I=l=l Page Two Penn State collegian Published semi-neekly timing the College year by .1911°1116 of the P9m,93,- vania State College, in the interest of Students, Poetalto., Alumni, and Prlenda of the College EDITORIAL STAFF W. L. Pratt '25 Editor-In-Chief J. It Loam '25 Assistant Editor II S Morris '25 Managing Editor ASSOCI ITC EDITORS W Cohen '26 II Lliner '26 R. A Shriner '26 ! W. J. Durbin '26 R T. Erlebel '26 . A RI. Smith — TO Women's Editor Miss II Farley '26 nrsiNts, sTArr T. 11. McCulloch . 25 Pusan°. Manager J St Eisler '25 %do craning M9.56°1 R. C Body '25 Carenlotion Manoger ASSISTANT 11U51N1.55 31ANAcrns ci n nrt,mtiehi '2O T Con, It . '.16 C L Coy REPORTERS W P %Bei Ct 1 7 Plahea '27 1 11 Plants '27 1: N Malang 2 S II Calo.an '27 W I' Eyed '27 11 A Poorial '27 II 1 Ilet/neol,a 27 11 II Bekaa ail '27 1' II Coleman '27 1 55' 800 ad 27 IV 1. 171^t 27 T. P Cummt•lsey '27 5 I. 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KELLNER FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1924 THE ELECTIONS Information which causes many Penn State men to knit their eye brows and to furrow their foreheads has been brought to light concerning the outcome of the attempted election of the fieshman trial presidents last Tuesday night. It appears as though the first-year men had already negun to indulge in a practice which, it it is contin ued, will ultimately result in class .disruption, disharmony of class principles, ethics, and cooperation Not all the freshmen attended their class meeting, an offense which is serious enough in itself to warrant some action to insure a larger attendance at the ne•,t gathering It has been estimated that between siy and seven hundred men were seated in the Amphi theatre, evidently so convened for the purpose of conducting their clitsa business in an honorable and noteworthy manner To the fresh men were disu ibuted almost a thousand election ballots \\ luta the tone came to elect the men to be considered as trial-presider t> it its mound that two hundred ballots, more or less, were needed to supply each man wtth a chance to vote Moreover there wette certain men who had not even received a single ballot Indications pointed strongly to the assertion made later that some men had i emitted more than one ballot When the truth of the distribution of the ballots became known the election was postponed until a later date It was the only course to take under the circumstances When the election is again held let the ballot be distributed to each man as he enters the door, that will eliminate the possibility of any man exceeding his legitimate voting power But the more serious side of this affair has not yet been discussed If the election had gone through and those men had been elected to participate by competition for the office of class president, it is not to he supposed that they would represent the popular choice of the Class of 1928 Furthermore, the Freshman Class would not want any one of those men, illegally elected, to become its president later on Why then have scme men brought suspicion upon themselves by openly trying to rule the elections', There is not the slightest inkling of honor or spirit evidenced in such conduct, neither is there the remotest sense of fair play shown in the acticn If there has been any electioneering, and such a thing at present is entirely out of the category of Penn State class elections, it should either be unearthed or smothered tip now or else decide to have an open campaign during which time the candidates for election could be "stumped" and talked up as is done in national and state political elections The fraternities hate always been condemned as having exerted fraternity politics in various elections conducted at Penn State. To some extent this has probably been true and without doubt it will continue as long as there is competition for supremacy and represen tation in undergraduate affairs Would it not be well, therefore, for Student Council to take this matter under advisement and endeav or to determine in what respects open campaigning for class offices and elective committees would be both benificial and iniurious* , There need be no evil influence arise out of an open campaign for class offices Men will recommend their choice for office those candidates whom they think most fitted for the position regardless of whether there is a ban placed on a uniform and organized electioneer ing campaign The evil which results from popular elections comes from hatred and malice, and these are usually occasioned by personal differences and dislikes The election can and should be conducted on a fair and square basis in every instance, but the matter of presenting and preparing the voting body for a wise and correct selection of candi dates should receive more attention and publicity than has heretofore been accorded such affairs. THE FIRE The COLLEGIAN takes this opportunity to express its sympathy for those people who suffered loss during the recent conflagration Several families were swept from their homes with no chance' to re cover personal belongings, and with scarcely time to save their lives Much credit is due those Men who so ably assisted in fighting the flames It was only due to their tireless efforts that the fire was kept from spreading over the whole business diNtrict of the town. 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