Word: crossed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Although the Freshman protest against the House selections may be quite justifiable, the complaining group is mistaken in tracing the source of the trouble in the admissions system "per sc." The cross-section and merit principles upon which this system is based are not incompatible. For, contrary to Freshman claims, the latter in theory will never be sacrificed to the former. For under the strictest application of the system, a good scholastic or activities record will always take precedence over such considerations as from what schools or from what part of the country the applicant may come. However...
There can be little doubt that at present the House Masters are abusing their rights of selection by placing undue emphasis upon the cross-section principle, occasionally for the purposes of discrimination. When several Freshmen conditionally gain admittance to Houses, while two of the most prominent men in the class and a large number of Dean's List students are refused entrance, it is time to take steps to prevent the present perversion of the system. One way of doing this is to institute a group of set criteria which would circumscribe the freedom of action of the Masters...
Varsity golf vs. Holy Cross...
...Freshman baseball team came through with a 5 to 4 win over the highly-touted Holy Cross first year men Saturday afternoon. Four runs in the big second frame enabled the Crimson to score their first victory...
Just as Donald J. Grout, assistant in Music, was about to cross Harvard Square last night, a big limousine containing a beautiful blonde in the back seat drove up to the curb...