Lee College Library Adds 800 Volumes This Year
The Lee College library expanded by 800 volumes this year, 86 bound periodicals. Librarian Mrs. Mattie Skeete explains book selection aligns with college aims and course needs, with over half requested by instructors. About $4,000 is spent on books, magazines, and supplies. most borrowed are 900 history and sociology titles, followed by fiction and biographies. Widely circulated magazines include Harper's, Atlantic Monthly, and Saturday Review.
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Lee College
Mattie Skeete
Lee
First Place Winners Of Writing Contest Visit LC Class
The Arnett Creative Writing Contest winners visited Mrs Gladys Ellis class on Tuesday May 8. Present were Cecile Lecompte Fay Venable Eva Abel Berry Jerrie Enderl ie Elizabeth Cloud and W A Read. Their winning works were read to the class though some could not attend.
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Arnett
Gladys Ellis
Cecile Lecompte
Fay Venable
Eva Abel Berry
Jerrie Enderlie
Elizabeth Cloud
W. A. Read
Choir Beach Party Celebrates Swing Day Picnic at Galveston
Lee College Choir held a May 4 beach picnic at Galveston Beach as part of splash day festivities. Attendees included Jean Hager Peggy Haskel Betty Warner Bill Goodwin De lores Pickering Claudia Enderli Mary Frances Boguski Gloria Min ter Sherrill Davis Joyce Heint schel Carless Barbara Nunez and many others including Charles Zamora Allen Poe Jerry Dodson Jeanne Marie Raney John E Connealy Don Elms Jerry Strickler John Carter Marilyn Gilbert James Strickland Don Holloway Robert Serres Billy Wood Bob Hensley and Jean Patterson.
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John Carter
Marilyn Gilbert
James Strickland
Don Holloway
Robert Serres
Billy Wood
Bob Hensley
Jean Patterson
Gamma Phi Kappa Sorority Plans Galveston Trip
Gamma Phi Kappa sorority members will travel to Galveston the weekend of May 18 for a two-suite stay at the Jack Tar Motel. Miss Reba Neel, sponsor, will accompany the group. They will lunch at Tar Grill Room and swim at the Gulf and motel pool, with island outings. Participants include Kay Henson, Sylvia Patterson, Judy Davis, Jeanne Raney, Julia Bonner, Delores Burnett, Bennie Johnson, Betty V. Wilson, Dot Goyen, Joan McAlvany, and Terry Templeton, with more likely to sign up.
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Gamma Phi Kappa Sorority
Galveston
Jack Tar
Reba Neel
Gulf
Isle
Kay Henson
Sylvia Patterson
Judy Davis
Jeanne Raney
Julia Bonner
Delores Burnett
Bennie Johnson
Betty V. Wilson
Dot Goyen
Joan McAlvany
Terry Templeton
Baytown College Hosts Final Two Art Exhibits
Miss Minnie Alice Robertson, Lee College art instructor, announces dates for the final two of four exhibits in the college gallery. The Baytown Public School Art Exhibit opened April 30 with a 3 to 5 p.m. reception for about 200 visitors.
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Minnie Alice Robertson
Lee College
College
Baytown Public School
Lee College Librarian Comments On Student Use
Mrs. Skeete notes students use the library seriously at Lee College. She cites a frequent complaint from patrons who vaguely identify returned books by saying they want "the little red book I read last week." She adds she has seen people in the halls not seen in the library.
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Hex
Aenen
Viceroy
Jeanne Marie Rane
Gammas
Life
Saturday Evening Post
Lee Logs
Gwen Epof
Jenny Richards
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