20 Jun 1947
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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1947
Page
1
Twelve boys aged seven to ten entered the speech and hearing clinic as a control group for a research project led by John R Montgomery. They have stuttering, sound substitution, infantile speech, and hard of hearing issues and will give teachers practical work in diagnosing and handling such cases in classroom settings.
Graduating seniors are asked to attend a class meeting on Tuesday June 24 at 4 p.m. in room 219K. The announcement comes from Fréd El lis, the class president, to keep everyone informed.
A University honors student for the photograph Striker Down taken during a Philadelphia strike. The award was presented at commencement exercises on June 7. The image captures the moment amid local unrest.
Henry C. Beck Jr a Kent State photography graduate who served as a major and photo officer in World War II teaches summer classes in place of James A Fosdick Beck edited Bridge Busters a book from the 397th Bomb Group using his wartime photos Beck returns to campus after the war and begins teaching under William D Taylor in the journalism school.
June 24 Wilson McDonald Canadian poet June 26 Cleveland Symphony Orchestra July 1 Raoul Jobin Metropolitan Opera tenor July 9 Norman Cousins Editor Saturday Review of Literature July 18 University Theater production July 21 Music department concert July 31 Ecclesia Choir California August 6 Dr Walter H Judd Minnesota congressman August 12 Walden String Quartet Ithaca NY August 19 Rollo Waldo Brown lecturer and writer
The university awarded 252 graduates at the June 7 commencement. Seven earned master’s degrees and two completed two degrees. College of Education 100, Liberal Arts 84 (42 AB 42 BS), Business Administration 60 (two Secretarial Sci ence degrees and the rest BS). Graduate School 7 MA degrees.
Wilson MacDonald, renowned Canadian poet, will address the student body Tuesday June 24 at 9 40 a m. He writes for London Mercury and Scribners and has lectured across the United States and Canada. All classes will be dismissed for the program per Dean Fren Musselman.
The custodian's school band clinic and radio institute lead the week of June 23 summer courses. Follow up with the guidance conference July 2 and reading conference July 14 to 18. Secretaries' workshop July 21 to 23 and the speech and hearing therapy institute the week of August 5.
President George A. Bowman announced start of a new student hospital costing 230000 as part of a 2 million plus two year plan for capital improvements at the university. The state legislature allotted 1908000 for capital projects, with surplus funds and loans to finance student housing and other specified buildings.
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin photographer Domenick Ligato receives Kent State University’s inaugural news photography hall of fame citation at spring commencement for Striker Down. The image, depicting a striker felled by police, will become a mural in the new student union and features Ligato in a accompanying portrait.
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