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Whether or not the "public image" bears changing, it is certainly true that the role of the prospective science student needs study. Nearly half of recent freshman classes have indicated a desire to concentrate in the sciences, but a considerably smaller percentage actually does. Any number of factors might contribute to the drop-off--a sudden discovery of the liberal arts, a discouraging decline in grades, or possibly the deglamorization of the role of scientist in a freshman's mind (just as a horde of students who list "writer" as an occupational preference end up lawyers and teachers...
...implement his proposals, Bruner advocated enlarging the Faculty if necessary. He also felt that such a program, involving only 15 per cent of the students, might arouse enough enthusiasm on the part of other students to warrant eventually allowing a larger number to participate...
...three varsity men to beat their Tufts opponents were Fisk Warren and Dick Reilly, numbers two and three, and number six man Jim Noble...
...Department accepts an "enormous" number of Sophomore transfer students each year, Pettigrew pointed out. These people "do very well," but would be better off if they were advised about Social Relations during the Freshman year, he asserted...
...varsity swept the remaining matches without the loss of a set. Bob Bowditch, looking very good at second singles, beat Don Hicks, 6-1, 6-2, and then paired with Weld to take the first doubles from Richardson and Hicks, 8-6, 6-2. Tim Gallwey, at number three, took Chris Grose, 6-2, 6-0, and fourth man Fred Vinton beat Marty Lowy, 6-2, 6-2. Jorge Lemann and Bill Wood rounded out the singles victories with easy wins over Mark Selden and Andy Ingersoll...