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STUDY OF FOREIGN
 LANGUAGES IS
 NOW DECREASING

Chicago, Jan. 19-The study of foreign languages has decreased 3.58 per cent. in eighteen leading colleges and universities of this country dur ing the eight year period of 1911-12 to 1919-20, according to the results of study of the distribution of stu dent hours of instruction as submit ted to the Association of American colleges by President Frederick c. Ferry, of Hamilton college, Clinton, N. Y. here today.
 The report said the colleges from which this average was obtained are: Amherst. Bowdoin, Brown, Bryn Mawr, Columbia, Dartmouth, Hamil- ton, Harvard, Mount Holyoke, Ober- lin. Princeton, Smith, Stanford, Vel lesley, Wesleyan, Williams, Wiscon- sin, and Yale. The tables presented of the total number of hours taken in each subject to the total number of hours taken in all subjects. The re- suits were presented in general for undergraduates in the schools of Iib- eral arts and sciences only The de- cline was from 24.92 to 21.34 per cent. The largest decrease is shown at Wisconsin, followed by Yale, Co., Princeton in order. Columbia shows the largest increase in the science group, amounting to 15.47 per cent. while it is closely followed by Bow doin with Yale and Brown in next order. In all the other subjects of the curriculum taken together an average increase of PIT per cent. is in effect. This increase is nearly all covered by the larger amount of at tention given to economies.
 The greatest changes in the distri- button of student hours of instruc- tfon have occurred at Bowdoin, Co., lumbia and Smith, while the smallest have been at Harvard. Wesleyan and Wellesley. President Ferry's report continues:
 At present Williams (33.4s per cent.) leads in the foreign languages with Amherst, Bryn Mawr, and Ham, nton closely following. Columbia (42.06 per cent.) gives most instruc- tion in sciences and is followed at considerable distance by Brown, Stan ford, Wisconsin and Princeton. In the remaining subjects Wellesley C61.32 per cent.) stands first, with Smith Nit. Holyoke, Bryn Mawr, liar ward Yale and Oberlin in close sue cession. The small colleges for men seem to be given most attention to foreign languages, the large uriversi- ties most to the sciences, and the wo- mems colleges most to the group con Iaining history, English, economics and Bible.
 Tn general the eight years show a decided increase in the study of the foreign languages which is accom- panied by a slight general increase in the study of the sciences and a considerable increase in the work of English, history and the economies group. Greek, Latin. mathematics, and astronomy steadily decline.
 ''The influences which caused the great reduction in the study of Ger man are already much lessened and it is probable that they will practf- caIIy disappear as the Great War re- cedes into history Mathematics is so essential to the study of sciences gen. erally that it cannot fall much further from its Old-time popularity unless either the work in science is diminish ed or the effectiveness of that work becomes much impaired.