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Voter Turnout

Election Committee chairman Steve
Edwards stated that the voter turnout for this
type of election had been good with
approximately 20 percent of the eligible
student body participating. He also stated that
"In contrast to last Spring's election, there were
no irregularities in this election."

In the referendum put before the graduating
class regarding the selection of a graduation
speaker, Walter Cronkite, William F. Buckley
and Senator Edward Kennedy received the
greatest number of votes. Howard Cosell and
John Kenneth Galbraith also received support.

In regard to the referendum, Mr. Edwards
stated, "The purpose of this referendum was
only to get an idea of where student opinion
lies with regard to the type of speaker they
would like to have at graduation."