Show SOCIOLOGY DEPT I LARGE AT MINN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Ma May of a IS The 5 Th The University of Minnesota Minus Minne 1 sota has the largest Department of ot Sociology of or an any university In the I II United States tates and no doubt the I largest in the tho world accord according In to toa toa a statement made by F S. S Chapin I Head of oC the Department of ot So SoI Sociology Sociology So- So to There are art now 22 member on the staff of or the department In Including including In- In professors scholars and and part time Urns lecturers About students are arc now en enrolled enrolled enrolled en- en rolled In courses offered by the department 29 9 of which courses are are for tor graduated work More graduates graduates graduates ates and specialized courses are of offered offered offered of- of In sociology at the University of Minnesota than In other uni uni- ye ver It rs I ty The average net increase of en enrollment enrollment en- en of ot students In sociology courses during during- the last seven years cars carsI has been 26 6 per cent each year car at I Minnesota Professor ChAPin says saS that this Is clearly Indicative of an Increased Interest In social studies studies- Columbia University has one of or orthe the oldest sociology departments In this country but its dep department Is only one fourth as s large largo as 8 that of or the tho University of ot Minnesota I Request froni froll neighborhoods social nodal organizations and arid towns for tor torI social surveys sur and antI Investigations I come to the department of ot sociology sociology sociology ogy almost dall dally daily |