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The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-04-01

Wooster Voice Editors

This is a special April Fool's Day edition of the Wooster Voice that includes upside down pages and distorted photos. The issue includes a poem entitled "Men of Distinction" by Swede Truelsen. There is a story on how David Lindbeck broke the Kenarden pool record. Additionally, the paper gives a "Here's to You" regarding April Fool's Day.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-04-18

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice features elections in several women's groups on campus such as the YWCA and WSGA, a report on student engagements and marriage proposals, and a comparison of the schedule of a female Wooster student of the 1890's schedule with the schedule of a female Wooster student of the 1940's. Page 2 features a plea for students to avoid walking on the grass, a report on Chinese students on campus, and a report on the effects of a telephone strike. Pages 3-4 are the sports section.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-04-25

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice features a report on changes on the Wooster Voice staff, campus elections, and selections for the position of May Queen. Eight students participated in the debate tournament last Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan University. Page two features opinion pieces on the statements of Henry Wallace and the government and public response to them. New plans for the Wooster in India program are discussed in an article on page two. An article about the student club known as the Flying Scots is also on page two. Page three is the sports section, and page four features reports on campus performances.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-05-02

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice features reports on campus elections and changes various organizational staff of student organizations, and the planned Color Day schedule. Page 2 features a call to respect the rights of minorities to peaceful dissension in light of the Red Scare, and piece on the re-education of the German people. Page 3 is the sports section, and page 4 features continued articles, advertisements, and pieces reflecting on the end of the school year.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-05-09

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice headlines a report on Color Day and the May Day celebrations, and urgent repairs to the campus Chapel necessitating its shuttering for two weeks. Page 2 features a report on the organization of Wooster and its schedule, a thank-you letter from Germany for Wooster's aid, and faculty updates. Page 3 is the sports section. Page 4 features continued pieces and advertisements for women's fashion.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-05-16

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice features the creation of the Wooster Index, and a proposed plan for the creation of an intercollegiate organization for the purpose of finding and eradicating "Un-American Activity" in Ohio college campuses.Page 2 features a piece reflecting on Wooster's lack of involvement in world affairs and the low priority given by many students to international matters. Page 3 is the sports section, and page 4 contains a report on the coronation of the May Day Queen.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-10-03

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice is the first edition of the 1947-1948 academic year. Page 1 features a report on the size of the Wooster student body, at 1290, this was the largest size the body had ever reached at this point. Also featured is a report on an annual sack race between sophomores and freshmen, and campus elections. Page 2 features comedy pieces, a fashion column, greek updates, and a report on the refusal of the incoming freshman class to follow the hazing rituals of Wooster. Page 3 is the sports section, and page 4 contains continued articles, campus elections, and advertisements.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-10-10

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice features a report on campus elections for class officers, Greek rushes, and theatre reviews. Page 2 features a call for self-government as the road to democracy, a series of comments on the hazing rituals at Wooster, and a biography of the Wooster College President, Howard Lowry. Page 3 is the sports section, and page 4 contains continued articles and club reports.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-10-17

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice features a report on a poll being administered on campus on the current smoking policy, and the ongoing debate in Campus Council as to whether to, and how to, change the current smoking policy. Also featured on page 1 is a football game and a report on a conference of industry leaders with the purpose of discussing capitalism and its beneficial effects on democracy. Page 2 features a series of quotes from various students as to their opinions on the current smoking policy, a humorous philosophy column, and a column detailing the results and implications of the Soviet Union's foreign policy and a recent poll in Cincinnati which found the majority of those polled feared war with Russia as inevitable. Page 3 is the sports section, and page 4 contains continued articles, club updates, and advertisements.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-10-24

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice features a report on the upcoming Homecoming ceremony, the election of a campus queen, a report on the delayed printing of the Wooster Index, and a report on a poll which found 87% of the Wooster campus favored a change in the smoking policy, most of whom wished for smoking to be allowed in more areas than was permitted at the time. Page 2 features a comedy column, a series of comments on a proposal for co-educational cafeterias, upcoming theatre performances, and a piece calling for greater donations in fundraising for the Big Four. Page 3 is the sports section, and page 4 consists of continued stories and advertisements.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-11-07

