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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1940
Page
3
A playful look at fashion fads that shift daily from spoon bracelets to berry necklaces and cork accessories. The piece muses on future trends and the playful urge to create new wearable ideas with everyday items.
The Kindergarten Primary club will meet at 4 in 302M to discuss plans for the traditional May breakfast in the woods and hear a report on the Ohio Association of Childhood Education trip to Grandville Ohio. Attendees include Hazel Swan Shirley Millman Connie Waldo Marcia Johnson Charlotte Volk Martha Stevens Eloise Smith and Peg Williams.
Kathryn Forris, nutrition major from Kent, has been accepted for an internship at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. She is the second nutrition student to serve there, following Verda Sherrill from the 1938 class who became assistant dietician at Rainbow Hospital in Cleveland.
Kent State University will host Parents Day on Sunday May 5 with a 1 p.m. banquet at Twin Lakes Country Club a 2 p.m. campus tour and a 3 p.m. concert by the University choir in the auditorium. The Women's League sponsors a tea in Moulton Hall from 4 to 5 30 p.m. and urges students to invite their parents personally.
The Junior-Senior prom will be held Saturday May 4 from 10 pm to 2 am at the Mayflower hotel. Admission is by seniors dues receipt or juniors and seniors tickets, available from Marge Hunt Les Morato Bud Treat and Nat Floersheimer.
Emmons predicts meteor activity from Haley’s comet fragments may occur May 6 with dawn viewing best. Mars and Venus rise in the western sky through May offering naked eye views. Venus nears Earth becoming brighter while Mars dims. On May 20 Venus may be daylight visible around 3 PM. Antares and Arcturus loom large as indicators of summer skies. The moon passes near these planets on May 7.
The long awaited scholarship banquet by the Celts will be Sunday May 19 at Spindler's Inn Cuya hoga Falls. May 12 hosts Phi Alphs and Theta Sigs Mother Day teas with Hob Tweed and Elsie Pickard in charge. KMKs elect Tom Utter as proxy next year. new officers include Zimmmerman vice president Gillis recording sec Haberkost treasurer Bartlet cor sec Searle sergeant at arms Estochin house manager and Brown chaplain. Mothers honored by Gamma Sigs and Alpha Omegas with teas May 12. Ros open house May 19. Rowboat Regatta committee Dale Stewart. Inter-fraternity council Gamma second member Ed Zink proxy Bob Seese. Beta Gammas open house May 7. ten new actives join Kappa Sigs. Monday night officers elected Torma historian Pentz sergeant-at-arms Sarmir athletic director Hudeec press agent. Wilma Reinhardt Alpha Omega advisor guest. Roy Ferguson Sigma Tau Gamma National Auditor visited Kent. Spring formats with Celts planned June 1 at Congress Lake with Gil Crest orchestra. Roger Lewis committee head.
Men of the South Willow street co op house entertained guests Saturday evening with gardenia corsages. Paul Critz, Ray Deming, and Arnold Bereit led the arrangements while Eugene Tocus, Roy Deming, and Scott Wheeler headed the entertainment committee. A hike is planned soon.
Evergreens and berries decorate the Beta Gamma tea to honor mothers and fathers Sunday afternoon May 5 from 2 30 to 4 p m Ninety guests expected with sorority colors red and white Mothers receive corsages and fathers boutonnieres Donna Happoldt leads arrangements assisted by Virginia Vutech Marjorie Diltz and Marian Saelens Mrs Bertha Sherman house mother Miss Arga Ruffer advisor and sorority girls pour Patrons and patronesses Prof and Mrs James Beck Prof and Mrs E Turner Stump and Dr and Mrs Melvin Orvil Forman will attend
Charles Maglione reports on student interviews across university halls about whether college newspapers influence policy and public opinion. Students foresee editors shaping leaders and future government choices as the nation contends with wartime sentiment and the desire to stay neutral.
About 300 couples are expected to attend the University Theatre formal on Friday May 3 in Wills Gymnasium. Eddie Juenmanns orchestra will play from 10 pm to 1 am with colored lights and balloons. Wanda Griffiths leads planning with Joe Michaels Robert Stocking Fritzie Koole and Jack Harris assisting, chaperones include several couples and Dr Ray Holcombe.
Kappa Delta Pi will honor students with a tea on Scholarship Day May 28 in Moulton Hall at 4 pm. Sophomores and juniors invited. Jack Gray is general chairman with Helen Erf invitations Reed Conrad decorations Ollie Melick refreshments and Floyd Johnson entertainment. Installations of new officers May 15. A picnic and steak roast is planned with Eleanor Evans in charge.
Mary L. Smallwood left for Syracuse late Monday to attend the presentation of an oil painting of her father at the University of Syracuse. The father is a biology professor who plans to retire at the end of the current school year.
Off campus house presidents will meet tomorrow at 7 p m in 109M. Miss Jeanne Parrish assistant dean of women confirms the meeting and positions the event as part of student governance activities.
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