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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Nov 23, 1916

A Striking Increase

By L. L. C.

Of the many interesting facts brought to view in the annual statistical report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1915, one of the most significant is the increase in the number of students taking college work in our advanced schools in North America. We as a denomination are coming more and more to look to our schools for the young people to meet the increasing demands for thoroughly trained workers both at home and abroad.

The following comparison of the college enrolment in these advanced schools for the year 1915 with that for the year 1914, makes plain this striking increase:—

	1914	1915	Increase	Loss
Broadview Swedish Seminary	4	60	56	—
Clinton German Seminary	4	19	15	—
Danish-Norwegian Seminary	4	3	—	1
Eastern Canadian Miss. Sem.	—	3	3	—
Emmanuel Missionary College	91	102	11	—
Fireside Correspondence School	64	51	—	13
Keene Academy	—	6	6	—
Loma Linda Col. of Med. Evan.	71	104	33	—
Pacific Union College	103	100	—	3
South Lancaster Academy	98	42	—	56
Southern Training School	8	—	—	8
Union College	115	155	40	—
Walla Walla College	40	90	50	—
Washington Missionary College	80	125	45	—
Totals	682	860	259	81

The net gain in enrolment of college students is seen to be 178. This represents a net gain of twenty-six per cent over the enrolment of 1914.

A still more striking increase is seen in a comparison of the college graduates of our six American colleges for the year 1914 with those of 1915. The following is the record:—

	1914	1915
Emmanuel Missionary College	10	6
Loma Linda College of Med. Evan.	10	16
Pacific Union College	1	14
Union College	16	13
Walla Walla College	2	4
Washington Missionary College	5	21
Totals	44	74

This shows a net gain of thirty, and represents a sixty-eight per cent gain in college graduates in 1915 over those of the previous year. Truly this is remarkable, and especially so in view of the large proportion of these graduates who are going out to the needy foreign fields. Let us thank the Lord for his providence, which is not only opening doors as never before to carry the message both at home and in foreign fields, but is preparing thoroughly trained young people for filling the openings. Let us pray the Lord that these many young people may have such a spirit of consecration as will lead them to give themselves wholly to God's service, that the work may soon be finished.

L. L. C.