Evening journal., 1922-06-02
NOEXCLUSION,
HARVARD SAYS
Statement Prompted by
Mention of Jews in an
Announcement
NO CHANGE IN
COLLEGE POLICY

BOSTON, June 2.-One clause ir
a statement issued by Frederick Al
len, secretary and publicity director
Of Harvard University, on the limi-
tation of enrolment thers has
caused considerable stir. The clause
read: 1T is natural that with a
widespread discussion of this sort
going on there should be talk about
the proportion of Jews at the col
lege."
II is said that the attention Of the
university authorities was called TO
the fact that it was possible that
such statement might be interpret
ed as discrimination.
Dean Chester Noyes Greenough,
Of Harvard, made the following
statement:
Harvard will be the same tomor-
row as it Is today. No one can say
that for the next twenty Eve years
Harvard will bar certain men and
admit others. No decision has been
arrived at in the matter Of who shall
or who shall not be barred.
Harvard does not wish to bar /
any one but the problem OF too |
great numbers is before US and must |
be dealt with The entering classes /
are becoming too large 20 handle. |
The entering classes will have to be
cut down for this reason. How It
will de done or who shall be elm
mated no one knows. II any one
said that Harvard is planning 20 dis
criminate against races, he did not
get that information from Harvard.
"The problem OF increased num-
bers Is facing Harvard just as II IS
facing the other colleges today. The
colleges realize that something must
be done. Some colleges are adopting
one course, others another. Some
are taking students according TO
geographical location, some accord
ing to scholarship. Harvard Is still
struggling with the problem, and no
one knows how we shall meet It.
we have arrived at no conclu-
sion. The problem is still before us
I do not know what we shall do to
reduce the numbers. The report that
we might bar world-be students by
means Of a court of immigration law
example is not true. Nor is the state
ment true regarding the barring of
races"
The full statement issued on the
enrolment question was as follows:
The great increase which has re-
Gently taken place in the number OF
at Harvard College, as at
other colleges, has brought up forci-
bly, the problem of the Limitation NJ
enrolment.
I'VE have not at present sufficient
class-rooms or dormitories - espe-
cialiy freshman dormitories-to take
care Of any further large increase.
This problem is really a group of
problems, all difficult. some exceed
ingly difficult. and most Of them
needing for their settlement more
facts than we now have. Before a
general policy can be formulated on
this great question II must engage
he attention of the governing board
md the faculties, and II is likely TO
'e discussed by alumni and under
,raduates.
It is natural that with a wide
pread discussion Of this going on
mere should be talk about the pro
ortion Of Jews at the college.
At present, the whole problem OF
initiation Of enrolment is in the
iage Of general discussion, and II
Jay remain in that stage for a con-
derable time"
Within the last decade the number
1d proportion OF Jewish students
Harvard University have greatly
creased. They are now said TO ex-
ed 10 per cent. Of the entire num-
sr.