Word: perring
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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First we cannot assimilate him. Assimilation is based on likeness of standpoint and knowledge of a language. Since the 35.6 per cent of the immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe is illiterate, illiteracy is the reason for poor assimilation...
...Sixteen men will qualify for the match play on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. All members of the University interested in golf are urged to participate. The entrance fee is $1, and in addition, those who are neither regular nor special members of the Oakley Club will be charged $1 per day for the use of the links. Entries may be made on Monday at the first...
Immigration to the United States should be further restricted, because our present immigration is undesirable and is coming here in too great numbers; over 1,000,000 per year. An illiteracy test, by cutting down the numbers of this present undesirable immigration 300,000 immigrants every year, 1,000 immigrants every day,--immigrants who go to the most congested parts of the large cities of practically all but seven states, where they are cut off from American influences--will alleviate our problem of assimilation...
...investigation of actual conditions, startling facts were revealed, chief of which have to deal with the cost and size of the problem. Since 1901 the number of arrests for drunkenness has increased by 49,272, or 88 per cent, and the annual average increase has been 4,106 arrests per year; statistics of grave import to the state. Although it is impossible to estimate in dollars the yearly cost of inebriety to the Commonwealth, yet an idea of the expense may be obtained when it is considered that the cost arising from 63.4 per cent of all arrests...
...list is expected. Especially Freshmen and those who feel that they did not do themselves justice in the preliminary trials are urged to participate. The entrance fee will be $1, and, in addition, those who are neither regular nor special members of the Oakley Club will be charged $1 per day for the use of the course...