Word: foxes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...possible alternatives, one of the most talked-about is the random lottery. But few students advocate this drastic a change, and Fox adds, "it would not be my choice...
...Fox describes all proposal which caught the council's interest spring which is less extreme than the random lottery...
Under the general principle of "master's choice," application to a House became almost as personal and complex as application to the College itself. House masters were allowed to choose a large portion of the students accepted to their Houses, on the basis of written applications and interviews. Fox describes the system as one with many checks and balances...
...appears to many that what Fox describes as a cyclical response to the system may be experiencing a downswing in student satisfaction. But College officials say they will wait for a concrete proposal from the council before they take a position on whether to change the system. And such a proposal would require a general student consensus. If the Undergraduate Council pursues the issue of the lottery enough and establishes a mandate for change, then this may be the year for reform of a system that has been in place for well over a decade...
...pretty Chaotic," recalls John B. Fox Jr. '59, dean of the College, siding, "we didn't know which system was right...