Advocate Plans All-'Shmen Issue

The Harvard Advocate, in an effort to open its pages to freshmen, is planning to put out a special freshman literary supplement this year.

The freshman supplement would appear as a special fifth issue of the Advocate, Harvard's oldest literary magazine. Freshmen, with the help of the Advocate's junior staff, will be responsible for putting out the all-Yardling issue, said Advocate President Peter D. Gadol '86.

Although the idea of an all-'shmen issue had been "kicking around for a while," the fact that 19 freshmen are comping--one of the largest groups ever--prompted the magazine to go ahead with the plan, according to Poetry Editor Eric S. Selinger '86.

The freshman supplement will provide a forum for literary expression for freshmen who might be too intimidated to make submissions to the Advocate, said Selinger. "It takes a certain amount of brass to submit to the Advocate as a freshman," he said.

Additionally the special fifth issue will provide freshmen with the opportunity to "learn the ropes by doing their own magazine," said Publisher Miles C. Coolidge'86.

While there have been freshman literary magazines in the past, they have usually only lasted for one year, said Gadol. The Advocate's freshman supplement "will sustain itself from year to year since it is being overseen by our junior staff," he said.

The Advocate is seeking funding from the Freshman Dean's Office, Although the project has not been officially approved Dean of Freshman Henry C. Moses said he supports the idea.

"I'd like very much to see a freshman literary magazine every year, and I would look favorably on such a proposal as long as it makes good business sense and it comes in front of my eyeballs," Moses said.