Word: ratio
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...proportion to its intrinsic importance. There is far less of the spectacular in casting a ballot at a class election than in acting as class marshal or president or orator. But the importance of the two performances are not in the same ratio. With this in mind and knowing that the success of the present preferential system of voting depends on every man in the class voting and voting thoroughly in all the degrees of preference for all the officers, it is hoped that every member of 1915 and 1916 will do his duty at the polls today...
...increase is continued, the business of the Co-operative for the entire year will amount to over $400,000. In membership there has been a gain of 118 over the corresponding figure for a year ago. The report also showed a slight decline in operating expenses, while the ratio of gross profits has been maintained. There is every probability, therefore, that the usual 9 per cent. dividend will be declared at the end of this year's business, with a chance that it will be raised to 10 per cent...
...popularity of the halls promises to bring their membership near to capacity this year. Under these conditions the committee can supply the best of everything at a diminishing cost ratio...
...gathered and put in the form of a table showing a comparison between the number of men in Congress from some of the eastern colleges. In order that the size of the college might not affect the comparison, the figures in the last column were compiled. They express the ratio of the men in Congress to the number in a graduating class twenty years ago. The size of a class twenty years ago was taken, because that is about the time the average Congressman graduated. The ratios for the different colleges are approximately the same, from which we may conclude...
Undertaking such a building and making such an investment, of course, indicates that we anticipate continued growth. We look for a good increase next year, even if we do fall behind the large percent ratio of increase which we had this year over last. I may say that the trustees are much encouraged by the present outlook for greater enrollment, although the year is not yet advanced to the time when applications for instruction are most numerous. The policy of the Faculty is to accept men for their quality rather than to seek after mere quantity of students. We weigh...