Show States State's Prison College Offers Added Courses I Lf ill illS S iS S. S S S SS S s S tJi Owen New Semester Opens at atTen atTen Ten Pen With More Studies s More Students By WENDELL ASHTON One of Utah's oldest schools opened a 3 new semester Tuesday with more course and a larger enrollment on its books than ever before two Twenty divisions of study were offered at the school which attracts nearly students of several nationalities na na- na and ages ranging from 20 to 70 years year All AU of the classes are conducted I within the gray walls of the state p prison ison where men who never before have thumbed a text are starting anew to learn There are reasons for the Increase in prison educations education's scope State Parole Parole Pa Pa- role Agent Owen who is supervisor of the school points out Unemployment of inma inmates tes brought about by bj the closing of the overall factory last week and the discontinuance of trinket making has driven us to new means to keep inmates inmates in in- mates busy he said You see the thelast thelast thelast last Utah legislature passed a measure measure meas incas ure prohibiting manufacture and sale of prison products Hence we arc are attempting attempting at at- tempting to help solve the problem by developing our school The old overall overall over over- all factory room has been converted into class space and nd we wc now have a I faculty of six competent teachers Classes are held daily from a. a m. m until p p. m. m and rolls are arc kept and grades given just as in any school Attendance is unusually good according to prison officials arid and there is little slugging I Under the new semester all students students stu stu- dents are required to enroll in at least three classes dan daily one of which must be from either the arithmetic English or tool subject groups Tool courses are for inmates who have had little or no experience In the use of the English language There Is a wide range of subject matter Such courses as typewriting geometry music Including orchestra orchestra orches orches- tra practice and ph physical education are taught |