Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 31, 1977 Page: 2 of 8
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UNIVERISTY PRESS August 31,1977#2
SGA receives grant
Transit Mix gives $5000
By KAREN NICHOLS
of the U.P. staff
The Transit Mix Concrete
Company of Beaumont has
presented a gift of $5,000 to
Lamar University’s student
build a better Lamar through
the Student Government
Association.”
Dr. Kemble said the Transit
Mix Grant is the first in a new
thrust to match prospective
patrons and sponsors with
areas of their particular in-
terest on campus.
“Some of our sports-minded
friends like to support the
university through the Car-
dinal Club, some choose to
assist through the Friends of
the Arts, and many more sup-
port LU, its students and
programs in various other
ways,” Kemble said.
■Hurricanes.
from page 1
activities budget for the 1977-
78 academic years.
The check was presented by
company president Danny
Wheat and vice president
Warren Goehringer.
Wheat said the company’s
board of directors considered
Lamar “a god neighbor and a
great community asset.”
In the presentation to LU
President Dr. Bob Kemble,
Goehringer said, “We are
delighted to be able to respond
to the university’s campaign
for support of student ac-
•v tivities.”
Since emphasis was placed
on student government, the
gift will be deposited into a
restricted separate account
for the Student Government
Association (SGA). A deposit
of $2,000 from this account will
be made into the SGA
operating budget from the
present year. The rest of the
gift will be held over for the
next year or future years. The
money will be dispursed ac-
cording to the needs of the
SGA.
Dr. Kemble expressed ap-
preciation on behalf of
“students who will benefit
from this generous gift,
especially those campus
leaders who are attempting to
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha will hold a “Pink
Passion” Saturday at the Hotel
Beaumont in the Rose Room at 9 p.m.
There will be a “South of the Border”
party following the football game Sept.
10.
The Pikes held pledging ceremonies
Sunday. Officers for the Fall semester
are: Vincent Rizzotto, president; Jim
McMillan, vice president; Bryan
Duhon treasurer; and Harlan Jennings,
secretary.
The projected storm would have win-
ds in excess of 100 m.p.h. and rainfall of
13.62 inches in 24 hours, according to
Vittum. Tides would reach 16 feet in the
Gulf and 12 to 14 feet in the ship channel
at Port Arthur.
“The hypothetical storm would hit
High Island, as that would provide the
highest possible tide at Sabine Pass,”
said Bryant. “Higli Island would get the
eye, but Sabine Pass, in the northeast
quadrant of the storm, would get the
tidal surge.”
If the completed project could
withstand the “100-year storm,” the in-
complete project could not. “If we get a
major storm this year, parts of the
system would not be adequate,” said
Vittum.
“For example, the area from the Port
Arthur cargo wharf to Gulf refinery
would not be fully protected, ” Vittum
said. “It will eventually be protected to
approximately 17 feet, but right now we
just have the same 10 feet of protection
we’ve had since 1933 when the seawall
was built. With any tide over 10 feet,
we’ll be in a lot of trouble.” 1
How well would the completed levee
stand up to a major hurricane? Most of
the experts feel that no tidewater will
get over the levee. The 60 square mile
area inside the levee will eventually
have protection to an average of 16%
feet, according to Driggs.
While storm surges have been known
to top that figure, the Corps of
Engineers and Drainage District ex-
perts feel such tides are unlikely in the
Gulf near Sabine Pass.
“Carla generated tides up to 22 feet in
some locations along the Gulf, but that
kind of tide only occurs where there is
an estuary,” said Vittum. “As water is
channeled into a narrow area, it piles
up, raising the storm surge level. Lake
Sabine would not produce an estuary ef-
fect.”
Other experts have other opinions.
Dave Kava, weather service specialist
at the National Weather Service at Jef-
ferson County Airport, was questioned
about the estuary theory.
“The highest tide in Carla was 18.5
feet at Port Lavaca, where the estuary
effect created by Lavaca Bay caused
water to pile up,” said Kava. “The nor-
th end of Lake Sabine could have an
estuary effect, causing flooding in that
area. And of course, the surface of the
lake would tilt toward land during the
storm, raising water levels.”
What will happen if water goes over
the levee? Will the pumps be able to
handle it?
“The pumps are for internal
drainage,” said Driggs. “If a storm tide
comes over the levee, no pump will
operate, there will be no place to put the
water anyway, there will probably be
no city, and none of us will be here.”
Even if water comes over the levee,
the system would not be a complete
failure, according to Broussard. “The
levee will break the force of the tidal
surge,” he said. “The water may wash
over it, but not with a force that would
crush buildings. The water would
probably lap over, not surge over.”
Bryant agrees. “If the water just lap-
ped over, we would keep pumping,” he
said. “Our pumping stations can pump
water against a 14-foot tide, but with
reduced capacity. It would depend on
the amount of rainfall as to whether our
pumps could handle it.”
If the worst happens, and the pump
system fails, how long will it take to
pump the water from inside the levee
after the storm passes? How would the
property damage from standing water
compare to the damage from an un-
broken storm surge?
None of the experts offered an
estimate, saying that too many
variable factors were involved.
