Fewer Admitted to '60 To Ease Overcrowding

The Class of 1960 will be approximately the same size as the other three classes in the College--made up of some 1100 students--if the calculations of the Admissions Committee are accurate.

Dean Leighton, the Chairman of the Committee, announced yesterday that acceptances to next fall's freshman class would be in last night's mail. In an effort to make sure the size of the class does not exceed 1100 students, of whom only 950 can be residents, the number of acceptances was substantially fewer than last year, he added.

He said that over 200 fewer students were accepted this year as compared to the 1800 of last year. In the likely event that not enough students accept Harvard, Leighton said applications will be taken from a waiting list of about 200 men.

Probably due to the ten dollar application fee that was innovated this year, Leighton said there were 3700 applicants, some 200 fewer than last year.

One of the reasons for the smaller number of men accepted was the desire of the College to keep the number of resident students down to 950, Leighton said. This year some 1040 freshmen lived in the Yard, causing overcrowded living conditions in several of the dormitories.

Leighton said "it has been necessary to turn down many candidates clearly qualified to do good work in college who would have been admitted in earlier years when the competition was not so keen."