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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1941
Page
1
Dr A C Poe head of the intramural recreation program says university weekly social dancing returns in Wills gym at 8 p m featuring new recordings and a public address system reconditioned. Jules Bognar selects records with freshmen invited. sessions run Wednesdays all year except exam periods.
The University Theatre invites participation in its annual membership drive. The sorority or fraternity with the most sold tickets receives a trophy, and the person bringing in the most new members earns a $10 prize. Tickets are available at Wills Gym entrance, 314 Kent Hall, in the speech office, or from sellers. All members gain admission to two formats and four major productions.
Dr. Harold J. Hoflich assistant professor of economics at KSU will take a year's leave to join the U S Treasury as an economic analyst. He will work in an advisory division expanding during the defense emergency. He plans to return to direct a life insurance course after his assignment.
Ineligibility of the president and two officers failing to return prompted a complete junior class leadership shakeup. Helen Rothermund will become president, replacing Irving Waterbury. Jack Boyd moves to junior representative to council, with Joe Hart filling the council vacancy. Marjorie Brock and Marjorie White leave posts. successors to be named. No vice president will be appointed.
The English department will hold a 7 p.m. meeting tomorrow in room 210 Merrill Hall to plan student writing of short stories and two one act plays. One project targets the Faculty Women's club in November and another a Jewish dialect play for Town Hall later this year.
Elma Holkko a sophomore was admitted to the University hospital with a throat ailment. The admission brought the hospital total to two. Martha Clarke was admitted Monday with tonsillitis.
The International Relations club will hold its first gathering of the year tomorrow at 7 30 p m in room 201 Merrill Thall. President Dick Moore says the discussion will outline plans for the conference to be held here this fall.
University president Dr. K. C. Leebrick told assembly that selective service deferment for college students may extend to the end of the first semester. He urged harmony, reminded students of privileges, and announced deferment guidelines available in his office amid wartime adjustments. He also noted freshmen traditions and cited missteps by unnamed fraternity members, urging proper etiquette.
Ed Stanton of Cleveland won the male lead in the freshman production Captain Applejack, topping director G. Harry Wright’s excellent cast. Canton freshmen Jeanne Phister and Mary Haines led the female roles with Peggy Curry, Dale Rowe and others rounding out the cast.
University registrar unofficially reports 1,169 women registered versus 1,080 men, marking the first time since 1938 that women are in the numerical majority on campus.
Final selections for the University Theatre production Thunder Rock will be announced tonight. Prof. E Turner Stump, director, said fifty students answered the first call for tryouts for the play which will be presented here October 29, 30, and 31.
The first inter-fraternity council meeting is set for today at 4 a m in room 203 Merrill hall. Dick Clark, president of the council, announced the event.
A survey of 215 freshmen in the College of Business Administration reveals the top reason for attending college is to obtain an education that improves future job prospects. Responses show many worked in shops or defense plants and sought advancement through higher education.
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