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233 Educational Developments 233 also developed a course for young women (not necessarily nurses) who wish to become teachers of occupations in hospitals, as well as many other courses in home nursing, child care, etc., for general students of the college. The growth of the department may be shown by the following figures, — 1899-1900 — 2 students; 1909-10 — 18 students; 1919-20 — 250 students. Besides the regular college session, a summer session has been held each year since 1912, be- ginning with 3 students and in 191 9, numbering 175 students. The students of this department come from all parts of the United States and from many foreign countries. Thirty-five have re- ceived the Bachelor's Degree from the college and five the Master's Degree. In 1919, 62 students were registered as working for the B. S., and 15 for the A. M, degrees. The graduates of Teachers College have gone out into practically every field of nursing work, and have taken a substantial share in raising educational standards in training schools and in building up the newer branches of public health work. The unusual success of this experiment in uni- versity work for nurses is due in a very large meas- ure to the vision and the creative genius of Miss Nutting and to the group of men and women she