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Female Applicants

Although applications have increased in all
categories, the largest single increase, more than
150 per cent, is in applications from women.
According to Mr. Ern some 2,500 women
have applied for 550 positions in the college
alone. This is marked increase from the 970
applications received last year for the 450
positions open to women in the year's first year
class.

"The women who are applying are well
qualified. Statistically the men and women are
even closer this year than last year, and we
thought they were pretty evenly matched
then."