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stantial increase over last year's figures, 

 the entering class being the largest in the 

 history of each institution. The non-pro- 

 fessional graduate schools of political sci- 

 ence, philosophy and pure science, taken as 

 a whole, continue to share in the general 

 growth of the university, although the 

 faculty of philosophy has experienced a 

 slight loss, no doubt owing to' the establish- 

 ment this fall of free courses for teachers 

 by the College of the City of New York. 

 The total enrollment of graduate students, 

 including those with their major subject in 

 education— primarily registered at Teach- 

 ers College— is 958, as against 938 in 1907 

 and 513 in 1902. The professional schools, 

 without exception, have made encouraging 

 gains in attendance, the schools of mines, 

 engineering and chemistry having recorded 

 the largest increase in actual number of 

 students, namely, one of 92, whereas the 

 largest percentage gain has been registered 

 by the school of law, namely, one of almost 

 30 per cent.; the entering class in the 

 medical school shows a growth of no less 

 than 40 per cent., while pharmacy has 

 gained 55 students. Including students 

 from the college registered in the pro- 

 fessional schools, the total enrollment of 

 these schools is as follows : Law, 346 ; medi- 

 cine, 318, and mines, engineering and 

 chemistry, 699. The almost phenomenal 

 development of Teachers College continues 

 without interruption, there being 950 stu- 

 dents enrolled this year, as against 563 in 

 1902. The two residence halls for men are 

 practically filled this year, and the erec- 

 tion of a third dormitory for men has 

 become a need sooner than even the most 

 optimistic anticipated. The summer ses- 

 sion was even larger than that of the pre- 

 ceding year, the total attendance being 

 1,532, as against 643 in 1902, 34 of the 

 students being registered at the medical 

 school in 1908. The 655 officers are ex- 



clusive of 87 instructors in the Horace 

 Mann and Speyer Schools, as well as of 

 the summer session staff. In 1906 there 

 were 571 officers. The extension work con- 

 tinues to make satisfactory progress, the 

 evening technical courses established the 

 winter before last attracting many students. 



The domestic economy building in 

 process of erection at Teachers College 

 should be ready for occupancy before the 

 close of the year, whereas work has been 

 temporarily discontinued on Kent Hall, 

 the new building for the schools of law and 

 political science. 



The incumbent of the Kaiser "Wilhelm 

 professorship this year is Professor Al- 

 brecht Penck, of the University of Berlin, 

 whose subject is physiography, Professor 

 Felix Adler, of the Columbia department 

 of philosophy, being the third incumbent 

 of the Theodore Roosevelt professorship at 

 the University of Berlin. President Ben- 

 jamin Ide Wheeler, of the University of 

 California, has been selected by the trustees 

 as the Theodore Roosevelt professor for 

 1909-10. 



The sum total of the gifts received in 

 money during the year is $329,385.39, while 

 the grand total of such gifts received in the 

 last seven years is $10,286,296.58. The 

 total outstanding debt of the university 

 is $3,489,156.45; the income for 1907-8 

 amounted to $1,960,258.40, and the annual 

 budget for 1908-9 provides for the ex- 

 penditure of almost two million dollars. 



An amendment to the statutes was 

 adopted by the trustees on February 3, 

 1908, which provides that "each professor 

 and adjunct professor shall be entitled, 

 once in every seven years, to a leave of 

 absence of one year on half pay, or to a 

 leave of absence of one half year on full 

 pay, such period of absence to count as 

 service to the university." This provision 

 renders it possible for those officers who 



