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...Ruth Porritt, Radcliffe Librarian, estimates that the about 350 girls would be involved in this predicament...
...policy of keeping girls out of Lamont originated at Radcliffe, rather than Harvard. Mrs. Porritt said it dated from 10 years ago when "things were EGIBLE> different." However, she and James both pointed out that because Lamont is already operating at capacity, introducing more students would be a controversial move...
...having to throw away one old book in order to put in a new one," Miss Porritt said in outlining the present situation. "Something must be done." Agreeing with Miss Porritt, Dean Brown stated that College officials are now working on a plan for library expansion and are interested in knowing what students themselves want...
...third possibility Miss Porritt stated is that of keeping the present library and in addition building one or two others near the Quad. These new libraries would be similar to those in the Harvard Houses, containing books for basic reference and for general reading...
Returning discussion to the subject of the Field House, Miss Porritt said that it was too weak structurally to hold any number of books, and therefore was not being seriously considered as a library extension anyway. 'Cliffies agreed that it was useful for occasional organization meetings, but that it was ill-equipped for study...