The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1958 Page: 2 of 6
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The Redbird
Texas Musical Battle
The Texas gubernatorial race shows promise of be-
ing a very interesting one this year, with former Gov-
ernor "Pappy" Lee O'Daniel bringing out his hillbilly
band, State Senator Henry B, Gonzales being backed up
by his three guitarists whose specialty is Latin Amer-
ican folk songs and Price Daniel, incumbent, standing
in the middle with only his reputation to depend upon.
Of course, as usual in Texas politics, the battle is be-
tween the conservative and liberal Democrats.
Senator Gonzales of San Antonio, known for his fili-
bustering in Congress against segregation bills, prefers
to be called a "consiberal", because he is a "liberal on
human rights issues and a conservative on property
rights". He does not care for the term "Latin-Ameri-
can",, but would rather be known as an American of
Mexican ancestry.
Governor Price Daniels refers to himself as a middle-
of-the-road Democrat." It was not surprising that he
signed up to run for the second term in the governor s
mansion.
"Pappy" O'Daniel made his comeback in Texas politics
in the 1956 gubernatorial election, running a gains t
Ralph Yarborough and Price Daniel.’ Texans can never
forget his fabulous campaign in 1940 when he defeated
12 opponents. Highlights of the campaign were the use
of his "pass'the bisquits" slogan and his touring hill-
billy band. He had retired from politics in 1948.
Also seeking the Democratic nomination for Governor
are Don Booker of Orange; Alvis Vandygriff who has
served as clerk of the Land Office; and Joe Erwin of
Dallas, a real estate man. In the running for the Re-
publican nomination are Roy Whitenburg of Amarillo
and Edward S. Mayer of Sonora.
Texas politics must appear very comical to outside
observers, but we Texans must take it seriously. We
are almost sure that all politicians had " rather be gov-
ernor of Texas than president of the United States.
HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL FUND
EX CATHEDRA--
j. harry
We of the REDBIRD staff
are pleased to know about
the wonderful gesture of-
fered by the Alpha Psi
Omega fraternity and the
Curtain Club in creating an
Alan Hitchcock Memprial
Scholarship Fund. This is
an example of selfless
giving. We feel sure that
the young artist whose
most recent triumph was
the beautifully executed
and deeply religious play
"Death of a Salesman,
would be appreciatively
humbled by this heart-felt
gesture in memory of his
devoted service to the arts
and to his tragic passing.
The play stands as a
monument to a man who
understood it, indeed, to a
man who know the inside
workings of each charac-
ter and was able to trans -
ferthat knowledge and in-
sight to the cast and create
a work of art. It was, to
be sure the most con-
A Thing of the Past...
LAMAR STUDENTS ARE ACCUSTOMED to receiving
decals for their cars during registration. These de-
cals give them the right to park on the Tech campus at
any time without charge.
Next year, however, a new fee will be added to the
registration charges that plague students’ bank bal-
ances--a car registration fee.
Most students seem to agree that the fee will be tol-
erable if the parking lots are put in better condition
then at present. It seems a little absurd to ask stu-
dents to park in lots that are in such deplorable con-
dition. Although the administration warns the students
not to expect miracles by next year, it has announced
plans to have the lots properly marked and to fill holes
with shell.
Logic seems to demand black-topping the lots, rather
than continuously adding more shell. This would be
fine, the administration agrees, but there is still the
matter of financing the lots. There are no funds allo-
cated by the state for parking facilities or improve-
ments .
As for the money derived from parking tickets and the
$5 reinstatement fee, it fails even to cover the admini-
strative costs of the lots, such as the patrolman's
salary, secretarial work and the cost of printing tic-
kets. The administration feels completely justified in
charging the additional fee, feeling that $2 is little to
ask in view of the benefits of parking near the campus.
But the students, especially those working their way
through college, feel the pressure of additional ex-
penses. Every little bit hurts, making it that much
harder to clutch that coveted sheepskin to our wildly
beating hearts.
THE REDBIRD
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crete contribution made to
Religious Emphasis Week.
A costume ball planned
for this Saturday night for
the afore mentioned or-
ganizations was canceled
and the funds appropriated
for that purpose have been
in the Fund. Also, the pro-
ceeds from the Speech De -
partment's annual Child-
ren's Theatre tour is being
diverted into the Fund to
give it a good start and to
express the highest form
of human action, selfless
giving.
We salute the organiza-
tions and people who have
made personal contribu-
tion s to Dr. Ted Skinner
for the fund and express
the hope that it will aid
some person who has suf-
ficient talent, sensitivity,
and intelligence to fill the
void in the theatre arts so
unfortunately vacated by
Mr. Hitchcock.
May 9, 1958
DZ’s Fete Sig Eps
With ’Kid’ Party
Members of Sigma Phi
Epsilon fraternity were
feted by pledges of Delta
Zeta sorority Tuesday
night at a "Kid” party.
Prizes for the best cos-
tumes were awarded to
Janice Bacon (Little Miss
Muffett) and Steve Stur-
rock(WeeBabein Nightie).
J.E. Sherman and Larry
Lauve carried away tro -
phies for blowing the larg-
est bubbles with bubble
gum.
