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Outcome. Last week, as all three candidates rounded out their efforts, political observers were sure at least next week's balloting would break all State records. This is the first year that Florida voters: 1) have not been required to pay a poll tax, and 2) have had voting machines-which should be an intriguing substitute for the popular slot machines its citizens lost last year. Total vote in 1936 was 320,000; next week it will be about...
...would be split between Messrs. Wilcox, Sholtz and Pepper, opinions were more varied. In a Florida primary, the winning candidate must poll as many votes as all his opponents put together or face a runoff. Best guess appeared to be that Pepper would be high man in the first primary, with Sholtz and Wilcox running neck and neck for second place. If, as is likely, none of the three has the requisite majority, Florida voters will not know for sure who will succeed Claude Pepper until the runoff election...
...Crimson poll strikes a melodious chord in the hearts of those interested in intra-mural activities. That 677 men have taken part in some form of House activity, is indeed happy news. There is, however, unfortunate stress laid on inter-House athletics and a correspondingly unfortunate lack of emphasis on other kinds of House activity. In the athletic setup, we have seen the development of the House Secretary plan, under the capable direction of Mr. Samborski...
...rumor about Harvard's lack of enthusiasm received a setback from the recent Crimson poll which showed six-sevenths of those undergraduates who answered the questions engaged in some form of college activity, with only four of them regretting their action. Moreover, such a vote is an extraordinary vindication of the House plan, which has interested almost seven hundred people to take part in the various House activities...
...practically certain that if a similar poll had been taken back in 1930, the number engaged in extra-curricular work would have been much smaller. The House system is to a large measure responsible for such a difference for it provides opportunities for those who do not want to take much time from their work. Less than a third of the total number admitted that the extra effort was detrimental to their marks...