Perhaps these questions, as well as the
final worth of the system, can only be
answered in the final test-a direct hit
by a major hurricane. And that is a test
nobody seems anxious to take.
Next issue: The Galveston storm. A
personal recollection.
University
takes action
in disasters
By HELEN SOHLINGER
of the U.P. Staff
If and when a hurricane hits the
Golden Triangle, Lamar will take swift
action to protect students and other
people in the community, according to
Oscar Baxley, Lamar business
manager and chairman of the Disaster
Organization for Lamar.
Program B of the Disaster ^
Organization provides for dismissal of
classes whenever Civil Defense
organizations recommend evacuation
of county areas. Commuting students
will be advised to return to their homes
and resident students to report to their
respective dormitories.
“If a situation like Carla develops, we
would probably evacuate dorm studen-
ts as well as commuters,” said Baxley. -
“Many would probably return home.
We would group any remaining studen-
ts in an area where we could get food to
them, rather than leave them in the
dormitories.”
Under Program B, security, main-
tenance, food service, public in-
formation office and PBX staff will
maintain staffs and services, according
to Baxley.
Disaster Program A provides for the
the use of Lamar as a secondary
receiving center for hurricane
refugees. “Lamar would take the
spillover from other evacuation cen-
ters,” said Baxley.
All able-bodied refugees would report
to a Reception Center in the women’s
Gym to be registered and assigned to
buildings designated for families with
children under one year old, other
families, or couples with no children
and single persons.
Hospital-type patients would be cared
for in McDonald Gym under the
management of the American Red
Cross. The Health Center would be
reserved for emergencies and any
cases for which McDonald Gym is
inadequate.
A work pool of students would be
organized by Student Affairs to aid in
guiding refugees, manning the recep-
tion center, and distributing food.
“Feeding the refugees would be a
prime objective,” said Baxley. “In ad-
dition to the food service remaining in
operation, the Red Cross would also
bring in food.
“Lamar works closely with the Red
Cross and local Civil Defense
organizations. We have both the
facilities and the willingness to help the
community during a hurricane or any
other natural disaster.”
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Classes meet in Tech Arts Building
By DONNA GOZA
of the U.P. staff
Classes are meeting this
semester for the first time in
Lamar’s new attractive
Technical Arts Building. The
August 15 completion was ap-
proximately two months
before the contract deadline.
The $1.25 million dollar
building is located east of the
existing Technical Arts com-
plex, facing Port Arthur Ro id
to the east and the main cam-
pus and Lavaca Street to the
south. It contains 26,280
square feet of interior floor
space and many innovative
and resourceful features.
The first floor has a student
snack bar and vending
machine area, and a
recreation room complete
with pool and foosball tables.
A large lecture classroom
seating up to 108 students, a
faculty dining room, two
classrooms and several coun-
seling offices complete the fir-
st floor design.
The second floor consists
primarily of faculty offices,
conference rooms, and three
classrooms. A business data
processing laboratory is also
housed on the second floor.
A large print terminal in the
laboratory will allow students
to input their computer cards
in the Technical Arts Building
and receive their output at
that same location.
Another top floor feature,
located in the reception room
to Dean Shipper’s office, is a
clear glass domed skylight.
The sunlight streams in
during the day, and differently
colored lights, located at the
base of the skylight, create a
mood lighting effect at night.
The room also contains live
green plants.
The building’s architect,
Paul Hay of Dickson and
Bullock, a Beaumont ar-
chitectural firm, compared
the building with the Mamie
McFaddin Ward Health Scien-
ces and Galloway Business
Buildings, both finished last
year and designed by his firm.
The building, however, was
not the original design sub-
mitted by the firm. The
original plan called for a
three-story building. The
present two-story building
was found to be the better con-
cept, and construction began
in October 1976.
Renovations to the existing
five technical arts buildings,
included in the contract,
brought the combined total of
the new project to $1.7 million.
Hay added, “We feel that
this new building and
renovated facilities will create
a new, progressive image for
the College of Technical Arts
and a pleasant environment
for faculty and students."
Renpvations and repairs to
buildings T1-T5 include the
creation of men’s and
women’s shower and locker
room facilities, and the con-
version of the old snack bar in-
to two electronics
laboratories.
Covered walkways con-
necting the buildings have
been built, doorways and light
fixtures repaired, walls
knocked out to create larger
labs for refrigeration and air-
conditioning, diesel
mechanics, and the machine
shop. A gas manifold welding
system was an up-to-date add-
tion to the existing equipment
in the welding shop.
A new parking lot replaces
the old one, compensating for
the parking area lost when the
new building was constructed.
The enlarged laboratories
and increased number of
classroom areas provided by
the new building have
eliminated crowded con-
ditions and allow more room
for expansion.
Consequently, three new
programs, under adult
education, have been included
in the College of Technical Ar-
ts. These include Maintenance
Pipefitting, Occupation Safety
and Health, and Child Care
Technology.
The college now exceeds
1,700 students, and the new
facilities provide room for
enrollment expansion in the
future. The new “first-rate”
building is a source of pride to
the College of Technical Arts
and especially to its dean who
added, “I think students are
pleasantly surprised at the
building’s quality. I even
believe that our own faculty is
surprised. I don’t think anyone
imagined it was going to be
that pretty.”
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