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'Ultimately Futile'

From the Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences, Thomas Biggar and Judy
Wellman came out in favor of the
Constitution and its provisions. Miss
Wellman feels that a popularly-elected
President and Vice President "will allow
students to know their representatives
and discuss University-wide issues."

Pedro Saavedra, also from the
Graduate School, is opposed to the new
Constitution. "The constitution," he said,
"fails to provide much needed minority
representation; a political majority in the
College, for example, could elect all
College representatives, and the minority
party would go totally unrepresented."

He favors popular election, citing
again the need to guard against "control
by a minority of the students."

Clyde Ellis and Camby Robinson of
the College and Bill Keen of the
Engineering School, Yippie candidates for
Student Council, expressed their
endorsement of the constitution and
popular election, adding that "Until real
power over all University activities is
achieved by the Council, such efforts
must be viewed as ultimately futile."

Harry Steeper, Liquifactionist Party
candidate and Bill Fox, an independent,
both from the Engineering School,
supported the constitution and its
provisions, whereas Joe Laughton, also of
the Engineering School, favors all aspects
of the constitution except popular
election, because "the student in general
will not be familiar with...the
demonstrated motivation and
abilities...of individuals, particularly in
relation to Council work..."