By offering his own minimum facilities to those who needed them during these "early days," and by constant concentration on necessary repair work, to be done by a crew of plumbers, electricians, and carpenters, Jack Connors has whipped the Brunswick into shape in record time.

Society at the Brunswick

Most of the people living in the Brunswick believe they are "closer" to Harvard than they were when they lived at separate rooms and apartments throughout the city. Bridge clubs are bound to spring up, says Pris Brinshalder (Ed, her husband, is in first year of Business School); and, particularly when the new "ladies' and "men's" reception rooms are opened shortly, there will be more social activity. Right now, everyone is studying, but the Brunswick provides the opportunity for group study, as when Jordan Severinghans and Bob Allingham, both of the Business school, join the Brinshalder in their second-floor room. Sal Severinghans has an idea that a community kitchen would be welcome in the hotel for midnight snacks and quick breakfasts.

Up and down the Brunswick halls, the answer is usually the same, like that of Bill (1L) and Irene Moldoff: "It's a lot better than we ever had. . . "

The Brunswick's last service was a wartime job, just as her job is now a post-war job. As a Coast Guard barracks, the old hotel ago, had become a shabby, bare, dirty building, badly in need of new wiring and plumbing in places, as ell as a complete paint job. Kemtoned throughout in the interior, the rooms have been transformed by Harvard into green, yellow, and rose-colored suites; wiring was double-checked, new piping was installed; windows and doors were repaired, and the heating system was prepared for a New England winter.

But, last summer's dilapidated Brunswick and even this fall's pastel-shaded hotel are still another long jump from the elegant hostelry of 1878, when King's "Hand-Book of Boston" reported.

"The Brunswick . . . is one of the most comfortable and handsomely furnished hotels in the world . . . (done in) lavish and magnificent style.

"All chambers are supplied with every modern convenience; every apartment has hot and cold water; and every suite has a bath-room. The passenger elevator is one of the most luxurious in Boston."

In his informative "guide," King also notes that "many of the Harvard classes have selected the Brunswick as the place for their annual dinners," and says that "President Hayes, when attending the Harvard Commencement in 1877 occupied rooms at the Brunswick."