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Show OIXIE COLLEGF Registration at the Dixie junior jun-ior college up to ' Wednesday mcMiing has reached the 3nu ma:k. Of these slightly more than one-third, or 11U. are upper division students, and 19U lower division. Approximately 100 are Freshmen, 90 .Sophomores; 67 are Juniors and 43 Seniors. In the lower division boys and girls are about equally distributed as to enrollment, while in the upper division about sixty percent are boys, reports Pres. B. Glen Smith. The enrollment in the lower division is normal, states President Presi-dent Smith, but in the upper it is below normal, although college has started more than a week earlier this year than last. Many are concerned as to why the drop in enrollment, and an analysis has been made by way of explanation. ex-planation. The largest falling away in connection con-nection with our last year high school graduation class. Of the 70 graduates, only 33 are yet in school. In a checkup as to why the others are not in, the following statistics are available: No funds to go school, 3; girls married, 4; working, 9; attending attend-ing other schools, 3; moved away, 1. Of the remaining 17, some will return to school later, while others have given no reason for not returning. Of last year's college freshmen fresh-men class 4 5 have returned. Of the 40 other students who were college freshmen last year, and who should be back, the reasons for 5 not attending are unknown. The following report is available concerning the others; Unable to meet last year's notes, 17.; .working, 5; no funds with which to go school, 3 ; illness in family, 1; married 3; attending other schools, 5. Two major factors have had an effect on enrollment during the past two years. The first of these is returning prosperty, and the accompanying urge for a job and the money it will bring in. The second is the recent requirement re-quirement of three year's college work for the elementary teaching certificate. Education classes have been reduced 300 percent, and girls have turned to immediate employment. This undoubtedly has had a serious effect on the enrollment of girls. The following statistics concerning con-cerning this years' enrollment to date should prove interesting in connection with places of residence: resi-dence: St. George, 55; Hurricane, Hurri-cane, 8; Toquerville, 2; Spring-dale, Spring-dale, 1; New Harmony,' 1; Santa Clara, 2; Pintura, 1; Pine Valley, Val-ley, 1; Washington, 1; Leeds, 2; Enterprise, 1; Gunlock, 1; Kane county, 10; Sevier county, 1; Millard county, 3; Beaver county, 1; Iron county, 2; Garfield county, 4; Cache county, 1; San Juan county, 3; Idaho, 2; Nevada, Ne-vada, 4; and Canada 1. The enrollment outside o f Washington county varies from year to year, but the total this year is entirely normal. The big problem of enrollment is in Washington Wash-ington county, with St. George and immediately surrounding communities being particularly involved, in-volved, since the school is located in St. George and transportation is possible for those close in. Enterprise, En-terprise, which used to furnish a high percentage of its graduates, gradu-ates, has oply one student in school this year. With the legislature meeting in January, the patrons of the college should give the problem serious consideration. If the college col-lege meets enrollment standard, the patrons of the school, and they only, can make this possible, President Smith said. - The Lambda Beta Theta, the honorary literary society of the Dixie junior college, will begin this years' work by having a weinie roast for all officers and members on the Red Hill Thursday, Thurs-day, September 17, at 6:30 p. m. Only those students whose work is a grade B or above are admitted . into the society. Its purpose is for the betterment and development of the school. According to those in charge many of last years' members are back with them again this year and a very successful season is expected. |