First Question
The following are the names that Hanover students have supplied on being asked to name the first ten people who come to mind for American history through the Civil War. The list is organized with the most often cited names first. Sixteen classes have taken this survey since Fall 2004, for a total of 189 first-year students; this year, 15 students took the survey. The numbers in parentheses represent the number of students (out of this year's 15 and out of the total 189) who include that name on their list.
Nine students (4 of 15) listed Theodore Roosevelt, who doesn't fit the time limits.
Six students listed Martin Luther King, Jr., who doesn't fit the time limit.
Five students listed Henry Ford, who doesn't fit the time limits.
Second Question
The following are the names that Hanover students have supplied on being asked the follow-up question, "What are the first ten names that come to mind, if you exclude presidents, generals, statesmen, or other figures in official public life?" The list is organized with the most often cited names first. Sixteen classes have taken this survey since Fall 2004, for a total of 189 first-year students; this year, 15 students took the survey. The numbers in parentheses represent the number of students (out of this year's 15 and out of the total 189) who include that name on their list.
Tubman, Harriet (6 of 15; 38 of 189)
Booth, John Wilkes (1 of 15; 18 of 189)
Columbus, Christopher (0 of 15; 16 of 189)
Lewis & Clark (2 of 15; 15 of 189)
Smith, John (0 of 15; 14 of 189)
Douglass, Frederick (4 of 15; 11 of 189)
Sacagewea (1 of 15; 11 of 189)
Revere, Paul (1 of 15; 9 of 189)
Ross, Betsy (1 of 15; 9 of 189)
Franklin, Benjamin (0 of 15; 8 of 189)
Pocahontas (1 of 15; 8 of 189)
Washington, Martha (1 of 15; 8 of 189)
Adams, Abigail (0 of 15; 7 of 189)
Paine, Thomas (0 of 15; 6 of 189)
Barton, Clara (0 of 15; 4 of 189)
Clark, George Rogers (0 of 15; 4 of 189)
Dickinson, Emily (0 of 15; 4 of 189)
Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1 of 15; 4 of 189)
Six students listed Thomas Edison (who does not fit the time limits).
Four students listed Henry Ford (who does not fit the time limits).
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