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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1941
Page
2
Kent State University invites volunteers as 3 000 students from 20 counties converge for the annual district state scholarship exams. The campus needs helpers to greet and guide visitors, ensuring a welcoming atmosphere that could influence future enrollment.
President K. C. Leebrick urges students not to interrupt their studies despite draft pressures. He says the nation needs trained personnel, and universities must advance programs for national defense while preserving essential studies. He warns against letting times’ tensions disrupt normal procedures.
Dr. C C Kochenderfer warns students that Hitler will subjugate the United States through economic infiltration in the southern hemisphere beginning with a Argentina trade deal. He cites German dominance, arms purchases, propaganda, and training programs as steps toward a Reich-backed regional order, urging Britain to strike now to hinder the Nazi system.
Miss Margaret Ruth Read, a 1938 Kent State graduate, received a Crile scholarship in biochemistry for the summer. Endowed by Cleveland surgeon Dr. George W. Crile, the award funds stipends for students working in medicine departments during vacation months.
A 1941 letter found in a library urges Kent State readers to donate to Boys Town. Father Flanagan praises stars Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney for Men of Boys Town and offers honorary citizenship, plus a photograph and history copy as souvenirs for contributors.
The Kent Stater, published four times weekly during term and vacations, operates from Kent State University Kent Ohio. It lists staff including Editor George A Fleischer Business Manager Lindy Barch City Editor Kenneth Cole Sports Editor Merry Allen and various assistant editors and contributors. The paper is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and Collegiate Digest with advertising representation through National Advertising Service.
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