EVERY SECTION REPRESENTED

The geographical distribution of members of the University, as compiled by the University Register, shows Massachusetts leading all other states by more than 500 per cent. New York is second, Ohio third and Pennsylvania fourth. Every state in the Union, with the exception of Mississippi and Wyoming, is represented in the list, as well as Alaska, the Canal Zone, the District of Columbia, the Territory of Hawaii and Porto Rico. The total for the University is 2,998, as opposed to 4,451 last year.

A decrease in representation is shown throughout the country. Two states Mississippi and Wyoming, have no representatives this year. One state, Arlzona, has increased, while Oregon remains constant. Of the states having a large enough number of students here to be representative, California has suffered the greatest decline, having lost 64 per cent, of its number. Missouri follows with a decrease of 58 per cent., and next comes Illinois, with 54 per cent. Massachusetts is reduced by a fourth of its usual number.

Last year there were 129 foreign students in the University; this year there are only 100, a falling off of almost 23 per cent.

Figures by States.

The following list of the more important states and districts gives first the representation in 1916-1917 followed by that of 1917-1918 and the percentage of loss:

Alabama: 18, 9, 50 per cent.; California: 86, 31, 64 per cent.; Colorado, 37, 29, 22 per cent.; Connecticut: 96, 61, 37 per cent.; District of Columbia: 36, 17, 53 per cent.; Georgia: 25, 16, 36 per cent.; Illinois: 152, 70, 54 per cent.; Indiana: 69, 39, 44 per cent.; Iowa: 47, 31, 34 per cent.; Kentucky: 23, 8, 65 per cent.; Maine: 98, 61, 38 per cent.; Maryland: 35, 18, 49 per cent.; Massachusetts: 1894, 1442, 24 per cent.; Michigan: 37, 21, 43 per cent.; Minnesota: 67, 26, 61 per cent.; Missouri: 81, 34, 58 per cent.; New Hampshire: 93, 45, 52 per cent.; New Jersey: 97, 72, 26 per cent.; New York: 453, 268, 41 per cent.; Ohio: 171, 110, 36 per cent.; Pennsylvania: 203, 98, 52 per cent.; Rhode Island: 80, 52, 35 per cent.; Texas: 36, 18, 50 per cent.; Vermont: 39, 21, 44 per cent.; Washington: 29, 14, 52 per cent.; Wisconsin: 48, 19, 60 per cent.; foreign countries: 129, 100.