Lawrence Country Club celebrates centennial and history
Editorial notes LCC started in 1914 with 300 shares raising 300000 to incorporate the Lawrence Country Club. The club hosted events from 1915 to 2019 including a 2005 course redesign. A July centennial celebration is planned with a Hickory Stick Tournament and nostalgic attire.
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Lawrence Country Club
LCC
Kansas State Golf Association
Journal-World
Alvamar
Country Club
Lawrence
Douglas County
Editors to Attend KU Short Course in May 1914
Two hundred editors including Henry Allen and William Allen White enroll at the University of Kansas for the first editor short course offered by a state university, starting next week. Garden prize registration extended to May 20 invites 8 to 16 year olds. aim to enroll a thousand children to gain prizes and garden plot earnings.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Henry Allen
William Allen White
Billy Morgan
Arthur Capper
University of Kansas
Prayer ruling keeps Greece board prayers intact
George Will discusses the Supreme Court 5-4 decision allowing Greece New York to open board meetings with prayer. The piece argues ceremonial prayers do not violate the First Amendment, notes the nation’s rising secularism, and recalls Jefferson’s wall of separation while urging moderation and tolerance among believers and nonbelievers.
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Washington
God Save the
United States
Supreme Court
New York
Greece
James Madison
First Congress
Congress
Jefferson
House of Representatives
Supreme Court Chamber
Treasury Building
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
KU Libraries Exhibit Honors Brown v. Board Legacy
KU Libraries highlight the Brown v. Board of Education symposium held April 1 12 at Kansas University. Dana Anderson and his wife Sue funded the African American Collecting Program Endowment, supporting Deborah Dandridge to gather preserve and catalog African American Kansas stories across letters photos and records. The exhibit Lasting Impact runs through Sept 1 in Watson Library with materials from KU EU faculty research on African American history in Kansas and the region.
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Mark McCormack
Brown- Board
McCormack
Brown v. Board of Education
Kansas University
Dana Anderson
Sue
Andersons
Deborah Dandridge
Kansas
Watson Library
Brown
Board of Education
Lorraine Haricombe
Public Forum honors Burroughs and Lawrence ties
A public forum letter discusses recognizing William S. Burroughs in Lawrence and promoting Beat Generation arts at the town and university. It cites Allen Ginsburg’s critique and urges sustainable economic planning, carbon tax support, and fiscal transparency for the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and city officials. It also explains Journal-World letters policy and submission details.
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William S. Burroughs
Lawrence
Burroughs
Allen Ginsburg
America
Sven Erik Alstrom
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Economic Board
Emily Reno
Journal-World
Journal- World
Ijworld.com
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