====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== Kansan Page 0543_2 from reel: L 647 (1909-09-11 to 1912-05-29) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/1060 Title: Pan-Hellenic Was a Howling Success Summary: Coverage of Pan-Hellenic Council's successful smoker event featuring vaudeville performances and entertainment that nearly caused fraternity boys to suffocate from laughter. Category: campus news Subjects: fraternity events; student organizations; campus activities Named Entities: Burton Sears [Pan-Hellenic Association president]; Howard Wikoff [Beta fraternity member] Confidence: 0.85 Title: 200 "High" Students Guests of University Summary: Twenty-four schools represented in annual inter-scholastic basketball tournament with 75 girls and 121 boys participating in the fifth annual event. Category: campus news Subjects: student recruitment; high school relations; athletic events Named Entities: Hamilton [basketball tournament manager]; Capps [team representative] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Dean Johnston's Text-Book Ready Summary: Dean Johnston has completed editing "High School Education" textbook with contributions from three University of Kansas professors and other education experts. Category: campus news Subjects: academic publications; education administration; textbook development Named Entities: Charles H. Johnston [Dean of School of Education]; Carruth [U. of K. professor]; Walker [U. of K. professor]; Kester [U. of K. professor] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Engineers' Olympic in M'Cook Stadium Summary: Men of Draughting-board will participate in Engineers' Olympic featuring various athletic contests including base ball games, relay races, and field events at Fowler's Forges. Category: campus news Subjects: engineering competitions; athletic events; student competitions Confidence: 0.8 Title: Vive La Inheritance Tax! Vive La Contract Labor! Summary: Debating Club convinced judges of the soundness of inheritance tax and contract labor systems during recent competition. Category: campus news Subjects: tax policy; labor laws; student government Named Entities: Thomas W. Potter [former regent]; Maria Johnson [student body president] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Glee Club Is on Home Stretch Now Summary: University Glee Club expected back home tonight after successful tour, with one member still traveling. Category: campus news Subjects: music performances; touring groups; student organizations Confidence: 0.8 Title: Earth Up Early to Quake This Morning Summary: Lawrence experienced earthquake shock at 3:30 AM, likely originating from West Indies, with tremors felt for several minutes. Category: local news Subjects: earthquakes; seismic activity; local events Named Entities: Lawrence [city] Confidence: 0.85 Title: He Knows a Genuine Diamond From a Paste Summary: Gem expert Mr. Kunz lectured in Fraser Hall on identifying genuine diamonds from imitations, illustrating with examples of valuable gems. Category: features/profiles Subjects: gemology; lectures; academic events Named Entities: Mr. Kunz [gem expert from Tiffany's] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Soup Is Soupreme Summary: Beautiful Soup won popular honors in contest between utilitarian bean dish and more elaborate soup options in campus dining. Category: features/profiles Subjects: food competitions; campus dining; student life Confidence: 0.75 Title: Coffee Drinkers Beware of the Chicory Root Summary: Laboratory analysis finds many coffees adulterated with weed-like chicory root, with Professor Sayre noting it's practically impossible to detect without microscope. Category: features/profiles Subjects: food safety; consumer awareness; product analysis Named Entities: Fred Harvey News Co.; Dean E. Sayre [professor] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Real Butter Found at Boarding Club!! Summary: Professor Jackson analyzes boarding club butter, finding it to be very low grade despite assurances of quality. Category: features/profiles Subjects: food quality; boarding houses; consumer protection Named Entities: Prof. H. Louis Jackson [food inspector] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Chafing Dish Explodes; Two Women Burned Summary: Two female students burned when chafing dish exploded while attempting to pour alcohol, with flames spreading to curtains. Category: campus news Subjects: campus accidents; safety incidents; student housing Named Entities: Manley [student]; Arizona Johnson [student] Confidence: 0.8 Title: University Council Meeting Summary: Notice of University Council meeting to be held Tuesday, March 12th at 4:30 PM in room 116, Fraser Hall. Category: announcement Subjects: university governance; administrative meetings Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.