Word: dorm
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...system is designed "mostly to insure privacy," Deborah Lucas '65, president of Briggs, said last night. Neither curious dorm-mates, nor uncouth dates will be able to scan the sign-out book any longer, she explained...
Following normal 'Cliffe procedure, a member of the dorm committee checks the books--or cards--at 1 a.m. Those cards in the "definite" box (mostly belonging to freshmen, or pre-Thanks giving sophomores, according to recent RGA legislation) should be deposited in the "in" pigeonhole by 1 a.m., unless, of course, a girl has a special permission for a two or three o'clock...
...Estimated" cards are not checked until the dorm opens the next morning, since the return time is only approximate. If the Briggsite signs out for later than 8 a.m. or for a weekend, her card must go in the "overnight...
...other dorm has thus far adopted the cubby-hole policy, and reaction to the Briggs scheme has been mixed. Several girls commented last night that the plan's complexity was "definitely worth the privacy it insures." A Harvard junior said. "It's remarkably civilized." Another 'Cliffe latoned, "Personally, I think it's potty...
Individual dorm committee would probably refer directly to the judicial boards cases involving false sign-outs or other dishonesty; students who accumulate more than five "pros" in one semester; or violations so serious that the five-pro maximum that may be given by a dorm committee would be insufficient...