Preferential Type Vote Explained;
Relation to Freshman Election Told
Vote number 1 for the person
you want in any office, freshmen,
no matter what he or she petition
ed for. That's the advice from the
ASUO election committee.
Freshmen will go to the polls
Wednesday under the 16-year old
' (at Oregon) preferential voting
system, faced with a problem
which flared up in last year's
freshman elections.
That is the problem of men get
ting all the positions because can
didates are lumped together—all
running, in effect, for the top of
. fice. This problem prompted the
above advice.
Split Ballot Illegal
The recent informal opinion by
the constitutional committee that
a plan to split the ballot into two
races — president, vice-president
and representatives—would be il
legal caused the ASUO senate to
abandon the idea, reluctantly.
Under the proposal, candidates
_ for representative would not have
to compete with candidates for
president. Under the present set
up, the top four (by the preferen
tial system) out of all candidates
are elected.
Preferential ballots are to be
marked, according to preference,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5—towards 20 (the num
ber of candidates in Wednesday’s
election), for as many candidates
as the voter wishes. (As it turns
' out, it is to the voter's advantage
to vote for the maximum number
of persons.
Preferential voting makes it
most advantageous for a candidate.
to receive number “one” votes. So,
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fi&RMERALD
Notes to the Editor
Frosh Election
To the Editor:
In yesterday’s (Monday, Jan.
26) Emerald I found a most in
teresting letter to the editor
about the Freshman Election
Council.
Evidently the author of this
letter, Martin Brandenfels, did
not look closely at either the ar
ticles in the Emerald or at the
council, so let me again state the
facts about this group:
(1) The council has never
claimed to be an official organ
ization: (2) it is composed of in
terested parties and in the case
of fourth floor Carson and Hen
drix Hall elected representatives;
(3) all meetings were open to the
public; (4) when the group in
terviewed candidates it express
ly told them that they could run
in the election whether the "com
mittee nominated them or not;
(5) the committee will only exist
until the freshman elections are
held.
John Oliver
Anderson Report
To the Editor:
From the standpoint of accu
racy, I think a correction should
be made in the Emerald’s story
(Jan. 22, page 6) on the Ander
so nreport.
The University’s position has
never been that “the colleges of
education have inadequate facili
ties to carry out a liberal arts
program.”
Rather its objection to Recom
mendation II of the Anderson re
port was based on three fund
amental points:
(1) It proposed a new concept
of the nature of the colleges of
education, making them liberal
arts as well as teacher training
centers, (2) it added nothing to
the programs of teacher train
ing, and (3) if there was to be a
fundamental reallocation of
functions, it should come after,
not before the study proposed in
Recommendation V of the report.
Lyle Nelson
Director of Public Services
even though a candidate has filed
for vice-president or class repre
sentative, he has a better chance
of getting elected to some post if
he is voted number 1, rather than
2, 3, or 4.
Because the post of president
has traditionally been a male job,
voters tend to select a man over a
women for president. For this
reason, it has been argued, the four
freshman class positions—presi
dent, vice-president, and two rep
resentatives—were filled by men
last year, since men received a
greater amount of number “one”
votes.
No. 1 for Favorite
Therefore,- even though the can
didate has petitioned for represen
tative, ASUO vice-president Helen
Jackson Frye has urged freshmen
to cast a number 1 vote for the
candidate they want to see in any
office, even if it is not the presi
dency. This will increase his
chances of getting elected to some
office.
This year 13 freshmen have peti
tioned for president, 7 for repre
sentative.
In determining who will be elect
ed, the counting works this way
under the preferential voting
“single transferable vote” system:
Quota System
The total ballots are counted,
making, for example, a total of 550
valid votes. Then the quota, simply
the total number of votes—l’s and
succeeding numbers if necessary—
is determined:
1. Take the number of positions
open (4).
2. Add 1 (making 5).
3. Divide the valid votes (550)
by the figure (5), making 110.
4. Add 1. The quota in this hy
pothetical situation would be 111.
