Council Meets Tonight to Decide On Validity of Election Recount

To determine the validity of the Senior Marshal recount which made Herman Gundlach, Jr. '35 First Marshal instead of E. Francis Bow ditch '35, the Student Council will hold a meeting at 7.15 o'clock tonight in the Faculty Room of University Hall.

This announcement abrogates the statement of last 'Thursday made by Robert S. Playfair '36, one of the two Juniors in charge of the election, that the recount might be regarded as official without further action.

The weekend also disclosed that the Council will accept the responsibility for clearing up the confusion shrouding the elections. Thus any decision which it makes may be regarded as final.

Debate concerning the course which the Council will adopt at its most-discussed and most dramatic meeting in several years was rife tonight when the news became known. Two things are fairly clear, however. Not only the recount but the elections an the facts concerning the elections will undergo close scrutiny. It may also be regarded as certain that Gundlach and Bowditch will abide by any decision the Council may make.

Special emphasis will be placed on the explanations of playfair and Braman Gibbs'36, the members of the Council, who were appointed to direct the election, concerning their management of the Voting and the recount. They will probably explain why they decided to hold the recount, why they did not inform the Council that it was contemplated or in progress, and why they released the results to the Transcript without informing any College authority.

Well-informed sources have expressed considerable doubt whether a final decision will be made this evening. The indications point to the formation of an Investigation Committee which will first ascertain the facts and then submit a report to the Council for its consideration.

Playfair could not be reached either in Cambridge or at his home to confirm a rumor from a reliable source that he may resign from the Council. It is considered likely that any action of this kind will remain in abeyance until the investigation is completed.