No Amateur LaGuardias in Defense Training Plan
University expands defense activities as Dr. Leebrick urges stronger training for men and women in colleges and universities to support national needs.
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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1942
Page
2
University expands defense activities as Dr. Leebrick urges stronger training for men and women in colleges and universities to support national needs.
The piece argues 72 women accepted sorority bids but many may be ineligible for low grades. It criticizes amateur Mayor LaGuardias mismanaging defense efforts at the University and urges careful selection of projects and participants, efficient use of time, and full commitment to worthwhile work.
The Daily Texan editorial urges careful thought on postwar international relations beyond battlefield victory. It contrasts past peace failures with the need for a collective system safeguarding freedoms, warning against narrow national interests and urging a principled, cooperative path for all nations.
The Kent Stater, a four times weekly student newspaper, notes publication suspended during summer term and entered as second class matter on October 11, 1927 at Kent Ohio. It is printed at 138 East Main Street by P. B. Bonsall Printing Co. and is a member of collegiate press associations.
Howard Hansen director of the radio workshop said eight requests for admittance have been received for a one week training program for radio technicians to start soon. Most requests come from rural regions near Kent and publicity will be broadcast on nearby radio stations until classes are filled.
Professor E Turner Stump head of the school of speech was reelected president of Alpha Psi Omega, a national honorary dramatic society. Elected vice president alongside him was Miss Yetta Mitchell, assistant professor of speech, teaching here on leave from Trinity College of Waxahachie Texas.
Seventy two per cent of students interviewed owned cameras. Prof H E Babbitt suggests coal can be pumped through pipelines instead of shipped in cars. New Jersey awards scholarships to Rutgers University and New Jersey College for Women to 30 physically disabled high achieving students.
A loose campus gossip page recounts breakups and new romances among students, plus odd jobs, stage acts, and personal errands. Highlights mention Mary Campell and Ed Zink’s repeated split, Cay McGowan’s recovery, Betty Campell’s status, Lenny Hill’s job swap, and Roy Berger’s navel striptease act.
Kent City council will discuss discontinuing South Lincoln street parking used by University students and faculty at the January 19 meeting. A resident petition urged banning parking, while campus space behind Moulton hall was found to fit 60 to 80 cars. Mayor Lovell said the move would not hardship students. Mrs Stopher urged postponement awaiting University word.
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