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...Monro noted that by making it possible to eliminate the additional responsibilities of the old selection system, the new procedure will help "keep masterships within the range of busy professors who want to educate undergraduates...
Although some observers fear that the new system may spell the end of traditional House images, Monro maintained that student preferences, requests by the Masters for particular categories of students, and the watchful eye of the Committee on Assignments will combine to preserve traditional House strengths...
...Harvard being Harvard," Monro said, "students and Masters must be heard if they want to be," Although the ultimate auhority for making assignments lies with the Committee on Assignments Monro added, the new system "preserves an element of choice where choice is meaningful...
...accord with the new procedure, the Houses will, at the discretion of the Masters, be allowed to hold interviews whether formal or not, between March 3 and 17. The purpose of these interviews, Monro said, is to help freshmen get an idea of "substantial reasons" for preferring one House to another...
These discussions between the Committee and the Masters, Monro said, will also give to the Masters a sense of What the final selection will be like...