====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0240_2 from reel: L 2336 (1940-10-09 to 1941-10-03) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/159981 Title: Topeka in Throes of Washburn Change Summary: Debate over whether Washburn College should become a Topeka municipal university, with the Municipal University Committee publishing a pamphlet addressing the proposed change. Category: local news Subjects: higher education; university governance; municipal universities Named Entities: Washburn College; Topeka Confidence: 0.85 Title: Burge to Head Battenfeld Hall Summary: Dick Burge elected president of Battenfeld Hall for the spring semester, with other officers listed including Dalton Eash, Bob Collett, and C.A. Gilmore. Category: campus news Subjects: student leadership; hall management; university administration Named Entities: Burge, Dick [engineering sophomore]; Battenfeld Hall Confidence: 0.8 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: Granada; Patee; Hixon's; Keeler's Book Store; Lawrence Typewriter Exchange; Williams-Roberts; University Daily Kansan Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Title: [classifieds] Category: classifieds 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.