This is The Preferential System:
Accurate, Detailed, Confusing
Elections will bo hold Wednes
«lny, find one of the voting prob
lems will again concern Oregon
voter* the problem of preferential
voting.
The system ha* been subject to
n fair amount of crltlclwn, but It
baa It* advantages as well as Its
disadvantages, one disadvantage
being Its apparent resistance to
Understanding.
Under preferential voting a ma
jority or a minority is represented
on the senate exactly according to
Its actual strength, Director of
Student Affairs Donald M. Du
Shane Iihh explained.
Here’s How It Works
Here’s the way preferential vot
ing works, as especially applied
to this year's election:
With 24 candidates, including
ASUO presidential candidates Pat
Dignan and Helen Jackson, run
ning for the 11 senate-at-large po
sitions (the president and vice
president are considered senators
et-large as far os the ballot is ar
ranged!, voters will mark the bal
lot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 towards 24, for
as many candidates as desired.
However, It Is deemed advisable
to vote for at least 11 candidates,
since the voter's chances of having
his preferences considered will be
prolonged in the distribution pro
cess, to be explained later in this
article.
The Quota Procedure
In determining who is elected,
the number of total ballots are
counted. Assuming that 2000 valid
votes are cast Wednesday, the
"quota" the total number of votes
necessary to elect a candidate—
would then be selected.
Here's how the quota is deter
mined:
1. Take the number of positions
open ill),
2. Add 1 (making 12».
3. Divide the ballots cast <2000»
by the figure (12), making 167.
4. Add 1. The quota in this hypo
thetical situation would be 168.
(let the Smallest Number
Logic of the method is to ob
tain the smallest number of votes
which will elect only 11 candidates.
The number "1" votes are count
ed first. If any candidate has the
quota on this count, he is elected.
The person with the most number
"1’’ votes is president, the second
person is vice-president, providing
they have the quota.
If less than 11, but at least 1,
office is filled on the first count,
then the re-distributing process be
- gins. The elected persons' extra
(above the quota! ballots are dis
tributed according to the number
"2" votes. Those candidates then
having the quota are elected, and
their excess ballots are re-distrib
uted according to the number "3"
votes, and so on as long as each re
distribution elects a new candidate.
From the Hot tom
If, before the 11 offices arc fill
ed, a re-distribution step leaves no
new quota for n candidate, re-dis
tribution is handled from the bot
tom. The ballots of the candidate
with the fewest number “1" votes
are re-distributed according to
number "2" votes. If no new quota
is obtained, the ballots of the can
didate who now has the fewest bal
lots (his predecessor being elimin
ated) are re-distributed, and so on.
In the whole process re-distribu
tion of excess ballots of an elected
candidate in each case is taken
care of as long as such a situation
‘exists, then candidates are elim
inated from Ihe bottom in order to
distribute their ballots.
Process Continues
The process continues until 11
persons, in this example, have the
quota. If all ballots are finally dis
tributed or exhausted (ballots are
exhausted when they cannot be
distributed to anyone because the
voter did not vote for enough can
didates which is the reason for
the advice to vote for many pref
erences), and one office, for ex
t ■
ample, in still to bn filled, then the
only candidate remaining ia elect
ed, even though he docs not have
the quota. The name thing is true
for whatever number of offices re
main to be filled.
Same for Classes
Thia same system would apply
to class elections in any year in
which there were more candidates
than offices to be filled. For acv
eral years political parties now
the Associated Greek Students and
the United Students Association
have agreed to put up only a class
presidential and representative
each for each class office. Since
there have usually been only two
parties any particular year, this
has insured all class candidates of
office unless a non-partisan candi
date files— which has happened,
last year for example.
This year, however, no non-par
tisan candidates filed, so all class
candidates will be elected to some
office. The person with the most
number “I" votes is president; the
one with the second highest
amount of number ‘‘1" votes is
vice-president, and the remaining
two candidates are automatically
class representatives. And that's as
far as the process needs to go for
class offices this year.
