Enrollment is about the same as in past years, Scanlon said.

An increased number of Moral Reasoning courses this spring would prevent classes from being overloaded, Lewis said.

K-School Finishes Recycling Project

A pilot recycling project has recovered 5.14 tons of paper in the last eight weeks from the Kennedy School of Government and the nearby Harvard Institute for International Development, the project director said yesterday.

The drive, culminating conservation efforts begun two years ago by a K-School staff member, marks the first permanent, school-wide recycling effort at Harvard.

The program uses paper deposit bins placed in every office in each of the two institutions, said Kathleen Fox, Associate Registrar and director of the K-School recycling campaign.

K-School spokesperson Steven R. Singer said the program was "phased-in," beginning with can and bottle collection last year. Since then, the K-School has placed large crimson bins next to copy machines and in hallways to collect white paper. An in-house food vendor also stopped using styrofoam products this summer after student petitions.

Since the beginning of August, the K-School project has saved the equivalent of 87 trees.

Proceeds from the recycling, contracted to Boston-based Earthworm, Inc., go to local charities and homeless shelters, Fox said. Other University offices have contacted the school to begin setting up their own programs, she said.

The school administration paid for all the bins and for staff to administer the program, the director said. Some money has been retrieved, however, through lower garbage collection costs, she added.

The recycling effort stems from work begun in 1987 by Katie Smith, a K-School research assistant, who in turn galvanized student support for environmental conservation.

While looking to expand, the recycling program faces obstacles posed by an area newspaper glut and the complexity of recycling colored paper, Fox said. Both have made finding a contractor difficult, she said.

Coffee Stand Added at Coop

Students trekking to the Harvard Coop's third floor to pay their bills have recently encountered not only cashiers and computers, but also the food, drink and music of a mini-cafe.

The First Cup, a pushcart loaded with pastries and coffee pots, is the latest addition to the Coop's thirdfloor billing area.