| E 5.8 Columbia and
Princeton Freshmen by Fathers’ |
| Occupation,
1921 |
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| Fathers’ Occupation |
Princeton # |
Princeton % |
Columbia # |
Columbia % |
| Business* |
265 |
46% |
178 |
31% |
| Professions** |
149 |
26% |
86 |
15% |
| Low-Wage
Positions*** |
15 |
3% |
61 |
11% |
| Other
Occupations |
152 |
26% |
246 |
43% |
| Totals |
581 |
100% |
571 |
100% |
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| *Includes
merchants, manufacturers, bankers, insurance, brokers, real estate, managers
and contractors |
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| **
Includes lawyers, physicians, ministers and academics |
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| ***
Includes laborers, bookkeepers, clerks, secretaries |
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| Source: Princeton Alumni Weekly, October 26, 1921, 81; Columbia Alumni
News, April 21, 1922, 374. |
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