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...most of these papers are Harvard men, whose loyalty to their college should be strong enough to keep them from writing columns of wretchedly sensational stuff on every offense that is committed in the University. That the Boston papers are willing to print such ineffable twaddle in order to cater to the depraved tastes of some of their readers, is bad enough; that Harvard men should earn a living by writing these articles that are calculated to do their University lasting harm is infinitely worse...
...arguments of the last speaker. He then showed how the proposed plan would remedy the evils already pointed out, emphasizing the fact that the thought given by the President to party politics is a distraction from public duties. Make him ineligible for reelection and you remove the temptation to cater to politicians for a renomination, while in the additional two years of his term he will give the government more experienced service. The change will increase the stability and efficiency of the government...
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...having the Harvard base-ball club going about playing ball with professionals clubs, would think it a bad thing and refuse to aid the University in any way whatever. If the institutionis to reach the standard which it has set up for itself, it must, to a certain extent cater to public opinion...
...trade for generations and know all the details. This familiarity enables them to manufacture and sell cheaper than we can. Teehnical schools, he said, were not as good educators for such work as long service at the machines. What is also wanted is that the Americans should cater a little more to foreign peculiarities when manufacturing for export. Moreover, New England should try and take the place of the fine English goods which would not then have to be imported. The coarser work should be relegated to the southern mills now springing up. In this way there would...