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Show University of Utah Sets New Adult Education Program The University of Utah's new and unique program for adult education ed-ucation is making substantial progress pro-gress according to Dr. Jack Adam-son Adam-son who is directing the program for the University. Dr. Adamson urged "more Utahns to take full advantage of this new approach to learning" by contacting the Extension Division of the University or its sister schools. Under the program sponsored by a special grant from the Ford Fund for Adult Education, Utah was one of key areas in the nation selected to test the response of American adults to "living-room learning" as the program has been described. The courses are virtually cost free, averaging about $2.50 each. A similar course would cost about $45.00 under regular University tirocedures. the average was 23.4 students per class and in autumn quarter, 1954, it was 21 students. "Without restricting the curriculum curricu-lum in any way, the class schedule has been reduced by 168 classes in the past year," the vice president said. In the same period the university uni-versity has handled an average increase in-crease of more than 500 students per quarter. "This means," he said, "more students have been handled effectively effec-tively ... by elimination of small classes and duplicate sections. It does not mean," he said, "that we are crowding classes." Fewer than a dozen classes have 100 or more students, he said. The regular college classwork autumn quarter has been spread among 1,523 classes. "This includes in-cludes highly specialized instruction instruc-tion in the College of Medicine, the Graduate School and in individual research work, in addition to 'classes' 'class-es' in the ordinary sense," Dr. Durham said. During the quarter the universi ty including Stewart School and ; the extension program has enrolled en-rolled a total of 12,960 individuals, including students from 42 foreign countries and two United States' possessions. The college students , range from 16 to 75 years in their ages, Dr. Durham said. "We are proud to have enrolled at least 20 students between the ages of 51 and 75," he said. Both the BYU and the USAC have joined in sponsoring the program. pro-gram. The courses are designed for informal groups of neighbors and friends. The groups can choose from among 13 different courses, which range topically from "world affairs" to "parenthood." "parent-hood." The groups then study when, where, how, and with whom . they wish. Individual course kits consist of specially prepared recordings, re-cordings, films, and narrations to assist group discussion. The Universities stand ready to assist with leadership and other aids if groups wish and request it. "Response has been good and enthusiasm is high among groups now participating," Dr. Adamson indicated. He noted that present enrollees include union members, business groups, women's organizations, organiza-tions, church groups, and some PTA groups. |