125 MEMBERS OF 1936 UNABLE TO GET HOUSE ROOMS

In spite of the fact that only about 90 per cent of the rooms in the Houses have been filled, 125 members of the Freshman class have not yet been included in the House Plan, it was learned by the CRIMSON after an investigation concluded last week-end. None of these men have felt able to apply for the remaining house accommodations, the minimum prices of which are $300 to $320 per man for double rooms and $360 for singles.

Today letters will be sent from the Dean's office to those men omitted from the Houses, advising them that they may apply for rooms in Claverly, Apley, or Divinity Halls. Men who do so can obtain lodging at lower rates but no eating or library privileges in the Houses will be granted them. The selection of House members has been made partly on the basis of the "cross-section" plan and partly on the basis of scholarship. Because of this, it is not expected that any appreciable increase in vacancies in the Houses will occur. Preference will be given to men already in the Houses, even if they have temporarily fallen below good standing.

Low Priced Rooms Over-Applied

The impossibility of placing all the Class of 1936 in the House has been made inevitable, it was learned at University Hall, by the extensive over-application for low and medium-priced rooms and the refusal of students to pay the higher prices. An actual shortage of space would have occurred, however, even if prices had been reduced, due to the unusually large number of men admitted to the Class of 1936. Anticipating that many of the incoming class would be forced to leave college due to current financial difficulties, the Committee on Admissions accepted an extra number of applications last fall. The failure of this prophecy to be fulfilled was the chief cause of the present situation.