University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 31, 1983 Page: 2 of 8
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UNIVERSITY PRESS August 31,1983*2
BSU director retires
after 30 years’ service
m
James Wray
By FRED TRAMEL
UP Managing Editor
After 26 years at Lamar as the Baptist
Student Union director, the Rev. James
Wray is retiring.
“I had a good 30 years of campus
ministry,” he said. “That is a goal that has
been reached. I am ready for some kind of
new challenge.”
Wray directed student work at Stephen
F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches,
before coming to Lamar in 1957
He was the pastor of a Houston church
from 1945 until 1952.
As to what has kept him going for all
these years, Wray quickly answers, “A
good wife.”
Alice Wray, his wife, is assistant direc-
tor of operations and reservations for the
Setzer Student Center at Lamar.
Amy Daniel, one the Wray’s two
daughters, points out that her mother
worked with her father for nine years, as
his associate in campus ministry.
“Alice and I have been an item (at
Lamar)," Wray says. “People over here in
the Setzer Center are always wondering
who that man is having lunch with Mrs.
Wray.”
Their two daughters have been active
both at Lamar and the BSU.
Melanie Wray Cameron, the older
daughter, formerly served as president of
the BSU before her graduation from
Lamar. She lives in Dallas with her hus-
band Jeff, and their three children.
Amy is currently working as a secretary
at the BSU. She lives in Beaumont with her
husband, Roger Daniel, a local
newscaster. They have one daughter.
A strong family man, Wray says it has
been particularly meaningful for him to
have his family working close to him. He
says he agrees with those who say that if
you fail in your family relations you fail all
together.
With all his years at the BSU, Wray has
seen many changes in students.
“The ’50s was a quiet generation while
that of the ’60s was pretty highly
motivated,” he says. “In the ’60s you had
an active Jesus movement at the same
time students were questioning all institu-
tions.
“The Jesus movement led to an open-
ness and acceptance of religious posture
being a very desirable thing.”
In the 1960s, Wray taught many hours of
Bible classes. “We practically had to close
the classes with as many as 50 to 80
students applying for them. It was an
amazing phenomenon,” he said.
Now that he has retired, Wray says he
has plans to travel. He expects to take a
trip this fall to Hawaii. The trip was given
to him and his wife by the Baptist board.
The Wrays are experienced travelers. In
1963, they took an extended trip to the Holy
Land which lasted four weeks. They went
from Cairo to Beruit.
They have traveled in Europe, the
United States, and other countries.
In the future, Wray says, he hopes to re-
main close to young people, especially
students.
“They have made a great contribution to
me and my attitudes, and have helped me
stay abreast of contemporary affairs,” he
says.
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LU Briefs
Fraternity to sponsor party
Delta Tau Delta fraternity will sponsor a “Blue
Lagoon Party” Friday at 8 pm., in their new lodge,
located at the intersection of Iowa and Cunningham,
Curt Tatum, social chairman, said.
Everyone is invited to attend, Tatum said.
NSBE to hold mixer
The National Society of Black Engineers will meet
this evening at 6:30 pm., in 201 Cherry Engineering
Building, Rena F. Clark, president, said.
The group will hold a barbecue Thursday at 6:30 pm.,
at 4725 Corley, the home of Dr. Richard L. Price,
associate professor of mathematics and adviser to
NSBE.
Smith receives scholarship
Laura K. Smith, Nederland senior, is the first reci-
pient of the T-anuir Secretaries Association scholarship.
She is a business administration/office administration
major and was awarded the scholarship at the associa-
tion’s monthly meeting in July. The scholarship is given
in memory of the late Darlene Graves, one of the
organizing members of the association.
Greeks hosting event
Social sororities and fraternities of Lamar are hosting
the Southwest Greek Conference, Sept. 30 to Oct. 2,
Terry Roy, publicity chairperson, said.
The conference covers five states, Texas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico, Roy said.
Entertainment will range from a picnic in Gladys City
to a dance in the Setzer Student Center Ballroom. This is
the first time for Lamar to host the conference and all
sororities and fraternities are asked to give their sup-
port, Roy said.
Organizations hold fair
A Student Organization Fair will be held today and
Thursday from 11 am. until 2 p.m., in the Quadrangle
(SSC Ballroom in case of rain), Annie Stegeman, coor-
dinator of student organization services and activities,
said.
Purpose of the event is to recruit new membersget old
members back together, and to publicize the organiza-
tions.
Admission is free, Stegeman said.
Fraternity schedules party
Sigma Nu fraternity has planned a “Blue Hawaiian”
rush party to be held Thursday at 8 p.m., in the Sigma
Nu house, 4735 Highland Ave., James Sigler, reporter,
said Monday.
All interested persons are invited to attend, Sigler
said.
Mailboxes available
All student organizations now have a free mailbox
located in the Office of Student Organizations, Annie
Stegeman, coordinator of student organization services
and activities, said.
She said all student organizations should re-register
before Sept. 25, in order to remain active on campus and
be able to take advantage of services offered.
Packets for re-registration may be picked up in the
Student Organization Office. For further information,
call 838-8739.
ROTC students recognized
ROTC students received recognition in ceremonies
held Aug. 24 at the Lamar ROTC Building, Cpt. Steve
McGuffin, assistant professor of military science, said.
