College Apathy Hints At Failure As Pledge Drive Nears Finish

As the official pledge drive entered its last 24 hours, Lowell was leading all the Houses in the amount pledged for War Bonds and Stamps. Lowell's best, however, indicated only 60 per cent participation of its members, and figures for the College as a whole revealed that only about 30 per cent of the student body have signed pledges, amounting to a total of $350.

Simultaneously with the announcement of these figures by the War Service Committee, reports from Yale revealed that during the last week sales have netted a total of $999.35 from the student body. Previously Yale had announced that 98 per cent of the students had signed up.

Drive to Continue

Because Winthrop, Kirkland, Dunster, and Eliot were not completely solicited, the drive for pledges will be extended for these Houses during the coming week, while all the Houses will continue to make pledges available.

"The War Service Committee is extremely disappointed by the apathetic response of the Harvard undergraduates to the bond and stamp drive," Richard N. Swift '44, chairman of the drive, stated. "Although the door-to-door solicitation throughout the College has not been completed, figures available at present show that Harvard is far from making an all-out effort."

Lowell Leads Houses

Lowell House was out in front, $40 ahead of its nearest rival, Leverett. Adams, along with these two, was the only other House to exceed $65 in total sales. Pledges in most Houses ran very close to the sales figures, indicating that those who had pledged were fulfilling their promises.

Lagging far behind were Kirkland, Winthrop, Dunster, and Eliot in that order. Kirkland sales stood at $38, Winthrop at $36, Dunster $34, and Eliot was in last place with only $20 sold so far this week. Next week the Houses will resume their regular sales once a week.