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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Nov. 15, 1963
VOTING LINES—This line in Murphy Hall was typical of the heavy voting at people cast votes for living representatives and freshman class officers. 5:15 p.m. yesterday afternoon in the ASC elections. A record total of 4,865
THANKLESS JOB—The election committee of the ASC hovered over the IBM tabulators until after 3 this morning. One machine broke down about 7:30 and the committee feared the ballots would have to be hand counted. However, a technician made quick repairs.
Election Time
By Tom Coffman
An attitude of tense anticipation, thinly veiled by an effort to appear unconcerned and relaxed, prevailed in the group of candidates and workers gathered outside the counting office in the basement of Bailey last night.
The crowd began to form about 9 p.m. when the first living district ASC seat winners were announced and stayed until 3:30 a.m. when the last winners were announced.
A WOMAN jiggled her shoe on her toe and a man rubbed at his beard repeatedly.
A student near the door of the IBM room yelled, "Hey, will ya' bring me two cheeseburgers and some fries?"
"Who are they counting now?" was asked frequently. When a winner was announced (by posting a name on the bulletin board of the student lounge) a cluster of students would surge toward the board like iron filings go to a magnet.
AT TIMES the doorway leading to the IBM counting room was almost blocked, and a student on the election committee guarding the door pleaded with fellow students, "Will you please go sit down? You won't know any quicker over here."
For a few, the night was either anti-climatic or they were just too tired to show enthusiasm.
Mike Hart, Col del Valle, Mexico, freshman and a campaign manager for a friend, sat slumped on a couch on the far side of the lounge.
"YES, IT WAS a lot of work," he said. "It really cuts into your sleep."
Couples filtered in and cut, going to or from the Vox and UP "victory celebrations" at local night spots.
"Are you nervous?" a friend asked a candidate, who was crushing a cigarette butt on the floor.
"Ugggh!" the candidate replied, and half-closed his eyes.
MIDNIGHT W. as they awaited was announced Dick Darth wi
COMPUTING VOTES—This high speed IBM sorter was an aid to the ASC election committee last night in counting the record number of votes cast yesterday. The punching machine broke down early committee to count four of votes by hand.