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Still, nothing has damaged morale at the bureau as much as one of Gray's own innovations-the publicizing of his disciplinary actions. He terms it "airing the linen," but around the bureau these days the practice has earned him the nickname "Tattletale Gray...
...unidentified Renaissance painting) is almost too limited in technique for the painting style it simulated. But in flat pattern, Renaissance and later embroiderers could and did achieve magnificent results-sometimes lighthearted and almost naive, as in the wool stitching of flowers, fruits and leaves on a white linen 18th century French dalmatic (or tunic); more often, of laboriously achieved splendor: the peacock displaying the green silk and gold-and-silver cord eyes and rays of his tail on a 16th century French chasuble, or the coiling festoons of gold grapes with silk chenille leaves that some anonymous craftworker applied...
Jack Callahan, service manager of Gordon Linen, said last week, however, that he thought the new operation would work. "Harvard has invested enough for the plan to succeed," Callahan said...
Ryan admitted that the only loss which could seriously hurt HSA would be stolen linen. "Still, we lost $5000 last year replacing sheets for Gordon, so it's not an expense we haven't had to contend with in the past," Ryan added...
Harvard also has additional plans for the single delivery truck which HSA has leased. Since linen will be delivered only three times per week the University will allow the Harvard Recycling Project to use the truck on the remaining days...