1,004 NEW STUDENTS SIGN NAMES IN 'SMOOTHEST REGISTRATION IN YEARS'

Just over a thousand new students signed their way into Harvard College yesterday in what officials termed "the smoothest registration in years".

When the nine-hour marathon was completed, 952 Freshmen had worked their way through Memorial Hall along with 52 transfer students, 38 of whom will be classed as Provisional Sophomores and 14 as Provisional Juniors.

Increase of 48

This year's figures show an increase of 48 over those of the 1939 registration. 53 more Freshmen registered than did last year, but a drop came in transfer students when seven less Provisional Sophomores showed up than did a year ago. Two more Provisional Juniors entered the College than did last fall.

There are still 30 envelopes, 23 of which belong to Freshmen, held for men who failed to appear but who have given no formal indication to the University that they do not expect to enrol. It is possible, officials guessed yesterday, that a few of these may still arrive.

"The most docile class I have seen" was the way Stanley K. Leonard, head proctor, described the Class of '44. "They obeyed our instructions without a murmur."

Other officials echoed this opinion and agreed that the day was exceptionally uneventful. Not a single neophyte even tried to sneak a stray mother through the line as an aid to his labors, although one lad did bring a comely feminine acquaintance into Memorial Hall and left her waiting in the east end while he went through the ceremonies.

Yesterday was the big day of the year for the Yard janitors, who spent all their time answering questions and directing trunk maneuvers. In their opinion their new charges were "smart boys, every one of them," and "an intelligent bunch; they didn't cause a bit of trouble."

The great bulk of the registration was run off in the morning, according to the proctors in Memorial Hall, and even at the most crowded times of day the entire proceedings went off without a hitch.