Word: doermann
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...points proudly to the "case of an outstanding boy, all-Ohio, coming to Harvard even though he was offered a full scholarship elsewhere." But Birge--like Humphrey Doermann '52, a member of the Harvard Club of Minnesota and next year's Director of Admissions--adopts a curiously moralistic stand when discussing this type of case. "Sometimes a person thinks about money," he says, almost sadly. "If he's the type that succumbs to that kind of blandishment, we don't want...
...Doermann says on this subject, "If a boy's family regards cash outflow as what determines college, we lose out...if the family is going solely to dollars, we are hurt in competition." Then Doermann says, "I don't mean to take a moral tone," which seems a bit strange in view of his preceding remarks. But he realizes that the Harvard scholarship scale can be very tough on the middle-income family. "A middle-income job requires a certain standard of living--the money for spending is not great," he concedes. "A considerate kid may have a real problem...
Reached in Minneapolis, Humphrey Doermann '52, who will become Director of Admissions next fall, said that the drop in the number of students trying for Ivy schools probably reflects more careful screening at the secondary school level...
Since 1958, Doermann has been active on the schools and scholarship committee of the Harvard Club of Minnesota, which has in recent years been one of the most efficient and productive alumni groups in the College's admissions operation...
...Doermann has been involved in experiments with a new type of depth interviewing this year. According to a longtime acquaintance, he "represents 100 per cent the policy set down by Dean Bender," in that he advocates the philosophy of balance in the College. "He doesn't want all-around boys, but outstanding individuals whose talents lie in various fields...