Word: latine
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...public school, there are two controlling factors acting independently of the guidance officer, who cannot discourage applications with the same severity that an independent school can. At Boston Latin School, for instance, Harvard's rising costs--coupled with the growing attractiveness of technical schools in the area--have acted to cut down the number of applications and acceptances. Formerly, Boston Latin sent over one hundred boys to Harvard. Acceptances dropped to sixty two years ago and to forty-five this year...
...Many of our boys come from homes in the lower income brackets," says Senior Counselor Joseph Hopkinson. "And even though awards to Boston Latin Students have been substantial, they feel that Harvard is out of the question for them...
...commuters rather than through resident students, it is evident that what one thinks of as the Harvard "student body" is a pretty well-off group. "Even our commuting group is not representative of the nation at large in terms of income," states King. And if fewer boys at Boston Latin consider Harvard financially worthwhile, despite the school's traditional allegiance with Harvard, and despite the possibility of commuting, then needy students in Bear Creek, Montana, are probably even less willing to apply without encouragement...
...impact of Ivy League standards extends down to prep schools and the better public schools. "We would like to have an entrance examination," says Mr. Hopkinson at Boston Latin, "but we have to consider anyone who has a B average in grammar school." Private schools become more selective as their numbers grow. Scholarships aim toward providing economic and geographical diversity, as well as financial aid. Some schools, like Exeter, do not wait for outstanding boys to apply, but actively seek them. In Iowa, for instance, Exeter finds out the names of outstanding newsboys from the Des Moines Register and Tribune...
Wendell V. Clausen, associate professor of Greek and Latin at Amherst College, and Cedric H. Whitman '38, associate professor of Greek and Latin at Harvard, will each become full professors on July 1. Donald H. Fleming, visiting lecturer this year from Yale, will become professor of History at the same time...