3500 Students to Mark Preferences, ASB Election Chairman Predicts
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DON'T FORGET TO CAST VOTES! ELECTION TODAY PARTAN DAILY 7pLEtt 1 SAN JOSE STATE COLLEGE 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Vol. 53 041110 tt SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1966 No. 3500 Students To Mark Preferences, ASB Election Chairman Predicts 'Lack of Defined Issues May Cause Low Turnout' By DON DUGDALE Spartan Daily Staff Writer An estimated 3,500 students will enter polling booths to vote today and tomorrow for all ASB offices. This prediction was made yesterday by Ellis Rother, Election Board chairman. If Rother's prediction is correct, this year's turnout will be a comedown of 1,600 from last year's record Phnto by Lou Buonomo tuniout of 5,161. Rother blames "a lack of clearly defined issues" as the DON'T LOOK NOW reasons for the expected small turnout. Polling places will be located at Seventh and San Carlos One of the sidelights I.D.C.'s Playday Saturday was a pie streets, near the barricade; on Seventh Street in front of the throwing contest PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL Three SJS stu- between the residence hall advisers. Here, Cafeteria; in front of the book- balloting today and tomorrow to see which will dents, from left Bill Clark, Al Mason and Jerry be elected ASB president. Polls are open both Cordell Koland of Alien Hall retaliates with a solid hit to the store; and at the entrance to the have only one legitimate function, Spolter, will await the results of campus-wide days from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. face of Gail Richardson of Washburn Hall. former inner quad, between Tower to protect the rights of the gov- Hall and the Science Building. erned. I don't think the ASB gov- Polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. ernment does this," Mason ex- to 7:30 p.m. both days. All voters plains. Prof To Review will select their choices for ASB "I have searched in vain to find Braden president, vice president, treasurer, one function or program of this ELECTIONS Advocates executive secretary and attorney so-called governinent which is nec- Norbert Wiener's general. essary to the protection of my VOTE TODAY 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Freshmen will vote for candi- rights as a citizen or as a student," dates for sophomore representa- Mason says. 'God, Golem, Inc.' More School Funds tive, sophomores for junior rep- Clark, ASB treasurer, is a mem- resentative, juniors for senior rep- ber of Financial Advisory Board, Norbert Wiener's "God and Thomas Braden, Democratic "Right now the income tax only resentative and seniors and gradu- Spartan Shields, and is chairman Golem, Inc.: A Comment on Cer- representative. candidate for lieutenant governor, takes care of 17 per cent of the ates for graduate of the ASB Constitutional Revision Fromm To Lecture tain Points Where Cybernetics CANDIDATES yesterday told a faculty cafeteria state budget. This is a far too 86 Corrunittee. He issued, in part, a Impinges on Religion" will be dis- audience that he would continue low percentage," he added. Thirty-six candidates are vying five-point platform calling for cussed at today's Faculty Book to push for increased expenditures Braden said that he would make for the 19 available positions, one "rational progress" in student gov- Talk at 12:30 p.m. in Cafeteria if elected. the post of lieutenant governor less candidate than last year. Four errunent. of the three rooms A and B. "We've got to do a better job an "action problem-solving post." seats are open in each STUDENT DISCOUNTS On Love Obstacles of tying education to the source Without naming incumbent Glenn undergraduate class delegations, Published in 1964, the work Clark calls for student discounts of income," he said. Anderson he referred to his op- and two seats for graduate Stu- Dr. Erich Fromm, psychoanalyst- even at the risk of being labeled, will be reviewed by Dr. Ralph in local stores, a tutorial program Braden, who is chairman of the ponent as "inactive" and "unwill- dent Council members. Freshman "an outsider, peculiar, Parkrnan, department chairman for underprivileged children, a author, recently told a San Fran- unadapted State Board of Education, pledged ing to speak out on the issues of will elect their representatives or neurotic." of materials science and a co- master plan for campus beautifica- cisco audience that fear and nar- himself to push for implementation California. next fall. He received his formal education ordinator of the SJS course on tion, an annual national affairs cissism are "obstacles to love." He of, the Heller Plan for returning "He has never made his views Al Mason, senior journalism ma- at the University Cybernetics and Man, which lists sympositun and an exchange pro- of Heidelberg federal income tax for education. clear