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the graduate seliool. The total fall enroll- 

 ment shows a gain of 137 students, the 

 summer session a loss of 13 students. The 

 students entered under "other courses" 

 are registered in the department of oratory. 



Ohio State University has had an encour- 

 aging increase both in this fall 's and in last 

 summer's enrollment, the gain being one of 

 202 and 139 students, respectively. The 

 only faculties to suffer a loss are those of 

 engineering, forestry and pharmacy, which 

 in the case of the two departments last 

 mentioned is only slight. Miss Edith D. 

 Cockins, registrar, reports as follows: 



The shortage in the engineering college is in the 

 freshman class: an enrollment of 262 as against 

 301 the same date last year. The enrollment in 

 the pharmacy college is 2 less than it was a year 

 ago. In the college of arts there is an increase 

 of 90; in agriculture an increase of 75; in law 

 an increase of 75; in education an increase of 18; 

 in veterinary medicine an increase of 15. 



Mr. Edward Robins, assistant secretary 

 of the University of Pennsylvania, has sub- 

 mitted the following report: 



A comparison with previous figures shows that 

 this is the largest registration in the history of 

 the University of Pennsylvania, a distinct gain in 

 the college, graduate school, law school, school of 

 dentistry and school of veterinary medicine be- 

 ing noticeable. There is some falling off in the 

 medical registration, but this was to have been 

 expected. The requirements for admission to this 

 school have been increased, and for the academic 

 year 1909-10 candidates for admission into the 

 school of medicine must have successfully com- 

 pleted work equivalent to that prescribed for the 

 freshman class in colleges recognized by our uni- 

 versity — this to include a knowledge of physics, 

 chemistry and general biology or zoology, and 

 together with appropriate laboratory work in each 

 of these subjects, as specified by the College En- 

 trance Examination Board, and two foreign lan- 

 guages', one of which must be French or German. 

 Next year, 1910-11, candidates must have success- 

 fully completed work equivalent to that prescribed 

 for the freshman and sophomore classes. The 

 slight falling off in the medical registration 

 therefore is a healthful sign, rather than one of 

 weakness. 



Princeton University shows an increase 

 of 84 students, although the present enroll- 

 ment is smaller than that of 1903. The 

 graduate school has increased by 43 stu- 

 dents, while changes in the distribution of 

 academic and scientific students render 

 comparisons in those departments impos- 

 sible. 



Mr. 0. L. Elliott, registrar, reports as 

 follows for Stanford University: 



There are no general changes worthy of note in 

 regard to the descriptive matter which you have 

 specified. Our enrollment was depressed last year 

 by the student upheaval of the previous year. 

 This we have recovered the present year. The 

 university is making no effort to increase the 

 total attendance. In many ways we are still 

 marking time and are uncertain as to the direc- 

 tion of the future development of the university. 



The most important event during the last year 

 was the establishment of a medical department. 

 Only the first year of the course is given during 

 1909-10. The class beginning this year will be 

 carried through, the second year being added in 

 1910-11, and so on. The first year's class num- 

 bers 13. 



The 42 students in the law school are exclusive 

 of 29 college seniors taking first year law. 



Syracuse University reports as follows: 

 The apparent loss in the college of liberal arts 

 is largely due to the fact that one course here- 

 tofore included in that college has been taken out 

 and is counted elsewhere. We think the fact that 

 our entrance requirement is 75 per cent., as 

 against 65 per cent, upon the part of many of the 

 other colleges and upon the part of the require- 

 ment of the regents, has been militating some- 

 what against our attendance this year in the col- 

 lege of liberal arts. The loss in the college of 

 medicine is due to the increased requirements — 

 one year of college work. In 1910 two years of 

 college work will be required for entrance. 



The figures of the teachers college hardly give a 

 fair impression of the work of that college. Three 

 hundred and sixty-five students of the college of 

 liberal arts are taking regular pedagogical work 

 in the teachers college, but are not counted in the 

 registration of that college. The college will here- 

 after be known as the Margaret Olivia Slocum 

 Teachers College. 



