ACTION TAKEN TO KEEP SIMPLICITY KEYNOTE IN COLLEGE

At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees it was voted that hereafter permission for the building of a house would be given to no fraternity unless plans and a statement of location of the house had previously been submitted to the Board and formal approval granted.

This action was taken, it is explained, in order to guard against the possibility of the creation of artificial standards of living among the students which might result from elaborate buildings out of all proportion to the spirit of the College. It will also prevent "splurging" on such projects on the part of fraternities. The vote is in accordance with Dartmouth's ideal of Democracy and will aid in the maintenance of a standard of simplicity in life and living conditions in the College.