ECONOMICS A NOW IS LARGEST COURSE, PASSES HISTORY 1

Continuing its steady rise in enrollment figures for the last few years, Economics A has now passed History 1 as the most popular survey course in the College, having 512 students compared with 462 in History 1, according to figures released yesterday from University Hall.

History 1 has experienced a considerable decline for several years from a high of 828 in 1933. Economics A and Government 1 both lost considerably last year in total enrollment, but they have regained these setbacks this year.

Most of the other large survey courses either made fairly large gains or lost almost imperceptibly. English A, the compulsory course for all Freshmen who are not exempted, has 764 students as compared with last year's 676, due in part to the increased number of Yardlings and to the stiffened requirements.

450 Sign for Gov. 1

Government 1 also experienced a considerable gain, with 450 men enrolled as compared with 392 in 1939, while Math A increased from last year's 382 to 428. French E, with 308, continued its decline from 1938, when 346 men signed up for the course.

German A followed French E among the largest language courses with 249 men enrolled. French C, German E, German C, and French 6 followed in order, all boasting more than 100 students.

In the sciences, Biology D leads the field with 307 enrollees, Chemistry 2 is second with 227, and Physics C third with 203. Figures for other leaders among the sciences are: Chemistry A, 185; Chemistry B, 178; Physics B, 141; Geology 1, 127; Biology 2, 120; and Anthropology 1a, 117.

History 5 Has 210 Men

In the social sciences, not including the introductory courses, History 5a led with 219. Behind it, in order, were: Economics 61a, 144; History 32a, 130; Government 29, 116; Economics 41, 110; Government 13, 107; Government 5, 106; and Government 18, 90.

Psychology A led its field with 223 men signed up for the course. English 1, with 181, declined from 210 in 1939 and 204 in 1938. Math 2 had 184 enrollees, and Philosophy A had 181. English 7 had 177, English A-1 had 167, and Sociology A had 151.

These figures, released yesterday from University Hall, cannot be taken as final because many students change their courses between now and the first week in October, but they are definite indications of trends.