Stater Wins All American Rating In Press Contest
The Kent Stater earned the superior All-American rating for the second year in a row in the National Newspaper Critical Service contest by the Associated Collegiate Press at the University of Minnesota. It scored .960 of 1,105, praised for news vitality and war effort coverage, with top marks in News Writing and Editing and strong headlines and sports pages.
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Kent Stater
Critical Service
Associated Collegiate Press
University of Minnesota School of Journalism
The
Stater
Adelaide Snyder Heselew
Eastman Performs Works By Former Student Alas Cope
University of Rochester graduate Alas Cope premiered his Concerto Grosso with the Eastman Rochester Symphony at the Eastman School of Music spring concerts. Cope, a 1942 liberal arts major active in campus music groups, studied piano and voice during his four years on campus.
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Cope
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
College of Liberal Arts
Beck Elected Proxy of Geographers
Dr. James R. Beck an associate professor of geography was elected president of the Ohio Council of Geography Teachers at a May 5 meeting held at the historical museum in Cleveland. The group gathers geography teachers from colleges high schools and elementary schools and is affiliated with the National Council of Geography Teachers.
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James R. Beck
Ohio Council of Geography Teachers
Historical Museum
Cleveland
The
National Council of Geography Teachers
Gagliardi Killed In Army Plane Crash
The army plane crash in Louisiana on May 7 killed Flight Officer Angelo G. Gagliardi 23, a University student from 1941 to 1942. Gagliardi, stationed at Alexandria prior to death, entered service in 1942 after joining from Cleveland.
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Louisiana
Angelo G. Gagliardi
Gagliardi
Alexandria
College of Liberal Arts
Cleveland
K Vets Present Miss Lowry Tonight at Wills Gym
The K Vets campus veterans group sponsors social dancing in Wills gym tonight from 8 to 10 PM. Miss Lowry Hall will be presented during the evening.
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K-Vets
Miss Lowry
Wills Gym
Miss Lowry Hall
Independent Choir Meets in 119 Kent Hall
Esther Douglass, choir director, said the independent choir will meet today and tomorrow at 3 p.m. in room 119 Kent hall. The group will meet each weekday in succession and seeks men’s voices from independents to join.
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Kent
Kent Hall
Esther Douglass
Miss Douglass
Greeks In Campus Night Set Singing And Parade Rules
The general committee for Campus Night decided trophies for singing and parade will honor Greeks. Only sororities and fraternities are eligible for singing awards, with Sigma Tau Gamma joining the sororities for the trophy. Parades on Saturday May 25 will have divisions Greek Independent and Dormitory, with Gammas in the same division as sororities. Petitions due by 4 p.m. Friday May 11, listing group name and participants with 2.0+ average. Metal trophies ordered for Campus Night.
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Ethel Day
Sigma Tau Gamma
Gammas
Bowman to Address University Alumni Banquet
President George A. Bowman will address the University Alumni Association at the annual banquet on June 9. The dinner, at 6 p.m. in the Methodist church, is $1.50 per plate. Kent alumni clubs in the northeastern district have been invited to attend and report on their activities. The nominating committee will name candidates for executive positions and officers will be elected. Reservations go to Hall at 324 South Willow, Kent.
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George A. Bowman
University Alumni Association
Methodist Church
Robert Hall
Kent
South Willow
Davis Speaks In Assembly On Russia 1944
Dr. Jerome Davis former Toronto Star correspondent will address an assembly tomorrow at 10 am speaking on Russia As I Saw It 1944. He spent a year in Russia with headquarters in Moscow visiting Baku Astrakhan Stalingrad Kiev Kharkov and other cities. Attendance will be taken and classes excused for the event.
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Jerome Davis
Toronto Star Weekly
The
Toronto Star
Dr. Davis
Russia
Barbara Berkey
Assembly
Davis
Moscow
Baku
Astrakhan
Stalingrad
Kiev
Kharkov
V E Day Assembly Urges Dedication Over Jubilation
President George A. Bowman and war veteran Albert Welsh led a solemn V E Day program urging dedication to finish the war and win peace. The event featured The Unknown Soldier recitation, choir numbers, a flag pledge, and a prayerful tone with Taps closing.
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George A. Bowman
Albert Welsh
Welsh
Piotter and Wargowsky to Debate Penn State Women
Kent speakers Don Wargowsky and Elizabeth Piotter will debate Penn State women this afternoon at 2 in room 315 Kent Hall. Wargowsky, a three year varsity debater, and Piotter, senior, helped Kent win titles in 1943 and 1944 and will make their final intercollegiate appearance.
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Piotter
Wargowsky
Penn State
Pittsburgh
James N. Holm
Don Wargowsky
Elizabeth Piotter
University Graduate Is Legion Commander
Herman David, a June 1941 University graduate with a BS in business administration, has been named commander of the new Dan Hanna III post of the American Legion. The post is comprised entirely of World War II veterans and was presented the gavel by James V. Suhr, past state commander.
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Herman David
Dan Hanna III
American Legion
James V. Suhr
Dan Hanna
David
The
University
Dr. James T. Laing Elected Rotary Vice President
Dr. James T. Laing head of the sociology department was recently elected vice-president of the Rotary Club of Kent. He will serve as vice-president for the coming term.
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James T. Laing
Rotary Club of
Kent
Art Contest Winners Are Announced
The annual Student Alumni Art show winners were announced. Ruth Board, a June 1944 graduate, won oil painting for Hunters and Dried Grass. Dora Graf Jones won water color Beached. Blanche Grant led in graphic art. Gnant won Destiny in ceramic arts.
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Ruth Board
Beverly Allen Melrose
Miss Beard
Dora Graf Jones
Pauli Klein
Hutchinson, Kans
Price Chamberlain
Cleveland
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Alas Cope
Eastman Rochester Symphony
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Beck
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Bowman
Presi
Manchester
Legion
Dr. Laing
Rotary
Blanche Grant
Miss Gnant
Destiny
Chamberlain
Roy Wilhelm
Cuyahoga Falls
Akron
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