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About The Pentagon
THE PENTAGON is the official journal of the Society. It is published semiannually in
December and May of each year. The first issue appeared in the fall of 1941 after the
concept of an official journal for Kappa Mu Epsilon was approved at the Fifth Biennial
Convention April 18 and 19, 1941. The task of planning the journal and formulating its
editorial policy was entrusted to Dr. C.V. Newsom who was at the University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque. Dr. Newsom served as editor until his resignation in 1943. Dr. O.J. Peterson,
who was then National President, said, "The publication of such a journal is probably
the most significant project ever undertaken by the fraternity." This magazine was to
cater to the needs of the college students of mathematics and serve as a medium through
which outstanding student papers could be published.
Articles of interest to undergraduate mathematics students are included, assisting the
Society in achieving its objectives. Most of the papers are written by student KME members
and many have previously been presented at national or regional conventions.
News items about various chapters and their activities, as an aid to establishing ties
between the chapters, are also included. The chapter news section is edited by the National
Historian, Peter Skoner of Saint Francis University.
A problems section, edited by Pat Costello of Kentucky Alpha, is present in each issue and
includes proposed problems and solved problems.
The present Editor of The Pentagon is Dan Wisniewski of DeSales University
and the Business Manager is Don Tosh of Evangel University.
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