Despite these other activities, seven or the Senior Sixteen Phi Beta Kappa last fall were Lowell House men, and 13 Bellboy men have received the annual Jacob Wendell Scholarship for the outstanding freshman.
Perkins claims the legend of Lowell, "the traditional House," sprung from the High Table. Still Perkins' Tuesday evening sophomore dinners, cucumber sandwiches at Thursday teas, and lighting the Yule log have become traditional, albeit some say they are merely stuffy."
some may dislike is its lack of "big name students." Few from the A-House are listed on varsity squad rosters, and representatives from the College's publications are small in number. No one from Adams was elected to either the Permanent Class Committee or the Class Day Committee this year.
Even though Adams has its own swimming pool and six squash courts on Linden St., its teams are perennially near the bottom of House competition. The Gold Coasters thus resort to recreation rather than zealous competition. The annual undergraduate-tutor softball game in June is a famed sporting event.
As a matter of fact, Adams men find their tutors genial and gregarious all the time. In the dining-hall, you will not only find the best food in the College, but also a fine resident and non-resident staff surrounded by students. Adams has excellent student-tutor relations, thanks to Housemaster Little's selection of men high in their fields and interested in the students. The language tables have also been a success.
Larger organizations in Adams are unique and very active. In the several forums this year, debates on General Edcation, the British elections, and Contemporary Music have attracted top men and large audiences. Adams House Musical Society, known for its fine performance of "Gypsy Baron" last year, is holding a Harvard Composers Contest this spring. About 60 entries are in already, from which 15 will be performed by the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra and combined choral groups in two concerts this spring.
Adams has all the other material conveniences like TV, game rooms, besides an excellent collection of jazz records. The library is weighted towards history and economics.
Excepting C-entry, where the rooms are small, the large suites and spacious bath-tubs (in Randolph and Westmorly) make for a comfortable three years stay.