chez said, adding but now that a trend has been established, "other parts of the University must begin helping us in our efforts."

Last year's minority yield declined unexpectedly, with only 95 of the record-high 170 Blacks admitted deciding to come. This year a new record high of 186 Blacks were admitted, largely as a result of a new recruitment program from the admissions office.

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Jewett said he did not have the breakdowns for particular minority groups and could not account for the poor Black yield this year.

Yale's yield has declined about 2 percent this year, Margin Dals, director of admissions, said yesterday, adding that about 58 percent of the 2075 students accepted to the class of 1987 will apparently caroll next fall.

About 1170 students have accepted Yale so far for the desired class size of 1280, Dahl said, adding, that about 55 students will be taken from the waist list--the most in the past few years.

More than 130 students have not responded yet, Dahl said, adding that her admission officials "are currently tracking them down."

Princeton will not be accepting any students from its waist list, director of admissions 1.4 percent from last year and is currently 58.8 percent.

added that about 1140 students have accepted Princeton's offers of admissions, above its desired class size of 1130. About had five more dry to respond, he added.

Officials at all three schools said economic troubles and intensified competition from other colleges--especially those with merit based scholarships--were causing their yields to fall.

said Harvard admission officials are currently trying to get final answers from the more than 50 students who had yet replied.

Many of those students have extensions to not .