Field House to Reopen Monday; New Rules Will Lengthen Hours

The Radcliffe Field House, closed for over a month because of "parietal abuses," will probably open Monday, Lois Reiser '64, president of RGA, announced yesterday.

The action is the result of a decision by an administrative committee headed by President Bunting. Guided by RGA proposals, the group drew up regulations for student use of the building.

Under the new rules, students will be able to use the Field House until 12:45 a.m., instead of midnight, as in the past. The night watchman will make frequent checks on the building and will have the authority to close it if abuses continue. The second floor of the two-story house will be reserved exclusively for student artists.

Mary H. Winslow, director of residence, Mary G. Paget, co-ordinator of recreational activities, and Robert B. Gates, director of buildings and grounds, jointly decided to close the Field House after keys to it had been continually lost and duplicated. Watchmen had also reported that students climbed through windows after hours.

Also at the meeting, Carolyn R. Fawcett '65 introduced a motion to limit the privilege of signing out until any hour to only juniors and seniors with good social and work records. The proposal, which will reach a vote in two weeks, would have each student's record reviewed by a House committee at the end of her sophomore year to see if she deserved the privilege. The committee would also check each junior's record before renewing the privilege.

In the discussion which followed the introduction of the motion, most of the delegates appeared to favor the proposal as a method of punishing recurrent social and work offenders.

RGA voted to liberalize Radcliffe's liquor rules by allowing students to serve wine or sherry in the living or dining rooms on special occasions with the permission of the senior resident. They still may not keep liquor in their rooms or purchase it if they are under 21, however.

In another vote, the representatives decided to consider changing rules for sophomores. One proposal, which may be discussed again next week, would grant sophomores the same signout privileges now held by juniors and seniors.