The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1958 Page: 2 of 6
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March 7, 1957
The Foward Look For 59
Important to the growth and development of Lamar
Tech at this time is the approval of the proposed grad-
uate program, in the fields of Accounting, Management,
Geology, Chemical, Industrial, and Electrical Engineer-
ing, English, and History.
Dr. F.L. McDonald, president, presented a formal
application to the Texas Commission on Higher Edu-
cation last week for permission to offer graduate work
in eight fields beginning in the fall of 1959.
Before making this application, a committee of faculty
members and members of the Board of Regents made
an intensive study of each phase of the program, and
investigated every possibility. The eight fields of study
have gone through the most severe scrutiny, and were
found to possess the qualifications necessary for grad-
uate work.
The three main points of the study included (1) faculty
preparation, (2) resources, and (3) student demand.
Lamar has a faculty composed of professionally com-
petent, vigorous instructors, a large percentage of
whom possess doctorates.
Considering the rapidity of growth here at Lamar, the
resources are already impressive, and will be even
more developed by the proposed date for orientation
of the program.
The Lamar library has an up-to-date collection of
material and is capable of supporting the areas in which
master's level work will be'offered. The Tech library
is making increased use of microfilm and photostats.
Modem techniques of transportation methods along
with modem techniques of reproducing materials also
make a large local collection less imperative than was
true a short time ago. With these new devices, materials
available in any part of the world can be brought here
within reasonable lengths of time.
A survey showed that in the area served by Lamar,
10,000 people have bachelor degrees; many of these
people are interested in working toward their master's
degree. A large percentage of those are employed in
industries or engagedinprofessions in which they need
graduate work to improve their abilities.
Lamar is the only four-year, state supported school
in Texas which does not offer graduate work. Of course
it is a young college but has made tremendous strides
even in tis youth. Unless the college fulfills the needs
of the thriving, industrial section of the state in which
it is located, then it has failed and the taxpayers1 money
is not beingjised to the greatest advantage.
The advantages of offering graduate work are numer-
ous; itwillnot take away from the undergraduate pro-
gram, but will add a great deal to it. A considerable
amount of maturity and stability will be added to the
campus by the inauguration of the graduate program.
And as one Lamarite pointed out, "The college is com'1
posed of many units; the stronger any one part becomes,
the more the entire college will profit."
It i s hoped that the Texas Commission o n Higher
Education and the Texas legislature will take all these
aspects into cortfeideration as they make the important
decision. And until that decision has been'made Lamar
remains... .undergraduately yours....
On The Other Hand
Recently a distinguished visitor to a well-known col-
lege in the South questioned the Vice Chancellor of
that institution, "Why is it that you offer no graduate
work here?"
Well, really, sir," answered he, "we are only one
hundred years oldl"
THE REDBIRD
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^ Ramblin’s
by 3$e-t-hany 'Ditrnns
As I light up a Marlboro,
make a date for a tatoo,
and declare to the motive-
seekers of the campus that
I have not a lily-white one
in body or soul, I am per-
plexedly surveying the
state of wine in the world
today.
Classically, the French
appreciate most the good-
ies of the grape, but milk
sales continue to rise in
the land of Francois Sagan.
Paradoxically, it is in these
United States, home of ex-
prohibition, W.C.T.U.ers,
and the Coca-Cola com-
pany that officialdom is
giving the use of wine a
boost.
The newest addition to the
White House, reports a
correspondent therefrom,
is a remodeled and en-
larged wine cellar--now
equipped with some $6,000
worth of California, New
York, and Ohio wines.
This amount represents
37 kinds of the concoction
and is a gift from Ameri-
can wine companies who
have long hoped that the
White House would serve
U.S. rather than foreign
wines.
Since all formal White
House dinners thus far in
'58 have featured Ameri-
can wines for the first
time, it seems that Ike and
company enjoy their ethno-
centrism (particularly
when it appears in the form
of a gift); I still prefer im-
ported Chianti.
. Wine is the only intoxi-
cating beverage ever
served at an official
White House dinner, and it
has been a traditional part
of the meal.
KHAYYAM SPEAKS
'Twas perhaps those two
lines from Omar Khay-
yam 's RUBAIYAT, "A
Book of Verses under-
neath the Bough, A Jug of
Wine, A Loaf of Bread--
and Thou," which immort-
alized the precious juice
for all eternal sophomores,
but those other lines, ear-
lier, seem rather appro-
priate now: "Come, fill
the Cup, and in the fire of
Spring/ Your Winter—gar-
ment of Repentance fling;/
The Bird of Time has but
a little way/ To flutter--
and the Bird is on the
Wing."
