Word: wellesley
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week, the first results of the report were released to Wellesley under graduates...
...Ford Foundation charts went out to both alumna of the classes of '49 and '51 and undergraduates, as the pollsters attempted to find out how much the Wellesley outlook had changed after graduation. Over 90 percent of the student body completed the report, while 65 percent of the alumni turned in charts...
...present Wellesley student wants to meet many sorts of people easily, to deal with them cordially and justly and to make friends with them, to communicate with them effectively, and to enjoy the whole process. After her graduation she shifts her emphasis only a little. She put fun and enjoyment' a little higher on the scale of values than before. Perhaps she become more practical in the work day world; perhaps she has learned the conditions for democratic action in college were so taken for granted as to be overlooked by many and undervalued by more...
...problem of extracurricular life at Wellesley, "if it can be called a problem" is one of seeing if there are ways in which the "extracurricular life can be given sharper direction to provide maximum values and satisfaction for more students...
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the whole study was the student response. Most such studies usually bring apathetic results at girls schools, according to pollsters. But at Wellesley it was different...