Cambridge Goes Soaking Wet by Three to One Vote

Thirsty Cantabrigians will no longer and it necessary to journey Bostonward in order to satisfy their Bacchanaslian desires. A forty-five year period of aridity was brought to an end last night by a 3 1-2 to 1 vote in favor of beer, wines, hard liquors, and taverns.

The new law will go into effect as soon as the licensing board can establish the machinery for issuing licenses. It is certain that liquor will be legally available around Harvard Square before Christmas.

The Houses, however, in accordance with President Conant's recent ruling, will continue in their present status. Even before 1887 when Cambridge was wet, as far as any records show, students were never allowed to consume intoxicants in the dining halls. The subject has always been a matter of unwritten law in the University; but it is understood that, under the present emergency, a definite regulation will be written as soon as a permanent decision is made.