In the Senior election which will take place today much interest will be felt in the practical operation of the new system. It is hardly to be expected that any method can be found which will insure perfect satisfaction under all circumstances, but it is not to be questioned that in many respects the new machinery will work better than the old.
The one broad improvement, however, which underlies all changes of detail, is, that without regard to the efficiency of those details, a determined effort has been made to put all members of the class upon a basis of equlity. In past years many Seniors have felt, rightly or wrongly, that they had little voice in the selection of their class day officers. Hence the unfortunately small attendance at the election meetings. This year there is certainly no foundation for such indifference, and if there is not a full vote polled today, the result will be most disappointing. For this chief purpose, several important considerations have been sacrificed. The new system has then been adopted in the hope of securing a thouroughly representative vote, and it now lies wholly with the individuals in the class whether or not the desired result will be obtained.
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