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Newspaper
The Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1981
Page
4
The Lantern reports mixed student reactions to The Bigot, a spring 1981 Reflections poem at Lee College. Responses range from offense and prejudice accusations to defense and indifference, with black and white students expressing divergent views.
Lee College announces a $5,200 pledge toward Baytown United Way, part of a $616,000 city goal up 12 percent from 1981. Dr. Robert C. Cloud urges eight hours pay as fair share, with Dr. Jerry Alston appointed drive coordinator for LC. Contributions due by October 15 via check cash or payroll deduction. The budget supports child welfare groups and seniors in Baytown.
Lee College nursing freshmen conducted an unusual sensitivity exercise called Help the Helpless Luncheon. Pairs worked with one partner blindfolded while the other fed them, then the blind partner fed herself with encouragement. The activity aimed to foster independence while understanding patient reliance. Participants included Paula Bonin Melinda Elliott Christie Franklin Sandra Mason Rita McElroy Gerry Masters Betty Odom Pat Nation Cynthia Sanders Julie Wright Jackie Briscoe Ina Bruey Hillary Butterworth Jeanne Campbell and many others.
William Peace, director of the Lee College Learning Resources Center, says staff are available to help students. The LC library hours are 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. weekdays and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, closed weekends, with holiday hours posted a week in advance. The library holds over 90 000 volumes and serves as a government depository with more than 20 000 government documents including FBI reports and federal records. It uses Library of Congress classifications since 1980 and lists staff: Peace, Meador, Owens, Holcomb, Malloy, Tidman, and Williams.
The LC Counseling Center hosts a returning students seminar on Wednesday September 30 at 11 am in Bonner Hall room 228. The session seeks feedback from students who have been out of school and help counselors and staff tailor services accordingly. Assisting Gertrude Teter are Dianne Frasier Barbara Nye and Karen Perry.
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