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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1952
Page
1
A quirky passage hints at a boxing style bout between Belly Full and Full Belly in the fifth millonth round with a teased 1956 rematch. The piece riffs on luck and effort with odd proverbs and social jabs.
Twenty local amateur artists including several Lee College students will display at the Baytown Art League booth in the Shamrock Hotel exhibition hall on November 22 and 23. Miss Minnie Alice Robertson, Art instructor, says the show will feature oil and pastel paintings, ceramics, sculpture, and weaving with weaving and ceramic demos over the two days. The Art League of Baytown was created by three founders Mrs James Harrop Miss Minnie Alice Robertson and Mrs William Harrop. The charter list includes 102 local members who organized in spring 1952.
The Sigma Alpha Chi sorority hosted a Halloween party for freshmen on Sunday October 26 in the choral room. Sponsor Miss Marieene Hawkins and six members greeted guests Mildred Humphries Joan Pond Janie Tarburton Marian Adams Norma Born and others. Attending were Sand ra Montgomery Linda Emanuel Ann Laycock Kay Cressley Joy Van Zandt and Willye Carter.
Seventeen students joined the Phi Theta Kappa Fraternity of Lee College in the student lounge on Tuesday October 28. Janice Gorman presided with Carolyn Foster and Pat Mann assisting. old members Joseph Holsomback Vera Fitts and co-sponsors Mr Bob Williamson and Miss Minnie Alice Robertson attended.
Formal initiation of the Gamma Phi Kappa pledges will be held Sunday November 16 in the Student Lounge. Joveta Jones, president, announced. The pledges are Beverly Bargainer, Jean Bond, Pat Carroll, Kay Cressley, Linda Emanuel, Marlene Gerard, Betty Hart, Faustine Hobbs, Shirley Hlanak, Wande Jones, Gloria Lamb, Ann Laycock, Shirley Massey, Ollie Miller, Sandra Montgomery, Nell Moses, Jackie Robertson, Adelian Salenas, Linda Scott, Joy Van Zandt, and Dolly Barker.
Lee College kicks off its inaugural season with a non conference game against Panola County Junior College of Carthage in the Lee Gymnasium at 8 p.m. Coach Alton Laird aims to measure the Rebels in Zone I of the Texas Junior College Athletic Conference as plans include bleachers and an electric scoreboard. Admission is charged for general spectators, free for Lee College students with activity cards.
Curtain Club lines up two one act plays for December 9 in the auditorium. Hands Across the Sea by Noel Coward features a sophisticated British couple hosting colonial guests and mis identity sparks comedy. Overtones by Alice Gerstenberg centers on a hostile social duet between two ladies exposing hidden meanings. Casts include Mildred Humphries George Barkley Edna McCarty Lee Bishop Wanda Jones Bobby Davis Jane Oleson Clifford Rowe Linda Pierce Marlene Guerard Janie Tarbur ton Faustine Hobbs. Curtain time is 8 00 p m.
Fourteen children aged 10 to 15 have been accepted for a new violin choir at Lee College. The beginners will begin lessons the week after Thanksgiving, meeting 45 minutes twice weekly, taught by Miss Hildegard Odhner and Miss Maridene Hawkins. Applications are being taken to form the roster. This marks Baytown’s first string ensemble effort linked to the local band program.
Lee College instructors Robert L. Williamson and John M. Ellis assess potential Republican administration shifts under Eisenhower. They foresee limited immediate changes, possible cabinet selections like Henry Cabot Lodge, and continued civil rights and foreign policy programs with cautious retrenchment if isolationist tendencies rise.
In a discussion on the looming administration change, Ellis notes that internal party dissent may hinder unity. He warns the Old Guard could push isolationist shifts, risking a party split after early governance. He stresses cautious cooperation with Congress and questions long term policy direction.
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