New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-30
JOHNS HOPKINS.
NOTABLE INCREASE N TIE NUMBER OF GRAD
UATE STUDENTS.

U,TE STUDENTS.
Baltimore, Nd MAY 90 tspeciai).-The annual reg
scr Of the Johns Hopkins University Just issued con
| tains some Interesting statistics showing the growth
If the Institution. The total number Of students en-
rolled during the present academic year was So, an
increase Of 40 last year. and l43 over 1,oO.
The largest Increase In the graduate department
which In 1880 numbered 900 In lsgl go, and this
year 337. OF the latter number 80 In the hos
pita course There go following undergrad
uae courses Of whom 40 matrcuates, or candi-
dates for maculation. and 20 students pursu'ns
special courses without reference b a degree Thirty
one States are represented In the list Of students, aud
there are fourteen from Canada, and one each nom
Germany, Holland, Italy. japan and Egypt The
faculty Of the university NUMBERS sixtyfJur profess
sOrs associates and Instructors.
The charity organization societies are constantly
seeking the services Of those who have studied soca'
science at the Hopkins. GraldO II. Thine has been
offered the secretaryshp OF the state Charities and
Aid Society OF New-York. Just vacated by John IL.
Finley, former Hopkins student, who Is TO become
president Of Knox College Illinois
The American Economic Association, of which Dr.
Richard T. Ely secretary, will hold its fifth animal
meeting In August AT Chautauqua. number u hop
hins men Will rJsld papers, among them froirN'or
Edward A. Ross. who will read paper on " \ New
Canon Of Taxation Professor j. b. Clark on " Inc
Ultimate Standard Of Value Professor John r. COM
shaw
The graduate students of the economic department
gave farewell banquet to Professor Ely In rF"Sh
lion of his departure g. the University Of Wisconsin
An elaborate programme Of festivities has been ar
ranged for graduation week BY the senior class com
mittec. Wednesday, June :, there VIII he thea'rr
party At the Academy Of Music: Thursday, an cAcur
sion down the bay 70 Annapolis Friday, the com
mcnc,mcnt hop In tho gymnasium, saturday, cn'
day exercises at Clifton. the cOuntryscat OF The I'M
vcr@ity: Monday. June IL. final banquet tn IhF,
june -, graduation day eXcrci-cs and cnf,rIns OF
degrees .
The baseball team. which Las been The best 'haf
has represented tn, Hopkins for several years as
banded last week. University athletics, unlll ihe
victory AT lacrosse last year, struggled against HliN
diculti :. Thcy wcrs not encouraged by thc Fac
u.ty nor supported by The alumni This year, now
ever things have been di"flrnt, and while The lcr ~
did not do - well, the baseball club dld hN'h
better. ont of twelve games played. only two were
lost. OF the lively, mcmbcr> of tn, club. Davs Is
he only who win graduate this year. ana all me
other. will likely be ut the university next year Nc.
CUlioch. the best catcher the Hopkins ever had, ana
Lands. who played with Dickinson eavcral Years;
both graduate students the former In history ana
the latter In mathematics. The other members OF the
team are undergraduates. OF The sevel games DAVIS
pitched. he >iX and Good won III" thr'c r1iEoS
IN which he pitched. The individml records Of the
PLAYERS exceptionally good.