Word: council
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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William C. Coleman, Jr., next year's hockey captain, was fifth on the '40 slate with 173 ballots cast. The tie for sixth was between two present members of the Council, 1940 track captain James D Light body, Jr, and Douglas Mercer of Winthrop House who led the ticket last year; both received 168 votes. The election of seven instead of six Juniors will reduce the number of those appointed by one according to official decree...
Replaying to the recent. Yardling petition concerning more equitable admission to Houses the Student Council last night answered the specific objections of the petitioners and strongly emphasized the need for another House...
...Student Council report stated that, unless the situation is eased by construction of a new House, there will he dissatisfaction with any system which students and Masters can work...
...considering the present petition, the Council defended the policy of not insisting on too arbitrary and artificial standards for admission, although it admitted "that such attempts as those of the petitioners to clarify the requirements for getting into a House are valuable...
...However regrettable it may be, too definite a rule covering all cases of a particular kind can not be followed religiously is making House assignments. While the Council feels very strongly that all efforts should be made to admit Dean's List men to the Houses, it realizes the impossibility of a definite guarantee of such admission...