Greek.-Only 9,633 high school students studied Greek. This was only 3.33 per cent of the whole number. The per cent of male students pursuing Greek was 4.95, and the per cent of female students 2.23. In the North Atlantic Division 6.70 per cent of the students pursued this study, 3.81 per cent in the South Atlantic, 2.85 in the Western, 1.70 in the South Central, and 1.32 per cent in the North Central. In eleven of the Western States not a single student was reported as pursuing Greek. Maine shows the largest per cent of students in this language, 13.47, Rhode Island following with 11.64 per cent. In no other State does the rate reach 10 per cent. The only State outside of New England reaching even 6 per cent is Georgia, with a percentage of 7.25. French. The number of students in French was 19,702, or 6.81 per cent of the whole. Of this number 6,683 were males and 13,019 females. The per cent of male students pursuing French was 5.74 and the per cent of female students studying the language was 7.56. As in the case of Greek, the North Atlantic Division leads, with the largest percentage, 14.40. The South Atlantic follows, with 8.56 per cent; the Western with 4.34; the South Central with 4.09, and the North Central Division is last, with 2.19 per cent of students in French. The single State showing the largest per cent of students in this language is Louisiana, with 67.27 per cent. Massachusetts is next, with 34.04 per cent, followed by Rhode Island with 24.36, and New Hampshire with 22.01. Eleven States and Territories had no students in French. German.-The German language was studied by 34,056 students in the public high schools, or 11.77 per cent of the whole number. Of these, 12,665 were males and 21,391 were females. The per cent of males studying the language was 10.80 and the per cent of females 12.43. In the North Atlantic Division 13.01 per cent of the students studied German, in the South Atlantic 12.55, in the Western 12.17, in the North Central 12, and in the South Central only 3.82 per cent. The largest percentage, 33.55, was in Maryland. New Jersey came next, with 30.53, the District of Columbia next, with 30.14, and Colorado next, with 27.59. Oregon had 20.92 per cent of her students in German, and Wisconsin had 20.02. All the other States fell below the last figure, and seven States did not report a single student studying the language. The Algebra.-The high school study claiming the highest number of students was algebra. Of the total, 289,274, there were 162,386, or 56.14 per cent of the whole. The number of males pursuing this branch was 67,553, or 57.64 per cent of the total number of male students. number of female students in algebra was 94,833, or 55.11 per cent. The Southern schools seem to be strong in mathematical studies. In the South Central Division 70.02 per cent of the students were pursuing the study of algebra, and in the South Atlantic the per cent was 64.96. In the Western Division the per cent was 63.24, in the North Central 55.39, and in the North Atlantic only 51.37. It may be claimed that in many of the New England schools algebra is begun in the grammar school and is dropped a year sooner in the high school than is the case in most Southern schools. Geometry. In the whole country 78,680 public high school students received instruction in geometry. This was 27.20 per cent of the whole number. Of these, 31,368 were males and 47,312 females. The per cent of males studying this branch of mathematics was 26.76 and the per cent of females 27.49. The Western Division shows the largest percentage, 34.69. The South Atlantic shows 33.59 per cent, the South Central 33.19, the North Atlantic 26.37, and the North Central Division 25.27 per cent. In Maryland 71.94 per cent of the students studied geometry and in Louisiana 41.71. California shows a per cent of 40.87 and Texas 40.40. As in the case of the study of algebra, most of the States of the two Northern divisions show smaller percentages of students in geometry than do the Southern and Western States. Trigonometry.-Comparatively few public high schools include trigonometry in the course of study. Only 8,464 students studied this branch, or 2.93 per cent of the whole. Of these, 4,036 were males and 4,428 females. The per cent of males studying trigonometry was 3.44 and the per cent of females 2.57. Again it is noted that the two Southern divisions take the lead in a mathematical study. In the South Central the per cent is 7.48, in the South Atlantic 6.48, in the Western 2.53, in the North Central 2.33, and in the North Atlantic Division 2.20. In Kentucky the per cent of students studying trigonometry is 14.99, in Maryland it is 10.40, in Georgia 10.39, and in Alabama 10.24. It may be said that most students who take trigonometry in the high school have in view a short course in surveying or civil engineering. Very few of them are college preparatory students. Physics. Of the 73,162 students studying physics 30,433 were males and 42,729 were females. It is seen that 25.96 per cent of the males and 24.81 per cent of the females in the schools pursued this branch of study. The per cent. of the total number was 25.29, the largest relative number being in the Southern States. In the South Central Division 34.20 per cent of the students pursued the study of physics, in the South Atlantic 30.75 per cent, in the Western 28.82, in the North Central 23.93, and in the North Atlantic Division 23.76 per cent. Nevada, with only eight schools reported, had 66 per cent of the students in physics, Maryland had 58.94, Mississippi 39.83, and Texas 38.79. This again indicates the practical trend of the courses of study in most of the schools of the South and West. Chemistry. The total number studying chemistry was 29,819, or 10.31 per cent of the whole. Of the males 10.02 per cent, or 11,744, and of the females 10.50 per cent, or 18,075, were studying chemistry. The Western Division now takes the lead with 16.17 per cent of the higi school students of that section studying chemistry. The South Central Division had 11.57 per cent, the North Atlantic 11.54, the North Cen |