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Government Needs Scholars But Waban Girls Don't Care

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Wellesley College reports that the demand for its Latin and Greek scholars has definitely been revived.

"And it's not only in teaching that they're wanted," according to Mrs. Joan Fins Bishop, Wellesley Placement Director. She reports that seniors concentrating in these fields are being sought by the government for work in certain agencies which require aptitude in learning difficult languages.

Miss Jeanne Glasscock, a member of the Wellesley faculty, remarked, however, that she could foresee no increase in the number of girls majoring in these courses.

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