It was the intention of President Lowell and Mr. Harkness to create seven separate Houses which should be as completely individual and autonomous as possible. To this end each House was given its own dining room, common rooms, libraries, and squash courts, all to be under the management of the House officials and for the exclusive use of the House members. Shortly after the opening of the Houses, the masters requested the University to extend it control to the House squash courts. The H.A.A. responded and opened the courts under the same restrictions as apply to the other athletic facilities. At present the use of the courts is open to members of the University upon payment of the usual fee.

This is clearly a violation of the spirit of the plan. The courts were donated along with the Houses, and were designed to be an integral part of each unit. That the University should charge for the use of these courts is as unjust as if it were to charge for the use of the House libraries or common rooms. The policy is justified upon the grounds that fees are levied upon the University courts and that uniformity must be maintained. Since the upkeep of the courts involves no considerable expense and is accomplished by the regular janitorial staffs, this objection is but an evasion of the issue.