Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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- and They are Southern That an American university should preach democ- racy is without question, By transferring the principles of democracy into action through campus elections, con- ventions and meetings Southern offers a Hne educational opportunity. Some students felt an attempt was being made to reduce the power of the Student Council by transfering it to an all-university council for both cam- puses. This met strong resistance from campus leaders. A mock political election was sponsored by the OH'- Campus Executive Council in which President johnson won 66 per cent of the 2,100 votes cast. A new precinct system of campus voting also led to a larger number of ballots cast in all-school voting. There was also evidence of a malfunctioning of de- mocracy, however, as witnessed by irregularities in the off-campus senatorial elections and in the action taken by the University in asking students to move with only short notice from university housing for the health center. As a result of the stories and antics surrounding it, the much-painted cannon has become one of Southernts oldest Lraditigns. R K Studious and slrz1im'cl iliciul t-xpivssiotis lvll lwttt-r than uurcls ol thc clcsirv and clt-tt-rminution l'Il2lfIlClC'I'l'Cl by compt-titivt' ntltlt-tics. A dt'monstt'tttix't' mol: prutt-sting strict rule-N and ptitiislitiivtits for in- fractions at 'lllitmipsou Point l1llIlLflIlK'lliQf' ilu-1m'.t lu-tid. H, Httkt-X. 11. , 4 .V t, ,4 R fr pk.. 3213 N. ,,. V? ,- -Ju f ' fa - . 1 1.9- ff ff' 1. ' -f -rf. . was . , 3 --ft ..--.wg - -s 1 A ' 1-'l'.-vK'1',L' ' v ' . 3 , ' 141'-f.1fl'. -' sf ,. 1. mf'-tt '- Vw. .- b V-t.,s,6 A rf.-.H ,,t ' ' ,- , 'Q' .gms wi ' Aw, I -, -'.'f -' : 5 -. ,gy kttnluf I .X ,-Q' ' .. m ' ' M ' -fb H, --U31' : : , 3 ., f 7 KF'-'11f1'TXl', vt' 3 . . Rfb r SP1 ' - Q .ffikt gs I .. fi, ,jx na- ,, ww, I I ,Mfg Burg- - 11. :Yu i-L4 4- ,Asp I - . .' .bf Qqmt, . :El 'pl' ' 'iln,,Q 3: Q f .. :,,:.t1sh.s., i f 'L

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Supporters ol' thc national candidates staged this impromptu rally during 21 floor demonstration at the Block Political Convention. aw. A' 'fs fi JJ' l if T F 1 U . I , E .' ' S1 ,. X il l '...:.,,,4 A W 5 - ' s s,.,- .wwf gl l 1 t 1 sg-!.,x.g,.4 Q,-. 1 . - fr if 1 -'f Uv-www u ,- 3 1 , . L x 'f '! ., G. ., i 331 O: '---Nic vs-6 --....-..., 5 i.--i,.- E , L1 1, i y N p...f..g5-Q t- -nnnntyioq Pix. Opportunities lor thc selection ol' at rcprcscnlativc student govern- ment afford an experience in clcmocracy at its basic level. e A In Meaningful interpretations of democracy may take many forms but its simplest expression is the rigid stripes and noble stars of the Hag. 15