Rosovsky Calls 1-1-2 Housing 'Least Likely' House Solution

A request by the Committee on Houses and Undergraduate Life (CHUL) last week for an expansion of Dean Rosovsky's proposed study of the controversial 1-1-2 housing plan resulted from a misunderstanding of his intentions, Rosovsky said last night.

Rosovsky suggested a limited review not because he prefers 1-1-2, he said, but because the housing plan is "in some ways the most radical, least likely, and most exciting alternative."

The 1-1-2 plan calls for housing all freshmen in the Quad, all sophomores in the Yard and all juniors and seniors in the River Houses.

Because of its radical nature, the proposed housing plan needs extraordinary preliminary study to determine if it should be included in the Administration's final considerations, Rosovsky said.

"If they find there's a 10 percent probability of having 1-1-2, then let's forget it," Rosovsky said. "If it's 40 percent, then let's really look into it."

In a heated meeting October 1, CHUL approved a motion asking Rosovsky to direct the coordinating committee of his educational task forces to study all five housing options.

The move followed presentation of Rosovsky's decision to have the task forces examine only 1-1-2, which the committee feared would undercut other options.

Rosovsky said he will explain CHUL's feelings to the coordinating committee of his task forces at its next meeting in mid-November. At that time, he said, the task forces may feel they should examine all five housing options.

Meanwhile, however, the task forces will proceed--"as far as I know"--on the restricted mandate he gave them in September, Rosovsky said.

Francis M. Pipkin, associate dean of the Faculty for the colleges said earlier this week that if the Administration does decide in favor of the 1-1-2 plan, it could not be put into effect before the fall of 1977.

Time would be needed for lengthy Faculty debate of the plan because it would have a significant effect on education, Pipkin said.

In addition, the 1-1-2 system would require planning by departments, he said, since under the 1-1-2 plan sophomores would be housed in Yard dormitories with other students in their concentrations.