Lack of Interest?
Kiih-raid Editor:
ATter reading your article
(Why an Election?, page 2.
Nov. I!i) concerning the ap
parent lark of Intercut In the
election of a graduate r,.pr<,.
sentattve, I felt that I must
express the view of at least
one graduate, myself,
I wan very much Interested
In the elections and read your
newspaper regularly to find
out some of the qualifications
of the candidates. Now It Is
entirely possible that I could
have missed your editorial
comments on the graduate stu
dents, but I did not see any
more than their names listed
in your paper.
I believe there was to he,
and probably was, a coffee
hour In which we could hear
our representative* speak, but
as you point out In your edi
torial, most of the graduate*
have a rather heavy load and It
is possible that they could not
hear the representatives at
that time.
I was interested enough to
vote, but a completely unin
formed vote Is. In my opinion,
as bad as no vote.
I would like to suggest that
we have enough posts filled by
appointment and that we
should continue the democratic
process of elections. To create
Interest in the representatives,
1 would suggest greater cover
age in your paper which most
of us have time to read. In
this way we would have an en
lightened and interested group
Of voters.
Klneerrly yours,
l>. W . Jenktnson.
• • •
(Editor** note: In thr rdl
torlal to which Mr. Jenklnnon
refer*, the Emerald stated it
did not feel there wait enough
lntere*t in graduate represen
tation on the AMUO senate to
justify an election. Tlie Emer
ald doe* not favor doing away
with graduate representation
on the senate. We think the
position might better l»e filled
by petition.
We think Mr Jonkinson has
a valid criticiam of the Emer
ald'* coverage of the graduate
election. The Emerald did not
present the candidates' quali
fication*, a* we did for the
fre*hmen office neekers. How
ever. it ha* not been a practice
for the Emerald to comment
in it* editorial columns on the
qualifications of candidates for
class office.
Two of our specific critic
isms. in addition to the ones
in the editorial, are the fail
ure of the ARVO to sponsor
a coffee hoor for graduate can
didates and the complete lack
of electioneering on the part
of the graduate- candidate's in
the recently concluded election.
Graduate voters had no chance
to meet the candidates, anti
the candidate* made no at
tempt to make tbem*elve»
known to the voter*.)
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Letters to the Editor
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Segregated Seating
Kmernld Kdltar:
At a time when the high
court* of our land are doing
their utmost to curb discrim
ination and segregation against
minority groups, we find theae
evils rearing their ugly heads |
right here on our campus in
the form of the recent arbi
trary seating arrangement
handed down by the rally
board, relegating married stu
dents and their spouses beyond
the 15 yard line at the football
games. The reason given bet
ter organized rooting.
I>et’s look &t some of the
organized or (disorganized)
rooting. At the San dose game, !
my wife and I, by virtue of j
bring avid football fans, went
early enough to have seats in
the student section near the 50
yard line. A sizeable group of
our rooters, well fortified with
spirits (100 proof) did a fine
jolt of rooting. A Job to tie
proud of. Their rooting wan
well organized, and It seemed
to lie concerned with the doubt
ful existence of the referee’s
father. Another fine example
was in their support of the
various political candidate's
posters that were paraded by.
Kach candidate seemed excep
tionally well suited according
to the rooting which went
something like this:
"Vote for Joe Blow, he's free
at last
Vote for Joe Blow, he's a j
Another admirable activity
of thia wonderful rooting sec
tion was the spirit of livening
things up occasionally, by the i
game of “passing him up or
down." This made watching the
game a real challenge. You
could watch the game with one
eye, while keeping the other
one pointed back over your i
shoulder to watch out for a
low-flying rooter. All good
clean fun! Maybe segregation
is a good idea if this is the
kind of rooting we want in j
support of our team.
More seriously, however,
let's look at the discrimination.
A part of everyone's tuition 1
goes to the support of the ath
letic department. In return, we ;
each get an athletic card. Mine
is Just as good as that of a
ringlc friend. According to the
word of the ticket salesman in
the athletic office, my wife j
may sit with me at the games ,
on a general admission ticket.
I think this is equitable, though
l would suggest special “wife
or husband tickets” so that
married couples might go in
the same gate together. Any
restriction of the present policy
in this respect would only in
vite card borrowing and lead
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Your City Club dealer has a complete line to choose from, and a $ 8 * ® to $15*®
fREE, luscious GALendar for your courtesy in dropping in to see
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Ave. St. Louis 3. Mo.
