The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1961 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. XII No. 10
LAMAR STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
December 1, 1961
FOR THE
BIRDS
by Molly Stark
In the process of deciding
weighty legislative matters,
a m u sing things happen in
Senate and the House of
R e p r esentatives whether
it is on the national, state
level or any other level.
The Lamar Tech House and
Senate are no exceptions.
* * *
Hulen Selman, Senate
parliamentarian, has been
very insistent that all
sen ators stand when they
talk from the floor. Re-
cently Hulen was engrossed
in explaining some mea-
sure. Don Warren, presi-
dent of the junior class,
stood up and called for a
point of order: Hulen was
not standing up.
* * *
During a heated debate in
the House of Representa-
tives, several representa-
tives were clamoring for
permission to speak. In
his excitement, after he
had finally gotten per-
mission to speak from
Terry Brown, Speaker of
See BIRDS Page 8
National Accrediation
Meted Engineering Units
M’Donald Hails
Act Milestone
Senators Propose
New Amendment
Tech Constitution
The Senate approved of
the following amendment
Monday: "Article II, Sec-
tion 300b of the Constitu-
tion of the Student Associa-
tion of Lamar State College
of Technology be amended
to read: The Upper
House, to be known as the
Senate, shall consist of the
Vice-President, and
Treasurer of the Student
Association, the Head
Cheerleader, a represen-
t a t ive of the Men' s Dorm
Council, a representative
of the Women's Dorm
Council, the Class Presi-
dents and representatives
from each academic
school."
A resolution was passed
congratulating Coach J. B.
Higgins for a successful
year in football.
Appointments included
John Carroll, parliamen-
tarian; and Don Warren,
Leadership Conference
committee chairman.
Tech Selected To Play
In Tangerine Bowl Game
Flashy Lamar Tech,
selected to play in the Dec.
29 Tangerine Bowlin
Orlando Fla., has already
begun laying plans for the
contest that has them
pitted against Middle
Teilnessee State in the 16th
annual edition of the grid
classic.
Tech must still face one
regular season foe before
beginning workouts for the
Bowl outing, Saturday's
contest with Mexico Poly
in Mexico City, but Lamar
Tech officials and coach-
ing staff have already
feverisly begun planning
the bowl trip.
Lamar will be represented
at the Bowl game by the
Cardinal band and twilers.
D i r e c t or Pete Wiley has
said that the entire band
will make the trip, pro-
bably by bus.
, Head football Coach Jimmy
Higgins plans on taking as
large a squad as possible,
perhaps 40 or more
players, with the team
flying up Dec. 26 and
coming back the day after
the game. These plans
are not set yet.
These is a strong poss-
ibility that the game will
be telecast, with one of the
three local stations carry-
ing the game. The game
will definitely be broad-
cast over Radio Station
KRIC.
The Tangerine Bowl is
sponsored by the Orlando,
Fla., Elks Club with the
entire proceeds of the
game after expenses going
to the Hanry-Anna Crippled
Children's Home in
Umatilla, Fla.
This Bowl game started
in 1947, and since has
featured some of the most
out standing small college
teams in the nation. It will
not be the first time a
m e m b er of the Lone Star
Con ference has played in
the Bowl.
In 1949 Sul Ross State
tied Murray State College
of Ken tucky, 21-21, and
East Texas State has won
three and tied one game in
the classic. West Texas
State at Canyon has also
competed in the Bowl.
Prior to Saturday's game
with Mexico Poly, the Red-
birds have a 6-2-1 season
r e c ord and finished third
in the Lone Star Con-
ference race/ Middle
Tennessee State has a 7-3
season record and were
runnerups in the Ohio
Valley Conference.
Tech and Middle Tenn-
essee played in the Tan-
garine Bowl, administering
a 2 1 - 12 beating to Pres-
byterian College of Clinton,
S . C . The Blue Raiders
are located at Murfrees-
boro, Tenn. The college
has approximately J.,500
students, compared to
6,490 at Lamar Tech.
Where is
BIG RED?
Dr. F. A. Thomas
ECPD Recognition
Is Step Forward
For Lamar Tech
Accreditation by the
Engineer's Council for
Professional Development
is an other feather in the
cap for Lamar Tech.
The present ECPD is
composed of representa-
tives of these organiza-
tions: American Society
of Civil Engineers,
American Institute of
Min ing and Metallurgical
Engineers, American
Society of Mechanical
Engineers, American
Institute of Electrical
Engineers, Engineering
Institute of Canada,
American Society for
Engineering Education,
American Inst itute of
Chemical Engineers,
N a t i onal Council of State
Boards of Engineering
Examiners, and American
Institute of Industrial
Engineers.
