====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== Kansan Page 0108_1 from reel: L 646 (1904-09-17 to 1909-05-29) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/1506 Title: Athletic Board Decisions Regarding Complimentary Admissions Summary: The athletic board announces complimentary admissions for Kansan staff to baseball games and regular players with six days of practice, while addressing the board's financial situation and debt. Category: campus news Subjects: university athletics; student activities; athletic board Named Entities: Shankel, Richard [chancellor]; Johnson, Maria [student body president] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Proposed Union of Harvard and MIT Summary: Discussion of potential merger between Harvard College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which would create the largest student body in the world under one authority at Cambridge. Category: campus news Subjects: higher education; university mergers; academic governance Confidence: 0.75 Title: Professor McKeever's Smoking Research Summary: Professor McKeever of the Psychology department reports men quit smoking for religious reasons or love of a woman, based on his recent research. Category: campus news Subjects: psychology research; health studies; academic findings Named Entities: McKeever, Prof. [psychology department] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Y.W.C.A. Meeting Highlights Summary: Y.W.C.A. meeting led by Miss Pickell featured discussions on 'Cheerfulness, Happiness and Helpfulness' with readings from the Bible and performances by Miss Bessie Livers and Miss Kate Reynolds. Category: campus news Subjects: student organizations; women's groups; campus activities Named Entities: Pickell, Miss [Y.W.C.A. leader]; Livers, Miss Bessie [singer]; Reynolds, Miss Kate [presenter] Confidence: 0.75 Title: Professor Marvin Honored Summary: Professor F.O. Marvin, Dean of the Engineering School, has been appointed chairman of the General Council of Sigma Xi fraternity by its president Prof. E.L. Nicols. Category: campus news Subjects: academic honors; faculty recognition; engineering school Named Entities: Marvin, Prof. F.O. [Dean of Engineering]; Nicols, Prof. E.L. [Sigma Xi president] Confidence: 0.8 Title: Practical Surveying Work by Professors Summary: Professors Hoad and Hubbard are conducting practical outdoor surveying work with sophomore engineering students to create an accurate topographical map of the university campus. Category: campus news Subjects: engineering education; surveying techniques; campus development Named Entities: Hoad, Prof. [engineering]; Hubbard, Prof. [engineering] Confidence: 0.75 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Frisco System; Bausch & Lomb Opt. Co.; OBER'S; THE LAWRENCE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.; SHELLEY; J. W. O'BRYON Category: advertisements Confidence: 1.0 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.