1949-10-26; Central Michigan Life

              Politics Hits New High in 'Drag-em-Ouf' Election
Political campaigning at Central hit a new high this year in
last week's general election, as
1500 students turned out to cast
ballots. This marked a record
participation and was the healthiest aspect of the election.
In a "knock-down, drag-em-
out" campaign which featured
such innovations as parades,
singing sound cars ("May I ask
you a personal question?), bands,
torch parades, and just plain
noise, the effect of good organization could be seen clearly.
The election  smacked  of  a
national election with the stu
dent office-seekers carrying
their fight to the individual
students. Arguing from platforms which featured practical
points, would-be office holders
invaded the dining halls and
classrooms. It would be safe to
say that no conversation (in
or out of the Annex) which
lasted more than two minutes
was free of political coloring.
That both parties stressed the
importance of voting over party
affiliations  was significant. The
ribald was avoided in the posters
! of   both   parties   and   their   excellent taste and exhibition is a
credit to both the Constitution
and Pro-Lib followers.
Much of the credit for the
h i g h-spirited campaigning belongs to Stan Poag, chairman of
the Constitution Party, and Bill
Walz, chairman of the Pro-Lib
party. Both men turned in outstanding jobs, as did the campaign managers of the independent candidates.
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POAG.   BURT   JUNIOR,   and
Walz, Fort Lee, N. J., senior, set
the pace which instilled so much
enthusiasm in the affair.  While
they were the leaders, both men
had the assistance of outstanding
students on their respective
steering committees, and neither
would have been able to do anything without them.
Poag's planning apparently
paid off the best, as ihe Constitution Party swept the senior
offices and took 11 of the 21
remaining offices.
This week the campus returned
to a comparative quietness after
an election which has left the
student body exhausted but
proud of a job well done.
VOLUME 31 CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE. MT. PLEASANT. MICH.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 26. 1949
NUMBER 5
Homecoming Festivities Open
with hosh-Sophomore Games
FOOTBALL PEP RALLY
Faculty Presentation of Western Burial
Frosh-soph games will start
Central's 26th annual Homecoming festivities with a pep
meeting, snake dance, Frosh
Football game, open house, and
dancing in Keeler Union this Friday. Freshmen are expected to
put up a good fight since, if they
lose, there will be freshman initiation.
The parade will start Saturday's many activities which includes the Central-Hillsdale
football game, coronation of
Queen Jo Debrick, a Ronan
Hall coffee hour immediately
after the game, and the two
Homecoming balls.
Floats representing all campus
organizations are expected to be
Sarley Wins Vice-Presidential Election
Warren Sarley, Niles junior,
defeated Leo Rozyla, Flint junior, for vice-presidency of the
student body in one of the most
hotly-contested elections in the
history of the college. The number of voters broke all previous
records when more than 1500
students or about 66 per cent of
the student body cast their votes
in the vice-presidential election.
In the Senate elections the
Constitution Party gained a majority by winning four of the
eight offices. The Pro-Libs won
three seats while one independent gained office.
Joan Force (C), Saginaw, and
Clarence Tuma (C), Huntington
Woods, were elected senior senators; Robert Van Ocker (C),
Six Lakes, and Edward Czarnecki (PL). Turners Falls,
Mass., junior senators; Mary
Lou Judd (C), Si. Johns, and
Karl Jacobs (PL), Dearborn,
sophomore   senators;   and   Joe
WARREN SARLEY
Student Vice-President
Newton (PL), Crystal, and Bill
Unjian (I), Grosse He, freshman senators.
Miss Force and Miss Judd are
incumbents, having been junior
and freshman senators, respectively, last year.
Tuma, football letterman, was
treasurer of the old student
council and is active in the Industrial Arts Club. Van Ocker,
a pre-law student resigned, in
accordance with the Constitution,
his office as president of Delta Pi
Lambda upon his election.
CZARNECKI won his post by
a slim three-vote margin over
Jack Frye, Traverse City junior.
This was the closest race of the
election and had more than five
recounts.
Jacobs has been active in
speech debate and participated in
the freshman plays last year.
Newton is on the elementary curriculum and Unjian is a commerce major.
Court Rules Men's Union V-P Election Invalid
entered in the big parade which
will help to make Saturday one
of the most exciting days of the
school year. It was announced
by the Student Senate that floats
must not exceed $25 in cost.
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THE QUEEN will be crowned
in a brief but colorful ceremony
between halves of the Central-
Hillsdale game. President Charles
L. Anspach will welcome the
alumni back to  Central.
Under the direction of Mr.
Norman Dietz the band will present a program of music and
formations at halftime.
Miss Debrick will receive a
football autographed by all the
football players and a gold cup
as momentos of her day.
Charlie Bird of Muskegon
Heights will provide ihe music
for the ball in Keeler Ballroom
from 9 p.m. until midnight.
