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Dates: during 1950-1959
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However, Jordan indicated that, as college administrative problems grow more and more complex, some type of merger might become advantageous. As a result of this increasing burden, there has been a growing number of resignations from high college administrative posts, and last month McCall's Magazine stated that this was the compelling reason behind Jordan's recent resignation...
Both Monro and Leighton, however, feel that many of the best qualified students in Greater Boston high schools are not even applying to the College--apparently preferring residency in a second-class college to the trials of commuting. If Harvard makes its non-resident operation more attractive, they argue, the percentage of top-notch local applicants will increase to a marked degree...
Most students, however, emphasized, and listed among them: "time wasted traveling," "out of touch with classmates," "trouble finding parking places," "lack of close association with students of different backgrounds," "daily contact with family often cumbersome," "sense of isolation," "lack of intellectual atmosphere," "feeling as though I were still attending high school," "nearly zero contact with the faculty," and "inability to make full use of Lamont...
Dudley's social atmosphere was called "very gregarious," "jovial and merry," but also "rowdy," "lowbrow, unattractive," and "high-schoolish." The story is told about a Social Committee meeting some years ago which was voting on whether to accept the residential inter-House ticket for the Dudley dance. "No," said one commuter firmly, "we don't want those Ivy Leaguers at our party." Staff members took that as a danger signal, and commuters are now accepting more fully the social norms of their classmates--including ties and jackets in the dining hall...
Furthermore, the Crimson appears to have several fairly strong hitters. Chet Boulris is currently the best of these; his average stands at a high .388. George Harrington is not far behind with .373. Al Martin and John Davis have both been in minor slumps of late, but they are still dangerous batsmen...