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Source: The Ticker, Nov 13, 1939.
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Nov 13, 1939.
In a 1000 word mimeographed letter distributed to the general student body Friday morning, Acting Dean Mayers called to the attention of the students several sanitary and building regulations which will be in effect in the future.
Professor Mayer's signed letter states that the smoking and carrying lighted cigarettes, cigars, and pipes will be prohibited, except in private areas, washrooms and lounges. Both the Student Council and the Faculty Committee on Sanitation recommended this ruling to eliminate the discomfort, unsightliness, and possible fire hazard caused by smoking in the corridors and classrooms.
Because of the "severe criticism and even repeated formal complaints on the part of residents and business men in the neighborhood" on littering of the Lexington Avenue sidewalk, Professor Mayers urged the students to congregate on the 23 Street side. This sidewalk he described as "virtually empty" during the peak of congestion on the Lexington Avenue sidewalk.
The appearance of the lobbies during and immediately after handbill distributions has been "mis-educational in its influence, and so destructive of the standing of the School with visitors to the building (of whom, particularly owing to the presence here of the offices of the Board of Higher Education there are many) as to justify prohibition of all handbill distribution," Professor Mayers wrote.
However, at the request of the Student Council, he added, a further test of the possibilities is to be made. Any organization desiring to distribute leaflets need only notify the custodian, who will provide the necessary baskets in the corridors.
The distribution of handbills was described by Professor Mayers as "an honored democratic institution, which enables any group and even any individual to convey a message to the community and to do so at minimum expense." He hoped that this right would not be abused.
According to the letter, Professor Weinberg and his associates in the Art Department have placed their counsel at the disposal of faculty and students in all matters of bulletin board poster location, layout, etc.
Soliciting the students to act with restraint and thoughtfulness, Professor Mayers hoped that they would not shout greetings or hold highly animated conversations in the elevators. This would alleviate the tension under which operators work and would make it possible for them to hear passengers' requests for stops.
In conclusion, Professor Mayers stated that he did not consider his letter unduly lengthy, "no longer than the importance of the subjects mentioned warrant."
"They are important," he continued, "because a student, however brillant his mind, who neglects to cultivate graceousness in his conduct, and in his surroundings will leave the school so much poorer and with so much less prospect of future happiness and usefulness." The school would be doing less than its duty if it permits him to do this.
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