University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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Political Bloc Heads Hold Svva p'v . A fp , i QQiI X Ne 64 X Independents and Greeks split over class card issue P By JOHNNY KAI-IANANUI PEOPLE generally play to win, and bloc politicians in University Oregon student govern- ment are no exceptions. These politicos play hard, and not being particularly fond of prudery, will often, with sophist dexterity, devise systems of fairplay all their own in races for stakes. Oregon's bloc political system is a complicated, two-faction institution, which becomes messy at times when unattached cliques weave over, under, and around bloc barriers to route their favorites into positions. ASUO and class voting privileges were bought with non-transferable cards up until this winter, when an executive committee decree banished ASUO cards, opening ASUO balloting to all. Cards for class voting may be torn up if financing of class activities can be carried on sans the cash raked in on sale of such tickets. Eligible voters under the present political setup are herded into either bloc by the living- organization-ful, tradition generally roping houses off in one of the two factions Cup until recently Greeks opposed Greeks, with independents throwing in alongside one faction, forming a Greek-independent combinel However, professional kiss-blowing and material inducements, 'i.e., more gravy',, more attractive positions on the opposing ballot, promises of future political support, have wooed many a group away from traditional tieups. Big-wigs in each bloc Crepresentatives from the various housesD lock heads over potential student government post holders groom their stable's best bets toss them on the line Comes election day they hope preliminary roundups hate herded enough votes into their corner that 1 e ers faithfully follow instructions and vote right V f loc politics goaded a cynic to remark government by the bloc of the bloc and r the loc but still it Hourishes and never fails to shovel up a lot of fun and fuss h e Ele tions last year were no exceptions Eleventh hour sugar smeared spiels by frosh X p an last spring put more than a dent in their vote outcome which saw Bud Vandenynde 'Vi A Li X W over illegal distribution of hand bills tried to junk the election on that score to no f uring this vote both blocs brazenly ferreted out noi class card holders shuliled out c S for purchasing cards retrieved the ducats for security then hauled their voting stooges X t the polls on election day in honking jallopies Sophomore politics last spring heard backers of short ender ack Mcfliment vell a vocifer ou Foul' over alleged ballot box stuffing by winner Lou Torgesons faction An investigation led out and when smoke cleared Torgeson vt as undisputed leader of this year s Junior class i cohorts squatting in all secondary positions i , :iii-31 - i , A . 7, . . y . . , f 6 ' it f '-f' ' H' ' ' ' . t - ears. P Z 3 X ,lf lvl' fl . V: I . U 7 U' ' ' .Y ' f 3 lo l K f z . l ' ,, . . . . ' I V4 . , , i Q . . . , in K O l A y Z f Q X lg X . . N - h . . F xx of P ' A- I V l l v , G X ' ' nd sta A lites rab the reins of this-year's so homore class. Losers lu in Len Balliif for rexy I V X S . P P 88 8 P . 4 I I, 7 Q N , Ile n n n a 4 0 U N , gl ' l . a 1 ' . ,--, I ' 1 lx, f fl .jp-' s ,., i l ' i ' ' 1 - - - , 0 so 1, ,P l 7 K- . . . .. x . ,, . . ' g I K- . l . . . . l f If fV,- : ' I . i i My X 4 In I - . y - . . K - . ' ', X I V li I '. . , . . ,X 'ff' X274 X rf I' 7 3 ! X , XI X 1 . No alibis followed senior elections, as the ticket headed by Bob Keen for prexy slid in on 69 to 56 margin after a dull day of balloting. ASUO voting had its share of thrills and spills last spring too, as Gleeson Tiger ayne's bloc squeazed him in ahead of the opposition's john Cavanagh for student body resident with a 22-vote micrometer plurality. Both sides here in- lContinued on page 291 1 X Xfyfg' lx if J li 19

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ANAGH mst vice-Pfesiden' 101-IN CAV ammwamti ' Aeni a vice-9169 one MCLEAN, Sem NLAYJ X Pretty MARGE MCLEAN has looked to activities for suc- cess and found it, for with previous experience in Kwama and Phi Theta, she's her own boss, keeps tah of Executive Council and campus-home, Alpha Phi. A real Irishman, IOHN CAVANAGH entered the political felcl late in his junior year. Making up for lost time, john has lcd the no-class-card campaign supported hy the Independents and a few C reeks. A member of Canard Club and Friars, john came within 22 votes of being president. Witlz a deeply imbedded respect for campus activities, Theta Chi's tall and lanky HARRY BERGTHOLDT has given four college years to stualent government, advocates activities to round out campus education. - VW UERGTHOLDT 1 SCC1'efa ly 21 e