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...Fred Jewett '57, director of Admissions, confirms rumors that all 9,762 applicants for the class of '79 have been accepted. "They were all so good that we just couldn't make up our minds," Jewett explains. In a press conference the same day, Bok announces the doubling of tuition and the elimination of scholarships. He also auctions off the Old Testament half of the Gutenberg Bible, the Slavic Languages Department, and one of the Lowell House Russian bells, to the Shah of Iran. "I've always been fond of the Bible," Bok says, "but the Shah wanted a package...
...Fred Jewett '57, dean of admissions and financial aid, on tuition costs: "The kind of product we offer to students makes a difference. People are willing to pay for quality if it's there. We have to keep Harvard different and unique...
...scholarship adjustment was made in reaction to inflation, Jewett said. "There was a feeling among many people" that the middle-income group needed some relief from the burdens of rising costs, he said...
...Jewett blamed inflation and rising costs for a slight decrease last year in applications to Harvard from middle-income students. Since fewer middle-class students are applying Jewett said the admissions office is accepting more students from upper-income families...
...made frequent changes in their scholarship formulas, Jewett said, but "the new tables make much more significant changes than the others...