41.   Miller came with him on Tuesday to promote his idea, which guarantees free public college tuition to any student in the state with a B average.

42.   Mr. Koplik, of Beacon Hill, collected baseball memorabilia with the same quiet passion he devoted to raising standards and lowering tuition at Massachusetts public colleges.

43.   Not so the public colleges, which have immediately felt the impact of state allocations that have either been cut this year or raised below the level of inflation.

44.   Public colleges in New York and New Jersey are expecting to agree to waive their tuition.

45.   Public colleges and high schools need to agree on minimum college-entry skills, publicize them broadly and enforce them through competency testing, they say.

46.   Public colleges spend considerably less.

47.   Public colleges may have to follow suit, raising both tuition and aid.

48.   Prince said there are few illegal immigrants in public colleges.

49.   Rep. Thomas M. Finneran, a Democrat, says it would be fiscally irresponsible to privatize the management of public colleges, as Weld intends.

50.   Public college students do not need to take a full load of credits to keep the scholarship.