Word: cent
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...bonds bear interest at four percent. The entire amount may be paid at once, or two percent on application, followed by payments of 18 percent on November 15, 40 per cent on December 15, and 40 per cent on January...
...what are some of the ramifications of this tax measure which will make an allowance that was a fortune a short time ago, a pittance now? In the first place there is the three cent postage. This may be a most opportune excuse for fewer letters home, provided a tendency toward economy makes fond parents swell with pride. On the other hand, it may cause great embarrassment to a Lethario with sailor-like qualities, when he finds his few coppers will not keep the various maids in various ports informed about his successes at college, social and otherwise...
...enrolment of men in the two military courses jumped yesterday from 459 to 578, an increase of over 25 per cent. It is the hope and intention of the military and University authorities to enroll at least 200 more men before the enlistment period closes next Monday, and in order to accomplish this, recruiting, teams have been appointed and organized to effect a thorough canvass of the University. Every man in the College, and also those in the Graduate Schools and the Law School, will be approached personally by one of the members of the committee within the next...
...took place today, the School of Law and the School of Theology. At present the indications point to a normal entering class in the Law School, though a decrease is expected in the upper classes. Dean Birney of the Theological School expects the enrolment to be nearly forty per cent, less than last year, as many who would have attended the school in normal times have entered Government service or are engaged in Y. M. C. A. work...
...copies of each issue will be given to the Red Cross, and thereby distributed to the fighting forces at the front. Following the example of many of the leading American publications, the Lampoon is asking each subscriber to forward his copy to the soldiers and sailors. Moreover, a one-cent stamp is placed on each number before distribution, so that the reader has only to drop his copy in a mail-box to be sure that it will reach the military forces...