From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for June 6, 1915:

• “Last year the good people of Lawrence raised the money necessary to keep an attendant at Potter Lake through August and the first half of September and the boys and girls of the city enjoyed swimming without loss of life. In spite of the dry weather the water in the lake remained in good condition until the middle of September when the season closed. Now the question is squarely before the people again for the University authorities say that unless action is taken this week the towers will be taken down and the lake will be closed to the boys and girls of the town for the summer. In having Potter Lake open with an attendant in charge the lives of the young people of the town are protected. If the lake is closed the boys are bound to try swimming in the river and each year the Kaw exacts its toll…. During the season last year an average of from 75 to 100 boys used the lake every day that it was open for them and there was an average of from 35 to 60 girls on the days when it was open for women only. Lefty Sproull was in charge until the last two weeks when he took sick and at that time Howard Laslett took charge and handled the work well. Young Laslett would like to have the job this year and is thoroughly competent to handle it…. Some dressing tents or shacks of some kind are badly needed. So far there have been no dressing quarters and the boys have simply had to undress and leave their clothing on the banks.”
• “A campaign to raise $7,500 in the next seven days was launched at the citizens’ conference dinner last night at the Y. M. C. A. when about 150 of the men of Lawrence gathered there for a social hour and to hear what the Y. M. C. A. is and what it is doing…. Since the construction of the association building here the Y. M. C. A. has taken rapid strides and is now one of the most valuable assets to the town. The building is not large enough to meet the demands but at the present must be made to serve the purpose. Mr. Metcalf showed that it was up to the people of the town to give their loyal support to the Y. M. C. A. that the good work that it has accomplished may go on in the future and advance as it has in the past.”
• “School district No. 54 located just west of Lawrence on the California road, is expecting to enter the contest for the best school district, hoping to win one of the 4 prizes, each valued at $100.00, offered by the Merchants’ Association of Lawrence upon plans outlined by Prof. W. A. McKeever. This contest is open for any school district in the county and will be decided on or before the date for the county fair.”