From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for June 5, 1915:

• “The farewell service for the old Lincoln School was held yesterday afternoon when the school closed for the year and for all time in the old Lincoln School building. When the students are ready to return to school again next fall they will have a new sanitary, well-lighted, and fire proof building in a better location, and all of the surroundings will be more congenial for the pupil. The increase in the attendance has necessitated a change in the conditions for the school children. The new building will be placed where the school ground will be dryer and better in every way. The building will be larger and more commodious…. Every one who was present at the exercises yesterday afternoon are glad to bid the old building good-bye and will welcome the new building which will be ready for their use by the end of the summer…. A picnic dinner was served yesterday at noon on the grounds as the farewell to the ground which has served such a good purpose, but has been discarded for something better as everything else progresses…. All were glad and sorry to bid the old school goodbye for many of the people that have not been in school for a number of years well remember the many happy scenes that have interested them when they were in school in the old building, but all were glad to welcome the surroundings which will be more healthful and inviting for the students and the teachers.”
• “Commencement ceremonies on the hill will begin tomorrow evening when Chancellor Frank Strong opens the week with the baccalaureate sermon which will be preached in Robinson gymnasium. The senior class will meet in front of Snow hall from which place the members will march in a procession to the gymnasium to hear the sermon…. The commencement exercises will be held in Robinson gymnasium Wednesday morning at 10:30 at which time 384 seniors will be presented with diplomas.”
• “The Commencement exercises of the Senior Class of the Lawrence High School were held before a very large crowd in the Bowersock last night. A very interesting program was given which was immensely enjoyed by all who were in attendance.”
• “Some of the farmers of the county have complained that the farmers are being stuck when they come to town to trade simply because they happen to be on the wrong side of the street…. ‘The farmers, as most of them do I know, should realize that it is to their own interest that the traffic ordinances have been put into effect,’ said Chief Fisher. ‘If they were driving about the street in any manner which they wished, they would be subjected to serious accidents all of the time, then no one would know where the other person was going and serious accidents would occur.’ The chief said that it was not his intention to ‘stick’ the farmer who came to Lawrence but for the best interest of everyone who uses the street it is best that every one comply with the traffic regulations and in that way avoid accident. ‘We welcome the farmer to Lawrence and if there is something about the regulations they do not understand we will be glad to give them a copy of the regulations.'”
• “L. D. Martin who lives 10 miles west of Lawrence was in town yesterday on business. He says the roads are bad in places from the recent heavy rains and it is impossible to drive a car over them as yet. The heavy rains did as much damage to the crops on the high land as it did on the low, according to the statement of Mr. Martin. A great deal of the corn was washed out and will have to be replanted. It will be several days before the farmers will be able to get into the fields to work.”
• “A fresh outbreak of rain was reported from every station in Kansas to the central office in Topeka yesterday morning. The Kaw river at Topeka rose to 12.4 feet…. Fine weather still is too far away to set a time for its arrival at Lawrence, the forecaster said last night, although the northwestern states reported the sky clear yesterday morning. Unless there is an unlooked for change, Sunday may be clear and fine.”