Word: post-war
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...After spending months and even years fighting overseas, the returning veterans were older than typical college students and not looking for the same type of experience. The '49ers were, overall, an exceptionally studious group of young men determined to improve the post-war world and their prospects...
...post-war years, the GI bill enabled thousands of veterans to attend Harvard, students who might not have been able to enroll in the country's oldest and most exclusive University during peacetime...
...Additionally, as the enrollment numbers began to drop post-war, the already overcrowded dorms began to open a little and allow the students who had been commuting to live on campus with their classmates...
...post-war classes like the Class of '49, studying was serious business, and restrictive parietal regulations made a dormitory nightlife nearly impossible...
After spending months and even years fighting overseas, the returning veterans were older than typical college students and not looking for the same type of experience. The '49ers were, overall, an exceptionally studious group of young men determined to improve the post-war world and their prospects...