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Main offshoot of the unexpectedly large enrollment is a housing shortage which has already sent over 250 students to barracks-type quarters in the gym and forced Housemasters to raise their quotas slightly above the 1947 level...
Over 40 of the 270 men forced into the gym by the housing shortage have already been moved to permanent rooms in the Yard and the Houses, Assistant Dean Dan H. Fenn, Jr.'44 reported yesterday...
Just how long it will take to empty the gym is uncertain, Fenn said. Those men who form combinations while in the "barracks" and would like to stay together in their permanent rooms will be given the chance to do so as fast as full suites become available...
Janitors will sort incoming mail and deposit it in specially-arranged, boxes Watson advised gym tenants to delay delivery of their baggage until they get a permanent room assignment
...About 200 Freshmen are living in the gym now. This is unfortunate, but it is something that has happened to the two freshman classes before yours. It never lasts past the middle of October. In your ancient Yard dormitory cubicle, you may consider your self only slightly more fortunate. The high, narrow rooms may cramp you and the squeaking floors disturb your study. But remember, next year you will probably move into the much newer and more luxurious Houses along the river. Even as incipient carnal knowledge, the best course of action towards the housing situation is to relax...