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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...considered. Protection to counteract foreign bounties, which constitutes the second exception, is apt to be carried too far, and protection of retaliation is likely to result in loss to the country which undertakes it. The tariffs for fostering young industries have to be adjusted with extreme nicety, and are often too long continued. great care must be exercised in estimating the probability that the conditions supposed in these exceptions actually exist in any given case. Generally the argument is stronger for the retention of protection when it has become inveterate than for its introduction as now proposal in some quarters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Edgeworth's Lecture | 10/21/1902 | See Source »

...with which the line-plays were run off was due partly to the new tackle-back formation which the coaches are trying to teach the team, but on the end runs, there was a similar lack of snap, and with the poor holding of the line the runner was often tackled with scarcely any gain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TEAM LEAVES FOR WEST POINT | 10/17/1902 | See Source »

...finals between Warland and Blagden were exceedingly hard fought throughout, both men playing swift, brilliant games. Although Blagden often won on his swift service and hard drives from the back court, Warland was generally steadier and superior at the net. After the first set, in which both players were somewhat erratic. Blagden settled down and easily won the second, 6-2. Warland then quickly took the third set at 6-2. In the fourth set, which was by far the hardest, the playing was excellent on both sides, but Blagden by forcing the game with the score 3-1 against...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WARLAND WINS TOURNAMENT. | 10/16/1902 | See Source »

...Reisner is the director of the Hearst Expedition, and, assisted by A. M. Lythgoe '92, has been excavating in Upper Egypt for the past three years with most gratifying results. By the generous law in Egypt half of what is found, and often more than half, goes to the explorer, the other half being reserved for the National Museum at Cairo. Dr. Reisner's part of the findings comes to America, the expenses of the expedition being borne by Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, in the interest of the University of California. Thus the West is to have an Egyptian collection...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lecture by Dr. Reisner. | 10/15/1902 | See Source »

Away from College it is often painfully brought home to the average undergraduate that of the great questions of the day he has only a general knowledge. Seldom or never does he find time or inclination to read the newspapers carefully. But the most vital of these questions, which he would find treated piecemeal in the newspapers are discussed in their entirety in a class debating club. This good with two others--ease in expressing one's thoughts in public and a correct habit of thought in examining live questions--are easily within the reach of even those...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE HARVARD CRIMSON. | 10/15/1902 | See Source »

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