Kent State's First Rowboat Regatta Captures River Race
On a sunny June 3 1939 Kent State held its inaugural Rowboat Regatta on the Cuyahoga with Sigma Sigma Sigma and Sigma Tau Gamma in the lead. Women steered the boats facing rocks and choppy water while spectators cheered as the two cups were awarded to the victors.
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Cuyahoga
Paul Ryan
Kent State
Ryan
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Cambridge
Harvard
Sigma Tau Gamma
Students Contribute Stamps and Tinfoil for Clock Fund
Students donate 72 in stamps and tinfoil to support buying an atrium clock. Cardinal Key backs the drive, and student offerings of paper and foil aid the purchase. Save your tinfoil and stamps.
Keep This In Mind About Youth Today
A column urges readers to value quiet hard work over loud talk. It notes critics complain about youth, but argues merit comes from effort, not boasting or seeking low goals. It contrasts A students with those who talk but produce little, urging patience for deserving peers.
Kent State Stater Ad Rates Listing
The Kent State Stater publication is represented by National Advertising Service in New York at 420 Madison Avenue with a yearly subscription price of 89.75 dollars.
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The
Kent Stater
Associated Collegiate Press and
Collegiate Digest
National Advertising Service, Inc
New York
Keep Out War Calls and Stay Neutral Says Editorial
A 1917 United States stance argues against entering World War I again. The piece warns that continued Allied pressure could draw the U.S. into conflict, urging heightened defense and neutrality while preparing to respond if provoked. It cites lessons from Versailles and urges thorough caution before risking American lives again.
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Wilson
Germany
Hitler
Europe
United States
France
England
End of Year Notes from As We See It
The column offers thanks to Betty Crampton Nat Floersheimer and Bill Schraegle new editors and mentions TRI SIGS new home next fall. It notes exam teas at Lowry and Engleman hall, outdoor events at Geauga Lake, and farewell reflections including In Memoriam for Howard Resseger. It closes with wishes for a happy vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Crampton
Nat Floersheimer
Bill Schraegle
Tri-Sigs
Gr’s
Lowry and Engleman Hall
Geauga Lake
Jack Watts
OSU
Dis & Dat
U. S
Legislative Branch
Executive Depts of the Treasury
Judicial, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor
Howard
Resseger
Lowry Hall
Calendar of dances and events for May 29 30
On Wednesday May 29 Newman club meets 109M 4 to 5 pm Delta Kappa Psi hosts anniversary banquet at Kent hotel 630 to 9 pm Gamma Sigma Phi dinner dance at Lake Forest country club 7 pm Sigma Sigma Sigma dinner dance at Congress Lake country club 7 to 1 am Home Economics club meets 109K 730 pm Beta Gamma dinner dance at University club Akron 730 pm Social dancing 8 to 10 pm Theta Sigma Upsilon benefit bridge and style show at Polsky's tea room Akron 8 to 12 am. General late permit until 12. On Thursday May 30 holiday closing hour 11 pm Kappa Sigma Chi dinner dance at Twin Lakes country club 730 pm to 1 am Theta Sigma Upsilon dance at Smorgasbord Stow 9 pm to 1 am Rowboat Regatta River 3 pm Kappa Mu Kappa Dinner dance at Aurora country club 7 pm to 1 am Delta Phi Sigma dinner dance at Congress Lake country club 7 pm to 1 am Baccalaureate service in auditorium 3 pm.
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Delta Kappa Psi
Kent Hotel
Gamma Sigma Phi
Lake Forest Country Club
University Club
Akron
Theta Sigma Upsilon
Polsky's
Tea Room
Kappa Sigma Chi
Twin Lakes Country Club
Stow
Fosdick Warns War Threatens Culture and Future Virtues
Raymond B. Fosdick of the Rockefeller Foundation warns that modern war risks a cultural blackout. He argues that Europe faces long nights of cultural destruction that could erase enlightened living for current and future generations.
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H. G. Wells
Europe
Rockefeller Foundation
Raymond B. Fosdick
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Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
Kent
Ohio
P. B. Bonsall Printing Co
E. Main St
Joe Blair
City and News
Lichty
Gov’ment
Jack Leggett
Yesteryear
Versailles
King
Great Britain
Earl Vacaria
Bob Kenyon
Newman Club
Congress Lake Country Club
River
Aurora Country Club
Delta Phi Sigma
Fosdick
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