Word: freshman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rejecting a student's application, could give an implicit guarantee to admit him once he completes a satisfactory year at another college. After two terms elsewhere, the students would then go through the regular four-year Harvard education; he might receive credit for the courses taken in his first freshman year...
Obviously, there are many disadvantages associated with a program of transfers into the freshman class. Five years of undergraduate work, not four, might be necessary. The Admissions Committee could gain many more headaches. And there is always the chance that such a program would fail completely due to lack of interest. However, the Admissions Committee probably could assess applicants better after a year of college work; by that additional period of study, the applicants could prove whether or not they were "diamonds in the rough." More important, the benefits of Harvard education would be opened, at least potentially, to students...
...first question mark is Wally Cook, the lean sophomore right-hander whom Shepard has named to pitch for the Crimson. Top hurler on last year's powerful freshman team, Cook has the best potential on the pitching staff but was disappointing in last week's loss to Navy...
...freshman lacrosse team, which upset Deerfield 10 to 5 last Saturday, will face the M.I.T. freshmen at 3:45 p.m. on the Business School field...
...strong freshman baseball team, led by captain Bill Morse, will try for its second win this afternoon when it faces Holy Cross here at 3 p.m. The Purple Knights, an unknown quantity at this stage in the season, have always managed to put a powerful team on the field, and Crimson pitcher Al Yarbro should not have an easy afternoon...