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Clement, Hodges Win
Caucus Nominations

Whitt Clement and Greg Hodges
were nominated for the presidency
of the College in the two political
society caucuses that were held last
night.

Mr. Clement, who is president
of Skull & Keys, was accepted by
acclamation by that society.

At the Sceptre meeting, Greg
Hodges easily defeated his opponent,
Steve Hayes, 160 to 119,
for the nomination for president of
the College.

Messrs. Hayes and Clement will
face each other and any other
candidates nominated in the Honor
Committee elections in April.

In both societies there was only
one candidate for each of the other
two college offices and all candidates
were nominated by acclamation.

In Sceptre, Doug Hixson received
the nomination for vice
president, while S. T. Crockett was
nominated for secretary.

In Skull & Keys Jack Rhodes
was likewise unanimously accepted
for the post of vice president, as
was Rucker McCarty for secretary
of the College.

In his campaign speech Mr.
Hodges noted that the Honor
System must change to remain
valid. He said that because the
system is run by students, they can
change it in the direction they
want.

Mr. Hodges pointed out that the
Honor Committee has studied its
procedures to insure that it will not
come under attack from the courts
for violation of due process of law.
He said that the Honor Committee
must continue to insure the defendant's
right to a fair trail.

He dismissed the idea of graduated
punishments for Honor offenses,
saying that there can be
only one penalty for dishonorable
conduct.

He also dismissed the idea of
limiting the scope of the system to
just Charlottesville and Albemarle
County, saying that "if we limit its
scope, we limit the essence of
honor, which is a limitless feeling."

His opponent, Mr. Hayes, who is
the president of Sceptre Society,
suggested the possibility of an
individual Honor Committee for
each school as the University grows
larger.

He said that coeducation was
the greatest immediate problem to
the honor system and suggested
intense examination of its probable
effects on the system to prepare for
it.

In Skull & Keys, Mr. Clement
said in his acceptance speech, "the
Honor Committee must convince
the students by the actions it takes
that our honor system is a tremendously
desirable way of life."

On the question of these specific
actions, Mr. Clement said, "I
will wait for the present Honor
Committee to complete its evaluation
of the system before I make
any specific proposals."

Mr. Rhodes, who was nominated
for vice president of the
College in the Skull & Keys caucus,
agreed that the "honor system is
under attack," but went on to say
that this is a healthy sign. To that
he added, "this year is no more
perilous than last year"

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