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice features several articles about an upcoming Sadie Hawkins dance, among them a humorous piece advising women on asking men out, smoking rules adopted by campus council, and schedules/locations. Also featured is a lecture and debate on the Taft-Hartley Law and a report on the Big Four. Page 2 features a piece reflecting on the meaning of fatherhood as a letter of thanks to "Dad," a series of quotes from students on a proposal for a student-run book exchange, a series of paragraphs written to the Wooster Voice featuring reports on England and the political clime there, the differences between the University of Zurich and Wooster, and a biography of Wooster professor Karl Ver Steeg. Page 3 is the sports section, and page 4 features continued articles and columns, a report on alumni activities, and advertisements.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-11-14

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice features a report on a failed fundraiser for the Big Four, for which Wooster students only contributed $2231.90 (~$25,000 in 2017) of the $3,000 goal (~$35,000 in 2017). The failure was blamed largely on students who were study off-campus and the lack of facile methods of contacting them for donations. Also featured was a report on the dance and to be held the day of publication, a theatre report, and the creation of a memorial fund for coach L.C. Boles of Wooster. Page 2 contains an introductory letter from the newly created Wooster chapter of the National Student Association, an organization dedicated to furthering college education. Page 2 also features a piece arguing that in its fight against Leftist totalitarian communism, the United States has been too friendly to the autocratic rightist governments in China, France, Italy, and Hungary, and that it should be more careful when choosing bedfellows. Page 3 is the sports section. Page 4 features a pair of humorous columns entreating the men of Wooster to shave their beards through creative anecdotes, continued articles, and advertisements.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-11-21

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice features a proposal before the student government for the creation of a student run book exchange and the effects that such an organization would have on the Wooster campus book store. Also featured is a report on the closing of the football season, a debate tournament, and a report on the atmosphere of Babcock Dormitory, at that time a girls-only dormitory. Page 2 features an opinion piece arguing that the United States' policy of supplying weapons and ammunition to allies that are oppressive but strategically important such as China is not only morally wrong but harmful to the United States's foreign policy and strategic interests in the long run. Also featured is a report on the royal wedding in Britain, a letter of thanks for those that helped prepare for the previous week's dance, and a piece arguing that there will always be drinking on campus, despite any ban and that the administration and student representatives should face alcohol problems with this in mind. Page 3 is the sports section, and page 4 features reports on club membership, continued articles, and advertisements.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-12-05

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice features a report on the re-dedication of Kauke Hall, and a recount of the events that lead to fire that burned down Old Main in 1901, the building which Kauke Hall replaced. There is a photo of Old Main as well. Also featured are proposals for fire drills, a report on the basketball season, a report on a talk given by a missionary in the Chapel, and an opportunity to join the Wooster-In-India program. Page 2 features a call for a Christian ethics to be incorporated into the economic system of the United States, and a call for cooperation with, rather than competition with, Russia. Also featured is a piece on the efficacy of student government, a call for washing machines to be added to Wooster as they have been added at other colleges, a piece on the National Student Association and its upcoming conferences, a few humor columns, and a campus schedule.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-12-12

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice details preparations for a Yuletide Ball, a selection of a student for the Wooster-in-India program, and the election of a Wooster student into the local city government as a Democrat. Page 2 features a piece criticizing those that condemn the Wooster student body as apathetic, a series of comments by the women of Wooster remarking on the Wooster men, a biography of Dr. Roy Grady, head of the Chemistry department, with special attention paid to his experience in the candy industry. Also present is a piece arguing that while freedom of the press is guaranteed, the press has been abusing that freedom by over-representing certain views and misrepresenting and under-representing others. Page 3 is the sports section, and page 4 consists of continued articles, advertisements, and a report on a lecture on foreign policy given on campus.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1947-12-18

Wooster Voice Editors

This issue of the Wooster Voice headlines Christmas wishes and Christmas celebrations on campus, shopping information, and club events. Page 1 also features reports on debate tournaments, and yearbook staff selection. Page 2 contains a piece criticizing the Marshall Plan and also arguing that many criticisms of it are not well thought out. Also featured are club updates, and a series of quotes from Wooster students who were asked what they think of fraternities. Page 3 is the sports section. Page 4 contains a report on college caroling, continued articles, and advertisements.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1946-01-17

