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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...studying "out of course" met with a far greater percentage of decrease than any of the regular classes, losing almost 50 percent of their number, as compared with a loss of 25 percent for the Seniors...
Since September undergraduate registration has decreased by 15 percent, or 194 students, according to figures announced by the College Office. In practically all cases the men who have left College since last fall have entered the military or naval service...
Academic work is going on at M. I. T. with an extremely small falling off in attendance. For the second half-year, 1,650 students have registered, as against 1,700 for the first semester. The fact that M. I. T. has been able to hold this number,--90 percent of its normal registration,--in spite of the war, is due to the fact that stress has been laid upon the need for trained engineers, both during and after the war. In recognition of this need the Government has granted temporary exemption from the draft to students pursuing certain courses...
...this year, due to war conditions, will be from $30,000 to $35,000, in a total annual budget of about $200,000. A large freshman class has kept the deficit from being considerably larger than it otherwise would have been. The college finances have, however, decreased about 40 percent in the three upper classes. Some of the surplus funds accumulated in recent years will be used this year to make up the deficit, and Secretary Sheldon anticipates that the rest will be received in gifts from alumni and friends of the University...
...comparing the results of Germany's seventh War Loan subscription with the subscription for the second Liberty Loan in the United States, it should be borne in mind that the German bonds were issued at 98, and that the rate of interest is 5 percent...