Word: leightons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Dean Leighton, the Chairman of the Committee, announced yesterday that acceptances to next fall's freshman class would be in last night's mail. In an effort to make sure the size of the class does not exceed 1100 students, of whom only 950 can be residents, the number of acceptances was substantially fewer than last year, he added...
...said that over 200 fewer students were accepted this year as compared to the 1800 of last year. In the likely event that not enough students accept Harvard, Leighton said applications will be taken from a waiting list of about...
Many short-sighted individuals, however, might fear totalitarianism. They can cite Dean Leighton's power to refuse entry to people from gauche geographical areas. In a Free Harvard the good Dean could control immigration completly. Similarly, there is some fear that Free Harvard would automatically become a Theocracy, under the sway of President Pusey and a College of Cardinals (Red Kellogg, P. Tillich, etc.). Actually, a national church would be beneficial. For one thing, there would be a lot more pomp, of which there is too little in these meagre days...
Three honorary scholarships were awarded to seniors, Dean Leighton announced yesterday...
According to LeLand, the primary reason for rejection was that freshman entertain a larger percentage of girls in secondary schools than upperclassmen. The board also cited a survey made at the time the Houses were petitioning for extended hours. Dean Leighton had polled mothers' groups, P.T.A.'s and church associations on the issue and all the groups had opposed the extension...