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University Daily Kansan Monday, Oct. 13. 1952
Class Officer Elections Due for Thorough Revision
An amendment to ASC bill No. 10 "to provide for election of class officers by nonpartisan ballot" was presented at the last All Student Council meeting by Will Adams, a FACTS Council representative.
by Dick Bibler
"Aspiring candidates for class office shall file directly with the All Student Council elections committee by submitting a petition signed by 25 members of the class concerned. The candidate's name shall then be placed on the ballot; under no circumstances shall party affiliation be designated, nor shall the name of any party appear on any ballot of class officers."
The amendment will be voted on at tomorrow's Council meeting. It reads in part:
The amendment proposed by FACTS is logical and would bring a long-needed improvement in the class officer system.
In other years the two parties have run the "biggest names" they could find in their ranks and the contest was a popularity poll with partisan interests. This side show has been politically pleasant and interesting, but not a constructive method of electing the best people to responsible positions.
This proposal is another constructive step that has been taken by FACTS political party in the interest of responsible student government. The amendment, if passed, would make the election of class officers a race between qualified candidates for real class offices. These elections have not been taken seriously in the past because class officers have been considered "glorious titles" and nothing more.
"Why," the innocent may ask, "should class officers who are responsible to everyone in their class—regardless of party—be elected by only a part of that class, anyway?" It is understandable and valid to elect a Student Council president on
party platforms, but class officers are elected, for their interest and ability.
There are no campaign promises or party principles at stake when the classes go to the polls to elect their figurehead officers.
Moreover, a nonpartisan election system would discourage the nomination of campus "wheels" who are already stuck with too many activities. Lesser known but better qualified candidates could be placed on the ballot. The officers elected would be more interested in doing a job than in enjoying a "position." They would have the time and talent to carry heavy responsibility or they wouldn't have petitioned for the job in the first place.
Further, the proposed system would be an improvement from the freshman woman's standpoint because under the present elections procedure, she must decide between two completely strange and foreign factions—FOR and FACTS—before she can vote for freshman class officers. She must side with one of two parties about which she is equally ignorant. The amendment would provide for the election of qualified officers without political tags or Greek-Independent distinctions.
It is hoped by Adams and other FACTS Council members that this proposal will be approved and passed by the Council. Pachacamac representatives may remember (before—characteristically—they oppose the FACTS move) that their own party platform last spring called for more "active" class officers.
It seems reasonable to us that if in future campaigns the choice is between persons rather than parties, then the officers elected will have been named to their jobs because they were willing to seek them and work at them after the election. Winning candidates will have "brought it on themselves" and there will be no excuse for lack of initiative or activity while they are in office.
-Dot Taylor.
Britain Keeps Chin Up In Period of Austerity
Britain has performed one of the most remarkable jobs of pride-swallowing in history.
(Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles by Roger Varrington, Daily News staffer, who spent the summer touring Florence).
Once a mighty nation that ruled the seas and later was a major power in two world conflicts, she is now a broke and austerity-haunted nation. ___
The British are not paupers but their economy has reached a point where they have become overly dependent on foreign aid. Instead of being able to enjoy even their own output, they have to get along on very little and export as many goods as possible.
They manufacture many cars now but ride bicycles and export the cars. They are allowed to leave the country with the equivalent of only $60 but they encourage others to come there for holidays and to bring in foreign money.
To sink from being a leader in many fields to a mediocre performer is a hard knock for a nation but the British have come through it with a characteristic "chins-up" attitude that will make them a winner in the end. Their self-imposed austerity program and good sportsmanship are proof of a stout heart.
Significant of their falling prestige in other fields are the three stinging blows they were handed this summer, mostly at the hands of the U.S.
The British are not ashamed or resentful of their position but neither do they like it. They are determined to rise above it. They are the type people that can raise themselves by their own bootstraps, if necessary.
San Francisco—San Francisco's famed "Seal Rocks," tourist attraction several hundred yards off the coast, were covered today with their usual complement of barking seals—and an Eisenhower-Nixon campaign poster.
