Watson Collection Shows A Lincoln Letter of Regret
"Will Senator Lane please excuse me to night?" reads a note addressed to James H. Lane and signed "A. Lincoln."
The small slip of aged paper is a new addition to the Kansas Collection of Watson Library.
The note, enclosed in a small glass case for protection, was donated recently to the collection by Mrs. A. S. Johnson of San Diego, Calif. James H. Lane, U.S. Senator from Kansas (1861-1866), was her husband's grandfather.
Senator Lane was born in Lawrenceburg, Ind., in 1814. He moved to Kansas and became prominent in the free state forces prior to the Civil War. During 1856, he led an army in attacks on pro-slavery strongholds in Kansas. The following year, he was president of the Leavenworth constitutional convention. President Lincoln appointed Lane brigadier general of Kansas volunteers in 1861. As a senator, he supported Lincoln for re-election. He died in 1866 and is buried in city cemetery, in lawrence.
Almost all of the KU students who are going home for Christmas, will reach their destination with a minimum of trouble.
Even those out-of-state students who must rely upon public transportation systems should not worry about it too much.
No Tie-up of Transportation for Christmas
THE BUS COMPANIES, which are probably the more popular method of travel for those students who do not have cars, will have extra buses running December 17, the day when most students will be going home.
No reservations are taken in the bus system, so the seats are given on a first-come first-served basis.
Students traveling by train may have a few more worries. Since reservations must be made for some trains, those students without reservations will find some complications in traveling plans.
"THE WEST-BOUND train is almost completely filled," an official at the train station said. He added while very few trains required reservations, those that did were almost full.
"The upperclassmen who have been around a while have already made reservations, while some of the freshmen are waiting until the last minute," he said.
Airlines are also crowded, but their busiest days are between December 22 and Jan. 2, so do not affect students too much.
Official Bulletin
FOREIGN STUDENTS: Interested in spending 3-5 days over Christmas day with a Kansas family? Sign up by Tuesday evening at the People-to-People office, and announce your residing address as meals provided. LA FETTE DE NOEL PRESENTEE ANNUELLEMENT par Le Cercle Francais aura lieu mercredi le 15 décembre a heures et demie dans la rue de la ville qui s'intèrent au français, aux chansons de Noel, et aux rafraîchissements sont bien cordialement invites.
TODAY
CATHOLIC MASS, 5 p.m., St. Lawrence Chapel, Y.C.S. meeting, 8:15
AMERICAN SOCIETY CLASS, 7-15
M. G. Wenzel, Pharmacy,
330 Murray, G.
"MAN & THE WORLD" DISCUSSION GROUP, 7:30 p.m. Alcoves B & C, Kansas Union Cafeteria. Everyone invited.
STUDENT PEACE UNION OPEN MEETING, 7:30 p.m., Kansas Union. SCREETING, 8:00 p.m. Paul Tardif, pianist. Swarthownt Recital Hall.
TOMORROW
CATHOLIC MASS, 6:45 a.m. & 5:00
p.m. St. Lawrence Chapel.
SPEECH AND DRAMA COLLQQUI-
KW 300, Drama. Dale Level,
KW 250, Stuartmayer.
INTER-VARISITY CHRISTIAN FELLOW
Study. Room 306, Kansas Union
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION,
7-28 n. p., Danforth Chapel.
TION, 7:30 p.m. Danforth Chapel,
WRESTLING, 7:30 p.m. Emuporta
Street, 1622 S. 50th Ave.
LECTURE. 8:00 p.m. Dr. Harlow Shapley, of Astronomy,
426 Lafayette, 426 Lafayette.
"DAYS AND NIGHTS OF BEEBEE
FEMALE MAKER," 8:20 p.m., Murphy
Hall.
Michael Brodhead, librarian of the Kansas Collection, said that Mrs. Johnson has previously given the collection a long letter from Lincoln to Lane as well as many other Lane manuscripts. He said the note will probably appear in a library exhibit sometime in the future.
Monday, December 13, 1965
"A freshness of spirit, an affectionate insight, and a sense of the human comedy. . ."
JUDITH CRIST, NBC'S TODAY
Daily Kansan
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The days and nights of BEEBEE FENSTERMAKER
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