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Typical of Harvard faculty in this group was Dr. Louis Agassiz who in 1863 wrote (obviously without the facts) that Negroes were "indolent, playful, sensual, imitative, subservient, good-natured, versatile, unsteady in their purpose, devoted and affectionate...nowhere do they appear to have been capable of rising by themselves, to the level of the civilized communities of the whites...
...Perhaps then, it is best that Junior Parents Weekend remain a strictly Radcliffe affair. For me the fact that last weekend was Radcliffe Junior Parents Weekend and not Harvard Weekend, was one of the main points of appeal. I remember my first day here President Bunting addressed us in Agassiz theater and told us that with the new merger plans this might be the only time we would ever be together in one room as one class. I wasn't sure I liked that idea; I didn't want to just be mixed in at four parts...
...Bull Gets the Matador Once in a Lifetime, tonight and March 22-25 at Agassiz Theatre...
...OVER a decade, young followers of William Alfred have looked back to Arthur Kopit's Sputnik rise to fame when he turned squeaky old Agassiz into a Cape Canaveral for Broadway. His Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You In The Closet And I'm Feeling So Sad was a succes de everything that paved a high way to the big time in the dreams of Harvard playwrights. While the latest Agassiz Grant-In-Aid local-talent extravaganza might show some succes, it decidedly lacks the everything...
...Bull Gets the Matador Once in a Lifetime, written by Liz Coe '73 and directed by Emily Mann '74. Our own William Alfred calls it "a tart, knowing tragi-comedy, vividly conceived and tellingly written." At Agassiz, 8:30 Thurs., Fri., Sat. this weekend and next. Premiere tonight. Call 495-8663 for tickets...