Roy Fulkerson Jr joins Rebel staff and news duties
Roy Fulkerson Jr a 18 year old Baytown resident and freshman at Lee is named assistant intramural manager for 1954-55 and will report sports news for the Lee Lantern. A red headed, blue eyed student with a strong scholastic record he plans to study electrical engineering in Aggie Land and has long been active in student activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Fulkerson, Jr
Alton Laird
LEE Lantern
Texas
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Roy
Aggie Land
Fulkerson
Checks Will Come To Vets
A majority of veterans enrolled in the fall semester will receive their training allowance checks for September by October 20, 1954, according to an announcement from the Veterans Administration. Those not receiving by October 20 should get them by November 1, 1954, and should refrain from inquiries before November 10 to help speed the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Veterans Administration
Veterans Administration
Morris Shanks Faces the Rodeo Challenge
Morris Shanks shares the thrill of rodeo riding from the tense draw to the fall after bucking. He rode small Angus bull Two Spot at Humble on October 2 and missed Baytown Fair entry due to high fees. He aims to own a roping horse and become a dentist after Lee High graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Shanks
Morris
Humble
Texas
Angus
Labor Day
Dayton
Baytown Fair
Lee
Baylor Dental School
Houston
Lot Provides For 133 Cars
The parking lot behind the LC main building will accommodate 133 cars with spaces set at a 39 degree angle to prevent door contact. Dean Walter Rundell states the project costs 31 621 dollars and was surfaced with asphalt concrete based on sand stapled shell. Brown and Root Co. completed the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Walter Rundell
Brown and Root Co
Gamma Phi Kappa Announces New Pledges and Initiation Week
Gamma Phi Kappa sorority released the names of new pledges after a meeting in the Faculty Room on October 11. Initiates include Mary Ann Stark Sylvia Patterson Sandra Sheley Ruby Joyce Cravey Linda Johnson Darlene Hillin Joyce Reynolds Susie Hooks Helen Miller Gloria Dell Fortinberry Loretta Smith Mary Nan Carter Lavada Bachmeyer and Corinne Cannon. Initiates wore daily costumes for themes from formal day to little girls day and plans for a sidewalk cafe party and a winter ball were discussed.
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Gamma Phi Kappa Sorority
Mary Ann Stark
Sylvia Patterson
Sandra Sheley
Ruby Joyce Cravey
Linda Johnson
Darlene Hillin
Joyce Reynolds
Susie Hooks
Helen Miller
Gloria Dell Fortinberry
Loretta Smith
Mary Nan Carter
Lavada Bachmeyer
Corinne Cannon
Gammas
1955 LEE LOG Snapshot Urges Immediate Arrangements
Readers are urged to act quickly for the 1955 Lee Log with emphasis on early planning and decisive steps to secure participation, indicating timely commitment and potential benefits for those who prepare now.
Students choose proofs for Lee Log First Lady feature
Time now for continued page one coverage. Students may submit subscriptions for the Lee Log First Lady nominees near the auditorium door. Voters pick a First Lady of the Lee Log while proofs are prepared a week after the photo is taken.
There's Something In It For You at Lee College Library
Wanda Orton urges canceling all magazine subscriptions and promotes the Lee College library as a rich source of periodicals. Readers can browse Harper's on race and schooling, Theatre Arts features, Today’s Health, Consumer Research, The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, and more while noting Sports Illustrated and Omnibus absent. The piece ends praising the magazine rack as a refreshing pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee College Library
Harper’s
Texas
Arthur Morse
del Mar Junior College
Corpus Christi
Theatre Arts Magazine
Andre Rousin
NEW Yorker
Saturday Evening Post
Sports Illustrated
Time, Inc
Omnibus
Lee College
Lee Couple Wed In Wooster Baptist Church
Lee High School graduates Jack Bargainer and Judy Abraham wed at Wooster Baptist Church on September 5 with Rev. Fletcher Erwin officiating. Maid of honor Melva Line Anderson and best man Eddie Bussa attended, along with ushers Ronnie Callaway and George Sarver. Music featured Margaret Blasingame and J. M. Woods. The couple resides in Baytown. Bargainer and Abraham are children of Houston residents.
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Lee College
Jack Bargainer
Judy Abraham
Baytown
Wooster Baptist Church
Fletcher Erwin
Melvaline Anderson
Eddie Bussa
Ronnie Callaway
George Sarver
Margaret Blasingame
J. M. Woods
Robert E. Lee High School
Carl N. Abraham
Godwin
Houston
Bargainer
Russell Dunkerly couple wed at Grace Church
James Carroll Russell and Barbara Lou Dunkerly were married October 6 at Grace Methodist Church in a double ring ceremony. The newlyweds reside at 1409 Lindberg. Barbara is the daughter of A H Dunkerly and the groom is the son of Mrs. J C Russell. Organist Mrs. Keith King played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Carroll Russell
Barbara Lou Dunkerly
Lindberg
Grace Methodist Church
M. S. Jordon
A. H. Dunkerly
South Gaillard
J. C. Russell
Miriam
Keith King
Schoolroom Snapshots of a Busy Day
Journal excerpts reveal history and physics classes buzzing with hydrogen demos and Archimedes debates. Students question English cuts for dominoes while Russell Minor’s visitors interrupt October calendar planning. In psychology, terminology topics mingle with marital status jokes as algebraic yawns mix with a steam roller’s roar.
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Russell Minor
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Rodeo
By Billy Wood
Miss Meeks
Wanda Orton
Abraham
Ated
Relhs
Mrs
Ashley T. Bargainer
Mapleton
Russell-Dunkerly
Glenn Taylor
Mr. Miles
Mr. Smyre
Archimedes
Mr. Hatfield
Stanford-Benet
Mr. Green
James Wilson
Rod Masterson
Cactus” Kelley
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