The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-05-12
HAS 3,571 STUDENTS
New Catalogue Shows Largest Attend
ance in History of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.


ance in History of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
The catalogue of the University of
Wisconsin now in press shows that the
attendance this year is the largest in
the history of the institution. The to-
tai number of students enrolled in all
departments is 3,571, an increase of 229
over that of last year. In the past five
years the attendance has increased 81
per cent, and in the decade from 1896
to 1906 the attendance has more than
doub ed, for in 1896 there were LIP
students. and in 1906, 3,571, an increase
of !, $50, or 108 per cent.
MANY STUDENTS IN LETTERS. AID SCI
The statistics in the new catalogue
show that A per cent of the students
are enrolled in the college of letters and
science. The total attendance in that
college this year is 1,579, an increase of
1913 over that of the last year, or about
Z per cent. Of this number 222 are in
the commerce course; II in the course
for normal graduates, and 81 in phar-
macy. There is an increase of IL per
cent in the attendance of graduates of
normal schools who are completing their
courses in the university. The number
of graduate students in the college of
letters and science has increased from
113 to 144. The total number of grad
uate students in all departments this
year is 158, as against 148 last year.
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE GROWS.
The statistics of attendance show
that the college of agriculture has had
the largest growth of any department
in the university. The total enrolment
of agriculture students this year is 623;
an increase of 1O2, or 1913 per cent
The most -"
increased 80 last year to 1876, a growth
of 70 per cent. The dairy course has
1853 students this year against 1875 last
year, an increase of 2O.7 per cent. The
short course in agriculture had an en-
rollment of 322 this year, the largest in
the history of the course. There have
been z graduate students in the college
of agriculture during the present year,
making the total ATTENDANCE in all
courses in agriculture and dairying 628.
INCREASE IN SUMMER ATTENDANCE.
The number of students attending the
university during the summer session,
which includes undergraduates, grad
yates, teachers, and engineers, was 528,
an increase of 125, or 81 per cent.
There were 295 undergraduates and tea
cheers, an increase of 30.5 per cent.
The number of graduate students grew
from IA to 125, an increase of $50 per
cent. This is particularly significant,
since it shows that many of the grad
yates of the university who are engaged
in teaching return to their alma mater
during the summer to take advanced
work and secure additional training for
their chosen profession. The school of
apprentices and artisans had an enroll
ment during the past year of 81, and
the summer dairy course of 16.
MANY NEW STUDENTS.
The whole number of freshmen this
year is 813, the largest class that ever
entered the university. It is interest
ing to note that the freshman class this
year contains more students than were
in attendance in the entire university
in 1890. The sophomore class has 667
members, and the junior class SCI. The
graduating class this year numbers 457,
the largest that has ever gone forth
from the university in single year.
Of the senior class 273 are in the college
of letters and science, 113 in the college
of engineering, IL in the college of agri-
culture, 46 in law, Is in music, % in
commerce, 2 in pharmacy, and 80 in the.
course for normal graduates. Y.
Causes Of Influenza.