Excerpt from University of Chicago Magazine, Vol. 6: November, 1913 July, 1914 The attendance of the University, in both the Summer and Autumn Quarters, shows a considerable increase over last year. The gain in the Summer Quarter, 237, or a little over 6 percent (3,768 in 1913 compared to 3,581 in 1912), is almost what one would have expected. But the gain in the Autumn Quarter is striking. The attendance of the University, in both the Summer and Autumn Quarters, shows a considerable increase over last year. The gain in the Summer Quarter, 237, or a little over 6 per cent (3,678 in 1913, compared to 3,581 in 1912), is almost what one would have expected. But the gain in the Autumn Quarter is striking. The figures are, men 1,674, women 1,227, a total of 2,901, compared with 2,598 on the same day last year. This is an increase of 303, or more than 10 percent. Of this increase 40 are in the Medical School (not including Rush), 33 in the Law School, 26 in the College of Education, and the remainder in the Colleges (Senior, Junior, and Unclassified). The Graduate Schools remain the same (483). The increase in the Colleges is 157 in the Senior and 78 in the Junior. Students entering as Freshmen numbered last year 454, this year 560, or an increase of 19 percent. In view of the stricter requirements for entrance this year, this showing is surprising. In the Summer Quarter, by the way, the number of men and of women in attendance was almost exactly equal - 1,762 men, 1,769 women; while this fall the men outnumber the women by 447, the figures being, men 1,674, women 1,227. In the Colleges the showing is, men 1,060, women 793. Attendance is not the measure of the value of a university; but surely this growth is an indication of good health. This steady increase in the size of the University, however, brings up the old question - Are we prepared to handle students in such numbers? Or rather, Is it to the advantage of the institution to do so? Take, for a particular instance, the premedical work. This fan the whole Program of courses, as printed, had to be revised; some of the laboratory work is given at seven in the morning; the instructors and assistants are constantly overworked. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.