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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...announcement in another column that Mr. Taussig will give four lectures covering all the main points in the history of our tariff legislation cannot fail to excite general interest. A question of such national importance, which the doings and report of the late tariff commission have brought so prominently before the country, claims the careful attention of all who are interested in the policy of our government, and these lectures, covering the past and present policy of the country in regard to tariff, will furnish an easy means of getting a good general idea of the subject. The announcement...
Soon after the examinations all the four classes will probably get teams in practice for the tugs-of-war to come off in the winter meetings. The great interest that this event has always aroused has made it one of the few contests that have caused much rivalry of late years between the classes. In last year's meetings '82 came off victorious more on account of greater skill than of superior strength. This year, however, the proper method of pulling will be better known, and we may look for very exciting contests...
...Porter, the Columbia athlete, writes in the Spectator : "There was a day when Columbia led all colleges in athletics, but of late she has dropped behind Harvard. Why is this so? Not because Harvard men have any physical superiority, naturally, but because of determined work, and that, too, not by one or two men, but by large numbers. For several years past it has been possible to predict for months in advance that Columbia would not secure the intercollegiate cup. This year the chances are, that unless a new support arises, the college will drop to a still lower place...
...Emperor of Germany has thanked those Germans in America who have contributed to aid the sufferers by the late floods in Germany...
EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: In view of the late resolution of the directors of Memorial in taking away our coffee at dinner, perhaps a little discussion of the expense of the hall would not be amiss. The reason the directors gave for taking away our soothing mocha was that it was too expensive. But I fear that they have but an ill appreciation of economy. While we cannot have our cup of coffee, since it would incur the enormous cost of seven cents per week, still some favored gentlemen have the privilege of a private room, which entails the extra expense...