House Chairmen Choose Four to Examine HSA

The House Committee chairmen agreed last night that the HSA probe should be turned over to a four-man committee under the sponsorship of the Student Council.

The chairmen met in a stormy summit session with hopes of unifying the efforts of the Houses in the HSA investigation. Four Houses had already set up fact-finding committees.

What evolved was essentially a compromise between the Winthrop and Kirkland House proposals. The chairmen recommended that the Student Council appoint a committee consisting of James T. Halverson '62, Adams chairman; John A. Hodges '62, Eliot chairman; and A. Michael Washburn '62, Lowell chairman; and headed by Charles M. Warchol '63, chairman of the Student Council executive committee.

Winthrop had appointed the three House committee chairmen as its investigating agency. Kirkland, however, declared the matter was a Student Council concern.

After the meeting Warchol described the decision as "a very good solution," and said the Student Council executive committee would meet today to take action on the proposal.

Members of the proposed committee indicated a preliminary report should be ready before Christmas. The group confers Tuesday with Dustin M. Burke '62, faculty head of the HSA.

Dunster's William E. Bailey '62 asked the chairmen to authorize a nine-man group of representatives from all the Houses to investigate charges against the HSA. He voiced some reservation about the Winthrop selections, insisting that "disinterested people will not necessarily do the best job." He claimed that "if the HSA can't convince people who are really suspicious, they have not succeeded in clearing themselves."

"Have to dig deep"

Noting that "the HSA has acted quickly to clear up minor complaints, such as those about rings and mugs," Bailey declared "we will really have to dig deep" to get the facts about "larger problems."

Defending his choice of committee members, O. Yale Lewis, Jr. '62, Winthrop chairman, apologized for the "lack of smoothness in our actions," but thought "the community will be satisfied with these people." He challenged Bailey to say the proposed group "would not represent the students." Retorted Bailey, Dunster just wants to make sure a thorough job is done."