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...supportive of the idea that houses ought to have distinct personalities," says Dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57. "To do that, [Heimert thinks that] students ought to have choice in the matter...
Heimert also questioned whether non-ordered choice would effectively combat stereotypes in the houses Jewett says. "We need three or four years to see whether he is right or wrong," he says...
...There is no question that few people have been as dedicated to maintaining and supporting the house system as he has," Jewett says...
Despite Heimert's opposition to randomization, Jewett says the Eliot master has "never stood in the way of changes that had to be made...
Critics say Jewett's system of "non-ordered choice" threatens to neutralize the distinctive characters of certain houses (Eliot's Heimert has been a strong opponent of limited choice). But the drawbacks of non-ordered choice seem minimal when compared with the prospect of a totally-randomized house assignment system--a plan which Jewett has said he personally favors...