Word: junior
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Intemperate & Unworthy." After it had inspected the record, questioned McCarthy and considered the case, the Watkins committee reached a firm conclusion: "The failure of the junior Senator from Wisconsin to accept repeated invitations . . . to appear was obstructive of the processes of the Senate . . . It is the opinion of the Select Committee that when the personal honor and official conduct of a Senator of the United States are in question before a duly constituted committee of the Senate, the Senator involved owes a duty to himself, his state, and to the Senate to appear promptly and cooperate fully...
Having thus stated the basic principle, the committee turned to McCarthy's specific acts: "The conduct of the junior Senator from Wisconsin toward the subcommittee was contemptuous . . . disregarding entirely his duty to cooperate . . . making it impossible for [the subcommittee] to proceed in orderly fashion or to complete [its] duties . . . Such language directed by a Senator toward a committee of the Senate pursuing its authorized functions is clearly intemperate, in bad taste, and unworthy of a member of this body . . . If Senator McCarthy had any justification for such denunciation of the subcommittee, he should have presented it at these hearings...
Today Whalen, who last week completed eight out of sixteen passes for a total of 122 yards, will be only one of three UMass passers. Behind him on the bench will be junior Howie Burns and sophomore John Noble, who will both get a chance to direct the Redmen's straight-and split-T formations...
...left guard, however, that O'Rourke admits is the weakest spot in his line. Starting at this position will be Ron Matheson, a junior who has excellent speed but at 180 pounds lacks the weight necessary to oppose the Crimson's right guard, Captain Tim Anderson...
...sophomore halfback Dick Wright, a 180-pounder whom Coach Lloyd Jordan has described as one of the men he'll have to watch out for. Others in the Redmen's second backfield will be quarterback Howie Burns, right half Don Johnson and fullback Phil Surgen. Surgen, a 185-pound junior who propped at Exeter, carried the ball six times last week for a rushing average of 9.3 yards...