STUDIES ON MUSEUMS AND KINDRED INSTITUTIONS. 



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total of 3,188, and in 1900-1901 there were 3,612, but it should be 

 remembered that the maximum number of residtmt students at any one 

 time during- the latter year was only 2,0(><>. 



Fig. 79. — University of Chicago. Hitchcock Hall. Dormitory for male students. 



The university builds and manages the dormitories and rents the 

 rooms to the students. Within the dormitories there is, however, an 

 official superintending- organization called the university houses and 

 bearing the name of the dormitory, as Snell house, Green house, 

 South divinity house. North house, etc. The term ' ' house " is generally 



Fig. 80. — University of Cliieago. Dormitories for female studeutj. 



used for dormitory instead of hall. All the inmates of a dormitory 

 make up such a house, which has a head appointed by the president 

 of the universit}^ a woman in the case of the women's houses.^' 



« In his original report Doctor Meyer gives interesting details in regard to the social 

 life of the students which are omitted from the present translation. 



