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Harvard will announce the start of the five-year, $250 million Harvard Campaign today with ceremonies for 700 visiting alumni and alumni wives, an address by former Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon '31, and lectures from well-known faculty members...
...season indicates, Brown had little trouble making the jump from college to the pros. "It's completely different," he said. "You didn't have to think about a take-home hourly or getting up early the day of a start." And the rumors of miserable treatment and slave wages in the bush leagues? "I got some bonus money and it was a minimal salary. When you're playing baseball at this level, you're not playing for money. The big thing to me is playing. I'm in no rush whatsoever to make money...
Brown has to wait until the Astros' spring training in early March in Cocoa Beach, Fla. to start playing ball again. He sees next year as pivotal: "It'll be my first full year and by the end of next year I should know my chances." The Double A league is his immediate goal. "A lot of people fail to realize that Triple A is usually for major league players who are hurt or who are old," he said, adding, "The Astros took three or four from Double A last year...
MacAusland once again capitalized on her squad's flexibility. Sarah Chubb and Julie Cornman, receiving rare opportunities to start, both played solid games. MacMillan proved with her offensive play that she is a capable forward as well as a sterling back, and co-captain Sailer also saw double duty at link and back...
...many Harvard upperclassmen would find that situation palatable. Years of conditioning with Heinekens or strawberry dacquiris have taught them that a happy glow at dinner might be the best way to start off a weekend. Gov. Edward J. King's election seemed to snarl that pattern, since King railroaded through the legislature the 20-year-old drinking age. However, most Harvard students found last spring that King's legal grip did not extend far into Harvard Houses. The ban on House happy hours decided by the House masters in April lasted for about a week--students and masters viewed each...