Fall Job Petitions
Deadline Nears
Freshman week orientation
chairman petitions have been call
ed for and are due Thursday at 4
p.m. in the office of ASUO Presi
dent Bill Carey.
The orientation chairman will be
in charge of the fresljman week
program fall term and the various
activities aimed at geeting fresh
men acquainted with the campus.
Information about the job may be
obtained from files in the office of
the director of student affairs,
Donald DuShane, or from Carey.
Interested petitioners may also
talk with last year's chairman,
Jean Gould. Miss Gould stated that
anyone could apply for the post
end it need not be a Eugene stu
dent.
Petitioners will be interviewed
by the ASUO senate Thursday at
7 p.m.
Social Calendar
Social highlights for the coming
week-end are as follows:
Friday
Law School Dance
Saturday
Alpha Delta Pi Fireside
Dances:
University House
O rides
Delta Della Delta
CAMRJS CALENDAR
8:00 Toynbee Press Conf 118 ST!
11:45 1'niv Theatre UOSU
Noon French Table 111SU
1:00 Crater Lake lot 112 SU
1:80 .Music Comm 818 SU
4:00 All Campus Cleanup 214 SU
ASUO Honor Code 837 SU
AMS Congress 884 SU
Terrace Dance 388 SU
Frosh Picnic 213 SU
0:30 Phi Theta Upsilon 1I2SU
Toynbee Dinner 112 SIT
Opr Pol 213 SU
6:45 Mu Phi Ep 215 SU
Oral Comm 110 SIT
7:00 Christ Sci 833 SU
Ex Stu Proxies 111 SU
House Mgrs 214SU
1VCF 1st FI Gcrl
Newman Dies 112 Friendly
7:30 Phi Mu Alpha 334 SU
Skull & Dag 315 SU
Druids 313 SU
8:00 Toynbee Lcct Me Ct
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1 : r i * t t \ r ' ' > 1
Case Concerning
Inheritance Tax
Settled by Court
Announcement of a final settle
ment in the long pending Rebec
case has been made by Pat Ward,
chairman of the board of trustees
for the University Coed Coopera
tive, Inc.
The ease, which began in 1944,
concerned an inheritance tax on
the house willed to the Co-ops by
the late George Rebec, former dean
of the graduate school. The state's
claim of $1300 was upheld by
Judge William G. East last year
on the grounds that the co-op's
real purpose was to provide econ
omical living for students with lim
ited resources, and therefore not
a strictly charitable group. Char
itable, educational and religious
institutions are exempted from in
heritance taxes. Judge East defined
a charitable group as- one which
applies its revenues to relief of its
members.
The court set a value on the
property on the basis of the $30 a
month rent paid to Rebec while he
lived. Attorneys for the state were
instructed to draw an order calling
for payment of a similar amount
to the state for ''an indefinite per
iod.”
Frosh Dessert
Planned Today
A YWCA dessert for all fresh
men women will be held at the
Sigma Kappa house today from
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Cards and re
freshments are planned. Tickets
may’ be obtained from Y represen
tatives in the dorms and at Ger
linger. or at the dessert.
Duckling counselor petitions will
be available at the dessert for in
terested freshmen women. The "big
slater” program for next year's
frosh women will be explained by
Bobbette Gilmore and Ann Black
well, duckling counselor co-chair
men.
Polls Open Today
For Queen Choice
Voting for the five princesses of
the Junior Weekend court starts
today and will continue through
out Wednesday. Booths in the Co
I op and the Student Union will be
| open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
i both days. Photographs of the 12
; candidates are on display at both
! of the voting sites.
Semi-finalists are Sarah Turn
i hull, Nancy Ann Allen. Harriet
1 Vahcv. Pat Johnson, Helen Jack
! son, Mary Alice Baker, Sally Kee
| ley, Francis Gillmore, Nanette Sil
verthorne, Joan Renner, Jo Martin
j and Barbara Booth.
