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Parietal infractions of the previous spring had convinced college deans that it might be necessary to restrict parietal privileges for students at both Harvard and at Radcliffe. But as concern over proposed reduction in parietal privileges claimed the attention of both students and officials, the ensuing conflict escalated into a...
Students in 1964 were concerned with lengthening the number of hours they were allowed to spend with members of the opposite sex in the privacy of their own rooms, but few could appreciate the fact that only a decade earlier men and women were not allowed to enter dormitories of...
Officially, the purpose of the parietals was moral. As Dean Watson said at the time, "It is not appropriate for a Harvard student to entertain a girl in his own room." Other attitudes that concerned the parietal rules were also morally grounded. David E. Owen, Master of Winthrop House, told...
Binger and the Deans said they wanted to correct this attitude, and in a letter to The Crimson in the fall of 1963, Binger wrote, "what is important and valuable in a sexual relationship is not merely the excitement and pleasure but also its uniqueness and meaningfulness. This will not...
But Monro said that the College was looking out for its own welfare as well. The Deans were anxious to avoid scandals similar to those the conflict would eventually produce.