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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1946
Page
2
Discussion urges action on hunger in Europe and local waste reduction. Kent College reports Miss Eleanor Hruby promotes a food conservation plan with signs asking eaters to take only what they want. Elections note type voting causing voter confusion. 12 offices and low turnout discussed. calls for voter turnout and cleaner campaigns.
The administration urges students to confine smoking to lounges or outside the building as new students may not have been urged to use assigned areas. The problem had been under control last quarter and campus staff blame the new cohort for renewed smoking in halls.
Andre Kostelanetz receives the Silver Medal for wartime work from the Treasury Department. Congress considers a National Symphony Orchestra fund aiming to raise 8 million dollars in coming years. Count Basie plans summer dates and an organ solo showcase. The Chicago Theater of the Air airs Mignon Saturday at 9 p.m. The University choir under Caro Carapetyan broadcasts Sunday at 4 p.m. from Youngstown then performs in Warren. Lionel Hampton appears at the Palace in Cleveland. Summit Beach Park gears up for name bands this season. Gamma members rehearse for Campus Night. WAKR requests features note Chet Klingensmith. John Solomon visits campus. Sinatra sings for Daisy Mae. Discs note Slack and Berlins records, with Beneke–Hampton version popular on campus.
The article congratulates the new editors and business managers for the summer and fall quarters at KSU publications. It notes their veteran status and professional experience, with Bob Kenyon chosen to recreate a Duchess of Kent and others having prior leadership roles. Tom Bates, Matt Fenn, and Frank Vendely are highlighted for their roles and proven worth.
Letter from F Dewey Amner notes Denison strengthens language study while Ohio State keeps its curriculum. Ohio and Denison plan changes, Antioch data pending. Dean Harlan Hatcher mentions liberal arts overhaul at Ohio State, with similar plans at Antioch and Denison. Ed. thanks to Kaye Tolt and Vincent Fox for Penny Carnival efforts despite waning interest.
Kent Slater reports three girls faced gatekeeping when seeking pool use. A lifeguard with a key tried to enter during open hours but a watch man required written permission from Wooddell. The chain of required approvals extended to Stopher and DeWeese with no immediate resolution.
Local columns tease weekend events with names like Suzie Suitcase and Gregory Gladstone, listing dances, a veterans conference, river rowing with 20 boats, and a playful choral of social sightings. The piece hints at campus social life, clubs, chaperones, and a lighthearted rivalry over a KSU transmitter and a stadium project.
Mr Wooddell called the watchman to grant the lifeguard access but Dr DeWeese was away and swimming did not occur. The tired girls, out of breath, were left with explanations and nickels. The note complains how “suitcase college” students lack weekend freedoms and how gym facilities are blocked by red tape. Ditto Wilkes.
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