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ture, inclusive of the home economic divi- 

 sion, shows a steady growth. The appar- 

 ent increase in the graduate school is 

 explained by regulations concerning regis- 

 tration rather than by an influx of ad- 

 vanced students. However, impetus has 

 been given to this department by the ap- 

 pointment of Professor Guy S. Ford, for- 

 merly of the University of Illinois, as dean. 

 The law school is feeling the full effect of 

 the requirement of two years of academic 

 work for admission to regular courses, also 

 the effect of discontinuing night classes. 

 Many of the subjects heretofore offered by 

 the law school in evening courses have been 

 transferred to the extension department. 

 Heretofore little emphasis has been given 

 to music. This year marks the beginning 

 of a regular four years' course in arts and 

 music leading to the degree of bachelor of 

 arts in music, consequently these students 

 are listed separately this year for the first 

 time. The requirements for admission are 

 the same as for the college of science, liter- 

 ature and the arts. The college of engin- 

 eering has secured P. E. Mann, of the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois, to take charge of the 

 department of architecture, and the courses 

 in architecture and architectural engineer- 

 ing have now been permanently estab- 

 lished. The requirements for admission 

 are the same as the engineering courses and 

 the B.S. and appropriate professional de- 

 grees are granted at the close of four and 

 five years, respectively. The reorganiza- 

 tion of the extension division and the ad- 

 vent of Professor R. R. Price, formerly of 

 Kansas University, as director of this de- 

 partment, explain the increased enrollment 

 in this division. 



The decrease in enrollment in the school 

 of law at the University of Missouri is due 

 to the fact that during this session all of 

 the three classes in that school are based 

 upon an admission requirement of two 



years of college work, while the third-year 

 class of last year was admitted under the 

 former requirement of four years of high 

 school work. There is a decrease in the 

 school of engineering due to a similar 

 reason, but as there has been an increase in 

 the school of mines, the total enrollment in 

 technical schools shows a slight increase. 

 It has been anticipated that a similar de- 

 crease would be manifested in the school of 

 journalism. Notwithstanding the fact, 

 however, that there is during the present 

 session only one of the classes which en- 

 tered under the former requirements as 

 compared with two such classes during the 

 session of 1912-13, the total enrollment in 

 the school shows an increase. 



At the University of Nebraska, there is 

 but little change in registration this year 

 as against 1912, the most apparent increase 

 being in the school of agriculture, at the 

 expense of the professional schools. 



Every school in New York University 

 with the exception of the veterinary col- 

 lege shows a marked increase. The in- 

 crease in the college of arts and pure sci- 

 ence is due largely to the transfer of the 

 medical preparatory class from the collegi- 

 ate division to the freshman class of the 

 college. 



Of the 296 students enrolled in other 

 courses at Northwestern University, 172 are 

 registered in the school of oratory and 124 

 are taking courses for nurses. There have 

 been noteworthy increases in attendance in 

 several of the schools of the university, es- 

 pecially in the college of engineering, the 

 dental school, and the school of commerce. 

 There is an increase in the college of liberal 

 arts in spite of the increased tuition fees. 

 The same increase in fees was put into ef- 

 fect in the college of engineering, but, 

 nevertheless, the enrollment is the most en- 

 couraging in the history of the college, it 

 being due to a consistent and dignified sys- 



