STUDENT CONTROL

Student regulation is another significant trend of the year 1934-1935 which deserves more than passing notice. A little more than a year ago student conduct was under the direct control of the Administration. Carnival and house parties were supervised straight from Parkhurst. Undergraduates living in dormitories were carefully cloistered under the imposition of severe and archaic regulations. Feminine guests were not allowed in dormitory rooms unless accompanied by the student's mother or some equally reliable chaperon. Beer and liquor, under the letter of the college law, were strictly prohibited. Today, college social events are supervised by Palaeopitus, a new set of rules permits guests in rooms and does away with the former hypocritical liquor restrictions, and the regulation of student behavior in dormitories is under the control of committees of undergraduates themselves.

At the same time this student control seems to presage a new era in the part of the dormitory in college life. When, three years ago, members of the Class of '35 spent their freshman year in dormitories, these dormitories were little more than places to live. Today, with each dormitory making its rules of conduct, electing its dormitory chairman, and holding meetings for the discussion of its particular problems, dormitory spirit and cooperation have become factors in the life of the campus.