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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1948
Page
2
A reader complains that freshman orientation is wasteful for twelve hours and suggests reforms. The letter urges brief club resumes and sorority rushing details, notes lack of information on elections and student council, and calls for better college life guidance. The piece ends noting student letters reflect broader student body impressions.
A campus roundup features unpaid ads and Top Hop Twosomes led by L Torgler and M Torgler with Germane Swanson and Tracy DeForest. Includes names like J C Milford June Wilder Jackie Averill Peg Johnson and several others. Gossip and campus life notes cover the Miss Kent State contest chatter, wrestling match results, and chaplain’s corner humor.
The university ROTC unit wears new uniforms for the first official time. Basic cadets wear green pants and overseas caps while Advanced cadets wear pink trousers and garrison caps. Col. Wall notes rising interest as about 40 students visit ROTC offices amid debates over UMT and campus preparedness.
A dated critique contrasts Benjamin Franklin’s disciplined routine with a modern student, Toten Z. Books, who wakes late and lounges through classes. The piece portrays Franklin’s moral self-improvement versus perceived student inertia and vows to drop out or enlist.
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