Wooster Voice Editors

This edition details the a counseling center created on Wooster's campus to support returning veterans. It also discusses the impact 119 returning men will have on the campus. Additionally, there is an article talking about an application for 50 housing units for married veterans on campus. The first appearance of the Wooster Symphony Orchestra included pieces by Mozart and Tchaikovsky. The Shack, a popular hangout spot on campus celebrates 30 years. Six hundred Presbyterian Churches observe Wooster.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1946-01-24

Wooster Voice Editors

This edition advertises a lecture on the subject "Political and Religious Levels in the Present World Crisis" by Dr. Rheinhold Niebuhr. As well as for a lecture by Dr. Nejla Izzedin on "Arab Nationalism." The French play "Antigone and the Tyrant" opens at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland. Additionally, there is an article discussing the intellectual atmosphere in a college education. African American author Richard Wright will be giving a lecture called The American Negro Discovers Himself at the Center Auditorium in Akron. Two G.I.s talk about the time they ate K rations in the shattered remains of Berchtesgaden.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1946-02-08

Wooster Voice Editors

The headline of this edition is "Navy V-5 Unit Leaves Campus after Three Years of Training." As the second semester begins, 150 plus men will be returning from war and enrolling at Wooster, brings the number of enrolled students to 875. Additionally, the paper includes a political cartoon entitled "Are There Two Roads to Democracy?" that depicts the Japanese rather negatively while also making a commentary on U.S. government. Don Shaw was elected President Pro Tem of Student Senate. The college cage results are featured. Phi Sigma Iota celebrates twenty years at Wooster with a banquet.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1946-02-14

Wooster Voice Editors

Dr. Arnold Lowe concludes his series of forum meetings for Week of Pray with a lecture entitled "There is Power in Prayer." This issue discusses the addition of a campus organization for returning veterans. Additionally, the Girl's Glee Club gives a concert in Cleveland. Sophomores celebrate George Washington's birthday. A college architect named Arthur O. Angilly talks about building plans for the College of Wooster. A survey was conducted to the listening habits of college students. The Student Senate elected Mary Ann Brown for vice president and Bill Johns as treasurer.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1946-02-21

Wooster Voice Editors

Dr. Howard F. Lowry, president of the College of Wooster, speaks at the inauguration of Dr. Arthur Holly Compton as chancellor of Washington University. The edition advertises performance by violinist William Primrose. Additionally, an article discusses an address to the Wayne County Community Forum by Dr. William Lloyd Imes, where he classed racism with secularism and nationalism as major enemies of Christianity.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1946-03-01

Wooster Voice Editors

In this edition of the Wooster Voice, there is an article on the front page that announces the attendance of a Wooster student, Lilamay Walkden, at a post-war YWCA conference. The conference was to be held in Atlantic City, NJ, and was the first YWCA conference since 1940. An atom bomb scientist from Chicago University, Dr. Harold C. Urey, was to give the keynote speech on the subject of "Atom Energy, for War, for Peace." On the third page of the newspaper, there is information regarding athletics at the college, most notably, the numerous losses of the Wooster athletic teams. Finally, the paper ends with an advertisement for a local business.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1946-03-07

Wooster Voice Editors

The first page of this issue of the newspaper focuses on the finalists for May Queen. There were two finalists for Post-War Queen, and the student senate predicted that the polls would be close. There is also an article about the launch of a Red Cross unit campus drive. On the third page of this issue of the newspaper, there is an article about the final basketball game for the seniors on the team. On the last page of the newspaper, there are multiple advertisements for local businesses.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1946-03-14

Wooster Voice Editors

On the first page of this issue of the newspaper, there is an article announcing that Viv Douglas, a junior, will go to Northwestern University to enter the inter-state competition. Her attendance in the competition is a result of her placing first in the women's state oratory contest held at Wooster. At the competition at Northwestern, Viv will try to place first again, and win the title. The third page of the newspaper features articles about athletics at the college, including a brief paragraph about the Scot coaching staff. Finally, this issue ends with multiple advertisements from local businesses.
The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1946-03-21

Wooster Voice Editors

This edition of the Wooster Voice focuses on the Senate election and the senior play. The play this year was Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, and featured costumes used in the original Cornell performance. The second page of this issues features numerous letters to the editor, focusing on multiple different subject areas that are important to students across campus. Also, an article titled An Editorial discussed the obligations of the Voice. The third page focuses on athletic events and the athletic teams on campus. Finally, the last page of this issue features numerous advertisements from local businesses. Two professors at the college are urging that the control of the atom bomb be in the hands of the civilians.