Heads of Currier Preserve Cliffies' 'Squatter Rights'

Currier House freshmen who wish to continue residence there next year will receive preference in housing applications over other freshmen, House Co-masters R. Paul Levine and his wife Ursula W. Goodenough said in a memo to Currier residents yesterday.

"We hope all who want to stay at Currier will be able to," Levine said yesterday. To ensure this he will give preference--"Master's choice"--to all current residents who apply.

Currier Alone

Currier House is the only Radcliffe House to announce officially the use of Master's choice to give current residents preference. The House Committee of North House is recommending a similar policy. South House has not yet taken action on this matter.

This is the first year that the Radcliffe Houses are considered part of the Harvard House system, and as a result, Radcliffe carry-overs have no official privileges, as they have had in past years.

Being a Master's choice does not guarantee a student admission to the House of his or her choice. Several other criteria, such as the student's area of concentration, background and extracurricular activities, are also considered in House appointments.

None Know

None of the Radcliffe House Masters knew yesterday how many Master's choices they could make among applicants.

Radcliffe President Mary I. Bunting, Master of South House, said that a Radcliffe freshman could apply to stay at her House and be rejected.

It is also possible, Bunting said, that a Harvard freshman could apply only to Harvard Houses and be put in a Radcliffe House.