Word: madison
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...improvement in fraternity life. . . ." (TIME, Jan. 3). He-men at other universities laughed largely. Last week a Mrs. K. M. Burrus of Louisville, Ky., mother of Jefferson Burrus, Wisconsin '26, Rhodes-scholar-prom-chairman-football-and-crew luminary, took up her residence in the Sigma Chi house at Madison. "I expect," she said, "to be called upon for any problems the boys might bring to their own mothers...
Last week saw the second installment of Tex Rickard's heavyweight boxing elimination contest, being intermittently staged in Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. (TIME, Feb. 21) One Paolino Uzcudun, Spaniard, unofficial champion of several European precincts, climbed into the ring with one Knute Hansen,* semi-ferocious great Dane. At the end of ten mildly bloody rounds Uzcudun's hand was held aloft by the referee in token of victory. The small crowd was amused but unimpressed; predicted an early cropper for Paolino...
...Manhattan temple to speak. The Bible, they said, forbids women's appearance in the pulpit. Fearless Preacher Straton permitted her to proceed, and she gave a sermon based so fundamentally upon the Ark of the Covenant that it soothed the hearts of the reproachful ones. But later in Madison Square Garden she was charged by atheists with violating the child labor laws by preaching for money...
Class Day plans, including the announcement of the opening of competitions for Class Day ticket designs and for words for the Baccalaureate Hymn, were made public yesterday by Madison Sayles '27, Chairman of the 1927 Class Day Committee...
...words of the hymn should be set to some familiar tune such as "Integer Vitae". "Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand", or "Jerusalem the Golden". Further information concerning the competitions or other matters connected with Class Day may be obtained from Madison Sayles, at the Varsity Club. The closing date for the competitions has been set for March 26. Free tickets for Class Day will be awarded to the winners...