The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1965 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. 16, No. 6
LAMAR STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, BEAUMONT, TEXAS
Oct. 22, 1965
LT to Have Week-long Spring Vacation
Arlington
Trip Plans
Tentative
Tentative plans have been
made for the student body trip
to Arlington Nov. 20, Ira San-
born, Lamar student body pres-
ident, reports and additional
plans will be made today at a
3:15 p.m. meeting in the Card-
inal Room ofthe Student Union.
Sanborn said a representative
from each campus organization
and students who are interested
in making the trip should attend
today's meeting.
The N o v e m b er trip will in-
clude attendance at the Lamar-
Arlington State football game,
the final conference game for
Coach Vernon Glass's Cardin-
als.
Other tentative events and
schedule are as follows:
Saturday, Nov. 20--Leave
Beaumont at 6 a.m.; arrive in
Arlington at 12 noon; reception
at 1 p. m . a t S ix Fla^ over
Texas; banquet at 6 p. m. in the
Arlington Student Center. Fol-
lowing the game, which starts
at 7:30 p.m., will be a dance.
HOLIDAY PROCLAIMED--At ,the an nual student assembly
held Wednesday, Dr. F. L. McDonald received approval from
the student body to drop the Lamar Tech Jubilee in favor of a
full week off for Easter. The new holidays begin April 6 and
end on April 14. (Staff photo)
Combs, Dumesnil, Whitfield
In Runoff for Slime Queen
Freshmen will go to the polls
today toelect their Slime
Queen from three runoff candi-
dateschosenin Wednesday's pri-
mary election.
On the ballot today are Sue
Whitfield, Alice Dumesnil, and
Katherine Combs. They were
selected from a field of eight
candidates when about 540
freshmen cast ballots in the pri-
mary election.
The Slime Queen will be
crowned tonight at a semi-for-
mal dance from 8 to 12 p.m.
Fair Free Saturday
Lamar students will be admit-
ted to the South Texas State
Fair by activity cards all day to-
morrow and tomorrow night, a-
ccording to Paul Pederson, di-
rector of student activities.
The fair, sponsored by the
Young Men's Business League,
will run through Tuesday, Oct.
26.
in Snack Bar 2.
Sue Whitfield is an elemen-
tary e du c a ti o n major from
Beaumont. She is a pledge of
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority and
w as sponsored by Kappa Alpha
Fraternity.
Alice Dumesnil is a speech
.therapy major from Port Arthur.
She is an Alpha Delta Pi Soror-
ity pledge and was run in the e-
lection by Sigma Phi Epsilon
Fraternity.
Katherine Combs is an ele-
mentary education major from
Beaumont. She is a Gamma
Phi Beta Sorority pledge and was
s ponso red by Pi Kappa Alpha
Fraternity.
Other candidates in Wednes-
day's election, their home-
towns, and majors are Julia Ann
Plaia, Beaumont, speech ther-
apy; Dianne Childress, Groves,
secondary education; Genny
Griggs, Jasper, business;
Also, Kathy Schofield, Jasper,
English; and Joy Hopkins, Sils-
bee, English.
Annual Pix
To Be Taken
Oct. 26-28
Pictures for the Class Section
of the 1966 Lamar yearbook
will be taken Oct. 26-28, Joey
Taylor, editor, said.
Freshmen are scheduled for
Tuesday, Oct. 26; sophomores
and juniors, Wednesday, Oct.
27; and seniors, Thursday, Oct.
28.
Photographs will be taken in
Cardinal Room II of the Student
Union Building from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. each day.
There is a $1 charge per per-
son photographed. Men are re-
quired to wear coats and ties.
Easter holidays will be extended this year to provide a week-long
spring vacation April 6-14, Pres. F.L.McDonald revealed at his
annual student assembly Wednesday.
Breaking into applause, students approved McDonald's plan to
abolish LT Jubilee held every spring for the last 6 years and replace
it permanently with a week of holidays. "LT Jubilee has been a
failure in my opinion," said the president, "for lack of support and
participation. Students can do their own jubileeing during the
spring break." The unveiling of the recently
re finished floor of the gym was
D „ r, r* another highlight of McDonald's
XXOc*X XCX XXXassembly. A large Redbird has
__been painted in the center of
the floor.
Pres. McDonald also discussed
upcoming amendments to the
constitution, the parking prob-
lem and co liege expansion
plans.
The college building program
would be accelerated by two
years and approximately $10
million would be available to
us if Amendment One passes,
;istering
Floats Will
End Today
Today is the last day for
campus organizations to regis-
ter homecoming floats in the
Student Activities Office, Room
101 Student Union.
Floats will appear in the
homecoming parade Nov. 6 and
nine trophies and three plaques
will be awarded. A new award
will be presented this year for
the best overall entry in any
division, according to Gordon
Grant, chairman of parade and
float committee.
