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Show May 2, 1952 SIGNPOST Page 3 SIGNPOST Bi-Weekly Publication Associated Students of Weber College 402 Moench Building Phone Weber College Extension 26 OGDEN, UTAH Editor Allen Cook Society Editor Jerry Davis Sports Editor ...Ed VendeU Business Manager Wes Rose Editorial Adviser Wayne Carver Business Adviser E. M. Vietti Reporters. Corene Martin, Wes Rose, Jerry Goddard, Garth Willie, Darvel Conley, Hugh Jacobs, Bill Blood, Joe Florence, Rey Arnold, Fred Ball, Syd Howe, Boyce Harris, Ray Newey, Carl McBerney, Charlotte Stark. Polemics Should students be allowed primary elections? YES! By Rey Arnold lTv nnttwpr fn tht nilpstinn "Should voters be allowed two votes in primary elections?" is decidedly VPS. This entire field of discussion has come about as a direct result of the recent election at Weber college. In this balloting we saw two club organizations emerge with both finalists for an office. Thp opposition would blame this situation on the fact that in the primary election the voters voted a s'traight ticket so to speak. However this is not the entire picture as was illustrated by the two final ballotings which followed. In the first of these, we saw well organized "write-in" campaigns, aimed by opposing organizations, in unseating this single organization monopoly. Yet ,the same two candidates in each case retained, through it all, the same large number of votes as a result of their popularity rather than their club affiliation. Is it not logical then, to vote for the two best, in the estimation of the voter, to reach the finals? The first fallacy in the thinking of the opposition is now clearly defined. It is logical to vote for two when the election is aimed at limiting candidates to two. Would Add Trouble Next it is my contention that a single vote primary would add to, rather alleviate, the election trouble experienced at Weber. The entire idea is based on the objective of destroying strong club political machines. When two votes are allowed there is obviously a better chance to split the vote of an organization, whereas, the single vote would tend toward a stronger club coalition and the unfavorable political machine condition would be in effect, lhe second fallacy is now evident. The club voter could vote for one of his candidates, and still retain his feeling of loyalty, and cast his remaining vote for the person among the other candidates he feels is most worthy, under the present two-vote system. eni Control Impossible Finally then, with as large a voting population, as Weber proudly claims, it is next to impossible for U havf ntHatin f forty memb"s co Jl power t0 control the fmewhft more than 300 votes of the student body. That is, unless their candidates happen to be tie actual student choice 6 discussion1,?Sin' leJ m "e My memory is excellent," said the aging chief. "There are only three things I can't remember. I can't remember names, I can't remember faces, and I can't remember what the third thing is!" Steve's Office Supply SCHOOL SUPPLY HEADQUARTERS 416 - 24th Street Alamode two votes for each office in NO! By Ed Vendell The recent student body election at Weber college has caused bad feeling and harsh words among some of the students. Champion grumblers are the Big "E" boys who failed to seat anyone in the big five. However, the left wing Phoenix boys are really laughing it up with a clean sweep of president, treasurer, and business manager. The bewildered unaffiliate can only hope that the elected officers will represent the student body, and not a student dub. Entrenched Power How did the powerful Phoenix machine become so strongly entrenched in the student offices? The basic factor of their victory was the two votes per office allowed each student. The proceedure was thus: first, the Sisters easily placed their men on the primary ballot in the three offices aforementioned. Then 100 of tne members cast two votes for each position . . . Phoenix men naturally. These votes plus an occasional vote from the unbiased landed the Sister's candidates in the finals. Democracy Slighted Our school functions like a democracy in most cases. However, nowhere in any democracy are individuals given two votes in an election. The great men who draft t ed the Constitution of these United States knew the evils of allowing more than one vote to an individual. All city, county state, and national primary elections are single vote proceedures. This two vote primary' system at Weber college is a component of unfair representation and should be abolished. fl) 2464 Washington Blvd. 6 r ... For the Very Best in "GOOD CANDIES" AND Splendid Fountain & Luncheon Service PATRONIZE . . . The Dokos Candy Co. 2533 WASHINGTON' BLVD. j 'Sadie Hawkins' Day Set for Noon Tuesday Ati.eni.ion ail available females! (Jet your uracK snoes, your lariats, and your Dear traps ready for badie nawKins .Day, wmcn win oe Tuesday, May 6. At 12 o clock on the quadrangle the tun will begin Pnoemx's "mild maid contest" and tne "greased pig race ' sponsored Dy nixcelsior. Inis win be ionowed Dy games, (girl unase ooy and matinee dance. Plenty of eats will be sold by the squaws, so everyone join in the fun aim mayoe you can catch your man. were going to try! ! Milk Maid Contest runea un May 6 i iiociiijc win sponsor tiieir annual miiK-iviaid contest on Tuesday, iviay 13 tn, on the (Quadrangle immediately following the assembly. representatives of Phoenix will visit tne gin s ciub meetings in the near iuture to cuiain the names of tue candidates Uiey are enterting in me contest. n;acn