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...lifting of the gender restriction affects the Paul Revere Frothingham Prize, an award that is being given this year with "manliness" intact as one of its criteria...
...female in the graduating class, the prize was not awarded this year because it may be in violation of the University's nondiscrimination policies, since the award winner as currently selected must be a woman. However, despite a similar legal review, the College will be giving the Paul Revere Frothingham Scholarship and similar prizes which list among the characteristics "manliness" and are given only to men. While we support the University's concern for Title IX and its desire to see all prizes open to male or female recepients, we consider the short-term decisions made for this year unfortunate...
...been dedicated to the education of undergraduate women, together mark a transition, bittersweet but full of opportunity. There is a place for men at the Tea--as well as in the campus women's organizations and on the Ann Radcliffe Trust--and perhaps receiving a Fay Prize, if the Frothingham and the other similar prizes become available to women as well...
Dunn's comments were a good- natured poke at the Paul Revere Frothingham Prize, a Harvard College prize whose criteria includes "manliness." The Frothingham will be given this year at Commencement...
...think that they should have given the Fay prize this year. With the [Frothingham] if feels like a double standard," said Tea attendee Gisela I. Mohring...