Jimmy Stevenson of Detroit
will play for ihe ball in the
gymnasium. Corsages are not
customarily worn to the Homecoming Balls, but are not
banned.
The Panhellenic and other organization breakfasts will be
from 10 a.m. until noon. Many
fraternities are planning breakfasts at various places.
A combined committee of more
than 40 students and faculty
members has perfected plans
which should make the 26th
Homecoming the best one yet.
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JOANNA DEBRICK
Homecoming Queen
Dehmk Elected
College Queen
In a record turnout for election
at Central, JoAnna Debrick, Detroit senior, was elected Homecoming Queen. She will be coronated at half time at the Central
Michigan-Hillsdale football game
by Pres. Charles Anspach in a
colorful ceremony. Elected to the
Queen's court were Nancy Crapo,
Mt. Pleasant junior; Velma
Muntz, Cass City junior; and Bea
Schenk, Ann Arbor junior.
Miss Debrick is president of
Phi Delta Eta, has served as
secretary of her junior class, and
is vice-president of Masquers
Club, a dramatic organization.
She also belongs to Sigma Tau
Delta and Alpha Psi Omega.
Miss Crapo, who was a member
of the Queen's court as a freshman in 1947, is a member of
Alpha Sigma Tau. Miss Muntz
belongs to Delta Sigma Epsilon,
while Miss Schenk's sorority is
Sigma Sigma Sigma.
This election represented 70
percent of the student body.
Maybee to Attend Dedication
of Building Named for Father
Dr. Rolland Maybee, head of
the social science department,
will attend a dedication of the
Harper C. Maybee Music Hall
at Western Michigan College in
Kalamazoo Friday.
The new building, one of four
to be dedicated, has been named
after Dr. Maybee's father, who
was head of the music department at Western from 1913 to
1946 and previous to that, was
head of Central's music department from 1901 to 1912.
Proclamation
In one of the first important
cases to appear before the Student Court, justices of the court
ruled the election for vice-president of Men's Union invalid. No
ballots for the office were printed
and the name of one of the candidates appeared on the freshman
representative  ballot.
The decision of the court was,
"As stated in Ordinance IV-5a,
Procedure for Contesting Elections, a petition contesting the
election of vice-president of the
Men's Union was received by the
court.
"In the process of investigating
this petition, this court found it
necessary to define and interpret
Article IV, Section 1 and 2 of the
constitution. This article is in
reference to elections of the student body at large. "Student body
at large" encompasses that part
of the student body which is non-
restrictive to  either sex.
"Since membership in the
Men's Union is restricted to
the male students, the election
of Men's Union officers cannot
be classified as pari of ihe general election procedure of the
student body at large as stated
in Article IV, Section 1 and 2
of the Constitution.
"Therefore, the Student Senate has no constitutional control over election procedures
of the Men's Union."
This was interpreted by Chief
Justice Victor Sienkaniec to
mean that the Men's Union is to
the men as the Associated
Women Students is to the women
which means that elections of
Men's Union officers shall be
conducted within  the  organiza
tion   as   election   of   Associated
Women Student officers are.
In agreement with ihe court's
decision the freshman and
sophomore representatives to
the Men's Union may or may
not be accepted by the Men's
Union.
Tom Weede, Traverse City, and
Jim Huggins, Mt.. Pleasant, were
elected representatives from the
sophomore and freshman classes,
respectively, in last Thursday's
general election.
Plans for election of Men's
Union officers were incomplete
last Monday. It was not known
whether the special election
would be solely for vice president or for all officers since it
was not known whether Men's
Union would accept Weede and
Huggins as representatives.
Whereas; the students of Central Michigan College are interested in the social life of the student body and the common
understanding of one and other; and,
Whereas; the male population is to the greatest extent responsible for all social life through their initiative; and,
Whereas; the women are repressed by the customs and traditions of our society that govern the actions of a lady; and,
Whereas; the men of the campus must stand the continuous
financial burden of the social life of our students;
Therefore: I proclaim that the week commencing Sunday/
October 30, 1949, at 10:30 p.m. and expiring Sunday, November
6, 1949, at 3:00 a.m. as the She Shmoo Saga.
It will be the responsibility of Central's feminine gender to
take the initiative in every respect and carry all of the burden
during this She Shmoo Saga.
H. Lee Scott,
President of the Student Body-
Rules and Regulations for the Saga
1. The She Shmoos (women) must ask the He Shmoos (men)
for all dates during this She Shmoo Saga.
2. The She Shmoos must pay all expenses encountered during this She Shmoo Saga.
3. The He Shmoos will make themselves available to the
best of their ability.
4. The He Shmoos will, under no circumstances, ask for any
date with a She Shmoo.
5. The He Shmoos will, under no circumstances, pay any of
the expenses when on a date with a She Shmoo.
6. All telephone calls and methods of contact and communication must be made by the She Shmoos during this She
Shmoo Saga.
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