Evening star., 1952-09-07
Maryland Colleges
Expect Little GAIN;
Virginia S Pinched
BY the Associoied Press

Maryland's % senior colleges are
preparing for school year or
about the same scale as 1951-52
although some campuSeS are open
ing new buildings to help care fol-
the slightly increased enrollments
Virginia's colleges, pinched f.
nancially and with relatively low
enrolment. tackle this years fall
opening with new buildings and
big freshmen classes.
The University of Maryland has
the biggest physical improvement
of any. The College Park campus
has a new 81 million physics build
ing. $25 million chemistry building
IN partial use last spring and a
100000 chapel to be dedicated
next month.
The expected enrolment at Col
lege Park this fall is $4,000. in
cluding on and off campus UNDER
graduates and graduates. About
$500 more in the professional
schools in Baltimore and 10000
more in the SO overseas branches
boost the expected total enrolment
to 26,300.
Hopkins Cuts Down.
The Johns Hopkins University is
continuing its overall plan of cut
ting down the registration in full
time courses. Last year there were
2.629 enrolled. This year the esti-
mate is 1890. The university hopes
to pare this figure eventually to
about 2,100. Included in this figure
are medical school students.
At the University of Baltimore,
registration will be held Septem-
Der 20 for the nearly 1000 students
expected. Last years enrolment
evas 1867. Glasses begin Septem-
asber Is.
I.Y The five teachers colleges ex-
lFbect about the same enrolment,
with perhaps a slight increase.
Registration starts tomorrow, with
glasses beginning Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Colleges For Teachers.
The teachers colleges are at
Bowie, Frostburg, Salisbury and
Towson, and the fifth, Coppin
State Teachers College for Neg
roes, in is Baltimore.
Goucher. at home in its new
campus a few miles north of Bal
timore, begins registration on
September 80 for an expected 600
students. Last year the women's
college registered 604. Glasses
start October 4.
Hood College. at Frederick, ex-
pects about the same enrolment
as last year, 459. On September
20 the women's college will reg
lister juniors, who will become
big Sisters" for the new students
entering September 81. On Sep
tember "a the new sophomores
and seniors register. with classes
commencing the next day.
Loyola. in Baltimore, expects to
register about ITO freshmen, about
20 more than last September, but
the registrars Office estimated the
total enrolment would remain
about the same. Last year 576
students attended the day school,
with $40 undergraduates and 90
graduate students in the evening
school. Glasses begin September
Is.
Morgan State College, the
States largest Negro college, an
ticipates a slightly larger enroll
ment this year than last. The
registrar said he was expecting
1920 to register beginning Sep
tember 20 for the start of classes
September 20.
Washington College. in the
quiet Eastern Shore community
Of Chestertown and one of the
country's oldest, expects to enroll
about $50 students beginning
September II. Glasses begin Sep
tember %. Last year the enroll
Ment was 353.
st. Johns. the great books"
school at Annapolis. expects
another $50 students to register
September 27 for classes begin
ming September 90.
Western Maryland, at West
minister. probably will enroll
about $50. compared with last
years 673, the registrars Office
said. Freshmen will register Sep
tember % with the rest of the
undergraduates reporting Sep
tember 26. Glasses begin the next
day
Mt. st. Mary's, a Catholic