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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...robber of Cuban nationality he has come to be looked upon as the virtual founder of education in the island. When he arrived in Cuba there were some four thousand children attending school, and the teachers had to depend upon the subscriptions of the wealthier parents for their pay. There are now one hundred and twenty thousand children in school and the teachers are paid regular salaries of a very high average. In short, order has been substituted for chaos, and the educational system of Cuba is well on the road toward efficiency...
...account of the pressure that could be brought to bear by American manufacturers. It can safely be said that Yale did not prove clearly that the Dingley tariff would increase the price of necessaries. Yale proved that if these necessaries came from foreign countries they would have to pay a higher duty than they do now, but Harvard showed effectively that the necessaries could be supplied by the United States. In this connection the price and use of rice was bandied back and forth by all the speakers...
...laws of Massachusetts and some other states require capitalization to be fixed at the actual cash value of the plant. Promoters and organizers of combinations, however, prefer to capitalize on a basis of earning-power, the profits, in most cases, being concealed from the public. In order to pay dividends on a capitalization of from two to six times the cost of the plant, prices are some times put considerably above competitive rates, and if the organization has acquired a virtual monopoly, it is often enabled to hold these rates for a considerable period...
...just salary could be determined. About a month ago the running of the Association had reached a fairly fixed state; the membership, the receipts, the expenditures, had all increased to more than two times the Foxcroft amounts. The Board of Directors therefore voted to place the steward's pay as nearly as possible in a just relation to his increased responsibility and labor. The salary voted was an increase of two thirds. And it should be kept in mind that the amount now received by the steward of Randall Hall is only a little more than half the amount received...
Three questions naturally asked by a man who contemplates making forestry his life-work are: If he prepares will he find work to do? Will it pay? What sort of life is it? As to the first question-there is no fear of lack of work to do for years to come and it is college graduates who are wanted. In New York, New Jersey, Michigan, California and many other states activity in this field is beginning. In regard to pay, salaries are from $1000 to $2500. Just as in college teaching a large part of compensation...