ANNUAL CATALOGUE APPEARS

The annual Catalogue of the College,which was published late in December, contains some interesting facts regarding thepresent size of the College and the scope ofthe courses. Among the officers of administration 21 names appear and in the faculty199. The latter are divided into 78 holdingthe rank of professor, 66 assistant professors, and 55 instructors. These men give instruction in 32 departments.

The following tabulation will assist in understanding the scope of each department. The year courses referred to are those in which a field or study is developed and completed in a year. Semester courses are those in which a field or study is developed and completed in a semester. The Department of Citizenship and Evolution is treated as a unit and the instruction in these two courses is provided in part by other departments. The list of departments with courses, number of faculty members, and students enrolled follows:

Year Semester Faculty Students Department Courses Courses Members Enrolled Greek 2 9 4 136 Latin 7 5 6 358 English 13 12 25 1509 P. Speaking ..... 3 2 5 197 French 11 1 981 Spanish 6 f 20 334 Italian 2 J 17 German 10 4 5 124 Russian 4 1 2 Comp Lit 1 5 1 183 Mathematics .... 6 13 12 719 Physics 9 9 7 281 Chemistry 11 1 8 573 Astronomy 3 1 1 50 Graphics 2 4 2 89 Biology Zoology 18 7 503 Botany Physiology 3 1 9 Geolo'y & Geog'y 5 7 2 23 History 4 11 9 773 Economics 1 16 12 783 Pol. Science 2 11 6 400 Sociology 1 12 7 596 Far E. Civilizations 4 1 11 Biography 4 1 64 Biblical Literature 6 *1 none Philosophy 14 3 164 Psychology 2 7 4 257 Education 3 8 3 177 Archaeology ..... 6 1 16 Modern Art 1 10 2 62 Music 5 2 3 108 Citizenship 1 ) 2 346 Evolution 1 3 5 360 Physical Educat'n 1 1 675

Total Enrollment 2138

The catalogue lists 2138 students in the College as compared with 2060 in last year's catalogue. These men are divided as follows :

Seniors 419 Juniors 421 Sophomores 535 Freshmen 673 Unclassified 1 Graduate Students 13 Medical School 38 Thayer School 12 Tuck School 95

The distribution by states shows Massachusetts in the lead followed by New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Ohio, and Vermont, all these states having more than fifty representatives each. There are 21 foreign students, divided as follows:

Canada 9 China 5 Czecho-Slovakia 2 Korea 2 Central America 1 Poland 1 Turkey 1

Several New Courses Offered

Among the new courses offered this year is one on Reflective Thinking, open to freshmen as well as upperclassmen, in the second semester, offered by the Department of Philosophy. This course will be given by Professor Chidsey.

Another course offered during the first semester for the first time is that in accounting given by Mr. Robert W. Elsasser of the Department of Economics.

Professor Grier will give a course in Paleontology during the second semester under the Department of Geology and Geography. The Department of Biography under Professor Vernon has already been referred to in this Magazine.

*On leave of absence