LAW HOUSE PLAN

Since the students of the Business School moved into their comfortable new quarters on the other side of the Charles several years ago, the Law School has remained the only one of the larger professional schools which has failed to make adequate provision for the housing and feeding of its students. At present the average law student is compelled to resort to the pernicious practice of "eating around," which admittedly is not beneficial to his health and does not prepare him adequately for long periods of sustained mental effort. That the authorities of the school realize the present deplorable living conditions is demonstrated by the circulation among students of a questionnaire on proposed improvements.

The suggestion of the revival of Memorial Hall as an eating-place is particularly noteworthy, since in former years this hall served as a commons for college men but ultimately failed due to lack of support. Students declared that the gloomy atmosphere of the building was unpleasant. Another alternative mentioned in the questionnaire is the establishment of various small eating clubs. This suggestion represents a decided improvement over the first. The genial atmosphere of such places would do much to ensure the success of this plan. But even this solution, which can affect only a few students leaves much to be desired.

The ideal solution of the problem as is propsed by vice denn Magruder, would be to build housing units like those of the Business School, where students could eat and sleep, and meet in the pleasant atmosphere of a Common Room to discuss at their leisure law cases and problems. The funds required for the realization of this project are not at present available. The important problem of properly housing and feeding Law School students can not be salved until sufficient money is raised for Law House Plan.