New-York tribune., 1922-01-15
PrincetOn Gains
50 PC. Enrolment
I'm Last Ten Years
Endowment Increases From
5 TO II Millions; Hibben
Cites Other improvements
in Policies and Methods

PRINCETON, N. j., Jan. Prince
ton University has made great strides
in the last ten years, as shown by the
report Of President John Grlcr Hibben
at the close of decade Of administra-
ton, which has just been published
here
Interesting excerpts from the prcsi-
dents report are the following:
There has been an increase in our
enrolment from 1891 undergraduates
and 1872 graduate students, a total Of
l,o43, III 1911-'12, to 2,065 undergradu-
atcs and 1SS students in the graduate
school and the school Of electrical en-
gineering, q total of 2253 in 1921 -'22
In this period also the faculty has in
creased from 1872 to 233.
Endowment More Than Doubled
The total endowment of the uni
versty in 1912 was S5,194,S61. and in
1921 Sll.S .S92 1868, with S3,4492OS in
subscriptions falling due within the
next two years. The total income for
l911-'12 was S766.943 and the total est-
mated income for 1921-'22 S1,292 ,349.
The total disbursements in 1911-12
were $S3l.53s, and the total estimated
disbursements for 1922, 81, 400 500
''In 191l-12 faculty salaries and de-
partmcntal expenses amounted to $685.
SCOTT, and in 1922 the estimated
expenditure for the same is S724 ,96l.75.
The administrative expenditure in
19ll-'12 was S6S,317.57; in 1921-'22 it
Will be $4,000.
'Previous to 1912 the acreage Of our
campus under improvement was sixty
two and threctenths acres. Since that
time the following additions have been
made: Land between Guyot Hall and
Patton Hall. including the tennis
courts, nineteen acres; Graduate Col
five acres; Poe Field. six acres; Old
Railroad Station and adjacent land,
seven acres, making the total acreage
of the campus under constant care
1870 acres.
Eve have added thirteen new tennis
courts, increased the area of Brokaw
Field to include one more baseball dia-
mond and made additional provision
for baseball, soccer and football,
through the acquisition of Goldie Field
and Poe Field.
BY the terms Of the will of NJ. Tay-
Tor Pync the university was Dequeathed
all the property owned by him in the
Borough of Princeton located south of
Nassau Street. This consists Of twenty
five houses and lots and twenty-sevcn
and half acres of land, part Of which
is suitable for building lots.
"The progress of the university is
evidenced, however, not merely in the
number of students and faculty, and in
lnci eascd equipment and endowment,
but also by certain significant changes
IN our educational policies and
methods.
Entrance Requirements Revised
There has been thorough revision
OF our entrance requirements and of
Cur curriculum. The chara cteristic fea-
lures of these changes consist in the
elimination of the degree of Bachelor
OF Letters and that if Civil Engineer
(as first degree), in determining new
requirements for the degrees Of Bache-
Tor of Arts and Bachelor of Science.
and IN establishing d new degree of
Bachelor Of Science in Engineering.
THE preparatory and college work
done by the student is now treated as
a whole. Candidates for the degree of
bachelor of Arts must offer four wears
OF Latln tor entrance, and candidates
Tor the degree of Bachelor of Science
corresponding amount in modern
languages and science Elementary
Greek has been added to our cur
rlculum.
"A plan has been perfected for
graduatlon in three years. This plan
is available for students Of first or
second group standing who are willing
TO 90 an additional. amount of work
ourinN the three-year period. In ali
such cases the quantity of work. how
eyer cannot be SUBSTITUTED for quality.
ALSO an alternative plan for entrance
examinations has been put in onera-
ton with a satisfactory measure Of
success. 1t consists in EXAMINATIONS
OF comprehensive nature on four of
the subjects for entrance, credits be-
ing given in other subjects as indicated
by school certiicates.'' @''N0