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...good collegiate miler in the country, with the exception of Venzke, and who has proved a capable half-miller, will take care of the Crimson's points in these two events. Bliss, who won the half in the Yale Meet, is expected to duplicate his performances of last season Playfair, star of this year's cross country team, ranks as one of the country's best two-milers, and with the support of Pier and Woodard, should insure Harvard victory in this...
...Playfair could not be reached either in Cambridge or at his home to confirm a rumor from a reliable source that he may resign from the Council. It is considered likely that any action of this kind will remain in abeyance until the investigation is completed...
This announcement abrogates the statement of last 'Thursday made by Robert S. Playfair '36, one of the two Juniors in charge of the election, that the recount might be regarded as official without further action...
Special emphasis will be placed on the explanations of playfair and Braman Gibbs'36, the members of the Council, who were appointed to direct the election, concerning their management of the Voting and the recount. They will probably explain why they decided to hold the recount, why they did not inform the Council that it was contemplated or in progress, and why they released the results to the Transcript without informing any College authority...
...view of the extra-legal "weight of tradition" which by his own statement was an important factor in Mr. Playfair's peculiar recount of the ballots in the recent elections for Senior Marshals it would seem proper to inquire whether or not he had the authority of the Student Council for his actions subsequent to the original count. It would also be interesting to inquire just what Mr. Gibbs, originally co-responsible, had to do. If anything, with recounting, publicizing, and justifying the affair...