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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1947
Page
4
Frank Thompson warns that swimming on the gulf coast carries serious risks from careless acts and limited swimming ability. He notes differences between pool and sea swimming, emphasizes lifeguards in pools, and advises against wearing white in open water to deter sharks.
A commercial fisherman recounts a shark bisecting his white sun helmet after a wave knocked him from the rail into turbulent water. The six foot shark erupted in one slash, while the man rides out the stormy sea as swimming gains schools.
Mrs. Harry Truman bans egg rolling on the White House lawn this Easter. The article recounts Easter egg origins from Persia to Russia and notes Easter Bunny folklore tied to American children and spring rites. The first White House egg roll since 1921 will not occur this year.
The LJC community maps four day Easter break from April 3 to 6. Faculty members Alvin H. Miles Minnie Alice Robertson Lynn O Hagan John Ellis Gladys Burrows James Chamberlain Walter Rundell James F. Koenig and others list plans including trips to Hallettsville Corpus Christi Palacios Stephenville Tri Cities Lufkin Austin Uvalde Galveston Houston Cleveland Dobbin and more. Several students also outline getaways to Galveston Houston and other spots while others stay nearby for rest and study.
The article lists top scorers in intramural basketball led by Darrell Nickerson with 65 points, followed by Duke Parker and Melvin Parker. It notes Charles Zamora as official scorer and mentions a standardized 5 game projection with adjusted scores for several players.
The piece mocks spring fever by noting odd urges and unusual behavior. It urges readers not to panic if they feel inspired or if a shopping trip ends with a pet bear hanging from a chain, and to await the next symptom with equanimity.
Paul Webber directs the closing program with Lou Aileen Fuller assisting. A. M. Bale awards intramural sports honors. John Ellis will announce items after the awards. The audience will sing Easter Parade to end the program. All LJC students are urged to attend. Franklin Kellogg, former LJC student at M LT, sends best wishes, per Dean Walter Rundell.
The Lantern staff thanks readers and jokes about April Fool wishes. The note credits staff time spent on the publication and muses on writing best sellers and supporting themselves in the usual way.
Mixed volleyball finals near as Group 5 defeats Group 4 3-1 after a tight opener. Billie Jean Thaxton and Norvell Locker lead Team 5 with precise serving and powerful spikes as Marion McMaster Lamar Kelly Tassie Barton Alton Laird Jack Dabney Billye Jean Thaxton and Norvell Locker win.
In a high school chemistry class a student frets over a lab mishap with a hot water bottle on a glass plate amid questions about an orange red test for antimony. The scene includes a request for instructions to prepare a sodium stannite solution to test for bismuth and a junior student reporting a finger injury from a glass stirring rod.
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