Bishop Crowns Himself Harvard 'King'

The self-annointed "King of the World" crowned himself "King of Harvard" in brief ceremonies in front of Lamont yesterday afternoon.

Resplendent in pink robe and home-made cardboard crown, Homer A. Tomlinson, bishop of the Church of God and presidential candidate of the Theocratic Party, urged a crowd of 150 undergraduates "to be as daring spiritually as you are intellectually." But, before Tomlinson could win many converts, three University police hustled him to a Lamont office.

After seating himself on his portable aluminum throne ("not ivory, like Solomon's but something even Solomon couldn't get"), Tomlinson told his audience that he had 153 million followers who wanted "peace on earth."

Since he received only three million votes in the last election, Tomlinson said he was turning to the youth of America to further the principles of the Theocratic party--union of Church and State, elimination of war, and prohibition of drinking, smoking, and gambling.

Tomlinson also crowned himself "King of Radcliffe" in a day full of royal activities. He planted his "all-nations flag of peace" in the snow outside the Radcliffe Library last night and proclaimed Gertrude McC. Askew '64 and Karen S. Lipschultz '64 as "queens" of the Theocratic Party.

The "King" asked the two 'Cliffies to organize other students in bands of 100 to prepare for the day when "we see the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven." Earlier, he had named Russell B. Roberts '64 and Stephen P. Sewall '64 as "princes" of his realm.