Show findings Show k Jr Not Feasible for fr Chamber Voices Opposition To Move for Basin Bosin College Coffee i iA A local junior college would be infeasible even evell if every col col- col college lege bound graduate from Uintah Basin schools was to stay homo home and enroll in it it I This was the 1110 finding of the Vernal Chamber of Commerce Education Committee as reported to the Tuesday meeting of the Cham Chambers Chamber's bers ber's directors I MATT FOLEY chairman of the committee reported to the Chamber that an average of 50 to 59 percent of the areas area's high school graduates will go goon goon on to college A projection bas ed on this figure shows that a maximum of students would be available for enrollment in ina Ina a local unior lunior college from the Basins Basin's high schools A proposed college was found infeasible by the Utah Coordinating Coordinating Council on Education in 1963 when it expressed the feeling that an area would need students to support a jun jun- dor college TH THE UINTAH Basin falls far short of this figure the Cham Cham- Chamber ber bel found as it musters approximately 2200 students in Du Du- Du Duchesne chesne county and stu- stu students dents in Uintah County Seniors graduating from Vin Uin- Uintah tah high School this spring arc expected to total from from Union at Roosevelt lt In view of the existing dr cir cir- i s and information the Chamber moved to oppose the establishment of a junior college in ine the e Uintah Bas n A vote was taken of the directors on a motion by Whitney liens lIam mend mond favoring that the Cham Cham- Chamber ber advise State Representative Ralph of their opposition to a college The vote was not unanimous but it passed THE VERNAL Chamber was first confronted with the issue when a Ie letter was received last week from Rep asking their opinion on the subject of ofa ofa a Basin junior college He re re- re reported ported that a Roosevelt group headed by Dr Dan Dennis was seeking funding of a college which had been authorized for Continued tn ed on page 8 Jr College Continued from page 1 Roosevelt some years ago The group felt fell the college could be funded by the state stale if Uintah county lent its support The matter was referred at that time to the Chamber edu cation committee for its issued at this weeks week's meeting |