A Happy Medium for Elections
Preferential balloting, the political scientists’ answer to pro
portional representation, is highly touted.
The principal is that the people who get the most first place
votes get the offices, consequently the best qualified and fav
orite candidates are elected.
In theory its fine. It even works in practice when the candi
dates are running for equal, and kindred offices.
Candidates for the electoral college are probably chosen more
fairly by preferential ballot than by simple majority vote for
each candidate.
The ASUO senate no doubt benefits by having its members
selected on the first choice system.
But the efficiency of the preferential system is questionable
when class officers are being elected.
There are clear-cut differences between the duties of the
different officers and the talents required of them. Such being
the case, it seems as if the best-qualified officers can be chosen
when the candidates are picked by the voters for specific of
fices.
Even under the preferential system University voters are
likely to try to select their candidates on that basis. This re
sults in many third and fourth place votes to qualified candi
dates.
It results in a "demotion" for students who aim for the high
est office and get a subordinate position—in which they may
not be interested.
That’s why we like the proposed split ballot for frosh elec
tions. It’s a happy medium between the two voting systems.
(H.J.)
Just Hate to Mention It, But. . .
Sophisticates and philosophers have found the answer to
science fiction. They collect phrops. Phrops are phrases that
say the exact opposite of what the}- mean.
We found a few examples in the New Yorker. "It’s not the
money I’m interested in. but the principle.’’ “I’d rather be
right than President." and "I’d be the last to suggest."
Would-be collectors need venture no farther than the
campus. Phrops abound here. For instance, there's that hardy
old-timer. “I don't care about the grade, but ..." fH.J.)
Driftin' in Dreamland
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“Oh, yes, 1 suppose things might be a little different for me if Dad
wasn’t on th’ Board of trustees.”
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From Germany
DeGaulle Finds Party Cooperation Expedient,
Lets Soustelle Attempt Cabinet Formation
By Gunther Barth
(Special to the Emerald)—
Since Christmas France is in for
a period of political readjust
ment. After Premier Pinay's res
ignation during the debate of
new fiscal measures in the Na
tional Assembly the country may
see two or three governments
rise and go before an equilibrium
is found. The fall of the Pinay
Cabinet had closed out the long
est and most successful French
ministries in recent years.
The new angle In the present
crisis created the attempt of a
follower of General de Gaulle to
form a new government for the
first time in five years. Looking
for his eighteenth post-liberation
premier President Auriol has
subsequently selected Jacques
Soustelle to form a cabinet. The
41-year-old anthropologist, the
only follower of that branch of
science ever to make a try of
politics in'France in recent years,
acted with the direct permission
of de Gaulle.
Radio Review.
Hollywood and Inauguration
'_by Don Collin
Biggest news of the coming
week will be the Presidential In
auguration next Tuesday. All or
part of the ceremonies will be
carried by the nets. The oaths of
office will take place between
8:50 a.m. and 10 a.m., PST, in
augural address included.
For the glamour of the cere
monies Louella Parsons Is go
ing to Washington to give us
the word on the Hollywood
stars attending the inaugura
tion. What would an inaugura
tion be without Hollywood
stars — and Louella giving
them some publicity?
Godfrey’s Birthday
Today is Arthur Godfrey's
20th year on CBS—and you'll be
hearing plenty about it. His first
performance was billed as “Red
Godfrey, the Warbling Banjoist.”
Now he's got a uke. He became
nationally famous (so 'sez the
publicity release) when he
wound up in Walter Winchell’s
column but didn’t hit the chips
until 1945. Since then its a mat
ter of finding a sponsor who can
afford him. Godfrey has found
unprecedented popularity con
tributing eight and one-half
hours of paid advertising a week
on CBS.
HASH carrying the Met’s
“Madame Butterfly” 2:30 p.m.
Saturday. If you’re really anx
ious tune in HEX at 11 a.m. .
On the lighter side “Curt Mas
sey Time” (KOBE, 4:80 p.m.,
daily) is doing the works of
Richard Rodgers and associ
ates—today with Lorenz Hart
and tomorrow with Hammer
stein.
Re Morse
Notes on the Morse Assembly
After our “Junior Senator” fin
ished the question raised many
times was, “Who’s the Senioi
Senator?” Answer: Guy Cor
don. Paul Washke did an excel
lent job as chairman of the as
sembly. His introduction was
short and gave the pertinent in
formation to acquaint the aud
ience to a former dean. He ended
the program without embarrass
ment to the speaker or the stu
dents who had to move out for
2 p.m. classes.
Recognition for work like
that rarely finds its way into
the news columns.
“Dwight Cooke Interviews
Asia” (KERG, 10:15 nightly)
is in the Philippines and inter
views the WW II guerrilla lead
er tonight and trainer of Phil
ippine troops for Korea tomor
row. Present series will last
three months and cover 13
Asiatic countries.
Re-Hash
During a final last term some
scholars gathered outside the
opened classroom door to discuss
the test they had just taken. In
side all listened. After awhile the
prof went out and cautioned the
debaters, “Don’t mislead the oth
ers.”
Virgil Plnkley's “Christman
Crusade” — a recorded holiday
greeting sent to OI’s in Korea
in return for a pint of blood—
turned out to be a successful
crusade. Thirty-one thousand
pints in all from the West
Coast. L.A. led with 11,000.
Portland’s 5,200 pints outclass
ed Seattle’s 3,900. HASH col
lected half of Eugene’s quota
for the last quarter of 1952.
Pinkiey is heard over HASH at
5:15 p.m. M, W, F.
Guest's Choice
“Invitation to Learning" (on
Kerg, 7 p.m. Mondays much
better than the network time of
8:30 Sunday morningt is featur
ing “Participants’ Choice” where
the guest choses the work to be
discussed. Present series of 13
grew out of a successful "Lis
teners' Choice” series last year.
Soustelle failed. But his selec
tion heralded a new role for the
Gaullists. In the past General
de Gaulle has held his followers
aloof from coalitions on the
ground that his bloc represented
a national rather than a party
movement. De Gaulle’s ideas of
strong power for the executive
and easier rules for the dissolu
tion of a discordant Parliament
have been denounced by some of
his critics as neo-Facsiat.
Lifts Reform Demand
In the past de Gaulle's views J
on immediate issues have been J
obscured by his demands for I
wholesale constitutional reform.
In the. last months over a score
of Gaullists left their leader in
protest against his insistence
that they hold off from inter
party maneuvering. Now the
General has lifted the ban. Even .
if Soustelle didn't succeed the
Gaullist movement for the first
time since its formation appear- »
ed as a positive political force.
Criticizes Foreign Policy
The right wing Gaullists were
forced morally to go along with
the right wing Pinay govern
ment on most of its domestic
program. But de Gaulle and his
strongly nationalistic followers
had been bitterly critical of the
French foreign policy, especially
the relations to the United
States, the European Defense
Community and the Schuman I
Plan, the aid for Indo-China and
the independence movements in ■
Africa. Nevertheless it seems to
be that the General no longer
can refuse to play ball with the
other political parties. j
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