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Show r i Pm-O YCUtT'UTuM UTAH VALLtY J i 5 GUV. Inc. Comments On Streamlining College Curricula The heated controversy between Governor J. Bracken Lee and the members of the Utah Legislature i relative to appropriations for Utah's two senior colleges, brings to the fore again a fundamental question. Just how extensive college col-lege facilities can we afford ? Ex-president Hutchings of the University of Chicago, speaking at the recent University of Utah Founders' Day banquet, stated that considerable money was wasted wast-ed by the nation's colleges. Mr. Hutchings criticised bric-a-brac and nonessential courses offered by many of our institutions of higher learning. While serving as principal of one of Utah Valley's high schools, I had the responsibility of supervising super-vising a considerable number of practice teachers. In most cases these young people were education majors, and members of their sen ior classes. At the conclusion of their twelve week training period, I always asked them this question, "Which has been the greatest aid to you in preparing for a teaching career, car-eer, all of the professional coursei yea have taken in college, or the three-months actual practice you have done with us? Their reply was invariably in favor of the practice experience. As I recall my own college days, I am reminded of the numerous courses in Psychology, Pedagogy History of Education, Science of |