FRIDAY. MAY 11.1962 •.!=!• | |)HWsiinuini Behind the News tull!1U) || lulflinil | ialn | Bfflmitummi , | SCGT VICWS VI jVGfS I ty ||i The University has discovered these deficiencies, he added. 1 ling with students. Walker said, s'as the result of a self-evaluation 1 Xo date, 13 of the University's' The evaluators then meet with =5 program that it is not as good as 54 departments have been cvaiu-' Walker personally to relate their St it thinks it is» President Eric A. ate d. Walker Slid. As the initial' ifnpressiona of the department H ( Walker said yesterday. However, step, each department prepares They also prepare a written re =.the University still is better than' a statement |of what it believes P lirt for circulation within the §i most people think it is, he added, to'be its statjus. faults and needs. c ' , ’Phrtment. he added. =i SPEAKING TO 268 members .The department also nominates' I’of the . Faculty Women's Club. I distinguished- persons, not con =. Walker said the evaluation pro- nected with) the University, to 1 s'gram, which involves depart- evaluate it. he said. mental introspection and review; xhe evalijators spend several by special impartial groups of days looking into all phases of visitors, has pointed out weak- th c department’s operations—ob nesses in some departments. The serving classes, research work. University is striving to correct an d these projects as well as talk- ( Who % Parly j§ The introduction o! the pri ll mary in the late 19 th century gby this state was an attempt to g expand the role of the private g citizen in the selection of men gto lead the nation’s numerous |§ governing bodies by having S them select the candidates for §§ public office as well is electing E the public officials. ! This move appeared, neces g sary as the two-party system 3 became more stabilized in this g country and public officials be-' j| lieved democratic procedures = should be followed within po § litical parties in the selection = of candidates. g It ;is with this heritage that g Pennsylvania citizens will trek =to the polls Tuesday to select g the candidates who will run for g elected office in the campaign § this fall. 1 | PRIMARY REFINEMENTS H ! The primary is the method = political parties use for select ging candidates in 49 of the 50 S states. Some states have adopt ged refinements of the primary g and now combine it with party = conventions. These conventions S are similar in structure to the E national nominating conven gtions of the national branch of g political parties, but they do H not have the power to nominate g party candidates directly. S Other states,; mostly in the 3 South, use a refined version =of the primary;— the - runoff. Sin these states' a second pri- S mary, the runoff, is conducted gif on the first vote no one jjj candidate receives a majority E of the votes. E 5 But Pennsylvania has re- S tained 'the direct primary as sthe official means-of selecting g party candidates, although pub -11 lie sentiment has not always 5 supported primaries. This is j| evidenced by a traditionally = low vote in primary elections— S usually between 40 and 50 per Scent of the-registered voters. E Some critics say that this g small voter turnout is prompt ly ed by the fact that the voters soften are not offered a choice H of candidates that the polit s ical party leaders select the S.parties’ candidates at unoffi g cial party conventions before g the primaries j — and that the E primaries are just an okay of j| what ha!s already been decided. CRITICS* EVIDENCE = Theses critics seem to have = history on their side in Penn fj sylvania primaries for state g wide candidates. In Pennsyl g sylvania this -year there is a H serious contest-for only one of = the eight state-wide candi = daciesi This is for the Repub §§ lican gubernatorial nomination. M And in only one Other election =§ is there even token opposition gto the slates | being presented gby the party: high command. i-This is for the Democratic g gubernatorial' candidacy. 3 While it rriay be conceded ■ g that the primary is a failure ' S ori the state-level, it must be j E recognized that the primary j b system operates successfully on l g the lower governmental levels 5 as in the counties, the town = ships and borpughs. '- g- The question of what makes - S the primary useless in a state- > 5 wide form and useful in the -• b local level is' often answered, \ S and 1 believe so, by the state- j Nominates: or People? By DAVID RUNXB. ! Editorial Editor | ment that financial conditions g make it possible for a person g without party support to con-g duct a . state-wide campaign § for the party’s' nomination. s I E FINANCES NEEDED ! Heavy I financial support is needed for a candidate to con duct a speaking tour through out the \ state. Campaigning must be a full-time occupation, leaving the ambitious candidate without normal income during the primary fight. On the'local scene, much of the campaign ing can be done at night and travel expenses are low since the distances - involved* are usually | short. Although the entire cause for the lack of con tests in state-wide primaries cannot be attributed entirely to this factor, it seems to be the most important political scene, six of the eight candidates to be selected are already known and have * been known since March’: jOn the Democratic side, these are Joseph S. Clark' for LT.S.s Senator; Steven Mc- Cann.l fdc lieutenant governor: and Genevieve Blatt, for sec retary of internal^ffairs. On the Republican side, these b already selected candidates are g James E. Van Zandt. for U.S. g Senator: Raymond P. Shafer, g for ljeutenant governor; and s Audrey R. Kelly, for secretary = of interna] affairs. = A seventh candidate, Rich- =| ardson * Dihvorth, has onlyS. token opposition from twoSi Western Pennsylvania men.g, Charles J. Schmitt from Girard.si and Harvey F. Johnston froms McKdes Rocks, for the Dem<> E cratid nomination for governor. 5 - Of the eight party-endorsed =! candidates, only William W.bl Scranton faces stiff opposition g ! for nomination. Scranton is op-i, posed for the Republican nom- sj ination for governor by then Sthte; Grange-Master. J. Collins E McSparran. 5 SPRING CAMPAIGNING fßoth of these men have theg; financial support to conduct a| ! state-wide campaign, and they = have> been criss-crossing the E' state this spring, meeting Re-E publican voteTs and establish-g irig local organizations for theg fall elections as well as primary. =i I Scranton and McSparran have been giving the issues of this elections year a trial, run throughs Besides personal at tacks, | the main issues being debated are the school reorgan ization. bill passed by the state legislature last year, the decline of the Pennsylvania economy jand ttje record of the present JLawrence administration. i j Mos of the so-called experts ;predic that the party-backed ; nominee. Scranton, will win i the nomination over McSpar ; ran. these predictions are prov-E true by the ; Republican g rsj on Tuesday, it will re-g *ce the controlling positions e|leadership of the political sj el and strengthen the argu-g! ts of |those critics who dos see any value of state-wideS laries. * * E FINALE-QUESTION g Tie final, question which is; without answer now and per-: haps forever *is whether the political parties can afford to givi fhe slate-making powers vested in the party leadership to the ordinary party voter and still maintain a strong and ef fective political party. THE p/yuy PAP If. BIKE REPAIRS PARTS ACCESSORIES Western Auto Satisfaction Guaranteed 112 S. FRAZIER ST. AD 7-7992 r Check your opinions agamstl‘M’sCampusOpinion m? 8" 0 How do you fee! about fraternities? □ Like ’em □ Don’t like ’em □ Can take 'em or leave 'em feSetAotSi More from BM WwsLi- ■ : 1 r : *h : •. 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