TREMENDOUS GAIN IN ENROLLMENT OF HISTORY 1 COURSE

A tremendous increase this year in the number of students taking History 1, the introductory course in European History given by Roger B. Merriman, Gurney Professor of History, was revealed yesterday at University Hall.

197 more scholars enrolled in the course this year than in 1932, with the number of students being 631 last year as compared with 828 this year. The reason for this great increase is that a unique method of limiting the course was used last year, but was discontinued this fall. In 1932, men intending to elect this course were obliged to file a card of application giving information regarding general fitness for the course when registering. Although no men were refused admission, it was confirmed at University Hall in 1932 that this system frightened off a large number of men who would otherwise have taken the course. However, the 1933 figure shot above the enrollment number of two years ago by 72. Two new men have been added to the staff of instructors to meet the situation.

The enrollment in Government 1, which is usually taken by Freshmen as an alternative to History 1, declined this year from 594 to 536. This course, benefitting by the step taken in History 1 last year, jumped 142 in 1932.

Another surprising change was recorded in English A. 165 less students are taking the course this year, not due to an easier College Board Examination which would allow exemption to a larger number, but because of bet- ter preparation in high schools and preparatory schools on the correct subjects. The 1932 examination, though not wittingly made more difficult, was found harder by examinees than most examinations prior to that time.

There has been a large shift this year from English 28 to English 79. English 79 gained 125 students while English 28 lost 48.

Below is a tabulated list showing the comparative enrollment of introductory courses which are most popular throughout the college.

  1932-33  1933-34  ChangeGreek G  28  42  Plus 14Greek A  19  16  minus 3Greek B  33  24  minus 9Latin A  68  68  0Latin B  140  121  minus 19English A1  745  580  minus 165English A2  78  91  plus 13English 28  230  132  minus 48English 79  125  250  plus 125German A  199  465  minus 34German B  24  24  0German 5  26  20  minus 6French A  57  57  0French B  11  5  minus 6French 1  175  132  minus 43French 2  534  548  plus 14French 3  41  42  plus 1French 6  157  196  plus 39Italian 1  27  31  plus 4Spanish 1  97  81  minus 16Fine Arts 1a  60  61  plus 1Music 1b  30  37  plus 7Mathematics A  507  414  minus 93Physics B  124  127  plus 3Physics C  206  199  minus 7Physics D  129  119  minus 10Chemistry A  235  217  minus 18Chemistry B  150  157  plus 7Chemistry 3a  169  44  minus 25Chemistry 2a  169  206  plus 37Biology A  206  220  plus 14Zoology 1  225  212  minus 13Geology 1  269  273  plus 4History 1  631  828  plus 197Government 1  694  536  minus 58Military Science 1  100  72  minus 28Naval Science 1  102  105  plus 3Astronomy 1  32  36  plus 4Economics A  399  435  plus 36Philosophy A  274  235  minus 89Philosophy 1a  170  164  minus 6Sociology 2  32  30  minus