Word: hills
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Hill School at Pottstown, Pa., are 425 boys. Presumably each wants to go to college. And the parents of each have, presumably, planned a college career for their offspring. For The Hill, great Eastern preparatory school, sends annual quotas of competently trained students to Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Amherst, Williams...
...what if the young new Headmaster of The Hill, James I. Wendell (TIME, Sept. 24) should say to a parent: "Our records seem to indicate that your son should not go to college. We can probably train him to pass his college board examinations. But we know from experience that the chances of his entering and staying in college are slim. We will liberalize his courses at The Hill. But we advise against his going to college...
...Well known to all who enter college or preparatory school are the blank forms to be filled in with name, address, name of parents, etc., etc. But at The Hill new questions are asked, a new sort of chart is being kept. Searching and revealing, it justifies Headmaster Wendell's advice to the parents of the twelve who will not go to college...
What were your unusual accomplishments or experiences before coming to The Hill...
Indicate strong interests or hobbies before coming to The Hill...