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There are 1,414 registered, specially made Jayhawk license plates in Kansas. Proceeds from the plates, which cost $50 a year for KU Alumni Association members and $60 for non-members, benefit the Kansas Honors Program. The program honors Kansas high school students who rank in the top 10 percent of their classes.
TOPONYMS
In January 1946, the basement of Spooner Hall was remodeled to house about 80 men, among the flood of returning World War II soldiers enrolling on the GI Bill. The hall, then the art museum, opened in 1894 and was named for Boston philanthropist William B. Spooner, an uncle of Chancellor Francis H. Snow who bequeathed funds for it and a chancellor's residence to KU.
KU HISTORY
As World War I raged in Europe, there was talk in the states of instituting compulsory military training at university campuses. KU Chancellor Frank Strong was vehemently opposed to the idea. In a Jan. 16, 1916, article in the University Daily Kansan, he said he was "strongly opposed to military training in our colleges and universities," adding it would be "highly impractical" and would undermine discipline. For more, visit
www.kuhistory.com
NOTABLE ALUMS
Edward Vernon Williams, the KU School of Medicine's first African-American graduate, died recently. Williams graduated in 1941. Previously, African-American students were encouraged to transfer after their first two years. He helped convince the Kansas Board of Regents and governor to end the policy.
KU HISTORY
As World War I raged in Europe, there was talk in the states of instituting compulsory military training at university campuses. KU Chancellor Frank Strong was vehemently opposed to the idea. In a Jan. 16, 1916, article in the University Daily Kansan, he said he was "strongly opposed to military training in our colleges and universities," adding it would be "highly impractical" and would undermine discipline. For more, visit
www.kuhistory.com
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