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Week In KU History
 May
4, 1917: Shortly after the United States formally
enters World War I, KU Chancellor Frank Strong speaks
on "Mobilization at the University" before
the National Council of Defense in Washington, DC.
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the full story.
May 6, 1975: Formal groundbreaking ceremonies
take place for new Green Hall that will house that KU
School of Law.
May 7, 1897: In an early demonstration of anti-imperialist
sentiment on campus, the KU debate team takes the negative
side on the question "Should it be the policy of
the United States to extend her dominions?" and
defeats the University of Nebraska in a meet at Lawrence.
 May
9, 1914: The Sour Owl, a KU student publication
featuring salacious gossip and bawdy sexual humor, issues
the premiere edition of its intermittent 40-year run.
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the full story.
 May
9, 1969: Student anti-war protestors disrupt and
ultimately force the cancellation of the Chancellor's
Review of KU's ROTC department.
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the full story.
May 10, 1921: After 30 seasons of service, 4,000
KU students and faculty members tear down the fence
and bleachers of McCook Field in an hour and 18 minutes,
clearing the way for the construction of present-day
Memorial Stadium.
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the full story.
May 12, 1988: Campaign Kansas, the KU Endowment
Association's largest fundraising effort to date, is
publicly announced with the goal of raising $150 million.
May 13, 1923: William Allen White becomes the
first former KU student to win a Pulitzer Prize, which
is awarded to him for his Emporia Gazette editorial
"To An Anxious Friend" that defends free speech.
May 17, 1907: Robinson Gymnasium hosts its first
formal event, the Junior Prom.
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the full story.
 May
20, 1952: Approximately 1,500 undergraduate KU men
engage in the largest panty raid in the University's
history.
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the full story.
 May
21, 1886: Professor E.H.S. Bailey first proposes
the cheer that evolves into the "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk,
KU" yell.
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the full story.
May 25, 1986: KU dedicates its Vietnam Memorial
in Marvin Grove, becoming the first university in the
country to build such a monument.
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the full story.
 May
27, 1951: The Memorial Carillon and Campanile, a
monument to the 276 KU men and women who died in World
War II, is formally dedicated atop Mount Oread.
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the full story.
Compiled by H.J. Fortunato
Department of History
University of Kansas
This Week In KU History is a project of
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University of Kansas Memorial Corporation
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