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SUMMER SESSION KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1943
Official Publication of the
Summer Session
SUMMER SESION KANSAS
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence, Kansas
Editor ... Dale Robinson
Business Mgr. ... Betty Lou Perkins
John C. Garand, M-1 Inventor
How often are American munitions, firearms, and ammunition praised and how seldom is any mention made of the man behind the gun. The man behind the gun in this instance does not refer to that fighting soldier who leads and fires the gun, but to that ingenious personality who draws up the plans and invents it.
Such a character is John C. Garand, at present principal ordnance designer and assistant works manager of the government armory at Springfield, Massachusetts. Garand alone is responsible for the most tremendous strides in the perfection of infantry guns in four decades. His gun, which is commonly referred to as the U. S. Rifle, calibre 30, M1, but abbreviated to simply M1, is fast replacing the old, hand-operated Springfield. The M1 has seen action on every American front in this war and has received the highest praise from Gen. Douglas MacArthur who describes it as unexcelled in combat duty.
Garand is an unassuming character who is extremely proud of his work and the many medals awarded him. However, he gives no outward signs of this pride; in fact whenever he is referred to as a celebrity, he finds it impossible to understand the origin of such a statement. He lives in constant fear of speech-making. This fear was accentuated with a recording of his appearance on the program "We the People," several years ago. He found at that time that he speaks with a slight French accent, although he has spoken English ever since his twelfth year. Garand is patriotic to the last letter. All rights, commercial and foreign, on his M1, which under government contract were rightfully his, were waived several years ago. No other course of action ever occurred to him.
Garand often lives in a world of utter preoccupation and abstraction. At times he lives wholly with his work. His attack on any new problem is thoroughly direct and original.
The esteem and high regard which are his are a complete puzzle to this man. Although internationally celebrated, he roams through the streets of Springfield without causing any commotion or even any recognition. Garand is a self-made man. He has been employed in nearly every line of business from sweeping floors in a mill to welding in a machine shop. He has participated in cross country motorcycle meets; which proves his interests and aptitudes to be wide and varied.
This outstanding personality works actively. He reaches the armory by eight o'clock every morning and rarely leaves before five o'clock. He is not permitted by the army to discuss his work but he is not restricted as to where he can or can not go. He is often reminded that he is a valuable personality and would be excellent material for kidnappers. He only laughs off this statement with the exclamation, "Who would want me?"
Garands' most firm belief lies in the theory that this war will be won by the Allies within two years.
title: A Bill Concerning the Apportionment, Qualifications a nd Nomination of Representatives of the All-Student Council and Provisions for their Election and Tenure of Office.
BILL NO. II
Be it enacted by the Associatee Students of the University of Kansas:
Chapter I
Apportionment of Representatives to the A.S.C.
Sec. 1. The All-Student Council at the beginning of the school year shall appoint an Elections Committee, said committee to consist of two representatives of each political party having one representative seated on the Council plus the Faculty Advisory Committee. It shall be the duty of the Elections Committee to supervise the freshman election, the general election and the elections of the representation amongarious organizations; and in addition shall supervise any election held by or among members of the Associated Students of the University of Kansas when requested to do so by $25\%$ of the participating members.
Sec. 2. The generally elected representatives of the All-Student Council shall be chosen in the following manner:
First: The number of representatives from districts shall tentatively be set at thirty minus four minus the number of organizations to be represented for the following school year.
Second: Divide the total number of students by one more than the number of representatives thus decided upon.
Third: Take as the quota per representative the whole number next larger than the quotient obtained by the second step.
Fourth: Determine the number of men and number of women in each district.
Fifth: Any district having less than the quota shall be given one representative from the majority sex. Sixth: Determine the number of full quotas for each district by dividing the total number of men students and the total number of women students in the district by the quota. Seventh: If the total number of representatives apportioned to the several districts by the above procedure is less than the number tentatively decided in the first step, the committee shall assign the first additional membership to the district that has the largest surplus after its full quota has been assigned, the second to the district that has the second largest surplus, and so until all the allotted number of representatives have been assigned; provided that no extra representatives shall be assigned to any district of the majority sex for which the surplus is less two-thirds of the quota, or to any district of the minority sex for which the surplus is less than one-half of the quota.
