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...Howells '60, author of "A Century to Celebrate": Radcliffe College 1879-1979, reports, a Harvard man could call a Radcliffe woman and tell her he had met her at a jollyup, even if he hadn't, and be virtually assured of her going out with him. On the other hand, The Crimson in September, 1950 said, "Jollyups are famous for the 5-2-1 quota; despite the disgruntled look on the girl's face it's usually the men in these affairs who leave the room in despair...
With more than $1.5 million already in hand, Abrams said he was confident that by the end of the week gifts would total "substantially more" than $1.6 million, beating out the current record set by this year's 25th reunion class at Yale. "It's always been a generous class," Abrams added, pointing to the records the class still holds for 15th and 20th reunion giving as proof...
Slowly but surely it seems that we are watching the return of Harvard sports. The new facilities give Harvard the physical base to lure the top-echelon high school student-athlete in swimming, hockey, track and field, and (if one considers the amazing training and medical equipment on hand in renovated Dillon Field House) football. Basketball and other sports may not be far behind. How will the Faculty respond to this projected growth in athletics? Will it be supportive or, as in the 1950s, will it rebel and lower funds and emphasis...
Balance is the key word here. Excellence in athletics can go hand in hand with excellence in the classroom, but one cannot sacrifice one for the other. Sports must continue to be an extension of the learning and maturation process at Harvard, and not an end in itself or a vehicle for alumni to recall vicariously their past glories...
...Profits. In March, Alfred Kahn, the Administration's chief inflation fighter, and White House Aide Hamilton Jordan hit sensitive nerves in boardrooms by assailing "excessive" profits. Says Bell & Howell Chairman Donald Frey: "On one hand, the President urges business to invest to create jobs and combat inflation, and on the other, he attacks profits. He knows that most profits go into investment and not to fat cats...