The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 26, 1949 Page: 4 of 8
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THE THRtiSH
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Candidates State Platforms
Student Association
President
President of the Student Association:
Ben Hammond
Unification of and cooperation within the student body,
promoted by:
a) A clear understanding of the functions of student
government.
b) Sincere orientation and welcome for the freshman class
c) All school picnic featuring a Rice Talent-Show and
Band program.
d) An earnest effort to win the Southwest Conference
Sportsmanship Award.
J. S. Binford
a) Qualifications:
Experienced in parliamentary procedure and executive
duties.
Sophomore president, council representative, chairman
of several committees.
b) Platform
Service, practical, democratic student government.
c) Definite Objectives
1) Ten minute shortening of cfasses on election day to
encourage voting.
2) Parking lot adjacent to Lounge. New walks.
J?) Efficient dormitory telephone system.
4) Election of Rice Homecoming Queen.
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Student Association Secretary
Vice-President
Betty Jo Joplin
Experience: ,
Junior Student Council Represent-
ative; Chairman of: Welcoming
< ommittee for Visiting Schools; In-
tructor Rating Committee; Hand-
book committee
Vice-president of the Sophomore
Class 1950.
a) Freshman Orientation
b) Freshman Guidance Committee
Platform
A. More and better Homecoming
Activities.
1) Elect a queen from the student
body.
2.) More joint student-alumni ac-
tivities.
3) More student Association
• lances to lower the blanket tax.
"Goonie" Harris
"1 promise:
1 ) Hard Work
2) To make every effort to get a
itinera 1 c o n c e n s u s of student
opinion.
3) lo aid in fulfilling campus im-
provements.
}) A representative government.
5) Thorough investigation of all
matters concerning the Student
Body.
(>) A Student Council which does
its duty, but does not overstep its
limits."
Alice York
"I will with permission of the
council erf&ct the following:
1) Promote student interest in
meeting by handling a council bul-
letin board in the Lounge, notifying
students of current issues.
2) Direct a welcoming committee
during football* season. Well organ-
ized parties would increase chances
of winning SWC Sportsmanship
Trophy and strengthen affiliations
with other schools."
Secretary of the Student Association
Geraldine Smith
Qualifications—
0
1) Year of experience on the stu-
dent council.
2) Familiarity with operation and
duties of the Secretary of the Stu-
dent Association.
3) Can type.
4) Willing to devote the necessary
time to the position.
5) Service on Committees.
Etta Colish
Qualifications
Typing, Filing, and Dictation
Platform
1) Detailed, accurate records of
all Student Council meetings.
2) Prompt attention to correspon-
dence from other schools, and offi-
cial correspondence of the Student
Council.
3) Faithful attendance at all Stu-
dent Council meetings.
4) Cross-sectional representation.
Betty Keyser
Platform
1) Full support of all school
show, with all departments partici-
pating.
2) Enlarged Orientation Program.
3) At least two big picnics: "Rice
Day at Galveston"; Annual bonfire
and other pep-rallies.
4) Complete contemporary files
of correspondence, constitutions and
council minutes.
5) Can type, take dictation.
6) Make the Rice student govern-
ment something to be proud of!
Patricia Penn
Platform
More Student Association dances
in order to raise funds and lower
blanket taxes; more all-school pic-
nics to bring the students closer; im-
provements of campus walks; more
complete representation through
knowing students in all classes;
good records and necessary letters;
good letters are necessary and can
be accomplished by ability to type.
Editor's Note:
In response to the notification
to candidates printed in Wednes-
day's Thresher, moBt of the can-
didates for class and Student As-
sociation offices turned in plat-
forms. These platforms were lim-
ited in length to 50 words for
Student Association offices and 25
word for class offices. All plat-
forms which did not conform to
this limitation were edited.
Councilman-at-Large
Tommy Adkins
Roy Woodmansee
Platform
Previous council experience; im-
provements of roads; decent parking
for dorm students.
Platform
1) To attempt to organize and im-
prove activities for visiting students
at home games and to further inter-
school relations.
2) To improve Homecoming Ac-
tivities through greater cooperation
with the Alumni association and to
improve the dance schedule by
greater organization and spacing.
3) To improve conditions in the
Lounge where possible.
Cheerleaders
(vote for Three)
Taft Lyon
Jack Davis
"I think that our cheerleading
needs more tumbling and spirit. I
feel that I can give Rice this—and
more. I am qualified for the job in
the field of tumbling and I am sure
I can arouse the necessary spirit in
our student body. With a cheerlead-
ing squad of this order, we can in-
deed have the spirit which corres-
ponds with that of the other schools
in our conference."
Pete Johnston
Carroll Baird
Harry Hoover
Platform
1) Free, white, twenty-two.
2) Was cheerleader at Oregon
State college.
3) Has tumbled and been acro-
batic for years.
4) New, short, snappy, collegiate
yells.