Sec. 3. Group representatives. a. The following extracurricular organizations shall be allowed one representative on the All-Student Council : The YMCA, the YWCA, the Pan Hellenic Council, the Interfraternity Council, the Men's Dorm Council, the Women's Dorm Council, the Independent Student Association, the Cooperative Housing Association, the Negro Students Association, and the Jay Janes.
b. The All-Student Council shall have the rower by a majority vote to alter this list at any time so long as the total number of organizations represented shall not exceed ten and so long as all groups fulfill the qualifications set forth in Article V, Section 2-c of the Constitution.
d. The Elections Committee shall enforce the constitutional provision that insofar as is practicable all candidates for election from extracurricular organizations shall be classified as juniors or sophomores during their period of office.
c. At any time before the third week following the general election each designated organization shall by a popular vote elect its representative to the All-Student Council and certify that fact to the Elections Committee of the A.S.C. The committee each election shall be left up to the method involved so long as the Election committee is satisfied that the method chosen results in a democratic and representative selection.
e. Group members on the All- Student; Council shall vote on all
issues except those on which an objection of 25% of the elected representatives is voiced. They shall, however, possess all other rights and responsibilities of Council membership including that of discussion and introduction of bills and of fair representation on Council committees.
Sec. 4. Freshman election, a. On the first Thursday in November there shall be held a Freshman election in which two freshman representatives to the All-Student Council and any other freshman officers hereafter provided for shall be elected.
b. The rules set forth in the Bill governing the general elections shall apply so far as applicable to the election of freshman representatives.
c. Freshman men shall elect one freshman man'n's representative, freshman woman shall elect one freshman women's representative. In either case the candidate receiving te greatest number of votes shall be declared elected.
d. Freshman representatives shall be entitled to all rights of membership possessed by any other generally elected member of the All-Student Council.
Qualification and Nomination of Representatives to the A.S.C.
Chapter II
Sec. 1 The words "regularly enrolled" contained in Article III of the Constitution of the Associated Students of the University of Kansas shall mean any registered student taking a course at the University of Kansas at Lawrence, Kansas. Any regularly enrolled student as defined above, shall be a qualified voter at any election of the Associated Students of the University of Kansas.
Sec. 2. The annual general election shall be held between March 1 and date to be set at least two weeks' advance by the All-Student Council.
Sec. 3. Any member of the Associated Students of the University of Kansas shall be eligible to hold office under that association provided he shall conform to the constitutional requirements thereof.
Sec. 4. All nominations made by political parties shall be known and designated as party nominations and the certificates by which such nominations are certified shall be known and designated as party certificates of nomination. Party nominations of candidates for officers or members of the All-Student Council can be made only by a delegate or mass convention, primary election, or caucus of the qualified voters belonging to one political party having a campus-wide organization. A political party having a campus-wide organization shall be defined as a party whose active membership constitutes $5\%$ of the student body, and a political party having a campus-wide organization may a nominate one person for each office that is to be filled at the next usufsig election and, subject to the provisions of this bill, may file a certificate of this nomination so made. Each such certificate shall be signed by the presiding officer and the secretary of the party making such nominations and shall be accompanied by a filing fee of one dollar for each person nominated.
Sec. 5. All nominations other than party nominations shall be known as and designated as independent nominations and the nomination papers by which such nominations are made shall be known as independent certificates of nomination. Independent nominations for President of this association may be made by the petition of not less than two hundred qualified voters of the Associated Students of the University of Kansas; and for the members of the All-Student Council, by petition of 100 electors or of $40\%$ of the electors of the district which they are to represent. The signatures for such nomination need not be appended to one paper, but each voter signing an independent certificate of nomination shall add to his signature his classification and school, and one of the signers to each paper shall make and subscribe an oath that to the best of his knowledge and belief the signatures thereto are genuine, that the statements therein contained are true, and such oath shall be affixed to each such nomination paper before it is presented. No such nomination paper may contain the names of more candidates for any office than there are persons to be elected thereto, if it does, it shall be void. No person shall join in nominating more than one person for any office, and if he does, his name shall not be counted on any certificate.
