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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
2
The Kent Stater is published four times weekly during the academic year and weekly in summer. Printing by P B Bonsall Printing Co. Entered as second class matter October 11, 1927. Subscription price 2.75 per year. Contacts include Jack Watts and Joe Blair Jr with editor and business manager roles.
On this day 1,330,000 Boy Scouts Cubs and leaders celebrate the 30th anniversary of Scouting in America. Kent State students are reminded of the oath used by over 9 million past and present Scouters to do their duty to God and country, keep physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
A Stater editorial lauds athletes for academic prowess and crowd support at Wills gym while noting rude behavior from Kent fans leaving early. It urges spectators to wait for players to depart after games and praises fair, gracious conduct more in all sports. Also mentions a Columbia University Teachers College course on relaxation this spring.
The piece muses on college as a path to knowledge and success, recalling ancient Greek conceptions of learning and Greek letter societies. It argues education guides personal development beyond youth, contrasts missed opportunities, and asserts knowledge conquers all.
A reflective college essay argues life’s paradoxes and the value of education. It compares college students with nonstudents, noting different attitudes toward war, propaganda, and success, and questions whether college is truly superior or happiness a matter of perspective.
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