21 Dec 1966
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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1966
Page
1
The Lantern notes Christmas holidays begin at 9 30 p m Wednesday and run until 8 a m Tuesday Jan 3 with classes resuming. Students plan for rest study and exams while some may face pending assignments and final preparations.
The article surveys legends and historical notes on the Christmas tree origin with references to Rome, Scandinavia, and Germany. It recounts Winfred’s 8th century mission and the tree of life symbolism, noting regional traditions in Spain Mexico Italy and Czechoslovakia. The piece ends by hinting at a continuation on page 2.
Student Council President Tommy Paulsel invites all for a Wednesday night hootenanny in the LC gym at 8 p.m. Sand Mountain singers perform and LC students enter free with an ID. others pay 50 cents. Hootenanny committee chair Paul Phillips urges former students and others to attend. Ed Pendleton Marilyn Marshall and Becky Hill are among LC performers.
Seven year old Wayne Collins, brain damaged, shows improvement after checkups at the Institute of Human Potential of Texas in San Antonio. Treatments include crawling training, ball rolling, and follow-by-command exercises, with enhanced sensory input through vision, hearing, and touch and methods to teach self care and language.
A clipping recalls mistletoe as more than a kiss ritual in ancient Britain and Gaul. Beliefs linked it to fertility for women, herd multiplication via tea and hay, epilepsy cures, hunting luck, and even Greek elm worship.
Dean Walter Rundell said state supported colleges face no likely tuition increase. He noted senior colleges receive all funds from the state while junior colleges rely on taxes, tuition, and subsidies, with local taxpayers contributing about one third of aid. The January legislature is unlikely to approve two year college tuition rises.
Circle Kettes hosted the December Co op meeting at Tommy Paulser home. Sarah Kirkman president of the Music Club praised the Sing Song noting larger crowd better participation and raised standards. A discussion followed on possible changes for next year and supervisors added to clubs constitutions as SC requested.
December 21 hootenanny. December 22 Christmas holidays begin and Ootlette Carols. January 9 to 13 Dead Week. January 16 to 19 Preregistration due. January 16 to 20 Exams. January 23 to 24 Registration. January 25 Spring Term Begins. January 25 Street dance. January 25 Confederate Ball. March 9 to 11 Curtain Club musical. March 13 Senior Night. April 8 Field Day and Picnic. April 17 to 22 Western Week. May 2 Student Council dinner and May 5 to 6 Curtain Club.
The Student Council held a short session to clear items before Christmas. Hootenanny chair Paul lips outlined final event preparations tonight with entertainers from Sand Mountain Coffee House and local talent. President Tommy Paulsel urged full council attendance and announced a letter from San Jacinto College Student Council seeking support for a legislative proposal boosting junior college appropriations.
AUSTIN Texas Safety Association urged college students to set the pace for holiday traffic safety during Christmas. TSA notes 317353 students in Texas campuses and highlights that young drivers react quickly and know traffic laws, but inexperience can raise risk in bad conditions. Musick warns to slow down, conduct safety checks, and avoid overloading vehicles.
Janet Enoch muses on the true meaning of Christmas beyond gifts and rituals. She questions whether the holiday is love toward Christ and others, family time, and simple joys, contrasting traditional symbols with modern commercialization.
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