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Newspaper
The Lee Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1968
Page
2
Editorial notes a Friday sing along on the Lee College lawn as a natural spark of campus talent. Students gather weekly, turning idle time into communal entertainment with guitar tunes and song, highlighting talents often unseen in GPA metrics.
Lee College announces the Curtain Club cast for The Skin of Our Teeth. Sabina played by Kathy Wendel. Mr Antrobus by Rick Johnson. Mrs Antrobus by Annette Maroney. Henry Antrobus by Johnny Bright. Gladys Antrobus by Cynthia Anderson. Announcer by Carl Williams. Thurman Rowlette Jr staged the production. Production dates are December 7 12 and 13 with free student admission upon ID presentation.
The list notes LC students eligible for Veterans Administration benefits who may not be receiving them. Contact LC registrar Mrs. Bessie Dirham or numerous trustees including Jackie Achard and Raymond Adams if your name is absent from the roster.
Johnny Wheatley, a sophomore political science major, draws loose parallels to Genghis Khan in personality and beard. He identifies as hawkish, favors decisive action, and criticizes liberal shifts. He follows Churchill and Truman as favored leaders and reads TIME and Newsweek regularly.
The piece critiques political qualifications and diplomacy in the 1968 race. It questions candidates George Wallace Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey, noting shifts in platforms and the ease of changing positions. It implies a forthcoming White House winner but leaves the choice uncertain.
The writer and friend challenge a music review, praising Simon and Garfunkel for addressing youth and social themes. They dispute claims of overproduction and critique the reporter’s accuracy, urging fair, in-depth coverage and suggesting the article about Lightnin Hopkins may misstate associations.
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