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While all eyes are on John Harvard and the school that his legacy begot, Dr. Robert Harvard Davis will miss all of this week's fanfare. Back home in Cardiff, Wales, one of the few living descendants of 17th century minister plans to commemorate the 350th by drinking a simple toast to his now-famous ancestor...
...according to 350th organizers, none of these Harvard descendents will attend this week's festivities. Davis, who visited Harvard last May, says, "It makes me very proud to be related to John Harvard, and I would have liked to make my trip to the States coincide with the celebration--the program looks excellent...
Part of his job includes accepting invitationsto events such as Harvard's 350th anniversaryparty. Says Hall, "This is his job, after all. Hetakes it very seriously...
...York Times snagged a Pulitzer Prize for its exhaustive coverage of Harvard's 300th birthday celebration. Now, 50 years later, as more than 900 journalists descend upon Cambridge to report on Harvard's 350th anniversary, three major national newsmagazines have already chipped in with lengthy cover stories prompted by the event. But don't count on any walking off with journalism's top prize this time around...
Diminished media coverage of the festivities, overall, though, is largely the result of the University's decision to downplay the "real world" significance of the event. The 300th was billed as an international gathering of the best and brightest, while the 350th has been dubbed a mere "family affair." But the media can only blame itself for largely superficial coverage of the general state of Harvard as it prepares to enter the 21st century...