Several small planes circled above The Stadium during The Game Saturday afternoon carrying banners advertising everything from Chinese food in Newton to birthday wishes for loved ones. But only one banner, paid for by the Harvard University Police Association (HUPA), advocated a political message.

With a banner reading "Harvard Police--350 Days--No Contract," the policemen's union took advantage of Saturday's Harvard-Yale game crowd to publicize its year-long campaign to renew its contract with the University. The aerial maneuver cost the HUPA an estimated $250, said Vice President of HUPA Jack Parenteau.

The union's contract with the University expired January 1, 1986 and negotiations for an interim contract have stalled since the summer.

HUPA also posted flyers around the concrete stadium and distributed leaflets bearing similar messages at a total cost of $300. "This is part of our continued campaign since the 350th celebration to reach out and touch the Harvard community and make them aware of our plight," Parenteau said.

Return of Camelot

It wouldn't be a Harvard-Yale Game without seeing at least one of the Kennedy clan in attendance, and this year was no different.

On Saturday, the 23rd anniversary of his brother John's death, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass) paid a visit to Soldier's Field Park just in time to catch his alma mater's football victory. Wearing a navy blue overcoat and boots muddied from tailgating in the surrounding fields, Kennedy took a stadium seat after visiting the Arlington National Cemetery graves of his brothers, President John F. Kennedy '40 and Robert F. Kennedy '48.

Before making his appearance at The Game, Massachusetts' senior senator stopped off at the family compound in Hyannis Port for a memorial ceremony.

Calling in the Mounties

Harvard's victory this weekend came off without spectator casualties, University administrators said yesterday, because of nearly two dozen extra policemen on foot and mounted on horses on the playing field.

When students rushed the field at the Yale Bowl three years ago following a Harvard victory, they seriously injured one Harvard student in an attempt to tear down the goal post. Having mounted policemen around both goal posts seemed the best way to prevent injuries to fans, Athletic Director John P. Reardon Jr. '60 said yesterday.

One consequence of Saturday's activities that policemen could not prevent: extensive damage to the surrounding playing fields caused by hordes of tailgaters.

A Family Affair

Rhodes scholarships aren't to be taken lightly. The stakes are high, and the competition intense as students around the country vie for one of the most presitigious academic awards around. But one Eliot House resident will be laughing as he enters the final round in the selection process.

Because when K. Gordon Gwynne-Timothy '87 travels home to Toronto this week for his Rhodes interview, one of his competitors will be his sister.