From the Lawrence Daily World for Aug. 6, 1908: "Election returns came in slowly following the primary here and a number of clerks made the work more tedious than it should be. : The new engineering building at the university will not be finished in time for occupancy this fall. Two thousand students are expected for the fall term and every inch of space in Fraser Hall will have to be used to accommodate them."
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