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...made virtual satellites of four small black states that lie near by or within its borders: Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana and Malawi. But in the long term, the Africans believe, time and the birth rate are on their side. Rhodesia's population today is black by a ratio of 21 to 1; by the year 2050, it will...
...center would start with 20 children. Because there are no outside subsidies, the GWO speculated that there would be a $30-40 weekly charge per child. To offset fears that high charges would discourage workers, the people present at the meeting considered establishing a definite worker: student-faculty ratio. "I don't want an elitist day-care center for my child," one woman commented...
Dean May-the driving force behind the new co-ed plan-hopes to achieve an optimum five-to-one male-female ratio in all Harvard Houses while establishing nearly a one-to-two male-female ratio in the three Radcliffe Houses...
...Committee's plan proposes a five-to-one male-female ratio in each Harvard House. To achieve this ratio, 272 additional men must move to Radcliffe and 353 additional women must move to Harvard...
...Committee's plan is flexible enough to allow for co-residency even if a five-to-one ratio cannot be established in every House. However, according to one spokesman, the members feel that at least 40 women in each House are necessary to make people feel comfortable...