My first association with Lee College and its evolution
Former Lee College counselor recalls starting as a 16 year old freshman, later becoming registrar and English teacher. He describes growth under Dean Rundell, a 454 student year, and rising adult enrollment. He laments omission of Rundell in the golden anniversary issue and urges continued programs benefiting students.
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Lee College
University of Texas
Goose Creek Independent
Walter Rundell
Rundell
Bulletin
Royal Order of the Brown Mule at Lee Junior College
In the 1939 LC Log the Royal Order of the Brown Mule is pictured as a fraternity of 21 men founded as a political group but redirected to fellowship among male students. It sponsored dances and the All Male Follies, a burlesque event intended as an annual tradition, but the group faded out a few years later.
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Royal Order of Brown
Christine Gilbert
Lee College
Baptist Student Union
Student Council
Phi Theta Kappa
Rho Omicron Beta Mu Fraternity
Lee Junior College
ROBM
Big band and ballad eras in thirties and forties music
The thirties favored ballads like Embraceable You April In Paris It's Only A Paper Moon and You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby reflecting longing for better times. Gershwin were a leading songwriter of the era. The forties centered on World War Two swing with Duke Ellington Count Basie Benny Goodman and Basie’s hits like One O Clock Jump Swingin The Blues In The Mood cementing Basie as swing’s influential figure.
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Paris
George Gershwin
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Benny Goodman
Lee Junior College Historic Beginnings and Growth
Plans for a twice monthly Lee Knights newspaper emerge as the college grows. A 1937 Carnegie grant of 3000 dollars boosts the library collection. Early tech vocational courses start 1936 37 with 675 students, mostly Humble Oil employees, but no college credit until 1941. WWII cuts enrollment and faculty. Presidents Smith Harmon Lowman Holland Gentry serve. deans Anderson Rundell guide postwar expansion.
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Lee Knights
Carnegie Foundation
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Lee College
Walter Rundell
Smith
Harmon Lowman
Plan for Lee College growth and 50th anniversary devoted series
The Lantern will publish five special editions over five days to honor Lee College's 50th anniversary. The reports trace LC’s evolution from a handful of classes in a high school to a community college offering dozens of academic and technical programs, with focus on future growth and benefits for students, faculty, and the college community.
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Lee College
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George Gentry
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Emory Anderson
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Gentry
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