Float building will begin at
the South Texas Sta,te Fair-
grounds on Sunday, Oct. 31,
when floats can be moved into
the cattle barn between 2 and
5 p.m., stated Grant.
To avoid any duplication of
ideas, the theme and descrip-
tion of a float must be turned
in with the registration fee.
Fees are $17 in the large float
division and $10 for small float
entries.
Large float entries are sub-
divided into fraternity, sorority
and open divisions. The small
float div ision is open. Any
recognized campus organiza-
tion is eligible to enter a float.
Floats will be judged on their
adherence to the theme of
"BigRed inSongland, " and also
on originality, imagination,
neatness and completeness.
Judges will be announced the
day of the parade.
Trophies will be awarded dur-
ing halft ime at the football
game with Trinity Saturday
afternoon. A trophy will be
given to the float judged best
overall.
First and second place trophies
and third place plaques will be
awarded in the fraternity and
sorority divisions. First and
second place trophies will be
awarded in the open divisions
of both large and small float
entries.
At press time Wednesday, 18
floats had been registered for
the homecoming parade, acc-
ording to Grant.
according to McDonald.
Amendment One would estab-
lish an ad valorem tax, but,
according to the president, it
would mean the payment of only
about 90 cents per year by those
persons owning homes valued at
over $32, 000.
Amendment Six, if passed,
will provide about $85 million
a year for student loans through
the sale of bonds by the state.
" Lamar loaned about $200,000
to students this year, " Dr. Mac
said. The passage of Amend-
ment Six would mean that this
some could probably be doubled,
he stated.
McDonald speculated that with
the 1300 stuuents the college
gained this fall, it gained 1500
automobiles and, thus, a more
notable parking problem. He
could offer no "brilliant answer"
but did present some suggest-
ions.
He suggested the use of the lot
at the south end of the stadium
which accomodates 2, 000 cars.
"Ifthe students find this too far
to walk, perhaps we can double
the physical education require-
ment to get these students in
shape," he jested.
As we continue to grow, it
will not be possible for all stu-
dents to park in front of the
building where their first class
is, he said.
Also, up to 25 per cent more
cars could be parked in the gym
parking lot is students would
park perpendicular to the curb
and closer together, the presi-
dent saia.
He also explained that the
reason the college does not
keep the front portion of the
stadium lot in good repair is
that the lane belongs to the
state and the highway will
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Homecoming Candidates to
be Named Monday
Three Lamar Homecoming
Queen candidates will be se-
lected from a list of 30 coeds
Monday at the second annual
Homecoming Pageant to begin
at 8:15p.m. in McDonald Gym.
Out-of-town judges will se-
lect the trio from a list of 10
semifinalists. Lamar's student
body will then select the queen
in an all-school election to be
conducted Friday, Oct. 29.
The 1965 Homecoming Queen
will represent the college in
Beaumont and the surrounding
area and will be introduced at
the halftime ceremonies of the
annual homecoming football
game Nov. 6, which will pit
the Cardinals against Trinity
University.
Name of the new queen will
be made public Oct. 30 in a
presentation dance scheduled
for McDonald Gym following
the Lamar-Southwestern Louis-
iana football game. She will
receive her crown from Mrs.
Jerry Reese, the former Sheila
O'Hara, Lamar's 1964 Home-
coming Queen.
Candidates and their sponsor-
ing organizations are as follows:
Judy Bonnette, Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engin-
eers; Sandra Atkinson, Blue Key;
Wynelle Decuir, Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonia; Cheryl Copeland,
Association for Childhood Edu-
c at ion; Mary Ener, Phi Delta
Theta ; Vivian Sue Dietrich,
Sigma Nu; Judith Fincher, Delta
Sigma Pi; Sandra Floyed, Kappa
Alpha Order.
And Kay Griffin, Alpha Phi
Omega; Karolyn Kay Grant,
Lamar Tech Bank; Judy Henry,
SigmaAlpha Eta; Ida Hirasaki,
Lambda Tau; Carol G. Hogan,
Delta Zeta; Marjorie Sue Hon-
eycutt, Alpha Chi Omega;
Shirley Johnson, Mechanical
Engineering; Gayle Julian,
Texas Society of Professional
Engineers.
Also Sandy Leman, Lamar A
Cappella Choir; Rose Marino,
B,eta Beta Beta; Linda Carol
Mason, Texas State Teachers
Association; Louise Markley,
Zeta Tau Alpha; Barbara Mc-
Gann, Pi Kappa Alpha; Janey
Nosek, American Institute of
Industrial Engineers; Marian
Perry, Zeta Beta Tau; Cathy
Pickerill, Sigma Phi Epsilon.
And Linda Procell, The Cards;
Ruth Jane (Pat) Rochen,Newman
Club; Muriel Elaine Scherer,
Cap and Gown; Sheila Skaggs,
Alpha Delta Pi; Marylynn Stew-
art, Kappa Delta; and Sharon
Wooten, Alpha Tau Omega.
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