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HYRC President Donald P. Hodel '57, who had maintained that the Stalker-Smith election struggle should be settled within the club itself and had refused to attend Monday night's Council meeting, sent the following letter to the Council: "Clearly as Dean Leighton has stated, 'organizational irresponsibility' cannot be condoned in undergraduate organizations. Responsibility of students groups must be assured.... In view of this position, therefore, if the HYRC does not act, the Student Council not only ought to, but must investigate the matter...
Both Deans Watson and Leighton yesterday denied rumors that outside pressure had been brought to bear on them not to take any formal action against the HYRC. Wide-spread rumors are circulating throughout the University to the effect that undergraduates interested in the outcome of the HYRC elections have sent letters to wealthy Republicans asking that they exert economic pressure in the University's current fund drive...
...other aspects of Advanced Standing--admission of eleventh graders to the freshman class and admission of qualified secondary school graduates to the sophomore class--Leighton viewed with more qualified approval...
...Leighton termed the "most promising" development in advanced placement the availability of placement examinations at all College Board centers in the spring of 1956. Previously, the University had to rely on the College Board tests themselves, or administer special tests after the student came to college...
...however, the tests can be taken before college, a factor which Leighton sees as an encouragement to students and schools to push preparatory work beyond conventional limits...