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...small compass of sixty-nine pages, is presented an excellent account of an important subject. Mr. Taussig in his introductory chapter states the argument for protection to young industries in a few pages. "The argument is, in brief, that it may be advantageous to encourage by legislation a branch of industry which might be profitably carried on, which is therefore sure to be carried on eventually, but whose rise is prevented for the time being by artificial or accidental causes." To test this argument Mr. Taussig proceeds "to examine how far protection . . . was actually applied...
...question, it is one that should be grappled with, and for this reason any suggestions should be considered. More men are probably directly interested in tennis than in any other sport in college and the subject should be considered as of at least as great importance as any branch of athletics. While we do not propose to suggest any complete revolutionary scheme, there seem to be a few points which might be touched upon with advantage...
...pecuniary aid. As the team holds at present the inter-collegiate championship and the Oelrich cup, and has a record better than any other organization in college, the officers of the association ought to experience little difficulty in raising this comparatively small amount for the maintenance of a branch of athletics in which Harvard has never suffered defeat...
...erection of a magnificent club house containing a large swimming bath, bowling alleys, parlors, reading room, library, hall, tennis courts and a gymnasium 100 by 60 feet, which shall be the most complete academy for physical culture in America. Members will receive instructions from competent professors in every branch of manly and athletic exercises. All this is to be capped by a running track and field on top of the roof of the building for the purpose of open air exercise. Also a new boat house for the club will soon be finished. The club cabled to England to secure...
...Society of Natural History of the Eastern United States has recently been organized. Harvard, Princeton, Union, Columbia, Williams, Amherst, Johns Hopkins, Yale and other colleges were represented by their natural history professors. The membership is limited to teachers and professionals in some branch of natural history...