Word: annexed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Neither Nancy Homer nor any of her classmates will have to worry about losing her "individuality." For the nine previous winners, however, President Jordan's ruling will make no difference. If, indeed, they were typical Annex girls--and many think they weren't--those nine classes must have enjoyed fascinating careers at Radcliffe...
...opinions of these and other girls will make no difference. The Miss Radcliffe contest, an annual CRIMSON-sponsored event, will be no more. 'Cliffe President Wilbur K. Jordan officially killed it this summer, acting on the recommendation of the Radcliffe Student Government Association and the Board of Deans. Annex freshman are now forbidden to enter the traditional contest. The reason: "It was incompatible with other college policy to have one girl represent the entire College, which is what had come to be expected of the Miss Radcliffe Contest...
...title of "Miss Radcliffe" was first given to Rachel Mellinger '52 the following year. Again the "prettiest annex freshman" from a class of 239 was chosen at the PBH tea dance...
Although the number of undergraduates at the annex has remained approximately 1000 for the last nine years, applications have quadrupled in that time. Since the quality of students has also improved he added that the college "was not privileged to ignore" their demand, but must also consider its responsibility to the number now at Radcliffe...
Future at Stake. In interviews with the London Daily Telegraph and CBS, Turkey's Prime Minister Adnan Menderes made his case. "You are aware," he said, "that Greece has worked up this whole tremendous agitation simply to be able to annex an island 40 miles from Turkey and 600 or 700 miles from her own mainland. In doing so the Greek government has not hesitated to imperil the future of NATO, of the Balkan Pact [Greece, Turkey, Yugoslavia] and of its own good relations with Britain and Turkey...