University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 10, 1991 Page: 1 of 6
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Beautification
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branching out
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across campus
4 By Lou Reeves
-< UP contributing writer
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The Campus Beautification
*■ Program, according to Gerald
a McCaig, physical plant operations
director, is growing, blooming and
* harvesting tremendously throughout
« the campus.
The program, which encompass-
es the entire campus, was designed
« originally for beautification of the
grounds. Maintenance of existing
grounds and gardens, along with the
* incorporation of new gardens and
lawn treatments, was the purpose of
the program. But over the past few
* months, the program has branched
t out into new areas and is trying to
involve more of the faculty and stu-
dent body.
» One of the new programs that
McCaig was particularly proud of
was the “Adopt-a-Garden” program
* that allows student or faculty groups
to adopt flower beds or flower gar-
dens. Responsibilities for the one-
* year maintenance agreement
, include weeding and watering beds,
I re-planting any new foliage required
'* * and basically keeping the area clean
y and presentable.
Fraternities, sororities or any
* other campus organizations may
4 take on this task; however, the fun
is not limited to the student body.
* McCaig told how one group of
„ office workers has undertaken the
job for beds surrounding their build-
* ing. He is hoping that faculty as well
* will become involved and has not
ruled out the possibility for alumni
groups entering into the picture.
<> All tools and materials are pro-
vided by the plant operations
department, and there are certain
* limitations that are to be met.
, McCaig, in cooperation with the
buildings and grounds manager,
* Levi Heard, do all selecting of
fc planting sites and plant life. For
information concerning the “Adopt-
"* a-Garden” program, groups may
, contact Ruth McCauley at 212
Setzcr Student Center, 880-8722.
A second function that appears
» to be flourishing is the “Trees Plus”
program. Through this plan, tax-free
contributions may be made for the
» purchase of trees and shrubs to be
f Ranted around the campus.
Founded in December 1990 by
McCaig, Bill Nylin, executive vice
president of finance and operations,
and Carolyn Conn, director of pay-
roll, the program was based on a tra-
dition started by Dr. and Mrs. Bill
Franklin.
“Every Christmas Dr. Franklin
and his wife, Sonya, donate a tree to
the university. We felt that it would
make a significant enhancement to
the campus if everyone had an
opportunity to contribute,” Conn
said.
Contributors may specify the area
to be used and may suggest foliage,
but final decisions are made by
McCaig and his staff.
Donations may be given in mem-
ory or in honor of a family member or
as a gift for birthdays, graduation or
holidays.
For every tree or garden donated
in honor or memory of someone, a
plaque will be placed at the site.
McCaig is excited about the fact that
not only will the date, honoree and
donator be listed, but also the name
of the plant. Through this effort,
people enjoying foliage will also be
able to learn about species of plant
life indigenous to Southeast Texas.
Donations have already begun to
benefit the campus. McCaig told of a
Mauriceville woman who was clear-
ing a sizable portion of land. Hearing
of the Trees Plus program, she con-
tacted Lamar and allowed them to
remove as many trees as they could
use. Some are already being trans-
planted throughout the campus.
The forestry service recently
donated 700-800 pine seedlings that
have been potted and are growing in
the physical plant. They will have a
growth period of approximately two
years before they are transplantable.
Concern not only for the beautifi-
cation of the campus, but for the fur-
ther protection of the environment,
was discussed by McCaig as a final
reason for the programs.
“As we replace trees, we hope to
help clean the air and re-forest the
area. We can’t put them back in as
quickly as we took them out, but we
can surely try,” McCaig said.
For additional information con-
cerning tax-deductible donations,
contact McCaig, Physical Plant
Director, Box 10016, Lamar
University, Beaumont, Texas 77710,
or phone 409-880-8109.
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Hitching a ride
Mike Petrus, 33, of Denison, Texas, a Boots and
Coots oil fire fighting company employee, hitch-
es a ride on the hook of a crane as he works to
attach it to a water pump, top of which is visi-
ble at bottom of photograph. The pump will be
used in oil firefighting efforts.
Education
department
to undergo
changes
By Susan Lewis
UP contributing writer
The Lamar University educa-
tion and human development
department has put on a new face in
light of the new state law which was
designed to improve education in
public schools.
