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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1945
Page
2
A student perspective argues that postwar democracy faces danger from educational practices. Professors overemphasize facts while ethical standards and policy debates are neglected. Students urge active thinking to prevent future failure, citing veterans and soldiers as examples of democracy's value.
A lively campus bulletin notes a strong turnout for social dancing with Ethel Schirmer leading a boogie beat. It mentions couples and antics including Audrey Fornshell, Julie Juck, and John Jack, plus various social scenes, rumors, and local happenings around Thompson's, Dick's Diner, and the Brady.
Erica emphasizes better preparation to think and live, defending a democracy that has endured past clashes. She warns it will not endure unless people learn to respect democratic principles and institutions.
Nelson J. Cobb urges Kent State students to revive campus life by energizing sororities class groups and unions. He argues present leaders fail to push forward and calls for universal student and faculty criticism to spark a beehive of activity and cultivate capable leaders.
A reflective essay argues that situations are neutral and responsibility lies with individuals. It urges self inventory, willpower, and personal contracts to guide life, warning against excuses and urging active self in relation to others. The piece notes the need for readers to organize life around personal powers and weaknesses.
Hundreds of Kent Staters in the service recall days on the "most beautiful campus in Ohio" and request copies of the University Veterans Bulletin. Pvt Harold Oseroff writes from the Bataan frontier about three operations and earned the combat infantry badge and Philippine Liberation medal. PhM1/c William Turley aboard a southwest Pacific coast guard frigate participates in New Guinea and Leyte campaigns and serves as ship’s photographer. Sgt Tony Elipsie in Karachi notes heat and malaria season while mentioning a two year rotation for furloughs. S/Sgt Edgar L. McCormick with the army air force in North Africa reports a harsh winter followed by a warm summer and describes snow and rain with paratrooped supplies and a spring in the highlands. He also teaches English grammar at his base.
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