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...Barnaby pointed out the failings of the press this year: "Joe's tremendous physical talents have led the press to overlook his strength of character. I campaigned for Joe on his integrity and his devotion to fair play. That's what makes a great sportsman rather than just a great athlete...
...considerable extent, the present situation must be explained by Harvard's history. A male bastion for more than three centuries, growing over time from a denominational men's college to a major university, Harvard has been slow to recognize changes in ideas about sex roles. It has tended to overlook injustices and has continued to "do business in the usual manner." But we have now reached that point which usually precedes significant change: when the injustice is so visible and the discontent so apparent that few can doubt the need for reform...
...report released this week, the Committee calls Harvard "a male bastion for more than three centuries [which] has been slow to recognize changes in ideas about sex roles" and "tended to overlook injustices." The report continues, "But we have now reached that point which usually precedes significant change, when the injustice is so visible and the discontent so apparent that few can doubt the need for reform...
...concentrating on night life, however, we overlook Lolita, girlish wonder of Coral Beach. Lolita strolls the beach all day with her mother, and sometimes makes catches. Tuesday, Murray and I ran into Lolita and her mother. Momma, after telling us quickly about her boy friends, wanted to know our college backgrounds. "Harvard? Gee, you must work awfully hard. Come on, you must. No one could last four years there without doing something," We tried to be honest...
...This is a team without a superstar," Barnaby said, "but we should have solid depth. We can't be called the favorite, but no team can overlook...