The changes, which have been
phased in over the past several
years, will go into effect on Sept. 1.
Students will no longer be
allowed to major in education after
the new plan goes into effect,
according to Charles Hodge, dean of
the college of education.
“Students who are interested in
teaching will be required to major in
their content area because the gen-
eral public thought that teachers
knew how to teach but didn’t know
enough about the content of the
subject which they were teaching,”
Hodge said.
Also, the education department
has added a new introductory class,
PED 3326, which requires 15 hours
of practicum to expose students to
in-classroom experiences to help
them decide whether or not they
would like to teach.
Hodge said, “We had students
who did their student teaching and
found they hated the classroom.
This course allows the students to
observe the classroom before they
waste two years.”
Also, a new program called
Cohorts will be in effect. In this pro-
gram students stay in a group of 12
and do everything together.
One faculty member will be
assigned to oversee their activities.
This will allow Lamar to keep in
contact with the public school
teacher and will provide a well-
defined course for the students to
follow.
Sm EDUCATION, page 3
Bess Gentry Award
Winner to be announced at April 1 3 banquet
: Telephone registration schedule
' listed for summer I, II and fall
* ' * Summer I
Name
Date
Pay Period
H-Q
April 8 - 13
April 8 - 23
R-Z
April 15 - 20
April 15 - 30
A-G
April 22 - 27
April 22 - May 17
Open Period
April 29 - May 17
April 29 - May 17
Extended
May 28 - June 5
Pay before attending class.
Summer II
H-Q
April 8 -13
April 8 - June 28
R-Z
April 15 - 20
April 15 - June 28
A-G
April 22 - 27
■ April 22 - June 28
Open Period
April 29 - June 21
April 29 - June 28
Extended
July 5-July 12
Pay before attending class.
Fall 1991
H-Q
April 8 -13
April 8 - August 16
R-Z
April 15 - 20
April 15 - August 16
A-G
April 22 - 27
April 22 - August 16
Open Period
April 29 - August 10
April 29 - August 16
Extended
August 19-27
Pay before attending class.
Eight finalists have been named
for the 1991 Bess Gentry Award,
announced Ann Shaw, chair of the
Bess Gentry Award Committee.
They are Kimberly Guillory, a
chemical engineering major from
Lake Charles; Tamara Jones, a
criminal justice major from
Beaumont; Greta Laborde, an elec-
trical engineering major from Vidor;
Denise Moore, a psychology major
from Harker Heights; Susan Smith,
an accounting major from
Beaumont; Marla Thibodeaux, a
mechanical engineering major from
Vinton; Deborah Anne Walter, a
mathematics major from Orange;
and Angela Widener, an English
major from Beaumont.
All nominees will be honored at
the annual Bess Gentry Award
Banquet April 13. The award recipi-
ent will also be announced at the
banquet
Guillory’s campus involvement
includes serving as social director of
the Cap and Gown Honor Society,
president of the National Society of
Black Engineeers and secretary of
the Black Student Association.
She is also a National Merit
Scholar and has served as secretary
of Omega Chi Epsilon Honor
Society and president of the Society
of Women Engineers.
Jones has served in the Setzer
Student Center Council, in the
Student Government Association
and as Panhellenic Association presi-
dent.
Her other campus involvements
include membership in the Criminal
Justice Association and the Baptist
Student Union and serving as stu-
dent director of Leadership Lamar
Institute for University Awareness.
Jones also served on the C. Robert
Kemble Award Committee.
Laborde has been a member of
the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor
Society, the Eta Kappa Nu Electrical
Engineering Honor Society and the
Baptist Student Union publicity
committee.
She has also served as Cap and
Gown Honor Society president,
College of Engineering Student
Council president and Society of
Women Erfgineers vice-president
and has served on the SGA
Executive Cabinet.
Moore has served as Gray Hall
Council president, Residence Hall
secretary, Black Student Association
. Texas leads in police abuses, study says
By Associated Press
* More Texas law enforcement
officers have been investigated and
prosecuted for alleged brutality
* than officers in any other state, a
4 new study says.
