Word: amounted
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cliche that it's harder to get into Harvard than to stay in--a fact which is reflected in the amount of space devoted to admissions and financial aids in University Hall. What the applicant sees is rather unimposing; a secretary announces that Mr.------ is ready, he enters (with wise instructions to "have some intelligent questions ready for the interviewer"), and he is ushered into a small room where the interviewer may have ashtrays and paperwork scattered about his desk and crayon drawings by his daughter on the wall. They talk about hockey, or Hemingway, or Baroque, and everyone...
...final attempt to salvage its opening season, Repertory Boston, Inc., has appealed to "sympathetic members of the Boston theatre-going public" to pledge financial support in the amount of $50,000. This sum would be necessary to maintain operations for the rest of Repertory's season...
...must raise "a good chunk" this week in order to stay in existence. Like the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Center, and the New York Shakespeare Festival. It is forced to appeal for funds. Foundations and rich old ladies are being vigorously canvassed, but a huge amount of money will have to came from private (tax deductible) gifts...
...College investigated this same problem four years ago, creating the "Harvard Plan" for Army ROTC. This program recommended a twelve rather than six-week summer camp to teach the basic Army manual courses, thus decreasing the amount of on-campus time required of the student. The latter is the University's basic complaint about ROTC. Characteristically, the Army rejected the "Harvard Plan," but did consent to modify it to the present program, which will continue...
...Armstrong, professor of Military Science and Tactics, has thoughtfully devoted a large part of his three year tour at Harvard to a re-examination of ROTC, especially as it operates in the strictly volunteer Ivy League units. He has recommended to higher authorities an experiment, designed to reduce the amount of on-campus work by eliminating the fall term of freshman ROTC. The time, he says, could be devoted fruitfully to recruiting, thus preventing the hasty and usually negative decisions of bewildered freshmen...