South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-13
INCREASE LIKELY
In ALL DIVISIONS
AT NOTRE DAME U.
Enrolment for First Two
Days Is 750-More Tenn
pOrary Rooms Sought.

ANSS ST dAlOh Al ill COlLebldle 1t
partments at Notre Dame continued
at a record breaking pace Tuesday.
Close to 500 students had register
ed before noon ana heads 81 the
various departments Of study were
predicting from 20 10 rs percent in
creases in their class enrollments.
The total enrolment at the close
OF yesterdays registration was ap-
proximately 775, according to an an
nouncement last night by Rev. Pat
rick Mcbride, registrar.
Considera BILE difficulty Is still be-
ing experienced in obtaining suffi-
cient temporary rooms for several
hundred students who will be
obliged 10 live off the campus for
several weeks until the new dormi-
tory now in course of construction
is completed, Father Gassensmith,
director of off-campus activities an
nounced yesterday.
Seek Temporary Quarters.
1t is desired that al persons will
ing to rent one or two rooms in their
homes for a period of two or three
weeks communicate with the office
of Father Gassensmith.
The rapid growth in size and pres
tige the has come to the commerce
depart1a mt under the direction OF
Rev. John F. O'Hara during the pas
two years coupled with the early en-
rollment in his courses. indicates
Will have the largest number of stu
dents of any Of the courses OF study
offered
While no estimate Of the conf
merce enrolment at Notre Dame
could be given by Father O'Hara
Tuesday, he stated that he is pre-
pared TO accommodate 700 students
IN that department
Consideration Of the fact that fret
Bachelor of Commerce degree was
conferred only six years ago, gives
Il good idea of how great has been
The growth and development Of this
department of study.
A jump Of from 300 to between
four and five hundred students was
predicted for the arts and letter
Expansion of the law department
n recent years has led to the engae-
ing OF another professor. G. II. Wat
ers Of Washington, d. C.. for the col
lege and the APPOINTMENT OF Edward
to a full-tiIne profess /
sorship in law. Judge Vurpiilat. |
head of the law school. is expecting
an enrolment of 800 or more stu
dents in his department or 20 per-
cent increase over last years law
school enrolment.
More Engineers.
Additional quarters for the agTi-
cultural department have been ar
ranged in the old gymnasium build
ing and Prof. John Sheib expects at
least 90 students to enroll as COM
pared TO so students which the de-
partment had last year. Fifteen
federal board disabled soldiers are
enrolled in the landscape gardening
courses and most OF these men have
been promised jobs as soon as they
complete their training at Notre
Dame.
An increase Of from $50 TO 200 STU
dents in the engineering depart
ments was predicted Tuesday by
professors OF that college while more
Than 100 journalists are expected by
Prof. John NJ. Cooney who stated
that 2! freshmen had enrolled in his !
classes previous to the noon hour
Tuesday.
That 120 out Of the $50 youths
we're successful IN the entrance ex-
held last week while
about 90 percent Of the 200 Students
who took conditional exams pass d.
vas the statement by Father Joseph
EurKe. director Of studies Tuesday.
Confusion Reigns.
Much confusion Is being caused
by students seeking 10 enroll before
their High school credits are received
or submitted at the office OF Father
Burke. That official was kept busy
explaining that freshmen must have
their credits in before they can reg
lser or enroll IN the university
An employment agency for stu
dents desiring work in South Bend /
has been placed in charge Of James
Bell and South Bend merchants, fac /
tory heads. or home owners with 7
even such Jobs as tending house I
furnaces or cleaning automobiles, /
are asked 10 communicate with Mr.. I
Bell at the Office OF the registrar. All
Jobs on the campus for students have
long been taken and a large num- I
Der OF boys are certain TO be looking
for work In the city.
Failure 10 have the new offices or F.
the director OF studies and that of the .
registrar on the ground floor COM 7
pieted on time, is causing delay in .
the handling Of the registration. The I
new offices in the large room former I
~ used as a refectory for Carroll 4
hall. are set against opposite walls \
with a hallway between them in /
much the same arrangement prevail /
ent IN banks.
Registration Will continue until ,
afternoon when initial /
classes in all colleges are scheduled .
for 1:i5.