SCHOLARSHIP OF THE COLLEGE

It has already been shown editorially and in the news section of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE; that the college mortality tables at the end of the first semester showed a rate of failures for fraternity men about twice as large as that for their non-fraternity brothers. It is difficult to say what is the exact relationship between fraternities and scholarship, but the facts of the situation have been compiled statistically by the Registrar. Figures are given for all classes for the last five semesters. It will be noted that the difference in scholarship between fraternity and nonfraternity men remains constant at about four points, the causes affecting a rise or fall in scholarship affecting both groups equally. The tabulation follows:

Whole Seniors Juniors Sophomores Freshmen College FIRST SEMESTER, 1909-1910 Fraternity men 76.63% 6984% 67.54% 64.02% 68.87% Non-Fraternity men 78.92 76.05 71.54 69.78 7. Class average 76.89 71.70 68.89 66.29 70.63 SECOND SEMESTER, 1909-1910 Fraternity men 75.79 71.68 68.75 63.08 69.57 Non-Fraternity men 78.79 77.19 71.37 69.04 Class average 76.95 73.29 69.85 65.48 71.03 FIRST SEMESTER, 1910-1911 Fraternity men 75.63 72.57 68.49 64.30 69.57 Non-Fraternity men 79.44 74.86 71.60 73.49 Class average 76.72 73.46 69.58 67.43 SECOND SEMESTER, 1910-1911 Fraternity men 75.22 72.88 66.82 62.54 68.58 Non-Fraternity men 80.67 75.60 70.44 68.91 Class average 76.86 73.95 68.06 65.35 70.08 FIRST SEMESTER, 1911-1912 Fraternity men 73.40 68.20 63.20 61.50 65.52 Non-Fraternity men 77.50 70.60 67.40 66.80 Class average 74.98 69.09 64.93 63.77 67.12

It may also be interesting to know what subjects are the greatest stumbling blocks for the guileless freshman. The tables below are compiled from the percentages of failures in courses taken by freshmen and are based on figures for the last thirteen semesters:

No. taking course Failed Biology 1 and 2 ( 576) 19.6% French 1 and 2 (1053) 17.1 German 3 and 4 ( 521) 17.1 Mathematics 1 and 2 (3052) 16.6 History 1 and 2 ( 832) 13.9 German 1 and 2 (1541) 13.5 French 3 and 4 ( 443) 12.2 Mathematics 3 and 4 ( 937) 11.9 German-5 and 6 (1331) 10.4 Chemistry 3 and 4 ( 536) 10.1 French 5 and 6 (2296) 9.8 Latin 1 and 2 (1835) 7.6 English 1 and 2 (4096) 4.1