Doak Walker Rising Star From SMU Family
The article chronicles Doak Walker's rise from a six pound newborn to a legendary All-American back at SMU. It highlights his father Ewell Walker’s coaching, Doak's early training, and the belief that he would become one of football’s greats. It notes his Maxwell Award as a sophomore and praises family devotion shaping his character and skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewell Walker
Dallas
Ewell
Ewell Doak Walker, Jr
Doak
Doak Walker
Austin College
Sherman
Texas
SMU
Quotations on Faith and Opportunity by Butler and Emerson
The entry presents two classic maxims about belief and chance. It cites Samuel Butler on faith enabling action and Ralph Waldo Emerson on opportunity guiding achievement. The brief juxtaposition underscores the links between conviction and success.
Stern Announces New Volumes For Library
The LAN TERN notes new library acquisitions including Labor unions and trade, Southwest literature, Shakespeare, Milton, Hardy, and diary of literary works. Sports titles cover badminton to volleyball and a 1948 Official Baseball Annual. Thirteen occupational books join a growing, increasingly utilized collection to broaden student knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lantern
Peterson
Henius
J. Frank Dobie
Southwest
Beyer
Keats
DR. Johnson
Bailey
Draper
Ross
Swift
Defoe
Brewer
Shakespeare
Jackson
Southworth
Thomas Hardy
Clark
John Milton
ST. Paul’s School
Ben Jonson
McLean
Saturn
Hutchinson
Milton
Mason
Mitchell
Lewis
College Moves Office to Tax Office Space
Dean Rundell states the college plans to relocate the college office to the Tax Office and part of the business office on the east end of the building by about April next year. The move aims to provide more space and will involve remodeling. no definite plans exist for the present college office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Rundell
LJC
Domestic Bliss and Silent Fear Theme Quotation
The excerpt presents a philosophical reflection on patience in domestic life and the unsettling appeal of unhappiness for volatile minds. It contrasts men’s fear of silence and solitude with a sense of life’s emptiness.
Touch Football Delays Plague LJC Intramural Program
Intramural updates show slow progress in LJC program with touch football lacking a schedule and volleyball delayed from November 26 to 30. Reports note many absences in men's gym class due to new apparatus and a notably low turnout in the women’s class before Thanksgiving.
Slow start to basketball season after bowl games
The report notes a slow move through the Christmas holidays with limited activity. After the bowl games, the program may pick up pace briefly, but true momentum is expected only once the basketball season begins.
Annual Pictures Not Called For
A list of freshmen who have not picked up their pictures is printed. The Lee Log office on the second floor holds the unclaimed photos for Dorothy Butler Clyde Hesse Carl Koenig Jo Ann Murdock Harold Murphy Jerry Rochen Luther Choate Sam Adams Robert Craig Sam Collins Joe Dol lar Sam Gambill Jack Gunn Abe Hiebert Clovis Lamb Lois Rogan Kent Rogan Elois Schaffer Arnold Stern and W C Walzel. The Log sale continues until January. Mr Koenig urges purchase of annuals soon. No more Sophomore or Freshman pictures will be taken as picture taking has ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Log
Dorothy Butler
Clyde Hesse
Carl Koenig
Jo Ann Murdock
Harold Murphy
Jerry Rochen
Luther Choate
Sam Adams
Robert Craig
Sam Collins
Joe Dollar
Sam Gambill
Jack Gunn
Abe Hiebert
Clovis Lamb
Lois Rogan
Kent Rogan
Elois Schaffer
Arnold Stern
W. C. Walzel
Lee
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Green
By Brent Green
Baytown
Hollywood Shop
Knox Hats
Baytown, Texas
H. B. Blum
Samuel Butler
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wainscott’s
Greens Bayou
LA Porte
Robson Jewelry Store Gift Headquarters
Greater
Texas At Gilliard
People's State Bank
Bank
F.D.I.C
Stern
George Santayana
SHAWS
Texas’ Greatest Jewelers
West Texas Ave
Rockhold
Montgomery
Illinois Street
Citizens National Bank
Penney’s
J.C. Penney Co., Inc
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