City Streets Impassable as College Digs Out of Snow

Harvard was digging itself out this morning from the biggest snowstorm in two years as the weather bureau predicted that 8 to 10 inches will have fallen by noon today when the snow will stop.

About 15 men were working all last night around the University running four tractors and a truck equipped with snowplows. Another shift came on at 6 o'clock this morning and started shoveling the steps and the walks as soon as the snow stopped, Roger B. Johnson '17, superintendent of the Maintenance Department, said last night. If necessary, two additional trucks equipped with snowplows will be put in service today. Johnson said that he was using equipment sparingly because of the gasoline shortage. In the previous years extra men have been hired to meet emergencies like this one but because of present labor short- ages the Department will have to operate with its regular crew, he said. A mechanic was on duty last night to keep the snow clearing equipment in order.

Six inches had fallen by 9 o'clock last night. The American Air Lines cancelled all flights from Boston last night and although the Boston and Maine and the New Haven railroads reported no serious delays at that time, it was expected trains would be held up by this morning