Word: quotas
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Harvard unit of ensigns-to-be is allowed a quota of 260, fixed by the Department of the Navy, but unlike the Military Science Department, no Freshmen are admitted to the course who are not expected to finish. To date there are approximately 101 Freshmen, 70 Sophomores, 59 Juniors, and 56 Seniors enrolled. These include the 26 men allowed to follow the course for College credit only...
...quota fixed by the War Department for the field artillery unit at Harvard is only for third and fourth year men. Thus a large number of Freshmen and Sophomores generally begin the course, but at the end of the Sophomore year as many are dropped as necessary to keep the number of Juniors and Seniors to 118. This year there are 71 Seniors, 47 Juniors, 190 Sophomores, and 215 Freshmen...
...large number of Yardlings in College this year is explained by the increased quota which College officials have placed upon entering Freshmen in an attempt to maintain the student body at nearly normal levels despite the draft and other inroads which national defense has made upon men of college...
...long bout of Leon Henderson v. Bill Knudsen over control of automobile production, SPAB stepped in, stopped the fight, raised Leon's arm. Henceforth Henderson has full authority over quotas for automobiles and all other consumers' durable goods. This week he used his new powers to set the December quota at 204,848 passenger cars, 48.4% under December...
Despite the drop throughout the other classes, when the final count is completed the College expects to find its largest Freshman class since 1932. College authorities have tried to maintain the student body at nearly normal levels by increasing the Yardling quota...