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Show Arn Am ( < . ncan n'un nun rlcan ( ' .JUJp JUJp . Juip'n Juipn Juif1O1 ( ' l CoIl ( \ 'oil oil ' > 11 < ( gc gcA I- I - { IA KCA ( > A Ijocal LOCH Locltl } nil HlId nnl nnlatlonal < , ( \ National I1tJIIIHl atlonal ( Iionl Plhh P1(11)11 P11111 * ] ( ) ) < mOne m mOne One of . the t.he most spfI'ta spfIta spectacular ( ' 'ul ul . < ' .r r . developmenta development developments . & In . the t.be tbe field of ofpublic ofpublic ofpublic rise of the American Amerlcan Junior 001Je college col 001 colsecondary public education la 1 Is & the ra rapid p1d Je 'e e lege ' This tnsUtuUon Institution wbf wi ! \ i Is merely a . oontlnu oonttnutl.Uon oonttnutlUon , . Uon of the theeeoondary theeeooridary ' la is t largely ) y a devriopineitt development of ofbe ofthe oftine secondary eeoondary eeooridary school In'mariy Inmariy 1n'madv 1nmadv 1n'madvrespects In ma1tf ma1tf1"e 1"e 1e " respects pect8 the ( be last fifteeti fifteen years yee.T8 yeeT8 . There sire are now Bomt- Bomt SOIDf some Bomt550 ' - 550 such auch collej'e6 colleje6 colleges colleireBin collegesIn ' 111 In thJ6.country thJ6country this . jcountry country wftrt.ln wftrtln wCb1tin wFW wCb1 tin . an ag aflrgregato egate aggregate enrollment of 175000 17S 175 000 studentsThe studentA students studentAThe The mofct 6t meet m pertinent quft questions t.lona tlona . to be OAked uked asked reg'arding regarding ' th1s this th1snew thisnew thisnew new member membm " of the tht " educational f'ducatJonal fducatJonal ' family famDy are What part pe.rt pert . does it itplay Itplay Itplay play In chanteing chankU11t chanRtg America Ame-iea Ame iea Amer1 - a and how w weU well ll Is 1.5 15 . It done ? Ed Educators Educatorsidentified Educatorsidentified s sIdentified Identified wtth with junior colleges are apparently app .rently rently . alert to theseand theseand these and -and - & related rel&ted relted problems probIem.s probIems . for Cor It Is 1 now reported repo11Ud that a II . compre compre- comprehen&ive comprehenalve comprehensive - - hensive hen&ive henive henalve & nation natitm wine wide turvey 8urvey survey la 18 is to be undertaken an mvesUga inveatiga mvesUgaUon inveatigaLion investlgaUon Uon Lion sponsored by the1 the Amfjl"1can Amfjl1can Am American " irlcan A & &oci oci Association Mon of Junior Colleees Colleges Colleeesand Collegesand Collegesand and made possible po661ble by a grant gr&nt grnt & of (25 25 $25 ( $ 000 from the general geneT8.1 geneT81 . edu- edu edu.cation education edu education - . cation .cation board New Ne'W ' York CityFrom City CityProm Prom From . available a.vaila.b1e availa.b1e availab1e . , data tt It . appears a.ppears appeare that approximately two- two twothlrda twothirds two-'ttiirda two 'ttiirda ttiirda - ooUege colleges colle and lower loweT di dl div1si.ons dlvisions dlvtsiona thlrda thirds ' of ot all a.l1 al1 . student student.s students * . enrolled In Junior ea education at least leut they theynever theynever theynever their tomu formal v1si.ons v1sions visions . ne never complete optnpletq p'let41 plet41 ' never acquire acquJre bGoc baccalaureate baccajatirvate 1a reat.e reate . degrees . . This ThJ.a ThJa . fact fa.ct . should define the thenature thenature thenature cirriculum cln1culum but H it doe does doesnot doeonot nature and scope IICOpe of the junior college tenninal terminal t -rmlnal rmlnal trmlnal - counses courses counsesof coursesof coursesof duty to M provide paramount not It Imposes lmp0&e8 lmp0e8 & a & . paramount Tcalculated u1ated t to prepare this th1a great threat bodyyouth body ot otyouU1 ofyouth of a vocat.l vocatl v vocaUonaX . , eort ot , tof youU1 youth who ho hoa9 a9 ! ( At t lb lbor 1B 111 1 or 18 19 yCir ( ofto of age ae must leave lenve school and face facethe facethe ce cethe the exigcnclte ex1gencUa exigencies ! of a earning a livelihood livelihoodIt It needs little reflection to see Bee that the present 1nf1Med Inilalteed 1nf1Medgrowth Inilalteedgrowth InflaitedBTowth growth of ot junior college coIIegee colleges * In thfc thfs tots country la 18 Is partly the re81 result t of ofthe ofthe ofthe & Inabllty in&bUty inbUty tnabllty to find employment But Butthe Butthe Butthe the . high h1.gh h1gh school graduates ifaduate graduate 8 s the : Incredible incredlbkl thihg thittit th \ ttf tB that tftM thM . most Institutions instittitlons of higher leem- leem learn- learn learnIng leemt.nar lecrn-ln lecrn ln - theu- theu t.hetr thetr their . theucurricula - curricula currtcu1a to totJ1e tothe toVMS t.nar tnar Ing . have h VB made little IIttJe or no effort to adjust people In certain