on any major problems," jor; Bill Clark, junior social sci- will repeat this theme tomorrow in Germany and the Berlin the book amongst its texts. grom with another U.S. college. Insti- "If we got only 10 per cent of Braden charged. ence major; and Jerry Spotter, at 10:30 a.m. in Morris Dailey tute of Psychoanalysis. Dr. Fromm Wiener is a member of the De- Spolter, ASB vice president, the money that goes to federal During the question period, junior political science and his- Auditorium at an ASB Lecture came to the United States in 1933. partment of Mathematics at the issued a platform calling for "re- income tax from California each Braden was asked if he is a "Ken- tory major, have all declared their Committee sponsored speech. He holds membership Massachusetts Institute of Tech- sponsible change." He called for in the year, we would have one billion nedy Democrat" candidacy for the presidency. Dr. Fromm is author of "Art Washington Psychoanalytic So- nology and winner of the 1963 a greater voice for the student dollars of needed funds." "I certainly hope I'm a Ken- PLATFORM NOTED of Loving," and "Escape from ciety and Mexican National National Medal of Science for body in major issues, such as the Acad- The candidate further pledged nedy Democrat," he replied. "The Mason, president of Collegians Freedom." He is professor of psy- emy of Medicine. He has lectured his contributions in mathematics, College Union program. that, even if he failed to get the late President WEIS an old friend for Educational Responsibility, choanalysis at the Medical School at the International engineering and biological science. Spolter has been active in stu- Institute of plan implemented, he would seek of mine. My children had great calls for the abolishment of ASB of the National University of Social Research at Columbia According to the author, the dent government for three years, Uni- a .decline in the property tax and fun bouncing on the White /louse government. Any government na- Moder,. At the university he also versity, New York book's aim is to "consider . in having served on Student Council City and the an increase in state income tax. bed." tional, state. local or ASB, should works as a consulting psychologist American Institute detail the social consequences of and in the committee system. As of psycho- and theoroetician, applying analysis. cybernetics." vice president, he is now chairman psy- choanalytic theory to problems of Dr. Fromm has served of Student Council and a member on the ******************** culture and society. faculties of Bennington of the Financial Advisory Board College in Last week while addressing Vermont, William Alanson and the College Union Board of IRA MELTZER members of the American Ortho- Institute Psychiatry Governors. of in New for psychiatric Association, Dr. Fromm York, Michigan State University ATTORNEY GENERAL Vic Lee, sophomore representa- urged individuals to be themselves and New York University. tive and Student Council vice A13497 chairman; and Jim Conklin, head ****************** yell leader, are running for vice 4 -lsornent) president. Composer To Demonstrate 1*********************** Lee, also chairman of council's campus policy committee, feels his experience qualifies him for the No. 2 position. Conklin, past chair- Avant-Garde Music Form man of the Independent Housing Rattles, alarm clocks, electric using long silesees, have Association, says he is unhappy created mixers, chairs and nonsensical vo- considerable controversy in the with this year's Student Council cal noises combine to form the musical field. and hopes to make well-planned avant-garde form of "music" com- Cage's forrn of music is largely changes. posed by John Cage. He will give "indeterminate," based on chance a lecture-demonstration tonight in and improvisation. The object is to surprise not only the audience Tickets Availa.ble but the composer himself. l4.1St shalents interesded in the Presenting one of his pieces, For 'Sparta Sings' musk and Ideas of John cage "Four Minutes and 33 Seconds," Tickel . for the fifth annual may meet nith him today at a pianist, sat at the piano with a Sparta Sings Song Festival, to 4 p.m. In 111266, said Festival stop watch, letting the audience be held Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Chairman Dr. Cooker, provide the "music" with coughs, Civic Auditorium, ;ire on SRIP this associate professor of musk% sneezes and yawns. week in front of the Spartan In 1964 the New York Philhar- Bookstore and on Seventh Street, monic introduced his "Atlas Ec- Concert Hall at 8:15 as a guest lipticalis with Winter Music." The WHAT A DRAG! according to MiRS Judi Cerrie, co-chairman. Tickets are $1. for the Festival of 20th Century performances made use of 90 I JERRY SPOLTER : Co-Rec committee members Bobbi Peters, left, fate. During the evening there will be folksing- The theme of the festival, spon- Music.