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...extensive as Time's coverage is--it alsoincludes a lengthy history of the College from itsinception to Bok's installation--it will not printdetailed reports on 350th festivities...
Harvard is, of course, an ingrained part of American lore and legend. The phrase "Harvard man," for instance, has connotations that a century could not erase. But what would the average guy in Middle America gather about the place from a perusal of the coverage of Harvard at its 350th birthday in the print media? And why does the media think he would even care to read the stuff...
...Everyone has some fascination with Harvard,but [the 350th] is not the most important story tomost of our readers," he adds. "A lot of peopledecided to do a big story on it, but we thought wewould take an offbeat approach...irreverentwithout lacking respect...
...most reflective piece inspired bythe 350th appeared in the pages of The NewRepublic. In the magazine's September 8 issue,Professor of History Charles S. Maier '60 toucheson a host of current Harvard affairs, and writesthat "at 350, the prevailing attitude amongstudents and faculty seems to be one of cautiousincrementalism and earnest moralism: a whiggishequipoise. This is certainly Derek Bok'sposture...
Cautious incrementalism, though, has notcharacterized coverage of Harvard and its 350th inthe nation's major daily newspapers. Leading thepack is, not surprisingly, The Boston Globe...