Word: questionable
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...deny, however, that the election procedure has many mechanical deficiencies. The whole system, including the date of the polling and the counting of the ballot, is open to question. On these grounds, demands for new class marshal elections may be justified, but it is up to the class to decide for itself; it is certainly not up to the recently elected marshals...
Even if there had been no question as to the honesty or the mechanical procedure of the election I still think that it is within the rights of the class to call a new election at any time it sees fit. The class marshal position is primarily for the class and not merely for the glory of those elected...
Bender suggested that if there is to be any significant rise in the number of Freshmen admitted, "the Faculty, even though it is not legally responsible, should be consulted. There is strong feeling in the Faculty on this question of expansion." He noted that, if the present size is retained, the "nasty problem of forced commuters will be solved...
These were the arguments of the anti-Martin voters, men who believed that the need for fresh, vigorous leadership outweighed their personal regard for genial old Joe Martin. The question then became, who should take Martin's place. This was a thorny issue, for the ranks of the insurgents were widely split. The young liberal Republicans favored a man like Gerald R. Ford Jr. of Michigan or the more experienced Richard M. Simpson of Pennsylvania. The arch-conservatives tended toward John W. Byrnes of Wisconsin (who later came out for Halleck and was made chairman of the Republican Policy Committee...
...Crimson, which has lost its last two games in overtime, should be able to at least split the week-end contests, and if the varsity plays up to the potential it has shown only in brief spots so far, an upset over Cornell is not out of the question...