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...Barber says many of the fundraisers--contrary to popular opinion--share his own view of Harvard and his motivations in joining the drive. "It is a very diverse group that is working on this drive. There are a hell of a lot of people volunteering who are not rah-rah, racoon-skin coat-at-the-football-game types...
Like most Boston-area fund-drive volunteers, Barber works through the Harvard Campaign offices at Holyoke Center, contacting his classmates by telephone. He has two problems in eliciting donations from classmates that older alumni of the '40s and 50s don't face. The first one is obvious and is a problem that every solicitor of young alumni must face: "The younger classes haven't been working as long and don't have as much to give," he says. The other problem is strictly a result of the times in which Barber and his classmates went to school...
...William Rand, the turmoil of the Late 60s have caused problems of the opposite nature--though to a far lesser extent. Where Barber must deal with alumni who still resent Harvard's conservatism during that era, Rand must face classmates who balk at Harvard's alleged liberalism. "Some people were upset when the University got rid of its military programs--though they were bucking under to pressure. Some others thought Harvard had a communist element stirring then...
...While Barber's generation feared the military and tried to avoid service at all cost, Rand's generation learned to worship it, and to want to be a part of it. "there was no question but that we were ready to go to work for our country--no question like there was in the 60s," says Rand, who joined the Navy directly upon graduation...
...because it is Harvard and because it is Harvard and because he revels in what he calls "very high class" dinners and functions Harvard provides for fund drive supporters. Had this been a "bricks-and-mortar" drive, it seems unlikely that Rand would have withdrawn support the way Barber might well have. "Nobody enjoys asking other people for money, but at least when you're doing it for Harvard, there's no question about the organization you're working for," he says, adding, "I am very fond of Harvard as an institution and proud that I am a part...