Word: numbers
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...triumphant march of the Yankee Division through the streets of Boston. The Division reached this country with the strength of 28,000 men, but men whose homes are outside of New England are not required to take part in the parade unless they desire. As a result, the number on active duty will be about 18,000, which coupled with discharged and wounded soldiers will swell the ranks...
...movement at Yale to regulate the number of undergraduate activities in which a student may participate indicates that those responsible for the idea had no faith in the adage "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink." Furthermore, the ruling is quite in keeping with the spirit of the times, when apparently the entire nation has gone quite mad on the subject of regulating anything and everything. National Prohibition has passed; various states are trying to introduce into their legislatures bills to prohibit the smoking of cigarettes; the Postal Telegraph Company has been almost regulated...
...great deal of their value will be removed. There are always more "big" jobs than there are men with the requisite ability to fill them--and this is particularly true in college. That is why we so frequently see a few men holding several important positions. By restricting the number of such positions that a man may hold, we are not raising the standard to the highest possible level in such a way that the largest number may derive the most benefit. We are lowering the standard to a level that will enable men of mediocre ability to attain these...
Tickets at $1.00 are on sale at Kent's Bookstore, while a limited number may be secured at the door before the concert...
...talk to the University Committee last night, W. L. W. Field, Executive Chairman of the New England, Committee for schools and colleges, said that he was pleased with the amount of the subscriptions, but that the number of individual purchasers was not sufficient. He emphasized the fact that a $50 note can be purchased by paying $5 now, $5 in July, and $10 a month for the four following months. Mr. Field said that he hoped that every member of the University would subscribe, making a unanimous quota...