The Yale Catalogue for 1885-86.

The catalogue of Yale College shows little change from that of last year; there are some few changes in the faculty, and a decrease in the number of students, but the course of instruction remains substantially as it was before. In the several libraries there are now 173,000 volumes as compared with 167,000 last year. Below is given a summary of students for 1884-85 and for 1885-86.

SUMMARY OF STUDENTS.1884 - 5 1885 - 6

Department of Theology, 107 110

Department of Medicine, 27 28

Department of Law, 68 62

Department of Philosophy and Arts:

Graduate Instruction, 37 42

Undergraduate Department, 580 563

Sheffield Scientific School, 249 251

School of the Fine Arts, 40 48

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1108 1104

Deduct for names inserted twice, 22 28

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Total, 1086 1076

ANALYSIS OF DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND ARTS.1884 - 5 1885 - 6

Graduates, 37 42

Academical Department.

Seniors, 125 142

Juniors, 149 157

Sophomores, 165 130

Freshmen, 141 134

Scientific School.

Graduates, 20 23

Seniors, 68 63

Juniors, 70 65

Freshmen, 81 92

Special, 10 8

School of Fine Arts, 40 48