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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1969
Page
2
Editorial urges students to name and design the college’s first literary magazine. Proposes cover design by art or design clubs and stresses student ownership and legacy for the publication.
Lee College students face a 1500 dollar target for the Foundation Scholarship Program as part of a 20000 dollar overall objective set by trustees. While some clubs like Circle K Ettes and Opti-Ettes have initiated events, most groups have yet to act. LC Lantern editors Crispin James and Paul Petropolis accepted the challenge on behalf of students, with gifts tax deductible and benefiting endowed scholarships.
A note on Van's Ballroom off Alabama Street in Houston promoting lively Sunday nights with a two dollar cover and free beer and set ups. The writer praises the club's excitement and urges students to visit if grades permit. The piece ends with a salute to the college basketball team for hard work and thrilling home games.
Reporter Rick Johnson recalls an audition path through Houston venues from Mother Blues to La Tree and Roman Strip. He describes sudden talks with a theatrical agent, low pay, fatigue, and initial moral doubts about working in a strip club before noting some perceived benefits.
Feb 25 concert by the Fine Arts Division of the College and Baytown Music Study Club drew about 70 attendees in the college auditorium. Performers included Becky Johnson on Polonaise Americaine, George Hanson on The Shepherdess, Dale Martin on trumpet, Joan Martin on Concrmpora Suite, Jenna Cagle songs, Dixie Shipp piano Preludes, Cynthia Arceneaus Rain in Spring, Pricilla Baldwin Land Creston piece, John O Neill bassoon, Thomas Stone piano, and the Lee College Choir under Mrs Charles Stephenson offering Trial by Time and This Trail.
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