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...quality of the student body. The only requirement for admission is a secondary school diploma (in any language) or its equivalent. Crooks staunchly defends the policy, adding that the only reason he would change the system would be because "numbers (of students) are becoming too much to handle." Placement tests are given to help non-College students choose their courses...
...reached the same level of academic achievement as the normal senior. The A.P. student has the same distribution and concentration requirements as everyone else. He can be given the right to graduate if he wishes without reducing the academic value of the Harvard degree. We must give the Advanced Placement senior the same credit for good judgment and capability in planning his future education as we give the normal senior, who has the right to decide whether he will continue his education in professional or graduate school or cease with...
...Advanced Standing sophomore lacks "certain desirable, if not essential, knowledge that he would normally get during the Freshman year," Perkins said. He maintained that there is a large difference between passing an Advanced Placement examination and being able to take a one-year lower-level Gen Ed course...
Like Perkins, Stewart said that students who pass the Advanced Placement tests and become sophomores in their first year lack "a general grounding...
Although still in flux, the first unit will probably place Sweeney, senior Hal Louchheim, and advanced placement sophomore Joe Prahl at midfield. Prahl, a converted attack man from Andover, has looked good in practice, but has no college experience. Watts, Bohn, and Woody Spruance will start at attack with Dave Grannis, Henry Field, and Arnle Margoluis at defense. Gil Leaf, last year's talented freshman goalie, and Bob Bland of hockey renown will share goal-tending duties. The second midfield will include Gil Bamford, Pete Seiglaff, and Tyler; the third, Reese, Nyhan, and Ullman...