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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1951
Page
2
Editorial notes five weeks of work by University Theatre students on the Born Yesterday summer production. The group, short on personnel, doubled as stage crew and balanced day set work with long evening rehearsals. The piece opened last night and runs again tonight, reflecting common summer school challenges.
Director G. Harry Wright led the group in producing Born Yesterday with a dedicated stage crew handling set construction painting and lighting. Costume ushering and cake and ticket sales were organized, and the play has already run one night inviting audiences to attend the encore.
The Stater editorial urges stopping foot traffic on front campus paths to protect grass. It notes the student union and commons are being worn into bare paths by sun and walkers and warns paths will spread if not halted, urging a trial period without walking on the grass to improve campus beauty.
A roundup of campus chatter mentions jokes about intelligentsia and social education, a Kent State lecture critique, a plan for Victor Borge performances on August 21, and building renovations in Merrill Hall. It notes journalism room remodels with reporting and editing rooms, desks, typewriters, phones, and a new student lounge with a Hall of Fame.
Students at Kent High School attend an eight to eleven a m three week band clinic led by Mary Evelyn Thurman to learn baton twirl, timing, marching and showmanship. Two Elyria High School students praise the program and look forward to future performances on football fields and in cheers.
The byline page lists Editorial Staff Ed Cliney managing editor Kim Witzberger sports editor Barbara Pickering society editors Don Grabski Bill Morris Mary Ann Weigelt and Rita Rachel and reporters Dave Mitchell with a photographer.
The note lists personnel roles including John Berea as Business Staff, Ken Wilson as Assistant Business Manager, Roger Tower as Advertising Manager, Bill Bradfield as Assistant Advertising Manager, and Bill Bradfield as Circulation Manager.
The Kent Stater is a daily Tuesday to Friday paper during the school year and Thursday during summer sessions, suspended in vacations. It entered as second class matter Oct 11 1927 in Kent Ohio. Printed by Commercial Press Inc 1158 Depeyster St Kent Ohio with offices at 115 Merrill Hall Kent State University.
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