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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1940
Page
3
The piece notes a busy spring calendar at Kent University with three Englemanites preparing for a dance and three Alpha Omegas enjoying campus sights. It highlights leaders Marty Jane Thomas retiring from Gamma Sigma Phi, Marge Hunt reelected at Alpha Omega, and Kay Maloney elected at Sigma Sigma Sigma.
Nat Floersheimer reports on a Phi Beta honorary women’s journalism group picnic with about 20 attendees and notable guests such as Prof. William Taylor and Marguerite Lamar. The May 24 Portage Country Club Spring formal is led by Bob McElroy and colleagues, featuring a new fraternity song “Hail to the Betas.”
ISTERIA hosts the Lowry hall spring formal with Ross Halamay and his orchestra performing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Seventy couples are expected to attend as East Dining hall is transformed into a colonial garden. Betty Chapman and Jackie Miller lead planning with multiple committees coordinating decorations programs budget flowers and chaperones.
Martha Rufener brings together the Women's League and the Men's Union for an open Sunet Tea at Moulton hall tomorrow. Robert Orpin and his orchestra will play during pouring and continue for dancing after. The tea welcomes university students.
A field trip to the May Show at the Cleveland Museum of Art has been planned for Friday May 17. A lecture by a member of the Museum staff will be given to the students at 2 p m.
Radio club meets in 314M from 4 to 5 p.m. WAA Spring Banquet tonight at the Robinhood from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Off-Campus Women’s club Senior banquet at Kent hotel from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Band concert at Training School auditorium at 8 p.m. Sunset Tea Dance at Moulton hall Play rehearsal in auditorium 7 to 10 p.m. Off-Campus Women’s club La Fe dance at Kent hotel 9 to 12 p.m. Play rehearsal 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Lowry hall spring format at Lowry hall 9 to 1 p.m. (2 p.m. permits).
Delta Kappa Gamma the national honorary for women teachers held Founders Day on May 11 at the Sandy Beach home of Miss Margaret Hubbell Brimfield School principal. Initiates included Miss Ruth Parrish training school instructor Dr Grace Sherer English department Miss Lillian Davis Margaret Berry Maude Hastings Roosevelt High School teachers Miss Mary Stelson of Hiram Miss Ethel Foster training school teacher and Miss Elizabeth Mautz university library employee to be initiated next fall.
Brick McCarthy selects a massive all star lineup for his Swing Orchestra with names like Charlie Barnet Jimmy Dorsey Benny Goodman Glenn Miller and Louis Armstrong in the reed brass and rhythm sections. He will lead the band on its first engagement set for June 40 1950.
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