From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for June 6, 1914:

• “Editor Journal-World: I was pleased to read in last night’s Journal-World the article on the semi-nudeness of some girls who parade the streets of Lawrence. Your article was timely and stated the case in some detail. A short time ago a preacher stated the case of the Unique Fashion in this brief way: ‘Eve did not realize her need of clothing until she had eaten the forbidden apple; I wish that some of my audience would eat an apple.’ I would recommend this text for our preachers. If I had half a dozen young girls who would persist in wearing suggestive immoral clothing I would boycott the merchants introducing and advertising such stuff. W.”
• “The school bonds carried yesterday by a vote of nearly three to one. Every ward returned a majority for the bonds. The final count was 1101 for the bonds, 404 against…. Within a half hour from the time the polls were closed the votes were counted and the results of the election known. The vote yesterday was very light. 1505 votes were cast out of a registration of about 5600. Most of the votes were cast late in the day…. This means three new school buildings for Lawrence. They are all needed and will greatly increase the efficiency of the public schools. The members of the school board expressed themselves as greatly pleased that the people, by such a decisive vote, have endorsed their plans, and assure the people that the buildings will be provided exactly as called for in the bond issue.”
• “Henry Wood, a driver for the Lawrence Transfer company, was injured this morning when a wagon which he was driving upset. He attempted to drive over an embankment but the load was too heavy and upset in a slight turn. Wood was caught under the top when the wagon upset and was badly bruised and scratched. The doctor said there were no bones broken. He was taken home in an ambulance.”
• “Before a large and admiring audience of friends, 101 graduates of the Lawrence High school received their diplomas at the hand of Gen. W. S. Metcalf, president of the board of education, at the annual commencement last night. The class was the largest, by 17 members, that has ever graduated from the High school. The program was interesting from start to finish and was given entirely by the members of the graduating class, there being no formal address.”
• “The auditors who are examining the books of the city have gone to Kansas City. They will check up all their figures there and get them in definite form. The work at the city hall has been completed. The men will return Monday and begin work on the books at the court house in so far as they pertain to the accounts of the city. Commissioner Holyfield says that it will probably take two weeks for them to finish the work at the court house. Then their work will have to be tabulated and placed in the hands of the city commissioners. What the findings of the accountants will be is a mystery. The commissioners will not give a hint as to what has been discovered so far.”
• “A week of study at the University of Kansas for the Bible teachers of the State, is one of the plans that the Board of Administration intends to put into effect next year, in line with its policy of making the schools of direct service to the people. ‘We are now investigating the advisability of the University holding such an institute each year,’ said Ed. T. Hackney, president of the Board, today. ‘These short courses will correspond to those recently held for the merchants and editors of the State….. Colorado and Dakota have worked out Bible syllabi and are giving credit for work done under proper instruction and with proper courses of study and the work has the active support of every denomination and creed.'”
• “Beginning June 15th, the post office at Lake View will be discontinued and the people in that neighborhood will get their mail by rural route.”
• “Sammy Pickard, son of C. C. Pickard, and Francis Martin, who is in the freshman class at the University, will go to Plymouth, Indiana, this summer to work for the International Harvester company.”
• “The Social Service League can use any old summer clothing you may have lying about your house. If you will collect it and telephone to the Hall, Home phone 300 or Bell 2740, some one will call for the package.”