Page Six Rules and Procedure Lisled tor Tomorrow's Convention CONVENTION PROCEDURE . Call to order. . Announcements _ Reading of Convention Rules. . Purpose of convention . The t roll call The delegation chairmen will give the name of their hall and the number oi delegates present There will be no yielding on this roll call. Any chance in a delegations cor-titled composition must be reported to the Election Board . The nomination roll call The halls again are polled. giv— mg each the opportunity to yield to another hall and to rccognizc any person or persons making iiolninatinp‘. er sec. ending speeches, Delegation chairman should spceiiy the per-son they wish to recognize. . The Chair announces the names placed in nomination. . The instructed Ballot. . Ten minute recess. . The Second Ballot (There will bc tcri ininutc recesses be. tween subsequent ballots.) . Dinner recess 7 5:00 p m. to 5:30 pm. , Adjournment tvitli either tinal ballot or at 12.00 am. CONVENTION RULES _ ‘ Purpose: The Durposc of this Convention Is to select the final two candidates for the oflice of Grinnell College Student Govern—‘ ment Association PrCSIdcnt Candidates Only those candidates whose petitions were filed with SGA Pi‘csiant. Al Boston, before 4:00 p m., Sunday, February ‘24, 1963. are eligible. Nominating speeches [or any other candidates will not he allowed. Those wishing to be nominated must persons ally obtain their petitions from Al Boston. ‘2. To officially withdraw from this convention the candidalc must plesent a peisonally signed statement of Withdrawal, which will be read to the Convention. A Candidate may also appeal perv sonally on the platform. upon pei'mi ion of the Chair, statement of withdrawal, not to exce d 10 minutes. 3, Qualifications for the SGA Pr sideiit are stand in the SGA Constitution House Delegations: Those delegates duly elected in their representative halls ho meetings or alteinatcs there selected ale eligible to \ote in this convention 2 0n ballots following the instiuctcd ballot any delcgate can request a poll of ally delegation if he feels the announced results to be m ciloi, and if he does so boloic (he IIe\t delegation is call- ed The chair will assign a mambct of the Election Board to polll the challenged delegation and load the voting lesults of said dele- l gation befoic the ne\t delgation is Called. 3. if a hall Wishes to yield to anotliei hall it may do so by havi- ing its delegation chaiiinan specuy the hall to which they deslrel to yield. After tllr‘ hall to which they ViEld has spoken the roll‘ call will then return to the hall which yielded and alphabetical doll call of the halls will Continue 4. Yielding may take place on the nomination roll call only. 5 A hall to which anothcl hall has .V' ldcd will not be i'ccog» iiized again, but it may complete its nominations heroic the yield- ring hall is again iecognizcd A hall yielded to will not again be icco'mimd on the nomination loll call 0. if a hall wishes to cast its Votes last it may pass A delegav tion may pass only once during a single ballot. The regular alpha lbetlcal order is maintained with the passing hall or halls being called after the other halls. . _ 7. No delegation may practice unit rule MISCELLANEOUS RULES l. At the conclusion of each ballot the delegates and spectatorSr Shall remain seated until the Chair iepoits the icsults ol the pies ceding ballot. AftEI this leport theie will be a ten minute iecess heron: the next roll call begins. Balloting shall nlcceed until each of two candidates receives 35% of the total vote cast on a single ballot. 2 If two candidates have not each received 35% of the total vote cast on a single ballot begun belme l2: 00 a.m on March 3. the Election Board will dCClaIe nominated the two candidates re- Eeivmg the highest percentages of the total vote cast on the last alloC 3. Questions regarding the interplctation of the lulos of this convention or convention pi ocedule will be iefel red to thc Election Board and the pailiainentaiian at the suction of the Cha “Robertis Rules of Cider" will he used official vflcielcncc of al matters of piocedure except those which ale covered by the consti- tution of the SGA and/or the lules established by the Election Board The Election Board ietains the final authaiity in such mat» ters. 4. All nominating speeches will be mado thioutzh the upright microphone of the platlorm. A maximum total of 15 minutes will be allowed tor nominating and sceonding speeches for ally one can didate. No mole than three seconding speeches will be permitted any one candidate. 5 The Chair iescrvcs the right to iuic on time devoted to all demonstrations toi candidates The maximum time allowed for demonstrations for cine candidate is ll] minutes The official tim- ers Will give the time when 7 minutes have been consumed and again at 9 minutes 6. Spectators are not allowed on the flooi when the conven- ttion is in order. Spectators may talk to delegates during the re cesses between ballots 7 Smoking is permitted only in the two South entrances of the gymnasium 8 Possession of any liuuids in artificial or natural containers is prohibited in the convention hall. 9 Any delegate or observer who behaves in a disorderly man- ner may be removed from the convention upon the request of the Election Board by the Sergeant at Arms 10 A regular delegate returning to the floor may replace any alternate at any time. Likewise. the lst alternate may replace any other alternate and 2nd alternate may replace any but the lst etc. it. The Election Board reserves the right at final authority on all mat pertaining to or not specifically covered bv these rules MEN: IM Bowling l Tour amenl' ls March lé A new Traveling