Lee College at 50: Roots in Goose Creek District
Fifty years ago Lee College began as Lee Junior College in Goose Creek ISD with 177 students. A 1934 petition and February vote launched the school, which opened in September in the Robert E. Lee High School building. First president W R Smith and dean R B Sparks led a four full-time, eight part-time faculty.
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Lee College
Baytown
Lee Junior College
Robert E. Lee High School
Goose Creek Independent
Need for future plan by Charles Rosser
Institutions like Lee College are often among the oldest in their communities. Fifty years of survival requires planning, community support, and continuous growth. The college must show future development, avoid stagnation, and face a growth pattern that current facilities cannot handle.
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First Graduating Class of Lee College 1935
Four women were the first graduates of Lee College in 1935. From left to right Hudnall Spence LaDel Payne and Juanita Barrington not pictured Burts Avey. Spence lives in Houston teaches there and is married to Robert Southwick. Payne lives in Baytown teaches in Highlands and is married to Barney Hillard. Barrington teaches in Soap Lake Washington and is married to David Holm. Avery is married to Elmer Brinkley.
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Goose Creek
W.R. Smith
R.B. Sparks
Juanita Barrington
David Holm
Bryus Avery
Elmer Brinkley
LaDel Payne
Barney Hillard
Hudnall Spence
Robert Southwick
Lee College
Burts Avey
Spence
Houston
Baytown
Payne
Highlands
Soap Lake
Washington
Barrington
Avery
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Walter Rundell
By Charles Rosser
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