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Show U of U Makes Plans For High School Day High school juniors of Utah, during a day on the University of Utah campus Saturday, May 7, will be gvien specific assistance assist-ance in preparing for higher education. ed-ucation. Occasion will be the first annual an-nual High School Day. In previous pre-vious years, the state's high school seniors have been invited to spend a day on. the U of U campus, but this will be the first time the invitation has been extended ex-tended to high school juniors. Seniors interested in attending the University of Utah also may attend. Dr. A. Ray Olpin, U. of U. president, explained that High School Day is intended to give the juniors an actual look into a cross section of University life and an introduction to what they may expect in higher education. There will be university classroom class-room experiences, a tour of the U of U facilities, counseling time (about education requirements, admissions problems, ROTC matters mat-ters and scholarships), luncheon, informal open houses at residence resi-dence halls, exhibits, and choice of attendance at an intra-squad athletic contest or a performance perform-ance of the spring ballet pro- duction. Classroom experiences are to provide the high school students with an opportunity to meet with top University of Utah teachers in all of the university's colleges. The day's activities have been developed as a result of a survey of the state's high school principals. prin-cipals. A committee of University of Utah faculty and students is arranging ar-ranging the event. Co-chairmen are Neal A. Maxwell, assistant to the president of the university and Mike Mattson, Richfield, a U of U senior. Each school district of the state is to provide transportation to the university for its own students. stu-dents. The day will begin with registration regis-tration at 8:30 in the U of U Union. |