APPLICATIONS FOR ALL HOUSES GIVEN TO CLASS OF 1937

In a statement from University Hall last night Dean Hanford revealed that application blanks for admission to the Houses have been sent to members of the Class of 1937, and that this year for the first time men applying for rooms which rent for $180, or less, are required to fill out a special confidential circular. This special circular inquires into the student's financial prospects for 1934-35. Coincident with the distribution of these blanks, Dean Hanford announced that the final date for the choice of a field of concentration this year will be March 30 instead of the second week in April, as in previous years.

With the exception of the financial questions, which apply only to rooms at or below $180, the blanks are similar in form to those distributed during the last four years and ask for ilnformation which will be of assistance in making the assignments, such as special claims for wishing to be admitted to a particular House, maximum price of room, the type of accommodation desired, academic standing, proposed field of concentration, activities in which the student has engaged, etc. The application blanks give students an opportunity, if they so desire, to express their special claims for wishing to be admitted to a particular House.

In this connection, a letter which has been sent to each Freshman along with the application blank and House pamphlet states that "in considering special claims for admission to a particular House, weight will be given to a student's intellectual interests. It is not possible to have all fields of knowledge represented in all Houses. It is important, therefore, for those men who have definite interests to consider the implications of the choice of a House for those interests. Careful attention should be given to the special fields within the general fields of concentration which are represented by the tutorial staffs of the several Houses."

In order to carry out the aim that each House shall so far as possible be representative of the College as a whole, the assignment of members of the Class of 1937 is supervised by a Central Committee consisting of the President of the University, the Dean of Harvard College and the Dean of Freshmen. The final admission of a student to a House rests, however, with the Master, Men who wish to apply in groups of 6 or 8 should file their applications together, accompanied by a letter giving the names of the members of the group. The Central Committee will make every endeavor to place a group of this kind together in one of the Houses.