Word: cent
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Elementary in character as these examinations were, at least fifty per cent. of the men failed. Out of approximately 2000 men who have tried the examinations in the last fifteen years, I do not believe that more than 1000 have passed...
...national quota of $15,000,000 is less than 10 per cent. of the Red Cross 1919 war fund, which was $170,000,000. The quota of Metropolitan Boston is $500,000 and 300,000 one-dollar members...
...American citizenship than by giving them a period of service in a democratic army? General Pershing, appearing before the Joint Military Committee of Congress, said "Universal training is in a sense a school for citizenship. . . the necessity of this is evidenced by the fact that over thirty-two per cent of the drafted men were illiterate...
...York canvassers yesterday, a total report of nearly $200,000 was turned in for the day, Boston still maintaining her lead over New York by a wide margin. This brings the complete total up to more than eight and a half millions to date, which means that 56 per cent, of the desired amount has now been obtained...
Only three hundred undergraduates out of 2400 in the College turned out for the football mass meeting at the Union last night, twelve and one-half per cent, of the total registration. The few who attended developed great enthusiasm. Aroused by the spirited words of Walter H. Trumbull '15, and carried from their seats by the inspiring song leadership of V. B. Kellett Occ., the men responded with a glorious outburst of football cheers and songs...