The columns which show the totals have already been discussed in connection with a previous table, and attention will be called only to the various departments. Of the students in the academic department, 9.5 per cent of the males and 3 per cent of the females are foreign-born, and 26.5 per cent of the males and 20.8 per cent of the females are immigrants of the second generation (native-born of foreign father). Aside from the native-born whites of native father, the Hebrews of the second generation among the males, and the Germans of the second generation among the females, have the highest proportions, the percentages being 6.1 and 5.8, respectively. Of the students in the engineering and technological department, 8.5 per cent of the males and 9.1 per cent of the females are foreignborn, and 23.6 per cent of the males and 34.2 per cent of the females are immigrants of the second generation (ñative-born of foreign father). Of the students in medicine, 11.5 per cent of the males and 19 per cent of the females are foreign-born, and 24 per cent of the males and 18.6 per cent of the females are native-born of foreign father. A comparison of the proportions in the various departments is also interesting. For the males the per cent native-born white of native father and the per cent foreign-born are as follows: The male Irish students native-born of foreign father compose 11.6 per cent of those in theology. 6.8 per cent of those in veterinary. 2.9 per cent of those in engineering and technological. 2.0 per cent of those in postgraduate. The male Hebrew students native-born of foreign father are 7.3 per cent of the total in law and only 0.1 per cent of the total in theology. The table which follows shows for all foreign-born students for whom information was secured the number who have been in the United States each specified number of years. TABLE 56.-Number of foreign-born male students in the United States each specified number of years, by race of student. Vumber of foreign-born _female students in the United States each specified number of years, by race of student. ving table shows for foreign-born students the per cent en in the United States each specified number of years: mber of foreign-born students in the United States each specified number of years, by sex. tion in the United States under five years was considermong male students than among female students; the re 30.4 and 19.4, respectively. DESCRIPTION OF GENERAL TABLES. For each department in each institution two general tables are shown in the Commission's complete report, as follows: Table 1.-Number of students within each specified age group, by general nativity and race. This table shows, for each of the departments in each of the institutions included in the investigation, the number of male and the number of female students for whom information was secured. The data are presented by general nativity and race of student and the students are classified according to age. The groups used are: Under 18 years, 18 to 20 years, 21 to 24 years, 25 years or over. Table 2.-Number of foreign-born students in the United States each specified number of years, by general nativity and race of student. This table shows for the foreign-born students for whom information was secured the number of males and the number of females who have been in the United States each specified number of years. The data are presented by general nativity and race of student. |