Trophy is being presented this year. Get. as much practice as possible — SN!" now. Any week-day afternoon is open. BOWLADROME to make a. SCARLET AND BLACK Youth Concert An unusual musical organizav ltion the Iowa City oichestra 7 will be pi‘csented‘ in concert at Ciinncll College this Sunday. The concert to bel gucn at 3 pin in Roberts Thea- tie. will be open to the public. with no reservations needed. Mrs Shirley Mullins, d ector of the lawn City Youth Orelic, tra, organized the group last tel ‘whcii she undertook the ditt cult td of bringing together. young mus ians lloin the var . tons lowa city high schools The results ol hei woi- have beenl .rcniarkuble. spa ed by the en“ ythusiasin (if the orchestra n‘iclli‘ ybei's, whose average age is 14. l Featured soloist for thc or- ‘Clicslra's Grinnell concert will :be Stephan Osborn, pianist. a ‘student of Piol Noima Cross in Iowa City. He will play Bachs “Concerto in D Mlnoi {GI Klav- ch' and Sti'iii” Oichestia." A string quartet from the 017 chestra will pe Tn a Haydn quartet, and full orchestra nunv ‘bcrs will include works by Hune idel, Grieg, and Bach. tPPPE Rep or r’rs on Federal Jolo Openings The Program in Practical Pee litical Education this week called attention to expanded opportu- nities tor the summer employ— mcnt of college students under the Kennedy Administration. c. Edwin Gilnioui- (p01. sci.) director of the PPFE, reports that, recently, president Ken— nedy called upon all agency heads in the executive branch of the federal government to olrei employment opportunities to college students this summer. Any student who qualifies on the clerical examination given by the U..S Civil Seivice Commis- sion may apply to the agency in which he is inteiested in working. t t Gilmour reports that Term 57 standard application iorm ior Iederal employment, must be completed and arr-erongem must be made to take the federa clerical examination in Des ‘M 'iics. This exam is git-en ev- eiy Thursday at a: so am in the Federal oilice Building at 5th and Court Streets Noimally typing ability is required loi- these positions. Juniors and seniors may apply for iioiieclerrcal ~robs at higher pay by qualiiying in the Federal Service Entrance Examination. Information concerning the exam and copies of Foim 57 may be obtained item the College Placce mcnt Oftice._ FOR AFTER THE GAME PARTIES. FOR ANY FUNCTION Order the cakes. cank- ies. and phsreries from flu!” paltry «5710/0 923 Broad St. Will be Sunday Friday. March |I I953 Youthl , Three jouinaltsts discuss political iepm ing in a phase of (he I’iogiam in Practical Poli lcdl Education. Left to Ritzltt: (‘liff Millen, Flank Nye, William Spicelu Visiting Newsmen See Expansion tlor Field of Political Reporting Political reporting is an ex- panding field. This was thEZ point by declaring. "Don't wore r-y about mechanical procedures. Judgment of [our Iowa political ’icporters who were on campus last Tuesday afternoon for a cottee hour wtth members or Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sig- ma Pm and tor a panel discus sion in the Arena Theatre Clitf Millen. editorial writer for the Des Moines Register and Tribune, opened the coffee hour discussion by noting that there} ale now about 20 repoiteis cov-t cring the iotva legislature. “Asl goveillment glows larger,“ Mill, ' en stiesseot -moie people are needed to report it." When the question of back giound for political rcpoitingl -anse, Millen advocated knowing the states laws and politicalt background. In addition, getting! along with the politicians is of utmost importance Frank Nye Associate editor of the Cedai Rapids Gazette agifieed with Millcn and tuither trigedl that the iepor-tci have curiosity and inteiest. l William Spiccr of United Press International was asked about the adVisability of a jot dlism- school education for political re-y porting. He admitled that he had graduated from such school bul wished now that he had had a liberal education, The other three journalists agreed that there are beneiits to a reporter in receiving a lib- ”mats" Mt Mr Ebeflme fl”‘lhmlparty affiliation of the press eral education and stressed that the “how" of writ— ing a story can be learned in a 1er months oi working loi- paper, William Eberliner of the Asso— ciated Press underscored this 2‘ ibecause they ‘able to see beyond party affilia» t tioii. . What you should learn is the ability to think on your feet." The first question that arose during the panel discussion con— cerned the journalist's duty to steer clear of sensationalism. Millen fielded this question by Claiming that the reporter cant ignore the human side of stor- ies. An article would lose its interest if it repoitcd only the wording of bills and the even- tual vote ”Should the repeitei ol politi— cal news not only report but lalso analyze and interpret?" was the news another question put to panel All agiced that should be unbiased but that occasional delinition of terms and background material is needed [or the readei to be able to understand a story All tcit opinions should be isolated on the editorial page. The problem of censorship was deemed vital by the panel. Millen observed that many pa— peis accepted censorship during World War II. He continued, ”This country is now involved in a Cold War. it is a war in one sense, but there are no war— time actions being carried out. a Theretorc, can national policies be kept ti-om the public?” “Most publishers of this coun- try's newspapers are Republic ans. but most reporters are Denis about Mr. Nye, however. guessed that .most reporters are independents are in personal contact with politicians and are 1.1) s i. nnw siren at its new unit-tin lucntinn—numn (mm rh- Sirlnd