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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1950)
'Second Chance' Scheduled May 22 (Continued from page one) to have his or her name in the poll book and shall be en titled to vote at the annual election or any special election of this Association. The Registrar’s office shall certify in writing on the poll book that it is the official poll book, and shall deliver the same to the Director of Student Affairs of the Uni versity of Oregon before 5 p.m. of the day prior to the election. The vice-president of this Association shall, fif teen minutes prior to the opening of the polls, receive the official poll book from the Director of Student Affairs upon a receipt therefore to the Director of Student Af fairs. Clause 5. All elections under this constitution shall be conducted by such rules and regulations as may be laid down by the Student Senate and such rules and regula tions shall be administered by the vice-president of this Association. Clause 6. The ballots shall be counted only by the judges appointed by the vice-president and under his di rection. Clause 7. Any qualified voter of this Association wish ing to contest the election of any person must give notice in writing to the Constitutional Committee of the ASUO within ten days from the date of said elecion, stating under oath the reason or reasons for contesting the election, sup ported by the statements under oath of not less than five qualified voters therein, the nature and character of the irregularities upon which the contest is based. Clause 8. The sample ballot and voting instructions shall be printed in the Emerald the two successive publi cation days prior to election. ARTICLE III Preferential Voting Each voter will be given a ballot containing the names of the candidates with a blank square beside each one. In these squares the voter will put numbers indicating the order of his preference for the different candidates, put ting down as many as he chooses in “1-2-3 order” as he wishes. After the polls have been closed, the tabulators first establish the quota which is the least number of votes through which a candidate can be elected. This is ascer tained by dividing the total number of votes cast by a number one greater than the number of offices to be filled and adding one to the resulting quotient. Thus, if there are 1500 votes cast and there are four offices to fill, the quota will be obtained by dividing 1500 by five and adding one, giving 301. Then the tabulators sort all the ballots in piles according to the first choices indicated. Following this, the ballots will be counted and each candidate will be credited with the number of first choices he has gained. If the number of first choices received by any candidate is equal to or exceeds the quota, which is, let us say, 301, he will at once be declared elected. Still using the quota of 301 as an example, suppose a candidate receives more than that number. As already stated, he will be considered elected. Then, from such a successful candidate’s pile of votes a number of ballots equivalent to the surplus will be drawn and the second choices indicated on these ballots will be credited to the candidates who are still in the running but not yet elected. If the addition of these second choice ballots to any can didate’s pile raises his total to 301 votes, he will be de clared elected. Then, after all of the first choice ballots have been dis tributed, the candidate with the least number of votes iv.il be declared defeated; and his ballots will be distributed, each one going to the “continuing candidate” indicated as next choice. A "continuing candidate” is one not yet elect ed or defeated. If this transfer of the “defeated candidate’s” ballots raises the total of another candidate’s votes over the “quota” he will be pronounced elected. After this has been done, if there are positions yet to be filled, again the one with the lowest number of votes will be considered de feated, and his ballots will be transferred to the “con tinuing candidates.” This procedure of defeating the low est candidate and giving his votes to the others who are still in the running will be continued until the election is ended. ARTICLE IV Section 1. Two-thirds of the voting members shall con stitute a quorum in the Senate. ARTICLE V Awards Section I. The Senate shall make all athletic awards in accordance with rules and regulations as determined by the Senate. ARTICLE VI Duties of Cabinet Section I. Duties of Appointive Cabinet Positions. Clause 1. Athletic. This chairman shall supervise and be responsible to the ASUO President for the Athletic Committee, the Rally Board, and the Intramural Commit tee. The Athletic Committee shall represent the student body in relationships with the Athletic Department. The Rally Board shall be responsible for carrying out the rally program and assisting the Yell King. The Intramural Committee shall advise and assist in the development of the intramural program. Clause 2. Social. The social chairman shall assist the ASUO president in the coordination of all campus social events, and in the supervision of the budgets of all class and ASUO social functions. He shall gather and file reports on all ASUO and class activities and advise chairmen of these events upon their request. Clause 3. Public Relations. The public relations chair man shall be responsible for gathering and disseminating information on all ASUO and class activities and func tions. The public relations chairman shall be correspondent to such organizations as directed by the President of the ASUO. ARTICLE VII Student Union Board Section 1. The Student Union Board shall be an agent of the ASUO and shall have the general responsibility for the development of the program within the Erb Memorial Student Union. Section 2. The future method of perpetuation shall be determined by the joint committee provided for in the 1949-50 Student Union Board plan of perpetuation. ARTICLE VIII Amendments Section I. Proposition of Amendments. Amendments to the by-laws of this Association may be proposed by any member of this Association. Section II. Adoption. A three-fourths vote of the mem bership of the Senate shall be necessary for the adoption of such amendments. Prof Rating Criticisms