02 Oct 1951
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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1951
Page
1
Registration shows about 4609 students this fall, down 1229 from last fall. Veterans decline from 1406 to 750 helps drive the drop, alongside housing shortages and wartime job opportunities.
Kent Stater assigns its fall quarter leadership with Don Friedman as editor and John Berea as business manager. Fred Blankenship becomes managing editor and a diverse editorial team fills news copy sports society and feature roles.
Colonel William G. Workman announced that this quarter marks the last chance for second and third quarter freshmen and first quarter sophomores to enroll in the Air Force ROTC. Eligible students will receive draft deferments, with a doubled course load next year and probation during this period. The unit activated July 1 now includes Col. Workman Capt. Wesley W. Egan Capt. James T. Boyd 2nd Lt. William Mason master sergeants Painter C. Alexander William Swegan Joseph Yakubisyn and plans call for four more officers and four airmen next year.
The board of trustees approved fourteen new staff replacements including nine teachers and five administrative additions. Notable appointments include Dr. Benjamin Mehlman as assistant professor of psychology and Ben G. Burnett in political science.
Terese Green's florist shop and Robert Swartout's photographic studio won first and second place in the Kent Chamber of Commerce Freshman Week window contest. Mrs. Green wins again in as many contests and each winner received tickets to Kansas State University football games. Honorable mentions went to Campus Supply, Wright stores, Smoke Shop and Donaghy's drug store. Judges were Michael J. Radock, Robert Morrow, and Loris Troyer. Other entrants included Purcell's men's shop Style Center Rastall's men's shop Getz Brothers hardware Standard Drug Store and C. Bissley & Sons.
All students interested in working on the Chestnut Burr are invited to attend a meeting today at 4 p.m. in 102 Merrill hall. Several positions are open for yearbook work and editors will outline plans for next spring's publication.
Major General Clift Andrus on a friendly visit to Kent emphasizes ROTC as essential for national defense. He notes about 1 in 20 soldiers are college trained officers and supports leadership through the program. He comments on Korea and a rotation system to ease casualties and reveals 300 South Koreans head to U S universities for training at Forts Benning Knox and Sill.
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