Student Council Reforms Nomination Machinery to Halt 'Self-Perpetuation'

New nominating machinery in Student Council elections to go into effect in the May voting this year was announced last night. Embodied in a constitutional amendment, the reform parallels changes inaugurated this year in the naming of candidates for Senior class officerships.

Council nominations lists will be drawn up by a committee composed of eight Senior Council members, five Juniors (not Council members), and four Sophomores; the group will be picked by the Council President, with the approval of the Council.

Reforms Answer Charges

The reform is seen as an answer to charges levelled against the Council last spring on the grounds that it was a self-perpetuating body. In past years, nominations have been made by the retiring Council.

In an attempt to end what has been described as "discrimination" between men nominated by the Council, and those named by petition, the list drawn up by the nominating committee will not be released until the end of a week during which the Council will accept nominations by petition bearing the signatures of 35 of the nominee's classmates.

According to the amendment, "The names of all nominees shall be publicized without any distinction as to method of nomination."