Sec. 6. All certificates of nomination shall be in writing and shall contain the name of each person nominated, his classification and a designation, in not more than five words, of which the word party shall be one, of the political party made the nominations. All certificates of nomination must be with the Secretary of the All-Student Council, shall be public records and shall be open to the inspection of any student of the University.
Sec. 7. All certificates of nomination shall be filed with the Secretary of the All-Student Council not less than six days before the date of the election as set by the All-Student Council.
Sec. 8 No person shall accept more than one nomination to the same office. Any person who has been nominated for any office may cause his name to be withdrawn from nomination by his request in writing, signed by him and acknowledged before a notary or the Secretary of the All-Student Council not later than four days before the date of the election, and no name so withdrawn shall be printed on the ballots for that office. In case of nomination of the same person by two parties, to the same office, the person shall file a written statement as to which one he will accept, not later than four days before the date of the election.
Sec. 9. In case a candidate who has been duly nominated declines the nomination, or should the certificate of nomination for any reason be held invalid, the vacancy thus occasioned may be filled by the political party or individuals making the original nominations, or if the time is insufficient therefor, the vacancy may be filled in any manner provided by the political party beforehand. The certificates of nomination made to fill such vacancies shall state in addition to the facts required in Section 4 above, the name of the original nominee, the date of his decimation or the fact that the former petition has been irregular or insufficient and the measures which have been taken in order to fill the vacancy; and it shall be signed and sworn to by the person or persons authorized to make the nominations.
Sec. 10. The certificate of nomination being filed shall be deemed to be valid unless objection thereto is duly made in writing within three days from the filing thereof. Such objections shall be considered by the Elections Committee of the All-Student Council and a decision of the majority of its members shall be final.
Chapter III
Campaigning of Political Parties or Individuals for any Election to the A.S.C.
Sec. 1. The printing and circulation of sample ballots on or before the day of election is unlawful and any person or persons found guilty of printing or aiding and abetting in the printing, or distribution, or who shall have such ballots in his possession, shall, upon convictions thereof before the All-Student Court be punished according to the Court's liscertion, the maximum penalty to
be suspension from school for one semestr; the minimum penalty to be a fine of $10.
Sec. 2. Electioneering within fifty feet of any polling place is hereby declared to be unlawful, and any person violating this section shall be punished in the same manner as provided in Section 1. It shall likewise be illegal to coerce, intimidate, or keep any record or list of persons voting at the polls.
Sec. 3. All political advertisements, political handbills, or other publicity of political nature shall carry the signature or a short statement which shall make plain what person or what political party is paying for such matter and is assuming responsibility for it. Any person or political party which fails to make such a statement or signature or makes a false or misleading statement or signature, or distributes matter without a statement or signature or with a false or misleading statement or signature, shall be guilty of violating this section, and subject to the punishment as provided in Section 1.
Sec. 4. Any person who shall lend or give away money or other valuable things to any person to induce him to cast his vote for or against any candidate or to refrain from voting, or to remain from the polls, or who shall aid or abet the lending or giving of any money or valuable thing for such puposes, shall upon conviction thereof, be punished in the same manner as provided in Section 1. "Valuable things" shall be defined as all things of practical use to the donee which costs one-half of one-cent (1/2 of 1c) or more.
The remainder of Bill No. 2 will follow in successive issues of the Summer Kansan.
FRATERNITY STUDENTS!
J. N. Rooney of
L. G. BALFOUR CO.
will be at Hotel Eldridge Tues., Wed., Thur. June 8-10
Phone for appointments. Displays will be made at Delta Upsilon, Phi Gamma Delta, Beta Theta Pi, S.A.E. and Phi Kappa Psi Houses.
GOOD JOB OPEN SECRETARY
Part-time position for capable student, preferably one who will work for several years.
SHORTHAND, TYPING, FILING and other office work
Journ. Bldg. 106. Phone K.U. 105
DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM