Moses offered a free ice cream cone to the first five students who visit him freshman week and remember five things he said yesterday.

Noting the importance of filling out financial aid forms promptly, Malin told students to approach him directly with questions about aid, since "many alumni are well meaning but semi-informed about aid."

Besides visiting classes and receptions students attended various open houses at campus organizations.

Cheryl Johnson, a high school senior from Silver Spring, Md., attended the Harvard Foundation's open house. Although she still has application pending at several colleges, including Howard University, Johnson said, "I like the people and the atmosphere and I like how big the rooms are." She added that even though she could receive a full scholarship at Howard, she wants to come to Harvard because "the education will open doors for me."

Johnson said that while an education at an all-Black college would be fine, "It still can't compete with Harvard." She added that she wouldn't lose contact with the Black community while at Harvard.

Today pre-freshmen will attend classes and special office hours which most departments are holding for them.

Austin Moore came from Cleveland with a fellow classmate, Ted Sturmin. They both delayed semester exams to visit Harvard because, Moore said, he "liked seeing how people actually live here. The guy we're staying with came in at 1:30 p.m. last night."

He added that he will probably come to Harvard because "Yale is no place to be for four years, and Princeton is nice to visit for one day.