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Show High Education Problems Ahead Problems in financing Utah education ed-ucation during the decade ahead are not limited to the public schools, it was reported this week. . ' The enrollment surge that has hit the public schools within the past few years, soon will be ready for college. Children born in 1942 the first of the high birth rate years, will be of college age in 1960. College freshmen classes of 1965 will be made up principally of youths who were born in 1947. It is estimated that the state's population which will be of college col-lege age persons (18-21 years) in 1965 will number 62,300. This represents an increase of 14,100, or 30 per cent over that of 1955. . Of course, not all this college-age college-age group will actually attend institutions in-stitutions of higher learning. In 1955 total college enrollment in Utah equaled 47 per cent of the college-age population (18 to 21 years); and In 1950 the percentage percent-age was 51 per cent. Should col lege enrollment equal 50 per cent of the college-age population, total to-tal enrollment in all Utah in.stitu- w"f higher lcarninff d"Hng the 1964-65 year would be 31 150 Another limiting factor, as' f-ir as the public institutions arc concerned, con-cerned, is the very rapid growth of the s private institutions, cspoc 1 y Brigham Young Un iVersity 19o5-56 college years, total enroll ment at the seven .statc-owe colleges declined by 21 pcr nt! |