In the opening year of a number of the seven Houses, the majority of the new inhabitants were admitted with the tacit understanding that they would have first choice of next year's vacated rooms. Consequently, a number of men wishing to change rooms last year were surprised and annoyed when they found it impossible to do so in cases where the change involved paying a rate more than forty dollars lower than the rent which they paid for the room they wished to vacate.

The same situation arises again this year with the approaching applications for rooms. Once more a number of students, who possibly allowed themselves the luxury of an expensive room for a year in order to get into the desired Houses, have been thwarted in their attempts to change to a cheaper room, whatever their reasons might be. In justification to the House masters, it must be pointed out that they wish to save a certain number of cheap rooms for the incoming Freshmen, and that this number necessarily equals approximately that of the rooms vacated by the seniors. Moreover, in cases of real need, House authorities have been fairly liberal thus far with House aid and other financial help.

But if the present condition of affairs is irremediable, it is only just that the misunderstandings which have existed up till now be corrected. House masters must no longer even unconsciously lure Freshmen in under the delusion that they may have the choice of a better and perhaps cheaper room the next year. Students should not be drawn into what is practically a three year contract for rooms they cannot afford to inhabit more than one season. In all fairness the House masters must make the actual situation clear to all applicants for rooms.