk
fees since August 28, 1967,
ten years ago.
Since offices are closed
tomorrow and Sunday, if
you are comtemplating
marriage on a limited
budget and want to save
yourself $2.50, today is ab-
solutely the last day you
can purchase your
marriage license for the
money saving price of $5.
PFM food service
serving Lamar
SHELLING IT OUT-students are lined up
across the bookstore on the first day of classes
remembering the all-too-recent experiences of
standing in line during registration trying to get
the choice classes. Staff photo by Robert Wade
Simmons plans revamping
By PHYLLIS HENRY
A new food service,
Professional Food
Management (PFM), began
its service at Lamar on
August 22.
PFM is the largest food
service company in the
country that serves only
colleges and universities.
They presently service 105
colleges and universities in
27 states.
Local management of
PFM include: Ralph Sever-
son, regional director; Greg
Hurd, senior director; John
Ferchaud, director of boar-
ding; Brette Riley, director
of cash operations; Sally
Lofgren, administrative
assistant to the food service
director, and Wes Horne,
director of catering.
The service will introduce
several changes in dining
this Fall. The major change
will be a new “open dining”
policy. With this new policy,
any student with a meal
ticket will be able to eat
anywhere on campus, in-
cluding the snack bar.
A price limit will be placed
continued on p. 2
Setzer Center fees
hiked this semester
By DONNA GOZA
Lamar’s Student Govern-
ment Association (SGA)
may not be the same after
this year, and according to
Bart Simmons, newly-
elected president, the
changes are more than
welcome.
Simmons with the
assistance of vice-president
Steve Scott and secretary-
treasurer Brenda Young,
has initiated a large scale
revamping of the
organization.
The three have plans that
they hope will enable the
SGA to become one of the
most influential
organizations on campus
during the coming year.
The organization' will
stress committee re-
organization and active par-
ticipation. One of Simmons’
campaign promises was to
organize the SGA com-
mittees more effectively. He
feels that committees should
be “arranged more to in-
terest Lamar students, not
just because SGA has
always had them.”
With the approval of the
Senate, Simmons hopes to do
away with committees
whose functions are almost
obsolete, such as the
Building and Grounds Com-
mittee. Instead, emphasis
will be placed on actively
functioning committees with
specific duties.
Plans in the blueprint
stage include the
establishing of a Student
Cardinal Club, open to all
Lamar students who wish to
participate. The proposed
organization is similar to the
Cardinal Club, which is com-
posed of business people who
support Lamar athletics.
The organization mem-
bership would be optional
expense atreg istration. If a
student joins, he will receive
a newsletter and other
benefits (not yet definite) of
membership without ever
attending a meeting of any
kind. The money would then
be used to support Lamar’s
The administration of
Lamar is "basically
pleased” with the outcome
of almost a year’s
deliberation over state ap-
propriations for the 1978-79
biennium, according to O.K.
Baxley, vice-president for fi-
nance.
Appropriations for 1978
total $20,053,764, while the
total for 1979 is $19,626,564.
Baxley says the original
request presented before the
Legislative Budget Board
athletic program.
According to Simmons,
this type of organization
would improve Lamar’s
overall school spirit, and in
addition to being “beneficial
to the students and the
athletic department, it
would show the community
that Lamar students have a
desire to support our athletic
program."
This type of community
emphasis would be
reciprocal to the university,
and to the students in the
form of convenient fran-
chised restaurants near the
campus. This would be ac-
complished through another
committee in the planning
continued on p. 2
(LBB) in July 1976 was in ex-
cess of $21 million, based on
formula funding.
The Coordinating Board of
Texas developed the system
of formula funding, based on
enrollment and semester
hours generated by studen-
ts, to give equal funding to
state-supported schools.
"The Brown Center,
recently obtained from the
Lamar University Foun-
dation, has been placed on
formula funding, and
By SUE REEVES
Setzer Student Center fees
have been increased from
$10 to $15.00 for the long
semesters and $7.50 for the
Summer semesters, ac-
cording to Larry Markley,
dean of activities.
Markley proposed the in-
crease during the 1977
spring semester and the Set-
zer Student Center Council
thereby will become an in-
tegral part of the campus,”
says Baxley.
Funding for the Brown
Center was one of several
areas of special concern in
Lamar’s budget. These
areas included depart-
mental operating expenses,
faculty salaries, organized
activities (Brown Center),
campus security and
utilities.
continued on p. 2
and the Governing Board ap-
proved it unanimously. The
Lamar University Board of
Regents at its July meeting,
approved the increase along
with the university’s budget
for the coming school year.
This year’s budget for the
center will total $359,637, an
increase of $34,553 from last
year’s budget of $325,084.
The chief reason for the
fee boost is a 3.4 percent in-
crease in salaries across the
board to all state employees.
Markley said that the salary
budget for this year is
$150,000, up $15,000 from last
year.
Another reason for the fee
increase, according to
Markley, is the rise in cost of
utilities. The university had
formerly covered the cost of
water, gas, and electricity to
the Center, in return for ther
services the center
provided. Because of step-up
in the cost of utilities,
however, all auxiliary
buildings contribute to cover
continued on p. 2
LU administration pleased
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Cowles, Roger. Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1977, newspaper, August 26, 1977; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499685/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.