Word: high
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Prout 600, the closest race of the night, Ed Collymore of Villanova, a former local high school star, came from third place with 100 yards to go and caught Rudy Smith of Bates at the wire in a tremendous lunging finish which left both men sprawled on the track...
Only eight of 55 high schools visited by James Bryant Conant, president emeritus, pass his test for a "good comprehensive school." After two years of study financed by a Carnegie Corporation grant, Conant has released "sneak previews" of his report on "The American High School Today," to be published in book form...
...described the "comprehensive" school as one which educates "all the youth living in a town, city, or district," whether they seek job training or college preparation. Conant said that the 21,000 high schools in the country should be pared down to 9000, by eliminating small schools. He added "A high school must have a graduating class of at least 100 to function adequately...
Among the educator's recommendations was to deemphasize class rank as an important factor in college admission, so that bright students would not elect easy courses for high grades. For "highly-gifted" students, Conant suggested special work, a tutor, and college-level work as seniors. He recommended a tuition-free summer school operated by all school boards for ambitious students as well as deficient pupils...
...seven men appointed fulfill the prophecy of the Re-Evaluation Report of April 1958, which stated that if the idea of a Master's appointment to the Council from each House were adopted, "The likelihood that students of exceptional, though popularly unrecognized talent will be chosen is high." The high caliber of the appointees in this first year of the policy, coupled with the fact that only one man will be chosen from each House, make the appointment an item of considerable prestige, and thus should insure a quorum of able and disinterested men on the Council each year...