STAFF MEMBERS
Editor
Managing Editor
Business Manager
Columnist
Society Editors
Art Editor
Sports Editor
Fashion Editor
Circulation Manager
Photographer
Printer
Sponsor
Reporters
Dorothy Barnes
James Martin
Leon Obejihaus
Bethany Dumas
Geraldine Tucker,Nancy Liby
Joan Keller
James Mellard
Cherrie Hunter
Harold Beeson
Thomas Dixon
Ed Pearson
Anne Brown
Di Ann Vink, Klihu Solomon. Dorothy Kiggs,
Typists
Mary Ann Cotton
Stuart Kinard
Madge Channing, Carl Dorman
NOTICE
March 21 is the last day
that students may drop
classes this semester
without penalty, according
to O.B. Archer, Dean.
Students may drop clas-
ses anytime prior to three
days before final exams
are scheduled, but after
March 21 a grade of either
passing or failing will be
assigned in classes drop-
ped.
Welcome Seniors!
Lamar Students extend a friendly "Welcome" to the
1800 high school students of this area who are visiting
our campus today.
It is our hope that you enjoy the Citizenship and Career
Day activities planned for you and that you will find
answers to the many questions about college that are
puzzling you at this time.
Lamar has a great many advantages that we know will
be pointed out to you in detail.
Although the colleges away from home often seem
more glamorous we Know that you will not be sorry if
you decide to attend your "hometown college" Lamar
Tech.
We'll be looking forward to seeing you on the campus
next year.
The Right To Be Wrong
College students have, whether exercised or not, one
right which should be more their right than anyone
else's in our society. That is the right to be wrong.
Through experience, people learn most of what little
they know about life; the experience of being proved
wrong is a pretty effective teacher. Since collegians
are supposedly in school to be educated, all effective
means feasible should be exercised.
Of course, ideally, no one should learn at the expense
of other persons, but, since the college student and any
other individual is going to anyway, let us be realistic
and recognize that the college student who learns very
muchisgoing to do so at someone's expense. Suppos-
edly, he will learn what he gets out of formal classes
strictly from his efforts, and at direct, personal cost
to no one else. It is in those activities of his life in
which he is most often likely to be wrong--the expres-
sion of political opinions, working on student public-
ations, campaigning for new or different ways of doing
things - -that he is most likely to involve other persons.
These are also the areas which he knows least well
and which he needs most to learn if he is to be a use-
ful, informed citizen.
The college student has the right to be wrong, not just
in trivial or routine matters--he has the right, short
of libel or slander, to go far out on a limb without
thinking a bit and intelligently considering his position;
once, however, he has performed this necessary pre-
requisite, he has a moral obligation to take a stand,
perform an action, or do whatever else he feels should
be done regarding a given situation.
If this occurs, a student puts himself at the mercy
of public opinion, criticism, and more mature judgment,
a n d he is proved wrong, he must be corrected; he
should never, though, be condemned for having made
a mistake if he had good reason for thinking himself
right, checked all his facts with reliable sources, and
admits to being wrong, making any amends necessary
and proper. To the contrary, this type of student should
be commended for having done something in this world
that he was not required to do for graduation, that all
his "gang" didnot want to do, and that was not "safe'' I
Council Award ,Projects
TISA Resolutions
Discussed At Meeting
At the Student Council
meeting Monday, Dennis
McDaniels presented the
method for selecting the
recipient of the Student
Council award. The elected
members of the C oun cil
will vote at the first meet-
ing in May for the member
who has contributed the
most outstanding services
to the work of the Council.
The winner will be pre-
sented with a cash award
of $50 at the Awards Ban-
quet sponsored by the ad-
ministration e a c h May.
The cash is to come from
the Student Council's gen-
eral fund.
The students who attended
the Fort Worth convention
of the Texas Intercolleg-
iate Students' Association
made their reports to the
Council. The delegates
were addressed by Gov-
ernor Price Daniels, at-
tended seminars on par-
ticular aspects of student
government and passed
various resolutions.
Among the resolutions
passed by the group was
one expressing opposition
to federal aid to public
schools and suggesting tax
c r e d i ts to organizations
awarding academic schol-
arships. Another resolu-
tion set up a research li-
brary on honor systems in
colleges and universities.
Fidelity Union Life Insurance Co.
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RALPH CURTIS ANDY BALKE
Lamar Tech Representative Student Assistant
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