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Show Advertisement SPEAKING OF MONEY HOW TO SHORTCUT RISING COLLEGE COSTS By EZRA T. CLARK President Davis County Bank If you have already enrolled in the ivy covered halls of learning for the fall terms, this will come as no surprise to you: College Col-lege tuition is still on the rise. If college is still a " " '"" ""WW"'--"" "' few years into the I future for you, take 1 time out now to con- ; f sider your finances. The price of a college y education may be ' C-' ? higher than you had " ' ' N originally planned. It i 1 1 costs 45 more to go f f 1 to school today than L J & WJ it did in 1970. EZRA T. CLARK Most Ivy League colleges now charge more than $5,000 a year. This is just for tuition. Add to that the cost of room and board, student fees, books, transportation and clothing and a total expenditure of $10,000 a year is not out of line. On the average, tuition at public, or state-supported, colleges is up from four to six percent from a year ago. The increase at "private colleges is even higher - eight percent on average. In recent years, students at state schools have had the edge as far as costs are concerned. con-cerned. But that fortunate situation may change. A Carnegie Foundation study in the past year wants that an increasing share, yes, even a burdensome load of college costs is being heaped on the slate's taxpayers. tax-payers. (The taxpayer is shelling out 30 more for higher education in 1976 than in 1970.) The report suggests that in the future the students themselves will be expected to bear a bigger share of the load. So look for even higher costs ahead at taxpayer-supported taxpayer-supported colleges. What can a student (or his parents) do about shortcutting sharply rising costs at both public and private colleges? Several things. These are among them: 1. Consider accelerated programs or switching to colleges that offer them. It is possible at many colleges to finish a four-year four-year program in three years or less. While costs increase during more months at school and summer vacation employment may be eliminated, the student saves a year while getting into the job market one year earlier. 2. Consider co-op colleges where students stu-dents alternate study and work for pay. For information, write to the National Commission for Cooperative Education, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass. 02115. 3. Consider applying for federal aid. In the past, if parents annual income exceeded ex-ceeded 815,000, it was usually an exercise in futility. The rules are loosening somewhat. Now if total income is between $15,000 and $20,000 (and many times even when it surpasses $20,000), a degree of federal aid is available. If it was denied to you in the past, you might try again. 4. Consider applying for little known scholarships offered by many religious, fraternal and civic organizations. The best single source I have seen for this and other aid is the American Legion's booklet "Need A Lift?" To get it, send55 cents in check or money order to the American Legion, Dept. S, P.O. Box 1055, Indianaplis, Indiana 46206. Be sure to include your return mailing address. DANDY DINING October 3, 5:30, Roger Hansen, President of Wasatch Academy, Mt. Pleasant, Utah, will entertain en-tertain for a whole community Pot Luck Dinner at the Bountiful Community Church. His hot piano is famous throughout the West. The general public is cordially invited. Regular .j.; church members are urged to bring a guest. T SERVICES THIS SUNDAY: 7 11:00 a.m. BOUNTIFUL lCOMMUNITY CHURCH 2 3O0S.45 tm, to American Ut i 5 Bouncr- f Syncn SundivStiMl 7 Pji" Ju f Rev.R...lJU d CallWi'iJllf VZT ?IVIedical t lg Center AJV Pharmacy 450 S. 400 East Bountiful, t 292 j.J(t j NT xi (Si wW ' ' in COnVALESCEIllg,;'' Commodes, walkers 'Vif 1 wheelchairs, surgical A,tl k 1 equipment, elastic hosl.-V- HEALTH CARE FACILi Jp -.yinilon nx- A |