DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS 



Students 1907-8 1908-9 1909-10 



From New York 474 610 706 



From other states 146 188 213 



From foreign countries 40 40 49 



660 838 968 



It will be seen from an examination of the above table that for the 

 last three years 72.6 per cent, of the students have come from the State 

 of New York. It is important that the significance of out-of-state stu- 

 dents be not incorrectly estimated. The number of out-of-state students 

 is one indication of the esteem in which the work of the New York State 

 College of Agriculture is held ; and one of the most valuable features of 

 a large institution with a cosmopolitan student body is the contact with 

 persons from other states and other countries with different ideals, 

 practices and customs. 



Moreover, a part of the support of the College of Agriculture is 

 provided from Cornell University funds, and the University does not 

 confine its activities to the State. No State College of Agriculture, so 

 far as the writer can learn, limits its attendance to residents of the 

 state, and it would probably be a mistake to ever make such limitations. 



OCCUPATIONS OF FORMER STUDENTS. 



The statement is frequently made that Agricultural Colleges edu- 

 cate away from the farm. A few years ago a tabulation was made of 

 the occupations of former students so far as they could be learned at 

 that time. The results are given in the folio-wing table: 



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