When Abel Berland was refused admittance to the University of Chicago because its Depression-era quota of Jewish students had been met, he went to DePaul University. The Vincentian priests didn't believe in quotas, but they still charged for the education. Berland's family couldn't afford it, though, and Abel was forced to withdraw his application.
Father Comerford O'Malley wasn't about to let that happen. The then-dean and future president of DePaul told Berland to enroll in classes anyway. "Your education is more important than our collection of tuition," O'Malley said. Berland eventually graduated and later repaid his tuition debt.
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