IN 1978

Kala Stroup, Kansas University’s dean of women, confirmed to the Journal-World that she would leave KU to become the chief academic administrator of Emporia State University. She was to begin her duties as vice president for academic affairs at ESU on July 1.

Two familiar topics reappeared on the agenda for the Lawrence school board: school boundary changes and parking provisions for Lawrence High students. Public hearings were planned on suggested boundary changes involving Schwegler and Broken Arrow schools, and the board planned to ask the city for permission to provide diagonal parking around the high school campus, a project the board said would be paid for by the district.

The year’s negotiations between city administrators and the police and firefighters were to start with the focus, as usual, on salaries, benefits and working conditions.

IN 1963

Lawrence City Manager Harold Horn announced that 147 people so far had accepted positions to work with authorities in developing a comprehensive growth plan for Lawrence.

The area got only 0.09 of an inch of rain but many considered it a blessing to help end the heavy drought of recent months. There was hope more moisture would soon emerge to lighten the vicious grip of the dry spell.

IN 1903

From the Lawrence Daily World of April 12, 1903: “The council met in adjourned session last night and canvassed the vote of the resident election and appointed the Carnegie Library board. The vote canvass verified the mayoral victory of A.L. Selig. On the library proposition, the vote was 855 for and 226 against. Thus progress can begin to get the library completed with the aid of Andrew Carnegie funds. The site is set and all is in readiness. …

“Also, the city council’s vote insisting that city employees pay their debts is a good one. The city cannot afford to have men in its employ who will not pay their obligations.”