At $175 per, the choice seats in Harvard Stadium last night came with an added touch of comfort--a red cushion emblazoned with the 350th logo. But Harvard's scheme for distributing the tushions seemed a bit beneath the dignity of those privileged enough to sit in the exclusive "Crimaon Circle."

The throngs of monied and munificent alumni who streamed through The Stadium gates toting their pricey, though tax-deductible ducats were confronted with a mob scene when they went to claim their comforters.

The cushions, among the 350th's more exclusive souvenirs, were in boxes stacked in a corner of the entryway. Several workers assigned the task of distributing them, though, could not keep up with the demand.

In a valiant, albeit failed, effort to keep up with the madding--and getting madder--crowd, the laborers began to pass out the cushions to any outstretched arm. A scramble then ensued when a rumour began circulating that the supply was almost depleted.

"I'm national major gifts chairman of the Harvard Law School, and I can't believe what I'm seeing," said Gerald Gillerman '49 of Beacon Hill, who graduated from the Law School in 1949. "I think this is outrageous, being treated this way after all I've given to the College and the Law School," he added.

Glowing Praise

One passerby, skeptical of those glowing liquid bands being sold last night outside The Stadium, asked if they might be harmful--cause cancer or something. But the street vendor defended his product. "They're okay," he said, "I'll drink one if you want."

A Final Question

Isn't it time Harvard got a new theme song?

A Final Comment

It's over.