Word: perring
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Phillips has found out that while the percentage of Harvard graduates marrying remained nearly constant at 75, the number of children born per married graduate dropped from 3.13 for the eight classes from 1853 to 1860 to 2.06 for the ten classes from 1881 to 1890. The percent of childless marriages rose from 7.8 in the first group to 23.4 in the last. For this second group the number of children per graduate stands at 1.55, and almost exactly the same figures are true for Yale...
...analyzes the records of the men who were in his psychology class last spring and drags forward the belief of the psychologist that Harvard undergraduates do not make full use of their own mental attainments. It is remarkable that one man should have won a rating of 100 per cent. in Dr. Muensterberg's test, but it is likewise remarkable that so many of the other students fell far below that grade in the tests. A recitation of the dozen different experiments that were tried on the psychology class is interesting...
...physical examination as is required of officers of the Regular Army applying for aviation duty. He will then be sent to some aviation school and trained there until he has passed his preliminary test. The government will pay for this training and in addition will pay the applicant $15 per month...
...surprising trend away from the professions and toward industrial and commercial pursuits is shown in the new Yale directory of living graduates. The recent compilation shows a gain of 99 per cent, in the number of graduates engaged in industrial and commercial pursuits in the 12 years ending with 1915; while the gain in the number of Yale alumni in the professions for the same period was only 24 per cent...
...kept the ball in the visitors' territory most of the time, the necessary "push" was lacking and neither side was able to get the winning goal after two extra five-minute periods had been played. The tie score assures Haverford of third place in the league with a per centage of 600, having won three games, lost one and tied one. If the visitors had won they would have been tied for first place with Princeton and Pennsylvania. On the other hand, should the University have won, it would be tied for second place with Haverford...