Fourteen Groups Demand Students Go Out for Crimson Comp Tonight

Fourteen (14) University organizations last night joined the Conservative Club in demanding that Harvard freshmen, sophomores and juniors go out for the CRIMSON's winter competition, which opens at 14 Plympton St. at 7:30 p.m. today. Each had specific suggestions for taking over the news, editorial, photographic, and business boards, as well as free beer.

Pamphlets Distributed

"There's no University regulation against it," Thomas D. Bolles, Athletic Director said last night. "But don't be obvious," he cautioned.

The first undergraduate body to recommend the CRIMSON competition was the Conservative League, which distributed leaflets in the Houses and Union yesterday.

The Conservatives urged, "Try out for the CRIMSON staff. The task will not be an easy one. Some may find it necessary to suppress their strong conservative views during tryouts, but once having been elected to the Crime staff, they can make their influence felt."

J. Arthur Langguth '55, president of the CRIMSON, last night expressed complete agreement with the Conservative purpose.

"But it won't be that easy," Langguth sighed. "I tried, and it didn't work." Langguth formerly came from the Mid-West and Minneapolis, Minnesota, but since his election has moved East. The Registrar's office now lists Langguth home residence as Racine, Wisconsin.

But even as Langguth bemoaned the lack of a new conservatism and calied for the formation of a vital political center, other undergraduate organizations bailed the start of the comp.

"A great triumph for liberalism," shouted Phillippe Villers '55 when contacted. Villers asked that his name not be used because of "the McCarthy issue and all these petitions."

Arnold M. Goldman '55 told all premeds to go out for the CRIMSON so they can get into med school. "The med school wants more than grinds," Goldman said when contacted in Mallinckrodt, "and you need extracurricular activities."

The CRIMSON also requested Radcliffe sophomores and juniors to come out for the comp. "We like Radcliffe sophomores and juniors," David L. Halberstam '55, sporting editor, admitted.