John William Ellison '44 of Adams House and Boise, Idaho has been elected to succeed fellow-Gold Coaster Richard N. Swift as president of Phillips Brooks House, it was announced yesterday by Graduate Secretary Richard A. Waite.

Chosen to serve with Ellison as vice-president during the summer term, Peter F. Kranz '45 of Winthrop House and Buffalo, New York will also assume the duties of War Service Committee chairman.

New P.B.H. Cabinet changes also affect Cornelius J. Peck '45 who takes charge of blood donations, Sherman H. Starr '46 who will head the Library and Collection Committee, and David Denison '46, listed to handle publicity work in the future.

Service Aid Stressed

Commenting on the changing nature of Brooks House policy, Ellison has stated: "We expect the trend from Social Service toward War Service to continue in a greater degree. 'Contact' will undoubtedly be expanded, both in its service to Harvard men in other camps, and to the service men at Harvard. With many undergraduates in uniform this summer, we shall look for means of centralizing and developing entertainment and service methods for them, and for the other schools established here."

When asked to predict the future for former P.B.H. activities, he replied that "many old activities such as the undergraduate faculty and speakers' committee will be shelved for the duration and the social service committee probably will localize its activities.

The plan for the new administration's activities is one of useful expansion, rather than that of suspension such as has been adopted by some collegiate organizations.

"Our program," summarized Ellison, "will be limited only by the man-power shortage."