Council members sped the two hour meeting alongdespite a late start caused by the appearance ofDean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57.

Jewett addressed the council before itofficially convened last night and offered hisperspective on the most important issues theCollege will face in upcoming months.

Jewett said that the yard dorm renovations,which will be completed soon, and thetransformation of Memorial Hall into a studentcenter, which will begin this June, are theCollege's priorities right now.

But council members pressed Jewett on an issueof more immediate concern to themselves--the roleof the council on campus.

Jewett said the council is considered anofficial organ of the University, as evidenced byits ability to "tax its constituents" in the formof a $20 yearly term bill charge.

Mann pointed out that other Universities chargetheir students up to $100 in fees and asked Jewettwhether Harvard might consider a higher councilpremium.

Jewett said he was skeptical that the councilwould be permitted to increase its funding usingthat method.

"It would entail a long process of presenting aproposal to the faculty council," Jewett said."And regardless of what the faculty councilthought, it wouldn't happen unless a sizablemajority of the student wanted it to happen.

Paul K. Kim '96 was elected to fill the vacancyin the Winthrop House delegation created whenformer presidential candidate Mark D. McKay '94resigned three weeks ago.

But just after gaining a new member last night,the council lost another when outspoken councilcritic Hillary k. Anger '93-'94 resigned.

Richard Cole Jr. '94, the remaining DudleyHouse representative, will work with council VicePresident Melissa Garza '94 to fill Anger's post