Students recognized for their successful completion of
the six-week 1983 ROTC basic camp at Fort Knox, Ky.,
are Cyd C. Duplechaine, Houston junior; David F.
Chavis, Beaumont junior; Wayne M. Shanks, Beaumont
'junior; Paul C. Daniels, Tyler junior; Kenneth W. Grif-
fin, Beaumont junior; and Jan A. Prince, Port Arthur
junior.
Students recognized for receiving a United States Ar-
my scholarship are Kenneth W. Griffin, Beaumont
junior; Clay E. Autery, Liberty sophomore; Jaime A.
Colom, Ponce, Puerto Rico; and Eileen Hall, Vidor
sophomore.
Students recognized for their successful completion of
the United States Army Airborne School are diaries L.
Burrows, Beaumont junior, Brett S. Attaway, Missouri
City, Texas, senior; Reagan LaPoint, Beaumont junior;
and John E. Suttle, Port Arthur senior.
Reading, writing courses set
Special Services will offer a course in speed reading
techniques for qualified students beginning Sept. 12, Gary
Laird, reading specialist in Special Services, said Monday.
The course is designed for proficient readers at the col-
lege level who wish to read more rapidly and efficiently.
Enrollment is limited to 20 students, Laird said.
Special Services is also accepting applications for its fall
Writing Laboratory, Ray Brown, writing specialist in
Special Services, said.
The writing lab is part of the Special Services tutorial
component and is designed to provide assistance to
students of freshman English, especially those enrolled in
English 137, Brown said.
Students interested in speed reading techniques or the
writing laboratory may call 838-8963 or come by Special
Services office, located in 249 ED.
• . •
Poole assumes department position
Dr. George D. Poole has been named head of the Depart-
ment of Mathematics at Lamar University, Dr. David Ged-
des, vice president for academic affairs, said.
Poole assumed his duties this month, replacing Mary K.
Bell, acting head of the department.
He earned his bachelor’s degree from Emporia State, his
master’s degree from Colorado State University, Fort Col-
lins, Colo., and his doctorate from Texas Tech University,
Lubbock.
Prior to his employment at Emporia State, he taught at
Texas Tech and Washburn University, Topeka, Kan. He
was a visiting professor at North Carolina State University
in 1979-80.
He is a member of the American Mathematical Society,
Mathematical Association of America, Society of In-
dustrial and Applied Mathematicians, National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics and Association for Computing
Machinery, among others.
He has taught courses in group theory, matrix theory dif-
ferential equations, probability and statistics, numerical
analysis, numerical linear aigebra and computer sciences.
The author of more than 30 publications in scholarly jour-
nals, Poole has been a consultant for the Menninger Foun-
dation, Sauder Industries, Inc., and North Lyon County
School Board in Kansas.
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Channel 8 to air |
new telecourses
For the fourth semester, courses based on television in-
struction will be offered by Lamar University during fall
1983.
Telecourses from Lamar are aired over Public Broad-
cast affiliate KUHT, Channel 8, in Houston. In addition to
broadcasts, the courses require some attendance on cam-
pus.
Academic credit telecourses will be offered by the
departments of history and government.
History 231, “History of the United States from
1763-1877,” will consist of 30 half-hour presentations
throughout the semester and five on-campus meetings.
Government 4310, “The Legacy of Vietnam,” will consist of
13 sixty-minute television presentations and approximately
10 on-campus meetings.
Students who enroll in telecourses may only apply for ad-
mission and registration by mail by contacting the Office of
Extramural Education. Students taking regular courses on
the main campus or at off-campus locations may register
for telecourses at their regular registration. Orange and
Port Arthur campus students may add telecourses after
registration by contacting the Extramural Education of-
fice.
The history class will be broadcast Saturday mornings or
early afternoon. The Vietnam class will air on Tuesday
evenings.
As part of the service to telecourse students, cassettes of
the segments will be available for viewing in the Gray
Library Media Center.
Awards granted
equal 82 totals
The number of scholarships awarded by Lamar Universi-
ty in 1982-83 is a good projection of what will be given out
this academic school year, Jim Rush, director of student
aid, said.
Rush said the scholarship monies expended this year will
be relatively the same as last year.
More than 2,000 students at Lamar were granted scholar-
ships totaling $765,050 last year, with 688 receiving 6362,153
in tuition adjustments with scholarships. Both figures are
on the rise.
Rush said the major factors for the increase in these
figures are inflation and competition.
“Ten years ago, $250 would have been adequate to pay
tuition, fees and buy some books,” Rush said. “Today that
is less than 100 percent of the tuition and fees. So if the
scholarships given by different groups were to cover those
things, they would cost more.”
Rush said the competition in recruiting outstanding
students has also added to the increase of scholarships and
scholarship money being offered.
There are still plenty of scholarships available for
students who want to apply as early as September for next
year, Rush added.
“We’re making scholarship applications for 1984-85
available in September and sending them out to the high
school counselors,” he said. “The optimal time to pick
them up would be in December, January and February.
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Two shows: 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
SSC Ballroom
$1 with LU ID; $3 for general public
Available at SSC Check Cashing Booth
Freshmen: Sign up today and Thursday
for free ticket drawing
at Student Organization Fair
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Quadrangle
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