1982 Class Marshals Elected; Women Receive Most Ballots

The Associated Harvard Alumni announced the eight winners of the 1982 Class Marshals elections yesterday, with Radcliffe candidates receiving more votes than Harvard candidates for the first time since 1979, when men and women were first permitted to vote in both elections.

In balloting earlier this week, seniors cast 700 votes for Radcliffe candidates and 686 votes for Harvard candidates, Victor A. Koivumaki III'68, associate for classes and reunions, said yesterday.

In races Koivumaki described as "quite close," Wayne W. Meisel of Eliot House was elected first marshall for Harvard, and Dana A. Warren of Winthrop House was elected Radcliffe's first marshal. The other Radcliffe marshals include Toni E. Anderson, of Mather House; Brenda C. Harper, of Kirkland House; and Natalia Martin, of Leverett House.

Harvard's other marshals are Paul G. Alexander, of Leverett House; Mario F. Teixeira, of Mather House; and Richard A. Yu, also of Mather House.

Yu said yesterday he was pleased with the diversity of the elected marshals, noting "it's great-like a mini-United Nations."

More than 700 seniors participated in the election, a 45-per-cent turnout that is "close to the average of the last few years," Koivumaki said, adding that the increased votes for women corresponds to a larger number of women running for seats.