Eliot Drops to Fifth as Lowell Recaptures First

Eliot House popularity among freshmen fell 50 percent from last year's figure, dropping it from first to fifth position in the CRIMSON House Preference Poll, conducted in the union the past two days.

The survey, which contacted over 56 percent of the Class of '56, boosted Adams from sixth place into second, and revealed that Lowell has captured over a quarter of the class, to regain first place. The Vote:   1953  1952 Lowell  25.8%  20.9% (2) Adams  17.8%  6.7% (6) Dunster  13.9%  15.9% (4) Winthrop  12.4%  16.9% (3) Eliot  12.3%  24.6% (1) Kirkland  9.9%  10.4% (5) Leverett  7.2%  4.3% (7) Claverly Hall  .7%  .3% (8) Total Number polled: 574

Dunster nosed out Eliot as the House most Yardlings do not want on their applications, polling 96 and 91 votes respectively. Over 60 percent of the freshmen blackballed at least one House. Winthorp, however, came through relatively unscathed, drawing only nine objections. Dunster, Adams, and Lowell, all in the upper half of the preferences, were also in the upper half of the non-preferences.

Funster criticisms wee mainly "distance," while other Houses drew protests against "intelligentsia," "athletes," and "snobbery." Noted one Yardling of Eliot, "Behind that 'cold exterior,' there is a cold interior."

Kirkland, Winthrop, and Leverett led the second place balloting, polling 110, 96, and 87 votes respectively. Third place leadership was captured by Leverett, with 104, followed closely by Kirkland, Winthrop, and Adams.

After reviewing the results of the survey College if it helps freshmen spread out their choices evenly among the Houses. The Houses are as equal in resources as the College knows how to make them. It is obvious that the surest way for the student to fall to get what he wants is to follow the crowd in asking for it."

Dunster nosed out Eliot as the House most Yardlings do not want on their applications, polling 96 and 91 votes respectively. Over 60 percent of the freshmen blackballed at least one House. Winthorp, however, came through relatively unscathed, drawing only nine objections. Dunster, Adams, and Lowell, all in the upper half of the preferences, were also in the upper half of the non-preferences.

Funster criticisms wee mainly "distance," while other Houses drew protests against "intelligentsia," "athletes," and "snobbery." Noted one Yardling of Eliot, "Behind that 'cold exterior,' there is a cold interior."

Kirkland, Winthrop, and Leverett led the second place balloting, polling 110, 96, and 87 votes respectively. Third place leadership was captured by Leverett, with 104, followed closely by Kirkland, Winthrop, and Adams.

After reviewing the results of the survey College if it helps freshmen spread out their choices evenly among the Houses. The Houses are as equal in resources as the College knows how to make them. It is obvious that the surest way for the student to fall to get what he wants is to follow the crowd in asking for it."