'44 PREFERS MEDICINE

Results of the P.B.H. poll on what '44 intends to be when he has graduated from Harvard show that remarkably few freshmen have chosen aviation, the brokerage business, or the ministry, but that by far the largest number prefer medicine, law, teaching, or business.

Of 344 freshmen who returned the questionnaire cards handed out by Brooks House, only 62 had no idea whatsoever as to their future field of ambition, but many indicated that they had not come to a final decision.

'44 cast 62 votes for medicine, 49 for law, 31 for teaching, and 27 for business. Chemical research and engineering tied for fifth place with 18 ballots each, and journalism ran neck-and-neck with science, both of which were favored with 12 votes.

Ministry Goes Down

This year's count for the ministry fell miserably short of last year's five, gaining only one vote, from an Episcopalian. One freshman seemed certain of going into the business of paint and varnish manufacture, suggesting that his choice like many others was influenced by that of his father.

The class will contribute only one mind-reader to the world, psychology appearing to be an unpopular field, and only two anthropologists will be let loose to compete with Hooton.

Fields Are Numerous

Aside from the major professional fields, a wide scattering of less popular ones were represented in the poll. Both chemical engineering and writing registered four votes, and accountancy, advertising, music, governmental service, and banking each rated two. One desperate freshman made known his choice as "anything".

In general the scale of popularity agrees with that last year and the year before. Medicine always assumes a leading role, followed closely by law, the teaching profession, and business.

The P.B.H. poll was mailed out to all incoming Freshman late in the summer as part of a questionnaire to obtain information on prospective social service workers.