WHRB Prevents Brown Admission

Objections by WHRB have have temporarily halted Brown's radio station WBRU from becoming a full member of the Ivy Network.

Admission of WBRU came up during the annual convention of Ivy's six member colleges, held Saturday at Dartmouth. Representatives of WHRB immediately lodged a complaint with the network stating that the poor plant and equipment of the Brown station made it unfit for membership.

Since any of Ivy's six college stations can veto the admission of a new member, WBRU's attempt to join appears thrown out for the moment. But WHRB has agreed to a compromise, however, and Brown was admitted for one year as a provisional member. It will receive all rights and privileges except voting power, at the discretion of Ivy's General Manager, Jay Janis.

The Ivy Network officially inspected WBRU last November, found few faults, and informed the station that it would probably be admitted to the network. Sumner Young '54, president of WBRU, maintains that the station's only deficiencies come from lack of funds.

WHRB's inspection tour was unfortunate, says Young. "The transmitter blow out at the time." Nevertheless, a complete renovation of the station will begin soon.

WBRU, established in 1938, is the oldest college radio station in the United States. The six stations in the Network are: Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale.