The Union

The Wisconsin Union has always bcen the center ot student
activities. On the opposite page is pictured the original Union.
The Union represents over 30 years of work by an alumni
student-faculty committee organized in 1919 under the leadership
of Walter Kohler, president of the regents; subscriptions from
20,000 alumni, faculty, and students; financial gifts from Wisconsin
business men; donation of the site by the legislature; a donation
of money from an estate inherited by the regents; and federal
grants under the PWA.
In 1906, President Van Hise, with the aid of the Iron Cross
Society, succeeded in procuring a floor of the YMCA as a men's
Union.
On Memorial Day, 1927, the cornerstone of the present Union
was laid with impressive ceremony, and the building was formally
opened, and dedicated to the men and women of the University
who served in our country's wars, on October 5, 1928.
A theater wing had been planned as part of the original project,
but it was not until 1933 that the possibility of including this unit
under the new PWA building program materialized.
The Lunts formally opened the theater on October 9, 1939,
in "The Taming of the Shrew," which they produced especially
for this occasion.
The year 1948 brought extensive redecoration to several sec-
tions of the Union, returning the Union to its position of one of
the most modern, useful community centers in the United States.
The Badger
The first annual of the University of Wisconsin issued by the
class of 1885, and dedicated to the ladies of the class, was called
"The Trochos," which is the approximate Greek equivalent of
the word Badger. Trochos was little more than a paper-bound
directory of the faculty and student body with short biographical
sketches of the faculty.
The class of 1889 issued the first Badger, a book measuring
8 x 10'2 inches with 196 pages.
An entirely new innovation in style and editorial policy took
place in the 1933 Badger. The stereotyped administration section
was abolished and fraternities were arranged alphabetically instead
of by date. Their objective was to try to give an insight to the
real Wisconsin.
Now during the 64th year of publication, the Badger is the
oldest continued publication on campus, having grown from 196
pages in 1889, to 704 this year, and has progressed much closer
to its objective of a perfect record of the year's events.
The Cardinal
Since April 2, 1892, when the first Cardinal was published,
it has been training journalists, covering the campus, and fighting
for what it believes right.
The Cardinal's editorial stands have always been vigorous.
As a result, the paper has at times found itself at odds with the
faculty, the state, or student factions. But more often, it has co-
operated with these groups to promote causes in the interests of
the University and the student body.
In its history, the Cardinal has fought for academic reforms
within the University. It has tried to help the University explain
and publicize its needs. It has applauded every effort of the ad-
ministration to further student welfare.
The Cardinal was a leader in the battle to eliminate dangerous
fraternity initiation ceremonies. It has opposed racial and religious
discrimination whenever these have become campus issues. It has
endorsed candidates in student, state, and national elections.

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The Union in construction.

Waiting tor the 1921 Badger.

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Reprint of the first Cardinal.

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