NOMINATION BY PETITION.

When the constitutions of the various classes of Harvard College were constructed their makers had in mind, above all else, the fact that in elections and in other class activities each undergraduate should be able to not only have a vote, but also a voice. Their aim was to avoid the possibility of the suppression by any group of any candidates for office who were desired by a considerable portion of a class and to insure the election of men representative of the entire class. In order to accomplish this, especially in the Senior class, the method of nomination by petition was established, to supplement the work of a carefully chosen nominating committee.

It is important for the members of 1919 to remember that successful and satisfactory elections depend on their free use of this nominating privilege. Too often in past years dissatisfaction has been expressed with the way in which the elections were conducted by men who never once thought of making use of their rights to express themselves before the election day. During the next two weeks the Seniors will probably dabble in politics but if 1919 lives up to its former standards and endeavors, its criticisms will tend rather towards thoughtful construction than towards thoughtless denunciation.