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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1949
Page
2
The Lee Lantern is a twice monthly college paper produced by the sophomore journalism class at Lee College in Baytown Texas. It is published by The Highlands News in Highlands Texas and is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press for 1949 to 1950.
A critical view of wartime news control argues that government handouts now shape coverage more than reporters. It cites the War Department and the Office of War Information, noting reduced independent reporting and rising dependence on official messaging. It warns Argentina as a cautionary example of state dominance over the press.
The piece reflects on how students in a college class become citizens of their school, community, country, and world. It contrasts objective learners who seek growth with subjective ones chasing grades, and questions which students will drive rational public action.
The piece extols democracy as a free gift and an advantage, urging citizens to speak up, ally with others, and use brains to push their case. It frames political engagement as a bargain everyone should seize for personal and national benefit, noting the accessible nature of influence for all, including women.
A collage of campus vignettes highlights students and locals in playful scenes. Jack Alford pranks friends, Norma Jean Steed fits class, Barbara Clark enjoys a new hairdo, and many others gossip about boots pipes guitars and sports. The piece mixes humor with brief personal notes across names and venues.
A campus message urges students to organize and regulate social functions, noting limited facilities and work for many, but stressing that planning must lead to action. The piece recalls a dramatic Oklahoma incident and includes tangential notes on press books and theater lore from El Paso.
Hollywood figure H Allen Smith recalls his time as a script writer and flunkie editing a press book a Weekend Post sized brochure. He describes rare promotion ideas such as a manager tying himself to a town flagpole to publicize Gone With The Wind and borrowing an electric chair to display in the lobby of the theatre.
A library glimpse cites Ken King's pocket book How To Pick Winners from 1901 era turf lore. The narrator recalls betting patterns described as women favoring place bets, wonderingly reflecting on King’s calling and a one man crusade by Dale in race betting lore.
Vivid campus collage shows Mike Connealy adjusting a Bunsen burner while classmates scramble in government class. Students recall teachers, texts, and daily chatter from Lee College and nearby Conroe scenes with names like Chamberlain Cooper Traylor and Morris.
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