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...these discussions the point of the matter always came down to a comparison of the instruction offered at each of the institutions, and the same comparison of the methods and requirements of the student in order to facilitate his learning. Each institution, undoubtedly, having its advantages, Harvard or such an institution, offering a more expent instruction while the military academy undoubtedly requires more self instruction or learning on the part of the cadet...
Roughly speaking, the population of Japan is estimated at about 57,000,000 with a total area of 140,000,000 square miles, of which about 15,000,000 acres are supposed to be used for cultivation. For the purpose of illustration let us take the United States for comparison. The relative density of population in the two countries is as follows: U. S. Japan. Inhabitants per square mile, 26.6 206 Inhabitants per square mile of improved land...
...been done before the delegations had convened. For further decision, however, applying these accepted principle to details further study, including investigation by experts, was required and, after that, extended discussion. Facts regarded by one power as established naturally would not be accepted by another Power except upon verification and comparison with other facts. For example, the American method of computing displacement tonnage differs from the British method and the Japanese method. Questions were raised that could not be answered without reference to facts not obtainable in this country. For example, the date for the withdrawal of Japanese post offices from...
...Yale football team which will start against the University this afternoon will have practically no advantage in weight over its opponents, according to a comparison of the statistics of the probable line-ups. The University team average is 182 to Yale's 183, although its backfield and ends outweigh the Elis. The Blue line outweighs the Fishermen by 189 pounds to 185, and from tackle to tackle, the difference in favor of Yale is 195 to 188. On the other hand the Crimson ends outweigh the Yale ends by the difference of 177 to 173. In the backfield, also...
...there seems to be still a number of people who put a good deal of faith in them. At least, they put enough faith in them to offer the tremendous odds of 5 to 4 in favor of Yale. Certainly no Harvard man puts any faith in such comparison, but it will do no harm to look at some of the facts behind the numerical scores...