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students, and the South Atlantic division 

 follows with a gain of 86 students; then 

 comes the western division with a gain of 

 41, and finally the South Central division 

 with an iaerease of 36 students. The total 

 increase in divisions outside of the North 



Atlantic this year is much larger than last 

 (381, against 189 in 1907 and 91 in 1906), 

 and there has also been an increase in the 

 gain of students from foreign countries, 

 while last year a loss was noted (92, 

 against 64 in 1907 and 87 in 1906). These 



