The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-28
ANNUAL REPORT
 OF THE PRESIDENT
Abercrombie Advocates Educa-
 ton Department Expansion
MORE TEACHERS DEMANDED
Establishment of County High Schools Will Call for More Teachers Who Are Well Trained-Esti-
 mate of Finances.

1 Tuscaloosa, May 27.-(specal)-Presi- ! dent John W. Abercrombie submitted his annual report of the university to the 1 board of trustees today.
 The report is very exhaustive and ! stresses very strongly the importance of | department expansion. He points out l that the establishment of county high schools in the state will create a demand for more and better teachers and that the state should prepare to supply this demand.
 l He reports as follows on enrolment:
 Enrolment.
 The enrolment for the year is s9S By 1 departments, classes and schools it IS as follows:
 Academic Department-Graduate stu- dents, 4 seniors, 40; juniors, 52; sopho- mores, ss; freshmen, l6; special students, 15 Total 270 Engineering Department-Fourth year students. 0; third year students '; ses- ond year students, 14; first year students, 25: special students. g. Total. 49.
 Law Department-seniors. 3S; juniors, g; special students, ]. Total, 67. Medical Department-Graduate stu dents. l; class of 1908, 29; class of 19o9, : Se class of 1910, 51: class of 1911, 50. Total, i 170.
 Pharmaceutical Department-Class of 1908. [ class of 190s, r. Total, 24. Total in departments, 5So; names count ed twice. '; net total in departments, 5s3. Summer School-Men, ST; women. 25S. Total, 325.
 Grand total, S9S.
 The students enrolled during the regular session are accounted for as follows:
 Academic Depa en- rolled, 27O; resigned voluntarily, 20; re- signed on request, IA; absent on leave, 5 absent under suspension, 0.
 Engineering Department-Numbe enrolled. 49; resigned voluntarily, 3; re- signed on request, 1; absent on leave, 3.
 Law epartment-Number enrolled, ST; resigned voluntarily, 4 absent on leave, 4.
 Medical Department-Number en- rilled. ITO; resigned voluntarily. o.
 Pharmaceutical Department-Numbe enrolled, 24 resigned voluntarily. Q.
 The total enrolment is the largest in the history of the institution, and, excepting the summer sch ool the same is true in each of the departments and sch ools. While the registration In the last session of the summer sch ool was 25 below that of the first session, it
 
 and contained the names of a larger number of teachers and boarding stu dents than that of any previous ses- sion.
 Not counting the summer schokl stu dents and emitting the medical and pharma aceutical departments, the nj kl- Der In attendance by fiscal terms is follows: First term, 371; second term. 364' third term, 332 Average, 355. If the departments at Mobile be included, the average for the year Is 539. 1n- cuding the summer school and the medical and pharmaceutical depart ments at Mobile, 10 states. 65 Alabama counties and one foreign country are represented.
 The number of young women en- rolled Is 43 four more than last year All of tn ese young women are in the academic department except two, one of whom is taking law and the other pharmacy.
 On the subject of education depart ment expansion President AbercronNie says: