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Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, April 4, 1968
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
Student Election
Poorly Executed
Bulletin Board
Last Thursday’s student election was in one respect
notable and in severall respects one of the most poorly
planned and executed elections in several years.
Most objections to the procedures and lack of procedures
used have been summarily overruled by the election commis
sion. They did announce several changes—ex post facto.
The clarifications of voting and campaign procedures
should have been made before the election, not after.
The exceptionally large student vote was a heartening
indication that Aggies are taking a renewed interest in the
people who represent them.
But the subsequent revelation of irregularities would
seem to nulify the election results.
On the day before last Thursday’s election the commis
sion discovered that William Bradford, candidate for Senior
class President, was ineligible to run because of his pro
bationary status.
For expediency, the commission left his name on the
ballot locking the switch under his name in voting booths.
Apparently, at least one such switch became operative,
and 69 votes had to be thrown out.
One of the most controversial decisions in the election
concerned to protest filed by John R. Gingrich, a candidate
for junior class president, who failed to make the runoff.
Gingrich noted improper procedures in which some
students distributed lists of civilian candidates among
themselves at the polling sight.
Gingrich’s protest failed to pass at a special meeting
of the election commission Monday, but last night a special
session of the Student Senate reversed the decision.
The Senate ruled that that portion of the election
dealing with Junior class President will be reheld (see page
one).
But if one area of last week’s election was reversed,
then the entire election should be. Other irregularities
affected far more than Junior class candidates.
More than 54 students were turned away for not com
plying with University clothing regulations.
This was a problem that an election commission has
never faced before. But instead of noting civilian disre
gard for present clothing regulations and making a formal
statement of dress requirements before the election, the
polls were open for more than an hour before the commis
sion decided to enforce the rules. Many students who had
been waiting in line were turned away, which doesn’t pro
mote an interest in voting.
“After consulting with Dean Hannigan, it was decided
that students be required to comply with current civilian
clothing regulations, which are listed in the University
Regulations,” said Tony Benedetto, commission chairman.
When and if the students vote to resind those regula
tions later this month is not in question. As the rule stands,
it should be enforced.
But there is no classroom on this campus where the
rule is strictly enforced. Therefore, there was no reason to
believe that it would be at the polls.
The commission also failed to avoid “stuffing the ballot
box” when they unknowingly allowed an untold number
of students to use both their fee slip and then their activity
cards for identification.
The commission made clarifications of the procedures
at their Monday meeting and its appears that a respect
of these problems will not occur.
But for the candidates who may have suffered by last
Thursday’s “shoddy” practices, it is little consolation.
That the Student Senate decided to schedule another
election for Junior class President is commendable.
But it is the entire election which should be thrown
out and rescheduled. We hope that the commission will
more carefully consider all the angles beforehand and be
fore the Sentudent Senate elections later this month.
TODAY
The Amarillo Hometown Club
will meet at 7 p.m. in the Ro
tunda of the Academic Building.
The Beaumont Hometown Club
will meet at 7.30 p.m. in Room
202 of the YMCA.
The Dallas Hometown Club will
discuss an Easter party at 7:15
p.m. in the Lobby of the Memorial
Student Center.
The Leaders in World Agricul
ture will meet at 7:30 p.m. in
Room 109 of the Agricultural
Engineering Building.
SUNDAY
The Pakistani Students Club
will hold its annual cultural funt
tion at 7:30 p.m. in the MSCBall
room, featuring a variety pet.
formance, film show and refresl
ments.
Festival To Show
‘Seven Samurai’
“As a matter of
attention! I’ll check
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A Japanese film, “The Seven
Samurai,” part of the Spring
Festival of Film sponsored by the
Memorial Student Center Con
temporary Arts Committee, is
slated April 8 in the MSC Ball
room.
Committee Chairman Mark
Schuman of Dallas said the
movie, considered by many to be
a Japanese masterpiece, features
a basically simple plot in which
a 16th Century Japanese village
is defended by seven professional
soldiers.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa,
the film has Japanese dialog with
English subtitles.
Schuman said admission is 50
cents for persons who do not have
season tickets.
Other movies to be shown in
the festival include “Jules and
Jim” and “Le Poutet” (France),
April 2t.
CIVILIAN WEEKEND
APRIL 27
Town Hall
Fifth Dimension
Costume Ball
Clarence Green
EXCHANGE STORE HOURS
FOR EASTER HOLIDAYS
The Exchange Store will be closed for
the Easter Holidays From 5 p. m., Wednes
day the 10th of April until 8 a. m. Monday
the 15th of April.
Food Service
Officials To
Meet Civilians
The Civilian Student Menu
Committee will meet with univer
sity food service officials at noon
Monday, for its monthly discus
sion of Sbisa dining operations,
announced Edwin H. Cooper, di
rector o an student activi
ties.
Any civilian student desiring to
offer suggestions about the dining-
operation is invited to contact one
of the committee members and at
tend the luncheon meeting as his
guest. Cooper said.
Permanent members of the com
mittee are: Civilian Student Coun
cil President Griff Venator, Room
47, Milner Hall; Graduate Student
Council President Charles Ernest
Knowles, 307 Live Oak, College
Station; Civilian Student Council
members George Walne, Room 47,
Milner Hall, and Stephen Ban
croft, Room 424, Dorm 15.
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