Student Council Demands New House To Alleviate Admission Dissatisfaction

Replaying to the recent. Yardling petition concerning more equitable admission to Houses the Student Council last night answered the specific objections of the petitioners and strongly emphasized the need for another House.

The Student Council report stated that, unless the situation is eased by construction of a new House, there will he dissatisfaction with any system which students and Masters can work out.

Defends Present Policy

In considering the present petition, the Council defended the policy of not insisting on too arbitrary and artificial standards for admission, although it admitted "that such attempts as those of the petitioners to clarify the requirements for getting into a House are valuable.

"However regrettable it may be, too definite a rule covering all cases of a particular kind can not be followed religiously is making House assignments. While the Council feels very strongly that all efforts should be made to admit Dean's List men to the Houses, it realizes the impossibility of a definite guarantee of such admission."

Masters Already Comply

According to the council, the Masters comply already either wholly or partially with most of the recommendations in the petition. They do give preference for the low-priced rooms to men holding scholarships and jobs. They do require confidential financial report blanks of applicants for the low-priced rooms as the petition seems to advise.

Another recommendation, that men in group four, with three important extra-curricular activities, be guaranteed admission, also seemed unwise to the Council because, "The Masters and Central Committee need to retain, in this case as in others, discretionary power.

"The Council appreciates that activities should be important criteria for admission; it only attempts to avoid too definite, impractical rules."