Reason for this somewhat in
volved process i9 simply to obtain
the smallest number of votes which
will elect four candidates, and no
more than four candidates. If the
figure were 110, five persons could
be elected with a vote of 550.
If any candidate has 111 number
1 votes, he is elected, and succeed
ing candidates fill the remaining
positions, providing they have 111
number l’s.
If less than four, hut at least
one, office is filled this way, extra
ballots of those elected are re-dis
tributed according to number 2
votes, and this process continues
as long as each new re-distribution
step elects a candidate.
If the process stalls because the
last step made falls short of giving
another candidate the quota before
the four offices are filled, the bal
lots of the candidate with the few
est number 1 votes are re-distrib
uted according to number 2 votes.
Re-distribution of extra ballots
of arr elected candidate in each
case is done whenever possible;
when not, candidates are eliminat
ed from the bottom in order to dis
tribute their ballots.
If, before four offices are filled,
all ballots are distributed to an
elected -candidate or exhausted
(cannot be distributed further be
cause they have gone as far as the
voter numbered his choices), then
the next candidate or candidates
in total number of votes is elected,
even though he does not have the
quota.
UO Graduate Gets
First Book Printed
Nicholas Riasanovsky, 1942
graduate of Oregon and Rhodes
scholar, has just had his first book
published. Entitled “Russia and the
West in the Teaching of the Slavo
philes,” the book was published by
the Harvard University Press.
Currently a teacher at Iowa
state university, Riasanovsky was
a history major in the University.
His book was published by Har
vard in competition with many
other manuscripts submitted for
the Harvard Historical series.
Freshman Canditates Offer
Data About Past Activities
By Paul Keefe
Emerald Asrttant Managing Editor
Candidates for the freshman
class offices, which will be elected
Wednesday, Jan. 28, have been
contacted by the Emerald and ask
ed about their high school and col
lege activities. Following is a brief
sketch of each of the candidates.
Don Bonime
Bonime, a candidate for presi
dent, attended high school in Port
land. He was a member of Honor
Society and tennis team, and work
ed on a commencement commit
tee and the senior prom. He is a
member of the Student Union pro
gram staff. Fall term GPA was
3.00.
Amos Bowles
Bowles is from Santa Rosa and
a candidate for president. He was
high school student body president,
junior class treasurer and sopho
more class vice-president. He is on
the swimming team and is Merrick
hall intra-mural manager. Fall
term GPA was 2.19.
Meb Buchanan
Buchanan is from Redwood City,
Calif., and is a candidate for presi
dent. In high school Meb was
president of his senior clas, vice
president of a junior Kiwanis club
and a member of the student coun
cil. He has an athletic scholarship
and played freshman football last
term. Fall term GPA was 2.2.
Jim Duncan
Duncan is from Portland and is
petitioning for representative. His
high school activities include foot
ball, being a student representa
tive, and work on the junior and
senior prom. He is vice-president
of Sherry Ross and on the SU pro
gram staff. Fall term GPA was
2.93.
Daryl Gould
Miss Gould came to the UO from
Gresham and is a candidate for
representative. While attending
high school, she was on the rally
squad and also worked on the high
school paper and the annual. Her
college activities include Amphib
ians, AWS congress and frosh so
cial chairman. Fall term GPA was
2.5.
Dick Gray
Gray attended high school in
Portland and is petitioning for
president. He was sergeant-at
arms of his senior class and presi
dent of the athletic club. He is so
cial chairman of Sherry Ross and
was co-chairman of the frosh
Snowball. Fall term GPA was 2.9.
Don Hazelett
Hazlett, a presidential candidate,
is from Portland. He was on his
high school rally squad for two
years, worked on the annual staff
and was vice-president of the ski
club. He is now participating in
hall intra-murals. Full term GPA
2.38.
Patrick Henry
Henry is from Portland and a
candidate ,for president. In high
school Pat was dance chairman
and worked on the paper and an
nual. He is working on the Em
erald, SU program staff and the
University theater. Fall term GPA
was 3.46.