The purpose of the ECPD's
accrediting schools of
engineering is "to for-
mulate criteria for colleges
o f engineering which will
insure their graduates a
sound educational back-
ground for practicing the
engineering profession."
While the ECPD does not
accredit schools that omit
a subject in which thd
public may resonably
expect engineers of that
field to have, it avoids
rigid standards as a basis
for accreditation. ECPD
encourages well-planned
experimentation.
In addition to more
n a t i o n al recognition be -
cause of the accreditation,
Lamar graduates will enjoy
other benefits. Engineers
not graduating from a
school wtih ECPD accredi-
tation must take an exam-
ination before being re-
gistered in Texas. Also,
some graduate fellowships
are available only to stu-
dents from institutions
accredited by ECPD.
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National professional recognition was given the
Departments of Mechanical and Civil Engineering at
Lamar Tech Monday in formal accreditation by the
Engineers' Council for Professional Development.
At the same time, three other engineering depart-
ments previously accredited by the ECPC — those
of chemical, electrical and industrial — received a
renewal of accreditation
on the basis of reports filed
by the national inspection
team visiting the campus
last Spring.
Reports on the two new
accreditations and high
inspection records posted
by the other three depart -
m e n t s were received by
Dr. F. L. McDonald,
president of the college.
He immediately hailed
the reports as "a milestone
for Lamar State College of
Technology — something
we have been working to-
ward since the day our
School of Engineering
opened."
"The accreditation of all
five engineering depart-
ments represents an out-
s t a nding achievement for
the faculty and the. depart-
ment heads," Dr. McDonald
said . "It is rare indeed
for a school as new as
Lamar Tech to get all its
departments accredited in
such a short time."
While Lamar Tech grad-
uates in engineering have
always been in heavy
demand, ECPD accredita-
tion for all five depart-
ments is a significant step
in the development of the
college, affirming that its
School of Engineering is
equally recognized nation -
See ENGINEERS Page 3
Luther A. Beale
19 Tech Freshmen
Elected as Honor
Society Members
Nineteen Lamar Tech stu
dents have been elected to
membership in the Fresh-
man Honor Society, Dr
Edwin S . Hayes, Dean of
the School of Arts and
Sciences and sponsor of the
organization, announced
today.
New members are Carolyn
Coblentz, Beaumont; Richarc
Dalton, Port Arthur; Vic-
toria Lee Evans, Beaumont;
Billy Jack Farley, Beaumont;
Gary K. Friedman, Beau-
mont; Joy F. Fullingim,
S i 1 sbee Herbert H - Hanus,
Pasadena; and John M.
Hardy, Beaumont.
Also, Robert B. Hille, Port
Arthur; Roland G. Landry,
Port Arthur; Alfred A.
Moreau, Port Arthur;
Jimmy Carl Norwood,
Nederland; William C.
Nylin Jr., Beaumont;
Thomas S. Quarles, Beau-
mont; Claude Ann Rigs,
Beaumont; Robert O.
Robinson, Beaumont; Paolo
M. Scarps, Beaumont;
Sandra Smith, Port Arthur;
ahd Dorthy Lee Thompson,
Beaumont.
Initiation ceremonies for
new members will be held
at3p.m.Thursday, Dec. 14
in Room 101 of the Biology-
Geology Building. Dr.
Richard M. Zaner, assis-
tant professor of philosophy,
will speak on "The Philoso-
phy of Scholarship."
Dr. Mers Resigns
As Head of Lamar
Chemistry Dept.
Dr.Robert G. Mers, head
of the Departmentof
Chemistry at Lamar Tech
since 1951, resigned his
administrative post Mon-
day but will remain on the
faculty as a full professor.
The a n n ouncement was
made by Dr. F. L. Mc-
Donald, president of the
college. Dr. Mers' re-
signation as department
head will become effective
next Sept. 1.
Dr. Mers asked to be re-
lieved of administrative
duties in order that he can
devote more time to teach-
ing and research.
Dr . McDonald stated he
will b egin an immediate
search for a successor to
Dr. Mers. He said "an
o u t s tanding chemist will
be brought in to head the
j department."
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Broussard, Bill. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 1, 1961, newspaper, December 1, 1961; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499448/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar University.