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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1941
Page
2
Off-Campus Women's club establishes a University branch of Bundles for Britain. A table in the atrium sells pins and jewelry while students can donate old clothes and shoes for shipment to the Tommies. Mrs. Nissley praises improving response as funds knit yarn for sweaters and socks under the lend-lease program.
Quote from Harry Woodburn Chase, chancellor of New York University, praising universities as immortals whose long term work diffuses light, strengthens democracy, and serves as national defense alongside arms and soldiers. It emphasizes education as essential to democratic ideals.
A Morning Mail piece satirizes a university professor who mocks student writers as spineless and yellowback while urging stronger wartime views. The writer questions the professor’s readiness to serve in war and challenges his preachy stance and reliance on rhetoric over action.
The Kent Stater prints a respondent editorial criticizing a professor for labeling student views as defeatist. The piece argues against immediate war rhetoric, asserting a desire to avoid militarism while acknowledging future necessity if needed. It emphasizes student autonomy over nationalistic pressure and the burden of sacrifice.
Illustrated Sun to appear in Akron by the 23rd. Jim Harrison’s pappy once ran for Ohio governor. Gossip items note campus joys, dates, and local celebrity sightings with playful humor and social chatter.
A column by Jake McWilliams questions U.S. actions in the war era. It critiques stock market responses to a far eastern crisis, partisanship in aiding Britain, and fears of American vulnerability. It probes who truly represents American heritage and who should fight America's battles.
Van Deusen says prepared students should take available industrial jobs to shape their futures, stressing timely action for career opportunities.
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