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economics 3, and journalism 3. Thirteen schools reported that there were no prerequisites. Only 102 institutions reported at all. Perhaps only the figures covering prerequisites for sociology are full enough, for evidently most of the institutions understood the question to refer to this matter alone and did not report on the other facts here scheduled.

Out of 139 institutions reporting, according to Table II, the divisions into which the general subject of sociology is made in various places for the purposes of instruction are : methodology, 35; history of sociology, 49; general sociology, 118; descriptive sociology, 79; social psychology, 75; social technology (includ- ing discussion of social problems, especially abnormal problems and attempts at their solution), 59; urban sociology, 47; rural sociology, 53; ecclesiastical sociology, 21; biblical .sociology, 17. From other incomplete information furnished by institutions not agreeing with the classifications of the questionnaire the writer compiled a further approximate classification as follows : anthro- pology and ethnology, 16; biological sociology, 4; family and ethical problems, 21; socialism, 7. A study of the data repre- sented in Table IV from catalogues revealed, as far as the writer was able to ascertain, the following classification in 166 cases: methodology, 40; history of sociology, 29; general sociology, 124; descriptive sociology, 91; social psychology, 21; social technology, 68; urban sociology, 12; rural sociology, 5; ecclesi- astical sociology, 8; biblical sociology, 4; anthropology and ethnology, 10; family, 12; socialism, 2.

One hundred and nine institutions reported as to method. Seventy-three used the psychological method, 34 with strong emphasis, 27 with medium, and 10 with slight. Fifty-seven use statistical methods, 4 strong, 20 medium, 31 slight. Seventy- four use the historical method, 36 strong, 25 medium, 1 1 slight. Ninety-five reported practical sociology, 51 strong emphasis, 33 medium, 9 slight. Seventy reported theoretical sociology, 21 strong, 26 medium, 21 slight. Three reported psychological method not used, two the statistical not used, two the historical not used ; two reported no emphasis on theoretical sociology and