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...Democrats were sure that there was a conspiracy among the Republicans to badger the Democratic leadership at every turn. When Texas' Tom Connally mildly urged his colleagues to be as brief as possible, Republicans burst into a solid hour of angry recriminations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Unruly Charges | 4/18/1949 | See Source »

...there are signs of a letdown. In the Badger Tavern, an off-campus hangout, ex-G.I. Bob Miller remarked one night last week: "Some blame it on the talk about another war, some say we're just tired. Whatever it is, there seems to be more cutting of classes this year, more playing around, and less work." President Harold W. Stoke of Louisiana State University, who once taught at Wisconsin, returned there recently and observed: "If you take a freshman at college and give him a convertible and a textbook, you have an uneven contest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The First Hundred Years | 12/27/1948 | See Source »

Only in the Wisconsin game was the pass defense system successful with Furse breaking up most of the Badger tosses. To complicate matters still further, Brooks Naffziger, a defensive standout, is lost to the team for the rest of the year...

Author: By Yale News and Lee GRIGGS Sports writer, S | Title: Injuries In Backfield Weaken Yale Squad; First-String Line Can Start | 11/20/1948 | See Source »

...Badger (Y) def. A. Foster (H) 3-2; Wightman (H) def. Durand (Y) 3-2; Bayne (Y) def. Stevens (H) 3-2; Blair (Y) def. Heath (H) 3-2; McLanahan (Y) def. McGovern (H) 3-1; H. Foster (H) def. Vought (Y) 3-0; McKittrick (H) def. Kirgsly (Y) 3-1; Drake (Y) def. Mead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eli Squash Teams Rap Varsity, 6-3, Stop Jayvees, 8-1 | 3/1/1948 | See Source »

Lack of adequate funds is doubtless responsible for this limited selection of courses for those outside the field, but the excuse, however true, does not alleviate the annoyances of the situation. The department should badger the keepers of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' purse strings until enough money to pay another full-time staff member is forthcoming. This would provide non-technical instruction just about in accordance with the growing musical demands of the College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Point Counterpoint | 2/18/1948 | See Source »

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