At the head of Harvard's gowned seniors as they parade by John Harvard's statue in the Yard each commencement marches a solemn, gimlet-eyed figure, blocking off photographers' lenses from the graduating class. It is Charles Robert ("Colonel Charlie") Apted, Harvard's head "Yard cop." Charlie dearly loves to march in this parade: He also loves Harvard. Last week was one of mixed emotions for Charlie Apted. In Harvard's paneled old Memorial Hall 600 Harvardmen dined & wined him, the Harvard Glee Club sang Behold the Lord High Executioner and photographers' lenses blinked again...
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