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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1954
Page
3
LC psychiatrist Carl Green leads a campaign to replace desks with leather couches for student comfort. Volunteers from psychology classes install the new seating this week. A bonfire is planned to burn old desks in Sears parking lot, as students celebrate the shift to couches.
Dr Ivan Muddyvitch arrives as Lee Colleges Russian instructor and soon reveals a quirky hobby list. He boasts odd classroom rules requiring 200 paper clips per semester and uses Hollywood art to stave off boredom in Russian. The native of Moscow Texas shares a candidly humorous persona and a crowded range of activities.
A Confederate Ball at the Country Club ends in destruction after Sonny Jones a drummer known for a Krupa like beat is blamed by police. Students allegedly explode the club damage ships at docks and set fire to tankers while claiming they were excited by graduation. Ralph Sheram says they were “full of Alabama” and officials vow no future Confederate Balls with LC students.
Dean Walter Rundell approves a tunnel from Lee College to Weingarten’s to aid night students and boost prestige. Skeletons found along Lee College drive prompt concerns from the Student Council about safety and appetite driving this project.
Wire recordings reveal tension as Jack Harrington rushes to aid colleague Schultz in a disturbance at Lee College. McCarthy faction breaks a door while Schultz remains mostly silent amid calls to free Lee College. Dean Rundell seeks replacements in Baytown Sun ads.
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