AMID THE extensive commentary surrounding George Orwell's quasi-prophetic novel 1984, few historians or writers have noted the predictions of another, anonymous work--1984--And Then Some. Below are some excerpts from that little-known volume.

January

Unseasonably warm weather, prompted by the heightened greenhouse effect underway, persists into the new year. The polar ice caps begin to melt, flooding Canada and parts of downtown Cambridge. Harvard Facilities Maintenance men work 'round the clock to keep paths to the libraries and Mem Hall passable. Reading Period, cancerlike, festers into exam period. Students refuse to take exams for the first three days until their biological clocks have completed the full two-week cycle.

In Washington, the meteorological chaos brings a heat wave to the Inaugural festivities. Unprepared GOP faithfuls are caught off guard by the high temperatures. Fur-clad women, collapsed from heat prostration, litter the broad boulevards of the capital. The genial second-term President quips in his vanguard speech, "no, I'm definitely not too could to be President."

February

Former EPA administrator Anne Burford is appointed to replace William Clark as Secretary of the Interior after Jeanne Kirkpatrick scornfully refused the post. Asked to describe her feelings about the position, Burford labelled her new job a "chickwich."

Responding to President Bok's reversal on her tenure decision. Sociologist Theda Skocpol announces that she will decide in March whether to accept the offer.

March

Boston Bishop Bernard F. Law '55 is named cardinal, making him the first Adams House alumnus to achieve this honor.

Theda Skocpol reports she will give Bok a response no later than the beginning of the fall semester.

April

April 8, 1985--Spurred by ongoing nationwide protests against apartheid in South Africa, Harvard students and faculty launch a massive strike for University divestiture.

April 10, 1985--With the strike going full force in its third day. President Bok announces that he will again review the case for divestiture.

April 11, 1985--The Harvard Crimson reports that sources close to President Bok claim "Bok and the Corporation will vote for divestiture at their meeting tonight."

April 12, 1985--The Harvard Crimson runs a half page retraction of a recent news item.