Battle of Beauties Tops Kent State Year in 1939 News
The Kent Stater lists the 10 most important 1939 campus stories from January's New Year ball to December's Ohio Wesleyan basketball finale. Highlights include Battle of Beauties, Grading of Professors, Grafton Campus, Slot Machine Drive, and Homecoming Queen Election among others.
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Ohio Wesleyan
Kent Stater
Kent
Akron
Grafton
John W. Bricker
Sadie Hawkin
Tessies
Dog Patch
Wills Born
Carper and Company
Kent City
Lucille Smith
Western Reserve
Kent State 1939 Sports Season Mixed With Victories And Injuries
A review of Kent State sports in 1939 details a season of injuries and rebuilding. Basketball and football suffered through setbacks under Coach G D Rosy Starn, while wrestling claimed multiple Interstate titles and the track and golf squads posted solid showings. Don Miller and Jerry Mosher earned honors, and Novotny's tennis and Stewart Johnson's swimming contributed points in conference play.
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Lincoln Hackim
Kent State University
G. D. Rosy Starn
Golden Flashes
Wayne Griffith
Max Conner
Joe le Chaix
Sheldon Helmick
Bert Davidion
Dan Gulgin
Bill Boliantz
Flashes
Griffith
Joe Begala
Oklahoma
Kent State
Carmen Falcone
Russ Dean
George Papushak
Leonard Pomeroy
Dean
Falcone
Starn
Don Miller
INS
Jerry Mosher
Ray Novotny
Dale Stewart
Don Johnson
Ohio
Gambier
Begala
Kent
Heidelberg
Fenn
Hiram
Akron
Leslie Swede Netzen
Cliff Thompson
Linkmen
Novotny
Progress Marks Review of 1939 Building Projects
A university campus overhaul highlights McGilvrey hall construction set for fall, funded by a 1.2 million dollar PWA and state grant with 100000 for power plant expansion. Kent’s back-campus gains a new look, two new athletic fields, new walks and drives, a 600 foot toboggan slide, and a student recreation area with a picnic site.
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McGilvrey
J. E. McGilvrey
Main Street
Engleman Hall
Summit Street
Decade of 1939 Acknowledged at Kent State University
The article notes 1939 as a pivotal year with world upheavals and advances in science, while Kent State University records significant changes. Kent State joins the Association of American Colleges as the 552nd member, marking a notable milestone for the liberal arts college.
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Kent State
Liberal Arts
Association of American Colleges
Burr Makes Editorial Assignments at Special Meeting
The Chestnut Burr will hold a staff meeting at 4 p.m. in 112M across from the States office to assign editors. Reporters absent to receive assignments will be dropped from the staff.
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Chestnut Burr
States
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Burr
Betty Bowles
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Dorothy Dyson
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