cluD will be asned lO put up one contestant. The cows ana contestants will be placed on a truck from whence the milking will begin. Each girl will be given one minute to extract all tne milk possible, it will then be measured and on the completion of the contest the winner will be announced.LaGrande Fletcher, President of Phoenix, predicts that the winner will be the girl with the most "pull". This event promises a good time to all who attend so everyone be there to help their favorite moooove into the lead. That Old Man River Have you got your house sandbagged? Dug out the old Canoe? Put your valuable in the attic? Packed a suitcase and some food and began to think about higher ground? According to the papers and the scenes found along the rivers and Ogden canyon, you have cause to be worried. Warm weather that we so eagerly prayed for is here, but it's coming too fast. Therefore, floods. Sightseers are urged to stay away from the canyons. Besides being in the way, it is also dangerous. The water is washing out the road ! All we can say is "Take swimming lessons, prepare for the worst, and hope for the best. Five Yeberites Ready for European Trip This Summer, May 29 to Sept. 6 Want to go to Europe? That dream will come true for 36 young Utahns this summer, according to Dr. Arthur R. Watkins, Weber college language department head. The students plan to take a three month tour of eight European countries. Five of the group are students or tormer students ot weoer college. The tour is being made possible by the Modern Foreign Language department of the Brigham Young university, and will be directed by Dr. R. Max Rogers. Dr. Watkins is to act as chief guide. Weberitee Going The group will include two present Weber students, Dick Meyers and Henry Kafton, and three Weber alumni: Margaret Brown, Helen Tarns, and Alene Stringham. All the students have foreign language backgrounds. This, said Dr. Watkins, will enable them to get closer to the people and thus gain a better appreciation of them and their customs.Present plans are to leave Utah May 29, and disembark from New York June 3 on the Netherlands ship lane. They will spend 7 days on the ship. The planned date of return is September 6. Directors of the tour are determined to make this more than just a typical tourist tour. The students' aim is to learn more about the history, culture, racial differences, artistic background, architectural origins, and the people of the European countries. Dr. Watkins calls the plan another "college on wheels" and an '"Experiment in Humanities." Lecture Periods The students are expecting to do a lot of studying on the trip; they are, in fact, beginning their study night now with a series of lectures which began last Friday, April 11, in room Al-102 of the college. They are under the direction of Dr. Watkins and consist of illustrated slides with suitable narration. The first lesson was about France following in the order which thy plan to visit the countries. Time tor the lectures is 7:30 p.m. The same series is being given at the B.Y.U. Anyone who is not going on the trip but would like to learn more about Europe is invited to attend. France and Italy The schedule for the tour has, for the most part, been planned with first country to be visited being France. There they will visit Paris for a few days, travel down for two days swimming on the Reviera and continue down the 5 ' J7 tflfwIB Ay RD M coast through the catacombs in Rome and such cities as Pica, famed for its "leaning tower," Naples, Florence, and Venice. Next they will head for Switzerland to meet its people and to do some mountain climbing in the famed Swiss Alps. Germany is the next scheduled country where they plan to see Munich and Nurnberg and to take a boat trip down the ancient section of the Rhine river. Then Northern Europe Then they plan to go on to Austria to visit Salzbury and the Russian zone of Vienna, one of the planned highlights of the trip. In Holland they plan to see the museums of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. After Holland, Brussels, Belgium is to be next. The group will wind up its European trip in England with seeing London, Oxford, Straford on the Avon, birthplace of Shakespeare, Kenilworth, and Warwick. Dr. Watkins said, "If this trip proves to be successful, there will be other such trips." Appreciation of Europe Every piece of art and every monument will be discussed along the way. "The students," said Watkins, "will have a greater appreciation of European art and culture of of past ages." The tour will be like a combined history, art, and language class except that students will receive practical instruction and they will actually see the things studied instead of reading about them. Weberites Direct Jr. High Music Meet Junior High School Music Festival for bands and orchsetras will be held today. Orchestras will perform first and the bands on May 2; under direction of President A. H. Dixon, Delmar Dickson, and Dr. Clair Johnson. "The following schools will be represented: North Davis junior high, Lewis junior high, Bountiful high school, Wahlquist high, Central junior high, South junior high, Mound Fort high and Plain City elementary. The two judges of the event are John Hilgendorff and Henry Terry. 14 -tf's You ui a "lyrlt" . . . it's lostex e . . . and it's a little ius at glorifying a fig ure. Potent lastex pares the pounds . . . marvelous new fagoted bra accents and mpports. Patented free-riding inner-panry . . . ouxiliary strap for active swimming. In 8 striking new colors. 32-40. 10.95 NY CO |