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city of tradition, tiiis diverse town strives to recognize ali forms of culture and intellect. For Boston In 1636 when Harvard was founded Boston was already a major port of call. In the late 1700s, when John Adams and Co. were agitating for home-rule, Bos- ton was on affluent merchant communi- ty. When Turner turned out his thesis on Manifest Destiny and other educated men spoke of the great American ex- periment—the melting pot of European cultures, Boston was a cauldron at full boil. What was this city in 1985? The Athens of the new world? An actively political town where freedom and hu- man rights were still defended? A Yich mosaic ' of cultural pride and diversi- fication? The answer was yes. The Boston we knew OS students was and would always be the manifestation of the original American ideal — Freedom: Freedom to pursue the most excellent education a brilliant mind deserved; Freedom to be free, to hove a say in government, to worship in whatever fashion one ' s con- science led, to enjoy culture, sports, the benefits of hard work; And freedom to revel in being uniquely American — Ital- ian-American, Irish-American, Chinese-American, Bristish-American, Polish-American, the list was unending. Boston was not, however, the Came- lot of the east. It had had racial prob- lems, political muckraking and under- handedness. Where else could a man like Jake Curly have been elected mayor while serving time in prison? Hadn ' t the news clips of Boston police breaking up riots nearly become a high school subject? It was common to see an Indigent picking through a trash can in search of food while a seemingly in- different crowd of well dressed, well fed people hurried off to the Gardner Museum or the Top of the Hub. No one talked about the C ombat Zone. A cab- by would only go there If he had a revolv- er in the glove compartment, But these problems did not dominate the city ' s lifestyle. Concerned Bostonians actively waged war on these abuses and injus- tices. The Salvation Army ran soup kitch- ens where a hungry person could get a meal and talk to an understanding, concerned listener, Whomever was run- ning for mayor at the time swore to clean up the city and sometimes the promise lived through the elections, Bos- ton was one of the few cities where a black mayoral candidate like Mel King could lead a Rainbow coalition of people from oil racial origins in a close mayoral race even though demo- graphically the city was predominantly white, Boston ' s unique flavor came from a fine blend of seasonings from the North End washed down with a Guiness stout from the South end. Boston ' s classy taste was enjoyed by the precocious Harvard freshman who seemingly lived in the MFA, the BC student who went early to get good seats at the Symphony shell, and by the MIT researcher who denied herself a night on the town to be able to volunteer at the Children ' s Hospital, Bos- ton ' s liveliness got out of hand now and ttien at ttie Garden dieering on ttie Celt- ics, Its intensity would not be quieted at rallies and fund raisers. The final view of Boston was perhaps best seen from the Heights at BC. There was no better city to live in while at col- lege. Seniors looked at the old Hancock building reflected in the Hancock sky- scraper and saw there not only the cultural heritage of a great city but how It hod completed our education, mak- ing us citizens of Boston and, in a larger sense, of the free world. — T.H. McMorran Colleen Seibert Fourth of July celebration, 19M, Photo by Makis latrldls 18 Boston
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