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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1940
Page
4
Kent State celebrates Homecoming with two days honoring alumni and students. Since 1930 the university has grown in size and academics, and the campus plans hours of preparation to ensure graduates feel pride and welcome back.
A letter citing Dr Mortimer Ad ler and the Plain Dealer questions a survey purporting that few Cleveland college students understand what they read about the war. The writer demands a broader intelligent survey showing students are aware of the war and their expected roles, and urges fairness to students.
The Kent Stater is a four times weekly student newspaper from Kent State University Kent Ohio. It is printed by P B Bonsall Printing Co and enters as second class matter October 1 1927 at the Kent Ohio post office. It is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and Collegiate Digest.
Bob Kenyon and Earl Vacaria recount frenzied campus chatter about dances pledges and social events. Mentions include the Ayeoh all Greek dance on November 22, upcoming mascot unveiling, teases of dancing lessons and hospital visits, and various student figures tied to clubs and games.
In Tin Pan Alley the rise of popular music is traced from New York to Broadway and nationwide. Critics debate jazz and swing while Toscanini and Florence Sublette illuminate tastes, ending with Kent students praising contemporary popular music as America’s most spontaneous and important musical experience.
A reflective column notes that audiences at times miss the value of drama unless it is presented in a stereotyped way. The piece riffs on taste, politics, and social mores with quips about comics, music, and election talk, ending with a wink at morning exercises.
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