The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-13
TWENTY PER CENT INCREASE is
SHOWN IN REGISTRATION
At UNIVERSITY.
PREDOMINANT
Nearly Half Of the Students Who Reg.
istered Yesterday Enter This Year
Football Material 10 Plenty and
Championship Team 10 Expected
Reception for New Students.

When the office OF the registrar of
the University of Montana was closed
for the day yesterday, 1866 people had
matriculated and arranged for a
semes.ers work. Last year the first
days total was i4o, which means that
the Increase this year has been APP
proxmately 20 per cent, n gain which
is altogether gratifying. The 1866 who
figure In the total are all regular col
legiate students and are all registered
for full semester's work. Today
more students are expected to matricu-
late and the final total should bear
out the first days ratio. A gain OF
20 per cent Is all that could have been
asked for. and the university people
are more than satisfied.
Nearly half OF the people who reg
istered yesterday are freshmen. The
old students have been slow about ma
circulating. and II they all return the
total Will be more than 200. A good
many arrived on the late trains yes
terday, and the rest are expected to-
day. II appears no wthat the pre-
dictions made during the summer will
be borne out and that the new law
school will bring material increase
In the number OF students at the uni
versity.
Az 10 the effect OF the law school
upon the registration yesterday II
would be hard to say anything definite
good many of the old students an
nounced their intentions Of graduating
from the law department and several
men who have already had some coll
lege training. registered for law work
but the freshmen who came to Mis-
soua for law education registered. OF
course, for the regular freshman work
The work of registering the students
was much simpler In the new offices
The congestion OF years past has been
done away with and everything went
smoothly yesterday
The schedule this year shows a num-
Der of new courses which proved popu-
lar yesterday. The field of the de :
partment OF education In particular
has been broadened. Courses which
VIII fit graduates for high school
teaching have been added and other
advantages have been offered to those
who wish to fit themselves for work
OF this sort.
Yesterday evening the second annual
reception OF the A. 8. Y. NJ. In honor
OF the new students was held In Craig
hall. The affair was we'll attended
and was a splendid success as a means
of getting everyone acquainted with
his neighbor. This morning the first
regular assembly will be held and the
work Of the year viii be outlined by
the president.
Football material galore marched
through the registrars office yester-
day and Athletic Director Cary wore
happy grin all day as he watched
the husky young freshmen matriculate.
With enough men left from last years
squad to make good eleven the out
look is brilliant with promise. The
first practice OF the season will be
held this afternoon and the coaches
are confident that the candidates will
make better showing than ever be-
fore. No Dornblaser appeared to as.
tonfsh the student eyes, but there were
several burly freshmen who look
mighty good. Mr.. Cary IL anxiou,
that everyone turn out. There will be
suits for all and everyone IN urged Ia
take a chance. at least.
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