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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1940
Page
1
The Independent party experiences internal division after James Rybak resigns as president. Don Taylor assumes a weak majority and two factions emerge, while questions swirl about Barbarians influence and Ry bak or Condos behind moves. Campus events include yearbook photo sessions and the Duch ess magazine release.
Zada Farmer a freshman in the college of education returned Friday evening from Chicago where she served as a delegate to the National 4-H club congress representing Columbiana county. She earned the trip by judging clothing and has nine years in 4-H. Her club work includes six years with clothing, two years with flower gardening and one year with home furnishing.
The piece notes the fourth draft may include women and that public sentiment jokes about male conscription. It explains that questionnaires are sent, a 20 percent return by year start is required, and lists example draft numbers showing only three men auto drafted, with more details continued on page 4.
At 4 p m tomorrow in room 314 Merrill hall the Kent State University Amateur Radio club will discuss setting up a transmitting station in McGilvrey hall for sociology class experiments between universities. New officers and an advisor will be elected and the station would be housed in a permanent clubroom for university hams and offer training for air communications students.
The first K Day on December 19 mobilizes 110 Kent students from three colleges to work in seven Kent stores for practice selling and advertising. Student salesmen and ad writers will compete for prizes with seven best ads and coordinated efforts led by Aileen Milligan Bob Zimmerman Carl Ellis George Mollica Bob Leese Chet Kepler and Jim Dedinsky.
About 2400 persons attended the University’s production of Abe Lincoln In Illinois. Prof. E Turner Stump said the Robert Sherwood play lasted three and a half hours. Work on the second University play Hotel Universe begins with tryouts today through Thursday at 312 Kent Hall directed by Mrs Howard C Hansen.
Dr. Alonzo F. Myer of New York University and President G. W. Deimer of Central Missouri State Teachers College will inspect the graduate school and address the regular student assembly at 10 a.m. Myer serves as chairman of the accrediting committee for the American Association of Teachers colleges.
Tonight nine groups and five individuals were selected from fourteen acts after a five hour audition judged by five judges. Ray Gallagher emcees at 7 15 p m admission by activity card only. Fraternities Sigma Tau Gamma Alpha Phi Beta and Phi Beta Phi earned slots with satire Half Time Memoirs of a Field Trip. Sororities Gamma Sigma Phi Alpha Omega and Sigma Sigma Sigma finalists plus unaffiliated WAA entrant Question Mark. Dormitory awards went to Moulton hall Engleman hall. Individual performers include Robert Orpin Clara Biasella Irving Waterbury Preston Springer Lillian Antonelli and Todd Branson with David Flynn providing organ music.
Two Kent debaters Tom Rickey and Vernon Beal head a barnstorming tour today to argue the affirmative on the federal powers question. Youngstown students will oppose using the cross-question method at East Palestine Green town and Massillon high schools with three debates on the schedule.
Charles C. Miller assistant city editor of the Akron Beacon Journal will be guest speaker at a dinner meeting of Chi Pi and Lambda Phi tonight at 5 30 p m in the Robinhood. Miller Oberlin graduate has three years at the Beacon Journal and will discuss essential backgrounds in journalism. Prof William Taylor and Murray Powers were invited per program chairman August Quattrochi.
An Erie Railroad engineer blew a long whistle at the final scene of Abe Lincoln in Illinois at KSU, coinciding with Gene Moulton's onstage farewell as the Capitol-bound train scene ended. The whistle sound matched the dramatic moment and added realism.
Six students from the school of speech will represent the university at the National Association of Teachers of Speech convention in Washington D C from December 30 to January 2. John Powell, sixth in the U S last year, leads a group including Joe Hart Vernon Beal Marjorie Jacot Jewel Hardman Carol Sayers and faculty members E T Stump and James N Holm. Professor Stump and Holm will attend a White House tea with their wives during the event. Contestants are judged on individual ability and persuasive skill rather than as a team.
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