The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-19
College Societies Defeated in
Their Efforts to Stack the
Executive Board.
RICHARD w. YOUNG, JR.,
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Miss Georgia Young Is Chosen
Secretary, Over Miss Cora
MuIgraye.

The different college fraternities of
the University were considerably sur
prised at the result Of the election Of
student body officers, held at the IN
stitution Friday morning. Heretofore
there has been absolutely no difficulty
experienced by the different college so.
cieties TO run their mon into Office and
stack the executive board so that none
but frat brother gets consideration,
but the matter has gone so far that
the non fraternity people, the lndepen-
dents as they term themselves. and the
Fbarbs,' y as the frats term them, de
cided that it was time to call halt.
Their action in uniting to select GER
tain men for Offices came as complete
surprise to the fraternity people who
admitted that they were for once beat
en- II was only late Thursday evening
that the independ ents started their cam
paipn Their work was on the quiet,
and by the time the election was over
1t was evident that they had secured
much better representation for the com
ing year than they have ever had be"
fore.
Next wear they will have FIVE of the
nine officers in the executive board. In
the present executive board seven OF
the nine members are fraternity people.
hence the independents hold their ad'
vances have been phenomenal consider
ing the little time they had to get to-
gether. Their action, too, was so en-
tirely unexpected that they caught the
frats mapping and the result VIII now
he a better executive board where thtere
will be no favorites. and no railroad
ing for Offices.
Independent Elected.
,,ouiTiop nf ihe huOch
that OF president, went to an lnde-
nondent, Richard w. Young, Jr., was
selected TO fill this Office. He has at
! tended the University but one year, out
during that time by his prominence IN
| debates and dramatlcs, comblned WIN
his genial manner, he has won many or
the Students. The vote stood SS TO "a III
! favor of Mr.. Young over Mr.. Holman
Young will be Junior next year.
There was no contest on for wee
president, all Of the men being FRAT
men. For this position, John Il. Stew
art was chosen. Mr.. Stewart is mem
! Der Of the present junior class. lie
! has most Loyalty supported every ac"
! tion of the student body but his selec-
| tiou was nevertheless close MI Sle"-
art won by Ave votes.
| The independents won out IN the Sc
! lection of secretary, Miss Georgia loung
! carving l05 votes as compared with 40
for Miss Cora Mulgrave.
The treasurer was not contested on
indcpcndcnt lines, both men again De-
inp from fraternities. James Alley was
ZION % votes as compared with IS for
| Scott Stewart.
I Chronicle editor was won as decisive
| lv NV the frats as secretary was won by
! the independents. A. K. lvlns won over
Arthur Parsons by n vote of ~ to 81.
Mr.. Wins is ably qualified for the posi-
ton, having lust finished serving as
editor of the Junior year book, - Uton-
| IAN
j. M, Carlson Selected.
Two independents were up for man
ager of debating, this POSITION neine
the Nfswell' societies j. M. Carlson,
one Of the winners of the inter-class
debating series, wos selected over his
teammafe of the same debate by a
vote OF 115 to 80, This vote was the
most decisive cast In the contest.
The frats and the independents split
on the selection of the two representa-
t;,res 10 the athletic council Hal Rob
inaon came first with 50 votes IN his
favor and Mel Judd came next with 76
Mike Downey was selected yell mas
ter by a vote of 90 to 50 from STERLING
Talmage. y, H.
The next contest which Will also
nrove interesting will come up ON the
selection of athletic manager; 1t has
been admitted that there has been con-
siderable railroading and clectioneering
to forestal certain candidates having
their names considered, and further the
student body board is held to nave
stepped beyond their authority IN US
MA ipg selective power when they are
only supposed to have a nominating
pnWer' now There are other Irregularities
Concerning their action which will no
doubt be settled before the selection is