Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Together Plan Drastic Revision of Educational Program to Meet War Needs

In order that Freshmen who wish to participate in the accelerated curriculum may be ready to start work in late June or early July, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale yesterday announced a plan effective until the end of the war by which applicants may be notified of admission early in May.

Ordinarily the College Board exams are not corrected until the end of June and most new Freshmen are not notified of their admission until the middle of the summer.

Under the emergency program new Freshmen who would like to start their work at summer school will not be required to take the College Boards.

School Record Emphasized

"As before, chief weight will be laid on the applicants' records in secondary school," the University statement said. "As validating tests, the three universities will use, for most applicants, the April series provided by the College Entrance Examination Board.

"These tests consist of the Scholastic Aptitude Test on the morning of Saturday, April 11, and a series of achievement tests in languages, sciences, and social sciences, on that afternoon. Choice among these latter tests will depend upon the student's preparatory courses in his final school year and his plans for college."

The June series of College Board examinations will be used (1) for late applicants; (2) for applicants who do not plan to utilize the accelerated program; (3) for doubtful cases in the earlier group; and (4) for all students entering under the old Plan A system.

The Committee on Admissions has not yet worked out the problem of how students who enter here under the new program will be able to obtain exemptions from English A and satisfy the modern language requirements without taking the regular College Boards.