Word: upperclassmen
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...will suggest instead that after Thanksgiving of sophomore year, all students be permitted to sign out indefinitely without permission. They would also suggest that upperclassmen need not sign out at all, if they plan to return to their dorm before 4 a.m. The Rules Committee had suggested a 3 a.m. deadline for no sign-outs, which was a revision of the present 10 p.m. limit...
...knowledgeable about all the areas in which freshmen need help. Since it seems unlikely that Harvard will organize a corps of full-time experts on the Harvard scene, the HUC's proposal to have either an upperclassman live in each freshman dorm or at least a group of upperclassmen affiliated with each dorm entry seems the most effective solution...
...Upperclassmen could also facilitate the choice of majors by putting advisees into contact with students in various fields. At present, the only organized way for a freshman to hear a personal account of what it's like to major in a field like history is to attend the concentration meeting, where he hasn't much chance to ask his own personal questions. Putting him in touch with different students in the field would give him the opportunity to explore thoroughly what a history concentrator reads, writes about, and is expected to think about...
Undoubtedly the proposed change will meet with resistance. It's questionable whether upperclassmen have to live in the dorm in order for freshmen to have contact with them, since there is ample opportunity in classes and extracurricular activities for freshmen to meet older students. But many freshmen who would like to meet them don't, as the HUC's poll indicated. An alternative proposed by the Council is to have groups of juniors and seniors assigned to dorm entries. This plan would avoid the disciplinary problems that might arise with an undergraduate proctor system, and, if the "dorm affiliates" were...
...main object of both plans is to provide for freshmen informal contacts with upperclassmen in order to gain the sorts of academic and personal advice they cannot get under the present counseling method. By promoting this kind of contact and creating a new rapport the HUC's proposed plan could supplement the current proctor system...