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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1943
Page
2
A reflective piece by Bob Matson follows Joe College as he packs to leave the place he loves. He feels happiness mixed with duty and wistfulness for what he will miss, acknowledging he could have done more yet was busy with insignificant tasks.
The narrator, a student named Joe College, reflects on college life, gains and losses, and the lasting memories from campus. He acknowledges personal growth, the ache of leaving friends and mentors, and the lure of returning at night to relive the halcyon days before concluding with gratitude for the memories.
The Kent Stater is issued three times weekly on Tuesday Wednesday and Friday during the academic year except vacations. It lists editors and managers including Editor-in-Chief Business Manager Society Editor Sports Editor and others.
The outgoing editor thanks Adelaide Snyder and a loyal staff including Ruth Recht Frances White Peg Goff Jeanne Smith Bill Keene Leroy Haley Halina Nagorka Jane Selzer Jean Beebe Mary Hartt Bob Matson Stan Mine Sig Mayhew Phil Rubin Bill Gilchrist and others. He notes the university's publicity during a year of eruptions and dull periods and praises Dr Leebrick while hoping the next editor keeps up the work.
John Hanlin of East Cleveland and Harold Heighton of Kent, former students, are commissioned lieutenants in the army air force. They received silver wings in the fifth 1943 class from the Gulf Coast Training center in Texas near Lubbock Flying school.
Minnesota Daily notes contrasting campus date schemes at California and Michigan. California limits coed dating to 48 points a month with potential black market concerns. Michigan imposes a $1.50 date fee and formalizes a gigolo style service while coeds pay all expenses.
Final frosh issue commentary bids farewell to readers and staff. The column jokes about editors leaving, notes changes in college life, and thanks readers while acknowledging past missteps and mixed reactions. It ends with a brash toast to those who wish them well and a blunt farewell to the rest.
The Dean of Men, Raymond E Manchester, predicts a postwar world with more honesty and straightforward man to man relations. He says there will be ample work and attention, avoiding unnecessary complications by “throwing on the dog.”
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