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|Quality versus quantity, incased admissions and incased class sizes, economic academic discrimination — [ese are the paradoxes facthe College's faculty, and though discontent is prevait as a result of President dlagher's speech last Thursŷ, solutions are rare. leactions ranged from grief to ricism, jocosity to anger. The isensus in the humanities dertments, however, was voiced one English instructor whose Knion was reiterated by a great jmber of other' fawrity memhers. fe fear an increase in quantity th a decrease in quality of edution. The feeling of the Presibt is that we can have both, but ^re not persuaded." The wry commentary of Prof. &nry Leffert (English), who Jipped that the meeting "was tter than a vaudeville show," lis not shared by an irate wominstructor. She indicated conm primarily for those students the College who were previousadmitted with lower averages. 'ith forty kids, what chance do jy have to ask questions,* she ressed. "They just nod their ids." Personal contact is even >re vital for the less gifted, she iphasized.