Word: cent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Council hearing, Mayor S. Davis Wilson asked Board Chairman Samuel Matthews Vauclain of the Municipal Gas Corporation to support his campaign to reduce Philadelphia's gas rate from 90? to 50 per 1,000 cubic ft. Replied wealthy Octogenarian Vauclain. also board chairman of Baldwin Locomotive Works: "Fifty-cent gas is no more possible than my going to Heaven when...
Yesterday's editorial on Education at Harvard pointed out that the calibre of instruction offered to Freshmen and others who enroll in the large elementary courses, that are taught by young section-men, is exceedingly poor. The fact that fifty per cent of these men have had less than three years of teaching experience, and over thirty percent are enrolled in graduate school study, seems to be one of the principal reasons for this unfortunate situation. Thus the University seems to be bent on crucifying the Freshman Class on the standards of Graduate School students, who need employment to tide...
...Esterbrooks' empire estate to arrange terms. Darnell discovered shy young Bob Esterbrook, whose reserve soon vanished on his later visit to Washington. The Senator got his $100,000 fee. a quarter down, the balance to be paid C. O. D. But delivering the goods was worth every cent of it. The first hitch was when old Senator Mayne of Mishawauka said the candidate was incompetent, refused to endorse him. Unexpected opposition came from influential Ferris Branolsky, a tireless fanatic in tracing the smells from big receiverships. The first obstacle to be removed was old Senator Mayne, who died...
...over been made, whereas at the same time the number of rooms available for new men has been lass than usual. Because of the large number of upperclassmen who applied this year, the proportion of acceptances of new Freshmen is necessarily smaller than in former years. Over 70 per cent of the places in the House next year will be occupied by Juniors and Seniors...
...fraud, straggled home to Minneapolis to look for a job, had to ask permis-ion to step on the African mahogany floors in his former office in the Foshay Tower. "Rebuild my empire? God. man, how can I?" moaned he. "I haven't a penny. Not one red cent...