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40 years ago: New student hospital site recommended
November 20, 2009
The KU Student Senate recommended construction of a new $2 million student hospital facility to replace the crowded Watkins Hospital near the chancellor’s residence on the upper campus. The old site now is the home of the School of Social Welfare.
100 years ago: Invitations for KU-Missouri game sent
November 20, 2009
From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 12, 1909: The University Club of Kansas City has sent invitations to the faculty members of the universities of Kansas and Missouri inviting them to make their headquarters at their club rooms when they arrive in Kansas City for the Thanksgiving Day Kansas-Missouri football game on Nov. 26. The girls of both universities are invited to make their headquarters at the Kansas City Women’s Athletic Club rooms.
25 years ago: Masquerade deemed a success
November 20, 2009
The Lawrence Community Theatre’s Masquerade/Costume Ball proved such a success that Jane Pearce, a theater spokeswoman, said there was sentiment to make it an annual event. More than 200 attended the fund-raiser but there was no immediate estimate of the money raised.
100 years ago: Former KU professor commits suicide
November 19, 2009
From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 19, 1909: A member of the chemistry department of the University of Illinois took poison and killed himself yesterday because he could not endure the petty annoyances of married life. The crying of a baby apparently so wrought on his mind that he left home three times a day rather than be disturbed at meals by the child.
25 years ago: Gazebo donated to Central Park
November 19, 2009
As part of the celebration of the 55th anniversary of its chartering, the Lawrence Sertoma Club donated a new gazebo sitting at the top of a grassy knoll in the southeast corner of Central Park. Gene Shaughnessy, a Sertoma spokesman, said, “This is something we felt would help complete the landscaping and upgrading that the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is doing in the park. “
40 years ago: Football team bringing 1-8 record into Missouri game
November 19, 2009
The Kansas football team had suffered a homecoming loss to Colorado and a 15-31 defeat at Oklahoma to fashion a disappointing 1-8 record and set the stage for a Nov. 22 visit by Missouri. The year before, Pepper Rodgers’ Jayhawks had a 9-2 record and had played in the Orange Bowl against Penn State.
25 years ago: Dole to request additional funding for Haskell
November 18, 2009
In an attempt to shore up the shrinking budget for Haskell Indian Junior College, Kansas Sen. Bob Dole said he would ask for about $800,000 in additional funding for the college. Dole said such a request was reasonable and justifiable and pledged to give his best to get the added money.
100 years ago: University boulevard on its way to being constructed
November 18, 2009
From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 18, 1909: The university boulevard which has been discussed and agitated for months is at last assured of success. The state penitentiary has offered to furnish the brick for the state’s portion of the work. The brick will be made by the convicts at Lansing and can be brought here at little expense.
40 years ago: School board tables budget recommendation
November 18, 2009
The local school board tabled a recommendation to exceed the budget limit and called for more study of the figures.
25 years ago: Seven nominated to Chamber of Commerce
November 17, 2009
Seven local residents were nominated to serve three-year terms on the Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
40 years ago: Orange Bowl names opponents
November 17, 2009
The first major bowl to name opponents was the Orange Bowl, with Big Eight champion Missouri scheduled to meet Penn State, a year after KU had been edged by the Nittany Lions in the infamous “12th man” blunder.
100 years ago: Plans to make city better
November 17, 2009
From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 17, 1909: The council last night studied three plans to make Lawrence a greater and better city: a park at the old county jail site, a uniform system of trimming trees along the streets, and the building of a big storm sewer on Tennessee Street from Lee to the river to take care of the storm water from the hillside and forever settle the drainage problem for Lawrence.
25 years ago: Emporia State to retain 7 graduate liberal arts programs
November 17, 2009
The Kansas Board of Regents Academic Affairs Committee narrowly approved recommendations from Emporia State University to save seven of 12 graduate degree programs in liberal arts. By a 4-3 vote, the committee recommended that five ESU liberal arts graduate programs be eliminated, that part of a Center for Excellence in education be located at ESU, and that the university be allowed to offer education courses in the Kansas City area to bolster enrollment.
100 years ago: Police arrest 4 for drinking
November 17, 2009
Police last night raided a barn at 721 New Hampshire and arrested four drunks. No booze was found but there were 25 or 30 whisky bottles lying around.
40 years ago: Orange Bowl names opponents
November 17, 2009
The first major bowl to name opponents was the Orange Bowl, with Big Eight champion Missouri scheduled to meet Penn State, a year after KU had been edged by the Nittany Lions in the infamous “12th man” blunder.

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