The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1965 Page: 2 of 8
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THE REDQfflD
B$pfitters Seek Scoop
On Latest Lamar Rioting
E MAN ON CAMPUS
By Johnson
; ” I * f pc>th .the ’ Befkeley
Timei.'- going on here?"
■ ” A ^(deriwnst ratio n."
"Re^e riot Jo the South? Oh,
goo d 1 Tfya't's always worth
frontpage space. Any casual*
ties?".;'.’ r
"Naw,' it isn’t a race riot."
" Viet Najn anti draft-dodging?
That'seve?i'‘jbetter! How many
students were, killed today?"
"Non^ .j.ome probationary
students .'are; picketing Lamar
Library,' Thai’s the only place
the Independents gather, and
the students are protesting the
Studgrif jafe office’s policy in
Cardlpal'Stadihm."
"How come ? Any bloody
polled battlesyet?"
" They say the Student Life
Office' should get out of Card-
inal Stadiptp, that it isn’t our
war, that the Independents
don’t really want us there, that
they don’t; even have an organ-
ized government. *
"But isn’t Cardinal Stadium
che last stronghold on the east
side of the highway? If they
win there, the parking lots will
/all, tool”
" Yes, and then they’ll move
across the highway to the Union
and the Dining Hall. Before
_you know it, they'll be saving
space under the covered walks.
They have to be stopped some-
where!"
“Well, it's a peaceful demon-
stration! No police dogs yet?
No arrests?"
"No, but yesterday the pro-
bationary students burned their
IBM Program Cards, Then the
president made that a suspen-
sion offense. There probably
won’t be any more of it,”
"Do you think this will"go on
much longer? Will they call
out, the deans o f men and
women?"
"No, the autumnal monsoon
season begins in a few days, and
they'll start picketing about the
walk to the Education Build-
ing. "
"Not even a bloody shirt?"
Sex and Mores Discussed
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE PRETTY HARD TO KISS ON TH' FIR5T DATE."
Dr. Mac Comments
inning in the fall of 1966, how-
ever, he explained.
-Frederick, Md. --(I.P.)--Re-
porting on a one day seminar,
"Sex Motes and Morality oh the
Campus, " held at Johns Hop-
kins University, Chaplain James
A. Smith, Jr., of Hood College
discussed that the topic was
much too broad for one day,
and the seminar did tend to be
inconclusive.
" Nevertheless, J felt that the
day was well spent since im-
portant issues were at least
clarified and possible alter-
natives considered, Dr. War-
ren Johnson, professor of health
education at the University of
Maryland, .s po ke of students’
great Interest in matters per-
taining' to gex but also of their
often woeful ignorance. He
stressed the difficulty of secur-
ing meaningful data on the
. sexual activities of college
students^
"However, his assumption is
that there iaa greater degree of
freedom of s e x U a 1 expression
among college students today.
Among the. factors contributing
to this, jifhis view, are great-
er possibilities for privacy (the
automobile, ’ for example) and
the fact that ours is a "sex-
saturated" culture.
t he other resource person for
che seminar was Dr. William
Hamilton, professor of Christ-
ian theology and ethics at Col-
gate-Ro c hes t e r Divinity
School.
"Correlated with sexual pro-
miscuity are the disappear-
ance of guilt, the coming to
the fore of normlessness or a-
nomie, and the separation of
sexual expression from the
'self.' Dr. Hamilton also made
the point that the modern mid-
dle-class family is no longer an
effective means for educating
voung persons in the matter of
sexual ethics.
He felt that the universities
and colleges could not be un-
concerned about values and
would have to assume more of
the family function of sex edu-
cation.
In an effortto arrive at a
Christian sexual ethic, Dr.
Smith's report to the under-
graduates concluded, "Dr.
Hamilton felt that a new legal-
ism or 'post-Puritan moralisin'
would be ineffective and that
an adequate ethic of personal
sexual responsibility should be
developed with reference only
to "obedience to Christ."
Continued from Page 1
come through there soon.
McDonald expressed concern
over the d an ger of students
having to cross the busy highway.
Walkways will be available as
soon as the Central Distributor
project is finished, he stated,
and it is generally rumored that
the project will begin in Nove-
mber of this year.
Campus expansion will be
southward toward Port Arthur,
said the president. The college
will own all the land between
Virginia and Florida Streets and
between Calahaij and University
Drive, Dr. McDonald stated.
"A sidewalk to the education
building will be built before
Christmas, I feel sure, " he
said. " We will hegin just as
soon as 6ne more house is
purchased in that area." •
If the Nov. 2 election is a
success, the college will begin
construction on the first of sev-
eral new buildings by late next
summer, McDonald said.