Judy Johnson
Miss Johnson attended high
school in Fullerton, Calif., and is
petitioning for representative. She
was active in girls’ league and
YWCA in high school. Miss John
son is on the publicity committee
of the SU, is chief music librarian
of KWAX and is in Amphibians.
Fall term GPA was 3.73.
Jackie Jones
Miss Jones, a candidate for rep
resentative, came to the UO from
Tacoma. Her high school activi
ties Include the presidency of the
girls' club and the lead in the Thes
pian play. She is on ‘the Oregana
staff, dance committee of the SU
and wras co-chairman for decora
tions of the frosh Snowball. Fall
' term GPA was 2.69.
Robert Lawson
Lawson attended high school in
Beaverton and is a candidate for
president. In high school he was
junior class president and Spanish
club president. He is on the pro
gram staff of the Student Union.
Fall term GPA was 2.6.
Bob Maier
Maier is from Eugene and is pe
titioning for president. He was stu
dent body manager, representative
of Boys' state and chairman of the
senior prom in high school. He is
now president of Merrick hall. Fall
term GPA was 3.65.
Bob McCracken
McCracken is from Lebanon and
a candidate for the office of presi
dent. In high school McCracken
was president of his student body.
He worked on the frosh bonfire
and SU coffee hour forum commit
tee. Fall term GPA was 3.8.
Garry McMurry
McMurry attended high school
in Oswego and is a candidate for
president. He was president of his
[ high school senior- class, master
councilor of DeMolay, Hi-Y repre
sentative and a member of the
lettermen's club. McMurry plays in
Sherry Ross intra-murals and
worked on the Homecoming sign
committee. Fall term GPA was
2.47.
Sally Phillips
Miss Phillips is from Portland
and is petitioning for representa
tive. In high school she worked on
the senior prom. She was on the
decoration committee for the frosh
Snowball and Homecoming dances
and is vice-president of junior Pan
helenic. Fall term GPA was 2.87.
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EMERALD
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Opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the writer and do not pretend to
represent the opinions of the ASUO or of the University. Initialed editorials are written hv
editorial staff members. Unsigned editorials are written by the editor. 3
Larry Hobart, Editor Sally Thurston, Business Manager
Helen Jones, Bill Gurney, Associate Editors
Jim Haycox, Editorial Assistant
Al Karr, Managing Editor
News Editor: Kitty Fraser
Asst. Managing Editors: Judy McLoughlin
Paul Keefe
Sports Editor: Larry Lavelle
Asst. News Editors: Laura Sturges, Jackie
Wardell, Len Calvert.
John Shaffer
Shaffer, a candidate for presi
dent, attended high school In Beav
erton. His high school activities
included junior class vice-presi
dent, football, Master Councilor of
DrMolay and chairman of the sen
ior prom. He is athletic chairman
of Sherry Boss, on the SU dance
committee and worked on the
Homecoming dance decoration i
committee. Fall term GPA was 2.2.
Roger Shiels
Shiels attended Cleveland high
school in Portland and is a candi- I
date for president. He was editor '
of his high school annual and presi
dent of Hi-Y. He was on a frosh
bonfire committee and worked on
the Homecoming dance. Fall term
GPA was 2.5.
Sue Shreeve
Miss Shreeve attended high,
school in Ktigene and is a candidate
for representative. She was her '
high school student body treasurer
and in Honor society. She works
on the coffee hour forum commit- '
tee of the Student Union. Fall term
GPA was 3.1. r,
Mary Sweeney
Miss Sweeney, a representative?!
candidate, is from Lewiston, Idaho.
She was secretary of her higl\
school student body and governor
of Idaho Girls’ state. She is Hen- 1
dricks hall's social chairman and
a member of University singers,
concert band and pep band. Fall
term GPA was 2.6.
Sam Vahey
I
Vahey attended high school in'
Gresham and is a candidate tor
president. He was vice-president*1
of his high school senior class andj
editor of the paper. He was pio-,
gram chairman of the frosh Snow
ball and works on the Emerald. ]
Fall term GFA was 3,00.
GARRY
McMurry
for
Frosh President
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