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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
2
The piece praises Ernest Hemingway as a master of style while noting For Whom the Bell Tolls breaks from prior form yet remains true to his craft. It describes Robert Jordan, the Loyalist saboteur, and the novel’s stark depiction of love, war, and human fate during the Spanish Civil War.
A sixteen page Kent Stater K Day edition receives congratulations from university and town leaders. Letters from K. C. Leebrick and William Taylor praise the paper and the cooperative effort with advertisers and students. Festive notes and holiday ads accompany the issue.
The University radio workshop, now an established program stemming from Prof. G. Harry Wright's course, adds new quarters on the third floor of Kent Hall. It operates as an extracurricular program similar to the theater, with a reception room, office, control room, and two large studios where students handle all writing and production.
The campus presented Firefly March 12 13 and 14 as the first joint production of the music and speech departments. Irving Waterbury and Mildred Cukrow led the cast of 40 with Prof G Harry Wright as general director. Bruce Handley directed vocal music John Farinacci led the orchestra and Mrs Virginia Harvey supervised the orchestra and dances.
The School Of Speech staged six plays in 1940 including Beggars On Horseback on February 1 and 2, Pursuit of Happiness in May, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Melting Pot in October, The Whole Towns Talking in October, and Abe Lincoln In Illinois in December. Betty Rogers led opening night with Suzanne Martin ill, Ruth West and Ray Gallagher starred in other productions, and Gene Moulton led Abe Lincoln In Illinois with support from a strong cast.
March 5 event at the campus drew over 260 photographers. Sixty eight Kent students enrolled. Major Albert W. Stevens spoke on aerial photography. Tom Wallace discussed ethics in the news. Jackie Martin spoke on The World To See. Jack Price demonstrated photolighting improvements.
Industrial Arts Administration outlines a three part College of Industry pending state assembly approval at Kent State University. Programs include pre industrial trial courses, a two year associate in industry path, and a bachelor of science in industry to advance workers toward higher education and better preparation for industrial roles.
Enrollment for the 1940 fall semester reached 2,699 students, a record. Men lead women 1,463 to 1,236, with 1,381 in education, 819 in liberal arts, and 489 in business administration. Class breakdown shows 279 seniors, 383 juniors, 697 sophomores, and 1,256 freshmen.
Kent State compiled a 13 10 record during the 1939 40 basketball season. The Flashes opened with 63 22 over Bluffton and 37 36 over Ashland, lost to Wooster 40 37, then beat B W Ohio Wesleyan and Mount Union. A Akron setback 49 40 was followed by a 33 29 home win in Wills Gym.
The Kent Stater lists its four weekly issues during the regular year and a weekly schedule in summer. It notes publication suspension during vacations and that it is entered as second class matter in Kent Ohio. Printing by P B Bonsall, with staff editors and business manager listed.
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