Word: morgans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...famous, and in some quarters, most infamous, scions of two of America's most famous and infamous patrician clans have bared it all. Or at least, all they feel like baring. By fate, coincidence, or contingency Nelson Rockefeller and Corliss Lamont, nabobs of Standard Oil and the House of Morgan, respectively, have hung heaps of autobiographical linen out to dry at the same time. Modern detergents and public relations notwithstanding, only one man comes out clean in the wash...
Even so, prospects for the Dodgers were hardly hopeless. Though the Los Angeles lineup lacks big-name bats like Cincinnati's Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench, the Dodgers have their share of potent hitters. First Baseman Steve Garvey, who was the Dodgers' bat boy 15 years ago, sports a healthy batting average of .324, followed not far behind by young Leftfielder Bill Buckner. Jim Wynn, the "Toy Cannon," adds the power of 30 home runs and 99 RBis. And there is always iron-arm Mike Marshall in the bullpen...
With non-teaching posts, the direct hiring rule provides a much stricter framework for enforcing the affirmative action guidelines, but there are still problems. John L. Morgan, the Personnel Office official in charge of minority recruiting and affirmative action, says that if someone sends a payroll authorization form to Personnel without having previously listed a job opening, he refuses to authorize the appointment. Most of the direct hires at Harvard, Morgan says, come in higher-level jobs--which is hardly surprising, since there is a long-standing tradition at Harvard of filling high posts from within...
...fairly high-paying administrative jobs are listed with Personnel, it is possible to get around the spirit of affirmative action. Administrative jobs that are listed with Personnel often include phrases like "experience at Harvard would be a strong asset," which effectively preclude the hiring of women and, especially, blacks. Morgan says he sometimes rejects job descriptions as too specific, but admits that "people know sometimes exactly who they want for a job. Our policy is for them to go ahead and list it anyway, and interview. They'll probably end up hiring whoever they had in mind originally...
...Psychology; Doris H. Kearns, associate professor of Government; Stephan A. Thernstrom, professor of History; Fred L. Glimp '50, former dean of Harvard admissions and a member of the Associated Harvard Alumni; F. Stanton Deland Jr. '36, a Harvard Overseer; Helen H. Gilbert, Radcliffe Trustee and Harvard Overseer; Anne M. Morgan, president of the Radcliffe Alumnae Association; Connie M. Cervilla '74; Robert L. Schram '75; Barry Michaels '75; and Renee Landers...