First 17-year-old Maureen Connally walked off with their women's championship cup at Wimbledon. Then the United States, newest American luxury liner, smashed their long-standing ocean crossing record established by the Queen Mary. Last but not least important to the sports-loving English, was
The U.S. has chosen to help Britain in its recovery program not only for England's good but for our own benefit. I doubt very much if we shall ever regret it. A fighter who will fight even when down on his back makes a tough man to beat and a good ally.
By UNITED PRESS
Warehouseman Stanley Ross, 30, plunged into the icy waters of the Pacific yesterday and delivered the political promotional material to the perplexed animal constituency.
the American and Russian dominance of the Olympics. The English brought home only one gold medal and that was won by a horse.
News Briefs
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Chicago — Complaining residents called police early yesterday to complain that they were being serenaded with the hymn, "Ride On, Prince of Glory."
Police tracked the music to a church were a faulty time clock started a phonograph playing at 2:15 a.m. It should have started at 5 p.m.
Harrisonburg, Va.—Firemen complained today that some of the 40 persons they routed out of bed when fire threatened a hotel here were too nonchalant about the whole thing.
One man rushed back into the burning building for a pack of cigarets. A woman guest took time to put on an overcoat over her night clothes and search her room for a bottle of whiskey before leaving, firemen said.
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Little Man on Campus
"I think he's done pretty well—he hasn't smoked for a week."
Taft Likes Ike
Photo Finish Promised In Important Ohio Race
(Editor's Note: This is the ninth in a series of articles on state political situations and their relation to the 1952 presidential picture.)
The Ohio primary election promises a "photo finish" race. Every week the tide of public favor changes from one side to the other.
As of this week, John Bricker, governor for six years and senator for another six, is the best bet to win the senatorial race. His Democratic opponent, Michael V. DiSalle, is not well known in his home state, despite his three years as mayor of Toledo and his 14 months as price administrator in Washington.
A poll conducted by the Cuyahoga county (Cleveland) CIO political action committee among the city's CIO's members, however, gave Mr. DiSalle a 6 to 1 margin over Sen. Bricker. Labor is behind him and his victory would make a Republican sweep almost impossible.
There is a vast difference in party support for the two men. Mr. DiSalle recently held a press conference in Columbus; the Democratic state headquarters didn't even know about it. On the other hand, Sen. Bricker is very close to the Republican organization.
The gubernatorial race—also of key importance—is one of the most puzzling in the state's history, with Charles P. Taft, Sen. Robert A. Taft's younger brother, opposing Gov. Frank J. Lausche, who is seeking a fourth term.
Seven weeks before balloting, Gov Lausche is ahead. The former Cleveland mayor is a Democrat who places emphasis on his conservatism and his independence from the rest of the party. In Ohio, Gov Lausche considers labor's opposition more valuable than its support.
While many Democrats think Gov. Lausche is too much like a Republican, many Republicans think Charlie Taft is too much like a Democrat. As a result, Mt. Taft will get considerable labor support, while many a conservative who looks upon a
"liberal" Republican as an apostate will vote for Gov. Lausche.
Mr. Taft is a pleasant, hard-working campaigner, but his speeches are not striking fire in this campaign that Gov. Laushe's race.
There is no doubt about Sen. Robert Taft's strength in Ohio, and until he announced his support of Dwight Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson was running ahead in that state. The 25 electoral votes are still in doubt, but Ike is gaining.
Many Taft followers, bitter about his three defeats at Republican national conventions, had been thinking about letting this election go by unnoticed. But Sen. Taft's announcement may have tipped the balance in Ike's favor.
Gov. Stevenson will not get the same kind of support from Gov. Lausche Characteristically, Gov. Lausche is trying to avoid involvement in the Stevenson campaign Nor will the Ohio's popularity at the polls be of any help to Gov. Stevenson. Ohio has the separate "office" ballot plan, whereby there is no one-mark straight-ticket voting.
A poll of the city by the Cleveland Plain Dealer gave Gov. Stevenson 58.7 per cent, and Gen. Eisenhower 41.3 per cent. However, the poll in the Cleveland suburbs gave Gov. Stevenson only 30.5 per cent.
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