The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, April 14, 1967 Page: 3 of 6
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DEFACED SIGN—A message from the hip society has come to
Lamar. Earlier this week the above phrases were found scrawled
on the sign concerning the present expansion of the Chemistry
Building. (Staff photo by Scott Harbers)
PE Official
Will Speak
Dr. Belle Mead Holm, head
of the Department of Physical
men will present a program on
“Rhythmical Activities for the
Retarded* at two : workshops.
The first workshop was held
last Friday and Saturday at the
University of Southwestern Lou-
isiana in Lafayette, where she
gave an address, “The Task
Force for Physical Fitness and
Recreation Programs for the
Mentally Retarded.*
On May 5-6, Dr. Holm will
again present the program at
Florida A&M University in Tal-
lahassee. At this gathering, she
also will speak on ‘Curricular
Consideration in Planning Phy-
sical Activity Programs for the
Mentally Retarded."
Newman Club Slates
Sadie Hawkins Dance
The Newman Club will hold
a Sadie Hawkins Dance tonight
at St. Joseph’s Hall at 1210
Milam from 8 to 12.
S.J. and the Crossroads will
play for the dance. Admission
is $2.50 per couple. A prize
will be given for best corsage
made for a boy.
Five professional men from the
Beaumont area will speak on
“Catholic Interests in Community
Activities" at the general bus-
iness meeting and panel Dis-
cussion Wednesday.
LITTLE MAN
EE Students
To Convene
In Dallas
Approximately 50 electrical
engineering students and faculty
members will attend the South-
west Regional Annual Convention
of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers in Dallas
Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-
day.
Faculty members attending in-
clude Lloyd B. Cherry, Dr. James
L. Cooke, Dr. Joseph T. Watt jr.,
Floyd M. Crum, D. R. Carlin jr.,
and Lyle E. Bohrer.
At the convention the Lamar
delegation will hear papers pre-
sented by students and industry.
Inspection trips will also be ta-
ken to Texas Instruments, Inc.,
Collins Radio Inc., the long line
switching faculty ofSouthwestern
Bell Telephone, and a computer-
operated central generating sta-
tion of the Dallas Power and Light
Company.
New Officers Elected
Newly elected officers of
Gamma Phi Beta sorority are
Ginny Watts, president; Helen
Preddy, vice president; Joy
Priest, recording secretary;
Gloria Poindexter, correspon-
ding secretary; Patricia Snyder,
treasurer; VivianDetrich, stand-
ards; Candy Abshier, scholar-
ship; and Donna Pinkerton, pledge
trainer.
ON CAMKUb
'TeY TO PE ON TlN\£,AAI$5 LaMONT-WHEN YOU
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OK Received for Tau Beta Pi
Unanimous approval for estab-
lishment of a chapter of Tau
Beta Pi, national engineering
honor society was given Monday
to the Lamar Engineering Honor
Society by the Tau Beta Pi in-
spection team.
This recommendation will be
heard by the National Convention
of Tau Beta Pi in October, 1967,
according to Dr. R. A, McAl-
lister, head of the Chemical
Engineering Department and
faculty advisor.
The inspection, set up after
the executive council of Tau Beta
Pi gave approval of Lamar’s
preliminary petition, was headed
by Robert H. Nagel, permanent
Secretary-Treasurer of the Tau
Beta Pi Association, and Ralph
S. Pallenbarger, professor and
chairman of engineering drawing,
Ohio State University, Columbia,
Ohio.
Team members included Dr. C.
O. Harbourt, faculty advisor,
James R. Kamrath, and Burt
Branstetter of Texas Alpha
University of Texas; Prof. John
E. Merwin, faculty advisor, K.
Sterling Eaves, and Ralph E.
Warmack of Texas Gamma, Rice
University; and Dr. P. Toby Eu-
banks, faculty advisor, Jess H.
Stiles Jr., William L. Nichols,
and Richard Younts of Texas
Delta, Texas A&M.
Delta Zeta Pledges
Six in Spring Rush
Six Lamar Tech coeds pledged
Delta Zeta, a National Panhellen-
ic Conference sorority, during
spring informal rush, Mrs. Anita
Cherry, assistant to dean of Wo-
men and Panhellenlc sponsor,
announced.
