Patience Is A Virtue

Persistence has its rewards.

More than a year ago Massachusetts Fair Share representatives wrote to President Bok asking to meet with Harvard officials to discuss the group's claim that the University should increase its payments to the City of Boston.

In return, they got a suggestion that they take their questions to officers of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

Mass Fair Share spokesmen received the same response to a similar letter this fall, but the group set a date and came anyway, two weeks ago, for a demonstration if not a conference.

This week they had their conference. Six group members met Wednesday with Robin Schmidt, vice president for government and community affairs, and Donald C. Moulton, assistant vice president for community affairs.

Group spokesmen repeated their claim that Harvard should pay more than twice the $2 million it now pays Boston.

Although Schmidt would not rule out the possibility that Harvard might increase its payments, the two sides only agreed to exchange information before meeting again at some unspecified date.