One of the Jordan Co-ops may be used to house overflow students from Quad Houses next fall, unless the alternative housing units receive an unprecedented number of applications from freshmen, housing officials said this week.

With the deadline for up perclassmen applications already passed. If requests from freshmen must be received before Friday in order to keep all three buildings operating as cooperative dorms.

But administrators said that the number of freshmen who apply to five in Jordan is generally low. They said that they anticipated closing one of the structures more intimate alternative to the residential Houses.

Only a few Request Co-ops

Thomas A. Dingman '67 associate dean for the House System, said that typically, one or two freshmen each year want to live in the Walker St residences, a number far short of this year's quota.

If enough freshmen do not apply, Dingman, Housing Officer Lisa M. Colvin, and Associate Dean of the College Martha C. Gefter will meet on March II to determine how the third building will be used next year in the past, one or more of the co-ops have been used to house extra students from their affilated Quadrangle Houses.

Dingman said overall he senses a "disappointing" decline in student interest in the Co-ops.

"We really want to support co-op housing," Dingman added, "we've worked very hard to allow their, to remain as co-ops."

Shortly before the March I up perclassman deadline, Colvin had feared that the College would not receive the necessary 24 applicants to keep two Co-ops in operation. But the office received 34 requests by that date.

Dingman said the Co-ops had more resident than usual last year because, for the first time, students opting to return to their House could do so at the state of the following year.

Colvin added that she think the crisis developed partially because more than half of this year's residents will graduate in June.

With the exception of the large number of seniors leaving, however, attrition in the co-ops is low, with only three non-senior residents leaving Jordan in May.

Home-Co king and Dirty Dishes

Selin Tezel '86 said he will give House Life a try. "I don't like to do the dishes, and I don't cook well," he explained.

Eric W. Huefner '87 said he wants to try living in the Houses next fall, but for a different reason. Since many of his senior friends will leave at the end of this year.

Each of the three co-ops associated with a Quadrangle House. If one of the co-ops turns into overflow housing, it will take extra students from its affiliated House