Dollars For Scholars
April, 1986
No sporting event compares with the N.C.A.A.'s Final Four in basketball, not if you want to observe the best scholar-athletes in our American universities. These astounding young men not only are taller than Nepal and capable of slam-dunking a handful of Sherpas, they can also quote the great poets and philosophers, solve intricate mathematical problems and even, in many cases, spell their own names.Each spring, when the Final Four rolls around, I like to put myself in the place of the college p...
