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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
2
The Cardinal Key women’s service honorary once defined by scholarship character and campus service now appears to have lost its defining “bigness.” Despite still requiring a 2.5 average and several activities, the elite group struggles with jealousy among peers and internal quarrels, eroding its traditional aims.
The piece critiques Cardinal Key for letting sorority ties dominate member selection. It urges reform to remove personal prejudice, ensure scholars with high academic records perform long service, and restore Cardinal Key as a true service honor at the University.
The author laments a third Christmas spent with American men fighting abroad. He argues no real Christmas is possible until peace returns and many will never celebrate again. The piece reflects wartime sorrow and the impact of long separations on families.
Poem expresses a wish for simple home life independence from higher authorities. The speaker Raymond E Manchester longs for a modest five room house with a fire, easy door, a dog and canary, a basic car and two weeks vacation. He rejects grand estates and automated control, seeking personal sovereignty.
Letters express thanks and appreciation as cadet nurses depart for Massillon State and Canton Aultman hospitals. They praise kindness shown by professors and student bodies and note plans to return to renew friendships after duty calls.
A sprawling campus column lists dates and pairings among students and staff including Sam Dante, Mercedes Sanchez, Dick Riley, Barb Berkey, and many others at Lowry, Kent, and Youngstown events. It mentions car trouble in Akron, formal dances, dorm romances, campus humor, and a looming basketball game as the quarter ends.
The American First Army reports the defense is "definitely better" after Nazi advances in Belgium this week. High command notes German forces pushed 5 to 20 miles by Monday noon with columns moving deeper into Belgium. Meanwhile Superfortresses bomb Tokyo and Omura as B-29s strike with precision from China base. Hodges’ troops are not retreating, despite rumors.
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