Word: havemann
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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When Co-Authors Ernest Havemann and Mrs. Patricia Salter West examined the information furnished by more than 9,000 graduates, they found firm support for some widespread beliefs (e.g., "the cities - and especially the big cities - have a pronounced attraction for college graduates"), but also learned that the facts tended to puncture some equally well-established myths - such as the fiction that wealthier college graduates tend to have fewer children...
...findings were then turned over to Ernest Havemann, former TIME editor now with LIFE, whose often-demonstrated ability to "humanize" statistics made him a logical choice. While Havemann was writing the book, it was being checked, chapter by chapter, by Drs. Merton and West. Havemann had a field day, comparing the accepted myths (which he termed the "folklore") about college graduates with the facts revealed by the study...