Harvard's 299th entering class, the latest in a long line of men who "enter to grow in wisdom" starts its invasion of Cambridge during the week of September 16th and climaxes that hectic week with registration on Friday, September 21 in Memorial Hall.
Figures from the office of the Committee on Admissions in University Hall, although not strictly official as yet, since many men will decide before registration day to postpone their entrance until next year, indicate one of the largest Freshman Classes in the history of Harvard. At present there are listed a total of 1151 new members of the Class of 1938 and over 100 more who either gained admission last year or are transferring from other institutions of learning.
Record in 1932
The bumper crop of Harvard freshmen was reached in 1932 when a total of 1167 were admitted. Last year the class was second in sixe only to the unusually large entering class of 1932. The figures for this year while, at present, closely approaching the record number of 1932 will be considerably depleted before September 21 for there are annually a large number of men who fail to register. The Committee on Admissions aims to keep the class within 1000, because accommodations are available for approximately that number.
Distribution the Same
Preliminary estimates of the geographical distribution of the Class of 1938 indicate that it will follow the usual formula with more than half of the men coming from the New England states. There is a slight increase however in the representatives from the Middle West which is compensated for by a decrease in the number from southern states and foreign countries. The men come from the various sections of the country in about the following proportions:
