Style Wise Slants Summer Time Swimwear Returns
Summer brings new bathing suit styles led by Esther Williams designs a one piece modest and form fitting suit while two piece options stay available Catalina Jantzen Cole Garner and others showcase neat trim pre war lastex silk jersey and cotton fabrics. Bathing caps reappear after years scarce and stores display suits as sunburn lotions rise with warm weather.
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Esther Williams
Miss Williams
Catalina
Jantzen
Cole
Ganther
Colleges Exchange Survey Exposes Active Programs
Victoria Junior college notes a student preparing for work with the American embassy in Rome. Paul Baker, 20, stationed in Rome during the war, will return in summer to take the position. Lamar Junior College plans to become a four year state technological school. Port Arthur ISD endorses this and the bill goes to the Appropriations committee. Leopard Tales reports rising scholastic averages for veterans, with higher grades than prewar entrants. Henderson Junior College in Athens plans a student recreation center funded and run by students. Temple Junior College opens night classes on February 10 focusing on adult education and business courses.
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Victoria Junior College
Rome
Paul Baker
Lamar Junior College
Beaumont
Port Arthur Ind
House of Representatives
Appropriations Committee
Redbird
Leopard Tales
Temple
Henderson Junior College
Athens
Texas
College Chatter
Little Rock
John Muir Junior College
Pasadena
Calif
Robin
John Muir
Temple Junior College
Purposes Of Junior College Explained By Dean
Dean Walter Rundell outlines three core roles for junior colleges in serving communities. They provide two years of pre professional work toward a degree, offer vocational training for non college bound students, and serve as a medium for adult education. He cites LJC as forward looking and responsive to local demand.
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Walter Rundell
Rundell
Lee
LJC
Roundup of LJC Students Favorite Courses
Student responses show wide topic interest across courses. Names cited include Billie Thaxton Dorathy Dukes Harriet Harlan Lloyd Cannon Frances Woods Arthur Ray Cates Ernest Dickey Henry Kinnaird Oswall Harman Mary Elizabeth Williams Anne Miller Alice Eugene Connealy Gene Moody Lola Mae Hewett Kathryn Myebroff Betty Hartt Lou Aleen Fuller and more, with preferences spanning English composition chemistry art accounting government education and public speaking.
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LJC
Billie ‘Thaxton
Dorothy Dukes
Harriet Harlan
Lloyd Cannon
Frances Woods
Arthur Ray Cates
Ernest Dickey
Henry Kinnaird
Henry
Oswall Harman
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Anne Miller
Alice
Eugene Connealy
Gene Moody
Rattle
Lola Mae Hewett
Kathryn Myebroff
Betty Hartt
Lou Aleen- Fuller
National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Personnel
The National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Personnel is a government group that lists top professionals from many fields to guide students. It offers handbooks on about 70 professions including engineering, agriculture, chemistry, geology, and more for 5 or 10 cents each. Publications can be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents at the Government Printing Office in Washington.
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Government Printing Office
Washington
D. C
Parable and Saint-Hilaire noted in brief
A Southeastern Louisiana College teacher and a boy in a Bible study scene illustrate a parable about understanding and a student’s quick wit. Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire, French zoologist, served as vertebrate zoology professor at the Museum of Paris in 1793 and built the Jardin des Plantes animal collection.
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Southeastern Louisiana College
Hammond
Galilee
Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire
Museum of
Paris
Jardin Des Plantes
The Raven a Texas must read by Marquis James
Marquis James presents a direct unsentimental life of Sam Houston. From birth in 1793 to death as a divided figure, Houston’s ties to the Cherokee nation, Jackson, Texas independence, and a volatile career are traced with clarity. For every Texan, THE RAVEN is a must.
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Marquis James
Sam Houston
James
Houston
Texas
Lexington
Virginia
East Tennessee
Sam
New Orleans
Jackson
Andrew Jackson
United States
Congress of the
Tennessee
Eliza Allen
Nacogdoches
Mother's Day homage traces back to ancient Greece
The piece notes Mother's Day origins in ancient Greek worship of Cybele and Rhea, then details Miss Anna Jarvis's 1907 Philadelphia effort that culminated in 1914 with a national proclamation. It cites prior Texas practices, the evolution of gift giving, carnations as symbols, and a worldwide observance on May 11. It ends with a Duke Chronicle anecdote about concentration.
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Cybele
Rhea
United States
Philadelphia
Penn
Anna Jarvis
Jarvis
Congress
Mather
Wilson
Texas
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Marines
Montgomery
I. E. Montgomery
Illinois
Baytown
Harrison-Logan Funeral Home
the Home of
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The
Duke Chronicle
Dean Manchester
Greer
Hermann
Peoples State Bank and Trust Co
Baytown, Texas
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