Dartmouth to Stop Meeting Full Aid Need

Dartmouth College will not be able to guarantee full financial aid to incoming freshmen next year, making Dartmouth the first Ivy League school forced by federal aid cuts to end guaranteed aid.

If federal cuts continue, the whole Ivy League will probably have to restrict aid by next year, Harland W. Housington, director of financial aid at Dartmouth, said yesterday.

But Martha C. Lyman, Harvard's director of financial aid at Dartmouth, said yesterday.

But Martha C. Lyman, Harvard's director of financial aid, said yesterday Harvard intends to continue its "aid-blind" admissions policy and to meet students' full financial need.

Unlike Wesleyan University, which this month announced that if necessary it will give admission priority to students who do not need financial insistence, Dartmouth will continue its "aid-blind" policy but will tell admitted students the college is unable to provide full financial aid.

Dartmouth will continue to provide fell as sistance to Black, Native American and poor students from rural New Hampshire and Vermont under current minority program. Hoisington said, but other students will be granted aid based on academic merit.

While currently enrolled students will continue receiving aid, at least 50 incoming freshmen will be affected by the reduction in aid, Hoisington added.

James C. Scuville, executive editor of the college's daily paper. The Dartmouth, said some students are concerned that the change will hurt Dartmouth's diversity and cause a decline in the college's prestige. Hoisington disagreed, saying that a change in Dartmouth's socioeconomic makeup would not hurt its stature.

Scoville added there was little consultation with students about financial aid policy, and the decision to limit aid was "kept secret" until it was announced by Dartmouth President David T. McLaughlin last week