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distinctive shoes for men
to a loss at income to the ath
letic department..
It la Maid that the married
Mtudenta do not participate in
the rooting. Thin in untrue, and
remember that for every mar
ried Mtudent represented you
have two possible voices. Look
ing at registration figures for
fall term 1053 (1954 figures
not yet available) I find that
there were approximately 1904
single male students, 1352
single female, and 711 married
students. Now assuming full
attendance—double the voice
of the 711 married students,
add to It the few hundred stu
dents who are normal enough
to want to take a date to the
game, and you see we are not
a minority voice.
I would suggest, that if seg
regation is considered worth
while, at least eliminate the
discrimination by making the
seating arrangement a rotat
ing thing. You could at least
let the married students sit
near the 50 yard line when we
play Idaho. If such a plan went
into effect, it might be sur
prising to see how little some
of the males would think of the
grand old tradition of “pig
ging” on the day that married
students and piggers had the
good seats. Tradition can be
defined on occasion as a stub
born block to progress. Face it
fellows, married students and
dates are here to stay.
Just one more point in clos
ing. Twelve members of the
present football team are mar
ried. This discrimination
against married students
should raise their spirits im
mensely. Or don’t you think
so? A married student,
Russell Connett
Safe Housing
Emerald Editor:
After reading the article in
Monday’s Emerald on the dan
ger of fire in the Amazon
apartments, some questions oc
curred to me. Our assistant
business manager is reported
to have remarked that the
same danger of fire exists
wherever a large number of
persons live in a small area.
Does Mr. McLaughlin really
expect me to believe that peo
ple living in a large brick
building are as unprotected as
I am in the wooden building
of the Amazons? His state
ment strikes he as an attempt
to minimize the University’s
responsibility for the existence
of the fire hazard.
And when the Amazons are
torn down (as I am assured
they will be In a few years,
since an agreement has been
made to vacate the site) what
will happen to the tenants?
Are there any plans for re
placement of the Amazons
with permanent buildings in a
new location? At the present
time the Amazons are full and
Thanks from the Band
Kmerald Editor:
In behalf of the band, we
would like to thank the stu
dent body for their support at
the Homecoming game Satur
day. The enthusiasm shown
makes a halftime show fun in
stead of a task.
The band can contribute a
lot to the effectiveness of the
cheering section if met half
way. If Saturday’s spirit con
tinues, it will not only help
the morale of the band, but im
prove the cheering section.
Thanks again. Marian Cass
Mary Sweeney
some who applied for apart
ments this term had to be re
fused. Do we really expect such
a large drop in the number of
married students that there
would no longer be a need for
our largest housing project?
Kent in the Amazons is $26 a
month. Many occupants could
n’t afford to stay In school If
they had to live elsewhere pay
ing at least twice as much
rent.
I am well aware of the in
flammable nature of the Ama
zons and I have a personal in
terest in the elimination of the
fire hazard; but I also have
an interest in keeping my
home. The temporary vets
dorms have been replaced by
a permanent fire-proof build
ing. We married students and
our families also deserve safe
well-built living quarters. How
about a permanent housing
project for us? After all, the
institution of marriage is here
to stay. Helen Talbot
WHO ARE
INDUSTRY’S
TOP
YOUNG
SCIENTISTS ?
Ten men between the ages of 26 and 40
were featured in a recent national magazine
article which presented a portrait of the
young scientist in America today. These
particular men are a sample of the most
brilliant young scientific minds in industry.
It’s interesting to note that three of the
ten are with Bell Telephone Laboratories,
three with General Electric and one each
with four other companies.
The variety of opportunity in research
and other phases of telephone work has
always attracted an unusually high per
centage oi the nation’s best young men.
Consult your Placement Officer about
opportunities with Bell Laboratories . . .
also with the Bell Telephone Companies,
Western Electric and Sandia Corporation.
Your Placement Officer will be glad to
give you details.
THREE OF THE TEN ARE AT BEU TELEPHONE LABORATORIES
Mathematician Claude Shannon won tame
for his Communication Theory
Physical Chemist William Baker introduced new con
cepts that have improved synthetic rubber and fibers
Physicist Herring is known for his understanding
of the quantum mechanics of the solid state
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