From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Sept. 4, 1914:

• “On the opening day of the University the opening address will for the first time be delivered by a woman. Mrs. W. D. Atkinson of Parsons has accepted the invitation to deliver the opening address. Kansas University is not the only school that will have the opening address given by a woman. The State Normal at Emporia has also secured one of the most prominent women in Kansas to deliver their address. It will be delivered by Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter, the well known author and writer of Topeka…. The plan for a change in the policy of permitting men only to deliver the opening speeches at the big state schools was worked out by Mrs. Cora G. Lewis, member of the educational administration board. She submitted her plan to E. W. Hoch and Ed Hackney, the remaining members of the board, and they approved the policy of naming women to deliver at least a portion of the speeches. And so it is that the official opening address in two big schools will this year be delivered by women — Kansas women, too. ‘It will be the first time in the history of Kansas and perhaps the first time in the history of any state that a woman will deliver the official opening address before a state school body,’ said Mrs. Lewis. ‘Yet I see no reason why the women should not be accorded this recognition.'”
• “Registration was withheld from twelve students in the College of Emporia today because it is said these students violated a pledge signed last year not to join or participate in any sorority or fraternity activities. The faculty will investigate the situation before the students will be enrolled.”
• “Captain J. M. Spencer has some fine Elberta peaches in his yard. Five years ago he planted a tree and since that time it has borne well. The fruit is large and luscious and Capt. Spencer is very proud of it.”
• “Reports reach the Journal-World from day to day of some mighty good fields of corn near Lawrence. While the crop will not be the largest ever known there will probably be more corn in the county than there is stock to eat it unless the farmers buy feeders.”
• “A bicycle was stolen this morning from 1948 Kentucky street, where the owner had gone to measure a room for paper. He left the bicycle standing at the curb and it was gone when he came out to get it.”