The attendance for the year is the largest in the history of the University and the increase in the number of regular students this year is 251. Special attention is called to the fact that the above table includes winter and summer course students only as separately tabulated. MATRICULATES The following table shows that 1,744 students have registered during the present year for the first time. The table also shows the method of admission. The small number entering by some of the above methods is due to the fact that two or more methods have been combined in a single case, the student, however, being listed in the group to which the major portion of his entrance belongs. ADMISSION FROM OTHER COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES The Registrar has charge of all credentials presented by applicants coming from other institutions and this system has given uniformity of action on similar certificates when the applicants enter different courses at this University. In the following lists should be included properly a number of cases of special students who, coming from other colleges, would have been eligible for admission to advanced standing. Such students, however, preferred to be admitted as specials. Some later changed to a regular course but are not included in these tables. The number of students admitted to advanced standing as candidates for the first degree during the past twenty-three years is, as nearly as may be ascertained, as follows. The former courses in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Medical Preparatory, and Optional have been omitted from the table but the numbers retained in the totals: Civil Mech. For No. of Year Arts Phil. Let. Sci. Agri. Arch. Eng. Eng. estry Law* Vet. Med. Cases 1886-87 1887-88 26 8 I 4 I 4 6 18 1662 25342 158 96621400 1407654 6 I 2 50 37 58 3 2 I 4 I 2 ΙΟ 52 108 2 134 138 2 134 2 184 104 I 207 ΤΟΙ 187 220 225 1908-09 37 5 I 5 203 5 55 21 IO 53 71 Of the 203 admitted in 1908–1909, 98 registered as freshmen, 53 as sophomores, 34 as juniors, and 18 as seniors. During the last twenty-three years there have been admitted from 435 other institutions of collegiate rank 3,000 students. The distribution of these students can be seen by reference to the table page xciii of the Report for the year 1907-1908. ADMISSION ON SCHOOL CERTIFICATE, REGENTS' CREDENTIALS, AND EXAMINATIONS The Registrar has charge of the credentials of those entering by school certificate, by Regents' credentials, and by examinations, including the examinations conducted by the College Entrance Examination Board. During the last sixteen years the number of applicants admitted by school certificate, by Regents' credentials, and by examinations, has been as follows: *No data prior to 1896-1897. '93-4 '94-5 '95 6 '96-7 '97-8 '98-9 '99-00 '00-1 '08-2 '02-3 °03-4 '04-5 '05-6 '06-7 '07-8 '08-9 Certificate 209 156 164 102 193 199 275 296 357 308 315 317 380 324 465 578 Regents'.. 125 118 119 131 140 154 164 198 212 219 220 238 233 185 244 287 Exam. 55 23 28 28 25 22 24 26 39 19 18 27 16 18 41 12 Coll. Ent. 9 II 20 27 29 37 33 23 Exam. Bd. N.Y.C. Ex. 20 9 5 }.. Total 389 297 311 361 358 375 463 520 617 557 573 609 658 584 792 905 The Regents' credentials mentioned above do not include medical and veterinary student certificates. The discrepancy in numbers in the freshman class compared with those given in the Register, is due to students being there listed as freshmen because of some shortage when otherwise they belong to a higher class. The small number credited to entrance by examination would become much larger if those taking a few examinations to make up a shortage in another group were included. It is not unusual to have a student enter partially by certificate, by examination, and by College Board examination. The combining of school with Regents' credentials, however, is not a common method of admission and is employed only in very exceptional cases. It should be noted that the number entering entirely by our examinations is small. The preparatory schools are now better acquainted with our entrance requirements. Certain Regents' credentials admit to the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, of Agriculture, and of Law, and under certain conditions relieve all students from taking an entrance examination in English. Regents' pass cards for single subjects are accepted if the grade be at least 60%, the University Faculty having agreed to accept the Regents' pass of 60% for the years 1909 to 1913 inclusive. The failure of several students to pass the entrance examination before completing the high school course has influenced others to complete their course in school and enter the University by certificate. PETITIONS The usual form of petition has been continued by the several Faculties. Where the petition relates to routine matters and a mere change of registration of studies, a much simpler method has been adopted for changes in registration, and the strict enforcement of registration rules has made a marked improvement in the students' work. The Faculties of Arts and Sciences, Agriculture, Civil En |