Sorority, its pledges and the
pledges’ hometowns are: Delta
Zeta; Cynthia Louise Marshall
and Carole Dea Williams, Beau-
mont; Dianna Lynn Hansen, Hous-
ton; Teri Lynn Warwick, LaMar -
que; Karen Diane Blanton, Port
Arthur; and Elizabeth Wade
Griffin, Sour Lake.
Also Dr. Charles Dalton, fac-
ulty advisor, Charles R. Idol,
Emmett G. Ward, and Bernard
R. Rexer of Texas Epsilon, U-
niversity of Houston; and Dr.
J.R. Troxler, faculty advisor,
Robert R. Henry, James f. Ber-
nard, Eddy J. Milanes, and John
R. Kipp of Louisiana Delta, U-
niversity of Southern Louisiana.
After a preliminary meeting
by the Lamar Chapter and team
members, tours of the campus
were conducted. Some team
members payed courtesy calls
on President Setzer and other
officials.
Detailed visits of Lamar’s en-
gineering facilities were guided
by honor society members after
lunch in the president’s dining
room. Team members and
exchange views, comments, and
questions.
After a private meeting, the
inspection team told the Lamar
Chapter that it had received u-
nanimous approval and advised
the chapter on the next petition-
ing step.
By Ron Watson
Greek
Alpha Delta Pi held its first
annual Play Day on April 6 in
Cardinal Stadium. Play Day is
a competitive event held between
social fraternities.
The contestants this year were
Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Phi
Epsilon, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma
Nu, Pi Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha,
Phi Kappa Theta and Zeta Beta
Tau. These contestants spent an
exciting day competing with each
other in various events, while
enthusiastic spectators looked
Word
place. Gordon Grant was Master
of Ceremonies.
The judges were Mrs. Eleanor
S. Sladczyk, assistant professor
of secretarial science; Charles
P. Turco, assistant professor
of biology; and Mrs. J.B. Hig-
gins, wife of Coach Higgins ath-
letic director.
The spring pledges of Lambda i
Brandin, Peggy Crow, Karolyn
Ferrell, Karinne Hansen, Lanle
Klein, Ellen Pearre, Tudy Rhone
and Sheryl Rose.
Ferrell was elected president,
Hansen vice president and Rose
got the secretarial post.
Tau Service Sorority are Cindy
Available for your use at the
Lamar Tech Library instant
Zerox copies 100 each.
Co in-controlled typewriters
100 for 20 minutes, 250 per
hour.
Employment
Opportunities
MARRIED COUPLE—Deten-
tion supervisor, day shift, for
week end duty and holiday
relief at the Jefferson County
Juvenile Home, 390 Elizabeth
Street, Beaumont, Texas.
Hours of employment are from
8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.
Saturdays, Sundays, and holi-
days. The pay rate is $9.19
per person per day.
MALE EMPLOYMENT—Day
shift supervisor, boys sect-
ion, Monday through Friday,
8:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon. Pay
rate $100.00 per month.
Please contact R. L. Kaufman,
TE 3-6411, Extension 201.
Our mail address is 390 Eli-
zabeth, Beaumont, Texas.
The first contest, which lasted
from 8 a«m. to 3 p.m., involved
collecting Alpha Delta Pi signa-
tures. Each signature was worth
one point, and the fraternity with
the most points was Sigma Phi
Epsilon. The main events of Play
Day began at 3 p.m. at Cardinal
Sraduim.
Following are the contests and
their winners: Girdle Relay, won
by Phi Kappa Theta; Button in
a Haystack, won by Kappa Alpha;
Blindman’s Bicycle Race, won
by Phi Kappa Theta; Egg Toss,
won by Zeta Beta Tau; Chicken
Chase, won by Sigma Phi Epsilon;
Also Mystery Event, won by
Alpha Tau Omega; and Mr. Play-
day, won by Glenn Edgerly, a
member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Laurie Nunez, chairman of
Play Day, presented trophies to
Sigma Phi Epsilon, first place;
Phi Kappa Theta, second place;
and Alpha Tau Omega, third
Modern man can do. almost
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to do. . .
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