Houses Top Quota, Giving $2951 For Third War Loan

Topping their U. S. Treasury quota of 12,000 by nearly 50 per cent, the civilian Houses completed the University's war bond campaign last night with a total of $2951 sold in bonds and stamps, according to Bertram A. Knight '46 of Adams House, acting as civilian Houses Director in the Third War Loan Drive.

Adams House, in a final splurge plugged by pep talks in the dining hall, topped the mark of $1161 set by Dunster with the aid of a personal appearance of the movie actress, Carol Bruce. The Gold Coasters' total was $1490 in stamps and bonds, of which half was raised in the last four days of the campaign. Lowell House, starting some time after the opening date of the campaign, September 14, collected $300, most of it last night, after a last-minute speech.

Knight declared that the inter-House competition was responsible for much of the success of the bond drive at the University. He declared the campaign had witnessed the greatest show of House spirit shown since the war began. "I would like to thank each and every contributor," Knight stated, "who helped to make possible this most successful bond drive in the University's history."

Julio Ortega-Samper '45 and William W. Dunn '46 acted as the Dunster House bond salesmen. Robert S. Kleinschmidt '47 canvassed all the entries in Lowell House. The Adams House Bond Committee was headed by Knight. In conclusion, Knight stated that the House Committees would not sell any more bonds and stamps until the beginning of the new term in November...The drive was sponsored by the War Service Committee of Phillips Brooks House.