Brynteson's Food Poll Ignores Council Vote

Charles R. Brynteson '50 yesterday rebelled against a Student Council motion directing him to draw up a long, detailed College-wide poll on dining hall food.

Instead, Bryntesen explained, he is rehashing a six-question poll which the Council voteed two weeks ago.

At that time, Brynteson opposed a long poll because, he explained yesterday, "it would accomplish nothing more than a short poll." However, a motion by Frederic D. Houghteling '50 was voted upon before he could explain his objections, Brynteson claimed.

Since that time, Brynteson added, he has explained, the virtues of a short poll to some Council members, and they have reversed their early stand.

Cameron Aids

At the Council's meeting this week, James D. Cameron, Jr. '46 was appointed to assist Brynteson in writing the questionnaire. Cameron, who originally voted for the long poll, has been aiding on a new version of the short questionnaire, Brynteson stated.

Attempts have been made without successto consult Professor Samuel A. Stouffer and Associate Professor Jerome S. Bruner of the Social Relations Department on the poll, Brynteson said.

The new drart to the poll will have a slightly different approach than the old one, Brynteson explained, and the answers will not be "straight yes or no" as in the previous questionnaire. Whether the poll would employ the sampling technique advocated by the Council is still not definite, he added.

The poll problem was first considered at a Council meeting November 30. However, Brynteson claimed yesterday, the questionnaire did not actually need the approval of the full Council since it was just a function of his Student Welfare Committee. Other Council members had concurred with his stand, it was learned.

William D. Weeks '49, Council president, explained at the time he felt the poll was of such great importance that it should be considered by the entire Council.

"If the Council overrides me again," Brynteson explained, "I won't be able to write the long poll until next term."

The other half of the Council's action on the fod problem is proceeding as decided, Weeks told the group this week. Food committees, whose organization was first advocated over four weeks ago, have now been set up in almost all Houses, although organizational difficultires were reported in Dunster.