REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK STATE 

 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 

 SE^PTEMBER 30, 19 12 



To the President of the University: 



Sir. — The activities of the College of Agriculture are increasing in 

 every direction, due to the entrance of a greatly increased number of 

 students and also to the demand for extension and welfare work from 

 all parts of the State. The people seem now to understand the institution 

 and they arc making use of it freely. With the stafif at our disposal we are 

 unable to meet the spontaneous demands of the people for aid in agricul- 

 tural and rural problems. This widespread voluntary demand is one of the 

 indications of the rapidly growing interest in country-life afifairs, and this 

 interest is one of the important phenomena of the time. The redirection 

 of rural affairs is now well begun and the reconstructive process may be 

 expected to continue until a new understanding and realization of the 

 economic, social, and educational conditions in the open country become 

 well known to all the people. 



REGISTRATION 



The total registration for 1910-1911 was 1,451, including 128 in the 

 Summer School. The 1,323 registered that year outside the Summer 

 School is to be compared with 1,779 registered in the year 1911-1912. 

 These and the following figures include only students who are matricu- 

 lated in the College of Agriculture, and do not number those in other 

 colleges in Cornell L'niversity who may be taking more or less agricultural 

 work. 



In October, 1912, the total registration in the College of Agriculture had 

 reached 1,188, distributed as follows: 



Freshmen 360 



Sophomores 307 



Juniors 221 



Seniors 163 



Specials 137 



1,188 



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