Students were generally apathetic last night over the possibility that there would be no maid service next year.

One student summed up the prevailing attitude by saying, "Well, if they do fire the maids, it won't be until next year. I'll probably be in the army, anyway."

Though no student was enthusiastically in favor of the change, some felt that if it did come about, it would provide a much needed University-sponsored work program.

Phillip L. Isenberg '51, captain of the football team, said that the student porter system would allow those who seek part-time work outside the University to be closer to their studies.

Proctor James W. Fowle 5G, of Winthrop House, felt that the new student work program was "very well worth investigating," but he also wondered if the announcement was not a plan on the part of the University to ward off union demands for higher wages.

End of Gracious Living

Roger L. Butler '51, head cheerleader, bemoaned the situation by saying, "One of the best things of living at Harvard is the elimination of that menial task of bed-making. The one last remnant of gracious living is in serious proximity to death."

Robert W. Day '53, of Adams House, feared that there would be a caste distinction between those who earn their room rent by serving as porters and those who are fortunate enough not to have to work. "It might not be a very democratic practice," he said.