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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1966
Page
4
The Lee College Dean, Walter Rundell, says dead week should be a review period with no new material or outside work and no major exams. Students complain instructors schedule major tests during dead week, causing anxiety as finals loom and the week fails to meet its intended purpose.
Lee College students voice dissatisfaction with campus social life and urge action. Student Council meetings attract few representatives, despite larger venue R143 and planned spring events. REB Christmas Dance and Hootenanny drew small crowds, prompting calls for broader student support and a more active contribution to school activities.
The Lee College Board of Regents express gratitude to Mrs Richards cafeteria staff and Miss Sue Jones for decorations and table setup. Circle K and service clubs are thanked for serving the meal. Appreciation extends to Dr Strahan and staff for the program and booklet, with thanks to printers and assemblers.
Texas workers earning $20 or more in cash tips per month must report tips to their employer by the 10th of the following month. The IRS offers free Document No. 5635 explaining tip-reporting rules and provides daily tip records for twelve months.
Club members held a birthday party January 8 at Cynda Shepards home with gifts exchanged and a planning committee formed for Ugy Boy Day the club's next money making project. Pat Rogers chairs the committee with Sharon Johnson Jeanne Lemmon Cynda Shepard and Debbie Adams. The Lee College Rodeo Club announces its first rodeo April 20 to 22 with NIROA sanctioning Friday and Saturday, open to college students. About 15 colleges will enter teams of six. some campuses field girls teams or both. This is the clubs second year of existence since forming in 1965 and the total membership is 32.
James Woodward, counselor for Lee College, explains his work with the Houston Death by Own Action Prevention Center, a non profit hotline with a dozen volunteers. The center operated at night and on weekends to aid professionals at risk, citing successful interventions like AA assisting a woman in a highway telephone booth. The program closed due to finances and staffing gaps, but Woodward believes a properly planned, voluntary model could serve as a sociology and psychology training lab.
The first ever Super Bowl will be played January 15 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Kansas City Chiefs led by Len Dawson face the Green Bay Packers led by Bart Starr. Winners earn $15,000 per player. losers receive $8,500 per player.
Lee College will form its own maintenance division, ending contracts with the public school system. The Board of Regents, on President Dr. Richard Strahan’s recommendation, approved the move with initial equipment costs around 7000 dollars and yearly operating costs about 8000 dollars including a new custodian. The action continues the college’s separation from the public school system. The October meeting also established a college business office to start in the fall term of 1967.
A campus surprise party for the dean came near being spoiled when an offhand comment alerted him. Comptroller Alvin Miles helped orchestrate a pretense to bring the dean to the college and Mrs. Rundell aided in arranging his arrival. Committee members included Mrs. Howard, Mrs. O’Hagan, Mr. Charles Bonner, Mrs. Gladys Ellis, Miss Florence Niell, and Mrs. Gertrude Teter.
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