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Newspaper

The Lee Lantern

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1951

Page

2

The Lee Lantern Staff List and Publisher Note

The Lee Lantern is a twice monthly college paper from Lee College Baytown Texas with Jasper News-Boy as printer. Staff includes Thelma Holmes Merrill Carter Dan Disbrow Charlene Mc Carty and Arnold Lass under sponsor J. F. Koenig.

Lee Lantern Lee College Baytown Texas Jasper News-Boy Jasper Thelma Holmes Merrill Carter Dan Disbrow Charlene McCarty Arnold Lass

Sympathy and Wisdom Notes From January 30 1951 Polio Drive

A vintage campus column blends sympathy for freshmen writers with thanks to Mothers who gathered aid for polio. It recalls $50 000 raised for the Harris County Polio Fund on January 30 1951 and contemplates wisdom from Bernard Shaw as Lee College reflects on daily responsibilities and future planning.

Harris County Bernard Shaw Lee College Mr. Shaw

Light Reflections on Draft Evasion at LC

A student columnist at Lee Collegian offers mock schemes to beat the draft, citing Baytown board head Mrs. A. D. Gaston and lampooning wartime exemptions. The piece suggests dishonest acts and quips about deception, deferral tricks, and extreme mischief to avoid service.

Lee A. D. Gaston Baytown Uncle Sam Dean Rundell Looney Harvey

Trimming the Lamp Wick at the Housewarming

A jumble of names and quick vignettes from campus life describes upbeat chatter, odd behavior, and social goings on. Students like Dolly Moskowitz Ralph Wright James Weir Bill Richardson and others populate an informal scene of parties exams and encounters.

Dolly Moskowitz Ralph Wright James Weir Bill Richardson Dan Lamb Francis Portis Bruno Wilson Don Richardson Kenneth Baird Ruthie Moore James Satterwhite Sally James Carter Sally Arnold Mary Carter Guy Winstead Lou de Loach Joe Chandler J. B. Powell Sditor Lamwich Wayland Cohoe Ann Ruth Schmadl Blair Mann Wyonna Shaffer Buck Young R. M. Minter Gladys Ellis James Reed Lambda Chi Luther Choate Kennith Seaver Kennith Baird Beling Kamalker Leslie Barrow Billy Joe Strenger Holmes

Student opinion poll weighs draft age and exemptions

The piece captures student views on whether Congress should draft eighteen-year-olds veterans or married men. Quotes from Don Richardson James Carrell and others express opposition to drafting married veterans and those who are overseas, with mixed feelings on eighteen-year-olds and a note on exemption rules. The section also mentions campus social scenes and a Lambda Chi Wiener Roast with various dorm activity fillers.

Congress Don Richardson Richardson James Carrell

Modern books draw readers with diverse tales

Baytown shops praise Our Spoons Come From Woolworths by Barbara Comyns as a top seller. Critics note its vivid portrayal of a poverty stricken artist and family in London, with a fresh style that makes melodrama believable.

Woolworths Baytown Barbara Comyns London Miss Comyns Cathleen Winsor Miss Winsor Star Money Italy

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