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Show a program worth saving Local students and officials expressed feelings of gratification with the cooperative attitude encountered encoun-tered at Utah State University Monday concerning lack of funds to carry theS.U.C.C.E. program through Spring Quarter. School officials from Moab were assured that funds would be found to continue the classes here at a viable level, and that more funds would be made available as new budgets are considered, assuring continuity and expansion potential for the growing program. The S.U.C.C.E. program began here six years ago with a handful of classes and just enough students stu-dents to fill them. It has developed into a program offering a wide range of classes to several hundred students who are involved for a number of reasons besides the traditional one of finishing coUege. Adults are Involved who could not feasibly go to a campus to get the education offered here, whether for vocation or avocation; high school students stu-dents are involved who wish to get a few required classes behind them, acquire some credits now, and find out what college classes are all about. UCLA Extension Dean Phil Franson, speaking in Salt Lake City last week, described the benefits of extension classes in a community saying, "adults who want to continue their education are not always wanting a degree. Their needs go beyond that, and touch on careers, issues and values." The S.U.C.C.E. program has thus expanded the horizons for area residents, and has become an important and Integral part of the Moab scene. We are pleased to see Utah State University officials offic-ials agree. |