TECH BETAS ATTEND ANNUAL MEET LARGEST CONVENTION ON RECORD

FEB. 15 , 1963

TRANSCRIBED BY : TINA EASLEY

TWENTY EIGHT TECH BETA'S LEFT TECH HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 15 , FOR LITTLE ROCK TO ATTEND THE ARKANSAS STATE BETA CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN THE MARION HOTEL.

THE STUDENTS REGISTERED FROM 9:00 A.M. UNTIL 6:00 P:M FRIDAY . THE REGISTRATION ASCERTAINED THAT 1,589 STUDENTS AND SPONSORS WERE ATTENDING THE CONVENTION .

AT 7:00 P:M FRIDAY , THE FIRST GENERAL SESSION WAS HELD IN ROBINSON MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM . EDDIE WILLIAMS , STATE BETA PRESIDENT PRESIDED OVER THE MEETING . EDDIE DELIVERED THE KEY-NOTE SPEECH OF THE CONVENTION AND WAS EMCEE FOR THE TALENT SHOW. AFTER THE TALENT SHOW WAS PRESENTED THE CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICE DELIVERED THEIR SPEECHES . THE CANDIDATES WERE :

PRESIDENT

JIMMY VENABLE - GOULD

RICHARD LIPPARD - BAUXITE

SHARON SAWYER - BENTON

JIMMY KINARD - GRUBBS

JUDY WOOD - CARAWAY CENTRAL

JOHN TOLER - BARTON

MAYO LEE - CLARENDON

VICE - PRESIDENT

LEON ANDERSON - ATKINS

JAN RAY - EARLE

CROFFORD HARRISON - SYLVAN HILLS N. LITTLE ROCK

NANCY DIEBOLD - HICKORY RIDGE

SECRETARY

CAROLYN SNOW - PANGBURN

IMMEDIATLEY AFTER THE SPEECHES THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED .

AT NINE O'CLOCK SATURDAY MORNING THE SECOND GENERAL SESSION WAS CALLED TO ORDER WITH ANN BAUGH , STATE BETA VICE-PRES. FROM WEST MEMPHIS , PRESIDING . ANNA ADDRESSED THE GROUP AND INTRUDUCED THE CANDIDATES AGAIN . THE MEETING WAS THEN ADJOURNED AND THE GROUP WENT TO THREE DIFFERENT MEETINGS. EDDIE WILLIAMS PRESIDED AT A MEETING OF PRESIDENT AND VICE -PRESIDENT .

JANE HODGES , STATE BETA SECRETARY , FROM MOUNTAIN HOME , PRESIDED OVER A MEETING OF THE SECRETARIES AND TREASURERS , AND ANNA BAUGH PRESIDED OVER A MEETING OF THE REMAINDER GROUP. THE BUSINESS MEETING WERE ADJOURNED AT 11:00 A.M. AND THE STUDENTS HAD FREE TIME UNTIL SIX O'CLOCK THAT EVENING .

AT SIX O'CLOCK THE THIRD GENERAL SESSION WAS HELD IN THE HOTEL MARION BALLROOM . IT CONSISTED OF A BANQUET AND THE INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS ;

THE OFFICERS WERE :

PRESIDENT - JOHN TOLER - BARTON

VICE PRES. - LEON ANDERSON - ATKINS

SECRETARY - CAROLYN SNOW - PANGBURN

AFTER INSTALLATION THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED UNTIL THE DANCE.

AT EIGHT O'CLOCK THE LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL SWING BAND STARTED THE MUSIC OF WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE THE BEST DANCE OF THEM ALL. THE BETA MEMBERS DANCED UNTIL ABOUT 10:30 , AND AS USUAL AFTER A HARD AND WONDERFUL DAY MOST OF THEM WENT TO BED.