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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1943
Page
2
A self-guided look compares Kent State with Bowling Green State University. It notes Bowling Green’s numerous facilities and Kent State’s newer yet smaller campus, urges planning for postwar expansion and broader university status.
In a nine inning contest the faculty bats last and drives a home run to pass the constitution. The game ends for the year as faculty and students prepare to train for the new constitution's success.
Two Kent State University alumni, Lieut. (j.g.) Ray J. Nesbit and Ensign Glenn O. Smith, meet by chance aboard a U S Navy vessel in rough foggy Atlantic waters. They discover both graduated from Kent State University and share stories of home. The encounter underscores how KSU ties span global service.
Lieut. Fred L. Rice Jr., former university student and Goodyear employee, completed aerial observer training at Brooks Field Texas. He was appointed to officer candidate school at Miami Beach Florida and graduated in January.
A brisk column reviews Hazel Scott in Something To Shout About, Harry James’ Cherry competing with Louie Armstrong, and the Eskimos poised to dominate local jazz. It notes Jimmy Felton and Jimmy Williams arrangements, Walt Disney’s Saludos Amigos with Brazil, ASCAP’s Cant Be Wrong, Navy service affecting American music, Horace Heidt’s pull for top players, the 720 in the Books aviation tune, Jan Savitt with Bon Bon, and Paul Lavelle’s Sunnite program.
A fragmented diary style column notes a lively Saturday dance with a strong band and crowds on the floor. Observers reference Herb Rosen and a mystery around who did what, plus mention a criminology course survey and several local characters in social entanglements.
A breezy city page fills with quirky mentions from maintenance aims to grass paths and mine fears to local figures. It references Jim Patterson at Camp Perry and Bob Bader at Edgewood Arsenal while noting Hazel Scott’s piano act and Ruth Recht at an OCNA event.
A visit to the old college campus reveals military discipline in classrooms with sergeants as critics. Students march to classes and sing Bright College Years while caps and gowns arrive, and sheepskins are issued by caliber. The piece blends college rituals with wartime slang and a guardhouse nod.
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