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Newspaper

Kent Stater

Location

Kent, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1940

Page

5

Glancing Back To a Social 89 New Year Ball Sparks 1939 Season

A retrospective survey of the 1939 social season highlights New Year’s dances marking the end of 1938-39. Sophomores rally with Sweater Swagger amid campus galas hosted by Newman club Pan Hell and All-Club dances. Notables include Marge Dunfee, Amy Miller, Reita Mehlenbacher, Peg Carper as queen, and Vincent Pattie’s orchestra.

Newman Club Vincent Pattie George Hall Marge Dunfee Amy Miller Reita Mehlenbacher Kent State Lowry, Engleman Moulton Halls University Theatre Portage Hotel Harry Gilcrest Peg Carper Alpha Omegas

New Year Flower Shop Ad Urges Early Orders

Terese Green florist at 414 E Main invites New Year well wishers to place corsage and flower orders for teas. She asks customers to resolve early, and to pay promptly, noting she can’t accept more debit slips. Dial 4565.

Terese Green Florist E. Main Dial

Sorority Women Vie Tomorrow In Card Tourney

Twenty four sorority women will compete tomorrow afternoon at the Captain Brady for the Panhellenic bridge trophy. Six sororities participate under strict tournament rules with duplicate auction bridge. Advisors will accompany each sorority and Martha Driver, Dorothy Ruggles, Margie Hunt and Vonda Clark organize arrangements.

Brady Martha Driver Dorothy Ruggles Margie Hunt Vonda Clark

Wesley Hosts At Conference Next Weekend

Wesley foundation at Kent State university will host the Northeastern Ohio Methodist conference meeting January 13 and 14. Student groups from Mount Union Baldwin Wallace Muskingum Wooster Oberlin colleges and Ohio Wesleyan and Akron universities will participate. Charles Cooley is student chairman with Ray Deming and Dale Ganyard assisting. Mary Offenhauer handles the banquet arrangements for January 13 at 6 p.m. at the Methodist church. Visitors will receive passes to the Wittenberg Kept State basketball game.

Wesley Foundation Kent State University Northeastern Ohio Methodist Conference Mount Union Baldwin Wallace Muskingum, Wooster Oberlin Ohio Wesleyan Akron Charles Cooley University Foundation Northeastern Ohio Methodist Berea Ray Deming Dale Ganyard Mary Offenhauer K. C. Leebrick Wittenberg-Kecht

Campus Improvements Highlight 1939 Upgrades

The article notes 1939 campus upgrades including new vents in Engleman hall and library, a new roof for the training school, floodlighting for the library, painting and lighting updates, furniture upgrades, Merrill hall repairs, grounds leveling and seeding, new walks, and laundry room improvements, contributing to a refreshed campus appearance.

Rockwell Field Engleman Hall Merrill Hall Lowry Kitchen

Oscar Returns From Holiday Absence Refuses to Talk

A vanished skeleton nicknamed Oscar reappears in 109M and avoids details about his holiday escapade. He complains professors are dead to him and asks for privacy while admitting weariness and a merry if unhelpful mood. University officials must accept the odd absence.

Oscar Hag Creation

Van Wyen To Speak At Education Meet In Columbus

Prof. Adrian Van Wyen of the industrial arts department will address the Ohio Education Association in Columbus on Planning and the Problem of Design in Industrial Arts Laboratories. He will discuss teaching design appreciation and thinking processes in high school instruction.

Adrian van Wyen Industrial Arts Ohio Education Association Columbus

Four Initiated By Alpha Psi's Four Initiated By Alpha Psi's Formal initiation services for Jean Ulmer.

Alpha Psi Omega conducted formal initiation for Jean Ulmer Jack Jenkins Don Taylor and John Powell on Tuesday at 4 pm. After the ceremony 18 members traveled to Cleveland to see Tuesday at High t at the Cleveland Playhouse and enjoyed supper together with Jack Harris in charge of arrangements.

Jean Ulmer Jack Jenkins Don Taylor John Powell Alpha Psi Omega National Dramatic Fraternity Cleveland Cleveland Playhouse Jack Harris

Business Ad students urged to submit senior photos by January 10

June graduates in the Business Administration program must secure senior pictures for the booklet. See Merrick Hill or Bob Wilson before January 10. Also a lost wrought silver ring with orange cameo offers a reward for return to Hope Byrne.

Business Administration Merrick Hill Bob Wilson Chestnut Burr Hope Byrne

Fletcher Attends White House Reception Hostess Mrs Roosevelt

Miss Mona Fletcher, assistant professor of political science, attended a reception at the White House last Thursday. Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt hosted for the American Political Science Association.

Mona Fletcher White House Franklin D. Roosevelt American Political Science Association

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