Student Body

Everyone at Harvard pretty much agrees that the student body should be as diverse as possible. Members of the task force on the composition of the student body know this but seem unsure of exactly how to accomplish it.

L. Fred Jewett '57, dean of Harvard and Radcliffe admissions, seems to have the firmest idea of the issues the group should consider. He wants the group to discuss what criteria should go into the selection of the class, especially considerations for "disadvantaged portions, minority groups, and an optimum balancing of men and women."

The committee does have more specific projects planned, which appear to presage more concrete recommendations. These include discussions of recruiting (minority in particular), the image Harvard projects through its literature, what kind of "advertising" it should do, and how to encourage students to accept admission.

College Life

The name "College Life" may be a little too nebulous. The committee has many ideas on what it would like to cover, but some of these notions appear to be included in the agendas of other groups.

Student-Faculty relations again seem to be the most important issue at hand. In addition, the group will consider placing sophomores in the Yard in order to centralize and improve counseling, granting credit for extracurricular activities at Harvard, improving the freshman year, and developing the arts and athletics