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Show iversity of Utah has held up almost al-most normally in spite of draft laws, defense industries, and the national emergency, according to University registrar Ronald D. Thompson. Registration figures for the Winter Win-ter quarters at the University show that 3225 students are enrolled en-rolled for the present session: this figure brings the total cumulative cum-ulative number for the present current school year to 4035. Enrollment in American universities univ-ersities in general has dropped off appreciably, Dr. Thompson pointed point-ed out, according to statistics compiled by Raymond Walters, president of ahe University of Cincinnati, in the 57 colleges and Universities of the nation which are under public control, average drop in enrollment was 16.7 for the full quarter of 1941, as compared to 1940. University of Utah figures showed only a 12 per cent decrease in this en-enrollment. en-enrollment. With the present emergency in the Pacific, most schools expected expect-ed a decrease in enrollment for the winter quarter, Dr. Thompson said, but the University of Utah figures show that only a 13 per cent drop, as compared to Winter quarter registration last year. All junior and senior students in the School of Mines and Engineering Engin-eering and all Medical students are exempt from the draft. News From The U Of ENROLLMENT ALMOST NORMAL NOR-MAL AT UNIVERSITY The University of Utah will inaugurate in-augurate a department of nursing to aid in meeting the increasing number of graduate registered nurses for national defense needs according to Dr. I. O. Horsfall, extension division director. Miss Phoebe M. Kendal, nationally nation-ally known authority on nursing problems and education will head the new department, which will be open for classwork February 1. Cooporating with the University Univer-sity in the project are St. Mark's L. D. S. and general hospitals. The program has been divided into three groups: first, for women wo-men students now in the University Univer-sity who desire to prepare for nursing service; second, a group of students to be named by the three cooperating hospitals, and third, for graduate registered nurses who are now engaged in some phase of teaching and sup-edvising sup-edvising in schools of nursing. Miss Kendal points out that present demands for Red Cross nurses should stimulate young women to seriously consider preparing pre-paring themselves for service to national of community nursing needs. Young women interested in the project are asked to contact con-tact Miss Kendal at the University Univer-sity of Utah Extension Division. Student enrollment at the Un- |
