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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1940
Page
1
Satirical costumes from petty to Picasso will feature in Kent State artists satire show at the Art club Masked ball in Wills gym from 9 to 12. Kyle Smith's music anchors the event with intermission sketches and cash prizes for best costume class.
About 60 students from Mount Union Wooster Oberlin Muskingum Baldwin Wallace Ohio Wesleyan Akron and Kent State will attend the Northeast Ohio Methodist convention here tomorrow and Sunday. The event opens with a 6 p.m. banquet at the Methodist church with Don Barss of Muskingum as toastmaster.
Cleveland P. Grant director of Baker Hunt museum extension in Covington Ky will present an illustrated bird life lecture Friday at 8 in the university auditorium. Sponsored by Odaka Camp Fire girls. tickets 25 cents for adults 10 cents for children, available in atrium and at door.
Donald Dietz a Kent State University sophomore from East Liverpool Ohio made the first solo flight for the Civilian Pilot Training program at Mid-City airport. After eight hours of instruction with commercial pilot Kenneth Ropp he lifted off circled once and landed to the acclaim of fellow trainees. Two or three others from the first flight group are expected to solo this week as thirty hours of ground schooling are complete with forty two still to cover.
Students and faculty convene at 11 in the Kent State university forum to debate adopting the honor system for examinations. Prof. James N Holm chairs as Vincent McDevitt argues for and Noel Rapp argues against, with student discussion and a questionnaire. Walter Hoskin from Kenyon shares his experience.
Nine Ohio colleges and universities will send student representatives to the North Eastern Ohio Intercollegiate convention of Democracies at Kent State University. Schools include Case School of Applied Science Western Reserve Mount Union Notre Dame Oberlin Akron Baldwin Wallace Carroll and Kent State. Delegates will advocate for a world federated union of democratic states with opening remarks by K C Leebrick and Pi Kappa Delta leader William McFarlane. James N Holm directs the forensics effort as the event proceeds non competitively.
Philosopher Will Durant told a university audience that college benefits individuals through contacts and can develop talent though it cannot create it. He linked economic hardship to fewer marriages, said money affects morals, and urged every man in the hall to propose to a girl before leaving.
Dr. K C Leebrick informs the Student council that a campus wide lighting system is part of the science building contract and should be ready before June. A temporary light would cost 50 dollars from student funds, and the council recommended temporary lighting due to dangerous dim stairs in winter.
Kent State will host the Ohio College Newspaper Association annual spring convention from April 24 to 27. The event concludes with the Northeastern Ohio Scholastic Press conference on Saturday. Organizers include Bill Schraegle, with assistance from John Mine and Jack Watts.
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