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...straw vote for President of the United States, following the custom of previous presidential election years, will be held today for all students of the University. The polls will be open from 9 to 1 and from 2 to 4 o'clock. Law School men will cast their ballots in the smoking room of Austin Hall, all other graduates and undergraduates of the University at the Lodge of the Class of '77 Gate...
...indicated; in the second column the voter will indicate his first choice by marking a cross (X) after the name of the candidate he favors most; in the third he will indicate his second preference in a similar manner; in the fourth he will indicate his third choice. Votes cast for fictitious or impossible candidates will not be counted...
...political clubs to give the University a chance to name its choice for chief executive. This straw vote was a complete success. Oftentimes when such ballots are held, only a minority of the student body goes to the polls, or many regard it as a rare opportunity to cast a vote for an accommodating vendor of food stuffs. As a result of such attitudes of indifference or jocularity, a straw vote may signify nothing as to the real political sentiments of the University. However, the vote last spring was not regarded in any such manner; the polls were well attended...
...majority shall be more than half of the number of ballots cast, in the case of a count of first choices and more than the whole number of ballots cast, in the case of adding first and second choices, and so on, invalid ballots being in all cases excluded...
...authorized the CRIMSON to offer a prize of $100 to the undergraduate who submits before May 1, 1913, an acceptable comedy or dramatic playlet, taking not longer than half an hour in action. No restrictions are placed upon the writers as to the make-up of the cast. All unused manuscripts will be returned to their owners, and the same courtesies will be shown the successful author as in the John Craig contests. If several of the manuscripts prove worthy, influence will be brought to bear in behalf of the writers to have such manuscripts accepted by producing managers...