Report Reveals Jr. College Growth In Texas
Dean Walter Rundell attended the Texas Junior College Association meeting in Dallas where Dr. C C Calvert said Texas junior colleges are growing faster than any other state and will soon be close to every high school graduate. Calvert urged a statewide celebration for the 50th anniversary of junior colleges in Texas and announced joint workshops funded by the General Education Board and The University of Texas. Dr Jesse P. Bogue noted junior colleges as the people’s colleges advancing democracy and economic security.
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Walter Rundell
Texas Junior College Association
Dallas
C. C. Calvert
University of Texas
Texas
Calvert
Decatur Baptist College
Decatur
Jesse P. Bogue
American Association of Junior Colleges
Veterans Asked To Complete Change Of Training Status Forms
VA training officers in the Houston region contact colleges to set dates for veterans to assemble on campus and submit Notices of Change of Training Status. The form determines summer training plans and subsistence allowance timing. VA may authorize summer training payments or accrued leave for eligible veterans. Watch school bulletin boards for meeting dates with VA officers.
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Veterans Administration Training Officers
Houston
LIC Vet Delegates Attend Austin Meet
Norvel Locker and Paul Edwards represented the ex service men students of LIC at an ex-service men's convention held at the University of Texas on April 11 and 12. The convention supported the Edith Norse Rogers bill for increased subsistence allowances and higher earnings ceilings before Congress. Morris Wolfrean was elected a delegate but could not attend.
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Norvel Locker
Paul Edwards
LIC
University of Texas
Edith Norse Rogers
Congress
Union
Stanenton
LJC
Morris Wolfrean
Music Courses Contemplate Chorus History and Appreciation
A campus urges a vocal chorus to unify student life and boost college spirit. A three hour credit course in sight singing and a music history and appreciation survey are proposed, teaching Bach Beethoven Brahms and other masters with listening labs and historical context.
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Houston Post
Bach
Beethoven
Brahms
Shakespeare
Rembrandt
Handel
Debussy
Shostakovitch
Corre
Baptists of LIC Plan Student Union Meeting
Sixteen LJC students met in the faculty lunch room Thursday to organize a Baptist student union. Minnie Robertson led the meeting with Betsy Barnes as guest speaker from Baytown First Baptist church. A second meeting was scheduled for Monday at 6. A Baptist student union conference at South Main Baptist Church in Houston will run this weekend. LJC members were urged to report back to the union meeting. Attendees included Peggy Bittick June Carter Wayne Carter Geraldine Cates Preston Dumas Joe Lee Hinton Oscar Ingram Percy Portis Johnie Sprayberry Edward Thompson Pumfoy Thompson Joyce Williamson.
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LJC
Bent
Minnie Alice Robertson
Betsy Barnes
First Baptist Church of
Baytown
Baptist Student Union
South Main Baptist Church
Houston
SJC
LJC Union
Peggy Bittick
June Carter
Wayne Carter
Geraldine Cates
Preston Dumas
Joe Lee Hinton
Oscar Ingram
Percy Portis
Johnie Sprayberry
Edward Thompson
Pumfoy Thompson
Joyce Williamson
San Jacinto Day Holiday Centered on Historic Texan Victory
A San Jacinto Day observance recalls the 1836 battle where General Sam Houston led about 783 Texans against General Santa Anna and a much larger Mexican force. Deaf Smith cut Vince's Bridge to delay the enemy as Houston ordered an aggressive assault resulting in a decisive Texan victory and Santa Anna's capture.
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San Jacinto Monument
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Alamo
Goliad Mission
Houston
Vince’s Bayou
Pasadena
Deaf Smith
Vince's Bridge
Cox
Burleson
Sherman
Hockley
Millard
Lamar
Vince’s
San Jacinto
Harrisburg
James A. Sylvester
Buffalo Bayou
General Santa Anna
Goliad
Students asked to indicate preferences for music courses
Dean Walter Rundell notes plans to offer several music credits at the junior college if enough interest is shown. A questionnaire asks students planning to enter LJC next year to mark interest in two course types: chorus participation or a course for personal musical appreciation, with a deadline of April 18.
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Walter Rundell
LJC
Gladys Burrows
Texas
Corpus Christi
Psychological Exam To Be Given April 16 At RELHS Cafeteria
The American Council on Education Psychological Examination will be given to RELHS seniors on Wednesday April 16 at 9 18 in the cafeteria announced principal R B Sparks. LJC students without the test may take it per Dean Walter Rundell. Bring two sharpened pencils and an eraser. The test measures linguistic and quantitative ability and provides a total intelligence score.
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American Council On Education
RELHS
R. B. Sparks
LJC
Walter Rundell
Esthetic Study Bridges History and Music
A concise exploration argues for a broad appeal of music study, linking historical context with practical appreciation. It emphasizes improving understanding for both performers and listeners through accessible approaches and thoughtful analysis.
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Jr. College
Dean
Austin
College Glee Club
Palestrina
David
Baptists of Lic Plan Student Union
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