More Storage Space?

A student proposal to alleviate the effects of predicted cuts in summer storage space has apparently persuaded some College officials that adequate on-campus storage space may be available this year, despite earlier projections to the contrary.

The proposal--submitted to officials last week by several Undergraduate Council members--suggests a variety of alternatives for handling problems that prompted officials earlier this month to announce that Harvard would not permit unlimited storage beginning this summer.

But Thomas A. Dingman '67, assistant dean for housing, said yesterday that while a preliminary review of the council report shows that the "student scheme might be workable," many details have to be checked before a final decision can be reached Officials expect to announce a new storage policy within the next several weeks.

"If we could devise a storage plan that would not be inconvenient for students, that would be grand," Dingman said. He made his remarks yesterday after the regular monthly meeting of all House masters and top College officials.

Dingman explained that the House masters have agreed to check all available space within their respective Houses, in order to determine exactly how much space exists for storage and how much might be set aside for other purposes, such as computer rooms and dance studios.

Among the factors that officials have said might cause a drastic cut in storage space are an accelerated pace of summertime House renovations, the need to accommodate a growing number of summer school students, and concerns about the financial and logistical aspects of past storage procedures.