Freshman Class of 1948 Reflects Wartime Campus Life
In three days the class of 1948 completes their first year marked by war effects on enrollment activities and campus life. They contributed to Fresh Frolics theater and radio groups Student Council publications music and the Popularity Ball while cooperating with the University to endure a challenging year.
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Gamma Sig
T.g.lf
Aurora Country Club
George
Russell
Charles West
Janet
Wally Stroud
Akron
Ethel Schirmer
1945 No Time For Classes musical shows 100 percent profit
The 1945 No Time For Classes musical comedy closed with over 100 percent profit and $260.86 turned to the varsity athletic fund. The executive committee led by Bud Gerber as producer and including Susie Schwartz Barbara Berkey and Barbara McDowell seeks public disclosure to student investors. Receipts shown.
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Bud Gerber
Susie Schwartz
Maurice Baum
Barbara Berkey
Barbara McDowell
Kent State University K-Vets Outline Purpose and Eligibility
A letter from the University K-Vets explains the group as a service and social organization for WWII veterans returning to Kent State University. It states aims to aid future incoming veterans, foster fellowship, and provide social contact while restricting participation in competitions or political activity.
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Kent State University
United States Armed Forces
Ensign Phillips recalls Okinawa and Leyte voyage aboard LST 916
Ens Frank G. Phillips, a June 1943 liberal arts graduate, writes from the Pacific about leaving Leyte for Marcus, Tulagi and Guadalcanal, shore leave, sea shells, war clubs, a Seabee-made market, and vivid combat scenes near Okinawa. He details beaching operations, coral reefs, tides, amphibious vehicles, air raids, and witnessing civilian wreckage and a Ford with a charcoal burner. He notes his engine room duties, fueling a smaller ship, and asks after Kent buddies’ LST numbers.
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Okinawa
Ens
Frank G. Phillips
LST 916
Pacific
The
College of Liberal Arts
Ensign
Phillips
Leyte
Marcus
Tulagi
Guadalcanal
Naga
Local campus notes mix weddings and events around town
A stream of social items highlights weddings and engagements including Mary and Jim Patterson, Fred Davies wedding plans, and Henry Johnston's marriage. Lectures and teaching ends, theatre outings, car sales, sailboats, and summer plans reference GSP house visits, Phi Beta Phi pledges, and a Burr business reminder to settle accounts.
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Mary
Jim Patterson
Barb
Harry Daniels
Jean Lenner
Don Crotty
Don
Jean
Cleveland
Bill Thrasher
Civia Berman
Earl McCabe
Dick’s
KSU
Arlene Sterling
Jimmy
Kinney
Jim Nassum
Wills
Jim
Cal Logan
Ray Steuber
Sunny
Art Henry
Jim Fletcher
Phi Beta Phi
Mary Hazen
Mary Thomas
Pat Judson
Sandusky
GSP
Pat
Don Moore
Burr
Fred Davies
Faith Lutheran
Henry Johnston
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Kent, Ohio
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Beryl Knox
Mary Lou McClaren
Jean Cirbes
Zoremba
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Associated Collegiate Press
Collegiate Digest
Kent Stater
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