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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1940
Page
2
An address to incoming Kent State freshmen cautions that college is a means to an end, not the end itself. It urges students to avoid taking campus life too seriously, treat external advice with skepticism, and focus on preparing for the broader world beyond four years.
As We See It headlines reveal social whirl at Kent's campus with Jack Watts and Jimmy Martin seen at a summer west coast hop shop. Many names appear in a tangle of dates, dances, engagements, and social rounds among students and locals.
The Kent Stater is issued four times weekly during the university year and weekly in summer. The paper is suspended during vacations and entered as second class matter at the Kent, Ohio post office since October 11, 1927, printed by P. B. Bonsall Printing Co.
The fragment lists roles and names including Betty Crampton editor Jules Bognar business manager John Mine city editor Lindy Barch society editor Tom Bates and sports editor. No event or story details are provided.
A satirical pledge to new students mocks the flood of campus wisdom from upperclassmen and faculty. It jests about regalia rules, blue books, and the famed dinks while offering tongue in cheek guidance on class attendance and sorority life.
The piece classifies student types at a university including politicians athletes fine artists students and workers. It contrasts carefree upperclass life with serious study and hints at shaping the reader through diverse campus roles and future reflections. The tone mocks campus culture while urging prudent use of youth.
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