Examinations will not be held in the Rankine Brown building this year. Salient was told this by the clerk of examinations, Mr. W. D. Dawson, on September 21.

Asked for reasons for this, Mr. Dawson said that, "It just isn't necessary. We have sufficient rooms to use without going into Rankine Brown."

Late the previous week Mr. Dawson had told Salient that examinations would be held in the Rankine Brown building. "They will have to be," he said. He explained that there was no choice in the matter, because the pressure on the rooms was so great that the Rankine Brown building had to be used.

Salient has been unable to find out for certain why the change in plans came about.

It is understood, however, that several staff members have complained about the conditions in the building.

In Salient's opinion the decision not to hold examinations in the Rankine Brown building is a welcome one.

A Salient reporter has been taking the air temperature in various rooms in the building recently, and the results show that the building is unsuitable for holding examinations in.

The temperatures recorded in the rooms varied from room to room and day by day.

But in no room at any time was the temperature below 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

In one room, B102, a temperature of 81 degrees was recorded after a small class had been in there. The room is not connected to the main ventilation system, and relies on a small portable fan to circulate the air.

A number of other rooms in the building are also not connected to the main ventilation system. These rooms are provided with an extractor fan above the doors.