"In the absence of responsible parties I found myself in a position in which I had to act," Beys said. "There was a lot of pressure."

Malcolm A. Heinicke '93, who was council vice-chair when the $3,000 was allocated, said he understood the existence of some confusion.

"If it was in the U.C. bank account then Beys has authority as treasurer over that money. But I can understand that there's room for miscommunication," Heinicke said.

Carey W. Gabay '94, the current council treasurer, said the council was confused is to whose money it was. He said Beys had tried to call Holena about the funds but was unable to reach him.

David A. Aronberg '93, who was council chair in October, said he didn't recall discussing the matter with Beys.

After last spring's Rock for Shelter concert featuring De La Soul, $3,500 in corporate pledges remained in the council's bank account. The council gave $500 to PBH soon after the concert, as Holena said was agreed to by Rock for Shelter representatives.

The remainder of the $3,000 was to remain in the council's account. Holena said Rock for Shelter had originally planned to use a portion of the $3,000 for start-up costs, since becoming independent this year.

Stokes said Rock for Shelter met in November and decided to keep $3,000 in the bank and use the funds to attract a big-name band for the next year's concert.

But when Stokes went to check on the money three weeks ago, it was gone, she said. Stokes said she called Davidson, who explained that he could not return the money.

Stokes said that after realizing that she had no money for this year's concert, she went to the council's Sunday night meeting this week to request funding. She then attended a meeting of the social committee Tuesday night, at which point the committee proposed allotting $1,950 for the concert.

Elie G. Kaunfer contributed to the reporting of this story.