Show i Registration Of J I j F Former ormer Students j. j i Is Not Increased Enrollment Approximates That of 1926 2562 Mark Reached Reach Reach- ed Monday Afternoon Popularity of Junior Colleges Given as Reason for Small Increase Registration at the University I Monday at three o'clock closely approximated the reg registration of J 1926 at the same hour according to information from the presidents president's LI o office fi e. e About 2562 student cards ards had been issued yesterday by the middle of the afternoon and andal although al- al tho though gh there are no exact statistics of the he registration at that time last year the reports were that tha there was was no increase ase in registration a and d dve ve very little expected Th The foregoing figure includes the freshman registration registration regis regis- of Friday A The registration machinery worked work work- L ed fa d smoothly yesterday with careful attention to the individual student by oy f faculty advisors The bulk of the registering students students students stu stu- dents arr arrived ved yesterday forenoon and the lineup for the issuance o of registration cards reached from the south end of the Park building through the main hall hail d down wn the front steps to the parking across across' the road The he expedition with which t this throng of students was regis- regis ler dis r s an n indication of the careful careful care- care ful systematizing r of the tion of freshmen began be gan last Thursday with an assembly assembly assembly assem assem- bly the opening address o of which was delivered by Dr Thomas who I I exhibited the limitation of the as assembly assembly assembly as- as and classroom facilities Frank Jonas student body president president dent welco welcomed ed the thc freshmen in his address In the afternoon of Thursday the freshmen took their English placement placement placement place place- ment examinations This is the se second second second se- se cond time the placement placements s system steni has operated at the University According According According Accord Accord- ing to the English department there was a slight improvement shown over last year but closer doser I cooperation between high schools and the thc University is still sary Friday was devoted to registration I tion of the freshmen On Saturday I a second assembly was held in I which Dr Gowans the thc students on diet regulation Professor I sor Beeley spoke on the necessity I of a pre-arranged pre plan in c college lIege I work Dr George Emor Emory Fellows addressed the students on scholar scholar- ship The freshman registration turned out to be about the same as in 1925 However in 1926 there was an excess excess excess ex ex- cess of 98 registrations over the previous year In former years the registration increased almost progressively progressively progressively pro pro- from year to year RecentlY Recently Recently Re Re- the registration has failed to keep up with the past precedent of increase |