Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 1980 Page: 2 of 6
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UNIVERSirrFRESS October 29‘, 1980*2
,LU Briefs-
RHA
Residence Hall Association will meet Thursday, 6:30
p.m., Main Dining Hall to discuss the formation of a
food committee, Bobbie Applegate, assistant director
of the Setzer Student Center, said.
RHA is asking for representatives from each dor-
mitory to be on the committee.
RHA president Brian Whitmore will finalize ap-
pointments, Applegate said.
Applications for a permanent committee are being
accepted by Whitmore or by the food service office.
Discussion will cover menus, problems and
suggestions for improving the “boarding” operation.
Chess Club
An organizational meeting for the formation of a
chess club will be held Friday, 4:30 p.m., Setzer
Student Center Reading Room, Francisco Melero,
spokesperson,said.
Faculty members and students are invited to attend.
If you wish to play chess after the meeting, please
bring your chess board, Melero said.
Information pertaining to the club'can be obtained in
212 SSC.
Young Democrats
The Young Democrats will meet today, from 4 p.m.
to 6 p.m., 108 Setzer Student Center, Rose Broussard,
secretary-treasurer, said.
Black Engineers
National Society of Black Engineers will meet today,
6:30 p.m., 241 Cherry Engineering Building, Naomi
Crockett, spokesperson, said.
Finance Association
The Finance Association will sponsor a field trip,
I Thursday, 1:30 p.m., Michael W. Warner, president
said.
The group will visit Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
and Smith, Inc. in the First Security Bank Building.
Carpools will form at the University Inn parking lot
with departure time set at 1:30 p.m.
The lectures will be given in the Science Auditorium,
7:30 p.m.
Sigma Nu
Sigma Nu fraternity will hold a Halloween Bash,
Friday, beginning at dark, 4735 Highland Ave., ac-
cording to Royce Derouen, reporter.
No admission will be charged, Derouen said.
UCF
A “Thursday Night Thing” will be sponsored by the
United Christian Fellowship, Thursday, 7:30 p.m., 218
Setzer Student Center, Jim Gill, spokesperson, said.
Music, meditations and munchies will be available.
The group is currently finishing the Book of Ephesians.
Admission is free, Gill said.
ACS
The American Chemical Society has elected Steve
Brown, Port Arthur senior, president for the 1980-81
school year, Melanie Alo, spokesperson, said.
Other officers are Craig Fisette, Bridge City senior,
vice president: Georgia Hall, Vidor junior, secretary;
and Debbie Asbury, Port Arthur senior, treasurer.
BSU
Research, shortcomings on agenda
LU Earth Day to focus on energy dilemmas
A comprehensive look at
the nation’s energy dilem-
ma, with the recent new
developments in the Middle
East, will highlight Lamar’s
fourth annual Earth Day for
area earth science and
geology teachers Saturday
from 8:45 a.m. until noon.
The shortcomings of
current national energy
policies and research in
alternative and sup-
plementary energy resour-
ces will also be discussed,
ARE
according to Dr. William
Matthews, regents’
professor of geology, who is
in charge of the event.
“As geoscience educators
we have a unique op-
portunity--and responsibilit-
y--to provide unbiased in-
formation about future
energy needs,” Matthews
said. “This year’s speakers
will provide valuable
background material that
will help in answering
questions raised by our
students and their parents,”
Matthews said.
A special exhibit of
demonstrations and
teaching activities useful in
teaching energy topics will
be made, with materials
given to those who attend.
More than 100 teachers at-
tended last year, and Mat-
thews said a substantial
crowd is anticipated this
year.
After some welcoming
remarks from Dr. Roger
Yerick, dean of the College
of Sciences and Dr. H.E.
Eveland, head of the Depart-
ment of Geology, the
featured speakers will
present their energy-related
review.
Dr. E. Linn Draper, vice
president of nuclear
technology at Gulf States
Utilities, will present “Our
National Energy Problem-
Fact or Fiction?” After a
tour of some energy
exhibits, Dr. P.B.Snyder,
associate professor of secon-
dary education, will discuss
the nation's available
resources and their possible
use.
A general non-technical
explanation of the origin, ex-
ploration and economic im-
portance of Texas oil and
gas will be presented by Dr.
William Pampe, professor of
geology, with his speech,
“Petroleum-Texas’ Most
Valuable Resource.”
Following that, W.C.
Gilbert, coordinator of plans
and policy development in
Exxon, will present a review
of the major supplementary
and alternate sources of
energy available for future
needs.
Problem Pregnancy
Information
Adoption? Abortion?
Pregnancy Testing • Counseling • Referrals
A freshman Burger Bash will be hosted by the Bap-
tist Student Union Freshman Council, Jackie Nelson,
publicity chairman, said.
The bash will be held Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the
Baptist Student Union.
If you wish to attend, sign up at the bulletin board in
the Baptist Student Union. Last day to sign up is Thur-
sday, Nelson said.
Admission is free, Nelson said.
Order of Omega
Membership applications for the Order of Omega, a
national honor society, are available in 102 Setzer
Student Center, Melinda Moore, spokesperson, said.
