Monday. March 15. 1954 University Daily Kansan
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Daily Kansan 'Special' to Brina Back Past
By ROLFE DAVIS
Kansas once had a thriving silk industry—in a socialistic community called Silkville.
Quantrill's raid on Lawrence was not the only time the city faced destruction—there was also the infamous "Sack of Lawrence."
The vote of one legislator kept the University of Kansas from being established at Emporia.
The great book of the 1850s was "Uclep Tom's Cabin," and a famous old best-seller that got its start then was the temperance tract, "Ten Nights in a Barroom."
Those are a few slices of Kansas history—but a very few. On Friday, March 26, you'll read about more events in the state's past. For on that day, the University Daily Kansan, in line with its practice of publishing special editions-Homecoming, Kansas Relays—will present another special edition.
Keynote of the newspaper that day will be Kansas' 100th territorial birthday. On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska act—which kicked off warfare now known as "Bleeding Kansas"—became a law.
The Kansan's special edition jumps the gun on the actual birthdate, but only because of the many University events already scheduled for May.
That infamous Kansas-Nebraska act will be detailed in the special edition, as will its author. Stephen A. Douglas. There are other celebrated figures of America mid-century who'll be found in the edition. Here are some of them:
Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and Daniel Webster—three great statesmen of the era, none of whom reached the White House.
Stephen C. Fosterhis celebrated
Murphy to Speak To Alumni Groups
Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy will speak to three alumni meetings and a high school group this week.
The Chancellor will be the guest speaker at the Abilene alumni meeting at noon tomorrow at the Clay Center Lions' club. he will address the Clay Center High school at 2 p.m. tomorrow, and he will speak at a dinner program of the Dickinson county alumni.
Dr. Murphy will address the Leavenworth county alumni at a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Leavenworth Country club. He will be accompanied to all the meetings by Fred Ellsworth, executive secretary of the alumni association.
Ice, Not Frost, Ruins Trees - Any Advice?
Oklahoma City —(U.P).—Dr. Carl Puckett was open to suggestions today for a new system of protecting young fruit trees from cold weather.
His old method was to set up a hose and throw a fine spray on the trees all night, on the theory that running water would keep the trees frost-free. He didn't have to worry about frost—a weekend freeze bent his trees under a heavy coating of ice.
The candlefish, or eulachon, of America's north Pacific coast is prized by Indians as food and for its oil. When dried and a wick is pulled through it, the fish will burn like a candle.
WHO WILL BE
songs were being sung in the 1850s, and one of them, "Jeeanie With the Light Brown Hair," appeared in 1854.
goers of 100 years ago what Maurice Evans is today! Shakespearean, tragidian, student of all the great roles.
Edwin Booth—he was to theater-
John Brown of Osawatimie fame
his abortive push toward fame
in the sport
Quantrill-what eastern Kansas resident has not heard of Quantrill, or seen him portrayed in dozen of horse operas?
Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, Gen. George Custer—names synonymous with the frontier, names found in the records of Leavenworth, Hays, Dodge City.
Lincoln—in the 1850s he was a young Illinois lawyer, but his debates with Douglas were not far off, nor was the Civil war.
the pioneer women of 100 years ago lived and dressed and painted their faces. There'll be sports articles on athletics of 1854, of KU's history in sports.
But people—or names alone— won't fill the pages of the paper on March 26. There'll be society page articles on 100 years of fashion, how
There'll also be photographs showing men, women, settings, and events that were making history in the vivid 1850s, when Lawrence was an embattled settlement of the Free State forces and America was driving itself toward conflict.
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