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STATE LIBRARY Of, 4^^3c-a^ MAT'tMW? c- *•* 0't&(<*< 8*0 C - c- Connecticut Daily Campus t-i ".-' "- Serum^ Storrs Since 1896 a £3 o VOL. CXVI, NO. 121 STORRS, CONNECTICUT FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1963 New Election Method Ackerman To Receive Awar<f to Discussed By Senate For Contributions To Uconn 37 The MOUld meeting of the Tlie Steering Committee, under Laurence J. Ackerman, nation-, Business Administration and He has been visiting professor 19(13-1964 Student Senate, under the Elections Committee, intro- ally-known dean of the Univer- dean of Uconn's college of insur- at Harvard and Stanford and is the Era of Achievement dealt duced Senator Gadarowski's Bill sity of Connecticut School of ance, has been named to receive currently a visiting lecturer and primarily with Committee Re- No. 2 to the senate floor. The the Uconn Club"s annual award consultant in Harvard's Insur- ports and the much debated Bill motion called for the abolition of for "Outstanding contribution to ance Management course No. 2, "Voting in Senate Elec- the "Hare System" of voting and the growth of the University." Nationally Kimun tions at the University of Con- its replacement by the preferent- The award will be presented The Uconn Dean is nationally necticut." The bill, dealing with ial plurality system. In this sys- to Dean Ackerman at tlie Uconn known in the insurance and bu- Club's 10th annual dinner sched- the abolishment of the present tem the student body would vote siness fields. He is a director of ••hare system" used in election lor a majority of tlie candidates duled for May 8 at VVaverly Inn procedure, suggests replacement running for particular senate in Cheshire. five insurance companies, iniiud- with a more efficient plurality seats but not all as in the past. Man Of Greatness ng Phoenix Mutual and National Voting in the senior class would system. In making the announcement, Fire Insurance companies of In the area of Commute re- take place with students voting lor six candidates (ten available Uconn Club president John J. Hartford. ports, President Vic Schacter was Blake said, "In every college He is a director of the school pleased to acknowledge U>at each seats), four candidates in the junior class (nine available there are men of greatness, both of banking at Williams College, , of the committees had met and in teaching and accomplishment. a member of the American Arbi- are functioning under a well or- seats) and three candidates in the sophomore class (six avail- Dean Ackerman is such an indi- ganized structure. The Senators vidual. He has the distinction of (Continued on PHRC 6) were grateful for the response on able seats). Since students will invariably vote differently these being named the first dean of the part of non-senators and ex- the school of business adminis- pressed the hope that even more candidates to occupy the avail- Talent Show In able seats in each clas will be tration when it started 22 years students would be participating ago. in commit tee activity in the fu- determined by a simple plurality. HUB Lobby Today The reasons as stated for the I Since that time Mr. Ackerman ture. has developed the school into one A great deal of the attention Bill by Senator Gaderowski are of the most highly regarded in The annual Student Union tal- Was focused on the Academics fairness, ease in handleing and the Country. He has. through his ent show will be presented to- Committee and on the Elections. ease in understanding the system. efforts and leadership, contri- day at 3 p.m. in the HUB lobby. Senators D'Andrea and Mahoney DEAN ACKERMAN buted greatly to the University Listed on the program are: Jan- discussed the forthcoming Course (Continued on Page 3) of Connecticut." ice Prahovich. folk singer: Tlie Critique and announced that there Avid Kan Phi Sigma Sigma "Sour Notes." is a strong possibility that it a folk song trio consisting of: will be in operation lor Fall reg- Ackerman has been regarded Claudia Yunker. John Hutchin- istration 1963. The critique will 91 Receive White Caps Sunday as one of Uconn's most avid foot- son, and Tom Krlich and Other be designed spscUiaaUy to aid ball and basketball fans, rarely groups. freshman in the selection and A record 91 University of Con- , years' pre-ciinical academic missing a home game and often Trophies will be awarded for thus will concern rale on areas in necticut coeds pass a major mile- work. Tlie students now embark offering counsel to the many 1st and 2nd place. the school of Arts and Sciences, stone enroute to joining the nurs- scholar-athletes who studied in The event is sponsored by the on a 26-month clinical program ! the business administration or in- which contains the majority of ing profession Sunday, when they I at various hospitals affiliated Student Union BOG six'.