The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1955 Page: 1 of 6
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Vol. V, No. 10
Lamar State College of Technology, Beaumont, Texas
Friday, November 13, 1955
Bonfire, Parade, Game On Tap
QUEEN JIMMY ANN—Jimmy Ann Watwood was sel-
ected Monday in a runoff election as Homecoming
Queen of Lamar Tech for the year 1955-56. This year's
election brought in more votes than any election in
recent years. Cast in the primary were 1,113 votes
and in the runoff 1,005 votes.
Fish Dance Ticket Sales Begin
Festivities Begin At
6:30 This Evening
The bonfire will burst into flame this evening at 6:30.
The Tech eleven will burst into glory and victory to-
morrow at 2:30 p.m. when they meet Sul Ross on the
field of play.
Beaumont will burst wide open tomorrow morning at
10:15 when Tech students unveil their floats to parade
through the streets of downtown Beaumont.
Those are the major things takingplace in this year's
Homecoming celebration. However, there are many
31 Students Will
Be In Who’s Who
Thirty-one Lamar Tech
s t u d e nts are accepted to
represent the college in the
1955-56 edition ofs’Who's
Who in American Univer-
sities and Colleges," it is
announced by Dr. Richard
W. Setter, official campus
representative of the an-
nual publication.
This is the first year that
Tech students have been
recognized by the official
organization.
Students recognized in the
"Who's W ho" publication
each year are nominated
from a p p r o x i mately 650
colleges and universities
all over the United States.
They are officially recom-
mended from the college or
university they attend and
then accepted by the in-
stitution.
Selections were consider-
ed on the basis of scholar-
ship, cooperation and lead-
ership in academic and ex-
tracurricular activities,
citizenship and service m
the school and promise of
future usefulness.
Each student selected
will receive a certificate of
recognition awarded by the
organi ration,recognition in
the annual publication for
the year during which he
was selected in the form of
a writeup of his college and
personal record and will re-
ceive benefits of the Stu-
dent Placement Service.
Chosen this year are 21
seniors and 10 juniors.
They are Albert Becker,
senior from Livingston;
Liz Benton, Anita Bond,
Louis Morrison, Bette
Stead, Earl Tipton, Jimmy
Ann Watwood, juniors, and
Robert Carlin, Mrs. Ruth
Coffey, Allen Louviere,
Merwyn Maj ors, Bob Marks,
Colleen McDonald, George
McLaughlin, James Mitch-
ell, Joanne Monger, John
Morrison, Leonard Villalon,
Frances Wimberly,seniors,
aL of Beaumont.
Bernie Bourque, P. J. Bruno,
Cecil Grimes, Bertha He-
bert, Lawrence Schkade,
seniors, and John Allen
Chapman, Larry Farmer,
Burt Lee, Bruns Watts, jun-
iors, all of Port Arthur.
Rafael Reyes, senior from
Mexico City; Bert Rogers,
senior from S o ur Lake;
Evelyn Sweat, senior from
Nederland.
Patty Cash and Mark
Stubbs, chairmen of ticket
sales for the fish dance,
Dec. 10, announced today
that advance tickets may
be purchased now.
Tickets are being sold by
Patty, Mark and Morris
Edelson, president of the
freshman class.
Tickets sell for 50 cents
each. They will not only
permit you to attthtd the
dance, but they will be used
as ballots in the election
of Slime Queen.
The fish dance will be the
first social affair held in
the new dining hall.
New Frat.
Is Formed
Due to the increased en-
rollment at Tech, and the
growingneed for more so-
cial outlets, a new men's
social fraternity has been
formed.
The fraternity has been
officially named Phi Delta
Epsilon and will be known
by the name Phi Delt. Of-
ficial colors of the frater-
nity are red and white, and
its flower will be the red
carnation.
Officers of Phi Delt are
Bobby Wooten, president;
Roy Huckaby, vicepresi-
dent; Jerry Rudd, secre-
tary; Carroll Letney, His-
torian; Vic Gayle, publi-
city manager, and James
Bruce, parliamentarian.
Faculty advisors are Mr.
Lloyd Cherry and Mr.
Lloyd Taylor.
Phi Delt now has approxi -
mately 20 charter mem-
bers. It is planned to have
the first pledge class in
the spring semester.
Membership is by invita-
tion only.
Principal figures in the
formation of Phi Delt were
Bobby Marks, Merwin Ma-
jors and Wooten.
Mum's The Word
The annual Homecoming
mum sale will be conduct-
ed at the game tomorrow.
The junior class is in
charge of this year's sale.
All proceeds from the sale
will go toward defraying the
expenses of the Junior-
Senior Prom to be held in
the spring.
Burt Lee, president of the
junior class, in explaining
the use of mums said,
"Mums are to be worn at the
game by the entire student
body a s a show of school
spirit."
other things involved.
This morning at 7 the
R e ve 1 ers sorority held a
football breakfast, all day
today we will be busy work-
ing on our bonfire,a preview
parade will be staged at 6
p.m. in Beaumont. This
will be a car parade with
those who feel the urge
decorating their cars and
joining in.
At 10:15 tomorrow morn-
ing the annual Homecom-
ing Parade rolls through the
streets of Beaumont. In the
parade will be the floats
made by various organiza-
tions on campus.
The queen's float, made
by the freshman class, will
bear the flower li Lamar,
Queen Jimmy Ann Wat-
wood. Accompaning her
will be the three runnerups
Toni Follmer, Anita Bond
and Evelyn Sweat. The
queen's court includes all
the girls who were candi-
dates for queen.
Convertibles have been
acquired for the transpor-
tation of the Court.
Following the parade and
receding the game a
iuncheon honoring alumni
will be held in the new din-
ning hall.
Halftime activities at the
game tomorrow will be as
interesting and entertain-
ing as any ever presented.
The high point of the acti-
vities will be crowning of
the queen, Jimmy Ann Wat-
wood, who was chosen in a
runoff election Monday.
Also at half time in to-
morrow's game the winners
in the two divisions of
floats will be announced.
Prizes will be given by the
Alumni A s s o c i ation and
Interclub Council.
The first place winner in
the large float division will
receive a trophy from the
Alumni A s s o c i ation and
$40 cash from Interclub
Council. Other winners will
receive cash prizes from
Interclub. In the large float
division second and third
place winners will receive
$25 and $15 respectively,
(See Homecoming, Page 4)
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Firday, November 18, 1955
7:00 Football Breakfast
All Day Work on Bonfire
6:00 Car Parade
6:30 Bonfire
8:15 "Flair, ’55"
Saturday, November 19, 1955
10:00 Homecoming Parade
11:30 Alumni Luncheon
2:30 Football, Lamar Tech vs. Sul Ross
South Park Stadium
Halftime Coronation, Float Winners
South Park Stadium
After Game Faculty and Exes Reception
CJci fc tcrin
6:3C Buffet Dinner for Football Team and Families
8:30 Homecoming Dance Gym
Downtown
Campus
Auditorium
Downtown
Cafeteria
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Siebenthall, Carl. The Redbird (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1955, newspaper, November 18, 1955; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499341/m1/1/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.