The Library and Science Buil-
ding will be completed for next
fall. Enlargement of the Stud-
ent Union will begin in not more
than 18 or 19 months if the Nov.
2 election is a success, he
stated.
McDonald squelched a rumor
that room and board costs were
going up immediately. Board
will be raised $4 a month beg-
Also, no Religious Emphasis
Week will be held due to its
failure in the past. However,
a committee has been appointed
to study the situation
McDonald thanked the students
for staging no demonstrations
such as have, been sweeping the
nation recently. This action
brings a bad name to campuses
and he is pleased that Lamar
has not been guilty of such
action, he stated.
Passage
of the Buck
By IRA SANBORN
With this year's increased en-
rollment, many of Lamar's fac-
ilities are quite crowded. This
condition is particularly obvious
in the union. One reason for the
crowded situation in Snack Bar
#1 seems to be the large number
of stud ents who are using the
snack b at for a place to play
cards.
In the past there was no card
playing allowed in the snack
bar. When the signs prohibiting
card p 1 a ying were removed,
students began to take up union
space to play cards. This pre-
vents students who are taking a
break between classes from
having article room to drink a
Coke or just relax.
Student Government had re-
ceived com plaints last year
concerning the crowded condi-
tions in the Union and,the
teachers lounge was moved up-
stairs. Now with the space be-
ing used for card playing, con-
ditions are worse than before.
Rather t han waiting for the
administration to take action,
the students should remedy this
situation themselves. Those
wishing to play cards are en-
couraged to use the balcony of
Snack Bar II or the Cardinal
Room if it is not being used.
This will p revent taking up
much n e eded space in Snack
Bar I from those who wish to
take a m inute for lunch or a
Coke. The privilege of play-
i n g cards in the union is a new
one; let's not abuse it.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
Letters to the Editor
Lamar Student Sounds Off
Dear Editor; .
In answert# A jit Sarin's letter
on the distirimination of Greeks
on i ode pendents, I have some
inside information that might
help njm and others in the so-
called ,r .out'1 group.
First, -I firmly do not believe
in "out" and "in" groups. It’s
the interest and desire to work
for the best that creates out-
standing students.
True the student government
has a majority of Greeks work-
ing within. They won these e-
lect ion's and appointments
through much campaigning and
their ambition to be of help.
Yes, the organizations back
them, but how did the President
of the United States come to
office? Many students not aff-
iliated with organizations of this
kind have been in executive
and 1 egis 1 alive positions by
showing their desires to work.
Without organizations what
w o it Id htimpeoming be like?
When you go to the homecom-
ing pajade <bis year, just stop
and think what it would be like
without the organizations work-
ing over 1, 000 hours apiece to
make it a success. Why not sit
back and watch the parade go
by?
This struggle you mentioned
between the so-called indepen-
dents and the "Golden Greeks"
is merely competition, within
the fraternal system as well.
Our lives are competition; and
if a person thinks he can sit back
and have things handed to him,
he had better look again.
I cannot condone what the
Greeks ao at the football games,
but everyone enjoys things more
w it h friends around. This ex-
ample of togetherness you de-
scribed as "penquins in the An-
tarctic” is riciculous.
Fraternal members are brothers
and if you investigated you
might understand their close-
ness. The fraternal organiza-
tions contribute a togetherness
that this country needs and
should feel.
This is what fraternities (when
I say frat e rnities this also in-
cludes sororities) stress in their
meetings, ceremonies, and se-
crets. If you looked up the
word " fra :ernity" in the diction-
ary it would say " brotherliness."
Now. I want to chew you out
about the expression of "scrap
of metal." The pins of fratern-
ities and sororities are not just
a scrap of metal pinned to a
madras shirt.
Yes, they are made of a metal
and adorned with jewels, but
it’s the s y m bo Is and spiritual
qualities that make them much
more than a.material posses -
sion. A Greek wears his pin
with pride at being a member
of an outstanding group with
high ideals, beliefs, and much
service.
There is one thing I must say
to you and all independents as
well as fraternal members. A
group is only as good as its ac-
tions which reflects its beliefs.
Cherrie Looney
"Actually thhe 15 a lousy course put its th’ closest
CLASSROOM I COULD RND TO TH' MAIN PARKINS LOT,"
JMMF
The Redbird Staff
Editor......................................Bonnie Oglethorpe
News Editor.......................................Perry Riley
Advertising Manager.............................Janyth Stewan
Sports Editor..................................Mike McCollum
Circulation Manager..........................Marsha Thaggard
Cartoonist......................................Dow Hamblin
Faculty Advisor...............................R. H. Wilkerson
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