20 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
Oberlin Review
Location
Oberlin, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1939
Page
1
The college announces a welcome to freshmen and lists new staff including Iman Poot heading the faculty. A memo notes several faculty arrivals and ongoing studies at Seton in Louisville Kentucky, with mention of Mrs Cathe and Miss Beryl A. Ladd.
In a year opening chapel service President Ernest Hatch Walking urged perpetual vigilance to prevent war. He defended neutrality while stressing export controls and warned against lifting arms embargos, condemning German aggression and urging strong American resolve as World War II loomed.
Fragmented OCR notes reveal a dispute over prints and artists including Marin Lewy Lu Loman and Rockwell among works in a museum collection. The text mentions Cite Light and many figures represented, with ongoing development and potential revisions to exhibits and labels.
A Czech refugee has been appointed as a new professor of philosophy at the university. The announcement notes the appointment follows academic credentials and earlier refugee status, with the formal chair and tenure details pending publication on page.
Fragmentary text mentions subscriptions and references to names and locales in unclear order. No cohesive event or person details emerge. Unable to determine a clear news item from the provided snippet.
Mme Humphrey assumed leadership at the Maison amid wartime travel and diplomacy details. The report notes appearances by Gamelin and other figures, with references to French fronts and language study during a summer in France.
Mer Dulin receives a fourth star honor for the film titled Sirling and its companion work The Mere Re, as critics note the performer’s growing screen presence and the project’s measured craft.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a vivid scene on a beech route with references to a race or chase. It hints at spontaneous combustion and a sequence of uncertain events, with scattered names and places that are not fully readable. The text lacks coherent facts to confirm who or what occurred.
A global assembly of presidents and editors from Europe, the Near East, the Americas, and the United States joins scholars and athletes in the 1943 class. Freshman Week signals student leaders and a robust entering class as the war shapes admissions and attendance.
Local campus events ignite tensions as a huge bonfire marks the Oberlin Sophomore year debut. Student leaders announce evening activities at Chapel Plaza while a traditional daytime bonfire draws crowds and sets the stage for a record-breaking heap.
Fragmented OCR shows notes about forty one transferees added to Oberlin classes and related remarks. Mentions funding, state issues, and references to figures like a shipping executive in Hong Kong and beaman. The text is garbled with partial phrases and scattered names.
Freshmen crack the Who's Who puzzle in a classroom feature, decoding clues and matching names to traits. The playful exercise tests wordplay and memory as students connect hints to peers listed in the column.
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