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When the officials of Haverford College, on Pennsylvania's Main Line, tried to talk Geographer Gilbert Fowler White into taking over the presidency in 1946, he was about as reluctant as a candidate can be. At 34, he felt that he was much too young for the job; he was also much fascinated by geography, in which he took his doctorate (1942) at the University of Chicago. Nevertheless, White finally accepted-and proved to be as wrong about himself as he had been reluctant...
JOSEPH PAUL MORRIS JR. Haverford...
...universities. "Does anyone believe," he asks, "that the public institution men who know that their tax appropriations depend on their numbers are going voluntarily to limit their numbers? Of course not. And if they don't, why should we?" On the the other hand. President Gilbert White of Haverford College has come to the conclusion that "we may be of greatest service in the long run by not expanding," and Professor Douglas Bush of Harvard has warned that unless the nation's colleges shut their gates at the proper time, "the principle of education for all" can lead...
...herb tea" of roots, bark and herbs, served it hot, and founded the company in 1876. (Later, it was served cold, renamed "root beer" to wean upstate Pennsylvania coal miners away from beer, and became, for a time, the biggest-selling U.S. soft drink.) Young Peter Hires left Haverford College before graduation to drive a company truck, became a salesman, and rose to be general merchandising manager. He expects to boost 1954 sales of nearly $10 million by 20% by being "a lot more aggressive." ¶ Edward H. Weitzen. 35, was elected president of Cincinnati's Gruen Watch...
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