Word: gummeree
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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"High school principals are unfair in charging college admissions boards, such as Harvard's, with tyranny," Richard Gummere told a Student Council Forum in Emerson D last night.
Gummere described the admission of students as a "cross between the science of human relations and the use of a sliding technical scale." A boy's predicted rank in college, he said, plays an important role in the final decision.
"There are four satisfactory candidates for each place in Harvard," Gummere declared.
Only in 1943 when Richard M. Gummere, chairman of the Committee on Admissions, ran successfully for a post on the Cambridge School Council, was there a substantial vote from the Harvard community.
Dean of College Admissions Richard M. Gummere will tell any students who wish to know, "How and Why You Were Admitted to Harvard" in a Student Council sponsored forum at 8 p.m. tonight in Emerson D.