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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1055
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THE WAY I SEE IT . . .
Students View County Unit System
By Marvin Hill and Carl Kaufman
The county unit system is unfair and undemocratic in tlie opinion
this week. A\ hen asked, “Do you approve of the county unit system
Why? If not, what system would you advocate?”, students replied:
BROOKS JESSUP, St. Simons j
Island: ‘‘I think the county unit sys-j
tem very definitely is not a demo
cratic form of government. Under
the present system, a man’s vote |
sometimes counts very little, if any
thing, in the final returns and elec
tion. I personally believe that each |
man's vote should count equally as j
much as the next man’s. Under the j
present county unit system, if the
man whom you support loses in your I
county, your vote doesn’t count and |
is just “thrown out of the window.” j
I believe in the popular vote. Under (lon . t belleve ln the county unlt sys .
this system each person’s vote helps t .. . . . . . , .. 4 .
his candidate. On occasions, a can- ,em method ' As 1 understand it the
didate has been elected to office by
the county unit system, even though
of eight students in the Library
as it exists in Georgia today?
BARBARA ADDISON, Rome: "I
don't think it is fair because I be
lieve in a democracy and that means
the majority rules. The county unit
system doesn’t include the majority
of the people. I believe in a popular
vote with each person's vote getting
equal importance.”
Partridge Jonea
HAZEL PARTRIDGE, Atlanta:
his opponent actually had more pop
ular votes. This system is not demo
cratic and should be done away
with.”
BUNCHY VOGEL, Brunswick: “I
think the county unit system as it
is today is unfair not only to candi
dates, but also to people in the state.
Many times in an election the can
didate receiving the most votes
throughout the state doesn't actually
win the election; however, this is
also true in the presidential race. I
think the whole system of propor
tioning the county unit votes could
be re-worked.”
PATSY ADAMS, Augusta: “I be
lieve the county unit system as it is
is unfair, especially when it comes
to elections. I believe a candidate
running for office should wMn by the
number of popular votes and not by
the number of counties he carries.”
decision of the majority of popular
votes is not used and the decision of
the majority county unit votes is
used. This is not upholding the idea
of the importance of a single indivi-
lual's vote. I believe in the popular
method of voting."
KEATON JONES, Athens: "I be
lieve the county unit system in Geor
gia as it now exists is unfair because
the ratio of unit votes to the popu
lation is not equal. In other words
counties with the largest population
have the least say so as voters. This
also tends to have people of these
counties lose interest in voting.
Under this system the most popular
candidate is not always elected. In
the past, officials of Georgia have
been elected largely by the rural
population of South Georgia, there
fore, smaller ' counties carry about
five times as much weight as the
larger ones (generally speaking).”
Weaver To Add ress Group
At Second Genetics Seminar
The second genetics seminar will be held today at 4 p.m. in 102
* onner Hall. Dr. *1. II, Weaver, assistant agronomy professor, will
discuss “Embryo Abortion Following Interspecific Hybridization in
Cotton.”
Speaker for today’s meeting is a
graduate of the University and North
Carolina State College. He completed
his PhD work in 11»55 and was ap
pointed assistant agronomy professor
in the College of Agriculture in July.
At present time, he is conducting cot
ton research.
Fleming said the seminar would
meet each second and fourth Tues
day in the future.
A seminar committee was appoint
ed at a recent organizational meet-
jing. It consists of Dr. L. C. Curtis,
j horticulture department; Dr. A. R.
Brown, agronomy department; Dr.
W. J. Miller, dairy poultry depart
ment; Dr. Mervln Relnes, forestry
'department; Dr. J. J. Westfall, bot
any department; Dr. A. A. Fleming,
plant pathology and plant breeding
department.
Addleon
MARCUS THOMAS, Macon: “The
present county unit system, in my
opinion, should not be continued in
Georgia as it is misrepresentative of
the voting public. Balance of power
is vested too heavily in the small
counties. For example, one vote ln
Effingham county is equivalent to
many hundreds of votes In a large
county such as Fulton.”
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WAYNE SNOW, Macon: “No, I
don’t think the county unit system
should be continued in its present
form because it is by no means fair
and equitable to the voting public.
Perhaps some drastic revisions could
be made to make this system just and
representative of the people, but dur
ing the time this system has been
in use no such revisions have been
made, therefore, the system should
be abandoned. A possible solution
might be dividing the state into dis
tricts and precincts as the congres
sional districts are organized.”
