IN 1963

Dutch elm disease, which had made severe inroads in the American elm population here the previous year, was expected to hit hard again the coming summer. Eventually, more than a third of the community’s mature elms were lost to the scourge.

IN 1903

From the Lawrence Daily World of March 31, 1903: “Reportedly a woman has shot a French novelist. It would be a good thing for literature if this kind of killing should go on. French novelists demoralize literature more than those of any other nation. … Can the state university charge tuition? That is a question that will be up for consideration before long. It seems if the high school cannot charge tuition, neither can the university. Already a suit has been brought to test this case.”