Word: socials
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Harvard of the East meets the "Harvard of the West' on the gridiron in Palo Alto, for that is how boastful Westerners refer to Stanford University. West of the Mississippi, Stanford in fact carries all the social and intellectual prestige that Harvard has in the East But at opposite ends of the continent, these universities represent opposite ways of college life. The gay, outdoor, coed, magazine-type collegiate life dominates Stanford. Often called a playboy's school, Stanford presents a happy blend of good comradeship, rural atmosphere, and high scholarship...
...rapid growth. In 1915, Ray Lyman Wilber became president and completed the job of making Stanford a leading educational institution. He anticipated general education with a "lower division" program requiring a student to divide his studies for his first two years almost equally among the three general fields, humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences. Donald B. Tresidder was president from the early thirties until his sudden death two years ago. His extremely friendly relationship with the students is greatly responsible for that current phenomenon, Stanford spirit...
Sororities used to play a strong part in Stanford social life--so strong a part that the university decided to abandon the sorority system during the thirties. The houses were bought by the College and now constitute a small residence living plan. Fraternities were abandoned during the war, and many thought that they would go the way of sororities. But the system returned after the war and now flourishes...
...Social life at Stanford is completely different from Harvard's, for Stanford is coed with no strings attached. The radio is three males to one femme. "Why wait for weekends? is the motto. Picturesque couples dot the campus, longing on the lawn in front of the library or strolling to the Cellar for a cup of coffee. It is virtually a university policy that there be at least one open dance on campus each weekend. The aim is to provide a complete life for each student right on campus. This is almost accomplished except that Mr. and Mrs. Stanford insisted...
...income brackets. It rose to the demand of World War II's veterans by almost doubling its enrollment to 8000. The position of a student working his way through the college is considerably eased by a university policy of providing many money earning opportunities for students. There is no social stigma attached to such work, for the late president, Donald B. Tresidder, as well as many student leaders, followed that same route...