A punch, consisting large-
ly of apple cider, kept all
who attended in occupance
of RR stalls throughout the
day Wednesday.
LECTURE NOTICE
The Middle East Youth
Organization invites you
to a lecture by Dr. James
C. Cox, professor of chem-
istry, on "The Middle East:
A People in Transition," at
7:30p.m.on Wed.,May 14,
in the Cardinal Room. The
lecture will be followed by
a discussion period.
'Death of A Salesman' Deals With
Important Question ‘Who Am I ?
Editor
Managing Editor
Business Manager
Columnist
Society Editors
Art Editor
Sports Editor
Photographer
Printer
Sponsor
Reporters
Typists
STAFF MEMBERS
Dorothy Barnes
James Martin
T-ieon O ben ha us
Bethany Dumas
Geraldine Tucker,Nancy Liby
Joan Keller
"James Mellard
Thomas Dixon
Ed Pearson
Anne Brown
Di Ann Vick, Elihu Solomen, Dorothy Riggs, Mary Ann Cotton
Larry Munsch Stuart Kinard
Madge Chamring, Carl Dorman
(Editor's note: The fol-
lowing is a reprint of the
cover story of the May 11
issue of "THE MISSION,”
a publication of Saint
Matthew's Episcopal
Church in Beaumont. The
article was written by
The Reverend Lane Den-
son, director of Canter-
bury House.)
We are not given to writ-
ingeulogies or drama cri-
ticisms, and this week's
MISSION will accomplish
neither, yet both are in
mind as we write. Our
immediate departure to
the College of Preachers
at the end of the recent
Religious Emphasis Week
at Lamar Tech also pro-
hibited us from attempting
some kind of analysis of
that corporate effort. This
is in mind, too.
Few doubt that RE W-1958
was a meaningful success.
Faculty, students, and ad-
ministration alike have
secured this fact by their
comments. Unique for tin s
Week was the offering of a
controversial play "Death
of a Salesman", produced
as theatre-in-the-round,
followed by a panel dis-
cussion with audience par-
ticipation for the two
nights of REW, and con-
tinued the balance of the
week with doors open for
the public. It played to a
packed house.
JUSTIFICATION
In the weeks prior to REW
any number of people
asked us personally (and
we are sure that they asked
others, too) the question:
"How can you justify hav-
ing a play like 'Death of;a
Salesman' during a w e e k
which emphasizes reli-
gion?" Our stock answer
was that (1) we weren't
aware that it needed justi
fication and (2) the sheer
fact that such a question is
asked is justification
enough. Suffice it to say
this play deals with man's
question "Who am I?”
throughout. This is a re-
ligious situation. Religion
speaks to this question.
Christianity speaks pro-
foundly to this question!
REW- 1958 had many
high points. Veteran
speakers who were here
for it have written glowing
praises of it. But we ana
they feel that one of the
high points of the whole
endeavor was the play and,
more importantly, the act-
ing and directing of the
play. By and large the panel
which discussed it and the
audience which had an op-
portunity to discuss, but
did not to any appreciable
degree, failed to reach the
real meat of the matter.
They grasped the play.
But by and large they did
not attempt to wrestle with
the risky question of what
one's religion has to say
to the problems it raised.
This is understandable in
this age of non-commit-
ment. But it makes the
play no less significant and
important as the core of
REW-1958.
DIRECTION
A word about its direction
and staging: Alan Hitch
cock, the very promisin
young man who directe
and staged "Death of a
Salesman", is dead. He
was killed in a tragic auto-
mobile accident only last
Saturday. We feel that his
work with "Salesman" is a
tribute to his excellent
abilities as a director.
The staring was remark-
able. The atr e - in -the-
found doesn't seem to be
easy to us. But this was
theatre, and we, faced with
the barrier of knowing
most of the actors per-
sonally, were lost within
a few minutes after the
opening "curtain" to the
fine portrayal of Willie
Lomanand his quite real-
istic family.
LAMAR IMPRESSES
Many commented that
Salesman" was one of the
finest dramatic efforts this
campus has seen. We
agree. We would also
point out that its being
couched in the context of
REW certainly didn't hurt
it any. We venture that no
work on campus has had
any more intently listen-
ing audiences, and we labor
under the old illusion (ra-
dio and television and mo-
vies to the contrary) that
the concern and presence
of the audience has much
to do with the inspiration
of the players. We also go
so far as to suggest that
the presence of God' s Holy
Spirit ought not to be sold
short!
A number of Beaumont
people, not associated with
the campus, came and saw
this play. They liked what
they saw. They were im-
pressed with Lamar Tech.
They need to be. We are
proud that the emphasis of
religion gave them the op-
portunity. This oppor-
tunity, we happen to know,
was one of Alan Hitchcock s
purposes in wanting to pro-
duce the play at this time.
We are grateful that he re -
c e i v e d 100% encourage -
ment to do so from those
of us who officially repre-
sent the Church on this
campus.
Goa love you.
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Barnes, Dorothy. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, May 9, 1958, newspaper, May 9, 1958; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499113/m1/2/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar University.