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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...
Speaking in New York to a meeting of preparatory school and college educators, Smith also referred to "pretty clearly understood gradations on the social merry-go-round in preparatory schools and college." Saltonstall and Wood denied knowledge of any "clear" gradations. Bender said he knew of no "social merry-go-round" among schools...
...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...