Eight 'Resident Commuters' Cite Advantages of Apley Experiment

Eight new residents of Apley Court have expressed "tremendous satisfaction with their status as "non-resident residents," a result of the University's experiment of allowing a few previous commuters to live on campus this year.

Participating in the experiment are Thomas H. S. Lloyd '57, David Newton '57, Paul Hines '59, Leo J. Murphy '57, Charles O. Chambers '58, Harry M. Ostrander '58, Donald H. Benander '58, and Jeremy Elms '58. They were chosen from 60 non-residents who applied last spring to move into the fifth floor of Apley.

Paying $130 a term, the eight "non-residents" are excused from paying board contracts, but may buy lunches at Dudley and other meals where they wish. Several choose to cook their own meals, and have hot plates, silverware, and canned goods stashed away in their 24 by 12 foot living rooms or 15 by 12 foot bedrooms.

The Apley experiment, according to Murphy, "offers more time to study--home is too much confusion." Lloyd stated that he can now use athletic facilities he had to forego in previous years.

An added advantage to the plan is that it allows the men more time to engage in activities which interested them as commuters. Ostrander is a member of the varsity lacrosse team, while Chambers is the Dudley athletic secretary.

Benander hopes the experiment will allow him to engage more fully in Dudley activities. He is co-chairman of the PBH Social Service committee, and vice-president of the Lutheran Students' Association.

Also active in extracurricular activities are Elms, who is in charge of several Dudley athletics, and Murphy, a member of the Catholic Club and the Dudley swimming team. Hines also belongs to the Catholic Club, while Lloyd is the Dudley senior proctor, and Newton is active on the Dudley Improvement Committee.

Ostrander regards the Apley experiment as the "first step" toward a "real house" where all present commuters who wish to may reside.