Scattered all over the surface of the globe though they were, the great majority of University professors had one pursuit in common during the summer--namely, the writing of books. An inquiry by the CRIMSON into the activities of 35 Harvard professors during the vacation revealed this fact yesterday.

While Professor J. L. Coolidge was in England writing a book on "The Introduction to Mathematical Probability," and Professor A. N. Holcombe '06 was in western United States writing on the "Political Parties of Today," Professor F. W. Taussig '79 was in Cotuit studying international trade. In all, 22 members of the faculty of the 35 interviewed were engaged in writing and seven spent their vacation abroad.

Professor C. H. Hoskins spent the summer in Maine finishing his book "Studies in History of Mediaeval Science". This book is the result of much research work on the part of the former Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and is about to be published by the University Press.

Professor F. W. Taussig '79, of the Department of Economics, spent the greater part of his summer, "as usual", he said, in Cotuit. As for research, he stated: "I gave most of my time to the subject of international trade on which eventually I expect to publish something."

Last spring Professor C. H. Grandgent '83 cruised in the Mediterranean sea, and afterwards traveled through Sicily, Switzerland, and France. In May he was the official representative of the University at the seven-hundredth annual meeting of the Club of the Union of Naples. He also had an interview with the King of Spain, and later was one of the speakers on the stage of the San Cairo opera house, the largest in the world. Professor Grandgent then returned to this country and spent the summer at Mount Desert Island, Maine. While there he wrote some essays and several poems, and also read over the proofs of a book of essays which he is about to publish, entitled "Getting a Laugh, and Other Essays",

Professor Irving Batiott published "Democracy and Leadership" in April will publish in December the first volume of the series entitled "The History of French Criticism Volume two of this series, "The Masters of Modern French Criticism" appeared in 1911. The first volume will be printed under the title: "The Masters of Classical French Criticism". He has also written an article on Benedetto Crooe, which will appear in the December Yale Review.

Professor T. N. Carver taught rural economics at Cornell for six months. He spent a few days at the Farmingdale Agricultural School. The rest of the time he remained at Duxbury. At Farmingdale the members of the summer institute visited by means of fifty automobiles the Long Island farms. Though "they were harmless agriculturists" people believed their procession to be a demonstration of the Ku Klux Klan. Professor Carver believes most of the excitement over the Ku Klux Klan has just as innocent origin as this.

Professor G. H. Chase '96 spent his vacation at Kearearge N. H., where he was reading proof for a book, the "History of Sculpture", that he and Professor C. R. Post '04 are publishing this fall in Harper's "Fine Art" series.

Professor Chaffee Works on Book

Professor E. L. Chaffe, G. '11, spent his summer in Vermont woods near President Coolidge's home. During his spare hours, he worked on a book to be published some time next year. The subject of the book is "Thermionic Vacuum Tubes".

Professor J. L. Coolidge with his family selected England to while away the summer months. He was a visitor at the Wembley Exposition and viewed the Henley Regatta during his sojourn, Professor Coolidge has just put in the hands of the Oxford University Press a technical book called "The Introduction to Mathematical Probability", which he believes will make its appearance in late winter.

Professor J. D. M. Ford '94, busied himself during the summer on his Peterboro, N. H. farm. Professor Ford has recently finished work on his "Portuguese Grammar" (Heath & Co.), which he expects to be published before the end of this winter.

Together with Burton P. Fowler, Professor H. W. Holmes '03 is editing a volume of essays called "The Path of Learning". The essays have already appeared in the Atlantic Monthly. Professor Holmes has been in Cambridge during the summer, conducting two classes in the Summer School.

Holcombe Travels in West

Professor A. N. Holcombe '06 spent part of his summer traveling in Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Mexico. The other part of the summer he spent finishing a book. This book, entitled "Political Parties of Today", is being printed by Barper and Brothers, and will be completed early in October, Professor Holcombe has made a very thorough study of present day politics.