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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1939
Page
2
The Kent Stater is a three times weekly publication at Kent State University in Kent Ohio. It details its schedule summer term variation and that it began as a second class matter in 1927. The paper is printed by P B Bonsall Printing Co and affiliated with national collegiate press groups.
Freshman class publicity draws notice as signs and clever letters urge attendance. Reports say the class is well organized with committees formed to promote its interests, boosting friendship and class cohesion.
Incoming freshmen were bewildered by misnamed buildings on campus. The writer notes Kent hall signage and arrows near Wills Science hall causing confusion and urges timely sign corrections before more newcomers arrive.
Kent State opens its basketball season versus Bluffton College as coaches experiment for future strong teams. Fans are urged to attend, cheer loudly, and support the band and cheerleaders to create a rousing start and inspire the team to fight hard each game.
Letter writers urge readers to study front page news and major events including world affairs and labor politics. They stress critical inquiry and staying informed about Congress neutrality in wartime and state laws. A Kent State professor is defended amid reader misunderstanding of an example.
Brown University already operates a station and plans linkages with Harvard Dartmouth MIT and Wesleyan via leased wire network. Other items include Loyola dental students living in a Mississippi levee shack, home economics students mothering an orphaned baby, 4000 white mice funding a Michigan medical student, a high schooler breeding mice for labs, and 16 year old magician Willard Sporleder seeking earnings through magic.
Kent students balance college with jobs to pay expenses and study. They endure long shifts at the Hood and Brady, pump gas, wash dishes, and run switchboards while still pursuing degrees. Their independence and grit earn respect from peers and prove determination to succeed.
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