Vernal Express | 1975-04-24 | Page 25 | More College Students Enroll in Agricultural Courses Now

More College Students Enroll In Agricultural Courses Now The number of farms in the theU U US U.S. S. S may be dropping but more and more college students are taking agricultural courses these days Enrollment in the nations nation's agricultural schools has more than than doubled in the past decade decade decade dec dec- ade rising from undergraduates undergraduates under under- graduates to last fall faU In contrast to ag students of yesteryear today's is apt to have a non non farm farm background Last falls fall's incoming class at Purdue University included 60 percent with urban back grounds and 40 percent with rural Women students in agricultural agricultural tural schools schools once once a rarity rarity- now make up about 20 percent of the enrollment nationwide Why the increased interest in agriculture Some school officials officials believe it reflects young peoples people's concern for the environment environment and natural resources resources To match students' students growing interest many agricultural schools have beefed up their curriculum and added courses that didn't exist 10 or 15 years ago