In almost every instance, colleges throughout the U. S. reported record enrollments. Successful entrants wrote home about new buildings, strange traditions, peculiar curriculums.
¶Leland Stanford University has two new scientific buildingsthe Guggenheim aerodynamics laboratory, the seismological station. In its entering class is Fidel La Barba, retired flyweight champion of the world.
¶ The University of California announced a gift from John D. Rockefeller Jr., of more than $1,750,000 for a 500-room dormitory to be known as the International House. Half of the rooms are for women. 300 residents are to be...
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