University of Hawaii Honolulu - Ka Palapala Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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a dim reflection of biff time politics ELECTIONS With voting room doors closed and campaign leaflet in thr rubbish can , potter make a lonely last stand, waterapotlcd and dripping, in the rain wet. deserted Heraenway patio. 28

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 Maintenance staff would endorse more initiation activities like this one. Obedient pledge dust» the newspaper racks in Sinclair Library. How much farther must I crawl, sir? Only 200 feet more.” Thank you. sir. ( I wonder if it's worth it all. ) 27 The ultimate fate of all dictator ... the tables are turned at Oamma (Jii's initiation a pledges rebel and paddle their tyrant president.

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When election time came rolling urouiul on campus, it was a far cry from the upper league political bat- tles like the one which gave John F. Kennedy the nod in the Big Race. I II student elections did, however, catch a little of the luster of the big time. With the unadulterated enthusiasm of their full eighteen years, the underclassmen provided most of the dash and bravado that smacked of high school |H litical hoopla with banners, pamphlets, oratory, some shaky political machines, and even two political parties. To the jaundiced eye of the upper- classmen. elections were so much a mutter of conservative dignity that no one chose to run for office. Then there were the beauty run- offs - Ka Palapala. Homecoming, Ban Pacific—in which the confused voter had too many choices, all worthy ones. Reams of printed matter on candi- dates and platforms were distributed only to end up in the nearest trash cans. At the end of election days on campus, it was rare to find a full ballot box. but nary an empty trash can was in sight. Members of ihe Student Organization for Active Politic (SOAPI assail the Hrmenway courtyard «hruhliery with posters as the campaign reaches climax-intensity on election morning. After running the gantlet of candidates milling about outside the ping-pong room, voters present their ASUH cards to get the handful of multi-sized, multicolorrd ballots. Non, a few x’s and the civic duty's done. Lite on election night, weary counters go on tallying votes in the ASUII office. With the previous preferential election system alundoued, tallying was easier and faster. 9Q r rs T