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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1947
Page
2
The Lee Lantern newspaper mocks sun worshippers by describing a sunbather who sleeps on grass and wakes with a deep sunburn followed by days of peeling. The piece ends with a biblical line about mortality.
With spring approaching and limited sun, students and teachers risk pale skin turning red from improper tanning. The article contrasts right and wrong methods, urging caution to avoid premature sunburn and unhealthy effects.
A Lantern survey asks LJC students about possible music appreciation courses for next year. Front page pieces praise music literacy and its enrichment, arguing music should be broader than mere esthetic critique and serve the growing student community.
A lively Lantern column chronicles campus flirtations and pranks at LJC. It notes a matrimonial bureau in the library, singling out Marian and Crus t ene Laird as focal points, plus dances, studies, and romances among students, faculty, and staff.
The column praises the holiday assembly program and the quartet Paul Webber plus a military friend contributed a personal dream song. It applauds trophy winners in intramural sports and notes mixed volleyball, boxing delays, ping pong and badminton hopes, plus a critique of the Humble Community House as a makeshift recreation space. It also reviews films Lady in the Lake and Boom Town with cast and settings.
An article notes Bob Hope's My Favorite Brunette promotion with a chance to win weekly prizes including a 1947 Chevrolet or Frigidaire. It covers upcoming Houston operatic events and a law requiring registration of dangerous firearms under the National Firearms Act.
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