From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for March 7, 1915:

• “In accordance with the policy of the Board of Administration, K. U. officials are giving every job possible to students who are compelled to work their way through the institution. The books in Registrar Foster’s office show that students drew $913.41 from the state during the 28 school days in January. Fifty-nine students are paid through the Registrar’s window each month. Twenty-five of these are on the University janitor force, working under the direction of Superintendent of Grounds, John Shea. The remaining thirty-four are divided between Spooner Library and the various offices and laboratories about the campus. During January these men obtained on the average $15.47 each or a little more than fifty cents each day. This means that the University is able to employ them over two hours each day since the medium wage is about twenty-five cents per hour. The press of the department of journalism last year furnished steady employment to eighteen students and paid them $1,837.70. This department is self supporting.”
• “Don Morrison, who has been spending the winter in California, is expected home in a few days. His travels have been of a rather unusual and venturesome nature, in that the entire distance to the coast was made on a motorcycle. He reports the San Francisco exposition a ‘Wonderland,’ very instructive and worth while coming to see, but the countries engaged in war have no representation; buildings of France and Italy stand unfinished while Japan, China, Sweden and the Philippine Islands have splendid exhibits.”
• “Special attention is called to the spread of Tuberculosis in Douglas County by County Health Officer Dr. John C. Rudolph in his report for the month of February. Seven new cases were reported last month. Dr. Rudolph finds this disease especially prevalent among the colored population of the city. Many of the cases do not come to the attention of the health officer because they are not under the care of a physician. This increases the problem of protecting society as a whole against this plague…. In speaking of the new cases reported Dr. Rudolph pronounced the number as startling.”
• “The City Commissioners have allowed the necessary expenses and equipment for treating prisoners taken by the police who are in need of immediate medical attention. A room in the city jail has been fitted up for this purpose. Formerly it was difficult to secure a physician for these cases and often medical assistance was available only when too late to aid the patient.”
• “The case of Pearline Walker charged with using profane and indecent language will be heard on Saturday morning at 8 o’clock. She was arraigned before Judge Albach on the charge and pleaded not guilty.”