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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
3
Phyllis Martin leads the new educational equity club formed to unite students preparing to teach in elementary grades. Meetings are held biweekly with officers for 1940-41 named and next year’s slate announced.
Kent's forgotten 700 suitcase students gain attention as two events unfold. The Women's league and Cardinal Key host a Come As You Are tea in the McGilvrey commuters' room to showcase new furniture. A May 14 gathering in University woods aims to socialize and share lunches prepared by Betty and Evelyn Brainard.
Over two weeks delegates from the college traveled to meetings across the region and nation. President Lee Brick spoke in Washington and Pittsburgh at the American Council on Education and the National Education Buyers Association. Dean Mary L. Smallwood and others attended the Ohio Association for Deans off Women in Wooster and a Bowling Green convention. M rs. A S Roberts and others attended the American Association of University Women in Cincinnati. Grace Sherrer visited Kenyon College for the Ohio Collegiate Association. E Turner Stump and Harold Hansen took eight speech students to the Alpha Phi Omega tri-late convention in Fairmont, West Virginia.
Dogs top the mascot list at KSU with Goats and bull dogs tied to Navy Yale and dorms. Names such as Homer Raffles Taf fy Scoop Mandy and Tammy appear, with stories of replacements and antics across fraternity houses and journalism and KMK groups.
The 1941 KSU wrestling team finished with eleven victories and one defeat, earning three team championships. Only Michigan State College halted the run, as Ohio University Nebraska and West Virginia were among tough opponents. Walt Porowski was elected captain for 1941-42, with lettermen Don Sinn Pete Smith Mike Slepecky Duane Hague Fred Lyasey George Grahame Dave Paulus George Papushak Joe Aschauer Jim Alogdelis.
Prof Fred Denker and Dr A O DeWeese urge Kent State University to add a new music hall and hospital. The music school lacks soundproofed practice rooms and a safe fire environment, forcing use of Merrill hall and forcing daily travel between buildings. The health service, serving about 200 students daily, is undersized for 2700 students and emergency care would fail in an influenza outbreak.
The NTFC hit drew an estimated 2 800 attendees with directors Guisewite and Mouse praised as top in collegiate show business. Viewers praised humor from start to finish highlighting G and M’s debut and a military finale, with versatile talent at KSU noted.
Marianna Ledbetter Jerry Swope Gloria Moss Barbara Geist Mariesta McDonald Jim Richard and Bob Matson review recent campus news and features, highlighting notable student activities and editorial perspectives.
In recognition of national music week KSU faculty and students staged a series of campus concerts. Monday Prof. Fred Denker presented a piano recital, followed by the University band, the Men's Glee club, the Women's Glee club with the Training school chorus, the University orchestra, and a Sunday afternoon performance by the a capella choir.
More than 1000 high school and college journalists gathered April 23 26 for the 15th OCNA convention and NOSP clinic at the campus. Visiting experts led talks at both meetings with social events, news and feature contests judged, awards given for top stories and photos, and a dramatized kidnapping skit involving Dr. John E. McGilvrey.
Freshly renovated room in Kent Hall with white woodwork and new cooking equipment hosts students and teachers. Classes prepare complete dinners during meat course study while girls act as hostesses, guests, and maids, surprising passersby with the change.
A Standard Drug Co advertisement corrected a previous price misquote for REVLON LIP STICK. The correct nationwide price is 60 cents, not 50 cents as previously listed.
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