University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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joining together on election day, candidates appeared re- concealed any apprehension about outcome of voting and promises CONGRATULATING successful candidates was a pleasant wind¬ up of evening for some; others had to be content with defeat. ISALLOTS started immediately after the polls closed; carried on under hawk-like gaze of candidates ' representatives CROWDING Student Union basement, candidates and supporters anxiously waited for returns to be posted on tally board.

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VOTING in campus-wide election, students cast their not- so-secret ballots in the Student Union ballroom where the floor was littered with posters, cards and other campaign literature. HANDSHAKING HURDLE for each voter, this line of candidates stood on Union steps passing out cards and slapping backs. Posters, cards Weeks before the student body election, out¬ going president Kay Thornton observed in the Traveler the apparent trend away from political parties. “This may he a good opportunity for candidates to campaign for positions on their own merits”, Thornton said. Dean Brown and Don Pridemore, by their method of campaign¬ ing, proved the truthfulness of Thornton’s state¬ ment. A week before the election Brown and Pridemore began an intensive personal cam¬ paign — designed to bring them in close con¬ tact with as many voters as possible. They spoke at club meetings, shook hands with voters in the Union, addressed fraternities, sororities and dorms, many times crossing each other’s paths — but never organizing a party. A few hours before filing deadline there were no candidates for the office of vice-president — then, sud¬ denly, ther e were seven. Before the dust settled four of them had withdrawn leaving Phil Ander¬ son, Jim Blair and Mary Ann Goatcher in the race. Anderson concentrated on a fresh style of newspaper advertising, but lost by 73 votes to poised campaigner Jim Blair. Pridemore con- ceeded to Brown two hours after the polls closed, as early tabulations gave Brown a strong lead on his better than 2-to-l sweep into office. 28

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CROWNING of Miss University of Arkansas on Friday night kicked off the two-day Gaebale celebration. At right, Gail Wood, winner of the beauty contest, receives her crown from a sister Kappa, Gaebale Queen for 1955, Jean Pitts of Little Rock. GREEK THEATRE was shrouded with colorful crepe paper and cheesecloth a few hours before night-time beauty pageant. I WORKING on parade ramp for beauty show, shirtless boy enjoys warm May sun that appeared Friday afternoon and continued throughout the balmy-weathered Gaebale weekend.