Word: quota
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...limiting those who could come in to 3 percent of any one nationality already here. But this Act was only temporary and expires June 30, 1922. Many sad cases have arisen under it where people have been brought here by Steamship Companies only to find that the quota or their country has been filed. A new measure has just been introduced in the House, providing for the suspension of immigration for three years with various exceptions. If this bill passes without the addition of further exceptions, it will be the most far-reaching law yet enacted...
...appeal is being conducted throughout the United States on a non-racial and non-partisan basis. At the University, an effort will be made to reach every Jewish student personally, but it is hoped that the response from the student body at large will be generous. The quota is $5,000. Contributions may be sent to M. F. Goldberg '22, Treasurer, 7 Ware street, Cambridge...
...clean-up drive will be instituted at a meeting of the Finance Committee in the Standish Hall Common Room on Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. This drive will begin the following day, and will last one week. The attention is to collect the rest of the $4000 quota...
...pressing social and financial conditions caused by the war have caused much stagnation, but in spite of the fact the colleges have received their full quota". Mr. Staub added that since the bottom had dropped out of the Turkish market, the governing boards of the college at Beirut had established scholarship aids to carry on education at this foreign cosmopolitan center, where over 17 nationalities are represented...
...system". At six o'clock of the second day of voting the much-vaunted percentage was still lacking. Rather than be forced to carry the election over yet another day, it was decided to keep the polls open half an hour longer and attempt to fulfill the quota by that time. This was done, and succeeded...