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..©tTflCUlJ, PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON jly, editor Walter R. Vernstrom, manager Lloyd Tupling, managing editor Wm. F. Lubersky, ass’t business manager Associate editors: Clair Johnson, Virginia Endicott. John Pink, Elbert Sports Editors Bernadine Bowman, exchange editor. Paul Dcutschmann, assistant managing editor Gladys Battlcson, society *-»m1 Plank, radio editor. Edwin Robbins, art editor. Clare Igoe, women’s page Jean Weber, morgue director Chief Night Editors! Bill Davenport. Warren Waldorf Martha Stewart, feature editor. UPPER NEWS STAFF Hawkins, Reporters: Myra Hulser, Rita Wright, Irvin Mann, Bill IVngra, Wen Brooks, Dick Litfin, Bob Ritter, Kathryn Morrow, Louise Aiken, Louise Sheppard, Mary Failing, Margaret Rankin, Alyce Rogers, Laura Bryant, Marolyn Dudley, Parr Aplin, Maxine Glad, Catherine Taylor, Kenneth Kirtley, Betty Jane Thompson, Warren Waldorf, Lew Evans, Hubard Kuokka, Peggy Robbins, Gertrude Carter, Margaret Ray, Stan Hobson, Sports staff: John Pink, Elbert Hawkins, Chuck Van Scoyoc, Bill Norene, I^arry Quinlin, Morris Henderson, Russ Iseli, Dick Hutchison, Lucille Stevens. Copy editors: Jean Kendall, Rita Lee Powell, Katherine Morrow, Jack Townsend, Warren Waldorf, William Robinson, Gladys Battleson, Mary Kay Booth, Dave Cox, Alice Nelson, Larry Quinlin. Assistant managing editor Day editor: Mildred Blackburnc Corrine Antrim Night editors Lew Evans Bill Fengra The ASUO’s Triumph "yiiSTK'RDAY tho associated students, us ing the preferential ballot, chose an inde pendent man for their president for the next year. The margin bv which Harney Hall was elected indicates the voters probably would have broken precedent and named the non fraternity man under almost any system of voting. Unusual as it is, however, the selection of an unaffiliated nominee was not the most sig nificant precedent shattered al the polls yes terday. Both Hie outstanding candidates who had declared their intention to run were placed on the executive committee, something which never happened before in campus polit ical history. Next year (here will be no “in” party and no “out ” faction, because no party lines were drawn, no party beaten. No one of the nom inees was defeated by a large bloc of voters marking straight party ballots. The candi dates elected, in reality, represent no one group but are the choices of the campus at large. It is in this respect that the most obvious advantage of the preferential ballot is to he seen. The AKIM) is not robbed of one-half of Hie leaders of the junior class as it has been in the past simply because the other faction swung more houses. This year it isn’t Presi dent Henson or President Hall. It's Hall and Henson, ASUO executives, supported by two other representatives of the campus, Jhkanees Sellaupp and Dave Silver. Clearly the associated student body lias profited by the first election under the prefer ential system. Load Lightened a compromise but a tacit recognition of the overcrowding of final spring term weeks which seniors fought vainly to elimin ate' is the faculty action of Wednesday night which ended classes for seniors on May '22. The initiative for this motion apparently arose within the iaculty itself. Not long ago a motion by seniors to dominate final exams in order to relieve the over-weighted schedule was defeated by a faculty vote. To a largo extent, this resolution accomplishes the pur poses of the defeat oil motion. Perhaps the seniors were a bit tactless in presenting their motion. At any rate, faculty regulations about exams prevented its pass age. This new development indicates the, Iaculty recognizes the problem. Perhaps next ear it will see lit to abolish these final exams which have little academic value or to return to the old system. That Silver Lining ^Jh’l.tiON MOTHKKS open a visit today on a "different ' campus. I'lie spirit of welcome will be the same. rl lie Mother s I >ay program will probably not vary greatly from that of hist. year, but the guests will tiud themselves on a campus whose changes in landscape are symbolic of changes in spirit. There is no definable, concrete substance which fan be termed school spirit. There are, 1 however, varying degrees of life in a student body. The new library, the new gym, the new infirmary, are partly the causes of and partly substantial evidences that the University is definitely on the upgrade once more, perhaps because the depression era is waning. The hearty greeting which the University \ and each student extends to the mothers is truly sincere, of that our guests can be assur ed. Junior weekend becomes more than a campus event. It is their Junior weekend just as much as it is the students’. On one count mothers should be warned. They visit the campus at the most festive period of the year, when it is at its best in the effort to entertain them. There is a serious side of college life, however, and Junior week end certainly isn't a cross-section of tin; year as a whole. Welcome mothers—but please remember while We’re all having a good time that this is our vacation as well as