Word: percents
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...point of pure logic) that the capitalist nations can never be forgiven for their support of Admiral Kolchak in 1917, when he tried to overthrow the revolution and re-establish ezarism. The outcome of such charge and counter-charge must eventually reduce into whether Cain was a 100 percent American or a mystic Slavic soul when he murdered Abel...
...Cadet's training, and is not looked on as a mere form of recreation. Sports are compulsory all year round for every man, on the proven theory that good athletes make good officers. The authorities have found that five times as many cadet officers come from the top ten percent in physical aptitude as from the bottom ten, while almost all maladjustments come from the physically inept. The cynical believe that West Point's uniformly excellent athletic teams are a cause, rather than an effect, of the theory behind them, while heaven knows how many battered opponents have been left...
Those and other methods lead to an attrition rate of over 25 percent in every West Point class, but the Staff of the Academy feels that such a high proportion of losses is justified in consideration of the peenliar goals of the institution. The purpose of a military organization is not primarily to train citizens, but rather to provide for national defense through the creation of effective soldiers...
Closer cooperation with the Medical School might also bring about economies in the management of Stillman Infirmary. In 1946-47 more than $141,000 out of a total expenditure of $423,000 went to maintain a large, year-round staff at Stillman. Ninety percent of the time, more than half of Stillman's beds are empty, and seldom is the whole staff busy. As the committee points out, the large staff is a worthwhile form of insurance against epidemics that should not be given up. But the Hygiene Department has given no conclusive reasons why the permanent staff at Stillman...
While Union chow lines have been decimated by this move, House men report a considerable increase in their waiting time. Comparison of meal counts for October 6 this year and last reveals an approximate increase of nine percent in the number of meals served in the House...