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The need for reform in Pennsylvania's relief operations, as well as Ursinus' F.E.R.A. program.
Straw Ballot
A straw ballot in the Ursinus Weekly so that everyone may vote prior to the actual election, to see which presidential candidate is in favor.
Students Express Attitude On Current Problems
This article talks about the opinions of Ursinus students on problems that were relevant in 1932, foreign and domestic. These problems included: the progress of communism in Russia, Japan's unprovoked conquest of Manchuria, the execution of the…
Students Score Low Grades in Recent Current Affairs Examination: Reveal Differing Attitudes and Opinions Concerning Contemporary Questions
Current Affairs examination reveals that Ursinus students aren't well informed about modern news events; it seems as though differing political opinions, and not ignorance, led to this result.
The Campus Barber Shop
An ad in the Weekly that offers haircuts such as shingling, boy-bobbing, and plain bobbing for the co-ed.
The Class Endowment
Life insurance company advertising students using their insurance to donate to their alma mater.
The Klan's College Frat
The Ku Klux Klan has been disguising their organization in the form of the fraternity Alpha Pi Sigma.
The President's Message 1926
President Omwake talks about the excellence of Ursinus College in the 1926 Ruby Yearbook
The Presidential Straw Ballot
85% of the student body participated in a presidential straw vote, in anticipation of the presidential election, in which incumbent President Herbert Hoover ran against Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
The Prohibition Question
Different views on Prohibition as well as results of a vote that asked Ursinus what their views on Prohibition were.