Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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lContinued from page 4.l rowed and exploited--liberalized sexual relationships, drugs and general permissiveness of conduct. Abuse of drugs is down in general, with alcohol taking up much of the slack. Buyers are more suspect of street drugs, which have gone down in reliability while increasing in price. Use of marijuana is still increasing, according to a spokesperson from Townhall II, because it's so common, no one thinks of it as being against the law. However, most of the drug users are of the recreational type-a thrill for the weekend, but not a central part of their lives. Hallucinogens are seeing a revival of sorts, with mush- rooms being the most popular vehicle. Use of stimulants has remained fairly consistent, yet finals week is still the most popular period. Dr. Jay Cranston of the Health Center says a slight increase in stu- dents seeking help for anxiety usually occurs just before finals. He noticed students are less reluctant now to seek help for anxious problems, both of classroom and social origin. if. In general, students seem disinterested in politics, national affairs, student government and most anything that takes them away from their books Whether or not the student of today is more willing to seek medical help for his problems, he is willing to seek legal aid to address his grievances through the courts, as wit- nessed in lawsuits initiated by both dormitory and off-- campus students. Yet, in general, students seem disinterested in politics, national affairs, student govern- ment and most anything that takes them away from their books. The student has a new prime concern: himself. M LIL! lol l ,......a,, '::-- V f :ag----..,.5. . . ,,mk,.f, ,, 11-43 ,5 ' - ' 7-Li v 4. 160, im.-f.1fvISi..a....L2L..,..l ' 4- 'W' O ,iw-f ',,-H - Q? . Y-- -'I' Q ...- ,,,,,,....vv' A - A. ,-0 hi vw- .39 . 1 '4 7

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,iiik . J E Students getting close to graduation spend many 1 hours sending resumes, below: reading library sour- ces on possible job areas, below right: and studying extra hard to keep up with the competition, oppo- site in the May 4 Room at the Library. 'fe :F B. Jones If C3 bv Photos 6 ' R3 e-ze h , vale? Nr F R S +1 I -1 gh A

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jx. fi? - Q' 1 'C ' -J 9'-'gf i .i 0. . ' 'iff 409 Of 'lf' ' - o'! I. Orendt Townies who've been here a while view o changing Kent Looking back in time OHN SHOUP. 63, is very much concerned with the past. Not only does he run a quaint antique shop on Gougler Street in Kent, but studying the city's past is his favorite hobby. Early Kent is my main area of interest, around the 1820s. It was called Franklin Mills then and the finest glass in the world was made here, Shoup says. He gets much of his information from old court records and history books. His knowledge of Kent is astounding. Shoup told story after story of the Kent family, how the railroad finally came to be and why all the money people have left. It's the taxes. Each time the university grows and buys more land, less taxes come in since they don t pay any. So t nuch indus- the townspeople have to pay more. There s no 1 trv left in Kent: they all moved out after World War II, so who pays the taxes? Story by Inge Orendt Shoup puts his history book away, rises from his chair with his pipe in hand and points out some of his antiques. The majority of his sales are made to wholesalers who come from the East or West Coast. Selling to the public is not his main source of income. Shoup also makes pottery. See these cups? They look like granite ware, but I made them out of clay. I sold them for 33.50 for awhile and them I raised them to 54.50 and they sold much better. I think I'll raise them to 35.50 next week and see what happens, he chuckles. Raising geraniums is another hobby of Shoup and they decorate his store by nearly every window. ' h d u many, many These windows have been smas e p b t as Shoup points out I jest keep patchin' 'em times, u , and patchin' 'em til I can't patch no more and I hafta buy new ones. . . h doesn't blame the students for breaking his wm- S oup dows or causing any disturbances, such as May 4, 1970.