NEW SQUASH COURTS

One of the most unfortunate results of the necessary reduction in the expense of the new gymnasium, is the possible elimination of all the squash courts which, according to the original plans, were to occupy the floor below the swimming pool. That there are insufficient funds at present to complete the gymnasium may, or may not be unavoidable, but that such an important part of the equipment as the squash courts may be eliminated seems inexcusable.

With the gymnasium already under construction and with the squash courts naturally being placed below the pool, if they are to be left out, it would be very difficult to raise the necessary money and alter the plans in time. This being the case, the logical method of avoiding the complete elimination of squash courts from the new center of Harvard will be to incorporate some in the two new Houses.

Due to the delay, so often dependent on the convenience of the traditional University architects, Coolidge, Abbott, Shepley, and Bullfinch, the plans for the two new Houses will not be completed until summer. This extra time will undoubtedly make such an alteration in the plans for the Houses possible if it is found that the squash courts can not be kept in the new gymnasium. This change would even have many obvious advantages, which would be especially great if the courts were sufficiently numerous to accommodate a large percentage of the residents of these Houses.