University group drafts wage code for student workers
The Committee on Student Wages formed by the University League for Liberal Action surveys Madison student workers in private restaurants. It codifies a three hour workday for meals, ten cent overtime per quarter hour, meal selection from current menu, and three days notice before discharge. Nearly thirty restaurants sign, arbitration board set, expansion planned to cover all student jobs. Volunteers invited to join the committee.
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University League For Liberal Action
Madison
State and UW Align on Liberal Policy Direction
The article notes a close but distinct link between Wisconsin state administration and the University of Wisconsin in governance while preserving academic freedom. It highlights Governor Philip F. La Follette, a UW graduate, and Clarence A. Dykstra, a liberal administrator, as key figures poised to advance the university's liberal academic outlook and rising status.
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State of
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Philip F. la Follette
Clarence A. Dykstra
Lfting
Liberalism on Campus Teaches Responsibility and Action
The article argues Wisconsin state university campus life centers on liberalism with many groups promoting social thought. It highlights the University League for Liberal Action and urges students to participate as active, intelligent members of democracy, shaping campus, state, and world affairs.
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Wisconsin
University League For Liberal Action
Men’s House
Daily Cardinal
Wisconsin Badger
Student Government Vital to Progress
An editorial argues that a real student government is essential for university progress and democracy. It notes current bodies like WSCA, Union Board, and HPC exist but lack a campuswide representative authority to set policy and act on housing, libraries, and other issues.
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Union Board
Women’s Self-Government Association
Dykstra
WSGA
HPC
Cardinal
ULLA Unites Liberals on Wisconsin Campus Progress
The University League for Liberal Action forms a liberal coalition at the University of Wisconsin uniting Democrats Republicans Progressives Socialists Communists Townsendites and other groups. It has fostered campus improvements including working conditions housing student government and world peace awareness while preserving each club’s identity.
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University League For Liberal Action
Wisconsin
ULLA
DLLA
USLA
University of Wisconsin
Koinos Society Honors Campus Equality Advocates
The Koinos Society, founded in 1934 by six students from Protestant, Jewish, and Catholic backgrounds, honors members who advance racial and religious equality. The group has hosted WHA radio programs and an annual statewide essay contest on amity. John Griggs will be the new vice president, with Dorothy Brown as secretary treasurer and Jane Machlis a past essay winner.
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Koinos
WHA
Jane Machlis
Dorothy Brown
John Griggs
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