At the close of last night's Student Council meeting, a petition bearing the names of more than 500 students was presented to Marc E. Leland '59, President of the Council. The petition called for a referendum to be held on the question of Harvard's membership in the National Student Association "within a two-week period following presentation."

Leland stated the referendum would be held "sometime after the open forum meeting next Tuesday, and after the Council's own referendum on Oct. 16." "I would have held the NSA referendum right away," Leland commented, but said he was "requested to wait until the end of the two-week period."

In the same meeting, the Council approved a motion to have its executive committee meet with the House Masters' committee to discuss extension of parietal hours in the House Common Rooms.

At present, an undergraduate may entertain a female guest in the Common Room from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday afternoon. According to Andrew L. Warshaw '59, who proposed the motion, the committee will seek to extend the hours from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Student Council also voted 10 to 2 last night to establish a committee to study the role of student press and communications at Harvard.