Word: perring
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Some interesting figures have been compiled by Mr. H. T. Claus for the Transcript to show that the cost of a college education has increased very considerably since 1892. The average increase in tuition fees for thirty colleges for which statistics were taken was slightly more than 40 per cent. The rate of increase in the cost of board for about the same colleges was 23 per cent. At Harvard and Yale there have been no substantial changes in tuition. The cost of board at Harvard has, however, increased 22 per cent since...
...whole year, Harvard gives 32.05 per cent. in holidays; Yale, 33.15; Princeton, 33.83; Columbia, 35.07; Dartmouth, 32.33; Brown, 33.97; and Pennsylvania, 34.52. Summer. Thanksgiving. Christmas. Easter. Other days. Total. Harvard, 95 1 11 7 3 117 Yale, 98 1 1/2 14 7 1/2 0 121 Princeton, 98 4 1/2 14 1/2 5 1/2 1 123 1/2 Columbia, 104 3 13 5 3 128 Dartmouth, 84 1 14 14 5 118 Brown...
Buoncini.--"Per la Gloria...
...system. Out of a total of 491 men admitted to the class of 1916 under the old plan 346 came from New England, while with the new plan men only 76 out of 154 were from New England. In other words, the New England states supplied 49.3 per cent of the total number of new system men, while of the old they furnished 70.4 per cent...
...also of interest to note the change which has taken place in the operation of the new plan during the past year in the percentage of men admitted over the percentage of men rejected. In 1911, 59.4 per cent of the total number of applicants were admitted, while 40.2 per cent were rejected. On the other hand, in 1912, out of a total of 213 applicants 154, or 72.3 per cent, secured entrance, while 59, or 27.6 per cent, failed. This considerable growth since last year in the percentage of men admitted over the total number who applied under...