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Despite the non-mathematical criteria, however, a recent article in Harper's Magazine by Martin Mayer, which referred consistently to the Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examination Board, revealed one statistic that seems to give the 'Cliffes an academic edge over their Harvard colleagues: Radcliffe is the second most "selective" college in the country. The only college outranking it is not Harvard, but Caltech...
...formation of a CEP sub-committee to study admissions policy reflects the need of both faculty and Administration to decide what sort of student the college should try to educate. The crux of the problem of admissions criteria seems to consist of a choice between the proven scholar and the intelligent "all around" man. There is, of course, room for both, but serious disagreement exists as to the desirable mixture of these types in future classes. The exponents of one position, hold, in general, that Harvard is a place for scholarship, and admissions consideration should thus consider academic achievement...
Nowhere has this failure of quality in public office been more grievous or more consistent than in the crucial field of diplomatic relations. Eisenhower, while professing a desire for more career appointments and disclaiming political criteria, has repeatedly placed wealthy Republican businessmen in key embassies throughout the world...
...only other alternative for alloting money seems to be for the National Defense Student Loan Program to examine carefully the financial aid demands on, and resources of, each institution which sticks its hand in the Federal grab-bag. But, unless the criteria for aid are clearly defined, a dangerous Federal control could arise...
...college, is, of course, not a failure just because is does not improve our logical capacities. Clear thinking involves not only logic but articulation and perspective, and by these criteria the college does indeed promote a certain kind of clarity. College graduates have larger vocabularies than high school students, even though they often use them less clearly. Not only that, but they have more information than their less educated counterparts, and information is prerequisite to articulation...