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Another feature in the tutor's part in the new system, according to Peterkin, will be his headquarters. He should reside in the House in which his tutees are living, and should strive to make these quarters as attractive as possible. It is in the tutor's rooms, and not in the common rooms, that Peterkin thinks the system will best be advanced. Certain hours each week should be given each student wherein he might talk 'shop' or hold the conference which now makes up the sole relation between tutor and student. In addi- tion to this, however, the tutor...
...Houses should not be restricted to one group, or to one field of concentration," Peterkin said. "Rather they should be, as the majority of those favoring the House Plan believe, a cross section of all types of student and fields of education. Although some House might get the reputation of being a History House by virtue of some prominent History tutor's residing there, the Houses on the whole should, and will without a doubt be made up on a diversified basis. All classes of students, all fields of study, will be united in one House...
...answer to a question as to the advisibility of married tutors living in the Houses, with their families. Peterkin stated that he thought the plan had both advantages and disadvantages. While a tutor's wife could aid him in creating an hospitable atmosphere in his apartments, the presence of women and children about a student building, such as the House, would not be wholly desirable. Care in selecting the location of the married tutors' apartments might do much to eliminate any disadvantage on that score. Peterkin believes that the unmarried men should be scattered throughout the Houses, keeping near enough...
Where the duties of the tutors are to end and those of the proctors or disciplinary officers begin in the future new housing units will have to be decided before the House plan goes into effect. For, as Mr. Peterkin points out in his interview, the responsibility of the tutor in effecting the success of the experiment will be great, and it is essential that any proctorial policing should not handicap him in his advisory and social capacity. In the first place, his proposed role not only as academic supervisor but also as friend and confidant would not find duties...