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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1948
Page
2
The Lee Lantern is a twice monthly student publication by Lee Junior College sophomores in Tri Cities Texas. Printed by the Daily Sun Goose Creek Texas in 1947 1948 and associated with the Associated College Press.
The piece argues college students must choose steadfast ethics over comfort or acclaim. It cites Socrates, Shakespeare, and Jesus to claim true happiness comes from living a consistent moral standard without compromises, urging relentless pursuit of principled ideals.
A columnist examines possible conscription of women for wartime labor, arguing it would lower standards and erode gender roles. The piece warns that home life and national civilization could be damaged as women gain equal status and join the home front in rigid military style.
Readable snatches from campus life recount dances, outfits, romances, signings, exams, and trips. LJC attendees include Alice Sparks, Nolan Ray Kirk, Sambeene Thomas, Mary Connor, Walter Rundell Jr. Bon voyage tales, weddings, measles, and a Phi Theta Kappa convention in Pueblo color this lively campus chronicle.
The column criticizes fashionable excess and urges women to prioritize personal suitability over trends. It argues true beauty lies in simplicity, adaptation to individuality, and avoiding overrefined hairstyles in everyday settings, echoing a French view that beauty comes from restraint.
A humorous memoir of a beauty salon operator's daily encounters. The piece catalogs varied client personalities from the demanding to the chatty, including the notorious Mrs Moneybags under the dryer and the repeated questions that vanish when hair dries. The narrator recalls wishing to avoid beauty work but ends with a rueful sigh.
The bulletin lists student notes on sports, theater, and campus social life. Mentions include Johnie Sprayberry joining Humble Safety, Ardean Meadows as a basketball player, and Edna Saunders revealing next season’s Civic Community concerts with Opera and ballet leads. Bernstein resigns from New York post. Houston Symphony guests named. The Fatal Weakness at Houston Little Theatre features Pauline Hecht and Mitzi Wayne.
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