From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for March 25, 1916:

• “A desire on the part of the faculty of Lawrence high school to create a new interest in scholarship and grant recognition for good work done in the class rooms has led to the granting of ‘scholarship letters,’ which henceforth may be worn by the honor students of the school. The first of the scholarship letters were conferred yesterday morning at a chapel service upon thirteen members of the class of 1916 who have made the grades that give them classification as honor students…. At a meeting of the high school teaching force held some weeks ago it was agreed that when it came to public recognition of achievement, athletes were much more honored than the students who had done the best work in school. It was decided at the time to adopt the custom of giving letters to the honor students, and they will be presented hereafter in the spring term to the seniors who have the required school standing. The scholarship letter is a black ‘L’ on a red background of oval shape, the background having a black border, making an attractive arrangement of the high school colors. The oval is a small one, and the letter is designed to be attached to the clothing and worn as a school honor.”
• “All the bridge force was at work today lowering the third caisson into the river. The caisson was lowered by means of large screws which are set on pilings in the river. With large wenches operated by the workmen the caisson is let down into the river. The air will be turned on tomorrow morning and the construction of the third river pier commenced. Canfield, the foreman in charge of this part of the work, has been temporarily off the bridge works recently on account of a sore hand. He will return tomorrow to superintend the connection of the air with the caisson.”
• “They have a genuine burglary mystery at the manual training building today. A window in the basement facing on the alley was broken last night and some one entered, broke open the cabinet which held the keys to the lockers in the drafting room, and escaped. In the lockers are kept the drafting instruments owned by the students. Some of them are expensive sets. But the lockers were all found locked this morning, and there were no keys to unlock them with. Consequently it was not known this afternoon whether or not the person or persons who had entered the room had carried away any of the drafting instruments.”
• “The Black Jack school in the southern part of Douglas county has now met the requirements and is placed among the list of standard schools of the county. The schools will be given a certificate which shows that they have met the requirements and will be given a metal plate…. This is the third school of the county to be standardized. The other schools are White, district No. 61, and Barker, No. 20. The White school was the first to be standardized in this county.”
• “One block of the long-awaited white way will blaze out in all its glory tonight. It is the 1000 block, in which work of installation was completed today. The necessary connections were made this afternoon and it was decided to turn on the current tonight. Tests made this afternoon indicated that the new lighting system for the block was in perfect working order.”
• “Work is under way on the new $30,000 residence for George K. Mackie at the corner of Nineteenth and Massachusetts street. The contract was let to J. T. Constant…. When completed this residence will be among the most beautiful homes of the city according to the plans which have been made.”