A copyright story in The Dallas
* Morning News on Sunday said that
, Texas, the nation’s third most popu-
lous state, had 2,015 investigations
of alleged police brutality between
* 1984 and 1989.
Second on the list was California
with 1,294 investigations, followed
' by Louisiana with 1,050. Vermont
was last, recording just three investi-
gations during the five-year span.
The newspaper cited figures
from records obtained from the U.S.
Justice Department under the
Freedom of Information Act.
Records also showed that 50
cases, involving about 125 officers
accused of civil rights violations,
were prosecuted in the state
between 1980 and 1989. Texas cases
accounted for 19.2 percent of the
total civil rights cases filed against
police nationwide.
Next highest was Louisiana, with
21 civil rights cases, or 8 percent
Records obtained by the newspa-
per didn’t include a state-by-state
breakdown of convictions.
Texas had the fifth-highest rate
of investigations into police on a
per-capita basis. Louisiana led the
nation with 25 investigations per
100,000 people, the report said.
Texas had 14.1 per 100,000 resi-
dents.
Law enforcement officials said
the high rate of alleged brutality in
Texas is caused by inadequate train-
ing, education, pay and background
checks.
“If you look at the whole state of
Texas, we are still not putting the
type of money into police to get the
type of product you would like,”
said Ronald G. DeLord, president
of the Combined Law Enforcement
Associations of Texas.
“I’m a big supporter of training
and standards. I wish they were 50
times tougher than they are.”
The Justice Department on
March 14 announced a nationwide
review of police brutality. That
announcement was triggered by the
March 3 beating of Rodney King,
25, by Los Angeles police officers.
chairman of the board and
Panhellenic delegate.
She is also a member of the Order
of Omega Greek Honor Society and
the Campus Clean-up Committee.
She is the recipient of the Black
Student Association Service Award
and the Black Student Association
Leadership Award.
Smith has served as co-chairman
of the Leadership Lamar Steering
Committee, treasurer of the Order of
Omega, president of Alpha Lambda
Delta Freshman Honor Society, assis-
tant student director for Orientation
Operations and as vice president of
finance of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.
She is also a member of the Beta
Alpha Psi National Accounting
Fraternity and has served as a peer
adviser for the orientation program.
Thibodeaux is a member of the
Cap and Gown Society, American
Society of Mechanical Engineers,
College of Engineering Student
Council and the Black Student
Association and has served as the sec-
retary of the Pi Tau Sigma Honor
Fraternity.
She has also served as a represen-
tative to the SGA, recreation and
social chairman of the Leadership
Lamar Steering Committee, presi-
dent of the Society of Women
Engineers and president of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority.
Walter has served as Cap and
Gown Society representative to
SGA, Alpha Lambda Delta presi-
dent, Lamar University Math Club
president, Pi Mu Epsilon Math
Honor Fraternity president and chair
of meals and facilities for the
Leadership Lamar Steering
Committee.
She is also a member of the
Lamar University Executive Council
and Phi Kappa Phi National Honor
Society and has served on the Bess
Gentry Award Committee.
Widener has served as Setzer
Student Center Council president,
Panhellenic Association secretary,
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority president
and student director of the orienta-
tion peer adviser program.
She has also served as an SGA
representative and on the SGA exec-
utive cabinet. Her campus involve-
ment also includes membership in
Outstanding College Students of
America and serving on the Student
Organization Advisory Committee
and the Residence Hall Association.
Jordan receives
M.B. Lamar medal
By United Press International
Former Congresswoman Barbara
Jordan received the Association of
Texas Colleges and Universities'
1991 Maribeau B. Lamar Medal
Monday, the highest award made on
behalf of higher education.
The medal honors the second
president of the Republic of Texas,
who many consider the "father of
education" in the state.
Gov. Ann Richards joined with
Texas A&M President William H.
Mobley in making the presentation
to Jordan, a former sate senator and
member of the U.S. Congress who is
now on the faculty of the LBJ School
of Public Affairs at the University of
Texas at Austin.
Mobley said said the Lamar
Medal is awarded annually to an
"outstanding individual who has
repeatedly demonstrated exemplary
Sm JORDAN, pag* 3
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