From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 26, 1914:

• “The entrance to the museum of natural history at the University of Kansas is being repaired and changed. You may have wondered as you went up the steps of the building, what caused those ugly long cracks in the concrete floor and steps of the entrance. Perhaps you thought that an earthquake had at one time or other shaken the building but such was not the case. The cracks in the stones were caused by the fact that the stone placed there had been quarried in freezing weather and the expansion resulted in a general crumbling of the rock. The concrete floor was constructed of poor material and was not property reinforced at the time the building was constructed. New material will no doubt improve the appearance of the structure.”
• “Steven Schehrer of Eudora lay for an hour and a half pinned under his auto before he was rescued. Despite the experience he was not badly hurt and no bones were broken. Schehrer bought a car two weeks ago and has been learning to drive it. The other day when about 5 miles south of Eudora the car left the road and turned completely over. The top fell on Schehrer’s arm and held him for an hour and a half till someone came along the road and rescued him. He was not seriously hurt, but the car was damaged.”
• “There has been considerable agitation of late for bells at several of the crossings on the Ottawa branch of the Santa Fe Railway. The crossing at the foot of Quincy street is said to be particularly dangerous as there is no view of the track. The crossing at India is also a bad one. An auto came near being run into by the train there last week. It is said the trouble there is due to large weeds on the right of way obstructing the view. If these were cut the situation would be much bettered. But several of the crossings should have warning bells in the opinion of the motorists.”
• “No longer will the students have to wait from sunrise until noon in order to get enrolled when the University opens this Fall, for the new plan permits them to enroll and register by mail. Letters are being sent from the registrar’s office, to all parts of the state, explaining the new enrollment system. It is only necessary now for the student to send the necessary fees to the registrar. It is hoped that by this method the tiresome practice of having to stand in line for a day will be done away with.”
• “Prof. H. W. Josselyn, of the School of Education, is suffering from the effects of an operation upon his eye. In some manner a small piece of steel became lodged in his eyeball and began working its way into the cornea of the eye. It was necessary for him to have an operation performed in Kansas City. Prof. Josselyn is meeting his classes in School Administration in spite of his misfortune.”