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Eeference to the different departments in the Institute would not 

 be complete without brief mention of its department of general studies. 

 It is perhaps seldom recognized, but it is nevertheless a fact that the 

 Institute, although primarily a technical school, is better equipped for 

 giving instruction in languages, in history, in economics and statistics 

 and in political science than many classical institutions. Indeed, the 

 only important department of study which is found in such institutions, 



Francis A. Walker, President, lssi-iS'JT. 



and for which no provision is made at the Institute, is that of ancient 

 languages. The force of instruction in the department of general 

 studies, leaving out of consideration the department of modern lan- 

 guages, comprises two professors, one associate professor, three assistant 

 professors, one instructor and one assistant, a total of eight, probably 

 a larger number than is found in any but the very largest colleges. 

 In the department of modern languages, there is one professor, one 



