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During the past term discussion of the Lamont extra-hours problem has at times seemed as insistent as the buzzing of the library's fluorescent lights. And usually the attempts to solve the study problem have been as futile as pleas for quieting the lights. It is with particular delight, then, that we note Mr. McNiff's latest statements. He has recognized the clear necessity of lengthened study arrangements during exam periods and he has indicated that the library will continue some sort of extension this spring. But the need for extra hours does not mean that the library should...
Lamon't figure conclusively show that students used the extra time on Sundays. At 3 p. m. on Sunday, January 23 there were 468 students in Lamont, more than half of the peak total for a single day in the examination period. The various House libraries could not have handled those studying at Lamont on Sundays, for they were also full on Sunday afternoons. Thirty-seven Winthrop House students, for instance, were occupied in their library, which has an estimated "comfortable capacity" of 35, on the 23rd...
...contrast with this high attendance on Sundays were the late evening weekday figures. At 11.15 p. m. on an average exam period evening, only 269 were studying in Lamont. If these students had all been upperclassmen whose House libraries could not accommodate them, we might justifiably demand that Lamont be kept open past 10 p. m. for their convenience. Desk Three slips show fairly conclusively, however, that most late studiers were freshmen, driven to the library because of the poor study conditions in the older dormitories. An adequate freshman study hall after 10 p. m., then, could be a reasonable...
...years ago is no answer to the problem. Efficient studying demands quiet, good light, and comfort. Opening several of the large first floor lecture rooms of Sever Hall--refinished and relighted only a few years ago--would be comparatively inexpensive and convenient, even if not as comfortable as Lamont. If Sever is unavailable, there are enough other lecture rooms around the Yard to provide adequate space...
...report to the Council, Reynolds said crowding in College dorms makes it difficult for many people to study during exams, that the House libraries are insufficient to provide for the large pre-exam rush, and that Lamont provides necessary course material be a much greater extent than the Houses...