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This piece by Donald Carswell '50, winner of the Dana Reed Prize, first appeared in The Crimson June 14, 1950. Plus ca change...
...activities of the Socialist Club led to any increased awareness on Reed's part of injustices in the world outside Harvard, it is doubtful that the thought germinated in his mind until, well after graduation, he mingled with the radical Bohemians of Greenwich Village. Reed's senior year saw his last-ditch efforts to gain acceptance by that part of Harvard that had always found him endearing in a distinctly unappealing fashion. The sidelines at Soldiers Field gave him an opportunity to romp around, and act out the clown many thought him. But, more important, was the Hasty Pudding Club...
...surprisingly, John Reed's degree--awarded on schedule in 1910--was non-honors. Only instruction from one teacher of creative writing seriously competed with his extra-curricular pursuits during his entire four years at college. An impromptu discussion and dinner conversation by an unknown professor--who turned out to be William James--afforded him ample party talk...
...come to a Harvard that cherished giving freedom to the individual. And he conquered it, although on his own terms. Many others could have left disillusioned with their academic experience, or the stifling social ambience. Harvard, perhaps, didn't bestow on Reed the glory he associated with the name, but he came out of it with energy ready to be sapped, talent eager to go to work, a mind willing to challenge...
...Reed. Reported by Dick Thompson/Sacramento