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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1949
Page
2
The Lee Lantern, published by Lee Junior College in Baytown Texas, is described as a student run paper printed by Scardino Publishing. The author reflects on training in a large group stifling individuality and the value of writing and publishing for reader influence.
The author reflects on returning to his first college and praises the faculty, journalism program, and the Lee Lantern. He notes gratitude for training in newspaper work and for opportunities to express himself, recalling past editor experience and guidance received.
After final exams and the first semester, we wake to find we survived and are back to try again. The new term feels like New Year for students as they resolve to do better this semester. Months from now we will see results of our efforts and if carried through both students and instructors will be enriched by fulfillment of ambition.
Betty McKeller plans to acquire a 1941 Chevrolet while classmates juggle courses and romances at LJC. Erma Rae Williams returns for a course, Glenn attends school, while Pierre and others balance studies, social spins, and campus chatter amid new faces and departures.
A reflective piece questions the habit of rapid reading and formal book reports. It contrasts duty to assignments with reading for pleasure and suggests reconsidering how we approach required lists and leisure reading.
A humorous sketch follows Suzy a typical college bound L. J. C. girl juggling class work and an early morning alarm clock as she battles commuter chaos and a demanding boss. The piece ends with book recommendations and a call for reader photos for a college paper.
A brief, reflective line contrasts two paths as one speaks of dying and the other living. The speaker invokes fate and divine judgment to question which outcome is best, leaving the answer unseen and framed by belief.
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