Masters May Modify House Dining Halls

Various structural changes in House facilities may be made within a few years, if funds can be found, the CRIMSON has learned. The administration has asked the Masters to begin formulating requests for modification of the Houses.

Most of the changes desired by the Masters relate to the dining halls. Sound-proofing, building dining rooms for small meetings, and removing steam tables from the main hall are among the "pipe dreams" suggested by House officials.

Leverett and Kirkland sources expressed a desire to have the ceilings of their dining halls soundproofed if money were available. Most of the other dining halls were either constructed with soundproofing, or have been soundproofed since construction.

With the exception of Winthrop, most House officials feel that the steam tables should be moved back into the kitchens. Such an arrangement would facilitate transportation of food from the kitchens to the cafeteria line, and would serve to enlarge the area of the halls for meals and dramatic and social events.

Additional dining space would be made available in the Dunster dining hall if plans to eliminate an adjoining suite and create a private dining room materialize. Dunster's Small Common Room, which is now used for special dinners, would be restored to its original use if this change were made. A similar change is contemplated in Lowell House.