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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1920
Page
3
The Fine Arts School announces multiple new faculty members to bolster instruction for the upcoming year. Administrators say the hires aim to expand programs and strengthen student outcomes across departments.
The University of Kansas School of Fine Arts expands in the administration building adding ten new piano rooms for a total of twenty. Three new vocal teachers join the department: Elwin Smith, a tenor with Cincinnati Conservatory credentials. Miss Rena Lazelle, former Voice Professor at Illinois Women’s College. and Miss Edna Haseltine, Drury College graduate who studied in Boston and Paris.
The article notes Ginger Ford returning to the States as principal contralto with the Chicago English Opera Company for two years before forming Hazel tine Concert Company for two more years of lyceum work. It also mentions Rosemary Ketcham, Ohio Wesleyan graduate, named professor of Design, with extensive experience at Syracuse University and study at Columbia University.
The School of Fine Arts at the University of Kansas expands design courses and adds a new crafts and applied design option. Harold Putnam Brown joins as professor of painting replacing W Hekking who is on leave. Brown comes from Provincetown Massachusetts as part of a refreshed faculty and improved equipment.
Budapest reports rising travel costs in Central Europe as visas and passport fees climb. Americans may pay inflated rates at borders and consulates, with charges varying by country, signaling a squeeze on travelers and foreign visitors amid postwar revenue efforts.
London September 11 Associated Press reports Estonian Foreign Minister M. Piip says imperialism will kill czarism and also Sovietism. He analyzes the Bolshevik offensive in Poland and notes Russians fear Allied and Kolchak involvement may exhaust Bolshevik power while Russia cannot renew it.
A Shawnee county test on John Currey farm plots shows barnyard manure produced 11.38 bushels per acre while four commercial fertilizers yielded 4 to 9 bushels and unfertilized plots averaged 3.47. The study invites readers to request a catalog from Lawrence Basin College.
Local brief items list travel visits and health updates for Baldwin residents and visitors from Missouri and Colorado. Mentioned are Mrs Addie Heit returning from Barnarl and King City, Missouri, and several Baker area residents visiting family, health reports, school and church activities, and a reception at the Methodist church with Miss Floy Liston leading decor efforts.
Chef Engineer W. G. Grace of the steamship General Goethals battled an emergency rescue after a submarine breach. He blasted through the hull to reach trapped crew, provided oxygen, and aided in their release, as shown in a dramatic 7 frame pictorial.
Music by Mrs Mary Janet Sanders and brother Howard. Light refreshments by a Ladies Aid committee. Visitors include Miss Muriel Butell and Miss Mildred Pardee in Kansas City. News notes report births, visits, school plans, threshing, and local travel among residents of Lawrence and surrounding areas.
Danderine claims to halt hair shedding and enhance appearance with its formula. The periodical notes user testimonials and product positioning as a hair care remedy promising stronger, thicker strands and improved vitality.
Clarence Stallard and relatives referenced with Burdick Jones Stewart and others in a fragmentary local note. The text mentions a drug store and a bicycle ride in Hanna, suggesting a small community notice or social item.
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