Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Volume. 34, Number 1. 1971
Over 6000 Enrol
Over 6000 Enrol
By now your academic data has been absorbed by the bureaucratic enrolment system. Perhaps, if a fresher, you could have spent a considerable duration of time pleading over courses, or alternatively, being begged to reconsider the course you hope to take. Photographed, analysed, encumbered with various guff sheets, lightened of hard earned bread, it is an exhausting process.
So we'll let you know how many others underwent enrolment procedures, before you lapse into self pity. The total enrolment this year, according to the Statistics Department of the Registrar, was 5994, which broken down into faculties comes out as Arts, Languages and Literature 2805; Commerce and Administration 1201; Science 1253; and Law 735. This is an increase of 479 over figures for the same time last year, but late enrollers will straggle on for some two or three weeks yet.
Certain Departments, in response to the pressure from the increased number of students, have had to modify their Stage 1 intake. A ceiling of 300 students has been imposed on Sociology 1, following last year's severe staff overload problems. The more versatile Political Science Department has been able to implement a duo-class system for Politics and Law 1. Drama 2 is limited to 35 students. This is owing to its specialised nature, and being of limited use to those who are not thoroughly immersed in all aspects of the subject, and who have not achieved a high standard of competence in practical work.