UNIVERSE ITI OF £ARSAS

SUMMER SESSION OFFICE

To the Administrative Committes
of the Summer Session:

The thirty-eighth annual Summer Session of the University
of Kansas was highly successful. Our net enrollment increased 79
or 6.2% over that of 1939. The gain in credit hours was 560.0,
an advance of 4.5% over the preceding year. This shows a continu-
ation of the trend noted during the past two summers toward smaller
student class loads. This should result in improved class work.
The average cost of instruction per credit hour was $5.98, a
slight increase over $5.94 cost of 1939.

Most of the departments maintained a good onrollment and
variations from the 1939 figures in cither cost or total credit
carned were not particularly significant. In only a few cases
wore costs high enough above the average to bo seriously chal-
longed.

One of the outstanding features of tho session was the
series of institutes held on tho campus during the first threo
weeks of the session. Many studonts expressed appreciation for
the opportunity to participate in them and to hear the speakers
which these programs brought to the campus.

The recreation and play program undor the direction of
Dr. F. C. Allon was woll organized end was greatly cmjoyed by the
students. Tho attendance was oxccllcnt throughout the sossion.
The musical program under the direction of Doan D. M. Swarthout
was up to its usual fine standard. In addition to the usual pro-
grams by the band camp musicians, concerts by the summer sossion
choir, orchestra and band, two fine special numbers were furnished
by Dean Swarthout through tho University Concert Series. Porhaps
our greatest need to round out tho entertainment program is somo-
thing in the dramatic field. There is groat intorost in that
work among our students. If it is not feasablo to furnish this
through our own department of speech, a professional company could
be obtainod through one of the commercial bureaus.

On the following pages you will find the usual statistical
tables covering the more significant aspects of the summor work.
If the committees wishes more detailed information on any of these
items it will be furnished on request.

Sincerely yours,

Secretary of the Summer Session.
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