A list of possible Class Day speakers including Al Gore '69, Madonna and his Holiness the Dalai Lama was released yesterday by the senior Class Day committee.

On a list of 30 names dominated by celebrities and politicians, only five of the possible speakers are women.

Seniors will vote on the list today, narrowing the field to nine candidates who could be invited to speak at a special ceremony honoring the Class of 2001 on the day before Commencement.

Past Class Day speakers have included Coretta Scott King in 1968, actor Rodney Dangerfield in 1978, Mother Teresa in 1982 and comic Conan C. O'Brien '85 last June.

According to First Class Marshal Amma Y. "Yo' Mama" Ghartey-Tagoe '01, the list is intentionally ambitious in an effort to woo a speaker that will inspire the graduating class.

"Harvard has the draw," said Jeni Tu '01. "I believe the school has the power to get these people."

The list was compiled from suggestions by the Class of 2001, rather than by from the suggestions of the Class Day Committee alone--as has been the case in previous years.

Each senior was allowed to submit two names for consideration. Out of the resulting pool, the committee selected 30 for today's vote.