He said he is concerned that the growth of disciplinary mechanisms within the University will destroy his vision of a free and open community.

"We can't have standard criminal processes in a University," he said. "We don't want a police department, appeal courts and things of that nature."

DESCRIBING THE Administration's role during last year's most turbulent period, the six-day occupation of Mass Hall, Steiner said: "We felt it crucial to keep as many people as possible informed about what was going on."

He said President Bok met with Senior Tutors, House Masters and the Faculty Council, and that he himself conferred with a group of Faculty from what was once called the liberal caucus.

The Administration's waiting game paid off in two ways. Not only was the occupation ended without violent confrontation, but, in stark contrast to the 1969 upheaval, it did not alienate large segments of the Faculty and student body. The Administration effort to keep the community informed clearly helped to defuse a potentially dangerous situation.

During the crisis, Steiner worked clearly with the rest of President Bok's whiz kids--Charles U. Daly, Stephen S.J. Halt, Walter Leonard and Hale Champion. Although--Bok's young assistants initially give the impression that they are a close-kait, long-standing coterie, Steiner said they were almost total strangers until 1970.

He also dismissed reports that a chasm had opened between Mass Hall and Dean Dunlop and his advisory in University Hall. "There is a very close working relationship between Mass Hall and University Hall," Steiner commented. "Dean Dunlop is close friends with President Bok and we have great respect for him."

Steiner said the two Halls were working closely on the present plans for revamping the CRR and added: "I've never heard of a jurisdictional dispute between us."

He served last Spring as acting Master of Eliot House while Alan E. Heimert '49 was on leave. Though well-received in the House and happy with the job, he said he would not like to be a permanent Master while his children are still young. "All the attention lavished on small children in the Houses tends to spoil them," he said.

Steiner said he plans to stay at Harvard longer than he has worked in previous jobs. "I enjoy the University," he said. "My wife and two children like it here."

The general counsel said he does not think he has moved to the right politically in recent years. "I do have less confidence in the ability of massive government expenditures to deal with problems," he said. "I see the importance of decontrolling some of these efforts." Steiner's role at Harvard is not some conservative aberration, but another position in which he advances his view of the world consistent with his previous career experiences.

Steiner's function as a visible disciplinarian will undoubtedly be a point of contention in years to come. Those who do not share his views, however, would do well at least to respect the vigor with which he has attempted to translate them into reality