The Appeal., 1922-07-29
FOREIGN PUPILS
Roll GERMANY
"0utsiders'' May Be Restricted
Because of Crowded ConCi-
ton of Schools.
POLITICAL ECONOMY IN LEAD
Law Also Attracts Greater Numbers
Than Befcs~, While Medicine and
the "kuItur" Studies Suffer
Declining Attraction.

Berlin, Germany ACCOMMODATION
at most of Germanys universities and
technical high schools have been so Sc
verely cramped since the war by in
creasing enrollments that steps are
being suggested for stemming the
rising percentage of foreigners. Stu
dents from abroad are estimated to
constitute 25 per cent of the registra-
tion
A leading professor in the move
ment to restrict the foreign influx
states that in his lecture room he has
noted from SO to 100 non-G Germans He
declares the preparatory training as
well as the conduct of these 'out-
siders' frequently leaves much to be
desired. While emphasizing the need
of curtalment of foreigners he OBJ
serves that caution should be exer-
cised to avoid political or diplomatic
embarrassment
Technical High Schools Double.
Enrolment in German universities
as whole has shown an increase of
80 per cent since the war, and that of
the technical high schools has more
than doubled Just before the war
there were 10000 university students
in Germany. At the armiStice the ag-
gregate jumped to 10000. There has
since been a slight falling off. Tech
nical high schools were handling
$4,000 before the war. In the au-
tumn of 1920 their students numbered
22,976, and last winter 25,556.
While the knowledge that the war
resulted in greater eagerness for
learning in the younger generation has
proved gratifying to the Germans,
there is a disturbing factor in that
"kultur" studies have suffered declin-
ing fascination. Compared with 1914
the present statistics for the univer-
stiles show decreases in the enroll
ment for theology, philosophy and
philolOgy. Medicine, the most popu-
lar in 1914, also has proved less at
tractive, although dentistry students
have more than doubled and there has
been slight increase in chemistry.
The would-be physicians now number
1910, whereas in 1914 there were
16,048.
Big Increase in Law Students.
Political economy heads the list in
the numbers of university students en-
rolled, and in percentage Of gain over
1914. This branch has 17,714 at
work, as compared with 1886 in the
last prewar year. The study of law
comes next, with a registration of
1884, as compared with 9,94O. Math-
ematics and physical science have at
tracted 9,257, an increase of 1,125.
In the technical schools the great
est number have f1ocked to mechani-
cal engineering, which S,306 now are
studying, as compared with 3,118 in
1914. Electrical science has 5,129 en-
rolled, against 1907 before the war.
Mining and smelling have registered
gain. Architecture, alone in the tech
nical schools, has shown decline.
OF % universities only four have
shown a smaller enrolment than in
1914. The list includes Frankfurt,
founded in 1914, now having 4,367 stu
dents, and the Universities of Co.
logne and Hamburg, both founded in
1919, which have enrollments Of 4,107
and $500, respectively. The largest
registration is in the University of Ber-
lin, with 12,724, as compared with
S,53S in 1914