30 Conferees Establish SDA Regional Unit

Thirty representatives from colleges and cooperating organizations met yesterday at Cabot Hall, Radcliffe, to set up a New England regional organization of Students for Democratic Action, the newest of the nationwide progressive student organizations. Richard M. Hays '49 was elected president of the region.

Besides elections, the main business of the meeting was debate on and ratification of the regional constitution. The members voted t be represented at state meetings of Americans for Democratic Action, the group formed by Chester Bowles, Mrs. Roosevelt and others, but not to take a vote there. This was interpreted that SDS will not have to accept unconditionally ADA policy views although ADA was the main organization which sponsored SDA's formation.

Bernice Lewis Speaks

Bernice Lewis, executive secretary of the Mass. Independent Voters Union, addressed the meeting which was chaired by Mary Bruchholz, Radcliffe '49. Although the New England region is to consist of chapters at campuses from Maine to Connecticut, only Harvard, Radcliffe, Smith, Mount Holyoke, and Simmons were represented yesterday.

Other officers elected were: Margaret Muller of Smith, to the vice-presidency, and Ruth Livingston, of Bennington College, as secretary-treasurer. Miss Bruchholz and Beverly Greenberg of Mount Holyoke were elected to the Executive Board while on position was left open to be filed by a Connecticut representative.