The University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, February 7, 1975 Page: 1 of 12
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Faculty changes, new programs approved
Faculty changes and new degree
programs were approved in Hoard of
Kegents acts during January.
The retirements of two academic
administrators were announced at the
January 9 meeting of the board. Dr. J. D.
Landes is retiring as dean of the College of
Business, and Dr. Jeremiah M. Stark has
stepped down as head of the mathematics
department.
Phillip W. Latimer has been
appointed acting head of the mathematics
department. Appointment of faculty search
committees for both positions was
authorized by the regents. Dean Landes’
retirement is effective Aug. 31.
Dr. Landes joined the faculty in 1946,
and became business dean in 1961. He is a
member of numerous professional and
honorary societies and has been active in
civic affairs. He intends to continue teaching
in a part-time, capacity.
Dr. Stark joined the faculty as
professor and head of the math department
in 1956. A native of Orange, Dr. Stark holds
a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. He will continue to teach and
do increased research work in the future.
Latimer came here in 1946. He has
been director of the freshman math program
since 1963. He holds degrees from Baylor
and North Texas State University.
At the same meeting, D. Rex Goode
was appointed to the new position of
Director of Campus Planning. Goode will
coordinate construction projects and direct
building and ground plans.
A native of Tampa, Fla., Goode has
been in private practice in Beaumont since
1959. He is a graduate of the Georgia
Institute of Technology, and has taught
part-time for the Civil Engineering
department.
Proposals for six new degree
programs and one certificate of completion
program were also approved.
New degree programs will include
Master of Music, Master of Education,
Bachelor of Business Administration in
finance, Bachelor of Science in nursing,
Bachelor of Science in energy resources
management, and Associate of Applied
Science in fire protection technology.
A one-year certificate of completion
will be offered in marine construction
technology.
The music degrees are being initiated
in response to student requests for graduate
programs at Lamar.
The B.S.1 in nursing is a follow-up to
the associate degree program recently
initiated.
The B.S. in nursing is a follow-up to
the associate degree program recently
initiated.
The B.S. in nursing is a follow-up to
the associate degree program recently
initiated. Both programs are part of the new
College of Health Services.
Lucas Gusher Monument
worth $750,000, deeded
NATIONAL TOURIST SITE—President John E. Gray thanks Will
Wilson, President of the Lucas Gusher Monument Association
and chairman of First Security National Bank, who presented
the monument deed to Lamar. Wilson called the gift "a cul-
mination of a dr earn., .belief in a community ana its youth."
Regeant Chairman Otho Plummer (center) looks on.
Morris, Combs Halls
In a Setzer Center luncheon Friday,
Jan. 24, the Lucas Gusher Monument
Association deeded to the Lamar system the
former Sun Oil geophysics lab and property
near Amelia.
Also in the gift was the Spindletop
Monument and grounds south of the main
campus. Total appraised value of the lands is
in excess of $7 50,000.
The former Sun Oil complex is
located on approximately 13 acres on U.S.
Highway 90. Five shops and numerous
offices are housed in 17,000 square feet on
the two-floor facility.
Built in 1949 and donated to the
monument association in 1970 by Sun Oil,
the area will tentatively hold an oil and gas
training program in early March.
The Lucas Gusher Monument site is
located on about one and one-half acres.
Some six years ago legislative
authority was granted to develop the
museum, however, the future of the project
was stalemated when former Gov. Preston
Smith vetoed a 8750,000 line item in 1971.
President John Gray said immediate
funds would be sought for the employment
of a curator, secretary, office supplies and a
modest amount for travel and acquisition
expenses.
Continuing, Dr. Gray said, “ We have
every reason to believe that a Spindletop
Memorial Museum of the first class will
become a reality because the people of this
region are proud and support efforts to
fittingly display that pride.”
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Vol. 25 No. 11 Lamar University February 7, 1975
renovated,complete
by Cindy Williams
One phase of Lamar’s building and
renovation projects-Morris and Combs
Halls-has been completed and the halls are
“open for business”.
Morris is being used as a dormitory
with women in A and B wings and men in C
wing. According to Bruce E. Stracener,
associate dean of student development,
Morris can house 206 students and. is
presently filled. The rooms are arranged in
two-room suites with a bathroom
connecting rooms. There is central heat and
air with controls in each room. The
closet/drawer unit devides the room into
two sleeping areas with a bed, desk,and light
on either side.
Carpeting has been added, both on
the floor 'and side walls to muffle noise.
Also, drapes have replaced the blinds on
windows.
Combs is being used as a married
students’ apartment containing 34 units.
The apartments each have a kitchen, living
room, bathroom, and two bedrooms. One
befroom has a bunk bed for chilldren and
the other, a double bed. Combs has the
same carpet and drapes as Morris.
Between Combs and Morris is a
lighted cotyard with sidewalks, benches and
gazebo containing four barbecue pits and
picnic tables.
There are six washers and five dryers
serving the two halls.
The lounge, located at the combs end
ol the courtyard, contains couches, a color
TV, and (when they arrive) a ping pong
table and card tables.
Both halls have three rooms which
can he used for meetings and Morris has
darkroom facilities and equipment available
to residents.
Student comments about Morris
varied: “It’s an improvement. . . .Lots of
room. . . . No comparison to
Gray.....Ex pensive. .. .The heating is
Screwed. . . .The rooms are alright in
Gray. . . .it’s not bad for a dorm-.. A new
era in dorm living..”
Dean Stracener feels that Morris is
“second to none” of any dormsx he has
visited. Morris costs $246 a semester ($20
more per semester than the other dorms)
and the apartments rent for $175 per month
(completely furnished with utilities paid).
Gray and Campbell Halls along with
the old apartments will be ready for the
upcoming fall semester, according to
Stracener. Gray will have two different
room floor plans. One plan will have the
regular four sleeping areas per suite, while
the other will have three sleeping and a
living room in each suite. As yet, Stracener
says lie is not sure what the units will be
used for (men’s or women’s dorms), he must
wait and s<*e what the demand is.
Record enrollment
reported at 10,903
A record enrollment figure
of 10,903 students far the spring
semester has been announced
by Norris H. Kelton, dean of
admissions and records.This
figure exceeds the previous
record by 227 students.
Kelton added that this fig-
ure does not include the stu-
dents from the last day of late
registration and some off -
campus classes.
COMB’S ALL NEW KITCHENS—One of the features of the
former dormitory roorns now converted to apartments is
the all electric kitchen. Dean Bruce Stracener described
the area as well-planned, with adequate preparation and
cabinet space. The apartments also feature two bedrooms,
a living room and a bathroom.
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