5) Red hot school spirit.
6) Good disposition—that is—
crazy as they come.
7) Pep Rallies like you have never
seen before.
8) Will whip the Freshman in line
at games.
9) Pre-game Rally—Dances.
Marty Gibson
"I am a junior academic student.
My main purpose is to create a more
enthusiastic response for all-school
pep rallies and all other activities
promoting school spirit. I plan to do
this through wider and more effec-
tive methods of keeping the student
fully informed. My qualifications in-
clude: high school cheerleading, ma-
jorette of the Rice band for three
years and a sincere* enthusiasm for
the office."
Teddy Montz
resounded by Eiceites.
5) More signs for all the gameB.
6) Work like mad to get Rice
hollering.
Experience
Yell leader at Rice and in high
school; instructor of yell leaders at
the Huntsville State convention and
at Osford, Mississippi.
Marty Gibson
Jim Kelly
Platform
1) Keep new spirit growing.
2) Get Freshman aid with spirit.
3) More acrobatics and better col-
legate yells.
4) Swing the biggest pep rally
Platform
1) Improved card section tech-
niques.
2) More all-school functions dur-
ing the year in order to weld the
student body together more firmly.
3) Introduce novelty into half time
activities.
4) Bring the athletes and students
more closely together (doing away
with segregation in the dorms).
5) Adhere to the Sportsmanship
Code recently established.
Allen Kinghorn
Platform
1) Return to the old dignified
yells.
2) Sponsor reception committees
for out of town teams at the train
stations.
3) Sponsor rallies at the station
at the departure and return of the
team.
4) Better publicized and more con-
venient rallies.
5) Personal attendance at all out-
of-town games.
6) Coordinated cheerleading
through practice.
Senior Class
President
Bob Squires
Platform
1) Senior Dances at the Shamrock.
2) Senior follies.
3) Senior banquet.
4) Senior picnic.
5) "I intend to build up the treas-
ury with minor Senior functions."
Emmett McGeever
Platform
1) Early delivery of senior rings.
2) Establishment of a polling com-
mittee which will supplement class
meetings by seeking out the individ-
ual and determining his ideas and
opinions.
Ralph Atmar
Platform
1) Appoint committees this year
to obtain dates and locations of
Senior activities.
2) Obtain a name band for the
Senior dance.
3) Increase the publicity of the
Senior class and enlighten the sen-
iors as to costs of activities.
Jack Cooper
Qualifications
1) Representative.
2) Parliamentary procedure.
3) Cooperation with school offi-
cials.
Platform
1) Efficient committees.
.2) Democratic, orderly meetings.
3) Shamrock for prom.
• 4) Name bands fbr" dances.
5) Class rings in the spring.
Vice-President
Pat Amsler
"My platform is:
A continued harmonious relation-
ship among the Seniors, more indi-
vidual student participation in com-
mittee activities—insuring friend-
ships and loyalties that will reach
beyond our Senior year."
Mccrie Zapalac
Le© Mary Parker
"I pledge myself to insure indi-
vidual participation in class activi-
ties by personally contacting as
many seniors as possible on ques-
tions of class policy and activities
. . . and making sure their views are
presented to the class committees.
And, in addition, I pledge myself to
promote the delivery of class rings
before April."
Joanne Harwell
Platform
1) Cooperation with other class
officers and with seniors in order
to know their wishes.
2) Seeing that every senior has a
part in Senior activities.
3) Early planning.
Secretary-T reasurer
Jim Davis
Platform
1) Books kept in such a way that
the class may know the exact source
and disposition of all funds.
2) Class approval as far as pos-
sible on proposed expenditures.
Larry Katz
Platform
1) Close cooperation with com-
mittees, officers and class mem-
bers.
2) Dance committee in charge of
contracting for all dances to mini-
mize conflicts and problems.
Wally Love joy
Student Council
(Vote for Four)
Maxie Lehmann
Connie Owens
Farrell Fulton
Platform
1) Beautification of Lake
Fondren.
2) Fiery agitation against the de-
plorable campus streets.
3) A reconciliation between the
academs and engineers; between
Thresher editors and literary society
presidents.
Jim Kelly
Platform
1) One year's experience.
2) Will work to give the student
body more responsibility and power
in determining school politics.
Bob Schwartz
Platform
1) Attend all council and com-
mittee meetings.
2) Maintain close contact with
senior class members.
3) Work for:'
a) Improvements of walks, drain-
age, instructor-rating polls.
Gloria Castello
"I will abide by the wishes of the
class and represent the whole stu-
dent body."
Ralph Atmar
"If elected, I intend to cooperate
with my classmates and put« forth
an honest effort to serve the council.
I would be willing to serve on any
council committee if my services
were requested."
Honor Council
(Vote for Four)
Sid Cochran
"The Honor Council is the judicial
system of Rice, therefore I shall do
my best to approach each case with
an open mind and judge it strictly
on its merits."
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