-ial freshman-sophomore course re- receive their white caps during surance schools. events committee. Event chair- quirements regardless of school. with Uconn. special exercises in the Jorgen- Cheryl Sherwindt, will read the Ackerman received his B.A. man is Frank Haflich. and Mich- The Critique is exacted to con- sen Auditorium. traditional "Oath and Prayer of j degree from Lehigh in 1929. an ael Cassidy is Publicity chair- tain inloimation concerning Guest speaker at the 3 p.m. Maimonides." Dean Carolyn L- ILL.B. from Columbia in 1932 man. course objective, organization, in- capping ceremonies will be Dr. , and an MA. from the University Judges for the event are Mr. struction, discussion, work load, Widmer of the School of Nursing Homer D. Babbidge Jr., President will conduct the traditional can- of Pennsylvania in 1938. He Ballard. of the Theatre Depart- papers, exams and grading. The of University of Connecticut. dle lighting rites. ! taught at Penn and Rutgers be- ment, Mr, Kary of the i i cost will be nominal, covering ex- The capping ceremony denotes I fore joining the Uconn faculty as Department and Mr. Bain. Co- penses. the successful completion of two (Continued on Page 3) a Dean in 1941. ordinator of Student A An exhibit inn ol -.1 inl.nl work Is being held at the Fine Arts bulkung from April work is exhibited in groups of designs, drawings, oil palattags, water colors, prints 29th thru June. Tins exhibition Includes Work from all the studio courses. The and sculpture, and was Judged according to tlie quality ami range of appn-arn. Campus I'll.it.. I.y Brn.Kirt PAGE TWO CONNECTICUT DATLY CAMPUS FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1963 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR those that have-been with U6 right along. Connecticut Viewpoints? A list of houses that have not sent their representatives might prove lengthy, let To the Editor: alone embarassing. I would like to refute and clarify cer- This Thursday IBM cards will be dis- tain statements made in that noted col- tributed to Council members. On these Daily Campus cards the senior can sign over part of his1 umn called "Viewpoint" (page 5; Tuesday, April 30th issue of the CDC) made by the breakage fee for Senior week activities, noted columnist, J. Alden Carlson. In a the class gift, and, in coordination with brilliant display of the use of the tools of the Alumni Office, membership in the logic and argument our noted columnist Alumni Association. showed the student body how obvious a Be sure your Council representative is mistake the Student Senate was making on hand Thursday to pick up the IBM in setting up a Public Relations Commit- cards for the Seniors'In your dorm. May- tee "to improve the image of the Univer- be we can interest him into coming full- FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1963 sity and the Student Senate at Storrs and time!!! throughout the State" as President Dan Zucchl, Schacter put it in his State of the Student President of the Senior Class Senate Message. I will not go into the sordid and garbled details of our noted columnist's argument but, I will tell the student body just what the new Public Keep Off The Grass Relations Committee's function is in rela- One Step Forward tion to tht student body. To the Editor: 1) The primary function of this com- Uconn students are losing friends and mittee is to improve the image of the influencing people! Many of us faculty Student Senate and the University at members who have long championed stu- Storrs and throughout the state. dents' rights and freedom, and have con- Two Steps Back 2) This image will be improved in only tended that for the most part, university one way- through effective and prolific students were pretty grown up, and were communications between the Student Sen- able and willing to assume even more re- ate and the parties concerned, whether The University of Connecticut has a new motto, called sponsibilities than they are usually giv they be students, legislators, or parents. are growing doubtful; some are even one step forward and two steps back. That is about all 3) Also, realizing the importance of growing adamant! the progress that seems feasible at this time. The one step discovering and channeling the needs of Have you looked at the brown lines forward is the revamping of the freshmen week program. the student body, the PRC is also to be cutting the early spring greeness of ou* It will no longer stretch from Wednesday to Saturday. Not known as the Grievance Committee and campus lawn? Do you see them growing only is it a day shorter but' one of the most annoying fea- will set up a Board of Inquiry to which deeper and wider every day? It's true thai tures has been eliminated.