PROGRESS IN ENGINEERING 



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From about '83 to '90 civil engineering had a prosperous 

 growth, but from '90 to '95 a serious falUng off in the num- 

 ber of graduates is observ^ed. Ninety six saw a decided im- 

 provement, which was necessarily cut short by the results 

 of the hard times four years previous. 



The number of graduates in electrical engineering in- 

 creased from the first with remarkable rapidity until the 

 natural falling off in '96-'97. The growth in mining engi- 

 neering has been small from the beginning, but the demand 

 for the past ten years seems to be stimulating an advance of 

 this department. 



The closing decade of the century presents some very 

 interesting statistics, as noted below. In Table I. is given 

 the number of classified students in engineering courses in 

 1889-90 and in 1899-1900 in the eighty colleges from which 

 returns were received. 



TABLE I. 



C.E... 

 M. E.. 

 Mn. E. 

 E. E... 

 S. E... 

 Ch.E. 



A 



N. A.. 



Totals. 



1889-1890. 



1,647 



1,345 



599 



855 



7 



21 



268 



4,742 



1899-1900. 



2,432 



2,935 



1,441 



1,960 



16 



16 



299 



51 



9,150 



Increase. 



785 



1,590 



842 



1,105 



9 



5 



31 



51 



4,408 



Per cent 

 Increase. 



48.0 



118.0 



140.0 



129.0 



13.0 



24.0 



11.5 



93.0 



These figures do not in most cases include the first year 

 men, as in but few institutions are the courses determined 

 before the second year. 



In like manner Table II. presents the number graduated 

 in engineering courses in 1890 and in 1900 from the same 

 eighty colleges. 



