Committee Meets to Act On Parietals and Mixers

The Faculty Committee on Houses is seriously considering a major increase in parietal hours for the Fall.

Dean Glimp said the Committee had "a very profitable discussion" on the merits of substantial revisions of parietal regulations. Yesterday's meeting was the first time students were invited to discuss issues with the Committee.

Although the report of the Ad Hoc Student-Faculty Subcommittee on Parietals was not released, it appears that the change will be based on recommendations made by the Harvard Undergraduate Council earlier this year.

The HUC had asked for parietal hours to be increased to extend from noon to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday and from noon to 10 p.m. all other days.

Glimp said the Committee would discuss parietals further at their regular meeting next month. The parietal subcommittee--which includes Alwin M. Pappenheimer Jr. '29, Master of Dunster House, Zeph Stewart, Master of Lowell, and F. Skiddy von Stade Jr. '38, dean of freshmen, and three students elected by last year's HUC--has been requested to investigate and report on the implications of increased parietals for the House system.

"We want to see what impact extended parietal hours will have on the convenience and ease of social life here," Glimp said. "What effect would the ruling have on the student whose roommate is regularly using parietal privileges?" he said.

Stephen H. Kaplan '69, HUC president and one of four students asked to attend the meeting, said the Faculty group is also concerned with the effect of increased parietals on the numbers of girls in the dining halls.

Enforce Those Parietals

Kaplan added that the Committee asked for ideas on a more efficient way to enforce parietals, since the rules are not now enforced equally in the various Houses.

"Some Faculty members think we're out not only to increase parietals but also to fundamentally alter the House system," Kaplan stated. "They asked if we would be satisfied with the proposed increase as the last word on parietal change," he said.

Glimp--commenting on the innovation of inviting students to give their views before the Committee--said the results of the interchange were "very good."

It's A Great Day

Kaplan said yesterday's meeting marked "a great day for student government at Harvard." He added that once students have worked on an idea and formulated proposals they should be allowed to speak before the Committee. In the past students have been permitted only to submit written proposals to the group.