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Show .... t t THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1958 Page Three University of Utah Observes Increase in College Credit Hours quarter registration. Production of student credit hours las year reached 386,094.4, a gain of nearly 12,000 over the previous year. In 1953-5- 4 the total was 292,784.5. Mr. Norton's report showed a steady decline since 1953-5- 4 in the instructional costs of produc-ing each credit hour. In 1953-5- 4 the U costs in instruction were $9.84 per credit hour. In 1954-5- 5 they were $9.60; in 1955-5- 6, $9.49, and in 1956-5- 7 they were cut to $9.33. In a period marked by rising salaries and general inflation, steady reduction in instructional costs was an important achieve-ment in efficiency. The general expenses of the University on a credit-hou- r ba-sis showed only a very small rise in the same period. The overall costs in 1953-5- 4 were $24.91 per credit hour. Although they rose to $25.14 the next year and to $26.53 in 1955-5- 6, they were trimmed by 1956-5- 7 to $25.05 per credit hour. The University of Utah pro-duced nearly 100,000 more credit hours in the 1957-5- 8 school year and produced them more effi-ciently than it produced five years ago. In every phase of its program the U last year enrolled nearly 10,000 more individuals than it enrolled five years ago. These gains were reported in the 1957-5- 8 Report of the Reg-istrar, released this week by Dr. A. Ray Olpin, the University president. In his annual statistical sum-mary, registrar J. A. Norton showed the entire 1957-5- 8 pro-gram at the U enrolled 24,935 in-dividuals. The entire 1957-5- 8 program including the training schools and extension courses enrolled 24,935 individuals. The same total in 1958-5- 4 was 14.991. In 1956-5- 7 it was 20,727. The coliege-ag- e enrollment in the entire program was 22,809 again more than 4,000 higher than the same figure for the pre-vious year. Of the 9,401 students enrolled in day residence work last year 7,883 were Utahns. Every coun-ty was represented in the stu-- i dent body. Idaho, with 314 students, was the biggest out of state source of enrollment, followed by Cali-- i fornia with 307, Nevada with 79, Wyoming with 70, Colorado with , 55 and New York with 50. Residence enrollment in regu- - lar day classwork last year was 9.401, highest since the last year of the post-Worl- d War II GI flood. In 1949-5- 0 the day resi-dence enrollment was 9,703. In 1956-5- 7 it was 9,113. The total residence enrollment : last year was 15,252. It included ; 3,574 students in the evening courses and 2,278 in summer Airport Bond Issue To Get More Study Mayor Adiel F. Stewart this week said the city's two and one half million dollar airport bond-ing proposal would need further study. The mayor was expected to ask the City Commission to consider a general obligation bond elec-tion to finance the project. City Treasurer Oliver G. Ellis was expected to tell the commis-sion general obligation bonds would be cheaper than proposed revenue bonds which have been under consideration. Status of the bonds has been in a quandary since August when prospective bidders objected to a revenue bond ordinance which would retire the bonds with gas-oline tax revenues. City Attorney James L. Barker said it would take 28 days to place a general obligation bond issue before the electorate. He also said he has asked pros-pective revenue bond bidders to submit suggestions which might make the ordinance more work-able and encourage competitive bidding. Mr. Barker said a pos-sibility still existed that the or-dinance might prove feasible. Redskins Face Tough Battle Against Colo. It's been nine long years since the Utcs have ben able to defeat Colorado U. on the gridiron and the prospects of getting the job done this season are pretty for-lorn. At least, the odds are now stacked against the Utes. When Utah meets Colorado in Ute Stadium this Saturday it will be without the services of Redskin All American Grosscup, who is out for the season with a shoulder injury and the gloom is deep in Uteville. However, one ray of sunshine is the optimistic outlook given by the Redskins' young coach, Ray Nagel, who says, "We are bound to bounce back after last week at Fort Collins. I've never seen a team any flatter than we were. We had been up for three weeks in a row and have had tough games for eight weeks in a row. The kids were just bound to have something of a relapse. I fully expect them to be in top shape mentally this Saturday. However, Colorado also had a letdown last week and they will be going all out to redeem some lost prestige." The Utes, except for Grosscup, are in good physical shape. Gary Johnson, who has alternated as the starting right end, is back ready to go after a d? off of three weeks. Ken Vierra, Utah third unit quarterback, will be moved T.p to replace Grosscup, and will al-ternate with Pete Haun Satur-day. Vierra looked good in two outings this year. Against Den-ver and the Air Force Academy Vierra moved the ball well and he is a good passer. It could be that Ken will play more than ex-pected and may take over the air arm of the offense for the Utes. Nagel has said that Utah would throw against Colorado, since the Utes are just too small to run over them. Colorado is the biggest team that Utah will meet this year. the-LE- ASED GRAPEVINE v Dixie State Park has been cre-ated by the new Utah State Park and Recreation Commission. It is located six miles northwest of St. George in Washington coun-ty and consists of some 295 acres in Snow Canyon. Salt Lake City police issues some 27,317 moving traffic vio-lation tickets during the first 10 months of 1958, an increase of more than 7,000 citations from the same period last year. A record $260,000 budget has been adopted for 1959 by the Salt Lake City Library Board. Gail Plummer, board chairman, said $36,000 was allotted for the purchase of books. Alden R. Caldwell, chief of the sanitation division, Salt Lake City Board of Health, has been elected president of the Utah Association of Sanitarians at a seminar in Ogden. Utah Bonk Commissioner Seth H. Young wants to hike charges for examinations of savings and loan associations in the state to a par with banks. He also is seek-ing an increase in cost of exam-ining credit unions. Mary M. Stroud has been ap proved by the Salt Lake City Commission for promotion from public health nurse first grade A to first grade B in the city health j department with a salary in-crease of $365 to $383 a month. The commission also approved: the probationary appointment of Linnea Barney, 222-3r- d Ave., as a public health nurse at $300 a month plus a $15 a month uni-form allowance. Leslie P. Broberg, purchasing agent for Salt Lake City, has been named assistant inspector general of the Veterans of For-eign Wars. His appointment was announced by John W. Mahan, Helena, Mont., commander in chief of the VFW. Final tally covering the elk hunt harvest in nine units where hunting was permitted shows 1624 permit holders taking 812 elk for an average hunter suc-cess of 50 per cent. The kill ranged from a high success of 77 per cent on the Ashley-Vern- al unit to a low of 26 per cent on the Bear River-Hole-in-the-Ro- ck hunt. The overall percentage success is slightly higher than during the I same hunts in the 1957 seasons. I I A visitor at a golf club paid I his green fees and fixed up a 1 match. At the first tee he took j a wild swing and completely missed the ball. ! "By George," he exclaimed. I "It's a good thing I found out right at the start. This course is I at least two inches lower than I the one I usually play at." 1 I It was a tense scene in the 1 film The audience sat enthralled as suddenly the hero slapped the heroine in the face. I In the silence that followed, a little voice piped up: . "Mommy," it said "why don't she slap him back like you do? irATT J " REDUCED TO A I M (CO NEW LOW PRICE Alt OP... tkmm .fl ofEentudy wkiskm... LjjU f SPIRITS. SCHENLEY D1SL, INC., FRANKFORT, KY. 11 PROOF. 70 GRAIN NEUTRAL KENTUCKY'S FINEST WHISKEY A BLEND 84 |