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...Harvard Alumni officer smiles contentedly. If only they were all like '54. Rich, successful and generous to their alma mater, they are ideal Harvard ambassadors, men the College would like to believe typical of its graduates...
CRIMSON SPLASHES: Princeton coach Bill Farley received an offer from his alma mater, the University of Michigan, to take over the head coaching duties there next year. He said yesterday he will "probably take it," but will visit Ann Arbor next week to "get the offer in writing...
...couple of months ago, President Derek Bok and McLaughlin were engaged in deep conversation at a reception for Friends of Harvard Basketball. McLaughlin apologized for losing to Bok's alma mater (Stanford, 103-81). Bok, in the ineffable style that has become his trademark, just smiled and said essentially nothing of consequence...
Farley, who reportedly is under consideration for the coaching job at his alma mater, the University of Michigan, should perhaps consider changing occupations. The man who has guided the Tigers to a 79-21 record and six Eastern Seaboard Championships since taking over in 1971, could probably make a fortune as a seer or a mystic...
Just how much is the love of Harvard alumni for their alma mater worth? The University is betting it will be worth at least a quarter of a billion dollars over the next five years. Assuming the Corporation formally agrees--which now seems almost certain--Harvard will launch a five-year, $250-million fund drive some time this fall, a grand scheme that administrators hope will bolster Harvard's massive $1.4 billion endowment in the face of relentless inflation...