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...enraged by Managing Editor Henry Grunwald's statement that "no advanced civilization ... ever existed south of the Sahara." Apparently the man has been reading too many Tarzan books...
...Cleveland's Case Western Reserve. Then she met her future husband, Reginald, and through him discovered his new-found interest: black literature. Says she: "I had taken white studies all my life and didn't feel that I knew my own "history. I wanted more than the Tarzan stuff." The Mosses, who got married in 1971, transferred to Howard as juniors and ended up first (Barbara) and third (Reginald) among liberal arts graduates...
After two more yells, despite the chanting crowds, there were no more Tarzan calls. Later that December, however, at the proctors' play (alas another tradition gone by the wayside, Young says) the proctors planned one more Tarzan appearance. Again, through channels the message was leaked and without anyone knowing who he was, safely hidden on the Union balcony, the freshman, on the cue of "We love you Tarxan," gave one more call. "The crowd went buggy," Young says...
...last time Tarzan performed was at a senior fundraising dinner. But, sadly, he had lost his cry. "I'm sure at the 25th reunion there will be a lot of people claiming to be Tarzan--I hope he gets his cry back then," says Young...
...moral of the story: "Tarzan" is now a successful doctor operating in a Cambridge hospital...