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Chapter 8 -- Enrollment

Enrollment By Years

(Regular session only-short course omitted.)

1872-73 132   1891-98 333
1873-74 197   1898-99 303
1874-75 222   1899-00 343
1875-76 255   1900-01 386
1876-77 224   1901-02 472
1877-78 186   1902-03 627
1878-79 160   1903-04 727
1879-80 50   1904-05 728
1880-81 78   1905-06 619
1881-82 148   1906-07 577
1882-83 163   1907-08 546
1883-84 190   1908-09 565
1884-85 132   1909-10 509
1885-86 (?)   1910-11 471
1886-87 110   1911-12 463
1887-88 132   1912-13 471
1888-89 127   1913-14 527
1889-90 139   1914-15 490
1890-91 150   1915-16 505
1891-92 135   1916-17 533
1892-93 177   1917-18 519
1893-94 236   1918-19 477
1894-95 325   1919-20 757
1895-96 335   1920-21 793
1896-97 336   1921-22 975

Prior to 1912-13 the entrance requirements were not clearly defined in terms of units, In 1912-13 they were made 10 units, in 1914- 15 they were raised to 14 units, and in 1920-21 they were raised to 15 units, with two conditioned units allowed. For 1922-23 the full 15 units will be required, no conditions in quantity being allowed.