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To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

The communication in yesterday's CRIMSON, designating the Yard room assignment as a failure, was such an expression of unfriendly criticism without any foundation in truth or reason, that I deem it advisable to set forth a few facts in the case and let men judge for themselves the degree of success of the early room drawing.

The communication stated that the "object of the early drawing was to give those men who are not rooming in the Yard a chance to apply for rooms before March 1" and to "bring these men into the Yard." This was one object of the drawing. The other object was to get the class together. So whether a Junior already in the Yard moved into one of the Senior dormitories or whether he came from outside the Yard, made little difference in the attainment of the latter object. The communication stated further that "very few of these men who live outside the Yard got Yard rooms and accordingly the only object of an early drawing has been defeated." The facts are that most of the assignments were made to these very men who live off the Yard, and 17 of these assignments were made to men who live in desirable private dormitories or in rooms along Mt. Auburn street. There were 59 applicants who live in these outside dormitories. The total number of applicants in the drawing was 143, of which 63 were successful. We see then, that the number of applicants from private dormitories was about one-third of the total number, and that nearly one-third of the available rooms were assigned to these men. This count does not reckon in applications from men in College dormitories off the Yard, nor from men in private houses, etc., who swell the number of successful applications from men not now living in the Yard. There were 11 quadruple applications: of these six were successful. Rooms were let as follows: 21 in Stoughton: 16 in Holworthy: 13 in Weld: 2 in Thayer. In Weld, 7, and in Thayer, 2 were not let. There are then, nine rooms not taken; there will be a considerable number of additional rooms in these dormitories vacated at the end of the year, which the Bursar was unable to declare vacant for the early drawing. Most of these rooms can be applied for in the regular May drawing, and Seniors will be given preference then, notwithstanding statements to the contrary in yesterday's communication. R. OVESON.