Trapezoid Tradition Gets Heave-Ho

The Great Tradition of Leverett House went out the window yesterday afternoon but "an even greater tradition has taken its place" according to the philanthropists of the Leverett House Civic improvement Society.

For as long as anyone can remember, Bunnies have boasted the glories of having the only trapezoidal dining hall in the College.

Yesterday the society's five altruists arrived in the hall with adilades, plane tables, and ten pounds of surveying equipment, and the one hour later announced that the dining hall wasn't trapezoidal, but trapeziform.

Almost Nothing Is Parallel

"Trapezoidal means like a trapezoid, or two sides parallel," William V. H. Mason '51, spokesman for the group, said. Actually it's trapeziform, or trapezate, like a trapezium, or no sides parallel."

"In other words," Mason said, "the whole room is a confuses mess. The only normal thing in it is the ceiling is parallel to the floor."

Claiming that this was "the only trapeziform dining hall in America," Mason said the Society would launch a public enlightenment campaign to acquaint people with the new tradition.