South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-19
BREAK RECORD IN
REGISTRATION
At N0TRE DAME
Only Once Before in History
of University Has Enroll
ment Been Heavier.

New registration records were set
at Notre Dame Friday morning
when the university's class rooms
were flung open for the beginning
Of the seventy-eighth scholastic year
OF the institution. Figures were un-
available but Very Rev. James A.
Burns. president Of the university.
and Rev. William A Moloney,
registrar, are certain that the num-
Der Of students this year exceeds by
hundreds any previous enrolment.
Only once before, and that during
the abnormal conditions which pre-
vailed during the short term OF the
S. a. T. c., did registration approach
the present number
Accommodations at the univ ersity
have all been long since taken and
the authorities have been more or
less pressed the past week attempt
ing 10 get rooms for the newcomers.
Old students who failed to make
reservations early in the summer
returned TO find that house hunt
ing was the first big job confront
ing them. Many Of the newcomers
who had not reserved rooms have
located in South Bend. Although
it is too early 10 estimate the num-
Der Of out-of-town students living
IN the city this year it is safe to say
their numbers are we'll up in the
hundreds.
To Rush Plans.
AS a result Of the overflow archi-
tects at work on the new Alumni
hall have been ordered TO rush their
plans and Rev William A Moloney,
who will supervise the construction
of the new residence hall. expects
ground will be broken within a very
few weeks. When completed it is
expected the structure Will accom-
modate 20 resident students.
In other yeaIv registrations have
shown the majority Of students
coming from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
and Michigan. These states will
send the greatest mum bers 10 the
university and their enrollments are
greater than ever this year, but a
marked increase in shown in the
New England figures Fully three
and possibly four times as many
Yankees" as registered at the uni
versity in ordinary years had arrived
at noon and score more are eX-
pected from the states in which
Harvard, Yale, Brown and Dart
mouth ordinarily draw heavily, be-
fore Monday noon.
Many from South America.
South American countries have
also sent a heavy quota Of students
to the university. Fourteen Peru
vians are registered and fully 50
from various other Latin American
nations have taken up preparatory
and collegiate work a score of
Central Americans and Mexicans
have matriculated. and students
from China, the Philippines. France
Ireland. Cuba and Canada are also
in attendance.
That hundreds Of students might
be accommodated until such times
as facilities could be afforded for
them at the university, the author
tiles advertised Thursday morning
for rooms in South Bend Citizens
with spare rooms were asked 70 CO.
operate with the university author
ities.
The influx of students" said the
authorities. ''surpass all previous
records and the authorities Of the
institution state that IL will be i'm
possible 10 furnish rooms TO all that
apply for them. These students are
all OF collegiate grade and conse-
quently Of rather mature age. Res
idents Of South Bend who have de-
sirable rooms 70 let would do well
10 call Notre Dame university, Main
5sT. between 1880 a. m, and 0 p.
m"
Open Dining Rooms.
Along with the unprecedented
call for rooms came a record break
ing demand for Accommodations in
the refectories forced the opening OF
new dining nails. Rev j. T. Bo-
land. steward at the university has
placed orders for new dining room
| equipment and il Will be several
days before regua-r assignments are
made in the college commons.
Numerous changes in the ad-
ministrative staff and in the faculty
went into effect with the reopen
ing OF classes Friday. Very Rev.
James A Burns who formally took
his position as head Of the university
several weeks ago has succeeded
Very Rev. John Cavanaugh. who is
now professor at the Holy Cross
House OF Studies ashington. j.. G.