Show Better education a pays days off loca loyally Ily h To what extent does a better education p pay y off oct in dollars and cents for the average Uintah County resident How flow much Is It worth in incurrent Incurrent incurrent current and lifetime earnings to go through high school and college That Is the subject of oC much debate these days Some contend contend contend con con- tend that the economic adva advantage advantage ad ad- vantage va that tha t well educated well educated ted people enjoyed for Cor many years over the less educated has been declining and is well below what it was a decade ago ACCORDING i to Harvard economist Richard B. B Fr Freeman eman college graduates no longer have as large an edge in income over high school graduates tes as they had then The difference is down considerably considerably con con- he finds and their job prospects also are less certain than before Other studies however maintain that a good education continues to be very worthwhile financially but do not deny that job problems are greater than thanin in the past On the basis of oC national data compiled by the Department of Commerce it appears that the average man in Uintah County who has had four years of college can look forward to making about 58 percent more money during his working career than a local high school grad Similarly local men who have completed four years of high school have the prospect of oC earning 39 59 percent more during their lifetime than elementary school graduates These are averages It Is pointed out out and do not apply to every Individual Some people with meager educational backgrounds earn more than many college graduates ON AN ANNUAL basis figures recently rei released cased by the Department of oC Commerce covering the entire male working population show that the median Income of ot college graduates tes Is 48 0 a year above that of ot high school and above the earnings of elementary school grads The latest figures Indicate that Uintah County residents are presently getting a median of oC years of schooling which is more than they were getting formerly In 1960 it was Of OC the local population over overage overage overage age 25 percent are high school graduates and 86 percent percent percent per per- cent college grads Quiet P l t eJ iI iII I f t. t 1 r 44 HEADS HIM Stereo headphones give sive the listener hi hie his own private world of oC music and und sound Those above from Crom Zenith vary ury in frequency response sensitivity and weight Sonic Some have separate volume or volume and tone lone controls for earls earpiece Soft foam COllm cushions over each earpiece Mock block out external noise Intimate contact with the sound source provides the exciting feeling of oC presence Matched latched driver elements clements deliver faithful reproduction from Crom deep bass to subtle suLlIe highs sighs |