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Show Full Scope of Educational Opportunities Recognized Here During Special Week Next week, January 7 through 13 has been named as "Education Week in Grand County," according to Mayor Win-ford Win-ford Bunce, in signing the proclamation. The need to emphasize educational possibilities in this area which are available for post-high school and adult students was pointed out by T.K. Arnold, director of the Southeastern Utah Center Cen-ter for Continuing Education Ed-ucation and Dean Hammer, Ham-mer, director of the Moab Area Vocational Center, in cooperation with Bill B. Meador, Superintendent of Grand County public schools. The purpose of the declaration is to acquaint ac-quaint all citizens of Grand County with the educational opportunities opportunit-ies available to anyone, regardless of age. The Continuing Education Ed-ucation Center is a part of Utah State University offering college level classes in fields such as geology; accounting, ec-oncomics, ec-oncomics, archeology, English, arts and crafts, biology, history and sociology, soc-iology, to name just a few. College credit is available in any of these classes. Mr. Arnold stated that these classes are for everyone; veterans can continue their education under the G.I. Bill; under und-er certain conditions high school students can get a head start on their college education; and adults who have been wanting to go to school, bur couldn't because of job and family responsibilities respons-ibilities find the night classes especially convenient. con-venient. Another phase of adult education is offered through the vocational education and community commun-ity education programs sponsored by the Grand County School District and administered by Dean Hammer. Under this program, adults may complete requirements for a high school diploma or they may take anyone of a number of courses offered of-fered for general interest. in-terest. Included are such classes as math, business bus-iness occupations, ladies lad-ies volleyball, men's basketball, English, welding, adult basic reading, cosmetology, astrology, appliance repair, re-pair, electronics, sewing, sew-ing, drivers education and a number of others. Plans are currently under un-der was to form a section sect-ion devoted to classes which are for recreation recrea-tion or home betterment, such as crocheting, knitting, knit-ting, needlepoint, quilting, quilt-ing, holiday decorations, , party foods, the art of entertaining, and cooking cook-ing for guests. Both the Continuing Education and Adult Education Ed-ucation programs work together to help make education responsive to the needs of the community, com-munity, according to Mr. Arnold. Classes which are not offered during any specific quarter will be started if enough interest in-terest is shown. |