Wall Power

Superintendents of five newly-rehabilitated Houses are inspecting suites to prevent damage to walls from room decorations.

Students in Adams, Old Quincy, Old Leverett, Winthrop and Claverly Hall are being checked for compliance with rules which prohibit using tape or creating any holes in the wall.

Violators will have to pay for immediate repairs by Buildings and Grounds workers, said Robert L. Mortimer, assistant director of facilities.

Rooms will be inspected three times a year. Now in the midst of the first investigation, Mortimer says that less than 5 percent have flunked inspection.

Students interviewed yesterday about the inspection responded with comments ranging from "They suck!" to "Why should we complain? We live like kings!"

One Winthrop resident said she could only hang one picture in her room if she complied with the rules. "A lot of students are ignoring the regulations," she said.

Despite the strict rules, a sophomore in Claverly said enforcement has been lax. When he and his roommates received a week's notice of the inspection, they successfully camouflaged their violations.