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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...14th. The increase in withdrawals from the College for all reasons (forced and voluntary) in the last two years was only one-half of one per cent. The considerable increase to which I called special attention in my annual report for 1957-58 was only in the two related sub-categories of voluntary withdrawals labelled as for "personal" and "medical" reasons, which rose from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AMPLIFICATION | 3/21/1959 | See Source »

Ford denied reports that the group, a sub-committee of the Committee on Educational Policy, will try to revise admissions policy toward greater emphasis on intellectual ability and verbal and mathematical aptitudes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CEP to Seek Structure of Model Class | 3/21/1959 | See Source »

...formation of a CEP sub-committee to study admissions policy reflects the need of both faculty and Administration to decide what sort of student the college should try to educate. The crux of the problem of admissions criteria seems to consist of a choice between the proven scholar and the intelligent "all around" man. There is, of course, room for both, but serious disagreement exists as to the desirable mixture of these types in future classes. The exponents of one position, hold, in general, that Harvard is a place for scholarship, and admissions consideration should thus consider academic achievement...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Admissions Policy | 3/13/1959 | See Source »

...that it may be too abstract in its consideration. The more mundane problems of assembling a college class--those recognized by Dean Bender but unrecognized by many who do not have to deal with them--cannot be solved by the vote of a faculty committee. Most important, the CEP sub-committee must remember that the objectives of undergraduate education and admissions are not those of graduate preparation for filling its own profession's ranks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Admissions Policy | 3/13/1959 | See Source »

...sub-committee study will extend into next year, Perkins noted. At that time, however, Ford will be able to cut out one of his courses for the year, so that he can return fulltime as Senior Tutor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Atherton Named | 3/7/1959 | See Source »

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