THE SUMMER SESSION OF 1913
Where numbers are a criterion, the Summer Session of 1913 will certainly be counted successful. The attendance, as compared with 1912, increased more than fifty per cent. This ratio of increase is found both in the number of Dartmouth undergraduates and also in the number of teachers enrolled. The relative proportion of men and women remains nearly equal.
A group of Dartmouth alumni who are engaged in educational work form the nucleus of the graduate student body. This is not a large group, and it will not grow as rapidly as the rest of the: school unless the College is able to add a more varied list of advanced courses than has been available this year. The Director and the .Committee on Graduate Instruction are already engaged on this problem, and it may now be stated with confidence that next summer provision will be made for several new courses of strictly graduate grade.
The geographical distribution of students covers a slightly smaller area than heretofore. The increased attendance comes first of all from New York. The number of teachers and students from New York City, including Brooklyn, is. more than double that of any previous year and constitutes about one-third of the total enrollment. Washington and Pittsburgh are two other cities where an appreciation of Dartmouth is spreading rapidly.
The courses most largely elected are in the departments of Education, English, and Sociology. The new courses in Physical Education under Miss Porter Beegle, of Barnard College, have proved to be a valuable addition. The* students in these courses joined with the class in School Festivals in giving on August 12th an original children's Midsummer Festival, "Sylvia Decides". The preparations for this Festival brought village and College into close cooperation, and the presentation in College Park was one of the most enjoyable events of the summer.
Students in the English Drama courses provided an entertainment which reflected the highest credit on the literary judgment and the dramatic talent On July 25th, "The Little Theatre" presented three one-act plays by Alfred Sutro, J. M. Synge, and Stanley Houghton. In adequacy of setting and in sincerity and effectiveness of interpretation, the rendering of "The Shadow of the Glen" set a new mark in Dartmouth dramatics.
Other pleasant incidents of the summer included the return of the Coburn Players for three appearances in classic drama. A series of four concerts was given in Webster Hall, by artists of high talent. Addresses and illustrated lectures were scattered through the weeks; "hums" and informal musical programs were scheduled for Friday evenings; and the Saturdays were given over to excursions, long tramps, and camp-fire suppers. The popularity of these outings in the woods and on the mountains indicates that the Summer Outing Bureau is in a large measure accomplishing for the summer colony what the Outing Club has done for'the students during the winter months.
In the midst of these varied incidental aspects of the Summer Session, the class work has moved along smoothly and rapidly. The uniform satisfaction with the instruction provided by the Summer Session staff, makes it appear that the rapid growth of the school in future summers will be limited only by the adequacy of the living accommodations of the village.
STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF ATTENDANCE
Men Women Total Graduate Students 20 26 46 Dartmouth Undergraduates: Class of 1916, 15 Class of 1915, 46 Class of 1914, 30 Class of 1913, 7 Total 98 98 Other students 23 127 150 Total 141 153 294 Per cent 48% 52% 100% Total enrollment, previous year 191 Increase 54%
OCCUPATIONS
Teachers in Colleges and Universities 8 Teachers in Normal Schools Superintendents,' Supervisors, and Principals of Schools 11 Teachers in Secondary Schools 30 Teachers in Elementary Schools 98 Dartmouth Students 98 Students in Other Institutions 32 Other Occupations 8
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
New York 114 Massachusetts 60 New Hampshire , 38 District of Columbia 16 Vermont 11 Connecticut . 10 Maine 9 Pennsylvania 9 Rhode Island 8 New Jersey 7 Illinois 3 Indiana 2 Michigan 2 Minnesota 2 Iowa 1 Ohio 1 Washington 1 294
W. V. Bingham, Director of the Summer Session
