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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
5
Miss Swanson of Central is absent due to illness and substitute Miss Je replaces her. Alberta Calvin from Clay County resumes duties to attend a teachers conference and visit parents, while Sua Lity remains in place.
Community notices from Sabetha and Marysville Kansas cover welfare meetings church delegates and club entertainments. Events include Corticello Embroidery Club at 1112 Rhode Island street and partial reports of funeral attendance for Elizabeth Yeager. The piece notes Phi Alpha Delta and Sigma Chi initiations and various sorority activities at Baker University and local homes.
Part Mire J M Harrison and Miss Janet Fink hosted a party at the former home in honor of Miss Hattie Rose and Mr James Wiggins who plan to marry this spring. The event featured a spring themed egg gift, yellow jonquil decor, and a three course luncheon. Attendees included many Lawrence residents and visiting guests from nearby towns. Week end visitors and local officials attended or were noted in coverage of the social scene and community events.
Community events include a Friday night Rebekah gathering with a five cent collection and a judge’s Friday session. Mrs Edna Dinsmoor Marshall, recently ill in Kansas City, shows improvement and eyeing a needed operation with her mother present. Local ads promote hemm stitching and new hair goods at Crattis Store in the Mesquite area.
The article argues for comprehensive reform in schooling focusing on physical, mental, and moral development. It calls for vocational guidance, a school bureau to assist students with career planning, and broad information services for families, stressing education as a major social enterprise.
Looks Good R. House finishes several improvements at a clothing store including a fine new electric sign aiding the Great White Way movement in Latwrence. Window valances by Mar Trouse praised as the finest in the city. Misses Marie Addington and Adlberta Taylor spend the weekend in De Soto. Miss M. A. Myers visits Kansas City in the afternoon.
Prof Batley visited Tesla for business this morning while gardener returns to Los Angeles after weeks visiting friends. Groves went to Raymond and Prat LK traveled to Popeka Kansas on a short business trip this morning.
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