Word: totality
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Five hits in succession, including triples by Donaghy and P. B. Cutts '28, added to a base on balls, gave the University players a six run margin. In the fifth, Burns singled, stole second, and then crossed the plate on a safety by J. P. Chase '28. Harvard's total was brought up to eight in the next frame, when Prior tripled, tallying on a passed ball...
...notice of the Columbia Commencement which took place last Wednesday occupied, in fine print, two full newspaper pages. It gave the names of 4300 persons receiving degrees in course. This is not only more than the attendance in most colleges and even universities, but it is more than the total alumni list of many a historic college...
...more normal in size and scope. They will be more inclined than ever to hold that mass production is inapplicable to higher education. If only for the reason that the imponderables, the community sense, college loyalty, individual recognition appear to be lost in the crush at an institution whose total registration is greater than the entire population of many a flourishing city. Providence Journal
...Welch Bill, raising the salaries of 135,000 Federal employes a total of $20,000,000 per annum, the first general Federal pay-rise since 1853, effective July 1. The average annual increase per employe is $148 per annum, or $2.85 per week. President Luther Steward of the Federation of Federal Employes was so pleased that he carried off the pen used to sign the bill and sent it to be framed...
...President Colby Mitchell Chester made a smart change in methods of selling the many Postum food products. He told all customers who bought directly from Postum's agencies that if they bought 10% more goods this year than last they would get a 1% "bonus" (rebate) on their total purchases. For 15% increase the "bonus" is 1.5%; for 20% increase, 2%. The company's net sales the first three months of this year were $21,139,535; last year $12,704,761. Net income those months this year $3,910,160; last year $3,345,134. Stock last...