VOL. 6, NO. 12
MAR. 19, 1965

SC Election Week Culminated
At the Student Council Election Jitney tomorrow night, the names of the president and secretary of Student Council for next year will be announced. Running for the office of president are Chris Birchfield, Bob Burgess, and Rich Hudson; vying for the office of secretary are Lynne Struebing and Robin Swain.

Many changes were made in the rules and regulations for Election Week this year. The only qualifications necessary to run for an office were 1) to be a junior with a 2.5 grade average and 2) to obtain a petition signed by 200 students. In the past, experience on council was another requirement.

This year no skits were presented by the candidates at the pre-election assembly. The administration felt that the extra time needed to present skits could be better used as class time. Every year Council decides what the voting procedure is to be. Registering to vote was eliminated this year. Instead students placed the name of their favorite candidate for each office on special IBM cards.
 At the pre-election assembly, which was one week ago, the candidates were introduced to the student body, and each presented the platform he (or she) is running on. Chris Birchfield stated that, "the students should know just as much about Student Council as they do about the federal government," and added, "The Westerner and Council should coincide in keeping the students informed."

Bob Burgess said his reasons for running for president are, "first, I feel that I have the qualifications and experience necessary; second, I have special projects that I want to promote; and third, I have a great desire to be the president of Student Council."

"A lot of problems could be solved by promoting a better relationship between the administration and the student body," claimed Rich Hudson. "I feel that Pep Club and Student Council should work together for better school spirit."

Lynne Struebing, candidate for secretary believes that, "the secretary of Student Council can be effective in changing abstract ideas into reality."

Robin Swain, her adversary in the election revealed, "My interest in Council has been a continuing one. I've been thinking of running for the past three years."