September-October 1986

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A BAD B E G I N N I N G Nathaniel Eaton, Harvard's first master, drove lessons bad food to the scholars and denied them their beef and home with the rod, and was hauled into court for beating his beer. Dismissed, Eaton fled with part of the John Harvard assistant. An inquiry revealed that his wife had served legacy, and the College had to be closed for a year. SEPTEMBER-OCTTOBF.R 1986

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