Reading Clinic Aids 300 To Increase Reading Ability
More than 600 tested students showed reading defects. about 300 learned to read at 300 words per minute with 90 percent comprehension under Dr. W. Leslie Garnett at the university reading clinic. The program uses rhythmical reading, vocabulary building, and paraphrasing to sustain gains and extend benefits into daily study and future schooling.
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University
W. Leslie Garnett
Garnett
George Bowman
Emma Fraser Duncan dies in Zanesville at 80
Emma Fraser Duncan 80, mother of Mrs. George Bowman, died Wednesday evening in Zanesville after a month in hospital. She was wife of the late Matthew M. Duncan and a member of the KSU Mothers club. Survived by Mrs. Bowman, another daughter Mrs. Jessie Snake of Zanesville, son Douglas of St. Louis, two sisters and a brother in Scotland. Services Saturday at 2 p.m. in Zanesville.
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Emma Fraser Duncan
George Bowman
Zanesville
Duncan
Matthew M. Duncan
KSU Mothers Club
Bowman
Jessie Snake
Douglas
St. Louis
Scotland
Cherub recalls Kent State stay and campus life
A 1947 Cherub writes about arrival at Kent State University. She praises the summer Institute in Speech for connecting high school students with college life, notes campus beauty and Gamma Phi Beta residents as supportive, and describes long study days and hamburger meals before beginning four years at Kent in 1948.
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Summer Institute
Kent
Frat Picnic at Shady Lake Draws Alumni Guests
PHIGAMMATHETAS members and guests enjoyed a weekend picnic at Shady Lake. The afternoon included grilling hamburgers, softball, and swimming followed by marshmallow toasting in the evening. Attendees included Dolly McHale, Janie Puskar, Barbara McDowell, Barbara Burdick, Char Jones, Mary Lou Holland, Art Seyler, Phil Dempsey, John Morris, Jim Kline, Tom Wilhelm, Frank Kline, Guy Luli, Jim Murphy, Bob Chambers, and Frank Mesek.
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Shady Lake
Dolly McHale
Janie Puskar
Barbara McDowell
Barbara Burdick
Char Jones
Mary Lou Holland
Art Seyler
Phil Dempsey
John Morris
Jim Kline
Tom Wilhelm
Frank Kline
Guy Luli
Jim Murphy
Bob Chambers
Frank Mesek
Picnic Date Set By Faculty Wives Club
The Faculty Wives' club will hold a picnic Thursday July 24 at 1 30 p m at the home of Mrs George A Bowman. Mrs F Dewey Amner is picnic committee chair. About 150 faculty wives belong to the club.
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Faculty Wives
George A. Bowman
F. Dewey Amner
No Place To Live Prof's Wife Returns To England For Visit
The housing shortage forces a prolonged separation as Mrs. Crawford travels to England to visit, leaving the family separated across the ocean until a new home can be found. The article notes the ongoing housing crisis affecting residents and their ability to reunite.
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Prof
England
Ruth Anne Crawford
Glasgow
Scotland
Masterton
Chicago
Kent State couple to wed August 16
Evelyn Elizabeth Long of Kent and Ben Dowding of Canton will marry August 16. Both graduates of Kent State University in June. Evelyn was listed in the 1946-47 Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities and led Gamma Sigma Phi as president. Dowding belonged to Gamma Tau Delta.
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B. E. Long
Kent
Evelyn Elizabeth
Ben Dowding
Richard A. Dowding
Canton
Kent State University
Miss Long
Sttudent Council
Gamma Sigma Phi Sorority
Dowding
Gamma Tau Delta Fraternity
Kent Couple Announces Engagement of Marjorie Horning
Mr and Mrs Elton H Horning of Kent announce the engagement of their daughter Marjorie to Peter D Brown son of Mr and Mrs Paul Brown Jr also of Kent Miss Horning works in the office of Registrar E C Stopher Brown is a senior in the college of education at KSU No date has been set for the wedding.
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Elton H. Horning
Kent
Marjorie
Peter D. Brown
Paul Brown, Jr
Miss Horning
E. C. Stopher
Mr. Brown
College of Education
KSU
Engagement Announced for Ruth Marian Cowan and Richard S. Bissler
Mr and Mrs James Cowan of Ravenna announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth Marian Cowan to Richard S. Bissler son of Mr and Mrs Ira S Bissler of Kent While at Kent State University Miss Cowan was affiliated with Alpha Omega sorority
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James Cowan
Ravenna
Ruth Marian
Richard S. Bissler
Ira S. Bissler
Kent
Kent State University
Miss Cowan
The
Alpha Omega Sorority
British veteran’s Welsh bride adjusts to postwar life near Kent State
Mrs. Masterton, originally from Haverfordwest, Wales, travels to join her American husband at Kent State area as housing shortages linger. They wed in 1945 after delays due to military orders, and the couple notes cultural differences and adjustments after his return from service.
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Kent State University
Haverfordwest
Wales
Masterton
Gwyneth
England
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Mantua
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Franklin & Erie
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Harriet Sandor
Gamma Phi Beta
Lawrance
N. Water ST
Evelyn Long Ben Dowding
Marge Horning
Peter Brown
Ruth M. Cowan, Richard S. Bissler
K Food
Cor. College & Willow
University Cleaners
Carson
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