University of Chicago - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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The particular house in which 0: student was placed this past year was determined by a recent University policy of placing residents of like age and academic progress in the same house to as great an extent as practically pos- sible. Whig policy has since been rescinded? Chamberlin House was primarily occupied by divisional students; Salxsbury by veiercms of WW3 or more years in the College; Dodd. Mead, and Vincent by those who had spenl one year in the College; and Coulter, Malhews, and Linn . by enlerinq students.

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24 The immediate details of dormitory seli- government are handled by house councils elected by each dormitory. These groups deal with the newspapexs and periodicals to be pur- chased by the house, parties and picnics, house participation in intramural athletics, and cul- tural events to be subsidized tnovel, it not wholly cultural. was Sulisbury's visit en messe this year to the well-known State Street estab- lishment known as Minskytei. Activities for the Courts us a whole are con- ducted by the Burton-Judson Council. the elec- tive governing body of BL which has achieved a full slate of successes during the past nine months. Judson library, which contains long- pieying records and assorted books. was stuffed and operated under the direction of C: Council member. Funds were appropriated to construct a highvfidelity phonograph system. which was made available on the same basis as the library facilities. Motion pictures have been shown each Friday and Sunday evening, under Coun- cil sponsorship A committee consolidated and registered constructive criticism regarding the dining-hcll menus. Council members were dale qoted to represent the Council on the Snack Bar Committee. Student Union, Carnival Com- mittee, Alumni Association. and the All-Campus Civil Liberties Committee. Supervision of the College House News. :21 weekly mimeoqraphed news letter carrying information of interest to B-I cmd C-group residents, hcrs also been the responsibility of the B71 Council. Justin iohnson served as President of the Council during 1952-53. Inlerdorm Council, under Chairman Lou Ep- stein. is analogous to the B-I Council in many of the sewices which it performs for the resi- dents, Parties and dinners within the C-group were instituted at the beginning of the year, and. in particular. a more liberal set of home regulations was granted by the Administration at Interderm request. The Interdorm Council, like B-I's, meets weekly. and on alternate weeks the two Councils hold :1 joint meeting following supper in Foster Hall. Members of the Councils reiterate the value of cooperation between them, citing the Becux-Arts Ball of April and the Camp Farr Project as examples of pro- grams which could not otherwise have been carried out.