Policy Question

Even if this policy was strictly adhered to, there is a grave question whether it is a good one. The now-famed "Cable Car Incident" was perpetrated by freshers in the one year when freshers formed a sizeable proportion of the Weir House population.

Undoubtedly senior students are needed both as a leavening element and as something for new residents to look up to. Moreover, what is hostel life without balance?

Students making the allegations suggested one of the disciplinary difficulties was caused through insufficient delegation of responsibility to the student committee. With more delegation they said, there might be more co-operation with authority.

There were some strong things said about the warden, Dr. Harvey. He was described as "inconsistent" in his decisions. A case was cited of a flagon (half full) found in a student's room while the said student was absent. He was expelled.

In a similar case a student was simply reminded that Weir House rules did not allow "grog" on the premises.