Geographers Map 6200 Mile Kent State Tour
Eight Kent State students completed a six week geography course across 12 western states. Two station wagons covered 6200 miles in 32 days with 15 travelers including six Oberlin students and Dr. R. B. Frost. Participants studied mines smelters grazing ranges factories meat packing plants and geological phenomena along the route.
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Kent
Oberlin
R. B. Frost
Kent State
Phyllis Hum
Lydia Zittlau
Eleanor Jonaitis
Harley and Clyde Browning
Carl Austin
Miriam Reynolds
Minerva Morton
Group Visits Mines Mills and Michigan Sights
Kent travelers journeyed in two 47 station wagons to Lorain to view the largest diameter seamless tubing plant, then Toledo’s C&O coal dock, a Diamond Crystal salt refinery in St. Clair, and a 12 story limestone crusher. They ferried to Sault Ste Marie to see the world's busiest ship canal, with visitors kept out by warnings though some enjoyed special privileges.
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Bob Harm
Park
Kent
Lorain
Toledo
C&o
Michigan
Munisig Paper Co
Diamond Crystal
St. Clair
Lake Michigan
Sae St. Marie
Oberlin Kent students tour the western geography trip
The article recounts a summer field trip by itinerant Oberlin and Kent students led by Dr. R B Frost through Duluth Minneapolis St Paul South Dakota the Black Hills Badlands Devil's Tower Estes Park and the Rockies. They faced 111 degree heat seven flats four tires and a snowball fight in July.
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Duluth
Minneapolis
Swift Packing
Twin City
St. Paul
Kent
Mid-West
Great Plains
South Dakota
R. B. Frost
Oberlin
Frosty
S. Dakota
Black Hills
Rapid City
Thompson Canyon
Estes Park
Phyllis Hum
Social briefs from Kent and surrounding areas
Prof Merle Wagoner and Mrs Wagoner returned to Kent after an extended California vacation. Irene Trembly flew back to Kent from New York City. Doc Baer June graduate visited Gamma Tau Delta brothers in Buffalo. Lida Faber hosted guests at a Madison summer cottage. Sorority and fraternity affiliates visited houses including Mary Alice Miller Alpha Omega and Mary Jones Gamma Sigma Phi among others.
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Merle Wagoner
Irene’ Trembly
Kent
New York City
Baer
Buffalo, New York
Fraternity Brothers
Gamma Tau Delta House
Francis Griebling
Murry
Bill Chastain
Lida Faber
Madison
Mary Alice Miller
Alpha Omega
Mary and Char Jones
Barbara Burdick
Gamma Sigma Phi
Tutty Williams
Ruth Horbaly
Candy Zilla
Beta Gamma
Hope Greener
Pepper Gluck
Jean Carey
Becky Taylor
Sigma Delta Sigma
Women Veterans Plan Quarterly Meeting Dinner Event
University Women Veteran association schedules a combined business and social meeting at the American Legion hall on River Street. The event on Thursday August 7 at 7 30 p.m. invites all women veterans from the university to attend and participate in planned activities.
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University Women Veteran Association
American Legion Hall
River St
Students Host Semi Formal Dance at Twin Lakes Club
Hosts Bill Lobben John Gressard and Bob Farnsworth welcomed friends at a Saturday night semi formal dance at Twin Lakes country club. Guests included Carolyn Storcho Mary Jones Lou Heck Sally Wagoner Charlene Jones Bill Greaves Fred Scadding Frank Leonard Ben Dowding Don Pirl Dick Stover Mary Lou Johnson Joan Hoffman Marion Bruns Cruse Moss Dale Webb and Mr and Mrs Walt Schilling.
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Bill Lobben
John Gressard
Bob Farnsworth
Twin Lakes Country Club
Carolyn Storcho
Mary Jones
Lou Heck
Sally Wagoner
Charlene Jones
Bill Greaves
Fred Scadding
Frank Leonard
Ben Dowding
Don Pirl
Dick Stover
Mary Lou Johnson
Joan Hoffman
Marion Bruns
Cruse Moss
Dale Webb
Walt Schilling
IFC Meeting Today in 219K at 4 10 PM
Inter-fraternity council members will hold a regular meeting in room 219K today at 4 10 PM.
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Inter-fraternity
Lost Air Corps sunglasses on campus found by Tony Klipsic
A pair of prescription ground sunglasses lost on campus are sought by the owner Tony Klipsic. Please return to him if found.
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Air Corps
Tony Klipsic
Mathews Elected Leader at Moulton Hall Meeting
Mimi Matthews was elected president of Moulton Hall at a Wednesday business meeting in the Music Room. Other officers chosen for the summer include Mary Campbell secretary treasurer Hilda Bixler social chairman Millie Baker fire warden and Ethel Russell former head resident of Lowry Hall now in that dormitory. she explained capacity rules for the summer dorm.
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Mimi Matthews
Moulton Hall
Mary Campbell
Hilda Bixler
Millie Baker
Ethel Russell
Lowry Hall
Moulton
Reunion Date Set For Phi Beta Phi Picnic at Sandy Lake
Sandy Lake hosts Phi Beta Phi annual reunion picnic on Sunday August 10 with noon lunch and evening meals. A baseball game between actives and alums features the afternoon along with swimming and other games. committee includes Russ Jenkins Owen McCafferty Jerry Oberholt and Bob Smythe.
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Sandy Lake
Phi Beta Phi
Russ Jenkins
Owen McCafferty
Jerry Oberholt
Bob Smythe
Mellwain Honored at Surprise Birthday Party
August graduate Dick Mellwain was honored at a surprise birthday party hosted by Gretchen Wagoner at her home last Thursday evening. Attendees included family and friends of the honoree.
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Dick Mellwain
Gretchen Wagoner
Merle Wagoner
Evering
McGroarty Transfers To University of New Mex
Bernie McGroarty and four companions completed arrangements to transfer to the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque at the start of fall term. The group traveled five days through the southwest visiting St. Louis Tulsa Amarillo and Santa Fe with sightseeing and horseback riding. They reported Kansas hit 108 degrees the hottest in the nation that day while New Mexico remained warm due to 5000 foot elevation.
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Bernie McGroarthy
Golden Flash Center
University of New Mex
Albuquerque
New Mex
Frank Mesek
Bob Beachy
Rudy Gerbitz
Fred Russell
St. Louis
Tulsa
Amarilla
Santa Fe
Colorado
Bernie
Mercury
Kansas
Automoe
Host and guests named at event
The guest list for the event included Harold Osseroff, Frank Solack, Fred Watson, Kent Taylor, Roy Apple and Sally Wagoner.
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Harold Osseroff
Frank Solack
Fred Watson
Kent Taylor
Roy Apple
Sally Wagoner
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Fenn Dairy
Mellwain
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Robin Hood
Kent State University
Expert Financial Service
Kent National Bank
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