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What do President Reagan and Prince Charles have in common? They are both probably going to Harvard next year but with no prospect of ever getting a degree. Both men have been invited to speak at one of three convocations in next year's gala 350th anniversary celebration. Both heads of state will speak on one of the first two days. But our very own Ronald Reagan has been denied top billing--Prince Charles has already accepted the number one spot--and both have been denied degrees in an alleged attempt to prevent Reagan from being honored...
...masters also established a sub-committee to investigate possible activites for Harvard's 350th anniversary celebration next vear...
Francis Budryk--43, liquor store owner, president of the Cambridge Street Business Team Association, former president of the East Cambridge Planning Team, chairman for Cambridge's 350th birthday parade, board member, Cambridge Economic Opportunity Commission...
...HREC even has plans to record an album, ideally using the musical talents of the Harvard/Radcliffe Orchestra and Harvard rock groups, and the vocal talents of the Glee Club and a capella groups. The record would be sold on campus, at alumni functions, and at Harvard's 350th Anniversary celebration next fall, club members say, with the album's proceeds being donated to a charity...
...CORPORATION'S decision last week not to award honorary degrees at the 350th Commencement next June, like so many small incidents in a large organization, reveals even more about Harvard as an institution than it does about the specific issue at hand. Every informed person seems reasonably sure that the decision stemmed from a desire to avoid demonstrations or other "unpleasantries" directed against President Reagan, the most likely honorary recipient. If true, this is certainly a bona fide reason for the decision; no one wants Harvard to look stupid on national television. But why did the Corporation fear such disruption...