48 Was Big Year Many Records Set
Future university alumni recall 1948 as a record year at Kent State University with enrollment rising to nearly 5900 full-time students and 715 at Canton branch, second in Ohio. The year saw new buildings under construction, land purchase, and a record 3227 at summer school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Bowman
KSU
Majestic
Fred Waring
Akron University
Canton
Kent
Ohio State
Ohio
University
Northeastern Ohio
Akron
E. C. Stopher
Stopher
Freshmen Players Stage Damore Comedy Yes and No
The Freshmen Players presented Leo Damore and Kenneth Horne's Yes and No last night. Miss Jacqueline Gelbman as Mrs Jarrow was the bright spot, with strong work by Vern Roberts and Dick Johnson. Direction by Mrs Katherine Moore Norton and Wes Egan set the stage for the next University Theater show Another Part of the Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Damore
Kenneth Horne
Freshmen Players
England
Diane Churchill
Felix Aylmer
Polonious
Gelbman
Jacqueline Gelbman
Mrs. Jarrow
Miss Gelbman
Vern Roberts
Mr. Jarrow
Dick Johnson
Bagshott
John Biggs
Adrian
Norma Remmy
Norma Lou Horne
Sally
Katherine Moore Norton
Don Shanover
Wes Egan
University
Lillian Hellman
The
New Year's Resolutions At KSU Stir Funny Promises
University page shows staff and students pledging humorous aims for the new year. Dean of custodians Jolly Roger vows to quit smoking in halls while Bill Girgash and Steve Wilson swear off Toni home. Dr Maurice Palmer ends his career as a cat burglar and adopts new habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ferrara
Jolly Roger
Bill Girgash
KSU
Steve Wilson
Toni
Maurice Palmer
Leo Damore
Griebling
Eric Griebling
Modern Romance
Kent State Stater staff and publication details
Editorial staff list for The Kent Stater with roles for Editor dim Smith News Editor Carol Hart Copy Editor Ben Strange Feature Editor Bill Kalaher Sports Editor Bob Morrison Society Editor dack Gulshen Story Editor Sylvester Nemes Advertising staff names Sig Thorsen Bruce Walker Bernie Suhayda and edition manager. Publication notes state Tuesday through Friday during the school year and summer sessions with suspension during vacations. Subscription price two dollars per year and printing at Kent Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dim Smith
Carol Hart
Ben Strange
Bill Kalaher
Bob Morrison
Dack Gulshen
Sylvester Nemes
Sig Thorsen
Bruce Walker
Bernie Suhayda
Kent Staier
Kent
Ohio
Depeyster Commercial
St. Kent
Heavyweight Pet Hate of 1948 Little Orphan Annie
A satirical late night list names Little Orphan Annie as the 1948 heavyweight pet hate. The writer mocks Annie and her canine companion Sandy while forecasting future plot disasters and continuing popularity into January.
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George Raft
Morton Downey
Canton-Massillon
Bobby Breen
States
Annie
Sandy
Jack Armstrong
Tom
Daddy Warbucks
Punjab
Warbucks
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John
Biggs
Courier-Tribune
Dean Manchester
Casanovas
Priscilla Thompson
Tom Dewey
Dennis Morgan
Agatta Agatza
Charles E. Atkinson
Kent State University
Kenneth Webb
Editorial
By Tom Jakmides
Shore
Cupid
Lady Bountiful
Mother McCree
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