Applications may be picked up beginning Thursday
until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11.
This society honors outstanding Greeks and selection
is based on service to Lamar, campus participation,
Greek activities and offices held, Moore said.
A person must be a junior or senior student in good
standing to qualify. Information about further
requirements may be obtained at 102 SSC, Moore said.
Confidential
Call
Scholarship recipients—John Thannish, center left, and
Kenneth Burns, center right, accept $500 checks from
representatives of Steward Services, Inc., Jim
Neathery, left, and Ben Milburn, right. The scholarships
are set up to reward those students who have completed
the first of two years of study required for earning the
Associate of Applied Science degree in Diesel
Mechanics from the College of Technical Arts.
Photo by FERNANDO PRADO
Guest, Webb gain Greek honors
Steve Guest, Bovina
junior, and Jeanne Webb,
Beaumont sophomore, were
named Mr. and Ms. Greek
Thursday, as the climax to
Greek Week activities.
The winners were chosen
from a field of six finalists
for the title. They are Vicki
Adkins, Evadale senior;
Melinda Moore, Beaumont
senior; Alan Castaneda,
Port Arthur senior; and
Winston Guillory, Port Ar-
thur senior.
The finalists were chosen
from applicants submitted
by campus organizations.
They were judged on the
basis of their grade point
averages and on their con-
tributions to the Greek
system and the university
community, Jacque Placet-
te, director of student
organizations, said.
The selection committee
consisted of: Larry
Markley, dean of student ac-
tivities; Dr. George
McLaughlin, vice president
for student affairs; Ann
Shaw, dean of student
development; Nora Leitch,
director of retention ser-
vices and Jim Rush,
associate director of student
aid.
Co-chairmen for Greek
Week, held Oct. 12-17, were
Nancy Rienstra, Beaumont
junior and Eric Voyles, Lub-
bock junior.
Greek Week organizers
were Darlene Dalton, fresh-
man; Judy Ryall, fresh-
man; Taylor Shelton,
senior; Sherrie Spitznagle,
junior; Rene Mahlmann,
junior; and Ricky Overton,
senior; all of Beaumont.
Other organizers include
Robin Webster, Port Arthur
junior; Alesha Hudson, Cen-
ter junior; and Dan Priest,
Lumberton sophomore.
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Chief executives suffer
‘Zero year hex’ jinxes presidents
NEW YORK (UPI) — There’s one factor often
overlooked in this year’s hectic election battle — the pur-
ported zero-year presidential hex.
The last seven presidents to win an election in a zero-
ending year all have died in office, four of them
assassinated.
Many call the zero-year presidential death streak a freak
coincidence. But one legend suggests it’s an old curse from
an angry Indian medicine man.
The death streak began with President William Henry
Harrison, best remembered by the political slogan he
shared with running-mate John Tyler — “Tippecanoe and
Tyler too.”
In 1800 President John Adams appointed Harrison gover-
nor of Indiana territory, then largely inhabited by Indians.
He negotiated treaties with the Indians, opening new lands
to white settlement and sparking outrage among many In-
dian leaders.
Later, during the War of 1812, Harrison's troops won a
major victory over British forces and their Indian allies,
led by Tecumseh, in the Battle of the Thames in Canada.
Tecumseh, himself, was killed in the battle.
Legend says that Tecumseh’s brother, “the Prophet,”
then pronounced a curse: Harrison and all future presiden-
ts elected in a zero-year would die in office.
Harrison was elected to the presidency in 1840. In March
1841 he gave an hour-long inaugural speech, the longest in
history. It was a rainy day and he caught a cold. His cold
soon developed into pneumonia and he died on April 4, only
30 days into his presidency. He was 68.
Since then:
—Abraham Lincoln, elected to his first term in 1860, was
assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865.
—James Garfield, elected in 1880, was assassinated in
1881 by Charles J. Guiteau.
—William McKinley, elected in 1900, was assassinated in
1901 by Leon F. Czolgosz.
—Warren Harding, elected in 1920, died presumably of
pneumonia, a complication of food poisoning, in 1923. No
autopsy was performed and the exact cause of death is
unknown.
—Franklin Roosevelt, elected to a third term in 1940, died
of a cerebral hemmorhage in 1945.
—President John Kennedy, elected in 1960, was
assasinated in 1963.
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The American Institute of Industrial Engineers will
meet today, 1:15 p.m., AIIE Lounge, Lucas
Engineering Building, Zack Rivette, press secretary,
said.
A reception for Chris Deaton, industrial engineering
laboratory technician II, will be coordinated at this
meeting.
Those wishing to attend the reception are asked to
sign up at this meeting.
The reception is planned to be held Thursday, 6:30
p.m., Lamar Room, Eighth Floor, Gray Library.
All industrial engineering and technology students
and friends of Deaton are invited, Rivette said.
Call for help today
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Costume Contest
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First place, $100; second place, $50; third place, $25. (Lamar Students only.)
Door prizes. Snacks, Beer, Beverages.
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Marlow, Susan. Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 1980, newspaper, October 29, 1980; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth500367/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.