Masters Rescind Inter-House Dining Ban; Council Committee Rules on Social Events

After a suspension of slightly more than a week, inter-House dining privileges have been restored on their original basis, effective yesterday.

The ban was reconsidered by the Committee of Housemasters last week, and the consensus was that it should be lifted. With the return of several members not available for the original meeting, approval for the move was secured, and the official announcement was made yesterday.

Emergency Council Meeting

An emergency session of the Student Council and House Committee chairmen Wednesday afternoon passed a resolution requesting the immediate reinstatement of the program. Thomas L. P. O'Donnell '47, Council President, expressed himself as "pleased" at the Housemasters' action, but warned against abuse of the plan. "Students must realize," he declared, "that inter-House eating is a privilege and should be treated as such."

Over-crowding in certain dining halls was given as the reason when action was taken to put a stop to the practice a week ago Friday. In order to relieve the situation, the possibility of restrictions in some of the Houses if they should continue to carry the main load was mentioned yesterday, but O'Donnell stated that he was "confident undergraduates will cooperate when they understand the situation."

With 20 reassignments from one House to another during the week, and the migration of over 50 students from the Yard into Houses, the picture may change somewhat for certain dining halls. But feeding the 370 students who have been given non-resident memberships in the Houses appears to be the main cause of the problem.