The authorities at Yale have recently shown their desire of securing a fair representation of both sides of the tariff question in the appointment of Prof. Thompson, of the University of Pennsylvania, to the position of assistant professor in Political Economy. Prof. Thompson will be remembered as the strong protectionist who lectured last winter before the students of this university, and since Prof. Sumner, well known for his free trade views, is the regular professor in Political Economy, the students at Yale will probably enjoy some exhaustive, and at times exciting discussions on the tariff question. In view of the fact that college graduates are famed for their free trade opinions, and that almost no opportunity is given for a forcible representation of the protectionist view of the tariff, it seems no more than fair than an opportunity should be given to the students to form an impartial judgment on a question of such vast importance to American citizens. It seems to us that other colleges would do well to follow the example set by Yale in this respect.