Word: working
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...help put the paper out, and for the integrity of the paper. The attachment is not less amazing if you consider the less than elegant decor of the buildug, the often bizarrely heterogeneous natures of the dozens of students who make up the Crimson, and the inescapable hard work that goes into...
...first glance, it might be inconceivable that such a diverse group of students could work harmoniously enough together to print the Crimson every day. Often even the editors can't figure out how the morrow's paper will be completed, but for better or worse, we always make it. The Crimson puts together more people with radically different life styles than any other group at Harvard. The newsroom sometimes resembes a cross between a Soc Rel 120 Section and an encounter group-only it's much more fun, and occasionally just as illuminating...
Then there's the work. Some editors devote more time to the Crimson than to all their courses combined. Of course, not many people do this, and it's expected of no one. We only mention it to show how absorbing the work can be, if you give it the chance. And it isn't beside the point that Crimson editors have a higher grade average than their schoolmates, despite Crimson labors...
...looking for students who can demonstrate competence in some field, however narrow. But remember that it's not as difficult as getting into Harvard or Radcliffe. Few people who stick out the entire competitiin for any of the four boards get cut in the end. Persistence, initiative. and some work at developing the skills you obviously possess will get you elected...
After you get elected, the Crimson becomes a veritable smorgasbord of delights. Even if you never do another stitch of work for us. you will always be a Crimson editor. It is hoped that you will work for us after election, but there are no chains. And if you get elected on one board, you're free to try our hand at something else. Our current president started out selling...