New Forensic Program Brings Kent State Speech Experience
Kent State's forensic program under Prof. James N. Holm expands from eight to about 25 active students with three instructors. Debates reach 100 to 125 contests yearly, with national invitations to West Point and trips to Stillwater, Oklahoma. The program offers intercollegiate competition and extra training, including a radio discussion, and opens to any student regardless of prior experience.
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Chuck Miller
Kent State
James N. Holm
Holm
Robert L. Kent
Robert E. Stockdale
West Point
Stillwater
Okla
KSU
School of Speech
Campus antics and jests spark campus warnings across universities
A column of campus jokes and mischief describes Geneva college students fined for misbehavior at a girls dormitory while others at Kansas, Ohio State, Syracuse, Colgate, Cornell, and Syracuse face pranks, hazing, vandalism, and scolding guidance. The piece notes hazing at Redlands, campus quotes, and a playful roundup of student foibles.
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Geneva College
Kansas University
Ohio State University
Colgate
Cornell
Syracuse
University of Redlands
Calif
Iowa State Daily
The Lions Mouth and Mr Huie Debate on Youth and Politics
A critical column reviews Mr. Huie's piece on college youth and political engagement. It weighs youthful cynicism against calls for revolt, notes Huie's flamboyant style, and discusses his depictions of Acheson, Russia, and Truman, ending by urging readers to grab the Mercury for full context.
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Huie
American Legion
Roosevelt
Mr. Huie
Dean Acheson
Russia
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Elizabeth Bentley
Washington
Litvinoff
Dean Achesof
Acheson
Drew Pearson
Harry Truman
The
Mercury
Editor laments fair weather fans at Kent State football games
Tom Oddo writes that cheers fail not from the cheerleaders but from quiet moments in games. He argues students only roar when the team leads and neglect the team when behind, blaming fans rather than the performance.
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Kent Stater
Tom Oddo
Editorial Staff and Editors List
Editorial staff roles include Managing Editor Fred Blankenship News Editor, Joanne Moose Copy Editor, Al Pashin Feature Editor, Ed Gabrosek Sports Editor, Bill Barrett Society Editor, Barbara Pickering Assistant, Flo Lou Lawrence Chief Photographer, Bob McMahen Librarians, Ann Boerner and Phyllis Kaplansky.
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Fred Blankenship
Joanne Moose
al Pashin
Ed Gabrosek
Bill Barrett
Barbara Pickering
Flo Lou Lawrence
Bob McMahen
Ann Boerner
Phyllis Kaplansky
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Maryland University
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Wayne State Teachers College
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Hepcat
Louis B. Mayer
Bill
Luke
Lion's
Leo Dame
Editor’s Mail
Don Friedman
John Berea
Ken Wilson
Jim Branigan
Bud Mays
Vince Sauer
Kent
Commercial Press, Inc
Depeyster 51
Merrill Hall
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