December 24, 1909] 



SCIENCE 



907 



The courses in music and art show heavy 

 gains, as does the registration under ' ' other 

 courses" (belles lettres, school of library, 

 economy, etc.). The fall enrollment ex- 

 hibits an increase of 54 students. 



E. J. Mathews, secretary to the presi- 

 dent, has submitted the following report 

 for the University of Texas: 



The total attendance is larger this session than 

 ever before in the face of advanced entrance re- 

 quirements in every department. The attendance 

 on the law department is lower than heretofore 

 on account of the going into effect this session 

 of the requirement of five college courses. It is 

 very probable that by another year the registra- 

 tion figures will be as large as ever. The attend- 

 ance on the department of engineering is less than 

 formerly, probably due to the fact that the only 

 other school of engineering in the state has low- 

 ered its admission requirements. 



The 47 students mentioned under ' ' other 

 courses" at Tulane University are taking 

 work in domestic science. 



Howard "Winston, registrar, reports as 

 follows for the University of Virginia: 



The enrollment this fall slightly exceeds that 

 of 1908. The increase has been in the college 

 and engineering departments, notwithstanding the 

 fact that two more units are required for en- 

 trance. Three years' residence are now required 

 for graduation from the law school, instead of the 

 two previously demanded, while a year of college 

 work is now required for admission to the medical 

 school, these changes causing a falling oflT in at- 

 tendance on both faculties. 



Western Reserve University shows a gain 

 of 67 stiidents over last year, an increase 

 in undergraduate women, in the graduate 

 school, the library school (other courses) 

 and in dentistry more than offsetting slight 

 losses in the undergraduate men, law, medi- 

 cine and pharmacy. Leaving the gi-aduate 

 and library schools out of consideration, 

 there is a gain of 35 new students over 1908. 



The University of Wisconsin shows an 

 increase in the fall total of 258 and in the 

 summer session of 106. The students of 

 commerce are for the first time listed sepa- 



rately, as are the students of home eco- 

 nomics included under "other courses." 

 There is a gain of 99 students of agriculture 

 and of 85 undergraduate women. Medicine 

 has experienced a gain of 18 and the grad- 

 uate school one of 43 students. Mr. W. D. 

 Iliestand, registrar, submitted the follow- 

 ing comment: 



Our total number of graduate students is 259. 

 The 54 apportioned to professional schools in- 

 cludes graduate students taking work in engineer- 

 ing and agriculture. The number indicated as 

 double registration are students taking work in 

 two colleges; it is, therefore, impossible to elim- 

 inate this number and still do justice to the col- 

 leges concerned. The students represented in the 

 school of music (108) are catalogued on a some- 

 what different basis from those of last year (216). 

 In the reorganization of the school, the academic 

 department has been discontinued and all candi- 

 dates are now required to offer full college en- 

 trance requirements for admission, irrespective of 

 their musical abilities. The figures will show a 

 falling off in the college of engineering as com- 

 pared with last year and also a slight decrease 

 in the school of law. 



Yale University exhibits a loss of 184 

 students in its fall enrollment, a consider- 

 able number of whom are law students. 

 The academic department and medicine 

 and music show smaller losses. The chief 

 gains are in the graduate school and in 

 forestry. To the scientific school registra- 

 tion should be added 170 graduate students 

 included in the graduate school figures. 

 Rudolf Tombo, Jr. 

 Columbia University 



THE PHYSICAL LABORATORY OF THE NA- 

 TIONAL ELECTRIC LAMP ASSOCIATION 

 A RESE.usCH laboratory is now usually con- 

 sidered as a necessary adjunct to a large pro- 

 gressive, manufacturing organization. There 

 are to-day many such research laboratories in 

 operation in this country, employing men of 

 scientific training and offering every facility 

 for scientific investigation. The majority of 

 these laboratories are engaged in chemical 

 research, although in quite recent years the 



