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COLLEGIAN
FRESNO   STATE   COLLEGE
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Election Committee
Seeks Help At Polls
A simple majority of the ballots cast in the Associated
Student Body primary election Wednesday will decide the
winners for all offices contested by two or less candidates,
according to Bob Jones, election committee chairman.
Therefore, general election competition will not be required
*"   determine  whether Jerry Ta-+	
VOLUME LXV
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1962
NUMBER 26
Politicians List
Platforms, Promises
Rod (oburn
As a candidate (or Student
Body Men's Legislative Commis¬
sioner, I, Rod Coburn. am fully
aware of the obligations and re¬
sponsibilities that the duties of
this office place upon this official.
An a voting member of both the
Board of Directors and the Board
of Athletic Control, as parliamen¬
tarian of Student Council, and as
an Initiator of legislation, the
Men's Legislative Commission Is
In a position to significantly bet¬
ter the Fresno State, body, the
Aaosclatlon and the Fresno State
Community.
Having served In advisory ca¬
pacities for my class, ui member
of Student Executive Council, and
In other student body roles, I feel
that I have a basic understanding
of many of the problems facing
Fresno Slate College, foremost
among them. Is the proposed Stu¬
dent Union. 1 will work very dili¬
gently with the new Student Body
President, helping him to formu¬
late concrete plaDS for the activi¬
ties and services for the Union,
and lor the acquisition of the
funds necessary for construction.
In conjunction with this proposed
building, there will be a student
referendum election pertaining to
construction and maintenance cost
fees. The drafting, presentation,
and implementation of this refer¬
endum will be of primary concern
to the Men's Legislative Commis-
Aa Legislative Commissioner, I
will be the represeniaUve of all
the students, not of any one
group. I will be a Student Body
official, serving the entire student
body, malting recommendations to
the Board of Directors, the Stu¬
dent CouncU and to the Student
.President on the Students' behalf.
The office nf Men's Legislative
Commissioner has In the last few
years lost some of the potency
which It could have had and
which It formerly had. If elected.
I will put all my energies into
once again making this office an
active and vibrant force on this
campus, representing all the stu¬
dents for the benefit of them and
the college.
Tom Sommers
"SWING INTO SPRING
Swing Into the new spring sea¬
son and a spring of new activities
with enthusiasm and hope for a
very exciting and successful Jun¬
ior year. Begin right by carefully
analyzing the responsibilities
thrust upon the person whom you
elect as Junior Class President, 1
believe there are two major re¬
sponsibilities     that     this     person
First of all. and of (he utmost
Importance, la that (he Junior
Class President be able lo repre¬
sent the Junior class and Fresno
State College. Wherever he goes,
whether it be on campus or In the
community, he is representing
YOU and his conduct must be
such that will bring honor and
respect to FSC. This Is probably
the greatest responsibility and
duty of any class officer. It li
also- important -to ""Jn thai
Junior Class President represents
his class In the student council.
He must, therefore, possess a
strong backbone and he able to
stand up against opposition and
fight for what Is best for his
class. In short, he must be a team
man working unselfishly for the
benefit of the Junior class. Keep
these things in mind . . . when
you vote.
The second major responslblllty
is that he be able to coordinate
activities leading up to and In¬
cluding the Junior-Senior Prom.
He must be a strong leader and
bo highly respected by others.
while at the same lime, also re¬
specting them. He must be able
to conduct Executivo Committee
meetings In order to plan events
and bo able to organise other
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Blood Rally
Set Tonight
A combination or entertainment
and politics will be the program
for the annual Blood Rally to be
held tonight at 7:30 PM In the
Men's Gymnasium.
The evening will be filled with
speeches by candidates for stu¬
dent body offices and class presi¬
dents. All other candidates will
also be Introduced.
Student Body Vice President
Larry Layne emphaalsed that stu¬
dents have the opportunity to¬
night to find out who they want
The Coachmen, a folk singing
group, will perform, and five skits
dealing with the theme of blood
given by organisations will be pre¬
sented.
Editorial Comments
The True Picture
The Collegian editorial staff was surprised last Wednesday
night when the student council voted against having the
paper published four times a week.
It proved to be just as unprepared as the representa¬
tives from the various campus groups were when discussion
was opened on the proposal.
To begin with. The Collegian editorial staff has failed to
inform the student body on why a daily paper (four days a
week) is necessary for the college and the journalism de¬
partment.
