From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Nov. 28, 1914:

• “The University of Kansas may change its entire schedule and run throughout the year. Chancellor Strong today conferred with the heads of sixteen different departments on the advisability of adopting the ‘year round’ system and half of them favored the plan outright, the other half being in favor of developing the system slowly and first enlarging the summer session to 12 weeks and retaining the two semester idea. There is little doubt but that the year round system of school will eventually be adopted. The universities of Chicago and Indiana are now following out that plan and meeting with great success…. Under this plan, the year would be divided into four college semesters, each of equal duration. Degrees will be conferred at any time upon completion of the required amount of work…. Chancellor Strong, when interviewed today, said: ‘The plan has been discussed at some length recently, but I hardly think it will be taken up next semester. The great advantage of the year round school would be to allow the students to graduate in three years.'”
• “Some time during the night the store owned by Henry Stunz was broken into and robbed of goods valued at over $100. Twenty-three pairs of shoes, some sweaters, underclothes, caps, trousers, and a sheepskin lined coat were among the stolen articles. The robbers first tried to break in the door at the rear of the building but as these were of double thickness they entered at a window by means of a large wrench wrapped in rags to prevent noise. While in the store one of the men changed his entire outfit of clothing, refitting himself out of Mr. Stunz’s stock. The U. P. master recognized the clothes that were left in Mr. Stunz’s store as belonging to one of two men that had been seen around the yards for the last two days. Sheriff Cummings telegraphed the police of Kansas City the probable descriptions of these men this morning. This store has been robbed twice in the last three years.”
• “Contracts for the construction and for the plumbing and lighting of the new Country Club house were let last night in the meeting of the board of directors of the Country Club. The contract for the construction was let to J. T. Constant and the plumbing and lighting to Graeber Brothers. Work on the construction began today. The board of directors with J. T. Constant went to the grounds and definitely located the site for the house and ran the lines for the excavation. The work of excavating will be begun immediately, so that it can be completed before cold weather if possible…. The new house will be a two story affair built on the bungalow plan. The first floor will be given to the large living room, dining room and kitchen. The basement will contain the men’s shower, the furnace and the men’s lounging room. The ladies’ locker and shower, the ladies’ rest room connected with a balcony overlooking the town, quarters for the keeper of the house and two extra bedrooms will compose the second floor. There will be spacious verandas on all sides of the house so the perfect view that is commanded from the high location may best be appreciated by every one at the club house.”