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...World War II once again opened the Houses to the freshman, as the members of '46 were given their choice of House or Yard. But the University re-established the pre-war system once it cleared away the uniforms...
...uneven in quality, they got little help or supervision from their seniors and they are, by definition, inexperienced. We must face the fact that our heavy reliance on them means a watering down of the quality of Harvard instruction. Yet largely because of the expansion in size over the pre-war College which has already occurred we are using them much more extensively than before. Table 7 in the Notes on Harvard College offers illuminating evidence on this. If we add a thousand or more undergraduates we shall inevitably have to use Teaching Fellows even more extensively, with a further...
...future. Hence the advantage of a rising Harvard enrollment will be available in the years to come, as it has been to alumni parents up to now; and there will be more outcries from alumni. This problem would become more serious by 1970, for present enrollment exceeds pre-war by less than 25 per cent...
...explain this? I am sure that the improvement is much greater than can be explained by the rise in numbers seeking entry to institutions of higher learning (about two-thirds since pre-war). I am indeed aware that Harvard's lag in the acceptance of students vis-a-vis the national rise is an important consideration. Any policy of the future must take account of the possibilities of improving quality through absorbing a smaller percentage of additional recruits than the nation. (It has been shown, incidentally, that despite a doubling of college enrollment in recent years the average...
While the gift will just begin to raise teachers' buying power to pre-war levels, it shows where further gifts are most needed. In giving the recipients control of the funds, the group has set an important precedent. The Ford Foundation is to be congratulated both for its gift and the way it chose to make...