Word: michiganisms
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Next day, the veterans of the House rallied their forces, rolled up their most impressive weapons. Michigan's Republican Charles E. Potter, 32, who lost both legs fighting in Europe, walked on artificial limbs to the well of the House. Said Potter: "I hate to see the veterans of this country used as political pawns in this great Washington game of cheat." The veterans bombarded the bill with amendments, hoping to reduce it to such a jumble that nobody could vote...
...University of Michigan felt quite sure that it had an impressive faculty, studded liberally with scholars, and practically every man & woman a Ph.D. or on the way to being one. But like many another university, Michigan was worried. Had it placed too much emphasis on scholarship and not enough on teaching? Just how many of its teachers were really good teachers...
...Michigan's College of Literature, Science and the Arts decided to find out about its own faculty. Last December it asked its 7,500 students to fill out a questionnaire, marking their professors and instructors on such points as 1) clarity, 2) intellectual honesty, 3) fairness in grading, and 4) general effectiveness. Last week, with 410 faculty members graded, the university began to add up the score...
...Navy title for the second year in a row. Twelve lettermen are returning from last year's squad which registered a 19-8 record against college teams, won 99 out of its 121 games, and was never shut out. It played some of the leading college baseball teams, including Michigan, Ohio State, Georgetown, Duke, Virginia, and Maryland...
...Champs--Elimination "B" at MIT May 1 Sharpe Trophy at Providence 7 Coastguard Bowl (N.E. Championships) at New London 8 N.E. Consolation at MIT 14 Owen Trophy (Ivy League Championships) at Edgewood, Rhode Island 21 Boston Dinghy Club Cup at MIT 28 USCGA (Dual) (tentative) 23 National Championships at Michigan (tentative) FRESHMAN SAILING April 17 Yale (away) 24 Octagonals at New London