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It was found, however, that this did not represent the total number of institutions teaching sociology. After trying various methods to get a complete list of replies and not succeeding, the writer went through the catalogues of most of the various remaining colleges, universities, etc., and compiled such data as were available. This information appears in Table IV of the present report. One hundred and sixty-seven institutions teaching sociology were added to the list by this means. This raised the total to three hundred and sixty-six. This, however, is not an absolutely complete list. Neither a reply nor a catalogue could be obtained from the University of Nevada which is known to teach sociology. A number of normal schools which did not reply also teach sociology, but catalogues were not available for the purpose of making such a study as was made in the case of the colleges and universities which did not reply. A conservative estimate of the total number of colleges, universities, theological schools, and state normal schools in the United States teaching sociology at the present time, would be about four hundred. To make an absolutely correct and complete list with full information on each school would require more work and time than the preparation of a research thesis for a doctor's degree, as well as an amount of co-operation from the various schools which they are unwilling to give.

The questionnaire sent out was as follows:

A. The American Sociological Society has asked the Journal of Sociology to collect and publish the facts about the present condition of sociological instruction in the United States. Will you kindly assist in this work by carefully filling out the accompanying questionnaire? The value of the results obtained from this investigation depends almost wholly upon the fidelity with which each addressee responds in each particular.

B. Name of the institution.

C. Name and title of person filling out this blank.

1. Does your institution offer instruction in sociology?

2. If so, (a) at what date was it introduced? (b) is it offered by a separate department of sociology? (c) if not so separated, under what department is it offered?

3. Number of courses offered under title of sociology, with duration of same, in hours per week and number of weeks. (Send also corrected printed list from catalogue when possible.)

4. Number and ranks of instructors devoted exclusively to sociology. 5. Number and ranks of instructors devoted partially to sociology: (a) their other subjects; (b) proportion of their time given to each subject.

6. Number of separate graduate and undergraduate registrations each in sociology in the year 1907-08.

7. Make a table like the following to show actual work in sociology in each of the courses in sociology for 1907-08.

Name of Course

Hours per
Week

Number of
Weeks

No. Graduates No. Undergradu-
Enrolled
ates Enrolled

8. (a) Graduate registrations in the other social sciences named in Q. 13; (b) undergraduate registrations in the other social sciences.

9. Total registrations: (a) graduate in all departments of the institution; (b) undergraduate in all departments of the institution.

10. Make cross (x) against those of the following divisions (avoiding repetitions) of sociology which your plan of instruction recognizes: add any other divisions which you employ; indicate number of courses (as defined in [3] above) offered in each division; (a) methodology; (a) history of sociology; (b) general sociology; (c) descriptive sociology; (d) social psychology; (e) social technology; (f) urban sociology; (g) rural sociology; (h) ecclesiastical sociology; (i) biblical sociology; (k); (1); (m).

11. At what point in his curriculum is the student admitted to courses in sociology?

12. Specify opportunities which you offer for practical or technical social work in connection with sociological study.

13. Specify how you articulate, by way of prerequisites or otherwise, the instruction in sociology with that in: (a) philosophy and psychology; (b) education; (c) history; (d) economics; (e) political science; (f) sanitary and domestic science; (g) journalism. (Please erase any department among above not represented in your institution.)

14. To what extent is emphasis laid upon: (1) psychological method; (2) statistical method; (3) historical method; (4) theoretical sociology; (5) practical or applied sociology?

15. Express fully your judgment of the present tendencies of sociology, and your forecast of its future in your own institution. In this connection give statistical data if possible. Also give any other facts that you regard as important.

The questionnaire was not perfect and gave rise to some ambiguities. It also required more effort than many professors saw fit to give to the task, as may be noted from a study of the table. The main trouble came from questions 6, 7, 8, and 9. It was the intention of the writer to have the answer to No. 6 show the actual number of students taking sociology. The other three questions following were designed to bring out the number of registrations, for comparative study; to give some idea of the relative strength of sociology in relation to the other social and related sciences; and to show what proportion of the total number of registrations of the college, university, etc., were those in sociology and other related sciences. But, with two or three exceptions, Question 9 was answered to show the total number of students enrolled rather than the total number of registrations. Hence this comparison was made impossible. On the whole, a large amount of very valuable information was secured and will be found classified in Tables I, II, and III of this report. The year 1907-8 was used as a basis of the report, it being hoped that the report might be published by the close of the school year, 1908-9. In this the writer and the others concerned were disappointed.

Of the one hundred and seventy-three colleges, universities, and theological schools making an affirmative report, one, Yale University, began instruction in sociology in the graduate school as early as 1873. One other instituted sociology in 1880, one in 1883, one each in 1885, 1886, 1887, 1889, and 1890. In 1891, three started instruction in sociology; in 1892, two; and in 1893 the number introducing sociology jumped to seven, to be followed the next year by eleven, which number has not been since exceeded. In 1895, six opened up instruction in sociology; in 1896, the number dropped again to two; in 1897 it jumped to nine; in 1898 it droped to three. For two years, 1899 and 1900, the number introducing sociology remained at eight each year. For 1901 it was six; for 1902 it was seven; and for 1903 it again reached eleven. In 1904 it fell to nine; in 1905 to seven. In 1906 it rose to eight, and in 1907 to nine. In 1908 it again rose to eleven; and up to the present time there have

TABLE I

(Facts were all obtained from answers to questionnaire)

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