One of the earliest aerial photo
graphs ever made was taken from
a balloon in 1860 and called "Bos
ton as the Eagle and Wild Goose
See It."
UO Library to Give $150
In Personal Book Contest
Awards totaling $150 arc being
offered In the annual search for the
best book collections on campus.
For the fourteenth time the li
brary contest is being sponsored
by Co-op, house librarians, the Uni
versity library and the Association
of Patron and Friends of the Uni
versity library to stimulate an en
thusiasm for books and reading
among students.
Students who have personal li
braries of books may enter and
compete for prizes in either of
three categories:
The undergraduate students gen
eral library: the undergraduate
students specialized library; or the
graduate students library.
Awards are similar in each cate
gory. First prize is $25 in books;
second prize $15 in books; third
$10 in books.
A Good library Is . . ,
A good personal library should
consist of bo <ks which have a
particular meaning for their owner,
not merely a collection of standard
books of recognized merit, accord
ing to Bernice Rise, browsing room
librarian. The personal meaning
may be centered in literary worth,
’fi subject matter or in the physi
cal characteristics of a beautiful
book, she said. While the library
should emphasize an individual's
special subject interest, it need not
exclude other fields of knowledge.
The Rules
The following rules are to be
followed:
-. Entries must be limited to 50
titles for each category.
2. Each book must bear a defi
nite mark of ownership.
3. Required textbooks, which
will become an important part of
your library of the future, may be
included.
4. Pamphlets, maps, charts, and
other non-book material may be in
cluded, but will not be counted in
the total number of volumes ex
hibited.
5. Entries must be made by 12
noon Friday. May 9. 1952. to Ber
nice Rise, browsing room librarian.
6. Entries must, be arranged in
the reserve book reading room by
10 a.m. Saturday May 10, 1952 and
l must remain on display until 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 11, 1952.
7. Judging will take place at 2
p.m. Saturday May 10. 1952. The
libraries will be judged on the se
lection of titles as they meet the
I objectives of a student's private
, library.
S. Prizes will be awarded Sat
urday evening May 17, at the ban
quet of the Association of Patrons
and Friends, by the head librarian
at the university, Carl W. Hintz.
All prize winners will be guests at
the banquet.
Judges for the contest, as an
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nounced by Miss Rise, are cs
follows:
In the undergraduate general
library division, S. N. Karchm* ,
instructor in English, is chairman;
the other four judges arc W. C.
Ballaine, professor of business ad
ministration; Donald Dushane, cri
rector of student, affairs; Mrs. O.
F. Stafford, of the Association of
Patrons and Friends; and P. T).
Morrison, head of the social sci
ence division of the library.
Five judges, headed by R. D.
Clark, assistant dean of the college
of lib<ral arts, will judge the un
dergraduate specialized librari< s.
Others are Daviii McGosh, asso
ciate professor of art; K. S. Ghert,
associate professor of mathemat
ics; D. T. Duncan, associate pro
fessor of journalism; and A. vy.
Roecker, head of the science divi
sion of the library.
Being larger, the graduate st
dent library division with both
specialized and general sectio s
will have seven judges. R. D. Hero,
professor of English, will be cha -
man, Theodore Stern, assistant
professor of anthropology; E. S.
Wengert, head of the political sci
ence department; Orlando Hollis,
dean of the school of law; D. 3.
Willis, assistant professor of oi
cntal languages; Quirinus Bre> i,
professor of history; and J. V. E* -
reman, acting head of the sociology
department, will complete tl s
group.
If the Territory of Hawaii be
comes an American state. 15 or
more obscure islets will join tee
Union along with the larger, bt ti
ter-known islands of Hawaii, JIa i,
Molokai. Oahu, Lanai, and Kauan
DON COLUN
for
Senator-at-Lc*rge
© Junior Class Vice-President
© ASUO Senator
© Campus Activities
Paid Political Adv.