Word: serrano
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Last week a decision by the California Supreme Court threatened to upset this long-accepted economic imbalance. In Serrano v. Ivy Baker Priest (who is treasurer of California), the court ruled, by a margin of 6 to 1, that the state's system of funding schools through local property taxes is unconstitutional because it violates the 14th Amendment's equal-protection clause. Wrote the court: "We have determined that this funding scheme invidiously discriminates against the poor because it makes the quality of a child's education a function of the wealth of his parents and neighbors...
Pete Varney led the Crimson with a .391 average and also drove in 23 runs. The team leader in RBI's with 27 was Dan DeMichele who also hit .343. Vince McGugan with a .313 mark and Art Serrano (.280) are among the other Crimson offensive leaders...
...ended the Crimson's Greater Boston League season with an unblemished 7-0 record and the league's championship. Harvard placed five men on the GBL all-star team: Pete Varney was named the league's most valuable player. Vince McGugan, Dan DeMichele, Art Serrano, and Crimson pitcher J. C. Nickens were the other players...
...yesterday's game, Mike Thomas led off the deluge with a double, the first of two for the day which gave him a new Harvard record of 12 doubles in a season. Art Serrano singled him across. Vince McGugan and Dave Ignacio walked, and three straight, hits brought five more runs across...
...threatened for the first time in the eighth when lead-off batter Pilky walked and stole second. But Kelly bore down and got the next two batters on infield outs that did not advance the runner. Wlikeski ended the threat with a line shot right at short stop Art Serrano...