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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1949
Page
2
The piece contends college yields two arts: disciplined use of the mind and experience of cooperative living. It emphasizes mental discipline to meet new duties and managing differences in a diverse university society through faculty guidance and campus activities.
A Kent State issue from October 7, 1949 mixes campus vignettes. It recalls a near fire caused by smoking in hallways, hints at registration rumors, questions about Kent facilities, and praises dean’s letters while urging freshmen to read The Saturday Letters in Merrill Hall.
Freshmen from Akron and Cuyahoga Falls discuss Kent State University, praising friendly students and campus improvements. They cite the new Student Union, campus compactness, and flexible class choices as reasons they like KSU, in responses gathered for the weekly Campus Candids column.
The Managing Editor Edition Editor is Dick Hartman with George Way as Copy Editor. Jerry Mekler leads Society coverage with Kathleen Cvengros and Gloria Donnelly as editors. Sports Editors are Bob Stuart and Les Clark.
Advertising note lists Ed Olson as Advertising Assistant Business Manager and Bill Dunbar as Circulation Manager. Entry states second class matter registration on October 11 1927 at Kent Ohio with printing by Commercial Press Inc located at 1158 S Depeyster St Kent Ohio.
A freshman asks how the library works and the upperclassman outlines rooms and staff. John B. Nicholson heads the library with Doris McNaughton in the periodicals room, Dorothy Green in charge of processing, and Paul C. Janaske directing the service division on the second floor.
A humorous critique by Frank Farrara on bloated textbooks. He mocks escalating word counts and padding, noting how editions swell with extra chapters and examples while students struggle to carry heavy volumes. The piece laments the loss of concise education.
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