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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1949
Page
2
On campus 2600 drivers may find yellow tickets under their wipers. The student traffic court, with three student justices led by Chief Justice Dave Kaplan, holds hearings Thursdays at 4 pm. Fines are $1 per ticket. repeated offenses may drag in the faculty disciplinary board.
University traffic director Les Morgan warns that speed traps will be set and enforcement tightened on campus to curb speeding by students and faculty. Pedestrians retain right of way and drivers must watch for near misses as part of a push to protect campus safety.
Yesterday marked the last day for all entrants in the 1949 Rowboat Regatta to pass swimming tests and pay fees. In the fraternity division all 11 flats qualified and paid, the sorority division had eight entrants who passed, and five independent men's groups paid and qualified. Independent women groups, except Engleman hall, failed to enter, with a possible extension needed to allow more entries. otherwise Engleman hall may win the trophy uncontested.
Figures through January 1949 show 6,228,707 veterans entered training under the GI Bill and Public Law 16. 41 percent of WWII veterans used training with 61,406 exhausting GI Bill entitlement and 81,899 rehabilitated under Public Law 16. Q&A covers resuming interrupted training, NSLI policy replacement, cashing VA compensation checks, and applying for on the job training at a VA office with discharge and dependency documents.
The Lens and Shutter club presents color transparencies and 68 black and white prints in Rockwell library. John Stage wins first and second awards plus an honorable mention. Ernie Czetli takes third for Fragle. Stage earns a silver key for top points and is a liberal arts senior with prior study at Rochester Institute of Technology. Honorable mentions go to Rosemary Acerno Bob Kidd and Roger Baele. About 100 prints were judged by Ledrich Pfahl and Perdue. voting for top placements is open to students until June 3.
A compact trivia quiz with ten questions covering zodiac signs Mormonism Key Francis Scott Key Marie Curie Nobel prizes Nero Masaryk Caesar Dionne quintuplets Venus Cupid butterflies and moths Andrew Johnson impeachment. Answers appear on page 3.
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