Irish Will Stage Protest in Yard

John Harvard's hands may be green Thursday morning after 100 Harvard sons of Eire finish picketing University Hall and head for the big St. Pat's parade.

Joseph F. Flynn Jr. '66, leader of the Irish militants, promises to deck the statue in green himself if no one else does. "We haven't decided what to protest for or against yet," he admits, "but that shouldn't be much of a problem." Flynn may demand that St. Patrick's day be declared a University holiday--after all the Italians get Columbus day.

After the picketing the group will move to Andrews Square to join a parade that's older than the United States. The first South Boston St. Patrick's Day celebration ended in a riot in 1737. One local Irishman observes "it's still a big day for public drinking and minor politicians and you might eat beaten up for wearing orange."