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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1941
Page
2
A Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial accuses the student and wartime advocate groups of peddling propaganda and attempting to bind college students to war clamor in the United States. The piece cites the previous Sunday statement by the editors.
The piece cites student papers from Wooster UCLA and Iowa State challenging open war against the Axis. A Wooster poll of 600 students found 74 percent of men and 73 percent of women favored staying out of European conflagrations. The Iowa State and UCLA editorials are cited to argue not all undergraduates advocate intervention.
Surrey Nebraska held a two day patriotic display beginning with a townwide blackout at 9 PM and a Sunday parade themed on national defense. Mayor Andrews praised civic unity and students from a local university aided the effort. The parade featured drum majorettes and a float titled The Spirit of Defense As Seen in the Right of Collective Bargaining Guaranteed by the Wagner Act. E J Jadson of the Surrey Chamber of Commerce hosted speeches and Captain F F Lewis of the U S Army delivered the keynote praising democracy and American resolve.
The Kent Stater is a four times weekly student newspaper issued in Kent Ohio during the university year and weekly in summer. It notes suspension during vacations and cites its second class mailing entry date October 11 1927. Printed by P B Bonsall Printing Co and affiliated with Lee Collegiate Press.
A Kent State reader laments the current Stater issue as a poor expression of times and defends past quality while noting school politics and the gossip column reflect student life. The letter praises former standards and urges improvements.
Kent Slater states that the editorial on Scholastic Standards is light fiction and that he has never chaired a meeting without a quorum. He notes the committee will discuss eligibility rules at its next meeting on October 23 and downplays reader concerns about Kent State editorials.
A reader criticizes the Kent Stater for focus on social news and urges stronger coverage of national and democratic topics. The letter notes editorials should boost morale and address world events influencing the nation, referencing editor and campus figures and a mix of social gossip and names.
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