The H.A.A. ticket office has a new official in charge of sympathy. At least, that is the only conclusion possible-after the first day of ticket distribution yesterday.

In times past, confusion on ticket distribution was just hard luck. But consider the case of some students yesterday. Their envelopes came back with a little note, "Sorry. We got you as close together as possible."

Four of the five students had asked for single tickets; the fifth wanted two. They all ended up in the same section, and three of the tickets were consecutive in Row DD. Two were next to each other in Row CC, but one was down in front in Row AA.