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ELIOT HEADS COLLEGE CHIEFS IN DRIVE FOR JOHN W. DAVIS

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With heads of seven leading universities of the East as officers, the John W. Davis College League is preparing to swing the college vote of the country to the Democratic standards this fall. Sponsored by President Eliot, who has accepted the chairmanship, the league is organizing clubs in various universities and attempting to enroll thousands of alumni.

John Grier Hibben, Hon, '17, president of Princeton University, heads the list of honorary vice-chairmen of the league, Mary E. Wooley, president of Mt. Holyoke College, Edwin A. Alderman. Hon. '09, president of Virginia University, Henry L. Smith, president of Washington and Lee, Edgar O. Lovett, president of Rice Institute, and Virginia C. Gildersleeve, Dean of Barnard College, are on the list of vice-chairmen who will assist President Eliot in the task of organizing the drive for members.

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