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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1951
Page
1
A campus column jokes about spring break mood and student life with lines about holidays canceled vacations and a carefree attitude. It contrasts modern enrollments at Lee College with earlier decades and mentions counseling and a joking printer.
Bill Richardson a law major plans to enroll at Texas University unless called to serve terms with Uncle Sam. Wynona Shaffer, elementary education and business major, will work for Uncle John Humble after graduation. James Wier, a speech major, will enlist in the Air Corps and is active in Lambda Chi and Curtain Club. Dean Williams studies business administration and plans to enter Texas University.
National Fine Arts Week April 9 to 13 features a tri county exhibit, speeches and music in Baytown area. Judges include Mary Louise Jones, Annidee Bateman and Ann Harrell. Students must submit framed pictures and original ceramics by April 9 3:00 pm. Events include choir performance, study hall talks, and a Civic Music program inviting public attendance.
Intramural groups honored the man in the gym known for helping at events with a birthday party. "Shorty" Altwein celebrated his fifteenth birthday with ice cream cake candles cold soft drinks and all the trimmings in the gym.
The Bay Town fire marshal orders parking on one side of the track to create a fire lane. Parking is allowed only in the inside lane of the old track the two parking lots and the Market street curb. Violators will receive traffic tickets.
Curtain Club announces the cast for The Warrior's Husband directed by Mrs Lynn O'Hagan. Ann Ruth Schmedl Vesta Bowers James Wier Merrill Carter occupy lead Amazon roles with Antiope Hippolyta and Hermes relatives among others in Caustica and Heroica setting.
The RELHS Quack Shack links Baytown servicemen with local news. About 60 boys, 15 to 20 from LC, write about training and promotions, sharing letters and a mimeographed newspaper with RELHS and LC news. Requests for addresses go to Mrs. Beverly Rockhold who can be reached at 9476.
Billy Ray Robertson announces RELHS Student Council plans a Spring Festival on April 14 from 8 30 to 11 30 in the cafeteria to raise funds for a college lounge TV set. The event titled Gold at the end of the rainbow will decorate the cafeteria and charge 1 00 per couple as a donation. further details to appear in the Lee Lantern.
The Texas Junior College Teachers Association met in Dallas March 1 2 3 with Miss Florence Niell, Mr. George Nelson and Mr. Mark Eakin in attendance. Porter of Texas A M College spoke on math department problems for junior and senior colleges. Nelson noted a strong science session on Science for Non Science Students. All said the meeting was a success despite lower attendance.
Kenneth Baird Mary K Langston Pat Holitzke and Dolores Selensky represented LC Phi Theta Kappa at the National Convention in Independence Kansas from March 8 to 10 They were joined by vocational director W F Muller with business meetings and social events The highlight was a dance and banquet where Mexican Ambassador Roberto Max milliano de la Rosa spoke on U S Mexican relations Of 30 carloads of delegates 18 came from Texas.
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