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  • Collection: The Jeff

Singing group revival.jpg
Editorial: "Music and the Dean"

Dean Burns' address galvanized the revival of a double quartet, led by "pre-war" students to remember the "past, glorious" memories of the singing college in its heyday. This marked the first of the pre-war singing…

Admissions info.jpg
Found in Vol. 1 No. 1

The entering freshmen class consisted of 40 members, half the number originally expected due to naval enlistment in the V-12 program. All together, about 93 students attended the summer term.

Letter from soldier.jpg
Found in Vol. 1 no. 3

Excerpt of a letter from Charles A. Hersch, 506th Bomb. Squad to Professor L. B. Packard. Letter discusses the number of Amherst alumni at the post and some gossip.

The Jeff editor vs President King.jpg
Found in Vol. 1 no. 2

Written in response to President Stanley King's discussion about the four goals of wartime Amherst, in which the President declared that the business of student morale should stem from the student body. The editor argued…

1944 Jeff poll for pres candidates.jpg
Found in Vol. 1 no. 5

The Jeff ran a poll among the students (93) after Republican and Democratic conventions. Summary statistics:

Democratic: 45. 16%
Republican: 40.86%
Undecided: 13.22%

The Freshmen houses are predominantly Republican…

Goals of college during war.jpg
Found in Vol. 1 No. 2

President Stanley L. King on the Four Distinct Jobs of the College:
1) Impliment the opportunity for a liberal arts education for roughly 90 students
2) Train 100-800 military personnel in certain prescribed subjects
3)…

'48 Orientation.jpg
Found in Vol. 1 No. 1

Members of the faculty and administration spoke to freshmen about various aspects of Amherst before and during the war. There was one meeting a week. Later meetings would feature officers of the army and navy units stationed…
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