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...following are excerpts from a letter mailed on February 4 by Rulph F. Colin, a member of the Fogg Visiting Committee, to President Bok and other members of the committee...
...Ralph F. Colin, a leading Fogg fund-raiser and high-ranking official with the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, leveled the most severe charge at Bok, saying in a private letter mailed to the president Thursday that his decision would cost the Harvard Campaign "far more" than the $3 or $4 million which became the issue of debate just before Bok killed the expansion plans...
Painting a picture of repeated administrative mismanagement resulting from an insensitivity to the needs of the Fogg, Colin said in his letter, "There seem to be only two alternatives. Either a.) You are unaware of the Fogg's role and importance as are the other five members of the Corporation, or b.) Being aware you are unwilling to go to bat and if necessary lay your job as president on the line to accomplish what needed to be accomplished. You may therefore take your choice as to whether 'ignorance' or 'ignominy' more aptly describes the basis of your behavior...
...Although Colin was the most outspoken of Bok's critics yesterday, others who received copies of Colin's letter echoed his sentiments and predicted hard times for Harvard arts fundraising in the future...
Chariots of Fire. The year's handsomest period piece is about athletes running for Olympic gold-and to save their souls. Writer Colin Welland and Director Hugh Hudson manage to inspire without being cloying, and mark an honorable return to the British tradition of quality...