<p>Legacies DON’T contribute to increased endowments that in turn provide scholarship and grants to poorer student.</p>
<p>The fifth paragraph of the NYT op-ed clearly addresses this one, and only, moral rationale for legacies. There is no evidence for the oft-repeated but rarely proven idea that legacy admits result in greater donation.</p>
<p>Without this rationale, what are the reasons for maintaining a policy that was largely concocted to keep the Jews (and other non-WASPs) out? Please do tell.</p>