Word: bender
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...school's snob appeal is a very minor consideration for most students who are choosing a college, Wilbur J. Bender '27 Dean of Admissions, and two preparatory school headmasters stated yesterday...
...with Courtney C. Smith '38, President of Swarthmore College and nominee for overseer, who said in a speech Monday that social pressure rather than academic standards too often determine what college a student will attend. "It's foolish to generalize about why somebody prefers one college to another," said Bender. "These are too many variables. Social pressure probably greatly affects only a very small minority...
With over half the applications to the Class of 1959 already received, Dean Bender's office said that the number was now more than 200 ahead of the record-breaking total of 3,500 mailed to the College last year...
...prospective increase raised doubts that the Admissions Office would be able to handle a greater number of candidates effectively. Earlier this week, Dean Bender stated in his annual report that the present staff cannot effectively channel a greatly increased number of applications by present methods...
...Dean Bender in his report warned that even present pressures upon the admissions staff can stand no increases. He warned that drastic changes will have to be made in present admissions practices to handle a greater load...