Word: 350th
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Epps was a driving force behind thecommemoration of Harvard's 350th anniversary.Ignoring the skepticism of The Crimson and others,he organized an outdoor anniversary ball thatattracted 4,500 students, two-thirds of theCollege's population...
...University's 350th anniversary celebration later that summer, protestors forced the cancellation of the gala anniversary dinner in what The Crimson called "the protest of the decade...
Protesters force the cancellation of the gala dinner in Memorial Hall celebrating the University's 350th anniversary celebration...
Over the past few months, Harvard's 350th anniversary machine has matched the success of the best public relations firms. Its dozens of press releases promote a sanitized version of history and take little note of controversy over 350 years of Harvard past. The University archives has refused to release photographs of student protests. And, to provide the perfect backdrop for alumni snap-shots this week, Harvard has scrubbed its walls, trimmed its lawns and even planted several new, fully grown trees to fill in bare spots in the Yard...
...there have been mistakes, things may have gotten out of control, and it may be easy this week to forget that Harvard's prime business is education, not entertainment. And when all the chocolate 350th shields have been eaten, and the officially sanctioned pens have been drained of their ink, Harvard will be left in relative peace once again--a bit prettier, a bit richer and a year older, but probably none the wiser. Despite recalling its birth as the beginning of higher education in America, the University sadly missed this opportunity to reexamine either itself or education in general...