Expected The Advisory Council sent out questionnaires Wednesday asking for faculty members’ opinions of various rating methods, including the student faculty rating made on the campus the last two years un der the direction of Mortar Board. The survey is under the direc ts, n of former Council Chairman R. R. Huestis. Divided into three I arts, the questionnaires usk opin ions on: (1) The student rating blanks, (2) Preferences on rating systems, and (3) desires about making rating information avail able to administrative officers, the Advisory Council, or to some agen cy for statistical analysis and summary. “Suggestions that are made by many professors might be worth while to members of Mortar Board in revising their rating form next year," Huestis said. "The report will depend on the number of re sponses received.” The blanks seek information on times when professors have col lected rating blunks from students, if they have ever conducted their own rating system, their judgment of the student ratings, opinion to ward them, and suggestions for modifications and improvements. In part two, the faculty is asked to give its preferences for rating methods such as student ratings, ratings by faculty colleagues, study cf recordings made in class, audit ing of classes by a dean or depart ment chairman, kibitzing by fac ulty members, and study of class achievement in examinations pre pared by persons other than the instructor. 'Trends in Topology' Lecture Monday A series of lectures on “Recent Trends in Topology” will be given here Monday through Saturday by Raymond L. Wilder, research pro fessor of mathematics at the Uni versity of Michigan. With the exception of the Tues day speech, the lectures will be given at 4:15 p.m. in 256 Emerald. Tuesday’s address, on “Intuitionism and Its Influence,” is scheduled for 4:15 in 105 Deady. Pi of. Wilder, a former Guggen heim fellow and officer of the American Mathematical Society, Is the author of a publication on the topology of manifolds. All lectures are open to the pub lic. Ballot Petitions Due Monday Petitions for positions on the ASUO ballot for the regular spring term elections, slated for May 22, are due by midnight Monday to President Art Johnson in his Emer ald Hall office. Candidates may petition for ASUO president, first and second vice-president, secretary-treasurer, yell king, and Executive Council representatives from the sopho more, junior, and senior classes. Class positions to appear on the ballot are sophomore, junior, and senior president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. Dean Confers in Seattle Robert B. Dean, professor of chemistry, is in Seattle this week to hold informal conferences at the University of Washington concern ing its work on diffusion. Dr. Dean, is working on a re search project on diffusion here. Olson to Give Recital Tuesday Lucile Olson, contralto, will pre sent her senior recital at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the music school audi toiiam. Miss Olson will present four groups of songs in English, Ger man, French, and Italian. The first group will include “Yea, Mid Chains,’’ from the opera “Berenice” by Handel; “Oh Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me,” from Handel’s “Semelet;” “Virgin, Full of Grace” by Francisco Durante; and “There’s a Voice that I En shrine,” from Rossini’s “The Bar ber of Seville.” The second group, in German, will consist of “On Sunday Morn ing” and “Love Lasts for Aye” by Brahms, and "All Soul’s Day” and “Serenade,” by Richard Strauss. A group of French songs, “Chan sons de Bilitis” by Debussy, will precede the final group, “A Charm of Lullabies,” by the contemporary English composer Benjamin Brit ten. Miss Olson will be accompanied by Emily Rhodes Parker, a Uni versity graduate. 'Campus Recital' Broadcast Monday “Campus Recital," a student presented radio show, will be aired over KOAC at 8:30 p.m. Monday Five students will participate in the half-hour program. Joanne Loper will play three pi ano numbers. Songs by Janet Neil sen, soprano, will be accompanied by Mallard Kinney. Lynn Sjolund bass, accompanied by Kinney, will also sing. Oregana Handouts Halts Until Tuesday No more Oreganas will be distributed until 9 a.m. Tues day, Jim Sanders, business manager, reported Friday. Distribution Tuesday at Mc Arthur Court will continue from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., includ ing the noon hour. Monday distribution was cancelled because Oregana of ficials felt too many students had Monday classes. Latest figures reveal that 2,000 books were handed out by service honoraries Thurs day and Friday. Indian Costume Display Opens Today in Gallery An exhibition of costumes, used in the dances of the Northwest Coast Indians, will be presented in the art school gallery May 12 through 25. The gallery will be open on week days from 1 to 5 p.m., and closed on Sundays. The material on dis play is on loan from the Portland Art Museum and includes a group of percussion instruments and to temic carvings. Peace Discussion Set for Thursday “Peace—By Court or Govern ment” will be discussed by Hans Kelsen, professor of political sci ence at the University of Cali fornia, at 8 p.m. Thursday in 207 Chapman. Prof. Kelsen is appearing under the auspices of the University Lec tures Committee and the Graduate School. The political scientist will give another lecture at 11 a.m. Friday in 3 Fenton on “The North Atlan tic Pact and the Charter of the United Nations.” Prof. Kelsen is considered an ex pert in international affairs. He has studied at the Universities of Vienna, Utrecht, Harvard, and Chi cago. Men Wanted for Work On Mortarboard Ball Mortarboard wants some men. But the men they want must be willing to work on the Mor tarboard Ball May 26, most likely on decorations. Petitions, which are due at 5 p.m. Tuesday, may be turned in to Joan Skordahl or Jean Hall at Chi Omega. Daily EMERALD University of Oregon. Entered'as second class matter at'the postoffice, Eugene Oregon Opinions expressed in editorials are those of the writer, and do not claim to represent the yDinions of the ASL O or of the University. Initialed editorials are written by associate editors Tnstgned editorials are written by the editor. 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