A small group of students crashed the elegant Christmas party held yesterday at Mass. Hall, protesting directly to President Neil L. Rudenstine that the University has broken promises to improve the conditions faced by low-paid workers.

Specifically, the members of the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) who organized the living wage demonstration said Harvard has failed to implement measures that were outlined in a report issued seven months ago.

The report--released by the Ad Hoc Committee on Employment Policies after 13 months of research--recommended that the University enlarge the scope of worker benefits, including health insurance.

Upon entering the party, the protesters handed Rudenstine a large, mock report card that gave him poor grades for handling the labor issues and failed him for "commitment to a living wage for all Harvard workers."

The PSLM members then sang parodies of popular Christmas carols, portraying Rudenstine as a stingy leader untouched by the plight of his workers.

To the tune of "Jingle Bells," the chorus sang, "Slashing wages here, and cutting benefits there, when you're the boss, it's not your loss."

As they sang, Rudenstine looked on politely, eventually turning away.

In an interview later, Rudenstine said that the University has done more than the students have realized.