The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-05-29
Patronage From All Parts
of the State.
AND ALL OCCUPATIONS
Interesting Statistics About the Stud
ent Life. Cadets Made $4,000 This
Year. Loan Fund OF $1,000. The
Courses the Students are
Taking.

the fOtti llI pliiIl'hA VI 'lH't,HN2 -
\ and NJ. College dur ng the year now
closing is 494. beng d gain Of y over
last wear. eleven states are repre-
sented and in North Carolina So coun-
ties. as follows:
North Carolina. 40; Virginia, 8;
Florida. 2; Ohio, /; District of Co
Iumbia, 2; Kentucky, /; Maryland, :;
South Carolina. 3; Pennsylvania, J..
New York, ]; Illinois, /. Total, 494-
AIamance, s; Alexander, /; Ale
ghany, /; Arson. il; Ashe, /; Beau
fort, 10; Baden, 3; Buncombe, IL;
Burke. 8; CabarruS, g; Caldwell, I;
Carteret. 4; Caswell, 4; CataWba. ,;
Chatham. 8; ChOWan, ]; cleveland,
II; Columbus. 4; Craven, I; Cumber-
land, /; Currituck, E; Dare, ): DAVID
son. Z; Davie, 3; Duplin. 10; Durham,
10: Edgecombe. I; Forsyth, 10: Frank
lin /; Castor. 2; Gates, /; Granville,
8: Guilford. II; Halifax, 8; Harnett.
4; Haywood. 2; Henderson, }; Hert-
ford. 4; Hyde, /; Iredell, .; Jackson,
4; Johnston, a.; jones j; Lemon, y:
Lincoln. 3; Mcdowell, /; Macon, );
Martin. 3; Mccklenhurg, %; Montgom-
cry. 2: Moore. 5; Nash, 6; New Han
over. 10; Northampton, l; OnSloW, l;
Orange. ;; P~asquotank, B; Pender,
,; Perquimans, 3; Person, /; Pitt, D;
POIk. l. ftdlluo1pI, -, INICIiilloii', B,
Robson, 8: Rockingham, 10; oWa
6; Rutherford. 2; Sampson, 5; SEQ
land. 3; StanIy, 8; Surry, 4; Swain, j;
Pennsylvania. j; Union, 2; Vance, 3;
Wake. IS; Warren, ?; Washington, 8;
Watauga, !; Wayne. IL; Wilkes, A.
Wilson. s: Yadkin, l; Yancey, /.
The enrolment by classes is as fol-
lows:
Post Graduates, 6; Seniors, 81; Ju-
niors. 5S; ~Sophomores, 10; Freshmen,
112; Short Course, second year, IA;
Short Course, first year, 81; lrregulars,
SO; Specials. 10; Winter Course, dairy
ing. %; Winter Course, textile, 3.
Total. 1914.
The enrolment by courses Of study
is. as follows:
Agriculture and Dairying ...... l43
Mechanical Engineering n Me
chanic Arts IL
Civil Engineering ............ 81
Electrical Engineering and APP
piled Electricity ............. 80
Textile 81
Industrial Chemistry ........... Il
Mining L
1t thus e that of the 494 stu
dents in the college 143 or nearly 29
per cent. are engaged in the study OF
agriculture either as specials, 1rregu-
lars, winter course men, or full four
year Students, while PSI students, oil
a little over II per cent. are engaged
in the study of mechanical or engln-
tering subjects.
one of trial. during which the student
is enabled to decide i~ntelligently which
course of study he will finally select
it is interesting to note the enrolment
in the several courses of study of stu
dents who have completed the Fresh
man wear. That enrolment includes
~Sophomores. Juniors, and Seniors ir
the full four year courses of study. II
is as follows:
Civil Engineering ............ o.
Electrical Engineering ........... A
Apriculture 81
Mechanical Engineering ......... rs
Industrial Chemistry ............ l
1eXtllp L,
Mining L
Total ....19s
1t is a great problem in all colleges
and universities to induce students who
enter upon college careers to remain
throughout the entire course and com
plete their education. Experience
shows that not o~ne-fourth Of the col
lege students in the United States ever
become graduates. A. and M. College
is no exception. 1t loses large mum
berS annually. The present year, no
counting the winter course students il
dairying and textile, who came to sta
only ten weeks, it has lost % per cen
of the students. This is about tn,
average loss from year to year. Tha
last wear was a little less, that tive
years ago was exactly the same. i. g
20 per cent. This loss is due to pOV.
erty sickness. to freuuent Withdrawals
before graduation in order to ente1
business. to family necessity, and t,
various other causes in no wise af
fectine the college. The percentage .
losses during the year in the variou.
courses of study is as follows:
Pc, Ct
Acricult,re lnot corptine win
tan nourco rtnaentcl - .
ciyii Encineerin~ 81 -
Hecbanica1 itnoineering "a +.