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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1943
Page
2
An editorial from Millsaps College mocks the editor’s lonely burden and power over student journalism. It contrasts editors with proctors, dean’s list students, and student body presidents, noting editors endure harsh reception yet claim influence and a lasting, unerasable impact.
Letters from Irene Barber and another Kent State student critique Kent Stater coverage about Campus Night and dating norms. The writers dispute news accuracy and claim civilian students can get dates, arguing the dating controversy is exaggerated and unfair to male students.
Rockwell library adds Current Biography 1942 a wartime yearbook with informal biographies of hundreds of prominent figures connected to the world struggle librarians announced yesterday the volume covers stories behind wartime headlines.
Gretchen Wagoner’s ex-president daughter suffers the strains as Meg Glass wanders from a Wagoner home. Sue Worden reports Iowa boyfrields top grades at pre flight school. Eileen Warren describes a sore thumb and blue skirt of four handkerchiefs. Noodle Stroodle teases on a light note. Don Kelley is an Army Aviation Cadet not a sailor. Russ Vese drafts for his army exam. Dick Day and Ginny Dodd invite curiosity. Jane Gallo’s eyebrow lift admired after six years. Johnny Mine marries Eileen Arnold in Wichita. Gamma Sig shoe mishap at carnival. Dottie Roessel wears a Marine diamond. BF Lee Pearson to marry in January.
In a note of gratitude the article commends Blue Key for its grand Penny Carnival organization while saluting the soldiers in training camps and on battlefields who would tip their hats if time allowed.
A lighthearted rundown notes retirements and tall tales around town. Wally Stroud leaves business life after a long shift at a defense plant. Ed Bartlett is asked about playful jibes toward his girl. Bill Keene fools the Dell show crowd at the P D carnival. HPE instructor Karl Chesnutt congratulated on a second daughter. Rumors swirl about a ten cent chance chimes and infirmary bills. Many tickets issued to cars parked in signposted faculty spaces. A cheeky line compares lack of sugar to wasted efforts. Rumor of kikapoo joy juice near the Cuyahoga river stirs curiosity. Campus police enforce late hours as grass begins to grow on the front campus.
The Kent Stater is a biweekly newspaper issued Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays during the academic year and weekly in summer terms. It is entered as second class matter in Kent Ohio, with addressing and publishing by Commercial Press Inc.
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