Word: stade
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...continued as Dean until "we entered this game of Musical Chairs" last year, when Admissions Director Gummere retired. Dean Beuder replaced him. Dean Leighton became Dean of Students, and Scholarships Director F. Skiddy von Stade became Freshmen Dean. At one time somewhat skeptical over the plan which clevated him, he has since become enthusiastic about it. "The two most worthwhile things done here recently," he says," are setting up group tutorial on a House basis, and bringing the facilities for commnters up to par with those of other students...
Right after the war, the other Ivy schools greatly stepped up their recruiting programs. But Harvard, having abandoned the National Scholarship program for the duration of the war, had not geared itself to the upsurge of alumni activity at other colleges. F. Skiddy von Stade, Jr. '38, former Director of Scholarship Aid and new Dean of Freshmen, claims that the College lost many contacts during the moratorium. Conant believes that the movement for "Balance in the College" lost momentum about this time...
...Then Director of Scholarships von Stade compiled financial aid data in a 54-page "alumni Handbook...
Intimately connected with the problem of athletes is, of course the scholarship program. Scholarship Director von Stade calls it an "Unhealthy situation" Over 33 percent of the applicants for the Class of 1956 sought scholarship aid. The central problem here is for the Schools Committees to attract more paying guests to ease the burden on Harvard's budget...
...grants made during the last year, plus a decline in scholarship applicants from 40 to 33 percent have lightened the load somewhat. But thtis Spring. Harvard had over 400 mutual applicants for aid with Yale, and over 200 with Princeton. "Even thouga we do measure students somewhat differently," von Stade continued, "we often decide on the same men." This competition leads some administrators to fear that scholarships will eventually be used for embellishment rather than assistance. With several colleges seeking the same man, a stipend of $600 to $100 may serve merely as a lure. Of course, the element...