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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1947
Page
4
Frank Thompson critiques profanity and crowd disruption in baseball, arguing that charismatic players like Durocher and Fitche fuel fights with umpires and spoil the game. He condemns insults to batters and harassing outfielders, urging sportsmanship and fair play.
The piece blasts cheating and cheap tricks in baseball, arguing gambling’s grip and bribery by corrupt figures. It condemns back door Latin American offers, owner opportunists who buy clubs for prestige and neglect team merit, and calls for fair play to preserve fan interest.
Curtain Club of SJC presented Sheridan's School for Scandal in eighteenth century English style for over five hundred attendees. John Blackburn as Sir Peter Teazle featured a deft character arc from husband to wronged, with strong turns by Bob Powell, Mary Frances Johnson, Anne Jones, Joy Fuller, Walter Rundell Jr., and Billy Lyon. Costumes and staging aided authenticity. the performance ran long but engaging.
The deadline was April 11 originally. Any student with a summer school questionnaire not yet turned in should return it promptly. The six week session runs June 2 to July 12 with evening classes from 5 to 9 30. A Boston College Heights cartoon shows a student smiling after a classroom moment with a smoking pistol and the caption I passed.
In Dallas Dean Walter Rundell attends the Texas Junior College association meeting and the association of Texas Colleges gathering. Umphrey Lee SMU president presents the main address on the role of religion in higher education and Judge T W Davidson of Dallas discusses colleges' duty to teach citizenship.
Miss Ruby Barham, born in Stephenville and educated at John Tarleton and The University of Texas, rejoined Lee Junior College in 1943 and is now teaching Business Administration. She emphasizes practical class discussions, enjoys music, and sponsors the Sigma Alpha Chi social sorority at LJC.
A humorous exploration of taxi etymology and perception. It traces taximeter cab origins from cabriolet and cabriolet to cab, notes cab’s French and Italian roots, and jokingly defines a taxicab as a goat that eats metal in the form of fares and bounces along rough streets to LIC.
The library adds books on the world situation including Brady's Bend by Martha Kellar and Tales from Plum Grove Hills by Jesse Stuart. Other new titles cover mental illness topics with Contemporary Criminal Hygiene and works by Brill Seliger and related studies on alcohol and society.
The article notes growing junior colleges as community education expands. It quotes leaders and the Association of Junior Colleges in America investing heavily in research. Sixty eight representatives of peer colleges attended the meeting.
Mary Elizabeth Williams and Sammie McPhail announce their engagement and upcoming wedding in late summer. Williams, a RELHS graduate and LJC student, works for Humble Company and Gamma Phi Kappa member. McPhail, Trinity graduate and Army Air Corps veteran, is employed by Houston Lighting and Power.
A University of Texas reporting student in a beginning class pleads for help after receiving an F minus on a wedding story. He asks for guidance and to raise the grade during a conference with Mr. French.
The boxing tournament begins next Thursday with finals set in both the winner and loser brackets. Group five and group six lead the winner’s bracket while groups seven and eight contest the loser’s division. Norvell Locker, at 315 pounds, headlines the heavyweight category as entrants surpass other divisions in welterweight.
Mrs. Bobby Frank Powell wed March 20 at Reverend Mark Richards home in Liberty. She is daughter of Mrs. Zola Wooley and A. C. Wooley of Baytown. Mr. Powell, a Liberty junior college student, is son of Mr. and Mrs. Powell of Highlands. The couple resides in Baytown.
The Oregon State Student Union seeks large donations citing Bing Crosby as a model donor. Crosby gave Gonzaga University $50,000 for an engineering building fund after previous $25,000 gifts. Emerald quote says contributions accepted regardless of donor's vocal ability.
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