As a result, many of the student council members went
into the debate without having a clear picture of the reasons
for a daily paper.
One sad point is that comments made by Marvin Baxter,
student body president, at the executive council reflecting
how much good The Collegian has done for promoting stu¬
dent and college activities were not carried to student council.
Baxter pointed out strongly in the executive council that
such events as the Mercy Bowl, the Jazz Concert, the Rodeo,
the Bonfire rally, 50th Anniversary activities, and James
Whitmore and "Brand" would not have been successful with'
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This illustrates the importance of the paper today. The
student council never heard this side of the issue and had no
other choice but to defeat the proposal, which they did with a
narrow 22-18 vote.
Baxter noted that there is plenty of interest concerning
the proposal, both pro and con, but feels that some of the
student counci) members are using the excuse that they did
not know that the proposal would be voted on last Wednes¬
day.
Below are some of the stronger and more obviousjKiints
in favor of having a daily Collegian.
1) FSC is the only accredited journalism school in Cali¬
fornia that does not have a daily paper.
2) Because Qf this fact, FSC is not attracting journalism'
majors the way journalism schools should.
3) In line with this occurrence, FSC is currently losing
journalists out of its own department because the paper is
not allowed to expand.
4) The journalism department and The Collegian have
grown as far as they can without expanding further. They
have reached their peak and are becoming stagnant
5) The Collegian currently has the man-power, the facili¬
ties and the talent to produce a daily. The potential is there.
€) At the present time The Collegian has ten gailies (a
page and a half) of news left over, waiting at the print shop
to be printed. However, The Collegian does not have enough
room to print it and therefore the readers are not getting all
the news.
7) The production has been high and the staff is capable
of filling another paper every week.
8) Better coverage and more timeliness can be acquired
if a daily is circulated. It will be to the benefit of all students
and organizations.
9) Students are demanding more papers and coverage. The
circulation of the paper has been raised by 200 copies to meet
this demand.
The Collegian can only be as good as the students make it.
This will not happen unless it becomes a daily. The stu¬
dents must give The Collegian a chance to show its full
potential.
But what can be done now?
Plenty, for it's not too late — yet.
If one member at the next student council meeting,
who voted against The Collegian, wishes to reverse his
decision, the council will reopen the discussion for fur¬
ther consideration.
But a voting member must stand up and speak out
If two or more people vote for The Collegian in the
revote and the proposal passes, The Collegian will get a
chance to serve the students in its fullest capacity.
hajlan or Ray Snow will bo the
next student body president.
Jones has Issued a plea for stu¬
dents, except candidates, inter¬
ested In helping with the elections
to sign up In the Student Activi¬
ties Office.
The ASB office of men's legis¬
lative commissioner will also be
decided In the primary election
Wednesday. Running for the of¬
fice arc Sandy Knapp and Rod
Coburn.
Voting Wednesday will be con¬
ducted at the Activities Booth
from 3 AM to 4 PM. with the pos¬
sibility of another voting booth
In the quadrangle.
Jerry Tahajian
The office of student body pres¬
ident- Is one which requires the
ttfWgf leadership that exempli¬
fies the college in the bust pos¬
sible manner. This leader must be
concerned and aware of the In¬
terests of both present and future
students. A progressive program
to help achieve certain goals lead¬
ing to greater student satisfaction
resuttfni- frotir Association and
College sponsored activities
should be the basis for student
government action.
The underlying theme of my
platform is to help develop a
student-oriented college commun¬
ity. Promotion In some areas and
pressure In others towards various
groups and Individuals to the end
of achieving both short and long
range objectives are the means
that would be used.
Pressure would be needed In
-the form of resolutions from the
California State College Student
Presidents Association, which rep¬
resents over 100.000 states col¬
lege students, directed at the
State College Board of Trustees,
Governor Brown, and other public
groups which control the funds
for many of our Important pro¬
jects. I am confident that with
13G2 being an election year, pres¬
sure applied to the specific public
groups would result In positive
action.
Promotion, as a means of help¬
ing to develop the student-orien¬
ted college commun^jx^w^fuld be
utlliied In the oce^of Association
sponsored sejJvltieB such as cul¬
tural events and transportation
to athletic contests.
Short range projects or those
which can/be accomplished in the
near term Include the following:
1) Student Union. 3) campus
activities, 3) Cafeteria, Bookstore,
and Library Committees, 4) on-
campus housing, 5) periphery
business development, 6) football
stadium and baseball park.
