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Week In KU History
June 2, 1917: Sallie Casey Thayer agrees to donate the William B. Thayer art collection, valued at $150,000, to the University of Kansas. Read the full story.
June 3, 1895: Publication of the first issue of the Kansas University Weekly. Read the full story
June 4, 1932: KU's Prairie Acre is formally set aside to "preserve Nature's sweet fashion of making her own garden." Read the full story.
June 5, 1911: A Commencement regatta and other aquatic athletic events mark the completion of Potter Lake.
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June 6, 1872: In a paean to what would become known as Old Fraser Hall, the Fort Scott Daily Monitor notes, "there is no structure on the American continent, erected for educational purposes, equal to this in size or usefulness for the purposes of higher education."
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June 6, 1906: Mildred Curtis and Melvia Avery become the first of twelve women to graduate from the KU School of Medicine between 1906-1920. Read the full story
June 6, 1909: The first four graduates of KU's Training School for Nurses receive their diplomas. Read the full story.
June 8, 1930: Present-day Snow Hall is dedicated, replacing the original Snow Hall that had fallen into disrepair. Read the full story.
June 9, 1924: KU unveils a full-length bronze statue of Law School Dean James W. "Uncle Jimmy" Green sculpted by Daniel Chester French. Read the full story.
June 10, 1940: University Chancellor Deane W. Malott announces that a recently acquired mansion that is being transformed into a men's scholarship hall will be named in honor of Olin Templin, longtime KU administrator and professor. Read the full story.
June 11, 1873: Twenty-three-year-old Flora Richardson delivers KU's first valedictorian address on her way to becoming the University's first female graduate. Read the full story.
June 12, 1951: The Summer Session Kansan reports that a wood-frame house at 1115 Louisiana Street, recently acquired by the University of Kansas for use as a women's dormitory, will be named in honor of the late Frank Hodder, a longtime KU history professor and the original owner of the home. Read the full story.
June 15, 1991: Lightning strikes Hoch Auditorium, causing a fire that reduces the 64-year-old campus landmark to ruins in less than four hours. Read the full story.
June 16, 1875: In his inaugural address as KU Chancellor, James Marvin urges American universities to chart a different educational course from their European counterparts. Read the full story.
June 21, 1920: In a special referendum, Rosedale voters approve a $30,000 bond issue, enabling acquisition of today's KU Medical Center campus site and convincing state legislators to approve $435,000 for a new hospital and other Medical School additions.
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June 26, 1940: KU begins renovations that will transform the former official chancellor's residence at 1345 Louisiana Street into a men's scholarship dormitory known as Carruth Hall. Read the full story.
June 29, 1948: The Summer Session Kansan reports that the Sleepy Hollow women's residence hall at 1420 Ohio Street will close and become the new home of the Don Henry men's co-op.
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Compiled by H.J. Fortunato
University of Kansas
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