The House Dean would have decanal powers and responsibilities for the students living in or associated with his House. He would also have the duty of organizing and supervising the advising program in the House and would work with the Master and staff to develop the House to its fullest extent as the principal center of student life within the College.

The arguments for decentralizing the Dean's Office in the manner here proposed are two-fold. First, it would eliminate most of the serious defects . . . which arise from the present Assistant Dean system and the concentration of responsibility for 4300 students in University Hall. Second, it should add significantly to the importance of the Houses and thus contribute to the achievement of the unique kind of Harvard education this report envisages.

Tutorial for All

Individual tutorial instruction for concentrators (in the five largest fields) should be either abolished altogether or drastically curtailed so that not more than five percent of the Honors candidates might receive it in their Junior or Senior years. . . .

For all Sophomore concentrators and for all Juniors and Seniors who did not receive individual tutorial, tutorial instruction would be organized on a group basis. Each tutorial group would ordinarily consist of five students, chosen as far as possible from the same class and the same House and tutored by a member of the House staff. . . .

Benefits of Tutorial

Tutorial instruction, if well done should, in fact, lesson the pressure on many students because of the emotional and educational benefits that it would provide . . . The different kind of experience from that obtained in large lecture courses, the opportunities for individual expression, the personal relationships these should bring satisfactions. that would more than balance the additional hours of work required.

Advice for Freshmen

The committee has considered various alternatives to the present system, but has been unable to find any which would not be open to more serious objections than the present one. . . . The present Freshman advising system (should, therefore) be continued with several changes.

(Changes mentioned have to do with staffing, training, and size of the Freshman Advisory Board, and with the possibility of a non-credit, Freshman orientation course.