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Originally, officials had hoped that the House would allow a sharp reduction in the number of students living off-campus, the deconversion of some suites in other Houses, and an end to the use of Claverly Hall as a dormitory. With more than 250 students living off-campus this year, Dea Watson pointed out, it is unlikely that the 10th House will be able to accomplish all these ends effectively...
...been people floating at this time of the year who had lived in the College the year before." And for the first time, Watson continued, the Masters have been forced to tell returnees that there is no room in the House and that their only alternative is to live off-campus...
...this announced change in board policy which brought Radcliffe's central problems into sharp focus. President Bunting announced to the RGA legislature one afternoon that the College had decided to do away with its previous policy of allowing off-campus residents to pay for only one college-provided meal a day. In the future, all students will pay full board and will be entitled to three college meals daily. The outrage that greeted the proposal seemed to indicate that perhaps students are not as pleased with the prospect of a residential college as Administrators think they should be. Students complained...
...Administration made some minor concessions -- girls off-campus will be given breakfast money -- but remained adamant on the general principle. Although Mrs. Bunting emphasized that the primary reasons for the change were "financial," she admitted that it was expected to produce a trend back to the dormitories, a trend which was "entirely in keeping" with the plans for a residential college...
...students and college officials could discuss matters of importance and together come to a solution. In the past few years, however, the legislature has moved far from this original conception. Last year, its members discussed a proposal to increase the number of parietal hours. The request was made by off-campus residents who felt that allowing boys upstairs would let them have guests for dinner and use their living rooms for other purposes. Right in the middle of the debate, acting President Gilbert announced that any motion for extended parietals would be vetoed by the College Council, Radcliffe's governing...