However, Barrett did not receive stellar gradesat Harvard, his roommates say.

"Most of us were at the B or B- level," Powerssays of his whole rooming group.

Powers recalls that the Class of 1970 did noteven have a chance to finish their senior year.

"Because of Kent State [riots], the Universitywas shut down in mid-May for the academic year,"Powers says.

A Neat Roommate

Barrett spent his first year on campus livingin Wigglesworth Hall but was affiliated withDudley House so that he would not have to buy theCollege meal plan.

Barrett's Eliot House roommates say theDemocratic candidate was a neat and considerateliving partner. As the Irish Catholic graduate ofthe public Reading High School, Barrett was notthe typical Eliot student.

"[Eliot] was a very preppy house; John [H.]Finley ['25] was the master," Powers says. "He wasvery partial to kids who had gone to prep schoolor had classical taste."

Powers says he did not get to know his roommateas well as he would have liked because Barrett wasoften out of the room.

"He was clean and was always up before I was-hewould have made a 9 a.m. class," Powers says. "IfMichael had slept in, I would have known him alittle better."

Siktberg recalls that Barrett lived in a veryspartan room that was not overly decorated.

"He was a good roommate, better than most,"says Roddeberry, who is now an attorney in Miami.

A Family Man

Barrett, who was the second oldest of tenchildren, says he remained quite attached to hisfamily during his college years.

"He has a very large family, and he was alwaysgoing back," Lo says. "Mike was the big brother."