Word: balloting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...reply to the criticism directed against some of the men nominated, let me state that work done for the class was an extremely important factor in determining the men to be placed on the ballot, but not the only factor. Nor was more intellectual capacity the only criterion. As in all considerations for representatives of a class, class prominence, popularity, and congeniality are very significant factors. Some men were nominated primarily for one reason, others for somewhat different reasons. The nominees as a whole present an excellent cross-section of the class, all factors taken into consideration. It is granted...
...front page article, which stated that the Temporary Class Committee was appointed. They were popularly elected. As a result of the class popularity and prominence of these men at the time, and the work they have subsequently done for the class, they were deserving of a place on the ballot, with few exceptions...
...fail to see the validity of your criticism of the men on the ballot or the manner in which they were nominated. I also object to the questionable reporting which would tend to confuse and mislead the members of the class of '48. Paul G. Haskell...
...nominating committee for the Sophomore group would consist of the chairmen of the Union, Smoker, and Jubilee committees plus one man from each House and Dudley. These men would choose a slate of from 16 to 20 men, leaving the ballot open to further nominations by petition. Automatic positions on the ballot go to the nominating committee to forestall any electioneering in that group...
Abolition of the "preferential and weighted balloting" now prevalent, careful supervision of sealed ballot boxes, and the placing of candidates' pictures on ballots are proposed, to prevent "a minority group" from electing "a man into office on a small number of votes by capitalizing on the failure of the large group of voters who is any case will not indicate their preferences...