Word: spendings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...YALE UNIT: A STORY OF NAVAL AVIATION (1916-19)- Ralph D. Paine*-Riverside Press. During the preparedness summer of 1916, a Sophomore at Yale named Trubee Davison convinced his parents that naval aviation needed more preparation than the Government was providing. He rented flying-boats, invited eight friends to spend the summer with him-and the first "Yale Unit" was organized...
...report showed that Freshmen spend the least and that succeeding classes increase their expenditures. The average freshman cost was estimated at $1,284: sophomore, $1,656: junior, $1,832, and senior...
...students in preparing classroom work ranged from two to fifty hours a week, with an average of 20.7 hours. The report gave an unexpected result when it disclosed that the students who spent the least time on their studies attained the highest standing. Figures revealed that the freshmen spend the most time on their lessons and that every succeeding class spends correspondingly less, with the seniors studying the least...
These undergraduates on the squad having examinations Wednesday morning will leave for Princeton on the Krickerbocker Tuesday and spend the night at Princeton. The proctor will accompany this group...
Recently a statistical sheet was made out giving the required hours for the normal man in averages per day to win a degree, were he to anticipate a goodly number of courses as an undergraduate. The result was a trifle startling--he could do so if he were to spend ten hours six days a week for three and one-half years. Since this is nearly a physical impossibility, the student will have to spend surely about four years in order to attain the degree. However, for those who are willing to make the effort, the fruits seem...