Show I Would Run A Mile for Americas America's Colleges Can anyone run a mile in 6 minutes If you can then read on further The Yale Coordinating Committee Committee Committee Com Com- is asking our participation in the Bicentennial Relay for Higher Education The purpose is isto isto isto to focus attention upon the financial financial financial finan finan- cial plight of American higher education and to generate support support support sup sup- port for the nations nation's colleges and universities The route will stretch from San Francisco to Philadelphia the relay should involve students from five to six hundred schools with each participant covering one mile The baton will be pas pas- sed day and night and take approximately approximately approximately 13 days to reach Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia at noon on July The duration of the relay will hopefully be covered by a multimedia multimedia multimedia multi multi- media campaign with the following following following follow follow- ing message At this moment men and women from five hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred colleges and universities are working together to carry the Baton of Learning across our nation Higher education has helped make America what she is today Give now to the college of your choice They feel that the campaign will be a success for two reasons First the theme of college selves to pass a baton across the entire continental United States is a powerful one especially when the people can follow its progress and second the United States citizens will be able to tomake tomake tomake make an affirmative contribution to their country and not just celebrate the birthday of our country If not these reasons the publicity for the country's colleges colleges colleges col col- col- col leges would be he a great success If you would like further details of this event and would also be interested interested interested in in- in participating in hi the relay contact the Officers in the College Center |