College Expects 1100 To Enter Next Autumn

Next year's freshman class will probably be approximately the same size as its four immediate predecessors, according to figures released yesterday by David D. Henry, Director of Admissions.

Henry said that the Admissions Office seeks a class of about 1100 students, including 125 commuters. So far between 50 and 75 applicants have said they are willing to commute next year.

Approximately 100 applicants are being notified by letter that they will be accepted on the condition that they agree to live at home for at least part of next year. Last year approximately 18 freshmen who had applied for rooms were required to commute, but 10 were moved into the Yard when rooms became available.

In all, between 1500 and 1600 applicants have been acepted, approximately the same number as last year. In previous years, the Admissions Office had accepted as many as 1800, resulting in severe crowding in many dormitories.

However, the number of applications has also fallen off this year, Henry attributed the decrease of about 200 to a drop in the number of scholarship applicants. In addition, the ten dollar fee required of all applicants may have discouraged some.

Henry pointed out that the drop in number of applications does not necessarily indicate a decline in the quality of students and cited the rising scores on Scholastic Aptitude tests as evidence of this.

Nonetheless, the figures contrast with those from Princeton, which has had 700 more applications this year than last. Yale also has registered a slight increase.