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...that my own admission to the College a quarter century ago meant that another equally deserving applicant did not get into Harvard; I have never been so vain as to think that those who are here are the only ones who deserve to be here. Harvard--and every other select college in the land--each year turn away thousands of "deserving" students, not because there is something "wrong" with them, but because the college can take only so many applicants...
...think they're terrific and I'm delighted at their choice, and at the same time it's always difficult to narrow down and select only 12," said Elisabeth W. Swain '63, current president of the Iota Chapter...
Slichter's resignation from the Harvard Corporation, announced on November 16, was particularly significant as he was the only outside academic on the seven-member board. Many at the time expressed their hope that the University would select an academic to take Slichter's place...
...only other alternative would be for administrators to choose interested students, which would select against dissenting views, or for students to elect committee representatives, which would be superfluous...
...Select Team defeated the Russian national squad, 7-0, and tied its Canadian foe, 4-4. Seven players from the U.S. Select squad, including Mleczko, were selected to the National Team...