places however howeverthere howeverthere howeverthere tJ1e the needa needs of or such ) ioung young oung there la is a growing awareness awlU't'fiftIS awlUtfiftIS ' of the need to Introduce voca voca- vocational voca- voca vocational vocational - - tional seinlprofcBBlonal semiprofeslonal miprofe ; 1onal and other terminal rerrnln 1 courses COUI'Be8 COUIBe8 ' adapted sLtapted to tothe tothe tothe the needs of the mine-run mine run - - - of junior college students This 18 to 18notably tonotably Isnotably notably true In one of the beat best known junior colleges In t.hewest thewest . the t.he where enrollment In such courses oourses has hM in increa.sed increased Increafied weftt west west . , , at Pasadena Pa&8dena Pa8dena & crea.sed creased . 15 16 fold during durlng the past ten yearsThese years yearsThese These Th6e ( ' problems are of or especial elIpeclal Importance importancc to 10 the people peopleof peopleof 01 of Utah urtah at the present time Like many another Americanl1.a.1 American /l1.a.1 l1a.1 l1.a.1 l1a1 state statethis / statethis . o ot.hJa t.hJa thJa this . commonwealth has hall condoned If It has not actively pro promoted prometed promoted moted meted the extension extenaJ.on extenaJon . of or Junior coll collegia colleges Much concern la Is now nowfelt nowfelt nowfelt felt over this th18 development devt10pmt'n devt10pmtn ' because becau-.e becau.e becau .e e . - . In Utah local junior co col colleges collegiefl ! 1 leges are financed ' \ wholly hoy ] ) out of state funds On this prtndple principle prtndplefI8cl1 principletech principleeach fI8cl1 tech community tee feels l Itself Itsel ! . entitled .ntllled ntllled to a local junior colle-ge colle ge college collegeat collegeat collegeat - at state expenseAnyone expense expenseAnyone Anyone who has observed obsened obsersed closely elO5ely the proposals oubmlttt'd oubmltttd submitted oubmlttt'dto submittedto ; submittedto ' to the last two legislatures lelllshltllT'M lelllshltllTM ' will realize llze re the " pressing prt"sslng prtsslng nature naturf ' or of orthese ofthese ofthese these Issues In 1937 for Cor Instance instanCt " the legislature 1eg1s1aturl ' created CrMlted a Jun Junior Juntor juntor ior tor college at Price Two years vears later Inter two other ot.her outer . towns with un unfLJ1Swerable unanswerable unanswerable fLJ1Swerable answerable , argum arguments f'n fn ' 11 . ' Insisted on their rights FortunatA'ly FortunatAly Fortunately FortunatA'lythere Fortunatelythere Fortunatelythere ' there were Wf're Wfre ' persons penon in m the legislature It'gl'llnture Itglllnture ' ' who saw danger In such suchunll.tnlted suchunlimited suchunlimited unll.tnlted unlltnlted unlimited . expansion Tu The TIle a N " ' > result ult was wa'l wal ' creation crootton ! If f n a ( ' ) committee mmtttl'f mmtttlf ' ' or of of15 15 charged specifically 8peclClc.ally 8peclClcally . to Investigate imestigat lnsestlgate the v . whole hole sibject s ibject of oC higl hlgl N er ereducation ereducation I Ieducation education In UtahThe Utah UtahThe I The citizens of or Utah like Americans Amf'ylcam Amfylcam ' gei get gee rally cralh Ira 11\ 11 11It \ ie It IC ' an\ an sin anthl.ng sinthing anvthtn \ thl.ng thlng thing . but niggardly In heir the-Ir the Ir their ( - , > support upport of or public ' education I'duratlon Iduratlon nw I'he\ I'he Ihe I'hewant rhevwant ' . \ want their tht'lr thtlr ' chlklien chlldlen chiliren ( to have the finest Clnest ( ' { education luratlOn p possible lbl ( ' bi bl bt t tthere tit-here tit here there < - are ( financial (1nsnclal 1nsnclal limits beyondhlch beyond \ which \\hlch hlch they tlley cannot RO go How Howmuch Howmuch Howmuch much education rouNltlon educaton can CRn the tht ' state afford aHord and Rnd what kind klnct f.d fd t i . ed Ica tea IcaUon teaLion icatlon Uon Lion : shall It provide provld provicte ( ' ? ' ' ' ? The fie outlook Is ' enco l'nco lnco lraglng.1 iraging lraglng u-aging u aging - \ . wl \\.1 .1 at " ni I"II III en tlM-s tlM s thew thewissues tlM tlMsIssues - < Issues are arf ' being Iml ingest ImestlKated ' < , t lated gated { with courage ' and obJt'ctlvltIA objectivity obJt'ctlvlt\ obJt'ctlvlt obJtctlvlt obJeclivits ' \ IA I- I Itthe - < t t1he tthe tthe 1he the Investigating Inve5tigatlng ; bodll bodfek bodfekkeep bodied " keep kN'p kNp ' t , tjw tjte e public fully tullv apprised upprl\NI upprl NI . ' \ of tht'lrprogress theirprogress thpir tht'lr thtlr their thpirprogress ' progress and conclusloi concluslol conclusion s & en u1) u1 ( n ) this Important public q 1llon 1llonTribune hest icstlonTribune ( ' _ ion ionTribune Tribune - - |