yours. Those new buildings are there for a purpose. Pay-Dirt Politics CJTUDIES IN CONTRAST were two of the three elections held on the campus yes terday. The ASUO election which, incidentally, at tracted nearly 800 voters or approximately 65 per cent of those eligible, was conducted in a dignified and orderly manner. The ru mors which usually float about the campus concerning stuffed ballot boxes and proxy votes are absent this year. The only difficulty arose when the checkers, determining stand ing as ASUO members, could not work fast enough in the early afternoon to take care of all voters immediately and a line had to be formed. Under the direction of Vice-President Jim JIurd, both the balloting and counting went smoothly. There was little or no electioneer ing at the polls and the event as a whole was the most ordeily election in years. # » =* OUCH WAS NOT the ease with the election ^ farce conducted by the sophomore class. Two days before the balloting there were only 90 voting members in the sophomore class. With the juicy plum of the presidency dangl ing before their eyes, candidates and their parties set out to win and didn’t spare the horses. The turn-over in class cards for the two-day period amounted to about 250. (treat numbers of sophs were “urged ’ to vote—for the candidate who financed their ca rds. Olio laotion saw 1o it that 1UU stiulonts sucklenly became eligible to vote. Tlio other side, reinitiated by wangling cards for 150. Both encountered a little difficulty when it came time to get their stooges’ votes into the ballot box. Late in the afternoon many were at the ball game; others didn't want to make the long trip to the V hut. Proxies appeared in large numbers. When the ballot counting was linished, an Emerald reporter entered the room and asked for the tally sheet. Two members of the win ning ticket protested its release, the ballot counters turned around to argue, and a mo ment later, amid much fumbling with papers, the tally sheet had disappeared. * « * RECOUNT was necessary. There was some discussion about the legality ot proxy votes under the Australian balloting system. Finally a decision was reached. A tem porary victor was declared, with the defeated candidate protesting the proxy votes. If his protest is allowed, he will either gain the office or another election will be necessary. This junior class presidency is a big job. Apparently it is worth some cold, hard cash to someone. With this in mind, the Emerald suggests the (deetion be held again sometime next week, disregarding yesterday’s results. Not that we care about the questions of ethics and fair play involved but with a few more days of hot campaigning and time to write home for cash, the lads might boost the class exchequer well over the $500 mark. In this du\ of gravy polities, one just has to be practical. Benson, Sehaii|>|> (.Continued from page otic) Competent handling of the new and complicated vote tabulation system was handled by Waldo Schumacher, professor of political science, Herman Kehrli, director of the bureau of municipal research, and Warren C. Hyde, of the staff of the league of Oregon cities, working together with a student committee appointed by Jim Hurd, vice-president of the AKUO, com posed of Craig Finley, lOd Kolduns. Herb Clark, and Vic Roseufeld. I,luiim.itions Made Candidates receiving the. least number of first choice votes were plus votes had oc'n divided and their second and third had been tal lied. As each candidate was drop ped from the race, his votes went to others below the quota. In the eighth count after votes had been transferred seven times, it was found that Dave Silver had more final votes than Frances Schaupp. but the third position went to her on the strength of her first choice ballots. First counting of tirst choice votes resulted as follows: Hall, 3IMF Benson. VI-10, Sohaupp, hi!, Silver 38. Battleson 33. Turner 38. Igoe 8, Dalton o. Pease 4, Fort 3. and in valid votes 3. Installation Planned Installation of the new ASl'O executive committee officers will he held today in Vdl ud ball, at 11 tlih Schultz, retiring president of the student body, will preside for the final meeting this year. D. F. Hargis, instructor in speech, will make commencement talks at Glendale. Blue River and Condon high schools this mouth. PasHii*; Shot* (ContinueJ from {'age car) round trips slated lor the giant ship this summer. Court Cions Uaftped Opponents of President Roose velt's court reorganization plan were further bolstered in their hopes yesterday when Chief Jus tice Hughes, speaking before mem tiers of the American Law lustitute, severely rapped ttie supreme court membership increasing proposal Asserting that lb justices would hamper the efficiency of the court. Hughes furthet declared the court was clearly abreast of current work, and cited statistics to prove his contention. Subscription only $3.00 per year. * EMERALD’S * Quiz of the Week By ELISABETH STETSON With politics over and Junior weekend just starting, you should have plenty of time to take this brain teaser. The quiz was given to three students, Jayne Bowerman, senior in social