DECREASE IN UNIVERSITY ENROLMENT

The table below gives a comparison between the total University enrolment on October 7, 1905, and October 18, 1904. The total registration of the University on October 7 was 3865, as against 4004 on the corresponding day last year. This is a decrease, as compared with the corresponding date last year, of 93 in Harvard College and 14 in the Lawrence Scientific School, but an increase of 21 in the Graduate School, making the net decrease in the three departments under the Faculty of Arts and Sciences 86. In the Divinity School the number of students in the regular course is 2 more than last year; but the total number including graduate and special students, in 3 less. The Law School registration shows a decrease of 24 from last year's figures. The only increase in this year's registration statistics is offered by the Medical School, the entering class in which shows an increase of 10, the first upward step after the large decrease due to the requirement of a degree for admission. The total registration of the School at this date is 8 less than last year. The Dental School shows a loss of 8 in its entering class, the total registration of the School being 23 behind that of last year, Bussey Institution shows an increase of 5.     1905  1904 College:   Seniors,  242  264   Juniors,  414  429   Sophomores,  602  608   Freshmen,  492  548   Specials,  145  148     1896  2002 Scientific School:   Fourth year,  60  86   Third year,  71  64   Second year,  130  140   First year,  95  115   Specials,  138  119     500  524 Graduate School:   Resident,  349  346   Non-resident,  15  12     364  358 Total Arts and Sciences,  2760  2884 Divinity School:   Graduates,  10  14   Third year,  6  5   Second year,  4  5   First year,  10  12   Specials,  4  6     34  42     1905  1904 Law School:   Graduates,  1  1   Third year,  181  177   Second year,  209  288   First year,  286  272   Specials,  54  53     681  781 Medical School:   Graduates,  18  14   Fourth year,  68  78   Third year,  65  69   Second year,  59  69   First year,  76  68     281  298 Dental School:   Graduates,  1   Third year,  40  43   Second year,  22  39   First year,  19  27   82  109 Bussey Institution,  27  22 Grand total in all departments, except Radcliffe College and the Summer School,  3865  4086