Four lean years loomed large last night for both the Republican and the Progressive College parties, but neither group gave indication of relinquishing the role of loyal but active opposition to the firmly entrenched Democrats.

Young Republican President Charles K. McWhorter 3L, whose adherents conceded the national election twenty minutes after Governor Thomas E. Dewey held his last campaign press conference at 1 a.m. yesterdays, promised to "keep up the good fight."

Asserting that the Harvard Young Republican Club was "privileged" to assist in the "clean and constructive effort" of Governor Dewey, McWhorter said that his politics would be "in business as usual" last night.

Progressive Drop Wallace

Something of a nominal metamorphosis was reported for the Harvard Committee for Wallace last night by Secretary Arnold Berman '50. He announced that the name of the group would be changed to the "Young Progressive of Harvard" to eliminate association with their defeated standard bearer.

He declared that they "would continue to function along Progressive lines as long as it was necessary." Clarification of just what this general statement meant in terms of specific activity was not available from any higher authority in the organization last night.

Liberal Union president Frederic D. Houghteling '50, whose organization was on the Truman train, was not available for comment last night.

However, Stanley G. Karson '48 1PA a member of the State Chapter of AVC called the Democratic sweep "a vindication of virtually every major stand AVC has taken in the past three years."