Lee Junior College Lantern staff roster 1947 48
Student newspaper for Lee Junior College in Tri Cities Texas lists editors Anne Jones Eutha Carpenter Mary Lee Salter Joy Fuller, Joyce Cooper Walter Rundeil Jr, Johnnie Lou Sprayberry, Carl Bond, Robert Neal Sopris, Lemuel Porter, Jere Showalter, J. F. Koenig as staff and advisers.
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Lee Junior College
Tri-Cities
Texas
Daily Sun
Goose Creek
Associated College Press
Walter Rundeil, Jr
Joyce Cooper
Dorothy Sawberger
Een
Anne Jones
Eutha Carpenter
Mary Lee Salter
Bitoni
Alez Arnold J. B. Arnold
E.ts48
Showalter
J. F. Koenig
Late arrivals in class disrupt learning and order
The passage argues that entering a class late is unfashionable and discourteous. Tardy students inconvenience instructors by forcing roll revisions and disrupt others who miss information. It notes exceptions for social events but insists punctuality is essential in classrooms.
Figures and Trigonometry as Life Philosophy
The passage links mathematics to a life philosophy, defining trigonometry as deducing parts to form wholes. It asserts life requires work to eat, warns of relying on relatives, and questions the reader’s attitude toward this view.
Moron Describes Ideal Worker in Flattering Rhetoric
The passage portrays a so called moron as an enviable figure who enjoys life by embracing simple tasks, finding happiness in completion, and rejecting dull drudgery. It questions who has the right to judge his blissful ignorance.
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Robert Rose
Dumas
Pearl
Elois Schaffer
Duck Dunn
Jere Showalter
Miles
Porkey Portis
Marvin Seiver
Houston
Mr. Koenig
Marjorie
Doris
Koenig
Texas University
Taylor Miller
Ray Hopper
Ramona Holcomb
Nolan Ray Kirk
Marie Pfistner
Space Needed Sign Sparks Parking Friction Near Goose Creek
A sign reading Space Needed Park On The Road informs students arriving after a night game to park halfway between the lot and Goose Creek. It warns they may be late to class, block a thru lane, or be sent home if parking space remains scarce.
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Goose Creek
Quiet Library Ethic Emphasized For Tomorrow
A note on discipline urges quiet in libraries to preserve study space for future learning. It contrasts calm library norms with louder activity in lunch rooms gymnasiums and auditoria. The piece champions restraint in shared spaces to safeguard knowledge and reflection.
Sink Hole Parking Woes Hit College Lot
The article describes severe parking lot mud and slush at LJC causing drivers to maneuver dangerously and pedestrians to face a spreading black obstacle as cars park, with one operator using a sidewalk feint to avoid stranding passengers.
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LJC
National Male Quartet Concert and Local Recitals
Hint numbers announce a National Male Quartet concert at Lee Auditorium on Friday week March 5. Iva Kitchell will perform a dance recital locally, with other groups using the hall for meetings plays and musical programs. Please keep noise down in the halls during events.
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National
Lee
Iva Kitchell
LJC Yearbook Snippets Highlight School Life
A collage of quirky notes from LJC students features pretend broadcasts of actors and performers, campus romances, pranks, and gossip. Items mention Miss Whittaker at the Dodgers, Miss Niels burlesque, a goofy array of seniors, and playful jabs at teachers and classmates amid a lively, informal culture.
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St. Louis
Dorothy’ Laird
Miss Niels
Berk
LJC
Koenig
Paramount Lot
Walter Rundell, Jr
Jimmy Montgomery
New Look Dresses Spark Interest Among Local Girls
Joy Fuller notes many boys ask why girls own numerous dresses with the new look. The column captures curiosity about fashion trends shaping social scenes in town.
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Joy Fuller
Polymorphous Wisdom From Anne Jones
A reflective column blends humor and social commentary on fashion costs and kings, citing Carroll and da Vinci, with a Princeton University fashion survey noting topcoats, flannel, hats, and corduroy coats. The piece ties consumer trends to cultural references and market pressures.
Maternity Ward Mystery and Local Arts Spotlight
A humorous misread leads readers through the tale of Wesley Macon ending in the hospital and a mistaken maternity ward visit before confirming an appendectomy. The piece shifts to a Houston arts scene notice praising a piano series and operatic performances by Merrill Albanese and Casadesus, plus a Little Theatre run and the San Antonio Opera Festival.
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San Antonio Opera
San Antonio
San Antonio Symphony Society
Tannhauser
Set Svanholm
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