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Show OPENING DAY AT STATEJOLLEGE U. A C. Attendance, Says President Widtsoe, Will be 20 Per Cent Over Fcrmer Years J In spite of tho fact that tho first year high school work has Been eliminated elim-inated nt tho Agricultural College, i says President J. A. Widtsoe, the i es pet leuco of tho first day of regis- trittlon Indicates n higher attendance I for this year than over before. Ho I estimates thnt when registration Is ( completed that there will bo an Increase In-crease of 20 per cent over tho attendance atten-dance of last J'ear. Thero was a noticeable Increaso in tho number of students of college grades. Past experience ex-perience has shown" thnt tho majority major-ity ot collego students hnvo not como In tho first day or two, but have lingered ling-ered at their work on the farms and elsewhero in tho attempt to mako ov-ory ov-ory day count. Notwithstanding, a much larger number applied for registration reg-istration than ever bofore on Vie opening op-ening day. Graduates of tho high schools of tho sthto flowed In In large numbers. Especially was tho registration regis-tration high In agriculture, agrlcultur-al agrlcultur-al engineering, and home economics. On tho morning of tho second day, when this Information was given out, students wero thronging tho hallways nnd tho various rooms whoro registration regis-tration Is being carried on. Members ot the faculty aro very busy aiding students in tho preliminaries of registration. reg-istration. While It is too early to im-nounco im-nounco anything deflnlto as to figures yet tho prospects aro bright for tho biggest year in tho history of tho in-ctitutlon. |