Lamar University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 2, 1977 Page: 1 of 12
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UNIVERSITY PRESS
Good Morning!
Wednesday, Nov. 2,1977
Vol. 28, No. 17
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KISS MASQUERADERS ADD TO SPOOKY ATMOSPHERE
THE TRICK, THEN THE TREAT
Halloween spooks haunt Ballroom
By TARA SHOCKLEY
of the U.P. staff
A caldron of boiling apple juice, a
fire-eating clown and a laser light show
were just some of the attractions at the
Homecoming Halloween masquerade
party, held Monday night in the Setzer
Center Ballroom.
Geno the Clown entertained party-
goers with rope tricks, juggling, and
“Fire-eating,” as well as joining in the
costume judging.
Walter Lomax, Beaumont junior,
won the $100 first prize dressed as Dar-
th Vadar, the “Star Wars” yillain.
Preston Bruchmiller, Port Arthur
sophomore, took the $50 second prize as
King Tut, up from his tomb for the
evening.
The $25 third prize went to Dickie
Stapleton, Beaumont freshman, and
friends, who came as the rock band
“Kiss.” Two groups came costumed as
“Kiss;” and to determine which group
would get into the finals, there was held
- you guessed it - a Kiss-off.
A laser light show and disco music for
dancing were provided by K-Disc from
Houston.
Monday, Geno the Clown displayed
more of his talent by painting faces of
Lamar students in the Arbor area of the
Setzer Center.
Homecoming 1977 officially opened
Tuesday night, when Lamar President
Dr. Robert Kemble presided over the
ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the
Setzer Center. The homecoming prin-
cesses also attended the ceremony.
The Homecoming Carnival opened at
6 p.m., on Setzer Center Circle Drive,
following the ribbon-cutting.
Food and entertainment booths are
sponsored by various campus
organizations, and all proceeds from
the carnival will go to the
organizations.
Entertainment will include an egg
toss, a dunking booth, and a wet sponge
throw. Another popular booth, ac-
cording to Annie Stegeman, assistant
program director, is the jail, where car-
nival-goers can pay to see their friends,
or enemies, put behind bars.
The Homecoming Carnival goes on
through tonight, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
There is no admission charge.
KWIC radio will be broadcasting live
from the carnival.
The Lamar Jazz Band will give a con-
cert at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Arbor
area of the Setzer Center.
The Homecoming bonfire and tor-
chlight parade will get under way Thur-
sday night at 9. The parade will start at
Gentry Hall, proceed to the other dor-
ms, and stop at the baseball field on
on Florida and Callaghan, where the
bonfire will be lit.
Fall ‘Awareness’ freshmen received
By SUE REEVES
of the U.P. staff
Thirty outstanding freshman studen-
ts selected for the “University
Awareness” program had their first
meeting of the Fall semester at a recep-
tion. in the Setzer Student Center
Reading Room on Monday.
The students were chosen on their
rank in their high school graduating
class, their GPA while at Lamar, and
their SAT scores.
The group will meet for two hours
each week during the Fall semester. At
each session visits will be scheduled
with different campus leaders and
university officials in order to better
aquaint these students with the total
univeristy. The purpose of the program
is to further refine leadership qualities
and interests of the students through
various discussions and leadership
exercises. The program is sponsored by
Dr. Thurman, “Bo”, Crawford, Dean of
Students.
Many members of the Lamar staff
were present at the meeting and were
introduced to the students and talked
with them.
The program was first started in the
Spring ‘77 Semester when 35 freshmen
were chosen.
The freshmen selected for “Univer-
sity Awareness” are: Susan Cham-
pagne, Larry Mathias, Clarke Johnson,
Melanie Burke, Rehena Shafer, Mary
Hopper, Melinda Moore, Sharron
Newhouse, Larry Decuir, Babe White,
Lenny McLaughlin, Hyattye Simmons,
Greta Verrette, Nancy Loyles, Gilbert
McLaughlin and Ruthie Langham.
Associate professor Wheeler dies
Dr. Robert R. Wheeler, 60, associate
professor of geology at Lamar Univer-
sity since 1967, died Monday afternoon,
in Beaumont. No funeral or memorial
services are scheduled.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie,
science-technology librarian at Lamar;
two daughters, Beth (Mrs. Dennis) Fox
of Burbank, Calif.; and Robin (Mrs.
Michael) Jean of Concord, Mass.; a
brother, Dr. John Wheeler of Austin,
and a sister, Mary Bevain of Benson,
Vt.
Dr. Wheeler received an A.B. degree
from Johns Hopkins University and a
Ph.D. from Harvard University.
Dr. Wheeler was a fellow of the
Geological Society of America, and was
a member of the American Association
for Advancement of Science, the Texas
Academy of Science and Sigma Xi,
honorary science society.
He was co-author of “Oil--From
Prospect to Pipeline,” a book which
went into a second printing in 1972.
While at Lamar, Dr. Wheeler had ser-
ved as curator of the Geology Museum
and as acting department head during
several summer sessions.
Prior to coming to Lamar, Dr.
Wheeler taught at Southern Methodist
University and East Texas State
University, and was a geologist with
several oil companies, including ser-
ving as vice-president and general
manager for Pyramid Oil and Gas
Corp. of Oklahoma City, Okla., and
Dallas.
HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES
THURSDAY (NOV. 3)
Torchlight Parade and bonfire, 9 p.m.;
Parade starts at Gentry Hall; Bonfire
site by the Baseball diamond (Florida
and Callaghan) “The Godfather I”
6:15, 9:15 p.m. SSC Ballroom; Cost is $1
with LU I.D.
FRIDAY (NOV. 4)
No scheduled events
SATURDAY (NOV. 5)
Parade begins 10 a.m.-Eleventh Street;
Starts at Gaylynn (Harrison and
Eleventh), ends at Gateway Shopping
Center; Football LU vs La. Tech, Car-
dinal Stadium-2 p.m.; Half-
time/Lamar Band, Crowning of
Homecoming Queen and Float winner
announced.
Queen’s Reception-all LU student:,,
faculty and guests; Immediately
following homecoming game-SSC
Ballroom; free with LU I.D.
JEANNETTE VAUGHN
Area teachers
honor Vaughn
Mrs. Jeannette Vaughn, assistant
professor of office administration at
Lamar, has been named District Five
Business Teacher of the Year at the
University level.
The recognition is based on years of
teaching, honors and awards, academic
background, research, and par-
ticipation in conferences.
Vaughn will represent District Five
at the state convention in March.
She has taught at Lamar for 24 years,
coming here from Dallas where she
worked as a secretary, stenographer
and lease clerk.
At Lamar she has primarily taught
shorthand, but has also taught
typewriting and business com-
munication. Classes under her direc-
tion have won national recognition in
shorthand penmanship contests.
She is a member of the National
Business Education Association and the
Texas Business Education Association.
She has also been a member of the
Lamar University Faculty Senate since
1976.
Vaughn received the Regents’ Merit
Award in 1972, and addressed the
Beaumont Credit Women’s Association
on Business Communication in 1975. She
also has taken the minutes of Lamar
faculty meetings since 1955.
She participated in a nationwide
research experiment to compare shor-
thand teaching methods in 1977.
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