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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1941
Page
2
Kent State announces Gene Krupa will headline the first all University dance, set for February 22, after months of planning. The organizing committee credits the idea and execution to the student group behind the event.
The editor reflects on cooperative effort between staff and readers to publish a daily paper. He notes satisfaction at leaving with strong reader-writer collaboration and hopes the next editor inherits the same spirit. He quotes Pope Johnson and a wry line about managing a fool.
President Emeritus John E. McGilvrey rediscovered a June 21 1912 Kent Courier detailing the cornerstone laying at Merrill Hall. The event marked a milestone as educators and townspeople gathered for what would become a growing university.
The author contrasts old and modern exam methods as students burn the midnight oil amid wartime prep. A second topic condemns CIO strikes hindering defense production and urges government action to stop unions from delaying planes and munitions.
A collage of light quips and student jokes from various colleges. The items include witty lines about egotism freshmen studies place kicking and sorority life and playful campus definitions from Rutgers Citadel and The Campus Collegian touching on campus culture and humor.
The Kent Stater in Kent Ohio is a four times weekly student publication on regular year and weekly in summer, printed by P B Bonsall at 138 E Main St. It is a second class matter notice from October 1870 and a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and Collegiate Digest. Subscription price is 2.75 dollars per year.
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