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Nobel prize-winning economist John Kenneth Galbraith last night recounted the changes he has seen in his 52 years at the University in a speech following a Winthrop House dinner to celebrate Harvard's 350th anniversary...
...Galbraith, who is the Warburg Professor Emeritus of Economics and a member of Winthrop's Senior Common Room, noted an increased emphasis on scholarship on the part of the student body and an improved attitude towards women...
...When Galbraith was first affiliated with Winthrop House 50 years ago as a graduate student, the house was considered the most progressive of the houses because it was the first to resist discrimination against the Irish...
Despite Winthrop's progressive policies, Galbraith said, "Our students were of questionable quality. They had a somewhat ambiguous attitude towards scholarship...
...Galbraith contrasted house admission policy of a half a century ago with that of today. Admission into houses then was based on a form filled out by prospective residents...