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Page 0689_2 from reel: L 646 (1904-09-17 to 1909-05-29)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/2651

Title: Newbold Is Track Captain
Summary: Cecil Newbold elected captain of the track team following examinations, with Edwin Cooley as the only other candidate. The team will begin serious training with Coach Hagerman and Captain Newbold overseeing preparations.
Category: campus news
Subjects: athletics; student leadership; track and field
Named Entities: Newbold, Cecil [track captain]; Cooley, Edwin [track team member]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Webster Coming to University
Summary: Professor A.G. Webster of Clark University will deliver a series of scientific lectures at the University under the auspices of the Sigma Xi society on February 8-9-10, covering topics including 'The Creed of the Scientists' and 'The Great Problem of Physics'.
Category: campus news
Subjects: lectures; academic events; university programming
Named Entities: Webster, A.G. [professor]; Sigma Xi [society]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Legislators to Visit Here
Summary: Ways and Means committees of both the Senate and House will spend the entire day at the University tomorrow to inspect the plant and investigate the needs of the school, traveling from Topeka to Lawrence.
Category: campus news
Subjects: university governance; state government; academic affairs
Named Entities: Chancellor [university official]; Strong [university official]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Prof. Blackmar on Irrigation
Summary: Professor F.W. Blackmar has completed a lengthy report on irrigation development and reclamation service in the arid West, based on four summers of investigation at major irrigation plants in Western states.
Category: campus news
Subjects: agricultural research; irrigation studies; academic publications
Named Entities: Blackmar, F.W. [professor]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Art Exhibit Is Here
Summary: A collection of pictures from Lincoln, Nebraska is being prepared for exhibition at the Museum building, with 236 works by American artists that are larger and of higher quality than previous exhibits.
Category: arts
Subjects: art exhibitions; visual arts; cultural events
Named Entities: Griffith [professor]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Thetas Gave Banquet
Summary: The Thetas celebrated their Founders' Day with a banquet at the chapter house, featuring toasts by members and an announcement of Miss Anna Harrison's engagement to Mr. L.F. Nelson of Kansas City.
Category: campus news
Subjects: fraternities/sororities; student organizations; social events
Named Entities: Riggs, Kate [toastmaster]; Harrison, Anna [engaged student]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: University Men on Program
Summary: University men participated in the 26th annual meeting of the Kansas State Bar Association in Topeka, with Prof. W.E. Higgins delivering an address and R.O. Douglas representing the senior class of the Law school.
Category: campus news
Subjects: student activities; law association; academic events
Named Entities: Higgins, W.E. [professor]; Douglas, R.O. [law student]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: New Specimens for Museum
Summary: Professor L.L. Dyche has acquired rare specimens including two black squirrels from Johnson County and two opossum specimens, one black and one brown, for the department of systematic zoology.
Category: campus news
Subjects: natural history; zoology; academic research
Named Entities: Dyche, L.L. [professor]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Freshmen Basket Ball Games
Summary: Freshmen basketball teams will play curtain raisers to the Kansas-Missouri games, competing against Emporia Normal and Clay Center high school teams under intercollegiate rules.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; freshmen athletics; intercollegiate sports
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Augusta Cottlow Tonight
Summary: American pianist Augusta Cottlow will give a recital in the chapel this evening, specializing in American music and the compositions of Edward MacDowell, an intimate friend of the MacDowell family.
Category: arts
Subjects: music performances; piano recitals; cultural events
Named Entities: Cottlow, Augusta [pianist]; MacDowell, Edward [composer]
Confidence: 0.9

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