The Class of 1999 chose House representatives to the Senior Class Committee in late October, selecting twelve seniors to help plan class-wide social events for the rest of the year.

The representatives are Frank E. Pacheco, Adams House; David O. Schwartz, Cabot House; Rita Rastogi, Currier House; George H. "Troy" Durham III, Dunster House; Veronica D. Matthews, Eliot House; Elizabeth J. Holmes, Kirkland House; Candice L. Hoyes, Leverett House; Katherine A. Kraig, Lowell House; Aaron L. Hall, Mather House; Heather C. Chang, Pforzheimer House; Carla P. Kovacs, Quincy House; and Danielle A. Hootnick, Winthrop House.

26 percent of the Class of 1999 voted in the election.

The House representatives' main functions are to keep the seniors in their respective houses informed of events throughout the year, as well as to represent their housemates while organizing class events after graduation.

House representatives serve on sub committees which audition the speakers for the Class Day Program, select the AMES Award recipients, choose Class memorabilia and plan class social events.

The turnout in this year's election represented an increase over last year when only 18 percent of the class voted.

50 percent of seniors typically vote for Class Marshal elections, however, according to Kristin Curtis, staff assistant to the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA).

New representatives said the small turnout could be a result of the low level of publicity the representatives' election received.

While the two rounds of Marshal elections were publicized through ads in The Crimson, the House representative election did not receive as much attention.

Chang said she believes that while the representatives do not have as many responsibilities as the Class Marshals, the elections should receive the same amount of publicity.

"In order to get people to vote there should be a little more recognition and fanfare," she said.

According to Diane Jellis, HAA associatedirector for classes and reunions, "people'sinterest begins to dwell after the first twoelections for Class Marshals, so it's difficult tomaintain enthusiasm for this election."

Nevertheless, she said she is pleased with thenumber of students who voted this year as comparedwith national elections and the UndergraduateCouncil race.

Representatives and administrators questionedthe efficiency of tabling in the Houses, thevoting method used in both Marshal and Houserepresentative elections.

"People are asking to go electronic but I'm alittle dubious in view of the fact that the U.C.has so much trouble," Jellis said.

"We want to develop a system that will befail-safe and foolproof," she said.