The areas listed for student
action are only those prominent at
present. No one can anticipate all
the problems student government
will face next year, but yon can
rest assured that new ones will
arise. If elected. I pledge to at¬
tack and attempt to solve each
problem for the best interests of
the student body and college. The
student president's responsibility
Is to promote the desires) and
opinions of the student body; spe¬
cific group or Individual demands
and opinions must succumb to the
best Interests of the student body.
Ray Show
As a member of the associated
student body. It la your respon¬
sibility to go to tbe polls Wednes¬
day and elect a new team of offi¬
cers to lead your student govern¬
ment next year.
As I said at tbe recent dona
rally. I am naive enough to be¬
lieve in tbo Ideals of democracy
and to hope that you also realise
your responsibility to make the
most intelligent decision possible
—to elect the Host qualified man
from among those running for
office.
Ideally, f would Uke to alt
down with each of you, or at
least those of you who really
CAKE about student government
and explain step by step my rea¬
sons for sin ting this and natural-"
ly, why f feel qualified for the
responsibilities of the office Of
ASB president.
Unfortunately, we all know I
can't and won't bo able to do this
but can only hope that a number
of you — those who Care — will
take the time to TALK to both
Jerry Tahajian and myself and
thus have something definite up¬
on which to base your decision
other than what friends aay, first
impression, or political showman-
Naturally I feel I am by far
the most qualified candidate. L
wouldn't be running if I didn't.
The problem Is to convince you
of this fact.
Initially. I've gained tho ex¬
perience necessary for a leader¬
ship position of this Importance
and responsibility through an In-
Umate association with all phases
of student government over a four
year period. Among other things
ivo beesj Senior Class Presi¬
dent, Junior Class Vice President,
Student Council representative
for 2 years and a member of tbe
Executive Committee. I am a
member of Blue Key Men's Hon¬
orary Fraternity, was glveo the
Outstanding Service To College
And Community Award while In
Junior College mad was recently
elected to Who's Who Among
American Colleges and Unlver-
allies.
But what about mo as a per*
sonT What do I believe In and
what are my goals and, more
Important, do I have the convic¬
tion to stand behind and work for
these goals T
m sure we all realise that
there are a number of things —
situations — on thin campus
which are archaic, outmoded and
(Conimutd on Pdgt 2)
Over The Weekend
740 Alumni Gather For Birthday Party
NEW BANNER — This * .the new Ftemo Stele) College flog
which was unveiled for Ml* first Hms ot the Charier Day Dinner
lost Saturday night.
Over TOO alumni, faculty and
administrators Joined together In
the new women's gymnasium Sat¬
urday to celebrate the 60th birth¬
day of Fresno State College.
was a rousing good time for
all, since many of the older grad¬
uates had not seen each other In
SO years. 'Alumni came from as
far aa Oregon and New York for
the occasion.
Mrs. Louis Alder Bret*, the
first student body president In
the history of Fresno State Col¬
lege,  gave the opening remarks.
James Mayer, president of the
Fresno Chamber of Commerce,
served as master of ceremonies.
Muriel Miller, president of tbe
Alumni Association, and Dr.' Ar¬
nold' E. Joyal. college president,
also Spoke.
Local attorney John Said was
given the "outstanding alumnus
prtbe year" award.
Bawbdlert Win
In   sports,   the  Fresno  State
Rich Hoyt and FM Hite were the
winning  pitchers  for  FSC.
Track Men Romp
Miler Joe Hersog turned in a
-4:22.4 four-Upper and came back
to tie team mate Jerry Holland
In a l: 57.6 half mile for top per¬
formances In Saturday's all com¬
ers meet in. Ratcliffe Stadium.
Henog told The Collegian those
were the "best times of his Hie."
In all. FSC won tan events,
Duano Reldenbach took the 440
tows la 57.1, Brad Holmes pat tho
shot 47-1, Bill Knocks turned la
a * 8.K 440, Rod Bolcomb threw
tbe Javelin 184 feat, Gary Potter
took tbe 100 In 10.0 and the SS0 |
In 11.7, Hugh Adams took the
220 lows In 13.0, Frank Pollock
tied for first In the pole vault at
13-6, aad the mile relay team won ,
In 3:13.1.
The college also had Its share
of April fool tricks over the
weekend. Baker Ball bad a past*
raid   and   someone   turned   In   %
false fire alarm.