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...Pattern. So far, only the big-name colleges, mostly in the East, have really felt the first impact of the great tidal wave. Though the number of high-school students who go on to college has jumped from 15% in 1940 to 40%, the nation's 1,800 institutions of higher learn ing can still keep up with the demand. But what of the years immediately ahead? By the time the present crop of first-graders is ready for college, says Dean of Admissions Arthur Howe Jr. of Yale, en rollments may soar to between...
Panic & Deals. Actually, the problem is all too real right now for thousands of high-school students. In their panic to get into college-and in their wild search for the best scholarship deals-today's youngsters have acquired the habit of applying to as many schools as possible. One Connecticut boy, for instance, was able to choose between Amherst, which offered him no scholarship. Bates, which offered $600, Wesleyan with a $500 offer, Holy Cross with $700, and Yale with $1,250. Another boy sent Princeton an irate letter after he was rejected, pointed out that...
...Until he found a good big man eager to learn, Doc Hayes turned out second-rate teams in the Southwest Conference. Then Hayes spotted Krebs in a high-school all-star game, soon persuaded him and two other high-school stars from the St. Louis area to accept scholarships at S.M.U. by glowingly describing the rewards of building a winning tradition. Since then Krebs and his buddies have built tradition at a rapid clip. They won the Southwest Conference championship as sophomores and juniors, last year fought to the semifinals of the N.C.A.A. tournament before losing to top-ranked...
...school teaches everything from elementary reading and high-school math to such vocational subjects as typing and radio repair. Some students are practically illiterate; one lifer is a high-school graduate who wants a "refresher"; at least three have IQs of around 140. Some are so eager that they come to class after working at regular prison jobs from midnight to 8 a.m. No matter who they are, Gragert refuses to coddle them. He has set his standards so high that a diploma from the school will be recognized as the equivalent of one from any accredited Kansas high school...
...Missionaries. In some cities, local colleges and universities are beginning to help the schools with their bright students. Last summer the University of Texas organized an intensive five-week course in advanced chemistry for high-school juniors. It stirred up so much enthusiasm, says Education Dean L.D. Haskew, "that they ate, drank and slept chemistry, and they are regular missionaries back in their schools...