Repository: UIHistories Project: Booklet - Handbook of Student Housing (1950) [PAGE 19]

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Plumbing In an approved home the plumbing should meet the "Minimum Requirements for Plumbing" as set up by the U. S. Bureau of Standards. The house operator is supposed to present a report to the University from the city plumbing inspector before the house is considered for approval. Heat and Ventilation House operators of Approved Homes are expected to keep comfortable temperatures in all study rooms between seven in the morning and eleven at night during the heating season. Also, the house operator must make some arrangement to regulate humidity in your room. The Housing Division also recommends some type of window ventilator in each student room. Living Room Houses for men, in which more than six students are living, are to have a living or recreation room which all members of the group can use. In houses for women, there must be a living room for students to use, and in which they have the privilege of entertaining guests. Safety Operators of Approved Houses are expected to live up to state and city safety laws or ordinances, as well as to University requirements, on fire hazards. The proper city authorities must issue certificates of safety approval to the house operator. All the electrical appliances you use while in a student home must live up to standards approved by the Underwriters' Laboratories Safety Standards. Lighting The number of square feet of window space in every study and sleeping room should be at least 15 per cent of the floor area, so that you'll have enough natural lighting and ventilation. Also, each student must be furnished with a certified study lamp, with a 100-watt bulb. There must be enough properly-located wall or floor plugs. The house director must furnish and replace bulbs. The ceilings and sidewalls in the study rooms are supposed to be light in color.

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Electrical Appliances Each student may use two connected electrical appliances in addition to the study lamp. You should have a definite agreement with the house director about these additional appliances. You are not supposed to use cooking, ironing, or heating appliances, unless the house director gives you special permission. Telephone Service In an approved home, the house director must provide telephone service for your reasonable use. It is all right for the house to have a pay-station phone. Each house group will have its own house rules about when you can use the telephone, how long you may talk, and how to pay for long-distance calls. These rules should be posted where all can see them. A telephone must be available at all hours for emergencies. Housekeeping Standards All approved homes must be kept clean, according to general standards of cleanliness the Housing Division sets up. The house director is responsible for having your bed made, preferably before noon, every day except Sunday. All rooms, hallways, and stairways that students use must receive daily care, and a thorough cleaning once a week. The bathrooms, including fixtures, are supposed to be cleaned every day. Not only must walls and ceilings be kept clean, but also painted, papered, or plastered when necessary. Floors are supposed to be painted or varnished. Linoleum and other floor coverings must also be kept in good condition.

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