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stationary, and the falling off has taken 

 place in the graduate schools. The 47 stu- 

 dents under 'other courses' are enrolled in 

 medical courses for physicians, and here 

 also there is a decrease over the previous 

 year. Of the 688 students at Johns Hop- 

 kins, 658 are men and 30 are women. 



The total registration at Leland Stan- 

 ford University shows a decided increase, 

 which is found primarily in the academic 

 department. The graduate schools show 

 a loss of 21. The figure given for the law 

 school last year was^ 187, but as a matter 

 of fact the law registration this year is 

 larger than it w^as in 1904. Last year the 

 total number of law majors was given, 

 whereas this year only those students are 

 included who are actually taking law work. 

 The number of law majors this year is 270. 

 The total enrolment at Leland Stanford 

 University is 1,606, of which 1,105 are men 

 and 501 are women. 



Statistics of the registration at the Uni- 

 versity of Michigan as of October 24, pub- 

 lished in the November issue of the Mich- 

 igan Alumnus, show that there has been 

 an absolute gain of 409 students over the 

 number matriculated at the corresponding 

 date last year. This gain of 13 per cent, 

 is indeed a remarkable one, and the increase 

 at this university has been larger than at 

 any of the other institutions in the list. 

 By far the greatest increase occurred in the 

 literary and engineering departments, and 

 the medical school is the only one that 

 shows a decrease, which may be ascribed to 

 increased requirements, as well as to the 

 fact that the number of students taking the 

 six-year combined literary-medical course 

 is increasing each year. The 82 students 

 under 'other courses' are enrolled in the 

 homeopathic medical school. The so-called 

 deferred degree or combined course plan, 

 which was instituted at Columbia Univer- 

 sity, is gaining in favor every day, and it 



seems to solve better than any other the 

 problem of shortening the combined college 

 and professional course, giving, as it does, 

 academic recognition to the collegiate side 

 of the combined course and at the same 

 time maintaining the traditional college 

 course for those students who do not intend 

 to enter a professional school. The enrol- 

 ment in the Michigan summer session shows 

 a slight gain over that of the preceding 

 year. Of the 4,621 students, 3,794 are men 

 and 827 are women. 



The University of Minnesota shows a 

 gain over last year. The number of men 

 in the college has remained stationary, 

 whereas the number of women has been 

 increased by 68. The scientific schools 

 show a slight increase, but the professional 

 schools of law and medicine both show a 

 decided falling off in attendance. The 

 graduate schools have lost a few students, 

 while agriculture, dentistry and pharmacy 

 show gains, which are especially noticeable 

 in the former two schools. The summer 

 session has remained stationary. The 14 

 students under 'other courses' are enrolled 

 in the homeopathic medical college. The 

 total enrolment is 3,940, of which 2,682 are 

 men and 1,258 are women. 



The attendance at the University of Mis- 

 souri has increased, the total gain in the 

 fall registration, that is, exclusive of the 

 summer session, amounting to 89. In the 

 academic department there has been an in- 

 crease in both men and women. The scien- 

 tific schools have also gained, but the pro- 

 fessional faculties of law and medicine 

 show a falling off. The graduate schools 

 and the school of pedagogy show an in- 

 crease. The first item of double registra- 

 tion is unusually large, inasmuch as many 

 students are taking the six-year combined 

 academic and professional courses, and are 

 therefore registered in two schools. While 

 the figures show an increase in most of the 



