Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-19
COLLEGE SUMMER
SCHOOL CLOSES
Session a Great Success and Attendance
Large-Prospects Good for Large
Freshman Class

The Thirteenth Summer Session, the
largest and most successful that Mid
dlebury College has conducted since
the summer work was organized, clos.
ed yesterday with appropriate cere'
monies in the various schools. A clos
ing concert of the Music School was
held Thursday evening and was con-
Spicuous success. 1t was especially
pleasing to note that among the favor
ties appearing were two Middlebury
graduates, Mr.. Coolidge, tenor, and
Mr.. Cooley, baritone, both singers be-
ing we'll known to Middlebury audi
ences. The Spanish Play was given
last Friday evening, and the Revue Of
the French School which has come to
be looked upon as an annual feature,
was held Saturday evening.
The summer work of Middlebury
College is unique among summer
schools in that it is carried on wholly
in special schools, each of which has its
separate dean, faculty, and group of
students. The English, French and
Spanish Schools are as distinctive as
though they were conducted by diff
ferent institutions widely separated.
Indeed, one of the distinctive features
of the Modern Language Schools is the
promise exacted from the students to
speak none other but the language of
the schools during the session
The attendance has totaled 3Sl stu
dents, an increase of AZ over last year.
The students come from no less than
26 different states besides Canada and
Japan, and represent over eighty OF
the leading colleges and universities of
the United States and Canada, as well
as many normal schools. New York
leads in supplying 81 students, Massa
chusetts comes second with 80, and
Vermont is third with 80 students in
attendance. The distribution Of the
Summer Session students among the
five schools is as follows: the French
School. 1870, Spanish School, 81, the
English School, SO, the Chemistry
School, "A, and the Music School, Is,
thirteen OF whom were registered in
the French School. OF the entire num-
Der of students in attendance, 24S or
65 per cent hold collegiate degrees, and
many hold advanced degrees. 1t IS
safe to say that such a gathering Of
teachers and students has not only
never been brought together in Yer
mont, but probably never in New Eng
land, while the entire work of the five
schools stands absolutely unparalleled.
The students from each of the schools
are leaving Middlebury enthusiastic
over the work of the summer, and full
OF resolutions to return again
Prospects for the Coming College Year
At the present time, August IL, 1921,
there are 95 men who appear to be
definitely intending to enter the fresh
man class and who will enter to ad-
vanced standing.
All the rooms in the mems dormilor-
les are reserved and there are l. ap-
plications on the waiting list for rooms
N spite Of the fact that a new frater-
nifty house has been opened this year
which will accommodate a number of
upper class students.
The present registration for the
freshman class, although it is a month
yet to the opening of college, would in
dicate a total registration of between
100 and l20 freshmen men and a total
registration in the mems college of not
less than $50, compared with 23O last
year.
The entering class in the Women's
College of Middlebury is limited to 60
by vote of the Trustees. All places are
filled, and there is a waiting list. The
total number registered is 255, COM
pared with 234 last year.