science, answered nine of the ten questions correctly; a junior in business administration who refused to give his name, answered six right; and Wendell Brooks, a freshman in journalism, broke even, answering five right. Answer the questions and show mamma even if you don’t read books you read the Emerald, or do you? The answers are found on another page. 1. Students have a bona fide excuse this weekend for not studying because: a. Professors became politically-minded and made a coalition agreeing not to give any assignments over the weekend. b- Condon and the English Reserve libraries are to be closed so the books on reserve can be moved to the new library. c. Condon and the English reserve libraries are to be closed so that the books from the English reserve can be moved to the new library. d. The new library is to be open only to visiting moth ers for inspection. 2. Matrix Table has sent out invitations to a banquet to honor: a. All upperclass women working for honors. b. All women making over a three-point GPA. c. Outstanding women in arts, letters, and journalism. d. Outstanding women in journalism. jonn Aimack, an Oregon graduate, nas Brought tame to tne name of Oregon with his new book "The Track of the Sun” which is a book of: a. Poetry. b. Travel stories. c. Maya Indian legends. d. European political troubles. i. Pi Alpha Delta, another one of the campus' many honoraries, is a: a. French club. b. German club. c. Legal organization. d. BA organization. 5. Senator Walter Pearson rated a banner in the Register-Guard anu a story and editorial in the Emerald all because: a. He has been appointed to direct all the Oregon nor mal schools. b. He was elected president of the Oregon State college board of regents. c. He was elected president of the Oregon University board of regents. d. He was appointed to the board of higher education. 5. “Buy a Mom” has been plastered on campus bulletin boards and trees and refers to: a. The YWCA sale of yarn dolls. b. The Junior weekend propaganda. ( c. A sale of presents for Mother’s clay held by the Co-op. d. Tickets for the Mother's banquet for Saturday night. 6. Pulitzer prizes awarded again. What one author of the follow ing missed out? a. Margaret Mitchell. b. George Kaufman. c. Maxwell Anderson. d. Moss Hart. 8. An editorial in the Emerald on the conference of the Retail Distributors’ association said that such a conference: a. Was a good idea. b. Degenerates into a black-slapping, useless affair. c. Wasn’t as good as the annual editor’s conference. d. Was of great value to the merchants and students and should be continued. 9. Net to be outdone by the world at large, a sit-down strike has been called at the University of Oregon. It is a strike for: a. No gum chewing at the prom. b. No classes Saturday. c. Shadier seats at the baseball game. d. Cleaner politics. 10. Among other tilings, the faculty passed a resolution at their c meeting Tuesday to: a. Abolish exams for seniors. ] b. Cut down the willows on the mill race. < c. Appoint the executive committee themselves after this to avoid politics. £ c. Abolish publicizing and emphasizing grades. Kemler’s Ticket (Continued from page one) results of the voting in doubt until late last night. After a conference with Dean Virgil D. Earl, both sides proceeded to run in written proxy votes on the many cards they had purchased. The first count of votes was made with the proxy votes accepted as legal, but this issue later brought protests, because of misunderstanding as to the time they were secured. When the results of the election were asked for publication, the committee of representatives of both parties and class officers re fused to allow publication. Later tabulation sheets were found to be missing, and a recoupt was asked. With the arrival of both candi dates for president, last night, ar guments ensued as to the proced ure to obtain a recount. As any question of the legality of the proxy votes would have to be sub mitted to the ASUO judiciary com mittee acting in an unofficial capacity, it was decided by the class committee to recourft the votes and make them official. It was rumored last night that Denton Burdick, defeated candi date for president, would place a formal protest with Class Presi dent Harry Weston, asking that \ any impartial persons be allowed to judge on the ' legality of the proxy votes. Election Results ASUO Executive Committee (Votes cast, 770, quota necessary 1 for election, 155.) 1 Barney Hall, 359, president. Noel Benson, 240, first vice president. J (Both candidates exceeded their quotas on the first count and were * immediately elected to office. Their surplus ballots were transferred to the other eight candidates.) Frances Schaupp, second vice president, reached her quota first' on the eighth count. Have Silver, secretary-treasurer, reached and exceeded his quota later in the eighth. Sophomore Class President Zane Kemler, 151. Denton Burdick, 140. Vice-President Virginia Regan, 163. Mary Hinish, 128. 1 ( Secretary Kay Coleman, 156. Felker Morris, 135. Treasurer Brock Miller, 146. Bill Frager, 144. 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