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MAJORS
CROUD ll SCHOLARSHIP
MINORS
2 Kappa Delta Pi
2 XI Sigma PI
2 Beta Gamma Sigma
5 Phi Beta Kappa
5 Phi Kappa Phi
4 IK) average for 8 quarters
2 Alpha Zeta
2 Departmental Prise
1 DDK Scholarship cup
1 Phi Eta Sigma
1 Gamma Sigma Epsilon
1 Alpha Epsilon Delta
GROUP St ATHLETICS
2 Major letter
5 Three lettera (Including
2 major lettera)
4 Three lettera (Including
1 major letter)
4 Captain of major aport
3 G Club prealdent
3 Prealdent of Athletic Aaaoclatlon
GROUP St SOCIAL LEADERSHIP
5 Prealdent Interfraternlty Council
(3 quartern)
4 Preside
2 Mannger of major sport
2 Captain of minor aport
i Minor latter
i Captain <>f major Intramural team
1 Member of champion, major Intra
mural team (limit, 1 per aport)
Prealdent of Senior Claas
3 Prealdent of Ag Hill Council
ft Campua Leader (3 quarters)
3 Student Union prealdent (3 Qtra.)
8 Prealdent Htudent Council
3 Secretary-Treasurer Hr. Class
2 Vice-Campus Lender (3 quarters)
2 President of Social fraternity
2 Hecretarv-Treasurer of OOP
2 V-Preatf|ent of Inter-fraternity
Council
2 Rec.-Treas., IFC
2 Chief Juatlee of Law Hchool
2 Prealdent of Clnaa
2 l'(»UA prealdent
2 Vice-chairman of Htudent Council
1 Member of student council
2 Mayor of Vet Village
GROUP 41 PUBLICATIONS
Editor of Red and Black
Editor of Pandora
Bus. Mgr. of Red and Black
Bus. Mgr of Pandora
Mgr. Editor of Red Sc Black
Editor of Ga. Agriculturist
Editor and Chief Ga. Bar Journal
(8 quarters*
Business Mgr. Ga. Agriculturist
2 Editor of Cypress Knee and Bus.
Mgr.
2 Editor of Ga. Ag. Engineer
1 Bus. Mgr. of Ag Engineer
2 Mgr. Editor of Ga Agriculturist
2 Editor of Htudent Directory
2 Bum. Mgr. Htudent Directory
1 Pandora stuff (3 quarters)
1 Red A Black staff (3 quarters)
1 2 eaae notea, Bar Journal
1 Editor Henry Grady Htamp of Ap
proval
Edit
(NOTE: Those who have points for
staffs will not be allowed points In ml
1 Editor Georgia Pharmacist
2 Editor Georgia Dairyman
1 Bum. Mgr. Ga. Dairyman
majors on Pandora and Red and Black
nor fields on aarnc publications)
GROUP Si MUHIC AND FORENMICM
4 Ten or more varsity debates
(Intercollegiate)
3 Bus. Mgr. I nlv. Theatre for two
or more productions
4 Pour major parts In University
Theatre plays
3 Bus Mgr. of Glee Club
3 President of Glee Club
3 Prealdent of Literary Society
2 President of Ag Club
1 Varsity debate team
1 Participation In one play (major
part)
1 Three or more varsity debates
1 Five consecutive quarters In band
1 Winner of Hophomorc Declamation
1 Winner of Junior Oration
1 Winner of Freshman Impromptu
Debate
GROUP 4: MILITARY AND MISCELLANEOUS
ft Cadet Colonel
3 Cadet lieutenant-colonel
3 Member of Sphinx
3 Member of Aghon
2 Cadet Major
1 Member of recognized club
1 President of recognized club re
quiring election of members
2 Member of Gridiron
To be eligible for membership, a candidate must be a junior or senior, have
a minimum of 10 points and a 78 average Points must be distributed In at
least three different fields with no more than ft points In any one field There
must be at least one major.
RECOGNIZED CLUBS ARE: Blue Key, Biftad. Thallan Blaekfrlars, “X”
Club. Who's Who, Kcabbard and Blade, Arnold Air Society, Sigma Delta Chi.
Points must be earned at the University of Georgia except for national hon
orary organizations Any points earned at other Institutions may be submitted
with a full explanation.
Points must be turned In to Beeman Keen, 10ft Dudley Hall, or Chas. Ballard.
144 Clark Howell Hall, not later than 12 noon Nov. 1&, 193ft.