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...firm of Hart, Schaffner & Marx, the largest concern in the clothing industry, has attracted wide attention by its progressive labor policy. Since 1910, when it adopted the preferential Union shop system, it has had no strikes, although the clothing industry elsewhere has been troubled by constant industrial warfare. This firm employs at times a force of 10,000 workers...
Freshman athletics showed a loss of about $8000. Freshman football took in the largest amount of money, but required the greatest outlay to keep it going; its receipts amounted to $1020.70, while its expenses were $2839.83. Freshman crew lost more money than did any other yearling sport, as it took in only $16.50, while its expenses were $2539.40. Freshman baseball and hockey were the only two sports which took in no receipts at all; the expenses of the former being $1396.71, while those of the latter were $245.08. Freshman tennis was the only first year sport to make money...
...same time when this proposal was being offered in the Senate, Secretary Daniels was imploring the House Committee on Naval Affairs to beware the "naval holiday." He thinks our entrance into the League is uncertain, yet outside of it we are beset with dangers. We must have the largest navy, and to consider a five-year check or construction is a "blunder worse than a crime." The best thing to do is to vote the necessary $600,000,000 and trust in Mr. Daniels...
Competition will be held between classes for the largest class subscription and reports of chairmen will be made by classes. Chairmen are reminded that their initial reports must be handed in by Friday afternoon or Saturday between 1 and 3 o'clock. Furthermore, all those chairmen who did not get blanks last night must report for them at the CRIMSON between 11 and 2.30 today...
...England approaches the menacing problems of an industrial age with more intelligence than Americans show, it is due, in part at least, to leadership. We tried to improvise a Farmer-Labor Party this year, or a Bull-Moose program in 1912. Our largest city elected in 1913 a mayor whose record arouses great enthusiasm among experts in municipal government, but for political reasons he is swept to a terrific defeat after four years of intellectually triumphant service. Why? Because there is not a sufficiently large class of trained thinkers who keep the people alive to the important aspects of what...