Word: bowditch
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...could be ascertained no one in Cambridge has yet heard whether Gundlach, who will reach Cambridge today from Houghton, Michigan, will accept his election. Nothing has been heard from him since E. Francis Bowditch '35, president of the Council and displaced Marshal, telegraphed him the news at the time of his appointment...
Although the confusion surrounding the recount of ballots for marshal which made Herman Gundlach, Jr. '35 first marshal instead of E. Francis Bowditch '35 had not been cleared up last night, the situation will be clarified today when the election officials return from their vacations...
Nine of the preferential ballots for Bowditch rated 3-2-1, were rejected because they were unsigned. This reduced his lead of 16 by 20 votes so that Gundlach won by the close margin of four votes. Although there was no place on the ballot on which to affix one's signature, announcement was made through the CRIMSON and at the polls that a signature was necessary...
...Bowditch, winner in the first election, prepared for Harvard at Milten. He is president of the Student Council, member of the Dunster House Committee, and secretary-treasurer of Phillips Brooks House. In his Freshman year he was president of the Class of 1935 and played on the football team...
While many of the facts concerning the Senior Marshal recount, which places Herman Gundlach, Jr. ahead of E. Francis Bowditch by a slight margin, are still missing, it is essential that this awkward situation be cleared up immediately...