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Arrangements for allotting 2700 upper-classmen between the 25 fields of concentration have now been completed by the Munn Committee on Concentration Quotas...
...place, exactly three-fourths of the candidates were nominated by a committee or council composed solely of upperclassmen: one sophomore, two juniors, and one senior. We do not in any way, however, object to the selections made by the members of that committee. We merely object to having upper classmen select our candidates. We feel that the candidates should be nominated by the Freshmen--every candidate, not merely one fourth of them. There are several ways in which this could be done: the petition method might be used, but the required number of signers should be raised from 25 to.100...
Since the purpose of last year's rulings was to allow upper-classmen freedom in regulating their work, the College should be satisfied if men fulfill the standards demanded by their examinations. Although violations of the confidence will inevitably be made, a compromise with the underlying theory does not give these principles adequate chance for success. Preferably, upperclassmen not on probation should be allowed to cut at their pleasure; at any rate, the College should mete out similar treatment to each member of the two classes...
...Manger of the dining halls, who is catering to Freshmen, Upper Classmen, and Graduates, must take into account this variety of tastes when planning his menus as well as the average ages of the different groups. In addition he must be constantly on the alert to provide variety as nothing will so quickly cause dissatisfaction as monotony at the table. In his search for variety, on the other hand, he must not serve dishes which are unusual to the bulk of his customers...
Isolated from undergraduate life, a small group of about fifty upper-classmen is condemned to live in old dormitories such as Claverly and Little, for want of accomodation in the houses. Denied the privileges of their classmates and separated from the rest of the College, this is decidedly a maltreated, if small, minority...