Eighth House Will Honor President Quincy; Groundbreaking Planned for Early March

The eighth House will be named "Quincy House," the Corporation voted yesterday. The name commemorates Josiah Quincy, fifteenth President of the University.

Groundbreaking for Quincy House is scheduled for early March, if weather conditions permit. A tentative completion date of July 1, 1959 has been set and the House will be ready for occupancy by the fall of that year.

John M. Bullitt '43, master of Quincy, called the new name a "splendid choice." He praised Quincy, calling him a symbol of "concern for academic freedom and for scholastic excellence."

Quincy House itself will consist of two parts: Mather Hall, now a part of Leverett House; and the new building. Until a new addition to Leverett is completed in the fall of 1960, Mather students will continue their association with Leverett.

The new seven-story building will house 210 students, and the entire House 388. One-ninth of the Class of 1962, about 140 students, will enter the House in 1959, and 70 more will be chosen from the College as a whole. In 1960, the full number of 388 will enter Quincy.

The Corporation also approved final plans for the new structure, but did not give a name to the hall. Master Bullitt expressed hopes that the Corporation would give the new part of Quincy a distinctive name.

"Skip-Stop" Planning

By means of "skip-stop" planning, the architects will reduce construction costs. Every student will have an individual bedroom-study, and each suite has a connected living room on another floor.

The House will be divided into two groups of three-story units. Private stair-ways will connect the living rooms with the bedroom-studies. In addition to separating social and study areas, the plan cuts costs by eliminating many corridors and entry-ways. A single corridor will run the length of the building, connecting the living rooms.

Faculty offices and tutors' apartments will be situated on the ground floor, while Master Bullitt will occupy a pent-house suite on top of the building. A 10,000 volume library will be placed in a separate building extending into the courtyard from the center of the House.

Quincy dining facilities will be situated in a connected wing on the river side of the new House. The dining room includes a small stage for House dramatics. Other features in the plans include faculty and student common rooms, game rooms, and music rooms.

Five former presidents of the University have also been honored by having Houses named after them. They are Presidents Dunster, Leverett, Kirkland, Eliot, and Lowell.