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which was organized last spring and requires 

 two years of college work for admission, has 

 an enrollment of 12. The decrease in the en- 

 rollment of the scientific schools is due to an 

 increase in the admission requirements, since 

 1911, to two years of college work. Forestry 

 is given in the College of Agriculture. 



Of the 282 students in other courses at 

 Northwestern University 110 are enrolled in 

 courses for nurses, and 172 in the School of 

 Oratory. The summer-session in arts was 

 reorganized and the increase the last year was 

 30 per cent. The Law School is enjoying the 

 largest registration in its history despite the 

 fact that this year the entrance requirements 

 were increased to one year of college work for 

 those twenty years of age and under. The 

 School of Pharmacy has raised its require- 

 ments from one year of high school to high 

 school graduation and this increase has cut 

 down the registration from more than 200 in 

 former years to 74 this year. After three years 

 of steady decrease, due to the increase in re- 

 quirements, the medical school registration 

 shows an increase. The freshman class this 

 year was 83 per cent, larger than that of last 

 year. 



Of the 463 men registered in the college 

 of New York University 298 are in the Col- 

 lege of Arts and 165 in Washington Square 

 College. The course in journalism is included 

 in the School of Commerce. Under other 

 courses is listed the woman's law class with 

 an enrollment of 50. 



This year for the first time the registration 

 statistics of Ohio State University include 

 the enrollment in dentistry and medicine. The 

 latter includes homeopathic medicine. Home 

 economics mentioned under other courses has 

 a registration of 234 and optometries has a 

 registration of 9. 



The University of Pennsyrania, which now 

 enters on its 175th year, shows in the Dental 

 School an enrollment of 663 students, the 

 largest in the history of the school. The School 

 of Education has begun a separate existence 

 with an enrollment of 89, and the Law School 

 shows a decrease of 25. This is the last year 

 for admission to this school without the B.A. 



degree or its equivalent. The Medical School, 

 which in former years has suffered losses due 

 to the gradual annual increase in the admis- 

 sion requirements, for the first time in seven 

 years shows an increase. There is a slight in- 

 crease in the department of mechanical and 

 electrical engineering, now separate schools of 

 engineering. The extension courses given at 

 Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Harrisburg and Read- 

 ing have a total registration of 564. The 

 Wharton School of Finance enrolls its largest 

 freshman class this year, but, on the other 

 hand, the School of Veterinary Medicine 

 shows a loss because of an increase in the ad- 

 mission requirements to two years of high 

 school work. In the medical and dental de- 

 partments women have been admitted this year 

 for the first time, three and two respectively 

 being registered. The 743 students in other 

 courses are divided between the college courses 

 for teachers with an enrollment of 727, and 

 courses in hygiene with 16. 



The large increase in the University of 

 Pittsburgh is due in part to the improved 

 methods of publicity employed by the univer- 

 sity, but mostly to the increase in public in- 

 terest caused by the general campaign for 

 funds last winter. Of the 304 students in 

 engineering, 226 are registered in the School 

 of Engineering, and 78 in the School of Mines. 



Of the 198 students enrolled in other courses 

 at Syracuse University 50 are regular stu- 

 dents in architecture, and 63 in lieTles lettres, 

 20 in photography, and 65 in the School of 

 Oratory. The latter was established last year 

 with a four-year course. The decrease in the 

 College of Law was due to the increase in en- 

 trance requirements, which ask now one year 

 of regular college work. Twenty students 

 listed under extension courses took work in the 

 short winter course in agriculture. Li connec- 

 tion with New York State College of Forestry 

 of Syracuse University, a forest ranger school 

 is maintained. 



The 44 students under other courses at the 

 University of Texas are students in the School 

 for Nurses. 



At Tulane University of Louisiana there 

 may be some duplications between the summer- 



